This should come as no great surprise, but Dying Light 2 will support four-player co-op. That was true of the original 2015 release and it was true Dead Island – Techland has invested heavily in the necessary technology over the years so that you can continue playing its games with …
Read More »Heres what could happen in The Haunting of Bly Manor story according to the book
If you’re reading this you’ve probably 1) heard about the Haunting of Hill House season 2 (opens in new tab) finally being confirmed with a different title, and 2) might be wondering what The Haunting of Bly House story is going to be about. Wave goodbye to the Crains, because …
Read More »Ape Out asks what happens when Hotline Miami meets Thelonious Monk, and discovers an early game of the year contender
When you tell me your game is about an angry gorilla unleashing rampant destruction to the tune of percussive jazz, it’s safe to say you’ve secured my interest. You had me at “angry gorilla”, frankly. But then I learn that this angry gorilla game features ultra-stylised, Saul Bass-inspired visuals, a …
Read More »“We wanted to make our little Mario 64” – trust us, Untitled Goose Game is going to be worth the wait
Who’d have thought that something so simple could bring so much joy? The setup in Untitled Goose Game is easy enough to wrap your head around; It’s a lovely morning in the village and you play as a horrible goose. That’s it. That’s all it takes to have us in …
Read More »Yoshis Crafted World preview: “Expected it to do a little more than rely on the cute appeal”
If you’re a follower of all things Nintendo, you’ll have learned from last week’s Nintendo Direct that a slice of Yoshi’s Crafted World already dropped in the form of a delightfully compact demo, a small slice of action that’s designed to give you a taste of what’s to come in …
Read More »Release Radar: Our pick of the weeks best TV, movies and games (February 11-17)
1. Apex Legends proves there always room for more battle royale Surprise! Respawn launched a brand new battle royale game, Apex Legends (opens in new tab), on Monday, after keeping it a secret for years and only letting press and streamers see it last week. If they were nervous about …
Read More »Anthem was almost free-to-play but BioWare found a better model
Things could’ve worked out pretty differently for BioWare’s Anthem (opens in new tab) game. It’s set to launch on February 22 as a full-priced, triple-A product – the sort that you’d expect from one of the biggest and most influential studios in the world. But Anthem is, in many ways, …
Read More »Crackdown 3 lets you take on the final boss at Level 1, Breath of the Wild style
Among its many inspired bits of game design (opens in new tab), one particularly bold choice in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (opens in new tab) was letting players decide for themselves when it was finally time to fight the final boss. Whether you want to take …
Read More »Could the Star Wars Special Edition have actually been good?
Writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez had a good rule for creating masterpieces like Of Love and Other Demons and 100 Years of Solitude: don’t ever look back on a work you’ve declared finished or you’ll go insane. The idea, according to Marquez, is that no creative work is ever truly finished, …
Read More »Subnautica: Below Zero has hit Early Access, so heres 9 of the strangest (and scariest) things we’ve already found
As of today, Subnautica: Below Zero is finally out on PC in Early Access. The standalone expansion to the underwater survival horror game, Subnautica (opens in new tab), features an entirely new aquatic open world to explore, set to another sci-fi story that takes place exactly one year after the …
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