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Codemasters Codemasters is the latest publisher to participate in aHumble Weekly Saleand it’s another one worth recommending if for no other reason thanOverlord(andDiRT!). Name your price for the firstOverlordand itsRaising HellDLC,Operation Flashpoint: Red RiverandDragon Rising, andRise of the Argonauts, with proceeds able to go to the UK-based charity SpecialEffect. Paying $6 or more for the bundle will also get youOverlord II,DiRT Showdown, andDiRT 3. While I’ve always preferredLittle King’s Storyas my go-to alternative toPikmin, theOverlordseries isn’t far behind with its dark sense of humor....

… it would probably look just like this. Girard Tecson ofDayside Productionswanted to make aSuper Mariofan film in a style that hadn’t been done before. Tapping the talents of theTeam PTXfight choreography group, he directed a Chinese cinema version of the suspenders-clad everyman’s adventures. It follows all the Asian movie tropes, too. Bowser is the local crime lord, Mario is the reformed criminal, and Peach is the mayor’s daughter. We’ve got fast Wing Chun strikes right out of Donnie Yen’sIp Man, the goofy second banana to the protagonist’s straight man routine, and even the English-speaking character who forces his lines as though he doesn’t know English to begin with....

Earlier this week, indie mobile game developerInsurgent Gamesmade all of their iOS and Android games free to download. On top of that, they have also made their source code for all the titles available to download from theirwebsite. Insurgent Games was founded in 2009 when two aspiring game developers, Micah Lee and Crystal Mayer, decided to make their own mark on the mobile gaming landscape. Working out of their studio apartment in San Francisco, they were able to develop a number of titles for both iOS and Android devices....

Mario best not miss In a smoke-filled theatre on Broadway 84 years ago we were introduced to “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World.” And we all know what happened after that: Jack Black’s hubris led to a damn dirty ape scalingourtowers withourwomen. Sure we airholed the dumb-assed gorilla with Snoopy-ass biplanes, butwhat if….? It’s a question that has led to some our most challenging fiction sinceRed Dawnasked, “What if we could cast ourselves as the beseiged underdogs despite a generation of global hegemony?...

Tears of the Kingdomcan’t come soon enough One of the many things I love about theZeldaseries is that each game has its own unique vibe — from the cartoony wholesomeness ofWind Wakerto the downright spooky atmosphere ofMajora’s Mask. Of course, I’m excited to see how the upcomingBreath of the Wildsequel, which we now know is calledTears of the Kingdom, will innovate on the gameplay mechanics from its predecessor, but even moreso, I’m pumped to seehow the story of the world has changedsince we last checked in with the Hylian hero....

Operation Wind Bastion The next two Operators have been revealed for Ubisoft’s intense multiplayer titleRainbow Six Siege.Kaid and Nomad are headed to the wall-smashing shooter as part ofSiege’snext update; Operation Wind Bastion. Officially revealed yesterday, new Defender Jalal “Kaid” El Fassi is a stoic gentleman and one ofSiege’smore-mature characters. Relying on good old fashioned skill (and a high armour level) to get the job done, Kaid is still not averse to utilising his handy electroclaw device....

Up your flair game. Kratos and son arrive tomorrow in the latestGod of War, and if you’re a fan of the series you’ve probably already finish pre-loading the game and you’re eagerly awaiting the unlock time at 21:00 PT. For everyone else on the fence, today is essentially the last chance to pick-up some pre-order deals – some of which will include physical goodies in the form of a Kratos and Atreus Pin (pictured below)....

1080p won?t let me be The struggle of next-gen developers seems to be that of “Should it be smooth, or pretty?” CI Games executive producer Tomasz Gop has stated that withLords of the Fallen, he’s confident that his team will be able to hit a consistent 30fps with the game, but they’ve had to bid for the lower frame rate to achieve a full 1080p resolution. Asrelated to IGN, Gop explained: “We’re working very hard right now to deliver PS4 and Xbox One in 1080p but I can’t confirm whether it’s possible....

Neither will the X-Men Afterbeing rejectedfor EVO 2018, you’d thinkMarvel vs. Capcom: Infinitewould avoid more headlines about exclusions from tournaments. Turns out that isn’t the case. As reportedby Kotaku,MvC: Iwon’t be present at the Capcom Pro Tour, otherwise known as Capcom’s own serious tournament for fighting games. As pointed out in the Kotaku report,MvC: Iwas also not present at last year’s Capcom Pro Tour, but this was due to releasing too late for inclusion....

Free and paid DLC So farMinecraft Dungeonsis off to a great start. At $20 with local and online multiplayer it’s a pretty easy sell, especially with the emphasis on random dungeons and loadouts. I’ve had a ton of fun with it so far at multiple player counts, but there’s more coming for those of you who need it.As announced on the official blog, two big DLCs are coming. The first is “Jungle Awakens,” a pack due in July that will add three new missions to the game, as well as a host of items (weapons, armor, artifacts)....

Teardowns reveal more than meets the eye Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition won’t be made widely available until this Friday, but some folks have already gotten one and pulled it apart. The first pictures of the mainboard came fromGameSpot Senior Reviews Editor Peter Brown. Enterprising Redditors analyzed the pictures and have come up with the system’s hardware specifications, which werecollected by PC Magazine. Since the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) ran at just 1....

Jimwas puzzledover Arkane Studios’ decision to putDishonored‘s police on stilts. Perhaps someone was listening — there are no stilt police to be found in these latest screenshots for the upcoming first-person shooter. While the police on stilts will still appear in the game when it ships next year, at least these new images won’t get Jim all riled up. Then again, everything gets Jim all riled up, so who knows....

A fistful of gold It takes a certain kind of appeal for Devolver Digital to add a title to its stable of games. While the indie-friendly publisher doesn’t necessarily have an underlying style that unite all of its games, there is a common theme. They’re all uniquely awesome in some way.A Fistful of Gunis the newcomer to Devolver, but it falls right in line as one might expect. A Fistful of Gunis a top-down western arcade shooter that’s all about execution, but maybe moreso about how you’ll arrive at that execution....