Occasionally games like Celeste will come along that are deceptively simple but wind up housing something much more creative and thought-provoking. The most recent example for me would be Undertale, a title that on the surface looks like a simple GameMaker RPG title, but upon playing reveals that it is a unique game that challenged both genre and
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Today Bandai Namco Entertainment released a brand new trailer of the upcoming fighting game SoulCalibur VI. The video comes to celebrate the opening of the gates of EVO Japan 2018, which will see a playable demo available to the public. What is most interesting is that it introduces four characters. Three of them are already
In an announcement that is filled with some deja vu, two of the most prominent indie developers have taken a new step in their continuing merger. Both Image & Form games (SteamWorld Dig 2 and SteamWorld Heist) as well as Zoink Games (Fe and Stick it to the Man) have merged, creating parent company Thunderful Games. Now why does this
Today Koei Tecmo released a brand new trailer for its upcoming anime-inspired action game Attack on Titan 2. The trailer showcases what we’ll be able to do in town between missions, getting to know established characters and interacting with them. Apparently, we’ll even be able to customize their appearance in a limited way through different
Today Square Enix released a sizable batch of screenshots and information about the upcoming update to Final Fantasy XIV, numbered 4.2 and titled “Rise of a New Sun“. We get to see a new relevant character from the main storyline, a Garlean named Asahi Sas Voltus. At the moment his role remains mysterious, but he
If you read our review of Monster Hunter: World, you probably already know that it’s a fantastic game. One of its most charming aspects is the deep character customization that lets you create your personal hunter and palico buddy with great detail. Both male and female hunters have a ton of options, and while unfortunately,
Just six months have passed since the announcement of Monster Hunter: World at E3 2017, promising a revolution for the Monster Hunter franchise with the return to home consoles. The series has spent a long time on hardware that was underpowered for its time, and while the games were undoubtedly good or even great, the
Yesterday Microsoft announced that Xbox exclusive first party games will be added at launch to the lineup of the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Today Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb mentioned that those games would be a permanent part of game pass moving forward. In other words: the Xbox One Exclusives
After the recent content drop centered around the recent release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the team at DICE today outlined what would next be arriving in Star Wars Battlefront II over the coming months. First and foremost, the team stated that Battlefront II will be receiving a revamped progression system in the coming months. The loot box-centric progression
Today Intrepid Studios released a new trailer of its upcoming MMORPG Ashes of Creation. The trailer showcases one of the most peculiar and interesting places we’ll get to visit in the game, the UnderRealm. It really looks amazing thanks to its glowing vegetation and exotic monsters, confirming once more that Ashes of Creation is definitely a game to
Tomorrow Corporation, the developers behind Little Inferno and Human Resource Machine have just announced a new game to join their library called 7 Billion Humans. The new game is a direct continuation of the events in Human Resource Machine. The ever-present threat in the previous title was that the robots were coming if the humans didn’t perform their jobs
Star Wars Battlefront II recently went through some gameplay updates. These updates typically revolve around certain aspects of the game, meaning after the gameplay tweaks were made, DICE moved on to fix server issues so that these changes can be enjoyed in a steady online experience. DICE Producer Ali Hassoon confirmed on Twitter early this morning
Final Fantasy XV is still enjoying the praise and admiration it’s received since launch, with new updates and DLC are coming, including the Royal Edition and PC version. Yet, director Hajime Tabata and his team have already started work on a new, yet unnamed project. Not much is known about this new project, but in an interview with
Today Capcom released the first of a series of videos dedicated to the creation of its upcoming mainline Monster Hunter game Monster Hunter World. The video stars Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, Executive Director and Art Director Kaname Fujioka, and Director Yuya Tokuda. We hear how developers wanted to use the latest technology to excite even veteran players. Tokuda-san also
Today the organizers of the 2018 Game Developers Conference reached out with a press release to announce the results of a survey that included responses from nearly 4,000 professional developers. Interest in the Switch is growing: 12% of respondents are working on a game for the platform (up from 3% last year). 15% are planning to
