New screenshots of Doom (2016) We’re not at QuakeCon 2015, but folks who are can play the newDoommultiplayer. Early impressions have been mostly positive, though it sounds like hands-on opportunities are brief. Oh well. At least we have this cool spooky scary skeleton wallpaper and some screenshots.
900p docked and 60fps for single battles We shared the news thatDragon Ball Xenoverse 2would arrive on the Switch later in 2017 (almost a full year after the original launch), but now by way of the official site we have a more technical breakdown of what to expect from this port. According to the site, the game will run at 60fps with singular battles, and 30fps with multi-fighter battles. As usual the docked and handheld resolutions differ, with a 720p limitation for handheld mode and 900p for docked....
Presented from Sony’s dungeon Sony decided to “try something different” this year for E3 — which roughly translated, means moving their conference from the beautiful gigantic center they’re usually in to a very small, cramped, partially standing room only cobbled room. Followed by a beautiful musical number fromLast of Uscomposer Gustavo Santaolalla — new footage ofLast of Us Part II! We see an older Ellie at a hootenanny with her presumed significant other, and naturally bad things quickly happen — it cuts to Ellie brutally cutting someone’s throat open and calling him a “fucker....
Neko Productions pull back the curtain In recent months, leading up to the anticipated release ofSonic Mania Plus, afun series of short cartoonswere commisioned hyping the blue blur and his chums.Sonic Mania Adventureswas a return to the ‘toons of old; short, funny, colourful and dialogue-free. As a result, they were pretty dang good. Now that the short series is over, the talented men and women of Neko Productions have been featured in a new video, chatting about the hard work that goes into producing the three-minute show....
Five games worth of henshin hero and mecha action BeforeGundamappeared in theSuper Robot Warsgames, the anime’s Mobile Suits were in an older crossover franchise known as theCompati Hero series. The strange part about these titles is that the mechs team up with characters from theUltramanandKamen Ridershows. To this day, I’m still wrapping my head around this aspect. Speaking ofCompati Hero, the groupAeon Genesiscreated a fan translation ofThe Great Battle IthroughV. The neat part about these SNES titles is that the first one is a top-down platformer shooter, the next two are beat em’ ups, the fourth instalment has aContravibe, and the fifth feels likeWild Guns....
Major Orders are the primary objectives thatdrive the overarching narrative inHelldivers 2. These instructions from Super Earth help us beat the factions fighting against managed democracy in the Second Galactic War, but lately, they’ve been a chaotic mess. The current Major Order hasHelldivers 2players frantically spreading themselves across five alien worlds in an attempt to liberate them in the name of Super Earth. This has been far from straightforward, though, with many planets in sectors across the galaxy also requiring players to defend them lest they be overtaken by the bugs or bots, so it’s all felt stressful....
[Ummm, excuse me, Nintendo is a publicly traded company first and foremost, we must make as much money as possible. ~Marcel] How to Make Nintendo Games Better: Nintendo have undoubtedly had a great year with the roll-out of the Switch and several great games. Not only did they over-perform on their sale expectations, but also made several great games to launch their newest hybrid console. However, it is also undeniable that their marquee games were lacking in several fronts....
The Blizzard art team says there are hundreds of armor components to mix and match (and dye) Blizzard dropped anotherquarterly development updateforDiablo IVtoday. After glancing around, my main takeaway shouldn’t come as a surprise: I’m going to spend entirely too long — and care entirely too much about — nailing my character’s design. The new dev blog is pretty dense (as these things should be), and the topic of the day is character art, with insight from a few team members, including art director John Mueller....
Chi-powered antler schoolboy fighting game goes for round two Pocket Rumbleis a tribute to the Neo Geo Pocket Color era of portable fighting games, currently planned for release on Steam. It features cameos fromDivekick,Nidhogg,JoyLancer,Lethal League, Aces Wild, Bleed, I Wanna Be The Guy,Dust, andmore. This isPocket Rumble‘s second attempt at Kickstarter crowd funding and it’s doing a lot better than in hadthe first time around, but it’s still not quite there yet....
You got a friend in me, literally A new trailer for LabZero’s upcoming action RPGIndivisibletakes a look at the game’s combat, which will see our hero Ajna call upon various friends and allies that she will meet on her journey through the land of Loka. By incorporating these “Incarnations” into herself, Ajna essentially becomes a one-woman army, able to call upon manifestations of her new allies during the game’s real-time battle sequences....
A cause for celebration It Takes Twowas one of those games that kind of came out of nowhere this year, and I mean that in the best way possible. We really do need more couchco-op gamesout there — the love this title has seen is clear evidence of that. After winningGame of the Yearat The Game Awards,It Takes Twowas propelled even further into the limelight, and afilm or TV adaptationof the title is even in the works....
Impressions from the open beta Battlefield Vhas been kicking my ass, and based on what I’ve seen of this week’s open beta, I’m not alone. There’s going to be a not-insignificant learning curve for players who don’t prioritize team dynamics and really take their time. The game may seem like more of the same on the surface, but a bunch of seemingly small tweaks add up to create a distinct and at times jarring new experience....
Charging $80 for a digital-only game that’s entire story is lampooning capitalism is an ironic twist of fate here, but somehow Xbox has managed to find a way withThe Outer Worlds 2—and I’m still pissed off about it. When the initial announcement thatThe Outer Worlds 2would be digital only on Xbox systems found its way online a few weeks ago during the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, it ticked me off. And now that I’ve had time to sit back and watch the discourse unfold during weeks where we have seen massive Xbox layoffs, games canceled, and other unfortunate situations unfold....
