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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is rounding it’s DLC today, as the Fantastic Four have finally come to the ensemble brawler in a new expansion. The gameplay and a story tease were shown off in the Nintendo Direct Mini this morning.

You can check out the trailer for yourself:

A bearded Mr. Fantastic arrives with the Fantastic Four in tow to stop Dr. Doom’s attempt to become God Emperor; just a standard Ultimate Alliance affair. The Shadow of Doom pack will be bringing a postscript to the game, adding a new story mode taking place after the events of the main story.

This is the third DLC pack released for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Preceding Shadow of Doom was the Curse of the Vampire pack which included the Marvel Knights, and the Rise of the Phoenix pack which included some X-Men.

Shadow of Doom is the final DLC pack for Marvel Ultimate Alliance, but hey, at least you can be playing it today. In order to purchase DLC, you must purchase the expansion upgrade; no DLC can be purchased individually.

5. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)

Oh Animal Crossing: City Folk. It had all the ingredients required to be a smash-hit game that put Animal Crossing on the map in a bigger and better way than ever before. It was introducing a city area for players to explore, it featured Wii Speak, allowing players to speak to one another online, and it was on the Nintendo Wii, which sold an absolute ton. Over 100 million units to be precise.

Yet when City Folk arrived, it felt like a bit of a disappointing cash-in on Nintendo’s part. The city area was lackluster and didn’t really offer that slice of metropolitan life that players were craving. Outside of that, there weren’t any major new features or improvements from the DS entry, Wild World.

What you’re left with is an Animal Crossing game that was underwhelming at the time, and the weakest in the mainline series so far.

When measured against other recent sequels in major AAA gaming franchises, Half-Life: Alyx isn’t likely to have moved the needle in terms of its commercial performance. But that’s only because none of them are VR games. In comparison to its VR peers, Half-Life: Alyx has performed remarkably well, easily breaking Steam’s concurrent player records for a VR game.

As reported by GitHyp, Valve’s shooter hit a respectable 49,000 concurrent players in the days following its release. And while that might not sound much for the anticipated return of one of the industry’s most iconic franchises, it’s important to bear in mind how small the VR segment of the market still is.

As noted by GitHyp, other VR games from AAA franchises haven’t come close to those numbers; Bethesda’s Skyrim VR and Fallout 4 VR didn’t even hit 3,000 concurrent viewers despite the popularity of those two IPs. Other spinoff titles like DoomVR have seen dismal numbers in the 100s of concurrent players.

The previous concurrent player record for a VR game was held by VRChat, a social platform that peaked at 20,000 concurrent players and has stayed within Steam’s top 50 since its launch.

Other games like No Man’s Sky NEXT introduced VR to an already popular game in tandem with a major update that introduced features to non-VR platforms and therefore isn’t a fair comparison.

The Ace Combat series will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, and Bandai Namco is celebrating with a new update for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. 

The annoversay will actually happen in June, as the first game of the series released for the original PlayStation on June 30, 1995.

The update will release on April 2, and it’ll include plenty of new skins (some of which will surely be familiar to fans of the series) and emblems to decorate your aircraft in the game.

You can check out the trailer below.

If you’d like to know in detail why Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is so good, you can read my full review. You can also watch the previous trailer released to celebrate the last DLC.

The game is currently available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Since it’s been a while since release, here’s a reminder of what the game is all about, directly from Bandai Namco.

A re-release of the first and third-person shooter Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy was announced and released today for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

The game, first launched for the original Xbox and PC in 2003, will contain a story mode and online multiplayer for up to 16 players. The multiplayer features modes such as Siege, Capture the Flag, and Free for All alongside character and lightsaber customization.

Nintendo announced the re-release during its Nintendo Direct Mini presentation earlier today, but is also available for digital download on PlayStation 4 for $19.99.

A re-release of 1999 Nintendo 64 game Star Wars Episode I: Racer was also announced during the presentation, which is coming to the PlayStation 4 as well.

The racing game based on the podracing scene from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace will feature “single and multiplayer modes,” according to a press release, and has a release date of Spring 2020.

