Fans have been eager to get their hands on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night since its original Kickstarter reveal back in 2015. Unfortunately, while it is scheduled to release this year, no specific date has yet to be given. Fortunately, though, that might finally change next month. During a panel about Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night at SXSW
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The colonization of outside worlds has been explored in video games for decades. Red Faction, Doom, Mass Effect, and more have all brought human life to the red planet. However, there haven’t been many that put you in direct control of the colonization process. Sure, it has been explored to a certain degree but the
After being announced a little less than a year ago, Surviving Mars is finally upon us. To celebrate this occasion, developer Haemimont Games and publisher Paradox Interactive have released one more trailer for the simulation title. The trailer, which you can, as always, check out at the end of the article, shows off a ton of scenery
Lab Zero released a new gameplay video for their RPG platformer, Indivisible, in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux, PC, and most recently Nintendo Switch. The video details the changes made to the battle system since the developer released their last update. Battle system details covered in the video include a look at the Focus
Starting today, Rocket League players may now pick up the DC Super Heroes DLC Pack for $3.99. Included in the pack are two premium Battle-Cars and other cosmetic items related to the super heroes of the DC universe. The two Battle-Cars included are The Dark Knight Rises Tumbler and the ’89 Batmobile. Besides the two
Today, publisher 3D Realms and developer Voidpoint have announced its old-school first-person shooter, Ion Maiden, has entered Steam Early Access. A trailer was released flaunting its mixture of retro-style and modern shooting mechanics. In Ion Maiden, you’ll play as Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison, a bomb disposal expert for the Global Defense Force, as she attempts to
Ash of Gods: Redemption has a brand new trailer highlighting storytelling. The Kickstarter-funded indie title is filled with hefty levels of consequence as your decisions, both in and out of the battlefield, may likely change the ending — if not the entire playthrough. Evolving every time the player begins the story again, we can expect
There’s a certain thrill that comes to outrunning (and outgunning) the law, and video games have been no stranger to that. Of course, the Payday series has made its bank (literally and figuratively) on giving players the chance to live out their lives as a band of on-the-run outlaws pulling off the perfect heists, and now with
Today, the first-person mystery adventure game The Station released bringing an interesting sci-fi tale to a few of your favorite platforms. A new launch trailer flaunts gameplay accompanied by some ominous tunes. In The Station, a group of researchers aboard a cloaked space station was conducting research on a recently discovered alien race. However, when
Indie developer Psyonix, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and DC Entertainment have collaborated to bring the DC Universe to Rocket League with the DC Super Heroes DLC Pack. You can get a little glimpse of what you can expect from the recently released trailer and screenshots seen below. The DC Super Heroes DLC Pack will include
I’ve been playing Owlboy on the Nintendo Switch for a majority of this past week and I find it to be such an incredibly charming game. From very early on, the music, aesthetic, and the game’s sympathetic protagonist Otus draws you into the world that it has created and fills you with a sense of wonder. What I did
While RIVE may have been the final new game to be released by independent developer Two Tribes, the company has not shut down, and they are still porting games to new systems. Last November, they released RIVE: Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch, and today, Two Tribes announced that they are bringing Toki Tori 2+ on the
Psyonix and Hot Wheels are teaming up once again but this time their partnership goes a bit further than just add-on content for Rocket League. It was announced today that a toy version of Rocket League with fully-featured remote controlled cars will be launching later this fall with the help of Hot Wheels. The Hot Wheels Rocket League RC
Back in 2005, Neon Studios, Kaiko, and Capcom released their action-adventure game Legend of Kay on PS2, to decent reviews and moderate success. Five years later the game was ported to Nintendo DS. Then in 2015, THQ Nordic (known as Nordic Games then) obtained the rights to the game, developed Legend of Kay: Anniversary Edition,
One of the best and most notable indie titles of 2017 was SteamWorld Dig 2 from Image & Form. This Metroidvania mining game has a ton of charm and addicting gameplay, which resulted in critical acclaim. DualShockers’ Editor-in-Chief Lou Contaldi gave the game a ton of praise in his review, and I agree with pretty
