(Update) GrimGrimoire OnceMore is a remaster of the magical PS2 classic

Spellbinding adventure set to return [UPDATE:The first trailer forGrimGrimoire OnceMorehas been released. you’re able to check out footage from the remaster in the video below,courtesy of Gematsu. NIS America is yet to announce a localization.] Grab your magic wands and your cute Victorian boots, folks. Nippon Ichi Software has announced that the classic PS2 strategy titleGrimGrimoireis getting a remaster. Currently in development at Vanillaware, the delightfully titledGrimGrimoire OnceMorewill launch in Japan this summer on PS4 and Nintendo Switch....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Kathleen Perez

All resources in The King is Watching and how to get them

One of the key tips to win inThe King is Watchingis to manage your resources effectively, and there are a whole bunch you’ll need to keep an eye on. Of course,The King is Watchingmight not seem like an active resource-management title, but it’s crucial to have a fair idea about which buildings are active and at what point in time. Having the correct resources will make things easier, and more so during hard events in the latter stages of the game....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Nancy Scott

Another retailer points to Diablo III on PlayStation 3

WillDiablo IIIever appear on consoles? It’s become increasingly easy not to care either way, given the back-and-forth between the occasional rumors and Blizzard’s ability to quickly shut those conversations down. For what it’s worth, German retailer redcoon has listed a PlayStation 3 version of the game. Obviously, this needs to be taken with ahugegrain of salt, but we do know that Blizzard has beenlooking intomakingDiablo IIItranslate over to consoles. If such an announcement were ever going to be made, this would presumably be the week in which to do it....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Andrew Mccoy

Anthem shows off its raids and other endgame content

We really need to see this through Anthemblasts off later this month, and playing through the campaign is only half of the experience. As with any live game like this (Destiny,Division, et al), the endgame is arguably more important than the process of working through the main missions and hitting the level cap. We’re starting to see more and moregames designed around the endgame. BioWare ensures us thatAnthem‘s endgame will be suitably robust....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · George Kelly

Below is a hardcore game that you’ll want to take your time with

Rushing through is missing the point Ever sinceBelowwas teased at Microsoft’s E3 press briefing last year, it’s been one of the titles that I’ve been most intrigued by. The art style and the fact that Capy Games was the developer were the two main reasons for my interest. Okay, those were theonlyreasons, because pretty much nothing else aboutBelowhas been revealed. Capy’s finally showingBelowoff at PAX East, and it is nothing like I expected it to be....

June 24, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · William Davis

Bit Brigade’s Mega Man 2 concert / speedrun is my JAM

MAGFest is the gift that keeps on giving, apparently. Why wasn’t I there? Becausereasons. So there’s this band,Bit Brigade, whose members I will now consider my close, personal friends for life despite never having met them, and they performed theMega Man 2soundtrack on stage. Not that special, you may say. Everybody and their dogs playMega Man 2music, you may say. Yes, but do those other guys perform in sync with a video of a person playing the actual game live?...

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Amy Miller

Black Friday sales for Steam/PC digital games now live

Capitalism, ho! Break out your wallet and start memorizing your credit card number, because the Black Friday sales have descended.. Both Green Man Gaming and Bundle Stars have launched their giant Black Friday sale with hundreds of deals on tap for PC gamers. In fact, at GMG we’re seeing over a thousand games on sale for Steam, Origin, and Uplay titles. Today’s top picks at GMG includeDeus Ex: Mankind Divided,Mafia III,Grand Theft Auto V, and plenty more noteworthy Triple-A titles....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Sarah Wang

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle shows off RWBY’s Neo Politan

Don’t just eat the chocolate part Arc System Works has released a trailer for the next character headed to crossover fighterBlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle. Joining the roster from anime seriesRWBYis the troublesome, but highly fashionable, Neo Politan. Bedecked in beautiful Victorian garb coloured to match her ice-cream nom de plume, Neo Politan is anything but vanilla. Despite her classy and charming appearance – of which I’m insanely jealous – Neo has no problem getting into the thick of the fight, laying a beatdown on her opponents with her trusty parasol....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Mark Freeman

Blizzard teases the possibility of an Overwatch movie

Would it deal with the Omnic uprising? I think at this point,Overwatchhas earned its shot at a movie. Blizzard has created short after emotional short for the universe, whether it’s to promote an upcoming new character or just do a bit of worldbuilding — and the comparisons to Pixar are usually flying left and right. I mean, it didn’t work outso wellfor theWarcraftmovie when Blizzard moved into that arena, but it would be a shame if they just gave up....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Brianna Hawkins

Brian Fargo reveals new Torment title plans

Much-loved RPG will get a successor Fans of the beloved classic PC RPGPlanescape: Tormenthave longed for a sequel for years but now we may all get our wish. Speaking toRock Paper Shotgun, former Interplay head Brian Fargo revealed plans for a newTormentgame have been in the works for a few years and that the game already has a setting. This new title will not be set in thePlanescapeworld, instead it will be located in a newly created RPG universe called Numenera created by designer Monte Cook who worked on the originalPlanescape....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Jill Davis

Columns, Ristar, Kid Chameleon, and more headed for Steam

Another batch of Genesis games is coming to Steam. When? I don’t know — Sega wouldn’t commit to a date. For how much? $2.99 a pop, which is understandable. Here’s what’s on the pixelated horizon: Obligatory props toRistarfor being a rad platformer that not enough people got the chance to play. Similarly, I thinkSonic Spinballdeserves a shoutout for having some of the funkiest, Genesis-y sound effects this side ofToeJam & Earl....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Christopher Jones

Confirmed: Prey 2 has been cancelled

Bethesda no longer working on follow up Well you certainly could have seen this one coming. During an interview with Pete Hines, the Vice President of Bethesda,CNET confirmedthat the long elusive and troubled development ofPrey 2has come to an end. Taking place at PAX AUS, Hines opened up about the development of the game, citing difficulties in its creative development. “It was game we believed in, but we never felt that it got to where it needed to be – we never saw a path to success if we finished it,” Hines said....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Levi Nelson

Destiny 2 gets PC launch trailer, removes troublesome emote

La Marche Futile? Activision have released a new trailer to drive up the hype for the PC release of intergalactic RPG sequelDestiny 2, which launched on consoles in September to a positive reception. In related news, the amusing emote “Bureaucratic Walk” has been removed from the game for now, after it was discovered that the high-stepping animation, a homage to the “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch fromMonty Python’s Flying Circus, allowed some players to comically stepstraight throughwalls and into out-of-bounds sections of the game map....

June 24, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Theresa Harrison