Scorn‘s entire intent seems to be to disgust, disturb, and unnerve the player with its terrifying imagery of fleshy hallways and unsettling biomechanical monstrosities. And to that benchmark, the game seems to very much succeed–this is a game that I and my normally fairly strong gag reflex have struggled to …
Read More »Overwatch 2 Lead Hero Designer Has Left Blizzard
Ahead of the launch of Overwatch 2, the lead hero designer for most of the game’s new playable characters, Geoff Goodman, is leaving Blizzard. Goodman acted as lead hero designer for many of the playable characters in the original Overwatch as well. Regarding Overwatch 2, Goodman helped design Sojourn and …
Read More »Biggest PlayStation State Of Play September 2022 Announcements
The September PlayStation State of Play livestream has concluded, featuring announcements related to nearly a dozen upcoming games. The biggest reveal was undoubtedly the big closer: a new gameplay trailer for God of War Ragnarök. That said, we got to see a lot of cool-looking projects coming from some of …
Read More »Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy's Edge Is Coming To PSVR 2
During September’s State of Play, PlayStation revealed several games coming to PS5, PS4, and PSVR 2, including Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge Enhanced Edition, which is coming to PSVR 2 in 2023. A new trailer for the game reveals that the game features plenty of familiar faces from …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Mirage Sounds Like A Fantastic Return To The Roots Of The Series
I really like what I’ve seen of Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Assassin’s Creed’s shift into the open-world action-RPG genre has resulted in plenty of excellent ideas coming to the series, but it’s also created a trilogy of games that oftentimes feel disconnected from the phase of games that came before. I …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Roadmap Features 4 New Games, Including One Set In Feudal Japan
During the Future of Assassin’s Creed portion of the September 2022 Ubisoft Forward, four brand new Assassin’s Creed games were revealed. Ubisoft is working on two mobile games and two console/PC games for its Assassin’s Creed franchise. Project Jade seems to be the game that’s furthest along, given that it …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Mirage Trailer Sees Basim Transform From Thief To Hidden One
Following the official reveal of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Ubisoft has released a cinematic trailer for the upcoming game during its September Ubisoft Forward games showcase. The trailer depicts the journey of protagonist Basim Ibn Ishaq from young street thief to master assassin. In the trailer, we see that Basim was …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Valhalla Will Finally Conclude This Year With Final Expansion
Protagonist Eivor has had a lengthy journey throughout the course of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. In post-launch expansions, the Viking’s travels have even gone beyond England, like to Ireland in Wrath of the Druids and France in The Siege of Paris. Now, about two years following Valhalla’s launch, Eivor’s adventure will …
Read More »Marvel's Midnight Suns Is Now Coming Out This December
During 2022’s Disney & Marvel Games Showcase, we got a new gameplay trailer for Marvel’s Midnight Suns. The trailer ended with the surprise reveal that Midnight Suns is no longer delayed until 2023–it’s now coming out on December 2 of this year for PC, Xbox Series S|X, and PS5. The …
Read More »New Tales From The Borderlands Has Me Cautiously Optimistic
Having had a chance to see a 30-minute gameplay presentation of New Tales from the Borderlands, I’m cautiously optimistic about the upcoming consequence-driven episodic adventure game. What I saw has left me intrigued–even if it didn’t quite match the irreverent charm of the original game. I’m willing to give the …
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