"Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to stream “Halo” through an exclusive offer of Paramount+ for 30 days free via Perks, available to claim starting on March 23."
While this offer is communicated via the Xbox US site, there's no talk of regional qualifiers and Halo is releasing globally on Paramount+ where it's available, eg. Australia.
While we now have a drinks replicator on the market, and truly that's a marvel of convenience, Ten Foward was the place to go if you were serious about drinking on The Enterprise. Even synthahol.
We can't offer you your own personal Guinan, but Foggy Box Games have created a VR (virtual reality) game called Startenders which takes bartending to the next level by allowing you to pilot an intergalactic Bar Ship.
If you've had your eye on the Steam Deck you'd probably know that IGN chose to withold their review of the device which launched nearly three weeks ago, until certain updates were released.
Those updates are now available and IGN have published both a written and video review.
Last week fantasy author Brandon Sanderson made headlines by revealing that during COVID lockdown he'd managed to write four extra novels and promptly rocketed to Kickstarter's top funded project with a plan to self-publish. Presently $36 million (AU) and several weeks yet to go.
Sci-fi roleplaying video game John Carter: Warlord of Mars' is not enjoying the same kind of success. With a goal of $750 thousand (AU) they presently only have $8 thousand.
Right now everyone is talking about fantasy roleplaying Souls-like Elden Ring, eg. nearing a million concurrent Steam users and being trash talked by other developers for breaking the mould and setting new standards.
It has to be tough for other developers. Games typically take five plus years to develop and releasing into a market with changed expectations and tastes is not ideal.
Roleplaying / survival video gave Haven stands out from a very large crowd on one key feature - you don't play one character. You play as two. A couple.
A new update titled Couples doesn't explode the playing field and have you playing multiple couples. Rather players now have a choice of couples and those choices include same-sex pairings.
A few days ago Kotaku reported that the Australian Classification Board had done that thing again which they're absolutely bloody notorious for. Inexplicably banning some game.
This time an indie PC sci-fi construction and simulation game called Rimworld which they had previously approved and which had been available and played here for four years in full release. Another five before that in early access.
