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With the tidal wave of ’80s-inspired nostalgia, it’s safe to say that retro is well and truly back in fashion. From TV shows like Stranger Things and Cobra Kai to movies like Drive and Donnie Darko, the eighties continue to give us a bunch of warm, fuzzy feelings inside. With that in mind, developer Beamdog’s latest rogue-lite, Mythforce, may be exactly what you need for a dose of said nostalgia.
Announced today to be coming to PC via Early Access on April 20, the bodacious first-person fantasy title features 4-player co-op in a Dungeons & Dragons-esque world. Take a gander at its gameplay trailer and opening cinematic down below:
The Fortnite deploy aquatic communication relays challenge near Logjam Lumberyard is a two-part quest in Chapter 2, Season 3 that rewards you with a significant amount of XP for relatively little effort. As with any challenge that takes you to the edges of the map, make sure to knock this one out shortly after you land. In most cases, the storm’s first shrinkage will cut you off from the Lumberyard and the quest.
Unsurprisingly, establishing a device uplink in Logjam Lumberyard means actually reaching Logjam Lumberyard first. It’s in the map’s northwest portion, west of Shifty Shafts and right on the northeastern shore of the large lake. Your first task is just activating the uplink device. Head to the northeastern shore, near where the river meets the lake, and you’ll find the device projecting a blue hologram of a communication signal. Interact with it to get 23,000 XP and move on to the next step.
Last week, Cyberpunk 2077 was $5 at Best Buy. Amazon was giving away games like Elden Ring as part of a buy two, get one free discount. And PlayStation’s spring sale, running all month, is offering some solid deals on a ton of games. But the actual best low-key video game sale of the season has secretly been on the…
Weird West is a singleplayer RPG which functions like a modern take on classic Fallout, but it's also a game released in 2022, and that means there's a post-launch content roadmap including several community events. The first of those events is live now, and it sees zombies invading the game for a limited time. You'll find a trailer below.
PlayStation is home to some of the best exclusives on the market, but most of them retail for $70 in the PS5 generation. That's why it's always nice to find a solid deal on games that show off the PS5's power and innovation. A decent number of PS5 games have been on sale recently, giving you a chance to score some of the PS5's best games at nice discounts. The PS5 also has the added bonus of supporting the PS4 catalog, which gives you the option to snag older games as they slowly make their way to the bargain bin. Whether you're looking for a PS5 exclusive at a low price or a PS4 classic, we've pulled together a list of the best PlayStation games currently on sale. Many of these discounts won't stick around long, so be sure to check them out before they disappear.
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Sony Pictures has named Takashi Doscher as the writer for the upcoming Ghost of Tsushima film adaptation, according to Deadline.
Doscher previously wrote sci-fi romance Only, and his most recent project, Blue, is a twist on a Japanese monster movie that's currently in development.
The story will be a retelling of Jin Sakai's journey as seen in Ghost of Tsushima, where the samurai warrior fights to free the island of Tsushima from a Mongol invasion.
A movie based on the 2020 PlayStation 4 exclusive was announced last year, where we learned John Wick director Chad Stahelski will helm the project. The production will also have input from Sucker Punch, the studio that developed the video game.
Stahelski has said the filmmakers are "taking our time and doing it right. We're working very closely with the game developers to make sure we stick to what's great about it."
The Ghost of Tsushima movie is just one part of a larger push from Sony to bring its PlayStation IP to the silver screen. Beyond Ghost, there's the recently-released Uncharted movie, The Last of Us TV show, a God of War series, and more.
Last week, Epic and Lego announced their intent to build "a space in the metaverse" for children. Today, Sony and KRIKBI - the investment company behind The Lego Group - announced that they'd each invested $1 billion (around £769m) in Epic Games to aid more broadly with "the company's vision to build the metaverse."
As always, all of this is more fun if you replace the word "metaverse" with, for example, "Habbo Hotel."
Relive the sci-fi masterpiece A sign of a good piece of entertainment, whether it’s a movie, a TV show, an...
