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Stardew-Like Coral Island Wraps Up Successful Kickstarter With $1.6 Million Raised

The game is planned to release at the end of 2022. We’re only on our third month of 2021, and we’ve already got Harvest Moon: One World, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Littlewood, and a massive Stardew Valley…

Xbox

Sugar Glider Adventure Away: The Survival Series is Coming to Xbox in 2021

58 mins ago XBox Wire

SummaryImmerse yourself in nature and embark on a sugar glider’s journey to save its family.Soar across misty chasms, leap from tree to tree, and climb to the top of the forest canopy.Beware of the dangerous creatures that roam these untamed…

Gaming News

Maquette's Love Story Has Already Broken My Heart

58 mins ago Kotaku

Ever listen to a song so powerful you stop, drop, and roll to frantically figure out what it is? That’s what happened to me last night while playing Maquette, a puzzle game out this week for PC, PS4, and PS5.…

Gaming News

Damn You, Fortnite Butter Barn Song

1 hour ago Kotaku

This season of Fortnite has been a whirlwind of crossover skins and deranged players hoping that Epic puts Family Guy’s Peter Griffin in the game. But the latest in-demand item is a possible music track—the song “Butter Barn Hoedown.” The…

Gaming News

Yakuza Creator Hints At Trying Something New

1 hour ago Gamespot

The creator of the Yakuza series says it may be time for the development team to try something entirely new, after so many years devoted to the franchise. In an interview, Ryu Ga Gotoku director Toshihiro Nagoshi talks about his…

Guide: Best PS5, PS4 Game Deals on PS Store This Week (3rd March to 9th March)

1 hour ago Push Square

What to buy on the PlayStation Store. What are the best PS5 and PS4 game deals on the PlayStation Store this week? What should you buy in the PS Store sale this week? There’s always loads of digital games on…

Gaming News

Scribblenauts studio 5th Cell launches a new multiplayer strategy game on Steam

2 hours ago PC Gamer

Castlehold is a free-to-play game that blends deck building with hex-based strategic battles. Continue Reading at Source.…

Gaming News

Take-Two Boss On Remasters: “We Don't Just Port Titles Over”

2 hours ago Gamespot

Take-Two’s top executive has spoken about remasters, saying what separates his company’s games from the competition is a focus on quality and making sure the remaster feels like it’s taking advantage of the new hardware instead of standing as a…

Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition Jumps To PlayStation 5 And Xbox Series X Tomorrow

2 hours ago Game Informer

Mortal Shell served as a solid offering to Souls fans when it launched in August 2020. The game bleeds Dark Souls through and through, but features a unique twist by allowing players to take control of various bodies to use…

Gaming News

Mass Effect Trilogy: Vinyl Collection 4LP Box Set Reveal Ahead Of Legendary Edition Release

2 hours ago Game Informer

The Mass Effect Trilogy: Legendary Edition is just a few short months away, and to celebrate the musical stylings of the fully calibrated remaster, SpaceLab9 has revealed a brand new trilogy vinyl collection box set for N7 fans to enjoy. …

Nintendo

Soapbox: The Nintendo Switch Was My Companion As I Travelled The World

2 hours ago Nintendo Life

Reflecting on four turbulent years with my steadfast console companion. Not my actual suitcase – mine had way more shoes, and no pliers (why do they have pliers?) When the Nintendo Switch came out in early 2017, I was adrift.…

Gaming News

Creating the Mythical Nissan Z Proto in Project CARS 3: Power Pack DLC

2 hours ago XBox Wire

The Nissan Z Proto is an exciting car for racing fans. There’s a myth that surrounds the Nissan Z series of cars, ever since the original Nissan 240Z from the ’60s came to the US and Europe and taught everyone…

Sony Delighted by Reaction to Next-Gen PSVR Headset Announcement

2 hours ago Push Square

More news in the future. In a new PlayStation Blog post that revealed multiple new PlayStation VR titles headed to the headset throughout the coming year, Sony slipped in a brief mention of the next piece of virtual reality hardware…

Gaming News

Hearthstone's veterans are weirdly excited about getting smacked by Leeroy all over again

2 hours ago PC Gamer

The OG pros and streamers can’t wait for the launch of Hearthstone Classic, but how long will the nostalgia last? Continue Reading at Source.…

Gaming News

Nacon argues The Sinking City 'piracy' is within its contractual rights

2 hours ago Gamasutra

Nacon has fired back at The Sinking City developer Frogwares, arguing that Frogware’s lack of cooperation and a clause in its contract allows it to alter and host an alternative version of the game on Steam … Continue Reading at…

Gaming News

Yakuza's Creator On His Life, Career, And Why Sega Should've Fired Him In The '90s

2 hours ago Game Informer

Toshihiro Nagoshi has worked on some of the most influential games of all time, including Virtua Fighter and Shenmue. These days, he’s most well known for his work on the Yakuza series. We caught up with Nagoshi to learn more…

