Finally, a release date Licensing is messy! And in this age of streaming, where different studios produce content and license it out to various services, retaining control of your creation can really suck. That’s basically what happened with 2010’sScott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game, a beat ’em up released to rave reviews and fan reception that was basically nuked from existence. Just four years after it was released, it was delisted from every marketplace available: sent to the ether…forever?...

Another day, another purchase Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced that it has increased its stake inLimbic Entertainment,becoming a majority shareholder in the German studio, best known for the strategy sequelTropico 6. “This investment is much more than a strategic move for Bandai Namco,” writes Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe CEO Arnaud Muller in a press release. “For the past three years, we have worked together on the creation of new IPs. The first gamePark Beyondwill be released in 2023 but there is much more to come....

The Driven Prodigy Evolution marks the start of FUTTIES celebrations inEA FC 25, and it’s a terrific upgrade option to get a defensive reinforcement in your squad. The latest evolution isn’t only free to get, but the offered boots are amazing. Your chosen card can go up to an overall rating of 96, along with new stats and playstyles. This guide will help you to settle down on the best possible choices for this evolution....

Apparently, Bill Clinton was never asked to be the voice of President Eden in Bethesda’sFallout 3. Or at least, Blindlight didn’t tell Bethesdaabout their inquiry. Speaking toVarietyabout therecentFallout 3story, the studios’ vice president Pete Hines made it quite clear that Bethesda didn’t give Blindlight the greenlight to go after the former president. “Before they would pitch us on someone like Clinton,” Hines said, “they may first go ask if he would do something like that....

Call for entries [When we’re looking for blogs on a specific topic, we’ll put out a Bloggers Wanted call. Check out the blog prompt,write a response, and you may see your blog promoted to the front page! –Mr Andy Dixon] Thanks to the recentDead Islandbust fiasco,Hamed, and every episode ofPodtoidever recorded, sex has definitely been on everyone’s minds a lot lately (again). So for this iteration of Bloggers Wanted, I want you to write about — you guessed it!...

Can you believe Year 4 is coming? Like many other live service games, Bungie measuresDestinyin “years.” Year 3 started last Octoberwith theShadowkeepexpansion, and Year 4, which is presumably going to get another content drop, is swiftly approaching this September. Addressing the future, Bungie took to their steadfast “This Week at Bungie” blog to talk about what’s to come, and how going forward,Destiny 2will have a more unified approach to seasons....

Bonus showcase! Square Enix is set to have a big E3. How do we know that? Because the publisher has put together a pre-recorded showcase which is something that it only does sparingly. It’s not an every year thing; it’s a when it’s warranted thing. Both Square Enix’s western and eastern teams have major titles to show off. Japan hasKingdom Hearts III,Dragon Quest XI, and maybe theFinal Fantasy VIIremake (even though that’s approximately 34 years away from releasing)....

With July nearly over, it’s time for the next set of free Xbox Live games to be swapped in. FollowingAssassin’s Creed II, the Games With Gold titles areCrackdownon August 1, andDead Rising: Case ZeroandDead Rising 2on August 16. While it’s a bit dated now,Crackdownwas one of the early reasons to own an Xbox 360 and it’s very much worth checking out today. Just be ready to start picturing the game’s orbs in real life after a while....

Some believe that when you die, that’s it. Lights out. Others believe there’s an afterlife, and sometimes that afterlife needs a cloaked cat to keep it clean. The latter theory holds water inCrypt Custodian, a top-downMetroidvaniathat hits PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on August 27. You can see a sample of its broom-bashing gameplay in a new release date trailer: When a mischievous cat named Pluto dies, their subsequent meeting with the Afterlife Guardian doesn’t go so well....

Don’t ask me what it is, but I love to play RPGs on my handheld gaming systems. Maybe it’s because I can take it then along on a long plane ride to help the time pass, or maybe I just like the idea of being able to whip out one of my old favorite adventures at anytime and lose myself in it. Whatever the reason,Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosenis certainly a remake that I have been looking forward to....

EON, the makers of the GCHD and Super 64 HDMI adapters, are primed to release the next onein their lineup, this one for Microsoft’soriginal Xbox. The XBHD will be released Jun 14, 2025. It’s something of an obscure fact that the original Xbox supported HD resolutions like 720p and 1080i, making it one of the first consoles to do so. However, getting these resolutions required an “HD Pack” box or a third-party component cable....

Because of course they do! Well, this is ridiculous. Nintendo of Europe is releasing inferior versions of its retro games on the Wii U Virtual Console. As reported byEurogamer, the European version ofBalloon Fightruns at a refresh rate of 50Hz, rather than the standard 60Hz enjoyed by folks in other regions. That difference makes for slower games with compressed graphics and borders. Sure, this is nothing new. Back in the day, PAL televisions had slower refresh rates than their NTSC counterparts....

Disney Lorcanahas attracted many new players to the TCG genre bybringing iconic Disney characters and worlds to tabletopsacross the globe. While many of the older siblings in the genre have decades of mechanics, formats, and rules that new players are expected to learn,Lorcanahas kept its gameplay much easier to digest. Most beginners will look at purchasing a starter deck so that they can immediately jump into a game and learn through action....