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Weird West Review

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In this alternate universe, the West was won by trying a bunch of ideas so crazy they just might work… and if they don’t, hitting the quick-load button to revert to an earlier save and trying something even crazier until you pull it off. Thanks to that freedom to experiment with its world as you explore, Weird West is one of those games that feels like a stealth and combat playground even as it tells five mostly serious, well-written stories with interesting decisions throughout and a thoughtful conclusion. And with so much ground to cover and replayability to investigate, it’s well worth putting up with some quirks and underwhelming loot. What ties Weird West’s plot together is a group of shadowy figures using a magical brand to force your character’s consciousness into the bodies of various unsuspecting people. It’s a clever play on the way so many games have us take control of a character who already exists in that world but still need to bring us up to speed on their identity: h...
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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader – How Did it Take This Long to Get a Warhammer CRPG?

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It’s truly bizarre that across the nearly 30 years of Warhammer video games, we haven’t had a single one that attempted to channel the tabletop Warhammer experience by utilizing the genre that feels best suited to do so: CRPGs. But that’s all about to change, as Pathfinder developer Owlcats has been cooking up something to fill this void. During an extensive hands-off demo of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, I checked out its extremely chunky turn-based combat system, drowned in its plethora of dialogue options and social skill checks, and nodded approvingly at its lovingly faithful depiction of Warhammer’s morbid universe. While it’s still very early, so far this CRPG is shaping up to be everything I’ve wanted from a Warhammer video game. If you’ve ever played (or even glanced at) a game of Warhammer 40K, then you probably know it’s designed for a hyper-specific kind of nerd who loves calculations, large-scale drama, and an incredibly detailed world one could easily get lost in. Warham...
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Flight Simulator Studio Working on a New Project With Microsoft

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Microsoft Flight Simulator was released just a little over a month ago and its developer, Asobo Studio, is already working on another project with Microsoft. Asobo Studio said in an interview with La Tribune (as translated by MadInfinite) that in addition to supporting Microsoft Flight Simulator for 10 years, it is working on two new projects: one is a partnership with Focus Home Interactive, the publisher behind 2019's A Plague Tale: Innocence - another Asobo game. The other project is another collaboration with Microsoft. As far as what this continued partnership could mean, it's anybody's guess. Considering Microsoft Flight Simulator has a supposed 10-year tail to it, the two obviously aren't working on a sequel to the game anytime soon. A sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence might seem like a good guess but Asobo Studio made that game with Focus Home Interactive so a sequel would likely come from that umbrella. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=microsoft-flight-simulator-japan-update-screenshots&captions=true"] The last game Microsoft and Asobo Studio worked on together before Microsoft Flight Simulator was 2012's Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure and something tells us it's not that. Only time will tell for now. Microsoft Flight Simulator is just that — an airplane flight simulator — and it's received an overwhelming amount of praise for its realism, due to its use of Bing map data, and its attention to detail. It's been an especially great game for those staying home due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic who still yearn for a way to travel.  It seems Microsoft is keen to continue this success with Asobo Studios as the two companies are already working on a new project together. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/05/microsoft-flight-simulator-14-of-the-worlds-most-famous-landmarks"] While we wait to see what's next for the two, check out why we think Asobo Studio's latest is a 10 out of 10 in our Microsoft Flight Simulator review. If you're excited about what's next for the game, check out the Japan World update trailer released last week and then watch this video of the craziest stunts you can pull off in actual planes in Microsoft Flight Simulator. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes. 

source https://www.ign.com/articles/flight-simulator-studio-working-on-a-new-project-with-microsoft

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