Netflix’s new thriller is a massive hit, with fans and critics calling it one of the best shark movies ever made and even comparing it to Jaws - games news - NewsLocker (2024)

If you, like us, have been patiently waiting for another worthy shark movie to bite into, then you’re in luck as Netflix’s newest great white thriller is here, and it’s got dazzling first reviews calling it the best shark movie since Jaws.Released on Netflix on June 5, the steamer’s new horror Under Paris is already reeling in positive reactions from critics and audiences alike, and so far stands with an impressive 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes. "Netflix has delivere

Marvel Rivals Preview - Putting The Hero In Hero Shooter

Platform:PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Publisher:NetEase Games
Developer:NetEase Games
Release:TBARating:Teen Both the hero shooter genre and mainstream Marvel media are currently in interesting places. Overwatch, the most prominent hero shooter of last decade, has experienced a sharp downtown since the late 2019 announcement of its sequel, while the Marvel Cinematic Universe, once a surefire cash cow, has seen a wider range of results since its 2019 culmination withAvengers: Endgam

Sonic x Shadow Generations Preview - It Is Better To Have Lived And Learned

Platform:PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Publisher:Sega
Developer:Sega
Release:October 25, 2024Sonic X Shadow Generations brings one of the most well-liked Sonic games of the last decade and a half forward to modern consoles. What was essentially a "greatest hits" compilation of remade levels from throughout Sonic's history to serve as a celebration of the Blue Blur's 20th anniversary is being remastered for current technology, but that's not all: As part of the package, pla

This XCOM-inspired strategy game intertwines World War 2 events with personal narratives, and you play the Steam demo now

If you're looking for a fix of XCOM with a helping of World War 2-inspired realism and true stories, Forgotten But Unbroken is here with a Steam demo in hand.As shown off during The Future Games Show's Summer Showcase, Forgotten but Unbroken is a turn-based strategy game that invites plenty of comparisons to XCOM itself – with soldiers dotted around a map ready to be moved or ordered to take an action. As ever, think twice about where you move someone.
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Super Mario and Fall Guys collide in this adorable party game where no two races are the same

Run Out is a cute and colorful party game that mashes together Super Mario and Fall Guys influences and it's coming to PC this year.Revealed at The Future Games Show Summer Showcase with an endearingly chaotic trailer that's giving Fall Guys energy, this one uses procedural generation to ensure that no two races are the same.
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While the course layout varies, from 3D to 2.5D views, there are some common rules that add a touch of order to the chaos. The ultimate goal is

Former-BioWare and Dragon Age dev Mike Laidlaw gives us a closer look at his new action-adventure Eternal Strands

Yellow Brick Games has shed some fresh light on its design inspirations for Eternal Strands, along with some hopes they have for how players will experience the game.Speaking as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase's Expansion Pack, creative director Mike Laidlaw (of former BioWare and Dragon Age fame) and Frederic St-Laurent, game director explained a little more about the upcoming action adventure with sandbox physics.
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Bodycam brings FPS action to an ultra-realistic world that has to be seen to be believed

Bodycam is being made by just two French developers at Reissad Studio, but if you've witnessed the exclusive trailer shown during the Future Games Show Summer Showcase then you may not have been able to believe your eyes.By harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5 to produce highly detailed environments and combining it with clever video tricks such as image degradation and chromatic aberration through a fish-eye lens, brothers Luca and Leo have produced an effect that perfectly captures the view

Nikoderiko is channeling Spyro and Crash Bandicoot with its co-op platforming and epic boss battles

Nikoderiko: The Magical World just got announced at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase.Developer VEA Games has absolutely nailed the cartoon-esque platformer vibe that channels the likes of Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot.It's even got David Wise on board for the musical score, whose previous work includes Donkey Kong Country and Battletoads.But, here, you're playing as a mongoose called Nikoderiko - as the game's name suggests - going up against an evil snake named Zarus and

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Dead by Daylight dev says The Casting of Frank Stone came directly from fans asking for a single-player experience

As part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, we've got some fresh new info about The Casting of Frank Stone - the upcoming single-player Dead by Daylight game that's in development as a joint partnership between Behaviour Interactive and Supermassive Games.In an exclusive new interview, both Behaviour and Interactive and Supermassive Games help shed light on the hotly anticipated title, with Dave Richard, senior creative director at Behaviour Interactive, admitting that a single-playe

Starship Troopers: Extermination lets you stand on a persistent mountain of bug corpses in its new update

Starship Troopers: Extermination just showed off its bug-stacking, carnage-filled new update at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase.
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In a new trailer, project lead Peter Maurice introduced Starship Troopers: Extermination's 0.8.0 update. Dubbed Carnage of Planet X-11, the new update will take you to its titular-location, nestled mysteriously among the rings of a gas giant. Once you get there, you'll be met with the all-new Carnage system, whic

