Ashley Bardhan

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The best new game I've played all year is a 30-minute demo where I just climbed rocks and ate chocolate bars - and I still care about it more than Borderlands 4 and GTA 6 combined | GamesRadar+

2 days ago | gamesradar.com | Ashley Bardhan

Here, I feel like it's just me and the cliff face. Every inch of my body, every minute of my life, is devoted to this fact. Should I reach high and dig my cracking fingernails into that faraway groove? Or do I trust my rough palm enough to grip the smooth stretch of rock in front of me?
The best new game I've played all year is a 30-minute demo where I just climbed rocks and ate chocolate bars - and I still care about it more than Borderlands 4 and GTA 6 combined | Flipboard

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Ashley Bardhan

The best new game I've played all year is a 30-minute demo where I just climbed rocks and ate chocolate bars – and I still care about it more than Borderlands 4 and GTA 6 combinedHere, I feel like it's just me and the cliff face. Every inch of my body, every minute of my life, is devoted to this fact. Should I reach high and …
This insomnia simulator has Outlast enemies, Alan Wake dream sequences, and "evil" music by a Nine Inch Nails guitarist, and I already need to watch about 50 lore videos on it

3 days ago | gamesradar.com | Ashley Bardhan

I hate when well-meaning people tell me that "sleep is so important," because I'm reminded of the fact that I'm not very good at doing it. So, in the same way that meeting someone who likes the same music as you is reassuring, I feel calm while playing the sleep deprivation sim Sleep Awake at this year's Tribeca Festival.
This insomnia simulator has Outlast enemies, Alan Wake dream sequences, and "evil" music by a Nine Inch Nails guitarist, and I already need to watch about 50 lore videos on it

3 days ago | inkl.com | Ashley Bardhan

In first person, a hand grabs onto a set of prison bars against a fleshy pink backdrop. I hate when well-meaning people tell me that "sleep is so important," because I'm reminded of the fact that I'm not very good at doing it. So, in the same way that meeting someone who likes the same music as you is reassuring, I feel calm while playing the sleep deprivation sim Sleep Awake at this year's Tribeca Festival.
Hideo Kojima celebrates his new delivery sim with the official Death Stranding 2 Giga Meat pizza, complete with can of Red Bull

5 days ago | gamesradar.com | Ashley Bardhan

Death Stranding 2: I'm thinking packages loaded on Norman Reedus' shoulders like barnacles, esoterica, gals with names like "Night Sky," "Air," "Well Behaved," etc. But director Hideo Kojima is more preoccupied with sausage, corn, and a nuclear bunker's supply of mayonnaise, as evidenced by the official Death Stranding 2: On the Beach collaboration with take-out pizza company Domino's in Japan. "Death Stranding and pizza," Kojima explains in a tweet.
Hideo Kojima celebrates his new delivery sim with the official Death Stranding 2 Giga Meat pizza, complete with can of Red Bull

5 days ago | inkl.com | Ashley Bardhan

Death Stranding 2 Sam running through the desert near a derelict city. Death Stranding 2: I'm thinking packages loaded on Norman Reedus' shoulders like barnacles, esoterica, gals with names like "Night Sky," "Air," "Well Behaved," etc. But director Hideo Kojima is more preoccupied with sausage, corn, and a nuclear bunker's supply of mayonnaise, as evidenced by the official Death Stranding 2: On the Beach collaboration with take-out pizza company Domino's in Japan.
Nostalgic indie game from publisher Annapurna is a "respite from the current cursed reality" inspired by real-life, dev says: "Ended about as well as you can expect, including a nice scar, and cow s***"

1 week ago | gamesradar.com | Ashley Bardhan

While it may be set to the '80s alt-rock fuzz of bands like Lush and Roxy Music, upcoming narrative adventure game Mixtape impressed us at both Summer Game Fest and Tribeca Film Festival this year with how its demo plays out like a timeless dream – which developer Beethoven and Dinosaur's producer Woody suggests is part of the point. "We don't have an ideal player," Woody says, "we don't make our games with a target player or audience in mind.
Nostalgic indie game from publisher Annapurna is a "respite from the current cursed reality" inspired by real-life, dev says: "Ended about as well as you can expect, including a nice scar, and cow s***"

1 week ago | inkl.com | Ashley Bardhan

Mixtape protagonists lounge in a sunlit bedroom with purple walls and fairy lights. While it may be set to the '80s alt-rock fuzz of bands like Lush and Roxy Music, upcoming narrative adventure game Mixtape impressed us at both Summer Game Fest and Tribeca Film Festival this year with how its demo plays out like a timeless dream – which developer Beethoven and Dinosaur's producer Woody suggests is part of the point.
Nostalgic indie game from publisher Annapurna is a "respite from the current cursed reality" inspired by real-life, dev says: "Ended about as well as you can expect, including a nice scar, and cow s***" | Flipboard

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ashley Bardhan

2 days agoAmazon is giving away free PC games for Prime Day. Here's how to claim themIn addition to the usual Prime Gaming offerings, Amazon is giving away several more PC games in the lead up to Prime Day 2025. A few days ago, Amazon …2 days agoHow The Roottrees are Dead ditched AI and became a hitOne of this year’s hit puzzle games wouldn’t have existed without AI — but it wouldn’t have become a hit without a human to replace it.
Deus Ex lead's new game offers a Baldur's Gate 3-grade commitment to cheese where friends can betray each other over a wheel of parmesan

1 week ago | gamesradar.com | Ashley Bardhan

I was impressed with the early Thick as Thieves build I saw in a hands-off game session at Summer Game Fest – but despite the fact that Deus Ex creator Warren Spector's new PvPvE game seems to offer compelling, magical intrigue in its early 20th century setting, I couldn't stop thinking about cheese.

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Articles

The best new game I've played all year is a 30-minute demo where I just climbed rocks and ate chocolate bars - and I still care about it more than Borderlands 4 and GTA 6 combined | GamesRadar+

The best new game I've played all year is a 30-minute demo where I just climbed rocks and ate chocolate bars - and I still care about it more than Borderlands 4 and GTA 6 combined | Flipboard

This insomnia simulator has Outlast enemies, Alan Wake dream sequences, and "evil" music by a Nine Inch Nails guitarist, and I already need to watch about 50 lore videos on it

This insomnia simulator has Outlast enemies, Alan Wake dream sequences, and "evil" music by a Nine Inch Nails guitarist, and I already need to watch about 50 lore videos on it

Hideo Kojima celebrates his new delivery sim with the official Death Stranding 2 Giga Meat pizza, complete with can of Red Bull

Hideo Kojima celebrates his new delivery sim with the official Death Stranding 2 Giga Meat pizza, complete with can of Red Bull

Nostalgic indie game from publisher Annapurna is a "respite from the current cursed reality" inspired by real-life, dev says: "Ended about as well as you can expect, including a nice scar, and cow s***"

Nostalgic indie game from publisher Annapurna is a "respite from the current cursed reality" inspired by real-life, dev says: "Ended about as well as you can expect, including a nice scar, and cow s***"

Nostalgic indie game from publisher Annapurna is a "respite from the current cursed reality" inspired by real-life, dev says: "Ended about as well as you can expect, including a nice scar, and cow s***" | Flipboard

Deus Ex lead's new game offers a Baldur's Gate 3-grade commitment to cheese where friends can betray each other over a wheel of parmesan

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