Gaming News

PS Plus Members Will Need to Manually Redeem Free GTA Online Money from 1st April

2 hours ago Push Square

No longer automatically deposited. For the past few months, PlayStation Plus members who log in to GTA Online at least once a month have been rewarded with GTA$1,000,000 deposited directly into their bank account – an extra incentive prior to…

Playstation

Sony Partners With Four Non-profits To Support Black Communities

3 hours ago Gamespot

Sony has announced a string of partnerships with four different non-profits with the ultimate goal of “improving access to the tech and gaming industry” for the Black community. The four non-profits Sony has partnered with–which the company unveiled in a…

Guides

An Epileptic’s Guide To Gaming

3 hours ago Game Informer

A common misconception about seizures is that they only happen to people with epilepsy. That’s not true; seizures can occur in anyone. There is also no “one type” of epileptic episode, which means learning about triggers can be a tricky…

Gaming News

Scribblenauts Dev Releases New Early Access Game Titled Castlehold

3 hours ago Gamespot

Scribblenauts dev 5th Cell released a new Early Access game titled Castlehold. A competitive strategy game, Castlehold requires players to navigate what it calls an Active Resource Control System. The core of such resource management is choosing when to expand…

Gaming News

The best Warzone loadouts and class setups

3 hours ago PC Gamer

Our top Warzone loadouts for Verdansk and Rebirth Island. Continue Reading at Source.…

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Which Outriders class should you choose&quest;

3 hours ago PC Gamer

Pick from the four Outriders classes carefully to help you survive the cataclysmic sci-fi world of Enoch. Continue Reading at Source.…

Get to know Swapcard, the platform powering GDC Showcase

3 hours ago Gamasutra

Take a closer look at Swapcard, the platform used for hosting GDC Showcase later this month! … Continue Reading at Source.…

Gaming News

Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer

3 hours ago Kotaku

Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that Frances F. Townsend, a former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee and torture apologist, would become its new head of compliance, in charge of making sure the company doesn’t run afoul of the varying laws and…

Playstation

Some Fantastic PS4 And PS5 Games Are Discounted In PSN's New Sale

3 hours ago Gamespot

The PlayStation Store’s latest iteration of the Essential Picks sale is live now, with deals on a bunch of AAA games, including some recent titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Watch Dogs Legion. The sale runs…

Reviews

Review: G-Darius HD – A True Shmup Legend Reimagined For The High-Def Era

3 hours ago Nintendo Life

Gz and Hustlas. Editor’s note: G-Darius HD and Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX + are currently available individually on the Japanese Switch eShop, but are also part of the Darius Cozmic Revelation physical package. For a guide on how to download…

Gaming News

The First Chancellor Returns to the Klingon Empire in Star Trek Online

3 hours ago XBox Wire

In the year 2411, the Klingon Empire is in shambles. Chancellor J’mpok, having gone mad with power, has declared himself emperor, setting off a fracturing of the great houses that could spell the end of the great empire. With nowhere…

Playstation

PS4 Firmware Update 8.50 Beta Invites Being Sent Out by Sony

3 hours ago Push Square

The little things. Check your emails: you may have an invite for the next major PlayStation 4 beta. According to MP1st, Sony is sending out codes for a system software update planned to publicly release some time in the Spring.…

New Games Coming In March 2021 For PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Switch, And PC

3 hours ago Gamespot

March is upon us, and it’s looking to be an extremely good month for RPG fans and anyone with a Nintendo Switch. Monster Hunter Rise brings intense battles against enormous creatures to the very-much-not-enormous Nintendo Switch, and the cooperative experts…

Gaming News

Diablo 2: Resurrected Will Have Two Alphas – One Single Player, One Multiplayer

3 hours ago IGN

Diablo 2: Resurrected is set to be released later in 2021, but players who can’t wait to jump back in to the remake of the classic Blizzard title will get a chance to participate in both a single-player alpha and…

Gaming News

This Phasmophobia rapper has no right to go this hard

3 hours ago PC Gamer

“Listening to the radio, EM Five, and listening to the ghostie come in live.” Continue Reading at Source.…

Gaming News

No, birds are not flying away with boats in Valheim

3 hours ago PC Gamer

The rumor is a fun one, but according to developer Iron Gate Studios, it’s not true. Continue Reading at Source.…

Gaming News

Minute Of Islands, The Adventure Time-Like Adventure Game, Gets Delayed

3 hours ago Nintendo Life

New bugs were found during testing, postponing the release. This time last month, we were giddy with excitement upon seeing the Adventure Time stylings of post-apocalyptic puzzle-platforming adventure game, Minute of Islands – and even more giddy when we found…

