Duke it out Despite the fact that pretty much every facet ofPersona 5is vividly still stuck in my memory banks, I’m actually looking forward to theRoyaltreatment re-release. We’ll have to wait a bit longer than Japan though, because while Atlus’ home region is set to receive it on October 31, we have a western release window of “spring 2020.” That could change as of today. As reported by Persona Central, the latest issue of Game Informer lists a “March 2020” release month forPersona 5 The Royal, further delineating it past the “spring” target....

The game is still on track for ‘spring 2020’ as of now Phantasy Star Online 2arrived back in 2012 on PC in Japan, and…the momentum kind of stopped there. Although Sega hinted that it would shuffle westward for years it never came, then somehow, someway at E3 2019 we got confirmation that it was coming westward…to the Xbox platform, in spring 2020. Okay so that’s a lot of provisos stuck in there, but it’s something!...

The Unite arena will be filled with holiday cheer, and also snowmen Pokemon Unitewill be celebrating the season from this month into next, and a beefy slew of updates are on the way to make it all happen. Alongside thepreviously announced Tsareena, Dragonite will also enterPokemon Uniteas a playable Pokemon later this month. From Dec. 15 through Aug 08, 2025, players can log on to get special gifts and rewards inPokemon Unite....

Thanks, science! Yeah, we’ve all seen so-called “real-lifeMario Kart” before, but always as a parody rather than a legitimate adaptation of the game mechanics in a physical setting. But wait around long enough and the magic of SCIENCE will make all your wildest fantasies come true! Waterloo Labsin Austin, Texas, is a gang ofNational Instrumentsengineers that uses their combined intelligence on cool — and ultimately frivolous — endeavors. They wanted an authenticMario Kartexperience, which means bananas that make you slip, shells that make you spin out, lightning bolts that slow down all other vehicles, and so on....

As we’ve been told by Rockstar Games, the next downloadable installment forGrand Theft Auto IVwon’t be short on content. In addition to having a new narrative for players to explore, ‘The Ballad of Gay Tony’ will introduce new vehicles, new tunes and even new television anime ‘toons. The above is an example, pulled from the expansion.The show is calledPrincess Robot Bubblegum. In Rockstar fashion, it serves as a scrap of satire that beats on anime as hard as we’ve been smackingGTAhookers with baseball bats all of these years....

Socially active actor for a socially active character CW is pulling out some big guns for their possible upcomingBatwomanTV show. They’ve just announced that Ruby Rose, ofOrange is the New Blackfame, is donning the cape and cowl of the titular superhero. The show is only in the writing stages, but as long as Rose’s backdoor pilot in the form ofbeing onArrowgoes well we’ll be getting one without a doubt. You don’t cast a name this big without plans to go to broadcast, and I can’t imagine her appearance onArrowreally going poorly....

A lot of fantastic gamescame out this week, but there’s yet another one that may have slipped past your radar or you just forgot about. Extremely bloody and violent 2D side-scrolling beat ’em upShank 2is this week’s downloadable title on PC, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. EA released a launch trailer forShank 2, and it displays all the ultraviolent goodness you’d expect. The improved, responsive controls and upgraded visuals are boasted while Shank stylishly beheads people, smashes faces in and throws enemies into giant saw blades....

Left 4 Big, Burly Vampires I quite likeNosgoth.I know it’s hated by some long-timeLegacy of Kainfans, but I’ve had fun with it. It’s basically a free-to-play, early access version ofLeft 4 Dead’sVersus mode, but with vampires. Technically I’d say it’s more likeDead Space 2’smultiplayer, but nobody played that so the comparison is kind of useless. Anyway, Square Enix and Psyonix have released a new map for the game, calledSilenced Cathedral.The trailer shows a lot of things which probably aren’t cathedrals, and that music is very loud, but hey, it’s a new map!...

Another Summer Games Done Quick marathon has come and gone. As sad as we are to see the ’round-the-clock speedruns end, it’s always impressive when the final donation tally is revealed. They ended up toppinglast summer’s totalfor a whopping $2.5 million raised for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières. This year’s Summer Games Done Quick event went down from June 30-July 6 at the Hilton Minneapolis, with both in-person attendance and a week-long stream onGDQ’s Twitch channel....

Coming spring 2016 Space Ape Games is creating a newTransformersgame for mobile devices calledEarth Wars, and it’s using the old G1 art style that otherwisewouldbe overused if it weren’t for the timeless nature of it, and the fact that the Bay-formers have dominated shelf space in the past nine years or so. As a few readers have pointed out to me yesterday, it’s very close to theClash of Clansstyle of games that have been dominating the market lately....

Insert Weakest Link joke here Sony headlined UK consumer rights programme Watchdog last night. Following a recap ofSony’s troublesome history with hacks and insecure customer data, the programme took umbrage with Sony Europe’s digital refund policy. As reported byEurogamer, the investigation was launched following a complaint from a customer who was unable to get a refund despite Sony acknowledging that his PSN account probably had been stolen when a charge for a game he’d never played — on a console he didn’t own — appeared on his account....

We’re introducing a new regular feature here on Dtoid for all of you PC gamers. The Weekend Modder’s Guide will take a game, usually an older one, and show you how to breathe new life into it. PC gaming has a strong legacy of great games, and unlike consoles you can usually run older software on your new PC. Unfortunately, time has not been kind to a lot of games....

It’s been a few months since we have had a new Prime frame join the roster inWarframe.Every three or so months, a new one comes in rotation, meaning Grendel Prime’s spotlight is coming to an end. Don’t worry, he won’t be vaulted. Since we all know that Gauss Prime is next, when is he coming toWarframe? When is Gauss Prime coming toWarframe? It has been revealed that the ultra-fast, “speedy boi” ofWarframeis coming out onJanuary 17, 2024....