Mutant Mudds lands on PC on August 30

Renegade Kid is sitting atop the PC edition ofMutant Mudds, ready to ship it out by the end of the month. To hype everyone up, here is a fresh trailer for your eye holes. As mentionedpreviously, the PC “Grannie Edition” will feature 20 additional levels, bumping the total level count up to 60. The trailer also gives you a glimpse of the depth-of-field effects that will replace the stereoscopic 3D from the 3DS version....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Mrs. Lisa Coleman

MW3 and Warzone May 8 update patch notes: Tac-sprint and reload glitch fix, Ranked Play changes, more

Warzonefinally rolled out an update to fix the automatic tac-sprint glitch that prevented players from reloading and addressed other bugs acrossMW3and Zombies. Raven Software already previouslyconfirmedthat a fix was on the way for the automatic tactical sprint setting from interrupting reload animation, but that patch is officially live inWarzone. If players turned off the setting as a temporary workaround, the devsreassuredusers that they are safe to re-enable their original settings....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Tim Mays

Never Alone dated on Wii U for June 25

Just for North America so far If you’ve wanted to get your mitts onNever Aloneand only have a Wii U, you’ll get your chance soon enough, as developer Upper One Games has announced a release date of June 25 — right on time for the next Nintendo Download session. Unfortunately,they’ve clarifiedthat it’s just being released in North America for now, and there is no news or even a window for the European Wii U port....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Travis Marks

New invention will let you feel virtual objects

By getting blown Virtual reality is cool and all, but you can’t actually physically feel what’s happening in these experiences. It’s all happening in your head, but Disney is looking to change that with Aireal, a new invention that blows puffs of air at people to simulate a tactile experience. The little device was created by PhD student Rajinder Sodhi and Disney Researcher Ivan Poupyrev, and it can be placed on your television or even on a iPad....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Erin Barr

New Need for Speed coming 2015, Titanfall and Plants vs Zombies 2016

Who needs to be surprised this E3? Electronic Arts is adding to its holiday lineup (sports,Battlefront) with a newNeed for Speed, according toEA financials. The company decided to chill on yearlyNeed for Speedsafter going from developers Black Box to Criterion to Ghost Games for 2013’sNeed for Speed: Rivals. Criterion, the creators of theBurnoutseries and last gen racing high pointBurnout: Paradise, was reduced to 15 peoplein 2013. Its co-founders left the studio aboutsix months laterand whatever is left of the company showed off a very early prototype of a multi-vehicle (boats, snowmobiles, etc) driving gameat E3 last year....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Ryan Blackwell

New Tales game is in development at Bandai Namco

That’s all we got for you so far This weekend the Tales of Festival 2018 was held in Japan, celebrating over 20 years of the famous JRPG brand, which most-recently graced us with the coolTales of Berseriaon PS3, PS4 and PC, back in 2016. As part of the festivities, an amusingly information-free video was screened, announcing that there is a new game in the long-running series currently in development. And that’s it....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Glenn Morales

New Vegas’ lead designer wants more than ‘black-and-white choice’ in Fallout 4

You know, if this game ever happens It seems as if everyFalloutfan has their own wishlist for the next installment in the series. Many hope for certain locations and settings, some yearn for robust characters, and others desire specific game mechanics. However, Josh Sawyer,Fallout: New Vegas‘ lead designer, wants a greater sense of moral agency fromFallout 4. Speaking withEurogamer, Sawyer said “Falloutgames are best when the choices are — and this applies to role-playing games in general, butFalloutis a more desperate world — more agonizing....

May 18, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Theresa Miller

PAX: Penny Arcade Episode 4 will end with a bang

Just like Episode 3 which also ended with a bang Considering thatPenny Arcade: On The Rain Slick Precipice of Darknesslooked like it would never continue on from the first two episodes, it’s with an air of melancholy that the franchise will come to an end withEpisode 4.Zeboyd Gameshas done a great job on renewing the franchise with a whole new 16-bit, classic JRPG style while retaining the same humor as the previous games....

May 18, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Erica Franco

Podtoid 219: You’re Bayonetta, But I’ve Got Hemorrhoids

A new Podtoid happens every week! Conrad and Hamza are out of town, leaving only the Derptastic Duo to record a Podtoid that involves varnished fecal trinkets and recreations of the torture porn that isChiller. Also, both the Escapist Expo and the Wii U event were attended and recalled in loving detail, while Willem Dafoe gets offered a new movie role in the film adaptation ofBayonetta. As if that wasn’t enough, we get our chat on withBorderlands 2and a whole bunch of Wii U games that Jonathan played....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Jessica Acosta

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus sure is colorful

Inject this into my veins already It may not be coming to PlayStation 4, but you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise after looking over some of these newRatchet and Clank: Into the Nexusscreenshots. Funny how much of an impact a strong art direction can have. Rather, the new game will be PS3-only when it releases digitally and in stores for $29.99 this year. Insomniac Games is picking up where the Future series left off — this is a direct epilogue toTools of DestructionandA Crack in Time....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Judith Murillo

Retroid records tonight, and we’re talking retro horror games

You can run but you can’t hide, B****! Retroid is recording its fifth episode tonight, and we’ll be talking about retro horror games. I’m not very familiar with the topic myself, but I’m bringing in three experts, so we’re switching the cast up quite a bit this week. I’ll be joined by Aaron Yost (Mxy), Conor Elsea (Jon Bloodspray), and Joanna Mueller (Mom/Zodiac Eclipse). We’ll be talking about stuff likeResident EvilandSilent Hill, but also older games likeAlone in the Dark,Splatterhouseand the NES versions ofNightmare on Elm Street,Friday the 13th, andJaws....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Travis Jackson

Rockstar art books canceled

Just last weekwe were talking about how lovely this Rockstar Games book collection was. At about $450, I don’t think anyone was truly planning to purchase it, but the 500+ page collection of art from all of their games was still something to lust over. The project has been scrapped, so you can stop pretending like you were ever going to buy it. The publisher told Wired thatDigital + Analogue: The Art and Science of Rockstar Gameshas been canceled, and the listing on their website has been pulled....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Robert Thompson

RollerCoaster Tycoon World announced for PC

No microtransactions, thank goodness RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobilewas ahot mess, representing some of the worst traits of mobile and free-to-play gaming, but we knew that Atari was planning aPC gameas well, one that promised to be different from the mobile title. Here are the first real details. RollerCoaster Tycoon Worldwill be free of microtransactions, Atari has reassured, and it’s in development at Pipeworks for a PC release next year. It sounds like the same basic theme-park formula but with additions such as online co-op play for up to four people and blueprint sharing....

May 18, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Lori Branch