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YouTube by Ubisoft shows improvements made to their Snowdrop engine for their upcoming Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.The Snowdrop engine is Ubisoft’s proprietary game engine and was first used for Tom Clancy’s The Division in 2016.

Sega has joined a number of other game publishers in missing E3 this year, leading to the game industry questioning whether the Los Angeles convention will still go ahead.As reported by IGN, Sega said that “after careful consideration, we have decided not to participate in E3 2023 as an exhibitor. We look forward to sharing more information on announced and unannounced projects in the future.”IGN found that Tencent will also be skipping E3 2023, and claimed that more publishers will not be attending but are yet to make an announcement.The news comes just days after Ubisoft confirmed it would not be attending E3, with the Assassin’s Creed developer deciding to “move in a different direction” and host its own live event in June.Both companies join Xbox and Nintendo in skipping E3 2023, while it’s been reported that Sony will also miss the convention.

Guardians Of The Galaxy game will have an option to toggle licensed tracks for streamers.In an interview with Venturebeat, Narrative Director Mary DeMarle discussed the upcoming title and the challenges of maintaining a line between serious and funny for a Guardians Of The Galaxy game.DeMarle also confirmed the existence of a toggled streaming mode – a feature that has become more prominent in recent years.The mode itself has become necessary due to the high amount of licensed tracks in the

Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl noticed an easter egg in the latest trailer.The trailer shown last week as part of the Xbox E3 presentation shows a mixture of gameplay intercut with a scene of various men sat round a campfire. Towards the end player character Skif turns to his left and sees GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych and CEO wish him “good hunting, stalker.”Grygorovych founded GSC Game World in 1995 while still a teenager with a team of 15 in a two-room apartment.

Microsoft Flight Simulator, bringing landscape improvements, new airports, and more.The Nordic Update will cover Finland, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark; with developer Asobo describing the highlights as “vast fjords, riveting urban vistas, domineering peaks, and centuries-old iconic castles”.Covering the five countries entirely, the Nordic Update adds detail and landmarks, alongside five new airports, improved data for existing airports, and 78 ‘points of interest’.

Metroid Dread‘s amiibo double pack will grant the player a permanent health boost along with a missile capacity upgrade.The $30 2-pack amiibo, which includes both Samus and the E.M.M.I, will provide players with an extra energy tank, which increases their maximum health by 100, a one-time-only upgrade.However, players will be able to tap the Samus amiibo once a day to top up their health in-game, while the E.M.M.I amiibo will give Samus a Missile Plus tank, increasing her missile capacity to 10

Steam’s Next Fest highlights hundreds of indie games by letting players try them for free ahead of release.E3 2021 brought with it many game announcements, many of which are a long way from being playable. However, Steam has launched its annual Next Fest, running until June 22, which allows players to try many upcoming indie games for free.The long list includes some standouts such as Naraka: Bladepoint, Sable, Lawn Mowing Simulator, and Chasing Static.

343 Industries‘ highly anticipated Halo Infinite has been through a difficult development but is set to launch later this year.Halo Infinite was announced back in 2018 along with a cinematic trailer that gave fans the first look at the sci-fi shooter.

EA has announced that Battlefield 2042 will feature AI ‘server-filling’ bots that maintain player numbers outside of peak playing hours.In a post that went out yesterday, EA confirmed Battlefield 2042 would feature AI players and went into detail about how the feature will work.In multiplayer, the AI bots are used to ensure that servers are filled ‘no matter your location’.

Nintendo will launch a Game & Watch system featuring the first three Legend Of Zelda games.As revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct at E3, series producer Eiji Aonuma confirmed the handheld is being produced to mark the milestone of the the first game in the series, which released in 1986.The Game & Watch system will feature:Alongside this, there will also be a “special” version of the classic Vermin game starring Link as a playable character.

Shin Megami Tensei V received a release date and a brand new trailer during Nintendo‘s E3 Direct.The popular supernatural RPG, from the series that also spawned the Persona spin-off, is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch on November 12, 2021.The trailer follows Mara as she gets sucked from her regular Tokyo high school life into a battle between angels and demons.

