Author: Zach Barbieri

After announcing last week that Marathon, the upcoming Reboot of the classic IP from original developer Bungie, would be receiving a lot more information after being relatively radio silent through Sony’s termoutulous dialing back of their previous Live-Serrvice Strategy, over the weekend, we received our first look at the game, including some additional information as to what we can expect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvJIQoWIQP8 At its core, Marathon is a three-person squad-based extraction shooter in which the player takes the role of a robotic runner. Players will travel to locations around the planet of Tau Ceti IV, in which they attempt to scavenge for supplies…

Date Everything!, The sandbox dating sim where you- you guessed it- can date everything, finally has a new release date. Previously, it was slated for release on Valentine’s Day for obvious reasons, but it was delayed so that the developers could have extra time to polish it. We will now see the game release on June 17th, which might not be as romantic a day as originally planned but should still be a fun day all the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAD1r-1oQ2w In the game, players take the role of a person who ends up with a magical pair of glasses that, when…

Sony will release a new update for the PlayStation Portal, focusing on the cloud Steaming Beta, which was introduced to the platform late last year. These will include some user experience and functionality updates, all of which will be added later today. This news comes via a PlayStation Blog post detailing what players can expect. Along with this, sorting will be added to the streaming catalog, allowing players to sort the games in the catalog, something that was desperately needed given previously, you could only browse the over 100 games in alpherbetical order. The sorting options will include Title, Release…

One of the big announcements to come out of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct was that, after some time worth of asking, Nintendo fans will now be getting a Gamecube Classic library added to their Nintendo Switch Online, though only for the new console. Alongside this, as Nintendo is want to do, a Gamecube controller was announced that will work with the system alongside these, though some fine print now indicates it will be very limited in its functions. Spotted in the details of the UK version of the trailer for the Switch 2 GameCube Controller, thanks to VGC, is…

Microsoft has confirmed their plans for June, announcing that an Xbox Games Showcase will take place then and a Direct covering Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming sequel, The Outer Worlds 2. This follows their longstanding tradition to hold an event during June that focuses on upcoming games that will be coming to the Xbox platform, when the company typically took part in E3 Expo before the events cancelation and the rise in popularity of Geoff Keighly’s Summer Game Fest. Microsoft will be holding the event on Sunday, June 8th. It starts at 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern / 6 pm…

The publisher of Bloomtown and Ember Knights, Twin Sails Interactive, has announced they are breaking away from Embracer Group through a management buyout, the latest to do so. The company shared this news via a blog post, stating they will have “full autonomy and more flexibility,” moving forward to pursue growth and their vision. Twin Sails had previously been operating under tabletop game publisher Asmodee Group AB, which is owned by Embracer Group. Last year, Embracer had turned Asmodee into a publicly listed company in search of what they called “winning formulas”  after the implementation of a brutal restructuring program.…

Bungie will be showcasing their upcoming PvP extraction shooter Marathon, announcing a Livestream event that will showcase all-new gameplay for Saturday, April 12th. This follows a series of bizarre and mysterious tweets that the company dropped last week, including a 15-second video that kicked off an “extensive alternative reality game,” as players realized buried with the ASCII art of it was “a snippet of footage from the initial trailer,” that featured the runner sprinting down featured in that trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZUv1-qR1Aw Another tweet gave an error message that seemed to imply an announcement for the game was imminent. It stated: WHEN…

I will admit that I have never been a big fan of the Assassin’s Creed franchise. While other people will point back to Black Flag as some transcending moment for the franchise, all that comes to mind for me is the parkour system dragging Edward into stupid jumps that he constantly gets stuck in while chasing people. The sailing mechanic was fun for the most part, so there was that. While it wouldn’t be something I considered that high of quality, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, against all odds, pulled me back into the franchise the way the Ezio had originally done…

After being largely absent from the original Nintendo Switch, save for a port of his Wii and Wii U outings, Donkey Kong has returned with a brand new game and pants for some reason. Donkey Kong Bananza was announced for the Nintendo Switch 2 during the Nintendo Direct, giving us our first look at what’s next for him following the characters model revamp that was announced last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIddsPkdX9U In the trailer, the titular character appears to be getting a similar treatment to that of Kirby in Kirby and the Forgotten Land in that he will have a variety of…

Coming near the end of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Fromsoftware announced a new game entitled The Duskbloods that will be coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch 2. While not directly related, as many fans pointed out, the game has a lot of similar motifs to that of Bloodborne, a game that remains locked on the PlayStation 4 despite the desire to see a PC port, Remaster, or sequel at an all-time high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKHDEKQ7xA The Duskbloods put players in the roles of characters called “Bloodsworn” that are “a group that has gone beyond humanity thanks to special blood, players will…