Yeah, I’m thinking I’m back Much like the president fromResident Evil 6, the last generation of games has risen from the dead to feast on the living. We’ve seen so many remasters, remaster collections, and straight ports in the past year that it feels like the new generation of consoles exists solely to eulogize the previous lineup; these black, monolithic boxes are more sleek gravestones than video game machines. This trend continues withPayday 2: Crimewave Edition, one of the aforementioned straight ports....

‘We’ve always wanted to self-publish’ The Wonderful 101…versus…sales numbers. Round Two: FIGHT! Oh what’s that, it already won via flawless victory? You only need to look tothe Kickstarterfor proof, which has soared over a million dollars at the time of publication. It looks like Wonder-Red and the gang are getting a new lease on life on PC, PS4 and Switch come April. But don’t count on Platinum using Kickstarter as a way to fund every project....

Someone should make a game out of this Web developer and Product GuyAlex Onsagermade a website that allows you tofuse Pokemon togetherto make new Pokemon. As of right now there are about 121 different compatible Pokemon, putting the potential combinations into the thousands. The app has put a flame to the collective ass of the Pokemon fan art community, and the results have been amazing. Path, byTeenage Pokemoncharacter designerAstrobats, is a personal favorite....

Developer says horror sequel may still return I lovedAlan Wake. Maybe it’s because I overdosed on Stephen King as a kid and have always had a particular penchant for that whole fiction-becomes-fact thing (if only to keep alive the dream that one day, McDreamy is gonna step out of my TV and into my arms), but Remedy’s novel approach to storytelling — whilst not flawless by any means — was nonetheless one of my favourite gaming experiences of 2010....

FORE! Earlier last year, I took a look at an indie titled calledBoss Golf. Inspired bySid Meier’s Sim Golf, it was an attempt at recreating the charm of the late-’90s and early-’00s management sims that had become massively popular under theSimsbranding. While the alpha barely had any features and was a little unwieldy, I had some fun plotting out holes and creating an abomination of a golf course. Before the turn of the new year, the game has rebranded asResort Boss: Golfand set to be scheduled for a 2019 release....

It’s 60 minutes long and built around replayability Are you ready for another Tribute Games published joint? Well,after you watch the trailer forSteel Assault, you might be. Like we saw previously Tribute Games reiterates thatSteel Assaultis a “16-bit style” retro platformerthat is purposefully designed to be 60 minutes long, focusing on swift and smooth action. It’ll also bring in a “unique take on grappling hooks,” as well as “optimal screen resolution for CRT gaming....

Road Diner Simulatorwas announced some time ago to be coming fromGas Station Simulatordeveloper Drago Entertainment, and now we’re finally getting our first look at the game. The new teasermostly just shows off the target aesthetic while also giving a glimpse at some of its intended features. As is often the case with teasers, no gameplay is shown, but we at least get to see a guy guzzle down coffee moments after it’s poured for him....

The single-player was…very, very complete Grand Theft Auto Vwas such a smashing success that everyone assumed Rockstar would be hard at work on a potential DLC campaign. The city of Los Santos was vast and the characters were all set up to have some sort of continuation, so what happened? WasGTA Onlinereally that insanely popular that Rockstar never even considered extra single-player content? The answer, it turns out, is a little from column A and a little from column B....

New ‘Judith’ trailer Abyss Odysseyis set to release later this year on the 360, PC, and PS3, and now you may get a closer look at the battle system. ACE Team has stated that they wanted this 2D platformer to feel more like a fighting game, and with this one on one training session it’s easy to see that concept. In addition to the roguelike elements and randomly generated levels, it appears as if Abyss will also have juggles, combos, and special attacks....

Can’t stop the #Millenials Atlus may have effectively banned in-depth streaming forPersona 5, but that won’t stop people from turning arguably the most anticipated JRPG of the last few years into a meme machine. In the few days since the game’s release, in fact, the game’s gone so viral you’d think no sharing features were disabled at all, if not for the phone-quality screenshots most folks are forced to take. For my money, people taking photos of their TVs makes me feel almost nostalgic for the days before every piece of hardware we played on came with built-in recording and sharing tools....

2K Games has released the playable for demoSpec Ops: The Line, and it’s up for your downloading pleasure right now on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. I was able to check it out myself earlier, and I was actually quite surprised at how good it was. Even the menu screen is awesome; Jimi Hendrix’s live rendition (from Woodstock 1969) of “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played as an up-side down US flag hangs above a post-catastrophe Dubai....

‘I feel that I made a game that used that Wii technology in one of the best ways’ No More Heroesreally shook up the action space. Although I prefer the sequel’s 2D retro minigames over the first’s “job” system, the original really nailed it when it came to characterization. It has some of the best bosses in gaming, period, and was one of the few instances where waggle was not only hilarious, but justified....

Mobile giant joins Take-Two portfolio In a clash of the titans, publisher Take-Two Interactive has announced that it has acquired Zynga, purchasing the mobile/social gaming giant in an eye-widening sale reportedly in the region of $12.7 billion USD. Take-Two, whose impressive portfolio already boasts studios such as Rockstar Games, 2K Games, and all respective subsidiaries, brands, and IPs, purchased all remaining Zynga shares, (at approximately $10 per share), to acquire majority shareholder ownership of the studio....