Nintendo has revealed that will be bringing back its beloved Advance Wars series in a new remake collection.As unveiled during Nintendo’s E3 presentation, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp will comprise of the original game and its sequel Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising.

Nintendo has revealed a new Marty Party collection that will be arriving on the Switch later this year.As announced during Nintendo’s E3 Direct today, Mario Party Superstars will bring back a collection of classic boards and mini-games across the 23-year history of the franchise.The trailer can be watched below:Five classic boards will return from the Nintendo 64 games, including Peach’s Birthday Cake and Space Land.

Nintendo revealed WarioWare: Get It Together! a new entry in the microgame series.The new game is set to launch for Nintendo Switch on September 10, 2021.

Tekken fighter Kazuya Mishima is coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate.Kazuya Mishima, the star of Bandai Namco‘s Tekken series, is coming to Nintendo’s multiplayer brawler at some point this year.Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai joined the stream to announce that he will run a presentation on Kazuya in Smash on June 28.The character was announced with a humorous remake of the Kazuya victory cinematic from the original Tekken game.The Smash Bros.

Nintendo has announced a brand new 2D Metroid game E3 show.Nintendo has revealed a brand new 2D Metroid game, titled Metroid Dread. The game looks like a return to the series roots, featuring exploration in a maze-like 2D environment.A trailer is available below:Suit up as Samus Aran in the first new entry of the 2D #Metroid saga in more than 19 years, #MetroidDread, launching 10/8.

Escape From Tarkov has been revealed.Long-time Escape From Tarkov streamer and content creator Pestily has released a video that summarises his interview with the CoO of Battlestate Games Nikita. The video summary also brings in some information from a Twitch Gaming Interview.Streets Of Tarkov is confirmed to have a 40 player count, and will also introduce the BTR-80 APC to the map.

E3 2021 is almost over, but there’s still one major show left for fans to watch, the Nintendo Direct which will take place later today.Having abandoned typical developer conferences a few years ago, a Nintendo Direct is a pre-recorded video which streams live simultaneously across the world.Viewers can catch the stream on the publisher’s official YouTube and Twitch channels, or through the embedded video below.The Nintendo Direct will last roughly 40 minutes and will start at 5pm BST in the

Capcom announced during its E3 showcase last night (June 14) that the team behind Resident Evil Village is working on additional content.A message appeared during the stream confirming the announcement. It read: “By popular demand, development has just started on additional downloadable content (DLC) for Resident Evil Village.

Ominux Games has announced Starmancer, a game that will allow you to control a space station A.I. in whichever way you see fit.The two-person team at Ominux Games revealed their first game, Starmancer, during the PC Gaming Show last night (June 13).In Starmancer, players will control a vast A.I.

Xbox Series X fridge in 2020, Microsoft has announced a mini-fridge for the holiday season during their E3 presentation.When the Xbox Series X was first shown at the 2019 Games Awards, memes of it resembling a fridge quickly went viral.Assuring viewers that “yes, this is really happening”, the Xbox Mini Fridge promises an “Xbox cooling velocity architecture” for a “system that leaves others in the cold”.Although there are no details on its dimensions yet, storage capacity looks to be a maximum

Party Animals will get a full release next year in 2022.Originally teased on Twitter in 2019, a free demo of Party Animals was briefly available on Steam. The final release will include both online and offline multiplayer.A physics-based competitive brawler reminiscent of Gang Beasts, Party Animals offers a variety of cute animals to play across two game modes.

Harold Halibut has been introduced through a detailed development video at The Future Games Show during E3.The game, which takes place underwater in an alien sea, allows players to become Harold – a lab assistant trying to propel humanity back into space from the watery depths they’ve become accustomed to. Players will assist the science team, explore the ship, and unravel various mysteries as they go.Every detail of Harold Halibut was handmade and animated through traditional techniques.

Silt was shown during the PC Gaming Show Presentation for E3 2021.Silt is the first game from Bristol-based indie developer Spiral Circus. According to the Spiral Circus website, the company was founded in 2018 by Tom Mead and Dom Clarke with a goal to bring surreal art to life in games.Described on its Steam page as “an exploration game set in a surreal oceanic void”, you play as a nameless diver with the ability to possess the fish around them.

