If there is one thing I’ve learned from my stint with SoulCalibur VI, it’s that people are really really into the character creation system. And who’s to blame them–you have to love any game that will let you match up Yoko Taro’s 2B from NieR: Automata and Bojack Horseman from the excellent Netflix special. However, a couple of customs
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Today, Famitsu’s official Youtube channel streamed Grasshopper Manufacture director Goichi Suda, playing his upcoming Switch exclusive, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. Suda51 played the game for a good fifteen minutes in co-op mode. We got to see another stage of the game and a boss battle. You can watch the gameplay below. Incidentally, Suda51 also shared that he quite
Square Enix featured Dragon Quest Builders 2 during a stage event at Tokyo Game Show 2018, showing almost one hour of live gameplay. The gameplay session starts by showing off one of the many islands you’ll be able to explore in the game. You can quickly explore islands by dashing and jumping, though you should be wary of
Today, during a four hours long livestream, Studio Zero revealed many details for Catherine: Full Body, showing live gameplay for the first time and revealing the contents of the limited edition and DLC. The stream was presented by announcer Hisanori Yoshida, game journalist Mafia Kajita and voice actress Tomomi Isomura (Hifumi in Persona 5). Isomura-san and Kajita-san
Today Koei Tecmo released a new gameplay video and information for its upcoming Musou game Warriors Orochi 4. The video shows the game’s producer Masaki Furusawa, and the director Tomohiko Aoki, playing the online Battle Arena Mode. The mode pits two teams of three players against each other. Each player can swap between two characters
Following today’s reveal of Project JUDGE, Also Known As JUDGE EYES: Testament of the Reaper in Japan, Sega released a demo on the Japanese PlayStation Store. Since not everyone is willing to make a Japanese PSN account and download over 7 gigabytes of data, we did it for you, and we just played the full demo. If
The French publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Cyanide Studio have released a new video showcasing their upcoming horror game Call of Cthulhu. The video is about an hour long and it is the first time the opening of the game has been shown off. Call of Cthulu is an investigative adventure horror game that follows
If you are here, reading this on DualShockers, there is a lot to like about SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. The entire game seems at odds with other trends in the market to cut down on fun portrayal of fictional characters–thankfully, that doesn’t deter too many people who are likely reading this review. However, while I’m
Canada’s Causal Bit Games is currently working on an upcoming action platformer called Battle Princess Madelyn that deliberately brings back memories of 16-bit titles like Ghouls ‘n Ghosts following an enormously successful Kickstarter campaign. To further the feeling of its retro gameplay, Battle Princess Madelyn will be receiving an arcade mode, according to the game’s
During the PAX West stream, Epic Games has revealed the Fortnite Grappler, a new item that lets you meticulously zip across the map with apparent ease. The new item AKA The Grappler will bring more thrills to Epic’s battle royale than maybe anything we’ve seen before. Like Fortnite‘s other items, the jetpack and bounce pads, the
Devolver Digital took to Twitter to announce Gato Roboto, which they called a “CatMechtroidvania” game. Developed by Doinksoft, the game also received a reveal trailer as well. The game will be released sometime next year. Introducing Gato Roboto, a CatMechtroidvania game, from @doinksoft coming to Nintendo Switch / PC next year and playable this weekend at
We’ve known about Nintendo’s upcoming mobile game, Dragalia Lost, for quite some time. After testing the waters with a few different projects–Miitomo, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Fire Emblem Heroes–we are finally seeing Nintendo invest in the mobile in an entirely new way: an original IP. Teaming up with expert Tokyo-based mobile developers Cygames, Nintendo is making a strong
A Plague Tale: Innocence from developer Asobo Studio and publisher Focus Home Interactive, has released a swarm of rats upon us in their new gameplay footage, lucky us! The title was formally announced in January 2017 from the developers, who draw experience from working on games like Quantum Break and The Crew. During the gameplay sequence, you follow orphaned
Players lucky enough to attend Gamescom 2018 this week in Cologne, Germany, were treated to the unique opportunity of test-driving one of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s new multiplayer maps. The new map Arsenal was detailed yesterday, but today Activision has released a 12-minute long gameplay video showcasing a battle taking place in the
SHMUP fans, mark your calendars; Rigid Force Alpha is coming to PC (via Steam) at the end of August, according to the game’s developer. The title is a classic shoot ’em up action game created by fledgling indie developer com8com1, a team comprised of former developers of ANNO, Might and Magic Heroes, Golden Sun, and more.
