Your guess is as good as ours There are a few hallmarks of Playdead’s games. They need to feature an oppressive loneliness, a sole wanderer juxtaposed against the crushing danger of his circumstance. They need a striking art style, something that immediately grabs wandering eyes and pulls them in. And, they need to take forever to make. Going off that rubric, this — whatever it is — is certainly a Playdead game....

‘Here?s a palette, a brush, and a canvas. Go wild.’ Think back onFar Cry 3. Reflect on all the memorable moments you had with that game. What sticks out the most? The missions or the unscripted stuff that happened in the open world? Chances are you primarily remember the unscripted stuff, mostly due to these moments being wholly unique to just you. Everyone got to experience the missions the same, but it was those open-world encounters that were special because they only happened to you....

A flood of cozy simulators in the wake ofStardew‘s success It feels like with every new batch of gaming news streams we get, they’re accompanied by memes about whichever game genre dominates the announcements and updates. Over the summer, there was an endless stream of dark space marine shooters, and after the news streams that rolled through this week, it seems there’s a new genretaking over the industryfor the next few months: farming simulators....

Because your militia inManor Lordsdraws from the actual number of families in your village, it can be difficult to maintain a persistently strong force. To better protect yourself, you can hire mercenaries, and this is how that is done. While playingManor Lords, you’re going to see notifications about mercenaries rather frequently – about once a month. Available mercenaries work on a rotation, so you won’t always have the option to choose from the same ones....

Anytime you use an item in Enshrouded, it gains some wear and tear. Wearing armor and getting hit while using it will cause it to degrade over time, as well as using weapons to attack things. This includes using your weapons to break objects down. Tools such as Axes and Pickaxes will also be worn from use. In order to prevent them from breaking, you’ll need to know how to repair items inEnshrouded....

A new adventure through some mysterious ruins After its leak earlier today, the new Kirby game from HAL has been officially revealed.Kirby and the Forgotten Landis a 3D adventure coming to the Nintendo Switch inspring 2022. Shown off during today’sNintendo Direct, Kirby’s latest adventure is in full 3D, with the pink puffball roaming around a seemingly ruined world. Of course, Kirby is still doing Kirby things—sucking up enemies, absorbing powers like “Ice” and “Sword,” and being an adorable and powerful ancient being....

Kick things off with anArcanetie-in Legends of Runeterra, a card game that shares its world of Runeterra withLeague of Legends, has officially revealed its new single-player mode.The Path of Championsis a new way to play PvE inLegends of Runeterra, and the key difference between this and other single-player offerings fromLoRis all in the story. The mode goes live on Nov. 10, but we got a chance to check out some of the content ahead of time....

Block Brothers One year on from the product’s initial release, The LEGO Group and Nintendo are finally bringing the (previously leaked)Luigi to theLEGO Super Mariorange. Arriving August 1, LEGO Luigi can be synced up with both his brother and all previously released LEGO Super Mario sets for new adventures and cutesy two-player action. The not-just-interactive but “super interactive” figurines can be used in cooperative play to gather extra coins via a variety of in-game actions....

Company lacks the vision, communication, and execution to be called ‘Evil’ “I personally would like to go back in time and kick myself in the balls. I’d just like to have that year and a half of my life back,” saidSkulls of the Shogundeveloper Borut Pfeifer, in a recent interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun regarding his experiences working with Microsoft. This seems to be the normal thought nowadays from indie developers after signing an exclusive deal with them....

Lush anime fighter getting re-evaluated Nexon and Arc System Workshave announcedseveral new updates currently in the works forDNF Duel. The totally wild anime fighter will receive a fresh run of bug stomps and balance tweaks before the year is out, although no mention was made of any additional DLC characters. Announced during the weekend’s CEOtaku tournament, the first update will fix several technical issues that have troubledDNF Duelsince launch, including screen freezing during online battles and input issues that are exclusive to the PC/Steam platform....

Also, Shin Megami Tensei III HD Remaster It’s time for another first-party Nintendo release. No it’s notZelda. It’s notMario. It’sMiitopia! Remember that thing on 3DS? Well it’s back, in Switch form. Miitopiais launching tomorrow, May 21, and at 50 bucks, it has a lot to prove. But it’s also joined byKnockout City, which is doing a very strange “first week free trial” scheme. After that you can “convert to the full game before the Block Party ends to keep your progress and unlock exclusive rewards....

Vlambeer’s next game will likely be smaller It’s been quiet on theNuclear Thronefront for quite a while now, with the last big update releasing back in February 2016. Developer Vlambeer broke that silence this week with a new update; thefinalupdate. You’ll find the patch notes below, but the intent for this one was to provide better game performance, easier modding, “and a lot of quality of life and balance fixes” for the brutal top-down shooter....

Konami sends along full details on the special limited edition release of side-scrolling shooterOtomedius Excellenttoday. Excellent. Otomedius Excellent, a Gradius-inspired game that shmup fans will likely eat up, is now slated for release on June 28, 2025. The above mentioned special edition includes a 2-sided pillowcase featuring the girls of Otomedius, an art book, and a soundtrack disc. The standalone game will retail for $29.99 while the special edition will be priced at $49....