Today NPD disclosed its statistics for the month of April 2018 related to the United States Market. The numbers came from Games Industry Analyst Mat Piscatella, who posted an extensive video on YouTube. First of all, it’s a triumph for God of War, which isn’t just April’s top-selling game, but it set a dollar sales
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Ever since Rocket League was released a few years back, players have been gifted with a steady stream of content in order to keep the game interesting, and it seems like Psyonix isn’t ready to stop any time soon. Today, the developer and publisher announced the Salty Shores update for the game, and just like previous ones,
Last year, Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada released Birthdays: The Beginning on PS4 and PC. Earlier this year, an enhanced port for Nintendo Switch titled Happy Birthdays was announced, and will be releasing in just two weeks. Interested players will be able to get an early taste though, as NIS America released a free demo
Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, is no stranger to Nintendo games. Just last week pop singer Ariana Grande and The Roots performed the new single “No Tears Left to Cry” on Fallon’s program exclusively using Nintendo Labo instruments. Similarly, back in December of 2016, Fallon introduced living rooms around the world to
In addition to providing new content within the confines of Splatoon 2, Nintendo is also proving that they’re committed to providing new content outside of it. Yesterday morning Splatoon’s official Twitter account announced details for the game’s second official soundtrack, aptly titled Octotune. The new soundtrack will be released on July 18th and will include
During January’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Ubisoft revealed that Donkey Kong would be coming to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as DLC. Today, the publisher released the first trailer for the DLC, tilted Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: Donkey Kong Adventure, which is releasing sometime this June. This DLC has Donkey Kong partnering Rabbid Peach and Rabbid
Today marks the launch of Tennis World Tour from Bigben Interactive and Breakpoint on PS4, and Xbox One. Unfortunately, the the game’s online multiplayer is not yet available, and like the PC and Nintendo Switch versions of the game, will come at a later date. This news comes from a post on the game’s Facebook
Sega’s upcoming JRPG Shining Resonance Refrain has three big themes. The first and most obvious is waifus, with Toni Taka’s lovely art style bringing to life some really charming female characters, the second is music, and the third is dragons, lots of dragons. Dragons are exactly what today’s brand new trailer is all about, even
Our WeebCast is a weekly podcast dedicated to all thing Japanese, and today you can listen to its seventh episode, focusing Akihabara, the wonderful place that will leave you spoiled for choice in games, anime, manga, figures, and all kinds of entertainment. We talk about the main attractions, the awesome pre-owned and retro market, and plenty of
Asymmetric revealed that they would be bringing West of Loathing, which released on PC back in August of 2017, to Nintendo Switch during March’s Nindies Presentation. Today, the developer announced that it will finally be hitting the console/handheld hybrid on May 31. For those of you who don’t know, West of Loathing is a western themed turn-based
It was inevitable that Battlefield would be getting another entry — the question was when. It seems like EA and developer DICE has answered that question via Twitter, teasing an announcement coming Wednesday May 23 at 4 PM Eastern for Battlefield V. Only moments ago, the official Battlefield Twitter account renamed itself to simply “V.” Following
Today Gfk released its video game sales data for the United Kingdom, related to the week ending on May 19th. Surprise, surprise, Sony Interactive Entertainment Santa Monica Studios’ masterpiece God of War is still at the top, for five weeks in a row. One more week on the throne and God of War will equalize The Last of Us
In a crazy announcment, developer Capcom has revealed that Biohazard 7: Resident Evil (the Japanese version of the West’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard) will be coming to Nintendo Switch beginning May 24, 2018. According to the trailer below, all of this will be accomplished through a standalone cloud-streaming software via the Nintendo eShop. Seen in the trailer below,
Farsight Studios announced The Pinball Arcade is now available for Nintendo’s newest platform, the Nintendo Switch. The pinball simulator is free on the Nintendo eShop and includes the Stern table Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Unlike Zen Studios’ popular pinball video game series Zen Pinball — which takes an unrealistic approach with its tables, all of which
Today Square Enix released a new batch of screenshots of its upcoming JRPG Octopath Traveler. First of all, we learn more about the recently-revealed characters Cyrus and Ophilia. As a scholar, Cyrus can use three different magical elements, fire, ice, and lightning. This allows him to exploit enemy weaknesses in synergy with his Study Foe
