No notes for this hilarious “Triple-A” interpretation of Minesweeper. The logos at the beginning, the golden diamond telling you exactly where to click, the constant dialogue — it’s excellent.
Kotaku’s report is a nuanced portrait of a difficult subject to report on. Staffers filed a petition to unionize in early May, but withdrew it on May 20th.
As part of its reporting, Kotaku interviewed Double Fine CEO Tim Schafer, and it published a transcript of that conversation.
The new flagship is available now for $169.99 with improvements that include two additional customizable buttons bringing the total to 14, an upgraded four-way tilting scroll wheel, a 50,000 DPI sensor, and an 8,000Hz polling rate in wireless and wired modes. Battery life is estimated to max out at up to 275 hours on Bluetooth, or up to 200 hours with a wireless HyperSpeed connection.
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Check out the full replay of the October 2026 Triple-i Initiative show, which included news about a Machinarium sequel, a February 17th release date for the Among Us narrative game spinoff, a new Strange Scaffold game, the “final” Dave the Diver DLC, and more.
They’re not turning the popular puzzler into a movie just yet, but The New York Times Games has partnered with Screenvision Media to turn games like Wordle and Spelling Bee into a pre-show experience, according to a report by Variety. A nationwide rollout is expected to start by Thanksgiving giving audiences something else to do before the trailers.
Amanita Design’s cult classic point-and-click adventure Machinarium is getting a sequel, and it looks just as cryptic and charming as the original, which debuted 17 years ago. You can watch the debut trailer, but unfortunately there’s no word on when it will be launching.
As far as publicity stunts go, this is a pretty solid one. Performers dressed as Ryu and Ken battled inside an arcade cabinet, complete with oversized joysticks and buttons. Interestingly, it only has three buttons, rather than the traditional six, with one of them reminiscent of the pressure-sensitive buttons on the original Street Fighter.
