New Transformers Movie Coming from DC Blue Beetle Director

Paramount continues to double-down on its Autobots business. Angel Manuel Soto, the director of last year's teen drama Charm City Kings, is set to direct a new standalone Transformers film, per The Hollywood Reporter. Marco Ramirez is attached to write the script. While plot details are being kept under wraps, the project is being developed outside of the universe established by previous mainline Transformers movies. The story will not connect to Michael Bay's five movies or the Travis Knight's 2018 spin-off Bumblebee. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/06/27/the-transformers-movie-timeline-in-chronological-order"] This marks another premiere project for Soto, a rising talent in Hollywood. Last month, it was reported that the director would helm DC's Blue Beetle movie. Production on the superhero film is set to begin in the fall. Like Soto, Ramirez has also worked on comic book adaptations, having written for Netflix's Daredevil and served as co-creator and co-showrunner on the streamer's culmination team-up series The Defenders. He also developed The Twilight Zone reboot with Simon Kinberg and Jordan Peele. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-live-action-transformer&captions=true"] Soto's film is the latest development in Paramount's commitment to positioning Transformers as one of the studio's flagship properties. Paramount and Hasbro's eOne are already developing another Transformers movie that will serve as the seventh entry in the franchise's mainline series. Creed II director Stephen Caple Jr. will helm the project, which is scheduled to release on June 24, 2022. An animated prequel to Michael Bay's films set on Cybertron is also in the works with Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley attached. Additionally, Nickelodeon and eOne are developing a new Transformers animated series, which will consist of 26 half-hour episodes. [poilib element="accentDivider"] J. Kim Murphy is a freelance entertainment writer.