It’s no secret that I love Darkest Dungeon; I even gave it a 10 in my review of the PS4 version. Darkest Dungeon is a great game that I hope many people get to play, and that is why I like that it has released on multiple platforms, including PC, Mac, Linux, PS Vita, PS4,
Last year, Image & Form Games released both SteamWorld Dig 2 and SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch, carving out a nice little place for themselves on the platform. Now, it is has been revealed that the studio will be releasing the original SteamWorld Dig on the system next week. SteamWorld Dig will release
Come one, come all, it’s DualShockers Weekly Community Game Night again! We’ve been having a blast with Jackbox Party Pack 4 so let’s keep it going one more time. Where: https://www.twitch.tv/dualshockerslive/ When: Thursday, January 18th at 8:00 pm EDT Here’s the best part: You don’t even need a copy of The Jackbox Party Pack 4 to play. Just join
If you’ve been holding off on some of the fantastic titles that released in 2017 you should definitely consider capitalizing on Humble Bundle’s Winter sale. You can shop through various publisher pages including Bandai Namco, Ubisoft, Deep Silver, NIS, Idea Factory, and more. If you’re not looking to break the bank, the kind folks over
Payday 2 brought players the chance to gather together on elaborate heists across consoles and PC, and now those heists will be taken on-the-go with the upcoming Switch version of the game when it arrives for the system next month. During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Nintendo revealed that Payday 2 will release for the Nintendo Switch
Released back in 2016, Darkest Dungeon drew critical acclaim and commercial success in bringing players an intense and dark dungeon crawling experience, with the indie title finally heading to the Nintendo Switch in the very, very near future. Developer Red Hook Studios announced that Darkest Dungeon will release for the Nintendo Switch eShop on January 18th, 2018,
The release of Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, the first large expansion pack for the popular strategy game, is just under a month away. Recently, Firaxis and 2K have been building up anticipation for the launch by introducing new Civilizations and leaders that are included in the expansion, and today, they unveiled one
Thanks to the massive success of games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and the numerous other popular titles on the service, Steam has had a banner year in terms of player counts and numbers, with the service having hit a new record for players online at once. Over the past few days, Steam has hit a new concurrent
Yesterday, we got a new trailer for the adorable platformer Grapple Force Rena. In the new trailer, we get to see a multitude of worlds, enemies, and bosses, but most importantly we get to see the main character, Rena, using her trusty grappling bracelets. Rena will be able to use her bracelets to do just about
It’s not too often that you see a brand new Sega Mega Drive game (with cartridge!) in this day and age — even with the advent of Kickstarter projects. However, that is exactly what UK-based developer Bitmap Bureau is hoping to do with Xeno Crisis. And now, thanks to a new stretch goal milestone the games
2017 was an embarrassment of riches when it came to the year in games, and with the year now behind us, Steam’s annual user-voted awards gave a spotlight to the best titles of 2017, while also throwing in a few nods to some old favorites of the past. Valve has revealed the winners of its
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, the simple idea of cars driving around and playing soccer blew up into this really major video game called Rocket League. After initially releasing in 2015, Rocket League slowly became a worldwide phenomenon and now boasts one of the largest on most frequent player bases
Humble Bundle has decided to kick off 2018 by releasing a new Staff Picks bundle that includes some popular games like BioShock Infinite and Punch Club. The bundle is officially titled the Humble Staff Picks Bundle: Scribble and introduces the titular crayon dog who apparently chose everything the ended up in this bundle. As always,
Two months ago, Kharon’s Crypt met its Kickstarter funding goal and has now met its stretch goal for a Nintendo Switch port. While there’s still official filing to be done, developers Andromeda Project has confirmed that Nintendo of Europe has already approved the project for release on Nintendo Switch. One major sidenote mentioned is that the Nintendo
As 2017 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games for our official Game of the Year awards. In the lead up to the New Year’s Day reveal, each member of the staff will give their personal top 10 games they played this year. 2017 is arguably