Yesterday was a huge day for PS3 owners. We were finally able to get a long,good look atGod of War III, as well as hear all abouthow the game will play. Great news… if you likeGod of War. I, for one, never really cared for the series. They’re well-made games and all, but the amount of racism against skeletons they contain is just too much for my delicate sensibilities.That doesn’t mean that yesterday wasn’t still a huge day for me and my PS3....

The Epic Games Store is also giving out Sheltered I don’t know how else to convince people to giveNioha shot — I feel like I’ve said all that I can about this frantic, fun, and at times frustrating magical ninja action-RPG series— but that’s kind of irrelevant today. “Nioh: The Complete Editionis free to keep on PC” can do the talking here.The dealruns until September 16, andSheltered, a survival sim, is free too....

After 16 years hiding away, it looks like Izuna is back on the scene. Success Corporation announced that it’s currently working on a revival of the Nintendo DS-era RPG seriesIzuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja. The news arrives as part ofTokyo Game Show 2023, though details are a bit scarce. TheIzunatitle is headed to Nintendo Switch and PC, and no window’s been set yet. The trailer description says, perGematsu, that the tentatively titledIzunahas begun development on Switch and PC with “a new look....

Koei has been dipping its toes in the downloadable content waters for a while now, which is unsurprising since the publisher loves to get as much mileage as possible out of every game it releases.Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legendswas the firstWarriorsexpansion to be released on the Xbox 360 as a purely digital download, and it seems that Koei is continuing its commitment to DLC withDynasty Warriors 6: EmpiresandDynasty Warriors: Strikeforce. Koei Warriorshas heard thatDW6: Empireswill be getting DLC in the form of extra costumes and even background music....

iOS 7 is ushering in a new era of gaming for Apple Did you know thatiOS 7comes with native support for gaming controllers? Yep, instead of niche products like the iCade that only support a few games, Apple has opened the floodgates for full-on mass support for controllers on iOS devices. Although a few other third party hardware companies have shown off their projects, Logitech, one of the biggest manufacturers on the planet is teasing their own — providing a sign-up pagefor more info on their Facebook....

“See that mountain?You can walk to it.” The audience, hushed, is stunned. The presentation script writer leans back, whiskey in hand and a hunk draped around her like a fur. The audience, catching up to the transcendent realization from up on high begins to babble.I…can walk…there. Several members in the front tear up. “Killed it,” the writer snarls. It is interesting that in a period where, by various means and disadvantages, individuals lack choice, it has become so fetishized as to be the basis of a couple reworked genres....

Paper Magic will get it on September 25 Despite a few physical product delays this year,Magic: The Gatheringis still trucking along, which meansMagic: The Gathering Arenais trucking along too. Wizards of the Coast hasn’t missed a digital rollout timeline for a major set yet despite the current global situation, as they can just poof the cards into existence onArena: which typically gets them before the paper community. That isn’t changing, as Wizards has announced today during San Diego Comic-Con at Home that Zendikar Rising will arrive on September 17 inArena(September 25 in paper form)....

…Better late than never? In 1982, the town of Marshfield, Massachusetts banned coin operated arcade games in public businesses (wow, more likeHarshfield), fearing they were robbing children of their money and bringing in riff raff. Somehow, that ban lasted untiljust recently, when a 203-175 vote lifted the 32 year ban. Yes, it was only 203-175. We’re kind of in the post coin-op age. Should almost leave and ignore the ban at this point, but I suppose it’s the principle of the thing....

Fight on? Adam Isgreen, Creative Director for Microsoft Studios, put out a pretty random tweet askingKiller Instinctfans which ten characters they’d like to see return if, hypothetically, a newKItitle were to be developed. Although Isgreenvery specificallystates he’s asking “just for fun”, while linking to the game’s official forums. It does come at a time when Iron Galaxy’s fantastic one-on-one fighter is now, generally, played only by its more dedicated fanbase. If therewasa time to start even talking about a sequel, even hypothetically, right now would be pretty snug....

Clear River Games and Bitwave Gameshave announcedthat the sequel to the 1992 NES/Famicom gameGimmick(also known asMr. Gimmick) is releasing soon.Gimmick 2launches August 09, 2025 for Switch and PC. PlayStation and Xbox versions will release later. I’m rather surprised because we just got the first actual gameplaytrailer last month, and the announcement of the game itself was a month before that. Not that I think a 2D revival of an NES game would have the most protracted development cycle, but I would think the PR run-up would be a lot longer....

Mainichi News is reportingthat Nintendo President Satoru Iwata admits that there may be a problem with the Wii strap, as many Wiimotes have flown into television sets all across the world. “We are investigating” is the quote from Iwata. “Some people are getting more excited than we’d expected.” Also, according to the article, Nintendo may be upping its profits forecast. Unfortunately, Nintendo was saying that they have no plans to change the strap as of now....

It’s out July 25 and adds the tonfa I leftDragon of the Northwanting even moreNioh, both because I’m not burned out on the game yet and also because the new story thread feels like it’s only just getting started. The second expansion,Defiant Honor, picks back up on July 25. As before, it’s $10, or included with your season pass. Team Ninja shared a plot summary on the PlayStation Blog. (If you’re one to breeze throughNioh‘s cutscenes and/or you haven’t completedDragon of the North, you’re gonna be lost here....

Have you checked out thePSP PC store? Yeah, I haven’t either. We were excited to hear about it at this year’sTokyo Game Show, but I haven’t had a chance to check out the Web store since itlauncheda couple of weeks ago. To be truthful, I totally forgot about it until I readMTV Multiplayer’s in-depth interviewwith Sony’s Eric Lempel, who is the PlayStation Network director and boss of the PSP store. The interview basically covers everything you’d ever want to know about the PSP PC Store....