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Our verdict on 4A's gorgeous post-apocalyptic shooter
Top teams fight for glory in the grand finale
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Bigger, bloodier battles from World War 2's frozen front
CD Projekt RED’s icy open world RPG
If you thought Braid’s time-travel mechanics messed with your noggin, wait until you get a look at Still Time, a stylish indie platformer being kicked into shape by solo developer Alan Zucconi.
The frequently ridiculous but always entertaining Saints Row series is continuing with Saints Row IV, due to arrive August 23. We’ve already gotten the details on the new “Commander in Chief” preorder pack, and we’ve already gotten a glimpse of the kinds of insanity players will experience when they jump back in with the Saints. We’ve already talked about the dubstep gun.
The surprise news about an update for the thought-to-be-unsupported sandbox Terraria sure was shocking, wasn’t it? But nobody’s trolling. That update is real, and they’re talking about it in the Terrarian Times and everything. Welcome back, Terraria; we’re glad you’re growing again.
Because fighting AI just isn’t the same as taking a sword to the face of a good friend, you know? Empire: Total War has opened its multiplayer campaign beta to testers again after a long three years—here’s your chance to get back in on the action.
If you give PC gamers a chance, you’ll see some special things happen. The deep and fascinating community that operates behind the Witcher 2 has begun to assemble and release tutorials for the REDkit mod tool set that recently entered its public beta phase.
The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot sure doesn’t faff around with its subject matter. It’s all about obtaining various riches in the unsubtly named land of Opulencia; the latest gameplay video can attest to that, showing the archer Blackeye Bowgart luxuriating atop a throne and pointing his ornate golden crossbow at things. When he’s not fleeing for his life, that is.
“Developer known for zombie games making a new zombie game” isn’t terribly shocking news, but what if I told you they were going to twist it up with a day-night cycle and a dash of Mirror’s Edge? Dying Light is Techland’s current project, a zombie-infested horror game that encourages fleeing across an open-world tropical town’s unexpectedly parkour-friendly rooftops. Check out the first screenshots of your flailing feet, as well as zombies wearing an awkward amount of face paint.
Remember when Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg took to the stage during the Xbox One event and said “We wanted to press the (Call of Duty) franchise forward with a new world and a new engine”? Well, you might want to scratch out that last part.
Rift is one of the few, rather excellent subscription MMOs still remaining, so its conversion to free-to-play is a little scarier than the usual case. But you can relax, okay? Things will be just fine. Trion Worlds has released an FAQ detailing the three different payment levels, and they ensure us that “free-to-play” is not a euphemism for pay-to-win—”the best items in the game will always have to be earned in Telara.”
The number of much-needed soup kitchens and speakeasies has plummeted, and now the City of Gangsters wants you back to do your thing in this bad town. A free update’s making its way to the game today, fleshing out both the tactical and tycoon aspects. Check out this trailer for some gameplay from the updated version, or to get your foot tappin’ to some ragtime—whichever grabs your fancy.
