With the release ofPersona 3 Reloaddrawing near, it’s time to discuss the age-old question: what’s the bestPersonaopening? There are so many amazing openings for games but none come close to those of Atlus’Personaseries. Each entry goes above and beyond to showcase some beautiful animation to narrate its stories. Now thatPersona 3 Reload‘s opening has been released, I decided to see which one reigns supreme. 10.Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth‘s opening movie delivers all the fan service one needs....

Video games are a pretty darn profitable industry. As it turns out, a lot of people are willing to pay a lot of money to press buttons and receive dopamine in return. But only a select few button-pressing facilitators can claim to have made themostmoney. And an even more select few can claim to actually be good. High sales don’t always translate into high quality. That’s not a secret — there’s a reason the fine folks at the British Film Institute don’t factor box office take into the Sight & Sound poll (I likeAvengers: Endgame, but it’s not standing side-by-side with2001: A Space Odyssey)....

Viva Las Vegas, viva Rocket League It’s time for the biggest spectacle inRocket Leagueagain.Rocket Leagueesports has fallen into a pattern of squeezing two RLCS seasons into every calendar year; this game that’s only three years old is already heading into the finale of its sixth RLCS. As all the best professional players flock to Las Vegas for the LAN, it’s nearly time to crown a new champion (or re-crown an old champion)....

No additional cost Update 4.1 for Unreal Engine 4 lets developers on Epic’snifty subscription serviceaccess PS4 and Xbox One for their work at no extra cost. This means that those that were registered as console developers (including ID@Xbox indie devs) are now automatically on board with the next generation of consoles too. This update also includes SteamOS and Linux support, as well as new workflow for mobile platforms. Several new demos are also available for users to dig into, including the Elemental demo, shown in the video above....

And that’s just for the headset! If you were thinking of holding out for theHTC Vive Pro, you might want to reconsider after hearing the price. Pre-orders haveopenedfor the new model, which packs built-in headphones and brings an increased resolution of 2880 x 1600. The headset is due out April 5 for a whopping $800. There is a silver lining, though. If you’re open to the original Vive, that has dropped down to $500....

[Update:Contest over! Winners are ResidentEmo and TheCiderMan!] WithNational Puppy Daylooming on the horizon, what better way to celebrate than with an adorable new iPad game from the internal team at Big Fish Studios? Fetchfollows a young boy on his quest to find and retrieve his dog, Bear, after he’s been kidnapped by an evil fire hydrant. It’s an adventure game with an arcade twist that just so happens to be inspired by one of the developer’s own dogs –also named Bear....

Promoted from our community blogs [Do characters like Yoshi or Bowser have to worry about bills? We don’t know how much Bowser’s castle costs or the debt associated with it. Who would’ve thunk that the metropolis Wario bums around during his microgames escapades could feel so lived in? ~Strider] TheSuper Marioseries prides itself on starting over from square one. Each entry serves as a perfect jumping-off point for new fans, which is no accident....

With theLovestruckexpansion out, there’s plenty of romance in the air for your Sims to enjoy. Beautiful walks through the garden, quality time on the beach, and of course, WooHooing are all part of the fun. The Sims 4has the most WooHoo spots for your Sims to enjoy in the entire franchise, and there’s at least a few that will make you turn your head and wonder why. Here are the strangest locations your Sims can WooHoo inThe Sims 4....

How ORIGINal Batman: Arkham Originshas a season pass. Boo, hiss. One of the pieces it contains is the previously discussed“Initiation” DLC. In it, you play as a pre-Batman Bruce Wayne. It’s like an origin toArkham Origins, which is Bruce Wayne in his formative Batman years. According to producer Guillaume Voghel, speaking toEurogamer, “You play as Bruce Wayne learning to be a ninja.” You’ll be learning from “his greatest teacher, Kirigi,” who has League of Assassins affiliations....

EA CEO Andrew Wilson has revealed that the “largest team in franchise history” is working on the next installment ofBattlefield, and he “couldn’t be more excited” after trying the game for himself. Wilson discussed the upcomingBattlefieldgame in EA’squarterly earnings callon May 7, explaining that the development team has “listened to the community, have learned valuable lessons, and are driving to the future,” following the negative reviews forBattlefield 2042at launch. With Motive Studios, who worked onStar Wars: Squadronsand the 2023Dead Spaceremake, joining up with DICE to work on the next addition to the legendary FPS franchise, there are now more people working on the franchise than ever before....

If you’ve been following the little known title calledMass Effectfrom the guys over at Bioware, then you no doubt have heard various things about the game — namely that fitting it on a single DVD would be pretty much out of the question. In a recent interview, the co-founders of Bioware, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuck, seem to think that the impossible might not be so out of reach after all....

Purrfect Date I love cats. I love every kind of cat. I just want to hug all of them but I can’t. I can’t hug every cat. So, there are a bunch of weird dating sims out there, and I consider myself a bit of an aficionado of the stranger ones. I’ve dated John Cena, pigeons, a goldfish, and even an angler fish. Today however, I’m excited about the prospect of dating cats....

Ed Boon shows off demo live at E3 2014 Even thoughMortal Kombat Xwas officially announced, we hadn’t really touched upon its specifics thus far in the midst of all things E3. Luckily, IGN sat down with NetherRealm Studios head Ed Boon for a10-minute gameplay demoto showcase the game proper. New characters Cassie Cage and D’Vorah were on tap to demonstrate some of the “variations” on each fighter as well as a bit of what each character is capable of....