When I saw thatHonkai: Star Railwas havinga special collaboration event with Sunright Tea Studio, I was intrigued. Most HoYoverse collabs in the past have been exclusive to locations in Asia, so it’s a rare occasion for one of these to happen in the United States. On top of that, there happened to be a Sunright about 15 minutes away from me, so I decided to check it out. The event officially began on July 19, and my brother happened to be in the area, so we paid a visit that evening....

Toy Story This week’s Arcade Archives entry is coming to tug both your heartstrings and your marionette strings — Pulled out from Hamster Corporation’s big bag of Namco classics, it’s cartoonish obscurityToy Pop, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released to Japanese arcades in 1986, before later making its way to the Sharp X1 home computer,Toy Popis a top-down, multi-directional shooter set within a colorful toy-based kingdom. Our heroes, Pino and Acha, are two dolls who must rescue their friends from the spell of the wicked witch, Mayjo....

If you have been holding your breath, waiting for news from Microsoft that mods for theupcomingXbox 360 version ofUnreal Tournament IIIwere still a possibility — well, you might want to start breathing again, lest you perish. According to Microsoft’s Chris Satchell, it opens up security holes that are justasking for trouble: “There’s a lot of people out there that just want to prove they can screw things up… Any platform that lets you do that, and doesn’t have the right security measures in place — whether it’s Sony, whether it’s Nintendo, whether it’s Apple, whether it’s anyone — you’re inviting trouble, because sooner or later someone will want to prove they can do it....

Why not? It’s already everywhere else Pump up your tires and make sure you’re wearing reflective clothing. You’ll need to for all the bike riding that the future may have in store for you. According to a listing onXbox Achievements,Grand Theft Auto: San Andreaswill be ported to Xbox 360 very soon. The renowned 2004 Rockstar title is gearing up for its tenth anniversary on October 26, and hitting one final platform may be the way it celebrates....

Nearing its Kickstarter goal The adventure genre has exploded in recent years, with Telltale handling awesome franchises likeThe Walking DeadandBack to the Future, and Kickstarter funding games likeBroken Age,Dyscourse, andA Night in the Woods. Something about colorful, cartoony adventures really resonate these days.Jenny LeCluecould be the next in that list. Jenny LeClueis a fictional choose-your-own-adventure novel series written by Arthur K. Finklestein, and the creation of the latest entry in the series is the focus of the videogame....

You won’t need to sit down for this one, as it should come as no surprise — Rockstar Games’L.A. Noireis no longer a PlayStation 3 exclusive. The title, which will be revealed in full in thenext issue ofGame Informer, is now confirmed to be coming to both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The info comes fromGame Informerwriter Matthew Kato, who in acomments threadon the magazine’s Web site responded to questions regarding exclusivity....

Don’t go into battle without your stickers It was a big weekend for Nexon’s upcoming arena shooterLawBreakers.The high-flying, death-defying, barf-inducing game launched an open beta on Steam, allowing all to try out its frenetic team-based action first-hand. Also, hard-copy enthusiasts Limited Run announced thatLawBreakerswill receive a collector’s edition, which will have a limited run, funnily enough. The set contains the deluxe edition of the game (Steam code or PS4 disc) a journal packed with art and lore about the game’s futuristic universe, also a selection of character cards, stickers and exclusive skins, all housed in a sleek package recalling the heyday of ’90s big-box games....

Sony wasted no time in making announcements during GDC 2013 week. We already heard aboutSpelunky‘s summer debut for PlayStation 3 and Vita, as well asBlacklight: RetributionandPrimal Carnage: Genesisfor PS4, but the company has a full list reiterating what’s ahead for PSN: Metricois new, and according to Dale, it’s got something to do with a dude jumping through charts and graphs. Hmm. Great indie support in here for sure, and I quite like how you don’t need to own both a Vitaanda PS3 to play most of the games on this list....

…but they’re mostly older titles This is much more of a friendly low-key PSA than an urgent drop-what-you’re-doing notice, but if you’re thinking of gettingPaper Mario: The Origami Kingor one of several other older first-party Nintendo Switch games anytime soon, you canearn double Gold Points for your My Nintendo account. This eShop promo runs until 11:59 pm Pacific on Jul 22, 2025. Here’s the list of supported games: The idea of spending $60 on a not-that-new Switch game in order to earn 600 Gold Points (instead of the normal 300 Gold Points) is so incredibly Nintendo, it hurts....

Also,MLB The Show 22 We’re back in the swing of things, as a ton of eShop releases are accompanied by a few big games this week. The marquee offering is easilyLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which is launching on time on Switch among all the other platformsLEGOgames are known for (read: anything they can get their hands on that has a screen). That’s out on April 5. MLB The Show 22can also be considered a major release, although the jury is out on the Switch port....

Also, Pac-Man Collection and Pac-Land I was really hoping for an insanely cool “it’s availableright now” E3 week eShop announcement, but it was not meant to be. Instead, we havethis gigantic Wii U and 3DS digtal sale, lasting until June 16th. In terms of new content, on the Wii U thePac-Man Collectionas well asPac-Landhave dropped. Now, this isnotthe respectablePac-Man Museumcollection that just hit other platforms — this is the old GBA game withPac-Man,Pac-Mania,Pac-Attack, andPac-Man Arrangement....

Tell me more There’s no denying that NIS’ (Nippon Ichi Software) bread and butter is theDisgaeaseries. It’s what they’re known for best, and in 2003 the firstDisgaeashot them to super-stardom level among the SRPG crowd far beyond what they had already experienced with projects like the lovelyRhapsody: A Musical Adventure. Five numberedDisgaeagames might not seem like a lot, but the franchise has spawned countless spinoffs spanning multiple genres on top of other hardline SRPGs likeDisgaea D2— the full sequel toDisgaeaa whole decade after its release....

It’s been eight long years since the open-world space exploration sim launched to a critical panning, butNo Many’s Skyhas finally achieved a “Very Positive” rating on Steam. On launch, the Hello Games title was slammed for being buggy and boring. The Guildford, England-based game maker had promised procedurally generated brilliance but fell somewhat short, at least in the eyes of early players. However, the title has received more than 35 named updates and five content patches in the eight years since its launch, and the hard work has clearly paid off....