eFootball 2022, Konami's free-to-play replacement for its famed Pro Evolution Soccer series is currently having a pretty dreadful launch as fans across social media highlight a number of issues that they have with the game.
Xbox fans, ascend! We're very excited to announce the release of Astria Ascending, a JRPG published by Dear Villagers, available today for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S and with Xbox Game Pass. The French-Canadian studio Artisan Studios has developed Astria Ascending in collaboration with some famous and talented Japanese creators, whose names might be […]
Hello there, dear readers. My name is Edmundo Bordeu and I am one of the three brothers who founded ACE Team. I also happen to be one of the designers who worked on our latest bizarrely ambitious project, The Eternal Cylinder — available today on the Xbox Store for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. […]
Dying Light 2 Stay Human's release early next year is creeping ever closer, and every month that passes, we get more details about the game through developer Techland's Dying 2 Know video series. In today's episode, we get a closer look at parts of The City players will traverse, and a peek at recording the score at Abby Road Studios. But Techland left one surprise at the end of the video, introducing an important new character in Dying Light 2.
Lawan is that new character played by the one and only Rosario Dawson (The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Daredevil, Sin City). Dawson describes Lawan as "a warrior of sorts. A very tough woman who is fighting her past and looking to seek revenge on the people who wronged her."
Piotr Mostowski, a writer on the game, goes into a little more detail on Lawan. He says she's a character important to the plot, but the team wanted her to be more than that. Mostowski says Techland wants Lawan to be "a real person. With her own goals, own motivations, and her own opinions as well." Depending on how your character interacts with Lawan will affect whether she can become your best friend, mortal enemy, or anywhere in between.
Check out the new episode of Dying 2 Know above for more information on the game's development, including looks at the art and music of the game. Dying Light 2 Stay Human will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch (via cloud streaming), and PC on February 4, 2022.
Far from describing a game with adventure in it (that would include a lot of games!), the adventure genre is loosely defined as one that emphasizes narrative and exploration over action, which may also rely on light puzzle mechanics. In other words, a game that doesn't have enough simulation to be a sim, action to be an action title, puzzle-solving to be a puzzle game, and… you get the idea. Despite the nebulous classification, games in this genre are unambiguously incredible experiences, often exploring refreshing and fascinating concepts. Shooting for games that are rolling around in the zeitgeist right now, some of the genres' towering giants are not listed here. However, for anyone looking to check out today's great experiences, feel free to peruse our alphabetical list of the best adventure games to play right now.
The Artful Escape
Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
The Artful Escape is two seemingly incompatible things. On the one hand, it is a grounded story about accepting yourself, even if that means defying other people's vision of you. On the other, it is also an utterly farfetched musical adventure through the psychedelic depths of space. Though they seem at odds, the fanciful and relatable aspects of the interstellar epic work together and strengthen one another. The title (available on Xbox Game Pass) has light platforming and rhythm game elements, but its gameplay is not the star of this show. Instead, this adventure is about exploring the various stunning levels, both alien and terrestrial, while rocking a wicked guitar solo. The performances will make you believe you are on a mission to transform into a galactic rock star with a star-studded cast that includes Jason Schwartzman, Carl Weathers, and Lena Headey. |Our Review
Before Your Eyes
PC
Try not to blink. This truly unique title hit earlier this year and blew us away with its innovative and evocative take on storytelling. The game takes advantage of the player's webcam and progresses by blinking your eyes. This distinctive mechanic is not just there for its own sake but actually supports the narrative in which you, as newly deceased Benjamin Brynn, look over the events of your life while being ferried to the afterlife. You force the game to jump through the protagonist's personal history by blinking, even if you didn't mean to. This creates an immersive sensation, unlike other titles where you are experiencing these flashbacks the way the main character really would and sometimes wishing it hadn't gone by so quickly. |Our Review
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
An updated version of Team Salvato's 2017 release, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus gives players the school-boy tale of love and literature with enhanced visuals, fresh side story missions, even more music, and over 100 images to unlock. Despite the game's cute, dating sim veneer, Doki Doki Literature Club Plus isn't all bubblegum and rainbows like it would have you believe. It is easy to spoil for those who haven't experienced it, but if you know you are sensitive to certain scenarios, please check here for further information on accessing content warnings in the game. Anyone ready to jump in can look forward to writing some poetry, meeting the adorably drawn characters, and shockingly unexpected revelations.
