Minecraft‘s big Caves & Cliffs update that had been planned for summer has instead been split into two separate updates. The first part will still arrive in the summer, but the much bigger changes will come in a second update planned for the holiday season. Mojang explained the move, saying …
Read More »Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Closed Beta Test Begins In May
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis will have a closed beta test this May on PC. Set a thousand years after the events of PSO2, the upcoming expansion will completely redesign the game. According to a blog post on the game’s official website announcing the closed beta, applicants will be …
Read More »Every Nintendo Showcase Game And Demo Releasing On Switch Today
Quite a few cool-looking games were showcased during Nintendo’s latest Indie World event, and you won’t have to wait long to play some of them. Of the games and demos shown off during the showcase, four are available to download on the Nintendo Switch eShop and play starting today. In …
Read More »A Major Switch eShop Sale Is Live Now, And You Don't Want To Miss It
Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase was filled with new game reveals, including OlliOlli World and Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals. While you’ll have to wait to play most of the titles shown today, there are plenty of great indies available at stellar prices during the Indie World Sale on the Nintendo …
Read More »Naughty Dog Says It Has No New Jak & Daxter Games Planned
Before it became one of Sony’s biggest first-party studios of the modern era with The Last of Us and the Uncharted series, Naughty Dog continued to establish itself in the early 2000s with the Jak & Daxter series of platforming adventure games. Dormant since 2009, no new Jak & Daxter …
Read More »Minecraft Sounds' Surprising Origins Revealed In New Podcast
Anyone who plays Minecraft knows how unique the game’s music and sound design is. Now, a new episode of the podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz reveals the origins of some of the game’s most iconic noises, and you can listen to it right here. On the podcast, host Dallas Taylor speaks …
Read More »Google Stadia Pro Games For April Announced
April is around the corner and that means another batch of free games for Stadia Pro subscribers. This round includes the precursor to an upcoming horror game, a big JRPG, a cute puzzler, and a certain someone who lives in a pineapple under the sea. Starting in April you can …
Read More »Minecraft Bedrock Beta Update Adds Adorable Axolotl Species, Full Patch Notes Revealed
Minecraft players participating in the game’s Bedrock beta can download an update that adds a new type of block and species, as well as addresses bugs like underwater visibility and character modeling. The full patch notes are outlined below. The headlining feature is the new Axolotl species. Although they were …
Read More »Terraria Patch 1.4.2 Brings Steam Workshop Support
Re-Logic’s action-adventure sandbox game Terraria is getting a massive update on PC that adds the ability for players to create, download, play, and share levels through Steam Workshop. The full patch notes for Update 1.4.2 are outlined below. The Steam Workshop support in Terraria gives the game sharing functionality similar …
Read More »Games With Gold (March 2021): Last Chance To Grab This Month's Free Games
It’s the end of March, and that means it’s your last chance to claim March’s free Games with Gold titles. Metal Slug 3‘s free period has ended, but the month’s three other games are still available. Warface: Breakout, VALA: Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse, and Port Royale 3 can still be …
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