Month: January 2019

There have been a lot of questions surrounding FromSoftware’s upcoming release of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and how it will be both similar and different compared to some of the developer’s past games. While Sekiro largely will stray away from much of the Souls formula that FromSoft has spent years creating, there do still seem to be some
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The mobile version of Fate/Grand Order that released in June of 2017 has now surpassed 5 million downloads on iOS and Android devices worldwide. The mobile free-to-play RPG is quite popular, having made publisher Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, lots of money over the course of its lifetime. Following its public success,
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It seems like GameStop is about to have to deal with a lot of angry Kingdom Hearts fans in the coming days. The popular video game retailer GameStop announced today via Twitter that it accidentally oversold pre-orders for the upcoming limited edition Kingdom Hearts III PS4 Pro that many hardcore fans have surely been after. This comes
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Velocity 2X will be getting a physical collector’s edition for Nintendo Switch that will go up for pre-order for €49.99 EUR ($51.35 USD) starting on Sunday, January 27, 2019 through Strictly Limited Games. The physical collector’s edition will include a copy of the game on a Nintendo Switch game cartridge, a soundtrack CD, artbook, and
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Square Enix streamed the first “Dragon Quest XI S Cast Presentation Stream” today. These streams will be coming regularly, revealing cast members for the game and new information. And on this first stream, Horii confirmed that Dragon Quest XI S will have additional story content, something everyone and their cats already guessed. Horii also specified that
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Metroid is fine.  Yes, it’s one of Nintendo’s most popular first-party franchises. Yes, Samus has become a gaming icon over the years. And yes, the idea of a cool sci-fi bounty hunter game where you’re fighting dragons, pirates, and weird jellyfish-looking things sounds rad as can be. The only problem is that I don’t think any
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SMITE recently hit 100 playable gods following this year’s SMITE World Championship, but they also announced that they’d be bringing their game to the Nintendo Switch. Now, players can access a closed beta of the game on Switch by purchasing the Founder’s Pack. The Founder’s Pack costs $29.99 and includes every god (including future releases)
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The Overwatch train never seems to stop. When not hearing about upcoming competitive gaming events featuring the title, it seems we’re instead seeing a constant string of in-game events. The latest of which revolves around the Lunar New Year. Hot on the heels of the recent Winter Wonderland event which saw snowball-lobbing shenanigans, we learned
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After 20+ years since players first ventured into Raccoon City, Resident Evil 2 is back this week with a built-from-the-ground-up reimagining that looks to make this terrifying chapter in the Resident Evil series even more terrifying. With completely remade visuals and a host of tweaks to the original experience, Resident Evil 2 should give fans of survival-horror the exact
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In 2017, we learned that Square Enix was publishing a AAA shooter developed by Polish studio People Can Fly, best known for Gears of War Judgment and Bulletstorm. Since then, Square Enix has announced partnerships with other companies and People Can Fly has expanded a lot, opening two new studios in Rzeszów and Newcastle over the past two
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As one of the most acclaimed games of last year, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gave players of the series an expanded world full of player choice and decision, including giving the option for players to have romantic relationships over the course of the game. However, after recent scrutiny regarding some of that choice having been taken away
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Do you like Command & Conquer games from the Xbox 360 era? Well, today is your lucky day. Two major Command & Conquer games in that of Tiberium Wars and Red Alert 3 are now playable on Xbox One via backward compatibility as of this moment. In addition, the expansions for each, Kane’s Wrath and Commander’s Challenge, have also joined the program.
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Do you or your grandma have a Nintendo Wii still sitting around gathering dust? Well, one of that thing’s biggest features is finally being phased out next week. As a reminder, Nintendo recently reiterated that the Wii Shop Channel, the digital storefront on the console, will finally be closing next week on January 30, 2019.
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