Love is in the air, in the circuits, and in the code over in Norrath. Erollisi Day is running rampant with smooches, passionate affection, and plenty of time-limited activities to keep February hot ‘n’ heavy. In EverQuest, players can play matchmaker to Grimble Grumblemaker, take a pro or con side to a love letter campaign, […]

We're so back? We've been back for a while.

EXCLUSIVE: A globe-trotting feature documentary A Girl Like Rose will tell the story of Rose Bertram, drawing back the curtain on the Belgian supermodel’s professional and family life. Jonathan de Jong directs through his SUPER7EVEN label. The film will be released next summer. Bertram broke through at the age of 16 and has worked for […]

A charging cable plugged into an Asus Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop

Civilization 7 has been through a sizeable array of changes since launch in February last year, amid some very uncivilised reactions to boat-rocking features like the new age format. The next update, Test Of Time, will restore the ability to play as one civilization through the whole game, while making changes to how victories are earned in the hope of creating some lategame variety.

All these tweaks and rejigs invite a more fundamental question. “Why didn’t they just launch it as an early access game?” I remember moaning to another journalist last year. I should have directed my moaning at executive producer Dennis Shirk, who says that Firaxis are tentatively open to the idea and, indeed, “jealous” of developers taking this approach.

Read more

The game developers at Sandfall Interactive have spent the last year basically being cultural ambassadors for France in the world of gaming, so it's only fitting that they get recognized for it. On Friday, the people behind the hit RPG ClairObscur: Expedition 33 announced that the team had received honors from France's Ministry of Culture. And yes, someone did wear a red beret and striped black shirt for the occasion.