May 2026 - Page 3 of 5 - Shadow Gaming

Middle-earth, Medieval Bohemia, and a Whole Lot of Hype

Hold onto your chainmail, because the RPG geniuses over at Warhorse Studios just dropped an absolute nuclear warhead of an announcement. Without a massive marketing campaign or a cinematic trailer,…

Chris May 20, 2026

Retro-Games

Retro Review: Why Duke Nukem Forever (And Its DLCs) Deserve a Second Chance

Initially announced way back in 1997, Duke Nukem Forever became the poster child for what happens when perfectionism, engine swaps, and developmental chaos collide over a staggering fourteen-year period. When…

Chris May 19, 2026

Reviews

Why Digital Eclipse’s Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is a Historical Masterpiece

Hey there, fellow kombatants! Grab your quarters and blow the dust off your old fight sticks, because we need to talk about one of the most wild retro packages to…

Chris May 18, 2026

Retro-Games

Heavy Metal Masterpiece: Looking Back at MechWarrior 3 and Pirate’s Moon

Release Date: MechWarrior 3: June 1, 1999 Pirate's Moon: December 3, 1999 Developer: Zipper Interactive Back in the late nineties, the PC gaming landscape was an absolute wild west of…

Chris May 17, 2026

Retro-Games

The Ultimate Dieselpunk Flight Fantasy: Remembering Crimson Skies

Crimson Skies: Release Date: September 17, 2000 Developer: Zipper Interactive Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge: Release Date: October 21, 2003 Developer: FASA Studio Imagine a world where the Great…

Chris May 16, 2026

Retrospectives

A SiN Franchise Retrospective: Why the 90s Most Ambitious Shooter is Making a Comeback

The 1998 Rivalry That Time Almost Forgot You probably know that 1998 was basically the "Year Zero" for the modern first-person shooter. We had heavy hitters like Half-Life and Unreal…

Chris May 15, 2026

Gaming News

From CrossCode to the Wasteland: A Deep Dive into Alabaster Dawn

If you spent any significant amount of time in the mid-to-late 2010s obsessing over pixel-perfect combat and intricate puzzle-solving, chances are you’ve heard of CrossCode. It was the indie darling…

Chris May 14, 2026

Reviews

Space Haven 1.0 Review: The Ultimate Indie Space Colony Sim Launches Today

It is finally here, fellow spacefarers. After spending six long years in Steam Early Access and roughly a decade in total development, the brilliant three-person team at Bugbyte has finally…

Chris May 13, 2026

Reviews

Diablo IV Lord of Hatred Review: Paladins, Warlocks, and Masterclass Writing

Released on April 28, 2026, the second major expansion for Diablo IV, titled Lord of Hatred, finally delivers the explosive conclusion to the story they began in 2023. If you…

Chris May 13, 2026

Retro-Games

The Wasteland Revisited: A Deep Dive into KKND and its Atomic Legacy

Krush, Kill 'N Destroy (KKND 1) Release Date: 1997 | Developer: Beam Software / Melbourne House Buy It On: GOG Krush, Kill 'N Destroy 2: KrossfireRelease Date: 1998 | Developer:…

Chris May 11, 2026