I get it, let’s move on It’s easy to settle into playingCrashlands. To start, it takes on the fairly well-trodden survival genre, where players start with nothing, punch some trees, harvest resources, and eventually build fantastic items. It most closely resembles Klei’sDon’t Starve, but with a much more colorful palette, a structured narrative, and no permadeath. The major problem comes as a result of those latter two tweaks. In telling this story and allowing for respawning with only a minor penalty, a game that’s good in short bursts is transformed into a 30+ hour experience....

In one of the weirdest crossovers that I’ve ever seen Square Enix announced today that a character based on Ariana Grande would be available during the cleverly titled “Summer Ariana”Final Fantasy Brave Exviussummer event. The character who I guess looks like Ariana Grande if she were made of pixels goes by the name of “Chic Ariana” and will be available during the event that runs from August 18 through September 1....

All your base are belong to us Basically, all our worst fears about Disney buying out 20th Century Fox are going to come true according to a newWSJ report, which goes into detail about the awkward nature of the current buyout and its possible future. It’s awkward because even though both sides know the merger is coming they can’t act like the merger is coming because that’s illegal. So despite the fact that the thousands of employees who work for Fox know that downsizing is more than likely coming, the studio heads have to act like there’s no buyout whatsoever....

Tidbit of info from TGS The Switch port ofDragon Quest XIwas hinted at months before the system first hit store shelves. We know it’s coming, but since it was announced Square Enix has remained tight-lipped on the highly anticipated port. At Tokyo Game Show 2018, we were given just a smidgen of information on the upcoming game. According to the developer, the game will have the nameDragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S....

It’s making an appearance at TGS There’s a pair of newEDFgames on the horizon, and while we’ve seen plenty ofEarth Defense Force 5, the more mysteriousof the two,Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain, has remained quiet. Ahead of Tokyo Game Show, D3 has confirmed a 2019 launch forIron Rainin the West. Both titles will be playable at this month’s show, so we can expect to see more soon. Here’s a trailer from last year....

Face Charon one-on-one in The Blood Price Hadeshas hada hell of a ridein Early Access, but it’s in the home stretch and I couldn’t be more stoked. Today, Supergiant released The Blood Price – its “biggest ever” update, and its final one before the version 1.0 launch adds a proper ending, extra content, and a full localization “later this year.” Not that this should come as a surprise – it’s Supergiant – butHadeslooks so dang sharp....

Tactical battles and chest-high walls Crysis Analogue Edition – The Board Game. Huh. Okay. I have been pleasantly surprised in the past withvideo game shooters turned into tactical board games, but I’m still a bit skeptical about this one. I mean,Crysis‘s biggest claim to fame is its system requirements, which doesn’t exactly translate to the plastic and cardboard world. The second thing people think about withCrysisis probably the Nanosuit, and that does make it into the game....

One of the more unique early-game Amulets inPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownis Zurvan’s Voice. While most Amulets are straightforward in adding damage, health, or something similar, Zurvan’s Voice is different. Knowing how to get Zurvan’s Voice Amulet inPrince of Persia: The Lost Crowncan give you some interesting potential early in the game. Where to find Zurvan’s Voice Amulet inPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown In order to obtain Zurvan’s Voice Amulet you must firstobtain the Bow of Menolias....

Smoke and mirrors As part of the official announcement ofCounter-Strike 2, Valve has stated that certainCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveplayers will be given the opportunity to play a limited test of the upcoming game. Want to get in? Well, that might be outside of your control, but here are the details we have on who gets in on this limited opportunity. To start with, you need to playCS:GO. By that, I don’t mean that you just have the game installed and pick away at it every now and then....

Sure looks that way A Twitter bot may have spilled the beans on as-yet-unannounced new PlayStation Vita design. The tweet,published on the weekendby @trademark_bot, shared details of a patent filed recently bySony Computer Entertainment for“a portable LCD screen game machine controller.” That’s right — LCD. Not OLED. While it doesn’t seem all that dissimilar from the 2000 model,NeoGAF user Jignxthinks they’ve spotted what might or might not be a HDMI port … possibly?...

Winds of change Journeystill has some gas in the tank. Eight years after it first launched on PlayStation 3, it’s coming to the world’s most popular PC games distributor. Earlier today,Journeygot a Steam store page. This masterpiece from thatgamecompany is set to land on Steam on June 25, 2025. That’s just a bit more than a year afterJourneyfirst released on PC via the Epic Games Store. The main draw for the PC version is 4K resolution support....

Lea upon layer Kojima Productions has droppedanother character teaserfor its unannounced new project, ahead of whispers that tonight’s Game Awards will offer up a full reveal of the next title coming out of the esoteric developer. Much like its previous teasers, the new image depicts the shadowed face of one of the game’s cast, emblazoned with a simple question “How Come?”. The mysterious image follows on from the previous reveals of actorsElle Fanning(The Neon Demon, Maleficent) andShiloli Kutsuna(Deadpool 2)....

GROSS SPIDER LEGS You’re probably plagued by the oddly specific problem of loving to die in videogames, but hate being tethered to the general area of your console. Lucky for you,Limbois arriving on PSN for PlayStation Vita next week, freeing you up to indulge in some dying on-the-go. Approaching the three-year anniversary ofLimbo’sinitial release on Xbox Live Arcade, the game has finally been optimized for handheld devices. While it’s a departure from the original format, Playdead promises that the experience isn’t compromised....