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‘The Last of Us Part II’ Leads All 2021 BAFTA Games Awards Nominees Ahead of March 25 Ceremony
It’s that time of year again for the BAFTA Games Awards, and to no one’s surprise, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II leads the way in nominations.
PlayStation Universe reports that the title not only leads all other nominees with 13 nominations, but those nominations are more than any other single game has ever received in the history of the awards.
The Last of Us Part II isn’t the only big nominee this year, as Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima is up for 10 categories, while Supergiant Games’ Hades is up for 9 awards. Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx and CD Projekt RED’s Cyberpunk 2077 have four nominations each, while Bethesda’s DOOM Eternal and Devolver Digital’s Carrion have two nominations, apiece.
This year’s BAFTA Games Awards will take place on Thursday, March 25, and will be streamed exclusively online through Twitch, YouTube, and Steam. You can check out the full list of nominees and their categories here.
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Closed Beta for ‘The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu’ Begins Today; Pre-Orders Now Open [Trailer]
Alongside a new gameplay video, NACON and developer ACE Team are kicking off the closed beta today for their upcoming cooperative horror game The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu. The beta will run from until Monday, June 8 at 10 AM CEST. You can sign up for the playtest here. Meanwhile, Steam players will have the opportunity to venture into the jungle before the Steam Next Fest and before the game’s official release.
In addition, pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions are now open. To accompany this announcement on the Steam side, a special promotion has been set up where the launch price on Steam will be discounted based on the number of wishlists reached at release. With over 400,000 wishlists on Steam already, the community can rally to unlock a bigger discount.
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft‘s cosmic horror short novel, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu invites players to form a squad of 2 to 4 members to embark on an uncharted continent in search of a legendary city containing invaluable treasures.
You and your companions are on the deck of your galleon. El Capitán has given you a contract to fulfill: gather as much wealth as possible, find a missing person, locate an ancient fort, and, if possible, return safe and sound from this perilous expedition. As soon as you set foot on the shore, at the edge of the jungle, a vague sense of dread takes hold. In this jungle, treasures and mysteries await you, but so do unspeakable entities ready to make you regret ever setting foot in their territory.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu will launch July 15 on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series.
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