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Sacha Loric

Sacha Loric

Sacha is a full-time writer and tabletop/video gamer who belatedly realized he can combine those two passions as a game designer and commentator. He has since successfully converted play to work and work to play.

Halo Infinite’s Season 2 changes the game
May 4, 2022, 5:21 PM Sacha Loric News
Halo Infinite’s second season, Lone Wolves, has officially begun, and we have been treated to a flood of changes.
Halo Infinite’s second season, Lone Wolves, has officially begun, and we have been treated to a flood of changes. There are a ton of improvements, new cosmetics, maps, and game modes, but balancing that off is a significant number of nerfs as well.  If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the Season 2 trailer:  ...
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Crystal Dynamics to continue Perfect Dark despite sale
May 3, 2022, 3:43 PM Sacha Loric News
Co-developers Crystal Dynamics and The Initiative have affirmed that they will proceed as planned.
Good news for those anticipating the Perfect Dark remake. Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has announced that it will continue helping with the development process of Perfect Dark, even after the announcement that the Embracer group is set to acquire the company. Its co-developer, Santa-Monica-based team The Initiative, has confirmed that the contract remains in place despite developments with their partner.    We’re excited to see Crystal Dynamics take these next steps...
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The Long Dark to get paid DLCs and Season Pass
May 2, 2022, 11:28 AM Sacha Loric News
After decoupling the Story mode from the Survival mode, The Long Dark is free to add new paid content to the latter.
For the first time, one of the most grueling survival games to date is getting paid DLCs. Hinterland Games’ The Long Dark is about surviving the frozen Canadian wilderness after an apocalyptic event turned off all electricity, leaving the world without computers, cars, lights, and heating. Now all that's left is the endless cold and wolves. Lots of wolves. Released in 2017, The Long Dark has been getting free updates in the form of episodic entries to its story campaign,...
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Stray and Cult of the Lamb announce new release time frames
May 1, 2022, 4:34 PM Sacha Loric News
Both indie games have updated their release windows to summer and autumn this year.
Stray and Cult of the Lamb are indie games about cute lovable animals caught in odd circumstances. News has been scarce for both, but recently both games have announced new release windows, although specific dates have yet to be announced.  According to a PlayStation tweet, Stray’s release window will be moved to this summer instead of the originally announced early 2022 release.  Cult of the Lamb, which didn’t have a clear release window other than later in 2022, has also been announced...
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How to migrate Bethesda games to Steam
Apr 29, 2022, 4:08 PM Sacha Loric DRM
The Bethesda Launcher will be formally retired on May 11, 2022. Start migrating your games.
As reported earlier, by May 11 Bethesda will be shutting down its Launcher and going back to Steam. It’s highly advisable that those who bought games using this platform make sure their games have properly migrated to the new (old?) platform. For most game owners, this isn’t a problem. To begin the process, this is what you should do: Log into your Bethesda account on the website. Click on your account...
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This War of Mine coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
Apr 28, 2022, 4:11 PM Sacha Loric News
11 Bit Studio's acclaimed survival game will be available on consoles come May 10.
War is a horrific experience that changes its survivors forever. The goal of the survival game This War of Mine: Final Cut is to help as many players as possible understand that, which is why developer 11 Bit Studios has announced that their masterpiece is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.     Released in...
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The new System Shock is nearly complete
Apr 28, 2022, 5:47 AM Sacha Loric News
Nightdive Studios has stated that their remake of the classic 1994 cyberpunk shooter is largely finished.
Fans looking forward to the release of the new System Shock have reasons to celebrate: Nightdive Studios is pleased to announce that their high-end remake of the 1994 classic sci-fi FPS is “largely complete.” Hopefully, it won’t be long until we are panting and sweating as we run through SHODAN’s corridors. Nightdive is already experienced with creating remakes for Turok, Doom 64, and Quake Remastered. And going by how it looks in the trailer, this remake...
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Overwatch 2 announces the beta schedule
Apr 26, 2022, 3:07 PM Sacha Loric News
Overwatch 2's beta test is now live, featuring a new hero, a new game mode, and the 5v5 battle system.
If you’ve been wanting to play Overwatch 2, here’s your chance. Blizzard has just announced the scheduled time for Overwatch 2’s first PvP beta test—Tuesday, April 26, at 11 AM PT and will last until Tuesday, May 17. Lucky players will receive an invitation to try the game during this time, and possibly more will be sent as the beta test goes on. If you want a better chance of getting access to the beta, you can try to grab them...
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Stellaris to launch Overlord expansion in May
Apr 25, 2022, 4:10 PM Sacha Loric News
Aside from new vassalization mechanics, it will also ship with a new update, Cepheus.
Stellaris is one of those games that keeps on giving. After launching expansion Nemesis, Utopia, Megacorp, Apocalypse, and Federations, Paradox has announced its sixth expansion: Overlord, to launch on May 12 for the PC. Have a look at the trailer here:  ...
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Saints Row shows off wide customization options
Apr 22, 2022, 1:00 PM Sacha Loric News
You can customize your character to look like anything, but you can also mix up your weapons, cars, and house.
The original Saints Row started off as a Grand Theft Auto clone before spinning off into its own wild comedic character. Volition’s upcoming Saints Row remake seems intent on keeping that spirit, given its highly-detailed and potentially hilarious character customization that covers “all aspects of player choice”. Check out the trailer here:  ...
