The original Dark Souls is known for a lot of things: it introduced us to Miyazaki’s dystopian world, grueling combat, and of course the “You Died” screen which has been burned into the memories of anyone who’s ever played the game. It’s also known for its flaws, which fans of the series (myself included) notice more
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Without a doubt Ninja’s New Years Eve stream was a wild ride, but things only get better when stream snipers are mixed into the lot. And his Fortnite based New Years Eve stream hit a high point when he dispatched a sniper in action. Even better: it’s all caught on tape. If you have never heard
In a recent interview with DIME, the Pokemon Company President and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara gave some insight on the established series. Of course, since the latest entry into the series Pokemon Let’s GO Pikachu/Eevee was just released a couple of months ago, many of the questions revolved around that title. He explained how that this was
The OG Xbox holds some of my fondest video game memories. I still remember opening it on Christmas morning with my brother and playing Halo 2 all through the day and night. After playing the first Halo at a friends house for what seemed like 100 times, I was absolutely thrilled to have our own console. It is
Today was the fourth anniversary of the launch of Kinda Funny, and with it came a new funding goal for their Patreon whose reward was the promise to put on another Kinda Funny Games Showcase in 2019, this time during E3. In their video announcement of Year 4 of Kinda Funny it was announced that
It’s the early part of 2019, which means GDC is right around the corner just a few months from now. As such, that also indicates that the GDC Awards are also coming up and as of today, we know which games from the past year have now been nominated. I’m sure to the surprise of few,
A few days ago, Star Control: Origins was brought back into the public purview when it was taken off both Steam and GOG due to a DMCA notice from Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford, the creators of Star Control II, after a lengthy legal quarrel between the two parties. Following Stardock’s official statement about the issue, Paul
Another month, another selection of video games for a tantalizingly low price. Humble Bundle will be kicking off its February compilation of titles with over-the-top crime caper Yakuza 0 and third-person shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division. Humble Bundle supplies gamers with games at a fantastically low price on a monthly basis. The digital titles can
BioWare’s upcoming shared-world shooter Anthem is finally due out next month and it seems like EA is now ready to show off more of the game in action. As revealed today via IGN, a new slate of gameplay footage from Anthem has been unveiled and it’s one of our longest looks at the game so far, clocking
A brand new mod for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) has entered the spotlight. After a few years of development, the GBA Consolizer provides native 720p HD output from a GBA to a moden HD television. This mod allows you to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games upscaled in HD
Product keys and save data modification are the topics of a recent revision to Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act last month. The following comes from Gamesindustry.biz as the official information is only in Japanese: Distributing tools and programs for altering save data Selling serial numbers or product keys that are unauthorised by the maker of
Nintendo’s lineup of mobile titles brought in a hefty amount of revenue for the company in 2018. Super Mario Run, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Dragalia Lost made a total of $348 million in 2018 according to Sensor Tower. This is a 15 percent increase compared to 2017. Unsurprisingly, Fire Emblem Heroes was the outlier making $230 million
While NIS America was originally poised to release RPG Maker MV for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe next month, that will no longer be the case. Today, NIS America made the decision to delay the console versions of RPG Maker MV from their original February 26 release date to
It’s that wonderful time of the new year again where speedrunners gather together to raise money for charity. Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 (AGDQ) begins on January 6 at 11:30 AM EST and runs until January 13 at 11:57 PM EST, according to their schedule. This 24/7 marathon will once again be raising funds for the Prevent
Fans of Square Enix’s popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV have plenty of reasons to be excited for 2019. With the upcoming release of the game’s third expansion, Shadowbringers, players can expect tons of new content in the future. With Patch 4.5 rolling out on Tuesday the development team has now given subscribers new info on some upcoming changes
