Kill enemies by teleporting in them I’ve been interested inAaru’s Awakeningever since itsannouncementcaptivated me with its hand-drawn art style. It’s pretty hard to pass up playing a game that looks the wayAaru’s Awakeningdoes. From there, one can only hope that the mechanics draw players in enough to make it an enjoyablegame. After all, we’re talking about videogames here, not paintings. Aaru’s Awakeninghas a solid set of core mechanics that really make the player feel powerful, yet vulnerable at the same time....

Surprising absolutely no one that’s been keeping up with the gaming industry over the past couple of months; Larian Studios’Baldur’s Gate 3is dominating both the zeitgeist and the review charts, now having become 2023’s best-reviewed game. Indeed, even though 2023 has already had a surprisingly rich roster of top-tier titles, like Nintendo’s very ownThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,Baldur’s Gate 3has successfully mopped the floor with all of its considerable competition....

My friends are my power! Sora has enlisted the help of many Disney andFinal Fantasycharacters over the years, andKingdom Heartssummons have provided a great way for players to get the upper hand on the Heartless and Nobodies. With Tinkerbell giving constant healing, and Peter Pan lifting Sora off the ground for some aerial attacks, there were plenty of awesome summons to pool from in order to create this list. While not allKingdom Heartssummons are useful (we’re looking at you, Chicken Little), plenty of them can greatly assist Sora and his friends, both offensively and defensively....

Slaying the runway is the only goal you need to have inDress to Impress. While there are tons of themes to get creative with, some are more difficult to come up with ideas for than others. Decades is one of those themes that can stump you. If you don’t understand it or are simply too overwhelmed by how broad it is, we’re here to help. Here are some of the best outfit ideas for the decades theme....

[Update:Gearbox Software hit us up to clarify a point on this article. The Mechromancer content will be available 60-90 days following the release ofBorderlands 2and will be free only to those players who pre-order the game. We’re sorry for the confusion! -Z] At a PAX East panel, Gearbox President Randy Pitchford revealed information about a fifth playable character class which will be available as post-launch DLC forBorderlands 2. The “Mechromancer” character, currently in a concept stage while the team focuses on finishing the core game, was depicted in a slide as a young, redheaded girl sporting pigtails, goggles and a robotic arm....

You could go to a regular bar to drink, or you could go to a bar owned by one of the world’s best game makers. Lemme think. Okay, I’ve decided which one I’d pick. Capcom and Japanese karaoke bar chain Pasela have partnered up to open the fabulously named Capcom bar next month in Shinjuku. This is to be an entertainment bar, set with game demo kiosks and Capcom goods.Andriasangreports that the food and drink will be themed around Capcom games....

Man, the 3DS has so many skills. We’ve already talked about a lot of them tonight, like theMii-from-a-photo skills, thefight-strangers-in-Street–Fighter-without-knowing-that-you’re-doing-itskills, and the ever popularportable-virtual-consoleskills. That’s a ton of skills, but this may just be the start of the 3DS’s powers. From the looks of this video, the console also allows you to fight real life monsters that appear out of “? block” playing cards, as viewed through the 3DS’s camera. It’s like the 3DS is actually a pair of glasses fromThey Live, and the aliens have invading via card form....

SinceDead by Daylightreleased in 2016, we’ve seen so many horror crossovers. The most recent one was when theXenomorph fromAlienwas incorporated into the asymmetrical survival game. Now, developer Behaviour Interactive seems eager to join up with theFive Nightsuniverse. In a recentReddit AMAconducted by the studio (as spotted byThe Gamer), several members of the team take turns to answer some burning questions from fans. One of them comes from user NasserMX who asks whetherFive Nights at Freddy‘s will ever make its way toDead by Daylight....

Somebody really ought to fix those railings Progress continues on the PC and Mac boundDementium II HD, a visually enhanced version of the highly creepy Nintendo DS game from Renegade Kid. A new teaser trailer, seen above, flits about from one filthy hospital environment to another and shows a range of the game’s creepy inhabitants, which all seem to have teeth in places that teeth don’t belong. Dementiumwas incredibly refreshing as a series on the DS, as there weren’t many dark, scary, first-person games available for the device....

DJMax Respect is due in North America very soon You’ve probably seen aDJMaxsetup at a convention or an arcade, but the series has rarely been released on home consoles or portables in the west. It’s mostly stuck to South Korea with very few exceptions since 2004, which is insane given that the import scene is so active (I was given a figure of 100,000 in sales in the US without localizations for select titles)....

Who calls the Dragon Knight? Netflix’sDota 2anime debuts for the public later this week, and with it, there will probably be at least a few people jumping into the game for the first time. LearningDota 2, as many will tell you, is pretty tough; so some modders and community members have banded together to create their own tutorial. Under the custom game title “Dota Tutorial,” you’re able to simply install it through the Steam Workshop or in-game through the Custom games tab, and you’re off to the races....

Epic Games executive producer Rod Fergusson has boldly claimed thatGears of Warboasts the best cast of characters in videogames, pitting Marcus Fenix and pals against a list that often includesHalf-Lifeand at least one roleplaying game. “I think people don’t realise the calibre of acting that can be in videogames, and how much they push it,” claimed Fergusson. “Our cast I think is probably the best cast in videogames, but obviously I’m biased....

Epic Games has stated that it does not plan on releasingInfinity Blade, or any other Epic game, on Android phones any time soon, citing a lack of consistency and Google not being “evil” enough. “When a consumer gets the phone and they wanna play a game that uses our technology, it’s got to be a consistent experience, and we can’t guarantee that,” explained Epic overlord Mark Rein. “That’s what held us off of Android....