Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game Images Show Details of Multiplayer Game’s World

Another Steam Next Fest is over, meaning another collection of indie game demos have vanished into the ether. As ever, with so many options at your fingertips, it can be hard to know what to play, but now that the dust has settled, we've collated our Steam Next Fest coverage to point you towards the games we loved that deserve a spot on your wishlist.

Microsoft's gaming top brass are expected to lay out their plans to publish some Xbox games on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms via a business update released this week as a podcast.

features several shocking moments throughout its story. The game sees Task Force X, a rag-tag team of supervillains, sent by Amanda Waller to defeat an alien invasion led by Brainiac. Unfortunately, while Brainiac has assumed control of 99% of the city of Metropolis' population, he has also brainwashed most of its heroes, the Justice League, resulting in Waller issuing a kill order on some of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe.

I was on Twitter (yes I still call it Twitter) and the amazing Bex, reviewer and gamer, mentioned that they were going to review a game called Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. I had never heard of this game. I went and look up a trailer. Oh my god. What! This game looked amazing.

Love is in the Air with several new collectables available to players during the February holiday event! Players can purchase these limited-time rewards by spending Love Token awarded from daily quests and defeating Apothecary Hummel. The cheaper bouquets, buffs, and rose transmogs are sold by Sylandra Silverbreeze and Hana Breezeheart, while the new toys and mount can be purchased from Kiera Torres or Lythianne Morningspear.

A recent update to Microsoft's website suggests that Square-Enix's upcoming Visions of Mana may be headed to Xbox Game Pass alongside its release. Square-Enix first announced the newest entry in the long-running RPG franchise during the 2023 Game Awards, surprising fans with the reveal of the newest Mana game. The RPG is set to arrive as the first brand-new main-series entry in the franchise in nearly two decades, with Mana's recent releases coming as remakes of older titles. Now, the newest Square-Enix game may be coming to Game Pass as well.

In response to player concerns, a Palworld developer has assured fans that the future PvP mode will avoid falling into the same pitfalls as other survival multiplayer titles such as Rust. These concerns were sparked by the release of Palworld’s roadmap that detailed future features such as new islands, Pals, bosses, and more, as well as the controversial potential addition of a PvP mode.

Frontier Developments, the British developer-publishers behind Elite Dangerous, Planet Zoo and Warhammer games including Warhammer 40,000 XCOM-a-like Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters and last year’s Age of Sigmar RTS Realms of Ruin, will host a new monthly developer showcase starting next week.

Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive’s MudRunner line of games has garnered its fair share of fans by now, and soon, it’ll be returning with another outing in the form of Expeditions: A MudRunner Game. In the lead-up to its launch in March, Focus Entertainment has released a new gameplay overview trailer of the game.

A new update to Starfield's Steam Beta showcased big lighting improvements coming to the main game soon. Some fans think that Starfield lags behind its competitors when it comes to atmosphere and lighting, but it seems that Bethesda is intent on changing that.

The CEO of Palworld developer Pocketpair has stated that the game's artists have received death threats, and has asked that people stop directing messages towards studio staff.

Obelisk Studio has secured $2 million from The Games Fund.