But can it run Crysis? The Nintendo Switch can. Maybe. Here is this week’s lineup of brand new Nintendo Switch eShop releases.<\/b>
\nBut can it run Crysis? The Nintendo Switch can. Maybe. Here is this week\u2019s lineup of new Nintendo Switch eShop releases.
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But can it run Crysis? The Nintendo Switch can. Maybe. Here is this week\u2019s lineup of new Nintendo Switch eShop releases.
Crysis Remastered is the latest in a long line of technically demanding games to be ported to the Switch. The game\u2019s recent trailer was impressive enough, but can a dialled-back 30FPS 720p port really be deemed a remaster? Maybe not, but if it runs well enough, the prospect of handheld play might tempt us back to the Lingshan Islands.
One new game that should be equally impressive either on TV or in your hands is Carrion from Phobia Games Studio. It\u2019s an exquisitely animated reverse horror game in which you control an amorphous beastie trapped in a strange facility.
Ace Team\u2019s humorous tower defence action series also returns with Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break. This time around, players can create and edit levels to share online.
And puzzle fans should definitely take a look at Creaks. The latest game from Amanita Design follows in the footsteps of Samorost and Machinarium with intricate hand-drawn visuals, and a subtle, melancholic narrative.
Other new Nintendo Switch games include Aeolis Tournament, Mittelborg: City of Mages, and Rainswept.
We\u2019ll update this post with any late additions throughout the week. In the meantime, here is the confirmed lineup of new Nintendo eShop releases.
My Nintendo members should also check out the summer eShop Double Gold Points promotion.
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Take a look at next week\u2019s lineup of new PlayStation 4 video game releases.
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Take a look at next week\u2019s lineup of new PlayStation 4 video game releases.
Quirky tower-defence game Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break is one of the highlights from next week\u2019s crop of new PlayStation Store releases. ACE Team\u2019s game comes with a variety of new gameplay ideas, but we\u2019re most excited to try the new level editor.
We\u2019re also excited to see Amanita Design return with a brand new game. Creaks features an intricate and beautiful world, head-scratching puzzles, and a story starring \u201cavian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.\u201d
If you\u2019re looking for something faster-paced, Dying Light: Hellraid is new DLC for Techland\u2019s popular first-person horror game. The add-on features new game modes set in a hellish landscape populated by demonic enemies. It looks a bit like Doom x Dark Souls + Diablo.
Other new PS4 releases include Dragon Marked for Death, Tannenberg, and Rainswept.
We are still waiting on confirmed dates for a couple of new PS4 games. We\u2019ll update this page throughout the week with any additions.
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Reverse horror game Carrion and the return of Turok are the highlights from next week\u2019s lineup of Xbox One releases.
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The return of Turok and reverse horror game Carrion are the highlights from next week\u2019s lineup of new Xbox One releases.
We\u2019ve been keeping an eye on Carrion\u2018s since we first saw the game at the 2018 PC Gaming Show. But, perhaps, Carrion has been keeping an eye on us. This clever reverse horror from Phobia Game Studio casts players as a sinewy tentacled creature that must stalk and kill its captors to escape from a mysterious facility. Static images of the game\u2019s pixel-art visuals belie the fact that it looks horribly good in motion. It\u2019s sublimely animated, visceral, and violent. We can\u2019t wait.
If your only memory of the Turok franchise is from its Nintendo 64 heyday, you\u2019re in for a surprise. Turok: Escape from Lost Valley is a bright and breezy isometric action-adventure with a cute, hand-drawn art style. It received a mixed reception on PC last year, but we can see it being more enjoyable played from the couch on the big screen.
Finally, Creaks is the long-awaited new puzzle adventure from Amanita Design, creators of the legendary Machinarium and Samorost. The game is best left unspoiled, but we\u2019re pleased to see the studio\u2019s visual flair is undimmed.
Other new games include Rainswept, Tannenberg, and Rock of Ages 3: Make and Break. Each new release can be purchased from the Xbox One digital games store or the Microsoft online store.
Carrion is also one of the new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass this month.
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With the weekend approaching, here\u2019s a round up of some of the best savings currently offered on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
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Want something new to play this weekend? Here\u2019s a round-up of some of the best savings currently offered on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
This week\u2019s sale lineup doesn\u2019t feature any first-party Nintendo titles, but there are lots of excellent games on offer that you might have overlooked.
