MMORPG title MapleStory 2 will be getting a battle royale mode… Sigh. I’m sorry, I just need a moment to center myself before writing this news out. Saying “Title X is getting a battle royale mode” has become as commonplace as saying a game has been made with former members of the Bioshock team at this point. But MapleStory
It’s been a whirlwind month for Warner Bros. and Bethesda as the latter sued the former over code rights in regards to an upcoming Westworld mobile game. Claiming that Westworld infringed on Fallout Shelter both in concept and in coding, Bethesda sought to claim damages for copyright infringement, breach of contract, and misappropriation of trade secrets, along with
New Gundam Breaker received a somewhat shaky launch last week with players and critics alike complaining that it was in a rough state in nearly every way. While Bandai Namco can’t change that fact, they are trying to improve the game post-launch with a series of patches illustrated on their Twitter. According to these patch plans, July
Sekai Project has released a new trailer for upcoming visual novel Last Stanza, and you can check it out below. Although we don’t get to see much aside from cuts to the different characters, the game promises to be a poignant tale of loss and tragedy set to the backdrop of a looming wintery apocalypse. In
A few months ago we reported that the physical edition of Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn would be getting an exclusive bonus DLC that would “raise a few eyebrows,” but at the time we had no idea what it would entail. Now, we do, as the developer Saber Interactive and publisher Wired Interactive have announced that a parody of former
Shining Resonance Refrain is going to mark the grand return of the Shining series to the west really soon, and Sega just showcased a ton of PS4 gameplay. We get to see combat, dialogue, exploration, and even a date (even if the target of the date isn’t exactly who I’d pick, like at all). As usual, Tony
Compile Heart just released a brand new PS4 theme for its recently-released JRPG Death End re;Quest. The bad news is that the theme was released only on the Japanese PlayStation Store, while the good news is that it’s free. You can grab it here. As usual, you’ll need a Japanese PSN account to download and install
Today Koei Tecmo and Gust released a brand new batch of screenshots of Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists: Atelier of the New Land. The screenshots showcase a couple new characters and several returning ones starting with Nelke’s own maid and childhood friend, Misty Erlut. We also see the return of Escha Malier and Logix Ficsario from Atelier Escha &
Hollow Knight was a surprise release that launched a few weeks back on the Nintendo Switch without notice. In light of some new sales numbers, clearly, that sudden release didn’t hurt the game at all. Speaking to IGN, developer Team Cherry revealed that the Switch version of Hollow Knight has been doing incredibly well out of the gate and
Mario Tennis Aces launched a week ago today on the Nintendo Switch so naturally, fans have already been wondering about what future content will be coming in the future. Well, Nintendo gave us a better idea earlier this morning. It was revealed today that Diddy Kong, Birdo, and Koopa Paratrooopa will all be making their way
By now it’s a well-known fact that I’m bad at multiplayer shooters. It’s not that I don’t play or enjoy them, but I’m just terrible. Of course, this extends to Battlefield V‘s closed alpha that has just been made available. In order to compensate a bit for my horrible aiming, situational awareness, and reflexes, I
If you were interested in Monstrum, but you don’t have a good enough PC to run it then you may be in luck. Today, developer Team Junkfish and publisher SOEDESCO announced that they are bringing the first-person roguelike game to consoles in the near future. To celebrate the announcement of the game’s console release, the developer also
Today Xseed Games reached out with a press release announcing the launch dates for the PC versions of not one, but two games, Nihon Falcom’s Ys: Memories of Celceta, and Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity. Ys: Memories of Celceta will release on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store on July 25th, priced at $24.99, €24.99, or £19.99 depending on where you live. Touhou:
If you’re still hungry for more dinosaur action after the release of Jurassic World Evolution earlier this month, well, you should probably see a doctor. Regardless, you’re in luck, as Reptoid Games’ action-adventure games entitled Fossil Hunters has been released for the Nintendo Switch along with a new trailer. Developed after the conclusion of a
If 2018 has been the year of anything, it’s definitely the year of crossover fighting games. In addition to getting an in-depth look at every imaginable facet of Nintendo’s upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at this year’s E3, fighting fans were also introduced to the promising anime-centric title Jump Force. If all that wasn’t enough for
Even though the highly anticipated Shenmue III was recently pushed back to 2019, we have learned what the minimum system requirements will be for the PC version of the game. This announcement comes through the most recent update on the game’s KickStarter page, which reveals that the backer survey has been sent out by Fangamer.
