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Matt Buckley, 19 June 2024, 03:01

Last week at Summer Game Fest I played a demo of Marvel Rivals for the first time. Overall I think the game is set up for success, but it’s not quite there yet for me.

Matt Buckley, 17 June 2024, 03:24

This past weekend at Summer Game Fest, thanks to developer S-Game, I was among the first to try the demo for Phantom Blade Zero. To summarize: I was killed many times.

Matt Buckley, 14 June 2024, 04:23

LEGO Horizon Adventures was the very first trailer during the Summer Game Fest Showcase. A few days later, I had the opportunity to play the game. Here are my many thoughts.

Matt Buckley, 14 June 2024, 03:52

Trying a hands-on demo of Capcom’s vibrant and original Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess over the weekend at Summer Game Fest surprised me with how fun its unique combination of genres could be.

Matt Buckley, 14 June 2024, 03:41

Monster Hunter Wilds has already shown incredible footage of its open world in several trailers, but being able to sit in on a gameplay presentation at Summer Game Fest took it to another level.

Matt Buckley, 13 June 2024, 04:35

After seventeen years since the original, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is finally set to arrive this Fall. Speaking from hands-on experience at Summer Game Fest, it’s going to be brutal.

Matt Buckley, 12 June 2024, 09:01

Astro Bot, the upcoming 3D platformer staring an adorable robot, was an absolute blast to try out at Summer Game Fest. Here are my hands-on impressions.

Matt Buckley, 12 June 2024, 00:40

Whether you’re a fan of the original or just action RPGs in general, Path of Exile 2 promises a dark and dangerous experience. You’ve been warned.

Matt Buckley, 11 June 2024, 12:58

After playing the highly anticipated action rogue-like Hyper Light Breaker at Summer Game Fest, I am happy to report that it was easily a highlight of the show.

Matthias Pawlikowski, 29 May 2024, 03:46

I had the pleasure of visiting Warsaw at the invitation of 11 bit studios and playing The Alters. Although I didn't expect it, after having some fun I conclude: this may be the most important game in this studio's portfolio in 2024.

Matthias Pawlikowski, 07 May 2024, 01:49

Apologies after a failed launch are nothing unusual nowadays and have even become a way to monetize and fuel the interest of angry players. Here's how a game development roadmap turns into a roadmap of atonement. And we are simply falling for these gestures.

Krzysztof Lewandowski, 27 March 2024, 08:10

Sand Land promises to be quite a large RPG, in which no one should complain about the lack of activities to undertake. But size doesn't matter if a certain kind of passion isn't ignited between us and the game.

Hubert Sosnowski, 15 March 2024, 03:40

Both Frank Herbert's Dune and Denis Villeneuve's films are works that stimulate the imagination. They invite us into an alien, crazy SF world, meanwhile we only get strategy and survival MMOs.

Hubert Sledziewski, 01 March 2024, 04:01

Gameplay trailer of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree convinced me that FromSoftware studio did not waste the time that has passed since the release of the core game. I believe that the most outstanding work of the Japanese will become even better, although I was not sure if it was possible.

Darius Matusiak, 16 February 2024, 05:34

Hogwarts Legacy is not a bad game, and one you'd want to come back to - if it had new content. Suicide Squad will have new content, but one doesn't necessarily want to check what kind. Could it be that the publisher, common to both productions, got the genre selection wrong?

Adam Adamczyk, 02 February 2024, 04:44

Palworld, often and peculiarly referred to as „Pokemons with guns,” has taken Steam by storm. And I got carried away by the wave of hype and joined the crowds playing the game. What did I find? Familiar mechanics served up in a way that's familiar and surprisingly satisfying.

Przemyslaw Bartula, 31 January 2024, 06:32

Is Alan Wake 2 really delightful? A great game is great, but opinions among humans are always divided.

