A feast fit for a king [Update: A couple weeks later, Bandai Namco has confirmed a November 20 release date forKatamari Damacy Rerollon PS4 and Xbox One in the West. That’s just a day after Japan. Over here, apart from digital, we’re also getting a physical PS4 and Xbox One release – you’ll need to set aside $30.] Katamari Damacy Rerollmight not have set the world on fire, but I loved revisiting the original unhinged rolling action game onNintendo SwitchandPC....

A new indie action RPG has been gaining traction on Kickstarter.Anima – Song From the Abyssis the latest game from Spanish-based studio Anima Project. The group has been around for a while, forming in 2005 and having several published games, butAnima – Song From the Abyssis the studio’s firstKickstarterand most ambitious project. Stylish action games likeNieR Automataand open-world titles likeThe Witcherare influencing the title’s direction. PreviousAnimatitleswere self-published and aresolid gamesin their own right....

Kong was a videogame, right? Donkey Kongwas a videogame and, as far as I know,Uncharted: Drake’s Fortuneis a videogame. Naturally, the guy who directed the documentary aboutDonkey Kongplayers,King of Kong, is a good fitto direct the upcomingUncharted: Drake’s Fortunefilm. Not to say that Seth Gordon is a bad choice. I mean, he directed an episode ofCommunityas well, so he can’t awful. He’s also done comedic films, including the recentHorrible BossesandIdentity Thief, which fits half ofUncharted‘s style....

At least it’s free I haven’t personally played it, but I don’t think I’ve come across a single positive comment on the game. It not only released to little fanfare from Square Enix, but the PS4’s built-in streaming featurewas disabledto supposedly stop players from showing it off. I suppose one could take solace in the fact that this DLC is free, but I’m not sure why Square Enix was worried about developing this instead of working on the core game....

Gaming gems for $10 or less, every Monday on Mash Tactics [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you’re able to be as much a part of the show as anything else.] You might remember that when I first started at the live channel, each day of the week had a certain theme to it, which people seemed to like quite a bit, and I had fun putting together....

We’re officially one week from the release ofAvowed, and developer Obsidian and publisher Xbox have released the PC system requirements for the upcoming fantasy RPG. As per usual, there are both minimum and recommended system requirements which we will dive into below. Minimum System Requirements for Avowed If you’re looking to just get in and be able and runAvowedon lower settings, you’ll want to pay attention to these minimum system requirements....

Who Let the Blogs Out?! [For some folks, playing a game means more than taking in the gameplay or the characters. For people like JPF720, the scenery can be just as big a part of the experience as actually playing. Join him as he revisits some of his favorite places in gaming, in this our latest entry of Who Let the Blogs Out?!, our series of highlighting gems we missed the first go around....

Sexy custom paint job is too hot to handle I nearly creamed my jeans when I finally received my gold N64 controller from theNintendo Super Power Supplies catalog. And that was nothing more than a simple, single-tone paint job. Had it looked anything like the above NES-themed masterpiece, my balls would have literally exploded. Look at that fine craftsmanship! The lovely gloss that ensures that you mustneverhandle the controller without gloves....

Plus, Oro and Akira both join the lineup soon Capcom has confirmed the latest and last character coming toStreet Fighter V: Champion Edition. During today’s Summer Update 2021, the developer revealed that Luke, a new character, will be the final addition to the game. Luke is a brand-new fighter, who entershis trailerby saying that someday, he wants to become a “man like him.” Then we get a quick montage of the fighter, decked out in what looks like modern MMA gear, fighting Ryu in the Capcom Pro Tour ring....

Mute Xbox 360 gamers with fat hands and tiny fingers, rejoice! It seems an official attachable keyboard for the 360 controller is on the way. Gamespot, who post the story earlier today, has since yanked the post. Still, the eyes and ears of the internet are not easily deceived. From their MIA story: While Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Spring Update will integrate Windows Live Messenger into the system’s dashboard for cross-platform chatting, the machine’s text-window interface for standard control pads makes lengthy conversations a chore....

I hope this Avatar isn’t blue Looking Glass Studios released some of the industry’s perennial favorites. TheSystem Shockseries,Thief: The Dark Project,Thief II: The Metal Age, and the twoUltima Underworldgames are all part of the company’s ten-year history. The developer may be gone, but its legacy lives on inOtherSide Entertainment, formed by veteran designer and Looking Glass co-founder Paul Neurath. OtherSide intends its in-developmentUnderworld Ascendantto be a modern sequel to theUltima Underworldseries....

Battle for Everyone’s Sales Just a few days after the worldwide release,Persona 5has moved over 1.5 million copies. For context, the only singlePersonagame that has reached over one million worldwide lifetime sales so far isPersona 4: Golden. Atlus added that they will continue to create non-video gamePersonacontent such as concerts. Atlus has given the series tremendous support over the years, creating multiple reiterations with loads of extra content, concerts, stageplays, anime, movies, merchandise, and spin-off games that explore the existing characters and worlds in new genres....

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