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Microsoft Studios has acquired Obsidian Entertainment. A video game development studio best known for their work on RPGs like Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II. The announcement was made today at Microsoft’s Inside Xbox X018 press conference which was broadcasted live from Mexico City. In addition to
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Each month, several new titles are added to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, a Netflix like subscription service that gives players access instant access to a variety of Xbox One titles, including new first-party releases. A first wave of titles, including Sniper Elite 4 and OlliOlli 2, hit the service on November 1, and Microsoft has
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During today’s X018 event from Mexico City, a new trailer for Square Enix’s highly-anticipated release of Kingdom Hearts III was released. While this new video shows off a variety of worlds in Kingdom Hearts III that we have seen in the past, most notably, this trailer unveils the Hundred Acre Wood location, which is home to Winnie the Pooh.
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Yuna from Final Fantasy X is making her return in Final Fantasy Dissidia NT in December. This was revealed through a new trailer that shows her magic abilities as well as her ability to summon Valefor for extra damage. She will be joining Tidus and Jecht as the representation for Final Fantasy X in this crossover fighting game. After watching the trailer,
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The Prince of Cosmos makes his return in Katamari Damacy Reroll on December 7. The game is a remake of the PlayStation 2 classic with updated graphics and controls for the Nintendo Switch. Bandai Namco Entertainment also notes that local multiplayer will also be supported with the two Joy-Con controllers. For those who aren’t sure whether or
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November has been an odd month for action-RPG fans. While new games within the genre like Pagan Online have been announced, many genre fans felt burned by the announcement of Diablo Immortal for iOS and Android at BlizzCon. While I have my own thoughts on that whole situation, several other action-RPG titles like Warhammer: Chaosbane
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FromSoftware, known for the Armored Core series and the Souls games, released on November 6th a new game for PSVR which is quite different from their recent titles: Déraciné. On November 8th, the game’s Japanese release day, a release event was held at Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. The event’s MC was Misuzu Araki, and it featured Sony Japan Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa,
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Superdata has announced that Sony’s PlayStation Now subscription service has brought in $143 million for the third quarter of the year. This constitutes 52% of all subscription based revenue between it, EA (EA Access), and Microsoft (Xbox Game Pass). Altogether each publisher’s subscription services generated $273 million in revenue, reaching 6% of all non-free-to-play console
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Today marks the launch of Tetris Effect, the latest musically-oriented puzzle game from Japanese developer Enhance Games. As is usually standard with game releases, a launch trailer was put out today on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel. That being said, this trailer stands out from the usually launch day video fare by highlighting just mesmerizing Tetris
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Strategy guide publisher Prima Games will be no more after Spring 2019 according to multiple reports from Variety and EGM Now. Parent company Dorling Kindersley announced the closure, which will see offices in Roseville, Indianapolis, and New York shutterring. Roseville will be closing very soon, in mid-November, Indianapolis will have a small selection of staff
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Last month, fledgling publisher Modus Games revealed that they would be working alongside Frozenbyte Game to release Trine 4. That sequel is pegged to release in 2019 for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, though that last platform was surprising considering the series hadn’t made an appearance on the Switch yet. Fortunately, the will be
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Bandai Namco Entertainment’s sweeping World War One epic 11-11: Memories Retold has just landed on consoles and PC with an unusual and eye-catching art-style. The latest trailer which coincides with the game’s launch depicts a deep and somber story. Based on November 11, 1918, the final day of the first World War, 11-11: Memories Retold
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The Nintendo Wii might be an older console now in this day and age, but some people still have one hooked up to their TV’s and still use the apps available. However, a Reddit user gIitterboy received an email from Netflix announcing that support for their streaming app will be ending. The email received by the Reddit user says: “Unfortunately, Nintendo will suspend all video
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Originally Epic Skater was available for iOS and Android devices allowing players to skate across 2.5D levels, racking up radical tricks. Developer, Your Daily Fill has now announced that the sequel Epic Skater 2 is available for PC. If you’re still waiting for Session that was shown off earlier this year at E3 2018, or if you’re still saddened that Skate 4 isn’t
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