On August 30, PlatinumGames and Nintendo will be releasing Nintendo Switch exclusive Astral Chain. That game features a “Synergetic Action” system that has players fighting with two different characters at once. As the simultaneous control of characters sounded a bit like the the core concept of Scalebound, Microsoft and PlatinumGames’ infamously canceled title, some people
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Ahead of the release of John Wick: Chapter 3 –Parabellum in theaters later this month, a new video game featuring the iconic action movie protagonist has been announced. John Wick Hex is a new strategy action game that is being developed by Bithell Games and published by Good Shepard Entertainment. Mike Bithell, the game’s director, has previously worked
No matter your opinions on the subject, there’s no escaping this fact: loot boxes, and by extension microtransactions in general, are a hot topic in the games industry right now. While the threat of U.S. legislation has been hovering over the heads of gamers for a few years now, I never thought it would actually
If you’re like me, half of your closet is probably full of various graphic tees that contain imagery from video games that you love. Death Stranding, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Brutal Legend, and The Messenger are just a few of the many shirts that I have that feature some games that I have really enjoyed over the years. Now, if you’re
Let’s flashback to 2012: Barack Obama is still in his first term as U.S. President, the first Avengers movie is two months away from its theatrical release, and Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken is hitting the stores. Fighting game fans have been expecting the companion title from Bandai Namco ever since then, but Tekken X
When it comes to the big successes (so far) of 2019, Apex Legends is definitely near the top of this year’s breakout hits. The game, which was developed by Titanfall‘s Respawn Entertainment, quickly became a hit out of the gate, and EA is looking to expand more on the free-to-play success of Apex Legends. During its latest earnings
During today’s earnings call from Electronic Arts going over financial information from Q4 of the past fiscal year, the publisher’s executives talked a bit about the upcoming release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the expectations for the game. EA CEO Andrew Wilson and CFO Blake Jorgensen said that they expect Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The long list of backward compatible games for Xbox One continues to grow. Larry Hyrb, more commonly known as Major Nelson, announced two Xbox 360 titles will now be playable on the Xbox One. From Dust and Costume Quest are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today https://t.co/qPMRNs2ZLo pic.twitter.com/l1K3CyxIo4 — Larry Hryb (@majornelson) May 7,
Ever since Until Dawn originally released on PS4 back in 2015, it seems like fans have been asking for a sequel to the narrative-driven horror title. Despite the pleads though, developer Supermassive Games has opted not to create a direct sequel at the moment and is instead working on a similar game called Man of Medan, which
Today, Capcom posted its consolidated business results for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2019. Overall, things are continuing to look good as the company achieved record high profits during the financial period. Overall, net sales increased to 100,031 million yen (up 5.8% from the previous period). Capcom also saw increases from operating income
QuakeCon is typically just a single event that is held in Dallas, Texas every summer, but this year, the convention will also be headed overseas. Bethesda announced today that QuakeCon 2019 will also be held this July in London, England. QuakeCon Europe, as it is being called, will run in tandem to the main event
Puyo Puyo Champions (known as Puyo Puyo Esports in Japan) has finally hit western shores and SEGA has released a launch trailer to celebrate. Check it out below. Puyo Puyo Champions packs quite a bit into its $9.99 price tag. The biggest feature is competitive multiplayer. Puyo Puyo fans will now be able to challenge
The cancellation of any video game is always disappointing, but the case of Scalebound stung a bit more for some fans of Platinum Games. Almost two and a half years later, Platinum Games head Atsushi Inaba spoke about the cancellation in a surprisingly candid fashion. Although many following the game were quick to blame Microsoft
Amid the recent claims made by former Claptrap voice actor David Eddings and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford about Eddings’ departure from Borderlands 3, Eddings has now accused Pitchford of physically assaulting him. Eddings’ recent Twitter thread on the matter was to “correct the record” that Pitchford had stated previously about the offer that was given
Over two years after its original intended release date, Vblank Entertainment is finally launching Shakedown: Hawaii on several platforms, including the PS Vita, today. While Shakedown: Hawaii is technically a successor to Retro City Rampage, it has clearly carved its own identity by being less focused on pop culture references and more so on fun
