Kane99

Has anyone heard of this free-to-play game? I hear it is like a mix of an adventure game with dress-up elements, but the outfits you use give you powers or something. I'm getting some palworld vibes from the game too. It may not be my thing, but I can see some people really getting into a game like this. Check out the tailer below.

Skydance has a new VR action adventure game available on Steam and I believe the Meta Quest headsets. You can find the game here - https://www.meta.com/experiences/skydances-behemoth/5767635983306831/ and here - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1707990/Skydances_BEHEMOTH/ I'm hearing it's getting mixed reviews, but it looks like it'd be a lot of fun to play in VR. Has anyone here played it yet?

Source - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/12/ars-technicas-top-20-video-games-of-2024/ Ars Technica did their top 20 games of 2024 list recently and it's what you'd probably expect. The list goes in alphabetical order though, so don't try to gauge what games they found to be the best over the others. Though some of my favorites or ones I'd like to play soon are; Astro Bot, Animal Well, Indiana Jones, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and a few others. No Wukong on the list though, which is surprising kind of with all the hype it had this year. What are some games you feel are missing from the list? What should be replaced?

Source - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rayman-is-back-but-probably-not-how-you-want/1100-6528598/ There is a new game called Captain Laserhawk: The Video Game that is based off of a Netflix show called Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, which aired last year I guess. This show is actually based off of the 2013 spin-off game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The show featured characters from other Ubisoft games as well from what I hear. I might have to check it out. Anyway, the news is that this Captain Laserhawk game is going to utilize NFTs and the blockchain, and will require you to have an Niji Warrior NFT in order to play. The only other aspect of Rayman you can get in the game is a profile picture that costs you 750 virtual coins. No idea how much that costs, but the way digital junk is these days, I'm guessing it's over $5 at least. But could be more. I am not a fan of this, and it seems Ubisoft is aware people are not fans of these types of games because they released it without any bit announcements or fanfare. Kind of like how I didn't know the show even existed in the first place.

This was probably one of my favorite reveals during the Game Awards last week. Project: Robot is a new game from Fumito Ueda, the mind behind Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian. This game looks to be big in scope just like his previous titles were. This game seems to focus on mechs, especially huge looking ones. So I'm pretty hyped we can have these grand mech battles or something.

Split Fiction is a new co-op action adventure from Hazelight Studios and Josef Fares. You know the team behind A Way Out and It Takes Two. So you'll get a similar co-op feel from this game. I really dig the idea behind the story. It sounds like it'd be a lot of fun. It releases on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on March 6, 2025. Check out the reveal trailer below.

Screamer is an upcoming racing game that is a reimagining of the classic racing game that originally came out in 1995 for MS DOS. I can't say I ever heard of the original game. This reboot sounds quite appealing though. It's said to be releasing for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC sometime in 2026. Check out the trailer below.

The First Berserker: Khazan is an upcoming action RPG based on the DNF universe. It was developed by Neople and will be published by NEXON. It's dropping on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in March 2025. Check out the cinematic trailer below. 's

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is the new game from famed studio Naughty Dog. You of course know who they are. It's been rumored they have been working on a new project for some time now, and it was officially revealed during the Game Awards recently. It's currently in development, and I don't think an official release date has been revealed yet.

A new Onimusha game is finally coming, but sadly we have to wait until 2026, so a bit of a ways off. But fans of the franchise will probably be happy to jump back into the series with a new iteration. Check out the reveal trailer below.

The Witcher 4 has been revealed at this years Game Awards show. They released a pretty lengthy trailer showcasing that you will be playing as Ciri instead of Geralt. I'm sure it will turn out to be another classic/game of the year contender. Check the trailer below.

Turok is back baby. The new title was revealed during the Game Awards 2024. When was the last Turok release? Anyway it looks to be a decent co-op shooter, I can't wait to get my hands on it. Anyone looking forward to it? Saber Interactive are the developers behind it. Sadly no release date yet, but I would assume either late 2025 or sometime in 2026.

