BioWare made headlines last week when it teased that the month of December will see news regarding that of Dragon Age, one of the developer’s most popular franchises. While BioWare GM Casey Hudson didn’t specify what the news would be or when it would be revealed, a new report seems to have the inside scoop ahead of
Month: December 2018
I’ve been evangelizing to friends and colleagues who haven’t played the Darksiders series in anticipation of Darksiders III. The action franchise that saw its first installment release back in 2010 was incredibly under-the-radar when it hit store shelves, and despite it having many commonalities with other more notable franchises, it did a lot of cool things
Over the past couple years, Activision has finally started paying attention to and supporting classic franchises like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon again. In 2017, we saw the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remake the three classic games followed by the Spyro Reignited Trilogy giving the purple dragon the same treatment this year. Now,
The Game Awards 2018 is happening on December 6, 2018. Here’s where you can watch it and everything else you need to know before it starts. In recent years The Game Awards (hosted by Geoff Keighley) have been as much of a place for reveals as they have been for recognizing the most important titles in
Nintendo’s family-friendly shooting game Splatoon 2 has always received a steady stream of new content updates, but we appear to be nearing the end. With a final big update coming tomorrow, players are getting the last of the new goodies, which will include some Kensa Collection weapons arriving tonight. This line of equipment, first introduced in
The landscape of Pokémon Go is ever changing and evolving in order to keep the popular mobile app feeling fresh and fun. However, one key element from the core Pokémon series that has been missing throughout the game’s lifetime is player versus player battles. It was recently revealed that an upcoming update would finally bring
Today marks the launch of Override: Mech City Brawl, a 3D mecha fighting game from The Balance Inc. and new publisher Modus Games. While the fighting game may have just come out, the developers are already looking ahead and unveiling the game’s promised post-launch DLC. The first DLC character, Stardust, has been revealed and will
With the recent refresh of the Razer Blade, many people were expecting refreshes for the other models in Razer’s laptop lineup. Today, Razer announced the new Razer Blade Stealth as well as specifications regarding the laptops new smaller and lighter design. Despite having a smaller form factor, the Razer Blade Stealth packs a tiny (but
Nintendo might have the Nintendo Switch’s success causing the company hours of busy work, but they haven’t forgotten about the Nintendo 3DS console. Remember that? The handheld console that can turn your screen into a 3D image by messing around with your eyeballs? A new update rolled out bringing the latest version of the Nintendo
Famitsu revealed today that El Dia announced Eve Reburst Terror in this week’s issue of the magazine. Eve Reburst Terror will release for PS4 and Vita, and is a sequel to visual novel classic Eve Burst Error. The game is scheduled to release in 2019. Eve Reburst Terror will once again feature dual protagonists Kojirou and Marina, as they
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a strategy game from Funcom and The Bearded Ladies Consulting that I’ve had my eye on since its reveal earlier this year and one I have been looking forward to since I played it at E3 2018. As an avid fan of the XCOM series, the game caught
Square Enix released new screenshots and information for Dragon Quest Builders 2 on the game’s official website. The new screenshots reveal the “Endless War Island”, one of the islands the player will be able to explore. On it, the player’s objective will be to rebuild a destroyed castle, to help the NPCs linked to it rebuild
The anticipated Just Cause 4 is arriving this week and while players can expect the usual amounts of chaos and carnage that the series has delivered since the beginning, one thing that many players probably won’t be expecting is a surprising (yet hilarious) Easter Egg for one of last year’s best indie games. Right before
As we reported on earlier in the day, Battlefield 5‘s first major content expansion was scheduled to go live tomorrow but due to unforeseen issues, it seems that will no longer be the case. DICE revealed just hours ago that Chapter 1: Overture, the name of the first free content update for Battlefield 5, has now officially been
The Red Dead Online beta opened up to everyone who purchased Red Dead Redemption 2 last week. The in-game economy has come under some fire recently. Players say that it is out of balance, pointing to examples like baked beans being worth more than gold rings. Today, Rockstar Games has put out a statement via Twitter that
