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A Hollywood horror film that you can both watch and play - that is the gist of "The Quarry", which sees you guiding the decisions of a bunch of teens at summer camp where something is lurking in the nearby woods. The player acts as the director of this horror adventure story, since the plot changes with every decision you make. Who will survive and which people get paired up - all that is in your hands. In true horror tradition, the story centres around nine teenage counsellors at Hackett's Quarry holiday camp. At the end of the summer, once everyone has left camp, the counsellors are keen to ...
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When crafting “Tales of Kenzera: Zau,” Abubakar Salim thought of his father who passed away from cancer 10 years ago. The founder of Surgent Studios said his father believed that dead is dead, and that he didn’t want his son to spend time dwelling on his end. That didn’t happen. Salim established a game studio, gathering a team of 30 to create a video game that’s a tribute to his father. “Tales of Kenzera” not only brings to life the Bantu culture of his father’s native Kenya, but it also carries part of Salim’s story. It’s about a boy named Keberi, who is mourning the death of his father. He ...
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After HBO's "The Last of Us" adaptation, Amazon's action-packed series based on the cult "Fallout" games has shown beyond doubt that blockbuster games can indeed be turned into great blockbuster shows. Now, Amazon has made several games from the Fallout series available to play at no extra cost for subscribers of Amazon's Prime streaming and gaming service, after the series sparked a widespread interest in the games. Prime Gaming users can play "Fallout 76" for Xbox/PC until May 19, while "Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition" and "Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition" are available on Amazon's ...
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“Dune” may not seem like a natural setting for a survival MMO. Players explore the desert planet of Arrakis and resources appear scarce, but the developers at Funcom are huge fans of Frank Herbert’s work and heavily influenced by director Denis Villeneuve’s films. They know there’s more under the surface, and the team led by creative director Joel Bylos mined the lore and books to create a project that’s shaping up to be unexpectedly rich. At a hands-off GDC demo, Byblos showed the media the character creation process and early parts of “Dune: Awakening.” Players begin as a prisoner set in fro...
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Berlin (dpa) — Cars skid around uncontrollably, townspeople battle severe cold, chaos breaks out: A massive snowstorm has hit South Park and plunged the city into a snowpocalypse. But as the adults deal with the aftermath of the storm, Eric Cartman has only one question on his mind: Is school closed? That’s the premise of “South Park: Snow Day!,” a new game for consoles and PCs based on the popular animated series. In it Cartman dons his legendary wizard costume and a whimsical journey through South Park begins. At the beginning of the game, the players create their own character. The selectio...
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Berlin (dpa) — After the death of her grandmother, Tess and her mother Opal have to sell their house and move out. In the attic they discover a diary with a family secret that leads them to an abandoned summer house. What begins as a simple road trip in the console and PC game “Open Roads” turns into a journey through the past and the impressive landscape along the US-Canadian border. The gameplay impresses with its ingenuity and gripping narrative. The creators of “Gone Homes” and “Tacoma” take players on a new adventure in the mystery thriller genre. As Tess and Opal explore the old summer h...
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Berlin (dpa) — The story in "Pepper Grinder" begins in raging floods and salty spray. Pirate Pepper is shipwrecked and then the sneaky Narlings steal her treasure. But she won’t stand for that and goes to get it back with her multi-purpose drilling tool called the Grinder. Things are fast-paced in this 2D side-scroller. Pepper can drill through pretty much anything. As a player you throw yourself at enemies, roll down slopes, jump into water or dig tunnels. In addition to quick reactions, skill and brainpower are also required. If a path is blocked, a switch must be found that opens it. The pa...
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Whether in jump'n'runs or kart racing, Mario is without question one of the most famous video game characters ever. But in his very first appearance back in 1981, he was still in the shadow of Donkey Kong, the gorilla who threw barrels at a then unknown Italian plumber. Today their dispute continues in the puzzle adventure “Mario vs. Donkey Kong” for the Nintendo Switch. Once again, players take on the role of Mario, who enters the toy business with wind-up mini Marios. His adversary Donkey Kong is full of envy so he breaks into the factory and takes all the mini-figures he can find. Mario fol...
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The co-founder of Google-owned artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind has said children should be encouraged to play video games because it can help to boost their creativity. Demis Hassabis said his own experiences gaming had played a part in his success as a computer scientist and entrepreneur. He sold DeepMind to Google for a reported $500 million in 2014. "It’s important to feed the creative part, not just playing them (games)," Hassabis said, speaking to the BBC. "You never know where your passions lead, so I would actually just encourage parents to get their children really passionat...
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Glimpses of the future often emerge at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It’s where indie games generate a buzz or the kernel of a big idea is planted. This year, artificial intelligence took centre stage as Nvidia showed off jaw-dropping capabilities of its chipsets and software companies such as Convai and Ubisoft revealed intriguing gameplay opportunities. AI has been the source of hype and fear over the past year. It’s been at the centre of labour conflict in Hollywood while in the tech industry companies see it as a way to improve efficiency. In the primordial tech ooze of ...
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