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Releasing next year Cliff Bleszinski (Unreal Tournament,Gears of War) and Arjan Brussee (Guerrilla Games co-founder) have been off building something calledProject BlueStreakat their new studio Boss Key Productions. It’s a futuristic first-person arena shooter, and now it has a final name:LawBreakers. Ahead of Friday’s gameplay reveal, the studio released a live-action trailer setting up the backstory. Mankind has recovered from a gravity-altering cataclysmic event and now two factions — a peacekeeping organization and a crime syndicate — are at war with each other....

Switch Commander Shepard’s default head with Peter Weller’sRobocopchrome dome, and I’d be much happier with the above. A bit before this weekend, BioWare put out another one of itsMass Effect 2character trailers, this time showcasing the hip and in charge Commander Shepard. Careful not to put too much of a personality into the man that we pull the strings for, this spotlight doesn’t do much other than confirm the personalities of four others: the space frog, the space toad, the space psychopath, and the space witch....

What to do, what to do Apologies for the late blog folks, my better half had to go into hospital the other week due to complications with her health. A stressful few days to say the least. On the upside, she’s fine and we spent the last two days chilling at home finishing offBreaking Bad.I always forget how well-written that show is. Truly one of the great television shows of our time, right up there withThe Wire,Fargo, The LeftoversandTwin Peaks....

If you watched this year’sThat’s Adorbalevideo, then you already know that one of my favorite things about PAX is the people. The other big selling point of the event is the games, but not in the way that you necessarily think. What I love about PAX is that it’s the only event that really gives me the special feeling I used to get when visiting a brand new, real life Video Arcade....

BioWare has a freshSwoahtorexploit to plug up today, after it became known that players are literally dodging bullets with their fly dance moves. Using the “/getdown” command, player characters start to perform a jaunty jig, which would be cute if not for the fact that it renders them invincible. The issue was brought up in the forums, but BioWare has since removed all mention of it from the board. It did, however, thank users for bringing it to the studio’s attention and is presumably working on a fix....

Just another day in a zombie-infested paradise A long-in-development zombie game is back in action, and arriving early next year.Dead Island 2will launch on July 06, 2025. During today’s Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022, Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios revealed acinematic trailerforDead Island 2. It features plenty of zombie-slaying action, and one of the game’s playable characters, Jacob. We also got a look at some gameplay forDead Island 2, which features a ton of the bloody first-person action seen in the firstDead Island....

After the release of the originalF.E.A.R., developer Monolith had to watch as its creation was farmed out to other studios thanks to Vivendi owning the rights and abusing them with extreme prejudice. Two expansion packs,Extraction PointandPerseus Mandate, were released, neither of which managed to endear the series to critics and players.Now Monolith is back in the saddle, backed by Warner Brothers, and with the two expansions disregarded as non-canon, the series returns with its only official follow-up,F....

[This is just one of the new games available inThe Orange Box. Don’t forget to read our reviews ofEpisode TwoandTeam Fortress 2, and keep your eyes peeled for forthcoming console reviews.] It’s no big secret that I’ve been eagerly awaitingPortalsince its initial announcement long ago. When Ifinally got my hands on the game at E3, it was plain to see that Valve had created something special; manipulating the portals by way of the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device got me into a whole new mode of thinking....

For players who love multiplayer, Baldur’s Gate 3crossplay between PS5 and PC would be fantastic. Those playing the game on PC could teach those on console the game’s systems and battle mechanics,especially since they got a head start. Can you play Baldur’s Gate 3 crossplay together? Co-op in the latestBaldur’s Gateis indeed a great feature. However, is Baldur’s Gate 3 crossplay between PC and PS5 actually possible?Currently, there is no crossplay available between PC and console versions of Baldur’s Gate 3....

And amazingly it’s not all Fortnite DLC Digital storefront Epic Games Storehas released some pretty hefty figurespertaining to last year’s service growth. The store now serves over 160 million registered users, who between them spent a huge $700 million USD in purchases over the course of 2020. On a daily basis, Epic Games Store sees around 31 million active daily players, which is an increase of 192% from its day-to-day activity back in 2019....

Leonalike returns to the ring Arika have released a new character teaser for their upcoming one-on-one punch-upFighting EX Layer. The incredibly short and moody trailer showcases the return of high-class bone-breaker Blair Dame. Blair originally featured inStreet Fighter EX, where she was of European, then specifically British origin, but this was eventually segued into Blair being from Monaco. Blair comes from a very wealthy background, as part of the “Worldwide Young Ladies Club”, a fictional group in the universe which roughly translates to “Rich girls who like punching”....

The Steam demo will be up from June 16 to June 22 I’ve been meaning to coverGestalt: Steam & Cinder– a steampunk 2D action game with slashing, shooting, and RPG stat grinding – for a while. It has a shiny new trailer and a limited-timeSteam demolaunching tomorrow, June 16, as part of theSteam Game Festival: Summer Editionlineup. That’ll do! The protagonist, Aletheia, is a gunslinger caught up in “centuries-old conspiracies” concerning Canaan, a steam-powered city that has become “the last bastion of mankind....

Jeremy Renner, who played William Brandt in theMission: Impossiblemovies, has now revealed why he turned down the opportunity to return to the franchise. Renner was offered a role inMission: Impossible – Falloutbut bowed out because he did not agree with the direction his character in the film was heading towards. Renner was recently on the Happy, Sad, Confused Podcast where he was asked to explain why Brandt was missing inMission: Impossible – Fallout, which came out back in 2018....