Author: Garry Smith
With Dying Light 2 release finally here on PS5, Series X, Series S & PC we have a great deal to uncover. Light and darkness is key and poignantly, this comes through with the games Ray Tracing additions offering boosted shadows, AO, and reflections with PC having the best of the bunch. How does the PC spread its wings here over consoles? How do the consoles stack up? Is performance good? Let’s sink our teeth into Dying Light 2: Stay Human Go to Source (IGN.com) All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational…
Valheim developer Iron Gate Studios has shared a first look at its early access Viking survival game running on Steam Deck – saying it’s hopping to get it “running smoothly” on Valve’s platform for launch – as part of a look ahead at its plans for 2022 and beyond.Writing in a post to mark Valheim’s first birthday – and a phenomenal 12 months for the game – Iron Gate said it “would of course like to have Valheim running smoothly on [Steam Deck] from the start, so that’s something we’re working on at the moment.”Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Watch the mysterious announcement trailer for Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? In this FMV murder mystery, you’ll be investigating who has poisoned dear old Uncle Marcus. Keep your wits about you, and try to save him before it’s too late by unravelling the truth at the annual family quiz. Starring Andy Buckley, Abigail Hardingham, Susannah Doyle, Robbie Kay, Georgia Small, and Al Weaver, Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? releases on March 18, 2022 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC & Mac (via Steam), iOS, and Android. The game will be available to pre-order from March 4.…
EA boss Andrew Wilson has said that the FIFA and Apex Legends publisher is not currently looking to get into the NFT business. That is despite comments – again, from Wilson – as recently as last November where he described NFTs as “an important part of… the future of our industry”. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
The next game from Yacht Club Games, the developer famous for Shovel Knight, has been revealed: a brand-new project known as Mina The Hollower.In a first for the company, the game has nothing to do with Shovel Knight. Rather, this time players will have the chance to take on the mantle of Mina, an adorable but lethal mouse. Don’t let their cute façade fool you though. Yacht Club has promised players a “bone chilling” experience.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
EA has commented on the failed launch of Battlefield 2042, the latest instalment in its flagship shooter franchise which arrived late and with numerous problems.Speaking to investors last night, EA boss Andrew Wilson admitted that Battlefield 2042’s launch “did not meet expectations”. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
In light of the intense criticism following yesterday’s news that Team17 was launching an “environmentally friendly” Worms NFT project, the publisher has announced it will no longer be going ahead with its plans.”Team17 is today announcing an end to the MetaWorms NFT project,” the company wrote in a statement on Twitter. “We have listened to our Teamsters, development partners, and our games’ communities, and the concerns they’ve expressed, and have therefore taken the decision to step back from the NFT space.”Read more Source – eurogamer.net
With early retail copies of Dying Light 2 now out in the wild, developer Techland has asked fans who’ve received the game ahead of Friday’s official launch to hold off playing until then.”Fellow survivors,” the developer wrote in a message on Twitter, “we see that some of you got an access to the retail copies of Dying Light 2 before the release date… We understand you want to start exploring the City ASAP and we couldn’t be happier!”.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
OlliOlli World, the ambitious new entry in Roll7’s acclaimed skateboarding series, is just a week away from release, and the developer is marking the final countdown to launch with news that Hollywood star Danny Trejo will be making an appearance in-game.Trejo is certainly prolific, having featured in over 250 film and TV roles (including the likes of Machete and From Dusk Till Dawn), and his video game credits are steadily expanding too. His OlliOlli World cameo will be the actor’s second video game appearance in a little over two months, having been given a starring role in his own Far…
Free browser-based puzzler and cultural phenomenon Wordle has been purchased by the New York Times for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.Wordle – which challenges players to puzzle out a daily five-letter word within six guesses using colour-coded clues – was released last October by developer Josh Wardle. Initial interest was modest, but its popularity has skyrocketed in recent weeks, growing from 300,000 users around the middle of January to millions of players.Read more Source – eurogamer.net