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Video games are reigniting my love for Star Wars
Video games are currently the strongest medium for revitalizing the Star Wars franchise's narrative, offering fresh stories and characters that reignite passion. Titles like Star Wars Zero Company and Star Wars: Galactic Racer showcase the value of narrative writers by exploring new avenues within familiar eras and surprising players with compelling campaigns.
Gods With Badges Makes Bodycam Footage a Tactical Choice
Strange Scaffold announced Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game where players can disable a police officer's bodycam for new combat and dialogue options, impacting the story. The game, which began as Artificer's Hard Justice project, is scheduled for a 2027 release on PC via Steam. The mechanic of disabling the bodycam is central to gameplay and narrative consequences.
Strange Scaffold announces Gods With Badges, a tactics game where you decide when to switch off your bodycam
Strange Scaffold has announced Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game set to release on PC in 2027. Players control a disgraced police officer in a dystopian city, making dialogue and combat choices that shape their reputation. The game features isometric turn-based combat and a unique mechanic where players can disable their body camera for tactical advantages.
Strange Scaffold Saved This New Tactics Game From Cancellation
The narrative-driven tactics game Gods With Badges, originally canceled by Artificer, has been saved by developer Strange Scaffold. Strange Scaffold, known for El Paso, Elsewhere, is reinterpreting the project, which follows a disgraced police officer in a dystopian city. The game is set to release on PC in 2027 and will feature choice-driven conversations and turn-based combat.
Creative Artists Agency spins up indie funding venture Frame1Games
Creative Artists Agency has launched Frame1Games, a new venture aimed at supporting independent game developers. The program will provide multi-million dollar investments, mentorship from industry leaders, and access to strategic partners. Frame1Games will be led by veteran indie funding partner Jared Yeager and spearheaded by CAA head of games Derek Douglas.
We won't get "the next FromSoftware" or "another Remedy or Larian" at this rate, warns veteran…
Veteran game developer Xalavier Nelson Jr. warns that industry consolidation and financial uncertainty are preventing new studios like Larian or Remedy from emerging. He argues that the current environment, exacerbated by issues like rising console prices due to AI-driven RAM shortages, stunts the growth of developers and limits their ability to practice and refine their craft over decades. Nelson Jr. emphasizes the need for audiences to actively support and evangelize the games and creators they love to foster a healthier development ecosystem.
Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! Crashes Onto Xbox And PC In The Year’s Weirdest Launch
Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?!, a unique action-driving-comedy game from Strange Scaffold and Frosty Pop, has launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game centers around the anime trope of being hit by a truck and transported to another world, but here the player controls a magical delivery truck to help the protagonist return home by completing deliveries and causing vehicular mayhem. The developers describe it as an "OVA-sized" take on the isekai formula, blending humor with themes of friendship and purpose.
We need games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Balatro, and Peak as a cure for the "fear" in the industry,…
Industry professionals are calling for more creative courage in game development, citing titles like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Balatro, and Peak as examples of innovation. They argue that an excessive focus on de-risking and market research leads to homogenous, uninspiring games, and that the industry's fear of risk is its greatest threat. This discussion highlights the contrast between mid-sized AA budgets and the escalating costs of AAA development.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 2 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising money for Doctors Without Borders. The event features speedrunners tackling various games, with a detailed schedule provided for Day 2, including titles like Dragon Quest 11, Super Mario Odyssey, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart across multiple platforms.
Phantom inspiration and the ethical auteur
Strange Scaffold creative director Xalavier Nelson Jr. discusses his studio's latest game, El Paso, Elsewhere, and broader issues in game development, including career longevity and knowledge transfer. Nelson highlights the disparity in creative output between film directors and game directors within their first ten years, attributing it to industry practices.
Why so many game developers don't want to use generative AI
Many game developers express strong reservations about using generative AI, citing ethical concerns, environmental impact, copyright issues, and job security risks. Despite some executives championing AI as a tool for efficiency, a significant portion of the industry views it as unproven, potentially harmful to creativity, and undesirable by players.
