GameSpot checked out the life simulation title InZoi at Gamescom, getting up to hijinks like burning down an apartment, forgetting to eat, and riding every single ride at a beachside amusement park. In InZoi you manage both individual “Zois” (think Sims) and the world itself. Each Zoi has personality traits …
Read More »Towerborne Uses Deep Combat To Modernize The Side-Scrolling Brawler
Towerborne is a pretty drastic departure from the Banner Saga series, developer Stoic Studio’s impressive set of story-driven strategy games. But even with just a short look at it, it’s easy to see some of the familiar Stoic DNA in Towerborne. It carries a beautiful art style that recalls a …
Read More »Valve Finally Acknowledges Deadlock, A New Game People Have Been Playing For Months
Valve has published a store page for Deadlock, finally bringing some official word on its new game, which has been in semi-private testing for months. Deadlock is a 6v6 MOBA hero shooter that is still in “early development,” according to the store page. The game combines third-person gunplay with attacking …
Read More »Star Wars Outlaws Cinematic Mode Makes It Look Like The Original Trilogy
Artistically, Star Wars Outlaws looks like it could very easily exist in the same galaxy that the original trilogy of films took place in. That direction helped establish the visual language of the game, but developer Massive Entertainment wanted to take things a step further by making Star Wars Outlaws …
Read More »How Star Wars Outlaws Looked To The Past To Create An Authentic Galaxy Far, Far Away
The Star Wars galaxy has a unique aesthetic, and for its open-world adventure game Star Wars Outlaws, developer Massive Entertainment had the tricky task of keeping that design ethos intact while putting its own spin on that franchise. In a new video in GameSpot’s Insider series, the developers at Massive …
Read More »AEW's Will Ospreay Breaks Down His Assassin's Creed: Shadows Entrance At All In 2024
After eight years in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Will Ospreay signed up with AEW earlier this year, quickly becoming a top star in the company. On Sunday, during AEW’s flagship All In pay-per-view, Ospreay captured the International Championship, but also debuted brand-new gear and entrance as a tie-in for the upcoming …
Read More »Black Ops 6 Multiplayer Trailer Shows Off What's New In This Year's Call Of Duty
Activision has released the reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6‘s multiplayer mode, showing off what fans can expect in the multiplayer department from this year’s game. In particular, the video provides a better look at Black Ops 6’s new “Omnimovement” system that Activision says is a “holistic …
Read More »Gamescom Is Expensive, So Devs Are Highlighting Their Great-Looking Games In Another Way
For developers, showing your game’s trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live costs upwards of $125,000. That can be an untenable proposition, so many of them are taking to Twitter/X to show them off instead. Many developers felt left out of Gamescom Opening Night Live due to the high costs of …
Read More »Sony's Big New PS5 And PC Game Concord Got Off To A Slow Start
Sony’s latest big PlayStation 5 and PC game, Concord, launched on August 23 after an estimated eight years of development. The game did not, however, appear to put up big numbers at release, despite being generally well-received by fans and critics. [Update: Less than two weeks after launch, Sony has …
Read More »Check Out Sid Meier's Memoir For 35% Off While You Wait For Civilization 7
Civilization 7 made a splash at Gamescom with a new gameplay trailer that revealed a February 11, 2025 release. You still have some time to kill before you can dive into the long-awaited sequel–and if you’re looking for something to make the wait a bit easier, we recommend reading Sid …
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