Ever since LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 was originally announced, we knew that developer Traveller’s Tales would be supporting the game with a constant stream of new DLC, and it looks like they are keeping to that promise. Today, the developer revealed a brand new Character Pack for the game, which is set to be titled Champions. First
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If you’ve been a fan of the platforming game Albert and Otto and you wanted more from it, now you have a chance to do something about it. Today, developer K Bros Games announced that it has partnered with Digerati Distribution in order bring the game to both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and the best part is,
The news of the hero-based battle royale mode Paladins: Battlegrounds is not the only major announcement coming out of Hi-Rez Expo (HRX) 2018. According to their keynote event, the mainline version of Paladins: Champions of the Realm will also be getting a few big updates in January, injecting content into nearly every part of the game. First and foremost, developer
Paladins: Champions of the Realm isn’t the only Hi-Rez game going to see some love at Hi-Rez Expo 2018. In the event’s keynote address earlier today, two major announcements for the studio’s action MOBA SMITE. Most notable of the additions is a revamped and rebalanced Conquest map for Season 5 and the introduction of the game’s 93rd God.
Yesterday, PUBG Corp. dropped a new update for the PC version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds that focuses on fixing two significant issues in the game. According to the developer, the new hotfix addresses an issue with long-range hits not registering correctly. In addition to a gameplay modification, the patch also fixes problems with the game’s lobby,
While Destiny 2 was one of the best-selling games of 2017, many were disappointed upon the release of the game’s first expansion Curse of Osiris, as it disabled players from accessing Iron Banner and Faction Rally even though they had previously been available for all players since launch. Today, Bungie and Activision reversed that decision
Few people can be said to know the Japanese gaming industry as deeply as Hirokazu Hamamura. He is the current president of Weekly Famitsu’s publisher Enterbrain and he had a long tenure as the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief. As such, his connections run far and wide. Regarded by many as an industry legend, Hamamura-san talked about the
For this week’s DualShockers Community Game Night, we’re playing The Jackbox Party Pack 4. Jackbox has been getting a great reaction on Twitch, so we’re making it a regular thing. Where: https://www.twitch.tv/dualshockerslive/ When: Wednesday, January 3rd at 8:00 pm EDT Here’s the best part: You don’t even need a copy of The Jackbox Party Pack 4 to play. Just join
Grave Danger, a side-scrolling co-op platformer previously available only on Steam, has announced an Ultimate Edition with added features and availability on both PC and current generation home consoles. Grave Danger: The Ultimate Edition adds ten new levels with all-new mechanics including a rideable robotic bird. Of course, the most exciting part about it is that
Monster Hunter: World is one of the most anticipated titles coming to console owners in the beginning of the year, and while PC players will have to wait a little longer before they can venture out and take on gigantic monsters to slay, Capcom has provided a new release window for the game’s PC version
It seems like only yesterday that Microsoft’s Kinect was acting as the crown jewel of the Xbox brand. However, as Microsoft has been making the move to new SKUs and increased power, the focus on the Kinect has seen a steep decline. And while the Xbox One S and Xbox One X will still support
If you were planning on raiding or leveling up your character in Destiny 2 during the middle of the day tomorrow then you may want to think about playing something else. Developer Bungie has announced that the first-person shooter/MMO will go offline during the aforementioned period tomorrow. The maintenance is set to start at on January 3, 2018,
Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb has announced this week’s Xbox Deals With Gold; the following offers are available until Monday, January 8, 2018. Xbox One owners with an active Xbox Live subscription can save up to 80% off on a slew of video games and DLC add-ons. Highlights featured this week include Diablo III:
Last month Activision announced that Twitch Prime subscribers would be receiving exclusive content each month for their latest title Call of Duty: WWII, but, at the time, we only knew what players would receive during the month of December. Now, thanks to an announcement by the streaming giant, we now know what members will get during the month
