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Just one day out of life, it would be so nice After the nightmare that wasSplatoon 2’sglobal civil war,the Switch shooter is choosing to take it a little easier with its next subject,originally dataminedfrom the servers by crafty types. Set to take place amongSplatoon’sEuropean community next week, the new splatfest asks what you prefer to do with your holiday time. Are you an outdoorsy, hiking type? or do you prefer to just hang back and put your feet up, grateful for the moments of peace and bliss you have so rightly earned?...

Studio is now working on Hitman for mobile Square Enix Montreal was working on anewHitmangamethat was said to be a re-imagining, though we never saw much of anything about the title. It’s since been discovered that the project was canceled last year, according to the LinkenIn profile of senior game designer Richard Knight which was noticed byVideo Gamer. Okay then. The plan, previously, was to have both Square Enix Montreal and IO Interactive work on the property in a sort of back-and-forth, Treyarch/Infinity Ward fashion....

Pelican Town is getting more love After more than seven years,Stardew Valleyis still bringing in new players. With its charming and retro look, chill vibe, and host of activities to partake in, it provides a little something different that few popular games these days can offer: a truly unwinding experience. And it was all made by one person. It’s not surprising that it’s considered by many to beone of the greatest indie gamesto come out in recent years....

Stand up to get knocked down If you’re looking for trouble, you’ve come to the right place, as Gearbox releases its third character introduction cinematic for upcoming looter shooterBorderlands 3. Having already made our acquaintance with thesharp-shooting Zaneand themech-riding Moze,this new video focuses on justice bringer and keeper of the abs, Amara. Amara is a defender of the people, the best person to have on your side in a throwdown. Her name and reputation as a fierce warrior has spread throughout the wasteland, making her something of a celebrity to the civilians of the ramshackle towns ofBorderlands....

Havingrecently turned 20, Steam continues to be the cornerstone of PC gaming. As well as being one – if notthe– first video game digital storefront, the platform is notorious for its sales and events. Next year’s plans are no different. While there’s a sale still going for theSteam Deck, Valve announced its schedule for 2024’s first quarter. Arecent Valve blogshows a schedule of upcoming events from January to the beginning of April next year....

Kickstarter is moving along nicely Previously, a Game Developers Conference demo for 2D action-RPGChasmwas playable on Windows, Linux, and Mac. This week, Discord Games isback with an updated build. It’s been long enough since I played the former that I’ll just take the the team’s word for what’s new: “overhauled graphics, two new game modes, mappable keyboard controls, fan translation support, tweaks and bug fixes.” Even if a large portion involves slaying rats and other early-game creatures, the promise of whereChasmcan and likely will go is alluring....

Yo, holmes to 3D World! You haven’t seen a mash-up quite like this. To celebrate the release ofSuper Mario 3D World, and to remind people how awesome ’90s television was — some fans have created a bizarre and ingenious remix of the game’s main theme with the vocals from the popular sitcom,The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. For you youngins out there, this show was the bomb back in the day, and pretty much every real fan of the series knows the lyrics by heart....

One notable omission GLAAD, one of the most prominent organizations for LGBTQ persons in the world, has hosted its annual GLAAD Media Awards since 1990. It was started to recognize the efforts made by LGBTQ people in various forms of media, including film, television, art, theater, music, and writing. Last fall, it announced video games would be recognized by the organization for the very first time, creating the Outstanding Video Game Award category....

That’s a nice box! Did you get ’em? Did you manage toget a hold ofthose 35th anniversary Mario pins? Even for people who completed all of the necessary My Nintendo goals way in advance and were around when the pinsbecame availablefrom Nintendo’s shop, it was still a mad dash to get an order placed before the servers came crashing down and the supply ran out. It’s been one of those years....

Add copyright law to the list of things Travis has almost sh*t on Travis Touchdownand theNo More Heroesseries both turned 15 this week and, to celebrate, franchisecreator SUDA51 shared some unique informationabout his murderous mascot. Even longtime fans of the franchise such as myself were shocked. My Japanese is lousy, but I can read the language well enough to recognize the characters “Ru-Ku” in the image above. That translates to English as “Luke”, which alone would have been enough to make Lucasfilm’s lawyers foam at the mouth....

We’re less than a week away until the release of thePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Doorremake, and we cannot wait for our pre-orders to arrive. However, it seems Walmart customers won’t be getting the same courtesy as the retailer has reportedly been cancelling pre-orders for the game. Twitter user Wario64, who frequently highlights gaming related deals, recently shared a post sent them to by a Walmart customer who had been informed by Walmart that they wouldn’t be getting their pre-order for thePaper Marioremake....

She must not be forgotten Toriyama’s gift to mankind,Final Fantasy XIII, is the worn out gift that keeps on giving. Not content with just having a trilogy of games, the protagonist Lightning has since resurfaced to be afashion model. As if trying to find a way to top that, Square is now loaning her, as well as Snow, to Nissan in order to sell cars in China. Although I’m not sure if I’m supposed to be watching a car commercial, or a commercial for an augmented reality headset meant for your car....

Talk Xbox hasa copy of a press releasethat Microsoft pushed out recently proclaiming Good Charlotte the “Xbox Live Artist of the Month”. From the press release: Fronted by identical twin brothers Benji and Joel Madden, Good Charlotte, which has already released three albums and is gearing up to debut its fourth, has been announced as February’s Xbox Live® Artist of the Month. Formed in 1996, the band, most known for 2002’s triple platinum “The Young and the Hopeless” and 2004’s subsequent million-selling album, “The Chronicle of Life and Death,” also includes friends Billy Martin and Paul Thomas....