24 Hour Cinderella Yakuza 6is only a few short months away from us, so Sega is ramping up the hype train with some trailers. In this first one, we get a look at some of the various mini-games that will populate Kamurocho and Hiroshima. I’m particularly in love with the now iconic thumbs up pose that Kiryu gives during karaoke. Some of the arcade games are reused from previousYakuzainstallments, but the inclusion ofVirtua Fighter 5: Final Showdownis incredible....

They have altered the deal, pray they alter it further Rejoice or weep Star Wars fans,Solo: A Star Wars Story’spoor performance might have just thrown a wrench into Disney’s plans to milk the Star Wars saga like an aging Bantha. Going off of a report from a Collider source, there is word that the anthology “Star Wars Stories” will be taking a pause so that Disney can properly plan outEpisode IXwhile also thinking about what the next trilogy of Star Wars movies will be about....

Load up on energy drinks, becauseKeep Driving, the road trip sim from the devs behindPost Void, islaunching on PCon February 6th. I played the demo ofKeep Drivingback in October, and the biggest complaint I came away with was that its difficulty leaned on the easy side, which I largely attributed to its unbalanced economy. I was able to get quite a bit of padding in my pocket, which made it really easy to deal with any trouble that came my way....

Sony adds new functionality to North America Sony may have added mobile payment functionalityto the European PlayStation Store, US gamers haven’t been able to enjoy the same conveniences — until now, that is. As of yesterday, all PSN users will be able to log into theirAccount Management pageand choose the “Use Mobile” option. After entering your mobile phone number you’ll be able to add funds via SMS, which will appear on your next phone bill....

What if? Nah The Internet has caught wind of several trademarks filed by Bandai Namco, some more curious than others. In Europe, there’s one for “Burning Blood” and another for “Sky Kid,” while in the United States, there are trademarks for “Thousand Storm” and — what the?! — “Slashy Souls.” That last one can’t be what I think it is. Or can it? The name reminded me of Jim Sterling’sSuper Best GuideforDark Soulsin which he proclaims you just need to “stab ’em up!...

Getting your first starter team inEA FC 25‘s Ultimate Team will always be a special moment. Usually, most players need a few days to build up their clubs with random clubs. With Champions mode about to start soon, it’s advisable to target squads that offer full league-based chemistry. With so many official leagues available, there are plenty of choices. It’s always preferable to make a squad based on top European leagues, as they tend to receive the bulk of promo items later in the calendar....

As is often the case, Amazon has sales on video games.This is one such sale. Today only, you can grab a copy of BioShock 2 for 360 or PS3 at the low, low price of $40. But that’s not all! If you’re a 360 user, they’re having deals as part of their “Gold Box” promotions. That means time-limited “Lightning Deals” all day long. Pretty exciting stuff. I think there’s going to be a music game in there somewhere....

Souls fans need to play it Last year, I found out aboutSeverance: Blade of Darkness, a hack-and-slash PC game from 2001. What a gem. While its combat — the sort of calculated action we adore in From Software’sSoulsgames — continues to hold up all these years later, the same cannot be said for the dated graphics. Nothing mods can’t fix, apparently, and here’s an impressive one called Blade of Light....

Do Want. And Can Have, soon. Just like how we longed for the game,Tatsunoko vs Capcom, we also longed for the accessories. I wanted an arcade stick. Now we’re getting it, care of MadCatz. The good people over atNeoGAFactually have boxshots of the stick. Turbo buttons, “Japanese-style” joystick, all goodo things. No price yet, but they do say that there’s actually two SKUs: One with the game and one without....

Play the GDC demo before you back it Not too long ago we got ourfirst look atChasm, a game billed as a “2D fantasy [action] RPG platformer featuring procedurally generatedMetroid-like dungeons and authentic pixel art.” It’s like they took all of the best words and put them together. On the game’sKickstarter page, you can download the GDC demo to see what the fuss is all about, and if you like what you play, you can pledge some money toward getting this game made....

Just the mention D3 Publisher instantly conjures memories of cloying, budget-priced games with B-movie sensibilities all too proud to bear the mantra of “so bad it’s good.” So afterOnechanbara, Eat Lead: The Return of Matt HazardandEarth Defense Force, what’s next for the publisher of cheesy goodness? A charming platformer from a Swedish indie studio comprised of industry vets, if you believe it or not. Formed back in 2010 by a tight knit group whose résumés includeMirror’s EdgeandBionic Commando: Rearmed,Might and Delight have partnered with D3 to bringPidto XBLA....

Possibly worse than Vaguebooking The saga of the poise stat inDark Souls IIIwas pretty amazing. First, fans had no idea what it did, and much to their chagrin, From Software maintaineda cheeky “it’s a secret!” stanceon it. Eventually thoughsomeone did seemingly figure it out, and now series director Hidetaka Miyazaki regrets how they handled it. Speaking to Kotaku, Miyazaki said, “This isn’t something we are particularly proud of. With how things are handled now, it can be improved and this is an agenda item we’ll be working on in the future....

Dat rollneck/gloves ensemble We’d already received word that British assassin Christiewould be making her return inKoei Tecmo’s upcoming fighting sequelDead or Alive 6, but now the publisher has released a new trailer showing the killer queen in action. Sporting an awesome getup of sleeveless, rollneck, MCU-approved leather pants and fingerless gloves, the femme fatale battles famousDoAroster members like Bayman, Jann-Lee and Ayane in this explosive minute. Kind of bizarrely, she also gets her ass kicked a fair bit, which is an odd sell for a character trailer....