El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is in development for Steam. The game was originally released on PS3 and Xbox 360. According to Sawaki Takeyasu, the game’s director, the Steam version will have both English and Japanese subtitles and audio options. The release date is still TBA.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game makes its comeback on January 14, 2021. The retro-style beat ’em up has been MIA since it’s original 2010 release.
Black Ops Cold War’s Season One content and Warzone integration has been delayed until December 16, Activision announced in a blog post. The upcoming free content will provide new maps and modes, including the fan favorite “Raid” map from Black Ops 2, but fans will have to wait a week longer than expected.
Track: If Not for You (Alternate Take - Audio) | Artist: Bob Dylan | Album: If Not for You (Alternate Take - Audio) (single)
SNK confirmed today that Kyo, Benimaru, and Shun’ei will be in King of Fighters XV, with a gameplay reveal scheduled for January 7, 2021. The game was originally announced back at EVO 2018.
Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida discusses his career in a thirty-minute YouTube documentary. It’s an interesting look into what makes Yoshida tick as he speaks in-depth about his work and the future of games.
Track: If We Make It Through December (Cover) | Artist: Phoebe Bridgers | Album: If We Make It Through December (single)
This year The Lego Group is celebrating a quarter-century of Lego video games, beginning with a historical podcast series starring documentarian Ethan Vincent and former Kotaku boss and hair model Brian Crecente. It’s called Bits ‘N Bricks, and you can listen to its intro episode right now.
Hooray! Shoot ‘em-up developer Cave, famous for its bullet hell games, has returned to Japanese arcades, bringing more maniac shooting with DoDonPachi True Death Exa Label. Check out the game’s debut trailer.
Track: Bad Friend (End of the World Remix) | Artist: Rina Sawayama | Album: Bad Friend
Rocket League is getting an EDM concert stadium, goal celebration anthems, and new rewards when its second season goes live December 9 (the game’s seasonal model rebooted when it went free-to-play earlier this fall).
Dead Cells’ second paid DLC is set to arrive early next year. The game’s Fatal Falls update will cost $5 and add two more biomes and a bunch of new weapons.
Today in Japan, NHK revealed the debut trailer for Aya to Majo (Aya and the Witch), Studio Ghibli’s upcoming CG film. The trailer is streaming on NHK’s site and hasn’t been posted on official YouTube channels. Have a look!
Immortalized in the opening of anime Durarara!!x2 Ten, the Silk Hat arcade in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro has announced it is closing on January 11, 2021. This is the latest in a number of arcades closing in Japan that are closing during the pandemic.
Xbox Series X/S is getting a new update adding dynamic backgrounds, Game Pass game pre-loading, and a few other features. There’s even a retro dashboard screen from Xboxes past thrown in there.
Doom Eternal comes to Switch December 8. The Switch version of this year’s (?!) demon-blasting id Software game has been MIA for a while.
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