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Twitter engine is going to murder that headline Last weekwe reported on a mysterious new teaser site, courtesy of publisher Nippon Ichi Software. The site has since unpacked some of its secrets, and revealed a brand new JRPG, blessed with the tricky title ofvoid tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium.As reported by Dengeki Online,void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium(let’s just go with “Void Terrarium“) is the story of an utterly devastated planet, and the discovery of a young girl, Toriko, perhaps the last remaining human....

Noby Noby Boycomes out on PSN today, and while it seems precariously balanced between being possibly the greatest game ever and nothing like whatKatamari Damacyaddicts might have been hoping for, it’s sure to catch people’s attention either way. If it ends up being just your cup of tea, you may be interested to know that t-shirts are on the way! Panic clothing, the company that also made some of the Katamari shirts on the market, will also be handling theNoby Noby Boyshirts....

Michael “Sinewy Eyes” Pachter has aimed his bolt of judgement at the handheld gaming space, not only criticizing Nintendo’s latest portable efforts, but roping in Sony for a bit of a lashing too. According to the mightiest of all analysts, the3DS XLis not compelling while thePS Vitacosts too much. “The largerformat is not all that compelling for the consumer,” he said of the XL, “and although I think the XLwill help sales, I don’t think that the impact will revive weak sales of handhelds overall....

I didn’t see this coming Top-tier leaker “billbil-kun” is at it again. Not content with having accurately predicted the PlayStation Plus offerings for several months in a row, the Dealabs userhas only gone and revealedthe titles headed to the paid subscription service in January 2022, which are reportedly Atlus’Persona 5 Strikers, Codemasters’Dirt 5, and Ghost Ship’sDeep Rock Galactic. Released on PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch at the start of this very year,Persona 5 Strikersis a musou-lite sequel to the hugely successful JRPGPersona 5....

In the beginning… A double dose ofPokémonnews this morning. Not only did we receive a date for Nintendo DS remakesPokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but The Pokémon Company has also revealed the release date forPokémon Legends: Arceus, which will launch on Switch July 20, 2025. Pre-orders are now live on theNintendo eShop. A step away from the traditionalPokémonexperience,Pokémon Legends: Arceusis set in the Sinnoh region’s bygone days — a take on Japan’s feudal era — when the forefathers of what will come to be known as Trainers gathered their own Pokémon with somewhat more mechanical and ramshackle variants of the tools used by today’s critter catchers....

Longtime readers will know that I loveso-called “lifestyle” galleries. This is when a company shows you how to enjoy a gaming system in real life by making a bunch of people dress likederping douchebagswhile striking forced, insincere poses. Because real life looks like that. The PlayStation Vita has gotten its own selection of images, full of tight denim jackets and glazed, grinning expressions. Interestingly, there are no women in these galleries, indicating that the Vita is just for men....

DOORS BARRICADED! Ubisoft has taken steps to make sure that unwanted doorkickers cannot come abseiling into yourRainbow Six Siegeprivate lobbies. A game known for its fair share of troublemakers,SiegePC player had recently found strangers brute-forcing their way into private teams and then simply refusing to leave. The hotfix, which is now live on PC, should ensure a tighter infrastructure in lobbies going forward, ensuring that only players who have at least one friend in the squad are able to enter....

Europe, North America, and Japan Across the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One platforms, Capcom has shipped 1.1 million units ofResident Evil Revelations 2worldwide. Capcom apparently arrived at this number by calculating full Season Pass sales alongside of retail sales (shipped units). So even with the “shipped” caveat attached, it likely did very well digitally. Although some people didn’t digRevelations 2, in my mind, Capcom has been doing right by the franchise, coupled withthe great sales ofResident Evil HD....

Retro-Bithas announcedthat the next in their line of retro reissues isCybernatorunder the name that the Gods of Nomenclature intended:Assault Suit Valken. Not only isAssault Suit Valkenadopting the name of its original Japanese release, Retro-Bit is also going to the effort of retranslating it and restoring the content that was censored in the Western release. Back in March, Rainmaker Productions partnered with M2 tomake a similar re-releasehappen on Switch asAssault Suit Valken: Declassified....

A temporary solution to cheating employed Facepunch Studios’ multiplayer survival gameRusthas achieved one million sales, designer Garry Newman announced onTwitter. With the game getting to the top of the Steam charts and consistently remaining in the number-two spot behindDayZ, it was only a matter of time. One of my major concerns withRustin its current alpha state is cheating. It’s been problematic. Facepunch has rolled out its own anti-cheat solution called CheatPunch which resulted in 4,621 people being detected and banned over this past weekend alone....

‘Maracuna Woods – Night’ When I first playedXenoblade Chronicles, it grabbed me in a way that many JRPGs of that era failed to do. It’s just a plain old beautiful game from top to bottom, littered with zones you want to explore and an utterly fantastic soundtrack. Over 10 years since its original release, Nintendo is reminding us just how gorgeous this game really is with a “seven-minute relaxation video.”...

Speaking at a press conference, Suda51 has revealed his intentions to make a social gaming app for Japan’s Mogabe mobile platform using his hyper-violentNo More HeroesIP. Famitsu reports that the game will include assassins with Suda claiming that he’s, “aiming to make it the social game with the most blood.” The gauntlet has apparently been thrown down. Suda also stated that he’d like to make enough of an impact that the game will appeal to western publishers....

Digital and physical release on PS Vita Sega has sent along word thatSuperdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girlsis now being localized for release this fall in North America and Europe. They really go for it with these names, don’t they? This time, Neptune has become a motorcycle for some reason, leaving room for IF to lead the way. She’ll “jump, dash, climb, and crawl her way to recover the lost history of the Grand Library” with a playable cast that also includes Nepgear, Plutia, and Uzume....