The Biggest Gaming News For August 27, 2022
Welcome to the weekend. Saturdays are all about catching up on sleep, taking care of your laundry, and of course doing a little bit of housekeeping. I’m kidding of course. I don’t know about you, but I get none of these things done because I’m far too busy with video games. I assume that you’re the same, so let’s get you all caught up. Today, we heard that pixel artists have recreated the Kanto region from Pokemon Red & Blue, Sifu is about to get a big update with some changes to the difficulty, and Embracer is working on a brand new deal with Marvel. These are just our top stories and so read on for the rest.
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When the game was released earlier this year, players were slightly taken aback by some of the bosses, prompting the developer behind Sifu, Sloclap, to promise a big update. The time has finally come and Sloclap is adding a host of changes in addition to some interesting difficulty tweaks. "Players who may like to brag about their mastery of Kung Fu can finally show off a new score that better reflects their fighting finesse," the company notes. "The new scoring system will take into account every punch, kick, sweep and finisher performed, doling out a ranking based on a player’s smoothness, efficiency, and variety. Dismantle a group of enemies without getting hit and players will be greeted with a score worth flaunting."
Value is apparently interested in creating “even more open and capable” versions of the Steam Deck. And here I was thinking that it was already pretty open and capable. The news comes from a booklet that Valve is apparently distributing throughout Asia. "This is a multi-generational product line," the booklet reads. "Valve will support Steam
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