One of the things I like most about Ark: Survival Evolved is the apparently complete lack of commitment to any kind of coherent narrative, or even theme. When it first began, it seemed like a “Land That Time Forgot” experience with rideable dinosaurs and assault rifles, but since then Studio Wildcard has added dragons, a Yeti,...
The Overwatch beta patch that came out a couple of days ago made some big changes to the game, including the addition of an intriguing new game mode called Weekly Brawls. Similar to Hearthstone’s Tavern Brawls, they’ll feature unique, and sometimes very unusual, rules that will be rotated on a weekly basis. Blizzard mentioned two...
There’s a big Ubisoft sale happening on Steam right now, but take care with your money: A strange mix of discounts means that some of the pre-existing bundles, like the Ubisoft Prime Pack or the Assassin’s Creed Pack, now cost more than the total of the individual games they contain. The Ubisoft Prime Pack, for...
When Atari announced the Atari Vault back in January as a collection of 100 “classic” 2600 and arcade games, my immediate question was, which ones? The answer was not forthcoming at the time (and yes, I asked), but now it is, because the bundle is now live on Steam. The games are old, but the...
The Grand Theft Auto series has never left the US—or its fictional account of it, anyway—but apparently it once came close to boarding Air O for a trip to Tokyo. According to our friends at TechRadar, a source close to Rockstar says the developer was “serious” about making a GTA set in Tokyo, but pulled the plug after...
One knock against the PC version of Rock Band 4 that’s currently approaching the end of its crowdfunding campaign on Fig is that it’s not compatible with Rock Band DLC—that is, songs—from other platforms. They’re offered on a per-platform basis, so if you buy a track for the Xbox One version of the game, it’s...
As the first wave of consumer VR headsets hit soon, we start to look at what can be done with regards to showing off the games involved. Mainly because it’s not as simple as whacking a few cables into something and streaming the footage. Games using a combination of virtual and augmented reality — mixed...
Starcraft’s community has come together to solve a series of puzzles in an ARG promoting the upcoming Nova Missions pack — and unlocked some bonuses for its hard work. There’s a huge, complex, hard-to-read explanation of every step of the ARG over on Team Liquid, and after all the hard work the community has been...
Hitman’s online/offline save issue — saves from online games won’t work in offline mode and vice-versa — isn’t a bug and won’t be getting fixed, it sounds like. Speaking with Eurogamer, a spokesperson for IO confirmed that the separate on/offline saves are intentional, and will not be changed: “When we announced Hitman, we explained to...
After a few months of silence, new details on RollerCoaster Tycoon World have popped up — and they involve some pretty big changes to the game’s release model. The long list of details has been posted over on the game’s Steam community, with the main nugget being that RollerCoaster Tycoon World will be released via...
