Author: Zach Barbieri

Koei Tecmo America and developer Team Ninja have announced that Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, the sequel to the action soulslike title from 2023, will be released on March 4, 2027. Alongside pre-orders, which are set to open, the studio has released a brand-new trailer to showcase the narrative, key characters, locations, and the return of the fast-paced combat of its predecessor. Best yet, a limited-time alpha is now available to download on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC Via Steam and Xbox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9RowhPNpzQ Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember is set in 208 AD, after the events of…

Upcoming indie Cafe management and Roguelike game Hips N Noses has revealed a major combat overhaul ahead of its appearance at the Tokyo Game Show 2026. South Korean developer PepperStones is behind the update, and an updated playable demo will be on the show floor at the KOCCA Korea Pavilion in Makuhari Messe, Hall 3 / Booth 03-C03, for games in attendance between September 17 and September 21 in Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8niX7IV99a8 In Hips N Noses, players take the role of a Witch named Mela, the only person in this world capable of sleeping, since she is…

Ubisoft has announced that Rayman Legends Retold, the remake of their 2013 platformer, will be delayed by just a few weeks from the date initially planned, October 1st. The publisher announced via social media that while the title had previously gone gold and was expected to meet that date, it is not ready to launch as of yet. Instead, the team behind this game, Ubisoft Montpellier, will now be releasing the game on December 3rd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7BQ9hLGkk&t=6s We also learned through this announcement that we will be getting a new look at Rayman Legends Retold on September 22, with a game…

Fortnite has officially confirmed the title’s long-awaited Kingdom Hearts collaboration is coming, teasing four different skins based on characters from the series. This news was revealed via a brief teaser for the crossover on Fortnite’s official social media channels, showcasing series protagonist Sora grabbing a keyblade out of the sand and giving a pose for the camera. This news was previously suggested as port of promotional material for the games latest season, which features several video game characters, but now we know for sure Sora and friends will be added to the game. https://twitter.com/Fortnite/status/2099211591644565911?s=20 A few text based teasers released…

*Light spoilers for Onimusha: Way of the Sword are contained within. Upon reaching Kyoto in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Musashi unlocks a skill tree that can be used to gain new skills and abilities. One of these skills you can unlock is the Assassinate ability, which grants the ability to stealth-kill enemies you encounter. That said, using the technique isn’t so hard, but it can be more technically limited based on how the ability works. Musashi doesn’t have a crouch ability, meaning that, for starters, you will need to walk up behind enemies slowly, taking care not to take…

*Light spoilers for Onimusha: Way of the Sword are contained within. Upon reaching the more open area of Kyoto in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Musashi gains a few abilities, one of which is the deflect. This functions as a third block, on top of the standard block and perfect block, requiring perfect block timing plus pushing forward on the left stick toward the enemy. To get the Pinch Hitter trophy/achievement, the player needs to do this 50 times to projectiles aimed at them, hitting the projectile back toward the enemy, in comparison to the perfect block, which just knocks…

*Light spoilers for Onimusha: Way of the Sword are contained within. Onimusha: Way of the Sword gives players several combat tools to help Musashi come out on top in the many sword clashes he faces throughout the game. One such tool is the Issen counterattack that the player will unlock when they reach Kyoto, as part of the main narrative when being introduced to unlocking skills. Among the many trophy/achivements based on the usage of abilities, Brutalist requires you to get 50 kills with this skill. What is Issen? The thing is, you can get this throphy/achievements fairly early on.…

Every so often, a game comes out, and it just takes forever for the gears to start moving and the experience to actually click. If I am being honest, I thought that 007 First Light was a process for me to get it, though in that case I knew exactly how I was playing it wrong. 20 hours into The Blood of Dawnwalker, I wasn’t truly enjoying myself. I teetered between something scathing, focusing on all the parts that even now still irk me. Or I could focus on the positive. It wasn’t until a little while after this, wandering…

The Moonlighter series is one of those things that are just interesting from the jump. Most roguelike games involve running the dungeon over and over again, picking up items that may carry over. It’s a self-contained experience. What you get in this experience is also a store management sim, where the dungeon doesn’t just give you money; it gives you a product that, through a secondary mechanic, lets you progress in a way most games bake into a single system. I might be a little biased because the two genres I tend to get lost in are roguelikes and management…

KOEI TECMO and developer Team Ninja have announced that a new fighter by the name of Minato is joining the roster of Dead or Alive 6: Last Round today. To help players get situated with the character, the developer has also released a trailer showcasing her moves in action to help people get started punching their friends and rivals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck45CstN8vk Minato, who apparently goes by the nickname TOKYO JK, has the appearance and base costume of a high school student, but as with most of the characters, this isn’t the whole story. Having an exceptional talent for dancing, she will…