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Among Us devs announce new publishing firm, Outersloth, revealing roster of indie games at Summer Game Fest No, we’re not seeing another Among Us game, but Innersloth has opened a publishing firm to help shed light on other fresh indie games. Image credit:Outersloth It was super nice to see Victoria Tran and Forrest Willard of Innersloth take to the stage of Summer Game Fest. And no, the Among Us creators are not announcing Among Us 2, or 3, or 4....

Are Skyrim and Baldur’s Gate 3 immersive sims? If you’re asking one of the guys that created Dishonored, yes It’s a complicated question. Image credit:Bethesda The infinite debate about what is and isn’t an immersive sim continues to rage on, as one of the co-creators of Dishonored says he thinks Skyrim is one. Immersive sim, as a genre, is a really hard one to define. I’m not even going to try to define it in any meaningful way for you, I just know that games like Thief, Dishonored, and Deus Ex fit within that genre....

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon’s story trailer looks cool as hell, is pretty depressing That’s FromSoftware for you. Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon’s story trailer is here, and yes, it’s just as vague and impressive-looking as other similar FromSoftware trailers. Want to know what’s going on in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon? Me too! The story trailer won’t help with that all that much, but boy does it look cool....

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Against the Koga-ryu: Shotei location After the duel on Seta Bridge, the ninja master Shotei is on the run - here’s where to find him! Image credit:Ubisoft/VG247 On the trail of the notorious member of the Shinbakufu known as the Naginata in Assassin’s Creed Shadows , after the duel on Seta Bridge, you’re given the task of finding the fleeing patriarch of the Koga clan, Shotei ....

Assassin’s Creed Mirage Reap from the Ruins enigma solution The Wilderness of Mirage hides a few secrets worth seeking. Image credit:Ubisoft/VG247 Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a much shorter game than its predecessors, but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of secrets for you to unfold or treasures for you to collect. Enigmas are small riddles you can find across 9th Century Baghdad, and if you’re able to solve them, you’ll find yourself lining your pockets with collectables....

Atomfall Dr Garrow quest guide Here’s how to complete Dr Garrow’s quest and ultimately escape with her in Atomfall. Image credit:Rebellion/VG247 Atomfall has an array of interesting characters for you to meet, with some of them being much more important than others, given that they can help provide you with a means for escaping. Dr Garrow is one such important NPC, and while she has a little bit of an attitude – and quite the reputation for it – it’s hard not to trust her wit....

As if you didn’t have enough in your backlog already. Image credit:Netflix It sounds like you can expect lots more games on Netflix , as the streamer apparently has more than 80 in development right now. At this point in time, it’s pretty clear that Netflix hasn’t quite figured out video games just yet. It’s obviously been dominating the film and television industry for years now, and while it’s made some moves to stake a claim on the games industry like acquiring Oxenfree 2 developer Night School Studio , (which you can, of course, play through Netflix )....

Attention, Magic the Gathering and Baldur’s Gate 3 fans: some beautiful Astarion Secret Lair cards are on the way, and yes, they’ll make you thirsty Just a little bit of sucking - blood sucking, that is - in these ones. Image credit:Wizards of the Coast The venn diagram of Magic the Gathering fans and Baldur’s Gate 3 fans will probably want to check out the very good, and potentially titillating, Astarion cards....

Baldur’s Gate 3 sex% runners rejoice as Larian quietly re-enables rapid Lae’zel romancing Larian is doing what’s right for the community. Image credit:VG247/Larian Studios Breaking news: Baldur’s Gate 3 ’s sex percent speedrunning category has been saved thanks to a quiet change from Larian . Last week, a great tragedy struck the Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunning community. The game’s fourth patch added a change that massively nerfed the sex percent category that has quickly taken the community by storm, a change that many thought spelled the end of the run....

Baldur’s Gate 3: Act Two Expansion custom campaign is aiming for a 2025 release, and the “whole new region” it’ll be adding looks damn cool in this fresh trailer Gather your party once more and get ready for “an epic battle against the Absolute’s army”. Image credit:Larian/SquallyDaBeanz It’s that time again. Another ambitious Baldur’s Gate 3 custom campaign mod has put out a trailer offering a taste of what its creators have been cooking....

