Sega Sammy may join other major publishers in raising some game prices to $70. After a year of $69.99 games, President / Group CEO Haruki Satomi and Senior Vice President / Group CFO Koichi Fukazawa confirmed in a recent Q&A (thanks, VGC) that the company will review its titles’ prices. Full quote: “Globally, AAA console games have been sold at ...
Read More »Next Mortal Kombat Could Be Revealed This Week
The next mainline Mortal Kombat game has been rumored and teased for a while, but we may finally learn more this week. On May 10, the official Mortal Kombat Twitter account teased that the next game would be called “Mortal Kombat 1” and be a reboot. The Nintendo Switch version appeared to launch alongside PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. ...
Read More »WrestleQuest Surprised, Outrageous RPG Delayed Until Summer on PS5, PS4
WrestleQuest combines turn-based RPG mechanics with wrestling’s biggest stars. The outrageous outing, originally scheduled for May, has been delayed until summer. Instead of bugs and pixels, the delay is more intriguing. At this late stage, Mega Cat Studios “secured a new partnership we are extremely excited about” that “resulted in certain issues outside of our control”. WrestleQuest has over 50 ...
Read More »Elle Fanning: Death Stranding 2 Is My Coolest Project
Death Stranding 2 is unknown. If the first game taught us anything, it’ll be weird, a visual and stylistic tour de force, and probably good. Elle Fanning, who plays a mysterious but crucial character in Death Stranding 2, talks to Josh Horowitz about her time on set. The actress had some motion capture experience, but performing for a video game ...
Read More »Brendan O’Brien, 60, Crash Bandicoot Voice Actor, Dies
Crash Bandicoot voice actor Brendan O’Brien died at 60. O’Brien voiced Crash Bandicoot, Neo Cortex, N. Gin, Nitrus Brio, and Tiny Tiger in the PS1 trilogy and other characters in spinoffs like Crash Team Racing and Crash Bash. Fans are sharing emotional memories of O’Brien’s work on Legacy and social media. PS1 hardware prevented extended line reads, but a well-delivered ...
Read More »Free PS5 Pool Game Is Good
Update: Cherry Pop Games informed us that Pool Blitz released a day early in Europe, which caused some features to malfunction. 16 May 2023 should resolve everything. Pool Blitz, a free PS5 eight- and nine-ball sim, released today. Cherry Pop Games’ latest billiards game will disappoint mobile gamers. Loot boxes, online play, and unlockable cues will boost statistics. This resembles ...
Read More »The Ghost of Tsushima is praised by another legendary Japanese developer
In 2020, Japanese developers liked Ghost of Tsushima. Sucker Punch’s open-world epic impressed former Yakuza / Like a Dragon director Toshihiro Nagoshi and Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida. Shinji Mikami, legendary ex-Capcom developer, has praised Jin Sakai’s adventures. “I completed Ghost of Tsushima,” Mikami tweets. “It was fun, especially the end.” t's been quite a while since it was ...
Read More »LEGO 2K Drive Trophy List Is a PS5, PS4 Completionist’s Dream
LEGO 2K Drive is a week away, and this colorful racing game looks great. This arcadey open world game lets you customize your cars and explore large free-roaming spaces, making it an all-ages hit. According to the Trophy list, this game will be great for map-hunters. Exophase now has all 39 Trophies, including Platinum. In Story Mode, you’ll get some ...
Read More »Fallen Lords October PS5 Release?
According to Xbox Store dataminer Aggiornamenti Lumia, Hexworks may release Lords of the Fallen on October 13, 2023. The poster tweeted the game’s key art and date, likely found on the backend, with a good track record. A gaming showcase next month may confirm this. Lords of the Fallen: October 13 pic.twitter.com/QjInaZwFz5 — Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) May 11, 2023 Despite ...
Read More »Amnesia: The Bunker’s Underground World War I Horrors Will Be Delayed for a While Longer
Frictional’s upcoming game has been delayed, so you’ll have to visit a creepy First World War bunker in real life this month. Amnesia: The Bunker was delayed from 23rd May to 6th June, only two weeks later. The delay is due to “unforeseen certification issues” and will allow the team to fix it. “We thank you for your understanding and ...
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