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• Mortal Kombat 1's Kameo system might restore hope for crossover characters like Batman

  23-08-2023 23:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  The developers of Mortal Kombat 1 seem just as excited as we are for the possibility that the new game's Kameo Fighter system might open the door for a bigger array of crossover characters.Mortal Kombat has often included characters from other franchises - Peacemaker, Homelander, and Omni-Man are all scheduled for the new game's DLC, for example. But MK's brutal fatalities tend to make rights holders squeamish about licensing their characters for appearances in the series. It's tough to imagine,
  
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• One of the most ambitious roguelikes of 2024 is tackling an MMO-grade challenge: 33-player raiding

  23-08-2023 22:57 via gamesradar.com
  
  33 Immortals is an aptly named co-op roguelike promising 33-player raid-type encounters, and it's taken a unique drop-in approach to the often socially daunting task of getting a crew together.33 Immortals is coming to PC (Epic Games Store) and Xbox Series X (with Game Pass) next year, and producer Nicola Godin discussed the game's "pick up and raid" vision during Xbox's official Gamescom 2023 stream. "Traditionally, in a raid, you have to create a big group and plan a lot of things to solve th
  
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• Classic adventure game Broken Sword is getting a full remake on top of a brand-new sequel

  23-08-2023 22:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  27 years after its original release and 14 years after its first remaster, classic point-and-click adventure game Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is getting a fresh remake and a brand-new sequel.Officially titled Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, the devs describe this as a "4K reinvention" of the original game that's set to hit PC, consoles, and mobile devices in early 2024. "I don't want to change the game, but I want it just to be better," series co-creator Charles Cec
  
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• Spider-Man is evil now, and it's all Kraven the Hunter's fault

  23-08-2023 22:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  Norman Osborn is known as Spider-Man's greatest enemy, thanks to his history as the Green Goblin. But recently, Osborn has also become one of the most tragic figures in Peter Parker's life thanks to his honest attempts to reform from villainy and become a hero as the Gold Goblin.Now, August 23's Amazing Spider-Man #32 from writer Zeb Wells, artist Patrick Gleason, colorist Marcio Menyz, and letterer Joe Caramagna flips the tragedy of Norman Osborn on its head by bringing none other than Kraven t
  
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• After years light on exclusives, Xbox exec says Starfield will start a "baton pass" for big releases like Avowed and Hellblade 2

  23-08-2023 22:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Rather than a response to the narrative that Xbox has struggled to release hit exclusive games, Xbox chief marketing officer Jerret West describes Starfield as "the starting gun of a relay race" which will be continued by the likes of Obsidian's fantasy RPG Avowed and Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2.
  I don't know that we need to put the pressure of changing a narrative on StarfieldJerret West
  Speaking with GamesRadar+ at Gamescom, West says Starfield's launch is a rare moment for the in
  
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• Tormented Souls 2 is coming in 2024 with big old-school survival horror vibes

  23-08-2023 21:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Closing out the Future Games Show Gamescom 2023 showcase was the reveal of Tormented Souls 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2021 cult classic from developer Dual Effect and publisher PQube. Caroline Walker will have another harrowing location to investigate, swapping out the claustrophobic corridors of the Winterlake mansion for more adventures across more hallowed grounds. Tormented Souls 2 will see Caroline Walker navigating creepy churches and chilling monasteries, fighting back ag
  
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• Modern Warfare 3's new Open Combat Missions sound like a speedrunner's dream: "What's the fastest I can do this?"

  23-08-2023 21:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Activision has published a deep-dive blog and video on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's new "open combat missions," which are designed to diversify the main campaign with non-linear gameplay in addition to the usual cinematic levels.The most comprehensive breakdown of the new feature so far goes over the myriad ways you'll be able to tackle these missions, including, but not limited to using stealth, "guns-a-blazing" style combat, using a loadout or picking up gear along the way, going on foot,
  
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• Deathground is the Jurassic Park survival horror game you didn’t know you wanted

  23-08-2023 21:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dinosaur-themed survival horror game Deathground gets a new gameplay trailer revealing even more grisly detail and a look at the monstrous raptors you’ll be looking to avoid.Deathground pits you as the prey as you’ve got to complete objectives and escape a facility overrun with viscous raptors and potentially some even bigger dinosaurs that are hunting you down. Jaw Drop Games has been developing the squad-based, dino-horror game since it was funded via Kickstarter back in July 2020.
  