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Bizarre, dreamlike, and all too real, Kentucky Route Zero will stick with you for a long time after you put the controller down. It examines the broken promise of the American dream as delivery man, Conway, makes his way along the enigmatic, titular road. Just trying to finish his last task of the day, Kentucky native Conway strays onto Route Zero, meeting strangers with hard lives battling hard issues, including substance abuse, poverty, and corporate expansion. These issues are all wrapped up in a surreal, point-and-click package, where you are just as likely to encounter the unbelievable as the mundane. The gameplay unfolds through a series of choices – like where to go, what to say, or what to believe – which advance the narrative and sometimes alter aspects of the journey, if not its final destination. |Our Review
Life is Strange: True Colors
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia, PC
Looking through the eyes of empath Alex Chen, you can see the feelings of people around you. Represented by various colorful auras, the super-powered protagonist can help others work through their toughest hang-ups, and in some cases, take difficult emotions away entirely. However, it doesn't occur to Alex to call herself a hero. After battling through the foster care system for years, she is confident her gift is really a curse that marks her as a broken freak. It's only when she reunites with her long-lost brother that her perception begins to change. Following in the path of previous Life is Strange titles, True Colors is a touching exploration of humanity, with the supernatural elements working to highlight the character-focused narrative. Its gameplay largely consists of walking around, interacting with objects and people in the world, and making personality and plot-defining decisions. |Our Review
Night in the Woods
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, iOS
Night in the Woods recently released onto iOS, allowing a new crop of players to discover the shadowy secret lurking in the cozy-seeming story. Initially launching in 2017, our review calls it a game "about mistakes, recklessness, and friendship, all wrapped up in a colorful adventure." The cartoon-like character designs, vibrant palette, and simple mechanics could fool a player into thinking the game's narrative will be on the lighter side, but Night in the Woods touches on a variety of difficult themes. The story begins as Mae, a recent college dropout, makes a reluctant return to her hometown. While dealing with her failure, she reconnects with old friends, community members, and her own family before stumbling on an insidious mystery. |Our Review
Outer Wilds
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
The first and last DLC for Outer Wilds, called Echoes of the Eye, debuted only a few days ago, placing the game back on many gamers' 'to-play' lists during this busy release season. Developer Mobius Digital, insists the new content, revealed at publisher Annapurna Interactive's first self-produced showcase, fits in seamlessly with the original game's narrative while offering brand-new mysteries to seek out in the Dark Bramble. The base game is a time loop experience built around space exploration and a quest to stop the destruction of the universe. It would be a tough task even if you didn't have only 20 minutes to complete it. Death is an eventuality and will come for you in a bewilderingly large amount of ways, like having all the oxygen ripped out of your lungs, colliding with a planet, or a good, old-fashioned tumble of a cliff. Consequentially, the experience can be a little frustrating even for all its cosmic beauty. |Our Review
Oxenfree
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, iOS, Android
Whether you've played it before or never got the chance, it's a good time to catch up with Night School Studio's eerie adventure. Why? In April, the team took the stage at Nintendo's Indie World showcase to reveal Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. In the first game, teenager Alex finds herself on Edwards Island with her stepbrother and a few friends. Their plans to party on the mysterious island are cut short when Alex inadvertently stumbles on the supernatural. Navigating through the cascade of strange and unnerving events will require you to examine some of Alex's most painful memories and make choices that will influence the story's outcome. The sequel is set to take place on the same island, but five years after Alex's adventure, and follows a new set of characters. It's currently in development and is slated to release sometime in 2022, so there's a little time left to jump into the first game. |Our Review
Sable
Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
