Choo-Choo Charles is survival horror with a hungry spider-legged train

HomeNewsChoo-Choo Charles Choo-Choo Charles is survival horror with a hungry spider-legged trainChoo-choo choose to run away Choo-choo choose to run away People have been adding a seemingly-possessed Thomas The Tank Engine to games via mods for years,from Skyrimback in 2013 to theResident Evil 2 remake more recently. Choo-Choo Charlesturns a pursuing locomotive into an entire open-world horror game. Also the train has spider legs. Find the trailer below. Choo-Choo Charles - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube...

October 2, 2021 · 1 min · 186 words · Anita Long

Madness: Project Nexus revives a Newgrounds classic

HomeNewsMADNESS: Project Nexus Madness: Project Nexus revives a Newgrounds classicFrom your browser in 2002 to Steam in 2021 From your browser in 2002 to Steam in 2021 Madness: Project Nexus will stir nostalgia for people who used to play browser games via Newgrounds. It’s a fully 3D entry in the Madness Combat series of Flash animations which began in 2002, and named after the Flash game released in 2012. Madness: Project Nexus Release Trailer (edited)Watch on YouTube...

October 2, 2021 · 2 min · 253 words · April Walker

Bloober Team are teasing a return to the Layers Of Fear series

HomeNewsLayers of Fear Bloober Team are teasing a return to the Layers Of Fear seriesBack to the painting board Back to the painting board October’s here, so it’s time to start putting on a few extra layers. Of clothes, sure, but maybe some extra layers of spooks too.Layers Of Feardevelopers Bloober Team have just released a new trailer teasing a return to their series about creatives types in frightening locales. The next of the series, from the looks of it, might be headed back to the drawing board—or the canvas perhaps—with another story about a painter....

October 1, 2021 · 2 min · 279 words · Ernest Smith

Bonfire Peaks' puzzle man would be a great (and terrible) presence in a house move

HomeFeaturesBonfire Peaks Bonfire Peaks' puzzle man would be a great (and terrible) presence in a house moveI’m an amateur boxer I’m an amateur boxer In terms of how the puzzles actually work, it’s kind of likeStephen’s Sausage Roll, in that you must move a thing in a very precise way to get it in a fire, but with more vertical bits and significantly fewer sausages. In every level you have a box of things, and your little voxel man in a bomber jacket must burn it....

October 1, 2021 · 3 min · 527 words · Nicole Ortega

Capcom want PC to be their main platform and make up 50% of sales

HomeNews Capcom want PC to be their main platform and make up 50% of salesEveryone wants a piece of the PC now Everyone wants a piece of the PC now There’s no shortage of developers reafirming a love for PC as a platform lately. Segawant to do more PC ports. Atari have restructured and shifted focusto consoles and PC. Capcom too, are now saying that they want PC to be their main platform with an equal share of their game sales within the next two years....

October 1, 2021 · 2 min · 268 words · Linda Martinez

Dream Cycle is a strange blend of Skyrim and Dishonored with big potential

HomeFeaturesDream Cycle Dream Cycle is a strange blend of Skyrim and Dishonored with big potentialFar from a nightmare Far from a nightmare Dream Cycle takes a roguelite approach to adventuring. You’ve got this massive map, from which you’re free to select a tile. Once you’ve done so, you’ll be sucked into a procedurally generated level filled with enemies, loot, and story beats. Of course it depends on how you like to play, but these levels take roughly 20 to 30 minutes to complete....

October 1, 2021 · 4 min · 660 words · Tina Patton

How to get a house in Genshin Impact: Serenitea Pot system explained

HomeGuidesGenshin Impact How to get a house in Genshin Impact: Serenitea Pot system explainedHere’s how to get your Serenitea Pot in Genshin Impact Here’s how to get your Serenitea Pot in Genshin Impact Wondering how to get a house in Genshin Impact?Genshin Impact’s Serenitea Pot system grants you the ability to decorate your own realm with characters, furniture, plants, rocks, and even pets. Some players have carefully crafted gardens with elegantly decorated houses....

October 1, 2021 · 5 min · 976 words · Jared Garcia

Mystery Steam Reviews: video game spinoffs

Spin-offs are dead handy. You take an established character that’s already known, stick them in a new environment full of fresh characters, and you’ve got yourself a Frasier. Bingo bango, job’s a goodun. It’s a format that’s done the business in television, so no wonder video games have followed suit. For this week’sMystery Steam Reviewsboth myself and Matthew had to choose three games that are spinoffs. I feel like this isn’t something that needs any further explanation....

October 1, 2021 · 3 min · 532 words · Peter Choi

New World AFK timer: how long can you remain inactive before getting kicked?

HomeGuidesNew World New World AFK timer: how long can you remain inactive before getting kicked?Inactive New World players are being kicked to make room for people who’ve been queuing — so how long a break can you take? Inactive New World players are being kicked to make room for people who’ve been queuing — so how long a break can you take? How long is New World’s AFK timer?Amazon’s gigantic new MMONew Worldhas had quite a launch — with players reporting hours-long queue times in the first weeks before they can even set foot on the island of Aeternum....

October 1, 2021 · 7 min · 1311 words · Scott Robinson

New World Briar Branches: where to find Briars in New World

HomeGuidesNew World New World Briar Branches: where to find Briars in New WorldBriar is also a source of Briar Buds, Thorny Vines, and Firefly Bait Briar is also a source of Briar Buds, Thorny Vines, and Firefly Bait New World: Chart Your Fate TrailerWatch on YouTube New World: Chart Your Fate Trailer Where to find Briars in New World The first bit of good news is that you shouldn’t need totravela great distance to find Briars, as they can be found in the Windsward region where you pick up the quest....

October 1, 2021 · 1 min · 152 words · Mr. Scott Baker

New World unstuck: how to get unstuck in New World

HomeGuidesNew World New World unstuck: how to get unstuck in New WorldIf your character ever gets stuck in New World, here’s the solution If your character ever gets stuck in New World, here’s the solution Desperate to find out how to get unstuck in New World?It’s always a good thing when developers add an “unstuck” feature into their game - particularly a sprawlingMMORPGlikeNew Worldwhere getting your character stuck in bits of landscape is more common than you might think....

October 1, 2021 · 2 min · 294 words · Danny Freeman

Running an eldritch plant shop in Strange Horticulture is everything I want in life

HomeFeaturesStrange Horticulture I immediately fell in love withStrange Horticulturewhen I playedthe demo, and now I’ve had a few hours with a longer, more polished preview build I am even more in loverer. I do not understand why this is not everyone’s most anticipated game ever. Imagine if all the horrible shouting griefers playing war games put down their weapons and picked up a strange plant and a taxonomic tome. What a world that would be!...

October 1, 2021 · 3 min · 625 words · Virginia Jackson

Square Enix announce Dungeon Encounters, led by FF6 director

HomeNewsDungeon Encounters DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS | Announce Trailer (PEGI)Watch on YouTube DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS | Announce Trailer (PEGI) They note that it uses a “newly polished and refined iteration” ofFinal Fantasy’s ye olde Active Time Battle system, which Ito created way back when. Also familiar from FF is character designer Ryoma Ito, who did the characters forFinal Fantasy TacticsAdvance and its sequel. And musical director Nobuo Uematsu composed music for quite a few FF games....

October 1, 2021 · 1 min · 151 words · Katherine Campbell