'The Sinking City' Developer Uses DMCA to Remove Its Own Game From Steam
The move comes after the game’s developer accused its former publisher of hacking the game and illegally uploading it to Steam.
News
Game Developer Delays Patch Because He Can't Get His Prescription Medicine
‘Luck be a Landlord’ has become an unexpected hit, and designer Dan DiIorio sometimes can’t work on the game because his brain won’t let him.
'The Sinking City' Developer Uses DMCA to Remove Its Own Game From Steam
The move comes after the game’s developer accused its former publisher of hacking the game and illegally uploading it to Steam.
Blaseball is Back. WTF Is Blaseball?
If the game seems overwhelming, don't worry. Just like all sports, it's what you make of it.
Podcasts
The 'Outriders' Demo's Tone is Hard to Pin Down
The line between satire and edgelord is thinner than you may think.
'Project Triangle Strategy' Needs to Lean Less 'Game of Thrones' more 'Crusader Kings'
'Project Triangle Strategy' may only be a demo at the moment, but it makes a strong first impression.
Shuttering of Stadia Game Development Could be a Canary in the Coal Mine
Google closed its internal game studio before they released a single title. What could that mean for Stadia as a service?
Reviews
Recursive Puzzler ‘Maquette’ Never Achieves an Emotional Awakening
A handful of evocative moments fail to elevate the game’s straightforwardly sentimental story.
'Loop Hero' Asks If a Cruel, Forgotten World Is Worth Rebuilding
How resurrecting a lost world through the power of memory ends up bringing nightmares to life.
'Bowser's Fury' Drops Mario into an Open World and It's Spectacular
Nintendo's latest proves there are still ways to make the act of making Mario jump feel exciting all over again.
Opinion
A History of Video Game Patents in 5 Famous Examples
Video game mechanics can be patented, but it's more about setting a cost of doing business than about innovation.
How Survival Themes Save the Management Games from Themselves
Perfectionism ruins strategy games; desperation elevates them.
Super Nintendo Music Does Not Need "Restoration"
Uncompressed source audio for iconic video game soundtracks is fun to find and to listen to, but it's not the "real" music.
Features
'War of the Ring' and 'One Ring' Designer on the Problems of Adapting Tolkien to Tabletop
The Lord of the Rings is the ur-text of generic fantasy settings.But for a new RPG, one designer is tailoring an entire game system to the source.
The Pyro Enthusiast Who Built Their Own Professional Fireworks Simulator
How 'FWSim' brings the reveals the craft and beauty of fireworks displays to a surprisingly wide audience.
One Man's 16-Year Journey to Release an MMO Made Entirely By Themselves
How a small community kept a developer's childhood project alive long enough to be completed.
Columns
'Valheim' Is the Elder Scrolls Game Bethesda Wishes It Could Still Make
The hit survival game offers powerful hits of nostalgia for 90s RPGs, but sands off the rough edges to build something modern and beautiful.
'Art of Rally' Shows That Racing Games Need to Get Weirder
When it comes to the past, sincerity might be a better target than realism.
The Astonishing Berlin Level in 'Hitman 3' Is a Landmark in the Series
It's never gotten much better, or much weirder, than this.