I mean, it makes sense The crossover we’ve all been waiting for has finally been announced: The Lucasarts classic is coming toSea of Thievesas part of itsLegend of Monkey Islandupdate. The Secret of Monkey Islandfirst launched in 1990, and is one of my favorite games of all times. Meanwhile,Sea of Thievesis one of those games that I’ve wanted to get around to, but absolutely haven’t in all theyears it’s been available....

Where are the cake toppers? My favorite pieces of gaming memorabilia aren’t statues or action figures, but plush dolls. Maybe it has to do with me still carrying around a nWo Hogan plush after 20 years (brother!), but I just love how soft and cute plushes are. You can take the most menacing creature in the world and he’ll look adorable in plush form (much likeDoom’sCacodemon and Pain Elemental). It also happens that Mario is one of my favorite gaming icons, so I was destined to post this....

I must protect the Wild! With the departure of cards fromHearthstone‘s standard gameplay modes, those cards have also been removed from the store. This made it tough for new players wanting to play old Adventures, or simply collect Wild cards. For quite awhile now, anyone looking to play old Adventures likeBlack Rock Mountainhas been out of luck. In Blizzard’s efforts to increase the competitive Wild scene,these card packs and Adventures will soon be returning to the store....

We’re cleanin’ the earth, Cloud The glowing city of Midgar is looking a little dirty these days. So it’s apparently up to a band of intrepid powerwashers to party up and grind their way through the grime. TheFinal FantasyVII-themedPowerWash SimulatorMidgar Special Pack isavailable now. ThisFinal Fantasy VIIDLC forPowerWash Simulatorlaunched on March 2, and isavailable freefor all owners of the game. This spans all platforms, from console to PC, as well as those who havePowerWashthrough Xbox Game Pass....

Wallet Will Cry The high-end merchandise-makers over at Prime 1 Studio have released images on a brand new statue, featuring the tight detail, intricate design, and eye-watering price that is the company’s trademark.Devil May Cry‘s wry hero Dante joins Prime 1’s line of top-tier video game statues, previously showcasing characters fromNieR: AutomataandResident Evil. The half-scale Dante statue stands a mighty 43 inches tall and sees the demon hunter stylized in his silver foxDevil May Cry Vform....

Very early Typically, brand newPokemonplayers can unlock a free mystery gift for a limited time just by owning the game near launch, andSword & Shieldcontinues that trend. It’s none other than long cat Gigantamax Meowth, and it couldn’t be simpler to get. All you have to do is unlock online functionality from Professor Magnolia (30 minutes or less into the story), then head to the mystery gift section of your menu screen (which is brought up by pressing X at any point), then hit “get via internet....

Power and price will be competitive Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. Microsoft is keenly aware of how hard it bungled the Xbox One launch in 2013. When compared to PlayStation 4, the early days of the Xbox One gave consumers weaker hardware, forced motion/voice control integration, and an insistence on pushing broad entertainment rather than video games — all for a $100 premium. Microsoft’s grand strategy left Xbox One to start behind the 8-ball....

A fantastic adventure puzzler Alex Bruce, the man behindAntichamber, was at PAX East with no game to show off at all. He was simply there purely to help out other indies. I saw a lot of indies supporting other indies at PAX, as a matter of fact. In this particular case, I ran into Alex while he was playingMushroom 11. We talked for a bit, and then he convinced me to take his spot and play what would become one of my favorite games of the show....

With Atlus no doubt busy working onPersona 6, as well as itsnewMetaphor: ReFantazioIP, it felt like it was time to say goodbye toPersona 5after seven years of spin-offs, withPersona 5 Tacticaseemingly being the final one. Die-hard fans will know, though, that there’s still one morePersona 5game that’s yet to launch in the West, and it sounds like that could happen. Earlier today, Sega Sammy postedfinancial results for its 2024 fiscal year, which naturally included details on the performance of its video game division at Sega....

An early question you might be asking inBlack Myth: Wukongis whether you should ring the bell after beating Guagnzhi, the fire spear-wielding maniac. Should you ring the bell in Black Myth: Wukong? The answer is yes; you should ring the bell. Not only should you ring this bell, but there are two other bells that you should ring. Doing so will whisk you away to a secret location, where you can find a very useful item indeed....

I didn’t expect to see a King in Yellow nod today Signalisisn’t your everyday survival horror game – not even close. It’s drawing from icons likeResident EvilandSilent Hillas much as it isBlame!andGhost in the Shell, and it’s low-poly to great effect. According to creator rose-engine,Signalisis a “Eurasian cold-war retro-tech sci-fi take on cosmic horror.” I love that specificity. I also love the disparate but still cohesively unnerving art direction. A bit about the game’s premise: “After her ship crash-landed on a remote, snow-covered planet, the Replika Elster is looking for her missing crew member....

A lot of people have been quite keen to know when they can get their hands on the remake ofSilent Hill 2. So much so that developerBloober Team urged for a bit more patience, and we still have no idea when it’s releasing. But we’re getting closer. In a recent video on thePlayStation YouTube channel, we’re treated to a brief teaser showing what we can expect to launch this year on Sony’s system....

Just don’t expect another ‘huge’ update Even withHaunted Chocolatieron the horizon, the creator ofStardew Valleycan’t seem to step away from the farm-sim life for good, and we love him for it. Update 1.5 wasa banger. With a whole new island to explore and expand, plus plenty of small but impactful quality-of-life enhancements, it could’ve gone down as the game’s “final update” — it felt like it. But what are the odds ofStardew Valley1....