It seems Sega is continuing to make good on its promise to supply the PC with a host of quality games. No, I wasn’t referring to Sonic Forces. Gross. Earlier today, someone noticed that Yakuza: Like A Dragon was on SteamDB, though it has yet to be given a full store page on Steam. Considering its siblings are already available on the store front, it’s not surprising to see its inclusion....
Horror franchises are nothing new in gaming. There was a Halloween video game adaptation for Atari 2600 in 1983. Then, in 1989, Friday the 13th debuted on the Nintendo Entertainment System. That same year, Nintendo also released A Nightmare on Elm Street for the NES. All three are classic horror franchises. But the Friday the 13th series continues to stand out in horror gamers’ minds, likely a result of the debacle that affected the franchise’s 2017 video game release....
Josef Fares, probably best known for shouting “Fuck the Oscars” and then releasing the kind-of okay A Way Out, has announced It Takes Two at EA Play Live. It’s a co-op action-adventure platformer about a small girl trying to deal with her parents’ impending divorce. Specifically, she makes two dolls out of wood and clay, which magically come alive and controls parents and their emotions. According to Fares, it will “blow your fucking mind away....
Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, several charities have opened up campaigns to help those affected. And now joining that effort is Itch.io and Necrosoft Games with the Bundle for Ukraine. This charity game bundle features 991 titles with a combined retail price of over $6,500 USD. It’s all yours for just a minimum of $10 USD. That’s effectively a 99% sale off the included games and it’s for a good cause....
The release of Jessica Jones Season 3 is pretty monumental because this is the end of the line for the long-running Netflix/Marvel relationship. When you add it all up, it’s the 13th season of The Defenders corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and between that and the actual movie part of the MCU trying to get ready for the likes of the Eternals and Shang-Chi, well, we’re a long way from the A-list Marvel characters....
Dinosaur theme park strategy Jurassic World Evolution 2 will launch on PC and consoles on November 9, Frontier Developments has announced. The sequel to the 2018 original promises expanded construction options, more customisation choices and a new Chaos Theory mode. The mode will give players the chance to take on ‘What if?’ scenarios based on setpieces from all five previous Jurassic World/Park movies. The game’s main campaign, meanwhile, will follow the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and star the voices of Bryce Dallas Howard and Jeff Goldblum reprising their roles of Claire Dearing and Dr Ian Malcom respectively....
Dino park managers looking to wow their guests with a bit more variety might want to point their attention toward Jurassic World Evolution 2’s newly announced Dominion Biosyn DLC when it launches for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC on 14th June, bringing, as it does, a selection of new exhibits inspired by the latest Jurassic World movie. Taking its cue from the upcoming Jurassic World Dominion, Frontier’s latest blob of DLC for its park management sequel ushers in a star-studded cast, new features, and, of course, new dinosaurs, amounting to what the studio is calling the game’s “biggest DLC to date”....
King of Seas is an open-world, naval adventure game from developer 3DClouds and publisher Team 17. You play as the scion of the royal family, wrongfully accused and betrayed by ambitious admirals and captains. Thankfully, a ragtag band of pirates manages to rescue you. Now, your task is to stake your claim on the throne. The game relies a bit on procedural generation as well as a plethora of sidequests, skills, and equipment that are necessary for progression....
MMORPG/RTS hybrid Kingdom Under Fire 2 just received its third content update in as many months. Since bringing the title to the west in November 2019, developer Blueside and publisher Gameforge have been rapidly introducing new content and addressing community feedback. The latest update, titled Grave of Time, will challenge warriors with a new raid and new missions. In return, it will reward you with new equipment, mounts, and items....
Riot Games’ VP IP and Entertainment Greg Street has very bluntly revealed the existence of a League of Legends MMO in development at the studio in a simple four-word response to a question on Twitter. Street was responding to a question following his announcement that Riot Games was recruiting for a new project, saying that his new job “is to kick off a big (some might say massive) game that many of you, and many Rioters, have been asking us to create....
