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The 2019 Fruits Basket anime’s second part is set to air this Spring via Crunchyroll, and it has a new trailer teasing all of the drama yet to come for its characters.

Streamed by Crunchyroll via their official YouTube account on Mar. 27, the trailer shows Tohru Honda joining the Somas on a trip to the beach during their Summer vacation. New characters like Kakeru Manabe and Machi Kuragi are introduced, and Tohru reaffirms her determination to break the curse plaguing the Somas so that they can all live a normal, happy life.

All seems bright and cheery until the trailer cuts to a scene of Akito, the head of the Soma household, being convinced to join the rest of the family on their vacation. From there, scenes of fights, past traumas and secrets revealed come one after the other.

Slowly but surely, divides begin to emerge between characters as they each try to come to their own major revelations – not least of which being who of the family’s members has feelings for Tohru, and which of them will have their feelings reciprocated in return.

It all culminates in the reveal that second part is set to begin airing in Japan on Apr. 6, while it will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on Apr. 1.

The full trailer can be viewed down below.

During a very unexpected Nintendo Direct Mini presentation yesterday, the House of Mario showed off a new trailer and release date for the upcoming Nintendo Switch JRPG, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.

The suped-up remaster of the Wii/3DS title will be coming with an entirely new epilogue called “Future Connected” that will cap off the main game with a new story. This definitive edition will look better and play better than the other versions of the game and there will also be some quality of life improvements for a much more enjoyable gameplay experience.

In a tweet from Nintendo today, it was revealed that the epilogue will playable right from the beginning of the game so if you’ve already Xenoblade Chronicles, you can hop right in to check out the new ending.

Today Paradox Interactive released a brand new video dedicated to its upcoming grand strategy game Crusader Kings 3.

The video focuses on a variety of topics, starting with tutorials. Crusader Kings 2 is notoriously difficult to approach due to its lack of comprehensive tutorials and contextual help.

Paradox took the issue seriously, and Crusader Kings 3 appears to have a very robust set of help tools to get new players acquainted with the systems and mechanics. 

It even has tooltips within tooltips within tooltips within tooltips… You get the gist.

Mofre topics discussed by the developers include government types and war. 

The latter topic is split into a look at how you can recruit and organize your armies, and one of the hottest topics, factions and civil wars.

You can watch it below. 

Crusader Kings 3 is set for a Steam release in 2020.

If you’re a Steam or PS4 player, you’re going to have to wait a bit longer to play the Resident Evil Resistance Open Beta. Announced via the game’s official website, it seems that technical issues regarding those two platforms has delayed the Open Beta’s launch. It’s not clear when the new launch date will be, but Capcom has promised to keep interested players updated.

These issues, however, seem to have not affected the Xbox One version of the Open Beta, as it is now available for play on Microsoft’s console.

Resident Evil Resistance puts four players in control of survivors during the Raccoon City outbreak, fighting against hordes of the series’ classic enemies, all spawned by a fifth player, the Mastermind.

Survivor players in the asynchronous 4 vs. 1 multiplayer title can choose from a variety of different characters with unique abilities. The majority of these survivors are new to the series, but a few series vets like Jill Valentine are also available. One of the best of the new additions is Martin Sandwich, a character named after the original Resident Evil’s so-bad-it’s-good Jill sandwich joke.

Mastermind players, on the other hand, get to choose from a lineup of series villains, such as Alex Wesker, an antagonist from Resident Evil Revelations 2. These players will attempt to crush the four survivors, each having access to a unique set of deadly traps and deadlier creatures.

Season 4 of Castlevania, Netflix’s hit anime series based on the classic video game IP from Konami, has been confirmed on the official Netflix Twitter account today. No specific release window for the fourth season has been announced as yet.

The news comes less than a month after the release of Season 3; the acclaimed series has been loved by both fans and critics alike, with the show as a whole having an 8.2 critic rating on IMDb.

Castlevania follows the story of Trevor Belmont, the last living descendent of the Belmont dynasty, a family that is basically just really darn good at hunting vampires. Trevor, though, seems to be more of a lucky drunk than an expert vampire hunter — that is until he gains friends who encourage him to take the fight to Dracula, who is ravaging Europe after priests kill his human wife.

