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Before Doom, there was Dangerous Dave, and John Romero's 8-bit hero is getting a spiritual successor next weekA spiritual successor to John Romero's early hero, Dangerous Dave, titled Haunted Lands, is set to release next week. The game aims to capture the 8-bit aesthetic of the original Dangerous Dave series while featuring significantly more visceral combat and reactivity. Haunted Lands releases on March 10 for PC.
A decade before Stalker, this obscure Ukrainian Quake clone was quietly breaking new ground for first-person shootersChasm: The Rift, an obscure Ukrainian first-person shooter from 1997 developed by Action Forms, predated S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and introduced innovative features for its time. Despite its visual similarities to Quake, Chasm utilized a unique homebrew engine and featured surprising elements like detailed dismemberment and a more involved narrative structure for the era, though its gameplay was more methodical and less fluid than its contemporaries.
GDC Awards 2026 to recognise Don Daglow and Rebecca HeinemanDon Daglow will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Rebecca Heineman will be posthumously honored with the Ambassador Award at the 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards. Daglow, a veteran of over five decades in game development, and Heineman, known for her advocacy and contributions to over 250 titles, are recognized for their significant impact on the industry.
Modiphius Entertainment Brings Fascist Murder to Table With Wolfenstein: The Roleplaying GameModiphius Entertainment is developing an official tabletop roleplaying game based on the Wolfenstein franchise, titled Wolfenstein: The Roleplaying Game. The game will utilize Modiphius' 2d20 system and focus on the narrative and setting of the more recent Machine Games titles, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein: The New Colossus. Crowdfunding for the TTRPG is planned for Fall 2026.
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons - Present Perfect GamingThis review examines Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, a 1990 platformer developed by Ideas from the Deep. Despite the author's general aversion to platformers due to their difficulty, Commander Keen is praised for its engaging level design, varied enemies, and non-linear progression, offering a more accessible experience than many contemporaries.
#5 Highly Compressed PC Games Under 20MB [Working!]This article lists five highly compressed PC games that are under 20MB, including classics like Tomb Raider (1996), Eye of the Beholder (1990), Diablo (1996), and Wolfenstein 3D (1992). It highlights their developers, publishers, and original release platforms.