Author: Liv Ngan
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El Paso, Elsewhere studio reveals “horror fantasy kidnapping” simulator
The studio behind last year’s supernatural, neo-noir shooter El Paso, Elsewhere has announced its next game Life Eater. Strange Scaffold, which also developed Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, Sunshine Shuffle, and An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs, revealed Life Eater alongside the news it has signed a deal with indie publisher Frosty Pop…
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Now someone’s made the Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience in Fortnite
“Explore Jonesy’s whimsical chocolate factory!” says the tagline for Jonesy’s Chocolate Factory Experience. Billed as appropriate for 3 years and above, and advertising fun and exploration, I used up 40GB of my precious, SSD space to install Fortnite and visit Jonesy’s whimsical chocolate factory. Yes, I’m still thinking about the infamous Willy Wonka Experience held…
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Xbox Partner Preview broadcast announced for this week
Xbox has announced its latest Partner Preview broacast will air this Wednesday, 6th March at 6pm UK time, showcasing upcoming third-party games. The video presentation will last 30 minutes, Microsoft said today, and contain a mix of trailers, gameplay videos, and additional behind-the-scenes information posted to Xbox Wire. Xbox has teased a closer look at…
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Crash Team Rumble support ends after nine months, as developer splits with Activision
Crash Team Rumble will have no further content updates after 4th March, less than nine months after its launch. The strategic platformer MOBA launched on 20th June 2023 on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Since then it’s had three seasons of new content, the latest being a crossover with Spyro the…
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Pokémon, Warcraft join in the Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience memes
Pokémon, Warcraft and Sea of Thieves have joined in with this week’s Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience memes. The £35 ticketed knock-off event went viral this week, and now it’s not just players commemorating the occaison with memes. Video game makers and publishers are now using their official social media accounts to join in with the…
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Immortals of Aveum will grow for “years and years” like Dead Space, director says
Immortals of Aveum is a game which will continue to be discovered by players for “years and years” like Dead Space, according to its director. Ascendant Studios founder Bret Robbins, who also served as creative director on the first Dead Space game, made the comment in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz reflecting on the launch and…
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Get ready for Amazon’s Fallout adaptation with March’s Prime Gaming
Amazon is offering eight games to Prime Gaming subscribers in March, including Fallout 2 and Invincible Presents: Atom Eve. The month will start out with Fallout 2 to promote Amazon’s upcoming Fallout adaptation, which is set to premiere on 12th April. We got a good look at the show in December when Amazon released a…
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Glasgow’s infamous Willy Wonka Experience lives on through The Sims 4
If you, like the rest of the internet, have been swept up in the trainwreck that was the Willy Wonka Experience held in an empty warehouse in Glasgow last weekend, we have good news. While you may no longer be able to witness the real event in person, you can always relive it vicariously through…
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The Simpsons’ Mario Kart parody is the closest we’ve got to a Hit & Run sequel
We’re now 20 years on from the release of The Simpsons: Hit & Run and we’re still without a sequel. That said, we now have a nightmarish glimpse into what could have been, perhaps, with a Mario Kart parody sequence in the latest episode of the animated series. Episode 12 of season 35, Lisa Gets…
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Children face social pressures to spend money in games, study suggests
A study conducted by Norwegian researchers has suggested children feel increasing social pressure to spend money in games. The study, commissioned by the Norwegian government’s Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, was conducted by researchers Clara Julia Reich and Kamilla Knutsen Steinnes at Oslo Metropolitan University’s National Institute for Consumer Research. An overview of the…