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Be warned: Nivalis Nights may not be the cozy game you expect: 'If you want a cozy existence in this city, you're going to have to earn it'
It wouldn't be the first cozy game with horrific debts to pay, though.
Starfield modder brings seamless planetary landing to Bethesda's RPG "without any loading screens"
No Man's Sky?
Former Last of Us dev says "the idea of a monolithic GTA 6" or Elder Scrolls 6 is "intimidating"
"Even The Last of Us 2, I thought, was so long"
Interview: "FromSoftware Was a Wonderful Workplace" - Shinji Usui on Metal Wolf, Chromehounds And More
"I still feel that there is a great deal I need to learn". One of the biggest mistakes people make about the Japanese games industry is thinking it's separate from things like anime and toys. The reality is that, at least in mecha-related media, these industries are connected and share the same creative talent. Shinji Usui is a wonderful example of this, having worked across video games, anime, and toys. In the realm of gaming, his credits are considerable, include Metal Wolf Chaos , Chromehounds , Vanquish , Armored Core: Nexus , Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front , Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers , Sonic Unleashed and Valkyria Revolution . Read the full article on timeextension.com
US console hardware market at its most precarious position ‘since the 80s’, says Circana
Xbox sales hit an all-time low as US console prices reach record highs
Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Persona join the increasingly bonkers roadmap for Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Year Two is packed
Expect plenty more Silent Hill over the next few years, as Konami has plans for 'second and third waves' of new games in its revived horror series
"We're currently looking at a number of projects," says producer Motoi Okamoto.
Will GTA 6 make its way to Switch 2? Nintendo isn’t saying
Nintendo of America boss defers GTA 6 questions to Rockstar and Take-Two
New Total War Warhammer 3 update gives the Undead Legions "more meaningful goals" amid big balance changes
Total War Warhammer 3 patch notes 9.0.3 improve progression for the Nagash campaign, plus balance changes and a Lore of Nehekhara overhaul.
"What we didn't want was to create a purely chaotic game this time around": Overcooked devs on Stage Fright being a new kind of co-op experience
Ghost Town Games co-founders Phil Duncan and Oli De-Vine break down how Stage Fright is no Divorce Kitchen
Silent Hill, Gravity Rush director's Bokeh Game Studio is reportedly casting for a new horror game
It looks like Bokeh Game Studio, founded by Keiichiro Toyama, who directed the original Silent Hill and created Siren and Gravity Rush , is working on another horror game. Read more
Arc Raiders could eventually be split into PvE and PvP, says executive producer
Arc Raiders could eventually be split into PvE and PvP modes. Read more
'If you're skilful enough, you can chop the head off a monster, kick it midair, and then kill another monster with it': Consider me sold on this indie first-person ARPG
Heathen puts a new perspective on Diablo, and it looks brilliant.
25 Years Later, Cookie's Bustle Players Receive Invitation To Attend Secret Anniversary Party
Secret Society of No Gracewares. In one of the week's craziest, but most fascinating stories, it has surfaced that a cabal of players of the notorious point-and-click adventure Cookie's Bustle attended a secret anniversary party, held 25 years after the bizarre title's release. Developed by Rodik and appearing on the Japanese PC market at the dawning of the millennium, Cookie's Bustle: Mysterious Bombo World follows the exploits of Cookie Blair - a five-year-old girl who believes she is a bear - as she travels from New Jersey to the Pacific island of Bombo World (currently mired in an intergalactic coup) to compete in their national Olympics. Ok, I'll give you a second... Read the full article on timeextension.com
Mafia 3, which PC Gamer scored 54% but which I say is great, got a nice little 10th-anniversary update
As ever, I'm a genius tastemaker ahead of my time.
Hytale boss promises free copies of the sandbox RPG for your friends if you grab its fanciest founder's edition
As Hytale Chapter 1 nears release, Hypixel founder Simon Collins-Laflamme announces additional free copies for its Cursebreaker Edition.
Konami is already thinking about the next wave of Silent Hill games
Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto says Konami is looking at "a number of projects" after the first wave of new Silent Hill games. Read more
Sonic Racing Crossworlds Year 2 crossovers revealed, including Final Fantasy 7, Hello Kitty and retro Sega
The game has also received a permanent price drop
Valve's Gambit: Deadlock's chess-playing new hero is its riskiest yet, and it's working
New Deadlock hero Solomon is a chess master who turns his own team into pawns, and it’s pushed the Valve MOBA to a new Steam player record.
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (10th October)
Gawrsh! Another week is over - thank goodness. It's been a bit of a quiet one again, despite the beginning of what will no doubt be one of the busiest release months in Nintendo's history. Rumours picked up once again about Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire coming to the Switch, Nintendo announced a new Switch 2 hardware bundle for Japan, and Hello, Luigi! and Hello, Peach! apps also launched for Switch and mobile devices. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Taito's 1987 Shmup Exzisus Will Be Joining The Arcade Archives In November
Transmorphers. Hamster Corporation has offered a sneak peek at one of the titles heading to its Arcade Archives in November. As reported by Japanese outlet Famitsu , Taito's horizontally scrolling shmup Exzisus will launch November 5 on PlayStation, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch platforms. Released in 1987, amid a tidal wave of pew-pew arcade blasters , the frustratingly titled Exzisus puts players in the pilot seat of a giant mech suit, with the ability to, ahem, transform between human and ship configurations - Androids in A Guise. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Wardogs' blue team is a laughing stock, and it turns out there are some valid reasons for it
There’s one team in Wardogs that has been the butt of many jokes, with the blue team getting some love in Season 2 to combat the ridicule.