The game originally released for Nintendo 64, PC, Mac, and Game Boy Color in 1999, followed by a Dreamcast port in 2000. The PC version was made available again for modern computers by GOG in 2018, but multiplayer was still limited to a LAN connection.

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Out of nowhere today, Nintendo dropped a Mini Direct on YouTube to the surprise of many. Less surprising is that it revealed a basketful of details about Bunny Day in Animal Crossing New Horizons.

This event is essentially the Animal Crossing version of a secular Easter. A yellow bunny named Zipper comes to your island to hide eggs. These special items can be found on trees, underground and can even be fished out of the water. You’ll have to search everywhere to find them all.

It was revealed that with enough eggs you can craft furniture and other items that are a part of the egg series. This includes an arch, chairs, tables, a crown and much more all made out of pastel-painted eggs.

This event will begin very soon on April 1 and will run until April 12. In Animal Crossing New Horizons, you need updates to receive these events. No need to worry, the day-one update that released last week included the update for the Bunny Day event.

All you need to do is boot up the game starting on Wednesday next week to partake in the Bunny Day event. It also looks like the game is going to receive another update later in April to include the Earth Day event along with other features.

That’s everything we learned today about the Animal Crossing New Horizons Bunny Day event and other updates. If you can’t get enough of this game, then check out our Guide Wiki. And don’t forget to check out the news about the latest update for Animal Crossing New Horizons.

For more news on Animal Crossing New Horizons, check out the official Twitter account and of course, stick with Twinfinite.

During an unexpected Nintendo Direct Mini presentation today, the house of Mario revealed that the Switch workout title, Ring Fit Adventure, will be getting a free update that adds a new rhythm game mode that features 17 music tracks.

There will even be tracks from other Nintendo properties such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, Super Mario Oddysey, and Wii Fit.

In the update, players will also have a female voice option for Ring, your in-game companion. You can also change the voice language to Japanese, German, French, and Spanish if you would like to hear something a bit different while you’re sweating it out at home.

You can watch the latest trailer for Ring Fit Adventure down below and you can download the free update starting today.

A host of 2K Games titles are Nintendo Switch bound later this spring, today’s Nintendo Direct confirmed. A new trailer during the presentation introduced the games, which are all slated to launch on May 29.

That includes Borderlands Legendary Collection, which contains the original Borderlands, its sequel, Borderlands 2, and its “pre-sequel,” Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. All games will feature an option to play with motion controls that let you line up your headshots by tilting your Joy-Con or Pro Controller.

Elsewhere, 2K’s sci-fi classic the XCOM 2 Collection – which contains XCOM 2, 4 DLC packs, and the War of the Chosen expansion is part of the lineup. As is the acclaimed BioShock series, which is heading to the console both as a full trilogy collection and as individual remasters.

You can check out the trailer showcasing 2K’s Switch lineup below.

In related Nintendo Direct news, Bravely Default II got a new trailer and Screenshots, as well as the announcement of a new demo.

During an unexpected Nintendo Direct Mini presentation today, Nintendo revealed a brand-new trailer for the 2020 JRPG Bravely Default II.

The upcoming Switch title was first unveiled during The Game Awards 2019 and it’s going to be developed by the Octopath Traveler team.

A demo version of Bravely Default II will launch today via the Nintendo Switch eShop and in the near future, Nintendo will be conducting a survey to gather feedback from players in order to improve upon the game.

You can watch the latest trailer for Bravely Default II down below and if you like the art style of the title, you can scroll down to see lots of new official screenshots and artwork that were released today by Nintendo themselves:

In today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Catherine: Full Body, from the creators of the Persona series, has been announced for Switch.

The game will release on Nintendo’s console on July 7, 2020.

Catherine: Full Body is an enhanced port that focuses on the life of Vincent Brooks, a slacker whose girlfriend, Katherine, wants to take things more seriously in their relationship. Vincent soon meets another girl named Catherine (it gets pretty confusing), who manages to seduce her way into Vincent’s life.

Confused, Vincent realizes he must make a choice on who to be with. Soon afterward, Vincent starts to have strange dreams where he must climb towers by solving sliding puzzles.

