Cosplayers, time to pack it up and go home — we may have a winner for Best of 2020. This time it is a brand new take on a fan-favorite heroine from Final Fantasy VII, Tifa Lockhart. Even better, it seems like Austrian cosplayer Haruhiism took a page out of Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s look in adapting
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When it comes to publisher Ubisoft, the French-based company has seen high levels of success across several of its franchises by establishing what has colloquially been known as “the Ubisoft formula.” This, of course, is in reference to the types of games that Ubisoft has released in the last decade that largely revolve around creating
It seems as though every few months, rumors start to pop up somewhere on the Internet claiming that Valve is working on the much-requested Left 4 Dead 3. While the idea of a third installment in the beloved zombie-killing series is alluring to many, it doesn’t sound as though we should expect a new entry any
In a week that has already been full of delays, developer CD Projekt Red announced today that Cyberpunk 2077 has been pushed back from its planned release date in April. In a statement today, CD Projekt Red revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will now launch on September 17, 2020. CD Projekt stated that the reason for the delay
Last week, we gave you 10 2020 releases that you absolutely shouldn’t miss. However, that list mostly dealt with the biggest games of 2020. What about all the awesome games being made by smaller studios? Well, here’s the list for them. Below are 15 incredible-looking games coming from the indie scene in 2020. Before we
Revealed at Microsoft’s E3 2019 press conference, Elden Ring will be the next game developed by prolific game studio FromSoftware. In a collaboration between Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki, this will undoubtedly be the Japanese developer’s biggest game yet. Here is everything we know about Elden Ring so far. What
Following the news that Sony PlayStation was once again not going to attend E3 this year, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer took to Twitter to talk a bit about just what Microsoft has planned for the event. In a new tweet, Spencer reaffirmed that even though Sony has again dropped out of E3, Xbox will
What is Xbox Series X planning to do when it comes to physical games? A fair chunk of consumers are still physical only, and undoubtedly the PS5 and the next gen Microsoft console will be fighting for visual dominance when they start filling up store shelves. With the looks of the game cases being nearly
Hey everyone! This is Lou Contaldi, friendly neighborhood Editor in Chief at DualShockers. Welcome to 2020, another year for our backlogs to grow larger and to accept no New Year’s Resolution that is less than 4K. In a quick detour from our normal gaming news, reviews, and editorials, I wanted to talk briefly about what
In a sigh of relief to many PlayStation fans out there, it seems like PS5 will indeed have exclusives to the console at launch. Following earlier news from Microsoft that early next-gen Xbox games would aim to be available on all Xbox consoles (PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X), Kotaku journalist Jason Schreier has
Ever wonder what the brilliant minds of CD Projekt Red could do with other major gaming IPs? Well, you’re in luck — a Principal Concept Artist from the Cyberpunk 2077 team has taken his hand at making some Metal Gear Solid inspired concept art that looks like the making of a great game. In fact, some of
Microsoft’s newest console is deviating from the norm. Instead of giving it a name that evokes the next evolutionary step for the Xbox brand, it introduces a more inclusive title. The simply named “Xbox” and the “Series X” model is indicative of Microsoft’s next steps as we move into the new console generation. Xbox’s Matt
2020 is a vital year for all of the major players in the video game industry. Sony is preparing to launch the PS5 at some point this holiday season, Microsoft will be doing the same with its recently revealed Xbox Series X platform, and even Nintendo is reportedly looking to release another iteration of the
Update: WB Games Montreal has since tweeted out the full image of what was being teased before alongside the word “redacted.” The image itself looks like a coat of arms and features a variety of symbols that seem to be pointing back to the Court of Owls, a villainous group that Batman has previously battled against.
