Early details about next month’s convention Sony’s annualPlayStation Experiencereturns December 9 and 10 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and after averyproductiveParis Games Week conference, you might be wondering what’s left for PSX. I am too. We got surprise sequels likeGuacamelee 2andSplunky 2, a new IP from Sucker Punch inGhost of Tsushima, numerous PlayStation VR reveals, and fresh looks at games likeThe Last of Us Part II. With all that said, I’m expecting updates on many of those same games and some titles we haven’t heard or seen much of in a while....

New Wildlands trailer is…fancy? At the start of thisGhost Recon Wildlandstrailer, I was a bit confused by what I was seeing. I thought this was some type of extravagant CGI, but it looked a bit stiff. Then it dawned on me that this was live action and I became even more confused. Since when did the actors for a minute-long promo reel become so lifeless? Also, why is team Ghost screwing around with a cat instead of eliminating their targets?...

‘Cadence of Hyrule’ Not content with a bunch of killer announcements, Nintendo saved the best for last: a version ofCrypt of the Necrodanceron Switch…withZelda. As revealed in the debut trailer, Brace Yourself Games is releasing “Cadence of Hyrule,” complete with the same rhythm-centric gameplay asCrypt(which was released on Switch last February), but withZeldaworlds and music as a seemingly new project. The aesthetics are heavily focused aroundLink to the Past,with many re-imagined enemies....

…both in terms of time and money Women spend more time and money on mobile games than men, according to arecent studyconducted by Yahoo subsidiary Flurry. The mobile analytics firm collected data indicating female players make 31 percent more in-app purchases than men, and spend 35 percent more time with gaming apps. Women are also more loyal, posting a 42 percent higher week-long retention rate compared with males. In terms of time spent with specific genres, a majority of iOS categories skew female, including endless runners, match-three, simulators, and card games....

Yoshinari Fujimoto, Shogo Maeda and Yoko Taro speak Yoko Taro is extremely busy these days. While he was once known as “TheDrakengardGuy” ages ago, he’s now extremely in demand, overseeing multipleNieRuniverse titles andeven collaborating with Square Enix on a constant basis. But a lot of people are about to get to know him better, asSINoAlice(a mobile game featuring fairy tale characters who fight to resurrect their authors) is on the verge of its release this month....

So preoccupied with whether or not they could… Sure, beatingDoomon thehardest difficulty with perma-deathon is kind of impressive, I guess. But it also takes like five hours, to say nothing of the numerous multi-hour runs in which you’ll inevitably fuck up and die and have to start the whole thing over. Now, if you want to be an efficient gamer, a perpetually-apprised water cooler king, it’s all about speed and efficiency....

The Haunting of Verdansk also adds Zombie Royale Call of Dutyis hosting another horror crossover for Halloween, and this year, Billy the Puppet fromSawand Leatherface fromThe Texas Chainsaw Massacreare here to play. Don’t be alarmed if you see them running around inCall of Duty: Modern WarfareorCall of Duty: Warzone. Well,be a little alarmed. Activision hasa full recapof the Haunting of Verdansk – the event starts October 20 and will stick around until November 3 – but there’s also a quick and to-the-point roadmap below in one easy image....

Sorry for the delay today, but all of my work for two of my classes were due today. Want to know how big of a procrastinator I am? My graphic arts class and color and design class each needed 15 pieces of work to be turned in by the 2 p.m. today. I only had 6 done for the C&D class and 6 done for my G.A. class that I turned in weeks ago....

Greatness has awaited many players who have played the best PlayStation games over the past 30 years. While there have been some unfortunate moments like the release ofConcordor the Wonderbook, PlayStation has released many top-quality games in its lifespan. Ape Escape The firstApe Escapewas revolutionary at the time as it utilized dual analog sticks in a revolutionary manner. In this game, you’re catching monkeys with a net, and you’re like a younger James Bond with all sorts of gadgets at your disposal....

Crap. It’s already December. Mercifully, I haven’t heard much Christmas music in the stores I deign to visit, but that probably now ends. The holidays are bearing down on us like a sugar-infused child. Christmas definitely isn’t my favorite time of the year. I make the most of it, but not only am I a spiritually-devoid husk, I also once worked a job in retail over the holiday season. If you ever want a reason to give up on humanity, that’s how you do it....

“This game is ______ ______ coming from a ______’s ______!” In myE3 previewof the upcoming comedy platformerAngry Video Game Nerd Adventures, I noted that each time you die a random Nerd phrase appears on screen. Fans of the Nerd’s foul-mouthed escapades are quite familiar with the colorful insults he hurls at less than optimal games. You know, like “I’d rather have a buffalo take a diarrhea dump in my ear! or “I’d rather press my face against a hippopotamus’ butt while itmuck spreads!...

Especially if you have Xbox Game Pass ready to go Maybe you rememberCall of the Sea. Maybe you don’t. Well, I’m still keeping tabs on the first Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 games we saw in Microsoft and Sony’s respective streams this year. Raw Fury’s mystery adventure game showed upduring that Inside Xbox eventwithScorn,The Medium, andYakuza: Like a Dragon– you know the one. Doesn’t that feel like it happened years ago?...

Since Ubisoft released the originalAssassin’s Creed, there has been a plethora of special editions of every entry. As a fan who adores the franchise, I find it pretty expensive to pick up all the editions, andAssassin’s Creed Shadowsis no exception. When Ubisoft revealedAssassin’s Creed Shadows, it was ready to go with the game’s special editions. Within minutes, you could find every digital edition and start seeking out the physical ones if you knew where to look....