Theia Sky Ruins A newPokemon Unitemap is on the way,according to a tweet from the game’s official account. WhileUnitehas experimented with extremely uneven events, minigames, or quick maps (five minutes), this is the first time a real new core mode (10 minutes) map has been teased. On paper, it looks like it’ll have the same basic two-lane layout as the core one, but with a few changes. What’s different about the newPokemon Unitemap Theia Sky Runs: It’s not a complete departure from the norm, which is honestly OK....

Don’t look. Guess what #1 is. Guess what the top rented title was from the more than 27,000 Redbox kiosks across our country was this year. C’mon, you know this. Okay, look. Surprised? Note that this top spot goes to the Xbox 360 version. The PS3 version is down the list a bit, at #5. Yeah, that was easy. But I’m surprised at #3,Dead Island. I guess it makes sense, as the game’s premise would easily draw the casual gamer looking for an interesting rental....

Next-gen controller purchased from reseller site While the gaming community is still waiting to hear both a release date and a price for Microsoft’s next-gen platform, Xbox Series X, it seems that the rumoured “alternate edition” of the new console is definitely in the works – at least according to images that circulated online this past weekend. On Sunday,The Verge printed imagesof a new Xbox controller, reportedly purchased byTwitter user Zak Sfrom C2C marketplace OfferUp....

Pancakes! Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versusreleased last week in Japan and sales has been relatively strong thus far. Marvelous AQL announced today that the PlayStation Vita brawler has sold upwards of 120,000 units, a figure which includes both physical copies and digital downloads. To date, onlyPersona 4 Golden(137,076) andHatsune Miku Project Diva F(150,592) have experienced stronger Japanese launch weeks amongst PlayStation Vita titles. The strong showing may have something to do with the system’s recent price drop, as the release coincided with asignificant spike in hardware sales....

Two more weeks Wow, just a few more weeks until I’m eating curry twice a day and peeing in sexy anime nurse urinals. Also, playing video games over at the Tokyo Game Show (September 17-20). This list is likely missing some super secret games that haven’t been announced yet, too. Which is good because, well, it’s not like this list is bad, but some of this will already be out before TGS, at least in the states....

‘We’re hearing it’ says SIEA President Lately, a large contingent of video game fans have been bearing down hard on Sony fornot joining fellow industry giants, such as Nintendo and Microsoft, in regards to the thorny topic of platform cross-play,most recently exemplifiedin Epic Games’ popular online title,Fortnite. At the Gamelab conference, taking place in Spain today, Sony held a presentation about the PlayStation brand’s legacy.Eurogamer reporterRobert Purchese was in attendance and took the opportunity to ask Shawn Layden, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, about the cross-play controversy....

You just can’t keep this bear down Super Rude Bear Resurrectionis a game that we’ve had our eye on for quite a while now. We gotour first proper lookat Tokyo Game Show in 2015 and were quite impressed.Super Rude Bear Resurrection‘s one-two punch of insanely tough platforming and useful death mechanic make for an intoxicating combination. See, every time you die, you leave behind a new corpse that can be hopped on to make subsequent runs easier....

Kero Kero Bonito’s sugarcoated song is streaming in its entirety After tossing it in a tab for a half-attentive first listen, I made it less than a minute into “It’s Bugsnax” before a huge smile took over my face and stayed there until Kero Kero Bonito finished talkin’ ’boutBugsnax. The track will reside in my skull the rest of the day – there’s no pushing back. It’s a done deal....

Due this week APokemon UniteAegislash update is on the way, and it’s due out on February 10. The news comesdirectly from the development team, who provided a new look at the edgy all-rounder. In case you haven’t been keeping track, here is the rundown on all post-launch DLC for the game: That’s roughly 10 characters in six months, several of which are going for 10,000 gold a pop. If you’re already juggling one or more similar games, it feels like a lot....

Renaissance continues for awful game Limited Run Games and Screaming Villains has announced that notorious 1993 “classic”Night Trapwill be getting a PS Vita release in the near future. Launching last year, conceived by one passionate visionary,Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Editionsaw the controversial Mega CD title return on PS4 and PC, eventually being ported to the Nintendo Switch earlier this year. The FMV game sees players protecting a group of girls at a slumber party, and riled up a lot of governors for zero reason....

Premium edition DLC will let you play as Yakuza’s Kiryu Hokuto Ga Gotoku, SEGA’sFist of the North Stargame has been dated for a February 22 release date in Japan. Alongside this news comes a pretty action-packed trailer showing off the sort of style and wackiness you would expect from both aFist of the North Stargame, as well as theYakuzateam. As if this game couldn’t look any cooler, SEGA also announced thatHokuto Ga Gotokuwill allow you to play asYakuzaprotagonist Kiryu via DLC....

Same name, different game AfterElectronic Arts broke offa 15-year relationship with Tiger Woods, the golfer is doing what many in his situation would — he’s trying to rebound. The most recognizable name in professional golf is courting videogame publishers to feature him in a new game. Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, broke the news toESPN, but didn’t comment on how negotiations were going. “We had an incredible run. Outside of Madden, you would be hard pressed to find a sports figure that meant as much to a videogame company as Tiger meants to EA....

Get to know the people who make great videogames [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYoutube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] Last weekend on Sup Holmes we welcomedMagnus “SoulEye” Palssonto the program, composer ofVVVVVVand many other scores. This man surprised me many times. I had no idea that Magnus was originally going to compose music forMega Man 2....