A stunning experience with player-driven exploration, Sable only released last week. You play as Sable, a young girl living in the desert world of Midden about to embark on her coming-of-age quest called the Gliding. While there is a goal of sorts for this journey – essentially to collect as many masks as possible – Sable really encourages you to venture out into the world to see what you can discover. And you find some amazing things. The world's vibrant and stylish design brings the arid landscape to life, while a diverse cast of NPCs keep giving you reasons to explore. Even without any specific task to complete, the environment beckons you to climb, glide, and ride your motorbike while investigating all the mysteries you see can on the horizon. |Our Review
What Remains of Edith Finch
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, iOS
Though it initially launched in 2017, What Remains of Edith Finch has maintained a constant stream of releases on new platforms and devices. It came out on Switch in 2019, joined Game Pass in January, found a place in publisher Annapurna Interactive's PS4 Box set in February, and even hit iOS in August. So, this game is hard to miss. A brief, contemplative walk through an unusual family home, What Remains of Edith Finch weaves together several vignettes varying in design and mechanics that slowly reveal a narrative overflowing with sorrow, nostalgia, and family legacy. Each section of the story reveals how members of the Finch household have died – which range from horrifying to fanciful – due to a family curse. In his review, Joe Juba called it "the next major step forward" in adventure games where the plot unravels as the player inspects the surroundings and places it alongside some of the greatest games of the genre. |Our Review
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Sherlock Holmes doesn't get by on his keen observation skill and his wits alone. As evidenced in the new trailer for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, the world-famous detective has to take a more physical approach at times to escape a hairy situation with his life intact.
Sherlock may not always resort to violence, but he's a capable combatant at his formative age in Chapter One. Using his well-trained eyes and incredible perceptive skills, you can slow time in combat to pinpoint enemy weaknesses and environmental hazards that can be useful against enemies in a fight. Every hit hurts this young Sherlock a lot, so utilizing every dip, dodge, and dirty trick like his powder-spewing snuffbox is critical to surviving encounters.
While you can put your dukes up against enemies, sometimes you need a little more firepower than some flashy fisticuffs. Using pistols in a fight, Sherlock can shoot off protective armor before dealing the finishing blow, whether to restrain and arrest a culprit or kill them outright. A non-lethal approach is considered canonical, though the option is left open to permanently take an enemy down in a pinch.
Gunfights can be avoided altogether with a toggle in the menus, eliminating combat for anyone who just wants to focus on solving a good mystery or two. Those looking for more challenging fights can visit various Bandit Lairs for beefier combat scenarios that reward money to pay for new duds for Sherlock or upgrades to his family's mansion.
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One brings the young detective's first major adventure to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on November 16, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions coming at a later date.
How would you play out the scenarios in the trailer? Are you going to hang back and gun down foes or get up close for some pugilism? Or are you skipping gunfights and sticking to being the best detective you can be? Let us know in the comments!
We're back with another scorching episode of The Game Informer Show! This week, we're breaking down our launch impressions of Amazon's exciting new MMORPG New World and discussing what we think of Netflix purchasing Night School Studio, the developers behind Oxenfree and Afterparty. That's not all though, as our amazing crew of Dan Tack, Kimberley Wallace, and Jill Grodt are here to chat about Sable, NBA 2K22, and get a little wild during another fun round of community emails!
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction 00:04:12 – Netflix Purchases Night School Studio 00:17:10 – New World Launch Impressions 00:35:08 – Sable 00:48:29 – NBA 2K22 01:04:55 – TOEM 01:10:11 – Housekeeping 01:14:58 – Listener Emails
The one and only Dan Tack is here to impart his MMO wisdom and discuss his first 20 hours in Amazon's latest title New World. We talk about the game's highs, including its focus on survival, the return of social aspects, and the fun of taking over territories and PVP. We also go over some of the glaring issues with the game, including the combat and whether or not the endgame will keep players engaged long after launch week.