This top-down 2D action game is a biopunk spin on Japanese mythology from a hip-hop crew that's coming to Steam later this year

Sonokuni blends a biopunk take on Japanese mythology with the sort of hip hop-infused 2D action that could only come from creators Don Yasa Crew, a musical act itself.As showcased in a new trailer at The Future Game Show's Summer Showcase, this one features plenty of throwback 2D action that'll put you in mind of games gone by. Alongside a new track from Don Yasa Crew itself, we get several shots of top-down action as our protagonist fills the screen with flashy moves to take down anyone in her

Pneumata unleashes its Outlast meets Condemned psychological survival horror this summer

The first-person cosmic horror adventure Pneumata has revealed a Summer 2024 release date in an all-new gameplay trailer debuting at the Future Games Show.The trailer lays bare the terror loose in Clover Hill. As a detective investigating a range of murders, it's down to you to find out what's going on in this tense psychologicalsurvival horror.
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Mixing together games like Resident Evil 7, Outlast, and Condemned, Pneumata sees you trying to uncover the t

Electronic puzzler Linkito connects to a release date at the Future Game Show Summer Showcase

Linkito is a puzzle game set in a '50s era dystopia, where you work as an engineer in Albatown, the "last known bastion of civilization and progress" controlled by the shady Albatross Technologies. A cinematic trailer shown during theFuture Games ShowSummer Showcase has exclusively revealed its release date, so you'll be able to connect to the system on July 23.
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The story trailer didn't show any gameplay, so let me explain a little of how it works. Each

This toy-based RTS game gets you to physically draw your troop formations like a sandpit battleplan, and you can play it now on Steam

Strategy game Toy Tactics shows off more quirky minifigure action in a new trailer at the Future Games Show, and it's available now in early access.Published by Joystick Ventures and developed by Kraken Empire, Toy Tactics is a whimsical real-time strategy game that has you hand draw your commands for all sorts of wobbly minifigure units. The fully simulated physics system means all the toy soldiers with their rounded bases can get thrown around and knocked over, meeting their end, so send your

This psychedelic roguelike is a real-time bullet hell in one moment and a turn-based strategy in the next

This time-bending roguelike blends some of my favorite genres in ways few often do.As shown off at The Future Games Show's Summer Showcase, Enter the Chronosphere is a psychedelic roguelike that shifts between real-time action and turn-based tactics, offering a bullet hell experience you can pause without needing to press, well, the pause button.
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Our trippy trailer shows off some of the interdimensional scraps you'll get into while playing the game. W

How to watch the PC Gaming Show – and what to expect

The summer bonanza of announcement showcases is here, and that means it's time for another PC Gaming Show to see what's in store for personal computer enthusiasts.The PC Gaming Show is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a showcase featuring over 70 games, including behind-the-scenes studio visits and trailers from upcoming PC games. While plenty of those reveals are being left as a surprise, we do know that we're seeing an exclusive Killing Floor 3 gameplay trailer, new content coming to Esc

Road-trippin', choice-makin' action game Dustborn pre-orders go live now ahead of August launch

Dustborn, a brand new action-adventure focused on narrative choices and the power of words, just got a brand new gameplay trailer at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase.Originally debuting back in our very first Future Games Show back in 2020, the latest trailer lets us know that you can pre-order the game right now. Dustborn is dropping on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC on August 20.
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In Dustborn, you'll be trekking across an alt-history Ame

Mandragora is a The Witcher meets Ori and the Blind Forest monster-killing Metroidvania that releases later this year

The beautiful 2.5D Metroidvania meets Soulslike, Mandragora, has shown off more of its sword-slashing, monster-killing gameplay at this year's Future Games Show. Along with the new look at the game, developer Primal Game Studio also confirmed a release window targeting later this year, with new publishing partner Knights Peak.
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Think The Witcher meets Ori and the Blind Forest as you battle monsters, mixing magic and weapons in brutal combat to slay creatures

Explore tombs with your friends when co-op puzzler Run From Mummies launches this Fall

Co-op archaeological adventure Run From Mummies announced a Fall 2024 release date in a new trailer debut at the Future Games Show. When it arrives you'll be able to explore tombs with up to three friends, exploring seven different regions as you avoid traps, battle enemies and, you know, move fast away from anyone a bit... pharaoh-y. And, if that has your interest, then check out a free demo you can play right now.
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Strategy game Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream gets gorgeous reveal trailer at Future Games Show

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream was revealed at the Future Games Show with a spectacular trailer that shows a mix of on-the-run tension, clashing loyalties, and stealth-strategy gameplay. Brought to us by Nordcurrent Labs, the game features three playable protagonists - Alva, Hanna and Sebastian - each with their own abilities and talents to help them get through the perils ahead.
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The final result looks like a fascinating hybrid of Dishonored and Wei

