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Now Yakuza 2 Is Getting A HD Remake

Yakuza Kiwami, a HD remake of the first game in the series, is out in the West next week. And when you’re done with it you can start getting ready for a HD remake of its sequel, Yakuza 2 A preorder listing for the game (originally released in 2006) has turned up on Taiwan’s PlayStation…

Oh Man Zlatan Has A Video Game And It Looks Perfectly Zlatan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a gift from the heavens to the game of football, has a new video game out. And there’s not a blade of green grass in sight. Instead, it’s a sci-fi sports game where Zlatan is picked up by aliens to serve as Earth’s champion in a galactic Driftball tournament. And everyone he races…

Clear Cases For The Nintendo Switch Look Very Nice

Remember when Nintendo used to make everything, from the N64 to the Game Boy Advance, in a clear case? They don’t really do it anymore, but you can pretend they do with these replacement Nintendo Switch cases. They’ve started turning up on retailers like Aliexpress (via Go Nintendo), and look pretty damn great. They’re not…

The Next GTA Online Update is All About Planes, Smuggling, and Races

Grand Theft Auto Online’s next major update is about helping Trevor’s neighbor and paranoid friend, Ron, build a smuggling empire. This new content drops on August 29th, and, as usual, will be free. Players will gain access to new air vehicles, including older style fighter planes, bombers and even ultralight planes. All of these planes…

Alphabear, The Happiest Word Game Ever, Is Now On Steam

In bringing Alphabear to PC and Mac, developer Spry Fox made a lot of smart changes to make this mobile game feel at home on computers. Like the nerd I am, my favorite is the dictionary. Alphabear is a word game about making large bears. You add cute, animated bears to your field of play…

Dungeons & Dragons Promises To Make Its Adventures More Queer

As we sat together at Gen Con in Indianapolis this weekend talking Dungeons & Dragons, the game’s lead rules developer Jeremy Crawford motioned towards a copy of the Player’s Handbook resting on the table between us. “I wasn’t about to have this book go out and not acknowledge that people like me exist,” he said.…

Blizzard Overhauling Overwatch‘s Mercy With New Ultimate

Overwatch’s Mercy has two roles on the battlefield: 1) stalwart, reliable healer of your team and 2) stalwart, reliable infuriator of the other team every time she nails a massive resurrection ult, canceling out all their hard work in a single, blinding flash. Blizzard’s decided to change the latter. “It’s pretty disheartening to have Mercy…

This Music Video Is Also An FMV Game

Ever wanted to be a tour manager for a punk band? In the unlikely case that your answer is yes, you can get a weird, not-entirely-accurate slice of that life in the band PUP’s new music video, which is also a choose-your-own-adventure game. PUP is a punk band from Canada who seem to be closet…

Some Ark: Survival Evolved Servers Are Getting Wiped After All

Remember when Studio Wildcard said it was going to wipe the Ark: Survival Evolved servers prior to launch, and then it said it wouldn’t? Well, now it’s going to wipe some of them—and it’s withdrawing customer support for surviving servers after the retail version hits August 29. Is your head spinning yet? It seems like…

Final Fantasy XV Gets DLC From, Uh, Assassin’s Creed 

In what’s as natural a combination as chocolate and french fries, Final Fantasy XV and Assassin’s Creed Origins will have a crossover that Ubisoft says “will result in the two franchises paying homage to each other’s gaming universes.” It’ll start next week with a festival inside FFXV Here’s Ubisoft: The collaboration kicks off on August…

Yes, this is exactly what it looks like—Team Skull and Pikachus having a dance off. Watch ya boy, Guzma breakdance and the Pikachus kinda like, shuffle around a little, in a promotion for the new Pokémon trading card game expansion, Burning Shadows

Razer Calls Its Fancy New Controller The Wolverine

The latest premium wired controller in Razer’s arsenal is a $160 beast with three different kinds of swappable thumbsticks, two directional pads, six remappable triggers and buttons and a band of multicolored LED for flavor. It’s called the Wolverine Ultimate, after the angry weasel. The Wolverine has got a lot going on. Built for the…

Fortnite’s first update will add a new mode, “Survive the Storm,” plus some new weapons and loot to the survival/fort-defense game for a limited time. It will be available on August 29th.

Here’s September’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup

If you like moody teenagers having mysterious adventures, you’ll be pretty excited by Oxenfree’s inclusion in Games with Gold this month. There’s also Forza 5 and Battlefield 3 if you’ve had enough of thinking about childhood. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Games with Gold subscription. September’s…

Lego’s New Netflix Series Isn’t Very Lego, And That’s A Good Thing

I’m getting some serious Airbender vibes from the trailers for Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale, a Netflix original animated series premiering next week. It’s not very Lego, but I like what I’m seeing. Despite eschewing traditional blocky Lego minifigures in favor of tiny, spindly-limbed plastic dolls, Elves remains one of my favorite ongoing Lego lines.…

H3H3 Productions Wins Lawsuit Filed By YouTuber They Made Fun Of

After a year-long legal battle, A New York District Court judge yesterday ruled in favor of YouTube channel H3H3 Productions, who had been accused of copyright infringement, misrepresentation and defamation by another YouTuber whose comedy-slash-pick-up-artist video they parodied. H3H3 Productions’ February, 2016 parody video poked fun at the video “Bold Guy vs Parkour Girl” and…

Sky Rogue, a super cool indie arcade game about shooting every missile ever, has officially left early access. It’s a good game to play while shouting “Daaaaanger Zone!”

Battlejack Is Part Blackjack, Part RPG

Released today on iOS and Android, Battlejack is a mobile collectible character RPG that uses traditional card game Blackjack to resolve its battles. It’s a very cool combo. In Battlejack, players create, upgrade and evolve a team of collectible fantasy creatures to pit against other fantasy creatures in fast-paced card battles. Instead of normal card…

After Getting Married In An Arcade, This Couple’s First Fight Was Tekken 6

Groom Kazuhiro and his bride Yukiko were married today at iconic Tokyo arcade Mikado. As the game center points out, the couple’s first matrimonial quarrel was Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion. Below are the newlyweds: The couple reserved the arcade for the ceremony, and Mikado was closed to the outside public until 7pm this evening. Inside,…

Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is stepping down as Representative Director and Chief Technical Officer at Valhalla Game Studios. Instead, he will become the studio’s Prime Advisor and also work with other studios. Most recently, Itagaki directed Devil’s Third.