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5+ hour, 3+ min ago (14+ words) Petit Planet: All the key details on Ho Yo's Animal Crossing-like life sim'PC Gamer...
Dispatch doesn't let you derail conversations with blank, vacant stares because 'less than 1%' of players ever chose to stay silent in Telltale games
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (355+ words) Lincoln has been writing about games for 12 years'unless you include the essays about procedural storytelling in Dwarf Fortress he convinced his college professors to accept. Leveraging the brainworms from a youth spent in World of Warcraft to write for sites…...
Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player's favor: 'anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) "If coincidences are just coincidences, why do they feel so contrived?" When Firaxis's XCOM remake came out a constant complaint in the comments was that its random number generator was clearly cheating against players. Someone would miss a 95% chance, or…...
Making Dispatch was motivated by 'a mix of arrogance and stupidity,' its creative directors say
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (362+ words) Developing Dispatch meant ignoring investors and publishers who insisted it was doomed. Along with fellow co-founders Pierre Charette and Michael Chung, Herman and Lenart formed Ad Hoc in 2018 after having left Telltale games'which, "by sheer coincidence," had shut down within…...
How to get past the security guard in High on Life 2
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (313+ words) And whether should you kill him for his keycard. Puzzling out how to get past the security guard in High on Life 2 is really your first introduction to how the game handles consequences, which is to say: it doesn't. Still,…...
High on Life 2 review: Sorry Squanch, I wasn't familiar with your game
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (407+ words) What is it A singleplayer FPS with jokes on jokes on jokes. Release date February 13, 2026 Expect to pay $60 Publisher Squanch Games Developer Squanch Games Reviewed on RTX 5090, Ryzen 7 9800 X3 D 4. 7 GHz, 64 GB RAMMultiplayer None Steam Deck Untested Link Official site I'm…...
Dispatch sold over 3 million copies in 2025, and only around five percent of players beat the game without romancing anyone
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (183+ words) Who's got time for romance? I've got a job to do! Interactive superhero show Dispatch was a critical success, receiving a healthy 89% in PC Gamer's review, and now we've learned it was a commercial success, too, selling over 3 million copies…...
Dispatch being 'basically a live-service game for a month' did gangbusters, but leads say don't expect to copy it and get the same result
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) "If you think episodic alone is going to be the thing that dictates success for you, then good luck!" It feels like everyone I know's gone batty for Dispatch, Ad Hoc's superhero management sim that picks up Telltale's choose-your-own-adventure torch…...
Arc Raiders got a surprise cameo in South Park, and the devs learned about it just two days before the episode aired
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (67+ words) The story's also an interesting peek behind the curtain at how chaotic and down-to-the-wire production on a South Park episode is. I suppose that's the price of staying current. 1. Best overall: Game Sir G7 Pro 2. Best budget: Game Sir Nova Lite…...
Mr Beast's pop up theme park in Saudi Arabia looks to be a masterclass in cynicism
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling…...