Strange Scaffold Reveals El Paso, Elsewhere 2
Strange Scaffold has officially announced El Paso, Elsewhere 2 during the PC Gaming Show, set to launch in 2027 for Xbox Series X|S and PC. The sequel to the acclaimed indie shooter will feature protagonist James Savage returning to explore stranger worlds, face new enemies, and continue his supernatural struggles with over 20 handcrafted levels and new vampiric abilities.
El Paso, Elsewhere 2 Revealed, Launching in 2027 for PC and Xbox
Strange Scaffold and Frosty Pop have announced El Paso, Elsewhere 2, the sequel to their 2023 neo-noir shooter. The game is set to launch in 2027 for PC and Xbox Series X|S, featuring protagonist James Savage battling supernatural forces with new vampiric abilities and weapons across reality-bending locations. The sequel will include a new story focused on grief and recovery, fully voiced cutscenes, and original music from RJ Lake and kalibration.
El Paso, Elsewhere 2 invites you back into its moody, supernatural neo-noir world with sick flips and Frankenstein
Strange Scaffold has announced El Paso, Elsewhere 2, a sequel to their supernatural neo-noir third-person shooter. The game will feature protagonist James Savage on a journey across the US, utilizing new vampire abilities and facing off against various enemies, including Frankenstein. The studio head, Xalavier Nelson Jr., expressed gratitude for the opportunity to create a sequel, noting the studio's past struggles. El Paso, Elsewhere 2 is slated for release in 2027.
El Paso, Elsewhere 2 announced for Xbox Series, PC
Strange Scaffold has announced El Paso, Elsewhere 2, the sequel to their neo-noir third-person shooter, set to launch for Xbox Series and PC in 2027. The game will feature over 20 handcrafted levels with fast-paced combat, vampiric abilities, and a new neo-noir story following protagonist James Savage.
A shooter we called 'one of the boldest, freshest games' of 2023 is getting a sequel: El Paso, Elsewhere 2…
A sequel to the acclaimed 2023 indie title El Paso, Elsewhere, titled El Paso, Elsewhere 2, has been announced at the PC Gaming Show and is slated for release on Steam next year. The sequel will feature James Savage traveling across the United States and into the void, with over 20 levels offering diverse environments and a new narrative. Developed by Strange Scaffold and featuring a new hip-hop soundtrack by RJ Lake, the game promises high-octane shooting and fully-voiced cutscenes.
Strange Scaffold’s Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! Arrives July 29 for Xbox Series X|S and PC
Strange Scaffold announced that its absurdist anime driving game, Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?!, will launch on July 29 for PC and Xbox Series X|S. The game involves making deliveries and crashing into obstacles to transport resources to a fantasy world. A free demo will be available during Steam Next Fest.
Strange Scaffold Announces Anime Driving Game Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?!
Developer Strange Scaffold has announced their new game, Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?!, an anime-inspired vehicular action and visual novel mash-up. Players will control a truck that isekais people into a fantasy world, smashing through objects to help a corporate climber named Carissa Ward. The game is set to launch on PC via Steam later this year.
PAX East 2027 Returns to the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center Apr. 22-25, 2027
PAX East 2027 will return to the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston from April 22-25, 2027. The event, organized by ReedPop and Penny Arcade, celebrated over a hundred thousand attendees in 2026 with highlights including demos for Pokopia and Pokemon Champions, a keynote by Xalavier Nelson Jr., and a panel for IllFonic's Halloween featuring John Carpenter. The show also featured new game premieres like Wyldheart, an expo hall, and various community events.
Xalavier Nelson Jr, director of Space Baby Warlord Trading Simulator, will never uninstall Warframe and would love to see an Outriders 2: 'I think that game would have been really special'
Xalavier Nelson Jr, director of Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator and founder of Strange Scaffold, discusses the games installed on his PC. He highlights Warframe as a live-service game he'll never uninstall due to its evolving nature and respect for player time, and expresses a desire for an Outriders 2, praising the original for its flawed charm. Nelson Jr also shares his appreciation for older titles like Cultic and Blood: Fresh Supply, emphasizing the importance of understanding game history.
