Hey everyone, long time no chat! This is Lou Contaldi, Editor-in-Chief of DualShockers and I’m looking for your help. If you’ve been a frequent reader, you may have noticed that DualShockers design looked… dated. Not much has changed since when DualShockers first started in 2009. While it may be a streamlined way to get to
Month: December 2018
Joining the busy ranks of the upcoming 2019 Overwatch League is another new team that will bulk up the tournament’s numbers. Following hot on the heels of last week’s Vancouver Titans reveal comes a side representing the United States of America’s capital; the Washington Justice. The team borrows inspiration from the region’s constant strive towards
What in the world is Project Bowmore? Us at DualShockers are scratching our heads as multiple references pointing to this currently unannounced project, reportedly coming from Ubisoft. The rumor mill first started swirling with possible leaks of new Ubisoft titles this morning on German storefront MediaMarkt. While publication NintendoEverything picked up on an unconfirmed listing for Assassin’s Creed
Blizzard Entertainment announced the Hearthstone Championship Tour will come to an end this spring. In its stead is a new three-tiered system which will be implemented in place of the HCT. According to Blizzard, the new competitive system will include qualifiers, live global tournaments, and an exclusive top tier. There will be more than $4 million
The long-running mecha battle series, MechWarrior, has received a new trailer for the upcoming MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries during MechCon 2018. The trailer brings players back to the heavy artillery and maneuvering they know and love with an updated look and new features. This latest entry is even offering up something different with a single player mode. Piranha Games mentioned the
For the first time ever, a Panda player wins a major Tekken tournament. That’s right, Rangchu took on defending Tekken World Tour champ, Qudans, in a nail-biting Grand Final at the Tekken World Tour Finals. After making the loser’s run through a reset, Rangchu made history and defeated Qudans 3-1. During the beginning of the Top 8, Rangchu
Red Dead Redemption 2 has some of the best attention to detail I have ever seen in any entertainment product I have seen. Of course, Red Dead features the mainstream stuff that you can find in other big titles such as characters shouting their lines when at further distances or running out of breath when
Square Enix announced War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, a tactics RPG, today. The trailer doesn’t give us any gameplay, but we are given some information through quotes of nations struggling dominance. However, this teaser has everything that makes any Final Fantasy trailer: strong music, and beautiful artwork. The story takes place in Ardra, the continent of
Bandai Namco has released a new set of character trailers for the second season pass for the successful Tekken 7. In the trailers, we get a first look at the new characters named Armor King and Craig Marduk. Armor King has been a recurring character throughout the series. He has made an appearance in the
If you aren’t in the esports or MOBA scene, you may tune out regarding the abundance of drama, feuds, and backlash within the growing field. But after some mean-spirited conversation, the upcoming Chongqing Major for Dota 2 is under a magnifying class, with reported veiled threats coming from the tournament’s organizers. It may turn out to be
In an interview with Akiba Souken, Senran Kagura series producer Kenichiro Takaki commented on the ongoing development of the next game in the series Senran Kagura 7EVEN. Although not referencing Sony Interactive Entertainment specifically — Takaki-san commented on stricter regulations on sexual content in the west. Translated by Gematsu, Takaki-san said: “Recently, worldwide regulations regarding sexual depiction have been
While Red Dead Redemption 2 is a very somber and sad game at times, there are some truly funny moments found in it. For example, fairly early in your playthrough, Arthur and Lenny will have a night out in Valentine and got absolutely trashed. I got to witness a montage of their shenanigans in hilarious fashion. It
With Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! being a remake of 1998’s Pokemon Yellow, the pair of titles include some of the series’ most recognizable tunes modernized for the current era. Well, now you can listen to those songs anytime you want with the game’s soundtrack available now on iTunes. For $9.99, the
It’s that time again. Today, Hearthstone‘s new Ranked Play season begins bringing a new card back to Blizzard Entertainment’s popular card game. This time around, the Frostwolf card back will be making its way to Hearthstone. Inspired by the Frostwolf clan from the popular Warcraft series, you can add the card back to your collection by
Some people may have entirely missed our article of the Redditor painstakingly turning the Monday-hating, lasagna-eating Garfield as a retro-styled horror game on Game Boy. Everyone who read the article is probably hoping to forget this exists. But ever since that article published, Redditor/YouTube channel LumpyTouch has been adapting that art to animations. And through
If you consider yourself both a sneakerhead and a PlayStation fan, you may be drooling over the PG 2.5 x PlayStation Colorway sneakers inspired by the original PlayStation. However, if you’ve just been looking at press pictures and listings online, you may have completely missed the hidden PS4 homage. While everything the PG 2.5 x
During the offseason of the Overwatch League, a number of teams have been revealed and will be starting in the upcoming 2019 season. Another team has been added to that list with the Vancouver Titans. Brought to you by the Aquilini Group, the Vancouver Titans are the newest team to join Blizzard Entertainment’s popular esports league.