While the game hit PC, PS4, and Xbox One last fall, today marks the launch of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus from MachineGames and Bethesda on Nintendo Switch. To celebrate, a new trailer for this port was released that showcases both the motion controls and the game running in handheld mode. For those of you
After the massive controversy surrounding loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront II last fall, their inclusion has become a huge point of contention for many. That being said, when speaking with GamesInudstry.biz at Gamelab Barcelona, EA Sports Vice President Daryl Holt stated that “Our model is sustainable.” when discussing the implementation of loot boxes in EA
Having played a slew of racing games throughout the years, I can always tell whether I’ll enjoy it within minutes of playing it. It is what makes the racing genre unique. Gameplay is so intrinsic to the overall experience; if the driving doesn’t feel right, more likely than not, you’ll want to stop playing. This
Today Arc System Works released a brand new trailer of its upcoming mystery visual novel World End Syndrome. The video provides a look at gameplay including the map on which we’ll navigate to find the various events. We also get to see the many heroines included in the game. We get the energetic childhood friend, the
Today Capcom had some new goodies for Monster Hunter World fans. First of all, we get an updated event and challenge quest schedule, which spans from today until July 19th. You can check it out below. Yet, this is not all, as we also get a brand new event named the “Summer Twilight Fest.” Not
Since its introduction, the Games With Gold program has offered Xbox Live subscribers the chance to expand their libraries with a large variety of titles for free every month, and with another month on the way, July is heating up with several titles across Xbox One and Xbox 360 to grab for free. Microsoft has
Today Cloud Imperium Games released a brand new video focusing on Star Citizen‘s single-player campaign Squadron 42. The video is relatively brief, but showcases what the teams behind the game are doing to improve the technology being quite a few aspects of the game, including animations, destruction, some really spectacular junk clutter (yes, I know, it’s
If you’ve been looking forward to Mothergunship but you’ve been curious about when you’d be able to get your hands on the game then wonder no more. Today, Grip Digital and Terrible Posture Games announced that the roguelike first-person shooter will be making its way to digital stores in just a few weeks, on July 17, 2018.
Today Blizzard announced Overwatch‘s new hero Hamtaro… Ahem, I meant Wrecking Ball. Following the announcement of the 28th hero of the game, the developer released two videos. The first is the now traditional cinematic origin story that shows what made the hamster Hammond into the Wrecking Ball he is today and the second is the
Microsoft certainly had a good show this year at E3 and Corporate Vice President of Xbox Program Management Mike Ybarra talked about it in an interview on the Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu. Ybarra explained that what Microsoft has to do is to firmly understand what gamers are asking of them. He promised to “continue to listen
Ever since players first set foot into the role of Master Chief, the Halo series has taken players through a vast intergalactic conflict of mythic proportions, and while the series has been no stranger to experimenting with other media, it appears that Halo is making the jump to the small screen with the debut of a
There has been a recent surge, both in sales and popularity, for Japanese games in the West. For instance, games like Capcom’s Monster Hunter World and Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ were the top two best selling games in January of this year and reached critical acclaim from a bunch of outlets including ourselves. There
For my money, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and last year’s soft-relaunch Assassin’s Creed: Origins are the two best games in the now over a decade-long history of the AC franchise. Yes, there are plenty of other worthy contenders but these two, in particular, have always struck my fancy more than any of the others. So imagine my delight when I sat down
While the Yo-Kai Watch series never caught on in the West like it did in Japan, that isn’t stopping Nintendo from bringing more titles in the series to North America and Europe. Today, they revealed that co-op action titles Yo-Kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps and Yo-Kai Watch Blasters: White Dog Squad will be releasing