I could go for a Katamari on the rocks Here’s hoping a certain prince rolls into Tokyo Game Show later this month. WatchfulKatamari Damacyfansnoticedtwo recently-filed trademarks for Bandai Namco’s roll-’em-up series. The first,Katamari Damacy Reroll, was registered in Europe. Now, a listing forKatamari Damacy Encorehas shown up in Japan. The latter name certainly suggests a re-release of some sort, and it’s believed that both trademarks represent the same game given past naming tendencies....

In today’s episode of “What the Hell, Gamers?” the creator ofa Kickstarter projecthas become thetarget of harassmentafter planning to make a video series exploring female stereotypes in videogames. The abuse includes threats of death and rape, as well as vandalism of the person’s Wikipedia page. Anita Sarkeesian set up a Kickstarter to help create the series, in which she intends to play hundreds of games and thoroughly explore the tropes used to portray women in games....

Missed opportunity to call it ‘Q*Bert Reberted’ WhenQBert Rebooteddoes a weird little hop thing over to PS4, PS3, and Vita, it’ll evoke two different thoughts from its prospective audience. Old-timers won’t be able to recall everything looking so smooth. Youngins will wonder what the hell a QBert is. The transition from cubes to hexagons might be tough for seasonedQ*Bertplayers. Just like it was tough when Johnny Carson went off the air, and when those damned millenials ruined America....

The crafting giant takes the crown The burgeoning battle royale sub-genre of games has gained a new champion in the form of Epic Games’Fortnite. Launching months after the immensely popularPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, it looks like Epic’s more cartoony take on a hundred people killing each other is now sitting at the top with around 20 million players having checked it out. While this is across all three platforms (PC, PS4 and Xbox One), that is still a huge number of people checking out an entirely new IP....

Liu Kang and Kung Lao need to check themselves In case you had any doubt, Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Jax will be playable in the upcomingMortal Kombat 11. A new trailer shown during Sony’s “State of Play” stream gave us glimpses of gameplay from the trio and a decent story trailer cut to Ice Cube’s “Check Yourself.” There’s a blink and you’ll miss it fatality of Liu Kang summoning a fire dragon, Kung Lao slicing a guy in half, and Jax doing the usual “GOTCHA” grab....

Japan’s electronics store chainYodabashi Camerahas less than two dozen stores, but they’re all huge. To call them the Best Buy of Japan is an insult. Think bigger. My favorite, the one that towers over you as you come out of Akihabara Station, has nine floors, packed with everything you could imagine. Not just cameras: speakers, mp3 players, televisions, games, and much more. But it seems that they’re out of Xbox 360 consoles....

One more time to commit some crimes Night in the Woods, the year’s most human game that doesn’t feature a single person, is coming to mobile devices in 2018. Developer Infinite Fall announced the mobile port in a thread fromNight in the Woods‘ Twitter account. According to the tweets, concrete details will “come soon.” — Night In The Woods (@NightInTheWoods)July 12, 2025 Boss makes a dollarI make a dimeThat’s why I play Night In The WoodsOn company time...

While the rumors of the death of the GameCube version ofLegend of Zelda: Twilight Princesswere greatly exaggerated, it seems that picking up a copy might be an exercise is futility … even if you’ve reserved one. Sources indicate that Nintendo has drastically cut back shipments of the GameCube version ofTwilight Princessto many retailers. I was told by one Gamestop employee that they would not be receiving enough copies to fill all of their pre-orders....

What a concept I’m not looking for a new multiplayer survival game that I’ll become wholeheartedly obsessed with for one solid weekend and then talk myself out of ever playing again. I’ve fallen into that trap enough. I still feel those twinges of guilt. But I can at leastentertainthe idea, right?Where’s the harm in that? Last Oasismight look like standard post-Rustsurvival fare depending on which snippet you come across, but the twist — the singular aspect that got me invested enough to write this article — is another matter....

In a 2v2 match Having playedPokemon Go‘s raids for the past week or so I’ve seen some pretty amazing parents. Moms and dads alike, out there catching Pokemon either for their kids or with them, brought a smile to a lot of the groups I was with. The same goes for this story with an eSports tint. As part of an NBCRocket League2v2 tournament,Josh Russowas all suited up and ready to go with his friend, until disaster struck and he couldn’t make it....

A brilliant little concept in need of more content Phantom Abyssis out today onSteam Early Access, and while I adore the idea of dodging spikes, arrow traps, and eye-beam-firing guardians in procedural temple dungeons while other players’ phantoms run wild alongside me, it’s not necessarily worth buying yet. That sounds harsher than I mean it to! The initial thrills are just a bit too fleeting. Let me back up, as I think this game is worth keeping tabs on during the rest of the year....

The greatest media crossover sinceWho Framed Roger Rabbitis exactly one month away from its Japanese release. Let the onslaught of television commercials begin! Above is a 30-second spot forPokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition, and after the jump is an abridged 15-second spot. I can’t make heads or tails of what’s being said, but I imagine it’s something along the lines of, “Damn, son! I can’t believe this is for real! Sheeeeeiiiit!”...

New Mega Man you say? Well, there is one! Sort of When people say “Mega Man is dead, I wish Capcom made more games from that franchise” it’s not entirely true. Well it is, kind of, but there is also aMega Mangame out that’s constantly updated —Rockman Xover. It’s a mobile game that also doubles as a “social RPG” (groan), that involves automatic scrolling gameplay. Capcom is constantly tweaking its microtransactions and adding bosses, which would be non-news if they didn’t look so cool....