I’m so hype for Bright Memory: Infinite, coming to Xbox Series X

Xbox Elit-a Xbox kicked off this morning’s Inside Xbox presentation with fresh new footage from cyberpunk shooterBright Memory: Infinite, FYQD-Studios’ exciting first-person shooter. Still rocking its slickBattle Angel: Alitavibe,Bright Memory: Infinitewill see cybernetically-enhanced SRO agent Shelia shoot ‘n’ slice her way through hazardous, weather-intensive, beautifully realised worlds – made all the more amazing by the fact that the game is the work of a single developer, FYQD’s Zeng Xiancheng. Today’s new trailer debuted some destructive driving footage....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Kelly Mcintyre

Joe Danger: The Movie is looking to be a blockbuster hit

The originalJoe Dangerwas one of my favorite games of 2010. In fact, I got 100% completion in it after playing pretty much non-stop for a couple of months. I just fell in love with the combo and points system, the level design, and of course the art. Needless to say, when Hello GamesannouncedJoe Danger: The Movie, I was pretty excited. I finally got to lay my hands onJoe Danger: The Movieat PAX East and I had a blast....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Michelle Wong

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days trailer is totally messed up

Like it or not,Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Daysis happening, and IO has released a (presumably intentional) low-fi trailer to celebrate. The video shows that schizophrenic maniac James Seth Lynch actually seems to be somewhat settled down with a female companion, while the more level-headed Kane is up to no good, and apparently in a very bad situation. S’pretty kick-ass. The trailer is chaotic, violent and rather screwed up, which is what one expects from aKane & Lynchvideo....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Megan Ruiz

Latest Nioh update lets you pause the game

More late-game Sub Missions, Titles, and Smithing Texts Just when I think I’m out, they pull me right back in. While the big “Wait,really?” part of this week’sNiohupdate is undoubtedly the newfound ability to pause the game when you aren’t in multiplayer and summoning a co-op visitor, that’s far from all. Team Ninja has also added challenging side missions scattered across the map, fresh Titles to earn (which involve not getting hit and meeting time requirements in the new missions), and more Smithing Texts for crafting....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Julie French

Latest sci-fi news: Alien, Doctor Who, sci-fi sequels, and what’s going on with Tron: Ares

We’re checking back in with the world of sci-fi after a busy weekend. We’ve gotten another look atAlien: Romulusand some interesting insight intoDoctor Who. It was a big weekend for sequels, and there’s more of those to come. Here’s the latest. Meet your facehugger April 26th has been calledAlienDay as a reference to LV-426, the planet where the Xenomorph first made its appearance in the original movie. This year also happens to be the 45th anniversary of the original film’s release, so writer and director Fede Álvarez gave us a look at some of the special effects being used to create the upcomingAlien: Romulus....

May 28, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Casey Prince

League of Legends’ third season officially starts

May the best Legend win! Riot Games has beendrumming up a storm for the third seasonof competitive play forLeague of Legends.The road leading up to the start has been a surprisingly long journey. It started with a lot of gab at the end of the second season, stating that the third season would be even better. Season two ended with a big bang thanks to the championship, which sported the largest winning purse in the history of eSports at the time....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · James Farrell

Leaked footage allegedly shows Need for Speed Mobile gameplay

Horse-powered Pockets A new video has surfaced online which alleges to showcase gameplay for Electronic Arts’ unannouncedNeed for Speed Mobile.The miniature racing title is currently in development at Chinese developer TiMi Studios — a subsidiary of mobile gaming magnate Tencent — as per job listings that surfaced in 2021. The 47-second video debuted on theNeed for SpeedDiscordbefore eventually making its way to Reddit.Redditor “NFSLYY,” (who claims to be the distributor of the footage), followed up with tidbits based on the build they claim to have access to....

May 28, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Gloria Rodriguez

LOL, discussion piece: is “innovation” a good thing?

Dtoid ForumiteLord Regulusrecently posted aninteresting editorialdetailing the gaming community’s infatuation with “innovative” games. Is it fair to ignore a gamejustbecause it brings nothing new to the table? Are “unusual” games necessarily better than ones that adhere to safe rules of game design? Says Regulus: Video games, like movies and novels, are based on permutations of the same tropes that are essential to the entire medium as a whole. All video games need conflict, challenge, conditions, evaluation, etc....

May 28, 2025 · 9 min · 1855 words · Martin Daniels

Look at all these shiny next-gen balls

A new trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Hey look! Another trailer forAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Mmmmm, can you taste that? Saturation! Actually this trailer is cool in that it shows all the next-gen tech behind the game. The ocean technology is shown off, as is the weather system, lighting, and more. We also see a bunch of shiny balls. So! You’ve seen a TON ofAssassin’s Creed IVover the months....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Nancy Marquez

Major Xbox announcement revealed: Pac-Man Championship Edition XBLA

To everyone who e-mailed us about the “major” Xbox 360 announcement: thanks. We know. It’s not a price drop, it’s not a new hardware SKU, and no,Halo 3Mini-Talesis not coming out on the Zune. Today At the Pac-Man World Championships in New York City, Microsoft and Namco Bandai have “made video game history” by revealingPac-Man Championship Editionfor Xbox Live Arcade. This version ofPac-Manwill include all of the playable boss characters like Vega, M....

May 28, 2025 · 4 min · 763 words · Carlos Scott

Metro: Last Light’s first downloadable content is now out

Three new single-player missions from three perspectives Faction Pack, the new story based add-on content forMetro: Last Lightis now available. This pack features three new single-player missions, with each mission focusing on a different faction from the game. So you’ll be on the side of the Red Line, the Reich, and the Polis Rangers. This is the first of four piece of add-on content. The next packs will give you a challenge based mode with online leaderboards....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Tonya Meza

Miyamoto hints that Pikmin 4 was on the backburner

It was ‘close to completion’ at E3 2015 So uhPikmin 4guys? It was supposedly “close to completion” last June, Miyamoto then confirmed, but priorities have changed. Speaking to Miyamoto at E3thisyear, he offered the following statement: “Yes, you are right, and we’re working on [Pikmin 4]. So, you know, when we’re in development we have to create a list of priorities and it has been hard to kind of fit that into that list, but we’re hopefully starting to see that on the list now....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Douglas Francis

NES Remix announced for the Wii U, available today

Takes old games and reimagines memorable scenes Iwata had yet another announcement to make on this morning’s Nintendo Direct, this time somewhat more surprising thanHyrule Warriors.NES Remixwas announced for the Wii U, compiling many different games from the NES days includingThe Legend of Zelda,Super Mario Bros.,Donkey Kong 3, and many more. What makes this game a remix is that the most memorable scenes are taken from each game, and presented differently, with an example fromSuper Mario Bros....

May 28, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Annette Hamilton