Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Scramble sales exceeded Atlus’ expectations

Persona 4 Golden for PC also a success Publisher Atlus has expressed its happiness with the sales of recent releases within its beloved JRPG series,Persona.As noted in the company’s latest financial report, bothPersona 5 RoyalandPersona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikersexceeded the company’s sales expectations. Though Atlus has not revealed the specifics regarding unit numbers or revenue gained, the publisher is undoubtedly pleased with the overall sales of 2016’sPersona 5, 2019’sPersona 5 Royal, and 2020’sPersona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers– the latter of which is still yet to receive a western localisation....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · Glen Torres

Rumour: Injustice 2 PC port coming after sightings on retail stores

One, twice, thrice bitten, twice shy? It has been reported thatInjustice 2may be coming to the PC platform, after shaky-looking store pages for the DC Comics fighting game appeared on retail sitesAmazon.frandGame Mania. The NetherRealm-developed, Warner Bros-published title launched on PS4 and Xbox One in May of this year to a positive reception. It would seemingly make sense for the fighter to make its way onto the PC platform, which has also seenTekken 7andGuilty Gear REV 2build upon its fledgling reputation as a solid format for fighting games....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Christina Joseph

Sakura Revolution introduces the Flower Division’s femmes

Ngl, I’m just covering these for the songs and wackiness Sega has released another new trailer showing off the mech-riding gals preparing to kick names and take ass in upcoming mobile titleSakura Kakumei: Hanasaku Otome-tachi– orSakura Revolution. This typically off-the-wall preview shines stage lights on the squad members that make upSakura Revolution’sFlower Divisions – talented artists, warriors, and scientists who like to take time out from their muses to battle inter-dimensional demons....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Erin Turner

Sea of Thieves is Microsoft’s ‘most successful’ new IP of this generation

Two million players and counting Just over a week after launch,Sea of Thieveshas becomeMicrosoft’s “most successful new IP of this [console] generation,” beating out previous titles likeSunset Overdrive,ReCore, andQuantum Break. “The worldwide excitement forSea of Thieveshas made it the fastest-selling first-party new IP of this generation,” said Rare studio head Craig Duncan. “Having witnessed more than a million players on launch day, our community continues to grow and now has more than two million players....

June 13, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Margaret Martinez

Star Fox for SNES gets a spit-shine in this fan video

[Update:The video has been re-uploaded with Fox’s name corrected and some added voice samples.] How awesome would it be if the nextStar Foxhad character models that looked exactly like the puppets used in the original’s promotional materials? The Wii U ought to have the chops to make a close approximation, or hell, Nintendo should pull aCommand & Conquerand film live-action puppetry for the cutscenes. That would be dope! The video above is the latest, most elaborate retro re-imagining yet by rickonami, last seen around these parts remaking theintros toEarthBound ZeroandDouble Dragon....

June 13, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Patricia Price

Strategy RPG X-Tactics is from Capcom, Square and Sega vets

Gamkin announces urban tactical RPG entitled X-Tactics X-Tacticsis an upcoming strategy role-playing game from Gamkin, a small Japanese indie studio formed by industry veterans from Square Enix, Capcom and Sega. It sounds pretty unique, too, harnessing GPS data to implement location-based treasure hunts and multiplayer events. Gamkin also plans to make use of local weather data, day and night cycles, and moon phases to enhance the experience somehow. In development for iOS, Android, Kindle, PC, Mac, and Google Glass of all things;X-Tacticsdraws inspiration from titles likeValkyria ChroniclesandStreet Fighter, blending in fighting game elements into what its creators call an “urban tactical RPG....

June 13, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Melissa Oconnor

Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector?s Set announced

ForStreet Fighter‘s25th anniversary, Capcom is going to put out a sizable collector’s set that includes multiple games, movies, music, and more. The package, which will be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for $149.99, is due out on June 24, 2025. The full list of goodies can be found below, but I feel compelled to point out that this comes with Ryu’s belt. I didn’t know I needed such a thing until now, but I really, really do....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Elizabeth Moreno

Street Fighter V sales fall short of Capcom’s expectation

1.4 million sales out of an expected 2 million Capcom predictedStreet Fighter Vwould move 2 million units by the end of March. It failed to meet that number. Instead, Capcom reports it had sold 1.4 million copies of its new fighter between the PC and PS4 release (including physical and download sales). The PC version only barely moved 100,000 its first week on Steam. This slow start could have something to do with the game launching with insufficient methods of dealing with “rage quitters” who abandon matches they’re losing and that the actual story mode is still a month off; it’s planned for a June launch, while players have found the single-player content as-is to be lacking....

June 13, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Tyler Hernandez

Tears of the Kingdom director discusses Princess Zelda’s personal growth

Tears of the Kingdomhas been receiving attention again thanks to the several The Game Awards nominations it has scored. Game director Hidemaro Fujibayashi recently discussedThe Legend of Zeldawith Nintendo Dream (translated byNintendo Everything). He focuses on Princess Zelda’s growth throughout the franchise, especially inBreath of the WildandTears of the Kingdom. As he explains,Breath of the Wildwas “about struggling with feeling worthless due to not being able to meet the expectations others had for her, but finally finding her path and maturing in the end....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Kelly Roberson

Tekken 7 trailer features upcoming ‘wall-bounce’ mechanic

Tekken it to extremes If you didn’t feel helpless enough when trapped, the blows raining down, as yourTekken 7opponent’s combo has its way with your helpless noggin, now the pain is set to continue, when the incoming “wall bounce” mechanic is added to the Namco Bandai fighter next month. Wall bounce/bound is a mechanic that features in numerous fighting games, sometimes specific to certain characters, such as Hugo inThird Strike, or a regular part of the game’s general mechanics, such as inMarvel vs Capcom 3....

June 13, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Kirsten Davis

That impressive Morrowind mod for Skyrim is coming along

But it could use help Even if a game doesn’t have groundbreaking progress to share, sometimes it’s nice just to check in and hear that it’s still in production. That goes double for passion projects like the modSkywind. The folks behind thisMorrowindmod forThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimhaven’t stopped plugging away. Part four of the team’s development video series serves as an overview as well as acall to arms. “The scope year by year has become more ambitious as we have had an increasing number of members and level of talent join the team....

June 13, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Jennifer Johnson

The Witcher 3 will use your Witcher 2 save file

You kept your save files, right? I hope you backed up your save folder regularly, because CD Projeckt Red have confirmed thatThe Witcher 3: The Wild Huntwill import your save game fromThe Witcher 2, making changes to the story accordingly. Right now, this feature is confirmed for the PC onlybut speaking to Videogamer.com, producer John Mamaissaid a console solution might be found. “We’re not sure how it’s going to work on the consoles yet, but we might try to create some kind of it even if you haven’t played,”....

June 13, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Cassandra Porter DVM

The Yakuza Remastered Collection has a special surprise inside

Majima Everywhere IRL There’s a fun little nod tucked inside physical copies ofThe Yakuza Remastered Collection. If you bought the three-game set, look again – you might’ve missed something (or should I say someone) in the case. Majima Everywhere still in effect on the Remastered Collection!fromr/yakuzagames As discovered and promptly shared bymultiplefansonReddit, Majima is hiding inside. He’s sprung out of alleyways, bars, manholes, trash cans, and even oversized traffic cones to get the jump on Kiryu, but this is some next-level stuff....

June 13, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Patricia Duffy