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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

PS5 Exclusive Abandoned Is Not a Secret Kojima Game, Director Says Rumours 'Weren't Fun'

PS5 Exclusive Abandoned Is Not a Secret Kojima Game, Director Says Rumours 'Weren't Fun'

 The director also teased that the game will get a demo before launch, and may see a closed alpha test.


The game director of the PS5 exclusive Abandoned has responded to rumours about the game being a secret Hideo Kojima project – and teased that it will receive a demo and a potential closed alpha test.

Revealed earlier this week, Abandoned is a cinematic, first-person horror survival shooter with realistic visuals, pegged to launch in Q4 2021. Developer Blue Box Game Studios has a quiet social media presence, a fairly unknown history, and released a P.T.-esque trailer – all of which led some fans led to believe that it was actually a front for a new Kojima Productions project. The studio quickly issued an official response to the rumours on the company website: "We have no association with Hideo Kojima nor do we claim to have any association nor was it our intention to claim such a statement. We are a small group of developers working on a passionate title we wanted to work on for a long time."

In an interview with IGN, Blue Box Game Studios director Hasan Kahraman spoke in more detail about the rumours: "It wasn't fun but it did make me laugh," they explained. "At first I was receiving messages from people telling me that they’ve been watching me and that I (As Kojima) used some marketing tricks to promote his next game. I didn’t know what they meant until I Googled it."

You may remember all the way back in 2012 when a game called 'The Phantom Pain' was revealed during the 2012 Video Game Awards. Supposedly developed by 'Moby Dick Studios', its CEO Joakim Mogren (Joakim being an anagram of Kojima) appeared covered in bandages in an interview with Geoff Keighley to promote the game before it was later revealed that the project was actually Metal Gear Solid V. Many took the unknown nature of Blue Box to mean something similar was happening now.

Kahraman assures us that it isn't, and that this isn't the way they'd hoped to announce a new game: "It did bother me a bit as we as a team are so excited to tease a bit of our game and then this conspiracy comes." Kahraman continued. "All I wanted to do is to tease our game. Regarding our social media presence, we’re a small team and not a big AAA studio, it’s already hard work to work on a highly polished game for PS5 so we really can’t spare the time to work on our social media presence full-time (while it is important)."

Moving past the misunderstanding, Kahraman also shared some more details about the game with IGN. Blue Box has been working on Abandoned since 2017, and the studio's initial goal was to create a tactical shooter game with cinematic storytelling and realistic gameplay. "We wanted to make something different than traditional shooter games," Kahraman said. "We wanted to make a game that feels real. Like when reloading, you get to see the whole animation, while in combat. Or when you get hit, you really need to stop the bleeding in order to continue fighting."

Kahraman talks about several gameplay situations that will affect a character's stability in realistic fashion: "When you get hit in the legs, for example, you would fall down, unequipping your firearm by dropping it on the ground. You would eventually have to choose to take your firearm and fight or to stop the bleeding and cleanse the wound to prevent getting a disease," Kahraman adds. "This is not going to be a comforting battle. I promise."

Kahraman says that the game's realistic environmental graphics were achieved through photogrammetry and retopology of the models (a process that takes high quality visuals and shrinks them for more efficient use), and has been bolstered by the horsepower of the PS5. "The PS5 console is powerful enough to run these images at a 4k resolution," Kahraman notes. "However optimization is needed to run the game at 60 FPS. At the end of the teaser, you’ll see some heavy cam shakes and frame drops. The animation isn’t final while the cam shake is removed and the framerate will go up to 60FPS, unlike the teaser video."

According to Kahraman, the game also "depends" on the DualSense wireless controller and makes good use of the immersive benefits of the PS5. "The feel and sound of the controller would change depending on if your firearm is loaded or unloaded. 3D audio is used for tactical purposes like to determine the distance between you and the enemy." they add.

Much like Kojima's own P.T. (which was intended as a teaser for the cancelled Silent Hills), or Resident Evil's recent demos, a "small teaser" for Abandoned will be available to download on the PS5 ahead of launch, but Kahraman says the studio "can't share more details about it just yet. We are also thinking of doing some closed alpha testing on PS5 sometime after, but that isn’t 100% sure."

