Introduction Blizzard Entertainment, the renowned developer behind the popular game Overwatch 2, has recently announced plans to make significant changes to the game’s monetization model. The current system, which involves a premium battle pass for accessing new heroes, has faced criticism from players. In a recent podcast appearance, Overwatch 2’s executive producer, Jared Neuss, hinted…
[ad_1] The Outer Worlds is full of different possibilities, and depending on the choices players make, their experiences with the story and gameplay could vary greatly. That’s a foundational element of the game’s design; co-directors Leonard Boyarsky and Tim Cain have been iterating on how to accommodate player choice since their days working together on…
[ad_1] Hasbro unveiled a new line of Fortnite-themed NERF blasters and Super Soakers earlier today. Although the toys won’t be physically available until March 22, pre-orders are already available through Hasbro Pulse. In light of the recent announcement, Hasbro also partnered with the prominent Fortnite Esports organization TSM. Pro-player and streamer, Myth, alongside his teammates, contributes to…
[ad_1] In last week’s episode, we played through the opening moments of Shadow Hearts: Covenant, a PlayStation 2 RPG by Nautilus that moves to the beat of its own drum. We were so impressed by the opening that we wanted to see what came next. We dedicated the entire episode to this fascinating gem of…
[ad_1] ToyArk The Ghostbusters and Transformers have a lot in common. Both are frequently looked on by skeptical government employees. Both battle unambiguously villainous names like Decepticons or Vigo. Both also often get to where they need to be on wheels, which is exemplified with a new toy from Hasbro. Discovered by website ToyArk, the…
[ad_1] February is a big month for gaming, with huge titles like Anthem, Jump Force, and Far Cry: New Dawn knocking on our doors. Some Game Informer editors are catching up on their backlogs as they ready for the month’s biggest titles, and others are diving right into new games like the stellar Metro Exodus.…
[ad_1] Metro Exodus takes Artyom and company out of inhospitable Moscow subway tunnels and into the…inhospitible Russian countryside. Between the dangerous levels of radiation waiting to suck the life out of you in certain zones and the fearsome cast of mutant predators, you need to keep your gas mask at the ready and your head on a swivel. With…
[ad_1] Evo Japan, the Japanese version of the venerated fighting game tournament, is currently ongoing in Fukuoka, Japan. The newer branch of Evo is getting its footing in its second year, but is still a good place to show off what your fighting game can do to a market eager to play more games in…
[ad_1] Anthem is breaking the mold of what we expect from BioWare. With its focus on cooperative multiplayer, flight-based movement, and long-term player investment, it’s safe to say that that the game stands apart from projects like Dragon Age and Mass Effect. Nonetheless, the studio’s penchant for world-building and deep lore remain in full effect;…
[ad_1] With a looming release date, it’s only natural that principal photography on the latest Star Wars movie would wrap up sooner or later, but it’s still a little bitter sweet with pictures of the cast crying and hugging as filming wraps up. Director J.J. Abrams posted exactly that as he confirmed today that filming on…
[ad_1] Jump Force is not the first time characters from disparate Shonen Jump manga and anime franchises have faced off against one another in a fighting game, but this release represents the biggest and flashiest mashup brawl they have ever engaged in. The 40 characters have multiple bombastic animations for their noteworthy attacks, and it’s…
[ad_1] Nintendo and Intelligent Systems finally provided some concrete details about the upcoming Fire Emblem entry, Three Houses, during the latest Nintendo Direct. A lot of interesting stuff was revealed, but arguably the biggest tidbit of info is the July 26 release date. Here is the most notable information we gleaned from the presentation. The Game Is Harry…
[ad_1] Metro Exodus is finally coming out after a fairly significant delay and it seems like things worked out quite well according to our review. Players can finally journey back into the cold world of Metro and figure out how to survive in the post-apocalypse and today’s launch trailer helps reinforce those themes. Check out…
[ad_1] The other day, Square Enix and Nintendo revealed that Dragon Quest XI for Switch, known appropriately at Dragon Quest XI S, would be coming to the console this Fall. The Switch version has a number of improvements to the game over last year’s release on PlayStation 4 and PC, including some use of orchestrated…
[ad_1] Nearly seven years in the making, BioWare’s new RPG Anthem has finally arrived! Join us for this episode of New Gameplay Today as we play the first two hours of the game, starting at 1 p.m. Central. Check out the stream on YouTube or Twitch and let us know what you think of the game and if you…
[ad_1] Late last year, the subject of dances in Fortnite came to the forefront when multiple lawsuits against Epic Games and other publishers were filed. The argument was that Epic and publishers like 2K were selling and profiting from dances created by other people, which was stealing their intellectual property. One of the plaintiffs is Alfonso…
[ad_1] It was only a matter of time before Transformers joined the ranks of other major franchises to get “the Netflix treatment.” Netflix and Hasbro announced its partnership today to bring a new animated series, War for Cybertron, to the streaming platform in 2020. “In this Transformers origin story, we will explore the expansive universe of…
[ad_1] Former PlayStation exclusive Flower, the artistic and soothing experience following the breezy tale of flower petals in the wind, is out now on PC. You can Flower on Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store for a stupidly low price of just $5.69. Check out the PC launch trailer! Way back in 2009, when indie…
[ad_1] As previously reported, Rainbow Six Siege is getting a ton of Australia-themed new content in their newest Operation Burnt Horizons. This time, we get to learn more about the two new Operators, Gridlock & Mozzie. Check out their trailer! After first unveiling Outback, the new map for Siege which is set in a dusty…
[ad_1] We still don’t know when Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars game will release, but we now know when we can get the toys that are based on it. On October 4, Disney and Lucasfilm are releasing new merchandise for three new Star Wars franchises: Jedi Fallen Order, the video game in development at Respawn Entertainment,…
[ad_1] Chip maker Nvidia on Thursday forecast sales for its current fiscal year that topped Wall Street expectations, sending its shares up 8 percent in late trading. The Santa Clara, California-based company said it expected revenues for its fiscal 2020 year to be “flat or down slightly” from the $11.7 billion (roughly Rs. 78,400 crores) it…
[ad_1] Xbox One X 4K performance in games may get a boost with this update Ahead of the Crackdown 3 release date of February 15, Microsoft has released a new Xbox One firmware update to improve 4K performance in games. Targeted towards Xbox One X users, this should ensure parity in games like Anthem which…
[ad_1] Metro Exodus is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter for the PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. It’s the sequel 2013’s Metro: Last Light and the third game in the series, first of which was 2010’s Metro 2033. Like the first two games, Metro Exodus is based on the novels by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky and…
[ad_1] All Nintendo Direct February 2019 game announcements, release dates, and everything else you need to know Nintendo announced a host of new games for the Nintendo Switch during its February 2019 Nintendo Direct event. These include a remake of Link’s Awakening, a classic title in the Legend of Zelda series that originally graced the…
[ad_1] This week’s Fortnite update 7.40 lets you get the upcoming Season 8 Battle Pass for free. However there’s a catch. In order to get it, you’ll need to complete a set of challenges by the end of the month. Those who do so, get the Season 8 Battle Pass for free. This was announced…
[ad_1] Anthem preload for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is available right now. The Anthem download size is around 50GB. Those with EA Access and Origin Access will be able to download the game from February 15. This preload is for users who have bought Anthem on PS4, Xbox One, or Windows PC or…
[ad_1] With eight new franchises and plans to take its regular season on the road, the Overwatch League is opening its second year a few steps closer to its goal of becoming a truly global, city-based e-sports league. The circuit’s inaugural season was an industry-shifting success. Launched with 12 teams from three continents, the Overwatch…
[ad_1] Apex Legends is EA’s answer to PUBG and Fortnite EA’s answer to PUBG and Fortnite, Apex Legends for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC has received an update that adds Valentine’s Day items and improves performance. The creatively titled ‘Apex Legends 2.13.2019 Preseason Patch 01’ adds what’s known as the ‘Live Die Live’ banner badge which…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gets Persona 5’s Joker in April, though no exact release date was revealed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch gets Persona 5’s Joker soon. While Nintendo hasn’t announced an exact release date for the character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it has stated that he will be playable…
[ad_1] Dead Cells is great, but last year’s action rogue-like received a wave of criticism for its performance on the Nintendo Switch. A recent update claims to have fixed those problems and added several great new features. The patch released today for all consoles and includes a new game mode that allows players to customize…
[ad_1] Earlier today, it was noted on the ResetEra forums that Yosuke Hashimoto, director of Bayonetta 2 and presumed director of Bayonetta 3, had scrubbed all mentions of PlatinumGames from his Twitter profile. Later on in the day, Hashimoto confirmed that he left the studio after being there since its founding in 2007. Hashimoto shared…
[ad_1] Ubisoft has steadily added dozens of operators to Rainbow Six Siege, their team-based tactical multiplayer shooter, over the years since its release. The cast has exploded in terms of skill and character diversity and two new operators, named Gridlock and Mozzie, are representing the land down under in upcoming appearance. Check out their reveal…
[ad_1] Jump Force has finally launched. Touting 40 playable characters and a handful of others, the Shonen Jump-inspired title has enough prominent folks in it to satisfy a plethora of anime and manga enthusiasts. For those who need to brush up on the lore of the featured heroes and villains, or for those who are…
[ad_1] Microsoft Times Square Convention Center GaymerX, a convention designed to bring together people to like and celebrate LBGTQ+ gamers, has held conventions on both coasts in the last few years. A few months before the second GaymerX East convention took place in Time Square, however, a contract issue is forcing the organization to cancel…
[ad_1] During a financial earnings call today, Ubisoft confirmed that the company has three to four more AAA games to release between April 2019 and March 2020. This means games in the same budget area as titles like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Far Cry 5, or The Crew. Ubisoft wouldn’t comment on what those games are,…
[ad_1] Today is a great day for couples everywhere to spend time together and say how much they mean to each other. But maybe you haven’t found that special person or you simply can’t spend Valentine’s Day with them this year. You know who is always there for you? Video games. Developers and game studios…
[ad_1] Amidst the many announcements during last night’s Nintendo Direct, the company slipped in the news that there will indeed be new Amiibos based on the new and returning fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. There are eight in total but they are coming in waves. Take a look below: On April 12 we’ll get:…
[ad_1] Heritage Auctions Every few phone calls with my mom, I usually have to explain why throwing away all my old video games left in a box in my childhood home is a bad idea. I tell her things in there might sell for quite a bit of money one day and she scoffs and…
[ad_1] Far Cry New Dawn may not be a huge revolution for the series, but it does introduce enough changes to its progression and unlock systems to keep players on their toes. Like the mutated animals running around Hope County, you’ll have to adapt your playstyle if you want to survive – luckily we’ve got…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On today’s episode, Jeff Cork and Kyle Hilliard talk about Crackdown 3 on Xbox One and Jump Force. Then Jeff Marchiafava talks about his review for Ubisoft’s Far Cry New Dawn and Matt Bertz Skypes in to discuss Metro Exodus and DICE. We also talk about Nintendo’s…
[ad_1] https://www.starwars.com/news/rian-johnson-writer-director-of-star-wars-the-last-jedi-to-create-all-new-star-wars-trilogy StarWars.com In 2017, Disney hired Rian Johnson to direct the next Star Wars trilogy after this year’s Episode IX. Johnson, director of the polarizing Episode VIII, professed his excitement in a now deleted tweet: “Obviously, I hope you like The Last Jedi. But, man, now I REALLY hope you like The Last Jedi.”…
[ad_1] Epic Games has a valentine for you, and it’s a free Fortnite Battle Pass. While players wait for Season 8 to begin, they can complete 13 Overtime Challenges to nab next season’s Battle Pass for free. The Battle Pass gives players two Season 8 outfits instantly, with the potential to earn up to five more. Make…
[ad_1] In a collaboration with Academy Award-nominated director Neill Blomkamp, BioWare released Anthem Conviction this morning, a live-action short film that reads better as a live-action trailer. The YouTube video’s description says that Anthem Conviction is set “decades before the events of the game.” However, the video doesn’t offer much in the way of a…
[ad_1] While Hollow Knight got loads of free DLC, Team Cherry had been working throughout development on a larger expansion of paid DLC starring Hollow Knight’s Hornet. A few days ago, the developers indicated there would be news on the DLC expansion on Valentine’s Day, which most assumed to be a release date or new…
[ad_1] In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Catherine: Full Body, the remastered version of the 2011 cult-classic, got a release date. It will be released on September 3, and it will come with plenty of new content for returning fans. In addition to improved visuals, Full Body will have over twice as many puzzles as…
[ad_1] Civilization VI on Steam for PC has received a rather disturbing change to its end user license agreement (EULA). Now, the popular strategy game would collect a lot more personal information that it should, to the point of tracking your location. Disturbing when you consider that Civilisation VI is a premium game as opposed to…
[ad_1] Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct really delivered on all fronts. It was a bombardment of awesome new game announcements, gameplay videos and release details. One of whom is the release date for Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It’s coming out this July, 26th exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. Check out the new trailer! The Fire Emblem series…
[ad_1] Fans of awesome 2D action and exploration games rejoice! The highly-acclaimed Hollow Knight is getting a sequel in Hollow Knight: Silksong. There’s no release date but Silksong will be coming o PC and Nintendo Switch. Check out the reveal trailer! Hollow Knight quickly became a phenomenon when it launched two years ago out of…
[ad_1] If you’ve been holding off on getting NBA Live 19, now’s a great time with the new All-Star Edition. This newly released version (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) adds five All-Star Ultimate Team packs, legendary All-Star uniforms, and an All-Star Court Battles squad player. If you already own the game this content is free,…
[ad_1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance/ THQ Nordic’s subsidiary Koch Media is acquiring Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios in Prague, Czech Republic. Naturally, the purchase includes all of Warhorse’s properties, although it’s unknown if the studio is working on other projects at the moment. This acquisition marks another feather in the cap for THQ Nordic, which last year also…
[ad_1] Crackdown 3, the long-in-development follow-up to Crackdown (what’s Crackdown 2?), is out on Friday, but we’re playing it right now! We’ll be streaming the game today at 11 a.m. CT, and you can watch us play on YouTube or Twitch. Jeff Cork (whose review you will see here on the site, soon) and Kyle Hilliard will be…
[ad_1] People like anime, right? How about manga? In today’s episode of NGT, we show off one of the most anime-ing-est games around, Jump Force. Kyle walks me and special guest Ben Hanson through a few bouts and a couple of cutscenes. As you can see, the mash-up battles are fast and filled with references…
[ad_1] LEGO has announced an AR app for their playsets that allows players to hunt for ghosts. Well, not real ghosts, LEGO ghosts, which I assume are built as ghosts and aren’t LEGO men who died. The app works in conjunction with several “haunted” LEGO sets and lets players scan over the set with their…
[ad_1] Crackdown 3 is out tomorrow, and reviews are starting to hit online. Ours won’t be among them, however, since I haven’t had the opportunity to play the game’s Wrecking Zone multiplayer on live servers. That’s not to say I haven’t formed an opinion on what I have played of the campaign mode. First, the good…
[ad_1] The Outer Worlds isn’t exactly a serious or believable game, but it generally adheres to its own internal logic. Except when it comes to science weapons. These unique items are difficult to find, but thorough explorers who amass a collection of them are treated to a variety of outlandish and entertaining effects. During our…
[ad_1] Following through on an announcement made late last year (albeit a little late), the latest update to Paladins, Hi-Rez Studio’s take on the class-based multiplayer without battle royale elements, will let players play with anyone on another console and carry their progress over on any platform, except for PlayStation 4. The “End Times” update, along with adding a…
[ad_1] Frozenbyte plans to release the entirety of its Trine Series on the Nintendo Switch this Spring. Already available for physical pre-orders, Trine: Enchanted Edition, Trine 2: Complete Story, and Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power explore the whimsical adventures of franchise protagonists Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya. Showcasing Frozenbyte’s knack for puzzle-platformers, the bundle is…
[ad_1] Apex Legends has not been out long, but the game has already gotten its first update wrapped up in a neat little Valentine’s Day theme. No one has to be lonely when you’re in a three-person squad climbing your way to the top of the battle royale! The patch notes, which were posted today…
[ad_1] Far Cry fans are no strangers to visiting exotic locales, but New Dawn’s vibrant post-apocalyptic setting promised to introduce some drastic changes to the aging series. While the neon-hued flora and mutated fauna successfully shake up the landscape, the superficial progression changes and formulaic story do little to accentuate this new coat of paint.…
[ad_1] Update: You can watch the Direct right now below. Original Story (February 12 at 8:50 AM Central) Nintendo has revealed that another Direct is coming our way and soon. The company even revealed at least a snippet of what to expect too, saying that much of the focus will be on Fire Emblem: Three…
[ad_1] Mario Maker is finally coming to Switch in June, and it’s a sequel. It will have many features of the original Wii U releases, but will also include a 3D World skin, new creation options, enemies, scrolling levels, cat Mario, and lots more. You can check out the trailer below which promises a June…
[ad_1] The star of the next major Marvel film, Captain Marvel, is joining the roster of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, which is also not that far away. Carol Danvers is a major part of the latest trailer for the game, which outlines some of the additions and feature of this entry. Along…
[ad_1] Nintendo has decided the jump into the battle royale fray in the most obvious way possible: A Nintendo Switch Online-exclusive Tetris game. Tetris 99 pits that many players against each other in an extended Tetris match where garbage blocks can come from any other player, but you can send them back their way as…
[ad_1] Coming this fall, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest XI will be making it’s way to the Switch. In addition to arriving on Nintendo’s console, it will also feature several new upgrades. It will allow you to switch on the fly between the 3D visuals and the 2D, 16-bit visuals that would play on the bottom screen…
[ad_1] During today’s Nintendo Direct, Square-Enix and Nintendo revealed that Dragon Quest Builders 2 has a Western release date for Switch. The game will be available on July 12. There is no word on whether or not it will be coming to other consoles on this date. You can check out our review on the…
[ad_1] Amid several announcements made during Nintendo Direct, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is receiving new content. Starting today, players will be able to enjoy the puzzle platformer with friends. Additionally, pre-orders for new DLC, featuring 18 new challenges and 5 new courses, is now available for a March 14 release. In line with the co-op…
[ad_1] The team behind Lost Sphear and I am Setsuna have announced its next game, Oninaki, and it’s an action RPG. In the game you will rescue lost souls by switching between the world of the living and the dead. The game launches Summer 2019. Click here to watch embedded media [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Daemon X Machina, the exclusive to Switch mech action game is releasing this summer, but ahead of that official release, you can try out the game today. The free demo will allow players to try out four missions, a boss battle, and show off some of the customization options. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Sony’s commitment to interactive storytelling and polished single-player experiences paid off in a big way during the 22nd annual DICE awards. In a year packed with memorable titles that will resonate in the industry for years to come, Game of the Year award winner God of War dominated the ceremony, racking up a whopping nine…
[ad_1] During today’s Direct, Nintendo promised an in-depth look at the next Fire Emblem, Three Houses. They weren’t kidding. In addition to a number of in-depth details revealed about the game’s features and premise, Nintendo dropped the date you can play the next Fire Emblem: July 26. For more on Three Houses, head here. [ad_2]…
[ad_1] Link’s first Game Boy adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is being remade for Switch, and it is arriving this year. The teaser for the game showed off familiar locations from the original game, a 2D animated version of the game’s iconic intro, and it looks similar to the 3DS’ Link Between…
[ad_1] During today’s Nintendo Direct, the company announced a new game in collaboration with action game experts PlatinumGames. Dubbed Astral Chain, the new game is directed by Takahisa Taura, the combat and gameplay director of 2017’s Nier: Automata. It is also supervised by Hideki Kamiya, vice president of PlatinumGames and director behind Bayonetta, Devil May…
[ad_1] During today’s Nintendo Direct, the company announced a new game in collaboration with action game experts PlatinumGames. Dubbed Astral Chain, the new game is directed by Takahisa Taura, the combat and gameplay director of 2017’s Nier: Automata. It is also supervised by Hideki Kamiya, vice president of PlatinumGames and director behind Bayonetta, Devil May…
[ad_1] If you’ve been looking for more farming fun on the Nintendo Switch, you’ll be getting it soon enough. Get your sword and watering can ready! Today’s Nintendo Direct brought news about Marvelous’ Rune Factory series. Not only is Rune Factory 5 in development, but Rune Factory 4: Special is also coming to the console…
[ad_1] We love new games on our Switch, but great old games are also pertty good. Durin Nintendo’s recent Direct, the company announced that a few of Square’s popular RPGs would soon be making their way over to the switch, including: Final Fantasy VII will release on the Switch on March 26.Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every…
[ad_1] During today’s Nintendo Direct, a number of third party ports were announced for the system. Notably, Dead by Daylight, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, and Unravel Two are coming to the system this year. Dead by Daylight, the asynchronous multiplayer horror game featuring famous killers and monsters from throughout movie history, will be arriving on the…
[ad_1] Within one day, Nintendo both announced and released a Nintendo Direct, showcasing off upcoming games for 2019 mostly centering around Summer of this year. If you didn’t get a chance to catch it today, we have summarized the news here for you to just look over and save yourself the time! Did anything from…
[ad_1] Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night got its first Switch footage during today’s Nintendo Direct, but it was also the first time the game got a narrowed down release date beyond just a year. Now it’s been confirmed that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will release in Summer 2019. In addition, a trailer for the…
[ad_1] Toy Fair kicks off in New York City this weekend, and McFarlane Toys is clearly eager to reveal what it’s been working on. Over the last few days, the famed toy maker has teased the acquisition of various Warner Bros. licenses, including Harry Potter and DC Comics. In a Facebook post featuring an image…
[ad_1] The Earth is the only home humanity has ever known, but our planet isn’t a safe haven; nature’s wrath can bring a nation to its knees faster than a marauding army. In Firaxis’ second expansion for Civilization VI, players don’t merely contend with raiding barbarians and two-faced dictators, they must endure mother nature’s temperamental…
[ad_1] At the end of a great Nintendo Direct which included the reveal of Super Mario Maker 2, a number of great ports coming soon, and more, Nintendo dropped a bomb. The 1993 Gameboy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is being remade for Nintendo Switch. With a very adorable yet beautiful art style,…
[ad_1] Nintendo continued their heavy hitting Nintendo Direct by announcing a bunch of great games coming to Nintendo Switch on top of Super Mario Maker 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. The long-rumored remaster of Assassin’s Creed III for Nintendo Switch is coming in May, a couple months after the PS4/Xbox One standalone release. The…
[ad_1] Nintendo has been a bit quiet since releasing Super Smash Brothers Ultimate but today, they began talking about what 2019 has to offer with a Nintendo Direct. To kick things off, Nintendo announced a sequel to one of the most beloved Wii U games: Super Mario Maker. Super Mario Maker 2 will release this…
[ad_1] Mario Maker is finally coming to Switch in June. It will have many features of the original Wii U releases, but will also include a 3D World skin. Developing… [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Among Dragon Quest fans, there’s usually hot debate over what game in the series is actually the best. Dragon Quest III was the culmination of a three-game arc, VIII brought the series into 3D, XI brought the artstyle to life in a way that hadn’t been possible before. For my money, Dragon Quest V…
[ad_1] A lot of games are released every year, especially in the indie scene. In 2017, Steam launched nearly 8,000 games alone, and the numbers have only gone up since then. It’s easy for special games to become forgotten in the never-ending flow of titles. I try to take the critic capacity of my job seriously, endeavoring…
[ad_1] Street Fighter V players have discovered a glitch that lets Blanka get free hits on the opponent and set up ridiculous combos, but both Capcom and Evo Japan are already cracking down on it. The glitch was discovered early yesterday, as players online found themselves facing off against what looked like a new ability…
[ad_1] Rockstar has outlined the next substantial update to the online portion of their wildly popular Wild West epos Read Dead Redemption. According to the dev, one of the main goals is to improve the Red Dead Online experience by minimizing ‘destructive player behavior’ among many more. The online game mode for Red Dead Redemption…
[ad_1] Ubisoft announced that they will be hosting an Open Beta for The Division 2 between March 1st-4th. That should give players on the fence or those who just couldn’t get enough during last week’s closed beta plenty of opportunity to experience the game before it’s launch on March 15. Players who pre-ordered The Division…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s monthly content updates continue in February with the previously announced New Game+ mode and a new storyline. New Game+ is available February 26 for players who’ve beaten the main storyline, allowing them to restart the game while retaining all of their progression, including skills, gear, resources, and ship upgrades. In a development diary,…
[ad_1] When THQ went down in flames in 2013, Darksiders was one of the flagship series famously scooped up by THQ Nordic (formerly Nordic Games). After five years of patiently waiting, fans were finally given a third entry in the franchise that was always intended to have several sequels. The game was released to seemingly little fanfare…
[ad_1] Of the many things Apex Legends does to build on the battle royale genre, the ability to have one person choose where the whole squad drops is a major boon for coordination. But when you’re Jumpmaster, it can be tough to choose where to drop, as every area of the King’s Canyon is tweaked to dispense…
[ad_1] For over twenty years, Harmonix has been guided by a mission to bring the joy of music to more people, offering experiences that tap into the emotional core of interacting with great tunes, even if you’re not a musician. The studio virtually defined the modern music/rhythm genre as we know it, as the original…
[ad_1] In Days Gone, a church can both be a place where you reminisce about the happiest moment of your life and where you sledgehammer another human being to death. Those are separate moments for Deacon St. John in the game’s latest trailer, where he wallows in a brief interlude from the harsh realities of his current…
[ad_1] The Metro series has never delivered a runaway hit to elevate it among the most esteemed first-person shooters. But over the course of two critically acclaimed games and a well-executed redux collection, it has steadily gained an audience appreciative of its dynamic gameplay, grounded storytelling, and gripping tension. Developer 4A Games aims to step…
[ad_1] Dangerous Driving – the latest chaotic creation from Three Fields Entertainment (Dangerous Golf, Danger Zone 2) – has an updated release date (April 9) as well as a trailer giving players a taste of the game’s high-speed hits and near-misses. The game features eight different game modes, and whether you’re trying to string together…
[ad_1] Microsoft HoloLens 2 is expected to be announced on February 24, 2019 at MWC 2019 Microsoft has long been rumoured to be working on a successor to the original HoloLens headset. It now appears that the company is gearing up to unveil the next generation Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) headset, tentatively called the HoloLens…
[ad_1] The makers of Fortnite have asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from a rapper who says the video game is illegally using a dance he created. Epic Games filed the motion Monday to dismiss the lawsuit filed in December by 2 Milly, a Brooklyn-based rapper whose real name is Terrence Ferguson. He…
[ad_1] Pokemon Go is introducing a new feature that will enable players to take photos of any Pokemon in their Pokemon Storage. AR+ mode already allows users to take photos of Pokemon discovered while on the prowl, but this new Go Snapshot feature will let users take a photo with any Pokemon in their Pokemon…
[ad_1] Video game maker Activision Blizzard is laying off nearly 800 workers as the company braces for a steep downturn in revenue following the best year in its history. The cutbacks announced Tuesday illustrate the boom-and-bust cycles in an industry whose fortunes are tied to video games that can have a relatively short lives before…
[ad_1] Global e-sports revenues will hit $1.1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,700 crores) in 2019, up 27 percent since last year amid ballooning revenues from advertising, sponsorship and media rights to competitive video gaming, a report said on Tuesday. Brand investments through those three avenues will make up 82 percent – or $897 million (roughly Rs.…
[ad_1] Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy VIII, Square’s PlayStation RPG starring teenage mercenaries caught in a cycle of witches and wars. If you have played the game, you might remember that protagonist Squall is associated with the phrase “Whatever…” Even if you haven’t played the game, you likely know how associated with…
[ad_1] After months of insisting cross-play was not a necessity for the PlayStation 4, Sony eventually reconsidered their policies against it and allowed Epic’s Fortnite to lead the way with cross-platform play between competitor consoles. While this marked a major policy shift for Sony, the sneaking suspicion that only major hit titles like Fortnite would…
[ad_1] Last year, Activision invited controversy by eschewing a single-player campaign in Call of Duty for the first time in the series’ history with Black Ops 4. While the game ended up both selling and reviewing extremely well in large part due to its battle royale Blackout mode, a number of fans held a hard…
[ad_1] For any Division fans or anyone curious about the highly-anticipated follow-up, Ubisoft has set the dates for The Division 2’s open beta. Set aside a few days at the beginning of March, because from March 1-4 the beta will be available for anyone on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. While you wait for March…
[ad_1] Last week, Bloomberg reported that Activision Blizzard, the Vivendi-owned merger of both companies, planned on laying off employees centering around a plan to restructure and centralize the company’s operations. According to the report, the massive layoffs could affect hundreds of people as Activision Blizzard capped off a tumultuous year where they failed to hit…
[ad_1] After Red Dead Redemption II, Rockstar ended a major piece of their modern game development. The seminal title was the culmination of years of work and effort one one of the biggest games the industry has ever seen. It’s not hard to see the game as the end of an era, which it seems…
[ad_1] Only one small Valentine’s Day stands between you and Jump Force, Bandai Namco’s upcoming crossover fighting game using characters from the Japanese manga publication Shonen Jump. This means characters like Naruto, Yugi, Goku, and more are fighting each other and fighting off villains. Nothing exemplifies the explosiveness of that dynamic better than the Jump Force…
[ad_1] Apex Legends players have solved a mystery that brings a new visitor to the battlefield. All they need to do is locate 10 stuffed dinosaurs that are hidden on the map. When one of these tiny toys is shot, the message “A Nessy Appears…” pops up in the kill feed. When all of them…
[ad_1] There’s no shortage of post-apocalyptic shooters these days, but Rage 2 is hoping to differentiate itself with fast gameplay and a unique style. We get to see good examples of both of those in the latest gameplay footage from the game, showing the player taking down a Goon outpost and then engaging in a…
[ad_1] Game Informer has shared some spanking-new gameplay footage of the highly-anticipated The Outer Worlds. Obsidian Entertainment’s widely-accepted spiritual successor to the cult Fallout: New Vegas. The Outer Worlds had a spectacular announcement last December at The Game Awards 2018, but the immense excitement sparked among gamers has deeper reasons than one might expect at…
[ad_1] While players wait for the official kickoff of Rainbow Six Siege’s Year Four and its new content, Ubisoft has announced a free weekend for the game (February 14-17 on PC, and to the 18th on PS4 and Xbox One) as well as new editions. First off, there is no more PC Starter edition of the game,…
[ad_1] This month at Game Informer, we’re highlighting our new cover story on Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds. We’re rolling out a ton of exclusive information on the game, but we wanted to take a quick detour and address a recurring theme we’re seeing in the comments and discussion surrounding the game. While visiting the studio, we…
[ad_1] At last year’s BlizzCon, Hasbro announced a new line of Overwatch action figures called “Ultimates.” These figures stands in at six-inches in height, and are said to be highly articulated. Unfortunately, the only figure shown at the time was Mercy, even though she will be released in a two-pack with another figure. If Hasbro’s…
[ad_1] Pokémon Go developer Niantic has announced that soon it is releasing Go Snapshot – a way to use the game’s Augmented Reality (AR) feature to take pictures of your Pokémon situated in real-life environments. Players can even get their Pokémon’s attention and situate and pose them so they can take the kinds of photos they’re looking for before…
[ad_1] Nintendo has revealed that another Direct is coming our way and soon. The company even revealed at least a snippet of what to expect too. The Direct will be online Wednesday February 13 at 2 PM PT and will include details on Fire Emblem: Three Houses. According to Nintendo, the video will run roughly…
[ad_1] Apex Legends currently has over 25 million players on all platforms The battle of supremacy in the domain of battle royale games might soon cease to be a two-sided affair between Fortnite and PUBG, thanks to EA’s latest offering – Apex Legends. The new battle royale game developed by Respawn Entertainment – the studio…
[ad_1] While the battle royale genre is synonymous with PUBG and Fortnite, FIFA and Battlefield creator EA hopes to make dent in the space with Apex Legends. Developed by Respawn Entertainment whose previous credits include the excellent Titanfall series, Apex Legends is set in the same universe. It features an assortment of characters, an emphasis…
[ad_1] Anthem PS4 Pro frame rate is better than Xbox One X it seems If you were expecting the Anthem frame rate to be better on the Xbox One X versus the PS4 Pro, think again. According to a report from reputed video game tech analysis site Digital Foundry, EA’s answer to The Division 2 and…
[ad_1] The Division 2 will be getting an open beta. Ubisoft’s upcoming shared world shooter had its private beta for those who pre-ordered it last week. Now it seems that The Division 2 will be getting a beta for all. The Division 2 open beta release date was not revealed, but its safe to say…
[ad_1] Despite being the biggest selling game of 2016, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare won’t be getting a sequel. According to a former Call of Duty developer, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 2 is not in the works. Ex-Call of Duty Creative Strategist Robert Bowling tweeted to a fan that “[y]ou will never get Infinite…
[ad_1] The HoloLens 2 is expected to be announced on February 24, 2019 Microsoft has long been rumoured to be working on a successor to the original HoloLens headset. It now appears that the company is gearing up to unveil the next generation Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) headset, tentatively called the HoloLens 2, later this…
[ad_1] Sony Corp said on Tuesday it had replaced the chief executive of its gaming unit with his British deputy, as profit falls and the company looks to the launch of its next console. Sony Interactive Entertainment said Deputy President Jim Ryan would become president and CEO from April 1. The appointment comes days after…
[ad_1] Alongside a remastered System Shock, developer OtherSide Entertainment also announced a new System Shock game in 2015 as part of their reveal that they are holding the venerated license. Starbreeze, the Stockholm-based game developer and sometimes publisher, quickly picked up publishing rights to the game to get behind OtherSide’s System Shock 3. Now it…
