Also, the joy of ‘dumb’ character options and flaws The Outer Worldsis a fantastic late-2019 bloomer for multiple reasons. One, we finally got theFalloutgame we’ve been waiting for sinceNew Vegas. Two, it was accessible as hell thanks to the Xbox Game Pass system, putting it into the hands of a lot of people who otherwise never would have bought it amid a very busy season. This success hasn’t gone to Obsidian Entertainment’s heads according to a new Game Informer magazine interview, which breaks down a few of the odder design choices that help makeOuter Worldstick....

New gameplay screens Welp, we got thetrailerand theinto-2016-delayforPersona 5out of Tokyo Game Show 2015. Not unexpected. There are some more details and a good look at new characters in the latestFamitsu. Most of the gallery below is stuff visible in the trailer, but there’s a little bit more context. The “Phantom Thieves” playable characters aren’t dealing with a particular, central villain (so far). The theme of “social reform” involves making villains confess their crimes, and it seems like you can locate opponents on an in-game social media....

Both Vita and Bravia TV Sony set up a media mixer today outside of CES to let us get a better look atPlayStation Now, their new streaming technology they announced this morning. The same games were available on the Vita and Bravia television demo stations:God of War: Ascension,Puppeteer,The Last of Us, andBeyond: Two Souls. What’s neat about the particular Bravia television I triedThe Last of Uson was that it features Bluetooth connectivity so that the DualShock 3 controllers can connect directly....

Hey guys, it’s Riiiiidge Racer! Namco Bandai has announced thatRidge Racer Unboundedwill hit shelves on May 29, 2025. Yeah, I know the Wii U is also on its way for next year, but this one won’t be a launch title. Crazy, I know!Ridge Racer Unboundedis instead coming out at what seems to be the end of theXbox 360andPlayStation 3‘s lifespan. But that’s beside the point. I’m pumped forUnboundedbecause it sounds like the epitome of sandbox racing with the ability tocreate entire citiesand be able wreak havoc in them with your friends later....

All champions, all agents, and more Riot Games’ library of competitive games is joining the ranks of Xbox Game Pass perks next week.League of Legends,Valorant, and more of Riot’s catalog are getting Xbox Game Pass benefits starting on December 12. The collaboration was announced earlier this year, during theXbox Bethesda Showcase in June. Riot Games, the studio behind big competitive titles likeLeagueandValorant, would offer some benefits for Xbox Game Pass owners, and they’re pretty good ones too....

Aimbot Avalanche Studios’ open-world shooterGeneration Zerohits the shelves next week. The studio is trying to get the hype gears active with one last trailer, depicting the strange and unusual setting of 1980’s Sweden in the midst of an automaton takeover. Generation Zerowill see players team up to fight against the mechanised menace, using scavenged weapons and clever adaptation of the surrounding area to level the playing field against legions of heavily-armed bots....

A wave of newHalf-Life 2: Episode 3chatter has been triggered for the millionth time this year, now thanks to the Facebook page of fan siteValve Time. The page postedwhat it claims to be official artworkfor the upcoming expansion, and it has stuck rigidly by the claim. The art, which has been dated to around 2008, mostly centers on Alyx Vance, though there are some really trippy images of enemies and environments as well....

No changes for Europe, Oceania Sega is completing its2013 acquisitionof Atlus, and as such will now be the sole company responsible for handling publishing duties for all Sega and Atlus products in the Americas. If that sounds troubling, well, it shouldn’t. Sega asserts the companies will continue to preserve their individual identities, insisting the change is mostly to “simplify business accounts.” According to Sega, it and Atlus will continue to act autonomously and “no games or products will be adversely affected by the publisher unification....

It’s been around a year since I first playedSignalis, and a year since it wormed into my brain. No matter how much I think about it, watch video essays about it, or replay it, something lingers. Unraveling its secrets, getting to the heart of whatSignalisis trying to do or say haunts me almost a year later. There are few games like it —Signalishammers in its sense of hopelessness and rips my heart out with every playthrough....

The game’s holiday update launched today It’s been December for not even two whole days and I’ve already watched my first traditional Christmas movie (Jingle All the Way– don’t ask). There’s no escaping it. Soon, holiday cheer will come for us all. Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborvilleis getting into the spirit with a snowy present-filled makeover of Giddy Park, a social hub where plant and zombie players can mingle and duke it out....

No online sharing of levels Super Mario Maker, one of my most-played Wii U titles, is coming to the 3DS later this year on December 2. Shown off at today’s Nintendo Direct, it looked just the same as the Wii U version in action. However, the biggest caveat, and one that had me taken aback, was that youcan’t upload levels online. Youcanshare levels, but only locally or through StreetPass. That brought my excitement from an all-time high to “meh” levels....

George R. R. Martin’s personal assistant consulting The New York Timescaught up with Telltale Games on their ongoing projects. The most interesting part of the piece is the news that George R. R. Martin’s personal assistant, Ty Corey Franck, has been assigned by HBO as a story consultant for theGame of Thrones game adaptation. Not much to share beyond that, just nice to know that Martin’s people are heavily involved with the project....

‘And where… is The Batman?’ After a short hiatus, Telltale Games’Batman: The Enemy Withinreturns with its penultimate chapter at the end of the month.Episode Four: What Ails You, arrives on January 23. Bruce Wayne, his cover in jeopardy, will be forced to act fast when The Pact, led by the notorious Harley Quinn, put their horrendous scheme into action. Will Wayne be able to rely on his shaky allies — The Catwoman, Amanda Waller and bestie John Doe — or will he be forced to take drastic measures to ensure the safety of Gotham City?...