The Netflix shows greatly expands the lore and characters of the video games, often diving into character motivations for beloved characters like Trevor, Alucard, and Dracula. The show goes hard into that R-rating with plenty of gore, sex, demons, and swearing. If you haven’t watched Castlevania yet, we wholeheartedly recommend doing so right now.

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If you missed out on the unexpected Nintendo Direct Mini presentation yesterday, or just skipped through the unexciting announcements, then you might not be aware that Nintendo’s solid first-party motion-controlled fighting game, ARMS, is free to play right now on the Nintendo Switch.

The free trial is only available for Switch Online subscribers but if you download the demo, you’ll have full access to the entire game and it’s multiple game modes, including online play.

XSEED Games has today announced that the Harvest Moon remake Story of Season: Friends of Mineral Town, which launched last year in Japan, will come to North America this summer on Nintendo Switch for $49.99. Retail pre-orders will go live shortly, rewarding early customers with a “pocket plushie” based on the in-game animal, “Strawberry Hanako.”

Originally released as a Harvest Moon game for Game Boy Advanced back in 2003, the remake will be the first mainline game to come to Switch. The updated version features improved systems and character designs along with a completely new translation.

For the uninitiated, Story of Seasons is a story-driven RPG experience with a gameplay loop centered around farming. The Harvest Moon series, of course, served as the inspiration for modern classics like Stardew Valley. Players familiar with that game can, therefore, expect a similar emphasis on relationship-building with local townsfolk and even the opportunity for romance.

As for the story itself, in Friends of Mineral Town, a young city-goer returns to Mineral Town to find the once lush farmland has fallen into disrepair. Memories of idyllic summers spent in Mineral Town come rushing back and they immediately pick up their tools, vowing to restore the fields to their former glory.

Beyond just farm management, players can spend their days catching fish in the river, mining for ore, or taking a relaxing break in the hot spring.

You can watch a good overview of the gameplay and story in today’s new trailer below.

After playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons for about a week or so, you will eventually gain access to an upgraded Resident Services building in the town square and Isabelle will be available for you to talk to. You can tattle on the villagers in your town, change your island flag, and best of all: change your town tune.

You’ll be able to compose a nice little melody with 16 notes but if you’re someone who is not musically inclined, here are the best tunes from other video games that you might be interested in making your town tune.

A few days ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it would throttle download speeds in Europe, today the measure has been extended to the United States.

The announcement was made on the PlayStation Blog.

The house of PlayStation is currently working with Internet providers to manage download traffic and help reduce the strain on the system. This will likely cause slower or delayed downloads, but it’ll hopefully help preserve gameplay. Similar measures have been taken by other streaming giants like Google, Apple, and Netflix.

“UPDATE: Beginning today, we will take similar measures in the United States, and we will continue to take appropriate action to do our part to help ensure internet stability as this unprecedented situation continues to evolve.

We are grateful for the role we play in helping deliver a sense of community and entertainment in these very trying times. Thank you again for your support, your patience, and for being part of the PlayStation community. Please stay home and stay safe.”

You can also read the original announcement by president Jim Ryan.

“Playing videogames enables players all over the world to connect with friends and family and enjoy much needed entertainment during these uncertain times. Sony Interactive Entertainment is working with internet service providers in Europe to manage download traffic to help preserve access for the entire internet community.

Bandai Namco announced the schedule of the closed beta of the upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol and released a new gameplay video.

The new assets and information were released on the game’s official Twitter account (sources: 1, 2).

You can check out the video below, focusing on the battle skill of the Spell Caster, a long-range class that specializes on attacks based on a variety of elements.

We learn that on March 30 those who got invited into the closed beta will be notified. Each will be able to invite a friend between March 30 and April 6.

On April 20 the pre-download will be made available and there will be a livestream with the development team.

The closed beta will start on April 23 and end on April 26. A questionnaire will be distributed among beta testers afterward.

It’s been a whole week since Animal Crossing: New Horizons blessed Switches across the world, and the hype doesn’t appear to have died down one bit as we fervently work to free our islands from nature’s wicked clutches.

Seven days later, some people’s villages are already resembling metropolitan hubs, with thriving economies and palatial mansions that pierce the clouds above.

