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The lesson here is: never get your hopes up It’s become a tired joke these days to make fun of Valve for never making a “threequel.” But it’s hard to get away from such a meme when the topic keeps cropping up, as is the case forLeft 4 Dead 3. Back in March, there were leaks saying that athird entry in the zombie co-op FPScould be in the pipeline. However, that’s unlikely to be the case, based on what former Valve writer Chet Faliszek said recently....

I wanna go on the Final Fight ride [Update:Capcom Town is now open! Go andcheck it out right here!] During yesterday’s Capcom Spotlight live stream, the publisher announced that it was “building” a digital theme park, Capcom Town, for its upcoming 40th-anniversary celebrations. The digital funland will open in June and is a celebration of the veteran studio’s legacy of games and franchises. Very little has been offered in the way of details, but Capcom Town will feature “a digital museum and other buildings” which one would assume will be filled with artwork, marketing materials, write-ups, and trailers from franchises such asStreet Fighter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, and many more....

If you’re as big a sci-fi fan as I am, then you know that absolutely everything is better with spaceships and laser beams. There’s always been a healthy supply of sci-fi stories, movies, and video games, but sometimes it can be hard to find a spacefaring board game for your next tabletop night. Years of living with sci-fi and board game obsessions have left me with a decent list of great games that manage to convey everything I love about the genre....

Will support SteamOS and the Steam Controller The Linux version ofMetro: Last Lightis now available and, if you own 4A Games’ post-apocalyptic shooter on Steam, it’s all yours at no extra charge. A welcome addition to the platform’s library of Linux titles, particularly in light of the upcomingSteamOS. 4A Games has pledged support for the operating system, the goofy-looking Steam Controller, and said thatLast Lightwill be included with Valve’s prototypeSteam Machinesthat are going out to beta testers later this year....

I think one of the most fun aspects ofBaldur’s Gate 3wasits final act. Don’t get me wrong — I loved the first two acts, but the third added a separate layer of charm that its older siblings lacked. It could be that so many arcs reach their culmination in Act 3: not only is there a main quest as well as an impressive amount of side-quests, but all of your companion quests can be finished here, in addition to a series of personal quests that have been staring at you the entire time you’ve been playing....

February 12-15 Super Mario Bros 35just got an eventthat involved murdering Bowser millions of times, and now it’s getting something else. The 35th anniversary Twitter account has confirmed the existence of a coin-based event, which involves a “fixed course order,” from W1-1 to W8-4, which will also involve the same warp pipes as the classic version. The contest will run from February 12 through February 15. Also don’t forget that the gameis set to be nuked from existence on July 16, 2025, along with a few otherMariotitles....

Azmodan gets some love too Raynor strutted his stuff right away in the alpha of Heroes of the Storm, but was completely left in the dust due to power creep over time. Although he saw a small resurgence due to a glitch that took Blizzard several weeks to fix (his Hyperion ultimate/heroic could inflict massive amounts of bugged damage), he quickly fell off after that small rise to power and never really saw much play since....

Which is all it really needed to be considering it’s free It’s been great having continued reasons to revisitBloodstained: Ritual of the Night, especially as of late. I’ve been on a realCastlevaniakick with the Game Boy Advance lineup and the perennialSymphony of the Night. The latest free content update forBloodstained,Classic Mode, has far more of a retro feel. There’s something about a castle-storming hero looking off into the distance that just feels right....

Country objects to being portrayed as a violent narco-state Last week, the Bolivian government has lodged a formal complaint with the French embassy over the portrayal of the country in the recently releasedGhost Recon: Wildlands. InWildlands, a then-minor Mexican drug cartel has taken full control of Bolivia and in just two years (the game is set in 2019) turned it into a full narco-state, supporting its $2 billion per week cocaine export business....

172,500 copies sold in that time frame The standalone version ofDayZwas released onSteam Early Access yesterday and it’s already made $5.1 million in sales. That’s insane! 172,500 copies were sold in the first 24 hours, and that number is just going to continue to increase. In fact, it’s the number one top seller on Steam right now. Creator Dean Hallhas been steadilyTweeting updates about DayZ, and does note there are a ton of bugs to be worked out....

Pre-order deals back in vogue A total of 18 upcoming titles hyped at E3 are getting huge PC pre-order discounts at digital retailer GMG. The discounts are coming thanks to an 18% off coupon code thatstackswith existing instant savings and yieldssavings up to 26% offwhen the discounts combine. This makes for some strong incentives given that pre-order deals on upcoming PC games have been a bit dry as of late....

Learn more about Codemasters’ latest driving game Codemasters talks a bit about their creative vision forGRID 2in this newest trailer for the game, set to launch this May. The developer is going for something called “TrueFeel” with their physics engine, which supposedly will balance playability and realism. They’ve also eliminated a first person view system, as only “five percent” of players used it. We’ll see if it pans out. The developer also confirms in the comments of the video that the game will launch on PC as a Steamworks title, and will have no Games for Windows Live integration, but it’s also set to drop on the 360 and PS3 platforms....

Disney Lorcanais an excellent TCG for veterans of the genre to introduce their friends and family members into the hobby. With an IP that is familiar to people of all ages, beginners can focus on learning basic TCG mechanics and spend less time figuring out how to pronounce an ancient demon warlord’s middle name. Your firstLorcanapurchase typically comes down to two options. Purchasing a starter deck allows you to jump into a game with a predetermined strategy and decklist....