Head back to the 90's with the more challenging flashback levels in Crash Bandicoot 4.
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Teased briefly during the Gamescom 2020 Livestream, it looks like a Sam & Max VR game could be on the horizon.
Sam & Max are the stars of classic adventure games dating all the way back to the ’90s, developed by LucasArts, and saw a brief revival under TellTale in 2005.
While we don’t have much to go on yet, it looks like the anthropomorphic crime-solving duo could be making a comeback in the near future, developed this time by studio Happy Giant.
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Click here to watch embedded media Teardown does a great job catching your attention in a few seconds. The game was announced last year and has been quietly building an online fanbase ever since. It's not hard to see why since you can freely explore a visually interesting world and the gameplay is driven by emergent player actions.
In this Gamescom trailer, you can see how you might smash through walls and blow things up in order to plan the perfect route through the world. Once you pick up your first target an alarm goes off and you must race to collect the rest before security arrives. Good thing you're not worried about property damage.
is a newly-announced action-adventure game from Reflector Entertainment that already has an extended universe oven fresh and ready to go. All we have of the game right now is a teaser trailer, so we have no idea how it’ll actually play when it’s out. We do know that the protagonist is Hoona, a young girl from Kolkata in India who we are told is “haunted by visions of her own death” and has a “mysterious innate ability to manipulate the unseen”.
Unknown 9’s teaser was revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, a livestream to mark the first night of Gamescom (and, by dint of being hosted by Geoff Keighley, inextricable in my mind from the never ending Geoff Keighley summer of games). Give it a watch to see Hoona avoid an attack in the street by using a cool time-stop power.
Today during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live show, Focus Home Entertainment revealed Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground will release in 2021 fir PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
You can enjoy the trailer revealed during the show below.
If you’re unfamiliar with Warhammer: Age o Sigmar, it’s the newest incarnation of the Warhammer franchise launched by Games Workshop in 2015 after basically destroying the old world of the popular tabletop miniature wargame.
If you’re interested in the old Warhammer setting instead (which incidentally is the only good one, at least for fantasy), there’s still the Total War: Warhammer franchise by Creative Assembly.
Shadowlands, the latest expansion for World of Warcraft, is launching on 27th October.
The expansion's big new addition is the introduction of the titular Shadowlands, described as the "resting place for every mortal soul - virtuous or vile - that has ever lived". In more practical terms, that means five new zones for World of Warcraft players to explore: Ardenweald, Maldraxxus, Revendreth, The Maw, and Bastion, home of angelic soul guides the Kyrians.
The latter, and its denizens, gets an elongated airing in the first of four animated shorts, which debuted during tonight's Gamescom live showcase. And, in case you missed it, here it is now:
Remember when we did that massive cover story on World of Warcraft: Shadowlands? It was pretty cool. Anyway, today at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Blizzard has revealed the long-awaited release date for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion - October 27, 2020.
That's not too far away, for those that have waited eons for the next big chapter in Azeroth. In Shadowlands, players travel to various forms of the afterlife, pledge their allegiance to a covenant, and travel to Hell itself in a zone called the Maw.
A new roguelike dungeon experience, Torghast, will keep players challenged with ever-shifting content as they reach the endgame. I can't wait to dive in and explore bold new frontiers in the great beyond on October 27!
10.27.20.
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“Every mission we go on is illegal,” our heroes proudly declare in a new Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer. They’re explaining to Ronald Reagan (the actor) and to us why they should be given free reign to hunt for Perseus, a maybe-mythical Soviet agent who could be raising a big stink. Cod Blops Cow will have multiple endings, unusually for a CoD, so maybe we’ll be able to sack it off and just grill the Gipper on what it was like to work with Bette Davis.
New information on BioWare’s hotly-anticipated next Dragon Age game was presented during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live today.
A four-minute video sequence takes us behind the scenes of the game’s development, showcasing concept art, early footage of environments and combat, and various clips of voice actors recording lines.
There’s also plenty of supporting commentary from various members of the development team regarding the conceptualization of the game’s story beats and themes.