Earlier this year, Showtime had announced that the network would be developing a new TV series based on the acclaimed Halo series, though in one of the latest developments surrounding the series, the TV show’s director and executive producer, Rupert Wyatt, has now left the project. According to Deadline, scheduling changes for the production of the upcoming Halo TV
Today Epic Games announced that they’re going to be permanently extending the Fortnite Support-A-Creator program available within the popular third-person shooter made famous by it’s Battle Royale mode. For those unaware, Support-A-Creator was announced earlier this year in October and allows players to support their chosen creator by spending the in-game currency, V-Bucks. Once spent their chosen
To say that Fallout 76 had a bit of a rough start at launch would be a bit of an understatement, but combined with the backlash that Bethesda faced when it was revealed that the company switched out the canvas bag included with the game’s $200 Power Armor Edition for a cheaper nylon bag was an
Special Operation 3 for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands will be dropping on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This is the third major free update for the game and will include a new PvE mission, PvP maps and classes, photo mode, and improvements to the Prestige Economy. Those who
DICE will be releasing the first free update to Battlefield V, titled: Chapter 1: Overture, on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. To build up some hype beforehand they have released a new trailer showing off some of this update’s new content. This Chapater 1: Overture update brings a new map, War Story, practice range, and company gear,
Panache Digital Games has announced that they will be premiering new gameplay for Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey at The Game Awards this Thursday, December 6, 2018. This will be followed by a livestream with GameSpot that will be an extended gameplay session with developer Patrice Desilets. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third person open
5pb announced today that its Danmachi action RPG, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate, will release in Japan for PlayStation 4 and Vita on Spring 2019. The announcement was made via the game’s official website. Danmachi Infinite Combate was first announced back in June 2017. It was revealed to be
Publisher Starbreeze had a lot on the line when Overkill’s The Walking Dead released early last month and unfortunately, it seems the company’s bet didn’t pay off. The game’s launch was so poor that as of this morning, Starbreeze has announced a variety of new changes that will be taking place moving forward. Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson
In 2017, a small video game development team from Canada called Causal Bit Games took their project Battle Princess Madelyn to Kickstarter to raise $60,000 (CAD). In only a few days the project had been successfully funded, and the backing kept on growing and growing. In the end, Battle Princess Madelyn ended up hitting $212,665
Kinda Funny’s co-founder and face Greg Miller has been talking openly for months now about the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, a live stream taking place this coming weekend, that is somewhat meant to fill the void of PlayStation Experience in the latter portion of the calendar year. As of today, we have received more extensive
They may be passé at this point in time, but reading instruction manuals immediately after bringing a new video game home was one of my simple joys of life. With everything being digital and quite bland these days, that novelty has worn out. One user on subreddit /r/smashbros however, has tapped into that nostalgia by
As we begin to enter the final weeks of the year and new releases begin to slow, it’ll be interesting to see which games perform best down the stretch. For last week in the UK, the first week following that of Black Friday, FIFA 19 has held firm in the top spot for the week continuing its dominance
Growing up, I received a hand-me-down PS2 from my uncle around the age of 8; most of the games he also gave were either too mature for me or just regular sports games. But there was one game that wasn’t like the rest that my mother (thankfully) didn’t keep away, Marvel vs. Capcom 2. I remember
In a neat bit of cross-promotion, owners of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! can get easier access to a pair of Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Save files for either title will allow Smash Bros. players to utilize a support Spirit based on their respective game. Fortunately, those who don’t own
Thunder Lotus, the developer behind Jotun, released a beautiful looking Metroidvania called Sundered for PC and PS4. The game was received well at launch, even earning itself a 9.5 from DualShockers, but has only received a few major updates since. Now, about a year and a half since its initial launch, Thunder Lotus has revealed