[ad_1] When Apex Legends released suddenly last week, some fans of Titanfall 2 were disappointed at how the game lacked certain aspects of Titanfall’s multiplayer that made it unique. For example, there weren’t any titans to be seen, and the mobility aspects were limited compared to the series that spawned it. If you’re a Titanfall…
[ad_1] Sonic Mania, and its follow up re-release Sonic Mania Plus, are considered the high-water marks of the Sonic the Hedgehog series in the last few years. The classic formula was brought back to life by members of the Sonic community who had tinkered with the formula for years on their own before becoming professional…
[ad_1] In a somewhat abrupt piece of news, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that Jim Ryan will be taking over for John Kodera as president and CEO of SIE. Kodera, who was appointed to the position after Andrew House left in October 2017, has been serving as the SIE leader for slightly over a year…
[ad_1] On a rainy late afternoon in San Mateo, CA, Game Informer sat down with Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios chairman, Shawn Layden. Dressed sharply and with a charming grin, he made a telling observation just before our interview. The chairs were beautiful, but just didn’t quite fit his stature, and he opted for the conference…
[ad_1] If you’ve seen Beat Saber, you know it could theoretically get very hectic. Beats are flying at you at ridiculous speeds and hitting every single one would really require some intense physical workouts. In fact, it gets so fast and furious that VR headsets like the Vive can’t even keep up with how quickly…
[ad_1] MLB the Show 19 developer San Diego Studio has revealed a swath of information about the upcoming PS4 title (March 26) via a debut trailer, from gameplay to modes like Road to the Show. Discussing MLB the Show 19 In today’s Sports Desk I’m joined by Andrew Reiner and Brian Shea to discuss the trailer, what…
[ad_1] Titanfall spin-off Apex Legends has been out for a little over a week and we’re enamored with the novelties and twists it brings to battle royale as well as Respawn’s superb combat. Our admiration doesn’t mean it’s a perfect game, though. From maps to our undying hopes for titans to make an appearance, here are some changes…
[ad_1] Crackdown 3 is coming out in just a few weeks and fans of the series are excited to co-op through the city together as private super agents making their own buddy cop movie. While players will get to run around Crackdown’s open world together, it doesn’t seem they will be able to do everything…
[ad_1] Hulu and Marvel plan to release four animated shows based around some of Marvel’s crudest, quirkiest characters: Howard the Duck, M.O.D.O.K (or Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), Hit-Monkey, and Tigra and Dazzler. Filmmaker Kevin Smith, of Clerks fame, will contribute to Howard the Duck as its lead writer and executive producer. Dave Willis (co-creator of…
[ad_1] It’s not hard to work your way to places you shouldn’t be in Bethesda games. Sometimes players discover rooms that were meant to be in the game but didn’t make the cut or items that weren’t meant for public eyes. In the case of Fallout 76 this past weekend, it turned out to be…
[ad_1] If you listen to video game music, you might already be well-acquainted with the struggles of getting it on streaming services. Whether it’s a licensing issue or merely low priority for services to get up for fans, it’s hard to get some of your favorite tunes on the streaming platforms you use. If you’re…
[ad_1] Multiplayer-shooter sensation Rainbow Six Siege is getting its newest map with Outback. In case the name wasn’t on the nose enough, it’s set in Australia and has some cool hazards – other than what Australia usually has on offer. Take a look at the map in action! Rainbow Six Siege is celebrating its 4th…
[ad_1] Developer Beamdog announced an online adaptation of Axis & Allies, the long-running World War II-themed board game, aptly titled, Axis & Allies Online. For anyone unfamiliar, Axis & Allies tasks players with maneuvering and battling for control over the board as either, as you might expect, the Axis or Allied powers. This is not the…
[ad_1] With our new cover story on Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds, we’re rolling out exclusive features and videos throughout the month. For the video above, we spoke with the game’s co-director Tim Cain and lead designer Charles Staples about their approach to combat. The team started out with Fallout: New Vegas as the “touchstone game,” but…
[ad_1] Xbox One and Windows 10 PC exclusive Crackdown 3 release date is February 15 Xbox One and Windows 10 PC exclusive Crackdown 3 release date is February 15 though it appears that the Xbox One version of the game has gotten an early release in some parts of the world such as the US.…
[ad_1] Portable SSDs might not have the capacity of hard drives and might be several times the cost, but the number of companies jumping into this space shows that there is a market for them. If you’re used to the performance of an SSD in your laptop or desktop PC, chances are you might be…
[ad_1] Amazon Game Studio’s first massively multiplayer online game, New World had a few international previews last week. New World has players colonising exotic locales and has been compared to the likes of Sea of Thieves and Fallout 76, what with it being a huge online sandbox that provides players with the tools to have…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: FAB Electronics | Instagram The Metro Exodus release date is February 15 worldwide The Metro Exodus release date is February 15 but it seems that the game is out now in certain parts of the world like the Middle East. Pictures of Metro Exodus PS4 copies have been posted online by enterprising…
[ad_1] Watch Dogs 3 might be a PS5 and next Xbox launch title Watch Dogs 3 might be a PS5 and next Xbox launch title according to a recent report. As per a trademark filed back in November that’s been made public recently. Discovered by YouTuber SculziTV, the Watch Dogs trademark may be a hint…
[ad_1] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice from Bloodborne creator From Software has a March 22 release date Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice from Bloodborne creator From Software has a March 22 release date and in the run up to this, the game’s publisher, Activision has made Sekiro’s PC system requirements known. Surprisingly, you won’t need a ridiculously…
[ad_1] The Division 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC release date is March 15 and in the run up to this, Ubisoft has been talking up one specific aspect of its shared world shooter — its endgame. Reason being, when you were done with The Division 1’s campaign, there was little reason to…
[ad_1] Mortal Kombat 11 Nintendo Switch release date for India has been delayed. According to a listing on Indian specialist retailer, Games The Shop, the Nintendo Switch version of Mortal Kombat 11 is out on May 17. Warner Bros. is yet to comment on a delay for the game on Nintendo Switch, though certain international…
[ad_1] Idea and Vodafone have merged into one telecom operator, which is one of the largest telcos in India, and the process to activate DND on Idea is the same as that on all other telcos. There’s no way to do it via the Idea website, so it’s best to follow the standard process that’s…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has announced a tie-up with DC Comics to bring officially licensed skins to the battle royale game. The tie-up is to bring Suicide Squad skins to PUBG on PlayStation 4. If you want your character to wear costumes worn by Harley Quinn or The Joker, you can purchase these in PUBG…
[ad_1] After a festive holiday season, Game Informer’s annual 12.31 Super Replay usually brings suffering. In years past, this day has kicked off complete playthroughs of stinkers like Overblood, Overblood 2, Blue Stinger, Illbleed, Raw Danger, Martian Gothic: Unification, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Vampire Hunter D. Figuring out which game will be honored with this…
[ad_1] With Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee and Let’s Go, Pikachu out in the wild now, it’s time to look ahead at what to expect and – more importantly – what we want from the next proper Pokémon game on Switch. Several of Pokémon’s core features were wiped out or altered for the airier Let’s Go…
[ad_1] Did You Know Gaming, a YouTube channel dedicated towards trivia about video games, has released a video that takes a deep dive into the No More Heroes series. The video looks at the series’ history and beginnings, all the way to the latest release (Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes) on Nintendo Switch. Learn…
[ad_1] Praey for the Gods has been in development in some form since 2014. The game is heavily inspired by Shadow of the Colossus and found success on Kickstarter when it earned $500,000 in pledges with a $300,000 goal. The game entered early access on January 31, which has offered a fairly substantial look at the…
[ad_1] Although the Resident Evil 2 remake brings a fresh makeover and a new over-the-shoulder camera perspective, there’s still a way to bring that classic touch back to the remake. This mod, that’s available for download at Nexus Mods, brings back parts of the original’s classic UI. While this mod, you’ll have a retro health bar, classic…
[ad_1] Watching Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth get its official announcement this past week has been interesting. I’ve seen so many different reactions, both positive and negative. The whole situation got me thinking about the importance of handhelds, like the 3DS, for the niche RPG market and how the lower development costs allow studios to…
[ad_1] TheDominoKing, a YouTuber that skillfully pays homage to pop culture and video games with domino sets, has uploaded a new video that looks at an impressive new creation. This video shows how he used 46,759 dominoes to build a domino-made replica of Joker and several bits of images from the game. We see the logo…
[ad_1] Apex Legends is currently experiencing server issues on all platforms, Respawn has confirmed. The issues seem to have started a little over an hour ago. Respawn is aware of them and is currently working on a solution. We are currently investigating an issue that's affecting all platforms. Hang tight and sorry for the issue.…
[ad_1] Warning: The video contains spoilers for Resident Evil 2, so if you haven’t played it yet and plan to, you might want to look away. Resident Evil 2 has plenty of secrets to uncover across all of its playthroughs, but some of them require a bit of a defter touch to find. The latest…
[ad_1] Late last month, while he was confirming that the company had no current plans to develop a new kind of Switch or cut the console’s price, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was adamant the company could sell 20 million Switches by the end of this financial year (which ends March 31). He’s since cut his…
[ad_1] Blizzard has revealed what’s next for Heroes of the Storm after it announced it would be slowing down its efforts on the game. Late last year, the company announced it was moving talent away from the HotS team and shuttering its esports circuits (both professional and collegiate) for the game. In that post, the company…
[ad_1] Ubisoft is teasing some of the content coming with the first season of year four of Rainbow Six: Siege, but some leaks have already given us our first glimpse of what’s to come. The upcoming season, according to the publisher, will include two new operators from the SASR (Special Air Service Regiment) of the Australian…
[ad_1] Devolver Digital has made a habit of taking on some fascinating indie projects under their publishing banner in recent years, and today’s featured game is no exception. Ape Out comes from developer Game Cuzzillo, and features a gorilla who is on a frantic breakout attempt from imprisonment. The top-down action of smashing past your…
[ad_1] Warner Bros. Japan and Level 5 are producing a film based on the Ni No Kuni universe, due out this Summer in Japan. According to AnimeNewsNetwork, Warner Bros. announced the news at a press conference earlier today. As with the series that inspired it, the film sports some strong Studio Ghibli talent. Ni No Kuni II: Revenant…
[ad_1] Ever since Destiny 2 on PC back in late 2017, players have been able to do something called “Titan Skating” – essentially being able to move much faster than intended by using the Catapult Lift jump ability, mashing of the space bar (or using keyboard macros). Using the Lion Rampant Exotic armor made this…
[ad_1] Apex Legends doesn’t have an esports scene (probably because it just came out this week with a surprise release), but that doesn’t mean other games aren’t ready for some high-level competition this weekend! The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open tournament has culled over 8,000 online players into a final 16, who’ll compete live throughout…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts s released the launch trailer for their next big franchise Anthem. While serving nicely in hyping up the online shooter, it’s the new gameplay video focusing on the Endgame of Anthem which is really full of new info. Anthem’s launch is just around the corner. On February 22nd, gamers will finally get…
[ad_1] Leaving the past behind can be tricky. With Titanfall, the team at Respawn Entertainment built its legacy on the concept of titans, massive robots that beat the gears out of one another on a raging battlefield. Titanfall 2 also endeared itself to a huge number of players because of its single-player campaign, which devotees…
[ad_1] Legend of Mana arrived in 2000, with a lot to live up to for North American fans of the Mana series, following up the Secret of Mana SNES title. While not everyone loved the “drop and play” map where you assemble towns and dungeons to encounter and the lack of a real story, the…
[ad_1] Bloomberg is reporting an upcoming plan from Activision Blizzard to lay off hundreds of workers as the company attempts to restructure and centralize its operations. Sources tell us the layoffs will will come from different parts of the company, including Blizzard, though it’s not clear what parts of the studio will be affected. At…
[ad_1] It’s that time of the week again, folks! Some of us are still gunning our way through Racoon City’s zombie horde. Others, however, have set sights on Apex Legends and its tight gunplay and increasingly fun ability-kits. How will you be passing the weekend? Let us know! Suriel Vasquez (@SurielVasquez) – Looking to score some…
[ad_1] Guitar Hero Live, the latest version of Guitar Hero released in 2015, had an interesting new feature called Guitar Hero TV. Rather than having DLC, Guitar Hero TV was essentially a streaming service that allowed players to stream music in rotation on the channels and play along as they see fit. Some might even…
[ad_1] When Respawn launched Apex Legends, their free-to-play battle royale shooter set in the Titanfall universe, they introduced all the heroes with in-game and website biographies. Some of these biographies suggested that some characters are fairly diverse in terms of sexual and gender identity, which Respawn has now confirmed. The character Bloodhound, Apex Legends’ tracker…
[ad_1] In the cross-section of the tabletop gaming world, miniature gaming has traditionally been especially challenging to embrace as a newcomer. The tactical rules seem daunting, the player base can seem set in its ways and opinions, the price factor of collecting is daunting, and painting minis is really an entire hobby all on its…
[ad_1] The Walking Dead is just bloodletting left and right. After Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) left the show last year, it appears that another fan-favorite is on the way out. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Danai Gurira, who plays Michonne, has signed a deal for the tenth season of the show but it’s a deal that…
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[ad_1] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, the new game from the makers of Dark Souls and Bloodborne, is probably going to kill you a lot. PC players are getting a sort of reprieve, however, in that the minimum specs to run the game are rather generous. Activision and From have posted the game on Steam, revealing…
[ad_1] As part of a Devil May Cry 5 media tour, director Hideaki Itsuno has been out there talking about the game and the series in general. Like all developers in the last few years, Itsuno also got to answer questions about his characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as possible DLC, and he didn’t…
[ad_1] We’re back with another episode of The GameZone Podcast, in the newest episode Cade, Mike, and newcomer Matt Liebl talk about all the ongoings with EA and Disney’s recent earnings calls where they gave a lot of interesting updates on the state of these entertainment empires. Disney claims to be pretty pleased with EA’s…
[ad_1] One of the few constants in the world you can count on is that there will never be an end to Overwatch merchandise. No matter what brand of figure or statue you prefer, you will find a plastic piece of Overwatch kitsch to sit on your desk or shelf. Now there’s a Mercy figure…
[ad_1] Launch trailers are usually a strategy to get everyone hyped right before a game’s release, usually with an explosive trailer showing how people will play and enjoy the game. As time goes on, the distance between the launch trailer and the game releasing grows wider, making that last burst past the finish line a…
[ad_1] Back in 2017, Ubisoft hired several key Telltale developers who had worked on The Walking Dead, Tales From The Borderlands, and Minecraft: Story Mode. At the time, fans of both Telltale and Ubisoft wondered what would emerge from that that combination of talent. The answer appears to be another departure. Variety is reporting that…
[ad_1] With Game Informer‘s new cover story on Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds, we’re diving in deep and explaining what you can expect from the upcoming RPG. Ever since the announcement, the studio has been closely watching the reaction online and want to ensure fan expectations are in line with the game they plan on shipping. We sat…
[ad_1] The video game industry can be a turbulent place. Precious Few developers make it to their 25th anniversary. Id Software, Epic, Neversoft, Atlus, Falcom are among them. Today Insomniac Games, the developer behind Sunset Overdrive, Spyro, Resistance, and Spider-Man, joins those ranks. To celebrate the occasion, Founder Ted Price releases a thank you video that…
[ad_1] The Division 2 beta is out now. And unlike the beta for The Division 1, which had a 24-hour head start on the Xbox One, The Division 2 beta is playable on PS4, Windows PC, and Xbox One from the get go for those who have pre-ordered it. Like the last game, The Division…
[ad_1] One of the most-acclaimed modding endeavors ever is soon appearing on Steam. Enderal: Forgotten Stories is an extended and improved total conversion for Skyrim and will be available for free to all owners of Skyrim Classic or Skyrim Legendary Edition on February 14. Check out the release trailer! Enderal originally came out in 2016…
[ad_1] FromSoftware has released a sweet CG Story trailer for their newest action-slasher Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. With the game’s release on March 22nd for PC, PS4 and Xbox One, PC gamers now also know what kind of hardware they’ll need to run the game. Saying that Sekiro has some heavy boots to fill would…
[ad_1] Epic Games has finally begun rolling out the much-requested Fortnite account merging feature that allows people to link different Fortnite accounts that they created on various consoles. Fortnite supports cross-platform multiplayer now but that wasn’t the case until very recently as Sony had refused to allow Cross-Play on the PS4. Many Fortnite players, therefore,…
[ad_1] Another day, another battle royale game. That’s the general feeling amongst the industry right now at least, in reality, we’re shuffling between the main four: PUBG, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Blackout, and now Respawn’s Apex Legends. Apex Legends is a free-to-play 60 player battle royale set in the Titanfall universe… but, don’t expect Titanfall…
[ad_1] Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs takes place on a remote island Angry Birds could easily be credited as the amongst the first apps that made mobile gaming mainstream. Now Resolution Games and Rovio Entertainment are looking at doing the same for VR with Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. Players can now take…
[ad_1] As Sony announced late last month, the PlayStation Plus program got a big boost in its cloud storage today. This means your save files are safe and sound in Sony’s cloud service with a huge number of saves now possible. Sony has bumped storage up from 10 GB to a whopping 100 GB. The…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a huge, expansive adventure and you spend a lot of time making your Alexios or Kassandra as strong as possible. After spending dozens of hour doing that, you might want to head back in time and replay the game, but not any weaker than you were before. Finally, Ubisoft has…
[ad_1] When Respawn launched Apex Legends, their free-to-play battle royale shooter set in the Titanfall universe, they introduced all the heroes with in-game and website biographies. Some of these biographies suggested that some characters are fairly diverse in terms of sexual and gender identity, which Respawn has now confirmed. The character Bloodhound, Apex Legends’ tracker…
[ad_1] Axiom Verge, the 2D Metroid-like that is itself quite well liked, is free on the Epic Game Store right now. That means that you can download it and start playing it, which many people did, only to discover there was a progress-blocking bug exclusive to the Epic Games Store version. When players entered a…
[ad_1] Despite being a fun, simple puzzle game well suited for mobile play, many point to Angry Birds as a progenitor of the over-simplification of video games. With that public perception and all the random trajectories Angry Birds has explored with its myriad offshoots in the past, I wasn’t sure what to expect for its…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Joe Juba, and Matt Miller share exclusive, new impressions of Obsidian’s upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds. Then Javy Gwaltney, Dan Tack, and Matt Bertz join the show to break down all of the smart design choices in Respawn’s surprising battle royale Apex…
[ad_1] Update: Skybound games has clarified that these titles will be coming to all three major consoles: PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. We are bringing these amazing titles to #XboxOne, #NintendoSwitch, and #PS4! https://t.co/NbbPN8tQFO — Skybound Games (@skyboundgames) February 7, 2019 Original Story: Over the last few years, Canadian studio Beamdog has been remastering classic RPGs…
[ad_1] Dragon’s Dogma is almost the definition of a cult hit. Despite not lighting the world on fire with its original 2012 release, the game slowly built up a fervent fanbase through re-releases and remasters and now has a chorus of people in constant demand of a sequel. It turns out now a Dragon’s Dogma…
[ad_1] A new story-focused trailer for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice briefly showcases the game’s narrative. The cinematic depicts a war-torn Sengoku Japan as samurai clash against a half-lit sky. In the aftermath of the bloodshed, a young boy sits alone amid piles of corpses and swords. Overall, the clip briefly highlights the history behind the…
[ad_1] Over the last few years, Canadian studio Beamdog has been remastering classic RPGs for use on modern PCs. So far, the team has remastered Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate ll, Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, and Neverwinter Nights. It’s an impressive effort and useful for anyone who would like to replay those classic series.…
[ad_1] Geralt of Rivia is set to make his newest crossover appearance in Monster Hunter: World later today, coming as an actual character to the game and not just a usable skin. While details are still a little murky on how that works, players will be able to meet and play as Geralt in the…
[ad_1] Killer Queen Black, the home version of the barcade phenomenon, is slated to hit later this year. That’s a delay for the title, which was originally supposed to release last year before being pushed to early 2019. The current Q3 2019 is even further out, but game itself still looks impressive. The latest trailer…
[ad_1] Sunless Skies is an awesome, immersive ride for lovers of imaginative fiction and horror-laden exploration. The melding of genres bears delicious and strange fruit as top-down action mixes with compelling vignette stories. You fly a steam locomotive from port to port, injecting yourself into dozens of tales with myriad outcomes. Though hindered slightly by…
[ad_1] The Switch is quite successful for Nintendo, with over 22 million units sold worldwide. However, if you are one of the gamers out there who hasn’t purchased a Switch yet, Nintendo is giving you a new financial incentive to consider. On February 15, the company will roll out a new bundle that comes with $35…
[ad_1] When it comes to racing games, Leo and I lean more toward the arcade end of the spectrum. Fortunately for us, Matt Kato is here to save the day when more sim-oriented titles are on hand. In today’s episode, Kato takes us through a few races in Codemasters’ upcoming Dirt Rally 2.0, somehow managing…
[ad_1] Kirby’s Epic Yarn on the Wii was one of the most aesthetically pleasing and adorable titles on the system, if not on any system. The yarn theme brought Kirby to life in a different way than his previous games, making for a fun, albeit extremely easy, Kirby platformer focused mostly on having a breezy…
[ad_1] Fans of creative gaming, spending a swell time with friends and those interested in great games in general can now finally enjoy the smash Early Access hit Astroneer in its final form. After two years of cooking in the program, Astroneer is out now with version 1.0 for PC and Xbox One. Check out…
[ad_1] Living on site with colleagues for months on end sounds like a nightmare for many, but Berlin is becoming home to a growing number of ‘gaming houses’ within the e-sports community. Germany’s capital, which is hosting the European championships of the world’s most popular online video game ‘League of Legends’ until the end of…
[ad_1] No announcement made for a Nintendo Switch release yet In a surprise announcement Ubisoft has revealed that a remastered version of Assassin’s Creed 3 is on its way. Based on the backdrop of the American Revolution, Assassin’s Creed has you playing as the half-English, half-Mohawk Ratonhnhaké:ton, also known as Connor. Assassin’s Creed 3 was…
[ad_1] Take-Two Interactive Software and Electronics Arts both tanked in US trading after the video-game publishers posted disappointing numbers, yet another sign that the phenomenal success of Fortnite is looming large on the industry. Take-Two, the maker of Grand Theft Auto, said revenue in the quarter ending in March will be $450 million to $500 million…
[ad_1] Devil May Cry has had an odd journey over the last decade, going from the well-liked but flawed Devil May Cry 4 to the reboot DmC: Devil May Cry, the series seemed be in an involuntary state of retirement. Even after Devil May Cry 5 was announced, I still had worries about how the…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced an Xbox bundle featuring The Division 2 in the US. You can now pre-order the 1TB Xbox One S Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 Bundle at $299.99 (roughly Rs. 21,300) or the 1TB Xbox One X Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 Bundle at $499.99 (roughly Rs. 35,400). Both these bundles will…
[ad_1] Earlier this year, reports surfaced that Electronic Arts, the publisher currently licensed to develop Star Wars games, had canceled the in-development open-world game set in the galaxy far, far away. This led many to question the relationship between Disney and EA, and whether or not EA has done a good job with the license.…
[ad_1] Pokémon Center and Funko have teamed up to announce an influx of new merchandise. Starting on February 13, the two companies will issue the first figure from their “A Day with Pikachu” collection. With 12 figures in total that commemorate the seasonal changes in a year, fans can expect monthly releases into 2020. While…
[ad_1] Ratonhnhaké:ton (a.k.a. Connor) makes the leap to current generation hardware for anyone looking to fill any gaps in their Assassin’s Creed history. The release date is March 29 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, so you won’t have to wait too long to get started. The trailer shows what made the game stand out when it originally released in…
[ad_1] Before its delay, we’d be right on the eve of Dead or Alive 6’s release. We’ll be seeing it just two weeks later, but the developers have one last reveal before the game comes out in the form of Raidou, Dead or Alive’s longtime cybernetic villain. You can check out his reveal trailer below.…
[ad_1] Crackdown 3, despite numerous delays, is actually coming out this month. With just a few weeks left until release, Microsoft is trying to get players ready by giving away the original Crackdown on Xbox One backward compatibility and Xbox 360 for free. To celebrate the launch of Crackdown 3, we are giving away the original…
[ad_1] Apex Legends’ combination of character-driven shooter and battle royale has players scrambling to find the best combinations in their squads to become champion. You’re probably here because you’re one of those people. Have no worries, friends. Several of us at the Game Informer office have lucked earned our way to victory with smooth tactics and tips…
[ad_1] We here at Game Infarmer are obsessed with Farm Together. Our Call of Duty and Overwatch clans have taken breaks from matches to grow crops and build sprawling fields. It’s our current go-to game when we just need to relax. The beautiful thing about Farm Together is you always make progress. Every dollar you…
[ad_1] In a Take-Two earnings call, the publisher behind Red Dead Redemption II revealed that the anticipated old west game has shipped 23 million copies to retailers since its October launch. That means that, since the initial week-one shipment Take-Two reported in November, Red Dead has shipped an extra six million copies over the holiday.…
[ad_1] One of the keys of multiplayer titles meant to last forever is how the game handles things when the curtains close on the story. For a lot of people, the campaign is only a prelude to the real game which they’ll spend most of their time on, so the post-game has to be as…
[ad_1] With Game Informer’s new cover story on Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds, we’re diving in deep and explaining everything we learned about the upcoming RPG. While visiting the studio, Joe Juba sat down with co-directors Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky and asked them 131 rapid-fire questions about The Outer Worlds’ gameplay, companions, scope, and (since they…
[ad_1] An 18-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after he had an argument with his family members over buying a new mobile phone for playing PUBG Mobile. The teenager, who was a resident of Kurla’s Nehru Nagar area of Mumbai, took the extreme step when he demanded that he wanted a high-end smartphone…
[ad_1] The phenomenal success of Fortnite and PUBG Mobile have ensured that every big game publisher will try its hand at the battle royale genre. Electronic Arts is the latest to join the club, with the launch of a battle royale game called Apex Legends. This game has been developed by Respawn Entertainment, of Titanfall…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts announced some juicy details about the financial success of their newest online shooter Battlefield 5 during a conference call with investors. Despite astronomically high sales numbers well in excess over 7 million, BF5 still somehow ended up being a “failure” by not achieving the expectations by the large game publisher. A fascinating…
[ad_1] Customization – whether it’s visual or via multi-faceted weapons – is a big part of God Eater 3 (PS4 and PC), and what better way to rise to a fight against the Aragami than with a co-op crew ready for the occasion? The game is out very soon – February 8 – and its…
[ad_1] The Division 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is a shared world shooter that’s Ubisoft’s answer to the likes of Anthem and Destiny 2. While both of these have sci-fi worlds, The Division 2’s setting is more realistic, featuring modern day guns, drones, and of course, a post-pandemic environment replete with bandits…
[ad_1] If you were hoping for Titanfall 3, think again. It appears that a sequel to 2016’s Titanfall 2 has been cancelled in favour of Apex Legends, EA’s battle royale competitor to PUBG and Fortnite. Apex Legends launched this week for the PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC without as much as a hint from…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts 3 will get DLC, but not as much as Final Fantasy XV Kingdom Hearts 3 for PS4 and Xbox One has shipped five million units worldwide publisher Square Enix announced in a prepared statement. The company also stated it’s the fastest-selling game in the franchise’s history. Despite the ‘3’ in the name,…
[ad_1] GTA V has a 50 percent discount during the Steam Lunar New Year sale 2019 The Steam Lunar New Year Sale 2019 is taking place right now. Like recent sales, there’s a single discounted price for each game through the duration of the sale. The Steam Lunar New Year Sale 2019 end date and time is February 11,…
[ad_1] If you were expecting Yakuza 0, Kiwami, Kiwami 2, or even Yakuza 6 on the Xbox One, think again. Sega has confirmed that it has ‘no plans’ to bring any of the games in the franchise to Microsoft’s console. With the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami coming to PC on February 19, the Sega Twitter…
[ad_1] New entries in the Need for Speed, Plants vs. Zombies, and Titanfall franchises are on the way. EA confirmed that we’d been seeing these games be available this year. This was confirmed in the company’s earnings call. While the exact names weren’t revealed, obviously saving them for events like EA Play, it should offset…
[ad_1] Fortnite may be celebrating the Lunar New Year, but it appears the in-game festivities in Epic Games’ battle royale shooter go beyond that. Dataminers have uncovered the presence of Fortnite Valentine’s Day challenges which are speculated to go live with the Fortnite 7.40 update which could have a February 12 release date going by…
[ad_1] Fortnite Save the World is 50 percent off to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2019 Aside from rolling out the Fortnite 7.30 update, Epic Games has discounted Fortnite’s Save the World mode by 50 percent on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This has been done to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Fortnite Save the…
[ad_1] FIFA 19 sales were down thanks to FIFA 18 FIFA 19 for the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch may be the biggest selling console game during the calendar year of 2018 for EA in Europe, but it still fell short of the company’s estimates. What’s more is, the reason for the shortfall is…
[ad_1] The Division 2 beta download size is 46GB with minor variations between consoles The Division 2 beta release date is February 7 with a start time of 2am PT (3:30pm IST) and now Ubisoft has revealed the beta’s download size. The Division 2 beta download size is 46GB with minor variations between consoles. This…
[ad_1] Though the VR hype isn’t what it used to be, Oculus is still going strong with improving tech that also makes the entry barrier lower and lower. A big example of that is building tracking right into the headset as we had earlier seen with the Oculus Rift. Now according to a leak it…
[ad_1] The rumor mill has been churning for the past few days now about Respawn Entertainment stepping into battle royale called Apex Legends. Later today Respawn will be showing off the game. CEO Vince Zampella confirmed the news a little while ago with a tweet: Looks like everything is unlocked now? Fun. So, if you like…
[ad_1] Introduction Over the past two decades, Rockstar Games has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the games industry. Rising up from quirky Scotland-based developers with a taste for pulp and crime fiction, Rockstar evolved radically, shifting into innovators and provocateurs, creating some of the industry’s most influential and blockbuster titles. In…
[ad_1] For our March issue cover story, we visited Obsidian Entertainment to take a deep dive into The Outer Worlds. Led by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, two of the creators of the original Fallout, the new game has sparked the imagination of gamers with its new original sci-fi pulp setting and its first-person RPG…
[ad_1] In this month’s issue, we have the first hands-on preview of Asgard’s Wrath, the newest game from Sly Cooper 4 developers at Sanzaru Games. After a number of successful virtual reality titles like Ripcoil and Marvel Powers United, Sanzaru has teamed up with Oculus for a new virtual reality action game unlike any other.…
[ad_1] The Outer Worlds is an exciting science-fiction adventure from the creators of the original Fallout, and if you’re a digital subscriber to Game Informer, you can now learn all about the promising title from Obsidian Entertainment. Following today’s cover reveal, our digital issue is now live on web browsers and will be coming to iPad/iPhone later in…
[ad_1] After being teased last month, developer Warhorse Studios today officially released their upcoming DLC for Kingdom Come: Deliverance called Band of Bastards. You’ll join a group of mercenaries who are tasked with protecting a nobleman, Radzig Kobyla, in his feud against a rival noble family. You won’t be in charge of the group, but the developers do…
[ad_1] After Days Gone’s delay into April, Sony has used the opportunity to supply tons of footage and info about the game over time. Today, Sony Bend has released a new trailer for the game detailing the many zombie types you will be running from and fighting in Days Gone. Check out the trailer below.…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced that its game development organization is rebranding. Starting today, Microsoft Studios is rebranding as Xbox Game Studios. According to corporate vice president of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty, “Xbox” has become Microsoft’s brand for gaming no matter the device. This move seems to double down on Microsoft’s recent efforts to bolster…
[ad_1] After sharing its reasoning for Battlefield V’s underperformance during today’s fiscal earnings call, EA announced that a new Plants vs. Zombies title is on the way. CFO Blake Jorgensen made the announcement during prepared remarks outlining the publisher’s upcoming titles, referring to the PvZ project as a “new Plants Vs. Zombies shooter,” but did…
[ad_1] Just yesterday, Respawn confirmed that Titanfall 3 is not in development, and Apex Legends is currently their focus in terms of Titanfall games. Turns out that’s not the entire story, though the whole story still likely does not involve Titanfall 3. In their earnings call today, EA revealed that there is one more Titanfall…
[ad_1] Nintendo has revealed the two NES titles coming to Nintendo Switch Online this month, adding to their library of classics accessible from the Switch app. This month, players can download Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby’s Adventure, two major games for some of Nintendo’s most iconic series starting on February 13. For the second…
[ad_1] During EA’s fiscal earnings call today, CEO Andrew Wilson announced that Battlefield V missed its sales expectations for the holiday quarter. Wilson attributed Battlefield V’s underperformance to several factors. First was the game’s month-long delay from October 19 to November 20, which pushed the title into a busier holiday season. Wilson also pointed to…
[ad_1] Rare’s latest title, Sea of Thieves, lets you live out your pirate fantasy by captaining your own ship, sailing across the sea, and hunting down treasure. However, being a swashbuckler isn’t nearly as exciting if you have to do it alone. Today, Microsoft and Rare announced a new “Friends Play Free” event that allows…
[ad_1] Though it’s been a few years since Halo 5: Guardians released, Master Chief and the Halo franchise remain Microsoft’s most recognizable property. We’re likely still a ways from Halo: Infinite, which was announced at E3 2018, but Microsoft is hoping to keep fans engaged through the new Halo: Outpost Discovery tour. The tour is…