Fans of the series who have been waiting six years for a follow up to 2014’s brilliant Inquisition will find plenty to get excited about, but it does, unfortunately, seem as though Dragon Age 4 is still a long way off a release.
This is the first we’ve heard from the game since 2018 when a very brief teaser trailer was showcased during The Game Awards, and it doesn’t look as though all that much progress has been made, at least based on how early in development it appears to be from today’s footage.
A report back in 2018 suggested Dragon Age 4 was three years away from release, but it seems very unlikely what we saw today will be ready for prime time next year.
What we can at least confirm is that Solas is back — something that was alluded to during the 2018 teaser but remained unconfirmed until now. As you’ll see below, the actors behind the game’s cast can be seen recording lines, which includes the Elven made.
You’ve ripped and tore your way through Doom Eternal, and now you’re looking for more. Well, young slayer, you’ll be glad to know Id Software are continuing the fight against hell, heaven and everywhere in between when it’s first DLC, The Ancient Gods – Part One, arrives on October 20th.
On Gamescom's opening night, Dragon Age fans were treated to a big surprise. BioWAre VP and GM Casey Hudson introduced a new behind-the-scenes trailer by saying the team has been imagining new ways to use next-gen technology to bring the world and characters of Dragon Age to life. Hudson notes they're still in pre-production but wanted to give everyone some insight into how the developers are crafting this game.
BioWare is creating an original world, complete with original wildlife and architecture, for the next game in the series. Expect new places and people, and to interact with people who grew up in these different locales. Also, this is a story about what happens when you don't have power and when people aren't willing to address issues. As always, a big focus will be on the companions you have around and their learning their stories. You're building friendships and making your own family, after all.
The trailer showed us divisive character Solas, and voice actors recording lines for "Bellara" and "Davrin."
And as always, expect choices to affect the world and go as far as to determine if a party member will live or die.
You can watch everything in the trailer above, which gives you a good idea of some of the landscapes you'll explore and the enemies you'll fight alongside providing valuable developer insight.
Doom Eternal is one of the most frantic games of 2020, and if you've blasted, slashed, and ripped your way through Hell in the base game, developer id Software is ready to deliver more.
We've known that the first expansion is called The Ancient Gods, Part One, but now we have an official trailer as well as a release date. Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods, Part One is set to launch on October 20.
You can get a look at the official trailer below.
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This is no Blight. Dragon Age 4 showed up at gamescom Opening Night Live, in a way. BioWare offered an update on its development.
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Viewers are turning to streaming entertainment more than ever thanks to people staying home during the global pandemic—the plethora of services can serve as a much-needed escape. At the start of each month, most services do a little shuffle, adding new movies and taking some away, and io9 is here to help with your…
In today's contest you can win a Steam copy of turn-based strategy game Plebby Quest: The Crusades.
If you saw our Gamescom coverage today, you might have caught a glimpse of this deceptive little strategy title, Plebby Quest: The Crusades. I don't think I've ever seen turn-based diplomacy set during the Crusades in such a cutesy visual style, but there's a first time for everything.
Win your copy and hop into European religious wars today!
Shown off during the Gamescom 2020 Livestream pre-show was a brand new trailer for arcade-racer Dirt 5, from developer Codemasters.
A variety of new game modes were revealed within, including Gate Crasher, Smash Attack, and Gymkhana.
Players will also have the ability to create their own arenas which can be shared and played with others online. The creations showed looked quite robust, and the creation tools will keep players busy when they arent racing.
There was also a teaser at the end for an ominous new mode called Vampire, which ends with a ”to be continued”… We will update you once we know a little more.
Dirt 5 is launching October 16 on PC, Stadia, PS4, and Xbox One, and is available for preorder now.
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After a live-action opener that featured a man struggling to find power for his laptop in a post-apocalyptic future, we got a look at a strange new project from ClockStone and Headup. Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead appears to combine the bridge-building and engineering challenges of the original Bridge Constructor with the characters (and Walkers) of The Walking Dead universe.
The game is coming before the end of 2020, and is slated for release on PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.
