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Team Cherry looks forward to make Hollow Knight: Silksong more accessible, add RPG elements and more. Hollow Knight: Silksong to Add RPG Elements and More In a surprise announcement, developer/publisher studio Team Cherry has revealed upcoming Metroidvania action-adventure game Hollow Knight: Silksong , sequel to indie super-hit Hollow Knight on Valentine's Day back in 2019. Ever since then, Team Cherry has remained silent regarding Silksong and its co-directors talked more details about their much-anticipated sequel recently in an interview with UK based video game magazine Edge , for newest issue. RELATED: Xbox Game Pass to Add Control, Dragon Quest XI and More Edge magazine sat down with directors Ari Gibson and William Pellen, discussing how Silksong improves upon its predecessor. Players will notice major changes in terms of enemy behavior, gameplay and level design for HK sequel. Hollow Knight: Silksong features new playable character Hornet as primary protagonist, wh

Valve announces free weekend for Left 4 Dead 2 to celebrate release of massive community update "The Last Stand". A follow-up sequel to 2009 first-person shooter Left 4 Dead and pioneer to co-op shooter genre of games, Left 4 Dead 2 from developer/publisher Valve Corporation has received its first major content patch " The Last Stand " in years. Celebrating release of a massive update made by L4D community, Valve has made Left 4 Dead 2 free-to-play on Steam for this weekend and offering a whopping 80% off for next three days, so anyone can jump into action right now. Left 4 Dead 2 Free-to-Play This Weekend RELATED: Doom Eternal Coming to Nintendo Switch Soon The Last Stand introduces a host of changes, extended campaign, improvements and necessary tweaks to L4D2 . Players can explore 26 new Survival Maps while look into four newly added Scavenge Areas to experience more action. It has been more than two decades since L4D2 is launched and despite lack of new

Geoff Keighley reveals in Half-Life: Alyx documentary that Valve had plans for Left 4 Dead 3 to be an open-world game. Over past few years or so, acclaimed video game developer/publisher Valve Corporation has cancelled more ongoing projects than they released so far and for any old-school fans of their games, it is extremely frustrating to realize that. Development for awaited sequels like Half-Life 2 , Left 4 Dead 2 and more were closed down mysteriously. Recently, details behind cancellation of highly-anticipated Left 4 Dead 3 are being talked about in a documentary by Geoff Keighley. Left 4 Dead 3 Was Going to Be an Open-World Game RELATED: Spider-Man: Miles Morales Box Art Revealed for Next-Gen Renowned video game journalist and The Game Awards host, Keighley made a documentary on development of Valve 's newest VR project Half-Life: Alyx , where he revealed vital information about now-cancelled Left 4 Dead 3 game. Keighley says, Valve wanted to move a

Valve made announcement of making Half-Life series of games free-to-play for next two months on Steam. On 21st anniversary celebration of original Half-Life series of games, developer/publisher Valve Corporation made announcement of their upcoming flagship VR game titled Half-Life: Alyx that is set to arrive soon on March 2020. Keeping that in mind, Valve has recently made Half-Life games free-to-play on Steam for next two months, until Alyx launches. This is a huge opportunity for all newcomers and veteran players to catch up to this iconic franchise once again. Half-Life Games Will Be Free-to-Play Through March 2020 RELATED: Valve Rumored to Develop VR Headset for Half-Life Prequel From original Half-Life of 1998 to its latter addition of DLC missions like Blue Shift and Opposing Force are included. Also joining this free lineup is Half-Life 2 with its add-on episodes; Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two . Valve has made it so that player

Epic Games to add new Creative mode game Liferun for Fortnite, which will debut shortly at PAX South. Aside from its lesser known survival-shooter game mode Save the World and free-to-play battle royale, Fortnite added a Creative mode in late 2018 that allows players freedom to freely build arena and even new games modes. Reportedly, developer/publisher Epic Games will include a new Creative mode titled "Liferun" for Fortnite where people will get busy saving lives instead of getting kills and it will be first showcased shortly at PAX South 2020. Fortnite Getting New Creative Mode Liferun RELATED: Fortnite is Highest-Earning Video Game of 2019 Players will be taking on roles of heroic Red Cross workers and race to save lives in golf carts through maps in four different missions. In a recent partnership with International Red Cross, this mode is developed by Team Evolve . Liferun gets officially revealed between January 17 and January 19 at PAX South, San

Even after seeing a 25% less profit than last year, Fortnite of Epic Games remained a top-earning game of 2019. For past few years, developer/publisher Epic Games has been dominating video game sphere with their free-to-play online battle royale game Fortnite as well as its own genre by competing with titles like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds . Fortnite Battle Royale  still remains the highest-grossing games of 2019 when it comes to overall revenue, even though it has seen a drastic 25% downward trend in profits compared to previous year, according to a recent report from SuperData . Fortnite is Highest-Earning Video Game of 2019 RELATED: Fortnite: Save the World October 2019 Roadmap In a recent review of digital gaming space, Neilsen Company SuperData revealed that Fortnite took top spot in profit charts for second year in a row by generating $1.8 billion revenue despite seeing a 25% decrease from $2.4 billion of 2018. Due to their approach to overly popular b

