Austin Wood -> GDC

Marathon review in progress (I am not reviewing it): I like the way this sucks

So far, Marathon is really good except for when it's not, which is a concerning amount of the time

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i do think some of this will improve with time. some of it already has for me in one long session. but the game feels like it has real legibility issues in several areas of UX (something on this coming soon) that are textbook Bungie markers

my counterpoint is that i can't see a damn thing (types of loot, bots vs enemy players, lootable containers in many rooms, etc)

i barely play pokemon and said the same thing

Ah yes. All those friends I made

yours doesn't?

ally handbook, index, ctrl + f: "Birdman fucks"

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number hands-on Warning: due to the content of Hotline Miami 2, this preview includes discussion of sexual violence.Last year, a top-down melee-machine of a game was released: it was neon, vibrating and crushingly vi...

have any of you read this

I still think about it all the time

It’s been long enough that so many people haven’t read what I consider foundational pieces of games criticism

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"We've made mistakes": Discord delays age verification rollout but promises no meaningful change as co-founder spends 1,857 words trying to sound apologetic "Let me be upfront: we knew this rollout was going to be controversial"

"We've made mistakes": Discord delays age verification rollout but promises no meaningful change as co-founder spends 1,857 words trying to sound apologetic www.gamesradar.com/games/weve-m...

Could not be more obvious that the new CEO of one of the three console platforms does not know what to do with it. Surrounded by birds, Microsoft appointed a fish to fly.

A panel from dungeon meshi that changed my life

+ jump scare, good god

Witch Hat Atelier anime looks predictably brilliant. On the manga, from a 2025 roundup: www.gamesradar.com/comics/the-2...

the crypto porno gambling-o report you mean?

styx got his groove back?

clocked @wes.readonlymemo.com well before the byline

Hands on: Kratos was a Metroidvania hero before God of War – though, so far, only an average one I'm afraid God of War Sons of Sparta struggles to deliver on the best of God of War or the best the Metroidvania genre has to offer.

Review-in-progress from me. So far, a fairly serviceable Metroidvania that has me longing to return to Blasphemous or other much more brutal and less tame genre adventures. Hoping it can grab me later on.

Genuinely one of the cleverest small details I've seen in a strategy game

louder for the people in the back

"It would've been impossible to make a good game": MindsEye CEO and Rockstar vet blamed for impossible design demands, on "temporary leave" as company forces monitoring software on devs in hunt for "s... Not a lot of good news coming from Build A Rocket Boy

I've heard a lot of stories of devs having unrealistic ideas or features dropped on them by higher-ups who saw something cool, but I think this is the first time I've heard of someone doing it so much that their requests get their own personal Jira category.

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"Let us make weird things," says the dev of this tactical reverse bullet hell, where I can't stop merging more explosive units Rami Ismail on tackling a unique blend of quickfire strategy with Australia Did It, coaching me through the "curiosity" at the heart of my hands-on

To kick off, this lovely write-up of both game and my general take on indie publishing in @gamesradarplus.bsky.social

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Blizzard renames Overwatch 2 to Overwatch, 4 years after deciding Overwatch was Overwatch 2, because "Overwatch is more than just a digit: it's a living universe," called Overwatch

I love video games

Blizzard renames Overwatch 2 to Overwatch, 4 years after deciding Overwatch was Overwatch 2, because "Overwatch is more than just a digit: it's a living universe," called Overwatch Overwatch 2 is now Overwatch after being Overwatch which was Overwatch 2

Blizzard renames Overwatch 2 to Overwatch, 4 years after deciding Overwatch was Overwatch 2, because "Overwatch is more than just a digit: it's a living universe," called Overwatch www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/bl...

you don't hate google enough

I need every developer currently making a Soulslike to stop what they're doing and add this time-saving feature from Nioh 3: one-click level-up top-offs I've tasted better Soulslike UX, and I can't go back

truly a before and after moment in history www.gamesradar.com/games/action...

now entering the Tom Era

Five hours into the Nioh 3 demo, I'm very impressed. The first game was fine, the second one was good, but this one has a shot at real greatness.

Oppositely: Last night I soloed a Bastion. It had killed another player at the end. A third player walked up and took 6 of my Bastion cores from the parts. I used bandages to stabilize the downed guy to extract. Thief followed. At extract I killed the thief. Downed guy ran out of time. Yay 6 cores!

perhaps i am less clear than i once thought