Author: Genius Admin

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Get Colossal battles it out to win The Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki The conference celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, providing networking opportunities, fantastic talks and, of course, a host of fringe events. With over 1,300 individuals taking part in this two-day event, it was a packed conference. One of the fringe events that took place at the event was The Very Big Indie Pitch, both Mobile Edition and PC + Console Edition.  If you aren’t familia…

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Scheduled for release on February 28, 2025, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is a sequel to action adventure Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. This new title features the series’ fan-favorite, Goro Majima, as the sole protagonist. I recently had a conversation with Mr. Masayoshi Yokoyama, RGG Studio Director and the Like a Dragon […]

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Image: Damien McFerran / Time ExtensionWhen researching for this academic talk on the lineage of influences in games, one potential topic had been the earliest examples of regenerating health. Hydlide (1984) is perhaps the best known, but preceding it were Crisis Mountain (1982) on the Apple II and Polar Rescue (1983) on the Vectrex; the latter two being so close they were likely conceived independently. Given that Polar Rescue is a pioneer of early survival horror, stealth, first-person shooters, and regenerating health (we’ll get into this later) it was worth investigating. This thread on the Vectrex forums meanwhile documented an…

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Creative Assembly is working on Alien: Isolation sequel UK developer Creative Assembly has confirmed that it is working on a sequel to 2014’s critically acclaimed Alien: Isolation.  The news comes via creative director Alistair Hope in a post on the studio’s official Twitter account , in which he revealed that a follow-up to the survival horror hit is in the works. He does note that the project is in early development.  “On the 10th an…

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