Aside from Abandoned PS5's 2021 exclusives include Returnal (April), Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart (June), and Horizon  Forbidden West (TBA 2021). We've also got a rundown of all of Sony's first party studios and what they're working on.

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Gord Is a New Single Player Dark Fantasy Adventure Strategy Game from ex CDPR Dev Stan Just

Gord Is a New Single Player Dark Fantasy Adventure Strategy Game from ex CDPR Dev Stan Just

 A new single player dark fantasy adventure strategy game titled Gord was announced today by Polish indie studio Covenant. Founded last year by Stan Just, a former CD Projekt RED and 11-bit Studios producer who previously worked on The Witcher 3 and The Witcher: Monster Slayer, Covenant is planning to release the game next year through Steam.


Gord, which is powered by Unreal Engine 4, may also launch on consoles eventually, though that will depend heavily on the success it'll get on PC.

Adventure strategy in a dark fantasy setting - Lead the people of the Tribe of the Dawn as they venture deep into forbidden lands and ensure the survival of your populace in a grim fantasy world inspired by Slavic folklore.

A unique city-builder with survival elements - Grow your gord from a humble settlement to a formidable fortress while your population is constantly at risk from enemy tribes, gruesome monsters, and mysterious powers that lurk in the surrounding woods.

AI-driven quest system to ensure lots of variety - Side quests and random encounters will send you off into the wilderness to hunt down legendary creatures, uncover secrets about the Ancients, or vanquish a nasty scourge.

Custom scenarios with procedural level generation - Choose from a variety of primary objectives, select the level size, the intensity of raids, the environment you’ll play in, the types of enemies you’ll face, starting resources, and even the severity of weather.

Impactful Sanity and Burden systems - Every aspect of your settlers’ lives - from illness and hunger to the death of their kin - can impact your villagers' psychological state.

Unleash powerful Incantations - Spells vary in nature - some are offensive while others are defensive - but they all help to tip the battlefield in your favor.

Uncover the world’s mysteries in The Chronicle - Pages torn from The Chronicle will be scattered throughout the game’s landscapes, giving dedicated players an additional challenge of discovering lore that explains the Gord universe.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Bleeding Edge review: fun fighting let down by a bare-bones launch

Bleeding Edge review: fun fighting let down by a bare-bones launch

Bleeding Edge could be on to something with meaningful updates, but at launch it's Xbox Game Pass filler at best.



Bleeding Edge poses a question I hadn't considered before: what if the combat from Devil May Cry met Overwatch? A modestly-sized development team at Ninja Theory, spearheaded by DmC Devil May Cry combat designer Rahni Tucker, has worked for the past four years to come up with an answer. The result is a mixed bag. Bleeding Edge is, fundamentally, a fun experience, but it is a tad bland. And this launch on Xbox One and PC feels bare-bones, to put it lightly.