Konrad Sarzynski, 28 January 2024, 03:42

It's a game at first glance as coarse as the times it depicts. Muddy and polluted by heavy industry, with rather unsophisticated graphics. However, underneath this mask lie powerful mechanics that should be the envy of top city builders.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 23 January 2024, 02:25

Avowed was supposed to be a new quality among Obsidian's RPGs, guaranteed by, among other things, torrents of cash from Microsoft. After the latest presentation, however, I wonder if the developers even know that games have changed in the last 10 years.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 12 January 2024, 07:20

The MudRunner series has been providing predictable but nonetheless wildly (and weirdly) addictive off-road driving fun for years now. Expeditions builds on the ideas of previous installments in the series and focuses on exploration, which it frankly does surprisingly well.

Christian Pieniazek, 10 January 2024, 17:40

The phenomenon of time dilation was a big part of the story in Interstellar. Now this perplexing issue has been taken up by developers from Archetype Entertainment, making it a pillar of the story in their game Exodus. What's it all about and what impact will it have on story and gameplay?

Patrick Manelski, 09 January 2024, 15:00

Monster Hunter: World captivated gamers, so the bar for Monster Hunter: Wilds is set really high. In reality, however, Capcom doesn't need to reinvent the wheel – it can give us the same thing, only more of it. Simple, right?

Darius Matusiak, 03 September 2023, 14:32

For media outlets, gamescom means a tight schedule full of presentations, a lot of walking, and that comfort of not having to wait in a queue to play a new game. However, many of the awaited games didn't appear on this year's fair.

Martin Deppe, 27 April 2023, 15:33

XCOM 3 still hasn't even been announced, but at least Xenonauts return to face the space invaders in tactical combat again. And boy, it's so much fun!

Matthias Pawlikowski, 21 April 2023, 13:31

At last, Jagged Alliance 3 returns after numerous attempts, and it seems that this return will at least be interesting. I've spent a few hours with JA3, and while there won't be a revolution, it surely won't be another flop.

Peter Bathge, 19 April 2023, 18:10

The new turn-based strategy Showgunners follows the path paved by Firaxis Games, which reinvented the genre. It's very dynamic, but also quite predictable.

Mike Manka, 14 April 2023, 19:09

We met virtually with Doug Cockle to talk about how he sees Geralt as a character and what The Witcher means to him as a brand. The actor also revealed the behind-the-scenes of his work with CD Projekt RED.

Jakub Mirowski, 08 April 2023, 15:56

There is always a lighthouse, there's always a man, there's always a city. And there's always the ideology that BioShock is trying to deconstruct. In Infinite, it was about a particularly sensitive issue: the American sense of uniqueness against the whole world.

Hubert Sosnowski, 01 April 2023, 14:10

Diablo almost always exuded darkness, but brought seemingly binary morality. Spoiler: it was never really like that. This world was drowning in a sea of grayness from the beginning. However, only Diablo 4 really taps into this moral ambiguity.

Zbigniew Woznicki, 30 March 2023, 13:19

Diablo 4 looks like a decent follow-up to one of my favorite series. The atmosphere in it is thick, the story seems adequately developed. Still, I don't see myself buying the game on release day.

Hubert Sosnowski, 27 March 2023, 16:57

Saving the world is exploited ad nauseam, especially in RPGs. Universal, but boring. Predictable enough to give yourself another game because you know what to expect. Fortunately, there have been some exceptions – and one was very, very special.

Krzysztof Lewandowski, 24 March 2023, 15:23

Even before its release, Redfall is considered a typical co-op game for close-knit tems of friends. The demo was supposed to present Arkane Studios' production in from a different angle, but I think it failed.

Karol Laska, 24 March 2023, 14:31

Counter Strike 2 exists and living to see its release suddenly isn't impossible anymore. Charm of memories and a handful of hopes – doubts were not raised. It will be an instinctive return to the game that I love and hate at the same time.

Hubert Sledziewski, 23 March 2023, 16:20

4X strategy games are quite popular nowadays. Some offer historical settings, others draw from fantasy or SF. Some are easily accessible, while others are immensly complex. Here are 12 4X games that seem especially worthy of being recommended.

