Today Square Enix hosted an active time report broadcast with Final Fantasy XV Director Hajime Tabata and Global Brand Director Akio Ofuji, mostly dedicated to recapping what was showcased at E3. During the broadcast, we learned that Square Enix has opted not to disclose some information during E3, and is instead planning “large scale” things
Month: June 2017
Koji Igarashi has been a notable name to fans of the Castlevania franchise for almost twenty years. From Symphony of the Night to Harmony of Dissonance, Igarashi served as one of the main creative minds behind the vampire-laden series until his departure from Konami in March of 2014. Of course, Igarashi couldn’t sit on the
Today, developer Prideful Sloth released a new trailer for its upcoming open-world adventure game, Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles. The new trailer specifically shows off the game’s Shivering Plains environment, as well as introduces us to “Fluff Cubs,” which appear to be inspired by Polar Bears, but purple-er and more dogish looking. Yonder: The Cloud
You may recall that it wasn’t so long ago that Moscow-based developer AurumDust Studio’s turn-based RPG Ash of Gods was announced to be beginning its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Well, the Kickstarter campaign is now nearly done and it has been a successful one. AurumDust was looking for $75,000 to fully fund Ash of Gods.
Today, developer Respawn Entertainment and publisher EA announced and revealed the 6th free DLC drop for its first-person shooter Titanfall 2 called The War Games. Additionally, Respawn also revealed that across the original Titanfall (which launched back in March 2014) and Titanfall 2 (which just hit last fall) the series has seen 20 million players,
Today Kadokawa Games introduced the first gameplay of The Lost Child, the new game by Takeyasu Sawaki, who is well known for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. The videos (courtesy of a livestream hosted by the magazine Dengeki PlayStation) introduce dialogue scenes with the characters, including protagonist Hayato Ibuki, the angel Parcia and more.
Yesterday. Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker Corporation announced the sequel to its popular mobile JRPG Terra Battle, aptly titled Terra Battle 2, and today the father of Final Fantasy himself introduced the first gameplay during a livestream on Nico Nico hosted by Famitsu. The reveal was actually rather extensive, for about 24 minutes of raw gameplay (unfortunately,
Yesterday, Hironobu Sakaguchi’s studio Mistwalker Corporation announced Terra Wars, a new game with interesting graphics made in claymation. Today, they launched a behind-the-scenes video showing off how that is being created. Claymation is a process that based on creating clay sculptures of characters, and then animating them by taking hundred of pictures in different poses,
Ever Oasis, a new 3DS exclusive title from the director of Secret of Mana, Koichi Ishii, has gotten a launch trailer prior to its release tomorrow. For those who don’t know, Ever Oasis was announced last year during Nintendo’s Treehouse Live event, and is a unique mix between a city management game like Animal Crossing
So let’s talk about Mighty No. 9: I think the stale taste has left everybody’s mouths by now. To put it simply, that game was a disaster with so much potential to be great. A true successor to the Mega Man series, with one the series’ most notable leads, Keiji Inafune, at the helm. Sadly,
Aniplex of America announced that the mobile game Fate/Grand Order will launch on on June 25 for Android/iOS devices in the the west. Additionally the publisher will host a Launch Celebration for the release at the upcoming Anime Expo event in Los Angeles, CA. The celebration will be held on July 1st at 3:00 pm
Today Koei Tecmo released the first trailer of its upcoming new chapter of the Dynasty Warriors series, Dynasty Warriors 9. The trailer looks quite awesome, especially considering the difference in looks with the previous chapters of the series. We get to see the beautiful open world promised by the developers, and a glimpse on battle.
