[ad_1] If you were on the internet circa 2011, you might remember the fan project Card Sagas Wars. The fighting game brought together 2D pixel art representations of Young Link, KOS-MOS, Mega Man X, Cloud, Lenneth, Master Chief, and more and then went quiet. You can find one of the last trailers for the game, released…
[ad_1] We recently got rumors about Castlevania’s third season, despite the fact that the second season doesn’t even have a date yet. Still, showrunner and writer Warren Ellis has at least narrowed down the date to the next six months. FAQ: #CASTLEVANIA season 2 will be 8 episodes long, out sometime later this year. I…
[ad_1] Koji Igarashi’s newest foray into the Metroidvania genre was crowdfunded in 2015, but has seen a few delays and bumps in the road along the way to release. The latest demo, the E3 build being sent to backers on PC, has also seen its own delay right at its release date. Thankfully, it’s only…
[ad_1] It’s no secret that YouTube really wants to get into the streaming game. It might be because parent company Google doesn’t want Amazon, the parent company of Twitch, to exist mostly unopposed in this region. Or it’s because it’s a medium that can make a lot of money for the platform. The next step…
[ad_1] Nintendo and Camelot released Mario Tennis Ultra Smash for Wii U in 2015, and it was a shallow impersonation of the other games in the franchise. It did not have a campaign or interesting modes, and the one thing that set it apart, the Mega Mushroom power-up, was lame. Mario Tennis Aces rights the…
[ad_1] Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom has had a difficulty problem. Our own review talked about how the side quests only served to make an already easy game even easier. People use cheat-enabling software on the PC to make the enemies more difficult to wring out some challenge from the game. It turns out,…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is known for having a lot of guest crossovers, including singer Ariana Grande, so it only makes sense that Square Enix’s own properties also make the leap at some point. Just Cause hero Rico Rodriguez along with Just Cause 3 compatriots Mario Frigo, Teo, and Annika Svennson are being added…
[ad_1] Mario Tennis Aces lets friends play friendly games of tennis in a variety of friendly courts across the Mushroom Kingdom. Kyle and I aren’t friends, however. I think he is bad, so we decided to settle our differences in a best-of-three series. Leo was the arbiter of the event, doling out real-world consequences to…
[ad_1] E3 is a magical time for the video game industry, as developers, the media, and fans who aren’t afraid to wait in absurdly long lines all smash into the Los Angeles Convention Center (henceforth referred as “hell on earth”) for a weeklong look at the exciting things to come. For us at G.I., the…
[ad_1] Ninja Theory took to twitter today to celebrate a huge milestone for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, with their indie AAA title selling a million copies. Hellblade has won numerous awards and acclaim, as a game for change and for its mature depiction of mental illness, something rarely seen in the industry. Ninja Theory made Hellblade as…
[ad_1] With Anthem’s development starting shortly after Mass Effect 3 shipped in 2012, BioWare’s upcoming co-op RPG has been a long time coming. While visiting the studio for our cover story on Anthem, we spoke with the game’s executive producer Mark Darrah and lead producer Mike Gamble about what it’s like to tackle such a large and…
[ad_1] Summer Games Done Quick, an annual charity event that raises money by soliciting donations while speed running through games, starts this Sunday. The event is the Summer instance of the bi-annual Games Done Quick banner, with each event usually having different charities to support. SGDQ this year is raising money for Doctors Without Borders,…
[ad_1] The original Unravel delivered exciting platforming sequences, creative-but-repetitive puzzles, and a touching story exploring an elderly woman’s memories. Unravel Two doesn’t stray far from those core concepts, but by introducing a second Yarny to control either solo or cooperatively, it injects new ways to approach situations and expands the formula to create a better…
[ad_1] The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, a prequel to Life is Strange 2, was recently announced at E3 and today we learn that the free game is coming out a few hours earlier than previously shared. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit will be available on all major platforms, PC, PS4 and Xbox One…
[ad_1] The creators behind the legendary action racing Burnout series have announced not one but two new racing games today. Danger Zone 2 and Dangerous Driving, two new action-focused racing titles are set to arrive on PC, PS4 and Xbox One this year. Delighted to announce our next 2 games. #DangerZone2 takes crash testing action…
[ad_1] According to TMZ, Bethesda is suing Warner Bros. and developer Behaviour Interactive for allegedly using designs, art, and code from Fallout Shelter in a mobile game tie-in for the HBO show, Westworld. Court documents have revealed that Behaviour Interactive was contracted by Bethesda to work on Fallout Shelter in 2014, once things wrapped up there…
[ad_1] In 2016, developer Dontnod Entertainment released their now critically acclaimed narrative driven game Life is Strange. The title was praised for its powerful story, fantastic characters, and unique premise and went on to spawn two spin-offs but fans have been really craving a direct sequel. We’ve known for a while now that Life is…
[ad_1] Epic Games’ battle royale sensation Fortnite is getting a PS4 Slim bundle on July 16. For the price of a standard 500GB PS4 Slim (Rs. 30,990 in India and $300 in the US), you’ll also get a copy of Fortnite which includes both Fortnite Save the World and Fortnite Battle Royale in addition to…
[ad_1] Developer Bandai Namco has announced that its title Dragon Ball Fighterz will arrive on the Nintendo Switch on September 28 this year. The Japanese game developer also revealed that those who pre-order the game will receive two benefits that include immediate access to Goku’s and Vegeta SSGSS’s characters, and also the Japanese version of…
[ad_1] Announced at E3 2016, Death Stranding is the first game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima after 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and a very public spat with that game’s publisher Konami. At E3 2018 we were treated to another trailer for the game. Featuring the talents of The Walking Dead’s…
[ad_1] Rockstar Games is just a few months away from releasing their next big title in the form of the open-world western, Red Dead Redemption 2. As per usual, Rockstar won’t be dropping the game on PC at launch but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening at all. An eagle-eyed Reddit user spotted that a former…
[ad_1] Minecraft maker Mojang has announced that its card collectible game Scrolls is now free-to-play. The game’s name has also been changed to Caller’s Bane, reasons for which are unknown. The game was earlier available for download at a price, but now all users can download the card game for free. While the name has…
[ad_1] Last Friday, Apple announced that it had signed a multi-year deal with Oprah, which will include original programmes “that embrace her incomparable ability to connect with audiences around the world”. Incredibles 2 had a terrific first weekend in the US, grossing $180.2 million, which makes it the highest opening for an animated film. Internationally,…
[ad_1] A new controversy has hit the PC gaming industry as major marketing firm, Red Shell has been accused of installing spyware and tracking user activity through over 50 games including Total War, Civilization VI, Elder Scrolls Online, Kerbal Space Program, and more. While Red Shell’s official website claims that it does not collect any…
[ad_1] Rockstar Games may have only announced Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4 and Xbox One, but thanks to one of its employees, we now know the game is coming to PC as well. A LinkedIn profile of a Rockstar Games developer reveals work done on the game for PC in addition to the already…
[ad_1] After Star Wars and Marvel Cinematic Universe got the Lego treatment, developer Traveller’s Tales turns its attention to The Incredibles with Lego The Incredibles for PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC. If you’ve played any of the past games that adapted movies to its brick-fuelled aesthetic, you’ll know exactly what to expect. And…
[ad_1] As is annual tradition, the Steam summer sale has arrived, bringing discounts up to 60 percent on a host of games, including Assassin’s Creed: Origins, Final Fantasy XV, and Rocket League among others. Dubbed the “Intergalactic Summer Sale” even though humanity has only ever lived in just one, the Steam sale started June 21…
[ad_1] Three Fields Entertainment – an independent studio headed by creators of the Burnout series – have announced not one, but two games for 2018: Danger Zone 2 (July) and new title Dangerous Driving (winter). Both are coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Danger Zone 2 (shown) transports the player from the confines of the…
[ad_1] With the release of the crossplay update for Minecraft on the Switch, the portable version of Minecraft can now play together with PC, mobile, and Xbox. Microsoft and Nintendo are taking quite a bit of glee in this on social media. Nintendo started the tweet chain by asking the Xbox account if they want…
[ad_1] There are some genuinely cool and impressive screenshots on the official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website, so we decided to caption some of our favorites. Let’s-a-go! For some actually good Super Smash Bros. Ultimate content, check out this episode of New Gameplay Today, our gameplay impressions, or Brian Shea’s argument for a battle royale mode in SSBU. …
[ad_1] It has been over one thousand days since Niantic announced trading would be coming to Pokémon Go. We know. We kept count. That’s more than the number of Pokémon out there. You are closer to the 2016 election than you are to that announcement. But all that’s in the past, because Pokémon Go’s switch has been flipped…
[ad_1] Like all forces of nature, World of Warcraft continues to endure. The long-running MMORPG has had more hours played than most games have had hours thought about. As the Battle for Azeroth expansion nears, Blizzard is giving players a chance to return to the world (of warcraft) and play with their friends. Until June…
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[ad_1] If you’re looking for more Dovahkiin merchandise but don’t want to buy the same statue of the Dragonborn standing with one foot with no differences, the first ever official female version of the Dragonborn standing with one foot on a rock has been created. The statues is part of the Modern Icons set, which…
[ad_1] Game Informer’s Ben Hanson, Andrew Reiner, and Dan Tack talk about Frontier Developments’ Jurassic World Evolution and how satisfying the game can be as a Jurassic Park fan. We also talk about the new, free-to-play battle royale game from Hi-Rez Studios Realm Royale and what it gets right. Then Kyle Hilliard joins the show…
[ad_1] Intro You probably have your own idea of who “the troops” are. Maybe that idea was molded by repeated showings of M.A.S.H, the works of Tom Clancy, or films like The Hurt Locker. But just who are America’s soldiers, individually? What do they do when they’re not patrolling bases, running drills, or fighting on…
[ad_1] Announced in a Reddit AMA today, Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will have a reversible cover, each side featuring a different playable character. One side of the cover will represent Alexios, the male choice, while Kassandra, the female choice, is on the otherside. While it isn’t said there which cover will be the…
[ad_1] Update: According to ABCNews, Lucasfilm characterizes Collider’s report as “inaccurate.” The film producer says that there’s still a number of Star Wars movies that have yet to be announced. The original story is as follows: Lucasfilm has halted production on future “A Star Wars Story” standalone movies, according to a report from Collider. This includes the rumored Obi-Wan…
[ad_1] For toy collector’s, no show hurts the pocket book more than San Diego Comic Con. This year’s show kicks off on July 19 and runs for four days. Most toy, apparel, and collectible manufacturers bring a handful of items that can only be obtained at the con. To make matters worse, many of these…
[ad_1] There are some genuinely cool and impressive screenshots on the official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website, so we decided to caption some of our favorites. Let’s-a-go! For some actually good Super Smash Bros. Ultimate content, check out this episode of New Gameplay Today, our gameplay impressions, or Brian Shea’s argument for a battle royale mode in SSBU. …
[ad_1] We recently called Shadowrun Returns the ninth best cyberpunk game you could get your hands on. Now you can experience the game in all its isometric glory for free, courtesy of the Humble store. The title, released in 2013 after a successful kickstarter, is available on PC, Mac, and Linux. You can read our…
[ad_1] Over on the Overwatch Twitter, Blizzard has released a tease of what looks to be new content for the game. It is just not saying what kind of new content. The tweet is simply captioned “Calm before the storm” and is a short video shot of an alley with various posters. One poster shows…
[ad_1] The Switch version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, the puzzle/adventure game starring the galaxy-spanning explorer and his colleague Toadette, has a demo on the Switch eShop in all regions now. You can go ahead and download the demo now and explore how the game plays on the Switch. Captain Toad made his introduction in…
[ad_1] Warhammer: Vermintide 2 launches for Xbox One on July 11, and the Xbox One version’s open beta is playable now. Developer Fatshark revealed the Xbox One version’s release date Wednesday, along with the following trailer. In a reply to a tweet, Fatshark senior programmer Patrik Wennersten said the Xbox One version does not feature…
[ad_1] It’s time to punch Freiza in his stupid face once again but this time, you get to do it while on the go. Dragon Ball FighterZ is finally coming to Switch and will be arriving on the platform pretty soon, actually. You’ll be able to KA-ME-HA-ME-HA everywhere you go starting September 28. Those who…
[ad_1] The question of being able to play games with players across platforms has become more and more relevant in the last year with Sony being stubborn and not wanting to allow it. On the flipside, Xbox and Nintendo fully embrace it and seem to be annoyed at Sony’s lack of interest. Following the Minecraft…
[ad_1] Echo Combat, the zero-gravity VR shooter from the creators of games like Lone Echo (which exists in the same universe) and The Order 1866, is entering open beta today. All you need to take part is own the Oculus Rift hardware and download the free-for-a-limited time beta version of the game when it becomes…
[ad_1] At E3 2016, when the Xbox One X was known as Project Scorpio, Microsoft waxed eloquent on the use of VR for its souped up Xbox One iteration. Fast forward to E3 2018 and we’ve seen Microsoft focus on games and the delivery of them with services like Xbox Game Pass. Virtual reality was…
[ad_1] NPD released its May retail sales analysis, and everything’s looking good, with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all having something to cheer about. Overall, hardware, software, accessories, and game cards sales grew to $685 million – a 13 percent increase from a year ago (software was down slightly but the other areas made up for it), and…
[ad_1] After two fantasy-based jaunts into the Warhammer universe, The Creative Assembly has once again turned its eye to history with the latest Total War game. Previous games have let players wage war and live out their realpolitik fantasies in historical periods like medieval Europe, feudal Japan, and the Roman empire. With Three Kingdoms, Total…
[ad_1] Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Recently announced turn-based RPG Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden has received a new trailer and got its price revealed together with opening up Pre-orders. The game has no definite release date as of now but is planned to come out later this year on PC, PS4 and…
[ad_1] In a post-Fortnite world Sony is standing firm on no PS4 crossplay publicly. Although it appears that the company may be revving up attempts to introduce PS4 crossplay. In addition to this, it may also bring the option to let users change their PSN ID names, and even bring the previously rumoured PS Now download function to…
[ad_1] Bethesda’s upcoming post-apocalyptic role-playing game Fallout 76 may skip Steam at launch. According to the game’s FAQ on the official Fallout 76 website, the Fallout 76 PC beta will be via Bethesda.net rather than Steam. Furthermore, there’s no listing for the game on Steam yet. An oddity considering Fallout 4 was available for pre-order…
[ad_1] Nintendo has taken a drastic step to combat piracy on the Nintendo Switch. The hybrid console, while enjoying early success, has been the centre of attention for hackers aplenty with a bubbling homebrew scene emerging. And while Nintendo is looking to protect the Switch from attempts at piracy, it seems that it may have…
[ad_1] Sushi Striker: The Way of the Sushido Disclaimer: Review copy provided by publisher Platforms: Nintendo Switch (reviewed) and Nintendo 3Ds Publishers: Nintendo Developers: Nintendo and indieszero MSRP: $49.99 on Nintendo Switch, $39.99 on Nintendo 3DS Introduction: If you would’ve told me that a game where I eat sushi and throw plates at people would be one of my…
[ad_1] Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive, thinks that any doomsaying about single-player games is at best premature. Speaking to VentureBeat, Zelnick was asked about the upcoming release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and if the perception of single-player, narrative games being less profitable overall was accurate. “There are people saying that a game…
[ad_1] Few players are as exciting to watch as Nashville Predators defensemen P.K. Subban. The former Norris Trophy winner and Olympic gold medalist plays with a passion that most fans can’t help but admire. Today, he can add NHL cover athlete to his list of career accolades. “Growing up, and still to this day, my friends…
[ad_1] After starting the console generation in the hole with a handicapped debut, EA’s NHL series has slowly skated back toward relevancy by rebuilding popular modes like EASHL and introducing new ways to play like NHL Threes. But despite incremental changes, the game has never felt truly next gen. Based on our early impressions with…
[ad_1] PUBG Corp. announced today that some new features are making their way to the mobile version of the popular battle royale game. First off, the first-person mode from the bigger screen versions of the game is making its way to mobile. This allows players to get up close and personal with their gun. Much…
[ad_1] Deandre Ayton, commonly considered the number one NBA draft pick for this year, has a pretty active Twitter account. So of course he makes for a good sponsorship opportunity for things people might be interested in, like Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. But that assumes that his agent communicates exactly how this sort…
[ad_1] E3 2018 had no shortage of awesome games to peruse and play. Whether it was brand new announcements, gameplay reveals of secretive projects, or blow-out demos that captured showgoers’ attention, we wrote previews and features on dozens of distinct games. Today, we highlight the best of the best, with our picks for the most…
[ad_1] In the past few weeks, a new and decidedly strict anti-cheat system was implemented for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to handle the game’s notorious cheating problem. The system also managed to catch a number of players who aren’t cheating, leading to people logging into the game after sometimes weeks or months of not playing and finding…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 was revealed during Sony’s E3 conference and playable on the show floor. While we got hands on time with the demo, the realities of playing a creeping horror game like Resident Evil 2 around people in a bright room on a convention floor means it’s hard to sit back and take…
[ad_1] Update: The game has been confirmed for June 27, per the official Pokémon twitter account, on both iOS and Android. The original story is as follows: Pokémon Quest was announced a few weeks ago at The Pokémon Company’s unveiling of Pokémon Let’s Go: Pikachu & Eevee and came out just after the unveiling. At the time, the…
[ad_1] In a Twitter blog post today, the company revealed its list of what games were most tweeted about during E3 and who dominated the social media conversation. The platform looked at use of various E3 hashtags, mentions to the company accounts, untagged mentions of games, etc. to get the data. It likely doesn’t include…
[ad_1] Steam sales have long been a contributing to growing backlogs and the ease of simply clicking on something under certain budget thresholds has long been the bane of anyone carefully managing their expenses, but could be carefully tucked away in your mind as an individual purchase. Now, Steam and Valve have introduced a tool…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the newest AC game that takes place in Greece, is coming out in October, but Ubisoft wants you to start feeling the Grecian air in your hair today. Whether it’s a mistake or not, Ubisoft has put up a theme for the PlayStation 4 with no pre-order necessary. Just log into…
[ad_1] Lucasfilm has halted production on future “A Star Wars Story” standalone movies, according to a report from Collider. This includes the rumored Obi-Wan and Boba Fett movies. According to Collider’s sources, “the previously rumored Obi-Wan movie was in active development, but those who were working on the film are no longer involved.” Solo: A Star Wars Story…
[ad_1] Scrolls, a digital card game released in 2014 by Minecraft creator Markus Persson and Jakob Porsér, has undergone a branding change to Caller’s Bane and is going free-to-play. The announcement was made on the official website today, which still refers to the game as Scrolls in various headers and images. “We’ve got a new name…
[ad_1] Bioware is proud of the way Anthem is built. The upcoming co-op game centralizes all of the important story decisions in the single-player city of Fort Tarsis, while all action gameplay takes place in a shared world. This relatively simple premise invites a lot of questions, so while visiting Bioware for our new cover story…
[ad_1] Inside Gamers on Nintendo’s new handheld/home console hybrid will have the chance to play or re-experience indie classics Limbo and Inside starting June 28th. Developer Playdead announced the good news of the previously announced Switch ports via their Twitter. INSIDE and LIMBO on Nintendo Switch – Worldwide June 28. https://t.co/mXL2JZJGx6 — Playdead (@Playdead) June…
[ad_1] Psyonix has provided details about its upcoming Rocket Pass progression system, which is coming to Rocket League later this summer. Players can unlock new cosmetics with Rocket Pass, which functions similar to Fortnite’s Battle Pass. When the program goes live, players will automatically begin unlocking rewards by playing, without spending any additional money on…
[ad_1] Danish developer Playdead has announced that both of its creepy, enigmatic, and wonderful platformers Limbo and Inside are coming to the Nintendo Switch on June 28. The games are available on numerous other platforms, although no official pricing has been announced at this time for the Switch versions. Limbo and Inside can currently be…
[ad_1] Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is getting a random item system called Fighting Chance as part of a new update (out June 25) that also introduces helpful consumables called Battle Goods to Survival mode. Fighting Chance is a system through Menat’s Fantasy Fortune Readings (which cost 500 Fight Money) that give players random items, some of which…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is out on October 12 and in the run up to this it seems that the game will have a wealth of free content drops, so much so that Activision claims it will have more free content than any other game in Call of Duty history. Which isn’t…
[ad_1] With battle royale sensation Fortnite allowing for cross-platform play between consoles and PC, it has made sports games giant EA consider the similar possibility for FIFA 19. Although FIFA 19 won’t allow console owners to play with those on PC and neither will it allow progress to sync between console and PC. The game…
[ad_1] This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. When it comes to major franchises, one complaint I see pop up fairly often is “That character wouldn’t do that!” or “That is so out of character for [insert character]!” This was a pretty frequent “criticism” when it came to Star Wars: The Last…
[ad_1] Earlier in the week, Sony announced PlayStation Hits. It’s the company’s attempt at bringing budget pricing to its PS4 games, much like the Platinum Hits or Greatest Hits branding we saw during the PS1, PS2, and PS3 era. Internationally, this sees a host of PS4 games — both exclusives and otherwise — priced at…
[ad_1] Bethesda’s shared world post-apocalyptic role-playing game Fallout 76 will be getting a beta soon. The Fallout 76 beta will be accessible to those pre-ordering the game on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. However if you want to play the Fallout 76 beta first, you’ll have to pre-order the game on Xbox One. According to…
[ad_1] The latest game in the long-running post-apocalyptic series Fallout 76 was revealed at E3 2018. Since then, we’ve seen the company behind it, Bethesda wax eloquent on what to expect including a Fallout 76 beta that allows you try out the game before its available on November 14. If you want to try out…
[ad_1] After mimicking Fortnite’s Battle Pass on mobile earlier this week, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is set to introduce a paid, timed event with the arrival of the new Sanhok map on Friday, June 22: it’s called Event Pass, and it helps you unlock more cosmetic customisations. Alongside, PUBG on Steam is also going on sale for…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Last generation, Call of Duty was the biggest franchise in gaming. While it still retains a healthy position in sales, some feel the quality of the series has dropped since ending the Modern Warfare trilogy. Luckily, players can revisit the glory days with 2/3rds of the Modern Warfare…
[ad_1] When Fortnite launched on Switch last week, it confirmed a theory players had about carrying over your Epic account between platforms. While your Epic account and all your Fortnite purchases are supposed to be movable to whatever platform you like, be it PC, mobile, or yes, even Switch and Xbox One, trying to use an…
[ad_1] Mega Man 11 is out in a few months in both normal and limited edition flavors, but we got our first look at the Japanese version of the LE today via the series’ Japanese Twitter account. In it, we get our first look at Dr. Wily and Dr. Light when they were young scientists…
[ad_1] Get your Squirtle Squad sunglasses ready or order some in time for July 8’s Pokémon Go community day, which focuses on Kanto’s water starter. During the day, Squirtles will be a much more common encounter out in the wild, which also raises the rate of Shiny Squirtles found, too. In addition, if you’re able to…
[ad_1] The American Girl Doll series, which takes dolls and puts them in various professions, hobbies, and backstories, has announced a new accessory set for the dolls centered around the Xbox One and the various accessories an Xbox gamer might use. The Xbox Gaming Set, which retails for $50, includes an Xbox One S that…
[ad_1] MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries The developer of MechWarrior 5: Vengeance posted the bad news that their game was being delayed to 2019 via Twitter. Studio boss Russ Bullock wrote in detail why the studio made the decision by focusing on delivering the best single-player experience possible. Important message regarding MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries pic.twitter.com/HKlTSu1EWz — Russ…
[ad_1] Taking cues from playground battles across the world, Fortnite is adding a stink bomb to its roster of cartoon weaponry. The new weapon will cause continuous damage to anyone standing within its radius (you know, just like real life). Additionally, patch 4.4 introduces Final Fight, a Battle Royale in which teams of 20 will fight to have…
[ad_1] When I was a kid, I tried assembling a model car. This was back before “Nailed it!” was a meme (and before the internet in general), but I remember being disappointed by the disparity between the picture on the box and my final result. Compared to the idealized image, my car was lopsided, painted…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization has been considering whether or not to officially recognize gaming addiction as a disorder. The decision was ultimately made official yesterday, which is causing strenuous objection from the Entertainment Software Association, a lobbying group made of up companies within the gaming industry. In a statement released to the media signed…
[ad_1] Sanhok, the new PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds map, officially launches on June 22, and is now available on the game’s test servers. PUBG Corp. announced the map’s launch via Twitter. The map, a jungle battleground smaller than the game’s other maps, was once known as “Codename: Savage,” and was available for players to test in the past. To…
[ad_1] Greatest Hits, Sony’s line of games that have achieved certain sales thresholds and get relaunched at discounted prices, is being brought back for the PlayStation 4. These will release as physical copies and on the PSN Store for a new permanent price of $19.99. The initial set of games includes Bloodborne, Driveclub, Infamous: Second…
[ad_1] Sega has announced that the anticipated sequel to the Valkyria Chronicles series will be arriving on a multitude of platforms on September 25. The title is the first new Valkyria game to hit western shores since Valkyria Chronicles II on PSP in 2010. The third game in the series never arrived in America and…
[ad_1] Pokémon has seen its share of strange offshoots, but Pokémon Quest goes in unique directions with both its gameplay and art style. Taking place on an island where everything is shaped like a cube, the free-to-play Pokémon Quest has you exploring the region, collecting Pokémon, and powering up your monsters through fights. However, those…
[ad_1] Post-apocalyptic role-playing game series Fallout is back with Fallout 76 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. After a pre-E3 2018 teaser, the game was revealed during developer Bethesda’s E3 2018 conference last week. Set for a November 14 release date, here’s what you can expect from the company’s first new Fallout game since 2015’s…
[ad_1] Fallout 76 Fallout 76, the anticipated new spin-off of the popular RPG Fallout series will be getting a Beta before its release. Legendary game creator Todd Howard confirmed this during E3 but today we learn more details on Fallout 76’s FAQ. The Beta will start first on Xbox One and afterwards on PC and…
[ad_1] Epic Games has announced a new content update for Fortnite which brings fixes to the Nintendo Switch version of the game. The battle royale sensation gets the Fortnite version 4.4 content update for PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, and Nintendo Switch. No download size has been revealed just yet. The Fortnite version 4.4 content…
[ad_1] The Xbox One X may see a price drop announcement at Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 briefing. Multiple US retailers such as GameStop, Fry’s, and Newegg have dropped the price of the iterative console to $350 (close to Rs. 23,600)and $400 (nearly Rs. 27,000). With the Xbox One X’s official E3 2018 deals price being…
[ad_1] After teasing the addition of a monetisation system similar to Fortnite Battle Pass, PUBG Mobile publisher Tencent has added the PUBG Mobile Royale Pass to the game with its latest 0.6.0 update. An additional tier, referred to as Elite Royale Pass has also been included. With the Royale Pass you can complete daily and…
[ad_1] Nearly two years since its launch, Pokemon Go is set to bring trading into the fold, which will arrive as part of the mobile game’s big summer update. Trading has been a heavily-requested feature since Pokemon Go launched in 2016, and Niantic is finally giving fans what they want. Trading in Pokemon Go is…
[ad_1] At Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 event, the company lifted the lid on the next Halo game. Titled Halo Infinite it had a trailer reminiscent of Halo: Combat Evolved. Xbox boss Phil Spencer took to the stage to explain that it would have players joining Halo protagonist Master Chief in an epic quest to save…
[ad_1] Microsoft unveiled Ori and the Will of the Wisps at its E3 2018 briefing. The game features beautiful art that we’ve seen previously in the series. The trailer showed off a bird flying towards a dark zone as the protagonist rides it. We also saw the protagonise using its powers to the fullest in…
[ad_1] Bethesda’s Todd Howard took to the stage at Microsoft’s E3 2018 event to show off Fallout 76. The game predates every Fallout game prior and is the company’s biggest Fallout game yet. In addition to this the Fallout 76 trailer showed off lush locales and pre-war structures. Furthermore, all of the footage looked to…
[ad_1] With PUBG Mobile on iOS and Android having a sizeable audience, it was only a matter of time before Tencent decided to capitalise on this with the PUBG Mobile Royale Pass. Teased by the official PUBG Mobile Twitter account, it appears to mimic the Fortnite Battle Pass with new cosmetic unlocks with each level…
[ad_1] While visiting Bioware for our cover story on Anthem (which you can read in full right here), we sat down with lead producer Mike Gamble and executive producer Mark Darrah to talk about the setup for the game’s story. Watch the video above to learn the basics of what this world entails and what…
[ad_1] As part of an interview with the Toronto Star, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime talked a little about about the curious case of how well certain Nintendo series sell better in Canada than anywhere else. “There are certain franchises that overperform in the Canadian market,” Reggie said. “Legend of Zelda is one. I can’t…
[ad_1] Update: An earlier version of this story stated the servers would shut down tonight. That rollout was delayed and the game’s online servers will shut down on July 18. Sony announced a little while back that they would be shutting down the servers for their single-player title Gravity Rush 2. The deadline comes up…
[ad_1] Last year, Microsoft announced that they’re bringing back Xbox Avatars to be more inclusive and look and act more like real people. Today, Xbox Insiders have access to the brand new Avatar editor. The new Avatar editor is designed for players to better create and customize Avatars to make them match look and personality. …
[ad_1] Sony announced a little while back that they would be shutting down the servers for their single-player title Gravity Rush 2. The deadline comes up today and soon the ability to gather the game’s “Dusty Tokens,” items gathered while playing the game and connected to PSN, will be cut off. Gravity Rush 2 put some…
[ad_1] During E3, Kyle Hilliard saw a lot of games. One of them was Crayola Scoot, a kid’s game based on the familiar brand. He wouldn’t stop talking about it, so Leo and I sat him down and recorded this quick episode of NGT. Look. Not every game is designed for grimdark adults. In Crayola…
[ad_1] MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries has been delayed into 2019, the developers have announced today. The news come from Piranha Games president Russ Bullock on Twitter, who announced the delay along with some context for the reasons. “MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is being delayed into 2019 so we can deliver the best single-player MechWarrior experience to date,”…
[ad_1] With Ubisoft showing off Beyond Good And Evil 2 at E3 and even teasing the appearance of a younger and decidedly more angst-ridden Jade, fans might be wondering how long until they get the chance to play the game. According to director Michel Ancel, sometime before the end of 2019 is the target for…
[ad_1] This past weekend, Bandai Namco held the annual Tales Festival, an event where fans can meet voice actors, artists, and revel in the fandom of Tales games. During the festival, the Japanese publisher aired a video stating that a new game in the Tales series is currently in development. The video has no other…
[ad_1] Nintendo and Disney have announced that the two will be teaming up together to create a Switch-focused competitive game show, titled Nintendo Switch Family Showdown. The new show is intended to debut this summer both on Disney’s TV channels like Disney Channel and Disney XD, as well as the online DisneyNOW service. The competitions…
[ad_1] After nearly a decade of struggling to field a competitive basketball game, last year EA Sports finally put some proper pieces into place that signal a better future for the NBA Live franchise. NBA Live 19 looks to continue the upward trajectory with some needed changes to the on-court action and some interesting additions…
[ad_1] If you’re wondering what games are coming up in 2018, we’ve put them all in one convenient location. This list will be continually updated to act as a living, breathing schedule as new dates are announced, titles are delayed, and big reveals happen. This should help you plan out your next several months in…
[ad_1] Westworld is getting a Mobile game themed around managing the titular park. Players will be able to customize the hosts, including their props and reveries, alongside running many of the locations within Westworld. You will be taking part as a new employee for Delos, the company behind the series of parks that the show…
[ad_1] The latest entry in the long-running wrestling series, WWE 2K19 has a release date, cover star, and multiple editions. WWE 2K19 release date is October 9 and its cover star is AJ Styles. No platforms have been revealed just yet, though it’s safe to say it should see another outing on the PS4, Xbox…
[ad_1] The E3 Nintendo Direct presentation largely focused on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but it scattered in a few surprises along the way. One such surprise was Ninjala, a new family-friendly ninja game where characters compete in battles involving bubble gum and inflatable weapons. I went hands on with the colorful title and spoke with…
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[ad_1] Although he may not have the movie-star status of John Cena or Dwayne Johnson, wrestler AJ Styles is joining their ranks in one important way: adorning the cover of this year’s WWE title. Styles is the current WWE champion and describes himself as a hardcore gamer. Exactly how hardcore he is will be put to the test…
[ad_1] Ubisoft once again showed off Beyond Good & Evil 2 at E3, and now that the show is over, the game’s director Michel Ancel has more news for fans: a playable beta is planned for the game at the end of next year. Ancel revealed the information via his personal Instagram account (via Eurogamer) where…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization has officially recognized gaming disorder as a mental-health condition, as part of the group’s newly released disease-classification document. The WHO, the health-care organization within the United Nations, likens the behavior to other impulse-control disorders, such as gambling. The clinical diagnosis is based on three manifested behaviors. First, the person in…
[ad_1] Post-apocalyptic shooter Metro Exodus has a release date. The game will be playable on February 22, 2019 on PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. Helmed by 4A Games, the Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 event showed off a lengthy gameplay trailer with loads of exotic locales, weapons, and enemies. Metro Exodus was announced at Microsoft’s E3…