This enhanced port, however, adds even more gameplay, and a third love interest for Vincent named Rin, someone with a lot of charm, but even more secrets.

The gameplay is sorted into two sections, daytime, where you can socialize with Vincent’s friends and love interests, and nighttime, where you fall into nightmares and have to climb in order to survive.

Throughout the story, you’re constantly asked questions which will determine how things play out, and who you will end up within the end. The game is rather short, being around fifteen hours, but there is a lot of replayability.

Bleeding Edge on Xbox One

Bleeding Edge quietly released yesterday on both Xbox One and PC and you’d be forgiven if you forgot it existed until reading this. Since its announcement back at E3 2019, there hasn’t been a ton of buzz, positive or negative, about Bleeding Edge.

Perhaps it’s just a feeling of trepidation towards a game that just looks so different from Ninja Theory’s last game, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, which was critically well-received and acclaimed especially with regards to its writing. Oddly, Bleeding Edge leverages none of what people really liked about Helblade; it has virtually no story, and is focused entirely on online multiplayer combat.

Its core gameplay is fun, and the talent of the developers shines through in spite of problems which I’ll get to, but it’s apparent that there wasn’t anyone with enough weight on the team to hold the game up a bit and add key, modern touches that need to be included in a game that wants to survive in the hyper competitive multiplayer market.

The lazy comparison that some may make because of its cast of quirky heroes with unique abilities would be to a game like Overwatch or the ill-fated Battleborn, but Bleeding Edge a team-based brawler, not a shooter.

The next games from Fumito Ueda’s genDesign, Remedy Entertainment, and Playdead will all be published by Epic Games. The partnership was announced earlier today alongside a video introducing an initiative that “fundamentally changes the developer/publisher model.”

Epic states its approach as aiming “to have the most developer-friendly terms in the industry so that creators can focus on making great games.”

That means giving developers full creative freedom and ownership over their intellectual properties while they still enjoy 100% coverage of all funding costs, from salary expenses to marketing. Profits will be shared 50/50.

Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games said of the partnership:

“We’re building the publishing model we always wanted for ourselves when we worked with publishers.”

While head of Epic Games publishing Hector Sanchez added:

“genDESIGN, Remedy, and Playdead are among the most innovative and talented studios in the industry, with strong visions for their next games. They will have full creative control, while Epic will provide a solid foundation of project funding and services.”

While no official announcements were made as to the nature of any of the three developers’ next games, Epic concludes by explaining that information is on the way in the coming months.

Today, during a new Nintendo Direct Mini presentation, The Pokemon Company dropped a new trailer for part one of the Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion pass, The Isle of Armor.

On The Isle of Armor, there will a dojo to train at that will allow you to receive the legendary Pokemon, Kubfu, from the master of the dojo. You will then gain permission to challenge the Tower of Two Fists on The Isle of Armor. You can choose to enter the Tower of Darkness or the Tower of Waters and once you beat one of them, Kubfu will evolve into Urshifu.

Depending on which tower you conquer, Urshifu will learn one of two moves. The Tower of Darkness will grant Urshifu a move called ‘Single Strike Style’ but if you choose the water one, it’ll learn ‘Rapid Strike Style.’

You can watch the new trailer for The Isle of Armor down below and if you want to see the entire Nintendo Direct Mini, you can do so right here.

In a new Nintendo Direct Mini presentation that was unexpectedly dropped today on Nintendo’s YouTube channel, it was announced that the next fighter to come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be a character from ARMS, Nintendo’s third-person fighting game that released in 2017 for the Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo did not announce which fighter would take the spot in Smash Bros. Ultimate but the company did mention that the fighter will be announced and released sometime in June.

This fighter will be the first DLC character to be added into the game as part of volume 2 of the Fighters Pass and will be the sixth fighter added into the game (if you don’t count Piranha Plant).

Nintendo also announced that ARMS will be getting a free trial for Switch Online subscribers that lets them try out the full game from March 26 to April 6, so if you have yet to try out the frenetic multiplayer title, now is the time.

