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Are we ready to pour one out yet? I’ve been following the 3DS’ path for the last two years fairly closely, from vague executive commentary to each and every game that’s released on all Nintendo platformsfor the past six years or so. Although Nintendo maintains that it’s fine and wants to squeeze every last drop out of the hardware that they can, it doesn’t look good. Only a scant few 3DS games are released in any given month, and as the Switch continues to sell, interest in the 3DS drops in turn....

Shiver me timbers! Despite thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise being run into the ground, 17th-century pirates are still really cool. Not those Somalian, modern-day pirates — those guys suck. But if plundering the seas is the thing for you, thenPort Royale: Pirates and Merchantsis looking rather lovely, especially in this hand-painted cutscene artwork. With two separate single-player campaigns,Port Royale 3is going to scratch that naval warfare/trading itch really well. This is a series that seems to have risen in popularity with each installment and withAtlus publishing this latest release, I imagine more people will be interested in picking it up....

Patch 2.3 dated! Final Fantasy XIVproducer Yoshi-P is sharing some more info today live from E3, by way of his producer liveletter series. New Chocobo colors are confirmed, though they are purely cosmetic — Chocobo raising will come much later, possibly in the Gold Saucer patch. Personal rooms will be coming in a future patch, priced tentatively priced at 300,000 gil, which is extremely reasonable — but for now you are buying aroomin a Free Company house....

I felt like a badass for about 5 seconds Back in my mid-teens I played drums in a hastily thrown together rock band. We mainly played pretty bad covers of other people’s songs, occasionally writing our own tracks that went on far too long and were excessively simplistic. Still, we felt pretty damn cool. The idea of getting that band to play a show for an audience was always our driving force....

Claims by Nintendo As we all know, Nintendo is very protective of its intellectual property, and that extends to YouTube. While just about any studio is willing to allow streamers and YouTubers to monetize their games, Nintendo will adamantly file copyright claims and takedown notices. Well, that’s kind of a new thing for theMinecraftstreaming community, which is noticing takedowns fortheMario Mash-Up Packthat just came out. The issue, no doubt, has to be the Nintendo sound effects....

Enter the Swift extended universe Taylor Swift is soft curling her hair,rerecordingthe music that made her, and singing through the AirPods of every girl you know, especially if that girl once had a Tumblr. Love or hate Swift, there’s no denying that her 10-minute “All Too Well” made November a bit colder and probably also made Jake Gyllenhaalcry, dominating headlines and playlists and summoning oily spirits of dead relationships. But if you feel like you’ve missed the Taylor Swift boat, or want permission to dip even deeper in her choppy waters, all Swift’s journal pagelyricsaboutDecembermean that now is the best time to nourish your inner scarf-wearing child....

The Plagas connection [Minor spoilers forResident Evil 3remake that were in the demo.] Rumors are flying about aResident Evil 4remakecoming in 2022, and while Capcom hasn’t announced the project yet, it has started talking about wider lore connections in this year’sResident Evil 3remake. In a PlayStation Blog interview,RE3director Kiyohiko Sakata was asked about Nemesis’ newfound ability to infect zombies with parasites – a nasty little trick that fortifies their heads and gives them far-reaching tentacles – and why that’s important for the series’ delightfully ridiculous storyline....

A new map and retooled combat animations are all included Typical, just when you mention how inXile was taking its time updatingWasteland 2, the studio releasesa big update to its game. There’s a lot of additions and changes in this update — way too many to list here — but they all add up to a hefty 3.5GB update on Steam. The addition of a new Prison map will give players some more areas to explore and it looks like there’s been a big overhaul of the combat mechanics and animations....

Which is out today Although Japan got the jump with the announcement, the west is also getting the “Holiday Update” forFinal Fantasy XV. In fact, it’s already here, ready to download on PS4. It comes with a jumbled bunch of holiday items, and if you’re a Season Pass holder, extra costumes and such. Some of it can’t be used until the January festival update. But the big drop is easily the New Game+ mode, which lets players start over with the same crew....

Oddjob? Fortnitehas been packing more cosmetics in as they’ve rapidly increased in popularity these past few months, and that means more potential for bugs. As vigilant as Epic Games has been and as quick as they are about hotfixing things some exploits slip through the cracks, including this amazingly old school bug that one team member thought was intentional at first. Found by way of popular streamer Ninja, it seems like some players who use the leprechaun skin have a shrunken character model, giving them a tiny (ha) bit of an advantage....

Weappy Wholesome (!?) isshowing offits upcoming movie-making sim,Hollywood Animal, with a deep dive into its gameplay systems. Oh my gosh… The trailer, entitled “How To Make a Quick Buck With a Shameless Sequel,” is framed like it’s just going to show you how to make a sequel. It starts out simply representing the vapid nature of constant, creatively devoid sequels that are the foundation of the movie industry. Then, the seven-minute clip just gets darker and darker....

Something peculiar happened to me recently, when I was playingUnicorn Overlord. I was on the review coverage, and also on deck to hit a few guides along the way. And at one point, somewhere in the game’s fourth major area, I got a notification screen I hadn’t seen before: I couldn’t take any more screenshots. Considering the size of the SD card I have in my Switch, it seemed absurd I filled it up that fast....

You can beat the game or use a cheat code Platinum is bringing back cheat codes inBayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, and you can use one of them to sidestep a requirement for unlocking hard mode. Here’s how to unlock it the “legit” way and with a code. How to unlock the Forbidden Tale/hard mode inBayonetta Originsnormally After completing the game, you’ll be able to select a “Forbidden Tale,” billed as a hard mode that is comprised of “satisfying action for players comfortable with this story....