My favorite Spelunky character is a masterclass in roguelike risk versus reward: "Stealing in games is fun in the same way running across the top of the screen is in Super Mario"

My favorite Spelunky character is a masterclass in roguelike risk versus reward: “Stealing in games is fun in the same way running across the top of the screen is in Super Mario” Interview | The game’s creator Derek Yu explores the workings of Spelunky’s grumpy, and deadly, shopkeepers When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Stealing in video games has fascinated me for years....

April 23, 2024 · 6 min · 1210 words · David Martin

GTA 5 Trevor actor says he shot "James Bond" DLC where "he's still kind of a f**k up," but then it "just disappeared" at Rockstar

GTA 5 Trevor actor says he shot “James Bond” DLC where “he’s still kind of a f**k up,” but then it “just disappeared” at Rockstar Sorry Trevor, not today When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. GTA 5nearly got DLC starring Trevor as a “fuck up” undercover agent for the government, before the entire thing “just disappeared”. As first reported byThe Loadout, GTA 5 actor Steve Ogg, who portrayed Trevor in the 2013 game, recently took part in the Q&A stream with fellow GTA 5 actors Ned Luke (Michael) and Shawn Fonteno (Franklin)....

April 23, 2024 · 3 min · 594 words · Justin Watkins

Fallout: New Vegas RPG veteran Josh Sawyer says he "didn't recognize myself" during Pillars of Eternity 2 development: "I was this huge, awful a**hole"

Fallout: New Vegas RPG veteran Josh Sawyer says he “didn’t recognize myself” during Pillars of Eternity 2 development: “I was this huge, awful a**hole” “It was that feeling of accelerating towards a brick wall” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. RPG veteran Josh Sawyer says that scheduling issues ahead of the “demoralising” launch of Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire meant that he ended up mistreating his staff until he could force studio execs to push the project back....

April 23, 2024 · 4 min · 670 words · Frank Brown

Former Mass Effect devs' survival game Nightingale gets "biggest" post-launch update yet with quality of life and gameplay improvements

Former Mass Effect devs' survival game Nightingale gets “biggest” post-launch update yet with quality of life and gameplay improvements Nightingale 0.2 is expected to roll out soon When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Nightingale, the survival game from former Mass Effects devs, will soon receive its “biggest” update yet that includes quality-of-life and gameplay changes. Last week, Inflexion Games shared a developer update that gives us a rundown of everything happening in the upcoming 0....

April 23, 2024 · 3 min · 624 words · William Hebert

After designing a Helldivers 2 Assault mission pitch "crazy similar" to one Arrowhead kicked around, fan returns with another concept that takes you right into the lair of the bugs

After designing a Helldivers 2 Assault mission pitch “crazy similar” to one Arrowhead kicked around, fan returns with another concept that takes you right into the lair of the bugs Fancy carrying a payload into a bug nest? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. After dreaming up an in-depth Assault mission whichHelldivers 2’s director gave a big thumbs up to, a dedicated player has now theorized what an underground-based mission could look like....

April 23, 2024 · 3 min · 593 words · James Green
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