You can watch the announcement trailer down below:

Today, Nintendo unexpectedly released a new Nintendo Direct Mini presentation via the company’s YouTube channel. Part of the presentation featured a new trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, the suped-up remaster of the Wii JRPG.

It’s coming out on May 29, 2020, and on that same day, there will be a Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Works Set that comes with a 250-page art book along with a copy of the game.

It was also revealed that the upcoming Switch title will be getting a brand-new epilogue titled “Future Connected” that will cap off the main game with a new story. So, even if you’ve completed the original on the Nintendo Wii or on the 3DS, there is a good reason to double-dip.

For more on the Nintendo Direct Mini, just search Twinfinite.

You can watch the trailer and the entire presentation down below:

AMD’s new range of Navi graphics chips, which are being used to power Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox Series X, are the product of expensive research and development efforts. Unfortunately for AMD, according to a report from TorrentFreak, it sounds as though a hacker already has their paws on the valuable source code and wants a lot of money to give it back.

The information comes by way of a DMCA notice sent to the development platform Github from a female individual by the alias of “xxXsoullessXxx”. The individual is seeking a buyer for what she claims is the source code Navi 10 and Navi 21 devices, as well as that of the Xbox Series X GPU “Arden.”

Github has since removed the repository at the behest of AMD, but you can read a copy of it here.

Torrentfreak has since reached out to the leaker to who explained that she “found AMD Navi GPU hardware source codes in a hacked computer” in November of last year. “The user didn’t take any effective action against the leak of the codes,” she continued and then explained that the code was extracted from an unprotected server/computer.

The leaker has valued the information at $100 million.

“If I get no buyer I will just leak everything,” the leaker concluded in what will read as a chilling ultimatum to AMD. The company has since acknowledged the leak in its own statement, which reads:

Nothing quite capture’s the nation’s attention quite like a new season of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette. You have love, complex storylines, and enough crying to fill the pool at The Bachelor Mansion. Now it’s time to test your knowledge with this Bachelor trivia quiz.

If you’ve been watching this show and its spinoffs from the beginning, then it’s very likely that you already know most of what’s coming up in this quiz.

It’s time to get your tissues ready just in case you don’t get a good score. But don’t let that stop you from giving it a go. Don’t forget to show off your results in the comments or on social media. And while you’re here, check out some of our other fantastic quizzes.

Good luck with this Bachelor trivia quiz.

(All images via ABC)

Remedy Entertainment, the developer behind last year’s acclaimed action game Control, has signed agreements with a major publisher for the company’s next two games, a press release confirmed today. Both are as yet unannounced but confirmed for next-generation hardware; one is described as a AAA multi-platform already in pre-production, while the other is a smaller project within the same franchise.

The agreement entitles Remedy to a 50% share in the net revenue and will retain ownership of the game’s intellectual property, while the publishing partner will provide all funding.

The partnership extends Remedy’s strategy of creating and developing its own IP’s into long-term franchises. Both games will be launched on next-generation console platforms and PC in the next few years, and both are being developed on Remedy’s proprietary Northlight game engine and tools.

The press statement explains that Remedy’s financial outlook and guidance remain unchanged. The company estimates its revenue and operating profit to increase during 2020.

As mentioned above, Remedy’s Control earned universal praise from critics when it launched last year; Control was nominated for eight awards at The Game Awards, including 2019 Game of the Year, and won Best Art Direction.

Twinfinite reviewed the game, praising its atmosphere but ultimately concluding it didn’t quite live up to its potential.

Capcom Europe has today alerted customers who either have or plan to purchase a physical copy of Resident Evil 3 Remake that they may experience delayed delivery as a result of the current coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

While the actual release date itself hasn’t changed from April 3, the distribution of physical copies is likely to be adversely affected by local import restrictions and, presumably, less personnel on the ground.

The full statement is posted over on Capcom UK’s Twitter page, which you can view below:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons may have only been officially out in the wild for less than a week, but Nintendo has today just dropped the 1.1.1 patch that fixes the item duplication glitch that’s been doing the rounds the past few days.

