Dev of Star Fox-style roguelike hits back at negative response to improved accessibility features: "Sorry not sorry"

After three years in early access, Second Extinction is over. Developer Systemic Reaction has announced that it is ending «active development» game, and has removed it from sale.

Microsoft has outlined some of the new Xbox accessibility features due in the coming months, including the ability to remap keyboard keys to the Xbox Adaptive Controller and Elite Series 2.

Microsoft is always moving forward in the field of accessibility, especially in gaming, where its Xbox Adaptive Controller and other features help gamers with disabilities play however is comfortable for them. A couple new updates and a touching short video on how games fit into the rehabilitation process mark the company’s accessibility highlight month.

If you love Stardew Valley, there’s a good chance Coral Island is already on your radar – but if not, it absolutely should be, and now this fantasy-tinged life sim is ready for launch. Having already racked up an impressive 91% positive Steam rating during early access, developer Stairway Games has now set the Coral Island release date for November, with a whole raft of new features inbound for the full release.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is releasing this Friday, 20th October, and developer Insomniac has said you should download the game's launch day patch to get the best experience possible.

If the debut trailer is anything to go by, chaos is on the menu for Starnaut. Developer Crim announced the spacey adventure for PC, with Early Access to kick off in February 2024. The roguelike action game has you playing as an astronaut on a solo space expedition that lands them in the multiverse. From there you’ll be blasting “endless incoming enemies” that can be deceptively cute and drop what seems to be an equally endless number of coins. 

Months after the game's shaky launch, Redfall's second update has arrived, bringing new content, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements to the game.

Welcome to Wednesday, or what's also known as Ahsokaday at my house. (Obviously, it won't be called that next week, as we've reached series finale.) Star Warsing aside, I've found you some pretty insane deals on a SteelSeries headset, a Dragon Ball Ultimate Ed., and I'm loving these historical lows for Tiny Tina's NLE and Dying Light 2 on Xbox and PS5. Get 'em before they're gone.

In video game development, there is almost always an “overlord” person in the dev cycle that most other developers try to “please” with their hard work and the quality of the title itself. After all, if the company’s higher-ups are happy with a dev team and their games’ success, they’ll get asked to do more things in the future. For the Pikmin 4 team, that “overlord” was none other than Shigeru Miyamoto, who is widely credited with the creation of the franchise, even though it’s a little more complicated than that. However, despite his star power, the team wasn’t “afraid” of him or seeking his approval.

Vampire Survivors landed like a lightning bolt lobbed by Zeus himself. The moment it made contact, everything it touched was changed forever, and in its place, a new normal was established. Whilst not the first, Vampire Survivors is the game that popularised and thrust a whole new genre into the hands of gamers everywhere. 

Kushi had made its theatrical debut on September 1, 2023, and gathered a lot of attention. The film stars popular South Indian actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda as leads. The film earned ₹70 crore in just three days of time, however, it received mixed reviews. Fans have been waiting for its OTT release date to be announced and the news is finally out - you can enjoy the movie from the comfort of your home very soon. Check when, where and how to watch the newly released romantic comedy online.

Mojang has ended development on Minecraft Dungeons three years after launch and after hitting an impressive 25 million players.