From now until December 27, 2018, you can pick up Subnautica on the Epic Games store for free. Developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Subnautica is a first-person open-world survival game. As depicted in the game’s cinematic trailer (look below), you’ll crash land on an ocean planet known as 4546B where you’ll have to fend for
In the age of corporate sponsorships and product placement dominating the world around you, a brand deal like The Schick Hydrobot terrorizing the red carpet at The Game Awards 2016 seems normal, even if horrifically creepy and a disgrace to the world. Brands want to get tap into the growing market of video games by all
Last night, the Last Chance Qualifier took place, giving players a chance at a spot for Capcom Cup 2018. This year’s bracket we saw big contenders such as John Takeuchi, Dogura, and Smug. This bracket had its share of surprises however with Winners Bracket Top 8 featuring a So Cal native Dankadillas. For those unaware, he’s
We are still learning more about The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division’s recently unveiled project that debuted at The Game Awards 2018. And while we don’t have a complete picture of what the Fallout-esque project will end up being, we did manage to get confirmations of some bright news: the game will be microtransaction-free. Speaking
What is more fun than abject mayhem in open-world games? Hell — that is practically the whole reason some series like Saints Row and Just Cause exist. However, when you limit that mayhem to explosions set to classical music, there is a special kind of magic that happens. And that is exactly what we get in a fan-made supercut
Ever wonder how some NDA leakers get tracked down by developers and publishers? Often it comes down to small little tricks hidden within the programming, and any private beta worth its salt has some form of protection. This apparently included the internal beta of Xbox 360’s New Xbox Experiences UI, according to some Microsoft employees. Posting
A new unconfirmed leak (translated by Persona Central) has sprung up from the Japanese textboard 5channel, and it contains a whole bunch of new information about potential Persona 5 titles in the works. The posting reads as follows: Joker The stage is Mementos Jack Frost appears on screen with a skill Marketing of P5R (complete version) and
Just like Super Smash Bros Ultimate, it looks like the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts 3 is now out in the wild early. Eager fans might want to put on their blinders for the next month or so if they want to stay away from any potential spoilers. Pointed out by Nibel on Twitter, the full version of
[Editor’s Note: This editorial will dive into some heavy story spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man, so we would suggest coming back to this piece after you have completed the game’s main story.] No matter which version of the Spider-Man mythos one experiences, a few traits should remain intact regardless of the medium. For one, Peter Parker must always
BallisticNG has been in early access on Steam for a little while now, but that time is now over because it has launched its full release. The full release of the game includes new in-game content, features, a bigger soundtrack, and of course, a plethora of bug fixes. The title has been created by Neognosis Games, a
PlayStation players in the EU can now take advantage of changing their PSN region. Sadly, this store update only applies to EU players and those players will only be able to change their store region to other countries in the EU. Noticed by Reddit user “AlphaFoxWarfare”, there should be a new sub-option for eligible players
Straight out of Cygames’ 2018 Granblue Festival in Japan, fans were given their first look at Granblue Fantasy Versus, a spin-off fighting game project being helmed by Arc System Works (Dragon Ball FighterZ, Guilty Gear, BlazBlue). You can check out the reveal trailer down below alongside some in-game screenshots. According to the game’s official website (which is available in
The amount of updates and announcements Treyarch has made this week is honestly getting a bit exhausting, however, at least they are ending with some great news. After promising the feature before the game even launched, the developer has revealed that starting next week, players will be able to create custom Blackout matches. While players
The Infinity Blade from Infinity Blade has been “vaulted” from Fortnite following backlash against its effect on the game. The blade, which originates from Epic’s Infinity Blade trilogy on iOS that was recently removed entirely from the App Store, allowed its user to regenerate health, jump huge distances, and destroy buildings in a single hit.
