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After six years in development, Nightdive have finally confirmed a release date for their remaster of the excellent System Shock 2, and that date is June 26th 2025. It is available to pre-order on Steam and over at GOG too (and there's absolutely no difference in the price - £21.59 or whatever...

Romero is a legend in game development. Doom is one of the most influential franchises ever created, and the next entry, Doom: The Dark Ages is just around the corner. But Doom is not just pushing the envelope with new releases, it's going old school too. So if you're still playing DOOM (and...

New leak suggests Marvel Rivals is getting Arakko as its next map, possibly landing with the mid-season update on May 30. According to X0X_LEAK and Miller Ross, lore files hint at Ultron attacking Krakoa, stealing Cerebro, and vanishing to Arakko, setting up the next battleground. In the...

Seems like there’s loads of games on the release radar all the time. Every day they add more. Some great, some … hmm … not-so-great but new games nonetheless. What new games do you have your beady eye on? Two for me: Doom The Dark Ages and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.

Do you remember the first game that kept you awake at night either through playing or thinking about playing? For me it was Star Wars: TIE Fighter. First, the version in 1994 which I borrowed from a mate on floppy disk, and then as the sublime Collector's CD ROM which whacked up the resolution...

Where do you get your reviews from these days and are they any good? I saw a review recently that said that Assassins Creed: Shadows has 'some problems' and then the reviewer awarded it a perfect score. What's going on with that? How can something which has problems be perfect? That just doesn't...

I'll start! Are you ready? "Trophy/achievement hunting is a waste of time." There, I said it! These things are put there to shore up bad games. It's like, if the quality isn't there for me to explore everything in the game, I'm not gonna bother to explore it. Developers know this, and trophies...

How many games have you finished so far this year? One, two, any? Sometimes it's down to the game design. Most open-world, live-service games never end (I'm looking at you Destiny 2!) and that can steal any sense of accomplishment someone like me gets from games. I have replayed Portal and...

In Episode 26 of the Critical Moves Podcast, Al, Nuno, Joe, Tim, Adam, and newcomer Jack gather for a special Q&A session, turning the tables and answering all the burning questions from the community. No debates or themes this time, just unfiltered, honest answers, plenty of banter, and the...

In Episode 25 of Critical Moves, hosts Tim and Al sit down with Brandon Casteel, the lead designer of Tempest Rising, to discuss the game’s long development history, its retro-futuristic aesthetic, and what makes it stand out in the modern RTS landscape. They dive into the mechanics, the...

In Episode 24 of the Critical Moves Podcast, hosts Al, Nuno, and Tim discuss the ongoing debate between real-time strategy (RTS) and turn-based strategy (TBS) games. The team dives into the strengths and weaknesses of both formats, their appeal to different types of players, and where hybrid...

In Episode 23 of the Critical Moves Podcast, hosts Al, Nuno, and Tim delve into Broken Arrow, a large-scale real-time tactics game that blends military simulation ambitions with arcade-style execution. Drawing from their hands-on experiences with the preview build, the team evaluates the game's...

My dream is for the Dawn of War franchise to get a reboot. Preferably with Dawn of War 4, but I'd accept a remaster of the first game.

You guys would really get along with @Sir Nuno - he loves Age of Empires. I really should give it another outing. It never really clicked with me the first time around.

Welcome to the forum, matey! CoH3 is a cracking game. Did you play the first two as well?

The enhanced version of the classic 4X strategy game Emperor of the Fading Suns has just launched on Steam for PC and Linux, priced at $9.99. Originally released in the late 90s, the game has been given a modest update aimed at improving the overall experience without changing the core gameplay...

Looks like Respawn and Bit Reactor’s turn-based Star Wars game is starting to leak ahead of the official reveal on April 19. Screenshots from a 2023 build just hit the web, giving us an early look at what’s coming. This one’s squad-based, isometric, and clearly built with XCOM fans in mind. The...

In Episode 22 of the Critical Moves Podcast, hosts Al and Nuno sit down with Dr. Luke Hughes, lead designer of Burden of Command, a tactical leadership RPG set during World War II. The conversation delves into the game's extensive development journey, its emphasis on player-driven storytelling...

Steam is running yet another sale fest, this time featuring reductions on a wide selection of - you guessed it - City Builders and Colony sims. https://store.steampowered.com/category/strategy_cities_settlements/ The standout title has to be the excellent Cities Skylines for £2.49. I'm not...

eXplorminate was one of the inspirations behind the creation of Critical Moves and big changes are going down over there. eXplorminate is now under new ownership. The details of which can be found here: A New Chapter: Buying eXplorminate We wish Andy all the luck in the world as he tries to...