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Unity Technologies has reached a licensing agreement with Nintendo which will allow the company to distribute the Unity engine to first- and third-party developers — in addition to the engine’s current 1.2 million registered developers — for use in making Wii U games. “A lot of our smaller developers are making really good games, but mainly for mobile platforms, on the web, on Steam, and so on,” Unity CEO David Helgason told GamesIndustry International....

We’ll see about that Theteaser trailerforDoom(4) didn’t do much for me, but I’m looking forward to the long-awaited reveal. We’ll see more of the game at this year’sQuakeCon, set to take place in Dallas, Texas from July 17 – 20, or so I thought. According to publisher Bethesda, the “sneak peek” is planned only for attendees, so those of us at home are going to miss out.* “This an exclusive thing we are doing for attendees as part of our Annual QuakeCon Welcome presentation....

Wii players can’t handle the concept of war, CONFIRMED! Activision has today confirmed thatTransformers: War for Cybertronwill be heading to Wii with the less threatening name ofTransformers: Cybertron Adventures. This new name applies only to the Wii version. The DS version will still be known asWar for Cybertron, as well as the 360/PSN alternative. It’s not yet known how different the Wii version will be. Perhaps it will work likeGhostbustersdid, where the Nintendo system gets a more kid-friendly artistic style and content....

The emphasis in his title is fairly undisputed at this point It’s fair to say thatThe Lord of the Rings(and by extension, The Legendarium, a catch-all term that covers J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth works) is a huge part of my life. I’m writing this now listening to the soundtrack of the Peter Jackson trilogy, after having come back from a four-player session ofThe Lord of the RingsLCG co-op card game....

I don’t know what Red Faction Battlegrounds is, but it is a thing. THQregistered a website domainfor this name on August 10th. The name makes me think of a light version of a franchise game, but don’t take that to heart. It could be some full-blown console experience with lights and laser beams and whatnot. Maybe sourcesuperannuationis onto something. They say that the title sounds like a portable thing meant to be played in short bursts....

Baldur’s Gate 3is a phenomenal game, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t moments of confusion as you seek to deliver the smackdown to the Absolute and its cronies. At several moments in the game, things happen that don’t seem to make a lick of sense — and one of them can be found in the earliest part of the game’s first act. Halsin, a druid living in the Emerald Grove whom you can invite into your party, has gone missing, and finding him can feel like a chore if you’re not sure where to start....

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomdoesn’t havea linear dungeon order, which you probably already know if you’re here. After clearing the first dungeon, two open up. After those two, another three become available. Nothing really indicates which you should do first. That’s because thereisn’t an order you need to do them in. You won’t hit any roadblocks regardless of which path you take, so you’re free to approach them however you want....

Rather than walking around the map,Zenless Zone Zeroutilizes a unique Hollow Exploration feature, showcasing a board game-like structure. Various events are scattered around this dimension, either leading to valuables or dangerous showdowns. We’re here to guide you throughZZZ’sHollow Exploration, including each icon’s meaning on the map. What is Zenless Zone Zero Hollow Exploration? You’ll typically enterZZZ’sHollow Exploration mode when starting a Story, Exploration, or Combat mission. Players must move theirBangbooacross monitors to reach specific spots in the dimension....

Back into the surreal It’s time to head back out to the diamond. Developer The Game Band has announcedBlaseball: Short Circuits, a series of short, temporary universes in which it will explore some new features forBlaseball‘s future. Blaseball, if you’re unfamiliar, is a sort of surreal fantasy sports simulation where fans back their favorite teams and watch as they play a whole season of “baseball” in a week. I use air-quotations becauseBlaseballis all about bending the rules; in its first eras, teams saw players get incinerated, had to navigate the vast expanse of the universe, and fought a peanut god....

We’re only a couple minutes intoThe Game Awards, and the World Premieres are already coming. Kicking off the show, a remake of 2013’sBrothers: A Tale of Two Sonswas announced. The trailer is certainly in the “teaser” territory more than anything. We see some prettier versions of locations from the original game, as well as some gameplay featuring the titular brothers. Honestly, it’s been so long since I’ve even seen the original game that I can’t really compare much from memory....

Atari could give us fourteenChronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athenatrailers a day and I wouldn’t get bored — I don’t have a Riddick overload button, apparently. Either the guys at Starbreeze Studios have an awesome video editor or what we’ve seen thus far is an accurate depiction of what will be a great game. I’m guessing its the former with a sprinkle of the latter. Likealltheothers, this trailer (located after the break) is no slouch....

Roblox Notorietyis very straightforward when it comes to controls, but can still be a little overwhelming for most players. This is why we’ve made this guide along with each input and a brief explanation of what each one does. By the time you go through this list, you should be in full control of yourNotorietycharacter. Notoriety keybinds Bad news if you were hoping to play this on a controller.The controller input is still in developmentand it’s missing a lot of inputs....

Pre-order page pops up on PlayStation Store [Update:Death Strandinglaunches on November 8 for PS4. There’s a newnine-minute trailer.] Later today, we are expected to hear some solid news regarding Hideo Kojima’s baffling sci-fi projectDeath Stranding. Following on from the recent“Create The Rope”and“Help Us Reconnect”videos, a third tweet adds the new and equally mysterious “Tomorrow Is In Your Hands” clip. Given that Norman Reedus is lugging around a baby in a jar, all of the above points to the concept of the future of humanity resting on the protagonist’s mission....