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Featuring Goldmember’s Digimon Bandai Namco has released new screenshots and details forDigimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory, covering new characters, the new “Domination Battle” system, and the Digital Monster 20th Anniversary Digimon Zubamon. InHacker’s Memory, a conflict between hackers has erupted in the digital world in an attempt to claim the ultimate power. Players will meet Yuugo, leader of the biggest hacker group called Zaxon, who are fighting for their rights; Arata Sanada, a former jacker that is the leader of the legendary hacker team known as Jude that Zaxon is fighting against; and Ryuji Mishima, leader of the Hudie faction that players will join....

Put your war face on before fighting wars in your warframe In addition to launchingthe full sitefor its third-person action gameWarframe, Digital Extremes has started giving people access to the closed beta. Up first will be those of you who referred three or more friends, followed by everyone else after that. This beta does have a non-disclosure agreement associated with it, so don’t expect to see or hear too much from the community prior to the open beta slated for release this winter....

Many older titles pulled from app stores Earlier this month, Electronic Arts removed over a dozen of its older mobile titles from the iOS and Android app stores with essentially no notice. The blow came on September 1, when the publisher whispered via its support site that the following games would be disappearing that very same day: The list includes a number of standout titles likeFlight ControlandReal Racing, a couple of early success stories in the realm of smartphone games that helped establish iOS as a gaming platform....

This might be one of the last Extra Life blogs I write in a while before I return to my regularly scheduled program of community NARP planning. But I wanted to leave you with a couple of highlights from the event, in case you missed out on any of it! It was lots of hard work organizing the event, but it was also LOTS of fun taking part! Come see some of the stuff you might have missed....

On Android and iOS Whatever your opinion is on whereFinal Fantasy VIIranks in the franchise, you may’t dispute its iconic status. With minigames ranging from gambling to VR fighting to snowboarding, odds are you remember a lot of different parts from the journeys of Cloud and crew. One of the biggest minigames — G Bike — is seeing a full mobile release on iOs and Android soon. It’ll have new gameplay bits, as well as new jumping and sliding mechanics....

Ah yes,Battlefield: Bad Company. The Internet was set into a fury of rage not too long ago over the microtransaction business EA and Dice were trying to pull. Even though the microtransactions are now gone (in regards to the guns, anyway) many still feel that game won’t be worth their time. So what did I think of the game? You’ll have to hit the jump to find out. [Update: OK, my bad....

Polar for life For my very first day at PAX East I was able to get some hands-on time withCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.As one of the few believers thatCTRis a better game thanMario Kart 64, I’ve been insanely excited to get my hands onNitro-Fueledsince its announcement, and it feels as great as I remember. The dual trigger drifting system takes some getting used to and provides a bit more of a challenge than your typical kart racer....

It feels like forever ago that Blizzard announced thatthey were winding down operations forHeroes of the Stormand cutting their entire eSports program, but that just happened this past December. Yet, in this past eight months, the remaining team has pushed out three new heroes (Imperius, Anduin, Qhira), reworked many existing characters, given us several big events, and removed paid loot boxes. I had the chance to talk with Lead Game Designer Brett Crawford and Hero Designer Kyle Dates about the state of the game, what’s in the pipeline, and what they’ve learned so far....

These officially licensed Batman Batarang controllers are timed perfectly with the release of the amazingBatman: Arkham City(it was more than an 8.5 to me!). Power A teamed up with Warner Bros. and Rocksteady to make these cool looking controllers for Xbox 360 and PS3. Both feature rubberized grips and dual rumble motors. There’s seven LEDs to customize the look. The PS3 Batarang ($39.99) is wireless with reverse analog sticks and motion sensing technology....

It’s time to reunite with our villagers and clean up before Happy Home Paradise and the 2.0 update Like many of us who enjoyedAnimal Crossing: NewHorizonsbut eventually drifted away once we ran out of things to do, I abandoned my island,Otala, and its residents, whose names I have kinda sorta completely forgotten. But each day, we’re a little closer to the2.0 updateandHappy Home ParadiseDLC, which means it’s probably time to go back....

Did you know you can become a famous race car driver withBitLife’sRacing expansion? While you can live comfortably with casual street races or occasional tournaments here and there, you can also go above and beyond and rise to stardom by proving you’re the best driver. Table of contents How to become a race car driver in BitLife Becoming a race car driver requires buyingBitLife’sRacing expansion pack.It costs $6.99 to purchase this through the game’s Marketplace....

Rage in a cage Here’s a nice bit of pretend playing:Rage 2is “coming to Dreamcast.” Of course, that’s not strictly true. But Bethesda is running a promotion that dresses everything up in costume and keeping a straight face. Bethesda’s giving this customRage 2machine away to one lucky person who follows theRageaccount and retweets the following tweet: Follow and RT for a chance to win this custom Dreamcast — and yes, it actually plays#RAGE2!...

As you know, the Wii was thenumber one consolefor January. Not only did Nintendo have the number one console, but they also had the number one selling game withNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. Four other Wii games made it into the top ten last month which wereWii Fit Plus, Mario Kart, Wii Sports ResortandJust Dance. We can blame Ellen DeGeneres forJust Danceselling so much. Second place went toMass Effect 2and three other Xbox 360 games made the top ten includingModern Warfare 2,Army of Two: The 40th DayandDarksiders....