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Survival horror The Forest has been announced for a PlayStation 4 release over the weekend via a new trailer unveiled at the PSX event. The game, which has been on Steam Early Access since 2014, starts off as what appears to be a standard woodland survival sim, but before long zombies and other creepy monsters start showing up, and the island gets ever more dangerous. The PlayStation 4 version brings along many of the updates from the PC versions development including co-operative multiplayer, letting you survive with a buddy....

GSC Game World has announced that STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl will incorporate an NFT component through a newly-launched ‘S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Metaverse.’ According to the announcement, the studio has teamed up with DMarket, an NFT trading platform. It says it will “use blockchain technology to let the community own a piece of STALKER 2” by offering the rights to unique items in game. Players will be able to register for drops, with the first happening via an auction in January....

Today Humble Bundle launched its Stand With Ukraine bundle, including a ton of games that you can secure while supporting the people of Ukraine in their moment of need. The bundle (which you can find here) includes 122 items including a lot of great games worth about $2,500, requiring a minimum payment of $40. Of course, you can decide to pay more if you want and can afford it. 100% of proceeds will go to the following charities: Razom for Ukraine, International Rescue Committee (IRC), International Medical Corps, and Direct Relief....

Thanksgiving is largely considered a time for reminding oneself of the good things in one’s life. We in the gaming community, for example, can give thanks for all of the interesting games and interesting controversies 2019 has given us. That said, Thanksgiving can bring with it its own unique frustrations, as fans of the recently-released Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order can now attest. During last week’s big holiday, a new ad for EA and Respawn Entertainment’s return to the glory days of single-player story-based Star Wars games aired on TV....

Stardew Valley is a charming game that allows players to live the life of a farmer in a small town. Your main focus is to slowly grow your farm and become close with the other villagers; you can even get married. If you’re a completionist, though, the sweet, slow-paced lifestyle of Pelican town turns into a frustrating atmosphere of pain and disappointment. Getting all of the achievements in Stardew Valley is hard....

The main story of Starfield, Bethesda’s upcoming spacefaring R.P.G., will be around thirty to forty hours long, according to Todd Howard. In an interview with IGN, Howard spoke about the game’s quests. He said that it will be longer than the likes of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. “This one’s ending up a little bit longer [than our previous games] and we may tune that some still. It’s more quests, so it might be 20% more than our previous ones....

Elden Ring, the new IP from Dark Souls creator From Software, might receive a board game if fans are interested in funding it. Steamforged Games, best known for producing board game adaptions of Resident Evil 2, 3, and Dark Souls, recently announced on Twitter that an upcoming Kickstarter campaign to fund Elden Ring Board Game is in the works. At the moment, there isn’t too much information regarding the Board Game project, though there has already been a page set up for it, which you can see and subscribe to via the tweet below....

This article contains major spoilers for Stranger Things 3. Eleven’s journey is one of contrasts on Stranger Things. As the veritable star of the series, and certainly its most enigmatic character, the young woman who was born without a name is defined by her contradictions. She is the doe-eyed girl who’s been systematically robbed of a childhood, and she’s also the superpowered messiah whose telekinesis is the solution to all problems; she is the victim of the powers-at-be and their protector when she alone can shut the gate to the Upside Down; she is the child bleeding from the nose in Mike��s arms during the season 1 finale and the unstoppable force who just slaughtered the dozen other exploded corpses around them....

Kadokawa Games has announced that its mystery visual novel series Root Letter has passed 500,000 units sold. This includes shipments to retailers and digital sales worldwide, and according to the wording of the announcement, it appears to count only the original Root Letter (released in 2016) and its improved version Root Letter: Last Answer released in 2018. On the other hand, the announcement does not mention Root Film, the second “Kadokawa Games Mystery” visual novel that was then released in 2021....

Vicarious Visions is beavering away on a remastered Spyro the Dragon Trilogy for PS4, reports Kotaku. According to the site, the project will be announced next month and will hit stores later this year for Sony’s console before rolling out to other formats in 2019. Unsurprisingly it sounds like we’re getting something very similar to the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy, so expect a complete high-definition makeover with new assets, lighting, animations, plus a totally revamped soundtrack....

