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To be ‘expanded’ with ‘more content’ PaydaystudioOverkill Software’sThe Walking Deadshooterhas been delayed until 2017. The news came buried alongside an announcement regarding a new alliance between South Korean developer Smilegate and Overkill’s parent company Starbreeze Studios. Among other things, the deal involves Starbreeze bringing Smilegate’s popular shooterCrossFireto western shores, while Starbreeze titles likePayday 2are localized for Asian markets. “Overkills’s The Walking Deadwill be expanded with more content where an Asian version will be developed for simultaneous launch with the western version,” Starbreeze said of the agreement....

Waiting for the OlliOlli crossover… Last year a group of former Telltale and Disney employees came together to formNight School Studio. At GDC this morning, the indie developer unveiled its first project, “supernatural teen thriller”Oxenfree. The studio’s Telltale DNA is readily apparent from the trailer, with a focus on giving the player dialogue options and delivering an intriguing narrative. I’m really digging the vibrant, jade-heavy palette, and the two-dimensional gameplay allows for a lot of high quality artwork to serve as the backdrop....

Which is to say, ‘It’s more Peggle’ There are few things more satisfying in all of gaming than lining up that perfectPeggleshot — the one that gracefully slides across every last peg you intended to hit. Gosh, I needPeggle 2in my life more than I realized. The originalannouncement videowas fun (and funny!), but this trailer is the real deal, gameplay footage and all. While the recentPlants vs. Zombies 2went to iOS first, we know thatPeggle 2is being set up asa timed exclusivefor Xbox One....

A skin that’s not paid DLC? Well I’ll be There’s a special gold skin for the Goliath, Kraken, and Wraith hidden withinEvolve‘s code. It was previously only available for developers, but now, players will have a chance to nab it. All you have to do is playEvolvethis weekend. From 9:00 PST on March 5 (yesterday) until 9:00 PM PST March 8, you can unlock the skin by playing a match. The skin won’t be available immediately though, as developer Turtle Rock states that it will be delivered by March 14....

Donkey Kong Bananzahas been out for a few days now, and everyone who owns a Nintendo Switch 2 seems to be getting their hands on it. Though looking at message boards and social media, I have noticed a mixed bag of opinions. Even when looking at the comments ofmy recent review of the game(where I gave it a 9/10, citing performance issues and more as my reasons not to give it a perfect score), some people seem indifferent towards it and don’t appear to be having as much fun as they expected....

The other day, I had a chance to spend some time on EA and Phenomic’s upcoming real time strategy game,BattleForgefor the PC. If you haven’t heard of it before, shame on you — go eat some glass. I’m just kidding, glass costs money. What you may do to make up for your lack of knowledge, though, is head right over here and read Samit’s devilishly handsomeNYCC impressions of BattleForge. If you would like to hear some impressions about the multiplayer in action, then carry on past the jump....

Yeah, okay, fine Is it time to give this game another chance? I’ve started to hear good things here and there, thatBattlefield 4might finally be approaching a “fixed” state some six-plus months after launch. It’d be silly to offer a trial like this unless most everything was functioning as intended. Play Battlefield 4 for Free on PS3 Tomorrow with PS Plus[PlayStation Blog]

Go face to face with Lady D Capcom hasreleased a new trailerfor the incoming PSVR2 edition of its blockbuster horror titleResident Evil Village. In addition, the publisher announced that a free demo will be made available alongside the hardware’s launch, which will take place on February 22. The VR adaptation ofResident Evil Villagewill see players going face to face with the horrors of The House Beneviento like never before. Fully immersive 3D technology is expected to bolster the forests, huts, castles, and corridors for maximum player impact, allowing hapless users to come face-to-face with a gallery of infamous and terrifying villains, including Heisenberg, Lady Dimitrescu, and, yes,thatbaby....

The Ukrainian team is continuing development as the invasion continues Today’s Xbox Games Extended Showcase closed out with a sobering reminder of the current realities for GSC Game World. The Ukrainian studio has been public about the effect the Russian invasion has had on development. Today the team opened up about it, sharing an emotional update as it confirmedS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2is moving to 2023. While the studio shared a new video aboutS....

Pick a side, Producer! Putting anime in my superhero comics?It’soldhat. But puttingThe Idolm@sterin my blockbuster Hollywood hero brawls? Now that’s something I can get behind!From the galactic heroes at Bin1 Productioncomes a nice mashup of two cool things, namelyThe Idolm@sterfranchise andCaptain America: Civil War. The result isCaptain @merica: Civil War, a tale of rivalry and high action that placesIdolm@sterluminaries Iori Minase and Yukiho Hagiwara in the roles of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers as they battle over the threat of government control and the fate of Bucky Barnes (Makoto Kikuchi)....

Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remasteredrecently launched on PC and consoles, which let players experience (or re-experience) this bizarre third-person shooter made by Suda51 (The creator ofNo More Heroes,Lollipop Chainsawand more) and Shinji Mikami (The “father” of theResident Evilfranchise). Players who may have already beaten this remaster may already want more, so where’s the sequel toShadows of the Damned, exactly? The thing is, it already exists inside another Suda51 game, as a parody ofShadows of the Damned‘s troubled development history which, of course, has something to do with its original publisher: Electronic Arts....

The SNES version of course I’m still enjoyingMario Kart Livehere and there. As I noted in my impressions piece; the amount of fun you’ll get out of it really depends on how much space and time you have for it. You’re probably going to need a lot of space for this project. As a “celebration of the 35th anniversary of Mario,” 3D-printing manufacture BCN3D managed to craft the entire Rainbow Road track from the original SNESMario Kart....

Black Boxes not ready to vanish just yet While we are well over one year into the lifespan of Sony’s powerful “new” hardware, PlayStation 5, the consoleremains hard to come by. Component shortages, scalper problems, and a slower manufacturing process — all of which were, in their own ways, facilitated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — have left many customers sans shiny white boxes as the gaming industry rolls into 2022....