The latest update from Battlefield V, Tides of War Chapter 1: Overture, is only days away from launch. And with that, we get some more details about all of the new maps and features this all brings. The development team took to Reddit to make a long post that gives great insight into the update. The first thing addressed were
Nintendo Co. Ltd (the Japanese arm of Nintendo) applied for new trademarks for “Wii,” “The Last Story,” and “Fossil Fighters” according to eagle-eyed reporting from publication Japanese Nintendo. Also worth mentioning that these are reportedly all new trademarks — not renewals of previously approved marks. For the Wii trademark application, the classifications included ‘video game machine, ‘game
With only a few days until Override: Mech City Brawl’s release, Modus Games put out a new trailer highlighting the action-packed mecha fights. The trailer shows off the various mech fighters to choose from and their abilities. From the insane Satesh class to the colorful Rocca, it seems like there is a mecha for everyone. The abilities
Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has been tweeting a lot recently, and it seems that there is a common element between quite a few of his tweets. You may know Gearbox as the developers of the Borderlands game franchise, and a third main entry in the series has been wanted by fans for a long time.
The half-genie platformer Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is getting a physical edition distributed by Limited Run. Fans of the series can start pre-ordering either the Standard Edition or the Collector’s Edition on December 7. The standard edition comes in a normal Nintendo Switch case with the same box art from the Nintendo 3DS version. Limited Run notes
Both Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! and Let’s Go Eevee! have changed the series’ formula quite a bit. Despite Pokémon Go‘s influence, Director Junichi Masuda confirms that the two new Nintendo Switch games are not just spin-offs. As reported by Nintendo Everything, in an interview, Masuda states Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! and Let’s Go Eevee! “aren’t
Steam has announced a new set of updates that include everything from new revenue share tiers to updates to the Steam Distribution agreement. To start, Steam has introduced new revenue share tiers for titles that hit certain revenue levels. Starting from October 1, 2018, titles that make over $10 million on Steam, the revenue shares for
The economy system in Red Dead Online is absurd to say the least. Of course, many of the criticisms around the newly released mode has been centered on the microtransactions, just like many released multiplayer games. However, some of the steep asking prices for items and the long crawl to earn any money have been topics
Just a week after 20th Century Fox made headlines with its trademark filing of a game titled Alien: Blackout, another application has been found that has the exact same intended use. Avatar: Pandora Rising has been filed as a trademark for use with video game software by 20th Century Fox. The filing comes after almost two years
Well, this is the last thing I thought I would ever write about this Saturday morning. Announced via Twitter, PUBG Mobile has partnered with Resident Evil 2 and released a teaser video along with it. The tweet and video can be viewed below. The last day of #PMSC2018 Dubai Finals. What could be more exciting than announcing
It appears as though Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta will be making his video game debut in Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 sometime soon. The character appears in a trailer that has not yet been uploaded by the publisher. We can thank YouTube user Dragon Ball Hype for offering us our first look at DLC fighter in-game.
Square Enix has shared some new artwork of Kairi in Kingdom Hearts III via the game’s official Twitter account. The two new images show Kairi wielding her Keyblade. You can check out the pictures down below. Kairi is one of the original characters from the Kingdom Hearts series. Alongside both Riku and Sora – she made her debut in the
With just a week to go until its release, anticipation for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is surely building up to the highest that it’s ever been, and now you can take a look at what’s in store for the upcoming game before its release this holiday season. Nintendo has released a new unboxing video giving viewers