Pacific Drive is a harrowing road trip on the edge of reality

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is a colorful sample platter of proven ideas and concepts, a recipe which has already paid off in a big way for developer Pocketpair, Inc. That its recent preview-labeled release is even table-ready is a miracle in and of itself; this blend of survival gameplay, monster-collecting, base-management simulation, and somewhat cumbersome third-person action/exploration sabotages most expectations of coherence, even managing to squeeze in some decent 32-strong multiplayer netcode on top. It's a little frustrating, goofy, squeaky at the joints, and garishly constructed, but is still an indisputably fun hang in these early days.

Ever since Netflix took its first tentative steps into video games back in 2021, the company has reported a relatively modest response from subscribers, but new figures suggest its recent partnership with Rockstar to bring GTA to the streaming service has paid dividends, with monthly mobile game downloads nearly tripling to 28m in December 2023.

Ironwood Studios’ Pacific Drive is unlike other rogue-lite games, with driving, road travel and survival-crafting elements. However, it’s unique, and in a new gameplay video, creative director Alexander Dracott and director Seth Rosen outline its mechanics and a typical run. Check it out below.

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Publisher Kepler Interactive and developer Ironwood Studios have released a 10-minute gameplay summary video for Pacific Drive in which creative director Alexander Dracott and game director Seth Rosen introducing the driving survival crafting adventure game‘s gameplay flow.

It’s a little less than a month until Pacific Drive rolls out into the world. To get you ready for the game, Ironwood Studios has released a video that covers the core gameplay.

Pacific Drive is due out in a month’s time, but if you’re the kind of player who prefers to purchase physically, you’re going to have to wait longer for Ironwood Studios’ driving survival game. It emerged back in November that the game would be getting a physical Deluxe Edition sometime in Spring 2024, and now a specific release date has been announced for the same.

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Details about four potential new Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO sets have been leaked online, which are slated to come out later this summer and fall. Sega and LEGO have partnered previously to create elaborate LEGO sets based on Sonic the Hedgehog, the first of these being released at the beginning of 2022. In addition, 2023 saw five new Sonic LEGO sets launched, which featured Sonic, Tails, and Amy.

A notable Sega leaker has stated that the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is getting a spin-off game that is allegedly similar to Mediatonic's Fall Guys. The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise had an excellent 2023, between the release of Sonic Superstars, Sonic Frontiers' post-launch updates, and the launch of the Apple Arcade exclusive title, Sonic Dream Team. Expectations for Sonic's 2024 are set pretty high as well, with the premiere of various TV shows and the third theatrical live-action film. On top of Sonic's multimedia efforts, a new spin-off game could also be coming out this year too.

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