As part of a monthly feature, Valve has revealed the best-selling games on Steam from January this year. One trend that was very noticeable was that 12 of the top 20 games were Early Access titles, an unprecedented number for the digital distribution platform since it launched the feature eight years ago. “Just as exciting is the fact that the success of these products in January demonstrates just how comfortable and excited players are to experience games using Early Access,” Valve said in a statement. New development teams also landed in the top 20, as studios Live Wire, Nussygame, and others all released products on Steam for the first time. Valve didn't specify any exact revenue numbers or the exact ranking for how well the games did, but the top 20 saw Bloober Team's spooky detective game The Medium , three remastered Yakuza games from Sega, and the grim reimagining of Arthurian legend in King Arthur: Knight's Tale enter the list. The rest of the list included Everspace … [Read more...] about Steam’s Top-Selling Games For January 2021 Include Dyson Sphere Program, The Medium, And Plenty Of Yakuza
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The making of Bravely Default 2, a return to form built on demos, mistakes, and Octopath Traveler
While Bravely Second: End Layer continued the story of the original game, Bravely Default 2 is now hoping to continue the story of the franchise some six years later. The third (and slightly confusingly named) installment of the series will launch on Nintendo Switch this Friday, February 26, and producer Masashi Takahashi hopes to see it establish Bravely as a full-fat series home to independent but thematically connected stories and games. He and character designer Naoki Ikushima have also worked to marry the best parts of Bravely with lessons learned from Octopath Traveler, the last Switch JRPG that the two worked on, and player feedback has shaped that process at nearly every level. A return to form "While I am really proud that so many people have played the games and like the series, at the same time I also feel with each game we had a lot of points to reflect on," Takahashi says of the series thus far. "With Bravely Second: End Layer, we received a lot of comments mainly … [Read more...] about The making of Bravely Default 2, a return to form built on demos, mistakes, and Octopath Traveler
Ratchet & Clank Goes Free Next Week As Sony Rolls Out More Play At Home Freebies
Starting March 1 , PlayStation users will be able to download one of the PS4's best exclusives free of charge. Ratchet & Clank will be free as part of PlayStation's Play at Home initiative , a program that Sony debuted last year as a way of giving back during the COVID-19 pandemic. Once you claim Ratchet & Clank, it'll be in your library forever. The giveaway runs until the end of March, but more freebies will be available in the coming months. A reimagining of the first game in the action-platformer series, Ratchet & Clank landed on PS4 in 2016 with significantly overhauled visuals and quality-of-life gameplay improvements. It earned an 8/10 in GameSpot's Ratchet & Clank review . While the freebie will be available to both PS5 and PS4 users, Ratchet & Clank is part of the PlayStation Plus Collection, so many PS5 owners already have access to it. If you haven't played Ratchet & Clank on PS4, now's a great time to check it out. The next entry in the … [Read more...] about Ratchet & Clank Goes Free Next Week As Sony Rolls Out More Play At Home Freebies
Black Widow release date, cast, trailer, runtime, and everything else you need to know
Black Widow is nearly here. It's been a long time coming but the first Marvel Phase 4 movie is close to hitting theaters. Thanks to the year-long enforced break, though, you'll probably need a bit of a refresher before you dive into the secrets of the Red Room and Nat's standalone story. And we're here to deliver. Below, you'll see pretty much everything about Black Widow, minus what happened in Budapest. The release date (for now, at least), cast list, juicy talk of cameos, and even the runtime can all be found below. Then, we dig a little deeper: plenty of posters, where the movie falls on the Marvel timeline , and even a look at the director are all here. Every Marvel post-credits scene explained How to watch the Marvel movies in order Marvel contracts : how long does each MCU actor have left on their deals? Black Widow movie release date: more delays It's all change on the schedule front. Originally touted for May 1, cinemas closing due to … [Read more...] about Black Widow release date, cast, trailer, runtime, and everything else you need to know
Last Of Us Actor On Who He Thinks Should Play Tommy In The HBO Show
Actor Jeffrey Pierce, who played Tommy in The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II, has revealed his top pick for who should play the character in HBO's upcoming adaptation. He said on Twitter ( via GamesRadar ) that he would like to see Gael Garcia Bernal play Tommy, who is Joel's younger brother. Pierce also said he would be interested to see HBO cast a woman to play Tommy. Bernal played a major recurring role on Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle, while he also appeared in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's 2006 movie Babel. Additionally, Bernal is known for voicing Hector in the Pixar movie Coco. I auditioned for Joel, but Troy Baker walked in and WAS Joel. :) @Neil_Druckmann kept me in mind when they got to Tommy and offered it to me. Rest is history. Gael Garcia Bernal, assuming they go Latino. Or a Latina woman. And I mean that 100% sincerely. Aunt "Tommy" Tomasina. ;) — Jeffrey Pierce (@pierce_jeffrey) February 24, 2021 Pierce also revealed that he auditioned for the … [Read more...] about Last Of Us Actor On Who He Thinks Should Play Tommy In The HBO Show