Category: Developer_Direct DOOM: The Dark Ages – Back to the Slayer’s Brutal Beginnings Danielle Partis Published January 23, 2025 Summary During Xbox Developer Direct, id Software unveiled gameplay and lots of new information for DOOM: The Dark Ages. Three core pillars for the game were explored: Combat, Exploration and Story. DOOM: The Dark Ages launches…
We’re not doomed to fight the endless hordes of hell quite yet, but it’s going to be happening a whole lot sooner than you might’ve expected. id Software announced during today’s Xbox Developer Direct that Doom: The Dark Ages is nearly finished and just four months out from release: it’s landing on May 15, 2025….
Category: Developer_Direct January 23, 2025 Inspired by RPG Classics, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 May Become One Itself Jeff Rubenstein From the very first time we were introduced to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at last June’s Xbox Games Showcase, it was clear we were witnessing something special. And, every time this incredible-looking game’s debut developer, Sandfall…
Over a decade after Ninja Gaiden 3, which released in 2012, Ninja Gaiden 4 is coming this year as a collaboration between Team Ninja and PlatinumGames, the latter of which is known for over-the-top action games including Bayonetta and Nier: Automata. It’s being published by Xbox Game Studios, so you can expect it on Game…
They keep trying to make AI wearables happen. Halliday is the latest attempt to swing for the fences, offering comparatively lightweight glasses frames that house what is described as a “proactive AI agent.” I don’t know about you, but the term “proactive AI agent” inspires in me a visceral reaction, not unlike the one I…
Category: Developer_Direct South of Midnight Shares a Thrilling New Gameplay Story Trailer and Announces Release Date Zaire Lanier, Writer & Narrative Designer at Compulsion Games Published January 23, 2025 Summary South of Midnight will be available on April 8, 2025, on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox app for Windows PC, Steam, cloud, and play it on…
Category: Developer_Direct January 23, 2025 The “Year of the Ninja” Commences: NINJA GAIDEN 4 Is Coming, and NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black Is Out Today Sebastian Yamaguchi, Xbox Wire Japan When you ask fans, “What’s the quintessential action game?” the NINJA GAIDEN series is one of the legendary names that is guaranteed a mention. With roots…
Pokéntial earnings. It must have been tough for chocolate lovers to get any chocolate when Willy Wonka was hiding golden tickets inside the wrappers. Joking aside, that’s more or less been the vibe from Prismatic Evolutions, the just-released, mega-hyped Pokémon card set that’s memorable for its heavy representation of the fan-favourite Pokémon Eevee, and all…
A new announcement on The Witcher 3’s Steam page made me think “oh that’s nice” before my fingers suddenly started aching, the sky grew dark, and this wizened form crumbled into dust o’er the keyboard. As of May this year The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, one of the finest PC action-RPGs there is, will be…
Thanks to a pretty stacked videogame release calendar, I haven’t had the opportunity to check out as many smaller games as I would’ve perhaps liked to. But despite my busy schedule, there’s one thing I always have time for: minigames. Best cozy games: Relaxed gamingBest anime games: Animation-inspiredBest JRPGs: Classics and beyondBest cyberpunk games: Techno…