All of Insomniac's upcoming titles have leaked ( www.resetera.com )
I believe Insomniac were hacked / ransomwared last week or something. Apparently here’s the leak of all their upcoming titles....
Freeware recommendation: The Spirit Engine and its sequel, two unique and refined side-scrolling RPGs ( www.thespiritengine.com )
I think these two deserve more love. The sidescrolling presentation and gameplay makes them stand out, but they also boast a competent combat system, interesting narratives, colorful and detailed visuals and soundtracks so memorable, I ended up whistling some of the tunes for years.
Lost Ruins is on giveaway at GOG for the next 3 days ( www.gog.com )
Subscribing to the GOG newsletter will allow you to add the game to your library, which can then be downloaded DRM free...
Looking for a rec: story oriented RPG with minimal focus on combat
Preferably in the high fantasy or sci fi genre....
VGC’s Platform of the Year is Nintendo Switch ( www.videogameschronicle.com )
Super Mario 64 Footage Seemingly Shows Off a Multiplayer Mode With Luigi For the First Time - IGN ( www.ign.com )
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of December 17th
What have you all been playing!...
Leaked concept art/screenshots from cancelled Timesplitters sequel (2021) developed by Free Radical ( www.resetera.com )
additional art further down in the thread
Activision Blizzard settles sex discrimination lawsuit for £44m ( www.eurogamer.net )
Hideki Kamiya On Why He Left PlatinumGames, His YouTube Channel, and His Next Game - IGN ( www.ign.com )
Updates regarding the IndieLand / The Completionist charity fraud allegations
Prior discussion...
‘Almost nobody left’ of D&D team that helped get Baldur’s Gate 3 off the ground, says Larian CEO ( www.polygon.com )
Starfield design lead says players are "disconnected" from how games are actually made: "Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is" ( www.gamesradar.com )
apparently this is in response to a few threads on Reddit flaming Starfield—in general, it’s been rather interesting to see Bethesda take what i can only describe as a “try to debate Starfield to popularity” approach with the game’s skeptics in the past month or two. not entirely sure it’s a winning strategy,...
Best chiptune/gaming-inspired music?
I’m trying to expand my library of classic game/game-inspired music. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I’m including some music that I particularly enjoy for reference....
Factorio Friday Facts #389 - Train control improvements ( factorio.com )
Ooh, trains....
Can anyone tell me what game this is? ( cdn.discordapp.com )
Screenshot is taken from the worst premade ever video WPE absolutely butchering the English language 2023 edition...
The Last of Us multiplayer project officially cancelled by Naughty Dog ( www.eurogamer.net )
Say what you will, but last of us 1 factions was one of my all time favorite mp games. Really sad to see this cancelled
Kojima Productions and A24 to adapt live-action Death Stranding movie ( www.gamesindustry.biz )
Discovery Freelancer - Mod of the Year finalist 2023 ( youtu.be )
ModDB runs a Mod of the Year contest every year, and Discovery Freelancer has made it into the Top100 this year for the first time since 2012!...
「Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)」 Official Launch Trailer ( youtu.be )
Steam page with demo.
Forza Motorsport vs Gran Turismo 7: The Digital Foundry Tech Breakdown ( www.eurogamer.net )
I can’t be the only one who loves these in-depth analyses from Digital Foundry, can I?
GTA 5 Drifitng update is awesome
I jumped on for 5 mins to try it and… spent an hour just doing circles at the airport haha it’s so much fun
Why E3 Died: A Failure to Evolve, Huge Costs, and Too Much Competition ( ign.com )
Light No Fire Trailer ( www.youtube.com )
How sick does this game look. When I saw the big Skeleton and the two baby skeletons I was instantly sold.