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Andrew Webster

Andrew Webster

Senior entertainment editor

Senior entertainment editor

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    Here comes Judas.

    It’s been well over a year since Ken Levine’s Ghost Story studio revealed its first project, a narrative shooter called Judas, so it’s about time we got a new trailer that gave a better sense of what the sci-fi story is all about. My main takeaway? It looks weird as hell. (Mostly in a good way.) Judas still doesn’t have a release date, and it’s coming to Xbox and PC as well as the PS5.

    According to Ghost Story, the game takes place:

    aboard the Mayflower, a spacefaring city whose citizens are trained to tear each other apart for even the most minor infractions, and where machines control every aspect of business, art, and government. You, as Judas, are the driver of every event in a mysterious story with a new cast of characters to get to know — and to change — in a world where every decision you make affects how the story unfolds.

    Andrew Webster
    Andrew Webster
    Dave dives onto PlayStation.

    Cult hit Dave the Diver is making its way to PlayStation in April. Even more surprising? The game is getting a free Godzilla-themed update in May.

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    Andrew Webster
    Welcome (back) to hell.

    Things kicked off with a brief new trailer for Sony’s sci-fi bug shooter Helldivers 2. It’s been almost a decade since the original game, but the wait for the sequel won’t be too long now: it launches on the PS5 and PC on February 8th.

    Andrew Webster
    Andrew Webster
    While we wait for State of Play to start,

    it’s a good time to re-watch the trippy-ass reveal trailer for Death Stranding 2, as we’ll likely be seeing more of the sequel this afternoon. If you want to watch along with the PlayStation event live, the details are right here.

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    Andrew Webster
    To tie-dye for.

    It’s PlayStation State of Play day, which can only mean... new Xbox controllers. Microsoft just revealed a new collection of “Vapor” wireless controllers, and they look either like a gamer version of tie-dye or very delicious hard candy, depending on your perspective. You can also grab a hoodie so you can match your controller, if that’s your thing.

    A photo of six very colorful Xbox controller.
    Image: Microsoft
    Andrew Webster
    Andrew Webster
    Here come the Palworld mobile clones.

    Now that Palworld is officially a hit, it was inevitable that copycats would start flooding in. Now the developer is warning players about similar-looking and titled games that have been rolling into mobile app stores. With a quick search I was able to spot a few in the App Store, including one sold by a company called “BLUE RIDGE GUTTER CLEANING LLC,” which doesn’t sound like the most legitimate developer.

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    Andrew Webster
    Some classics, in Playdate form.

    The latest batch of games hitting Panic’s little yellow handheld includes some time-tested time-wasters that should be an ideal compliment to the device’s more esoteric offerings. There’s chess, solitaire, and a game described as “Sudoku meets Minesweeper.” Not that there aren’t still oddballs, like the surprisingly violent-looking arcade racer Taxi Trouble. You can check them all out right here.

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    Andrew Webster
    My emotions are reaching their Limit Break.

    We’re exactly a month out from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which means fans only have one question on their minds: what is going to happen to Aerith? This quote from producer Yoshinori Kitase doesn’t clear things up much, but it does make me even more curious about how they’re approaching this iconic moment:

    Aerith’s fate is one of the most important themes in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s story. I really want people to play the game and feel it directly, so I will not say too much here, but when comparing this scene to how it was presented in the original, I am confident that the audience will feel a great breadth of emotion from the extra level of detail in how the characters are portrayed.