And the “biggest 3rd Party Game Pass launch ever” Over on the Game Pass charts (on both PC and console), I noticed thatHigh on Lifewas jumping up quickly after launch.But today, Microsoft fully confirmedmy inkling: the game is a bona fide success on Game Pass. The Squanch Games release was apparently “Xbox Game Pass’ biggest launch of 2022,” as well as “the biggest 3rd party Game Pass launch of all time, and the biggest release of a single player-only game in the service’s history....

Five areas available Midoralooks pretty amazing — and it’s not just because it looks a bit likeMinish Cap. Developer Epic Minds is chugging along with development, and it looks like it will hit Early Access in the near future. When it does arrive, it’ll come with five areas to explore, including a zone called the Solar Temple, a forest, a burial mound, a house, and an unnamed area. I’m going to try to get a copy for impressions, but feel free to share your experienceon the c-blogswhen it hits!...

Developer believes Wii U could be promoted better Addressing the Wii U’sslow market performance, Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted his company could have promoted it better. Citing a failure to “communicate” the features and value of the system, the impish designer expressed disappointment in the console’s early months. “We would have liked to create new entertainment that instantly communicated its value to the public, but we could not,” he confessed....

We kind of know, but we don’t? Every so often Bandai Namco drops hints as to the timeline ofTekken 7on consoles. I mean, we know it’s happening, but we don’t have a window or full confirmation yet. Antoher hint dropped at Madrid Games Week, where marketing director David Fraile noted that it will be launching in 2016. There’s speculation as to whether or not this deals with an EU arcade rollout or the console edition, but we’ve reached out for comment either way....

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered’slong-rumored shadow drop actually happened today, and it’s been quite an event for gamers regardless of if they played the original. Or if they’re playing or watching. Not long after it launched this morning,Oblivion Remasteredjumped to near the top of Twitch with over 400,000 viewers, past ever-present games likeGrand Theft Auto V, Fortnite,andWarzone. The surprise game’s directory was full of all sorts of channels and streamers, from former FPS pro Shroud, toFortnitemegastar Rubius, and variety gamers like Lirik and MOONMOON....

OverClocked ReMix recently releasedFinal Fantasy: Random Encounterto celebrate the 25th anniversary of the franchise, but the party doesn’t stop there! The team is prepping a massive four-discFinal Fantasy VItribute album to be released later this year, and they need your help to make the launch extra special. Scratch that: Theyneededyour help. Not so much anymore! All of OCR’s albums are distributed for free digitally, but for promotional purposes, a limited number of physical copies are sometimes printed and given away as contest prizes, at panels, and so on....

This is a thing that’s happening! Put this atop the list of things you never knew you always wanted.Persona 4: Dancing All Nightis bumping and grinding its way to PlayStation Vita, Atlus announced tonight via its revelatoryNicoNicobroadcast. The rhythm action game is set six months after the events ofPersona 4, when the lovely RiseKujikawa returns to her job as an idol. In addition to dancing up a storm, players will once again combat monstrous Shadows in a strange new world called the Mayonaka Stage....

They’re just for testing, for now PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsis taking Steam by storm, and people are loving the lack of microtransactions in favor of in-game currency earned loot crates — well, for now at least. While creator Brendan “Playerunknown” Greene promised that there would be no microtransactions in early access, an upcoming test of a “crate and key” system has people worried. In a blog post on Steam Playerunknown says not to fear however, as this rollout is mainly due to the necessity of requiring a test before the final version....

PlayStation hasannounced the upcoming July lineupof Monthly Games coming to PlayStation Plus, all of which become playable on July 2. Your PlayStation Plus games for July 2024 areBorderlands 3,NHL 24, andAmong Us. Alongside the monthly additions, PlayStation Plus members will also get access to an exclusiveGenshin Impactbundle on July 16. Headling the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for July isBorderlands 3, the third installment in the popular cel-shaded looter shooter. Even though it’s almost five years old at this point, it’s still a good one....

All (Battle) Points Bulletin Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were fired in 2017 for choosing to go on aPokémon GOjaunt rather than respond to a robbery-in-progress callout. The bizarre story was revealed in newly released documents recounting the incident, which took place duringPokémon GO‘s golden years. As reported by Vice, LAPD officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were patrolling a Los Angeles mall in the spring of 2017 — a time in whichPokémon GOfeverhad softened a little, but was still riding high....

Enter them all before it’s too late As a result ofthe Poke_Times Twitter account 2023 celebration,Pokemon Scarlet & Violetnow have a number of free item codes you can plug right into the game for bonus gifts. While this promotion ends in the middle of the month of January you do have some time to enter them; and the rewards aren’t anything wild like a free unique Pokemon. You have until January 15th at 14:59 UTC to enter these mystery gift codes intoPokemon Scarlet & Violet If you miss out, it’s no big deal....

And you get an unlock, and you get an unlock… For as extensive as the campaign modes might be, theDawn of Wargames have lived on thanks to their extensive multiplayer support. The different combinations of units you can take into battle makes for some incredibly deep strategy and has kept players coming back for more.Dawn of War III, though, was met with a lot of fan trepidation and hasn’t necessarily gained the same following as its predecessors....

In the northwestern corner of Faerun,Baldur’s Gate 3tasks you with a race against time to rescue the trapped man from his predicament in a burning village. The choices here, like most inBG3, will dictate how NPCs perceive and respond to your Tav. The “Rescue the Trapped Man” questline is available during Act 1, just take the northwesternmost path out of the Blighted Village. Along the way, follow the Risen Road until reaching aWaypoint for Waukeen’s Rest (X:80, Y:577)....