I try to avoid the freemium titles if I can. They seem to be either really great time-wasters, or just overtly disappointing affairs that waste my time (those, you can probably figure, are two very different ideas). When Nick offered me a review of a title, I got excited, and then he told me it was PokeĂłmon Shuffle. And I had no idea what that was.
The role-playing genre can be split into two major categories: Western and Japanese. In the earlier days of gaming, when Japanese development ruled the industry, JRPGs dominated the gaming scene. Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy were all the rage, and to this day Chrono Trigger is regarded as one of the most beloved titles of all time.
Nintendo has slashed the price of three amiibo from its Super Smash Bros. line of collectible toys.
Now you can purchase Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and Princess Peach each for $9.99. The current going price for the rest of Nintendo's NFC-enabled toys is still locked in at $12.99. You can check out the company's entire lineup of amiibo on its official site right here.
crarr;Neverwinter Knights, the classic BioWare MMORPG based on the Dungeons & Dragons campaign of the same name, will be releasing on Xbox One on March 31 as a complete free-to-play game, as announced by Perfect World and Cryptic Studios.
Available for Xbox Gold members, it will come complete with the Tyranny of Dragons expansion and all the available playable classes including the Scourge Warlock.
Sony's got some changes in the works for its new-gen console, and we'll be seeing them soon in a firmware update.
According to Sony's Fred Dutton, in a post in the comments section on the PlayStation Blog, PlayStation 4 owners don't have very long to wait before the next system update. "I havenÄ‚Ë€â„Ët got news for you today, but the next update is not too far out. WeÄ‚Ë€â„Ëll update you here asap," he said.
Valve has announced that it will be debuting new hardware at this year's Game Developers Conference.
Not only will the company showcase the latest version of its in-progress Steam controller, Valve will also unveil virtual reality hardware of its own as well as new devices for the living room.
Looking forward to Dragon Quest Heroes? I don't care, watch these videos anyway. These first two show the differences between the PS3 and PS4 versions; the PS3 version will run at 30 FPS, while the PS4 version will run at 60. Check it.
First, the PS3 version:
Now the upgraded PS4 version:
There's also this general trailer introducing new characters:
Ready your wallets, Spartans! Microsoft has announced that the DVD and Blu-ray versions of its "digital feature" Halo: Nightfall will be hitting retailers on March 17.
It's been 12 years since the last Legacy of Kain release, but a new series entry was in the works until its cancelation a few years back. Now we have video evidence thanks to the rigorous research of NeoGAF user Mama Robotnik.
Axiom Verge, the upcoming indie game inspired by Super Metroid, Contra, and Master Blaster, now has a release date on PlayStation 4. The game will come out on March 31st for $19.99 according to a new post on the PlayStation Blog.
Near the end of an interview in a radio segment (above), at around the 56:00 mark, Kanye West revealed that he is the midst of creating a video game based on his single "Only One" and the passing of his mother who died in 2007 due to complications in a plastic surgery operation.
Square Enix has released fifteen screenshots for the Final Fantasy XV -Episode Duscae- demo that will pair with the Day One Edition of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD.
The screenshots show off the dynamic lighting system in the environments of the Duscae region in the main game as well as few sneak peeks at the camp system and the mission questlines while exploring the open-world maps.
Despite the fact that Sony announced a free version of Driveclub would be coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers many, many months ago, it looks like that may no longer be the case.
While it appears microtransactions will be coming to Diablo III in some territories, Blizzard has assured gamers that there are no plans to bring this payment model to those in North America or Europe.
The Order: 1886 launched to much success in the UK last week, topping the region's sales chart.
Unsurprisingly, Activision's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is still selling incredibly well, placing second. Meanwhile, Turtle Rock Studios' Evolve, which was number one last week, has been knocked down to third.
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has assured the Xbox community that the company is still committed to rebooting the Phantom Dust franchise, despite the recent closure of developer Darkside Games.
Those darn amiibo! We've gotten to the point where people are taking time off work to make sure they pick them up at launch, because failure to do so will leave a lonely little spot in their collection that may never be refilled.
PlayStation Vita might take flack from the masses for its abundance of ports and remakes, but I sure am enjoying the hell out of Borderlands 2 on it. The image quality of screenshots looks kinda shitty, but the visuals are way good on the actual Vita system. Dat OLED.
Sony has been absolutely dominating this console generation, outpacing Microsoft's Xbox One with an amazingly popular gaming device whose sales have now surpassed 18 million. Right now, PlayStation 4 looks like an unstoppable beast, but if the unpredictability of this industry has taught us anything, it's that the fight for first place is far from over.
Oh, Disgaea. For a series that has always been designed with long-lasting replayability in mind, IÄ‚Ë€â„Ëm honestly surprised NIS keeps making new ones at all. IÄ‚Ë€â„Ëm not about to complain, since they seem to make improvements to them every single time. Maybe not always large ones, but theyÄ‚Ë€â„Ëre there.
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