We always come back to the time of medieval story-telling where we wanted to be knights, hunters, mages, and whatever other role scoffs at electricity. It’s brought us great games like the now fairly-oldSkyrimand the slightly less seniorKingdom Come: Deliverance. Both games deal with one determined warrior expected to save the land, ruin it, or just take all the good parts for themselves. One leans harder toward the fantasy side while the other tries to ground itself in a more real experience....

As a certified Grinch and a known horror lover, Halloween is my Christmas. This time of year is my excuse to force all my friends to watch obscure, terrifying movies with me. But as I’ve admitted time and time again, as much as my friends have tried to convince me to stream horror games onDiscordfor their viewing pleasure, I simply can’t play horror games. For that reason, I’m always looking for alternatives that gesture towards the general mood and vibe of Halloween, but don’t actually scare me....

Summary It’s been a pretty big day forYakuza/Like A Dragonfans, as developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios held its yearly showcase to bring us all the news regarding the future of the series. We knew going in that the studio was going to reveal the next game it’s working on following the release of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and it has rather spectacularly delivered. The show opened up with a trailer for a brand-new game announcement, and the rumors about a pirate game starring Majima turned out to be very accurate....

With oppressiveatmospheric dreadand thought-provoking themes, there’s nothing quite like a Japanese horror flick, but not every horror film from the land of the rising sun is all about subtle chills and slowburn terrors; there’s a ton of variety to be had here, from the shocking to the downright strange. If you’re a fan ofhorror films, there’s a chance you’ve heard of some of the country’s more famous outings already, but if you’ve yet to watch the best of the best or simply want to know where to start with J-Horror, these are the Japanese horror films you’ll want to check out first....

The GPS genre is fascinating. I say it’s a genre but it’s really just one game (Pokemon Go) and a bunch of others that have tried and failed to exist alongside it. Most of those failures were made by Pokemon Go’s own developer Niantic, and while Go isn’t the studio’s only active game (Pikmin Bloom, Peridot, Monster Hunter Now are all still kicking, as well as Go’s IP-less precursor Ingress) it’s certainly the only one most people know about....

Summary Pokemon’srecent leaks have thrown up some absolutely wild stories in recent days.Typhlosion went from being public enemy number one, tocompletely vindicated againin almost a matter of hours, while it seems as though Game Freak toyed with the idea ofputting Lady Gaga’s song Born This Way into Pokemon X & Y. Concept art, scrapped evolutions, anddetails surrounding future projectshave all leaked on social media. The absurdity just keeps coming too, as it was recently claimedby Twitter user Centro Leaks- one of the primary sources for all of this nonsense - that Game Freak allegedly used a fan-made Minecraft recreation of Hoenn to help develop Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire....

Summary PlayStation opened 30th anniversary pre-ordersat third party retailers last week and congratulations to any of you who managed to bag something from it as it didn’t stay in stock for long. That said, if you pre-ordered the anniversary edition of thePS5slim from Argos, you might want to check your emails as some who bought the console through the UK retailer have received notifications informing them their orders have been canceled....

Summary Finally, after 14 years of waiting,Red Dead Redemption,Rockstar Games’epic outlaw adventure, will be making its way toPC. Thegaming industry’s worst-kept secretwas finally announced earlier this week, and it won’t be long before the game is available to play,as it’s set for an October 29 release. That said, while fans have been waiting well over a decade to play Red Dead Redemption on a PC, once many of them saw the game’s price, they will happily wait even longer....

Deadlock, the third-person MOBA developed by Valve Software, features a variety of heroes that can fit any kind of taste or style of gameplay. Some are better at farming souls, or dealing with enemy players, or keeping your team in fighting shape. If you ever start to get bored of the hero you’re currently playing, or are just looking to try something new, there is almost always something different to try....

Nintendotends to have a one-per-console rule with some of its bigger first-party games, as has been demonstrated on theSwitch.Super Mario Odysseyis the platform’s only new 3D Mario,Super Smash Bros.has never had more than one release on a single platform, and evenBreath Of The Wildwas technically a cross-gen launch withTears Of The Kingdomlikely the only big 3D Zelda game we’ll get on Switch.Mario Partyis a different animal though, and whenSuper Mario Party Jamboreehits the Switch on July 22, 2025, it’ll be the third original game in the series to launch on the platform....

If you intend to pull off a heist against the biggest crime syndicate out there, you have to ensure your blaster is up to the challenge - especially since that’s your only main weapon throughout the game. Kay Vess has quite the journey ahead of her inStar Wars Outlaws,and you’ll find a lot of ways to mod and upgrade your blaster here. You’ll have three main variations you’ll unlock throughout the story, and each can be further upgraded to ensure ultimate destruction....

Summary There are plenty of different ways you’re able to recognise the similar team of developers that worked onMetaphor: ReFantazioand the Persona series, but one of the biggest parallels is with the bond system inMetaphor and Persona’sstaple Social Link system. Throughout the length of Metaphor: ReFantazio, you’ll get the chance to socialize with 14 specific characters, learn more about them and their place in Euchronian society, as well as earn buffs and new abilities at the same time....

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is a goodPokemonteam. Every team starts with a starter Pokemon and a dream. Eventually, this team and this trainer will be strong enough to become the Champions of a region- but that’s only if they can claw their way up. And to do that, they need some early-game Pokemon. Early-game Pokemon have a reputation for being fodder to throw away once something better comes along....