In less than two weeks, you could be a horrible meaty mass of tentacles and teeth crawling through vents and devouring hapless humans. And in the game, obvs. Devolver Digital today announced a July 23rd release date for Carrion, the platformer which will at least let you live out a digital facsimile of your true life’s dream. I’ve been cooing at this horror for years now and soon we’ll all get to tickle its tummy and feed it scientists. It still has a demo for now, too.

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Shuhei Yoshida was on hand during Devolver Digital Direct to give a trailer that shows off the date of developer Mediatonic’s upcoming Fall Guys for August 4.

Fall Guys will be releasing for the PS4 and Steam. For those unaware, Fall Guys is a battle royale that features an obstacle course to eliminate opponents instead of being another shooter.

We compared the game to Takeshi’s Castle and you can read about our hands-on preview here.

The Steam listing has this to say about the game:

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout flings hordes of contestants together online in a mad dash through round after round of escalating chaos until one victor remains! Battle bizarre obstacles, shove through unruly competitors, and overcome the unbending laws of physics as you stumble towards greatness. Leave your dignity at the door and prepare for hilarious failure in your quest to claim the crown!

Competitive & Cooperative: Shift between competitive free-for-alls and cooperative challenges where the losing team all get eliminated!

Comically Physical: Watch in delight as your fellow competitors bend, bounce, and bash their way to hilarious, physics-based failure!

Delightfully Customizable: Fail in style with everything from fashionable pineapple couture to the latest in bunny hats available to customize your look in Fall Guys.

You can see the trailer that was shown off during Devolver Direct digital below:

The first gameplay footage of Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass has debuted during the Devolver Digital Direct stream, showing off upcoming game's wild, chaotic violence. It looks a lot like previous games in the series, with a lot of enemies on screen at once, but with updated graphics.

You'll once again be playing as Sam "Serious" Stone, the leader of the Earth Defense Force (no relation). This is a prequel, and the focus is yet again on strafing and backing away from enormous hordes while firing everything you have into enemies and watching them explode.

You can check it out for yourself in the trailer below.

Revealed during the Devolver Showcase, Skeleton Crew Studio's Olija is set to launch for PC and Nintendo Switch later in 2020. A demo is available now on Steam, giving you a slice of its 2D action to try ahead of its release. Before its reveal, I had the chance to dive into the game with an exclusive demo for GameSpot, learning about it's crunchy combat, ambiguous and mysterious themes, and the cursed harpoon at the center of it all.

Olija is a 2D action platformer with equal measures of fast-paced combat and small but clever puzzles. Core to both is your main weapon, a cursed harpoon that you can throw in any cardinal direction with a button press and return to your hands with another. Your harpoon can lodge itself in the guts of enemies and certain points of the environment, letting you pull off a quick and satisfying dash to its position.

It feels great to chain together throwing and recalling the harpoon as your soar through the air, and the game encourages you to get comfortable with it. Early enemy encounters are limited to just a few foes at a time, but as you progress, they become more complex ballets where you have to balance positioning and aggression in equal measure. Groups of enemies will quickly overwhelm and kill you, but using your harpoon to fling yourself to a distant enemy--both giving you space and letting you kill them off effortlessly--feels incredibly satisfying.

The promising-looking Carrion comes out 23rd July on PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One.

The release date was announced during the Devolver Digital show - with a little help from Xbox boss Phil Spencer.

Carrion is a gory reverse horror game from Phobia Game Studio in which you play an amorphous creature who stalks and consumes enemies. Here's the new trailer:

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Following its announcement earlier this week, Devolver Digital today pumped out the first Shadow Warrior 3 gameplay trailer. It looks: good. Yeah I was already expecting swords, big guns, and buckets of blood, but ooh I am extra-interested in swish new movement options like the grappling hook little you dramatically slingshot around arenas. Here, see the trailer yourself below.

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Carrion's release date has been revealed during the Devolver Digital Direct stream, and like a hideous monster stalking the ceiling grate above you while you monologue with tremendous hubris about how this room is the only safe area in the facility, it's much closer than you might think.

Carrion will launch for Switch, Xbox One, and PC on July 23. A demo is available on Steam right now. A physical edition will come to Switch eventually, too.

GameSpot has an exclusive look at the first 25 minutes of the game, which you can watch in the video above. Tread with caution if you're easily grossed out, though.

Publisher Devolver has shown off gameplay for Shadow Warrior 3 during its digital showcase.

Polish studio Flying Wild Hog's latest looks to me like ninja Doom, with a grappling hook and plenty of demon blood all over the shop. It looks like fun!

Here's the official blurb:

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Announced earlier this week, the Devolver Direct has revealed our first look at gameplay for Shadow Warrior 3, the latest over-the-top first-person shooter from developer Flying Wild Hog.

