Author: Zach Barbieri

Nintendo has announced that it will be launching a physical copy of Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition that will include the title’s DLC, Mega Dimension, bundled with it. The complete version of the game is scheduled to be released on cartridge on October 29, The Pokémon Company confirmed earlier today. While the version being released is a Nintendo Switch 2 version, the company has confirmed it will be backwards compatible, able to run on the Nintendo Switch with reduced specs and performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnzCyRyPugM Pokémon Legends Z-A is the second title in the Legends series of Spin-off titles. Set…

NC America has announced that its upcoming free-to-play MMORPG Aion 2 has reached #1 on Steam’s global top-sellers chart less than a week before the game is set to fully launch. In addition, the title has achieved a #1 position on the charts in 8 individual countries, including  Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Spain, and Thailand, with it reaching #2 in Germany, Austria, Finland, and Turkey, #3 in Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States, #4 in the Czech Republic, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and #6 in Denmark and Norway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ_zw2GksRY The Steam top sellers chart ranks…

Silent Hill: Townfall could be one of the best atmospheric horror games that I have played. That’s a genuine statement. When you start, the protagonist, Simon Ordell awakens on the docks of St. Amelia, which are draped in fog. It offers the kind of calming dread that only a Silent Hill game can, with the player slowly making their way into the heart of a storm. The game takes place on an island off the coast of Scotland; this existential threat works better, given that a foggy day on the docks is how I imagine plenty of fishermen start their…

When Koei Tecmo and Omega Force first announced that they were remastering Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition, my first question was: why? It isn’t like a bad thing, mind you; I love Dynasty Warriors as a franchise, but it feels like a weird series to get the treatment. I started this year reviewing Dynasty Warriors: Origins on Nintendo Switch 2, and it felt like a genuine return to form. Not only is the series still active and relatively unchanged, but it has also expanded so far that the team behind it has basically become Oprah Winfrey. You get a Musou,…

Following along with the main story of Nivalis Nights, eventually you will be tasked with the goal of classing up your Ramen Bar with some lights and potted plants. Lights should be easy enough, as you have multiple choices across the many furniture shops around Nivalis; however, the potted plant can be a tad more annoying to track down. This may or may not be the most convenient way to do so (there are a lot of ways to accomplish goals), but as far as I can tell, this will send you to the most obvious plant seller. The seller…

PlayStation has revealed new details concerning the release plans for Santa Monica Studio’s upcoming game, God of War Laufey. These details were outlined in a PlayStation Blog post, along with several new screenshots, one of which is of particular interest to fans. Set to release on February 16, 2027, Pre-orders for the title will open on September 29th at 10:00 AM, with it getting both a Standard edition as well as a Digital Deluxe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLMX2w3cwuE&t=1093s The standard edition of the title will be available both physically and digitally and will be sold through PlayStation and retailers. God of War Laufey…

Maybe it’s unfair for me to take a look at the character of Wolverine from some form of a critical standpoint; I don’t really have an attachment to the character. In terms of Marvel, I have always been more of a She-Hulk fan, and Deadpool & Wolverine did nothing for me (sorry, friends). I do, however, like Insomniac as a developer, so I was on board with Marvel’s Wolverine game regardless of, well, everything I have had to listen to over the past year. Fun is subjective, and so are reviews. Marvel’s Wolverine starts in the middle of its action,…

Rockstar has announced that they will be releasing a $400 collectors set filled with gear and merch representing the Grand Theft Auto VI setting of Vice City. The one thing that this set will not include is a copy of the game, though that should not be too shocking; the company had previously followed a similar structure for titles like Red Dead Redemption 2. The set is known specifically as GTA 6: The Goodtime State – Vice City Collection. The collector’s set will feature premium merchandise such as a bobblehead, a hat, pins, and even a pair of Oakley sunglasses.…

There was a period of about 10 years or so when, if you were a fan of Dark Souls but had grown tired of Dark Souls, there was really only one choice for you. That choice was Team Ninja’s Nioh. Not that it was the only choice on the market, but we all agreed it was the most competent option and offered a great experience. Nioh 2 just expanded what was great about the first, and it would be years still until Lies of P came along and became the big one people now point to. I famously (as I…

Taito Corporation, a subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings, has announced a port of the classic JRPG series Lufia. Lufia 1 & 2: The Sinistrals Saga will feature the first two games in the series and is slated for release sometime in 2027. The publisher, Clear River Games, has also confirmed that the collection will have a physical console release, though official prices have yet to be announced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxDdvXzixv8 The series was originally released for the SNES by developer Neverland, with the Taito Corporation serving as publisher. The collection will include Lufia & The Fortress of Doom, originally released in 1993,…