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RIP, pour one out, and whatever else you can do for these kingly devices I rarely get to use the 3DS and Wii U tags these days, but by God, I’m going to use them today. These systems have provided ages of entertainment throughout the years, and now their respective eShop marketplaces are going the way of the dodo just like the Wii did. Announced via Nintendo’s Japanese support site, the 3DS and Wii U will stop taking credit card and electric money payments for the eShop (Suica works in Japan!...

A montage of all the great costumes I knew Dragon Con was going to feature the world’s best cosplayers, but I still can’t help but be surprised at how great all the costumes on display were. This is just going to be one of many cosplay video montages to come out of Dragon Con, and personally I can’t wait to see the Beat Down Boogie ones as theirs is always the best....

And I mean literally everyone. We had the chance to speak withTheatrhythmproducer Ichiro Hazama here at E3, and after our chat about the game (more on that later), I asked if we could all come together to decide how they game’s name should be pronounced. Hazama saysTheatrhythmwith a hard stop after the T to separate it into two words, “Theat” and “Rhythm.” This is the pronunciation that I’ve been using, but I’ve been corrected on many occasions....

The long and miserable battle between Activision and the tag team of Jason West and Vince Zampella continues, with the former Infinity Ward heads adding fraud to the list of charges. According to the two men, Activision promised more autonomy, and never delivered. The publisher is accused of entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with West and Zampella, promising them more freedom over the Modern Warfare brand in exchange for three more years of employment....

PC port bros Believe it or not, WWE 2K15 and FFIV has a lot in common. They’re both PC ports that are arriving in the near future… and they’re both at 31% off while in pre-order status. WWE 2K15 heads to Steam on April 28th, whileFinal Fantasy IV: The After Yearsarrives May 12th. For FFIV, you can grab the game forfor only $11, whereas WWEclocks in at $34. Both are Steam keys and both deals reside at GMG....

And some things I didn’t like It’s been four years sinceAssassin’s Creedbecame an annual fixture. Every year, like clockwork, Ubisoft releases a brand new, fully developed title in theACseries. But things have changed slightly this year. In a surprising move, Ubisoft decided to ditch the cross-gen development for this year’s release ofAssassin’s Creed, and focus on making two different titles that focused on different directions. WithAssassin’s Creed: Unitycoming to current gen and PC only, many fans will likely miss out....

Tips on how to get the most out of Vergil Vergil’s Downfallis finally upon us, and after someBloody Palace tips, I figured it would be a good idea to revisitDmC. When you think about it, tons of people let their games collect dust in a corner somewhere, waiting for potential DLC to come along — but when they return, they don’t find the experience to be a familiar one. Vergil is sort of similar to Dante at a base level, but his add-on is completely different from the main campaign....

EVR changes EVRything EVRopens with a pilot in the cockpit of a small ship, docked in a cramped launching tube. After a short countdown, the ship is fired out like a bottle rocket, the compact hangar giving way to the sheer expanse of space, littered with fragments of asteroids, a scuttled Minmatar Tempest gunship, and the remains of an ancient cathedral. It’s one thing to move a character or a ship through a three-dimensional space, but it’s another to strap on a virtual reality headset and be able to look left and right into infinity, to look down and see a set of hands clutching a flight stick....

NetEase Games has recently announced their new mobile game, ‘Destiny: Rising.’ What’s even better is that they have also announced the Closed Alpha Test, which will begin onNovember 1, 2024. To help you access the Closed Alpha Test, here is a comprehensive guide on how to pre-register forDestiny: Rising. How to pre-register for Destiny: Rising Closed Alpha Test on Android Thrilled to unveil@_DestinyRising, the new Mobile Epic Sci-fi RPG Shooter setting in an alternate timeline in the Destiny universe!...

I might cancel it, but probably not Did anyone else mainly use wall calendars for checking off video game release dates growing up? I remember the anticipation, waiting for a big Square RPG, a Capcom action game, or a Nintendo release, whiling away the days until it came out. I still do that on occasion with an app, including the distribution date forPokemon‘s Volcanionin October. Yes,Pokemonfever has set in, but I fear I might have gone overboard this time....

We’re almost there, folks, keep pushing Publisher Atlus has announced that it has scheduled a live stream for tomorrow, August 19, focused on the highly-anticipated RPGShin Megami Tensei V. The Japanese presentation will feature the latest info, reveals, and in-game footage as it relates to the demon-hunting epic, which willfinallybe let loose on Nintendo Switch November 12. Atlus is remaining tight-lipped as to what will be shown and/or discussed in tomorrow’s stream, but we at least know that it will be hosted by the Anime News Network’s Chiaki Matsuzawa....

It seems to have that Symphony of the Night feeling figured out In recent months, I’ve lost track ofChasm. I was on-board with the action-platform game when it was first coming through Kickstarter but,wow, that was actuallyback in 2013. Making games, even simple ones, takes lots of time. Making metroidvania games that live up to sky-high expectations while also doing something new, something interesting? Well, that takes even longer. I don’t know exactly when we’ll be able to go all the way throughChasmfrom beginning to end, but I am feeling confident that when we do, it will make a lot of us glumCastlevaniafans happy — that’s my impression after a brief hands-on demo during PAX West, anyway....

Much of the discussion of late surroundingMarvel Rivals’season two has been around the game’s healers and how unrewarding it can be to play a Strategist in competitive play. And the dev has heard it all. NetEase Games, in a new post, said that season two ofMarvel Rivals“shifts the spotlight to coordinated attacks and focused targets, along with the necessary collective protective strategies and counterattacks which has led to a more intense combat rhythm....