Hellboy’s getting a new game for the first time in 15 years

And it looks like it captures Mike Mignola’s art style It’s been more than a decade since horn-headed demon lad Hellboy had his own game, but that’s about to change thanks toHellboy: Web Of Wyrd. A roguelite action adventure developed by Upstream Arcade and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment, Web Of Wyrd was revealed at tonight’sGame Awards. It’s the first game to star Hellboy since 2008’s Hellboy: The Science Of Evil....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 287 words · Anna Yates

Hunt Showdown's upcoming event will set the world on fire

Aw hell Some men just want to watch the world burn, and that includes me. The Devil’s Moon event for excellent cowboy swamp simulatorHunt Showdownkicks off on December 14th, no doubt sending players off to squish environmental objects for points that unlock new weapons and cosmetics in the manner of previous events. This one is different, though, in that it also introduces a “wildcard condition” called Inferno that sets large swathes of the map on fire....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 272 words · Robert Herrera

Immortals of Aveum is EA's new magic-slinging FPS, out next year

It’s being headed by Dead Space creative director Bret Robbins At this year’sGame Awards, we got to see a short teaser trailer for the latest game to come under EA’s Originals label. It’s calledImmortals of Aveum, and it’s being made by the recently-formed Ascendant Studios - which you might remember isDead Spacecreative director Bret Robbins' new thing. Details about the first-person magic shoot ‘em up are slim, but the trailer shows off some flashy magical spells and a fantasy city in crisis....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 256 words · Arthur Jacobs

Life Is Strange and Vampyr devs announce action RPG about "ghost hunters and lovers"

Ghosts of war It’s in this vein thatBanishers: Ghosts Of New Edenseems to continue. It’s an action RPG about “two proficient ghost hunters and lovers” set in the haunted, frozen wilderness of 1695 North America. You can watch the reveal trailer below. Banishers was revealed tonight during The Game Awards, which we’reliveblogging over here. The protagonists in the trailer are ghost hunters Antea Duarte and Red mac Raith. Antea was fatally wounded in the pair’s previous mission and is now “one of the spirits she loathes”, which seems sure to set up some inevitable ethical quandaries as you continue to work together to rid the world of what the press release calls “the threat of lingering ghosts and specters”....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 202 words · George Munoz

Move over Keanu, Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty expansion is all about Idris Elba

He plays NUSA agent Solomon Reed We got another glimpse atCyberpunk 2077’s paid Phantom Liberty expansion atThe Game Awardstonight, revealing that Luther, Knuckles and Stringer Bell himself Idris Elba will be joining yer man Keanu in its starry cast. Come and see him in action in the reveal trailer below. Elba plays veteran New United States Of America agent Solomon Reed, and is apparently the only person V can trust in this new expansion....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 188 words · Megan Alvarez

New Tekken 8 trailer brings the family drama and a new roster

No release date, though Bandai Namco revealed a new trailer forTekken 8at this year’sThe Game Awardsand wow did they bring the drama for this one. Not only did we see a montage of increasingly gritty brawls, but also some new info about the fighters we’ll be seeing in this, octequel(?). Cast your eyes over the trailer below. There’s a lot going on so let’s break it down. First off, the trailer revealed more confirmed fighters that we can expect to see in the roster, which now consists of Kazuya, Jin, Paul, King, Law, Lars, Jack-8, and Jun Kazama....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 194 words · Kristin Reid

New The Lords Of The Fallen trailer is giving major Dark Souls vibes

It takes place 1000 years after the original Apart from that, the trailer doesn’t give away too much about the game’s combat, though we do get some shots of fighting. Special props to the spiky-headed enemy at the backend of the trailer who literally headbutts the floor in an attempt to attack - it could probably give Pyramid Head a run for his money. The trailer also gives us some glimpses of terrifying boss encounters and some very shiny Knight’s armour for our player character....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 85 words · Melanie Powers

Nightingale gets magical flying umbrellas in its latest trailer

Don’t use any common garden brolly, though - you’ll need to enchant it first If you’ve ever opened an umbrella and wished you could take off into the air like a fussy Edwardian governess prone to breaking into song, then you’ll probably get a kick out of the latest trailer forNightingale. We got another glimpse at Inflexion’s survival craft ‘em up during tonight’sGame Awards, which showed off some of the magical enchantments you’ll get to encounter....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 266 words · Adam Taylor

Nightingale's closed alpha tests revealed one glaring omission: doors

“They were somewhere in our schedule,” say Inflexion, but “people’s estates were constantly under attack.” I got to natter with Flynn, director of production Leah Summers, and art director Neil Thompson earlier this week, ahead of the debut of a new trailer for Nightingale atThe Game Awardsthis evening. They filled me in on how the game’s blend of fairies and reality-hopping realmwalkers has progressed over the past year - and it turns out that players have had a lot to do with it....

December 9, 2022 · 6 min · 1193 words · Kimberly Wright

Portal with RTX has popped onto Steam, but good luck running it

Reason enough for a replay, anyway A lot of people claim foisting modern graphics on older games just results in compromising the original’s artistic vision. I am a chump who likes shiny things, so the release ofPortal with RTXon Steam pleases me. It’s free if you own Portal, but fellow chumps should be aware that it’s not running too hot for everyone, with reports of crashes and literally too-hot GPUs. Ray-tracing does not come cheap....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 282 words · William Fuentes

Post Trauma's strange world is a throwback to PSX survival horrors

Described as “both a tribute and a modern take on classic horror games.” Last night atThe Game Awards, Raw Fury and developers Red Soul Games released a new look at the indie horrorPost Trauma.The paranormal game leans heavily into the PSX generation of survival horrors, with its fixed camera angles and even optional tank controls. The developers describe it as “both a tribute and a modern take on classic horror games....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 343 words · Michael Miller

Remnant 2 features a big mouth on legs, and I’m a little scared

The announcement trailer shown at The Game Awards is packed with evil critters Evil’s not very nice, is it? Good job you’re around to give it a jolly good thwacking in action-survival gameRemnant 2, a sequel to Remnant: From The Ashes announced during The Game Awards tonight. Your do-gooder can play solo or team up to sort out some pretty unpleasant monstrosities with up to two pals. Have a glance at the trailer below to see some very creepy beasties, and hear someone absolutely wail on their axe....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 239 words · Holly Porter

Replaced still looks rad in its latest gameplay trailer

It’s been a while since we last sawReplaced, Sad Cat Studio’s gorgeous cyberpunk action adventure, but tonight’sGame Awardsbonanza has blessed us with a fresh trailer showing off more of its stunning pixel art world. Come and coo over it with me below. More moody landscapes? Check. Petting good dogs? Check. Beautifully animated action sequences set in dingy warehouses with only slivers of light highlighting your kicks and biffs? Check, check and check....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 99 words · William Bell