The Division Alpha Sends Xbox One Pre Orders Soaring

The Xbox One version of the upcoming online shooter had previously been the retailer’s 537th best-selling game, but soared up to No.85 overnight. The PS4 version is still ranked at No.572. Ubisoft announced yesterday that The Division’s alpha will only be available to those who pre-order the Xbox One version of the game or who are lucky enough to secure a place via a waiting list. It will not be available on PS4 or PC....

July 19, 2022 · 1 min · 160 words · Donna Ramirez

The Hardest The Last Of Us Trivia Quiz You Ll Ever Take

It’s only taken two games for The Last of Us to build one of the deepest, most enthralling post-apocalyptic worlds ever seen in gaming. From the infected that roam the land to the survivors that fight for it, there are so many amazing stories and characters that make up this series. And with a brand new The Last of Us Part 1 remake dropping on PS5 and PC soon, we thought that now would be the perfect time for you to test your knowledge on Naughty Dog’s incredible survival horror masterpiece....

July 19, 2022 · 1 min · 210 words · Sharon Norwood

The King Of Fighters Xv Team Awakened Orochi Dlc Reveals Gameplay Trailer Extra Costumes

Today SNK revealed a new trailer about the next DLC team that will be added to its popular fighting game The King of Fighters XV. It’s Team Awakened Orochi that was revealed a few weeks ago and will be released in August (with no specific release date announced for now). It includes Orochi Yashiro, Orochi Shermie, and Orochi Chris and it’s the first team of the second team pass. Another team still has to be revealed and will bring the total of playable characters to 52 by the end of 2022....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 251 words · Mary Cabrales

The Last Of Us And Uncharted 4 Co Director Returning To Game Development With New Studio

Naughty Dog veteran Bruce Straley, who served as co-director on Uncharted 2, Uncharted 4, and the The Last of Us before leaving the games industry in 2017, has announced he’s returning to game development and is establishing a new studio, Wildflower Interactive, to do just that. Straley broke the news of his return in a video shared on Twitter, explaining, “In 2017, I left the industry not sure if I wanted to make games anymore, but the longer I was away, I kept thinking about this medium, and everything yet to be done and everything I wanted to do still - and this idea kept following me....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 334 words · David Bond

The Legend Of Dragoon Remake Petition Already Signed By Thousands

On December 2, 1999, Sony launched The Legend of Dragoon in Japan, a PlayStation-exclusive RPG that earned average reviews but still found a dedicated fanbase and managed to sell over 1 million copies. While The Legend of Dragoon wasn’t as well-received as other JRPGs of its time, many fans have held out hope for a sequel or remake that could potentially address some of the criticisms that were aimed at the original release....

July 19, 2022 · 3 min · 466 words · Jane Gibson

The Legend Of Heroes Kuro No Kiseki Ii Crimson Sin For Ps5 Ps4 Announced With First Screenshots

Today Nihon Falcom opened a teaser website to announce The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II – Crimson Sin and showcase the first screenshots and details. More images about this sequel of The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki were also showcased in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, and you can see them in the gallery below. Incidentally, we also see character art by Katsumi Enami, who will reprise his role as character designer....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 249 words · Kimberly Crum

The Legend Of Heroes Kuro No Kiseki Ii Crimson Sin Reveals New Character On Famitsu

Today’s issue of Weekly Famitsu included new images of the upcoming JRPG The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II – Crimson Sin by Nihon Falcom, on top of new details. We meet Celis Ortesiae and Rion Balthazar, respectively 27 and 25 years old. They’re respectively the 4th and 11th Dominion knights of the Gralsritter. Next is Altera, another hollow Core who looks quite similar to Mare (the Hollow Core that accompanies protagonist Van Arkride)....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 237 words · Daniel Henderson

The Legend Of Heroes Trails Of Cold Steel Iii Has A Demo Out Now

Just ahead of its March 23 release, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III now has a playable demo on Steam. While this month is already packed with some heavy hitters like Doom Eternal and Half-Life: Alyx, JRPG fans won’t be left out. Trails of Cold Steel III will bring plenty of lighthearted anime-action to PC. NIS America and Nihon Falcom are known for their story-rich RPGs. If you’ve never heard of The Legend of Heroes series and you’re a fan of the Disgaea or Ys games, then you may want to give this demo a shot....

July 19, 2022 · 3 min · 447 words · Shirley Williams

The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time Needs A Full Blown Remake After Link S Awakening

Touted as one of the best games of all-time, if not the best game of all-time, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is beloved by gamers around the world. With the recent remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, there is now a calling for a full-blown remake of Ocarina of Time given its legacy in history. A Series (Re)Made To Last The Zelda series has no shortage of remakes and remasters....

July 19, 2022 · 3 min · 528 words · Ora Halpern

The Lion King Vfx Secrets How Virtual Reality Created A Live Action Animation

The stunningly photoreal re-render of beloved 1994 animation The Lion King has been a huge success since its release – at the time of writing, it has made over $1 billion at the worldwide box office and is looking likely to dethrone Beauty And The Beast as the highest-grossing of the Disney remakes so far. But it has also won tons of plaudits for its incredible VFX work – and its innovative filming techniques – engineered by effects house MPC....

