D&D Made Combat Caster Separation Totally Worse

Now new Dungeons and Dragons 2024 Player's Handbook is out, DMs and players alike are evaluating various changes to game balance and rule changes, but one thing is clear – Fighting characters are, broadly speaking, weaker than ever compared to full spellcasting classes. There are a few exceptions, such as high-level Warriors and Barbarians, who … Read more

Letting Apex Legends players engage in combat was harder than you might think

The latest season of Respawn Entertainment's battle royale game Apex Legends introduces a beloved shooting style made iconic in the 80s and 90s by director John Woo: dual-wielding pistols. Ever since Chow Yun Fat slid off that railing in Hard Boiled, game developers have tried again and again to capture that particular blend of style … Read more

Why “tease and discover” has become the backbone of Arco's combat

Psst. There you go. Know a cheeky guy with a passion for unbridled chaos and adorable two-dimensional llamas? Well then. Better tell him to take a look at Arch. The new tactical action game from publisher Panic and the development team of Franek Nowotniak, Max Cahill, Jose Ramon Garcia and Antonio Uribe is out today … Read more

Kinfire Council is an asymmetrical political combat filled with cultists, political schemes, and hidden knives.

Leading a city is a difficult task, and that job apparently becomes even more dangerous when you must contend with the machinations of your fellow rulers along with dark cults and threats from outside the walls. This is your fate in Kinfire Council, a new asymmetrical board game from Incredible Dream, the same studio behind … Read more