Monet’s cosy view of nature lives on inside lisa
Impressionism by way of pixels to compose the endearing relaxation of the Great Outdoors.
These cloud-shaped skyscrapers may give Columbia a run for her money
Only, instead of racism, it’s all about eco-friendliness.
Murasaki Baby makes parenting seem impossible
Lending a helping hand.
Hatoful Boyfriend isn’t quite as weird as it thinks
What would it be like to truly love a bird?
Creator of Clock Tower announces "the ultimate J-horror experience"
“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” – Alfred Hitchcock Hifumi Kouno, creator of the classic 1995 Japanese horror franchise Clock Tower, announced an upcoming spiritual successor to the series, to be developed by a small studio with some very big names, called Nude Maker
First small glimpse of Submerged paints a brother, sister and a mysterious gate
We’ve been watching Submerged, the new future release from the Australians at Uppercut Games, since it was quietly announced this summer. They posted on their development blog that they are going for a kind of “destroyed beauty,” which we so often see in these games about exploring ramshackle solita
Roadside Assistance Simulator lets you live the thrill of an AAA serviceperson
Nothing beats waiting.
Big Pharma combines pretty pastel color scheme with withering cynicism
British Developer Twice Encircled has announced Big Pharma, a game which puts you in the deeply conflicted shoes of a c-level suit at a pharmaceutical conglomerate. It follows the Tycoon playbook: soft, twee visual design over top a game of space and resource management. As in the canonical Kairosof
Videogames realize the full daunting potential of brutalism
Singmetosleep follows NaissanceE in mountainous scope and brutalist intimidation.
Oculus Connect: The awkward, glorious salad days of VR
A boom time for prognostication.
The Luigi Death Stare and why memes take root
Deciphering the language of play.
Oculus keynote answers question if women have a place in virtual worlds
I have seen the future of virtual reality.
A few of you lucky souls will spend this weekend playing Hyper Light Drifter
Heart Machine have announced that their ultra-pretty, color-filled apocalypse Hyper Light Drifter will be getting a preview release this weekend. Kickstarter backers will find a Steam code in their inboxes this Friday, and it’ll work until Sunday at midnight. In a helpful bit of semantics, they’re
Let’s talk about periods with the two badass high schoolers who made Tampon Run
“I jokingly said ‘Maybe we can make a game where someone throws tampons at people’s faces.'”
Chocolate skulls on Etsy render your cranium delicious
Finally: some functionality to the human cranium.
Roundabout’s wacky premise has an unexpected meaning
A revolving limousine is one of the new icons of videogame camp.
Chicago’s Bit Bash proves how pleasant videogame events can be
The Midwest rides again.
Hyrule Warriors plays rough with your childhood
In which the pinata refills itself.
New Bloodborne trailer shows horror is better with friends
I’ve always thought Bloodborne is what might happen if the raw brutality of Dario Argento merged with the insane hellscapes that must populate the mind of Clive Barker. The new trailer takes us to some spaces generally familiar to horror buffs, but does so beautifully. It even lets me do the thing I
Candela lights up London with its glowing green hue
London Design Festival gets a nightlight
Hammock bath tub is the epitome of high-tech relaxation
The future is now and it’s extremely comfortable.
Descend into a labyrinth of archives in this interactive documentary
Borges predicted the internet would be an incoherent archive of information.
HopSlide is a puzzler for our multiscreen world
What if the videogames started to talk to each other?
The return of Aphex Twin, and why it matters
Richard D. James is the ghost in the machine.
Final Fantasy XV gets weirder, adds sick car
There are not many other genres where four people with perfect hair, wearing all black, can ride around in a convertible that combines the suicide doors of a Rolls Royce with the bold roundness of an Audi, casually killing everything that they come across, and there be absolutely nothing be wrong wi