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Free Play Days – Sea of Thieves and Hell Let Loose Vietnam
Xbox is offering Free Play Days for Sea of Thieves and Hell Let Loose from September 17 to September 20. Hell Let Loose requires an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, or Essential membership, while Sea of Thieves is available to all Xbox members on Xbox and PC.
Steam Summer Sale Shows Strategy Games Are Competing With Backlogs, Not Just New Releases
The Steam Summer Sale highlights that strategy game players face immense competition not just from new releases but also from their existing backlogs. New strategy titles must offer a clear, compelling problem for players to solve and demonstrate unique system relationships to stand out amidst a mature market with deep discounts. Games like Mandate Order need to articulate why their specific blend of city-building, war, and management systems is worth the significant time investment required.
War Fantasy is “the anti–Call of Duty” and delivers a kick to the groin of the games industry’s relentless gamification of conflict.
War Fantasy, developed by a former Call of Duty developer, is described as an "anti Call of Duty" game that critiques the gamification of conflict. The game aims to expose how war is marketed to players and highlights the tragic cost of conflict, contrasting with typical war game narratives.
WAR FANTASY Announcement Trailer: A Technophobic Mindf**k About The Merging Of War Games & Real War
Developer Non-Euclidean has unveiled the announcement trailer for War Fantasy, a psychological horror FPS developed by Nathan Tran. The game explores the merging of war video games and real war, drawing parallels to Spec Ops: The Line and The Stanley Parable. War Fantasy is set to release on Steam, Xbox Series S/X, and PlayStation 5, though a specific release date has not yet been announced.
Happy Birthday, America! 250 Years and Going Strong! Let's Have a Sale!
Shrapnel Games is holding a sale to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, offering discounts on its catalog of independent war and strategy titles. The sale runs through July 6th and includes games like Air Assault Task Force, Raging Tiger: The Second Korean War, and winSPWW2 Enhanced Edition.
War Fantasy är "The Stanley Parable möter Spec Ops: The Line"
War Fantasy is a new game from developer Non-Euclidean that draws comparisons to The Stanley Parable and Spec Ops: The Line. Players will experience psychological horror and non-Euclidean environments as they question the nature of war and simulation. The game is expected to feature modern weaponry and a manic commander, with no release date announced and a confirmation that no generative AI was used in its creation.
Game Crossovers and Collaborations
The director of the Call of Duty movie has stated that individuals who play war video games are considered "weak" and "pathetic." This opinion was shared in an interview with Total Film.