Over 20 ID@Xbox Games Are Launching Day One With Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft and Twitch presented the first /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event today, and it featured over 20 games, including DrinkBox Studios' new game Nobody Saves the World, that will be launching day one with Xbox Game Pass. The /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event highlighted 60 games that are headed to Xbox Series X/S, and the 22 of them that will be available on Xbox Game Pass at launch are as follows; [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/xbox-indie-showcase-games-coming-to-gamepass-montage"]
  • Art of the Rally (Cloud and Console - 2021) - Race in the golden era of Rally. Drive iconic cars from the 60s to Group B on challenging stages that are inspired by real locations.
  • Astria Ascending (Cloud and Console - 2021) - Astria Asceding is a turn-based JRPG that puts players in control of the Demigods - a motley crew of eight heroes charged with the fate of the world.
  • Backbone (Cloud and Console) - Backbone is a noir roleplaying detective adventure that puts you in the shoes of anthropomorphic raccoon and private eye, Howard Lotor.
  • Boyfriend Dungeon (Console and PC) - Boyfriend Dungeon is a dungeon-crawler that is all about dating your weapons. Enjoy the world's best "shack-and-slash" game.
  • Craftopia (Console and PC) - Craftopia is a multiplayer survival action game that features hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation, and more.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/nobody-saves-the-world-a-hilarious-deep-action-rpg-from-guacamelee-devs"]
  • Dead Static Drive (Console and PC) - Top-down driving meets survival horror in Dead Static Club. Drive down Route 666 and take your chances against unearthly horrors.
  • Edge of Eternity (Cloud and Console - 2021) - Edge of Eternity is a grand tale of hope and sacrifice that follows a cast of unforgettable characters on a fate-defying journey across a dying world.
  • Hello Neighbor 2 (Cloud and Console) - Hello Neighbor 2 is a stealth horror game that is all about uncovering your creepy neighbor's secrets.
  • Library of Ruina (Cloud and Console) - Become the owner of the Library and find the "one singular, perfect book." Guests will get in your way, and defeated guests will turn into books.
  • Little Witch in the Woods (Cloud and Console) - Little Witch in the Woods is a fantasy role playing game that lets you live the life of a witch named Ellie.
  • Moonglow Bay (Cloud and Console) - Moonglow Bay is a wholesome fishing RPG set along the 1980's Eastern Canadian coastline and features over 100 aquatic species.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/moonglow-bay-announcement-trailer"]
  • Narita Boy (Cloud and Console) - Narita Boy, in this game, becomes the best-selling video game of all time in the '80s, but a dark secret lives in its binaural code.
  • Nobody Saves the World (Cloud and Console) - Guacamelee! developer DrinkBox Studios have revealed Nobody Saves the World, an action RPG that lets your transform into a Ranger, Rat, Horse, and a dozen other unique forms.
  • Omno (Cloud and Console - Summer 2021) - Take on a journey through an ancient world of wonders in Omno, a single-player adventure full of puzzles, secrets, obstacles to overcome, and more.
  • Recompile (Cloud, Console, and PC - 2021) - Take control of a semi-sapient program and escape deletion in this atmospheric, Metroidvania-inspired hacking adventure.
  • Sable (Console and PC) - Sable is a coming-of-age tale of discovery through exploration across a strikingly rendered open world desert.
  • She Dreams Elsewhere (Console and PC) - She Dreams Elsewhere is a surreal adventure RPG about dreams and the extent to which they mirror reality.
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (Cloud and Console) - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is a blend of FPS, immersive sim, and horror set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/stalker-2-dev-diary"]
  • The Ascent (Cloud, Console, and PC) - The Ascent Group is a mega corporation that owns you and everyone else, and it has just collapses. Discover what happens and deal with the fallout in this solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world.
  • Undungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC) - Travel between dimensions and change the world around you in this action RPG driven by intense real-time combat and a rich sci-fi story.
  • Way to the Woods (Cloud and Console) - A Deer and Fawn must embark on a journey through an abandoned world of the unknown to get home.
  • The Wild at Heart (Console) - Take control of a magical swarm of curious creatures in this story-rich, action-adventure game about childhood escapism.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Over 20 ID@Xbox Games Are Launching Day One With Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft and Twitch presented the first /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event today, and it featured over 20 games, including DrinkBox Studios' new game Nobody Saves the World, that will be launching day one with Xbox Game Pass. The /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event highlighted 60 games that are headed to Xbox Series X/S, and the 22 of them that will be available on Xbox Game Pass at launch are as follows; [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/xbox-indie-showcase-games-coming-to-gamepass-montage"]
  • Art of the Rally (Cloud and Console - 2021) - Race in the golden era of Rally. Drive iconic cars from the 60s to Group B on challenging stages that are inspired by real locations.
  • Astria Ascending (Cloud and Console - 2021) - Astria Asceding is a turn-based JRPG that puts players in control of the Demigods - a motley crew of eight heroes charged with the fate of the world.
  • Backbone (Cloud and Console) - Backbone is a noir roleplaying detective adventure that puts you in the shoes of anthropomorphic raccoon and private eye, Howard Lotor.
  • Boyfriend Dungeon (Console and PC) - Boyfriend Dungeon is a dungeon-crawler that is all about dating your weapons. Enjoy the world's best "shack-and-slash" game.
  • Craftopia (Console and PC) - Craftopia is a multiplayer survival action game that features hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation, and more.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/nobody-saves-the-world-a-hilarious-deep-action-rpg-from-guacamelee-devs"]
  • Dead Static Drive (Console and PC) - Top-down driving meets survival horror in Dead Static Club. Drive down Route 666 and take your chances against unearthly horrors.
  • Edge of Eternity (Cloud and Console - 2021) - Edge of Eternity is a grand tale of hope and sacrifice that follows a cast of unforgettable characters on a fate-defying journey across a dying world.
  • Hello Neighbor 2 (Cloud and Console) - Hello Neighbor 2 is a stealth horror game that is all about uncovering your creepy neighbor's secrets.
  • Library of Ruina (Cloud and Console) - Become the owner of the Library and find the "one singular, perfect book." Guests will get in your way, and defeated guests will turn into books.
  • Little Witch in the Woods (Cloud and Console) - Little Witch in the Woods is a fantasy role playing game that lets you live the life of a witch named Ellie.
  • Moonglow Bay (Cloud and Console) - Moonglow Bay is a wholesome fishing RPG set along the 1980's Eastern Canadian coastline and features over 100 aquatic species.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/moonglow-bay-announcement-trailer"]
  • Narita Boy (Cloud and Console) - Narita Boy, in this game, becomes the best-selling video game of all time in the '80s, but a dark secret lives in its binaural code.
  • Nobody Saves the World (Cloud and Console) - Guacamelee! developer DrinkBox Studios have revealed Nobody Saves the World, an action RPG that lets your transform into a Ranger, Rat, Horse, and a dozen other unique forms.
  • Omno (Cloud and Console - Summer 2021) - Take on a journey through an ancient world of wonders in Omno, a single-player adventure full of puzzles, secrets, obstacles to overcome, and more.
  • Recompile (Cloud, Console, and PC - 2021) - Take control of a semi-sapient program and escape deletion in this atmospheric, Metroidvania-inspired hacking adventure.
  • Sable (Console and PC) - Sable is a coming-of-age tale of discovery through exploration across a strikingly rendered open world desert.
  • She Dreams Elsewhere (Console and PC) - She Dreams Elsewhere is a surreal adventure RPG about dreams and the extent to which they mirror reality.
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (Cloud and Console) - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is a blend of FPS, immersive sim, and horror set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/stalker-2-dev-diary"]
  • The Ascent (Cloud, Console, and PC) - The Ascent Group is a mega corporation that owns you and everyone else, and it has just collapses. Discover what happens and deal with the fallout in this solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world.
  • Undungeon (Cloud, Console, and PC) - Travel between dimensions and change the world around you in this action RPG driven by intense real-time combat and a rich sci-fi story.
  • Way to the Woods (Cloud and Console) - A Deer and Fawn must embark on a journey through an abandoned world of the unknown to get home.
  • The Wild at Heart (Console) - Take control of a magical swarm of curious creatures in this story-rich, action-adventure game about childhood escapism.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

