Sowing the seeds of love Marvelous’ announcement ofRune Factory 5earlier this yearcame as quite a happy surprise for the fantasy farming’s fanbase. Still, with a Japanese release set for 2020, and no lockdown on a western launch just yet, there’s still quite a lot about this particular sequel that’s shrouded in mystery. Hopefully, things will be made a little clearer this week, as the publisher has announced that the fourthRune Factory 4 Speciallive stream – scheduled take place in just a couple of days time – will offer new information of the fifth mainline entry in this niche series....

Theoretically, at least Today’s announcement of theSNES Classiccame attached with the obvious joke of “But no one will be able to get one.” It’s low-hanging fruit admittedly, but it’s also deserved. EvenNintendo acknowledgedthat the NES Classic’s production resulted in frustratingly short supply. There should be less frustration this time ’round, at least in theory. Nintendo broadly commented on manufacturing details by saying “We aren’t providing specific numbers, but we will produce significantly more units of Super NES Classic Edition than we did of NES Classic Edition....

News of the newly announcedJoustmovie deal sounds more like a ball buster than a blockbuster. As hard as it is to imagine, a movie based on the early 1980’s arcade gameJoustis currently in the making. Don’t feel bad if you can’t produce a mental image of flying ostriches and emu colliding on the big screen — we can’t either. GameDailyreports that Hollywood production company CP Productions is working on an adaptation of the Midway Games’ classic, which is set 25 years in the future and will include a floating Las Vegas....

To be featured on all consoles,Traveller’s TalesandWarner Bros. Interactivehave confirmed they will be working together to release aLEGO Batmangame in 2008. With all the LEGO video game madness lately, I am kind of getting sick of anything LEGO-related. Even the word LEGO is starting to get on my nerves with its all-capital using self-righteousness. What makes you better than all the other words, LEGO?! I have to admit, though, theLEGO Star Warsgames were pretty fun distractions so a Batman game in the same vein could be interesting....

That Mario Paint feel Mario Makeris a drag-and-drop level creator, letting you use classic (and newer) Mario game tiles and props to create your own stages. I gave it a spin here at E3 to attempt to create the next great Mario stage. I found that while making your own stages is quite easy, making a truly fun one takes a bit more work. It’s incredibly easy to put a playable Mario stage together inMario Maker....

2K Games, Firaxis Games, andCivilizationcreator himself Sid Meier took the stage at Summer Game Fest 2024 to reveal the next chapter in the popular strategy game franchise,Civilization 7. In classicCivfashion, players can take on the role of one of many legendary leaders as they establish a civilization, build cities, and tech up through the ages building architectural wonders.Civilization 7 Almost a decade and six DLC packs later,Civilization 6is one year away from no longer being the currentCivilizationgame....

Also, SteamWorld Heist It’s been a while, but this Nintendo Download week is most definitely highlighted by a few major third-party eShop releases. The Wii U headliner isFast Racing Neo, which I highly recommend to anyWipeoutorF-Zerofans out there. Also on Wii U isDevil’s Third(tomorrow),Dinox, Jones on Fire, Medabots: Metabee(VC), Medabots: Rokusho(VC), andSketch Wars. I feel like I need to specifically note thatDevil’s Thirdwas buried at the bottom of the list, even though it’s the only retail game releasing this week and is technically first-party, published by Nintendo itself....

PlayStation chief Jim Ryan says Activision Blizzard has not done enough to address its issues AWall Street Journal report released yesterdayalleges thatActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick was awareof sexual misconduct at the company for years and had mistreated women. Amid the responses to it, one report shows Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan admonishing the response from Activision Blizzard. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreierreports that, in an email to employees seen by Bloomberg, Ryan linked out to the WSJ report....

During the August 8 Pokemon Presents events, there were a few noteworthy announcements and reveals. A newPokemonanimated series calledPath to the Peakreceived some of the spotlight, and the first episode was released on August 11. The series tells the tale of a girl named Ava who finds it difficult to fit in after moving to a new town. Although she gets off to a rocky start, she is quickly able to make friends through the shared hobby ofplayingPokemon TCG....

I’ve never had much of a knack for strategy or warfare. I’m not relentlessly evil enough to be a dictator, and I’m not selfless and stalwart enough to be some sort of freedom fighter. So when the big WWIII hits, I’m probably going to be one of those dudes who buries himself in some hidey hole and fights the war in his own disconnected, demented way…like Tim Robbins in theWar of the Worldsremake....

We added new codes! Becoming a restaurant owner is not easy, but now, I can improve my skills inRestaurant Tycoon 2. I opened my business and hired workers to make delicious goulash for hungry customers. People get tasty food and go home happy, and I get money to upgrade my restaurant. Getting my paycheck is excellent, but I can also get free cash by usingRestaurant Tycoon 2codes to boost my business some more....

Putting a ’50s flair on a classic genre Set in a 1955 Soviet Union where technologies like the internet and robots have already been invented, first-person shooterAtomic Heartlooks like it’s going to deliver on a truly unique experience. We were treated to a new trailer at Microsoft’s Games Showcase, and it looks like a heart-pounding, highly stylized campaign we’ll be looking forward to. Atomic Heartis coming to Game Pass day one on console, PC, and cloud....

The review you score yourself! These quizzes contain fewer words than your average video game review, but they are just as hard to write, if not harder, and this one is not exception. I spent hours trying to generate an algorithm that would guide readers to the questions that would apply to them based on what version ofCave Storythey already own, but that ended up being impossible. There is no clear path there....