Se-ph-i-rothhhhhh dun dun dun dun In case you missed it, Square Enix is going hog wild when it comes toFinal Fantasy VII Remake‘s marketing. The timed PS4 exclusive is all over the place, withcandy bar schemesandFinal Fantasy XIVjoint ownership promotions. There’s three more tied into promos of sorts on the way. Announced by way oftheFinal Fantasy VII RemakeTwitter account, a dynamic PS4 theme is coming that’s Sepiroth-focused. The only way to get it right now is to pre-orderRemakeon Amazon, and it seems like the offer is extended to the US, “various retailers” in Europe and Amazon Japan....

A story about a boy and his Lickitung would make for a riveting tale! In today’s episode of Impulse, I sat down once again with Sam Mui fromInfinite Backlogto discuss our brief thoughts onPokémon Let’s Goand what features we’d love to see carry over to the next mainline game. But, obviously, theGOapproach of catching Pokémon inLet’s Gohasn’t exactly been a popular inclusion to the game. I love grinding and battling wildPokémonjust as much as the next person, but I also love being able to seePokémonwithin the world itself while running around in the grass....

The official website for Tokyo Game Show 2012 went live earlier today. The September 20-23 event will take place at Makuhari Messe, as always, and it will be hot and muggy, as always, but there’s one small change this year: No Microsoft. As reported earlier,Microsoft will not be attendingthis year’s Tokyo Game Show or gamescom, both of which happen to be two of largest video game trade shows in the world....

A remake of Splinter Cell is now in early development, and it won’t be open world With a surprisingly low-key announcement, Ubisoft Torontohas confirmedthat it’s working on an honest-to-goodnessSplinter Cellgame — but maybe not the one we were expecting. Rather than a brand new Sam Fisher outing after many crossovers and cameos in other games, the next step for this series is a remake of the originalSplinter Cell. The remake is using the Snowdrop engine (as seen inThe Divisionand other games, including the upcomingAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora), and it’ll be leaning heavily into the “dynamic lighting and shadows the series is known for,” according to the company....

Surviving inValheimcan get pretty harrowing as you progress through the game. If you’re struggling and need some relief, console commands can provide a way to tweak your experience. Here’s how to activate and use them. For the Steam version, just follow these steps. PC Game Pass It’s a bit more complicated to enable the console on the PC Game Pass version. Getting to the console is much easier on Xbox. How to use the console in Valheim The console in Valheim can be used for an assortment of things....

Get what you really want for Xmas If you didn’t get a VR headset for Christmas, you can always take advantage of the best price and bonus of the year. The Microsoft Store must not have sold enough units, because now it’sdiscounting the HTC Viveby $100 and tacking on a $100 Gift Card bonus. This ties the best deal of the year for the Vive last seen on Cyber Monday 2016....

Cblogs of 2/12 to 17-07-2025 –Flegmalooks at some retro-style indie games that could actually be ported to 8-bit machines without many alterations. –Pacarioinvestigates the fact whetherE.T.caused the video game crash of the ’80s and also has a link to their podcast for more details. –PhilsPhindingsdiscusses the similarities between the soundtrack ofSecret of Manaand Japanese ’80s Pop. –TheBlondeBassis back with more poetry for your enjoyment. –ChronoLynxxopens this week’s TGIF community thread for open discussion....

Remember when we played on bouncy castles as kids? If you’ve ever jumped on a trampoline, you know how fun it is to bounce high in the air.Fortnitecan provide that same rush for everyone with bouncy objects all over its world. In fact, players can earn rewards by jumping on these! Here’s the best to place to do that. The best location for bouncy objects inFortnite To find bouncy objects inFortnite,look in the party central of this season,Sunswoon Lagoon....

Fair warning’s coming Xbox Game Pass is set to enter its second month of existence, and the program came out swingin’. The Netflix-like (but not really) subscription service launched with more than 100 games and itadded to that tallyyesterday. Microsoft has said that it’ll add a minimum of five titles every month. But, Xbox Game Pass isn’t going to grow indefinitely. Eventually games will leave the service as new ones are swapped in....

In one satisfying click, the wispy little flame on the end of a metallic barrel becomes a furious storm of heat and destruction. At first, it seems uncontrollable, such a marvelous display of power. Steadily, the focus of the flame narrows and becomes one with the carrier. His new doom shrouded arm is now a plague of death, as his scorn licks at his nearest enemies and frightens those still miles away....

So uh I was right there on launch day withDrawn to Death. Sure, David Jaffe has had some misses in his career, but the idea of a free PS4 shooter (with Plus) sounded pretty sweet. I’m wondering though, is anyone else aware that this game even exists? I had some trouble finding a multitude of people to play, and it seemed like I was rolling with the same crew on a consistent basis....

ChemicalAlia knows no limitations when it comes to the dimension and iteration of her fan art. Ranging from high-color bubbly renditions of Mario characters to the curious pursuit of injecting Knuckles in anhomageto Caravaggio’sBacchus, she explores game characters both within their respective worlds as well as outside of them. This pursuit births such lovely pieces such asSteamboat Iggyas well as an attempt at aGears of Warcomic spin-off calledGardeners of War. Who woulda thunk?...

I’ve been watching thePersonawebsite like a hawk, mostly because I’m a huge fan of the series games. Just as soon as I drop my watch, Atlus updates the site with plenty of cool stuff. Hop over there now and check out plenty of new content for the upcoming PSP RPG. There eight videos that show off the in-game graphics and battles. Remember the upgraded cutscenes I told you aboutback at E3?...