[ad_1] Eclipse Games’ Legendary Eleven doesn’t just go back to a simpler gameplay time for soccer video games, it also mines the sports’ storied past in a non-licensed sports title (Xbox One, Switch, PC via Steam Early Access) based around international teams from the ’70s and ’80s. Legendary Eleven The game features 44 countries (with the likes…
[ad_1] It’s been quite a few years in the making, but Kingdom Hearts III is out and fans across the world are more than a little excited to dive deep into their favorite Disney worlds and keyblade stories. That anticipation built over a decade of waiting has translated into real numbers for Square Enix, which…
[ad_1] After the not-quite surprise launch of Apex Legends yesterday, Respawn’s free-to-play battle royale has already developed a sizable fan base. According to a tweet by CEO Vince Zampella, it took less than eight hours for over one million unique players to enlist in the Titanfall spin-off’s winner-takes-all battles. I’m so overwhelmed right now, @PlayApex…
[ad_1] Sony just released a new gameplay trailer for Days Gone, their highly anticipated open-world zombie action game coming out this April. This third entry of the World Video Series is focusing entirely on the unforgiving and harsh zombie-infested world. Check it out! Zombie games are pretty well-known in gaming. The mindless and disposable deceased…
[ad_1] Sony just released a new gameplay trailer for Days Gone, their highly anticipated open-world zombie action game coming out this April. This third entry of the World Video Series is focusing entirely on the unforgiving and harsh zombie-infested world. Check it out! Zombie games are pretty well-known in gaming. The mindless and disposable deceased…
[ad_1] MLB the Show 19 developer San Diego Studios released a new trailer for the March 26 PS4 title, teasing new wrinkles for the game’s modes. Amidst the trailer’s quick cuts of heroic baseball moments are sprinkled in some teases of changes to the game’s various modes. For Road to the Show this includes training…
[ad_1] The announcement of The Outer Worlds took the gaming world by storm when it appeared as part of 2018’s Game Awards. Its debut appearance revealed the first-person RPG draws strong inspiration from the Fallout series, but takes place in a brand new outer space setting. The comparisons aren’t surprising, as The Outer Worlds co-directors Tim Cain and…
[ad_1] Battlefield V is finally getting its Combined Arms co-op mode next week, which features four maps: Market Sweep, Desert Declarations, Bricks and Mortars, and Bridgehead Blockade, each with their own mission type. Developer EA Dice’s teaser tweet/video doesn’t reveal much, but Combined Arms is one of the heretofore missing pieces from the game’s launch. [Source:…
[ad_1] The Division’s “winter in New York City” setting was a break from the deserts and sunny summers we often encounter in shooters. It also had a big effect on the game’s character customization, with Division agents who were dressed for the elements – beanies, winter coats, boots, and all. The Division 2 shifts the…
[ad_1] Rather than keeping all of my achievement-unlocking secrets to myself, I decided to put together a list of the games that deliver the easiest points. Should you find yourself obsessing over them like I do, or locked in a gamerscore battle royale, I hope this guide serves you well. It’ll be updated whenever I…
[ad_1] Creative Assembly, the Sega studio behind games like the Total War series and Alien: Isolation, is working on a new shooter which they still have yet to formally announce. That doesn’t mean they won’t hint at it on Twitter, though, suggesting the game is in a showable state already. That’s Neill Blomkamp in the…
[ad_1] Today Respawn announced and released the latest competitor in the battle royale genre, Apex Legends. It’s free-to-play and we went live this afternoon free-to-playing it! Join Cork, Tack and me as we squad up and see if we can survive for even one minute. Watch the archive of the stream up above, or over on YouTube or Twitch! For more…
[ad_1] Respawn’s newest game is (surprise!) out today. Apex Legends is a battle royale set in Titanfall’s universe with more than a few tricks up its sleeve to make it stand out from the crowd. We got to play a lot of matches recently and have a few tips to help you understand the twists Legends brings to…
[ad_1] This week is off to quite a start. Respawn Entertainment just revealed and released its new Titanfall game, a free-to-play battle-royale spin-off called Apex Legends. While a number of words in that sentence may be discouraging to Titanfall fans, rest assured, we’ve played the game for hours and it’s a pretty great time. We’re not ready…
[ad_1] This week is off to quite a start. Respawn Entertainment just revealed and released its new Titanfall game, a free-to-play battle-royale spin-off called Apex Legends. While a number of words in that sentence may be discouraging to Titanfall fans, rest assured, we’ve played the game for hours and it’s a pretty great time. We’re not ready…
[ad_1] Repsawn unveiled (and released) a new Titanfall game called Apex Legends today that has two twists. The first is that it’s a free-to-play battle royale game. The second is that there are no titans. Naturally, we had to ask why. Here’s what Executive Producer Drew McCoy said about the lack of titans in Apex Legends…
[ad_1] Wait, what? Respawn has a new game? Yep. The company revealed and released Apex Legends this morning. Is it a new Titanfall? Kind of. It’s a battle royale game set in Titanfall’s universe. The action takes place 30 years after Titanfall 2 and focuses on mercenaries competing with one another in a huge arena. Are…
[ad_1] EA’s acquisition of Respawn Entertainment in 2017 ruffled a few feathers and set more than a few Titanfall fans on edge. There’s a lot of reasons why, which you can read about here, but EA’s habit of closing studios like Maxis, Bullfrog, Visceral Games as well as its handling of disruptive microtransactions in games…
[ad_1] Today Respawn revealed and released its foray into battle royale, Apex Legends, a game set 30 years after Titanfall 2. We played hours of the game behind closed doors and chatted with Respawn executive producer Drew McCoy about Legends’ development and combatting free-to-play skepticism. We also talked about Respawn’s company culture under EA and what we can expect from the…
[ad_1] Every year, Valve has Steam users vote on various Steam awards, picking out the best games from the previous year and beyond in a large number of different categories. For example, in the 2017 awards, The Witcher 3 won the “Choices Matter” award, while PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds won the “Mom’s Spaghetti” award. Some are a…
[ad_1] Granblue Fantasy, a popular Japanese mobile RPG from Cygames, has been exploding into different types of games recently. Just a few months ago, Cygames and Arc System Works announced a fighting game using characters from the title. Even longer ago, Cygames announced a collaboration with action game experts PlatinumGames for a large scale PlayStation…
[ad_1] Respawn Entertainment and EA revealed a bit of a surprise today: there’s a new Titanfall game out! Kind of. Apex Legends is a free-to-play Battle Royale game set in Titanfall’s universe, 30 years after the events of Titanfall 2. Apex Legends is a hero-focused take on the growing battle royale genre that pits squads…
[ad_1] When the Walking Dead: The Final Season’s third episode launched against all odds last month, the placeholder image for the fourth episode suggested we’ll see it before the end of March. A tweet from publisher Skybound Games confirmed that as accurate today, revealing that the final episode will launch on March 26, ending the…
[ad_1] When Electronic Arts acquired Titanfall developer Respawn in late 2017, the publisher calmed initial fears about the acquisition by assuring fans that “the next entry in the Titanfall series” was in development. Considering this was only a year after the release of Titanfall 2, it made sense to assume this meant a Titanfall 3…
[ad_1] The PlayStation 4 has been killing it. The console sold 5 million units over the holiday and is on track to hit 100 million before either the PS2 or Wii did in their lifetimes when launch-aligned. Pretty much everyone can agree the PS4 is a major success, but the problem is that the success…
[ad_1] With news that Microsoft is bringing Xbox Live to the Nintendo Switch, as well as mobile devices, a new era of cross-platform cooperation could be at hand. Xbox and Nintendo have already shown a willingness to cooperate through initiatives like crossplay on games like Fortnite, Rocket League, Minecraft, and Wargroove, but this is another…
[ad_1] Last year, Andrzej Sapkowski was pretty upset about The Witcher video games. As the writer of The Witcher books, Sapkowksi ended up signing away a lot of his rights to CDPR for a flat fee after turning down a profit percentage deal assuming that the game wouldn’t actually make any profit. Several Witcher games and millions of…
[ad_1] The incredibly short wait is over, as Respawn Entertainment’s barely one-day old news of the legendary shooter developer’s plan to make their own Battle Royale game has culminated in the super-quick release of Apex Legends. You can download the game right now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Origin. Best of all,…
[ad_1] Respawn and EA had a double-whammy of a surprise today, with the announcement and launch of a new shooter set in the Titanfall universe. Does Apex Legends add anything of note to the battle-royale genre? After spending some extensive time with it, Javy seems to think so. Apex Legends has several significant twists to…
[ad_1] Last week, we got to spend several hours with the Division 2. During that time, we explored the ruined streets of Washington, D.C., cleared a few side missions, helped some settlements, and skipped ahead to check out one of the endgame missions. There was a lot to absorb, but here are our 10 biggest…
[ad_1] Seven months after New York City was ravaged by the Green Poison, the fate of Washington, D.C. hangs in the balance. Several different factions have arisen in the chaos, each of which has its own ideology, visual style, and way of approaching combat in the largely abandoned city streets. During a recent hands-on event…
[ad_1] Last month, we showed you how The Division 2 was changing up its dark-zone formula. Today, we’ve got a look at its open world and endgame content. I got to spend several hours playing the game, and Leo and I have plenty to say about it – from its opening salvo on the White…
[ad_1] A GDC 2019 session listing reveals that Microsoft is preparing to announce an Xbox Live cross-platform development kit “to connect players between iOS, Android, and Switch in addition to Xbox and any game in the Microsoft Store on Windows PCs.” This would allow gamers to utilize their existing achievements, friends list, and more on supported…
[ad_1] The Etrian Odyssey series is a bastion for those seeking a classic dungeon-crawling experience, hearkening back to legacy titles like Wizardry. As the final entry on 3DS, Etrian Odyssey Nexus is a franchise homage, allowing players to dive in as a variety of classes from across the series while exploring many of the same…
[ad_1] About this time last year, Activision announced that Sledgehammer’s founders Glenn Schofield and Michael Condrey were leaving their roles at the Call of Duty developer to work on bigger picture initiatives within Activision proper. Later last year, Schofield revealed he was leaving Activision, but Condrey had not publicly exited the company. It appears now…
[ad_1] PS4 sales slowdown was anticipated, Sony claims While the PS4 is slated to hit 100 million units sold, Sony has admitted that sales of the console have been slowing down. In its quarter earnings report the company stated it sold 8.1 million PS4s during the holiday season of October to December. This was lower…
[ad_1] Apex Legends is due for release shortly on PS4, Xbox One, and PC Titanfall 2 and Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order developer Respawn is working on a battle royale game called Apex Legends. Respawn boss Vince Zampella confirmed Apex Legends’ existence after numerous leaks over the weekend that suggested Apex Legends is due for release…
[ad_1] With Far Cry: New Dawn, Metro Exodus, Jump Force, and Crackdown 3 out on February 15, it appears that for some, the day after Valentine’s Day might just be the day is when they’ll find true love. Though this isn’t all. Shared world shooter Anthem from Mass Effect and Dragon Age maker BioWare hits…
[ad_1] Xiaomi’s second-generation Black Shark gaming smartphone is nearly ready to launch, according to a post on Chinese social media site Weibo made by Xiaomi Product Director Wang Teng Thomas. According to a Google Translation of the original Chinese post, Thomas says he has seen the upcoming device and describes it as “full of personality,…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch may get Dragon Quest’s hero as a playable fighter soon. While this has been leaked prior, the game’s planner posted a picture of a shield from Dragon Quest on Instagram along with the caption ‘the brave’s shield’. Considering the term ‘brave’ was datamined alongside Persona 5’s…
[ad_1] The PS5, PlayStation 5, or whatever Sony plans to call its successor to the PS4, will be backwards compatible with older PlayStation games if a patent filing from the company is to be believed. What this means is, the PS5 could possibly work with PS4, PS3, PS2, and PS1 games. It’s an interesting move…
[ad_1] The rumor mill has been churning for the past few days now about Respawn Entertainment stepping into battle royale called Apex Legends. Tomorrow, Respawn will be showing off the game. CEO Vince Zampella confirmed the news a little while ago with a tweet: Looks like everything is unlocked now? Fun. So, if you like Respawn,…
[ad_1] After a festive holiday season, Game Informer’s annual 12.31 Super Replay usually brings suffering. In years past, this day has kicked off complete playthroughs of stinkers like Overblood, Overblood 2, Blue Stinger, Illbleed, Raw Danger, Martian Gothic: Unification, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Vampire Hunter D. Figuring out which game will be honored with this…
[ad_1] The “Big Game” has come and gone and truthfully, I have no idea what the hell happened during the game. I was busy watching Donald Duck befriend a small child and two monsters while he gave inspirational messages to some anime kid. But what I did see was those Super Bowl TV spots for…
[ad_1] Fortnite is dominating the battle royale scene, PUBG is still holding its own but has definitely fallen off, and Call of Duty’s Blackout mode is proving to be a worthy competitor to both the genre giants. Now, Titanfall developer Respawn is dropping a surprise tomorrow (Monday, January 4th, 2019). Respawn will be unveiling and…
[ad_1] A new patent filed by Sony points to possible backwards compatibility for an upcoming console, likely the PlayStation 5. Since we haven’t seen backwards compatibility on a PlayStation console since early generation PS3, this feature could be huge for both Sony and its consumers if true. The patent suggests that the PS5 would be capable…
[ad_1] Russian filmmakers Liliya Tkach and Nikita Ordynskiy, who brought us the Papers, Please short film last year, recently released their newest project. This time, the duo created a movie adaptation for Beholder, a PC game that tasks you with surveilling apartment tenants. Similar to Papers, Please, Beholder takes place in a dystopian future with strong…
[ad_1] Jade Empire, BioWare’s well-received martial arts RPG from 2005, could soon be receiving a sequel or remaster. This news comes in light of EA submitting a new trademark application for the franchise in late January. This could signal a sequel, remaster, or that Jade Empire is coming to new platforms. However, it could also mean nothing exciting at…
[ad_1] A YouTuber and his five-year-old daughter worked together to create an adorable fan film together that’s inspired by No Man’s Sky. Titled Nomad Squadron, this 10 minute film shows Amelia, the five-year-old girl, and her squad members (who include guest stars Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller and Austin Creed aka wrestler Xavier Woods) exploring the depths of space…
[ad_1] The Resident Evil 2 remake has been getting rave reviews, by bringing a modern makeover to the beloved horror title and a new over-the-shoulder camera perspective, ditching the old fixed camera. But what would the remake look like if it did still have that fixed camera? Modder Enveloping Sounds was curious to test this out, so…
[ad_1] Microsoft’s new Super Bowl commercial puts the Xbox One Adaptive Controller at center stage, with young kids commenting about their positive experiences with it. The controller was announced and released last year, and its main focus is making games more accessible for players with disabilities. The short Super Bowl ad is pretty touching, giving us a glimpse…
[ad_1] Samsung M20 and M10 price in India revealed as Galaxy M Series debuts, Redmi Note 7 Pro leaks and Redmi Go announced, and a new variant of Nokia 8.1 were some of biggest stories of the week. Additionally, an Apple FaceTime bug, Facebook’s controversial research app, and TRAI’s new pricing framework for DTH connections dominated the…
[ad_1] Rise to Ruins developer Raymond Doerr recently had one of those good problems: Having to cancel a Patreon for a rainy-day fund he no longer needs. Doerr originally developed his Patreon for his village-managing simulator Rise to Ruins as a way to make sure he and his company SixtyGig Games (Rise to Ruins only…
[ad_1] If you haven’t had a chance to try Warhammer: Vermintide 2, now’s your chance to get it and a couple of other solid games for cheap. Humble’s latest monthly bundle (which you subscribe to, but can cancel after just one month for only $12) includes the Left 4 Dead-esque shooter, the excellent card game…
[ad_1] At this year’s Paris fan festival, Square Enix announced some new details on the upcoming expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, Shadowbringers, including a release date and a new raid series based on Nier: Automata. First, the publisher announced a release date for the upcoming expansion: July 2. Accompanying the news is a new cinematic trailer, including…
[ad_1] A couple of weeks ago we saw the unceremonious gutting of Youtube creator network Machinima, as its entire video library vanished on Youtube as contracts were terminated or transferred to another network called Fullscreen as part of Machinima’s merger with the Time Warner-owned Otter Media. Yesterday the company announced what we all knew was…
[ad_1] Here’s something new to wake up to: Tequila Works, the developer behind Rime and The Sexy Brutale is making a VR game sequel to the classic Harold Ramis film starring Bill Murray Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son stars Phil Connors Jr., son of the protagonist from the original Groundhog Day film, as he becomes trapped…
[ad_1] I’ll be upfront: Claire Redfield has always been my favorite Resident Evil character. She’s caring, strong-willed, and a total badass. She’s everything you’d expect from a good hero, and when we met Claire back in 1998’s Resident Evil 2, she was simply that, only defined by a few characteristics. Her red vest and motorcycle…
[ad_1] Overwatch has had an abundance of updates since its 2016 release, with Blizzard continuously reworking the roster to allow for more optimal combat experiences. While some noteworthy patches have completely reinvented character roles, smaller ones have altered cooldown timers or bullet spreads. These frequent modifications often tip the scales of gameplay balance. Some heroes…
[ad_1] In the next season of Destiny 2, which starts in March, players should expect a reworked and improved clan experience, Bungie says. On its official blog, the company states that in a effort to help “smaller, less hardcore” clas, which saw their progress in building up clan experience (which offers benefits to all members of…
[ad_1] Genesis 6 is one of the biggest Super Smash Bros. tournaments of the year, and this year features singles and doubles events for Smash 64, Melee, and Ultimate, as we alls other games like Rivals of Aether, Splatoon 2, and more. (Stream / Schedule) The Pro Circuit for Gears of War 4 is back in Mexico City this week, as all…
[ad_1] DSO Gaming reports that an unnamed 4A Games developer has some interesting comments on the recent controversy about the studio’s upcoming shooter Metro Exodus. Following a wide backlash after news broke out that Exodus was ditching Steam in favor of Epic Store exclusivity on the PC, many gamers started venting their disappointment on Metro…
[ad_1] For several decades, various types of artificial intelligence have been facing off with people in highly competitive games and then quickly destroying their human competition. AI long ago mastered chess, the Chinese board game Go and even the Rubik’s cube, which it managed to solve in just 0.38 seconds. Now machines have a new…
[ad_1] If you’ve ever played casual games in Injustice 2, you know that the game’s armor system can be a bit of a pain online. There are some very broken combinations that means anyone looking for a casual but fair match can really get the fuzzy end of the lollipop in a match. On a…
[ad_1] Sucker Punch Productions is currently hard at work on Ghost of Tsushima, but fans continue to demand this team make a new Infamous or Sly Cooper game. The studio is a hit maker, and the first title that really took off for it was Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. Released on September 23,…
[ad_1] As we all start to thaw out after the polar vortex made a long stop in Minneapolis, we have plenty to choose from this weekend. There are finally a good grouping of games out as we enter February, and we’ll be splitting our time between Resident Evil 2, Wargroove, Kingdom Hearts III, and… Contra 3. That’s…
[ad_1] Fortnite is no stranger to in-game events. Developer Epic seems to rather enjoy making a spectacle within the game with time-limited content that gathers people together. The newest event, however, looks like it might be strange even for Fortnite, with musician Marshmello hinting that he will be performing a concert inside the game on…
[ad_1] Update 1:30pm: Everything should be back to normal. Xbox Support has confirmed that things are back up and running. Hopefully, this continues. The earlier issues with accessing previously purchased content & purchasing new content should now be resolved. Thank you for reporting this issue to us, we’re here and listening. https://t.co/njjyDCGfYA — Xbox Support…
[ad_1] After customers who pre-ordered EA’s much-hyped online shooting experience Anthem had an early go at the game in a VIP Demo, everyone regardless whether they purchased the game can now try out the Open Demo throughout the weekend. A lot is riding on BioWare’s latest persistent online GaaS shooter Anthem. As EA’s direct answer…
[ad_1] There’s no question that Red Dead Redemption II was the biggest and bestest game of 2018, as evidenced by its sweeping wins in G.I.’s illustrious Not 50 Awards. However, just because the game is undeniably great doesn’t mean that everyone is great at playing it. The Wild West is a dangerous and unforgiving place, after…
[ad_1] Wargroove is a fantastic game that borrows heavily from the Advance Wars milieu, filling the void that series’ absence has left behind in fans’ hearts (like mine). But for as similar as Chucklefish’s latest game might hew to its inspiration, it makes a number of smart, significant changes that are mostly for the better,…
[ad_1] I’ll never forget Christmas 1993. All our presents had been opened and while it was a solid year for gifts, it wasn’t more memorable than any other Christmas morning… yet. In true A Christmas Story fashion, my parents “spotted” something behind the couch. They pulled out a large box wrapped in red paper. I…
[ad_1] Anthem’s demo is now open to all users, as opposed to the VIP-only demo last weekend. While the new demo does not have any of the fixes they’ve taken from the feedback yet, it is an opportunity to give more feedback to the game so they can take a look at it post-release. The…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On today’s episode, we’re sharing new impressions of the endgame for BioWare’s Anthem, raving over the Advance Wars-like Wargroove, talking about the state of Crackdown 3, and trying to wrap our minds around the Beta for Dreams. After some fun community emails, we’re joined by Brandon Jones…
[ad_1] As part of Nintendo’s financial briefing, the company’s president Shuntaro Furukawa talked a little but the upcoming Super Mario movie, being shepherded by Nintendo and made by Minions studio Illumination. While the two groups only announced the movie last year, it will still be a little while before we’ll see anything from Nintendo’s first…
[ad_1] Ubisoft is celebrating the Lunar New Year with a massive sale – and a free game. Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China is free for PC players until February 4. It’s a sidescroller that puts you in the boots of Shao Jun, the last assassin in the Chinese brotherhood who sneaks and stabs her way to…
[ad_1] The somewhat bare bones Nintendo Switch Online service could be getting some much needed updates in the future, according to a statement by Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa. During the company’s Q3 financial briefing to investors, Furukawa revealed that the Switch Online service has eight million subscribers right now, a surprisingly high number for such…
[ad_1] Last year’s God of War reboot took Kratos and his son, Atreus, on a more down-to-Earth (Midgard?) quest, but it wasn’t just the more fatherly disposition that had players searching for every last secret. The combat was also redone and offered just as stiff a challenge as ever with nine optional boss fights against…
[ad_1] Xbox Live is having some trouble this morning, and by that we mean it’s having sign-in issues and letting people access previously purchased content. This comes after recent issues with users experiencing a black screen a few days ago. Microsoft has confirmed via Twitter it’s aware of the issues and is working on a fix.…
[ad_1] The Pokémon Trading Card Game took a couple of months off (the last expansion hit in early November), but February signals the release of the first new set of 2019. Team Up not only adds various monster and trainer cards to the ever-growing catalog, but it introduces the new Tag Team Pokémon-GX mechanic (you…
[ad_1] Between an alpha period, press coverage (including our own cover story), and last week’s tumultuous VIP demo, most people have a good idea of what Anthem feels and plays like in its early hours. But with BioWare angling the game as a shooter/RPG with a long tail, we’re still missing one crucial piece of…
[ad_1] Wargroove is a turn-based strategy game from Stardew Valley publisher Chucklefish. It sports a medieval fantasy setting not too dissimilar to Nintendo’s series of Fire Emblem titles. Set in the land of Aurania, Wargroove has you in the role of Mercia, the princess of Cherrystone Kingdom. The assassination of her father, King Mercival, sets…
[ad_1] It has been a strange ride for Crackdown 3 since the game’s first announcement in 2014 at the first E3. Through the years, the game got new footage, multiple delays, features deferred or minimized, and set a general tone of not being worth the wait. While I can’t say whether Crackdown 3 is worth…
[ad_1] The original Crackdown swung onto store shelves in 2007 and immediately surprised me with its unique aesthetic, engaging power growth, and ahead-of-its-time nonlinear story progression. Imran recently got to play a few hours of the upcoming sequel, and came away with the impression that it’s keeping all those key features to the point of having a…
[ad_1] An eleven-year-old boy moved the Bombay High Court Thursday seeking a ban on popular mobile game ‘PUBG’. Ahad Nizam, who filed the public interest litigation through his mother, said the game promotes violence, aggression and cyber-bullying. The court should direct the Maharashtra government to ban it, the PIL said. Earlier, a students union from Jammu…
[ad_1] Japanese electronics giant Sony said on Friday that nine-month net profit jumped 63.2 percent on-year, led by its games and music divisions, while tax benefits allowed the firm to raise its annual forecast. But the electronics and entertainment giant lowered its annual sales forecast, citing slower-than-expected sales in a range of fields including the…
[ad_1] Despite the name, Kingdom Hearts 3 is actually the twelfth entry in the long-running action role-playing game series for consoles and mobile devices. Developed by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney, it features characters from Final Fantasy games and Disney movies. Like Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XV, Kingdom Hearts 3 also had a prolonged…
[ad_1] An eleven-year-old boy moved the Bombay High Court Thursday seeking a ban on popular mobile game ‘PUBG’. Ahad Nizam, who filed the public interest litigation through his mother, said the game promotes violence, aggression and cyber-bullying. The court should direct the Maharashtra government to ban it, the PIL said. “The petition has also sought…
[ad_1] The bundle includes Xbox One X, Metro Exodus, Metro 2033 Redux, Metro Last Light Redux. Microsoft has listed a new Xbox One X bundle on its website, featuring the Metro survival horror series. The Xbox One X Metro Saga bundle features the following: Xbox One X 1TB, one Xbox wireless controller, Metro Exodus, Metro…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has revealed two new characters for Jump Force, the upcoming crossover fighter featuring characters from all number of Shonen Jump manga. You can’t have a Jump crossover without some representation from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, however, and it makes sense to bring in the series’ biggest villain and its most popular protagonist. So now you…
[ad_1] As part of their financial release today, Nintendo has also announced another mobile title aiming for a worldwide release this summer. Titled Dr. Mario World, it is presumably a larger expansion of the Dr. Mario concept of putting colored pills onto viruses to destroy them. The doctor is in! Mario puts on the white…
[ad_1] Fans of excellent survival sandboxes with a touch of spookiness listen up. The standalone expansion for underwater survival and crafting game Subnautica is available right now through Early Access for PC. Subnautica: Below Zero is offering an entirely new biome to explore with its arctic setting. You can grab the game on Steam, Epic…
[ad_1] Anthem’s VIP demo last weekend faced some struggles. While most players who had pre-ordered were eventually able to get in and explore some of the game, significant technical and networking problems plagued the weekend. The issues were so rampant BioWare was forced to make an announcement and offer some in-game gifts (once the real game…
[ad_1] Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth was released in Japan on November 29 of last year. After months of speculation, Atlus has announced a June 4 western release date for the 3DS. Like its prequel, Q2 contains a satisfying dose of crossovers: characters from Persona 3 (including the female heroine from the portable edition), Persona…
[ad_1] Nintendo Switch Mini release date slated for this financial year Nintendo is planning to release a smaller version of the Nintendo Switch in this financial year. A Nintendo Switch Mini has been rumoured since 2017 and according to Nikkei, it’s in the works. As per the report, it would focus on portable play and…
[ad_1] The Nikkei, a Japanese financial newspaper, is reporting, after much speculation, that Nintendo will release a revised version of the Switch sometime in its 2019 fiscal year. The fiscal year runs from April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020 with the report suggesting it is slated for fall, but could find its way out…
[ad_1] If militaristic empires and the race to evade dark ages weren’t difficult enough, Civilization VI adds a challenging new system in its upcoming Gathering Storm expansion: weather. We got to play a preview build of the game and see firsthand just how ravaging the new climate system can be. I start a new campaign…
[ad_1] Update: As expected, THQ Nordic has confirmed the release of Darksiders Warmastered Edition for the Switch. The company has also added a release date: April 2. The game will be available both at retail and digitally for $29.99. Also, the leaked trailer below is now official, so you can enjoy it again or for…
[ad_1] Nintendo has released its financial results for the last nine months (ending December 31, 2018), and everything is going swimmingly with the Switch selling 14.49 million units worldwide – an increase of 19.5 percent from the previous year during the period. On the software side, Nintendo is celebrating “record sales” from Super Mario Party (5.3 million…
[ad_1] Nintendo has delayed the release of mobile title Mario Kart Tour from the end of the fiscal year (March 31) to some undisclosed time this summer. Not much is known about the game, but Nintendo has said, like Mario Run, Mario Kart Tour will be “free to start.” Perhaps related to that comment, the…
[ad_1] Red Dead Redemption 2 India discount price revealed Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4 and Xbox One gets its first official discount for India. The open-world Wild West game has held its price since launch with an MRP of Rs.3,999, some times selling even higher. Now, Red Dead Redemption 2 will be available for Rs.…
[ad_1] This is separate from the foldable phone we expect to see in February We’ve been speculating on Samsung’s foldable phone for a while now, but it seems that the company has not one but two foldable smartphones in the works. A new leak suggests that there’s a second foldable phone in the works as…
[ad_1] Nintendo Switch console and game sales have been solid for Nintendo this quarter The Nintendo Switch has sold 32.27 million units since its launch in March 2017 with 14.49 million sold last quarter. This was revealed during the company’s latest financial report. Nintendo had a 36 percent spike in quarterly operating profit, though it…
[ad_1] Nintendo’s next mobile game, Mario Kart Tour has been delayed. Previously slated for March 2019, the company has now moved the Mario Kart Tour release date to a more nebulous, summer 2019. Mario Kart Tour is Nintendo’s fifth mobile game after Super Mario Run, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Dragalia Lost.…
[ad_1] Sony is expanding PlayStation Plus cloud storage from 10GB to 100GB from February 2019. This means that PS Plus members now get 10 times the space to store their game saves. If you want to move your progress from one PS4 to another, cloud saves are the most convenient way to get the job…
[ad_1] Xbox One black screen crash at startup? Blame Xbox Live Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X consoles are crashing on startup. After booting up and displaying the green Xbox logo, users have been met with a black screen. Gadgets 360 encountered the same problem with our Xbox One X launch unit…
[ad_1] There aren’t many enemies that can stand up to Mario’s powerful stomp, but Boom Boom has always been pretty good about trying to do so. The officer in Bowser’s army usually takes three hits in the head before he bites it, so maybe a nice relaxing game of tennis is exactly what he needs. …
[ad_1] During a massive cold front, the last thing you might want to think about is diving beneath an arctic surface, but Subnautica was never about making you comfortable. That feels like the thesis statement behind the newest Subnautica game, which puts you both above and below the ice. Check out the first teaser trailer…
[ad_1] Far Cry: New Dawn introduces two new villains to the Far Cry universe, Lou and Mickey, to terrorize the player and the survivors of Hope county. The twin sisters have traveled across the country pirating resources for their own use, chewing up self-sustaining communities and spitting them out before traveling on to the next…
[ad_1] Update: Microsoft has fixed the error, and it looks like everything is running normally. Original Story: As of this afternoon, gamers turning on their Xbox Ones have reported (and we’ve experienced it ourselves) that the console won’t let them sign in. Instead the console goes straight to a black screen. Microsoft has acknowledged…
[ad_1] I received a couple of tweets asking if it was wise to jump into Kingdom Hearts III without having played any of the other games in the series. Game Informer‘s Kimberly Wallace did a nice job of outlining this scenario in her review: “As much as I enjoyed the tale, newcomers (and even old…
[ad_1] Blizzard has just announced a new Assault map for Overwatch taking place in the city of love Paris, France. Though there’s likely a lot less love and a lot more storming areas for objectives. That’s still pretty Parisian, historically speaking. The map is now live on the Playable Test Realm, so if you’re a part…
[ad_1] While it has been rumored through retail listings for a month or so, it seems like THQ Nordic is ready to announce that the HD remaster of the first Darksiders game is coming to Switch before too long. This version has previously been released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Wii U, but…
[ad_1] I liked Mark Of The Ninja a lot when it was originally released back in 2012. I didn’t finish it, mostly because I was starting grad school, but I loved its approach to marrying platforming to the flexible stealth systems. I’ve been revisiting the remastered version of the game on Switch to finish it up…
[ad_1] There’s probably no end to the number of relationships, friendships, and families that Overcooked has broken up, but that’s also probably because there doesn’t appear to be an end to actual Overwatch content. It seems every few months that Team 17 and Ghost Town Games have new levels to announce for the title and…
[ad_1] Media Molecule’s Dreams has been in closed beta since mid-December, and we’re already starting to see some really impressive work from players. In Dreams, players can both create their own games and play experiences made by others. In just over a month, there’s been a plethora of player-made content ranging from game demos to…
[ad_1] Ubisoft has shared some news about the upcoming private beta for their soon to arrive multiplayer coop shooter The Division 2. Taking place between February 7-10, every user who pre-orders the game gets guaranteed access to it with everyone else needing to register for a chance at the beta. Check out the trailer which…
[ad_1] Apple officially acknowledged a bug in their iPhone Facetime feature the other day, confirming that callers could use Facetime to listen in on someone’s phone while the call is ringing. The Cupertino tech company promised to send out an update soon to fix this security hole, but it turns out the flaw was found…
[ad_1] Another week, another podcast! In the newest episode of The GameZone Podcast, we talk about the somewhat controversial nature of the recent Anthem demo, Metro Exodus going exclusively to the Epic Games Store on PC, and the rumblings of a Spider-Man sequel already going into development. At the 33:40 mark, we switch gears into…
[ad_1] The common refrain for middling or non-committed Kingdom Hearts fans is that the series is confusing. The narrative has gotten too bloated and there are too many characters who aren’t familiar Disney or Final Fantasy characters who talk a lot about the darkness in their hearts with tears streaming from their eyes. And sometimes…
[ad_1] Sony has announced February’s free games for PlayStation Plus members – one handles its violence stealthily, the other not so much: Hitman: The Complete First Season and For Honor. These two games are available starting February 5 until March 5. Meanwhile, PS3 and Vita owners get Divekick (PS3, cross-buy with Vita), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns…
[ad_1] The Division 2’s private beta kicks off on February 7. Today Ubisoft outlined what exactly players will be experiencing when they walk into the decimated nation’s capital for the first time. The array of content is impressive. Players start off by establishing the base of operations, then venture into a couple of story missions, a…
[ad_1] After her father is assassinated and her forces overwhelmed, times are dire for Mercia, a newly-minted queen who must prove she’s capable of leading an established empire to victory. Wargroove sits in a similar place, as it hopes to prove itself worthy of a mantle established by other greats in the turn-based tactics genre.…
