Category: News
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Free-to-play Shooter, Rogue Company, is Now Available on Steam
First Watch Games and Hi-Rez are pleased to announce that the popular free-to-play shooter Rogue Company is now available on Steam. Originally released in open beta on October 1, 2020, Rogue Company has accumulated over 20 million players on all platforms. Now, with the release of Steam, Hi-Rez anticipates that the Steam launch will increase…
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Console Exclusive Demo For Greak: Memories Of Azur Arrives On Switch
Team17 and Navegante Entertainment launched a console-exclusive demo today for their upcoming adventure platformer, Greak: Memories of Azur. Players are introduced to a trio of siblings as they escape from the malevolent invading force of Urlags. This single-player hand-drawn adventure launches on the 17th of August. Fortunately, players don’t have to wait long and can…
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Physics-Based Platformer Goop Loop is Leaving Early Access
Developed and published by solo indie dev Lone Wulf Studio LLC, the “rage-inducing” physics-based platformer Goop Loop will be leaving Steam Early Access later this month. Goop Loop is the debut indie title of ex-Far Cry and Lawbreakers developer, Nathan “jitspoe” Wulf. It started out as an Early Access title back in 2020. Since then…
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New Pokemon MOBA, Pokemon UNITE, Launches Next Week on Switch
Pokémon’s first strategic team battle game, Pokémon UNITE, is basically League of Legends with Pokemon and it launches next week. Pokémon UNITE will launch on the Nintendo Switch on July 21, with a mobile version scheduled for September. Cross-platform play is also planned between Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, allowing players to play together or…
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Ancient Chinese Poetry in Genshin Impact
A lot has been said about Genshin Impact since its release. Between cutting-edge gameplay, fun events, attractive characters and regular updates, there is a lot of praise to go around. Yet, this praise barely scratches the surface of the effort miHoYo puts behind game development. For a game inspired by anime, it would be amiss…
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Netflix to Offer Video Games as a Part of its Subscription Service
According to a Bloomberg report, Netflix is proposing to offer video games as a part of its monthly subscription service, and for no extra cost. Netflix, the incredibly popular streaming platform, has apparently begun looking into adding video games to its platform. According to the Bloomberg report, Mike Verdu has joined Netflix as the vice…
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Luka Dončić, Candace Parker Among ‘NBA 2K22’ Cover Athletes
2K Sports has today announced the cover athlete for NBA 2K22 – or should I say, cover athletes. The middle of the year sparks a special time in sports games. Developers begin to take to social media to announce the cover athletes for the latest annual edition of their sporting franchises. The NBA 2K series…
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Spider-Man Star Teased Major Spider-Man 2 News
Spider-Man: Miles Morales actor, Nadji Jeter, potentially teased that the next instalment in the Spider-Man video game franchise has started production. Way back in 2018, Insomniac released Marvel’s Spider-Man to much critical acclaim. It garnered rave reviews across the board, scoring an 8.7/10 from IGN, 87% on Metacritic and a 4/5 from Eurogamer. In 2019 it…
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Cyberpunk-Themed Game, Glitchpunk, Arrives in August
The developer, Dark Lord, alongside publisher, Daedalic Entertainment, are pleased to announce an August release date for the cyberpunk-themed game, Glitchpunk. Originally revealed in January, Glitchpunk will be releasing on Steam Early Access. Glitchpunk’s Early Access will launch with two available cities: Outpost Texas and New Baltia. However, Neo Tokyo and Moscow will join the…
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Splitgate launches on Consoles July 27, With Open Beta Now Available
Free online shooter, Splitgate, launches on July 27th after undergoing a massive overhaul with an open beta now available. Splitgate, developed and published by 1047 Games, is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter, featuring player-controlled portals. Best described as “Halo meets Portal“, Splitgate is launching cross-play functions for PC, Linux, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation…
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Social Survival Game, Dread Hunger, Leaves Early Access Later This Year
Developed by Dread Hunger Team and published by Digital Confectioners, Dread Hunger, the multiplayer roleplaying game of survival and betrayal, will leave early access this fall. Dread Hunger is best described as a social survival title all about betrayal. It released onto Steam early access back in April. Since then it has amassed an impressive…
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Genshin Impact’s Weapon Pity System Is Changing
Genshin Impact is receiving a significant change thanks to its latest update, version 2.0, with its weapon pity system being overhauled. Every gacha game has a loot box mechanic tantamount to gambling; perhaps it may have even pioneered it. Even the word gacha itself comes from gashapon, toy vending machines that dispense capsules in exchange…