… "I think modern, or even medieval, history is harder to map onto a 4X because they don’t have the same plausible 'empty map' starting point that the ancient history era has," Johnson said. …
… "Modern day rifts will focus on Edward’s internal struggles" is how he put it, which I suppose doesn’t totally eliminate the chance I’ll end up hunting for post-it notes next to some programmers eating their lunch. …
… I've barely spent any time in the story campaign, but I do like the feel of it. …
… I don’t know where we’ll be by 2355, the year The Outer Worlds’ story kicks off. But there’s much that’s familiar in Obsidian’s blend of historical piracy and modern-day work culture. …
… The setup, in present-day English: it's the 17th century, and you are a student of the great occultist Mariken Svangård. …
… Yeah, Xenonauts 2 is a modern UFO . UFO? Oh, right, you’re like 9 or whatever. So, in 1994 there was UFO aka X-COM . Build bases, shoot down UFOs, land soldiers to shoot them and reverse engineer their stuff. In 2009, Goldhawk started on Xenonauts , a modern interpretation of that idea. …
… The story is middling. …
… How much gel does Nightwing use up in a day? Only Barbara Gordon knows, and she ain't tellin'. New 52 How to get: Complete the Main Story. …
… Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines This adaptation of the modern-day vampires pen 'n' paper RPG is steeped in sex, grime, horror and manipulation, and despite some pulp sensibilities it still goes to places other mainstream games dare not. …
… Read more on early DayZ in Matt Cox's DayZ review . …