[ad_1] In the arduous absence of Nintendo’s long-forgotten strategy series Advance Wars, many developers have tried their hand at replicating its magic. Few have succeeded like Wargroove, which, as you’ll read in our review, is a fantastic game that is both an ode to simple-yet-deep tactics games but also builds and iterates on them in surprising ways.…
[ad_1] Mortal Kombat 11 release date for Nintendo Switch may be delayed to May 10 Mortal Kombat 11 for the Nintendo Switch is delayed. According to multiple listings from European retailers, including Nintendo’s own UK store, the Mortal Kombat 11 release date may be delayed to May 10. Oddly enough, regions outside Europe like US…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive Driveclub is the most played PS4 game with close to 10.5 million players. This dwarfs racing mainstays like Need For Speed and GT Sport with 9.46 million players and 6.6 million players respectively. The source for this is the Gamstat trophy tracking page, borne out of Sony’s My PS4 Life tool which let…
[ad_1] While PUBG Mobile is the most popular version of the battle royale shooter, it’s easy to forget the PC version that started it all. Although its player base is nowhere close to its Android and iOS counterpart, PUBG PC has its fans, some of whom have gone to the extent of creating a tool…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Fortnite Insider Fortnite 7.30 leak includes skins, back bling, and other cosmetic items The Fortnite update 7.30 hit Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC this week. And with it comes a host of yet to be revealed Fortnite skins. While Epic Games is yet to divulge all Fortnite skins…
[ad_1] Sony and Nintendo are expected to score strong quarterly earnings this week, as the Japanese gaming giants battle through the next stage in the lifecycles of their consoles. At Sony, analysts estimate operating profit grew 10 percent in September-December versus the same period a year prior to JPY 388 billion ($3.55 billion), with its games segment supported…
[ad_1] GameStop Corp, the world’s largest video game and gaming console retailer, said it had abandoned efforts to sell itself after failing to get a potential buyer on favourable terms, sending shares down 21 percent in early trading. The company said it had held discussions with other firms, but did not get financing on terms…
[ad_1] It’s game over for GameStop Corp.’s attempt to sell itself, and I can’t say I’m surprised. On Tuesday, the video-game retailer said it had terminated efforts to find a buyer because financing was unavailable at terms that acquirers would find acceptable, sending the shares tumbling more than 27 percent. But why a would-be buyer…
[ad_1] EA Sports will not sell FIFA Points in Belgium any more. The move comes after months of discussions with the Belgium Gaming Commission, which had declared video game loot boxes to be in violation of gambling rules in the country. While EA obviously doesn’t agree with this interpretation of the law, it appears that…
[ad_1] A sure sign of PUBG Mobile’s popularity – being name-dropped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi PUBG Mobile was mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his interaction with students and parents at his Pariksha Par Charcha 2.0 event in New Delhi on Tuesday, a sure sign of its popularity in India. So just what…
[ad_1] Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday reported record quarterly growth in data centre sales and projected revenue growth in fiscal 2019 above Wall Street expectations, sending its shares up 10 percent after the bell. Investors were bracing for weak results from AMD after warnings from a host of other chipmakers about a slowdown in China…
[ad_1] It turns out that, no matter how clever you think you’re being, there’s very few workarounds to paying for something at a store. This was the harsh lesson learned by a 19-year-old man named Adel, who went to a Nice, France grocery store and attempted to pull one over on the local staff. Well,…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 2.0.0 update just went live and, with surprisingly little fanfare or announcement, Piranha Plant is also part of the update. If you redeemed your code already, you can start playing as him as soon as you download the latest update. If you haven’t redeemed your code, you have until June…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts has removed the ability of Ultimate Team players to purchase FIFA Points in its FIFA games (on all systems) in Belgium starting January 31. FIFA Points is the in-game currency of the series’ Ultimate Team mode that is used to buy randomized packs containing players and other items for the mode. Packs…
[ad_1] Fans who participated in the recent Anthem beta were taken aback by the absence of a sprint mechanic within the game’s hub, Fort Tarsis. Mark Darrah, Anthem’s executive producer, juxtaposed the slower pacing of the HQ zone with the speed of the greater open world. In an interview with GamesRadar, he explained the need to…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced their first episode of Inside Xbox of 2019, this time mostly focusing on the upcoming Crackdown 3. The console manufacturer has promised that they’ll reveal the first details of Crackdown 3’s single player campaign, which has mostly not been talked about aside from its usage of Terry Crews, when Inside Xbox…
[ad_1] The killcam is a time-honored tradition in multiplayer shooters. You need an object to focus all your ire on and then laughingly go “You got me!” When you’re killed by a streamer, though, you might want to check out what they thought of you when they got the kill. A new third-party tool tells…
[ad_1] Farm Together, the tractor-riding, crop-growing title by Milkstone Studios, will launch on Nintendo Switch this Friday. In Farm Together, you and up to 15 other players can lace up your boots and hit the fields together to grow your farm from a modest garden to an overflowing menagerie of crops and cattle. In our…
[ad_1] Praey for the Gods, the upcoming indie adventure title about being a particularly aggressive iconoclast, released a new trailer today after a period of silence. It seems like no news was good news in this situation, because Praey for the Gods is about to hit Early Access on Steam, becoming purchasable for players who…
[ad_1] This brief look at MLB The Show 19 may sell you on a new cologne more than the game itself. Our first look at this year’s game from Sony San Diego begins with a joke that ends up being a nice tribute to Bartolo Colón, a legend who continues to strike out hitters at…
[ad_1] With Blackout mode staying fairly popular, Activision is playing with different ways to keep its battle royale title fresh and to keep people playing it. Last week, they announced Ambush mode, a variation on Blackout mode that restricts weapons to sniper rifles, launchers, and melee attacks, meaning you either kill from a distance or…
[ad_1] A major upset for the exclusive game line-up of PlayStation consoles is happening, as long-time exclusive developer Quantic Dream has announced the company’s new strategy going forward. The French gaming studio is eyeing a multiplatform future with the help of funding by Chinese gaming giant NetEase. Variety reports in an exclusive interview with Quantic…
[ad_1] We recently got access to the Dreams Beta, and in the little time I’ve spent with it, I’m already blown away. The variety and quality of games the community has produced in such a short amount of time has been incredibly impressive, and I can’t wait to dive in and play more. So that’s what…
[ad_1] I briefly considered dedicating a section of this column to Kingdom Hearts III’s gummi ship, but then realized I would be writing about that mind-breaking abomination, and decided to steer clear of it for my own sanity. Xehanort made them appear apparently. Mickey also made his own gummi ship or something. How did they…
[ad_1] Like every month, Xbox is kicking off February with a new batch of free games for Xbox Live Gold members. You’ll be getting two Xbox One games and two backwards compatible games. From February 1-15 you can snag a copy of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon and Assassin’s Creed: Rogue. Those are followed up…
[ad_1] If you’ve played a few hours of the Resident Evil 2 remake, or played the original 1998 PlayStation game (or any number of classic Resident Evil games where the enemy appears in various forms), then you are familiar with Tyrant. You may have heard him called Mr. X, which is the Resident Evil 2…
[ad_1] Is it the Los Angeles Rams or the New England Patriots? We’ll never tell. Okay, we’ll spill the beans. It’s the Rams. According to Madden’s highly scientific system, which annually simulates the big game, the Rams score 30 points, which tops out the Patriots who only manage 27. Watch the full video below, which…
[ad_1] Yesterday, Epic Games revealed the post-apocalyptic shooter Metro Exodus would be coming to the Epic Games store as an exclusive. As a result, the game was removed from other online stores, like Steam. However, the U.S. publisher of Metro, THQ Nordic, offered some additional context to the discussion in a series of tweets. not…
[ad_1] Chinese company NetEase has purchased a minority stake in Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dreams, infusing it with funds while allowing it to remain independent. Quantic Dreams co-founder David Cage says that the studio plans to make games for multiple platforms from here on out, and not solely for Sony. This move increases NetEase’s video…
[ad_1] The biggest sign of PUBG Mobile’s popularity was it being name-dropped by Prime Minister Modi PUBG Mobile is one of the most popular games in India right now and the biggest sign of its popularity was it being name-dropped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his interaction with students and parents at his Pariksha…
[ad_1] Nvidia Corp on Monday cut its fourth-quarter revenue estimate by half a billion dollars because of weak demand for its gaming chips in China and lower-than-expected data center sales, sending its shares down 15 percent. The warning adds to concerns that a slowdown in the world’s No.2 economy, exacerbated by an ongoing trade war…
[ad_1] The Atomic Heart release date is slated for 2019 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One Sci-fi Soviet-era shooter Atomic Heart wowed audiences with its announcement trailer and subsequent slivers of gameplay footage from developer Mundfish. The Atomic Heart release date is slated for 2019 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and it appears that…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch gets the 7.0.0 update which adds stability and new languages The Nintendo Switch gets the 7.0.0 update. It adds system stability improvements to the hybrid console as well as New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe user icons and support for additional languages on the Nintendo Switch’s Home Menu. The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con…
[ad_1] PM Modi gave his thoughts on PUBG Mobile addiction during Pariksha Par Charcha 2.0 Prime Minister Modi weighed in on PUBG Mobile addiction during his interaction with students and parents at his Pariksha Par Charcha 2.0 event in Delhi earlier today. A mother complained to PM Modi that her son was addicted to online…
[ad_1] The PUBG Mobile zombies mode is scheduled to be released with the 0.11.0 update. According to a recent online video, the PUBG Mobile zombies mode release date is due next month. In fact, you can expect the PUBG Mobile zombies mode to hit all users before February 10. This is odd when you consider…
[ad_1] Highly anticipated post-apocalyptic survival horror game Metro Exodus has become the latest major title to exit Steam and move to Epic Games Store. The game’s PC version had been available for pre-order on Steam and the developers will honour pre-orders of those who purchased the game there, but it’s not available for purchase on…
[ad_1] Dreams has been in closed beta for some time, but today, Media Molecule gave the go-ahead for those playing to share what they’re making or what they’ve found so far while Dream Surfing. We decided to showcase some of the games creators have been making based on established games. You can watch the video…
[ad_1] Pokémon Go fans, your journey to the very best just got a little bit harder. Palkia, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl’s Legendary dragon with control over space, is coming to Pokémon Go in all his space-controlling glory. Starting today, you can go after the legendary all the way through February 28. “With the ability to warp the…
[ad_1] Right now, you’re probably anxiously counting the seconds until you can launch Kingdom Hearts III. I don’t blame you; it’s been a long ride to reach the finale of the Xehanort arc. Of course, the best keyblade wielders come prepared, so while you wait, here are some quick tips to get you started on…
[ad_1] Way back in the late 90s, as development of Resident Evil 2 dragged on, Capcom also started development on other Resident Evil titles. Supposedly originally intended as a spinoff before series creator Shinji Mikami suggested otherwise, a partner title to Resident Evil 2 was also being made, starring Jill Valentine in the same city…
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[ad_1] When it was first revealed at last year’s E3, one of the biggest surprises about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was its publisher: Activision. Before, From Software tended to work almost exclusively with Japanese publishers, and hadn’t worked with an American company to release their games since 2009’s Ninja Blade (published by Microsoft), opting instead to…
[ad_1] Despite being one of the leading voices when it comes to technology in the world, Apple has historically chosen to distance itself from gaming. The company will happily host games on their app stores, but rumors of consoles or development studios have always fallen flat in reality. According to a new report, however, Apple…
[ad_1] I have never in my life played a game as consistently as Rainbow Six Siege. I knew people who put thousands of hours into DOTA or Call of Duty and I just couldn’t picture devoting that much time to one game. But I’ve been playing Siege consistently for well over a year now and…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco formally announced their newest Dragon Ball game. This time, it’s not a multiplayer brawler but a meaty single-player action-RPG. Dragon Ball Game – Project Z: Action RPG is the mouthful working title and is planned to come out this year for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Check out the awesome gameplay…
[ad_1] It’s expected that the latest title for a sports franchise is the best, but that’s not always the case. When it comes to football, some fans’ favorite game is over 10 years old. All-Pro Football 2K8 came out in the summer of 2007 on the PS3 and Xbox 360, three years after developer Visual…
[ad_1] If you got into Anthem’s exclusive access demo this past weekend, congratulations! Servers were incredibly difficult to get into on the first day, but slowly calmed down over the weekend. People who did get in still had quite a bit of feedback for EA and Bioware’s new flight-oriented action-shooter, however, and Bioware has put…
[ad_1] Years ago, when Dark Souls was first ported to PC, the port left a lot to be desired. The game was in every way a strict port from consoles, maxing out at a low resolution for PCs, capping the framerate, and just generally not being up to modern standards for the platform. A fan…
[ad_1] If you say Resident Evil is just another zombie series, you clearly haven’t spent more than an hour with any one of its games. Zombies are the early game fodder and storytelling vehicle that brings immediate chaos to any scenario. Resident Evil’s version of the undead take on many forms throughout the series, but…
[ad_1] It has been some time since Ubisoft put an Assassin’s Creed title on a Nintendo system in a non-cloud form. The French company made a stab at mature-rated titles in that ecosystem with Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed IV on the Wii U, but pretty quickly pulled out anything above a T-rating shortly…
[ad_1] Continuing the second chapter of Battlefield V’s Tides of War live service, today DICE announced the addition of a new Axis tank to unlock, as well as some changes to improve the recently released Panzerstorm map. The new tank is the Sturmgeschutz IV, which was seen previously in a teaser trailer for Chapter 2. The…
[ad_1] The Resident Evil 2 remake has been extremely well received, with our own Ben Reeves giving the game a 9.5 out of 10. Capcom hopes to build on this momentum with free expanded content in the coming month. On February 15, players can download the Ghost Survivors mode, which includes three “what if” short…
[ad_1] The Metro Exodus story is all about leaving the familiar behind and seeking fortune elsewhere. This theme extends to the franchise’s approach to the digital marketplace as well. Today Deep Silver and Epic Games announced a partnership that makes the Epic Games Store the sole digital distributor of the PC version of the game…
[ad_1] The latest batch of screenshots for One Piece: World seeker, the open-world One Piece game coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on March 15, shows off a new location, treasure hunting, and a karma system that will measure your relationship with NPCs. Sky Island, seen in the images below, is a location…
[ad_1] Announced right before the conclusion of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour finals event, Dragon Ball Project Z is an RPG set in the world of Dragon Ball. Unlike Dragon Ball Xenoverse, which focuses on telling a new story set in that universe, Project Z returns to the series’ roots, retelling the classic story of Dragon…
[ad_1] The latest Jump Force trailer reveals that Boruto, Naruto’s son, will be a playable fighter. The trailer also shows off some gameplay of Dai, who was revealed in screenshot form last week. Jump Force’s story still isn’t totally clear, but with both Naruto and Baruto being playable characters, and them both appearing to be…
[ad_1] Insomniac is showing no signs of stopping its flux of content for Spider-Man. The company revealed today that two new suits are coming to the PS4 game today. The first is the Bombastic Bag Man, from Amazing Spider-Man #258, an issue that had spidey team up with The Fantastic Four. There’s also another Fantastic Four crossover…
[ad_1] Metro Exodus Xbox One won’t be coming to stores in India Metro Exodus for the Xbox One has been cancelled for India. Previously, both Metro Exodus on PS4 and Xbox One were listed for release in the country. Now, however, this does not appear to be the case. The latest entry in the post-apocalyptic…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remaster for the Switch may be the second game to ship on a 32GB cartridge Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remaster for the Nintendo Switch has a release date of April 16. This PS2 classic is being ported by Singapore-based Virtuos and in a recent interview, the…
[ad_1] Fortnite 7.30 update release date hasn’t been announced yet but will have a lot of Nintendo Switch fixes The Fortnite 7.30 update will bring a host of improvements to the Nintendo Switch version of Epic Games’ battle royale sensation. According to a post from an Epic Games employee on a Fortnite subreddit, expect a…
[ad_1] Anthem from Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare is the studio’s take on shared-world shooters like Warframe and Destiny. There’s a sci-fi setting complete with vast environments to explore, and of course, a focus on cooperative, social gameplay. Considering BioWare’s pedigree in single-player, story-driven games, Anthem is an attempt to merge the developer’s…
[ad_1] There are still over three months left to the release of Detective Pikachu, the first-ever Pokemon live-action movie, but its studio isn’t waiting around. Legendary Pictures has reportedly tapped Oren Uziel, a co-writer on 22 Jump Street, to script the sequel for Detective Pikachu, which shows a great sense of confidence — albeit unproved…
[ad_1] Fortnite’s Save the World mode will now show the contents of loot boxes. Previously in this mode, you could buy loot boxes but you never knew what you’re likely to get when you open these. Fortnite’s v7.30 update is introducing changes to the game that make loot boxes much more transparent. Fortnite’s Save the…
[ad_1] After a festive holiday season, Game Informer’s annual 12.31 Super Replay usually brings suffering. In years past, this day has kicked off complete playthroughs of stinkers like Overblood, Overblood 2, Blue Stinger, Illbleed, Raw Danger, Martian Gothic: Unification, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Vampire Hunter D. Figuring out which game will be honored with this…
[ad_1] Announced right before the conclusion of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour finals event, Dragon Ball Project Z is an RPG set in the world of Dragon Ball. Unlike Dragon Ball Xenoverse, which focuses on telling a new story set in that universe, Project Z returns to the series’ roots, retelling the classic story of Dragon…
[ad_1] This weekend’s Anthem VIP demo has been fraught with problems, leaving some players unable to play the game at all. EA’s servers crashed and it affected other games, such as Fifa 19, as well. Because of all this, BioWare’s head of live service Chad Robertson wrote a blog addressing the issue, stating that the team is…
[ad_1] Jiren and Videl are the first two characters to enter the Dragon Ball FighterZ fray in 2018. Bandai Namco accidentally let threw up a trailer for the characters, which was likely not supposed to drop until after the conclusion of today’s Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour finals, showing off Jiren (who had previously been…
[ad_1] Inmost, an upcoming story-driven puzzle platformer from the publisher of Stardew Valley, is a game about fighting the darkness. It follows three playable characters that each have “one dark, interconnecting story,” describes the official website. Taking place in an abandoned castle, you explore its depths while avoiding detection from dangerous monsters. As you progress, you…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts III is nearly upon us, and it’s looking extremely promising. The series is notorious, however, for its convoluted storyline that can be difficult to follow. Square Enix recently uploaded several “memory archive” videos that act as a recap of Kingdom Hearts’ story so far, but the videos aren’t that great. Click here…
[ad_1] In late December, viewers were surprised to discover the new Netflix release of Bandersnatch, an interactive movie from the makers of the psychological series Black Mirror. Although Netflix has released interactive media such as Minecraft: Story Mode before, this is the first directed towards an adult audience and the first piece of interactive fiction…
[ad_1] Wargroove, an upcoming strategy game similar to Advance Wars, will have cross-play at launch. Publisher Chuckle Fish announced the news on Twitter, confirming that cross-play will be available across Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC. There’s no mention of whether PlayStation 4 will include cross-play too, but since Sony only recently made the function available late…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts III is out next week, and it looks like it’s pretty good. The series gets a bad rap for having an overly-complicated storyline, but it has its fans, people who dig into every aspect of its lore, characters, and plot. That can be fun to do; knowing how various events come together,…
[ad_1] When players managed to finish Capcom’s recent “one-shot” demo for their newly-released Resident Evil 2 remake, they were treated to a brief trailer showing of Hunk and Tofu, two classic RE2 characters who’ve made it back into the remake. Capcom has now also shown off a trailer showing how Hunk factors into the game. Hunk…
[ad_1] The Epic Games Store continues its streak of delivering free games every two weeks, as the current title users can get for free is the original Jackbox Party Pack, available free or charge from now until February 7. Next month, however, they can get Axiom Verge. From February 7 to February 21, users will…
[ad_1] Activision is celebrating a major milestone for the franchise, one that no other series can really claim: Being the best-selling franchise for 10 consecutive years. NPD announced the news earlier this week. The streak began with 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and concluded with 2018’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Within…
[ad_1] blizzard.com Blizzard has cut the price of every PC edition of Overwatch by $20, making it easier to hop in on the action than ever. On PC, the game comes in two editions: standard and legendary. The main difference is that the legendary edition comes with several cosmetic skins, including five you can only…
[ad_1] When you think of game franchises with complex storylines, Kingdom Hearts quickly comes to mind. Its lore now spans nearly a dozen entries in the series – from mainline console titles to multiplayer mobile games – each adding new wrinkles to an overarching story that was totally mapped out from the beginning and not…
[ad_1] Winter is still upon us this weekend in the Northern Hemisphere, and with absurdly low temperatures and flights being a not-so-solid endeavor, it’s probably best if you just stayed inside and watched some stuff! The Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals are today and tomorrow, and there’ll be some (hopefully) exciting news about who might join…
[ad_1] PUBG Corporation is apparently working on a free version of the mega-popular PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. That’s not all however, as PUBG Lite is also meant to make the notoriously erratic performing regular game run much better on low-end hardware. PUBG Lite is currently in beta testing in Thailand but if it ends up a success, it…
[ad_1] Facebook allowed children to rack up huge bills on digital games while the company rejected recommendations for addressing what it dubbed “friendly fraud,” according to newly released court documents. The internal Facebook memos and other records were unsealed late Thursday to comply with a judge’s order in a federal court case settled in 2016.…
[ad_1] Nintendo has announced that it is restarting development of Metroid Prime 4 for the Switch, partnering up with original series developer Retro Studios to work on the game. In a special video, Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo senior managing executive officer, says the project – first announced at E3 2017 – so far hasn’t met the company’s…
[ad_1] Rockstar is in the giving mood this weekend and plans to drop five gold bars into the satchel of anyone who plays Red Dead Online between today and Sunday, January 27. All you have to do is log in and play a bit, and you’ll have those gold bars delivered to you on Tuesday, January…
[ad_1] This weekend, we’ll be competing for seasonal skins in Overwatch, running from zombies (and half-zombies, and crawling-on-the-ceiling zombies) in Resident Evil 2, and (hopefully) testing out Anthem in the new demo if the servers stabilize. We want to hear what you’re playing this weekend! Drop into the comments section and tell us what’s on…
[ad_1] At the end of the year, Sony offers a personalized round-up of your assorted video game stats like your most-played games, how many hours you played overall, what day of the week was your gaming day, and other interesting tidbits. I personally love this kind of information and was surprised to learn that on…
[ad_1] With Kingdom Hearts III just days away from release, we invited Kim Wallace on the show to catch us up on the series. Our goal was simple: We wanted Kim to convince us that it would be okay to jump into Kingdom Hearts III without playing any of the other games. She cautioned against…
[ad_1] Introduction Nuclear dread has always hung over Andriy Prokhorov’s head. Growing up in the Soviet Union in the 1970s, the Cold War loomed large. Each week during grade school, teachers walked students through civil defense lessons detailing what to do in the case of a nuclear emergency. Even at a young age, he understood…
[ad_1] You can’t keep a good Pikachu down, nor does Legendary seemingly want to. According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, the movie studio has already hired a writer to pen the Detective Pikachu sequel before the first movie has even released in theaters. The second movie is being written by Oren Uziel, who has…
[ad_1] One week after the release of Travis Strikes Again, the newest game to star No More Heroes protagonist Travis Touchdown, the game has been updated with a new addition to the intro sequence, surprising fans of both No More Heroes and Suda51’s wider catalog. In the new scene, Killer7’s Dan Smith appears to Badman,…
[ad_1] The Switch has had an incredibly successful 2018 in terms of hardware and software sales. The hybrid system finished the year as the best selling hardware in North America and game sales have been breaking records, even at the price of $300, traditionally thought to be above the threshold for mainstream adoption. It seems…
[ad_1] Slay the Spire is a fusion of deckbuilding card games and roguelike RPGs. Before your eyes glaze over and you tune out, don’t be turned off by those terms; Slay the Spire has nothing to do with Magic: The Gathering, Hearthstone, or any collectible card game. Instead, cards are simply the tools you use…
[ad_1] Facebook gaming might be the most common way that people dabble in a quick game or two while checking statuses or pretending to take notes in Microeconomics class. Being able to just play a quick game in your browser is appealing to people and also to children, who log in to games like Angry…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 is a traditional survival-horror game, which means ammo and healing items are a limited resource. If you’re struggling to survive your march through Racoon City’s infested streets, here are some spoiler-free tips and tricks that you might not be using. Aim High – Everyone knows that you need to shoot zombies…
[ad_1] As part of our trip to see Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice at From Software’s offices in Tokyo, Japan, we got to chat with the game’s director and company president Hidetaka Miyazaki. While you’ll see quotes from him we’ve used in our past coverage of Sekiro, there are some interesting and fun bits of insight…
[ad_1] Longtime readers of this column know I’m particularly fond of games with unique themes, settings, and narrative conceits. While I’ll always enjoy giant fantasy war games or treks across outer space, there’s something refreshing about finding a great game hidden away in an unusual setup. Azul casts players as tile-laying artists in the late…
[ad_1] If you’ve been trying to get into the Anthem demo today, you are probably very familiar with the various error messages popping up on your screen all day. Here at the Game Informer office, we’ve been waiting for hours for the servers to let us in. Word-searching “Anthem” on Twitter is leading to plenty…
[ad_1] Update 2: LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD released a blog post stating they worked with Ubisoft on the upcoming changes to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s Shadow Heritage DLC. After praising the main game’s approach of allowing players to define their character’s sexuality however they please, GLAAD criticized an unavoidable heterosexual relationship that occurs in the DLC…
[ad_1] We recently played a whole lot of Anthem, covering sections in the beginning, middle, and end of the game. There’s lots to dig into, and you can listen to our early impressions of how Anthem’s flight, mission structure, and multiplayer work on the latest episode of New Gameplay Today. We also caught up with…
[ad_1] Loot boxes have been a controversial topic over the last few years. They’ve always been a controversial topic, really, but in the face of games like Battlefront II and even Overwatch, the discussion around them has really heated up, with the video game industry insisting there’s nothing wrong with them. National governments are getting…
[ad_1] First 4 Figures recently revealed its plans for a high-end, Metroid Prime Meta Ridley statue. It stands at a whopping 37 in. with a 22 in. diameter, and the figure and its base weigh a combined 14.29 lbs. Both the standard and exclusive versions include glow-in-the-dark wings, but the pricier, exclusive edition touts an…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting a big update, “within the next week.” At least, we assume it’s a big update, considering the game is going from version 1.2.1 to 2.0.0. If you log into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate today you will see the alert for the looming update which suggests you save your…
[ad_1] Earth Defense Force is an odd series. The aggressively and proudly budget games arguably mix camp and compulsion in ways very few games can manage. At one point in the past, developer Sandlot and publisher D3 tried to tune the game more to western fans, but eventually went back to tried-and-true Earth Defense Force…
[ad_1] 4A Games has always prided itself on making games that push computer hardware to the limit with incredible looking graphics. Today Deep Silver and 4A revealed the minimum and recommended specs for Metro Exodus. Curious to know if your machine is powerful enough to play Exodus at “Extreme” quality level? Take a look at the…
[ad_1] Dai, the protagonist from the Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai manga is the latest fighter to join Jump Force’s increasingly huge roster. The Adventure of Dai is based on the video games and was originally published in the early 90s. It is one of Shonen Jump’s best-selling series. The manga also received…
[ad_1] Bad news for gamers on Nintendo consoles and especially for fans of Metroid. Nintendo shared a development update video for the highly anticipated new entry Metroid Prime 4. Calling it an update is kind of underselling the news however, as Big N announced to scratch all progress made so far and restart the entire…
[ad_1] The Overwatch Lunar New Year event 2019 to celebrate the Year of the Pig has a release date of January 24 with a start time of 9am PT (10:30pm IST). In the run up to this, Blizzard has revealed what you can expect in terms of Overwatch Lunar New Year event 2019 skins, intros, and emotes.…
[ad_1] Fortnite spectator mode to be tested during private Epic Games sessions next month A Fortnite spectator mode release date may be in the offing. Epic Games is hosting a private event in Los Angeles in the first week of February. A part of the agenda will include “playing custom matches to help test unreleased…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: RAFY/Constantin Film Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) Netflix is reportedly developing a Resident Evil original series with Constantin Film, the German studio behind the Resident Evil film series — starring Milla Jovovich and loosely based on Capcom’s video game series of the same name — which has grossed over $1.2…
[ad_1] The PUBG Mobile 0.11.0 update is currently in beta for Android and iOS. For most part, the beta patches for PUBG Mobile are far from compelling. This is because they usually include mundane additions like bug fixes and some new weapons. This time around however, Tencent has included the PUBG Mobile zombies mode or…
[ad_1] AlphaStar, an AI bot created by AI research company DeepMind specifically to play the popular esports game Starcraft II, defeated two professional human players by a staggering margin in its first real-world demonstration. In a series of eleven matches, a human was only able to win once. The one match in which a human…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts 3 publisher Square Enix has suggested it would decide against physical editions of its upcoming games. Or at least those involving Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura. In an interview with Famitsu to celebrate Kingdom Hearts 3’s release date, the developer commented on the game’s leaks, some of which occurred almost six weeks…
[ad_1] Tencent Holdings saw its shares jump more than 3 percent on Friday as investors cheered Chinese regulators’ approval of mobile games published by the industry leader for the first time since a freeze on approvals imposed in March. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television on Thursday approved 95 games in its…
[ad_1] PS5 and next Xbox price and specifications leak, both consoles could have a 2020 release date Sony and Microsoft may be tightlipped about the PS5 and next Xbox, but that hasn’t stop a flurry of rumour and speculation on what to expect from the successors to the PS4 and Xbox One. The latest of these,…
[ad_1] There’s some good news for PUBG players on PC. PUBG Corp is currently testing a version of the game that works on low-end PCs as well. Dubbed PUBG Lite, this game is currently being tested in Thailand and a blog post by the developers says the game will make it to other countries soon.…
[ad_1] If Disney has taught us anything, it’s to believe in magic. The company’s partnership with Square Enix may have seemed unlikely 17 years ago, but Kingdom Hearts became a phenomenon with a dedicated fanbase that remained invested in a sprawling story spanning eight entries and multiple consoles. Now, Kingdom Hearts III finally takes the…
[ad_1] Generation Zero was one of our most anticipated games of E3 2018 thanks to its blend of Swedish sparse sci-fi horror and promising co-op gameplay. Today, THQ Nordic (who’s handling the physical distribution) and Avalanche revealed the date for when you can go toe-to-toe with Sweden’s robotic menace. The game will be released on March…
[ad_1] As we go into a surprisingly packed time for video game releases, Metro Exodus is hoping to surprised and delight players when it releases in a few weeks. In an ongoing series about the development of the game, developers 4A Games talk about the actual artistry of creating the broken and cold world of…
[ad_1] After over a decade since the last numbered Kingdom Hearts game, anticipation is high for Kingdom Hearts III and Tetsuya Nomura’s latest directed game. However, due to being shipped to retailers early, Kingdom Hearts III leaked out of a store in America two months ago, leading to entire playthroughs online months before the game…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 Remake is out in some places of the world right now and will soon be out for the rest of the world in mere hours! There are a few things you need to know before you grab Capcom’s horror classic. First off, it’s the bomb. Like, this game (pardon my French)…
[ad_1] With only hours until Resident Evil 2 releases, it seems like there might be more Resident Evil news in the pipeline already. In what appears to be a very nascent deal, Deadline reports that Capcom has begun discussing details with Netflix for a Resident Evil series on the streaming service. According to Deadline, the…
[ad_1] Lower hardware requirements means more players can play a game. PUBG Corporation and Bluehole are hoping a new lite version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will bring new PC players into the fold. Work on this version began in October, and it’s now available in a beta test. Interestingly, this version is entirely free, whereas the…
[ad_1] Each year, the Game Developers Conference serves as one of the biggest meetings of the minds for creators in the video game industry. While we’re still about two months off, the conference shared its seventh annual State of the Game Industry survey results. The survey polled nearly 4,000 video game developers on a variety…
[ad_1] Update: We spoke briefly with a Ubisoft representative about the tweaks being made. The changes don’t take place during the final story beat of the Shadow Heritage DLC, and as such, we have updated our headline to more accurately reflect the nature of this upcoming patch. The original article is as follows: Earlier this month,…
[ad_1] Earlier this week I had the chance to play several hours of Anthem at a preview event, which put into focus its larger structure. While I’m not able to talk about everything I saw right now I thought I’d sit down with Matt Miller to chat about some of the early missions I’ve encountered, and chat about…
[ad_1] Few board games are more popular or prolific than Carcassonne, the family-friendly tile-laying classic from 2000 that tasks players with building a communal countryside, one colorful square at a time. While not officially related, Isle of Skye feels like an evolution of Carcassonne’s theme and mechanics, giving players a meatier experience that’s loaded with…
[ad_1] Earlier this month, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s second premium DLC release, Shadow Heritage, prompted Game Informer senior reviews editor Joe Juba to recommend players steer clear from the entire arc. While one of the points is that it doesn’t add cool or meaningful content, another major reason is an odd turn the story takes. This…
