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Total War: Attila becomes Tolkien war, as a massive Lord of the Rings mod delivers its full campaign
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Total War: Attila becomes Tolkien war, as a massive Lord of the Rings mod delivers its full campaign

If you're in the mood for more TWar following the recent reveals of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 and Total War: Medieval 3, one of Total War: Attila's most ambitious mods has finally made it to 1.0 release. It's taken a decade for Lord of the Rings conversion The Dawnless Days to deliver its full ring-warring campaign, but that day's arrived at long last. Read more

Angeline Era is all about the joy of hidden worlds and the looping frenzy of combat Dodgems
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Angeline Era is all about the joy of hidden worlds and the looping frenzy of combat Dodgems

As a kid playing RPGs in the 90s, I’d roam backdrops spamming the pick-up button in hopes of secret treasure. I’d do this especially in PS1 Final Fantasies, with their deceptively inert hand-drawn environments, and their greasy invisible walls. You’d smoosh Squall Leonhart's galloping form up against the level border as though bashing a skirting board with a hoover nozzle, and every now and then, you'd be rewarded with the hitch of a searching animation. Read more

Doom's 32nd birthday has birthed a site which lets you rip and tear through fan-made levels in your browser
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Doom's 32nd birthday has birthed a site which lets you rip and tear through fan-made levels in your browser

Amid the maelstrom of things happening last week, the original Doom blasted out the candles on a big cake commemorating its 32 years of demon destruction. As part of those celebrations, the shooter which can be played on (inhales) human test, lawnmower, electric toothbrush, tractor, the bad social media place, pregancy test, and gut bacteria - it's gained another way in which to be appreciated. There's now a website called DoomScroll which lets you dive into a bunch of fan-made level WADs via b

I didn't expect a management game like The Alters to make me question my life choices
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I didn't expect a management game like The Alters to make me question my life choices

11 Bit Studios' sci-fi management game The Alters arrived at a point when I was unhappy with the trajectory my life was taking. But, I wasn't expecting a story about a shipwrecked astronaut and his cabal of clones to leave me questioning not just the choices I'd taken that led me down that path, but also highlighting all the choices I had left untaken along the way. That's not bad going for a game in which you spend most evenings getting hammered playing beer pong. Read more