How to parry attacks in Final Fantasy XVI (FF16)

A great opportunity to strike you’re able to parry attacks inFinal Fantasy XVI,which can help a lot in battle. A precise parry will cause your opponents to slow down and let you get in a few more hits. These strikes will also ding your opponent’s stagger bar to great effect. Here’s how to use parry attacks inFinal Fantasy XVI. How to perform parry attacks in Final Fantasy XVI To nail parry attacks inFinal Fantasy XVI,you’ll need to time a sword clash just right....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Jessica Watts

I wish this was a real alt outfit in Assassin’s Creed III

Artist John Aslarona created this brilliant new outfit forAssassin’s Creedhero Ezio Auditore that I really wish would be in the new game. It certainly would fit better with new hero Conor Kenway, you know, because of the whole American setting and all. Okay, so having a giant eagle face on your head doesn’t help you blend in with a crowd, but it does looks cooler. The wings on the front of the outfit help bring the whole image together too....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Amber Norton

Indie Royale rings in the season with the Xmas Bundle

Just in time for the holidays,Indie Royalehas come out with a new bundle for the indie gamer on your list.The Xmas Bundlefeatures four games:The Blackwell Trilogy: Remastered,Eets,Dino D-DayandThe Oil Blue. The Blackwell Trilogy: Remasteredbrings added features and voice acting, as well as developer commentary to this series of point-and-clink adventure titles.Eets, from Klei Entertainment ofShankfame, gives a unique spin toLemmings-style puzzle gameplay and also gives players over 200 user-created levels as a bonus....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Zachary Price

Killing Floor 2’s Return of the Patriarch update is worth the wait

It takes a Viking to handle TWO OF THESE Last week, Tripwire Interactive came under scrutiny when they introduced cosmetic microtransactions toKilling Floor 2. Many people who had purchased the Steam Early Access title felt that this showed Tripwire’s true money-grabbing intentions: why would a game that sorely needed more content and balance updates get microtransactions before content? While it remains to be seen whether or not this will all go down in flames and the community will truly abandon the game like so many are threatening, theReturn of the Patriarchupdate is going to breathe new life into the game....

June 28, 2025 · 11 min · 2338 words · Benjamin Chapman

Marvel at the first look at Spider-Man in his classic suit

Your Daily Ogle We’ve seen plenty of the web-slinging wall-crawler in the long lead-up to Insomniac’sSpider-Man, which will finally launch on September 7. Here’s something we haven’t seen yet: Spider-Man in his original suit. That changes today, as PlayStation tweeted this short video with the first image of Spidey in his classic suit: The next installment of the Daily Bugle is out now! Check out what Spider-Man’s been up to in Marvel’s New York:https://t....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Marissa Waters

More Project Gotham Racing? ‘Maybe,’ says MS Studios VP

‘Three console racing franchises’ might be a bit much Speaking toIGNon Podcast Unlocked, Microsoft Game Studios VP Phil Spencer chatted a bit aboutProject Gotham Racing, which continues to live on in my heart. It’s only natural that the future of the series was discussed with the Xbox One launch nearly here — it wasPGR3andKameothat got me through the Xbox 360’s debut in 2005. As to whether or not the franchise has a future on Xbox, Spencer said “Maybe....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Allen Jones

Multiplayer may be subscription-only on PS4

Things may be less free from here The jubilant PS4 news was hitting hard and fast at Sony’s press conference, from a $399 price point to continued support of consumers fully owning their games, to tons of exclusives, to no required online ever. Not to poop in the mashed potatoes, but there may be one downgrade coming to Playstation Nation that’s worth noting. It sounds like PS Plus may be required going forward to play games online....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Nicole Chen

Mörk Borg is bringing its death metal vibes to your PC.

Mörk Borgis spreading its dark tendrils off the tabletop and onto Steam. Originally released in 2020 by Free League Publishing,Mörk Borghas been the undisputed, award-winning breakout hit from the Old School Renaissance world of game design. The tabletop role-playing game strips back the d20 ruleset to its most deadly and fill the empty space with bright and harrowing death metal-inspired art, equal parts vicious and colorful, like its mechanics. On September 24th, indie game designer Morbidware announced that they were working on a new video game inspired byMörk Borg‘s world, deadliness, and art design....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Sydney Hernandez

Never Alone tells Alaskan folklore this November

This looks amazing! Never Alone, the atmospheric puzzle platformer based on Alaskan legends, now has a release date. It’s coming to PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One starting November 4 for $14.99. The tale follows Nuna, a young Iñupiaq girl, and her arctic fox companion on a journey inspired by the cultures of Alaskan tribes. The project comes fromUpper One Gamesand E-Line Media, whose “World Games” initiative seeks to share indigenous cultures’ traditional way of life with people around the globe....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · David Liu

New Deus Ex reportedly in early development at Eidos Montreal

Back to the Future It might be time to polish those sunglasses and dig out that trenchcoat, as rumors abound this fine morning that cyberpunk RPG seriesDeus Exis gearing up for a return. That’s according toBloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, who stated that the longtime developer is deep into its production cycle following its recent release from the Square Enix umbrella. As reported yesterday, Schreier notes that Eidos Montreal is currently working on the franchise’s new entry alongside several other titles, including a brand-new IP and several co-development projects with Xbox, such as a new release in the high-fantasy series,Fable....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Ashley Figueroa

New trailers and more Persona news than your stolen heart can handle

Atlus held theirPersonalive stream today. It featured festive fun, a baffling card game that made my head explode,lotsof shouting, and a giant Morgana angrily shoving a young woman over on a soccer pitch. I’d try to put it all into context for you but, brothers and sisters… I can’t. What Icando is relate the plethora of news that came out of the wacky stream — which was about 75 minutes of goofiness and 15 minutes news– concerning thePersona 5anime, the upcomingDancing Nighttitles, Blu-ray sets, and the canon name ofPersona 5‘s awesome protagonist, Joker....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Mary Willis

Nominees for Spike Video Game Awards 2010 revealed

Spike TV has revealed the nominees for the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2010 today. BioWare’sMass Effect 2looks like a big winner this year, with ten nominations.Red Dead Redemptiontrails behind with nine, andHalo ReachandCall of Duty: Black Opseach have seven. The full list of nominations can be found after the jump, and our comments section is for complaining and such. Full disclosure: I’m on a panel of the VGA judges this year, and played my part by submitting my own list of nominees late last month....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Amy Wallace

Nvidia announces RTX 5000 series, arriving in January and February

At CES 2025, Nvidia announced the next line of its powerful graphics cards. Now, if you know your Nvidia, you’ve likely already been waiting for this, with leaks and rumors attempting to spill the beans early. Well, it’s now been officially confirmed. The GeForce RTX 5000 series is coming soon. How soon, you ask? Well, if you’ve read the title of this piece, you already have some inkling. According to a recent post on theNvidia website, you can expect to see the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 “on store shelves” come January 30....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Paul Mitchell