One of the things that seems to be motivating the enthusiasm for New World is the particular mixture of fatigue and hopefulness embedded in the World of Warcraft community. One of the things we've been keeping an eye on is the tremendous hype around New World (#2 on this list), Amazon's MMO that should be the company's most successful launch when it finally emerges. (Image credit: Amazon Game Studios) WoW players ache for the next great MMO We will hear a bunch more about it at Gamescom this week. Maybe most notably, with about four months before release, no one in the press has played the game. The extended, still-evolving troubles of Cyberpunk 2077 create an atmosphere where Dying Light 2 could be lumped in as déjà vu, should it launch with major technical issues. It'll be interesting to compare the initial receptions of these games. Determine the balance of power by making choices in a growing conflict and forge your own experience." "CHOICES & CONSEQUENCES: Shape the future of The City with your actions and watch how it changes.
"VAST OPEN WORLD: Participate in the life of a city engulfed in a new dark era.".Two of the big promises made on Dying Light 2's Steam page would be at home in Cyberpunk 2077's marketing copy: These two big games do have plenty in common: they're both technically ambitious, first-person singleplayer RPGs with a focus on action, mature storytelling, high-end presentation, and responsive systems. With a hype train enthusiastically behind it, will Dying Light 2's launch go smoothly? And after many delays, it will release on almost the same date, December 7, one year later. Itch.io's New & Popular chart (itch.Dying Light 2, the zombie parkour RPG, has sat atop the throne ever since. *Steam chart based on revenue rather than units. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV (pre-purchase) The PC, Mac and Linux demo is available to download from /karlson.Ĥ. Once done, he posted the results to Itch.io, where it's top of the site's New & Popular chart and overall Top Games ranking, then opening up a Steam store page, where fans can wishlist his game ahead of full release. Norwegian developer DaniDev made Karlson after being challenged to make a 3D game, building on his existing know-how with a variety of YouTube tutorials. The low-gravity, slow-mo action sim has players propel themselves through a sequence of levels, forever closing down on each stage's prize: a carton of milk positioned on an unassuming table.īetween player and ice-cool lactate pour lies an obstacle course of angled platforms, improbable jumps, wallruns and explosive barrels.Ĭurrently in demo form, Karlson also contains a selection of weapons that, in the right hands, can slap down security guards, double as airborne propulsion (thanks to an overpowered recoil), or shoot out grappling hooks for Spider-Man-style swings. Indie hit Karlson is concerned with a different set of strategic skills: free-wheeling, close-up and in-your-face. Yet on top of battlefield demands, commanding a sprawling army complicated by the behaviour of up to 1,500 officers, players deal not only with subordinates who show initiative in suggesting alternative actions, but those who might ignore orders altogether.
The latest entry to a 35-year-old strategy series has landed high up the Steam charts on the strength of its Chinese, Japanese and Korean editions alone.ĭebuting on Jan 16, Romance Of The Three Kingdoms XIV is destined for both PC and PlayStation 4 worldwide from Feb 28.įor this franchise outing, maps are controlled via a new hex-based system providing the basis for domestic and military matters, occupation-based acquisitions and battlefront clashes across 46 cities and 340 regions.
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