Darius Matusiak, 22 March 2023, 14:33

The demo version of Atlas Fallen brings unfortunate associations with Forspoken, but on the other hand, it was only a small part of a large action RPG. The game might have enough legs thanks to gameplay, because the lore promises to be quite generic.

Paul Musiolik, 21 March 2023, 16:22

The Diablo IV beta gave me a preview of one of the biggest launches of the year. Is the new installment of Blizzard's iconic series worth the wait?

Krzysztof Lewandowski, 20 March 2023, 13:48

It's too early for definitive judgments, but after what I saw in the beta, Diablo 4 seems to bring an intriguing story. Some of the game's elements may be questionable, but the story itself, and the way it is constructed, seems fantastic.

Sebastian Kasparek, 18 March 2023, 16:25

A freak, eccentric, genius and visionary – Hideo Kojima. The talented Japanese developer and filmmaker has already delighted us more than once, using ideas that are not just out there, they're often revolutionary.

Maciej Jalowiec, 15 March 2023, 16:33

The beginning of March is a time of financial summaries in the gaming industry. Major companies listed on the world's stock exchanges have just released their results for Q4 2022, and we analyze the data.

Darius Matusiak, 06 March 2023, 14:55

Games are known for their reckless episodes of violence, but this is just one of their sins. Indeed, many titles allow violations of international laws on armed conflict. But is it even possible for them to abide by such rules or even give us a choice?

Karol Laska, 05 March 2023, 12:00

Pentiment is one of the biggest surprises of the past year. The big company released a seemingly small title and didn't quite count on commercial success. More about Obsidian's gem is told to us by the game's director, Josh Sawyer.

Krzysztof Lewandowski, 02 March 2023, 16:08

Sons of the Forest is a strange survival adventure in a world of cannibals and mutants. At every turn, I feel the amazement of this wicked sandbox, and while playing, the story creates itself – though I have to tell parts of it myself.

Hubert Sosnowski, 25 February 2023, 16:23

Modern RPGs are often grand and beautiful productions, yet in some ways, Baldur's Gate 2 remains the unquestioned king of the genre. The odds are against Baldur's Gate 3, but I wouldn't bet my entire paycheck on it.

Kristian Smoszna, 20 February 2023, 17:52

After the Dead Space remake comes another refreshed classic, which original was the main inspiration for the former. We have already had a chance to test it and can share our first impressions.

Krzysiek Kalwasinski, 19 February 2023, 18:00

Stardew Valley is a great game, very popular to this day – at least among fans of farm simulators. However, there are plenty of similar games which are quite interesting. The list below will tell you a bit more about them.

Matthias Pawlikowski, 18 February 2023, 18:00

Hogwarts Legacy is a fantastic and magical game. Not only can you become a wizard, but also a psychopath. The game's protagonist is one of the creepiest characters in video games.

Krzysztof Lewandowski, 16 February 2023, 15:37

In terms of narrative goals, Dead Space Remake may seem like a shipwreck mechanic sim. However, this is just superficial and simplification that's harmful to this survival horror, which also tells a story through its environment.

Julia Dragovic, 14 February 2023, 15:33

The conversations between the dead-inside characters in Hogwarts Legacy are a festival of boredom and banality. I get the sense AI would do a better job. Reparo!

Krzysiek Kalwasinski, 13 February 2023, 19:00

Crime Boss: Rockay City is a love letter to action cinema of the second part of late 80s and early 90s. It’s also an interesting blend of genres that promises a breath of fresh air in the genre of FPS. We’ve had a chance to meet with the developers and ask them about how the game was created.

Hubert Sosnowski, 10 February 2023, 17:01

It's quite obvious that NFS lost its way somehow. It had to concede to Forza Horizon as the kind of arcade racing, but all is not lost for the venerable franchise. Here's my idea for the perfect Need for Speed.