While Nintendo has been picking up the slack over the last few years since the release of the Switch, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the Japanese based company. The Wii U, despite the excellent catalog of games, was a commercial failure and the company was riding out the coattails of the 3DS until
Month: April 2019
The announcement of Wolfenstein: Youngblood’s release date in March was also accompanied by the confirmation of a physical and digital release of the game for Nintendo Switch. Both DOOM and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus made their way to the hybrid console, so it made sense for Bethesda’s latest title to follow suit. Unfortunately, it
There are perhaps no games more nostalgia-inducing than Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. And it seems fitting that the Scarface-inspired game has an artistic tribute in the city it is based on: Miami, Florida. Thankfully, some awesome artists have come together to honor one of the best GTA games with a terrific mural alluding to the in-game loading screens.
The Enter the Gungeon unique brand of bullet hell shooting might be finishing up its post-launch updates, but it is going out with a bang. Developer Dodge Roll and publisher Devolver Digital released their final content update, “Farewell to Arms” and it is an explosive way to end an indie darling’s life. The update packs quite the
Marvelous Games announced via Twitter that the latest installment in the Senran Kagura franchise, Senran Kagura Peach Ball, will be coming to Nintendo Switch this summer as a digital release for UK, Europe, and Australia. In the same thread, XSEED announced that they would be releasing a physical edition of the game for North America: BOING! BOING! BOING!
The debate rages on if time-saver microtransactions are pay-to-win. In a recent update to open-world survival game Fallout 76, the still-dedicated community noticed that there were non-cosmetic items coming to the real-money Atomic Shop. This would be a big departure from previous statements from developer Bethesda Softworks that the Atomic Shop would be cosmetic only, plunging
Recently Valve, developer of the popular PC gaming platform Steam, has landed itself in hot water with the European Commission over accusations of geo-blocking games throughout the European Union, which violates their antitrust laws. The Commission has given Statements of Objections to Valve as well as five other PC video game publishers: Bandai Namco, Capcom,
Just recently, PlayStation held their first State of Play, their own take on a pre-edited video that includes new announcements, trailers, and release date. While many thought the video didn’t contain much, fans of PSVR, such as myself, got a ton of first looks at a bunch of new VR titles coming this year. On top
While we already know that Bluepoint Games is bringing back another previously released title to modern platforms. The studios’ technical director Peter Dalton has given some insight into the scope and scale of the project at GDC this year. “For Shadow of the Colossus we don’t call it a remaster, we coin it a remake
At the recent Famitsu Awards ceremony, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai stated that the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fight character Joker — from Atlus’s Persona 5 — will be “coming soon.” The phrase, caught by Twitter user PushDustin, was also used when he spoke about Mewtwo during a NicoNico interview back in 2015: At the Famitsu
Never let anyone tell you that working at a gas station is not glamorous, because cosplayer Holly Wolf is pulling it off. Recreating fan-favorite side character and mechanic Cindy Aurum, Wolf is bringing her all — complete with a gas-station motif. And in a cosplay scene already populated with a lot Final Fantasy 15 work, Holly Wolf
Toy enthusiast and Instagram photographer Captain Dangerous turned her love of toys into art, by creating original product diorama-based photography using toys from her favorite video games. Some great examples from her page take inspiration from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Kirby, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Kingdom Hearts. The
It’s no secret that passionate The Legend of Zelda fans have created some amazing fan content and this outstanding Breath of the Wild Sheikah runes wireless phone charger is one of the most elaborate pieces I’ve seen so far. The phone charger, sold by online retailer Regisbox, is a glowing wonder that lights up when
It’s no secret that developers aren’t a fan of review bombing — and Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford can be added to that list. Following a wide-spread review bomb of Borderlands games on digital marketplace Steam, Pitchford is using it as a basis to defend Borderlands 3 moving exclusively to competitor Epic Games Store. Even if his claims
I’m a huge fan of the original Dragon Quest Builders, so the second entry in the spinoff series, Dragon Quest Builders 2, came naturally to me when I got to go hands-on with it at PAX East last weekend. Dragon Quest Builders 2 makes some solid improvements to its Minecraft-like formula while retaining what made the first entry so lovable. Fans have
