Congrats, Namco Bandai Namco Bandaiquietly announced today that their Tales of role-playing series of games has now shipped 15 million copies worldwide. It all started back in December of 1995, and is now at PS3 gameTales of Xillia 2, which just released in Japan. Congrats, Namco Bandai. There have been a lot of great games in the 16 year history of theTalesseries. But you should know that this number could be even higher if you’d prioritize the localization of these games....

Revisiting a few retro classics on the PlayStation 2 Throughout thethirteen-year-longlifespan of the PlayStation 2, from 2000 to 2013, we saw the release of many enormously successful and beloved titles. While several of these titles have resurfaced in recent years, in the form of remasters, remakes, and re-imaginings, it’s worthwhile diving back in time to appreciate them in their original glory. As with any list, there are many other excellent candidates worth checking out, but for those looking to experience (or re-experience) what the PlayStation 2 has to offer, these entries are a good place to start....

While you can go into a mission in Destiny 2with your favorite stuff and mostly be fine, having a proper build will take your performance from good to great. The right mods, armor, and weapons can make all the difference in the world, and this is no truer than in PvP, especially when playing Warlock. As a Warlock, your options may seem a little confusing. Alas, we’re here to help. Here’s the best build to rock inDestiny 2for PvP as a Warlock....

Wutheirng Wavesteam building is surprisngly complex, to put it bluntly. With Intro and Outro skills, there is an interesting level of tactics in something as simple as which character you are swapping to. While the nuance of team comp is made up of a dozen different factors that would be very difficult to fully explain in a single article, I can definitely give you some great sample teams and a little information on why each one might perform so well....

2007 doesn’t seem like it was that long ago, but it’s been almost five years sinceThe Darknesswas released. Finally, its sequel is definitely on the way and 2K Games has announced a demo forThe Darkness IIthat you can look forward to. Here’s a few dates you’ll want to remember: Other than that, you can wait in anticipation forThe Darkness IIto release on February 7th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC....

Promoted from our community blogs! [In May, somewhat in honor of Dtoid going to paper and also superhero flicks, we invited your friendly neighborhood Meanderbot to turn the recap team into superheroes. Additionally, members of the recap team and community will also be lending their voices to the monthly recaps from here on out. Will you one day join our pantheon of blogging heroes and heroines? There’s only one way to find out – start a cblog today!...

The LEGO Mario keychain is 400 Platinum Points My Nintendo is slowly adding more physical products, as the publisher continues to support the previously digital-only platform.Over on the site now you’re able to find the LEGO Mario keychain, which will run you 400 Platinum Points. You may recall that LEGO has been in a partnership with Nintendo as of late, so you may find Luigi over on that end. Nintendo teases thatyou need to go to the LEGO VIP clubto learn more on how to get the “matching Luigi version....

Joker will return in 2020 Did you know there’s aPersona 5stage play that has some really spot-on actors playing the main roles? Well…I’m going to have to say it…it’s Japan-only. Drat! The play (which covers the opening hours of the game) actually ran in December in Osaka and Shinagawa (Tokyo), but the official Twitter account confirmed that there will be more dates in 2020. Specifically, Yokohama (south of Tokyo) and Osaka (again) will host the play in October of 2020....

Also, pain Some of my favorite video games as a kid werebased on Disney properties. You didn’t even need to like the source material to appreciate them — they were just plain good games. Tough, too. Back then, a typical rental often wouldn’t cut it. I’d need more time to get good enough to reach the credits. Decades later, some of the 16-bit Disney titles still give me trouble. I can’t think about that dreaded Cave of Wonders escape inAladdinwithout getting stressed out....

Now, I’m not a super-huge fan of Bush. I don’t even know if those exist anymore. If so, it is probably one of those things beautiful to behold on account of their scarcity, like finding a unicorn in a forest glade on a dewy morn. All that said,Sixteen Stoneis a damn fine piece of grungy pop-rock and, next week, three of the more popular tracks from the album will be hitting theRock Bandstore....

Minecraft meets World of Warcraft I’ve never been much of an online RPG player, so when I first heard about Trion Worlds’TroveI didn’t think I’d be interested. But hearing about it and playing are two completely different things. Standing out among the other offerings around it at PAX South, was this brightly colored game that a lot of kids seemed to really dig. In fact, one little girl didn’t want her dad to pull her away from it....

Digital and retail both have their pros and cons It may seem like we’re moving toward a world where it’s more common to have your library of videogames stored on a hard drive instead of a shelf, but Ubisoft’s VP of digital publishing doesn’t quite completely envision that scenario. He thinks that retail stores are here to stay. Chris Early toldGamesIndustry Internationalthat he “think(s) retail’s a strong part of our industry and it will continue to be so, and maybe that’s funny coming from a digital guy....

Ubisoft is one of GOG.com’s newer partners and it’s the subject of this weekend’s promotion, with50% off the Summer Collection. Whilst the prices vary, there’s some good value to be had here especially on the always greatBeyond Good and Evil. Steam has two big sales on this weekend; first up, we haveNapoleon: Total Warwhich is not only reduced tohalf price, it’s also free to play this weekend. If you’re up for strategy of a different sort, then you can pick upCities XLwith a75% price cut....