Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was a phenomenal remake. That’s hard for me to say because of my die-hard fandom of a bear, bird, and plumber and dislike of bandicoots during the PS1/N64 era. Even if I do not enjoy the games, I can respect how well they were remade, and how beautiful they are. Crash
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Ever since Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launched back in October, there’s been one major complaint about the game’s Blackout mode: the looting system. Today, Vonderhaar confirmed that Treyarch is answering their prayers as the battle royale mode will be getting a new and improved looting system in the near future. The new looting system is
It’s been a few years now since Iceberg Interactive released its Lovecraftian game, Conarium for PC. Well, it looks like console players can get in on the mind-bending horror title as well next month. For those unfamiliar, Conarium is a first-person horror game where you play as Frank Gilman who explores an Antarctic base. The game features intense imagery and
It’s time once again for the Cooperation Cup, a Japanese Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament featuring the best players in the world. Coming in its 17th installment, this long-running 5v5 tourney brings the fighting game community together to enjoy some classic Street Fighter. The tournament runs this weekend from January 5-6 in Asakusabashi, Japan. The Cooperation Cup, or
If you’ve been waiting for an update on Bandai Namco’s crossover fighting game Jump Force, you can know you are in good company. In a series of Tweets on National Roast Day, fast food burger restaurant Wendy’s took a jab at the slow roll of updates for Jump Force — only to have their red-headed mascot confirmed. The
Another month, another “Vehicle Drop” comes to The Crew 2. This time, players can drive the BMW M6 GT3 (2016) and the Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 4Matic Coupe (2016). In the video below, the first vehicle showcased is the BMW M6 GT3 which you can use when partaking in pro racing events. The Mercedes-Benz GLC 250
The original Dark Souls is known for a lot of things: it introduced us to Miyazaki’s dystopian world, grueling combat, and of course the “You Died” screen which has been burned into the memories of anyone who’s ever played the game. It’s also known for its flaws, which fans of the series (myself included) notice more
Without a doubt Ninja’s New Years Eve stream was a wild ride, but things only get better when stream snipers are mixed into the lot. And his Fortnite based New Years Eve stream hit a high point when he dispatched a sniper in action. Even better: it’s all caught on tape. If you have never heard
The OG Xbox holds some of my fondest video game memories. I still remember opening it on Christmas morning with my brother and playing Halo 2 all through the day and night. After playing the first Halo at a friends house for what seemed like 100 times, I was absolutely thrilled to have our own console. It is
Today was the fourth anniversary of the launch of Kinda Funny, and with it came a new funding goal for their Patreon whose reward was the promise to put on another Kinda Funny Games Showcase in 2019, this time during E3. In their video announcement of Year 4 of Kinda Funny it was announced that
It’s the early part of 2019, which means GDC is right around the corner just a few months from now. As such, that also indicates that the GDC Awards are also coming up and as of today, we know which games from the past year have now been nominated. I’m sure to the surprise of few,
BioWare’s upcoming shared-world shooter Anthem is finally due out next month and it seems like EA is now ready to show off more of the game in action. As revealed today via IGN, a new slate of gameplay footage from Anthem has been unveiled and it’s one of our longest looks at the game so far, clocking
Product keys and save data modification are the topics of a recent revision to Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act last month. The following comes from Gamesindustry.biz as the official information is only in Japanese: Distributing tools and programs for altering save data Selling serial numbers or product keys that are unauthorised by the maker of
While NIS America was originally poised to release RPG Maker MV for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe next month, that will no longer be the case. Today, NIS America made the decision to delay the console versions of RPG Maker MV from their original February 26 release date to
It’s that wonderful time of the new year again where speedrunners gather together to raise money for charity. Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 (AGDQ) begins on January 6 at 11:30 AM EST and runs until January 13 at 11:57 PM EST, according to their schedule. This 24/7 marathon will once again be raising funds for the Prevent