It’s no secret that I love Darkest Dungeon; I even gave it a 10 in my review of the PS4 version. Darkest Dungeon is a great game that I hope many people get to play, and that is why I like that it has released on multiple platforms, including PC, Mac, Linux, PS Vita, PS4,
Back in 2016, Tindalos Interactive and Focus Home Interactive partnered to release Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, an RTS game set in the Warhammer 40K universe. Today, the developer and publisher announced that they are working together yet again, and revealed Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2, which will hit PC later this year. According to the game’s developers
Today Rare and Microsoft released a brand new trailer for its upcoming shared-world adventure game Sea of Thieves. The trailer celebrates the opening of the closed beta (pun not intended), and it’s rather funny, showing footage of the game and telling whether you’re in or you’re out depending on your pre-order or whether you were in
A new patch for everybody’s favorite battle royale, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits the test server today. PUBG Corp. has claimed that it should improve the game’s performance, as well as a few other additions. To start, it says server and client should perform better by changing the visible distance while your character is in the air. Players
Bandai Namco Entertainment released today a trailer for the upcoming anime-inspired game Black Clover: Quartet Knights. The trailer features one of the modes of the multiplayer suite of the game, named Zone Control. The objective is simple: capturing the designated zone with your team, and hold it as long as possible to win the match. If
Smite is amidst the top-downloaded free-to-play games on both Xbox One and PS4, though in recent months these platforms have been finding more and more challenges when it came to keeping up with the game as it lives and breathes on PC. With the game’s world championship in the rearview mirror, it seems the developers
While Xbox Game Pass is a service formally only for Xbox One, looks like it’s going to affect PC gamers as well. A few minutes ago, Xbox Games Marketing General Manager Aaron Greenberg took to Twitter to clarify that subscribers will be able to play Xbox Play Anywhere titles part of the services on Windows 10
Koei Tecmo is doing something quite different from the usual fare with Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings. During a recent press event hosted by Koei Tecmo America, representatives of the publisher confirmed to DualShockers that the western release of the game will not include English voice-overs. This was also confirmed afterward
Last year, Human Head Studios revealed Rune: Ragnarok, a new entry in their long-dormant Rune series, which had not seen a new title since 2001. As the year went on, we saw key-art of the Nordic gods and a few screenshots, but today, we finally got to see the game in action in trailer form,
If you’re excited to start taking part in the Resistance Community Event for Call of Duty: WWII then you may want to make sure that your console is set to automatic downloads. Developer Sledgehammer Games has officially released a brand new patch for the game and, while it does officially kick off the start of the event,
While Hi-Rez Studios is ramping up to Season 5 and the 2018 Season Ticket for SMITE, they want to make sure the last season ends with a bang — namely a Double Everything Weekend. Those looking to grind Favor or Worshippers should clear their calendars, as the event starts this Friday. News comes by way of
Historical-themed beat ’em up game Wulverblade is finally making the move to other consoles next week. The game, which has previously been Nintendo Switch exclusive, will be getting premium treatment in the port, sporting frame-rate improvements and new online features to spice up the game. Announced via press release, Wulverblade will be heading to PC, PS4, and Xbox One
While I don’t play too many mobile games, one title I keep installed on my phone and constantly return to is Downwell. I just found something super addicting about this vertically scrolling shooter’s simple by responsive and rewarding control. This roguelike title found immense success when it launched on iOS and PC in 2015, and
Last week, Arc System Works and Bandai Namco Entertainment held their highly anticipated Open Beta for their upcoming Dragon Ball fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Today, the developer revealed that those eager to try out the game on Xbox One will be getting something extra: an additional console-exclusive Open
En Masse Entertainment announced that the action online RPG, Closers, will release on PC-via Steam and En Masse digital store on February 6. To celebrate the launch, all players will have access to Closers’ first raid, Dimensional Ops Center. During the raid, players will be able to fight through challenging scenarios while encountering unique enemies.