This one may interest industry geeks. Fireworks-themed puzzle game Fantavision was a PS2 launch title. In 2000, Japan Studio’s color-matching and symbol-recognition game launched to a Metacritic 72. Sony Interactive Entertainment retained Fantasvision IP rights because Japan Studio (now defunct) was first-party. After decades, Sony licenses it to Japanese developer Cosmo Machia, who developed and released Fantavision 202X for PS5 ...
Read More »Randomized Dungeons and Delightfully Dumb Minigames
Trails into Reverie has a lot of optional content, from challenging dungeon delves to minigames, which we didn’t know. The upcoming RPG’s main draw is its story, which is an epilogue to the Trails of Cold Steel series, but Falcom clearly put a lot of effort into making this a celebration of its massive series. True Reverie Corridor lets you ...
Read More »Crash Team Rumble Map Reveal Is Beachy
With a beta test in a week, Crash Team Rumble is two months away. Activision has been releasing short videos of each map for the multiplayer spin-off. Just Beachy’s latest. This tropical island map has bamboo platforms, a stage with giant speakers, and beach ball power-ups to crush your enemies. Another map, Calamity Canyon, received a similar video two weeks ...
Read More »Ghostwire: Tokyo’s PS5 Update Adds Content
Ghostwire: Tokyo received new content and modes on PS5 alongside its Xbox Series X|S release. The Spider’s Thread is a new rogue-lite mode with 30 combat tests, new side quests, extended story cutscenes, and Photo Mode improvements. Download it on PS5 or play it via PS Plus Extra. In rogue-lite mode, test your upgraded combat skills against new enemies. One ...
Read More »Next Month, PS5, PS4 Will Release The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will release on PS5, PS4 on May 25, 2023, after multiple delays. The game went gold today, so launch day is set—unless Daedalic Entertainment pulls a Cyberpunk 2077. After finishing the base game, the developer will likely work on a PS5, PS4 day one patch. “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has gone gold,” ...
Read More »Mario Movie Director Explains How Mushroom Kingdom Blocks Float
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a silly introduction to the Mario universe, not a David Attenborough documentary on the Mushroom Kingdom. However, questions remain, such as how do those brick blocks float? In a recent Variety interview, one of the film’s directors, Aaron Horvath, explained that “Floatanium” (thanks, Go Nintendo) is responsible for that. Horvath told Variety that the ...
Read More »Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles Debuts Westernly on PS5
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles includes two Western-unreleased JRPGs, Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess and Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl. The full package launches in North America on August 29, Europe on September 1, and Oceania on September 8. Beautiful pixel art and music are used in the Rhapsody series. This JRPG may offer something new to fans. Rhapsody: ...
Read More »God of War Ragnarok Update 4.01 on PS5, PS4, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Santa Monica Studio released a God of War Ragnarok patch after the last major update. If you’re replaying Kratos’ journey, this small but important update addresses issues introduced with New Game Plus and other extra content. Version 4.01 fixes NG+ bugs like quest rewards not being granted and certain armour sets not upgrading past level 9. It also fixes a ...
Read More »Promising RPG Sea of Stars Debuts 19 Minutes of New Gameplay
Sabotage, developer of The Messenger, has released a lengthy Game Informer video on its upcoming RPG Sea of Stars. The outlet’s coverage will continue, but this latest gameplay is the best we’ve seen besides the Nintendo Switch exclusive demo. The 16-bit-inspired game looks good for a late August 2023 PS5, PS4 release, focusing on combat and exploration. RPG fans will ...
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Shows Off PS5 Gameplay One Last Time
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will soon unleash its lightsaber and slash through your PS5 system. Close your eyes now if you’re under a media blackout, since this is the last gameplay trailer before the game’s release, and it looks excellent. Whether or not you’re familiar with the Titan series, you have to admit that some of the visuals here are ...
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