Throughout the company’s history, WWE has changed its product catering to the audience at the time. From the hard-hitting Attitude Era to the current generation of Superstars, shows like Raw and SmackDown have altered the storylines told and the wrestlers that represent the brand to the viewer’s favor. This change of narrative is exactly what 2K
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It seems that with each generation of new console hardware comes a large batch of remastered versions of old games. This is even the case for the niche cover-based shooter, Rogue Trooper, which released across multiple platforms over ten years ago. Sure, the game did well, but I never imagined that I’d ever be playing
While not every game in the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS lineup has fully utilized the second screen, no series has better or more consistently emphasized the possibilities than Etrian Odyssey. Playing to the insatiable nerdiness of building a detailed map while you explore dungeons, no other series speaks to the inner Dungeons & Dragons
Three years ago, Obsidian Entertainment and Ubisoft released South Park: The Stick of Truth on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Since its release, fans have been patiently waiting for Ubisoft to make a sequel. After those few years (and several delays) later, South Park: The Fractured But Whole is finally here — and it goes above and
Crowdfunded games based off of nostalgic retro titles can be very hit or miss nowadays. For every charming game that delivers on its promises like A Hat in Time, there are titles like the ill-fated Mighty No. 9 that end up underwhelming and disappointing. Tower 57 from Pixwerk and 11 Bit Studios is inspired by top-down
My first experience with One Piece: Unlimited World Red was actually with the PS Vita version of the game back when it came out exclusively at GameStop back in 2014. If you’re unfamiliar with the game, it’s basically a beat-em-up with some very minor RPG mechanics based on the iconic anime/manga series. And while the game was
Capcom subsidiary Clover Studio was only around for less than three years since its formation. Although God Hand would be their last game before officially closing their doors and Viewtiful Joe was the studio’s longest-running series, it would be the 2006 action-adventure title Okami that would often be considered their best game. Exactly eleven years after its official release
What is a “Ninjago”? After my fifteen hours with TT Games’ The LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame I’m still not fully certain. Is it the ninja-themed LEGO characters? Or perhaps the island, conveniently also named “Ninjago.” Or is it referring to their occasional “Ninja! GO!” cheer you can hear the characters echo before a major battle.
I’ve tried to play Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen twice since its initial launch on PS3 and Xbox 360 back in 2012. My first experience was with the PlayStation 3 version and, needless to say, everything that was great about the game was held back by its incredibly choppy and unpredictable frame-rate. My second experience with the game was
This past week, I was flown out to Poznan, Poland by indie developer Robot Gentleman to check out the Poznan Game Arena and GIC, the biggest gaming conventions in Poland, and play their recently revealed 60 Parsecs! just after it was announced. 60 Parsecs! serves as a sequel or spiritual successor of sorts to Robot
It’s difficult to hide the excitement that I felt when I heard of a new entry of the Science Adventure series will be making its way to the West. If I remember correctly, it was Steins;Gate that originally introduced me to the world of visual novels and made me a fan of the genre. Since
While only Logan and Tomas are on Episode 47 of DualShockers’ ShockCast this week, that didn’t stop them from talking quite a bit about one of this past month’s biggest gaming controversies – intrusive loot boxes and microtransactions in AAA games. Specifically, we mainly talk about their implementation in Middle Earth: Shadow of War and Star
If this year has taught visual novel fans anything, it’s that it’s the Year of Otome in the West. To back up this claim, Aksys Games continues to deliver some of the most requested otome visual novels month after month, and it doesn’t seem like they plan on slowing down anytime soon — not that
Upon hearing about the creation of Tokyo RPG Factory and its first project I Am Setsuna a few years back, I was excited to see Square Enix putting a studio together that would really focus on replicating and enhancing what we know of traditional JRPGs. Unfortunately, I Am Setsuna’s reception seemed to be relatively mixed for the most part,
Last week, Robot Gentleman, developer behind 2015’s popular indie game 60 Seconds!, revealed 60 Parsecs!, a sequel/spiritual successor to the aforementioned 60 Seconds!. The game moves the action from a fallout shelter to a spaceship, and adds new systems such as crafting and travelling. While only the survival portion on the spaceship was shown off at the
