"When I was growing up, games were designed to be fun, not manipulative": Path of Exile co-creator shines a blacklight on the "bulls**t" design tricks infesting all my liv…

Grinding Gear Games co-founder and Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson has followed some other high-profile game devs to ...
Brattleboro Reformer

New board game guides teen rites of passage

BRATTLEBORO — A local therapist recently created a board game to support teenage rites of passage in a playful way. "I think ...
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Game review: 'Consume Me' explores life as a teen under pressure

And it's not just her mother putting on the pressure; her own reflection isn't exactly gentle with its demands either.Food plays a central role in "Consume Me", a PC, Mac and Steam game in which ...

ROUTINE Is an Indie Horror Game Over a Decade in the Making – Developer Interview – IGN First

In the summer of 2012, ROUTINE was revealed at the largest video gaming convention in the world Gamescom, but after well over a decade later it has yet to make it into the hands of players. In the ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Dark fantasy bomb-making sim「TERROR」type:【A.L.C.H.E.M.Y.】’s frightful title cannot spoil its crusty 90s vibes

Blow up buildings and flee the guards in this dark fantasy medieval industrial sim that reeks of late 90s PS1 games.