Ryan Payton’s iOS (and PC/Mac!) stealth-survival gameRepubliqueis due to get some big-name vocal talent with the beloved mouths of actors Jennifer Hale and David Hayter. Hale has acted in ten billion games, but is best known for playing “Female Shepard” inMass Effect. As for Hayter, the famous gravelly tones behind Solid Snake likely needs no introduction. Hale will play The Mentor, a mysterious figure with an intimate knowledge of protagonist Hope, while Hayter portrays the head revolutionary of … the revolution....

I’m actually excited for a Killzone game for once Killzone 4is the flagship first-person shooter for the PlayStation 4, and this latest promotional trailer features some of the developers behind the game talking up the power of Sony’s new console. The team talks about how they can do more with the visuals, and how the system is the easiest platform they’ve ever developed for. Michiel Leeuw, technical director onShadow Fall, also details how you’ll be able to play the game while it’s downloading at the same time....

Here’s what caught our eyes in the final pre-launch look We havea new trailerforThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the last one we’ll see ahead of the game’s launch next month. While it gave us some answers, we still have a boatload of new and old questions. For a three, almost four-minute video, it’s absolutely stuffed with things to talk about. Ganondorf has officially returned, there may be other forces at play, and theories about what’s to come are being forged as we speak....

Drama recognized for its LGBTQ inclusive storytelling The past weekend saw the GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) organization hold its 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony. Emanating out of the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California, the event recognized positive contributions toward the LGBTQ community via the medium of film, print, music, TV, and other forms of entertainment. Among the 30 categories featured on the big night was the GLAAD award for “Outstanding Video Game,” which was taken home by the Deck Nine-developed, Square Enix-published interactive dramaLife is Strange: True Colors, which launched on PC and console platforms in September 2021....

The original Legacy Collection did The originalMega Man Legacy Collectioncame with cheat sheets (it also had a 3DS version, but that’s neither here nor there), so when people popped openLegacy Collection 2, they were disappointed that Capcom didn’t do the same with the sequel. Fret not though, as the officialMega ManTwitter account has them, which run down the “correct” order forMega Man 7-10. Personally, I always started with Burst Man in7, Clown Man in8, Concrete Man in9, and Sheep Man in10....

Feast on this, Motherfucker [Update:Literal minutes after this story went live, Saber Interactiveofficially revealedthat Mia Allen will arrive inEvil Dead: The Gamenext month as part of the season one DLC pass.] Very exciting news for fans ofEvil Dead: The Game,as developer Saber Interactiveappears to be teasingthe arrival of a brand new DLC character. And it appears to be none of than Mia Allen, the gore-covered, deadite-smashing, skin-peeling star of the stellar 2013 reboot of Sam Raimi’s 1981 horror classic....

Now releasing June 7 Say it with me — release dates are subject to change. EA has just announced thatMirror’s Edge Catalystwill miss its originally intended date of May 24. Instead, it’s being pushed back by two weeks and will hit on June 7 in the US and June 9 in Europe. The good news? This is based on “player feedback from the beta,” and several aspects of the game will be adjusted....

Netflix’sDevil May Crywas every bit the crass, colorful, demon-blood-coated romp fans of the games were hoping it would be, and the streaming giant has just confirmed it’s coming back for a second season. Jackpot. Netflix has renewed Devil May Cry for a second season News thatDevil May Crywill return for a second season comes just over a week after the first season premiered. The confirmation comes through a post on Netflix’s official X (formerly known as Twitter) page, which included a snazzy new poster for the second season....

Also, ‘no plans’ for Mirror of Fate HD Some time ago, Konami revealed thatCastlevania: Lords of Shadow 2was not coming to the Wii U, much to the ire of fans. But now,we nowwhythat is, and I’m just gladit’s not GamePad related. Take it from Konami’s Dave Cox himself, “The reason that we’re not making a Wii U-version ofCastlevania: Lords of Shadow 2is because of our resources. We have a limited amount of people working on the title....

‘Times of terror, pain and exclusion’ Developer Juggler Games has announced that their evocative new titleMy Memory of Uswill see the light of day in October, having also successfully secured award-winning actor Patrick Stewart to provide the game’s narration. The sombre-looking puzzle adventure, which was first announced much earlier this year, is the story of two young friends, a boy and girl, who struggle to find the small joys in life under the oppression of a terrifying robotic dictatorship....

More support for your cinema jaunt We begin a fresh week with another poppin’ character trailer for Atlus’ 3DS sequelPersona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. Looking to the expanding support team, the new video spotlightsPersona 4’sHostess with the Mostess; Rise Kujikawa. Rise appears in both Persona 4as a main character and inPersona 4 Arenaas the on-screen tournament host. A former idol, Rise is comfortable in front of the camera, in the spotlight and as the center of attention, though she fears that her celebrity “face” and fan following has completely eclipsed her true personality....

A UK court rules that Nintendo did indeed infringe on Philips’ patent For some time now, Nintendo has beenlocked in a legal battlewith Philips over patents registered back in 2011 regarding gesture recognition and motion control. Philips claimed to have patented these ideas long before Nintendo, which resulted in a bitter conflict between the two companies, and now a UK court has ruled in favor of Philips. Nintendo plans to appeal the legal decision against the first two patents, and damages will be announced during a hearing we can expect to glean more information from next month....

Wii U’s first exclusive Pokemon game Prior conversations aboutPokemon Rumble Uhave come with the caveat that the Wii U title had, at that point, only been confirmed for release in Japan. Nintendo has since announced that it’s coming to the eShop on August 15 in Europe and August 29 in North America. Near-field-communication toys for everyone! Speaking of which, there will be 18 figures at launch, sold exclusively by GameStop in North America and priced at $3....