ID@Xbox and /twitchgaming Indie Showcase: Every Game Announcement

Microsoft and Twitch presented the first /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event today, and the stream featured over 60 games. The announcements included everything from the reveal of DrinkBox Studios' new game Nobody Saves the World to a new look at Twelve Minutes and so much more. We've gathered together all the best news from the show below, including the over 20 games that will be launching day one on Xbox Game Pass.

DrinkBox Studios New Game Is Nobody Saves the World

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/nobody-saves-the-world-a-hilarious-deep-action-rpg-from-guacamelee-devs"] Guacamelee! developers DrinkBox Studios revealed Nobody Saves the World, a game that promises to put a "new twist on Action RPGs." Players can transform into a Ranger, Rat, Horse, and a dozen other unique forms. Furthermore, players will be able to mix-and-match abilities to create custom builds. Nobody Saves the World will arrive on PC and consoles in 2021, and promises dozens of dungeons and the chance to save the world.

Soup Pot Aims to Capture the Open Nature of Home Cooking

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/soup-pot-reveal-trailer"] Soup Pot is a cooking game that is all about creativity. Experiment with over 100 different dishes, and try cooking delicious dishes without the pressure of failing. Soup Pot will be released on Console and PC via Steam in August 2021.

Moonglow Bay Is a Wholesome Fishing RPG Set Along the 1980's Eastern Canadian Coastline

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/moonglow-bay-announcement-trailer"] Moonglow Bay is a wholesome fishing RPG set along the 1980's Eastern Canadian coastline and features a "playful voxel art style and sumptuous soundtrack." You will play as a rookie angler who is looking to fulfill their partner's final wish. Moonglow Bay will feature over 100 aquatic species when is launch in 2021 on consoles.

Death's Door Is Set in a World Where Crows Are in Charge

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/deaths-door-gameplay-trailer"] Death's Door is a fantasy action-adventure that's set in a world where Crows are in charge of reaping the souls of the dead. They have a headquarters called the Hall of Doors, and one of the Crows (that's you!) gets sent to a "twisted place where nothing has died for several centuries." Discover the secrets of Death's Door when it arrives on consoles in 2021.

Twelve Minutes Gets a New Story Trailer

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/twelve-minutes-xbox-story-trailer"] Twelve Minutes got a new story trailer and a promise that the game would be released in 2021.

Among Us' New Airship Map Gets a New Trailer

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/among-us-airship-trailer"] Among Us' newest map, The Airship, got a new story trailer ahead of its release date of March 31, 2021.

Astria Ascending Features a Motley Crew of Eight Heroes Charged With the Fate of the World

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/astria-ascending-reveal-trailer"] Turn-based JRPG Astria Ascending takes place in a world where chaos looms. Players take control of the Demigods - a motley crew of eight heroes charged with the fate of the world. Each character has their own story, and the game features five cities, 25 dungeons, and 30 hours of gameplay that can be upped to around 50 for 100% completion. Astria Ascending will arrive on PC and console in 2021.

