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Sons of the Forest has gone from beating Starfield out of the most wishlisted game on Steam to selling over 2 million copies in just 24 hours, Endnight Games shared on their Twitter feed. "Thanks to those who have joined us in our Early Access journey into Sons of the Forest. We have sold over 2 million copies in the first 24 hours, and are very excited for what we have in store for players in the coming...

Sony’s latest State of Play event showcased several upcoming games, including Rocksteady’s Arkhamverse game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. We learned many details about Suicide Squad from the 15-minute gameplay preview, shown here:     The first important detail is that Suicide Squad will be a live-service game, receiving continual updates over time. This...

Capcom has just made the Street Fighter 6 hype even more real. They have just announced that the next Street Fighter 6 tournament will have a total of $2 million dollars prize pool, with the first placer getting a whopping $1 million.   Capcom Cup X will be played on Street Fighter 6 with the winner receiving a whopping $1,000,000! Who wants to be a millionaire?...

Last Friday, Firaxis Games and Take-Two Interactive announced via press release that they are making the next Civilization game. That’s right—we are getting Civilization 7. This development comes six years after Civilization 6, which has carried on in popularity thanks to several expansions.    Hot off the presses. Next Civ game in development!!!!!!! — Sid Meier's Civilization (@CivGame) February 17, 2023   As of yet, we...

Not soon after the release of the Deadpool DLC, we are getting the original symbiote anti-hero. Marvel’s Midnight Suns Venom DLC will launch this February 23. Check out the launch trailer for the Venom DLC right here:     Lethal Protector Titled Midnight Suns “Redemption,” this DLC will...

With its February release closing in, we’re getting more details about the upcoming samurai epic from the makers of Yakuza, Like a Dragon: Ishin! Firstly, the game will feature various mini-games that are sure to make your romp through the Bakumatsu era of Japan much more interesting. Second, the game will also feature a trooper cards system, which will make you more dangerous in combat.  A game within a game Like a Dragon: Ishin! Isn’t the type of...

Last Friday, Black Salt Games and publisher Team 17 announced that their eldritch-style RPG, Dredge, is finally releasing on March 30. Dredge is a fishing game where you go out to sea on a fishing boat and try to make a profit from your daily catch. Unfortunately, that same ocean contains hideous alien marine creatures and other unnamed horrors. Fortunately, these monstrosities can earn you more money than ordinary fish, so it may be worth your...

Rather than delay the game any longer, Canadian-based developer Endnight Games has announced that they are putting Sons of the Forest into Early Access this February instead. This is good news for fans of The Forest, who have been eagerly awaiting the launch after facing a few delays. Here is the eerie Sons of the Forest trailer via IGN, just to refresh your memory:  ...

According to some reports, Bethesda’s hotly awaited RPG Starfield is “playable from start to finish,” but until now, no release date has been set.     According to Windows Central, a tip from an unnamed but dependable source said that Starfield is playable in full, and the development team has now moved on to polishing...

EA has just confirmed that their Dead Space remake will in fact have a New Game Plus, just like The Callisto Protocol before it. This mode gives players a reason to replay protagonist Isaac Clarke’s harrowing journey through the Ishimura. The New Game Plus will include access to a level 6 Advanced Suit (otherwise known as a RIG), a new type of enemy, and a secret ending. Check out the Dead Space launch trailer now:  ...

With the Dead Space remake just around the corner, Electronic Arts has put together a bundle for those who pre-order the game on Steam—you can get a copy of the sequel, Dead Space 2, for free. Check out the Dead Space 2 trailer here:     If you’ve already pre-ordered...

It’s going to be a big year for survival horror games, thanks in part to the upcoming Dead Space, Silent Hill 2, and of course, the much-awaited remake of Resident Evil 4. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi has announced that Resident Evil 4 is now in its last stages of development and the team is working feverishly to hit the March 24 release date. If our luck holds,...

Adding to the pile of survival horror remakes is the upcoming System Shock remake. Along with Dead Space, this remake is a cult classic that is coming to a new engine. The good news is that developer Nightdive Studios has announced that the game is on track for a March 2023 release. Check out the trailer introducing the terrifying AI overlord, SHODAN:  ...

Hit rogue-lite cult simulator Cult of the Lamb ups the ante on cutesy violence with its brand new update coming in 2023. You can check out their formal announcement from developer Massive Monster’s Twitter.   HEAVY ATTACKS - The first reveal of Cult of the Lamb's Free Major Content Update coming in 2023 pic.twitter.com/Ku810Qp24r — Cult of the Lamb (@cultofthelamb) December 30, 2022   According to the developers,...

Christmas means a lot of things to be thankful for, and one of them is that the highly-anticipated remake of Dead Space has gone gold. Developer EA Motive announced that they have completed development for the game, which means that, barring the worst-case scenario, Dead Space is on track for its January 27, 2023 release date.    DEAD SPACE HAS GONE GOLD https://t.co/RILV7EjjUA — Dead Space (@deadspace)...

There's some bad news for Harry Potter fans. Warner Brothers announced that Hogwarts Legacy will be delayed for some systems. Specifically, it will launch on April 4, 2023, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and on July 25 for Nintendo Switch. Here’s the announcement from the official Twitter account.    Hogwarts Legacy will launch on April 4, 2023 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and on July 25, 2023 for Nintendo Switch. The team is looking...

During the recent The Game Awards, Sony took the chance to announce a DLC for one of the best games of the 2022: Horizon Forbidden West. Titled Burning Shores, the expansion will see Aloy returning to confront a new threat looming on the coastline of what was once Los Angeles. Burning Shores is set to release on April 19 of next year. Check out the announcement trailer here.  ...

This year's Game Awards kicked off with many stirring tributes and welcome surprises, but one pleasant surprise stood out among the rest. Developer Supergiant Games just announced Hades II, a sequel to their 2020 underworld roguelike dungeon-crawler hit. Instead of Zagreus, however, we are introduced to a female protagonist—Melinoë, daughter of Hades and immortal princess of the underworld. Check out the announcement trailer now. By the looks of it, production is pretty far along.  ...

The Game Awards 2022 has kicked off with several announcements, one of which has proven bittersweet. The inimitable voice actor Kevin Conroy, who died last month after a bout with cancer, has been announced to play his most iconic role of Batman one more time in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. You can see the announcement trailer here:  ...

Vampire Survivors keeps the ball rolling by bringing us a new DLC launching next week. Titled Legacy of the Moonspell, it takes place in an alternate dimension and brings with it a new snow-covered stage, new characters, new monsters to fight, and of course, new weapons to kill them with.    ~ Legacy of the Moonspell ~ 15th December. 1 new stage (the biggest yet!), 6 new music tracks,...