Automating a Different Type of Wordsmithing in Word Factori Demo

The demo for Word Factori shows the kind of game that can easily seep into your brain, simple on the surface but the free-form nature of creation making it hard to resist tinkering endlessly with each new solution.  The small number of buildings can create anything you’d need and also make the game highly approachable, even as the solution to the longer words gets more and more complex. 

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Review: Fall of Porcupine

Fall of Porcupine still succeeds when it comes to delivering an enjoyable story that sheds light on all sorts of struggles that health care workers face, while still providing several doses of fun gameplay and a nice town filled with interesting and unique characters to interact with.

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Will Pikmin 4 Offer Nighttime Adventures or Stick to Familiar Ground?

But with just over a month until release and a new trailer that dropped last week that still does not acknowledge the aforementioned tease, Nintendo is running out of time to show off this potential feature. This seems like a strange choice if the new mechanic does actually exist, as it could entice fans of other survival games to try out Nintendo’s own take on the genre. 

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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Rises Again with Remastered Version

While it hasn’t made major changes to gameplay and story, it’s still a labor of aesthetic love as the remaster brings the title to current generation consoles. For fans that have played Ghost Trick before, a brand new sound and look await them.

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Five Eye-Brow Raising Reveals From Summer Game Fest 2023

E3 as an institution may be out of the picture now, but its legacy was nonetheless carried on this year by Summer Game Fest. Even those companies that didn’t directly participate in the show had something to share last week, and it’s probably safe to say that most gamers have at least one big release to look forward to in the coming months. Here’s a quick round-up of some of the show’s biggest surprises and their possible implications for gaming’s future.

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Review: F1 23

F1 23 makes welcome changes and additions to the series with the most beneficial being the racing. My Team, Career and Two-Player Career have surface updates, but is largely the same. The new icons in the Champions Edition aren’t much to write home about outside of Nigel Mansell. I don’t think many would clamor to have Pastor Maldonado as a teammate. F1 World is a surprising addition that adds a whole new element to the series while Braking Point 2 is a good follow up if you’re in the mood for some drama. The team did include the Supercars again, but it’s buried in F1 World and the cars are exactly the same. There are still no classic cars or track options, which was a great addition but has been phased out in recent years. 

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