Ganondorf’s luscious locks on 3DS! The 3DS re-release of Koei Tecmo’sZeldagame,Hyrule Warriors,has been dated in Japan. We also got a shiny new trailer showing off what’s new in the game. Hyrule Warriors Legends, which introduces a crapton of new stuff to the game including Toon Link fromWind Waker, will be launching in Japan on January 21. First-print editions of the game will come with a free 3DS theme too, which is neat....
Psychological horror from Red G Studios This weekend, Sony released a new trailer forS.O.N, an upcoming survival-horror title from Red G Studios.S.O.Nis set in the forests of Pennsylvania, as a troubled father searches for his missing child, the latest in a long line of disappearances to take place around Clarencaster forest. The new teaser doesn’t really give a whole lot away, consisting entirely of a a lot of forward-striding, first-person footage under a tense, creepy atmosphere....
The OTHER Tomb Raider title Crystal Dynamics hasanotherLara Croft game. Square Enix just announced another:Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, a four-player cooperative follow-up toLara Croft and the Guardian of Light. It is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC. We don’t have a solid release timeframe yet. “After the immensely positive reception we received for our debut co-op adventureLara Croft and the Guardian of Light, we always hoped that we would find the time for Lara to return in another classic AAA digital arcade title,” said Darrell Gallagher, Head of Product Development and Western Studios....
A steal of a price for a forsaken game Some of you may recall my tragic love affair withMajin and the Forsaken Kingdom, a game I found utterly spellbinding but, sadly, failed to resonate with the rest of the world. It shall forever be doomed to obscurity, but it’s not so bad for bargain hunters — the game’s nowfive bucks on Amazon. It’s been on sale for such a pittance before, but it’s the first time I’ve spotted it (thanks toNeoGAF) and, in all honesty, I’m not above playing shill for a game I truly believe in, especially when it really deserves more love than it’s ever gonna get....
Two years later, the dream is dead This one stings a bit, even for people with only a passing interest inMinecraft. Two years after Mojang promised the Super Duper Graphics Pack, the developer has decided to move on, citing feasibility concerns. The eye-catching visual upgrade won’t be coming to Xbox One X–or anywhere else. The original trailer for the graphics pack, which debuted at E3 2017, still impresses me to this day....
An old-school adventure game Juggler Games’My Memory of Uswas demoing at PAX East this past weekend, so I dropped by to take a look at the classic-style adventure game. My Memory of Usis set in a fairy-tale version of Warsaw Poland during World War II. Naturally, it tackles heavy subjects like the invasion of the Nazis but does so through the innocent eyes of two children. The first thing I noticed aboutMy Memory of Uswas its art direction: it looks like a classic black and white cartoon making limited use of color....
US members can exchange their Platinum Points Club Nintendo– at least to those of us who fondly remember Club Nintendo– was one of Nintendo’s finest fan initiatives. If you stuck with the rewards program during its heyday, I’m sure you still have cool physical collectibles propped up on a shelf or tucked away in storage somewhere for a rainy day. Nintendo isn’t revitalizing that plan anytime soon, but the current program, My Nintendo, has gottena trio of physical rewardsforSplatoon 2andXenoblade Chronicles Definitive Editionin the United States....
I’m not sure what it is withDishonoredand masks, but I like the trend and potential for awesome cosplay. These paper masks (viaSuper Punch) for the game are simultaneously funny and downright terrifying. While Bethesda will haveDOOM 3: BFG EditionandDishonoredplayable at PAX, in addition to community events for the latter, all I care about now are these ridiculous things. My goal is to get the one with the lips for Jim to use in future videos....
Also, Picross S5 Happy thanksgiving! It’s time for some games. Or not, maybe you already spent all your cash on the Series X or PS5. Or, maybe you just play on Nintendo Switch. Either way, there’s stuff. There’s always stuff! A surprising amount of stuff out on Thanksgiving weekend. The big release isEmpire of Sinfrom Romero Games, which was announced, of all places, on 2019’s E3 Nintendo Direct. It’s out on December 1, so you have a few days to check out reviews and ensure it’s all up to snuff....
Does Brady make the grade-y? sigh Resident Evil: Revelationshas plenty of callbacks toResident Evil 1andResident Evil 3, games that pre-date the internet as we know it today. Back in those dark and sorrowful days, the only way you could read about a videogame in great detail was through strategy guides.Resident Evil 2and3had particularly fantastic strategy guides from Versus Books. They not only helped you to improve your performance in the games, but they also offered a sometimes hilarious look at the games’ content, and even dug into the games’ code to unlock unused content that would have otherwise remain unseen to most....
I was seven or eight years old when I first booted upThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivionon my dad’s Xbox 360. This was before I knew the term “RPG” or even understood the scope of its sprawling open worlds. Countless playthroughs began and died as I fumbled through Cyrodiil, only to start over again. That was around 2006, and I really began appreciatingOblivionwhen I played the5th Anniversary Editionon PS3 some years after....
He’s fun, but will probably get some tweaks Heroes of the Stormis known for weird characters. It has Abathur, a hero that touts a playstyle not typically found in the MOBA genre, among other oddballs that bend the rules in interesting ways. While the builder concept isn’t really new (turrets have been a thing since DOTA 1.0), Probius takes it and shifts the meta with his unique Protoss conceit. Probius, as you could probably guess based on his gimmick as a Probe from theStarcraftseries, warps in Protoss structures to help him fight....
Free trial sign-ups are still on hold, though It’s been a little over a month sinceEndwalkerlanded forFinal Fantasy XIVplayers. The massive server congestion seems to be easing up, and so as previously announced,Final Fantasy XIVis back on sale again. This means players can either buy in or upgrade their already-existing free trial accounts. And true enough, a quick perusal of theSteam,PlayStation, andSquare Enixstorefronts showEndwalkerand generalFinal Fantasy XIVback on sale. Free trial sign-ups arestill on hold, however....
