Little Nightmares has some of the most realistic monsters in gaming.
]]>Once Human has undoubtedly been one of the breakout hits of 2024, with the free-to-play open-world survival MMO smashing the traditional summer lull and attracting hundreds of thousands of concurrent players from across the globe.
]]>Soaring above the landscape of Fera: The Sundered Tribes, I spot a hulking, icy, behemoth roaming the wetlands below. It doesn’t look that big from up here, but I quickly find out it’s just far away.
]]>Who would’ve thought it, but it turns out in Marvel Rivals, the upcoming 6v6 Hero Shooter from NetEase Games and Marvel Games, the superheroes are considered quite important.
]]>I’ve been saying it for years: the only things Animal Crossing is missing are rocket boots and superpowers.
]]>Xbox’s Summer Games Fest showcase was a banger that brought back the classic E3 vibes - but of all the games featured in the broadcast, one new title caught my eye - the slick-looking role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
]]>When you sit down and chat to a developer about their upcoming game, a lot of the same names often pop up. Open-world games have roots in Breath of the Wild, fighting game devs love Smash Bros or Street Fighter 4, etc etc. I've talked to a lot of devs, and heard about a lot of games. I never - not in my life - expected a developer to talk about Remember Me during a preview. Yet director Dmitry Pimenov lit up when discussing all the old action games that bled into his upcoming Gun Fu action title, SPINE.
]]>There are so many roguelike deckbuilders out there, but what about roguelike deckbuilders that can actually be played by anyone, including kids? Springfox Games' Nif Nif wants to offer something in that space which the whole family can enjoy, and it's now on Kickstarter.
]]>Diablo 4 has been on a roll recently with the number of reveals out of Gamescom week. We got our first look at the Mercenaries AI companions, a detailed explanation of the system, more details on the new Nahantau explorable region, and even some details about the features coming to all players with the release of Vessel of Hatred - such as the new Party Finder.
]]>Blizzard brought the goods at Gamescom this year. Diablo 4 fans didn’t just get treated to a new trailer for the upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion, focusing on the Mercenaries, we also got to see more of the new Nahantu region, and learn about much of what we can expect when we get our hands on it.
]]>In the eight years since Civilization 6 was first released, the 4X genre has changed immensely. Sid Meier's strategy management series of exploration, expansion, exploitation, and extermination has always dominated - but over the last decade, rivals have risen.
]]>Mafia: The Old Country doesn't have Italian voice acting, but 2K's now revealed the reason behind what initially looked to be a rather perplexing omission - Hangar 13's elected to go for Sicilian instead.
]]>Gamescom Opening Night Live was yesterday, and there was a bunch of news for those who've got an Xbox Game Pass subsciption they use to hop into the still decent array of titles the service boasts. So, here's a quick roundup of all the Game Pass titles shown, as well as the fresh additions coming in August that Xbox announced not long before ONL kicked off.
]]>As we’ve previously reported, Gamescom 2024 is the first place that the public can play Monster Hunter Wilds. Luckily for me, then, that I was pretty much first in line to play the public demo of the game – and I’m here to tell you that the combat flow is even faster than it was in Monster Hunter World, and even more dynamic than it was in Monster Hunter Rise.
]]>OK, OK, I know all about the memes. But you can say ‘dead game’ as much as you want and you still won’t be able to undermine one, incorruptible truth: Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion looks great. In a behind-closed-doors presentation at Xbox’s booth at Gamescom ‘24, Bethesda gave me about 15 minutes of information on the game’s upcoming DLC pack, and I have to tell you: I’m sold. It actually reminded me of Dead Space, more than anything.
]]>During last night’s Gamescom Opening Night Live, veteran developer Peter Molyneux took to the stage to properly reveal his latest project, a god game called Masters of Albion. While there was plenty about it that’s designed to remind people of classic Fable, it seems the game also bears some similarities to Molyneux’s ill-fated blockchain game, Legacy.
]]>At Gamescom 2024, Everspace 2 developer Rockfish Games revealed the next chapter in the space shooter-RPG’s story. Titans is the game’s first paid add-on, and it brings something we’ve strangely never seen before in the game.
]]>Look, we know, it's a terrible headline. Anyway, Mafia: The Old Country has just been announced right at the end of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, and it's set to release in 2025.
]]>I usually hate to lean heavily on comparisons to another game when talking about a stand-alone title, especially one developed and published by an independent studio. But really, there's no way to talk about Lost Records: Bloom & Rage without acknowledging that its history is deeply, likely inextricably entwined with that of the Life is Strange franchise.
