That Dragon, Cancer developer Numinous Games and AbleGamers are leading a new project focused on video game accessibility. The Playability Initiative is building a one-button adventure game for children with spinal muscular atrophy and provides educational resources for both players and developers.
During today’s Games For Change festival, Ernest Moniz, the former U.S. Secretary of Energy, debuted a new mobile strategy game about preventing nuclear war. Called Hair Trigger, it promises a crash course in nuclear de-escalation. Perhaps the president should try it out.
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An anime adaptation of the Capcom action role-playing game Dragon’s Dogma is coming to Netflix. It is set to debut September 17 with Netflix noting, “Only the Arisen can face the Dragon and defeat the apocalypse.”
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Creaks, the latest game by Amanita Design, maker of Chunchel and Machinarium, is coming out July 22 on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. It’s a spooky-looking puzzle game reminiscent of a series of Edward Gorey illustrations brought to life, and it’s apparently been in development for eight years.
Lego officially confirmed the retro NES console and TV sets that leaked yesterday are real, complete with a new trailer showing the crank that makes Mario side-scroll in action. The set is due out August 1 and costs $230.
This winter’s Comic Market has been delayed. (Earlier this year, the May Comiket was canceled.) According to the official site, organizers are hoping to hold the next Comic Market in May 2021 at Tokyo Big Sight. Last year’s winter Comiket saw 750,000 attendees.
Strong Songs, a music podcast hosted by former Kotaku editor Kirk Hamilton, recently tackled the “World 1-1" theme from Super Mario Bros. It’s a neat look at the various pieces that make up the iconic track as well as some of its influences, like the mambo stylings of Tito Puente. Check it out!
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The latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator is launching on August 18 on PC. The standard edition, with 20 planes and 30 airports, will be part of Xbox Game Pass for PC. The $90 deluxe edition has 25 planes and 35 airports. The $120 premium deluxe edition has 30 planes and 40 airports. I have no planes or…
The upcoming Monster Hunter movie with Milla Jovovich has been delayed from September 4 to April 23, 2021. According to Deadline, if Los Angeles shuts down again next month, the August release schedule will move to the fall and reopening theaters would take time.
Today, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla will be releasing on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia on November 17. The company also confirmed that previously delayed Watch Dogs: Legion will release on the same platforms on October 29. Both will be released on next-gen consoles in the future.
Ubisoft is ready to show off the new Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, and other new games. You can watch the Ubisoft Forward stream on YouTube or Twitch.
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Revealed during Devolver Digital Direct, the cute-looking Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is coming out on PS4 and Steam on August 4th. The game has been in a beta stage for some time and is looking great.