Alex Van Aken

5 days ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken |Charles Harte

RuneScape: Dragonwilds is a solid survival game that brings a fresh perspective to the old-school MMORPG. In this episode of New Gameplay Today, Alex Van Aken and Charles Harte take a look at the crafting system, base-building mechanics, and early combat scenarios you might face while enjoying the stylized art direction defining this new iteration of RuneScape's world. If you missed the news, Dragonwilds surprised launched into Steam early access just two weeks after its official reveal.

2 weeks ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken |Kyle Hilliard |Charles Harte

In this episode of New Gameplay Today, we show off Haste, a blistering-fast action game that gives Sonic the Hedgehog a run for its money. Landfall, the developer behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and Stick Fight: The Game, shows off its physics-based game design chops yet again. Longtime fans may also compare this new release to Clustertruck, a first-person parkour title the studio launched in 2016, Haste offers polish and style not found in its predecessor.

Jan 31, 2024 | gameinformer.com | Jason Guisao |Alex Van Aken

Remember Apex Solo? It’s okay if you don't; it might've been before your time. The limited-time mode (LTM) dropped alongside Season 2's Iron Crown Collection Event. The rules are self-explanatory: drop into a Battle Royale match all by your lonesome, with 60 legends total competing for bragging rights as well as some cool character- or win-specific badges. In some ways, playing alone was a great way to test one's might in duels without relying on teammate assistance.

Nov 6, 2023 | gameinformer.com | Blake Hester |Alex Van Aken

Earlier this year, we spent time with tha ltd. and Enhance Experience, the creative teams behind Humanity, for a documentary on the game's development. While, on its surface, Humanity is a puzzle game about leading groups of people to a goal, as its name implies, its story wrestles with ideas of what it means to be human, the nature of groups, and why we always seem to resort to violence. Humanity's story reflects real-world events, showing us the paths we're currently on.

Sep 12, 2023 | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken |Blake Hester

In this episode of New Gameplay Today, Blake Hester and I show you a glimpse of a different kind of cooking game, Nour: Play With Your Food. Rather than tasking players with cooking a proper dish, developer Terrifying Jellyfish presents a playspace of ingredients, tools like blowtorches and meat tenderizers, and a suite of odd abilities that change gravity, freeze food, and make your culinary ingredients dance — all in the name of playfulness.