In Real Life: The News From The Intersection Of Games & The Real World
Everything that affects the lives of gamers and things gamers care about is right here. If it’s a brush with the law, new legislation affecting gaming, or just the many cool things happening in gaming culture, IRL’s the place to be.
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Steelrising Game Says What If Victorian Times But With Robots?
Steelrising got a new trailer tonight during The Game Awards 2021, showing off its wild mix of robots and a Victorian-era world. The game is coming out next year to PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.
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Sega Reveals Sonic Frontiers, The First Open-World Sonic Game
We’ve seen Sonic the Hedgehog games with free-roaming hub areas, but a fully open-world Sonic? That’s an entirely new animal. Ready or not, here comes Sonic Frontiers, which Sega is calling Sonic’s first “open-zone-inspired gaming experience.” Check out the first trailer, as well as a few screenshots of its vast, fully explorable areas.
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New Game Nightingale Is Probably Your Next Time Travelling Co-op Fixation
Time travel. A fae realm. A shared world with all manner of gameplay elements. Yes, Nightingale, the next game helmed by former BioWare vet Aaryn Flynn, is essentially Cool Game Yahtzee!, and I am here for it. Here’s an initial trailer:
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Geoff Keighley Opens Game Awards With Disappointing Vagueness
Host Geoff Keighley opened the 2021 Game awards by calling on “everyone” to build a “better, safer” video game industry by voting with their time and their dollars.