Now that developer Digital Eclipse is under the Atari umbrella, the studio is about to drop the first major update for its brilliant retro collection / playable documentary Atari 50. It launches on December 5th, and will add 12 new (old) Atari 2600 games. Unfortunately, it’s not clear yet what games will be coming, but it sounds like this is just the start of many updates to come.
The new trailer for Harold Halibut — an upcoming adventure game from German studio Slow Bros — looks absolutely gorgeous. The handcrafted game has been in the works for around a decade, but it doesn’t look like we’ll have to wait too much longer to explore: it’s expected to launch in early 2024 on the PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X / S (it’ll also be on Xbox Game Pass).
That’s one of the big features coming to Dwarf Fortress as part of its free “adventure mode” update, which launches next April. In addition to the new procedurally-generated character portraits, the mode will also introduce “rich conversations,” more detailed maps, and revamped combat.
For everyone who has missed the puzzle book adventures of Professor Layton and his extremely annoying apprentice Luke, Level-5 just released a gameplay trailer for the upcoming Switch game New World of Steam. It looks like, well, Professor Layton, but with a strong steampunk vibe and updated graphics. Unfortunately it’s not launching until 2025.
E3 may be dying, but Gamescom is moving in the opposite direction. The convention just announced that it’s adding a third event to its slate: it’ll take place in São Paulo from June 26th to the 30th, joining existing conventions in Germany and Singapore. The team aren’t starting from scratch, however, and will be partnering with the existing Big Festival.
We know that the live event will feature Eminem and mark the end of the nostalgia-soaked Fortnite OG. But the latest tease also makes it seem like some cosmic weirdness will go down as well. We’ll find out soon: The Big Bang kicks off in-game on December 2nd at 2PM ET.
That’s Zack Snyder in Wired talking about the differences between theatrical and streaming movies — particularly when it comes to grabbing people right away — ahead of the release of Rebel Moon on Netflix.
On the streamer, though, you have to be careful with the opening of the movies because the barrier for entry is really easy. But also the barrier for leaving is very easy. The balance is a lot more difficult on a streamer than in a theater.
