Articles by Lauren Morton
Try out 28 demos right now in the Digital Dragons Indie Celebration
As expected, another physical event has gone online this year. The Digital Dragons Indie Celebration is the next of the bunch, presenting demos playable through steam and livestreams with developers to watch. The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is cramping our con attendance but the digital format encouraging events to give access to demos that normally would have […]
The Steam Summer Sale dates have leaked, probably
Ah yes, the inevitable precursor to always-anticipated Steam Summer Sale has arrived: the part where folks find out and holler about the dates ahead of time. If you’ve been eyeing a new game on Steam’s store lately, perhaps tuck your wallet away for a while yet. According to one of the folks behind (unaffiliated) Steam […]
John Romero’s actual gangster gran will mind control toughs in Empire Of Sin
Romero Games celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday with an ode to one seriously badass mother in their upcoming tactical gangster game Empire Of Sin. John Romero’s actual great grandmother Elvira Duarte was apparently a brothel owner who they’re making an homage to as one of the game’s crime bosses. Despite being of advanced age, she’s got a […]
Ubisoft will host their digital showcase Ubisoft Forward on July 12th
Hear ye! Hear ye! Ubisoft have announced E3 part 25: Ubisoft Forward to occur on July 12th, 2020. That’s all you need to know, right? Naw, alright fine. As we know, E3 was cancelled because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. June’s fast approaching though, so publishers and developers who would’ve been up on stages saying […]
Civilization 6’s New Frontier Pass will include six DLCs starting this month
Rome wasn’t built in a day, nor was Civilization 6, I suppose. The strategic colonize ’em up is going to spend a year rolling out new paid (and some free) updates. Firaxis Games say “we want to bring you more content—more Civilization—but in a way that keeps the game fun.” Apparently that’s coming in the […]
Larian Studios, ZA/UM, and lots of other indie developers are having their own showcase in June
I was just a tad sad when E3 organisers announced that they wouldn’t be doing their own big digital event after cancelling the physical conference amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Not to worry though, we lose one E3 and get like, five to replace it apparently. A bunch of indie developers and publishers have all […]
Monster-fighting action game Scarlet Nexus is coming to PC
This anime-style action game about fighting off the creatively-named “others” was one of the many trailers we peeped during Xbox’s big reveal real yesterday. Bandai Namco have announced that Scarlet Nexus is actually coming to PC as well, so we’ll get to do a bit of monster butt-kickin’ too. Is that an evil bouquet of […]
Oh dear, Cannibal Cuisine looks like Overcooked but cannibals
Yell at yer friends in 1-4 player co-op while working under time pressure to serve up meals to an unforgiving god in Overc—er sorry, Cannibal Cuisine. It’s certainly got a familiar vibe to it, so if you liked the frantic food prep of that other friendship-ender perhaps you’ll like doing it with a new secret […]