The quarterfinal round of the North American LCS Spring Split Playoffs are in the book and they were just about as crazy as we anticipated. Saturday’s matchup between Team Liquid and Cloud9 was short-lived as Doublelift and company defeated Cloud9 in three straight games. Despite winning three in a row, the matches themselves were anything
Media Molecule has talked a lot about all of the creative tools that will be at your disposal in their upcoming title Dreams, but we haven’t seen much of what the final results of those tools could be. Recently though, Media Molecule gave us one new example. During Train Jam 2018, a 52-hour train ride from
If you find yourself in Los Angeles this upcoming week and you’re looking to party with a bunch of other YoRHa units, then there’s a shindig just for you. To celebrate the NieR: Automata’s first year anniversary, there will be a party held this week for those looking to get together to celebrate their love of the
With the release of Alpha 3.1 just a few ways away, Star Citizen‘s developers are showcasing the new ships and vehicles that will soon be flyable (or drivable) for everyone who pledged for them. We get to see the Anvil Terrapin, the Aegis Reclaimer, the Misc Razor, the Tumbril Cyclone, and the Nox Nue. Patch
This week developer Ubisoft released a trailer showcasing Season One of Steep‘s brand new live activities. From April 1st until June 29th, players will be able to participate in limited time challenges to earn exclusive equipment such as the Freeride World Tour equipment set. Each month will include different challenge styles. For the months of April,
After over a decade working on Ubisoft properties such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Splinter Cell, Dean Evans, who is likely most well-known for his role in creating Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, has departed from the company. Game Informer reported the news of Evans’ departure and said that he was in the process of working on a new
I may be wrong here, but Ubisoft seems to be having a whole lot of fun in poking fun (no pun intended) at American stuff in its promotion of the upcoming open-world FPS Far Cry 5. After turning the Bill of Rights into something barely recognizable, today is the turn of the classic patriotic song “My
Today Ninja Theory announced that its successful action-adventure title Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is finally coming to the Xbox One. The wait won’t be much longer as the game will launch on April 11th. It will support HDR on Xbox One S, and it will be enhanced on Xbox One X with three different modes. “Enhanced Visuals”
With the release of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Bandai Namco has provided eager fans with a helpful and adorable instructional video on Higgledies–tiny magical companions that will help Evan on his quest. The adorable guide to the adorable Higgledies teaches us the “Five C’s” of Higgledies: Cute, Collect, Craft, Collaborate and Command. While cute
With God of War officially going gold, the creative team at Santa Monica Studios–the people responsible for the games release–take some time to reflect on the impact that the game had on their lives and game development as a whole. In a blog post by Santa Monica creative director Cory Barlog, he discusses the challenges
Have you ever thought to yourself: yeah, Detective Pikachu is nice, but what I really need is a prequel e-book so that I can understand the character motivations of my coffee-chugging, Danny DeVito-sounding protagonist? Well, good news! Nintendo has released a Detective Pikachu prequel e-book to cater to your incredibly specific desires! It is titled Detective
Ubisoft’s next iteration of its popular open-world shooter franchise, Far Cry 5, will be available to the public in just a few short days. To get you hyped for its release, PlayStation launched a “Countdown to Launch” trailer flaunting its action-filled gameplay. As seen in the video, those who pre-order Far Cry 5 will be
UltiZero Games’ action-RPG Lost Soul Aside gained visibility since 2016 as the dream work of a single developer that turned into an actual game in development by a full-fledged team even thanks to the support of Sony’s China Hero Project. A demo of the game was playable at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco,
While you can find Punch-Out!! on the emulators, NES, and NES Classic, the game’ s arcade progenitor is coming to the Nintendo Switch as Arcade Archives Punch-Out!! in Japan on March 30, according to Impress Game Watch. There is currently no talk of a North-American release. If you were not introduced to the franchise via
Sony Interactive Entertainment released its sales chart for the Japanese PlayStation Store related to the week between March 12th and March 18th. Below you can check out the full top-twenty. As usual, Sony does not release numbers, but we still get to know which games performed better than others. Attack on Titan 2 Hokuto Ga
