GB Daily Roundup: Tomb and nail | April 5, 2022

I'm glad to see that Crystal Dynamics is making another Tomb Raider. I do hope we get something with

I'm glad to see that Crystal Dynamics is making another Tomb Raider. I do hope we get something with a bit more of a lighthearted tone. I think the darker mood and atmosphere worked OK for the last trilogy as a way to differentiate itself from Uncharted. But that franchise is dormant, and I think a lot of us could go for a Lara Croft adventure with less gore. –Mike Minotti, GamesBeat reviews editor

Crystal Dynamics announces new Tomb Raider game on Unreal Engine 5 | VentureBeat Crystal Dynamics announced it's bringing Tomb Raider back, and it's developing the new game on the just-launched Unreal Engine 5.

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5 for next-generation games | VentureBeat Epic Games is releasing Unreal Engine 5 so developers can build next-generation games, digital films, and the metaverse.

Pokémon Go developer Niantic acquires AR focused studio NZXR | VentureBeat Pokemon Go developer Niantic has acquired the New Zealand based, XR focused developer NZXR to push the limits of future AR games.

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Xbox Game Pass adds Life is Strange: True Colors, MLB The Show 22 in April | VentureBeat Xbox has announced the first batch of games coming to Game Pass in April, including Life is Strange: True Colors and MLB The Show 22.

Superbloom raises $3M to develop mobile games aimed at women | VentureBeat Superbloom, a new studio working on casual mobile games aimed at adult women, has raised $3 million to develop its first title.

Twitter loved Wordle and Genshin Impact in Q1 2022 | VentureBeat Twitter has revealed which games we talked about the most in the first part of 2022 – and it's no surprise we talked about Wordle.

Rainbow Six Mobile emerges after internal delay | VentureBeat Tom Clancy has a new Siege, but this time it is Rainbow Six Mobile for your iOS and Android smartphone devices.

Block Tackle raises $5M and launches skateboard NFTs | VentureBeat Block Tackle, a new game studio making the SkateX blockchain game, is starting the sale of its collection of animated skateboard NFTs.

GuitarTuna Play helps you learn to play at your own pace | VentureBeat With a new AI system that follows along with players, GuitarTuna Play helps players learn chords and songs at their own pace.

Techtonica is a new factory-building game on a terrifying (and beautiful) rogue planet | VentureBeat Techtonica looks a lot like Satisfactory combined with Deep Rock Galactic and the bioluminescent flora and fauna of Puerto Rico.

Coca-Cola launches its latest weird soda flavor in the metaverse | VentureBeat Coca-Cola is using the metaverse – Fortnite specifically – as a launching spot for its new, bizarre flavor that allegedly tastes of pixels.

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