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While I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the tactical nuances of deck-building in Slay the Spire 2, one specific element of this early-access roguelike has proven borderline maddening: Elites. These formidable minibosses are designed to test a player’s mettle, and they certainly succeed. However, surviving an encounter with an Elite rarely feels like a triumph; instead, I’m...

Greetings, fellow urban planners! I am Bad Peanut, and I’m thrilled to present the developer diary for my debut Creator Pack for Cities: Skylines II. For those familiar with my work, this project marks a return to my creative origins: public transportation. I began my journey in the Cities: Skylines modding scene back in 2015,...

Darkness descends. The pursuit begins. Under mounting pressure to wrest control of the vital satellite grid from Pax forces, NATO has launched a covert operation designed to exploit the cover of night. To reclaim their strategic edge, they must strike from the shadows. Season 2: Nightfall spotlights Hagental Base, a subterranean facility where squads must...

In a marketplace where hundreds of new titles debut every week, discoverability remains a persistent hurdle for developers on Steam. Even with Valve’s implementation of personalized release calendars, the ultimate challenge for both independent creators and AAA studios is simply cutting through the noise to capture player attention. What certainly doesn’t simplify that struggle? Launching...

Image: Summit Entertainment/Everett Collection The filmography of Christopher Nolan is defined by several recognizable hallmarks: the recurring presence of Cillian Murphy, the thunderous compositions of Hans Zimmer, and a commitment to large-format IMAX spectacle. Yet, the most persistent thread in his work is a fascination with temporality, using time as both a narrative engine and...

Salutations, Admirals! The Warships of the Pacific expansion officially launches tomorrow, accompanied by the comprehensive 1.17.5 update. While PDX_Gorion will provide a deep dive into our development philosophy in tomorrow’s release post, we are pleased to share the full list of improvements and changes today. User Interface Enhancements Integrated a streamlined equipment category dropdown and...

Image: Prime Video Global annihilation looms in the opening salvo of Invincible season 4, driving Mark Grayson to commit the unthinkable: the killing of an innocent. While the narrative nuances behind this act are layered in spoilers, the series’ young lead is forced into a corner where no good options remain—a choice that casts a...

Spending my formative years in San Francisco during the early 2000s, I lived with the persistent intuition that I had arrived just as the lights were being dimmed. The radical sparks that once defied the AIDS epidemic had been extinguished, replaced by landmarks on a tourist itinerary. Gentrification wasn’t a threat; it was a settled...

Angela Sant’Albano faced a daunting challenge when she stepped into the role of Grace Ashcroft for Resident Evil Requiem. Introducing a fresh face into a legendary franchise—especially one where newcomers are frequently short-lived—is a high-stakes endeavor. Compounding that pressure was the fact that Grace had to share the screen with Leon S. Kennedy, the series’...

Matt Selman, a creative powerhouse behind The Simpsons with credits on nearly 600 episodes, the feature film, and numerous interactive titles, recently weighed in on the prospect of resurrecting the beloved classic, The Simpsons: Hit & Run. Interest in a potential remake has reached a fever pitch following news regarding the re-emergence of the studio...