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[Update:Gamasutra reachedout to Electronic Arts and the rumors of an announcedDead Space4 being cancelled are “patently false.”] According toa report from VideoGamer.com, theDead Spaceseries is no more — at least, for the time being. A source familiar with the project told VideoGamer thatDead Space 4, which had been in pre-production, wascanceledafterDead Space 3did not meet the lofty sales goals EA had in mind (reportedly five million). This would basically put it in the same dream-like statethatMedal of Honoris in right now....

Including Yoshi in the style of Kirby’s Epic Yarn Nintendo settled on a knitted yarn style forYoshi’s Woolly Worldand I don’t know what’s better: it or Kirby fashioned out of clay inKirby and the Rainbow Curse. Either way, we win. There were other potential designs for this latest Yoshi outing, though. Nintendo EAD general manager Takashi Tezuka appeared on the company’s E3 2014Treehouse streamearlier today to share some prototypes, as shown in the gallery below, and oh my gosh....

A review where you choose the score Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, the first game in the series designed for HD displays, was also the first game in the series to remain unreleased on a Nintendo portable console. That changes today, as the game is out now on the Nintendo Switch. If you’re new to theShantaegames,Half-Geniehero is a great place to start. No prior experience is necessary to understand or enjoy the story, asHalf-Genie Heroworks as both a prequel and a soft reboot for the series....

Lift some more spirits on your cruise of the afterlife The indie seafaring adventureSpiritfareris just over a year old now, but its still getting new content. Today, Thunder Lotus added a new spirit pal Beverly to the game, as well as numerous quality-of-life updates to make life at sea a little easier. Detailed intoday’s patch notes, the Beverly Update includes the tiny owl pal Beverly, located in Oxbury, as well as a full spirit questline for the bird....

Spreading your healing virus is addicting I was pretty heavily intoStarCraftin…what…middle school (man), but the universe, not so much — well, at least as much as other Blizzard games. There’s something about it that didn’t really capture me until the final expansion forStarcraft II, but I still followed along all that time so I wasn’t completely lost when new faces started interacting with old ones. As a result of that cursory interest, when Stukov’s name popped up as a potential character forHeroes of the Storm, I kind of shrugged....

Go crazy Super Mario Maker 2was released last June. Feel old yet?! No? Good. True youth is contained in the soul. Nintendo, like they have been with nearly all of their first-party games, have been updatedMario Maker 2every so often with great free enhancements, and this week they have another minor patch in store for us. As of today the level cap is now increased from 64 to 100. It’s a simple change, but a welcome one for folks who can’t stop making levels and want to keep all of their old creations....

Christmas ain’t gonna be too Merry Telltale Gameshas announced the release datesof the remaining three episodes in their new adventure seriesThe Walking Dead: The Final Season,which dropped its first episode just this week. Episode Two: Suffer the Childrenwill arrive on September 25, then the series will take a break in October, returning on November 6 withEpisode Three: Broken Toys.The violent, dramatic tale will conclude on December 18 with the final episode;Take Us Back....

The Laker’s have a jazz band. I saw this picture on the internet, so it must be true. A picture can never lie. It’s a good thing that people don’t have a way to edit photos and change them. Today we’ve got a video about how to correctly handle public relations, Valve squashes theHalf-life 3rumours,The Old Republicisn’t working right, and… well, usually I would say a whole lot more, but not today....

‘Dear God: we paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for nothing’ Did you get yourpledge inforThe Deer God? I didn’t, because these days I try to severely limit the number of projects I back on Kickstarter,but damn did it look neat— visually and conceptually. Crescent Moon Games ended up nearly doubling the $26,000 in funding needed for its survival platformer, meaning the stretch goals for Wii U, Xbox One, and Ouya versions were met....

Freebird! From the moment the initial trailer ofThe Outer Worldsdropped, where it brazenly declared that it was from the developers of “The original”FalloutandFallout: New Vegas, it was a game that I knew I needed in my life. Then the inevitable happened when Epic Games Store snapped it up as atimed exclusive, which I can’t blame Obsidian for since the game uses Unreal Engine 4 and there are a lot of incentives in place to cozy up to Epics storefront for games that use their engine....

While the genre of strategy games may have been through itsfair share of ups and downsover the years, the entire niche is now in a fairly good spot. Turn-based strategy games have taken over the real-time titles’ crown from the early aughts, and we’re now getting so many good games that it’s getting hard to keep track of them. Here are the best 13 turn-based strategy games, ranked! Top 13 best turn-based strategies #13:Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Choosing the bestAdvance Warsgame is kind of like choosing your favorite child: you may’t do it, and even if you do give out an answer, nobody’s really going to be happy with what you just said....

Ghost Recon and a host of vehicle sims are reduced Back in the day before EA was getting voted the worst company in America, it was publishing pretty stellar PC games. Some of those games are reduced by60% in GOG.com’s weekend sale, including theUltima,Dungeon KeeperandWing Commanderfranchises, as well asPopulous,Syndicate, andTheme Hospital. If you’re in the mood for some simulation gaming, then GreenManGaming has got a range of titles in itsPlanes, Trains, and Automobiles promothat will interest you....

The Gestral Beaches are full of lighthearted fun and quirky surprises, each moment bringing a new challenge. During your visit, a peculiar character appears with an odd question that might just catch you off guard. Uncover the correct answer inClair Obscur: Expedition 33and see what unfolds. Table of contents How to start Gestral Beach quiz in Expedition 33 For this distinct challenge, head to the Gestral Beach to the left of the Hidden Gestral Arena....