Others have been taking a much more measured approach, content with just whittling their hours away at a sluggish pace, spending their bells on literally uprooting Cranston the ostrich’s house from its foundation and placing it in an obscure corner of town simply to confuse him.

When you’re in the latter party, you take much more time to notice things. Minor things. Vapid things. Stranger things.

Perhaps you’d like to know what I’ve noticed? (Perhaps not, but you’ve already gone this far so you’re damn well committed, I say.)

Today the last issue of the popular Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation hit the Japanese newsstands, and it went out with a bang with the reveal of Mary Skelter Finale.

The game by Compile Heart will launch in Japan on August 27 for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The standard edition and will be priced at 7,600 yen physically and 7,300 yen digitally, while the limited edition will be priced at 9,600 yen.

Interestingly, it will include the story of the first two games in adventure game form, so people won’t need to play them in order to pick Finale up.

While the system follows the dungeon RPG basics of the previous games, there are new mechanics, including the “Zapping System” that lets you switch between original and new heroes in real-time.

There will be over six main characters including Jack, Kurara, and Red Riding Hood from previous games, and three new ones, Jyuu, Mary, and Charlotte. We also get to see a villainess named Genocide Pink.

She is part of a group of girls with eerie smiles and glowing eyes that our heroes will have to face to escape the ultimate prison. There appear to be three more who haven’t been released.

The screen layout has been completely redesigned compared with previous games, but the basics of battle are the same. We also see a new enemy named “Babymare,” which looks like a Nightmare baby.

Like the previous game of the series, Mary Skelter Finale will include a romantic visual novel as a pre-order bonus, titled Love Prison Tower Mary Skelter – True End. Apparently, it’ll involve swimsuits.

You can see all the relevant images below.

[Source: Dengeki PlayStation]

They say that the best way to cope with uncertainty is to let your creative juices flow through art, music, writing, or even taking a deep dive into the world of graphic design.

Now that the coronavirus has everyone confined to their homes for the foreseeable future, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has given players the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild and design their clothes, furniture and their gardens based on video games and various other pieces of pop culture.

Here are some of the greatest works of art the island Villagers of Animal Crossing: New Horizons served up on Twitter that’ll make you smile and Vera Wang cry.

Hatsune Miku

The virtual J-Pop Vocaloid diva looks amazing no matter what style she decides to throw on. Although she’s not wearing her signature long ponytails, Eternia_Art made up for it by giving her a black sunhat and glasses to match.

Mega Man, Superman and Sonic

Three superheroes from three super different franchises have been brought under one roof. TBOGaming managed to create photo frames of Mega Man, Superman and Sonic the Hedgehog (& Knuckles, if you paid attention to the logo), and his Animal Crossing avatar is rocking a Superman tank top to match!

Shantae and the Seven Sirens made a splash when its first part released on Apple Arcade last year, and now console and PC owners know when to expect a port of the game thanks to a new trailer.

Streamed via developer Way Forward’s official YouTube channel on Mar. 27, the new trailer reveals that a console and PC port of Shantae and the Seven Sirens is set to launch on May 28. The port is slated for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, the Nintendo Switch and PC.

The trailer also provides a glimpse of what players on these platforms have to look forward to, showing off some of the key story beats and challenges Shantae will have to overcome in her latest adventure.

After traveling to a tropical island to take part in the first-ever Half-Genie Festival, Shantae learns of dark secrets hiding beneath the supposed paradise. With no other choice, she sets out to investigate, eventually coming up against the Seven Sirens – powerful individuals with dark machinations for the attendees of the new celebration.

There’s platforming, action and new abilities galore, not least of which being new transformations Shantae can use to battle enemies and traverse a new series of dungeons.

It’s about everything fans of the Shantae series could want from a new entry, and the announcement was matched by some other big news: The game’s second part, which provides a conclusion to the game’s story, would be added via an update to the Apple Arcade version.

It’s unclear whether this update will automatically be applied to the console ports, but more news on that is expected to come as the port’s release approaches.

In the meantime, fans who haven’t played the game yet will definitely want to view the full trailer down below.

Today the organizers of Comiket 98 announced that the event in Tokyo will be canceled to help contain the spread of COVID-19. This will certainly affect the plans of a few game developers, and this includes aNCHOR, the folks behind the Muv-Luv series.

