Koei Tecmo and Omega Force’s Dynasty Warriors series and all of its spin-offs have seen some exciting new developments in recent years. Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors added some Nintendo flair to the musou experience, and Dynasty Warriors 9 attempted to implement an open world to mixed results. This year at E3, I met
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Today Bandai Namco released a new update to Level-5’s lovely JRPG Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. The update adds two brand new levels of difficulty that can be selected at the beginning of the game, Hard, and Expert. We also get new rare items and a plethora of tweaks and bug fixes. Playing on
Ubisoft has announced that those who take part in the open beta of Ivory Tower’s The Crew 2 —that takes place from June 21 to June 25 — and performs and submits their best stunts will be in with a chance to meet and spend time with Bryce Menzies. Face Your Ride is the new event from Ubisoft and
It’s always great to hear about video game developers doing what they can to support players who suffer from mental health issues. SmashET is an upcoming title from Winsche Studios that has included features that have been scientifically proven to help reduce anxiety. How Winsche Studios has achieved this is by implementing binaural and monaural beats into
Originally debuting in August of last year, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice earned critical acclaim for its dark and emotional story that revolved around a young woman grappling with mental illness, and since its debut, the title has reached a significant new sales milestone. Developer and publisher Ninja Theory has announced that the title has now reached
Back in 2012, Turn 10 Studios and Playground Games released an open-world version of its critically acclaimed Forza series, Forza Horizon. At the time, it boasted a big and beautiful world with driving that was more forgiving than its simulation predecessor, the Forza Motorsport series. Six years and two more games later, the developers have
With the first season of the series, Dontnod and Square Enix introduced a compelling story set in the midst of teenage life under strange circumstances, and with Life is Strange 2, the next chapter of the coming-of-age story will officially begin this fall. Developer Dontnod Entertainment has announced that the first episode of Life is Strange 2,
Pocket Rumble from Cardboard Robot Games and Chucklefish was one of the first indie titles revealed for Nintendo Switch. While it was supposed to release in the Switch’s launch month of March 2017, it had been indefinitely pushed back due to problems with the multiplayer portion of the game. After explaining their reasoning behind the
Muv-Luv: Alternative, like the first chapter Muv-Luv, was released on Steam in its all-ages version to comply with the distributor’s standards, but originally it included a few bits of adult content. After a long wait, the 18+ Director’s Cut Patch has been released today. We knew it’d come this month, but a precise release date was
One of the bigger announcements that Microsoft had last week at E3 was the reveal of Gears 5, the next installment in the long-running Gears of War series. As many noticed though, the title was clearly missing the usual “of War” from the title that had been present in every other game in the series up until this
We’ve been raving about The Messenger for quite some time here at DualShockers after seeing the upcoming indie platformer this year at both PAX East and E3. In fact, we loved what we saw of the Ninja Gaiden-inspired title so much that we even awarded it with our Best Indie Game award of E3 just this past week. Now, Sabotage
Today, Cloud Imperium Games released a brand new video of its upcoming space simulator Star Citizen. The video primarily showcases the new group system that will allow players to party up and perform activities together, from quantum jumps to quests. On top of that, we get to see new facial rigs, new audio tracks designed
Despite coming out over two years ago, Overwatch continues to provide its fans with new content on a pretty regular basis, and of course, given the game’s popularity, it doesn’t seem like they are stopping anytime soon. Today, developer Blizzard starting teasing…something on their official Twitter account, and it’s probably safe to assume it’s new content. The
Last week at Microsoft’s E3 2018 press conference, Dontnod Entertainment and Square Enix announced their new, single-episode game called The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit would be launching at the end of the month. Now, we are only five days away from its release and the developer has officially announced the actual times the Life is Strange spin-off will
Summer has officially started, and you know what that means — it’s time to indulge in dozens of deeply discounted PC games (and go bankrupt in the process), as the annual Steam Summer Sale strikes again. Steam has officially kicked off its annual Steam Summer Sale for 2018, and this time around the sale has
