Windrose, the co-op pirate survival game from Tashkent-based indie studio Windrose Crew, launched in PC Early Access on April 14, 2026. I spent a lot of time with the demo during February’s Steam Next Fest, …
Count Vlad
Count Vlad
Count Vlad. Gaming since the Commodore 64 era, working in the games industry for over 20 years as a reviewer, editor, and marketer. A Renaissance gamer with interests in strategy and grand strategy, military sims, RPGs, and extraction shooters. Still a gamer at heart; that part has not changed since I was a kid. Science fiction writer by night.
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News & Updates
Dune: Awakening Shifts More Toward PvE as Funcom Responds to Player Demands
by Count Vladby Count VladFuncom’s latest confirmed message on Dune: Awakening marks a major directional shift for the game. In its April 9, 2026 developer update, the studio said that more than 80% of lifetime players have engaged exclusively with …
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News & Updates
DayZ update 1.29 delivers performance boost, terrain upgrades and new gear
by Count Vladby Count VladBohemia Interactive today released DayZ Update 1.29 on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. While originally planned as a smaller content update, its scope expanded significantly during the extended experimental phase, resulting in major technical improvements, firearm …
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News & Updates
StarRupture Update 1 Adds New Zones, Buildings, and Progression Changes
by Count Vladby Count VladStarRupture launched into Early Access on January 6, 2026, on PC via Steam, with Creepy Jar targeting roughly a year in Early Access before a planned full release in 2027. The studio has prior experience …
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Bethesda Drops Starfield’s Terran Armada DLC Alongside a Free Update
by Count Vladby Count VladStarfield is not done yet, and at this point that statement cuts both ways. I have been following the game closely since its divisive 2023 launch, watching Bethesda work through what has been an attempt …
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope Expansion Is Coming Summer 2026
by Count Vladby Count VladGSC Game World has announced S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope, the first major story expansion for Heart of Chornobyl, arriving Summer 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. No precise date yet, but given …
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Game Reviews
Early Impressions: Vanguard Galaxy – The Game That Plays Itself
by Count Vladby Count VladVanguard Galaxy | Developer & Publisher: Bat Roost Games | Early Access since October 30, 2025 | $8.99 on Steam I started playing EVE Online around 2005. If you know EVE, you know it’s not …
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Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Announced with Cinematic Trailer at The Game Awards
by Count Vladby Count VladAt The Game Awards 2025, Sega and Creative Assembly officially unveiled Total War: Warhammer 40,000, marking the Total War franchise’s first foray into Games Workshop’s sci-fi Warhammer 40K setting. The reveal came with a dramatic …
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When Tim Cain, creator and lead programmer of the original Fallout, explores the topic of canon, he does so from a rare vantage point of a veteran developer who shaped one of gaming’s most iconic …
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Post-apocalyptic MMO shooter PIONER to be launched on December 16, 2025
by Count Vladby Count VladThe highly anticipated post-apocalyptic MMO shooter, PIONER, will debut on will debut via Steam Early Access on December 16, 2025. PIONERÂ is a post-apocalyptic MMO shooter set on the mysterious Soviet-era island of Tartarus, offering a …