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Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and The Last of Us writer and creative director Neil Druckmann will adapt The Last of Us video game franchise into an HBO series, the network announced. Druckmann will work with Mazin to pen and executive producer the series. Naughty Dog president Evan Wells will also executive produce along with Chernobyl executive producer Carolyn Strauss. The Last of Us series is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television in association with the May 2019-formed PlayStation Productions. “Neil Druckmann is without question the finest storyteller working in the video game medium, and The Last of Us is his magnum opus,” said Mazin in a statement. “Getting a chance to adapt this breathtaking work of art has been a dream of mine for years, and I’m so honored to do it in partne...

Ghost of Tsushima will launch for PlayStation 4 on June 26, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Sucker Punch Productions announced. The announcement comes alongside the release of a story trailer, as well as pre-order bonuses and three limited editions. Here are the details, via the PlayStation Blog: New Trailer The new trailer showcases our hero, Jin Sakai. In the past, we’ve shown the world around Jin, but this time we wanted to give you a taste of the people he meets along his journey and the scale of the threat that forces him to transform into a new kind of warrior. While you’ll catch glimpses of several of Jin’s allies and enemies in today’s trailer, there are two we want to focus on in particular. The first is Jin’s uncle, Shimura, the jito (lord) of Tsushima and ...

Rock of Ages III: Make & Break will launch for Stadia simultaneously alongside its previously announced PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC versions in 2020, publisher Modus Games and developers ACE Team and Giant Monkey Robot announced.\ Here is an overview of the game, via its official website: About Make your own levels. Break everyone else’s. Rock of Ages III: Make & Break is competitive tower defense and arcade action rolled up with ACE Team’s quirky, Monty Python-esque humor into one giant, creative game for the ages. Jump into the expansive, gut-busting story for an eclectic adventure featuring bizarre and irreverent takes on legendary characters, or for the first time, create and share your own levels to compete with friends and strangers online in a real-time mix of he...

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, the second installment in The Dark Pictures Anthology following 2019’s Man of Medan, will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this summer, publisher Bandai Namco and developer Supermassive Games announced. “We’ve been delighted by the reaction from players and the success of Man of Medan as the first installment of The Dark Pictures Anthology,” said Supermassive Games CEO Pete Samuels in a press release. “We really appreciate feedback from the community and the team remains committed to the goal of making each new installment deliver further thrilling horror experiences, with the next chapter, Little Hope, bringing an all new and disturbing horror story to the anthology.” Here is an overview of the game, via Bandai Namco: About Each new game...

Publisher Annapurna Interactive will release interactive story game Florence, which first launched for iOS and Android in February 2018, for Switch via the Nintendo eShop, and PC and Mac via Steam and GOG, as well as the Mac App Store for $5.99. Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page: Florence is the story of the heartracing highs and heartbreaking lows of a young woman’s very first love. At 25, Florence Yeoh feels a little stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world. Experience every beat of Florence and Krish’s relationship through a series of bespoke gameplay vignettes – from flirting to fighting, from helping each othe...

First-person narrative adventure game The Suicide of Rachel Foster will launch for PC via Steam on February 19, 2020, publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer ONE-O-ONE Games announced. ONE-O-ONE Games told Gematsu that while it is working hard to make the same date for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game, a console release date has yet to be confirmed. Though if it is not February 19, it will be released “shortly after.” Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page: About 1993—Lewis and Clark County, Monatana, United States. Ten years ago, teenager Nicole and her mother left the family hotel after discovering her father Leonard’s affair with, and pregnancy of Rachel, a girl her own age who eventually committed suicide. Now that both of her parents have passed,...

Developer Crea-ture Studios has released a substantial update for the Early Access version of skateboarding simulation game Session for PC, as well as announced a partnership with developer iLLOGIKA to co-develop the Xbox One version of the title, which will launch via Xbox Game Preview this spring. Here is an overview of the update, via Crea-ture Studios: Session’s hefty new update features improved physics, more fluid skater animations, and enhanced responsiveness, making each trick look and feel more lifelike than ever. Other big new additions include: The ability to remotely connect and play games of S.K.A.T.E against other players online via Steam Remote Play Together. A new trick-and-control system that makes it easier than ever to pick up and play. Slides and grinds are now smoother...