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Oddworld Inhabitants’ Lorne Lanning saidback in Aprilthat plans for future games in the charming and strangeOddworldseries have been put on hold. But a Twitter account supposedly penned by series’ protagonist Abe is causing some to speculate that there’s a new game coming sooner than we thought. The tweets from “Abe” primarily referenceOddworldplot elements which lead up to the events inAbe’s Oddysee.An interaction with a follower specifically mentions “2.5” in response to a fervent and somewhat ambiguous request for “2 Dimensions....

Monster hunting… with friends! Omega Force’s EA-publishedMonster Huntercompetitor,Wild Hearts, has arrived. LikeMonster Hunter, the game comes with a fairly heavy focus on multiplayer. Given that it’s launching on PlayStation 5, current-gen Xbox consoles, and PC, it’s fair to ask whether or not the game will have cross-play at launch. The good news is, perEA’s preorder FAQ,Wild Heartshas full cross-platform compatibility. Players on any platform can play with their friends across the vast console/PC divide without issue....

Kojima shows off bizarre-looking title to Guerilla Games If any game remains shrouded in mystery, it’s Hideo Kojima’s sci-fi horror titleDeath Stranding.From its weird name, to its even weirder concepts and its absolute batshit insane trailers, a lot of people are still left wondering what it is and when (if ever) the pieces will start to come together. Still, we can at least take heart that production is clearly moving along....

Sold on it? No? Didn’t think so This all rather smacks of ingenuity. A new game just released on Xbox One, and it looks an awful lot like another popular title. Trade some produce for the undead and throw in some coins, and it seems as if you have a borderline clone. Yes,Slice Zombies for Kinectmight as well beFruit Ninja Kinectfor all intents and purposes. It has that same tossing arch, that same player shadow, and those same bombs that you’re definitely not supposed to slice....

He also plays some Hercules games In the climactic war between Grump and Not So Grump, the mightyJafari fell to the cunning Raptor. Tears were shed for the fallen, seemingly lost to the ether for eternity. Lo, Jafari was merely bidding his time, that he may again demonstrate his power unfurled. Many an age has it been since he conquered theinfinite territory of space, but his next conquest will be over mortality itself....

You’re ready to pop in thatLeft 4 Deaddisc again, right? Well, tomorrow seems like the perfect time. Valve’s first bit of downloadable content forL4D, the “Survival Pack” will hit Xbox LIVE at “roughly 2 A.M. PST” this April 21. The PC version of the downloadable content is slated to hit “later in the day” according to a Valve press release sent out this afternoon. “Survival Pack” is free and will probably rock....

Today,Mash Tacticsis slipping into their sneaking suits and going behind enemy lines inMetal Gear Solid: HD Collection. WithMetal Gear Rising: Revengeancefinally being confirmed, it’s time to get excited aboutMetal Gearall over again. Come watch the guys get quickly confused by cutscenes and codec conversations, and maybe play somePeacwalkeronline. Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4pm Pacific. WatchJon CarnageandWesley Ruscherdown energy drinks and freestyle rap about the human perineum onDestructoid’s Twitch TV channel....

L.H. Noire Mafiastarts with protagonist Tommy Angelo spilling his guts to a detective in a diner. It feels so wonderfully 1930s that it’s almost a crime the scene has any color.Mafiahas a mood about it, and sometimes vibrant hues aren’t in service of the overall vibe. That changes today as developer Hangar 13 has pushed an update toMafia: Definitive Editionthat adds a noir mode. Switching to noir mode simply turns the gameplay and cutscenes black-and-white....

‘Everything is going to plan’ It would be nice if thePocket EditionofMinecraftwas a 1:1 port of the PC original, but it’s not. Thankfully, the team at Mojanghas posted a recent update on the game, noting that “significantly bigger worlds” are on the way, as are AI and inventory upgrades, and “a bunch of other things.” Good news for fans of thePocket Edition— Mojang isn’t giving up on it for quite some time....

Developer Eutechnyx would like to bring to your attention thatNASCAR The Game 2011has DLC available as of right now. As a nice treat to the Sony crowd the downloadable content goes for no charge on the Playstation and is included in a patch. XBox owners will only need to pay 160 Microsoft Points for the content. For those curious, the DLC will update the game for the 2011 season with new car models and some updated tracks....

The rest of the world already had a Wii U launch day game list, but we were left hanging for a bit. Nintendo finally came through today with a full list of titles we can expect to hit shelves alongside the Wii U on November 18th. The launch features 23 games coming from Nintendo and third-party publishers. That’s a huge line-up! Here are the 23 confirmed launch games for Wii U: Nintendo also confirmed a list of games for the Wii U’s launch window, which it describes as being from November 18 through July 22, 2025....

Nyko also responds Nintendo’s 5.0.0 Switch firmware update had the unintended (or undocumented) side effect of bricking some Switch units for users who were rocking third party docks. Nintendo’s response to Kotaku is as you’d expect: “Unlicensed products and accessories do not undergo Nintendo’s testing and evaluation process. They might not work at all with our game systems, and they could have compatibility problems with certain games, the Nintendo Switch system itself, and other licensed accessories and peripherals....

Awakened dev talks to benefits of PC development Phosphor Games’Project Awakenedmay, at one point, have been viable for the console market, but the studio is now looking to exclusively target the PC crowd. This seems true of a lot of gaming’s best new projects lately, and there’s a reason for it. According to Chip Sineni, PC games are easier to distribute, and cater to a more open-minded customer. “The PC market is very exciting to developers for many reasons,” explained the Phosphor director....