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• Helskate oozes creepy and cool with a new trailer for its skateboarding roguelite

  23-08-2023 21:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Phantom Ghost's Helskate has a cool name. As a "skateboarding action roguelite", it has a cool premise. And, with a loose billing of Hades meets Tony Hawk Pro Skater, it has an incredibly cool elevator pitch. Further to its reveal trailer at Day of the Devs during this year's Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, Helskate has now dropped a new gameplay footage short at the Future Game Show. And it's a belter.   
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• Fight your way back from the horrors of WW1 with Ad Infinitum's new story trailer

  23-08-2023 21:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ad Infinitum is a horror game 10 years in the making, originally dreamed up by Lukas Deuschel and Thomas Lenz from Hekate as students in 2014. Now, nearly a decade later, it's revealing the plot behind its physiological WW1 terrors in a new story trailer debuting at the Future Games Show. 
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  The new trailer reveals the narrative at the heart of this traumatic horror game, one that sees you trapped between two worlds: your abandoned family home and the trench
  
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• Wayfinder's new launch trailer reveals six resurrected heroes back for more adventure in this huge MMO

  23-08-2023 21:16 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wayfinder's new launch trailer just dropped at the Future Games Show, revealing everything you'll be able to get involved with as part of the game's Early Access period, including plot details, playable characters, gameplay, and more besides.
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  The trailer reveals a character speaking to six fallen heroes as she literally brings them back to life, having failed to hold back an all-encompassing gloom and the monsters therein. Now gifted with a second chance, we get t
  
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• Tap some maple, cook up treats, and build yourself a sweet world in Sugar Shack

  23-08-2023 21:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  In the cosy world of Sugar Shack it's always spring, and the maple sap in the trees is ready to be harvested so it can be turned into sweet treats. As exclusively revealed during the Freedom Games montage at the Future Games Show, you'll soon be able to visit when it launches for PC on September 14.
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  For the uninitiated, a sugar shack is a traditional cabin often found in Canada where maple tree sap is boiled to become maple syrup, with these establishments also
  
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• Real-time strategy space shooter Dust Fleet looks like a tactical Starfield

  23-08-2023 21:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dust Fleet, a real-time tactics and strategy game where you manage your very own intergalactic spaceship battalion, is out now on Steam.As part of Future Games Show, indie publisher Freedom Games gave us a taster of their upcoming titles, among them one that's just launched on PC platforms. Dust Fleet sees us taking control of a host of spacecraft, guiding troops on a mission through the dust belt in this futuristic imagining of the 24th century. With space colonization having rendered Earth obs
  
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• Punch up planets as an angry little asteroid in this arcade-style rogue game

  23-08-2023 21:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  We got a closer look at Asterogues at this summer's Future Games Show, with publisher Freedom Games showing it off as part of a montage reel.The arcade brawler is just one of many upcoming Freedom Games titles to watch out for, launching us into the solar system as a rough-and-tumble asteroid in search of a good fight. Punch planets and beat up anything in your path on your quest to destroy, destruct, and show the galaxy who's boss.
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  The short snippet of Asterogue
  
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• Become a dwarf trying to protect their brewery in co-op defense game Tavernacle

  23-08-2023 21:15 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sometimes you just really need a nice cold beer and would do a lot of things to get one, but these dwarves are willing to fight for it in Tavernacle. As shown off as part of a Freedom Games montage in the Future Games Show August Showcase, Tavernacle is a tower tavern defense game where you and up to three pals can team up locally or online to protect your brewery. There are monsters coming who wish to make the entire world suffer from sobriety, and we can't be having that, can we? Eve
  
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• With HumanitZ's co-op survival you don't have to face the zombie apocalypse alone

  23-08-2023 21:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bad news, everyone! A zombie outbreak has destroyed civilization, and now the few humans who remain have to avoid the roaming hordes of zeeks who have gnawed their way to the top of the food chain. All is not lost though, as you can join up to three friends as you try to reclaim a slice of the world for the living.
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  As seen in the Freedom Games montage during the Future Games Show, HumanitZ plays out in a top-down view with players exploring an open world in search
  
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• Punish the protectors of your sister's killer in brutal beat-'em-up Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint

  23-08-2023 21:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Twenty years ago, a brother and sister were kidnapped at the hands of a serial killer, and although the boy somehow escaped from their clutches, the girl's fate was sealed. Now a grown up hard-boiled detective, Mr. Peppermint is on a quest for vengeance against this murderer and the criminal gang protecting them in the appropriately named the Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint.
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  As seen during the Freedom Games montage at the Future Games Show, this reve
  
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• Battle 18th century alt-history witches and devils to prevent the arrival of Lucifer in Hexxen: Hunters

  23-08-2023 21:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hexxen: Hunters has just been exclusively revealed in a world premiere shown during the Future Games Show. Based on Hexxen: 1733, a tabletop role-playing game from Germany's biggest TTRPG publisher, it's set in an 18th-century European alternate history where the Gates of Hell have been opened.
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  Witches, devils, and other creatures have infiltrated the human realms, trying to corrupt the souls of the living with deception and false promises, while the Hunters
  
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• Gen V is introducing the bloodiest supe yet in The Boys

  23-08-2023 21:11 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prime Video has released character descriptions for the new college-aged supes in The Boys  – and it looks like we're about to meet the bloodiest one yet.Jaz Sinclair plays Marie Moreau, an 18-year-old superhero with the ability to control and weaponize her own blood. (This makes perfect sense considering she's been the one covered in blood in all the promo shots released thus far).The other supes include Chance Perdomo as Andre Anderson, a junior at Godolkin University with magnetic
  
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• Astronimo is a puzzle platformer you can only complete by building space buggies with your pals

  23-08-2023 21:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  You're going to want to gather some friends together for Astronimo, a new co-op game that'll have you exploring the solar system by building contraptions capable of getting you from point A to point B. It's coming to us from Coatsink, the publisher of one of our picks for the best co-op games ever, Phogs, so we have high hopes for this creative endeavor. As revealed in the Future Games Show August Showcase, the game is launching into Early Access on September 27, so we've not got long to wa
  
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• This psychedelic visual novel set in a monster-collecting RPG is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC

  23-08-2023 21:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Dome-King Cabbage, an upcoming visual novel that takes place inside a kooky monster-collecting RPG, will be coming to the Nintendo Switch as well as PC.The latest offering from indie developer Cobysoft Co, we've had our eye on this charming yet trippy title for awhile now. Following a trailer showcased at tonight's Future Games Show, publisher Hyper Real confirmed Dome-King Cabbage's release platforms by adding Nintendo Switch to the mix alongside its PC release. It's slated to launch sometime i
  
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• Let the music guide you in puzzle platformer Symphonia

  23-08-2023 21:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  With the success of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical still ringing in our ears, we've got another new music-focused game for you to add to your wishlist - Symphonia. The game from developer Sunny Peak and publisher Headup Games just got revealed as part of the Future Games Show August Showcase, and it's due to drop on PC and console next year. 
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  It's a stunning-looking hand-drawn puzzle platformer where you play as the birdlike Philemon, who also happe
  
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• Face the mystery and horror of new Scorn footage on PS5

  23-08-2023 21:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  Scorn has revealed a fresh look at its PS5 debut in the Future Games Show, with new footage of the PlayStation edition of the game slithering on to a console near you on October 3. This Giger-esq Lovecraftian otherworld has already revealed its body horror mysteries on PC, but is now bringing its dreamstate to a new platform. 
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  It's a unique experience, with the idea behind Scorn being that you are "thrown into the world", and that the world itself is largel
  
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• Ravenswatch announces tempestuous terrors in the Shores of Storm Island update

  23-08-2023 21:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  Ravenswatch's newest chapter, the Shores of Storm Island, has been revealed and will be made a part of the game's early access build for all to play in September, as shown in a new trailer as part of the Future Games Show.
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  Ravenswatch, made by the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods, has been available on Steam Early Access for a little while now since April 2023, supporting up to four players in co-op roguelike gameplay where you fight your through a randomly ge
  
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• Wild Country is part city builder, part card battler, and all chaos

  23-08-2023 21:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  This upcoming game meshes together chill card battling and city building in a way I didn’t think I needed until I saw the trailer. As revealed at Future Games Show at Gamescom, Wild Country is a cozy-yet-competitive card game with some city-building elements tossed in for good measure. You’ll collect cards, build coffee shops, and challenge the odd furry foe to a battle of wits that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Wild Country is designed to be easy to pick up, but stil
  
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• You can pet the sheep in cozy building game Tiny Glade

