More retro action on the way from Hamster Publisher Hamster has offered retro fans a sneak-peek at some of the future titles headed to its record-breaking Arcade Archives range. This latest batch of titles includes several classic arcade shooters and a rarity from theKunio-kunsporting side series. First on the agenda is the original release in Konami’s belovedContraseries. Originally released in 1987,Contrasees muscle-bound heroes Bill and Lance fight off swarms of alien invaders in tough, full-blooded, trigger-pumping action....

Be very, very quiet Crytek’sbounty hunter gameabout tracking monsters while fending off human players is coming along on Steam Early Access. Soon enough,Hunt: Showdownwill also offer its tense mix of PvPvE on Xbox One via the Game Preview program. The studio is staying mum about specifics, but it’s happening. For anyone who hasn’t kept tabs on this game but is now semi-interested due to the Xbox One news, you play as a solo hunter (or partner up) and track clues in the Louisiana swamps while competing players rush to do the same....

EDF! EDF! EDF! D3 Publisher, known for publishing games such asEarth Defense Force 2017, Onechanbara Bikini Samurai Squad, andDark Sector, has put upa countdown site for a “new project.” It’s a fairly simple page that has the timer and an image that seems to cycle through various food every day. But as you will see, there is only about a day left on the clock even though it was just posted about ten hours ago....

Bethesda announces expansion content for murder simulator More content will be coming forDishonored, according to Bethesda. They’ve confirmed plans for three expansion products, the first arriving in December. “Dunwall City Trials” will include ten challenges for players to attempt and leaderboards to rank skills upon, at a price of $4.99 (400 MSP). If you’re a bit miffed that the DLC is just a bunch of challenge maps, take heart. Story-driven campaigns will follow....

It’s been over a decade since Sega shut off the Dreamcast’s life support and cut the system’s life cycle tragically short, and yet, new games still somehow manage to find their way to the system. Thanks in large part to small studios like NG:DEV.TEAM, the venerable system trudges on with intermittent releases like the recently releasedGunLord. Described as a 16-bit run-and-gun platformer,GunLordis said to feature non-linear gameplay over the course of nine levels....

WETis a stupidly-named third-person shooter that’s being developed by a company calledArtificial Mind and Movementandpublished by Bethesda Softworks. Seeing as how we’re right in the middle of E3 (you may’ve heard of it?), it’s Bethesda’s job to hype this (admittedly cool-looking) project to hell and back. To that end, they’ve got Eliza Dushku parading around the booth signingWETposters. She’s famous for two things: being moderately more attractive than anyone I went to high school with and for her role as Faith on the Joss Whedon-created, geek-approvedBuffy the Vampire Slayer....

The Kelley O’Hara End of an Era SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can earn a special defensive unit for your Ultimate Team squad. This is the very first special card for O’Hara in this year’s Ultimate Team, and it can be obtained pretty easily. All you’ve to do is complete all the tasks of the SBC before it expires from the Ultimate Team. This will unlock the card, along with a few fodder packs as well....

New difficulty mode and new options added Ubisoft has released a new patch forFar Cry 3which implements a number of features requested by players. Among the biggest changes are the addition of a new difficulty mode, “MASTER,” and the option to reset liberated outposts so that they may be challenged again after finishing the campaign. There are also new HUD options allowing for the toggling of most of the visual information elements....

No ETA, but it’s currently in the works at Ubisoft Oh,Far Cry 3— why couldn’t you have come out a bit sooner than during the first week of December? Perhaps it’s for the best that some of us get through our current lot before diving into what will likely be one of the year’s last big well-received games. It seems players are taking issue with the obstructive elements of the heads-up display and, somewhat astonishingly, Ubisoft has already taken this to heart....

Epicenter and Conspiracy Entertainment have announced that the third-person Wii-exclusive firefighting gameReal Heroes: Firefightershas finally gone gold. The game will hit retail shelves on August 4 for $29.99, with portion of the proceeds going to Firefighter Cancer Support Network. You know,Real Heroes: Firefightersis a game that’s easy to write off. It’s a firefighting game. On the Wii. So I understand. I had similar feelings going into a demo of the gameearlier this year; I didn’t expect much....

WARNING So theFinal Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remasteron Switch is becoming a full-time job to track. Firstly, we found out that getting both games on the same cartwould ostensibly be an Asia-region exclusive. Now, it looks like the deal has been altered and European Switch users will have to deal with this gross cigarette style warning label on the cover. The situation could have been avoided entirely with the inclusion of both games on the cart (which is already being done in one region), but beyond that the banner could have been so much more elegant....

If you were too lazy to leave your house to pick up a copy ofGod of War Collection, Sony continues its support of the lazy. It has announced today thatGod of War Collectionwill be hitting the PlayStation Store on November 2, coinciding with the release ofGod of War: Ghost of Sparta, which will also be available for download. Two things to note here, though. First, the download won’t contain all of the bonus materials and extras found on the Blu-ray disc; you’re getting the game(s) only....

Developer responds to criticism regarding power-up costs and coin grinding Harmonix has made an update toRock Band Blitztoday which adjusts the game’s economy. Responding to players who have complained about the cost/benefit ratio of Coin expenses and awards in regards to using power-ups (which are a necessity for any high-level play), the developer has standardized the cost of power-ups across all songs as well as their rewards, which now pay out 100 Coins per star earned....