Bleeding Edge
Developer: Ninja Theory
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Platform: Reviewed on PC
Availability: Out now on Xbox One and PC
Here's the setup: two teams of four work together to knock lumps out of each other while fighting for control points or, in the second of the two available game modes, energy canisters. There are 11 characters at launch, categorised into one of three roles: damage, support or tank, and already just two days after Bleeding Edge's release that doesn't feel like enough. The diverse roster of augmented heroes (augmentation is a theme, here) is made up of a few Overwatch-alikes and a handful of really quite impressive designs, all drenched in a sort of Borderlands meets '90s sci-fi aesthetic that rekindles memories of hazy summers spent listening to Garbage. One of the characters is called Zero Cool, a nod to Jonny Lee Miller's character of the same name from that most wonderfully crap mid-90s cyber thriller, Hackers.
I find myself gravitating towards a few of the characters in particular, the ones that work a little differently to the rank and file. Maeve is a granny (you don't see many older women in video games - nice one Ninja Theory!) from Wicklow, Ireland, who is a cyber witch ranged assassin who rides a hovering bauble. The trick with Maeve is to perfectly time her traps and land killing blows, the latter of which resets her abilities. Struggle with this and Maeve's a lightweight. But if you can dip in and out of combat, snatching last hit after last hit, she's a beast.
On the support side, I enjoy playing as Kulev, who is - and stick with me here - a Voodoo-loving dead professor from Cambridge University whose soul was digitised and reborn into an automated snake that is now the arm of the mummified corpse of the aforementioned dead professor from Cambridge University. He was born in South Cheam, according to his bio. I know of no other video game characters who were born in South Cheam.
On the battlefield, Kulev is a ranged support who uses curses and boons to heal and deal damage. He's not as direct a healer as fellow support character Zero Cool, but I find him more versatile and, well, cooler.
As far as the tanks go, I have a soft spot for half motorbike girl Buttercup (her "get over here" chain ability is fun to land but hardly inspired design). Makutu, a hulking New Zealander who sacrifices an evade for the ability to switch stances between one that constantly regenerates health, or one that increases movement speed, is more interesting to play. And this is the thing about Bleeding Edge: it is only occasionally interesting. Most of the time it feels one-note.
I'm sure many will be put off by how shallow Bleeding Edge appears to feel during its initial couple of hours. This is a third-person combat game with auto-targeting and just one attack button, which you mash for a melee character's solitary combo, or hold down to auto-attack as a ranged character (you spend a lot of time pressing X in Bleeding Edge). Each character has just three specials, and you pick one super from a choice of two before heading into a match. It's pretty limited.
As a result, it feels like your success is determined mostly by your team composition. In reality this is a sort of hit or miss situation. Most of the time players will pick a nice spread of roles - a tank, two damage dealers and a healer, perhaps - but without a role queue you inevitably find yourself paired with a team who refuses to deviate from the ultra popular damage dealers - despite the in-game warning that pops up if you fail to pick a support character.
Bleeding Edge also warns that communication is key, and it's true that if you're playing with people who stick together, you have a much higher chance of winning. Winning is of course fun! But when you're in a team of players who do not stick together, Bleeding Edge can feel like pulling teeth. Voice comms are on by default, but you rarely hear anyone speak. Usefully, there's a ping system, but in my experience it's rarely used. Bleeding Edge does not suffer lone wolves gladly. If you get caught on your lonesome by more than one enemy player, you're done for. Bleeding Edge has a sort of MOBA feel in that teamfights are super important and chasing down enemies who try to escape can make all the difference. Target the healers first, then burn down the rest.

However, I've found the more you play Bleeding Edge, the more you start to notice there's a little bit more to combat than that. Team composition is incredibly important, yes, but with the power of mods you can tweak how your character works to re-jig their role slightly. Mod Kulev's area of effect special so that it does bonus damage, and you turn this support character into something of a shadow priest. Buttercup has a mod that adds an ally buff to her Oil Slick ability, which is by default an area of effect slow. I don't want to overstate the impact of mods - they can only take you so far. But they do increase the playstyle options per character, which is nice.

Spacing and smart movement is key - and it's here Bleeding Edge feels most like a MOBA. Moving as a group to interrupt, ambush or swarm the enemy is a tricky thing to achieve in Bleeding Edge, but it's doable. Don't fancy that fight? Keep at a safe distance while waiting for backup. Reckon you're in decent shape to get stuck in? Ping your team and go for it. Retreating is a big part of Bleeding Edge, too. There's a significant cooldown on your respawn, and given your team is made up of just four characters, staying alive can make all the difference. If Bleeding Edge has a skill gap, it'll be found in the quiet spaces between the action.
Bleeding Edge also has a parry, which is actually pretty tricky to time when the fights spit out virtual pyrotechnics onto your camera. Mechanically, there's a good reason why you'd want to use the parry: unlike the evade, the parry does not consume stamina. You can only dodge out of harm's way for so long, but you can parry forever - assuming you're good enough.