[ad_1] Strange Brigade Rebellion has released a new video about their upcoming Co-Op action game Strange Brigade. The developers showcased their game during E3 last week actually, but amidst the flood of AAA games announcements and news, this smaller caliber game got criminally overlooked. Check it out! Strange Brigade was announced last year to little…
[ad_1] Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that the Nintendo Switch Online service is the company’s successor to the Virtual Console. On previous consoles, the Virtual Console was Nintendo’s way of bringing games from older systems like the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Game Boy Advancein an unaltered state. With Nintendo Switch Online, the company’s…
[ad_1] In the days leading up to this year’s Pokémon Go Fest in Chicago, Illinois on July 14 and 15, developer Niantic is hoping to bring trainers closer together with the additions of two significant social features. Players can now become friends with other players, send gifts, and finally trade Pokémon. Trading was one of…
[ad_1] Jurassic World Evolution Disclaimer: Review copy provided by publisher Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC Publishers: Frontier Developments Developers: Frontier Developments MSRP: $59.99 In the early 2000s, tycoon games were quite popular. We had Rollercoaster Tycoon, Thrillville, Zoo Tycoon, and many more but now, the genre has more or less died off. Sure, there are still games…
[ad_1] E-commerce payments and digital wallets startup, Paytm last week announced the rollout of several new features to its Inbox tab. These new features include in-app live TV streaming, daily news, cricket updates, entertainment videos, and games. The company stated that it is now rolling out the full stack of these new features after having…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition – a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatising its young players. In its latest revision to an international disease classification manual, the UN health agency said Monday that classifying “Gaming Disorder” as a separate condition will…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has refuted claims that the battle royale game for Windows PC and Xbox One is an “asset flip”. It’s a term used to denote a game that’s made using store-bought assets. This was discussed at E3 2018 wherein PUBG creator Brendan Greene stated that it kills him “a little inside” when…
[ad_1] Microsoft showed off a trailer for Crackdown 3 at its E3 2018 event. The trailer was narrated by Terry Crews, who is a popular voice in the gaming community and even otherwise. In this trailer we got to see some cinematic visuals and some gameplay from Crackdown 3, where we saw the protagonist jumping…
[ad_1] We already have a contender for the best game of E3 2018 as Microsoft announced that Forza Horizon 4 will be releasing on Xbox and Windows 10 PC on October 2, 2018. The company also announced that it has acquired Playground Games and that the studio will continue working on the Forza Horizon series…
[ad_1] At the Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 event, the company revealed Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition with a Winter release window. This should come as no surprise considering the English version of the game was exclusive to the Xbox 360 with Microsoft footing localisation costs. What this also means is, we probably won’t see the…
[ad_1] Cyberpunk 2077 wowed audiences at Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 presentation. Behind closed doors, select members of the gaming press got a look of what the game has to offer. With developer CD Projekt Red confirming it to be a cross-generation title, hitting PS4, Xbox One, PS5, the next Xbox, and PC, it’s safe to…
[ad_1] Modding seems to have been made possible on the Nintendo Switch, thanks to a plug-in called LayeredFS, which allows you to replace games files. Over the past few days, developers and users posted on Twitter showing what was possible to do with LayeredFS on the Switch, bringing mods to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,…
[ad_1] Battlefield V is getting a closed alpha. Thanks to a tweet from a developer at EA, we should see details for it emerge later this month. The tweet, now deleted, has been recorded for posterity thanks to the eagle-eyed members of the Battlefield V subreddit. According to Jim Hejl, Applied R&D Engineer at EA…
[ad_1] A large gaming news story cutout from a leading Indian newspaper welcomes us as we enter one of the numerous meeting rooms at a plush five-star hotel in the heart of New Delhi. Vesa Jutila, co-founder and Vice President of Content and Commercial Partnerships, Hatch Entertainment, who’s flown in to the scorching Indian capital…
[ad_1] The Division 2 is the successor to Tom Clancy’s The Division. This time, the game looks like it’s starting much stronger than The Division did. The Division 2’s story revolves around an apocalypse in America, which forces people to turn against each other and fight for survival. This game is set in Washington DC…
[ad_1] Devil May Cry 5 was finally revealed at Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 event. The latest in the long-running hack and slash series is dubbed as an official follow-up to Devil May Cry 4. Which seems to be Capcom’s way of saying it won’t be following up from Ninja Theory’s DmC: Devil may Cry. That…
[ad_1] Sci-fi shooter Prey for PS4, Xbox One, and PC was one of our favourite games of 2017 thanks to its strong story and excellent level design. At E3 2018 last week, Bethesda announced that the game would be getting Prey: Mooncrash, its first piece of downloadable content. Prey Mooncrash download size is roughly 15GB…
[ad_1] Just Cause 4 was showcased at Microsoft’s E3 2018 event, where it was announced that the third-person action game will release on December 4, 2018. Just Cause 4 is even more over-the-top than some of the previous entries in the franchise. The protagonist Rico Rodriguez is back to wreak havoc upon the fictional locales…
[ad_1] Gears of War 5 was officially revealed at Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 event and its simply referred to Gears 5. With a generous trailer, it showed off melee combat, a host of different enemy types, and stellar visuals along with some slivers of what to expect in terms of story. And yes, series favourite Marcus…
[ad_1] Microsoft’s E3 2018 was full of game announcements and this one may just have stolen the show. We got our first look at CD Projekt Red’s next game — Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt Red is the studio behind The Witcher series of role-playing games which have some of the best RPG storytelling ever seen…
[ad_1] At the Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 event, Techland revealed Dying Light 2. Sequel to 2015’s Dying Light, the game is being helped along by Chris Avellone. Known for his work on Fallout 2 and Planescape Torment, he explained some of the game’s choices. Sporting an intricate system of cause and effect, Dying Light 2…
[ad_1] E3 2018 sees Fallout 76 and Skyrim publisher Bethesda take to the stage for the fourth year in a row. Past showcases had the likes of Dishonored 2, Prey, and Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. Save for a tease for Doom 2 and a possible Prey DLC in addition to Rage 2 and Fallout…
[ad_1] At its E3 2018 press conference, Microsoft announced that it has acquired five gaming studios. These studios are Undead Labs, Ninja Theory, Playground Games, and Compulsion Games. The acquisition of some studios such as Playground Games, which has been making the Forza Horizon series of Xbox and PC exclusive games, and Undead Labs (State…
[ad_1] Aside from taking Fortnite to court PUBG Corp is actually making improvements to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). Well, at least on the Xbox One. At Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 event a trailer for the game’s third map, Sanhok was shown off and it revealed that the map would be coming this Summer. Also, it teased a new…
[ad_1] It’s Father’s Day, which means fathers around the world are getting phone calls and cards and ties that someone at JCPenny assured you that your dad would want. Gaming has a long history of fathers and relationships between a father and a child, whether it be the journey of Kratos and Atreus, Lara Croft exploring…
[ad_1] With Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 conference bringing a host of welcome titles such as Halo Infinite and Gears 5, Xbox boss Phil Spencer also confirmed that the company doesn’t have any plans to exit the console space any time soon. Heartening when you consider that just a couple of years prior, Microsoft wanted to…
[ad_1] Microsoft had a lot to talk about at its E3 2018 keynote – at the outset, Xbox head Phil Spencer said a total of 50 games would be revealed, including 18 exclusives (in some form) – and that resulted in a frenetic pace at times, as trailer after trailer was showcased without a pause.…
[ad_1] Last April, Sony Santa Monica unleashed God of War to the game-playing public. Now, Sony is celebrating Father’s Day with a new trailer that focuses on the relationship between Kratos and his son Atreus. The trailer also goes into some pretty spoilery territory as well, going over one of the better dialogue exchanges between…
[ad_1] Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s Netflix-style games service is getting an upgrade called FastStart. According to the company, it will allow you to get into games twice as fast compared to the tech used in Xbox Game Pass right now. It will be made available for select titles in an update later this month.…
[ad_1] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown During E3, Bandai Namco stealthily released a new trailer for their upcoming flight-action game Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. For the first time, we hear more about the story and the protagonist, albeit still not much. Ace Combat 7 is set to come out sometime this year on PC,…
[ad_1] Filmed at E3 2018, Game Informer’s Javy Gwaltney talks about his trip to Avalanche to play Rage 2 and what he learned about the game’s development. You can learn even more about the game by reading Javy’s impressions right here or subscribe to The GI Show podcast by clicking here and catch up on all of our…
[ad_1] In an interview with Japanese gaming website Dengeki Online and translated by JapaneseNintendo, Octopath Traveler producer Masashi Takahashi confirmed that the game won’t have DLC. Takahashi’s reasoning is that the game as it releases “is the finished product.” This means anyone hoping for a ninth major character or an epilogue chapter to the game…
[ad_1] During Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 conference, Shadow of the Tomb Raider got an extended gameplay trailer. It showed off some welcome chunks of gameplay that saw series protagonist Lara Croft solve a puzzle in a Mayan temple followed by making an escape. The trailer reveals bits of the plot tied to her escapades in the…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast recorded at E3 2018, Ben Hanson speaks with Banjo-Kazooie’s composer Grant Kirkhope alongside the director of Hitman 2 Jacob Mikkelsen and the head of design at TT Games Arthur Parsons. You can watch the full developer panel right here or subscribe and listen to the audio…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts 3 is a crossover game featuring both Disney and Final Fantasy characters and settings. With this latest instalment in the series receiving a release date earlier this week, publisher Square Enix showed off a generous portion of gameplay at Microsoft’s E3 2018 event with a trailer. It showcased Kingdom Hearts 3’s take…
[ad_1] Developer Sumo Digital landed a hit with its 2012 kart-racing game Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Now, the developer is partnering with Sonic Team, stripping away the non-Sonic characters, and adding a new layer of team-based strategy for Team Sonic Racing. In this new kart-racing title from Sega, the developers are focusing entirely on…
[ad_1] At Bethesda’s E3 2018 showcase, the company showed off Rage 2 with marketing boss Pete Hines taking a dig at Walmart for leaking its existence early. Before any gameplay was shown off, artist Andrew WK took to the stage to belt out a song for the game that id Software’s Tim Willits claims is…
[ad_1] Bethesda, the gaming studio that has developed games such as the Fallout and Doom series, had a press event at E3 2018. This year’s theme for Bethesda was “create”, something embraced by the company’s 10 studios across the world. The company announced the card game Elder Scrolls Legends will be coming to PS4, Xbox…
[ad_1] Doom 2 is Doom Eternal. The sequel to 2016 shooter Doom was teased by Bethesda marketing boss Pete Hines months prior. Now id Software revealed that Doom Eternal promises more demons, a wider variety of locales, and of course, hell on Earth. In addition to this, the studio claims that the Doomslayer you play…
[ad_1] At Bethesda’s E3 2018 event, we got a chance to check out what’s new with Quake Champions. The biggest announcement of the night, however, was the fact that Quake Champions is now getting a free trial between June 10 to 17. If you download Quake Champions during the free trial period, you can continue…
[ad_1] At Bethesda’s E3 2018 showcase, MachineGames revealed Wolfenstein: Youngblood. It’s a sequel to Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. This time around you’ll be in the role of series protagonist BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters. MachineGames also slated that you’ll be able to play the game in co-op mode as well. No concrete release date has been…
[ad_1] Fortnite for Nintendo Switch is one of the worst kept secrets of E3 2018. Aside from multiple leaks thanks to news outlets and ratings boards, now another leak has revealed the Fortnite Nintendo Switch release date and download size. Thanks to data miner Simon Aarons we know the Fortnite Nintendo Switch release date is…
[ad_1] At E3 2018 Square Enix showed off Shadow of the Tomb Raider with an intense opening cinematic that has her crashing in a jungle. After this, the publisher revealed gameplay that showed off protagonist Lara Croft’s combat prowess. From stealth kills to an assortment of bows and even camouflage, the options are aplenty. You…
[ad_1] Square Enix’s E3 2018 event included several game related announcements, as everyone had been expecting. One of these games was The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit. The trailer began with a bunch of children’s artworks showing various senes from the game. Then it moved to a boy who is playing imaginary superhero in his…
[ad_1] Ubisoft returns to E3 2018 amidst rumours and leaks galore. And while some of these games such as The Division 2 were already shown of at Microsoft’s E3 2018 event and others like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey were announced prior to E3, the company’s E3 showcase should hold a few surprises. In the past, we’ve…
[ad_1] Square Enix unveiled a new trailer for Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age during its E3 2018 event – its first E3 in three years – which is set to release on September 4, 2018 on PS4 and PC. The Japanese role-playing title has been out since July last year in its…
[ad_1] The week just past had some big stories, with plenty of action in the world of telecom, as seems to be the case every week. Apart from new plans and offers from telecom operators such as Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, and BSNL, we also saw an announcement related to in-flight connectivity in India, the launch…
[ad_1] Just Cause 4 is out on December 4 and at E3 2018 Square Enix showed off more of the open-world action game. Running on the Open World Apex engine, the game takes place in the fictional South American city of Solis which its developers claim is a “deeply advanced systemic world” that sports a wealth…
[ad_1] Hours prior to Ubisoft’s E3 2018 event, it appears that the release date for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the latest game in its long-running open-world historical assassination series has been leaked. The Assassin’s Creed Odyssey release date is October 5 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. What’s more is, details in terms of gameplay have emerged…
[ad_1] Beyond Good and Evil 2’s E3 2018 trailer brings back Jade, the protagonist of the first game. This time around, she doesn’t seem to be a playable character. Rather, she’s your nemesis. The game has you in the role of a space captain in the 24th century and characters from the past game will…
[ad_1] Ubisoft announced a new motorcycle racing game – Trials Rising – during its E3 2018 keynote on Monday in Los Angeles. It’ll be the sixth main entry in the nearly two-decade old franchise, and it’ll release February 2019 on PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. Yep, Trials is coming to the Switch for…
[ad_1] Ubisoft’s E3 2018 press conference had a big chunk dedicated to third-person shooter The Division 2. Julian Gerighty, the creative director of The Division 2, came on stage to tell us more about The Division 2. He said the plot of The Division 2 is based on a strain of small pox virus infecting…
[ad_1] At E3 2018, Ubisoft and Nintendo collaboration Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle got a Donkey Kong downloadable content (DLC) release date. Dubbed as Donkey Kong Adventure, it’s out on June 26. Touted as the biggest DLC for the game yet, it’s spread across four zones and it focusses on Donkey Kong and Rabbit Cranky who team…
[ad_1] Ubisoft released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming title Skull & Bones at E3 2018 – it was first revealed at E3 2017, and looked inspired by Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – which will let you engage in piracy and naval warfare on the Indian Ocean. The game will release sometime in…
[ad_1] Ubisoft’s E3 2018 was action-packed, thanks to several game announcements such as Starlink: Battle for Atlas. In this game, the villain appears to want to end Atlas and the heroes obviously want to stop that from happening. Laurent Malville, creative director for Starlink: Battle for Atlas, got on stage to talk about the game.…
[ad_1] At E3 2018, Ubisoft showed off an extended gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey with confirmed its release date. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey release date is October 5 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It confirmed the game’s Greece setting as well as the leaks that suggested you’d be playing as a Spartan warrior. It takes place…
[ad_1] PlayStation at E3 2018 should, like Sony’s past showings, focus on the games and games alone. Unless of course, Microsoft’s showing has resulted in a last minute pivot that could include the PS5. Last year saw God of War and the year before that saw Days Gone and PS VR games aplenty while the previous…
[ad_1] Ubisoft announced an open beta for The Crew 2, the open world racing game out later in June, on stage during its E3 2018 keynote in Los Angeles. The beta will be available on all three platforms: PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Better yet, you can start pre-load now so you’ll be ready in…
[ad_1] Transference is a mindbending game about escaping a corrupted mind. This game is a psychological thriller where a man’s corrupted mind is preventing his family from escaping. The trailer we saw at Ubisoft’s E3 2018 event announced that this game will be released in fall 2018 and will come to PS4, Xbox One, and…
[ad_1] Amidst E3 2018’s many reveals, Activision has lifted the lid on what you can expect from Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s special editions. The multiplayer-only military shooter has three limited edition variants and two of them are available digital only, with a third that can only be obtained from specific retailers. They’re referred…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Kimberley Wallace, and Brian Shea talk about seeing the behind-closed-doors gameplay demo for Control from Remedy and how it compares to Quantum Break. You can read more of Brian Shea’s impressions of the game here. You can also subscribe to the…
[ad_1] Update: We posed a few questions about the game to developer Playground Games – check out their answers in the sidebar below the main story. The Forza Horizon franchise has always been about an open world, but Forza Horizon 4 is stretching that in new ways for the series. We talked with the…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Oculus’ VP of content Jason Rubin talks about his long history with E3 and what stands out as his favorite memory of all time. He’s joined by the CEO of Jackbox Games Mike Builder and VP of creative Allard Laban and Twisted Pixel’s CEO Bill…
[ad_1] Jurassic World Evolution launched this week, letting players try their hands at becoming the managing director at a thriving dino-filled park. Or, depending on how you play, a dangerous nightmare center where visitors are imperiled by prehistoric monsters. During E3, I met with Frontier Developments to learn about what’s ahead for the game – and…
[ad_1] Telltale games is attempting to stand back up after a rocky year. After laying off a quarter of the entire company and promising to focus more on quality than quantity, the developer is trying to put games back as its focus with The Walking Dead’s final season coming up and an announcement of a Stranger…
[ad_1] Each E3 brings tons of exciting surprise announcements, many of which leave us eagerly anticipating games that won’t be in our hands for months. But at this E3, several games (and ports) were announced that you can play right now. Here’s a list of them: Fallout Shelter on PS4, SwitchFallout Shelter, the free-to-play game…
[ad_1] Just as E3 was kicking into gear, Sony and From Software announced they were collaborating on a new VR title. Déraciné puts players in control of a faerie detached from space and time, meaning that you’re invisible and navigating the world when human time stands still. I had a chance to try Déraciné and…
[ad_1] With Spider-Man on PlayStation 4 coming in just a short few months, both Marvel and Insomniac are gearing up to show their favorite webhead a lot more love. Marvel Comics editor Bill Rosemann has been tweeting out some of the new covers created by Insomniac’s artists adorning The Amazing Spider-Man comic. Rosemann congratulates Dennis Chan…
[ad_1] Hunt: Showdown was one of the most promising titles of last year’s E3, and in the year since our first look at the reworked competitive survival horror shooter from Crytek, the studio has slowly been refining the technology driving the game in Steam Early Access. The logistical work has paid off, and the game has…
[ad_1] TT Games has been steadily releasing Lego titles for more than a decade now, bringing notable franchises like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Marvel and DC comics to life in charming, family friendly games. While the frequency of releases has been reliable, its quality has occasionally slipped. If you were frustrated with the state…
[ad_1] The Metro Exodus E3 2018 demo was based on the same content we saw back in February for the March cover story, giving the world its first chance to see the boundary-pushing graphics, unforgiving gameplay, and ambitious transition from the linear focused Metro underground to the harsh, more open Russian countryside that convinced us to put…
[ad_1] Earlier this week, we got a chance to speak with Jump Force’s producer at Bandai Namco, Koji Nakajima through translation. One of our discussions centered around the character roster for the game and the criteria they use to decide which fighters make it in. “There are a few things we consider,” Nakajima told us.…
[ad_1] With all the news dropping at E3 this year, you might have missed For Honor’s new Marching Fire expansion. You should fix that! It’s a fairly meaty content drop, not the least of which is a new payload mode, Breach. Kyle Hilliard graciously humors me as I regale him with reason why you shouldn’t…
[ad_1] Ubisoft had two big announcements for its medieval era fighting game For Honor during its E3 2018 keynote in Los Angeles: it’s going free on PC for a week (with a catch), and the next major update – Marching Fire – is out October 16, which brings a new faction, PvP and PvE modes,…
[ad_1] Gamers have had a glut of interesting cooperative shooters to play in the last few years, with standouts like Destiny, Ghost Recon Wildlands, and The Division keeping squads together through various universes. But one curious absence in the current cooperative landscape is a survival-horror experience that riffs on the tension and teamplay sensibilities of the cult favorite…
[ad_1] Sekiro is a major departure from what has been seen in From Software’s Souls series, and mastermind Hidetaka Miyazaki’s next game is not just Bloodborne or Dark Souls set in feudal Japan. There are a number of reasons why this is the case, and you can expect to find something different compared to previous titles using the Souls formula. Lets…
[ad_1] That’s a wrap on E3! While it’s also a good time and includes lots of game reveals, it also always means coming back to Minneapolis in the late Spring/Early Summer heat. That’s all the more reason to stay inside and watch people play video games, though! The League of Legends Summer Split is upon us! Watch 10 of…
[ad_1] From your opening moments creating a small park with a handful of dinosaurs while you listen to Jeff Goldblum give appropriately cheeky warnings to deadly dinosaur breakouts and jealous sabotage efforts later, Jurassic World Evolution is true to its franchise roots. At its best, you’re basking in the glory of your genetically modified titans…
[ad_1] During the Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 event, the company showed off Forza Horizon 4. It’s the latest in the long-running open-world racing series and it’s the first game to be set in Britain. Forza Horizon 4’s release date is October 2 for the Xbox One family of consoles and Windows 10 PC. With the…
[ad_1] The Long Dark Developer Hinterland released a new content update for their highly rated open-world survival game The Long Dark, dubbed Vigilante Flame. This update packs much more than just bug fixes. It adds a whole new area and overhauled major mechanics in the game. Check out the in-depth trailer for the Vigilante Flame…
[ad_1] Sony’s E3 2018 event was hosted by Shawn Layden, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America. After a brief acoustic guitar show, Sony announced its first game at E3 2018. This game is The Last of Us Part II. The big in-joke was that Sony’s E3 2018 venue looked exactly like the place where…
[ad_1] At E3 2018 Sony announced that PlayStation Plus (PS Plus) users are getting an additional game this month in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. It wasn’t announced as a part of the PS Plus games for June making it an extra and welcome addition for many a PS Plus user. With Call of…
[ad_1] The second game in Sony’s E3 2018 showcase was Ghost of Tsushima. The trailer began with the protagonist walking in grasslands on what is shown to be day nine of the Mongol invasion. He hears people crying and wailing, before proceeding through the Otsuna Grasslands on his horse.. As the character picks up speed…
[ad_1] The next game based on the Adventure Time universe is open-world and takes some cues from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. In the game, the Ice Kingdom has melted, effectively flooding the land of Ooo and it’s up to Jake and Finn (and later Marceline and BMO) to explore and figure out…
[ad_1] Game Informer viewers were distraught last night by the sudden end of beloved recap series Who’s Winning E3? and once again we apologize for that. It was just too expensive to produce. Tonight we provide some closure by answering the eponymous question: who won E3? Was it the gamers? No. Please enjoy the video above, and…
[ad_1] At E3 2018, Sony showed off the Resident Evil 2 Remake with an extended trailer that showed off its modern day visuals. Focussing on the game’s characters and of course its monsters aplenty, it ended with a release date for the game. You can play Resident Evil 2 on January 25, 2019. While no…
[ad_1] Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding got a trailer showcased at E3 2018 during Sony’s event. It shows the protagonist walking through various landscapes with a rather heavy looking box on his back. The trailer showed him being followed by a levitating bot and carrying packs of various sizes and shapes in various locales. We also…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive Spider-Man had a substantial gameplay trailer at E3 2018. Not only did it show off some of the villains you’d be up against such as Electro and Rhino, but it also gave some context as to what you can expect when Spider-Man is out on September 7. All of the action takes place…
[ad_1] Alan Wake and Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment has been working on a new game for a while now and it got revealed during the Sony event at E3 2018. The new game is called Control and the trailer shown off looked a bit like Quantum Break in terms of movement and the visual…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive God of War will get a welcome addition in New Game Plus. Announced at E3 2018, the mode allows you to relive Kratos’ latest adventure all over again without losing your loot or upgrades from your first playthrough. According to Sony, it’s been the biggest request for God of War since its launch from its fans.…
[ad_1] At Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 event, Xbox boss Phil Spencer hinted that the company is working on its Xbox One successor. Barely a day later, it’s now reported that the next Xbox is codenamed Scarlett and is due for a 2020 release date. The news comes via Xbox insider Brad Sams, he previously leaked…
[ad_1] While the Sony PlayStation E3 2018 showcase focussed squarely on the games, it seems that the company is quietly prepping for next-gen. The PS5 is slated for a 2020 release date and it will be using AMD’s Navi GPU. Previously it was suggested that the PS5 would also be using AMD’s Ryzen CPU tech…
[ad_1] Nintendo’s E3 2018 event took place right at the end if you look at keynotes by major gaming companies. Nintendo, as usual, had a pre-recorded video instead of a live event at E3 2018. One of the games shown off Super Mario Party. This game is meant to be played with friends. The trailer…
[ad_1] Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch is out now. Nintendo announced that the much awaited battle royale game is available for download via the Nintendo eShop. At the Nintendo Direct E3 2018, Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch was officially confirmed. Fortnite Nintendo Switch release date is June 12 with a start time of 10am PST (10:30pm IST).…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros Ultimate also made an appearance at Nintendo’s E3 2018 event. The first part of the video showed the roster of fighters for Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be available on the Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018. It unique feature is that basically every character ever seen…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch is getting a mainline Fire Emblem game in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. A year and a half after the company stated the Nintendo Switch would get a full-fledged Fire Emblem game, it has finally been revealed at E3 2018. Unlike Fire Emblem: Warriors, it sports an isometric map and strategic gameplay…
[ad_1] A new DLC pack for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for Nintendo Switch was announced at Nintendo’s E3 2018 event. The DLC is called Torna – The Golden Country and it adds a lot of new story content for the role-playing game. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a massive story-driven RPG and it’s great to see it…
[ad_1] The Incredibles 2 opens with a clip from the cast and crew of the film acknowledging that movies take a long time to make and this superhero sequel is no exception. It has been an astounding 14 years since the beloved Pixar movie left us on the edge of our seats, waiting to see…
[ad_1] With Fortnite hitting the Nintendo Switch at E3 2018, developer Epic Games has confirmed that like most games, Fortnite Nintendo Switch crossplay is limited to Switch owners playing against those on Xbox One, PC (both Windows and macOS), and mobile (which for now is iOS only, though an Android release is in the works).…
[ad_1] Join a handful of Game Informer editors for a rousing round of ultra-fast, one-sentence analysis and judgment for the biggest reveals out of E3’s press conference lineup. Majestic IPs will fall, favorite franchises will topple, and a chuckle or two shall be had, as we offer snap takes on all the big news. Join…
[ad_1] Early in the lifespan of the Wii U, Nintendo struck an interesting deal with Sega. Sonic’s parents agreed to bring three exclusive games to the Wii U starring its famous blue hedgehog, and today we’re playing the second of those games. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric did not turn out great. We gave the…
[ad_1] Nintendo had just one game on its mind coming into the year’s biggest gaming convention, as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate grabbed the spotlight for over half the time of its E3 2018 presentation. Every other title from Fortnite to Fire Emblem had to make do with a couple of minutes each prior to that,…
[ad_1] Hackers. Androids. Body Augmentation. Political conspiracies. Neon. Since cyberpunk’s inception in the early ’80s, the anarchist trappings of the genre have taken root in culture, resulting in influential and ridiculously stylish works across all mediums – including video games. Observer, a unique cyberpunk horror game that feels like a combination of Blade Runner and Silent Hill,…
[ad_1] All we know about Platinum Game’s new title, Babylon’s Fall, is a timeline. The quick trailer shows a rapid chronology of events, sprinkled with proper nouns like Elder Gods, Ephesian Book, and Soul Plague. When watching the trailer in real time, reading any of the text that flashes onscreen is almost impossible. However, a…
[ad_1] The apocalypse is a popular backdrop for games, and the titles of E3 2018 are no exception. You can’t blame developers for leaning on the end-of-the-world crutch; it’s an easy justification for all sorts of gameplay and narrative tricks. Plus, there are few better ways to give players total freedom than throwing them into…
[ad_1] HB Studios’ The Golf Club franchise took its career mode forward in a big way when it signed the PGA Tour license. The tour – including preambles Q School and the Web.com Tour – culminates in the FedExCup Playoffs, but there’s more to the career mode than just a sponsorship. Six real-life courses are licensed…
[ad_1] The Surge 2 In February this year, we learned that last year’s action RPG The Surge was getting a sequel. Today, The Surge 2 has finally gotten something more substantial to show, in a new gameplay video at IGN. The video is fairly short at around 3 minutes but every second is worth it.…
[ad_1] The sequel to chaotic co-op cooking game Overcooked was announced at Nintendo’s E3 2018 event. This game is called Overcooked 2 and its trailer begins with a clip of King Onion messing up a dish, with smoke billowing out of a couple of ovens on screen. This cforms the core of the story part…
[ad_1] After multiple rumours and leaks, Fortnite has finally hit the Nintendo Switch and Fortnite Battle Royale is available for download via the Nintendo eShop. With a download size of around 2GB, we decided to take it for a spin in both docked and handheld modes for the Nintendo Switch and it seems to be…
[ad_1] The open world sandbox experience continues to be a big winner; games that feature the opportunity to explore a vast and dynamic playspace continue to fascinate gamers. As such, some of the biggest games on display at E3 2018 were the ones that allowed for that style of discovery and freedom. Here are some…
[ad_1] Every year, E3 gives an early look at the future of gaming. With all industry eyes on the show, publishers have the chance to set their priorities and give gamers a look at the best games on the horizon. That’s why it can be disappointing when some of your most anticipated games are complete…
[ad_1] Although the behind-closed-doors demo of Cyberpunk 2077 is the talk of the show at this year’s E3, it did raise at least on concern: Will the game’s use of drugs as a powerup lead to it being refused classification in Australia, effectively preventing the game from being sold? Australian fans and journalists alike have raised…
[ad_1] CD Projekt Red is getting a lot of hype at this year’s E3, and everyone wants to know more about the next project from the team behind the Witcher series. But is the game really as good as everyone says? In order to find out if Cyberpunk 2077 will really be an Elder Scroll’s…
[ad_1] We’ve already given you very detailed breakdown about Nintendo’s upcoming brawler, but maybe you still have questions. We’re here to help. If our hands-on impressions left you confused, here’s a quick rundown of all the stupid questions you might have about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This is a photo editing software? No, this is…
[ad_1] Pro Evolution Soccer’s gameplay has captivated in past years, and after my hands-on with the game at E3 2018 I’m happy to say that realistic but eminently fun gameplay is still the series’ bedrock in PES 2019. The main thing that strikes me about PES 2019’s gameplay is the ball itself. I’ve always liked the way…
[ad_1] The Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X have sold a total of 39.1 million units. This comes at a time when Microsoft has announced the acquisition of several game studios and the creation of one, The Initiative at E3 2018. According to research firm IHS Markit the Xbox One install base is at…
[ad_1] Magic: The Gathering Core Set 2019 releases on July 13, and is poised to be a set full of accessible experiences for newcomers. However, it also includes a key infusion of cards for veteran players and competitive formats. Wizards of the Coast is releasing special Planeswalker Decks that feature cards that won’t be available in…
[ad_1] Microsoft’s “one more thing” announcement at E3 2018 was Cyberpunk 2077. And while Xbox boss Phil Spencer did say that the next Xbox is in development, it seems that Cyberpunk 2077 would be on it along with the PS5. Developer CD Projekt Red showed off the game behind closed doors with the general consensus among those…
[ad_1] At E3 2018 we saw both Microsoft and EA wax eloquent about services such as Xbox Game Pass and Origin Access. Sony’s subscription and streaming service, PS Now may be getting added functionality to keep it competitive. According to members on the PlayStation subreddit, a new feature that allows users to download games via…
[ad_1] Last Friday, EW brought word that HBO had ordered a pilot for a Game of Thrones prequel from writer Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Secret Service) and author George R.R. Martin. It’ll be set thousands of years prior to what happens on Game of Thrones, and will chronicle “the world’s descent from the golden Age…
[ad_1] If you watched Sony’s E3 press conference you probably already know that Ghost of Tsushima is wearing its Samurai film inspirations on its sleeve. The game is bold new direction for the studio, which made its name developing the Sly Cooper and Infamous franchises. Unlike those series, Ghost of Tsushima is incredibly grounded, but that seems…
[ad_1] As part of Microsoft’s massive E3 conference, Phil Spencer introduced a fighting game from Bandai Namco as a way of communicating Microsoft’s commitment to Japanese games. The trailer showed Dragon Ball’s Goku and Freeza, the titular character of Naruto, and Luffy from One Piece all fighting each other in realistic modern environments. Bandai Namco…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Imran Khan, David Milner, and Ben Reeves talk about the behind-closed-doors gameplay demo for Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt RED and how the game compares to other RPGs from Bethesda and Bioware. You can read Andrew Reiner’s full impressions right here. You can…
