It’s written primarily in Welsh Former Ubisoft and Eidos-Montréal developer Stevan Anastasoff has announcedTales from the Mabinogion, a third-person narrative game based on ancient Welsh folklore that’s written primarily in the Welsh language. The game puts you in charge of a wandering monarch, who is embarked on a quest to save the realm from a horrible fog. Find a trailer below. Yes, there are English subtitles. “As a vengeful sorcerer unleashes a cursed fog upon the ancient Welsh Kingdom of Dyfed, a warrior-king finds himself entangled with beasts from the mythical Otherworld of Annwn,“explains the Steam page....

This seemed like a good idea eight days ago What if the company that sold your cheese also sold your PC gaming hardware? This is not the murmuring of some poor sod on a nineteen-hourDota 2binge who’s started thinking that the crumbs in his keyboard resemble a viable snack, but a bold new reality, one I recently found myself staring down during a trip to Asda. The supermarket chain – third biggest in the UK by turnover and purveyors of ill-fitting clothes and surprisingly good doughnuts alike – has added light-upgaming mice,keyboards, andheadsetsto its mountain of own-brand wares....

Ob-La-Di ODDADA ODDADAis a music maker where every level looks like a colourful toy, some shaped like towers, or landscapes, or old factories. By stacking blocks, twisting knobs and clicking chunky buttons, you create your own track - then record it to a cassette tape you can keep. It now has a release date: August 15th. This trailer explains more: Its playful, physical interaction reminds me of the work of Vectorpark, and its colourful toy-like dioramas are reminiscent ofGNOG....

Eikon’t believe it Hmmm… it could be nothing, but the technomancers at Nvidia have just updated their graphics drivers, and among the list of game profiles now listed in their control panel tool isFinal Fantasy XVI. The blockbuster JRPG isn’t out on PC yet, and developers Square Enix have not given a concrete release date for it, but this does seem to be prep work for the inevitable. And with Squeenix in attendance at Gamescom, it’s possible we’ll know more soon....

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Former Striking Distance CEO shares details of cut material, disagreements with Krafton and Covid losses Dead Spacedeveloper and Striking Distance co-founder Glen Schofield left Striking Distance last September, following lower-than-hoped sales and mixed reviews for the studio’s debut projectThe Callisto Protocol. Now, he’s back to share a little about thehorrorgame’s difficult development, offering details of cut materials, a complicated relationship with parent company Krafton, the impact of Covid, and abandoned plans for a sequel....

A tremendous relief Back in June,strategybods Creative Assemblyput out a chunky, chatty video discussing the next expansion forTotal War: Warhammer 3. Aside from a not-so-subtle hint that the orcs, ogres, and Khorne pack would feature at least one colossal squig, it also ended with a tease at smaller bits of new content coming alongside regular patches. As of the game’slatest hotfix blog, we’ve now got a better idea when we’ll start seeing some of these “smaller bits and pieces....

“Pay for UK performers has stagnated despite games being a multibillion-dollar industry” UK arts and entertainment union Equity have unveiled a raft of “best practice guidelines” for video game developers hiring voice actors, including some suggested minimum rates that are designed to address “systemic low pay” for performers. Other measures are designed to improve voice actor working conditions, and stop companies using their voices and likeness as fuel for generative AI tools without their consent....

Hot hot heat There seems to be a wave of retro racers around recently, and each one seems to pick a particular target to shoot with its nostalgia gun, whetherWipeoutor Lotus orMicro Machinesor whatever else. Maybe I’m forgetting some classic arcade racer, butVictory Heat Rallyfeels less laser targeted and more a modern take on the spirit of the genre. It’s a 2.5D, “neo super scaler” arcade racer with split screen, drifting, car tuning and a lot of pep....

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Despite all predictions, the house has lost this one My own experience with gambling doesn’t extend much beyond the single time I won a few dollars at a Vegas slot machine then refused to play again so I could claim that I’d “beaten Vegas.” My own very petty victory as theultimate gambleraside, it’s by and large an industry built on preying on the vulnerable, so it’s no surprise thatBalatrodeveloper LocalThunk is so dead against ever seeing his pokerpuzzlerused for evil that he’s made a specific stipulation in his will....

Which portable gaming PC’s upgrade hammer swings the hardest? Is early adoption a chump’s game? I dunno about that, though between theAsus ROG Ally Xand theSteam Deck OLED, those who stayed their hand on their earlier handheld gaming PC counterparts do have a couple of quality second-genners to choose from. Valve’s effort manages to wring multiple performance, design, and battery life improvements out of its new display, while the ROG Ally X makes similar upgrades with a bigger-yet-better take on the originalROG Ally....

“Fluid”, or frustrating? I don’t play much Call Of Duty any more. My feelings about the series have settled back from self-righteous fury over itsPentagon-sponsored war-fellatingto a quieter, regretful sense that there have maybe been enough Call Of Duty games now, and that it would be nice if we could fill that infamous late October/early November release slot with, I don’t know, games about witches instead, or maybe just turn it into a public holiday and spend the week lying on a mattress regarding the ceiling....