Oh dang, Persona 5 is getting a vinyl set

The next vinyl from iam8bit is a big one:Persona 5! It’s such a good candidate that I can see it pushing people into game vinyl ownership for the first time — assuming they have the money. There will be two sets, both of which will ship in Q4 2017: If you’re wondering about the strange cover, that thing is just a placeholder. For this vinyl release, iam8bit is bringing fans behind the scenes with videos, photos, and interviews chronicling its creation, from mastering to test presses to vinyl production and packaging....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Laura Vazquez

Overwatch 2 makes eSports World Cup roster despite a massive drop in player numbers

Hero shooterOverwatch 2has been named on this year’s roster of titles for the Esports World Cup 2025. It marks the second consecutive year Blizzard Entertainment’s title will feature, despite the game losing significant player numbers to competitor title Marvel Rivals over the past few weeks. The 2025 tournament, which will also see players compete in games ofEAFC 25,Call of Duty: Warzone, andFree Fire, kicks off in Riyadh Boulevard City throughout the summer....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Brian Williams

PAX: Kingdom Hearts 3D, now with even more Jeff Bridges

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distancehas Jeff Bridges. Boom. End of preview. … Fine, I’ll tell you more about the rest of the game. As you may have heard previously,Kingdom Hearts 3Dfor the 3DS features many new Disney worlds to explore, including The Grid fromTron: Legacy. During my hands-on at PAX, I was able to play a build set in The Grid, to get a feel for the new battle mechanics, and to meet Sora and Riku’s newest allies....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 603 words · Amanda Jones

Persona 3 and 5 dancing games will not have a story mode

But will have new songs If you are like me and put offPersona 4: Dancing All Nightuntil completingPersona 4to avoid spoilers, you won’t have to worry about that inPersona 3: Dancing Moon NightandPersona 5: Dancing Star Nightas the Story Mode will be replaced with a new single player mode. Details of this mode are yet unannounced, but new songs have been confirmed. Persona 3: Dancing Moon Nightwill get “Burn My Dread,” Mass Destruction,” and “Heartfelt Cry” whilePersona 5: Dancing Star Nightreceives “Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There,” “Last Surprise,” and “Life Will Change....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Kimberly Gray

PSA: Launch Tears of the Kingdom players can now see how many hours they’ve put in

The numbers are going live for those who got it launch It’s been 10 days sinceThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwent live for Nintendo Switch. And thanks to the way Nintendo’s system tracks playtime, that means we are now at the point where launchTears of the Kingdomplayers can see their hour count. A long-standing quirk of the Switch has been that it doesn’t count hours played until10 days afteryou first played a game....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Brian Jackson

PULSAR: Lost Colony Kickstarter reaches funding goal

Like FTL and Artemis put together We’ve previously seen afan modthat puts players into the shoes of a crew member on anFTL-esque spaceship, but now a different team is using similar ideas to turn into a full-fledged game.PULSAR: Lost Colonylooks like equal partsFTLandArtemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator, played from a first-person perspective. Perhaps the central gameplay element that looks intriguing is that it is meant to be played as a multiplayer game, with each player taking on a different role in keeping the spaceship running....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Dr. Julie Barker

Rainbow Six Siege: Void Edge introduces Space Lady and Kool-Aid Man, along with welcome gameplay tweaks

OH YEAHHHHH! Ubisoft’s tactical shooterRainbow Six Siegeis about to embark on itsfifthyear of operation in 2020, bringing with it new mechanics, modes, quality-of-life tweaks, and new door-smashing, head-popping operators. This week, at the Six Invitational tournament in Montreal, theRainbow Sixdev team officially unveiled year five’s first season: Void Edge, starring two particularly unusual operators: Iana and Oryx Our new Attacker is Nienke Meijen – better known by her call-sign “Iana”. Originally hailing from The Netherlands, the galaxy itself is Iana’s true home, having spent years working as a highly skilled aerospace engineer....

June 4, 2025 · 5 min · 855 words · Sarah Fox

Resident Evil Revelations 2 hits PS Vita Aug. 18

Digital-only package deal runs $39.99 Months after bringingResident Evil Revelations 2to Windows PC and consoles, Capcom is finally delivering the PlayStation Vita version on August 18, Sony announced via thePlayStation Blog. The portable edition will be a digital-only release, bundling the four core episodes along with extra chapters — “The Struggle” and “Little Miss” — as well as the meaty Raid Mode for $39.99. Sony notes that while two-player co-op in Raid Mode will be available at launch for online users, ad-hoc support will not....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Wesley Carlson

Resident Evil: Revelations Raid Mode Undead Stream

Watch live video from Capcom-Unity on Justin.tv Yesterday Capcom held a live stream of their upcoming 3DS titleResident Evil: Revelations, highlighting the joy and pain of the game’s co-op Raid mode. The stream is currently off-line, but it has risen from it’s grave in this post with nearly an hour of archived footage for you to enjoy. It’s interesting to see the tight corridors and small groups of durable, slow moving enemies most commonly associated with the classicResident Evilgames combined with the action-focused co-op combat made popular by more contemporary zombie games likeResident Evil 5andLeft 4 Dead....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · William Everett Jr.

Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition shoots over to Switch this October

Local co-op and gryo aiming included Aftermonths of waiting, Rebellion has finally confirmed whenSniper Elite 3will be heading to Switch. Coming July 15, 2025, the action shooter will be released as the “Ultimate Edition” containing all of the DLC from the previous versions. You’ll be able to pick it up from the eShop or as a physical version when it becomes available. As for Switch specific features,Sniper Elite 3will have gyroscope aiming for fine-tuning of your guns, Pro Controller support (if you’d prefer a larger gamepad) and local ad-hoc multiplayer support....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Molly Long

Snowblind Studios bringing death, tanks to XBLA with Death Tank

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything from the Seatle, WA-based Snowblind Studios, the folks behindBaldur’s Gate: Dark AllianceandChampions of Norrath. Here’s what they’re up to: working on an Xbox LIVE Arcade game,Death Tank! If it looks similar toWormsor the PC classicScorched Earth, that’s because it is. The multiplayer shooter features eight different landscapes that are altered when hit by tank fire, changing the battlefield as you play. The game will features Xbox LIVE play with up to eight tanks battling it out in either team play or free-for-all; four players can play locally....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Laura Knight

Sony Japan Studio completes its controversial Team ASOBI restructure

I, for one, welcome our new Astro Bot overlords Sony Interactive Entertainment Japanhas formally introducedits freshly re-brandedTeam ASOBImerger, bringing to an end a tumultuous period that has seen the developer lose many successful and influential game producers. “Following the release ofAstro’s Playroomfor PlayStation 5, Team Asobi is now spreading its wings and growing bigger!” said Team ASOBI in a press statement. “This is a very exciting time for the team, and we are very much looking forward to this next chapter....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · David Smith

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World is mediocre, but I love it

I wanna be the very best knight of Ratatosk… oh wait. I’m the only knight of Ratatosk. Where’s my printable certificate? CJ’s review ofThe Liar Princess and the Blind Princefascinated me because despite loving it, he found it to be an average game. Experiences like that speak volumes about what we look for most in games because they allow us to identify our ideals in a pile of faults. It inspired me to ask myself whether I love any games that are truly average, mediocre, or unremarkable....

June 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1178 words · Tara Cole