The news of the hero-based battle royale mode Paladins: Battlegrounds is not the only major announcement coming out of Hi-Rez Expo (HRX) 2018. According to their keynote event, the mainline version of Paladins: Champions of the Realm will also be getting a few big updates in January, injecting content into nearly every part of the game. First and foremost, developer
Paladins: Champions of the Realm isn’t the only Hi-Rez game going to see some love at Hi-Rez Expo 2018. In the event’s keynote address earlier today, two major announcements for the studio’s action MOBA SMITE. Most notable of the additions is a revamped and rebalanced Conquest map for Season 5 and the introduction of the game’s 93rd God.
Today the South Korean arm of Sony Interactive Entertainment released a brand new trailer for the PS4 Pro. The commercial shows a father and a son, with the former asking the latter to repeat his line (which from the context appears to be destined for his mother). As the kid asks for a PlayStation 4
Yesterday, PUBG Corp. dropped a new update for the PC version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds that focuses on fixing two significant issues in the game. According to the developer, the new hotfix addresses an issue with long-range hits not registering correctly. In addition to a gameplay modification, the patch also fixes problems with the game’s lobby,
Late last month, I reported on an ambitious mod, which is trying to recreate Fallout: New Vegas using Fallout 4’s game engine. This week, the team has unveiled a new video, which not only shows us the progression of the project but also spotlights several notable gameplay moments featured from the 2010 title. The less than three-minute-long video shows the
Shaun Escayg served as the creative director and writer on Naughty Dog’s most recent release, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Today via Twitter, Escayg announced that his tenure at the kennel is up, and he’s moving onto something new. Escayg joined Naughty Dog seven years ago where his first work at the company was on that of The
Nearly five years ago, the Android-based micro-console the Ouya was released. Although it was one of Kickstarter’s early hits, the Ouya was a commercial failure to the gaming market. Two years after its initial launch, the assets were acquired by Razer, Inc. who announced that production for the console would end on July of that year. Since
Today Bandai Namco released a long gameplay video of the upcoming JRPG by Level-5 Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. The gameplay showcases skirmish mode one of the RTS-style field battles in which Evan has to lead his troops in combat, while the second part of the video showcases a more classic JRPG gameplay culminating
While Destiny 2 was one of the best-selling games of 2017, many were disappointed upon the release of the game’s first expansion Curse of Osiris, as it disabled players from accessing Iron Banner and Faction Rally even though they had previously been available for all players since launch. Today, Bungie and Activision reversed that decision
Few people can be said to know the Japanese gaming industry as deeply as Hirokazu Hamamura. He is the current president of Weekly Famitsu’s publisher Enterbrain and he had a long tenure as the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief. As such, his connections run far and wide. Regarded by many as an industry legend, Hamamura-san talked about the
After several years in development, developer Boss Key Productions released their long-awaited shooter LawBreakers on PS4 and PC at the end of last summer and while the game garnered some positive reception and featured unique gameplay ideas, ultimately the game appears to have been one of last year’s underperformers, according to its publisher. Publisher Nexon released
For this week’s DualShockers Community Game Night, we’re playing The Jackbox Party Pack 4. Jackbox has been getting a great reaction on Twitch, so we’re making it a regular thing. Where: https://www.twitch.tv/dualshockerslive/ When: Wednesday, January 3rd at 8:00 pm EDT Here’s the best part: You don’t even need a copy of The Jackbox Party Pack 4 to play. Just join
Flyhigh Works, known for Nintendo Switch titles like Kamiko and VOEZ, revealed today on Twitter that they are working with Circle Entertainment and Altair Works to bring the turn-based strategy game Ambition of the Slimes to Nintendo Switch in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. According to the developers, the game’s release is “not far
Grave Danger, a side-scrolling co-op platformer previously available only on Steam, has announced an Ultimate Edition with added features and availability on both PC and current generation home consoles. Grave Danger: The Ultimate Edition adds ten new levels with all-new mechanics including a rideable robotic bird. Of course, the most exciting part about it is that
Today Square Enix released a large bunch of screenshots of the upcoming Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Quest Builders. We get a look at a few shots from cutscenes, the male and female heroes that you can select, village rebuilding in the story mode, alongside NPCs, monsters, and quests. More images show the free build