It\u2019s hard to overlook Overcooked!, but if you haven\u2019t sampled Ghost Town\u2019s games of culinary chaos, both titles are on sale. There\u2019s 66% sliced off the first game, and 40% carved off the second.
Bandai Namco has applied curiously specific price cuts to its sale titles. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is reduced by 41%, and Tales of Vesperia is reduced by 49%. No half price for you!
Activision trio of remasters are also included, with decent price reductions for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, and Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
And, to highlight some of our absolute favourites, you can\u2019t go wrong with the stunning Superhot, Yoku\u2019s Island Express, or Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. We\u2019re also fond of open-world crime drama, L. A. Noire.
Other recommendations include Drinkbox Studio\u2019s two excellent Guacamelee games, and Shin\u2019en\u2019s Fast RMX and The Touryst.
Here are some more highlights taken from the European Nintendo eShop. Check your regional store for the full lineup of discounted games.
Visit the Thumbsticks sales page for more great gaming bargains. We round up all the deals every week for the Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. You can also follow us on Twitter or Facebook to get daily updates.
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Another free update to No Man\u2019s Sky adds more juicy content. The Desolation update turns No Man\u2019s Sky into straight-up horror.
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Another free update to No Man\u2019s Sky adds more juicy content. The Desolation update turns No Man\u2019s Sky into straight-up horror.
Right. Let\u2019s try and whizz through this. I know we promised that we\u2019d stop talking about this eventually, but it bears repeating that Hello Games is too good, far better than we all deserve.
No Man\u2019s Sky was delayed and the \u201cfans\u201d were awful to Hello Games. Then the game released, arguably before it was ready, and the \u201cfans\u201d were awful to Hello Games again. Then the \u201cfans\u201d continued to be awful to Hello Games. The development team effectively went into hiding and worked on bringing No Man\u2019s Sky closer to their original vision, and the \u201cfans\u201d were still just the worst.
Then came the updates. Massive release after massive release of brilliant new content, that turned the base game \u2013 an interesting curio in itself \u2013 into a behemoth. We went from repetitive proc-gen to genuinely (almost) limitless experiences. And they\u2019re all free. Every single one of them. In spite of how dreadful people were to Hello Games, every single update to No Man\u2019s Sky didn\u2019t cost the players a penny.
Why do we bring this up, again? Because here comes another one: The No Man\u2019s Sky Desolation update.
Desolation is a bit different. While some other updates have added scary bits to No Man\u2019s Sky \u2013 including those terrifying biological horrors \u2013 this is the first one that\u2019s built with pure horror in mind. It\u2019s somewhere between Alien and FEAR, and we are very much here for it.
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Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) July 16,2020
According to a Tweet from Sean Murray, the No Man\u2019s Sky Desolation update includes:
Which all sounds very exciting, doesn\u2019t it? We\u2019ll say it again for the people in the back: The folks at Hello Games are too good for us.
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Torchlight II is this week\u2019s Epic freebie.
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Torchlight II is this week\u2019s Epic freebie.
Torchlight III hasn\u2019t gone over great with critics or fans. Following its early access launch in June, Runic\u2019s action-RPG is saddled with \u201cMixed\u201d reviews on Steam and hasn\u2019t fared better with the press.
Torchlight II, however, has had eight years to get to become the beacon of hack-and-slash fun it is now, boasting \u201cVery Positive\u201d reviews on Steam. It\u2019s also free. If you\u2019ve been paying attention to Epic freebies for a while, this will be the second game in the series to appear in your library. The first Torchlight was free on the platform last July.
But, if this is your first time venturing onto Epic\u2019s storefront, have no fear! Creating an account is simple. Follow this link to find the site. Then, you\u2019ll just need to choose a username and password and you\u2019re ready to go. From there, claiming the game works just like buying it, but the price will ring up $0.00.
Now that Torchlight II is up for grabs, Epic has revealed next week\u2019s free duo. The star of the show is Fullbright\u2019s Gone Home follow-up, Tacoma. Released in 2017, this sci-fi walking sim will forever be remembered as the game that best solved the problem of audio logs, by instead, having you watch recordings captured by the ship\u2019s AI.
Next Up Hero will also be free. The 2018 action-RPG was developed by Digital Continue, creators of SuperMash, the game that makes games.
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