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I never thought I’d look forward to the start of a new term at college, but Witchbrook has me hankering for an end to this years-long summer break. For over a decade, the team over at Chucklefish has been hard at work on the upcoming RPG – a cozy life sim set in a magical university where players will find themselves putting their powers to practical use.It’s a balancing act, says producer Rosie Ball, to deliver a cozy life sim experience against the framework of something many of us find less-than cozy: schoolwork. “Creating an academic year in game form…
As part of the PC crowd, I’m pretty resigned to the fact that, even if its initial November release date sticks, we won’t be getting GTA 6 over here in 2026. Rockstar Games will want to let its console version sit for a while, whether that’s to ensure the PC version is as polished as possible, or simply to entice you to shell out for a PS5 or Xbox copy knowing that you’ll probably buy it again when it comes to the Steam shores. If you need something to take your mind off that temptation, a new Rockstar Games sale…
UK-based game maker Playground Games is really, really leaning into the Fable series’ signature British wit, even going as far as copying the mockumentary-style interviews pioneered in countless comedy shows like The Office.Cast your mind back and you’ll remember the Fable trailer that follows a giant version of Richard Ayoade (of The IT Crowd fame), while he sits down in an interview and waxes lyrical about the nature of heroes. Another has Matt King (AKA Super Hans from The Peep Show) doing the same as an ex-hero who’s been forced out of retirement. Fable – Xbox Games Showcase 2024 -…
I’m pinching myself to check this isn’t a dream, but the Terraria 1.4.5 update is finally upon us. Not only did developer Re-Logic finally stop adding new features for long enough to pin down its release date, but it’s even given us a name and a trailer. The Terraria ‘Bigger and Boulder’ update might have started out life as “a small list of loose ends to tie up and that’s it,” but in true Terraria style it’s grown into something much more substantial. As we prepare for its launch, I wanted to quickly run down just what we’ve got in…
Ubisoft looks to be prepping a ‘30th anniversary’ game for the Rayman series.That’s according to a listing that appeared this week on the Australian Classification site for ‘Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition’.Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 are listed as platforms for the unannounced game, while Atari is named as the developer and publisher.Atari’s inclusion could potentially suggest a retro package similar to Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, which was developed by its Digital Eclipse studio, or a remaster from Nightdive Studios.Ubisoft confirmed plans for a new Rayman game in 2024, saying it had started an “exploration” to revive the franchise with its…
In a big departure for the series, the new Fable won’t change your character’s appearance based on your morality. So, you won’t suddenly grow devil horns after attacking a group of innocents and you won’t spawn an angelic halo for your good deeds either, but fans are pretty divided about the feature’s absence.Playground Games’ general manager and founder Ralph Fulton explained to IGN why morality-based character morphing was gone, arguing that in the new game, “there is no objective good and evil.” There’s instead lots of murky gray areas in this updated Albion, not to mention the fact that the…
More characters and plot details have been confirmed for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, along with a second trailer.The new trailer shows Mario and Luigi riding motorbikes to the Tostarena Kingdom from Super Mario Odyssey, where they’ve been called to look at a problematic pipe.Inside the pipe is Yoshi, finally confirming the tease at the end of the first movie, that he would be making his debut in the sequel.The trailer also shows Luigi wearing a Frog Suit, and also confirms that Birdo, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi will be in the movie.“After the first trailer was released, people were…
State of Decay 3 has been fairly quiet since its announcement five years ago, aside from one brief trailer aimed at its zombie-infested open world in 2024, but the head of Xbox Game Studios has given us a small update on how the survival game’s progressing.When we sat down with Xbox Game Studios lead and former Rare boss Craig Duncan to talk about the publisher’s multiplatform strategy and Developer Direct reveals, like the gorgeous deep dive on Fable, we took the chance to ask whether State of Decay 3 would rear its head again this year.”I think the [PR] in…
The first big Europa Universalis 5 update is looking to be just what it needs as developer Paradox Tinto aims to build on a largely excellent foundation to ensure EU5 can truly cement its spot among the best grand strategy games around. The team has had plenty of time to watch a wide audience get to grips with everything on offer, which allows the kind of in-depth, rigorous testing that you can only get once your game is out. Based on this, it’s tackling some key frustrations, including the fine balance of enemy-AI aggression, and the somewhat stale nature of…
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s release has been brought forward, with the film now arriving simultaneously in major markets like the US and UK.In a Nintendo Direct published on Sunday, Nintendo and Illumination premiered the latest trailer for the Mario Movie sequel, featuring new characters like Yoshi and Birdo.Hidden at the bottom of a news release was the announcement that the US release date for Galaxy has been brought forward by two days to April 1, 2026.“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will move from April 3, 2026, to April 1, 2026 in the US and many additional markets globally, and…