#Gaming

Warpforge Demo

Submitted by ionscifi on January 17, 2023 - 10:43

Occasionally in our eternal search for new sci-fi trailers we come across soon to release titles which had previously largely escaped our notice.

Such is the case today with Warhammer 40K: Warpforge - an upcoming free to play turn based card battler.

Deliver Us Brief

Submitted by ionscifi on January 17, 2023 - 09:57

With adventure game Deliver Us Mars fast approaching launch (February 2), they're ramping up promotions with a series of mission briefing trailers.

The latest is on the Zephyr shuttle and that's a mission we know doesn't go well. Cos it crashes. Trailer tells us.

Dead Space Trailer

Submitted by ionscifi on January 13, 2023 - 12:13

The first triple A sci-fi game release of 2023 is the remake of 2008's horror survival Dead Space, and we now have its launch trailer.

Having not played the original, we're not sure what to make of this one.

Microsoft Direct

Submitted by ionscifi on January 12, 2023 - 05:45

Apart from one brief advertisement, Microsoft was conspicuously absent from December's The Game Awards ceremony, which is one of the main venues for major game announcements and trailer reveals.

Seems they're doing their own thing - a new Microsoft games livestream they've called Developer_Direct. The first will take place on January 26 at 9 a.m. (AEDT).

Borderlands Film Update

Submitted by ionscifi on January 10, 2023 - 11:35

What happened to the Borderlands film whose trailer was so well received at last year's Cinemacon in April? Then nothing but silence.

Reshoots taking place this March with a different director Tim Miller (Deadpool) because Eli Roth is unavailable.

CES 2023 Trailers

Submitted by ionscifi on January 5, 2023 - 08:17

Coming out of the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2023 we have some of the year's first game trailers.

For alternate history Soviet action roleplaying game Atomic Heart and zombie apocalypse open world massively multiplayer online roleplaying game The Day Before.

2 Wet Ones

Submitted by ionscifi on December 24, 2022 - 13:59

Avatar: The Way of Water has made a predictably big splash in cinemas but unaccompanied by either of the planned video games, Reckoning and Frontiers of Pandora, sci-fi gamers might be looking to scratch a futuristic aquatic itch with other titles.

Relief may be just around the corner with a January 12 release date for underwater city builder Aquatico and a suggestion from developer Unknown Worlds that they may soon unveil Subnautica 3.

Ark and Ark But Not 2

Submitted by ionscifi on December 24, 2022 - 13:01

On the futuristic dinosaur survival game Ark front we have two new trailers - for series adaptation Ark: The Animated Series and tactical battle royale spinoff Ark: The Survival of the Fittest.

None for sequel Ark 2 which along with the series is scheduled to release next year.

Epic Spanking

Submitted by ionscifi on December 21, 2022 - 17:03

Epic Games has been spanked by the US Federal Trade Commission to the tune of half a billion US dollars.

A settlement was reached whereby Epic will pay a $275 million fine and $245 million in refunds to customers tricked by "illegal dark patterns".

Ark Expanded

Submitted by ionscifi on December 20, 2022 - 10:21

Futuristic open world survival game Ark: Survival Evolved has released their Expanded Story Content Update.

The unimaginatively named update introduces fresh narration by Australian Actress Madeleine Madden (Wheel of Time) and David Tennant (Doctor Who).