After Katamari Damacy and Wattam, Keita Takahashi is hard at work on his next game: it's called Uvula. It is, most likely, about uvulas.

During today's Annapurna Interactive Showcase we got a brief teaser for Takahashi's next game. It showed a boy in Takahashi's signature art style gently snoring away, with the camera zoomed in close on his uvula – you know, the little hangy down thing in the back of the throat. It slowly zoomed out to his face, and a dog licks the boy's cheek. That's all!

It's anyone's guess how this is going to make a game, but if anyone can do it, it's probably Takahashi. All of his past games have been extremely quirky and original, from Katamari (a game about rolling every object on earth into a giant katamari ball to send into space and turn into a star) to Wattam, a game that inexplicably involved a lot of poop.

Notably, Wattam was developed by Funomena, which appears to have shut down as of earlier this year following a report from People Make Games alleging that studio head Robin Hunicke had emotionally abused the staff. A later report from Fanbyte stated that Takahashi and Hunicke had clashed over the design of Wattam and eventually physically barricaded themselves off from one another.

Annapurna Interactive published Wattam, as well as games by both Mountains and Fullbright, which have also had allegations levvied against them in the last few years. Annapurna has not commented on the situation at Funomena, but notably Takahashi appears to have attached his named to Uvula independent of a studio entity.

You can get a full rundown of everything announced at today's Annapurna Interactive showcase in our roundup.

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Krysten Ritter is heading back to AMC as the star of Orphan Black: Echoes. Ritter, who featured on AMC’s Breaking Bad and starred in Marvel’s Jessica Jones, will also serve as executive producer for the new series.

Orphan Black: Echoes is set in the same world as the critically acclaimed sci-fi hit Orphan Black and will get a 10-episode first season run on AMC+. The series will be set in the near future and will take “a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence.”

Meet the star and executive producer of #OrphanBlackEchoes, @krystenritter. pic.twitter.com/p3DpoOxGr9

— Orphan Black (@OrphanBlack) July 28, 2022

Ritter will play Lucy, “a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world.” Orphan Black: Echoes will follow a group of women as they intersect with one another’s lives and embark on a “thrilling journey.” They’ll unravel “the mystery of their identity and uncover a wrenching story of love and betrayal.”

Ritter starred as the titular character in Jessica Jones on Netflix for three seasons. Both it and Orphan Black have a sense of moodiness in both its setting and characters. If Orphan Black: Echoes follows suit from its predecessor, Ritter should feel right at home.

Previously, Orphan Black had sequels as a comic book and podcast after its five-season run ended in 2017. The best part of Orphan Black was easily its lead, Tatiana Maslany, who portrayed a dozen or so different clones all with distinct personalities. Maslany would go on to win an Emmy for the role giving more credibility to the often overlooked sci-fi genre and will join the MCU herself as She-Hulk.

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Hohokum – the beautiful, exploratory 2014 PlayStation exclusive – launches on Steam today.

Announced during today's Annapurna Interactive Showcase, the game became available on PC as soon as the show ended.

Hohokum was originally released for PS3, PS4, and PS Vita, and has players piloting a space worm-kite-thing through abstract, colorful environments, affecting elements of the world around you as you pass. The game is wordless, asking you to explore to find your way through its surreal scenes – backed by generative music that builds and changes with your actions.

In our 8.8/10 review, we said that Hohokum is "latest title in a long lineage of artistically inclined, thoroughly unique PlayStation exclusives. From Vib Ribbon through to LocoRoco, Flower, Tokyo Jungle, Sound Shapes and more, it’s in good company, and deserves to be uttered in the same breath as those much-loved cult classics."

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During today's Annapurna Interactive showcase, we got two surprising upgrade announcements to two beloved games: Outer Wilds and What Remains of Edith Finch.

First up, Outer Wilds is getting a 60fps upgrade on Xbox Series X, S, and PS5 that's coming September 15, and the upgrade is free if you own the game already. Developer Mobius Digital also confirmed that the game is still planned for Switch at some point in the future, but haven't given a date for that just yet.

Meanwhile, What Remains of Edith Finch is getting a 60fps upgrade and 4k on Xbox Series X and PS5, and that update is not only free, it's also available today.

Both of these are pleasant surprise upgrades for two widely acclaimed games. We called Edith Finch "one of the finest magical-realism stories in all of games" back when we reviewed it on launch in 2017. OuterWilds was similarly beloved in 2019, and we called it "a true adventure in ways most games never achieve." Its DLC released late last year, Echoes of the Eye, was a "wonderful return" to the system of the original.

You can get a full rundown of everything announced at today's Annapurna Interactive showcase in our roundup.

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The highly anticipated co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has been delayed.

The upcoming Left 4 Dead-style co-op game, set in the Warhammer 40k universe, was due to be released on September 13. But the PC version has now been pushed back until November 30, 2022, with the console edition launching on Xbox Series X|S shortly after.

“Delaying a game is perhaps one of the most difficult decisions a developer faces and one we are not excited about making,” said Fatshark CEO Martin Wahlund via Twitter. “Still, we hope this speaks to our commitment to taking the time necessary and doing whatever it takes to get you the best possible game.”

Specifically, it looks as though the Fatshark team needs more time to improve the game before it ships… and while that means a bit of a wait for Warhammer 40k fans, it’s certainly as good a reason as any.

“While we have been humbled by the great feedback on the game so far, we also need more time to improve stability, performance, and to mature key systems,” he explained. “Each is critical to making sure we have the best possible experience for you, the players.”

Despite the delay, it’s not back to the drawing board for Darktide.

Wahlund also revealed that a series of beta and technical tests will be launching in the coming months… and they need Warhammer 40,000 fans to help out. If you want to participate in the beta, just sign up at darktide.live/signup.

But for the time being, the upcoming betas are the only way to get your hands on the upcoming sci-fi co-op shooter.

IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey had a lot to say about Warhammer 40,000: Darktide during the recent hands-on preview, explaining that “Darktide looks set to be both worthy of that attention and approachable to players both familiar with and new to Warhammer, and/or anyone who’s played Vermintide 2.”

Want to read more about Warhammer 40,000: Darktide? Check out the extended gameplay trailer for a good look at what to expect, and read up on all the nerdy details you’ll find in the game.

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