Brainpower Overwhelming! Ever been in a position where two people are really going at each other, hurling pointed jabs and insults back and forth, and you’re stuck in the middle? Well then, perhaps you’ll empathise with the enemies inArchons, a twin-stickVampire Survivors-like where you control two characters at once, and attacks bounce between them automatically as they move about the arena. I gave theSteam Next Festdemo a quick whirl today, and after a couple of swift attempts (I died horribly fast), I realised this could become a bit of a danger to my free time, so I’ve put it away for now....

Snippet of footage reveals very little Arma 4 then…pic.twitter.com/ce19TfDOSg

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An unexplored region, new pets, and a shiny weapon Praise the gods, it’sHades 2update day, and developers Supergiant are not mucking about. They have bolstered the nippy roguelike with a heap of shiny new things in this “Olympian Update”, including a new weapon with homing attacks, a liver-pecking boss fight, two new animal familiars, and the home region of the Gods - mount Olympus. It’s probably the biggest update they’ve made yet in terms of fresh sights....

Former Certain Affinity design director confirms ancient rumour Ed Thorn has always been a journalist of great sagacity and supernatural insight, so it was of no surprise to the RPS editors of the era whenrumours bubbled up a few months laterthat Certain Affinity had partnered with 343 Industries (nowadays Halo Studios) to make Halo battle royale a reality. These rumours have now been confirmed by Certain Affinity’s former design director Mike Clopper, who says the now-cancelled mode could have been a “game changer”....

Unless you persuade them to get along “The city-builder is dead, long live the county-builder,” declares the press release, brandishing the husk ofSimCityover its head. OK, I’ll bite - what’s a county-builder then? Well, it’s sort of several city-builders having an argument. In County Of Fortune, you seed and grow a number of settlements side by side, then manage their economic and social relations. In other words, it’s a game that appears to simulate the phenomenon of culture clash....

Ian to Ian In a recentchat withthe Ian Games Network, IO Interactive boss Hakan Abrak said the Hitman developer “absolutely feel(s) like 20 plus years of training for the agent fantasy, creating an agent that travels the world and globetrotting whatnot, has given us some know-how” on bringing James Bond to the greasy screen (“greasy screen” is my new attempt at coining a “the big/small screen” but for games. I foresee big success....

The STJV “cannot tolerate the company rejecting the responsibilities of its own failures” Leadership at Don’t Nod yesterday “presented a reorganisation project to the employee representative bodies,” viafinancials report, in response to “a balance sheet that highlights the need to secure the company’s resources” following the underperformance ofJusantandBanishers: Ghosts of new Eden. In plain terms, this means that up to 69 workers at the French company are at risk of layoffs due to an 11% year-on-year decline in operating revenue,via IGN....

Here are the best Archetypes for each player out of the 46 on offer Looking for the best Archetypes in Metaphor ReFantazio?There are a whopping total of46 ArchetypesinMetaphor ReFantazioand7 playable characterswho can wield them. This means you may have a tough time narrowing down your options and choosing the best Archetypes for each character. Archetypes are essentially forms that your party can transform into during battle in order to unlock unique magic skills and attacks....

Project Condor revealed Alan Wakedevelopers Remedy have announced their very first multiplayer game, a three-person co-opshooterset in the world ofControland thereby, the Remedy Connected Universe. Previously codenamedCondor, it’s calledFBC: Firebreak- and I am going to immediately recommend they shorten it to Firebreak, because that caps-into-colon combo is going to wind me up when I’m writing news posts at speed. While I’m throwing my weight around, let me alsoinstantlyrebut the pedants who are even now racing to leave a comment saying that, actually, Remedy did work on Smilegate’s multiplayer shooter CrossfireX....

Update - now confirmed for Steam and Epic Games Store “Whether you’re bringing the experience of your previous adventures with you, or are new to theSubnauticagames, you’ll get to explore lush new environments, encounter fascinating creatures around every corner, and uncover the secrets at the core of this mysterious planet,” comments a post on theXbox NewsWire. “But as familiar as things might seem to seasoned players at first glance, Subnautica 2 will offer new and unique experiences that will keep you on your… fins....

Let him cook I punched a cultist in the face inStreets Of Rogue 2, just because. He started running away - something I would not allow. When another robed cultist spotted what was happening, he tried to intervene, and a kind of Benny Hill pursuit chain began. We ran across a beach, through public toilets, and into the surf. In the end I had to knock them both out. As they lay unconscious, I worried they might soon wake and tell someone what I had done....

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