Brandon Sanderson wants Moonbreaker's story to "last a decade or longer"

The sci-fi tabletop strategy game heads into early access today Sci-fi miniatures simMoonbreakerlaunches into early access on PC today, but Brandon Sanderson, the renowned fantasy writer behind the game’s story, says he’s working on at least ten years' worth of story ideas. Brandon Sanderson is known for his prolific ability to churn out books, but he’s also a fan of games and has been working closely with Moonbreaker’s devs Unknown Worlds to map out where the game’s story will go....

September 29, 2022 · 3 min · 430 words · Amber Dean

Cute Sony platformer Sackboy: A Big Adventure bounds onto PC in October

It looks like Returnal might be coming soon too Knitted burlap creature Sackboy is coming to PC on October 27th, a prematurely released trailer from Sony’s Latin American YouTube channel has revealed. The trailer forSackboy: A Big Adventurehas since been taken down, but by then the boy was out of the sack and its existence was noted onTwitter. There’s been no other official confirmation yet of the game’s release date for PC, or what storefronts it’ll be available from....

September 29, 2022 · 2 min · 221 words · Kelly Watson

Dead Space remake devs say the entire game is “one sequential shot” with no loading

As tasty new screenshots emerge from an Xbox Store listing Motive Studios have detailed some of the ways that their upcoming remake of classic sci-fi survival horrorDead Spacewill differ, just as new screenshots of the game have cropped up on an early Xbox Store listing. Ablog postfrom the developers shares how they’re reworking the game’s setting of the USG Ishimura, along with bringing protagonist Isaac Clarke into line with Dead Spaces 2 and 3....

September 29, 2022 · 2 min · 384 words · Jerome Lewis

FIFA 23 career mode wonderkids: The best young players with potential

Discover wonderkids and the best young players in FIFA 23 career mode Looking for the best young players and wonderkids in FIFA 23 career mode?If you’re trying to get ahead inFIFA 23career mode, you’ll want to include some wonderkids in your squad. Sure, starting with thebest players in FIFA 23might make you feel secure, but eventually those players will retire. To avoid falling into a pattern of catastrophic defeat as your squad ages off the pitch, you’ll want to train some career mode wonderkids to take their place....

September 29, 2022 · 11 min · 2328 words · Nathan Robinson

FIFA 23 chemistry: How does chemistry work in FIFA 23?

Learn about the new chemistry system in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team Want to learn about the FIFA 23 chemistry system?The Ultimate Team chemistry system has undergone huge changes inFIFA 23, but one key element remains the same. Having high chemistry will boost your squad, giving them raised attribute scores that make them perform better and help you win games. It’ll also allow chemistry styles to work at full effectiveness, which is key if you want tomake players Lengthy....

September 29, 2022 · 8 min · 1623 words · Patricia Young

Foxhole's massively multiplayer war has now left early access

Latest update adds player-built factories and trains Massively multiplayer games rapidly calcified around a specific set of design ideas (eg. World Of Warcraft) and so many other attempts to jam a load of players onto a single server quickly disappeared (eg. most games by Improbable or Amazon). Foxholeis one of the few to do it successfully: a single, massive World War 2 battlefield in which players don’t just fight at the frontlines, but form supply routes, build defenses, and otherwise take the reigns of the logistics of war....

September 29, 2022 · 2 min · 278 words · Larry Williamson

Google are pulling the plug on Stadia in January

Game and hardware purchases will be refunded The tech giantexplained the decision in an announcement today, saying that “while Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.” The post also says that Google continue to see applications for the technology they’ve developed for Stadia in other parts of the company, including “YouTube, Google Play, and our Augmented Reality (AR) efforts”, as well as potential to “make it available to our industry partners....

September 29, 2022 · 1 min · 102 words · Martha Williams

Quake goes Brutalist in a new map pack that's all about concrete

Mappers have poured 35 striking concrete murderzones An exciting new fan-madeQuakesingleplayer map pack explores the Internet’s favourite architectural style, Brutalism. 35 maps offer all sorts of concrete hells, ranging from housing estates and Control-esque facilities to otherworldly ritual spaces and straight-up murderholes. Having spent much of my early thirties skulking around the Barbican, I really enjoyed this variety of Brutalist experiences. And the monstermurder. The monstermurder’s fun, too. Here, come admire how pretty the hub level is....

September 29, 2022 · 3 min · 507 words · Carrie Adams

Scorn will release itself from the bone wall a week earlier than planned

October 14th is the new release date Long in-development first-person horrorScornwas due to finally release on October 21st, but in a season of delays its made the mosttwistedchoice imaginable. It’s now set to release a week earlier on October 14th. We’ve been writing about Scorn for six years now, and its world of meat, bone and gristle has been compelling that entire time. It’s partly Giger-inspired, but that means it’s filled with body horror and suspiciously shaped tubes, not that it’s necessarily action packed....

September 29, 2022 · 1 min · 168 words · Austin Cook

Skull & Bones suffers fifth delay in five years

But an open beta’s on the horizon for the three people who still care about it This time, Ubisoft said the delay is necessary to give players “the best possible experience”. Although development is complete, the extra four months gives the devs a chance to “polish and balance” the game using feedback from recent playtests. Graham scaled the crow’s nest just last month to see whatoptions PC playerswill get, and found Skull & Bones will support 4K, ray tracing and an uncapped FPS....

September 29, 2022 · 1 min · 212 words · David Davis

Solder ‘em up Retro Gadgets lets you build your own GameBoy

Or a calculator, or a virtual pet, or a Simon… Have you ever wanted to build your own Tiger Electronics handheld? If the answer is “yes”, or even “possibly, why?”, then you might findRetro Gadgetshandy when it launches on PC towards the end of the year. It’s a gadget creation station that lets you “invent, build, solder, code and customise” your own electronics. That’s according to Bologna-based devs Evil Licorice, who count amongst themKingdomco-creator Marco Bancale....

September 29, 2022 · 2 min · 375 words · Michael Odonnell

Vampire Survivors will hit 1.0 on October 20th, move to new engine by end of year

Like death, leaving early access is not the end Vampire Survivorswill hit version 1.0 on October 20th. Developer poncle announced the release date today as planned, but didn’t say what new features the full release would contain so that its additions remain a surprise. Although reaching 1.0 means leaving early access, it’s also not the end of Vampire Survivors development. Work on porting the game to a new engine continues with the aim to “release it by the end of the year....

September 29, 2022 · 2 min · 339 words · Shane Dawson

Viking survival success Valheim is now available via PC Game Pass

Or you can buy it via the Microsoft store Valheimwas a surprise hit early last year and to date has now sold over 10 million copies. As of today, you no longer need to buy the viking fantasy survival game if you want to try it, assuming you have a subsription to PC Game Pass. Valheim remains in early accesson Steamand developers Iron Gate are continuing to work on the next update, which will add the Mistlands biome....

September 29, 2022 · 1 min · 197 words · Michael Contreras