[ad_1] Mavericks is the next game to compete in the very competitive Battle Royale genre. It is talking a big game, and in some cases, even calling out what will likely be its direct competitor, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The developer, Automaton Games, is made up of folks who have worked on games like Killzone, APB, and…
[ad_1] After the admirable Souls clone Lords Of The Fallen, Deck 13 tried its hand at a sci-fi action game called The Surge. The futuristic hack and slash title had some great narrative concepts that never realized their potential as well as a fun combat system centered around dismemberment that was brought down by receptive enemy…
[ad_1] My Hero Academia is my favorite new anime. There’s not much I don’t like about the show, which made me excited to play its first video game adaptation to make its way to North America. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much fun playing it. The hands-on demo had nine playable characters available: All Might, Shoto…
[ad_1] Cyberpunk 2077 impressed with its trailer and gameplay presentation at this E3, so much so people questioned if the game is coming to current-gen consoles. We had an interview with quest designer Patrick Mills today and broached the topic, directly asking if it might not come to this console generation. “I’ve heard a number…
[ad_1] CD Projekt Red is getting a lot of hype at this year’s E3, and everyone wants to know more about the next project from the team behind the Witcher series. But is the game really as good as everyone says? In order to find out if Cyberpunk 2077 will really be an Elder Scroll’s…
[ad_1] Cyberpunk 2077’s E3 demo has us incredibly impressed on several fronts. If what we saw is indicative of the final product, it will give players an unprecedented degree of choice. One option players won’t always have, however, is non-violence. In an interview, CD Projekt Red quest designer Patrick Mills confirmed to Game Informer that,…
[ad_1] E3 is the best time of year to be a gamer, but it can be very hard to keep up with every announcement, and even harder to form your own opinion about them. I’m hoping to alleviate those problems with a series of brief videos going over the major announcements from each day throughout the week, with the…
[ad_1] Going into E3 2018, many speculated that it would be the year of the battle royale mode. However, it didn’t quite turn out that way. Outside of a few major announcements like Battlefield V, developers veered away from the trend. While I’ve joked about the oversaturation of this mode in the current gaming landscape,…
[ad_1] During PlayStation’s E3 2018 press briefing, Remedy wowed attendees and viewers with the first trailer of its upcoming game, Control. The trailer was exciting but left more questions than answers. Thankfully, I met with Remedy to see the game in action and learn more about the company’s mysterious new world. Remedy has always been…
[ad_1] The Last of Us: Part II opened Sony’s press conference with a bang. Not only did we meet a new character named Dina who’s obviously important in Ellie’s life, but we also saw a slice of the combat. As with any follow-up title, the next game always looks to improve on its predecessor, and…
[ad_1] Last month, we detailed Scuf’s insanely customizable Vantage controller. During my hands-on time with the controller at E3 I learned that I’m still pretty bad at Fortnite, but I also think the controller upped my game a bit. Scuf boasts that the Vantage features more than 15 unique features designed to elevate anyone’s skills…
[ad_1] CD Projekt Red is getting a lot of hype at this year’s E3, and everyone wants to know more about the next project from the team behind the Witcher series. But is the game really as good as everyone says? In order to find out if Cyberpunk 2077 will really be an Elder Scroll’s…
[ad_1] I don’t have long. I’m being attacked by a zombie, but I’m using one hand to type out this preview and the other to protect my neck. I’ll try to share everything I loved about the demo before this zombie bites me. (Sorry for the typos, I’m fighting for my life.) Overkill’s The Walking…
[ad_1] Despite the overabundance of zombie games on the market, the original Dying Light stood out from the undead horde thanks to its first-person parkour mechanics, gritty melee combat, and dynamic day/night cycle (you really didn’t want to get caught outside after the sun went down). For the sequel, Techland is not only improving upon…
[ad_1] Game Informer’s Ben Hanson, Kimberley Wallace, Brian Shea, and Kyle Hilliard talk about the most exciting games that we’ve played at E3 2018 before hosting a panel of game developers to talk about their big show. The podcast will be streamed live very soon, so stay tuned! You can watch the videos above, subscribe and…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 4 One of the most ambitious mods for cult survival action game Resident Evil 4, simply dubbed Resident Evil 4 HD Project, has achieved another substantial milestone and got a new trailer to celebrate. RE4HD Project aims to extensively update the visuals of the original game. Check out the trailer. Resident Evil…
[ad_1] Avalanche Studios has been delighting E3 ongoers all week with an action-packed demo of Just Cause 4, and if you’re looking for a traditional preview of what they showed, Javy has you covered. However, he’s not the only one who saw the tools of destruction that Rico Rodriguez is packing this time around. Jeff…
[ad_1] E3 may be wrapping up, but the Game Informer team is still hard at work, playing demos, analyzing information, and getting the scoop on all the big games from the show. Hands-on impressions, game analysis, news, and videos from today’s suite of coverage can all be found here! Features The E3 2018 VR Round-Up There’s…
[ad_1] Dead or Alive 6 was announced last week, the first full sequel in the series since Dead or Alive 5 released in 2012, and Dead or Alive 4 in 2006 before that. The series does not treat full sequels lightly and tends to try and interpret the wishes of its community through their own…
[ad_1] CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the hottest games of E3, and for good reason. The open-world RPG holds all the allure we’ve seen in CD Projekt Red’s previous games, but is also drastically different from anything the studio has done. During E3 2018, we chatted with quest designer Patrick Mills to…
[ad_1] We’ve already given you very detailed breakdown about Nintendo’s upcoming brawler, but maybe you still have questions. We’re here to help. If our hands-on impressions left you confused, here’s a quick rundown of all the stupid questions you might have about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This is a photo editing software? No, this is…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Imran Khan, David Milner, and Ben Reeves talk playing Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 2 at E3 2018 and how the game feels compared to Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 7. You can learn more about Resident Evil 2 by reading our…
[ad_1] During E3 2018, we got a chance to sit with Japanese mobile game giant Cygames and discuss their upcoming games. One of the titles they showed us was an action RPG for now simply called Project Awakening. There wasn’t much to the game shown, but the footage was impressive looking. The development team includes Junji…
[ad_1] Xbox had by far and away the best show of E3 2018 thanks to its strong third-party line-up and laying the foundation for a promising future but it appears that they won’t be using that foundation to try and take back this generation from PlayStation. Yes, Xbox announced three Gears games (only one of…
[ad_1] Sony’s stock has dropped two percent this past week, possibly due to the company’s decision to not support cross-play for the immensely popular Fortnite. While not necessarily the direct cause, as Sony has also been showing many new titles and recently had its E3 press conference, Epic’s breakout hit seems like the easiest link. Fortnite released…
[ad_1] The original arcade version of Donkey Kong, the first game Shigeru Miyamoto designed, is getting a console release for the first time as part of publisher Hamster’s Arcade Archives series. According to Kotaku, this is the first time the arcade ROMs of Donkey Kong have been made officially available on consoles. Sky Skipper, a 1981 Nintendo…
[ad_1] Five years ago today, Naughty Dog released PlayStation 3’s swan song with the critically acclaimed survival game, The Last of Us. The game was a smash hit and is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made but due to it only being available on PlayStation, it has had a somewhat limited…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is shaping up to be one of the biggest games of the fall and part of that is because of how radically different it is from the rest of the series. Luckily, fans can take part in a beta this August to test out those changes and see…
[ad_1] At the Nintendo Direct E3 2018 event, it was announced that Fortnite is now available on the Nintendo Switch. And while it brings the Fortnite Battle Royale mode to Nintendo’s hybrid console, it appears that developer Epic Games will not be bringing the game’s cooperative experience, Save the World, to the Nintendo Switch. Fortnite…
[ad_1] It’s been a good year for Nintendo. After spending nearly a decade in the wilderness, Nintendo’s found itself on the successful end of a turnaround. Its Switch, an experimental portable home console, has outperformed expectations since its March 2017 launch. Now fans are wondering how the company will keep up the momentum. Nintendo offered…
[ad_1] VR does not have a huge presence at E3. Facebook and Oculus have a spot on the floor, and there are a few PlayStation VR titles in the PlayStation booth, but otherwise E3 is focused on non-virtual reality experiences. That won’t stop us from writing about them, though! Déraciné Déraciné Developer: From Software, Sony…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco’s on a roll when it comes fighting games. Last year saw the triumphant return of Tekken and Dragon Ball FighterZ is angling to be a top competitor on the field this year. Next up is Soulcalibur VI, which looks immensely promising. Imran Khan and I got to check out the latest build…
[ad_1] Valve has announced that Steam will drop support for Windows XP and Windows Vista from January 1, 2019. What this means is, if you’re still on either OS, your Steam games will not be playable until you upgrade to a more recent version of Microsoft’s operating system. The reason for this is Steam works…
[ad_1] Greedfall Publisher Focus Home Interactive just released an announcement trailer for their newest RPG, Greedfall. Developed by Spiders, Greedfall will feature the adventure of newly arrived settlers on a mysterious island, and is set to release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One sometime in 2019. Check out the announcement trailer! In this upcoming RPG,…
[ad_1] During E3 2018, Nintendo US boss Reggie Fils-Aime sounded off on a host of topics surrounding the company and the video game industry at large. These included loot boxes — a recently reviled form of micro-transactions in which players are unaware of what they’re getting, Netflix and YouTube coming to the Nintendo Switch, and…
[ad_1] E3 2018 is finally here and developers from all around the globe have converged on Los Angeles to show off what they’ve been working on. From massive triple-A publishers to the smallest of development teams, games of all shapes and sizes are at the show. While those big-name games may garner the most excitement…
[ad_1] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is the series’ big comeback in North America. However, as most fans know, the previous entry never hit our shores. Dragon Quest X is an MMORPG, a tough market to crack, and Square Enix ultimately decided not to bring it over to the West. With the game…
[ad_1] At the Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am during E3 2018, Epic Games revealed more details for its plans to turn Fortnite into a legitimate e-sport in the form of the Fortnite 2019 World Cup. It will allow the game’s 125 million players to qualify for various events. Qualifiers will take place across the world and the $100…
[ad_1] Netflix is getting Minecraft: Story Mode. It’s an episodic adventure set in the Minecraft universe developed by Telltale Games consisting of two seasons that released on Android, iOS, Apple TV, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, macOS, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Soon, it will find its way to Netflix. That said,…
[ad_1] At Nintendo’s E3 2018 event, the company confirmed that Fortnite is available for the Nintendo Switch as a digital download via the Nintendo eShop. Now the company has announced Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch has hit two million downloads in less than 24 hours. A colossal number by any stretch. More so when you…
[ad_1] Pokémon, at least the mainline core Pokémon RPGs, don’t usually have a big presence at E3. A quick hands-on isn’t a great way to showcase a huge RPG, so Pokémon games are usually relegated to a trailer or an interview with a developer. This year, however, Game Freak brought Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu to…
[ad_1] E3 is the best time of year to be a gamer, but it can be very hard to keep up with every announcement, and even harder to form your own opinion about them. I’m hoping to alleviate those problems with a series of brief videos going over the major announcements from each day throughout the week, with the…
[ad_1] Hot on the tail of their star-studded tournament yesterday, Epic has announced the dates and details of their Fortnite 2018-19 competitive season. Epic is providing $100,000,000 to fund Fortnite events around the globe. In a blog post earlier today, it specified that this money would be split between “many events at different levels of competition.”…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Matthew Kato, Ben Reeves, Suriel Vazquez, and Ben Hanson talk about The Last Of Us Part 2 from Naughty Dog at E3 2018 and what we learned from speaking with Neil Druckmann. You can watch or listen to the full episode by clicking here. [ad_2]…
[ad_1] In 2012, Telltale Games exploded into the mainstream with an emotional tale of humanity in a world full of monsters and ordinary struggles within extraordinary circumstances. The Walking Dead was already well known for its comics and television show, but Telltale delivered a premiere season on par with any other medium tackling Robert Kirkman’s…
[ad_1] If you watched Sony’s E3 press conference you probably already know that Ghosts of Tsushima is wearing its Samurai film inspirations on its sleeve. The game is bold new direction for the studio, which made its name developing the Sly Cooper and Infamous franchises. Unlike those series, Ghosts of Tsushima is incredibly grounded, but…
[ad_1] On Twitter today, Telltale Games confirmed the existence of a Stranger Things console/PC title in the works. The popular Netflix series that brings 80’s nostalgia and demons together is scheduled for the interactive story treatment. Separately, we’re thrilled to confirm that Telltale is developing a game based on Stranger Things that we’ll publish to…
[ad_1] One of the best things about open-world role-playing games like the Elder Scrolls titles is they can be many things to many people. Some come for the combat mastery, or leveling characters to god status. Others are most invested in exploring vast open worlds. And then there are the weirdos who fill their house…
[ad_1] We’re podcasting from E3 2018 with Game Informer editors talking about the most exciting games that they’ve seen at the show so far this year. First up, we have Ben Reeves, Imran Kahn, and Game Informer Australia’s David Milner talking about Cyberpunk 2077, Resident Evil 2, and interviewing Miyazaki. In the second half of…
[ad_1] The latest in the slew of games the Avalanche Studios, Generation Zero is much quieter than the chaos inherent in both Rage 2 and Just Cause 4, both in its gameplay and development. A small project with only around 40 people developing it and no publisher attached to it, the demo we saw for Generation Zero…
[ad_1] While Kiryu Kazuma may be the beating heart of Yakuza, there’s no doubt that The Mad Dog of Shimano, Goro Majima, is its most popular character. Series producer Daisuke Sato even said so himself in an interview we had with him at E3, citing the character’s surge in popularity since Yakuza 0 for the reason he…
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[ad_1] Dragon Quest XI is just a few months away and Square Enix was on hand at E3 2018 to discuss the game and show it off with a flashy new trailer. While chatting with the team about the latest entry, which is equal parts a fresh start and an homage to its past 30…
[ad_1] Netflix As Telltale continues to blur the lines between cinematic content with video games, Netflix has made a unique partnership with the developer of the game to make interesting content with and for Netflix. In the future, Netflix will premiere five episodes of Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode as a piece of “interactive content” on the streaming…
[ad_1] FromSoftware’s Metal Wolf Chaos originally released in 2004. It told the story of a fictional American President named Michael Wilson who jumps into a mech to wage a one-man army and fend off a coup d’état led by his own Vice President. The game was bombastic and completely over the top, but it was…
[ad_1] It’s easy to think of Starlink: Battle for Atlas as a late-comer to the already-dead toys-to-life market, but thankfully the game itself has more going for it than just the plastic ship you attach to your controller. EXPLORING THE SOLAR SYSTEM The game has a complete solar system of planets to explore, including the…
[ad_1] A new action RPG from developer Spiders puts diplomacy front and center – when you’re not being mauled by massive creatures, that is. GreedFall’s art style is inspired by 17th century Europe, albeit with a heavy dose of magic. The game takes place on an island called Teer Fradee. The island has recently been…
[ad_1] Marvel’s Spider-Man All major platform holders and publishers may have concluded their E3 showcases but that doesn’t mean they don’t have anything else to show. The official PlayStation Youtube channel has uploaded lenghty videos on some of their upcoming games. E3 demos for PS4 exclusives Spider-Man and Days Gone are now available for your…
[ad_1] All Marvel’s characters, images and designs are © 2018 MARVEL Intro Each Spider-Man comic book cover tells the reader to expect something extraordinary. The artwork amplifies these commanding words, often showing the red-and-blue wall crawler soaring through the air, shooting webs, or pummeling evildoers. Just looking at the cover is an oddly exhilarating experience – a…
[ad_1] Dead or Alive 6, which was announced last week, continues the long running fighting game series with its first new entry in six years. The series has long held the reputation of emphasizing the sexiness of its female characters, enshrined in audiences’ minds as the “She kicks high” game from the Xbox launch. With…
[ad_1] The gaming industry’s biggest week of the year continues, and the Game Informer staff has been spread out across the E3 show floor seeing all the big titles. This is where you can find all of the day’s coverage, including hands-on impressions, videos, analysis, and more. So check it out, and be sure to come…
[ad_1] Project 1v1 may look like a Quake III/Unreal Tournament-style FPS at first glance, but there’s more to it than just the opponent-gibbing action. As the title suggests, Project 1v1’s matches are limited to just two players, and play out on small and twisting maps full of ramps, jump pads, and the occasional insta-kill hazard.…
[ad_1] The Forza Horizon franchise has always been about an open world, but Forza Horizon 4 is stretching that in new ways for the series. We talked with the developers at Playground Games in more depth about the what players can expect as they explore, engage in co-op with friends, and enjoy the seamless environment.…
[ad_1] Monster Hunter: World and Final Fantasy XIV are both dense games that keep you coming back with new quests and events. In one way, it makes sense that the two would eventually come together, but it’s still a surprise we didn’t see coming. Revealed at Square Enix’s press E3 2018 press conference, the teaser…
[ad_1] The Tomb Raider reboot has been about building up Lara Croft from a determined but inexperienced explorer to the hero we know today. During our E3 demo of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, we got to play her as a full-on predator, culminating in a chilling scene that shows her confronting – and dismissing…
[ad_1] Ubisoft’s upcoming space game Starlink: Battle for Atlas is coming to a variety of consoles, but the publisher is doing something extra special on Switch. Nintendo fans will be able to play as Star Fox Fox McCloud himself, and take on missions while flying the Arwing. What would that possibly look like? Well, in…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Ben Reeves, and Kyle Hilliard talk about playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3 2018 and our brief meeting with Sakurai. You can watch or listen to the full episode by clicking here. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] First things first: THERE IS A NEW SMASH BROS. GAME COMING OUT THIS YEAR. OK, now that that’s out of the way, we got to play the danged thing at E3 2018. The upcoming game features every character who’s ever appeared in the franchise, including DLC brawlers. In this episode of NGT, we decided…
[ad_1] One of the most exciting features on the way in the release of Destiny 2: Forsaken is a new weapon archetype. The bow changes up the battlefield in some important ways, not least because it’s a distance weapon that isn’t actually a gun. I had the good fortune to get some extensive early hands-on…
[ad_1] Tetris is one of the most readily available games in the world, and yet people keep making new versions of it. Most of them are generally unaltered, content to act as a quick and easy way to get the game on new platforms and services. Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s take on Tetris is a bit different.…
[ad_1] At a behind doors demonstration during E3, we got to see some more of the sequel to Ori and The Blind Forest in action. The original game wooed us back in 2014 with its Metroid-like gameplay and beautiful graphics. From what we saw Will Of The Wisps, a sequel due out on Xbox One in…
[ad_1] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice We previously reported on the reveal of long-teased Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice, during Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference this year. Now, we got further details on gameplay mechanics, online gameplay and more, on the gritty action-game from the developer FromSoftware. Even before Sekiro was officially unveiled, ever since FromSoftware released a…
[ad_1] Capcom announced the remake to Resident Evil 2 three years ago and showed it for the first time at E3 this year, exciting fans eager to play a new imagining of one of the most well-loved classics in the venerated series. When we sat down and spoke with the game’s developers, the important question…
[ad_1] The Division is back, and the sequel is taking the train down the coast to our nation’s capital. Turns out New York City isn’t the only devastated major metropolis; the virus spread throughout world, leaving countless dead, crippling economies, and leaving a serious power vacuum where rival factions vie for resources and isolated pockets…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Imran Khan, Kyle Hilliard, and Ben Reeves talk about what stood out during E3 2018’s press conferences. From The Last of Us to StarFox in Ubisoft’s Starlink, there’s a lot to cover. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] This year’s E3 had a lot of reveals for Kingdom Hearts III. After confirming a release date and providing hands-on opportunities, Square Enix announced Frozen and Pirates of the Caribbean as worlds alongside teasing more story twists. It’s easy to wonder just how much of the game we still don’t know about, especially the…
[ad_1] Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is a game lost in time, which is not a description that would have been apt six months ago. The Switch game is a port of a 3DS title released in Japan in March 2017, which is itself an enhanced version of a game released in 2015. The legacy of…
[ad_1] Today at E3, we interviewed Kingdom Hearts III director Tetsuya Nomura to learn more about the highly anticipated entry. With Final Fantasy XV adding a good chunk of content after launch, we wondered if Nomura would consider doing something similar. While Nomura seems up for creating DLC, he isn’t for having a season pass…
[ad_1] Fortnite was announced for Nintendo Switch earlier today and released just minutes after its announcement. While it was assumed that Nintendo would participate in the crossplay aspect of the game, it has been confirmed by Epic’s Nick Chester all the same. Xbox One, PC, Mac, and mobile. — Snake Chester (@nickchester) June 12, 2018…
[ad_1] The Last of Us Part II trailer was brilliant for its contrasts. It showed us the brightest and darkest of what the world can be. Ellie is 19 and navigating the new and exciting waters of love, but it’s just a respite in what is otherwise still a grim and dangerous reality. The pairing…
[ad_1] The Pokémon series is no stranger to spin-offs and remakes, but Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee feels a little different. It’s a remake of Pokémon Yellow, and has many elements of a typical core Pokémon RPG, but it’s also a bit of a spin-off with elements of Pokémon Go. To try and…
[ad_1] We’ve seen a lot of games at E3 2018 so far and we’re ready to talk about them! The day started out with the Nintendo Direct and also marked the first day of the show floor being open, so it was chaos. We’re streaming the show from Los Angeles and will post the archive…
[ad_1] Super Meat Boy was a challenging platformer and a big hit in the indie scene when it released back in 2010. The sequel has been in the works for a long time. First announced back in 2014 as a mobile-only sequel, the project originally began development as an auto run platformer for mobile platforms.…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 is one of the most beloved Resident Evil games of all time. It has a beloved-ometer rating of over 780. It’s so loved that fans have been asking for a remake for decades. Then in 2015, Capcom announced that it would finally remake the entry that fans had been asking about…
[ad_1] The E3 showfloor is always a hectic place, but this year’s convention seems crazier than usual. Thanks to the public once again being included in the festivities, E3 2018 is full of big crowds, big screens, and … zombies. Seriously, where are all these zombies coming from? Jeff Cork and I carved a bit of time out of…
[ad_1] Epic announced and released Fortnite on the Switch today during Nintendo’s E3 Direct. The game can team players up to take on other groups and thus generally requires voice chat, which is a feature in every other version of the game, even the mobile one. The Switch and voice chat have a complicated relationship.…
[ad_1] 2016’s Hitman brought the series back to its roots while making it more elaborate than ever, giving players numerous paths to their target and letting them experiment along the way. While Hitman 2 doesn’t change that formula much, it does improve on it, making some under-the-hood changes that should make it easier for would-be…
[ad_1] Head of Xbox Phil Spencer at E3 2018 We’re five years into this generation and there are already talks of next-gen being just a couple years away. Sony says their next console is slated for 2021 at the earliest, Bethesda is already developing two games for next-gen including The Elder Scrolls VI, and Microsoft…
[ad_1] E3 is the best time of year to be a gamer, but it can be very hard to keep up with every announcement, and even harder to form your own opinion about them. I’m hoping to alleviate those problems with a series of brief videos going over the major announcements from each day throughout the week, with the…
[ad_1] We’ve seen a lot of games at E3 2018 so far and we’re ready to talk about them! The day started out with the Nintendo Direct and also marked the first day of the show floor being open, so it was chaos. We’re streaming the show from Los Angeles and will post the archive…
[ad_1] After a busy few days of press conferences, the E3 show floor finally opened today, and we got our first look at a number of big games. In addition, Nintendo presented its vision for the future with its E3 Nintendo Direct. We played and offered impressions on big games like Spider-Man, Rage 2, and…
[ad_1] The next Yoshi game – cleverly titled Yoshi for Nintendo Switch (Working Title) – was shown last year with a 2018 release window. Apparently, it is no longer coming this year. The game’s release date on the eShop switched from 2018 to 2019, and we reached out to Nintendo for confirmation, which it provided.…
[ad_1] We’ve seen a lot of games at E3 2018 so far and we’re ready to talk about them! The day started out with the Nintendo Direct and also marked the first day of the show floor being open, so it was chaos. We’re streaming the show from Los Angeles and will post the archive…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts III has been front and center at E3, but there are still a few things we’d like to know. Director Tetsuya Nomura was on hand for an interview and we tried to get him to clarify as much as possible. Here’s his answers to some of our burning questions. True to Nomura,…
[ad_1] Daemon X Machina Nintendo’s E3 Direct Broadcast today, had a second game announcement with Daemon X Machina. A fast-paced mech action game by Marvelous, set to arrive this year on the Nintendo Switch. Viewers were hit at full speed, when Nintendo’s new action game was shown today, at their E3 Direct. Developer Marvelous set…
[ad_1] Fallout 76 Fallout 76 has been a very mysterious game since the moment it was announced. It’s an online-only Fallout game that isn’t an MMO and features a story, so how the hell does it work? Bethesda has been giving us new details since Sunday night with a new in-depth documentary that released tonight,…
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[ad_1] Fallout 76 Fallout 76 was easily one of the biggest surprises in the lead up to E3. A new Fallout just three years after the last one? Preposterous! It’s online too? Another shock! Bethesda are taking their popular IP and blowing it up… again. So, with that megaton announcement, we all obviously have questions.…
[ad_1] Pokémon, at least the mainline core Pokémon RPGs, don’t usually have a big presence at E3. A quick hands-on isn’t a great way to showcase a huge RPG, so Pokémon games are usually relegated to a trailer or an interview with a developer. This year, however, Game Freak brought Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu to…
[ad_1] At the close of the Nintendo-run Splatoon 2 tournament at E3, Nintendo announced that the anticipated DLC expansion for the game would in fact be released tomorrow on June 13. The Octo Expansion includes a new single player campaign that puts you in the role of an Octoling in an underground and decidedly dank…
[ad_1] At this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, I attended CD Projekt Red’s first live demonstration of Cyberpunk 2077, a project that was announced in 2012, and remained in development until it was officially unveiled at Microsoft’s press conference just a couple of days ago. I entered this demonstration with thoughts of Witcher III: Wild Hunt,…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Imran Khan, Kyle Hilliard, and Ben Reeves talk about Phil Spencer’s subtle hints during E3 2018 about what Microsoft is planning for their next generation of hardware that’s currently codenamed “Scarlet”. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] When Skull & Bones debuted at E3 2017, fans heralded it as the full pirate experience of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag without taking any breaks from the naval action. As Joe Juba pointed out when he played it last E3, it’s more than just Black Flag without the assassination bits. The core concept…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Imran Khan, Kyle Hilliard, and Ben Reeves talk about the reveal of Death Stranding’s gameplay at Sony’s E3 2018 press conference. It looks like Hideo Kojima likes walking? [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Last night, PlayStation opened their E3 2018 press briefing with our first look at The Last of Us Part II’s gameplay. It was brutal, smooth, and incredibly engaging, part of the reason for that was due to its remarkable and immersive animations. Animations are something Naughty Dog has capitalized on for many years, pushing…
[ad_1] It’s been a year since Nintendo launched the Nintendo Switch and the one game everyone has been dying for is a new Super Smash Brothers and it’s finally happening and it looks to be the best one yet! With the new Smash Brothers, titled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo is bringing back every single…
[ad_1] Fire Emblem: Three Houses Nintendo just had its E3 Direct broadcast, where the Japanese console manufacturer and developer showed off more than just details on their new Smash game. Fire Emblem: Three Houses was unveiled and came with announcement gameplay trailer. Check it out below! Fans of the long-standing tactical role-playing game Fire Emblem…
[ad_1] UPDATE: Fortnite is out NOW on Nintendo Switch and includes cross-play with Xbox One, PC, Mac and mobile. You can download the game from the eShop starting right now. You can view a trailer below. The original story follows: It’s been rumored for a very long time now, it has been leaked several times,…
[ad_1] Super Mario Party Mario Party has been a staple franchise for Nintendo for years across the GameCube, N64, and Wii. Now, it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year! At E3, Nintendo announced Super Mario Party which will release on October 8th, 2018 and it’ll be innovating on the series in all-new ways.…
[ad_1] One of the biggest games to make an appearance (if you consider a logo reveal an appearance) at E3 2017 was the confirmation that Metroid Prime 4 was in development for Switch. This year, however, the game is a no show. We spoke with senior product marketing manager for Nintendo America Bill Trinen and…
[ad_1] Nintendo kicked off its Direct Presentation with the announcement of a new game called Daemon X Machina. The action shooter places players inside mechs as they battle mechs that are comparable in size, and significantly larger. One giant mech, shown the trailer actually had trees and foliage growing on its shoulders. Developer Marvelous’ name…
[ad_1] We recently had the chance to fly to Sweden to check out RAGE 2 at Avalanche studios and get a taste of the fruit the budding relationship between Avalanche and Id Software has borne. To say it plainly: we came away pretty impressed with what we played. Here’s what we liked most about our…
[ad_1] Sony had said that its PlayStation showcase at E3 2018 would revolve around four (exclusive) games – Death Stranding, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and The Last of Us Part II – and it stuck to that for the most part, with little in the way of new announcements apart from a new title…
[ad_1] After the Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 event and the Sony PlayStation E3 2018 showcase, the Nintendo Direct E3 2018 is up next. Last year saw Super Mario Odyssey get a release date, Rocket League for Nintendo Switch, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to name a few. With Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch pretty much a…
[ad_1] While the Sony PlayStation E3 2018 event focused on the likes of Death Stranding, Spider-Man, The Last of Part II, and Ghost of Tsushima, there was room for one announcement right after it ended. In the company’s E3 2018 post-show it revealed Deracine. It’s a PlayStation VR (PS VR) exclusive game from Bloodborne and…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts fans have had to wait for a long, long time for a third instalment of the main series. Kingdom Hearts 2 released in 2005 and while there have been several spin-offs and collections for the game since, Kingdom Hearts 3 is the game that fans have been waiting for. Now that it…
[ad_1] During Sony’s PlayStation E3 2018 showcase, Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland announced Trover Saves the Universe for PS4 and PS VR. It’s a 3D platformer featuring “bizarre alien planets” and “upgrades” with the same brand of humour you’ve come to expect from Rick and Morty. While details surrounding gameplay are sparse, it will be…
[ad_1] A new Kingdom Hearts III trailer shown at the E3 2018 PlayStation Showcase brings Pirates of the Caribbean back to the series. The trailer featured a new ship-to-ship combat system, as well as clips from many of the game’s other worlds, such as Hercules and Toy Story. Along with the trailer, Sony announced a limited edition Kingdom Hearts…
[ad_1] Sony has announced it is working with Dark Souls developer From Software on a PlayStation VR title called Déraciné. The first teaser trailer has a storybook vibe, as though a mother were reading a story to her child. The colorful handrawn illustrations we see early on are contrasted by the muted color palette and…
[ad_1] Remedy Entertainment, a studio best known for creating Max Payne and Alan Wake, announced a new IP during Sony’s E3 2018 media briefing. If the reveal trailer is to be believed, Control features gravity-bending combat and an eerie sense of unrest. As the character walks though a distorted area known as the Oldest House,…
[ad_1] The original Nioh turned out to be one of the best games to emerge in the wake of the Souls phenomenon. It looks like Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo are going back for round two. During its E3 presentation, Sony showcased a brief teaser for Nioh 2, focusing on William fighting some demons…badly. No…
[ad_1] E3 is the best time of year to be a gamer, but it can be very hard to keep up with every announcement, and even harder to form your own opinion about them. I’m hoping to alleviate those problems with a series of brief videos going over the major announcements from each day throughout the week, with the…
[ad_1] Insomniac had lots to show from Spider-Man during its presentation on Sony’s E3 stage. The extended gameplay segment revealed tons of familiar villains and showed a gigantic set piece at Raft prison. The trailer begins with Spider-Man helping Yuri manage something going wrong at the prison, but it all goes to hell quickly. Spider-Man…
[ad_1] Death Stranding made a big, if mysterious, impression when it was shown in 2016, and the game’s new trailer at Sony’s press conference has shed a little more light (we think) on the game. Meet Sam Porter Bridges He’s a delivery man (Porter. Get it?). On foot. Shlepping containers (even what looks like a…
[ad_1] Welcome to E3 2018! We’re streaming our podcast live from Los Angeles with Ben Hanson, Ben Reeves, Kyle Hilliard, and Imran Khan talking about their five favorite moments from the press conferences from EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Square-Enix, Ubisoft, and Sony. We’ll be back every night this week with more episodes featuring Game Informer editors…
[ad_1] Today the Electronic Software Association met with the press to discuss the state of E3 as well as other sections of the ESA’s operation. During the course of the session, journalists brought up the subject of video games’ impact on real-world violence, and CEO Michael Gallagher took some time to discuss the political landscape of games and…
[ad_1] Minutes after Sony’s E3 press conference concluded, I was whisked away to a room to check out a new playable demo of Insomniac Games’ Spider-Man. I fully expected to play through the same sequence that was just shown at the presser, but Insomniac surprised me with a 15-minute slice of web-swinging goodness that begins…
