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I did not see this coming, but there are rumors going around the gaming world saying that Xbox Games may be going multiplatform soon. With the possibility of "All" Xbox games possibly going multiplatform. It's being reported as well, that some Bethesda games will be dropping on the PS5, this includes the new Indiana Jones game that was recently announced. So far, here are the list of rumored games to be going multiplatform if this all turns out to be true: Starfield Hi-Fi Rush Sea of Thieves Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Doom Year Zero Microsoft Flight Simulator Halo Infinite Pentiment Grounded It sounds like it could be some games, or possibly all Xbox games down the line. How that will work out, I have no clue. I could see them doing a GamePass like service on PS5 and other consoles. Didn't Nintendo work with Xbox to get Xbox Live on the Switch? For games like Minecraft. Read more about this news here - https://gamerant.com/xbox-exclusive-games-multiplatform-playstation-ps5-rumor/

Remember those sports games, like Backyard Football, Backyard Baseball, Basketball, etc. Well it looks like retired NFL player Jason Kelce is interested in reviving the franchise for a new generation. I don't know if anyone here was a fan of those games. I think I only played the Football game, but never really got into it. But, it was a series more directed towards children. And hey, I'm all for them bringing it back if it turns out to be good. Would you be into a revival of this game? Read more about this news here - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/jason-kelce-admits-plan-to-revive-nostalgic-video-game-franchise/ar-BB1hGBf3

Don't Be Afraid 2 is an upcoming horror escape room style game from Eneida Games and Cat-astrophe Games. The first game was well received, and if the new game is anything like it, I bet fans of the first will enjoy this. The game evolves around escape rooms, where the player will need to solve puzzles in order to escape. The trailer below doesn't show much, but from what I hear, it will continue off where the first game left off. Who here has played the first game? Are you ready to get your hands on this one? You can Wishlist it here on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2631880/Dont_Be_Afraid_2/

There's a new Stranger Things video game coming, and it's an exclusive VR game for the Meta Quest releasing the 22nd of this month. It was revealed months ago, but I guess I completely missed it, as I had no idea it was happening. It'll run you back a $30 bill. It looks pretty decent, but instead of the main characters, it looks like you play the baddie. Check out the early trailer below. And you can view the game on Meta here - https://www.meta.com/experiences/7803243026376133/

The Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake is coming soon from Konami, but the big concern I have is how Konami has had a iffy track record the last few years, or at least since Kojima left. I have a fear that Delta is going to be a let down or it's not going to live up to the hype. The game looks great, but is there any worry that Konami could blow this? The fact that Kojima isn't involved one bit, could mean Konami taking liberties and changing whatever they want. Do you have any worries about the MGS 3 remake? Or do you have faith that Konami is going to produce an awesome remake?

Source - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-95-of-studios-are-working-on-or-aim-to-release-a-live-service-game Not good news if true. It's being reported that 95% of video game studios are working on live service games with others showing interest in it. Live service is a genre I am iffy about. I don't mind Fortnite, but I don't want every new game to be a live service game. I already have a sour taste in my moth from the recent Suicide Squad game, and I haven't even played it yet. What do you think about live service games coming out more often? Are you worried it's going to hurt gaming?

Are there times where you subscribe for a month of Xbox Game Pass or PS plus and don't bother to download and play many games? I find I do this sometimes when I get gamepass ultimate through Xbox. I will play a bit, and then go days or even a couple weeks not using the service. I know we can't be expected to game all the time, but there have been times where I would play a week tops and then forget I had gamepass the whole month, or I'm just not in the mood to game. Ever experience this?

I didn't expect an Until Dawn remake, but I am certainly not against it. I guess the remake is going to release side-by-side the upcoming live action movie based on the hit game. This version will also release on PC, which to my knowledge, the first game only released on PS4. There is currently no official release date, but I assume sometime in 2024. More on this news here - https://www.polygon.com/24057372/until-dawn-remaster-sony-state-of-play-january-2024

Netflix has slowly been jumping into the video game industry. They already have 88 games on their platform for their subscribers to play at no additional cost. And it's being said that they are working on video games based on their hit programs, like Squid Game, Virgin River and Rebel Moon. I've seen Squid Game, and heard of Rebel Moon, but have not heard of Virgin River. Not only that, but Netflix will be adding more third party games to their platform, like Braid Anniversary Edition, Hades, Katana Zero, Sonic Mania Plus, and more. You can read more about these games here: https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/netflix-video-games-upcoming-squid-game-1235893239/

Miniland Adventure is a popular game that came out last April for PC via Steam, but now it looks like it's finally releasing for the Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and the Nintendo Switch. It's got good reviews on Steam so far. The game dropped on consoles yesterday. Who here has played it? It reminds me a lot of games like Stardew Valley and Terraria. Especially with the top down view and gameplay. But in this game, it looks like you have more control where you can build just about anything, do what you want, etc.

