There are numerous ways to score in FIFA 23. And, numerous places in which to score from. Heading the ball can be particularly advantageous, and there are several types of headers to utilize. With this guide, we’re going to explain how to score downward headers in FIFA 23.

When it comes to scoring downward headers in FIFA 23, it’s all about timing. Pulling it off at just the right time will result in the opposing goalkeeper having to go down to make a difficult save.

Due to the new power shot mechanic introduced in FIFA 23, things are a little different.

FIFA 23 Downward Headers Controls

In the past, players were required to combine the use of both shoulder buttons (LB + RB on Xbox, L1 + R1 on PlayStation) while then pressing the shoot button (B on Xbox, Circle on PlayStation) to attempt a downward header.

Now when a ball comes in, you need to put just enough power on your shot by tapping the shoot button — B on Xbox, Circle on PlayStation, A on Nintendo Switch — similar to how low-driven shots are performed.

You may also find a bit of success if they’re holding down the right shoulder button before tapping shoot — RB on Xbox, R1 on PlayStation, and ZR on the Switch — when a ball comes in, similar to the finesse mechanics.

Whether it comes from a cross, free kick, or corner, players have options with regards to executing a downward header. Once more, timing is crucial. Executing that header at just the right moment can make all the difference.

Today The Pokemon Company had a couple of interesting reveals to share for people eagerly awaiting Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

First of all, singer Ed Sheeran performed a song titled “Celestial” which will be featured in the new game. Today we get to listen to it for the first time and to enjoy its official music video.

You can watch it below.

Yet, there’s more. Just yesterday, we got the reveal of a new Paldean pokemon named “Wiglett” and today we get to see and learn more with a new trailer, official images, and details.

Boasting an exceptional sense of smell, Wiglett is able to pick up scents from over 60 feet away. It has a skittish disposition and is constantly cautious of its surroundings. When it notices the scent of other Pokémon, Wiglett burrows into the sand to conceal itself.

Wiglett pokes a part of its body out of the sand to feed in the ocean. It’s still unclear what the rest of its body hidden in the sand is like or how long it might be. It’s said that Wiglett’s resemblance to Diglett might be a mere coincidence—a result of its adaptation to its environment.

The Entropy Centre, an upcoming Portal-like sci-fi puzzle game coming from new studio Stubby Games, will be released this November. 

More specifically, it will hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 3. This news comes after a showing during the June Future Games Showcase, with The Entropy Centre's trailer garnering more than two million views in just 48 hours, according to a press release about today's news. To celebrate this November release date, Stubby Games has released a new trailer. 

Check out The Entropy Centre release date trailer for yourself below: 

As you can see, The Entropy Centre continues to look great. For more about the game, check out this reveal trailer and then watch this gameplay trailer for a look at what you'll be doing in The Entropy Centre. 

Are you excited for The Entropy Centre? Let us know in the comments below!

It seems like Ryo Hazuki's search for his father's killer may never be resolved - at least not in animated form. The first season of Shenmue the Animation is no longer available on HBO Max or Adult Swim, delisted in the wake of parent company Warner Bros' merger with Discovery. Toonami co-creator Jason DeMarco took to his official Twitter account on Wednesday to comment on a list of cut shows posted by the account @CNschedules. In his comment, DeMarco confirmed that the Shenmue anime might not get a second season. This is in spite of preparations being underway to begin production after the success of the first season.

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A Goat Simulator 3 outfit will be given in-game to Fortnite players who buys Goat Simulator 3 on the Epic Games Store.

After purchasing Goat Simulator 3, players will need to log into Fornite with the same Epic Games account, where they'll receive their goat outfit.

The outfit itself is... something.

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Vampire Survivors will leave Steam Early Access on 20th October, with its 1.0 release bringing major new content.

Since its release at the start of the year, Vampire Survivors has proven incredibly popular. It's the third highest rated game on Steam and one of the most downloaded games on Steam Deck.

The actual content in the release is still under wraps, but will be revealed advent calendar style from 7th October.

