Studio Pixel Punk, the developer behind the gorgeous and uniqueUnsighted, has revealed its next game,Abyss X Zero, a sleek 3D Metroidvania. While it’s still in early development, the initial trailer shows off a stunning world rendered with beautifully pixellated graphics and precision combat that looks both fast-paced and satisfying. With a focus on a 3D perspective instead of the previous game’s 2D approach,Abyss X Zeropresents players with an expansive world to explore as two different characters, Codename A and Codename Z....

The customer is always right Sometimes, notable games get passed on when seeking approval for a Steam release. Valve’s solution has been to put some of the power into the hands of the community withSteam Greenlight. The feature is live as of today,allowing users to vote upgames they’d like to see launch on Steam. “We’ve been working on this feature for the last few months with the input from a group of indie partners, and the response has been extremely positive,” said Valve’s Anna Sweet....

Fruits Basket? What is this? 2001? Spring has sprung! A fresh new season stretches out before us as we dive into a pile of new anime and argue about what’s worth watching and what’s worth hate-watching. As always, the new season snuck up on me while I’m rewatching old episodes ofKobayashi’s Dragon MaidorJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. I wonder: what’s the big battle anime or isekai everyone will talk about this season?...

‘I love that console experience’ Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed that Microsoft is already looking ahead to the next generation console. Talking toThe Vergeabout the future of consoles in an age where TVs and mobile devices are becoming smarter, Spencer said: “I fully expect that you’ll see another console from us […] Our best customers are Xbox console customers, and I want to keep those people engaged both on the Xbox One and anything we might do in the future....

It’s now known as ‘Small Mode’ How are you getting along with the new and (arguably improved)Steam library layout? It’s all so very… large. And I feel like even if the library refresh was an across-the-board improvement over the original design–I think the new style has pros and cons–there’s still the matter of change. Change is hard! If given the choice, we, as humans, would rather not adjust to new things....

Well, shoot How desperate does Microsoft think we are to play anythingHaloon Steam? We’ll see if the company’s decision to bringHalo: Spartan Assaultto the platform next week pays off, I suppose. This overhead dual-stick shooter will be out on PC next Friday, April 4 for $4.99. As nice as it would be to see other (read: proper)Halotitles arrive on PC even all these years later, I have a difficult time seeing that happen....

From new maps to weapons and everything in between,Call of Duty Black Ops 6seasons offer exciting new additions to the game. If you want to make the most of what’s on offer each season, you’ll need to know when each season is about to end—and when the next begins. Table of contents All CoD BO6 season start and end dates At the time of writing, four seasons have been released forCall of Duty Black Ops 6....

Mario Kart Worldhas a modest 32 tracks available for you to race on on various different modes and that doesn’t even include the eight Battle Mode stages as well, giving you a nice variety to play whether you take on the Grand Prix mode or pick a course to race on against friends or in free roam. With so many tracks available, it can be hard to distinguish between the new and returning retro courses....

And you won’t become drug addicts After aridiculousamountof faffing about,Saints Row IVhas finally been deemed appropriate for adults to buy. Until now, Australian men and women were considered responsible enough to get jobs, buy homes, and get married, but not responsible enough to play an over-the-top video game. The offending feature inSaints Row IVwas one particular mission, where The Boss uses alien drugs to acquire superpowers. Like a good nanny state, the Australian powers that be rightly assumed that such a feature would lead to countless grown men and women taking to the streets in an effort to score fictional drugs and develop fictional abilities....

Ideas for a violent deck. Marvel Snaplets you build multiple decks around the cards you unlock. With a limit of 12 cards per deck, you can have one copy of each card per deck. Beyond these basic rules, it is completely up to individual strategy when it comes to choosing a deck build. However, there are some common strategies built into the cards that can be used together. Destroy deck builds center around cards that destroy other cards and cards that benefit from being destroyed....

The battle between game consoles might be a thing of the past, especially in regard to technology. Long gone are the days when the Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive) would battle the Super Nintendo with its blast processing capabilities. Now that all consoles are technologically, more or less, on a similar field, the battle has translated to sales numbers. With the Switch 2 on the horizon, let’s see how the Nintendo Switch stands among the best-selling game consoles of all time....

Groundhog Prey There were some rumors this would happen, and it looks like it has come to fruition. At its E3 showcase this evening, Bethesda announcedPrey. NotPrey 2, justPrey. Maybe it’s a reboot? We’ll find out more at Quakecon. The video showed a futuristicGroundhog Day, with the protagonist Morgan Yu waking up, checking out his nasty virtual reality-induced eye condition, and hearing the same radio broadcast over and over again. But then, there’s a lot more shooting here than I remember Bill Murray ever perpetrating....

Michel “I make lovely games” Ancel has reignited hope forBeyond Good & Evil 2, claiming that it is definitely still in production, but that it will not be coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Instead, it’s pointed at the next generation of consoles. “We are in an active creation stage and at this moment we are only focusing on the game and making it the best game that we can,” he said ina video interview....