Kiryu would be proud For Japanese gamers, Sony loves to brand its little black box with all manner of emblems. The most we get in the US is some lame-ass hard drive cover (though theDestinyconsole was white). I’m still envious of my friend’sPhantom PainPS4, what with the red coloring and emblazoned text. For the upcomingYakuza 6, Sega and Sony have teamed up to create an incredible-looking PS4 Slim. The system is so enticing, I may just end up importing the machine and replacing my current PS4....

More like Lords of the Ballin’! I forgotLords of the Fallenwas a thing atthis recent E3andannounceda month earlier for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Maybe because it didn’t get any sort of snazzy trailer, like this crazy, CG debut trailer. A man with a giant hammer clones himself, uses some sort of magic on a giant monster, and yells at the gods. City Interactive doesn’t have the most stellar track record, but it seems the developer is swinging for the big leagues withLords of the Fallen....

?I know that the world is about to end, but here I am fishing. Awesome!? The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3Disn’t just getting a new coat of paint, it’s also getting some groundbreaking enhancements. You know, like fishing minigames. “We’ve added fishing ponds. Two of them,”Zeldaseries producer Eiji Aonuma toldWeekly Famitsu. “There might be something monstrous you could fish out, so please look forward to it.” Aonuma seems to find this quite amusing....

Marvel Rivalshas been a hit with gamers since it launched in December 2024, with quite a remarkably low amount of controversy or negative player sentiment surrounding it. And maybe that’s why the talk surrounding today’s new costume recolors and Unstable Molecules currency feels heavier than normal, because the game has done a generally good job of being fair with players’ time and money. If you missed it,Marvel Rivalsadded the ability to palette swap select costumes in the game in today’s update....

Fatalities for your pocket If you’re planning on gettingMortal Kombat X, then you should know there is amobile versionof the game that will offer rewards for the main game and it’savailable now on iTunes. If you’re not a fan of tying mobile versions with their main-game counterparts in order to maximize them profits, then buckle up because it seems like this is a trend that is looking to grow andevolve....

Summer 2015 Each new trailer for Bandai Namco’sGodzillaPS3 (and now PS4) game has looked better than the last but I didn’t want to get my hopes up knowing it was only confirmed for release in Japan. I mean, I did anyway, but everything’s going to work out: it’s being localized for the West after all. The announcement happened at the Game Awards which, god, it’s been two hours now and the show isn’t over....

Also…wait, it’s mainlyPokemon So if I told you that developers for upwards of 40+ games decided to compete withPokemonLegendsthis week (or had their publishers set the dates as such), you probably wouldn’t believe me. But I have the proof! In addition toUnforeseen Incidents,Pokemon Legendsis making its grand debut on the Nintendo Switch onFriday, January 28, amid a ton of other games. The next big AAA Nintendo release is in March, withKirby and the Forgotten Land, but the publisher also reminds us that the delayedLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais coming to Switch on April 5, amid other platforms....

Also, EarthNight We’ve officially reached the winter lull. Most of the big games that are going to be released in 2019 are out, with the exception of a few (on Switch, it’s basically justShovel Knight‘s last pair of expansions). There are a few notable additions to the eShop this week though, likeTrover Saves the Universe, the fun little irreverent romp fromRick and Mortymastermind Justin Roiland. It’s less fun without VR, but gets the point across as it’s a comedy-oriented game more than anything else....

One will go for $80, the other for $160 Got money burning a hole in your pocket? Then you’re in luck as Sony has revealed two different special editions ofThe Last of Usfor North America territories. First, there’s the Survival Edition that will go for $79.99. This will include a full size 170-page artbook by Dark Horse (which will be available as a standalone for $39.99 too), steelbook case, and issue #1 of a comic series on Ellie’s backstory....

Seasonal shifts and exploratory twists To paraphrase baseball’s most brilliantly nonsensical mind, Yogi Berra, it gets late pretty damn early now. This past Sunday marked the end of Daylight Savings Time, meaning that everyone — except the desert-fried residents of Arizona — have to come to grips with shorter days and the winter doldrums. By the time most folks crawl out work, the sun has begun its sleepy descent. The moon slides upwards before the clock strikes six....

‘We are not large subscribers of the Pro model’ We are we in 2021? Have we had 10 rumors about the Switch Pro yet? Can we even really call this a “year” without them? They’re a pastime at this point! This week, we don’t actually have a Switch Pro murmuring, thankfully. It’s an opinion! From a pretty respected developer, in fact.Nintendo Everything spoke to Engine Software co-founder Ruud van de Moosdijk(the studio that worked onNo More Heroes 1+2on Switch, among other games like the recentScott Pilgrimre-release), and in the words of Shania Twain, the Pro don’t impress them much....

PvP dating sim sounds like a great idea to me, which isthe hookforPick Me Pick Me. Then, one of the first things you see in the trailer is “Powered by AI.” Listen, I don’t want to fuck my printer. Whoever I’m playing against can have it. AI has started to worm its way into video games, and it’s usually gone over about as well as a cockroach in a potato salad....

Are you afraid of the dark? Below, the long-awaited new adventure fromSword & SworceryandSuper Time Forcedeveloper Capybara Games, isn’t quite the game I expected it to be. Part of that is on the project’s initial secrecy, and part of that is on me for deciding after multiple delays that I’d just stop paying attention to any new tidbits coming out and instead simply show up on launch day, ready to be pleasantly surprised....