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Everything we know about Chernobylite
Apr 21, 2022, 3:24 PM Sacha Loric News
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Chernobylite are available today, April 21.
Chernobylite is The Farm 51’s most ambitious project to date, a survival horror shooter set in a location-accurate representation of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, but filled with monsters, mystery, and mayhem. Chernobylite has been out for a about year for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, but today we’re also getting a release PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. So let’s talk about Chernobylite. To get into it, check out the Chernobylite trailer.  ...
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Coiled Captors is Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands first dlc
Apr 20, 2022, 5:51 PM Sacha Loric News
Coiled Captors features a shark god, snake women, loads of loot, and a replayable gauntlet full of enemies.
Gearbox’s insane RPG Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands had previously announced DLCs when they introduced the Season Pass, and now we know that the first one is called Coiled Captors, out this Thursday for all platforms. It even has a trailer, which you can check out right now:     Shark Gods and Snake...
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Elden Ring’s latest update buffs spells and colossal swords
Apr 19, 2022, 2:00 PM Sacha Loric News
Great news for Elden Ring players who like big weapons, sorceries, and incantations.
Good news for fans of big swords and spells—Elden Ring’s recent update 1.04 has buffed the speed and power of both Colossal Swords, incantations, and sorceries, plus a slew of bug fixes and other changes. All players are required to apply the patch first before they can play the game.    #ELDENRING patch 1.04 is available now. Read the full patch notes here: https://t.co/jUm9ggvgdO Please apply this...
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The Elder Scrolls Online is free this April
Apr 18, 2022, 5:00 PM Sacha Loric Free Games
The Elder Scrolls Online is free to play across all platforms until April 26, 2022, ahead of its expansion, High Isle.
If you’ve ever wanted to try Bethesda’s MMO The Elder Scrolls Online, now’s your chance. ESO is free for trial play until April 26, 2022. It will be available for most platforms: PC via Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, and PS5. It’s even available on Stadia for selected territories. For Xbox players, you also need Xbox Live Gold. If you haven’t tried ESO, our Free Play Event is live until April 26. Continue...
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Deep Rock Galactic announces second season launch date
Apr 15, 2022, 4:01 PM Sacha Loric News
Coming this April is Deep Rock Galactic Season 2: Rival Escalation, which features new weapons, cosmetics, and events.
The space mining dwarves are back with their second season. Ghost Ship Games' Deep Rock Galactic Season 2: Rival Escalation will launch on Steam on April 28. Check out the announcement trailer now.      Following up on their success with Season 1: Rival Incursion and last year's Battle...
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Watch the first 30 minutes of The Quarry
Apr 14, 2022, 2:33 PM Sacha Loric News
The game leans into the 'teenagers in trouble' trope while featuring some humor in its horror.
Supermassive Games is clearly building on their earlier hit Until Dawn with The Quarry. It looks pretty clear from the release of the first 30 minutes of gameplay—teen camp counselors Laura (Siobhan Williams) and boyfriend Max (Skyler Gisondo) visit the camp where they are scheduled to act as counselors. Of course, things go absolutely wrong. Check the video out now.   ...
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A new game finally outsells Elden Ring on Steam
Apr 13, 2022, 3:13 PM Sacha Loric News
As of the week of April 10, 2022, Elden Ring isn't the top bestseller on Steam anymore.
Elden Ring is a hard act to follow now that everyone’s playing it, but finally, another game has taken the crown, at least in terms of Steam weekly sales. According to SteamDB, for the week of April 10, 2022, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the number one bestseller, with Elden Ring sliding down to number three. It’s about time, as Elden Ring has been Steam’s bestselling game since it launched on February 25, selling...
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Haunted Chocolatier will feature combat with boss battles
Apr 12, 2022, 3:46 PM Sacha Loric News
ConcernedApe says he has created a combat system from scratch and, unlike Stardew Valley, will have boss battles.
Developer ConcernedApe shared that his newest game, Haunted Chocolatier, will have combat and will also include bosses, much like his previous runaway hit, Stardew Valley. However, combat will work differently, having more focus and operating with different systems. Check out his video here.   Haunted Chocolatier: stunning an enemy allows for a quick attack pic.twitter.com/FQznMeBVb2 — ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) October 30, 2021   As...
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Kingdom Hearts 4 is in development
Apr 11, 2022, 9:00 AM Sacha Loric News
Two new games, Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link and Kingdom Hearts 4, are on the way.
Square Enix’s 20th-anniversary celebrations wouldn’t be complete without some form of a surprise in store for fans, and they didn’t disappoint. During a Sunday broadcast in Japan, they took the opportunity to announce that two new Kingdom Hearts games are in development—Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link and Kingdom Hearts 4. The subtitled announcement trailer is here (Missing-Link trailer starts 1:53 to 4:05 of the video, with the Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer following after):  ...
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A new Subnautica game is coming soon
Apr 9, 2022, 11:23 AM Sacha Loric News
Another sequel to the acclaimed Subnautica is apparently in the works, according to a recently revealed job posting by developer Unknown Worlds. We’ve already seen two different sides to the alien planet 4546-B with Subnautica and its sequel, Subnautica: Below Zero, and this new game is aiming to show us even more.  According to the job posting, Unknown Worlds is looking for a senior narrative developer. Looking for one this early in development gives that developer enormous influence in the direction...
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