The game launched to a lot of excitement in January, but player numbers dropped off quickly. Despite several updates and new features, it wasn’t enough to regain its initial popularity, so the game will no longer be available to play after March 12th.
The game Highguard became available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC through Steam on January 26th. Then, on February 11th, Wildlight Entertainment announced they had reduced their staff, keeping only a small team to continue supporting the game.
Okay, so I just watched the new trailer, and John Rico’s back to tell us that if we want to actually beat the bugs, we need to know how they think and fight. And it looks like we’re starting with the Assassin bug – seriously, this thing is terrifying. It’s a huge Arachnid that can wreck you up close or from far away, and it can fly long distances too. The key is learning its three different modes – once you do that, you can totally mess up any Trooper unlucky enough to cross paths with you.
If you’ve experienced even one playthrough of Marathon, you’ll quickly recognize these events. Alongside a Destroyer, the pair will repeatedly face danger and death – whether from attacks by rival runner groups, losing battles against UESC robots, or the poisonous plants of Tau Ceti IV. They’ll go through moments of understanding, frustration, and accusations, but ultimately they’ll work together to reach the UESC Marathon and the final level, Cryo Archive.
I recently discovered this amazing game where you’re trying to restore light to a world that used to be full of art and creativity. Apparently, the sun vanished, causing all sorts of trouble! You play as this character called The Burnt One, and you’re joined by Potboy, who is seriously the cutest little candle ever. Together, you have to climb Moon Mountain, facing all kinds of dangers, to try and bring the light back. It’s a really cool concept!
More and more games are starting to officially support player-created modifications, or “mods.” Titles like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Hogwarts Legacy have already integrated tools for modders and players. While this approach has both benefits and drawbacks, The Sims is joining the trend. The Sims 4 will launch its own in-game mod platform, called The Sims 4 Marketplace, on PC and Mac on March 17th, and will expand to PlayStation and Xbox consoles afterward.
I’m excited to share that Season 4 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is starting in Japan on April 3rd! It looks like they’re releasing a lot of episodes all at once this spring. To get fans hyped, they just released a new trailer and poster, which you can find below. From what I’ve seen, this season is setting up a really significant conflict for Rimuru and the others.
In the 1987 movie, Christina Pickles played the Sorceress, and her costume was much more elaborate than the original. It was almost entirely white and silver. The headdress was also different, completely covered in crystals, a significant change from the first costume which was white, blue, and orange and included a cape shaped like wings.
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between independent (indie) and large-budget (AAA) games, and that’s by design. Games originally funded by fans are now being made by surprisingly large teams, and many ‘indie’ games are actually published by major companies. This has led to the re-emergence of the term ‘AA’ to describe games that fall somewhere in between, and it feels like a more accurate description. When these labels are used for marketing rather than to clearly define a game, it makes you question what they really mean.
According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, sales totaled just $1.5 billion – the lowest amount in records going back to 1995.