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[ad_1] Switch might be a natural home to platformers but outside of 2018’s excellent Runner3, and the less-excellent Bubsy: Paws On Fire!, we’ve seen little of the runner sub-genre. Targeting the dog lovers, Double Pug Switch from The Polygon Loft seeks to fill that niche. Bringing us a challenging platformer, you play as Otis, adorable pug companion to the Professor. After a lab accident causes a portal to open, Otis gets sucked into an alternative dimension alongside Whiskers, the Professor’s cat. Finding himself empowered, Whiskers wishes to remove dogs from existence, seeking a cat-only dimension and renaming himself Lord Sker.…

[ad_1] Level-5’s Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch certainly ranks as one of the best RPGs on Switch right now, and combines an uplifting story with gorgeous artwork courtesy of the legendary Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli. The game is currently on sale, with a massive 84 percent reduction on its typical retail price. You can pick up this classic title for just £7.99, as opposed to the usual £49.99. This discount only seems to be active in Europe at present, with the game still retailing for the full $49.99 in North America. Fyi… A massive bargain here……

[ad_1] Chinese indie game developer Pathea Games has announced the sequel to My Time At Portia, titled My Time At Sandrock. My Time At Portia was a charming farming sim RPG that sold over 1.7 million copies worldwide. My Time At Sandrock will release into Steam Early Access in March 2021, with a full release due on next-gen consoles, PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch in Summer 2022. Check out a first trailer below: My Time At Sandrock, like the previous game, shares elements with games like Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon but with its own unique twists. The player…

[ad_1] We’ve got more games coming to Xbox Game Pass on Console, PC, and Android devices – but heads up some are a little spooky! This month is packed full of comfy games, remastered classics, spooky adventures, and more. I would like to think I could brave a night in my couch fort at home playing these games – but I scare easily and might stick with playing with the lights on. Let’s get to everything coming soon! Coming Soon Carto (Console & PC) ID@Xbox – October 27Separated from her Granny during a storm, young Carto must use her innate…

[ad_1] Lynels are the toughest challenge The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has to offer, Ganon notwithstanding. Golden Lynels, which are exclusive to Breath of the Wild’s Master Mode, are even worse. In Master Mode, enemies are stronger, they regain health, and can even one-hit kill Link. What makes Golden Lynels manageable, however, is that there are only a limited number of them in the base game. Not so in streamer PointCrow’s recent Twitch broadcast, the highlights of which have been uploaded to YouTube. The intrepid BotW expert, who we’ve covered before, tweaked the game so that every…

[ad_1] The coming few weeks are going to be busy in the world of Gears of War. On November 10th, Gears 5 is getting a major campaign update and, for those that picked up a Xbox Series X | S, Gears 5 will receive a big technical update; and if that isn’t enough, Gears Tactics is also coming out. We’re following that up with Operation 5 releasing November 17. Finally, the Gears 5 Hivebusters DLC is releasing this December. What a great time to be a Gears of War fan! Gears 5 Campaign Update Let’s breakdown what you will see…

[ad_1] With just two weeks until Destiny 2: Beyond Light and the start of Year 4, Destiny fans are on edge, waiting for new content. But over the weekend, players discovered some new, official-looking art that suggests two twists are coming just before Beyond Light: a healed Traveler and the return of the original Tower location. During the Red War campaign at the launch of Destiny 2, the Red Legion enemies destroyed the Tower — the primary social space in the original Destiny — and captured the Traveler — the mysterious space machine that gives Guardians their power. By the…

[ad_1] Be afraid, be very afraid. The days are getting shorter, the nights darker and there’s a chill in the air that you just can’t shake. There’s no better time than now to face your fears and play that scary game you’ve been avoiding all year. Because we know not everyone wants to dive into their fears head-on, we’ve put together a helpful game guide with our very own Spook-O-Meter, with five pumpkins being bone-chillingly scary to one pumpkin being a delightfully spooky and rambunctious time for even the littlest of monsters. Better yet, the games on this list are available to play with Xbox Game Pass on Xbox, PC or Android mobile devices with cloud gaming (beta). So, grab the candy bowl and get ready to enjoy some of the spookiest games that play best on Xbox.  Don’t Play These…

[ad_1] Sony Santa Monica has revealed new details about how God of War (2018) will work on PlayStation 5.In a Tweet, the God of War developer said the PS4 title can run up to 60 frames per second if players choose the “Favor Performance” video option. And, save transfers are supported from PS4, so players don’t have to worry about losing their standard or New Game Plus save. Santa Monica Studio also confirmed God of War III Remastered saves will transfer to PlayStation 5.Whether you’re picking up the game for the first time or looking to finish that NG+ save,…

[ad_1] Wargaming’s free-to-play combat MMO, World of Tanks, is leaning hard into Halloween this year by collaborating with two of the original creators of the Silent Hill series: artist and monster designer Masahiro Ito and musician Akira Yamaoka. While we sit on our hands waiting for that long-rumored Silent Hill reboot, or for Konami to do something (anything!) with the franchise, World of Tanks is our current best option for otherworldly horror vibes. World of Tanks’ Halloween event includes a PvE cooperative mode in which players will battle “armored monster tanks of a mysterious origin” as a team of five.…