Pam K Ferdinand

1 week ago | gamerant.com | Pam K Ferdinand

A game recently added to PS Plus Extra, Humankind, currently has a platinum trophy that is unattainable. Amplitude Studios’ turn-based strategy game originally released in 2021 and received generally positive reviews, with players comparing it to the Civilization series. Humankind lets players explore 60 cultures spanning six eras of human civilization, or players can diverge from history and create their own unique civilization.

2 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Pam K Ferdinand

The United States Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, has officially dropped its case opposing Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Many people will be surprised that the case was still being pursued, considering that the FTC’s original request for an injunction on the deal was denied in July 2023. Microsoft completed the $68.7 billion acquisition in October of that year, and many Activision Blizzard games have since been released on Xbox Game Pass.

2 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Pam K Ferdinand

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2 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Pam K Ferdinand

Throes of the Watchmaker DLC for Sea of Stars offers eight hours of new content, more playable classes, and a new character. The DLC introduces a carnival-themed clockwork world with new areas, music, enemies, and bosses. Sea of Stars, has released its first, and perhaps only, major DLC expansion, Throes of the Watchmaker. The award-winning turn-based RPG is currently sitting at a comfortable Very Positive rating on Steam and an impressive 97% on OpenCritic, and for good reason.

2 weeks ago | gamerant.com | Pam K Ferdinand

Publisher Slitherine has revealed that two Warhammer 40Kgames, Sanctus Reach and Armageddon, will be delisted from Steam on May 19. The long-running sci-fi series got its start as a tabletop miniatures game by Games Workshop and has branched into a vast multimedia universe, spanning across books, animated series, and video games. The number of Warhammer 40K games released over the years currently runs in the dozens, with the first, Space Crusade, being released by Gremlin Interactive in 1992.