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Industry 8 min read

Apple Arcade is turning interruption-free play into a genre

Block Blast!+ and Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+ reveal a sharper strategy for Apple’s game subscription.

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9 earlier posts
Industry 9 min read

Why game preservation cannot depend on the store staying open

Most classic games are already out of print. Keeping the medium alive requires more than another remaster or a storefront listing.

Reviews 8 min read

Twisted Tower and STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT review roundup: two fresh releases, two arguments

A carnival shooter stretches from 2/10 to 10/10, while a revered time-travel story leaves critics arguing over whether its latest remake needed to exist.

Features 8 min read

The game stops, and the photographer takes over

Photo modes do more than make pretty screenshots. They change how players look, play, remember, and share digital worlds.

Reviews 9 min read

The Sinking City 2 review deep dive: why critics split on Frogwares' reinvention

Frogwares earned an 81 average by trading detective sprawl for focused survival horror. Critics agree it works, but not on what the sequel lost.

Guides 8 min read

How to find hidden indie games without drowning in storefronts

A practical way to search sideways, test unusual games, and keep discovery from becoming another endless queue.

Reviews 9 min read

Mortal Shell II review deep dive: why critics agree this sequel works

Cold Symmetry removed stamina, expanded its world, and earned an 85 average. The rough edges explain why some critics stopped at 7.5.

Stories 8 min read

The third place is now a game lobby

What a Splatoon Discord server, a 21-country survey, and friendship research tell us about belonging through play.

Features 6 min read

Your game library needs a memory, not another scoreboard

A game library becomes more useful when it remembers what you played, why you cared, and what you might want to return to later.

Reviews 6 min read

Fading Echo and Heave Ho 2 review roundup: two July co-op experiments worth remembering

Two July releases ask for teamwork in very different ways: one through elemental puzzles, the other through spectacularly silly physics.