The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth will be getting its next (and final) piece of DLC next month with "Afterbirth+." This will be released on the PC initially and the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One eventually.
First released as a mobile shmup, Sky Force was lauded as one of the better vertical-scrolling shoot 'em ups on that particular platform. Years later, Sky Force Anniversary made its way onto the PC, PlayStation 4, Playstation 3, and PlayStation Vita platforms, and now, as of last Thursday, the Xbox One.
While it will take a little while longer for the technology to reach a price point where everyone can enjoy 4K and HDR, that's not going to stop devs from getting the games out there that will take advantage of the graphical fidelity it provides. Seattle-based Holospark's debut FPS title, Earthfall, will join the ranks of those titles you will, someday, be able to enjoy in that higher res future.
One of my favorite PC releases last year was Westerado: Double Barreled. This arcade-y semi-open-world title not only drew inspiration from Spaghetti Westerns, but parodied them as well. And now, you and a buddy can embark upon this tale of revenge together on the Xbox One.
The SNES Classic Wild Guns is getting a little bit of a remake with Wild Guns: Reloaded, which was announced earlier this year for a Japanese release. Now, the remake will be making its way to U.S. and European shores next week.
Endless runners on mobile phones have become quite the phenomenon these days. Even Nintendo is getting into it, though they are taking it on with their own approach. Indie developer Hungry Dog Games is doing their own thing as well by bringing co-op into that genre with their PC title, Alien Evaders.
What? There's no way we've already made it to the weekend. Just yesterday, I was slamming my alarm clock and emerging from my weekend fugue state. Plus, if it's already the weekend, then that would mean Christmas is just a couple weeks away, and that can't be true, cause then I wouldn't have time to get gifts- ...
Square Enix and Omega Force are bringing Dragon Quest Heroes 2 to the States and Europe this Spring. Like so many Omega Force titles, this one does follow the familiar Dynasty Warriors hack-and-slash formula, but with a Dragon Quest slant instead of Lu Bu.
Starting next Friday, December 16, you and your fellow space-faring friends will be able to check out System Era's exploration/adventure game, Astroneer, as the title officially enters Steam Early Access and the Xbox/Windows 10 Game Preview program on that day.
"Wow," I remember thinking when I first gazed upon State of Decay's Steam page, "this has just about everything I'd want in a zombie survival game." Not only did it allow you to engage in the traditional scavenging, crafting, and defending mechanics found elsewhere in the genre, it also attempted to simulate the humans living within this apocalyptic nightmare and their various relationships. Unfortunately, it was without any sort of co-op mode, and as such, was tough to imagine fitting into my traditional gaming rotation.
After the closed beta wrapped up last week, Space Hulk: Deathwing developer Streum On got some significant feedback from all those players about the state of the game. In order to address some of the bigger concerns, like slow loading times, better interfaces/menus, and various other bug fixes, they need a little more time. Specifically, one week.
Earlier this year, those wacky goats in Goat Simulator decided to take up heisting with the PAYDAY DLC. At the time, this was a PC exclusive DLC pack that added a camel, a flamingo, a dolphin, and four new goats to the roster of playable animals in the game, as well as some vaguely PAYDAY 2 themed things. That DLC is now availab...
