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The First Third-Party Wireless PS4 Controller Is Missing A Few Things
Hori’s Onyx, available now in Europe, if the first officially-licensed third-party wireless controller for the PlayStation 4. It’s got its good points, like the Xbox-style staggered analog stick layout and one piece d-pad, but the lack of a headphone jack and other key DualShock 4 features might be a dealbreaker. I’ve been playing with the…
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Dissidia Final Fantasy NT‘s Mobile Spin-Off Is Pretty Chill
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT for the PlayStation 4 is a competitive real-time action game in which two teams of three players each do battle with an assortment of Final Fantasy characters. Dissida Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, NT’s mobile counterpart, is a just a regular old turn-based RPG. Characters from throughout Final Fantasy history converge in…
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Players Have To Fight To Unlock Dissidia Final Fantasy NT‘s Story Mode
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, out today for the PlayStation 4, is a game primarily built for competitive online play. It has a story mode, but each chapter has to be earned in battle. When I hear “story mode” in regards to a fighting game, I imagine a short-ish narrative dotted with battles against AI opponents,…
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1985’s Premier Insect-Based Toy Line Is Staging A Comeback
Released by Coleco in 1985, Sectaurs: Warriors of Symbion was a children’s toy line about a planet where giant insects and arachnids roam free and humans mutated with bug DNA wage war over control of a mysterious “ultimate power.” Toys included action figures and giant ride-able spider hand puppets. They were terrifying. Now Zica Toys…
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Dragon Ball FighterZ’ Lobby System Is A Huge Hassle
Dragon Ball FighterZ’s multiplayer battles are spectacles filled with blazing-fast combat backed by outstanding netcode. If only getting into one of those battles didn’t involve fumbling about with the game’s clunky multiplayer lobby system. I spent the better part of the weekend playing Dragon Ball FighterZ, and I’ve noticed several issues that make the game’s…
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Playmobil’s Ghostbusters Toys Gear Up For The Sequel
Last year Playmobil embarked on its first foray into licensed toys with a line of figures and playsetsbased on the original Ghostbusters. This year the plastic paranormal exterminators trade their tan jumpsuits for the dark gray gear of Ghostbusters II. It looks good on them. Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore, decked…
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Dragon Ball FighterZ On Lowest Settings Is Like Going Back In Time
Here’s a fun thing to do while you’re waiting for a spot in one of Dragon Ball FighterZ PC’s crowded online hubs—turn the graphics down way low and pretend you’re playing a Game Boy Advance game. Inspired by apost from Pixelbuster on Twitter, I went into the PC version of Dragon Ball FighterZ’s generous graphics…
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Dragon Ball FighterZ Story Mode Is Surprisingly Good
Dragon Ball FighterZ is out today, spawning countless brutal online battles between players eager to rise to the top of the leaderboards. But fret not, multiplayer-phobic fighting game fans—the game’s lengthy and demanding story mode is an excellent way to delay the inevitable multiplayer beat-down. Spoilers, but not for a bit. I’ll warn again when…
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You can do some pretty cool stuff with just one button. Out today for the Nintendo Switch, Super One More Jump from SMG Studio is a true test of timing and patience, especially in the more challenging of the game’s 100+ levels. It’s perfect for a quick gaming fix, unless you get hung up on…
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Devrim Kay Is All The Destiny 2 I Need
No matter where I am in the solar system, what fantastic adventures I embark upon in the name of Dead Orbit, my heart is always back in the European Dead Zone, sniping from the church belfry with my Destiny 2 lifemate, Devrim Kay. I’ll admit it wasn’t love at first sight. At first Devrim’s and…
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We Can’t Stop Watching This Cruel Mario Clone
Watching this brutal Super Mario clone spring hilarious, unexpected traps on a poor player is hypnotic. The game is TrapAdventure 2, created by Hiroyoshi Oshiba and available as a free download on iOS (though unlocking ad-free play costs $.99). Along the lines of theinfamous Cat Mario, it’s a game that uses decades of platforming knowledge…
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Toys’R’Us Closing Up To 182 U.S. Locations
It’s going to be a little bit harder to be a Toys’R’Us kid in the U.S. soon, as the toy retailer puts plans in motion to close up to 182 locations across the country as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan. Court documents filed yesterday detail closure plans for the 182 locations across…
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Rhythm Games Don’t Get Much Cooler Than Cytus II
No one makes rhythm games that are quite as cool as independent Taiwanese studio Rayark, creator ofDeemoand Voez. With outstanding music, sleek visuals and a unique instant message-based story system, mobile game Cytus II is Rayark’s coolest rhythm game yet. In a future where the internet has progressed to the point that it can easily…
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The New OK K.O. Game Is Really Good
Cartoon Network’s ongoing quest to make video games based on animated television that do not suck reaches a new level with OK K.O.! Let’s Play Heroes, a sweet little beat ‘em up developed by the makers of Super Time Force and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. It does not suck at all. Announced around the…
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Xbox Game Pass Now Gets New Microsoft Games On Day One
Microsoft’s $9.99 a month Xbox game subscription service just got a bit more attractive. Starting with the March 20 release of Sea of Thieves, all new Microsoft Studios games will be available on the service on launch day. TheXbox Game Passoffers subscribers access to more than 100 games from throughout Xbox history, allowing them to…
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The New Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Is A Lot Like The Old One
Some video game sequels take great pains to get players up to speed on what occurred in the previous game. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory is not one of those sequels. It’s a side-story, and if you play it without playing the original Cyber Sleuth, you’re going to be a little lost. A…
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Dragon Ball FighterZ Loot Boxes Don’t Cost Real Money
Late last week rumors circulated that Dragon Ball FighterZ featured the ability to purchase loot box-style Z capsules using real money. That’s not how it works, at least not currently. The rumors sprang froma post on Resetera featuring a conversation with a player who had received an early copy of the game. Discussing his avatar,…
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