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Summary Thanks to Majima’s story-centric amnesia,Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiifinally confirms who is stronger out of him and Taiga Saejima. Ever since the series started,Like a Dragonhas been all about strong guys who love ripping their shirts off and getting into brawls.No matter if you’re playing Kiryu’s more action-focused titlesorIchiban’s Dragon Quest-esque adventures, you don’t have to go far to see a shirt launched into the air and for fists to start flying....

Lost Records: Bloom & Rageis giving good vibes so far. Which is to say, it’s giving extremely bad ‘these girls are going to be bullied horribly and maybe one of them dies’ vibes, butI’m into it. Not because I like when teenagers are bullied to death, you understand, but because the world and characters being constructed before me are compelling. It plays mostly in the style of 2015’sLife is Strange, the breakout title for developerDon’t Nod....

Summary Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterhas gone from being one of the most anticipated games of 2024 to one of the most anticipated games of 2025. Not only did it not arrive before the end of last year, as some expected, but the remake still doesn’t even have a new release date. Despite that, the game now has its own Funko Pops. Two figures modeled after its biggest characters that will seemingly be released later this week....

Within five minutes of starting Moves of the Diamond Hand, I had avoided slipping in a bubble tea goo slick by passing a skill check to lick it; confronted some big, mutant pigeons (and had my keister handed to me); and fixed a broken computer by smelling it to determine that a piece of red pepper was wedged in the disc drive. I specced hard into Cooking — one of seven available skills — and that comes in handy more often than you would expect....

Summary There have been many instances inPokemon Trading Card Game Pocketwhere players have found things out the hard way. One player figured outthe game had a damage capmid-battle, while another wasbarred from opening packs until they’d spent their Pack Points. Now, another discovery has been made following the release of Space-Time Smackdown that shows Koga and Pokemon Tools are not a good combination. Koga Discards Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s Pokemon Tools If you’ve not dived too much into Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket since the release of Space-Time Smackdown, Pokemon Tools are a new type of item....

RuralPokemon GoPlayers have it rough. Theycan’t battle in Raids, they don’t have communities to trade with, and, in extreme cases, they don’t have any PokeStops or Pokemon spawns where they live. Have you ever left a Pokemon in a Gym and not realised quite how few players are there to knock it out? The ideal Gym defender spends a day in a Gym - no more, no less - so you can collect your 50 coins and go again tomorrow....

Summary Last week, solo indie developer TVGS released its debut game,Schedule 1, a co-op management sim where you take on the role of a small-time drug dealer “rolling into a fresh town with no cash, no product and no connections”, building your empire from nothing. Basically,you’re Heisenberg. And like the drug dealer who rolled into town with nothing, it hastaken Steam by storm, dethroning the immensely popularMonster Hunter Wilds(which hassold over ten million copies) with a new peak concurrent count of 414,000 players....

Quick Links The Xenoblade games are known for their gripping stories, thoughXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editiontakes a slightly different approach. While the main story is no slouch, it’s not the real focus of the game. Instead, the game wants you to invest in its people, big and small, for the betterment of Humanity’s survivors and all of those who dwell on Mira. And sometimes, that might require being a little cruel....

Summary A full reveal of Sonic Racing: CrossWorldsduring Wednesday’s State Of Play means we now know a lot more about the previously teased game, including some of the characters that will be on its roster. We also know that there will be connections to other non-SonicSegagames in CrossWorlds even though none of those connections were shown during its first gameplay trailer. A deep dive into what Sonic fans can expect from CrossWorlds has beenshared on the PlayStation Blog, including details on its gadgets, vehicle customization options, and something Sega has dubbed Extreme Gear....

Magic: The Gathering’snewest set launches this week, and the fans are not happy. I could start an article like that every other month and it would almost always be true. To be honest, they have a right to be. Wizards of the Coast has made a habit of doing some controversial things over the last few years that have seriously damaged player trust. Betweenfrequent issues with Secret Lairavailability, thedrama surrounding the Commander Rules Committee, and thatwhole debacle with the Pinkertons- just to name a few - Magic players are, understandably, pretty sensitive right now....

Summary Bubzia, a renowned speedrunner known for his attempts at blasting through games while wearing a blindfold, nearly broke his world recordfor Super Mario 64. Except, if he did, it wouldn’t have counted. The reason? Early into his run, his webcam shut off. Those who speedrun games blindfolded are required to have their webcams on for the entirety of the run, in order to prove no tampering took place. Naturally, being blindfolded and all, Bubzia wasn’t aware of the technical mishap and continued to keep at his run, maintaining his record-breaking pace....

The atmosphere inBloodborneis so thick that it feels like the bloody droplets from its myriad twisted creatures are dripping from your television set. A wet, rusty reminder of how alive Yarnham can feel despite life draining from its every orifice.FromSoftwarecrafted a masterpiece that, a decade later, is still talked about with unrivaled reverence. Few games come this close to perfection while daring to pull us into fictional worlds that ask big questions and pose bigger challenges....

While at its core,Split Fictionis a 3D platformer, the number of different gameplay styles you’ll play through from beginning to end will have you questioning this. No two levels in Split Fiction will repeat themselves, and as you progress through a world you can be assured that there’s something different around every corner. The reason why Split Fiction can so consistently reinvent itself is thanks to the new abilities you’ll unlock with each of its chapters....