The 3DS has another good showing Nintendo Download isn’t looking bad this week, especially if you’re a fan ofGuild 01 and Chuck E. Cheese’s. In the portable arena, you’re able to pick upCrimson Shroud(3DS eShop),Art of Balance TOUCH!(3DS eShop),Ninja Gaiden(3DS VC),Gardenscapes(3DS eShop),Chuck E. Cheese’s Alien Defence Force(DSiWare),Rytmik: World Music Edition(DSiWare), andZombie Skape(DSiWare). The demo forHey Ice King why’d you steal our garbage?!!is also up. Elsewhere, you can grab demos forSonic & All-Stars Racing TransformedandRayman Legendson the Wii U, as well as the full retail version ofBatman: Arkham City Armored Editionon the eShop....

Also, Capcom Arcade Stadium Atlus must be happy, asPersona 5 Strikersis finally out in the west on multiple platforms, including Switch! So far the Switch edition has been favorably received by critics (we only had access to the PS4 version), so time will tell what the general audience thinks. You can also grabCapcom Arcade Stadium, Curse of the Dead Godsthis week. We’re hard at work on a review for the surprise-droppedArcade Stadium....

Version 1.2.0 Nintendo just rolled outSwitch Sportsupdate 1.2.0, and there’s a lot to unpack. Here are the big partswith a full patch note rundown.So we already knew this update was coming, but I don’t think I was ready for how massive it is. Here are the quick bites: It’s good stuff! While single-player progression was arguably the most egregious sin the game commits, all of this makes the entire game that much smoother, especially if you play with other people....

‘Machines of War’ Blizzard is starting gamescom off right, with a new reveal forHeroes of the Storm. Inline with previous leaks there will be twoStarCraft-themed maps, including Braxis Holdout (featuring a Terran and Zerg battle) and Warhead Junction (with a nuclear warhead gimmick). Two brand new heroes have also been confirmed — Alarak, a melee assassin ofStarCraftfame, and Zarya fromOverwatch, who will be the second ranged warrior in the game (next toRexxar)....

Pay close attention Following on from last week’s much-celebrated and long-awaited release ofTetris: The Grand Master,retro publisher Hamster returns to its bag big of Namco classics this week, with the arrival of 3D maze chaserPac-Mania,now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released to arcades in 1987, before finding itself ported to myriad home computers and consoles,Pac-Maniawas something of a very big deal upon its launch, due to its fresh adaptation ofPac-Man‘s genre-defining gameplay from an all-new 3D perspective....

Payday 3has had a pretty rough start.With some notable issuesfrom the moment the game came out, developer Starbreeze has been promising an update to address some major concerns. Now, aftera number of delays, version 1.0.1 has launched. If you’ve got the time to spare, you can check out thepatch notes for the game, which lists a bunch of fixes, tweaks, and quality-of-life changes. Everything from the audio to the visuals to the UI have been given some TLC, soPayday 3should be in a better state now....

Grab it Every so often, Assassin’s Creed resonates with everyone. It happened with Brotherhood, it happened with Black Flag, and it’s happening again with Origins. Outside of that, the polarization cycle continues, with bugs and escort/tail missions peppered in. But as it pertains to this story, most people would agree that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is good, and that you should play it. And if you somehow don’t have it by now you can grab it for free on PC, by way of Ubisoft’s Uplay platform....

Sonic the Hedgehog 4is arguably among this year’s most controversial titles. The reaction from fans has earned more coverage than the game itself, from complaints about Sonic’s legs to footage leaks and that infamous mine cart level. After months of bickering and complaining,Sonic 4has finally hit the iPhone, a week ahead of its console cousin. Since it’s an older build, it could almost be considered a preview of the updated console version, but at $9....

Roblox The Gamescontinues to draw in hype as each team’s points skyrocket daily. By supporting your team through completing quests, many experiences likeDress to Impresshave a new layer of fun and complexity to make things more interesting. Let’s check out allfive Shine locationsinRoblox The Games‘Dress to Impressexperience. All five shine locations in Roblox The Games’ Dress to Impress The Shines inRoblox The Games’version ofDress to Impressrange in locations, from the dressing rooms to the intermission screen....

Bound, gagged, and thrown in the river Whether or notScaleboundlooked like your cup of tea, Microsoft wasn’t gelling with the project. There is a lot of speculation on the why, but the game has beenofficially cancelled, so any potential fans are left in the cold. At least they can relive the memories of E3 presentations and hype reels on YouTube. Well, any YouTube account that isn’t Microsoft’s. A quick look on YouTube reveals that Microsoft has set all trailers forScaleboundto private, effectively erasing the game from the public eye....

Live stream set for June 19 Publisher Spike Chunsoft has announced that it has some “exciting news”, set for reveal during a live stream later this week. No clues or hints were offered, unfortunately, but if you want to tune in to hear the scoops first-hand, then the stream can be watched over at Spike Chunsoft’sofficial Twitch channel. The stream is currently scheduled for Wednesday, June 19 at 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET....

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalkeris still slated for a November 23 release, and it looks like that’s going to hold. For now, we have a benchmark tool. Unveiled officially over the weekend,Square Enix has providedFFXIVplayers a free way to test out max settings on their official site. Basically just go there, download the tool, and cross-check themwith the game’s system requirements. Changes fromShadowbringerstoEndwalkerinclude 10GB more HDD space on PS5 and 20GB of space on PC, but other than that, it’s mostly the same....

With the recent news ofBethesda purchasing the rightsto theFalloutseries from Interplay, all hope for a traditionalFallouttitle was smushed like so many Radscorpions under the jackboot of the Brotherhood of Steel. In response to this, and to make everyone weep a lil inside,No Mutants Allowedhave compiled the above video; a compilation of footage taken from the work Black Isle Studios had completed on Van Buren (the code name forFallout 3), before they lost the rights to work on it (and were cast out of the Garden of Eden to walk the Earth until the end of their days feasting on human flesh)....