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It’s okay if the buzz surrounding E3 isn’t quite your thing, because there are a couple of free games to keep you occupied this weekend. The first is Kingdom New Lands, which comes courtesy of the Epic Games Store and is free to keep on your Epic account permanently. Kingdom New Lands adopts pixelated graphics like a lot of indie titles, but what really caught my attention was the soundtrack. The trailer below shows a nice, lighthearted clip of people riding on horseback....

Little to nothing is known about the project being referred to as PlayerUnknown’s Prologue. The project was initially revealed during The Game Awards 2019 with a short concept video depicting a first-person view of an area of wilderness. The clip ends before revealing anything substantive about PlayerUnknown’s Prologue, but certainly piqued the curiosity of those watching. Brendan Greene, PlayerUnknown himself, isn’t ready to reveal anything about Prologue yet, but he does have something interesting to share....

There are lots of changes coming to the Assassin’s Creed series (and developer Ubisoft). Assassin’s Creed is coming to mobile for the first time with Jade, and dedicated platform Infinity will serve as a hub for the series moving forward. The most notable project is the Baghdad-set Mirage, the next main installment for the series. Back in September, narrative director Sarah Beaulieu told Eurogamer Ubisoft wanted to “go back to what Assassin’s Creed was in terms of story structure in the very early games”....

Earlier this year, US Senator from Vermont and candidate for the Democratic nominee for President, Bernie Sanders, created a Twitch channel. Following in Sanders’ footsteps is current US President Donald Trump, whose campaign has now created a Twitch channel for him as well. The Donald Trump Twitch channel seems as though it will mainly be streaming Trump’s rallies, which he has held regularly throughout his initial campaign and while in office....

For most developers, it’s relatively easy to make games featuring systems and design standards that players already know. But making a game with a completely original concept that centers around unconventional gameplay poses a much bigger challenge. Developing these projects has huge benefits, though, as gaming has the potential to convey meaningful messages in ways that no other medium can. Those itching to play an original game may find something to appreciate in Not For Broadcast, a title that asks players to manage a propagandistic news program....

Monica from Friends never imagined herself fingering a horse. Or performing cunnilingus on her mum. Or in the midst of a furious commuter orgy on the Central line. The character wasn’t caught in unbreakable cycles of intrusive thoughts or compulsive behaviour, and yet, screenwriter Kirstie Swain tells Den Of Geek, when people hear the term OCD, that’s who they see. “They think of someone who is really, really tidy, or who has to check they’ve locked the front door,” says Swain....

It’s Friday, which means it must be time for Den Of Geek’s new-ish regular feature: The Week In Geek Quiz, which now enters its third week of brain-teasing fun! In this weekly challenge, we curate a small-ish collection of questions to see just how much attention you’ve been paying to what we’ve been rabbitting on about for the last seven days. If you dare tackle the task, you’ll face 12 questions, which will cover the latest happenings in movies, TV and games....

The PS4 re-imagining of Ratchet & Clank – first released on PS2 13 years ago – will miss its planned 2015 launch and is now expected in spring 2016, Insomniac Games has announced. Insomniac Games chief brand officer Ryan Schneider says the wait will be worth it. “Rest assured we’re using the time wisely to further polish the game to a spit-shine level, with dazzling shader response, awe-inspiring effects, velvety smooth animations, and spectacular new gameplay segments....

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out for over a year and people are still talking about it thanks to its ever expanding multiplayer component and massive single-player campaign brimming with hard hitting drama. People who came for the latter would love nothing more than DLC, but it appears as though Rockstar Games is not currently pursuing any single-player story content for the time being. At least the PC release added some meat to the side activities....

Red Dead Redemption 2 will see the return of several key features from the original Wild West-’em-up including the Honor system, confirming beyond any doubt that it is indeed a Red Dead game, innit. According to several previews that are doing the rounds for the cowboy sequel, Rockstar Games’ highly anticipated open-world title will once again track your actions, whether they be honorable or dastardly. As previously revealed, you’ll be stepping into the boots of Arthur Morgan, a member of the notorious Van der Linde gang....

