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New Steam indie game with glistening reviews is like Shadow of the Colossus with anime girls if all the bosses were…
The indie game Motorslice, developed by Regular Studio, has achieved significant success on Steam, recouping its investment within hours of launch. The game features parkour, a brutalist world, and anime-inspired characters, drawing comparisons to Shadow of the Colossus. It is available on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Game Pass, and PlayStation 5.
What We Played – TerraTech Legion, Saros & Mixtape
Several team members share their recent gaming experiences, including TerraTech Legion, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Silent Hill 2, and Shadow of the Colossus. Other titles mentioned include Dragon Quest I: HD-2D Remaster, Starfield, Gears of War: Reloaded, Destiny 2, and various indie games like Midnight Saturn and Duck Side of the Moon.
The 30 Best Video Game Remakes
This article ranks the 30 best video game remakes, distinguishing them from remasters by their comprehensive rebuilding of original titles. It highlights how remakes blend nostalgia with modern sensibilities to appeal to both veteran and new players, showcasing examples from various developers like Square Enix, Capcom, and Nintendo across multiple platforms.
Motorslice, out today, looks to pick up where Mirror's Edge, Nier Automata and Shadow of the Colossus left off
Motorslice, developed by Regular Studio, is now available on PC, drawing inspiration from games like Mirror's Edge, Nier Automata, and Shadow of the Colossus. The game features parkour mechanics and combat, with a brutalist art style and a chainsaw-wielding protagonist. It aims to fill a gap in the market for sharp-looking parkour titles.
How many of these videogame horses can you name? (Or tell us what game they're from because they're just named…
This article presents a quiz challenging readers to identify horses from various video games, including titles like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Red Dead Redemption 2. It notes that many game horses lack canonical names and excludes iconic characters like Agro and Epona. The quiz aims to test players' knowledge of gaming trivia.
Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and other celebs name their favourite video games
Several Hollywood celebrities, including Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and Chris Pratt, have shared their favorite video games in a compilation video. While some named classic titles like Super Mario Bros. and Pitfall!, others highlighted more recent or niche games such as Returnal and Civilization 6.
Nexon agrees to publish Overwatch in Korea
Nexon has agreed to publish Overwatch in Korea, taking over from Blizzard Entertainment. The article also discusses Sony's past strategies regarding remasters and remakes, questioning their current business decisions and leadership changes.
Tell You What, This Parkour Platformer for PS5 Looks Sublime
MOTORSLICE is a new parkour platformer for the PlayStation 5 that features fluid acrobatic gameplay, fast-paced combat, and climbing massive structures. The game combines elements reminiscent of Mirror's Edge, Uncharted, and Shadow of the Colossus, with a slice-of-life story set in a megastructure. It is scheduled for release in May and boasts gorgeous pixelated modern low-poly graphics.
Sony closes first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment has shut down its first-party studio Dark Outlaw Games, founded by industry veteran Jason Blundell. The company cited strategic adjustments for long-term sustainability, which included workforce reductions. Separately, Epic Games announced layoffs of over 1,000 employees due to a downturn in Fortnite engagement and broader industry challenges.
Crimson Desert – 15 Essential Details You Shouldn’t Ignore
Crimson Desert is set to release soon on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC, featuring jetpacks, new bosses, and diverse weapon types. The game will offer various performance modes on consoles, including 60 FPS options, and has revealed its PC requirements and support for upscaling technologies like FSR 3 and DLSS 4. The inclusion of Denuvo Anti-tamper DRM has been confirmed, with developers assuring it will not impact performance.
Sony Fears Valve More Than Microsoft, Says Bluepoint Tech Boss
Bluepoint Games tech director Peter Dalton suggests Sony views Valve and its Steam ecosystem as a greater threat than Microsoft. This perspective may explain Sony's recent pullback from PC game releases, as exclusives on Steam could encourage players to abandon PlayStation consoles, especially with the success of the Steam Deck.
