Prepare to draw: Dark Souls II: Design Works confirmed

Yes! The art of theSoulsseries always gets me excited. I mean, a lot of it is creepy as all hell and keeps me up at night, but there’s a quiet beauty in nearly every single cel that’s produced for this franchise. I generally don’t collect art books, but every time aSoulscompilation is localized, I jump on it. Thankfully, Udon has confirmed that they’re producing Dark Souls II: Design Works, which will be along the same linesas the first book....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Amanda Brown

PS3 and PS4 versions of Yakuza: Ishin compared

Which one will you get? If any of you fellow Yakuza fans want to see how different the PS3 and PS4 versions of upcoming gameYakuza: Ishinwill be, check out this newly released video from Sega. You’ll want to jump to about the 3:13 mark to see the difference. Even that first quick shot shows resolution and clarity differences. Jump to 4:34 to a detailed look at the background scenery, clothing, and more....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Amy Brooks

Radius Festival heading to Vienna this July

Indie games and beautiful architecture Do you like indie games? What about beautiful hand-sculpted architecture? What about the thought of the two combined? Yes, such a wondrous combination of things is possible, particularly if you’re going to be in or around Vienna in early July. Radius Festival, which took place in London during the summer of both 2013 and 2014, brings together a selection of indie developers from broad backgrounds to create a free to attend public showcase of accessible indie games....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · John Morgan

Redeem PSN codes from your photos on your smartphone

The future is here, people People with woefully poor short-term memories who take fifteen years to type in a code (read: me), rejoice – you can now redeem PSN codes directly through the PlayStation App. Image credit:Toki767, NeoGAF The best bit? you’re able to even redeem via a photograph of a code on your smartphone. (Well: in theory. The functionality isn’t there for me as yet so I’m unable to test it, but many GeoNAFers are talking positively about the feature....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Stacie Webb

Rumor: Apocalyptic MotorStorm 3 images appear

It hasn’t officially been revealed, but you know it and I know —MotorStorm 3exists. Today, French PlayStation 3 site PS3 Gen has what appears to be the first images of the game, off-screen photos taken from a a possible demo. The images show an post-apocalyptic San Francisco, with buildings crumbling, and fires raging in the distance. This is start contrast to previousMotorStormtitles which, well… didn’t have any of this stuff going on....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Antonio Snyder

Shenmue I and II re-releases hit a three month delay in Japan, but sport an awesome boxed set

It also has a sassy Ren of Heavens pose Right now, theShenmue IandIIre-releases are set for an August 21 release in the west, but it’s going to take a little longer for them to arrive in Japan. Sega just announced that that region will be getting it a little later on November 22, but they’ll have a fancy collector’s edition to make up for it. It’s 5,990 yen and will come with both games, a pretty box, and a two-disc soundtrack with over 40 songs....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Valerie Burgess

Tekken 8: Release date, characters, and everything confirmed

Tekken 8is just around the corner, so it’s time to get caught up. We’ll get you ready for the next battle with every character confirmed and the release date. Here’s everything we know aboutTekken 8right now. When doesTekken 8come out? The next entry in theTekkenseries will be released on June 04, 2025. It will debut on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Yes, it will skip the PS4 and Xbox One generations....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Stephanie Villegas

The Art of Spyro Reignited Trilogy book coming next year

A look behind-the-scenes at the remade classics A listing has appeared onretail website Amazonfor an art book based on Activision’s 2018 remakeSpyro Reignited Trilogy.The listing expects that the 240-page tome will be published in July 2020 and retail for around $45. There are currently no images of the book’s contents, but the listing notes that “The Art of Spyrois a meticulously crafted compendium filled with in-depth behind-the-scenes content, insightful quotes from top illustrators in the industry, anecdotes from the game developers, and a dazzling assortment of incredible concept art, some of which has never been seen by the public....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Brianna Campbell

The PSP is shutting down digital operations next year in Japan

July 22, 2025 Sad times. The PSP will end software sales, and the UMD Passport program will be shut down on July 26, 2025 in Japan. After that point you’re able to still re-download old content or buy though from other systems (PS3, PC, or Vita) and transfer it — just not through the PSP itself. Although people tend to chide the system at times, it sold well, and is home to some of my favorite games....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Mary Moses

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands unveils Spellshot and Clawbringer classes

Wizards and Warriors I have to say, despite the chance that the humor will grate over time, I’m starting to really like howTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis coming together. The scattershot approach of randomness and fantasy is working, and if the co-op element and longevity are there, I could be playing this for a while. It helps that the gameplay looks fun: including the new reveal of the Spellshot and Clawbringer classes....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Nicole Odom

Today’s big Sea of Thieves update tackles bugs and performance issues

It’s a full-on client update Rare rolled out a client update today forSea of Thievesthat works to address a range of bugs and improve performance on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox One X. Along with the big update, which is detailed below, studio head Craig Duncan and executive producer Joe Neate recapped the game’s first week, what’s left to fix, and what’s coming up next. Notably, Achievements may not be unlocking for all players at all times, but they’re still being tracked....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 312 words · Mary Brown

Ubisoft finally adds missing Rayman Legends Vita levels

It’s about time Anyone that boughtRayman Legendson PS Vita way back in the beginning of September was saddled with the unfortunate surprise of learning that Ubisoft decided tocut the game’s Invasion modefrom the shipped version due to time restrictions. The publisher’s best effort at rectifying the situation was to promise that the 28 levels and leaderboard functionality would be patched in at a later time. That time has finally arrived. Almost three months afterRayman Legends‘ release, Ubisoft has made the Invasion mode patch available to download, according to the game’sTwitteraccount....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Jonathan Stewart

Wolfenstein: Youngblood looks like a total ’80s fever dream

The wolves are loose Bethesda didn’t dwell onWolfenstein: Youngbloodfor too long during its E3 2019 press conference, and that’s probably for the best. It’s about what you’d expect – more frenzied FPS action – and it’s coming soon enough. Let the trailer do most of the talking and we’re good. No need to linger any longer. On July 26, you and a friend can team up (or you can just go it solo) as BJ’s twin daughters while they fight their way through Nazi-controlled Paris during the 1980s....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Lauren Young