Mark Delaney

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Editor at GameSpot

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Sea Of Thieves Should Have Copycats By Now--Here's Why It's Still One Of A Kind

2 weeks ago | gamespot.com | Mark Delaney

There are very few games I've spent more time in over the past several years than Sea of Thieves. Part of that is because there's still, quite surprisingly, no other game attempting the same style. There are other pirate games, but the piracy setting is really just a wrapper--a well-suited one, no doubt--but one could see a Sea of Thieves-style game existing in other frameworks, too.
Fortnite Is Finally Back On iOS In The US; Here's How To Download It

2 weeks ago | gamespot.com | Mark Delaney

Fortnite has returned to iOS after nearly five years away from the platform in the US. A lengthy legal drama between Fortnite developer Epic Games and Apple saw the two sides pitted against each other over Apple's digital storefront business practices. A recent ruling by a judge forced Apple to let Fortnite back on the platform, though soon after, Apple had blocked Epic's app submission on one last technicality that kept the game from reappearing on iOS last week. But now, it's downloadable.
Remedy's Control Spin-Off, FBC: Firebreak, Takes Inspiration From A Surprising Source

3 weeks ago | gamespot.com | Mark Delaney

FBC: Firebreak is Remedy's first multiplayer game, and it's jumping into the well-occupied space of co-op PvE shooters. That means it has the benefit of looking to predecessors in the genre to understand what works, what doesn't, and in what ways Firebreak can stand out from the pack.
Control Spin-Off FBC: Firebreak Is A Defiant, Punk-Rock Take On Co-Op Shooters

3 weeks ago | gamespot.com | Mark Delaney

I was several missions into my hands-on session with FBC: Firebreak when I consciously tried to pinpoint why I was enjoying it so much. The hordes of Hiss overwhelmed me and my group like an exciting round of Left 4 Dead, one of my favorite games ever made; that certainly helped.
Here's How FBC: Firebreak Fits Into The Remedy Connected Universe

3 weeks ago | gamespot.com | Mark Delaney

When FBC: Firebreak arrives on June 17, it will be the latest game to add to the Remedy Connected Universe. It's inherently a Control spin-off, even being set in the same liminal bureaucratic maze known as the Oldest House, so there's no question whether it would contribute to Remedy's Marvel-like spider web of storytelling, but after speaking to the team, we now know a bit more about how it will contribute to that connected universe. We know the game is set six years after the events of Control.
Fortnite's Item Shop Looks Very Different Right Now; It's Empty

4 weeks ago | gamespot.com | Mark Delaney

The Fortnite item shop has ballooned in recent years. In 2018 or so, you might find a new character skin, or "outfit," in there a few times per week. These days, it's a megastore full of licensed music, muscle cars, virtual Lego playsets, Marvel heroes, and even the protagonist of a 1970s Mexican superhero sitcom, for reasons that still elude me to this day. But today the shop looks very different: It's almost entirely empty.
Skin Deep Review - System Snark

1 month ago | gamespot.com | Mark Delaney

The immersive sim is arguably gaming's worst-named genre, as it really doesn't tell you much. Aren't most video games designed to immerse you, and aren't they all, in a sense, simulating something? Trying to define what makes an "immersive sim" has long been a running bit among creators and players. I've previously joked that it's a game in which you can flush the toilets, due to how oddly ubiquitous that feature is in games like Prey, BioShock, and other genre standouts.
Skin Deep Review - System Snark

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Mark Delaney

3 days agoBy Azura, By Azura, By Azura The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered added facial hair. Yes, the original version of Oblivion did not have any scruff in sight. No beards in the character creator and not a single mustache can be found in the enormous province of Cyrodiil. Adding beards to a handful …
Tony Hawk Meets Mirror's Edge In This Parkour Game With Great Steam Reviews

1 month ago | gamespot.com | Mark Delaney

If you don't play games on PC (or even if you do), you might not know that there's been a run on parkour games for a while now. All of these also compete with games like Roblox and Fortnite, where parkour sims carve out a major aspect of the user-generated worlds on display. But one of these parkour games stands out above the rest: Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game.
Tony Hawk Meets Mirror's Edge In This Parkour Game With Great Steam Reviews

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Mark Delaney

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are already being cancelled, brace yourselvesNintendo is allegedly cancelling some Switch 2 pre-orders, so if you've snagged one, you might want to double-check your inbox. Depending on where you …