Unknown9 is a world that spans multiple forms of media, including novels, comics, and podcasts. During today's Gamescom stream, developer Reflector revealed an upcoming game also set in the universe, Unknown 9: Awakening. See the trailer for yourself below.
Click here to watch embedded mediaUnknown 9: Awakening is third-person action/adventure that tells the story of Haroona, a girl raised in Kolkata, India. As you can see in the footage, Haroona has mysterious powers, and part of the narrative revolves around her learning how to use them.
The game is coming to next-gen consoles and PC sometime in 2021.
In a nice surprise during Gamescom Opening Night Live, BioWare has shown off our best look yet at the next Dragon Age game.
While we still don't have an official title, we got several snippets of in-game footage showing beautiful new magic-infused environments and at least one large new city. Could this all be set within Tevinter Imperium, as previous teases have suggested?
We also got what looked like our first peek at some of the game's main characters (and presumably, party members?), named as Davrin and Bellara. One piece of concept art showed an underwater scene with what looked like the mustachioed Dorian - a character many hoped would return from Dragon Age Inquisition - as well as someone who looks a lot like Dragon Age 2's Isabella.
Click to watch embedded media Bandai Namco and Tarsier Studios showed off a new trailer for Little Nightmares II, showing how returning character Six can team up with the new playable hero Mono as they try to escape a waking nightmare.
Mono, the child wearing a paper sack over his head, has to sneak through a variety of horrible scenes alongside Six. In the trailer, we see how they can work together, jumping on a suspended piano together to bring it crashing down, or helping to catch the other after a perilous jump. It also shows off several creepy environments, such as classrooms and hospitals, as well as the gigantic creeps they'll have to sneak past.
Look for it on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC this year.
Starting off the Gamescom Opening Night Live show, a new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer gives fans an introduction to the campaign’s story.
The game was finally revealed fully yesterday, as part of an in-game Warzone event and the new trailer, which you can see below, details the mission you will venture on alongside Woods and Adler.
As the trailer’s description reads: “In January 1981 at CIA Headquarters, Jason Hudson briefs the U.S. President on an imminent threat of attack.” It sounds like you’ll have to take out an imminent and violent threat called Perseus (spelling to be confirmed).
More information on the campaign is to follow.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will release on Nov. 13, with a PS5/Xbox Series X version to follow when the consoles launch.
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Today during Gamescom's Opening Night Live, players got their first taste of some of the behind-the-scenes intrigue that's going to set up some of the big missions in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Meet the next new big mystery agent, Russell Adler, and some of the rest of the team as they have a big sit down with President Ronald Reagan. You think we'll see a Reagan skin in Warzone?
Read more about the campaign and everything coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War here.
Check out the clip below to learn more about the campaign cast!
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Jurassic World Evolution, Frontier Development's game of dinosaur-themed resort management and dubious scientific application, is making its way to Switch on 3rd November.
Frontier is calling the the newly announced Switch version the Complete Edition and, as its name suggests, it'll include the core game first seen on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 back in 2018 - which, in time-honoured theme park management game fashion, challenges players to create the perfect tourist destination by maximising cash flow, building and maintaining facilities, and by researching ever-more impressive attractions - as well as all DLC released to date.
That means Switch owners can work their way through the additional challenges seen in Jurassic World Evolution's Return to Jurassic Park, Claire's Sanctuary, and the Secrets of Dr. Wu narrative expansions, and can bolster their parks' appeal via the Herbivore, Cretaceous, Carnivore, and Deluxe dinosaur packs. The Raptor Squad Skin Collection is included too.
Click to watch embedded media What could go wrong with a zoo filled with dinosaurs? Frontier Developments gives you a good look at the fascination and terror of a park filled with prehistoric titans. If you know what you are doing, you can keep your guests safe and make enough money to fund research into creating more dinosaur breeds. If you don't know what you are doing, and the fences aren't strong enough or the habitats aren't big enough, the dinosaurs will break out and run amok in your park. A good number of them will feed on your guests.