Dispatch is a new point and click story driven adventure starring Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad and Bojack Horseman fame and famous voice actor Laura Bailey. The intent of your job is to be a dispatcher who is responsible for hunting down super heroes. It's from the makers of The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us and Trales From the Borderlands, people who used to work with Telltale games. I really like the graphical style of this, looks leaps and bounds better than the graphic style Telltale games used to use. It's supposed to come out in 2025. Check out the trailer below.

Source - https://www.yahoo.com/tech/meet-catly-bizarre-ai-slop-160000234.html If you guys watched the Game Awards a few days ago, you probably saw the trailer for some new open world RPG featuring cats called Catly. I didn't pay much attention to the trailer when the game awards first aired, but after re-watching the trailer, it looks pretty suspicious. There's claim the developers were responsible for games that never saw the life of day, or didn't last long. It's also being alleged that one of the developers on the game, previously worked on a blockchain/cryptocurrency/NFT game called "Alien Meow" which looks pretty similar to Catly. Their steam page also seems suspicious, like made with AI: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2987350/Catly/. You can also read what curators are saying on the game so far here: https://store.steampowered.com/curators/curatorsreviewing/?appid=2987350 It's pretty Check out the trailer below to form your own opinion. Do you think this was all made with generative AI?

With the recent closing of the Xbox 360 shop, and support for other aspects leaving, it made me wonder if it's worth modifying one of the Xbox 360 consoles I own now. Would you consider modding your 360s going forward? Maybe to make it usable as an emulator, or to emulate other 360 games. I of course want to modify one of my 360s to use it as an emulation station. Do you think it's easier now with support for the 360 mostly dropping? Or do you think it'd be better to mod something like a Wii or other console?

Has anyone here played The Thaumaturge? Check it out on steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684350/The_Thaumaturge/ It's also available on PS5, and Xbox Series X|S consoles as earlier this month. It's a isometric role-playing game developed by the team at Fool's Theory. Is this one worth checking out?

Source of news - https://mp1st.com/news/report-sony-bend-new-ip-in-development-screenshots-surface It looks like Sony Bend is working on something new. You may know Sony Bend from the hit game Days Gone. Sadly this new game seems to be jumping into the live service foray instead of focusing on a sequel to Days Gone or even a remaster like fans were hoping. It's alleged that it'll be a third person shooter with military themes. Check out the article above for more details on the project. And discuss what you think it could be and whether it will be as good or worse than Days Gone.

TinyBuild and Nikita Sozidar have finally released VOIN in early access. It's on sale on steam right now for $17.99, with the original price being $19.99. It's a new rogue-lite with loot-mechanics. Check out the trailer below:

Epic Games has been ordered to refund over $72 million worth to Fornite players who accidentally purchased items in game. The FTC has won a lawsuit settlement which is requiring Epic Games and Fornite to fork over refunds to gamers. It seems to be a set amount of players though, as only 629,000 or so can qualify. If you have a legit claim for an accidental purchase, you can submit a claim by January 10, 2025. It is only limited to people in the US. I can't imagine it'll be easy to get into this. I can see the amount of claims reaching well over 630K. It's being said this settlement was being worked on since 2022. And the main reason a settlement was brought up, was due to Epic Games alleged violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The lawsuit also alleged that Epic Games manipulated users by using design tricks. If you're one of the players who qualifies for said settlement, they can stand to make $114. They of course have to submit proof, and that they meet the requirements specified by the case. You can read more about this news, along with how to file your own claim via this article here: https://mp1st.com/news/epic-games-ordered-to-refund-over-72-million-to-fortnite-players-for-accidental-purchases

Xenopurge is a new Alien inspired real-time tactics game from the team at Traptics where you have to manage and command your squad to take out aliens. It's said to be coming out for PC via Steam in Q2 of 2025. So kind of a wait yet. Check out the trailer below.

SlavicPunk: Oldtimer is a isometric action shooter from the team at Red Square Games. It's been out on PC since June of 2023. Has anyone here played it? Is it worth checking out? I'm mot normally into isometric action, but I'd be willing to give it a chance if it's good. I believe it just came out for Xbox Series X|S as well.

Phantom Squad is a new co-op top-down tactical shooter from the team Super Rare Originals and indie games developer Ctrl Freak (Jérôme Scheefer). It's dropping on pc via Steam sometime in 2025. Check out the trailer below.