020
Takea lookattheneon-soakedtrailer
foryourselfhere:bit.ly/opm-rad.
QRevivethewastelandbyforgingyour
ownpaththroughthetoxicwastes.09
Aftertwo
apocalypsesthe
worldhasbeen
ravaged,turned
intoa radioactive
wasteland.Butthe
remnantsofhumanityendure.For
now,anyway.A hero– onethe
peoplecall“Rad”– mustbravethe
wastesin ordertofinda newsource
ofenergytobreathelifeintothe
ashesofcivilisation.
Asthegame(alsocalledRad)is a
roguelike,youcanneverbequite
surewhatthe
barrenlandwill
throwatyounext,
butarmedwitha
baseballbatyou
smackyourway
throughthecreatureswhowanttoturnyouinto
a radioactivedinner.Thefurtheryou
makeit intothetoxiclandscape
searchingforwhathumanityneeds
tosurvive,themoreyoumutate,
gainingnewpowersbeyondyour
simplebat.Theserandompowers
stackandevolveasyouprogress,so
youconstantlyneedtogettogrips
withwhatyoucando,andmakefull
useoftheskillsyou’vebeengranted.
DoubleFine’sLeePetty,theart
directorofBrütalLegend,is leading
theproject.Simplytraversingthe
crackedlandwill
seeyourestoring
verdantlifetothe
muddybrown
surroundings,filling
it onceagainwith
greensplendour- mixedwithdoses
of’80s-styleneongorgeousness.
Despitethedangerousradioactive
powerthatcoursesthroughyour
aptlynamedRad,thewastesare
deadly,andwillquitelikelyswallowup
humanity’shero.Butfearnot...there
willalwaysbea newteentostep
forwardandpickupthemantle(and
thebat)ofthefallen,andstrikeout
onceagainthissummer.
A randomcombinationof
mutationswillleadtosome
quitebizarre-looking(but
powerful)wastelandheroes.MUTATIONS
STACKAND
EVOLVEASYOU
PROGRESS.Double Fine’s latest
is Rad to the max
Use wasteland mutations to lay the smack down
instant
opinion
strong vs
wrongBACK FOR MORE
Turtle Rock Studios, the
developer behind 2015’s
Evolve plus Left 4 Dead
on PC, has announced
the latter’s spiritual
successor Back 4 Blood,
promising joyful four-
player co-op blasting.BEYOND BELIEF
Hello Games’ free No
Man’s Sky: Beyond
update adds
multiplayer features,
won’t require a
subscription, and has
no microtransactions.
You had us at Hello.IT’S PRECIOUS
The Lord Of The Rings:
Gollum has been
announced by Daedalic.
A stealth game with a
strong narrative in
which we play as Gollum
and Sméagol? Love it,
but not until 2021.(CYBER)PUNK MUSIC
Lady Gaga was spotted
at CD Projekt Red’s
mo-cap studio, causing
speculation that she
may be set to cameo in
Cyberpunk 2077.BROKEN HEARTS
Idea Factory in Japan
made a slew of visual
novel announcements,
but they seem to not be
heading to PS Vita any
more. How will Oscar
get his romance fix?WAR GRIND
Apex Legends’ battle
pass disappointed us.
Each level is a grind to
earn filler rewards. We
love the game, but give
us something to get
invested in.