Shredding hands this September Videogame accessory makerHyperkinmust not like its customers very much. Why else would it design a controller that looks like it could shred the skin on your palms like grated Parmesan? This September, Hyperkin is releasing a line of PC / Mac controllers that resemble SNES gamepads, only in retro-tastic pixelated form. There are the US and Europe / Japan color schemes, of course, but then there are others like the Hulk green number complete with purple shoulder buttons....

Awww heck yeah! I loveInvisible, Inc. I gave it agame of the year awarddespite it being in Early Access. Well that’s all done with. The excellent stealth-strategy game — yes, you read that right,read the preview here— will officially release on May 12. You can get it on Steam (PC, Mac, Linux) or DRM-free from Klei’s (Don’t Starve, Mark of the Ninja) website. A PS4 version ofInvisible, Inc.is in development, too, though no release date was given....

A golden week for Nintendo The sales number are in for Japan from April 24-30, 2017. Typically these release on Wednesday, but last week was Golden Week, a series of holidays smushed together. That big holiday is why these numbers are a little delayed (and also incidentally why I’ve been out a bit). Anywho let’s look at what Japanese gamers picked up to dive into for the long holiday. Mario Kart 8 Deluxekicked the door in with over 250,000 sales despite being mostly a port, which is a big reason Nintendo Switch sales surged from around 45,000 per week to over 76,000 leading up to Golden Week....

BecauseMass Effect 2needed a MAKO without wheels, BioWare is adding a MAKO without wheels. In “late March” the studio plans to releasethe “Firewalker” pack, a free five-mission downloadable add-on that features “The Hammerhead,” a big gliding car that shoots missiles and hits speeds “up to 120 kilometers per hour.” If you don’t have Cereberus Network you won’t be able to get in on this hot and heavy floating action — that is, unless you pony up cash for access to the Project Ten Dollar service....

The catch is it’s in Japanese Alessandro told us last week thatResident Evilwas a difficult game to remaster. That’s because it’s more than a simple upgrade to HD. This Japanese video gives a bit of first-hand insight as to some of the features that Capcom focused on. There are four features highlighted in this trailer. Players will have the option to toggle between 16:9 widescreen and 4:3 fullscreen at any time....

Reversible cover contest being held At E3 this year,NIS unveiled that aDisgaea 4 Completeeditionwould be coming to fruition. Not even three full weeks later, we now have an idea of when that will be releasing.Disgaea 4 Complete Pluswill be heading to North America and Europe on June 23, 2025. A week later on August 05, 2025, it will release in Oceania. NIS America announced the western dates along with a “Reverse Cover Sheet Contest” that fans can vote in....

May 15 at 6PM ET Well, we didn’t get that rumored “Goodbye Reggie” Direct, but we are getting something before E3. Nintendo has just announced this morning that the next Direct on the table is allSuper Mario Maker 2related, and will be dropping post-haste. It’s arriving tomorrow May 15 at 6PM ET as yet another evening (US) direct (I really miss the days when these were in the morning, marinating all day and not in the dead of night in Europe)....

Over 30,000 copies sold Prison Architect, one of ourtop 30 indies to look forward to this year, has recently sold $1 million in pre-orders. $1,023,040 to be exact, totaling 30,466 copies sold according to thewebsite. The game is only in its alpha stage, but pre-ordering a copy now gets you immediate access to the current build of the game. You can pre-order the game now from the official website for $30, or you can chip in more for better rewards....

Plus a beneficial patch Those who are on the fence about buyingReCorehave the opportunity to get pushed over to the other side. Microsoft hasreleased a demofor its $40 budget title. The demo is unfiltered access to the first half hour of Joule’s journey through New Eden. Opting to buy unlocks the full game with no loss of progress. It’s a savvy move by Microsoft because the first half hour ofReCoreis really easy to love....

Here’s a compilation of some footage ofRhythm Heaven Fever, the English language version ofMinna no Rhythm Tengoku. How do you think it sounds? Personally, I like the English voice work here, but I think I’ll still prefer the Japanese version in the end. Not knowing what some of these songs are about might make them a little better. The big news here (for me anyway) is that those little orgasmic wood people flying on a cloud are sounding almost as orgasmic in English as they did in Japanese!...

At a panel this morning at San Diego Comic-Con, Epic Games revealed that upcoming gameFortnitewill be the first Unreal Engine 4 game. Design director Cliff Bleszinski: “This game has a great style, and it deserves to be the first game to come out for Unreal Engine 4.” Expect more colors, reflective objects, fully animated skies (rolling clouds), and dynamically generated effects. We saw a flythrough with impressive shadows, lighting, wind effects, and day-to-night transitions....

Expect sniping Developer CI Games has uploaded a new trailer forSniper Ghost Warrior Contractsand it gives us our first look at some gameplay. There isn’t a lot here that you wouldn’t expect from the series, but it at least confirms that sniping will play a major role in this entry. All of the speculation about multiple snipers fromthe previous teaserisn’t here, instead shifting focus towards solo operations in a relatively large sandbox....

Yay Crystal Dynamics’ Scot Amos and Meagan Marie were up on stage talking up the virtues of the newMarvel’s Avengersgame. In what feels like a return to the good old days, it will have continuously releasing downloadable content, including new characters to play as and new locations to visit. And the icing on that cake is that all ofthatDLC (again, characters and regions) will be free. The duo also took the time to stress it would not include loot boxes, the current bane of the industry....