Our preview from the final release SHUT UP, Hope! I’M TRYING TO WORK HERE! Okay, sorry. Hope is always talking in my ear. Non-stop. You’ll see.Oh my God, you’ll see. I’m coming off over 30 hours of nearly non-stop play of Square Enix’s latest,Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and I have a lot to say. Of course, I’ll hold the full verdict back for our review, coming early in February, but I hope to cover a lot of ground and answer a lot of questions you’ve had in this preview....

These pixels are somehow fatter than I remember Ready to wreck some Reploids once again? Grab your pick-axe because this time, the virus-ridden mavericks are invading by way of newMega Man XDLC, which is now available forMinecraft. This fat pack brings you recreations of classic stages thickened with the magic of voxels. Within, you may do battle with some ofMega Man X’smost recognizable mavericks, including Chill Penguin, Storm Eagle, Armored Armadillo, and something Chameleon....

Since the recent launch of Microsoft’s soon to be ubiquitous OS, Windows Vista, the Internet has been abuzz with tales of woe and grief regarding gaming under the new electro-regime. Enter Rich Wickham. Rich is the head of the Games for Windows initiative and hedismissesthe claims that Vista makes life more difficult for gamers. To wit; With any launch of a platform of this magnitude there will be growing pains. A large part of our development time was spent ensuring game compatibility on Windows Vista, and we’ve tested over 1000 games so far....

The IP is too important Microsoft is working on aHaloseries for television later this year that’s being executive produced by Steven Spielberg. That sentence represents the majority of what we know about the project, but worry not — Microsoft Game Studios corporate VP Phil Spencer says it’ll be good. “I definitely don’t think of it as filler,” he toldOXM. “Halo, you could argue, is the most important entertainment IP that Microsoft owns....

Patricia Wagon joins the fire brigade? A pair of teaser images have appeared on WayForward’s Twitter page. Thefirstis a seemingly in-game image of baby sitting alone on the sidewalk as the city around him burns to the ground, with the caption, “Who’s ready to Switch it UP?” Thesecondis a piece of promotional art of a silhouette racing towards the very same city with what appears to be a hose in hand....

In an interview with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto,Edgeasked for the legendary designer’s response to some of the poor reviewsWii Musicreceived from the gaming press. Miyamoto says that he thinks that we’re just now getting to the point where people are getting around to playingWii Musicfor the first time, probably alone. Perhaps he’s trying to say that joining a game with multiple players is more fun when he said that he thinks that “there is more to playing games than just playing by yourself....

This pair is definitely polarizing For me, it’s hard to believe Monolith Soft is even still around, but I’m glad it is. Kicking off in 2002 withXenosaga, the studio felt like a fever dream almost, but they expanded into several other franchises since then, and most notably, made a big name for themselves withXenoblade Chronicles. That game, which almost didn’t see life outside of Japan, blossomed into a full franchise; almost likeXenosaga2....

Also, Rad It’s a rad (hah) week for the Nintendo Switch, as it just so happens to be welcoming in two semi-big releases, with day one multiplatform console parity. That duo is none other thanRadandOninaki, which debut on August 20 and August 21 respectively. Also on the eShop in this coming week isAnode, Arcade Archives X Multiply, Beholder 2, Cryogear, Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, Escape from the Universe, Far: Lone Sails, Grave Keeper, Gravity Duck, IN-VERT, Ittle Dew, PC Building Simulator, PictoQuest, Rogue Singularity, Terrorhythm, Truck Racing Championship, Vasara Collection,andYu-Gi-Oh!...

BeforeStarfield,there wasNo Man’s Sky. And what a journey it’s been. It may have started out badly when it launched in 2016, but it’s enjoyed one of the biggest redemptive arcs in gaming. We’ve had tons of free updates and plenty of extra content, and now the next big patch is already here. Say hello to ECHOES. This is the newest update forNo Man’s Sky, which adds even more to the already massive space exploration title....

Details on the company’s 2012 line for Wii U Nyko’s product line-up for the Wii U sounds surprisingly useful (well, some of it). The major accessory of the group, the UBoost ($19.99), clips on to the system’s GamePad and can “prolong playtime upwards of 10 hours.” It has a built-in stand and can also remain attached while the GamePad is sitting in its charging dock. The manufacturer also shared details regarding its Charge Base Pro ($29....

August 11, 2025 I completely forgot aboutTravis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. Like, nearly everything about it: the Switch exclusivity, the top-down viewpoint, the aesthetics. I was just kind of assuming that one day it would come across my desk and I’d immediately play it. But it is indeed on the horizon as one of the first big games of next year with a July 09, 2025 launch. There doesn’t seem to be a delay in sight either as developer Grasshopper Manufacture just posted the key artwork for the game on their Twitter account, and surprise: it rocks....

Now you can basically demo it The Switch is diversifying its roster of games this week by adding the hero shooterPaladinsinto the mix. Wait!Paladinswas already in the mix you say! Haha, clever girl. Well it kind of was in the form of a “Founder’s Pack” edition, which forced folks to hand over cash money to gain access. Now you can actually download this free-to-play game for free. At this point you have a whole swath of options for writeups,including our very own....

Are you ready for the bigPhasmophobiaupdate? If so, you’ll be pleased to hear that it’s going to start rolling out this Thursday, so prepare yourselves for a number of changes in the hit co-op ghost-hunting game. After what felt like an eternity of Kinetic Games promising that a significant patch was coming, the team finally confirmed it on Discord recently. There’s also been a public post onTwitterconfirming that, yes, the “Ascension” update is inbound and will be going live on August 17 from 10AM UTC onwards....