The problem, though, is the parry doesn't feel worth the risk of going for it. You can only parry while you're standing still - in a game that feels like it revolves around keeping on the move that feels stifling. And the effect it causes on your opponent is slight - they're pushed back a bit. The parry is a deflect, really. It's not a counter, and I wonder if it should have been, given how hard it is to do in a standard match. It would have been cool to let the characters parry while depositing energy into a collection point. Imagine how cool you'd feel deflecting an interrupt from an enemy while calmly scoring points for your team? That would be some sick 90s Neo stuff right there - and help those who are good enough to parry feel like they can do something most players can't.

Bleeding Edge's paltry parry sums up the combat, really. It's fine. It's inoffensive. It jabs rather than haymakers. Most of the supers lack spectacle, although I have to admit Nidhoggr's Ride the Lightning super, which stuns all nearby enemies with an epic guitar solo, hits the right note. Ultimately, though, the bludgeoning in Bleeding Edge is mostly monotonous.
Bleeding Edge has a more pressing problem, though. It has released in such a bare bones state that it feels like a soft launch rather than a full release. Bleeding Edge has just two game modes and already they're starting to feel old. The power cell collecting and depositing mode is quite obviously weaker than the standard control mode, and I wince whenever the game puts me in it. There are a handful of maps but they all look and feel similar. Mekko, the dolphin who pilots a fishbowl crab mech via a Japanese AI, was supposed to be in the game at launch but is now down as coming soon. There is no ranked play and no meaningful progression system. As you play you level up your profile and your character, but only with the purpose of unlocking mods and earning credits for cosmetics. Ninja Theory has promised Bleeding Edge does not and will not have microtransactions, which I find surprising, but what's in the game to unlock at launch is uninspiring. There are different board types, stickers for your board and board trails to buy with virtual credits, but I'm more interested in the character skins. Ah - there are just two per character and they're palette swaps! The emotes are fun but, again, there are only a few to unlock per character. Some characters only have one emote to unlock.
Bleeding Edge is about carefree scraps with a few pals you just met against some random chancers, not unlike a night out in Cheam, actually. Hit FIGHT and the game finds you a match with as little fuss as possible. Hopefully you're playing with people who stick together, rather than waddle off like some maddening toddler speeding towards their inevitable doom. Rinse and repeat, the hidden rating system (hopefully) working behind the scenes to huddle players of similar skill level together. If you lose - oh well, you get a completion bonus, some experience points and a handful of credits. Win and you get a few more. Do I think Game Pass and the Lockdown (both of which sound like characters in the game) will carry Bleeding Edge till the summer? The combat is just about good enough to get away with it for now, but without some meaningful updates I'll probably lose interest sooner rather than later.
Airport Clash 3D

Airport Clash 3D



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Lead the Bloodhounds raider gang to capture an important abandoned airport location from a rival gang, the Vipers. Unleash the power and rage of a heavy military minigun and deliver the final blow to enemy goons by nuking their base with a big MF bomb.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Minecaves Lost

Minecaves Lost




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The new Minecaves game is here, Help Steve to escape from the dark caves and monsters again. Collect diamonds and stars to open the doors, but watch out, this place is darngerous, enemies, traps, rivers, spikes are waiting for you. Collect weapons and kill all monsters in your way and solve this fantastic puzzles.

Monday, March 30, 2020

Mad Day 2 Special

Mad Day 2 Special



Ride, shoot, jump and smash your way to victory in this addictive runner. Team up with ex-Marine Bob to battle evil aliens who have invaded the planet. To make things even worse, they’ve kidnapped his beloved pet octopus. Needless to say that Bob is on a mission to make this an encounter that the aliens won’t soon forget!
Zombeat.io

Zombeat.io



Welcome to Zombeat.io! Start halloween in Zombeat.io. Take your zombie and eat all others zombies in the map. Live your own halloween party! You can become the biggest zombie eating as many zombies as you can. Grow and dominate this halloween. You can evolve and be the master of the game. Can you become the Monsterserker? Halloween party awaits you! Zombeat.io!
Jump Jelly Jump