  23-08-2023 20:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  This is your cuteness klaxon, because somehow Tiny Glade, the cosy building game just got more wholesome. You can pet the sheep. As revealed in a new gameplay trailer for the Future Games Show August Showcase, you can take a little break from your castle creating to pat the dinky sheep and earn yourself a heart in exchange. These sheep have already gained some notoriety because when you're manipulating terrain in Tiny Glade they'll pop up an umbrella to help themselves glide back to th
  
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• Park Beyond's Beyond Extreme DLC lands in September, and concurrent Patch 2.0 will bring cross-platform sharing

  23-08-2023 20:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Daring theme park management sim Park Beyond is going full throttle, with its first DLC slated to launch later this summer and a hefty update arriving on the same day.Announced at the Future Games Show, Beyond Extreme marks a new chapter in developer Limbic Entertainment's high-octane coaster-creator-meets-city builder. While cosmetic packs like Zombeyond and English Garden brought new design elements to the table, Beyond Extreme looks set to up the ante with two new missions and maps to explore
  
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• Islanders VR Edition brings hyper chill city building to Meta Quest on September 28

  23-08-2023 20:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  There's an argument to be made that Islanders is one of the best city building games out there. It is, at the very least, one of the most relaxing. This minimalist strategy game from developer Coatsink is all about good lo-fi beats to chill and build to, where you're able to sit back and gradually establish small cities on colorful islands. Well, now you're going to be able to do it in virtual reality. Islanders VR popped up in the Future Games Show Gamescom 2023 showcase and it looked utte
  
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• Lucy Liu introduces her new VR project based on the most powerful pirate of all time

  23-08-2023 20:40 via gamesradar.com
  
  Acclaimed actress Lucy Liu has shared information about her new video game project, The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend, in an interview during the Future Games Show at Gamescom.The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend is based on the true story of Zheng Yi Sao, who rose from poverty as a courtesan to become the most powerful pirate in history. At the peak of her power, Zheng Yi Sao was thought to command hundreds of ships and anywhere between 40,000 and 70,000 men in the early years of the 19th ce
  
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• Hellsweeper VR promises a hell of a time with fast and furious gameplay trailer at the Future Games Show

  23-08-2023 20:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  With its fire-swept valleys, magical swords, old-school twin revolvers, and ghastly monsters, Hellsweeper VR asks in all-capital letters: DARE TO DESCEND TO HELL? I mean, I think I am. Tentatively at least. You see, Hellsweeper VR's latest trailer – aired during the Future Games Show's VR showcase – looks great. But it also looks bloody terrifying. So much so, that while I'd love to slap on a virtual reality headset and travel further south than I ever hoped I'd need to, I'm als
  
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• Underlab is like Among Us but on a deep sea submarine

  23-08-2023 20:36 via gamesradar.com
  
  Underlab has the potential to be another huge social deception hit like Among Us, if this reveal trailer that just dropped at the Future Games Show Gamescom showcase is anything to go by. It's essentially the spiritual successor to Project Winter and comes from the team at Other Ocean Interactive. Unlike the snowy climes of Project Winter, with Underlab we'll be roleplaying as employers of a mysterious organization running a top-secret lab on a deepsea submarine. 
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• Direct the best sequences and star in your own '80s movies with platform puzzler It's a Wrap!

  23-08-2023 20:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're looking for a challenging platform puzzler with some fresh mechanics and plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor, then look no further than It's a Wrap! as seen during the Future Games Show. Set in 1980s Hollywood, you need to assemble levels and cue up actions as the director, before successfully clearing them as the star of the show to capture the perfect take.
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  In the Director's Phase you'll build the set, while coordinating all of the moving parts such as
  
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• The Last Faith is a gothic Metroidvania and soulslike mashup, and the Steam beta is out now

  23-08-2023 20:33 via gamesradar.com
  
  Kumi Souls Games has shown off another trailer for its upcoming Metroidvania and soulslike mashup The Last Faith at the Future Game Show at Gamescom.The new trailer shows off more of the moment-to-moment gameplay you’ll be experiencing during the dark, gothic game, which aims to demand merciless and precise combat from you.If you like what you see and don’t fancy waiting until the October 2023 release date, you can now try a beta on Steam. 
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• Aloft is a survival game that asks you to make a living on floating islands among hurricanes and flying turtles

