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Microsoft may have lost Halo Infinite as an Xbox Series X launch title, but Sega just offered it the best possible replacement. Out of the blue, the Japanese publisher has announced that Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 will be releasing this holiday season for both current and next-generation platforms. Heading to PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Series X on December 8 (with a PC/Steam release to follow in early 2021), Christmas just got a whole lot brighter....

Since the initial launch of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, players have been finding interesting ways to mod and play the game. This includes speed runs of the game in under 1 hour, beating the game using a set of DK bongos, adding a terrifying Shrek Mod to Sekiro, and more. Now, an attempt at beating the plethora of bosses by only throwing money at them may very well join that list....

Pawel Kowalewski, the lead game designer of upcoming first-person shooter, Shadow Warrior 3, has revealed that developer Flying Wild Hog is specifically dedicating a button to Lo Wang’s samurai sword. The change from prior games is intended to promote more fluidity in combat, allowing players to freely switch between blade work and gunplay. The Shadow Warrior franchise was originally launched by 3D Realms in 1997, powered by the same engine that ran Duke Nukem 3D....

With Shenmue 3 having finally been given what seems to be a solid release date for next year, players unfamiliar with the franchise now have plenty of time to catch up on the story so far thanks to the recent remastered releases of the series’ first and second entries. However, it looks as if history could have been much different for the property as a whole, for it appears as if Sega had been working on a full remake of the original game before cancelling the project in 2017....

The long awaited Nintendo Direct that just passed proved that ports and remasters are extremely popular right now. All kinds of remasters and remakes are on their way to the Switch this year, and other companies are working on big reboots like Fable and Prince of Persia too. However, one remake was notably missing from the latest Nintendo Direct. Last year, Atlus announced that Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne was coming to the Switch....

Jump Force is receiving a second character pass with five new fighters and the first warrior to be added to the game is Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia. Jump Force is a fighting game that crosses over heroes and villains from the series that have appeared in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The franchises that are represented in Jump Force include series like Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Hunter X Hunter, Black Clover, and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure....

Many games releasing at the tail end of the PS4/Xbox One console generation are getting free upgrades to their next-gen counterparts in the near future. While Xbox Series X is implementing Smart Delivery for several Xbox One games, PS5 is implementing a similar system on a case-by-case basis as well. This includes Cyberpunk 2077, which has announced official support of Smart Delivery to Xbox Series X, as well as a free next-gen upgrade from PS4 to PS5....

For years now, fans have been asking EA for another entry in the Skate franchise. After Neversoft and the Tony Hawk’s series basically held a monopoly over skating games for almost a decade, Skate held the spotlight for a comparatively short but very sweet period of time. EA Black Box took a different approach to the skateboarding game compared to Neversoft, which had an emphasized an arcade approach to gameplay, whereas Skate did things slightly different....

Platformers are one of the oldest genres in gaming, with Nintendo revolutionizing the industry through 1985’s Super Mario Bros. on the NES. As the years have gone by, modern titles like Super Mario Odyssey carry on that tradition while focusing on new ways to create fluid movement in 3D space. Most 3D platformer mascots are bipedal, from duos like Ratchet and Clank to standalone heroes like Crash Bandicoot, but Finish Line Games hoped to create a new kind of character with Skully, its upcoming physics-based game starring a skull reanimated with magical clay....

Skyrim is a massive game, featuring a massive nation bustling with many peoples. And fortunately for players, there’s quite a selection of possible companions among its many characters. Indeed, from mages to warriors to archers, from mercenaries to soldiers to assassins, there are quite a few followers scattered throughout the frozen landscape. Those of the mercenary lifestyle have become rather popular among many a Dragonborn. So for those seeking help for hire, these are all of Skyrim’s mercenary followers and where to find them....

Bethesda Game Studios reveals that the console mod space for its forthcoming release of Skyrim Special Edition is bigger on Xbox One than PlayStation 4. Thanks to a recent gameplay focused video for Skyrim Special Edition, all of the fantasy-RPG’s fans can take comfort in knowing that the forthcoming title’s graphics have been drastically improved as Bethesda has promised. That said, though, when it comes to enhancing the game on consoles by way of mods, it seems as if Skyrim Special Edition may offer Xbox One fans more benefits than those planning to pick up the title on PlayStation 4....

