Party with these adorably unnerving characters Double Fine has released new trailer for their upcoming titleOoblets, which launches later this year on PC and Xbox One. Developed by the duo of Rebecca Cordingley and Ben Wasser and featuring a huge array of goofy, colourful characters,Oobletsblends various genres such as Stardew Valley-esque farming tasks andPokemon-style character creation.
Less than two weeks afterPalworldwas released to Early Access and it’s become one of the biggest-selling games of this generation. Actually, it’s pretty much close to being the most-played game that’s ever been released on Steam. That’s according to data fromSteamDB. When arranged by “All-Time Peak” figures, we can see thatPalworldis at the number two spot with 2,101,867 concurrent players. The only game that’s ahead of it isPUBG: Battlegrounds, which had a staggering 3,257,248 players about six years ago....
Replacing Ian Ayre as CEO Peter Moore is moving on not only from Electronic Arts, but the industry at large. The executive known for his roles at Sega of America, Microsoft, and most recently EA is leaving to become CEO of Liverpool Football Club in June. It’ll be super weird not seeing him on-stage at E3. “Peter will leave an incredible legacy,” said EA CEO Andrew Wilson in the company’s announcement today....
It’s a good time to join the family Sony’s Sale of the Dead isnow live on PlayStation Network, offering discounts on horror titles and other vaguely Halloween-appropriate wares throughout the rest of this month. Expect lots ofResident Evil,Dead Island, andWalking Dead, as well as some great indies likeEdith FinchandThumper. Currently, the best sellers areResident Evil 7($29.99 with PS Plus, $35.99 without);Fortnite‘s Standard Founder’s Pack ($23.99 with Plus, $27.99 without); and the PS1 Classic version ofLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaverfor PS3 and PSP ($1....
October 2019: The Month of Our Lord All the way back in 2013 Nintendo held a really fun, really oddball event for one of gaming’s biggest oddballs: Luigi. It was quite simply called“The Year of Luigi”and soared above mere meme status, as Nintendo actually gave us a ton of Luigi-centric games (most of them are good) likeNew Super Luigi U,Dr. Luigi, andLuigi Bros.remixes. They even extended the festivities through 2014! In all, it ran from June 23, 2025 through June 08, 2025....
Bring on the games A newstrategic partnershipbetween Sony Computer Entertainment and Unity means we’re going to be seeing a lot more of the popular game engine on PlayStation hardware. Beyond the current support for PlayStation 3, this arrangement includes tools for PS4, PS Vita, PS Mobile, and “Sony’s upcoming cloud gaming service.” The ability for developers to more easily get their games on multiple systems is indeed great news, particularly for smaller teams....
Eventually changed to add a campaign Lots of folks out there have complained about recent efforts to drop campaigns from games (Titanfall,Rainbox Six Siege), but as Did You Know Gaming points out, the concept was actually rather old.Star Wars: Battlefront II, released in 2005, was supposed to be a multi-player only game, but execs apparently thought it needed a campaign so one was added — at the cost of the director having a nervous breakdown....
Develop that claw cramp just like the old days So,you were lucky enoughto bag yourself a shiny new Switch Online N64 controller, and want to know what to do with it. Well, you can use it for the library ofSwitch Online N64 titles, obviously, but as of today, you canalsouse the N64 controller to control your favorite plumber pal inSuper Mario 64, as featured in theSuper Mario 3D All-Starscompendium. A new update,Version 1....
At Tokyo Game Show this week, Turn 10 revealed thatForza Motorsport 1fan-favorite track, the fictional Fujimi Kaido, would be making a return inForza Motorsport 3. With over 10 miles of track and 100 turns, Fujimi Kaido is a remake of the popular track from the original title. At twice the length of the original track, Turn 10 has added an entire backside to the track, which helps show off the game’s gorgeous environments....
“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. The feeling of discovery. It’s a pretty extraordinary feeling, isn’t it? One that, sadly, seems to get lost the older you get. But that’s one of the reasons videogames are so incredible. It seems with every new game I play I get to discover something I have never encountered in my life before....
According toHarry Knowles’ AICN, 20th Century Fox now has the rights to make a movie adaptation ofThe Simsbased on a script penned by the genius who brought youScary Movie 3. Doesn’t this sound like exactly the sort of thing I would make up to parody the increasing idiocy of the Hollywood machine as regards gaming? My version would have had a subtext about the increasing irrelevance of the proletariat in our modern, mechanized world, and maybe the word ‘indubitably’ in it, but otherwise, this whole thing is starting to get eerie....
Defending champs just went down A newRocket Leagueking will be crowned in Los Angeles. Early into the third day of the Season 3 RLCS, the defending champions have been eliminated. The throne is for the taking. FlipSid3 Tactics has been beaten by fellow European squad The Leftovers. The Leftovers won three games to one in the best of five series. The first two games went to sudden death overtime; FlipSid3 won the first, The Leftovers won the second....
Leap Motion has revealed a new 3D motion controller tech that makes everything else look like a complete joke. As you can see demonstrated in the above video, Leap looks to be able to provide users with a variety of controls all with the simple use of your own two hands. Everything from drawing, navigation, gaming, and more look to be all possible with extreme precision. The Leap device is a result of four years of research by the company’s co-founder, David Holz....
