Amnesia, SOMA developer teases next mysterious game in newly unearthed video

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  427 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Frictional Games, the developer behind critically acclaimed horror titles Penumbra, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and SOMA, has offered a tease of its next title, by way of an enigmatic new video discovered as part of an ongoing ARG. The initial breadcrumb trail began over on NextFrictionalGame.com, a website the developer has used to tease all of its upcoming titles in the past, from The Dark Descent to now. Astute fans initially noticed the site had been updated with the graphic of what appeared to be a pulsating foetus, and a bit of poking soon revealed a short, rather unremarkable video clip of rocks, purporting to be footage from Shetpe, a real village in Kazakhstan. [Read More]

Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  688 words  |  Patria Henriques

Page 1 of 2 Next page Bad news - they didn't bring back Leonard Nimoy. The highlight of Civ IV, was of course, the befuddled-sounding Mr Spock solemnly intoning "BEEP. BEEP. BEEP" upon the discovery of satellites, or confusedly quoting Velvet Underground lyrics when rock'n'roll was created. While Beyond the Sword is an excellent expansion pack in all other ways, that a few more shillings could not be raised to have the poor soul record new lines deserves a mournful moment of silence. [Read More]

Divinity: Original Sin 2 review

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  13 minutes  |  2557 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

A CRPG of unparalleled breadth and dynamism, Original Sin 2 is Larian's masterpiece.About halfway through Original Sin 2's campaign, you acquire the ability to talk to ghosts. Cast "Spirit Vision" in any given area of its massive, detailed world, and any nearby souls waiting in the queue to the afterlife will be revealed to you, their transparent outline glowing with a greenish hue. In other games, this would be a neat gimmick useful in a few specific circumstances. [Read More]

Now you can unlock Bayek in Assassin's Creed Odyssey

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  248 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Assassin's Creed Origins hero Bayek is now unlockable in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Just like with Odyssey's other legacy character - Syndicate's Evie Fry - you can nab Orange's Bayek via the Ubisoft Club app. He'll then appear as a legendary lieutenant for you to recruit, have serve on your ship and call upon in battle. In previous games you've always been able to wear the costumes of other Assassins from the series - but with the arrival of Odyssey's RPG mechanics and gear sets, this has become harder to implement. [Read More]

Smite streamer leaves Hi-Rez after controversial comments about suicide

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  4 minutes  |  780 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

A high-profile Smite streamer has left developer Hi-Rez Studios after making controversial comments about suicide while playing the game. Brandon "DM Brandon" Nance, who has nearly 80,000 followers and nearly 6.5m views on Twitch, announced his departure from the developer's casting team after he criticised a livestream donor who had attempted suicide. The donor "tipped" DM Brandon $5, and as a result the following message appeared on-screen: "Tl;Dr I tried killing myself last August, discovered your videos once I was released, and Smite has become a positive outlet for me. [Read More]

Splitgate Season 0 adds a new map, new mode and starts now

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  1 minutes  |  196 words  |  Patria Henriques

Splitgate Season 0 stars now, developer 1047 Games has announced. Season 0 for the free-to-play Halo meets Portal shooter includes a new battle pass with 100 levels, new seasonal challenges and rewards, a new map, and new modes. Trailer is below: The new mode is called Contamination. Here, the contaminated player equips only a melee weapon and contaminates as many other players as possible by killing them, ending the round when all other players become infected. [Read More]

Spore release date announced | Eurogamer.net

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  239 words  |  Patria Henriques

Spore will be released here for PC on 5th September 2008 and in the US two days later on 7th September, EA has confirmed to Eurogamer. Europe first! Woo! EA's since confirmed that Mac, DS and mobile versions will both arrive on that date too. "We're in our final stages of testing and polish with Spore, and the team at Maxis can't wait to see the cosmos of content created by the community later this year," [Read More]

Team Ninja reveals Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, headed to Xbox Game Pass

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  222 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

UPDATE 14/6/22: Team Ninja's newly-announced Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will also come to PlayStation 4 and PS5. The project was initially revealed as coming to PC and Xbox during this weekend's Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, as well as to Xbox Game Pass on day one, at some point in 2023. Our first look at Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. ORIGINAL STORY 12/6/22: Announced during tonight's Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a new project from Team Ninja which will arrive in early 2023 and launch for PC and Xbox Game Pass. [Read More]

The curse of Space Station 13

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  15 minutes  |  3031 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

It looks like a game from a bygone era. The 2D graphics are basic in the extreme. There are no animations to speak of. The viewpoint is top-down and staying that way. Its user interface rekindles memories of Windows 95. It is fiddly, abstruse and hugely complex. It is a slow burn of a video game, often demanding hours of intense concentration, planning and execution to succeed. And yet for some, Space Station 13, a community-created open source project coming up on its 15th birthday, is the greatest multiplayer role-playing video game ever made. [Read More]

Toy Soldiers HD deploys October date

 Posted on January 11, 2023  |  2 minutes  |  352 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Toy Soldiers HD, a revival of the Xbox Live Arcade classic, will finally arrive on 21st October for Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation and Xbox. That date has been pushed back a couple of times now, but today was made "absolutely" final after a couple of last-minute bogies were identified. Toy Soldiers HD polishes up the original game's visuals, includes all of its DLC additions and adds a couple of new levels too. [Read More]