Just three months after MMORPGArcheAgeclosed its doors in the West, it appears the world will continue with an action RPG set 50 years later. Developer XLGames and publisher Kakao Games revealedArcheAge Chroniclesas part of today’sState of Play. Look, I’ll be honest, I had over 1,000 hours inArcheAgeacross its various relaunches and rebrands over the years. So even though I hadn’t played in a while, I was sad to see the MMORPG close its doors a few months ago....

Makes sense Black Tusk Studios sounded familiar when the news about Microsoft’s acquisition ofGears of Warbroke this morning. At E3 2013, the teamshowed offan untitled new IP during Microsoft’s press conference. If that doesn’t ring any bells, watch the video — you may just recognize the footage. Now that Black Tusk is handlingGearsgoing forward, where does that leave the game? We’ll see, basically. Microsoft Studios corporate VP Phil Spencer toldPolygonthat what was teased at E3 “was something that was done in Unreal and more of a concept piece....

Give us pumpkin to talk about We just hit October, and you guys know what that means: it’s officially spooky season! Break out your cozy jumpers, grab some candy corn, and take a big whiff of that pumpkin spice in the air, because it’s the best time of the year. Of course, to adequately celebrate the holiday, I’m going to be watching some of my favorite Halloween movies (the Disney Channel ones go so hard), and easing my way into some scary games, which I haven’t really been brave enough to try yet....

Any way you want it, that’s the way Sony needs it Sony announced last night that a new firmware update for the PlayStation Vita would be coming soon [BREAKING NEWSFLASH:IT IS OUT RIGHT NOW!]. 1.81 improved drastically over 1.80, which was disappointing due to the fact that it added tangible things consumers had wanted. Thankfully, the new update returns to the classic series’ methods of providing f*ck-all benefit to end users....

The game is $0.99 right now, too For the most part, I’m over endless runners, but I’ll always haveCanabalt. It hit at the right time and holds up well. Matter of fact, it’s gotten even better with age:there’s a free new updatefor the iOS version, out now, that adds multiplayer, eight game modes, and bug fixes. For an added challenge, you may control both characters in multiplayer by yourself. Should you not already own the game,it’s on sale for $0....

Jane McGonigal thinks that life should be more like a videogame. We’re not going to argue. Last week at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, McGoingal channeled the powers of Captain Obvious to tell her audience that playing games is more rewarding and fun than life normally is. Her crack team at the Institute for the Future, a nonprofit organization that helps identify emerging trends, to busted that one open for us....

A new circle of Hell opens up every ninth day of the month over at the officialDante’s InfernoWeb site. Today, we got a chance to see what the second circle of Hell, Lust, looks like. It’s a very sexual circle. Tits are everywhere, monsters with demonic mouths for vaginas are all over the place and there’s a giant boss with breasts bigger than Brad Nicholson’s biceps. If you get tired of all the boobage, you can also check out the other new section on theDante’sWeb site that’s all about Dante Alghieri, the author of the Divine Comedy....

A word of warning for completionists Ghostwire: Tokyohas begun regularly popping up in PlayStation Store and Steam sales, and given theless-than-stellar receptionit got at launch, plenty of people are only now cracking into this supernatural action-adventure game. I’m one of them! I recently finished the story, but try as I might, I cannot shake this game off. I refuse to deleteGhostwire: Tokyofrom my PS5 until I finish out my 100% completionist goal, and there’s one annoying issue standing in my way: slow-spawning parades, known in-game asHyakki Yako....

PS4 too Poor, poor Vita. If only you hadn’t launched with awful proprietary expensive memory cards against the dirt cheap generic SD card support of the 3DS. Maybe we’d be looking at a different timeline, a less dark timeline, that involvedI Am Setsunanot getting canceled on Vita in the west. But Square Enix (along with Atlus) is still semi-supporting the little thing that could, including the newDragon Quest Builderslocalization that was just announced this morning....

The Bastian Schweinsteiger FUTTIES Icon SBC is now live inEA FC 24, and it’s an incredible card to add to your Ultimate Team squad. While the card had already been added to the game’s database, players have had to wait for one extra day. Thanks to his SBC, all members in the community will have equal chance at getting the item. Let’s take a look at how you may unlock the card, and if you should invest your resources....

A new trailer for Petrogylph Games’End of Nationshas been released this morning, which features gameplay footage from a battle over an Austrailian uranium mine, accompanied by a pair of commentators performing in the style of a sports broadcast. As for what’s actually going on, well, it’s all going pretty well over my head. I’m not really up on the mechanics or units, though the strategies shown seem fairly standard for the genre....

Plenty of time to grind out Darth Vader If you’re a PS4 owner without Plus and live in Europe, you’ll soon get a chance to check out some multiplayer action! Sony has announced on the official EU PlayStation blog that multiplayer services will be free from November 15 till November 20. Whether or not this was to coincide with the launch ofBattlefront IIon Friday is anyone’s guess, but I’m sure that helped the decision along....

Las Plagas is coming for you Resident Evil 4 Remakearrives in the near future, ushering in the revival of one of the most beloved survival horror experiences of all time. This from-the-ground-up remake will see the renowned tale of Leon Kennedy and his fight against the victims of Las Plagas in a fashion suitable for modern platforms. Resident Evil 4 Remakerelease date Resident Evil 4 Remakefinally releases on July 11, 2025....