EA FC 25players will have a new weapon in defense, with the introduction of professional fouls. In simple terms, a professional foul refers to a cynical tackle, something done to stop an opposition attack. The tackle is done with the full knowledge that it will lead to a foul, and the tackler has a high chance of getting a card. You’ll be able to do the same action inEA FC 25, but there will be some caveats....

There are a lot of characters inAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora,and some seem a little more familiar than others. One who fits that description is the game’s main antagonist, John Mercer. So, was John Mercer also in the movies? Is John Mercer inAvatarorAvatar: The Way of Water? Despite John Mercer looking mighty familiar,he hasn’t previously made an appearance inAvatarorAvatar: The Way of Water. At first, I was convinced that I had seen him before....

It’s happening! Yo-Kai Watchis readying for global expansion, according to Level-5 president Akihiro Hino. Speaking withZakzak, Hino revealed the studio is eyeing overseas markets in preparation for an international launch sometime next year. It sounds like Level-5 has plans to localize more than just the games, too, as Hino mentioned the company is already in talks with toy manufacturers. Yo-Kai Watchentered the world as a Nintendo 3DS role-playing game reminiscent ofPokémon....

Do Not Aim at Face Here’s a wonderful little comeback for one of the strangest but most wholesome franchises of all time: Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Cosmo Machia have announced a brand new entry in the Fantavision franchise,Fantavision 202X, which is coming to PS5 and PSVR2 in February 2023. As some of you may, or perhaps may not, know,Fantavisionis something of a firework-based rhythm-action title, challenging players to detonate a colorful cacophony of rockets to the beat of the game’s soundtrack....

It’s like Defender except I don’t hate myself afterwards Housemarque’s arcade shooterResogunwas the first PlayStation 4 game I played and, a year later, I still think that was the right choice; someone had to save those humans and it might as well have been me. Did they all survive? Well, no, but uh —quick, look at that voxel explosion! There’s a PlayStation Vita porton the wayfrom Climax Studios — that’ll be good in short bursts — and, according to aratings board listingin Europe, a PlayStation 3 port is happening, too....

Nintendo takes the top spot for major publishers, Telltale for mid-size publishers [Update: Included a paragraph about the mid-size publisher rankings, which I somehow missed.] Metacritic just released its5th Annual Game Publisher Rankings, which ranks publishers based on the critic reviews for games released in 2014. This year, Nintendo came out on top for the major publishers, with an average metascore of 76.5, beating out Ubisoft and EA by two whole points....

A shade or ten prettier than the 3DS one No offense toAttack on Titan: Humanity in Chains, which I’m sure Spike Chunsoft put a lot of hard work into, butthisis more like it. This is the sort ofShingeki no Kyojingame I’ve been waiting for. This time around Koei Tecmo’sDynasty Warriorsstudio Omega Force is behind the helm, making a new game for PlayStation systems that should (hopefully) do the franchise better justice....

Also, Double Dragon Neon I feel like saying that a “low key week” for a late-in-the-year Nintendo Download issue is commonplace: but this time, it’s extremely low key. It’s Christmas Eve! Happy holidays! A lot of folks are busy thinking about presents tomorrow or loved ones (presents, right?). There’s no time for the eShop right now. But there’s still a few things that are going to be coming to the Switch that you might spend your shiny new gift card on....

Torn Banner Studios, the team behindChivalry 2, announced the launch ofNo More Room in Hell 2during The Game Awards’ Summer Game Fest 2024, a sequel to its 2011 Source mod. Originating from aHalf-Life 2mod, the originalNo More Room in Hellbecame its own game in 2011, and the sequel is arriving this Halloween. No More Room in Hell 2is an eight-player co-op horror game featuring permadeath mechanics, where you’ll enter its world and search for your friends while surviving in its brutal environment....

A select few obscure games are the cherries on top If you forgotthat Capcom announced another compilationa few months ago, I wouldn’t blame you. It feels like Sega and Capcom could subside on retro re-releases alone, given how heavily they dominated that era of gaming. But we were given access to aCapcom Fighting Collectionpreview edition, and things are looking up in terms of its adherence to preservation; and forDarkstalkersfans. As a recap, here are the games included in theCapcom Fighting Collection: It’s an eclectic mix, especially when you consider that five of the 10 games areDarkstalkersgames....

PS3 Fanboyhas a post up on their website about yet another console hack. This time it’s far more impressive from the usual stuff you tend to see floating around the net. Someone else has hacked up their system and got the “almighty” 360 controller working on it. If you’ve got Linux on your PS3, you can most certainly use thewiredversion of the 360 controller. Its functionality has been tested with snes9x (an emulation program that kicks bum) andDoomand passes with flying colors....

QuakeCon 2023 is all set to go and will be kicking off next week. In the meantime, you’re able to pick up some modern and retro Bethesda and id Software games as an early celebration for the event through Quakecon 2023 sale discounts. Whether you’re on Xbox or PC, there are a bunch of classic titles that are being discounted. You can either head over to theXbox storeorGOG.comand peruse the games that are currently on offer, with some slashed by up to 85%....

DRPG confirmed for May release Ray Gigantis coming to Europe and North America this May, western publisherActtilhas announced. The PlayStation Vita-exclusive dungeon crawler comes from Experience Inc. (Operation Abyss,Demon Gaze) and was originally published last summer in Japan, where the title only managed to sell 8,600 physical copies at launch, despite garnering a generally positive reception from local press. Due to the game’s niche appeal, and perhaps the fact this is Acttil’s first solo project since its founders splintered from NIS America, it will only be released digitally via the PlayStation Store....