Last week, independent developer Atooi confirmed that they would be bringing “at least” three games to the Nintendo Switch this year. Today, they revealed on Twitter that the first of these titles would be their 2D Metroidvania platformer Xeodrifter. Not much else was revealed about the game, with the developers promising “more intel soon,” but
EarthBound was a game of its own style, even by today’s standards. It took the standard JRPG tropes and translated them into a modern-day equivalence. This lead to potions becoming hamburgers, cookies, and other sorts of treats. With Earthbound’s unique style and representation, this made the little 16-bit morsels look tasty. Apparently, Chef Bryan Connor and
Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac developer Edmund McMillen announced his newest game The Legend of Bum-bo will be delayed to the first half of 2018. On Twitter, McMillen stated the setback is due to expanding on what was initially announced back in 2016. While this is some sad news for those anticipating
Monster Hunter: World is one of the most anticipated titles coming to console owners in the beginning of the year, and while PC players will have to wait a little longer before they can venture out and take on gigantic monsters to slay, Capcom has provided a new release window for the game’s PC version
It seems like only yesterday that Microsoft’s Kinect was acting as the crown jewel of the Xbox brand. However, as Microsoft has been making the move to new SKUs and increased power, the focus on the Kinect has seen a steep decline. And while the Xbox One S and Xbox One X will still support
Splatoon 2 continues its reign as Nintendo Switch’s favorite competitive shooter, and Nintendo isn’t planning on giving up that title anytime soon. Announced in a Tumblr post from Splatoon Labs, the Octobrush Nouveau was released to ring in the New Year. The Octobrush is a main weapon with the roller class, with the Octobrush Nouveau being
Developer Catch & Release (makers of mobile title Star Billions) announced its weird Western Cold Iron will be coming to a PlayStation VR headset in the very near future. A trailer was revealed showing a glimpse of gameplay. Cold Iron is the “world’s first virtual reality puzzle shooter” where you’ll find yourself pit against a
Today, during the Great Pro Wrestling Festival 2018 event hosted in Tokyo, Japan, Spike Chunsoft announced that its popular retro-style wrestling title Fire Pro Wrestling World will come to PS4 this Summer. On top of that, the developer announced a collaboration with the New Japan Pro Wrestling association, that will bring its wrestlers with their real
If you were planning on raiding or leveling up your character in Destiny 2 during the middle of the day tomorrow then you may want to think about playing something else. Developer Bungie has announced that the first-person shooter/MMO will go offline during the aforementioned period tomorrow. The maintenance is set to start at on January 3, 2018,
Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb has announced this week’s Xbox Deals With Gold; the following offers are available until Monday, January 8, 2018. Xbox One owners with an active Xbox Live subscription can save up to 80% off on a slew of video games and DLC add-ons. Highlights featured this week include Diablo III:
Last month Activision announced that Twitch Prime subscribers would be receiving exclusive content each month for their latest title Call of Duty: WWII, but, at the time, we only knew what players would receive during the month of December. Now, thanks to an announcement by the streaming giant, we now know what members will get during the month
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, the simple idea of cars driving around and playing soccer blew up into this really major video game called Rocket League. After initially releasing in 2015, Rocket League slowly became a worldwide phenomenon and now boasts one of the largest on most frequent player bases
Bandai Namco released a new batch of screenshots of its upcoming Souls-like action JRPG Code Vein, alongside a batch of info. We get the introduction of Blood Tears, which are very valuable in the world of Code Vein. While their ingredients are unknown, they can satisfy a revenant’s thirst for blood, preventing them from becoming
For the last week of 2017, Call of Duty: WWII takes the number one spot for the 9th consecutive week on the “Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices)” UK chart. The popular series previously achieved such a feat in 2015 for Call of Duty: Black Ops III where it held the number one spot a
Earlier this morning, Bandai Namco released a brief video featuring Green Bay Packers players having at it on Dragon Ball FighterZ. Turns out it was just a teaser of a much larger trailer. In the new video, released today, we see defensive end Mike Daniels, Quarterback Brett Hundley, Linebacker Chris Odom, Offensive Guard Justin McCray,