Over the past two weekends, Activision opened up a Call of Duty Modern Warfare II beta to the press and other invited guests. GiN had a handful of reviewers, columnists, and podcasters in the thick of the action. This is what three of them found in this thoroughly modern take on shooters.
Cult of the Lamb is a unique game that combines elements of village-building, community management, role-playing, and combat. As the newly resurrected lamb cult leader, the player is tasked with going into the various regions to build a community of followers, and then lead the flock while keeping them in order, content, and safe.
South of the Circle is an interactive novel type of game set during the Cold War in a place that is even more frigid, Antarctica. This carefully crafted adventure is a cinematic experience with top notch storytelling.
The team at Ghost Pattern is ecstatic to announce their lovingly crafted simultaneously-told narrative adventure, Wayward Strand is now available for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One X. The inaugural title from the Australian indie studio, Wayward Strand is inspired by interactive theater: characters and their stories play out in real-time, and it’s up to the player to choose which characters to talk with or stories to follow. Centering on Casey, an intrepid teenage journalist embarking on her first trip aboard a wondrous flying ship-turned-hospital above a small Australian town in the summer … Continue reading Narrative Adventure Wayward Strand Ready to Set Sail
The latest Fallout 76 update is now available and free to all players. Expeditions: The Pitt allows players to venture outside of Appalachia for the first time. Travel to the grim industrial wasteland of The Pitt and take on challenging new repeatable Missions. Earn new rewards, meet new NPCs with quests and dialogue trees, and rediscover the Trogs, an enemy first seen in Fallout 3‘s The Pitt. Expeditions: The Pitt includes: • New Location – Journey back to post-war Pittsburgh for the first time since Fallout 3. Once a beacon of industry, nuclear conflict has ravaged the once great city. … Continue reading Latest Fallout 76 Update Includes Famous The Pitt Location from Fallout 3
The pre-October festival of horror games continues this week with the review of Ikai, a game that adds Japanese folklore and culture to a somewhat traditional ghost story. Be ready for some serious jump scares if you journey into Ikai’s dark world.
Mixing elements of traditional golf games with horror, miniature golf, rogue-likes and even a bit of Dark Souls, Cursed to Golf may be one of the strangest and most difficult golf titles to master. But it’s very fun to try.
Two Point Campus graduates with a first-class degree after hitting a huge one million players just two weeks after launch. Offering bags of charm and tongue-in-cheek comedy, the critically acclaimed management sim from SEGA Europe and Two Point Studios surpassed the milestone even faster than its much-loved predecessor, Two Point Hospital. Mark Webley, Studio Director at Two Point Studios, said: “Two Point Campus was such a thrill to create so we’re ecstatic to see so many people enjoying the game as much as they do! We had high hopes that we had created something that fans would love, but the … Continue reading Sega’s Two Point Campus Hits Milestone of One Million Players
Midnight Fight Express is an over-the-top, two-fisted action-adventure that nearly anyone can pick up and play for hours on end. This is one of the most stylish and simple beat-em-ups to come out in a long time.
Norco presents a distinctively sci-fi look at a fairly dark future. Set in and around Norco, Louisiana, it weaves its haunting narrative through the eyes of a young person who recently came back home following the death of their mother. This is not an experience that adventure gamers will want to miss.
