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Super Mario Maker 2 is an incredible game, because it puts you in charge of designing and playing your own Mario levels, drawing off from almost all the tools and tricks in every Mario game ever. In the hands of a skilled creator, it can be used to build levels as good as or better than any in the games by Nintendo. But when you put this tool in the hands of kids, their combination of curiosity, inventiveness, and just a smidge of innocent sadism can be excruciating....

Night Dive Studios has revealed the first pre-alpha gameplay footage of its upcoming System Shock remaster. The 2 minute video offers an early glimpse at the developer’s vision for the remaster, who says that it’s aiming to “keep the new game true to the classic experience” while updating the UI and visuals to modern day standards. The game is being built for PC and Xbox One using Unity, with a crowd-funding Kickstarter campaign due to launch soon....

Created by YouTube channel Infectious Designer (which has also produced live-action shorts inspired by the likes of Half-Life, Killzone, and Watch Dogs), the Fallout 76 concept trailer serves up two minutes and 35 seconds of impressively realised Fallout splendour, replicating the series’ distinctive retro-futuristic aesthetic both before and after the nuclear apocalypse. Now, I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on Fallout 76 - about the only thing I can say with any confidence is that it’s the 76th game in the Fallout series - but even to my eyes there’s some lovely attention to detail in Infectious Designer’s concept trailer, ranging from an authentic Pip-Boy and a hulking Vault suit to what I think is a CGI Scorchbeast....

The upcoming Tales game in the influential JRPG series, Tales of Arise, received a new trailer and release date at the Summer Game Fest today. Developer Bandai Namco’s latest entry was initially planned to release to all platforms during 2020. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the game saw delays going into 2021. Luckily for us, we finally got a release date along with the Tales of Arise trailer. The game will be heading our way on September 10....

Super Meat Boy is being hailed as the finest platformer of the year, both on Game Rant and elsewhere. It would be an outstanding understatement to say that gamers wouldn’t want more of the adorable hero made of meat. Yet Team Meat has come out and said that they have no plans for a sequel in a recent interview with Eurogamer. Naturally, fans of the game were a little surprised and saddened by the news that their future diet would be short on meat....

Tekken 7 will be supported post launch via a series of DLC drops, first this summer and ending in spring 2018, Bandai Namco has announced. Summer 2017: A brand-new game mode and more than 50 new costumes. Winter 2017/Spring 2018: Will both feature one exclusive playable guest character from other videogames’ licenses, a special stage and special costumes for these guest characters. The three DLCs will be available individually or via a Season Pass, which also awards players with 35 metallic costumes....

It is literally the end of a phenomenal series. Telltale released the trailer for The Walking Dead: The Final Season today, and boy is it an emotional one. The video game series is based upon Rober Kirkman’s highly successful award-winning comic books. The gut-wrenching end begins with Episode One: Done Running, which launches the finale of our girl Clementine’s perilous journey. It will premier on August 14 on PC and consoles....

It’s been nearly a month since Temtem’s Early Access launch and, though many players have already finished everything that is available in-game, developer Crema has recently added new content to keep players interested. The Saipark, an all-new end-game area, has been added to the game. The Saipark is Temtem’s first natural reserve and is home to a diverse grouping of Temtem and some loot. If you are a fan of Pokémon, this might sounds similar to the Safari Zone....

One of the things Pokemon fans have long been eager to see from the series is the ability to explore its world with other players in the vein of a MMO game. Recently it dabbled with this concept with Pokemon Sword and Shield’s Wild Area, but many players are still hungry for a proper MMO about collecting creatures and battling fellow trainers. That’s what CremaGames’ new MMO Temtem is set to provide starting this week....

Tennocon, the event for all things Warframe, went digital this year just like every other major event has. Before the event, PC Invasion got the chance to sit down with developer Digital Extremes for a 30-minute preview of their next big expansion, The Heart of Deimos. After the preview, we, along with other games sites in attendance, got to sit in for a Q+A to go a little deeper into some of the changes and new features in the expansion....

Battle royale puzzler Tetris 99 has announced its latest Grand Prix event, and it’s a tie-in with the recent launch of WarioWare: Get It Together! If you don’t know the drill, the game will undergo a suitably WarioWare style makeover during the event. You’ll have to earn as many points as you can over the four days. The higher you place, the more points you earn. Earn 100 points, and you’ll get to keep the theme to use permanently....

Traversing the world of Red Dead Redemption 2 can be a daunting task early in the game. You will be constantly going back and forth between your camp and various towns. While there is some fast travel in the game, it’s not always a viable option. All of this to say, you are going to be spending a lot of time on horseback. With so much of the game spent atop your trusty steed, it is crucial to make sure you have the best one....

If you’re an old-school gamer, there’s a good chance that you remember playing NES games with your siblings and friends on the weekends. These enjoyable video games had fun graphics, interesting stories, and fantastic gameplay that kept people returning for more. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) has always been regarded as one of the greatest released consoles. It birthed classic video games like The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Donkey Kong and even introduced us to some of the best two-player video games of all time....

Key Facts The best PC-building channels provide clear instructions that are easy to follow.Some of them will also provide helpful tips on building your PC on a budget.Scattervolt hosted by Marc Aranibar is one such example where the gaming enthusiast shows viewers how to build gaming PCs on a budget. PC-building has become more prevalent in recent years. Now, anyone can build their own computer and add some components and features....

Video games are full of unique characters and equipment. A lot of times, they are cool enough to deserve a physical artifact such as a replica or statue. Many fans also crave concept art and albums from popular games. Fortunately, players get these craved mediums through collector’s edition games. Not every game releases with a collector’s edition, but many blockbuster games do. Additionally, unique games in style, mechanics, or gameplay also receive such prestigious editions....

The best Xbox wireless headsets provide a more immersive, multisensory gaming experience for pro and novice players. They allow you to hear every step, shot, and movement around you. Ultimately, the best give you an edge over competitors in multiplayer matches. © iStock.com/Sushiman Unfortunately, with so many choices on the market, picking the right wireless headset for your Xbox could be tricky. We’ve tested and rounded up five of the best Xbox wireless headsets based on key variables, including connectivity, comfort, sound quality, and special features....

A terror lurks in The Blackout Club, and it’s not what you’d expect. In a game about a tormented Virginian town, plagued by supernatural powers and godlike puppet masters, I discovered a greater evil. Take care lurking by a nearby residence, as it reaches for you with gnarled, hardened limbs. It grabs hold and stays your feet, leaving you to ponder your fate for eternity (or until you quit a session)....

Console players don’t appear to be able to “disable certain lighting aspects” to improve The Division’s framerate after all, despite comments from a Ubisoft dev last month claiming that they would be able to do so. We dived into the PS4 game’s Visual Settings earlier today looking for the option, but were met with the same options as those available in the beta, including the option to alter the game’s sharpness and enable/disable chromatic aberration....

The Falconeer is an open-world role-playing fantasy game coming to PC next year, as announced in a new Gamescom trailer. Set in The Great Ursee, the Falconeer and their aerial mount will explore all corners of the bleak and beautiful world, from the clouds to its deep blue seas. But rival factions are searching for hidden relics of the Ursee’s long-forgotten gods and ancestors, and the player will grapple with intense battles for the skies....

There’s a rule about using positive adjectives in titles. Namely, if the thing isn’t all that great, people are going to use a bunch of lazy puns to mock the title. “The Good Life? More like the-” your brain already finished that, so I don’t have to. Unfortunately for me, I did have to finish The Good Life, a game that I was pretty excited about until I played it. Despite the logical implication of the above joke, no, this isn’t necessarily a bad game....