[ad_1] Welcome to the first great week for video games in 2019! On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we talk about Kingdom Hearts III and the incredible remake of Resident Evil 2. We also cover Ace Combat 7 and the new strategy game from the designer of Civilization V called At…
[ad_1] Every year, we publish Game Informer’s game of the year awards, but alongside those awards, comes the list of every editor’s personal top 10 games of the year. Below you will find my personal top 10s starting with 2011, the year I started working here. 2011 Portal 2 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword…
[ad_1] Days Gone developer Sony Bend started a series of videos focused on the bleak world featured in the game and what you’ll have to do to survive in it. Today, the studio released the latest in its “World Series” of videos. This time, the focus shifts toward Deacon St. John’s trusty motorcycle. His drifter…
[ad_1] With a new year comes new beginnings, but it also means new Overwatch events and thus new costumes. Overwatch’s third iteration of the Lunar New Year event, Year of the Pig, is no exception, bringing new costumes, poses, and other cosmetics with it again this year. The event is now live, letting us get…
[ad_1] In its latest developer diary, Sea of Thieves’ executive producer Joe Neate acknowledged the game’s growing following on platforms like Twitch. “It’s been amazing to see the continued momentum and interest around Sea of Thieves since the Shrouded Spoils release,” Neate said. “Throughout December we’ve seen loads of streaming… Just loads of people coming…
[ad_1] As we explain in our latest cover story on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, From Software is hoping to craft a smoother onboarding experience for players in the hope that they won’t be frustrated by the game’s eventual challenges. While visiting the studio, we spoke with lead game designer Masaru Yamamura about the delicate balance of not…
[ad_1] A new Dark Souls III statue joins a massive repertoire of Gecco Direct collectibles. For $100, fans can receive a ⅙ scale (210 mm high) LED bonfire with a miniature sword. The sword, once inserted into the flames, activates the fire-red lights. http://www.gecco.co.jp/sheet/bonfire-en2.html The bonfire, of course, has been a well-known staple in the…
[ad_1] Anthem is still several weeks away, but Bioware is already trying to be reactive to feedback based on the closed alpha and, presumably, the upcoming demos. In response to players saying they want to be able to hang out with the game’s NPCs and their friends between missions, Bioware is going to be adding…
[ad_1] If you’ve been itching for EA to bring back the dormant Command & Conquer series, and the recent competitive mobile game doesn’t quite scratch that itch, then Microsoft is stepping in to alleviate that problem. Sort of. In addition to the recent announcement that EA will be remastering several classic PC Command & Conquer titles, starting…
[ad_1] The Rise of the Combiners expansion for the Transformers Trading Card Game lands on March 1, with many new features. One of the new mechanics are the combiners, which allow cards to come together to form one ultimate unit of immense power (Remember Exodia?). While the set features many other interesting abilities, combining steals…
[ad_1] Set in 14th century France, A Plague Tale: Innocence follows two siblings’ fight for survival against the army of the Inquisition and rats carrying Black Death. This story is seen through the eyes of a teenage girl named Amicia, who is tasked to keep a watchful eye on her brother. The gameplay pushes the…
[ad_1] On the eve of Kingdom Hearts III’s release on January 29, Square Enix has released a gameplay overview of the title, going over new keyblade features, ship customization, the title’s minigames, and more. Of course, to get the definitive take on the game, check out Kim’s glowing review. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Saving the world is no small feat, and in action/RPG God Eater 3 you’re going to need some help. The latest trailer for the title (coming out on February 8 for PS4 and PC) showcases your transformable weapons, teammates, and the boss encounters that help give this game its own flavor. For more on the…
[ad_1] Ubisoft released new story trailer for Far Cry New Dawn. The post-apocalyptic spin-off from Far Cry 5 is set to reunite players with old acquaintances in some unexpected ways. New Dawn is coming out February 15 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for a budget price of only $39.99. Check out the trailer!…
[ad_1] It’s hard to believe, but Kingdom Hearts III is actually coming out. Ahead of release on January 29th, we’ll be streaming the first two hours of the game, starting two hours from this posting. Join us for the tearful reunion of Sora, Donald, Goofy and more, with Kingdom Hearts expert Kim Wallace and Sandwich Experts…
[ad_1] China’s cyber watchdog said on Thursday it has deleted close to 8,000 “malicious” mobile apps including a video game distributed by tech giant Tencent Holdings, as regulators step up efforts to tighten control over the country’s internet. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement it had ordered telecom operators to shut…
[ad_1] Donald Trump’s Space Force is present in Far Cry New Dawn Upcoming open-world shooter Far Cry New Dawn references Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force. The Space Force name was found on weapons and other gear during a preview event for the game, with one of the guns as a part of the Far Cry…
[ad_1] As a part of its collaboration with Resident Evil 2, PUBG Mobile is getting a Zombies mode. Details of this have been scarce with Tencent being quiet on what to expect. Aside from a duos event to signal the start of the collaboration, we’ve seen little else in way of official communication regarding the…
[ad_1] PS5 and next Xbox price and specifications leak, both consoles could have a 2020 release date Sony and Microsoft may be tightlipped about the PS5 and next Xbox, but that hasn’t stop a flurry of rumour and speculation on what to expect from the successors to the PS4 and Xbox One. The latest of these,…
[ad_1] Multiple leaks online appear to point towards Nvidia launching a new mid-range GPU based on the current Turing architecture but with ray tracing features removed in order to cater to price-sensitive buyers. Rumours of such a product line, potentially using the GeForce GTX brand rather than GeForce RTX, have been making the rounds for…
[ad_1] A Dead Space fan has just recreated a scene from the science fiction survival horror game inside another game called Dreams. Yes, you read that right. This bit of ‘game-ception’ surfaced via a short video shared on Twitter which looks almost exactly like a scene from Dead Space. If you watch the video, you’ll…
[ad_1] After a long bout of silence, the makers of 80 Days revealed new trailer for its next game, Heaven’s Vault. The game casts you as an archeologist in space researching languages as they go from planet to planet. You can watch the trailer for the branching narrative-driven adventure here: The game will be out…
[ad_1] Indie game Hong Kong Massacre, a stylish new Hotline Miami-like by developer Vreski, came out recently on PC and PlayStation 4. The PC release is available worldwide, while the PlayStation 4 release appears to have only come out in Europe and Australia only. While a PS4 release was scheduled for America at the same…
[ad_1] Don’t Starve Together developer Klei laid out its DLC plans for the upcoming year in a blog post yesterday, highlighting character refreshes, seasonal events, and new biomes coming to its Tim Burton-esque roguelike. Klei will roll out four new characters with unique abilities beginning mid-March for $6.99 USD (price not final), with a new…
[ad_1] Digital distribution is an interesting thing, but it’s still no doubt going through some growing pains. The question often arises of what happens when a company just decides to close up and shut down the shop, but it hasn’t been too big an issue so far. That will change at the end of this…
[ad_1] Onimusha: Warlords has always been my game that got away. It missed the PlayStation 2’s launch by about five months, but it served as my introduction to Sony’s powerful new console so I always connected it to the system’s early life. I first played it at a friend’s house and was blown away by…
[ad_1] “Are there any games I can play with my children?” I hear this question often, and it’s always difficult to answer, especially if the children are young and not able to play anything with a hint of violence. That closes the door on most Lego and Disney titles, Nintendo’s assortment of platformers, and even…
[ad_1] We’re back with our second (but meant to be the third episode, whoops) episode of The GameZone Podcast! Hosts Mike Splechta and Cade Onder (yours truly) discuss some of the hot topics in the gaming industry right now such as the split between Activision and Bungie and what that means for Destiny going forward…
[ad_1] Brutal is an adjective often applied to video games, usually when someone is describing a bloody headshot or tricky combo they’ve pulled off in a fighting game. At The Gates houses a different kind of ferociousness, one that’s slower and more concerned with challenging your intellectual prowess than your sensitivity to bloodshed. The game…
[ad_1] It hasn’t been that long since Cyberpunk 2077 wowed media at E3 with its slick style and free-flow design, and an even shorter time since they did so publicly. The game has been kind of quiet since then as Polish developers CD Projekt Red has been working on the ambitious title, though now it…
[ad_1] At The Gates, the new game from the designer of Civilization V, is out today and it’s a great little strategy title. It can also be rather brutal, especially the opening hours, given that there is no real tutorial to speak of outside of a massive help menu or the occasional tip. To help with…
[ad_1] Last year, From Software president Hidetaka Miyazaki won a Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Joysticks. With him having recently received the award when we sat down to talk to him about From Software and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, we decided to ask him what he thinks are keys to living a life worthy…
[ad_1] Megacrit’s roguelike deck-building game Slay the Spire has been in Steam Early Access for a while now, but today it’s officially out. Before its release, it built up its own devoted following, which includes our own Dan Tack and Leo Vader. The pair share why it’s so great in this episode of NGT. Slay…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s first bit of post-launch content is coming in the form of a controversial character choice, the Super Mario Bros. enemy Piranha Plant. The team wasn’t able to finish work on the character before the game launched last month, so he’s coming for free in February for everyone who has bought…
[ad_1] With Resident Evil 2 only days away, Capcom is gleefully engaging in one of the industry’s most time-honored traditions for major game releases: the launch trailer. The Resident Evil 2 launch trailer starts off with a brief and mildly interpretive timeline of the fall of Raccoon City and starts getting into the actual events…
[ad_1] The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part will be released in theaters shortly, but Legomaniacs won’t have to wait long to play the home game. The Lego Movie 2 Videogame comes either at the end of February or March, depending on where you’re planning to play the game. Either way, Warner and TT Games…
[ad_1] When Far Cry 5 concluded last year, players around the world were left scratching their heads over the ending. The nuclear apocalypse came crashing down on the world and Hope County was just another scorch mark on the planet. Seventeen years later, the world has begun to heal from the scars left by the…
[ad_1] Everything’s better with a friend – or at least that’s what they keep telling us. Does that pro-friendship saying translate to the post-apocalyptic wasteland? Maybe? At the very least, Imran played some co-op in Far Cry New Dawn, and Leo and I drill him for info. There’s a lot of new stuff to see…
[ad_1] 4A Games released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming open-world shooter Metro Exodus. In this video, we get a look at the unique weapons and deep customization mechanics for them. Check out the trailer! Only three weeks until the third entry into the post-apocalyptic Metro series takes us on a journey through the…
[ad_1] Update: The indie showcase has revealed release dates/timeframes for a number of titles, most notably Chucklefish’s Wargroove, which is coming on February 1. Other titles include CrossCode (out already for PC), which is expected this year, and “first on Switch” games Double Kick Heroes (summer) and Steam World Quest: Hand of Gilgamech (2019). Check…
[ad_1] If you just started playing PUBG Mobile, you may be a bit confused trying to figure out the best settings to play the game. PUBG Mobile runs just fine even on default settings, but there are several tweaks that will make it much easier to play the game. We revisited PUBG Mobile to look…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 has you running and gunning down an assortment of zombies as you progress through a 20-hour campaign to escape the undead of Raccoon City. In our Resident Evil 2 review we felt it was a fantastic reimagining of its source material, a 1998 PS1 game by the same name. If you…
[ad_1] Shared world online shooter Anthem for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC has a February 22 release date and like most online-only games, it has a demo. Or as developer BioWare is labelling it, the Anthem VIP Demo. It will run from January 25 to January 27 for those who have pre-ordered the game.…
[ad_1] The Gujarat government Tuesday issued a circular asking district authorities to ensure a ban on the online multiplayer game PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, popularly called PUBG. The state primary education department’s circular was issued after a recommendation by the Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said officials. The circular directed District Primary Education Officers…
[ad_1] Last week, we got to go to LA and go hands-on with Mortal Kombat 11. In addition to getting on the sticks ourselves, we also got to sit down with art director Steve Beran. Beran walked us through the idea of playing with time in the story of Mortal Kombat 11, new features such…
[ad_1] PUBG Mobile may soon get new subscription systems, according to a report by popular YouTubers. The reported new subscription systems are PUBG Mobile Prime and Prime Plus, said to allow players to convert Battle Points (BP) to Unknown Cash (UC). Apparently, these new subscription systems would allow players to convert 5000BP for 50UC. This…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is a reimagining of the 1998 PS1 classic by the same name. In it, you’ll be controlling Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield as you hatch a plan to escape the zombie apocalypse in Raccoon City. There’s a lot in Resident Evil 2’s 2019 release…
[ad_1] PUBG Vikendi snow map is out now on Xbox One, PS4 PUBG’s Vikendi map is now available on Xbox One and PS4. This follows the launch of Vikendi on PUBG Mobile on Android and iOS, and PUBG PC. The download size of Vikendi, which is a 6x6km snow map in PUBG, is around 20GB…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 isn’t just the title of the original PS1 game that released in 1998. It’s also what Capcom calls the 2019 reimagining of the classic. After an all too short Resident Evil 2 demo that released nearly two weeks ago, we’ve finally been able to play the full game on PS4 Pro…
[ad_1] During a recent Dead or Alive event, I got a chance to chat with Team Ninja’s Yohei Shimbori, director of Dead or Alive 6. Having been on the series since Dead or Alive: Dimensions, Shimbori lives and breathes Dead or Alive. While we were talking about the new game’s story mode, Shimbori made a…
[ad_1] For more than a decade, Resident Evil has felt like a franchise struggling to find its identity. The seminal Resident Evil 4 put a greater focus on action, but subsequent entries lost their luster. Resident Evil 7 was a major course correction but still felt like a radical reinvention that was finding its footing.…
[ad_1] Can you imagine harnessing a power you barely understand and can’t always control? That, despite your efforts, leaves destruction in your wake? This is the reality of the Diaz brothers, Sean and Daniel, who fled from home after a deathly shooting with a police officer that was complicated by a magical force. While the…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 is a great survival-horror game, which is why you should play it twice. After beating the game once with either Leon or Claire, you have the opportunity to start a second run with the other character. This new playthrough changes up several parts of the game, and almost feels like a different…
[ad_1] Nintendo is holding open tournaments for its two major competitive games, and they’re open to players of all skill levels (who are at least 13 years old). Those who make it through the qualifying online rounds will participate in the finals at PAX East. To participate in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament, you…
[ad_1] The last three months of any given year are especially contentious, but the fourth quarter of 2018 might be one of the biggest all-out brawls the industry has seen in a number of years. The rising tide truly lifted all boats this year, as the game industry as a whole reported $43.4 billion in…
[ad_1] Omega Pyramid is the newest player creation to be added to Fortnite Battle Royale. Epic detailed its next Fortnite content drop today in the v7.20 patch notes on its blog. The update adds performance fixes and some winter-y content to each of the game’s modes, including Battle Royale, Save the World, and Creative Mode.…
[ad_1] Although most of our interviews and conversations with From Software revolved around the studio’s upcoming game, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, when the time came to chat with director and current From president Hidetaka Miyazaki, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to chat about the studio’s past works. With the recent release of Dark Souls: Remastered,…
[ad_1] 343 Industries is bringing Halo to SXSW in Texas in March for the Halo Championship Series Invitational. The tournament will be taking over the esports stage and more than $100,000 will be on the line for the players. Arguably the more interesting tidbit from its tournament announcement, however, is the promise of some kind…
[ad_1] If your name is Count Dooku, you probably tell everyone “Please call me Darth Tyranus.” Despite having a name that made most theatergoers rub their ears and question if they heard it correctly, Count Dooku was pretty damn cool. He was played by the great Christopher Lee, was Yoda’s padawan, and played a significant…
[ad_1] Over the past few days, a rumor on social media has been repeated across various message boards and subreddits about Fallout 76, Bethesda’s embattled open-world survival game, being pulled from store shelves. The rumor suggests Bethesda is planning to relaunch the game as free-to-play, eschewing the $60 price tag it launched with in November.…
[ad_1] Nintendo Europe tweeted this morning plans for an Indie Highlights video premiering tomorrow, January 23 at 8 a.m. CT. Nintendo Europe’s twitter account shared the announcement, but the video will feature details relevant to the North American region as well, according to a representative from Nintendo. [Source: Nintendo Europe] [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] After pretty much exactly half a year, gamers on the PC will be able to continue legendary Japanese mobster saga with Yakuza Kiwami. Sega has shared the release date for the PC version with February 19th. You can preorder the game right now on Steam for only $17.99. Check out the new PC trailer!…
[ad_1] Isometric RPGs have a lot of variance in their battle styles and there’s no one “right” way to do them. Pillars of Eternity decided to make their battle system real time with pausing, as opposed to turn-based, which meant that some fans who prefer the latter were left out in the cold and into…
[ad_1] https://www.hirezstudios.com/press/ Despite a shaky closed beta period on PC and consoles last year, Realm Royale’s open beta is now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Advertised as a customizable multiplayer adventure in which players are tasked with selecting classes and crafting items and skills, Realm Royale’s inventive gameplay is likely to entice a…
[ad_1] When Metro Exodus launches next month, the game will be changing somewhat from its prequels. Ammo no longer doubles as currency which means you can let them fly with a little more abandon this time around. Then to further incentivize some good, post-apocalyptic destruction, 4A Games released a trailer showcasing the wide array of…
[ad_1] Shadow Of The Tomb Raider has proved a divisive game since its release. If you found yourself one of the folks who loved it, great news, there’s new DLC out today called The Nightmare. According to Square-Enix, The Nightmare pits Lara against “familiar foes and fallen friends” all within the confines of Croft Manor.…
[ad_1] The upcoming The Elder Scrolls: Legends Isle of Madness expansion hits on January 24, featuring double cards, new lane mechanics, and more. Today, we’re showing off a heavy hitter that can lock your opponent’s best cards out of the game. Meet Seducer Darkfire! Cards that can deny your opponent the ability to play critical…
[ad_1] Capcom Japan held a stream recently in celebration of the looming release of Resident Evil 2 and revealed some additional content that is on its way to the game. As you can see in the gallery below, classic skins are on the way for both Leon and Claire. You will be able to essentially…
[ad_1] DISCLAIMER: A review copy was provided by the publisher. Platform: Xbox One (reviewed), PlayStation 4, and PC Developers: Capcom Publisher: Capcom MSRP: $59.99 Release Date: Friday, January 25th, 2018 Resident Evil is a major pillar for gaming history. When people talk about horror games, this is the series that almost immediately comes to mind. It’s a rich series that…
[ad_1] The Fortnite 7.20 content update is live for iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC Fortnite 7.20 content update is out right now. Epic Games has confirmed that its battle royale sensation will get a new Sniper Shootout Limited Time Mode (LTM), a Sneaky Snowman item, and performance fixes to prevent frame rate…
[ad_1] Anthem demo versus full game: what’s the difference? The Anthem demo for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC release date is January 25 for those who have pre-ordered the game or subscribe to EA Access on Xbox One or Origin Access on PC. Developed by BioWare, it will feature a slice of what to…
[ad_1] The Steam page for Metro Exodus states that it will use Denuvo DRM Post-apocalyptic shooter Metro Exodus for PC will use Denuvo DRM. The Steam page for developer 4A Games’ upcoming title states that it will be using the heavily derided digital rights management system. Metro Exodus PC system requirements haven’t been made public…
[ad_1] PUBG Mobile may be getting new subscription systems. These include a PUBG Mobile Prime and Prime Plus subscription which would allow players to convert Battle Points (BP) to Unknown Cash (UC). Apparently, these new subscription systems would allow players to convert 5000BP for 50UC. This would let PUBG Mobile players have another way to…
[ad_1] Playerunkown’s Battlegrounds, also known as PUBG, continues to be plagued by critical bugs even today. The latest issue is related to gunplay, where players at a lower framerate get weapons that have a much lower recoil than those at higher framerates. For a game that has huge e-sports ambitions, this kind of a bug…
[ad_1] China’s broadcasting regulator on Tuesday approved the release of a third batch of video games after a freeze for most of last year, with industry-leader Tencent Holdings still absent from the list of new titles. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television approved 93 games in its third list since December. It…
[ad_1] Brand management is important and sometimes trademarking terms or phrases, even seemingly silly ones, to make people associate those words with your product is key. At least that’s what I imagine is going on with Square Enix trademarking the phrase “HD-2D,” a marketing descriptor for last year’s Octopath Traveler. The words were first used…
[ad_1] It feels odd to actually be so close to a new Bioware release, as I remember literally counting down days and seeding the ground with my college professors to fake sick in the days leading up to Mass Effect 2’s release. Before we get Anthem next month, though, we’ll have a demo to play…
[ad_1] Hitman’s time-limited content has been controversial since the 2016 release. While many rightfully wish that the game kept its holiday content and elusive targets endlessly replayable as to not waste the man-hours spent making them, I think that everyone on earth should be playing Hitman every few weeks anyway. Then we wouldn’t have this…
[ad_1] Last year at E3, Sega announced that Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami would be coming to PC before the end of 2018. While Yakuza 0 released on Steam shortly after, the remake of the first-released Yakuza game went dark for the remainder of the year. Now Sega has announced that Kiwami will finally be…
[ad_1] The most accurate and damning review of Overwatch League’s first season came moments after the London Spitfire were crowned champions on July 28, 2018. In a post-game press conference, Spitfire player Bdosin seemed somewhat disappointed by the competition in the Grand Finals, saying “I didn’t think it would be this easy. I hope next…
[ad_1] The MLB franchise has struggled in successive years with the stability and general implementation of its online infrastructure, and hopefully fixing this is a major focus for series’ developer San Diego Studio (SDS). But that’s not the only area that needs work. Here’s an offseason to-do list for a franchise that’s at a crossroads…
[ad_1] It’s January, so the cold weather is biting at your heels no matter how hard you try to escape it. It’s the perfect time to stay at home and play some new content for some of your favorite games. Thankfully, IO Interactive has you covered with a new winter event for Hitman 2, putting…
[ad_1] Click here to watch embedded video While visiting From Software for our latest cover story on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, we were fortunate enough to sit down and speak with the game’s music composer Yuka Kitamura. Fans have celebrated Kitamura’s previous work on Dark Souls and Bloodborne (her favorite track is currently Slave Knight Gael from…
[ad_1] It’s been over a month since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate released, giving players tons of time to try out the new characters in the game and run them through their paces. It turns out that at least one of those characters almost didn’t make it and was nearly an entirely different one. Fans of Incineroar,…
[ad_1] Layers of Fear 2, the unexpected sequel to 2016’s original psychological-horror hit, has gotten a brand-new trailer. Unveiled during PAX South 2019, this second look at the upcoming horror game gives a lot more clues on the setting. Check it out! The first Layers of Fear was a positive surprise for fans of horror…
[ad_1] Winter is one of the best times to stay indoors and cuddle up with a game. As we gear up for another fun year of gaming, we’re happy to introduce Game Informer’s intern crew for the Winter of 2019. These awesome writers will help us cover all the important video game news and culture…
[ad_1] The Sun & Moon – Team Up expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game hits store shelves on February 1, introducing the new Tag Team Pokémon-GX mechanic that puts two Pokémon on the same card to deliver more power and higher stakes; in addition to bringing higher attack power, if your opponent knocks out…
[ad_1] Funko has announced Persona 5’s daring Phantom Thieves are being transformed into Pop figures. Not much is known about these figures, but the Persona 5 Funko Pop line includes two versions of Joker (one of which is a limited edition), Ann, Ryuji, and Morgana. You can see non-final images of the newly announced Funko…
[ad_1] The Kingdom Hearts 3 release date is January 25 in Japan and January 29 internationally. However it seems that some enterprising retailers have been selling the game early. Over the weekend pictures of retail copies of Kingdom Hearts 3 were posted on the series’ subreddit. While this appeared to be of the US version…
[ad_1] If you were expecting the Anthem frame rate on PS4 and Xbox One to be 60fps, think again. BioWare’s upcoming shared world shooter won’t be 60fps on PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. Lead Producer Mark Gamble confirmed that the game’s frame rate even at 1080p won’t be 60fps though the studio may decide to include it…
[ad_1] The PC physical editions of The Division 2 and Far Cry New Dawn appear to be coming to India. According to listings on specialist game retailer Games The Shop, these two upcoming Ubisoft games will have PC releases on DVD for the country. This is a welcome turn of events following the publisher halting…
[ad_1] The Overwatch Lunar New Year Event 2019 announced to celebrate the Year of the Pig Popular hero shooter Overwatch will have its Lunar New Year Event 2019 this month. The Overwatch Lunar New Year Event 2019 start date is January 24 and the end date is February 18 to celebrate the Year of the…
[ad_1] Redmi Note 7 Pro price leak, Samsung Galaxy M-series India launch date, and the WhatsApp for Android update were easily the biggest tech news items of the week just past. Starting with Xiaomi and its sub-brand Redmi, the Chinese manufacturer is getting ready to introduce the international variant of its Redmi Note 7 smartphone in…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC release date is January 25 but it seems that Capcom’s survival horror re-imagining has had its street date broken this weekend. According to reports, stores in the US have been selling Resident Evil 2 over the weekend with images of retail copies surfacing on…
[ad_1] The Fortnite Ice Storm event has now begun. This event has been on the cards ever since Epic Games released the 7.20 update for Fortnite, as a mysterious ball of ice was seen hovering around Polar Peak in the game. The orb has now opened, the Ice King has appeared from within, and the…
[ad_1] After a festive holiday season, Game Informer’s annual 12.31 Super Replay usually brings suffering. In years past, this day has kicked off complete playthroughs of stinkers like Overblood, Overblood 2, Blue Stinger, Illbleed, Raw Danger, Martian Gothic: Unification, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Vampire Hunter D. Figuring out which game will be honored with this…
[ad_1] Youtuber Harry “Hbomberguy” Brewis has had a big weekend. For the past several dozen hours, he’s been streaming Donkey Kong 64, attempting to complete the game at 101 percent, to raise money for Mermaids, a UK charity which provides support for transgender children, teenagers, and their families. He’s raised over $260,000 so far, and has…
[ad_1] Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 Remake is out this coming Friday. It’s a hugely ambitious re-imagining of the original game, to the point where it blurs the line between remake and original game somewhat. But we’re not having that discussion right now. Instead, we want to know what your favorite remake is. Mine would have…
[ad_1] Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 Remake is out this coming Friday. It’s a hugely ambitious re-imagining of the original game, to the point where it blurs the line between remake and original game somewhat. But we’re not having that discussion right now. Instead, we want to know what your favorite remake is. Mine would have…
[ad_1] People are seemingly being served Jump Force ads across Instagram and Facebook showing two unannounced characters: Jotaro Kujo from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure and Dai, the titular protagonist of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai. Photos of the wide-view ad popped up on Reddit, and several users there and on Twitter have reported seeing the two characters in…
[ad_1] Persona 5 got plenty of style points back when we reviewed it in 2017. As it turns out, it pulled off that style the same way most games do: With some sleight of hand, as some of the places you visit are not quite what they seem. Youtuber Shesez shows off some of the neat tricks…
[ad_1] Gun Media has released a new trailer for Layers of Fear 2, and it’s narrated by Tony Todd, who played the titular killer in the early 90s horror film Candyman. As with the last trailer for the game, Layers of Fear 2 focuses on fleshing out the fears of an actor. Todd’s narration is…
[ad_1] Redmi Note 7 Pro price leak, WhatsApp for Android update, and the reveal of Galaxy M-series India launch date were some of the biggest tech news items that dominated this week. Starting with Xiaomi and its sub-brand Redmi, the Chinese manufacturer is getting ready to introduce the international variant of its Redmi Note 7…
[ad_1] DISCLAIMER: A review copy was provided by the publisher. Platform: Xbox One (reviewed) and PS4 Developers: IO Interactive Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment MSRP: $59.99 Hitman is one of my favorite gaming franchises, one that has evolved into something incredible from its infancy. It started rather as very clunky, very linear series, slowly expanding into something larger…
[ad_1] Fortnite has been an incredible, record-breaking success with its free-to-play battle royale formula. According to a recent report from SuperData, not only was Fortnite the top grossing free game of 2018, it also brought in “the most annual revenue of any game in history” with $2.4 billion thanks to its skins, emotes, and season passes.…
[ad_1] Treyarch recently confirmed in a Reddit thread that a new mode called Ambush is coming to Blackout, after the news leaked through the companion app. Ambush, according to the news site CharlieIntel, is a limited-time mode that restricts your arsenal to only sniper rifles and melee weapons, making perks like Skulker and Dead Silence more valuable.…
[ad_1] Every year, indie games become a larger part of the gaming industry. Based on this year’s releases, that trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down. From psychic camps to golf parodies to the exploits of a mischievous goose, here are some of the most exciting indie games on the horizon. Afterparty Release: 2019Platform: PC…
[ad_1] Publisher Starbreeze has announced that Overkill’s The Walking Dead’s console release has been delayed indefinitely. The cooperative shooter was slated to come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as of February 6. Starbreeze says that it will eventually reveal information about a later release date, but it doesn’t give any specifics outside of that. Overkill’s…
[ad_1] Up until January 20, you can try Metro: Last Light Redux, Metro 2033 Redux, and Override: Mech City Brawl for free on Xbox One if you have an Xbox Live Gold Subscription. This is part of Microsoft’s Free Play Days promotion, which devotes a couple days towards offering free trials for games. You have full…
[ad_1] It’s cold outside. You know this, I know this, everyone in the Northern Hemisphere knows this. Therefore, it’s a good time to sit back, relax, and watch people compete at video games. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets its first big tournament of the year, as Katowice, Poland is the site of the Europe Minor Championship. (Stream…
[ad_1] Machinima, a long-time and multi-channel network of video game content, has surprised viewers by wiping all of its videos without prior warning. The mass deletion comes just days after the company’s merge with Ellation, a division of AT&T owned by Otter Media. Following news of the merge, which was announced last year, content creators were told by Machinima that they…
[ad_1] Fans of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim rejoice! One of the most-wanted mods is nearing its release very quickly with the announcement of a beta for Skyrim Together. The multiplayer coop mod aims to enable up to 8 players the joy of playing Skyrim, well, together. The love of fans for 2011’s fantasy-RPG The…
[ad_1] Netherrealm Studios recently revealed the first wave of info about Mortal Kombat 11, and our very own Suriel Vasquez was at the event. He popped into the office today to walk me and Leo through some of what he learned during his hands-on time with the game, including a look at the new customization,…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 for the PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is out on this month and in the run up to it, we’ve been playing the Resident Evil 2: DualShock Ver. on the PS Vita. Originally released in August 1998 for the PS1, it was an expanded version of Resident Evil 2 that…
[ad_1] In 2013, a top executive at Netflix famously announced that the company’s ambition was to “become HBO faster than HBO can become us.” The declaration made headlines at the time for its audacity: Netflix was gunning for the king of premium television. But now it seems Netflix has identified an even bigger rival: the…
[ad_1] Released on February 17, 2011, Catherine is an odd puzzle platformer from some of Atlus’ veteran designers of the Persona series. The game’s look, pacing, and stylish user interface all scream of that RPG series, but Catherine is a much different beast when it comes to gameplay and story. Best described as “kind of…
[ad_1] Pokémon developer Game Freak and Rising Star Games announced plans for a console port of 2D puzzle/platformer Giga Wrecker, which was previously released on PC in 2017. Up against an army of robots, you play as a girl with a special ability to manipulate debris, destroying and reconstructing her surroundings. The game will come…
[ad_1] This cool Cloud Strife statue, complete with his buster sword, is now available for pre-order on Square Enix’s website. Kingdom Hearts fans are sure to recognize this version as it’s his look designed by Tetsuya Nomura for the series. Created by Bring Arts, the description said he’s wandered into “another world,” a coy way…
[ad_1] Along with holiday parties, festively fugly sweaters, and tons of treats I totally shouldn’t be eating, the end of the year always brings with it a sobering realization: I work with a bunch of crazy people. That’s the only logical – and frankly generous – conclusion I can reach every year as I listen…
[ad_1] Hot off the heels of its split from Activision, Bungie is already discussing openly its plans and goals for Destiny. In the latest “This Week At Bungie” blog, franchise director Luke Smith took some time to assure fans that Destiny is still Bungie’s main focus. The blog post opens with a thank you to…
[ad_1] Netherrealm’s next entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise, Mortal Kombat 11, looks to raise the bar once again, both in terms of storytelling and gameplay. Even before sitting down with Mortal Kombat 11 it’s hard to think this game is still three months away. Visually this game looks like it’s ready for release. The…
[ad_1] QC Games’ debut release, Breach, just hit early access, and we wanted to show it off. There’s a lot to love about it, including its big roster of highly customizable heroes, strategic options, and co-op action. Dan Tack gives it his best in this episode of NGT, highlighting why it’s something you might want…
[ad_1] (This post contains some spoilers for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, which released today on the Nintendo Switch. While there’s no story spoilers, if you don’t want to know anything that happens in Suda51’s newest title, you should turn away now.) Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is out today, making the first…
[ad_1] In order to write Game Informer’s new cover story on From Software’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, we traveled to Tokyo and spent two days in the studio learning all about and playing the game. While on the development floor, we were able to speak with Sekiro’s lead concept designer Tetsu Takahashi and graphics engineer…
[ad_1] The horror genre went into hiding in 2018, but is poised to return in a big way this year, beginning with the release of Resident Evil 2 on January 25. The year ahead is chock-full of new intellectual properties that are delivering suspense and gore through unconventional narrative directions. From ancient Nordic horrors to…
