Each week, all those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on a title or two as part of the company’s free game program. With Brotato available to claim right now, Epic have revealed next week’s line-up – including LEGO Star Wars.
Available to add to your library from the 5th of December (and will remain claimable until the 12th), next week’s free Epic Games Store titles will be the following:
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga offers a new take on the LEGO formula of games, with this entry adopting more of a 3rd-person shooter perspective compared to TT Games’ previous efforts.
Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop meanwhile is an expanded version of the bus driving simulator, adding a whole new career mode to the game – alongside an expansion to the map.
As they have done for years now, expect Epic’s free daily game giveaway to begin some time during the second half of December. Until then, you’ll have two very different yet equally as fun games to get stuck into.
KitGuru says: What do you think of next week’s offerings? How has Epic’s free game program treated you this year? How many games are in your Epic library at this point? Let us know down below.
The post LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will be free on the Epic Games Store first appeared on KitGuru.The journey for No Man’s Sky and the team at Hello Games is unlike anything else we’ve seen in the history of the games industry. Following its disastrous launch, Sean Murray and co. have worked diligently over the past 8 years to turn No Man’s Sky into all that it was promised to be and so much more – with the game now finally sitting at an all-time Steam rating of ‘Very Positive’.
Making the announcement on Twitter, Hello Games head Sean Murray said “Holy shit you guys – it happened. ALL REVIEWS: Very Positive. Thank you Thank you Thank you. You have no idea what this means to us.”
While No Man’s Sky’s ‘recent reviews’ have held a positive score for years now, the game’s aforementioned launch saw it get review-bombed so badly that the next 8 years has been spent with NMS slowly improving its overall reviews on Steam.
Finally, with almost 250,000 total reviews, No Man’s Sky’s Steam score now more accurately represents what players actually think of the game. No Man’s Sky’s journey continues.
KitGuru says: What do you think of NMS in 2024? Does it represent the ultimate video game redemption story? How long did it take for your opinion on NMS to shift? Let us know down below.
The post No Man’s Sky finally achieves ‘Very Positive’ all-time rating on Steam first appeared on KitGuru.While the annual Game Awards has seen an increasing amount of criticism year-over-year (be it due to an abundance of advertising, a lack of awards or inaccurate categories) the show still serves a major role in the current video games industry. Following its nomination for Game of the Year at the upcoming TGAs, Balatro has seen a massive surge on mobile platforms.
Following its arrival on PC earlier this year, Balatro came to mobile platforms right at the tail end of September. While the title had a solid 14 days of performance on Android/iOS, the game’s weekly revenue then began to fall consistently – until it was nominated for Game of the Year.
In the wake of the nomination, Balatro’s mobile release shot right back up the charts, with its 2nd-highest performing week on the platform since launch (according to PocketGamer).
All in all, Balatro has now made over $4.4 million on mobile since its arrival in late September. While a small figure compared to other gaming giants, many who play on phones are quite averse to spending money – especially upfront for a game – and so its success is certainly notable.
It will be interesting to see how sales perform after the winners are announced.
KitGuru says: Have you been playing Balatro? Should more games be ported to mobile? Could it take home the GOTY? Let us know down below.
The post GOTY nomination helps push Balatro on mobile past launch week sales first appeared on KitGuru.Following Microsoft’s opening of the floodgates when it comes to bringing their Xbox exclusives to other platforms, the console maker reportedly has a PS5 version of Forza Horizon 5 ready and waiting. That said, according to one leaker, the PS5 port has been ‘delayed’, but not cancelled.
In a post made on Twitter, the leaker eXtas1s claimed that a PlayStation 5 version of Forza Horizon 5 is coming eventually, writing in a translated tweet:
“Forza Horizon 5 has already been ported to PS5, but its release was delayed (not cancelled) this past summer. However, they consider it a game that can do quite well, and it will arrive, I don't know when, but it will arrive.”
News of a PS5 release for Forza first came to light back in August, when it was claimed by multiple sources that the racing title would be announced for Sony’s system during Gamescom.
This did not come to be, however, according to eXtas1s the plan remains the same – albeit arriving at a later date.
Given the backlash faced by Microsoft over bringing larger exclusives (such as the upcoming Indiana Jones) to PlayStation, perhaps the Xbox maker is waiting for a quieter period to make the announcement.
KitGuru says: Why do you think the announcement was pushed back? Will the game support PS5 Pro when it launches? Let us know down below.
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Tencent has announced its latest game, Light of Motiram, promising an open-world with survival gameplay and “animal like” creatures. The issue? It looks an awful lot like Horizon Zero Dawn.
Tencent subsidiary studio, Polaris Quest, has created its own game, clearly heavily inspired by Horizon Zero Dawn. As you can see in the comparison between the images for both games below:
Light of Motiram on the left and Horizon Zero Dawn on the right.
Aside from the bow and arrow equipped main character and mechanical animals running around, it also has building mechanics and co-op, making it a multiplayer-focused game, versus the cinematic-campaign focus of the Horizon games.
This isn't the first time we've seen a Tencent game release with similarities to another popular IP. There are plenty of League of Legends clones, for example.
KitGuru Says: This game sneaking out ahead of Guerrilla Games' upcoming multiplayer Horizon game is sure to not go unnoticed. So far though, Sony and Tencent have not commented on the comparisons between these two games.
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