Konami revealed plans last month for a series of collections based on its assorted franchises and among them was Castlevania Anniversary Collection. It revealed the first four games that would be included, but today we learned the other four. You can find the full list below. Castlevania Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse Castlevania II Belmont’s Revenge […]
Mere days after Wired’s revealing story on Sony’s plans for its next console, a new slice of compelling information has emerged. While the story itself broke down system specs and hardware capabilities, today’s slice of info via Wired senior correspondent Peter Rubin involves one that many gamers are concerned about: price. Here’s the whole exchange between Ruin and Cerny about […]
Darli Dagger, the first new Samurai Shodown fighter in years, was revealed during PAX East earlier this month, but no footage was shown at the time. SNK today gave us a glimpse of her moveset and style in her reveal trailer. Darli is a pirate fighter that, after washing ashore as a young girl, learned […]
Level editors are my favorite endgame destination. I appreciate the highly curated experiences developers create – the easy-to-read level design, or the fine-tuned balance in multiplayer maps – but after I’ve experienced a game the way its developers intended, level editors provide a fun incentive to stick around. They’re often quite educational, too, making me […]
XIII, based on the 1984 graphic novel of the same name, released on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Gamecube, and PC in 2003 and didn’t quite set the world on fire. But the cel-shaded look – meant to emulate its comic book roots – helped the game stand out at the time. Now, 16 years later, the […]
Building a fictional language from scratch is an ambitious feat. While a handful of games (like Far Cry Primal and Skyrim) twist made-up tongues into their narratives, you don’t have to learn them yourself. Heaven’s Vault, a new adventure game from the makers of the mobile title 80 Days, centers entirely on teaching you a […]
The Walking Dead revels in moral ambiguity. Each episode introduced us to new characters, giving us just enough time to love them (or hate them) before putting us in charge of their fates. Choice is often an illusion in Telltale games – characters’ destinies often stay the same regardless of your choices in critical plot […]
Just a few days after launching the PvE-focused Storm Rising event, Blizzard has revealed even more content for Overwatch is arriving in the not so distant future. A new escort map taking place in Havana, Cuba will be going live on Overwatch’s PTR servers “soon.” The map will likely follow onto console versions soon after, […]
What’s the most terrifying thing about a samurai assassin squaring off against a room full of gun-toting goons? The sword. Out of all possible deadly weapons, the samurai chooses a blade that requires unerring precision and close range, even when facing a hail of bullets. That choice conveys a lot about the efficiency and confidence […]
All month long we’ve been rolling out features highlighting Mortal Kombat 11 from NetherRealm Studios. Hopefully we’ve answered a lot of your questions about the game, but now’s your chance to fill in any gaps. On an upcoming episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we’re speaking with Mortal Kombat 11 designer Derek Kirtzic and […]