After releasing last week, Kirby Star Allies is already looking to add more characters to its cast with familiar faces Rick, Kine, and Coo. According to Nintendo’s Treehouse Log, the game’s next patch is set to release on March 28 and introduce legacy characters from Kirby’s Dream Land 2 for the Nintendo Game Boy. Now
We reported a few weeks back that developer Realtech VR would soon be remastering the original three Tomb Raider games and would be bringing them to Steam at a later date. Well, looks like that plan was short-lived. Realtech VR took back to Twitter and announced in a tweet that is now deleted that those projects were
DMM is keeping up with offering Muv-Luv Alternative: Strike Frontier players an almost uncharacteristic amount of top-tier units that don’t require dabbling into the gacha at all. This week’s event comes with a “meganekko” teme, meaning that characters who normally don’t wear glasses, actually get to wear a pair for once. Just playing the event quests
This week, PlayStation’s YouTube Channel shared a launch trailer for Earthlock, an extended edition of Earthlock: Festival of Magic, a fantasy turn-based roleplaying game that originally was released on the PlayStation 4 in early 2017. This release features a “reworked storyline, fleshed out characters, additional side quests, and additional areas to explore”. Developed by Snowcastle Games based out
Fortnite is likely the biggest game in the world right now as its player-base continues to grow ever larger while simultaneously setting Twitch ablaze. Epic Games is well aware of the hit they have on their hands and has dedicated almost all of their resources to working on the game. In a conversation with Rolling Stone’s
Today Bandai Namco released a new video of Arc System Works’ recently-released fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ. The video showcases Bardock in action, providing a look at some of the moves he’ll be able to sport against his opponents in battle. Of course, as Goku’s not-so-loving daddy, he is definitely strong. He can even turn super-Saiyan
Newly announced 9 Monkeys of Shaolin puts you in the shoes of humble Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng, who sets out to avenge the death of his friends and family at the hands of the local pirate gang. The game promises the hype of old-school beat ’em ups and features a top down perspective as Wei
Last year, Nintendo announced that the Wii Shop Channel would be closing Thursday, January 31, 2019. It also announce that, starting on March 26, 2018, users will be unable to add points to their Wii Shop accounts, which effectively makes this weekend your last opportunity to add points to your account and purchase games. It’s
Years after its initial release, Dying Light continues to maintain a strong player fan base and following such that it will be receiving a new multiplayer expansion later this year. Despite a lot of hype about the Bad Blood being a “battle royale” of sorts, the actual mode will feature six players dropped off on
This week, developer Bethesda Softworks announced the PC and Mac release of the new expansion of The Elder Scrolls Online. The new Summerset DLC will take place in the Summerset Isles, the ancestral home of the Altmer, Tamriel’s high elves. This expansion will include new content and wrap a narrative that started with the Orsinium DLC expansion. If you have been
PlayFusion has announced a strategic partnership with Crytek to give CRYENGINE licensees new features and development tools. The agreement includes PlayFusion’s Enhanced Reality Engine to be included with the CRYENGINE software. Avni Yerli, the Crytek joint CEO and founder, had this to say about the partnership with PlayFusion: PlayFusion’s visionary technology brings next-level multiplayer augmented
Milestone announced the release of the upcoming DLC content for their racing title, GRAVEL. Gamers can pick up the add-on, titled Ice and Fire, on March 28. A new map is included with the DLC, taking players to the exotic volcanoes in snowy Iceland. With this new location comes 10 new checkpoint tracks, the Ice
There’s a lot to be excited about with the latest God of War; the combat, the new emphasis on story and characterization, and the stunning graphics. What’s maybe the game’s most impressive achievement though is that at no point in the entire length of God of War will the camera ever cut. In a recent video from Sony,
Developer Psyonix revealed their plans for the Rocket League Spring Feature Update, coming on April 3, 2018 to all platforms. Tournaments are one of the highlights for this upcoming download, along with a few quality of life improvements like an update to garage options and audio. Players can now choose to “Equip to Blue” or
Today Bandai Namco hosted the God Eater 8th Anniversary Thanksgiving Day event at its Future Research Institute venue in Tokyo, and they revealed the opening animation of the upcoming mobile game God Eater: Resonant Ops. Resonant Ops is the direct sequel of God Eater 2: Rage Burst, and despite being on mobile and free to play, it’s advertized as a full-fledged JRPG.