October is nearly upon us, meaning Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is less than three weeks away from release. As Insomniac Games drops several new details, from the many accessibility features (including the new Challenge Level Modifiers) to a partial Trophy list, it also has some new suit reveals scheduled for October 12th.
Cities: Skylines 2 looks set to found a new era of city building
11.09.2023 - 02:09 / thesixthaxis.com / New
When you think of city builders over the last decade, there’s only one name that still comes to mind: Cities: Skylines. The breakout success for Colossal Order and (at the time) the biggest game launch Paradox Interactive had ever seen, it’s effectively came to represent the entire genre, as other city builder franchises faded away. Having gone hands on with the game, Cities: Skylines 2 looks set to repeat the feat and cement itself at the top of the genre.
A city builder starts with the road-laying tools, and Cities: Skylines 2 refines and expands upon the already pretty solid offerings of the first game. The fundamentals will be instantly familiar and usable for anyone that played the original, from placing straight roads on a strict grid to putting in curves and winding sections with just a few quick clicks, but there’s some new and exciting options to be found as well. Asymmetrical roads give you three lanes split unevenly between directions, catering better to heavier directional traffic or letting you siphon off from a route with a bespoke turning lane, going hand in hand with the more intelligent traffic AI. You can also now add alleyways to enhance your New York-style cities (and you can also place a quick grid, if you like) or place pedestrianised roads if you want to be more European, and roundabouts are an actual feature instead of an awkward collection of curving road sections.
Oh, and those roads are automatically plumbed for water and sewage, and wired for electricity, smoothing out some of the busywork that accompanied every early game and city expansion in the original. Then again, there’s some new tasks and quirks to get accustomed to with the other utilities. Pipes and cables don’t run through bridges, so you need to separately handle those, hiding them underground unless you fancy creating an eyesore, and you need to cable up remote wind turbines to the grid instead of just having them within range of some pylons or buildings. Maybe you don’t want to deal with either of the pollution of fossil fuels or the visuals of green energy, in which case you can connect up to electrical pylons that bring power in from other cities, though this comes at a higher production cost that you’ll need to cover with taxes and industry.
As your city grows you’ll gradually unlock new public services – from police to fire fighters, healthcare to deathcare – and while the basic options will appear as your city grows, the larger and improved version tie into a deeper progression system. Where the original was just about population count, now you’re also looking to perform specific feats and goals with your city as it grows, going from a village to town, city, and up to a vast megalopolis. Each tier brings new
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pcmag.com
22.09.2023 / 01:47
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 First Look: Colors, Component Tweaks, Price Hikes
Microsoft's Sept. 21 event in New York was all about the AI, but it also included news about an updated Redmond hardware favorite, the Surface Laptop Go 3. The most affordable clamshell laptop in the Surface lineup, this is also the smallest, lightest, and most portable "true" laptop from Microsoft. (Technically, the Surface Go 3 and Surface Go 4 for Business are smaller and cheaper, but they are detachable 2-in-1s, which is to say, tablets first.)
polygon.com
20.09.2023 / 22:29
Everything about Sega’s new Yakuza game looks bonkers
Sega’s next game in the Like A Dragon franchise, formerly known in the West as Yakuza, is coming in January. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth sends the franchise to Hawaii, where protagonist Ichiban Kasuga travels in search of his mother, only to wind up penniless and at rock bottom. Former Yakuza hero Kazuma Kiryu is also playable in Infinite Wealth, and based on Sega’s first gameplay trailer for the next Like A Dragon game, everything the duo will do is beyond ridiculous.
thegamer.com
19.09.2023 / 09:19
Funko Reveals First Look At New York Comic-Con 2023 One Piece And Yu-Gi-Oh Pops
New York Comic-Con is right around the corner and for Funko Pop! fans that means one thing. New figures are coming. Starting on October 12, Funko has offered up a first look at a few of the special edition Pops that will be on sale during NYCC weekend. A Monkey D. Luffy wanted poster Pop!, and a Dark Magician Girl Yu-Gi-Oh figure. Don't despair if you won't be attending NYCC either as both Pops should be available to buy online.
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eurogamer.net
18.09.2023 / 12:55
Ray tracing the standard baseline across all Spider-Man 2's graphical performance settings
No matter which graphical performance setting Spider-Man 2 players decide to opt for, ray tracing will be included as standard.
venturebeat.com
15.09.2023 / 23:57
A thousand drones bring climate-change light show to New York’s skyline
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gamespot.com
15.09.2023 / 16:25
Spider-Man 2 Is Building On Familiar Ideas To Take Web-Slinging In Exciting New Directions
Insomniac Games is bringing together two Spider-Men for a sequel that it hopes will elevate what has come before by iterating on it.
videogameschronicle.com
15.09.2023 / 09:35
Spider-Man 2 trailer reveals open-world gameplay in an expanded New York setting
Sony has released a new Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 trailer providing a look at its open-world gameplay and its expanded New York setting.
gematsu.com
15.09.2023 / 00:07
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 ‘Expanded Marvel’s New York’ and ‘Digital Deluxe Edition’ trailers
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Insomniac Games have released two new trailers for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2—one introducing the game’s expanded Marvel’s New York, which now features both Brooklyn and Queens, and the other introducing its Digital Deluxe Edition content.
pcinvasion.com
14.09.2023 / 22:57
Top 6 ways Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 looks to improve upon Marvel’s Spider-Man 1
While I love Spider-Man just as much as the next guy, I felt underwhelmed by Marvel’s Spider-Man 1. However, after watching the latest PlayStation State of Play, I’m impressed and excited to experience Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 looks to add a lot of Batman Arkham City features into the game and utilize the power of the PlayStation 5 which I think will improve it greatly. Here are the six things I think will make Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 even better than Marvel’s Spider-Man 1.
destructoid.com
14.09.2023 / 22:49
Latest Spider-Man 2 trailer looks at its open world features
It’s almost time for Spider-Man 2, and it’s in that sentiment that Insomniac Games has revealed a brand new look at the game in today’s PlayStation State of Play. In this first look at how the sequel aims to evolve the open world concept, senior director Bryan Intihar showed off the game’s world, which has effectively doubled in size when you consider the inclusion of both Brooklyn and Queens.