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Followingrecent commentsfrom Ninja Theory that 3D tech will be limited on the PS3, it should perhaps come as no surprise that the recently reported “3D treatment” forKillzone 2will not be coming. According to The Gamer Access, who originally reported the story, the news came about as the result of a misunderstanding. “Unfortunately, our feature did not make it clear that the 2D game footage was included for demonstration purposes only,” explains Sony....

The big November update is now targeting next spring Konami’s new virtual football gameeFootball 2022has beenhaving a pretty rocky launch. ThePESsuccessor was set to receive a big patch this month, but today, the development team has announced it’s pushing that update back to next year. Anupdatefrom theeFootball 2022team says that the version 1.0.0 update scheduled for Nov. 11 will now go live in spring 2022. Additionally, Konami is cancelling and refunding theeFootball 2022Premium Player Pack pre-orders, and automatically refunding anyone who purchased it....

Radical Heights launches tomorrow on Steam Early Access I wasn’t expecting to hear about thenext projectfromLawBreakersdeveloper Boss Key Productions so soon, but here we are, and here it is: a free-to-play battle royale game calledRadical Heights. Besides the ridiculous bikes, which I kind of love, the big point of differentiation for this game-show shooter is the ability to bank your cash mid-match. You can withdraw from an ATM to “purchase weapons early in the next game” or just use the funds to customize your “personal prize room....

Episode 4, 5, and 6! Beatdown Boogie’s wonderful Mario Warfare series has been chugging along, and we last left off with Princess Peachlearning the way of the gorillawith Donkey Kong. Since then, Mario and Luigi discovered the Smash Club, with Mario rising to the top as the ultimate Smash champ. Then all of a sudden episodes five and six were released this past week, featuring a Princess Peach kicking some series ass against Mario....

Hunt’s on Monster Hunter: Worldis a lot of people’s firstMonster Huntergame. Most who aren’t familiar with the series are going to be overwhelmed by everything there is to learn. It seems like nothing’s as intuitive as you’d think it’d be inMonster Hunter. That holds true for the matchmaking, as joining your friends in cooperative hunts isn’t as simple as just sending an invite. Xbox players have had a more frustrating experience since the game’s launch, though....

Go Bananas If you’re in the mood a bit of cathartic chaos and ultra-violence, then Devolver Digital and DeadToast Entertainment might have just the ticket for you, as their weird, over-the-top shooterMy Friend Pedrocomes skateboarding onto the PS4 platform this week. Released on PC and Switch in June 2019,My Friend Pedrois a tough, physics-based action title fully-loaded with John Woo-style gunplay and dramatic stunts. Players control a nameless, masked protagonist as he run ‘n’ guns his way through gangland territory, his every move guided by a sardonic talking banana....

We will never forget The Great War of Wave 4 Five years ago today, the “Holy Trinity” was born. I waltzed into a Toys “R” Us assuming that I could pick up every figure on offer, and boy was I met with the fury of a thousand suns and a hundred shoppers scorned. The Wii Fit, Villager and Marth figures were almost nowhere to be found, and within literal hours an entire community formed around that shortage....

Also, 32 Secs World’s End Clubis the big focus this week on the Switch eShop, and one of the few featured games in a sea of oddities. The oddest iseasilySpy Alarm, which gives off extremely ’90s “your sibling will get caught breaking in your room” vibes. For $10, “Spy alarm transmits an invisible infra-red beam from IR Camera at the bottom of the right Joy-Con, if someone or something crosses the beam, the beams bounce back to the IR Camera which then sounds the alarm....

Nintendo hardware joins the shrinkage party Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has warned that Switch hardware could be in short supply come the new year. Furukawa believes that ongoing issues with component manufacture and supply might result in fewer global units delivered to retailers throughout 2022, with Black Friday and Holiday sales eating up a large portion of available stock. “I can’t say that I was able to supply enough for demand after Black Friday, and after the beginning of the year,”said Furukawa in a conversation with Kyoto-Np....

Fisticuffs on the go! The latest addition toSega Forever, Sega’s growing collection of free-to-play mobile re-releases, is the classic brawlerStreets of Rage. One of the best features of the game was its simultaneous co-op, which was a rarity back in the day. While there won’t be same device multiplayer, this new port does feature cross-platform play between Android and iOS devices, so you’ll be able to duke it out with your buds regardless of your affiliation....

People are strange when you’re a stranger Fans of the weird and wonderfulOddworlduniverse will be pleased to hear that the HD remaster of 2005 shooterStranger’s Wrathwill be arriving on Nintendo Switch later this month. Developer Oddworld Inhabitants has released a new trailer to celebrate the announcement. Originally launching on Xbox back in 2005,Stranger’s Wrathis a shooter/adventure, which sees players don the dusty hat of a dangerous bounty hunter, who wanders into the wastelands of Western Mudos with his sights set on some dangerous outlaws, but ends up getting more than he bargained for....

As you progress throughPalworld, you’re eventually going to want a Dark Element Pal that you can mount. That’s where the mighty Maraith comes into play. The Dark Element Pal glows with blueish fire and a general Dark aura and features a powerful Partner Skill. We’ve found the bestPalworldMaraith Location, and where you can find the Maraith Pal and tame it to do your bidding. Best location to find Maraith Pals The absolute best location to find the Maraith Pal inPalworldis to head to the icy region in the north part of the map....

It also works forBDSP [Update:The PiplupPokemon Legendsdistribution eventhas expanded to South Korea, providing hope that it’ll come to more regions in the future.] APokemon Legendsdistribution event is happening soon, and it involves the adorable Piplup. It’s Japan-only at the moment, but there’s a chance it could be reworked and come westward at some point. The distribution is happening viathe Pokemon Center chain, and will actually provide two different versions of Piplup depending on what versions ofPokemonyou own....