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Kyoto Animation has delayed its next film Violet Evergarden: The Movie because the film is still being finished. The movie was originally slated for January 10, 2020, and the new release date will be announced at a later date. Kyoto Animation’s most recent film Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll recently opened in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2019 -
After several delays, the Japanese-made Xbox One exclusive shoot-’em-up Natsuki Chronicles is slated for a late 2019 release. The game was first scheduled for and 2015 release but has been delayed four times. In a blog post, the studio’s president apologized for the repeated delays.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2019 -
Celeste‘s Upcoming Free DLC Closes Out The Story
In a surprise announcement, the folks behind Celeste revealed that the endearing puzzle-platformer will be getting some new content in just a few days. Chapter 9: Farewell will launch, appropriately, on September 9. Celeste ended on an upbeat note and strawberry cake, but the developers weren’t ready to say goodbye to the world they shared…
By Ian Walker Published September 5, 2019 -
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Is A Space Combat Throwback In Most Of The Best Ways
Harking back to the days of 1990s space shooters like Wing Commander and X-Wing, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw came out on PC last month from Double Damage games. I like it a lot Set in a Firefly-esque “Wild West” universe, Outlaw is a game where you fly a spaceship around, shoot at other spaceships, buy goods,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2019 -
Gears 5 includes nineteen Pride banners, from the classic rainbow to the bisexual pride flag (selected above), in customization options for multiplayer avatars. You get them with Scrap, which is only earned from playing matches, not with real money. Banners show up behind players’ avatars if they win MVP of a match.
By Maddy Myers Published September 5, 2019 -
Red Dead Online will receive its next update on September 10. Frontier Pursuits introduces three additional Specialist roles—Bounty Hunter, Trader, and Collector—as well as a free membership that rewards players as they level up and The Outlaw Pass, which increases those gains for the price of 35 gold bars.
By Ian Walker Published September 5, 2019 -
Player Makes Duck Hunt In Mario Maker 2
They say legends never die, so it makes sense that Duck Hunt seems immortal. The NES Zapper classic has lived on, homaged in games like Halo 5 and featured in the last two Super Smash Bros. games. Now, an anonymous hero has also brought the fun of Duck Hunt to Super Mario Maker 2. The…
By Joshua Rivera Published September 5, 2019 -
Ten years later, the website for Japanese puzzle game Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan has updated! The last game came out in 2008, and now that Mojipittan Encore has been announced for the Switch in Japan, the site has gotten a long overdue update. Maybe the next one will be a decade from now!
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2019 -
Kyoto Animation is listing all the victims of the July fire in the end credits of Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jido Shuki Ningyo. This is the first film it has released since the arson attack that left 35 employees dead. The film was finished on July 17, which is the day before the attack.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2019 -
All The Nintendo Games Ported From The Wii U To The Switch
The Wii U wasn’t exactly a raging success. The Nintendo Switch certainly is. So you can’t blame Nintendo for wanting to bring a bunch of games that a lot of people missed on the former over to the latter. From Mario Kart to Captain Toad, the Switch is now home to a sizeable Wii U…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2019 -
Undertale‘s Sans Joins Smash Bros. As A Mii Fighter Costume
The next batch of Mii costumes heading to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be headlined by good skeleton boy Sans from Undertale, the hit indie RPG that was ported to Switch a little over a year ago. This announcement came during a special presentation after this evening’s Nintendo Direct. Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai…
By Ian Walker Published September 4, 2019 -
Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy Is About To Compete With Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy
It seems that every major video game publisher wants their own perpetually-updated mega-game that has a post-release content plan longer a U.S. presidential election cycle. The pinnacle of this is Ubisoft, which does everything extra large and appears to be testing the gaming world’s appetite by trying to do this with two similar games at…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 4, 2019 -
Indie Game Gets Patch To Fix Typo That Nobody Noticed For Six Years
First-person retro roguelike Eldritch is inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, whose horrific creations warp the very fabric of reality. That might explain why no one noticed the problem with the game’s compass icon in the six years since its release. Had Minor Key Games’ David Lindsey Pittman not pointed out the error on…
By Mike Fahey Published September 4, 2019 -
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey‘s Discovery Tour Mode Lets You Ride Around On A Unicorn And Take Quizzes
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey finally gets its Discovery Mode Tour this month, offering a way to explore the game’s recreation of Ancient Greece peacefully while maybe just learning something. As with all things Odyssey, it is intimidatingly large. I’ve only taken the quickest of tours in Odyssey’s new mode, just enough to see the game’s map…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 4, 2019 -
New Plants Vs. Zombies Shooter Announced, Goes Live Today
Good news and better news for fans of Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. Today EA officially announced Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, a brand-new third-person shooter that expands the never-ending conflict with co-op units, explorable free-roam areas, interactive social hubs, and more. Even better, fans who purchase the Founder’s Edition can start playing it…
By Mike Fahey Published September 4, 2019
