Abiotic Factor’s next update brings in an upgrade system, a chilly new zone, and best of all, functioning bins

Right, anybody fancy a new Abiotic Factor update? Well, it’s not ready just yet, but developer Deep Field Games did share a look at the game’s upcoming Cold Fusion update that looks like it’ll be a beefy one. As you can probably guess by the title of the update, there’s a bit of a chill coming, specifically in a new area called the Residence Sector. This new locale has “something” going on that’s making it a bit too cold for anyone to hang out in, though the mystery behind it is something you’ll likely have to play to discover.

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Lost Skies’ lovely looking sky islands will be launching into early access later this month

You know, I’ve always loved me a sky island in a video game. Can’t really tell you why, I just think they’re neat! So right from the get go I was pretty easily won over by Lost Skies, another one of those open world survival crafting type games. It’s a genre I’m not easily won over by, I don’t care for building things all that much, but the pull of the open air is pretty alluring to me. And I won’t even have very long to see if I’ll bounce off of its craftiness or not, because developer Bossa Studios announced today that Lost Skies is releasing into early access later this month on April 18th.

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Nintendo Appears To Have Given Its Game Cases A Makeover On Switch 2

Say goodbye to red spines.

We’ve had an absolute overload of information about the Switch 2 this week and somehow fans keep finding all sorts of new and exciting details.

If you haven’t already noticed, Switch 2 game cases are now slightly different (and seemingly a bit bigger). Instead of transparent plastic borders, they’re now red. Perhaps most interestingly though is how the box art wraps around the case, over the spine. In other words, you’ll no longer be looking at red spines with mostly just plain text on them.

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The first trailer for The Binding of Isaac devs’ next game Mewgenics answers none of the many questions I have

I think if you were to show someone the trailer for Mewgenics, complete with cats you-know-whating, a musical number, and a poop joke, they’d probably be taken quite aback. However, if you were to tell them that it’s from the same people that made Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac, I’m sure they’d be able to understand much quicker. Aside from coming from some pretty notable indie devs, there still might be the question of why it’s such a big deal that Mewgenics finally got a trailer, and the answer to that is (kind of) simple: it was announced 13 years ago.

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As the games industry continues to be a mess, the devs behind Hyper Light Drifter share why they took to Patreon

It’s not exactly much of a secret that a lot of indie devs are struggling to stay afloat these days given the economic *gestures vaguely at a world map.* No one has an exact solution either, but last December, just before the release of its latest game Hyper Light Breaker, noted indie developer Heart Machine announced that they were opening a Patreon. I won’t act like this is exactly a novel concept, I’ve seen a few other devs, typically on the smaller or solo size, try the same thing. But it still felt like a sign that Heart Machine needed a bit of a boost to keep things going.

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Community: Which Switch 2 Games Are You Wishlisting?

Two months to go!

Well, that was a week, wasn’t it? We Nintendo lifers finally got an influx of info, a deluge of details about Switch 2 and the games we can expect to be playing on it. And soon!

Yep, 5th June is exactly two months away, and we’re champing at the Joy-Con Strap to get our hands on the launch lineup. We’ve had a taste, but we’re hungry for more.

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Fallout 76 is currently testing the one thing that makes every game better: fishing

Fishing! It’s a feature that’s been included in many games over the years, one that varies in quality from game to game. Sega Bass Fishing? Probably top of the line, as long as you have that unique fishing rod controller. Stardew Valley? I like it, but I know plenty of people that hate it. Personally I normally find it quite a relaxing thing to do, particularly in games that are otherwise combat focused. Fallout 76 is one such game that’s more about shooting rather than chilling out, but over on the public test server you can now try out its version of fishing.

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Random: Bowser’s Peach Wallpaper And More Updated In New Switch 2 Parental Controls Video

And Bowser Jr. already has the new system!

The Switch 2 generation is upon us and Nintendo has been updating all sorts of things including its Parental Controls video animation featuring Bowser Jr and his Dad.

This new video is quite the facelift – with Bowser’s Switch swapped out for a brand-new Switch 2 (yes, he’s already playing it) and Mario Kart World now featured in all of the gameplay footage. And noticably Bowser has updated his Peach wallpaper…to another photo of Princess Peach.

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