New teaser trailer showcases beautiful alien landscapes After a successful Kickstarter a few years back, Cyan is finally ready to releaseObduction, a spiritual successor to the influential adventure game,Myst. InObduction, you find yourself abducted by a strange organic object that has fallen from the sky. It whisks you away across the universe to an alien planet. Curiously, this faraway place is also home to some unexpected Earth-like structures. Where have you been taken to?...

Wednesday will see the release of two Xbox LIVE Arcade games. One has been on the cards for quite some time now, the other,not so much. That’d beMetal Slug XX(1200 Microsoft Points) andAqua(800 MSP). Having never gotten around to picking upMetal Slug XXfor PSP, I can’t say how it performs compared to prior installments. It looks as if they really stepped up the insanity, though, and that’s what I like to see....

You Internet Matlocks sometimes amaze the hell out of me. Over onNeoGAF, a WiiOkamithread started up and it was pretty innocent enough until user bob digi pointed out a horrible fact. Right by Amaterasu’s mouth is the IGN watermark. I’m looking at the box as I write this up and sure enough, the IGN logo is there. What looks to have happened is that the horrible and lazy “artist” that made the cover liftedthis piecefrom IGN’s Web site....

Humans, less so The first official trailer for Duncan Jones’Warcraftmovie is out, and it looks all right! I think? It’s hard to say based on just this small amount of footage for a film not releasing until June 2016. As presented here, the story doesn’t seem intriguing, but I’m fond of the characters, the world(s), and the lore as they exist in the video games. How effectively they’ll translate to the big screen — and whether this hybrid CG / live-action approach for the cast pays off — remains to be seen....

It’s been a funny old time forCyberpunk 2077. Upon launching at the tail end of 2020, it went down as one of the most negatively received games due to its unfinished state. Now, withPhantom Liberty‘s launch and being one of thetop-selling Steam releases of 2023, CD Projekt Red’s dystopian RPG has finally arrived. Speaking of top-selling, a recent post on theCyberpunkTwitter page shows that a lot of people have downloaded the expansion....

Pocketpair have reignited excitement forPalworldall over again after sharing a new reveal trailer of things to come in Summer 2024, including new Pals, a new biome to explore, and even some new weapons. Shown during the ID@Xbox April 2024 showcase, this trailer spotlights what’s to come this summer for Pocketpair’s monster-collection survival game. There’s still more in store forPalworldthis year, with PvPset to arriveat some point before the year’s out and the reveal of so much to look forward to this summer....

After a rough weekend of server instability and matchmaking problems,Payday 3publisher Starbreeze Entertainmenthas issued a public statementabout what went wrong that might just cheer players up a bit. In an apparent attempt to staunch the flow of blood from the near-mortal wounds inflicted by server issues, Starbreeze has done what any right-minded company would do and implied that it was somebody else’s fault. The statement opens with a blunt admittance of the main issues, stating that “matchmaking infrastructure has not performed as tested and expected,” apparently due to a massive influx of players....

2B, But Not PC (NSFW) Look, there might be a bit of NSFW content involving 2B and a donkey below, just saying. Bayonettacame out on PC recently and was lauded as a pretty good port over all, but not without its issues. There were annoying performance problems, unexplained frame drops, and generally a bunch of dicking around in the games settings needed to be done in order to get it in a playable state for many people....

Before they fixed it Shaq is back, and he’s on the attack. Yes, the how-did-this-get-made-but-actually-that’s-kind-of-awesome-that-it-did sequel toShaq Fuis live today, following a series of crowdfunding efforts. The thing is, you may already have a free copy of it without even knowing. As previously promised, the studio behindShaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is giving out freebies to folks who previously purchasedNBA Playgroundsbefore the update. As a reminderPlaygroundswas kind of a mess on Switch, as the developer struggled with update limits for weeks until a patch could actually roll out....

So says Naughty Dog community strategist Arne Meyer Naughty Dog community strategist Arne Meyer toldVideoGamerthat Naughty Dog isstill exploring ideasfor aLast of Ussequel. Apparently not doing so, “would be a disservice to ourselves and our fans.” I don’t know about that. “I think we always make a smart decision in that all of our games are self-contained stories so they don’t have to continue if we don’t want them to or if there’s no reason for them to continue,” Meyer said, halfway echoing my own reasoning for not wanting anotherLast of Us....

Uneven, to say the least It’s been a rocky (early access) launch forBattlefield 2042for many players, which comes as no surprise. Even when it works, and you’re not struggling with online errors kicking you back to the main menu, the results are mixed among fans, myself included. But after the way theopen beta went down, it’s actually smoother than I was expecting. We decided to turn down EA’s review event forBattlefield 2042in part because this is a multiplayer game with no campaign whatsoever, so I’m coming at you with around five hours of real-world playtime against other players and the AI....

Also, get a very brief glimpse of Grand Theft Auto Online Rockstar has released a brand new gameplay trailer forGrand Theft Auto V, and it’s pretty damn extensive. Not only does it give you a look at the game’s world, but it also gives you a bit of insight into a few missions, characters, extras like tennis and skydiving, and even a brief look at online play. If you’re even remotely interested in the game, it’s a must-watch....

Watch Saturday Morning Hangover every weekend on Dtoid TV! We had a truly wonderful time onSaturday Morning Hangovertoday. It was a send off to our set, as we prepare to move to a new location, and it went out with style. The Xbox Live Indie demos were mostly sequels this week, with games likeDLC Quest: Fremium or Dieon one end of the quality spectrum andIsland Paradise II: Karmaon another. ButDead Sea II: Mutationhas bi-pedal sharks which eat human heads in a single bite, so all is not lost....