Earlier this week I covered the news about how games from the start of January 2019 onwards must now ensure that their communications systems are accessible to people with disabilities. At the initial time of writing the article, I had assumed the mentions of communications a few times made it clear that the CVAA was
The annual Darkening of Tristram event has returned to Diablo III, with the portal that takes you to Old Tristram (the original Diablo) is now open for those who dare to fight through all sixteen levels from the game that started it all. Since 2017 Blizzard has included the Darkening of Tristram event to run
With its colorful visuals, wacky humor, and eclectic Metroidvania gameplay, DrinkBox Studios’ long-awaited sequel Guacamelee! 2 delivered another memorable adventure for everyone’s favorite luchador Juan, and now Xbox One owners will get their chance to experience the game in just a few weeks. Developer DrinkBox Studios has announced that Guacamelee! 2 will release for Xbox One owners
After seeing some gameplay and combat within the Devil May Cry 5 trailer we saw during December 2018 and given the content of the previous titles, finding out the ESRB rating sheds some light on what to expect. ESRB has issued Devil May Cry 5 with a Mature rating The main culprits for the rating seem to be
Developer IO Interactive announced Hitman: HD Enhanced Collection today and fans of the smooth-headed assassin won’t have too long to wait at all as it’s due for release on January 11 for PS4 and Xbox One. It will unfortunately only be available digitally, at least for the time being. Hitman: Blood Money which originally hit the shelves
As one of Atlus’ smaller titles, Catherine has grown a passionate audience over the eight years since it released thanks to its wacky adult humor and unusual gameplay, and now it seems more likely than ever that the game will be coming to PC in the near future. Yesterday, fans of the beloved and quirky puzzler buzzed
While the gaming community may currently be fixated on the next generation consoles, it appears that Microsoft may not be done with making slight updates to the Xbox One hardware just yet. A couple of patents were granted to Microsoft in December, with these patents pointing to improvements to the Xbox One controller. One such
Epic Games is celebrating the new year by bringing back some older Fortnite game types—for a limited time, Team Rumble is back for the battle royale mode of the game. Joining Team Rumble is another returning mode called Unvaulted, which is only playable in duos. Team Rumble is basically a version of Team Deathmatch, though
The IGF (Independent Games Festival) has announced the finalists for their 21st annual awards ceremony that will take place Wednesday March 20, 2019 during the week of GDC. Meg Jayanth, writer of 80 Days, will be hosting the ceremony. With more than 300 judges and 500 entries for the awards, the IGF has narrowed down
The popular Xbox DVR service that allows clips and screenshots to be easily saved, shared, edited, and downloaded has launched onto mobile devices. Players can perform pretty much everything that the website allows but from the comfort of their mobile phone. The app launched on January 1, 2019, and was Tweeted about a day later
Ben Brode, the previous director of the smash-hit card game Hearthstone, announced last year that he was departing from Blizzard along with a handful of other developers at the company. Brode and fellow departed dev Hamilton Chu went on to found the studio Second Dinner and have since been toiling away on an unannounced project. As of today,
Every year, game developer and publisher Rebellion seems to expand further. Around this time last year, Rebellion acquired Radiant Worlds and rebranded them as Rebellion Warwick. Later in 2018, they even invested $100 million into a film studio and bought the rights to the comics previously owned by IPC. Now, almost one year after the
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden isn’t the first video game to be adapted from a tabletop game, and it certainly won’t be the last. That being said, while most titles end up being based on large properties like Dungeons and Dragons or Warhammer, this game instead opts to flesh out the world of Mutant,
Despite a sluggish start out of the gate when it released in 2017, DICE and EA have more plans to continue pumping out content for Star Wars Battlefront II in 2019. To kick off the new year, DICE recently announced all of its plans for the game in the month of January. For the next three
EA and Bioware announced yesterday when players could get their hands on an early demo of Anthem. The VIP demo comes out at the end of this month, with another demo the following week. Here is how you can sign up for the VIP demo and play Anthem before everyone else. First, here is a