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The prologue offers a glimpse of what it’s like to play the powerhouse that is Yasuke, and then the early game revolves around Naoe. It’s a taste, a teaser of what’s to come, what with his ability to smash through doors and gates, lift enemies off the ground, and slam opponents like paper dolls. But once you unlock…
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Studio Ghibli films are know for their crisp, naturalistic, and meticulously crafted animation. The Lord of the Rings is a story about evil tools so powerful they must be destroyed at all costs. How on the nose, then, that someone should decide to use generative AI to try to remake Peter Jackson’s movie adaptations of…
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One of the more surprising announcements from yesterday’s Nintendo Direct was that not one but two more PlayStation series are coming to Switch. No, it was nothing quite as colossal as God of War or The Last of Us coming to the handheld console, but a remaster of the first two Patapons and the next game in the Everybod…
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In the market for over 100 hours of great RPG action? The latest Humble Bundle includes the perfect mix of games, and you can grab five of them for just $10.
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Part of the fun of role-playing games is changing things up and experimenting with unique builds, weapons, and spells. If you’re hoping to try a new build in AI Limit, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that you absolutely can respec in the game. The bad news, though, is that you don’t unlock this…
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The First Berserker: Khazan is in some ways a Soulslike crafted for hardcore Soulslike fans. There are few ways to too cheese boss fights with broken builds and the skill-checks come early and often (Chapter 3 boss Viper is already infamous as “newbie crusher). But it also has the DNA of an old-school action game that…
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Daredevil: Born Again is really quite something. It feels like the first genuinely adult-focused project within the MCU, and its shocking brutality is all the more surprising for being created by Disney. (While Deadpool & Wolverine had gore and naughty words, it’s hard to really credit the silly movie with being…
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Sure, you could hack-and-slash your way through every enemy encounter in the game, but where’s the fun or style in rapidly tapping light attack and heavy attack hundreds of times? You can mix up the combat in Assassin’s Creed Shadows by implementing powerful skills, many of which you’ll unlock early, upon leveling up.
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Nintendo’s live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda now has a release date, but you’d only know that if you had downloaded the company’s recently announced news app. The Zelda movie isn’t due out until 2027 and in the meantime it seems like Nintendo is training fans to stay glued to its new app to discover…
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If you’ve tried to buy a pack of Pokémon TCG cards in recent times, you’ll already know what a shitshow it’s all become. As we’ve been reporting, the last six months has seen the trading card game’s explosion in popularity lead to an epidemic of scalping, leaving new cards all but unavailable to the regular players…
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A new story expansion for Hogwarts Legacy was supposed to arrive later this year, but the content has been canceled according to a new report by Bloomberg. The change in plans comes amidst continued fallout at Warner Bros. Games after recent sales flops and studio closures.
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A surprise Nintendo Direct to cap off eight years of the original Switch just before next week’s Switch 2 showcase closed out with a shockingly lowkey banger: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. The Tomodachi Life series is like Animal Crossing but stars unnerving Miis instead of cute animals, and the trailer for the…
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Free-to-play juggernaut Marvel Rivals is getting a twerking Venom emote just in time for April Fool’s Day. And yes, this is real.
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I’m just gonna level with ya’ll, I didn’t think much of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in 2004. But a new look at an improved gameplay feature in the upcoming remake, Metal Gear Solid Delta, might just be enough to convert this jaded fan who’s convinced the series peaked at Sons of Liberty. In a 12-second clip, Naked…
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Ubsioft will spin off its most successful game franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six Siege, into a separate subsidiary thanks to a $1.25 billion investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent. The massive deal allows the founding Guillemot family to remain in control of the publisher despite…
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Today’s Nintendo Direct didn’t officially include any news about the Switch 2. However, the company’s new Virtual Game Card feature has revealed that some old Switch games might get enhanced or improved ports that will only be playable on Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 console.
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got its second trailer today with a deeper dive into the game’s new world and some of the mysteries within it, including a new race of ancient aliens, new psychic powers, and a red suit. The latest footage from today’s Nintendo Direct comes almost a year after our previous glimpse, yet we still…
KotakuThe whole damn civilized world as we know it is in a bit of a rough place right now. Name a country and there’s likely turmoil or some sense of impending doom on the horizon. Turkey in particular is facing some of the largest protests the country has seen in years following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem…
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There is an abundance of soulslike titles these days, giving fans of the brutal genre plenty of options for where to spend their time exploring, making builds, and taking down extremely challenging bosses. If you’re an anime enthusiast as well, you may have had your eye on AI Limit, which costs only $35. This may…
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Soccer’s most expensive legend is set to appear in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves when it launches in April. Developer SNK revealed the bizarre fighting game cameo in a new gameplay trailer in which the former Real Madrid star turned Al Nassr FC captain can be seen kicking a glowing blue ball to annoy his opponents.
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Marvel and Dotemu just announced Marvel Cosmic Invasion, a co-op, ‘90s-inspired beat ‘em up starring famous comic book characters and set to launch later this year. The cool-looking brawler is from the same studio that brought us 2022's very, very good TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge.
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AI Limit is a challenging new soulslike title from SenseGames that I’d argue punches well above its asking price of only $35. But there’s a lot to take in during its opening hours, from fairly in-depth gameplay mechanics and button combinations to exploring locations densely packed with secrets to uncover. I don’t…
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With the era of the original Switch just about to set below gaming’s horizon, Nintendo has hit the internet with a curtain call of a Direct for the portable console.
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During today’s Nintendo Direct, the last one before the big Switch 2 Direct next month, the company shared a big change it’s making to digital games next month. While it will allow you to share digital titles with friends and family members, this is still Nintendo we are talking about, so the whole system is a bit…
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No Metroid game is complete without new abilities and a cool altered space suit. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has both, with the Switch game’s latest trailer showing off psychic powers and red and black space armor that almost makes Samus Aran look like a Geth trooper from Mass Effect (complimentary).
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New sets are coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket at a frantic pace—Shining Revelry is the fifth collection added since the game’s launch at the end of October last year. It also marks the first time the gacha mobile game has locked a card inside one of its extremely expensive bundles: if you want the inevitably sought-after…
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When I first discovered the ornament vendor in Assassin’s Creed Shadows—the kindly woman selling decorations and customization options for the hideout—I had a feeling I’d end up spending tons of Mon decking out my dojo. Well, that assumption was correct. Many thousands of Mon later, I was rolling in rocks, trees, and…
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In case you missed it, Marvel just wrapped up an hours-long stream announcing the cast for Avengers: Doomsday. The movie is the first of two big crossover movies bringing together heroes from across the MCU, including the Fantastic Four and, surprisingly, a ton of the X-Men. However, there are also some surprising…
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For many fans, the PlayStation 4 years were defined by blockbuster single-player GOTY contenders like God of War and Spider-Man. Then the PS5 arrived in 2020 and Sony turned its attention to live-service gaming with the hopes of capturing a piece of the growing multiplayer market. Former executive Shawn Layden, who…
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If you haven’t tuned into Marvel’s painstakingly long live stream revealing the cast of Avengers: Doomsday, you might not realize that some heavy hitters of Marvel movies past are returning to the big screen. Yeah, there are a handful of predictable MCU staples showing up, like Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Anthony…