The Division’s open beta to begin on Feb 18 for Xbox One, Feb 19. for PC and PS4

Runs until February 21 Hot on the heels of the short closed test a couple of weeks ago, Ubisoft has announced when everyone will be able to get their hands onThe Divison’sopen beta. For Xbox One players, the open beta will begin on February 18. PS4 and PC players will, unfortunately, have to wait an extra day for theirs, with it starting on February 19 instead. The beta will then close on February 21, so you won’t have exactly long to give it a try....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Devin Ortiz

The Elusive Samurai is one of this summer’s most gorgeous must-watch anime

Shonen heroes are often blessed with special powers. From overwhelming strength or speed to extreme stretchiness, their ace-in-the-hole lets them emerge victorious in all the battles they must fight. But what if a hero’s power was their ability to run away? The Elusive Samuraiis what it says on the cover: a period piece set in 14th century Japan following Tokiyuki Hojo, the nimble heir to the regent of the Kamakura shogunate....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · April Silva

The good, the bad and the ugly of British voice acting in games

Tidy! Warning: contains spoilers for the modernWolfensteingames andFinal Fantasy XV Decent voice acting is one of the crucial building blocks of a good game. It’s why so many people switch the voices to Japanese in JRPGs and the like, because if you’re having to read subtitles for a language you’re able to’t understand, then you can’t really tell whether the voice acting is any good or not. And bad voice acting can be so jarring that it pulls you out of the experience entirely....

June 25, 2025 · 6 min · 1241 words · Russell Smith

There’s still a glimmer of hope for Deep Down

Capcom says ‘it’s not been completely given up on’ In my imagination,Deep Downwas an incredible dungeon-crawling RPG from Capcom. It came out on PlayStation 4 as originally intended, we all played it, we all loved it, the public discourse shifted a few months later to suddenly deem it “overrated,” and now we’re dying for a sequel. In reality,Deep Downis little more than a pipe dream at this point. The game had a head-turning trailer in 2013during the PS4 reveal event, and since then,nothing....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Travis Ramirez

This massive Mega Man OST collection will be my undoing

Ffffffuuu… there goes any chance of ever being financially secure again! God dammit, Capcom! It might have slipped your mind, what with Capcom trying its best to cancelany projectwith theMega Manname attached, but this year marks the Blue Bomber’s 25th anniversary. In lieu of a new game, Capcom has decided to compile the music from all ten ClassicMega Mantitles on ten CDs. ForMega Man 1-6, both the original NES soundtracks and the arrangedComplete WorksPlayStation soundtracks are included, and the entire shebang is then stuffed into a sweet E-Tank tin....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Amanda Salas

Under a red sky Part II: Transistor’s strategy for doing strategy

Supergiant talks letting players take the wheel, strategy design, and some of their favorite games Make sure to readPart Iin this series. It deals with development crunch time, getting a game ready to launch, and the genesis ofTransistorpostBastion. Now we’re continuing the abrupt, jerky carnival ride through time and getting to the middle bits, toTransistor‘s design philosophy as it came together and the games that the people who made it love....

June 25, 2025 · 10 min · 2034 words · Kaitlin White

US software sales: Call of Duty 4 and Super Mario Galaxy top charts, PSP shines

This week, Nintendo’sSuper Mario Galaxydominates,Call of Duty 4makes a big splash, and people seem to be getting theirRock Band preorders squared away. Call of Duty 4is overall the best selling title this week, singlehandedly taking the No. 1 spot on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Its only real competition this week is Super Mario Galaxy, which managed to take No.1 overall despite the fact that it isn’t even available yet....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Kimberly Thomas

Weird Al closing out BlizzCon

Watch it live on Frank’s 2000″ TV Weird Al Yankovic is pretty important to me. I’m old enough to remember listening to Weird Al on the radio, Sunday nights on theDr. Demento Show. Even before that, I would trade cassette tapes with kids at school trying to collect all of Al’s songs, and I wore out more than a few of those tapes before I had the money to buy legitimate copies of his music....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Michelle Mcdowell

What can you spot? New images tease Terraria PC update

Where’s Waldo? Seeing morework put into the PC versionofTerrariais wonderful, even if I ultimately never get back into the game seriously. Dedicated players have the opportunity to pick apart three teaser screenshots to figure out what will be added to the game in an upcoming update. “I am roughly two months into development and am hoping to have it down within the next few months,”wroteAndrew “Redigit” Spinks. “I have picked up four new graphics guys from the community and they are doing a great job so far!...

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Peggy Sutton

What does Oshi no Ko mean? — Title Explained

In the wide world of anime, there are times when a series’ title is translated to English once it has been localized. This is — likely — for marketing reasons, so the title will be more easily understood by fans in the west. But then, there are times where it’s not. Oshi no Ko, a manga which recently got an anime adaptation, uses its original Japanese name in both Japan and the West....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Nancy Townsend

You’ve gotta see these unused Bloodborne creatures

Data (gold)mine I didn’t expect to have another reason to bring upBloodborneso soon after thatrecent rare Chalice Dungeon find, but here we are again. Folks have been digging through the game files and returned with eye-catching results, including never-before-seen monsters and a goofy-lookin’ NPC. With assistance from id-daemon and luxos18, YouTube userSanadskhas begun overviewing an assortment of unfinished or otherwise unused content. you may catch his first video right here:...

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Richard Hines

‘Back to Karkand’ hits Battlefield 3 on PS3 December 6

PlayStation 3 gamersare gettingthe oft-talked-about “Back to Karkand” expansion forBattlefield 3on December 6, a week before everyone else. As you’ve likely heard countless times before, this is a free download for early purchasers; otherwise, you’re looking at $15. Here’s a brief overview: More than anything, I’m glad we can stop being told about the expansion and people can finally play it for themselves. Yeah, I’m being a grump.

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Blake Sanchez

‪Deadlock: Ranked mode, explained‬

Valve finally revealed thatDeadlockis going to get ranked mode onOctober 15, 2024. Despite being unreleased,Deadlockhas harnessed immense popularity, and there is no doubt that players would love to grind since this game shows a promising future. This article will tell you everything you need to know about the ranked mode inDeadlock. Everything you need to know about Ranked mode in Deadlock Basically,Deadlockwill feature 11 Medals that you may attain in the ranked mode....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · John Goodwin