This past Tuesday, when the Operation: Absolute Zero update went live in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Treyarch also added a brand new special order to the game that featured a cool new weapon variant. Now, Treyarch has put out a new video showing off everything you get. For 1,500 COD points (which is $20 considering
Hideo Kojima has made it known publicly this week that he is currently in New York City working on his upcoming video game Death Stranding and it seems like one of 2018’s most polarizing figures in Kanye West caught wind of his arrival in town and is now looking to meet up with him. Following a rather
My fellow gamers, it’s time to pick up your Joy-Cons, your DualShock 4, your Xbox Elite Controller, or a keyboard and mouse and unite against a common cause for the first time ever. On the most recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, host and so-called “funny man” challenged parents around the country to turn off their children’s
Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has published a new blog post on the Stardew Valley Developer Blog detailing what he is currently working on for Stardew Valley and his next game. This blog post comes just two days after the 1.3 update came to the Nintendo Switch version, which included multiplayer and new single-player content. Barone opens up
This week on Drop In/Drop Out, Michael, Steven, and Logan get together to talk about Sonic the Hedgehog and his deformed look in the upcoming 2019 film. Oh, and they talk about some video games along the way mere hours before Game of the Year discussions kick off. Episode 7 topics: Kinda Funny Games Showcase
Another week, another new series of short videos for Resident Evil 2 have been released from Capcom’s Japanese wing. This time around, each of the five videos focuses on the Birkin family, one of the main sets of characters in the story of Resident Evil 2 other than that of Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield. We don’t
When I think back on the original Super Smash Bros., I reflect back to when I was a kid, roughly around elementary/middle school age, and when I would play that Nintendo 64 classic endlessly. Those where the days when after getting home from school, I would spend hours in a bean bag chair in the basement,
Square Enix has given Final Fantasy XV fans a look at some new artwork from their upcoming tie-in anime Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn Prologue. You can check out the artwork for yourself down below. Episode Ardyn will give players new insight into the background of the antagonist of Final Fantasy XV. The anime prologue will premiere sometime before the DLC becomes
If you’ve been waiting for the VR game A Fisherman’s Tale then you won’t have to wait much longer. Today, publisher Vertigo Games announced that the game will be launching on all of its respective platforms in just a little over a month, on January 22, 2019. To celebrate the announcement of the release date, the developer
In the past, I wrote about my dissatisfaction with Nintendo’s lackluster smorgasbord of Switch variants. While the Pokémon: Let’s Go pair of Switch bundles offer a refreshingly colorful (and non-neon!) set of Joy-Con, I ultimately concluded that Nintendo’s current fleet of Switch designs are entirely too tasteful. While I could understand why someone would want
Developer Arika has announced that they plan on bringing three new DLC fighters to Fighting EX Layer early next year. Two out of the three will be available for free to everyone that owns the game while the last character will be included as paid DLC. You can check out Arika’s announcement video for yourself down below.
Rockstar Games today put out a Red Dead Online beta update detailing that “Title Update 1.05” has been released, gold bars are being gifted, and cash gifts are also being gifted for certain players. Additionally, the store is now available in-game. Red Dead Online’s new 1.05 update addresses exploits that have been discovered and adds general improvements to
The latest update for last week’s release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has arrived, and hopefully, it’ll iron out some of the many kinks players have had with the game’s online portion so far. Patch 1.2.0 recently went live and according to the patch notes, they aim to further stabilize some of the frustrations with the
A Japanese stream for Tales of Crestoria was held today, with Kanata’s voice actor Kohai Amasaki, Misella’s voice actress Yui Ishikawa and Bandai Namco producer Tomomi Tagawa. First off, it was revealed that multiple characters from past Tales of games will appear. Confirmed so far are Cress from Tales of Phantasia, Lion from Tales of Destiny, Luke
Team17 teased earlier this month that Overcooked 2 was getting a new, free, festive update. Today we’re introduced to that free update and it’s called Kevin’s Christmas Cracker. You’ll be taking a trip to the Onion Kingdom again as you go through the brand new Winter Wonderland map with falling snow, icy grounds, and piles of giant
The console race of the 1990s has reared its head again in recent years. However, this time it’s presented in a miniaturized format. What started off with the now iconic NES Classic from Nintendo soon gave life to a whole range of tiny machines imitating the heavy hitters of days gone by. Since then, we’ve