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 1.1.1 patch notes are short and sweet, simply stating that it “Fixed a serious bug affecting game balance.”

For those unaware, the item duplication glitch involved two players, and require one to rotate an item, while the other tried to pick it up at the same time. Doing so would see the item rotate, but the second player also have the item in their inventory.

This essentially gave players a quick and easy way to make a ton of Bells, especially if duplicating rare and expensive bugs or fish like Tarantulas, Coelacanths, or Sharks.

With the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 1.1.1 patch, players will no longer be able to make use of this duplication glitch. You can’t avoid doing the update to continue making use of the glitch, as you’ll need to download the 1.1.1 update in order to play either local or online multiplayer in the game.

Outside of this one fix, the patch doesn’t appear to have added or made any other changes to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. That being said, we do know that Nintendo will be releasing updates in the future to bring festive events to the game.

Yesterday Compile Heart released a video mentioning that it would announce the final game of a popular series. Today the mystery has been solved, and it’s Mary Skelter Finale.

The video, which you can see at the bottom of the post, starred president Norihisa Kochiwa as he announced that the last number of Dengeki PlayStation (which is closing its magazine and converting to an online-only publication) releasing on March 28 would include the announcement of the final game of a popular series. 

The presence of blurred posters showing Neptune from Hyperdimension Neptunia made many believe that Compile Heart was ready to announce the last Neptunia game, but this isn’t the case. The posters were likely cheeky misdirection. 

Today Amazon Japan posted the cover of Dengeki PlayStation (via GamesTalk) and it mentions “Kamigokuto Mary Skelter Finale” which appears to be indeed the last game of the Mary Skelter series.

At the moment, we don’t have full information about the game, including the platforms. Yet, the fact that it’s on Dengeki PlayStation obviously indicates that it’ll come at least on PS4. 

That being said, this doesn’t mean that we’ll get to play it on Sony’s console, considering that Idea Factory International skipped the PS4 version for Mary Skelter 2, likely due to Sony’s recent restrictive policies toward fanservicey games. 

In any case, of course, the game has been revealed only for Japan, so there’s no word on whether it’ll come west at all or not.  

Just in case you weren’t hyped enough for the Final Fantasy VII remake already, or if you weren’t already nostalgic enough for the good ol’ PS1 days, Square Enix has just the product for you.

The company has just announced polygon character figures for several FFVII characters including Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Barret, Sephiroth, Reno, and Red XIII. The figures are now available for pre-order, and you can purchase them in a blind box of eight random figures.

You can take a closer look at the figures in the gallery down below:

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Square Enix released four new commercials of the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake. 

This time around, we go the celebrity route, with the commercial starring some rather interesting people and characters.

We get Brown and Cony, two of the popular mascots of the Line messaging service, the Japanese alternative metal band Man with a Mission, and YouTubers Napolimen. 

Of course, all of them appear to thoroughly enjoy the game.

You can check all the commercials below.

Since 2019, and even the inception of the Nintendo Switch console, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been one of the most eagerly anticipated games for the Switch library. The game is finally out now, and it’s certainly lived up to both fan and critic expectations.

Nintendo has just released a new accolades trailer for the game, showing off all the high scores and praise it’s gotten since the official launch last Friday. You can check out the short trailer embedded down below:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a follow-up to New Leaf, which was released for the Nintendo 3DS a few years ago. It features quite the substantial visual upgrade as expected, and allows players to build a new life and home on a beautiful deserted island. From what we’ve played so far, it’s certainly served its purpose as a fantastic getaway/vacation.

We’ll have our own official review up later this week. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.

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Today SNK announced the release date of the second character coming to Samurai Shodown as part of the second season pass.

The returning character is Sogetsu Kazama, who was initially revealed at EVO 2019. 

She will be released in the west next week, on April 1. The wait won’t be much longer.

You can watch her trailer below, and see him in action alongside his water-based moves.

You can also catch a few fresh screenshots in the gallery under the video.

With a brand new major event starting tomorrow, Azur Lane publisher Yostar is showcasing more content that shipgirl fans will be able to enjoy.

