Today Square Enix updated the official site of Dragon Quest XI with a large batch of screenshots from both the PS4 and 3DS versions, focusing on the story and characters of the upcoming JRPG. We get to see how the hero and his party are pursued by the army of Delcadar, and visit the Tree
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Today Square Enix held the second day of the final Dragon Quest XI Countdown Carnival event in the Futako-Tamagawa area of Tokyo. During the event, series creator Yuji Horii and Producer Yosuke Saito introduced the CGI opening video that shows the prologue of the game. As usual, the standard for Square Enix CGI is extremely
Today Square Enix released a few new Commercials of its upcoming JRPG Dragon Quest XI. The first two commercials are respectively dedicated to the PS4 and 3DS versions of the game. They’re brief, but definitely interesting. The rest is more on the funny side, focusing on Japanese celebrities and how they feel about the upcoming
Over the past 15 years, the Kingdom Hearts series has been taking fans on an adventure to different worlds they’d never thought possible. Through each entry, the story has evolved to include new characters and worlds to fit the growing franchise. The same can be said for Sora’s trusted weapon, the magical Keyblade. First introduced
After some delays, Capcom Mobile announced that they have finally released updated version of Street Fighter IV for iOS titled Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition today. This version of the game brings some new characters and features along with it. Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition includes 25 playable characters, and three of them – Poison,
Today, Media Create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between July 3rd and July 9th, Bandai Namco’s new release Gundam Versus has replaced Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology as Japan’s top-dog. Meanwhile Mario Kart 8 Deluxe green-shelled its way back to No.2. Rounding out the top five is
Nowadays, anime opening and ending themes, alongside most Japanese video games, are the domain of young female vocalists and idol groups. Yet, those of my generation will remember a time in which the heroic deeds of giant robots and space pirates were accompanied by the much deeper voices of a handful of male singers. While
Dragon Quest XI‘s release is coming close, and Square Enix is preparing to celebrate alongside the franchise’s previous chapter, Dragon Quest X. The event will be a crossover between the two games, and will happen in two parts. The first part will start on July 14th and end on August 14th. Dragon Quest XI character
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
In the year 2150, Laser League is the new big thing. It’s a fast-paced sport where players must dodge the opposing teams’ lasers and survive in order to be deemed champions, leading to some bright spots of happiness and excitement in a post-conflict world. That is the concept of Roll7’s Laser League in a nutshell,
Like every year, Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted PlayStation E3 Experience, a series of viewings of its E3 press conference in theaters across North and South America. This year probably can’t be compared to the “E3 of Dreams” as many have grown to call the press conference in 2015, with the announcements of Final Fantasy VII