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The first SteamWorld Dig was most notable for its unique blend of mining mechanics and Metroid-style exploration, but it ended right as it began to come into its own. Its sequel is twice as long and puts that added runtime to good use, as both the story and mechanics are given room to flourish. The result is a brilliant and varied evolution of the first game that not only expands upon its hybrid formula, but presents it in its best light. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

SteamWorld Dig 2 takes place in a post-apocalyptic steampunk world where Earth has become a desert wasteland; its remaining inhabitants are small populations of steam-driven robots and irradiated humans. You control a steambot named D…

The Evil Within is not a game that relies on cheap jump scares. It’s driven by a slow, sustained, and deeply pervasive sense of dread that sets your mind racing at every crunch of glass beneath your feet and every distant groan from an unseen enemy. Much of this tension is thanks to the game’s striking use of atmosphere, so gloomy and impactful it often borders on suffocating, but it’s also a testament to an action-heavy combat system whose scant ammunition and immediate threat of death is just as demanding as it is satisfying. Were it not for the occasional stumble into moments of immense frustration and an aimless, sputtering story, The Evil Within could have been something truly great. What’s left, though, is an uneven but ultimately captivating ode to the glory days of survival horr…

The Smash World Tour, a major Super Smash Bros. tournament and competitive circuit, has been unexpectedly shut down. The Smash World Tour championships were set for December 9 in Texas, with many top Smash players buying air fare and travel accommodations ahead of time. Instead, that event will not occur, along with the entirety of the 2023 circuit. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

The organizers of the Smash World Tour–a group of fans unaffiliated with Nintendo–say that Nintendo told them “without any warning” that they would no longer be able to operate the night before Thanksgiving. The organizers also say that they’ll be losing “hundreds of thousands of dollars” due to this shutdown.

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Netflix is making moves in the video game space, recently announcing that it is starting another internal game studio headed up by games industry veteran Chacko Sonny of Overwatch and God of War fame. This will be Netflix’s fifth internal game development studio. Come from Sports betting site VPbet

Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt event this week (via VGC), Netflix gaming boss Mike Verdu confirmed that Sonny will lead a new “organic” studio for Netflix based in southern California. Prior to joining Blizzard, Sonny was a producer and studio head at Activision and later God of War developer Sony Santa Monica Studio. Sonny left Blizzard in 2021. There is no word yet on what Sonny’s new studio is development, whether it be a…

After breaking ground in April 2023, the Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise (CRDE), owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, has decided the official name of its soon-to-be-opened travel plaza is “Crystal Sky.” According to the recent press release, the nearby Crystal Ridge tribal community in Winston County served as the inspiration for the name.

Tribal competition to decide on the permanent name of the property:

During the groundbreaking ceremony held last spring for the development, the contest to name the travel plaza was unveiled by Chief Cyrus Ben, where members of the Tribe were invited to submit their ideas for a fitting moniker Come from Sports betting site VPbet. A name that woul…

As football enthusiasts around the globe immerse themselves in the UEFA European Championship (Euro 2024), Chinese authorities have been actively disrupting a surge of illegal online gambling activities associated with the tournament. In recent weeks, law enforcement across China has reported significant successes in dismantling multiple illicit gambling operations taking advantage of the event’s popularity.

Major arrests and seizures in Beijing:

According to Chinese media reports, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau has successfully dismantled three online gambling rings, resulting in the arrest of 21 suspects. During the raids, police seized numerous electronic devices, financial records, and other gambling-related items. This swift action highlights the dete…

In the American state of Wisconsin and an arm of American casino operator Hard Rock International has reportedly agreed a deal that would see it pay up to $100,000 so as to obtain the option on a 60-acre plot of land in the city of Kenosha.

According to a Tuesday report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper, the move from the enterprise owned by the federally-recognized Seminole Tribe of Florida could be the first step is a move to bring a casino to the community of some 100,000 people. The source detailed that the arrangement would subsequently give the operator’s Kenosha Landco Company LLC subordinate the ability to purchase the Kenosha County site for approximately $15 million.

Aboriginal ally:

Hard Rock International reportedly already owns or operates mo…

Nintendo has released a new free demo for Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon on Switch. The demo will allow you to try out “the early chapters” of the game, and your save data will carry over to the full version when it releases on March 17, 2023.

As its name suggests, Bayonetta Origins is a prequel story, offering more context for Bayonetta’s backstory. Much like Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, you get to play as two characters simultaneously in Bayonetta Origins–the titular Cereza and her demon companion, Cheshire. The game will send you on a journey through the dangerous Avalon Forest to save Cereza’s mother.

Bayonetta Origins looks and plays radically different from other games in the series, featuring a watercolor art style, and completely fresh gameplay. The d…