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The PC Game Launcher War
In recent months, PC gamers have been at war with each other over the new Epic Games Store and Steam. Arguments include Epic Games paying developers and publishers to release games exclusive to the Epic Games store, a spyware problem, and Epic’s store being “bare-bones” compared to Steam. Epic Games launched their store on December...
NIS America Press Event 2019
Thanks to these three from NIS America for agreeing to pose for a picture! All featured photographs in this article are taken by Avian Michel. NIS America, a publishing company known for localizing popular Japanese titles such as the Danganronpa series and parts of the Persona series, hosted a livestream on March 11th that detailed...
The Strange Appeal of Realistic Simulator Games
The sudden attention surrounding realistic simulator games has all but died down. Yet, there still exists a strange demand for these simulation titles, often developed by European studios like SCS Software and Astragon Entertainment. It might be the randomness of concepts like Street Cleaning Simulator or Crane Simulator that catches the attention of general audiences....
Returning to Halo Wars After 8 Years
When I was still very much a kid, one of the games I begged my dad for was Halo Wars. He had gotten me hooked on the Halo series but never understood why I liked the franchise’s genre change from FPS to RTS in Halo Wars. I eventually broke him and got the original Halo Wars...
Maladius: First Look
Maladius is an ARPG currently being developed by Michael Chapman, or @maladiusdev on Twitter, that features an interesting mix of vector-based magic, element mixing, and a faction system that aims to shape players’ game experience. It is still in early development, but shows a lot of promise. It caught my attention via some very impressive...
How Black Future ’88 Elevates the Roguelike Genre
Recently, I got a chance to talk with Black Future ‘88 lead developer Don Bellinger to get a comprehensive preview into his upcoming game. We discussed his indie development journey and how Black Future ‘88 pushes the roguelike genre in new directions. Rilogator: Where are you guys based, if you don’t mind me asking? Don:...
Fortnite Is Having an Exposure Dilemma
Come this September 26th, Fortnite Battle Royale will officially turn one year old. In less than a year, Fortnite has received some of the largest exposure the gaming industry has ever seen, to the point of mainstream media covering stories on the game. However, Fortnite never meant to have a battle royale mode. Due to the massive...
Hero of Allacrost — Developer Interview
Hero of Allacrost began its development in 2004. The head developer Tyler Olsen, known online as “Roots”, started work on his JRPG-inspired video game with almost no knowledge of code or game development in general. The project has seen its fair share of delays and hiatuses but it still soldiers on. Although there have been...
The Surprise of Doki Doki Literature Club’s Horror
Warning: the following content contains mentions and depiction of suicide, mutilation, and blood, along with general spoilers. Doki Doki Literature Club took the Internet by storm when it originally came out in September 2017, becoming a hit sensation with its deceiving first impressions and descent into madness. Its premise on launch was a typical dating...