The gameplay is full of what you'd expect from a Shadow Warrior sequel: lots of blood, loads of weapons, and gruesome executions. But there are also new features you can look forward to, like expanded mobility options with a grappling hook that looks like it will work extremely well with your double jumps, wall-running, and air-dashing antics.

Amongst all the blood and guts there's bright confetti and a strangely jolly spirit to it all, which makes the excessive gore all the stranger and more enticing. There's no confirmed release date for Shadow Warrior 3 yet, but you can expect a release sometime in 2021 for PC.

Today, during its Devolver Direct livestream, Devolver Digital revealed the first gameplay of Shadow Warrior 3.

The trailer showcases the very first look at what the game looks like, with plenty of action, a lot of blood, and a lot of colors. Actually, I lied. It’s more a lot of red color. 

Below you can watch the video showcased during the show.

If you’d like to know more about Shadow Warriors 3, the Steam listing for the game is already available and provides plenty of details.

You can also enjoy the original cinematic trailer presented a few days ago.

Accessibility options make CrossCode an enticing purchase for action RPG fans of all ages and gaming styl

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How many people has Sam Fisher killed? That's a question a group of Splinter Cell fans have tried to answer.

The answer, according to a reddit post from user TK-576, is 493 - and 472 of those are from the divisive Splinter Cell: Conviction.

Here's the breakdown:

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We're giving away premium content keys to celebrate two years of Darkness Rises!

I haven't managed to string together two consecutive years of pretty much any activity in my life, so when a mobile game hits two years of being in service it's pretty impressive.

That's exactly what Darkness Rises did, and to celebrate that feat we're giving away premium content packs for players to get an edge up on the demonic hordes.

Move over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, there’s a new music-themed roller coaster and it’s much cooler. Digitally created in Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, this large coaster takes over six minutes to ride and is synced perfectly to the popular Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

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The Neon Genesis Evangelion Theatrical Edition Groundwork of Evangelion are now available to purchase digitally or physically.

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An Alien: Isolation-style dinosaur game sounds pretty cool, doesn't it? Well, that's what a group of developers are hoping to make with Deathground.

New studio Jaw Drop Games has launched a Kickstarter for Deathground, which sees players try to survive against computer-controlled dinosaurs. Based on the debut trailer, this one's very firmly rooted in first-person horror.

The plan is to create a solo and co-op experience, so you can play in teams of up to three.

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Greg Rucka reflects on Charlize Theron and her unkillable gay warriors

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Do you have a Windows 10 PC and can't wait to get your hands on the Xbox Series X? Is the wait so unbearable that you need to stare at pictures of the system while you use your computer? If that's the case, then Microsoft's official Xbox Series X desktop wallpapers should help make the next few months easier.

Consisting of 16 4K images, the desktop wallpaper theme is available for free from the Microsoft store. Some of these are promotional images we've seen before, as you can view below, while others focus on the system's internal workings and controller designs. They're rated "E" for everyone, in case you were worried about Microsoft slipping in a decapitated head or rogue butt somewhere in the set.

Sega released a new trailer of its long-running MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2.

The trailer showcases the content coming with the Arc Connect Memories event that celebrates the 8th anniversary of the Japanese version.

This means that, being related to the Japanese servers, most if not all of it should come to the western ones at some point in the future, even if we don’t know when.

You can check it out below, alongside one that came before showcasing the first part of the same event.

Takeshi Yamazaki has left Capcom. He wrote and directed multiple entries in the Ace Attorney series.

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Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Blacephalon!

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Yostar shared its plans for upcoming content in its popular shipgirl-focused mobile game Azur Lane.

We learn that the English servers will once again hold back for about a month on the new content coming on the Japanese and Chinese servers as it happened with the Skybound Oratorio event.

Once again, this makes room for a rerun of a popular past event, Ink-Stained Steel Sakura, which dates to over a year ago, so many newer players have missed it.

This means that we’ll get another chance to unlock many Sakura Empire shipgirls including Nagato, Kawakaze, Mutsu, Kongou, Haruna, Youizuki, Harutsuki, Ooshio, Fumizuki, and Asashio.

The event will start next week, likely on July 16. At the moment, we don’t know what the Japanese and Chinese servers will get instead.

You can check out the announcement below.

Cblogs Recap: Week 28

-Nior continues exploring the gaming culture in Brazil and features Dandara in this blog; a Brazilian-made metroidvania that I am coincidentally playing and enjoying right now.

-Sapato64 made his first YouTube video game show.

-Black Red Gaming reviews Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on PC.

-Lord Spencer reviews Silhouette Mirage as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-Lord Spencer reports on the 90-81 selection on the top 100 PS1 games list of Retro Sanctuary as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-HyperbolebyDefault reviews Ori and the Will of the Wisps on PC.

