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Looks like deathmatch with a survivalist edge Update: An official trailer seems to have popped up now. We’ve added that video below. Followingyesterday’s screenshots, we finally get an in-action peak at theThe Last of Us, coming by way ofSpanish gaming site Hobby Consolas. The mode looks to be a deathmatch variant, with a couple of things to take special note of. First, ammo seems to be very limited — assault rifles that only come with ten shots....

A tale untold… Perhaps the crown jewel in Nacon’s incoming slate is its intriguing adaptationThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum, which is currently in development at Daedalic Entertainment and scheduled to launch on PC and consoles later in 2023. Thelong-in-developmenttitle will see players follow the broken-minded Stoor Hobbit on a journey through Middle-Earth, set between the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Hobbitand his magnum opus,The Lord of the Rings.Gollum will make his way through a variety of legendary locations from the novels, meeting tentative allies and dangerous enemies both new and familiar to fans of Middle-Earth....

Official announcement from CD Projekt RED Releasing in 2014 “simultaneously on all high-end platforms,”The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis said to be the studio’s finalgame in the Geralt trilogy. According to studio head Adam Badowski, it “takes place in a rich, truly open world environment. A world which is thrilling to explore, full of daring adventures, momentous quests, memorable characters, and unique monsters. Players will freely travel through woods, lakes, mountains, cities, and villages....

He sounds kind of like Patrick Warburton I got to playSpider-Manrecently, and it was fantastic. It nailed the old school sensibilities of Spider-Man games while finally bringing the web-slinger into the modern era, something the recent movie tie-in titles failed to do effectively. Now we have a whole host of exciting Spider-Man related stuff on the way.Into the Spider-Verse, releasing later this year in theaters no less, looks great.Homecoming‘s follow-up MCU film is next year and based on what we’ve seen so far of Tom Holland in the role, it’ll probably be watchable at worst....

I’ll take buttons, but I’ll take another Lumines too Lumines: Puzzle & Musicisn’t exactly a follow-up everyone wanted. Originally created by the Tetsuya Mizuguchi for the PSP, the series has garnered a hardcore fanbase for the past 12 years — an audience that really isn’t all that interested in playing a mobile rendition of the game. But mobile ports have been big in Japan for the series for many years, the latest of which has made it over to the west by way of Android and iOS....

You rock, Rockmen The Half Empty E-Tank is running its third Mega Man-ahton event, which will take place at this year’s main MAGFest convention. It’s set for January 23 at 12:00PM EST, and will run for 72-hours as it raises money for Child’s Play. There will be prizes in tow, and guest appearances from around the industry. If you’re at MAGFest consider stopping by, it’s for a great cause. HalfEmptyEnergyTank[Twitch viaRockman Corner] In honor of all the sitting that’s going to happen compliments of the participants, here’s a poem....

Why is the 1TB PS4 not sold in the US? WithUncharted 4pushed into 2016, theNathan Drake Collectionneeds to prop up as pulp adventure tent poles. Sony would have you think these beams are appropriate substitutes, going so far as to bundle a (500GB, since Sony doesn’t want to sell the 1TB PS4 in America yet?) PS4 with theNathan Drake Collection. The latter includes the single-players modes from the first threeUnchartedgames (hey, the multiplayer was kind of fun!...

Take-a Bell Developer House House – in collaboration with iam8bit and Skybound Games – has announced that a physical edition of 2019 hitUntitled Goose Gamewill be waddling onto PS4 and Nintendo Switch September 29. Untitled Goose Gamewill be made available in stores in standard retail format, but fans might want to visit the iam8bit store and bag the “Lovely Edition”. This set features a beautiful hand-drawn map of the village, a “No Goose” sticker, and a 24-page faux-catalogue of the many items Goose intends to get beaky with....

Check out the intro below Yo-Kai Watchwent into a different direction a few years ago and it didn’t quite work out. Naturally, Level-5 is going back to their roots. The intro to the Switch-exclusiveYo-Kai Watch 4is basically a greatest hits of the series, showing off Nate and Hailey, two of the main protagonists of the original run, alongside ofShadowsidecharacters.Shadowside,as you may recall, was Level-5’s attempt to bring some edge into their universe to appeal to an aging demographic, but the company has since backpedaled from that concept....

First-party sales of the MMO repopen On August 30, ArenaNet ceased its sales ofGuild Wars 2and restocking of retail inventories as a measure to “ensure that players who bought the game would continue to have the best online experience possible.” We knew people were hyped for this one, but yikes. Overflow servers be damned. “Preserving the customer experience has always been our top priority,” said ArenaNet president and co-founder Mike O’Brien....

Mid-January is when Theros is out Magic: Arena‘s fairy-tale-themed Eldraine set has had some ups and downs, especially with the Oko Brawl andeventual full-on standard ban. It’s going to get a big shakeup in Januaryonce the Theros set hits, which is also the end of the current Mastery (season) Pass. To see how you’re doing, feel free to check out this wonderfulcalculator from MTG Arena Zone, where you may input your current level and see where you’ll end up when the pass is cycled out....

Open world mutliplayer? I kid, I kid [Update:After noting that this was the “biggest QuakeCon yet,” Bethesda unleashed the footage, which you can view below.Doom Eternalis directed by Marty Stratton, who also helmed 2016’sDoom, and will feature upgrades for the protagonists including new guns and a tool that functions like Link’s hookshot fromThe Legend of Zelda. Oh and there are swords now. There are “twice as many enemies as last time” including one that has a mysterious link to the hero....

Atari is digging into its catalog of classics for another revival. This time it’s the 1976 arcade gameBreakout, which is coming back in style to spare thanks to the folks behind theBIT.TRIPseries. DeveloperChoice Provisions‘ take on the arcade block-buster is titledBreakout Beyond, and at a glance, it’s reminiscent of a few revivals that have opted for similarly explosive aesthetics. The gameplay itself is built upon the same core concept, butBeyondfires from its unassuming paddle with ricocheting lightning bolts and dynamic bursts of fireworks....