Cyberpunk fiction tends to focus too much on flashy tech and not enough on the dystopia, but Cy_Borg, a new tabletop RPG by Christian Sahlen, has absolutely no problem dragging your shiny character straight through the mud. The game welcomes you to a world that’s been ground down by capitalism-driven ecological disasters, mysterious infections rumored […]
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Even for most seasoned video gamers, board games can still be a bit of a tough sell. It’s extremely common to see eyes glaze over while reading instructions for a new game, leading to confusion during play. Since board games don’t run themselves in the same way that their digital counterparts do, it’s easy to […]
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The zombie genre is one that’s had a long life in the video game space. Resident Evil, Telltale’s Walking Dead, Dying Light and Back 4 Blood are all in the same thematic subgenre but have almost nothing in common with each other. Night at the Gates of Hell, the latest game from the creators of […]
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Games from New Blood Interactive tend to wear their influences on their sleeves. Their breakout hit Dusk is a backwater horror take on Quake and Doom. Amid Evil gives a modern update to the classic Heretic and Hexen. Ultrakill takes the gameplay of Quake and adds in an aggressive layer of Devil May Cry style. […]
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Many developers try to make ‘cinematic’ games. Quantic Dream and Supermassive create interactive movies, featuring scenes punctuated by quick time events or story choices, while Kojima Productions inserts long, lavishly directed sequences, generally requiring no interaction from the player. Immortality, the latest game from Sam Barlow’s Half Mermaid, shows its love of cinema in a […]
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The western and horror genres go together like peanut butter and chocolate. I’m not usually a western person, but throw in a supernatural twist and I’m all in. Monsters on the frontier? The dead coming back to life in an abandoned town? Sign me up. A fantastical element is oftentimes the best way to accentuate […]
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With the start of the Serpent Moon event last week, Hunt: Showdown developer Crytek announced that they reached an all-time record of 38,802 concurrent players on Steam. Hunt can be a very ruthless game that’s intimidating to new players, but my recent experience learning the ins and outs has been one of the most engrossing […]
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The Thing, which celebrates its 40 year anniversary this week, was such an influential movie whose effect can be seen across all forms of media. Several movies, TV shows, comics and video games have tried to imitate both its horrifying creature design and its overwhelming atmosphere of paranoia. Official adaptations of the film also exist, […]
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Despite the fact that we don’t have an official E3 this year, it’s been nice to have a steady stream of game reveals and trailers during the month of June. While I love seeing fresh looks at highly anticipated games, it’s always frustrating to know you won’t be getting hands-on time with them for quite […]
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As a big tabletop fan, it’s hard for me to escape the sight of Warhammer anytime I walk into my local game shop. When I see those little space marines, I’m always intrigued, but there’s just so much to the world of Warhammer that it seems overwhelming. I’ve always flirted with taking the plunge into […]
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It’s been a decade since Telltale’s The Walking Dead set the game world on fire. Despite the fact that there was a popular version of the story on television at the time, the game pulled from the comic series instead for the sad and depressing world it presented. Comics have been taking over the movie […]
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When watching a horror movie, you often find yourself shouting at the screen for the characters to not go into the basement, or judging them afterward for not picking up the ax before going down the hallway. Much of the thrill of playing a horror game is putting you in control of that panicking character, […]
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Most people associate tabletop roleplaying games with adventurers exploring fantastical lands, but that’s not all the medium has to offer. In Brindlewood Bay, you’re not barbarians or wizards, but rather a group of elderly women in a murder mystery book club who solve real-life crimes in their cozy New England town, where a sinister secret […]
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Lone Survivor, the 2D psychological horror title by developer Jasper Byrne, turned ten years old this past weekend. For the anniversary, Byrne took the time to speak with us for a two-part interview series. In part one, we discussed the origins and challenges of the original Lone Survivor. Now in part two, we take a […]
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Ten years ago, the 2D psychological horror Lone Survivor made its mark on the indie games scene. Often cited as one of the strongest spiritual successors to Silent Hill, the crunchy pixel art and haunting soundscape felt like David Lynch by way of SNES. The story follows an isolated man wearing a surgical mask trying […]
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