Muv-Luv series creator Kouki Yoshimune announced during a livestream from the studio’s headquarters in Tokyo that a special event titled “Comikeaid” will be hosted online at some time during Comiket’s planned dates (May 2 to May 5). He also showcased the plan for the booth that was being prepared for Comiket, which you can see below.

Even to the most casual observer, the level of violence present in the modern Doom games is immediately apparent. Demons are routinely eviscerated, and their ichor stains everything in sight.

With the recent release of Doom: Eternal, developer id Software has ratcheted up the brutality of their infamous Glory Kills by several orders of magnitude. Let’s take a look at some of the most extreme examples, shall we?

Doomblade to the Eye

A new edition to the Doom Slayer’s arsenal, the Doomblade is a vicious, serrated blade attached to the left gauntlet of the Praetor suit.

As you might imagine, it plays a crucial role in Glory Kill animations, all of which occur at point-blank range.

Today Sega released a new trailer and more screenshots of the upcoming western release of Sakura Wars.

The assets focus on the Combat Revue World Games and on the members of the revues who will take part from all over the world. 

We get to see the revues from Berlin, London, and Shanghai, and their mecha.

You can check them all out below.

The most recent Nintendo Direct Mini brought a surprising revelation for all the Smash fans out there: the next fighter will be one from the ARMS franchise. But, that’s where the information about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s ARMS character ends. Or is it? Let’s take a look at the potential options Sakurai and co. could pull from for Smash’s next fighter.

Spring Man

Of course we have to start out with the most obvious choice, but things might not be as clear-cut as you might think. Ol’ toothpaste-head might be ARMS’ equivalent to Ryu as its resident poster boy, but he’s already in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Assist Trophy.

Like its predecessors, Doom Eternal is characterized by snappy, fast-paced combat, incredibly gory violence and action, and a very angry protagonist. Doom Eternal added in a few more cutscenes than the other games but that doesn’t keep it from being as amazing as its source material.

For those of you who’ve finished Doom Eternal already or just want to play games that are similar to it, we’ve put together a list of some of the games that best fit into Doom Eternal’s characteristics.

So, sit back, relax, throw on BFG Division, and peruse these games.

Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 Remake launches in exactly one week’s time, and so today there’s a new trailer to build the hype as the countdown moves into its final stage. This latest sequence focuses on main protagonist Jill Valentine as she battles her away across the city in a bid to escape Umbrella’s clutches.

Never far behind is Nemesis, the flamethrower wielding monstrosity that, as we see at the very end of the trailer, is capable of mutating into something even more heinous.

Be warned before you watch, though, the trailer reveals some of the game’s big story beats and a number of previously unseen characters. For those wanting to go into their playthrough dark, these are perhaps better left to experience in the actual game.

Otherwise, carry on; you can check out the trailer below.

Today Kadokawa Games delivered a press release with new details and screenshots of its upcoming Metal Max Xeno remake Metal Max Xeno Reborn.

We get to take a look at some vehicles, including the initial tank “Type-10 Kai,” which features excellent balance. It equips a powerful gun and can add a machine gun and secondary equipment according to the opponent to be defeated.

The “Monster Buggy” is a fast and agile vehicle that comes with machine guns sporting unlimited ammo. It can be used to explore for a long time while preserving ammo from the more powerful weapons that have limited bullets.

Next is the “Field Bus” that comes with frontal armor suitable for the devastated world and is a unique feature not found in other vehicles.

It can deliver devastating attacks thanks to its two turrets and it can slice the darkness with its powerful headlights. It drives like a heavy truck.

We also see a kind of enemy called “Zamza” located in the Spider Gully. There you can also find weakened survivors. It’s up to you whether to rescue or forsake them.

Lastly, we take a look at the completely redesigned Iron Base. You can even choose your favorite music in the bar’s jukebox.

Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released another video showcasing new content fro its growing space simulator.

The video has two main segments. The first showcases the new weapon attachment interface that will be released in alpha 3.9, which should come very soon. 

The second segment is perhaps the most spectacular (unless you’re really into guns, I guess), showcasing the brand new interior of the New Babbage landing zone. 

New Babbage is the main city of the recently-implemented planet Microtech, but until now, it actually did not have an interior. 

Alpha 3.9 will bring that interior, allowing us to explore and enjoy what’s basically the most technologically-advanced location in the game so far. 

