Submitted by ionscifi on November 26, 2022 - 14:45
Violet McVinne, A former cinematic designer for Bioware, has tweeted video footage of a private joke type additional ending to action roleplaying game Mass Effect 3.
It's a little bit romantic. Player character Sheppard makes out with bad guy the Illusive Man.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 26, 2022 - 11:34
If you're at all curious about the soon to release first person shooter co-op Warhammer 40K: Darktide, its developers have produced a 7 minute video which summarises it neatly.
The buzz around this game is overwhelmingly positive.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 26, 2022 - 10:21
Earlier this year, fantasy action roleplaying game Elden Ring swung big in the promotion department, with several television commercials starring well known actors and sports people.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 24, 2022 - 21:41
At a time when many eyes would be on a cutting edge, potentially even redefining the genre horror game like The Callisto Protocol, it's charming to see some old school scare.
Which comes courtesy of Starward Industries in the faux documentaryLife on Regis III to promote their upcoming retro futuristic adventure game The Invincible.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 24, 2022 - 20:30
In a sure sign of confidence, developers of The Callisto Protocol have listed a Digital Deluxe Edition on Steam which includes, among other things, a season pass and "story DLC" (downloadable content).
Gamers would be familiar with developers dodging the question of potential of DLC before a game's launch.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 18, 2022 - 16:59
On the superhero gaming scene, Gotham Knights and Marvel's Midnight Suns might be the only titles many gamers are aware of. Recently and soon to be released respectively.
But there are others, and one, Superfuse, just dropped a new trailer announcing a January 31 Steam early access release date.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 18, 2022 - 15:38
The Welcome to Evil Westtrailer featuring Danny Trejo will doubtless delight many gamers who bemoan recent cheap design trends in gaming monetization and longevity promotion.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 18, 2022 - 15:05
Chinese tech giant NetEase are in the news for ending a 14 year publishing partnership with Microsoft owned Blizzard which will see most of their games vanish from the lucrative Chinese market, because of a Blizzard "jerk".
In that fun little storm they have unveiled a promising looking base management and action role-playing sandbox game, which will enter early access release in a very snappy four weeks.
Submitted by ionscifi on November 17, 2022 - 15:59
Fast approaching year's end, there aren't many more big game titles on the calendar.
Two of those, Warhammer 40K: Darktide and Marvel's Midnight Suns, we've only visited occasionally. Each for occupying different extremes of the promotion spectrum.