Disney has a wide variety of gaming IP’s under its belt, both original and based off of its iconic existing properties. Yet, there are also properties like Kingdom Hearts that blend the two. And, if listings are correct, one of its gaming IP’s is about to get a remake from developer PlayMagic. Indeed, PlayMagic will be remaking two new titles for all major consoles and PC. One of the titles is generically listed as an unannounced “3rd person Action Remake for Ps4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac....

Resident Evil 4 has been milked to death so much by Capcom over the years that it probably now resembles a mummified corpse. Still, there’s one more version of the game on its way that comes via a dedicated modding community: The Resident Evil 4 HD Project. This aims to be the definitive version of the seminal action-horror title, and a significant improvement on Capcom’s own HD remaster, which to be honest wasn’t really much cop....

There have been rumors of a Resident Evil Netflix series for years, but it looks like the project is finally moving forward. It’s been reported that the Resident Evil Netflix series will start pre-production in April, with filming beginning in June and lasting until October, so it’s possible that fans will finally get to watch the show at some point in 2021. This information was discovered by Redanian Intelligence, a site that specializes in The Witcher Netflix news....

Today MICA Team shared new trailers and details of its upcoming tactical role-playing game Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery. If the name MICA Team doesn’t ring a bell, the Girls’ Frontline (or Dolls Frontline as it’s known in Japan) game that they have developed may be more familiar. Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery is actually a remaster coming in 2022 for PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android of Code Name: Bakery Girl, MICA Team’s first game and foundation of the Girls’ Frontline franchise....

There was a question as to what the next project would be for Paradox Interactive. The company itself has an array of studios hard at work on various projects at any given time. If you look at the past, you’ll recognize names like Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, along with its published games like Surviving Mars. Well, the next project in the works will be continuing the Surviving franchise. The company revealed that its latest project is titled Surviving the Aftermath....

Puzzle gaming is undergoing quite the comeback thanks to the mobile uprising. Once the territory of ’90s PC gaming, puzzlers fell out of prominence as computers got better and realistic action became the new design goal. Now that games are on our phones, there’s a renewed demand for simpler experiences. Puzzlers are the perfect solution to that demand, as they offer quick hits of challenge that you can pause at any time....

While Phasmophobia may be in early access, that haunting chill is leaving players wanting for more. In the game, you will have an encounter with multiple types of supernatural. Some may not affect you while some may look to hunt you down. The game has a huge dependence on the sanity of players which is affected by different types of paranormal activities. One such activity is a Ghost Event. Since players have been confused about this factor of the game mechanics, we will help you distinguish this type of paranormal from the others....

Co-operative horror game Phasmophobia has released a new Nightmare update adding the game’s first outdoor map and more. The Maple Lodge Campsite features picnic areas, multiple tents, a log cabin and haunted lake. The medium sized map is also said to be the game’s most detailed, with more unique objects. There’s also an updated minimap in the truck, which will come to the other maps in the future. The new location isn’t the only addition in this update, however....

Award-winning writer and narrative designer Anna Megill has taken over as narrative lead on Playground Games’ Fable reboot. Megill - who was previously lead writer for the project and is who we have to “thank” for those nightmareish puppets in Control - made the announcement on Twitter, saying she had some “exciting news to end the week”. Megill’s CV is an impressive one, featuring story-rich games such as Control - for which she was also narrative lead - Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and Ubisoft’s upcoming Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora....

PlayStation Plus’ May 2019 lineup has been confirmed by Sony this afternoon, with two more PlayStation 4 titles going free from May 7. The best bit? They’re both great games. First up is Overcooked, the brilliantly barmy cooking title from Ghost Town Games. Here, you’ll go solo or with a mate to serve up a variety of dishes under a strict time limit, all the while coping with various hazards in the kitchen....