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The Mobile Version of ‘Levelhead’ Looking for Beta Testers Ahead of April 30th Launch

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Two years after our first experience with the latest project from Butterscotch Shenanigans, the brothers from St. Louis announced just yesterday that that project will finally be launching in full on April 30th of this year. In case you didn’t know I’m talking about Levelhead, a platforming game with a robust level editor and a heavy emphasis on players creating and sharing whatever crazy level creations they can dream up. It’s similar to something like Super Mario Maker except it’s on more than just Nintendo’s platforms and it won’t cost

Super Doom: How id Software’s Opus Made the Jump to Super NES

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ON DECEMBER 10, 1993, ID Software's developers uploaded Doom to a high-speed file-sharing server maintained by an IT administrator who oversaw University of Wisconsin's network. The shareware episode arrived to great fanfare. So great, in fact, that the admin had to ask hundreds of users eager to download Doom to log off so id could transfer the game. Instantly the chat rooms became ghost towns. At midnight on the dot, the gamers at id uploaded their game, and all hell broke loose. Grown adults in businesses suits clogged office networks

Avatar Sequels Shut Down Production Due To Virus Outbreak

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James Cameron's long-awaited Avatar sequels have become the latest big Hollywood productions to shut down amid the ongoing spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Producer Jon Landau confirmed the production delay to The New Zealand Herald. Filming was taking place in and around Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand.Landau said he doesn't know for sure when production will resume. "I think that's an honest truth," he said. "We're in the midst of a global crisis and this is not about the film industry. I think everybody needs to do now whatever we can

Roundguard Brings Its Unique Combo of Dungeon Crawler and Bouncy Physics to Xbox One

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Do you love exploring dungeons to find wild loot combos and weird monsters? How about the bouncy physics and boundless joy of Peggle? Yeah, us too. So we decided to smash those two ideas together and create the bounciest dungeon crawler you’ve ever seen! We’ve got a cartwheeling warrior, a sly rogue, and a bubbly wizard ready to ricochet their way through Roundguard’s randomized mystery dungeon, collecting treasure and clobbering enemies. Before starting our indie studio, Wonderbelly Games, we worked in games for quite a few years, including on some

Watch Microsoft’s GDC Stream: Xbox Series X, Gears 5, XCloud, And More Panels

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Despite being postponed due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Game Developers Conference is still continuing as a digital event, with talks being streamed throughout the week on Twitch. As part of this, Microsoft will hold its two-day Game Stack presentation, during which the company intends to talk more about Project xCloud and the Xbox Series X, among other things. You'll be able to watch it all here on GameSpot.Microsoft's "New Chapter in Gaming" panel will be held on Wednesday, March 18 at 11:55 AM PT / 2:55 PM

No Man’s Sky Devs Show Gameplay Of Its New Puzzle Game The Last Campfire

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Revealed during Nintendo's latest Indie World stream, No Man's Sky developer Hello Games' latest, smaller project, The Last Campfire, is coming to Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One and PS4 in Summer 2020.A new gameplay trailer for the game was shown during the stream, introducing players to Ember--a creature attempting to navigate through various puzzling environments in search of a way home. Hello Games' emphasizes that the journey is more than just about reaching the destination, with Ember unraveling a meaning to life and rekindling hope in a hopeless world.The Last

Project xCloud Developer Update: Making Games Cloud Aware

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Imagine being able to play the games you want, with the people you want, anywhere you want. That's Xbox's aspiration. Project xCloud is an important step in bringing us closer to that aspiration. By leveraging the power of the cloud, we enable existing games to reach new audiences in new ways that were never before possible without having to change your game. Over the past year, we've invited gamers and developers to start experiencing cloud game streaming. Through the Project xCloud Preview, we have made 90+ titles available to play

Samsung Has Quietly Canceled Its Game Streaming Service

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With a number of big-name companies--from Google to Nvidia to Microsoft--trying to corner the emerging game streaming market, it's not surprising that some competitors are already dropping out of the race. Samsung has announced that its PlayGalaxy Link PC-to-mobile streaming service will shut down as of March 27.The announcement was so quiet that, despite being made on February 26, it's only been picked up by gaming and tech outlets in the last 24 hours.The announcement doesn't provide much detail on why PlayGalaxy Link is being discontinued. "After many difficult discussions,

Birds Of Prey Is Coming To Home Video Sooner

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Movie giant Warner Bros. has announced that the Harley Quinn spin-off Birds of Prey will be released earlier than expected for home video in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.Variety reports that the film will be released for home video on March 24. It will cost $20 USD to buy on a variety of stores, including Amazon and iTunes. A rental option will come in April.This is a big change because Birds of Prey is still in theatres, and it's happening in response to the coronavirus pandemic. With more