Adam Smith
Rock Paper Shotgun
United Kingdom
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The Joy of Telltale’s Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle
Telltale's Batman series has a great take on the Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle relationship → Read More
Embracing the bluff: how SpyParty’s long development changed the game
SpyParty is coming to Steam Early Access. We spoke to designer Chris Hecker about the joys and challenges of long-haul development → Read More
Soren Johnson on challenging the norms of 4X games
Civilization IV designer Soren Johnson talked to us about his new 4X game Ten Crowns and the future of 4X → Read More
This tiny man in Minit is my fave character of 2018 so far
The slow-talking lighthouse Minit is a wonderful character → Read More
Surviving Mars patched, now contains fewer idiots
Surviving Mars has received a major patch that tweaks the UI and colonist behavior, among other things → Read More
Spec Ops: The Line is free until Saturday
Spec Ops: The Line is free on the Humble Store for the next 48 hours → Read More
BattleTech mechs its way to release on April 24th
BattleTech, the tactical turn-based Mech game from Harebrained and Paradox, will be out on April 24th → Read More
The game industry needs to change and it begins now
“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” Steve Kaplan was in GDC to take part in a roundtable discussion about the pros and cons of unionisation in → Read More
Bad North and the golden age of micro-tactics
Into the Breach is one of the most perfect games I’ve ever played. It’s tactical warfare with every sliver of fat trimmed away and I’d put it up there with → Read More
Have You Played… Swords and Sandals?
the Swords and Sandals gladiatorial combat series has been running for years and it's still entertaining → Read More
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider coming in September
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is coming this September → Read More
Tropico 6 reveals its isles of plunder
Tropico 6 lets you manage multiple islands and steal famous monuments from around the world → Read More
Soon, Voldo and Geralt will meet outside my dreams
The Witcher's Geralt is almost definitely coming to Soul Calibur. → Read More
BattleTech isn’t just about mechs punching one another
BattleTech's management layer revealed in a new video, showing missions, mech management and more → Read More
Wot I Think: All Walls Must Fall
All Walls Must Fall review: tactical cyberpunk night-life simulator delivers joy, but in a small package → Read More
Have You Played… Dark Souls 2?
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Dark Souls > Bloodborne > Dark Souls 3 > → Read More
How Doki Doki Literature Club’s subversive satire explores the power of visual novels
Doki Doki Literature Club's satire of visual novels → Read More
How small game makers found their community with Bitsy
A year ago Bitsy released on itch.io - a humble game making tool described by its creator as a "little editor for little games or worlds". Since its → Read More
Have You Played… Messiah?
Messiah was an odd game about an angel possessing people to solve puzzles. It wasn't very good. → Read More
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a harrowing depiction of combat
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a more realistic multiplayer FPS and it's very good indeed → Read More