2022-12

Nier: Automata is coming to the small screen. Beginning next month, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a will begin airing in the United States on Crunchyroll. You can check out a brand-new trailer for the show below:  From the looks of it, Ver1.1a will stick close to the storyline from the video game, released in 2017 as a partnership between publisher Square Enix and developer Platinum Games. Series creator Yoko Taro is also involved with the project.  The series is in production at A-1 Pictures, a subsidiary of Aniplex. In the past, the production house has worked on series such as Black Butler, Your Lie in April, Fate, and Sword Art Online. Ver1.1a is being directed by Ryoji Masuyama, who's previously worked on KILL la KILL, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance and Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, as well as Gurren Lagann. NieR:Automata Ver1.1a will begin airing in Japan on January 7, 2023. As...

Star Wars is blasting straight ahead in the new year with a heavily-modified YT-1300 freighter full of new content planned for 2023, including the return of The Mandalorian and Grogu, a major video game release in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the live-action return of Ahsoka!...

From the start of the MCU's Phase 5 to animated epics like X-Men '97 and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Marvel fans are in for a lot of new content in 2023....

Sports Story is available now, Nintendo and developer SideBar Games announced during a special Inside the House of Indies holiday video. The surprise launch comes a month and a half after the developer gave us a December 2022 release window for the long-awaited follow up to its 2017 smash hit, Golf Story. Golf Story provided players a retro-styled RPG with a zany story centered around golf of all kinds: regular, disc, and more. Sports Story sees SideBar Games expand the formula to include various other athletic events, including BMX, tennis, cricket, soccer, volleyball, fishing, and more. If you loved the golf of Golf Story, don't worry: That sport carries over to Sports Story, bringing with it eight unique golf courses.  You can see the full video, which also provides updates for Sea of Stars, Undying, and Dust & Neon, below. Golf Story,...

The Gran Turismo series has long been a favorite of sim-racing enthusiasts, and today marks a special milestone for the franchise. Gran Turismo: The Real Driving Simulator was released on PlayStation in Japan on December 23, 1997, meaning that the series has officially crossed the quarter-century mark. To celebrate 25 years of Gran Turismo, PlayStation released a special blog post and a retrospective video. The blog post comes by way of Kazunori Yamauchi, creator and producer of the franchise and CEO of Polyphony Digital. In the post, Yamauchi recounts how the series came to be, with his original plans for the series stretching as far back as 1992. "I was fascinated by real time 3D graphics that many had been waiting for, and created and presented plans for all kinds of video games, not just limited to race games but RPGs,...

Publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games are bringing a custom arcade mode, new filters, and more to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.  This news comes by way of a Steam blog post for the game that reveals this new update is available to download right now. It includes a new custom arcade mode, CRT and VCR filters, and additional fixes and changes to the game.  "The update implements Custom Game options, granting ninjas greater control over their tubular battle against the Foot Clan through 11 mix-and-match modifiers reminiscent of the dip switches found on old school arcade machines," a press release reads. "Retro-themed filters and an extra large serving of refinements round out the surprise update, which reaches PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox players today."  Here is a look at the Custom Game options dip switch board:  ...

Santa Monica Studio has announced that God of War Ragnarök, which hit PlayStation consoles last month, is getting a New Game Plus mode in spring.  This news comes by way of a short and sweet tweet posted today by the studio that says Spring 2023 is when fans can expect the feature to hit Ragnarök. As for what to expect, though, that remains unknown – Santa Monica Studio says it'll "share more details once we get closer to the release."  While many had hoped Ragnarök would launch with a New Game Plus mode built-in, its arrival after the game's release isn't surprising. God of War (2018) received its New Game Plus mode after launch as well. For now, we wait until next spring.  In the meantime, read Game Informer's God of War Ragnarök review and then read about how the game's director fought to...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection just got its first big update, and it brings a host of fan-requested features. Most notably, TMNT IV: Turtles in Time for Super Nintendo now supports online multiplayer. The patch also improves online modes across the board, adds new tips to some strategy guides, customizable button mapping, and more screen filters for the Game Boy titles. Developer Digial Eclipse also promises that TMNT III: The Manhatten Project (NES) willl receive online play in a future update. Check out the full patch notes below: New Additions Home Menu icon changed to the box art. (Switch) PS4 arcade controller is now supported. PS4 joystick support has now been implemented (PS5) Xbox arcade stick is now supported. Xbox joystick support has now been implemented (XB1/XSX) When creating an online lobby, the player can now set...

2013’s Risk of Rain is getting an enhanced remake, and it’s coming next year to celebrate its 10th birthday. Titled Risk of Rain Returns, it spruces up the original with improved art, new survivors, and more. Announced during Nintendo’s House of Indies: Holiday Event Day 2 today, Risk of Rain Returns expands upon the first game while applying the lessons and improvements of Risk of Rain 2. Although Returns does not adopt the sequel's 3D art direction, it features new HD pixel art, balancing tweaks, and new music tracks from composer Chris Christodoulou. It also has improved multiplayer, with other content updates to be shared in the future. Check out the animated announcement trailer below.  In a press release, Hopoo Games co-founder Duncan Drummond says that “As we chart our future as developers, it was important to us that we...

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