New game announced: Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap (robotentertainment.com)
From Robot Entertainment, of course....
it's hard out here for a dragon-plesiosaur-bird (beehaw.org)
[alt text: a two frame comic, made entirely with sprites from the Pokemon games. The top panel shows the three legendary beasts Entei, Suicune, and Raikou looking at the legendary bird Ho-Oh. Ho-Oh is saying, “I will bring you back to life,” while the beasts are responding “thank you, Master”. The bottom panel shows the...
Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024 (www.nintendo.com)
7 Days to Die is finally leaving early access, but console players will have to buy the 1.0 version again (www.eurogamer.net)
X4: Foundations launches 7.0 open beta (www.egosoft.com)
This overhaul is the beginning steps of revamping the tutorials, and, hopefully, being much more beginner friendly. If you like space sims, this is one of the best times to give X4 a shot!...
Remedy acquires full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games (investors.remedygames.com)
Some quotes from the article:...
Last Epoch - Last Epoch 1.0 is Live! - Steam News (store.steampowered.com)
Anyone playing LE release? Will be playing as a duo with my spouse as soon as we’re done with work today!
A New Year's Letter from the President | SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS (www.hd.square-enix.com)
of note:...
Mimimi Games revived a genre, pushed it forward, and then shut down (www.polygon.com)
I regret to admit I have never played any of their games despite having Desperados 3 on my list for a while. I feel some relief on their behalf though that their closure was evidently a deliberate choice rather than a market failure.
Video Game Movies And TV Shows Finally Got Good In 2023 (www.gamespot.com)
Armello studio lays off over half its staff and 'indefinitely' pauses development on its ongoing early access game because 'almost all funding and investment has evaporated from the videogame industry (www.pcgamer.com)
Factorio Friday Facts #386 - Vulcanus (factorio.com)
You can never go wrong with a whole lot of volcano....
Take-Two Interactive sued over use of virtual currency (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Marvel Snap devs say the card game won't go anywhere, as publishers reportedly look to exit “mainstream games” (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Embracer exec says laying off hundreds of people was an 'agonising process,' but that restructuring is 'how we win' (www.pcgamer.com)
"We know it's a necessary thing for us to hit our new and needed goals. So overall, good progress and we push on."...
The game of my dreams. MK8+DKR (slrpnk.net)
Shout out to that moment back in 2009 when Robin Walker of Valve once wrote that they started working on Team Fortress 2 back in 1987. (www.teamfortress.com)
(2nd paragraph) …which would have put the development of TF2 11 years before the first Team Fortress came out. Nice one, Robin.
Steam Next Fest October 2023 is live! (store.steampowered.com)
Play demos of upcoming games for the next seven days, October 9th - October 16th.
Last Of Us Studio Naughty Dog Is Cutting Developers (kotaku.com)
Analogue's limited edition Pockets are delightful and frustrating (www.engadget.com)
The company's dedication to retro authenticity goes far beyond creating desirable gaming hardware....
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty receives an all-new cinematic trailer along with new Idris Elba videos (www.gamescensor.com)
GOG.com giveaway - Requiem: Avenging Angel (www.gog.com)
Another GOG game giveaway! Store description:...
Gargoyles Remastered's upgraded 16-bit platforming will be available in October (www.gamescensor.com)
World of Warcraft Classic Era In the hardcore Era Realms indicates dead players stay dead (and transform into a ghost) (www.gamescensor.com)
Gambling sites are already taking bets on who will replace Charles Martinet as the voice of Mario (gonintendo.com)
Bovada, an online betting site, is already taking bets for who people think will be revealed as the voice of Mario. While we honestly have no idea who’s taking the reigns, Bovada has quite a ludicrous list of choices to pick from:...