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Cuphead developer Studio MDHR has announced a physical release of the game on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in partnership with production company iam8bit.

This will be the first time Cuphead has been released physically for PS4 and Switch.

A physical release for Xbox One happened in 2017, but left fans disappointed when it turned out to be a code inside a box rather than a disc.

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Amazon has unveiled October's line-up of games available to Prime members at no additional cost.

The line-up includes Fallout 76, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Total War: Warhammer 2, Glass Masquerade: Origins, Loom, Hero’s Hour and Horace.

Shadow of War's predecessor, Shadow of Mordor, was available as part of last month's line-up, so if you've managed to complete the first game, this should be particuarly good value for money.

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The next Need for Speed will reportedly be revealed within the next two weeks.

The report from Insider Gaming suggests that "Need for Speed Unbound" is set to be released on 2nd December 2022, and will allegely incorporate anime elements and new maps unique to the series.

The trailer will be around 1 minute and 30 seconds long with a soundtrack featuring rapper A$AP Rocky.

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Have you ever wanted to build your own Tiger Electronics handheld? If the answer is "yes", or even "possibly, why?", then you might find Retro Gadgets handy when it launches on PC towards the end of the year. It’s a gadget creation station that lets you “invent, build, solder, code and customise” your own electronics. That’s according to Bologna-based devs Evil Licorice, who count amongst them Kingdom co-creator Marco Bancale. Check out the trailer below, and try not to burn yourself with any soldering irons.

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Motive Studios have detailed some of the ways that their upcoming remake of classic sci-fi survival horror Dead Space will differ, just as new screenshots of the game have cropped up on an early Xbox Store listing. A blog post from the developers shares how they’re reworking the game’s setting of the USG Ishimura, along with bringing protagonist Isaac Clarke into line with Dead Spaces 2 and 3. They’re also finding time to flesh out the story with extra side quests.

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For whatever reason, I decided that I'd start last weekend with Roger Federer's retirement speech. I'd literally just woken up and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, only to emotionally destabilise my morning with an eight-minute-long video in which one of, if not the greatest tennis player of all time poured out his heart. Even his great rival Rafael Nadal couldn't hold back his tears, which said it all, really.

As one's mind does in momentous occasions, it turned to Nintendo Switch Sports football and how its small roster of players may be one of the best representations of talent in a sports game that I've come across. Come on, humour me here.

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Google is shutting down its video game streaming service, Stadia, on January 18th, 2023, the company announced today. All purchases will be refunded and the technology will still be used for YouTube and other parts of its business, but the consumer-facing app and storefront will be shuttered for good less than five…

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If you like to look ridiculous while playing Fortnite, then this goat outfit is for you! Players who pre-order Goat Simulator 3, which releases Nov. 17, 2022, receive the “A Goat” outfit as a bonus in their lockers today. The hope is that the outfit is as crazy as Goat Simulator 3 itself.

According to the developers Coffee Stain North, the A Goat outfit makes you look like a “…half goat/half human hybrid rocking a ragdoll print crop top.” Fans of Goat Simulator may see a resemblance to Pilgor when they put on this outfit. Like Fortnite, you can enjoy Goat Simulator 3 with your friends in multiplayer mode through minigames or while destroying the map.

It’s recommended that you purchase the new Goat Simulator game on the Epic Games store using the same account that you play Fortnite on. If you miss the pre-order window, no need to worry, the outfit comes with Goat Simulator 3 purchases until one year from today. The outfit will be in the Fortnite store for everyone starting Nov. 26 for players who won’t purchase Goat Simulator 3.

Goat Simulator 3 is playable starting Nov. 17, 2022, on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.

Check out some of our other Fortnite content like the Fortnite Paradise Discord challenges and rewards and what the Crew Pack Skins for October are.

Advanced SBCs remain in FIFA 23, giving players the opportunity to earn big rewards relatively early on in their FUT journey. Some can be trickier than others, however. That is why we’re here to break down just how to complete the Elite Eight SBC in FIFA 23.