-Taterchimp reviews TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children, and then continues to gush about it here.

-Flegma analyzes the Bihano water purification plant sidequest in Xenoblade Chronicles X.

-JoLoBird reviews The Last of Us Part II in a spoiler-heavy review.

-BRAVO F1VE reviews The Last of Us Part II in a more negative turn.

-RiffRaff shares with his journal notes on The Last of Us Part II.

2018's Fe was a breakthrough for developer Zoink. The studio is known for colorful, dark storybook adventure games like Stick it to the Man or Flipping Death, but Fe was a noticeably more whimsical turn. It was also one of the earliest games for the EA Originals indie label, and now, Zoink has a follow-up in the form of Lost in Random. This new adventure incorporates more of a focus on exploration in a city ruled by an evil force, and as the name implies, it all ties into the nature of unpredictability.

Revealed at the recent EA Play 2020 online event, Lost in Random focuses on the story of Even, a resident of the city of Random, a place where an individual's station in life is decided at the age of 12 by a sacred dice. Eventually, Even discovers another magical, sentient dice that allows her to change her fate, and the duo goes on the run within the city. As they evade guards and other villains looking to take the opposing dice for themselves, Even and her partner, Dicey, learn of the city's inner workings and what it means for everyone in the town of Random.

Let it not be said that SnowRunner doesn’t have enough snow to run (well, drive) through. The rough n’ tough truck sim is adding more routes to get stuck in with Lake Kovd, a treacherous frozen quagmire packed that’ll arrive with the game’s first season pass update later this week. Hope you’ve brought tyre chains, because it’s about to get real slippery in old Russia.

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The Future's Future is fucking ghost.

During today's Devolver Direct presentation, PR Queen Nina Struthers regained control of the universe as we know it, throwing off the shackles of marketing madwoman "Linda" and finally putting an end to the consumer-consuming concept of The Future's Future.

In a star-studded presentation that included SIE's Shuhei Yoshida, Xbox's Phil Spencer, Geoff Keighley, FGC megastar SonicFox, Geralt of Rivia's bathtub, and My Uncle who Works at Nintendo, Devolver delivered what could be the climactic chapter of its arc of chaotic summer presentations. The conspiracy-filled storyline saw the indie publisher's head honchos finally rise up against the hype-hungry Linda, ultimately freeing Nina Struthers and allowing her to regain control of not just The Future's Future... but The Future.

I absolutely loved it. Great work all-round by the entire crew, especially given the production difficulties, (caused by the COVID-19 pandemic), that led to the presentation's initial delay. Oh, and shout-outs to the lil' Quantum Leap handheld device. I miss Ziggy.

Oh yeah, Devolver also showed off some video games. You can read all about them below:

Siliconera will stream Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON this Saturday at 6pm CET/12pm EST.

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A few weeks ago during the New Game+ Expo, Suda51, developer of the highly anticipated No More Heroes 3, gave everyone a new look at the upcoming game, but proceeded to block most of it with his melon. Well, during today's annual "Devolver Digital Game-Marketing-Is-A-Joke-But-Please-Follow-Us-On-Social-Media-And-Here-Are-Some-Press-Releases-Please-Write-About-Our-Games" showcase, Suda51 was back at it again, this time giving fans just the briefest of looks at Motel No More Heroes.

EA Sports has announced UFC 4. It's due out 14th August 2020 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

UK heavyweight boxers Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are pre-order bonuses, EA confirmed. That is, if you pre-order you can play as them on day one. Martial arts movie star Bruce Lee is also in the game.

UFC middleweight champion Israel "The Last Stylebender" Adesanya and UFC welterweight contender Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal are the cover stars. Here's the official blurb:

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Today Mages released a new batch of screenshots of its upcoming game Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kono Yokubou no Ishou ni Chouai o! (Love this Costume of Desire). 

It’s worth mentioning that this isn’t the other KonoSuba game for the same platforms coming from Entergram titled Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Kibou no Meikyuu to Tsudoishi Boukenshata Plus. 

That’s a dungeon-crawling JRPG while this is an adventure/dating game. 

Anyway, below you can check out the screenshots, portraying the routes for Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness.

There are actually seven routes also including Wiz, Chris, Yunyun, and Sena. On top of that, Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness’ routes branch into a normal and good ending.

The routes begin in the second part of the game, becoming available when you have increased your level of closeness with a character.

The Shudder movie echoes Invasion of the Body Snatchers, among others

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A new report on Ubisoft has revealed more shocking sexual harassment allegations against its male staff.

French newspaper Libération (French language, paywall) published a report on Friday 10th July that digs further into Ubisoft's toxic working culture after a month of disturbing revelations about the Assassin's Creed maker.

