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Spartan Assault is good enough, apparently Even though Microsoftsays it hasa “renewed focus on Windows and PC gaming” internally, we’ve been hearing that sentiment for a while and little if anything has come to fruition yet. It’d be unexpected for the company to bring more coreHalogames to PC — delightful, even — so it won’t. This week’sHalo: Spartan Assaultannouncement for Steamoffered a glimmer of hope, but Microsoft tellsGameSpotthat “We have no furtherHaloreleases on Steam planned at this time....

Ay, caramba! If you’re one of the thousands of fans eagerly anticipating whether NBC’s show,Timeless,would be renewed or canceled— for the second time, mind you — then no doubt you’re also looking for another series to watch. Something that scratches that history itch, perhaps? Well, a certain Spanish show has got that covered. El Ministerio del Tiempo(The Ministry of Time) follows the adventures of three strangers — two men and one woman — brought together to stop villains from interfering with historical events....

Hardly out-of-pocket, in all sense of the term Mobile gaming, which has continued to grow from strength to strength on a yearly basis, saw its first decline in revenue for some time in the first half of 2022. The slump in overall sales and in-game transactions hit most genres, though many of the most popular titles continue to hold steady. The new data, published by theindustry analysts over at Sensor Tower, shows that only the “Arcade” genre saw any significant growth, with a raise of around 14% year-on-year, which equates to somewhere in the region of $176 million USD....

Michael Collins finally gets his chance to moonwalk It’s uncharted territory forNo Man’s Skynext month. But, that’s what Hello Games’ reviled-then-revered space exploration game is all about: Taking the uncharted and charting it. In June,No Man’s Skywill join the Xbox Game Pass lineup. It’s the first timeNo Man’s Skywill be available as part of a subscription service, whether the Game Pass “Netflix for Games” type or the PS Plus “free games every month” model....

Yesterday, we told you abouta contest Ubisoft is holding(seehere) for the release ofNo More Heroes 2: Desperate Strugglewhere you can try your hand at designing a t shirt and have your entry judged by the legendary Suda 51. Not too shabby, right? However, there was another important piece of news announced too that I think some of you may be very interested to hear: the game’s release date has been confirmed as January 2010....

A mysterious meteorite has crash-landed on Earth and has made plants sentient. Mushrooms and other plants have evolved into creatures that can walk around, communicate and do things that normally only humans could do. IntroductionMushroom Menfor the Wii: you play as a mushroom man named Pax who will help his fellow mushrooms and plant allies fight against poison mushroom, bugs and evil little animals. Find out all about the game, as well as what I thought of it, after the break....

Humbug! It certainly isn’t a “Silent Night” while playingEbenezer and the Invisible World.Instead of three French hens and four calling birds, your relatives will hear a ruckus as you scream at the game. There’s a lot to like, but the combat needs to be refined before this Metroidvania’s release. The visuals call back to those old Christmas specials you watch as a kid, but other than that, there’s a lot to be fixed in this holiday-themed game....

Prepare to get those blisters all over again Today sees the launch ofAleste Collectionfor PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan. The retro compendium brings together a selection of titles from the old-school shmup series. While no English localization has been announced by publisher M2, newly revealed trophies suggest that the release could be heading westward in future. As spottedby the trophy-lovers over at Exophase, the launch ofAleste Collectionalso sees an English version of the title’s trophy list appear on the PlayStation database, hinting that shmup fans in the west might also get the opportunity to enjoy all of the Sega Mark II and Sega Game Gear goodness in future....

It’s magic [Update:Gearbox has reached out for more clarity on the specifics of the Randy Pitchford award, as well as the Gearbox award. The company cites “Pitchford leading Gearbox through the merger,” as well as spearheading the creation ofBorderlands Science, which funnels into research for the American Gut Project, as partial reasons for the win. The company also partnered with Direct Relief, and cites “fighting numerous bills that have been brought to Texas legislature that could remove [artistic] freedoms....

‘Trust us’ Many a Nintendo fan were met with disappointment one week ago when a newMetroidgame was announced, but it wasn’t anything like theMetroidgame that they actuallywanted. It didn’t take long for the Internet toorganize a petitionfor that game’s cancellation. Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has seen those efforts, and he says to those people “Trust us.” In an E3 interview withKotaku, Fils-Aime makes it clear that he’s aware of the petition, and insists that fans just need to place some faith in Nintendo....

Battle through the ages The retro video game purveyors at Hamster are feeling shmuppy this week and have chosen to re-release colourful ’80s arcadeTime Pilot, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Developed by Konami,Time Pilothit the arcades in 1982.Time Pilotis a multi-directional shmup which has the novel plot line of a futuristic jet fighter traveling through various time zones to rescue pilots in danger. The player can blast through the skies in all directions, dog-fighting with fleets of enemies, representative of the stage’s current time zone....

Photo mode coming first Controlmay be out, but it’s far from over. Remedy has shared details about the DLC plans for its critically acclaimed sci-fi shooter and it looks like we’ll be returning to this trippy adventure well into 2020. There’s also a glimpse of something that could beAlan Wakerelated, which has my interest piqued. Will Alan finally be getting out of that tornado dimension thing? Starting off, “Photo Mode” will be coming to the game this fall as a free update....

Remember thatRobocalypseWii “sequel” rumor we wrote about not too long ago? Well, it was mostly right. Vogster has announced today that it will be bringingRobocalypse: Beaver Defenseto WiiWare this summer. Based the the universe of last year’s Nintendo DS game,Robocalypse: Beaver Defensefeatures “tower defense” style gameplay, as opposed to the real-time-strategy of the handheld. The game will a single-player mode, as well as up to four-players in multiplayer modes. OK, so “Beaver Defense” sounds a bit… suggestive....