Disgaea 4 hits US in September, EU in Fall

NIS America has announced that the fourth installment in theDisgaeaseries will be releasing in the US this coming September. Furthermore, they indicated a release window of “Fall 2011” for PAL territories. Make all the necessary arrangements in accordance with the event. Along with this, NIS has begun a contest for fans of the series. The “Come Up with a Dis-Name-a Contest” gives you the opportunity to name weapons, skills or a character with your submissions....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Christopher Thornton

Early Access Review: Fire Pro Wrestling World

Training to become King of the Ring In Steam Workshop there are, as of this writing, 3,538 characters available for Spike Chunsoft’sFire Pro Wrestling World. It has been available on Early Access forfour days. This isn’t surprising. TheFire Procommunity havealwaysbeen a dedicated bunch. You have to be when your favourite games are in Japanese text, and downloading new wrestlers requires tedious use of hacks, USB sticks, FAQs, and Max Drive converters....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 900 words · Donald Jackson

Feel the Hatred: Zant (Twilight Princess)

[Editor’s note: SWE3tMadness kicks offSeptember’s promotionswith her hatred for Zant fromThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Spoiler alert! — CTZ] (MAJOR SPOILERAGE ahead! You’ve been warned!) There are many things in videogames that I despise. Cheap deaths, framerate slowdown, and ridiculously chartedGuitar Herosongs are just a few examples, but while they can elicit frustration and anger, truehatredcan only be brought about by emotional attachment. You have to be able to like something at first, then when a major plot point, or twist, or action involving that character goes awry, it all comes crashing down, Like a jilted lover, my bitterness at this deception has mostly been related to one character, the example I use in this post: Zant, the self-proclaimed King of Twilight....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1116 words · Brett Ewing

Fortnite transforms into the wild west for its first Season X update

Tilted Town ain’t big enough for the both of us Epic Games has released Version 10.0.0 for its globally successful money-maker,Fortnite.The new update, the first since the game began its latest season, sees the battle royale title thrown into the past, letting players battle it out in the old west,which seems to be a go-to when games wanna shake things up a little. Season X is mostly based around the wilds of time and space, y’see?...

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Amanda Marshall

Hades 2 has even got players flocking to the first game—and you should follow suit

It’s no surprise thatHades 2has been popular thanks to its moreish roguelike structure, engaging action gameplay, and diverse cast of likable (and extremely attractive) characters. It seems that success has rubbed on its predecessor too, asthe firstHadesmanaged to break its own concurrent player record on Steam over the weekend. While it’s not managed to come close to its sequel’s record, the firstHadessaw 54,240 concurrent players on Sunday, May 12 (as spotted byVG247), which is the most it’s ever had since its 2020 release....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Kathryn Grant

Hover: Revolt of Gamers is launching on May 31

Get up to Get Down! It has been quite some time sincewe last reportedonHover: Revolt of Gamers.While I somewhat remember the announcement of theJet Set Radioinspired indie game, I didn’t realize it had been available on Early Access for almost two years. It looks like development is wrapping up as developers Midgar Studio and Fusty Game have announced it will be leaving Early Access on Steam May 31. If you know nothing of the game (like me), then let this nice bullet pointed list fill you in on the features:...

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Timothy Mann

How to fix The Finals play button greyed out

The Finalsis a live service game that regularly has maintenance periods, some server hiccups, and other factors that might add some downtime between your play sessions. Players have been experiencing an issue where they can’t start a game due to the Play button not being selectable. Here, we’ll go over methods to fix the greyed-out play button inThe Finals. How to fix the greyed-out play button in THE FINALS This can be caused by a few things that you may not have control of....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Seth Jensen

Humble Bundle: Mark of the Ninja, FTL, and Fez

You know the drill For the next two weeks, you’ll be able to save on some rather excellent Windows, Mac, and Linux games with theHumble Indie Bundle 9. The initial pay-what-you-want offer coversTrine 2: Complete Story,Mark of the Ninja,Eets Munchies, andBrutal Legend. Pay above the average for two more worth-owning titles:FezandFTL: Faster Than Light. I’m curious to see where this bundle goes, since it’s an interesting mix and we know there’s going to be extra games added to the offer down the line....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Charles Phillips

Insurgency out on January 22 via Steam

Leaving Early Access after nine months Look, another first-person shooter! Squad-based shooterInsurgencyhas been available for the last nine months now throughSteam Early Access, but the game is officially out of beta come January 22 for Windows and Mac. The game features over 20 weapons, 12 multiplayer and cooperative maps, five versus modes, and two cooperative modes. Insurgency was built on the Source Engine, and will offer 32-player multiplayer, or six-player cooperative experiences....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Katelyn Morgan

It’s heroes and villains galore in the latest Super Robot Wars X trailer

Playable Nightingale, let’s go! Bandai Namco held a stream this morning to show off the upcomingSuper Robot Wars X, debuting a new trailer and highlighting the cast members and original characters. Firstly: Let’s talk about the original characters and the mech. From early translations, the latter is called Zelguard, and is based around magic. As for the former we have two protagonists, which the player will likely have to pick at the start, but who cares about them because did you see that bird co-pilot?...

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Amber Washington

I’m already down for Black Myth: Wukong, but this Year of the Ox video looks slick all the same

I won’t say no to more footage of this action-RPG Game Science whipped up a video for its attention-grabbing action-RPGBlack Myth: Wukong. It’s intended as a Chinese New Year celebration, not a preview of the “plot,” so it’s more of a visual piece. I continue to like the way combat isshaping up, and it’s easy to imagine what it could be like to play the full version, even as we’re mostly left to piece together mythology-infused snippets and imagine the big picture....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Danielle Mccarthy

Keiji Inafune still loves robots, talks about ReCore

The humans are dead “Robots play a very important role in this adventure, and there will be many more robots that will lead to a rich experience.” Okay, Inafune, we get it. Newly announcedReCoreis your third (3rd!)Not-Mega-Mangame. It’s just that this one takes place at the end of humanity. Creators Keiji Inafune and Mark Pacini had a brief chat over the E3 trailer, revealing nothing that couldn’t otherwise be gleaned (stick the good blue ball in other robots to swap your homies’ body, take bad red balls out of other robots)....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Emily Cole

Ladies: Drop the cloth and pick up a wrench, Pit Crew Panic! coming to WiiWare

Today, Hudson announced the next game in an exciting line-up ofWiiWare titlescalledPit Crew Panic!. The game is being described as a “panic-action” game that will have players manning an all-female pit crew fixing cars as quickly as possible before the game’s clock runs out. Hudson describes the various cars that need to be fixed as “WHATSITS.” WHATSITS are cars with a curious organic twist. The list includes great examples such as a wedding cake, aircraft carrier, a car with a birthday cake engine, and a backhoe....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Susan Norton