Jump Jelly Jump



Time to put your skills to test with Jump Jelly Jump! Try to control these super-fast slimy characters as you glide and jump over narrow floating platforms. Collect all sorts of boosters that will help you jump further and avoid falling. There are over 50 funny characters to unlock and 28 different challenges where you can test yourself for high scores.
Color Tunnel 2

Color Tunnel 2



Sequel of superhit hypercasual game "Color Tunnel". Color Tunnel 2 is a fast-paced dodging game inspired by Slope and Run 3. You are moving in a tunnel full of color at a blazing speed and need to avoid obstacles in different shapes. You need to be very agile and precise to see the position of the incoming obstacle and quickly shift your position away to avoid it. Stay focused and break your record.
AFK Heros

AFK Heros



Control the party of heroes to help them in their brave journey. Defeat monsters and bosses in this idle-RPG game but don't forget that every time you get stronger, monsters also grow more dangerously.
Cursed Treasure 2

Cursed Treasure 2



The hordes of good heroes come again once more! And they are hungry for gems more than ever because The King himself wants the stones for his private needs. Gather the evil forces, build towers, upgrade, drink soda, cast the mighty spells, do whatever you can but don’t let them touch your gems!
Winter Clash 3D

Winter Clash 3D



This Christmas the evil elves plan to take over the Santa’s secret place, and summon the evil Baba Yaga, also known as Pagan Idol to this world. Don’t let this happen. Take your gun and impose punishment on all who confront you in a brand new overwhelming team shooter Winter Clash 3D. Take a role of a mighty Santa Clause and capture the Pagan Idol from a deserted lighthouse island, and burn it to ashes in your Christmas fire.
Drift Boss

Drift Boss



Drift your car like a boss. Drift left and right with good timing. Concentrate and anticipate your drifts and skids in tight spots. How many points can you score? 




Features: 
- Great arcade 3d environment 
- Unlock cool vehicles by collecting more points. Unlock trucks, taxis, police cars, ice cream trucks, ambulances, firetrucks and more. 
- Fully responsive design 
- Full-screen capability 
- Great soundtrack
Zombie Mission 4

Zombie Mission 4



Legendary Zombie Mission series continue with a brand new game. In the 4th game of the series, you will encounter with more challenging zombies, traps and problems to solve. You can stop the zombies by using 9 different weapons along with the help of your gaming friend. Save the hostages as you progress, but do not forget to the collect data disks.
PSG Football Freestyle

PSG Football Freestyle



OFFICIAL PSG GAME! CHECK SOME OF THE NEAT FEATURES: - Play as PSG stars in 400+ unique challenges! - Collect stars to unlock new PSG Stars and their chapters! - Choose your own path to stardom travelling to multiple locations around the world! A free, essential game for all sport fans. Get on the field with Paris Saint-Germain!
Neoblox

Neoblox



NEOBLOX: BLOCK PUZZLES EVOLVED Discover one of the most exciting puzzle games on mobile today. Choose your blocks and place them carefully. Gorgeous art, peaceful music and satisfying gameplay await. Challenge your friends and get your name on the leaderboards. Have you got the skill to stay at the top? Why not test your block puzzling skills with NEOBLOX?
Flappy FootChinko

Flappy FootChinko



Flappy FootChinko is a highly addictive hyper casual soccer game. It has 2 game modes, in the story mode you can win 7 international tournaments. The endless mode will challenge your sync skills. Tap to impulse the ball, beat your rivals, dodge all obstacles and score epic goals.
Dumb Riders

Dumb Riders



Help the dumb riders complete each level without dying. Use a skateboard, a golf cart or an old bicycle as you attempt to complete all levels including user made levels. Create your own levels and upload them for other players to try.
Stickman Shooter 2

Stickman Shooter 2




Defend the base from the alien and soldiers attack, all enemies are here to destroy your fort The world around has changed. Green grass withered. The surface was covered with fire. Destroy every enemy and collect coins to upgrade your arsenal and defend the base until the last wave
Janissary Battles

