Quick Links InKiller Klowns From Outer Space: The Game, seven humans are pitted against three Klowns in a race against time to escape before they’re either killed by cocooning, bludgeoning, a comedic death cinematic called a Klowntality, or from the final blast called Klownpocalypse. Along the way, whether you play as a Klown or a Human, there are some fun trophies to collect, from killing a Klown with a shotgun, to holding the portal open for three other humans to escape through, to creating three human cocoons in a single match....

Summary If you read my work, it will come as no shock that I’m a big fan ofBioWare’searlyRPGs.Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republicwas one of the first video games I ever loved, and it formed my understanding of what good game writing is and shaped my love of hand-crafted narratives with excellent writing and compelling characters. I’m not surprised, then, that I fell in love withDragon Age: Originsthe moment I started playing it for the first time this weekend,its persistent crashing issues notwithstanding....

Summary Let Me Solo Her is arguably the most iconicElden Ring’character', shooting into stardom aftersinglehandedly defeating Malenia over 1,000 timesfor just as many Tarnished. Bandai Namco even sent hima “special gift” for his efforts. But with so many wins under his belt, he finally decided toretireearlier this year. That retirement lasted all of four months. Let Me Solo Her is back under the name Let Me Solo Him, helping many more Tarnished to overcomeMessmer the Impalerin the newly releasedShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion....

Summary Little Nightmares 3won’t launch this year after all, with the developers announcing that it’s been delayed into next year. Now a 2025 release, developerSupermassive Gamessays the delay is to ensure that the sequel gets the “care and love it deserves”. The devs also promise more news this summer, so we can expect another trailer sometime soon. It just seems that Supermassive is adjusting expectations going into showcase season, as many fans would have been expecting a release date reveal, sinceLittle Nightmares 3 was initially scheduled for some time in 2024....

Summary Yesterday we got an update that wasn’t really an update about the upcomingTomb RaiderTV series. Already confirmed to be in existence and penned by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the update was thatAmazon Primehad officially picked it up, but given the existing partnership between Tomb Raider and Amazon on the gaming side, that hardly seems surprising. However, this update that wasn’t was quickly followed by rumours that Scream’s Melissa Barrera was being eyed for the titular role, and suddenly it seems like big news indeed....

Summary Two former Firaxis developers have founded a new studio, Midsummer. The former director of theXCOMseries, Jake Soloman, is CEO of the new studio, having left Firaxis last year. Soloman is also joined by fellow Firaxis veteran Will Miller, who was the lead designer on Civilization: Beyond Earth, and Grant Rodiek, a longtime developer onThe Simsseries. The influence of these past projects can already be seen at Midsummer Studios, as the team reveals that it’s working on a new life sim game....

Summary There are so many ways to develop a combat encounter in a game ofDungeons & Dragons. You have to keep in mind player level, setting, and, of course, what monsters you want them to fight. While many books made for D&D have plenty of monstrous choices, it never hurts to look at the real world for inspiration. Or, well, maybe not the real world so much as the world of the supernatural....

Despite solid expectations, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga underperformed at the US box office last weekend, becoming thelowest-grossing Memorial Day box office topper since Casper in 1995. That would be bad news on its own, but after The Fall Guy, Abigail, and IF all failed to light the world on fire, there has been some catastrophizing among film fans. Are themovies, as we know them, over? Are all the AMCs going to close down as everything moves to streaming?...

“I think that we learned a lot during the Open Beta,”MultiVersusdirector Tony Huynh tells me when I ask why the game went offline in 2023. “The goal here is to deliver the vision we originally had… I think a big part was relooking at all of our learnings to try and get the product the players deserve. We were a small team, we didn’t have a great content pipeline. So now we’ve really focused down on that in the last year and made sure we can deliver things reliably and consistently....

Summary Last year, I dove into a very important topic that I felt was overlooked in the discussion about video game preservation:arcade games. Arcade titles are by far the hardest games to preserve. They wear down more quickly, emulation can’t quite match the original experience, unlike their console counterparts, and other factors, such as a lack of port to home consoles and localisation outside their home countries, may further complicate preservation....

Summary Nintendois continuing its push beyond the realm of video games withits announcement that a second flagship store will be opening in the United States. The store, appropriately titled Nintendo San Francisco, will be in San Francisco’s Union Square, per the company. It is set to open in 2025. The gaming giant made the announcement on Friday, saying that its new store will provide “a way for a wide range of visitors from near and far to experience the world of Nintendo, its products, and characters....

Quick Links Pink Palace Tycoon is a game onRobloxwhere you embark on a journey to build a princess palace. Along the way, explore a vast world that immerses you deeper into the experience. Don’t forget to redeem thePink Palace Tycoon codeslisted here to receive free rewards like coins and more, doubling the enjoyment. Remember to check back regularly here to find any new codes we’ve included. Because, we’re always searching for the latest codes to ensure you receive your rewards before they expire, so you won’t miss out on any rewards and can make the most of this impressivetycoon game....

Summary The Escort game mode inXDefiantcertainly seems to be the one that players are struggling with more than the rest. And for good reason: Escort requires smarter plays and better teamwork than the other modes. One player cannot have quite the impact in Escort that they have in something like Occupy or Domination, and dying is a significantly bigger penalty to your team than it is elsewhere. Here are some tips for winning more Escort matches:...