While some may see multiple game storefronts as bothersome, more options are definitely good for competition. Everyone has to stand out in some way – the Epic Games Store does so by offering up free games every week. The next pair of free titles hitting the platform is the hyper-realistic medieval RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Month: February 2020
UPDATE: Based on new information, it seems as though we now know what all five of these AAA games will likely be. They include Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters, Rainbow Six Quarantine, a new Assassin’s Creed, and a new Far Cry. More information on the new AC and FC titles can be read about here. The original story can be
Nintendo, Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo revealed new details on the Fire Emblem Three Houses Cindered Shadows DLC. We most notably got official confirmation it’ll feature brand new Classes, that’s it’s harder than the main game, and were introduced to a new character. As always, all the info is on the Japanese Fire Emblem twitter,
Following yesterday’s news that The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson would be leaving the developer to go to Blizzard, another prominent figure associated with the Gears of War franchise has offered to make his own knowledge of the series available to Microsoft, if they so desire. Over on Twitter recently, Cliff Bleszinski, the lead designer of
Persona 5–which was first released September 2016 in Japan and April 2017 worldwide–made me a fan of the series and is a personal favorite game of mine. How could it not be a favorite after investing over 120 hours into it? And now with less than two months away, Persona 5 Royal will be released
Last weekend Nintendo announced a Fire Emblem Heroes monthly subscription, via their Nintendo Mobile YouTube channel. The subscription titled the “feh pass” gives players five benefits for $9.49 monthly, the first of which is two Resplendent Heroes a month. Resplendent heroes already previously existing heroes with different outfits, voice-lines, animations, and a plus-two bonus to
Back when Final Fantasy VII Remake was still planned to release in March of this year, we knew that the game would be a one year, timed-exclusive to the PS4 platform. Upon getting delayed to April, however, we weren’t sure if this meant that the timed exclusivity would get pushed as well. Now, we have our answer.
Bandai Namco announced today a live stream for Blue Protocol will be held on February 7. The stream will be at 20:00 JST (Click here for time conversions) and can be watched on YouTube here. Bandai Namco revealed the stream via Blue Protocol‘s official Twitter account and mentioned we’ll get the latest news on the game. As
Koei Tecmo announced its Fairy Tail RPG adaptation is getting delayed. The game was supposed to launch worldwide on March 19. It is now coming on June 26, 2020. As a side note, the Japanese version will launch one day earlier, on June 25. Producer Keisuke Kikuchi explained the delay in a message published on
Izanagi Games held an event for Death Come True at cinema Shinjuku Wald 9 on February 6, and the event was streamed on YouTube by Famitsu. Here’s what we learned. The event featured Death Come True Producer Shinsuke Umeda, Scenarist, Game Director Kazutaka Kodaka, Film Director Hayato Ando, and the cast revealed so far: Kanata
Kadokawa Games announced a delay for the Japanese release date of Metal Max Xeno Reborn. The remake was moved from March 26 to July 9, 2020. In a message on the game’s official site, Kadokawa Games apologized to fans and all parties involved with the game’s production. Kadokawa Games explained the delay: Metal Max Xeno
Update: As reported by Kotaku, pre-orders for the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch console has been postponed. The pre-orders have now been moved from February 8 and listed as TBA. Nintendo has issued a public apology to customers for the delays of Nintendo products produced in China due to the recent and current outbreak of
Atomic Heart, the sci-fi acid-trip compared to BioShock and Fallout, has received a new trailer showing off its brand of strangeness. If you’ve forgotten what Atomic Heart is, nobody can really blame you. The game made its debut in 2018 and since then we’ve gotten sparse looks at it. Mundfish, the developers of the game, don’t even share
On January 22, we reported on the Xbox Series X prototypes that leaked. The images displayed a long-rectangular port on the back of the system, that is now believed to be for storage expansion. Thurrott reports that this slot is possibly meant for CFExpress SSD cards so that gamers can expand their storage. This interpretation
There are 29 days left in The Wonderful 101: Remastered’s Kickstarter campaign, but with more than $1.3 million raised and counting, it’s safe to say that PlatinumGames’ gamble on its overlooked action game has more than paid off. It’s with that success that director Hideki Kamiya has chosen to take a trip down memory lane,
