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Ex-Rocksteady co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker formed their own studio called Hundred Star back in 2023, and it looks like their first game will be financed by Xbox Game Studios. The game is said to be a triple AAA single-player action adventure, but will be built under Unreal Engine 5. They are responsible for the Arkham Knight Trilogy, so I'm very excited to see what they have in store for us under this new banner. Source - https://exputer.com/news/xbox/hundred-star-xbox-aaa-project/

Is anyone hyped up for this new Star Wars Outlaws game? This is not an EA game, instead being developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. So one evil for the other essentially. I'm actually kind of interested in this one, even though I don't trust Ubisoft's track record either. It has a planned release for this August. So not too long to go. Is this a day one buy for you? Or will you wait for reviews before you make your choice?

Konami and Silent Hill will be doing a stream on May 30th that will go over new details on the upcoming games, including Silent Hill 2, and talk on the new Silent Hill movie. That's mostly what I am psyched for. I'm hoping they reveal a few new trailers for the games, along with the movie so we can get an idea of what it's going to look like. The stream will take place on the Silent Hill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@silenthillofficial/featured Usually they have a live stream you can follow for when it does go live, but it doesn't seem to be up at the moment. Do you hope they announce some other projects? I know they have Silent Hill f. But you also got Annapurna Interactive’s Silent Hill: Townfall which we might see more of.

Rolling Stone has released their top 25 best video game soundtracks. You can view the full list here: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming-lists/best-video-game-soundtracks-1235005941/lollipop-chainsaw-2012-1235012615/ The top three they have are; 1. Vice City 2. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. Life is Strange No Silent Hill, Red Dead Redemption, Donkey Kong Country, Journey, etc. Do you agree with any of their choices? I agree the majority they chose have decent to great soundtracks. I think this list mostly focusses on games with licensed music over in-house produced soundtracks. Also, Life is Strange had a decent soundtrack, but I wouldn't call it a top 10 soundtrack. I feel like this list is missing out on some classics.

I'm surprised there isn't a topic about XDefiant here. Has anyone here played it since it released? It dropped last week and seems to be quite popular as of late. I don't expect it to last like Fortnite has, but I can see it being popular for a little while. I've been hearing it's got a lot of players at the start, but that doesn't necessarily mean those players will stick around. This is Ubisoft we're speaking of, and their track record hasn't been great. It's a free to play FPS developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, who is responsible for South Park: The Fractured But Whole, and they did some work on past Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games. I hear the closed beta did really good too. Has anyone here given the game a try yet? Is it worth checking out? One thing I heard is that the factions in the games revolve around popular Ubisoft titles, like Splinter Cell, Watch Dogs, Ghost Recon, etc. Like with one of the factions being "DedSec" which is the hacker group from Watch Dogs.

This is fun. If you search "Katamari" on Google, and click on the Katamari ball that shows up by the overview button, you can play an impromptu game, but on the web browser page itself. You simply use your arrow keys and move around the page collecting up images, and search results. It's a pretty nifty thing and I'm surprised it was hidden so well. Check it: I was probably sitting here for 20 min or so messing around with it. Check out a quick video of what I mean below:

Black Ops 6 will be making an official reveal Jun 9th, during the Xbox Games Showcase. There was a website released too, called The Truth Lies, you view it here - https://thetruthlies.com/ In it you will see an old style CRT TV that shows up to 4 working channels. 1,2,3, and 6 are the working channels, while there is currently nothing on channel 4 and 5. I don't want to spoil what is in the videos, or the channels I should say, so I'll let you experience it. The new game is said to take place during the Gulf War. So that should be interesting. Are you hyped for this game? Or are you a bit tired of Call of Duty at this point?

Found an article that talks about a new video Sony released showcasing what could be coming in the future, called their "Creative Entertainment Vision", or just general ideas of what could come. They showcase handheld devices, some that look like a new smartphone. But the main focus for this topic is the gaming controller they showcase. It looks extremely futuristic, and honestly kind of funny looking. To me it all looks like some graphic artist decided to mess around and make a mockup of what gaming could look like in the future. You can find the article here: https://www.ign.com/articles/what-might-a-playstation-controller-look-like-10-years-from-now-sony-has-an-idea? Sony seems very ambitious with all these fancy looking product ideas though. I got a laugh out of the phone idea they showcased in the video below. Reminded me of The Office episodes when they had that triangle tablet. I doubt their controllers or devices will look like this in the next 10 years though.