22 Games Will Be Launching Day One With Xbox Game Pass

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/xbox-indie-showcase-games-coming-to-gamepass-montage"] 22 games featured in the /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event will be launching day on on Xbox Game Pass. The full list of games is as follows;
  • Art of the Rally
  • Astria Ascending
  • Backbone
  • Boyfriend Dungeon
  • Craftopia
  • Dead Static Drive
  • Edge of Eternity
  • Hello Neighbor 2
  • Library of Ruina
  • Little Witch in the Woods
  • Moonglow Bay
  • Narita Boy
  • Nobody Saves the World
  • Omno
  • Recompile
  • Sable
  • She Dreams Elsewhere
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
  • The Ascent
  • Undungeon
  • Way to the Woods
  • Wild at Heart

Over 60 Games are Headed to Xbox Series X/S

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/idxbox-upcoming-games-showcase-trailer"] The /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event featured over 60 games that will be headed to Xbox Series X/S. Some of the biggest games are as follows; [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/chivalry-2-siege-gameplay-trailer"] [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/rust-console-edition-trailer"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

ID@Xbox and /twitchgaming Indie Showcase: Every Game Announcement

Microsoft and Twitch presented the first /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event today, and the stream featured over 60 games. The announcements included everything from the reveal of DrinkBox Studios' new game Nobody Saves the World to a new look at Twelve Minutes and so much more. We've gathered together all the best news from the show below, including the over 20 games that will be launching day one on Xbox Game Pass.

DrinkBox Studios New Game Is Nobody Saves the World

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/nobody-saves-the-world-a-hilarious-deep-action-rpg-from-guacamelee-devs"] Guacamelee! developers DrinkBox Studios revealed Nobody Saves the World, a game that promises to put a "new twist on Action RPGs." Players can transform into a Ranger, Rat, Horse, and a dozen other unique forms. Furthermore, players will be able to mix-and-match abilities to create custom builds. Nobody Saves the World will arrive on PC and consoles in 2021, and promises dozens of dungeons and the chance to save the world.

Soup Pot Aims to Capture the Open Nature of Home Cooking

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/soup-pot-reveal-trailer"] Soup Pot is a cooking game that is all about creativity. Experiment with over 100 different dishes, and try cooking delicious dishes without the pressure of failing. Soup Pot will be released on Console and PC via Steam in August 2021.

Moonglow Bay Is a Wholesome Fishing RPG Set Along the 1980's Eastern Canadian Coastline

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/moonglow-bay-announcement-trailer"] Moonglow Bay is a wholesome fishing RPG set along the 1980's Eastern Canadian coastline and features a "playful voxel art style and sumptuous soundtrack." You will play as a rookie angler who is looking to fulfill their partner's final wish. Moonglow Bay will feature over 100 aquatic species when is launch in 2021 on consoles.

Death's Door Is Set in a World Where Crows Are in Charge

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/deaths-door-gameplay-trailer"] Death's Door is a fantasy action-adventure that's set in a world where Crows are in charge of reaping the souls of the dead. They have a headquarters called the Hall of Doors, and one of the Crows (that's you!) gets sent to a "twisted place where nothing has died for several centuries." Discover the secrets of Death's Door when it arrives on consoles in 2021.

Twelve Minutes Gets a New Story Trailer

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/twelve-minutes-xbox-story-trailer"] Twelve Minutes got a new story trailer and a promise that the game would be released in 2021.

Among Us' New Airship Map Gets a New Trailer

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/among-us-airship-trailer"] Among Us' newest map, The Airship, got a new story trailer ahead of its release date of March 31, 2021.

Astria Ascending Features a Motley Crew of Eight Heroes Charged With the Fate of the World

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/astria-ascending-reveal-trailer"] Turn-based JRPG Astria Ascending takes place in a world where chaos looms. Players take control of the Demigods - a motley crew of eight heroes charged with the fate of the world. Each character has their own story, and the game features five cities, 25 dungeons, and 30 hours of gameplay that can be upped to around 50 for 100% completion. Astria Ascending will arrive on PC and console in 2021.