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Platform:
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Publisher:
Nacon
Developer:
Rogue Factor
Release:
2023
Fans of the Chrono series rejoiced when Square Enix announced Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, which was released last week. This remaster contains two of the three games in the series: Chrono Cross and Radical Dreamers, the two follow-up games to the beloved classic Chrono Trigger.
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition is a welcome surprise; both of the included games have been pretty inaccessible to play since their original releases. Chrono Cross was only released on the original PlayStation, and Radical Dreamers was only released in Japan on the Super Famicom’s Satellaview peripheral.
This is the first time either game has seen a re-release in over 20 years, opening the door for new players to enjoy them. They aren’t just straight ports, either—Square Enix polished up the character models and illustrations as well as added quality-of-life improvements such as auto-save, 2x speed mode, auto-battle, and more. It’s a great way to play them in this day and age.
Though I very much appreciate being able to play these games on modern platforms with their various improvements, there’s one very important piece missing: the inclusion of Chrono Trigger, the game that started the series altogether.
UPDATE 13/4/22: Aspyr has acquired Beamdog and will publish its newly-announced MythForce.
Aspyr is best known for its Star Wars remasters and is currently working on a remake of BioWare's Knights of the Old Republic.
Beamdog, itself founded by former BioWare leads Trent Oster and Cameron Tofer, will operate as an independent studio within Aspyr, which is owned by Saber Interactive. Ultimately, this means Aspyr is now part of the enormous Embracer Group, formerly THQ Nordic AB.
Despite being one of the most iconic moments in video game history, it was only a matter of time before speedrunners discovered a way to bypass the much-beloved ladder-climbing sequence in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater entirely. What a thrill.
Exhibit A: This capybara family relaxing under a hot water tap is too pure for our world Planet Zoo has...
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Third-party developers shared several assets reveals and releases today related to add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
We start with Just Flight, which showcased new images of the Boeing 757-200/300 in the works at Bluebird Simulations.
The images have been posted ahead of a beefier update about the 2023-bound airliner that should come tomorrow.
Elden Ring is not an adorable game. Literally everything, from the ferocious wildlife to the beefed-up Starscourge Radahn, wants to bury your Tarnished and stop you from restoring order to the Lands Between. But the idea that FromSoftware’s famously difficult Souls-like could be cute sent YouTuber Kevin “Flurdeh”…
We’re gonna do some sick tricks on the ruins of Limgrave
On this week's episode we dive into our first listener read-along for Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt, a six-issue story from 1987 that couldn't have been much darker. We also share our thoughts on last week's books, including Moon Knight, Devil's Reign, Little Monters, X-Men: Red, and more.
As always, the episode ends with a look ahead to this week's releases.
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Old World has been limited to the Epic Games Store for longer than most games, arriving there in early access all the way back in 2020 and getting its full release last year. That's finally changing. Soren Johnson's mixture of Civilization and Crusader Kings 3 will come to Steam and GOG on May 19th, alongside a new expansion that will be free to keep for the first two weeks.
If you subscribe to the digital edition of Game Informer, you can now learn all about Evil Dead: The Game! Following today's cover reveal, our digital issue is now live to subscribers on web browsers, iPad/iPhone, and Android devices. Individual issues will be available for purchase later today. You can download the apps to view the issue by following this link. All of these digital options are included in a standard subscription.
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The XPG S70 Blade is a high-performance PCIe 4.0 SSD that I've had the pleasure of testing while wearing my other hat over at Digital Foundry, so when I spotted that it had been reduced over at Best Buy I dashed to my computer (exaggeration) to let you know. Right now, a roomy 2TB model is going for $220, the lowest price we've ever seen for a drive of this spec.
Breath of the Wild 2 on Switch Pro? I’ll believe it when I see it With as tight-lipped as Nintendo...
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Platform:
PC
Publisher:
Beamdog
Developer:
Beamdog
Beamdog, the publisher behind Baldur’s Gate I and II Enhanced Editions, has revealed its first original title, MythForce, and it’s a 1980s cartoon-inspired, first-person rogue-lite that hits Early Access as an Epic Games Store exclusive on April 20.
Canadian game developer Beamdog has officially revealed MythForce, its latest game that is inspired by 1980s cartoons. Combining first-person combat in a roguelite adventure package, MythForce will launch into Early Access on April 20 as an Epic Games Store exclusive for PC.