The boss of the Earth Temple, Scaldera is the second boss fight in Skyward Sword and the first major encounter to feel like a puzzle battle in the game. Where Ghirahim introduced you to the intricacies of swordplay in Skyview Temple, Scaldera forces you to fight for your life in an arena that is stacked against you on every meaningful level. One of Skyward Sword’s greatest strengths is the fact that it’s the rare 3D Zelda to actually challenge players, something Scaldera runs wild with....

Slay The Spire’s Ascension 20 is one of the most challenging forms of roguelike deckbuilding you can come across. Even the very best players average somewhere close to a 50 percent win rate, which gives you an idea of how difficult it is to beat. The odds are, to put it simply, stacked against you. Slay The Spire scales in difficulty with each new Ascension run, changing factors like how much damage Elites do, how much items cost in the shop, and how many bosses you need to fight....

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s net code is still really bad, and it’s likely going to prevent it from being in any of 2020’s online tournaments. EVO 2020 was canceled, but in its place the organization announced an online tournament. Instead of everyone piling into a stadium to watch people duke it out with virtual avatars, EVO would host a series of tournaments online that mostly do the same thing. EVO Online will take place every weekend of July, hosting tournaments for games like Tekken 7, Soul Calibur VI, Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, and Dragon Ball FighterZ....

Today marks the one year anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie’s debut. Following a limited pre-release via Paramount, the Blue Blur raced into theaters on February 14, 2020. Sonic the Hedgehog, which experienced surprising popularity as the hit “date movie” of Valentine’s 2020, was one of the last feature films to make it to theaters before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down cinema locations around the world. Despite the difficulties posed by the novel coronavirus, the film was a success, becoming the highest-grossing superhero movie of 2020 and ending Marvel Studios’ ten-year domination of the title....

Earlier, rumors circulated alleging that long-time Sony developer, Japan Studio, was downsizing, following sources claiming that many of its staff were laid off. Ahead of the beginning of the fiscal year in Japan, it was reported that the majority of Japan Studio’s staff were let go after their annual contracts weren’t renewed for the new year. Due to the sudden news, many were unsure of the aftermath involving Japan Studio including the circumstances of the downscaling....

After the PlayStation 4 had a disappointing holiday 2015 lineup of games, one Sony executive says that the console’s 2016 first party lineup will be “incredible”. One of the biggest talking points surrounding the Sony PlayStation 4 recently has been the console’s lack of holiday exclusives. While it’s true that the console’s sales haven’t suffered too much because of it (the PS4 beat the Xbox One’s sales in November), the fact that the Xbox One has gotten Halo 5: Guardians and Rise of the Tomb Raider hasn’t exactly helped either....

Sony and Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) - the studio behind games like PlanetSide 2, DC Universe Online and H1Z1 - are parting ways, with Sony selling off the latter to investment firm Columbus Nova. Of course, since SOE will no longer be tied to Sony, a name change is now required, and SOE will now be known as Daybreak Game Company, in addition to operating as an indie studio....

Facebook is a massive company that has arguably dominated social media and more than dabbled in gaming, creating several VR headsets over the years. According to a new report, Facebook wants to take its gaming side of the business to a new level, and has accordingly penned deals to bring Assasssin’s Creed and Splinter Cell to VR for the first time. Facebook has been putting more money and time into expanding into gaming, and allegedly, it now appears that the company is taking one more leap....

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is coming in July, according to Square Enix’s recently delisted video that may or may not return at a later date. Announced at Square’s E3 presentation a few weeks ago, Pixel Remaster brings back the first six Final Fantasy games with new sprite art, standardized menus, and more. Pixel Remaster is not the first time Square Enix has decided to remaster some old Final Fantasy games, but it does mark the first time Square Enix has attempted to standardize their previous suite of remasters....