The first game that got me really interested in video games was none other than Message in a Haunted Mansion, one of the all-time best point-and-click mystery Nancy Drew games by Her Interactive; I had it for both my Game Boy Advance and on PC. After revealing the person behind the “hauntings” and beating the game, I
Being one of the most highly-anticipated fall releases of the year, Red Dead Redemption 2 certainly has a lot to live up to from its acclaimed predecessor, and after several cinematic trailers, today we got our first look at how the game plays. As announced yesterday, Rockstar Games released the first gameplay video for the upcoming Red
After months and months of anticipation, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Multiplayer Beta is finally here for PlayStation 4 players. While the beta was originally set to go live just a few minutes ago, late last night developer Treyarch decided to turn on the servers early, at least in North America, which means we’ve been
On August 2, Weappy Studio and THQ Nordic will release their adventure-strategy game This is the Police 2 on PC, Mac, and Linux. DualShockers got the game early for review, and capture the first hour of This is the Police 2, which introduces important characters like Lilly Reed and Warren Nash and sets up the
Whenever any new DLC for the Far Cry series goes live, it certainly has a lot to live up to. With Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon widely considered one of the best DLC re-imagining of last generation, you can tell Ubisoft is trying to copy that success with the expansion pass for Far Cry 5. Unlike the earlier version
There’s a lot to be excited about the re-release of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Nintendo Switch. One of those key components that wasn’t available in the original Wii U version of the game, nor the Nintendo 3DS version, is co-op gameplay. Ever faithful to the Nintendo brand, personalities Kit and Krystal teamed up to showcase eight minutes
The Total War series garners a lot of respect from both PC and strategy game circles, though the historical side of the franchise has experienced a bit of stagnation in recent years. That’s why many Total War fans, including myself, were excited when Creative Assembly and SEGA unveiled Total War: Three Kingdoms, an entirely new
By now it’s a well-known fact that I’m bad at multiplayer shooters. It’s not that I don’t play or enjoy them, but I’m just terrible. Of course, this extends to Battlefield V‘s closed alpha that has just been made available. In order to compensate a bit for my horrible aiming, situational awareness, and reflexes, I
While the XCOM series is currently the dominant force within the tactical strategy game genre right now, new titles are starting to emerge with unique mechanics that help them stand out. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden from developer The Bearded Ladies Consulting and Funcom is one of these games, and I was able to meet
Spyro Reignited Trilogy has been teased a fair amount leading up to E3 and now we’ve been given a look at the game in action running on PS4 during PlayStation Live from E3. Developer Toys For Bob sat on stage and shows us about ten minutes of the game being played live by Toys For Bob’s
We aren’t even into the first sentence of the article, and I know what you are already asking. “Lou, are you kidding me?” Fortnite is a worldwide phenomenon — lightning in a bottle. Any comparison to it must be hyperbolic. And yeah, I usually agree there. But that doesn’t mean Hi-Rez Studios isn’t setting themselves
Originally being released on PC for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets, The Exorcist: Legion VR will soon turn heads for those who own the PS VR. Coming from the creative world of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist, the episodic nightmare will be available on Sony’s virtual headset on June 19. The first three episodes
The latest gameplay video from Dan Smith Studios’ upcoming title The Spectrum Retreat gives us an eleven-minute look at the first-person puzzler that’s due to launch this summer. We already reported on the official announcement for the BAFTA award-winning developer’s title. The video also includes developer Dan Smith himself as he starts of explaining the
Remember when we reported on Agony developer Madmind Studios having to cancel their planned patch that would unlock the uncensored version of the game? Madmind announced that they were going to release a video with the cut content. That way, players could see what the developer removed in order for the game to launch. Well,
Battle Princess Madelyn’s developer Causal Bit Games Inc has released a brand new video which teases the gameplay for the first chapter of the retro-themed side-scroller. The title smashed the Kickstarter funding last year in April by raising $212,665 CA with 3,402 backers. The video begins with a very quick glimpse at the title screen showing