Game Informer Staff discuss the games they're playing.
While this week may not contain the onslaught of titles like earlier in September, that doesn't mean there aren't games to talk about. We finally have Jill on to chat about her time with Sable, developer Shedworks' beautiful new exploration game that tasks players with roaming a derelict sci-fi desert while not burdening them with an overabundance of quests and filler. After the Kim "KStar" Wallace is here to fill us in on her escapades through NBA 2K22, where her MyCareer character is now a fashion icon and runs errands for the rapper The Game Finally, Alex Van Aken caps the section off with his time playing TOEM, the beautiful picture-taking game from developer Something We Made!
The Game Informer crew answers your burning questions.
This week's listeners ask the GI crew the hard questions. Such as which video game characters deserve their own movie and who should play them, what leads to gaming fatigue, and what's the best way to market a video game?
I was recently turned on to your show. I really like your work, other than sometimes one of the hosts lets his big man swag get to his head. With the voice cast released for the upcoming Mario movie, it's got me very excited. I really enjoyed the casting of Charlie Day as Luigi, two people I relate to a lot. This got me thinking what video game characters would you like to see hit the big screen and who should play them? It can be live-action or animated. Bonus question: What is something you hate or love about Alex Stadnik, and you can't tell him which one it is. - Evan McLaughlin
I did it. I just finished the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and I've been playing since the game was released back in May. I know, I know, give me a break. I have an infant at home, and a demanding job, so I'm lucky to get 10 hours of gaming in per week. Having the trilogy play as one seamless and cohesive experience makes for such a deeper impact on the story and characters. I absolutely loved playing this game again, but man, was it long! I was so ready to be done like 30 hours ago, and now I'm so behind on all the other games I've wanted to play. This brings me to my question about this thing called GamingFatigue. Ifeel like there was a time during my childhood and college days, where I would've loved a 100+ hour game, so why am I experiencing this fatigue now? Is it a result of having limited time, or is this seemingly high demand for new video games and content so pervasive now that I feel I need to move quickly from one game to the next? This same fatigue made me want to be done with a beautiful game. I rushed through content and meaningful conversations just to get through it more quickly, and I don't like that I did that. Can we talk about this conundrum?? -Taylor Whitt, Nashville, TN
It's been some time since I've written into the show, and I wanted to start off by congratulating Alex S. and Alex V. on the fantastic job they're doing since taking the reins of the show. I love the energy and the new direction of the podcast, and it has been a pleasure to listen to the show over the past weeks under the new management (hats off to Reeves as well for the fantastic job he did with the show previously). My question comes following some pointed commentary from the gaming community on social media towards games marketing cycles for recently released titles Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Deathloop. In the case of Kena, there was much hand wringing and complaining about the lack of marketing for the game. I saw many comments that there wasn't enough of the game shown and not enough being done to push the game leading up to the launch. In stark contrast, I saw an equal, if not higher, amount of complaints that Arkane's Deathloop was over-marketed and that they "Showed too much" of the game since it was first revealed last year at Sony's PS5 premier event. My question to the panel is this - what is the right way to market a game? It seems that gaming companies can't win with the audience, and I rarely hear a marketing cycle praised for doing it right. It's either too over-marketed or too undermarketed or pushed for too long or out of touch with the fans or some other complaint. Is there a right way to market a game that will appeal to fans without rubbing the intended consumers the wrong way? Lastly, what is the best example of a marketing cycle that you've seen that you think more companies should follow when bringing their games to the public? - Wes Bates, Woodland, CA
The game sold an estimated 42,074 copies in its opening week in Japan, making it the highest-charting Switch game of the week. First place (and third, actually) went to Lost Judgment, with the PS4 version outselling its PS5 counterpart.