Let me tell you, it looks nuts. Yet, you don’t need to believe me. You can watch it yourself below.

In other Star Citizen news, the crowdfunding total is now over $275 million.

To be more precise, it’s sitting on $275,000,902 at the moment of this writing. The number of registered accounts has also been updated ato 2,552,440.

As usual, it’s known that not all of them are paying players. The number includes free accounts created for a variety of reasons.

Today Asobo released a brand new video of its upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator on top of a new development roadmap for the game.

The update was part of an account-protected insider feature focusing on multiplayer.

We get a rather in-depth explanation of all the multiplayer modes that you’ll be able to enjoy in the game, which let you select different ways in which you can interact with the world and other players.

You can play on public servers in a couple of different ways, or create your own group and interact only with your friends, deciding all the rules. 

Of course, while visuals aren’t the focus on the video, it still manages to be absolutely spectacular in terms of graphics as well.

You can check it out below.

On top of the video, we also get a development roadmap showcasing what we can expect between now and May.

Gaming is providing a beautiful distraction right now from the crazy outside world. This year has been pretty dry in terms of huge game releases, but March has seen many heavy hitters finally start to release. The two biggest for us being Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing New Horizons.

With many of us self-quarantine now and out of work, we might only have the option to purchase one. But which is for you? And which are you allowing to tempt you from your work at home lifestyle? Let’s find out!

Today Square Enix released another video delving into the creation of the super-popular Final Fantasy XIV expansion Shadowbringers.

This is the fifth and last episode of a series that previously focused on the story, the world design, the characters, and the monsters.

This time around the video focuses on the music and audio aspects of the expansion, starring sound director and composer Masayoshi Soken and sound designer Go Kinuya.

Shadowbringers most definitely comes with one of the best soundtracks of the whole MMORPG genre, so this is certainly a must-watch for Final Fantasy XIV fans.

You can check it out below. As usual, do keep in mind that you can select subtitles with the “cc” button.

During an unexpected Nintendo Direct Mini presentation today, the house of Mario unveiled tons of little surprises that are in store for Nintendo’s 2020. Part of the presentation featured a new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definition Edition for the Nintendo Switch. A release date was revealed as well as two different collector’s editions: one for the US and another (much better) one for Europe.

The collector’s set for the US is called the Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Works Set and it includes a copy of the game alongside a 250-page art book with a slip-case and that’s it. It’s available for pre-order now at select retailers such as Best Buy for $79.99. You can see an image of it down below:

Today Nippon Ichi Software released a commercial of its “Cross-Dressing Adventure Game” Bokuhime Project.

The commercial showcases the transformation of the hero, a young boy named Minato, who decides to cross-dress as a girl to join his beloved sister’s school and investigate what caused her to fall into a coma.

One of the emblems of this transformation is when he initially refers to himself as “boku” and then corrects it to “watashi.” “Boku” is normally a manner of speech associated with young boys, while “watashi” is more graceful and suitable for a young lady. 

Initially, Nippon Ichi Software advertised the title as a “cross-dressing game for all ages.”

Now it has changed the tune a bit since it received a B CERO rating, which means it’s suitable for players 12 or above. That’s obviously not all ages, but it clearly shows that it’s a game featuring very tame content.

To stress on that, the video ends by showing a big “B” and the mention that Bokuhime Project ok for players older than 12. 

You can watch the video below.

Right: Unique, Great Feeling Combat

In my review of Bleeding Edge I wasn’t always kind, but the most important thing that Ninja Theory got right without a doubt was the combat. If you’re a fan of brawlers and beat-em-ups, Bleeding Edge does feel great to play and is absolutely worth a shot.

Every character has a set of basic and advanced combinations unique to their play style and of course a suite of special attack abilities that define them.

Nintendo announced during their Direct Mini today that Panzer Dragoon: Remake is available right now on the Nintendo Switch eShop for $24.99.

After its initial reveal during a Nintendo Direct at E3 2019, there were very few updates, but the wait is over after this shadow drop.

The partnership between Sega and Forever Entertainment for this release has been a couple of years in the making, with the sequel Panzer Dragoon II Zwei also intended to get the remake treatment. Nothing has been said up to this point about that title, however.

