EXODUS – Extended Gameplay Reveal [Gameplay trailer]

Is EXODUS the new Mass Effect? If we go by this twenty-minute narrated gameplay demonstration, there is a pretty good chance it is. Before watching this video, I honestly thought EXODUS was a semi-dead AAA project (like most of them). You know how it is—while it got the mechanics and gameplay down, it’s looking absolutely soulless yet here we are now. It actually comes off as genuinely fun, with a strange future to explore (sentient animals, anyone?), good third-person pop-a-mole combat (even has stealth), and classic choices & consequences to ponder.

Now, this could be a highly curated slice of gameplay, which it probably is, but I can’t help getting a bit hyped. I need a new massive third-person space-opera shooter to explore! Check out the video after the jump!

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Xenonauts 2 – The Boys Are Back In Town [Review]

After a thousand years in space, slowly floating from one uninhabitable planet to the next, the distress call was finally picked up by HMS TomsGamingVault, and the package was retrieved. After carefully thawing out the mysterious object, it—lo and behold—turned out to be the sequel for the awesome Alien defense simulator Xenonauts—the people of Earth cried out in rejoicing! Hence, the artifact was named Xenonauts 2.

Now, the question to ask—is it a worthy successor, or not? Read below and find out!

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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn – Gameplay trailer [Trailer]

I’m a few days late to the party, but here we finally have a gameplay trailer for the upcoming RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. Now, I’m not entirely convinced it contains enough gameplay to technically qualify as one, yet what little is shown is pretty darn good. It looks like the modern Mass Effect game that we never got, but we all yearned for. The only thing that earned a strong dislike from me is the floating health bars, so I really hope they make an option to turn that off.

Overall, it’s looking very intriguing, essentially what I want from a pop-a-mole in space. Not to forget, the Expanse universe is an excellent space opera setting that is similar to the universe of Mass Effect (in tone), so the devs have plenty of cool stuff to pick from. Check out the trailer after the click!

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Stargate SG-1: The Alliance Trailer – Cancelled Game [Video]

Recently, I stumbled across information that there was a Stargate SG-1 game in the making, but for whatever insane reason, it was cancelled. Another sweet dream dead, because there aren’t many games set in this rich and wonderful universe. From what I know, we have the fan-made Stargate: Adventure, which is fine but very short. And Stargate: Timekeepers, a Commandos-style trial-and-error game that I didn’t like, nor did I play much at all, hence no review.

Slim pickings, which makes this gaming betrayal sting even harder. It was going to be a first‑person, squad‑based shooter where you get to control the legendary SG-1 team. Just check out the awesome trailer (and more) after the jump!

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Galactic Space Guard – Demo Impressions

Suit up, marine, it’s time to defend humanity’s space stations against alien incursions. The trade and profits must flow, so get to it, private! The Galactic Space Guard demo has you clearing one of these stations from the vermin of space. While not a looker graphically, as it visually looks like a 90s MTV music video, the twist on the turn-based combat makes up for it.

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