It isn't much, but it sounds like the game's name will be Physint and it will see Kojima back to his roots making another action espionage game. He hasn't worked in the genre since Konami fired him back after MGSV. From the way they talk in this video, it sounds like it's going to be a hybrid movie/game. Then again Kojima is known for making more cinematic style video games, often with a ton of cutscenes. I wonder what he has in store for us.

Does anyone here own the TV with an NES console built in? I guess there was a tv made by Sharp in late 1989 that included a built in NES console. You can see an images of the TV/Console hybrid below. I know some YouTubers covered it in the past. But were there other consoles that were built into TVs? I think the PS2 had a HDTV combo that came out at some point, but that's the only other one I am aware of. Do you own any of these types of tvs? I wish I did, because they are hard to find these days and they are likely to be expensive. You can learn more about this tv/console hybrid here - https://nes.fandom.com/wiki/Television_With_Built-In_NES

They said you can play Doom on just about everything, and maybe that's true. As an MIT biotech researcher figured out a way to use gut bacteria or E.coli to make a screen that can play Doom. The problem though, lies in how slow it takes. The bacteria doesn't actually run the game, but creates a screen for the game to play on. You may not have much luck with the game though, as the frame rate takes forever, resulting in the bacteria 70 minutes to illuminate one frame, but takes an additional eight hours to return to its original state. So around 9 hours per frame. It's also only a 32x48 1-bit display, so a tiny little thing. But it's still pretty cool that someone was able to use science in this way. You can read more on this news here - https://www.engadget.com/heres-a-video-of-doom-running-on-gut-bacteria-proving-you-really-can-play-the-game-on-anything-184629896.html and you can see a video of the Doom in action on gut bacteria. Though in order to complete the full game on gut bacteria, could end up taking you 600 years, so good luck. :D

I'm kind of surprised that EA isn't coming after this team with the title of their game. To those wondering, no, this is not a sequel to the Burnout franchise from Criterion Games & EA, but its own thing from Midnight Works. I honestly don't know how they got away with using the Burnout name. My guess is EA and Criterion may not own the name anymore, or don't have it trademarked anymore. Or it might be that Burnout might be a word or phrase you can't copyright or trademark. Anyway, this new racing game will be dropping February 2nd, on PS4 & PS5. It looks like another run of the mill racing game to me, but looks like drifting will be a big thing in it. Check out the trailer below:

EA hasn't produced a boxing game in quite a while. It seems their focus is on the UFC now days and have sort of skipped out on making boxing games. Now you got outside studios attempting to make boxing games, like that Undisputed game from Steel City Interactive that's currently in early access on Steam. But this isn't about this game or other boxing games. This is about the future of EA boxing games or the Fight Night series. The last EA boxing game was Fight Night Champion, which released in 2011. I think it's about time EA does a new Fight Night game. I get their focus may be on UFC, but I'm sure they have a slew of studios they can put it on. Will we ever see a new Fight Night/boxing game from EA?

Source - https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/30/24055807/spec-ops-the-line-delisting-licensing-2k This is sad news, as the popular third person military shooter is being removed from pretty much every platform. I originally thought it was just Steam, but it was also removed from Xbox and GOG recently. The reason it was delisted, was due to licensing issues. And it's being said that it likely won't be back on storefronts anytime soon, or likely never. Thank goodness I still have the physical game on the 360.

With the recent news of more stores getting rid of physical media, it reminded me of what Limited Run Games does. Do you think with the way digital is taking over, that we'll see a rise in physical releases from Limited Run Games? I think we're going to start to see more special editions that include a physical game, maybe LRG will do that, or maybe some studios will do it themselves as an added bonus or fans. But I really think digital is here to stay and physical media is going to become an extra bonus for some games. I would like to see more teams like Limited Run Games releasing physical games down the road.

