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From FuRyu Caligula, announced earlier this year from FuRyu, is starting to take shape. Developed by Aquira (with a writer who helped work onPersona 1and2), it’s set in a VR world where students are doomed to relive high school over and over — with a cast that’s hell bent on returning to real life. That sounds…fascinating to me. This will be facilitated by the tried and true JRPG formula, complete with dungeons, a battle system, and new skills to acquire....

Taking the L Capcom has found itself in the bad books of the competitive fighting game community (FGC) after proposing an official “licensing” scheme that could potentially be applied to allStreet Fighter V(and presumablyStreet Fighter 6) tournaments held anywhere on American soil, regardless of size. Round 1 kicked off on February 28, when Capcom outlined its plans for the “Street Fighter V Community License Agreement“. In a nutshell, the proposed plan would require all Tournament Organizers (TOs) to apply for an official license in order to run a local or national tournament on flagship fighterStreet Fighter V: Champion Edition....

Cblogs Recap: Week 46 -Ctg867looks back at the games that defined the 8th generation of consoles for him. –Kerrik52reviewsResistance: Fall of Manas part of his Traveller in Playtime reviews series. -Darrenhupkediscusses the launch love for the PlayStation 5. -PhilsPhindingsdiscusses the similarities between the soundtrack ofDonkey Kong Countryand ’80s synth music. -Riley1sSpookdefends the cause of Amon inThe Legend of Korracartoon show. -PhilsPhindingsdiscusses the similarities between someBubble Bobbletunes and early 20th-century pop music....

Mind blown Anyone that has a Wii U can tell you how much the battery life of the GamePad sucks. You’ll get three hours if you’re lucky, but it’s usually less than that. Flip over the GamePad and open the battery port and you’ll be surprised at what you see. I know I was when Nyko showed me at a CES meeting today. The standard Nintendo Wii U GamePad battery takes up only about a third of the space of the battery compartment!...

The first installment of cheeky little parody RPGHyperdimension Neptuniadidn’t exactly set Matt’s world alightlast year, but that certainly didn’t stop Idea Factory from making a sequel, and NIS America from bringing it to the English-speaking side of the pond. NowHyperdimension Neptunia Mk. 2is on its way to the PS3, and NIS America have a TON of screenshots to show you. The new game will be featuring a speedier, revamped battle system, more cheeky referential humor in the world of GameIndustri, cutesy personifications of consoles and developers (including Nippon Ichi herself), and extensive cameos from Japanese luminary (andMega Manman) Keiji Inafune, who’s taking time out of his quest to save the Japanese game industry to appear as a character, special weapon, and super-attack, as well as an advice-giver who appears via “Chirper”, a cheeky parody of Twitter....

Gears of Warhead Cliff Bleszinski is at it again! Not content with just criticizing honest reviews andcalling 8/10s “hateful”, it seems as if Cliffy B has now set his sights on a new target: the Japanese game industry and the lack of multiplayer therein. The famedJazz Jackrabbitcreator goes on to call out a number of recent Japanese hits likeShadows of the DamnedandVanquish, and states that many of them would be better off with multiplayer in them....

Felicia Day, Freddie Wong to co-host The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ Annual D.I.C.E. Summit and Awards are usually a pretty closed off event. For the longest time it has been an invite-only event for the game development community, with the guest list being a perfect who’s who of gaming. Very few press members allowed in. But, with the help of Twitch, the whole thing will be broadcasted, awards show and all, starting February 4....

I am at once giddily excited for and terrified aboutDark Souls. I cannot wait to get into a another beautifully bleak world and have the limits of my patience strained. However, I also know this game will overtake my life and send me into a spiral of obsession and angst for several weeks. Let’s not worry about how the game will ruin lives (in a good way) though! Let’s look at this sexy new screens....

I rise and study the land before me. The waves of the ocean behind are a soundtrack, a salty rhythm accompanying my own heavy breathing. Running was not on my agenda today. The wind sticks to the sweat on my forehead, cooling my face and tussling my hair like a breezy aunt. Looking down, I see the tatters of the clothes I’m wearing. I don’t know how I escaped death. I don’t know when my luck will run dry....

Pro sports are not as fun or interesting We all know what happened. EA Sports was churning outNCAA Footballgames until 2013 when after the final entry,NCAA Football ’14, lawsuits regarding amateur players getting paid put the series on hiatus. The NCAA as well as several individual conferences and schools were going to stop licensing their trademarks due to the same issue. Despite the difficulties, Peter Moore toldIGNlast year “One day, I know we’ll be back....

Jonathan Holmes respects your time, internet! Shovel Knightwas given our coveted “Must Play” award at PAX East, and with good reason. Jonathan Holmes caught up with Sean Velasco of Yacht Club Games to find out what it is that makes this retro-inspired platformer so dang special.

Laharl and the gang are ready to rock NIS has a new English trailer forDisgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness, and it shows off a fair bit of gameplay, art, and even voice acting. You’ll get an introduction to the game’s cast and their personalities, as well as some of their combat abilities. As I’ve said before, I hope this upholds theDisgaealegacy, and rekindles the magic of the very first game in a way the sequels haven’t to date....

It’s finally happening:Dying Light 2‘s post-apocalyptic civilization has rediscoveredguns. Asannounced months ago, late in 2023, Techland’s latest major content update forDying Light 2is all about weaponry, celebrating the game’s second anniversary with a boom and a bang. The aptly titled ‘Firearms Update’ signals the release ofDying Light 2version 1.15, and though there’s much more to the patch than just guns, it’s plainly obvious what its main selling point is. Upon installing the Firearms Update,Dying Light 2players can look forward to five new types of firearms: the Harran/Service Pistol, the Compact SMG, the Military Rifle, and the Combat Shotgun (H&K USP, TEC-9, SG556/ACR hybrid, and kinda-sorta SPAS-12, respectively)....