There are few characters in the world of anime more iconic than Goku, the Saiyan sent to Earth as a baby who eventually becomes one of the most powerful beings in the universe. His story has been told across almost every medium imaginable since his manga debut in 1984, including anime, video games, and the terrible live-action adaptation that we don't speak of. The latest in a long line of video games based on Dragon Ball to hit consoles, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, has made its way to Switch.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is mainly a love-letter to fans of the series. From the first moment that the iconic Japanese theme song starts through to some of the obscure characters who show up as you explore the world, this game is a nostalgia-fest for anime fans. Considering the long-standing voice actors for both the Japanese and English dubs reprise their roles here, it all feels familiar and comforting from the very beginning.
February 4 is approaching fast, so why don't we explore The City a little bit more before jumping right in? The vast open world of Dying Light 2 Stay Human certainly has many secrets, and it's time we revealed some of them.
Kotaku has reached out to developer Zynga who was named in the Bloomberg report last night as having Nintendo Switch 4K development kits. The company, which is best known for its smartphone and Facebook games, is working on a new Switch and smartphone multiplayer game based on the Star Wars franchise titled, Star Wars: Hunters. […]
Islanders was originally released on Steam in 2019. Now after two years, the Console Edition has been released on the Switch, the perfect home for this kind of game. Islanders
Xbox fans, ascend! We're very excited to announce the release of Astria Ascending, a JRPG published by Dear Villagers, available today for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S and with Xbox Game Pass. The French-Canadian studio Artisan Studios has developed Astria Ascending in collaboration with some famous and talented Japanese creators, whose names might be […]
Hello there, dear readers. My name is Edmundo Bordeu and I am one of the three brothers who founded ACE Team. I also happen to be one of the designers who worked on our latest bizarrely ambitious project, The Eternal Cylinder — available today on the Xbox Store for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. […]
I have a boring ritual. Every few weeks, I make sure to check out the Prime Gaming Rewards page to see what free games are available. Most of the time it's nothing too exciting, maybe a few good, smaller games along with some totally forgettable things I'll never play. But October is different. This time Amazon is…
One of the best things about massively multiplayer online role-playing games is that everyone gets to play their own way, using their personal experience to create a story that is uniquely their own. Right now, in Amazon's New World, my character's story is all about finding a steady source of salt so I can craft…
It turns out that not only are the Five Nights at Freddy's creator's politics problematic, it sounds like he might also be a touch difficult to work with. The film based on the series has lost its director, possibly because Scott Cawthon has a "final cut" mentality to the movie-making process, whatever that means.
Kitting out your gaming setup is usually a lot of fun. After you painstakingly manage cables to build a gaming PC, and shell out for the perfect peripherals, you're finally ready to venture online. The squad is in the CS:GO lobby and you're ready to go 16-0 on Cache. Then, just after the warm-up period, your connection drops.
Turns out that your ISP's stock router isn't up to scratch, your team is now down a player, and you've earned yourself a nasty competitive cooldown for abandoning the match. It's on this sham of a Friday night that you realise picking up a reliable gaming router isn't the most exciting purchase, but it's one of the most important.
The Asus TUF Gaming AX5400 router is built for every type of gamer, providing you with a reliable connection both wired and wirelessly. It features WiFi 6 functionality, which boasts stronger signals across a wider area compared to WiFi 5. While it's unlikely that you'll have an internet plan that takes full advantage of the speeds that WiFi 6 promises, upgrading your router to the next generation of WiFi should provide you with a more stable connection. This also means that even if your network is stacked with your entire family's devices, all of them will receive the same bandwidth.
Eivor and company aren't done yet, by any stretch - there's more to come for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and Ubisoft has unveiled a new roadmap for the coming autumn in the expansive Viking game. In the next few weeks, we'll see a patch and the new Discovery Tour, with more to come through the rest of the fall.
