Author: Marcus Stewart
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Formerly Known As Codename Red, Gets World Premiere This Week
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red now has an official title: Assassin’s Creed Shadows. We’ll also get our first full-length look at the series’ first Japanese entry this week. Ubisoft announced on X that the game’s cinematic world premiere trailer will air on May 15 at 9 a.m. P.T./12 p.m. ET. Ubisoft’s use of the word “cinematic”…
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Indika Review – Rewarding Faith
Indika is bizarre, surprising, and captivating. It made me question its reality almost as often as its titular protagonist, a young nun tormented by the Devil, doubts her faith. This odd adventure from its aptly named developer Odd Meter may lack some design polish, but the fascinating tale at its core instilled enough faith in…
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The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 14 | Super Replay
After The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reinvented the series in 3D and became its new gold standard, Nintendo followed up with a surreal sequel in Majora’s Mask. Set two months after the events of Ocarina, Link finds himself transported to an alternate version of Hyrule called Termina and must prevent a very angry…
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Lightforge Games Suffers Significant Layoffs, D&D Inspired Project ORCS Development Paused
Lightforge Games is indefinitely pausing work on its upcoming RPG Project O.R.C.S. The team has been reduced to a skeleton crew as the few remaining staff members look to determine their next course of action. In a message posted to the game’s website and social media channels yesterday, Lightforge cites a lack of publisher funding…
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Crow Country Review – Comfort Food Horror
The Resident Evil series has redefined and refined survival horror in recent years, arguably single-handedly. However, as the venerable series continues to push the genre forward, a growing number of indie games are looking back to survival horror’s late ‘90s heyday for inspiration. Crow Country joins those ranks, offering a respectable nostalgic homage to the…
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The 2024 Summer Gaming Showcase Schedule
With the sun out and the temperature rising, it must be summer. That means it’s time to stay cool indoors and watch a litany of gaming showcases airing throughout the season. Highlighted by Summer Game Fest, we’ve created a schedule listing every notable showcase occurring over the coming months, the date and times they air,…
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The Joker, Voiced By Mark Hamill, Joins MultiVersus
MultiVersus makes its grand return on May 28, and a new trailer reveals that the Joker is joining the roster. Even better, Mark Hamill is voicing the Clown Prince of Crime once more. Though we don’t see gameplay, a cinematic trailer sets up a dramatic confrontation (and likely emotional reunion for fans) between Batman, voiced…
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Surviving The Retro-Inspired Horror Of Crow Country | New Gameplay Today
In this episode of New Gameplay Today, editors Marcus Stewart and Kyle Hilliard explore Crow Country. This retro-inspired horror title by Snipperclips developer SFB Games takes inspiration from the early entries of Resident Evil and Silent Hill, delivering an adventure that’s enjoyable in its comforting, eerie familiarity. To learn more, be sure to read our…
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Cover Reveal – The Making Of Hades II
This month, Hades II graces Game Informer‘s cover. After playing several hours of the Early Access build (which is publicaly available as of today), we traveled to Supergiant Games’ studio in San Francisco to interview several of the core team members – creative director Greg Kasavin, studio director Amir Rao, art director Jen Zee, composer…
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A Brief Hades II Spoiler-Free Starter Guide
Hades II has launched into Steam Early access, and it’s also Game Informer’s next cover story (which launches on May 14). Whether you’re a returning fan or a newcomer, it may take a few runs to get your bearings as Hades II sports new progression systems, resources, and new layers to existing mechanics. It can…