Month: November 2017

You may recall the title Neverwinter Nights as the BioWare RPG that released in 2002. You may also more specifically remember it as the game that defined the Forgotten Realms fantasy setting and utilized the Dungeons & Dragons third edition rule set, sparking countless mods and multiplayer communities. Recently, developer Beamdog took to Twitter to reveal that
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Today Sega hosted a press conference in Tokyo, announcing its mobile line-up for the upcoming months. First of all, we learn that the mobile augmented reality game for iOS and Android Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation announced at Tokyo Game Show will be released worldwide thanks to the overwhelming reaction received from overseas. Pre-registration has been
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Today Silicon Studio announced via press release that the Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner remaster Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS will use the the optical post-effects middleware Yebis. According to the announcement, Yebis will provide “a wide range post-effects and upgrades to HDR and VR support that are sure to wow fans of
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Earlier this month, we heard that the release of Final Fantasy XIV‘s latest expansion Stormblood led to an increase in paying subscribers, but we didn’t have much color on how significant that increase was. Enter Square Enix President and CEO Yosuke Matsuda, who commented during the latest quarterly conference call for investor, mentioning that not
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When it comes to tabletop gaming and “the classics,” few hold the regard of something like Settlers of Catan. Amassing over 22 million sales over the course of its 20+ years since release, Catan is a game that’s synonymous with tabletop gaming. Thanks to the immersive powers of virtual reality, tabletop players will get to experience the
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Back at Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix surprised many with the introduction of Left Alive, a survival-action mecha shooter with a star-spangled cast. During the latest quarterly investor conference call, President and CEO Yosuke Matsuda talked about the upcoming game, mentioning that the plan is for it to become an AAA franchise, but the company doesn’t
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If you recall, it was back in August when Bossa Studios and Bae Team announced that their dark comedy, visual novel, dating simulator Purrfect Date would be releasing sometime this winter. You might also remember a trailer that accompanied that announcement, along with a particularly catchy song. Well, a more definitive release date has officially been
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SEGA surprised and excited many longtime Valkyria Chronicles fans (including myself) with the announcement of Valkyria Chronicles 4 for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch yesterday. Today, in an interview on the PlayStation Blog, Producer Kei Mikami gave us even more information about the title. Apparently, Valkyria Chronicles 4 has been in active development for about two
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The results for Splatoon 2‘s fourth North American Splatfest event have been calculated, and Team Fantasy has won. Splatfest results are dictated into three categories: popular votes, solo, and team; Team Fantasy snagged popularity and solo battles with 57 and 51% of the votes respectively, while Team Sci-Fi won the team battles category by 51%. Additionally, the
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On November 14, 2017, independent French developer Box Hedge Games launched a crowdfunding campaign for their upcoming run and gun platformer Super Mighty Power Man. According to the Kickstarter page, Super Mighty Power Man is a “genuine 2D action‐platformer” that takes massive inspiration from Mega Man as well as numerous other games released during the iconic third generation of gaming, such as
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French developer and publisher Eden Games and Microïds are releasing their authentic racing game Gear.Club Unlimited on Nintendo Switch tomorrow, so they released a new gameplay trailer for the title. The trailer shows off some racing gameplay quickly cut together and shows Gear.Club Unlimited running in both handheld and docked mode. If you want a
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Reikon Games and Devolver Digital revealed a brand new hefty “Savage Update” for their cyberpunk action shooter RUINER today. The updates brings new modes like New Game +, new weapons, new outfits, leaderboards, finishers, new songs, and some other quality of life improvements. The update is already available on PC, and will make its way
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Independent developer Critical Games has put a lot of work into making 8-Bit Adventures 2 feel, look, and sound like a retro RPG, but with the developmental lessons that have been learned by the gaming industry since the style was last used. Curious about how well that technique translates to actual gameplay? Fortunately for you, the
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Today Sega opened a teaser website for a mysterious new game, defined a “completely new project.” The website includes the rather peculiar “◯◯◯×RPG” stylization, and the url includes the world “Kibou” that in Japanese means “hope.” Unfortunately, it probably won’t be a great surprise like today’s announcement of Valkyria Chronicles 4. While no platform is officially
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Rainbow Six Siege is a game that does content right; to that effect, it’s bringing even more content nearly three years after its release. Today, the game’s development team announced their “Year 3” content and support timeline, including eight new operators and two new maps as well as the new Outbreak event. Year 3 is
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Nintendo has finally revealed the official release date for their upcoming mobile title Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The game will be available later this week on November 22 worldwide. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp introduces some minor changes to the series that’ll hopefully make it more fun on a mobile device. Firstly, instead of a town, you build up
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Following the explosive announcement of Valkyria Chronicles 4, Sega has been posting additional information on the game on the series’ official Twitter account, and it’s exciting stuff. First of all, at the game’s release in Japan there will be a limited edition for PS4 named “Valkyria Chronicles 10th Anniversary Memorial Pack” including a soundtrack CD,
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During the Red Bull Battlegrounds North American Regional Finals tournament, Capcom made a new reveal about the upcoming Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. The large update, that current players will receive for free, will add a second V-Trigger (or V-Trigger II) to all existing characters, broadening their flexibility in combat. In order to show what
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