Naughty Dog fans were in for a delight yesterday as the brand new story trailer for The Last of Us Part 2 dropped ahead of the game’s arrival next month on June 19. The previous trailer we got to witness was all the way back in September, which showcased Ellie and Dina on horseback and
Month: May 2020
Following the unveiling of the game’s key art and variety of new details earlier this week, it seems as though LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga now has an official release date, too. Announced rather unceremoniously in the latest edition of This Week in Star Wars over on YouTube, it was passively mentioned that LEGO Star Wars: The
As it approaches its fifteenth anniversary, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has been just about all over the place. From Renaissance Italy, to Ancient Greece, and even the American Revolution, the Assassin’s Creed saga has taken us on many different adventures all of varying quality. Now, with Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla set to come out later this year on current
As expected, Microsoft has been pulling back the curtain on tons of Xbox Series X games. One of the coolest-looking ones for Dino Crisis fans like myself is Second Extinction. This three-player, co-op shooter sees Earth overrun by mutant dinosaurs. You and your squad will need to gear up and fight back against the dino
As the launch of next-generation consoles creeps closer, Xbox has just presented its latest Inside Xbox event. From heavy hitters like Assassin’s Creed Vahalla to Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Madden 21, there’s something for everyone when the Xbox Series X releases this holiday. Here’s what was shown off during today’s Inside Xbox stream. Assassin’s
During today’s Inside Xbox, Deep Silver and Fishlabs revealed Chorus (stylized CHORVS), a space-flight combat shooter coming to Xbox Series X. In Chorus, you play as Nara, the pilot of the sentient ship, Forsaken. You’ll travel across the galaxy in a quest for redemption and to stop the dark cult The Circle and its leader,
Though the first half of the year has been upended in significant ways by the coronavirus pandemic, this spring has still been a great one for video games. Several long-anticipated games have finally made their way to gamers everywhere, including the highly-anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake. As a reimagining of a JRPG classic, it shouldn’t come
During today’s Inside Xbox, Bloober Team revealed its upcoming game The Medium is coming to Xbox Series X and PC Holiday 2020. You can check out the trailer below. If you couldn’t guess by the Polish developer’s track record (they are the makers of Blair Witch, Observer, and Layers of Fear), The Medium is a
One of the games revealed at today’s Inside Xbox event was Dirt 5, the next game in developer Codemasters‘ long-running series. As expected, the next-gen cars on Xbox Series X look incredible. However, the team had a fun surprise in store after the main show ended. Before we get to that, give the announce trailer
Today’s Inside Xbox Presentation brought with it a lot of new titles as well as updates on existing ones. Chief among those already known games is Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, the next entry in the long-running RPG series, which is now coming to the Xbox Series X. The game’s journey so far has been
Coming from Marcus Lehto, co-creator of the Halo series, the upcoming sci-fi first-person shooter Disintegration has a legacy behind it that makes it worth keeping an eye on. Blending together elements of first-person shooters and strategy games, Disintegration will be ready to bring players into battle with its launch next month. Publisher Private Division has announced that Disintegration
Today’s Inside Xbox was full of big announcements from several of Microsoft’s biggest third party sponsors. One game was a bit of surprise given what’s coming in the next few weeks. EA will hold another EA Play event this June but decided to give everyone a sneak peek at Madden 21 today. Obviously, they’re holding
It didn’t take long for Animal Crossing: New Horizons to become the best-selling game in the series The franchise’s Nintendo Switch debut sold 11.77 million units between its March 20 launch and the March 31 close to the fiscal year, giving it the best start of any Switch release so far and placing it seventh
It looks like Nintendo isn’t planning to launch the Zelda Breath of the Wild sequel till sometime after March 2021. Nintendo just published on May 7 its financial results for the last financial year, which ended on March 2020. The results are detailed through two documents in Japanese here and here. Nintendo, in the documents,
In an interview with Dengeki Online, Sword Art Online games Producer Yousuke Futami announced total sales for all SAO games have now surpassed 5,6 million units worldwide. When speaking about SAO Fatal Bullet and the popularity of the game and its DLC content, Futami mentioned: “Thanks to everyone’s support, total sales of the series are
