It’s almost that time of the year again: the run-up to the Video Game Awards and the inevitable announcements of new games asCall of Dutysteals some Best Character award from a game that actually has characters. First of all a newAlan Waketitle (i.e.,not a direct sequeland likely therumoreddownloadableNight Springstitle [Jim Reillyhas just confirmed it is an XLBA title]) will debut at this year’s award show. A new franchise from a new BioWare studio is also set to be announced....

MERCILESS pug speed dating sim returns I covered and played the heck out of theMERCILESS pug speed dating simHot Datewhen it was released this summer, but maybe you didn’t. So already we’re doing good: reminding you of a cool game you could be playingright now! But wait, there’s more. Hot Datejust got a mobile launch on theiTunes App Store. Maybe you hate downloading and playing cool games on your personal computer (PC) but love downloading and playing games on your mobile cellphone....

There has to be someone in the world who will own them all, right? In case you missed it,there’s a newAnimal CrossingSwitch. Not a Switch Lite! In other words: you can snap off those Joy-Con and mix and match to your heart’s content to create new color combos. And man, are there a lot. Reddit user Link2Sora did the math, it’s 289 combinations. Yikes! Given that Joy-Con are still really expensive ($80 MSRP with the chance they’ll drift is too rich for my blood to just collect them) it’ll be really tough to collect them all, especially since some of them are linked to hardware bundles or limited-time sales....

So, can you move? Uru, Karen. Here I was starting to think people take game roles more seriously when this newAkiba’s Beatstory trailer came along and slapped me in the face. Its predecessor,Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed, also had a pathetic English dub, but since it was dual-audio I just played with Japanese audio. Looks like that’s what we’ll have to do with this one as well. Seriously, even kids could do a better job....

One final Daily Spelunky Challenge! Over the weekend, we posted the final episode ofThe Daily Spelunk, and you can view it here if you like. It’s a delightful romp and a hefty send-off to one of my favorite projects we’ve done on the site. As you may have noticed in this episode and the prior one, we’ve been using some custom sprites of Jordan and myself in the show. If you would like to use these sprites yourself for some inexplicable reason, I’m making them available here....

Groove is a universal language Earlier this monthwe got the funky-fresh newsthat the twoPersona Dancingtitles, which launched in Japan earlier in 2018, would be two-stepping across the ocean for worldwide release before the year’s end. A new trailer from Atlus features said games accompanied by their new English dub. Persona 3: Dancing in MoonlightandPersona 5: Dancing in Starlightfeature the cast of their respective RPG adventures cutting a rug to remixes of some fantastic, if somewhat bemusing, tunes....

It’s like the Rent movie, except it’s not awful I don’t like most fan made videos about live action videogame characters. I also don’t like most musicals. That’s why it’s so strange that have ended up enjoying more than one fan made musical about live action videogame characters. First it wasStreet Fighter High: The Musical, and now this. That makes two! Loyalty to the source material doesn’t seem to be a top priority here (Olimar didn’t even bother to shave his beard) and the plot is paper thin, but the spirit of cooperation that lies at the heart of the Pikmin series is definitely present....

It could be multi-tiered and provide access to classic PlayStation games Subscription services have been steadily rising in the industry, and it looks like Sony may be upping its offering to compete with the likes of Xbox Game Pass. Anew report from Bloombergindicates PlayStation is planning a tiered subscription service that can rival Microsoft’s offering, per their sources. The service is reportedly code-named Spartacus and will offer access to a catalog of both modern and classic games for a monthly fee....

Updated: August 02, 2025 We looked for new codes! Catch them all and become the greatest trainer in the universe—well, at least inProject Bronze Forever! Your mission in thisPokémon-based Roblox title is to find your kidnapped parents and clash with anyone standing in your way as you fill up yourPokédexwith the most powerful pocket monsters! To become untouchable in this experience, you need to grind a lot or take a shortcut and useProject Bronze Forevercodes....

IT’S MAGIC! YOU KNOW! The indie roguelike dungeon crawlerPylon: Rogue,from developer Quantumsquid,will be releasing on Steam this September 21. The game is basicallyDiablomeets any number of indie games with permadeath and procedural elements, but Ihad a good timewith it back at PAX East this year. You can currently buy the game in Early Access for $14.99. When it launches, there will be a launch week special of 50%, bringing the game to $7....

Unique and vastly underrated indie XBLIG game,Sequence, has hit the e-shelves on Steam. You can pick up this Iridium Studios gem for 10% off at $4.49, or $4.99 normally which is a total steal. Sequenceis by far my favorite indie game of the year. Imagine DDR but with a delightful RPG twist — you defeat enemies by casting spells set to some pretty awesome beats by Ronald Jenkees and Michael Wade Hamilton....

Good While you can debate the merits of framerate until the cows come home (read: it’s fine for some games, not fine for others), for VR, the situation is a little different. As many VR companies have noted, you basically need 60fps at an absolute minimum to provide a comfortable experience. Sony is on this train too, asGamasutra notesthat at GDC this week, the publisher stated, “Frame rate is really important; you cannot drop below 60 frames per second, ever....

Deadly Premonitioncreator Swery65 didn’t know that his own game was finally getting the European release it deserved. The Japanese developer only found out this morning from European fans, who congratulated him on Twitter — much to his surprise. “Wow! Is it true? Please give me a time … I have to check it out myself. I can’t still say,” says Swery. “Let me check. So happy. But I can’t still say....