I may still be a bit unsure about whether or not Marvel’s Avengers will live up to expectations, but that is actually one of the reasons why it is my most anticipated game of 2020. The initial 2017 tease excited me, and I was eagerly awaiting its unveiling over the next two years. That being
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When you think of games focused on extraterrestrial underwater exploration, Subnautica is the main title that comes to mind. It has found massive success, so creating a game with a similar setting seems like it would be a tall order. Thankfully, game journalist and developer Gareth Damien Martin has gone in a radically different and
Bandai Namco kicked off the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of God Eater. The Monster Hunter-like action game first launched in Japan on February 4, 2010, on PlayStation Portable. The God Eater series is published by Bandai Namco, and is developed by Japanese studio Shift, who still handles the series, and is also behind Freedom
Editor’s Note: mild spoilers for Outer Wilds concepts are present in this editorial. Specific details and plot elements are kept as vague as possible, but but this is a game best experienced blind. Exercise caution before reading, but do play the game first and come back to this editorial after. It’s worth your time. Had I
Fortnite is offering PS4 players the chance to earn some major cash. Epic Games revealed the Fortnite Celebration Cup, offering a $1 million prize pool and exclusive cosmetics. Announced on the PlayStation Blog, the Solos tournament will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16, just before the launch of Season 2. Each day
The Call of Duty community has worked together in an incredible way to help provide relief toward the bushfires in Australia. Players were recently able to purchase the “Outback Relief Pack” in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare until sales ended on January 31. Activision then reported that over $1.6 million was raised in this process.
With Treasure Trove finished, the future of Shovel Knight is murky. Will the upcoming Shovel Knight Dig be the last of our lil’ blue knight’s adventures? In a recent interview with the Nintendo Power Podcast, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove director Sean Velasco and artist Sandy Gordon emphasized that Shovel Knight isn’t going anywhere. In the interview, host
Developer Vagabond Dog knocked it out of the park with their 2014 release Always Sometimes Monsters. The game told a mature story with plenty of player choice that could completely alter the course of your adventure. Not only that, but it’s one of the best examples out there of how powerful the RPG Maker engine
Updated at 6:30 p.m. ET No more teases. PlatinumGames is giving The Wonderful 101 another shot. The studio turned to its fans for help though, launching a Kickstarter campaign on Monday to crowdfund a remaster of the 2013 cult classic for the Nintendo Switch, at minimum, with stretch goals to bring it to Steam and
Zombie Army 4: Dead War is set to finally release tomorrow, but we got our hands on the Collector’s Edition a little early. The Collector’s Edition will retail for $99.99 and includes a full copy of the game on disc, a special steelbook case, digital vouchers for a soundtrack sampler and the Undead Airman character
Essentially out of nowhere, Marvelous and XSEED Games today announced that it will be bringing last year’s release of Daemon X Machina to PC in just a few short days. Daemon X Machina, the mech-focused action game, released originally in September 2019 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. The title was published by Nintendo itself on the
It’s wild to think back on the fact that we first heard about CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 over seven years ago. While initially we just saw a teaser trailer for the game for the first time, it already showed so much promise, style, and most importantly, a striking and bold new world to explore. Fast-forward
With every game that features multiplayer elements, there are always players who hack the game, or cheat because they have nothing better to do than…play the game like everyone else and earn their stripes? I don’t know, cheating just to pretend that you’re better than others is a strange ideology and as you’d expect, TemTem
Apex Legends Season 4 clearly introduced Revenant as the new legend, but it’s possible that another legend was also revealed. Hidden in plain sight, this possible legend will be directly tied to Revenant and his violent actions that took place in the Season 4 trailer. Labeled as “the greatest hitman the Mercenary Syndicate ever had,”
Hiro Mashima, the mangaka behind Rave, Fairy Tail, and Edens Zero, also enjoys games, like most human beings on the planet. In particular, he likes the Yakuza series, and he especially liked Yakuza: Like a Dragon. 『龍が如く7』クリアーした！めちゃくちゃ熱い話だった。凄いなー。今までで一番ストーリー好きかもしれない。キャラもみんな良かった。傑作！ — 真島ヒロ (@hiro_mashima) January 30, 2020 Hiro Mashima wrote on Twitter: “I cleared Ryu Ga Gotoku 7! The