Bella Ramsay is incredible in HBO’s The Last of Us rollercoaster opener The Last of Us TV show is off to a strong start – and that’s thanks, in no small part, to the talent of its leading actors. I have not played The Last of Us . I’ve had plenty of opportunity to do so, and as the horror aficionado that I claim to be, it feels blasphemous that I haven’t yet checked out the games....

Best Baldur’s Gate 3 Astarion build The best companion build for Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, including subclass, equipment, and skills. Image credit:Larian Studios High Elf Astarion has captivated hearts and minds since the release of Baldur’s Gate 3 as the whole internet’s vampire husband slash latest babygirl. (That’s vampire spawn , actually!) Unless you absolutely hated him on sight, odds are good that he’s become a more or less permanent fixture in your party, perhaps for his excellent stealth abilities, or maybe just because you think he’s too damn funny to leave at your camp....

Best EAFC 24 Centurions Striker Evolution players This Evolution gives the Rapid Playstyle and a pace boost to a strong striker! Image credit:EA Sports/VG247 The Centurions Striker Evolution in EAFC 24 gives an amazing pace boost and the Rapid Playstyle to a strong forward with an already solid overall rating. This means that the best players you can use in this Evolution are already pretty good - this just pushes them over the top....

Borderlands movie directed by Eli Roth to release in August 2024 insert Claptrap squeal here Image credit:Gearbox Eli Roth’s film based on the Borderlands franchise will be released in theaters on August 9, 2024. The theatrical release date was announced at SDCC (thanks, Deadline ). The film will not be identical to the Borderlands videogame universe, but it promises to be authentic to the characters, tone, and style. Plotwise, a ragtag group of folks is trying to save the missing daughter of Atlas, the universe’s most powerful SOB....

Boxer Oleksandr Usyk rocks up to presser in Hitman’s Agent 47 cosplay, so I assume his fight strategy will involve nicking clothes and three hours of accident setup He had a briefcase and everything, though it didn’t include a poison that’d help him drown Tyson Fury in a toilet. Image credit:Io Interactive How do you intimdate your opponent as a boxing pre-fight press conference that’ll inevitably involve two very large people staring into each others’ eyes like long-lost lovers at some point?...

Brand new DLC for Two Point Campus enrolls you in Medical School Cure the sick, tackle pirates, and embrace yeti wisdom. Two Point Campus is expanding with the Medical School DLC , dropping on August 17. In the new content, you have been enlisted to help the sick people of Two Point County. At Medical School, laughter may be the best medicine, but that isn’t true if the patient is diseased or on fire....

Breath of the Wild: How to Kill a Hinox The Hinox come in a few different colors in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , but all of them can be deadly to Link. In this Zelda Breath of the Wild Hinox guide , we’ll be walking you through how to kill a Hinox in Breath of the Wild , as well as detailing the differences between the colors of the beast....

Can you play Fallout: London on Xbox and PlayStation consoles? It’s a question you might well have about the highly-anticipated Fallout 4 mod, and we’re here to answer it. Image credit:VG247/Team FOLON/Xbox/PlayStation Massive Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London is finally releasing today , July 25, following over five years of development and a number of delays. If you’re wondering whether you can play Fallout: London on your Xbox or PlayStation console , then you’re very much in the right place....

Cities: Skylines 2 console release delayed to spring 2024 PC players can still build their dream cities on October 24. Image credit:Paradox Interactive Cities: Skylines 2 will miss its October release on consoles. The delay was announced today by publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Colossal Order. Cities: Skylines 2 - If you can dream it, you can build it.Watch on YouTube Originally set for release alongside PC on October 24, the development team concluded it needed more time to “reach the quality targets” it had set to provide the best experience on consoles....

Civilization 7’s first in-game event pushed back, so Firaxis can whip out the Bermuda Triangle and drop some beefy updates designed to make your gripes disappear The devs hope you’ll say goodbye to your UI unhappiness like it’s a schooner that’s strayed into uncharted waters. Image credit:Firaxis Firaxis has had its hands full since Civilization 7 dropped, as it’s been busy trying to fix and change elements of the game that earned it a pretty mixed response out of the gate....