This weekend’s indie darling is the adorable but hardcore Hollow Knight

Game Athen: Hollow Knight is a hardcore sidescrolling action game from a small indie team, and everyone’s pretty interested in it as of the latest trailer.



“But Brenna,” you may say. “The world is full of indie Metroidvania games! There’s even one called ‘Shovel Knight’ occupying this niche. Why should I care?”

I’m certain there’s an argument about never having enough of this genre, but rather than attempt to make it, I’ll just show you the beautiful trailer that has people so excited. I may also drop the word “hardcore” and point out that the title rings a few Dark Souls bells.



Crowdfunded last year, Hollow Knight is coming to Linux, Mac, PC and Wii U in 2016. Developer Team Cherry is based in the very best city in the whole world.

'Outlook NOT Good' for Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth on Vita, Wii U and New 3DS

Game Athen: The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth may not make it to three target platforms.



The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is an expansion to Nicalis and Edmund McMillen’s fancy re-release, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.

in other news, evaluating Afterbirth for Wii U, new 3DS and PS Vita. Not running at a performance level I'm happy with. Outlook NOT good

— Tyrone Rodriguez (@tyronerodriguez) November 20, 2015

among other things, consider that Afterbirth has over 100 weapon combinations, Rebirth had much less. Those stacks add up

— Tyrone Rodriguez (@tyronerodriguez) November 20, 2015

Released on October 30, the add-on has gone down pretty well with fans on Steam (apart from a ruckus over whether bugs were part of an AR game or not). The DLC is also on the way to PS4 and Xbox One, but other systems are looking pretty chancy at the moment, according to Nicalis producer Tyrone Rodriguez.

Source: vg247

Shovel Knight expansion Plague of Shadows is just one week away

Game Athen: Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows has been graced with a release date: September 17.



The totally free expansion casts players in the role of Plague Knight for a whole new campaign – but also adds a ton of new features including alchemy and the long awaited Challenge Mode.

You need to have finished the core story of Shovel Knight to start up Plague of Shadows, but Yacht Club Games has promised to provide a code that’ll drop you right down at the start of the new content if you’ve changed platforms or lost your save file somehow.

Plague Knight plays a little differently to Shovel Knight, but Yacht Club has provided a stack of information on the new character to help you come to grips with our new masked friend.

Shovel Knight is available on 3DS, Linux, Mac, PC, PlayStation 3, PS4, Vita, Wii U and Xbox One. A physical version will release next month.

Source: vg247

10 brand new songs added to Guitar Hero Live

Game Athen: Guitar Hero Live is almost upon us, but Activision has found time to squeeze another track list announcement in.



Guitar Hero Live will include tracks from Pearl Jam, Lamb of God, Passenger and Wavves, the publisher has revealed. See the full list of freshly-revealed tracks below.

Pearl Jam – Sirens
Surfer Blood – Demon Dance
Gerard Way – No Shows
Orianthi – According to You
Haim – The Wire
Tonight Alive – The Ocean
Lamb of God – Ghost Walking
36 Crazyfists – Also Am I
Wavves – Demon to Lean On
Passenger – Let Her Go

The strummer arrives on PlayStation 3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on October 20.

Source: vg247