Ah, it’s a new day, full of Nintendo news. We got our first Nintendo Direct of the year today with a Partner Showcase, spotlighting games arriving in the first half of 2024 for the Switch. It was chock-full of news, both in terms of reveals and updates on known quantities. There were definitely some pleasant surprises, and even a few out-now (or very close to now) announcements. Sure, I imagine some folks wantnews of a new Switch....
One of the greatest things about all these crossover titles and all-stars games is the chance to revisit some of the most memorable pieces of game music history and have it presented in a new light (nobody mentionTurtles in Time Reshellednow, I’m trying to make a point here). There are two things Sumo Digital knows well: great games and great music. And lucky for us, the result of that has been stellar games such asOutrun 2,Sega Superstars TennisandSonic & Sega All-Stars Racing....
It’s Konami though, so double good luck! Fans are currently petitioning Konami for a worldwide release ofSuikodenand its sequel,Suikoden II, on PlayStation Network. A Facebook group,SuikodenRevival Movement, is organizing mass posts on Konami’s various social channels, politely requesting the games. “We shall be doing a monthly Email/Twitter/Facebook campaign,” announced the group. “The first week of every month shall consist of E-Mail Monday, Twitter Tuesday and Facebook Friday. Then we have a rest for the remaining 3 weeks of the month....
“Find Mystic Carrion’s Servant” is a quest inAct 3 ofBaldur’s Gate 3that starts out seeming very straightforward before turning into a much more involved adventure. Mystic Carrion’s hideout in the basement of Philgrave’s Mansion is guarded by a magical door. You can get the password during the“Free the Artist”quest, but if you’re like me and heading down this path before finishing that quest, you can lockpick your way through the magical door (because that makes sense, right?...
CERO closure may affect Hamster’s weekly releases Sky-flying shmup fans should take heed at this week’s Arcade Archives release, as Hamster brings Konami’s ’80s coin-opFlak Attackto Switch, available to download now from the Nintendo eShop. Released in 1987,Flak Attack(also known asMX5000) puts players in charge of a futuristic jet fighter, blasting through the home territory of Roufanis in an effort to fend off the invading Desalis Empire. As is the style of most vertically scrolling shmups, Flak Attack features fast gameplay and intense air-to-air and air-to-ground combat....
Hope there’s a Homer comeback Square Enix has announced a release date forIn Tanta We Trust,the DLC expansion for its mythical adventure titleForspoken— The new campaign content will arrive May 26 on PC and PS5. While theaction-packed trailerdoesn’t offer much in the way of context, we can see that Frey Holland, now truly coming to terms with the incredible powers afforded her in the kingdom of Athia, has been seemingly joined on the battlefield by no less than Tanta Cinta herself....
Did you know that you’ll be able to rock your own jams inTekken Tag Tournament 2? I didn’t either until Katushiro Harada, theTekkenchief producer himself, showed me how it works in an interview at gamescom today. Crazy, right? Couldn’t he have called in some intern to meet with me? The Tekken Tunes option of the menu lets you change the background music in several areas of the game, giving you the option of mixing around the tracklist as you please....
Given thatSimCityis an online title made to be played in an online environment alongside other connected players, some reliable way of making sense of all that goes on in this environment was needed. Maxis has been working on that, and at gamescom this week they revealed four new in-game tools for the upcoming title. They group these features in something they call SimCity World. A friends feature does exactly what you’d expect it to, telling you who is online and who isn’t....
Jon Bernthal stars as Not Frank Castle From out of the blue, Ubisoft has announced that the new free DLC forGhost Recon Wildlandswill feature the likeness of Jon Bernthal. Famous for his stint as Frank Castle on Netflix’s short-livedPunisherseries, Bernthal looks to be playing a character that is probably named Hank Castle. I mean, this might as well be thePunisherin everything but name, because holy cow does he evoke the same attitude....
When pigs fly Eat crow, everyone.Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplaris here.A couple of days ago,I posted about the game in production for over twenty years, its constant broken promises and delays. Since then I have feverishly been checking Steam to see if it was going to pop up out of the ether and surprise us all, and this morning, I was shocked to see a hefty price tag of around forty bucks, early “reviews” of the game, and a ton of discussion on the Steam discussion board....
The most frightening enemy in Resi history It had to happen at some point. Butso soon? Hot on the heels of yesterday’sBarney the Dinosaurmod, theResident Evil Villagehomebrew community has taken its creativity one step too far, birthing what one of the most disturbing and frightening images in the storied history of Capcom’s survival horror franchise. Curse you,Crazy Potato, for unleashing the “Count Theodora” mod, which transforms the beautiful-yet-unsettling face of Lady Alcina Dimitescu into that ofResident Evil‘s trademark stalker: Thomas the Tank Engine....
As you try to break into the vault in the No Rest for the Wicked heist inPayday 3, you will get a very simple instruction. One of the steps will just tell you to flip the right switches. You will get this after you hack the computer to disable the security measures and then deactivate the power line. How to flip the right switches in No Rest for the Wicked in Payday 3 To flip the right switches, you will need to open the panel beside the locked door to the vault and flip the switch with the corresponding color to the cable controller....
With Hero Talents being one ofWoW: The War Within’smain features, it’s natural to want to unlock them as soon as possible. If you’re jumping into new expansion now, here’s everything you need to know about the process. How to get Hero Talents in WoW: The War Within When you enter the game with the expansion enabled, if open your Talent Tree, you’ll see a third new tree in the middle of the screen....