First up is Title Update 1.3.2, which arrives October 5. Ubisoft hasn't yet published any specifics about this patch, but game updates in the past have included a mix of both bug fixes and new content. The last patch, 1.3.1, added some new rivers to ravage in River Raids, as well as some new skills and gear - so it's probably fair to expect something on a similar scale with the next update.
The PC exclusive expansion version of Discovery Tour: Viking Age will be next to arrive, scheduled for launch October 19. As we've reported, this is the no-combat edu-tainment addition to Valhalla, in which you'll be able to explore Viking-era England on guided tours that highlight various aspects of life in the ninth century.
Earlier this year, Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1, a collection of ten games hailing from SNK's short-lived handheld system, arrived on Nintendo Switch for fans of retro gaming to enjoy. And now, PC players can join in on the fun, as an updated version of the collection, dubbed Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol 1 Steam Edition, became available on Steam yesterday. Some may look at this collection, which consists largely of fighting games, and struggle to see how these titles could play well on limited Game Boy-esque hardware. But make no mistake; many of these games play nearly or just as well as their console counterparts. By purchasing the collection, players get instant access to five fighting games in the form of SNK Gals' Fighters, Samurai Showdown! 2, King of Fighters R-2, The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny, and Fatal Fury: First Contact. Other games in the collection include Metal Slug: 1st Mission, Metal Slug: Second Mission, Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999,...
First revealed at Gamescom over two years ago, The Eternal Cylinder piqued my interest as an especially unique-looking adventure game. For the first time in 13 years, it felt as though a potential successor to Spore had surfaced. After playing the full game for this review, I can now confirm that is not the case. Instead what I've found is something even better. A deep narrative-focused title that pushes the creativity of game design to its limits. It may use evolution as a core mechanic, but unlike Spore, this game has an in-depth story that is driven by said evolution. It's this difference that elevates The Eternal Cylinder to levels Spore could only dream of. That's one scary Cylinder The Eternal Cylinder takes place in a strange foreign world ruled by unnatural forces. Only one thing is clear, the so-called Eternal Cylinder is a constant threat that will kill everything if it isn't stopped. Large towers are triggered, which hold the Cylinder in pla...
ASUS and Noctua are two companies that are known for not messing around when it comes to quality. ASUS produces tons of high-end tech devices, while Noctua specializes in silent, efficient fan designs and heatsinks. Each are capable of best-in-class products, so it got us pretty excited when we received word of a likely graphics card collaboration back in August. There were just some random render photos floating around back then, but we now have something official to gander at. Check out the first leaked photos for the ASUS x Noctua RTX 3070 graphics card. Today's photos were mistakenly leaked by ASUS itself via its Vietnam Facebook page. The company was quick to scrub the social media account clean of the evidence but not before screenshots were acquired. From what we can tell, the images appear legitimate. The overall look is not surprising if you're familiar with Noctua's knack for including brown in everything it can get away with. I guess when you make...
Grasshopper Manufacture has issued a new 1.0.2 update for No More Heroes 3. It comes with some adjustments, a bunch of fixes, improvement in sound data quality, performance optimizations, and more. We have the full patch notes straight from Grasshopper Manufacture. Continue on below to read more about the 1.0.2 update for No More Heroes 3. Spec Adjustments – Unlock...
Multiplayer shooter The Cycle has officially launched its closed beta, which runs through the entirety of October. German Studio Yager has been talking up "extensive gameplay changes" made in the closed alpha that add "strategic depth" for co-op and PvP as players now "decide for themselves how much risk they want to take at any […]
On a previous MassivelyOP Podcast, we joked about whether WoW Classic needed its own Classic version. Apparently, that's not too far off from what you're getting, as Blizzard announced today that when it kicks off the Season of Mastery, it's opening new Classic servers for folks to start fresh. "We will launch new WoW Classic […]
A year ago, SoulWorker developer Lion Games pulled itself from the ashes of its sunset at the hands of Gameforge to a self-published return on Steam, and the devs are celebrating that year with a variety of anniversary events for its players. In terms of in-game events, players can enjoy a 200% boost to XP […]
It's hard to believe Night of the Animated Dead, a movie about "reanimation", couldn't come up with a better pun for its title. That's the first creative misstep.