Ball x Pit on mobile, Piece by Piece x2 and other new indie games worth checking out
This roundup highlights several new and upcoming indie games across various platforms. Titles include the mobile port Ball x Pit, the roguelike shooter Hyperwired, the cooperative environmental cleanup game Clean Up Earth, and the unique puzzle-platformer Piece by Piece, with two games sharing the same name. Other notable mentions are Herdles, ITER-8, Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times, Astrolander, and Kitman.
Co-op Shadow of the Colossus and hero looter shooter: the genres Arc Raiders devs' thought it was during development
During development, the genre of Arc Raiders was unclear, with team members considering it a battle royale, a co-op Shadow of the Colossus-like game, a hero looter shooter, or even a co-op Souls game. This lack of a defined genre allowed for creative freedom but also led to imbalances. Ultimately, the team reset and focused on the game they had, solidifying it as an extraction shooter.
Tech Boss of Developer Sony Is Shutting Down Thinks PlayStation Has Pulled Back From PC in Response to Steam Machine - IGN
Sony appears to be scaling back its PC gaming efforts, potentially returning to a strategy of keeping major single-player titles exclusive to PlayStation 5. This shift may be a response to the potential competition from Valve's Steam Machine, which could offer a console-like experience with access to the full PC library. The closure of Bluepoint Games, a studio known for its PlayStation remakes, is also mentioned in the context of Sony's evolving strategy.
Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami has a new studio, Unbound, who are making original games for PC and console
Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami has founded a new studio named Unbound, which began operations in May 2023. The studio, comprising around 50 staff including former Tango Gameworks producer Masato Kimura, aims to create original "AA" games with aspirations for AAA quality for PC and consoles. Mikami previously left Tango Gameworks in 2023, shortly before Microsoft announced plans to close the studio.
A Big Shift For PlayStation Could Be Bad News For One Of Its Best Studios
Sony is reportedly scaling back its PC porting strategy, potentially impacting its acquisition Nixxes, a studio known for its high-quality PC ports of PlayStation titles. This shift mirrors past issues with other acquired studios like Bluepoint Games, raising concerns about Nixxes' future role within Sony's first-party development structure.
15 Things I’m Most Excited to Do in Crimson Desert
Crimson Desert is poised to be a groundbreaking open-world game, blending mechanics where traversal feeds combat and exploration shapes progression. Players can liberate territories, experience multiple playable perspectives, undertake quests at their own pace, and utilize a vast array of traversal and combat skills. The game promises deep customization for combat identity and weapon crafting, with over 200 hours of content and dynamic weather and water mechanics.
Sony will no longer release their biggest PlayStation games on PC, claims report, starting with Ghost of Yōtei
A report claims Sony will cease releasing major single-player PlayStation 5 exclusives on PC, starting with Ghost of Yōtei. This marks a shift back towards console exclusivity, contrasting with Microsoft's broader platform strategy. While online-focused games will still be multiplatform, grand solo campaigns are reportedly being kept for PlayStation consoles.
Sony Has Reportedly Returned to Console Exclusivity in Part Because Some Within PlayStation Are Worried That Releasing Games on PC May Hurt Sales of PS5 and Even PS6 - IGN
Sony is reportedly returning to a console exclusivity strategy for its single-player games, pulling back from PC releases due to concerns that PC versions may hurt PlayStation 5 and future PlayStation 6 sales. While online and live-service games will continue to be released on PC, including day-one releases for some titles, plans for games like Ghost of Yotei have been scrapped. This shift contrasts with Microsoft's multiplatform approach and may be influenced by perceived poor PC sales of PlayStation titles and the potential for PlayStation games to run on future Xbox consoles.
Bloodborne remake and much more rejected by FromSoftware according to indie dev
Despite owning the intellectual property, Sony has reportedly been unable to secure a Bloodborne remake or PC port because FromSoftware, specifically director Hidetaka Miyazaki, has not approved such projects. Indie developer Brandon Sheffield also claimed multiple studios have pitched Bloodborne-related games, but FromSoftware's decision is final. Bluepoint Games, which developed the Shadow of the Colossus remake, also had its pitches for a Bloodborne remake and a Ghost of Tsushima spin-off rejected.
