Month: November 2017

The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu included the magazine’s digital figures on the Japanese market for the month of October (between September 25th and October 29th). Among other things, this gives us the opportunity to fully gauge initial sales of Super Mario Odyssey and Gran Turismo Sport, since Media Create does not count digital sales. Below you
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Earlier this month Blizzard revealed a brand new expansion for Hearthstone titled Kobolds & Catacombs, and while we got our first look then, we had no idea when it would be available to players. Well, today, that all changes. The mega-developer behind the popular card game has officially revealed that the expansion is set to hit in a little
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Today, During Microsoft’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella talked about the plans for the gaming business in the future, and the initial performance of the Xbox One X. “We’re mobilizing to pursue an expansive opportunity in the 100+ billion gaming market. This means broadening our approach to how we think about
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Today is Wednesday, and as usual, Media Create released its figures painting the portrait of the Japanese video game market last week, and the situation definitely appears good for the Nintendo Switch. Below you can see the top-20 ranking for software between November 20th and November 26th. Pokémon Ultra Sun/Pokémon Ultra Moon – 3DS – 168,
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It’s almost been a full year since the Shin Megami Tensei series was revealed for Nintendo Switch, and since then we’ve only heard the occasional drop of news. That changes today: developer Atlus has confirmed that Shin Megami Tensei V will be coming West for Nintendo Switch. For many, that guess was a foregone conclusion. While every teaser we
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Rockstar Games has announced a brand-new update for Grand Theft Auto Online, which introduces an epic new vehicle, as well as a special promotion. According to the press release, the new update has introduced a new vehicle titled the P-996 Lazer, a tactical jet that has made several appearances in various Grand Theft Auto Online missions and
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Today developer Delightworks and Type-Moon released a new trailer for the upcoming Fate/Grand Order VR experience titled Fate/Grand Order VR Featuring Mashu Kyrielight. The trailer is actually at 360 degrees, so you can kind of experience the game by moving the camera around with the mouse, and can even use a VR headset or Google
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Today Bandai Namco Entertainment released the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming One Piece virtual reality game One Piece Grand Cruise. We get to see how the game works, with basic interactions with the characters somewhat similar to what you see in Summer Lesson games, but there is more gameplay here, including a battle against an enemy
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Today Capcom released three new trailers for the upcoming Okami remaster Okami HD, that will be released worldwide very soon. The trailers feature, as others released over the past few weeks, two of the celestial brush gods that will teach Amaterasu new techniques. The first is Moegami (AKA smoker phoenix), with his technique Inferno, that
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Today, the Japanese arm of Nintendo released two commercials for the Nintendo Switch themed after the upcoming Holiday season. They have pretty much everything you’d expect from a Nintendo commercial, including the happy family celebrating Christmas, and the group of friends enjoying the console while on a skiing vacation. Of course, this year around there
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Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released a new video about the upcoming space simulator. The video starts with a look at the upcoming Consolidated Outland Pioneer colony ship, which is basically a spacefaring factory that will let players create outposts on planetary surfaces. Then we learn about the UEE Land Claim Licenses, that
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As the sequel to the cult hit Divinity: Original Sin, Larian Studios’ sequel Divinity: Original Sin 2 has quickly established a big fanbase in only a few months, as the acclaimed title has reached a pretty significant sales milestone in a short amount of time. Developer Larian Studios has announced that Divinity: Original Sin 2 has surpassed over
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Ever since the early access version of Fortnite launched a few months ago, developers Epic Games and People Can Fly have constantly added new content, including the game’s, now incredibly popular, Battle Royale mode, and Fortnitemares Halloween Event. It doesn’t seem like that’s changing anytime soon as v1.9.1 of the game has officially been revealed, and while it’s
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During a presentation for investors at the Credit Suisse 21st Annual Technology conference on Scottsdale, Arizona, Electronic Arts Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen talked about the closure of Visceral Games. Jorgensen mentioned that Visceral had shrunk in size over the past five or six years, and it was down to about eighty developers, which is
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You may remember that it was back in September when Wired Productions and Nosebleed Interactive revealed their cult favorite twin-stick shooter about reaping space profits would be releasing on Nintendo Switch before the end of 2017. True to their promise, Vostok Inc. will be launching on the system very soon. Vostok Inc. will release for Nintendo Switch on
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During a presentation for investors at the Credit Suisse 21st Annual Technology conference on Scottsdale, Arizona, Electronic Arts Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen commented on the quality of Star Wars Battlefront II. According to Jorgensen, Star Wars Battlefront II is “one of the best games” the publisher ever built, and this feedback comes from the players that
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Greenheart Games announced today that they have released Game Dev Tycoon on iOS devices, specifically the iPad and iPhone, and released a trailer for it. This version of the game also comes with a content update that adds new topics, platforms, and even a brand new mode. This is just a first step in showing their continued support for Game Dev Tycoon,
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The famed Resident Evil series just made its Nintendo Switch debut, thanks to the port of Resident Evil: Revelations and 2 on the home console-gone-handheld hybrid. To celebrate the launch, Capcom has released a brand new launch trailer with gameplay from both the games. By now, everyone should be familiar with Resident Evil: Revelations — the previous Nintendo 3DS-exclusive that was
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During a presentation for investors the Credit Suisse 21st Annual Technology conference on Scottsdale, Arizona, Electronic Arts Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen talked about the controversial issue involving microtransactions in Star Wars: Battlefront II. According to Jorgensen, the company is listening to its customers, and that doing so now and down the line is “very
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I got to experience Resident Evil: Revelations way back in 2012 when it launched on the Nintendo 3DS. We’ve come full circle now since both Revelations titles are now available in the Resident Evil Revelations Collection on the Nintendo Switch. Both titles are also available separately on the eShop. Unsurprisingly, the first game is identical in just about every way to
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While its reception may have been somewhat mixed, many Nintendo fans have eagerly waited for Playtonic’s 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee to come to a Nintendo console since the game’s initial launch back in April. Fortunately, those fans won’t have to wait much longer, as Playtonic revealed through a KickStarter update that the Nintendo Switch version of Yooka-Laylee will
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Many fans of virtual reality and MMORPGs have patiently waited for a developer to create a game exclusive to virtual reality headsets. This week, independent developer Orbus Online, LLC has announced its VR title OrbusVR will drop at the end of this year. According to the developer, OrbusVR will officially launch on Friday, December 15 as a
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This week, French Publisher Ubisoft has announced a special Cyber Week promotion, offering generous discounts on Switch titles published by them via the Nintendo eShop. According to the publisher, now until Monday, December 4, select Switch and Wii U titles are available. Despite the small list of games on the list, the discounts are offering
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As a reward for completing last week’s Global Catch Challenge, developer Niantic has announced that Ho-Oh is now up for grabs in their vast mobile title, Pokémon GO.  Thanks to all your hard work last week, Ho-Oh will appear in Raid Battles until 12/12! #PokemonGOtravel #GlobalCatchChallenge https://t.co/YfyBGwfTux pic.twitter.com/mdGoFByyQl — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 27, 2017 According to the
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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, December 4. Xbox One owners with an active Xbox Live subscription can save up to 80% on several full titles and DLC expansions. Highlights featured this week include In Between ($3.96), Mordheim: City
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Today two new free PS4 themes have been released on a couple of different PlayStation Stores. First of all, a Rez Infinite theme has been launched on the European and Japanese stores. Secondly, a Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain one has been released exclusively on the Japanese store. The Coven and Labyrinth of Refrain theme can be
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