ICYMI: Obsidian Entertainment, the developers known for their work on Fallout: New Vegas, The Outer Worlds, Grounded, Pentiment, Avowed, and more, are reportedly working on a new Fallout game. This, in place of working on an Avowed sequel. bit.ly/4fb9d4l
Introducing Deepward, a high-speed first-person shooter roguelite set in the 1920s that lets you choose three distinct heroes from a roster of six, switching between any of the three of them on the fly during the brutal melee and gun-based action.
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Burnout's creator has been re-branded as "Criterion: A Battlefield Studio", but we should never forget its 30-year legacy of making phenomenal racing games. bit.ly/4aDoPvT
This season ain’t gonna knock anybody’s socks off, and both Dynasty and Road to Glory have leaned hard into spreadsheet management this year, but smart on-field additions to an already good game make College Football 27 worth suiting up for once again.
Our review: bit.ly/4wzNf1Q
Echoes of Aincrad may seem like a dream game for hardcore Sword Art Online fans, but divorced from the anime’s branding, it’s just a passable action-RPG.
Our review: bit.ly/4frg2zL
Ryse: Son of Rome was originally planned to explore multiple eras, Assassin's Creed style, before critical and commercial failure sank Crytek and Xbox's ambition. bit.ly/3Tewefb
We spoke with two of The Odyssey's biggest stars, Matt Damon and Zendaya, to find out how they approached their roles as Odysseus and Athena and the unique joys and challenges that come with making a Christopher Nolan movie. bit.ly/4bfpwvC
Evil Dead Burn is, by far, the most violent and oppressive Evil Dead movie yet, but even with Alice’s struggles to move past her late husband as a sensible narrative hook, it has very little in the way to say with all of that sound and fury.
Our review: bit.ly/4wvb9LI
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has admitted Game Pass has failed to grow as Microsoft had expected, with reports indicating it is tens of millions of subscribers short of previous targets. bit.ly/3TutIS0
Moana offers a visually pleasing live-action outing for the Polynesian heroine while being constricted by its faithfulness to the original storyline and camera beats. A technical feat but not nearly as iconic as the original.
Our review: bit.ly/4aPTvdw