Articles by Zachary Boddy

Add six more games to your collection, and control the action with Crowd Choice.

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Stadia is Google’s cloud gaming platform, with a steadily expanding library that adds new games all the time.
Stadia Pro subscribers get to claim free games every month to add to their library, and stream when on the go.
Six new games have just been added for Stadia Pro subscribers to claim, with one including an interesting feature.
Dead by Daylight launches with Crowd Choice, a new feature that lets you, and your fellow viewers, vote on what happens next in-game when watching your favorite creators.

Google Stadia still has a tough fight ahead of it with Xbox Cloud Gaming and now Amazon Luna, but the service continues to expand its library both with new indie games and, as with the announcement today, six new games coming for free to Stadia Pro subscribers. One of the games is a new launch for Stadia, Dead by Daylight, that also launches alongside a new feature that aims to co…

A parental tool to make sure your child(ren) can have fun gaming while being safe.

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Microsoft tries to make gaming with Xbox as safe as possible for players of all ages, with extensive account settings.
Now, those online safety settings and more have been brought together in an Xbox Family Settings app, now available on Android and iOS.
Using this app, parents can remotely monitor their child(ren)’s activity, privacy settings, friend’s list, the content they’re allowed to access, and more.
This is the perfect tool for parents as children go back to school, and ahead of the Xbox Series X and S release later this year.

This year has been a strange one, to say the least, with many parents left unsure if their child(ren) is going to return to school anytime soon, and many children left at home to take advantage of online learning resources. Especially with next-gen consoles like the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S just around the corner on November 10, 2020, it’…

Wonderful indie games coming to Stadia.

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Google Stadia is Google’s answer to cloud gaming, allows players to bring full-blown games everywhere they go.
While Stadia suffers from a myriad of continued weaknesses and shortcomings, Google continues to add new games to its growing library.
The previously announced Stadia Makers program is showing off a collection of seven indie games that are coming to Stadia.
The games are launching throughout the rest of the year and into early 2021, and all seek to offer unique gaming experiences.

Google Stadia continues to expand its steadily growing portfolio of streamable games, and back in March announced a new Stadia Makers program that shares similarities with Microsoft’s ID@Xbox, in that the program will work with indie developers working on new games, and help them bring their projects to Google’s cloud gaming platform. Today, Stadia Makers is giving players a sneak peek at seven upcoming indie games that are coming t…

Experience this psychological horror remake on next-gen hardware.

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Observer: System Redux is the remaster of cult hit Observer, a 2017 psychological horror game.
The game has just been confirmed as a launch title for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S next-gen consoles on November 10.
Observer: System Redux will also come to PC on November 10, and Playstation 5 on November 12.
The title will cost the same on next-gen consoles as it does on PC and other platforms.

Observer: System Redux is a full-on remaster for Observer, a game that came out in 2017 to critical acclaim and won the hearts of psychological horror fans. It combined cyberpunk themes with the thriller genre, and now it’s getting a next-gen treatment, a new release, and a ton of all-new content. Today, Bloober Team confirmed that not only will Observer: System Redux be coming to next-gen consoles like the Playstation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, but that it would be a launch title for all thr…

Return to Amnesia…if you dare.

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Amnesia is a popular horror franchise that started ten years ago with the Dark Descent.
The long-awaited sequel is finally coming, with Amnesia: Rebirth setting its release date as October 20, right before Halloween.
The sequel promises to be shocking, terrifying, and emotional, and you’ll play as the main character Tasi Trianon.
Amnesia: Rebirth will come to several PC platforms as well as Playstation 4 when it releases.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent was a major surprise hit when it released, and immediately accrued an amassing of dedicated fans of the horror genre. While there was an indirect sequel in the past, fans of Amnesia have been patiently waiting for the game’s true follow-up to come, and now we finally have a new trailer and, more importantly, a release date. Amnesia: Rebirth is coming on October 20, 2020, coming in right before Halloween, and you’ll be able to grab this possible horror gem on multiple PC platforms i…

A colorful world remade for current gen hardware.

