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Sand is the Soul is a new 2D side-scrolling beat’em up and action RPG hybrid, targeting a Q2 2018 release

Fat Dog Games and MGP Studios announced Sand is the Soul; a unique mix of 2D side-scrolling beat’em up and action RPG. Sand is the Soul targets a Q2 2018 release and will feature over 20 game endings. This basically means that players’ actions will have a consequence to the story and its ending. Continue reading Sand is the Soul is a new 2D side-scrolling beat’em up and action RPG hybrid, targeting a Q2 2018 release

Electronic Arts will invest on live services, will try to build live services on existing games so they can monetize them

Electronic Arts has been in the centre of criticism for a while. After closing down Visceral Games, the publisher claimed that its new Star Wars game was not an experience that players would want to come back to and enjoy for a long time to come. As such, the publisher decided to completely cancel that version and start from the beginning. And during the UBS Global Technology Conference 2017, Electronic Arts chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen revealed what most of us already suspected from that cancellation; that EA will now invest on live services. Continue reading Electronic Arts will invest on live services, will try to build live services on existing games so they can monetize them

Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s offline Arcade mode suffers from ridiculous “mobile F2P cooldowns”

Things are seriously not looking good for Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Yesterday, EA announced that it has reduced the amount of credits required to unlock Heroes by 75%. Still, the company had also reduced the amount of credits players win by completing its story mode. Not only that, but the game features a ridiculous mobile cooldown in its Arcade mode that prevents/slowdowns players from earning credits. Continue reading Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s offline Arcade mode suffers from ridiculous “mobile F2P cooldowns”

Thrones of Britannia is the first Total War spinoff, first details, releases in 2018

SEGA today announced the new historical strategy game Thrones of Britannia, the first title in the new ‘A Total War Saga’ series from its studio, Creative Assembly. A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia will release in 20118, and will combine huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Continue reading Thrones of Britannia is the first Total War spinoff, first details, releases in 2018

This mod for The Witcher 3 significantly improves its particles effects system

Modder ‘MrMan01’ has released a new mod that improves the particles effects system of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This mod is based on another mod that was created to make the firestream form of Igni influenced by the wind. Impressed by it, MrMan01 decided to create a new one that would overhaul the game’s particles system. Continue reading This mod for The Witcher 3 significantly improves its particles effects system

Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings releases in March 2018

KOEI Tecmo announced today that Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings will be released on March 27. In order to celebrate this announcement, KOEI Tecmo released some new screenshot that can be found below. Continue reading Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings releases in March 2018

Closed beta phase launched for South Korean free to play FPS, Ironsight

Global publisher gamigo AG announced today that the closed beta for the F2P multiplayer online PC shooter Ironsight has launched. For the first time, Western gamers can enter the war zone of South Korean developer Wiple Games’ intense and realistic next-gen first-person-shooter Ironsight, ahead of its launch in early 2018. Continue reading Closed beta phase launched for South Korean free to play FPS, Ironsight

Nioh: Complete Edition – Second update significantly improves performance when Shadows are set on High

Call us impressed as Team Ninja has released the second update for Nioh: Complete Edition. This is mainly a performance patch for the PC version of Nioh, and addresses the huge performance hit that most PC gamers witnessed when setting the “Shadows” setting on High. Continue reading Nioh: Complete Edition – Second update significantly improves performance when Shadows are set on High