Commander has always beenMagic: The Gathering’smost community-driven format. Its rules and banlist were managed by a combination of the Rules Committee and the Commander Advisory Group, both of which were independent from Wizard of the Coast. To have a third party be in control of Magic’s most popular format was wild, no other game had something as big as this run entirely over the publisher’s head. But that’s all over now....
Summary In the next chapter of strange video game crossovers, Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest football players of all time, will seemingly be a character inSNK’supcomingFatal Fury: City of the Wolvesfighting game. No, we’re not joking, either. The legendary Portuguese football icon took to Twitter early on Saturdayto share a teaser of his involvement in the fighting game. That teaser specifically takes place on a football pitch, references Ronaldo’s “CR7” moniker and has the tagline, “A Legendary Player Joins A Legendary Game....
Summary Deltarunecreator Toby Fox has revealed that his work on the next two chapters is complete, and they are now undergoing translation and localisation. This means that Chapter 5 has entered development, and will be the “main focus” for the team going forward. While Fox isn’t ready to give us any kind of release date, the current state of Chapters 3 and 4 bodes well for the game’s overall development. The developer anticipates testing for Chapter 3 to start in mid-October, and describes Chapter 4 as feeling “really complete”....
Summary Dragon Age: The Veilguardmight still be months away from release, but that hasn’t stopped some people from asking whether DLC is planned. It’s pretty much expected these days for big publishers to announce DLC expansions for their biggest games before they’ve even released - just look atUbisoft unveiling a full roadmap for Str Wars Outlawsbefore the thing even hit store shelves. With that in mind, it makes sense that Dragon Age: The Veilguard director Corinne Busch was asked whether any DLC was in the works byYouTuber MrMattyPlaysin a recent interview (thanks Games Radar), though your hopes would be dashed if you had your fingers crossed for even more Dragon Age next year....
Summary Art is a beautifully diverse expression of humanity, and it can come across in many forms. While games may be what you’re used to if you’re here, manga and comics are another incredible form of storytelling. So much so that plenty of manga have been adapted into games. What about the other way around, though? While it’s not quite as common nor does it tend to produce quite as high quality results, plenty of games have had manga adaptations produced of them....
Summary Most games are pretty easy to follow in terms of chronology. A game comes out, and then the next one is either its sequel, or prequel. You might get some twists in there with a concurrent story, but that’s the typical process. A nice and simple timeline to follow. Ah, but that’s too easy for some. Certain games like to make connections in subtle ways, linking them with games you hadn’t considered, while others throw in some time-travel shenanigans to really muddle things....
Summary WhenSucker PunchlaunchesGhost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020sGhost of Tsushima, in 2025, it’ll mark the beginning of what the studio andPlayStationare hoping will be a fruitful franchise. That franchise will see the release of at least one movie, as well as multiple spin-offs. According to a larger profile by The New York Timesfollowing Yotei’s reveal during Tuesday’s State of Play presentation, the upcoming title will serve as the jumping off point for an official franchise....
Summary Of all the games you’d expect to leave the last generation of consoles behind,Goat Simulator 3likely wasn’t one of them. Especially when you consider how long ago it launched and that it has aNintendo Switchversion. Well, it might be late, but Coffee Stain has caved to popular demand and created a last-gen version of the newest Goat Simulator forPS4andXbox One. The best part of this backtrack is that by the time you’re reading this, Goat Simulator 3’s last-gen store pages will be live on both the PlayStation and Xbox Games stores, so you can go and buy it right now....
Summary It’s been a stellar couple of years for fighting game fans, withStreet Fighter 6,Tekken 8, andMortal Kombat 1all launching, and the prospect of a newFatal Furygame,City of the Wolves, is also just months away. Facing increasing competition, one of the most popular fighters not listed above,Guilty Gear Strive, has made some pretty sweeping changes in its latest patch to ensure it doesn’t get left behind. Guilty Gear Strive Patch 1....
Quick Links After being stranded on seventh-generation consoles for over a decade,Lollipop Chainsawis back, remastered for modern consoles with the appropriate “RePop” subtitle. This Suda51 joint sees San Romero Knights cheerleader Juliet Starling’s 18th birthday interrupted by a zombie uprising, forcing her to battle them with her trusty chainsaw. Over the years, Lollipop Chainsaw has developed a healthy following. This is due not only to Suda’s ongoing popularity, but also the steady rise of the game’s writer, James Gunn, most well known for directing the Guardians of the Galaxy films....
Teamfight TacticsSet 12 is fun and unique, but updates in the set have opened a way for players to play an old set for its own unique rewards. While it isn’t the exact same as its July 2021 counterpart, the Dawn of Heroes set is back and playable in Set 12, allowing for a different kind of ranked climb. The goal of playing against seven opponents for a top-four finish remains the same, but that isn’t the sole goal in this set revival....
Quick Links Silent Hill 2brings you to the eponymous town of Silent Hill, and it’s pretty obvious from the get-go that things aren’t quite normal here. What may start as a quick jaunt down the streets of South Vale quickly devolves into an examination of the deepest fears of those trapped in the town. For Angela, this manifests as the unpleasantly named Abstract Daddy, a twisted amalgamation of the abuse she suffered as a child....
Quick Links So you’ve startedFunko Fusion, and you’re ready to jump into the world of fabulous cameos in the game. From the Umbrella Academy to Jurassic World and so many more, you’ll be on a wild ride on a quest playing as your favorite Funko Pop characters from some of the biggest shows and movies. Before that though, you’ll have to do a tutorial in which you unravel the story of the game....
