Game director Hajime Tabata talks structure When I think ofFinal Fantasy XV, I think of driving around the countryside, hopping out to chase down and beat up monsters,admiring decadent food, and camping with my buddies. Open-world, dudes-on-a-road-trip-type stuff. But that’s only because what little I’ve played represented the very beginning. By the end of the game, who knows what we’ll be doing.Jet-setting in a flying car? Alongside talk of Square Enix’sDLC plansforFFXV, director Hajime Tabata also recently spoke about how the long-in-development game will play out, structurally....

Mentions micro-transactions Guerrilla Games is hiring, and they say they’re looking for online designers for a game they’ve been working on for a couple of years now. This is for an unannounced IP that will feature “innovative online gameplay.” They’re looking for folks with online multiplayer experience, asking specifically for applicants with a“proven track record of shipped titles with a significant online focus.” Interesting, right? Perhaps less interesting is that they’re considering it a plus if these applicants have worked on games with micro-transactions or “nontraditional recurring revenue models....

For those who enjoyed Paramount Plus’Haloseries, you’re in luck. You can watch all eight episodes of its first season for free on YouTube. Furthermore, the date for the next season might have leaked a bit early. Halo Season 1 (Paramount+) is free to watch on YouTubehttps://t.co/cBPk4UVFZbpic.twitter.com/1ifBRFWVbt Yeah, you read that correctly. A supposed flagship title for the streaming service, the 2022 series based on Xbox’s golden goose is now up on YouTube....

Homefront: The Revolution, a big-budget, AAA shooter that is currently averaging a 56 on Metacritic, has the gall to come with a $25 “Expansion Pass” — it was mentioned as part of the$160 Goliath Edition. If you’re ready to drop $25 on top ofThe Revolution‘s $60 price tag, you’ll get three single-player expansions and some bonuses forHomefront’s online co-op Resistance Mode. The “Voice of Freedom” and “Aftermath” single-player DLC are both slated for 2016 and add “several hours of original content....

More interesting, but not cool enough Myinitial amiibo assessmentwas after roughly one week of testing. Within one day I trained a few toys to the max level of 50, fed them a few items, and was pretty underwhelmed. Two weeks later and I’m still a bit underwhelmed, but I’ve had a few enjoyable moments with them to help justify my purchase in part. What changed? Playing with friends and earning more items through RNG methods....

Dress to Impress’Myra the Magical Girl outfit is back for good. While it was previously available for a limited time and famously known as the Madoka set, it’s since been rereleased and reworked to look more detailed and elegant in its design. How to find the Myra the Magical Girl outfit in Dress to Impress The Myra the Magical Girl outfit is available in theDress to Impressshop for $12,800 in-game cash or the equivalent of 3,350 Robux....

The Zenless Zone Zero photo mode is sadly basic, but you can still take pictures of your favorite characters in the game (if they’re around your hub area). Here’s exactly when you’ll unlock this feature and how to use it. When is the Zenless Zone Zero photo mode unlocked? TheZenless Zone Zerophoto mode is unlockedafter completing a few missions in the game. You’ll be outside in the main hub town your protagonist is from....

Sometimes it’s hard to remember that Conker was not always the foul-mouthed drunkard we all know and love. He was supposed to be another kid-friendly mascot in Rare’s software stable. He even managed to squeeze out a forgettable Game Boy Color game and a guest appearance inDiddy Kong Racingbefore his eventual transformation. Conker’s Bad Fur Day, for the unaware, had one hell of a development cycle. Originally titledConker’s Questthen laterTwelve Tales: Conker 64, it was just another cutesy 3D platformer on a console drowning in cutesy 3D platformers....

I couldn’t care less aboutPokémon Masters EXwhen it released in 2019. That was when The Pokémon Company started to aggressively expand to mobile, one year after releasingPokémon Questand launchingPokémon Rumble Rushthe same year. I felt I was beyond those games. I had been playingPokémonsince Red and Blue and felt like these casual apps were made to sell the franchise to new people. For years, I didn’t even know what Masters EX was about, let alone that it was a gacha....

Nintendo DS pirates and home-brew hopefuls expecting to pick up a software loading card in Japan may need to start making other plans. Recently there was an amendment to the Unfair Competition Prevention act that specifically banned the sale of any devices that bypass a manufacturers implemented security. On Wednesday we saw our first case imposing this new rule. The crackdown involved a magikon (magic computer) type card, that allows users to load games and software on a SD card, into a Nintendo DS capable handheld....

It wouldn’t be an Xbox launch without PGR Ahead of Microsoft’snext Xbox eventtomorrow, McLaren Automotive has taken to Facebook to tease a gaming-related announcement of some sort — hey, everyone’s doing it! “Tomorrow, 6pm BST/10am PDT, Xbox is revealing something special,” reads the brief post. “We think you might like what they’re announcing…” Speculation has immediately pointed to a newProject Gotham RacingorForza, both of which sound like good launch-week material for a budding console....

Monopoly GO’sGreek Treasures dig eventhas officially begun, lasting from July 26 until July 30. Throughout the next four days, you’ll complete 20 levels, each giving you dice and cash rewards. However, finishing the Greek Treasures event requires collecting hundreds of pickaxes to break each artifact square. How to get more Greek Treasures pickaxes in Monopoly GO Monopoly GO’sGreek Treasures event offers three ways to get free pickaxes: Events and tournaments are by far the best way to get pickaxes, especially if you have enough dice to fly through each reward tier....

Snake-inspired mobile game Tiny Towerdeveloper NimbleBit’s new game,Nimble Quest, has been chipping away at my downtime these past few weeks. It’s a twist on the classicSnakein which you try to get close to enemies in order to fire off attacks while also avoiding them and their projectiles. Throw in a bit of progression to character stats, and you’ve got a solid little game. The developer reached out to us to point out thatNimble Questnowhas a Steam Greenlight page....