The Game That Takes Place on a Cruise Ship

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On the heels of the release of a playable 30-minute demo, 1666: Amsterdam creator Patrice Désilets took to the stage at IGN Live today to discuss the game he fought so hard to complete. 1666: Amsterdam's infamously long development process took over 15 years, which included both the game and Destilets spending time at multiple companies, before he was able to secure the rights back to finally complete his labor of love.

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Unhinged is a first-person horror game, and while it is played with your phone, your phone isn't serving as a glass-screened gamepad. Instead, the phone in your hand is the phone in your character (played by Zoë Kravitz)'s hand in the game. That means that when Sadie Sink's character Claire calls you, you tap the Answer button on your phone. When texts come in, they come in on your phone. It's all on a fictional UI on your screen, of course, but it grounds Unhinged in an easily understandable reality.

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie enjoys digital characters' musculature; Connor goes on a trip and discovers he's possibly the nosiest person around; and Kelsey goes diving. Read more