No Man's Sky update has added living ships and some rather bizarre space encounters
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[Update]: No Man's Sky's Desolation update has brought in a bit of a survival-horror atmosphere.
I have to give credit where credit is due. Despite the initial version catching a fair bit of criticism, and rightly so, Hello Games didn't stop working on No Man's Sky for a single moment. And now, years after launch, No Man's Sky has slowly but surely managed to transform itself into a pretty darn good game.
With that in mind, I'm happy to say that the updates don't look like they'll be stopping any time soon as Hello Games have just released another major one! This time around they have added mysterious and really cool-looking living ships, new story missions revolving around them, as well as some rather strange space encounters to gawk at.
The Falconeer is an upcoming air combat and exploration game where you ride a giant falcon
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[Update]: Aerial combat and exploration game The Falconeer is launching this November 10th.
Despite gaming technology advancing quite considerably over the years, there is a disappointing amount of games where you get to freely fly around the world. Sure, there's simulators and the occasional wargame, but that's pretty much where the genre starts and ends. A real shame given how much potential there is. I mean for goodness sake, does nobody else want to ride a dragon around!?
However, while The Falconeer obviously doesn't star a dragon in the main role, it does check all of the other boxes. You'll be able to explore a significant portion of the world from the get-go, join or anger any of the various factions, and when someone insults your falcon's plumage, engage in airborne combat through a combination of ranged weapons and aerial acrobatics.
Quake inspired arena shooter Diabotical is heading into beta later this week
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Diabotical is a fast-paced arena shooter heavily inspired by oldschool classics like Quake. As you might imagine from that description alone, Diabotical is all about rapid movement across a variety of maps, mastering numerous powerful but tricky weapons, as well as absolutely annihilating anyone that is unfortunate enough to cross paths with you.
Since words alone aren't the best when it comes to showcasing the strengths of an FPS, allow me to share with you the recently posted teaser trailer. It'll give you a pretty good idea of just waht Diabotical has to offer. Have a peek:
Dungeon Defenders Awakened has now made its way to Steam Early Access
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The original Dungeon Defenders was and still is a pretty awesome game. Despite being the developers' very first major title, it managed to nail a nearly perfect balance between face-smashing difficulty and care-free fun. Dungeons Defenders 2 tried to further improved upon the idea, but unfortunately, it missed the mark somewhat and the series started a slow but steady decline.
There is a glimmer of hope on the horizon, however, as Dungeon Defenders Awakened has now landed onto Steam Early Access. Much like the original, Awakened is a co-op focused tower defense game that's all about mowing down hundreds of enemies through the use of towers, traps, blockades, and naturally, your own weaponry.
Call of Cthulhu and Styx developers are working on a new roguelike strategy game - Rogue Lords
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I don't know what exactly has happened over the past year or so, but there are suddenly a whole bunch of different roguelike strategy games being released or announced, and I couldn't be happier about it! The latest addition to this ever-growing pile is the freshly announced Rogue Lords, a turn-based roguelike developed by Call of Cthulhu and Styx developer Cyanide.
The action in Rogue Lords takes place in 17th century New England where instead of playing as the good guys, you'll be taking control of a variety of high-profile bad guys in order to sow as much chaos throughout the lands as possible. The full list hasn't been announced just yet, but expect to see some colorful characters given that Bloody Mary, Dracula, the White Lady and Baron Samedi have been confirmed so far.
Ultimate Chicken Horse update is adding a skateboarding snake and two new levels
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[Update]: The aptly named A-cobra-tic content update has now gone live.
Ultimate Chicken Horse, as the name would obviously suggest, is a multiplayer-focused platformer that's all about trying to sabotage your friends while avoiding the same fate yourself. So as you play the levels, you and your friends will have a chance to add a variety of deadly traps and hazards, all in an effort to be the only one that reaches the end and giggles at everyone else's misfortune.
If that sounds like time well spent, then you'll be glad to hear that there is a major update coming this March 12th. It's bringing with it a skateboarding snake as a new playable character, two new levels to flung your friends into pits from, as well as four dastardly weapons to utilize: Flamethrower, One-Way Gate, Cannon & Beehive.
DreadOut 2 is a survival horror game inspired by Asian folklore and urban legends
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The original DreadOut released back in 2014 to a good bit of excitement and some fairly mixed reviews. The concept itself was pretty solid, as was the idea of focusing on the lesser-seen horror themes from Asian folklore and urban legends, but the actual execution left a lot to be desired. To put it simply, DreadOut was just a little bit too clunky.
Quite a few years have past since then, and developer Digital Happiness has now returned to give the whole thing another try with DreadOut 2. Much like its predecessor, DreadOut 2 is a survival-horror game with action elements, adventure game exploration, and even more Asian/Indonesian horror to dig into.