[ad_1] In 2016, Sony revealed a brand new Spider-Man developed by Insomniac Games, exclusive to PlayStation 4. It caught everyone off-guard but with the talent behind it, it was sure to be better than the movie tie-in games we’ve been getting for over a decade. We’ve all been very anxious to play and over the…
[ad_1] Control by Remedy Sony’s E3 Press Conference today had some amazing games on offer. One of those was Control, a third-person supernatural action-adventure game made by the talented folks over at Remedy and published by 505 games. It’s set to release next year. Check out the impressive announcement trailer! What was once known under…
[ad_1] Nioh 2 Following the ranks of games being unveiled for the first time with a short trailer, Nioh 2 was just announced during Sony’s E3 Press Conference. Unfortunately, very little is known at this time but we know that publisher Koei Tecmo is once again giving development duties to Team Ninja. Check out the…
[ad_1] After his departure from Konami following the messy development of Metal Gear Solid V, legendary game director Hideo Kojima found himself at Sony developing a brand new sci-fi game known as Death Stranding which promises to have an ambitious story and mechanics. We have no idea what Death Stranding is about really but it…
[ad_1] After being revealed at the end of 2016, Naughty Dog has been tight-lipped on what The Last of Us Part II is all about. It’s several years after the first game, you play as Ellie but you also appear to switch between her and some new survivors in The Last of Us universe. Other…
[ad_1] Resident Evil 2 Remake It feels like it’s been decades since Capcom announced Resident Evil 2 Remake butt that’s because they announced it before they really started working on it. Since then, we’ve been treated to Resident Evil VII and we’ve all been thinking about how great Resident Evil 2 could look… and it…
[ad_1] Ghost of Tsushima Last year, Sucker Punch revealed their first non-Infamous game in quite some time in the form of samurai game Ghost of Tsushima. We really didn’t know what the game was at the time but following E3, we have a pretty good idea and we’re pretty thrilled with the results. Ghosts of…
[ad_1] Friday the 13th: The Game has had a roller coaster experience since its launch, with the title launching to numerous online matchmaking and stat retention issues that forced the developer to apologize and promise to fix it a year ago. Publisher Gun Media showed off the DLC plans for the game alongside assurances that…
[ad_1] The E3 hits keep on coming with tonight’s Sony showcase, which starts just one hour from this posting. Dan Tack and Matt Miller are here to provide respectful commentary during the stream, as well as pre-show coverage starting fifteen minutes before the conference. Watch live on Twitch, YouTube, or right on this page and let us know…
[ad_1] The PCGamer’s E3 PC Gaming Show is happening right now and Japanese publisher SEGA brought the goods. After long years of teasing, SEGA finally announced they would bring their Yakuza franchise to the PC platform. Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami were unveiled together with Valkyria Chronicles 4, to come to PC. Usually not a…
[ad_1] Skull & Bones Ubisoft just closed the curtains on their E3 Press Conference, where the French publishing giant showed a ton of games, known and brand-new. One of the former, Skull & Bones was already announced last E3 but today we got a new cinematic trailer and a lengthy gameplay trailer. Check out both…
[ad_1] The PC Gaming Show offered a first look at Satisfactory, the new game from Coffee Stain, the makers of Goat Simulator. The team’s new building game seems to have a significantly more serious vibe, with the opportunity to cooperatively work together with friends to build on strange futuristic landscapes. The game focuses on construction,…
[ad_1] Last year, Ubisoft Montreal took the Assassin’s Creed series in a bold new direction with Assassin’s Creed Origins. Combat was more action-oriented, encouraging players to step away from the “block until you can counter” style that later entries relied on. It also leaned harder on character customization, with more of an emphasis on loot…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed Odyssey After taking a year off in 2016, Ubisoft returned to their staple franchise with Assassin’s Creed Origins. The game was a massive overhaul for the series, taking more of an RPG approach and it looks like Ubisoft will be building on that with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. After letting us wonder if…
[ad_1] The Division 2 The Division was a pretty big hit for Ubisoft in 2016, attempting to latch on to the Destiny audience and ground that concept in reality after a virus begins wiping out America. In the aftermath of the outbreak, the world quickly descends into chaos and it’s up to you to rebuild. With…
[ad_1] As we learned at E3 last year, Ubisoft has grand ambitions for Beyond Good & Evil 2 that stretch far beyond the template created by the original cult hit. Today we learned the French publisher wants to enlist your help to bring its world to life using the HitRecord creative collaboration platform started by…
[ad_1] Many Battlefield veterans groaned when DICE announced the new battle royale mode coming to the next entry in the series. Whatever you feel about trend-chasing inarguably the most popular multiplayer mode on the planet right now, it doesn’t appear to be coming at the cost of the core Battlefield multiplayer modes that stress teamwork and communication. We…
[ad_1] Halo Infinite Yesterday at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, they opened their show by announcing a new Halo game called Halo Infinite. They showed off a brief trailer that showcased their new Slipspace engine and stated it would be Master Chief’s next big adventure, making us all wonder if this is Halo 6. While Xbox…
[ad_1] Babylon’s Fall & The Quiet Man It was Square-Enix’s turn today at E3 2018 and the Japanese publisher did have more up their sleeves than trailers for already announced games. In fact, two new titles were revealed during their E3 Showcase Presentation. Babylon’s Fall and The Quiet Man. Both games are going to come…
[ad_1] Shadow of the Tomb Raider Since Square Enix rebooted Tomb Raider in 2013, we’ve seen Lara Croft overcome deadly obstacles, destroy evil organizations, and deal with personal issues to ultimately become the Tomb Raider. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft will finally truly become the Tomb Raider as she attempts to stop…
[ad_1] Fortnite It’s been rumored for a very long time now, it has been leaked several times, and it seems it’s finally happening. Fortnite is coming to Nintendo Switch tomorrow according to this leak from the Nintendo eShop. Fortnite will finally make its way to the Nintendo Switch tomorrow likely after Nintendo’s E3 press briefing…
[ad_1] We’ve already seen some of Square Enix’s big titles at other press conferences, including Kingdom Hearts III and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Even so, we could see more of them today. Maybe we’ll also finally get more info on Final Fantasy VII Remake! Beyond the projects we know about, perhaps Square Enix has…
[ad_1] 2017’s Prey is getting a substantial update. Revealed at Bethesda’s E3 2018 event, a new piece of downloadable content (DLC) called Mooncrash will be available for the game today. In addition to this, developer Arkane announced that this update also brings new menu options. These include Story Mode, New Game Plus, and Survival Mode.…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts 3 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider publisher Square Enix hasn’t had an E3 presentation for three years. This makes the Square Enix E3 2018 showcase one to look forward to. More so when you consider the games it has out in the near future. And while we saw some of the…
[ad_1] Fallout 76 got a second big-stage appearance at E3 2018 thanks to its developer Bethesda Softworks’ E3 event. The game was first shown off at Microsoft’s Xbox briefing at E3 earlier today. Fallout 76 is the biggest game in the Fallout universe so far. As far as setting is concerned, Fallout 76 is set…
[ad_1] Bethesda was on a roll at its E3 2018 event, where the company announced a whole bunch of games that the company is working on and we can expect to see in the future. The first of these is an original IP called Starfield, which is set in space. The announcement trailer didn’t have…
[ad_1] Initially released in 2015, Fallout Shelter is now coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4. The game is a cross between FarmVille and its post-apocalyptic trappings with no mandatory online requirement or pay-to-win micro-transactions. Already available on Windows PC, iOS, Xbox One, and Android, Fallout Shelter hits the Nintendo Switch and PS4 today and will be…
[ad_1] Midway through Bethesda’s keynote showcase at E3 2018, EP and game director Todd Howard – he’s worked on every Elder Scrolls game since 1996 – noted that he has been at the company for nearly a quarter of a century. So when Howard lifted the lid on Bethesda’s first new franchise in 25 years…
[ad_1] While Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch is pretty much a given at this point thanks to multiple news outlets as well as 4chan with the icing on the cake being the game rated via the South Korean ratings board. Now we may just know Fortnite’s Nintendo Switch release date thanks to celebrity artist Chance…
[ad_1] After captivating over 120 million players on Xbox One, PC, iOS, and Android, Bethesda is bringing Fallout Shelter to PlayStation 4 and Switch. The announcement commemorates the third anniversary of Bethesda launching Fallout Shelter on mobile devices at E3 2015. Like the other versions, the PS4 and Switch editions of Fallout Shelter are free.…
[ad_1] Todd Howard closed out Bethesda’s showcase with a big announcement for one of its biggest series: The Elder Scrolls VI. Unfortunately, outside of the confirmation that it is in development and offering a brief look at a foggy landscape as the title appeared on screen, we don’t know any additional details. The Elder Scrolls VI…
[ad_1] Bethesda had plenty to reveal at today’s E3 2018 press conference. With a deluge of new games alongside content for existing IPs, Bethesda played to established strengths and let loose tons of details on upcoming titles. New Elder Scrolls! A brand new IP, Starfield! Fallout! DOOM! And much, much more. If you didn’t get a…
[ad_1] After weeks of rumors and teases, Bethesda pulled back the curtain on Fallout 76, offering up a lengthy look at the game during its E3 2018 press conference. Bethesda teased its Fallout 76 reveal earlier today during Microsoft’s press conference, announcing that it is a prequel to the previous Fallout games and is set…
[ad_1] E3 is the best time of year to be a gamer, but it can be very hard to keep up with every announcement, and even harder to form your own opinion about them. I’m hoping to alleviate those problems with a series of brief videos going over the major announcements from each day throughout the week, with the…
[ad_1] As a closer to its pre-recorded (and mostly satirical) E3 press conference, indie publisher Devolver Digital confirmed that it will be bringing Metal Wolf Chaos to modern platforms and western shores, as it teased a few days ago. The game, famous for its hammy dialogue, voice acting, and ridiculous story, is being brought to…
[ad_1] During Bethesda’s E3 press conference, Todd Howard leaned in hard on a joke about Skyrim being available on every single platform with a sketch starring Keegan-Michael Key. In the sketh, Key plays Skyrim on a number of bizarre platforms, most notably an Amazon Alexa device. Turns out, it was more than just a comedy…
[ad_1] Just Cause once again puts in the shoes of covert operative Rico Rodriguez with higher stakes and deadlier tools than ever before in its fourth entry. This time he’s taking on The Black Hand, a deadly mercenary group in South America. Rico’s arsenal of tools has been greatly expanded, with the famous grapple from…
[ad_1] Since the original series ended in 2015, fans of Life is Strange have been clamoring for a sequel. Their desires were somewhat answered with a prequel called Before The Storm that focused on troublemaker Chloe Price and her relationship with Rachel Amber. However, Dontnod is ramping up for a proper sequel and you’ll get…
[ad_1] Earlier today, Microsoft discussed the future of the Xbox brand. Xbox chief Phil Spencer said that the hardware team is working on consoles that will focus on power in a similar way to bring new games and ways to play them to players. Today, tech site Thurrot reported the codename for at least one…
[ad_1] Wolfenstein: Youngblood Bethesda today in their E3 press conference announced several sequels, mobile games and DLC. Nazi-killing simulator Wolfenstein is also part of the event and gets a sequel with Wolfenstein: Youngblood, slated to arrive 2019. Check out the teaser trailer. Slated for a 2019 release, Youngblood will feature a two-player Co-Op campaign starring…
[ad_1] Fallout 76 Fallout is one of the biggest franchises in gaming and it has maintained that status by being a pretty solid single-player series that evolved from a top-down RPG to a first/third-person RPG over the course of a couple decades. Now, the series is taking its next big step with Fallout 76. In…
[ad_1] Starfield Bethesda talked about many games today. Some releasing right now, some soon and some not at all soon. Long rumored Starfield was announced today by Tod Howard, right as Bethesda’s E3 show was coming to an end. Little is known at this point about Starfield but today we got an announcement teaser. Not…
[ad_1] The Elder Scrolls VI Skyrim was easily one of the biggest games of last generation, it set a new high for RPGs and was the high bar until The Witcher 3 came along. Following Fallout 4, we’ve all been wondering when we can get our hands on The Elder Scrolls VI and well, it’s…
[ad_1] Bethesda today at their E3 show, revealed a new Doom title, DOOM Eternal. No release date was given but we got a nice teaser trailer. Check it out! id Software took one of the milestone franchises in first-person shooter and rebooted it with DOOM in 2016. Unlike its predecessor Doom 3, DOOM 2016 went…
[ad_1] Rage 2 Last month, Bethesda’s sequel to the 2011 shooter Rage got leaked thanks to Walmart. That definitely didn’t stop Bethesda from embracing it and playing into it with their marketing. After hyping it up for several weeks, Bethesda opened their E3 show with Rage 2. After a live concert from Andrew W.K., we…
[ad_1] Jump Force One of the most shocking reveals out of Xbox’s E3 conference was this ambitious anime cross-over from Bandai Namco by the name of Jump Force. The fighter will bring characters from the Shonen Jump manga which puts Dragon Ball, Death Note, One Piece, and Naruto all into one place for an all-out brawl.…
[ad_1] Cyberpunk 2077 Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference today ended with a big bang. Polish development studio CD Projekt RED hijacked the conference at the last minute with a flashy hacking scene and showed the world a look at their highly anticipated new role-playing-game Cyberpunk 2077. Check out the trailer! The highly stylized trailer blew the…
[ad_1] Halo Infinite Xbox opened their E3 2018 press briefing with a brand new look at a Halo game that is seemingly not Halo 6 but something else that Xbox doesn’t want to elaborate on for some reason. The game, simply titled Halo Infinite, was dubbed by Phil Spencer as Master Chief’s greatest adventure yet. We…
[ad_1] Gears 5 After reviving Gears of War back in 2016, Coalition teased a very interesting sequel to serve as the middle chapter of their new trilogy. With a new threat rising, Gears of War 5 will seemingly give us a much darker and more horrific entry in the series with the new squad’s limits…
[ad_1] Dying Light 2 Dying Light was one of the biggest surprises of this generation. It took the tiring zombie genre and put a great twist on it with fast gameplay, parkour, and an expansion that added cars and more. Now, Dying Light 2 is going to take that formula and blow it up. Dying…
[ad_1] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Today at Microsoft’s jam-packed E3 press conference, we finally got the reveal of FromSoftware’s new title, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The game is set to release early 2019 on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. The title is being published by Activision. Check out the reveal trailer! Excitement was long in…
[ad_1] Microsoft’s The Initiative For the entire generation, the massive complaint on Xbox is the lack of worthwhile first-party exclusives. Games like Scalebound were canceled, Halo has been lackluster, Gears of War is ok, but there haven’t been any major worthwhile Xbox exclusives. Microsoft has heard you and came out on stage to announce that…
[ad_1] Devil May Cry 5 After years of waiting and many rumors, Capcom has finally announced Devil May Cry 5 and it looks absolutely ridiculous in the best way possible. You can ride on rockets, use robot arms, Dante has a damn motorcycle, and more. Devil May Cry 5 is coming in Spring 2019, 10 years…
[ad_1] Fallout 76 Microsoft’s great relationship with Bethesda got us a very nice early look at Fallout 76 before Bethesda’s official conference later tonight. Todd Howard came out and showed us a sneak peek at the Fallout prequel which will be 4X bigger than Fallout 4. Fallout 76 will see you playing as a Vault-Tec…
[ad_1] Day two of day zero of E3 is getting off to a roaring start today with Microsoft’s press conference beginning at 1 PM PT, approximately one hour from this posting. Microsoft has promised fifteen “world premieres” and Dan Tack and Joe Juba will be judging their merit throughout the conference, including pre and post-show…
[ad_1] Phil Spencer Today’s the day! Microsoft will be hosting their Xbox E3 2018 press conference where they’ll pull the curtain off all of their massive upcoming games both first party and third party. While some things have leaked, there will likely be some surprises both big and small. At 1 PM PT / 3…
[ad_1] Nier: Automata Just a few hours before Xbox’s E3 2018 show begins, the reveal of the former PlayStation exclusive Nier: Automata coming to Xbox has seemingly leaked online. The acclaimed JRPG will hit the console on June 26th with all DLC in a complete edition known as “Become as Gods Edition”. Nier: Automata Become…
[ad_1] Following EA Play is the Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 briefing. With Xbox boss Phil Spencer teasing 15 world premieres over its 100 minute run time, expectations are riding high on what the Redmond-based company is bringing to E3 this time. In the recent past, Microsoft has used E3 to set the agenda on what…
[ad_1] Hours prior to the Microsoft Xbox E3 2018 briefing, it has been revealed that action role-playing game Nier: Automata is coming to the Xbox One after being leaked a month ago. Dubbed as Nier: Automata Become as Gods Edition, it will be available as a digital download only. Yes, there’s no version of the…
[ad_1] It seems the Xbox One may finally get an exclusive game from Destiny 2 developer Bungie. According to Marcio Brenner, editor at UniversoXperience.com, this will be announced at Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 press conference. Given that Microsoft has had a dismal year thus far with Sea of Thieves and State of Decay 2 releasing to…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts 3 for PS4 and Xbox One finally has a release date. The Final Fantasy Disney crossover action role-playing game should hit stores both digital and physical on January 29, 2019. This announcement of a Kingdom Hearts 3 release date comes after a prolonged development cycle which saw the game officially revealed way…
[ad_1] E3 2018 doesn’t officially begin until next week, but that’s never stopped EA with EA Play – a pre-E3 2018 event that highlights what you can expect from the company in the months to come. Obvious candidates include Battlefield V, FIFA 19, Unravel 2, and Anthem. Naturally, there could be a surprise or two…
[ad_1] EA’s shared world shooter Anthem may have a release date. According to a listing on Amazon Italy (spotted on ResetEra), Anthem’s release date is February 19, 2019. With EA Play, EA’s pre-E3 2018 event less than an hour away, this could very well be when Anthem is finally out and it’s expected at the…
[ad_1] Looks like Fortnite, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and PUBG will have competition in Battlefield V. As rumoured previously, Battlefield V will be getting a battle royale mode. Dubbed as simply Royale mode, it will be launched after Battlefield V release date of October 19. At EA Play, EA’s pre-E3 2018 event the…
[ad_1] One of the world’s biggest gaming companies, Electronic Arts, showed off FIFA 19 at EA Play, the company’s event that’s held before E3 2018. FIFA 19 release date is September 28, 2018. This year’s big announcement was the addition of the UEFA Champions League license to FIFA 19. This makes a big difference to…
[ad_1] The new Star Wars game hinted at by Respawn Entertainment is Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order. At EA Play, EA’s pre-E3 2018 event, studio boss Vince Zampella said it would be available in the holiday season of 2019. In addition to this, he said the game would take place between Star Wars Episodes III…
[ad_1] EA Play was chock full of new game announcements and Unravel Two was one of these. The trailer EA showed at EA Play showed a red character made of yarn “unravelling” slowly at sea as the character falls off a ship on a stormy sea. The biggest surprise was that Unravel Two is already…
[ad_1] After Unravel, Fe, A Way Out, and Unravel Two, EA’s next game from its EA Originals label is Sea of Solitude. Revealed at EA Play, EA’s pre-E3 2018 event, the game deals with loneliness and the struggles associated with it. It’s about a young women who is suffering from such strong loneliness that her…
[ad_1] EA unveiled a new mobile game at EA Play, its pre E3 2018 event, This RTS (realtime strategy) mobile game was showed off as a head-to-head match between two competitive gamers. Command and Conquer Rivals will release on iOS and Android, with the pre-alpha version being available on Android today. The game looks quite…
[ad_1] At EA Play, EA’s pre-E3 2018 event, EA showed off a gameplay trailer for shared world shooter Anthem. In addition to this, Anthem has a release date of February 22, 2019. Pre-ordering the game nets you access to a demo early in addition to a unique in-game Founders banner. Pre-ordering the Anthem standard edition…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts III For many of us, we’ve been waiting most of our lives to play Kingdom Hearts III. For a while, we had to wait for it to even be announced and then we had to wait to know when we could play it. Now, we finally know and it’s not super far…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts kicked off the year’s biggest gaming convention, E3 2018, with its own event EA Play on Saturday, as it has been doing for the past couple of years. While much of it – Battlefield V, Anthem, and annual updates to sports franchises – was expected, the studio did have a few surprises…
[ad_1] It’s been a long time coming, but we finally know when we can get our hands on Kingdom Hearts III in all its glory. The official release date is January 29 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The announcement was made at the Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour’s stop in Los Angeles just ahead…
[ad_1] E3 is the best time of year to be a gamer, but it can be very hard to keep up with every announcement, and even harder to form your own opinion about them. I’m hoping to alleviate those problems with a series of brief videos going over the major announcements from each day throughout the week, with the…
[ad_1] Origin Access is EA’s subscription service for PC users akin to its Xbox service, EA Access. At EA Play, EA’s pre-E3 2018 event, the company revealed Origin Access Premier. It’s a premium version of Origin Access allowing members full access to all games on the platform. With Origin Access you had a 10 hour…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts said that it learned its lesson after the 2017 loot box debacle that plagued Star Wars Battlefront II. Judging from the company’s approach to microtransactions in Anthem, that appears to be true. During our trip to BioWare’s studio for our Anthem cover story, the team made it clear that the game does not have…
[ad_1] Even after two showings now at E3, there’s still a million questions to ask about BioWare’s ambitious next game Anthem. Well, we hope we’re able to cross 123 of those off of your list with this video interview. While visiting BioWare for our gigantic cover story on the game (which you can read in…
[ad_1] This year’s EA Play press conference wrapped up with a closer look at Anthem. In the trailer, we get a look at the strange universe of the game, which mixes futuristic mechanical suits with an overgrown wilderness. We also saw a glimpse of character interactions in a city environment alongside some of the action in…
[ad_1] Yarny fans were in for a roller-coaster ride today. Not only did EA and Coldwood Interactive reveal that an Unravel sequel was coming out, but the companies revealed that it was out now. As in, it is a thing you can download and play right this very moment! We couldn’t miss out on the…
[ad_1] Earlier today at EA Play, DICE announced a new Battle Royale mode for Battlefield V. The mode, which seems to be a trend among big shooters, was added because developers at DICE have been fans of Battlegrounds and Fortnite. In an interview with Gamespot, DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson explained his reasoning. “I would be…
[ad_1] During a livestream preceding the EA Play show today, the Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 team announced that the team-competitive shooter will be receiving free updates again. Although it wasn’t detailed what those updates will be, any new content likely sounds welcome to fans of the game who haven’t seen any new content…
[ad_1] In the realm of incredibly niche sim games, House Flipper certainly feels like a no-brainer. The concept of buying run-down houses, improving them, and then selling for a tidy profit has spawned countless television series, and makes for an enticing gameplay loop. Unfortunately, House Flipper has its own list of vital improvements that need…
[ad_1] If you subscribe to the computer, tablet, or mobile edition of Game Informer magazine, you can read our issue featuring Anthem. 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. All of these digital…
[ad_1] The Nintendo fighting game series, Super Smash Bros., has a long history of speculation. With a character filled with classic characters, every one of which having its own fans, rumors spring up around every single character possibly making it in. Between fake rumors and leaks, the series has been rife with a mixture of…
[ad_1] Electronic Arts today brought more than just new games. The publisher announced a new gaming subscription for the PC, where users will get instant access to new EA games, like upcoming Anthem and Battlefield V. CEO Andrew Wilkinson took the stage at today’s EA Play event and did announce nothing less than what could…
[ad_1] E3 2018 is finally upon us, and like last year, EA was the first major publisher to show off its upcoming lineup to excited gamers. If you missed the show, don’t worry – not only do we have our archived stream and video analysis for you to watch, but we’ve also rounded up all…
[ad_1] Star Wars Titanfall developer Respawn has been developing a Star Wars game for EA for several years now but for a while, it’s been quite vague what the game really was. Now we know and it’s called Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. Respawn’s Star Wars title will see you playing as Jedi who are…
[ad_1] Anthem Bioware has moved beyond Mass Effect and Dragon Age to focus on a new RPG known as Anthem. Anthem will be an online shooter similar to Destiny and The Division which sees you taking down aliens in exotic locations filled with unique forms of life. Today at E3 2018, Bioware blew the lid…
[ad_1] Unravel 2 EA has announced that they are currently developing a sequel to the adorable platformer Unravel. The sequel to Unravel, simply titled Unravel 2, will focus on a duo of “Yarnys” attempting to survive in the harsh conditions in the real world. You’ll be able to play the game in co-op to use…
[ad_1] Battlefield V Battlefield V was announced earlier this year to the surprise of no one! The return to EA’s FPS franchise will take all of us back to World War II with a much more refined gameplay experience. Battlefield V will feature the ability to jump out windows and roll across the ground, more…
[ad_1] Join us today as we livestream EA’s 2018 press conference with pre and post-show discussion! We’ll also be doing some commentary during, though we’ll be quieter during trailers and gameplay. You can watch the YouTube feed on this page above, or click here to watch on Twitch! The conference kicks off at 11 AM PT, with our…
[ad_1] EA-owned Respawn Entertainment could tease a new Star Wars game at EA Play, EA’s pre-E3 2018 event. Studio boss Vince Zampella tweeted that Respawn could reveal a “juicy little tidbit” on one of the developer’s current three projects. Don’t expect it to be a full on, proper announcement as he also mentioned that the studio…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Dan Tack shares his full thoughts on the free-to-play Monster Hunter-like game Dauntless on PC. You can subscribe to the audio version of The Game Informer Show by clicking here. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Sure, all eyes are on E3 this weekend to deliver onto us its yearly mix of cool game announcements, bombastic show floor events, and awkward press conference moments, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some competitive events on the side! Here’s what you can catch this weekend between press conferences. If you’re looking…
[ad_1] Super Smash Bros. will likely be Nintendo’s biggest release this year. As the game industry’s premier crossover fighting game, the roster reveals are always a big deal as players hope their favorite character makes an appearance. While we already know about characters like Mario, Link, and the Splatoon Inklings, the rest of the roster…
[ad_1] During the PlayStation Countdown to E3 2018 event, Vampyr and Life is Strange developer Dontnod revealed Twin Mirror. It’s a new PS4 game that’s billed as a psychological thriller. Bandai Namco is the publisher and Twin Mirror is set for a 2019 release date. The game takes place in Basstown, West Virginia, you’ll don the role of…
[ad_1] Quirky platformer Unravel was revealed at E3 2015 and released in 2016. Barely two years since its debut, Unravel 2 is on the way. While EA had confirmed it was working with Unravel developer Coldwood, little has been said since. Now, thanks to an ESRB rating for Unravel 2 spotted by those on popular…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be revealed in full at Ubisoft’s E3 2018 event but it seems that some details have been made public prematurely. Members of the Assassin’s Creed subreddit have received invites from the PlayStation Store on PS4 to watch the game’s world premiere trailer. Along with it comes information regarding the game’s…
[ad_1] FIFA 19’s cover star will be Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo much like FIFA 18. A tweet from the official EA Sports FIFA account showed off the footballer in his Real Madrid kit, teasing more details at EA Play – the company’s pre-E3 2018 event on June 9. While there’s no release date for FIFA 19…
[ad_1] Xbox One and Windows 10 PC exclusive Crackdown 3 was rumoured to be delayed to 2019. Microsoft has now confirmed that this is indeed the case. While the company hasn’t given a new Crackdown 3 release date it has said you can expect it in February 2019. In addition to this, the company has…
[ad_1] J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot Productions is opening a new game division called Bad Robot Games. It’s being backed by Arena of Valor and PUBG Mobile megacorp Tencent along with a minority investment from Warner Bros. Interactive. With Bad Robot’s artists, writers, and animators, it’s being positioned as a firm that will work with…
[ad_1] Yesterday, Square Enix has released a patch for Final Fantasy XV that opened the floodgates for support on mods for the game. As a result, the Steam Workshop for the game has filled up almost immediately as people play around with the robust toolset. On this page, Square Enix runs down how to use…
[ad_1] E3 is upon us! That means the G.I. staff doesn’t have really have a weekend, but we’re celebrating it, all the same. Be sure to follow all of Game Informer’s E3 coverage at our E3 2018 hub, and as always, share your weekend plans with us in the comments below. Let us know what…
[ad_1] Even as I was downloading Marvel Strike Force, I ran through everything that was likely wrong with the game: a reliance on microtransactions, repetitive gameplay, disappointing roster of characters. When I finally got going and understood the various systems and currencies in place, I became utterly hooked by an almost overwhelming amount of modes.…
[ad_1] Fallout Shelter, the iOS and Android Vault management game, looks like it’s coming to consoles sooner rather than later. A trophy listing appeared on PSN, captured here by website ExoPhase, showing the various achievements for the game. The management sim was announced in 2015 at Bethesda’s stage show and released immediately. Xbox One and…
[ad_1] Most gamers know Visceral Games as the developer behind the necromorph nightmare-inducing Dead Space series, but in 2010 the studio went straight to hell. Dante’s Inferno provided gamers with a controversial take on Dante’s Divine Comedy – not just because of some of the mature content in the game (avert your eyes, underage viewers!),…
[ad_1] Jurassic World Alive has only be available for just over a week, and developer Ludia is already providing significant updates that enhance the game and how we interact with it. With each update I found myself saying “That’s a cool idea. Pokémon Go should steal it.” Both Jurassic World Alive and Pokémon Go still…
[ad_1] Respawn, the developers of the Titanfall games, might be showing something at tomorrow’s EA conference ahead of E3. Respawn boss Vince Zampella tweeted today that, while they’re not ready to talk about everything Respawn is working on, there is a small tease they can reveal at tomorrow’s show. Zampella points out that the small…
[ad_1] Chargers for the Nintendo Switch, whether they be docks, wall chargers, or power banks, can be kind of a gamble. Nintendo’s kind of strange lack of USB-C compliance means that non-official stuff can do bad damage to your system and go as far as bricking the console. Now Nintendo is teaming up with noted…
[ad_1] If you’re reading this now, you’re probably aware that Game Informer got a fancy new redesign a couple of days ago (or else you’re terribly confused right now). The update was a long time in the making, and isn’t just a skin-deep improvement – the entire site has been recreated from the ground up…
[ad_1] Devolver Digital appears to be teasing a port of Metal Wolf Chaos, a niche and once barely known original Xbox title that never left Japan. Metal Wolf Chaos, a 2004 action game made by FromSoftware, was released exclusively on the Xbox in Japan. FROM considered bringing the game to America, but thought that the…
[ad_1] A demo version of Pokémon Gold And Silver originally playable at the Nintendo Space World trade show in 1997 recently surfaced online, bringing with it dozens of unused Pokémon designs. We’re taking a look at some of the other official designs that never made it into the series. 1. Capsule Monsters Manga Before Pokémon…
[ad_1] Game of Thrones won’t air its finale until 2019, but HBO is already looking to fill the hole left by its juggernaut fantasy series. Their current plan is a new show just as massive in scope as the original, penned by Kingsman and Kick-Ass writer Jane Goldman. Long before Sansa Stark ever picked up…
[ad_1] In this excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork talk about playing the new DLC for Far Cry 5 called Hours of Darkness that takes players to Vietnam. You can subscribe to the audio version of The Game Informer Show by clicking here. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Fighting EX Layer, the newest fighting game by Japanese developer Arika, is coming out later this month. The new title combines Arika’s original characters from previous games including Fighting Layer and Street Fighter EX. You can check out the game’s launch trailer up at the top. Fighting EX Layer is purchasable in two flavors:…
[ad_1] E3 is upon us, and the show is always full of surprises. For those who enjoy following the big developments from home, we’ve compiled the potential announcements and mishaps of E3 onto a single Bingo card, because Bingo is the ultimate game. For our desktop users (sorry, mobile folks), an interactive version of the card…
[ad_1] Indivisible, the crowdfunded turn-based RPG from the developers of Skull Girls, has a new trailer just ahead of E3 showing off the game’s multiple environments. Main character Ajna runs, jumps (and walljumps), and fights through a number of cool locales like Ashwat Forest, the cold and isolated Mount Sumeru, the dangerous Fortress Vimana, and more.…
[ad_1] The explosive, high speed racing game, Grip, will be coming to console this fall. Developed by Caged Element, the combat-infused racing game allows you to drive on nearly any surface, switching to walls and ceilings at will. The game takes place across numerous alien worlds and environments, where you can battle it out with friends via…
[ad_1] In the flurry of leaks and rumors prior to E3, it’s refreshing to see a game intentionally announced with a standard trailer. Such is the case with Twin Mirror, a new title from Vampyr and Life is Strange developer Dontnod. In the trailer, a man begrudgingly returns to a small town after the death…
[ad_1] Dead or Alive 6 Here comes yet another pre-E3 reveal, this time from Team Ninja. The Japanese games developer just revealed a sequel in their long-standing fighting game series. Dead or Alive 6 is set to come early 2019 to PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Check out the reveal trailer! IGN reported exclusively on…
[ad_1] Metal Wolf Chaos is one of gaming’s most perplexing titles. Released in Japan in 2004, the Xbox exclusive cast you as the President of the United States, who battles evildoers with his giant mechanized suit of power armor when he’s not busy leading the free world. The game was also developed by From Software years…
[ad_1] FDG Entertainment and Game Atelier are releasing a new game in the style of an old cult classic. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is being developed with help from Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the Wonder Boy in Monster World series. And now you can see the game in action in this all-new trailer.…
[ad_1] Social networking platform Facebook announced on Thursday that it is rolling out a single destination where viewers will be able to discover and follow gaming video content. Found at the short URL fb.gg, which is live (pun not intended) as of press time, the new destination will display certain tabs including Live Now, Streams…
[ad_1] Swedish games developer Avalanche Studios has revealed their new project Generation Zero. An open-world first-person shooter set in a machine infested 1980’s Sweden. You will be able to play the game either solo or with up to three friends in Co-Op. Check out the trailer! In the short trailer, Avalanche made sure to emphasize…
[ad_1] Overwatch clone Paladins for Nintendo Switch release date is June 12. After this was revealed, it was also known that the game will have cross-platform play between Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Much like Rocket League, Minecraft, and Fortnite, PS4 cross-platform play with other consoles has not been implemented. It resulted in fans asking…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch is getting official power banks. Anker has partnered with the company to bring its range of power banks to the Nintendo Switch. Dubbed as the Anker PowerCore Nintendo Switch Edition, there are two of them, one is 13400mAh and the other is 20100mAh. Both sport the same design as Anker’s other…
