The Deadly Premonition board game didn't need very long to become a success. The project surpassed its $50,000 target on Kickstarter in just a day.As of this writing, the Deadly Premonition board game has brought in $65,000 from more than 1,000 backers. The campaign ends on June 9, so funding is only going to climb higher. As shown on the Kickstarter page, there are a number of stretch goals.For p... more.

Funcom's The Secret World is returning in a new form. The publisher announced this week that the game will relaunch on June 26 through Steam as Secret World Legends. It's a free-to-play game that Funcom describes as a "reboot" of the 2012 MMO The Secret World. The new version of the game is labeled a "shared-world action RPG." More than just a name change, Funcom says it will feature "a redesigned... more.

Thirty-eight years after Alien came out in 1979, Ridley Scott is back with the latest chapter in the sci-fi series, Alien: Covenant. A sequel to the Alien prequel Prometheus, Covenant comes to theaters in Australia on May 11, with a release in the US following on May 18.Ahead of release, reviews have come online. To help you get an idea for if the movie is worth your time and money, we've collecte... more.

Much-loved indie game Risk of Rain is getting a sequel, developer Hopoo announced today, and the follow-up will make the leap from 2D to 3D."Risk of Rain 2 is our first fully 3D project," the company revealed in a blog post. "We think that 3D allows for much deeper design spaces and more possibilities for cool gameplay. Feelings of scale and atmosphere are also much stronger. We are really happy w... more.

LocoRoco Remastered--the PS4 re-release of the 2006 platformer--is out today, May 9.It's already available on the UK and Australian PlayStation Stores, costing £12 / AU $23 (£9.59 / AU $18.36 for PS Plus members), though it is not yet up on the US Store.The original launched exclusively for PSP over 10 years ago and never came to any other platform. This will therefore be the first time the wack... more.

The upcoming multiplatform fighting game Tekken 7 is getting a PS4 Pro bundle in Europe.PlayStation France has announced a new system bundle that comes with the souped-up PS4 (1 TB) and a copy of Tekken 7. There will apparently also be a Slim (500 GB) version. A listing at UK retailer Game shows a price of £250 for the Slim edition, though it's not clear what the Pro versionw will cost.TEKKEN 7 D... more.

Not surprisingly, NBA 2K18 will have a couple of special editions when it comes out this fall. This year, those editions focus on the well-known Hall of Fame player, Shaquille O'Neal.Publisher 2K announced today that the NBA 2K18 Legend Edition will feature Shaq on its cover. It'll also include some Shaq memorabilia and digital items. If you buy the Legend Edition, you'll get a Shaq poster, sticke... more.

Deep Silver has released a new trailer for Agents of Mayhem, the upcoming stylized single-player shooter from Volition, the makers of the Saints Row games. This newest video shows three of the game's main characters: Hollywood, Fortune, and Hardtack. Hollywood is a full-of-himself, former reality TV and adult film star. He delivers "over-the-top" gameplay and "necessary spectacle," the video's nar... more.

After legendary footballer Diego Maradona threatened to sue Konami in March, the two parties have now settled their dispute out of court, according to El Eco (via Kotaku).Maradona had accused the publisher of using his likeness without his permission in PES 2017, a claim which Konami later denied, saying, "our company is using appropriately, with the basis of the license within the contract." Now... more.

Bethesda's Prey failed to knock Mario Kart 8 Deluxe off the top of the UK physical sales chart this week. The sci-fi action game finished at No.2, below Nintendo's racer, for the week ending May 6.The rest of the top five is made up of the evergreen Grand Theft Auto V, which maintains its place at No.3, while Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (No.4) and Lego Worlds (No.5) both rise, week-on-week.Else... more.