I've only briefly heard about Poppy Playtime in the past, but never gave it much thought. I heard there is a new chapter released today, that being chapter 3. I checked it out, and I definitely get Five Nights at Freddie's vibes from it, mainly just for its setting. But instead of animatronics, the enemies look to be toys or stuffed animals. Has anyone here played this game yet? Either the first two chapters? The first chapter dropped in 2021, second in mid 2022 or so. And the most recent one just released today. Is it any good? Here's the trailer for the newest chapter.

Here we have a narrative-driven survival adventure game from the team at TML-Studios, the studio behind mostly Bus Simulator style games. So this is something completely different to what they normally do. They even make some train sim games from what I can see. Anyway, this one looks actually interesting, kind of reminds me of State of Decay, but in first person. It just dropped 5 days ago for the PS5, but has been out since last March on PC. Has anyone here already played it on PC? Is it worth checking out?

Well, if you were worried about the quality of the new Suicide Squad Game, then you may be even more worried after this bit of news. I guess Rocksteady had to outright pull the game from early access due to some gamers encountering a bug that results in full story completion right out of the gate. It doesn't help that this is already becoming another live service game, and fans weren't too pleased about that. And now bugs like this make me wonder if the game is full of other bugs. Do you think they are releasing the game too soon? https://x.com/suicidesquadRS/status/1751938662093263232?s=20 It keeps getting better and better. It's also mentioned that the game will have Denuvo DRM, as it was quietly added in before the early access release it seems. https://www.destructoid.com/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-adds-denuvo-just-before-launch/

PlayStations' State of Play returns tomorrow, January 31st, for a 40+ minute stream that will showcase games like Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin, and new releases for the PS VR2. It will start at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT. You can watch the stream via YouTube below, but you can also tune in on Twitch, and TikTok. What games are you hoping to see revealed? What games do you want to see more of?

Source - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-29/embracer-group-cancels-deus-ex-video-game Some sad news to report, as I guess there was a Deus Ex game in the works for the past two years, but it has since been cancelled and a bunch of workers have been laid off. You'd think with the Embracer Group being such a big company, they would be able to save these employees jobs. I wonder if we're going to see more cancellations by them along with more layoffs. It seems like the gaming industry is laying off a lot of employees as of late. I know Microsoft did it somewhat recently. Do you think we'll ever see another Deus Ex game? At least anytime soon? Or can we expect to wait longer? And what will become of other studios and companies owned by Embracer? Do you think this could result in other games and studios dealing with layoffs?

There has been so many extraction shooters as of late. Games like The Division 1 & 2, Escape From Tarkov, Hunt: Showdown, Marauders, and more have been the main frontrunners in the genre. But it sounds like we're in for more extraction shooters. Hell, we got The Day Before recently, which became just another extraction shooter. I have not played many extraction shooters, but from the ones I did play, I felt they got a bit too repetitive after a bit. So what's to say these new extraction shooters will be able to hold people for long? Do you think we need a break from extraction shooters? Beautiful Light is an upcoming extraction shooter, and we still have the likes of Arc Raiders, Delta Force, a new Division game, and Once Human. Can you do with more? Or are you eventually going to tire out on the genre eventually?

Who here has played Wreckfest? It's a destruction derby style racing game. It's a lot of fun, but can be challenging. I've played my share of the game and I just want more. There's been no talks from what I can see about a sequel to Wreckfest, but I'd love to get another game in the series, maybe with some more crazy courses, and maybe a mix of GTA level track design, even allowing gamers to make their own destructive maps. If they do another kickstarter to make a sequel, I would consider paying a few bucks to see it happen.

Discord has their own games when you go into a voice chat with others. They call them activities, but there are a select few games you can play. The activities feature lets you watch YouTube together, but you can also play some games. They are starting to add games like Gartic Phone, Krunker, Poker Night, Putt Party and more. I like that it allows you to play the games through Discord itself, meaning you don't need to host a game through another service. Who here frequently plays games on Discord with their friends and maybe their community? A lot of the games I see are great party games. Would be cool if they include Jack Box in there somehow.