The accolades for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II continue to roll in. Announced on PlayStation Blog, the game has now sold more than four million copies since its launch on June 19th. This makes it the fastest-selling PlayStation 4-exclusive title ever. “We are so immensely grateful to the millions of fans around […]
Cosmic horror is one of the oldest and sturdiest sub-genres there is. Unfathomable monsters, uncaring universes, and descents into insanity make for captivating tales, and the tropes of the genre allow for so many variations on a theme that the core concepts remain fresh decade after decade. Video games are better equipped than perhaps any […]
Kalypso Media and Palindrome have released a new featurette for Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars, which is currently in Xbox Game Preview via the Microsoft Store, and on Steam via the Kalypso Store. The latest featurette delves into the game’s blend of turn-based vampiric combat and empire management. This second dev diary details some of the […]
In a move out of left field, Inti Creates has announced a follow-up to the prequel to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night in Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. Curse of The Moon 2 will be headed to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam. The original Curse of The Moon was a throwback to […]
To the surprise of no one, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II has become Sony’s fastest-selling release this generation (at least in the UK). While exact figures are still to be determined (as digital sales aren’t factored), the followup to the 2013 hit landed at number one on the UK charts, and beat […]
We can always use another retro-inspired shooter, and that’s exactly what indie developers Savage Studios are doing with its visceral over-the-top shooter, S.C.A.R., or Simulating Carnage And Rockets. Launching on Steam on July 16th with its first episode, the “nostalgic nod to the epic shooters of yesteryear” harkens back to the days of Quake III […]
Larian Studios debuted over an hour of new gameplay of their upcoming Baldur’s Gate III at D&D Live 2020 yesterday afternoon. The gameplay shows off the improvements and additions made to the game based on community feedback since its previous showing at PAX East 2020 in March. While some changes shown are minor (such as […]
When rebooting its iconic fighting game franchise back in 2011, NetherRealm Studios laid down many new precedents in the pointedly titled Mortal Kombat. New X-Ray moves gave us gorier insights into already brutal maneuvers. A greater focus on the story offered clarity to a series timeline that had increasingly spun out of control. But one […]
Waiting on the return of Stranger Things? While we don’t know the release date for the fourth season, the Epic Games Store and BonusXP have a treat for you next week: The Stranger Things 3: The Game will be absolutely free to own! Part of the Epic Games Store weekly freebies, Stranger Things 3: The […]
The current pandemic hasn’t slowed down Lightbulb Crew, thankfully. They’ve announced that their upcoming Gothic tactical RPG Othercide will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on July 28. A Switch is also in development, with a release date to follow. They’ve also released a new trailer for the game’s release date […]