While wrestling has been a tradition in gaming for decades, mixed martial arts has still been growing in bringing the popular sport over to games, with the latest iteration of the sport heading to consoles next year. During a reveal event for the upcoming EA Sports UFC 3 in New York City, DualShockers had the opportunity to
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With the advances of technology and graphical power that happens with each console generation, sports games, in particular, get closer and closer to emulating their real-life counterparts, and with the newly-revealed EA Sports UFC 3, players will get one step closer to feeling like they really are in the octagon. During a reveal event in New
Hear ye, hear ye! The Xbox One X’s launch is fast approaching, and we already know what is on the minds of readers — when can we read DualShockers‘ official impressions of the hardware? Anyone familiar with the gaming (or any) review industry and journalism surrounding it knows that embargoes exist — hard deadlines that
The .hack//G.U. series has always held a special place in my heart as an underrated series that was not only ahead of its time, but also came out when the video game market might have not be the kindest to JRPGs. Furthermore, the series was releasing in the west months apart from each iteration and
Assassin’s Creed: Origins is due out tomorrow and DualShockers’ Noah Buttner had the chance to play it last week at a Ubisoft event in San Francisco for over 40 hours. With the embargo lifted, most critics agree: the game is beautiful. The version we played at the event was running on an Xbox One X,
The eSports industry is growing at an insane pace. Whether you’re into them or not, the rise of competitive gaming is hard to ignore. Almost anyone at this point is aware of some of the more notable eSports titles like League of Legends, Dota 2, and Street Fighter, but what they might not know of
Following the announcement of the closed beta of Hand of The Gods: SMITE Tactics for PS4 and Xbox One, Hi-Rez studios The codes unlock a free god card to help you build your deck, and it’s Loki. It’s worth mentioning that each code is valid only on the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game,
My first experience with One Piece: Unlimited World Red was actually with the PS Vita version of the game back when it came out exclusively at GameStop back in 2014. If you’re unfamiliar with the game, it’s basically a beat-em-up with some very minor RPG mechanics based on the iconic anime/manga series. And while the game was
Capcom subsidiary Clover Studio was only around for less than three years since its formation. Although God Hand would be their last game before officially closing their doors and Viewtiful Joe was the studio’s longest-running series, it would be the 2006 action-adventure title Okami that would often be considered their best game. Exactly eleven years after its official release
Last week, Robot Gentleman, developer behind 2015’s popular indie game 60 Seconds!, revealed 60 Parsecs!, a sequel/spiritual successor to the aforementioned 60 Seconds!. The game moves the action from a fallout shelter to a spaceship, and adds new systems such as crafting and travelling. While only the survival portion on the spaceship was shown off at the
The Nintendo Switch has suffered several waves of shortages in its Japanese home turf, but lately it has settled on very solid sales, moving over 70,000 units during the last couple of weeks. Have the shortages been solved, or is the console still selling out in the archipelago of the rising sun? In order to
It’s no secret that Final Fantasy XV is a beloved title at DualShockers among both the staff and our readers, and though we are coming up on almost a year since it released after a decade plus in development, the next few months will provide even more ways to experience the grand RPG for two vastly different
As the follow-up to the acclaimed Red Dead Redemption, the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2 from Rockstar Games looks like it is set to bring players back into the beautiful and violent world of the Wild West once more. Coming off the game’s reveal trailer from last year, Red Dead Redemption 2 got a brand new trailer earlier this week
Tokyo Game Show 2017 is now history, and it’s time to formally honor the best games that graced the show this year. While at Gamescom 2017 our readers and our staff voted for different games, this time around there was no doubt: Capcom’s Monster Hunter World brought home both Game of the Show awards, establishing its
Three years ago on March 25, 2014, UK developer White Paper Games made its debut with Ether One, a first-person adventure game for the PC. According to co-founder Pete Bottomley, the game garnered good exposure on the platform, but the team knew it wanted to bring the title to PlayStation 4 for an increase presence. More specifically,
