We’re back from break Gosh, it’s been a long time. With Christmas, New Year’s, and not a heck of a whole lot to talk about in the world of videogame news anyway, we’ve been on a long break from recording our podcast Hardline. Please join me for a chat with Hamza, Steven, and Conrad onTwitch.tvat approximately 11:00am Pacific as we record this week’s episode live. Scheduled topics today include Sony’s cloud gaming service PlayStation Now, the assortment of Steam Machines shown at CES 2014, Razer’s bizarre-looking modular PC,Alien: Isolation, and our most-wanted games of this new year....

[Update: A spokesperson on behalf of Hasbro got back to us with this comment: “To clarify, comments that suggestTRANSFORMERSgames have been lost were made in error. We apologize to Activision and regret any confusion; they’ve been great partners, and we look forward to future opportunities to work together.” Meanwhile, Lulu Chenge Meservey at Activision Blizzard also Tweeted a correction. These headlines are wrong.We have the code, it’s not lost and never was....

Arriving on February 4 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is coming out soon enough. Developed by BonusXP, the game takes a decidedly SRPG approach, giving the player control of a scrappy Gelfling resistance as they battle the evil Skesis: the bird-like monarchs of the world of Thra. Naturally there’s going to be some hero characters involved: here’s a quick look at Rian, one of the main POV protagonists from the show, played by Taron Egerton....

Yesterday we told you aboutSingapore’s banon Bioware’s upcoming Xbox 360 gameMass Effectdue to a scene which contains “lesbian intimacy,” but now it looks like the Board of Film Censors has changed their minds, giving Singaporean gamers what they really want. USA Todaysays that their ratings board will selectively use games ratings to enable highly anticipated titles to come to market while they get their new ratings system figured out.Mass Effectwas given an M18 rating and the green light to hit retail shelves....

We’ve now wrapped upFortnite’sKendo’s Calling quest line, with Jade & the Mask following after. During this story, we’ll learn more about a new character, Daigo, and his connection to dark magic. You’ll need to investigate the map, but it’s all for saving the world from incoming demon invasions. All Jade and the Mask quests in Fortnite Here’s a list of every Jade & the Mask Story quest you’ll find inFortniteChapter 6, Season 1:...

Visions inPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownlet you retrace past areas you’re unable to get to. Like other Metroidvanias, you can access them with new powers gained on your journey. Here’s how they work. How to use Visions inPrince of Persia: The Lost Crown Whenever you’re near an area you cannot access yet, it’s best to use Visions inPrince of Persia: The Lost Crownto keep track of it.On a controller, simply tap the down button on the D-Pad to save the location....

Easily fill your collection Diablo 4features no shortage of things to collect. Among the many challenges and achievements players can pursue, the game features a log of 115 Codex Powers to earn. These powers won’t necessarily do much for players still progressing in the early game. However, once you work towards making optimal gear with the Occultist, these Codex Powers will help you create powerful and deadly builds. Finding all these powers can look overwhelming....

Welcome to the Nep Zone… Get Ready! It’s a typically silly bit of news, publisher Idea Factoryhas announceda new, into-the-screen shmup starring the incomparable Nep-Nep ofHyperdimension Neptuniafame. TitledDimension Neptune Tripper: TOP NEP, the rail blaster is headed to PC in 2022. The new title, produced by anime studio Frontier Works, will see Nep don her Super Serious Neptune form in order to battle through five distinct areas of Gameindustri, laying waste to waves of enemies and end-of-stage guardians....

But it didn’t You might think that Valve’sdoomed mod payment programwas the first of its kind, but it turns out that id Software co-founder John Romero wanted to rewardQuakemodders twenty years ago. “I’ve always believed that mod makers should be able to make money from their creations,” Romero toldGamesindustry.biz.“In 1995, while we were makingQuake, we had the idea to start a company called id Net. This company would be the portal that players would connect to and play other mod maker’s creations....

Hopefully they don’t undersell tickets Contruction is already underway over at Universal Studios Japan for the new Nintendo World section of the park, and some photos of the lot have popped up around the internet. Thus far it appears to beMariofocused, which may be for the best. As much as we’d all love to see Nintendo’s own separate theme park covering all of its IPs, having a single theme is perhaps best for limited space....

Bringing extras to import to the console game Par for the course when a big game is about to drop, there is usually amobile gameoran appto go along with it.Injusticedoes the same, but with plenty of goodies on offer for those that take the plunge, there’s little reason to resist. PlusInjusticeon iOS is free, so that’s cool. The iOS version will have the same character roster and some of the same stages as its big brother, but the similarities end there....

The last time I ran into Team Ninja head man andNinja Gaidendirector Tomonobu Itagaki, he was a happy son of a bitch. He had new games lined up, his army of scantily clad girls in tow, and his sunglasses were shinier than ever. Not so much today, though. In fact, he seems a bit angry. 1Uphas the low down on the story of Itagaki’s departure from Team Ninja. It seems that he is suing Tecmo for unpaid bonuses, claiming damages in total of 148 million yen....

Law is a battlefield Were you injured in an accident on the job? DidBattlefield 4give you incontinence, space measles, or sinusoidal finger? Then you might have a case. Law firm Holzer Holzer and Fistel, LLC is investigating whether EA claims from July 30, 2025 to July 02, 2025, “regarding the development and sales” ofBattlefield 4and its “impact on EA’s revenue and projects moving forward,” “complied with the federal securities laws.”...