Balan Wonderworld, the whimsical action-platformer from the creators of games including Sonic the Hedgehog, Nights into Dreams, and Phantasy Star Online, is set to arrive on Steam in March. You'll be able to see what it's all about next week, though, with the arrival of a beefy demo offering roughly two hours of solo or local co-op gameplay in parts of three of the game's 12 realms: … [Read more...] about Magical 3D platformer Balan Wonderworld is getting a beefy demo on Steam next week
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Everspace 2 – lovely shooting, lovely looting, and the caves are brilliant too
This is what I love about Everspace 2, I think. Stripped of the Roguelike, this is an expansive game, that even now promises a whole star map with names of places I know I want to visit: Union, Zharkov, Khione. The main campaign is developing nicely - for the first few hours it's a get-back-on-your-feet narrative with plenty of eager busywork - but those distractions! Every time I blast off for the next waypoint on the central storyline, I find myself zipping past abandoned space hulks, past weak signals that promise mysteries. This is one of those open-world games where the side-quests are often the most fun. And it's because of the fiction. The side-quests make the universe feel genuinely vast and mysterious and scary and filled with promise. … [Read more...] about Everspace 2 – lovely shooting, lovely looting, and the caves are brilliant too
Gabe Newell says Valve has ‘games in development that we’re going to be announcing’
Newell also touched on the topic of Half-Life 3 (or, more accurately, the topic of why he refuses to discuss the topic of Half-Life 3) and "Citadel," an apparent codename for something that may or may not be in the works at Valve. Despite his refusal to actually talk about either, he did confirm that Valve has new projects in the works, and maybe more importantly a renewed enthusiasm for game development driven by the success of Half-Life: Alyx. … [Read more...] about Gabe Newell says Valve has ‘games in development that we’re going to be announcing’
The joy of being a benevolent capitalist in Yakuza: Like A Dragon
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Every major new movie between now and July will be delayed, predicts studio executive
“I think everything substantive between now and Top Gun: Maverick in early July will move. It’s a mess,” one veteran studio executive predicts, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Tom Cruise-led sequel is currently due out on July 1. … [Read more...] about Every major new movie between now and July will be delayed, predicts studio executive