Nintendo has made pretty penny since joining the mobile games market. While titles like Super Mario Run didn’t exactly take off exactly as they would hope for, Fire Emblem Heroes has been a money printing machine for the company. However, during this latest quarter, another title help boost the overall growth as well. The first quarter
The rumor mill is buzzing again. This time it’s about Microsoft, and word on the street is, Microsoft is working on a new subscription called Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. This subscription would combine the best of Live Gold and Game Pass. According to publication Polygon, this new subscription would be a single monthly charge of $14.95
Review bombing is nothing new. Steam users have been using the tactic for years now to express their displeasure directly with developers as well as consumers. However, many times the player’s review bombing tactic doesn’t even involve the game. So, Steam has implemented a system to try to separate the fair criticism from the criticism that doesn’t
Love and relationships have long been a topic explored in video games, but in the last few years indie games in particular have really seemed to be able to explore the topic in more experimental and emotional ways. As indie games have often focused on building narrative experiences or unique ways of storytelling rather than
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a public workshop on August 7, 2019, to discuss the many consumer protection issues surrounding loot boxes. We knew this was coming after FTC chairman Joseph Simmons said as much last fall; however, seeing it actually move forward is encouraging. The workshop, titled “Inside the Game: Unlocking the
Atlus USA announced today that Persona 5 will be joining the list of Playstation Hits on PS4. These red labeled games are available for $19.99. So now, your excuses to not play P5 are nearing zero. Persona 5 has been in the news quite a bit lately. Earlier this week, it was announced that the game
Hot off the heels of announcing Cetrion earlier this week, NetherRealm Studios has today unveiled an all-new fighter that will be joining the day one roster of Mortal Kombat 11. Much like we anticipated from an earlier leak, Kollector is the name of the latest fighter in MK11. Much like past Mortal Kombat characters like Goro and Kintaro, Kollector
Even though the Assassin’s Creed series won’t have a new installment in 2019, it seems like we now know where the globe-trotting and time traveling franchise will go next. As first noticed earlier this week by YouTube channel JorRaptor, a poster within Ubisoft’s recently released shooter The Division 2 has essentially teased where Assassin’s Creed will be headed.
Return of the Obra Dinn is one of the best games of 2018. Don’t believe me? Just take a look at all of the awards that it continues to scoop up at various shows. Despite Obra Dinn’s success though, one common ask from many fans though has been to bring the game to more platforms, with
Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds is one of the most intriguing and exciting releases of 2019. Led by some of the creators of the original Fallout, The Outer Worlds is one of the first true single-player RPGs that we’ve seen in quite a bit, separate from the mold of games-as-a-service or other multiplayer factors. The Outer Worlds seems to be
Windjammers is one of the greatest competitive arcade games that never got the recognition it deserved. Released back in 1994, the now defunct Data East brought this NEOGEO arcade sports game to the masses and it is really great. The controls are incredibly tight, the gameplay is fast-paced and fun, and the pixelated visuals are
God of War is a hot topic right now after clearing up at the BAFTA Awards in London yesterday winning a whole host of prizes that left director Cory Barlog “amazed, overwhelmed, and scared”. But, I think one of the funniest achievements God of War has gotten to date is the buff God himself appearing on the
While Kirby Star Allies for Nintendo Switch was seen by many, DualShockers included, as a fairly by-the-numbers 2D platformer, it was able to stand out from previous Kirby titles by receiving a lot of free updates throughout its first year. While that string of updates has ended, HAL Laboratory’s Shinya Kumazaki delved into what characters and
With the battle royale genre getting more and more crowded every month, it’s harder for games within the popular genre to get noticed. Games like Apex Legends succeed but you also see others like The Culling 2 flop. The latest battle royale title to enter the fray is notmycar, a vehicular battle royale game unlike
Borderlands 3 is finally fixing arguably the biggest complaint that fans of the series have always critiqued its co-op mode of: shared loot. If you don’t already know, when playing with other players, whether they be friends or randoms, all the loot is dropped is picked up on a first come basis. Whoever gets the loot first