Mr. Driller is back, and he’s taking us to DrillLand. In the surprise Nintendo Direct Mini today, Bandai Namco announced that Mr. Driller would be making their comeback this summer.

Check out the announcement trailer for yourself:

Mr. Driller DrillLand originally released in Japan only for the GameCube in 2002, and is finally receiving a full overhaul, with updated graphics, gameplay, and HD cutscenes.

In Mr. Driller, you play as one of six professional drillers who must dig their way down by drilling through colorful blocks. For this installment of the franchise, which is making it’s debut on the Nintendo Switch, four-player local co-op is being implemented, as well as a relaxing casual mode.

The trailer also revealed a release date: you can play on June 25, 2020 for digital download on both Switch and Steam.

The Nintendo Direct Mini had a bunch of other exciting news as well. Check out who the next Smash DLC character is, or the Xenoblade Chronicles Remaster release date.

During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini presentation, GungHo Online Entertainment premiered a brand-new trailer for its Ninja Gum action Battle Royale game, Ninjala, and also announced its release date for Switch.

Here’s a synopsis from the press release:

Players can choose from a selection of colorful ninja kids and jump into eight-player free-for-all slugfests, or join forces with friends for 4v4 team fights. Test your inner ninja skills by morphing ‘Ninja-Gum’ into unique weapons on the fly, and use ninjutsu and super parkour mechanics to jet around the battlefield. Players can look forward to a variety of skins and emotes to give even more personality to their ninjas.

In a dev diary released to press today, the developers shared even more updates on the upcoming Switch title. In addition to the eight-player Battle Royale mode in Ninjala, there will be other game modes as well as season updates every two and half months with different themes, so there will always be something new available for players to sink their teeth into.

As we mentioned previously, Ninjala is free-to-play and players will not be needing a Switch Online subscription to play.

You can check out the latest trailer down below and some screenshots and key art as well.

It’s been a long wait, but Re:Zero’s second season is finally approaching its release, and it has received a new teaser trailer to show what it has in store.

On Mar. 26, Crunchyroll revealed that the second season of Re:Zero was in production and that it would be streamed on the platform this July as part of the company’s Summer season slate. The announcement came with a brief trailer which doesn’t feature any dialogue, but does hint at the high stakes that will be present in the new season’s story.

Subaru, the series’ protagonist, is seen walking through a field. All seems well until blood can be seen on the ground around him, which he passes slowly without taking any notice of it.

As he continues to walk forward through the field, the source of the blood becomes apparent: Corpses, both of familiar characters and random civilians, can be seen piled on top of each other to either side of Subaru, the cause of their deaths unclear.

Subaru continues to march forward until he comes to a woman with white hair drinking tea on a hill. Upon seeing her, viewers get a glimpse of Subaru’s face, which is a mixture of determination and rage. The trailer then ends on the line “I see. So that is the root of your desire.”

It’s a dramatic and haunting teaser to say the least, and raises more than a few questions fans of the series will be eager to see answered later this year.

The full teaser trailer can be viewed down below.

NIS America announced The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III will be releasing for the Switch on June 30, 2020, in North America and Europe. Alongside the release date, a demo was also released on the eShop.

Originally released in Japan on the PS4 in 2017, Cold Steel 3 got an international release in October 2019. Earlier this month, a PC port was released.

Trails of Cold Steel III once again stars Rean Schwarzer, now older and graduated from Thors Military Academy. As a new branch campus opens, Rean joins the school as a teacher of the new Class VII while trying to prevent both the secretive organization Ouroboros and Chancellor of Erebonia Gilliath Osborne’s plots for domination.

In our review of the PS4 version, we gave it a 4/5 and said the series is a “must-play” for JRPG fans.

While The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is the first game in the series to release on the Switch, it may not be the best jumping-on point for new players.

The racing classic, Burnout Paradise Remastered, is making its way onto the Nintendo Switch — slated for a release sometime in 2020.

Announced during the Nintendo Direct Mini today, Burnout Paradise Remastered will bring upgraded graphics and 60 FPS gameplay to the handheld for the first time following its initial release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2018.

Containing all of its DLC, this package seems to be the definitive way to the play this open-world, racing title. EA and Criterion had this to say about this port on EA’s website:

Today Koei Tecmo announced changes to the system that allows players to change the characters’ hair color in Dead or Alive 6. 

