“If I haven’t seen it, it’s new to me!” One of the surprises in my inbox this morning wasNeo Aquarium, a game of some sort that is now available on the English-languagesite for Playism. After the new PC version ofLa-Mulanaintroduced many of us to the digital distributor, I had hoped that it’d become the ideal place to find lesser-known Japanese indie titles. This one, described as a “competitive 3D shooting game based on crustaceans,” certainly fits the bill....

The maker of theYakuza/Like a Dragonseries will reportedly reveal its next game in only a couple of short months. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio will show off what it’s been cooking in September. The news wasreported by VGC, translating a stream hosted by the developer on its official YouTube channel. According to the clip, RGG plans to show off its next game during Tokyo Game Show 2024, which starts on June 20, 2025....

I’d be swearing, too It’s not just Kanye whohates microtransactions. Canada’s Lance Perkins isupsetafter his 17-year-old son unwittingly charged $7,625.88 inFIFAmicrotransactions to the credit card he was granted for emergencies and family purchases. “He thought it was a one-time fee for the game,” Perkins said. “He’s just as sick as I am, [because] he never believed he was being charged for every transaction, or every time he went onto the game....

Cold Symmetry’s tight and focused SoulslikeMortal Shellcame out roughly three years ago, and according to the publisher, Playstack, it has sold a whopping one million copies worldwide. While it’d be easy to attribute this success to pure randomness or, perhaps, the game simply being at the right place at the right time, the publisher just revealed it had set up a fairly comprehensive marketing campaign that’s bound to have helpedMortal Shellbe as successful as it’s been....

Open the door, get on the floor Dinosaurs! Radical! Nineties! Yeah!Turokwas great. And now it might be coming back, according to an interview byTechRaptorwith Samuel ‘Kaiser’ Villarreal. Kaiser is currently working on porting the retro FPSPowerslaveto modern PC hardware, but let loose that there are also plans to give the Nintendo 64’sTurokthe remake treatment. Kaiser will seemingly be resuming work with Night Dive Studios – who have recently portedSystem Shock 2, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream,Bad Mojo,and basically every other old game ever – to start portingTurokby the end of the year....

While many “hardcore” gamers continue to look down on mobile gaming, there are a number of studios who view it as a legitimate gaming platform, capable of the kind of “AAA” experiences we’re used to. Phosphor Games is one of the front-runners, with the greatDark Meadowproving that it has the right stuff and can craft a memorable experience out of humble tools. Phosphor’s next iOS title,Horn, is coming to an iDevice near you soon....

Money money money money… Money! Big surprise,PokémonOmega RubyandAlpha Sapphirea are selling lots and lots of copies. According to aSiliconerareport, the role-playing games’ worldwide sales eclipsed the 3 million mark in just three days. Meanwhile in Japan,Media CreateandFamitsuestimate domestic sales totals between 1.32 and 1.53 million. The titles are currently available in North America, Japan, South Korea, and Australasia, but Europe is still waiting for the game. The launch is scheduled for this Friday, November 28....

Date Everything!is officially out on all platforms, and I’m dying to know who you’re romancing first. There’s no limit to how many characters you can fall in love with, but I’m sure you’ve got your favorites, and I do too. There’s really something to love about every single character, even if you only love to hate them, so picking favorites is a tough call with this one. And you can go back to romancing every single one of them soon, but first, let’s talk about who we love just a bit more than the rest....

It only takes a few minutes Super Mario Rundidn’t have microtransactions or gambling elements: so naturally it was considered a failure. But Nintendo hasn’t shut it down (yet!), and there’s money to be made from it. Fake Platinum Point funny money to be clear, butnow that you can exchange that for real-life goods, the Platinum stock has shot up a bit in recent weeks. Because of this, a lot of folks have been asking me how to quickly inject your account with more Platinum....

All previously-stated platforms still on board Double Fine Studios has announced that quirky upcoming sequelPsychonauts 2has slipped from its 2019 release window and will now be arriving on PC and consoles in 2020. The announcement was made during the Tim Schafer-led studio’s latest blog over at crowdfunding site Fig. “We’re now targeting next year for release,”said Schafer in the blog. “We know it’s always disappointing when you have to wait a bit longer, but we also know that you are an amazing, supportive bunch, who – just like us – want the game to be as good as possible....

RiiP U [The Wii U is one of those consoles I always wanted to buy, but could never bring myself to dropping the cash on for the luxury of playing just a handful of admittedly-awesome games. OmegaSiets sends off the recently-Old-Yeller’d console with a nice little retrospective paying tribute to some of its finer games. Are there any he may have missed? Tell us in the comments below! – Wes]...

Cue ‘Return of the Mack’ Return of the Obra Dinn,a cool game for cool peoplecreated by known cool guy Lucas Pope, is coming soon to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The developer announced an August 01, 2025 release date for consoles with a neat little image that evokes the game’s 1-bit monochrome style. Return of the Obra Dinn releases on October 18th for Switch, PS4, and Xbox One!pic.twitter.com/2r35Rw4eXP...

Rykenis the newest take onNaruto’sworld, where you create your character, get put into a clan, and forge your shinobi destiny. It’s nothing we haven’t seen before, but a newRoblox Narutogame is always exciting. If you’re as excited as we are and want to stay up to date, then take a look atRoblox RyukenTrello and Discord Links. Roblox Ryuken Relevant Links Roblox Rykenis very serious about making it big in the competitiveRobloxworld, which is why they have their Community, Discord, and even a Trello board....