It’s a pretty basic expectation for trials inFinal Fantasy XIVto each have an Extreme variant, designed with a significantly higher level of difficulty and intended to test players once they’ve got the normal version perfected. As part of patch 7.1, The Interphos has finally got an extreme equivalent. The Minstrel’s Ballad: Sphene’s Burden is the boosted-difficulty version of theDawntrailMSQ “The Interphos” Trial. As the name suggests, this Extreme Trial will see players pitted against Sphene all over again, except this time she’s not holding back and has a whole new moveset to throw at you....

Capcom has neglected to include crossplay in many of its pastMonster Huntertitles, so some fans have given up hope that the next entry would have it. However, there may be a change in direction that lets us haveMonster Hunter Wildscrossplay. Does Monster Hunter Wilds have crossplay? Yes,Monster Hunter Wildswill have crossplayfrom day one. Thegame’s official websiteconfirms the feature, stating that all “players will be able to match with other players across all available platforms....

GDC hands-on preview During GDC I met with a couple of lovely Brazilian gents fromCat Nigiri, a studio whose logo is a kawaii-looking kitty draped under slab of raw fish. The duo was showing off its commander-lessKeen, aZelda-inspired game that’s basically one big icy-floor-sliding puzzle. Studio founder Caio Lopez explained how Cat Nigiri’s previous worked on a handful of mobile games (Kitty KItchen,Popeman), but it’s, “not what we wanted to do, we want to do better....

Multiple Switch titles see boosted sales I may have sat and sulked at having noMario Tennis Acesto play this weekend, but clearly the rest of the UK didn’t, as Mario, Rosalina, Waluigi and friends served up a dynamic smash, landing straight into the number one spot of the UK charts. The successful launch of the latest entry in theMario Tennisseries also gave other titles in the Nintendo catalogue a big boost....

Updated July 04, 2025 Searched for new codes! You are the commander, and all those anime heroes are waiting for you to make the perfect defense plans because the waves of enemies are approaching fast.Multiverse Tower Defensewill test your patience and skills, but there is a way to defeat the evil forces more quickly than usual. Yes, I’m talking aboutMultiverse Tower Defensecodes! Check this guide and grab them whenever there’s a new drop because these codes will provide you with thousands of Gems....

DC Universe Onlineis the superhero MMOwhere you cancreate heroes and villainsto your liking for the PC and PlayStation 3. We have 100 beta invites to give out for this superhero MMO (50 for the PlayStation 3/50 for the PC) and we’re going to be giving them out in multiple ways! The remaining codes will be given away to those that follow our@Dtoid TwitterandFacebook pagetoday too. Oh, and first ten people to comment here will get a code too....

Plus, additional Fatal Frame media to consume! Fatal Frame, otherwise known as one of the only series that even gives me even the most remote semblance of uneasiness, will be making an appearance on the Wii U soon. It’ll be materializing. Get it? Like ghosts? Tecmo Koei and Nintendo have joined forces for the latest addition to theFatal Framefranchise, though there’s no title or release date to impart to all of you fellow horror hounds just yet....

Also, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon One of the biggest things to come to the Wii U eShop in a while is theBayonetta 2demo. The game is just a few weeks away, and you can finally get a taste of it. Spoiler — it plays a lot likeBayonetta 1, and that’s only a good thing (this statement is based on a preview event weeks ago and totally not the final game, shh)....

Master and Crazy hand involved Nintendo producer Masahiro Sakurai has dropped another neat tease for us for the Wii U version ofSuper Smash Bros.He’s hinting at a new game mode, and all we know for now is that it involves Master Hand and Crazy Hand — the other phrase has been blurred out of the picture. This is complete speculation, but based on the pictures we clearly see two of the big bosses of the series, Crazy and Master hand....

The platform for RPGs this year Big budget console role-playing games can take forever to release and be huge events; takeFinal Fantasy XV‘s ten-year development as an example. But on the humble 3DS, great RPGs show up every few months. Of our nine favorite 3DS games this year, no less than five are epic tales about making numbers pop out of monsters’ heads. That’s not all the 3DS had to offer in 2016....

We managed to get a peek atDamnationat E3 earlier this summer. We were glad that Codemasters had us over to check it out, but we were a bit bummed to see that it was ahands-off preview. Luckily we were finally able to get some hands-on time withDamnationat PAX. As we said in our earlier coverage,Damnationis not your typical shooter. Rather than moving only forward or back, players have freedom of movement, sometimes climbing up poles or hanging off the sides of buildings....

Pricey PlayStation RPG rated for PS3 and PSP [Update:The commenters have brought up a good point, that this could also be a PSOne Classics release and not a localization of the Japanese PSP version. Of course, we’ll let you know as soon as we do.] Another of thoseattentive folk at NeoGAFhas spotted anew rating forPersona 2: Eternal Punishmentat the ESRB’s website. This is presumably the version which released for PSP in Japan last year but has yet to be announced for North America....

Pokemon stays stationary, necessary. Oh necessary, you’re primary Seven new releases take up ten of the top eleven spots in this weeks sales figures for Japan. None of them got even a fourth the number of salesPokémon Sun and Moondid despite being in it’s second week, selling a whopping 375,665 copies between November 21 and November 27, easily taking the top spot. Only perhapsFinal Fantasy XVcould’ve toppedPokémon‘s sales for this week, but we’ll have to wait til next week to compare....