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Mintrocket is returning to the Dave the Diver universe with a new game and visual style. The prequel follows one of Dave the Diver’s most memorable character, sushi chef Bancho.The game, titled Bancho the Chef, follows Bancho before he teamed up with Dave and was learning how to be an expert chef. The description for the game reads, “Meet Bancho – long before he became the acclaimed sushi master of Blue Hole. Bancho the Chef is an all-new standalone prequel from the creators of Dave the Diver, following a young Bancho as he travels across Asia to learn from master…
Insomniac Games used Sony’s latest State of Play to show an extended gameplay trailer for its PS5 exclusive, and the footage makes it pretty clear that this is a Wolverine game built around blood, rage, and close-range brutality. The trailer shows Logan slicing through Reavers with claw attacks, stealth kills, airborne ambushes, and execution-style finishers that leave the screen covered in blood. The combat appears fast and aggressive, with Logan able to parry, close gaps, and tear through enemies using Techniques such as Tornado Spin and Bull Rush. The gore will only work if the combat stays smooth For Marvel’s…
The Lost Wild, the dino-thriller from Great Ape Games and Annapurna Interactive, has resurfaced from a long dormancy and looks ready for a revival. The primal adventure is now arriving sometime in 2027.Shown during today’s Sony State of Play, The Lost Wild looks to be a first-person survival game where you try to survive in a forest laden with prehistoric animals. We last saw this game back in 2022, during an Annapurna Interactive showcase. In the time since, it looks like the team has been tuning the graphics and making the dinos look particularly terrifying.Currently confirmed for PlayStation 5 and PC,…
Google Photos has spent years organizing our memories. Now it wants to organize our closets, too. Google is rolling out a new feature called Wardrobe that transforms the photos already sitting in your library into a digital closet. Instead of scrolling through hundreds of selfies and outfit photos before heading out, Wardrobe automatically identifies clothing items from your pictures and groups them into a virtual collection you can browse, mix, and match. Your camera roll is now a fashion catalog The feature scans your photo library and pulls together clothing items you’ve worn over time. From there, you can experiment…
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls’ roster got a dose of villainy with the reveal of three new roster members. Magneto, Green Goblin, and Carnage join the 4v4 tag team fighting game and are ready to unleash a potent reign of terror. The three supervillains form a squad led by Doctor Doom, aptly named the Knights of Doom. The trailer shows off the newcomers’ unique abilities, from Green Goblin using his signature glider in combat to Carnage absolutely tearing foes to shreds in an appropriately chaotic fashion. The evil trio joins a roster that includes Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Storm, Ms. Marvel, Ghost…
Control Resonant launches globally on PS5 on September 24, and Remedy is making a cleaner break from the first game than a new city alone would suggest. Dylan Faden, not Jesse, is the playable character this time. That choice gives the sequel a sharper charge. Dylan was once treated as a threat, but Control Resonant puts him at the center of a story about power, damage, and the bond that still ties him to Jesse. Why put Dylan in control now Dylan gives Control Resonant a way back into the Faden story without replaying Jesse’s rise through the Federal Bureau…
The next Ace Combat is cleared for take-off. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve will set off from the flight deck on October 2, and there’s a bonus for those who lock in early. Set in the Strangereal universe, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve looks send ace pilots into a new theater of aerial combat, with the hope of their homeland on their shoulders. Given the call sign of the “Wings of Theve,” you’ll battle to reclaim Usean land from onboard the aircraft carrier Endurance. Those who lock in an early pre-order can also get Ace Combat 0: The Belkan War,…
Kratos isn’t leading the next mainline God of War. Faye is stepping into the fight. God of War Laufey puts Kratos’ wife, also known as Laufey, at the center of a PS5 action game set in the Everywhen, an afterlife realm where dead gods from different mythologies cross paths. It’s coming soon, though Sony hasn’t listed a release date, price, or regional rollout. Faye has carried enormous weight in God of War as memory, motive, and myth. Now Santa Monica Studio is putting her in the player’s hands, with her own weapons, movement, and godly problems to cut through. What…
In late 2023, Ikumi Nakamura unveiled Kemuri, the first game from her new studio, Unseen, at The Game Awards. Ironically, she and that game have been unseen ever since, but during today’s State of Play, Kemuri made its grand reemergence from the shadows with a flashy new gameplay trailer and a 2027 release window. You can check the game out for yourself below. In Kemuri, you hunt Yokai, colorful spirits and monsters only visible to certain people by using a technique called the Fox Window. The trailer shows off some fast-paced, visually stunning combat, which players can perform by possessing Yokai…
The Apple Watch already has one of the best displays on any smartwatch, but the company is reportedly working on something that could make it meaningfully better. According to industry sources cited by The Elec, LG Display is currently developing and validating a new display backplane technology. It is called high-mobility oxide, or HMO, and the company is making it on its sixth-generation OLED production lines. How does HMO matter for Apple Watch battery life? Every OLED display needs a backplane, which is the layer of transistors that controls each pixel. The current gold standard for Apple Watch panels is…