First of all, the official Weibo account released a trailer for the event, giving an overview of what we can expect. 

On top of the trailer we also get to see more sports-related skins for Baltimore, Cygnet, Casablanca, Marblehead, Minneapolis, and Intrepid.

Today Paradox Interactive released a new video focusing on the upcoming Cities: Skylines expansion Sunset Harbor.

While the DLC will be paid, today’s video (which is the last of the series before tomorrow’s release) focuses on the features coming with the free update that will accompany the expansion.

We’re getting new healtcare buildings for children and the elderly. This will improve your city’s birth rate and increase your citizens’ life expectancy. 

Perhaps the most relevant addition is the ability to build your subway over ground. This has been done for a while on PC by a popular mod, but from tomorrow on, mayors will be able to enjoy the feature natively.

You can check out the video below.

Cities Skylines is currently available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The expansion will release on March 26 simultaneously for all platforms. 

Have you ever just stared at Tom Nook’s Hawaiian shirt in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and thought: “Gee, I would love to get myself a shirt like that in real life?” Well, what if I told you that you could purchase an exact replica of that breezy and comfortable shirt from Etsy?

Yes, a reputable seller on Etsy that goes by BunniDesignz is selling the iconic Tom Nook Hawaiian shirt for about $50, and there are lots of options for sizes and styles that are sure to fit any body type that is interested.

You can check out some images of the shirt down below and if you want to be decked out in this Animal Crossing apparel, you can head on over to Etsy.

Today’s issue of Weekly Famitsu included an interview about Granblue Fantasy with producer Yuito Kimura and director Tetsuya Fukuhara, who talked about the progress of Granblue Fantasy Relink and more.

Kimura-san mentioned that development is moving on quietly. While he can’t provide specific details, the game has progressed to the point that it’s fun to play, and if development keeps proceeding as smoothly as it is now, he feels that the team will be able to deliver a game that will please the fans.

He also confirmed that Cygames has a set goal for a release window internally.

The two developers were also asking if there could be more games in the future using the Granblue IP.

Kimura-san mentioned that there are some games that they want to make, so hopefully it’ll happen at some point.

Fukuhara-san also confirmed that he has some ideas, but despite the fact that Granblue Fantasy Versus has been released, development of updates and DLC will continue for a while. On top of that, there’s the development of Relink, so he would like to focus on those two first.

Kimura-san added that Relink isn’t an easy game to develop, so there isn’t much that can be done in parallel with it. That being said, he’d like to work on a casual game for the franchise.

If you’re interested in the Granblue Fantasy franchise, you can read our latest interview with Fukuhara-san, full of details about Relink and Versus.

Today Yuka Kitamura took to Twitter to confirm that she’s working on FromSoftware’s upcoming game Elden Ring. 

You may know Kitamura-sensei’s work as a composer on many of FromSoftware’s games.

This includes working alongside Motoi Sakuraba in Dark Souls II and III, and more games like Bloodborne, Déraciné, and lately Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. 

You can find the tweet with the confirmation below (via Resetera). 

If you want to know more more about the game, you can enjoy the original reveal and some concept artwork released a while ago.

Today’s issue of Weekly Famitsu included a spread on Nihon Falcom’s next JRPG The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari No Kiseki, the next game of the Trails series.

This time around, the focus is on the third route that adds up to the story of the game.

As usual, considering that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV has not been released in English yet, unless you’re ok with spoilers, you likely should just enjoy the images and avoid reading the text under the gallery.

[Source: Weekly Famitsu]

2020’s Resident Evil 3 Remake is a suped-up reimaging of the classic PS1 horror title from Capcom, and the scariest thing about it is having to face off and avoid a seven-foot-tall monster with tentacles chasing you throughout a majority of the campaign. The game is scary enough already, but someone modded the recent demo on PC so that every single enemy zombie is replaced by Nemesis. Yeah, sounds fun.

The modder goes by FluffyQuack and they released a video of the mod in action to their YouTube channel, which you can check out below. It showcases Jill Valentine running around in an even more frightening version of Raccoon City.

