Ever since Just Cause 2, the series has been more about seeing how many ridiculous things one can pull off with Rico Rodriguez’s insane arsenal than anything else. There’s always a story involving liberating this state or that country from a cartoonish dicator, but they always take a backseat to goofy grapple tricks and chain…
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PSN Users Can Finally Change Names
Well, they did it; they finally did it. After years and years of PlayStation users requesting the ability to change their online ID, Sony has finally figured out how to make it possible on PSN. Why it took them almost two console generations and 13 years to implement is still anybody’s guess, but the feature…
Yooka-Laylee’s 64-Bit Tonic is Finally Ready!
Despite a mostly lukewarm reception upon its release in 2016, Playtonic games has been faithfully supporting their debut title, Yooka-Laylee, for the past three years. This dedicated support has mostly taken the form of ports to additional platforms, bug fixes, quality-of-life updates, and such. All of these are very important, and they definitely show that…
‘Persona 5 R’ Revealed to Be ‘Persona 5: The Royal’
Back in December, Atlus released a brief trailer teasing the existence of a brand new project involving Persona 5. No real information was given of course, but fans at least got the project’s code name, “Persona 5 R” to chew on until the next bit of info dropped sometime in March. Well, that time finally…
Sonic’s Getting a Live Action Movie
In recent years, live action adaptations have been quite the trend. Disney has been producing live action remakes of their animated features, there’s a live action Detective Pikachu movie in the works, and now…Sonic the Hedgehog is getting the same treatment.
Google Announced Their ‘Stadia’ Game Console, And I’m Concerned
Yesterday at GDC 2019, Google officially entered the console space. Well, that’s what I would be saying if the company had actually unveiled a new console. What they actually announced was “Stadia,” yet another attempt at a video game streaming service.
System Shock 3 Gets New Trailer at GDC 2019
I’ll be honest, I forgot this game was even coming. The System Shock series of games has become the stuff of gaming legend over the years, so the idea that another one is in the works is still taking some time to sink in. Regardless, System Shock 3 is coming, and we have a new…
Haven’t Heard of ‘Seven’ Before, But Am Glad the Enhanced Version is Coming
Isometric exploration games have always been a rare breed. They never play quite like anything else out there, and usually it takes a a certain kind of gamer to appreciate them due to the unusual gameplay mechanics they tend to employ. Those that do it well can definitely find great success within that niche; one…
Nier: Automata – Game of the YoRHa Is Here
It’s been about two years since Nier: Automata originally released, and PlayStation 4 owners are finally getting the all-in-one version. There wasn’t any real need to wait for this version since there’s only one piece of DLC, but better late than never, eh?
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Looks Great (Despite the School Setting)
Fire Emblem has seen something of a rebirth over the past several years thanks to the Awakening and Fates games. It’s not quite the hardcore strategy game it once was; perma-death is optional instead of mandatory, players cannot play themselves into a no-win situation, and more emphasis has been put on the characters and their…
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