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A piece of gaming history Americans fondly remember the “box art” version ofMega Manfor the original NES game, but over in Japan, they had a perfectly appropriate commercial that showed in-game footage and a cartoon approximation of the character. Due to the sands of time that commercial only existed in a grainy and partially inaudible form, but YouTube user Giraux has uploaded the clip in all of its original glory, compliments of a Japanese DVD set titled “Capcom Consumer Chronicle....

The initial top 10 is set World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth‘s first raid is a good one. Uldir, nestled in the center of the Nazmir zone on the horde-ruled continent of Zandalar, arrived just last week. With a heavy emphasis on blood magic and the occult Uldir nails it aesthetically: and it helps that what I’ve experienced of the raid so far (roughly half) is fantastically mechanically. It’s a great first showing forBattle for Azerothamid some lacking content like Warfronts and Island Expeditions....

Hahahaha As of the time of this writing, there are 90 “positive” reviews forUncharted 4on Metacritic, zero “mixed,” and one “negative.” That negative review is from the Washington Post, and people aren’t happy. Going so far as to target the reviewer directly, fans have alsoproduced a petition(that’s nearly at its 5,000 signature mark) to remove the entry from Metacritic. Note: this is one guy’s opinion on a video game. What started off as a few hundred signatures has rocketed into near completion partially due to Troy Baker’s efforts, who tweeted out a link to the Change....

Warriors Orochi 3mashes upDynasty WarriorsandSamurai Warriorsas it has done for the past two titles. However, this time it’s tossing a few more games into the bargain, featuring characters fromNinja Gaiden,Warriors: Legends of Troyand evenBladestorm. Ryu Hayabusa, Achilles and Jeanne d’Arc are all going to be making appearances, which makes this game more like Tecmo Koei’s equivalent of Super Smash Brothers, a point I make only because the idea of comparing the two is hilarious....

Minecraft’sMCC Party challenges are the ultimate tests for crafters, featuring time-limited and object-finding quests. The Aqua Axolotls Challenge is among the most complicated objectives, requiring you to locate a hidden Lost Pearl. Here’s where to find the Lost Pearl in theMCC xMinecraft15th Anniversary Partyserver. Minecraft MCC Party 2024 Lost Pearl location Players can findMinecraft’sLost Pearl toward the end of theGrid Runners mini-game. It will be accessible after the third stage, where you should see a few pools of water....

Persona 3 Reloadis right around the corner and music lovers are in for a treat. But who’s the new singer doing the vocals forPersona 3‘s old and new songs? Remaking a classic such asPersona 3is a hard task to tackle. Though, as Metacritic shows, the reception forPersona 3 Reloadis amazing,coming in at 89. One thing that many returning players will notice is that the singer, Azumi Takahashi, isn’t the one from the original....

Smartphones integral to growth Projected game sales for 2014 are expected to total $64 billion dollars globally. By 2018, the global sales have been projected to reach $100 billion, mostly due to the giant leap in mobile gaming. Burgeoning economies in countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China have enabled their citizenry both more free time and more purchasing power. Smartphones becoming prevalent in those countries have led to an exploding mobile gaming market in those territories....

Will support cloud saves and two players locally/online In case you haven’t heard, Level-5 isn’t giving up onYo-Kai Watch. The fourth game arrived on Switch in Japan earlier this year, and the publisher is re-releasing the original on the same platform very soon. A new Switch landing pagefor the game gives us the rundown on what to expect, with the file size clocking in at 4.1GB, with support for both online and local play....

Trial coming for Gold subscribers Microsoft have announced that, as part of next week’s Xbox Live Gold Free Play Days promotion, Xbox One owners will be able to run around in battle royale titlePlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundswithout dropping a dime. In related news,PUBGreceived its twelfth update yesterday. The new patch continues to work on general stability and connectivity issues with the game, while also taking out a few bugs. Update 12 also added the new Western Military Crate to the game, providing you and your personal posse with new ways to become the last man/woman standing....

YS! While the PC port ofYs VIIImight still be in shambles, at least we’ll be getting a quality PC release for theYsseries soon. XSEED Games has announced that the port ofYs: Memories of Celceta(akaYs IV) will be launching on Steam, GOG and Humble Bundle on July 25 for $24.99/€24.99/£19.99. To make up for the lack of a physical edition, the PC version will come with a PDF of “Adol’s Travel Journal....

Orcs and Humans [Update:Blizzard shared during the opening ceremony at BlizzCon today that all BlizzCon pass holders will get beta access “by Tuesday.”] At last: Blizzard is starting theWarcraft III: Reforgedbeta. This remake is such a long time coming. Invites for theReforgedbeta will pop up “over the coming weeks,” with priority going to folks who ponied up for theSpoils of War Edition. The initial beta test only includes orcs and humans with 1v1 and 2v2 matchmaking, but further in, Blizzard will add the undead, night elves, and “more game modes....

TheHaloseries is as well known for its epic campaign missions as it is for itsawesome selection of multiplayer maps. For well over two decades, both Bungie and 343 Industries have crafted unforgettable campaign experiences, which are (mostly) centered around the story of the Master Chief. We knowHalolevels are great, but which ones are the cream of the crop? I’ve whittled them down to the 10 bestHalocampaign missions of all time – I reckon there are some surprising choices you won’t expect here....

A look at the first act of the game The Evil Withinis going to be hopefully a return to the classic survival horror games we grew up with. That was my thoughts when I first saw the opening act to the game prior to E3 this year. Now you can see what Isaw as Bethesda has released the prologue in video form. It’s a quick version of what I saw, as this is trying to capture all the high points....