It’s hard to believe that we are just under eight months away from the release of the highly anticipated Shenmue 3. The game has raised an impressive $7.2 million via crowdfunding and even picked up a publisher in Deep Silver. Today, we learned that Shenmue 3 will be making its way to China next year
Earlier today, Treyarch began teasing that something new would be coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode with a new update that stopped zombies from spawning in the world. Now, the developer has spilled the beans about what else the update does and it’s not looking good for the Level 3 armor. According to
Developer Matt Thorson announced that Celeste has sold over 500,000 copies in 2018, thanking the players and mentioning that work is being done on, “some farewell Celeste levels,” that are, “very hard.” This is the first major milestone announced in terms of sales, as it launched in January of this year. The platformer was renown
If you work at any company for a lengthy period of time, a lot of times employers will give out certain gifts to commemorate a work anniversary. When I was younger, I remember that my dad used to come home sometimes with odd little things like a plaque or even a wristwatch that his employer
Every time the black bars letterboxed the screen during Red Dead Redemption 2, I knew that the “video game” portion of this experience was on hold. I couldn’t help but feel frustrated that Rockstar (and the game’s writers) were plopping a movie in front of me instead. It is relatively obvious that Rockstar’s recent games
Gears for Breakfast have announced that their title A Hat in Time has reached the 1 million copies sold milestone this morning. The “cute-as-heck” 3D platformer released on PC and Mac in October of 2017 and came to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One a little later on December 6, 2017. A Hat in Time is
Alongside the arrival of update 1.05 a week ago in Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games announced that those who have played the Red Dead Online beta between launch and December 20 would soon be receiving a few goodies. Well as of today, those goodies should start hitting your account. Rockstar stated this afternoon that the promised 15
As 2018 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2018 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just
The atmospheric platformer Gris only released a little more than a week ago, but it seems like it has already found great success in this short period of time. As recently announced on Twitter by Nomada Studio, the developer of the game, it was revealed that Gris has already turned a profit for the company. “Gris has
If you’re a fan of both Blackout in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 then things might be getting a little bit interesting for you in the upcoming days. Today, Treyarch began teasing…well, we don’t really know what, but it has something to do with the game’s battle royale mode and more specifically, the undead that spawn
If you’re an iPhone, iPad, or Android user you are in luck today as Square Enix has your back on some super savings that’ll tide you over the holiday period – whether it’s on long boring car journeys having to listen to annoying festive music or while your family fight around the dinner table on
Back when E3 2018 was taking place, Square Enix teased a game called The Quiet Man and it stood out because the protagonist was deaf, utilizing American Sign Language to communicate with some gangsters. The game launched but coverage was bare, most reviews that appeared online were out-of-pocket reviews and very negative. A new trailer that
Thunder Lotus, the developers behind Jotun, released Sundered for PC and PS4 last July. While DualShockers loved this Metroidvania with procedurally generated environments, it flew somewhat under the radar. Today, Thunder Lotus has brought the game into the limelight once more today with the release of Sundered: Eldritch Edition for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One
As it has now become custom every Friday, the Japanese wing of Capcom has once again released a new slate of mini-trailers today for next month’s release of Resident Evil 2. Much like last week’s slate of video’s that mainly focused on the Birkin family, today’s new series all fall in line with a central theme
Epic Games’ Battle Royale shooter Fortnite entered Season Seven the other week and brought with it a huge clump of snow and ice with a bad-ass Santa looking bloke. He was introduced in the trailer holding the Infinity Blade, one of the new sword weapons that arrived in a patch but due to the weapon being too powerful it has since
To say that Metroidvania games had a great year in 2018 is an understatement, as this year showed that the genre is more vibrant and exciting than ever. The many superb Metroidvania titles that released this year took the core elements of the genre–exploration and discovery that is fueled by players unlocking new abilities–and mixed
Riot Games and Beat Games have teamed up to release the hit K-pop song “POP/STARS” by League of Legends’ K/DA in the VR rhythm game Beat Saber for free. Beat Games has uploaded the entire song’s level with a performance by Madison Beer, K/DA’s Evelynn. You may watch the video below. The song will be added
It’s been an exceptionally busy year for the mobile app Pokémon Go. Not only has the game seen a resurgence in popularity during the summer, but it has also seen the long-awaited arrival of player versus player battles. With 2018 all but wrapped up, it’s time to look forward to what next year has to
Gameloft’s Mobile Game Spider-Man Unlimited Will Shut Down Next March Spider-Man Unlimited, an endless runner mobile game allowing you to swing and jump across Manhattan will come to an end next year after Gameloft made the announcement on Facebook. The web-swinging mobile game launched a comic-con trailer back in 2014 and it later launched for free for
Square Enix published today three new Japanese commercials for Kingdom Hearts III. All three commercials are around 20 seconds long and focus on a different aspect of the game. The first commercial shows some of the Disney worlds and Sora’s friends. The second one focuses on battles and the many (too many?) flashy transformations and gimmicks in
5pb announced Memories Off -Innocent Fille- for Dearest for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch and PC. 5pb alraedy announced in the past that the game would be coming, but with no release date or proper name revealed. Memories Off is one of the most iconic and beloved long-running romance visual novel series. The first Memories Off
With the holiday season in full swing, now is the best time to stock up on games to spend the winter with, and the PlayStation Store has you covered with an upcoming Flash Sale to give you deals on some recently-released hits. Over on the PlayStation Blog, it was revealed that a Flash Sale will
With the weather getting colder, the opportunity to cozy up by the fire and play a deep strategy-RPG, an intense shooter, or the latest hit indie game gets more and more tempting, and if you’re looking to stock up on PC games for the winter ahead, Steam has you covered. As is tradition, Steam has
Minecraft will no longer be receiving updates or development for its Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and Wii U versions. Developer 4J Studios, who handles development of Minecraft’s console iterations, announced the end of support on Twitter as they packed up their development kits for the old consoles. Its been six years since Minecraft
It’s no secret that Marvel’s Spider-Man from Insomniac Games has been a massive success both critically and commercially. We know the game topped PS4 charts as well as NPD sales data in September and today we learned it broke yet another record. According to NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella on Twitter, Marvel’s Spider-Man is now the fastest
Crackdown 3 is Microsoft’s next major first-party release in the early portion of 2019, but despite releasing in a little under two months, we still haven’t seen much gameplay footage of the title. Well luckily, that today has finally changed. Courtesy of IGN, a new slate of gameplay footage for Crackdown 3 was today released and it
It’s been well established that I’m only a recent proponent for VR. During E3 2018, I got to play the first game that I felt was a truly unique VR experience. Before that, I felt that a great VR experience could only be accomplished with a large play space and a ton of expensive equipment. Back
Skybound games has announced a partnership with Epic Games that will see future Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season episodes launch exclusively on the Epic Games Store. For those who have already purchased the entire season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season will still receive the remaining two episodes through their original client
During EA’s recent earnings call back in October, the publisher teased that developer Respawn Entertainment had something else planned for 2019 other than just that of the forthcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. This led many, including myself, to believe that that studio was almost surely also working the next installment in Respawn’s shooter franchise Titanfall. Well,
As 2018 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games and what were their personal highlights within the last year. Unlike the official Game of the Year 2018 awards for DualShockers, there are little-to-no-rules on our individual Top 10 posts. For instance, any game — not just