The nominations for the 24th annual DICE Awards have been published. The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, and Hades lead with the most nominations. The game of the year nominees are listed below. If you’re interested, you can read all the other awards categories here. Game of the Year: Animal Crossing: New
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
While Hitman 3 was having a confusing rollout on PC, that didn’t seem to kill off the hype for the game. The game has surpassed its predecessor and has claimed the number one spot on the UK boxed charts (via GamesIndustry.biz). Launch sales for the title were up 17% compared to its predecessor. Breaking it
Nintendo America announced a new collaboration on their Twitter between their best selling title Animal Crossing: New Horizons and ColourPop Cosmetics. According to the tweet, the collection will make its debut on January 28th: Featuring fun shades inspired by the island paradise life, the @ColourPopCo x Animal Crossing: New Horizons makeup collection adds some new
Video games and Twitter go hand in hand. The social media platform is a great place to connect with other gamers, get the latest gaming news and keep up to date with a range of developers, publishers and personalities. Now, in a blog post, Twitter has shared just some astonishing figures of how well the
It’s news to nobody at this point just how much of a powerhouse the Nintendo Switch is. The console sold consistently throughout the whole of last year and was the top-selling console in the US for two years straight. Now, some new information has come to light that shows the console is not only dominant in the US
It goes without saying that the Nintendo Switch had a fantastic 2020. The hybrid console sold consistently throughout the year and was the top-selling console in the US for two years straight. Now, as we enter a new month, and new year, Nintendo has shared its top 15 downloads for the month of December and
As much as we are very glad to see the back of 2020, the turbulent year did offer us some respite from the chaos in the form of some incredibly good video games. If you jumped into games such as The Last of Us Part 2, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or
As the longest year in history comes to a close we start to see a range of lists emerge. These lists usually shine a light on the top-performing games of the year across Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony platforms. One surefire sign of how well a game sold is online retailer Amazon’s Best Sellers of the
As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is meant to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game — not just
As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is meant to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game — not just
As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is mean to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game — not just
Multiple Japanese game developers shared their favorite games of 2020 through Famitsu, with Ghost of Tsushima ending up in pole position. Yep. It’s that time of the year again. The Famitsu magazine releasing Thursday, December 24, officially titled Weekly Famitsu Magazine January 7-14, 2021 Issue, will include a traditional end of the year feature. With
It was pretty predictable that Cyberpunk 2077 would start its launch week at top of the UK sales chart, regarding the fact that there are no big launches other than CDPR’s highly-anticipated RPG in December this year. Despite its great number of sales at launch, Cyberpunk 2077 still stands behind FIFA 21 in the biggest
For those who may have missed it, we’re already in December! That means Cyberpunk 2077 and The Game Awards are just around the corner, Persona 5 Royal gets its own range of blended tea sets and there’s a raft of changes coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Thankfully, as they always do, Nintendo has put
Another week passed and the UK sales chart is live again with new data. The new chart hasn’t experienced any significant change, despite some minor swaps at the end of the top ten table. FIFA 21 still secures the first place while Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War is following. Despite a 37% drop in sales compared to the week
The Game Awards are now a little under a week away, taking place on December 10. Geoff Keighley’s brainchild has been one of the top awards ceremonies in the games industry over the last few years, and while this year’s ceremony will take place under some extremely different circumstances, the production is still likely to
A lot of publishers brought their titles with significant discounts to the market during last week’s Black Friday deals, and FIFA 21 has been the best-selling title among all the other rivals. According to GameIndustry, last week was a successful sale experience for most of the big games that had been launched in 2020. Over one
With the holiday season in full swing, Thanksgiving of course is next in line as families all over the US prepare for a feast. Of course, Thanksgiving in 2020 will look a little different this year in light of the pandemic, and if you’re looking for other ways to celebrate the holiday, one designer in Animal
Video games have been hugely important this year for many reasons. One of those being that throughout this year people have been locked inside due to the ongoing pandemic, and more have turned to games. But we’ve also seen games used for different methods. The US Military faced controversy earlier this year for using Twitch
Well, the nominees for this year’s edition of The Game Awards have now been unveiled and the games receiving the most nominations are rather unsurprising. Host Geoff Keighley announced the full slate of nominees for all categories in a live stream this morning with titles like The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Final Fantasy VII
Whether you enjoy the show or not, The Game Awards has essentially become the games industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, Grammys, or Emmys. Even though every other publication around the globe (including us here at DualShockers) ends up handing out annualized “Best Of” awards of their own, Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards is the showcase
With the Halloween event out of the way, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have been eagerly anticipating the next updates to the game. Nintendo’s biggest hit of the year has already seen a handful of updates, including swimming and diving, dream islands and more and now we have confirmation of the next two events, a
Awkwafina — actor, comedian, and all around entertainer — shows off her favorite Nintendo Switch games in a new promotional video for the system. We see her playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and, after losing a bet in the latter, is forced to don a Toad cosplay. Which is actually
Gabriel Salas, a freelance 3D generalist, posted a fan teaser trailer for an Animal Crossing TV series that him and his team created. The video, done in gorgeously impressive stop motion animation, stars fan favorite villager Isabelle as she goes around her set taking care of errands before starting the show: So happy to finally
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has undoubtedly been one of this year’s runaway successes. Nintendo’s island hit, which recently received its spooky fall update, sold over 22 million copies in its first five months, won Game of the Year at Tokyo Game Show and has played host to some political campaigning ahead of this year’s upcoming
Since its release in March, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been one of the few respites in 2020, and its constant seasonal updates have given everyone a reason to continue playing throughout the year. As of today, the newest seasonal update has gone live for those in the Northern Hemisphere. New DIY recipes, Halloween inspired outfits
It’s now been six months since Animal Crossing: New Horizons hit the Switch. Over the months since release, the game has become a cultural phenomenon and is easily one of the most successful releases of the year. The game, which has already sold well over 22 million copies, has played a supporting role in political
In a year that has certainly sucked for many of us, there was a game that released earlier in the year that gave some of us some peace and enjoyment. That game is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game has gone on to become one of the best selling Nintendo titles ever made and has
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the biggest game of this year and to celebrate Halloween the game is going to become a lot scarier once we get to October with its latest update. [Announcement] Find spooky surprises with the Fall update for #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons, arriving on 9/30! pic.twitter.com/cwIbl6TplG — Isabelle (@animalcrossing) September 25, 2020 The
Somehow it’s already September… This year has certainly been a challenge, but one thing remains constant. Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to be a delight. Leaving August behind means the changing of seasons as Animal Crossing players in the Northern Hemisphere bid farewell to Summer and welcome Fall. As we enter the best of the