Cities: Skylines' next expansion will be all about airports and air transportation
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[Update]: The Airports expansion has now arrived, and while it is a bit buggy, so far it looks like it delivered exactly what it said it would.
Many years have gone by since Cities: Skylines first appeared, but the developers don't seem to be slowing down even a tiny bit. In fact, they're currently preparing to release yet another new expansion on January 25th - Airports!
As the name would imply, the Airports DLC will bring with it the ability to design and construct your very own airports out of a variety of modular buildings, a more cohesive way of including cargo terminals, as well as an easier way of connecting your airports with your public transport services. And just to spice things up further, there will also be a bunch of new building options to choose from depending on what type of airport you created.
Zelda inspired action-adventure Tunic is heading over to PC and Xbox on March 16, 2022
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Heavily inspired by the classic Zelda games, Tunic is an action-adventure that's all about exploring a mysterious world riddled with enemies to smash and secrets to unearth. Along the way you'll acquire an assortment of new items and abilities to help you explore previously inaccessible areas, and naturally, combine everything you have in order to tackle some of the oversized bosses.
What all of this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, it's quite a cute one:
Mortal Sin is an upcoming hack & slash roguelike with a thoroughly unique aesthetic
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[Update]: Mortal Sin has now landed into Steam Early Access, and so far things are looking quite good.
If you're in the mood for something a little bit out of the ordinary, you might want to keep an eye on the upcoming Mortal Sin. It's a horror themed hack & slash roguelike with a thoroughly unique art style that is simultaneously charming and unsettling.
Since this is one of those things that's basically impossible to describe through words alone, allow me to share with you the recently posted gameplay trailer. It should clue you in quite quickly on just what Mortal Sin is all about. Have a look:
Devolver Digital is planning to release a new Serious Sam game this month
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[Update #2]: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem has now arrived, and so far it's looking like a shorter and slightly improved version of Serious Sam 4.
[Update]: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem now has a lengthy, shotgun-powered gameplay preview!
In an incredibly brief teaser over at Twitter, Devolver Digital have revealed that they are planning to announce a brand new Serious Sam game next week. Not only that, but they are also aiming to fully release the game at some point this month!
The exact details are currently few and far between so I can only speculate about the nature of this new game, though a little bit of guesswork is always fun to indulge in so let's give it a shot. First things first, it's unlikely to be Serious Sam 5 as its predecessor isn't even two years old at this point. However, it could definitely be some sort of spin-off game given how many the Serious Sam series has managed to cultivate over the years.
The next big Sonic the Hedgehog game will focus on open-world exploration
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[Update #2]: Sonic Frontiers has now arrived onto PC and consoles alongside some highly divisive reviews.
[Update]: Sonic Origins is coming this July 2022 with four remastered classics and plenty of bonus content.
In stark contrast to the rest of the series, the recently announced Sonic Frontiers will focus on open-world gameplay and exploration. As is tradition you'll still be doing basic platforming, collecting rings, beating up hordes of enemies and smashing head-first into walls at high speed, just with a lot more freedom in how you tackle things than before.
There is sadly no lengthy gameplay preview available just yet, but you can get a decent idea of what the Sonic team is trying to go for through the original announcement trailer. Have a little peek:
Monster Hunter Rise is heading to PC via Steam next week, on January 12th
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[Update]: My review of Monster Hunter Rise (PC) has now been released, and I'm very happy to say that it's a great port for a compelling yet somewhat unambitious Monster Hunter game.
After a few months of teasers, the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise is now nearly upon us. Once it arrives on January 12th it'll bring with it support for 4K resolutions, high-res textures, uncapped framerates, ultrawide support, as well as a whole assortment of customization options.
Best of all, unlike Monster Hunter: World which took an incredibly long time to reach parity with the console version, Monster Hunter Rise will launch with the vast majority of post-launch content already present and accounted for! You won't have to wait all that long for the rest to arrive either, as Capcom is expecting Monster Hunter Rise to achieve full parity between the two versions by the end of February 2022!
H.R. Giger inspired first-person horror game Scorn is set to arrive in October 2022
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[Update]: Scorn has now finally arrived, though I'm afraid it has done so alongside some rather harsh criticism.
After spending quite a few years in development, the H.R. Giger inspired horror-adventure Scorn is now slowly getting ready for prime time. You can expect to see it arrive for PC and Xbox in October 2022, most likely around Halloween as that tends to be the best time to get people excited to try a brand new horror game.
Since atmosphere is by far the most important thing for these types of game, allow me to stop yapping and instead share with you one of the lengthier gameplay previews. It's a bit unpolished and outdated at this point since it's over a year old, but it should still give you a pretty good impression of just what Scorn is trying to achieve. Have a gander: