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    The Eternal Life of Goldman looks sick af

    Skip to 0:52 for gameplay

    Announced today at THQ Nordic’s digital showcase, this game looks stunning – like a twisted mishmash of Rayman, OlliOlli World and Cuphead.

    We wanted to make an uncompromising 2D game of amazing beauty, so we went back to the genre’s roots and took the most difficult path possible – meticulously drawn, colored and animated by hand using classic frame-by-frame techniques. We didn’t cut any corners, and the results are worth it.

    In The Eternal Life of Goldman, no two rooms or landscapes are alike. Every place, every object, every character, every visual effect — everything is carefully planned and executed to the finest detail.

    The studio describes the game as challenging but not gruelling, with no backtracking – so expect a more traditional platformer rather than a metroidvania.

    Coming to all platforms.

    Bonus from THQ Nordic: Tarsier Studios (Little Nightmares 1 & 2) tease a new game to be announced at Gamescom.

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    World of Goo 2

    World of Goo 2 releases on August 2nd, 2024.

    Releasing on Switch, Win/Mac (Epic), and Linux – but very interestingly not on mobile, where it originally made a huge splash.

    In their own FAQ section they answer the available platforms question:

    [Dandy Wheeler, PR specialist]: Yes, let’s enjoy this moment, right now, where anything is possible. Can you play it on your 2004 Discman? Maybe. Let’s just let the vast expanse of uncertainty fill our hearts with wonder, while we fill our bank accounts with exclusive distribution contracts.

    The original World of Goo came out in 2008, which means it’s now ‘officially’ a retro game. 👴

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    NBA Street spiritual successor announced

    Several former EA developers, including former Visceral Games GM Scott Probst, have formed a new studio to make a spiritual successor to NBA Street — the beloved 3v3 street basketball series released back in the early 2000s.

    Titled The Run: Got Next, the new project developed by Play by Play Studios is a “character-driven, full court 3v3 hoops game that celebrates the attitude, style, and skills of streetball culture” developed in Unreal Engine 5, with players stringing together an extended winning streak against opponents either solo or with friends online (discussions are “ongoing” about whether it will include a complete offline mode). Similar to roguelites like Balatro, players will be able to visit a shop between games to acquire “items, sponsors, abilities, kicks, and more.”

    – IGN

    The world is ready for an NBA Street successor, imo – but, to be frank, the online-only rogue-ish concept feels like a wobbly approach to me.

    Will keep an eye on this one, but the announcement is unconvincing.

    (Awful name too, jebus).

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    The coolest games I saw today – Summer Games, Dev of the Devs, Devolver Direct

    Despite the ghost of E3 looming over June, the Summer Games Fest, Day of the Devs and Devolver Direct all went live today.

    I sorted through the avalanche of announcements and trailers to find the *coolest* stuff!

    Keep reading

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    Cult of the Lamb update: Relics of the Old Faith

    Massive Monster dropped the trailer for their new Cult of the Lamb update on today’s Nintendo Indie World Direct.

    The trailer showcases a few new buildings etc, but what really stands out is the amount of combat improvements and additions.

    I’d kind of forgotten how much the visual style of this game absolutely sings. And now a photo-mode too!

    The studio reckons this update will “double” their gameplay. Might be time for a new playtrhough!

    RELICS OF THE OLD FAITH – APRIL 24
    A huge FREE major content update to Cult of the Lamb is almost here!
    📖 New post-game story
    🔪 Deeper combat
    🐛 Revamped bosses & enemies
    💀 More replayability
    📸 Photo mode
    💓 Many requested features

    See how much we’ve added – @cultofthelamb

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    Flight Simulator – NZ Update

    Aoteroa.

    It makes me feel homesick to see all these locations highlighted in such a caring way. Time to reinstall.

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    A New Dawn – A Sea of Thieves Cinematic

    Hustle and bustle in Golden Sands.

    While the world of Sea of Thieves has always been a living, changing experience – this is the first time we’ve seen such a meaningful and significant change to the existing landscape.

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    Jedi: Survivor – Reveal Trailer

    BD-1 and his sidekick.

    EA/Respawn’s Jedi become a series with Jedi: Survivor due to arrive March 17th, 2023.

    I finished a replay of Fallen Order last week, and while it’s very enjoyable – and let’s face it, a great Star Wars game – it has a decided “last gen” feel, even with patches for the current gen machines.

    Keep reading

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