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Star Wrath Demo Launches on Steam
Gaijin Entertainment has announced that a time-limited demo for their upcoming multiplayer extraction-action game, Star Wrath, is now available on Steam. The demo allows players to experience PvP and PvE modes, featuring space raids, dogfights, and resource gathering with customizable spacecraft. A closed beta is also ongoing via the Gaijin.Net service, with Founder's Packs available for instant access.
Star Fox (2026) Preview
A preview of the upcoming Star Fox game, set to release on June 24 for the Nintendo Switch 2, highlights its semi-realistic redesigns and cinematic presentation. The demo features the training simulator and Mission 2, showcasing improved Arwing controls and a more fleshed-out narrative for Fox McCloud's origins. Despite some initial negative reception to the new art direction, the game aims to deliver the ultimate Star Fox experience.
EVE Online Cradle of War Released
Fenris Productions has released the Cradle of War expansion for the free-to-play space MMORPG EVE Online. This update introduces new content and implements improvements to the game's systems.
EVE Online Launches Cradle Of War Expansion, Featuring Military Campaigns, New Ships, And More
Fenris Creations has launched the Cradle of War expansion for the sci-fi MMORPG EVE Online. This expansion introduces Military Campaigns, eight new ships, and Exordium Starter Space for new players. The Military Campaigns allow players to contribute to large-scale wars in various roles, shaping the future of New Eden.
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches in July, and its all-new prequel missions have space combat
Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, will launch on July 28, 2026, for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. The game will feature three new prequel missions set before the original game, including space combat with pilotable alien vehicles. Pre-orders are available for Standard and Premium editions.
Don't tell Xbox, but Halo: Campaign Evolved screenshots have leaked through the Microsoft Store and revealed space…
Screenshots for the upcoming Halo: Campaign Evolved have leaked via the Microsoft Store, revealing new details about the game. The leaked images showcase remade levels, character designs including a blue Cortana, and the introduction of space combat sections, a feature not present in the original Halo: Combat Evolved. The game is slated for release on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.
A new Star Fox game should be a crossover with F-Zero - Reader's Feature
A reader proposes a crossover game combining Nintendo's Star Fox and F-Zero franchises. This concept would merge space combat and racing elements, potentially creating a sandbox experience with space exploration and trading, addressing the current lack of new titles for both series.
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (30th May)
Several Nintendo Life staff members share their weekend gaming plans, with titles like Mina The Hollower, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Star Fox 64 being prominent. Recent news includes Dragon Quest announcements, a Resident Evil 4 demo, and new mobile app and NSO additions.
The battle begins in NEBULOUS: Fleet Command’s campaign update
Hooded Horse and Eridanus Industries have released the first act of the narrative campaign for their tactical space combat game, NEBULOUS: Fleet Command. This update includes 16 missions, co-op multiplayer support, a campaign editor, and a graphics upgrade with 4K textures. The game is also receiving its first localization, adding support for 12 languages and is available on PC via Steam Early Access.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown reinvents TV storytelling for survival strategy - Narrative Notebook #3
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown adapts the TV series into a survival-strategy game, focusing on narrative choices and resource management. Developed by Gamexcite and published by Daedalic Entertainment, the game recreates episodes through main quests, side quests, and random events, allowing players to influence the story and crew's journey home. The article analyzes how the game's framework compresses television storytelling into a systems-driven experience, often rewriting episodes to enhance gameplay and preserve emotional stakes within its interactive format.
No Man’s Sky’s Latest Threat Seems Like A Star Wars Homage
Hello Games has released the "The Swarm" update for No Man's Sky, introducing a new eight-week expedition that features a "Death Star-like construct" and large-scale space battles. Players will work in teams to combat the Swarm, with rewards for the most contributing team. The update also includes new enemy types, bug fixes, and performance optimizations across various platforms.
No Man's Sky now has its own Death Star with a laser so big it can 'destroy space station sized objects'
Hello Games has released 'The Swarm' update for No Man's Sky, introducing a massive space station called the Hive of Glass equipped with a powerful laser capable of destroying large objects. This update also features cooperative gameplay elements where players must work together to neutralize the threat and offers new ground-based activities like salvaging drones and researching their technology.
No Man’s Sky update 6.4, titled The Swarm, is a community expedition update built around a new alien threat
Hello Games has released the 'The Swarm' update for No Man's Sky, introducing a new community expedition focused on fighting a large alien threat. Players can join one of three factions to collectively build the Prismatic Core and defeat the Hive of Glass mothership. The update also brings new enemy types, rewards like the Direwasp armour set, and improvements to space combat and quality of life.
No Man’s Sky: The Swarm Update Pits Players Against A New Threat In Space
Hello Games has released 'The Swarm' update for No Man's Sky, introducing a new Hive-like enemy ship and accompanying drones for players to battle in space. This update follows recent additions like creature battling and gravity-gun mechanics, and offers new rewards such as a retro suit and jetpack. Founder Sean Murray expressed excitement about players converging for large-scale space battles against the new threat.
No Man’s Sky – The Swarm update plunges the galaxy into war for a new community event
The Swarm update for No Man's Sky is now live, introducing a new community event focused on a galaxy-wide war. Players must work together to defeat a massive Hive of Glass ship by first destroying its swarm of smaller drones. This event, Expedition 22, will last for approximately eight weeks through June and July.
Fight off deadly swarms and a big space hive in the latest No Man's Sky update
Hello Games has released The Swarm Update for No Man's Sky, introducing Expedition Twenty-Two: The Swarm. This new expedition features a large space hive boss, drone swarms, and cooperative team-based missions. The update also adds new enemy types, a crashed swarmer ship mechanic for all game modes, and numerous stability and optimization improvements across various platforms.
No Man’s Sky: The Swarm update launches today
Hello Games has launched 'The Swarm' update for No Man's Sky, introducing a new existential threat known as the Hive of Glass. Players will join one of three factions to cooperate, strategize, and compete in massive community-driven space battles and planetary investigations to save the universe. The update also brings new rewards, including armor and weapons, and features the largest space battles seen in the game to date.
New No Man's Sky The Swarm update threatens the universe with a murderous, robotic hive - not the bees!
Hello Games has released 'The Swarm' update for No Man's Sky, introducing a massive robotic hive threat that players must collectively defeat. The update features large-scale space battles, faction-based gameplay, and new rewards including armor and weapons. This update marks a significant addition to the game's decade-long evolution.
No Man's Sky goes to war as Swarm update brings universe-ending threat, hundred-ship space battles, and a splash of… Splatoon?
Hello Games has released the Swarm update for No Man's Sky, introducing a universe-ending threat from the World of Glass and massive space battles involving hundreds of ships. Players will join one of three factions in a community effort to push back the invading Hive, with rewards including new gear. This update follows previous releases like Xeno Arena and Remnant, and precedes the game's tenth anniversary in August.
No Man’s Sky: The Swarm – Unite Against a New Galactic Threat in This Free Update
Hello Games has released a free update for No Man's Sky titled 'The Swarm,' available now for existing Xbox and Game Pass players. This update introduces a new galactic threat in the form of a massive Hive-like ship, requiring players to strategize in squadrons to penetrate its defenses and uncover its weaknesses. Players can contribute to the war effort through various means, with achievements and exclusive rewards for those who participate.