Having worked on every entry in the history of the Gears of War franchise, The Coalition’s studio head Rod Fergusson today announced that he is leaving the developer to begin a new venture elsewhere. Fergusson made the surprising announcement over on Twitter this afternoon where he revealed that his time with The Coalition has now come to
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is one of my all-time favourite games. Sure; it didn’t set the world on fire. Some may have said that it’s a ‘Crash Bandicoot clone‘ that ‘makes no effort [to] hid[e] its influences.‘ That doesn’t stop me loving it as much as I do. People like me might be in the minority,
Despite the recent State of the Industry report providing a positive outlook on the future of VR, with increased interest in the Oculus line of hardware, Sony has taken the decision to close its Manchester-based studio. Formed with the sole purpose of building VR titles back in 2015, the studio had been working on a
In an interview with VGC, Platinum Games’ Atsushi Inaba says it’s up to Nintendo on whether or not Astral Chain comes to other platforms. “Ultimately it’s Nintendo’s call, not ours,” says Inaba. “They own the publishing rights to Astral Chain so we really have no say in that matter. We consider The Wonderful 101 an
Team Ninja’s latest project is that of Nioh 2, which is slated to finally launch on PS4 next month. While shipping a game is always a thrilling time for any developer, the question after release from fans always becomes, “What will you work on next?” In the case of Team Ninja, it seems like a return
In an interview with OnMSFT, CD Projekt Red’s John Mamais says the developer tried using VR for Cyberpunk 2077, but they think it isn’t viable yet. “We tried VR. We were thinking about VR, but we’re not doing anything with VR. We got the VR dev kits,” says Mamais, head of CD’s Krakow studio, “some
Esports gaming platform UMG recently announced an official partnership with Xbox Game Studios to operate and broadcast the Gears 5 Esports Challenger Series Finals. As a consistent home for competitive Gears of War, UMG boasts an online platform that connects more than 2.2 million gamers around the world. UMG’s studio team is streaming the official Gears
If you’re not a huge fan of the anime sword fighter flood in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you have quite a bit of company. In a recent column with Japanese magazine Famitsu, Masahiro Sakurai, the director and designer behind the Smash Bros. series, agreed that too many Fire Emblem reps have worked their way into
Last night, the Evo 2020 game lineup was announced bringing eight modern games and one classic to the biggest fighting game tournament of the year. Just as a reminder, here are the nine games that will be on the big stage: Street Fighter V: Championship Edition Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Dragon Ball FighterZ Tekken 7
For years it has always seemed like the war between gaming consoles and services was between Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo. However, with the increase in streaming services, it seems that other companies that are dipping toes into the gaming world are more of a threat to Microsoft now. At least, that’s what Phil Spencer has
We are now in a post-Kingdom Hearts III: Remind world, so this trilogy and the plethora of other games that released beside it finally seem complete. While die-hard fans have likely already bought the originals, Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 Remix, Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and those interested but unaccustomed to the series like myself
PlatinumGames is having a pretty good year so far. In fact, the past couple of years have been good for the emergent Japanese studio. They’ve published multiple critically acclaimed titles: Bayonetta, Astral Chain, and NeiR Automata all come to mind. So why are there rumors of Microsoft passing over the company last year in their search for Xbox Series
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid was not very good when it launched. While the core of a solid fighter was definitely there, the game seemed pretty rushed and it was clear that nWay had overpromised what would be present initially. That being said, Battle for the Grid has been improved massively in the year
Bandai Namco and Atlus held via Dengeki Online a live stream on February 4, sharing new information on the Persona 5 Royal x Sword Art Online crossover collab. This collab event concerns the Japanese versions of SAO mobile games Memory Defrag and Integral Factor, and it adds a lot of cool Persona 5 Royal characters
Yesterday Apex Legends saw the arrival of the next titled update which introduces the new legend, Revenant to the game. As the update landed, so did a bunch of other new items as detailed by the patch notes. Revenant, a legend filled with hate comes to the battle with sadistic, blunt quips that suit his