In short, Steam will not allow someone to pass on their Steam library after their death. So really you take your games to the grave when you die. But, it's an interesting concept. Should gamers be able to give their accounts to family in the case of their death? I know I'll be leaving my account to my brother or nephew when I pass. They can just have my sign-in info. I'll be dead, what do I care. Someone reached out to Steam support recently about the possibility of transferring an account through a will, and Steam said that it is not possible. Though they do mention you can share your steam library and all that fun stuff. Read more about this news here: https://gamerant.com/steam-transferring-game-library-will-inheritance/?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GR&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Facebook Do you think some companies in the future would allow doing this? Maybe Steam could change their mind one day.

Harvest Hunt is a new survival horror roguelike game where you're supposed to protect your village at night from a creature who's intent is to kill. Kinda reminds me of how Minecraft is when night rolls around. It looks like a fun game to play, but I don't know how long it'll hold my attention. This seems like it'd be a short lived game, at least for me. The cool thing is, it's only $18, and it's even on sale right now on steam for $15.29. - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2009620/Harvest_Hunt/ I wonder if it'll make its way on consoles next. Seems to be PC only right now. Th

I'm surprised that the Tenchu series hasn't been a thing in a long time. The last big Tenchu release I believe was with Tenchu Z. Which came out all the way back in 2007. They came out with another game a year later, but it was a digital only release called Shadow Assault: Tenchu, and it didn't do so well. And the very last game, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins was released in 2008 for the Wii and in 2009 for the PSP. But it's been radio silent when it comes to the franchise since. With the rise in popularity of games like Nioh and Rise of the Ronin recently, it made me wonder if we could one day see a new game in the Tenchu series, or maybe a whole reboot. It looks like FromSoftware still owns the IP.

Who here has played Stellar Blade? It's been out a little under a month now and it seems to be quite popular. I haven't played it myself, but would like to if I can ever get my hands on a PS5. It looks like it'd be a lot of fun. For those who have played it, is it worth getting a PS5 for? And do you think this could release on PC at some point?

https://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2024/05/21/nintendo-has-acquired-shiver-entertainment-from-embracer-group/ Nintendo has recently acquired Shiver Entertainment from Embracer Group. They are responsible for developing games like Scribblenauts: Showdown, and Scribblenauts Mega Pack for the Switch. And they did ports of Mortal Kombat 11, Hogwarts Legacy, and Mortal Kombat 1 for the Switch. Nintendo doesn't buy up studios that often, so it's interesting to see them make the call to buy one up.

MetalJesusRocks put out a video recently discussing some of the most obscure consoles he and his friends have played. A lot of the consoles mentioned I have never heard of. They really picked some pretty obscure ones. Though I'm sure some of you will recognize a few of them. Only thing I really knew was the Nintendo PlayStation prototype, and maybe a few of the handhelds that were mentioned, but the rest I don't recall ever hearing about. What are the most obscure consoles you've ever played? I'd say the Virtual Boy by Nintendo for me. And maybe a couple of those plug and play tv games you could get years ago. But I don't think I've really used or played anything that's really unknown or obscure enough.

This actually looks kind of fun. It's a new sandbox style game that looks heavily inspired by older GTA titles, especially with the mostly top-down view. But instead, you play as a cop and the intent is to arrest people breaking the law. And on top of all that, it's also procedurally generated. It was made by Fallen Tree Games, who were responsible for American Fugitive, which dropped in 2019, which was also inspired by GTA.

I heard about Have a Nice Death a while back, but never really looked into it until recently. A friend of mine suggested checking it out, mentioned it was a good roguelike game. It's currently on sale for $15 (original - $25) and I was thinking about picking it up and giving it a shot. Has anyone here played it? Is it worth buying? Or should I wait on a better sale? Or would you recommend a better roguelike?

Has anyone heard of this one? It just came out yesterday on Steam, with console releases coming in October of 2024. It's a sword fighting game, similar to Hellish Quart. It's not getting the greatest reviews though, as steam shows it as "Mixed" right now. It looks interesting though, so hopefully it gets better. I heard in the reviews that it may be made by one person too. Does this game interest you at all?

