Tastes so good TheOddworldseries is just the best, and this week PlayStation Plus members getOddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HDfor free on the PlayStation 3. Otherwise the game is only $9.99. PlayStation owners also have a new pile of discounts awaiting them through the Summer Blast promotion. 18 games are on sale, with notable titles includingJust Cause 2, Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD, andAlice: Madness Returnsall discounted.PlayStation Bloghas the full breakdown of titles on sale with prices....

Including Need for Speed: Most Wanted Wii U for half price Between theSimCityPR nightmareand Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiellostepping down, the company could use a good sale right about now. As fate would have it, Origin is currently throwing a “player appreciation sale” with discounts up to 70 percent off for a couple hundred titles. Recent EA titles likeDead Space 3andCrysis 3are represented across physical and digital copies for both PC and consoles, but this promo is not exclusive to the publisher’s catalog....

Good luck It’s always exciting to guess what Platinum is working on at any given moment, but for now, it seems like a sequel toWonderful 101is not in the cards.GameXplain had the chance to speakto Platinum head Atsushi Inaba and the infamous director/producer Hideki Kamiya on a few recent developments, as well as where the future is headed. After clarifying that Platinum was “nervous that no one would show up” fortheWonderful 101remasterKickstarter, Inaba says that a sequel is constantly on his mind....

Everybody walk the dinosaur By my count,Primal Carnagewill be the third recent attempt at an online-only multiplayer game involving ferocious dinosaurs against wimpy humans:Dino D-Daywas barely a game,ORION: Dino Beatdownhad a shaky launch and has since fallen off, and nowPrimal Carnagelooks to satiate my prehistoric pining. After playing the closed beta, I can safely say that this a bright light in an otherwise dim sub-genre. Plus, you’re able to play as a T-Rex whenever you want!...

WithAssassin’s Creed IIIon the way and looking intriguing in ways that should appeal to players who are totally new to the series, Ubisoft is smartly putting out a compilation.Assassin’s Creed: Ezio Trilogywill bundleAssassin’s Creed II(with DLC),Brotherhood, andRevelationson a single disc when it releases for PlayStation 3 on … July 03, 2025. As much as I would have personally liked this to come out beforeACIII, at least the price, $39.99, is right....

It’s launching through Xbox Game Preview The long-awaited Xbox One version ofPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundswill debut on July 25, 2025, Microsoft Studios and PUBG Corp. have announced. The wildly popular battle royale title will first be available as part of the Xbox Game Preview program, as expected, so this only marks the beginning. The PC version ofPUBGis also still in its early-access phase, but the developers are targeting “late December” for the1.0 launch....

Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne wants the game industry to go all-digital as quickly as possible, and he doesn’t give a damn if retailers are left in the dust. They sell used games, so screw ’em, appears to be the general opinion. “I don’t think the big, huge experiences are going anywhere, but the sooner we go digital as an industry, the better for everybody. Better for consumers, better for the developers and publishers,” he said....

Yikes. These renders could be completely fake, they could be part of a pitch from Factor 5 to Nintendo, or they could be an actual work in progress from anewKid Icarusgame, but no matter how you slice it, they’re pretty hard to look at. The Wii can handle just about everythingbutrealistic looking graphics, so to dump the perfectly acceptable Pit design fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawlin favor of this fugly Man Icarus would just be bad buisness....

A tribute to Sega’s beloved underdog When I was a kid I used to lie around in the grass and ask myself questions like “What makes a Sega game special?”Of course, the answer to that question depends on what era of Sega you’re talking about. When they started in with home consoles, Sega touted themselves as the company that would do things that Nintendo wouldn’t. They’d allowMortal Kombatto be bloody on their console....

A Hard Delay’s Knight This week sees an exciting new update arrive forShovel Knight: Treasure Trove, with the addition of new gamesShovel Knight: ShowdownandShovel Knight: King of Cards. While PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One owners can expect the update to drop on December 10, developer Yacht Club Games has noted that older platforms will have to wait a tad longer. “Despite our intense efforts, and the effort of all the hardworking teams over at each and every platform holder, the following platforms have had their release date adjusted....

If you ever wanted to help out the lonely Sims in the world, you can now do so with theLovestruckexpansion pack. The new career pathway, Romance Consultant, aims to teach others in the art of seduction while also mending broken hearts. We’re here to show you what steps you need to take in theSims 4 LovestruckRomance Consultant career, including titles and promotions. All Sims 4 Lovestruck Romance Consultant requirements and rewards The Romance Consultant career allows you to assist Sims who need help in the dating field or couples reaching a breaking point....

That is what you think it is. Eww. This week, we’re taking a look at the first episode of Zombie Cow’sPrivates. It’s a standard run-and-gun as far as game mechanics are concerned, but the humor is in full effect. For starters, you’re tasked with scaling Mount Vagina — everything kind of just builds from there. Privatescan bedownloaded here for free. It’s worth checking out if you like hearing British people throw down sex-themed slang, much like the stuff Jim enjoys rambling on about....

Charmingly weird VR title coming to Switch Developers Spicy Tails and Gemdrops have added the Nintendo Switch to the handful of platforms that will receive the Virtual Reality “experience” based upon quaint mangaSpice & Wolf. Spice & Wolf VRwas created as the result of two separate crowdfunding campaigns, which will see players step into the boots of series of a local peddler, as they hang out in a remote watermill with wolf goddess Holo....