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Some new concept art teases more ofTheLast of Us Naughty Dog is celebrating the 10th anniversary ofThe Last of Usthis year, and it’s planning to share some news as part of it. The studio shared a new piece of concept art for itsThe Last of Usmultiplayer game that’s in the works, and says more news is on the way for 2023. The Last of Usdirector Neil Druckmann announced thisin a blog, detailing the franchise’s history up to now and its future potential....

That’s a lot of Camilla and Tharja downloads According to thenumber-crunching data analystsover at Sensor Tower, mobile-battlerFire Emblem Heroeshas been an real success for Nintendo, pulling in some $400 million since release. The Free-to-Play adventure game, available one iOS and Android devices, has made this fortune through the proliferation of characters, gear and special limited-time events. A lot of characters have seen multiple variants – with story paralogue chapters and new quests frequently added as updates – as players take their favourite guys and gals into endless war....

She has two ultimates and completely redesigned shielding As someone who had a lot of early success with Symmetra inOverwatchbut eventually felt forced into taking more generally valued roles like Mercy or Lúcio, I have been eager to hear specifics about Blizzard’spromised reworkof the shield-granting, teleporter-laying support character. And here they are, as detailed by game director Jeff Kaplan in this 12-minute developer update. A patch is available now for testing on the PC version’s PTR ahead of a wider release, and with it, Symmetra has become less of a “situational” pick....

As Activision’s indie label Well look at that. Sierra is back from the dead. Activision is reviving the label, with a focus on indie development. It’ll host new IPs and re-imaginings of beloved classics. In this case there’s a newKing’s Questcoming in 2015, and a newGeometry Warsplanned for this holiday season. King’s Questis a new entry by the studio that madeThe Misadventures of PB Winterbottom. The story focuses on King Graham sharing his life adventures with his granddaughter, Gwendolyn....

Followed by Brut@l and Bound This year’sPlayStation Store PLAY promotionbegins July 26 with Double Fine’s ’70s-tastic side-scrolling adventure gameHeadlander. Each week during the block, a new game will appear on PlayStation 4 (Abzuon August 2,Brut@lon August 9, and lastlyBoundon August 16). Bound Funny guy Steven Hansen tells meHeadlanderis very funny, so that’s a distinct possibility, but otherwise I’ll stick withAbzuas my “for sure, gotta have it” purchase and wait on reviews for the other games....

These are pretty much the best When Falco is bringing back frightening memories ofSkeksis chowing down at dinnerorsucking the life out of little cabbage patch kids, you know it’s legit. TheseStar Foxpuppets man, they’re so good! And Nintendo is getting as much mileage as it can out of them despite laggingStar Fox Zerosalesnumbers, withmultiple commercials, including a pair of new ones that just dropped last night. I wish these things had their own show — maybe they can bringEureeka’s Castleback on Netflix and just have them fly in to teach kids things every so often....

Also, the Stratus XL SteelSeries is kicking off E3 with a few new announcements. First, the Sentry Eye-Tracker, which they say is the first product of its kind built for gaming. The Sentry is a “unique piece of future-tech that will change the way gamers learn and improve their skill.” It’s supposed to unlock graphs, heat-maps, and statistics that will track their statistics and compare them to others. The Stratus XL is a full-sized console controller for iOS devices....

It was originally supposed to launch in February Sony Interactive Entertainment and Camouflaj have struggled to getIron Man VRout the door, but this is it: the final (cross-your-fingers) release date.After multiple delays, the PlayStation VR action game is now scheduled to release for PlayStation 4 on July 14, 2025. It’s going to cost $39.99. “Please look forward to more news in the coming weeks,” PlayStationtweeted. I feel likeIron Man VRwould’ve been more exciting a few years ago, but my interest has waned now that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has cooled off for a bit and the stakes are low again....

Just several weeks before launch, we finally know the basic gist of the plot toSuper Bomberman R, which is hitting the Switch as a launch title. The evil Emperor Bugler has decided to resurrect the Five Dastardly Bombers and rule the universe, so it’s up to the Bomberman Bros. to stop them. The English voice cast reminds me of a really early ’90s anime dubs, but the Japanese version is a little more polished (in terms of audio quality and enthusiasm)....

Oh hey, I have this art ofDead Spacebook! It’s pretty neat. I wonder why I never blogged about it. Oh that’s right, the special 3D effects scared the poop out of me. Microsoft is set to host the keynote at TGS, win a Mushroom Men bass guitar, Jack Thompson knows how to have fun, MS knows they can’t beat Nintendo, and plenty more happened on Friday. Friday Regulars:The Week inRock BandDLC: All That Remains three packRetroforceGO!...

Oops Nintendo Labo is basically a combination of cardboard and software designed to spur the creative spark in all of us. Unless you mistake it as literal cardboard and almost throw it out. This story from the German ratings board (USK) is chuckle-worthy — according to a tweet from the board, their cleaning crew almost threw out the sample Nintendo had sent. Translated, the tweet states, “Finally we can tell the story, when we had the latest Nintendo hardware, it was almost dumped by the cleaning crew as waste paper....

The Silver Lining is that it’s out right before the holidays All theSpider-ManDLC thatwe know ofis set to conclude on December 21, a little over three months since the game launched. The add-ons so far have comprised a trilogy, dealing with Black Cat, Hammerhead and now, Silver Sable. We could only assume the latter would be involved with a DLC titled “Silver Lining,” and with its December 21 launch the entire storyline will be complete....

TOO MUCH DETAIL I’m still reeling from thefirstDetective Pikachutrailer. It has a dark, off-kilter, extreme-close-up vibe I didn’t see coming, and while I haven’t completely reconciled the movie’s tone with the property’s usual squeaky clean image, I’m getting there. By the time the movie is in theaters, I’ll have acclimated. But today is not that day. So when I see thatDetective Pikachuis getting a piece of the Pokémon Trading Card Game pie, I make the same face as when I come across anything related to Garbage Pail Kids....