hades
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33 Immortals Is Like 33-Player Hades, Which, Woah
If you thought 33 Immortals looked like Hades, just wait until you play it. The top-down cooperative action roguelike from developer Thunder Lotus has a lot of similarities to the award-winning game from Supergiant, from its gameplay to its concept, but there’s one key difference: 33 players will enter the fray together, and have to…
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Metal Band Periphery Liked Hades So Much They Wrote A Song About Zagreus
1Every now and again, I get to write about metal crossing over with a video game. Today is one of those good, good days. If you’re not into metal, sorry, this news item won’t be for you. Prog metal band Periphery is preparing to release its fifth studio album, Periphery V: Djent Is Not A…
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Oh Shit, They’re Making A Hades Sequel
During tonight’s Game Awards, host Geoff Keighley announced that the popular indie studio Supergiant Games is developing a sequel to its critically acclaimed action rogue-like Hades. Aptly titled Hades 2, the game is currently being developed for an early access release, with news on the game coming in 2023.
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How To Calculate A Game’s True Value From Its Price And Length
As we all know, video games are judged on four criteria: The graphics, the gameplay familiarity, the price, and the length. But often times, the “video games media” conflates such objective judgements with corrupting elements of so-called artistic value and cultural impact. With games like the recently released, but woefully brief (well under 20 hours!)…