I adored Jurassic World Evolution on Xbox One, and now Switch players will get the chance to play through this nicely made simulator. Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition comes with all of the DLC, including the standalone adventures Return to Jurassic Park and Claire's Sanctuary. The Secrets of Dr. Wu DLC adds dinosaur hybrids and a new quest line to the core game. Players will also get all of the add-on dinosaur packs.
No release date was given for Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition, but Frontier lists it as "coming soon."
How can you get to 100x hourly revenue for your Steam game? If you're West Of Loathing, a visibility round, a 'highest % off ever' sale, and then a Daily Deal will do it! Lots more inside... ...
The evolutionary action-adventure survival game Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is now on Steam following a year-long exclusivity period on the Epic Games Store and ports to PS4 and Xbox One.
The Steam edition is currently $20, and that half-price promo will last until September 10, 2020.
Even if it's super rough in spots as an open-world video game with a modest development budget, I will never stop going to bat for Ancestors. I loved the sense of genuine discovery and intrigue it instilled – it kinda reminded me of blindly fumbling through Dark Souls or Spelunky for the first time.
While I eventually hit a point where I had to look up a fan-made map to stay sane during my clan's final evolutionary jumps, and the passage of time can be way too gamey and grindy, I'll always treasure learning how to play. The ups, the downs, and the ridiculous process of becoming a true omnivore.
Elite Dangerous and Planet Coaster studio Frontier Developments has announced that Montreal developer Chasing Rats' raucously gory co-op platformer Struggling will be the first game to launch as part of its new Frontier Foundry publishing label - and it's out today on Switch and PC.
Struggling is a physics-based affair that charts the tribulations of Troy, an animated pile of flesh and recent lab escapee, as he embarks on an bizarre adventure across four distinct worlds.
Troy is able to use his impressively oversized, frequently windmilling arms to tackle enemies and to climb and bodily fling himself up precarious platforms as his increasingly odd story unfolds. He can also use the momentum and inertia afforded by his appendages to avoid hazards and solve puzzles, making the most of his new powers - including detachable limbs and time-slowing dodge - that are unlocked along the way. Also, there are hats!
The Japanese version of the new Scarlet Nexus trailer has been shared, and it shows off some new characters.
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Ready for the Moero Crystal H Switch launch? It'll show up sooner than you think, as physical and digital copies will arrive September 17th.
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We've had a lot to say about Hitman 3 lately, but in the current landscape of weekly game giveaways and subscription passes, it's never too late to go back to older entries and catch yourself up.
This week on the Epic Games Store, IO Interactive is giving out Hitman (2016). The mischievous stealth playground was originally delivered episodically, but if you're coming in nowadays, you won't have to wait – you can jet around to Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, Bangkok, Colorado, and Hokkaido.
Right now, you can also grab the tactical RPG Shadowrun Returns and its follow-ups Dragonfall and Hong Kong in the all-encompassing Shadowrun Collection. Get in the old cyberpunk mood.
I'm jazzed about next week's free game, too. Into the Breach is a fantastic turn-based strategy title about keeping your mechs alive against relentless (but highly telegraphed) alien invaders.
Hitman and Shadowrun are free until September 3, at which point Intro the Breach will tap in.
Hurricane Laura made landfall over Louisiana last night, causing hundreds of thousands to lose power and severe damage to infrastructure like chemical plants even as the storm weakened over time. But from the safety of the virtual clouds, Microsoft Flight Simulator players spent the last day exploring the storm from a…
I never thought I would be afraid of beavers. But after playing a legendary animal mission recently, I’m terrified of the buck-toothed bastards. However, I’m also excited that Rockstar finally seems to be adding more creative, exciting, and silly content into Red Dead Online.
Valve plan to add optional profanity filters to Steam Chat, and it’ll also be able to filter language in games which use Steam’s own chat system. If you want to block effing, jeffing, and slurs, you’ll be able to fiddle with a load of settings and filters to add and remove words and otherwise fine-tune your chat civility. If you don’t want to filter chat, no worries, just don’t turn it on. This system debuts today as a Steam Labs experiment so Valve can gather feedback and improve it, then they plan to launch it as a regular Steam feature “soon.”
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