[ad_1] Last Friday, FX renewed Noah Hawley’s mind-bending superhero show Legion for a third season, while Sony pulled the previously announced Spider-Man spin-off movie Silver and Black from its release calendar. On Monday, Disney released a full-length trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, which is out November 21. And Starz announced that…
[ad_1] It appears that another game from last month’s Walmart Canada leak is real. This time it’s Just Cause 4. Thanks to a pre-order ad for the game on Steam, we now know that a sequel to 2015’s open-world action game, Just Cause 3, exists. At the moment it is unknown if series developer Avalanche Studios…
[ad_1] Sony India discounts PS4 accessories including DualShock 4 controllers and PS VR along with games such as God of War as a part of the company’s global PlayStation Days of Play promotion. Multiple retailers have confirmed with Gadgets 360 that the sale is underway from June 8 to June 18 across the country at…
[ad_1] Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry hitmaker Ubisoft is of the opinion that the next generation of consoles such as the PS5 and next Xbox will be the last. Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot claims that game consoles have one generation left before being supplanted by the ability to stream games on platform-agnostic devices.…
[ad_1] Overwatch clone Paladins is coming to the Nintendo Switch. The hero shooter was spotted on the European Nintendo eShop. Paladins Nintendo Switch release date is June 12 with a price of GBP 25 (around Rs. 2,253) for the Paladins Founder’s Pack. North American users should expect to pay $25 (roughly Rs. 1,684) and an…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive Days Gone has a release date now. As a part of the PlayStation Countdown to E3 2018 event, Sony has revealed you can play the open-world zombie adventure on February 22, 2019 during a live stream. Like most Sony first-party titles this generation, Days Gone price is Rs. 3,999 in India ($60 in the…
[ad_1] IO Interactive’s follow up to 2016’s Hitman is Hitman 2. A page for the game surfaced on Steam with a host of new information. From Hitman 2’s price, release date, PC specifications, and gameplay details, all of has been laid bare. Hitman 2 appears to be a traditional release following the episodic nature of Hitman…
[ad_1] Sony India discounts PS4 accessories including DualShock 4 controllers and PS VR along with games such as God of War as a part of the company’s global PlayStation Days of Play promotion. Multiple retailers have confirmed with Gadgets 360 that the sale is underway from June 8 to June 18 across the country at…
[ad_1] Master Chief and Ratchet, additions to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Super Bomberman R respectively, are going to be fully-voiced by their longtime voice actors. Steve Downes, who has been the voice of Master Chief since Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001, will be once again playing the Spartan in the bomb-based…
[ad_1] After an earlier report that Microsoft is delaying Crackdown 3 out of this year into next year, Microsoft has confirmed the news to WindowsCentral. Rumors have been abound that Crackdown 3 was not going to make its proposed date after the Spring 2018 target came and went with no word. Just last week, Amazon…
[ad_1] The gaming industry is always moving faster and faster and that pace kicks up tenfold during the week of E3. Luckily, Game Informer has your back! Between analyses of the various press conferences to the fastest coverage of major games we’re seeing at the show, the GI Show will be streaming every night of…
[ad_1] Developer GalaxyTrail has been teasing a port of their Sonic-inspired platformer Freedom Planet for a number of months now and has finally confirmed that the port is coming. The sequel, Freedom Planet 2, has been in development for a while, but the original game hadn’t been confirmed. The last tease, a Freedom Planet box…
[ad_1] Just Cause 4 Just Cause 4 has been leaked for the second time in a month thanks to Walmart Canada and now Steam! The over-the-top action/adventure game leaked thanks to an advertisement on Steam tonight but as of right now, there are zero details as to what the game is about or where it’ll be…
[ad_1] Perhaps this year’s E3 will be one best known for leaks or perhaps everyone will eventually forget they learned everything early in time, but we can add one more vertical line to the ongoing tally of early announcements. Already leaked in the infamous Wal-Mart Canada retailer listing, Just Cause 4 has now been doubly…
[ad_1] Ubisoft will be dropping The Crew 2 at the end of the month and while we’re pretty excited for the core game, the team just announced even more exciting content coming in the future. Ubisoft has announced that while there will be a season pass, they have no plans to split or divide their…
[ad_1] Because Science, a YouTube series that goes over the scientific feasibility of things like Loki’s 30 minute fall from Thor Ragnarok or the strength needed to swing a Monster Hunter great sword, is hosted by Nerdist science editor Kyle Hill (we asked if this is a time-traveled Kyle Hilliard; he said no, but we’re suspicious).…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this episode Kyle Hilliard and Andrew Reiner talk about seeing new levels from the remaster of Spyro the Dragon and a couple of fun Nintendo games. Then Jeff Cork talks about his time playing Far Cry 5’s new Vietnam DLC, Hours Of Darkness, and Dan Tack talks…
[ad_1] UPDATE: Crackdown 3 has been officially delayed to an unknown date in February of 2019 said a rep speaking to Windows Central. The game will be at E3 this weekend and the delay will be used to add polish and new features to the open-world game. You can read a statement from Microsoft below.…
[ad_1] J.J. Abrams J.J. Abrams is one of the biggest names in Hollywood right now. Not only has he helmed both Star Wars and Star Trek films, created massive TV shows like Lost, and produced films like Cloverfield but he has been helping develop film adaptations of Portal and Half-Life for a while. Every now…
[ad_1] Bad Robot, the film and television production company behind media such as Westworld, Cloverfield, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and a whole lot more, has expanded to video game development under the banner Bad Robot Games. Bad Robot, which is founded and headed by producer J.J. Abrams, has entered a strategic partnership with Chinese…
[ad_1] Star Wars: Battlefront II is celebrating Solo: A Star Wars Story with the release of new content for its Han Solo season, so we decided to celebrate Solo, too. Solo: A Star Wars Story is an entertaining adventure that brings viewers to Star Wars locales only briefly mentioned in the previous films. Han’s adventure takes…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is shaping up to be one of the most innovative games in the franchise in quite some time. The shooter will be much more hardcore with boots on the ground gameplay, no regenerating health, and a focus on team play but will…
[ad_1] Hitman 2 Hitman is one of the biggest games of the generation due to the insane amount of replayability, the goofy outcomes and variables that have spawned hilarious YouTube videos, and the insane support given by developer IO Interactive for over a year after release. This year after splitting from publisher Square Enix in…
[ad_1] With the announcement of Fallout 76, fans are scrambling for clues that will shed light on the new game. A few concrete details come from the pre-existing information on Vault 76. Most vaults in Fallout were built for a specific purpose, and according to references in Fallout 3, Vault 76 supposedly held 500 people…
[ad_1] It’s been a bit over a year since Breath of the Wild released on Switch and Wii U, but the Switch version alone has now crossed the million mark in Japan. That’s pretty notable for a few reasons. Zelda games in Japan have been on a downward trend since Ocarina of Time. Twilight Princess…
[ad_1] With Sony’s plans laid out and both Microsoft and Nintendo containing fairly obvious guesses, the largest question mark this year is what are third-party developers and publishers like Capcom and Ubisoft bringing to show off this year? There’s still a few days to go before E3, so we’re laying all our cards out for…
[ad_1] Avalanche Studios brought us Just Cause and Mad Max, and now it’s ready for its next big thing. Today, the studio announced a new project called Generation Zero, an open-world shooter set in an alternate history of 1980’s Sweden. You take on the role of a local fighting against an invasion of machines in…
[ad_1] The E3 season has already given us many new games and more information on upcoming titles. Today, the Playstation-Blog gives us the release date for PS4’s highly anticipated zombie action game. Days Gone is set to come out next February 22nd. It comes accompanied by a new trailer titled This World Comes For You.…
[ad_1] Last week a leaked E3 banner sheet revealed that hero shooter Paladins was coming to the Switch, and developer Hi-Rez Studios has announced that this is indeed true. The game can be played first through paid early access by buying the Founder’s Pack at Nintendo’s eShop on June 12, and later as a free-to-play title this summer.…
[ad_1] Sony’s biker-zombie adventure finally has a release date. You’ll be able to ride around as Deacon St. John on February 22. The release date was revealed during today’s PlayStation E3 2018 Livestream. Developer SIE Bend Studio confirmed the news a few minutes later with a trailer: We recently featured Days Gone as our cover story. You can…
[ad_1] Steam PC’s premier digital distribution platform Steam has posted their new vision forward, on how they will allow games to be published on their service. In a blog posts, Seattle based juggernaut of PC gaming Valve, has published a lengthy article titled Who gets to be on the Steam Store?. Steam has been criticized…
[ad_1] Long awaited Crackdown 3 seems to have issues coming together, as sources reportedly told Kotaku that the game will get another delay to 2019. If true, this comes as bad news into the already anemic exclusive line-up on Microsoft’s home console. Rumors about a delay were swirling recently on the internet when Amazon Spain…
[ad_1] Xbox One and Windows 10 PC exclusive Crackdown 3 may have been delayed even further. Previously primed for a 2017 and then a 2018 release date, it might now be out in 2019. According to Kotaku citing “two people familiar with the game’s release plans” it will be out in 2019. Kotaku’s track record has…
[ad_1] Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima’s next game is Death Stranding. While it’s expected to see a full reveal at E3 2018, some details may have been leaked prior to an official announcement from his studio Kojima Productions or the game’s publisher, Sony. One of these include the possibility of Death Stranding for PC…
[ad_1] This week Sony will reveal a host of games and information related to them before its E3 2018 event next week on June 11. Dubbed as the PlayStation Countdown to E3 2018, it will see the company announce games over a five day period spanning from June 6 to June 10. While Spider-Man will headline the…
[ad_1] The first of Sony’s PlayStation Countdown to E3 2018 announcements is Tetris Effect for PS4 and PS VR. Helmed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, responsible for classic rhythm games like Rez and Lumines, Tetris Effect has over 30 completely different stages included, each with their own Tetrimino blocks, clear effects, music, and sounds. No Tetris Effect…
[ad_1] A week ago, a game on Steam by the name of Active Shooter made the headlines for being in poor taste. Labelled as a school shooting simulation by its creators, it put players in the role of a school shooter and due to this, it was met with severe backlash from gamers and non-gamers alike…
[ad_1] The CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, has not only been talking about this year’s Pokémon Let’s Go games, but also peppering in details about next year’s Switch game, as well. In an interview with Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu translated by Siliconera, Ishihara assures fans put off by some of Pokémon Let’s Go’s changes that the next…
[ad_1] A new Halo comic series titled Collateral Damage has launched today by way of Dark Horse Comics. The new series follows Master Chief and Blue Team on a mission to a volatile colony world given to them by the UNSC. The Covenant is digging into the planet’s surface to uncover something ancient and powerful…
[ad_1] Yves Guillemot, cofounder and CEO of Ubisoft, has been thinking about where the console industry is moving. The chief of the company behind games like Assassin’s Creed and The Division thinks that consoles only really have one more generation in the tank before everything just moves to the cloud. In an interview with Variety,…
[ad_1] There’s been a lot said about the quality and reception of Solo, the first character-specific prequel movie in Disney’s Star Wars set, but EA isn’t delaying plans to include Alden Ehrenreich’s Solo and Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian as heroes in Battlefront II. A new update coming on June 12 centers around Solo-related content. A new…
[ad_1] Nier Automata, the PlatinumGames-developed Yoko Taro action game about androids in a post-apocalyptic Earth, has crossed the three million threshold, the official Twitter account has announced. The number includes a combination of copies sold by Square Enix to retailers and copies sold to consumers on download services. The last update from Square Enix was…
[ad_1] In February of this year, Square Enix released Chrono Trigger on PC for the first time, which delighted fans up until the second they stared playing it. The PC port of the game, heavily based on the mobile version, looked and ran poorly and forced Square Enix to promise to fix it with patches.…
[ad_1] The Sony E3 press conference is never without drama. Whether it is throwing shade at competitors, delivering surprise announcements, or wowing crowds with its formidable first-party lineup, Sony always makes its time in the spotlight must-watch TV for gamers. So what’s in store for 2018? We have our share of guesses. From Software’s New…
[ad_1] God of War’s reinvention has been almost universally well-received, but there’s one particular feature of the original that fans are clamoring for: a new-game plus. God of War (2018) contains an enormous amount of content, but it’s confined to a single playthrough. Starting a new file means starting from scratch, relinquishing all the powers,…
[ad_1] Every year, people look forward to E3 as their look into the future of what the gaming industry has cooking. In recent years, however, the show has started to trend away from the dream announcements of games years off and more toward games that will come within reasonable time frames. With games introduced as…
[ad_1] Back in January, Sony and Nike announced a partnership for PlayStation-themed sneakers, which were both extremely time- and supply-limited. The sneakers came out in February and were gone the same day as they released. Today, Nike put up a post explaining how the PlayStation-themed Air Force 1 footwear came to be. The post is obviously…
[ad_1] I just wanted to play cards. Everywhere Gerald of Rivia goes, he’s beset on all sides. By monsters. By his tangled love life. By political conspiracies. By the specter of a missing (adopted) daughter. But mostly, he runs into idiots. Bona fide, dumber-than-a-bag-of-hammers morons looking to take out their rage on whatever emotional conductor is nearby. Given…
[ad_1] In recent weeks, Valve has been embroiled in a confusing mess of content policy changes, having seemingly arbitrarily decided to remove adult content from the Steam store. The Washington-based company’s definition of adult content was broad and subjective, giving developers sometimes as little as a week to patch their games before they were removed…
[ad_1] The Game Awards, a show that gives awards to games released through the year, prominent developers, and notable gaming personalities, will be coming back this December 6 in Los Angeles. The show is spearheaded and hosted by Geoff Keighley, who has been running the event in various forms since 2014. Awards are given a…
[ad_1] Before work even started on Detroit: Become Human, we were introduced to an android named Kara. As the subject of a 2012 tech demo by Quantic Dream, Kara’s emotional reaction to her newly conscious mind was a microcosm of the themes that would define the studio’s recent work. In Detroit, the Kara we saw…
[ad_1] Totally Accurate Battlegrounds Developer Landfall has, to the surprise of everyone, released a new game on Valve’s popular digital distribution platform Steam. Totally Accurate Battlegrounds is not only a mouthful but also offers a multiplayer experience in the battle-royale genre. And the best part, it is free! Sort of. Developer Landfall has released the…
[ad_1] Dinosaurs run wild in the landscape of Ark: Survival Evolved, so it’s fitting that the mobile version lets you build, hunt, and team up in the wild. The mobile version of the free-to-play title now has a release date: June 14. This portable version of the game shares the ambitions of the already released…
[ad_1] Sony has announced a new game from Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the creator of Lumines and Rez, which puts a psychedelic spin on an old favorite. Tetris Effect features more than 30 stages, featuring unique visuals and sound effects that change as players progress through the game. The game is named after the Tetris Effect, an…
[ad_1] Solo: A Star Wars Story is hanging on for dear life in the box office, but if you saw the film, and enjoyed it, you can relive the battle of Kessel in Star Wars Battlefront II when the new Han Solo season arrives on June 12. All of the new content is free on…
[ad_1] Telltale announced a few months back that The Walking Dead, the series that put the company on the map, would be drawing to a close with a final season that would be released in 2018. That season now has a release date, thanks to an exclusive trailer from IGN: August 14. The trailer itself…
[ad_1] Filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are bringing Spider-Man back to theaters on December 14 in a new animated film called Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In the first full-length trailer for this beautifully animated project, we see an older Peter Parker mentoring Miles Morales, teaching him the ropes to become the next Spider-Man. The…
[ad_1] With the rights to the Hitman series reverting to its developer, IO Interactive, it appears that the developer is planning for a reveal of Hitman 2. A logo for it was found on the site of publisher Warner Bros prior to an official announcement. However IO has requested fans to tune into a live stream…
[ad_1] Could Blizzard be working on a new Diablo game? A job listing on the company website seems to hint at just that, confirming that development is under way on “a new, unannounced Diablo project”. Previously the company teased Diablo 3 for the Nintendo Switch. Given the nature of the job listing, it’s unlikely that…
[ad_1] Hotly anticipated role-playing game Final Fantasy VII Remake was revealed at E3 2015 at Sony’s PlayStation conference and it was thought to be exclusive to the PS4 or at the very least, a timed exclusive for Sony’s console. However a listing on retailer GAME (via ResetEra) suggests that this isn’t the case any more.…
[ad_1] Halo 6 could be Halo Infinity and it could be shown off at Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2018 event. After Halo developer 343 Industries confirmed that work is under way on the next game in the franchise, it appears that it already has a name – Halo Infinity. According to Thurrott.com’s Brad Sams, Halo Infinity…
[ad_1] BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is a 2D fighting game featuring characters from games such as Persona 4 Arena and Under Night In-Birth, anime such as RWBY, in addition, of course, to the BlazBlue series of games. Ahead of the June 5 release date for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Windows PC, we spent some…
[ad_1] Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, a collection of various stories and vignettes, is adding fifteen new stories to its anthology in a free update. The title tasks players with wandering around Depression-era America as a skeleton with a bindle and acquiring the stories of various people you meet and places you go. Along…
[ad_1] The Overwatch League website has had a button for statistics for seeing the numbers of the competitive season at a glance, but the link itself has never actually worked. It sat there grayed out, as if no statistics actually existed. Rejoice, however, as the link finally functions. You can see statistics for eliminations, healing, hero…
[ad_1] Gunheart After initially debuting on Steam Early Access last summer, self-titled Co-Op RPG shooter Gunheart has completed development, bringing with it a launch trailer. The first-person shooter is available on Steam and the Oculus Store. The small team behind Gunheart, Drifter Entertainment, consists of some serious industry talent. Co-founder and CEO Ray Davis, for…
[ad_1] Bethesda Game Studios is responsible for some for the biggest games in the industry, both in terms of size and popularity. Danny O’Dwyer and the team at noclip talked to some Bethesda’s biggest names, like Todd Howard, Ashley Cheng, & Matt Carofano to talk about their experiences and lessons learned developing major games in…
[ad_1] If you’re a day one viewer, Infinity War might already be old news and you’re eagerly awaiting the sequel next year. It might help the wait to take Overwatch’s CGI videos and set them to the Infinity War trailer, though. YouTuber Salty Phish has done exactly that, taking footage from the Overwatch CGI shorts…
[ad_1] Disclaimer: Review copy provided by publisher Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC Publishers: Dontnod Entertainment Developers: Focus Home Interactive MSRP: $59.99 Introduction: We’re all familiar with the legends of vampires. They come at night to suck your blood, they live forever, they’re strong, are weakened by wooden stakes, crosses, and so on. They’re part of tales as…
[ad_1] Warner Bros. is looking to expand Jared Leto’s role as the Joker from 2016’s Suicide Squad with a starring role in his own film. Variety reports that the movie has been greenlit as WB looks to expand the DC Cinematic Universe. What’s most notable about this is that this film is apparently distinct from…
[ad_1] The newest Overwatch Developer update hosted by Jeff Kaplan goes into a number of new features and changes for the game in an upcoming update. Kaplan first talks about the game’s new endorsement feature, which Kaplan characterizes as a contrast to all the talk of punishing toxic players. As such, endorsements allow players to…
[ad_1] Warner Brothers Games has likely teased too much as a Hitman 2 logo was on WB Games website. WB Games official twitter account sent a cryptic tweet yesterday, teasing the audience to tune in for a live reveal of something on Thursday, 10:00am. Apart the text message, only a short video loop of a…
[ad_1] Capcom Europe confirmed that Mega Man 11 will only be available digitally on the Nintendo Switch in the UK and Europe, according to The Nintendo Channel. Capcom also told The Nintendo Channel that “there is currently ‘no announcement’ regarding a European release” of the Mega Man amiibo included in the GameStop-exclusive amiibo edition of the game.…
[ad_1] If you watched Game Informer’s complete playthrough of Super Metroid, you may be familiar with the jingle “Bramble Brand Bran Cookies are good for the bran children!” This mouthful of words is something Ben Reeves came up with on the spot, confusing and delighting everyone else involved in the game’s recording. The saying quickly…
[ad_1] As rumors have swirled about Epic Games’ impossibly popular Fortnite landing on the Switch, partially fueled by what appears to be a photo taken of E3 banner plotting and a Korean Ratings Board listing, one more gas canister is being added to the fire: a Switch eShop datamine. Yesterday, the eShop received some changes…
[ad_1] Shaq is back, repeat, Shaq is back. The popular basketball supestar/actor/pitchman returns to the world of gaming after an unreasonably long hiatus. Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn moves the action away from the one-on-one battles of the notorious original 16-bit game to a side-scrolling brawler. Join Reiner, Kyle, and me as we take a look…
[ad_1] It’s not shocking that Blizzard is constantly working on new titles in their venerated library of games, but a job listing on their site confirms that they’re hiring for a dungeon designer for a new Diablo game. The listing, which is still up at the time of writing and can be found here, outright…
[ad_1] The future of games is on display next week at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo. Better known as E3, this week-long show is used by game publishers and developers to show off their latest works and surprises. Thanks to a rash of sizeable leaks, there may not be many secrets at this year’s show,…
[ad_1] A talented strategy game developer is about to join a prolific strategy publisher. After an impressive run as in independent studio creating memorable games like Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun: Daggerfall, and the recently released BattleTech (read our review here), Harebrained Schemes is being acquired by Paradox Interactive. Paradox Interactive boasts an impressive stable of successful strategy…
[ad_1] Bungie held a livestream detailing the future of Destiny 2 today, headlined by the new Forsaken expansion launching this September. With Forsaken, Bungie is hoping to cast off criticism of Destiny 2’s first year by giving players new abilities and a new story and environments to use them in. Two new destinations littered with new…
[ad_1] E3 is one of the most exciting times of the year, but in some ways the road to E3 is even more exciting because we have time to speculate and dream about the possibilities. We’ve been doing a lot of dreaming this year. Here are several of our predictions for what Microsoft has planned…
[ad_1] Judging by the box office receipts, most of you haven’t seen Solo: A Star Wars Story yet. That means you have money to spare! A good way to spend those dollars is by wearing Kylo Ren’s helmet on your feet. I know this sounds absurd, but seeing is believing, people! These high-top sneakers…
[ad_1] Part of Activision’s business mimics archaeology – digging through decades of gaming history left behind by other development studios with the hope of reshaping their work for a new generation to enjoy. Last year we watched Activision subsidiary Vicarious Visions dig up Crash Bandicoot’s first adventures, which date back over 20 years to the original…
[ad_1] Every year the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) round up a collection of the most impressive video game concept art to out up for auction. This year’s gallery is particularly impressive, featuring work from Concrete Genie, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, Days Gone, and others. Check out the…
[ad_1] Square Enix is readying Octopath Traveler for launch as you read this, but that’s not all it has up its sleeve for Switch. According to Tomoya Asano, division executive at Square Enix, more is on the way from the RPG juggernaut. During my conversation with the team at Acquire and Square Enix about Octopath…
[ad_1] Code Vein Bandai Namco has released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming action-hack-and-slash game Code Vein today. At the end of the trailer we also finally got the release date which is going to be September 28th on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. The new gameplay trailer titled Salvation or Destruction delves deeper…
[ad_1] After a strong first year, Nintendo Switch owners are looking for the next game they can sink hours upon hours into from their couch or on the go. Role-playing games are particularly suited for portable platforms, and this summer delivers an RPG that many Switch owners have been eagerly anticipating. From the team behind…
[ad_1] Given how many people are attached to the development of a game, keeping it under wraps is challenging. Knowing secrets are harder to keep these days, we’re seeing more games get announced prior to their official introduction at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Even these plans are sometimes bested by leaks from the most…
[ad_1] Update: Not that it is a galloping shock to anyone, but the WB games official website uploaded a file titled “hitman-logo.png” and is just a logo saying “Hitman 2,” courtesy of ResetEra. The original story is as follows: With E3 being a frenzy competing for media attention, some publishers have taken to getting ahead of…
[ad_1] Welcome Welcome In a letter last week, I talked about the improvements coming to the site, but today you get to see them for yourself. Yes, we lost some features, but we feel that the improved focus, usability, and simplicity of this site opens a new world of what gameinformer.com can be, both now…
[ad_1] The king is back. Four years after gracing the cover of NBA 2K14, 14-time all-star and NBA legend LeBron James is back on the box. This time around, he’s taking his promotional talents to the NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition cover. “It’s humbling to be on the 20th anniversary cover of a game I’ve played…
[ad_1] Onrush Disclaimer: Review copy provided by publisher Platforms: Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (reviewed) Publishers: Deep Silver Developers: Codemasters MSRP: $59.99 Introduction: Despite shifting their focus from multiple genres ranging from shooters and action/adventure games to hardcore racing simulators, developer Codemasters has seemingly found themselves sucked back into more thrillseeking adventures in the form of their new game…
[ad_1] Thanks to a beta this past weekend, Nintendo gave Switch owners the first taste of its upcoming sports title, Mario Tennis Aces. Since it was supposed to be part demo and part test of the game’s network code, players only had access to a portion of the single-player and online multiplayer action that’ll be…
[ad_1] Rocksteady Studios, the maker of Batman: Arkham video game series, might be working on a Superman title, according to unsubstantiated reports and rumours. It began as a thread on the 4chan website, with an anonymous user claiming that Rocksteady will reveal its next game, based on Superman, during Microsoft’s press conference at E3 2018.…
[ad_1] Earlier in the week Rockstar Games revealed Red Dead Redemption 2 is getting some limited variants, these include the Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Edition and Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultimate Edition. Now, listings on Games The Shop indicate that both the Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Edition and Ultimate Edition are making it to India.…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced a sale on Xbox consoles and games ahead of the year’s biggest gaming convention, E3 2018. As always, it’s highly unlikely the console discount will be available in India, but you can still snag some best-selling and popular titles at a discount. Calling it “the biggest Xbox sale of the year”,…
[ad_1] Devil May Cry 5 could be at E3 2018. Capcom has registered a domain for the game on May 18. The registrar is GMO Internet, a Japanese company that’s previously registered domains for Monster Hunter World and Resident Evil 7. Originally spotted on ResetEra, it was also brought to light that the dedicated name…
[ad_1] A few weeks back, artist Childish Gambino released a video for his track This is America, which was critically acclaimed for its strong messaging and imagery. Now, YouTuber WiziBlimp is tapping into the national zeitgeist in a slightly different way with This is FORTNITE. The video, which recreates This is America using Fortnite, as…
[ad_1] Sony is having a very non-traditional E3 show this year and is continuing breaking traditions by not having a pre-show with smaller announcements and instead spreading those out through the week leading up to the show. The PlayStation Blog revealed today that the announcements start on June 6 and continue until the day before…
[ad_1] The Neo Geo Pocket Color-inspired fighting game, Pocket Rumble, is finally hitting a Switch over an entire year after its intended release date. Originally announced around the Switch presentation that first revealed the system, Pocket Rumble was intended to come around the console’s launch in March. It’s been a lot of radio silence and…
[ad_1] The Dillon games represent a rarity in Nintendo’s library. Its star, Dillon, lives in a world ravaged by aliens, and he takes many of his thematic cues from Mad Max: Fury Road. Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers opens with an 18-wheeler truck race across an apocalyptic desert, and he spends the rest of the story begrudgingly…
[ad_1] Publisher THQ Nordic has released a new trailer for the remastered version of Red Faction Guerrilla. Titled “Re-Marstered Edition”, as a comedic hint for the location the game is set in, Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Marstered Edition will release on July 3rd on PC, Xbox One and PS4. The remaster will feature fully reworked graphics,…
[ad_1] Red Dead Redemption 2 is getting a host of limited edition variants for the PS4 and Xbox One. Developer Rockstar Games announced the Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Edition, Ultimate Edition, and Collector’s Box after promising them last month. All of them contain a slew of bonus content and are available for pre-order now…
[ad_1] I wasn’t a good tennis player in high school because I didn’t have the mental strength necessary to succeed. Tennis demands consistency in every stroke and the ability to move on from a bad point. That becomes almost impossible in Tennis World Tour because the movement assistance often works against you, and even well-timed…
[ad_1] The NBA 2K series is a sales juggernaut that won’t quit. Year in and year out, hoops addicts buy the game throughout the year, making it a perennial listing alongside the Grand Theft Autos and Call of Dutys of the world in the NPD sales charts. Playing the game year-in and year-out, it’s easy…
[ad_1] The newest trailer for Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet has been released and it is a fairly aggressive Disney commercial. While the first Wreck-It Ralph was a Who Framed Roger Rabbit-esque melting pot of video game references and characters, the sequel is eschewing those licenses for a story of properties owned by…
[ad_1] Bungie has officially teased out the name of the next major piece of Destiny 2 content: Forsaken. The expansion is rumored to be something more akin to the size and scope of The Taken King, and will add a whole new enemy faction along with a campaign, strikes, a new raid and more. …
[ad_1] Heroes of the Storm is receiving a new Warcraft-themed event called Echoes of Alterac. In addition to this, Blizzard’s hero brawler will also get a new map (or battleground as the company calls it) in Alterac Pass and a new Warcraft hero, Yrel. No release date has been announced yet though Blizzard has said…
[ad_1] Blizzard announced that Heroes of the Storm is getting a new battleground called Alterac Pass and a fresh event called Echoes of Alterac. In addition to this, the game’s developers also revealed Yrel, a Draenei paladin from World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor. She’s dubbed as a “deliberate melee warrior” sporting a unique…
[ad_1] With E3 being a frenzy competing for media attention, some publishers have taken to getting ahead of the event with announcements the week before. This seems to include Warner Bros., which is teasing a reveal in 72 hours – and likely not-so-coincidentally, so is IO Interactive’s Hitman account. The tease comes from WB Games’ Twitter…
[ad_1] For the past two years, Nintendo has chosen to focus its E3 presence toward singular games. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild commandeered 2016 in a huge way and Super Mario Odyssey defined the Nintendo booth in 2017. The smart money is on Super Smash Bros. for 2018, but with the Switch’s…
[ad_1] Heroes of the Storm is Blizzard’s answer to League of Legends and Dota 2. While the latter duo have their own unique lore and characters, Heroes of the Storm borrows liberally from other Blizzard properties like Overwatch, Starcraft, and Diablo with heroes and maps (or battlegrounds as Blizzard calls them) added regularly. The game…
[ad_1] Pre-order now for extra content While the release of Rockstar’s western-themed open-world adventure is still a few months away, today Rockstar announced that gamers already can pre-order and pre-load Red Dead Redemption 2! In addition, they revealed the Collector’s Box and various pre-order bonuses. Players have the choice between three editions, the Regular, Special…
[ad_1] Our return to the west gallops ever closer. Today Rockstar showed off all the pre-order bonuses for Red Redemption II as well as the various special editions. Anyone who pre-orders the game will get a war horse and extra health items. Digital pre-orders include a cash bonus that players can use to get better…
[ad_1] Sony’s E3 2018 PlayStation showcase could have PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), Bloodborne 2, a new BioShock game, and a new SOCOM title too. According to a leak originating from 4chan (via Gamerant) we could see a host of unannounced games joining those expected to get stage time at the PlayStation E3 2018 showcase. While some of…
[ad_1] Deck 13’s Souls-like adventure Lords Of The Fallen was surprisingly good (our review here CI Games), garnering strong reviews and desire for a sequel. Rumors swirled about a possible follow-up. However, the game soon vanished into development hell as Deck 13 moved onto The Surge. CI Games, the publisher for Lords of the Fallen,…
[ad_1] Rumors about an upcoming fifth entry in the long-running action-adventure hack-and-slash franchise Devil May Cry have been swirling on the internet for months now. Now, resourceful users on gaming board resetera have unearthed that a domain for Devil May Cry 5 has been registered on May 18th this year. The company who registered the…
[ad_1] Polish games publisher CI Games has put out a statement today that they secured a different developer to make Lords of the Fallen 2. New York based developer Defiant Studios will helm the task of making the sequel to 2014’s Lords of the Fallen. The studio is fairly young and was founded just in…
[ad_1] Taiwanese electronics giant Asus on Monday announced the launch of its latest mouse, keyboard, headset, chassis, and desktop in its TUF Gaming lineup ahead of Computex 2018 in Taipei. All of the mentioned TUF Gaming peripherals will be available starting Q3 2018. Pricing is yet to be revealed for any of the products. Asus…
[ad_1] After announcing last year that Dragon Quest XI would get a North American release, Square Enix has finally confirmed which platforms it’s coming to. While many stateside fans have been pining for a Switch version, DQ XI has only been announced for PS4 and PC. It appears the company has no plans for the…
[ad_1] Asus gaming brand Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Monday at the company’s For Those Who Dare press event ahead of Computex 2018 announced its latest lineup of gaming products. Asus announced the ROG Strix SCAR II and ROG Strix Hero II gaming laptops. It also unveiled the ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, the world’s first tri-band…
[ad_1] Asus gaming brand Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Monday unveiled the ROG Phone alongside a new lineup of gaming products at its For Those Who Dare event ahead of Computex 2018. Asus’ first ROG gaming smartphone is touted to be the world’s first smartphone with a 3D vapour-chamber cooling system. Additionally, the ROG Phone…
