Just a couple months ahead of its original October 24 release date, Mortal Kombat 2 has been delayed to May 15, 2026, as reported by Deadline. However, the delay apparently isn’t due to production-related setbacks. According to Deadline, the release date was moved mainly for box office reasons. By bumping Mortal Kombat 2 back to…
New data shows gaming revenue has moved almost entirely to digital purchases, at least in Europe, with PC and console purchases dwarfed by mobile gaming. The 2024 All About Video Games report, published earlier this month by Video Games Europe, showed sluggish growth for PC gaming in the EU and signaled the death knell for…
A new game set in the same universe as Dave the Diver could be in the works at developer Mintrocket. In an interview with 4Gamer at the Nexon Developers Conference, Mintrocket CEO Jaeho Hwang dove into the studio’s future, including its plans for Dave the Diver, which seem to extend beyond DLC. “Dave the Diver…
Approaching its tenth year out, exploration and crafting hit Astroneer shows no signs of slowing down as developer System Era Softworks has announced a new full, paid expansion called Astroneer: Megatech. It’s due out this November, with an accompanying free update, and will bring a new scale of construction to your exploratory infrastructure. “Unlock the…
Sometimes you don’t want to go too hard, you just want a nice little game where you transform a million hexagons of barren oblate spheroid into a lush new home for humankind with an atmosphere, plants, and animals. Is that too much to ask? It’s not, it turns out, because after a couple years in…
September is a return to a much busier month for game releases after a slower summer window, and as I look ahead to October, I’m thankful for the brief lull we had. If you didn’t know already, September is Hollow Knight: Silksong month, and I’m pretty sure I could hear the collective shouts of joy…
Drab x Drive. August is nearly over, and we’ve had two first-party releases this month: Kirby and the Long Title Nintendo Employees Are Obliged to Say in its Entirety and Drag x Drive. The Kirby revamp just came out (and it’s very good) while Drag and Drive (yes, this one’s definitely an ‘and’) hit the…
You probably couldn’t have predicted this one. Of all the things Star Trek that could be a game, it’s 24-years-gone series Star Trek: Voyager that’s getting the treatment with a game that’ll put you in charge of the lost ship’s journey home. Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown is described as a “a story-driven…
I am, as is well-known, an absolute sicko for any videogame that lets me conjure up some fabulous alternate history. Crusader Kings: what if Novgorod conquered Muscovy? Europa Universalis: what if Ethiopia became the beating, imperial heart of the world economy? Hearts of Iron 4: what if any of WW2’s key players were replaced by…
Atomfall is getting a second helping of story DLC in September, following the release of its Wicker-Man themed Wicked Isle. Titled The Red Strain, this time War of the Worlds seems to be the British cultural touchstone developer Rebellion is riffing off, as the expansion sees you investigating a “highly confidential new location” infested by…