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New Poster of the Castlevania Series Is Inspired on the Original Cover
After premiering the first teaser last week, Netflix has presented the new poster for its animated series based on Castlevania. The piece is being used to promote the show in Japan, and it features a stunning art design, with a...
First Look at El Shaddai Successor The Lost Child
Kadokawa Games has shared the first trailer of their upcoming RPG The Lost Child, which is set in the same universe as the acclaimed El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. In this preview we see confirmed some of the early...
Overwatch Anniversary Events Boost Its Sales in the UK
Blizzard’s Overwatch received a boost in sales in the United Kingdom thanks to all the anniversary discounts and the release of the Game of the Year Edition for PS4, Xbox One and PC. The surge in sales was enough to...
Shenmue 3 Will Skip E3 2017; Third Video Diary Released
Shenmue 3 developers Ys Net have updated their website with the third Dev Room Progress Report, focused on the modeling of new characters, and a message concerning the assistance of the team to any games convention during the month of...
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Steins;Gate Elite Announced
Developer 5pb has unveiled its new projects during a special event over the weekend. The one that has caught most of the attention is the misterious Steins;Gate Elite, presented as a new version of the acclaimed sci-fi graphic novel. This...
Square Enix Assumes Full Development of Final Fantasy VII Remake
Square Enix is taking over the development of the much-anticipated remake of Final Fantasy VII, instead of sharing duties with third party companies. During a live stream over the weekend, Naoki Hamaguchi, project leader of the mobile game Mobius Final...
New This Week in Video Games
The long awaited return of Tekken 7 highlights this week’s big game releases, but this week is another that’s chocked full of choices. For virtual reality enthusiasts and Trekkies, Star Trek: Bridge Crew is coming to PlayStation VR, Oculus, and...
Overwatch Loot Box Chances For Rare Event Items Being Investigated by Blizzard
The Overwatch One Year Anniversary Event is underway and with it the opportunity to earn loot boxes that contain rare event items. This isn’t the first event of this sort that Blizzard has had for the game, but the one...
1Destiny 2: Everything We Learned From the Hands-On Event
A little over a week ago we were out in Los Angeles to play Destiny 2 for the first time. It was a great experience as we got a chance to go hands-on with multiple versions of the game, and...
Hitman Season 2 Looking More Likely as Square Enix Searches for Investors
When the first season of Hitman concluded it seemed like a certainty that a second season would arrive. IO Interactive’s latests efforts with the Hitman series are not only their best to date, but most ambitious in the delivery structure...
1Pokemon Go: Bots and Hacks Have New Anti-Cheat Protection to Deal With
The Pokemon GO developers are continuing to fight back against cheaters, hackers, and bots with their latest updaes for the game. It appears that Niantic is doing this in a number of new ways, one which includes shadowbanning bots. In...
First Look at Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver.
Following the yesterday’s announcement of a Nintendo Switch port of Monster Hunter XX, Capcom has revealed today the first trailer and some of the features of this new version. The game, which will be released in Japan on August 25th,...
The Next Warcraft Could Be Released on Mobile
It’s not surprising that Blizzard would be working on a new Warcraft game. However, a new job opening within the company has drawn attention for linking a new project based on the brand to mobile platforms. The position Blizzard would...
1Dead Cells Early Access Impressions: Castlevania Meets Dark Souls
Over the last few years there has been a renaissance in the indie game development community in a couple of very specific genres: Roguelike and Metroidvania. It seems like every month another developer is putting their spin on one of these...
Destiny 2 Servers Aren’t Dedicated or P2P
The Destiny 2 reveal event is behind us and a lot of questions were answered about the game. However, one of the lingering questions about Destiny 2 remained centered around its servers. The news coming out of the event was...
FFXII: The Zodiac Age Explains the Gambit System in New Trailer
If you never played the original Final Fantasy XII, you will probably feel pretty confused when someone mentions the Gambit System. But fear not, Square Enix has prepared a new trailer in which explains exactly what is this combat mode...
Distant Worlds IV: More Music From Final Fantasy Announced
Square Enix has unveiled the fourth album in the Distant Worlds series, which present orchestral versions of the most iconic music themes of the Final Fantasy games. The new album will be released on July 26th, and so far it’s...
Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy Episode 2 Hits June 6th
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Episode 2 “Under Pressure” finally has an official release date. Players will be able to jump back into the world of Starlord, Groot, Rocket, and all the rest on June 6th for PS4,...
