The first DLC level pack is out Unsurprisingly,Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despairis getting extra missions post-release. The first DLC pack,Time of the Mutants,released this weekon PlayStation Network. It’s $9.99 for 26 levels. A second pack, Extreme Battle, is forthcoming. “Some of these missions come fromEarth Defense Force 2025, some are brand-new, but they all have one thing in common: They’re really, really, REALLY hard,” reads the store description....

Elden Ring Shadow of the ErdtreePatch 1.13 has arrived with some pretty lengthy notes, detailing an embarrassment of buffs. Skills, summons, spells, and more are getting a boost of power. But most importantly, the prompt for re-summoning Torrent after he dies has been fixed. I can’t undersell how happy a small UI tweak has made me. For those who have watched their valiant spectral steed fall to the swipe of an enemy, bringing him back can be frustrating....

The ESRB, as Atlusonce pointed out, has pretty much eliminated the need for a press release, since it reveals games long before a publisher can. Naturally, it is a good source of information and we have mined it for all it’s worth. Thus it is that we bring you news ofSuper Punch Out!!heading to the Virtual Console. Super Punch Out!!is the fourth game in thePunch Out!!series, developed by Nintendo Integrated Research & Development....

Available on PC right now Devolver Digital rounded off its wild Devolver Direct presentation with a goofy new game, satirising the marketing migraine that is the E3 experience.DevolverLand Expois available to play, free of charge, right now on PC via Steam. Seemingly a psychedelic-nightmare-come-first-person-shooter, DevolverLand Expolets you experience the perils and pitfalls of the E3 experience without the massive crowds, empty cans of energy drinks, and plethora of Drake’s Cakes. So if you fancy Checking Another Look at some of the titles that appeared in this afternoon’s presentation, head over to Steam and downloadDevolverLand Exponow....

Game development ‘90% complete’ The latest issue of Japanese publication Famitsu features a wealth of art, screenshots and info on upcoming strategy sequelValkyria Chronicles 4, which surprised fans with its sudden announcementearlier this week. Very minor spoilers ahead, of course… Claude, the game’s hero, will lead his comrades into battle via his mid-sized tank, The Hafen, which is named after his hometown. Backing him up is his estranged childhood friend Riley and an emotionally curt sniper (aren’t they always?...

Four more heroes gear up for battle It’s been a couple of weeks since the last drop, but Nintendo is prepping another quartet of brave characters for the roster of mobile battlerFire Emblem Heroes. For inspiration, this latest content drop turns to 1994 Super Famicom titleMystery of the Emblemand its 2017 Nintendo DS remake,New Mystery of the Emblem. The four new characters heading toFeH’smammoth roster are the “Roving Dancer” Phina, the “Mysterious Knight” Sirius, “Dragon Avatar” Nagi, and finally Norne, who is blessed with the almighty title of “The Volunteer”, so… I guess she’s really good at archery, and taking care of incongruous tasks that you don’t have time to get around to....

Round and round they go The third week of Season 5 RLCS play had some very big matchups in North America, and then it also had this series between Cloud9 and Out of Style. Cloud9 is the defending regional champion and it’s sitting undefeated in league play thus far. Out of Style is at the bottom of the standings, and hasn’t looked like much of a threat to top teams since it was promoted from the RLRS after last season....

One part of a matchmaking overhaul ForFortniteplayers who find kills tough to come by, there’s an easier opponent on the horizon. Epic Games finally plans to introduce a proper MMR system intoFortnite, and, in the case of less-skilled players, that means adding some non-human opponents into the mix. As part of the upcoming V10.40 update,Fortnite‘s Battle Royale mode will start filtering players into lobbies where everyone is similarly skilled. It’s a change that Epic has been flirting with for more than a year....

My favorite thing about digital distribution is that publishers will use any event or holiday as an excuse to have a game sale. Sega is having a 50 percent off sale on both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, running from now through November 29. For this I am thankful. PSN is up first, with sale prices good from now through Nov 29: •Comix Zone: $2.99 (was $4.99)•Streets of Rage 2: $2....

Give Me Liberty Rockstar’s game-changing crime simGrand Theft Auto IVis coming back to Steam, following its suddendisappearance from the platform back in January. Both the original title and Episodes From Liberty City will return as a single release,Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition, on March 19. It does seem that the new release will feature several changes, however. Due to the removal of Games for Windows Live,GTA IVwill be sans its online functionality, including its multiplayer mode and leaderboards....

Gotta win ’em all! If it’s near the end of August it can only mean one thing: it’s time for thePokémonWorld Championship. Taking place in Washington D.C., this year’s tournament brought the bestPokémonvideo game players,Pokémon Trading Card Gameplayers, andPokkénplayers from around the world in a weekend of friendly competition. Also, for the first time this year, special guests were invited to take part in thePokémon GoInvitational. Below I’ve listed the names of all the winners this year and linked to their moments of victory on YouTube....

There are several Mandalorians wandering around the island inFortnite’s Star Warsseason. All of them have a series of story quests for you to complete to earn their trust and plenty of XP along the way. Like all story quests featured in this season, unlocking and working through these ones can be a bit tricky. Here’show to complete the Mandalorian’s story quests inFortnite. Table of contents All Mandalorian story quests in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle There arethree main tasksyou need to complete throughout the Mandalorian story quests inFortnite:...

I love all the fashion from Final Fantasy games So I really like fashion. It’s not to the extent that I can tell what label you’re wearing. In fact I don’t care about that aspect of fashion. I just care about what looks good. And Lightning looks so good in all of her outfits inLightning Returns. I’ve always loved the fashion fromFinal Fantasygames, which is funny since I’ve never really beaten a single one of them....