The eternal battle between vampires and Lycans gets upgraded when the UNDERWORLD 4K ULTRA HD COLLECTION arrives on October 26th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The Konami eFootball free-to-play football simulation game will have weekly online challenges amongst other new features ahead of its first major update this Fall.
Fancy being whisked off to a near-future Tokyo, one in which you fall into the role of a Special Agent on the hunt for a mysterious killer? AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES has got your back as it arrives on Xbox and Game Pass.
The Eternal Cylinder promises much. But in and amongst the weird inhabitants, glorious visuals and strange alien world that is ready to be explored, one thing stands out above all else - the chance to be unique.
It took us a while to realise that Aeon Drive is the sequel to reasonably well-loved shoot'em up Dimension Drive. It's a bold genre-switch from the developers, as Aeon Drive is an action platformer more in the vein of Bloodstained or Katana ZERO, rather than a Galaga clone. But it continues the story of Jackelyne and VERA just the same, while providing enough catching up and exposition to get new players on board.
In every RPG a character has a number of skills and abilities that a player can learn by spending skill points to upgrade them. Diablo 2 Resurrected has different classes and each of them has put to three specializations. The way you spend your skills identifies your playstyle and build for the character. But in...
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Earlier this year, Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1, a collection of ten games hailing from SNK's short-lived handheld system, arrived on Nintendo Switch for fans of retro gaming to enjoy. And now, PC players can join in on the fun, as an updated version of the collection, dubbed Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol 1 Steam Edition, became available on Steam yesterday. Some may look at this collection, which consists largely of fighting games, and struggle to see how these titles could play well on limited Game Boy-esque hardware. But make no mistake; many of these games play nearly or just as well as their console counterparts. By purchasing the collection, players get instant access to five fighting games in the form of SNK Gals' Fighters, Samurai Showdown! 2, King of Fighters R-2, The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny, and Fatal Fury: First Contact. Other games in the collection include Metal Slug: 1st Mission, Metal Slug: Second Mission, Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999,... 
First revealed at Gamescom over two years ago, The Eternal Cylinder piqued my interest as an especially unique-looking adventure game. For the first time in 13 years, it felt as though a potential successor to Spore had surfaced. After playing the full game for this review, I can now confirm that is not the case. Instead what I've found is something even better. A deep narrative-focused title that pushes the creativity of game design to its limits. It may use evolution as a core mechanic, but unlike Spore, this game has an in-depth story that is driven by said evolution. It's this difference that elevates The Eternal Cylinder to levels Spore could only dream of. That's one scary Cylinder The Eternal Cylinder takes place in a strange foreign world ruled by unnatural forces. Only one thing is clear, the so-called Eternal Cylinder is a constant threat that will kill everything if it isn't stopped. Large towers are triggered, which hold the Cylinder in pla... 
ASUS and Noctua are two companies that are known for not messing around when it comes to quality. ASUS produces tons of high-end tech devices, while Noctua specializes in silent, efficient fan designs and heatsinks. Each are capable of best-in-class products, so it got us pretty excited when we received word of a likely graphics card collaboration back in August. There were just some random render photos floating around back then, but we now have something official to gander at. Check out the first leaked photos for the ASUS x Noctua RTX 3070 graphics card. Today's photos were mistakenly leaked by ASUS itself via its Vietnam Facebook page. The company was quick to scrub the social media account clean of the evidence but not before screenshots were acquired. From what we can tell, the images appear legitimate. The overall look is not surprising if you're familiar with Noctua's knack for including brown in everything it can get away with. I guess when you make... 
