500k sales of Abe’s Oddysee remake could fund an all-new Oddworld

But first, a remake of Abe’s Exoddus In a candid discussion about sales expectations for Just Add Water’sOddworld: Abe’s Oddyseeremake,Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, creator Lorne Lanning toldEurogamerthat if 250,000 copies of the game are sold, that’ll be enough funding for a remake of its sequelAbe’s Exoddus. Going a step forward, 500k in sales would allow for the creation of an all-new, originalOddworldtitle. Sounds attainable enough, I’d say. Though it should be pointed outNew ‘n’ Tastywill charge $30 when it releases, which might be more than you were expecting....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Daniel Shaw

A Hat in Time brings DLC expansions to PS4 and Xbox One alongside frame rate upgrade for next-gen consoles

60 Flairs-per-Second It’s been a fair few minutes since we last heard from fun adventure franchiseA Hat in Timeand its developer, Gears for Breakfast. But the studio has resurfaced to announced that it is finally bringing the 3D platformer’s DLC expansions to PS4 and Xbox One, following on from its release on PC and Switch several years ago. Better late than never! The first expansion,Seal the Deal, includes the new story chapter The Arctic Cruise, six new Time Rifts, a run of new customization items including dyes, flairs, and camera filters, and a new difficulty mode for the most hardenedHat in Timeplayer: Death Wish....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Joseph Gonzalez

A new Tomb Raider game is in the works

Lara strikes back It should come as a surprise to nobody that anotherTomb Raidertitle is currently in the works. Square Enix have confirmed today, via the officialTomb RaiderTwitter, that development is underway on the next game and they’ll have news to share in 2018. Square goes on to say that they’re taking a “different approach” this time around and that the time between the official reveal and being able to play the game itself will be short....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Brian Morgan

All EA FC 25 Winter ‘Best of’ Re-Release players

The Winter Wildcards promo is yet to begin, butEA FC 25players can jump into the festivities to enjoy the Winter ‘Best of’ Re-Release cards. To celebrate the festive seasons, EA Sports has re-introduced some of the best cards originally released during the older promos. These cards were originally available in the packs during October, November, and December. You can find them in packs again, but it will all come down to your luck....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Eric Turner

All points of no return in Avowed

If you progress far enough intoAvowed’smain campaign, you’ll ultimately miss out on specific content, particularly with side quests. To avoid this from happening, we’ll show all the points of no return inAvowedwithout diving into any spoilers. What are the points of no return in Avowed? Avowedfeatures three points of no returns that occur in the following missions: TheAncient Soilmain quest is the first one you’ll encounter, which fails missions within Fior mes Iverno after you complete it....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Erica Williams

As Nioh still flourishes, Team Ninja is already planning on crafting a new IP for the next generation

Nioh just hit three million shipped and sold So,Niohis still doing quite well for itself. The fact that it exists on a platform that’s selling 100 million and change helps, but it also benefits from great word of mouth. In short,Niohis a return to form for Team Ninja and a modern action classic: people are going to be flocking to it for years to come. Publisher Koei Tecmo backed up this notion with raw numbers this past weekend, confirming on the game’s official Twitter account that it just hit three million copies shipped and sold digitally worldwide: the news, coincidentally, dropped right around the third anniversary of the game’s release....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Patrick Perez

BAFTA game nominations revealed

BAFTA has revealed the nominations for the GAME British Academy Video Game Awards and most of them aren’t terribly surprising, but it’s not all the usual suspects. Forty-eight different games have been recognized and they cover most bases. L.A. NoireandArkham Cityare leading with eight nominations; just behind them with six areUncharted 3andLittleBigPlanet 2;Portal 2andSkyrimhave five; and nipping at their heels isDeus Ex: Human Revolutionwith four nominations. The rest have between one and three nominations such asBattlefield 3, Rift, From Dust, Skyward Sword,BastionandShogun 2, just to name a few....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Jamie Jackson

Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox release is ‘still on schedule’ for this year

While PC and PlayStation 5 owners are off adventuring, there’s a large faction of players still awaiting theBaldur’s Gate 3Xbox Series X|S release. Larian Studios previously stated that it should be rolling out this year, but we’ve yet to hear anything definitive. Today, Larian’s CEO Swen Vincke emerged to squelch any fears that may be growing from the Xbox fanbase. Via Twitter/X, he confirmed that the title is being “actively playtested” and remains on schedule for 2023....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Tammy Stout

Bargain Bin Laden #32: Resident Evil 4

Welcome to another edition ofBargain Bin Laden, where we bring you the best of the cheap in the world of games. While some of my previous choices have been quite obscure, today’s edition is a game you should all be more than aware of. It was, after all, one of 2004’s best games and one of the greatest action titles of all time. I am of course talking about Resident Evil 4....

May 20, 2025 · 7 min · 1306 words · Dennis Butler

Best AX-52 build in Warframe

Ahead of 1999, players received the AX-52 assault rifle inWarframe. It’s a weapon that is much more than meets the eye, so if you’re looking for a solid build for the AX-52 to carry you through almost everythingWarframehas to offer, look no further. Best AX-52 build inWarframe The AX-52 is a strong automatic rifle that has a really high critical chance and multiplier. Its status chance is also something to not look past, especially since it only has Puncture as a damage type....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Katie Schwartz

Blizzard is giving out a bunch of stuff for StarCraft’s 20th anniversary

Including Fenix in StarCraft II co-op Blizzard is currently celebratingStarCraft‘s 20th anniversary, and if you’re so inclined, you canscore some freebiesin a number of games by logging in, including a Kerrigan skin for Widowmaker inOverwatchand a Battlecruiser pet inDiablo III. The studio has another bonus forStarCraft IItoday. We’re giving away Fenix for free as part of the#SC20celebration! 🎉 Already have him? Get a free Co-op Stimpack and earn mastery levels faster....

May 20, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Jennifer Ramirez

Capybara’s Below is a roguelike with permadeath

The next big thing from the minds of Sword & Sworcery Of all the Xbox One games that were revealed during Microsoft’s E3 2013 press conference, it was Capybara’sBelowthat had me the most excited for the next-gen system. How could I not be? After all, Capy has had a track record of stellar titles from ranging back toCritter Crunch,Sword & Sworcery, and the upcomingSuper Time Forcefor the Xbox 360. “Belowis our kind of love letter or our take on some of the things that we love about rogue-likes, what we love about adventure games, [and] what we love about sword/shield combat,” co-founder and president of Capybara Nathan Vella told me at E3 this past week....

May 20, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Tina Gonzalez

CD Projekt almost failed before The Witcher 2

An expensive console port almost closed the studio Eurogamerhas an interesting story on the entire history of CD Projekt Red and the development ofThe Witchergames. One of the more noteworthy things to come out of it is how the studio almost closed beforeThe Witcher 2happened. After the firstWitchergame came out, Atari pushed the company to port the game to consoles, which CD Projekt Red was hesitant to do since it was using an engine created for PCs....

May 20, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Alec Gilmore