Janissary Battles





Most popular Janissary series are now in one game! Now you can play 8 unique retro-pixel games randomly as soon as you hit the "PLAY" button! Try to achieve score of 5 in Arrow, Axe, Sword, Mace, Arena, Spear, Catapult and Gun levels! Only available for 2 Player, this game also provides you to keep track of your win count at the corner of your screen in "Scoreboard" section!
Phase 10

Phase 10



Finish a Phase in the newest rummy inspired game from the creators of the UNO! Mobile app. It is the competition which has brought friends and families together for over 30 years. Now, it can take you around the world!Race to complete each “Phase” and stay ahead. Every Phase has its own sets of cards to collect. When you have your sets, throw them down for everyone to see. The Phase is finished!

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Lampada Street

Lampada Street



Lampada Street is road crossing game. One of the 3 bulbs should get to their destination point and take them to another street until they reach the city of Lampada.
Pixel Slime

Pixel Slime



PIXEL SLIME is a unique auto-platformer that challenges you to get the LOWEST score possible. Jump, twist, and glide your way through 40 challenging levels while trying to avoid death. This game will keep you coming back.
Dragons.ro

Dragons.ro


There is an amazing world out there, hidden in the skies, where dragons live flying free over the fuzzy clouds. Their lands are incredible magic where every dragon protect their home by fighting at the cost of their lives. This time all the baby dragons have to learn how to be powerful and use their fire in combat, so now in the dragons land start their daily training.

Jump Basket

Jump Basket



Try to defeat your opponent in online multiplayer mode, two player mode or single player mode in this fun online basketball game.
CarWarz.io

CarWarz.io


In CarWarz.io game, 18 different cartoon cars fight for survival in 4 different maps. Vehicles arrive in the arena and the fight begins. Watch your opponents and hit them from the back and sides. With the fire bonus, you can hit 2 times better. Also don't forget to take the shield bonus and health bonuses. Come on, show them who's the king of the CarWarz.io!
Hop Ballz 3D

Hop Ballz 3D




Become a magic ball games master with Hop Ballz 3D. Your goal is to keep the bouncing ball jumping on the music tiles while listening to the beat drops, but it's surely not an easy music game. Don't miss the tiles or you will fall. Collect stars to buy new ballz in the shop and best all the leaderboards
FunRace.io

FunRace.io



The engines are roaring, hands on the ignition keys! Be the first one at the finish line in the racing game FunRace.io! Only nerves of steel can help you manage crazy speeds, make sharp turns and overtake powerful opponents. Collect boosts and steer clear of oil spills if you want to get to the finish line first!
Toilet Rush 2

Toilet Rush 2



The new Toilet Rush is here is time to break the toilet. Help the troll stickman to rush to the bathroom in each level. Be careful with time or you will get your pants dirty. Complete the hard levels, invisible levels, and dark levels to help this annoying guy.
Hot Air Solitaire

Hot Air Solitaire



The world-famous explorer Sir Richard Dandy will take you higher in his fantastic hot air balloon in Hot Air Solitaire! This British gentleman is an experienced navigator and even has time for a cup of tea while he steers his balloon through beautiful London. Hop on board now and fly away!
Old City Stunt

Old City Stunt



Old City Stunt was designed to show your driving skills in an abandoned city. You can use four different armored and sports vehicles in the abandoned city with full of dangers. Either try to complete the levels right on time in "Racing" mode and get the double locked car; or discover the Old City in "Free Driving" section! Remember to use Nitro on the racetrack for better controls! There are many things to discover in Old City by using "Free Driving" mode!
Mango Piggy Piggy Farm

Mango Piggy Piggy Farm


Mango Piggy Piggy is HUNGRY. He comes across a mango farm. The mangoes look sweet and juicy, just like how he likes it. Drag and aim to launch Mango Piggy Piggy towards the mangos. Eat them all to earn 3 stars! 



Features: 
- Fun, positive and ridiculously cute character. MPP bounces around and squeals almost like a soft toy. 
- Innovative touch and drag mechanic 
- Over 30 levels