The Endgame Is Eating the Game
A post-credits grind can be great. Bolting one onto every game turns finales into onboarding screens and playtime into unpaid admin.
Articles by Britney McShade
End of Abyss fixed its lying map, and launch reviews already need footnotes
Section 9 patched End of Abyss on October 2, correcting map errors that had shaped an early review. The fix is good news for players and a messy reminder that launch reviews describe a specific build.
RetroSpace brings disco-punk horror to Steam this October
The Chicken Police studio's next game puts a clone janitor on a space station swallowed by a sentient black hole, with stealth, strange mutations, and a lot of very suspicious machinery.
Dwarf Fortress is getting dinosaurs, because the caves were too safe
The June 25 Dino Update adds 100 extinct creatures, baby variants, dinomen, and new world settings. The important bit for players: the prehistoric chaos is optional.
Please Let Games End Before They Start Begging
A good ending respects the player. Not every game needs a forever grind, a weekly checklist, or an endgame treadmill wearing a fake mustache.
Tomb Raider's leaner remake might be exactly what Lara needs
Summer Game Fest impressions make Legacy of Atlantis sound smaller than a modern blockbuster. For a Tomb Raider remake, that could be a feature, not a warning label.
Xbox Mode belongs on handhelds, not in the way of desktop PC gaming
Microsoft is turning Xbox Mode into a controller-first Windows gaming layer. That is good news for handheld players, as long as desktop users can keep the mouse, keyboard, and beautiful mess they already like.
Burglin' Gnomes launch impressions: tiny burglars, big co-op questions
Fobri's Steam co-op oddball launches today with gnomes raiding human houses, crafting gear, and serving the High-Gnome. It sounds hilarious. Now it has to prove the joke can survive real sessions.
1666: Amsterdam is back from limbo, and the demo has to do the talking
Patrice Désilets and Panache have revived 1666: Amsterdam with a free prologue on Steam and Epic. After this much history, a playable slice matters more than another mystery trailer.
Star Wars Zero Company may have picked the smartest week of August
A Dealabs report points to an August 27, 2026 launch for Star Wars Zero Company, with lower PC pricing and no early access. EA has not confirmed the date yet, so treat this as Summer Game Fest smoke, not a calendar tattoo.
Control Resonant's PC specs make the Oldest House look tiny
Remedy's next Control game now has a date and a Steam page. The catch for PC players is the 100 GB SSD requirement and a recommended spec that already rules out casual handheld optimism.
The M64 Proves Nintendo 64 Nostalgia Still Hits Through the Jank
ModRetro’s M64 is not just another retro box. It is proof that the Nintendo 64’s weird controller, blurry visuals, and couch-multiplayer chaos still have a death grip on gaming culture.