Apex Legends Season 10: Emergence has officially begun (the full patch notes are live too), introducing playable character Seer. Of Seer’s three abilities, his passive ability, Heart Seeker, seems especially valuable as it allows him to track enemy legends through the sound of their heartbeats. Of course, not all of …
Read More »Apex Legends Battle Passes: Respawn Has No Plans To Bring Back The Old Ones (For Now)
Apex Legends Season 10, titled Emergence, has started, and the patch notes are live. That means the battle royale game is getting its tenth battle pass. In Apex Legends, every subsequent battle pass replaces the one before it and the old battle passes have never returned, a pattern that Respawn …
Read More »Halo Infinite Beta: ODST Difficulty And Recharge Map Are Live
343 Industries has released a new, more challenging difficulty for folks to try out in the Halo Infinite technical test. A new map has been added as well. The new difficulty is ODST, which is a step above Marine. Cranking things up to ODST will make bots more effective at …
Read More »Neon White Is Designed With Speedrunning In Mind, But Isn't Just For Pro Speedrunners
Despite being in first-person and featuring gunplay, Neon White is not a first-person shooter. The game isn’t a roguelike or deck-builder either, despite featuring a cyclical run-based formula and card-based combat. According to its developer, Ben Esposito, Neon White is a “speedrunning” game. “[Neon White] is structured like a speedrunning …
Read More »Creepy-Looking Action-RPG Death Trash Will Launch In Steam Early Access On August 5
Death Trash will launch in Steam Early Access on August 5. The creepy-looking action-RPG is set to fully release for Steam, itch.io, GOG, and the Epic Games Store at a future date. Developed by Crafting Legends, Death Trash is set in a post-apocalyptic world, called Nexus, inhabited by these gross …
Read More »A Memoir Blue Uses Music, 2D And 3D Animation To Tell Story Without Dialogue
A new trailer for A Memoir Blue debuted during the Annapurna Interactive Showcase, showcasing a beautiful-looking atmospheric game that mixes together 3D animation and hand-drawn 2D art. The trailer noticeably doesn’t feature any words, and creative director Shelley Chen says that’s true for the full game. “There’s no words in …
Read More »In Solar Ash, "Traversal Absolutely Takes Precedence," Says Creative Director
A new trailer for Solar Ash debuted during the Annapurna Interactive Showcase, revealing that developer Heart Machine’s upcoming game will launch for PS5, PS4, and PC on October 26. The trailer showcases a bit more of what exploration looks like in Solar Ash which, according to creative director Alx Preston, …
Read More »Annapurna Interactive Showcase: Solar Ash, Stray, And Every Announcement
Annapurna Interactive had plenty to reveal during its July showcase, releasing trailers for several upcoming games and expansions. The publisher also revealed that it’s partnered with a few more developers that are currently working on unannounced projects. Below, we go over everything that was announced during the Annapurna Interactive Showcase. …
Read More »Assassin's Creed Valhalla's The Siege Of Paris Seems Designed For Late-Game
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s second expansion, The Siege of Paris, is scheduled to release August 12. Unlike the first expansion, Wrath of the Druids, The Siege of Paris seems designed for those who have already put a sizable dent into Valhalla’s campaign. “There is no mandatory power level to play The …
Read More »Spiritfarer Creative Director: When Creating Art, "You Have To Be Vulnerable"
Developer Thunder Lotus and iam8bit are scheduled to release physical editions of Spiritfarer for PS4 and Switch on August 3. Ahead of the release of the physical editions, I sat down with creative director Nicolas Guérin to discuss how folks at Thunder Lotus embraced vulnerability to create a death-positive game …
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