The First Trailer of Far Cry 5 Is Here
Ubisoft has just posted the first trailer for the long-anticipated Far Cry 5. The new entry in the open-world action series is set in Hope County, part of the state of Montana, where a religious group called Eden’s Gate is...
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Releasing September 12th
NIS America has announced today that the action-RPG Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC on September 12th in North America, while it will reach Europe on the 15th. Ys VIII is...
Visual Novel Chaos;Child Coming to PS4 and PSVita
PQube has announced that the mystery-horror visual novel Chaos;Child will finally release in North America and Europe this fall. The game follows Takuru Miyashiro, a high school student who investigates a wave of gruesome murders that are happening around the...
Capcom Bringing Monster Hunter XX to Nintendo Switch
Capcom is bringing to Nintendo Switch one of its flagship series. Today the company has announced that is porting Monster Hunter XX to the hybrid console, after releasing it on Nintendo 3DS earlier this year. The game is a special...
Error Code 002-0102 Hits Tons of Modded 3DS Users
Hundreds or even thousands of 3DS gamers are finding themselves banned today, loading up their handhelds and receiving error code 002-0102 when trying to access certain features. The bans seem focused around modded and jailbroken 3DS handhelds, though no one in...
Street Fighter V Adding Spain and Thailand Stages in May Updates
Street Fighter V is adding today and on May 30th some important new content, such as new stages, costumes, characters, and even a renewed Capcom Fighters Network. Some of those new DLC packages include the classic stages of Thailand and...
Will there be Another Pokemon on 3DS? GameFreak is Hiring
Fans have spent the last few weeks and months hyping up the possibilities that Pokemon would move to Switch, possibly with the long rumored Pokemon Stars. However, a new job listing has thrown cold water on those expectations, with Pokemon...
Strategic RPG Ash of Gods Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Ash of Gods is a mix of RPG and turn-based strategy game that takes inspiration in other acclaimed titles like The Banner Saga and The Darkest Dungeon. It’s a project developed by AurumDust that seeks financing through Kickstarter, where they...
Crazy Taxi Classic Becomes Free To Play on Mobile
Today Sega has made its mobile remaster of the iconic Crazy Taxi a free game on iOS and Android. Since the title was released in 2012, users had to pay to download the app on their smartphones or tablets. However,...
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Season Finale Trailer is Here
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier Episode 5 “From the Gallows” is set to hit PS4, Xbox One, PC, and other platforms on Tuesday, May 30th. Ahead of this though we have a new trailer to get players ready for...
Battle Royale Coming to Xbox June 2nd With The Culling
With the Battle Royale genre growing increasingly popular on PC, consoles are getting their first taste of it on June 2nd when The Culling arrives on Xbox One Game Preview. Like other games in the genre, The Culling pits players against...
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Delay: Reasons This is Good For Fans
The first reaction to the delay of a highly anticipated game is almost always negative. In the case of Red Dead Redemption 2, we’ve been waiting so long for any news on the project that for this to be first thing we’ve heard since the…..
2Ten ‘WTF’ Moments From the Resident Evil Films
The recent release of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter on Blu Ray marks the end of a series that against all odds it has become by far the most successful videogame adaptation, collectivelly grossing more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. However, it…..
2Is Destiny 2 a True Sequel or Just Expensive DLC?
Coming out of the big Destiny 2 reveal event the question that I see the most online is, ‘is Destiny 2 a true sequel or just expensive DLC?’ It’s a fair question, and an important one for those who are looking to buy the game…..
Destiny 2 Countdown Impressions – Classic Crucible with Counter-Strike Flair
Destiny 2 is full of all the great PvP multiplayer action that millions have become addicted to. It also adds some stuff to the game though. While we don’t know everything new that’s coming to Destiny 2, we do know about a brand new attack/defend…..
4Destiny 2 Plays Best on PC – Hands-On Impressions
The very first time I played Destiny 2 was on PC. It was odd, as the series had been so entrenched in the console gaming space. I’d played the original on PS4, as most gamers did thanks to the Sony partnership that offered exclusive and…..
1Is Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Worth the Price? Here’s Our Preview
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers costs $40 on Nintendo Switch. To justify this price Capcom has taken what is arguably one of the greatest games of all time and updated it in a number of ways. However, many of these updates came in…..