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Like the caped crusader himself, a newBatmangame bearing theArkhamseries name has dropped out of the shadows, catching everyone by surprise. How fitting then that it’s titledBatman: Arkham Shadow. Before you get too excited, this isn’t a direct follow-up to the third-person action-adventure gameplay seen inBatman: Arkham Asylumand its sequels. Instead, this is a VR title, and it’s being developed exclusively for the Meta Quest 3. Thereveal trailerdoesn’t give away much either, with a description only saying Gotham City is in danger… so what else is new?...

WhileGoldenEye 007andPerfect Darkwere the “gateway drugs” that got me into first-person shooters, it wasHalo: Combat Evolvedon the original Xbox that got me permanently hooked on the genre. I played the single-player campaign over 100 times — not even exaggerating here — and the multiplayer was a never-ending love affair for me. Hate it or love it, you may’t argue the fact thatHalostirred up a change in the FPS genre, not to mention that it also established the Xbox as a contender in the videogame market....

One of the bigger announcements at today’s Wii U event was that the upcomingCall of Duty: Black Ops IIwill be making it toNintendo’s next home console on November 13. So is there a good reason why you should get the Wii U version ofBlack Ops IIover thePlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 versions? Well, maybe not, but by the same toke, there isn’t a reason you shouldn’t buy it on the Wii U either....

Right below League and Dota 2, of course Twitch has come out with itstop games for May 2014, as determined by overall number of minutes watched per title. The top two —League of LegendsandDota 2— come as no surprise whatsoever. ButHearthstone: Heroes of Warcraftat number three? I guess it’s here to stay. As a casual viewer of Twitch, I wouldn’t have necessarily expectedCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveto take the number-four spot, either — though Valve has given the game and its players a lot of support, a lot of reasons to continue playing, in recent months....

Horndeveloper Phosphor Games won itself some enemies when it announced its new iOS game by sayingmobile phones were “replacing” consoles. During an interview with game director Chip Sineni, we asked about the reaction to this statement, and how Phosphor regards the more “traditional” gaming platforms. “First of all, consoles and PCs are awesome, we aren’t trying to take away from that,” he promised. “All of us here play those systems all the time, and we will continue to make games for those platforms, and I don’t think any console or PC players should play mobile games if they don’t want to!...

Look at those numbers fly There comes a point inMonster Hunter: Worldwhere monsters you once feared stop feeling quite so intimidating. You learn their patterns and where to stand, you craft better gear, and you gain confidence. Instead of being on the defensive like before, now you’re out for blood. Caught in a hellish three-way turf war between Anjanath, Rathian, and Bazelgeuse? No big deal. You’ve got this under control....

Home ports of arcade games can be a bit of a gamble. Often, they’re running on much less powerful hardware, and that can reflect in many different ways on the game. It might have less action, more slowdown, or it could just be a lot uglier. Other times, the home port of a notorious quarter-muncher might be rebalanced for the living room, as is the case withSuper Smash T.V.or the NESContra....

Motive Studios is making a new action-adventure IP Jade Raymond is no longer with Electronic Arts. The formerAssassin’s Creedproducer left Ubisoft in 2014 and joined up with EA in 2015 to formMotive Studios, which is best known for its contributions toStar Wars Battlefront IIand an action-adventureStar Warsgame that was once in production at thenow-closed Visceral Games. Raymond served as senior VP and general group manager. Samantha Ryan, the senior VP of mobile, Maxis, and BioWare, will oversee Motive going forward....

The rise of the inflatables Jonsau Shrine is a fun puzzle shrine inTears of the Kingdomthat combines the excellent physics mechanics of the game with real world experience that many people have. It’s a testament to the mechanics and ingenuity of the game that a shrine like this is even possible. We’ve covered everything you need to know to complete Jonsau Shrine below. But first, let’s take a look at how to find it....

But of course, Microsoft isn’t explaining how Razza-frazza Microsoft, fricka-fracka get story straight… So Microsoft’s Matt Bootyexplained last weekthat Xbox One will share essentially the same digital distribution approval process as Xbox 360, including the inability to self-publish. This made a lot of developers, especially of the indie persuasion,very upset. But as Major Nelson later said, most of the Xbox One reports currently circulating the net are “inaccurate and incomplete,” so we ought to hold our tongue or something....

Mash Tacticsis flying high and digging deep today. King Foom is playing a pre-alpha build ofMiner Wars, live with the developers from Keen Software House.Miner Warsis a split PC game project, with half of the game being planned as an MMO. The player pilots spacecraft and mines foreign worlds for resources essential to deep space survival. Tune in and catch a super early look at this surely massive game. Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p....

Who knew that shooting evil in the face and puzzle games would work so well! On the cusp of a number of PC summer sales, Indie Royale has released another mostly-fantastic indie game compilation. Known as theThe Mayhem Bundle, players will get five indie titles that sufficiently “bring the pain” through their gameplay. You get a very nice mix of action titles to add to your indie games collection: you get a double dose of top-down arena shooting with the titlesBurn Zombie Burn!...

The multiplayer hitThe Finalsis still receiving new content, this time in the form of an update and a new gameplay mode. You can expect plenty from the new update as well as, for the first time, a limited-time game mode. In this mode, called Solo Bank It, you compete in a 12-player PvP on a quest to obtain a total of 40,000 Cash wins. Sound like your kind of thing?...