Indie developer studio House House celebrates recent milestone of 1 million units sold for Untitled Goose Game. Shortly after its original release back in September 2019 for Nintendo Switch and PC via Epic Games Store , quirky puzzle-stealth title Untitled Goose Game by developer House House became very popular and gained a huge following. This smash-hit indie eventually made debut on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms in mid-December. Within three months of launch, the game has now sold over a million copies according to announcement form publisher Panic . Untitled Goose Game Hits 1 Million Sales RELATED: Steam Top-Selling & Most Played Games 2019 What started as an inside spoof within circles of dev team with a stock photo of a goose has sprung into waves of conversations, fan art and memes over various channels of social media worldwide, making it an internet phenomenon. They decided to keep its unusual name after coming up with it before a video game fes

Bethesda to hold development for The Elder Scrolls: Legends, effectively cancelling its console launch and further updates. Expanding on popular fantasy action role-playing series The Elder Scrolls , free-to-play collectible card game The Elder Scrolls: Legends from Bethesda Softworks has enjoyed average success on PC platform since its release back in 2017. In a latest announcement on a social media post, Bethesda confirmed that development for TES: Legends has now been put on hold for indefinite period of time, therefore cancelling its upcoming official console launch and content updates. The Elder Scrolls: Legends Halts Development RELATED: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey for Consoles Out Now Community manager for Legends , Christian Van Hoose recently stated on Reddit that players would still be able to enjoy online or single-player modes and will receive continued support for monthly rewards and all in-game events. However, any pre-planned expansion or updat

Valve introduces biggest gameplay changes for Dota 2 is latest Outlanders update by adding two new heroes and more. Although efforts for spin-off title of Dota 2 have not been much successful, this multiplayer online battle arena game from developer/publisher Valve Corporation is still largely focused on their player community on PC platform. At their annual eSports world championship "The Invitational" this year, Valve revealed two new characters coming to their renowned MOBA title with a host of improvement to core gameplay in latest Outlanders update. Dota 2: Outlanders Update Details RELATED: Metroid Prime: Trilogy HD May Be Announced for Switch Also known to fans as gameplay update 7.23, it brings wide array of changes that are hard to keep track of for anyone. However, it will help recruit new players into fold and add more depth for veterans to get back on course. Outlanders update adds brand-new content by introducing two previously revealed heroes

Blizzard announces Shadowlands expansion for fantasy MMORPG title World of Warcraft at BlizzCon 2019. During opening celebrations event at BlizzCon 2019 , developer/publisher Blizzard Entertainment has announced upcoming Shadowlands expansion for massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft . Despite being fastest-selling WoW expansion, Battle for Azeroth failed to keep up hype, probably because of recently launched WoW Classic but Blizzard plans on bringing more content update for their players anyway. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Expansion Announced RELATED: Diablo 4 Announced In a newly released cinematic trailer, Blizzard builds up premise of Shadowlands , next chapter in WoW lore. RELATED: Fallout 76 Buyers in Australia to Get Refunds Sylvanas Windrunner walks up to Icecrown citadel to confront Lich King Bolvar Fordragon sitting on his Frozen Throne. Realizing her intent, the lord of Scourge led all of his forces after Banshee

Epic Games teases most challenging battle ever coming to upcoming roadmap for Fortnite: Save the World. From the period of its inception, people are so caught up with free-to-play online shooter Fortnite Battle Royale that they often forget about original "Save the World" game mode of Fortnite cooperative shooter-survival game. While developer/publisher Epic Games was pretty busy pulling their biggest marketing stunt for official reveal of Fortnite Chapter 2, they clearly didn't forget about where it all began and has released a new roadmap for STW recently. Fortnite: Save the World October 2019 Roadmap RELATED: Fortnite Season 10 Ends With a Bang! In coming weeks, version 11 update will bring in a number of significant changes from October 15. Since we are on Halloween month and players can definitely look forward to some themed event Fortnitemares by the end of October. Players who are away from keyboard will be kicked off from sessions much sooner

