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Developer Soda Den has announced Roots of Pacha, a Stone Age life simulator that might be most akin to a “Stone Age Stardew Valley.” You can back it now on Kickstarter.

“By connecting with nature at your own pace you’ll help your clan evolve, develop culture and relationships, and discover the mysteries of Pacha, mother nature,” the development team said in its description of Roots of Pacha. Check out the announcement trailer above as well as screenshots (and gameplay gifs) in the gallery below.

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Cooperative play is supported, and in the game you’ll farm, craft, build, tame and ride animals, evolve your clan, and more. Future features have been promised as well, including marrying fellow Pachans, breeding animals, petting those animals, participating in festivals and rituals, and more.

Kickstarter backers at a sufficient tier will have access to a closed alpha demo starting on March 26.

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Activision has announced that not only will Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 be released on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on March 26, 2021, but that it will also be skating its way to the Nintendo Switch later this year.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 on PS5 and Xbox Series X will feature new next-gen upgrades, including giving fans a chance to play in 1080p at 120 FPS or in native 4K at 60 FPS, spatial audio, and more.

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“High-fidelity atmospherics” has also been added to these new versions, and it will “allow players to enjoy the experience of sharper dynamic shadows, reflections and lens flares, as well as enhanced skater textures and more on next-gen consoles.”

Digital players will be able to upgrade to the Cross-Gen Deluxe bundle for an additional $10, while those who already own the digital deluxe version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 will be able to upgrade for free, unless you live in Japan.

This upgrade includes access to the secret skater Ripper (a.k.a. the infamous Powell-Peralta mascot), retro gear for Create-A-Skater mode, and retro skins for Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, and Rodney Mullen.

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While those wishing to play Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 on Switch will have to wait a bit longer, they were treated to a fun exchange on Twitter where Tony Hawk himself asked Crash Bandicoot if he’d help him get this game on Switch after he heard Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is being released on Nintendo’s latest platform on March 12, 2021. Luckily, Crash came through when Tony needed him most.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2020. In our review, we said “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is such a tremendous turnaround from 2015’s disastrously dismal Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 that it’s difficult to believe they share even a shred of DNA. The accessible yet tricky skating is earnest and old-school fun, the wonderful looking levels are lovingly designed odes to the past, and the music is like the hearty embrace of an old childhood buddy.”

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Dungeons & Dragons is going full-on horror with its next book. Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft arrives on May 18, and will allow DMs to create a story steeped in scares while players can add dark gifts to their characters and choose from two new subclasses.

The 256-page book is the perfect addition to any D&D player who loves horror, but wants to step away from gothic horror–traditionally what D&D has leaned into heavily. However, this new book will feature various types of horror, appeasing many fans of the genre. There is also a 20-page adventure contained within the book titled, “House of Lament.”

Ravenloft will feature various Domains of Dread, some contained within the book, and some that can be created by the DM. For example Strahd is from Barovia, a vampire-infested gothic horror domain. However, that’s not the only type of horror Ravenloft, as it will be “expanding out from there into other Domains of Dread and beyond just gothic horror,” explained Van Richten’s

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Sony’s PlayStation boss Jim Ryan says that the company plans to publish more games directly to PS Plus. Sony has previously released several notable games directly to PlayStation Plus subscribers, specifically the vehicular combat game Destruction AllStars and the monster-catching game Bugsnax.

In an interview with GQ, Ryan said that the company feels that releasing directly to PS Plus is a “very interesting and innovative way to publish games.” Ryan continued: “It works for us as the publisher and we know the subscribers to PlayStation Plus love it.”

PS Plus subscribers have been able to claim a certain number of free games every month since the PS4 days. In the same interview, the GQ interviewer cited Sony’s own statistics that state that 87% of people with a PS5 are subscribed to PS Plus. February’s free PS Plus games were the aforementioned Destruction AllStars, Concrete Genie, and Control: Ultimate Edition. Increasingly, the free PS Plus games have featured PS5 exclusives such as Destruction AllStars and Control, but Concrete Genie is also available on PS4.

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It was recently speculated that Lord of the Rings visual artist Ted Nasmith was involved in the production of Amazon’s big-budget fantasy show. However, this is not true.

Nasmith himself confirmed on Facebook that rumors about his involvement were “100% invented out of thin air.” He said he was “deeply touched” to hear his name in reports about the new Amazon show, but he confirmed, “No one from Amazon has approached me, full stop.”

TheOneRing.net originally reported the news, and has since apologized to Nasmith. However, the site did stand by its assertion that Nasmith’s artwork has been spotted in the production offices for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show.

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Fall Guys developer Mediatonic has shared the first details on the upcoming Season 4, and the theme for this newest season is … the future.

Players will travel to the year 4041, apparently, according to a teaser video. Mediatonic has only revealed the theme for Season 4, so we’ll have to wait a while longer to learn about all the specifics about any new content, updates, or new features.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has said that a quarter of PlayStation 5 owners never owned a PlayStation 4.

Ryan made the statement in interviews with GQ and The Washington Post to promote the announcement of PlayStation VR 2 and talk about the state of the PlayStation 5 in 2021.

“One in four of those who have bought a PlayStation 5 do not have a PS4 […] So it’s really nice that we’re able to bring in people from outside,” Ryan told GQ. This suggests that PlayStation has managed to bring a lot of new players into its ecosystem with its next-gen launch, or at least take in a lot of players who may have chosen other consoles or stuck with PC in previous generations.

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For some context, the PlayStation 5 shipped 4.5 million units in 2020, matching the launch run of the PlayStation 4 back in 2013. Demand is still outstripping supply for the console, and Ryan told GQ that Sony is “working as hard as we possibly can” to remedy the situation, noting the semiconductor shortage and entirely-online distribution as considerations that are holding back production.

This is all part of a major news blast from Sony, as the company revealed PlayStation VR 2 earlier today, and announced in Ryan’s GQ interview that more PlayStation exclusives will be coming to PC, reportedly starting with Days Gone in the Spring. Elsewhere in the same interview, we learned that Gran Turismo 7 is being pushed back to 2022.

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Starting March 1, PlayStation users will be able to download one of the PS4’s best exclusives free of charge. Ratchet & Clank will be free as part of PlayStation’s Play at Home initiative, a program that Sony debuted last year as a way of giving back during the COVID-19 pandemic. Once you claim Ratchet & Clank, it’ll be in your library forever. The giveaway runs until the end of March, but more freebies will be available in the coming months.

A reimagining of the first game in the action-platformer series, Ratchet & Clank landed on PS4 in 2016 with significantly overhauled visuals and quality-of-life gameplay improvements. It earned an 8/10 in GameSpot’s Ratchet & Clank review. While the freebie will be available to both PS5 and PS4 users, Ratchet & Clank is part of the PlayStation Plus Collection, so many PS5 owners already have access to it.

If you haven’t played Ratchet & Clank on PS4, now’s a great time to check it out. The next entry in the series, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, arrives on PS5 on June 11. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart preorders are live now and come with multiple neat bonuses.

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