[ad_1] In 2015, veteran game designer Sam Barlow released Her Story, an entirely FMV-based narrative adventure based around determining the truth from multiple videos of testimony. Two years later, Barlow announced he was teaming up with Annapurna Interactive for a follow-up titled Telling Lies. The spiritual sequel began filming in Los Angeles last month and…
[ad_1] I hold a lot of nostalgia for Kingdom Hearts’ opening themes. The two previous series vocal themes, Simple & Clean and Sanctuary, find occasional placement in my streaming playlists and inevitably get me daydreaming about those games and their still extremely impressive CG intros. Now, the newest song in the series, Face My Fears,…
[ad_1] The Mortal Kombat 11 reveal event lived up to its name, laying bare a number of new details. The biggest remaining mystery is who’s filling out the character roster. NetherRealm has revealed a number of characters, old and new, that will be unleashing a bevy of punches, kicks, and gruesome finishers with. We imagine in…
[ad_1] As Vane opens, a powerful storm rips apart a mysterious landscape, and you control a child clutching something to their chest. As the storm breaks the ground below your feet, you sprint to safety and the dark, synthwave soundtrack kicks in, accompanying your journey to a building in the distance. When you arrive at…
[ad_1] After a dramatic legal battle between Warner Bros, Behaviour Interactive, and Bethesda over the game’s similarities to Fallout Shelter, Behavior Interactive has announced it’s pulling the plug on Westworld Mobile. The game has been removed from The App Store and Google Play already and its servers will go go offline completely on April 16. Behaviour Interactive made…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts has shared a new video which is aimed to explain the world and gameplay of the online-action shooter Anthem in greater detail. Fittingly named This is Anthem, the video series starts by giving a better look at the story, progress and customization of the game. Check it out! With roughly one month left…
[ad_1] Chinese gaming titan Tencent Holdings is considering a bid for the holding company that controls South Korean gaming company Nexon, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Tencent is looking to enlist co-investors, the sources said. One of the sources also said private equity firms are studying options for a deal, including taking…
[ad_1] PUBG Mobile Resident Evil 2 Duos event is now live and Tencent has hinted that Zombies mode could be next Announced during the PUBG Mobile Global Finals in Dubai late last year, the PUBG Mobile and Resident Evil 2 collaboration is now under way with a PUBG Mobile Resident Evil 2 Duos event. There…
[ad_1] PUBG Mobile 0.10.5 update is out now but Zombies Mode isn’t a part of it After a long wait, the PUBG 0.10.5 update is out now. With the PUBG Mobile 0.10.5 patch you’ll get the previously announced ‘Classic’ voice option, changes to what weapons and ammo you find on the Vikendi snow map, and…
[ad_1] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is the latest in the long-running series of combat flight simulator games that were a staple of the PS1 and PS2 era. Five years since Ace Combat Infinity — the last entry, which was a free-to-play PS3 game — the franchise returns on PS4 and Xbox One, with a…
[ad_1] Mortal Kombat 11, which is an upcoming game that’s a part of the long-running and popular fighting game series, is now listed on Steam and that gives us some details we’ve been waiting for. Specifically, we now know what Mortal Kombat 11 PC price in India is going to be, apart from which PC…
[ad_1] The Division 2 is quickly barreling toward its March 15 release date, but up to this point Ubisoft and the developers at Massive and Red Storm have still kept many details close to their vests. Some of these dark zones are now receiving the spotlight thanks to a recent event that highlighted how the…
[ad_1] Players who dive into The Division 2 will notice a variety of changes from the original game – some small, some significant. In addition to moving from New York City to Washington, D.C., there are seasonal changes to adjust to and a host of gameplay tweaks. In today’s NGT, we’re focusing on the game’s…
[ad_1] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is an adrenaline-filled thrill ride that soars high with excellently crafted dogfights, responsive controls, and payloads large enough to crack the planet in half. As your fighter rips through a narrow canyon in pursuit of a bogey with a death wish, Ace Combat 7 delivers top-tier intensity. In these…
[ad_1] It’s been a dozen years since the last numbered entry in the Ace Combat series, and fans have been eager to take to the skies again. Was it worth the wait? Reiner is a longtime fan of the series, and he shares some of Ace Combat 7’s highs and lows – including a look at…
[ad_1] During the Mortal Kombat 11 live stream today, Netherrealm Studios began the event by showing off the first gameplay reveal for the new game. In it, we can see returning and new characters, but primarily focusing on bloodmancer Skarlet from Mortal Kombat 9, Sub-Zero, Baraka, and more. Check out the gameplay video below. The…
[ad_1] Update: It was confirmed today at the Mortal Kombat 11 reveal that Rousey will indeed be voicing Sonya Blade. You can check out the trailer for the character and Rousey’s acting here. The original story follows: Ronda Rousey has become somewhat of a household name over the years, between her meteoric rise in the UFC…
[ad_1] At the end of the Mortal Kombat 11 event today, the team at Netherream revealed the first completely new character for the game who goes by the name of Geras. While the character trailer did not reveal much in the way of story details, Geras appears to control the power of sand, maybe in…
[ad_1] It really does feel like we’re in the season of returning characters. With Resident Evil 2 coming out soon, the game is obviously a remake, so we’re playing as Leon and Claire again. There’s a nice familiarity to taking control of Leon Kennedy again, as we’ve done in Resident Evil 2, 4, and 6.…
[ad_1] Missed today’s Mortal Kombat 11 reveal event? Well we’ve got you covered with the biggest stories. Netherrealm has indicated that they plan a number of new reveals in the weeks and months leading up to the game’s April 23 release date. Maybe we’ll even see what the Switch version looks like in that time.…
[ad_1] Even if you don’t recognize Rieko Kodama’s name, there’s a good chance you’ve played a game she’s either worked on, directed, or produced. Dubbed “The First Lady of RPGs” by magazine Nintendo Power due to her pioneering work in the 1980s, Kodama is famous for making her name and work none in a male-dominated…
[ad_1] Today we got to see large chunk of Mortal Kombat 11, including a look at seven of its characters, as well as number of gameplay changes that are moving the game in a new direction based on both the community’s reaction to previous Netherrealm games and how the developer itself hopes to change the way…
[ad_1] In December, Ubisoft released the first (of three) episodes in Odyssey’s Legacy of the First Blade arc. When it launched, I wrote that players should wait before investing any time or money in the DLC; the story had potential, but not enough substance to spark a strong recommendation one way or the other. That…
[ad_1] Epic Games The new year has been rough for Netflix. In addition to having to raise their prices, the streaming service is facing down the barrel of losing 20 percent of their content this year to companies like NBC Universal and Disney pulling their licenses to bolster their own streaming services. Like cowboys standing in…
[ad_1] Last week, Fallout 76 players discovered that it was possible to access a developer room within the game, which let non-developers produce every item in the game and talk to an unused non-playable character in the room. At the time, it was rumored that Bethesda was banning players who got into the room and…
[ad_1] Mortal Kombat 11 was revealed in December with a teaser but now, Netherrealm has gone all out with an information blowout. We have story details, gameplay, and more to share down below. We also have boots on the ground in LA spending hands-on time with Mortal Kombat 11 and getting the opportunity to interview…
[ad_1] With 2018 behind us, it’s time to look forward to the new titles coming our way this year. From Campo Santo’s gorgeous, new story-driven adventure taking place in Egypt to trying to escape Hell with your best friend, it sounds like this year will have some great games with unique premises. Here are our most…
[ad_1] Blizzard has revealed the next seasonal Overwatch event, a return of the Lunar New Year to ring in the Year of the Pig. Players can jump in for a host of new cosmetics and events for their favorite Overwatch characters starting on January 24. The video posted shows Soldier 76 playing with a bolang…
[ad_1] Game Informer’s Ben Hanson, Joe Juba, Kyle Hilliard, and Matt Bertz run down their most-anticipated games for 2019 and share new information on Metro Exodus and The Division 2 from Ubisoft. Then Suriel Vazquez joins the show to talk about the funky new No More Heroes game on the Nintendo Switch. After a mountain…
[ad_1] With Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, From Software is making a number of changes to the way it thinks about combat, level design, storytelling, and more. Although fans expect plenty of surprises when they sit down with a From game for the first time, certain aspects of the developer’s formula having been trained into players’…
[ad_1] Hasbro revealed today that a new game set in the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers universe is will be released in 2019. Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid is fighting game due out in April 2019 for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. The game is due out on PC at a later date. Battle For The Grid will…
[ad_1] We’re minutes away from Netherrealm’s and Warner Bros.’ reveal event for the latest entry in the classic and venerated fighting game series Mortal Kombat. The eleventh game in the series is going to get blown open at today’s event in preparation for its release in April of this year. The livestream is below. It’s…
[ad_1] If you’ve read our extensive preview that launched earlier today, you know that the developers at Massive and Red Storm have a lot of ambitious plans for evolving the dark zone and PvP experiences in The Division 2. Creating three distinct dark zones, normalizing weapon stats to create an even playing field, and still…
[ad_1] As an action franchise, John Wick is practically perfect. It has a cool concept, talented stars, and ridiculously inventive fights. After two well-received installments, a third is slated to release this summer. The trailer for that entry recently released, and it looks like fans will not be disappointed. You can see it for yourself…
[ad_1] Days Gone isn’t far from its April 26 release, but if you’re eager to start riding your motorcycle through this zombie-infested setting, maybe the latest trailer will help make the wait easier. The video sets up the various threats and locations players will encounter out in the wilderness. If nothing else, the footage definitely…
[ad_1] NIS America has announced that it is bringing over Nihon Falcom’s The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III this fall, taking over as publisher from XSEED, who published the first two Trails of Cold Steel titles here in America. The game takes place a year-and-half after Cold Steel II, following the continuing…
[ad_1] Sony just released a sweet new trailer for their upcoming open-world zombie game Days Gone. In the first of the World Series videos we get a broader look at the varied world of the game. Sony also unveiled two Special Editions which include digital & physical goodies. It’s almost three years ago when Sony…
[ad_1] Mortal Kombat 11 gameplay, roster, story, and editions to be revealed via live stream After many a leak, Mortal Kombat 11 for the PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch was announced at The Game Awards 2018. Developer NetherRealm will finally reveal gameplay, its fighter roster, and whole lot more with multiple events in…
[ad_1] The Sea of Thieves download size for Xbox One, Xbox One X, and Windows 10 PC will go down drastically. However, you’ll need to download the entire game again. In a live stream, Sea of Thieves developer Rare announced that the game’s file size will be reduced thanks to a change to its game’s…
[ad_1] If you were expecting a Nintendo Switch launch in Asian markets like China, think again. While Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa is interested in growing the company’s presence in Asia, he doesn’t believe it would necessary mean the Nintendo Switch would be a part of those plan. Rather, he thinks that smartphone games may be…
[ad_1] Epic Games’ battle royale sensation Fortnite appears to have hit another revenue milestone. According to a report from Nielsen’s Superdata the game has made $2.4 billion in 2018. This is the first time we’re seeing revenue data for Fortnite for an entire year. Superdata claims that Fortnite is the highest selling game of 2018…
[ad_1] Epic Games’ battle royale sensation Fortnite appears to have hit another revenue milestone. According to a report from Nielsen’s Superdata the game has made $2.4 billion in 2018. This is the first time we’re seeing revenue data for Fortnite for an entire year. Superdata claims that Fortnite is the highest selling game of 2018…
[ad_1] The Division 2 private beta will take place between February 7 and 10, Ubisoft has announced. The private beta is exclusive to those who have pre-ordered the game. If you pre-ordered the standard, ultimate, or gold editions on Xbox One, PS4, or on PC (on Epic Games Store), you are eligible for an invite…
[ad_1] Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has released a test version of a smartphone game based on US hit television show Games of Thrones, in a move likely to spice up a pipeline hit by heightened government scrutiny of online gaming. The game, titled Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming, was developed by Chinese games maker Yoozoo,…
[ad_1] Mobile app downloads are surging around the world with growth in smartphone use, with nearly half coming from China, a market tracker said Wednesday. Mobile research firm App Annie forecast that the amount of money spent on apps for smartphones or tablet computers this year will grow five times as fast as the global…
[ad_1] Pokemon Go creator Niantic said on Wednesday it had raised $245 million (roughly Rs. 1,700 crores) in a new round of financing bringing its valuation to nearly $4 billion (roughly Rs. 28,000 crores). The Series C financing round was led by IVP with additional strategic investments from aXiomatic Gaming, Battery Ventures, Causeway Media Partners,…
[ad_1] PUBG Mobile ban in Jammu and Kashmir demanded following poor exam results PUBG Mobile on Android and iOS is one of the most popular games in India right now. And it’s this popularity that has landed it in a spot of bother with the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association. The student body has asked…
[ad_1] A few days ago, Ubisoft released the newest chapter in their episodic Assassin’s Creed Origins DLC, which was designed to not only tell the story of the first assassin, but provide significant story content for the game’s protagonists. Some players are unhappy with the decisions made for the protagonists in the game and Ubisoft…
[ad_1] God of War is a really gigantic game. A really great, gigantic game that won our Game of the Year award, in fact. But even in the biggest games, some stuff has to get left on the cutting room floor and, in this case, boss fights were one of the the things that had…
[ad_1] The countdown to Ubisoft’s next big game release in The Division 2. The freshly post-apocalyptic multiplayer shooter takes players from the wintry New York City to the contrasting greenery of Washington D.C. But why are you at the nation’s capitol and what are going to be doing there? Ubisoft has answered those questions in…
[ad_1] With a game as widely played as Fortnite, the potential for security holes gets bigger with the sheer number of people playing. A rather nasty one found in Fortnite, and stamped out by Epic just recently, shows how bad some of these can get. According to a report from Variety, an exploit was discovered…
[ad_1] Dragon Ball Super: Broly, the latest Dragon Ball movie, is in American theaters today and it’s arguably the highest profile film release the series has every enjoyed in America. Javy Gwaltney, Suriel Vazquez, and I watched it and decided it was worth sharing our thoughts. Check out the video above for a spoiler-filled chat…
[ad_1] I keep telling myself that Overwatch’s loot boxes are not that bad. I’m a fool for believing this. From the viewpoint of maintaining the integrity of the game, I’m not wrong: Overwatch’s loot boxes aren’t pay to win. The items they contain are purely cosmetic, and don’t enhance player abilities or throw off the…
[ad_1] As we blast ahead in 2019, shooter fans face a murder’s row of promising games within the first few months. With games from the Metro, Far Cry, Division, and Rage franchises dropping before summer, those mousepads and analog sticks are about to get a serious workout. Looking beyond these early months, the heavy hitters…
[ad_1] With Captain Marvel coming in a few months, Marvel is hoping to hype the movie up in the shadow of Avengers: Endgame. It definitely seems like the intergalactic superhero will stand on her own, though, and these posters will help build the hype. For the first time since his “death,” we can see Agent…
[ad_1] The vast majority of stories are about restoration. The desire to restore or replace what has been lost is a very human thing, after all. The desire for restoration is a theme that echoes throughout art maybe more than any other. You find the theme all over the place in games, from sophisticated titles aping popular cinema (like The Last…
[ad_1] Set in the waning years of Sengoku-era Japan, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice features a brighter, more colorful world than we’ve seen out of From Software. This lets them create environments with a different air about them than either Bloodborne or Dark Souls, as the developer tries to both elicit and play with the beauty…
[ad_1] Something strange is once again brewing in the neighborhood, but don’t worry – somebody already called Jason Reitman to handle it. In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly, the director announced that he is working on a new Ghostbusters movie, which will continue the story of the original two films. Jason Reitman has directed a…
[ad_1] Ronda Rousey has become somewhat of a household name over the years, between her meteoric rise in the UFC and her recent stint as a professional wrestler in the WWE. The mixed martial artist is well known beyond just her ability to beat down opponents, making her a pretty natural fit for being the…
[ad_1] EA has cancelled an upcoming Star Wars open world game that was announced at the time it shuttered its Visceral Games studio back in 2017. According to a report from Kotaku, it was being developed at EA Vancouver. The Star Wars game was codenamed Orca and was in early development. Players would don the…
[ad_1] Get ready to head to Washington, agents. Ubisoft just announced the start date for The Division 2’s private beta and it’s real soon. The private beta starts on February 7 and runs through February 10. Ubisoft says that players can access the beta by pre-ordering the game at participating retailers. The publisher also clarifies that players “who…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has announced that it will begin work on a new Dragon Ball Z action/RPG game in 2019. No further details have been given, but the year is young. The company also teased Dragon Ball FighterZ news with the announcement that a fighter from Universe 11 is coming to the game (Jiren or…
[ad_1] Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that it has opened a new studio in Malmö, Sweden called IOI Malmö that will work on Hitman content as well as new, unannounced projects not related to the assassination simulator. “This will expand our muscles for creating brand-new and exciting endeavours, new universes, [and] new franchises,” reads…
[ad_1] With the February 15 release date fast approaching, Metro Exodus has already gone gold and developer 4A Games is in the fine-tuning stage of development. Deep Silver recently swung past GI headquarters to give us one last look at the game before we begin our final evaluations. This latest build brings us to a dusty…
[ad_1] Developer Treyarch is planning a free trial for the Call of Duty series-first battle royale mode starting tomorrow. Gamers on PC, PS4 and Xbox One will have the opportunity to try out the Blackout mode between January 17-24. We also get a fun new trailer accompanying the week-long event. Call of Duty: Black Ops…
[ad_1] Although Goichi Suda has had his name on most of developer Grasshopper Manufacture’s output, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is billed as his return to the director’s chair for the first time since the original No More Heroes. Travis Strikes Again is smaller in scope than most recent Grasshopper titles, but it’s a confident…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch has sold over five million copies worldwide Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch has sold over five million units worldwide in its first week. This was revealed by Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa in an interview this week with Japanese daily Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. In…
[ad_1] Far Cry New Dawn PC system requirements for 720p, 1080p, and 4K revealed. Announced at The Game Awards 2018, Far Cry New Dawn is a post-apocalyptic shooter set in the Far Cry universe after the events of Far Cry 5. The Far Cry New Dawn release date is February 15 on PS4, Xbox One,…
[ad_1] A flaw in Epic Games’s Fortnite opened the accounts of millions of users to the risk of a malicious attack, researchers from Check Point Software Technologies said in a report Wednesday. The vulnerability in the authentication process allowed hackers to send a link to the player that, once clicked, gave access to user accounts to…
[ad_1] Fortnite’s popular albeit controversial dance emotes may have resulted in Microsoft-owned Playground Games from removing similar content from Forza Horizon 4. The racing game for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC received an update that removed its ‘Carlton’ and ‘Floss’ emotes. Developer Playground Games released what it refers to as the Series 5 update…
[ad_1] Red Dead Online is the multiplayer component to Red Dead Redemption 2, and its latest update added a battle royale mode called Gun Rush. On the surface, this could be perceived as Red Dead Redemption 2 developer Rockstar Games’ version of Fortnite and PUBG. However, given Rockstar Games’ propensity for perfection what with authoring…
[ad_1] It looks like Call of Duty Black Ops 4 has taken a leaf out of Fortnite’s book to make more players try the game’s multiplayer mode. Black Ops 4 has a battle royale mode called Blackout and it’s going to be free for a week — from January 17 to 24 — on PS4,…
[ad_1] It seems that the PUBG Mobile 0.10.5 update may finally bring zombies to the game. Late last year, Tencent announced it was partnering with Capcom for Resident Evil 2, and while both companies have been tightlipped on what to expect, that hasn’t stopped leaks from showing up to give us an idea of what…
[ad_1] EA has had a pretty rough time figuring out how to effectively make use of the Star Wars video game license. They started out on the right foot by rebooting the beloved Battlefront series… but that failed to resonate with fans. They followed it up with an even more poorly received sequel which was…
[ad_1] The unnamed Star Wars game that was rebooted in 2017 alongside the closure of EA’s Visceral studio has seemingly once again been cancelled, according to a report from Kotaku. The open world game was intended to be EA’s next big Star Wars project, but seemingly was unable to come together. When Visceral closed, EA…
[ad_1] Thanks to classics like The Prince of Persia and Another World, the cinematic platformer was the genre of style in the early ‘90s. The combination of rotoscoped visuals and movement gave characters weight, which made these games fascinating to play – even with their awkward controls and cheap deaths. In spite of its name,…
[ad_1] With 2018 in the rearview mirror, it’s time to turn to the year ahead. As an RPG fan, it’s always important to plan accordingly, since these games require time and commitment. As we get closer to wrapping up this console generation, developers are getting in their last efforts, and some are keeping tight-lipped about…
[ad_1] Horror fans have had a number of asymmetrical multiplayer games to choose from in the past few years, from the procedurally generated killing fields of Dead By Daylight to the iconic Camp Crystal Lake in Friday The 13th. Last Year: The Nightmare (launching exclusively on Discord) joins the fray with tense and stylish five-versus-one…
[ad_1] During a livestream today, Bethesda revealed the newest expansion to The Elder Scrolls Online, bringing players to Elsweyr for the first time since The Elder Scrolls: Arena in 1994. The expansion comes with what Bethesda is calling the Season of the Dragon, pitting Tamriel’s warriors against the series’ dragon without the powers of a dragonborn…
[ad_1] Indie dev Friend & Foe released its atmospheric game Vane today, which features stylized visuals, a synthwave soundtrack, and a perplexing lack of direction. Kyle took some time to show Leo and me some of the game’s early portions, from its explosive start to an unfortunate implosion. Check out the video to see Kyle…
[ad_1] Spider-Man: Far From Home‘s teaser trailer just hit the internet earlier this morning, and immediately made Marvel fans start arguing. Why are they at each others’ throats? There’s a debate brewing over who or what the elemental beings are. Some people believe these creatures are hallucinations created by Mysterio, which he quickly deals with…
[ad_1] Netflix has announced that the service will once again be raising their prices on all plans, meaning that every plan now requires payments of over $100 a year. The streaming company has announced the price goes into effect today for new customers and in the coming months for existing ones. The $8 plan is…
[ad_1] In Watch Dogs 2, the protagonist Marcus Holloway sneaks into video game developer Ubisoft’s San Francisco office and leaks a video game trailer intended only for internal use but teasing an E3 release. While a lot of people posited that the trailer was probably a real thing under Ubisoft’s creation, Kotaku’s sources confirmed that…
[ad_1] We flew out to visit From Software in Tokyo for our new cover story on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. While we were there, we interviewed lead game designer Masaru Yamamura and learned all about the process of designing the game’s combat. As you’ll see in the video above featuring some new gameplay footage, not all of your…
[ad_1] 2018 brought us a ton of great tabletop games, and you can read about some of our favorites in our awards for the best board, card, and miniature games, as well as a separate list that recounts some of the very best tabletop role-playing products of 2018. If you’ve already turned your eye toward…
[ad_1] Activision has been experimenting with different ways to get Blackout, their Call of Duty-flavored battle royale game, into the hands of consumers, such as selling the mode separately. Now you can try the mode on its own for free later this week during a free week. The free week is for all platforms for Call…
[ad_1] Today, League of Legends developer Riot Games has revealed new company values on its website following last year’s allegations of rampant sexism and misogyny in the company’s workplace. The controversy resulted in gender discrimination lawsuits from current and former Riot employees. Riot Games apologized to both its fans and workers, stating that it would strive…
[ad_1] Sega has announced a new team of racers for the upcoming Team Sonic Racing. Team Eggman features three villains from various points of Sonic’s history. Head of Sonic Team and Team Sonic Racing producer Takashi Iizuka confirmed to us in November that there are 15 playable racers in the game, meaning this is the…
[ad_1] The Carlton and Floss avatar emotes have been removed from Forza Horizon 4 with its latest update, which is likely a response to the growing concern of lawsuits surrounding dance moves in games. Aside from bug fixes and improvements to Forza Horizon 4, the update’s patch notes briefly mention how these emotes were pulled, though no reason…
[ad_1] Take-Two and its 2K label have extended their current partnership deal with the NBA and the NBA Players Association, meaning it’s business as usual for the NBA 2K franchise for the foreseeable future. Terms of the deal were not disclosed other than it’s a multi-year deal and it continues to cover the NBA 2K…
[ad_1] After a modest stint on Steam Early Access, the charming simulation-RPG My Time At Portia is finally finished and available in its fll finished form for PC players. You can buy the game on Steam or Epic Store for just $29.99. Console versions are set to release this Spring. To celebrate the occasion we…
[ad_1] Red Dead Redemption 2 publisher Take-Two has sued security company Pinkerton following its demand for royalties for the use of its name in the game. In December, Pinkerton sent a cease-and-desist order to Take-Two. This was almost two months after Red Dead Redemption 2’s release date. The company wanted Take-Two to pay a lump sum…
[ad_1] After hitting PUBG Mobile and PUBG PC, the Vikendi snow map is coming to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game soon. The PUBG Vikendi PS4 and Xbox One release date is January 22. In addition to this, a Survivor Pass for Vikendi with over 300 missions to complete would be accessible…
[ad_1] Cyberpunk 2077 from Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red wowed critics and fans with an extended gameplay reveal last year. Now it has surfaced that the game’s world will be entirely handcrafted. Each and every element of Cyberpunk 2077 will be manually created as opposed to other games with vast open worlds that use…
[ad_1] The PS2 is widely regarded by many as being the console with the best library of video games ever. Which is why even now, in 2019, we’re still getting remasters and re-releases of games from that era. Titles such as Devil May Cry, Ratchet and Clank, Shadow of the Colossus, and Jak and Daxter…
[ad_1] It appears that the PUBG Mobile 0.10.5 update may finally bring zombies to the game. Late last year, Tencent announced it was partnering with Capcom for Resident Evil 2, and while both companies have been tightlipped on what to expect, that hasn’t stopped leaks from showing up to give us an idea of what…
[ad_1] Capcom is releasing its Onimusha: Warlords remaster today, which gives players a chance to check out the samurai action game on modern hardware. Reiner reviewed the game for us when it first came out on PlayStation 2, and he walked Kyle and me through some of the changes players can expect from the remaster.…
[ad_1] Onimusha: Warlords originally released on PlayStation 2 in 2001 and it was a showstopper for the new system. It looked great, and scratched a samurai-era Resident Evil-style itch we didn’t know we had. The series has been pretty dormant over the last few years, but it is finally resurfacing thanks to a re-release on…
[ad_1] The new 7nm Radeon VII GPU was an unexpected announcement at AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su’s CES 2019 keynote last week, and very few actual specifications and details were disclosed at the event. More information has come trickling out over the past few days, some of which is interesting and some that might dampen…
[ad_1] India is expected to become the global hub for video game development with its world-class game developers, according to the UN agency dealing with trade. Another area of promise is the visual effects (VFX) and animation industry, which grew 16.4 percent in 2016 to reach a size of $8.2 billion (roughly Rs. 58,000 crores),…
[ad_1] Developer AlphaDream has made five original Mario & Luigi games and two remakes in 16 years. The remake of Superstar Saga released in 2017 and its remake of Bowser’s Inside Story released on Friday, January 11. In honor of the remake’s release, we spoke with members of AlphaDream and Akira Otani, a producer from…
[ad_1] Rocket League now supports cross-platform online games across PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (via Steam). This means that when playing online, if you enable cross-play, you will be able to play against players from other platforms too. A Rocket League PS4 player could be paired against a Nintendo Switch player and so…
[ad_1] Editor’s note: This Super Replay (which was the second one we ever did!), originally aired on July 30, 2010. It was hosted by former Game Informer editor Tim Turi who worked on the Resident Evil series with Capcom for awhile before moving on to currently do social media for PlayStation. We’re repromoting it in…
[ad_1] This year’s Awesome Games Done Quick, the annual winter speedrunning event for charity, was a massive success. Over the course of a week, viewers were entertained by speedrunners breaking open video games, explaining how they’re doing it, and providing commentary all the while. But like all good things, it eventually ends, and most people…
[ad_1] This past weekend Nintendo modder KappaccinoHeck discovered a reference to a list of Super Nintendo games while dating files for the Switch’s online service. Currently the service only gives Nintendo Switch Online subscribers access to a library of NES games including The Legend Of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. 3. The titles referenced in the file that…
[ad_1] Lots of Persona fans around the world are clinging to the hope that Persona 5 comes to Switch. But what if it came to another Nintendo console. Yeah. That’s right. You know the one: the Gameboy Advance! Artist Sea Handler has imagined such a scenario and we get to reap the benefits of it. Check out…
[ad_1] Uncharted is one of the most beloved gaming franchises due to its charming cast of characters, cinematic stories, and bombastic action. For roughly a decade, Sony has been looking to capture the magic Naughty Dog brought to the PlayStation 3 and 4 and put it on the big screen. Various stars like Mark Wahlberg…
[ad_1] It’s interesting times in the gaming world. Not too long ago, after mounting pressure, Sony opened its doors so cross-play would be available for Fortnite between Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation. Now it looks like a new game will enjoy the privileges of cross-play. Today, Psyonix revealed that cross-play for Rocket League between all platforms is now available. While Rocket…
[ad_1] If you believe the internal tracking in the Dota 2 client, upwards of 70,000 concurrent players are engaging in a single custom map: Dota Auto Chess. It’s definitely not chess, and although the characters share some similar abilities to Dota 2 counterparts, it’s absolutely not Dota either. Instead, Dota Auto Chess is a turn-based tactical strategy game…
[ad_1] Another director is once again attached to Sony’s attempt to bring Nathan Drake and pals to the big screen. After Shawn Levy’s departure from the project, Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) has stepped up to take on the adaptation, according to a report from Variety. Here’s Trachtenberg talking about wanting to adapt an Uncharted movie back in…
[ad_1] One of the most satisfying things to do when playing a modern remake of an old game is to look back at the original and compare the two to see just how far we’ve come. Resident Evil 2 is the latest classic to receive a big budget remake so we wanted to put the…
[ad_1] Last year’s action games were spell-binding, and it looks like 2019 is shaping up to be just as exciting. Mechs, mind-bending platformers, and ambitious sequels are all on the horizon. Here are the action games we’re most excited about. Babylon’s Fall Release: 2019Platform: PS4, PC Platinum has made its name as one of the…
[ad_1] The Pinkertons have proven to be the foe in many cultural works throughout the decades: Deadwood, A People’s History Of The United States, BioShock Infinite, and so on. Today, it appears that historied company is taking on Take-Two and Rockstar Games over the game’s inclusion of Pinkerton agents in Red Dead Redemption II. Pinkerton Consulting…
[ad_1] Funko pumps out Pop! figures at an alarming rate, and even had one ready for Ashe when she was announced as a new Overwatch character at last year’s Blizz Con. In addition to creating a figure for almost every Overwatch hero, Funko has created a variety of retailer exclusive versions that show off different…
[ad_1] It was a year of controversies for some of 2018’s sports titles, but nevertheless there still were aspects of this annual crop worth celebrating. There were varied, non-traditional titles like UFC 3, The Golf Club 2019, Laser League, and newbies like Tennis World Tour, but it was a year – like usual – defined by…
[ad_1] I grew up on video game demoes. Many of the childhood gaming tales I hear around the Game Informer office are rooted in the classic experience of playing A Link To The Past on the Super Nintendo, Sonic on the Genesis, or even eating little yellow dots on Ms. Pac-Man cabinet at the arcades. I grew up…
[ad_1] In From Software games, bosses are the main event. From Ornstein and Smough in Dark Souls to The Nameless King in Dark Souls III, the developer has crafted incredibly rewarding enemy encounters over the last few years. With Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, From is changing their approach to combat, which means how they design…
[ad_1] Another year, more massive sales for Valve’s Steam storefront, which boasted an average of 1.7 million new customers per month throughout the year. In its 2018 review post, the company discussed big changes ahead for Steam, both the storefront and program. You can read the whole list here but the biggest takeaways from Valve are…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts has shared some juicy new details about their flagship multiplayer shooter Battlefield 5. To kick of the start of the new Chapter 2: Lightning Strikes, Dice’s WWII shooter is receiving new content in form of Squad Conquest. Battlefield 5 had a rough launch with controversy surrounding the interaction between some fans and…
[ad_1] Ashe and her robo sidekick B.O.B. have proven to be some of the most beloved (and maybe hated) additions to Overwatch’s roster since the game was released. One fan, who goes by the moniker BrokenBladeWorkshop, decided to express their love by building B.O.B. You didn’t misread that sentence. This person literally made a life-sized replica…
[ad_1] While Epic Games is yet to announce a Fortnite update 7.20 release date, that hasn’t stopped the company from revealing what you can expect from it. A post on the Fortnite website detailed what we can expect from the game’s next update in terms of traversal. In particular, one aspect has been elaborated upon—…
[ad_1] Battlefield V is kicking things off in 2019 with Tides of War Chapter 2: Lightning Strikes, a new update that brings a bevy of requested changes and tweaks to the game as well as new content. The most eye-catching fix is the series of adjustments hoping to rectify the time-to-death controversy surrounding the game the past month. …
[ad_1] After Google, Microsoft, Sony, and Amazon, Verizon too has its eyes on the nascent game streaming market. According to a recent report, the telecom giant is working on a game streaming service called Verizon Gaming. It’s currently in development and working on the Nvidia Shield. Verizon is currently conducting alpha testing of the service…
[ad_1] Hot on the heels of the Epic Games Store snagging shared world shooter The Division 2 is a ramp up of the platform’s feature set. First, Epic Games announced that the Epic Games Store would get a streamlined refund policy not too dissimilar to what Steam has and now it plans to offer cloud…
[ad_1] One of the core features of the Nintendo Switch Online service is access to NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) games via emulation through the service. Nintendo charges $20 (roughly Rs. 1,400) per year to let you play games online, sync save data via the cloud, and access retro games. So far, we’ve only seen NES…