StudioMDHR celebrates second anniversary of Cuphead and 5 million units sold with a week-long sale. Exactly two years ago, developer/publisher StudioMDHR released their classic run and gun title Cuphead for PC and Xbox One exclusively. A Nintendo Switch port was eventually launched and Mac version is scheduled for next month. MDHR has recently revealed that over five million copies of their critically-acclaimed indie title of 2017 has been sold till date and offered the game at 20% off over all platforms for a full week to say thanks to all of their fans. Cuphead Hits 5 Million Sales RELATED: Cuphead: Delicious Last Course DLC Delayed to 2020 Available until October 6, everyone can now enjoy the limited-time special discount over purchase from major distribution outlets like GOG , Humble Store , Nintendo eShop and Steam , except for Microsoft Store as they are only offering a 10% off. Aside from joyous moment of second anniversary celebration of the game, Studi

The Dark Knight takes over battle royale and Fortnite X Batman limited time crossover is on for next two weeks. Whether or not developer/publisher Epic Games are making any major waves in gaming with their free-to-play online battle royale game Fortnite , it is still making somewhat steady growth and currently on its Season X content. In a recent reveal, an official Batman -themed crossover has been announced for September 21, kick-starting on Batman Day. Gotham City will be replacing Tilted Town for next two week during this limited time event until October 6, 2019. Fortnite X Batman Limited Time Mode RELATED: The Last of Us 2 Confirmed For Sony State of Play A brief look up to Fortnite 's latest event shows variety of challenges and themed rewards you can earn from them. RELATED: Remnant: From the Ashes Adds Leto's Lab Update What does Fortnite Battle Royale and Batman have in common? Well, actually nothing! Yet there is an event going on to celebrat

Big in Japan Sale 2019 comes with deals on Jump Force, RPG Maker, Yakuza and more at Humble Store. Lately, Humble Store just launched Big in Japan Sale 2019  today on August 15, 10:00 AM PDT that features some amazing discount deals on PC games from big-name Japanese publishers and offer up to 90% off on a selection of games. Many fan-favorite titles from renowned studios like Bandai Namco , Degica , Idea Factory , NIS America , Sega and Sekai Project came forward with slick offers of this summer that a hardcore fan wouldn't dare to miss at any cost. Humble Store Big in Japan Sale 2019 RELATED: Fanatical Summer Sale 2019 2011 puzzle-platform game  Catherine  by developer  Atlus  was originally released for last generation of consoles and saw launch for  PC  platform from  Sega  earlier this year as  Catherine Classic , available now at 33% discount. PC version of tactical role-playing titles Valkyria Chronicles and Valkyria Chronicles 4 from Media Vision ar

Just ahead of Shadowbringers expansion release, MMORPG title Final Fantasy XIV crosses 16 million players mark. Though massively multiplayer online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV was heavily bashed over for a series of issues, developer/publisher Square Enix took time working on it and replaced it with FFXIV: A Realm Reborn in 2013. Initially launched for PC and PlayStation 3 , FFXIV eventually came to Mac and PlayStation 4 soon only to catch speed over time and has currently reached over 16 million players, just before the release of Shadowbringers expansion. Final Fantasy XIV Crosses 16 Million Players RELATED: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Expansion Announced Over time, the game improvised over its issues and has accomplished a rare feat of rising from being pinned to the ground. A bold move from Square Enix to scrap down everything that didn't work and completely remaking it really paid off. Afterwards, this critically-acclaimed MMORPG title pic

Baba Yaga steps into battle royale and bounty hunters are on his tail in Fortnite X John Wick limited time mode "Wick's Bounty". Although online battle royale game Fortnite mostly gained popularity among masses because of its free-to-play economy, it had some major crossover events with big-name franchises like Avengers that only gave it a signal boost. In their recent arrangement, developer/publisher Epic Games have launched a limited time mode for Fortnite Battle Royale titled "Wick's Bounty" that invites everyone's favorite deadly assassin John Wick, nicknamed "Baba Yaga". Fortnite X John Wick: Wick's Bounty Limited Time Mode RELATED: Epic Mega Sale 2019 To kick-start this John Wick-themed event, a brief trailer is launched as well to make things exciting for players. RELATED: Skull & Bones Delayed to 2020 The teaser opens with Reaper walking into an alleyway with his gun while tossing a gold coin and a sha

Indie publisher Techland is celebrating "Spring Sale" on Humble Store with exclusive discounts on many of their games. Fans of Polish developer/publisher Techland are well aware of upcoming survival horror action role-playing game Dying Light 2 and those who have yet to catch up its predecessor Dying Light from 2015 can have it now Techland Spring Sale at Humble Store . This spring season, players can expect to enjoy some amazing discounts for a limited time on few select titles from Techland that assures you a good time with some fan-favorite games on PC platform provided via Steam keys. Humble Store Techland Spring Sale 2019 RELATED: Gears 5 Possible Release Date Leaked Right off the bat, we can get our hands on Western-themed first-person shooter Call of Juarez from 2007 that is one of the remarkable titles from its genre and is currently available for only $2.49 at a whopping 75% reduction rate. Then you hop in for more with fourth installment of C