Psyonix and NBC Sports today announced a new partnership that will soon see Rocket League appearing on television — a first for the game. The partnership will allow NBC Sports to broadcast coverage of an upcoming Rocket League 2v2 tournament that is beginning next month and marks NBC Sports’ first foray into the world of
German publisher and developer Daedalic Entertainment has released 15 minutes of new gameplay footage — via IGN — of its upcoming futuristic thriller, State of Mind, which is poised to release on PC, Mac, Linux, Switch, Xbox One, and PS4 sometime in Q4 2017. For those that don’t know: State of Mind is a futuristic
Update, 6/21 7:40 PM: As expected, Nintendo’s position in the interview was just misstated. Responding to DualShockers, Nintendo PR clarified that Scibatta meant “2018 and beyond” instead of simply “2018.” In other words, don’t expect to see Samus return so soon. Original story follows: How soon do you think Metroid Prime 4 is coming out
Not to be deterred from last week’s great post-E3 scale, PlayStation and Sony have concocted another sale with great bargains — and even better bargains if you are a PlayStation Plus member. Dubbed the “Double Discount” sale, PlayStation Plus members will enjoy (you guessed it) double the discount that non-PlayStation Plus members receive. How does
Following today’s announcement of Terra Battle 2, Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker Corporation provided more details about the game and its sister project, Terra Wars. First of all, we learn that both games are coming to the west, even if details remain scarce. On top of this, Terra Wars now officially has its own platforms, which will
When a major movie hits theaters nowadays, most people expect a cheap tie-in video game to get announced in order to cash-in on the movie’s success. Without hesitation, most people write the game off immediately. So lets cut right to the chase: Cars 3: Driven to Win is most certainly not going to win any
Today Square Enix released a batch of new screenshots giving a look on one of the playable characters of its upcoming JRPG Dragon Quest XI, Sylvia. Sylvia is the mood make of the party, previously traveling entertainment with the dream of bringing a smile to everyone’s face. In combat, he makes uses of the arts
Sumo Digital sent out a press release today detailing their latest patch for the slithery platformer, Snake Pass. This update effects all platforms for the game (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) but has specific notes for each one. The most notable additions are the two features (time trials, leaderboards) added to the Switch to make
When gamers hear the name “Inti Creates,” it’s often followed by memories of playing the Mega Man Zero series. The developer excels in delivering some of the best 2D action-platformers on the market, and this has been a goal set out by the company since they opened their doors in 1996. Following the developer’s inception,
Today, Media Create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between June 12th and June 18th, it’s one Nintendo Switch game replacing another: with the newly released IP, ARMS, knocking back down Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to the No.2 spot. Interestingly, Nintendo pulled off the trifecta in the
Another year, another E3 — and as is tradition, DualShockers hands out awards to what we (and our readers collectively) think are the best games at the show. This year had some stiff competition, with three games nearly tying for Game of the Show. But, with plenty of arguing, debating, and compromising we have DualShockers’
Today, during a Nintendo Direct presentation, the house of Mario and Square Enix introduced the features exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest XI. We get to see the two gameplay modes created for the platforms: the more modern 3D mode shows the world and combat with better visuals. The classic and notsalgic
Last week at E3 2017, we had the opportunity to go hands on with the upcoming “Igavania” title Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Being developed by Inti Creates and published by 505 Games, Bloodstained serves as a spiritual successor to the Castlevania games of yesteryear. For those unfamiliar, Bloodstained began as a Kickstarter project in
Dead by Daylight has officially made its way to consoles, but the game has been out on PC for over a year. Behaviour Digital felt it was important to point that out and make note of how far the game has come because of its fans. In the video below, Behaviour shows off all of
E3 2017 has come and gone and hosted many great games: however, some of those titles might have been overshadowed by some of the bigger budget titles seen on stage. Despite the huge amount of games announced during the event, we here at DualShockers have put together a convenient list of great indie games that
42 energy drinks later: E3 2017 is done and in the rear-view mirror. And as it has the last few years, today, ICO Partners released its annual assessment that looks into which companies generated the most press coverage during the super-bowl like trade-show. For the first time since ICO Parnters began with this assessment in
If there has been a sales chart recently: it’s probably been topped by Injustice 2. The new fighting game from developer NetherRealm Studios and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment topped May’s PlayStation Store sales chart. It was alsothe best-selling game for the month in the United States. And now, it’s been revealed as the best-selling
Sony Interactive Entertainment released today a new trailer for its PS4 Pro console. The trailer focuses on Sony’s own headline titles including God of War, Gran Turismo Sport, Horizon Zero Dawn, Deroit: Become Human, Knack II, Spider-Man and Days Gone. It also boasts the hardware capabilities of the console, including “Dynamic and Native 4K,” HDR