Cyberpunk is so last year, it's time to look ahead to the new, cooler, cyberfunk. The skating, graffiti-ing, dancing platformer (that very much looks like a spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio), Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, got a new teaser trailer last night. It showed off loads of sick flips and tricks, some new music from composer Hideki Naganuma, and revealed it'll be grinding onto our screens in 2022.
Season two of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone has landed, bringing with it a new Outbreak zombies mode, weapons, maps, Operators, and a generous helping of the undead horde to Verdansk. Of everything that's arrived, I look forward to hitting zombies with a snowmobile the most.
“Don't pick things now; they will bear fruit later”. Bit of Sumerian wisdom for you there, about the importance of patience. It’s wisdom I wish the developers of Nebuchadnezzar, the new Pharaoh-like city builder about ancient Mesopotamia, had kept in mind. Because their game is 70 percent of a masterpiece. But then, give a loaf-bearded Babylonian king a delicious date that’s only 70 percent ripe, and what will he do? He will roar at you in Cuneiform and hurl a lion-hunting spear through your thorax, that’s what. Because what you have given him is basically just a massive, rubbish olive.
Nebuchadnezzar is not a rubbish olive. It’s very pleasant, and certainly reasonable value for 16 quid. But it comes so close> to delivering the city building holy grail - a proper successor to the old Impressions city builders at last - that the shortfall is agonising. It would be easier to deal with if it was just an unimaginative reskin of Pharaoh or Caesar III. But no; Nebs fixes some of the most annoying fundamental systems in those classics, with astonishing elegance, and does new things besides. It has an astonishing setting, it looks splendid, and it’s remarkably polished. But unfortunately, there’s just not much in it.
He's Superman, Geralt Of Rivia, and now it looks like Henry Cavill might be a Mass Effect fanfiction writer to boot. Yesterday, he posted a picture on his Instagram of some unassuming blurry text, with a caption teasing a "secret project". As it turns out, that text is actually from a Mass Effect 3 Wikipedia entry. So, is he studying for a secret live-action Mass Effect role? Could he be lined up to voice a character in the new Mass Effect game? Nah, he's definitely writing fanfic.
Nvidia's RTX 3060 graphics card is finally here. Launching today - that's Thursday February 25th - at 9am PT / 5pm GMT, the RTX 3060 is the latest entry in Nvidia's RTX 30 series and the cheapest RTX 30 card to date, coming in just under the RTX 3060 Ti at £299 / $329. You can read all about its performance in my full RTX 3060 review, but if you've already decided the RTX 3060 is the new graphics card for you, then here's a list of everywhere you'll be able to buy an RTX 3060 card in the UK and US when it launches later on.
SteamWorld Dig 2 is a Metroidvania that sees you play as a little Steambot searching for their friend Rusty, who’s gone missing. As suspected, he’s buried somewhere underground, so it’s up to you to get digging and figure out where on earth (in> earth, ha) he’s gone.
In total, 48 million players have used a controller for a game on Steam at some point. Valve have shared that and other big numbers in their breakdown on some new Steamworks tools that help developers see the type and prevalence of controller use for their games. For us routine controller users, that could mean developers investing time in better controller support on PC. Or just reassurance that no, we are aren't the only ones dedicated to our gamepads.
Minecraft Dungeons is digging deeper once again. The Diablo-y spinoff for Mojang's craft 'em up has just launched another DLC and free update. All players will now be able to take on the endgame Ancient Hunts while the Flames Of The Nether DLC will take you deeper into hell to face some bigger baddies.
I suspect we all saw this coming when it was reported earlier this month that Electronic Arts would be deciding the fate of BioWare's sci-fi romp Anthem. BioWare have announced today that they will no longer be working on their overhaul called Anthem Next and will instead be focusing their attention on the next Mass Effect and Dragon Age 4.
Deck-based turn-based spy-based tactical game Fights In Tight Spaces has gone and kicked down the door to early access. I've had my eye on this one for a while now and it sure does look as slick as ever, stylish spy suit and all. The strategic secret agent game has just launched in early access, though you can also still try the demo version before you spring for it.