Key Points Lenovo is one of the most popular PC brands in the world.Lenovo has released some variations of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon.ThinkPad lineup is Lenovo’s best-selling business-grade laptop series. Lenovo, one of the most popular PC brands in the world, is back at it again with another generation of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. It’s no secret that the ThinkPad is Lenovo’s most successful product. Most ThinkPads are portable and light, but the ThinkPad X1 Carbon takes portable performance to the next level....
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening has come storming out of the gate in the UK, as it has topped the sales chart during its first week of release. The Nintendo Switch is only two years old but it has already received multiple entries in The Legend of Zelda series. The system launched with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, as well as two spin-offs in the form of Cadence of Hyrule and Hyrule Warriors....
Check out this amazing animatronic Baby Yoda by Grant Imahara from Mythbusters! “Grant Imahara, formerly of Mythbusters, is a genius at design and tinkering. So it’s no surprise his animatronic Baby Yoda doll, built from scratch and recently showcased on his Instagram, is so impressive. Created with the power of 3D printing, mechanical design, programming, and probably the Force, this Baby Yoda is, above all else, convincing.” Read more at Gizmodo....
It may seem easy to write developer Carry Castle’s Source of Madness off as yet another side-scrolling rogue-lite action game. But as multiple recent releases have proven, the genre still has plenty of room for further expansion. In Source of Madness’s case, it utilizes a machine-learning AI to craft unique monsters for each playthrough, which ensures that players always have something new to fight. This mechanic certainly makes the game stand out among its contemporaries....
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe snatches the top spot of the UK charts this week, for the second week in a row, very narrowly beating out Prey for the win. According to Christopher Dring, senior editor at GamesIndustry.biz, the gap is just 600 games. With Prey debuting in second place, and Grand Theft Auto V unchanged in third, the rest of the chart sees a lot of games moving up. Here’s the top 10 for the week ending May 6 2017:...
Mario and soccer fans rejoice, as there’s a new Mario Strikers game releasing this week, allowing you to rejoin iconic characters from the Mushroom Kingdom in a game of soccer with no rules. If you’re planning on getting the game digitally, here’s a quick rundown of the preload and unlock times for Mario Strikers: Battle League, along with other info on its download and install size. Mario Strikers Battle League Preload and Unlock Times At the time of writing, Mario Strikers: Battle League is already available for preload....
Spider-Man on PlayStation 4 has been labeled the Iron Man of Marvel games, and that’s coming from the comic book franchise’s creative director. It’s hard to believe that Marvel’s Spider-Man has only been out for a few weeks. The hype around the fastest selling first-party PlayStation game of all time, it sold 3.3 million copies in its first three days, has made it feel like it has been around for much longer, and we mean that in a good way....
A game developer dropped a development update on Twitter today, so you know what that means. Earlier today, XCOM developer Firaxis Games announced that Marvel’s Midnight Suns has been delayed until the “second half of 2022.” The action strategy game was only announced back in August, and at that time was scheduled for a launch in March next year. Today’s delay pushes it into the June to December window. Jake Solomon and Garth DeAngelis of Firaxis revealed the news via Twitter....
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on Steam has been re-priced in a number of territories. Specifically, this is affecting those who pre-purchased the game in the UK, as well as Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, and Switzerland. The new price is £49.99, down from £54.99. Customers will now need to cancel their pre-purchase of the game to receive a full refund and then pre-purchase the game again at the new price....
Fortnite and Marvel Avengers Infinity War, easily two of the biggest entertainment properties on the planet right now, are officially crossing over. Yep, Epic Games and Marvel have ignited a bromance that will see purple baddie Thanos rock up in Fortnite’s battle royale mode for a limited time event. Starting today, players will be able to take part in the Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup. This functions like a regular game, whereby 100 players will scrap it out until there’s only one left standing....