"I'm beyond excited to finally show off our team's original work," Beamdog CEO Trent Oster said in a press statement. "MythForce is a feel-good game that speaks to the kid in us. In early access we want to collaborate with players who are excited by our wholesome, 80s vision for MythForce, and build up the best game possible. Community will be key to getting us to 1.0."
For its early access release as Episode 1: Bastion of the Beastlord, MythForce will have four heroes to play as. Each hero has access to weapons and magic, which will be needed to survive increasingly difficult challenges set across Procedurally-generated maps that can be explored in co-op or in solo mode.
Today, Sucker Punch Productions confirmed that the Ghost of Tsushima movie has already found its screenwriter. This news came by way of a tweet from the company, which stated Jin’s story would be penned by Takashi Doscher.
We're so excited that Takashi Doscher is writing the Ghost of Tsushima movie! We can't wait to see this version of Jin's story! https://t.co/L4MmjeTiOT
— Sucker Punch ProductionsGhost of Tsushima (@SuckerPunchProd) April 12, 2022
Doscher is an award-winning writer and is best known for his work directing Only (2019), the musical Hear Us (2018), and the documentary A Fighting Chance (2010). According to Deadline, John Wick filmmaker Chad Stahelski is attached to direct and the project is still in early development.
Since its release back in 2020, Ghost of Tsushima accumulated many accolades, including receiving numerous Game of the Year awards, becoming the fastest-selling first-party original IP debut, and recently passing the milestone of 8 million copies sold. You can check out the game’s official description below:
You don't need me to tell you that graphics cards prices are crazy these days - but things are getting slowly better. I noticed this afternoon that the RTX 3060 and the RX 6600 XT, the two major '1080p performance' GPUs, have now dipped under £400. That's still about £70 to £100 over the base RRP, but it's a big improvement over the situation for the past year where we often saw these cards retailing - and selling - for over £500, £600 and even £700.
Will The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 launch on an as-yet unrevealed Nintendo console? Some tech experts are theorizing that could be the case based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2's most recent round of footage.
Over on Digital Foundry (first reported by GamesRadar), Richard Leadbetter, John Linneman, and Alex Battaglia dissected the most recent Breath of the Wild 2 footage, pointing out a couple of details that suggest the next big Zelda game might be too big to perform on the current Switch hardware.
"This trailer was interesting because the image quality seemed quite good, I think," Linneman said. "I was a little bit surprised by how sharp and clear this looked compared to the original in general."
Battaglia dove into specifics, saying that the "volumetric clouds" present in the footage would be hard for the current 2017 Switch to pull off, while camera cuts with perfect anti-aliasing are something even the Xbox Series X struggles with.
"It could be the next Switch, it could be just that they rendered out a trailer on higher resolution and higher settings," Battaglia said.
However, the guys were quick to point out that Nintendo generally doesn't release trailers at a higher quality than the final product, with one exception being the draw distance for the original Breath of the Wild.
Platform:
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Publisher:
Saber Interactive, Boss Team Games
Developer:
Saber Interactive
Release:
Rating:
Mature
As the Demon in Evil Dead: The Game, you have a lot of work to do – after all, you have to beat 4 other players! However, you have a rather nasty toolbox at your command, full of traps, possessions, and even the ability to summon horrific boss monsters that will destroy your prey. Of course, the first challenge is simply to find them, a task that can be daunting given how big the map is. Survivors can do things that give away their position too like riding in cars, so it’s important to pay close attention to the minimap.
Despite numerous hints over the years that he might be slipping into something that looked like retirement, Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi appears to be far from done making games.
In an interview with IGN, Sakaguchi confirmed that he's been approached with one or two offers for new projects that he's currently considering... in between sessions of Final Fantasy 14.
"They're still in the planning stages, where we're deciding on how the business will work and putting together contracts, so it's not as if we've started on actual development, but I do think I'll be working on something," he said. "Of course, the more concrete those plans start to look, the more I feel like I need to play FF14 while I still can."
