News | Terminator: Survivors releases on October 24 via Steam Early Access
Earlier this week, more information was shared about Terminator: Survivors, a new survival game based on the film franchise. A new trailer was also released. The PS5 and Xbox Series versions will follow at a later, yet unannounced date.
The game was already announced in 2022 by Nacon Studio Milan. It was already clear at the time that the game would have an original story that builds on the events of the first two films, and that it would take place in a post-apocalyptic world.
Now more details have been given and a trailer has been released, although no gameplay can be seen yet. Terminator: Survivors can be played alone or in co-op with three others. One must survive in a world torn by war – Judgment Day – and in the meantime the first Terminators appear on the scene.
The Early Access version of Terminator: Survivors will be released on PC via Steam on October 24. The final release will follow at an as yet unknown date, also on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S.
News | First major update for Baldur's Gate 3 released
Larian has released the first major patch for the PC version of Baldur's Gate 3.
The game has already received a number of hotfixes, but this is the first major update planned. This fixes more than a thousand bugs and also improves the balance of the game. The patch notes can be found on Steam, but they are not complete. The patch is so extensive that not all changes fit in that article, because it exceeds the maximum number of letters that are possible in a Steam article. All changes can be viewed via this link.
Larian has also announced that 200 million hours have been put into the game by players since the game was released.
Baldur’s Gate 3 was released on PC earlier this month. It was previously announced that the PlayStation 5 version of Baldur’s Gate 3 will be released on September 6. There were rumors that the Xbox Series version would not be released until 2024, but it was announced this week that the game will still be released this year. The Series S version does lack split-screen co-op.
Review | We Were Here Together
We Were Here Together is the third iteration of this puzzle game from the dutch studio Total Mayhem Games that puts you in a world filled with puzzles where you have to work together with a friend to solve said puzzles. The game is aimed for 2 person co-op so you will need a friend to play this game.
Visually this game is very pleasing to the eye and certainly a step up in quality from the previous 2 games in the series. I have yet to see anything that looked off or strange graphics wise while playing through the game although sometimes the glare of light reflecting off of a screw or other metalic object made me think that I found something interactable but it was just a set piece of the environment.
Gameplay wise this game is also quite a step up from the previous games. The first game took me and my friend 2.5 hours to 100%, the second game took us 4 hours and this one took us over 9 hours to 100% although we could have done this one faster but we got a bit stuck on one of the later puzzles. There are more puzzles, more intricate puzzles and some of them are also quite a step up in difficulty compared to the previous games. What I really like about this one compared to the other games in the series is the fact that you first start off puzzling together and it is only around halfway through the game where you get seperated and have to start using your walkie talkies or another voice chat program to get through the puzzles (we used Discord because sometimes the in-game voice chat would get stuck in broadcast mode and we could hear everything happening in eachothers background environment). Each of the 2 players have parts of the solution to the puzzles and have to relay information to eachother to solve the puzzles together. For example, one of the players has formula’s to a certain element you need to create in-game but the formula’s have abbreviations which the other player has so you have to help eachother and combine the information you have to finish the formula’s and create the item you need to finish the puzzle.
Although they have implemented more of a story to this game I have to admit that obviously it is better than the previous games but it is still quite lackluster. But I did enjoy the story soo far. They just could have done more with it in my opinion.
The audio is once again very good and I particularly enjoyed a scene where someone was playing on an organ in a church, very crisp audio apart from the small bug we had with the in-game voice chat but the quality of the audio was great.
Although the puzzles are a big step up both in duration as well as difficulty I do have to admit there were a few puzzles where it was quite unclear as to what we were supposed to do to progress. This is probably why you could probably finish this game faster than our 9 hours if you catch onto what you need to do faster than we did.
If you want to 100% this game and get all the achievements as we did on Steam then you have to play through the game at least twice. As I mentioned before you play the first handful of chapters together and you will both receive the same achievements but from the point on where you get seperated you will have to replay the game from the other player’s perspective and do the other parts of the puzzles. But fret not, there is a chapter checkpoint system where you can easily make a new game room and choose the chapter you wish to play and switch roles so you get the other part of the puzzles.
All in all a very visually and audibly pleasing game which is a lot of fun to play with a friend and also quite nice and satisfying to 100% for achievement purposes. The puzzles were great and very enjoyable and that AHA moment when you finally find out what it exactly is that you need to do is satisfying. Try and get the game during a sale because the 13 euro price tag is just slightly steep compared to the amount of game time you get out of it. I am very much looking forward to the fourth game in the series which is called We Were Here Forever. I will eventually be playing this one too and will certainly be writing a review for that game as well in the future.
Score:
8,0
+ Visually pleasing
+ More challenging puzzles
+ Great audio and music
+ Great Co-op game
+ Chapter saving system
– Slightly short and bland story
– Puzzles can be unclear at certain times
News | Horror game Do Not Open is out now on PlayStation 5
The first-person horror game Do Not Open is now available on PlayStation 5. The game will also be released on Steam next Wednesday.
