Clubs and tournaments, too Later this year, Xbox Live will make it easier for Xbox One players to seek out others. Microsoft is adding the oft-requested “Looking for Group” (LFG) feature to the platform and I’m pretty sure 98 percent of the folks cheering during the E3 presser reveal wereDestinyplayers. It’s a good get! Xbox Live is also going to introduce Clubs (groups that like-minded players can mingle in) and Arena (a tournament platform for games)....

Some off-screen footage appears of what looks like the nextYakuza We just got a glimpse of the nextYakuzastory. And rather than through a story or gameplay trailer, it’s through some off-the-screen footage ofYakuza 8in a studio tour. As shared byFamitsu, MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura recentlyposted a behind-the-scenes tourof Sega’s headquarters. He spends the video chatting with developers, but what really caught attention was a moment where a screen shows severalLike a Dragoncharacters in what appears to beYakuza 8....

Keep going to the military base, idiots I’ve always loved when people insist that they love an inferior city more than the clearly-superior city they currently reside in. “I guess I’m in San Diego right now, but my heart will always be in Gary, Indiana!” Garbage. Anyway, that anecdote is null and void as far as this headline goes. Lipovka is, hands down, the best city. They have a very nice diner....

Devil May Cry: Pinnacle of Combat is still happening It’s jarring going fromDevil May Cry 5– a great game in its own right, and another hit in a string of successes at Capcom – to this: a mobileDevil May Crytitle from Chinese developer YunChang Game. We last touched onDevil May Cry: Pinnacle of Combatin 2017, so if the name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, that’s why. Along with today’s trailer, there’s alsoan official sitewith screenshots....

26 pages [Update:As Rockman Corner points out the issue is now on sale at newsstands in Japan andon Amazon JP as an import. At the latter marketplace it’ll run you roughly $15 with shipping.] Mega Man 11is getting yet another tie-in/lead-in for its release, as CoroCoro Aniki magazine will be publishing a one-shot (read: one-off) manga story for the new entry, illustrated by the same person who wrote and drew theMega Man EXEmanga series....

There are few games that are still going as strong, even after over ten years, likeMinecraft. But, even today, there are plenty of ways to play the game by checking out different seeds. This way, you’ll still have plenty of adventures and tons of fun. However, you might need to do a little searching for the best possible seed. Seeds inMinecraft, instead of having a randomly generated world, are worlds already set up with plenty to find in them....

The latestupdate on Valve’s interestin bringingLeft 4 Dead 2and Steam over to Ubuntu was a spot of bright news for Linux users, and there’s more where that came from. Croteam and Devolver Digital have announced thatSerious Sam 3: BFEis headed to Linux later this year. As far as specific details about this version go, we know that it’ll pack in “all content up to date” for the Mac and Windows releases ofSS3....

Here’s what you’re getting into I’ll preface this story with something I typically do for a lot of narrative-based trailers: if you want to go intoShin Megami Tensei Vcompletely blind, you can avoid this one. I mean, that’s probably a given! But with that said,thisShin Megami Tensei Vbreakdown clipis just three minutes, so it’s not spoiling a lot outside of the initial moments. If you are on the fence, you might want to check it out to get a better idea of what’s happening with this new entry....

The biggest celebration of gaming is here, and we know who’s invited. The Game Awards 2023, hosted by Geoff Keighley, just announced the nominees for this year’s ceremony. Theshowwill take place at the Peacock Theater on December 7. Tickets are available for purchase to go to the show in person. You can expect to see loads of announcements, famous stars, and, of course, awards. Leading the race this year are bothBaldur’s Gate 3andAlan Wake 2, each getting eight nominations....

Will Crash live up to his namesake? PlayStation has released a whopping 20-minute gameplay video for the upcoming kart racerCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled– essentially a remake of the popular 1999 PS1 titleCrash Team Racing– which will be leaving the starting grid in about a month’s time. The video showcasesNitro-Fueled‘s Adventure Mode, which will allow players to run a gauntlet of characters such as the titular bandicoot and his buddy Coco in a series of races, getting to grips with the mechanics of the game whilst unlocking new tracks, characters and even kart customisation items along the way....

You hear that, you canuckers!?! [Update:This post, originally published with the headline, “Playable Splinter Cell and more at Toronto’s Gamercamp,” has been amended. We have received an email from Ubisoft sayingSplinter Cellwill not be playableat Gamercamp. Our apologies for any confusion we may have caused. -Ed] You know what Canada has a lot of? Game developers. You know what it doesn’t have a lot of? Gaming expos.Gamercampis doing its part to change this....

King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime? Grand strategy fans will be pleased to hear that Paradox Interactive has announced a release date for the third mainline entry in its legendary seriesCrusader Kings. Coming to PC on September 1,Crusader Kings IIIwill feature all of the intense, cerebral, and Machiavellian gameplay that is a franchise trademark. Alongside the release date, Paradox has released not one, but two videos for the upcoming sequel....

This can be hard to find Hogwarts Legacyhas a lot of maps. A loooooot of maps. That includes the one linked to the Cursed Tomb Treasure quest, which you’ll get from a very isolated area (and will take you into a dungeon to boot). Here’s how to complete the entire questline and how to use the Mysterious Map Fragment. Get the quest map from the Manor Cape basement Note: You will needAlohomoraandFlipendofor the Cursed Tomb Treasure quest....