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We’ve called an emergency meeting, not because a body’s been found, but because a brand new way to trick and deceive your friends is on the way. Among Us was a sleeper hit that didn’t actually hit mainstream success until years after its initial launch. Thanks to some high-profile streamers picking it up, this simple social deduction game got so big so fast that the developers canceled their work on the sequel to add more support to the base game. While not a sequel, there will be a new way to experience the tension…

A new Skate game is on the way, and though EA is not ready to divulge too many details about the project, it has released a very early gameplay video showing off what the team is working on. The video, which features a "pre-pre-pre alpha" build of the game, doesn't feature much in the way of environments or textures at first, instead showing how Skate's physics are going to work and what some of the animations will be like for the skaters. Later in the video, we do see what looks like a more fully…

In the surge of survival games that flooded the market around the time of Minecraft‘s release, only a few were able to carve out an audience and survive. Those that did were the ones that had strong mechanics, lots of content, and a unique spin on the world. Ark: Survival Evolved was a little late to the party in some ways, hitting early access in 2015 and fully launching in 2017, but was a hit right from the start. That was, of course, thanks to the key feature of the game: dinosaurs. Ark 2 is a rare sequel to a…

When  arrives later this year, players will finally discover the secret of Monkey Island. That’s the pitch series creator Ron Gilbert made in the game’s newest trailer, which premiered today during Nintendo’s . “My name is Guybrush Threepwood, and this is a story about the time I finally found the secret of Monkey Island,” voice actor Dominic Armato declares at the start of the clip. As you might imagine, the trailer is full of allusions to past Monkey Island games, including some of the series’ best gags. At one point,…

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal: Hypercasual video games, with simple gameplay and low-stakes challenges, are getting more sophisticated as studios struggle to retain monetizable players — Mobile games that require little brainpower to play are becoming more sophisticated as their publishers try to cling on to fickle—and monetizable—players Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal: Hypercasual video games, with simple gameplay and low-stakes challenges, are getting more sophisticated…

In a world where even the smallest audiences are being catered to with sequels like Neo: The World Ends With you and No More Heroes 3, there’s basically no game that doesn’t have a chance to come back in some form. In one of the latest examples, a small but passionate fanbase has been waiting patiently for a sequel to the very ambitious Dragon’s Dogma. This action RPG came out next to some stiff competition in 2012, and despite having some great mechanics and systems plus a re-release, it never hit mainstream…

One of the most popular historical eras covered in games, outside of World War II, is most likely the Three Kingdoms era in Chinese history. If the name doesn’t ring any bells, just think of the Dynasty Warriors games, which all focus on the wars and battles of this point in history. However, unlike those muso-style games, which involve you cutting through hundreds upon hundreds of fodder enemies in simple, but satisfying, action, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty looks like it will be a very different take on its depiction of…

Atlus has arguably taken the crown as the fan-favorite JRPG developer in the modern era. Though slow to gain popularity at first, Persona 5 cemented that series as essential playing for fans of the genre thanks to the intuitive and rewarding combat system, a great mix of dungeon crawling and social elements, and a healthy dose of style you can’t get anywhere else. However, Persona is just one branch of JRPG that Atlus has been making for years, including the series that one was spun off of, Shin Megami Tensei, and…

In space, no one can hear you scream. While the Alien franchise has been … hit and miss when it comes to video games, the good ones have been great. Alien Isolation is the most recent example of a game absolutely nailing the tone, atmosphere, and sense of dread that being trapped on a ship with the most dangerous hunter in the universe would be like. Just like the jump from the first film to the second, though, our next Alien game to look forward to appears to be less about the horror and intends to mix in a healthy…

High on Life was revealed by Squanch Games during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 2022, and it quickly became one of the highlights of Summer Game Fest. Its brief announcement trailer didn’t show off much, but we did see Justin Roiland’s sense of humor on full display, along with a bit of gameplay. From release date and trailers to multiplayer and more, here’s everything we know about High on Life. Further reading Release date High on Life is expected to release in October 2022. We don’t have an exact date yet, but…