A few years back Activision and Tencent released Call of Duty: Online, a free-to-play China-exclusive version of the popular franchise that combined features from multiple eras of the series and ever since it’s become incredibly popular (in fact, Activision and Raven Software use it as a testing ground for new features in the main games). Now, the
If you’ve glanced at the front page of DualShockers over the past couple of hours, you probably know that Marvelous Entertainment has been hosting an official livestream from Akihabara, Tokyo, The livestream focused on the Senran Kagura series, and it included info, images, and footage about the most recent games of the franchise, presented by
Things are beginning to heat up for Germany’s Gamescom 2018 and Nintendo has revealed what it will be bringing to the show. First and foremost players attending the con will get the chance to spend some hands-on time with a couple of highly anticipated upcoming titles. They’ll be able to check out some of Super
Mario Tennis Aces has been making waves since it landed on Nintendo Switch back in June of this year, quickly becoming the month’s best selling game. However, it isn’t without its issues; one of which is character balance. Like in all competitive games, character balance is absolutely critical! However, it can take some time to
The past few months I’ve had an exciting rush of nostalgia as the upcoming Spyro: Reignited Trilogy has been teased with loads of gameplay at E3. There’s also the Nintendo Switch and PC launch of the Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy recently. Both of these were classic platformers from my childhood and the desire to play
Today, during a livestream from Akihabara, Tokyo, Marvelous Entertainment and Honey Parade Games announced that the mobile game Shinovi Master Senran Kagura: New Link will get a new platform. The game will become playable on PC this fall, and it’ll be possible to link your data with the iOS and Android versions. Do keep in mind that for
Today, during PlayStation China’s press conference in Shanghai, Sony and Perfect World Entertainment announced the PS4 port of Farside. Farside was originally announced as a mobile battle royale game, but apparently, it’s coming for PS4 as well, even if we don’t know whether it’ll launch in the west or it’ll remain confined to the Chinese market. You’re
Today Sega announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2019, related to the period between April 1st, and June 30th. The consolidated results below show that all the relevant numbers are in the black, but Sega reported a considerable slowdown on pretty much every front. The accompanying press release included
Following yesterday’s reveal on Famitsu and the release of the first direct-feed screenshots, Compile Heart released the first teaser trailer of its upcoming JRPG Arc of Alchemist. The trailer focuses on the world of the game, which features a rather interesting contrast with the cutesy character design by Mota. The other side of the art style
Following today’s reveal on Weekly Famitsu, the Japanese arm of Amazon opened pre-orders for Robotics;Notes DaSH by 5pb. This means that we also get a small gallery with the first direct-feed screenshots of the game. The game is the sequel of the visual novel Robotics;Notes first published in 2012, and is also part of the Steins;Gate universe, as the screenshots will probably clue
I’ll admit it: Death’s Gambit hasn’t really been on my radar. Not because I think it looks bad, but just because there’s too much else coming out over the next month and its just kind of gotten lost in the shuffle. After seeing the new trailer for Death’s Gambit that just came out today, boy, do I feel differently.