  23-08-2023 20:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm loving the recent trend of games making the air fully explorable. Like Forever Skies, Aloft is a survival game where the skies are your playground. However, this time your core nemesis is not poison but a central hurricane that simply won't quit, and a mushroom invasion that must be pushed back to allow you to survive. As you can see in the brand new trailer above, which debuted at the Future Games Show August Showcase, you'll build a base by bringing together an expanding collecti
  
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• Wantless is a tactical RPG where you delve into patients’ minds to ease their torment

  23-08-2023 20:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Publisher Twin Sails Interactive has shown off a trio of trailers at Future Games Show at Gamescom, one of which places the spotlight on the upcoming tactical RPG Wantless.The trailer shows off an array of nightmarish bouts on a tactical board, with captions revealing that you’re here to fight your patients’ inner torments so they might confront their fears. We also glimpse some of the dialogue options you’ll share with them as you seek to treat them, alongside some customizabl
  
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• This pixel JRPG with monster-taming and turn-based combat looks like Pokemon meets Persona

  23-08-2023 20:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pixel JRPG Bloomtown showed face at this summer's Future Games Show, with publisher Twin Sails Interactive finally giving it a release window.Set in a picturesque 1960s Americana world, Bloomtown: A Different Story will make its way to PC and console platforms in Q4 2024. The announcement trailer was just one of three Twin-Sail games showcased during an extended line-up reel, but for any fan of games like Persona 5 or upcoming Persona 3 Reload, Bloomtown: A Different Story is the clear standout.
  
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• Break the biggest scoops of the 1930s and build your News Tower to become a media mogul

  23-08-2023 20:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Extra! Extra! Read all about it! If you want to take a shot at reporting on the most important events of the 1930s, and rise from humble beginnings in Brooklyn to build an international news empire, then you'll get your chance when News Towers launches through early access in early 2024.
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  Of course, the first step on your journey to becoming a media mogul is to begin construction of your tower, as seen during the Twin Sails Interactive trailer montage at the 
  
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• Bizarrely cute and very deadly roguelike AK-xolotl reveals imminent release date at Future Games Show

  23-08-2023 20:28 via gamesradar.com
  
  AK-xolotl, the game about being an axolotl with an AK-47 assault rifle, just locked in a release date as part of the Future Games Show at Gamescom.A new trailer confirms that the AK-xolotl release date is set for September 14, which means just a few weeks to wait until you can take on this cute-but-deadly roguelike.
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  In a trailer that matches the peculiar dichotomy between this adorable amphibian and the dark forest that it must shoot its way free from, you can get
  
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• Management sim Tavern Keeper lets you run a hectic and whimsical fantasy pub

  23-08-2023 20:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  Having worked behind the bar in many a pub over the years, I've often fantasized about running my own - and with Tavern Keeper I'll be able to test my abilities. Without all that financial burden. Announced at the Future Games Show August Showcase, Tavern Keeper is brought to us from the team behind Game Dev Tycoon - Greenheart Games.You'll want to create the perfect place for rogues, peasants, and heroes alike to take refuge. You'll pour pints, provide a place to rest, and no doubt even br
  
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• Sprawl is a retro-FPS that's speaking my love language, and it just shadow dropped

  23-08-2023 20:25 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sprawl is speaking my language. Developer Maeth shadow-dropped its retro-inspired FPS on Steam and the Epic Games Store during the Future Games Show: Gamescom 2023 showcase. That means you can jump into this white-knuckle shooter right now, and get lost in a sprawling cyberpunk megalopolis while battling back swarms of troopers as you race to the Spire. Sprawl features some of my favorite first-person shooter components: Quake-like gameplay which demands lightning-fact reactions, enhanced a
  
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• Star Trucker brings big rig cargo hauling to the final frontier in this new gameplay trailer

  23-08-2023 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Trucker's latest gameplay trailer lays out how you’ll be making a name for yourself as a master space hauler with your rocket-powered rig.Developer Monster and Monster is bringing the trucking simulation genre to the void of space next year, where you’ll need to look after your truck and yourself as you haul cargo throughout the stars. As this Future Games Show August Showcase gameplay trailer shows, the roads really don’t get more open than this, but that doesn’t me
  
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• Protect the innocent and uphold the law by following your own rules in RoboCop: Rogue City

  23-08-2023 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Once again, the cancer of crime is spreading across Old Detroit, and there's only one police officer who can serve up justice on these lawless streets – RoboCop.In the latest footage of the much-anticipated adventure, RoboCop: Rogue City, shown during the Future Games Show, we get to see both the action and exploration elements of the game.
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  The first-person shooting sections take place in highly destructive environments, with office cubicles, glass
  
