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We all know cats have nine lives, butUmbraclawis on the way to prove they also get successively cooler powers each time they die. The latest side-scrolling action game from Inti Creates (Azure Striker Gunvolt,Blaster Master Zero) isset to launchon consoles and PC on June 05, 2025. Specifically,Umbraclawis coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. A demo is on the way to the February 2024 edition of Steam Next Fest, and you’re able to see how much ass this little cat kicks in the release date trailer below....

Didn’t want to rein in any possible controversy It seems Microsoft turned down PS3 exclusiveHeavy Rainbecause it featured the kidnapping of children, according to developer Quantic Dream’s David Cage, speaking at theBAFTA Annual Games Lecturein London,Polygon reports. Microsoft initially went after the French developer. “They really lovedFahrenheit,” Cage said, “and they really wanted to do something with us.” Alas, it seems Microsoft, “got scared,” when it learned the game would deal with child kidnapping....

Nintendo man shockingly says Nintendo product is okay! Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has reemphasized his belief that theWii Uis going to be okay, despite its less-than-overwhelming performance. Predicting a long future, the Nintendo brain says he’s not worried about the system’s lifespan. “I think that the Wii U still has a long future,” he told theNew York Times.“We really view it as being the ideal device that families are going to want to have connected to that screen in the living room that everyone is going to gather around and watch....

Prepare your stickman patrol Activision have released two new videos in their nifty new “Map Briefings” series. The videos take a look at upcomingCall of Duty: WWIImultiplayer maps, with some of the game’s developers pointing out some early strategies so you can hit the ground running. These new videos look at Dunkirk and V2, both of which are coming as part of new DLC packThe War Machine. Dunkirk is, of course, the location of one of the most famous operations of WWII, wherein over 300,000 Allied troops were evacuated from increasing Nazi pressure....

Two newDmCtrailers have popped up, because it’s been far too long since people had something to argue about. Feel free to give the vids a watch and prepare your defense or prosecution. As always, I’m personally liking what I see. I especially love all the deforming environments, and the combat sequences look as fun and ludicrous as ever. Of course, none of us will know how good the game is until it’s actually out, but I remain hopeful....

Majesco’s upcoming Wii exclusive music title,Major Minor’s Majestic March, should have you interested. After all, we are talking about the reuniting of the PaRappa the Rapper duo of artist Rodney Greenblat and designer Masaya Matsuura. In anexclusive interviewwith Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal, Matsuura talks for the first time about the details of his upcoming collaboration with Greenblat. He also shuns the desire for any influence from Nintendo’s “Wii Music” conducting title, saying “Maybe that would make me a little confused on what I’m trying to do....

Until now, we hadn’t been given a look at the upcoming Wii version ofNHL 2K9, the first hockey sim on the console, in motion.Screenshots fromNHL 2K9Wii(see latter 17 images) failed to impress most Dtoiders, but perhaps some video of the game will change your mind. It’s a typical trailer for a Wii title — there’s game footage interspersed with shots of people making idiots of themselves with vastly exaggerated motions to demonstrate that, yes,there are motion controls....

Also,Dungeon Munchies As we near the end of any given year, game releases slow down a bit. Though we have one last surprise with the indie hitChicory: A Colorful Tale. Launching yesterdayfollowing a surprise Indie World Showcase stream, it gave 2021 one last shot in the arm. Other eShop releases this week includeDungeon Munchies, Let’s Play! Oink Games, Timelie, Super Animal Royale,andSpire: Ina’s Tale. It’s a lot of animal-based games! IncludingSuper Animal Royale, which is described as a “64-player, frenetic, top-down 2D battle royale....

Aqua League mod I wasn’t kidding when I saidthat funny goal gifconvinced me to downloadRocket League. Psyonix’s driving/soccer game is brilliantly designed, and now I’m obsessed with it like the rest of you. My infatuation even extends to things that resembleRocket League. Take this in-development mod forStarCraft II, Aqua League, which “[combines] elements of soccer, bumper cars, and hockey.” It doesn’t look nearly as fun, admittedly, but it’s impressive to see this type of experience up and running inside of a real-time strategy game....

When John Carmack isn’t building rocket ships or modifying cars into planes, he’s making some decent games with id Software and Fountainhead Entertainment. Once home to cell phones, Carmack’sOrcs & Elvesis now coming to the Nintendo DS … and it’s gone gold! The DS game features a new 3D engine, full 3D sound, new monsters, and new levels. Pre-order the game at certain retailers, and you’ll get yourself a limited edition wand stylus, which you can use to cast spells....

Sony was having a pretty good couple of days, and then everyone wanted to take a dump on their party. Those money people that watch stocks like a hawk noticed that Sony’s stock continues to decline, even after the announcement of a price drop to $299 and a newPS3 “slim” system. The stock closed 1.4 percent down on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, continuing a downward trend from early August, now down about 12 percent in all....

The most beloved piece of pirate treasure in Japan these days is the Chinese-made Nintendo DS piracy device called the R4.[looks around innocently]Never heard of it. According toThe Times Online, the device is taking Tokyo’s geek haven Akihabara by storm, and retailers say that sales are “very strong.” Storefronts advertise the item, but won’t say exactly what the item does. “New R4 shipment has finally arrived! You know what it does!...

The new trailer for Creative Assembly’s latestTotal Wargame,Shogun 2: Total War, is quite beautiful, and not just because of the pretty pretty graphics, but because it shows off some actualgameplayfootage, rather than the vague teasers and cinematic-cut promos from earlier. In this first pre-alpha “battle report”, Kieran Brigden and Ingimar Gudmunsson run commentary on a battle to show offShogun 2‘s tactical AI, which is a thing that strategy grognards have given Creative Assembly a lot of crap for over the last fewTotal Warinstallments (and rightly so)....