Robin Bea

Pittsburgh

Gaming Writer, Editor and Video Producer at Freelance

Game Critic and Reporter at Inverse

Game critic/reporter @inversedotcom, second-best host of @girlmode_pod. [email protected] 🏳️‍⚧️she/her🏳️‍⚧️ @bdgunion forever

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Articles

An Inventive Puzzle Game Is Responding To A Big Disappointment With A New Steam Demo

5 days ago | inverse.com | Robin Bea

Showcases like Summer Game Fest and Day of the Devs can be some of the best ways to introduce new players to a game, no matter its size. Selections at these shows tend to be featured on Steam’s front page, get widely shared online, and get a big boost from potential players adding them to wishlists. So what can a developer do to get noticed if they don’t make it into a showcase?
Wait, Is A 'Chrono Trigger' Remake Still Happening? Confusing Rumors Swirl

5 days ago | inverse.com | Robin Bea

For the past few years, Square Enix has found a lot of success in remaking some of its most beloved older games with Final Fantasy VII Remake and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake. Other remakes of classic RPGs, namely Final Fantasy IX, have also been rumored, but there may be no game players are clamoring for a new version of more than Chrono Trigger.
The Early Internet Is Even Weirder Than I Remember In A Free Detective Game On Amazon Prime

6 days ago | inverse.com | Robin Bea

If you’re old enough to clearly remember the old internet, you probably have some amount of nostalgia for it, flaws and all. Sure, it was slow as hell, full of auto-playing music and garish gifs. It was hard to find anything, and a total lack of standards made it just as difficult to navigate and read pages even if you managed to dodge the popups, scammy ads, and malware that were basically everywhere.
Steam’s Most Surprising New Puzzle Game Is ‘Tetris’ With A Strategy Twist

6 days ago | inverse.com | Robin Bea

You can’t really improve on Tetris. Other falling-block puzzles like Lumines and Meteos have added their own take on its concept, but only the original has endured for decades, with even its spinoffs and reimaginings becoming some of the best puzzle games around. While no one can beat Tetris at its own game, its basic formula still leaves plenty of room for experimentation, and occasionally they can turn out as well as a captivating new roguelike on Steam.
Drop Duchy’s Tetris-Inspired Strategy Is A Fantastic Mashup I Never Would Have Expected

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Robin Bea

1 hour agoDrop Duchy looks a bit like Tetris at first glance — an L-shaped forest tile drops into the bottom left corner while a straight tile of mountains sits horizontally next to it. When the line fills up, trumpets resound and resources drop into your reserves. That’s when the game starts to feel more …
The First Xbox Handheld Has Leaked And It's Not What You’d Expect

1 week ago | inverse.com | Robin Bea

Microsoft has long been rumored to be working on a handheld PC to compete with the likes of the Steam Deck, and new photos appear to show what it could look like. Rather than a new handheld made by Microsoft, leaked photos purportedly show an Xbox-branded device made by Asus. Another handheld, this one a brand-new device made by Microsoft, is reported to still be in the works, but not slated for release for at least two years.
The First Xbox Handheld Has Leaked And It’s Not What You’d Expect

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Robin Bea

9 hours agoIt was among the last of the interactive content remaining on the streaming service. Netflix has been gradually culling its library of interactive content for a while now, but Black Mirror’s Emmy award winning Bandersnatch was one of the few survivors. Until now. As spotted by What’s on Netflix, the …
A 'Star Wars' Crossover Signals A New Era For 'Destiny 2'

1 week ago | inverse.com | Robin Bea

At a time when the future of Destiny 2 seems less certain than ever, Bungie has announced the next year of its live-service shooter in a livestream full of surprising details. The game’s next expansion, The Edge of Fate, was given a substantial preview to start the showcase, followed by announcements about other upcoming content updates, including a later expansion inspired by Star Wars.
Xbox Game Pass Just Added A Surprisingly Chill Horror Hit

1 week ago | inverse.com | Robin Bea

Horror and fishing might not seem like a natural mix. Waiting patiently for a bite while sitting by the water and watching the day pass by doesn’t exactly lend itself to much tension or fear. On the other hand, being isolated on the ocean, unaware of what might be lurking in its mysterious depths make it almost seem surprising that more fishing games haven’t already explored the potential for horror.
Steam’s Most Inventive New Puzzle Game Puts A Weirdly Satisfying Twist On Dialogue

1 week ago | inverse.com | Robin Bea

GamingA new narrative game finds inspiration in the last place you’d expect. by Robin BeaSeed by SeedThere are plenty of ways to make the typical video game conversation more interesting. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has its skill-based persuasion wheel, for example, and games like Goodbye Volcano High and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage turn dialogue choices into timed challenges.