]]>Indiana Jones and the Great Circle developers MachineGames, with help from Geoff Keighly , finally gave the people what they wanted: a treasure trove of release info as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live! Alongside a new trailer came a release date for PC and Xbox, the news that the game will be playable day one on Game Pass, and — the wildcard — the reveal that Indy's upcoming adventure will be the next Xbox game to hit PlayStation (eventually).
]]>As promised, Blizzard brought a few of its games to Gamescom 2024 to celebrate the show, and bring us new nuggets to munch on. Now that the studio is part of the larger Microsoft family, Blizzard’s games occupy this awkward spot where they can clearly stand on their own, but also need to bolster Xbox’s line-up.
]]>Tactical extraction shooter, Arena Breakout: Infinite, entered Early Access last week. Though the recent beta tests were held on Steam, the launch is only available through the game’s official website.
]]>With its fourth anniversary rapidly approaching, Genshin Impact is finally set to launch on Xbox. HoYoverse's flagship gacha title released in September 2020 for PC, mobile, and PlayStation 4, with a PS5 port coming in hot a few months later. But despite persistent rumours that it would soon become available on other platforms, this is the first time there's been anything approaching official confirmation.
]]>Delta Force: Hawk Ops developer Team Jade promised us some news at Gamescom 2024, and during tonight’s Opening Night Live presentation, we got just that. The upcoming free-to-play shooter revealed a brief look at the game, and that it'll be appearing at Steam Next Fest in October.
]]>We pretty much expected this one, but we’re still glad to see it confirmed. Starfield’s first expansion, Shattered Space, has been officially dated, thanks to a new teaser that dropped during Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live.
]]>This character reveal of course came alongside a new trailer, which gave us a good look at the two new characters, as well as a brief tease for Dr. Doom at the end, who just so happens to have just arrived in Fortnite.
]]>Firaxis has just made a cameo during Gamescom Opening Live 2024 to give us all a first look at the gameplay of Civilization 7 via a fresh trailer and offer a concrete release date of February 11, 2025.
]]>Path of Exile 2 has made an appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live, providing us with a bloody trailer showing off a mixture of cinematics and gameplay to expect. And if of the brief teaser alone, you can’t wait to sink your teeth into the grand adventure, there’s good news.
]]>Remember Arc Raiders? It was first revealed during The Game Awards 2021 and instantly started creating a lot of buzz... and then it just sort of disappeared.
]]>Dying Light: The Beast has been revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, following that 'The Beast is Coming' teaser from the other day.
]]>Goat Simulator Remastered - yes, that's a remaster of 2014's original Goat Simulator as the name would suggest - has just been revealed by developer Coffee Stain during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, and is set to release later this year.
]]>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has made a surprise appearance at Gamescom Opening Night Live, with Katherine Anderson and Jon Zuck of Raven Software hitting the stage to reveal a brand-new trailer..
]]>Borderlands 4 has been announced at Opening Night Live, courtesy of developer Gearbox Software, and publisher 2K. It was announced with a ery scant trailer showing a planet ploughing through a field of cosmic ice, before a character picks up a mask and turns it around, revealing it to be that iconic Borderlands face/gas mask you'll have seen on the games' cover art to date.
]]>Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is reportedly set to arrive in PS5 not long after it initially releases later this year as a timed exclusive. Yep, it's looking like the game about exploring crypts, punching Nazis and doing those same things in the opposite order may well be the next title to go multiplatform as part of that new strategy Xbox has begun employing in 2024.
]]>Hello there. It's that time again, there's a big show about video games set to roar into life, and we're here to tell you how you can slam its big broadcasts into your eyeballs. Gamescom 2024 is the one this time around, and you can watch its big main stream - Gamescom Opening Night Live - right here.
]]>The upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2 isn’t all that far away, with its release date set for October 8. As such, previews have been well underway as the game goes through the final stages of development and receives a final layer of polish.
]]>Bang. Hideo Kojima’s back. Well, back to tweeting out Death Stranding 2 teasers that consist of an image of a faceless actor with a question written over the top of them, imploring people to ask questions. Questions like who? Like how? And like what now?
]]>The upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake, developed by Bloober Team, is a game that I haven’t been particularly hopeful about. Ever since the initial excitement of Konami’s decision to revive its cult classic horror IP faded, and more and more details surrounding it emerged, my excitement for this long-awaited resurrection turned into a feeling of dread.
]]>Xbox has officially announced that it's not only going to have presence at this year's Gamescom, but will be assembling its "biggest booth yet", while PlayStation and Nintendo have both confirmed they're giving the show a miss.
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