Narrative-driven RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong has been pushed back to May 19, 2022
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[Update]: Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong has now arrived with a fun story and plenty of jank.
The upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is a narrative-driven RPG that will have you control three different vampires, each with their own distinct disciplines, abilities and personalities. You can then further customize the trio through a variety of upgrades and skills, many of which will change the way you interact with the world and how others react to you, with the focus being on seeing how you'll be able to handle the consequences of your actions.
If that sounds like a pretty fun concept for you, I'm afraid I have some bad news to deliver. Instead of launching in early 2022 as previously announced, Swansong has now been pushed back a couple of months.
Halo Infinite devs are now working on improving the in-game progression systems
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[Update]: Halo Infinite's open-world singleplayer campaign has now arrived for PC and Xbox, and so far it's looking remarkably good.
Halo Infinite's free Season 1 multiplayer beta launched a little while ago, and as you're likely well aware by this point, it did so alongside a fair bit of complaining from the playerbase. While the actual gameplay is both fun and polished, the in-game progression systems leave a lot to be desired.
The first problem is that gaining experience is a slow and tedious process, so if you're itching to get some of the fancy cosmetics, you're going to have to play for a very, very long time. This then feeds into the second problem, which is that many of the challenges actively push you to ignore objectives and just do random nonsense throughout the match.
A Quiet Place is getting a video game adaptation in 2022 by Saber Interactive and iLLOGIKA
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In a bit of an unexpected announcement, Saber Interactive and iLLOGIKA have revealed that they are working on a video game adaptation of A Quiet Place, the 2018 horror movie. The details are currently few and far between, though what I can tell you is that the A Quiet Place game will be launching in 2022.
“The A Quiet Place video game will let fans experience the tension of the films with a level of immersion they’ve never felt before,” explains the brief announcement from iLLOGIKA. “We’re excited to work with EP1T0ME and to team up with Saber Interactive to share this unique vision of hope and horror with players everywhere in the future.”
Commandos inspired Shadow Tactics is getting a standalone expansion this December 6th
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[Update]: December 6th has now rolled around, and with it Aiko's Choice has finally been unleashed!
The original Shadow Tactics was a remarkably fun mixture of Commandos-style stealth and strategy, which is why I'm pleased to say that it's soon getting its very first expansion! Shadow Tactics - Aiko's Choice will be launching for Windows and Linux on December 6, 2021, and best of all, it'll be an entirely standalone addition!
In terms of content, Aiko's Choice will feature three lengthy missions set in brand new environments, three shorter 'interlude' missions, a highly specialized team of characters that each plays an important part, and as is tradition, a whole bunch of different ways to approach each obstacle.
Hyper Light Drifter studio's action-platformer Solar Ash is launching this December 2nd
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[Update]: Hyper Light Breaker is a freshly announced roguelite action-adventure from the Hyper Light Drifter team.
Solar Ash, developed by the team behind the excellent Hyper Light Drifter, is an upcoming action-platformer that will have you traverse a black hole in an effort to save your planet. In order to do so you'll need to utilize a large suite of movement mechanics in order to grapple across massive gaps, slide through the remnants of long-lost civilizations, and naturally, fight some absurdly large bosses Shadow of the Colossus style.
Since trying to explain all of this through words alone is a bit of a pointless venture, allow me to share with you one of the trailers. It should give you a pretty good idea of just what Solar Ash is trying to do. Have a peek:
Song of Nunu is an upcoming exploration-focused adventure set in the League of Legends universe
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I have to hand it to Riot, between the recently launched Ruined King game and animated Arcane show they've done a tremendous job of expanding the League of Legends universe. Best of all, Riot doesn't seem to be slowing down even a tiny bit as they've already announced the next big Riot Forge project - Song of Nunu.
As you might expect from the name alone, Song of Nunu will have you play as the young Nunu and his best friend, the giant and rather excitable yeti named Willump. The two of them will have to brave the treacherous Freljord in search of Nunu's lost mother, all the while discovering many long-lost myths and secrets of the region.
Sam & Max's second season Beyond Time and Space is getting an HD remaster soon
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[Update]: The remaster has now arrived, and I'm happy to say it's looking quite good!
After a remarkably solid remaster of the original Sam & Max Save the World, Skunkape Games are now just about ready to give the second season the same treatment. So if you're in the mood for absurd and often slapstick humor, mark December 8th on your calendar as that's when Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - Remastered will be landing onto PC, Xbox and Switch.
Much like before, the remastered version will bring with it support for modern resolutions, dynamic lighting and improved lip sync, as well as greatly improved visuals and character models. You can also expect to see higher quality audio, a couple of extra locations and music tracks, as well as the ability to shift between three different control styles.