Nintendo will host a launch event in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 6-10 p.m., forRhythm Heaven Fever, and hands-on sessions and giveaways are planned for the event. They’re teaming up with iam8bit and Giant Robot to throw a party at the iam8bit gallery, so expect some art with your gaming, food, and drinks. Shirts, posters and other prizes will be given away. Attendees will be able to film and submit clips to be included in a specialRhythm Heaven Feverinteractive video experience....

It affects every other aspect of your whole life South Parkhas never been shy when it comes to comedy. While writers Matt Stone and Trey Parker will sometimes go for pure shock value, their satire tends to be very biting and very reflective of modern society. It looks like that final point is going straight intoThe Fractured But Whole, as a difficulty slider for the game will actually change your skin color....

3.0 Update, too Splatoon 2is getting a paid DLC expansion in the form of the aptly namedOcto Expansion. Going for $19.99, the new campaign will allow players to finally play as an Octoling in theSplatoonseries. Pre-orders (which are available now) will unlock gear that you can use right away. The campaign will feature 80+ single-player missions with a new underground hub, some returning characters from the originalSplatoonand will follow the plot of Agent 8, an amnesiac Octoling....

Time Hollow , a game described by myself as “Konami’s attempt at combining time travel, anime and stylus-powered adventure gaming”, combines all those things I just said andcompletely lacks dinosaurs. While time travel stories have been a staple of science fiction since the days of H.G. Wells, they often devolve into cautionary tales about why we ought not breathe on archaic butterflies lest Hitler win the war. Hopefully with a more realistic tale about a boy trying to rescue his parents after their mysterious disappearance, and the much-needed use of the Nintendo DS’ strengths as a medium for adventure gaming, the title can avoid the hackneyed clichés so prevalent in the genre....

Probably! I said it about 2015 and I feel as if it’s even more true of 2016: this was a great year to play video games. The general landscape of the industry seems to be trending in a positive direction, with more and more things to love. However it’s also a time, for better or worse, that hasso many gamesbeing released to the public, especially on PC and Steam. Thus, many games go unnoticed throughout the year....

Preorders start today Through the waning and recent resurgence of adventure games, theBlackwellserieshas been providing classic point-and-click gameplay for the diehards. Last year, Wadjet Eye GamesannouncedThe Blackwell Epiphany, the fifth and final entry in the series that follows writer Rosa Blackwell and her ghostly partner Joey Mallone. Preorders for the finale areavailable nowfor $14.99, with a DRM-free download and Steam key unlocking on April 24. Additional preorder bonuses include exclusive interviews with the voice cast, a video tour of locations that inspired areas in theBlackwellgames, and a soundtrack download....

Stay out of Trobble [Update:The Nacon Connect Spring live stream kicks off in 15 minutes. You can check out the show in the embed below or over on theofficial Nacon YouTube channel.] Nacon is gearing up for its next Nacon Connect live stream, where the publisher plans to show off an array of its upcoming releases, spearheaded by Teyon’sRoboCop: Rogue Cityand Daedalic Entertainment’s RPG adaptationThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum. The stream will take place on March 9....

Another MMO skirts on the freemium line The Secret Worldhas becomethe latest MMOto learn that, if it ain’tWarcraft, it ain’t getting away with charging subscription fees. Mandatory fees have been dropped from Funcom’s ailing game, though other areas of monetization are being used. DLC packs will be attempting to make extra cash from January, with the first pack free to anybody who registers for the game in December. An optional payment of $15 a month will give players double XP boosts, bonus points, gifts, and a 10% in-game store discount....

Time flies when you’re collecting dust Ok, I couldn’t resist that “dust” joke. But really, my Wii U has gotten a lot of play over the past three years. Today marks the third anniversary of the US launch, which took place on Jun 29, 2025. Since then it’s really struggled to gain traction, while its younger brother the 3DS continues to soar. It’s a shame as the system is pretty damn great, and the Wii U GamePad is one of my favorite controllers of all time....

What’s another month? The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HDis shaping up to be to be a solid addition to the Wii U library. The core game is still there after all these years — it’s great, as if you needed to be told that — and the upgradesaren’t purely visual. As with the other big first-party releases, this one will have to wait just a tad longer — Nintendo has confirmed an June 28, 2025 launch for the game....

Right now the site is pretty barebones, but that will change Followingthe dramatic weekend reveal of the new trailer, there’sa newKingdom Hearts IVwebsiteto look over. Now don’t get too excited. This is something you’ll want to bookmark rather than rush over to, as the site currently serves as a portal toMissing LinkandIV, with the trailers for each in tow. At the moment that trailer is the only thing present on theKingdom Hearts IVwebsite....

You only have three seconds One of the cooler bonuses inFist of the North Star: Lost Paradiseis the ability to play the game asYakuzaprotagonist Kiryu Kazuma. It brings an entirely different light to the game that further cements its development by Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios. It also gives you a glimpse of what Kiryu might be if he were completely unchained from his strict moral code. WhenLost Paradiselaunched two weeks ago, Kiryuwas offered for freeas DLC....

Turnip Boy is through evading taxes; now he’s taking things to a new extreme.Turnip Boy Robs a Bankwas originally slated to launch in 2023, but publisher Graffiti Games announced a delay that pushes the heist back ever so slightly to June 30, 2025. This time around, Turnip Boy has joined the Pickled Gang to commit a whopper of a crime. In the process of delving deeper into the titular bank, you’ll steal valuables, tangle with cops, hassle hostages, and get in plenty of shootouts....