The role played by Serge Hascoet, chief creative officer at Ubisoft, is explored in the piece. ICO Partners boss Thomas Bidaux translated snippets from the article, and published them on Twitter.

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If you ask any UFC champion how they compare to their former self, they're likely to bring up the term "evolution." Fighters are constantly in pursuit of knowledge and improvement as they seek to not only become the best in the world, but continue to build their legacy as among the greatest to ever do it. As the only UFC-licensed video game in town, EA Sports UFC 4 doesn't need to worry about outpacing the competition, but rather demonstrating that it still deserves to be the de facto champion. EA Sports UFC 4 looks to evolve the areas that worked with UFC 3, while completely revamping the areas that didn't to create a game worthy of carrying the franchise forward.

Making a Career of It

As players fire up UFC 4, they have several options of where to go if they want to step into the Octagon. However, analytics showed the team of EA Vancouver that career mode has long been the most popular mode for players, so in order to get players right into the action, the first time you turn on the game, you start by creating your own fighter and working through your amateur career.

EA Sports UFC 4 was just announced with Jorge Masvidal and Israel Adesanya as the cover athletes. The promotional cycle may be incredibly short, with just over a month before launch, but EA Sports still wants to entice players to pre-order the fourth iteration in its UFC-licensed series. Those who pre-order EA Sports UFC 4 get a collection of customization items, but the biggest additions come in the form of heavyweight boxing superstars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Fury, who most recently won his rematch against the powerful puncher Deontay Wilder by TKO in February, is the holder of the WBC, The Ring, and lineal titles. "I have a lot of respect for the UFC fighters but I'm the greatest fighter in the world," Tyson said in a statement provided by EA Sports. "It's going to be exciting to watch players use my boxing skills to outshine the most talented MMA fighters in UFC 4."

Announced this morning, we now know a ton about EA Sports UFC 4's various improvements. From gameplay overhauls to upgraded modes, fans have a lot to be optimistic about as we speed toward the release date next month. One thing that isn't making the jump to UFC 4, however, is the divisive Ultimate Team mode.

Ultimate Team is a mode that exists across nearly all EA Sports titles, from Madden to FIFA. In the mode, players can earn or purchase packs of cards to improve their teams. In EA Sports UFC 3, the mode let you build a team of fighters with obtained cards granting them new and better moves to use in fights. The mode is widely criticized across all of EA Sports' titles for its reliance on microtransactions and luck-based acquisition mechanics. According to creative director Brian Hayes, the mode just didn't receive the engagement the team hoped for, and therefore the resources were reallocated to things such as the new Connected Player Profile, where every activity you do in UFC 4 nets you experience and rewards like fighter customization items, profile icons, and more.

After taking 2019 off, the EA Sports UFC franchise is coming back this year. As part of the UFC 251 fight in Abu Dhabi, EA Sports officially announced EA Sports UFC 4. Jorge Masvidal and Israel Adesanya share the cover for this year's game, which is due out in August for PS4 and Xbox One. In addition to a roster of the top UFC fighters, the game features legends like Bruce Lee, Anthony Joshua, and Tyson Fury.

"EA Sports UFC 4 is the best fighting game ever made," UFC President Dana White said in a statement. "Fans can play in the top arenas, as well as in Backyard and Kumite environments. This game allows you to play with the top athletes in UFC history, plus legends like Bruce Lee and boxing champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. It's crazy how good this game is."

In UFC 4, players can create and shape their created character--including fight style and personality--and the game features unified progression across all modes. There are five MMA disciplines to go after, including wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu, and boxing, along with more than 1,600 pieces of gear and more than 120 emotes to make a character that you can connect to.

As the Ultimate Fighting Championship readies its massive UFC 251 pay-per-view card tonight, EA Sports has officially announced the existence of the fourth iteration of its UFC-licensed franchise. Not only that, but EA Sports has also given us our first look at this year's cover athletes, as well as the welcomed surprise that we only have just over a month to wait for the game's release.

Gracing the cover of EA Sports UFC 4 are two of the biggest names in mixed-martial arts coming off enormous years: Jorge Masvidal and Israel Adesanya. Masvidal, who stepped into tonight's UFC 251 main event welterweight title fight on a week's notice, began 2019 with a big knockout win against former title challenger Darren Till before knocking out the previously undefeated Ben Askren with an electrifying flying knee just five seconds into the fight – the fastest knockout in UFC history. In November, Masvidal defeated Nate Diaz for the newly created BMF title, headlining Madison Square Garden. Adesanya also had a tremendous 2019, defeating the legendary Anderson Silva before taking down Kelvin Gastelum for the interim middleweight championship in what many consider one of the greatest fights in UFC history. Subsequently, Adesanya unified the interim belt and the undisputed title with dominant performance over then-champion Robert Whittaker, ending the fight with a second round knockout.