2020’s CES was an odd one for Xbox fans. AMD seemed to have shown off the first look at the back of the Xbox Series X during their CES 2020 presentation, revealing what ports for cables would be on the system. Unfortunately, it turns out that AMD used an unofficial render from TurboSquid.com so the
A little under two years after initially releasing, developer Rare has today announced an impressive new milestone for its open world pirate-themed adventure game Sea of Thieves. As of today, Sea of Thieves has now officially accumulated over 10 million players since releasing back in March of 2018. This total is accumulated from those who bought
With CES 2020 happening this week and the highly anticipated PS5 around the corner, it was destined that PlayStation would be revealing something at the conference. And just like many of us predicted, we saw the worldwide reveal of the PS5’s logo — a sleek and consistent take that doesn’t depart too wildly from the
PlatinumGames announced on January 7 the studio has received a capital investment from Tencent Holdings Ltd, entering a business alliance with the Chinese game company. PlatinumGames mentioned this alliance will strengthen its foundations, and allow the studio to work towards self-publishing the games it develops in the future. Lastly, PlatinumGames will keep striving to create
UPDATE: It turns out the Xbox Series X model AMD used during their presentation was not real. Microsoft provided the following statement to CharlieINTEL: “The Xbox Series X imagery used during the AMD CES press conference was not sourced from Microsoft and does not accurately represent the design or features of the upcoming console. They were
If you follow the Call of Duty scene, you may have caught wind that fan-favorite Director from the development team Treyarch will not be putting jetpacks in the rumored Black Ops 5. While David ‘Vahn’ Vonderhaar definitely joked around about not wanting to include it, he never explicitly mentions that it will be excluded from future games
With Nintendo Switch taking a dominant position in the living room and backpack of most gamers, many have to wonder what Nintendo’s next steps are. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa is looking to address that, talking Cloud Gaming and the future technology that Nintendo is hoping to work into their platforms. In a conversation with Japanese
Frictional Games’ active fanbase have known for some time that a new game was around the corner. The Amnesia and SOMA developers have been teasing their project via a seemingly active ARG on their dedicated Discord well before the page NextFrictionalGame.com was discovered in mid-December. However, the team of dedicated horror developers is beginning to point to their
As we kick off 2020, many of us are taking perspective on our future goals for the year and decade. This seemingly also applies to Markus “Notch” Persson, co-creator of the increasingly popular Minecraft and founder of development studio Mojang. In a recent tweet, Notch is asking some questions from his dedicated community on whether
To kick off the new year, Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella seems to have received a promotion of sorts within EA’s larger studio structure. In a report from the Los Angeles Times today, it was announced that Zampella is now set to lead DICE LA, which is the Los Angeles based division of the studio
This one needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt, but Sony may be quietly teasing a reveal of PS5 news for their annual CES press conference next week. CES 2020 takes place from January 7-10, and Sony will take to the stage for their conference on January 6. In that past, Sony
Bandai Namco Entertainment officially revealed they’re working on a new The Idolmaster console game during a Nico Nico stream for the franchise on December 26. The game will be fully revealed at an event on January 20, 2020. The event will be streamed on Nico Nico, you can access its page here. The Idolmaster will
Luminous Productions is one of the studios at Square Enix aiming to create new Triple-A IPs. The studio, in the past, was helmed by Hajime Tabata, working on Final Fantasy XV and its Luminous Engine. You know the story, Tabata left Square Enix in November 2018 and Luminous Productions got a new leader in December
At Jump Festa 2020, Square Enix and Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii announced a new game adaptation for Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken, a manga known in the world either as Fly or Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai. This new game based on Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai will have Ryutaro Ichimura as
On the same day that The Witcher TV series has finally landed on Netflix, CD Projekt has announced a new move that will keep the video game publisher involved with the IP into the future. Over on the company’s official website, CD Projekt revealed that it has now signed a new deal with Andrzej Sapkowski,
Nearly a week after The Game Awards 2019 transpired, this year’s viewership totals have now come about and the program continues to grow even bigger. As shared by host and producer Geoff Keighley over on Twitter, The Game Awards saw over 45 million livestreams around the world for this year’s edition of the annual event.