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Doom Eternal composer wants you to join his...
Composer Mick Gordon is recruiting a “Heavy Metal Screamers” choir for an unspecified project that is highly likely to be, if not quite confirmed, Doom Eternal. “I’m currently writing music for a video game. I really
Home is a book, a puzzle, and a clue as to ...
Home is a children’s book by the writer and illustrator Carson Ellis. It’s concerned, as you might expect, with all the sorts of places that people might find to live. The book is built around a
Unreal PT is another impressive PC remake o...
The PC remakes of Hideo Kojima’s PT keep on coming – and this one’s got VR support. Unreal PT is a remake of the original PT by game developer and 3D artist Radius Gordello. It’s available
Twitch re-bans Fortnite player who allegedl...
Twitch let a Fortnite player who allegedly assaulted his pregnant partner in front of their kids on-stream back on their platform – then re-banned him after a social media outcry. People took to Twitter to express
Editors’ Choice: Why Celeste is One of th...
Celeste is a game about believing in yourself and the journey to discover what you are capable of. While that may seem like quite the lofty statement for a 2D platforming game with a retro pixel-style
Overwatch team discovers female player was ...
An Overwatch team has found their female player was an imposter. Second Wind, a North American Contenders team, said their player, “Ellie”, was not who she said she was after mounting speculation about her true identity.
What games can learn from surrealism
One of the standout pieces at the V&A’s video game exhibition Design, Play, Disrupt isn’t a game or even an interesting design document. It’s Le Blanc Seing, a painting by Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte, on loan
Share of the Year 2018
Photo Mode has allowed us all to soak in the rich detail of the game worlds we’re sometimes too busy saving to appreciate. It’s also turned us from players to photographers, pouring over the perfect composition
Hitman Absolution and Blood Money remastere...
Hitman classics Blood Money and Absolution will be re-released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next week, as part of a new Hitman HD Enhanced Collection. The two games will offer 4K resolution, 60FPS and other
Editors’ Choice: Why The Persistence is O...
Firesprite’s PS VR horror roguelike The Persistence is not only my favorite VR game to date, it’s now one of my favorite games of the entire PS4 generation. This forward-thinking VR shooter mashes up elements from