A recent trademark filing in Europe has come to light from our friends at Square Enix. It seems they’ve filed for a trademark on the name Outriders with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). From the documentation filed on the EUIPO website, we know that Outriders falls under Nice Classifications 9 and 41. Nice
While today largely revolved around news of a certain Duchess of Sussex, there is some good news to be had about princesses as well. Specifically, beat ’em up Nintendo Switch title Code of Princess EX. Publisher Nicalis revealed earlier today that the game would be coming to Nintendo Switch on July 31, 2018 — packed in with
On Thursday, a launch trailer was shared to celebrate the release of Fox n Forests, a 16-bit style platformer game. For players who need to “kick some serious pixel”, this one is for you. Fox n Forests finds Rick the Fox working to uncover the mystery of the fifth season and bring justice back to the forest
Today NIS America released a new story-focused trailer for Takeyasu Sawaki’s new dungeon JRPG The Lost Child. If Sawaki-san’s name sounds familiar, you should not be surprised. He is the man behind El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron for PS3 and Xbox 360, and the character design of Okami. The trailer features a scene with English voice acting, focusing on
Not too long ago, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) confirmed that the free age rating option available for video games would cease next month in June. Concerned developers quickly took to Twitter, worried that current policies would bar them from releasing their games physically. The concern arose from the fact that the ESRB currently
With a heavy sigh, it seems like we are exiting the Golden Age of premium gaming discount memberships. Only a few years ago we saw Amazon Prime gimped their 20% off pre-order rewards program for newly-released games. Now it appears that Best Buy is following in those footsteps, and discontinuing their immensely popular Gamers Club Unlocked membership
Today NIS America released another new trailer of the upcoming dungeon-crawling JRPG Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk. In today’s video recorded from the PS4 version, we get to see the charming witch Dronya as she has to deal with some rather… interesting approaches by another lady named Marietta. The scene is definitely funny. Thanks to this
Back on May 8, XSEED Games released Shantae: Half-Genie Hero “Ultimate Day One Edition” physically on Nintendo Switch, which included things like an art book and the game’s soundtrack in addition to the base game and its DLC. Now, less than two weeks after its launch, the Ultimate Day One Edition of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero has sold
Little Nightmares: Complete Edition was announced for the Nintendo Switch back in March, and finally released today. To celebrate, a creepy new live action trailer was released. This live action trailer shows a man playing Little Nightmares: Complete Edition in handheld mode on his way home. Soon, he begins to notice several supernatural things going
Last year, indie game publisher Devolver Digital held an E3 Press Conference, though it didn’t turn out like people expected. It soon devolved (pun intended) into a satire of press conferences and the industry in general, with its fair share of blood and gore. Today, Devolver Digital announced that they plan on holding one yet
Outright Games, known for working on licensed games like Ben 10 and the upcoming Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, announced today that they have partnered with crayon company Crayola. According to the developer, this partnership will result in Crayola-based game releasing on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch this fall. Crayola has dabbled in
NBA Playgrounds 2 is nearly upon us and is scheduled to release next week. Or, well, it was supposed to. Recently, developer Saber Interactive announced that the arcade basketball sequel has been delayed from its previous May 22 release date and is now pushed to an indefinite date. After being announced less than a month ago, it
Not everyone on the internet is as optimistic about Nintendo’s unique pivots within the gaming space. Often derided as gimmicks (though, only when they are unsuccessful), Nintendo tends to make the most headway in shaking up the traditional gaming market while Sony and Microsoft face-off on polishing state of the art technology and dynamic software.
I’ve never considered myself a “brand” person, even when it comes to gaming. Ever since my first run of World 1-1 on Super Mario Bros., I’ve switched my console of preference more times than I’d like to admit — even spending a long stint of time fanboying the SEGA Dreamcast. This lack of brand loyalty has
Back in 2011, Bandai Namco Entertainment (then known as Namco Bandai) released a variety minigame collection Go Vacation on the Wii to mixed reception. Now, seven years later, Bandai Namco and Nintendo have partnered to re-release the game with some new features on Nintendo Switch on July 27. For those of you who aren’t aware,