If anything, Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation offers a good look at where the Dead or Alive Xtreme series can go once liberated from the constraints of console certification, and after landing on PC, which requires abiding by fewer rules from fewer parties. Keep in mind that crowds that don’t enjoy rather pervy content are probably going
Today NPD disclosed its statistics for the month of May 2018 related to the United States Market, by way of Analyst Mat Piscatella. We learn that total video game sales are up 13% in May, and 15% year-to-date. State of Decay 2 was the best-selling game for the month, while the PS4 was at the
After its release earlier this year on consoles and PC, Dragon Ball FighterZ is making its way over in portable form to the Nintendo Switch as we learned last week during E3 2018, and now Bandai Namco has unveiled when the game will be available to blast Kamehamehas on the go. Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment
Haemimont Games and Wired Productions revealed that they were bringing Victor Vran: Overkill Edition, an isometric action-RPG, to Nintendo Switch back in February. Today, a brand new trailer was released for the game as its release date was revealed to be August 28. For those of you who don’t know, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition is
Playdius and DigixArt Entertainment revealed that their “musical runner” Lost in Harmony would be coming to Nintendo Switch last month. Today, the release of those versions finally arrived, so a launch trailer was put out. On both platforms, the game will only cost $6.99. The Nintendo Switch version of Lost in Harmony also features touchscreen
Today Square Enix announced the release date of Final Fantasy XIV’s upcoming update numbered 4.35. The patch will release on July 3rd, and despite the decimal, it shouldn’t be mistaken with an insignificant update. It will bring forth quite a bit of content. First of all, we get a new chapter of the adventures of
Today Bandai Namco Entertainment released a batch of screenshots and quite a lot of information on Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. We hear that the development team has gone to great lengths to simulate natural phenomena, including various shapes and kinds of clouds, rainfall, fog, haze, airflow, and a variety of skies created by the combination
Bandai Namco released today a brand new batch of screenshots and a trailer of its upcoming Souls-like action-RPG Code Vein. We get a new reveal for Io. So far she was shown simply as an inhabitant of the main character’s base but looks like she is actually a companion NPC that can follow the hero
After an appearance at E3 last week, Funcom and The Bearded Ladies Consulting released a new gameplay trailer for their tactical strategy game Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden while also revealing its price and opening up pre-orders on PC. The trailer released today showcases various snippets of gameplay from throughout Mutant Year Zero: Road
Coming as the follow-up to the beloved original, Unravel Two not only surprised audiences with its reveal last week that we’d be getting more of the lovable Yarnie, but also was a surprise in that the game was released right in the middle of the EA Play 2018 press conference. However, a noticeable detail was the
Coming off the news of the game’s massive sales figures and player base, it comes as no surprise that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has only continued to grow since launching on PC, Xbox One, and mobile, and now the game is preparing to offer a new method of earning its rewards later this week. Over on the game’s
While The Crew 2 is just about one week from launch, Ubisoft released a new trailer that teased a bunch of vehicles that players can unlock for Ivory Tower’s upcoming sequel just by completing challenges in The Crew before it launches. Ubisoft detailed that players can jump into The Crew and join the Rewards Program, which will provide them
Today Sega released a brand new trailer of its upcoming JRPG Shining Resonance Refrain. The trailer focuses on giving a look at the story, including the English voice acting, but we also get to see quite a bit of gameplay. If you’re not familiar with Shining Resonance Refrain, it’s a remaster of the original Shining Resonance released for
Bungie, in some ways, has captured lightning in a bottle with Destiny. It’s got a great sci-fi look and, notably, the most refined shooting gameplay that I have ever had the pleasure to play with, next to id Software’s reincarnation of DOOM. There is so much to love about this series and yet, so much
In just six days, Enhance Games will release Lumines Remastered on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Today, the developers took to PlayStation Blog and revealed that a limited time launch bundle will be available for Lumines Remastered on PS4. This bundle will be available for the game’s first two weeks on the market,