22 Games Will Be Launching Day One With Xbox Game Pass

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/xbox-indie-showcase-games-coming-to-gamepass-montage"] 22 games featured in the /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event will be launching day on on Xbox Game Pass. The full list of games is as follows;
  • Art of the Rally
  • Astria Ascending
  • Backbone
  • Boyfriend Dungeon
  • Craftopia
  • Dead Static Drive
  • Edge of Eternity
  • Hello Neighbor 2
  • Library of Ruina
  • Little Witch in the Woods
  • Moonglow Bay
  • Narita Boy
  • Nobody Saves the World
  • Omno
  • Recompile
  • Sable
  • She Dreams Elsewhere
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
  • The Ascent
  • Undungeon
  • Way to the Woods
  • Wild at Heart

Over 60 Games are Headed to Xbox Series X/S

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/idxbox-upcoming-games-showcase-trailer"] The /twitchgaming Showcase: ID@Xbox event featured over 60 games that will be headed to Xbox Series X/S. Some of the biggest games are as follows; [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/chivalry-2-siege-gameplay-trailer"] [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/rust-console-edition-trailer"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Loop Hero Review

For all its automated systems, Loop Hero can be incredibly stressful. Battles play out without any input from you, navigation loops over a predetermined path, and resources are collected for you, but that doesn't mean you can take your eyes off the battlefield for even a second. This captivating mix of familiar genres demands constant attention, testing your ability to think well into the future when making your moves. It's a riveting balance of risk and reward wrapped in a deviously challenging roguelite that will tempt you into pushing forward for just one more round.

Loop Hero is a distinct mish-mash of multiple genre ideas, none of which influence gameplay enough to easily classify the overall gameplay experience. Loop Hero is primarily a run-based role-playing game in which you indirectly control a hero through procedurally generated loops. Instead of controlling the hero's movements, you mainly control what they encounter by placing objects on the loop that create the world--things like cemeteries that can spawn skeletons, villages that can heal you, or swamps that generate nasty mosquitos. These are provided by cards that you draw from a limited deck which you can edit between runs, letting you curate each one to a degree. And while your hero automatically navigates in circles and resolves fights with enemies without any inputs, you also manage their inventory carefully to deal with the increasing challenges that each new round trip brings.

Instead of controlling the hero's movements in Loop Hero, you control what they encounter on the loop.
Instead of controlling the hero's movements in Loop Hero, you control what they encounter on the loop.

Ultimately, Loop Hero challenges you to balance risk and reward by keenly considering all the options your current cards give you to make your next loop challenging, but not deadly. Each run is an opportunity to gather resources you use to expand your camp in the hub world, unlocking new cards, classes, and abilities to use on subsequent runs. Enemies drop specific resources that you'll need to further progress outside of each expedition, giving you incentives to place multiple groves for wild, mutated dogs or dimly lit houses that can spawn bloodthirsty vampires on tiles around them. With each new addition to the loop, you're also extending the time it takes to make a trip around it, which directly affects spawn rates of enemies that are tied to a persistent day-night cycle. While a tile might seem harmless when it's only adding one enemy to the loop every day, it can become dangerous when the route is stuffed to the point where an entire group might be waiting the next time you make it around again.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Loop Hero Review

For all its automated systems, Loop Hero can be incredibly stressful. Battles play out without any input from you, navigation loops over a predetermined path, and resources are collected for you, but that doesn't mean you can take your eyes off the battlefield for even a second. This captivating mix of familiar genres demands constant attention, testing your ability to think well into the future when making your moves. It's a riveting balance of risk and reward wrapped in a deviously challenging roguelite that will tempt you into pushing forward for just one more round.

Loop Hero is a distinct mish-mash of multiple genre ideas, none of which influence gameplay enough to easily classify the overall gameplay experience. Loop Hero is primarily a run-based role-playing game in which you indirectly control a hero through procedurally generated loops. Instead of controlling the hero's movements, you mainly control what they encounter by placing objects on the loop that create the world--things like cemeteries that can spawn skeletons, villages that can heal you, or swamps that generate nasty mosquitos. These are provided by cards that you draw from a limited deck which you can edit between runs, letting you curate each one to a degree. And while your hero automatically navigates in circles and resolves fights with enemies without any inputs, you also manage their inventory carefully to deal with the increasing challenges that each new round trip brings.

Instead of controlling the hero's movements in Loop Hero, you control what they encounter on the loop.
Instead of controlling the hero's movements in Loop Hero, you control what they encounter on the loop.

