Prepare to do whatever a spider can? This afternoon will see Sony Computer Entertainment take to the airwaves for itsMay 2023 PlayStation Showcase stream. Kicking off in about 30 minutes from now, PlayStation fans can expect news and updates on a jackload of releases, currently in development for PS4, PS5, and/or PSVR 2 platforms. While we don’t quite know exactly what will be shown on this afternoon’s stream, it seems very likely that Insomniac will have some new footage, (and probably a launch date), forMarvel’s Spider-Man 2,which is one of the few PlayStation exclusives still planned for 2023....

And a little insight into ‘hella’ It’s tough to pinLife is Strangedown to a single theme. It’s about love and family and personal relationships and sacrifice and growing up. For the sequel, it seems as if that last one will be more prevalent than any others. At this point, it’s safe to say that aLife is Strangegame is about maturation. We recently spoke withLife is Strange 2lead writer Christian Divine about the intersectional themes the series has focused on....

Silknone Nintendohas announcedthat it will be hosting a brand new Nintendo Indie World presentation today, May 11. The action kicks off at 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 BST and the stream can be watched on theofficial Nintendo YouTube channel. The presentation is expected to last around 20 minutes and will feature footage and updates for a whole host of upcoming independent releases that are currently in development for Nintendo Switch....

The open beta starts next week OnRushkind of crept up on me. Codemasters, possibly the king of racing publishers, is mostly known for its realistic simy racers with few exceptions. So when I saw the wild, screaming rainbow flavoredOnRush, I didn’t immediately put two and two together that this would be coming from a stable that knew its stuff. As it turns out the studio actually producing it really knows racing, asOnRushis from none other than Evolution Studios and its ilk, the team that worked onMotorStormandDriveclub....

I’ve been excited forPax Deisince developerMainframe Industries showed off the sandbox MMO earlier this year. As per the announcement back then, the MMORPG is preparing for anupcoming Alpha teststarting on November 14. I had the opportunity to jump onto the test server a few days early and get a feel of what it would be like to live in this medieval fantasy world. A massive open world Nicknamed “Home Valley”, this Alpha test focuses primarily on the peaceful gameplay aspects ofPax Dei....

Quantum Conundrumis a wonderful upcoming puzzle platformer from creative director Kim Swift. Her past work includesPortal, and while the game has some influences from Valve’s little puzzler,Quantum Conundrumtakes things to a whole different level as you have to tinker with a variety of physical properties to solve puzzles. My hands-on time started from about the beginning of the game, and the further I progressed, the more hooked I got. The puzzles are challenging, yet simple enough that you don’t feel like a total idiot trying to get through the stage....

Everyone likes a little “pew! pew!” now and then, but one would be hard pressed to ever want to turn toTarget Terror, the Konami published light gun shooter for the Wii. Originally a hilariously bad 2004 arcade game, it was re-released for the Wii … two months ago (because we needed that). MTV Multiplayer’s Patrick Klepekcaught up with the game’s designer, Eugene Jarvis, to talk a bit about the title. The videogame industry veteran had quite a bit to say about motion capture in games (he thinks it’s totally awesome), 9/11 (it’s story is “so rich in action, destruction, death, heroism, megalomania, patriotism, and paranoia that it begs for a videogame to be made....

Some staff apparently hoped Microsoft would cancel or reboot it Redfallhas been a pretty notable stumble out of the gate for Xbox and Arkane. Today, a new report sheds some light on some of the behind-the-scenes tension that led toRedfall‘s troubled release. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier haspublished a new reportdiving into the development ofRedfall, which began in 2018. As the article outlines, it came from a goal of chasing “games as a service”, as ZeniMax reportedly urged developers to implement microtransactions....

In a time where non-human heroes were a commonplace thing, a long eared catrabbit carved a small niche into the hearts of gamers. Klonoa was never the world’s most famous anthropomorphic videogame hero, but he is one whose games garnered a cult-like following. Now he’s back to try and take the world by storm via the Nintendo Wii, but not through a new, completely 3D adventure;Klonoais a remake of the first game of the series, a wonderful 2....

Press B for a chance to press Y! One of the all-new IP revealed at Microsoft’s Xbox One E3 press conference wasRyse: Son of Rome. As if the name couldn’t clue you in, Crytek’s on the case. It’s a third-person action game in which you command Roman troops and shout a lot. It also is one of those games proving that, as new as these consoles may be, the next five years will be little more than a continuation of the past five years....

More on last year’s Naughty Dog unrest Uncharted 4lost itswriterand then itsdirectorin early 2014 amid allegations that writer Amy Hennig was “forced out” byThe Last of Us’ Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley, the pair that would go on to take control of the project. A year later, the game was delayed from its marquee fall 2015 spot andinto 2016, giving Sony another weak holiday lineup on the exclusive front (compared toHalo 5: GuardiansandRise of the Tomb Raiderfor Microsoft)....

Darth Maul’s ship looks cool, if nothing else The big talking point forStar Wars Battlefront IIat Gamescom is its ship-based multiplayer combat. That aspect was the quickest to grow old in the last game for me so, admittedly, I’ve been tuning it out. Thankfully though, like much of the sequel, things are a bit more fleshed out for space combat. Here’s Criterion with an extended look at Starfighter Assault, a 24-player objective-based mode that’s playable across the three movie eras....

And not just the first game! It isn’t the weekend yet, but I’m about to have me some fun.Ready up. TheWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of Warseries isfree to play on Steamuntil Sunday at 1:00pm Pacific. I’d recommendDawn of War IIandChaos Rising— they’ll keep you plenty busy. And know that you don’t have to be a strategy mastermind to fall for these games. I’m certainly not one. Do also try the cooperative Last Stand mode inDawn of War II....