The Resident Evil 3 demo is now out for everyone to try out. If you’ve jumped in, you’re likely aware of just how frustrating it is to deal with one Nemesis, so imagine dealing with dozens of them!

You can download the mod here if you’re interested.

Hot off the heels of the Suicide Squad follow up film Birds of Prey is an incoming episode and event in superhero MMORPG DC Universe Online that lets you fight alongside the tough Gotham City ladies starting April 16.

Event versions of the episode will be available for free for any players level 15+ for a limited time, and then the full episode will be available for purchase for any future runs, as all other episode are.

Throughout the episode, whether you have chosen to be a Super Hero or Supervillain, you will bump into Black Canary, Harley Quinn, The Huntress, and Poison Ivy as you too scramble to assist Oracle. Just as they are figuring out how to trust each other and work as a team, so will you, which means you will end up working with and fighting against these powerful characters along the way.

The Birds of Prey have always been a mixture of heroes and villains, as the roster boasts both Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, known Batman enemies, and Huntress who is a strong part of the Bat family. The team is most normally (though not in the film) gathered and guided by Oracle, which is Barbara Gordon’s post-Batgirl and post-Killing Joke (where she was paralyzed from the waist down by the Joker) identity.

DC Universe Online is an MMORPG set in the DC Comics universe (launched back in 2011) that has the player create either a hero or villain character with a wide range of powers.

The player also goes through a process to pick a mentor for their characters powers, color palette, and backstory such as Superman for heroes or Lex Luthor for villains.

Capybara Games’ atmospheric dungeon crawler Below will come to PS4 next month, April 7, the developer confirmed today. In addition to the standard game, it’ll also come packed with the new explorer mode, which as we reported last month, is aimed at making the punishing gameplay experience a little more accessible.

The PS4 version of Below will cost $29.99, while owners of the game over on Steam and Xbox One will receive a free update adding Explore.

For those not up to speed with Below, the game released as a timed exclusive for Microsoft platforms back in 2018. It sees players descend into the depths of a mountain’s underground caverns, battling deadly creatures along the way.

While it was praised for its eerie and mysterious setting, the brutal survival mechanics made it hard to truly enjoy and it ended up with a somewhat middling critical reception.

Twinfinite reviewed Below last year and concluded:

“In truth, the joy of BELOW lay in overcoming its insurmountable challenges to unravel a mysterious world. But all too often, the game’s masochistic mechanics got in the way to ruin its wholly engrossing atmosphere.”

If you haven’t already seen it, you can check out Below’s PS4 announcement trailer below.

Hi-Rez Studios, the team behind the popular MOBA Smite, has revealed its next competitive multiplayer experience. Called Rogue Company, the team shooter is being handled by its new First Watch Games team based in the UK. It’s currently in Alpha and is set for a full launch across PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC later this summer.

As you’ll see in the trailer, Rogue Company looks as though it follows the in-vogue team shooter formula; players take control of one of several bombastic mercenaries animated in a cartoony aesthetic and all wielding sci-fi weaponry as they showdown across various arenas. Gameplay is a third-person shooter affair with special abilities and skills adding further depth.

The name Rogue Company refers to the vigilante force of mercenaries in question, who take on million-dollar contracts to stop imminent threats; “elite, sexy and paid, Rogue Company operates between the lines and on the run,” a press release sent to Twinfinite explains.

Headed-up by Lead Game Designer – and former Halo world champion – Scott Lussier, Rogue Company is the debut game from First Watch Games; a band of Hi-Rez Studios developers and industry veterans with experience working on some of gaming’s most famous and successful shooters.

Lussier said of today’s announcement:

“Gamers should be able to play with their friends, regardless of platform. Rogue Company is all about bringing together a huge community of gunslingers and giving them a depth of gameplay to show off their individual style.” 

While executive producer Chris Larson weighed in:

“We’re tired of grown-up shooters being overly serious. Rogue Company matches a modern, high-style universe with tight, tactical action gameplay. The alpha testers are loving it and we can’t wait to welcome more of you in as we gear up for launch!”

Today PlatinumGames released a brand new trailer of its upcoming remaster of the action game The Wonderful 101.

