Evil Empire Studio, who collaborated with Motion Twin on Dead Cells and its content updates, is making a roguelite game based on Prince of Persia. The game comes out on May 14.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2717880/The_Rogue_Prince_of_Persia/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5RIwH6jQUQ...
Coming to PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store on April 30. A demo is available now. There is also a remake of the first game.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2865440/FRONT_MISSION_2_Remake/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsCEhIzkuic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1aOSG-m-R8
Open-world survival game based on the Terminator franchise, taking place in the aftermath of Judgement Day following T2. Supports solo and co-op play. Early access starts October 24 for the 40th anniversary of the first Terminator movie...
New ARPG from the studio that made Warhammer: Chaosbane.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1863430/Dragonkin_The_Banished/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPvu2ahfWiE
They say that it illegally circumvents software encryption and "facilitates" piracy. I'm not sure about the first argument, but the second has been shot down in courts before. The highlighted section in the second screenshot should lead to an automatic dismissal. On the circumvention of...
The new control panel unifies GeForce Experience and the control panel into a single interface and does away with the sign-in requirement to utilize GFE features like Shadowplay. It also brings RTX HDR to games utilizing the Freestyle feature in the overlay...
Comes out March 14. Includes both games with full multiplayer and all bonus content.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446550/STAR_WARS_Battlefront_Classic_Collection/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r93xbVSlflI
A Soulslike in the style of Bloodborne with a lot of blood. Comes out May 23 on both Steam and EGS. There is a demo available.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2171560/Morbid_The_Lords_of_Ire/
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/morbid-the-lords-of-ire-2d2563...
Just found out about this one. Comes from Studio 397, the developer that was formed to take over rFactor 2 development in 2016. It is an officially licensed game for the FIA WEC and was being published by Motorsports Games until that company divested from all racing licenses due to the failure...
This one has been bugging me ever since my organization switched to Office 365. In literally all prior versions of Excel I've used, typing a number into a column formatted as text would result in that number being formatted in text implicitly. With Office 365 the numbers are being treated as...
From developer Artisan Studios, who made Astria Ascending, comes a new JRPG with a graphical style being called "deep 2D." It utilizes painted backgrounds that characters can traverse in and out of including side to side. It is not slated for release until next year. You'll see publications...
A VR-exclusive title in the Metro universe. Coming for Meta Quest 2+3, PSVR2, and Steam VR. Developed and published by VertigoGames, who made the VR remake of The 7th Guest.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669410/Metro_Awakening/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thrp3a0AltQ
The PlayStation exclusive interactive movie is coming to PC some time this year. The port is being made by newcomers Ballistic Moon.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172010/Until_Dawn/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnbxcNmUcQo
https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=pnbxcNmUcQo
While Ironmace and Nexon bicker about the D&D-inspired PvPvE dungeon extraction game Dark and Darker, this new one pops up on the scene from newcomers Mithril Interactive. A demo will be available to play at Steam Next Fest this weekend. The trailer looks good, at least...
TCL shows off some interesting new displays at the Chinese trade show.
https://videocardz.com/newz/tcl-teases-dome-shaped-4k-120hz-oled-panel-for-pc-monitors
https://www.ithome.com/0/738/218.htm
27" 8K 3D LED monitor with "glassless" 3D capability. That is a PPI density of 326.
Dome-shaped...
After the three big publishers announced they were not going to participate in the expo last year and it being subsequently canceled, this single message now appears on the E3 website:
https://e3expo.com/E3.html
The writing has been on the wall since at least 2019. It's good that the ESA is...
A remake of the critically acclaimed game made on Unreal Engine 5 is coming out February 28, 2024.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/brothers_a_tale_of_two_sons_remake
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake...
A real-time tactical strategy game set in the Stargate universe, from the creators of Starship Troopers: Terran Command and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius. Comes out December 12. There is a free demo available.
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/stargate-timekeepers...
The original thread was for the Diablo IV bundle, which now appears to be dead. However, the standalone console is now selling for the same price at multiple retailers. It's not as good a deal as the bundle was since it's missing the game, but you can still find that bundle for $400. Original...
Exclusive to PSVR2 on PS5. The new mode comes as a free update to the base game on December 8. A demo will also be available at release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPhac3bHEcM
The original Half-Life launched on November 19, 1998, and Valve is celebrating the occasion by making the game free until November 20. The game also receives an update that brings back the classic menu, adds HUD scaling, adds an option to reduce mouse latency (they say they completely rewrote...
If for some reason you have yet to get a digital copy of the original Half-Life, now is your chance to do so for free. It's in celebration of the game's 25th anniversary.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/
The Escapist was part of a slew of acquisitions last year by the company that owns Prima Games and Dot Esports. Nick says that he was fired for "not meeting goals" that were never set by the company. He declined severance pay to avoid signing an NDA and accuses Gamurs Group of not...
The interactive series premieres on October 31 at 21:00 EDT, and will run daily at the same time for 6 months. People will watch the series and use the app on their phones to determine how the series progresses. The app is available for iOS and Android phones.
https://ascension.com/...
There was some discussion about the sequel to Ion Fury in that thread, but it needs its own thread.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/phantom_fury
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1733240/Phantom_Fury/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K37l3-La-Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGmWSlpH0v0
New studio appointment at Ubisoft Massive turns into a "The Division 3" announcement. Whoops.
https://x.com/ubimassive/status/1704889003835596990
https://nitter.privacydev.net/ubimassive/status/1704889003835596990
Was revealed on Nintendo Direct today, but they're also coming to PC. Aspyr Media is the developer handling the remasters.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2478970/Tomb_Raider_IIII_Remastered/
Discover Lara Croft’s Original Adventures, Lovingly Restored
Play the Original Three Tomb Raider...
From the creators of the critically acclaimed isometric tactical stealth game Shadow Tactics comes a similar game with a RPG twist, utilizing an alternate history with pirates to complete the pirate vs. ninja dichotomy. Unfortunately, developer Mimimi Games said that this is their last game, as...
A sequel to the survival horror game inspired by games like Alone in the Dark and Silent Hill has a sequel in development.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/tormented_souls_2
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/tormented-souls-2-28a1eb
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/Tormented_Souls_2/...
Just when you thought the DRM dystopia couldn't get any worse, the company behind Denuvo Anti-tamper has revealed a new DRM scheme at Gamescom to prevent people from modding Unreal Engine games. I will honestly be surprised if this has any significant uptake within the industry in the future...
Nightdive is finally bringing Turok 3 into the KEX engine to complete the remastering of the original Turok trilogy. Turok 3 wasn't as well-received as the first two games, but I quite enjoyed it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996770/Turok_3_Shadow_of_Oblivion_Remastered/...
NVIDIA and the community are developing another Remix mod, this time for Half-Life 2. It will include support for the recently revealed DLSS 3.5 with ray reconstruction.
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/half-life-2-rtx-remix-in-development/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM_gzfAMdNs