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Geoff Keighley clarifies how trailers are selected for Gamescom Opening Night Live
GamesIndustry.biz Aug 20 · 4 min read

Geoff Keighley clarifies how trailers are selected for Gamescom Opening Night Live

In a press pre-briefing ahead of next week's Gamescom conference, Geoff Keighley has shed some light on the process of how trailers are selected for the Opening Night Live digital showcase, which will take place on Tuesday. Read more

This game inspired by classic Minecraft dropper maps can't work out whether it wants to rapture you or make you throw up
Rock Paper Shotgun Aug 20 · 2 min read

This game inspired by classic Minecraft dropper maps can't work out whether it wants to rapture you or make you throw up

"I wanna see how much abuse gamers can take," a voice over opens the trailer for Sensory Overload , a game that will likely be taking home the Geoff "IMAX" Keighley Award for Most Appropriate Title For A Video Game later this year. It's a simple concept for a game: you are constantly falling, and you must avoid walls in various shapes as you do so to wrack up points. Simple! And disgustingly disorienting. Read more

Stop the Bloodborne hunt, Miyazaki says The Duskbloods is totally unrelated: "I almost regret putting the word 'Blood' in the title"
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 3 min read

Stop the Bloodborne hunt, Miyazaki says The Duskbloods is totally unrelated: "I almost regret putting the word 'Blood' in the title"

The Duskbloods has "no connection whatsoever to Bloodborne"

The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, and more (August 21-23)
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 4 min read

The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, and more (August 21-23)

Here's everything you need to stream this weekend, including several under-the-radar gems

Ghost Rider release date, cast, trailer, story speculation, and more news on the upcoming Marvel movie
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 5 min read

Ghost Rider release date, cast, trailer, story speculation, and more news on the upcoming Marvel movie

Here's everything we know about Ryan Gosling's entry into the MCU

This wild new PC pro controller runs its own custom OS across a 2.79-inch color display slapped beneath the thumbsticks
PC Gamer Aug 20 · 4 min read

This wild new PC pro controller runs its own custom OS across a 2.79-inch color display slapped beneath the thumbsticks

Genki says it is "Beyond the Pro Controller".

Halo co-creator thinks "many of you would not like" his ideas for a "darker" PvPvE sequel, including Xbox itself
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 3 min read

Halo co-creator thinks "many of you would not like" his ideas for a "darker" PvPvE sequel, including Xbox itself

"I'm aware that it's fanciful"

Nintendo Proved Crucial In Helping Players Understand The Duskbloods
Nintendo Life Aug 20

Nintendo Proved Crucial In Helping Players Understand The Duskbloods

A strong partnership. FromSoftware games have historically being quite vague in communicating what you actually have to do. This is often a big part of the fun, but we suspect a lot of players have been put off by just how impenetrable the company's game have been in the past. In a new interview with IGN , Hidetaka Miyazaki, director for The Duskbloods , has stated that the partnership with Nintendo for the game has helped the development team provide better onboarding tutorials, with the creator admitting that they "just dropped players in and hoped they would figure it out" in the past. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Nintendo denies The Duskbloods' September release date in the least convincing way possible
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 3 min read

Nintendo denies The Duskbloods' September release date in the least convincing way possible

It's probably not coming so soon, but Nintendo's doing a bad job convincing me of that

"Do questions like that create a self-fulfilling prophecy?”: Dishonored director Harvey Smith on the fear of asking if immersive sims are dead
Rock Paper Shotgun Aug 20 · 3 min read

"Do questions like that create a self-fulfilling prophecy?”: Dishonored director Harvey Smith on the fear of asking if immersive sims are dead

It appears that August is the month for having thoughts on the success of immersive sims! Earlier this month, one of the original designers behind Thief: The Dark Project shared his feelings on developing imsims at triple-A scale, coming to the conclusion it doesn't really work . Just yesterday, Arkane veteran and Dishonored director Harvey Smith revealed his new studio that's entirely dedicated to the genre . And now, Smith, alongside fellow leads at the new studio Ben Horne and Ricardo Bare, answers the evergreen question: are imsims dead? Read more

Analogue's 24K Gold Pocket Sells Out In Minutes - Already On eBay For $1K+
Retro Dodo Aug 20 · 2 min read

Analogue's 24K Gold Pocket Sells Out In Minutes - Already On eBay For $1K+

🤝 Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! Analogue and Supreme recently teased a collaboration , creating limited edition versions of their popular Pocket handheld in both plated 24K gold and red aluminium shells. Well, those consoles

Today in GTA 5 mods: Turning Franklin into a walking car-cannon
PC Gamer Aug 20 · 2 min read

Today in GTA 5 mods: Turning Franklin into a walking car-cannon

This is why we need public transport investment.

