While in San Francisco for GDC I was allowed to watch and play a demo of Control, the latest game from Remedy Entertainment, the developer behind the Max Payne series, Alan Wake, and Quantum Break. Sitting in a hotel room at the Sir Francis Drake I got to talk briefly with Thomas Puha, Communications Director, as
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While weapon-crafting was a mainstay for the original The Last of Us, another less-utilized mechanic were the peppered Workbenches that let players upgrade their guns. If you were wondering whether The Last of Us Part II would include this, eagle-eyed dives into some Naughty Dog promotional videos would suggest so. News originally came from, of all places, Naughty
In a short press release, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that they will shut down the servers for Driveclub at the end of March 2020. The news is not too surprising given that Sony shuttered Driveclub developer Evolution Studio in 2016. However, it is an unfortunate development for fans of the PS4 racer. Driveclub had a
The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield will not make an appearance at Bethesda’s annual E3 press conference. The sad, but not unexpected news, was revealed by Bethesda Director Todd Howard during the company’s Elder Scrolls 25th Anniversary stream. Both games were confirmed to be in active development last year during Bethesda’s E3 press conference. The
Cosplayer Shellanin went viral on Twitter recently over her latest NieR: Automata cosplay with a twist. Instead of wearing a more canon straight-haired white wig for YoRHa No.2 Type B, Shellanin added a voluminous curly haired white wig that elevates the 2B cosplay in a totally different direction. Seen below, you can check out the photoshoot from
Eat your heart out, Netflix. Fans of The Witcher 3 and The Witcher series are taking to crowdfunding platform to produce a series of short films that revolve around the beloved RPG series. Even better, they already have an episode ready to go, free of charge. The news came from well-known Geralt cosplayer Taryn, who shared the project earlier today
I see a lot of game announcements, pitches, and ideas come across my Twitter feed. Some are hits, some miss the mark of my personal interest, and others just stick with me. Some are so unique in their presence that I kinda have to pay attention and keep the game on my radar until they
Sword Art Online returns to consoles once again with Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris. The game uses the setting for the current season of the anime series in Project Alicization. In the reveal trailer, we see scenes of Quinella (the main antagonist for the first chunk of the anime season) and Eugeo’s Blue Rose blade. From
The offerings from Annapurna Interactive at PAX East 2019 couldn’t be any more different from one another, yet they all inspired similar emotions and feelings. Wattam, Outer Wilds, and Sayonara Wild Hearts each showed no shortage in creativity, all provoking intense curiosity of what these games have to offer further in. Wattam is a unique
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth character trailer has been released and it’s everything we wanted. Your favorite Phantom Thieves are back and stealing the spotlight bringing their quirky personalities with them. The recent trailer features your Persona 5 favorites: Futaba, Ann, Yusuke, Haru, Morgana aka Mona, Makoto, Ryuji, Akechi, and of course Joker. The RPG is a dungeon/crawler
Ice-T — famous rapper, record producer, and Law and Order: SVU actor — hinted at some pretty exciting news on Twitter after the reveal of the Borderlands 3 trailer during PAX East yesterday. Specifically, that he may be taking up a voice-acting role in the upcoming loot-shooter. News comes by way of Tracy Marrow (AKA Ice-T’s) verified
Suda51 is passionate about the No More Heroes franchise (understatement of the year, I know) and during an interview at the recently passed GDC, he revealed a little hint of exciting news possibly regarding the third installment of the series: No More Heroes 3. Editor’s Note: Be warned, some spoilers for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes can
The Good Smile Company has been known for collaborating with top game franchises. From Solid Snake to Geralt of The Witcher series, Good Smile takes these tough and hardened characters and turn them into adorable Nendoroids. Well, it looks like the Nendoroid takes on a new challenge with the announcement of a collaboration with the survival
I have always been a huge fan of the city-building genre, mostly as a way to control people other than just my poor fiancé. Naturally, I gravitated towards the Tropico series when I saw Tropico 5 on sale on the PlayStation store a few years ago. Something about the graphic representation of a warm, island
There’s no question about it: Borderlands 3 hype is in full swing. Following the PAX East reveal from developer Gearbox Studios, most gamers aren’t waiting until the April 3 announcements for more information. Instead, they are diving right into other Borderlands games on Steam driving chart numbers across the board. Analytics come directly from site SteamCharts, which reviews both
