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On-going Seasons The biggest inclusion with this update is the galactic expeditions which “will be starting all players together on the same planet and setting them off on a community expedition. Through the Expedition planner Travellers can embark on a series of milestones, each bringing new challenges… some are simple, others only the most dedicated will reach.” No Man’s Sky continues to improve and evolve, adding so much more than the original trailer promised, and all completely for...

Littlewood "Littlewood" (SmashGames, 2019) is a charming indie that kicks off right after the world has been saved (by you, apparently). Now, you must rebuild your village, fish, farm and make friends. Theres a richness to the world here and plenty to do, and the post-world-saving story line is an interesting take.  Stardew Valley Many Animal Crossing fans are likely familiar with the role-playing game "Stardew Valley," (ConcernedApe, 2017) and its pixelated style.  For this cozy sim, you inh...

Bafta Games Awards 2021 nominations: The Last of Us Part II leads with record-breaking 13 nods Louis Chilton The Last of Us Part II leads the pack with 13 nominations, the most ever awarded to a single game. It beats last year’s joint record holders Death Stranding and Bafta Games Awards 2021 release nominations Replay Video Hades, available on the Nintendo Switch, garnered eight. Among the other games to receive multiple nominations are Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales...

The Last of Us 2 is up for 13 awards Naughty Dogs The Last of Us Part II has set a new record at the Bafta Games Awards after it was nominated for 13 awards. A "scalding treatise on the cycle of violence", the post-apocalyptic blockbuster is in the running for a number of disciplines including overall Best Game and received five nominations in the performer categories alone. The number of nominations beats the previous record of 11 set last year by Remedys sci-fi thriller Control and Hideo K...

BioWare will not be overhauling Anthem after all. The game will continue to be available in its current state, but ...

No Mans Sky: Companions Update Lets Players Adopt Pets and Much More For players who’ve ever grown lonely exploring the planets of No Man’s Sky on their own, developer Hello Games has just given everyone a way to make sure they always have a friend by their sides thanks to the No Man’s Sky: Companions update. The latest content drop that’s now available has added the ability to befriend pets, raise eggs to continue your adopted companions’ lineages, and even gives players the chance...

No Mans Sky Gets Companions in Another Big PS5, PS4 Update Hello Games is back with yet another impressive update for No Mans Sky, which this time around adds companions to the space explorer. The free update will be available to download today on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, and also includes some small improvements under the hood for last-gen users. Check out the trailer embedded above for an introduction to the Companions update. Over on Twitter, Sean Murray shared further details. ...

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ hotfix 1.12: What does it do? CD Projekt Red closes the week with the release of “Cyberpunk 2077” hotfix 1.12 on Friday. While it only has two items in its notes, players should have it installed immediately on their game as it addresses a serious security vulnerability. Per the hotfix 1.12 notes, it fixes a buffer overrun issue. It also removed or replaced non-ASLR DLLs. Polygon explained that these updates address the security of files included in using mods. Meanwh...

Ori Director Criticises "Snake Oil Salesmen" Behind No Mans Sky, Cyberpunk, And Fable Share: "It all started with Molyneux," he says, describing Peter Molyneux, the infamous British designer behind Black & White, Fable, and Curiosity - Whats Inside The Cube? (spoilers: he was inside the cube). You may remember Molyneux from any one of his PR disasters, including that RPS interview where the first question is "do you think youre a pathological liar?" Woof. Mahler goes on to namecheck Sean Mu...

Source: Microsoft James Gwertzman, Gaming Vertical GM, Microsoft. At its core, PlayFab is a suite of tools and services, similar to Microsoft Office, oriented around game development and online operations. If youre an Xbox gamer, youll be familiar with things like Xbox Live party chat, messaging systems, DLC content management, in-game purchasing, online data and presence, and things of that nature. PlayFab offers these systems and tools to publishers like Ubisoft, EA, and others, to build into...