screenshot: Duke4.net (Getty Images) Duke Nukem forever began development in 1997 and was scheduled for release in 1998. It wasn’t released until 2011, and when it came it sucked. But what if the game came out in 2001 as it was supposed to be at some point? When Duke4.net report, a major leak surfaced recently ...
screenshot: splash damage Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory was released 19 years ago and is one of the greatest multiplayer shooters to come to PC. Unfortunately some younger readers may never have had the pleasure of playing it as it was never released on Steam. Til today! Note that the game has been available elsewhere all along ...
picture: transmission The revival of a popular spinoff. A film adaptation (whose cast doesn’t make any sense at all). A mainline entry (which, against all odds, feels amazingly fresh). Yes, you can say that with certainty border areas is back and having its best year in a long time. border areas, arguably developer Gearbox’s flagship ...
screenshot: Firaxis / 2K Games XCOM2 is very good. Some have even called it one of the best PC games of all time. Even if you don’t agree, it’s still an incredible strategy game pitting aliens against humans in a large-scale global conflict. Now about the latest Epic game store giveaway, you can get XCOM2 ...
The PC hosts pretty much every type of video game under the sun, but few are as basic personal computer as strategy games. Because it’s such a popular (and important) type of game for the platform, and because I’ve spent way too much time playing it over the last few years, I thought I’d help ...
image: heart machine/gear Almost nine years have passed since the impressive pixel art action role-playing game Hyperlight drifter first took my breath away in its Kickstarter teaser. Now developer Heart Machine has planned a successor and it is just around the corner. It’s called hyperlightbreakerit will be 3D rather than top-down and coming to Steam ...
screenshot: transmission The best I can say Tiny Tina’s Wonderland is that I regret starting it. Not because it’s bad or uncomfortable, but because I cranked it up pretty late last night and today I’m more tired than I’d like to be. Tiny Tina’s Wonderland Scratch The “numbers go up and enemy health bars go ...
Total War: Warhammer III had its ups and downs, but one thing it consistently got right was its visuals, with a vibrant color palette and an imposing unit design that really does justice to the source material. So it’s my pleasure tonight to present some of the illustrations and character work that went into the ...
image: Microsoft Game Pass is currently one of the The best deals on games. For $15 a month, you get access to a rotating roster of hundreds of games, from small indies like unpacking to big blockbusters like Halo: Infinite. You can play them on Xbox or PC, or stream them anywhere else. Valve CEO ...
I reviewed Crusader Kings III in August 2020 and was about as glowing as I have ever been about a video game here on Kotaku.com. Yet having previewed it, then played it to death for review, when I was done I put the game down and haven’t been back to it since. That’s not a ...