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• Infiltrate the memory driven horror of The Gap ahead of its Fall 2023 release

  23-08-2023 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  Prepare to find out more about The Gap, with a developer intro and new trailer revealed exclusively at the Future Games Show. As well as new footage and insight from the creators, Label This, the Future Games Show can also reveal the game is releasing later this year and will be playable at Gamescom. 
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  The Gap is a psychological puzzle horror game about memory. The hero, Joshua Hayes, is a neuroscient
  
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• Gangs of Sherwood hits the target in new action-packed steampunk cinematic trailer

  23-08-2023 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  The latest cinematic trailer for Appeal Studios and Nacon's co-op shooter Gangs of Sherwood kicks off with the clinking sound of armor. Things are relatively peaceful – before a huge, towering hilltop cannon destroys an adjacent castle with a single shot; a bowman headshots an enemy soldier from ridiculous range, sending the foe plummeting to their doom; a magician strangles shield-bearing baddies with a lightning-infused whip; and a swordsman slices his prey into pieces. Showcased at
  
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• First Castle Craft gameplay trailer shows off its voxel building and defensive combat

  23-08-2023 20:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  You may remember Castle Craft from its debut in our March Future Games Show, but now we've got the first gameplay trailer for you with the August show. This voxel sandbox title lets you create impressive castles from scratch - or should that be block by block - fortifying them as much as you can before the hordes descend. As you can see in the gameplay trailer above, your castle starts off modest enough, with you literally carving out your main keep from a single stockpile and working
  
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• Hellboy: Web of Wyrd gets a release date in time for Halloween

  23-08-2023 20:05 via gamesradar.com
  
  The new Hellboy video game, Hellboy: Web of Wyrd, finally has a release date, and it's coming up fast - October 4, to be precise. And along with the announcement of Web of Wyrd's release date, developers Good Shepherd Entertainment have released a new trailer, highlighting the story of the game, seen above.As with previous glimpses of Web of Wyrd, the influence of Hellboy creator Matt Mignola's distinctive art style is on full display as the driving force of the game. Dating back to the la
  
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• Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Starfield takes a few hours before it "blows up in terms of its epic scale"

  23-08-2023 19:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Xbox boss Phil Spencer says the first few hours of Starfield are a little slow, but it eventually "blows up in terms of its epic scale."Speaking to IGN at Gamescom 2023 during Xbox's livestream, Spencer applauded Bethesda Game Studios for having the confidence to send out review codes to press and content creators a full two weeks ahead of launch - especially since it's a little slow to start."It's a big game, and I'll be the first to admit the first three to four hours are a little bi
  
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• BioWare lays off 50 developers as part of a plan to ensure "Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is an outstanding game"

  23-08-2023 19:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Legendary RPG studio BioWare has announced its plans to lay off 50 developers."After much consideration and careful planning," BioWare general manager Gary McKay says in the announcement, "we have built a long-term vision that will preserve the health of the studio and better enable us to do what we do best: create exceptional story-driven single-player experiences filled with vast worlds and rich characters. This vision balances the current needs of the studio - namely, ensuring Dragon Age: Dre
  
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• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty adds some can't-miss references to the Edgerunners anime

  23-08-2023 19:03 via gamesradar.com
  
  CD Projekt Red has shown off a heap of new content coming to Cyberpunk 2077 through the Phantom Liberty DLC and 2.0 update. And yet, what’s currently delighting fans the most is how some of that new content includes a throwback to the Endgerunners anime.As part of a New Ways to Play trailer, the team shows off the all-new relic skill tree and abilities alongside redesigned cyberware and perks. Plenty of the perk trees whizz by in moments you’ll miss if you blink, but that’s wha
  
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• GTA 6 leaker reportedly hacked Rockstar from a hotel room while on bail for hacking

  23-08-2023 18:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  The teenager suspected of hacking GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games last year was reportedly "caught red-handed" in a hotel room using an Amazon Fire Stick. According to the BBC, 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj was on bail for previous hacking crimes when they were "caught red-handed" by the City of London Police. As the report reveals, Kurtaj was staying in a hotel at the time for his safety (after being doxxed by a rival hacking gang) and was banned from accessing the internet as per his bail.Juror
  
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