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Farming Simulator graces European and Japanese consoles today. If you’re in either of these two regions, you can now officially head out and grab the game for Xbox 360 or PS3 Those in North America will have to wait a bit longer for their copies, which will be here “shortly.” Until then, here’s the launch…

Banished Is A City Builder That’s All About Choices

We’ve talked about Shining Rock’s hardcore medieval city builder before, and yes, the game’s still around! In fact, in a recent interview, the creator yet again confirmed that Banished would definitely be out before the end of the year. Talking to PC Gamer, Luke Hodorowicz, the sole developer working on Banished, also discussed the importance…

Watch Today’s Special Pokemon X/Y Nintendo Direct Right Here

Satoru Iwata and Junichi Masuda in the same room, talking about Pokemon. A paid online Pokemon storage. New mega Pokemon. There’s even a few neat retrospectives—a great deal of fascinating stuff for any Pokemon fan. You can watch it all above, and make sure to chime in with your favorite parts below. Pokemon Direct 9.4.2013…

Two new Pokemon 3DS XL systems are coming to North America. During today’s Nintendo Direct, the company announced that two special Pokemon X/Y-themed 3DS XL models, one blue and one red, will be coming to America on September 27.

Pokemon X and Y Lets You Store Pokemon Online… For an Annual Fee

Today, Nintendo announced a new downloadable 3DS companion app for their upcoming Pokemon X and Y versions. It’s called Pokemon Bank, and it’s used to store in-game Pokemon in the cloud. Pokemon Bank allows you to store Pokemon in online boxes—100 boxes, meaning 3000 Pokemon in total, which is far more than the game’s in-built…

New screenshots for the next Adventure Time The isometric dungeon crawler Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW!, slated to hit PC, Xbox 360, PS3, 3DS and Wii U in November, has a lovely new set of shots starring Finn, Jake, the Ice King, and Lumpy Space Princess. Check ’em out below.

This Mod Is Basically A Great-Looking, Full-Blown Survival Horror Game

It’s called Underhell, and it’s calling itself a mod—though it’s closer to a full, stand-alone game. Specifically, an episodic survival horror-adventure game. Underhell is a Source mod, meaning anyone with a copy of the Source SDK Base 2007—obtained through Steam as a free download—can try it. The mod features large, non-linear levels, an original soundtrack,…

Let’s Compare the Old Wind Waker To The New One

Nintendo Japan has released two trailers showcasing some gameplay from the HD Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. One of them happens to be a nice little comparison video. Let’s take a look! The comparison vid, above, demonstrates how much more content the HD version, with its widescreen aspect ratio,…

GTA’s Banshee Supercar Now Has An Amazing Real-Life Counterpart

Ever since its debut in the third Grand Theft Auto, the Banshee has been an iconic part of each game’s stable of vehicles. So, of course, it makes total sense for someone to go and recreate it in real life. The folks behind the car, West Coast Customs, based their version on the Grand Theft…

Creative Assembly’s latest PC strategy game, Total War: Rome II, is out today. Make sure to watch your back while slaughtering armies and conquering all those cities, lest you end up lying in a pool of your own blood Don’t follow the trailer’s example, folks.

Diablo III is arriving on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 today. The console version of Blizzard’s hack n’ slash RPG is here, bringing with it offline/local co-op and an updated, streamlined interface. For an idea on how the game plays with a controller, check out our impressions here

Director Wants To Turn Hotline: Miami Into A Short Film

Well, it was going to happen eventually. It’s Hotline: Miami. Short, sweet, violent and exciting; the perfect recipe for a great internet flick, which is exactly what this man is trying to make—and crowdfund. The man behind the project is Saman Kesh, creator of several popular online short films, including the wonderful “Controller,” which we’ve…

The FlatOut Devs’ Next Racing Game Looks Amazing, Even in Pre-Alpha

The original developers of the FlatOut racing series have released an update on their new game. Apart from some (great-looking) footage of cars crashing into things (and each other), there’s also the fact that even though it’s still called “Next Car Game,” there is now a pre-order option. You might wonder why. In the video,…

After Turning On A PS4, You Can Do All of This

In an interview over at the PlayStation Blog, Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida shared a few thoughts about the PlayStation 4’s interface—or rather, the most recent demonstration of the interface. “What I showed [at gamescom] was only a small portion of the UI,” Yoshida revealed, adding that the system’s social aspect was something they…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: GiantBoyDetective tells us about a great-looking choose your own adventure eBook series for those looking to improve their English, and JJTexan takes a look at some interesting Wii Shop games which, though new IPs, are now all but forgotten. And you can always go join…

Let’s Visit Some of the Beautiful Locations in the Next Final Fantasy

Square-Enix has just released no less than five trailers showcasing the locations of Lightning Returns. For a world that’s about to be destroyed, there’s quite a lot of amazing sights to be seen—so let’s dive in! Up above you can see the bustling streets of Yusnaan, the City of Revelry. Here are the Wildlands, dotted…

What? Bravely Default is evolving! On December 5, Japan is getting an updated and expanded re-release of the interestingly-named 3DS JRPG, titled Bravely Default: For the Sequel. Nintendo, who’s publishing Bravely Default in the West, wasn’t able to confirm to Siliconera which version they’d be bringing over next year UPDATE: The game’s official Twitter feed…

A Rare, Fascinating Look Behind The Scenes Of The Next Final Fantasy

Square Enix, in an effort to both educate and entertain fans, has released the first episode of what is going to be a web documentary series chronicling the making of Lightning Returns, the upcoming sequel to Final Fantasy XIII-2 Narrated by Lightning’s voice actress, Ali Hillis, the introductory episode of “Inside the Square” focuses on…

Hey, remember that Kingdom Hearts compilation for the PS3? The HD 1.5 Remix? It’s still on track for this fall—September 10, specifically. Recently, Square Enix put out a new trailer to show off what the English version plays like. Have a look above, and make sure to check out our review of the Japanese version

The new multi-player FPS from Counter-Strike’s creator has entered open beta. As promised, Tactical Intervention is now available on Steam as a free-to-play game. You can take a look at it here