After Immortality, Sam Barlow Is Thinking About 3D Game Development Again
Despite key credits on franchises like Silent Hill, Serious Sam, and Legacy of Kain, for the last decade Sam Barlow has been mostly known as that guy that makes the “FMV games.”Barlow went indie in 2014 and published Her Story the following year before forming studio Half Mermaid and releasing ...
Gamedec, First Class Trouble and Divine Knockout are free on the Epic Games Store
A futuristic RPG, space-based party game, and godly 3D brawler are the latest free offerings from the Epic Games Store. Gamedec - Definitive Edition, First Class Trouble, and Divine Knockout are all free for the next week, so you can pick them up for precisely zero outlay right now wherever ...
A new trailer for scenic travelogue Season shows who you’ll meet on your bicycle travels
Cosy photographic biking adventure Season: A Letter To The Future is out on January 31st, and a new trailer reveals a little more about the game’s story and the people you’ll meet on your journey. Season puts you in the loafers of Estelle, a young woman from an isolated village ...
Old World’s The Sacred And The Profane DLC gets religious with Saint Paul next week
Grab your specialist gaming cassock, because historical 4X strategy Old World is doubling down on religion for its second wave of DLC on January 16th. The Sacred And The Profane pack bundles in more than 350 fresh events, mostly themed around worshipping things. There’s also six new figures from the ...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Will Receive Ver.1.2 Update Next Month
What? It is evolving!After a much-discussed launch and an initial update which left many feeling disappointed, it looks like Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is on track for another overhaul next month as ver.1.2 comes to Switch.Very little is known about either the update's release date or its contents for the ...
PlayStation Store: December 2022’s top downloads
It’s time to reveal the top downloads for PS5, PS4, PSVR, and F2P for this past December. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and FIFA 23 trade for top and runner up spots across the US and EU PS5 charts, with those positions replicated in the PS4 charts. December’s big ...
Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda Is on Sale for $25
Here’s an excellent deal for fans of classic Nintendo games. Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda is on sale for $25 at Walmart right now, with the sale price showing when you add it to your cart. That's a pretty sweet discount, considering it normally costs $49.99. It’s an ...
Are video game achievements good?
Achievements are now part and parcel of the video gaming landscape, but that doesn't mean we have to like them. Indeed, the debate over whether the little reward messages add anything to games or not has been reignited today on Twitter by developers, with Ubisoft Massive's lead gameplay designer Fredrik ...
FTC hearings could delay Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft were hoping to complete their takeover of Activision Blizzard by the end of their financial year in June. That’s looking less likely now that the US Federal Trade Commission have published a schedule that sets dates for final hearings to decide on the merger, and they're going to begin ...
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Raises Stake In Nintendo To 6%
Up from just over 5%.It has been announced that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, or PIF, has upped its previous stake in Nintendo from 5.01% to 6.07%.As reported by Reuters (thanks, GoNintendo), the sovereign wealth fund increased its previous ownership stake in the Kyoto company by 1.06%, as revealed today ...
