Patrick Lee, Author at The Escapist

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Unto the End Sends a Father on a Bloody Odyssey Infused with a Skill-Based Combat System

Sara Kitamura said there are three main inspirations for sidescrolling combat adventure Unto the End: Dark Souls, Punch-Out!!, and the entire country of ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 15, 2019

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Wasteland 3 Shows Off Its ‘Story-Driven’ Gameplay, Releases in May

Wasteland 3 got a new trailer and a release date at Microsoft’s X019 event today. The new trailer depicts the game’s icy post-apocalyptic ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 14, 2019

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Age of Empires IV Gameplay Revealed at X019

The first gameplay footage of Age of Empires IV was revealed today at Microsoft’s X019 event in London. The new pre-alpha footage depicts ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 14, 2019

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Bleeding Edge from Ninja Theory Gets March Release Date

Ninja Theory’s Bleeding Edge got a new trailer and a release date at Microsoft’s X019 event today. The Overwatch-esque character-driven 4v4 combat game ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 14, 2019

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Everwild Is the New Big Game from Rare

Everwild, the new game from Rare, was revealed at Microsoft’s X019 event today. The title is a new IP and is being developed ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 14, 2019

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X019 Expected to Reveal New Obsidian and Rare IP and Many Release Dates

A slew of Xbox Game Studios news is expected to be revealed at X019. The upcoming Microsoft event kicks off tomorrow with a ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 13, 2019

Human Head Studios is Roundhouse Studios for Bethesda Softworks

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Bethesda Opens New Studio Staffed with Ex-Human Head Employees

Bethesda today announced the formation of Roundhouse Studios, composed of staff from the recently closed Human Head Studios. Human Head was forced to ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 13, 2019

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The Legend of Bum-bo Treats Cardboard as Serious Art & Sent Its Creator to Therapy

The Binding of Isaac, depending on whom you ask, is about parental abuse, religious fundamentalism, and childhood trauma, or about a naked baby ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 12, 2019

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Wattam, Katamari Damacy Dev’s New Game, Gets December Release

Wattam, the new game by Noby Noby Boy and Katamari Damacy designer Keita Takahashi, is coming out Dec. 17. Wattam is being developed by ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 11, 2019

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Google Stadia’s Launch Lineup Is Pretty Underwhelming

The launch lineup of Google Stadia has been revealed. There will be 12 games available for Stadia when it launches next week. Chief ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 11, 2019

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Experimental VR Game Boneworks Gets December Release Date

Developer Stress Level Zero’s experimental action adventure VR game Boneworks has a release date. The upcoming title uses an advanced physics system to ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 8, 2019

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Death Stranding to Get Simultaneous Steam & Epic Games Store Release

Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding will release on Steam and the Epic Games Store simultaneously, with no timed exclusivity on either platform. It was ...

By Patrick LeeNovember 8, 2019

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