I’d buy it for a dollar, but not much more Robocop: Rogue City aims to be authentic to the first three films in the series, which means it’ll either be a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be human and a cutting satire of American culture, or it’ll be about fighting robot ninjas and having a jetpack. Or both! The first proper trailer of the game confirms only that it’ll definitely be a mid-budget first-person shooter....
Swim about, mainly This is the problem with the cavalcade of games presented during Summer Games Fest: it’s easy to miss the gems among all the other gems.Schimwas one I failed to spot entirely, despite our Ed placing itamong the best games he playedat the event in LA. It’s a bouncy puzzle adventure about a frog-like creature who lives in shadows, and there’s a new trailer below. Here’s the new trailer shown during this evening’s PlayStation indie event:...
And it’s out in November, for now Back in the mists of time, I actually had a hands on with Ubisoft’s pirate ‘em upSkull And Bonesonce. In my memory of it, I was an adolescent, which was categorically not the case and probably more a product of the booths at Gamescom being very tall, not to mention the hands on taking place so very long ago. At that time, the game was essentially the naval combat bit fromAC: Black Flag, carved out and extended to be its own thing....
There’s a murderous grandfather clock Robo-revolutionary SoulslikeSteelrisingleft me impressed when I played its opening hours not too long ago. So much so, I thought it was ahomage to Bloodborne’s best bits. And at today’sNacon Connect, developers Spiders unveiled a new trailer which shows ballerina-turned-bodyguard Aegis fight off some metallic monstrosities, mixed in with a bit of parkour. Seriously, I’m excited for this one. There’s a lot of scrapping in this trailer, across a number of the game’s early locations....
Here’s the trailer: So that’s a trailer that’s less than 60 seconds long, where the bit that might be deemed in-engine (is it?) happens 37 seconds in, is gone by the 46 second mark, and has a logo drawn over it for the 9 seconds it is on screen. This, it seems, was a failure of expectation setting, as the chat during theNacon Connectlivestream exploded in frustation over being teased again....
When I was a kid we barely had TV Come with us now on a journey to our childhoods, as we on the Electronic Wireless Show podcast talk about the games that make us feel the most nostalgic. The games we played as kids, or spent all-nighters on as teens. It’s a surprisingly diverse list, and Matthew has one anecdote in particular involving the music of Danny Elfman that I think makes this a genuine must-listen episode....
My precious? A newThe Lord Of The Rings: Gollumtrailer has dropped at today’sNacon Connect, which shows Mr Precious scamper about in some suitably fantastical locations. He hops between some bushes, dodges a dragon, and chucks something at an orc - all the staples of a Hobbit who’s gone goblin mode. I’m still a bit on the fence about it, though. There’s no doubt that Daedalic’s take on a Gollum story looks quite nice....
An orchestra of friends you haven’t met yet The first unusual thing aboutSymphony Of War Colon The Nephilim Sagais that it’s a strategy game made inRPG Maker. That’s notparticularlyunusual, but it leads into the second unusual thing: that it’s also agoodstrategy game. The third unusual thing is one I didn’t even appreciate until I was a fair bit in: it’s not only a good strategy game “for an RPG Maker game”, but one of the best games I’ve played this year....
That’s less than $1 per hertz. That’s among the cheapest we’ve ever seen a monitor of this spec, and a great deal for anyone that plays games like Counter-Strike orValorantthat really benefit from the increased responsiveness and decreased input lag of 360Hz. To get the 20% discount, use codeSUMMER20SAVEat the checkout, where you’ll see the reduction reflected at the final step. Of course, this sort of monitor isn’t going to be for everyone - you’ll need a powerful PC to generate anything close to 360fps, even in older esports titles likeCounter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite or Valorant....
After several closed betas on mobile Torchlight lives again. Torchlight Infinite is the newest attempt to bring life to the action RPG series, this time developed by XD. The project has been in closed beta as a mobile game for some time, while simultaneously being developed for PC - and now XD say they’re going to announce details of the PC version later this month. Here’s the catch, which maybe you guessed already: Torchlight Infinite is free-to-play, and in the closed beta of the mobile version, the in-game shop offered cosmetics, inventory slots, revival tokens and pets....
The pirate MMO sets sail for fun We got a look at some gameplay plus some dev chat to explain things. Spoilers for the combat, but remember naval battles in Assassin’s Creed? Yeah, still kinda like that. You can see a fuller rundown of the features of Skull And Bones inmy write up. Given that there’s only one comparable pirate live service game out there right now, you won’t be surprised to hear that I think it looks quite a lot like Sea Of Thieves....
Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Many players like the challenge of having just six attempts to guess a single five-letter word, but for a lot of players it can cast a slight pall on an otherwise pleasant day to end your winning streak with a particularly difficult word. So read on for three carefully crafted hints that may lead you to the solution. And then check further below for today’s Wordle answer itself....
Silver is for monsters, steel for deckbuilders You might count yourself among those who thought the collectible card gameGwentwas one of the best parts ofThe Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. If so, CD Projekt Red have just made your day by revealing the existence of a single-player standalone expansion for their Gwent game, dubbed Rogue Mage. Not only that, but the fantasy roguelike deckbuilder will be out tomorrow, July 7th....
