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Life is Strange spiritual successor delayed to avoid Life is Strange sequel

Don't Nod has shunted Lost Records: Bloom & Rage into early 2025.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which is billed as a spiritual successor to Life is Strange, has been delayed to avoid a clash with the next actual Life is Strange game.

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Kris Holt

2 hours ago

  • 06.22.2024Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Summer Game Fest Play Days 2024
  • 06.19.2024Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip
  • 06.18.2024Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks
  • 06.14.2024Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like a JRPG free from restraint and sanity
  • 06.14.2024Neva hands-on: A grand achievement in emotional game design
  • 06.13.2024Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world
  • 06.13.2024Skate Story hands-on: Kick, push, shatter

Ubisoft CEO says Assassin's Creed remakes are in the works

Black Flag could be one of the titles that's under development.

Yves Guillemot, the CEO of Ubisoft, has revealed in an interview on the company's website that Assassin's Creed remakes are in the works.

by

Mariella Moon

11 hours ago

Valve reveals the most-played games on Steam Deck

Shocker: everyone's playing Elden Ring.

Valve has added a chart of the 100 most-played titles on the Steam Deck, but making the list isn't just about number of players.

by

Anna Washenko

16 hours ago

The Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank accounts

Save on Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3 and, literally, thousands more.

The Steam Summer Sale is live. You can save big bucks on huge titles like Elden Ring and Baldur’s Gate 3.

by

Lawrence Bonk

20 hours ago

Latest reviews and previews

MSI Claw A1M review: A touch late and bit too pricey

At $800 for the Core Ultra 7 model, the Claw barely keeps up with cheaper rivals from ASUS and Lenovo.

At $750 for the Core Ultra 7 model, the Claw is more expensive than rivals like the ROG Ally and Legion Go while offering similar performance and not enough in the way of special features.

by

Sam Rutherford

06.21.2024

Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

Bilbo Crossing.

The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.

by

Mat Smith

06.19.2024

Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks

Am I actually interested in a difficult game?

Black Myth: Wukong is gorgeous. It’s built up a lot of momentum, feeding trailer after gorgeous trailer, and at Summer Game Fest this year, We finally got to play it. Is it just a gorgeous tech demo with a heavy dose of Chinese mythology or your next gaming challenge?

Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like a JRPG free from restraint and sanity

If you’ve been itching for a new Persona game, this is probably going to be your jam.

Atlus' giant fantasy RPG 'Metaphor: ReFantazio' has been a long time in the making. After rolling through a demo at Summer Game Fest last weekend, I’m dying to play it.

by

Aaron Souppouris

06.14.2024

Neva hands-on: A grand achievement in emotional game design

And a stellar platformer.

Neva is going to make me cry.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.14.2024

Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world

I desperately want to play all of it, right now.

Take me back.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.13.2024

The best gaming tech

The best gaming keyboards of 2024

No K/D ratios were harmed in the making of this guide.

Here are the best gaming keyboards you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.

by

Jeff Dunn

How to choose the best TV for gaming right now

Plus some recommendations for the best TVs for gaming if you have a PS5 or an Xbox Series X/S.

Here's a guide to picking the best TVs for 4K gaming, plus a few of the best gaming TVs you can get right now.

by

Jeff Dunn

The best gaming monitors in 2024

Refresh rate, resolution and response times? Let Engadget help you demystify it all.

Choosing any computer monitor can be tricky, but it gets even more confusing when you want a new display for gaming. Here's everything you need to know before buying a gaming monitor, plus the best gaming monitors you can get today.

by

Igor Bonifacic

The best free games in 2024 that you can start playing today

Some great games don't cost a thing.

These are the best free games you can play today, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Latest news

  • Life is Strange spiritual successor delayed to avoid Life is Strange sequel

    by

    Kris Holt

    2 hours ago

    Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which is billed as a spiritual successor to Life is Strange, has been delayed to avoid a clash with the next actual Life is Strange game.

  • Ubisoft CEO says Assassin's Creed remakes are in the works

    by

    Mariella Moon

    11 hours ago

    Yves Guillemot, the CEO of Ubisoft, has revealed in an interview on the company's website that Assassin's Creed remakes are in the works.