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Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is the revival of a classic platforming franchise brought to modern gaming hardware.
The game is coming to Xbox, Playstation, and PC platforms, with a planned launch of October 2, 2020.
You can check out a new gameplay trailer from Playstation that shows off the colorful world and familiar gameplay.
The trailer sees the player control Tawna, a character in the upcoming game.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is only a month away, with a planned release of October 2, 2020, so of course the team is looking to build up hype with an all-new gameplay trailer from Playstation. The 14-minute long video showcases Tawna, a playable character in the upcoming platformer, and gives us another sneak peak at the colorful and crisp visuals and oh-so familiar gameplay of Crash Bandicoot 4.

It remains to be seen if Crash Bandicoot 4 can justify its older gameplay in a modern gaming wo…

The PSVR finally adds Minecraft to its ranks.

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As part of Sony’s PSVR spotlight event, Mojang Studios had an announcement regarding Minecraft today.
After years of requests from the community, Minecraft is officially coming to the PSVR in full virtual reality.
It’ll be the full, complete game, just played with a PSVR headset and a PS4 controller.
The update will be completely free, and will come to the Bedrock Edition now present on PS4.

One of the most requested features for Minecraft has been support for Sony’s PSVR virtual reality headset, which is a decently popular peripheral for the Playstation 4 that has built up a pretty decent collection of games in the last few years. As part of Sony’s PSVR spotlight event, we finally have confirmation directly from Mojang Studios: PSVR support is coming, and work began the moment Sony approved Minecraft’s cross-platform Bedrock Edition for the PS4.

PSVR support for Minecraft is very straightforward, and will look…

It’s a good, long list.

At the Future Games Show, we got to see a ton of different games from all kinds of developers, covering every genre imagined, and heading to your favorite gaming platform in the future. There was a lot of content throughout the show’s 90 minute runtime, so we took the liberty of bringing every game announced together into one ultimate list.

Here’s every single game shown off or announced at the Future Games Show event, August 28, 2020:

Die by the Blade

Die by the Blade is an intense close-quarters combat game that pits two people against each other in brutal 1v1 combat. In this game, deadly precision is all that matters. Make sure it only takes one hit.

BPM: Bullets Per Minute

BPM: Bullets Per Minute is a rhythm-based action game that appears to mash together the visceral combat of DOOM with the rhythm-style gameplay of games like Pistol Whip and many others. Follow the beat with everything you do.

Quantum Error

The Playstation 5 gets to sh…

Serious Sam is making a comeback.

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Serious Sam is a first person shooter franchise that’s been around for nearly two decades.
Serious Sam 4 is the return of the series, and is a prequel to the last Serious Sam game that was released.
The triumphant comeback for Serious Sam is on September 24, with pre-orders available on Steam.
The game will also be coming to Google Stadia, with a possible console launch in the future.

Alongside dozens of other games showcased at the Future Games Show, Serious Sam 4 revealed its latest gameplay trailer that shows off some mech-based vehicular combat. Serious Sam pilots a giant mech through Vatican City, but it’s not a leisurely cruise, as a horde of giant monsters need to be blown apart to clear a path. You can check out the latest trailer below!

Serious Sam is a long-running first person shooter franchise that pits mercenary Serious Sam against armies of beasties and monsters, but it hasn’t seen a new entry since Serio…

A spoonful of changes helps the medicine go down.

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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a fantastic multiplayer party game that’s taken the world by storm.
The team has been responding rapidly to feedback, and a stealthy update that was announced today makes new changes.
Valve costumes are now available on PS4, and there were some changes to how game types work.

If you’ve been getting the most out of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout with all of your friends, any update that improves the balance of game types and makes this exciting multiplayer title more fun is always welcomed. Fortunately, today just got a little better, with the Fall Guys team announcing on their Twitter page a “sneaky update” that includes a few minor but still important changes, like opening up the Valve costumes to players on Playstation 4, and more.

We just stealthily made a few changes to the game 👀S N E A K YU P D A T E👌 Valve costumes will now be available in the store on PS4👌 Max …