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Video Games! There is always a steady stream of new releases in the pipeline. However, there are some pretty impressive things currently in the works that you can expect to get your mitts on by the end of 2020, if not before. In fact, some of them may change the industry entirely. Read on to find out what they are and when you can expect them to drop
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Dark Nights With Poe and Munro is a great standalone spin-off featuring the radio hosts first introduced in The Shapeshifting Detective. There’s a lot of variety on offer here, with six different episodes that feature all kinds of weird and wonderful situations for Poe and Munro. Although the game is short, there are hundreds of branches to explore via the hotspot-driven interface, and each episode also has an alternate ending to keep you coming back for more. Whether you are a fan of previous D’Avekki Studios titles or want to experience an FMV game done right, you won’t be disappointed with Dark Nights With Poe and Munro.
Gameplay: You are limited to clicking hotspots, but these lead to different story branches and even alternate endings.
Graphics. From the beautiful credit scenes to the excellent use of lighting and camera angles, this is a great-looking game.
Sound: Every aspect of the audio is top-notch
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SOEDESCO, the Dutch video game publisher and developer recently announced the launch of their brand new identity. The change is in line with the ongoing evolution of the company that has been in the industry for almost two decades already. According to their statement, SOEDESCO has grown and evolved a lot over the last few years, which is what prompted them to make the change
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The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes is an upcoming action-RPG by Wild River Games and they have just released a brand new gameplay trailer. Fans of The Dark Eye tabletop pen and paper role-playing system on which the game is based will know how important character creation is, so it’s great to see that the trailer highlights this feature
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Hypercharge: Unboxed is a fun first-person shooter where the emphasis is squarely on co-op. Running around huge environments as an action figurine while blasting all manner of toy enemies is immensely enjoyable and there’s enough content here to keep players coming back for more. The visuals are exceptionally detailed and the design of the levels shows how much care has gone into the game. Some things could be improved, especially for solo players, but overall this is a must-have for co-op fans.
Gameplay: The game has a slight learning curve, but it is a lot of fun with friends.
Graphics: The scale of the levels is impressive and the game is crammed with small details.
Sound: Good sound effects and music, but the announcer can become a little annoying
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Zombie Army 4 fans who have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the second chapter in the “Hell Cult” campaign are in luck as it is out today. It is titled Blood Count and requires players to break into an abandoned castle where they’ll face off against Transylvanian undead and SS cultists
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Do you love racing games? If so, then you might be interested in exploring what racing games could be like in the near future. There are already signs of what might be in store so let’s dive in and explore some of these awesome possibilities
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Even in “Remastered” form Time Mysteries: Inheritance is one of the weakest titles in the Artifex Mundi catalog. The visuals are very rough and fuzzy due to the low-resolution artwork and the voice acting is spectacularly cheesy. It’s nice to travel to different centuries, but the locations in each are bland and unmemorable. Overall, there are so many other great games in the genre that this one can be safely skipped.
Gameplay: Very basic and unremarkable.
Graphics: Rough around the edges.
Sound: The voice acting is some of the worse we’ve heard for a hidden object game
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There have been many Mario titles since the release of Super Mario 64 in 1996, but it still holds a special place in the hearts of many. Moving Mario into the third dimension was a big step for Nintendo, but they managed to pull it off with aplomb. It’s not just the visuals and gameplay that made the game so memorable either, but also the iconic soundtrack composed by Koji Kondo. Now, Materia Collective is paying homage to the music of Super Mario 64 with Hang on to Your Hat by the Video Game Jazz Orchestra
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If you want to make the most of your gaming, then you might want to make sure that you have set your place up for all kinds of gaming possible, or at least all of those which you might actually want to play. There are so many kinds of games from different eras that you might want to consider, and it is important to make sure that you have done whatever you need to in order to set them up well. In this article, we are going to take a look at what might be involved in that process, so that you can ensure you have done it right. You might be surprised at how much you need to do
