The Iterative Digest #99
Starfield pressure, a Video Game Xmas, and Tomb Raider!
Hello and welcome to issue #99 of the Digest! This week we discuss Starfield pressure, a Rare Xmas song, new upcoming indies to keep an eye on, and the importance of Lara Croft.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s latest - curated by yours truly! Remember, if you like what you see, don’t forget to share and subscribe. Have a great week!
The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley has stated that due to viewer feedback, the upcoming show will be significantly shorter than last year’s.
Todd Howard has revealed that Bethesda is currently working on an unannounced mobile game. While not giving any particular details, Howard did suggest that they would be targeting a younger demographic that are comfortable using mobile devices for lengthy play sessions.
In an interview with the Lex Fridman podcast, Howard also said that Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of parent company ZeniMax Media has put pressure on the team to deliver a system-selling title.
Nintendo has released an apology for the inconvenience of performance and stability issues in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, which has been criticized for running poorly on the Nintendo Switch.
Former Rare veterans known for their work on popular 90’s titles such as Goldeneye, Banjo Kazooie, and Donkey Kong have released a Christmas song under the band name Retro-Fusion.
Togges
Togges is a charming and colorful 3D puzzle platformer. Go on adventures, stack adorable living blocks and solve puzzles around the Cosmos to save the galaxy from the threats of the void.
Coming to Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on December 7th.
Chained Echoes
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech. Chained Echoes is a 16-bit style JRPG set in a fantasy world where dragons are as common as piloted mechanical suits.
Coming to Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on December 8th.
NecroBouncer
Happy hour has arrived! Become the NecroBouncer and toss out rowdy guests in a roguelike adventure through the nightclub dungeon. Raise the dead, discover hundreds of relics, ban enemies and gobble up their powers. It’s one hell of a good time!
Coming to PC on December 8th.
Join Kelsey as she reexplores the idol that is Lara Croft, her feelings on the original Tomb Raider game vs the series’ newer iterations, and the lasting effect a polygon-addled character left on a young girl from Arkansas.
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