Slay the Spire 2 fan's card pitches are so good, devs might steal them: "What the heck"
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 2 min read

Slay the Spire 2 fan's card pitches are so good, devs might steal them: "What the heck"

Mega Crit's community is doing the work for them

The latest GTA 6 leak confirms the leaker likely has or had access to a playable build
PC Gamer Aug 20 · 3 min read

The latest GTA 6 leak confirms the leaker likely has or had access to a playable build

The new video is maybe the most impressive yet, but it's the ending that spells potential trouble for Rockstar and Take-Two.

Japanese Charts: Nintendo Continues To Dominate With Rhythm Heaven Groove
Nintendo Life Aug 20

Japanese Charts: Nintendo Continues To Dominate With Rhythm Heaven Groove

Sick beat. Famitsu has provided the latest figures for boxed sales in Japan covering the two weeks from 3rd August to 16th August. Surprising no one, Nintendo is still absolutely dominating, with Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation the only title representing the PS5 in the top ten. Otherwise, Rhythm Heaven Groove leads the pack with another 139,363 sales, followed by Splatoon Raiders at 64,921. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Miyazaki suggests FromSoftware is keen to return to single-player games after The Duskbloods and Elden Ring: Nightreign
Eurogamer Aug 20 · 3 min read

Miyazaki suggests FromSoftware is keen to return to single-player games after The Duskbloods and Elden Ring: Nightreign

Hidetaka Miyazaki , the president of FromSoftware and director of so many revered Soulsian games, has suggested the studio is keen to return to making single-player games after The Duskbloods. Read more

Fallout co-creator says devs should look to "bad games" for inspiration and not just "good" ones: "You could learn a lot"
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 3 min read

Fallout co-creator says devs should look to "bad games" for inspiration and not just "good" ones: "You could learn a lot"

"The qualities of successful games… may not be those qualities which made them successful"

First Golden Axe trailer is a bloody romp through medieval times that pays homage to the classic Sega game
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 2 min read

First Golden Axe trailer is a bloody romp through medieval times that pays homage to the classic Sega game

Golden Axe hits Paramount Plus on September 16

Palworld and No Man's Sky are intensifying their months-long flirtation, and if those two don't just kiss already, I'm going to lose my mind
PC Gamer Aug 20 · 4 min read

Palworld and No Man's Sky are intensifying their months-long flirtation, and if those two don't just kiss already, I'm going to lose my mind

Get it over with!

Enshrouded 1.0 will make its hardest boss less of a "chore"
PCGamesN Aug 20 · 4 min read

Enshrouded 1.0 will make its hardest boss less of a "chore"

The Enshrouded 1.0 update tackles key community complaints, from redesigning its toughest battle to offering an alternative player model.

‘We would rather eat rocks and drink gasoline than be split up’: Compulsion Games has completed its buyout from Xbox
Video Games Chronicle Aug 20 · 1 min read

‘We would rather eat rocks and drink gasoline than be split up’: Compulsion Games has completed its buyout from Xbox

The South of Midnight studio now officially owns all its IP

RAM shortage shoves PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo's US sales "to a July low not seen since 2020" as price concerns linger, analyst says
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 3 min read

RAM shortage shoves PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo's US sales "to a July low not seen since 2020" as price concerns linger, analyst says

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are all feeling it at the moment

'I would love that but we're cheap and poor': Jeff Kaplan speeds through everything players should know about his upcoming cowboy survival game, The Legend of California
PC Gamer Aug 20 · 3 min read

'I would love that but we're cheap and poor': Jeff Kaplan speeds through everything players should know about his upcoming cowboy survival game, The Legend of California

There's plenty to do in the water, you can fish or drown.

Fortnite Cheat Codes and how to use them to collect Sprites
GamesRadar Aug 20 · 2 min read

Fortnite Cheat Codes and how to use them to collect Sprites

Cheat Codes in Fortnite have replaced Sprite Chests, and this is how they work