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Vampire Survivors, the highly-addictive bullet hell game from Poncle, has been the most played game on Steam Deck for September 2020. For two months in a row now, it has beaten giants like Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, Stardew Valley, and Marvel’s Spider-man Remastered. Now, Vampire Survivors is due to release version 1.0, leaving Steam Early Access on October 20, 2022....

Look out, football fans. FIFA 23, FIFA's final outing on EA Sports, promises loads of features when it finally launches on September 30. Curiously, one of these is the ability to switch off critical commentary during games.     No judgment Switching this off means that commentators Derek Rae and Stewart Robson won’t criticize how bad you’re playing,...

After months of speculation, a new Silent Hill game seems to have surfaced. Titled Silent Hill: The Short Message, has received a rating in South Korea.  According to Gematsu, the Silent Hill title appeared on The Game Rating and Administration Committee website of South Korea. The title has since been changed, but not before the news hit everywhere. The publisher of the title is Uniana, which is known for publishing such titles as eFootball 2023. Apart from this, we literally have only...

Who wouldn’t want more Tiny Tina? The explosive little menace turned gamemaster made a huge splash with the hit RPG Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, so Gearbox and 2K Games have decided to raise the stakes. Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has recently confirmed during the Embracer Group annual meeting that the Borderlands spin-off will in fact be the beginning of a new franchise.  ...

Fans eager to see Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth will have to wait a bit as the game has been delayed to December. The news came from the Valkyrie Elysium Twitter, with the team stating that it needs “a bit more time for Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth to improve the quality of the title and have decided to move the release date to December 22nd, 2022.”   We have an update regarding #ValkyrieProfile: Lenneth....

Fighting game fans have got much to cheer about now that Capcom has announced the date for their closed beta test. During the Tokyo Game Show Livestream, it was announced that the test will run from Oct. 7 - Oct. 10, 2022, on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The lucky participants will also be able to cross-play across all these platforms. You can sign up at the Street Fighter 6 website...

Heads up, horror fans. KOEI TECMO just announced that their survival horror game FATAL FRAME/PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse will be remastered and released for the PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. The target release date is early 2023. Check out the announcement trailer now.  ...

Disney’s D23 fan expo has introduced several upcoming games, including an as-of-yet unnamed game by Skydance Media, featuring two prominent Marvel superheroes: Captain America and Black Panther. Announced last year, we finally got a first look at the game via the announcement trailer here.     There isn’t much to go on from the trailer...

With D23, Marvel’s Midnight Suns has received not just a new trailer but a new release date: December 2, 2022. Assuming this release date holds, we will see Firaxis’ superhero RPG in time for Christmas. First off, check out the “Live Among Legends” trailer now.     The sun’s coming up The new release date is a...

It looks like Returnal won’t be a PS5-exclusive for long as recent evidence shows that Housemargue’s horror rogue-lite shooter is headed to the PC. If so, the game will follow the footsteps of other successful PC ports such as God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Days Gone, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and eventually, The Last of Us Part 1.   ...

On the surface, it looks idyllic, maybe even cute, but Dredge has a lot of dark undercurrents going on. Dubbed as an “unusual fishing RPG” by Team17 and New Zealand developer Black Salt Games, Dredge was announced late last year and was showcased on GamesCom 2022. You can check out its announcement trailer here:   ...

It seems that every week we are getting free stuff from the Epic Games store, and this week is no exception. Today until September 8, you can claim two games for free: Shadow of the Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition, and Submerged: Hidden Depths. The first is a great action-adventure game, the second is all about exploration. Also, we are getting the Knockout City Armazillo DLC pack.  The great thing about...

Digital security company Irdeto has announced plans to have its anti-piracy software and DRM Denuvo provide coverage for Nintendo Switch games.  From Irdeto’s point of view, most PC games currently have protection against piracy, but when they move to Switch, the games are quickly emulated and played, ironically, on the PC. Denuvo plans to block all emulation using their new product, Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection. Their website minces no words about it: “Emulating any Nintendo Switch game on a PC is easy. And...

The gruesome details we’ve been getting on the many ways you can die in The Callisto Protocol is becoming somewhat unsettling, which is great for horror game aficionados. Striking Distance’s upcoming survival horror game has been favorably compared with Dead Space, but appears to be expanding on survival horror mechanics with its own take on “intelligent enemies.”  ...

Developer Sloclap has released details for the summer update of their spectacular kung-fu action game Sifu. The update is slated to arrive on Wednesday, August 31. Have a peek at the trailer here:     There’s quite a bit to unpack here. Top of the list is the game getting a scoring system, which...

We got some good news and another look at the upcoming action game Gotham Knights during Gamescom Opening Night Live. First things first, the game is launching four days earlier than previously announced: October 21 instead of October 25.  Second, a new trailer dropped during Gamescom revealing the roster of villains showing up in the game.  ...

Gamescom has given us another look at the upcoming survival horror game The Callisto Protocol by Striking Distance Studios. Creator Glen Schofield appeared during Opening Night Live to showcase a first look at some features that will be appearing in the game. Needless to say, it’s every bit as gory and terrifying as we expect. Check out the gameplay video here:  ...

Published by Prime Matter and developed by Brass Token, The Chant has been grabbing attention with its glimpses into otherworldly horror, but it looks like we’re going to have to wait a bit longer to see if it lives up to its hype. Originally set for an October release, the game has been delayed to November 3. At least it’s not that long a wait. Here is a new trailer with a closer look at the...

Vampires are becoming cool again in games. Earlier this year we saw the release of Vampire Survivors, a bullet hell game where you play Castlevania-style heroes, followed by V Rising, where you play a survival game as a vampire lord. Now we’re getting Bloody Hell Hotel, where you play a vampire running a hotel. It’s as crazy as it sounds. Just check out the trailer:  ...

Everyone wants to play Wolverine. From the Capcom fighting games to the upcoming Wolverine standalone game, Marvel’s most famous Canadian is still the best there is at what he does. And now, he’s got a character showcase for the upcoming Marvel’s Midnight Suns by XCOM developer Firaxis. Check out his six minutes of gameplay in this video:  ...