With being less recognizable According to Takashi Mochizuki of the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo has provided updated mobile sales figures at a recent financial briefing Q & A. They’re not exact, but we now know that in total,Fire Emblem HeroesandSuper Mario Runhave obtained a 150 million (free) download milestone. Yet, the former yielded higher revenue, despite selling “less than one tenth” compared to the latter. So if we go by “less than one tenth,” as a guide and both sold 150 million, thenFire Emblemsold less than 15 million....

The Lion King Nintendo has revealed the newest Legendary Hero for its mobile battle titleFire Emblem Heroes.Standing atop the mass carnage this time around is Dimitri, star of 2019’sFire Emblem: Three Houses. The crown prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, Dimitri is a valiant young warrior and proud leader, attributes that serve him well in his role as Captain of The Blue Lions. one of the RPG’s titular “Three Houses”....

These deals won’t last long If you still don’t haveCivilization VIin your library and you’re a fan of the series, the sales generators are in your favor today as the game is now 52% off for a limited time. Digital retailer GMG now has the game at a total of 52% off with with its seven-year anniversarycoupon code. This followsthe otherflash sale we wrote about a few days ago. For those that missed the mistaken 50% off discount from Amazon last month, this is your second chance....

Pack up your single player games and get ready for an evening of online multiplayer goodness, for Friday Night Fights starts tonight at10:00 p.m. EST. If you can’t wait that long or already have plans to go out partying late into the night, some of us will be online earlier than 10:00, so feel free to jump in at any time. Thanks to Bhive01, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to participate tonight....

Samurai Dough-down Sony Interactive Entertainmenthas announcedthat its dramatic samurai epicGhost of Tsushimasold 2.4 million copies within its first three days of release. This figure sets a new record, and makes Sucker Punch’s open-world title the fastest-selling, first-party, original IP on PS4. Originally released on July 17,Ghost of Tsushimatells an evocative and violent tale of Jin Sakai, one of the last surviving members of his samurai clan, who faces down the Mongol army and its General, Khotun Khan, who have laid waste to the Japanese island of Tsushima....

Where the Water Tastes like Wine Johnnemann Nordhagenbroke off from Fullbrighta few months afterGone Home‘s launch. About a year ago, we got ateaser image for his new project of a wolf playing cards, but there has been radio silence since then. Tonight at The Game Awards, Nordhagen showed offWhere the Water Tastes Like Winein motion. With art by Kellan Jett, it’s reminiscent of Van Gogh with its deep colors and flowy lines....

That’s some mega pre-order deal Price mistake? Aggressive robot? Maybe it’s just Walmart outright getting in Amazon and Best Buy’s face? Whatever it is, we’re spotting more and more aggressive Walmart deals for pre-orders on video game titles. Some are tied to a store pick-up discount, but in the case of August’sMega Man Legacy Collection 2, the PS4 and Xbox One copy is now at a ridiculously high 28% off for only $14 and change....

Helldivers 2is a treasure trove of live-service goodness, ranging from aplayer-friendly “battle pass”to anever-evolving storylinethat continues from the original game, albeit 100 years in the future. Hotfixes come part and parcel here, and the latest one may be a huge boon for mech users. Notably, even thoughHelldivers 2‘s exosuit mechs were a hotly anticipated addition ahead of their bombastic release, they proved to be fairly fragile in the grand scheme of things....

Ghosting WhenHitman 2launches next month, it will include a first for the series: competitive multiplayer. While not a massive scale deathmatch, the aptly titled “Ghost” mode will see two players face off in an assassination contest to kill as many targets as possible in a time limit. There won’t be any interaction between the two players, just two versions of 47 running around to help track progress. The official description reads: Ghost Mode inHITMAN 2, gives players the chance to simultaneously hunt targets while in the same location and can see a “ghost” version of their rival gamer to track progress against their own, but they exist in separate realities unaffected by the actions of their adversary....

Oh, the holidays are good, if only because we get to see a gun-wielding Vin Diesel in a Santa Claus outfit. This is, of course,a promotionfor Midway’s upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 shooter/driver,The Wheelman. The tag line? “The snow is his battleground, his sleigh is his weapon.” This is Midway’s way of saying “happy holidays,” and who are we to argue? We haven’t played the gamesince Midway’s Gamers’ Day event in Vegas; the build they brought to E3 was apparently mostly the same....

Who is Princess Zorldo? House Republicans made a blog post today arguing for tax reform. While we’ll stay away from the politics of the situation, we’re here to call out their ability to fact check video game history. According to the post, the House GOP seems to think that Nintendo was founded in 1985. In what I can only assume is an attempt to “reach the hip youngins,” they try and relate tax reform toThe Legend of Zeldaof all things....

One ofBitLife’smost deceptively difficult challenges, Paint it Black, has officially begun. Although it seems simple at first, some of its objectives require some in-depth knowledge of the game’s socialization mechanics and job options. Table of contents BitLife Paint it Black challenge guide You won’t need any special career packs or expansions for this challenge. However, your character will need a father who stays in your life long enough to engage in an argument, and either a younger or older brother who passes before you do....

UFLopen beta is up and running on consoles worldwide, but there have been a few issues related to matchmaking. For two days, Strikerz developers have opened their ongoing project to the general public. According to the same developers, their game is in the final stage of development, and this open beta is a stress test. While things definitely appear positive on certain fronts, matchmaking issues have been plaguing many gamers....