Nothing is what it seems in this preview from Bitsummit While it may perhaps be reductive to make a Studio Ghibli comparison to the game’s opening moments, the familiarity many have with those films compared to Japanese folklore makes the equivalence an easy one. My time with the demo was from a moment early in the game, when you’ve already set foot into this new world but don’t have much knowledge about the yokai-infested supernatural surprises that await you....

An old favourite gaming mouse gets a new design that’s achingly close to perfection

In the trenches At Gamescom I sat down with a lovely ice cold beer and two lovely lads who ran me through military real-time tactics sequelMen Of War IIin a 45-minute hands-off presentation. As a total freshman to the series, I was a little intimidated by the prospect of sinking my feet into the trenches of a dense strategy bonanza, especially as things kicked off with a literal history lesson....

PQube have responded to the allegations made by AeternoBlade devs Corecell Here’s Corecell’s original statement in full: Dear gamers, It has been tough for us for the past three years. We have struggled to recover since we signed a publishing deal with PQube. But now it’s time we came out with the truth. Hopefully, this will help other indie game developers to avoid what has happened to us and inform our fans about our situation....

Chief among these changes will be a standalone campaign for the Third Reich. There’ll also be new mission for Men Of War 2’s other factions, improvements to features such as the game’s Dynamic Campaigns, a major UI upgrade and other additions. Best Way say they’ll be sharing more on the new features and improvements they’re working on soon.

Bust a move Ventura was at BitSummit to showcase the successor to this game, Backbeat. It’s a bit of a departure from much of his past work, acting more like a puzzle game with a musical soul, albeit one where the act of creating and playing music together is imbued into every solution. As the crowd began to leave the bustling convention hall for the day, I went to the booth for one last demo, and the chance to speak to the person behind it all… who was sat at his demo kiosk playing the keytar....

There’s a new quick start mode and more cheats too So two weeks ago Ilet you knowthatVampire Survivorswouldn’t be getting any more patches before it launched into its 1.0 version. The cheeky scamps at poncle have only gone and made me look like a right sausage today, surprise announcing another patch. This time, they’re adding in a new game mode, quick start, and a very odd new character. This new mode randomly chooses a character and stage for you, so you get your very own surprise....

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Wrong day? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th Decemberinstead! Wordle September 2 hints Need a little help with the Wordle answer today? Here are a few hints to help you out: It’s time to reveal the answer to today’s Wordle. The word is… CHARM. Someone with charm is attractive, fascinating even, and has the power to delight us with their beauty and allure....

The clue’s in the name Many archival and emulation projects are underway to preserve the wonderful history of Flash games, and best of all are those which try to recreate the original experience: just clicking a link then playing a game inside your browser. Now one unofficial Flash Player emulator is adding support for more classic games, ones made in the (relatively) newfangled ActionScript 3 language. So you can party like it’s 2008 by heading over to Newgrounds and playingYou Have To Burn The Ropeagain, as well asWonderputtand a handful of others....

USB mics, XLR mics, cheap mics and expensive mics. There are a ton of Blue Microphones on sale at Amazon UK at the moment, as part of their ‘gaming week’ promotion. As well as the Yeti and Snowball USB microphones that are most likely to be familiar to you, there’s also a rare42% discounton the Blue Blackout Spark XLR mic - nice. However, the microphones I’d like to focus on today are those popular options, specifically the Blue Snowball Ice and the Blue Yeti X....

The devs promise “a lot more visuals” to make up for it The last time we had a good look at Bomb Rush wasa trailershown last year. It’s just so Jet Set Radio that it’s hard to think of much else when you see the game in motion. The look and movement of Bomb Rush is straight from the fleeting turn of the millennium obsession with cel-shaded graphics, and I really do hope we get to see more this week....

More than one hundred fresh shenanigans to contend with If you thought things could get awkward and tense inCrusader Kings 3then just wait for the arrival of its Friends And Foes pack on September 8th. There’s also the upcoming freeBastionupdate, which introduces memory maps for characters, the loyal and disloyal traits, and revamps childhood events. Have a watch of the trailer for Friends And Foes below, old buddy, old pal....

Discover when you can enter Disney Dreamlight Valley Want to know the Disney Dreamlight Valley release time?Disney Dreamlight Valleyis a life sim similar toAnimal Crossingthat is coming to PC and consoles. In it, you will help save Dreamlight Valley from a mysterious plague known as the Forgetting. Along the way, you’ll meet, chat, and hang out with all of your favourite Disney characters. Mickey Mouse, Moana, Merlin, and more live in the Dreamlight Valley, and it isn’t long until you can hop in and meet them yourself....