Lo Wang returns 2013’sShadow Warriorreboot was pretty great. Developer Flying Wild Hog and publisher Devolver Digital seem to think so too, as they have just announced a full follow-up, ingeniously titledShadow Warrior 2. Like most third-party titles these days, it’ll shuck the Wii U platform and be released on the PC, PS4, and Xbox One in 2016. This time, four player co-op (“online” is specifically mentioned) is included, as well as a procedurally generated mode....

Open your mind Live with a weird intro long enough and it becomes normalized. A dude with a valve in the back of his head? Don’t worry about it. The guy before him with a plugged-up eye? He’s fine. Play someHalf-Life. Valve’s logo splash screen hasevolved over the years, but at this point, the iconic “bald guy” image has settled into place. Several months ago, he made the unnerving jump to VR withHalf-Life: Alyx....

Special weapon loses defensive edge Nintendo has dropped a small update for its Switch arena-shooterSplatoon 2. Version 3.2.1, which is already live in game, was mostly implemented to stop an issue involving the Bubble Blower special. In the past, unleashing bubble-hell upon the opposition provided an extra level of defence, as shots from Rainmaker and Bomb Launcher devices would collide with the bubbles, instantly nerfing their damage in part or, in some cases, entirely....

Score one for local multiplayer As of just a few days ago, it seemed very possible thatSportsfriends— the multiplayer-focused, four-game compendium that includesJohann Sebastian Joust,BaraBariBall,Super Pole Riders, andHokra— wouldn’t be able to meet its $150,000 goal on Kickstarter. Thankfully,the campaignpulled through and was funded today. I had expected this to garner more support than it did based on how passionate some people have been about these games (J.S. Joust, in particular) and the pretty solid list of supported platforms (PlayStation 3, Windows, Mac, and Linux)....

Metroid: Other Mstory vibes? RememberForspoken? I don’t blame you if it passed you by, as this year has been pretty insane as a whole. It’s that new fantasy action game from Square Enix.You know, that new one! Okay, I’ll be more specific, as a result of a recentForspokenpreview event. Forspokenfollows Frey Holland (Ella Balinska) as she warps from New York Cityto the magical land of Athia— oh, and it looks fantastic and has fast-running physics....

Last weekendwe filled you in on a bit of a change to theTeam Fortress 2unlock system. In the recent Spy/Sniper update it had changed to a more random drop system as opposed to the achievement based unlock system that was in place before hand. It sparked a little debate as to which was better, and the merits of both systems. Can’t really say who won the argument, and Valve seems to agree so they’ve come out withan updatethat offers the best of both worlds....

Fan art/title card brought to you by Max Scoville. You guys may remember a little show Spencer and I did having something to do with cores over on our twitch channel. You don’t? Good because that show isn’t around anymore. It has changed, evolved and mutated into something better, something we all can be proud of. In a move that will probably not surprise anyone we have decided to make the show more focused on games and industry guests....

Don’t Come! It seems to have been in development for a stupendously long time, but Forever Entertainment and MegaPixel Studio have finally announced a release date for the remake of the 1996 arcade classic,The House of The Dead. The unsurprisingly titledThe House of The Dead Remakewill launch on Nintendo Switch April 7. The new remake will replicate the original rail shooter in its entirety, as special agents Rogan and G investigate the labyrinthine mansion of rogue bio-scientist, Dr....

(Unless you already own everything, like me) This is how we know it is officially The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Valve has opened the doors onThe Steam Winter Sale, offering huge discounts on hundreds of games, all ready and waiting for your hard-earned buckeroos. As we all know, Christmas is a time for decorating trees, getting together with long-lost relatives, and registering hundreds of new game licenses for titles you do not even plan to install, let alone play....

It’s always sad when a face from our childhood passes away, and as someone who grew up watchingBuffy the Vampire Slayerevery day with my dad after school, I’m utterly heartbroken by the sudden death of Michelle Trachtenberg, who starred as Buffy’s sister. Well, eventually. Dawn Summers was originally introduced in an in-story retcon moment that saw characters blindly accepting that Buffy had always had a sister, even though she’d never existed before....

S-P-I-R-I-T! Spirit! Let’s hear it! Sega and Two Point Studioshave announcedthat the next DLC forTwo Point Campusis coming on March 15. TitledSchool Spirits, this expansion will have you building educationaries specializing in exorcism. It’s unfair. The press release used one of my trigger words: “bust ghosts.” It’s like they know my weakness. School Spiritswill take you to Lifeless Estate for your next challenge. Included are two courses with all the normal accouterments....

A.I. grown home Grow Homereleased on PC earlier this year, and it sort of took us by surprise. This is an Ubisoft game? The publisher currently best known for squirting out iteration after iteration ofAssassin’s Creedis doing a game about a robot growing a beanstalk, climbing up to new locations, and skydiving down? Sure. Currently unavailable on consoles, the quirky experience will make its way to PlayStation 4 soon. Very soon, actually; it’s slated to release on September 1....

Dirt 5’s a looker During almost any other time, I would not be interested inDirt 5. I say this confidently because I was not interested inDirt Rally 2.0orDirt 4. There have been seven previousDirtgames (!!) and I did not have a lick of interest in any of them. Dirt 5is different though because it looks so goddamn pretty on PS5 and Xbox Series X. That’s the way it goes with new hardware....