Ugly: How Indie Hardship Created Something Beautiful

Team Ugly is a studio or workshop, as we like to call it, formed by four entrepreneurs and developers blinded by the romanticism of the indie game world. It all started more than five years ago…

Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Arabic Language Support Makes This the Most Immersive Chapter Yet

When Assassin’s Creed Mirage was first revealed as a modern take on some of the features and gameplay that helped to define the series, moving away from another RPG epic, I was both surprised and a little…

Company of Heroes 3: How Relic Brought a Strategy Game to Console for the First Time

Company of Heroes 3 launched earlier this year, which served as a deserved refresh for the series, and marked its arrival on console platforms for the first time ever.  In May, the title launched on Xbox…

EA Sports UFC 5 – It’s (Almost) Time for the Premier Mixed Martial Arts Game in all of Combat Sports

There’s that moment in every major UFC event, where you’ve cheered for your fighters during the preliminaries, main card, and co-main event, but then the time comes for the main event. You’re on the edge…

Warstride Challenges Is What Happens When You Put Doom, Trackmania and Super Meat Boy in a Blenderr

Hi everyone! I’m Ludwig Dresh, Co-creator at Dream Powered Games, the small studio behind the frenetic first-person shooter Warstride Challenges. I want to introduce you to our unique shooter, and explain how we brought it to…

Starfield Starters: Space Combat 101

Starfield is finally on our horizon and early access is now live. The game launches on Xbox Series X|S and PC (with Game Pass) on September 6 – and is playable in early access today with the…

Find the right Baldur’s Gate 3 class for you with this starter’s guide

Choices are hard, especially when you’re creating your ideal character in a massive RPG with hundreds of customization options based on long-running Dungeons and Dragons traditions. Even though you’ve finally settled on your race and…

Three Years of Crusader Kings III: Looking Back While Planning Ahead

It’s kind of hard to conceive. Despite the cult hit status of its predecessor in the series, Crusader Kings III has proven to be a larger success than anyone at Paradox anticipated. And, because of its nature, CKIII has…

Starfield Starters: Customizing Your Perfect Captain

We’re sure you want to know more and, in the spirit of getting you ready to play it yourself, we’ve put together a series of articles focused on getting you out into the galaxy prepared…

Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island Continues With ‘The Quest for Guybrush’

Mêlée Island has need of you once again! It’s time to return to Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island, an incredible crossover that kicked off in July, beginning a journey to reunite players with…