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Before Doom, before Wolfenstein 3D, why does nobody remember one of the first first-person shooters? We’re rerunning Richard Cobbett’s classic Crapshoot column, in which he rolled the dice and took a chance on obscure games—both good and bad. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. From 2010 to 2014Richard Cobbettwrote Crapshoot, a column about rolling the dice to bring random games back into the light....

Check out the grim vibes on this monochrome dungeon crawler You can “get suplexed by an iron golem” in Demon Lord Reincarnation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Every once in a while you hit an art style that’s just really working for you. That’s why I’m right here right now looking at Demon Lord Reincarnation, an upcoming dungeon crawler that seems pretty determined to only use one or two colors on a black background for all of its art....

Elden Ring wins the Nebula award for Game Writing Another award for the pile, ain’t it? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Elden Ring has scored a win at the Nebula awards this week, netting the Best Game Writing award for George R.R. Martin, Hidetaka Miyazaki, andFromSoftware. The Nebulas are awarded by the Science Fictions & Fantasy Writers Association, known as the SFWA, and are one of the highest profile awards in English-language speculative fiction writing....

Is life with multiple monitors actually better? I can only get work done if I’m being soothed by an hour-long video of an in-game rave from FF14 on my second monitor. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. I remember the days of CRT monitors—beefy, chunky behemoths that made it so all but the most dedicated of warrior monks were one and done when it came to computer monitors....

Today’s Wordle hint and answer #700: Saturday, May 20 Wordle today: The solution and a hint for Saturday’s puzzle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Learn how to make the most of everyWordleguess with our handy tips and tricks. Read our clue if you need a little help with the May 20 (700) game without giving it all away, and if you do need today’s answer, just scroll or click straight to it....

‘Overwatch 2’ is a failed idea Blizzard has spent four years selling an Overwatch 2 that’s never happening. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This week, Blizzard pulled the plug on its long-awaitedpersistent co-op modein Overwatch 2. The disappointing news is a turning point for Overwatch, as Blizzard is officially done trying to turn Overwatch into some grander competitive FPS-RPG-MMO thing....

A fight in the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom mod scene has revealed the ugly side of emulation fandom Stolen mods and plagiarism accusations stunt the burgeoning Tears of the Kingdom mod scene’s growth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In the week since Tears of the Kingdom’s release, modders have been working tirelessly to pick apart the game’s code and tune up its inner workings....