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Throne of Darkness Had Whole Team Fighting and Risking Death. It Was a Diablo and Diablo 2 Clone That Wasn't Afraid to Experiment

Throne of Darkness Had Whole Team Fighting and Risking Death. It Was a Diablo and Diablo 2 Clone That Wasn't Afraid to Experiment

Throne of Darkness is a forgotten Diablo 2 competitor with more of the „Devil” DNA than it appears.

video games

Hubert Sosnowski

October 14, 2024

Throne of Darkness Had Whole Team Fighting and Risking Death. It Was a Diablo and Diablo 2 Clone That Wasn't Afraid to Experiment
AquaNox Captivated Gamers With Its Graphics Despite Being Just a Blowout

AquaNox Captivated Gamers With Its Graphics Despite Being Just a Blowout

It would seem that the pursuit of graphics in video games is an „invention” of recent years. Nothing could be further from the truth, and AquaNox, an underwater shooter released in 2001, is a prime example.

video games

Christian Pieniazek

October 7, 2024

AquaNox Captivated Gamers With Its Graphics Despite Being Just a Blowout
Broken Sword Threw Players Into Templar vs Assassin Conflict and Ended Tedious „Pixel Hunting”

Broken Sword Threw Players Into Templar vs Assassin Conflict and Ended Tedious „Pixel Hunting”

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is one of the best adventure games in the history of the genre. An engaging story was woven into gameplay that abandoned the tired and annoying themes familiar from other adventure games of the time.

video games

Zbigniew Woznicki

October 1, 2024

Broken Sword Threw Players Into Templar vs Assassin Conflict and Ended Tedious „Pixel Hunting”
How to Find Protective Pendant in Halls of Torment 1.0

How to Find Protective Pendant in Halls of Torment 1.0

Can’t find the Protective Pendant in Haunted Caverns? Check out our detailed Halls of Torment guide for a step by step walkthrough.

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Olga Racinowska

September 30, 2024

How to Find Protective Pendant in Halls of Torment 1.0
Father of PlayStation Discusses Origins of Iconic Console; „Everyone at Sony Told Us We Would Fail in This Project”

Father of PlayStation Discusses Origins of Iconic Console; „Everyone at Sony Told Us We Would Fail in This Project”

The father of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, revealed that there was no faith in the success of the console at Sony. In 1993, the failure of the hardware, which eventually became the apple of the company's eye, was prophesied.

hardware & software

Zbigniew Woznicki

September 26, 2024

Father of PlayStation Discusses Origins of Iconic Console; „Everyone at Sony Told Us We Would Fail in This Project”
Close Combat 3, Best Wargame of Its Time, Focused on Soldier Psychology and the Eastern Front

Close Combat 3, Best Wargame of Its Time, Focused on Soldier Psychology and the Eastern Front

With ratings of 90%, Close Combat 3 was one of the best-rated strategy games of 1999. No wonder - it was the peak of popularity for the series, which wanted to show pixelated soldiers as something to be scared of.

video games

Adam Kusiak

September 23, 2024

Close Combat 3, Best Wargame of Its Time, Focused on Soldier Psychology and the Eastern Front
Knights and Merchants Was Unique Response to Settlers and Forgotten Fruit of Love

Knights and Merchants Was Unique Response to Settlers and Forgotten Fruit of Love

Knights and Merchants is a strategy game that was undoubtedly modeled on Settlers but was definitely not a copy. See a game that holds a special place in my heart.

video games

Damian Gacek

September 17, 2024

Knights and Merchants Was Unique Response to Settlers and Forgotten Fruit of Love
Brutal Shooter From Heretic and Hexen Creators. Soldier of Fortune Showed No Mercy to Opponents

Brutal Shooter From Heretic and Hexen Creators. Soldier of Fortune Showed No Mercy to Opponents

Soldier of Fortune is one of those series that had a bright future ahead of them but was eventually lost in the darkness of history. Let's check out what Raven Software's masterpiece had to offer players besides brutality.

video games

Christian Pieniazek

September 3, 2024

Brutal Shooter From Heretic and Hexen Creators. Soldier of Fortune Showed No Mercy to Opponents
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Aged Better Than Soul Reaver. That's the Cornerstone of This Legendary Series

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Aged Better Than Soul Reaver. That's the Cornerstone of This Legendary Series

Fans of Cain and Raziel have reason to rejoice, as we will most likely get a remaster of Soul Reaver. On this occasion, it is worth firing up the first Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. It's still a great game that has aged the best of the series.

video games

Hubert Sosnowski

August 7, 2024

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Aged Better Than Soul Reaver. That's the Cornerstone of This Legendary Series
This Shooter Still Impresses with Its Awe-Inspiring Graphics. Black from Criterion Games Remains a Tasty Treat

This Shooter Still Impresses with Its Awe-Inspiring Graphics. Black from Criterion Games Remains a Tasty Treat

Rarely do specialists in spectacular racing venture into the field of shooters. Criterion Games team and its Black is proof that such a breakneck venture can be a recipe for success.