Ubisoft has decided to cancel the upcoming Division Heartland game. I didn't even know that this game was announced back in 2021, but I guess it's been in the works since then. It was also their attempt to make their own free-to-play game in the series. Me thinks a live service game most likely. Ubisoft will instead put their resources into the upcoming XDefiant free-to-play game, and some to Rainbow Six Siege. The good news for Division fans, is that Ubisoft still looks to be working on a Division 3. Read more on this news here: https://mp1st.com/news/the-division-heartland-officially-cancelled

Activision has opened up a new studio in Poland called Elsewhere Entertainment. Their intent is to make narrative driven/ genre defying AAA franchises, and thankfully it won't have anything to do with COD. The studio has talent who were involved in games like The Last of Us, Uncharted, The Witcher, Cyberpunk, Destiny, The Division, and Far Cry. So you got a wide array of talent here. On the plus side, they're also looking to bring in more developers. It's kind of good news with all the recent layoffs and closures going on. Even though Activision Blizzard had layoffs recently, same with Xbox and I believe a few other studios/companies did too. And you can't forget Microsoft outright closing down studios as of late. I hope with this, we see some more studios pop up. Hopefully from Microsoft's side, and hopefully bringing in the many who were laid off this past year. Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-opens-new-studio-tasked-with-creating-narrative-based-aaa-franchise

Source - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/05/14/xbox-360-price-reductions-available-now/ Since we all know the Xbox 360's store is closing down in July, you don't have much time left to pick up the digital games only available on the 360. Xbox is taking the opportunity to do a sale on Xbox 360 games up until the date they close up shop. There are some good deals here. There looks to be 66 games on sale right now, hopefully more to come. Some games are as low as $0.99, with Sniper Ghost Warrior being the cheapest at only $0.69. It sucks that the store is officially closing soon, but it's nice to see them putting up a sale. The link above lists out all the games available for sale. Clicking on them will bring you to their Xbox store.

The new Assassin's Creed Shadows has been revealed. It will be dropping this November. Sadly there was no gameplay to see, it's all cinematic, but the story does sound interesting. This one taking place in Japan and looks to be a two protagonist game. I assume you can take control of both characters. Who here is going to pick it up when it releases? I'm honestly kind of beat from playing AC all these years, haven't even touched a couple of the last ones, but I might change that with this one.

Source - https://www.ign.com/articles/dc-universe-online-is-still-going-13-years-later-and-now-it-has-a-ps5-version? Who here has played DC Universe Online? I think I tried it on the Xbox One years ago, but I don't think I ever put much time into it. I know it was discontinued on the PS3, but still works on the PS4 and other current consoles. But, now there is a PS5 version of the game. Is it worth playing this game after all of these years? I see the developer intends to keep updates coming for the game, at least according to the article above. So that's good news. And isn't it a free to play game these days? I might have to check it out again.

Official trailer for Marvel Rivals below, it's real:

This looks interesting. Open Roads is a new narrative mystery thriller that stars Keri Russell and Kaitlyn Dever. It's about a mother (Russell) and her daughter (Dever) taking a road trip, all the while trying to find the truth about their family. This is one of those games where the choices you make should have an affect on the end game. It was initially planned for a February release, but instead will be dropping tomorrow for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, Switch and PC of course. It looks like it's going to be a short game, but might have some replayability based on the different choices you can make.

Who are some of your favorite supporting characters in video games that you'd love to see get their own video game? I could probably go crazy discussing how most of the characters in Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 could easily star in their own video game. I'm assuming the next Red Dead will be a prequel, especially with RDR1 signaling the end of the wild west. I don't know if fans would want a RDR game without the wild west setting, it's part of its selling point. I'm sure you could set it in the future after RDR1, but it wouldn't be the same. Anyway, to get back on subject, I think Charles Smith from RDR2 would be a great lead character for a future RDR. We could delve deeper into his future, or even his past and how he landed with Dutch and his gang. Plus, it seems fans really enjoy him as a character and I think seeing how he came to be, would be pretty cool. Of course, there's also Landon Rickets from the first game, who if I remember correctly, was one of the best shooters in the west. With Rickets I think they can delve earlier into the wild west, way before Dutch and his crew were ever a thing. But idk if fans would care for that. That's just one game, and I'm sure I could go on and on, but I want to hear some of your ideas. What supporting or side characters deserve their own video game?