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Sunsoft, the Japanese developer behind a bunch of NES classics, has announced plans for a comeback. The veteran company - originally founded in 1978 - will relaunch a trio of its classic games for modern consoles over the next year. First off will be Ikki Unite, a co-op multiplayer remake based on the original Ikki for NES. This will stick closer to the developer’s original vision for the project, Sunsoft says, and launch soon via a closed beta on Steam....

For the past few years, developer Supermassive Games has worked on The Dark Pictures Anthology, a series of horror games that focus on branching story paths. The first of these games, titled Man of Medan, came out in 2019, and the follow-up, dubbed Little Hope, dropped last year. In about two weeks, fans of the series can finally get their hands on House of Ashes, the third game in the series, and see how it compares to the previous installments....

Developer GSC Game World is finally giving fans a first look at the world of STALKER 2. A new in-engine trailer for the game released by IGN quickly showcases the game’s new look and the scenes that many players will come across in their adventures. While the trailer doesn’t show any gameplay, it does give us a good look at what to expect from STALKER 2 in terms of visuals. To be fair, it looks like the game has come a long way, although it’s impossible to say what the game will look like when it releases....

Cooking is an important skill that is worth leveling up in New World. It is one of the seven skill-based crafting skills that you can complete in the game. As with other crafting skills in the game, all you have to do is follow certain tips and tricks by which you can level up faster. So, scroll down and have a look at how to level up the Cooking skill in the game....

Playtonic Games has released three new screenshots of Kickstarter hit Yooka-Laylee in celebration of the game’s crowd-funding total approaching £2m. With only four days left to go, the game is just £123,000 away from clearing the £2m stretch goal, with free DLC on offer to backers once it reaches the milestone. To see the full batch of screens head through here. There’s still time to back the project if you haven’t done so already, with funding due to end at 12am next Wednesday, June 17....

There are many moving parts that make up the video game industry. You have people that work on the public relations side, developers, and your run-of-the-mill office jobs. And just like any other business out there, companies will often make strategic moves in order to advance or grow another business. That seems very much the case when it comes to the recently announced acquisition of Embark Studios by Nexon. Why Embark Studios?...

In V Rising, you will have to find the location of Nicholaus the Fallen if you want the power of Pestilence. He is a boss that drops not one but two powers, the second one being Ward of the Damned. A good thing about his fight is he is a level 37 boss, hence you can challenge him quite early. So in this guide let us check the location of Nicholaus the Fallen in V Rising and where to find him....

A bit of a grim and weird one this, but Scott Benson, co-creator of indie game Night in the Woods, has told the story of how merch companies are trying to get the NITW license by contacting members of his family, up to and including his mum. In a series of Tweets, Benson explained the reason the devs of the adventure game are fairly protective of how they license out their brand and copyright....

We all make mistakes. It’s easy to do in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. Indeed, no one is perfect, regardless of what their Tinder profile reads. Yesterday, it was reported that developer CD Projekt was working on multiple Cyberpunk 2077 games. Many speculated that this could mean the company was perhaps already on its way toward a sequel. Others believed we may see a spinoff game, much in the same style as Gwent: The Witcher Card Game....

While Windows is the undisputed king of the PC gaming space, a decently sized pool of players still rock Linux machines. Tapping into this pool of gamers are Nvidia and Valve. The two companies seek to bring hot new technology to the Linux world, and it comes in the form of support for Nvidia’s DLSS. In layman’s terms, DLSS uses artificial intelligence to boost a game’s output resolution and performance, thus resulting in an overall crispier and smoother image....

There’s been much speculation about why the Nvidia RTX 4080 is dropping in price. It’s no secret that the RTX 4080 release was a bit of a slump, especially when up against the flagship RTX 4090. It released in October with a starting price of $1,600. With a price like this, we’re not surprised that only a few buyers were interested in a GPU second best to the RTX 4090. The pressure is on for Nvidia to shift their RTX 4080 stock....

O2 customers can gain free access to the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 multiplayer beta by downloading the O2 Priority mobile app. To grab your code, head to the Entertainment section of the app and select the option to “Get access to Call of Duty: Black Ops III Beta’. Once selected, click ‘Use it now’ and you’ll be able to redeem your code on the Call of Duty website....

Warner has released an official Suicide Squad game on iOS and Android, and it doesn’t actually look all that bad. Suicide Squad: Special Ops is free-to-play and sees players taking control of Harley Quinn, Deadshot and Diablo in a first-person action game. Your mission is to locate the special forces recon team trapped in Midway City, but this escalates into a battle to survive. Check some gameplay footage below. Source: App Store, Google Play

Any news related to the Epic Games Store is inevitably controversial these days, but taunting the controversy is inflammatory at best. Nevertheless, this past week Ooblets developer Glumberland announced its game’s confirmed Epic exclusivity plans. The announcement came via a lengthy post to Ooblets’ official website and addressed many potential questions and concerns. However, the post also went out of its way be dismissive towards critics of the Epic Games Store....

Key Points Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish mathematician, programmer, and inventor born in 1969. In the 1970s, Linus’ maternal grandmother bought one of the first personal computers, the Commodore Vic 20. Linus soon became bored with the few programs that were available for it, and by the time he was 10, he began creating new ones. He eventually created the world-famous Linux operating system, which makes Linus one of the most influential people in the world of technology today....

Xbox Game Studios and Moon Studios have announced that delightful platformer Ori and the Will of the Wisps is available on the Nintendo Switch later today following its release on Xbox One and PC earlier this year. The title was a surprise closer to today’s Nintendo Direct Mini presentation, and in case you need a refresher is a sequel to 2015’s Ori and the Blind Forest. This time Ori and his friends find themselves caring for Ku, offspring of the previous game’s antagonist....

PlayStation Studios has announced baseball sim MLB The Show 22 will mark the debut of the series on Nintendo Switch this April. The announcement on the PlayStation Blog confirmed the new version will alongside the Xbox and PlayStation versions. Last year, the series made waves when it announced the Sony San Diego developed game would come to the Xbox for the first time. Once again, this year’s entry will also launch right onto Xbox Game Pass....

Garangolm is one of the first unique new monsters in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak. As one of the Three Lords, and with fists that size, it packs quite a punch. Whether you’re taking it down for the first time as an Urgent Quest in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak, or you’re farming for materials, there are several Garangolm strategies and weaknesses to learn about, and when you’re ready, the many ways to get Garangolm Hardfang, Fist, Ploughtail and Large Beast Gem....

Players of American Truck Simulator will soon be able to enjoy the new type of cargo that will be included in the upcoming Montana map DLC expnasion — grain. Well, to be more specific, it will be sugar, among other grain types that will be available for hauling. SCS made this announcement in a recent developer update, where it detailed how the agricultural industry is an important part of Montana’s real world economy....

Way back in 1986, the world was introduced to The Legend of Zelda. This classic NES release followed the adventure of Link, a stalwart Hylian hero on a quest to defeat the evil Lord Ganon and save Princess Zelda from certain doom. Thanks to this cult classic and some stellar subsequent releases, Link has cemented his place in the annals of Nintendo history. As times changed, so did The Legend of Zelda’s story....