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Like when Vince split the brand because reasons Yuke’s, longtime developer of pro-wrestling video games, has announced plans to create a second wrestling IP, with aims of providing competition with its own long-stagnantWWE 2Kseries.Speaking in an interview with Video Games Chronicle, Yuke’s Senior Vice President Hiromi Furuta related her concerns that the lack of competition in the pro-wrestling video game market was not healthy for business, or for the future of the genre....

[Editor’s note: Ashley Davis knows how to consistently make excellent Monthly Musing pieces. Ashley tells us what Q*Bert means to her for July’sMonthly Musings.— CTZ] People take many different elements of a character’s design into consideration when they are asked the question, “what videogame character is the most important to you?” But in most cases, the answer all boils down to what sort of person whichever character they choose is. Our capability to sympathize with and relate to our virtual personas is a very important part of the gaming experience....

Blade Chimera, a new title from Team Ladybug and WSS Playground — the teams behindTouhou: Luna NightsandNeedy Streamer Overload, respectively — and published by Playism, was announced to be coming to the Switch at today’sIndie World Showcase. It’s a 2D, side-scrolling action game set in an abandoned neon cyberpunk city, and I am totally here for it. In the announcement trailer, we’re shown a bit of the combat against monsters like a horde of giant frogs, mechanical dragons, and what seems to be a demonic sumo wrestler....

Works for me Have wehad our fillof lil Links yet? No, not even close! That’s the assumption Nintendo and Nendoroid are operating on, and I can’t say I disagree with their verdict. The next figure, based on Link’s appearance inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow. You can accessorize the adventurer with a bow, arrow, quiver, shield, sword, sheath, and Sheikah Slate, as well as an alternate “shouting” expression....

Tears in Rain In the continuing saga of beleaguered RPGCyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED has announced that it has taken receipt of a second class-action lawsuit, once again filed against the Polish developer/publisher on behalf of its own investors. Speaking in anofficial regulatory notice,CDPR stated that the second civil class-action lawsuit was filed in a US District Court for the Central District of California. According to CDPR the lawsuit’s content “including its subject and scope” is similar to that of the initial suit, which was filed on December 24 by New York outfit Rosen Law Firm....

Gifts inRogueBloxprovide powerful passive bonuses and an active ability once you reach their Tier 3. That said, you have to level them by doing their specific tasks and the tedious part is that you have to wipe between each Tier progression to level the next Tier. Let’s analyze all their effects and progression to find the best one in thisallRogueBloxGifts guide. Table of contents Complete RogueBlox Gift Guide Below you’ll find a table with all Gifts, effects, progression tips and pros & cons but before that I’ll show you some important notes about Gifts in RogueBlox:...

Duckies!!! Enter our contest for your chance to win a Switch copy ofBlazing Beaks! I know I keep saying I’m the resident dog and cat video game correspondent, but I’m also trying to branch out. Specifically, to ducks. Ducks are awesome. They’re cute as heck and they make a funny noise and I’m pretty sure they know karate. What’s not to love? We’ve go some Switch copies of this roguelike duck gameBlazing Beaks....

Nothing like dramatic pans to get your audience excited It’s beenDark Souls IIday at Destructoid, as we finally got to see it in action infootage,screens, andin person. Now, Namco Bandai presents this gloomy teaser (“Despair”) that shows off some of the environments. Yeah, the world ofDark Soulsstill seems like a pretty cruddy place to live. What is more interesting are the brief glimpses of bosses and enemies. I feel a little underwhelmed by it, but how can I not after 12 minutes of actual gameplay....

‘A man who dares to waste one hour playing shmups is pretty rad’ This week’s release from Hamster dips into the catalogue of old school dev Data East. Now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch is the newest addition to theArcade Archives, ambitious sci-fi shmupDarwin 4078. Released to arcades in 1986, before later being ported to Microsoft’s MSX home platform,Darwin 4078is a vertically scrolling shmup set deep within the bowels of a huge interplanetary vessel....

Remnant 2has received three outstanding expansion packs. Each adds even more variety to one of the game’s main worlds, and yet I cannot help but feel like Gunfire Games has missed out on something crucial here. Remnant 2is still one of my favorite games and one of the finest shooters we’ve had in years. The Forgotten Kingdom and The Awakened King expansion packs were both excellent and while I’m writing this ahead of The Dark Horizon’s release, I have no doubt it will be great as well....

And more on the way It’s a great holiday season for a lot of big organizations, which includes the popular chat platform Discord. They’re reporting that they’ve reached 87 million total users (14 million daily active and 6.25m peak concurrent), and they’re on track to reach 90 million by “mid-December.” Last year during this same time period they had 25 million users. I’m one of them — my raid teams have all made the switch....

My Hero Ultra Rumbleis one of the latest anime battle royale games showcasing the lineup of beloved characters from My Hero Academia. With its release on multiple platforms, some players may be curious about whether the game offers cross-progression features. In this guide, we’ll explore the availability of cross-progression inMy Hero Ultra Rumble. Does My Hero Ultra Rumble have Cross-progression? Unfortunately,My Hero Ultra Rumbledoes not offer cross-progression functionality. This means if you start playing on one platform and then switch to another, you’ll have to start from scratch....

The path you take cannot be taken again Octopath Traveler 2is a long, long game with a myriad of secrets to uncover. There’s so much to unlock that you might want to run through the game again using your overpowered characters. While many RPGs like to indulge in a good ol’ fashioned New Game Plus mode,Octopath Traveler 2did not see fit to include this feature. It’s true,Octopath Traveler 2does not include a New Game Plus mode....