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6 years after launch, my favorite action platformer Katana Zero is still getting that long-promised free DLC that’s ‘nearly the size of the base game’

I don’t think about 2019’s sidescrolling cyberpunk samurai action game Katana Zero too often, but any time I do the thought is: “Damn that really was some excellent sidescrolling cyberpunk samurai action; I should replay it.” My excuse to do so is finally almost here, because the free DLC that developer Askiisoft has been working…

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Enshrouded’s next update promises a ‘rebirth of the shroud,’ with new monsters, resources, and a whole new weapon customization system

Today at the Triple-I Initiative, open world survival RPG Enshrouded revealed what’s coming in next month’s update, and it can be summed up in one foreboding phrase: “Rebirth of the Shroud.” That means deadly new monsters and mysterious new locations are lurking in those perilous shrouded regions of the world, along with plenty of new…

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Neverway is a ‘nightmarish life sim RPG’ with hand drawn cuties and horrors from Celeste’s artist

During today’s Triple-i Initiative stream, developer Coldblood Inc. shared a first look at its upcoming horror life sim, Neverway. It’s the debut game from a studio co-founded by Celeste pixel artist Pedro Medeiros, with a soundtrack from Hyper Light Drifter composer Disasterpeace. Neverway looks to combine a few of my favorite things: late night brooding,…

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A Minecraft Movie’s cast and crew have a private Minecraft server where Jack Black got ‘super-weirdly method’ and built a hilltop mansion

One of my favourite movie tales concerns Marathon Man, a 1976 thriller starring Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier. Known for his method approach, Hoffman stayed up for three days in preparation for a scene in which his character was sleep-deprived. When he found out about this approach, the urbane Olivier apparently said to the young…

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Deep Rock Galactic’s roguelite spinoff digs up a new trailer for the Triple-I Initiative, closed alpha testing is ‘starting soon’

The roguelite shooter Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core made an appearance at today’s Triple-I showcase with a new gameplay trailer and word that a closed alpha test on Steam is “starting soon.” Announced in 2023, Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is a co-op shooter for 1-4 players that takes place in highly destructible caves filled…

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