The trailer introduces the main characters of the game, then moves on to show gameplay, including the mechanics that make it unique among action games.

Basically, our heroes can bring into the fold the citizen and unite to create a variety of weapons and tools to overcome the alien threat. 

You can watch it below.

The Wonderful 101: Remastered brings back PlatinumGames’ former Wii U-exclusive action game from 2013 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC via Steam.

It’s the latest resounding success on Kickstarter, having earned $2,235,547 pledged by 33,197 backers.

This is a whole lot of money compared to the original goal, which PlatinumGames had initially set at just over $51,000. Many of the stretch goals have  also been unlocked, ensuring that the experience will be better and bigger than ever.

For many, playing video games is the only reprieve from boredom as lockdowns continue amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. But for those whose console of choice is Nintendo, they’ll want to make sure to take good care of it — the company has today announced that the repair service center has closed as part of a preventive measure to contain the virus’ spread.

In a statement over on its official website, Nintendo explains:

“Due to preventive measures put in place for the COVID-19 coronavirus, and in accordance with federal and local guidelines, our repair centers are closed until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Once repair services resume, we will work as quickly as possible to get you playing again.

Please note that, during this closure, products sent in for repair may be returned to you as undeliverable.

If our repair center has already received your product, it will remain there until repair services resume. “

If you’re affected by the closure then we encourage you to head over to the site and read the full FAQ section for details. Essentially, the service center is closed indefinitely. You’ll have to keep checking back to the site for information on when it will reopen. Given the lockdown is supposed to continue for another couple of weeks yet, we’d suggest that’s a rough timeline to go by, but that could well change.

Today Bethesda Softworks reached out with a press release that Doom Eternal is breaking records in terms of sales.

According to the announcement, the game has broken the record for sales in the opening weekend and doubled the launch revenue of its predecessor from 2016.

It was also the best-selling game on Steam for the week, with over 100.000 concurrent users.

Bethesda Softworks senior vice-president of global sales Ron Seger accompanied the press release with a comment thanking the fans for their support:

“We want to thank our millions of fans for their enthusiastic support of this amazing title.

Despite thousands of retail stores closing, we are pleased so many fans have been able to enjoy DOOM Eternal.”

Doom Eternal  released on March 20 for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia. A Nintendo Switch version is planned for later this year.

If you want to learn why the game is so appreciated by the fans, you can read our review. If you already have it and need help somewhere, we also have an extensive guide wiki that can help get you past the occasional hump.

There are a lot of villagers throughout the Animal Crossing cinematic universe —around 400 to be exact-– and learning all of their names can be a tad bit difficult, especially if you’re someone who doesn’t bother to get to know their fellow neighbors.

If you’ve played every single Animal Crossing game and have made an effort to learn all about your villagers, then you should do pretty well on this trivia quiz, but if not, then I wish you the best of luck.

Let’s find out if you can remember the names of all of these villagers. Some of these characters are new, some of them are series veterans so it’s a nice mix that should present a nice challenge.

Let’s begin, shall we?

(All images via Animal Crossing Fandom Wiki)

Following Torchlight III’s reveal earlier this year, developer Echtra Games is introducing the Sharpshooter class for the first time today in a new trailer. True to her name, the “elusive explorer” is capable of picking off targets from distance with a range of different weapons, from firearms to bow and arrow. The trailer also showcases her summoning abilities as she calls upon ancient spirits to unleash powerful attacks.

For the uninitiated, Torchlight III’s development came as somewhat of a surprise when it was revealed back in January. Echtra Games had originally been developing the shared-world RPG Torchlight Frontiers but opted to scrap the project in favor of a full sequel that stayed true to the structure of the original two games.

It’s a decision that will undoubtedly have pleased fans of the series, and from the looks of today’s trailer, it appears things are moving ahead swimmingly.

The Sharpshooter joins the Dusk Mage, The Forged, and The Railmaster as the four classes in the game.

For those that missed the original announcement trailer, you can watch it here. Torchlight III is coming to PC via Steam in 2020, but no release date has yet been announced.