In 2019, Google first unveiled its cloud streaming service, Stadia, spearheading a new venture to muscle its way into the video game industry. Today, though, the company has announced its throwing in the towel — Stadia is destined to become yet another bullet point on the company’s long list of failed projects. The service is due to shut down for good, on Jan. 18, 2023.

The news comes by way of a blog post from Google earlier today in which Stadia vice president and GM Phil Harrison explained:

“A few years ago, we also launched a consumer gaming service, Stadia, and while Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.”

Google staff assigned to Stadia are being moved to other parts of the company as Google plans to redistribute its cloud streaming tech to subdivisions like YouTube and Google Play.

The company will be issuing refunds for Google Stadia, which is explained over in an FAQ article published alongside the blog post today. Relevant to refunds, the FAQ states highlights that while hardware purchases can be refunded, Pro subscriptions cannot:

“We will be offering refunds for all Stadia hardware purchases (Stadia Controller, Founders Edition, Premiere Edition, and Play and Watch with Google TV packages) made through the Google Store and software transactions (games and add-on purchases) through the Stadia store. Stadia Pro subscriptions are not eligible for refund, however you will be able to continue playing your games in Pro without further charges until the final wind down date.“

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the former PlayStation exclusive Sackboy: A Big Adventure is joining the growing list of first-party titles coming to PC.

The game originally developed by Sumo Digital will launch on Steam and Epic Games Store on October 27.

It’ll come with several visual improvements which you can read below.

•  4K with target @ 120FPS. The stunning patchwork of Craftworld is rendered in beautiful 4K detail.
• Deep Learning Super Sampling. NVIDIA DLSS2 increases graphics performance using dedicated processors found only on GeForce RTX GPUs, boosting frame rates with uncompromised image quality.
• VRR. Variable refresh rate support makes Sackboy more responsive than ever.
• Wide screen! The game supports a wide range of display ratios, including ultrawide 21:9.

We’re also getting full DualSense controller support, but you can play with keyboard and mouse if you so wish.

Achievements and cloud saves are included on both Steam and Epic Game Store.

Below you can watch a trailer.

Below you can find the hardware requirements for a variety of options.

SBCs can be one of the best ways to earn coins or bigger rewards for FUT players. And every year, Advanced SBCs make their way to the game just a little before launch so folks can experiment and trying to get a head start on their squad. This year is no different, and we’re here to break down how to complete The Challenger SBC in FIFA 23.

Google has revealed that its cloud-streaming games service, Stadia, will shut down early next year. 

More specifically, Stadia will close down its platform and end its online servers on January 18, 2023. After that, you won't be able to access the Stadia service in any way. As for your games and hardware, Google is offering refunds "for all Stadia hardware purchases (Stadia controllers, Founders Edition, Premiere Edition, and Play and Watch with Google TV packages) through the Stadia store," according to an FAQ posted by Google today. It seems like the only aspect of Stadia that won't be refunded are Stadia Pro subscriptions. However, you "will be able to continue playing your games in Pro without further charges until the final wind down date." 

If you are hoping to get a refund for your hardware, Google says "most hardware purchases...made directly from Google" will not require you to return your hardware. The company intends to have the majority of refunds processed by Stadia's January 18 shutdown date. 

The Stadia Store and all its functions have been turned off so you will not be able to make any more Stadia-related purchases or in-game transactions. 

Sony has officially launched the PlayStation Stars loyalty program in Japan and other regions in Asia. Other regions, including North America and Europe, will gain access to the program starting in October. While the program is free to join, it is only accessible through the PlayStation smartphone app. A console version of the app will release at a later date. Furthermore, Sony detailed the features of the new loyalty program in a PlayStation Blog post.

As of September 29, 2022, PlayStation Stars is available in Asian regions, including Japan. The program will launch in North America on October 5, 2022, followed by Europe on October 13, 2022. The only requirement for signing up to PlayStation Stars is an adult PlayStation Network account.