Since its release last summer, Dead Cells has emerged as a cult hit thanks to its challenging roguelike gameplay and addictive Metroidvania elements, and with the game having been such a success, developer Motion Twin seems to be moving ahead on continuing to support the game while also exploring the potential of Google Stadia. Speaking in
During the Sega FES 2019 livestream in Japan, it was announced that Sega’s own mini console versions — the Mega Drive and Genesis — would be released worldwide on September 19th of this year. Sega Japan confirmed tons of information on the upcoming mini consoles. First, that for the US the Mega Drive would be
There is something about the fusion of one-hit kills, zany weapons, rapid fire repetition, and scoreboards that creates an utterly addictive loop. The Hotline Miami series is near-and-dear to my heart. The more recent release Ape Out also vibes with me on a deep level. These games get stuck in your brain. They take over
If you remember back in November last year, I wrote about the sensational Shirley Curry, also known as ‘Skyrim Grandma’ and her love for playing and streaming The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on YouTube. She had expressed a huge desire to play Bethesda’s upcoming, and still a long way off from completion, The Elder Scrolls VI but stated that
If you were thinking about prestiging in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 but you weren’t sure if you’d be able to put in the time necessary to level up again, then now might be the perfect chance do so. Treyarch has announced that a double XP and double Merit weekend has started in the first-person shooter
During the Sega Fan Meet-up 2019 stage event at Sega Fes 2019, Sega Holdings CEO Haruki Satomi revealed the first trailer and release date estimate for New Sakura Wars on PS4. The game was initially announced at Sega Fes 2018. Right after the trailer was shown, New Sakura Wars‘ producer Tetsu Katano took the stage to
It’s no hidden secret that Activision likes to add microtransactions into their games. But more infamously, the company has been trying to sneak in absurd microtransactions into Call of Duty titles over the years and Black Ops 4 is certainly no exception. Now, Michael Condrey, the co-founder of Sledgehammer Games, has spoken out about how they were implemented in his
Sega revealed the first trailer, staff, and cast list for New Sakura Wars during Sega Fes 2019 today. A release date estimate and the game’s platforms were announced as well. New Sakura Wars is coming to PS4 next Winter in Japan. The game’s staff list has many surprises to it and is full of talent.
During Sega Fes 2019’s first day, Sega revealed its partnership with the International Olympic Committee to develop and publish multiple official Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. The first game is plainly titled Tokyo 2020 Olympic The Official Video Game and will be releasing worldwide on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in Summer 2019. It’s a realistic Olympic video
Earlier this month, we found out that Seto Kaiba of Yu-Gi-Oh! fame would be making his way to Jump Force as a part of the game’s first DLC drop, but beyond some screenshots, we didn’t really have a good look a the character in action. Now, that’s all changed as Bandai Namco has released a brand new trailer and
A favorite common memory that Until Dawn players surely share is the experience of sitting together with friends and collectively choosing paths for their presumably doomed characters. That title from Supermassive Games took familiar horror film tropes and somehow blended them into something fresh and novel—and the studio’s next title, Man of Medan, appears to
After what felt like a lifetime of waiting for Borderlands fan, they were finally rewarded yesterday at the Gearbox panel at PAX East 2019 in Boston where the trailer for Borderlands 3 was revealed. In the trailer we saw some familiar faces along with some we have yet to meet, but could there have also been
Coming nine years after the release of Super Meat Boy, the upcoming Super Meat Boy Forever is among the most anticipated indie games set to arrive later this year, and aside from the challenges that the game will bring to players at its launch, it seems that even more challenges will arrive for players down the line
Entering the hotel room in which Paradox Interactive and Hardsuit Labs was to show their unannounced game, I had no expectations. Paradox as a publisher has always been associated with strategy games so I thought perhaps this would be another entry in that genre. I showed up a little early and the PR person I
Kadokawa Games announced that God Wars: The Complete Legend will be releasing on PC via Steam this June. God Wars: The Complete Legend is a tactical RPG set in ancient Japan and based on Kojiki. God Wars: The Complete Legend is currently available on Nintendo Switch, and is an enhanced version of God Wars: Future Past,