Last week, Black Ops 4 players on PlayStation 4 got their hands on a slew of brand new content in the form of Operation Spectre Rising. Two of those pieces of content include the Prop Hunt and Bounty Hunter game modes. While fans have been thoroughly enjoying the two modes, developer Treyarch has acknowledged some problems with
Last month, Treyarch surprised fans by adding a brand new Blackout map to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4: Alcatraz. While the map stayed in the game for an entire month, out of nowhere, the map was suddenly removed last week with no explanation whatsoever for its removal. While many fans (including me) voiced their displeasure with
EA Play 2019 is upon us bringing EA’s most recent slate of games to the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on June 8 and 9. Today, fan registration for the event is now open giving the public access to the event for free. In order to register for EA Play 2019, just follow the link
In the past couple of weeks since Mortal Kombat 11 released, fans have started theorizing and guessing who could later be coming to the game as an additional DLC fighter. After a potential leak occurred in late April, a new rumor started spreading that Ash Williams, the character from the film and TV franchise Evil Dead, would
In case you haven’t been following, the ever-popular battle royale mode of Fortnite has been making some controversial changes and additions. The previously-vaulted drum gun is now back, and an event to cap season 8 of the game resulted in the destruction of some popular areas of the map. The future is coming, and quite
To coincide with the latest episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones going live last night, the official Xbox Twitter account seemingly teased a crossover of sorts that could soon be happening between the two brands. In a brief video shared from Xbox on Twitter, we can see a blast of fire appearing before then a small
It’s May 6 and we still haven’t heard a single thing in an official capacity about this year’s Call of Duty title. While rumors have been swirling about it possibly being Modern Warfare 4, absolutely nothing’s been confirmed yet. We don’t even know when it’ll be fully revealed. Now, however, we know that we’ll get more information about the
Just when you thought all the controversy surrounding Borderlands 3 has faded away, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford took to Twitter to give his two cents on David Eddings’, the original Claptrap voice actor, departure. There was no “force” – He wanted it (and reveled in it). The issue today is that Mr. Eddings is bitter
After quietly revealing a new teaser website last week that seemed to point to a new reveal related to Ghost Recon, Ubisoft has today confirmed that this is exactly what will be happening later in the week. In a new tweet from the official Ghost Recon Twitter account, it was made official that Ubisoft will be debuting
Vblank Entertainment will finally be releasing Shakedown: Hawaii for PC, PS Vita, PS4, and Nintendo Switch tomorrow with a 3DS version to follow. As you can see, the Retro City Rampage successor is skipping one notable current-gen platform: Xbox One. In a recent interview with DualShockers, Vblank Entertainment’s Brian Provinciano explained why Shakedown: Hawaii is missing
There was a collective cheer from the internet when it was revealed that the design of Sonic from the upcoming Paramount film Sonic the Hedgehog would be changed. After some sustained blowback surrounding the uncanny valley-like design of Sonic, a key voice has surfaced about the new direction. Specifically, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and former head of
Rage 2 is right around the corner. The people at Avalanche Studios and id Software are creating a true open-world sequel to id Software’s roughly eight-year-old post-apocalyptic shooter. This time around, they’ve switched the brown color palette with a more vibrant package, as well as shooting gameplay akin to 2016’s Doom. We talked to id
A Plague Tale: Innocence for PC, PS4, Xbox One from Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive will finally be releasing in just over a week. To build up more anticipation in the lead up to the game’s launch, a new trailer was released for the game that shines a light on the human enemies Amicia
Plants vs Zombies is a tower of defense strategy game that released ten years ago today. The game originally was developed and published by PopCap Games for OS X and Microsoft. PVZ about homeowners trying to prevent themselves from being eaten by zombies, by using a variety of plants to get the job done. With each
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of the best RPGs ever made, that’s my personal opinion, and I’m sticking to it. Although some might feel differently about the open world RPG, most can agree that the game is fantastic. The characters, ability to go anywhere and the different outcomes that are influenced by your