Gaming

THQ Nordic has released a new trailer for Desperados III that puts the spotlight on Isabelle Moreau. Growing up in New Orleans, she has mastered the occult techniques that come with the world of Voodoo. In particular, she has the ability to slip into her enemies’ minds, controlling their actions. She can also establish a …

Mortal Kombat was the fighting game franchise that distinguished itself as the ostentatiously ultraviolent Chinese grindhouse-inspired alternative to the cartoony quarter-munching of the Street Fighter franchise, notably with its over-the-top characters. However, its de facto main character has been, for the most part, the ascetic and honorable chopsocky Shaolin monk warrior, Liu Kang. Consequently, it’s …

Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair will be releasing this October. This is according to a new tweet from the developer where the snippy Laylee comments that it’s “sometime” in October. A final release date will likely be confirmed in the coming weeks. Good news for fans of former Rare composer Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie, GoldenEye …

Halo Infinite Creative Director Tim Longo has left developer 343 Industries. This information comes from Kotaku who first heard rumors that Longo had left the studio. When they reached out to Microsoft, the company confirmed Longo’s departure.  “We have recently had two changes to the Halo Infinite development team,” reads a statement from Microsoft.  “Our Executive …

The Devolver Digital crew makes a trip to FromSoftware’s headquarters in Tokyo with the latest “Behind the Schemes” video for Metal Wolf Chaos XD. Featuring Producer Masanori Takeuchi, he joins other FromSoftware developers as they discuss the original Xbox title. Topics include thematic inspirations, how the mech designs were inspired by animals or insects, and …

In one of the more surprising and welcome moments of Xbox’s E3 2019 presentation, Microsoft confirmed that they are working on a new Microsoft Flight Simulator game.  Simply titled Microsoft Flight Simulator, we’d call this a reboot of the franchise, but it’s not like there were any complex plot threads tying the series to its roots. …

The July 2019 NPD hardware charts were topped by the Nintendo Switch, and software charts for the month were similarly dominated by Nintendo, with six of the top 10 games being Switch exclusives (via GamesBeat). However, the game at the very top wasn’t a Nintendo one- Madden NFL 20 topped the software charts in the US for …

If you just can’t wait to see Henry Cavill play Geralt in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher, there’s a PC mod for The Witcher 3 out there that may just give you a slight sneak peek of what to expect from the former Superman.  A modder named Adnan has posted his creation over on Nexus …

Originally called Shantae 5, WayForward has released a number of new details regarding Shantae and the Seven Sirens. In this title the half-genie hero Shantae will head to a tropical island, where she and her friends will encounter a number of other Half-Genie allies. To overcome any and all troubles she may come across, Shantae …

Need For Speed Heat has been revealed as the next game in the massively popular racing franchise, with the game’s first trailer drifting onto the web today. “We’re delivering more options than ever before for players to be unique and make themselves known,” promises creative director Riley Cooper from Ghost Games. Cooper continues: “Our fans have …