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FEF(os) Fire Emblem Fates, which is not coming to the United States until 2016, has been out in Japan for a while and is being supported with DLC. Today marks the start of a month’s worth of free maps, one of whichincludes characters from the previous entry,Fire Emblem: Awakening. Look, it’s stalwart bores Chrom and Frederick. Where are Anna, Olivia, and Stahl? The first three maps (The Paradise Struggle, Sacred Mountain of Fear, and Encounter with the Awakening) are out now and more will be releasing as the month goes on....

A thank you letter to fans Between a Google Play editor choice award, and winning iOS game of the year, it’s been a pretty good run (no pun intended) forRayman: Jungle Run. As a thank you to fans, Ubisoft has released a title update — simultaneous release on all platforms — that adds two new worlds, free of charge. Not at bad deal at all, but be warned, these new worlds are no cake walk....

HHHHNNNNNGGGGGG! Brag post? Definitely. But this is also a excited grunt of relief as I decided that I was done with EA and Maxisteasingthis title without gameplay at press events and trade shows. In fact, when I heard that EA would be showingSimCityat gamescom recently, I rolled my eyes and sighed, as I was certain that it wouldn’t be playable. It was wonderful. The first bit of this hands-on session took me through a tutorial where I jumped right into the many pressing issues that a mayor of starter city would have to deal with....

Game aimed at ‘fans of the classics’ Hi, kids! Are you a fan of Sega and its classic games? You are?! Well then I have great news for you. According to theSega Facebook page, the publisher plans on announcing a new game. “Gee willikers,” you might be saying to yourself as you wonder what this new title could possibly be. It could be nothing special, or it could be the greatest game ever created....

Arc System Works confirms Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, which was just re-confirmed on the Vita recently, will be headed West,Arc System Works confirmed. So far based on the video, the Vita version is looking really sleek, and Guilty Gear on the go wouldn’t be a bad thing. Can we get the amazingGuilty Gear Tangentnext, please? ThePlus Rupdate, which is basically a huge content patch, is still coming to consoles....

Also, sales are lower There will be no newDisney Infinityiteration this year, according to John Vignocchi, VP of production for the series. They maintain that they’re still “number one in their category,” but sales have still dropped off, according to their latest earnings report. The same could be said forthe recentSkylanders, whichalso didn’t performup to its normal standard for Activision. Nintendo’s amiibo line seems to be the only healthy option at the moment, though we don’t knowLEGO Dimension‘s full situation yet (but we do know it did better thanSkylanders)....

$24.99 with Cross-Buy and Cross-Save support I’ll be curious to see the new control scheme, first and foremost, given the mouse-and-keyboard origins. Other than that, this is a particular type of roguelike game for a particular type of person, and if you can handle stressful situations, you’re liable to get sucked into it for many hours. “Despite the grind, despite the perhaps undue commitment to brutality, and despite what I feel is a joke at the player’s expense at the end,Darkest Dungeonstill manages to be one of the most engaging and intriguing roguelikes I’ve ever played,” Nic wrote in his8 out of 10 reviewof the PC version....

You really ought to commend the folks at Maverick PR (and Vicious Cycle Software) for their work onMatt Hazard. They’ve done a tremendous job of creating a back-story for the videogame character who’s got a fictional past, both in and outside of the games. If you haven’t come to grips with the fact that game characters have their own Facebook accounts, I honestly don’t blame you. But you know what? It makes sense for Matt Hazard to be involved with social networking....

Konami promised would makeMetal Gearannouncements all week, and so far it’s holding to it. Today, Konami has announced a new map, a character, and a reward mode forMetal Gear Solid Onlineare available in an update now. Based on the “Shadow Moses” map from the firstMetal Gear Solid, “Icebound Inferno,” takes place on a snowy, Arctic Island. Konami suggests it’s best for medium- to long-range combat, but we suggest you wear a sweater....

While far from perfect, the Spike Video Game Awards are pretty much all we’ve got these days for our mainstream game award show coverage. People have been quick to point out how silly the show is, but personally, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ll side with fun, albeit somewhat embarrassing antics over snobbish drivel any day. Since we’ve already got an impressive line-up of reasons to tune in to theVGAs this year, what with the so-called world premieres and all, I figured you’d want to know about the show’s host, or lack thereof....

Saiyuki! After last week’sdecent rush of PSOne Classics, this week’s direct-download offerings for the PlayStation Vita are a bit of a letdown. Only a paltry three are on offer today, but it’s not all bad — one of them isSaiyuki! Saiyuki: Journey West, like so many fondly remembered PSOne games, will likely be known to you more for its demo than the full product. It certainly was by me. I still recall the demo with all the happiness in my congealed, fatty heart....

We’re going to take a closer look at theROCCAT Iskutoday. With a backlit keyboard, built-in wrist rest, tons of customization, and awesome software, what’s not to love? For some added context, I will be comparing the Isku with another keyboard I reviewed for Destructoid, theRazer BlackWidow. While there are differences between the two — the Isku isn’t mechanical, for starters — it’s always nice to have something else to relate to....

The late 1990s were a very different time for entertainment. It was a time when MTV played music videos most of the time, and when they didn’t, it was usually so they could show you something that you couldn’t find anywhere else. It was a time beforeFamily Guy, Adult Swim, or YouTube. It was a time when shows likeSifl and Ollycould really stand out. Sadly, standing out isn’t always good for your ratings....