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We don’t need Nintendo to celebrate when we have this I’m assad as CJ isthat Nintendo doesn’t seem to be celebratingMetroid‘s 30th anniversary. But the indie-developedAM2R(Another Metroid 2 Remake) is finally here. We wrote about it all the wayback in 2008, so this is definitely a labor of love. I’ve been playing it for the last hour and oh my god I am so happy right now. It’s been a couple years since I’ve playedMetroid II: Return of Samus, but all of the memories came shine-sparking back to me as I booted upAM2R....

Nintendo showed the world map in Age of Calamity and announced a Pikmin 3 Deluxe demo with an Ultra-Spicy reward Nintendo streamed a freshTreehouse Livesegment today with a “deep dive” intoPikmin 3 Deluxeand a gameplay showcase forHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. If you want to watch the extended broadcast above, you’re free to do so, but I’ve split the news up for each Switch game if you just want a recap....

Climb a tower to find the concessions Imagine riding a roller coaster to the track’s very peak before plummeting straight down in anAssassin’s Creed-branded “Leap of Faith.” Or, envision you’re playing a game of laser tag, but it’s molded after some sort ofRainbow Six-like counter-terrorism versus hostage-takers model. More likely is that you’ll want to do a few important things, but you’ll get sidetracked by a million side attractions that guzzle up your attention and time....

One of the best ways to increase your power level inWoW Remix: Mists of Pandariais by slotting gems into your gear. Most gear has a slot available, though the type of slot depends on the type of gear. When swapping out gems, don’t forget to use the unique gem removal abilityExtract Gemyou have. If you just slot a gem ontop of another gem, it destroys the original. Now, you might think that this requires Jewelcrafting....

Celebrate the scary season Xbox islining upits later Game Pass additions for October, and it’s an interesting mix. There are some scares, some mysteries, and one big RPG that can easily take your time. Persona 5 Royalis one of the big additions for this month on Xbox Game Pass. It hits cloud, console, and PC on October 21, bringing the previously PlayStation-exclusive RPG to new platforms. Worth noting thatRoyalalso hitsPlayStation 5andNintendo Switch, as well asSteam, on October 21....

Subscriptions are helping offset year-over-year dips There’s a new generation of consoles coming this holiday, and that has spelled trouble for Microsoft’s gaming segment in the short-term. Anytime new hardware is on the horizon, consumers are understandably hesitant to buy current consoles. After all, they won’t be the latest and greatest in less than a year’s time. Microsoft has posted itssecond quarter earningsfor its 2020 fiscal year, and Xbox has taken something of a predictable tumble....

[Header art byHaryudanto] Sure,Yandere Simulatorlets you poison Japanese schoolgirls, but what if the faint of heart or the especially wily want to eliminate potential rivals for senpai’s attentionwithoutmurder? Well, you can tattle. If you catch (or frame!) a fellow schoolgirl in the act of breaking school rules (using your cellphone camera to capture evidence), you can report them to the school’s thick-thighed guidance counselor for discipline. Her role is to “scold the player for their misbehavior and give them an appropriate punishment,” a more involved fail state than the plain game over that currently exists, but as of now she can also be used to report the bad behavior of others....

Sick of turgid military shooters and po-faced space marines? Do you just want to shoot a lot of things while a mentally stunted meathead laughs in the face of violence? Well,Serious Sam 3: BFEis ready and waiting. This launch trailer should get you in the mood for some no-frills carnage, and I am eagerly waiting for my copy to activate. As soon as it does, I shall dive right in, play the crap out of it, and write a lovely little review for you....

Call me old fashioned, but I love nothing more than curling up with a good book and getting lost in the story created by someone else. This experience is only improved when the drama within the pages is actually true, and the literary adventure becomes a history lesson as well. While books based on true stories can be harder to read, they are often inspiring and leave far more of a lasting impression than fiction ever could....

Blackout will ‘evolve after launch’ Treyarch is a trendsetter. They codified that the zombies mode was aCall of Dutystaple inWorld at Warover a decade ago, and despite the fact that Sledgehammer and Infinity Ward tried their own thing: they eventually fell victim to a zombie bite. They might set the same exact trend with Blackout: but for now, it’s only inBlack Ops 4. After reminding us that the PS4 will get content “first” (if you recall,the exclusivity period was downgradedfrom one entire month to a week), a post on the PlayStation Blog clarifies exactly what’s coming for free over time....

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2has some fascinating characters you’ll encounter on your adventures, and Riddler Barley’s questions can be tricky to solve. When you meet the character for the first time, he will drop a riddle on you. The first one is pretty easy to solve for anyone who has completed their first few hours in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. However, you’ll soon realize that the riddles get progressively more challenging to crack....

The path unwinding Back in 2008, developer Tale of Tales released the black-and-white verse on death calledThe Graveyard. In it, you control an old woman who walks into the graveyard, sits for a brief scene, and then walks out. Or, if you purchase the game rather than just play the demo, she might die unexpectedly of natural causes. I remember this game not for the experience but for the debate that popped up around it....

Developer cites Microsoft as the cause Bad news for all of you out there who were enjoying the free-to-playAscend: Hand of Kulon the Xbox 360 — the game is no longer available on the platform. According to developer Signal Studios this decision was made for them by Microsoft, and the game was just discontinued out of the blue. Signal is telling their fans to make the switch to Steam where they will continue to support the game, which will net them a bonus of 25,000 Souls....