From Resident Evil to the upcoming The Last of Us Part II, zombies have been featured in video games for as long as I can remember. It’s a tried-and-true formula that just works. I think the zombies and video games relationship can be best summed up by paraphrasing Forrest Gump; they belong together like peas
EA just recently released its earnings report, but there was no report on BioWare or any of its titles. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was an obvious success for EA, and other titles like FIFA were listed for their consistency. However, there was no word on BioWare or anything related to the studio. This seems
Cyberpunk 2077 is the next big IP that’s coming from CD Projekt Red, and it appears as if the game might be too large to land on the Nintendo Switch, at least that’s what John Mamais, head of the Krakow studio has stated in an interview with OnMSFT. “Not as far as I know.” Mamais
The capabilities from the Xbox Adaptive Controller never seem to cease as a new video from AbleGamers introduces a new third-party add-on named Freedom Wing. This new adapter allows the user to turn their power wheelchair into a video game controller through the use of 9-pin port. AbleGamers, one of the teams who helped bring
The latest patch for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers titled Echoes of a Fallen Star will introduce tons of new content to the MMORPG. Patch 5.2, releasing in mid-February of this year, will bring with it new main story quests, a new raid dungeon, and new dungeons in general. The new content is listed just below:
XSEED, Cygames, and Arc System Works released a brand new trailer for their upcoming fighting game Granblue Fantasy: Versus. It highlights all the fighters shown thus far through its frenetic gameplay as well as revealing a surprise — the game will have a fully voiced English dub. Said sub is quite excellent, capturing the personality of
Thus far 2020 hasn’t been an amazing year, and that can be greatly contributed to a new coronavirus. The current virus–coronavirus (2019-nCoV)–broke out in Wuhan, China and infected thousands. Currently, over 12,000 people are infected. Most cases are in China, but the virus has recently spread to the UK and the US. Avoiding the virus
Dota Underlords, Valve’s Dota themed auto battler, launched on Steam in June 2019. Ever since then its been in an early-access state, running a “beta season”. Over that time Valve has expanded the game’s reach, making it available mobile devices through both the App Store and Google Play Store. This long beta-phase has undoubtedly hurt the
While the game itself received some mixed reception for its storytelling and gameplay, Hideo Kojima’s long-awaited Death Stranding arguably delivered on creating an intriguing new world to explore for players. That especially is tied to the game’s memorable creatures and enemies like the BTs, the supernatural beings with ties to the realm of the living and
The Yakuza and Grand Theft Auto franchises have tons in common. Both are dramas with the seedy underbellies of criminal organizations serving as the setting. Both also feature massive open worlds with countless activities and missions to engage with. With that in mind, a Yakuza fan on Reddit made some Yakuza 0 cover art in
If you couldn’t get it on the action earlier this week during the closed phase of the Disintegration beta, then your time has now come today. Starting now, Disintegration’s open beta portion has now kicked off and is available for all players. The beta went live earlier today at 10:00am PT today and it will wrap up tomorrow,
Since its release this past November, Hideo Kojima’s long-awaited Death Stranding has continued not only to garner attention for its story and world, but also its visuals and music. The music of Death Stranding especially gained acclaim for its haunting songs from artists such as Low Roar and CHVRCHES, with a new soundtrack album for the game now available
Overpass is doing its best to stand out in a crowded racer market. Instead of pitting you up against other racers in head-to-head matchups, Overpass embraces the truly treacherous world of off-road racing. There are no paved racetracks to zip around. In their place are mountainous passes that will require as much pre-planning as they
Long regarded as one of the best entries in the series, Devil May Cry 3 brings players back to the very beginning of Dante’s journey as the Son of Sparda. Originally released in 2005 for the PS2, DMC3 arguably is the entry that refined its combo-based, stylish combat for future entries to come, and with the upcoming
Wizards of the Coast has made massive strides towards increasing its presence in the gaming industry over the past year. They’ve acquired studios like Tuque Games and announced a variety of games based on their IP like Baldur’s Gate 3, Magic: Legends and Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance. Now, it is opening up a brand