While a PlayStation Plus account is not required, PS Plus members can earn PS Stars points via PlayStation Store purchases. These include PS Plus subscription payments. Players can use these points to redeem collectibles, games, and even PSN wallet funds. On the Hong Kong PSN Store, games like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Cult of the Lamb are redeemable for points.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury will run in two separate cours. The first one will run from October-December 2022, and the second will follow in April-June 2023. Bandai Namco's Chief Gundam Officer (CGO), Kouji Fujiwara, revealed the plan at the Gundam Conference Autumn 2022 presentation stream.

Fujiwara also revealed that MBS and TBS will air TV versions of Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, Thunderbolt, and Narrative for the January-March 2023 period. While the Thunderbolt OVA already comprises four episodes, Bandai Namco and Sunrise will split the Hathaway and Narrative movies into four episodes each.

The whole schedule will be part of the larger Gundam Next Future: Road To 2025 project. The companies will also regularly air prior Gundam titles like Iron-Blooded Orphans and the SEED series on YouTube and the BS11 channel. At the 19:10 mark, the presentation slide shows that MBS and TBS' Sunday 5 PM slot will feature Gundam titles from October 2022 to June 2023. It also implies that The Witch from Mercury will have a total of two cours with around 24 to 26 episodes.

Google is shutting down Stadia, with the beleaguered cloud gaming service set to remain live for players until 18th January 2023.

Stadia's misfortunes are, of course, well-documented; despite initial praise for the service's streaming capabilities at launch in 2019, a slow, problematic roll-out meant Google failed to capitalise on initial consumer interest. The extent of Stadia's failings started to became clear when the company announced it was closing its first-party game development studios less that 14 months after launch, with subsequent reports claiming the streaming platform was missing its targets for monthly active users by hundreds of thousands.

And while Google continued to insist Stadia was "alive and well" as 2021 progressed, reports claimed it had "deprioritised" the consumer-facing side of its game streaming platform, having largely shifted its focus to selling the services' underlying technology to third-parties.

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Released earlier in the year, the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves collection brought the PlayStation 4-era franchise entries to the new PS5, with some mild enhancements to the overall presentation and a major focus on resolutions and performance. 4K at 30fps, 1440p at 60fps and 1080p at 120fps effectively allowed you to balance pixel count and frame-rate whichever way you wanted. These choices are now even wider thanks to a recent 120Hz VRR patch, which delivers some great results.

While the Naughty Dog titles deploy state of the art rendering, thus far the studio has not embraced dynamic resolution rendering to balance performance - not even in its latest title, The Last of Us Part One. So, in theory at least, the PS5's GPU is not fully maxed out. To be clear, the new patch 1.002 does not add this feature, but via VRR upgrades it taps into that latent GPU power by offering the ability to unlock frame-rate, while also adding a 40fps fidelity mode. This works in a similar manner to the option seen in Ratchet and Clank, the Spider-Man titles and Horizon Forbidden west.

The new 40fps option replaces the 30fps fidelity mode when you boot the game with 120Hz output enabled on your PS5. In addition to that is an unlocked version of the same mode, leveraging VRR to deliver a smooth experience with a variable frame-rate. Visually speaking, this is a match for the old fidelity mode - both render at a crisp native 4K resolution, with the same capable treatment of fine detail. Even in the most intense scenes, a straight 3840x2160 pixel count seems to be in play - there's still no DRS, meaning that effectively, we're 'hoping' there's at least 10fps of clearance once the frame-rate cap is increased.

Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group, owned by the state's sovereign wealth fund, has announced its intention to invest 142bn riyals (£32bn) into the video game industry, as part of the country's wider initiative to diversify its economy away from oil.

The highlight of this new investment package is 50bn riyals (£12bn) earmarked for the acquisition of "a leading game publisher to become a strategic development partner," according to the state's press agency.

Another 70 billion riyals (£16bn) is pegged for minority stakes in other companies, while the rest will be spent targeting industry disruptors and mature industry partners to enhance Savvy's portfolio.

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Xbox has announced its next round of Games with Gold for October.

