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Meta recently announced they’re bringing game development platform Clayta to Facebook Gaming‘s cloud streaming service. Crayta allows you to build and play games with your friends in real-time. Meta describes it as an easy-to-use developer toolkit that makes game creation more accessible. Crayta was developed by Unit 2 Games, acquired by Meta last June. The platform was initially planned to be exclusively for Google Stadia but rolled out to the Epic Games Store last year. “Historically if you wanted to have something like this run in this high quality of a 3D environment, that would be really hard to render in a browser or on phones, but being able to do it with cloud infrastructure and then send it down across the network after having already rendered it in the cloud is a pretty big advan...

Initially set to be released back in March, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, releasing this October 7, has now received a new “Darkness Falls” trailer. Building up anticipation of the story, cinematics and gameplay, the latest look shows Venom falling to the influence of Lilith, Mother of Demons. Spider-Man is also seen joining Blade, Ghost Rider and other supernatural Marvel heroes to stop the unleashing of the Elder God Chthon. Developed by Marvel Entertainment and Firaxis Games, Marvel’s Midnight Suns features isometric, turn-based battles connected by cinematic cut-scenes. Additionally, the title will mix in a card system drawn from collectible card and deck building games. Priced at $70 USD, Marvel’s Midnight Suns will be released cross-gen on Sony PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox Series X, Ninte...

Frost Giant Studios, a game developer co-founded by former Blizzard production director Tim Morten, has officialy revealed its new free-to-play real-time strategy game, Stormgate. Two years in the making, Stormgate runs on Unreal Engine 5 and custom simulation technology. According to the official synopsis, the game is set hundreds of years in Earth’s future and will feature two factions at the time of launch. “Take command of the human resistance, the demonic invaders, or other factions yet to be revealed–solo or cooperatively. Build your base, harvest resources, and lead mighty armies in battle to emerge victorious,” the game writes in the description. Game modes include three-player co-op missions against AI and ranked 1v1 and 3v3 games. In addition to Morten, the former Warcraft 3: The...

According to reports, the next game from Hideo Kojima’s development studio, Kojima Productions, has leaked. Tom Henderson, a freelance reporter for Try Hard Guides, recently wrote an article about an upcoming horror game, titled Overdose. The article notes that Overdose will star actress Margaret Qualley and can be played in first- and third-person. Henderson also shared details about the footage sent to him anonymously, saying that a character in a blue dress with Qualley’s likeness can be seen walking through a dark corridor with a flashlight. Following a jump scare, “Game Over” and text reading “A Hideo Kojima Game…Overdose” takes over the screen. Adding to the validity of the claims, Kojima Productions has reached out to Henderson to remove his article and accompanying social posts. Fo...

Developer Infinity Ward on Wednesday released the official world reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, along with additional information about the forthcoming title’s gameplay. The campaign will follow the newly-formed Task Force 141, with familiar characters including Price, Soap, Gaz and Ghost, as they face off against a massive global threat in a variety of missions. Gameplay will take place across the globe, though Task Force 141’s primary goal is to neutralize a terrorist conspiracy and attack on the United States. Meanwhile, a multiplayer mode will include both wide-scale maps for larger groups of players and smaller maps that are specifically designed for six vs. six matches. Additionally, the game will host “an evolved special ops game mode featuring tactical co-op ga...

After revealing the game with a CGI trailer back in December last year, Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have now followed up with their first developer update trailer of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 over at Games Workshop‘s Warhammer Skulls event. Featured above, the new clip offers fans glimpses of previously unreleased footage and screenshots of the game’s various environments, highlighting iconic machines of war and Imperial emblems such as the Thunderhawk Gunship that we saw Captain Titus ride into battle on back in the announcement trailer and a massive statue of an ancient Ultramarine. While little is known about the game’s main plot for now, players can expect Space Marine 2 to continue from the original 2011 title, with Titus returning to battle after his ...

EA and Codemasters will be releasing F1 22 at the end of this month, but for those who aren’t so much into driving but prefer the technical and strategic parts of Formula 1, Frontier is now gearing up for the launch of F1 Manager 22 this August. As the first officially-licensed Formula 1 management game outside of mobile titles for over two decades, the upcoming title offers fans a truly immersive experience to lead a racing team at the pinnacle of motorsports. Featuring all 20 drivers and 10 constructors from the current season, you’ll be able to pick your favorite team and lead them to victory through the game’s Career mode, where you’ll set targets for the season as well as long-term goals for the board. Throughout the season, you’ll also be able to build your team by scouting...

After missing two consecutive years, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced that E3 will be officially returning both in-person and online next summer for the first physical event since 2019. E3 was first established in 1995, and over the years, it has become the video game industry’s premier convention globally, with its annual showcases typically attracting more than 50,000 people. While game publishers have largely shifted towards hosting their own digital showcases to adapt to the pandemic climate, E3’s organizers believe there is still a desire for gamers in the community to come together for face-to-face events. “We’re excited about coming back in 2023 with both a digital and an in-person event,” ESA president and CEO Stan Pierre-Louis told The Washington Post in ...

With the release window for Sonic Frontiers still some time away, SEGA has now announced an animated prologue for the long-awaited platformer. The reveal was made during the gaming company’s Sonic Central livestream event where it showed off a quick snippet of Knuckles standing in front of and seemingly protecting the Master Emerald in the midst of a storm. While other details revolving around Sonic Frontiers Prologue remain scarce at the moment, the animated project will no doubt set up the premise for the upcoming game. No release date has been provided yet either, but it’ll probably come out before the game itself, which is currently slated to arrive this holiday season. Sonic Frontiers aside, SEGA also took the opportunity to highlight some of the other Sonic the Hedgeho...

Nintendo is making an example out of Gary Bowser, a member of the hacking group Team-Xecuter, who was sentenced to 40 months in prison over pirating activity in February. The famed video game company described the sentencing as a “unique opportunity” to send a message regarding piracy, with the transcript of Bowser’s sentencing providing rare insight about the company’s stance on the issue. Nintendo’s lawyer Ajay Singh told the court that “this is a very significant moment for us,” adding, “It’s the purchase of video games that sustains Nintendo and the Nintendo ecosystem, and it is the games that make the people smile. It’s for that reason that we do all we can to prevent games on Nintendo systems from being stolen.” Singh also pointed out that Team-Xecuter could allow players t...