Ultimately, Loop Hero challenges you to balance risk and reward by keenly considering all the options your current cards give you to make your next loop challenging, but not deadly. Each run is an opportunity to gather resources you use to expand your camp in the hub world, unlocking new cards, classes, and abilities to use on subsequent runs. Enemies drop specific resources that you'll need to further progress outside of each expedition, giving you incentives to place multiple groves for wild, mutated dogs or dimly lit houses that can spawn bloodthirsty vampires on tiles around them. With each new addition to the loop, you're also extending the time it takes to make a trip around it, which directly affects spawn rates of enemies that are tied to a persistent day-night cycle. While a tile might seem harmless when it's only adding one enemy to the loop every day, it can become dangerous when the route is stuffed to the point where an entire group might be waiting the next time you make it around again.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Titan Souls Developers Reveal Their Next Game, Death’s Door

More giant bosses and an explorable open world are coming in Titan Souls developer Acid Nerve's new game, Death's Door. Acid Nerve debuted a gameplay trailer that showcased two very different worlds players will encounter in this fantasy action-adventure game during the ID@Xbox Twitch Gaming Showcase. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/deaths-door-gameplay-trailer"] In Death's Door, players take on the role of a crow whose nine-to-five is collecting souls of beings at the end of their life as a reaper. But that role becomes a challenge for the crows when nothing is being reborn due to nothing dying naturally -- that is until the playerbird enters a realm that no longer has death and is overflowing with powerful beings in need of the final rest. Mark Foster (Death's Door's programmer, writer, and animator) and David Fenn (Death's Door's producer, designer, composer, and sound designer) told IGN that with the success of Titan Souls they were able to go on to make their dream game in Death's Door. Death's Door Screenshot - Forest Settlement copy "We're still quite a small-time but this is definitely the biggest and most ambitious game we've done," Fenn said. "We've gone all out with quite an expansive and varied world which we think has its own distinctive vibe and atmosphere throughout. It's full of little hidden touches [and] big secrets." The collected souls of defeated enemies act as currency, and with enough, players can upgrade their crow's speed, weapons, and other stats in the grayscale hub world called the Hall of Doors, the realm the crows occupy. From there, players can enter doors as they're unlocked to jump to specific areas in the colorful open world where they'll fight bosses for souls, encounter kind forest spirits, or run around and try to find the game's collectibles, Shiny Things. "If you go and explore after you've got a new power, you can find these little trinkets in the game… You get this nice little model to look at that'll have lore attached to it," Foster said. "Some of them maybe give you clues that can be used elsewhere for other puzzles and things." Death's Door Screenshot - Hall of Doors Updated Foster and Fenn said game franchises like The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls were inspirations in Death's Door's design, along with aesthetic inspiration from Studio Ghibli movies. But, as with Titan Souls, Foster and Fenn said they aimed to design Death's Door with tight, minimalist, and fast-paced combat. Death's Door is making its way to Xbox consoles and PC this summer. For more from the ID@Xbox Twitch Gaming Showcase, be sure to read IGN's preview of Nobody Saves the World. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Miranda Sanchez is the executive editor of guides at IGN. You can chat with her about video games and fountain pens on Twitter.

Titan Souls Developers Reveal Their Next Game, Death’s Door

More giant bosses and an explorable open world are coming in Titan Souls developer Acid Nerve's new game, Death's Door. Acid Nerve debuted a gameplay trailer that showcased two very different worlds players will encounter in this fantasy action-adventure game during the ID@Xbox Twitch Gaming Showcase. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/26/deaths-door-gameplay-trailer"] In Death's Door, players take on the role of a crow whose nine-to-five is collecting souls of beings at the end of their life as a reaper. But that role becomes a challenge for the crows when nothing is being reborn due to nothing dying naturally -- that is until the playerbird enters a realm that no longer has death and is overflowing with powerful beings in need of the final rest. Mark Foster (Death's Door's programmer, writer, and animator) and David Fenn (Death's Door's producer, designer, composer, and sound designer) told IGN that with the success of Titan Souls they were able to go on to make their dream game in Death's Door. Death's Door Screenshot - Forest Settlement copy "We're still quite a small-time but this is definitely the biggest and most ambitious game we've done," Fenn said. "We've gone all out with quite an expansive and varied world which we think has its own distinctive vibe and atmosphere throughout. It's full of little hidden touches [and] big secrets." The collected souls of defeated enemies act as currency, and with enough, players can upgrade their crow's speed, weapons, and other stats in the grayscale hub world called the Hall of Doors, the realm the crows occupy. From there, players can enter doors as they're unlocked to jump to specific areas in the colorful open world where they'll fight bosses for souls, encounter kind forest spirits, or run around and try to find the game's collectibles, Shiny Things. "If you go and explore after you've got a new power, you can find these little trinkets in the game… You get this nice little model to look at that'll have lore attached to it," Foster said. "Some of them maybe give you clues that can be used elsewhere for other puzzles and things." Death's Door Screenshot - Hall of Doors Updated Foster and Fenn said game franchises like The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls were inspirations in Death's Door's design, along with aesthetic inspiration from Studio Ghibli movies. But, as with Titan Souls, Foster and Fenn said they aimed to design Death's Door with tight, minimalist, and fast-paced combat. Death's Door is making its way to Xbox consoles and PC this summer. For more from the ID@Xbox Twitch Gaming Showcase, be sure to read IGN's preview of Nobody Saves the World. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Miranda Sanchez is the executive editor of guides at IGN. You can chat with her about video games and fountain pens on Twitter.

SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes Pulled Over Storyline Concerns

The SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Mid-Life Crustacean" is "out of rotation" and is not available to stream on Paramount+ or purchase digitally on services like Amazon. Another SpongeBob episode, "Kwarantined Krab," also appears to have been shelved due to plotline similarities to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season 3 episode, "Mid-Life Crustacean," first aired on Nickelodeon in 2003 and features Mr. Krabs in a mid-life crisis. SpongeBob and Patrick help out by showing Mr. Krabs a good time. A representative from Nickelodeon said, "'Mid-Life Crustacean' has been out of rotation since 2018, following a standards review in which we determined some story elements were not kid-appropriate." When asked which scenes caused the controversy, and if Nickelodeon ever considered a content warning in front of the episode instead of removing it completely, a rep for Nickelodeon said, "No comment." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/17/spongebob-stars-dub-iconic-movie-scenes-from-return-of-the-king-to-revenge-of-the-sith"] The scene that may have led to the episode's removal could be the scene where Patrick suggests a "panty raid," which leads to SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs breaking into a woman's house to steal her underwear. It turns out the house they broke into was Mr. Krabs' mom's house. The mom catches the three in the act and sends Mr. Krabs to his childhood room for the rest of the night. Two SpongeBob episodes are usually paired up with one another to fill out a traditional 30-minute television slot. This episode's companion episode, "The Great Snail Race," remains available to stream on Paramount+. Both "Snail Race" and "Mid-Life" are unavailable to purchase digitally on Amazon. However, Amazon Prime in the USA currently has both episodes unchanged and available to stream for all subscribers, and "Mid-Life Crustacean" is available as a "Season Only" purchase on iTunes in the SpongeBob collection "From the Beginning, Part 2," which is being sold for $45.99 in the US. IGN has also acquired a DVD box set for SpongeBob: The First 100 Episodes. "Mid-Life Crustacean" is available in full on the DVD set, which has a 2020 copyright on it. Nickelodeon again said, "No comment," when asked if the episode will be removed from digital outlets or future DVDs. Also, a clip from Mid-Life Crustacean remains on Nickelodeon's website, though it is not the "panty raid" scene. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-adult-cartoon-tv-series&captions=true"] Another episode of SpongeBob from the ongoing season 12, "Kwarantined Krab," will not air due to its "virus storyline." "The 'Kwarantined Crab' [sic] centers on a virus storyline, so we have decided to not air it due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic," a representative from Nickelodeon said in a statement to IGN. However, the episode is currently circulating online in English, which means the episode has seemingly been released at some point. Clips from the episode are also available on YouTube in Spanish. Nickelodeon did not comment when asked when and where the episode has aired. "Kwarantined Krab" features the return of the Health Inspector to the Krusty Krab. The inspector finds a case of "Clam Flu" in the restaurant and quarantines all patrons inside. The characters immediately begin distrusting each other, and anybody assumed to have the virus is shunned and thrown in the freezer. It's not clear if the episode will be released in the future. Reddit users are reporting that "Kwarantined Krab" was not included on the recently-released "Complete Season 12" DVD. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/24/halo-tv-series-will-debut-on-streaming-service"] The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run has just been released in America. It's available to stream on Paramount+ or as a $19.99 rental on digital services. In IGN's Sponge on the Run review, we said the movie is, "a winsomely wacky good time, alive with laughs and light-hearted lunacy." IGN took a look at the recently-released Paramount+ and, in our Paramount+ review, praised the service's pricing but criticized "its clunky UI and lack of ability to create 'favorites' or 'watch later' lists." For those that don't know, Paramount+ will soon be the home of the Halo TV series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who will have that DVD box set forever, and Nickelodeon can't take that away.