[ad_1] After the resounding success of the NES and SNES Classic Mini, Nintendo may be prepping two more retro consoles based on the N64 and the Nintendo GameCube. Data miners have unearthed evidence to suggest Nintendo may be looking to extend its retro console offerings beyond the NES and SNES. The Nintendo Switch app appears…
[ad_1] Shared world shooter Anthem won’t have loot boxes because they serve no purpose. Developed by Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio BioWare, the game will instead have optional cosmetic micro-transactions rather than loot boxes. Replying to fan feedback on Twitter, Anthem Producer Michael Gamble stated that the cosmetics and micro-transaction plan for the game…
[ad_1] Fortnite on Nintendo Switch was the most played game on Nintendo’s console in Europe. Nintendo released information regarding the most played games on its newest console and it seems that Epic Games’ battle royale sensation leads the pack. No surprise when you consider that Fortnite is also the most downloaded game on the eShop.…
[ad_1] After a festive holiday season, Game Informer’s annual 12.31 Super Replay usually brings suffering. In years past, this day has kicked off complete playthroughs of stinkers like Overblood, Overblood 2, Blue Stinger, Illbleed, Raw Danger, Martian Gothic: Unification, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Vampire Hunter D. Figuring out which game will be honored with this…
[ad_1] Created by Aaron Ehasz (known for being head writer and director of Avatar: The Last Airbender), The Dragon Prince‘s season two is to release on Netflix as of February 15. The Dragon Prince is about a fantasy world where conflict has broken out between humans and elves. Young Prince Ezran and his companions attempt to resolve this conflict…
[ad_1] Red Candle Games, the Taiwanese studio behind horror game Detention, are releasing their next title soon on Steam. Titled Devotion, this psychological horror game has you explore a 1980s Taiwanese apartment complex that “gradually shifts into a hellish nightmare.” The story has religious ties, and depicts a family of three that has made various…
[ad_1] Although 2018 had fewer of them than the previous year, adventure games continued to excel by bringing us interesting ways to tell stories, like Florence’s compelling take on romance. From exploring the depths of the sea on a foreign planet to debating the meaning of happiness in a cyberpunk world, this past year’s adventure games were memorable.…
[ad_1] We found out late last year that new, difficult levels were coming to the platformer Celeste in the form of DLC. However, details were sparse. Now, thanks to a tweet from creator Matt Thorson, we have a better idea of what to expect from the additional content. Thorson confirmed that it won’t be available in…
[ad_1] Third- and first-person shooter fans can always rely on a steady stream of reinforcements coming to their preferred genre, and 2018 was no different. Many of the familiar franchises we expect to see on an annual or bi-annual basis returned, but the most welcome trend of the year was the diversity of experiences these…
[ad_1] Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), the annual speedrunning event that raises funds for charity, raised over $2.3 million this year for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The official final tally came in at midnight last night, with its official numbers at an incredible $2,394,668. This beats its previous record from last year, where the event raised $2.2…
[ad_1] Another classic Japanese video game has made its way onto modern gaming systems with Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. The remastered JRPG of the 2008 original is out now and available on PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch for $49.99. Check out the launch trailer! This passing week has been extraordinarily fruitful for…
[ad_1] Bungie has revealed that one of the reasons the recent Niobe Labs puzzle that had been stumping player recently was far too difficult because it was actually missing a clue the developer meant to include in the game. The puzzle, which was eventually decoupled from the content it was meant to unlock because the…
[ad_1] Sony has released their lists of the most downloaded games of 2018 across multiple categories, and while you can probably guess the winners in most fields (you’ve probably downloaded them!), there are few surprises here. It should come as no surprise that Fortnite: Battle Royale is the most downloaded free-to-play game on the service,…
[ad_1] Although the latest trailer for Catherine: Full Body is entirely in Japanese, you won’t need to know the language to enjoy it, since it also doubles as something of a music video. Japanese pop-rock band Sekai No Owari (“End of the World”) has partnered with Atlus to have their song, “Re:set” featured in the trailer.…
[ad_1] Fighting games had a marquee year in 2018, as a mix of fantastic callbacks, fun single-player modes, and outstanding tournaments kept the genre a bigger talking point than it’s been in a long time. And for the first time, we’re giving fighting games their own genre awards! Here are our picks for which games…
[ad_1] Destiny 2’s first major update since their announced split with publisher Activision is coming soon, and it’s shaking up how we think about the current supers meta. The big focus of the update, which hits January 29, is supers and subclass abilities. Most notably, the damage of the two most notorious super abilities in…
[ad_1] As everyone’s favorite gaming marathon comes to a close, we also get some lower-key events for some of the most popular games in esports. Awesome Games Done Quick heads into its last stretch today, and before the event is done we should see some killer runs of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the…
[ad_1] Late last year, Capcom announced that Geralt of Rivia, the main character of CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher series, would be coming to Monster Hunter: World as a guest character. The White Wolf will be arriving, silver sword in tow, on February 8 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as part of a free…
[ad_1] Third- and first-person shooter fans can always rely on a steady stream of reinforcements coming to their preferred genre, and 2018 was no different. Many of the familiar franchises we expect to see on an annual or bi-annual basis returned, but the most welcome trend of the year was the diversity of experiences these…
[ad_1] It doesn’t seem like Fallout 76 will ever catch a break, as even something as simple as patching out an exploit to stop item duplication is just a precursor to another shoe dropping. From a story posted by Eurogamer, it appears that there are other ways to get items in the game: by finding…
[ad_1] In 2008, Marvel released Iron Man, which kicked off the Marvel Cenematic universe and rocketed the comic character into a new level of fame. That same year, Sega released a video game adaptation. It was similar to the movie in a lot of ways, but quality was not one of those ways. Join Andrew…
[ad_1] Wade Callender, Gearbox’s former in-house lawyer, had been with the Borderlands developer since 2011 through most of 2018. After Callender left the company, Gearbox filed suit against the former employee for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. Gearbox alleged that Callender misused his corporate credit card for, among other things, vacations, gun club memberships,…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has released Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition today, which provides a visually enhanced version of the decade-old JRPG. More importantly, it’s now available on PlayStation and Nintendo hardware in North America, as opposed to the Xbox 360-only version that was originally released. Reiner and Kim have fond memories of the game, and…
[ad_1] Capcom released a demo today for its Resident Evil 2 remake that let’s you play the game for 30 minutes, one time. If you complete the demo, or just run out its 30-minute clock, you are treated to a new trailer for the game that shows some late game content, and teases the return…
[ad_1] Today marks the release of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. I spent much of the last week revisiting the 2D platformer from the Wii U launch (you can read my review here), and it reminded me of just how many good games released on the Wii U despite the system never really finding…
[ad_1] With Game Informer’s new cover story on From Software’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, we’re diving in deep and sharing everything we learned about Hidetaka Miyazaki’s next game. During our trip to the studio, we played the game for several areas and explored a new area called Hirata Estates. The area is technically a flashback,…
[ad_1] I sat down with Game Informer’s Jeff Cork to see if we could recreate the battle royale experience on paper. This idea was originally an excuse we used to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Fortnite at work, but it eventually transformed into a functional game we believe parrots the experiences delivered…
[ad_1] Update 1/11/2019 – The demo is now available Capcom has announced a demo for Resident Evil 2 is coming this Friday, but you’re not going to want to screw around in this one. The “1-Shot Demo” for Resident Evil 2, which hits on PS4, Xbox One, and PC January 11 and expires January 31,…
[ad_1] Netflix’s Bandersnatch is one of the biggest instances of interactive fiction hitting the mainstream in the last few years. Players can decide how the story proceeds in big and small ways and might make some older viewers remember the heyday of the Choose Your Own Adventure genre of books. Those usually youth-oriented books would…
[ad_1] Late last year, Capcom announced that Geralt of Rivia, the main character of CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher series, would be coming to Monster Hunter: World as a guest character. The White Wolf will be arriving, silver sword in tow, on February 8 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as part of a free…
[ad_1] Remastered versions of Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution are available digitally today in the Hitman HD Enhanced Collection on PS4 and Xbox One, featuring 60 fps and 4K visuals. Check out the trailer below for some assassination action! [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] We’ve seen plenty of gameplay from the upcoming Total War: Three Kingdoms, and now we get a peek at what cinematics are going to look like in the title. Playing up stunning scenery and the legendary Zhuge Liang, the trailer gives a taste of what to expect outside of the strategic battles and real-time…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts 3 will have an epilogue. However you’ll need an Internet connection to watch it. Reason being, it doesn’t ship with the game which is out on January 25 in Japan and January 29 internationally. This was discovered when the official Twitter account for the game tweeted the Kingdom Hearts 3 post-launch updates.…
[ad_1] Square-Enix took to Twitter today to lay out the road map for DLC and updates to Kingdom Hearts III. And like the series’ chronology, it’s a bit of a doozy at first glance. You can glance at all the tweets in the link below for the full reading but the biggest points are as…
[ad_1] Sega’s recent teases via cryptic news posts on their other games’ Steam Forums have finally been revealed by the game publisher. As suspected, it’s indeed about Atlus 2011 puzzle-platformer Catherine which has gotten a surprise immediate release for PC. Catherine Classic is available right now on Steam for only $19.99! Just last week, we…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 demo is out now for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Officially titled the Resident Evil 2 1-Shot Demo, you have 30 minutes to finish it before time runs out. Our initial thoughts on this approach was that Capcom would cram in Resident Evil 2 demo with so much to do…
[ad_1] Red Dead Redemption 2’s online mode, Red Dead Online, has received a major update to its battle royale mode. Red Dead Online, which is currently in beta, now has a new mode called Gun Rush. This mode supports up to 32 players and will feel familiar for those who’ve been playing Fortnite or PUBG.…
[ad_1] Bungie says that the handover is still in its ‘early stages’ Bungie now has the publishing rights for Destiny according to its new deal with Activision. This means that the franchise’s developers will have all the control on the future of the series, without any targets or interference from Activision. Bungie says that the…
[ad_1] The creator of the wildly popular video game Fortnite has been given an “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau after not addressing hundreds of complaints from concerned customers. The BBB said that over the past year, it has received more than 270 complaints about Epic Games, which has made a fortune from Fortnite and other…
[ad_1] The Mario & Luigi series, which is a spiritual successor of sorts to Mario RPG for Super Nintendo, has received five entries since the release of Superstar Saga in 2003. The series is well-liked, but generally speaking, Bowser’s Inside Story is the fan-favorite. It has the best writing, highlights the series’ best original villain,…
[ad_1] Video games are compelling, but does playing them too much constitute a medical condition? The gaming industry is trying to avoid “gaming disorder” becoming a formally recognised ailment. The World Health Organization (WHO), which has spent years looking into the addictive nature of video games, put “gaming disorder” on its list of health problems…
[ad_1] Amazon is working on a game streaming service that would see it compete with the likes of Google, Sony, Microsoft, and Nvidia to name a few. According to a report from The Information citing “two people briefed on the plans”, Amazon’s game streaming service won’t be ready to launch until next year at the…
[ad_1] This is a story I have been trying to write all day, but new things keep happening in it and very little of it makes sense. A British company called Improbable Worlds Limited, has a game platform called SpatialOS, which itself uses the game engine Unity and is known for games like Worlds Adrift and the upcoming…
[ad_1] Nintendo made a huge Final Fantasy showing during a Direct last September, revealing that a bevy of entries in Square-Enix’s landmark series were making their way to the console. Today, both Nintendo and Square-Enix dropped dates for two of the biggest titles. Final Fantasy X/X-2 and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age will be coming…
[ad_1] As part of Epic Games Store’s free game giveaways, the store has transitioned to its newest free title, the narrative adventure game What Remains of Edith Finch. Epic announced the game would be coming last week, but you can log into the Epic Games launcher and add it to your library now. Until January…
[ad_1] Sony securing the Red Dead Redemption II marketing deal likely did a lot for the PlayStation 4’s good fortunes this past year. Part of that deal included exclusive content, which means content that isn’t on Xbox One, to entice people to buy the game on the PS4. Whether or not anyone actually bought Red…
[ad_1] Red Dead Online has been a widely anticipated mode ever since the success of Grand Theft Auto V. The idea of roaming the wild west with a plethora of lucrative opportunities, extensive customization, and more made Rockstar fans giddy especially because Red Dead Redemption’s multiplayer was already very beloved and this would be an…
[ad_1] Bungie has had two major partnerships with gaming giants over their tenure in the industry. They rose to fame when they became owned by Microsoft and spent roughly a decade making acclaimed Halo games and in borderline earth-shattering news, it was revealed Reach would be their last Halo title. They were moving on to…
[ad_1] In October last year, Mike Morhaime, former founder and president of Blizzard, decided to step down from his position as the head of the prestigious developer. J. Allen Brack took over, promoted from running World of Warcraft’s immense success, with Morhaime joining the board as a special advisor. Now, just a few months later,…
[ad_1] The role-playing genre continues to bring us an array of experiences, keeping us busy for hours on end. While 2018 brought new entries in popular long-running Japanese series such as Dragon Quest and Valkyria Chronicles, it also marked a new era for the Assassin’s Creed franchise, which fully turned the corner into RPG territory…
[ad_1] As Sega was teasing just last week, Atlus’ narrative puzzle game Catherine has been announced for PC and is already out now on Steam. This marks the first time that modern Atlus games have been ported to the PC, something that the Japanese developer behind games like Persona and Etrian Odyssey has been traditionally…
[ad_1] Mortal Kombat’s reveal event is only days away at this point, so we should soon know a lot more about the game than we do now. While the initial trailer and PR confirmed time travel shenanigans and character variations, the game’s impending April release date means the next few months should be packed with…
[ad_1] In an abrupt announcement with long-lasting ramifications, Bungie and Activision have announced that the two companies have split, with Bungie retaining ownership of the Destiny IP and full publishing rights to the game. “Today, we’re announcing plans for Bungie to assume full publishing rights and responsibilities for the Destiny franchise,” Activision and Bungie said…
[ad_1] If you’re eager to get your hands on Jump Force, Bandai Namco’s crossover fighting game centering around licenses from Japan’s Shonen Jump magazine, you won’t have to wait too long. After a private beta late last year, the game will be getting a public beta later this month on January 18 through January 20.…
[ad_1] Red Dead Online has gotten its first big update for the year, which adds the new Gun Rush mode to the game. While the name might not be immediately familiar, all you need to know is that it’s basically battle royale. Leo seized the opportunity (and the controller) to show Kyle and me why…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this week’s episode, we’re talking all about Game Informer’s latest cover story on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Then Andrew Reiner joins the podcast to talk about Game Informer’s game of the year winner and other categories like top ten characters, moments, and dorks. After some great…
[ad_1] Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is scheduled to launch this holiday. We know next to nothing about the game other than it’s a single-player action-adventure that is set after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. We also know you control a Jedi. We anticipate Jedi: Fallen Order will be officially…
[ad_1] Last November, former editor-in-chief, publisher, and chairman of Marvel comics, Stan Lee, passed away at the age of 95. But he will likely be remember for longer than he lived. Case in point, Blizzard recently released a patch for World of Warcraft that includes a cute tribute to the late creator. Excelsior! @TerranGregory @TaliesinEvitel…
[ad_1] When Super Smash Bros. Ultimate released in December, it promised more than 74 playable characters to use in battle across more than 100 stages. It delivers awesome gameplay and a ton of content, but many players were disappointed the first time they entered into a Smash, as you only start with eight fighters. I…
[ad_1] The Punisher is one of the few remaining Marvel shows left on Netflix, which means he’s probably got a lot of crime to stop. Judging by the latest trailer for the show’s second season, there won’t be many buildings in New York left without bullet holes once he’s done. Season two can be streamed on…
[ad_1] The Academy of Arts & Sciences’ has revealed the nominees for its annual D.I.C.E awards. Once again, Greg Miller (Kinda Funny) and Jessica Chobot (Nerdist News) will be hosting the show on February 13. Voting opens to academy members tomorrow, with God Of War, Spider-Man, Return Of The Obra Dinn, and Red Dead Redemption II leading…
[ad_1] Ace Combat 7 is on the runway for its January 18 launch (PS4, Xbox One. PC on January 31), but before it takes to the skies, publisher/developer Bandai Namco has dropped some intel about the game’s multiplayer modes, which include 4v4 and 8-Player play. The video above not only shows gameplay footage of furious…
[ad_1] Rockstar has announced the first batch of new content that’s coming to the Red Dead Online beta via today’s update. The biggest addition is the new Gun Rush mode, which is the Western game’s answer to the battle-royale craze. In Gun Rush, 32 players scramble to build up an arsenal as the playfield shrinks,…
[ad_1] For as long as they have been banging at the door of an uninterested western market, it still feels like hunting games are still fairly nascent outside of Japan. There have been stories for years about Japanese teenagers taking their PSPs on trains to get in hunts before school, but such anecdotes can feel…
[ad_1] In what is surely a big surprise to both gamers and the press, the newly established Epic Store on PC has announced undoubtedly their biggest exclusive so far. None other than Ubisoft’s The Division 2 will appear exclusively on the Epic Store and skip a Steam release entirely. Epic released a statement where the…
[ad_1] Devil May Cry 5 for the PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is out on March 8 and in the run up to this, the game’s director Hideaki Itsuno confirmed the game’s length. During a media showcase event in South Korea, Itsuno stated that Devil May Cry 5 will take 15 to 16 hours…
[ad_1] It appears that The Division 2 for PC on the Epic Games Store has regional pricing. What this means is, if you buy The Division 2 via the Epic Games Store, you may get a price lower than the usual $60 price tag that publishers use depending on your location. Steam has a similar…
[ad_1] PUBG Mobile may be the most popular version of the battle royale shooter, but it seems that PUBG PS4 is doing quite well for itself. According to Sony, the PUBG Corp-developed game stormed the digital download charts on the PS Store, making it to the top position on the North America PS4. In Europe,…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 for the PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is a complete remake of the 1998 classic that originally released on the PS1. With the full game out on January 25, Capcom announced a Resident Evil 2 demo to give fans an idea of what to expect. Officially labelled as the Resident…
[ad_1] Tencent and PUBG Corp have announced the PUBG Mobile India Series 2019. It’s a PUBG Mobile tournament with a Rs. 1 crore prize pool. Unlike the duo’s past effort, the PUBG Mobile Campus Championship, which targeted college students, the PUBG Mobile India Series 2019 is dubbed as an “official open-to-all tournament hosted in India”…
[ad_1] At CES 2019, Dell showed off a couple of new interesting products that grabbed a lot of attention but by far, the most ambitious new launch is the Alienware Area-51m flagship gaming laptop. It’s the first laptop to feature an upgradable desktop-level Intel CPU and Nvidia’s new RTX series graphics cards (GPU), which brings…
[ad_1] In a surprising move, Ubisoft has announced that its upcoming online shooter The Division 2 for PC will not be coming to Steam. Instead, The Division 2 would be coming to the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft’s own storefront and digital rights management client, Uplay. Furthermore, the Steam page for The Division 2 has…
[ad_1] Destiny 2’s Black Armory expansion was meant to hit a major milestone this week with its final forge, the Bergusia Forge. To commemorate this release, Bungie set up a complicated and circuitous puzzle in-game in a location called the Nicobe Labs. The idea was that players would investigate the area in teams, solve the…
[ad_1] A few weeks ago, Bethesda announced that they would be giving the classic Fallout games on PC to owners of Fallout 76. You can claim the games on PC, regardless of whether you played Fallout 76 itself on consoles or PC, as long as you played the game within 2018. Well, 2018’s over, but…
[ad_1] It’s kind of hard to believe Capcom is releasing two major games within the next two months, but here we are, looking to get both Resident Evil 2 and Devil May Cry 5 in a matter of weeks. While we’re getting another demo for the latter next month, director Hideaki Itsuno still has a…
[ad_1] If you’re an Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft Reward points member and looking to score reward points, January is your month as seven exclusive quests are available for subscribers to both programs. You can then turn around and spend those reward points on your Game Pass membership or DLC. 2,100 points are up for grabs this…
[ad_1] Warning: Spoilers ahead from Aqua’s arc in the series. “I know what’s at stake. I’m not afraid. I will face the long darkness. The next time someone wanders into the realm of darkness, I’ll be here. A light to cut through all the shadows.” With Kingdom Hearts III just around the corner, I’ve been thinking…
[ad_1] After a number of high profile departures from Activision Blizzard’s corporate, such as a CFO that left for Netflix and Sledgehammer’s founder leaving soon after being promoted, the company is quick to fill open chairs and name key promotions within the company. Most notably, Robert Kostich, who is amazingly not Bobby Kotick under an…
[ad_1] One of the most common complaints about PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is that the game is often rife with cheaters, which makes the game harder to play for casual players. As such, developers at PUBG Corp. have vowed to get far more aggressive with cheaters, resulting in a recent ban wave for big and minor cheating…
[ad_1] Although From Software is rethinking major aspects of its established action-RPG formula with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, it’s sticking to a few tried-and-true approaches when it comes to the game’s overall structure by including a hub area that gives players a few things to do when they’re not slaying monsters out in the world.…
[ad_1] Every year, the team at Game Informer closes things out with a series of long, contentious meetings to determine the staff’s picks for the best games of the that calendar year. As the video game industry continues to churn out tons of great games, the picks for each category rarely come easy. This year…
[ad_1] At AMD’s Consumer Electronics Show press conference this year, the PC parts company has sharpened its spear for the upcoming graphics card war. In an effort to face off against Nvidia’s lauded GTX 2080, AMD has announced the Radeon VII, a consumer-level version of their Vegas 20 card retailing for $699. While still quite…
[ad_1] When the original Gear.Club Unlimited launched for the Nintendo Switch, I was quite positive about it, especially after coming out of its mobile counterpart which was riddled with microtransactions and other mobile trappings. It also helped that the competition was pretty much non-existent for a racing game featuring licensed cars. Fast forward to now,…
[ad_1] Reinventing a popular video game series is a risky venture. A series could lose all of its momentum if it isn’t successful, and just mentioning something is going to be different could worry fans who want things to stay the same. When we debuted Resident Evil 4 on Game Informer’s March 2004 cover, I…
[ad_1] Cream-of-the-crop action games excel at getting our blood pumping and imbuing us with a sense of discovery. 2018’s catalog of action titles were phenomenal. Here are the best of the best. Best Combat: God Of War Whether you are punching monsters in the face or cleaving them in half, you can feel every single…
[ad_1] Ubisoft has announced it is partnering with Epic to bring The Division 2 to the latter’s Epic Games store come launch on March 15, as well as on its own Ubisoft store. It won’t be hitting on Steam at that time, however meaning the franchise is effectively jumping ship. Pre-orders for The Division 2…
[ad_1] You wait impatiently for your wife to answer. It’s been an hour, but it feels like forever. Your only connection is through text message, as she journeys through war-torn Syria in an attempt to flee for her life. Just as you’re about to text again, a notification pops up. “Majd?” Relief washes over you…
[ad_1] Artist RJ Palmer is no stranger to making the typically cartoonish creatures of Pokémon look like they belong in the real world. Even before he worked as a concept artist on the upcoming Detective Pikachu film, Palmer was creating art depicting realistic versions of the iconic Pocket Monsters. While his work has spanned the…
[ad_1] At CES 2019 Alienware and Riot Games announced a partnership for League of Legends E-sports events. This involves Alienware becoming the Official Competition PC and display partner of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) in North America in addition to the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), and also four major international League…
[ad_1] Metro Exodus finally makes its way to the post-apocalyptic countryside next month and boy does 4A Games have something to mark the occasion. The developer and publisher Deep Sliver have manufactured a super rare and frankly amazing looking collector’s edition known as The Artyom Edition. It comes in an ammo crate and features props of a…
[ad_1] With roughly two weeks left for the highly anticipated remake of Resident Evil 2 arriving on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, Capcom has graced its giddy fans with an awesome announcement of an imminent demo. The 1-Shot Demo is coming out this Friday on all platforms and promises tense horror-action in more than just…
[ad_1] Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition for the PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One is a remaster of Tales of Vesperia for the PS3, a role-playing game that released exclusively in Japan on September 17, 2009. Tales of Vesperia for the PS3 was itself a port of Tales of Vesperia for the Xbox 360 that…
[ad_1] PUBG Mobile may be getting monsters in Arcade Mode. According to the PUBG Mobile 0.13.0 update that’s in beta and being tested out by Chinese users, PUBG Mobile would get Chinese New Year themed locations, a night mode for the Vikendi snow map, and co-operative gameplay that has players taking on monsters in PUBG…
[ad_1] Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn is a Nintendo 3DS port of Kirby’s Epic Yarn, a Nintendo Wii game that originally released in 2010. This cutesy platformer finally has a release date after it was slated to arrive sometime this year. Nintendo announced that the Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn for the Nintendo 3DS has a release date…
[ad_1] Yoshi’s Crafted World for the Nintendo Switch finally has a release date. Announced at E3 2017, the side-scrolling platformer starring Yoshi, a green dinosaur-like creature that debuted in Super Mario World. Yoshi’s Crafted World is the eight main instalment in the Yoshi franchise. The Yoshi’s Crafted World Nintendo Switch release date is March 29…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 is being remade for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. With a Resident Evil 2 release date of January 25, Capcom has updated the game’s Steam page with more details. The Resident Evil 2 PC download size is 26GB. This makes it a bit bigger than the Xbox One version of the…
[ad_1] Open-world action role-playing game Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Dragon’s Dogma was first released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012 and was followed up by an enhanced version bearing the ‘Dark Arisen’ suffix. The Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Nintendo Switch release date is April 23. Prior to…
[ad_1] Spider-Man PS4 may get Fantastic Four content soon. During a two-hour livestream that was mainly about Marvel’s Android and iOS efforts, the company teased that something “Fantastic” is coming to Spider-Man PS4. With Marvel celebrating the Fantastic Four this week, we won’t be surprised to see the famed quartet making its way to Spider-Man…
[ad_1] Another week, another Fortnite content update. Dubbed the Fortnite v7.10 content update 3, Epic Games’ battle royale shooter for Android, iOS, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC gets new weapons like a suppressed sniper rifle. There’s a new community creation called DM Arena in the Fortnite’s Creative Mode showcase called The Block too. Furthermore, Epic…
[ad_1] As the most recent entry in the modernized 2D platforming series, New Super Mario Bros. U provided a wide array of fun, colorful stages for you to run, jump, and explore through. The post-release add-on New Super Luigi U added a second campaign featuring shorter levels and a light speed-running element. With New Super…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds aka PUBG for Xbox One is slated to get keyboard and mouse support. According to a page on the website of gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer, the battle royale sensation from PUBG Corp will be “officially integrated with keyboard and mouse support”. In addition to this, Sea of Thieves, Roblox, The Sims 4,…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 is getting a demo for PS4, Xbox One, and PC according to series publisher Capcom. With a Resident Evil 2 release date of January 25, it’s no surprise that Capcom would want to give gamers a reason to check out this remake of the 1998 game that originally debuted on the PS1.…
[ad_1] Nintendo’s paid online for Switch comes with NES games added to the library every month, but January is the first month that Nintendo had not already announced the games yet. Thus, today’s announcement of The Legend of Zelda II: Adventure of Link and Blaster Master are the first unrevealed NES games since the paid…
[ad_1] The next major update for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which launches on January 10, will let you set how intense the enemy scaling is, among various other additions. Along with a look at the next installment in some of the game’s new and ongoing DLC questlines, the update adds a few new quality-of-life features. Hephaistos’s…
[ad_1] In an odd bit of late-day press releasing, Nintendo has given dates to Yoshi’s Crafted World and the equally-crafted Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn. The Switch Yoshi game, which was revealed at E3 2017, has had scattered showings since its initial announcement. It re-emerged after a recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct as Yoshi’s Crafted…
[ad_1] Marvel is dedicating this week to The Fantastic four, offering reveals oriented around Marvel’s First Family throughout the next few days. At the end of a two-hour livestream highlighting some of the changes coming to its mobile titles, the company dropped a quick hint about the company’s recent multi-million selling hit, Spider-Man. “Something ‘Fantastic’…
[ad_1] Metro Exodus is only a few weeks away, so players don’t have to wait too long to venture out to the surface and feel the harsh winter on their cheeks, at least in-game. A new story trailer for the game shows you the odds you’ll be up against, which aren’t just environmental and monstrous,…
[ad_1] Cory Barlog, the director behind Game Informer’s Game of the Year God of War, was recently on video game personality outlet Kinda Funny to talk about all things Kratos. While speaking to hosts Greg Miller, and Tim Gettys Barlog was asked about God of War and DLC plans. The single-player epic really did not…
[ad_1] Marvel is dedicating this week to The Fantastic four, offering reveals oriented around Marvel’s First Family throughout the next few days. At the end of a two-hour livestream highlighting some of the changes coming to its mobile titles, the company dropped a quick hint about the company’s recent multi-million selling hit, Spider-Man. “Something ‘Fantastic’…
[ad_1] You might remember Wandersong, the cute little indie platformer from developer Greg Lobanov, when it came out last year. We did a review on it. It’s neat. Valve is, for some reason, currently investigating whether it is a real game. When Valve threw the doors open on the Steam store last June, they said…
[ad_1] If you’re a digital subscriber to Game Informer, you now have a ton of information about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice at your disposal. Following today’s cover reveal, our digital issue is now live on web browsers and will be coming to iPad/iPhone later in the day. You can download the apps to view the issue by following this link.…
[ad_1] Yesterday, Blizzard released a new short story set in the Overwatch universe, detailing some of Ana’s past, titled “Bastet.” Today, the company announced you can earn a skin based on that short story starting right now. To earn the skin, which is only available until January 21, you’ll have win nine times across quick…
[ad_1] The 2D skateboarding series OlliOlli is heading to Switch next month, and you can grab both games in one package. OlliOlli: Switch Stance brings OlliOlli and OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood to Nintendo’s hybrid console. The games will come bundled as part of one special edition, the price of which has not yet been announced.…
[ad_1] Every year the video game industry somehow seems to up the ante on the breadth and quality of experiences it provides to players, and 2018 was no exception. Fans of triple-A blockbusters were consumed with the massive open worlds of games like Red Dead Redemption II, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and Spider-Man. Multiplayer fans shot, slashed,…
[ad_1] Everyone gets along pretty well here at Game Informer. And then it’s time for our annual Game of the Year awards. At that point, it all falls apart. Friendships are tested, reputations are ruined, and most of us walk away with the sneaking suspicion that our co-workers might actually be dumb and bad. And…
[ad_1] As I watched the first 10 episodes of Star Wars Resistance, Lucasfilm’s latest animated series, I was periodically reminded of Skies of Arcadia, a great Dreamcast RPG from yesteryear that had a vibe of its own, but sadly didn’t get the attention it deserved. There isn’t a clear through line between the game and…
[ad_1] As part of its slew of announcements at CES this week, Razer fully unveiled its Turret keyboard, which it’s working on with Microsoft to bring PC-like controls to the console. In promoting the games you’ll be able to sue the keyboard with, Razer also confirmed Gears 5 will be compatible with the setup. We already knew…
[ad_1] From Software has been around forever, but is best known for its suite of action RPG games beginning with Demon’s Souls. Between Dark Souls titles and Bloodborne, From has explored atmospheric dark fantasy and cosmic horror, and now they head to feudal Japan for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. We spent over two hours with the…
[ad_1] One of the ways Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice marks a departure for From Software is in how your character becomes stronger. In other From games, you tailor your character by pouring points into different stats like strength, dexterity, and intelligence, depending on whether you want to fight as a brute, archer, or wizard, respectively. Shadows…
[ad_1] After the initial reveal of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, we quickly learned it would lack online multiplayer – a first for the developer’s major titles since Demon’s Souls. As part of our visit to the studio for our cover story, we asked them to elaborate on why that was the case. Past From games have…
[ad_1] Capcom has announced a demo for Resident Evil 2 is coming this Friday, but you’re not going to want to screw around in this one. The “1-Shot Demo” for Resident Evil 2, which hits on PS4, Xbox One, and PC January 11 and expires January 31, has you playing as Leon “as he arrives…
[ad_1] You can’t build your own sim-empire overnight, and the same applies to making a game like Tropico 6. Today publisher Kalypso Media announced that it is giving developer Limbic more time to incorporate fan feedback into areas such as multiplayer as it moves to a new release date of March 29. “Over the holidays,” reads…
[ad_1] Capcom’s hack & slash RPG Dragon’s Dogma has won over many fans over the years thanks to its great combat and pawn systems. Those who have not acquainted themselves with the game have a brand new reason to: Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is coming to Switch. It’s unclear if this version of the game boasts…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts’ massively hyped up GaaS game Anthem is very nearing its launch date. On February 22, PC, PS4 and Xbox One users will be able to experience what is likely to become a new hallmark title by EA, set to receive extensive post-launch support for many years to come. However, an exclusive VIP…
