Author: Dev and Play Media
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Gearing Up for Revelations: A Look Back at The Dark Ages
With the upcoming release of the Revelations expansion for DOOM: The Dark Ages, we think there’s never been a better time to jump back into the game. This new chapter sounds like a wild ride, promising to drag the Slayer into a gritty purgatory filled with fiercer demons and, as a nice bonus, some deeper…
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Hacked: The Streamer: Glitch in the Chat
Hacked: The Streamer is a movie masquerading as a game. A massive creator named PinkyPie just landed a huge sponsorship deal to help her sick mother. It is a lot of money, and something her mom really needs. Mid-stream, a hacker threatens to leak private photos and videos meant for her ex-boyfriend. Our job is…
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A Review Through Screenshots: HellSlave II Demo
We spent a few hours with the demo for HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon, the upcoming sequel to Ars Goetia’s dark fantasy dungeon crawler. Some games (or demos) are just too cool and, try as we might, we simply can’t capture it all with words alone. Instead of dropping a massive wall of text…
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Sunday Sims Spotlight #9: Great and Cold Food
Maxis gave us restaurants way back in 2016, but we held off on checking them out until recently. We always enjoyed running businesses in the older games. So, when we finally got our hands on the Dine Out game pack, we were very curious to see how the developers would include and improve the classic…
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Bending UE5 for 2.5D Myth: Inside Forgotten Eras
Unreal Engine 5 is usually the industry’s go-to sledgehammer for hyper-realistic graphics. But when we checked the newly updated demo for Forgotten Eras, we didn’t find gritty, photorealistic textures. Instead, we dropped into a hand-painted 2.5D world soaked in the moody atmosphere of Slavic folklore. Released just days ago by independent Greek studio Behind the…
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Deer & Boy: Gorgeous and Emotional Adventure
It can be hard to tell a story in a game without using any spoken words. Many games struggle to get silent narratives right. However, games like Inside or Planet of Lana show how well it can be done, setting a high bar for emotional puzzle-platformers. It is not easy to follow in their footsteps,…
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The Gate Must Stand: Surviving the Demonic Hordes
Vampire Survivors is like Helen of Troy—it launched a thousand games! The Gate Must Stand takes the best concepts from that title, but it doesn’t stop there. Instead, it combines the formula with traditional tower defense mechanics (Orcs Must Die comes to mind, along with Dungeon Defenders). As a result, we get this highly unpredictable…
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World War Z Giveaway: Game Code to Celebrate the New Update
We absolutely loved the Left 4 Dead games. We know what you’re going to say: World War Z has very little to do with those games. But we loved Left 4 Dead for three reasons: zombies, co-op, and intensity. Because of these three key aspects, we welcomed WWZ with open arms. It has been our…
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Dave the Diver: Diving Into a Brand New Adventure
Dave the Diver was the surprise of the year for us. We remember seeing the early videos and screenshots and thinking it looked a bit generic. We were completely wrong, and we couldn’t be happier about it. The game turned out to be a perfectly tuned, relaxing loop where we happily spent our days catching…
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Crushed in Time: Fixing a Game From the Inside
We really liked There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. Back in 2020, this cute little title—which to this day sits with overwhelmingly positive reviews—was one of the most unique and funniest adventure games around. Understandably, we were beyond curious to see what Draw Me A Pixel would do next. Thanks to the wonderful people at…
