I’m not super-confident that Ubisoft’s upcoming real-time strategy titleR.U.S.E.is going to be as different or revolutionary as they say it is. Yes, the idea of creating fake information and incorporating spying into an RTS sounds very cool, but from what I’ve seen, I’m still not sold on it being that game-changing, even withtouch screen support. The above video, which is more flash than substance, does nothing to lessen my concerns....

By patch 4.2 The new unveiling of the Japan-themed Shirogane housing district inFinal Fantasy XIVdidn’t go so swimmingly — I should know, I was there! Right at reset at the wee hours of the morning (US), folks were waiting in the queue to jump into the game and grab their new house. Except…most of them were foiled, as all of the wards sold out in minutes. Even with the relocation program in place (where people could easily move from their existing plots in the other three areas to Shirogane), the plots were simply taken instantaneously in some cases, and God forbid you had work that day....

Gran Turismo 5 Prologuefor the PS3 will finally be dropping here in the States on April 17th. The game will go for $39.99 and you will have the choice of downloading the game from the PlayStation Store or buying the disc copy. The hard copy will come with a bonus behind-the-scenes video called “Beyond the Apex”. There will be over 60 cars to choose from and will support up to 16 players online all at a beautiful 60 frames per second and 1080p....

Live at 10AM PT today I fell in love withInversuslast year, and now more people are about to play it on the PC and Switch platforms in the form ofInversus Deluxe. If you haven’t tried out this Othello-ass competitive shooter yet, give it a shot this weekend on Steam, as it’s having a free weekend. Starting today at 10AM PT until Sunday at the same time, the game will be free to play on Steam, which will include theDeluxeedition bonuses of a progression system, AI bots, better online lobbies with demo play, and new maps....

Last week, I got to do one of those things that makes me remember how cool my job is: I playedThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The fifth installment in the hugely successfulElder Scrollsseries and one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the year. Before I begin regaling you with tales fromSkyrimof fair bar-maidens and fire-breathing dragons, I should clarify something: I’m not anElder Scrollsfan. It’s not that I dislike the series, I just haven’t spent that much time with it....

Video games’ first lady is 40 years old Just like her husbandPac-Man, born just two years earlier (young couple!), Ms. Pac-Man is a round yellow circle, kind of like a jawbreaker or the Sun. She debuted in arcades across America and raked in $1.2 billion quartersby 1987, all the while managing her marriage with Pac-Man and their baby Junior, who was unceremoniouslyunleashedfrom his blue blanket duringMs. Pac-Mangameplay. Today, she celebrates her 40th anniversary....

Nintendo condensed their Pokemon Presents stream Just the other day we gota lengthy Pokemon Presents videothat dug deep intoPokemon ScarletandVioletnews: now we have a distillation of that mainline focus while cutting out all the other stuff. Titled “world overview,”the video was put up separately the day after the presentation, and serves as a six-minute rundown of theScarletandVioletbits. As a recap, here is what thePokemon ScarletandVioletnews video entails: After this presentation, I’m pretty intoScarletandViolet, mostly due to the promise of the partner exploration system and multiplayer, in tandem....

All the murders conveniently on one disc So many people are gonna die from inexplicable freak accidents. That’s one way of navigating 2016’sHitman— make everything look like an unfortunate act of god. It’s a whole lot less conspicuous than a bullet hole between the eyes. For anyone who missed out onHitmanthe first time ’round (or via the “Complete First Season” re-release), there’s another version of the game that released today. It’sHitman: Definitive Edition, which includes all six episodes from the base game, the bonus missions from the digital Game of the Year edition, some exclusive weapons and outfits, and the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements....

They really hit the nail on the head Team Cherry has been stringing fans along with news of a Switch port for months now, but finally blew their load at this year’s E3with a surprise release. Ever since I readDestructoid’s review of the game, where it was awarded a perfect score, I’ve been practically frothing at the mouth for any info about the console version. Its minimum requirements on PC are just short of my laptop’s capabilities, so this wasn’t even a matter of preferred platform....

Newly releasedREMATCHdoesn’t have very high graphic requirements for a modern game, but you can still encounter occasional stutters and crashes on your PC. It’s largely caused by optimization issues that can be due to problems at your end or the end of your in-game client (or maybe a mix of both). Thankfully, I have tested and tried out different visual combinations to ensure minimal incidents of stutters or low FPS....

Unseen studio wants to ‘transcend into various mediums’ beyond games FormerGhostwire: Tokyocreative director Ikumi Nakamura has revealed her new studio. Nakamura’s new independent game development house is Unseen. After making a big impression during E3 2019, Nakamuraleft Tango Gameworksin 2021. After bouncing around the globe andcontributing to some other games, Nakamura is establishing a new game development house, Unseen. “We want to transcend into various mediums beyond the realm of video games,” Nakamura says in thevideo reveal....

Lisa: The Painful RPG goes classy Remember when people cried “censorship!” when it was revealed that Naughty Dog decided not to makeThe Last of Usabout a post apocalyptic worldwhere all the women are either dead or turned into fungus people? Not long after that, an indie game developer made a game with a very similar premise, minus the fungus people. InLisa: The Painful RPG, all the women appear to be dead, which causes radical changes to how society operates....

Come, come, Mr. Bond you derive as much pleasure from killing as I do Ubisoft has set live its new Arcade Mode playlist inRainbow Six Siege, which will bring fun rotational modes with wild ‘n’ wacky rulesets to the typically straight-laced shooter. The first mode is “Golden Gun,” and runs from March 19 until March 23. For those of you not well-worn in the ways of the first-person-shooter, Golden Gun was a popular multiplayer mode in N64 classicGoldeneye 007....