  • Valve reveals the most-played games on Steam Deck

    by

    Anna Washenko

    16 hours ago

    Valve has added a chart of the 100 most-played titles on the Steam Deck, but making the list isn't just about number of players.

  • The Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank accounts

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    20 hours ago

    The Steam Summer Sale is live. You can save big bucks on huge titles like Elden Ring and Baldur’s Gate 3.

  • Xbox Gaming coming to select Amazon Fire TV devices in July

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    20 hours ago

    Great for consumers, by another ill omen for Microsoft's console business.

  • Amazon is giving away 15 free video games ahead of Prime Day 2024, including Star Wars: KotOR 2

    by

    Kris Holt

    a day ago

    The latest batch of 'free' games that Amazon is offering Prime members includes Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.

  • Steam Deck gets a built-in game recorder

    by

    Mariella Moon

    06.27.2024

    Valve has launched its own game recorder in beta, and yes, it also serves as a native recorder on the Steam Deck.

  • The best gaming keyboards of 2024

    by

    Jeff Dunn

    06.27.2024

    Here are the best gaming keyboards you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.

  • Check out what Microsoft's Keystone streaming device might have been

    by

    Anna Washenko

    06.26.2024

    Get a behind-the-scenes look at what Microsoft's proposed Keystone streaming device would have looked like if it had come to fruition.

  • 'Dead Rising' is back with a new Deluxe Remaster

    by

    Anna Washenko

    06.26.2024

    Capcom surprised fans by announcing a brand new remaster for the studio's 2006 zombie-smashing hit Dead Rising.

  • Clickolding, from the I Am Your Beast devs, looks like a clicking nightmare

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    06.26.2024

    Clickolding, from the I Am Your Beast devs, looks like a clicking nightmare. The dev calls it the “most necessary, distressing game I've ever directed.”

  • Even FromSoftware agrees Elden Ring's DLC was too difficult

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    06.26.2024

    Elden Ring DLC’s difficulty was so brutal that FromSoftware patched it. Don’t worry. It’s still plenty hard.

  • Forza Horizon 4 will be pulled from digital stores and Game Pass in December

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.26.2024

    Xbox will stop selling Forza Horizon 4 on Steam and the Microsoft Store later this year due to expiring licenses.

  • How to choose the best TV for gaming right now

    by

    Jeff Dunn

    06.26.2024

    Here's a guide to picking the best TVs for 4K gaming, plus a few of the best gaming TVs you can get right now.

  • Dead by Daylight's next survivor is Lara Croft

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    06.25.2024

    Dead by Daylight's next survivor is Lara Croft. She appears as DLC on July 16 as part of a Tomb Raider expansion.

  • Atari’s 50th anniversary collection is getting a hefty update with nearly 40 additional games

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    06.25.2024

    Atari’s 50th anniversary collection is getting a hefty update with nearly 40 new games. This will be the definitive version moving forward.

  • Valve is selling the 512GB LCD Steam Deck for less than $400

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.24.2024

    Valve isn’t waiting for its Steam Summer Sale to kick off the festivities. On Monday, the company posted 15 percent off sales on two discontinued Steam Deck LCD models, offering the 64GB model for under $300 and the 512GB edition for under $400.

  • New difficulty mod in Stardew Valley will purge your saves if you use a guide

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.24.2024

    If you run this Stardew Valley mod and then use a wiki for help, your entire save will be deleted.

  • Elden Ring DLC's fearsome Dancing Lion boss is just two big dudes in a suit

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.24.2024

    Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's first main boss is a fearsome Dancing Lion. But as it turns out, the divine beast is just two big dudes in a suit.

  • Touch Egg is the most ridiculous Playdate game I’ve tried yet, and I’m hooked

    by

    Cheyenne MacDonald

    06.23.2024

    Touch Egg, a Playdate game by Joelle Tindall, is simple: use the crank to poke the egg as many times as possible without the scary man in the room seeing you. It's absurd, mildly creepy and a lot of fun.

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