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I will complain about Square-Enixreleasing too many titlesand sullying their good name to no end, but when a chocobo game is released, I just lose all my steam and become a cooing dove. I love the little birds, you see, and I can’t help myself. I’m pretty sure it’s related to that whole cute ambassador thing. Chocobo Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuucan be roughly translated as“The Labyrinth of Forgotten Time”and takes place in the city of Ville, where all the residents have the unfortunate problem of having lost their memories....

Twenty years ago, we were in 2004, one of the best years in the history of gaming. So many games have come out since then, and the industry has gone through so many changes. Did a series manage to rule all others sales-wise? Is it the series you’d expect? Can you guess the highest-selling games of the past two decades? Fortunately, you don’t have to think too hard about it. Consumer behavior advisory firm Circana, known for its in-depth research into video game data, released its findings of thetop 20 best-selling gamesfor the past decade....

You’ll thank me later Monster Hunter Riseis out today, and it’s going to be a doozy of a game to pick up for brand new players. Of which there will be many! Because there’s basically 80 million Switch units out there and a lot of prospectiveMonster Hunterfolks who are buying in for the first time. Here’s a few quick tips to help you along your way. As soon as you zone in and can access the menu in the village, head to the system menu (far right of the pause [+] screen), then select options....

Kids these days Nintendo’s beloved RPGThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildhas topped a “favorite console games” poll held byJapanese TV network Asahi. The 2017 Switch adventure took the number one spot in the poll, which was voted for by an audience of around 50,000 TV Asashi viewers, none of whom were apparently born in the 1980s. As you’re able to see from the countdown below, the TV Asahi poll is a who’s who of video games from the last two decades, with appearances from multiple titles in theFinal Fantasy, Metal Gear, Pokemon, andSuper Marioseries....

Rounding out this week’s selections is a cover of“Limelight,”the fourth track off ofRush’seight studio album,Moving Pictures. The lyrics to “Limelight” were penned by Rush’s Neil Peart, and primarily deal with him struggling to handle the band’s rising success. Ironically,Moving Picturesbecame one of the Rush’s most commercially successful albums. All of the tracks will cost the expected 160 MS points/$2, and are currently available on the Xbox Live Marketplace (if you’re lucky enough to access it)....

Pokemon Switch? So this is pretty brief as far as information goes, but Nintendo has just announced that they are holdinganotherNintendo Direct in under 24 hours. It’ll kick off tomorrow, February 27, at 9AM ET, and will run for seven minutes. It goes without saying but Nintendo promises “new information” for thePokémonseries, hinting at a reveal forPokémonSwitch. If they’re really doing this now we can expect a quick overview of the generation nomenclature, a look at the visual style, a few new mechanics and perhaps several new Pokémon....

Be gentle, Senpai The PS Vita has been sustained over the past few years almost entirely on titles where a girl falls down, makes a squeak noise, blushes, and her boobs bounce around. I don’t know how you’d label that as a genre. But if you are into those sorts of games, which some of my friends are even if I am too good for that as an adult man quietly pushes Senran Kagura merchandise under the bed Vita is where you are going to find them, andone more is on the way courtesy of NISA....

EA Sports has revealed its top 100 players forCollege Football 25, with Will Johnson of Michigan claiming the spot as number one. Johnson has an overall of 96, but he isn’t alone at the top spot, as Will Campbell of LSU and Ollie Gordon II of the Oklahoma State Cowboys also have the same ratings. The trio are leaders in their respective positions, but there are 97 other names to explore....

Most of the games we play on our phones will hound us to spend a few bucks here and there, especially the free ones. Though, you don’t have to cave in and bust out your credit card or other means of online payment. If you are trying to get into mobile games, here are the worst ones for your wallet. Worst mobile games for your wallet This list is a bit subjective and does not act as a means of deterring you from playing any of these games....

Can you pull off a double backflip? Even though it’s still in early access,PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundshas become one of the year’s most popular titles. The online battle royal game dumps 100 players on an island full of motorcycles, guns, and fingerless gloves before forcing them to fight until one person is left standing. It’s one of the rare games that’s as tense to watch as it is to play, which has led toPUBG‘s near-instant runaway success....

Yooka Lovely Yooka-Layleejust got a big ol’ patch for the PCand in the near future this will be applied to the console versions later.Yooka-Layleewas well received overall, but a little divisive among theBanjofans who were really clamouring for its release, with jarring reviews drastically swinging from extreme negatives to gushing positives. People complained the game felt empty, was buggy, and had several irritating components including a divisive quiz component, and the Rextro mini-game elements that people criticized as poorly conceived and tossed in haphazardly in order to pad out the overall content....

How goes the rehabilitation, inmate? Good Smile Co. are on a roll with the cool-looking gaming memorabilia at the moment. Joining their catalogue ofPersonamerchandise this week areP5’sVelvet Room assistants, the incomparable twin jailers; Justine and Caroline. Caroline, is the cooler, grumpier of the pairing, appearing here with her hair in buns and a sadistic grin on her delicate chops. Justine, as the good cop, looks a little more demure. Both gals are painted in colours designed to accurately reflect the tones of their in-game counterparts....

If you’re intoMagic The Gathering,You likely already have a good idea of what the most overpowered MtG cards of all time are – at least until the next big power creep peak comes. But what about cards so bad that having them in your deck would actively make it worse? This is the kind of ancient knowledge that’ll make you look like a wise sage to people who haven’t been playing the game for long, or at least a source of great laughs....