It has now become a tradition at every major trade show for our DualShockers Awards to include a Reader’s Choice, voted by you all, to honor the game our readers liked the most. Of course, Tokyo Game Show 2017 is no exception, so it’s time to cast your vote. It isn’t fun if we choose
When Microsoft fully revealed the Xbox One X, its $499 price point point caused a lot of discussion, with many finding it too high for a console. Personally, while I certainly expected it, my gut reaction was similar: I’m used to the console market being relatively cheap, and like many who purchased a PS3 at
When Microsoft fully revealed the Xbox One X, its $499 price point point caused a lot of discussion, with many finding it too high for a console. Personally, while I certainly expected it, my gut reaction was similar: I’m used to the console market being relatively cheap, and like many who purchased a PS3 at
Call of Duty used to be the gaming franchise that most people could enjoy in some way, shape, or form. Whether it be the action-packed campaign, its fast-paced multiplayer, or its tight controls, there was generally something for everyone in each game. In the past few years however, particularly when it delved into the sci-fi genre, Call
In the last two weeks, Goichi Suda (aka “Suda51”) formally revealed the next project that he and his team at Grasshopper Manufacture are working on, and as hinted at earlier in the year, it is of course the next title in the No More Heroes franchise. The Switch-exclusive game, which is called Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, once
Granblue Fantasy is probably one of the best mobile JRPGs on the market. If you’re unfamiliar with it, it has gained massive popularity in Japan since its release in 2014 due to the great story, beautiful art by Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy XII Art Director Hideo Minaba, and lovely soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu. It even recently inspired
Since its debut in 2014, the Azure Striker Gunvolt series has catered to the 2D-action platforming audience. However, some might say that limiting the series to the 3DS and releasing an unpopular port of Azure Striker Gunvolt to PC has done the series a disservice when the console market begs for a good retro-action game.
Long past the days since we knew it as the “NX” and heard whispers of it being a “handheld/console hybrid,” the Nintendo Switch has now passed six months since the system came rushing into stores…and was quickly snatched up from the shelves soon after. Leading up to its launch, lots of uncertainty surrounded the Nintendo
The launch of the Xbox One X approaches, and when any console is about to release, console warriors and naysayers start circling over it like vultures, trying their hardest to put down the new challenger before it steps into the ring. This is the petty nature of console wars, and we’re pretty much all used
Gamescom 2017 has come and gone, and like every year, it’s time to honor the games that according to us, and according to you, stood out among the rather rich pack. Do keep in mind that no award is every objective, so it’s perfectly ok if you disagree with our choices. As a matter of
On July 13, 1987, a new video game was released for the MSX2 computer system in Japan and Europe. Designed and directed by a man whose name would become synonymous with his long-lived series, the original Metal Gear debuted and Hideo Kojima’s story about espionage, betrayal, and nuclear armament began. Today, this game is often
Over the past 15 years, the Kingdom Hearts series has been taking fans on an adventure to different worlds they’d never thought possible. Through each entry, the story has evolved to include new characters and worlds to fit the growing franchise. The same can be said for Sora’s trusted weapon, the magical Keyblade. First introduced
With E3 in our rear-view mirror, the summer sun of 2017 is upon us! And besides barbecues, road trips and catching up with your gaming backlog what else is summer good for? Giveaways! This summer at DualShockers is the Summer of Community. Among other community events we have in the works, every Friday of the
When gamers hear the name “Inti Creates,” it’s often followed by memories of playing the Mega Man Zero series. The developer excels in delivering some of the best 2D action-platformers on the market, and this has been a goal set out by the company since they opened their doors in 1996. Following the developer’s inception,
Another year, another E3 — and as is tradition, DualShockers hands out awards to what we (and our readers collectively) think are the best games at the show. This year had some stiff competition, with three games nearly tying for Game of the Show. But, with plenty of arguing, debating, and compromising we have DualShockers’