July 19, 2022 · 7 min · 1368 words · Antonio Ammons

The Purge Season 2 Episode 4 Review Grief Box

This The Purge review contains spoilers. The Purge Season 2 Episode 4 The Purge does one thing better than anything else on television right now. The cold opening is an art, not a science, and the show puts a lot of focus and attention on getting those cold openings just right. They say so much about the show, and the world of the show, and they reveal almost nothing about the plot to follow while still being the perfect appetizer....

July 19, 2022 · 5 min · 1030 words · Jeromy Garcia

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Will Actually Come Out Early 2022

No, I’m serious. This isn’t a trick to the level you’d see in The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe; the story-based games comprised of choices and decisions has a new release date of early 2022. Allegedly, anyway, this expanded version of The Stanley Parable was announced all the way back in 2018. During that year’s The Game Awards, the expanded game would get a release date of 2019. But then it was pushed to 2020, which also didn’t really happen....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 346 words · Billie Ramos

The Survivalists Where To Find Mud And Sand In The Game

Mud and sand are both important crafting components in The Survivalists. Here’s our mini-guide on how to find and gather these materials. Note: For more information, visit our guides and features hub for The Survivalists. The Survivalists guide: Finding mud and sand You’re going to need quite a bit of mud and sand if you want to craft new items in The Survivalists. Heck, mud isn’t only used for making windows and stone walls, but also to build the Forge, the source of many high-end craftables in the game....

July 19, 2022 · 2 min · 331 words · Clair Ouellette

Streets Of Rage 4 Is In Development

If you are a Streets of Rage fan, then your twenty-four-year long wait for a new title has ended. Streets of Rage 4 is currently in development. A reveal trailer for Streets of Rage 4 was released online today, which gave us a brief glimpse of the game and its content. Streets of Rage 4 will feature the return of Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding as playable characters. These are the only playable characters revealed in the trailer, though they likely won’t be the last, considering the fact that we haven’t seen the likes of fan favorites such as Skates or Roo....

July 18, 2022 · 2 min · 401 words · Norman Archer

Super Mario Odyssey Adds Two New Costumes

Nintendo has fleshed out Mazza’s wardrobe in Super Mario Odyssey with two additional costumes. One of the new costumes allows you to kit the plucky plumber out in a baseball uniform, giving him a more athletic look in a pinstripe outfit and batting helmet. The former will set you back 3000 coins while the latter costs 1500 coins. If this doesn’t float your boat, then you can instead plump for the Satellaview outfit, which sees Mario strapping on a spacesuit (featuring the description ‘This outfit represents what the future used to look like’)....

July 18, 2022 · 1 min · 154 words · Wanda Mizell

Syberia The World Before At Last Gets A March Release Date

Step aside, February, it looks like March is aiming to be another big gaming month. Other than The Settlers, Shadow Warrior 3, and the Ghostrunner DLC, now we have Syberia gearing up to release in less than two months. Publisher Microids announced today that Syberia: The World Before, which got delayed late last year, has found a release date for March 18. Originally scheduled for December, but the developer desired some more time for spit and polish....

July 18, 2022 · 2 min · 357 words · Annamarie Surratt

Take A Peek At Call Of Duty Modern Warfare S Season 2 Roadmap

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 2 about to drop, Infinity Ward is giving us a look at the new additions to the game. Season 1 was immensely successful and coincided with the launch of the Call of Duty League. Season 2 will be released on February 11 for all platforms and will feature and host of changes including new maps, a returning character, and some fresh game modes....

July 18, 2022 · 2 min · 402 words · Luz Gomez

Take Two Believes Future Consoles Will Have Photorealistic Graphics

The next generation of consoles is just over a year away, as the Xbox Project Scarlett is confirmed to release next holiday season. The new consoles are set to bring with them massive leaps in power, which will undoubtedly bring a new era of visual fidelity to games. According to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, it may even be difficult to tell games apart from real life. Speaking in an interview, Zelnick, who has presumably already seen next-generation hardware in action, stated that, “…we’re going to reach a point where you won’t be able to tell the difference between what’s created in the computer and what’s real....

July 18, 2022 · 3 min · 445 words · Hannah Sullivan

The 10 Best Ubisoft Games Of The Last Decade Ranked According To Metacritic

Ubisoft: One of the biggest gaming companies around. They can release massive duds and massive hits in the same year. One thing is for sure - they’re not afraid to experiment. The huge transition of Assassin’s Creed into an RPG and the upcoming Watch Dogs Legion are a few examples With that being said Ubisoft has released tons of games with multiple releases every year. There are a lot of games to look at for this decade but Metacritic makes it a little easier....

July 18, 2022 · 6 min · 1170 words · Theo Kressler

The 11 Weirdest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games And The 9 Best

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is one of the most unique franchises around. Right down to their very origins as a parody comic from Frank Miller’s 1980s writing tour on Daredevil to their recent Michael Bay movies, the franchise has seen a lot of stuff in its life. But perhaps aside from television, no medium has been as good to the turtles as the world of video games. While licensed games oftentimes have a reputation for being games you wouldn’t even want to give a dollar for, TMNT was usually bucking that trend by delivering solid title after solid title in the 1990s....

July 18, 2022 · 14 min · 2853 words · Ralph Lubrano