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A few of them lasted a while Ubisoftonline end-of-life status is inevitable for a lot of games from one of the bigger publishers in the industry, and nowwe have a full list of games that have died off as of this month. Here’s the full rundown of what’s happening. Online multiplayer for every game below is shut down currently. You can’t accrue Ubisoft Connect rewards or credits. As for rewards: on PC, ULC [unlockable content] will no longer be available even if it has been redeemed previously, but onconsole, the ULC will continue to be available unless you reset your saved game files....

What. A. Shock. Those of you left caring may have noticedAliens: Colonial Marinesmissed its Wii U release launch window. There’s a very good reason for that — SEGA finally decided to shoot the lame dog in the head, and has quietly canceled the project. SEGA confirmed the cancellation toKotaku, though had no further comment. The Wii U version was, at one point, expected to be the superior alternative, boasting GamePad-exclusive motion tracker gimmickry, and enjoying the benefit of some much needed extra development time....

The Impossible Date [Update:PublisherTeam17 has confirmedthe release date for all platforms with a launch trailer.Impossible Lairwill launch for£24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99 with physical editions available on consoles.you’re able to check out the trailer below.] The last we heard from Playtonic aboutYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, the game was said to bereleasing in October. That could have been a lot of things, but a recent eShop listing narrows it down quite a bit....

And could have a longer tail The Nintendo Switch is doing very well. How well? According to industry analyst Mat Piscatella and data from the NPD, it’s on pace to outsell the Wii’s first 10-month sales by 20%. According to Piscatella, the Switch could even exceed this figure and beat out the Wii’s massive 101 million in lifetime sales, mostly because of the fact that it’s a hybrid, and families could be keen on “multi-ownership....

Separate mode for when you gotta go fast I hadAxiom Vergeon my mind earlier today when writing aboutGhost Song, another promising Metroidvania.This slick gifensures the game will remain there for the rest of the day. Designer Tom Happ included it in a blog post coveringAxiom Verge‘s Speedrun Mode, which is also worth talking about. Crucially, the mode will lock in the title’s randomized elements. “[E]very enemy is in its place, and there are no secret areas to serve as a distraction from the main game,” writes Happ....

Capable of one-shotting in all stages of the game while also being a great all-rounder, it is little surprise that Moonlight Cookie is considered the best among the free Legendaries inCookie Run Kingdom. But to unlock her true potential, you won’t need any less investment than other cookies. Here are the best toppings and beascuits for Moonlight Cookie inCookie Run Kingdom. Table of contents About Moonlight Cookie A Magic cookie who thrives in the middle row, Moonlight Cookie is a self-sufficient pick capable of excelling in most (if not all) compositions....

I was first introduced toBucky O’Harethrough the NES game. This was back in 2010, long after the cartoon was off the air. It’s an interesting game, which I’ll get to in a bit. However, I quickly grabbed the cartoon to watch and maybe gave up after two episodes. I know that two episodes is a pretty brief amount of time to try and form an opinion on a show, butI couldn’t stand it....

Explora Momodora Momodora IIIwent through Greenlightearlier this year, and now it is finished andavailable on Steamfor purchase. Though it looks like it plays more likeShovel Knight, the visuals seem to remind most of the legendary indie metroidvaniaCave Story, and that is never a bad thing. Even though the Steam Sale is over, players can grab this without spending too much. It goes for $4.99, but for those not willing to spend even that much,Momodora IandIIare still available for free on developerrdein’s Bombservice site....

Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) and Sean Faris (Vampire Diaries) will star in the upcoming EA racing gameNeed for Speed The Run. Hendricks plays Joan Harris in the hit AMC dramaMad Men, and now she makes her videogame debut inNeed for Speed The Runas Sam Harper, a driver manager. Sean Faris (The Vampire Diaries,Never Back Down), will play driver Jack Rourke inNeed for Speed TheRun. I’ve definitely done my share of intense action scenes in movies but it’s totally different and thrilling to actually be a character and driver in Need for Speed The Run....

An up-standing, stand-down man Last week, FakePlasticTree couldn’t make it to the editing room and had to postpone the Comments of the Week. I, however, decided to pick up the slack and work on his edition of Comments of the Week for him …and then, well, work, hospital, family and my girlfriend all got in my way of putting this blog together. Who has picked up the slack you may ask?...

Might as well win it since you can’t buy it This contest is a bit out there: Win aSuspiriaposter from Mondo! My favorite kinds of giveaways are the ones where we get our greasy hands on something that you can’t even buy anymore. Limited edition stuff, exclusives, things no longer available — you name it, and I absolutely love it. We’ve got one of those today in this sold outSuspiriaposter from Mondo!...

You gotta see Swery jump on a trampoline I asked last weekif you’d be downfor aDeadly Premonitionboard game, and it looks like plenty of fans are, even if it means going through Kickstarter first. We’re headed for Greenvale! Officially unveiled this week by Rising Star Games,the projectis a two- to four-person card game “inspired byDeadly Premonition‘s delivery of big reveals, plot twists, and consequential moments.” You’ll play as agents working to gather evidence, protect innocent Greenvale residents, and incriminate your suspects....

Making crossplay more accessible There’s nothing more annoying than going to play a game with a friend, only to realize that you can’t play together because you own the game on different platforms — it’s a struggle we’ve all had to deal with at one point or another. Thanks to Epic’s new free release of PC crossplay tools for developers, though, we’re one step closer to eliminating the blues that come with platform-exclusive play....