Goat Simulator 3 reveals its "Multiverse of Nonsense" DLC at the Future Games Show with a cosmic trailer

Goat Simulator 3 has debuted its new Multiverse-themed DLC at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, with a new premiere trailer that's somehow even more bizarre and surreal than you'd expect to see from the Goat Simulator franchise.Entitled "Multiverse of Nonsense", the trailer opens with a suitably dramatic shot that feels like a riff on everything from Fortnite to the MCU (if the title of the expansion didn't give it away), as the Goat protagonist is dropped out of a rift in space-time to swo

I can’t wait to eviscerate my favourite Tyranids with chainswords and thunder hammers in Space Marine 2

With bolters and blood-soaked power armor, the Future Games Show gives us another look at the gnarly, grimdark action of Space Marine 2, and it's one of our ones to watch!As a Tyranid fan, I'm strangely eager to grab a chainsword and start cutting down some of my favourite alien horrors in Space Marine 2. We've seen the lowly Termagants, Hormagaunts, and Gargoyles in action, but Warriors, Lictors, and even Hive Tyrants are on the menu for noble Ultramarine Lieutenant Titus and his squad.
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You can jump into the playtest for JPRG SacriFire right now

If you've been waiting for a playtest for upcoming JRPG SacriFire, then we've got good news for you.As was just announced in the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, SacriFire's playtest is live now to give you a taste of the game ahead of launch. The Future Games Show trailer also does a little bit of the same, as it shows off some of the gameplay, locations, and characters you'll discover when you dive into the playtest demo.
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Deliver Us Home is the new game from the Deliver Us Moon dev, and this time they're launching a Kickstarter

Developer KeokeN Interactive just dropped the world premiere trailer for its next game, Deliver Us Home, as part of the Future Games Show Summer Showcase.Unlike its previous two games - Deliver Us the Moon and Deliver Us Mars - Deliver Us Home will be launching as a Kickstarter campaign on June 11.Deliver Us Mars debuted via the Frontier Foundry label which has since been closed dowm, so KeokeN is taking a different route for its latest game.
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Become a top cop and keep the city streets safe in '80s police sandbox The Precinct

Averno City is infested with crime, and as a rookie cop fresh out of the Academy it's up to you to hit the beat and play your part in cleaning house. As revealed during the Future Games ShowSummer Showcase, you won't have to wait long for your first assignment as The Precinct releases on August 15, 2024.Initially you'll be patrolling the streets on foot, issuing parking tickets and busting low-level perps you encounter, but it won't be long before the crimes escalate and you'll be called i

Be the guy in the chair and solve crimes in secret agent mystery The Operator, with a playable demo right now

The Operator, a story-driven puzzle detective game, is the upcoming new game for Q3 2024 and a highlight of the Future Games Show - with a playable demo that players can test out right now!The latest of a wave of ambitious mystery and detective games that have appeared on Steam across the last few years, The Operator puts players in the shoes of FDI agent Tanner - not a field agent, but the classic "guy in the chair". Armed with a range of high-tech software, your job is to filter, sift through,

Parkour your way out of the corporate underworld to reclaim your soul in Hell of an Office

There may be times where you hate your job or feel like you have the boss from Hell, but that's more than just a vibe here in Hell of an Office as you've signed an employment contract with the Devil himself. As seen during theFuture Games ShowSummer Showcase, your first day isn't exactly going to plan, so you'd better grab your trusty stapler and run like Hell.
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Gameplay is divided into two sections, with the first being to explore the offices of yo

All new gameplay from The Relic: First Guardian asks how you'll choose to save the world

The Future Games Show has revealed an all-new look at The Relic: First Guardian, with fresh gameplay showing off its action RPG semi-open world. The kingdom of Arsiltus is in ruins, and it's up to you to master your skills and explore the world to uncover its secrets and bring peace back to its troubled lands.
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Key to saving Arsiltus is your ability to explore the semi open world freely, while you chose your own playstyle from five diffe

In this open-world tactical RPG that parodies medieval times, being the worst is for the best

Happy Bastards is an open-world tactical RPG set in a medieval parody where being the worst sort of commander gets the best results.Unveiled during the Future Games Show's Summer Showcase with a trailer, we start with a rather pristine-looking chap walking through a village ahead of a ragtag group of mercenaries. The head of the cohort proves the most popular as the town folk fawn over tales of his exploits.
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Try not to get too distracted as you explore the five dimensional world of Screenbound

If you've ever discovered a handheld game that you were unable to put down, then you'll absolutely relate to the experience of Screenbound, as seen during the Future Games ShowSummer Showcase.It all starts when you stumble upon a strange quantum device in the garage that was created by your mother, and when you investigate further it teleports you off to a strange land where nothing is quite as it seems. Now trapped in the 5th dimension, you need to combine the 2D information displayed on