Tactical shooter bringing meta-changing new mechanics With the coming of a brand new generation of gaming, many popular franchises are, naturally, gearing up for the launch of new sequels. Franchises such asOverwatch,Resident Evil,Diablo,Call of Duty, and many other blockbuster series are currently preparing fresh new entries for their respective brands, embracing the power of modern tech by going back to the drawing board, figuratively speaking. Eschewing this “next-gen restart” is tactical shooterRainbow Six Siege....

OH WHAT’S BECOMING OF ME?! Two legendary SNES shmups,R-Type IIIandSuper R-Type, are getting a limited edition reproduction cart courtesy of Retro-Bit Publishing. Putting both games on a single cart, the $59.99 package comes with an embossed box, a full-color instruction manual, anR-Typenotepad, exclusive stickers, a certificate of authenticity and art prints by Paul “OtaKing” Johnson. This reprint will be limited to 2,900 units in North America and 2,800 in Europe....

Fear and loathing in New Fortune Growing up,Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit2 andNeed for Speed: Underground 2were easily some of my favorite arcade racing games, andUnderground 2specifically has become a fan favorite of the series for many. Since then, I’ve gone back to revist these games with each new entry in the series, as sadly, the seventh generation of hardware wasn’t very noteworthy for the franchise. But in 2015, we would witness the reboot of the series simply namedNeed for Speed—from developer Ghost Games....

Who ya got? If the most accurate description ofRocket Leagueis “cars playing soccer”(football, fútbol, footie for our international audiences), then it’s fitting that the game get a tournament that mimics soccer’s most popular tournament. Later this month,Rocket Leagueis getting its first ever World Cup and it’s going to be nuts. Beginning July 27, 16 teams will compete in three-on-three action, each squad representing their home country. The 2017 World Cup is formatted the same as FIFA’s World Cup — a pool stage in groups of four, and then the winners of those go onto the knockout stage....

Q&A included! Tomorrow is the launch of Bluepoint’sShadow of the Colossusremake. To get people up to speed on what is new, Sony is holding a live stream event in roughly 30 minutes.This will show off some gameplay from the remake along with having staff reflections on the original title and some other fun stuff. It should make for a suitable way to get yourself hyped for tomorrow. We’re only a few hours away from the launch of Shadow of the Colossus on PS4!...

The game that keeps on giving Despite all the negative initial reception, Konami has been consistently updatingSuper Bomberman Rto become a pretty solid game. We’ve seen the introduction of a higher framerate, better online netcode and even new characters. It’s almost as if someone cares about the game they made! That care isn’t stopping asSuper Bomberman Ris going to get even more free content in a new update. Announced at the Tokyo Game Show, a brand new “Grand Prix” mode will be coming to the game alongside 3 Vs 3 battles for multiplayer....

Time is never time at all At long last,Superhothas gotten where it feels like it was destined for all along: Virtual reality. A game about a person in a nefarious VR simulation has finally achieved its full metanarrative potential by coming to actual VR. Nothing’s real anymore. Mind is software. The launch ofOculus Touchis the reason for the leap from more traditional platforms to virtual reality. Not all VR, though;Superhotis exclusive to Oculus....

Just finished readingReturn of the King, but not sure what book you should pick up next? Luckily, there are several amazing works of fantasy literature out there waiting for you, both within the world of Middle-Earth and beyond it. Let’s look at ten books that Lord of the Rings fans will love. 1. The Silmarillion (J. R. R. Tolkien) If you love Tolkien’s world and want to discover more about its origins, then the epic myths and histories ofThe Silmarillionwill definitely draw you in....

Damn, I can’t believe this decade is almost over! We’ve come so far since Y2K. I’ve played so many games since then, and I’m sure you have, too. They may say that we gamers care too much about sales, but I think of it as something like rooting for your favorite player in sports. You know his stats, like hisRBIsorassistsor whatever (I know sh*t about sports). Sales figures are sort of similar, I guess....

It seems that thedirect sequelsto many ridiculously popular videogames during the retro glory days were unfairly chastised by the public.Super Mario Bros. 2, at least inAmerica, was completely different from the original hit and audiences were not afraid to express their dissatisfaction. EvenCastlevania II: Simon’s Questrubbed players the wrong way with its confusing set of goals and (gasp!) non-linear gameplay. Out of all the older sequels, though, I thinkZelda II: The Adventure of Linkfor theNintendo Entertainment Systemsuffered the most backlash....

You can always expect that constant Recently,Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night’s development teamreleased a “2020 roadmap”that gave us some semblance of what’s to come down the road. First up is a boss revenge mode and a chroma wheel, followed by chaos mode, versus mode, a “special crossover” and classic mode in the third quarter, with another crossover and the third playable character in quarter four. The former duo of DLC was due up recently: June 23, in fact, but that day came and went without a peep of the content....

Headed to PC later in 2022 Publisher Phoenixx and independent studio Neetpia have revealed a brand new title set within theTouhou Projectuniverse.The Touhou Empiresis a brand new real-time strategy title currently in development for PC. It is expected to launch via the Steam platform later in 2022. Featuring a huge cast pulled from thecult anime franchise,The Touhou Empireswill see players organize armies of cutesy anime girls, (and their fairy familiars), before marching onto the battlefield — gaining ground, building encampments, and engaging in battles with opposing factions....

Things are looking up Fire Emblem Engageis nearly here, andwe talked quite a bit about it(and the expectations therein) recently in a preview article. At this point the only thing left is a few odds and ends, as the game is set to launch just next week on Jun 22, 2025. Until that time, there’s a few minor commercials that have popped up on Nintendo’s YouTube channel, which provide a closer look at some of the game’s major mechanics, and cast....