Two games will be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S: Windbound and Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition.

Xbox Live Gold members and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will have exclusive access to both games for a limited time, on top of the usual benefits.

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While most anime have a muscle-bound hunk or an aloof loner as a protagonist’s romantic partner, the new film from the director of international box-office hit Your Name goes a slightly different route. Suzume, the film’s leading lady, romances a wooden chair. This isn’t an Onion article, that’s the for-realsies…

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Remember the anal bead cheating controversy? As much as I’d like to forget, it turns out that a lot of people are still thinking about it. Some chess players have reported an uptick of computer-aided cheating in Chess.com matches ever since the story about Hans Niemann broke. One player has dubbed the recent surge in…

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Today Avex had a bunch of news to share about the upcoming season 2 of the Muv-Luv Alternative anime.

First and foremost, we get to see a new trailer, and it’s a great one with plenty of action and glimpses of moments we pretty much know will be emotional.

Secondly. we get the reveal of the theme songs. The ending theme will be once more performed by VWP, which also performed the ending theme of the first season. The title is “Reunion.”

The opening song is likely the one that will excite veterans fans of the series, as it’ll be a collaboration between Minami Kuribayashi and JAM Project. The title is “Akatsuki o Ute” and it sounds as stellar as the artists involved suggest.

On top of this all, we get to take a look at the cover art of the two Blu-Ray boxes for the second series, on top of a see-through plastic model kit of the Type-94 Shiranui that will be released by Kotobukiya.

You can check everything out below.

Bethesda has released a nearly two minute-long video of Inon Zur playing the Starfield Theme. For those unfamiliar with Inon Zur, he’s an industry veteran responsible for composing music for over 10 films, 15 television shows, and 50 video games.

Notable games that he’s worked on include Fallout 3, Dragon Age: Origins, and countless more. Check out the video below to hear Inon’s rendition of the theme along with a preview of a few planets you can explore in Starfield next year.

Starfield is the next major release from Bethesda Softworks, and fans continue to clamor for more information. Teased in 2018, Starfield is an ambitious sci-fi epic that promises to let players explore countless planets. The story centers around you, a member of an organization known as the Constellation.

Details surrounding the plot are scarce, but Bethesda stated that you navigate the aftermath of a deadly civil war between two large factions; the United Colonies and Freestar Collective.

Earlier today on the World of Warcraft YouTube channel, a brand-new trailer was released that announced the release date for the upcoming Dragonflight expansion. The trailer shows off over one minute of gameplay mainly featuring players flying around the Dragon Isles on the backs of many different colored dragons.

The trailer starts out by getting straight to the point by revealing that Dragonflight will release shortly on Nov. 28 this year. We also get a quick look at one of the flying animations as three dragons fly towards the screen and the middle one does an aileron roll.

That intro is followed up by multiple shots around the Dragon Isles showing off what Dragonflight has to offer. Dragons of all colors are seen throughout the trailer like red, green, yellow, purple, and even a golden one that looks like it’s covered in feathers.

The full World of Warcraft: Dragonflight release date trailer can be found down below. The Dragonflight expansion releases on Nov. 28, 2022.

For those who are unfamiliar with World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, check out this information about riding dragons and this new location from the official site for the expansion down below:

While the first Fight or Fright in Apex Legends took place as a collection event in season three. It has since morphed into a themed event that first showed up around Halloween in 2020.

This time around, it will take place as a four-week event with LTMs (Limited-Time Modes) swapping out each week. Fight or Fright will last from Oct. 4 to Nov. 1.

Starting Oct. 4 until Oct. 11, players will be able to play Shadow Royale in the Olympus After Dark map, which is basically just a nighttime version of Olympus. Shadow Royale is a trios mode where dead squadmates turn into infinitely respawning shadows (as long as one member of the squad remains alive) that “can run on walls, double jump, revive allies, and deliver extra melee damage”.