[ad_1] Just over a year since it first launched, Bethesda is switching developers for their Elder Scrolls-based strategy card game, Legends. The previous developers, Dire Wolf, has been on the game since its inception and over the last year. Bethesda has decided to transition the game to Sparkypants Studios, the developers behind Dropzone. In a…
[ad_1] A lot of major console and PC publishers have had a hard time entering the mobile market with quality titles, but Square Enix seemed to have cracked the code with the well-received Lara Croft Go, Hitman Go, and Deus Ex Go. Unfortunately, it seems like quality doesn’t always translate to acceptable profit, and the…
[ad_1] In 2014, Ubisoft dropped an ambitious new racing game on all of us in the form of The Crew. It was an open world racing game with expansive customization but the kicker was that you could drive across the entire United States. The Crew 2 takes that formula and takes it to the extreme.…
[ad_1] The Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X could get Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant soon. Microsoft’s own virtual assistant, Cortana has been available on the Xbox One family of consoles for some time now albeit not in all regions. Although you can only use Cortana via a headset, it seems it…
[ad_1] If you read Jeff Cork’s review of State of Decay 2, you know the game shipped with its share of technical problems. Despite this being the issue that needed most addressing in moving from the janky-but-promising first entry in the series to a sequel, Undead Labs still had problems tying it all together in…
[ad_1] Lego Worlds gives players the opportunity to create whatever their imagination allows and right now Youtuber MythicMarty’s imagination is focused on Lordran. MythicMarty has remade Firelink Shrine, complete with the graveyard full of skeletons mistake that every first time Dark Souls player makes, using the creation tools of Lego Worlds. The Firelink shrine has…
[ad_1] The end of dedicated servers does not mean the end of Evolve, but the game will be affected by the change. The dedicated servers will go offline on September 3 and you can see the full list of changes here. Hunt (ranked) and Stage 2 on PC will no longer be available after that…
[ad_1] Fallout New California The team behind the total-conversion mod Fallout: New California for Fallout: New Vegas has announced that their mod will come out on October 23rd this year. They also released a new trailer showing a lot of new locations and story beats, setting up the atmosphere. Fallout: New California is a major…
[ad_1] At the end of our Replay Civil War, it all came down to you to choose the next Super Replay! Our Overblood Facebook group ended up choosing two games through a tie: Killer7 and Godhand. You chose well. Killer7 is my favorite game of all time, for reasons I will fully elaborate on in the near…
[ad_1] With Red Dead Redemption 2 developer Rockstar Games stating we’d have more information on the open-world Wild West adventure this month, it appears that Microsoft may have leaked some details early. The Microsoft Store for the Xbox One has listed pre-order bonuses for Red Dead Redemption 2. This was spotted by eagle-eyed users of…
[ad_1] Red Dead Redemption 2 Red Dead Redemption 2 is undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated games of 2018, we’re all desperate to learn new information for the game due to Rockstar’s secretive nature and drip feeding tactic of giving us trailers and info. While we had a massive blowout of info last month…
[ad_1] GTA: San Andreas Rockstar has announced that three more titles from their games catalog will be playable on Xbox One game systems via backwards compatibility. The New York City based publisher will make Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Mdnight Club: LA and Table Tennis available to be played on Xbox consoles next Thursday, June…
[ad_1] Dark Souls Remastered Disclaimer: Review copy provided by publisher Platforms: Xbox One (reviewed on Xbox One X), PlayStation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch (coming later this year) Publishers: Bandai Namco Developers: FromSoftware MSRP: $39.99 Introduction: Nearly a decade ago, we were all introduced to the ultra hard RPG series known as Dark Souls. The lore heavy game came…
[ad_1] Games developer Bungie – of Halo and Destiny fame – has announced that they are entering a new partnership with Chinese publisher NetEase to produce a new game for them. For that goal, Bungie will receive funding in height of $100 million. A pretty big sum. So far not much else has been revealed…
[ad_1] Going in to play the closed beta of The Crew 2 – the sequel to Ubisoft’s over-the-top 2014 racing game The Crew – we were a bit apprehensive. The Crew was mediocre at launch with a terrible driving experience, rubber-banding AI, and cookie cutter missions. Though Ubisoft worked on the game for around a…
[ad_1] Marvel Battle Lines With card games like Gwent, Hearthstone, and Magic: The Gathering having such a major impact in the digital space, Marvel has figured they can make great use of their own universe in the card game genre. Marvel has teamed up with the massive Japanese company, Nexon, to develop a well-made free…
[ad_1] In 2005, Capcom teamed up with developer Cavia to create a foul-mouthed brawler that offered a surprising amount of depth. The Game Informer crew cautiously reenters this world and are surprised by how “awesome” it is. We gave this game a 5 out of 10 back in the day, criticizing its use of language…
[ad_1] Back in 2015, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night director Koji Igarashi convinced more than 60,000 Kickstarter backers to fund Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – a spiritual successor to his beloved classic. That project is still in development. In the meantime, Igarashi teamed up with Inti Creates to develop Curse of the Moon, a…
[ad_1] NetEase has purchased a minority stake in Bungie, giving the Chinese tech company a seat on Bungie’s board of directors and a potential inroad for the developer to bring its games to China. According to a report from GamesIndustry.biz, NetEase invested more than $100 million in the studio. Bungie posted about the deal on…
[ad_1] Summer is upon us, and there’s plenty of reasons to find yourself enjoying the sunshine and a fun evening at the lake, a meal after a long hike, or simply settling in at your favorite camp site. While those settings aren’t ideal for giant strategic board games, they can be a perfect opportunity to…
[ad_1] OtherSide Entertainment has released a new trailer for Underworld Ascendant, highlighting the flexible systems that players will have at their disposal. In the immersive sim, a spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld, players have a dizzying array of options for burning, flattening, and destroying their enemies. Improvisation is a key part of the game’s dungeon…
[ad_1] Dragon Ball legends, the latest video game entry in the mega-popular anime is available for download today for free on iOS and Android devices. Legends is a fast-paced card battling game that pits players against one another with “intuitive one finger controls” and lets them duel each other around the globe. The major selling…
[ad_1] BioWare is releasing a new trailer for Anthem that will be out three days before E3, possibly showcasing what will be highlighted on stage during EA’s press conference. A tweet from their official account has a short teaser for the reveal, which will be on June 9. There is something waiting for us…
[ad_1] A new theme titled "For All The Players" is free on the PlayStation Store today. It features bold rainbow designs on a white background. The theme's release coincides with Pride Month, which occurs every June in celebration of the LGBTQ community. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Just ahead of its June 5 release date, Dontnod has dropped a new Vampyr trailer featuring its Victorian setting and lots of neck-biting. The developer, whose previous work includes Life is Strange and Remember Me, boasts that each unique citizen can be killed or spared by the vampire protagonist. Each action will summarily affect…
[ad_1] Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr is coming out next week, and there’s a lot to do in the action-RPG. Developer Neocore Games has released a lifeline to prospective players in the form of a new trailer. It highlights the game’s biggest (and bloodiest) pillars and also shows off plenty of in-game action. Take a…
[ad_1] Timely for the imminent release set for June 5th, Focus Home Interactive has released the launch trailer for the long-awaited vampire action-RPG Vampyr. After developer DONTNOD made the decision to delay the game in September last year, they seem to have had enough time to polish the game up to their satisfaction. DONTNOD made…
[ad_1] Over the weekend, Amazon picked up sci-fi series The Expanse for a fourth season, after it had been cancelled by Syfy earlier in May. On Tuesday, Deadline brought word that Jamie Foxx would play the lead role in creator Todd McFarlane’s film adaptation of his comic book Spawn, about a black ops guy who…
[ad_1] Frostpunk, a harsh survival city sim, turned out to be one of the early gems this year and it looks like more is on the way. A lot more. Developer 11 Bit Studios wrote up an announcement on its Steam page today, revealing the changes. Here are the biggest takeaways: A survivor mode that…
[ad_1] Fortnite continues to be the most viewed game on YouTube, racking up nearly 5.1 billion views in April, according to a new report. The massively popular battle royale game is followed by the likes of Minecraft, and God of War, the latter of which released late in April. According to marketing platform Matchmade, which…
[ad_1] Spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/ VR) products and services is forecast to reach $27 billion (roughly Rs. 1.81 lakh crores) in 2018, a 92 per cent increase year over year, according to a new update from the International Data Corporation (IDC). Worldwide spending on AR/VR is likely to achieve a five-year compound…
[ad_1] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (GTA San Andreas) is finally making its way to the Xbox One and Xbox One X via Microsoft’s Xbox One backwards compatibility program. And it’s not just Rockstar’s classic that comes to the Xbox One family of consoles. Midnight Club: Los Angeles and Rockstar presents Table Tennis are making their…
[ad_1] A remastered release of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is headed to the Nintendo Switch on June 29, and PowerA – the peripheral manufacturer who makes Nintendo-themed controllers – has quietly revealed a Crash Bandicoot Wired Controller that’ll release on the same day. It’ll only work while the Switch is docked. Moreover, the Crash…
[ad_1] A Steam bug could have allowed hackers complete control of your PC. The exploit was a cause for concern as it would mean all of Steam’s users (in excess of 125 million) were vulnerable losing control of their desktops or laptops thanks to this and has now been patched. It was discovered by Tom Court…
[ad_1] There are so many reasons to be excited about gaming in June. To begin with, there’s E3, the event that will dictate our gaming wish list for the next 12 months and more. Then there are two arcade racing games out this month, both looking extremely positive as of now. We even have two…
[ad_1] After reporting that Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch would be at Nintendo’s E3 2018 event it seems that the game has been confirmed via multiple sources. First up, an image of Nintendo’s E3 208 line up has been doing the rounds originating from 4chan which contains a mention of Epic Games’ battle royale darling.…
[ad_1] The FIFA World Cup is a special time for football fans. And for those who enjoy determining the fate of virtual matches as much as cheering on their favourite team, getting their hands on the tie-in video game – made by EA Sports for over two decades – in the run-up to the tournament…
[ad_1] Sonic the Hedgehog is getting his own movie, with James Marsden (Westworld) set to star, according to a new report. Paramount had earlier decided on a release date: November 15, 2019. According to sources close to Variety, Marsden has been picked to feature in the Sonic film, which will be a combination of live…
[ad_1] The next entry in the massively popular Assassin’s Creed franchise has been revealed by Ubisoft: it’s called Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. The announcement was made via the game’s official Twitter account, as part of a five-second clip that ended with the logo and the words: “See you at E3.” The reveal video for Assassin’s Creed…
[ad_1] An image that popped up on image boards and social media today shows off what appears to be a placement document for banners of games at Nintendo’s E3 booth. The listing, which appears to be one page and at minimum not representative of everything that could be at the booth, lists a number of…
[ad_1] This week at Bungie, the Destiny developer outlined their coming plans for the future of the game, including an announcement of a livestream for more details on what Destiny 2’s second year will look like. On June 5, Bungie will be holding a livestream with the development team to talk about the previous year…
[ad_1] Astro and Nintendo are collaborating on a Zelda-themed headset that they say is inspired by Link’s latest adventures in Breath of the Wild. The headset, which Astro says is just the first product from their collaborative work with Nintendo, is an A10 headset with sleek Zelda iconography covering it. The idea, Astro says, is…
[ad_1] Surprisingly basically no one, a new Assassin’s Creed title leaked today called Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Ubisoft, who at this point must have a sheet of paper taped to every desk in the company titled “What to do in case Assassin’s Creed Leaks Again” has now just gone ahead and confirmed it. The new title,…
[ad_1] French games publisher Ubisoft has surprisingly joined the recent bandwagon and actually revealed a new title in their popular historic execution franchise, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey after recent leaks started spreading online. Just yesterday French gaming website Jeuxvideo reported that they got their hands on merchandise for the new game. A keychain in form of a…
[ad_1] Fortnite After rumors, potentially unintentional leaks from studios, and much more, it seems the dream is about to finally come true. Epic Games’ massively popular shooter, Fortnite, is making its way to Nintendo Switch according to a new leak and credible sources. Today, a picture began surfacing on 4Chan that appeared to show off…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this week’s episode, Andrew Reiner, and Matt Bertz talk about the reveal of Fallout 76 from Bethesda Game Studios and Bertz’s trip to London to see three hours of Battlefield V gameplay. Then Kyle Hilliard and Suriel Vazquez (Skyping in from Tokyo) join the show to…
[ad_1] Last month’s update for Warhammer: Vermintide 2 eased the game’s difficulty, but this month’s free update is all about offering new challenges for players. The PC update includes daily challenges (for some impressive gear) and new quests, as well as over 100 cosmetic items and mod support through the Steam Workshop. The cosmetic items…
[ad_1] World of Demons, the first PlatinumGames title that’s made for mobile phones, has a brand new gameplay trailer. The new trailer shows off more of the action gameplay people have come to expect from PlatinumGames, as well as some of the title’s other features, like the demon summoning and asymmetric multiplayer. You can watch…
[ad_1] The first Borderlands game has been rated for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, thanks to a listing from the ever-talkative Korean Ratings Board. The game, which was originally released in 2009, appears to be the Game of the Year variant, which includes all of Borderlands’ DLC. Borderlands has since spawned a series of one…
[ad_1] It seems that the Nintendo E3 2018 line up may have been leaked. If true, expect announcements pertaining to Super Smash Bros for Nintendo Switch, Fortnite, Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee as well as some surprises in Metroid Prime Renegade (which may be Metroid Prime 4’s official name), Fire Emblem Memories,…
[ad_1] A demo of Pokemon Gold And Silver contains a large number of unused Pokémon designs. The demo file surfaced over 20 years after it was originally playable at the Nintendo Space World trade show in 1997, according to The Cutting Room Floor. Fans at The Cutting Room Floor analyzed the demo’s files, revealing the unused…
[ad_1] I began chatting with Jeff Marchiafava about doing Blog Herding back in 2013. I just really wanted my life intertwined with Game Informer’s. As many of you know, I interned here. I love everything about G.I. I wrote many stories, one for print, went to parties where craft beer was had, and bad games…
[ad_1] Yesterday, Amazon Spain very abruptly cancelled a number of Crackdown 3 preorders for the upcoming Xbox One exclusive, fueling speculation that the game might be delayed or worse. Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg says it was simply an Amazon error, however. Crackdown 3 was first announced at Microsoft’s E3 show in 2014, but has suffered numerous…
[ad_1] If you’ve ever wondered how item stores in video games manage to stay in business, Moonlighter lets you step behind the counter to find out. As a young merchant named Will, you spend part of your time tending to your shop, and the other part diving into randomly generated dungeons to restock. This straightforward…
[ad_1] In a new developer spotlight, Insomniac has teased a new exploration-based VR game on the Oculus. The studio hints at a solution to the issue of movement in an open-world environment, eschewing the typical short-range teleportation system that many VR games currently use. The game sounds like it could be a mix of the…
[ad_1] Following on the heels of GTA IV, Bully, and Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar announced today that three more of its titles would be coming to Xbox One backwards compatibility. Starting June 7, GTA: San Andreas, Midnight Club: LA, and Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis will all be available to play on Xbox One. Rockstar…
[ad_1] As Sega gears up for the launch of Sonic Mania Plus this July, it is continuing its animated short series Sonic Mania Adventures. The first episode captured fans’ hearts with a charming animated style and amazing remixes of classic Sonic tunes, and the second and third episodes are no different. The third episode, appropriately…
[ad_1] Elite Dangerous developer Frontier Developments has announced that the game’s second update – Chapter 2 – is coming out on June 28 in advance of a bigger fall update. The update gives The Alliance the Challenger, which has stronger armor than the Chieftain, while the Thargoid counter with new scouts that can buff other…
[ad_1] 10 Chambers Collective, an indie Swedish company led by Payday developers, made waves last year when it revealed the horror-focused co-op game GTFO. The trailer was brief but got the message across: you and your friends work together to complete objectives while fending off nasty monsters. We haven’t heard much about the game, developed…
[ad_1] Time to get your swashbuckle on. Maxi, The Dandy Of The South Seas, is heading to SoulCalibur VI. The fan-favorite pirate has been a part of the series since the first entry. You can watch VI’s version of the nunchaku-wielding fighter in action right here in this recently released trailer: Soulcalibur VI is due…
[ad_1] Barely a day after Fallout 76 was revealed and reported to have survival gameplay mechanics similar to Rust and DayZ, a new leak has suggested that the next entry in the post-apocalyptic franchise may have less in common with these games than initially suggested. According to a Reddit post that’s now been deleted but…
[ad_1] Gigantic dinosaurs will now roam the Earth once again, at least on Android and iOS devices. Similar to the once-popular Pokemon Go game, Jurassic World Alive is an augmented reality game where users find and capture dinosaurs in the real world. While you had to toss a Pokeball at the collectable creatures in Pokemon…
[ad_1] Microsoft Studios has released the first of three planned updates for its shared world piracy adventure title, Sea of Thieves. It’s called The Hungering Deep, and it’s available free of cost to existing owners of the game on Xbox One and Windows 10, even if you have access via subscription service Xbox Game Pass.…
[ad_1] Announced along with Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee earlier this week was Pokemon Quest. While those two titles have a November 16 release date, Pokemon Quest is playable on the Nintendo Switch right now, with Android and iOS release slated for late June. We spent some time with Pokemon Quest on…
[ad_1] Bethesda has announced Fallout 76 – a Bethesda Game Studios title appearing on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Nothing is known about the game at this time – whether it will a Fallout title as we’ve come to know them, an online-focused title, or something else entirely. However, we do know a…
[ad_1] Sega has revealed the newest Sonic the Hedgehog game, making good on their teaser at SXSW of a Sonic racing title by announcing exactly that. Team Sonic Racing is a new Sonic-based racing title from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed developer Sumo Digital releasing on Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. While functionally…
[ad_1] A returning monster named Lunastra is coming to Monster Hunter World on May 31 alongside a new update, Capcom has announced. Lunastra is the female version of Teostra, the fire-breathing elder dragon. Where Lunastra differs, beyond her raw brute strength, is that she can cover the arena in blue flames that cause a heat…
[ad_1] Nordisk Film, a Danish film studio and distribution company, has announced that they have wholly acquired Avalanche Studios, the developer behind Mad Max, Just Cause, and the recently announced Rage 2. According to Avalanche, this deal changes very little, as the studio still has full creative freedom and the only personnel change being made…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 might have a private beta in August across platforms, according to information on a listing on a retailer’s website that has since been pulled. That would be in line with the beta for its predecessor, Black Ops 3. The pre-order page for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4…
[ad_1] The trailers for the forthcoming film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom hint that dinosaurs are no longer contained in the park and are on the loose in your neighborhoods and houses. Ludia’s latest video game, Jurassic World Alive, echoes this premise, as it invites players out into the real world to use their mobile device’s…
[ad_1] Solo: A Star Wars Story didn’t light up the Memorial Day box office, pulling in just $103 million over the four-day period. Going into the weekend, Disney projected between $130-$150 million for this Star Wars prequel, but it didn’t come anywhere close to that. The lackluster performance brought about a chorus of friends and…
[ad_1] It feels like only yesterday that Blizzard was running an ARG to reveal Sombra for Overwatch for like four months, but she’s been out for a while and now even has her own Nendoroid. The Nendo Sombra comes with two faces, a hacking screen, a translocator with wavy hacking lines, fingers for her boop…
[ad_1] It was only yesterday that rumors were swirling about Paramount tapping Ant-Man star Paul Rudd to star in the first feature film about Sega’s blue hedgehog. Variety is now reporting, however, that the role has been secured by Westworld and X-Men star James Marsden instead. Variety doesn’t have many other details, just that Marsden…
[ad_1] NISA has announced that the two Yomawari titles, Japanese ghost-horror games done in a somewhat cutesy artstyle, are coming to Switch as Yomawari: The Long Night Collection. The collection is made up of two games, Night Alone and Midnight Shadows. Both games are ghost stories about girls in rural Japan that wander off the…
[ad_1] Pokémon Go captured the world when it launched in summer 2016. Beyond the excitement of traveling to new locations to catch monsters and meet like-minded trainers, one of the things that made Niantic’s collaboration with The Pokémon Company so interesting was the mystery that surrounded nearly every element about the game. The mystery was…
[ad_1] The first trailer for Fallout 76 hit the Internet a few hours ago and while it gave us a glimpse of elements familiar to past Fallout games, it seems that Bethesda has something quite different planned for this Fallout game. According to a report from Kotaku, Fallout 76 is an online survival role-playing game…
[ad_1] A datamine of Fortnite’s latest patch revealed new skins, gliders, and emotes. The initial leak came via Fortnite Intel, then fnbr.co revealed the name and rarity of each item. Among the skins are a male basketball player called Jumpshot (Rare), a female burglar called Rapscallion (Epic), and a red-skined male elf-looking thing based on…
[ad_1] Hyper Light Drifter, an artistic action game with shades of A Link to the Past, was announced for Switch some time ago, but developers Heart Machine and Abylight are adding some extra content for the port’s Summer release. A new weapon, a double sword, is being added to the game. The more powerful weapon…
[ad_1] Bethesda showed off a trailer for a new game in the Fallout universe called Fallout 76. Details are scant with a Fallout 76 trailer that shows off the interiors of Vault 76 complete with the retro-future aesthetic the series is known for. In Fallout lore, vaults are subterranean installations designed to house 1,000 citizens…
[ad_1] Agony’s premise is simple: you play a soul who has been damned to the deepest pits of hell. Your job? Escape. A survival-horror game in the mode of Amnesia and Alien: Isolation, Agony makes a strong first impression with its opening cinematic thanks to astounding visuals that pop and crackle, showcasing fiery skies and…
[ad_1] Capcom’s Tim Turi joins the Game Informer crew for a brief (but complete) look at Mega Man’s first adventure. We all know Tim has proven himself as a great gamer, somehow managing to work his way through Overblood, Illbleed, and the atrocious Martian Gothic, but he needed a little help getting through Mega Man.…
[ad_1] A new trailer has been released featuring the next batch of warriors for Dragon Ball FighterZ. Fused Zamasu and Vegito Blue will be joining the roster, two characters from the currently appearing (in the English dub) of the Future Trunks arc of Dragon Ball Super. They will be available tomorrow May 31 and are…
[ad_1] XCOM 2 and Trials Fusion are PlayStation Plus’ free games for June. Game Informer’s Ben Reeves gave XCOM 2 a 9.5, saying that despite the game’s notorious level of challenge, “XCOM 2’s battles are so compelling that it’s easy to pick yourself up after defeat and jump back into the fray. Successfully navigating XCOM…
[ad_1] This impressive short film from Red Giant is a visual homage to vector arcade games like Battlezone and Star Wars. Follow the story of a team of pilots on their quest to take down a weapon of mass destruction. Come on, it’s only about three minutes of your life. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] After yesterday’s cryptic social media tease we reported on, today Bethesda let the cat out of the bag. As suspected a new entry in the nuclear-wasteland RPG series is set to arrive, Fallout 76. It is not known yet what kind of game Fallout 76 is concretely going to be but Kotaku writer Jason…
[ad_1] Pre-orders have begun at Indigogo for two Atari VCS models. The VCS is a gaming platform that comes with over 100 arcade and home classic Atari titles like Missile Command and Yars’ Revenge. The unit is also Linux based, so users can add their own titles and customize it as they see fit. The…
[ad_1] Looks like TT Games and Lego Games has yet another title on the way. After revealing that The Incredibles was to receive its own adaptation, WB Games revealed today that another Lego game was on the way. This one is based around DC’s super villains and focuses on a world where “The Justice League…
[ad_1] LEGO DC Super Villains TT Games has been making LEGO for as long as we can remember both in the form of original LEGO games and ones based off of highly popular IPs. The studio has touched on Star Wars, Marvel, and even DC Comics, giving them lots of great playgrounds to play in…
[ad_1] Nintendo announced Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee for the Nintendo Switch with a release date of November 16 this year. As the name (and past leaks) suggest, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company see the Let’s Go games as the evolution for players brought in by Pokemon Go to continue the…
[ad_1] Walmart has leaked yet another game in Team Sonic Racing. Following Walmart’s colossal leak that saw the likes of Rage 2, Just Cause 4, and Gears of War 5 made public prior to an official reveal, Sega’s latest entry in its Sonic Racing series landed up on Walmart’s website. Spotted by members of popular…
[ad_1] Aside from Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu, Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee, and Pokemon Quest, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo let it slip that 2019’s Pokemon game for the Nintendo Switch will be “in the style of X and Y and Sun and Moon”. What this means is, they should be turn-based role-playing games (RPG) similar…
[ad_1] World Seeker is an open world One Piece game, and it looks like it may be taking cues from the Batman: Arkham games. Along with being able to swing and leap through the game’s open city world, the gameplay trailer also shows Luffy activating a detective vision-like ability to look through walls and see…
[ad_1] Developer EA Tiburon just announced Madden 19’s release date (August 10) and first features, which is a great launching pad to air some of our hopes and dreams for the franchise. In our recent conversation, new senior producer Carlos Guerrero, said that Madden 19 was a “much more balanced offering,” giving us hope that…
[ad_1] Following in the footsteps of its other classic RPGs, Square Enix is bringing Valkyrie Profile to iOS and Android with new features to improve the playing experience. Originally released in 1999 for the original PlayStation, the turn-based RPG has a story based in Norse mythology and a variety of endings based on players’ choices.…
[ad_1] Fortnite for iOS, PS4, Xbox One, and PC has a new patch. Dubbed as Fortnite patch v4.3, it adds a new vehicle with a shopping cart you race across the map with. There are new UI elements that let you track your progression in a match too. Most importantly though, the update brings voice chat…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced the Xbox One and backwards compatible Xbox 360 games they’re releasing to Gold members for free in the month of June, including Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed. The headlining game, Assassin’s Creed, was the third game in the sidescrolling Assassin’s Creed Chronicles series, preceded by…
[ad_1] It's that magical time of year when E3 predictions and rumors are flying fast. We here at Game Informer wanted to take a different path, so associate editor Suriel Vazquez traveled to Eye of Horus in Minneapolis, Minnesota to get a better idea of what to expect from the show from a tarot card session.…
[ad_1] If you purchased the Far Cry 5 season pass, you can now download the Classic Edition Of Far Cry 3 on your respective console. PC owners will get the full edition of the game as well, indicating that the release will contain all of the previous DLC for console players at well. At the…
[ad_1] One of my favorite Christmas traditions is watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the stop-motion animated TV special from 1964. This holiday classic takes a dark turn when Rudolph visits an island occupied by toys no one wants or could love anymore. Forgotton Anne explores this concept as well, but the focus is much wider,…
[ad_1] Mega Man 11 is coming to, well, every modern system, but the Switch version will get an extra bit of plastic the other versions don’t. The new Mega Man amiibo, which is based on his Mega Man 11 design, is also being offered from Capcom as a Gamestop exclusive. The amiibo can be procured…
[ad_1] Pokémon Quest is a “free-to-start” (Nintendo’s frankly more accurate terminology to describe free-to-play games) action RPG that takes place on Tumblecube Island, “where everything’s a cube.– including the Pokémon.” Players will be able to explore the island for a hidden treasure, hunt treasure, make friends, cook, battle wild Pokémon called “Pokéxel” (this is done…
[ad_1] Tonight The Pokémon Company announced Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee for Switch – but those are separate from the Pokémon RPG that was teased at E3 2017. The Pokémon Company says that Switch game will be more in the vein of previous Pokémon RPGs like X and Y and Sun and…
[ad_1] The Pokémon Company has announced (and confirmed) what it is calling the next mainline Pokémon RPG games and a dedicated, Pokémon-themed accessory are coming to Switch in November. Firstly, it’s worth noting these games are not the Pokémon Switch RPG that was announced with few details at E3 2017. That game is coming in…
[ad_1] Seasoned Polish video game developer The Farm 51, responsible most recently for the mystery-FPS Get Even, has revealed their new game World War 3. A multiplayer-centric military first-person-shooter slated for release on PC later this year. The developer has decided to release World War 3 on Steam as an Early Access title to include…
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[ad_1] Update: To go alongside the announcement of Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee, the first Alolan Pokémon is now available and it’s the best one. Just in time to sweat through your Ash Ketchum cosplay, Niantic is releasing a host of new Pokémon into the wild. Since its release almost two years ago, Pokémon…
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[ad_1] Pokemon: Let’s Go! Pokemon is a massive part of Nintendo. It has been around since the days of the Gameboy and has jumped from various platforms as gaming has evolved. Now with the Nintendo Switch out on the market, people have been wondering how developer GameFreak will use that hardware to their advantage with…
[ad_1] Bethesda’s Twitch livestream teasing a new Fallout game. In spring of 2015, Bethesda came out of absolutely nowhere with a vague social media post that resembled the “Please stand by…” screen you’d see on a television. We all knew what it meant but we couldn’t be sure if they were pulling our legs. A…
[ad_1] Love it or hate it, Solo is an interesting movie to discuss. On this episode of Spoiled, Game Informer’s Ben Hanson, Matt Miller, Matthew Kato, and Andrew Reiner dive in deep and share their thoughts on the film, how this version of Han Solo compares to the original trilogy’s, and plenty of other geeky…
[ad_1] During a Yakuza-themed livestream this morning, Yakuza producer Toshihiro Nagoshi mentioned that the recently announced remasters of Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 are being done primarily for Yakuza fans outside of Japan. Nagoshi talked on the stream about the new remasters, saying that the three games are being redone without any missing content. This…
[ad_1] I am so excited to tell you about a big change coming to gameinformer.com. Sometime in the next month, we are switching to a new, faster design. The new technology has been built from the bottom up with entirely new processes for us internally. Our new mobile-friendly site (yes, feel free to make your…
[ad_1] Paul Rudd, who is known for roles in Ant-Man, Anchorman, Parks and Recreation, and Friends, is reportedly in talks to join the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Whether you like it or not, Paramount is moving full forward on the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Website TheHashtagShow is reporting that Paul Rudd is looking into joining…
[ad_1] Spawn as he appeared on the Xbox version of Soul Calibur II. Todd McFarlane, the creator of Spawn, co-creator of Venom, and sculptor of detailed toys, is getting into film making by creating a Spawn movie that will star Jamie Foxx. Foxx will star as the titular CIA Black Ops team member-turned angry demon…
[ad_1] If you can wrap your brain around what developer Villa Gorilla calls an “open-world Metroidvania pinball adventure,” and you don’t mind playing as a spry dung beetle, you’re in for a unique and wholly satisfying treat. Yoku’s Island Express turns the simple action of hitting a ball with a flipper into a joyous journey…
[ad_1] Earlier this month, Microsoft unveiled a new accessibility-minded controller designed to give disabled gamers new, more comfortable avenues to playing games. The Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC) was designed with help and feedback from many disabled gamers, including AbleGamers, the charity most associated with furthering accessibility in the video game scene. The announcement is a…
[ad_1] Following Saints Row 2’s addition to the Xbox One BC list earlier this month, its predecessor Saints Row 2 and the most recent game in the series, the standalone expansion Gat Out of Hell, have both joined the list. The first Saints Row launched in 2006 and was initially criticized for being a clone…
[ad_1] GTA V Lampadatti Michell Rockstar’s record-breaking megahit Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to entice its player base with new missions, vehicles, discounts and in-game experience RP & GTA$ bonuses in this weeks update. Players of the popular online mode will be able to get new contact missions from the all-new Madrazo Dispatch Services. As…
[ad_1] Refusing to consolidate to a single handheld system, Nintendo announced a new Zelda 2DS XL today. Its case features the Hylian shield design and it comes with a pre-installed copy of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Like the Detective Pikachu version before it, this Hylian Shield Edition has a vibrant color scheme…
[ad_1] Sony announced a new blue and gold PS4 design via the PlayStation Blog. The Days of Play Limited Edition PS4 features a bold blue shell with gold symbols adorning the top of the console and the included Dualshock 4’s touchpad. The design comes in celebration of Sony’s Days of Play 2018 event, which runs…
[ad_1] Black Clover: Quartet Knights is getting a North American release this September on PC and PlayStation 4. The 4v4 multiplayer brawler is going to have an original story set in the Black Clover universe and a dedicated story mode. The multiplayer allows players to select their Magic Knights and choose their strategies. Different members…
[ad_1] Sony has revealed yet another special edition PS4 console. Dubbed the Days of Play Limited Edition PS4, it’s a blue and gold PS4 Slim that comes with a gold PlayStation symbol design placed at the centre of the top surface and a matching DualShock 4 wireless controller which also features PlayStation controller icons on…
[ad_1] Despite his long slumber, Mega Man has a history synonymous with gaming. With Mega Man 11, the blue bomber is attempting the kind of revival fraught with the same kind of dangers that dozens of other series have tried before with few coming out the other end successful. Mega Man’s newest adventure, however, might…
[ad_1] Last month Madmind Studio, the developers behind Agony (the survival-horror game set in hell) made headlines last month when it revealed that it planned to skirt around an Adults Only rating for PC by uploading an uncensored patch after the game’s release. This was intended to be a compromise for Madmind to offer players…
[ad_1] In both Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the single-player campaigns offer creative and fun breaks from the madness of online competition. Each campaign combines methodical platforming and puzzle solving with frantic firefights against the octarians and the humanoid octolings. With Splatoon 2’s upcoming Octo Expansion, Nintendo is adding a ton of new content for fans…