Recently, Days Gone celebrated its very first anniversary that saw an outpour from the community in appreciation for the title. In a week-long special event, we saw fans come together by showcasing a host of in-game photos, streams, videos, fan-art, discussions, and anything else Days Gone related. Many members of the Days Gone development team got
According to the narrative director behind Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, he believes that players will not have experienced a story in the way Valhalla tells it. In an interview with GameSpot, (Thanks, VG247) Darby McDevitt states that he believes one of the stand-out aspects of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the structure of the narrative. “we do
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, its toll on the esports industry reaches higher and higher. This time around, pressure from the outbreak has caused a massive breakdown in one of the Overwatch League’s major teams. As of today, the Vancouver Titans has released its entire roster, including two coaches. This is a remarkable turn
In a series of tweets, Japanese studio Entergram announced the development for both Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison and Umineko Saku is still going forward. The tweets explain how the studio, like all others, switched to a work from home format during the state of emergency in Japan due to Covid-19. While the developers are encountering
Remember when Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that it’d be releasing a Fast & Furious video game entitled Fast & Furious Crossroads this May? Well, you couldn’t be faulted if you forgot about it, especially since the film that it was supposed to launch in proximity to, Fast & Furious 9, was delayed to 2021 as a result of the
Somehow, The Sims 4 keeps churning out new content at a ridiculous rate. The game launched in 2014, but shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. And now, the team has announced the latest expansion pack, Eco Lifestyle. This is an expansion pack, which are the biggest packs EA adds to The Sims
Ghostrunner, a fast-paced, first-person action game from indie developer One More Level, received a cinematic trailer on Wednesday that sets the tone for the Polish studio’s cyberpunk world. Better yet, a demo also released on Steam to give PC players the chance to start getting acquainted with its wall-running gameplay. The demo, which is the
Of all the reveals that occurred last year during Microsoft’s E3 2019 presentation, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’s latest collaboration with Elden Ring proved to be one of the most intriguing announcements in the showcase. While the latest game from the studio behind Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is surely enough to get many fans excited, Elden
Recently, we took a look at all of the video game heroes who make their living in hallowed halls of the action-adventure genre. After analyzing each of them (very scientifically, we might add) we put together an amalgamation of their body parts to build the greatest action-adventure hero. Like a modern-day Dr. Frankenstein, we built
Another exciting announcement, another discussion video with the DualShockers staff talking about their thoughts. This time, News Editor Michael Ruiz (me) and Video Manager Mario Rivera discuss the Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath expansion reveal from earlier today. Check out the video below. In the video, Mario and I discuss our connection with Mortal Kombat as
Xbox Game Pass subscribers are getting another slate of games in May 2020 bringing some big games to the service. Announced on Xbox Wire, DayZ, Red Dead Redemption 2, Final Fantasy 9, and Fractured Minds will all be available on Xbox Game Pass for console. For PC, Endless Legend, Halo Master Chief Collection: Halo 2,
The Ultimate Ninja Storm series of Naruto games have long been one of my favorite anime-based franchises. The series’ latest title Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 first released back in 2016. But now with the anime shifting over to Naruto’s son, Boruto, the games have had to follow. So it’s no surprise that as it’s
Dragon Ball FighterZ is all about seemingly overpowered characters. Its recent additions of Kefla and Broly a la Dragon Ball Super are testaments to that. But the upcoming addition to the game pushes power levels even further beyond with Goku in his Ultra Instinct Form. If you’re unfamiliar with this latest and greatest form, it made its
Ever since EA stopped its annual golf series following 2015’s Rory McIlroy PGA Tour, the video game world has been starved for AAA golfing experiences. While games like The Golf Club and Golf Story are fun, they lack that big name behind them. That began to change in 2018 when 2K Sports published The Golf
Summer Game Fest is one of the upcoming E3 alternatives that will roll out over the course of the summer. These all-digital events give fans a chance to see and play many of the same trailers and demos that would have been at E3. Of course, not everything will be there (particularly the early demos),