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Mr. Bones sends his regards Frontier Developments re-released 2004’sRollerCoaster Tycoon 3on Nintendo Switch, Steam, and the Epic Games Store today, and if you’re down for some management-sim escapism, the latter is free. You have until Thursday, October 1 to addRCT3to your Epic library. Here’s a simple but effectivecrash montageto get us all in the spirit – not that we’d everintentionallyharm our guests. Not a chance! This particular version of the theme park game is aComplete Editionwith 1080p support, two packed-in expansions (Soaked!...

Over the last year or so, I’ve inexplicably joined the ranks of people collecting big, bulky vinyl soundtracks. Albums are enjoying their second coming in a mostly digital era, and initially, I picked up a few with the sole intent of hanging them on a barren bedroom wall. Yet somehow, somewhere along the way, I wound up with a record player listening to theSilent Hill 4soundtrack. It gives me a sort of haunted, pinky-out ambience....

Why haven’t I posted about Futuremark Games Studio’s self-published, FPS-in-spaceShattered Horizon? That’s a damn good question, really. As a lover ofDead Spaceand all things similar in nature to that game, I’m required by law to tell you aboutShattered Horizon. Unbeknownst to me, itwent up on Steamon Wednesday; apparently I am alone in this, because it’s sitting in the top ten sellers section. The main draw here is easily the zero gravity gameplay....

Timed Switch exclusive? Eager forShin Megami Tensei Vports? For now, you’ll have to get the game on Switch, but the source code shows that there could be a possibility for PC and PS4 versions at some point. Based on the datamining efforts of Twitter user pan-hime, it seems as if the “target platforms” forShin Megami Tensei Vare PS4, Switch, and PC [Windows]. As they point out, and something that should be taken into account for every situation like this, it could be the original plan that was scrapped and remained as a remnant, or temporary data that’s meaningless....

Great news Nintendo has provided a new course forSuper Mario Maker, based on theNES Remixseries. After completion, it will net you the frog suit fromMario 3, which wasn’t in the game previously — it’s important to note however this is an8-bit costumeand not a true power-up. I’m glad Nintendo has taken the criticisms to heart though and has started to add in new content like this andcheckpointsover time. As you can tell from the video, the level is extremely easy....

No, seriously Sony partnered up with Adult Swim recently to task the guys over atRobot Chickenwith creating an amusing little ad forKillzone: Shadow Fall. It starts out with Sweet Tooth enjoying the game in his living room, and getting ready to share a clip of him throwing a grenade at a Helghast soldier’s crotch. The soldier doesn’t want to be embarrassed on Facebook for Kratos to see, so as a “professional courtesy” the two of them plank on top of Sweet Tooth’s house to impress Kratos instead....

Also, update on other Wargaming titles I tried my best to flank the enemy and shoot out his treads while trying outWorld of Tanksfor Xbox 360 at gamescom. That helps. Lesson learned. That was after a previous unsuccessful roll-out where I died so quickly that I kind of hoped no one was watching. Everyone was watching. I got some quick hands-on time with both the Xbox 360 and iPad versions ofWorld of Tanksin a gamescom meeting with Wargaming....

Mute the title now One of the most frustrating things about being a fan of any form of media is the possibility that somebody is going to spoil part of, or all of, something you’re looking forward to. The internet has only made avoiding spoilers more difficult, especially when YouTube gives zero fucks about promoting videos with endgame images in the thumbnails. I go to great lengths to avoid spoilers about movies and games, and it now looks like I’ll have to use all the tricks of the trade to stop critical story info fromKingdom Hearts IIIfrom reaching my eyes and ears....

It eclipsed the Summer Sale Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before: Steam raked in a lot of cash thanks to one of its vaunted seasonal sales. Steam’s Winter Sale again turned out to be a giant source of revenue for Valve, even with theChristmas snafusouring everyone’s mood. According to adetailed look at Steam Spy, a service that estimates data and statistics about Steam based on game ownership, this sale resulted in about $270 million in revenue across 46 million sales....

But you need PS+ or a PS+ trial to play it Gravity Rush 2, the sequel to one of the best games ever, is nearly here. Well, it’s still over two months away, but that’s close enough for me to get even more excited about it. Just yesterday a demo appeared on the Japanese PSN, so you can finally get your hands on it if you’ve missed the multitude of public tradeshows it’s been at this year....

It’s finishing up as we speak [Update:Misfits just won it with a sick ass Tracer ultimate at the last second! Once the recaps start appearing on YouTube and Twitch I highly recommend watching the last Control match.] ESPN choosing to airDOTA 2for the first time was a pretty big moment in 2014, but in this era of NBA clubs buying up eSports teams, it’s commonplace. That doesn’t make it any less mesmerizing watching a big event forOverwatchon TBS — I can just imagine people tuning in for a late night comedy romp only to find a screen full of apes, cowboys, and Russian bodybuilders....

It’ll make your heart soar I don’t recall ever crying on account of a game before. But, oddly enough, there are two recently released titles that managed to elicit that response from me. One just so happens to be Destructoid’sGame of the Year, with the other beingThe Unfinished Swan. After enjoying its breezy campaign, I was really surprised by how emotionally evocative the game’s final moments were. Up until that point I thought it was a pretty entertaining first-person puzzler, but that ending really struck a chord with me....

Five days after wereportedthat Steam users were seeing account information that didn’t belong to them, Valve has issued apublic statementregarding that Christmas kerfuffle. A previous comment from a Valve representative confirmed that a caching bug was responsible for this security compromise. A configuration error allowed 34,000 users to see the sensitive personal information that did not belong to them (including addresses, purchase histories, the last four digits of the user’s Steam Guard phone number, and last two digits of their credit card)....