video games

Christian Pieniazek

July 31, 2024

This Shooter Still Impresses with Its Awe-Inspiring Graphics. Black from Criterion Games Remains a Tasty Treat
This Game Combined Features of Heroes and Magic the Gathering. Etherlords Had No Mercy for Newcomers

This Game Combined Features of Heroes and Magic the Gathering. Etherlords Had No Mercy for Newcomers

At a time when the Heroes of Might and Magic series was still at its peak, the Nival team took on a seemingly impossible task and launched an assault on the territory it had seized. Etherlords drew handfuls from the legacy of the iconic series, but also introduced ideas of its own.

video games

Christian Pieniazek

July 2, 2024

This Game Combined Features of Heroes and Magic the Gathering. Etherlords Had No Mercy for Newcomers
Good Humor and Weapons Turning World Upside Down. Armed and Dangerous Is the Last Game in the Spirit of Shiny Entertainment

Good Humor and Weapons Turning World Upside Down. Armed and Dangerous Is the Last Game in the Spirit of Shiny Entertainment

Armed and Dangerous is the second game from Planet Moon Studios that had an original idea for itself. Let's find out what makes it popular even today.

video games

Christian Pieniazek

July 1, 2024

Good Humor and Weapons Turning World Upside Down. Armed and Dangerous Is the Last Game in the Spirit of Shiny Entertainment
We Have Diablo at Home. Without Get Medieval, There Wouldn’t Be Many Iconic Games

We Have Diablo at Home. Without Get Medieval, There Wouldn’t Be Many Iconic Games

Get Medieval, although it didn't exactly belong to the same genre as Diablo 2, was considered by the „backyard” to be a cheap fake of a Blizzard game. However, when we discarded prejudices, it turned out to be an interesting and graceful arcade game.

video games

Hubert Sosnowski

June 26, 2024

We Have Diablo at Home. Without Get Medieval, There Wouldn’t Be Many Iconic Games
Story of the Myth Series, or How to Revolutionize Strategies

Story of the Myth Series, or How to Revolutionize Strategies

With the Myth series, Bungie revolutionized the strategy genre and developed a dark fantasy epic that is still unmatched today.

video games

Adrian Werner

June 6, 2024

Story of the Myth Series, or How to Revolutionize Strategies
How to Cheese Dog in Animal Well

How to Cheese Dog in Animal Well

If you are struggling with a Ghost Dog in Animal Well, there is a cheese method that can facilitate this portion of the game.

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Aleksander Kartasinski

May 14, 2024

How to Cheese Dog in Animal Well
How to Use Flute in Animal Well

How to Use Flute in Animal Well

If you would like to learn the biggest power of the flute in Animal Well, we have prepared this article especially for you.

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Aleksander Kartasinski

May 13, 2024

How to Use Flute in Animal Well
20-YO Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood Wasn't Afraid to Experiment. This Unique Combat System is Remembered to This Day

20-YO Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood Wasn't Afraid to Experiment. This Unique Combat System is Remembered to This Day

Robin Hood is a character that everyone knows. However, not everyone's aware that this hero lived to see his own game modeled on the Commandos series. The Sherwood legend has his own flair, including a very unusual combat system.

video games

Damian Gacek

April 17, 2024

20-YO Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood Wasn't Afraid to Experiment. This Unique Combat System is Remembered to This Day
Fans Annoy Gears Developer. „Please Stop Asking Me to Bring Back Games That I Don’t Have the Rights To”

Fans Annoy Gears Developer. „Please Stop Asking Me to Bring Back Games That I Don’t Have the Rights To”

Cliff Bleszinski has had enough of fans writing to him regarding the return of games to which the American developer has long lost the rights. Could this be the result of rumors of a revamp of the first installments of the Gears series?

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

April 11, 2024

Fans Annoy Gears Developer. „Please Stop Asking Me to Bring Back Games That I Don’t Have the Rights To”
Fan Pays $90,000 for Castlevania NES, First Game Bought by His Mother Years Ago

Fan Pays $90,000 for Castlevania NES, First Game Bought by His Mother Years Ago

More than $90,000 was paid by a gamer to have an original copy of Castlevania - the first game he got from his mother many years ago.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

April 9, 2024

Fan Pays $90,000 for Castlevania NES, First Game Bought by His Mother Years Ago
First RPG From Creators of Baldur's Gate 3 is Holding Up. Without Divine Divinity, There'd Be no Larian as We Know It

First RPG From Creators of Baldur's Gate 3 is Holding Up. Without Divine Divinity, There'd Be no Larian as We Know It

Larian came a long way before it released three veritable behemoths of the RPG genre. The road that was concluded with Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 began with a highly successful hybrid of hack'n'slash and role-playing game – the imperfect, albeit great Divine Divinity.

video games

Hubert Sosnowski

April 2, 2024

First RPG From Creators of Baldur's Gate 3 is Holding Up. Without Divine Divinity, There'd Be no Larian as We Know It