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AppWizard
June 23, 2025
On any given day, Steam releases about a dozen new games. The following are details of specific games: - Korter 1996 - Release Date: June 20 - Developers: Mari-Anna Lepasson, James Flannery - Gameplay: Players explore a '90s arcade setting as a nine-year-old in an abandoned gaming haven, combining first-person exploration and 2D pixel platforming with a gameplay duration of around two hours. - Tower Wizard - Release Date: June 20 - Developer: Barribob - Gameplay: An incremental idle game where players build a wizard tower, featuring satisfying mechanics and numerous upgrades. It received over 900 "overwhelmingly positive" reviews shortly after release. - Chronicles of the Wolf - Release Date: June 19 - Developer: Migami Games - Gameplay: An exploration platformer that pays homage to the Castlevania series, featuring gothic pixel art and RPG mechanics, including characters from the Bloodstained series. - Blessed Burden - Release Date: June 19 - Developer: Podoba Interactive - Gameplay: A first-person parkour game where players, as a priest, descend into hell to confront evil, with a focus on speed and agility, and gameplay priced under ten dollars.
AppWizard
June 20, 2025
Sloclap, the developer of the 5v5 soccer game Rematch, acknowledged the absence of crossplay at launch, despite initially indicating it would be available. On March 3, a developer mentioned efforts to include crossplay at launch, but on June 16, it was confirmed that it would not be ready. Sloclap cited unforeseen technical complexities as the reason for the delay and expressed a commitment to enabling crossplay as a top priority. They also stated that they are addressing performance issues such as lag and crashes, which are their highest priority. Future updates will include gameplay improvements, tournament support, leaderboards, and new game modes, although no specific timeline was provided. On its first day, Rematch recorded nearly 93,000 concurrent players on Steam.
AppWizard
June 12, 2025
A team of students from World Journalism Preparatory in Queens, named ‘Diamond Sword Bustamoney,’ won the inaugural NYC Video Games Festival in the high school division of the Minecraft Education “Battle of the Boroughs” competition. Their victory followed a three-stage tournament that included preliminary digital submissions, borough-level championships, and a final showdown on May 31. This is the first time a Queens school has won the title since the competition began in 2021. The event was organized by the New York City Department of Education in collaboration with Microsoft and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, originally conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team defeated the defending champions from Staten Island’s Tottenville High School. The winning team consists of five 11th-grade students.
AppWizard
May 27, 2025
French publisher Nacon has become the new partner of the World Rally Championship (WRC) and has secured exclusive rights to develop PC and console titles based on the tournament from 2027 to 2032. This announcement follows Electronic Arts' decision to pause development on its own WRC series. Nacon's CEO, Alain Falc, highlighted the company's ambition to create a refined driving experience and emphasized the importance of their previous partnership with WRC Promoter from 2015 to 2023. FIA WRC's chief marketing officer, Arne Dirks, expressed optimism about the collaboration, indicating it could lead to innovative developments in rally gaming.
AppWizard
May 24, 2025
A new limited-time mode called "Heavy Hitters" has been introduced in The Finals, featuring a 5v5 melee brawl in a floating arena reminiscent of a construction site. Players use fixed loadouts as Heavy builds with melee weapons, and the gameplay includes jump pads, anti-gravity cubes, and goo grenades. Rewards can be earned through contracts sponsored by the fictional energy drink Ospuze. Update 6.9 also brings tiger-themed cosmetics, balance adjustments to weapons, particularly improving the accuracy of the KS-23, and various bug fixes. Heavy Hitters is currently available, likely until the launch of Season 7 in June.
AppWizard
April 19, 2025
Nightdive Studios announced a remaster of System Shock 2 to celebrate its 25th anniversary, despite the game originally launching 26 years ago. Bethesda is selling fragments of The Elder Scrolls Online servers for its 10th anniversary celebration, which occurred a year after the actual anniversary in April of the previous year. Bethesda's keepsake is intended for players commemorating over a decade of the game, although it is technically one year late. Additionally, a new storyline titled Seasons of the Worm Cult is set to be released, described as a sequel to the base game storyline.
AppWizard
April 9, 2025
This week, the Top 10 most-discussed entertainment options are as follows: 1. "Wicked" 2. "A Minecraft Movie" 3. "Snow White" 4. "Reacher" 5. "NCAA March Madness" 6. "Stranger Things" 7. "Major League Baseball" 8. "Grand Theft Auto VI" 9. "NBA Basketball" 10. "Severance" "Wicked" remains at No. 1, while "A Minecraft Movie" rises to No. 2 after a successful box office opening. "Snow White" drops to No. 3, and "Reacher" climbs to No. 4. "NCAA March Madness" moves up to No. 5, with Florida and UConn as champions. "Major League Baseball" debuts at No. 7, "Stranger Things" stays at No. 6, "Grand Theft Auto VI" returns at No. 8, "NBA Basketball" falls to No. 9, and "Severance" rounds out the list at No. 10.
AppWizard
March 27, 2025
The latest issue of the Wrestling Observer includes updates on the John Cena/Cody Rhodes interview and WrestleMania plans, WBD's interest in UFC, a recap of the New Japan Cup, the announcement of the 2024 Gaspard/Huber award winners, ratings analysis, insights into CMLL’s upcoming event, a report on AAA champion's suspension, details on a WWE superstar's drug test failure, retirement notes regarding Homicide, updates on El Hijo del Santo’s retirement tour, news from Border City Wrestling, Mandy Rose's business aspirations, updates on AEW Dynasty, a lawsuit involving Ryan Nemeth against AEW, WWE's strategies against AEW, Lex Luger's Hall of Fame candidacy, evaluations of Dwayne Johnson’s ownership stake in TKO, Vince McMahon’s ownership valuation, injury updates, and developmental news. AEW's Dynamite will feature "A Minecraft Movie" as the presenting sponsor, with promotional content produced with The Outrunners. Adam Copeland expressed no regrets about joining AEW and emphasized his focus on the company's needs. Saraya discussed her departure from AEW on Busted Open Radio. Matt Hardy highlighted the importance of mentoring young talent. Maria Kanellis-Bennett announced a recent medical procedure. Tom Pestock has joined Busted Open Radio as a host. Cedric Alexander will appear on Insight with Chris Van Vliet. Ultimo Guerrero will participate in MLW Battle Riot VII on April 5. House of Glory is expanding its wrestling academy with a new training school in Orlando, Florida, opening in May.
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