[ad_1] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash launched on Wii U in 2015 to poor reception from fans and critics alike. The game added little in way of new mechanics and even less in terms of reasons to return to the game time and again. With gameplay that expands your arsenal, an improved online suite, and a…
[ad_1] FIFA 19 contender PES 2019 release date is August 30. In the run up to this, the game has been listed for pre-order. PES 2019 price is Rs. 3,999 for PS4 and Xbox One. No PC version has been listed yet. Unlike PES 2018 which cost Rs. 3,499 and PES 2017 that was Rs.…
[ad_1] The minimum PC system requirements for Battlefield V have been revealed nearly five months ahead of the game’s release, thanks to its listing on EA’s official store Origin. Interestingly, Battlefield V has the exact same requirements as 2016’s critically-acclaimed Battlefield 1 and 2017’s much maligned Star Wars: Battlefront 2, two past releases from EA…
[ad_1] The Nintendo Switch continues to be a popular console for indie developers if the sales performance of side-scrolling beat ’em up Wulverblade is any indication. Fully Illustrated, the creator Wulverblade took to Twitter to present how big the difference is between the game’s sales on the Nintendo Switch versus other platforms such as PS4,…
[ad_1] While Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 isn’t shipping with a single-player campaign, developer Treyarch hasn’t ruled one out completely. When asked about the reasons for no single-player in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Treyarch co-studio head Dan Bunting stated in an interview with Variety that the game was designed to “live a…
[ad_1] World War 2 shooter Battlefield V is out on October 19 and in the run up to that EA has announced that the game will have a single-player campaign, won’t have loot boxes, and promises to be free of pay-to-win micro-transactions. Now the game finally has an India price for the PS4 and Xbox…
[ad_1] Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is an anthology of twelve Street Fighter games released over the years. It has the original Street Fighter released in 1987; five iterations of Street Fighter II – The World Warrior, Champion Edition, Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Super, and Super Turbo…
[ad_1] Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Disclaimer: Review copy provided by publisher Platforms: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch Publishers: Capcom Developers: Digital Eclipse MSRP: $39.99 Street Fighter is one of the most iconic franchises in both the fighting genre and gaming as a whole. It features major pop culture figures such as Ryu and his…
[ad_1] Street Fighter’s been around for a while. Throughout its 30-year history, it’s given us some of the best fighting games of all time, iconic moves and characters, and much more. The Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection arrives today and celebrates that history. So how do these games hold up? To find out, Jeff Cork,…
[ad_1] PUBG lead designer and director Brendan Greene, better known by his moniker PlayerUnknown, isn’t looking forward to his next game, he said in a new interview. He also talked about his unawareness of the gaming industry and how that helped him, and why he thinks modding is a great way for game development. In…
[ad_1] The newest entry into the Star Wars Saga, Solo: A Star Wars Story surprised with an underwhelming performance in its opening weekend. It only earned an estimated $103 million in its four-day weekend. While no slouch and indeed beating every other movie, when you are part of a megabrand phenomenal figures are expected. Indeed,…
[ad_1] PUBG Corp., the developer behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has filed a copyright violation lawsuit against Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, in its home country of South Korea. It wants the court to decide whether Fortnite copied its battle royale basics from PUBG. Speaking to The Korea Times on Friday, an unnamed PUBG official told…
[ad_1] Some time ago, Ubisoft’s chief Yves Guillemot mentioned to Polygon that they were sitting on a finished Wii U title until the install base grew. Time passed and the install base never grew and the game ultimately was never officially announced, officially cancelled, and never saw the light of day. Through ESRB listings and…
[ad_1] PUBG Corp., the company that develops and manages PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, is taking Epic Games to court over the similarities between Battlegrounds and Fortnite. Bluehole and PUBG Corp. have been threatening this for some time, going back as far as last year when the Korean-based developer said they were mulling their options over how they…
[ad_1] Square Enix is recruiting for jobs, including for the Final Fantasy VII remake. One of those recruitment pages, however, has the first look at Final Fantasy VII remake that we have gotten since 2015. The image, which is found on this recruitment page, shows lead developer Naoki Hamaguchi sitting in front of a computer screen…
[ad_1] Star Citizen is a crowdfunded game with a lot of money given to it, to the tune of $35,000,000 as of January. Now, Cloud Imperium Gaming is offering yet another tier of purchases for only $27,000 dollars. The Legatus Pack is now purchasable for Star Citizen players, but with a special caveat. The pack,…
[ad_1] It’s been a big week for Dark Souls Remastered, the newest version of FROM Soft’s seminal 2011 action adventure game. Certainly, though, the strangest story cropping up from the game is how modders found early Bloodborne data in the new version of the game and then managed to open it up in Grand Theft…
[ad_1] Everyone’s favorite Metro City rascal Cody was announced for Street Fighter V along with everyone else from season 3, but this new gameplay trailer (with a hint of story) gives Cody some time to shine. The trailer begins with a live action clip of Cody, played by New Japan Pro Wrestling star and Street…
[ad_1] Moonlighter for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC is an action role-playing game (RPG) that has you in the shoes of Will, a merchant. Yes, instead of donning the garb of a wizard, demon, or the usual hero that most RPGs saddle you as, you run a shop instead. During the day you’ll peddle…
[ad_1] World War 2 shooter Battlefield V will have two in-game currencies. Publisher EA confirmed this days after the Battlefield V reveal. The premium currency will be used solely for buying cosmetic items, while a secondary currency is what players earn as they keep playing. Any items or boosts that make players more powerful can…
[ad_1] Microsoft Studios has released a new free-to-play single-player racing game called Miami Street for Windows 10. It’s been developed by Brighton-based Electric Square, which is the sister studio to Studio Gobo, in-charge of delivering new content for For Honor, and the now-defunct Disney Infinity. Unlike traditional racing titles, Miami Street is played in a…
[ad_1] Two years since Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 had been discontinued, it delivered a minor system update on Tuesday last week, which is surprising news to say the least. The official update notes say the new version, numbered 2.0.17526.0, brings “minor bug fixes and improvements”. That’s it, nothing more. It’s interesting to see…
[ad_1] Fortnite may be a massive revenue generator but developer Epic Games isn’t one to rest on its laurels. The game’s net code has been tweaked ever so often for better performance. Starting at a tickrate (the rate at which the game is run on a server) as low as 8Hz Fortnite’s patch 3.4 brought…
[ad_1] PUBG Corp., the developers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, announced a slew of changes to improve game performance on Saturday, admitting mistakes it has made in the past, in addition to talking about upcoming new content. It would also now push optimisations as and when they are ready, instead of waiting for major patches. “Although we’ve…
[ad_1] Ever since the launch of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, it has been plagued with performance issues that have irked players. In a recent Steam post, PUBG Corp outlines upcoming performance fixes and how it has “fallen short” in the past. The development team’s three biggest priorities are “performance, server-side optimization, and cheating.” Altering lighting effects so…
[ad_1] Sleep Tight is a shooter that reminds you of the fears you had as a kid at bedtime. It’s about the monsters that lurk in your closet and under your bed, but this time, you have the power to stop them. This twin-stick shooter blends base-building with intense combat. You craft fortresses out of…
[ad_1] Feudal Alloy, an upcoming Metroidvania action RPG, centers around a bizarre concept. You play through a medieval era as a robot powered by a goldfish, who is on a quest to defeat bandits that burned down their home. You’re not the only goldfish piloting the robot. In this strange world, all enemies you go…
[ad_1] Sea of Thieves is receiving its first free DLC expansion in a couple days, bringing a slew of new content to the pirate adventure. The Hungering Deep hits on May 29th, and will be followed by two other expansions called Cursed Sails and Forsaken Shores at later dates. The Hungering Deep features new items,…
[ad_1] When Disney announced a Solo: A Star Wars Story was coming to the silver screen in 2018, the internet collectively groaned. A spin-off of a character whose greatest strength was his mystery? Another movie cashing in on the recognition of an iconic character instead of telling a fully original story in unseen parts of…
[ad_1] At the end of our Replay Civil War, it all came down to you to choose the next Super Replay! Our Overblood Facebook group ended up choosing two games through a tie: Killer7 and Godhand. You chose well. Killer7 is my favorite game of all time, for reasons I will fully elaborate on in the near…
[ad_1] After remastering The Silver Case and its sequel 25 Ward on modern platforms, Grasshopper Manufacture has set its sights on bringing its cult hit Killer7 to Steam. Announced during a panel discussing the company’s history at this year’s Momocon, the remaster arrives this Fall. The Steam release won’t be a remake but a graphical…
[ad_1] One of the major aspects of games that separate them from other mediums is the way players can express themselves by making choices. Many of those are mechanical (“should I upgrade my health or defense?”) but many of them are narrative. While many of these choices are black and white (“should you save or…
[ad_1] Earlier this week, EA revealed our first look at the new Battlefield game, Battlefield V. The series will be going back to World War II but there’s one thing that has upset quite a few people: there are women on the frontlines and some people find that to be historically inaccurate despite that not…
[ad_1] Not content with creating unconventional gaming devices like a multi-platform boombox or a Wii U gaming coat, Youtuber My Mate Vince has a found a slightly more useful contraption: A way to pump an Xbox One X signal through the airwaves so TV antennas can pick it up. Making such a weird thing possible requires…
[ad_1] Next week Destiny 2 fans can expect some major changes to some of their favorite pieces of rare gear, but matchmaking for the new Escalation Protocol activity is still up in the air. With the release of the Warmind expansion came a number of changes to exotic weapons, and many new weapons became a…
[ad_1] Video game pioneer and Atari co-founder Ted Dabney has passed away at age 80. The news comes from close friend Leonard Herman. Dabney was instrumental in the early history of Atari and video games, but is often left unsung. Originally one of the people behind Syzygy back in 1971, he helped create much of…
[ad_1] It's a bit of light week in terms of number of events, but the events that are going on this week are pretty killer. Combo Breaker is a huge fighting game and I'd love to attend some day, if for no other reason than to watch some live Darkstalkers action again, and Dota 2's major…
[ad_1] (Photo courtesy of Irfan Khan/AP) Two additional men have been hit with federal charges in the Wichita, Kansas SWATing case that left one man dead after an argument over a Call of Duty match. Last December, Andrew Finch was killed by police after Tyler Barriss, known online as SWAUtistic, allegedly called a SWAT team…
[ad_1] The newest God of War has sold over five million copies, according to Sony, making it the fastest selling PlayStation 4 exclusive. The news comes from Sony’s Investor’s Relations Day report, where the company is more than happy to tell its stockholders how well they are doing. The new PlayStation chief John Kodera, who…
[ad_1] In this episode of Replay, we play three absolutely atrocious games, the first of which is Gungrave: Overdose. You’ll see just how much we dislike it in just a matter of seconds of us playing it, and will understand why it didn’t even receive a 5 out of 10 from Game Informer. Our disgust…
[ad_1] It’s a three day weekend for a lot of us in the states, which means that the Game Informer crew has a lot of rest and relaxation planned. But like all plans, that’s surely to go awry, so let’s see what we say we’re going to do before reality sets in. We also have…
[ad_1] 20XX, a platformer rogue-lite that draws heavily from Capcom’s Mega Man X series, is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch this July. The platformer launched on Steam Early Access in 2014 and has since been built upon by developers at BatteryStaple and Fire Hose Games. 20XX hit version 1.0 late last year…
[ad_1] The second season of The Wolf Among Us, Telltale’s noir-ish graphic adventure based on the Bill Willingham comic series Fables, will launch in 2019. Telltale had previously announced the new season of the episodic detective story would land in the latter half of 2018, but now has to put the game off to release…
[ad_1] Nintendo released a new gameplay trailer for the Switch port of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The trailer showcases the puzzle game’s various features, including a quick look at the New Donk City level inspired by Super Mario: Odyssey. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker comes to the Switch and the 3DS on July 13. When Game…
[ad_1] A few weeks ago, Switch hacking was blown wide open by a hardware exploit that allowed players to modify code on the console. As a consequence, some players are now employing cheating measures in competitive games. Today, a number of videos and tweets have been going up of cheaters taking part in Splatoon 2,…
[ad_1] Deadpool 2 and John Wick director David Leitch was recently announced as the director for a film based on Ubisoft’s The Division. In an interview with Collider, he shared more information about the upcoming film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain and what he has to say is promising. The film is still looking…
[ad_1] Epic Games disabled Fortnite’s Close Encounters event about an hour after it launched. Epic announced the event’s shutdown via Fortnite’s official Twitter. Due to an issue with Close Encounters, we’ve had to disable this LTM while we investigate. ? In the meantime, we’ve enabled Solid Gold. ? — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 25,…
[ad_1] With this special edition of The Game Informer Show, we’re officially wrapping up our fun month of exclusive coverage on Days Gone from Sony Bend. We’re joined by creative director John Garvin, studio director Christopher Reese, and game director Jeff Ross to answer dozens and dozens of burning questions from the community. We clear…
[ad_1] Deep Silver has released a new trailer showcasing the upcoming modes in Codemasters new combat-racing game Onrush. The new title is being developed by a team created from the former members of Evolution, who were known for the Motorstorm series. Onrush seems to be a spiritual successor to those games, as it contains the…
[ad_1] Inxile Entertainment is working on a new entry in the long-running Bard’s Tale series, and the studio has released a lengthy developer walkthrough that shows just what players can expect from The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep. It covers virtually everything from combat and exploration to a glimpse at the game’s puzzles. Creative director…
[ad_1] A new Quantic Dream game is always interesting… to say the least. In today’s little livestream, Jeff Cork and Ben Hanson are starting up the game for the first time and will be playing through the opening along with our community. Make the choices for us. Who lives? Who dies? Who androids the hardest?…
[ad_1] Madden NFL 19 is now officially slated for release on August 10 (PS4/Xbox One), and today developer EA Tiburon also announced that Terrell Owens is the cover star of the Hall of Fame Edition – which can be played early on August 7 (EA Access members can play starting on August 2 on Xbox…
[ad_1] Madden and NBA Live developer EA Tiburon has officially announced a swap of sorts for some of its senior positions. Former Madden senior producer Seann Graddy has become executive producer at NBA Live, and Carlos Guerrero, who was a veteran at Blizzard (including a position as a senior game producer on Overwatch), is now…
[ad_1] Dark Souls: Remastered for the PS4 and Xbox One is out now, bringing with it improved graphics, enhanced online play, and all of the original game’s downloadable content. In our Dark Souls: Remastered review we stated that move to 60fps results in an experience that’s near transformational on the PS4 and PS4 Pro. But…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Sony The original PlayStation, debuted 1994 in Japan and released 1995 worldwide Sony has internally discussed the possibility of making a PlayStation Classic Edition, its highest exec has revealed in a new interview. It would support video games released on the original PlayStation, now retroactively known as PS1. Speaking with Japanese pop…
[ad_1] To celebrate the second anniversary of its release, Blizzard’s extremely popular multiplayer FPS Overwatch is offering a free weekend to gamers across all platforms. “From May 25–28, we’re calling on all prospective agents: assemble your teams and dive in during the Overwatch Free Weekend on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One,” Blizzard wrote in…
[ad_1] PS4-exclusive Detroit: Become Human is far from perfect but its probably the longest game from developer Quantic Dream. It takes around 20 hours on normal difficulty to get through the story and around 40 hours to see everything. You’ll control Markus, Connor, and Kara — three androids in a futuristic rendition of Detroit —…
[ad_1] On Monday, Netflix announced that it had struck a multi-year deal with the Obamas to produce films and TV shows for its service. Later that day, Warner Bros. released the first trailer for its Jungle Book adaptation, Mowgli, which is out October 19. The studio also revealed the title for the sequel to The…
[ad_1] Gaming laptops have long been associated with big, hulking machines which can weigh as much as a full-sized desktop and come dressed up in flashing lights. For the longest time, laptop companies have stuck to this formula since that was the perception of what ‘hardcore gamers’ want. While this is true to an extent, there are…
[ad_1] Fortnite: Battle Royale grossed $296 million (about Rs. 2,019 crores) in April across console, PC, and mobile platforms, according to a new report from a research firm that tracks digital game sales. In addition, God of War – the soft-reboot of the popular PlayStation franchise – became the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive of all-time. SuperData…
[ad_1] Death Stranding actor Mads Mikkelsen has confirmed that Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima’s new sci-fi game that continues to baffle at every turn, will require collaboration from players around the world. While doing the press circuit for his newest movie Arctic, Total Film sat the Rogue One actor down and asked him a little bit…
[ad_1] Dauntless is now in open beta, which means that you can check out the free-to-play monster-hunting game at this very moment! If you’re not sure you’re ready to commit the hard-drive space to Phoenix Labs’ game, don’t worry! Dan Tack walks Leo and I through the game’s basics, and you can make up your…
[ad_1] Disney has a writer and director for a standalone Boba Fett movie and is pursuing creatives for an Obi-Wan movie. The Hollywood Reporter that James Mangold, director of movies like 3:10 to Yuma and Logan, has been tapped to write and direct a standalone Boba Fett movie. Presumably this is because Disney is looking…
[ad_1] Valve has reported that the Steam Link app, which was announced only two weeks ago, has been rejected by Apple and has effectively ended the chances of getting the app on iOS devices The app was designed to make a mobile device function in the same way as a Steam link, allowing users to…
[ad_1] John Bain, an internet personality who has gone by the monikers TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit, and TotalHalibut, has passed away according to a message from his wife. Bain’s wife, Genna Bain, posted the news today on Twitter, writing “Rest in Peace my Dearest Love, John @Totalbiscuit Bain, July 8, 1984 – May 24, 2018”…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On today’s episode, we’re joined by a very special guest to celebrate the podcast’s 400th episode and we also have a lot of great games to talk about. First up, Kimberley Wallace and Joe Juba talk about their time playing and enjoying Detroit: Become Human on the PlayStation…
[ad_1] Dark Souls Remastered released slightly early on Steam last night, letting preorders or new buyers go ahead and start playing the newly updated and remastered version of FROM Software’s action-adventure game. Just as quickly, however, cheaters entered the game to troll other users and this time there may not be as many options to…
[ad_1] Sony’s PS4 DualShock 4 controller is the best-selling controller. This was revealed in a recent report from research company NPD Group (via ResetEra) that broke down sales of video games, consoles, accessories, and gaming hardware for April 2018. In addition to this, it stated that spending on controllers has increased by 7 percent in…
[ad_1] Xbox One backwards compatibility is the best reason to own Microsoft’s console. With recent updates, the Xbox One X in particular can now play certain Xbox 360 and original Xbox games with enhanced visuals. It’s called the Heutchy method, named after the engineer who devised this feature. During an episode of the Hanselminutes podcast,…
[ad_1] Codemasters has teased F1 2018 with the proclamation that the August 24 title (PS4, Xbox One, and PC) has renewed focus on the series’ career mode, but today the action is on the track. A new gameplay trailer has been released not only showing the iconic Circuit de Monaco, but you can see the…
[ad_1] If you’re in need of a Switch but only as a handheld without the frivolities of a dock, HDMI cable, or, uh, a charging cable, then Nintendo has you covered in Japan. Advertised as a second Switch for existing owners, the dock-free version comes with the Switch unit, two neon Joycons, and two joycon…
[ad_1] If you’re like me, you’ve probably watched a million home-improvement television shows over the years – and if you’re REALLY like me, it’s not because you wanted to. My wife is the one with the fetish for watching neurotic people fix up houses – I merely serve as a captive witness, because it beats…
[ad_1] Ahead of the May 29 release of the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Capcom is releasing a series of videos delving into the history of the fighting game series. Their most recent is on the Street Fighter Alpha series, a stylish and slightly exaggerated departure from the core games’ more grounded roots. The video…
[ad_1] Hot on the heels of our first major look at Battlefield V, Battlefield 1943 is giving Xbox One players the chance to return to World War II early. Battlefield 1943 is coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today https://t.co/qPMRNs2ZLo pic.twitter.com/4TWMf08Og6 — [ ? Larry Hryb ] (@majornelson) May 24, 2018 A more…
[ad_1] Sega has released the first English-voiced trailer for Valkyria Chronicles 4 today, showcasing Squad E, the upstart company that is looking to change the tide of war. The new trailer shows off the whole of Squad E with a mix of story cutscenes and gameplay footage to illustrate how the new characters look, act,…
[ad_1] Hope County’s Wendell “Red” Redler was in the s— in Vietnam, and you can relive some of his adventures in the DLC Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness on June 5 across all platforms. The DLC is free for season pass and gold edition owners ($11.99 as standalone), and is playable both solo and…
[ad_1] EA and Maxis have announced a new expansion for The Sims 4, appropriately titled The Sims 4 Seasons, launching next month on PC and Mac. Much like the similarly titled expansion for the previous game, the new update adds seasons to the game with each one having unique traits and features. The Spring season…
[ad_1] Beat Saber, a sort of Guitar Hero-meets-Jedi VR game has captured our attention recently, but YouTuber ragesaq is taking things to a new (and possibly more evil) level. With the shockingly simple idea of connecting the two controllers – electrical tape or PVC pipe are common suggestions – Beat Saber’s two swords turn into…
[ad_1] World War 2 shooter Battlefield V will not have loot boxes. This was confirmed by publisher EA after the Battlefield V reveal event in which developer Dice presented Battlefield V as a game where it the only way to earn gear that modifies how your character plays can only earned by progressing through the game.…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting a little bigger today on Xbox One. The Miramar map, which has been available on PC since December, is coming to the console version of the game. The map has a desert theme, with rocky hills, canyons, and towns to navigate – and to hunt down your fellow players. The…
[ad_1] Anniversaries tend to sneak up on you, so mark May 31st on your calendar because it’s the one-year anniversary of Tekken 7. To celebrate, Bandai Namco is giving away a host of free DLC content across all of the game’s platforms. Here’s what you can look forward to (text from Bandai Namco): [Source: Bandai…
[ad_1] With GPU prices seeing no signs of abating it seems that Nvidia has quietly launched the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB card. It appeared on the company’s website and sports a configuration that sits right in between the GTX 1050Ti and GTX 1050. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB has a 96-bit bus versus the 128-bit…
[ad_1] When you’re done with PS4-exclusive Detroit: Become Human’s lengthy story, the game asks you if any of its moments resonated with you. For us, almost all of it’s near sci-fi tale did, albeit for all the wrong reasons. Developed by French studio Quantic Dream whose previous work includes adventure titles like Heavy Rain and…
[ad_1] As a society, we’re constantly turning to technology to relieve our burdens, and we become increasingly dependent on it. With the creation of self-driving cars and robots to attend to our needs, we have to wonder how these advancements will shape our society going forward – for better and worse. Detroit: Become Human explores…
[ad_1] Platforms: PlayStation 4 Publishers: Sony Developers: Quantic Dream MSRP: $59.99 (releases Friday, May 25th) Introduction: As we move further into the future, we develop more fascinating kinds of technology. Google recently revealed their AI which can call and make appointments for you over the phone and it almost mimics the behavior and tone of a human who…
[ad_1] Raiders Of The Broken Planet is free to download on Steam for 48 hours, beginning today at 10 a.m. PST. Players who download the game can access all three published campaigns — Alien Myths, Wardog Fury, and Hades Betrayal — forever, even after the 48 hours is over. MercurySteam, makers of the Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow…
[ad_1] As the countdown to Detroit winds down ahead of its May 25 release date, Sony and Quantic Dream are releasing short films about the robotic world coming to PS4 this week. The first episode, The Interview, shows a newscaster speaking with the CEO of Cyberlife, opening in Detroit and promising massive advances in robotics…
[ad_1] The Korean Ratings Board, which publicly lists ratings for games and thus inadvertently leaks games ahead of announcement, has revealed a listing for Sunset Overdrive on PC. Gematsu reports the rating, though not a lot of other details are currently available. In a community Q&A on the forum Resetera, Insomniac community director James Stevenson…
[ad_1] After years of using the paid-expansion-pack model for delivering new post-release content to Battlefield players, DICE is going a new direction with Battlefield V. Today DICE revealed Tides of War, a new live-service approach to content for Battlefield V that promises fresh challenges, modes, maps, narrative moments, and rewards every few months. This event-based model…
[ad_1] Ever since its launch in 2001, the proto-MMORPG Runescape has been a cornerstone of a lot of formative gaming moments. Sadly, that all ends this August as the servers are finally going offline. Runescape was developed by Jagex in the early 2000s and is likely familiar to people who read magazines like Next-Generation or,…
[ad_1] We Happy Few, the fascist nightmare about oppressive drugs and the oppressors who distribute them, has been refused classification in Australia, leaving the developers baffled about what to do next. The game appeared on Australia’s ratings board’s website yesterday, stating that the title was refused classification. This effectively means that the game can’t be…
[ad_1] At the Battlefield V reveal event, developer Dice announced what gameplay and modes you can expect from Battlefield V in addition to the Battlefield V release date which is October 19, 2018. For one, the franchise’s destruction system makes a return, allowing you to shoot through walls with an assortment of weapons. Traversal has been improved…
[ad_1] John Kodera, the new chief of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has been speaking his mind about the future of the PlayStation brand and has mentioned what he thinks of Sony and portable gaming. Speaking to Bloomberg, Kodera broke with his predecessor Andrew House on the subject of portable gaming like the PlayStation Portable and the…
[ad_1] Sixteen years after Battlefield 1942 changed the landscape of competitive first-person shooters with its large-scale land/air/sea battles, the series returns to the same setting with Battlefield V. Today DICE dropped a kiloton of information on its eager fan base, revealing dramatic changes to some core Battlefield tenants, exciting new modes, and a new approach…
[ad_1] Konami has somewhat of a spotty history with HD remasters, so ZOE fans unsure about the newest update have a demo to take for a spin. The Zone Of The Enders: The 2nd Runner – M∀RS demo takes advantage of all permutations of your PlayStation 4 hardware. On the PS4 Pro, you can play the…
[ad_1] Image Source: George R. R. Martin Blog George R. R. Martin is working with Warner Bros. Animation to bring his 1980 children’s book The Ice Dragon to life on screen. The book follows a girl named Adara, who befriends a legendary ice dragon to save her world from destruction by fire-breathing dragons. Martin announced April…
[ad_1] Update: Assemble Entertainment has confirmed that Leisure Suit Larry is returning with the weirdly titled Wet Dreams Don’t Die, which appears to be targeting the niche Swery 65 game Dark Dreams Don’t Die for parody, for some reason. The game superficially brings Larry into the modern age of smartphones with dating app “Timber” and…
[ad_1] Battlefield V Battlefield is by far one of the most epic shooters out there right now with its unparalleled destruction, massive scale battles, and all-out warfare. In 2016, we left the modern era of war to go back to one of the deadliest wars of all-time, World War I. Now in 2018 with Battlefield…
[ad_1] Disenchantment, a Netflix animated comedy series from The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening, comes to the streaming service August 17. Netflix announced the show’s release date via Twitter Wednesday morning. Drink it in, peasants! @Disenchantment, the latest series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, premieres August 17 on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/INr3mDOzuB —…
[ad_1] Dark Souls: Remastered is an attempt at making one of the most critically acclaimed action role-playing games ever even better. The Dark Souls series has been around since 2011 – well, 2009, if you count its PS3-only predecessor Demon’s Souls – and it has spawned two sequels, inspired PS4-exclusive Bloodborne, and created an entire sub-genre…
[ad_1] Comcast is considering an all-cash offer to acquire portions of 21st Century Fox, countering Disney’s $52.4 billion all-stock offer. Comcast has not announced the exact dollar amount of the offer, but it is believed to be “in the $60 billion range,” according to Deadline. If Fox accepts Comcast’s offer, it would put properties such…
[ad_1] Xbox One-exclusive Sunset Overdrive may not be exclusive anymore. According to the Game Rating and Administration Committee, a South Korean content rating board, Sunset Overdrive has been rated after being submitted by Microsoft Korea. Like most Microsoft PC releases this generation it’s safe to say that it will skip Steam in favour of the…
[ad_1] EA’s latest entry in its long-running military shooter series Battlefield V will have a live reveal today. It’s rumoured to sport a battle royale mode in addition to an already confirmed single-player campaign and thanks to a series of leaks, its World War 2 setting has been laid bare as well as its promotions,…
[ad_1] The Pro Evolution Soccer series is getting an influx of officially licensed leagues with seven announced today and two more to be unveiled later. Included in this clutch of licenses is an exclusivity with the Russian Premier Liga for PES 2019. The series is adding: Russian Premier Liga (Exclusive for PES 2019) Liga…
[ad_1] While Sony isn’t divulging a PS5 release date this E3 2018, that hasn’t stopped possible PS5 specifications from being made public. Thanks to the Linkedin profile of a programmer at the company, it appears that it’s working with AMD to integrated Ryzen CPU tech into the PS5. According to tech blog Phoronix, Simon Pilgrim is a…
[ad_1] Halo 5: Guardians developer 343 Industries has confirmed that Halo 6 is in the works. While it’s unknown if it will eventually be called Halo 6 when it’s officially announced, 343 Industries Community Director Brian Jarrard took to Twitter to allay fears that the Microsoft-owned studio is working on arcade cabinets after Halo: Fireteam Raven,…
[ad_1] Nintendo has started handing out bans to Switch users who have attempted to hack the console and run homebrew software, according to reports. Several Switch owners have posted on Twitter and gaming forums that they are receiving error code 2124-4007 when trying to access online services, with the message: “The use of online services…
[ad_1] After stating that the PS4 is in the final stage of its life cycle, PlayStation boss John Kodera has suggested that it has three years before Sony considers it end of life. In an interview with Bloomberg Japan (translated by Japan games industry expert Serkan Toto), Kodera said that the PS4 has entered the final…
[ad_1] The story behind Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle predates its announcement, when a blurry image of the game leaked out onto the internet and set Nintendo fan expectations to a level of nervous excitement at best. When the game was officially revealed and released, players saw that the synchronicity between the two licenses and…
[ad_1] The OnePlus 6 is officially here and apart from our usual in-depth review, we decided to take the smartphone for a spin in terms of gaming performance. After all, it’s the first Snapdragon 845 SoC-powered device to be made available in India, and its 8GB of RAM is the highest amount available on any…
[ad_1] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was one of 2017’s biggest surprises because A) It merged the Mario and Rabbids universes and B) It was actually quite good. It’s been a while since it launched, but Nintendo and Ubisoft haven’t forgotten about it. Some DLC is coming to the game soon, which adds some Donkey…
[ad_1] In a mid-term corporate-strategy report, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida laid out the company’s expectations for the PS4 and the overall Game & Network Services division from now until March 31, 2021. During this time, services and software are expected to drive revenue, not hardware sales. The company says PSN currently generates annual sales of…
[ad_1] As previously teased, 343 Industries has outlined the upcoming Xbox One X enhancements to Halo: The Master Chief collection, as well as other major improvements. The Xbox One X update will have a host of fixes and visual upgrades, such as HDR support, matchmaking fixes, user interface changes, and LAN (local area network) support.…
[ad_1] Following up on the success of Subsurface Circular, Bithell Games has announced a new title in the same vein, Quarantine Circular. Mike Bithell, developer of games like Thomas Was Alone and the single-sitting title Subsurface Circular, has been hard at work to somewhat of a follow-up to the game. Thus arrives Quarantine Circular, establishing…
[ad_1] The NPD Group released its April report today, sharing some great news for Sony. God of War was April’s best-selling game, but even more exciting is that it set a new record for highest-ever sales by dollar in a launch month for a PlayStation exclusive game. With God of War’s success, Sony earned its…
[ad_1] Koei Tecmo has announced the last entry in the Dead or Alive series, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, will be at this year’s Evolution Championship Series (Evo) as a side tournament. As part of a side tournament, the event won’t get much airtime on the show’s main stage, but fans and competitors in…
[ad_1] When Overwatch launched in 2016, it immediately garnered acclaim for how well-balanced and endlessly replayable it is. However, Blizzard was not satisfied resting on its laurels. Over the course of Overwatch’s existence, Blizzard has continually tweaked, tuned, and reworked various aspects of its popular heroes. These are the 10 biggest changes Blizzard has made…
[ad_1] Jago Studios announced today that it is working with The Topps Company to create a mobile game based on the Garbage Pail Kids. The game will be a card-collecting RPG featuring stickers and cards from the original ’80s run and the contemporary Garbage Pail Kids line. “Garbage Pail Kids are icons of the ‘80s…
[ad_1] For it’s birthday, Unreal Gold and Epic are giving gifts to everyone in the form of a free copy of the game. The classic title turned 20 today and Epic tweeted out that it is giving away the game on GOG.com and Steam free for a limited time, the game is available starting at…
[ad_1] Titan Comics has revealed a new Assassin’s Creed comic series set in WWII called Assassin’s Creed: Conspiracies. This story will have two parts and standalone from other existing comics and games in the Ubisoft franchise. Conspiracies is the English translation of a series that has already been released in French by Les Deux Royaumes.…
[ad_1] Blizzard is never done promoting Overwatch in every conceivable way, and their latest move is to license Overwatch Lego sets. Announced at the 2018 Licensing Expo, there are going to be multiple sets with varied pricing. No other info is available in terms of release dates or what exactly the sets will contain. Hopefully…
[ad_1] As we come to the end of our month of coverage on Days Gone from Sony Bend, we wanted to open up the doors and give the community that’s been following along the chance to ask the game’s developers anything they want. In an upcoming episode of The Game Informer Show podcast (which you…
[ad_1] The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is coming to theaters in February 2019. The official Lego Movie Twitter announced the sequel with a teaser image Monday. Prepare for the second part. #TheLEGOMovie2 pic.twitter.com/wCgbnbeDTl — The LEGO Movie 2 (@TheLEGOMovie) May 21, 2018 Not much was revealed outside of the image, but…