Update, November 27, 1.08pm: Stand down, all. Artist Rodrigo Idalino emailed IGN explaining that the pieces were created for a job application. He has no connection to Playground Games nor the games that the studio are working on. IGN has taken down the captures of his artwork at Idalino’s request. Original story, November 26, 4.09pm: What could be concept art for Fable 4 has surfaced, although the artwork was removed from Artstation posthaste (via IGN)....

Sci-fi horror coming to the PlayStation 4 too – if Kickstarter backing allows Incandescent Imaging is has announced that if funded on Kickstarter a Playstation 4 version is planned. Kickstarter can be found here. “There has been an overwhelming amount of people contacting me recently asking for me to bring Caffeine to the Playstation 4 and I have made a decision today on this matter,” said Dylan Browne. “I am excited to announce that if funded I will be signing up as a Playstation 4 developer and will get Caffeine up and running on PS4....

Rare has dropped anchor on Sea of Thieves’ latest event, The Sunken Curse, which tasks players with hunting down a bunch of dastardly-looking mermaid statues in the shallows. These cursed statues are easy to spot, as they emanate an ancient magic; in other words, they glow red. For the challenge, the Bilge Rats are tasking swashbuckling adventurers to destroy all statues they come across, although as all of them regenerate health they’ll require a bit of teamwork....

As teased a few days ago, Microsoft and Rare released the cinematic trailer of the next adventure that will become playable soon on Sea of Thieves. The adventure is titled “The Forsaken Hunter” and it’ll go live on June 30. It’ll be playable until July 14. The trailer focuses on Merrick, who definitely appears in big trouble after mysteriously disappearing after his triumph at Golden Sands. Adventures are story-driven live events added to the game every month for about two weeks....

You may have heard of a little game called Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It recently won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2019, surprising many by taking the prize from Death Stranding. There are a lot of people who believe Sekiro deserved it, and I know I can count my girlfriend among them. Not for Sekiro’s striking visual style, mechanical polish, or enthralling lore, however. No, she loves Sekiro because it gave her countless hours of watching me rage....

Vane released earlier this year as a PlayStation 4 exclusive, and as the debut title of the Tokyo-based studio Friend & Foe. It’s an adventure game where you play a free-spirited bird that turns into a young child through some sort of strange gold dust. As the game progresses, you’ll be able to shapeshift back and forth from bird to child. This is clearly a game in the vein of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and Journey, and it looks like a great casual adventure with an emotional impact....

One of the many brilliant things about She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is how it handles the friendships between all the characters. The emotions that these friendships bring to the forefront are treated with absolute sincerity and given a lot of weight. In one episode Glimmer fears she’s drifting apart from her best friend Bow and it rocks her to the core. She’s desperate to do anything to keep her friendship intact, which leads to a string of events that are so entertaining to watch because they feel real....

A remaster of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne has been announced in today’s Nintendo Direct Mini. Now, it’s on its way to the Switch, with high-definition visuals. Whether it will include the content added in the director’s cut of the game, like new songs and a guest appearance from Devil May Cry’s Dante, is unconfirmed at the moment. We’ll keep you updated once we know more. Released in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is the third game in the series....

In a recent just chatting Livestream, Reckful proposed that “no streamer should be allowed to stream 7 days a week.” He stated that this would improve the health of streamers while also allowing other creators to increase their own exposure during the forced downtime. So should this be an option? Restrictions Could Improve Health When considering limiting streaming the reasons are very sensible. They mainly boil down to the fact that streaming is working and as such shouldn’t be the entirety of someone’s life....

Today, a Shy anime adaptation was officially announced. The story is about a young girl named Shy in a world where heroes with superhuman powers attempt to maintain peace for all and is written by Bukimi Miki. The official site for the newly announced anime is live, featuring all the details of this upcoming release, a trailer, and a new key visual. From the key visual, we see the main character, Shy/Momijiyama Teru, in her everyday schoolgirl uniform and superheroine persona when she represents Japan to the rest of the world....