The game revolves around Michael J. Goreng, a zoologist trapped in a twisted version of his home where his wife and daughter are missing. He has to solve all kinds of escape room-like puzzles while being plagued by paranormal forces.
According to the makers, the game runs in 4K and 60 frames per second on PlayStation 5. A version for PlayStation 4 and a VR version of the game should also be released in 2023.
News | The Steam mobile app has been revamped
The Steam app for smartphones has been revamped. For example, it is now possible to download games from a distance.
The Steam Mobile App came out over a decade ago and felt quite old-fashioned to many users. Valve therefore thought it was time to overhaul the app.
If you now want to log in to Steam on a PC, for example, you no longer need to send in a verification code. It is now possible to scan a QR code on the login page with mobile, so that you are automatically logged in.
Furthermore, just like on the PC version of Steam, all kinds of account details can be adjusted and you can determine what kind of notifications they get on their mobile. Multiple accounts are also supported.
The entire app has been given a new look, which makes it easier to scroll through the game collection of players, among other things. Furthermore, Steam games can be downloaded to PC from a distance – as long as the PC in question is turned on, of course.
News | You can link your Steam and PlayStation accounts together
It is now possible to link a PlayStation Network and Steam account.
Earlier this year there were already rumors about the possibility of connecting the two accounts, but Sony has now launched an official webpage explaining to players how this works.
It seems that linking accounts has to be done game by game. The first game to make use of this is Marvel’s Spider-Man, according to a new Steam update. By linking both accounts in the menu of the PC version of the game, people will receive access to the Resilient Suit and the Concussive Blast Gadget, as well as two skill points. If players had already unlocked these perks in the game itself, they will not receive anything.
Sony writes that in future PC versions of PlayStation games, people can also unlock other extras by linking accounts. You will also receive updates on PlayStation Studios games. You can always choose to disconnect the accounts for each game afterwards.
News | Portal RTX is an official mod for the Valve game
Portal RTX was unveiled yesterday at Nvidia's GTC presentation, a mod for the PC game that adds ray tracing to the game.
To do that, the mod will use RTX Remix, a new technique that makes it relatively easy to enrich old games with ray tracing and improved textures.
The mod will be released for free to owners of the PC version of the puzzle game in November. Nvidia has also created new assets for the game, which should make it look even better.
News | Steam artwork hints at Sackboy: A Big Adventure PC release
People have found an illustration of the PlayStation game Sackboy: A Big Adventure on Steam.
Earlier this year, menus already leaked showing PC settings for the game. In addition, the game was also spotted in the Steam database last year. Now an icon has been found on the Steam servers themselves, reports VGC. So it is very likely that the game will come to Steam.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure was released on PS5 and PS4 at the same time as the PlayStation 5 was released. It is a three-dimensional platformer that can be played alone or with multiple players – some levels are even playable with multiple people. Previous games starring Sackboy – the LittleBigPlanet games – were controlled more or less like 2D platformers.
News | Grounded will be released in full on September 27th
The full version of the action-survival game Grounded will be available on September 27.
This has been announced by director Adam Brennecke of Obsidian. It was already known that the game would go out of Early Access in September, but now the exact release date has also been revealed. The final version introduces a campaign that can be played alone or in co-op, as well as new weapons and recipes.
The latest update for the Early Access version was also released yesterday, bringing all sorts of changes to the game’s upgrade system. There is also a secret feature in the update called Homestretch – at another time this mysterious new feature will go into effect.
Today marks two years for Grounded!💚
— Grounded (@GroundedTheGame) July 28, 2022
We love you all and are thankful to share this journey with you. 🙏
As a special treat, Game Director Adam Brennecke is here to share some exciting news, such as what's coming in the next flight and the release date! Give it a watch! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/tlgPbhYbYe
Players in Grounded are a miniscule version of a human and walk through an enlarged version of a garden. There is also a walk through dark caves. Giant ants and other pests attack the player. Players can build complete buildings and collect materials. Grounded is available on PC and Xbox consoles.
News | Multiversus Beta Hits Over 140,000 Simultaneous Players on Steam
The beta of Multiversus officially started yesterday is proving very popular on Steam. Last night there were 140,868 concurrent players.
As a result, the game came in fifth place on the list of most popular Steam games. At the time of writing, the game is in ninth place.
Yesterday, the game’s open beta officially began – allowing anyone to try the game out. Previously, however, the beta was already available to a select group of players. The game has since become the most popular fighting game on Steam.
The beta is not only available on PC , it can also be played on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Xbox consoles. There is also cross-play available. People can choose from seventeen characters.
Multiversus is a Smash Bros.-style fighting game featuring various characters from Warner Bros. franchises. The game mainly focuses on 2v2 combat, but 1v1 and a four-player free-for-all mode is also available.