[ad_1] Sega’s long-running Yakuza series gained a cult following in the West, but its popularity has exploded over the past couple of years. That’s in large part thanks to the company’s efforts to make early entries – including the upcoming remake of Yakuza 2 – playable on contemporary hardware. And according to Japan’s Dengeki PlayStation,…
[ad_1] With the Battlefield V live reveal date slated for May 23, it seems that more information around the game has trickled out as we get closer to the official announcement. A trailer present on EA’s YouTube channel and shared by the official Battlefield Twitter account confirms a World War 2 setting for the game.…
[ad_1] If you were looking to play Resident Evil 7 on the Nintendo Switch, you may be in luck. That is if you live in Japan of course. Resident Evil 7 publisher Capcom has announced that the game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch as Resident Evil 7: Cloud Version. As the name suggests,…
[ad_1] With Activision focussing on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, fans of the franchise put off by the lack of single-player can take solace in rumours suggesting that the next game is Call of Duty game is possible Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The last game to bear the Modern Warfare moniker was…
[ad_1] The Scuf Vantage will retail for between $169.95 and $199.95, which is a steep commitment, but it has several bells and whistles that could take your competitive game to the next level. Scuf made a name for itself designing custom controls with reprogrammable backpedals. Many professional gamers have navigated to Scuf looking to eke…
[ad_1] At last week’s reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, developer Treyarch didn’t talk about downloadable content (DLC) and season pass, in addition to the non-existent single-player campaign. A new report now claims to know why this was the case. According to Gaming Intel, Black Ops 4 might ditch the season pass model…
[ad_1] Pokemon for Nintendo Switch could feature integration with Pokemon Go according to the latest rumours surrounding the yet to be announced game. In addition to this, it will have Pokemon from the Kanto region, much like Pokemon Go. This comes after it has been suggested that the next Pokemon games are Pokemon Let’s Go…
[ad_1] It appears that Sony is gearing up for the PS5, stating that the PS4 is reaching the end of its life. During the company’s investor relations day or Sony IR Day as it’s known, PlayStation boss John Kodera said (as per The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki’s translation) that the “PS4 is entering final phase…
[ad_1] Power Rangers: Legacy War, a free-to-play fighting game based on the sentai heroes from everyone’s collective childhood somehow, are bringing in some world warriors for a crossover fight. Legacy War is an iOS and Android game that has been quietly plucking along with surprising success since its release. Now, Street Fighter characters are coming…
[ad_1] The Puma x Sega RS-0 Sonic and Dr. Eggman sneakers are set to release on June 10. Both sets will retail for $130. The Sonic sneakers include a blue suede texture meant to resemble the blue hedgehog’s fur, and red soles meant to look like his shoes. There’s also a strip of pixelated green…
[ad_1] With Overwatch’s anniversary event starting tomorrow, Blizzard is celebrating the two-year milestone for the game with a stop-motion video of a Tracer figure coming to life. The time-traveling speedster is baking a cake to celebrate the anniversary but also trying to get a Death Blossoming Reaper into the holiday spirit at the same time.…
[ad_1] Grinding Gear Games is the studio responsible for the excellent action/RPG Path of Exile. The game is published in China by Tencent, and that company recently acquired a majority stake in the studio. Tencent is a Chinese conglomerate with interests in many industries – one of them being video games. It is involved (to…
[ad_1] After its delay in March, fans have been asking when Jetpacks will finally make their way to the game’s battle royale mode. It turns out that answer is May 22. “Take flight to all new heights!” Epic teased in March, with promises that Jetpacks were coming soon. Sadly, they were delayed a day before…
[ad_1] Dragon Ball FighterZ players eager for the next two DLC fighters to join the roster won’t have to wait too long for their favorite unfathomably powerful characters. Zamasu and Vegito Blue are coming to the game on May 31, with both characters releasing together but are buyable separately. These are the third and fourth…
[ad_1] Almost as if it has become standard procedure before every Overwatch event, the skins and other cosmetic items for the upcoming anniversary event have leaked the day before release. This time, the leak comes from an issue with a Taiwanese server of the game causing the content to go live a day early. In…
[ad_1] Ossic had grand ambitions to change what people hear through headphones – and its hugely successful Kickstarter campaign showed that people were eager for that 3D audio revolution. Unfortunately, those plans have been canceled. In an update on Saturday, Ossic announced that it is shutting down immediately. Though the company managed to ship some…
[ad_1] The World Cup is right around the corner, and no sooner will the dust settle on the tournament then the new league season will be upon us. Here at The Sports Desk we’re already getting ready for next year with the FIFA 19 wishlist. Here are some of the fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and feature…
[ad_1] We’ve already taken a look at several of the challenges and activities that Deacon will be partaking in during Days Gone, most of which will be complicated by the game’s terrifying zombie-like freakers. However, they aren’t the only threat Deacon will face in the Oregon wilderness. Players will find themselves at odds with a variety of other…
[ad_1] Epic Games, the company behind the Fortnite phenomenon, announced today that it is providing $100 million in esports prizes for the 2018-19 season. Based on the Epic’s statement, the money is going to fund multiple prize pools for competitive play. No details beyond that have been announced, though Epic says they are coming in…
[ad_1] Just in time to sweat through your Ash Ketchum cosplay, Niantic is releasing a host of new Pokémon into the wild. Since its release almost two years ago, Pokémon Go has been steadily releasing new crops of the collectible critters for players to catch. This new batch hails from the Alola region, featured in…
[ad_1] We know that it’s not technically summer, even though things are starting to warm up again outside. That isn’t stopping us from calling our next crew of interns the Summer 2018 group – so back off. You’ll be seeing their bylines a lot on the site over the coming months, so we want to…
[ad_1] HB Studios has announced a significant addition to its Golf Club 2019 title – The PGA Tour license. This means that the August title (PS4, Xbox One, and PC) includes the FedExCup, six licensed courses at launch, and much more. The game’s PGA Tour Career mode starts at the Q School qualifying tournaments, continues…
[ad_1] Capcom Japan has announced that Resident Evil 7 (Biohazard 7 in Japan) is being released in that country as a streaming game. The so-called Cloud Version of the horror game runs off a smaller installed app, and gameplay is streamed online from there. In addition to taking up less space on the Switch’s storage,…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 won’t have a single-player campaign, developer Treyarch confirmed in its reveal on Thursday, instead choosing to focus on multiplayer modes. And in an interview later that day, co-studio head Dan Bunting explained why that was so. Speaking with Polygon, Bunting said: “When we set out to make this…
[ad_1] Microsoft rolled out the May update for Xbox One on Thursday, which brings an integration with Discord, allowing you to link your Xbox Live ID with your Discord account. The update also brings support for 120Hz display refresh rate, the ability to trim clips from the Guide, improved family settings, and small improvements to…
[ad_1] The Fatal Frame series is a relatively obscure horror franchise, but its intruiging mix of horror, folklore, and photography have allowed it to endure with a cult following over the years. Almost as intriguing as the games themselves, however, are the factoids behind the series. Youtube seires Did You Know Gaming has dug into…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 cover art A decade ago, developer Infinity Ward redefined the FPS genre with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The game made a massive and successful jump from World War II to the modern day conflicts happening in the Middle East, it changed both the typical setting and…
[ad_1] Final Fantasy Tactics director Yasumi Matsuno has been stuck in the world of Ivalice for a long time. Many of the games he’s been involved with (Tactics, Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII) have taken place there, and he’s currently working on the “Return to Ivalice,” content for Final Fantasy XIV. In fact, he’s even…
[ad_1] With the Switch basically one-upping the Wii U in almost every way, you’re probably not putting too many hours into the console nowadays. But if absolutely need to play Virtual Console games, or need to finally complete Champion’s Road in Super Mario 3D World before you can move on, turning an old coat into…
[ad_1] With this week’s reveal of Black Ops IIII came a reveal that was more of a confirmation: Leaks and rumors had been reporting it would lack a story-based single-player campaign, due to that part of the game not coming together and being scrapped. While we know for sure the first part of that statement…
[ad_1] The past week had its fair share of news. We saw some major smartphone launches across the world, and a couple of those were launched simultaneously in India, including the OnePlus 6. The Chinese company’s latest flagship smartphone was unveiled globally and in India earlier this week, with sales beginning from Monday, May 21…
[ad_1] At the end of our Replay Civil War, it all came down to you to choose the next Super Replay! Our Overblood Facebook group ended up choosing two games through a tie: Killer7 and Godhand. You chose well. Killer7 is my favorite game of all time, for reasons I will fully elaborate on in the near…
[ad_1] To The Moon, a powerful interactive story that made waves back when it released in 2011, is getting an animated feature film. Kan Gao, the creator of To The Moon, will have a hand in crafting the film's script, as well as the entirety of the creative process. The funding was secured mainly by…
[ad_1] With Paradox Interactive’s announcement that it will be turning many of its series into board games, the question arises? What other franchises could use the board game treatment? There have been quite a few board game adaptations over the years, (as our own Matt Miller has cataloged as part of his Top of the…
[ad_1] As part of its upcoming anniversary event (which also includes a few new skins), Overwatch will include a brand new map, Petra. Overwatch has based several of its maps on real-life cities, and if that’s the case with Petra, this map takes us to Southwestern Jordan. It looks like it, too, with remnants of…
[ad_1] Paradox Interactive is turning a number of its major strategy and city-building sim series into tabletop games through Kickstarter, the company announced today. While the company announced it would make cardboard versions of Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, and Cities: Skylines, Crusader Kings gets top billing, and will be the first game…
[ad_1] Stellaris’s Distant Stars is, well, pretty close, actually, as it will be hitting next week, on May 22. Stellaris started off as a pretty good strategy game, and has only gotten better since. The Distant Stars expansion, which is priced at $10, adds several new anomalies, improves old anomalies, reworks the anomaly system. It…
[ad_1] Paradox Interactive faithful eager to return to the Roman setting the company explored in Europa Universalis: Rome can now look to a new series, Imperator, to give them their fix of marble columns and aqueducts. Imperator: Rome is a strategy game in the vein Paradox is intimately familiar with, but with a large emphasis on…
[ad_1] Paradox Interactive and Triumph Studios have revealed a new entry in the longrunning Age of Wonders series. The big difference this time is that instead of sticking to its medieval setting, it’ll be taking to space. Currently scheduled for sometime in 2018, Age of Wonders: Planetfall will use the same turn-based strategy of the…
[ad_1] At this year’s PDXCON event, Paradox Interactive announced that several of its major games would be getting brand new expansion packs. Perhaps the most notable of the bunch is Crusader Kings II, which will be getting the Holy Fury expansion. Going off the teaser trailer, it seems the expansion will focus around fending off…
[ad_1] Between a number of major esports events coming to a head, the fighting game scene having events across the world, and some good ol’ Rocket League, there should be more than enough to keep you busy this weekend. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene has its sights set squarely on Dallas, Texas this weekend, as the…
[ad_1] Platforms: Xbox One (reviewed), PS4, and PC Publishers: Funcom Developers: Funcom MSRP: $49.99 on consoles, $39.99 on Steam We live in a brutal world but we have rules that keep a general sense of order in our society. Imagine if you threw those rules and that order out the window, created a world where it’s literally survival of…
[ad_1] E-sports are not just a passing fad like Pokemon and are here to stay, a major organiser has told Reuters. Jan Pommer, the head of Team and Federation relations at Electronic Sports League, said e-sports were played by over 400 million people worldwide. According to Pommer, the competitive side of gaming is a deeply…
[ad_1] Nintendo and Bandai Namco are teaming up to bring an HD port of the activity-filled family game to Switch, complete with a few bonuses. Go Vacation is essentially Bandai Namco’s take on Wii Sports Resort, featuring over 50 mini-games including scuba diving, tennis, horseback riding, and snowball fights (it’s a very diverse island). Up…
[ad_1] With our cover story on Days Gone from Sony Bend, we’ve highlighted the game’s features and shown a lot of new gameplay. With this feature, we wanted to show where and how the game was made. While visiting Sony Bend, we spoke with studio director Christopher Reese, game director Jeff Ross, and creative director…
[ad_1] On the latest episode of The Game Informer Show podcast (which you can subscribe to right here) we spoke with God of War’s writers Matt Sophos and Richard Gaubert about their journey through the game industry, the scary process of writing the new God of War, and what the game’s ending might mean for…
[ad_1] While it was announced a little while ago that ESRB was going to end short form ratings for digital games – that is, a free rating for games that aren’t going to ship physical retail copies that is usually used by indie games. The ESRB will be officially ending this program in June, presumably forcing…
[ad_1] State of Decay 2 does a great job of letting you explore the post-apocalypse at your own pace and tell your own unique stories. However, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and get lost when you first drop into the vast, open world and try to establish your community. While so much of the fun…
[ad_1] Bandai Namco has hit the go button on Dragon Ball FighterZ’s first time-limited event, The Emperor Strikes Back. The event is part of the Party Battle, which aggregates every person’s wins against the event boss to see if players can win the event. Players fight a harder version of Frieza and the wins are…
[ad_1] In 2011, id Software, the studio that built Doom, Wolfenstein, and Quake, gave gamers a new world to explore in Rage. This post-apocalyptic shooter wasn’t as well received as the aforementioned series, but still had a loyal following of fans. Me included. I gave the game review rating of 9 out of 10, and…
[ad_1] Congratulations: You’ve successfully made it to another weekend! If you’re anything like the G.I. staff, that means rewarding yourself with 48 hours of decadent, game-playing laziness! Or yardwork. One of the two. As always, share your weekend plans in the comments below – ours are clearly as boring as all get out, so you’ve…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was revealed the other day for the expected slate of consoles, though Switch owners may have been expecting some form of the game to also hit that system. In recent months, a number of Twitter users had been claiming inside knowledge of Black Ops 4, suggesting or outright…
[ad_1] Few thematic board games have done as much to draw new players to the hobby as Betrayal at House on the Hill. The formula is immediately intriguing: Join forces with your friends to cooperatively investigate a mysterious mansion, but with the knowledge that one of you might actually be a traitor, actively working to…
[ad_1] Soulcalibur VI is set for later this year and the time travel/semi-reboot is slowly introducing a lot of fan favorites. This time, longtime Soulcalibur alumnus Yoshimitsu is back with a new armor design. Check him out in action below. The often off-kilter samurai is still as strange as ever and incorporates a lot of…
[ad_1] Three new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom TV spots are out and show some more adrenaline-packed sections of the movie. If you’re on a complete blackout or want to avoid knowing too much, maybe don’t watch these. For anyone on the fence, though, these commercials can help shed some light on the Jurassic World sequel.…
[ad_1] We have a fairly solid group of pinball fans in our offices, and we don’t see many brand-new games in this niche space. Until now! Reiner popped into the studio to share his enthusiasm over a weird little game called Yoku’s Island Express. It’s a curious blend of puzzle-platformer with pinball mechanics, and it…
[ad_1] The identity of the protagonist and their ultimate goal is never totally clear during the course of Far: Lone Sails. In this way, it recalls games like Inside and Little Nightmares; it creates a compelling narrative based almost entirely on a mysterious, horrific mood. Far: Lone Sails stands alongside other games in this difficult-to-define…
[ad_1] A number of new achievements for Prey have appeared on Steam’s backend, fueling speculation of an upcoming DLC expansion. The achievements were found by Twitter user and Digital Invaders co-host lashman today. The achievements don’t have descriptions, just single word titles that form a lyric to R.E.M. song “Man on the Moon,” which only…
[ad_1] With all manner of Pokémon rumors swirling around the release of the next game, it might be good to take a look back at some things that never quite made it to completion. A manga based on the life of Game Freak founder and Pokémon design head Satoshi Tajiri is being published in Japan and one…
[ad_1] Fortnite has been playable on the iOS for a number of weeks now, much to the frustration of high school teachers everywhere, but the next big platform for the game will thankfully come during the summer. While no more specific date has been given from Epic in this blog post, the Android version is…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode is Blackout. And while it got a slick trailer at the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal event, developer Treyarch hasn’t confirmed how many players can take part in the game mode. Usually, most battle royale titles like Fortnite and PUBG allow 100 players…
[ad_1] Space sim game No Man’s Sky has an Xbox One release date of July 24. The game will be enhanced for Xbox One X as well with 4K and HDR support. Perhaps more importantly, No Man’s Sky on the Xbox One will include all of the previously released content on disc. This is unlike the…
[ad_1] Epic Games has confirmed that battle royale sensation Fortnite will hit Android this summer. The news comes via a post on the company’s site that spoke of the number of features the Fortnite team is working on for mobile. In addition to a Fortnite Android release date for summer, Epic Games plans to reduce…
[ad_1] Production of the PS Vita handheld console may end soon. Sony recently announced that the US and Europe will no longer get physical PS Vita games. It appears that the hardware may soon suffer the same fate. Debuting in 2011 in Japan and the rest of the world in early 2012, it appears that…
[ad_1] Hello Games’ Sean Murray recently went on Inside Xbox to talk about the controversial sandbox survival space title’s port, which arrives on Xbox One on July 24. Murray revealed that an extensive multiplayer update would be shipping to all versions of the game alongside the Xbox One release. “This is something that I wish…
[ad_1] There’s no dearth of cricket games, but good games certainly are hard to come by. Our list of the best cricket games of 2017 wasn’t very long and Real Cricket 17 was an honourable mention. Indian developer Nautilus Games’ premier cricket game now is Real Cricket 18 and we decided to play the game…
[ad_1] Kingdom Hearts bring a special excitement with it. Whether you get giddy at the sight of Disney characters or have spent the last 16 years piecing together every intricate detail of its spiraling plot, a new mainline entry in the series brings a certain level of fervor. Every new reveal is dissected, theories are…
[ad_1] Valve has contacted several developers asking them to censor their games on Steam or face delisting. Multiple game developers have taken to Twitter to voice their outrage. The company hasn’t made any changes to its terms and conditions just yet and this comes as surprise to many particularly after they’ve been on Steam for…
[ad_1] Over the weekend, Avengers: Infinity War crossed The Avengers to become Marvel’s highest-grossing film of all-time worldwide. Meanwhile, in an interview with BBC, Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige said that they have plans to bring Ms. Marvel aka Kamala Khan into the fold after Captain Marvel in 2019. On Monday, Netflix announced that Lost…
[ad_1] Fortnite Battle Royale is introducing a new limited time mode (LTM) that’s much more competitive than previous ones: Solo Showdown. While the rules will be same as in standard Solo mode, all matches will be scored, making this Fortnite’s first attempt at ranked play. Solo Showdown will run from Thursday, May 17 at 10am…
[ad_1] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile now has more than 10 million daily active users around the world (excluding China), Tencent and PUBG Corp announced Thursday. The game is one of the two biggest names – alongside Fortnite – in the rapidly growing and highly popular battle royale genre. PUBG (pronounced pub-gee) Mobile hit the App Store…
[ad_1] Nintendo has opened up the option to create Family Groups ahead of the launch of online services for the Switch in September. You can now head to the Nintendo website to link up to eight Nintendo accounts, including child accounts, which allows you to make use of a Nintendo Switch Online family membership. As…
[ad_1] When making a sequel, most studios make it a priority to build on the strengths of the original while patching up weaknesses. State of Decay 2 gets the first part right. Five years after the first game clawed its way to cult-favorite status, Undead Labs has released a follow-up that offers incremental improvements over…
[ad_1] Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On today’s episode, we talk about the fun and frustrations to be had in State of Decay 2 from Undead Labs with Jeff Cork, Jeff Marchiafava, and Andrew Reiner. Then Javy Gwaltney and Leo Vader join the crew to talk about the survival game The Forest that…
[ad_1] No Man’s Sky’s new cover art We’ve known for a while now that the former PlayStation exclusive No Man’s Sky would be coming to Xbox One later this summer but we weren’t sure when. Now we know when and what exactly it’ll include. On July 24th, No Man’s Sky will hit the Xbox One…
[ad_1] State of Decay 2 is an open-world zombie survival game for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. In a generation that has seen way too many open worlds, zombie titles, and the resurgence of the survival genre, developer Undead Labs’ second effort is the sequel to one of the first games that pioneered this…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced an on-rails Halo arcade game titled Halo: Fireteam Raven. If you have been to an arcade, or more likely an arcade machine graveyard in a movie theater, you might have noticed that a lot of arcade machines are big cabinets with two guns for players to essentially play lightgun games with…
[ad_1] After an experimental process on the Xbox One PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds test server, the desert map Miramar will arrive in the game for everyone. The new episode of Inside Xbox revealed the date of the map’s launch, so fans who have been waiting for Erangel will only need to wait another week or so. The…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 In 2007, Call of Duty redefined FPS games with its fast-paced multiplayer that added perks, killstreaks, and so much more. Many games followed in its footsteps as it served as the evolution of competitive multiplayer. Now, Call of Duty will be the one taking a page from other games.…
[ad_1] Brave Neptunia, one of the spinoff Neptunia games, is coming to the west as Super Neptunia RPG this Fall. The full title, Brave Neptune: World & Universe! Pay Attention!! Ultimate RPG Declaration!, is being thankfully shortened for the western release. The title seems to be intentionally trying to resemble 32-bit RPGs, emulating the look of…
[ad_1] With an official gameplay reveal for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 due shortly, it appears that much like recent games in the Call of Duty series, it would have a beta prior to release. This was discovered by members of the Black Ops 4 subreddit. Earlier in the day, going to the Call…
[ad_1] It’s been a long, weird road for IO Interactive with their episodic Hitman game, culminating in what appears to be the final release. The game was developed when IO Interactive, brought under the Square Enix umbrella when the Japanese publisher purchased Eidos Interactive, had plans for an episodic Hitman title. The idea was that…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 PC will not be coming to Steam. At the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 gameplay reveal, it was announced that the game would be coming to Blizzard’s Battle.net only. This follows Destiny 2 being a Battle.net exclusive. The PC version of Black Ops 4 will support 4K…
[ad_1] At the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 gameplay reveal, it was announced that the game will indeed have a battle royale mode. Called Blackout, it sports the biggest map in Call of Duty history. Developer Treyarch stated you will be able to play fan favourite characters from the Black Ops universe through varied…
[ad_1] During Ubisoft’s financial call today, the French publisher teased information about the rest of its year for major games. With the news that their pirate combat game Skull & Bones is getting delayed to next year, Ubisoft explained that they still expect to release three more major AAA titles this year even without Skull…
[ad_1] Earlier this week, we took a look at how Sony Bend is attempting to craft a different kind of open-world game with Days Gone, eschewing the activity-filled sandbox formula for a more focused and cohesive experience. But that doesn’t mean players won’t have plenty to keep them busy as they navigate the freaker-infested high-desert region of…
[ad_1] Call of Duty has often been criticized for repeating a formula for years and years with only a few changes to keep things fresh. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will make radical changes while still remaining true to its origins. Today at the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 reveal event, we got…
[ad_1] Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 releases October 12, and will not feature a traditional single-player campaign. However, players will be able to engage with some other modes that have traditionally been limited to multiplayer as solo players, as well as embrace a story that takes place between Black Ops 2 and 3 via …
[ad_1] Developer Treyarch has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer will be “100 percent boots on the ground”. What this means is, unlike Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, wall running and thrust jumping doesn’t make a return. Despite the lack of traversal options, sliding, mantling, and swimming are back. In addition…
[ad_1] This week is a surprising one, bringing us ruminations on some games I haven’t thought about in a while. Enjoy! Community Blogs For May 10 – May 16: Journal of a Mechwarrior Uesugi-dono is chronicling his trek through Mechwarrior. He ends the blog with the hope to offer updates on the hulking mech-on-mech…
[ad_1] Looks like fans of the high seas will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on Skull & Bones, Ubisoft’s ambitious pirate game. Today the publisher revealed that the game was going to be pushed out of a 2018 release window to the next fiscal year: Skull and Bones will launch…
[ad_1] Saber Interactive has announced that it is delaying NBA Playgrounds 2 from its May 22 release date to an unspecified time. All the developer is saying on that timing is that it will have more details soon. As for the reason for the delay, the developer cryptically says that the delay is due to…
[ad_1] If, for some reason, you’re an Xbox One owner and haven’t already played Bethesda’s excellent Fallout 4, this weekend it’s free to download and play on the system. The bonanza starts on Thursday, May 17 (midnight PST) and ends on midnight PST on Monday, May 21, and if you decide to purchase the game…
[ad_1] You know what’s out next week? Why, it’s Dark Souls Remastered! Series superfan Dan Tack took Leo and me on a quick tour of Blighttown – a zone notorious as much for for its atmosphere as its performance issues. Does it hold up well in this version? What? You think we’d just say it…
[ad_1] Update: Microsoft has officially unveiled the controller, called the Xbox Adaptive Controller. Microsoft says that the controller “can be connected to external buttons, switches, joysticks and mounts, giving gamers with a wide range of physical disabilities the ability to customize their setups.” The controller has been in development since 2014 and has been built…
[ad_1] Futuristic military shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 had a cryptic teaser when it was announced that had no gameplay. This changes soon. Developer Treyarch will reveal Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s gameplay at an event which should give fans and first-timers what to expect when the game hits on October 12,…
[ad_1] It appears that the cover art for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been leaked before the official reveal for the game due on May 17. Ads on gaming website IGN have thrown up what appears to be the cover art for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 along with a pre-order button.…
[ad_1] Ubisoft has announced a closed beta for its upcoming open world racing game, The Crew 2. It’ll be available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One starting Thursday, May 31 at 8am UTC (that’s 1:30pm IST), and will end on Monday, June 4 at 8am UTC (1:30pm IST, again). Since it’s a closed beta, you’ll…
[ad_1] Microsoft has revealed the Xbox Adaptive Controller for Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. As the name suggests it’s designed for accessibility and targets gamers with limited mobility. This follows Microsoft’s past attempts at bringing gaming to all possible audiences. Previously it launched a co-pilot control scheme that lets you access certain elements of…
[ad_1] Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the “Angry Birds” mobile games and movie, posted better than expected quarterly profit on Thursday, representing a fillip to investor confidence dented by a dramatic profit warning in February. The Finnish company’s recent troubles have stemmed from tough competition and increased user-acquisition costs, as well as high dependency on…
[ad_1] Sea of Thieves is a troubled but promising open-world multiplayer experience that just seems to keep sailing into stormy seas. After a host of glitches and player complaints, developer Rare recently tried to add in a feature that would let players have private parties for their ships. The feature didn’t last more than 24…
[ad_1] Driving in games has always been meant to feel freeing, giving players the opportunity to cast off the bonds of traffic and speed limits and roads for complete feeling up until the nearest body of water or wall or extremely off-road terrain. Racing games thus design around these issues, giving you inaccessible terrain to…
[ad_1] With E3 open to the public again this year, Nintendo is applying the principles of other fan shows and requiring registration for its biggest announced game at the Los Angeles event. In order for fans to play Super Smash Bros. for Switch on the E3 show floor, they have to register with an electronic…
[ad_1] The review embargo for State of Decay 2 is up, but I’m not quite ready to provide my final evaluation of the game. It’s a huge game, with three playable maps and a complex web of interconnected systems to work through. I’m not going to give a score at this time, but I can…
[ad_1] Chrono Trigger’s surprise Steam release has been plagued with graphical and UI issues since launch, but Square is hoping to continue working on them for at least two more patches, one of which is available now. The latest patch updates the in-battle UI to make it more navigable for users playing a on keyboard…
[ad_1] Transformers fans have had lots to enjoy in recent years. In the video game sphere, 2015’s Transformers: Devastation offered an injection of nostalgia mixed with Platinum Games’ eye for high-octane action, and the Forged to Fight mobile game continues to expand with new characters on a regular basis. A new web-based animation series recalls…
[ad_1] Since Days Gone’s reveal at E3 2016, a huge point of discussion for the game has been “the horde.” One of the most interesting aspects of the game from Sony Bend is the team’s ability to have hundreds upon hundreds of freakers rush toward the player as a dynamic, dangerous biomass. Sony Bend is…
[ad_1] After the first teaser and gameplay trailers for Rage 2 earlier this week showed what we can expect from the post-apocalyptic sequel, we now have confirmation of at least one other cool bit of info: It reportedly does not have loot boxes. Speaking with German publication GameStar, id Software confirmed loot boxes are out,…
[ad_1] The internet has been lighting up in the last few days which over what appear to be possible leaks of a Pokémon game for Switch. Yesterday, anonymous users of the image board 4chan, which is known for a number of true video game leaks and a far larger number of fake ones, posted the…
[ad_1] Remedy, creators of games like Max Payne and Alan Wake, posted some tweets the other day that have captured the attention of social media. In the first tweet, Remedy introduces Uuno, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier that the studio is employing for motion capture tests. The tweet contains the hashtag #YearOfTheDog, referring to the Chinese year of…
[ad_1] In the past quarter, Grand Theft Auto V has sold five million copies, according to Take Two’s latest financial report. That puts the Rockstar (in multiple meanings of the word) game up to 95 million copies sold. The game handily cleared the bar of best selling game in U.S. history last November and has…
[ad_1] Bungie has once again updated its Destiny 2 roadmap after the release of Warmind, and the major updates include a testing ground for new PvP changes, as well as a new seasonal mode. “Crucible Labs” will act as a way for dedicated players to offer Bungie feedback on “experimental PvP content” in the Crucible…
[ad_1] The Crew 2 While the racing genre has shifted from epic arcadey street racers to hardcore racing sims, Ubisoft is innovating on the streets studios like EA have long forgotten. A few years ago, Ubisoft released a massive open world racing game known as The Crew where players can traverse the entirety of the…
[ad_1] For Overwatch’s two year anniversary, Blizzard has promised new skins for the entire case especially for the anniversary. Today, the developer released two of the skins, Lightning Tracer and Venom Soldier 76. Both costumes are Epic Drops and part of the seasonal anniversary event. Tracer’s Lightning skin gives her blonde hair and a mohawk,…
[ad_1] Remember that contest from day before yesterday where we gave away a Pickle Rick statue to Minneapolis entrant and a second equally awesome contest from yesterday where we did the same for Indianapolis? Well, Adult Swim has given Game Informer the go ahead to give away another special three-of-a-kind Pickle Rick statue to a lucky local fan in…
[ad_1] While it’s looking likely we’ll get to play Red Dead Redemption 2 this year, we’ll have to wait for a while longer for another of Take-Two’s big franchises to get a sequel. We’re not sure what franchise that might be, however. As part of its quarterly financial earnings report (in which it posted strong…
[ad_1] In December of last year, the FCC led by Ajit Pai voted to end net neutrality, a regulation in place that prevents internet providers from prioritizing content on the internet for faster speeds or data access. Today, the Senate voted to reinstate those protections in a 52-47 vote. President Trump made eliminating net neutrality…
[ad_1] It appears that Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee could be the first Nintendo Switch Pokemon games. According to a report from Nintendo-focussed gaming site, Nintendo Everything (via ResetEera) it’s been discovered that domains for these two possible titles – PokemonLetsGoPikachu.com and PokemonLetsGoEevee.com were registered by CSC Corporate Domains. The same…
[ad_1] Open-world racing game The Crew was a lot of things when it launched back in 2014, but a good game wasn’t one of them. It took Ubisoft the better part of a year to get it into a state that made it playable, let alone fun. And much like the company’s attempts with Rainbow…
[ad_1] The Crew 2 is getting a closed beta at the very end of this month on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. If you’re eager to take Ubisoft’s Crew sequel for a test drive, you can register for the beta here and choose your platform preference to get a chance to try the game…
[ad_1] EA has officially stated that the next Battlefield game is going to be called Battlefield V. It has confirmed a live reveal event as well. The Battlefield V live reveal date is May 23 and starts at 1pm PT. For India, the Battlefield V date is May 24 at 1:30am IST. You can watch…
[ad_1] The Daily Show host and noted gamer Trevor Noah is set to give the world its first look at the next Battlefield game on May 23. Though we already knew publisher EA would release a new game in the military first-person shooter series this year, this will be our first glimpse of the game. We…
[ad_1] Capcom has announced the HD remaster of Okami will launch on Nintendo’s portable console August 9. While the latest, facelifted version of Okami has already made the rounds on other consoles and PC, the Switch version will feature touch screen controls, which should make the game’s paintbrush mechanic that much easier to use. …
[ad_1] Those waiting for Lab Zero’s action-RPG follow-up to Skullgirls will have to wait a while longer, as Indivisible has been delayed to 2019. The developer went into detail about the reasons for the delay in a blog post. “While we did everything we could to prevent this from happening, the simple reality is that…
[ad_1] With Nintendo killing off prospects of the Nintendo Switch getting the Virtual Console, it appears that the only way to get access to some of its retro hits is buying a SNES Classic or a NES Mini. It seems that one hacker (and YouTuber), Sam Breadman decided to take matters into his own hands…
