And remember, keep smiling Compulsion Games’ dystopian adventureWe Happy Fewlaunches tomorrow on various platforms,but those wishing to jump into the cheery world of Wellington Wells today can do so, thanks to a free VR adventure exclusively on PlayStation VR. Uncle Jack Livesees the player working in apropagandatelevision studio, where they produce the broadcasts of England’s favourite celebrity, Uncle Jack. As a producer for the Joy figurehead’s show, players can follow the doctrine of censored news being delivered to the people, or they can mess with Uncle Jack’s script in an attempt to throw him off his performance....

If we consider the fact that having two to three forms of a console available at once is a phenomenon exclusive to this generation of gaming then this bit of speculation from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is quite a change in what producing and owning a console means. In speaking at a recent UW speech Ballmer casually dropped that they possibly, maybe could at some point be introducing new forms of the 360 at varying price points....

All signs point to yes Looks like Electronic Arts will be confirmingEA Sports UFC 2later today. A post on the officialEA Sports UFC Facebook pagestates: “The Wait is Finally Over! Tune in tomorrow”. EA’s debutUFCtitle released in May 2014. We gave the game a 7 in ourreview, stating: “EA Sports UFCis an odd package. It might be too deep for fans of MMA to get into, and not cohesive enough for fans of fighting or boxing games to get into....

As soon as the PlayStation 3 gets itself a big exclusive title, it only seems a matter of time before there is talk of an Xbox 360 version.Final Fantasy XIIIhad it,Metal Gear Solid 4continues to deal with it, and now evenLittleBigPlanethas been discussed for the 360 by Media Molecule’s Alex Evans. As reported byEurogamer, the studio boss suggested thatLBPcould be done on the 360, but not in its current form:...

I want to get away… [Update:Nintendo America released an English language version of the commercial, which you can now see below.] Nintendo Japan has released an adorable TV spot for one of the publisher’s first major releases of 2020,Animal Crossing: New Horizons, headed to the Switch in March. The short clip sees a menagerie of the franchise’s weird-eyed characters, including hard-working hound Isabelle, turn up to a presentation held by the notorious Tom Nook....

Don’t sleep I got every single Bunny Day bonus last year inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, and I vowed to never do it again. I’m keeping that vow as Bunny Day enters the fray yet again in 2021. Version 1.9.0 has been released forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, and it’s bringing back a major event for one of the first times in the history of this iteration. Yep,New Horizonsis turning one year old this weekend, and now we’re at the point where Nintendo can just bring back stuff and have it feel fresh again....

With Gore Verbinski stepping down as director for the sadly inevitableBioShockmovie (though hanging on as producer), there’s an opening for a new man to steer the project forward. Universal Studioswants that manto be Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. He’s the chap who made28 Weeks Later, as if our headline didn’t give enough of a clue. Fresnadillo is in talks right now over the project, but final approval will come from Take-Two, which has final approval on any directors....

Part history, part fantasy I didn’t play 2007’sBladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War, but I might playBladestorm: Nightmare, an expanded version of the real-time tactics game for PS3, PS4, and Xbox One. The core remains the same — you still side with England or France in battlesinspired by historical events— but a separate Nightmare mode adds fantasy creatures, hence my sudden interest. This new story has dragons, griffins, and, haha,you’re seeing this cyclops, right?...

C’mon! This is a silly story to run, but my love ofWarcraftis telling me to just go with it. At gamescom,StarCraft II: Legacy of the Voidproducer Tim Morten told IGN that following work on the expansion, the team “will considerWarcraft,StarCraft, or even new ideas. Anything is possible.” That’s not a revelation, obviously. But Morten did acknowledge that some of us desperately wantWarcraft IVto happen, and that’s a start. “It’s very rewarding for us to hear that there’s demand out there for more RTS content in theWarcraftuniverse, so once we’re done withVoid, I think we’ll get together as a team and talk about what would inspire us to work on next,” he said....

New hardware leads to innovation Speaking toEdge, Codemasters senior executive producer Clive Moody has given his two cents regarding thePlayStation 4and what the future holds for racing games. Despite the obvious improvements to visual fidelity that come with new hardware, “for us it’s the gameplay, that’s where we’re wanting to focus and push hard, see how we can harness that extra grunt of the new hardware to spruce up the genre,” he told the outlet....

Space-Time Smackdown is now live inPokemon TCG Pocket, and its the first major expansion since the game’s launch back in 2024. The winter months were pretty busy for the developers, with the release of the base game followed by theMythical Island mini-expansion. The new expansion is bigger, and includes several regular and promo cards you can get get from the packs. Pokemon TCG Pocket Space-Time Smackdown release date The new expansion went live globally onJanuary 30, and the full list of cards is now available....

To catch a Predator Don’t be an alien to our contests: Win a Blu-ray copy of Shane Black’sThe Predator. Not gonna lie here — thePredatorseries is a personal favorite of mine. The original is obviously a classic; the second one is blissfully dumb, and also has that crazy asshole Gary Busey; the twoAvPfilms are hot garbage, but the second one is at least fun; and man, why doesPredatorsget so much hate?...

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