Remakes galore That remake of the first threeCrash Bandicootgames (Crash Bandicoot,Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, andCrash Bandicoot: Warped) has a name,Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy, and it looks pretty neat. I’ve been meaning to play through these games and now I’ll have a good reason to. Definitely want to play the old ones first though. Developer Vicarious Visions is promising full analog stick support, a unified save and checkpoint system, and improved bonus levels and time trials....

Manipulate with ease Oh right, there’s a newSimsgame in the works! Here’s a new trailer forThe Sims 4, specifically featuring how you’ll be able to create your very own Sim. The new character creator has been overhauled, as the system is now tactile, more intuitive, and offers way more features than ever before. The best part of the new editing feature is how you can simply select a region on a character’s body and manipulate away without having to go through a ton of different menus....

Do you like to dance in front of a robotic eye bar in your living room? The best way to do that is with theDance Centralseries, and it looks likeDance Central 3will top its predecessors with a story mode and several hot tracks. Harmonix sends word that the release date is set for October 16 in North America, and October 19 for the rest of the world. The game will come packed with more than 40 tracks on disc, and we already know that Usher and 50 Cent will provide songs, but now we know of 11 more tracks that will be included....

Kalameet is a jerkface If you were looking to grab theArtorias of the Abysscontent forDark Soulswithout having to rebuy the Prepare to Die Edition of the game, that option is now available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 players. It’s downloadable as of today on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. At $14.99 / 1200 Microsoft Points, those of you with a time-versus-money-spent mentality might have a tough call to make. At any rate, the quality of the experience was, for me, easily worth it....

I hope you have some money left! Bananas! We’ve hit you with a ton of deals already, and many of them are still valid, so if you haven’t checked our listings yet, check out: And now, here are the Black Friday software deals. Amazon leads the pack with tons of downloadable titles for PC at killer prices. Don’t miss those. As always, if we’ve missed anything good, let us know....

Don’t forget the goat It has been ages since we first learned that the bite-sized puzzle roguelikeDesktop Dungeonswould begetting a full release, and it certainly has come a long way from theoriginal freeware versionin the time it has spent in beta. The title is gearing up for its Steam release on November 7 by offering a 10% discount for pre-orders, bringing the cost down from $14.99 to $13.49. Be warned:Desktop Dungeonscan be incredibly addictive....

A recentSteamDB listingseems to indicate thatDragon’s Dogma 2, the much-anticipated sequel to the best “recent” IP in Capcom’s catalog, might be getting a demo soon. The hype started whenu/CannedBeanofDeath on Redditnoticed a telltale piece of intel below: It merely lists the addition of an “Unknown App” to theDragon’s Dogma 2backend on Steam. Still, there are only so many things that this unknown app can turn out to be, namely, theDragon’s Dogma 2demo....

I had to rush through my time withLuigi’s Mansion 2because there was much stuff to see at the secret inner sanctum on Nintendo’s E3 offices, but I definitely say that the game’s open moments remain true to the the spirit of the original title. I was concerned at first that the sequel would try to hard to “keep up with modern” gaming, and in doing so, lose a bit of its soul....

The Fall 2024 anime comes with an exciting lineup. There are a number ofnew series worth checking out, though anime sequels aren’t necessarily falling behind. After all,Shangri-La Frontier Season 2is also releasing this season. But just like every time a new season arrives, there’s this initial sense of confusion, especially as to what’s happening in the narrative. After all, it’s quite a while since the first season aired. With that in mind, here’s everything you need to remember before Season 2 arrives....

Square-Enix’s “whoring ofFinal Fantasy VII” celebration all began with this little beauty, andit can be yourson Blu-ray this June 2. The movie sequel to the classic game will cost you $38.96, and will come packed with a truckload of features. Re-recorded with the original voice cast,Advent Children Completebrings twenty-six minutes of fresh footage to the table, a new anime short called “On the Way to a Smile – Episode: Denzel” and a whole other bunch of extras including a featurette, documentary and storyline digest....

I’m usually the first to bemoan the modernForzagames’ ridiculous insistence on temporarily adding new content to the game, only to yank it back out in a few weeks’ time, but this time I’ve got better news. Turn 10 announced thatForza Motorsportis un-sunsetting its timed content. Well, alright, it’s notalltimed content that’s coming back toForza Motorsport, and there are still some problems left for Turn 10 to discuss, but this is excellent news regardless, and it ought to be celebrated....

A Revival, of Sorts… With only four maps currently in the rotation, and no major new content added since Season 6,Destiny 2’sGambit modehas effectively been placed in maintenance mode these past few years. However, Bungie appears eager to assure players that Gambit has not been entirely forgotten. In the recent6.3.0.5 hotfix patch, Bungie rolled out a buff to reputation gain rates, increasing gains “by over 50%”, according to the patch notes....

‘Thank you for making this journey incredible’ Focus Home Interactive has announced that its dark colonial RPGGreedFallhas passed a new milestone, having garnered one million global sales since its launch on PS4, PC, and Xbox One back in September 2019. From French gaming studio Spiders,GreedFallis an action-adventure that follows a group of explorers who travel to the uncharted waters of Teer Fradee, hoping to discover the cure for a noxious plague that is engulfing the rest of the world....