The Day I Became a Bird

Roseate spoonbill son or shaly rockbreaker daughter?

The latest attempt to dethrone The Sims from its lofty perch as the unquestioned monarch of life sim games is Paralives, an indie game looking to provide much more depth of personality than we see from The Sims or InZoi. Things seem to be going well so far, with the Early Access title selling hundreds of thousands of copies and earning Very Positive reviews on Steam since it launched on May 25. But there's one thing pretty much everyone playing so far dislikes about it: that jerky and inconsistent camera. Fortunately, there's a solution to this problem, thanks to a well-known Sims modder hoppi

Ron Howard's puzzle-box film is still enjoyable two decades after its release.

Warner Bros. Games and HBO have released a new Game of Thrones game. Game of Thrones: Dragonfire is a free-to-play mobile game based on the prequel series House of the Dragon. A strategy game set 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen was born, Dragonfire is developed by Warner Bros. Games Boston and takes inspiration from events from the TV series. You play as a Valyrian descendant who has to hatch, raise, and fly dragons in battle to dominate Westeros. The game features familiar characters from the show--including Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower--as well as original characters created

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Marie pootles around Japan in whatever season it happens to be; Victoria suspects her husband of breaking their TV; Chris walks the one-way street of Warhammer 40K miniature addiction; and Bertie enjoys being a secret agent. Read more