Stranger things have happened before Telltale Games is nearly defunct after last week’ssudden layoffof approximately 90 percent of its studio. A skeleton crew is staying aboard for a while to produceMinecraft: Story Mode. After that obligation is fulfilled, it’s expected that Telltale will close its doors for good. This has left a lot of Telltale’s projects in precarious positions. The final season ofThe Walking Deadwill likely end incomplete after tomorrow’s release of itssecond episode....

Pint-sized princess Good Smile continues to adorablify (I went there) some of video games’ greatest heroes, transforming them into the cute figurines of the ongoing Nendoroid range. This weekend, courtesy of Japanese convention Wonder Festival, we got to see the finished design of thepreviously announcedZelda Nendo. Rocking her quaintBreath of the Wildlook, we can see that a fine job has been done in capturing the charming spirit of Hyrule’s favourite princess....

Oxide Games uses AMD’s Mantle for its new engine Leveraging AMD’s Mantle technology,Oxide Gameshas come up with a new game engine intended for real-time strategy titles on PC and consoles called Nitrous that can handle up to 5,000 AI- or physics-driven objects (like laser beams) on-screen simultaneously. “Take the most complex scene you’ve ever seen in StarCraft II and multiply it by 10,” Oxide founder Dan Baker toldEngadget. The company has demonstrated the engine’s capabilities in a simulation,Star Swarm, which looks impressive and does a good job of showing the sheer scale of it all....

Beat Chapter 4 first The first wave of downloadable content (DLC) has hitFire Emblem: Awakening, and to buy it, you need to do a little bit more than just load up the eShop. As previously mentionedin my tips guide for the game, you need to progress past Chapter 4 to unlock the Outrealm Gate towards the southern end of the map (pictured). Once you’re there, just enter it, and select the purchase maps option....

Had enoughTitanfallyet? You’re about to get another dose with Swampland, the final map to be revealed in theTitanfall: ExpeditionDLC package, the first set of content available forTitanfall. Swampland is exactly what the title implies: a level that I wouldn’t really want to play in any game, let aloneTitanfall.A swamp. But before I go judging it, the concept art makes it look like a much more enticing vision of any swamp I’ve ever seen before, even if it’s all water and trees....

Walk inside Big Gay Al MaybeStick of Truthis more true to the series’ 2D look, butthis 3D, virtual recreation of the townof South Park is a pretty cool alternative. Characters keep their flat look and always orient themselves towards you while everything else is navigable in three dimensions, yet still looks sort of 2D and construction paper like. Not as wild as, say, that newGuilty Gear, but I like it for the same reasons....

Just need to apply the finishing touches Volgarr the Vikingis a pretty awesome success story. It stayed with its old school roots and gave us a punishing, yet fair retro 2D adventure, and it became a hit in many circles. Now, according to an ID@Xbox announcement at E3, we know it’s coming to the Xbox One. When, you may ask? Well according to the game’s creator — “soon.” Once all of the finishing touches are applied like achievements and leaderboards, we’ll see a release....

War of the Rosesis Paradox Interactive’s upcoming medieval multiplayer combat game where players can fight each other like knights of the past. There’s a deep level of customization and strategy involved, and you can learn more about the gamefrom our interviewwith Senior Producer, Gordon van Dyke. If that’s got you interested, then you should check out the livestream tournament taking place today at 4PM PST. Four teams will be battling it out for a $5,000 donation to a charity of the winner’s choosing, and I will be in the tournament!...

Cblogs of 10/30 to 31-05-2025 –Ze Diglettthinks we are getting into the golden age of Platform Fighting games. –Black Red Gamingexplores 10 gaming news stories that happened last week. –Eggs&BrewsterJrdiscusses 13 Point & Click games that they are excited to play in the future. –Allivad The Impalacontinues their playthrough ofSablein this third part. –Lord SpencerreviewsThe Misadventures of Tron Bonneas part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –Black Red Gamingdiscusses their five most anticipated game releases this November....

InWuthering Waves, you’ll receive new Resonators by participating in gacha events and pulling for weapons and characters. However, it’s not uncommon to run into a dry streak that has you wondering when you’ll get the Resonator or weapon you want. Fortunately, this is where the pity system guarantees you’ll get the five-star character you’re looking for. What is the Pity System? Pity inWuthering Wavesis a system that allows you to get a guaranteed five-star character or weapon after 80 convenes....

Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono says that we haven’t seen all that the Wii U can do. The famed game creator seems to say that the Wii U we saw at E3 last year,and again at CES this year, is not the final version, and that we should expect other unique possiblities. NeoGAF translated a report from 3D Juegos, where Ono said: “What was shown at E3 is not a reflection of everything that this console is going to be able to offer....

Buckle your pants It’s taking longer for The Behemoth to releaseBattleBlock Theateron Steam than we would’ve liked but that’s business as usual. It’ll get here when it gets here, which is not too much further out: the former Xbox Live Arcade exclusive comes to Steam for Windows and Linux on May 15. New features for the port include Steam Trading, quick weapon swapping, and “fatter cats.” More than that, it’s an opportunity for a larger group of people to play this super fun co-op game....

Hair-impalement attacks, surely? Bandai Namco has announced another superstar coming to the crossover fighting game Jump Force. It’s the amazing master of extreme hairstyles Yugi Muto, star player of trading card gameDuel Monstersand its related anime series,Yu-Gi-Oh. Yugi will join other legendary anime characters such as Goku and Freiza fromDragon Ball Z, One Piece’sLuffy andNaruto’s, erm, Naruto, in flashy, madcap fights. Namco Bandai are yet to reveal anything about Yugi’s fighting style or moveset, so fans will just have to wait and see what this popular addition will bring to the battlefield....