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Hell Clock Review – The Grind, the Glory, and the Grim Reaper’s Clock
Hell Clock draws its inspiration from many sources, then blends them to create a mixture of AARPG and rogue-lite. A little like Diablo, a bit like Hades, a smidgen like Path of Exile. Playing it feels familiar, a warm blanket of stacking upgrades and finding that perfect mix of abilities so that the screen is…
What the hell is going on with Subnautica 2?
If I had to describe the status of Subnautica 2 in just three words, it would be these: messy, messy, messy. That’s not to say the game itself is in terrible shape — this is actually a pivotal claim in the whole situation — but the relationship between Subnautica series developer Unknown Worlds and its…
The Complete Guide To What The Actual Hell Is Going On In Death Stranding
Given just how categorically weird Hideo Kojima’s games are, and how otherwise risk-averse AAA publishers tend to be, it is downright miraculous that Death Stranding was enough of a blockbuster hit for someone to greenlight a second one—even moreso since that’s a game where even the people who played it will give you one of…
DOOM: The Dark Ages – Metal As Hell, Just Not As Sharp
I have to give props to id Software – this is the third DOOM game in this new series, and so far each one has felt distinctly different. Still DOOM, sure, but with major gameplay differences. It’s a ballsy choice because there’s already a divide among the fanbase, some preferring the simpler DOOM 2016 while…
Subset Games co-founder Jay Ma went through hell to make Fulcrum Defender
Every video game is a miracle. Long hours, extraordinary technical and artistic requirements and cross-disciplinary collaboration: the very act of making games is difficult, and leaves room for catastrophic errors. It's a wonder any of them make it to release at all. Fulcrum Defender, the new Playdate exclusive from Jay Ma, the co-founder of indie…
‘The Monkey’ review: Osgood Perkins’ take on Stephen King is a hell of a good time
You might think you know Osgood Perkins, but The Monkey is about to prove you wrong. The horror helmer has built a reputation for atmospheric spookiness and psychological tension with twisted thrillers like Longlegs, The Blackcoat’s Daughter, and I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House. Yet his adaptation of a Stephen King…
“It always felt like this vague form of superficial hell to me” Doom: The Gallery Experience devs on turning a 90s shooter into high culture
“I’ve had a lot of experience in these gallery spaces and it always felt like this vague form of superficial hell to me,” Filippo Meozzi, director and producer of Doom: The Gallery Experience, tells me. “I work in the art industry as an artist’s assistant, I produce sculptures and other things like that. So, I’m…