Hitman Studio’s Project 007 Will Feature A New James Bond

When Hitman developer IO Interactive’s James Bond game (working title Project 007) hits the scene, it will do so with an entirely new James Bond, studio head Hakan Abrak told the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (h/t TheGamer). Project 007 will follow James Bond in his early days as a British Secret Service agent, portraying the events…

Here’s Where Dead Cells Is At In 2021

It’s safe to say that Dead Cells is more alive than ever. First released in 2018 for PC and consoles, the excellent side-scrolling roguelike casts you as a reanimated soldier. You wield randomly chosen weapons, which you use to kill randomly spawned enemies as you roll through randomly generated biomes. It’s delightfully chaotic Developer Motion…

Gollum Game Delayed To 2022

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, currently in development by German studio Daedalic Entertainment, has had its release date pushed back a year to 2022. The delay was shared alongside the announcement that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will be published by Nacon. It’s planned for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox…

Holy Crap, Babu Frik Is Playable In The Next Lego Star Wars Game

The Rise of Skywalker was a freaking nightmare, but it had one bright spot: a tiny Anzellan droidsmith named Babu Frik. And now the cute little guy will be making the jump to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga when it launches later this year. “I think fans of the new trilogy will be pleased…

GameStonk day three: the billionaires are at it again For a third day in a row, GameStop stock is posting ridiculous numbers, once again climbing past $140 a share at one point. *Sigh*.

Sea of Thieves first season begins January 28. The live-service pirate sim announced it was shifting to a more seasonal flow of updates, including adding a battle pass, last month. The new progression path will have free and paid versions.

Age of Empires II Is Still Getting New Civilizations, More Than 21 Years Later

The classic real-time strategy game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings just keeps growing, and growing, and growing. Its latest expansion, decades after the game was originally released in 1999, is calledLords of the West and adds three more campaigns and two completely new civilizations: Burgundians and Sicilians. Out today on PC, Lords…

How To Get Back Into Destiny 2

Destiny 2 is no spring chicken. Since the shared-world shooter first landed in 2017, Bungie has released a steady stream of paid annual expansions and tweaked the core formula to various degrees. Keeping up with Destiny 2 is a commitment—of time, of money, of patience—so there’s no shame if you’ve jumped ship. But it’s never…

Two Developers Are Turning Bloodborne Into A Playable PS1 Game

PS1-style demakes are in right now. From Cyberpunk 2077 to Untitled Goose Game, idle developers have been creating low-poly homages to Sony’s first gaming console, warping modern aesthetics and sensibilities into late ‘90s jank. Bloodborne PSX is another project in that vein, but unlike lots of other demakes, its creators want to make the retro…

The Sims 4 Is Now A Horror Game, Thanks To The Paranormal Stuff Pack

Apparently it’s Halloween in winter because The Sims 4 just released its latest DLC, the Paranormal stuff pack, which some fans are calling the Luigi’s Mansion pack. It brings more supernatural elements to the game in the form of haunted houses and a medium skill that allows you to talk to the dead and perform…

Long-Awaited Biomutant Launches May 25

Biomutant, the post-apocalyptic furry RPG that was first revealed in 2017, is heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 25, publisher THQ Nordic announced this morning. The first major project from Swedish studio Experiment 101, Biomutant turned heads due to its lush graphics and unique setting, not to mention an extensive character…

Final Fantasy XV’s Photo Mode Captures Everything I Can’t

I’m going through Final Fantasy XV before it leaves Xbox Game Pass this Friday. It’s a game about having adventures with your best friends all while on a road-trip to, inevitably, save the world. Playing FF15, in addition to servicing my goal of finally completing beloved games I’ve left half-done, has become therapeutic. The game…

Animal Crossing‘s January 28 Update Sets The Stage For Festivale

Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ latest free update drops on January 28, delivering special Valentine’s Day, Game Day, and Groundhog Day items leading up to February 15’s Festivale extravaganza. Who is ready to dance? Pavé the peacock is certainly ready to dance. He’s the ambassador of Festivale, the colorful Animal Crossing holiday that’s basically Mardi Gras…

Lego Vidiyo Lets Kids Make Augmented Reality Music Videos With Minifigs

Harnessing the power of augmented reality and featuring songs from Universal Music Group artists, Lego Vidiyo lets kids and adults with too much time on their hands put together colorful music videos filled with special effects and dancing toy llamas. Lego Vidiyo is a neat idea. Kids download and install a phone app with their…

Katsuhiro Harada of Tekken fame says he is interested in making another Pokkén game. “We have a good relationship with Nintendo and Pokemon Co., Ltd., and POKKÉN has had a great response, so I would like to make it again,” he tweeted. “But it’s not what we decide, it’s what they decide.” In case you…

Track: We’re Gonna Get There In The End (Demo) | Artist: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Album: N/A

Here’s A Long Sega Saturn

Take a look at this Sega Saturn. It’s very long. Apparently, this Sega Saturn Address Checker was a development unit that made sure games weren’t violating Sega’s guidelines on memory usage. Anupgraded model had a row of several dozen LEDs mounted on its surface to indicate potential problems. Other than that, the Address Checker functioned…

Celeste Classic Gets A Free Sequel

The incredible (and incredibly introspective) Celeste graced our home consoles in 2018, sending us all on a journey of air-dashing, strawberry gathering, and self-reflection. Now, three years to the day, the team at Extremely OK Games have released a sequel…of sorts. Before Celeste was Celeste, it was Celeste, a more simplistic game built in the…

Too Fast Too Fantasy XV: Chocobros Vs. The Volcano

Stop the Regalia, I want to get out. In my quest to finish Final Fantasy XV before this Friday, when it disappears from both Xbox Game Pass and my Series S, I’ve reached the point in the game I’ve been dreading. It’s the moment when the story takes a 180-degree turn from lighthearted road-trip romp…

GameStop Has Another Record-Shattering Day On Wall Street [Update: And Another One]

Update – 6:28 p.m. ET, 1/26/21: Closing over $145 after another record day, Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas reports that GameStop was the most traded equity in the world today. It’s even continued to rise in after hours trading, bobbling over $200. DeepFuckingValue, the Redditor instrumental to starting this whole thing, reported he’s now up $22…