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Japanese game development studio Toaplan may not be as much of ahousehold name as companies like Nintendo, but anyone keyed into Internet culture will no doubt be familiar with its 1989 scrolling-shooterZero Wingfor spawning the iconic “all your base are belong to us” meme. That game, alongside similar shootersTruxton,Hellfire, andFire Shark, are being given physical re-releases for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive thanks to Retro-Bit Gaming. Each of the four shooters has its own $44....

BABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABYBABY… If there’s one aspect of thePersonaseries that truly epitomizes the franchise’s slick and stylish aesthetic, it’s the smooooth sounds. EveryPersonatitle has been blessed with a magnetic and electrifying score, usually consisting of pulse-pounding beats, smooth jazz tones, and completely and utterly baffling lyrics. From today,Personafans can soundtrack theirownlives with the same tunes that scored the adventures of The Phantom Thieves, The Investigation Team, and the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad.As noted by AniPlaylist, music streaming service Spotify has just added a slew of OSTs from the globally-popular RPG franchise....

The file size forA Plague Tale: Requiemhas been revealed. The release ofA Plague Tale: Requiemis upon players, and this recent reveal of the file size suggests a tight gameplay experience for the Asobo Studio sequel. A Plague Tale: Requiemis the sequel toA Plague Tale: Innocence, the fantasy-esque historical piece whose main cast of characters may remind players ofThe Last of Us, but with more of an emphasis on stealth based and puzzle solving gameplay....

First off, thanks to Adam Sessler for giving us props in regards todropping the rumortoid bomb thatLeft 4 Dead 2was going to beannounced at E3. Funny how almost no one believed us. Everyone must have thought we were crazy. So crazy. Anyway, on the latestSessler’s Soapbox, Adam had a few things to say about all the people enraged over how Valve has “betrayed” them by makingLeft 4 Dead 2. The originalLeft 4 Deaddid great in terms of sales, so it was a no-brainer that Valve would want to make a sequel....

Since its launch in 2018,Marvel Strike Forcehas continually evolved from a simple PVE turn-based mobile game to a PVP strategy game. And with the addition of Alliance War game mode, players had to fight off other alliances in intense PVP alliance battles. RELATED:Marvel: Strongest X-Men Who Are Not In The Movies Even though players can use advanced strategies to gain the upper hand against other alliances, having the right War Defense team is the real key to victory inMarvel Strike Force’sAlliance War....

Matchmaking tags, player bonuses, identify all, and more In a new blog post, Blizzard runs down a list of additions and tweaks toDiablo III‘s multiplayer that will roll out in patch 1.0.8. Running through the list, there’s matchmaking tags which are intended to alert others to the type of game you’d like to play (“Full Act Clear,” “Keywarden,” etc.); experience, Gold Find, and Magic Find bonuses based on how many players are in your group; and reduced rates for monster health in multiplayer....

Summary Boruto: Two Blue Vortexis going incredibly strong right now and fans have been absolutely loving the last few chapters of the story. The series has seen the most beloved charactersreturn from the timeskipand, at the same time, new villains emerge as well. Boruto was desperately in need of new villains as the likes of Code felt somewhat underwhelming. Now, the God Tree Clones have emerged and they certainly pose a significant threat to the ninja world once again....

Eat healthy TheDayZdevelopment bloghas updated with some information on where the game is going to head next, putting greater focus on implementing survival mechanics. Specifically, they’re working on adding a cooking system for food. Drawing inspiration from the cooking found inProject Zomboid, players will activate a cooking device (such as a fireplace or stove) and then place the objects to be cooked inside, where their temperature will rise and eventually produce edible food objects....

I’m already on my second play-through of what I called thebest Mario game that Nintendo has released. That would beSuper Mario Galaxy 2, the May 23rd Wii release that wowed me in so many ways that I wanted to make sure that our review (Editor’s Choice!) made it perfectly clear that you should not pass on this game. Borrow a Wii if you must! But if my word wasn’t good enough for you, then how about the 31 other game reviewing outlets that also contribute to the scores on review site Metacritic?...

It’s currently in the prototyping phrase Fumito Ueda is video game royalty. That’s bound to happen when you’re the mind behind classics such asIco,Shadow of the Colossus, andThe Last Guardian. Ueda’s next project aims to be about as big as these behemoths of game design. In an interview with Famitsu Weekly (as reported byGematsu), Ueda says his new studio, genDesign, is in the prototyping phase for its next game. “We’re in a stage of various trials....

AGenshin Impactchart shows impressive revenue numbers for the previous Limited Character Banner that featured re-runs for Kamisato Ayaka and Shenhe. Character re-runs are a common gacha mechanic that allow players to acquire limited characters they might have missed in the past. WithGenshin Impact’s pool of playable characters constantly expanding, each banner cycle now includes a double banner that features two five-star characters and three four-stars. The only new character that arrived in the second part of update 3....

Thanks to the success of the part-reboot, part-sequel that was 2021’sGhostbusters Afterlife, Columbia Pictures have spun the franchise into overdrive with another movie that is being written byJason Reitman, a new Netflix series, and twoGhostbustersvideo games that are deep in development. This isn’t the first time the comedy series has been spread into different mediums. In 1990,Ghostbusterswas released for the Sega Genesis at a time when the brand was everywhere. The platformer came off the back of the 1989 sequel and allowed players to choose to play as either Ray Stantz, Peter Venkman, or Egon Spangler as they hunted down ghosts from the movies and saved New York....

Tom Francis stealth puzzler’s success means he’s now a full-time dev If your game only really cost $30 to make in GameMaker, then yeah, you’re gonna recoup the development budget pretty quick. Former PC Gamer writer Tom Francis hoped his debut titleGunpointmight do well enough to allow him to quit writing full time and become an indie dev — that has happened and then some. With the use ofsome charming graphs on his blog, Tom points out that after strong pre-order sales,Gunpointflew off virtual shelves to the point where he is now well equipped to work on future titles....