[ad_1] The FIFA 19 team of the year has been announced and this year’s list of top players is a bit controversial thanks to some notable omissions. The FIFA 19 team of the year (TOTY) comprises the best players in the game and these players are being slowly added to FIFA Ultimate Team via in-game…
[ad_1] Shared world shooter Anthem is out on February 22 and aside from a CES 2019 trailer showing off what to expect in terms of gameplay and Nvidia RTX tech, EA let slip what PC you’d need to play the game. The Anthem PC system requirements include at least 8GB RAM, an i5 3570, 50GB…
[ad_1] The PS5 will probably play PS4 games. Following the PS3’s release, backwards compatibility has never been high on Sony’s list of priorities with its executives going as far as to wonder who the target audience for such an endeavour would be. Previous reports based on Sony patent filings suggest that the PS5 may not…
[ad_1] HTC Vive Pro Eye is a professional VR headset, while the Vive Cosmos is consumer facing HTC’s Vive division has unveiled two new VR headsets dubbed the Vive Cosmos and the Vive Pro Eye at the company’s press conference at CES 2019. The biggest highlight of the Vive Pro Eye is the fact that…
[ad_1] Upcoming action-adventure game Devil May Cry 5 is getting a PS4 demo for the firs time. The Devil May Cry 5 PS4 demo release date is February 7. It would be the second Devil May Cry 5 demo, with the first being exclusive to the Xbox One. This second demo isn’t just coming to…
[ad_1] Sony has announced that the PS4 and PS4 Pro have sold through over 91.6 million units globally. Between November 19, 2018 and December 31, 2018 more than 5.6 million PS4 and PS4 Pro units were sold. Furthermore, Spider-Man PS4 sold 9 million copies worldwide from September 9, 2018 to November 25, 2018 across both…
[ad_1] PUBG Mobile may be getting monsters in Arcade Mode. According to the PUBG Mobile 0.13.0 update that’s in beta and being tested out by Chinese users, PUBG Mobile would get Chinese New Year themed locations, a night mode for the Vikendi snow map, and co-operative gameplay that has players taking on monsters in PUBG…
[ad_1] It’s been a weird decade for Nintendo. After the massive success of the Wii and DS, the Japanese giant saw themselves crouched in a defensive position, admitting they overcharged for the Nintendo 3DS and having to cut the price dramatically. The Wii U shook confidence both in and within the company, becoming one of…
[ad_1] Koei Tecmo has announced via Twitter that Dead or Alive 6, Team Ninja’s upcoming fighting game, will see a two-week delay to “further balance and polish” the game. The original date for the title was February 15, but now players won’t get a chance until March 1. It seems unlikely, though not completely impossible,…
[ad_1] Sony has announced that the PlayStation 4, including all its slim and Pro variations, has crossed the 90 million sold threshold. The system has now sold 91.6 million PS4s worldwide, of which 5 million were sold just in the last few months of 2018. For those doing math, that means that around 18 million PS4s were…
[ad_1] Those of us who grew up with the NES likely fondly remember Capcom’s licensed Disney games like Duck Tales, Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers, and Darkwing Duck, based on Disney Afternoon and Saturday morning classics. While Capcom released a Disney Afternoon Collection in 2017, there has been no indication they want to jump back…
[ad_1] Update: Fox reached out to Game Informer to clarify that “[Blackout] is a standalone game that shares Amanda Ripley as a main character but is not related to or a sequel of Isolation.” We’ve amended the original story’s terminology to better reflect the nature of what the game is. Original Story (January 7 at 8:58 a.m.…
[ad_1] The idea of a special smartphone for gaming might seem strange, but we’re now seeing companies trying to turn this into a trendy subcategory. PUBG and Fortnite are gigantic hype machines, and at least in the PC space, gaming products are generally more expensive and therefore more profitable than commodity hardware. But what exactly…
[ad_1] At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, HTC has announced some introductions and revisions to its slate of VR headsets. Not only will some of the headsets get new features, but HTC plans to introduce a new more comfortable headset as well. The new headset, called the Vive Cosmos, is a…
[ad_1] A few weeks ago I recorded a Sports Desk video with colleagues Matt Bertz and Brian Shea reviewing 2018. Unfortunately, the more we talked, the more pessimistic I became about where we are with many sports series. Games are shipping with more and more bugs, the online experience is still unpredictable for many, and legacy issues…
[ad_1] Even though it’s set in a brutal post-apocalyptic world, Metro Exodus has moments of great beauty. That’s why today’s reveal that the game will ship with a photo mode is so welcome. After all, you may as well shoot a few pictures while you’re shooting your way through Russia. “Photo Mode has been one…
[ad_1] The odd saga of The Walking Dead: The Final Season will soon see the first episode after the closure of Telltale Games released. The series has been in limbo since the narrative games company closed, leaving hundreds of employees in a lurch with no severance, though Skybound Games has put together most of The…
[ad_1] Overwatch lore is a strange thing. At times Blizzard is extremely encouraging of it and at other times it feels like they don’t really know what to do with it. The occasional CG trailer or comic release gives fans something to chew on, however, and Blizzard is tossing another bone with their newest release.…
[ad_1] Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, graphics company Nvidia unveiled their vision for the future of graphics technology and how to make it more affordable for the end user. To that end, Nvidia announced a new graphics chip incorporating their newest tech for a cheaper price, as well as…
[ad_1] Today Fox announced that a sequel to Alien Isolation was on the way. It’s called Alien: Blackout and while some fans of the terrifying stealth-driven game might be enthused by this news, they might also want to take a seat for the next bit. The game is for mobile devices exclusively. Alien: Blackout has…
[ad_1] With over 200 million registered players, Fortnite is one of the most successful video games to date. You can’t escape it. The fervor of the player base has transformed it into a pop-culture phenomenon. An entire generation of kids is using it to learn dance moves, Saturday Night Live did a skit on it,…
[ad_1] I love Alien. No, you don’t understand. I. Love. Alien. It’s my favorite movie of all time. I’ve read the tie-in novel twice, adorned my desk in art from the film, hell, I’ve even made a massive text adventure that cribs hard from the movie. I adore Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece. The first professional review…
[ad_1] Magic: The Gathering’s new set is poised to shake things up with more multicolor guild madness on January 25th, and we have two new cards to share. Both cards tap into a new keyword mechanic for the Simic (Blue/Green) guild, Adapt. Adapt allows you to change your cards to better suit the situation for…
[ad_1] The Xbox One demo for the upcoming Devil May Cry 5 won’t be available after today, Capcom says. Fortunately, players who have already downloaded it will still be able to play through it, and those of you who didn’t get around to downloading it will have another shot. In addition to talking about the…
[ad_1] It has been five years since the Xbox One and PS4 released, we’ve had a smattering of generation and medium defining titles and while it feels like these consoles are still young, developers are already moving on. While games will be released for Xbox One and PS4 for several years to come, some of…
[ad_1] God of War and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate were two of the biggest games from last year, and they’ve come together in a curious way. Sony Santa Monica art director Raf Grassetti has been keeping busy by drawing his own interpretation of the roster from Nintendo’s brawler. He’s released five on his Instagram so far,…
[ad_1] Graphics card manufacturer Nvidia released a bomb of news at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by announcing FreeSync support. No longer are owners of Nvidia GPUs forced to purchase very pricey G-Sync-labeled monitors to experience one of the more substantial technological upgrades that has come to monitors in decades. First up,…
[ad_1] Today Fox announced that a sequel to Alien Isolation was on the way. It’s called Alien: Blackout and while some fans of the terrifying stealth-driven game might be enthused by this news, they might also want to take a seat for the next bit. The game is for mobile devices exclusively. Alien: Blackout has…
[ad_1] Acer has launched two new Windows 10 gaming laptops at CES 2019, the Predator Triton 900 and Predator Triton 500. The Predator Triton 900, which was first unveiled at IFA 2018, is a 2-in-1 laptop with a CNC-machined hinge that that flips, extends, or reclines the 17-inch 4K display. The Triton 500 is a…
[ad_1] Razer at CES 2019 has brought a 27-inch gaming monitor concept called the Raptor. The new gaming monitor comes with a 144Hz refresh rate and has as low as 1ms of response rate. It is backed by AMD Radeon FreeSync adaptive sync technology. Razer also expanded its gaming notebooks range by launching the Razer…
[ad_1] Corsair has launched a new range of gaming PCs at CES 2019. Leading the launch is Corsair One Pro i180, which is powered by a liquid-cooled Intel Core i9-9920X 12-core processor with a top clock speed of 4.5GHz and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GPU. All this in a small workstation form factor that…
[ad_1] The Resident Evil for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC release date is January 25. In the run up to this the game’s trophy list has been revealed. The Resident Evil 2 PS4 trophy list has 42 trophies. It consists of four gold trophies, nine silver, 28 bronze, and of course a single platinum trophy.…
[ad_1] Samsung Electronics is showcasing new monitors at CES 2019, meant for different users ranging from gamers and office workers to designers. The South Korean tech giant on Friday said it would showcase at the trade show in Las Vegas the 49-inch CRG9 monitor that comes with a curved screen sporting a 32:9 aspect ratio.…
[ad_1] A growing number of software companies are looking to bypass the dominant app store gatekeepers at Apple and Google – selling their services directly to consumers and undercutting the tech giants that for years have controlled how most of iPhone and Android users discover, download and pay for their apps. The revolt is being…
[ad_1] Nintendo could stop making home consoles. According to a recent interview, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa stated that the company isn’t “really fixated” on consoles. Instead, he thinks the company will consider ways to deliver an experience that’s unique to what Nintendo is known for through other means. In addition to this, the company is considering…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Asus Asus TUF Laptops were launched in India in November last year Asus is showcasing its TUF range of laptops at CES this year. Though nothing seems to have changed on the outside, under the hood seems to be a different story. The 15.6-inch FX505DY and 17-inch FX705DY laptops are now powered…
[ad_1] Shared world shooter Anthem has a release date of February 22 for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. While most of the footage we’ve seen of the game stems from the Xbox One X version of Anthem, it seems that the BioWare-developed title will have some PC exclusive visual features courtesy of Nvidia. The…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch has over 70 playable characters to choose from. With the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate season pass, that number is going to go even higher. Following the announcement of Persona 5’s Joker to the roster as downloadable content, it has been rumoured that Erdrick from Dragon Quest…
[ad_1] Red Dead Redemption 2 had a lot going for it, even before it released. The first Rockstar game built for current gen, a follow-up to one of the most beloved games, and a rich open world filled with all sorts of new gameplay opportunities. Many people had an idea of what to expect going…
[ad_1] True to several rumours and leaks, Nvidia has announced its GeForce RTX 2060 GPU at CES 2019, bringing ray tracing capabilities and visual effects to a relatively low price point. Graphics cards based on the GeForce RTX 2060, including a Founders Edition release from Nvidia itself, will go on sale on January 15 priced…
[ad_1] After a festive holiday season, Game Informer’s annual 12.31 Super Replay usually brings suffering. In years past, this day has kicked off complete playthroughs of stinkers like Overblood, Overblood 2, Blue Stinger, Illbleed, Raw Danger, Martian Gothic: Unification, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Vampire Hunter D. Figuring out which game will be honored with this…
[ad_1] First 4 Figures recently revealed a new collectible featuring the iconic troublesome squirrel Conker atop a large throne, and it looks amazing with its impeccable detail. Conker sits on this throne with a glass (or goblet) of milk in one hand, a sour expression on his face, and a tilted crown on his head. The statue’s height is 16.5…
[ad_1] Since Epic launched its store late last year, it has not only offered a library of great games, but it also has offered a couple games for free such as Subnautica and Super Meat Boy. By next week, another game will be free for a limited time: What Remains of Edith Finch. From January 10…
[ad_1] Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro’s P.T. was on the PlayStation store for a very limited amount of time, before being delisted in 2015. If you missed out on the horror game, now could be your chance to experience it. A fan that goes by the name RadiusGordello recently released Unreal P.T., a remake of the original that…
[ad_1] 14 Days of Fortnite, a holiday-themed event, is coming back next week after it had ended much earlier than players expected. Epic Games is bringing it back after admitting that the developer shared the wrong end date on social media. Epic promised that players will receive a free item as part of the studio’s…
[ad_1] Earlier this week news broke that one or more Overwatch players, one of which was known as “Punisher,” had allegedly created a fake pro player account, dubbed “Ellie,” in order to pose as a woman to register for the Overwatch Contenders league. Blizzard has issued a statement on the matter, confirming the account is fake. The company…
[ad_1] If you were looking to nab the Lego Lord of the Rings games digitally anytime soon, I’m afraid I have some bad news. The games, which include Lego Lord of the Rings and Lego The Hobbit, are currently not available on digital storefronts, such as Steam and Xbox Live. Shortly after the games were made available for…
[ad_1] Carmen Sandiego has been known as a fictional villain ever since her first appearance in the educational video game series that began in the mid ’80s. This time though, things are a little different. Netflix’s first trailer for the upcoming animated show Carmen Sandiego turns the iconic villain into an antihero, who only steals from other…
[ad_1] By the skin of your teeth, you made it. You cut through those demons like butter, rotated those blocks in the just the right order, or snuck through the enemy defenses. You got the job done. Then you see the results screen. You got a “D” for a grade, or a bronze medal. We…
[ad_1] The legal battle between the original creators of the Star Control series and the company which currently owns this rights to the series, Stardock, continues as a judge denies an injuction from Stardock to block a DMCA takedown notice from the series’ creators to prevent the sale of Stardock’s latest game, Star Control: Origins. For…
[ad_1] Mick Gordon, who’s composed a number of killer soundtracks over the years, is taking applications for a choir made up entirely of heavy metal screamers for an unannounced video game project he’s working on. Gordon announced the audition via Youtube. The audition is an “open invitation” to anyone who thinks they have the righteous…
[ad_1] Anyone looking to dive into either the Yakuza or Division series can nab both for dirt cheap until the end of the month. As part of The Humble Store’s monthly subscription program, you can grab Yakuza 0 (which is very good) and The Division (which is also good, but it might just be worth…
[ad_1] It’s the start of the new year! As you’re figuring out whether you’ll be able to actually stick to your resolutions, you’ll have speedruns, music, and Street Fighter III to keep you busy. The start of the year signals the arrival of Awesome Games Done Quick, the annual speedrunning marathon that runs from this…
[ad_1] This past year was jam-packed with exciting, amazing titles. From epic adventures to mesmerizing puzzlers, there was something fantastic for everyone. For me, one game rose above all of them. I’ve never made my love of the original Red Dead Redemption a secret, having spilled thousands of words about why John Marston’s journey is a high point…
[ad_1] Update 1/5: The Overwatch Contenders team Ellie had been signed to, Second Wind, has released a statement on Twitter regarding the situation. “When we originally onboarded Ellie, we had just recently lost players for various reasons and we desperately needed to find a substitute,” the statement begins. At the time, Second Wind had relied on…
[ad_1] A newly updated ESRB rating and multiple, cryptic teases from publisher Sega are massively hinting at an imminent announcement that the company’s 2011 stylish and mature puzzle-platformer/dating sim Catherine is going to appear on PC soon. Evidence has quickly accumulated during this week that Catherine is indeed inbound for the enjoyment of PC players.…
[ad_1] This has been a pretty good year for the webslinger. Between a critically-acclaimed movie and major comic arc, it could almost feel like the Spider-Man PS4 game is just icing, but Marvel is still behind Insomniac’s Spider-Man in a bunch of big and small ways. One of those ways is with an upcoming Spider-Man statue…
[ad_1] Watch the Game Informer staff become best friends in this four-player classic. Released for the GameCube on June 7, 2004, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures can be played by one to four-players, and is at its best when four Game Boy Advances are used. That’s right, you are asked to use a…
[ad_1] Ever since Dark Souls became popular on PC, fans have modded it, from fixing the PC port to making enemies so strikingly aggressive that they come looking for you the second they load into the world. A brand new fan mod changes the game dramatically, remixing it in such a way that the PC…
[ad_1] When Persona 5’s Joker was announced as the first DLC character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans everywhere were certainly surprised. On stage, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that the Joker announcement sets the tone for the remaining four characters from the five-fighter pack. Since then, Smash Bros. aficionados have gone wild…
[ad_1] The 19th annual Game Developers Choice awards, the show held during the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, has announced their nominees for their upcoming awards show this year. Unlike the IGF Awards, which obviously focuses on indie games, the GDC Awards open up to games of all stripes and budgets. This year, the…
[ad_1] Update: Streamers such as Poison, who supposedly streamed with Ellie, are now stating that the entire thing was a social experiment created by them. Based on their admissions on-stream, Poison asked a 17-year-old girl to pose as him while he played for an experiment that he has yet to explain. We have reached out…
[ad_1] A few days ago, movie star and musician Jack Black said that he planned to create a gaming channel on YouTube about the general culture of video games. No one was quite sure if he was being serious with this claim or trolling, but it turns out the answer is both. The first episode,…
[ad_1] I take great pride in the number of games I play each year. I know that’s a silly thing to say, but the knowledge I gain from playing so many games is invaluable both for critiquing them and figuring out which ones we should cover here at Game Informer. In years past, after watching the…
[ad_1] This has been an odd year for Diablo as a franchise, something developer Blizzard would surely agree with. Still, the release of Diablo III on Switch has made a lot of fans happy and those fans can participate in Diablo III’s anniversary event with the return of the Darkening of Tristram. Both Diablo veterans…
[ad_1] The Dragon Ball series has experienced a resurgence in the past few years, kicked off by the success of the 2013 movie, Battle of Gods. The film was genuinely funny and functioned as both a celebration of the series’ admittedly strange history and characters, while featuring solid action and introducing Beerus and Whis –…
[ad_1] Update: Sign-ups are live for U.S. and EU. The original story is as follows: Media Molecule may have promised a Dreams beta in 2018, but since we’re all still writing 2018 whenever we have to date things, I think we can forgive them. The studio behind the anticipated creation tool has announced that sign…
[ad_1] Project Cars developer Slightly Mad Studios surprised gamers yesterday with the announcement that it was working on the Mad Box console which it hopes to release in three years. Today Bell tweeted out a few pictures of iterations of the system (there’s a handle in the middle of the “M”), with intentionally blurred internals because…
[ad_1] Valve Writer Erik Wolpaw, who worked on titles such as Portal, Half-Life 2, and Left For Dead, exited in 2017, but it looks like he’s still been involved with the company. Reddit user Trenchman saw Wolpaw’s name in the credits for the recent card title Artifact, which the user claims was confirmed by Valve co-founder Gabe…
[ad_1] Hitman has had a major resurgence this generation with a grand reboot that focuses less on story and more on incredible sandbox levels to invest dozens of hours in. It takes a page out of the beloved book of Hitman: Blood Money and shies away from the likes of the story heavy Absolution but……
[ad_1] Hot off the bloody heels of Hitman 2’s release, IO Interactive revealed today that both Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution are coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as a single package. The Hitman HD Enhanced Collection releases on January 11 digitally. ☑️ 4K☑️ 60 FPS☑️ Improved Lighting☑️ Updated Controls☑️ Blood Money + Absolution HITMAN…
[ad_1] According to the game credits in Valve’s newest card game Artifact, a legendary writer responsible for the iconic Portal 2 and Half-Life 2 Episodes has quietly returned to its former employer. Erik Wolpaw left Valve in 2017, after more than 10 years at the company and his hushed rejoining of Valve lead to speculations…
[ad_1] Pokemon Go may have released in 2016 but Niantic’s mobile take on the long-running series was more popular in 2018 than it was in 2017 if its revenue is any indicator. According to research firm Sensor Tower, Pokemon Go revenue hit $795 million (roughly Rs. 5,600 crore) in 2018 versus the $7. This ensured…
[ad_1] Yet another leak suggests that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch would be getting characters from Dragon Quest. Dataminer Jam1Garner discovered three codenames for upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters in the game’s data. These include codenames for Joker from Persona 5 and the Piranha Plant from the Mario Bros. series, one of…
[ad_1] It’s no secret that the PS5 and the next Xbox — or whatever Sony and Microsoft decide to call their PS4 and Xbox One successors — are in development and rumoured for a 2020 release window. There’s been rampant speculation surrounding the next Xbox variants and possible PS5 specifications. Throw in changes in big…
[ad_1] Apple on Thursday announced that App Store spending between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve topped $1.22 billion (roughly Rs. 8,500 crores). Customers also spent over $322 million (roughly Rs. 2,250 crores) on New Year’s Day alone and broke a new single-day record. Notably, the announcement comes as an aftermath of the disquieting revenue…
[ad_1] There’s a lot of drama in professional Overwatch, but harassment and potential threats of doxxing causing one player to have to step down from her team is not the drama anyone expected. Ellie, a player for Overwatch’s minor league, Overwatch Contenders, has quit the team Second Wind after weeks of harassment accusing her of not…
[ad_1] You’ve heard it before. “This looks cool, but I wish it was on Switch” or “They should really bring this older game to the Switch.” Well, creator David Oreilly and Doublefine are ensuring that Everything is on Switch by bringing Everything to Switch next week. The digital game was a short and sweet contemplation…
[ad_1] The Independent Games Festival, or IGF Awards, take place during the Game Developer’s Conference each year and recognize indie games that show remarkable performance in quality and innovation. This year, Lucas Pope’s Return of Obra Dinn, the period-piece puzzle game focused on identifying a ship of corpses, is nominated across five categories, including the…
[ad_1] Last year, Bethesda filed lawsuit against Warner Bros. Entertainment over Westworld Mobile, which Bethesda alleged was overly similar to Fallout Shelter. Behaviour Interactive, the developer of both games, was also named in the lawsuit, which Warner Bros. called baseless. Now Bethesda has announced that the lawsuit has been resolved amicably among all parties. “Bethesda…
[ad_1] Indie game studio JoyMasher has been working on their Contra-inspired sidescrolling shooter Blazing Chrome for a little while now and the game manages to impress at every new showing. There’s something decidedly refreshing about how deliberately Blazing Chrome wears its inspirations on its sleeves, especially in this new video showing the first section of…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 celebrated the holiday season with a marketplace filled with fun gestures and skins. Depending on how festive you wanted to be, you could make your character build a snowman, hold up a mistletoe, or even pull out a leg lamp inspired by The Christmas Story movie. I went…
[ad_1] Slightly Mad Studios, the developer behind Project Cars 2 (pictured) and Need for Speed: Shift, seems to be getting into the hardware business. In a tweet, Slightly Mad Studios’ CEO Ian Bell announced the Mad Box video game console. What is the Mad Box? It’s the most powerful console ever built… It’s literally ‘Mad’……
[ad_1] Game Informer’s Ben Hanson, Dan Tack, Andrew Reiner, Joe Juba, and Leo Vader break down their ten favorite games from 2018. From Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption II to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, let us know what your ten favorite games are in the comments below! After that, we celebrate every great email sent in to…
[ad_1] In an ongoing attempt to get Sega games on PC, the Japanese company seems to be also trying to get subsidiary Atlus on board if a new tease is any indication. An image posted on Bayonetta’s Steam forum of all places suggests that the first Atlus-developed console game to hit PC will be their…
[ad_1] Netflix may have already given the boot to Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and Daredevil, but everyone’s favorite cold-blooded vigilante is still going strong. Today, Netflix announced the premiere date for the second season of The Punisher, with a new trailer that introduces an infamous villain. The trailer jumps back and forth between the brooding…
[ad_1] Last April, Hearthstone director Ben Brode left Blizzard in pursuit of new pastures, though at the time he didn’t detail exactly what that meant. Brode soon announced a new development studio called Second Dinner and released a video today announcing that Second Dinner had secured funding. Dropped almost casually in that announcement video, however,…
[ad_1] Media Molecule may have promised a Dreams beta in 2018, but since we’re all still writing 2018 whenever we have to date things, I think we can forgive them. The studio behind the anticipated creation tool has announced that sign ups for the public beta are coming real soon, like tomorrow soon. Much to…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 just released in October but that hasn’t stopped Call of Duty 2019 studio Infinity Ward from dropping hints on what to expect from the next Call of Duty game. The studio’s communications manager has been posting a number of images with skulls and ghosts on Twitter. While these…
[ad_1] 2019 has just started but we already got a doozy of a news at our hands. Slightly Mad Studios, the developers behind the multiplatform racing simulator Project Cars, have announced their plans of releasing a new gaming console. Titled Mad Box, the console is supposedly going to be ‘the most powerful console ever built’.…
[ad_1] Susie Kim thinks the women gamers are out there. As general manager for a championship e-sports team, she would know. She’s not surprised none of them are on her roster. The Entertainment Software Association reported this year that 45 percent of US gamers are female, yet women make up a scant portion of the professional…
[ad_1] It appears that the PS5 and the next Xbox may have competition from the most unlikely of sources — Slightly Mad Studios. The developer of Project Cars, Project Cars 2, and Need for Speed: Shift has announced the Mad Box, a console which it claims will be “the most powerful console ever built”. Slightly…
[ad_1] The next PUBG Mobile update for Android and iOS might see Zombies Mode added to the popular battle royale game as a part of its Resident Evil partnership. What’s more is, you can also expect a new death cam feature to show you how you died in PUBG Mobile. In addition to this, a new weapon…
[ad_1] The founder of South Korean gaming company Nexon is set to sell a controlling stake worth around $9 billion (roughly Rs. 63,000 crores) in Nexon’s holding firm NXC Corp, the Korea Economic Daily newspaper reported on Thursday. The value of the stake up for sale was estimated at KRW 10 trillion ($8.9 billion), the paper…
[ad_1] Nintendo has had a fantastic year in the US, if data from Amazon.com is anything to go by. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the most popular game on Amazon.com in 2018 and the Nintendo Switch console itself is among the top 10 gaming products. The list of top video games sold on the site…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts publisher Square Enix plans to restart its India operations for mobile games. The Japanese company entered India in 2013 only to shut its doors a year later, laying off all its staff. In 2015 it was present at the Nasscom Game Developer’s Conference to vet potential Indian studios to…
[ad_1] Earlier in 2019, we got a chance to sit down with some members of Sega’s fantastic localization team. Sam Mullen, localization director at Sega/Atlus, and localization producer Andrew Davis joined us for a roundtable conversation about the ins and outs of localizing games like Yakuza and Persona. Rather than a traditional interview, Mullen and Davis…
[ad_1] It’s a new year which means we’re about 10 – 11 months away from a new Call of Duty game. Sure, we’re still fresh off of Black Ops 4 but usually, it’s around this time of year when leaks and teases begin for the next Call of Duty. We know one thing for sure,…
[ad_1] The inclination to go back home is probably one of the biggest themes that permeates all of human art: literature, cinema, paintings. It’s an alluring concept because, as Thomas Wolfe once said, you can’t go home again. Because home isn’t a place, it’s a state of mind, a mental box containing your childhood obsessions, your…
[ad_1] Slightly Mad Studios, the developer behind Project Cars 2 (pictured) and Need for Speed: Shift, seems to be getting into the hardware business. In a tweet, Slightly Mad Studios’ CEO Ian Bell announced the Mad Box video game console. What is the Mad Box? It’s the most powerful console ever built… It’s literally ‘Mad’……
[ad_1] Why, hello there! Every year around this time, I like to reflect on the last 10 games I played and write haiku based on my experiences. What can I say? It’s just something I do. Lucky for you, I also post my works so you, the reading public, can appreciate my efforts. If you…
[ad_1] A lot of Pokémon fans have warm, fuzzy memories related to walking into a theater to see their favorite pocket monsters on the big screen. The Pokémon Company is looking to tap into those warm fuzzies with its next film, which is actually a computer generated “reimagining” of the original Pokémon movie from 1999. Pokémon…
[ad_1] If you know anything about the old west, then you know that crashing your horse is as important a part of the cowboy mythology as wearing spurs. And if you’ve played Red Dead Redemption II at all, then you know that Rockstar made sure to emphasize this important detail from the history books by…
[ad_1] We don’t know much about the cyberpunk platformer The Last Night, but this spiritual successor to the 1992 game Flashback made a strong first impression during its E3 2017 trailer (above). The Last Night is about a second-class citizen who becomes disheartened by the seemingly pointless existence of his neighbors who’s day-to-day lives are completely…
[ad_1] In an SEC filing yesterday, Activision Blizzard announced that it was terminating the contract of Spencer Neumann, chief financial officer “for cause unrelated to the Company’s financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.” The company has put him on paid leave and put the onus on Neumann to demonstrate why he should still be employed. Though the…
[ad_1] Fallout 76’s debut was a bit rocky. Not only did the game receive a number of subpar reviews (including ours), but some fans were so angered over its collector’s bags that one law firm solicited players for a class-action lawsuit. Sadly, Fallout 76 still isn’t a completely stable experience for many players. For example,…
[ad_1] Fans of Halo and large-scale action games better not miss out on this. The modders behind Operation: Trebuchet, the ambitious Halo total conversion mod for the PC-exclusive military simulator Arma 3, have released a really sweet cinematic trailer. While still in alpha, you can download the mod right now and experience a very different…
[ad_1] Open-world pirate game Sea of Thieves for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC launched to a tepid reception last year. However developer Rare has released several updates to make Sea of Thieves a better game than what it was at launch. These include the Hunger Deep update which added Megalodons and Cursed Sails which…
[ad_1] The Epic Games Store will be coming to Android this year and what’s more is, it will come with its own aps. Fortnite creator Epic Games’ stab at alternative storefronts for gaming isn’t restricted to taking on Valve Corporation’s Steam with the Epic Games Store on PC. It wants to bring its selection of curated…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC has a January 25 release date. Aside from being available in a standard edition which comes with a disc and little else, Capcom will also release the Resident Evil 2 Steelbook Edition for PS4 and Xbox One in India. The Resident Evil 2 Steelbook Edition India price…
[ad_1] Each year in the life of a tech journalist is punctuated by several major events that happen all over the world. We’re usually lucky enough to travel to most of these events, bringing you your first looks at all the new products and features that you want to know about as soon as they’re…
[ad_1] Bioware’s Anthem was revealed in June 2017 BioWare’s Anthem was revealed first at the EA Play event in June 2017. At that time, the company didn’t give out any release date, but in June this year, EA announced that the game will release on February 22. Now, the company has confirmed the start dates…
[ad_1] Fallout 76 players, on New Year’s Day, discovered that nukes no longer work in the game. Players reported that nuclear missile launch codes no longer work in the game and new codes are unavailable. According to players nukes worked just fine in Fallout 76 till December 31, but from January 1, the codes stopped…
[ad_1] It’s the start of the new year, but that doesn’t mean that celebrations need to come to an end. Sure, 2018 was an [incredible year in gaming](LINK TO BEST GAMES OF 2018 PIEWCE0 and it’s going to be a real challenge to top that. The year kicks off with the barrage of remasters, re-makes,…
[ad_1] Introduction This article was originally published in issue 307 of Game Informer magazine. Daigo Umehara isn’t sure he recalls the moment that made him famous. “I don’t even know if I remember it, or I know it because I’ve seen the video so many times,” he tells me. In that video, Umehara is up…
[ad_1] If I had access to a teleporter, I’d abuse the hell out of it. I don’t like driving to work all that much, even though the commute does allow me to keep up-to-date on most of my favorite podcasts. Imagine all the time I’d save on snow days, where everyone suddenly forgets how to…
[ad_1] It’s that time, folks. 2018 has been booted out the door and we’re heading full-tilt boogie into the year two thousand and nineteen. I’m sure many of you have started playing some games you’ve purchased or received over the holidays, so the big question is this: which game is kicking off the year for…
[ad_1] This interview with Nier: Automata director Yoko Taro and PlatinumGames’ designer Takahisa Taura was first conducted in March of this year. Square Enix then offered us another chance to talk with Taro again, this time with Keiichi Okabe to speak more about the game’s creation, music, and design philosophies and we are taking this opportunity…
[ad_1] The next season of Stranger Things sits atop Netflix’s most hotly anticipated offerings. Luckily, fans won’t have to wait too much longer to head back to the not-so-sleepy town of Hawkins. The series’ Twitter account revealed a poster showing off the release date for the season: July 4. For more on the third season of…
[ad_1] In an SEC filing yesterday, Activision Blizzard announced that it was terminating the contract of Spencer Neumann, chief financial officer “for cause unrelated to the Company’s financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.” The company has put him on paid leave and put the onus on Neumann to demonstrate why he should still be employed. Though the…
[ad_1] Sony India has informed retailers that the PS4 Slim, PS4 Pro, and PlayStation VR (PS VR) India price has been dropped with immediate effect. This comes after the GST Council cut rates on a host of consumer electronics including video game consoles. Both 500GB and 1TB PS4 Slim versions have a new MRP to…
[ad_1] Netflix is expected to announce in the next few days that it has poached media finance veteran Spencer Neumann from Activision Blizzard to be its chief financial officer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Neumann will start at Netflix in early 2019, the source said. Earlier on Monday, Activision Blizzard said in a…
[ad_1] With the PUBG Mobile Vikendi snow map, Tencent’s take on the battle royale genre for Android and iOS keeps getting better. This is thanks to its excellent map design, new weapons, and vehicles. And while PUBG Mobile is one of our favourite games of 2018, it’s not without its compromises. Sure it’s hands down…
[ad_1] There’s hardly ever a time when we don’t want to buy a gadget and new year 2019 is no exception to that rule. Each Gadgets 360 staff member was asked to come up with a wish list for the new year and almost all of them came up with something they want. The wish…
[ad_1] In an SEC filing today, Activision Blizzard announced that it was terminating the contract of Spencer Neumann, chief financial officer “for cause unrelated to the Company’s financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.” The company has put him on paid leave and put the onus on Neumann to demonstrate why he should still be employed. In the…
[ad_1] Back in November, Ubisoft and winemaker Lot18 announced a partnership to release some wine themed after the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Anyone can throw a label on a bottle, but do these wines capture the essence of the subject matter and live up to the Assassin’s Creed name? I’m not a sommelier, but I have…
[ad_1] EA Sports’ Madden got last year’s prediction of a Patriots Super Bowl victory wrong, but that’s more of an outlier in the franchise’s overall good track record at picking a winner via its sim engine. This week I’ve used Madden 19 to predict this year’s playoffs, from Wild Card heroes to Super Bowl no-shows…