My fears for Koji Igarashi’s Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night quickly diminished after only a few minutes of going hands-on with the game at New York Comic Con this year. Being a Kickstarter title, I initially worried that Bloodstained might’ve gone down the same road as recent titles like Mighty No. 9 did, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at
As someone who seems to be in the minority that loved 2015’s Star Wars Battlefront, the game’s sequel — Star Wars Battlefront II — has easily been one of my most anticipated games slated to release this fall. I was able to check out Battlefront II earlier this year at EA Play and came away quite impressed with the changes
It seems that the Neptunia franchise will forever be a part of our gaming lives. The series has been receiving multiple releases and spin-offs since it first launch on PlayStation 3 in 2010. Being as niche and obscure as it is, one would assume it wouldn’t make it past a sequel, but Idea Factory has
The Nintendo Switch has suffered several waves of shortages in its Japanese home turf, but lately it has settled on very solid sales, moving over 70,000 units during the last couple of weeks. Have the shortages been solved, or is the console still selling out in the archipelago of the rising sun? In order to
Dragon Ball is synonymous with anime as the series’ history has spanned through decades, and over the years that influence has expanded through numerous game series like Budokai, Budokai Tenkaichi, and the more recent Xenoverse titles. While each series has translated the super-powered fighting of Dragon Ball in some form or another, the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ from Arc System Works is
It’s no secret that Final Fantasy XV is a beloved title at DualShockers among both the staff and our readers, and though we are coming up on almost a year since it released after a decade plus in development, the next few months will provide even more ways to experience the grand RPG for two vastly different
One of the most interesting dilemmas faced by many software developers nowadays is “do we support the Nintendo Switch or not?” Sega is certainly in the camp of the supporters, and during a preview event at the publisher’s development headquarters in Tokyo, DualShockers had a chat with Sonic Team Head Takashi Iizuka, Sonic Forces Producer Shun
In July of 2016, American virtual reality studio Survios released its first co-op VR shooter Raw Data for the HTC Vive as an Early Access title on Steam. After nearly a year of rigorous development and testing, the critically-acclaimed title is finally exiting out of early access. This fast-paced co-op action VR game will launch on
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is one of those games that proved that mobile titles can do well not only in Japan, but also in the west. With over five million downloads outside of Japan, and high-profile collaborations like the one with pop star Ariana Grande, it can certainly be named a success. In order to
Over two years ago, Turn 10 Studios released Forza Motorsport 6. Many consider that title to be still the best in the Motorsport series. The latest installment has some big shoes to fill, but I am happy to say that Forza Motorsport 7 does not disappoint its star-studded lineage. Visually, Forza Motorsport 7 is alluring at
Ah, Final Fantasy IX — I never thought that in all my years of playing video games, I would be writing a review for a game that made such an impact on my life. Recently, classic titles have been given resolution upgrades to be playable on modern hardware. Sometimes upscaling is all that’s needed, but other
Over the course of my time with Cuphead, which ranged somewhere in the realm of 7-10 hours, I was both captivated by its beauty and ready to chuck my controller into a wall at some points. Cuphead, as much as its been lauded for its astonishing visuals, has also built up a reputation as an especially difficult
My adoration for the WWE and the world of professional wrestling is a new found passion that has taken control of my life. Since I watched my first Wrestlemania two years ago — yes, the one where Seth Rollins cashes in his Money in the Bank contract to win the WWE Championship — I have
The concept of a Metroid game seems so odd in 2017; while the Metroid-vania genre seems booming and bustling thanks to the indie market, the series that inspired the genre hasn’t seen a notable successor in (arguably) over a decade. With more than enough frustration over the formats of Metroid: Other M and Metroid Prime: Federation Force, the 2.5D Metroid: Samus
As the follow-up to the acclaimed Red Dead Redemption, the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2 from Rockstar Games looks like it is set to bring players back into the beautiful and violent world of the Wild West once more. Coming off the game’s reveal trailer from last year, Red Dead Redemption 2 got a brand new trailer earlier this week