How would you act out Lady Whistledown in under five seconds? What does your best Eddie Munson impression look like (cue epic air guitar riff)?

Is it a chef’s kiss or Chef’s Table your friend is miming before you give up and yell pass!

Well, Netflix fans, your get-downs, grand balls and A.V. club meetings just got a lot more “luxe.”

Netflix has just released Netflix Heads Up!, an exclusive version of the popular mobile game for all Netflix members with Netflix-inspired decks. The game is a twist on charades where players have to guess the words on another player’s forehead before the one-minute timer runs out. In partnership with Ellen Digital Ventures, Netflix Heads Up! gives members the chance to put their Netflix I.Q. to the test with 28 decks inspired by some of our popular series like Bridgerton, Stranger Things and Squid Game, beloved social channels like GEEKED or Strong Black Lead, and an array of entertainment categories.

Here’s a glimpse at some of the decks you can expect to get your hands on:

• Bridgerton: Dearest Gentle Reader, you are invited to play the Bridgerton deck where you will engage in a ball of fun as you guess clues based on the hit show.
• GEEKED: Do you love sci-fi, horror, fantasy, comic books and video games? Congratulations, you’re a Geek just like us and we love you for it! Please enjoy this super GEEKED deck!
• NetflixIsAJoke: Comedy is the best medicine. Cure your boredom with this deck that includes comic greats and comedy terminology.
• Squid Game: Pull out your tracksuit because the Squid Game Deck is sure to make you sweat. Guess Squid Game-related actions, characters and themes without saying the word or rhyming.
• Strong Black Lead: Strong Black Lead amplifies Black voices, stories, and creators. Show off your knowledge of Black actors, entertainers, series and films!
• Stranger Things: Join The Party and enjoy this deck full of characters, words, phrases and more from the Stranger Things series.

Netflix Heads Up! is a game everyone can participate in, so whether you have five or fifty people over, no one will be left out — even if they’re not there! You can easily share recordings of your matches with friends and family on Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and more! And the best part?! For the first time ever Netflix fans around the world will be able to play charades on their Android and iOS devices in up to 15 different languages.

Gather your friends and family over for game night and get ready for some fierce head-to-head competition putting your Netflix fandom on full display today.

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Headup has announced to us here at STG that Outbuddies DX, a 2D side-scrolling adventure game in the spirit of the classic ‘Metroid’, is coming this year (2020).

Developed by Julian Laufer over the course of seven years, and first released on Steam and GOG in October 2019, OutbuddiesDX is a feature-packed otherworldly adventure with deadly enemies and an ever-trustworthy robot sidekick, Buddy.

Set deep in the Ocean and infested with hostile Lovecraftian creatures and lethal environmental hazards, players must dash, dodge, and blast through Bahlam, a danger-filled sunken fortress of the Old Gods. By deploying the Buddy unit to manipulate and scout the surroundings through hacking, scanning and telekinesis, the players will discover ancient weapon systems and gear upgrades to battle through a gigantic sunken labyrinth. Outbuddies’ local co-op mode allows a second player to control Buddy with an expanded tool set.

Outbuddies DX offers a nonlinear gear-based progression system for both combat and level-layouts. Selecting weapons from the four-tier upgradeable system, as well as split-second reflexes and memorisation of attack patterns are essential for players to stand a chance against an onslaught of unforgiving bosses and to escape Bahlam’s hostile maze. Outbuddies‘ praised atmosphere is supported by OGRE’s thematic soundtrack written as an ode to the 16-bit Megadrive / Genesis era.

Based on the feedback from core-speedrunners and Metroid-enthusiasts since the game‘s PC release, Outbuddies DX now offers vastly improved visuals and a variety of new features added to the well-received original.

Outbuddies DX is releasing on Nintendo Switch and Xbox One with the PS4 version planned for later this year.

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