Team Ninja is bringing it tonight!Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Pluswill come to PlayStation Vita next year. That’s right, the OFFICIAL bestNinja Gaiden(fact!) will come to Sony’s handheld. Here’s hoping you’re able to decapitate ninjas in this release, because I really missed that in the original PlayStation 3 version. No news on what new features this version will bring (if any), but we’ll provide an update during TGS when we find out....
Where we hard dropping boys? WhenTetris 99was announced this past week during the Nintendo Direct, it was the first time I’m sure anyone, outside of the developers and Nintendo, had thought to combine the battle royale genre with what is arguably the greatest game of all time. Now, only a few days later I can’t believe how well it works. I’ve long contended thatTetrisis one of the only perfect games out there, because outside of introducing holds, how has the base formula changed in its 35 years of life?...
And wacky Magic: The Gathering Arenajust launched wide on mobile, and Wizards of the Coast wants people to know about it: with a Japanese commercial. Like many commercials in the region, it starts with a bored salaryman at work dreaming of something more. He looks at the clock, and it says “MTG” as he falls asleep standing up. Suddenly his boss turns into a Danny Devito-esque troll and a bunch of bigMagic: The Gatheringlore characters start appearing to inspire him to play more video games at work....
Coming soon [Update:TheSwitch Sportstowelis now live as a reward for 550 Platinum.] My Nintendo has been ramping up its physical reward selection as of late, and the next one in line is aSwitch Sportstowel. As revealed by a news post promoting the game, the new My Nintendo reward is slated to arrive soon: “Spocco Square is a sprawling complex where all the sports matches are held! This towel is inspired by Spocco Square from theNintendo Switch Sportsgame....
Peruse the digital version In the lower left of this Nintendo-approved image, it looks like Mario is holding hands with himself. It’s far from the only strange sight in theSuper Mario Makeridea booklet. Ahead of the game’s Friday release, you can look at afree digital version of the book. It has concept art, level ideas, and delightfully odd imagery. Also, those numbers next to the key symbols are codes you can redeem in the online manual to watch corresponding videos....
Another weekend is here, andDtoid TVis ready to give it to you! Crux is breaking the rules onRetroactivethis Monday. He’ll be playing a vintage title, but not on the original hardware.Ikari III: The Rescueis a classic Neo Geo beat ’em up, which is available for download on the PlayStation Network, where Crux will be playing it. Better yet, we’ve got a stack of PSN codes for the game to give away to the viewers during the program, courtesy of SNK Playmore!...
The Creative Assembly has updatedTotal War: Shogun 2to work withSteam Workshop, allowing for easier access to mods. Going a step further, however, the studio has also put out the Assembly Kit, a free software framework which will allow users to edit database values, make custom units, and more. Basically, modders are going to able to create some even more ridiculous stuff. And even if you aren’t interested in making or playing such content, there’s a nice “Total War Weekend” promotionhappening on Steam....
A cross-studio collaborative effort Earlier today,Bloomberg reportedon a new live platform in development at Ubisoft code-namedAssassin’s Creed Infinity. Ubisoft has nowformally announcedInfinity, describing it as an upcoming, early-in-development project. The new “cross-studio, collaborative” structure ofAssassin’s Creedwill be led by a founding member of Ubisoft Quebec, Marc-Alexis Côté, aided byAssassin’s Creedbrand director Étienne Allonier. Jonathon Dumont and Clint Hocking will oversee their respective teams as creative directors at Ubisoft Quebec and Montreal, respectively, with joint production onAssassin’s Creed Infinityheaded by Julien Laferrière....
Free story DLC coming to Sony consoles We may not yet know an exact date for the launch of PlayStation VR, but we do now know at least one piece of software that will be playable on the hardware on launch day. Volume: Codais a story expansion forVolume, indie developer Mike Bithell’s modern, top down, stealth game retelling of the Robin Hood story. The DLC will apparently tell the story of a master puzzle solver called “The Troubleshooter....
Take over the naval forts Our latest look atAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flagshows off some of the naval fort gameplay. Here you have to use your ship to take out other ships, and more importantly, take out the naval forts. Once you weaken the defenses, you’ll have to storm the fort on foot to completely take it over. Succeed and the fort is yours. That’s the short story. There’s way more going on, and game director Ashraf Ismail gives a play by play of how players will go about taking on naval forts....
ADSing is a term used inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6while explaining the Perk Tracker. However, it’s a bit of jargon that isn’t described in any manner in the game; here’s what it actually means. What exactly is ADSing in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6? In short,ADSing means to “aim down sights” in a match. This could be with an assault rifle with an impressive optics setup or a sniper like theSVD....
Wolfenstein: The New Order is unlike anything else I’ve been playing this year There’s an endless amount of new games to check out depending on where you look, but what if the mood strikes and you’d rather rediscover a game you already love? There’s nothing quite like a good replay, especially when you generally know what to expect but some of the finer details aren’t as fresh as they used to be....
God, I love my job sometimes A little over a week ago, a (probably NSFW, depending on your occupation)Tweetstarted to float around that showed that PlatinumGames may or may not have added a butthole to the character model for protagonist ofNieR: Automata; YoRHa No.2 Type B (or 2B, for short). The reason why I say it “may or may not” be in the game is because there has beensome speculationof the original image being faked....