Minute Of Islands, a game that has been delayed since 2020, received a surprise release during this weekend’s Future Games Show.The colourful puzzle platformer allows players to fill the shoes of Mo, a young mechanic who must repair her collapsing world.

Amanita Design, Happy Game, has a gameplay trailer that looks quite different from their other work.Amanita Design has produced such childhood favourites as Samorost, Botanicula, and Machinarium – using innovative tactile responses to shape point-and-click adventures.Happy Game looks like quite a departure from the usual, upbeat, child-friendly games the studio produces in this bloody, gore-filled first look.The trailer shows a little boy who is supposedly in a dream, traversing psychedelic

Hell Let Loose is leaving Steam Early Access next month alongside Update 10.The update will include new Kursk and Stalingrad maps, an overhaul of the oldest Hell Let Loose map Sainte-Marie-Du-Mont, and a few more tweaks and upgrades.

Gloomwood got a five-minute gameplay trailer this weekend, showing off several unique elements.The footage debuted during the PC Gaming show at E3. Revealing what looked to be the beginning of the game, the Gloomwood video demo shows the player character getting to grips with their surroundings and abilities.The stealth aspect features heavily in the clip, alongside other gameplay elements such as combat and inventory systems.

Ixion is a brand new city-management game set on a space station that is on a long journey to find a new home for humanity.Revealed during the PC Gaming Show at E3, Ixion is a management game that will task players with managing the remaining human population in the limited confines of Tiqqun, a space station that is humanity’s last hope.Ixion is being Developed by Bulwark Studios, the team behind turn-based strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, and is currently a PC exclusive title.A

new trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong was shown at E3’s PC Gaming Show, introducing Leysha, the first of three playable characters.The upcoming story-driven RPG follows on from the Vampire: The Masquerade franchise, allowing players to choose from one of three characters, each with intertwined tales.

Deathrun TV premiered on the Future Games Show at E3, and has now launched a “pilot episode” on Steam.Many have compared Deathrun TV to The Binding Of Isaac or The Running Man, given its top-down shooter aesthetic with disarmingly friendly sprites. The trailer announced at E3 set the scene for the game’s plot, where “in a seriously disturbed future, likes are everything, death is nothing.

E3, Soulstice, allows you to control two players at once – combining their moves to reclaim a lost city.Modus Games made the announcement during E3’s PC Gaming Show, launching a new gameplay trailer with footage from the alpha build. Soulstice hinges on a unique fighting style that blends two characters’ moves together for a powerful attack.Controlling sisters Briar and Lute, the player must attempt to battle enemies to reclaim a fallen city as a Chimera – a hybrid of two souls.

Square Enix has revealed a first look at a brand new Final Fantasy game: Stranger Of Paradise – Final Fantasy Origin.Stranger Of Paradise – Final Fantasy Origin is a brand new action game from Square Enix and Team Ninja that will release on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and PS5.Long-time Final Fantasy developer Tetsuya Nomura has commented that “the trial version will be released shortly for a limited time.”The official description shares a little on what players can expect:“With the memory of

Somerville has today received its third teaser trailer at the Xbox and Bethesda Games showcase today (June 13).The upcoming game is being created by Jumpship, which was founded by multiple developers who worked on the creation of PlayDead games Limbo and Inside, including former PlayDead co-founder Dino Patti.Tellingly, another employer that has jumped ship to work on Somerville is animator Chris Olsen, who was a key part of the recognisable animation style behind both of PlayDead’s games, and

Square Enix has announced Hitman Sniper: The Shadows, a new free-to-play entry into the mobile Hitman Sniper series.Set after the disappearance of Agent 47, Hitman Sniper: The Shadows will allow players to choose from five separate characters to carry out assassinations across the globe.Details on the game are scarce, but the launch website has the following to say: “A new threat to global stability has emerged.

Square Enix has revealed the first new gameplay footage in over two years of PlatinumGames’ Babylon’s Fall.Read more: ‘Life Is Strange: True Colors’ has ‘over 1900 pages of dialogue’Square Enix showed off the game’s multiplayer gameplay, which will feature teams of four working together to tackle dungeons.