Hollow Knight Silksong - Everything We Know About Team Cherry's Metroidvania

The PlayStation VR2 port of the critically acclaimed flight simulator Ultrawings 2 has been prematurely released, and developer Bit Planet Games has no idea how it happened. Despite being blindsided by the surprise launch, Bit Planet Games is already trying to deliver updates for its title.

Hollow Knight Silksong's daily news channel now has as many episodes as the infamously long manga One Piece.

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Nine years after Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocksteady’s jumping back into the DC universe with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The same universe, but totally different gameplay; Suicide Squad is an open-world co-op looter-shooter. For those on the fence about Rocksteady’s latest, or for those who want to absorb every bit of information about the world, characters, and how it all works, here’s everything we know about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

It’s not often a game begins right after your character has just been murdered. In the demo for Of Love and Eternity, a “stylistic dark fantasy horror adventure” that appeared on Steam earlier this month, players see their character floating aimlessly in a cosmic void of nebulous gas giants and stars before awakening, screaming, in the desiccated husk of their mortal shell. It’s a hell of a first impression, the kind that’s only bolstered by the evident care put into its visuals and setting.

is a living game, meaning that it grows and changes as time passes, and that includes the ever-useful Player's Handbook. Whether that is from basic to to third, fourth, or fifth edition, the game has never stayed the same for long. The last full edition of, 5e, was released in 2014 after being playtested under the name D&D Next.

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In March, Capcom will release Dragon’s Dogma 2, the long-awaited sequel to its inventive 2012 action RPG. It’ll be the first mainline release in the open-world fantasy series in 12 years, and fans are eager to see what Capcom will bring to the table after a decade-plus of advancement in technical innovation and open-world game design.

is now available in early access, but just how much it costs depends on what platform it's on. The latest endeavor by Pocket Pair, Inc., is a monster-collecting game set in a harsh, hostile world full of cute little creatures. Players round up Pals and send them to do their bidding: crafting, gathering, fighting, et cetera. 's unique approach to survival and monster-collecting gameplay quickly earned it a significant fan base, propelling it to the top of Steam's most-played list during its release weekend. However, it's not without controversy, with many accusing of ripping off .

When Edwin popped the reveal trailer for new Metroidvania Deviator into The Maw this morning, he really wasn't kidding about it looking a heck of a lot like Hollow Knight. You've got a small, diminutive hero with a nasty little blade up his sleeve, a haunting and melancholy piano score, a beautiful hand-drawn animation style, and lots of mean-looking creatures to fight. Then again, the trailer also makes it clear there are lots and lots of spikes and traps to navigate here, which puts me more in the mind of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Either way, I'm well up for another platforming-Metroidy hybrid, and developers Gami Studio have announced that there's Steam demo coming in February.

Season of the Construct is right around the corner, and with it the newest Big Bad is about to enter Sanctuary! Players are clamoring to find more information about the mysterious Malphas, and while Blizzard has given us some information about the mysterious Boss, it's hard to keep track of everything that's come to light in the past few days. Players are in luck, though — we've got a guide to help players throughout the third Season, and to make sure no one goes home having missed out on any exclusive loot Malphas has to offer! To see the full Malphas Overview Guide, take a look at our Malphas Boss Guide for Diablo 4 for more information. The Guide has been updated to include all the latest information that Blizzard has released since the announcement of Season 3, and more will be coming soon once the Season of the Construct goes live.

Ubisoft is gearing up for its first AAA release of 2024 with Skull and Bones. The pirate-themed co-op open-world action RPG is coming to consoles and PC over a decade after it was originally conceived as an expansion for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.