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You got chocolate in my peanut butter! Well, you got peanut butter in my chocolate! Andthisguy put piano arrangements in my NES music! Is nothing sacred anymore!? For the magical price of “whatever,” you’re able to grab a copy of Shnabubula’sNES JAMS, a piano arrangement of NES tracks with chip sounds layered on top. Or is it a chiptune remix album with piano accompaniment? I can’t decide! All I know is that it’s 11 tracks of nostalgia-infused goodness that tapsMega Man,Contra,Little Nemo, and more....

Destiny 2‘sThe Final Shapeexpansion may not arrive until June 4, but Bungie dropped a new trailer showing where the new content will take players. TheJourney into The Traveler traileroffers a haunting look into some of the locales Guardians can explore within The Traveler, narrated by Cayde-6. Alongside a peek at some of the expansion’s various biomes, the trailer hints at the forces supporting the new Dread enemy faction. In August 2023, Bungiegave players their first look atThe Final Shape....

Enslaved, unlike Ninja Theory’s last game, is going to appear on both the PS3 and Xbox 360. There’s a very good reason for it too, since the developer has confessed that despiteHeavenly Sword‘s massive hype, it never made the company a single penny. “It’s difficult.Heavenly Swordcame out pretty early on the PS3, and we sold, I think, a million and a half copies, and that’s still not enough as an independent studio to break even,” explains co-founder Tameem Antoniades....

If I had to describe the Nintendo mobile strategy to date, I really couldn’t sum it up in one phrase. “It’s complicated?” Damn, I did it! All in all it’s a really strange history dating back to 2016. There wasMiitomo, a game that both we and Nintendo never talk about, and pretend it doesn’t exist (it shut down just two years later). Then we gotSuper Mario Run, a pretty decent little actual premium game where you bought it, and owned it outright without gacha elements....

Amidst all the remakes that are crowding the current gaming market,Skyblivionis definitely one to look out for. While there’s still some time until we can expect a proper release date, the team behind the ambitiousOblivionremake has released a hair-raising video update. Over on YouTube, the unofficial fan remake ofTES4lets its cape down to bring a more sinister vibe in promotingSkyblivion. The video showcases some of the darker and scarier elements of thisOblivionreimagining....

The Portable, Golden, Royal trifecta A long overdue fan-favorite RPG series will finally be accessible to Xbox players, and Phil Spencer showed up on stage at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase to share the good news. That’s right, thePersonaseries ison the wayto Xbox, including Game Pass support, andPersona 3 PortableandPersona 5 Royalwill be arriving on PC at long last. What a get! Here’s the full rundown:Persona 3 Portable,Persona 4 Golden, andPersona 5 Royalwill be playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, withP5Rconfirmed for Jul 21, 2025, andP3PandP4Gcoming sometime in 2023,according to an Xbox release calendar....

This week on Podtoid, we talk about dirty, filthy, horrible, interactivesex. Despite what the header image above might lead you to believe. Slutty Sterling, Lascivious Linde, and I Can’t Think of a Sexual C Word That Isn’t Crabs or C*nt Chow talked about potentially high XBLA prices, XNA, and, best of all, screwin’ in videogames. And in real life. But mostly videogames. Anyway, you can listen to ithere. – KMCC is out to get Linde...

5Mbps connection recommended Did you spend any time using PlayStation Now on PS4? Too pricey? More of us will have the opportunity to test out the open beta for the streaming service now that it’s available for PS3 “in mainland U.S. and parts of Canada.” There’s some 150 titles up for streaming, withinFamous,Ultra Street Fighter IV, andGod of War: Ascensionon the way. “The service is still growing and evolving based on the feedback we’ve received from PS Now users,” said SCEA VP of platforms marketing John Koller....

I love these news items because you’re basically done after reading the headline. Makes my job easy. Just in case you’re dense, or are a really terrible skimmer, know thatPuzzle Quest 2will be available on PC on August 12th. This is according toSteam’s web site, which will have the title available for download on that day, unlocking in 6 days and 3 hours. The puzzle RPG hybrid wil have 53 Steam achievements and online play, so you’re able to share your addiction....

Currently on PTR Blizzard has unleashed a host of new changes onto the public test realm (PTR) forHeroes of the Storm, including a new character (Kharazim the Monk) and a new map (Infernal Shrines). I had a chance to take them both for a spin, and although Shrines hasn’t really blown me away, the Monk is a much-needed addition to the game, which is lacking supports currently. His Q is a quick dash that comes with two charges right out of the gate, which allows you to move to either an enemy or an ally....

Meanwhile, I can’t contain my excitement I absolutely love the SCUMM period of Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts) development and this document gives insight into the game that started it all. It’s interesting to see that although the Edison family stayed much the same as their original incarnation, the player characters changed completely, with only the name “Sandy” remaining from the original conception. Maniac Mansionwas the first game created using the SCUMM scripting language, giving it its name “Script Creation Utility forManiac Mansion....

New trailer sells it The Legend of Legacysounded pretty good on paper. Honestly, I’m easy ; they had me at ‘3DS RPG’ already. But look at it! Look at that pop-up environmental effect! That music! Watercolors! Shading! Big heads! The games’ name does absolutely nothing for me but this new trailer more than makes up for that. Word is that lots of the development staff ofThe Legend of Legacyare former Square Enix staff, coming from the SaGa team....

For honor Ghost of Tsushimais an open world game with upgrade trees, sidequests and a deep combat system. It’s easy to get lost, but here are a few tips to help you get started. Prioritize your resolve meter for healing Your resolve meter is essentially your MP. You use it for anything from special moves to healing, which is your main source of (instant) healing. It’s important to manage your resolve during any fight to ensure that you always have one left for an emergency heal....