After literally years of waiting, Media Molecule finally gave some players access to the creator’s beta for Dreams late last month. While this beta was at the time only confined to those subscribed to Media Molecule’s newsletter, today, the developer has finally opened sign-ups for everyone to now get in on the action. If you aren’t familiar with
Earlier this week I covered the news about how games from the start of January 2019 onwards must now ensure that their communications systems are accessible to people with disabilities. At the initial time of writing the article, I had assumed the mentions of communications a few times made it clear that the CVAA was
The annual Darkening of Tristram event has returned to Diablo III, with the portal that takes you to Old Tristram (the original Diablo) is now open for those who dare to fight through all sixteen levels from the game that started it all. Since 2017 Blizzard has included the Darkening of Tristram event to run
With its colorful visuals, wacky humor, and eclectic Metroidvania gameplay, DrinkBox Studios’ long-awaited sequel Guacamelee! 2 delivered another memorable adventure for everyone’s favorite luchador Juan, and now Xbox One owners will get their chance to experience the game in just a few weeks. Developer DrinkBox Studios has announced that Guacamelee! 2 will release for Xbox One owners
It doesn’t appear that Bowsette will make the leap from PornHub to official Mario canon any time soon. According to the official website for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, only Toadette can use the Super Crown to turn into a Peach-like character. Super Mario games always come with a variety of items, and the
I have a weird unconditional love for the Gunman Clive games. Even though they are both short and quite simple, I couldn’t help but be hooked by both of them, especially my first time through. I’ve somehow sunk over 25 hours in the first Gunman Clive, a game that can be in just about an
After seeing some gameplay and combat within the Devil May Cry 5 trailer we saw during December 2018 and given the content of the previous titles, finding out the ESRB rating sheds some light on what to expect. ESRB has issued Devil May Cry 5 with a Mature rating The main culprits for the rating seem to be
Developer IO Interactive announced Hitman: HD Enhanced Collection today and fans of the smooth-headed assassin won’t have too long to wait at all as it’s due for release on January 11 for PS4 and Xbox One. It will unfortunately only be available digitally, at least for the time being. Hitman: Blood Money which originally hit the shelves
Nippon Ichi Software released new information on its nostalgia, time-travel and robots-themed RPG Destiny Connect, revealing new characters and how Isaac’s customization works. The first new character introduced is Truth. Protagonist Sherry and her friends meet him in the town of Clockney after they time-traveled 30 years to the past. He acts and speaks in a
As one of Atlus’ smaller titles, Catherine has grown a passionate audience over the eight years since it released thanks to its wacky adult humor and unusual gameplay, and now it seems more likely than ever that the game will be coming to PC in the near future. Yesterday, fans of the beloved and quirky puzzler buzzed
Celebrated adventure game and “walking simulator” What Remains of Edith Finch is the next regular free offering from the Epic Games Store. The game from developer Giant Sparrow originally released in 2017 and was highly praised for its combined narrative and gameplay. The creator-focused Epic Games Store launched in December, offering 88 percent revenue to
While the gaming community may currently be fixated on the next generation consoles, it appears that Microsoft may not be done with making slight updates to the Xbox One hardware just yet. A couple of patents were granted to Microsoft in December, with these patents pointing to improvements to the Xbox One controller. One such
Epic Games is celebrating the new year by bringing back some older Fortnite game types—for a limited time, Team Rumble is back for the battle royale mode of the game. Joining Team Rumble is another returning mode called Unvaulted, which is only playable in duos. Team Rumble is basically a version of Team Deathmatch, though
The holiday season may be over, but that doesn’t mean that we have to stop buying ourselves gifts. In fact, I consider it my personal post-holiday tradition to buy myself things under the guise of self-care. Thankfully, Nike is making this very easy for me this year, offering a new PlayStation-inspired backpack through its PS X
The IGF (Independent Games Festival) has announced the finalists for their 21st annual awards ceremony that will take place Wednesday March 20, 2019 during the week of GDC. Meg Jayanth, writer of 80 Days, will be hosting the ceremony. With more than 300 judges and 500 entries for the awards, the IGF has narrowed down