The Great Stroke-Off!

It's a great time to enjoy the stuff we already have.

The End of Oak Street hits all the right nostalgic notes for a family adventure clearly inspired by the '80s most iconic sci fi films. David Robert Mitchell pulls from the same back of tricks that made It Follows a cult classic to add just enough plumage to the dinosaurs to make his film more than just a Spielberg impression.

Parry sickos have had no shortage of great Soulslikes in the past decade. From Wuchang to Nioh, here are some of our favorites.

In January of 2021, F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby left copyright. In response, two developers organized a game jam on itch.io to celebrate their new ability to "steal" The Great Gatsby. But how does copyright — and also patents — affect video games, and who do copyright laws protect? Simone de Rochefort looks at the games produced by Gatsby Jam and what the creators of the game jam have to say about copyright and the proliferation of ideas.#thegreatgatsby #videogames

PC players have a handful of games to try on Steam this weekend, including some modern-retro throwbacks.