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Publisher Hooded Horse and developer Long Jaunthave released a road mapfor their noble house simulation game,Norland. The plans stretch from now until October, outlining what will be added to the Early Access title. This month will have focus on optimization, graves, and archers. September is more optimization, ranged towers, and “unique guests.” Finally, October is when we’ll see city walls and gates, barons, and usurpers. I’m not sure how barons will come into play, but another tier of noble would definitely be appreciated....

The acclaimed indie RPG is getting a boxed copy for its console versions Omoriis making the leap from PC to consoles later this year. And today, Omocat confirmsOmoriis getting a physical version too. A physical edition ofOmoriis currently up for pre-order, both on the Omocat website andFangamer. It’s available for both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions, and Fangamer currently estimates this won’t ship until June, as of this writing....

Probably not another April Fool’s gag PlatinumGames has expanded a little on its teasing fifth reveal, which wasadded to the “Platinum4” website.TheBayonettadeveloper notes that the mystery announcement is definitely “smaller in scale” than the studio’s previous reveals but is something that the fans “will get a kick out of”. “We want to reveal it at the right time, but what we can say at the moment is that this was always intended as the ‘Platinum Four,’ so I think that the expectations should be for something extra,”said Platinum co-founder Hideki Kamiya in a VGC interview....

With merch, of course Pokemon will officially turn 20 years old next year, having released in February of 1996 in Japan (1998 overseas). It’s kind of a big deal for one of the largest franchises on the planet, but Nintendo and The Pokemon Company haven’t really talked about it yet. Until now that is, as this Twitter user has located an ad for a special edition Pikachu plush. Just in case you couldn’t tell it was one of the most recognizable characters ever, they have a little picture of his cartoon rendition in there....

PS Vita newcomer Dustforce discounted for members If you have the means to do so, I’d recommend getting all three. I loved the setting and atmosphere ofMetro 2033but not its gunplay, soLast Lightturned out okay for me;Outlastwas undoubtedly one of last year’s best horror titles thanks in large part to its focus on survival, not combat; andDustforceis a well-put-together platformer with a marvelous soundtrack. PlayStation Plus: Outlast and Metro: Last Light Free for Members[PlayStation Blog]...

At long last, it’s time to venture intoDisney Dreamlight Valley’sSkull Rock and uncover its secrets. While we’ve had time to speculate what might be lurking within it, we can now officially confirm exactly what and who lives inside by completing the Shadows on the Wall quest. Table of contents Entering Skull Rock with The Forgotten Immediately after completing the “A Forgotten Name” quest and inviting The Forgotten as a Dreamlight Valley villager, you’ll officially begin the Shadows on the Wall quest....

Silent Hill HD Collectionhas left fanshighly unsatisfied, riddled as it is with bugs and shoddy visual updates. One man in particular seems to have a low opinion of the graphical “improvements” to the games, and his opinion is worth noting — he’sMasahiro Ito, the art director for the first threeSilent Hillgames. Ito was shown some comparison shots of the old and new games on Twitter, and he was pretty unimpressed. You can see the screens in the attached gallery, where the notable lack of fog reveals unfinished portions of the environment....

If you ever sit and wonder how a simple pick-up-and-play time-waster likeAngry Birdscould spawn such a large merchandizing machine, take comfort in knowing that it is hardly the first such case. Nope, not by a long shot! OnceTetrisblew up in the States, Nintendo of America granted permission for the production of Tetris Snack Crackers. Tetris. Snack. Crackers. I rememberNintendo CerealandSonic the Hedgehog Pasta, but I don’t recall ever seeing this particular food item on grocery shelves....

Pata-pata-pata-pon! Pon-pon-pata-pon! This morning Sony invited us to a closed-door event to take a peek atPatapon 2: Donchaka, the upcoming sequel to the PSP rhythmic god game. InPatapon 2, the Patapon hit the water, taking a ship to see what’s out beyond the end of the land. They happen upon an unknown island that they intend to explore, but are soon blocked by a clan of masked beings called Karman....

ROFLPILLAR A new alternative controller exhibit made its debut at GDC this year. Amazing selections from 14 independent teams were shown at ALT.CTRL.GDC on the GDC show floor yesterday, and every one of them had my imagination running. Everything from 16-button arcade sticks to tents that you stick your face in while wearing a caterpillar suit were featured and open for play. We’ve rounded up some of the best alternative controllers from the showing to share with you today....

This is a crowded year for racing games By the timeThe Crew 2releases on Aug 10, 2025, I’ll be ready to dig into another open-world racer. I spent a stupid amount of time screwing around the scaled-down USA and grinding up my stats inThe Crew, and even though the sequel will have the same general setting, it has some new tricks. Namely, its on-the-fly vehicle switching that lets you swap between a car, boat, or plane at any time....

The maddening Goenitz returns SNK has announced a new CG movie based on its iconic fighting franchise,The King of Fighters. The King of Fighters: Awakenis currently is a full-length feature currently in production at Joy Pictures. It is expected to premiere in China in 2022. A short trailer,available courtesy of YouTuber Banden, sees hero Kyo Kusanagi facing off againstKing of Fighters ’96intolerable boss character Goenitz. The megalomaniacal priest is seen at an isolated temple, awaiting the release of the demon Orochi from its “Yata Mirror” prison....

‘Where the books end their story, the game will pick it up’ Post-apocalyptic survival shooterMetrowill seemingly receive a third installment in the series come next year.Metro 2033andMetro: Last Lighthave been released in recent years, and there looks to be one more game to round out the trilogy. This is all according to atimelineon a website for theMetrobooks.Metrowas first a series of novels by author Dmitry Glukhovsky before being adapted to video games....