When patch 3.35 goes live in Final Fantasy XIV, it’ll unlock the Deep Dungeon, a 50-floor instance with randomly generated maps that’s inspired by roguelikes. It sounds pretty rad. The Deep Dungeon, also known in English as the Palace of the Dead, is designed to both channel old-school Final Fantasy spelunking and to switch things…
The HD remaster of Final Fantasy XII will come with a fast forward feature, letting players blaze through all those random battles and giant maps at twice or even quadruple speed. “One feedback we got from fans who played the original Final Fantasy XII was how vast the fields are,” said Final Fantasy XII The…
Good news for old-school Final Fantasy fans who miss turn-based combat: FFXV will offer an option called Wait Mode, letting you freeze time and pick attacks at your own leisure. Director Hajima Tabata announced the mode during a livestream today, and it should make for welcome news to anyone who likes a slower pace in…
I haven’t spent a lot of time playing Gwent in The Witcher 3—there are too many monsters to hunt, too many mysteries to solve—but with CD Projekt Red’s new spinoff, that’s probably going to change. Gwent, which is free-to-play and will launch on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, is more than just a competitive card…
Nintendo today revealed a bunch of new information on their next Zelda game, due to come out on NX and Wii U next year. The presentation opened with a brand new trailer voiced by a woman (presumably Zelda) telling Link to open his eyes. Lots of shots of vast open world areas, and we see…
Ready to learn about the next Zelda? In lieu of a Nintendo Direct this year, the big N is running a Treehouse stream that’s dedicated to Link’s new adventure, among other games. Let’s watch! The stream starts at 12pm ET and should continue for a few hours today, then pick up again on Wednesday. Nintendo…
You’ll be able to play as Prompto in the “Final Fantasy XV VR experience,” which Sony announced tonight at their E3 conference. The new RPG, which comes out September 30, will support PlayStation VR for a certain mode. Here’s a look at what you can do:
It’s time for the last press conference of E3 2016, and I’ve decided to show the Vita, because Sony most definitely won’t. Tune in for some new God of War, some PlayStation VR, and likely some other big surprises from the folks behind PS4. The show starts at 9pm Eastern, but you’ll want to tune…
South Park: The Fractured But Whole comes out on December 6, Ubisoft said today, unveiling a bunch of new info about their next cartoon game. The premise: the South Park kids are playing superhero, and have just entered a civil war… over how to plot out their superhero franchise plans. The Fractured But Whole starts…
It’s time for the Ubisoft show, which could be a pretty good one this year. We’re gonna see more Watch Dogs 2, more South Park, and maybe even a totally new IP. Also: memes. The Ubisoft press conference starts at 4pm Eastern. Watch here. UPDATE: Conference over! We got new looks at South Park, For…
Microsoft is a leaky company, but today we saw something unprecedented: Minutes before the Xbox E3 press conference, the entire lineup leaked on Twitter. Granted, we already knew a lot of it. Kotaku broke news of Xbox Slim and Scorpio last month, and leaks last week pointed to Dead Rising 4 and State of Decay…
Project Scorpio is official, and it’s coming in the holiday of 2017. Microsoft is calling it “the most powerful console ever.” Of course, you already knew that—we broke news of the existence of Scorpio last month. But now it’s official. Microsoft pulled out a sizzle reel full of developers to talk about how excited they…
UPDATE (6/13): Dead Rising 4 is official. Microsoft announced the game during their E3 press conference today, after a leak revealed it last week. It’ll be out for Xbox and Windows 10 this holiday. Yep, that’s Frank West. Here’s the trailer: Original post follows: Rumors of a new Dead Rising game have been floating around…
Demonstrated at Microsoft’s press conference today—yes, a JRPG at a Microsoft press conference!—here’s the Titan battle in Final Fantasy XV. Presumably you get to summon him once you take him down.
UPDATE (6/13): And now it’s official. Today at their press conference, Microsoft announced the Xbox One S, which will be 40% smaller than the Xbox One. It’ll start at $300 and be out this August. Pricing will vary based on the hard-drive size, Microsoft said. The 500GB version will be $300; a 1TB version will…
It’s time to see what Microsoft’s got up their neon green sleeves. Will today be the day we see the Xbox Scorpio? We’re also expecting an Xbox Slim, some new Dead Rising, some Gears of War 4, and hopefully a lot of other surprises. The big E3 Xbox press conference starts at 12:30pm Eastern. You…
It took three years to announce, but now it’s finally official: Arkane Austin is making Prey 2. Except now it’s just called Prey It’ll be out next year for PS4/Xbox One/PC. Here’s a trailer: Prey 2, which was first shown at E3 2011, was in development at a studio called Human Head until Bethesda cancelled…
It’s time for more Fallout 4! And more Dishonored 2! And more Doom! And hey, maybe we’ll also get to see Prey 2, a Skyrim remaster, and sequels to The Evil Within and/or Wolfenstein. Whew. UPDATE: We’re done! Bethesda had a pretty good show, announcing a new Quake, a remastered Skyrim, and an Arkane Austin-led…
FIFA 17 has a story mode, EA said today at their press conference, while also supporting their local theater troupe by hosting this beautifully committed one-man performance:
Titanfall 2! Mass Effect Andromeda! Sports! It’s time for EA’s annual press conference, this time on Sunday instead of Monday. Get ready for new looks at Battlefield One, a bunch of sports games, and maybe some other surprises. Here’s hoping for some Star Wars action. UPDATE: And we’re done. No big surprises, but we did…
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