Also, LEGO City Undercover Oh hey, it’s a new Switch game — today we’re gettingGraceful Explosion Machine, which is a timed exclusive. Also on Switch isLEGO City Undercover,Vroom in the Night Sky, andACA Neogeo Alpha Mission II. while the 3DS getsPinball BreakoutandAnimal Sinker.Animal Gods, a PC port that hada tepid reaction back in 2015, is hitting Wii U, as isWorld Sports CompetitionandSuper Star Soldier. As a bit ofnon-Nintendonews,Shovel Knight: Specter of Tormentended its Switch exclusivity today, and is now out on PC (with other platforms rolling out later)....

Nintendo is expecting a massive surge of use for its servers come this holiday weekend. Considering many gamers will be gifted Nintendo Switches, not to mention games and eShop gift cards, this kind of overload is to be expected not just forNintendo, but even for Xbox and PlayStation. A similar sort of overload crashed the Nintendo eShop last Christmas, so this time Nintendo is putting a warning out. Spotted on Nintendo’s Japanese customer service account, the company warns that access to the service will be “concentrated” and that some gamers' Nintendo Accounts may not be able to be created immediately....

Summary Relics are an incredibly useful resource inRemnant 2which can only be used a certain amount of times depending on their charges, but they can also produce some incredibly beneficial effects for the player, and sometimes, even the entire team. The best Relics inRemnant 2aren’t just items that are used once though since they can even be upgraded so long as the player has found the necessary Relic Fragments which can add special buffs and enhancements which have the potential to completely changehow an Archetype is usedin-game....

Like a papercraft Rocko’s Modern Life Stick It to the Manis out today, November 19, on PS3.The Vita version is dropping sometime in December and it will be crossbuy, so you’ll get both versions regardless of which you buy. When this got on my radar earlier this year, I dug it. Nice and grimy, likeRocko’s Modern Lifeand cartoons of that ilk. This trailer turns up the weird and crazy factor even higher, somehow, and gives a few glimpses at gameplay....

Games based on 1986 airplane movies are sorely lacking in this current economic climate, but luckily we have Paramount Digital Entertainment to save the day and provide us with the downloadable title we’ve all been waiting for. That’s right folks, aTop Gungame is coming! This free-flying air combat game will be penned by original screenwriter Jack Epps Jr., who will expand the original story with some new elements. There will also be a multiplayer mode including deathmatch, bombing run, capture the flag and “Top Gun” game options....

Film studios are trying to make the best of a bad situation. With theaters closed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, many studios are opting for alternative release plans. For instance, Universal chose to releaseTrolls World Touras a digital rental, forgoing a theatrical launch. It turns out, it was a very smart decision. According to Universal,Trolls World Tourhas been rented more than five million times since it was released on March 11. That’s $95 million in rental fees, with each individual rental costing around $20....

This year’s Summer Game Fest continues to rage on and developers are making large announcements, including the arrival of 2021’s biggest survival game to PC and Xbox Game Pass. Iron Gate AB has confirmed thatValheimwill be arriving on PC andXbox Game Passin early 2023 during the Xbox and Bethesda extended showcase.The initial Xbox and Bethesda showcase from Summer Game Fest had several big trailers for games likeRedfall,High on Life, andDiablo 4, while games likePersona 5will be coming to Xbox for the first time and others will be added onto....

There are very few things in life I find more pleasing than staring at a big, smiley, optimistic looking face, and then smashing it full velocity with a stick. In many ways Namco Bandai’sTaiko Drum Mastergame keeps this urge in check, and the world safe… from me. It’s been about 5 months since the last release on the Wii last year, and it’s about time I get my fix. Luckily, Namco Bandai has started counting down some new entry ofTaiko Drum Masteron theirsite, but details are still scarce....

Summary Xboxrecently highlighted 11 big games that are set to launch on its platform in September 2023. September 2023 is set to be a rather big month for theXboxbrand. This is readily apparent by the huge lineup of games that Xbox has in store for its Xbox Game Pass service. September 2023 is set to be one of the biggest months for Xbox Game Passsince the service was first introduced. Xbox Game Pass will soon be adding open world sci-fi RPGStarfieldto the lineup, with other big games likeLies of P,Party Animals, andPayday 3also on deck in September....

Throw my heart into darkness In the old-school era, nearly every film had some kind of video game adaptation. It didn’t matter if the film hadn’t been relevant in decades, you were bound to find some form of interactive adaptation for a beloved classic. The Angry Video Game Nerd covered one of theweirder transitionsto gaming, but I think he may have met his match. Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope studio is teaming up with video game industry “veterans” to give usApocalypse Now, a psychological horror RPG....

Developed by Candywriter,Bitlifeis an engaging life simulation game for players who love to experiment and try new things. The game presents various scenarios and events, and players have to make decisions based on those situations, which influence their characters’ lives. WithBitlife,you can have your characters take on any role you would like. Whether you want tobecome a mafia bossor a president, you can do it all in this game. The game, of course, has its own mechanics, and one of them is stats....

Gameloft’sDisney Dreamlight Valleyprovides players with a plethora of exciting quests and other activities to keep them busy. As Dreamers venture around the magical village, they can befriend their favorite characters and help them with theirday-to-day activities. Minnie is among many characters that players can befriend inDisney Dreamlight Valley. Just like other characters, she has her fair share of quests, andThe Club Renewalis one of them. During this quest, Minnie asks players to help her reunite an old club of villagers....

I’m looking forward to my copy of the Japanese Blu-ray release ofFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children Completefor many reasons. For one, there are new scenes. And it’s shiny and high-def. Oh, and there’s anEnglish voice track. But what I really want is the includedFinal Fantasy XIIIdemo. The latest issue of Famitsu has an interview with game director/writer Motomu Toriyama and character designer Nao Ikeda.Kotakusays that they say that this demo is over an hour long and totally replayable....