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A new campaign starts today My God, Konami has a treasure trove of amazing classics. I’m sitting here thinking of some off the top of my head —Silent Hill, Bucky O’Hare, Turtles in Time, Sunset Riders, and of course,Suikoden.But with theirhead in the pachinko clouds, all seems to be lost in terms of re-releases and any actual effort being put forth in their games department. Unless the Suikoden Revival Movement has anything to say about it....

See if you can spot her I guess it’s going to be a slow trickle of short gameplay snippets for NIS’The Witch and the Hundred Knightleading up to the PS3 RPG’s March 21/25 (Europe/North America) release. Hmm, butting up pretty closely againstTitanfall, innit? This is definitely flying under the radar, but it could be quite good. I’ve yet to be able to wrap my head around the action oriented battle system, but that alone is an interesting turn from NIS’ typical SRPG gameplay....

Ubisoft has announced that it has released the final update forGhost Recon Breakpoint.In a message posted to Twitter, the publisher explained that it was moving on from the 2019 title, mere months after the poor shooter transitioned into an experimental stage for the company’s (highly criticized) NFT program, “Quartz.” “The last four months marked the release of our final piece of content: the brand new Operation Motherland mode, tons of new items including 20th anniversary iconic outfits and Quartz items forGhost Recon Breakpoint,”writes Ubisoft....

Back to school Déracinéis not a typical From Software game, and that has me all the more curious to see what’s beneath the surface. Now confirmed for a November 6 release on PlayStation VR, this “classic adventure” will place inquiring puzzle-seekers inside a boarding school where “time stands still.” SIE Japan Studio producer Masaaki Yamagiwa has the best summary of the game I’ve seen so far. “Players take the role of an unseen faerie who appears in an old secluded boarding school where six boys and girls and their aging headmaster live,” he noted on thePlayStation Blog....

Giant Robot’s new Scion xB, which is based off of the Famicom, is one of the cooler fusions between cars and games I have seen in my four-plus years of babbling on this site. It might even be the coolest. Besides the sleek design itself (Look at the Activision rainbow-esque upholstery!), you can’t help but freak out over the giant red buttons that open the vehicle’s doors and play game sound effects while doing so....

[Update: Our friends at CheapAssGamer.com say thatAmazon.comare also matching the buy two, get one free offer. Nice!] Select PlayStation Vita games fall under a promotion that has you getting one free after buying two. It seems that only Sony published titles are eligible: Not a bad deal!GameStopsays that this offer is open from now through February 25th. A recent Target flyer points to the bullseyed retailer offering a similar dea, but it seems that they’re being dicks about it and not honoring the offer in some stores....

God of War 1 & 2, and Sly Cooper 1, 2, & 3 Hey look Vita owners, more ports! Yay. God of War Collectionwill contain the first twoGod of Wargames, and will be out on May 6 for $29.99. Sly Cooper Collectionis also on the way for the Vita, and that will containSly Cooper and the Thievius Racconus, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, andSly 3: Honor Among Thieves. It’s all fully remastered in HD, and optimized for the PS Vita too....

Vivendi now has 20 percent voting rights It’s a saga that’salmost a year oldat this point, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Vivendi’s on the warpath to buy as much stake in Ubisoft as it possibly can; Ubisoft’s just trying to stand its ground. Another chapter to that story recently got written. According to apress release, Vivendi just invested even more into Ubisoft, bringing its total capital share to 22....

There are no monsters but men — Scooby-Doo taught me that Recently, two opposite things have become popular: Twitch Plays Pokemon andTrue Detective. Popularity is a plague, now more than ever. It spreads. Tumblr fandoms have gif sets up before an episode of a show can end. On Twitter, people are “live-tweeting” a thing while they’re supposed to be engaged with it, filling that space in between live-tweet sessions with themed hashtags (#truedetectiveseason2)....

Calling in the pros Sonic Maniais one of the few truly greatSoniccreations in recent memory. It lovingly captured the essence of the classicSonicgames and wrapped them up in a modern-yet-retro package.Sonic Maniawas proof that this group of developers “got”Sonic. It only makes sense that Paramount enlisted the help of one of them when fixing the movie. Yesterday, Paramount pulled back the veil on thenew-look Sonic the Hedgehogafter the first design went over as well as a lead balloon....

It’s not out yet Every so often, I’m compelled to install total conversion mods and replay an entire game over again. I might be doing that forThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimin the future, if this early build of Toon Skyrim is any indication. While it’s not out yet, the creator was originally aiming to make the game over in an ugly style, but it sort of evolved into a new project....

I come from an era of gaming where updates didn’t exist. If a game was bad or broken when the cartridge hit store shelves, there was no fixing it. Sorry kiddo, but you’re stuck withPit Fighteruntil your next birthday or holiday. Today, updates are expected, whether it’s a day-one patch that developers have to crunch to get out or that thing where Nintendo withholds completed content from its sports games to add them in as updates later....

No International shipping breaks hearts Charagumin’sShantaefigurine, that was previously available as an Anime Expo exclusive, is now, unsurprisingly, available for pre-order. The colour-resin figure, which you click together before giving pride of place on your shelf, can be reserved over at the VolksUSA online store. The delivery date is as soon as August 18 of this year. The figurine, which stands at roughly six inches, is priced at $75. Thirty randomly selected orders will have the packaging signed byShantae‘s voice-actor Christina Vee....