The upcoming Capcom/Namco-Bandai/Sega crossover titleProject X Zoneshares a lot of similarities to the unlocalized PS2 titleNamco X Capcom. They’re both action/strategy titles with visual and practical elements that make them resemble 2D fighting games. The two titles even appear to share some of the same graphics. That said,Project X Zoneoutclasses its predecessor in a couple of areas. First, it’s got a Ulala fromSpace Channel 5and characters fromSakura Wars.That’s adorable. Second, the graphics are a lot better....

Shocking news: Robot Chicken is still a thing I enjoyed watchingRobot Chickenon Adult Swim back in college, but it never felt like it had true staying power. Why new episodes are still being made, I have no clue. Then again, this is the same network that is still churning outAqua Something You Know Whatever— which is seriously what that show is being called now. As one of the co-producers forRobot Chicken, Sony probably had no trouble knocking on Seth Green’s door and saying, “Hey, you and your crew are going to make aPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royalecommercial, pronto....

I NEED MORE BARE KNUCKLE! If it wasn’t clear enough frommy preview at PAX Eastthis year, I’m eagerly anticipatingStreets of Rage 4. Every new bit of information we get for the game just makes me want it more. I want to play it so badly that I might actually die from waiting. I suppose I survived long enough forTool to release a new album, so I can weather this storm....

Available in North America While there will almost certainly be more options for would-be PlayStation VR buyers later this month as we inch toward Black Friday, Sony has a new bundle that might speak to racing fans. It throws in a physical copy of last month’sGran Turismo Sportat no extra cost, so it’s that, the headset, a PlayStation Camera, and “an updated version of the PS VR Demo Disc” for $400 USD and $500 CAD....

Is that Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man I see? When Sony announced that they would be doing an animatedSpider-Manmovie after giving the live-action rights to Marvel, I was a bit confused. There wasn’t any need to make an animated version of the character, especially when all eyes would be on the Spider-Man in the MCU. But when it was announced that the movie would be focused on Miles Morales, the Spider-Man of the Ultimate Universe, it all finally clicked....

Square Enix has added a fascinating new productto their official online store: TwoKingdom Hearts2-themedskateboard decks that will let fans transform their skateboards into exact replicas of the ones Roxas and Sora used in the original game. The boards feature illustrations of Roxas and Sorabased on official concept art by Tetsuya Nomuraon one side, and the other dons detailed designs derived from the skateboards each character could ride on inKingdom Hearts 2....

Progress! At the risk of setting myself up for slight disappointment when the timing doesn’t work out quite as expected,Stardew Valley‘s long-awaitedmultiplayer updatecould be out on PC in around a month. According to game creator Eric Barone, the team is “still making good progress on fixing bugs” and “if all goes well it should be ready in about a month.” Four-person multiplayer will first arrive inStardew Valleyon PC/Mac/Linux, followed by Nintendo Switch and finally Xbox One and PlayStation 4....

Too little, too late? For the past two years or so of my life,Overwatchhas been at the forefront of my gaming habit. The team-based hero shooter struck gold when it released in 2016 and has grown to become one of the most well-known brands in the world, one with its own league and LEGO line. As it conquered the market in ways most Blizzard games do, another company was on its way to striking gold as well....

Last Gamer The Last Gamer seems like a pretty normal dude, which makes his super lengthy expositions on his giant gaming collection all the easier to watch.His original video“The World’s Largest Games Room Tour” was a whopping hour and twenty minutes, and essentially goes through the entire history of gaming (which he owns). This time he’s showing off his completed game room, where he actually plays those bad boy carts and discs....

With plenty of downloadable content forSaints Row: The Thirdplanned, it seems only natural that THQ and Volition would come out with a season pass. The Saints Row Season Pass ($19.99) gets you three mission packs and the Nyte Blayde pack. By paying up front, you save around 15 percent versus the cost of buying the aforementioned add-ons individually. This is not a bad system for those who feel confident the DLC itself will be meaningful....

Video games offer some spectacular narrative experiences, but every once in a while, a game’s story needs a little bit more room to breathe, and some stories find that through novelizations. Some of my favorite video game franchises hide their coolest story moments in tie-in novels and short stories. Because of that, I long ago started exploring literature attached to my favorite games. Changing mediums is always a risk, but it turns out that some video game novels are actually pretty spectacular in and of themselves....

Who says history can’t be fun? This trailer for the impressive-lookingTotal War: Rome IIrecounts the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where Germanic tribes — united by the son of a chieftain who was taken hostage as a child and raised in Rome — ambushed three Roman legions. If that doesn’t sound like a good setup, wait until you see what Teutoburg Forest looks like. The battle serves as a good showcase for some ofRome II‘s features, including what’s being referred to as a “true” line-of-sight system and ambush scenarios....

A press release just landed in my inbox from Ubisoft, announcing that a newPrince of Persiatitle is scheduled to be released this holiday for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The game is being developed by Ubisoft’s Montreal studios, the same team who created thePrince of Persiatrilogy andAssassin’s Creed. Ubisoft doesn’t give many specifics, not even giving the game an official name. Might I suggest“Prince of Persia Prodigy”? They do tease that the game is the opening of a new chapter in thePrince of Persiauniverse, saying that the game features a ‘new breed of gameplay” and will introduce a “brand-new illustrative art style....