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Monthly Archives: September 2022

Sep
22

US Department of Homeland Security invests in Roblox counterterrorism

The US Department of Homeland Security has awarded nearly $700,000 to address threats of extremism on social gaming platforms, with Roblox counterterrorism research playing a significant role in the initiative. The allocation of funds represents the first time the DHS has […]

Sep
22

Plasma preview — A game where you create worlds

We sat down with Dry Licorice to preview its new game Plasma earlier today. Spoiler alert: it looks cool. Plasma is described by the developers as a “true sandbox” game. What does this mean exactly? Outside of a tutorial, an […]

Sep
22

Sci-fi 4X game Stellaris is getting a roguelike VR spinoff

This wasn’t the direction we predicted for sci-fi 4X game Stellaris, but colour us intrigued: Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game is a spin-off of Paradox’s grand strategy game, but it’s a roguelike action game built for VR, and it’s coming […]

Sep
22

Shovel Knight Dig review — Everything that I am, slowly changing

Hot off the heels of last year’s Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, developer Yacht Club is back again to collaborate with another dev for another rogue-lite release. Shovel Knight Dig doesn’t have the amount of run variation that the previous puzzler had, but there are a […]

Sep
22

Arcade Paradise devs Wired Productions just launched a record label

Arcade Paradise publisher Wired Productions has launched a record label called Black Razor Records, with their debut EP being inspired by the retro game. Blasting onto the scene with the guttural punk-style vocals of Ivar and The Horde’s Stu Brootal, Wired Productions’ all-new […]

Sep
22

Diablo Immortal patch 1.6 launches next week

Diablo Immortal patch 1.6, the game’s first major update, now has a release date: September 28. That’s when the controversial RPG game will see the addition of several new features and systems changes, including a new home for your warband. […]