CategoriesNews GamingImage: Mossmouth / Kotaku Amid UFO 50’s bounty of games from a fictional developer of the 1980s is Grimstone, a JRPG that’s aesthetically and mechanically akin to games of the era like the original Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest but that also distinguishes itself in some important ways. It eschews the fantasy settings that dominated […]
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CategoriesNews GamingPokémon TCG Pocket has a very odd pattern to its “events”—there appear to be weeks when the game falls fallow with nothing extra to do, then three special challenges will happen at the same time. That’s happening again today, as the Genetic Apex SP Emblem Event 1 launches, joining the ongoing Venusaur Drop Event and […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: Sony, BioWare, Lucasfilm / Amazon / Team17 / Kotaku, Lego / Kotaku, NetEase / Papergames / MachineGames / Kotaku, Sony, Screenshot: BioWare / Kotaku, Microsoft, Warner Bros. Interactive, Koei Tecmo Games / Kotaku This week, holiday sales and giveaways are in full swing, and we’ve got the lowdown on all the games Amazon is […]
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CategoriesNews GamingPokémon TCG Pocket offers players a number of ways to express yourself. Even if you prefer to use a meta deck during matches, you can still represent yourself with emblems or your favorite card. Another way to distinguish yourself is with your Profile Icon. Although you only have six to choose between at first, you […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: Humanoid Origin In 2021, former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson announced a new studio called Humanoid Origin. It was working on a sci-fi blockbuster and hiring for an ambitious future. On Monday, however, the studio announced it was shutting down just a few years later, having failed to acquire the funding needed to continue. […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: Square Enix Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake may have beautiful, updated graphics, but the soul of this adventure is as old-school as ever. As one of the first tasks of your adventure, you’ll need to make your way over to Patty’s Party Planning Place to recruit three companions. Whether you choose to take along […]
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CategoriesNews GamingScreenshot: The Pokemon Company / Kotaku If you’re a Pokémon TCG Pocket sicko like me and have already collected over half of the mobile card game’s starting Genetic Apex set, don’t worry! New datamines suggest the next set of cards isn’t far away, with a smaller update pegged for December. The Week In Games: Pocket […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: MachineGames / Bethesda Hey, everything sucks right now. There’s no getting around it, and we’re going to have to live with the consequences of this shit for the rest of our lives. So, if you’re feeling angry about things, like say, the rise of fascism in America, why not grab the Wolfenstein games and […]
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CategoriesNews GamingThe reason patent attorneys get paid so much money is that no one in their right mind would ever want to be a patent attorney. Thus, we can all nod and smile as if we understand as Palworld developers Pocketpair releases a statement about precisely which patents Nintendo is claiming the Pokémon-alike game is violating. […]
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CategoriesNews GamingImage: BioWare It took 10 years to get here, but we finally have Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the fourth entry in BioWare’s beloved (but divisive) fantasy RPG series. The sequel is a direct continuation of 2014’s Inquisition, and it’s made the full shift to action RPG. Your mileage may vary on that, but I loved […]
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