With a bit of a delay compared to the usual timings, the NPD delivered its monthly statistics for the U.S. market, related to the month of June. We learn via Analyst Mat Piscatella that the NES Classic Editon was the best selling hardware platform units-wise, while the PS4 was the best-seller among current-gen consoles and had
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have today announced two new characters that will be making their way into the highly-anticipated fighting game Dead or Alive 6. Announced via IGN, returning character Rig from Dead or Alive 5 alongside newcomer Diego have now been officially confirmed to be apart of the Dead or Alive 6 roster. Diego hails from New York and
Since its release last fall, Monolith Productions’ Middle-earth: Shadow of War has given players the chance to experience an epic story set in the immersive fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien, and now those that missed out on the game the first time around will get another chance with everything that the action-RPG has to offer. Publisher
As Valve has been expanding and re-immersing itself into developing new games over the past few years, one of the first of the company’s new upcoming titles is the collectible card game Artifact, which as we now know is only a few months away from being released. Artifact has officially been confirmed to release for Steam
Bit Kid Inc. has just released Chasm, a Metroidvania-style platformer with procedurally-generated room placement for PC, PS4, and PS Vita. The game follows a knight from the Guildean Kingdom who gets sent to the mining town of Karthas on his first mission, only to find it abandoned. If an effort to save its villages, players delve
Today NIS America revealed one more new trailer of the upcoming Disgaea: Hour of Darkness remaster Disgaea 1 Complete. The video introduces the denizens of the Netherworld and shows Nintendo Switch footage. We get to see Laharl, Etna, the iconic Prinnies, and Vyers (Mid-Boss). A funny little detail is that someone actually wrote Vyers on the footage, and then
As we near one of the busiest fall seasons for video games in recent memory, I haven’t been able to stop dwelling on the games that we aren’t going to be playing for a while. Like, a long while. In the fallout of E3 2018, I’m more excited than ever before for the games that
Guacamelee! 2 is out later this month and I cannot wait for it. While I may not get to experience the sequel on my beloved Vita like I did with the original game, I’m still excited to jump back in and once again try to earn all of the game’s trophies. Recently, the trophy list for
Just after the end of the PlayerUnknown’s Battegrounds Global Invitational tournament, developer PUBG Corporation is already hard at work on improving the game; this time focussing on a new dynamic weather feature. Originally, changing weather was a feature that was removed from PlayerUknown’s Battlegrounds, but it’s making its way back into the game by popular demand
If, like me, you can’t wait for The Walking Dead: The Final Season, you’re not alone. The folks at Telltale revealed that you can download The Walking Dead: The Final Season demo right now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but of course, there’s always a slight catch, and that is you will only get
PlayStation Plus’ collection of free monthly games has always been one of the service’s best perks, and with summer in full swing, you’ll be able to head back to an open-world game set in the midst of history, and escape the clutches of serial killers with friends. Sony has announced the lineup of games coming
There are other people just like me who play PS4 who are just as addicted to their Trophy collection as I am. There are people just like me that check Trophy guides and optimized playthroughs before starting a new game. There are people just like me who live and die by the Trophy notification popping
Xbox has unveiled the newest titles that will be added to Xbox Game Pass starting today and it’s a pretty darn good lineup. Among the seven new games that have been added, Hitman is likely the most noteworthy title of the bunch. Its arrival should help allow those who haven’t played IO Interactive’s highly-acclaimed stealth game to catch
Today’s issue of Weekly Famitsu included the first information and screenshots on the upcoming Switch exclusive pinball game Peach Ball: Senran Kagura. The game will release in Japan on December 13th, and the story is, as you may have expected, rather wacky. The girls have been turned into sexy animal girls by a new concoction named
WayForward’s adorable fan-favorite is back in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero’s latest update — appropriately titled Jammies Mode — which sees her take on foes in her pajamas or rolling through levels as Master Blaster Zero’s Sofia III. It was announced yesterday via WayForward’s official Twitter that Shantae: Half-Genie Hero would receive a free update on all platforms. The
Today is Wednesday, and as usual, Media Create released its software and hardware charts providing a good look on the situation of the Japanese market. Below you can read the software chart related to the period between July 23rd and July 29th. The second number for each game represents lifetime sales. Mega Man X Legacy
Comparing other games to Dark Souls has become a tiresome simile in games writing. Is the game you’re playing hard? Sounds like Dark Souls. Does it have refined, burdensome combat? Definitely must be inspired by Dark Souls. Does it fall into the action genre whatsoever? Oh, well Dark Souls created that genre, I’ll have you know. Despite the fatigue with these comparisons,
Tomorrow, August 2nd, Sony Interactive Entertainment China will host its annual press conference in Shanghai ahead of ChinaJoy. The conference will be held between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM local time, and it’s expected to show the upcoming PlayStation lineup for the Chinese market. 14:00 – 15:00 GMT+8 2nd August, Shanghai, China, PlayStation press conference,
Today D3 Publisher released a new and extensive gameplay trailer of its upcoming action game Bullet Girls Phantasia. Being a Bullet Girls title and a D3 Publisher game, you probably knew what you’re about to see just by reading the headline. While there isn’t any actual nudity on display, you probably shouldn’t watch this at work, especially with