While the change will remain paid, according to the announcement made on Twitter, players will be able to unlock all 16 colors for one hairstyle instead of having to pay for every single change.

Premium tickets previously spent on the features will be refunded, but changes will also be reset.

Patch 1.21 including this change will be released on March 31, and it’ll still be only on PS4. 

You can find the announcement below.

Playdead, the studio behind acclaimed side-scrolling puzzle-platformers Limbo and INSIDE, has today teased its next game. The short clip shows a vista of what appears to be otherwordly planet with a figure standing outside a space buggy of some sort. It’s captioned with an invitation to join the project and a link to job openings with the company.

It’s the first we’ve heard about Playdead’s next game officially since 2017 when the team published a concept art image; although, earlier this year several screenshots of what Playdead described as its next project were included in a job listing over on its website (one of which is pictured above).

Today’s teaser clip certainly appears to be the same project — one that fans ironically dubbed “Outside” following the 2017 concept art reveal.

Join us on our next project. https://t.co/x65zqXcSO0 pic.twitter.com/XP8KuKO6aB

— Playdead (@Playdead) March 26, 2020

The Epic Games Store continues to offer free PC games weekly with World War Z and two other games available this week starting today.

While Epic Games announces the lineup of free games a week ahead of being available, Saber Interactive’s World War Z being part of this week’s lineup was announced today. 

The addition comes alongside an update for the game released earlier this week that enables cross-play between Epic Games Store and Xbox One players. The developer said in the patch notes that PlayStation 4 cross-play support will be coming “at some point in the future.”

World War Z and the other two games available this week, musical action-adventure game Figment and twin-stick shooter Tormentor x Punisher, are free until April 2 at 11 a.m. ET.

Epic Games revealed the next lineup of free games with first-person exploration game Gone Home and action-adventure game Hob. The two games will be available for free starting next week on April 2 until April April 9.

Today Bandai Namco announced a release date for the upcoming crossover character that will join the roster of SoulCalibur VI, Haohmaru from SNK’s Samurai Shodown.

He will be unleashed into the game very soon, on March 31. At the same time, we’re getting another DLC including new customization parts for your characters.

To show off the new content, Bandai Namco reached out with a press release including both a trailer and screenshots for Haohmaru and images of the new customization parts. You can check them out below.

The coronavirus COVID-19 continues to impact the games industry as Bethesda today announced that its anticipated Fallout 76 Wastelanders update has been delayed due to logistical challenges brought about by social distancing protocols.

In a statement released via its social media channels, Bethesda cited delays in its QA testing process as having delayed the final stages of Wastelanders release. It stressed the team’s commitment to having done everything in its power to minimize the delay.

Thankfully, it’s just a week. Wastelanders will now launch on April 17 instead of the original April 7 date. You can read the full statement below.

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— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) March 26, 2020

Wastelanders is set to add the much-requested feature of having NPCs to Fallout 76, a bizarre omission that caused huge controversy when the game launched back in 2018.

The addition of NPCs should bring Fallout 76 more in line with the rest of the single-player series, though whether the NPCs will, in turn, mean more substantial story-driven quests remains to be seen.

With a lot of people stuck inside these days, this update couldn’t come at a better time for Borderlands fans. The Guns, Love, and Tentacles Borderlands 3 DLC arrives today, and with it comes a new max level alongside additional Guardian Ranks.

It was announced on Twitter that this new update will go live by 12PM PT on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. However, these changes will be coming to Mac on Apr. 2.

If you haven’t had the chance to sufficiently level up a character in time for the new DLC, you’ll have the option to start the DLC with an auto-leveled character.

In this way, the update will prepare the game for the new Borderlands 3 DLC campaign add-on while also increasing the max level to 57, and adding three new Guardian Rank skills and a Guardian Rank increase.

The following is the description for these new skills, from the official patch notes:

In the Enforcer tree we’ve added “C’mon and Slam,” allowing you to use the slam at any height.  This should make slam gear a lot more interesting.  For the Survivor Tree, you can now enable “Too Angry to Die,” allowing any damage you do to enemies in Fight For Your Life to slightly extend your down time.  Finally, in the Hunter tree we added “Harmageddon,” where additional damage is done to enemies that have received multiple static effects.