This new video dives deep into the process of making a puzzle adventure game that’s accessible and intuitive while still feeling fun and rewarding. That’s meant designing environments and challenges to reveal information to the player through the exploration of quieter features like light, sound, perspective, and time rather than simple text prompts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tbHSkAt4tk&feature=youtu.be These subtler traits build over the course of the journey to create a deeper sense of personal investment and discovery while traversing the mysterious island your character has awakened upon. RiME is available for digital preorder now on the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One … Continue reading RiME Developer Diary Released→
Veteran games journalist Liana Kerzner has launched a Kickstarter for her new initiative, Lady Bits; a series that picks up the baton to explore the very charged issues Tropes v Women left unresolved. As with her acclaimed previous series A Gamer’s Guide to Feminism, Lady Bits will ask tough questions about women in gaming, explore a wide range of views, then leave the answers up to the audience, emulating the player choice found in video games. These questions include: What’s healthy sexuality in a video game and what’s sexually objectifying?, Is the Lara Croft reboot truly more feminist and How … Continue reading Lady Bits Kickstarter Explores Games and Feminism→
Faithful fans of the rough and tumble FlatOut racing series can experience the rebirth of destruction and mayhem as U&I Entertainment, in partnership with dedicated racing development team Kylotonn Games and publisher Strategy First, launches FlatOut 4: Total Insanity. The game is now available at retail for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in North and South America for $49.99. Smash, burn and bring the mayhem competitively in both online and offline multiplayer races in the latest rendition of the FlatOut franchise, FlatOut 4: Total Insanity. With the games’ illustrious nitro boosts, players can dominate the race course, while violently ramming … Continue reading Destruction Derby Style Racing Returns in Flatout 4: Total Insanity→
On May 15 at 2pm PDT, Ubisoft will deliver the world premiere for gameplay content of For Honor Season Two, Shadow and Might, via a livestream tournament on twitch.tv/forhonorgame. Sixteen of the mightiest For Honor players including Cartoonz, Tru3ta1ent, and iSkys will sharpen their blades and go to war against the some of the game’s biggest personalities in an all out battle as they put the two new Heroes – Shinobi and Centurion – to the test in direct competition with For Honor’s entire roster of deadly heroes. In between gameplay segments, the team from Ubisoft Montreal will dive deeper … Continue reading For Honor Season Two Details, New Trailers, Released→
The Last Stitch Goodnight is a side scrolling action adventure that embraces a new modern mythology. After you survive a near-death, out-of-body experience, you are kidnapped by a doctor who is experimenting on people who satisfy certain…criteria. Escaping the doctor’s mansion will require new weapons, new powers, and a strong stomach for facing science gone bad. Last Stitch Goodnight will launch on May 9th! Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/509620/Last_Stitch_Goodnight/ Features • A spanning story that explores the essence of life as it breaks down 4 individuals • A giant mansion to explore, full of hidden secrets and unique locations • Scores of … Continue reading Last Stitch Goodnight Prepares for PS4, Steam Release→
Need for Speed creative lead Craig Sullivan has joined the Amazon team as Creative Director. If you’ve ever spent time tearing up the streets in Need for Speed, smashing cars to pieces in Burnout, or unleashing a hail of gunfire and destruction in the FPS BLACK, you’re familiar with Craig’s work. Craig loves bringing players innovative experiences that are big, fast, and filled with fun. During his 20 years making games, Craig and his teams have won everything from VGAs to BAFTAs, and Amazon can’t wait to see how his trademark creative flair will shape the games they are building. … Continue reading Need for Speed Creative Lead Joins Amazon Game Studios→
Super Rude Bear Resurrection, the super-hard, super-tight platformer about a gangsta bear from East London, today launched on PlayStation 4 worldwide for the very bearable price of £11.99 / $14.99 / €14.99. From British developer Alex Rose Games, Rude Bear is a hardcore platformer with some tricks up its sleeves. Whenever you die, your dead body remains where you left it, and can be used as a corpse platform or meatshield to keep you alive in future lives. The game’s difficulty lowers with each death, meaning that anyone can beat it — but players looking for a real challenge can … Continue reading Super Rude Bear Resurrection Rips To PS4→
NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in online games, today announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Nexon America Inc. (“Nexon America”) has entered into an ongoing relationship with First Strike Games, a game studio formed last year to specialize in multiplayer experiences. Nexon has acquired the worldwide publishing and marketing rights to First Strike Games’ first title, an unannounced multiplayer online game. “Partnering with First Strike Games is another example of our focus on and commitment to working with the best development talent in the Western market,” said Owen Mahoney, president and CEO, Nexon. “This partnership will leverage First … Continue reading Nexon Partners With First Strike Games For Multiplayer Titles→
Helios Production, French indie studio, unveils today four maps of its shooter game: Black Day. Black Day offers a sandbox solo tactical stealth experience you can tweak at will. In Black Day, players will have the choice between 6 missions in various environments, with customizable settings (Day / Night, equipment, number and types of enemies) with different difficulties settings going from a fun stealth to a very challenging mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwZMu4vB7UQ Developers: Helios Production
Big Way Games is proud to announce Beta Access is now available for Steam Hammer, its hardcore sandbox-style RPG set in a dark and mysterious steampunk world. An ambitious title also featuring survival elements, Steam Hammer is the product of two years of development time and a successful Kickstarter campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8yuL-VTi4I Key features of Steam Hammer include: • Open Class System – combine or switch skills between engineer, scientist, farmer, gunsmith, stormtrooper, sharpshooter and many more • Victorian Steampunk Setting – wondrous mechanisms, machinery, weapons, armor and clothing all await • Forge Weapons and Armor, Build Houses, Factories and Towers … Continue reading Victorian Steampunk RPG Steam Hammer Gets Early Access→
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