The Best PC Game of All Time

Platforms: Xbox One, PC, PS4 Reviewed On: PC Developer: Haemimont Games Publisher: Paradox Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher. Mars, the Red Planet that has always held a strange fascination for us little Earthlings. Like so many, I watched the film adaption of The Martian and was intrigued by the story of survival on an alien world. Scientists and regular ol’ people have long dreamed of colonizing Mars, but just how difficult a task would it be? Could it ever be done? Well, Surviving Mars wants to know that too, so for some baffling reason it puts you in charge of turning Mars into a new home. A really, really dusty home. The first big decision you make in Surviving Mars, aside from what to name the rocket which will probably take you an hour alone, isn’t about how you’ll build the inaugural Martian settlement. No, it’s about where you’ll land. There are so many places to choose from and they all have differing amounts of th...

Pokémon Go players booted up the mobile game today to find the world invaded by the franchise’s original baddies, Team Rocket. In addition to taking over Pokéstops and challenging trainers to fights, the dastardly villains have also disrupted the local ecology, changing the kinds of Pokémon that players are likely to find. The theming is great because, come on, who doesn’t love Team Rocket, but overall it’s a little too shallow to hold my attention for long. After a brief preview earlier this week, Pokémon Go’s Team Rocket event began in earnest this afternoon. The biggest change is the appearance of Team Rocket grunts, who have claimed the game’s ubiquitous Pokéstops as their own. As such, these landmarks now provide scant resources to trainers looking for more items, and the only way to return them to normal is with a good, old-fashioned Pokémon battle. These fights play out just like they do at a Gym or against another trainer, the real-time aspect necessitating frantic tapping and ...