From Oct. 11-18, players can play Gun Run in Estates After Dark as well as the previously available Skulltown and Fragment East. Considering Gun Run is still currently live in Apex Legends with the Beast of Prey collection event, it’s surprising to see it coming back so quickly. For those who have missed the event, Gun Run is a modified version of Call of Duty’s classic Gun Game in Apex Legends.

Today the developers at Striking Distance Studios revealed a brand new trailer of the upcoming survival horror game The Callisto Protocol.

This time around, the trailer focuses on the story, and more specifically on revealing a glimpse of the secrets hidden behind the Black Iron prison.

We also take the first semi-extensive look at Danny Nakamura, the character played by Karen Fukuhara. She’s a leader of the resistance who plays an important role in the story of The Callisto Protocol.

You can watch the trailer below.

The Callisto Protocol releases on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on December 2, 2022.

If you’d like to see more, you can enjoy the original trailer, an extended and uncensored version, and another trailer from the PlayStation State of Play broadcast aired in June.

Square Enix has shared some information on Shatolla, a seaside town players will be able to explore in the upcoming life simulation JRPG, Harvestella. The Summer Seaslight governs Shatolla. Players will be able to meet Heine, the inventor, and Emo, the diva, in Shatolla. There are also details on new jobs and summer crops on the blog post.

Like how the Spring Seaslight governs Nemea, Shatolla gets a lot of influence from the Summer Seaslight. However, some giant bubbles called the Summer Bulla have started appearing near the city, and there are rumors about a sea witch named Lorelei. Sailors believe that she can drag ships into the ocean with her voice. While it is unclear where exactly Heine will fit into the narrative, Emo requests the protagonist’s help in traveling to the Seaslight.

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During TGS 2022, the Harvestella development team showed off some different biomes you can farm in. One of them is the waterside biome, which is good for sweet crops such as Islet Watermelons. There are also cave biomes where you can grow spices and seasonings, like Sudor Pepper. Crops you can grow in the summer are the Shatollan Paprika, Bellhop, Seatide Garlic, and Macocoa.

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Sony has revealed the games PS Plus subscribers will gain for free next month. The PS Plus October 2022 games are led by something hot, something with "supers" and something super hot. In other words, members gain access to Hot Wheels Unleashed, Injustice 2, and Superhot (SUPER. HOT.).

The three games become available to PS Plus members on October 4, 2022. Players can still claim the PS Plus September 2022 games, which include Deathloop and Granblue Fantasy Versus, before October 3, 2022.

Hot Wheels Unleashed is an arcade racer based on the Hot Wheels line of toy vehicles. Players will earn new vehicles and race in 12-player online races or two-player split-screen versus. It also includes a track editor and support for community-created tracks players can try. The PS4 and PS5 versions are on offer in the PS Plus October selection.

Reviewed on: PC
Platform: Switch, PC, iOS
Publisher: Yacht Club Games
Developer: Nitrome, Yacht Club Games
Release: September 23, 2022

The second I began Shovel Knight Dig, it felt like returning home. As someone who hadn’t played most of Shovel Knight’s post-launch DLC, the last time I touched this series was nearly a decade ago. Gaining control of the titular character immediately felt familiar, and my old Shovel Knight habits returned to greet this new take on the series, led by developer Nitrome this time. The moment-to-moment experience plays excellently, in part because it’s more Shovel Knight with some well-designed gameplay twists. However, the game’s venture into roguelite territory feels inessential and so light-stepped that it didn’t convince me it needed to be a part of this ever-expanding genre. Still, Shovel Knight Dig is more Shovel Knight, meaning retro-game and platforming enthusiasts will find great enjoyment throughout. 

Massively multiplayer games rapidly calcified around a specific set of design ideas (eg. World Of Warcraft) and so many other attempts to jam a load of players onto a single server quickly disappeared (eg. most games by Improbable or Amazon).

Foxhole is one of the few to do it successfully: a single, massive World War 2 battlefield in which players don't just fight at the frontlines, but form supply routes, build defenses, and otherwise take the reigns of the logistics of war. After five years in early access, Foxhole released version 1.0 today.

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