Metroid Prime is being remade as a 2D metroidvania

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The Metroid Prime series is wonderful, but there’s something about the classic 2D exploration the FPS games lacked. The two schools of thought are merged in Prime 2D, a completely free fangame that turns Metroid Prime into a modern roguelike game. The first demo was posted on the team’s forums, originally as an April fools joke, before being switched out for the real thing. …

PRIM looks like an incredible gothic burtonesque adventure with a demo coming soon

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Common Colors are currently creating PRIM, a point and click adventure with traditional frame-by-frame animation and a dark gothic style that’s inspired by Tim Burton. “Strange things are happening in the Land of the Dead. Instead of reaping souls, Thanatos, the Angel of Death, has to deal with his teenage daughter Prim. Every night, Prim has the same dream: An …

The best games like Rimworld and Dwarf Fortress

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As Charles Caleb Colton said back in the days of the Commodore 64: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. But what must also be remembered is that without imitation we wouldn’t have innovation, and without innovation we wouldn’t have variety. Dwarf Fortress, iconic for its deep, emergent gameplay and ASCII graphics, actually innovated on games like King of Dragon …

Capcom now says 390,000 people’s information may be compromised in ransomware attack

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January 12, 2021 Capcom has issued an update on its November data breach. Capcom confirmed in November that it was the subject of a ransomware attack, which compromised a wide array of the company’s private information. The breach occurred on November 2, and on November 4 Capcom issued a press release which said “at present there is no indication that any customer information …