‘People hate it. It’s very annoying. It’s like a boss in Dark Souls’: Quarantine Zone’s biggest source of negative feedback is that dang supply cart

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Along with a million wishlists, the demo for zombie apocalypse management sim Quarantine Zone: The Last Check got a lot of feedback. The demo was massively popular when it launched in May, and linked to a survey for players to fill out when they finished playing. Boy, did players fill out that survey. “We got … Read more

Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader dev Owlcat comes out swinging in support of Stop Killing Games: ‘Every player deserves lasting access to what they’ve paid for’

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Stop Killing Games’ quest to get publishers to, get this, stop killing games trundles on. In fact, things are going quite well: the campaign’s EU initiative recently hit the 1.4 million signatures milestone, which should be enough—fingers crossed—to get it over the hurdle and off to the European Commission, which will have six months to … Read more

The Elder Scrolls’ weird relationship with expansions began a full decade before the horse armour DLC, in the form of a 16-quest addon to Daggerfall exclusive to one US retailer

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The Elder Scrolls has a rollercoaster history with expansions and DLC. Bethesda’s fantasy RPG series has produced some of gaming’s most beloved supplementary adventures (such as Bloodmoon and Shivering Isles) and some of its most notorious DLC fiascos (horse armour). But the series’ affiliation with addons stretches farther back in time than any of these … Read more

Total War: Warhammer 3’s siege rework beta is live now and runs into August, letting you have your say on pocket ladder prohibition, battle AI improvements, and more

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Total War: Warhammer 3’s Siege Rework beta has officially begun digging its sapper’s tunnels beneath the walls of the base game. Creative Assembly is currently testing numerous major changes to how sieges function, opening the overhaul up for players to try themselves and provide feedback. “The Proving Grounds Siege Beta is now available to download … Read more

Crash Bandicoot’s original lead programmer reckons the overhauled N. Sane Trilogy ‘got almost everything right’ except for one tiny detail: ‘they completely botched how jumping works’

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Crash Bandicoot’s overhauled N. Sane Trilogy was generally well received when it released back in 2017, and marked the first time that PlayStation’s jorts-clad mascot somersaulted onto PC. But there has long been suspicion that something ain’t right with Crash’s jumping in Vicarious Visions’ remake, with numerous Reddit threads complaining that the game’s platforming is … Read more

After a forgettable launch, Ubisoft’s Avatar game is getting a huge new update later this year, introducing new game plus and a third-person mode

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I liked Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora more than I expected I would when it rumbled into Steam’s digital jungle back in 2023. Despite finding James Cameron’s films about as interesting as picking out the sock fluff from between my toes, Avatar’s remarkable rainforest world was fantastic to explore both visually and mechanically, and I enjoyed … Read more

‘The age of gameplay mechanics has already passed’ says Shadow of The Colossus director as he praises Katamari Damacy creator’s new game for not being systems-driven

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Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi is known for making unusual games, and his latest digital escapade To a T is no different. Players assume the role of a teenager stuck in a T-pose as they try to navigate everyday life via interactive scenes like brushing their teeth and eating breakfast. Speaking at GamesCom LATAM earlier … Read more