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When it comes to identifying the single-most important year for indie games--the one that helped showcase their innovation and saw their influence grow--it doesn't take much to make a case for 2013. It was the year of The Stanley Parable and Papers, Please, of Hotline Miami and Don't Starve. Gone Home and Kentucky Route Zero were another two that were particularly notable, and lest we forget Rogue Legacy, Guacamelee, Surgeon Simulator, Antichamber, and Depression Quest. It was a year that...
As part of the new changes coming in Season 21 of Destiny 2, developer Bungie has outlined which Exotics armor pieces will be getting overhauled. For Season of the Deep, Bungie says that it's aiming to identify underused armor pieces and revamp them to increase their appeal, and at the same time, nerf certain armor pieces that have become too powerful. Bungie's other changes will free up space on leg armor that would typically be used to run Surge mods, allowing players to insert other mods...
As its sequel, Tears of the Kingdom glides into view, it's interesting to reflect on the seismic impact The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has had on gaming since its launch in 2017. It has become the flagship open-world experience, and its compulsive, horizon-chasing gameplay loop made it an incredible advert for the Switch's TV-to-handheld unique selling point. Breath of the Wild rekindled my love for open-world adventure games, and the Nintendo Switch reshaped how I played games...