Wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Wherever this years end finds you I hope 2022 treats you well! As a fun bonus I've included a best of games list from Digital Foundry's own John Linneman to kick off a discussion of games you played this year that top your list. Also if there are any games coming out next year you are interested in?
Happy Presents Day everyone! Hopefully the legendary holiday presents mythical elf human hybrid brought you everything you wanted. Regardless, you can get the recent Bethesda game Prey for free today on the Epic Game store on PC RIGHT NOW!
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I noticed a new update to the Quake remaster in the gaming press and word of a new multiplayer Horde mode. This a popular mode in Unreal Tournament and other shooters and it seemed like a great fit for Quake. Recently I picked up the Quake remaster on the Series X and felt Horde mode was worth a try and friendsā¦ let me say Quake Horde mode is superb. If you were waiting to try the Quake remaster this is the time to give it a shot because just playing this with bots is well worth it. Iām excited to have friends over to try split screen at some point too.
āExperience the all-new Horde Mode and Add-ons for Quake, free to all players. Grab your guns and drop into Horde...
āExperience the all-new Horde Mode and Add-ons for Quake, free to all players. Grab your guns and drop into Horde...
The Analogue Pocket is out now and seems to be getting universally high praise. Pretty impressive considering they have a slate of updates coming to the system next year. I thought Valveās Steam Deck would launch sooner but Iām happy to see Analogue beat them to the Holiday rush. Originally I wasnāt going to pick this up but the retro community reviews are so glowing I wonder?
Greetings Ghosts and Elves,
Now that presents time is upon us I was wondering what everyone is playing? Before you go Iāll dish up a side of ham and Borderlands 3. Originally I picked this up on sale on PC and quite enjoyed it but solidly changed my gaming focus to the XBox when the Series X came. Recently Gearbox released a Borderlands 3 Legendary Edition that features the base game plus all DLC (base game disc, DLC code on paper) and Iāve been playing that here and there. I also got Forza Horizon 4 for cheap during Black Friday. Needless to say these are more than enough to tide me over plus the incredible backlog I have already (the woe, the lamentation).
What are...
Now that presents time is upon us I was wondering what everyone is playing? Before you go Iāll dish up a side of ham and Borderlands 3. Originally I picked this up on sale on PC and quite enjoyed it but solidly changed my gaming focus to the XBox when the Series X came. Recently Gearbox released a Borderlands 3 Legendary Edition that features the base game plus all DLC (base game disc, DLC code on paper) and Iāve been playing that here and there. I also got Forza Horizon 4 for cheap during Black Friday. Needless to say these are more than enough to tide me over plus the incredible backlog I have already (the woe, the lamentation).
What are...
If you haven't seen Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse, this trailer won't make sense to you, so go watch it, it's good. It's sequel now has a trailer, although the release date is October 7, 2022. It's a long way out, so this trailer comes as a surprise, but I thought I'd share it anyway.
I think it's interesting that Sony is exploring the Spider-Verse, which they introduced in Into the Spider-Verse. I didn't think much of it then, because the MCU had barely mentioned the multi-verse, but it's more interesting now that the MCU has gone full blown into the multi-verse. I think it leaves open a great opportunity for the Sony/MCU Spider-Man universe to collide with this...
I think it's interesting that Sony is exploring the Spider-Verse, which they introduced in Into the Spider-Verse. I didn't think much of it then, because the MCU had barely mentioned the multi-verse, but it's more interesting now that the MCU has gone full blown into the multi-verse. I think it leaves open a great opportunity for the Sony/MCU Spider-Man universe to collide with this...
I've known about this for a while. I've seen other trailers or teasers, but haven't posted anything yet. I'm not sure why, but now's a good time since there's a new trailer with an official release date. Peacemaker streams on HBOMax on 1/13. Peacemaker, played by John Cena, was a character in this year's Suicide Squad movie, which I enjoyed. He's an interesting character and I think this show is going to be interesting. There was a post-credits scene in SS that pointed to this, so this isn't much of a surprise. Well, apparently I don't have much to say about this. I'm interesting in watching it, what about you?
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and also drop the note of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day marathon. This year the extra bonus is that they are dropping the titles of the movies they are riffing for Season 13! So far the new announced movies in Season 13 are:
Munchie, Beyond Atlantis, Robot Wars, Santo and the Treasure of Dracula & Doctor Mordrid.
There are some real gems in there and I canāt wait to see how they riff Munchie!
Munchie, Beyond Atlantis, Robot Wars, Santo and the Treasure of Dracula & Doctor Mordrid.
There are some real gems in there and I canāt wait to see how they riff Munchie!
Jurassic World: Dominion was announced some time ago. Since Jurassic World is thus far a trilogy, it helps to have watched Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Of course the Jurassic Park trilogy is likewise relevant. This new trailer footage appeared at the IMAX opening of F9.
They released a short film titled Battle at Big Rock, which is worth watching. It follows shortly after the events of Fallen Kingdom. https://youtu.be/C7kbVvpOGdQ
This trailer looks amazing and I'm looking forward to seeing it this coming summer. Let me know what you think about it. Are you interested? How much do you love these Jurassic Park/World movies?
They released a short film titled Battle at Big Rock, which is worth watching. It follows shortly after the events of Fallen Kingdom. https://youtu.be/C7kbVvpOGdQ
This trailer looks amazing and I'm looking forward to seeing it this coming summer. Let me know what you think about it. Are you interested? How much do you love these Jurassic Park/World movies?
Check out the new trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home! It looks amazing! It gives us a clearer picture about what's going on. Peter has asked Dr. Strange if he could cast a spell to make the world forget that he is Spider-Man. Unfortunately, the spell goes awry and it seems it's cause villains from other Spider-Man movies to appear such as Doc Oc, Electro, Green Goblin, Sand Man, and the Lizard. This trailer is action-packed and it seems he even has to fight Dr. Strange. Strange told him that these villains died in their universe fighting Spider-Man and he has to send them back. He doesn't want to doom them again, but he "can't save them all." It's rumored that the...
>Also if there are any games coming out next year you are interested in?
Actually, no. I read gaming news every day, but it's difficult to think of a single game I'm aware of that I'm interested in. I don't know if Diablo IV is coming this new year, but it's the only think I can think of. Ark has a new map in the summer, so that's something, too.
What about you?
Horizon Forbidden West and God of War Ragnarok top my list of 2022. Thus far anyway. Breath of the Wild 2 tops my list if it actually comes out in 2022 but Iām slightly skeptical based on what weāve seen so far, which is very little. Still hoping it does.
Other than that, Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League are looking great. Iāve loved all the Gotham games and these seem like extensions of that kind of gameplay, with a lot of new additions.
Star Citizen
I was about to say, āwait thatās been out a while Willā
But I searched it out and no it never had an official release yet has it? Have you played the early access stuff?
I have not. 2022 has to be the year!
The only game I can think of that isnāt out yet I might get is the advance wars remake. A New Super Mario Bros game would be neat but I could just replay NSMBWUD.
Oh Advanced Wars! I want to play that. Maybe Elden Ring and TMNT Shredderās Revenge.
My backlog is so huge that it is hard to get super excited about new releases. I am down with anything single player Marvel or Star Wars and Zelda. Not sure anything in those categories are being released this year.
Right, Shredders Revenge thatās one Iāll get day one.
I read an article last night about George R. R. Martin's involvement in writing the world of Elden Ring. I don't know much of anything about the game though.
Elden Ring sounds like a Dark Souls type of game. Looks creepy and fun.