Sakaguchi has been spending a lot of time gaming lately, especially Final Fantasy 14, though he added in the same interview that he isn't interested in getting involved with its development and doesn't want to learn any inside information about it, for fear it would ruin his experience as a player and ability to connect with the FF14 community.
But he's playing other games, too, trying to get in as much gaming time as possible before he dives into a new project of his own.
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It’s time to dive into the heart yet again, as the Kingdom Hearts 4 reveal trailer offered a surprisingly deep look at the next numbered sequel in Square Enix and Disney’s long-running franchise. Though it begins a new arc in Kingdom Hearts’ overarching narrative, it’s a sequel clearly ingrained in the series’ fundamentals and lore from all corners of the Kingdom Hearts and Disney universes.
So,if you’re a Kingdom Hearts expert who knows the series from Ansem to Zexion, you likely recognized and guessed at many of the topics we're going to dig into. But if you’ve just occasionally dabbled in the universe and are wondering how Sora ended up in what looks like Tokyo, let’s examine the biggest burning questions the Kingdom Hearts 4 reveal trailer left us with, and some potential answers for them.
Before we get going, a couple of qualifiers - while we’re going to be touching on some deep Kingdom Hearts lore, this is by no means a comprehensive primer on any and everything Kingdom Hearts. There is, quite frankly, so much to get into even with these topics, particularly related to the backstory of the series prior to the events of Kingdom Hearts 1. Nonetheless, there will be some spoilers for the Kingdom Hearts series to date, including Kingdom Hearts 3 - consider this your spoiler warning!
Bugsnax, the first-person adventure game that delved into body horror on an island full of cute snack-like creatures, will be coming to more platforms later this month alongside a free update adding a completely new campaign.
Developer Young Horses announced that Bugsnax would be coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10, and Steam on April 28. The new versions of the game will cost $24.99 with a 20% discount, though it will also be available on Xbox Game Pass across PC, consoles, and the cloud on day one.
Bugsnax originally launched in late 2020 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and the Epic Games Launcher on PC. It was exclusive to the platforms, and PlayStation Plus subscribers were able to claim the game at launch.
If Vox Machina can’t stop him, then what hope do the kids from Hawkins have?
One of the best features of Xbox Series X|S is backward compatibility. Not only does it let you continue playing games you already own, but it lets you pick up old, affordable Xbox One games you may have missed out on years ago. Microsoft isn't shy about discounting some of its most popular titles either, with new sales every week that slash prices to surprisingly low numbers.
However, sifting through all the promotions and finding your favorite game at a good price isn't easy--the Xbox catalog is home to more than 2,000 games, and sometimes the best deals can get buried. Whether you're looking for an old Xbox One game or a new Series X release, you'll find the best Xbox game deals listed below.
Things are about to get a lot more disorienting for the residences of Hawkins, Indiana, as Stranger Things 4’s newest trailer shows off a lot of chaotic and freaky new stuff fans can expect for the next installment.
The three-minute-long trailer provides a brief overview of the current whereabouts of the cast, as they’ve relocated and split the group far from Hawkins to try and keep everyone safe. A tease at a new villain and their chilling voiceover, that states, “You’ve broken everything. Your suffering is almost at an end,” proves that things are far from over.
For anyone that needs a quick recap of the events of the show so far, Netflix has provided an official synopsis of the previous three seasons to help prepare you for Stranger Things 4, which you can view down below.
Stranger Things: A love letter to the ’80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.
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Riot Games is currently working on an unnamed MMORPG set within the League of Legends world of Runeterra, and while development is "going super well," there is no guarantee the project will ever see the light of day, according to the game's executive producer Greg Street.
Street took to Twitter a few days back to comment on how the in-progress MMO will be the fourth major project he's worked on, and will likely be the last. Street previously worked on Age of Empires III and World of Warcraft before joining Riot as a lead designer on League of Legends. Riot's MMO will be a "good final act," Street tweeted, assuming the game ships. While the team is optimistic, he makes clear nothing is set in stone.
There is no guarantee this game will ship. We are optimistic, but you just never know until it does. However assuming it does, this will be the fourth major franchise I have worked on (AoE, WoW, LoL), and likely the last. And I am very okay with that. It will be a good final act.
