Author: Sarah Connor
Shenmue: The Animation – a, yes, animated adaptation of Sega’s cult classic 1999 Dreamcast game – finally has a release date and will be down at the docks, eyeing up sailors, from 5th February on Crunchyroll and Adult Swim.A Shenmue anime was initially announced back in September 2020, with Telecom Animation Film (Tower of God, Lupin the Third: Part 5) handling production, and will see original series creator Yu Suzuki on executive producer duties while Chikara Sakurai (One-Punch Man Season 2, Magimoji Rurumo) takes a directorial role.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
A Klombo is the new type of dinosaur introduced to Fortnite during Chapter 3 Season 1.Unlike the raptors from Chapter 2, these creatures are not aggressive unless you decide to start a fight. Instead, they choose to wander about the Fortnite map looking for their favourite food – Klomberries. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
A new report has detailed a long-term culture of crunch at TT Games, the developer behind the main Lego series of licensed titles. The article, published by Polygon, also details more recent studio frustrations during the creation of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – which today got a final release date after years of delay.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Hello! The Hitman Trilogy arrives on Game Pass today, so we’ve gathered up some of our bits and pieces regarding Agent 47. Enjoy! Firstly the reviews, including a bit of Digital Foundry stuff.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
A long time ago, we first heard word of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – then due in 2020. Now, at last, it has a final release date: Tuesday 5th April, 2022. As you’d expect, this game adapts the entire nine film Skywalker Saga – yes, sadly, even Rise of Skywalker.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
More than 100 backwards compatible Xbox games are currently on sale, including dozens of old gems, such as the BioShock and Gears of War series, plus GTA4, Red Dead Redemption and Bully.A selection of OG Xbox titles are also cheap, including Max Payne, Red Faction 2 and TimeSplitters 2. Read more Source – eurogamer.net
MIA Operators is a unique mechanic in Rainbow Six Extraction which introduces an element of risk reward.During the course of a mission, if an Operator fails and isn’t able to complete a level, they will be deemed MIA, and is unable to be used unless they are rescued.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Let It Glow is an early-game objective in Rainbow Six Extraction.Part of the ‘Scouting Ahead’ track in New York City’s missions, it gives you the objective of making an enemy bioluminescent through a wall.Read more Source – eurogamer.net
Parkour-infused open-world zombie sequel Dying Light 2 is finally set to arrive early next month, but developer Techland has now revealed one previously announced platform will be missing out on all the fun at launch, with the Switch version officially delayed.Dying Light 2 on Switch was initially due to launch alongside the Xbox, PlayStation, and PC versions on 4th February – albeit in cloud-only form – but Techland has now confirmed prospective purchasers on the platform could be looking at a significant delay, saying it expects the game to release for Switch “within six months from the original date”.Read more…
If you’ve been waiting for a Nintendo Switch OLED deal in the January sales, The Game Collection has reduced its price for both colour variants to £299.95. You’ll need to be quick, however, as this offer ends at midnight tonight.While £9 isn’t the biggest of savings, this is the cheapest we’ve seen the console selling for on its own since before Christmas at AO, who were selling it for £299 with a new account discount code.Read more Source – eurogamer.net