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This Fall’s Lord Of The Rings Game Comes Out October 7

The next Lord of the Rings game, Shadows of Mordor, is out on October 7, and there’s a brand new angst-ridden trailer for you to watch. XGN got ahold of the trailer already, which you can watch above. While many previous LOTR games have stuck closely to the source material (or at least Peter Jackson’s…

​Heists Coming to GTA Online This Spring

Everyone’s been waiting for the heists—the signature criminal activities from Grand Theft Auto V‘s story mode—to come to the game’s online component. Rockstar says they’re coming this spring A post on the Rockstar Newswire lays out updates coming to the blockbuster open-world title over the next few months: Capture Creator: Coming next week, the Creator…

​Infamous: Second Son Is Getting Some Cool New Features

PlayStation 4 eye-popper Infamous: Second Son already gives players a bunch of in-game superpowers. Run up buildings, fly through the air, vanish in a puff of smoke… but what about the power to change the rotation of the earth?? That power and several others will be coming to the game (in a fashion) in an…

What’s Really Fun About Dark Souls II

It’s not just that it’s “difficult.” It’s not that it beats you down, over and over again, sometimes pushing you to the brink of frustration and frustration’s cousin: rage quitting. Dark Souls II is enjoyable because you can overcome that. Because you can be better—tougher, wiser—than the challenges it throws your way. Imagine that: tougher…

It’s Getting Pretty Intense Up In The Wolf Among Us Episode Three

Telltale Games has released the spoiler-filled trailer for A Crooked Mile, episode three of The Wolf Among Us adventure game, and man does it make me want to stop writing this and play episode two. Not only has the series done a great job of capturing the spirit of the comic book series it’s based…

Watch As One Piece and Fist of the North Star Battle It Out

New mega-crossover game J-Stars Victory Versus lets you battle as 52 different characters from across 32 different Shonen Jump series. But how exactly does it play? Check out our exclusive video to find out. J-Stars Victory VS was released on March 19. 2014, for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan. There is currently…

A History of Shonen Jump Crossover Games

Late last month saw the release of J-Stars Victory VS, a 3D fighter where characters like Goku, Luffy, Naruto, and Kenshin all battle it out. But this is not the first Shonen Jump Magazine mega-crossover game. Rather, it’s the fifth sixth. Famicom Jump: History of Heroes The first Jump crossover game was Famicom Jump: History…

The Story of the PS1, Summed In Six Minutes

Gather round the digital fire, everyone. It is time for a fascinating and educational PlayStation history lesson. Don’t worry, this won’t take long. The folks over at DYKGaming are at it again—only this time, they’re here to tell us all about the major beats of the PS1’s lifespan. In this video, you’ll learn stuff like:…

​How Infamous: Second Son Manages To Look So Good

Infamous: Second Son is the Derek Zoolander of next-gen games: It is really, really, ridiculously good-looking. To put it in technical terms, there are a hell of a lot of graphics in this game. Okay, actually, that’s not very technical. But in my largely un-technical estimation, Second Son has the best visuals I’ve seen in…

Stunning Racing Game Now Also Coming To PS4 Virtual Reality Headset

Cutting-edge virtual reality headset + cutting-edge graphics engine. Sounds like a racing fan’s cockpit dreams come true. A new post by the developers of Project Cars says that their ridiculously detailed racing game will be supporting Sony’s VR headset: Virtual reality is a perfect fit for racing games since the game world literally comes rushing…

Sources: Assassin’s Creed Comet Will Let You Play As A Templar

Last week, we told you all about Assassin’s Creed Unity, one of the two games in Ubisoft’s action-adventure series that will be out this fall. Today we’ve got some new details on the second game: Assassin’s Creed Comet As we reported last week—and Ubisoft confirmed—Unity, set during the French Revolution, will be on both PC…

Sony Announces, Doesn’t Announce The Last of Us For PS4

In the video game industry, big publishers like to stick to strict marketing plans. Unlike, say, the film world, where directors and writers will frequently talk about their goals and future projects, video game companies typically won’t discuss their plans until the PR schedule says it’s okay. This can lead to some ridiculous situations. Take…

A Very Excited Man Tells Us All About Batman: Arkham Knight

For 30 minutes last week, a man by the name of Dax Ginn, told a room full of reporters how awesome this fall’s Batman game is going to be. The PC/PS4/Xbox One game sure does look good already, even if the frame-rate still chugs here and there at this stage of development. But today, we…

PS4 bling for Final Fantasy XIV fans: This laser-etched, FFXIV-branded HDD bay cover for the PlayStation 4 has recently been announced for pre-order on Sony’s Japanese webstore. Famitsureports that the plastic cover is limited to 1,400 units, with its price and release date as of yet unrevealed.

Rise Of The Dark Spark Is A Tale Of Three Optimus Primes

We knew Activision’s upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark combined two Transformers continuities. Now it’s three, as the original Optimus Prime arrives to show the other two how it’s done. Maybe that’s not a good thing. Having recently rewatched the entire original Transformers cartoon series, I’ve come to the realization that Optimus Prime was…

It’s Fez time, PlayStation Owners. The indie hit Fez is out today for PS3, PS4 and Vita. Buy one copy and you’ll get all of ’em. All I can say is that I am pretty psyched to play this game on Vita.

I don’t know whether to be excited or filled with dread about the tricks system coming to Trials Fusion Yes, the special moves look like they’ll add a lot to the game but they’ll also provide ample opportunities for embarrassment as players chase down Trials‘ particularly punishing brand of perfection.

The creators of the new Infamous game didn’t hesitate to put their other big series, Sly Cooper, and its characters into the game as tiny easter eggs—among other funny things you might miss. They’re all around the city as graffiti. Both pics via r/infamous Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…

Cowboy Bebop on the PS2 is a Bad 3D Brawler, But a Decent Episode

Over the past few weeks I have looked at both the series and movie of popular classic anime Cowboy Bebop. And as the PlayStation 2 game Cowboy Bebop: The Serenade of Reminiscence never left Japan, I just knew I had to play it as well. Unfortunately, it’s a pretty terrible game—though its cutscenes make for…

Goku, Luffy, Kenshin, Naruto and 48 More Characters Face Off

J-Stars Victory VS, the new Shonen Jump game, is a 3D fighter that lets you pit all your favorite Shonen Jump characters in battle against one another. In fact, there are 52 characters from across 32 different series. So let’s take a closer look at the roster. Assassination Classroom: Korosensei Beelzebub: Tatsumi Oga with Baby…