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, the simple idea of cars driving around and playing soccer blew up into this really major video game called Rocket League. After initially releasing in 2015, Rocket League slowly became a worldwide phenomenon and now boasts one of the largest on most frequent player bases
Bandai Namco released a new batch of screenshots of its upcoming Souls-like action JRPG Code Vein, alongside a batch of info. We get the introduction of Blood Tears, which are very valuable in the world of Code Vein. While their ingredients are unknown, they can satisfy a revenant’s thirst for blood, preventing them from becoming
For the last week of 2017, Call of Duty: WWII takes the number one spot for the 9th consecutive week on the “Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices)” UK chart. The popular series previously achieved such a feat in 2015 for Call of Duty: Black Ops III where it held the number one spot a
Earlier this morning, Bandai Namco released a brief video featuring Green Bay Packers players having at it on Dragon Ball FighterZ. Turns out it was just a teaser of a much larger trailer. In the new video, released today, we see defensive end Mike Daniels, Quarterback Brett Hundley, Linebacker Chris Odom, Offensive Guard Justin McCray,
Overwatch has been out for well over a year and a half now, and yet the massively-popular first-person shooter has showed now signs of slowing down as Blizzard is looking ahead to the next year and what’s in store for Overwatch fans. Blizzard Entertainment has released a new Developer Update video featuring game director Jeff Kaplan
We made it, everybody; Life is Strange: Before the Storm has concluded with Episode 3: Hell is Empty. If you haven’t played the previous two episodes, then I’m not sure what you’re doing on this page, and you should probably check out my reviews for Episode 1: Awake and Episode 2: Brave New World to see if
Today, British independent studio Sumo Digital announced they have acquired CCP Games’ Newcastle Studio. Thirty-four staff members — including Owen O’Brien who will take the mantle of Studio Director — from the garnered game studio will remain in Newcastle as part of Sumo Digital. Managing Director of Sumo Digital Paul Porter considers the acquisition of
With the new year finally underway, Rockstar Games is celebrating the new year by introducing a new car as well as other incentives for Grand Theft Auto Online. According to the press release, this week, Grand Theft Auto Online now offers a brand new car, the Annis Savestra Sports Classic, which is entirely upgradable by taking it
Brawlout from Angry Mob Games was a somewhat late release on the Nintendo Switch in 2017, only coming out on December 19. Fortunately, this meant that the game was poised well on the Switch’s eShop right before Christmas, so Brawlout ended up selling over 50,000 copies of the game during its first two weeks on the
Today Bandai Namco released a new video of the upcoming fighting game by Arc System Works Dragon Ball Fighter Z. The video shows two American Football players from the Green Bay Packers (Defensive End Mike Daniels and Linebacker Chris Odom) as they play against each other in Dragon Ball FighterZ. Apparently, Daniels doesn’t really like
Japan always gets some really cool special editions for games, and the upcoming strategy JRPG Valkyria Chronicles 4 is not going to be an exception. Sega detailed the game’s “10th Anniversary Memorial Box” that will cost 12,990 yen (just north of $115) plus taxes. It will include several goodies into a special box. The 10th
Welcome to 2018 at DualShockers, and let’s ring in the New Year with our most time-honored tradition: reflecting on the previous year’s game and trying our best to rank them. And what a year 2017 was. Continuing from the practice from previous years, our most important awards — Game of the Year (Readers’ Choice) and Most Anticipated
To kick off 2018, Electronic Arts and Ghosts Games revealed that a new online feature will be coming to Need for Speed Payback this year. This feature is the much requested Online Free Roam mode that would allow players to explore Need for Speed Payback’s large world with others online. This news was delivered via
Right now it’s still December 31st in the west, but in Japan it’s already 2018. Three of the most relevant developers and publisher from the archipelago of the rising sun decided to welcome the New Year (that in Japan is basically the most relevant holiday there is) with videos. First of all, we get Bandai
Battle Princess Madelyn is what you get when a game developer has a kid and loves her so much that he puts her in a game. It started as a Kickstarter project, which then quickly met its funding goals, and is set to release in February 2018. Today we got a slew of new screenshots. Chris
As 2017 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games for our official Game of the Year awards. In the lead up to the New Year’s Day reveal, each member of the staff will give their personal top 10 games they played this year. 2017 is arguably