After the Fall Brings Cross-Platform Co-Op to PSVR

3 hours ago Push Square

Features full PSVR Aim Controller support. Sony is rounding out its big day of PlayStation VR announcements with confirmation of After the Fall’s release later this year. This is the next effort from Arizona Sunshine developer Vertigo Games, and it’s…

Gaming News

Quiz Sucker Punch co-founder Brian Fleming about Ghost of Tsushima at GDC Showcase

3 hours ago Gamasutra

Sucker Punch co-founder and Ghost of Tsushima producer Brian Fleming will be doing an Ask-Me-Anything session at GDC Showcase! … Continue Reading at Source.…

Welcome to your new PC gaming obsession: artisan keycaps

3 hours ago PC Gamer

Take your PC aesthetic to the next level. Continue Reading at Source.…

Gaming News

AMD shows the Radeon RX 6700 XT outpacing Nvidia's RTX 3070 in selected games

3 hours ago PC Gamer

At $479 it’s expensive, but it’ll probably still sell out in minutes. Continue Reading at Source.…

From the creators of Arizona Sunshine, After the Fall brings fast-paced co-op FPS action to PS VR

3 hours ago Playstation Blog

Hey everyone! I’m TamTu, community manager at Vertigo Games and today I have some exciting news to share with PS VR fans. Ever since we first revealed After the Fall, our team has quietly worked away to bring you the…

Zenith Is an Anime-Inspired MMO Designed for PSVR

3 hours ago Push Square

Coming later this year. If experiencing PlayStation VR alone isn’t doing it for you anymore, how about an MMO in virtual reality instead? This one is for the anime and JRPG fans out there as developer Ramen VR brings newly-announced…

Playstation

PS4 Beta Update 8.50 Lets You Turn Group Notifications Off, Removes Communities

3 hours ago Gamespot

The next big PS4 update has arrived to beta tests, and while it brings several quality-of-life improvements to the system, it also removes a feature. As reported by MP1st, the PS4 beta update 8.50 adds options to turn on or…

Gaming News

Five Star Wars Stories That Would Make Great Games

3 hours ago Game Informer

Now that Lucasfilm is allowing more publishers and developers to take a crack at making Star Wars games, I’d love to see a handful of Star Wars “classics” get reborn as interactive experiences. I put “classics” in air quotes because…

Playstation

PS4 Beta update 8.50 Adds The Ability To Turn Group Notifications Off, Removes PlayStation Communities

3 hours ago Gamespot

Sony’s next big update for PS4 consoles has arrived for beta testers, which will bring with it a number of quality of life improvements and the removal of PlayStation Communities. As reported by MP1st, the PS4 beta update 8.50 adds…

Gaming News

Pokémon Unite beta gameplay footage removed from YouTube due to violation of rules

4 hours ago My Nintendo News

The regional beta testing for the upcoming title Pokémon Unite has started in Canada and video footage has cropped up on YouTube already. Pokémon Unite was met with a lukewarm reception when it was revealed in the Pokémon Presents video…

Resident Evil Village Will Support AMD-Powered Ray Tracing On PC

4 hours ago Gamespot

Resident Evil Village will be getting ray tracing support on PC, thanks to a partnership between Capcom and AMD. Footage of Village running with ray tracing enabled was shown off during AMD’s announcement of the RX 6700 XT, its latest…

Resident Evil Village Is Getting AMD-Powered Ray Tracing On PC

4 hours ago Gamespot

Playstation

Hand-Drawn PS4 Indie Game Minute of Islands Delayed, No New Release Date Set

4 hours ago Push Square

Postponement “in the players’ best interest”. We’ve been quietly looking forward to Minute of Islands for quite some time, so we were pretty excited by its 18th March release date. Sadly, however, the game won’t be hitting its target. Developer…

Gaming News

Last Of Us 2 Director Talks About The Golf Club

4 hours ago Gamespot

There is a key moment in The Last of Us: Part II involving a golf club, and game director and writer Neil Druckmann has now provided more context on the matter. Druckmann also shared his own personal history with golf…

Gaming News

Valheim sails past five million sales

4 hours ago PC Gamer

But how many have been killed by trees? Continue Reading at Source.…

Gaming News

AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs get go-ahead for performance boosting Smart Access Memory

4 hours ago PC Gamer

It’s an easy switch, providing you’ve got all the component parts required. Continue Reading at Source.…

Expansive JRPG-inspired MMO Zenith is coming to PS VR

4 hours ago Playstation Blog

Our team loves anime, MMOs, and VR but there was nothing out there that combined all three for a satisfying experience. We set out to build Zenith because it was the game we wanted to play, and because we believed…

Gaming News

Chaos Walking Has Too Much Walking, Too Little Chaos

4 hours ago Kotaku

Actually, let me take that back slightly—there is quite a lot of chaos in Chaos Walking, but only in the sense that attempting to navigate a coherent arc through its jumbled, disjointed scenes is a frustratingly messy ask of its…

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