Hearthstone Is Getting New Classic Cards And A More Beginner-Friendly Ranking System

New Hearthstone expansions come out all the time, but it’s fairly rare for the base experience of the game to change outside of that. Earlier this week, Blizzard announced a few changes—including some new cards and tweaks to the ranked ladder system—that set the tone for how the game will evolve in the future. These…

Frostpunk‘s New Expansion Is About Digging Through The Past

Frostpunk, a post-apocalyptic city builder, somehow manages to get even darker and more brutal in its latest expansion, a story-based scenario called The Fall of Winterhome. Rather than create and navigate my own messes, the game’s new scenario required me to clean up after somebody else’s with a feverish sense of urgency. In the main…

The PS Vita Is Really Dead In Japan, No Successor Currently Planned

Starting next year, PS Vita shipments will stop in Japan, reports Mantan Web. Sony Interactive Entertainment exec Hiroyuki Oda added, “Right now, I’d like you to consider that there is no PS Vita successor hardware.” According to Oda, “As for a portable game machine, there is no plans for anything after the PS Vita.” He…

The Sights Of The Tokyo Game Show

Today was the first day of this year’s Tokyo Game Show. It was a business day, which means the show wasn’t open to the public. But here’s your inside look. Actually, let’s start with an outside look. Now on to the Tokyo Game Show’s innards. Sony, Bandai Namco, Sega, Tecmo Koei, Square Enix and Konami…

The Gaming Chairs Of The Tokyo Game Show

Every year, the Tokyo Game Show seems to have a specific theme. One year, there was a plethora of mobile games and another year VR was getting all the buzz. This year, there are certainly a good number of gaming chairs. DXRacer and AKRacing even have their own booths, which are filled with gaming chairs…

First Look At Ada Wong In The Resident Evil 2 Remake

The latest Resident Evil 2 remake trailer has first official glimpse of Ada Wong The original game marked the character’s debut. However, the remake version of Ada differs from the original design, with the character trading her red dress for a trench coat. According to Capcom, there is a reason for the change. “It goes back…

Persona 5‘s Coffee Shop Brought To Life

Cafe Leblanc isn’t only a place for serious coffee lovers, but it’s also where Tokyo Game Show visitors can play some Persona Q2 Atlus has recreated the coffee shop, turning it into a TGS demo station. There are some nice details, such as the cafe’s yellow public phone and the painting on the wall. Too…

The Chocobo, As Drawn By Final Fantasy‘s Creators

At the Square Enix Music booth at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, there’s a display of original Chocobo artwork done by the creators of various Final Fantasy games. Some of these creators aren’t visual artists by trade, so the results are a little interesting. Above, it’s composer Nobuo Uematsu’s take on the classic flightless bird.…

Close Up With A Life-Sized Nero From Devil May Cry 5

It’s time to have a closer look at Nero’s new design in the waxy flesh. Capcom rolled out a life-sized statue of the character’s Devil May Cry 5 iteration at its Tokyo Game Show booth. Let’s have a look!  

The PlayStation Classic Compared With The Original PlayStation 

The recently announced PlayStation Classic is small. But how does it look side by side with the original? Like this! Both consoles are on display at Sony’s Tokyo Game Show booth. The PlayStation Classic sure is small! Even the Classic’s box is a throwback to the original with added “PlayStation Classic” written in Japanese. As…

Steam Introducing Community Comment Moderation

Beginning on September 25, a moderation team at Valve “will start reviewing reported discussion posts in all game hubs on Steam.” Developers can opt out of this universal system if they like, but otherwise any time a user reports a comment in a game’s community area, it’ll be “added to a queue for our moderation…

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