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New gameplay trailer for MGO will debut next week Next week is looking to be a pretty exciting time for gaming. WithThe Game Awardsshowing off world premieres of upcoming titles, and thePlayStation Experiencedoing the same, it’s definitely going to be a busy and eventful weekend. But just a week before the event, Geoff Keighley, creator of The Game Awards, has teased the upcoming reveal ofMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain‘s online multiplayer mode....

…There’s probably more to it than that When we think about interstellar travel, our minds often go straight to intense battles with alien warships, exploration of hostile worlds, or cunning diplomacy. We often forget that between all of the action, our heroes still need to eat, sleep, bathe, and take some private meditation time (this is code for pooping). Cosmonauticalooks to explore those down times, but it is not without its own highs....

As part of yesterday’s update,which confirmed“every title in [Microsoft’s] exclusive 2015 holiday games line-up —Halo 5: Guardians,Rise of the Tomb Raider,Forza Motorsport 6andGears of War: Ultimate Edition— sold over 1 million units,” Microsoft has summarised what’s coming next in 2016. In an interview withGamertag Radio, marketing executive Aaron Greenberg confirmed that development remains on track for some of its most anticipated ID games, too. “Those are three huge ID titles,” Greenberg said....

‘War makes thieves and peace hangs them’ AAA development works, the large studio tells you. “Yes it is true we’ve let 27 people go today,”its press release readsas you imagine it dabbing crocodile tears with a fan of c-notes. “Unfortunately it’s something that every major studio has to do sometimes to ensure you have the right set up for current and future projects.” “We’re very thankful for all their hard work,” the corporate press release reads....

Every Pal withinPalworldhas its own uniquePartner Skill, making each Pal useful in different ways. Some Pals have Partner Skills that boost their usefulness on your base, while others make them more effective in combat or as mounts. However, no type of Partner Skill is more useful than that of healing, specifically those which allow the Pal to heal the player. There aren’t many who possess this type of skill, five to be precise, but these Pals can be found no matter what level you are and will help you survive in those brutal fights withTower Boss DuosandAlpha Palsalike....

How about this game crosses over in the west, eh? PSOwas such a huge part of my gaming career it’s maddening thatPhantasy Star Online 2hasn’t come west yet. It’s moved from PC in 2012 to Vita, PS4, Switch and mobile platforms in various ways (truncated or cloud-based) but it’s still just available in Japan without the help of translation patches. Over the years the series has gotten tons of crossovers that we’ve missed out on, including this upcomingKing of Fighterscrossover....

Capcom vs. Saban (or is it Hasbro) 2017’sPower Rangersdidn’t do well enough to set up the massive film franchise like Saban had hoped. It wasn’t a bad movie, but it also didn’t make very much money. The most substantial thing to come out of it was probablyPower Rangers: Legacy Wars, the mobile fighting game. That has more than 10 million downloads and starting tomorrow, it’s getting a major crossover with some of the stars of theStreet Fighterfranchise....

Destructoid has been chatting to Radical design directer Matt Armstrong about the studio’s upcoming sequel,Prototype 2. I’m a fan ofthe original, but fully admit it had some flaws, and I wanted to see what improvements were coming. Firstly, will we get a better protagonist in James Heller, someone less of a blank slate? “Heller’s a character who’s actually become more and more interesting over the course of development as we’ve got to know him better,” Armstrong said....

Speaking of things that won’t die… It is the 20th anniversary ofResident Eviland the only new game in the series planned for 2016 release is thecompetitive multiplayer shooterUmbrella Corps. Yikes. Well, aResident Evil 7announcement at, say, E3 is inevitable…right? What the hell else is Capcom busy with now thatStreet Fighter Vis in the wild?Deep Down? Well, here’sResident Evil 0director Koji Oda reflecting on 20 years of Raccoon City. This is the second in a 20th anniversary video interview series Capcom is putting on....

Latest tech test scheduled for April 21 If you’re yet to check outResident Evil Re: Verse– the multiplayer side-title accompanying the upcomingResident Evil Village– then you’re going to have another opportunity real soon. Capcomhas announced a third beta testfor the crossover shooter, scheduled to kick off on all platforms tonight/tomorrow. Resident Evil Re:Verseis a celebration of the legendary survival horror, and lets up to six players partake in a variety of deathmatch-style modes....

Meet new auld acquaintance Fans of Nintendo’s mobile battle titleFire Emblem Heroeswill be able to get the year off to a fighting start, as this new trailer reveals a quartet of heroes – and a new story chapter – coming to the free-to-play game tomorrow. Joining the ever-expanding roster of original and variant warriors are beautiful archer Fjorm, sword-bearing prince Hrid, the duty-driven Laevatein and the prophet, Gunnthra, all of whom are characters featured inFire Emblem Heroes’Book II adventures....

No single-player DLC in the pipeline WhileRed Dead Onlinemay not be as popular or fleshed out asGrand Theft Auto Online, it seems Rockstar isn’t giving up on it. Despite fans clamoring for more single-player DLC, the company is currently “100% focused” on expanding and updating the online component to itsblockbuster Western action game. A recent interview with website VG 24/7 saw Rockstar confirming as much. Lead online production associate Katie Pica told the website, “We’re 100% focused on online right now, because like I said, there’s just so much to do, and we’re just hoping to bring everything that a player can love about single-player into the online world, and fleshed out....

We’ve heard from a mysterious source (possibly a roaming Ekans) that 2K Games, in addition to working on a newX-COM, is hard at work in a secret location and tinkering with a massively multiplayer online game set in theBioShockuniverse. Sounds crazy? So did an FPSX-COM, and we all know what’s happened there. 2K has made no secret in the past of its interest in the MMO genre, andBioShockhas been named as apotential candidate for exploitationbefore....