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Get your forklift motor runnin’ [Update: Confirmed by Sega with a new trailer, which you can check out below!] Speaking onhis official blog, Xbox Programming Director Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb has announced that pre-orders are open on the remaster of the classic Dreamcast RPGs,ShenmueandShenmue II. Interestingly, however, the tweet also contained a supposed release date for Ryo to come roundhouse-kicking back into your life, with the classic titles apparently launching on August 20....

ThoughAge of Wonders 4might not have rocked the proverbial boat far as the fantasy 4X niche goes, the game started off witha lovely baselinethat’s only been massively improved ever since. The latest addition to this roster of goodness? Cthulhu, as it were! That’s right: the aptly titledEldritch RealmsDLC forAge of Wonders 4does away with any pretense of natural order, sensibility, common sense, and/or sanity that might’ve been present in some of the game’solder expansion packs....

Electronic Arts has once again proven to not be a favorite with analysts, coming under fire yet again following its recent financial call. Seeking Alpha’s David Gibbs has called the company a “serial over-promiser” and claimed that its recent promises are a deliberate attempt to try and do the opposite, a tactic that the analyst believes is very dangerous. “Serial over-promiser Electronic Arts may have under-delivered for the last time when it reported earnings for the December quarter Monday after the bell,” Gibbs explains....

LOL A redditor decidedto crunch some numbersrelated to gear inDestiny, and the results are pretty hilarious. For those who aren’t aware, the max “level” (Light level) inDestinyright now is 320. According to him, if you don’t playchallenge mode(and most people do not), “After a year of playing the raid, three times a week, every week, totaling 156 clears, you would be, on average, 319.94 (assuming you got a 320 artifact somewhere), and that number is after you infused all your highest light gear onto one character....

Minor spoilers below, you’ve been warned Borderlands 2‘s first DLC,Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate’s Booty, extends the original game’s love for having as many Easter eggs as possible. The latest (I’d argue greatest), discovery is that there is a Big Daddy named Mr. Bubbles. If you’resomehownot in the know, this is of course a reference to what the Little Sisters call the Big Daddies inBioShock. Yes, there are some people who don’t know this....

Lionsgate might be trying to find a Vault full of cash right now, as theBorderlandsmovie box office numbers for its opening weekend are bleak. The film’s domestic opening for the August 9 weekend brought in only $8.6 million, taking fourth place behindDeadpool & Wolverine,It Ends With Us,andTwistersfor its debut. Overall,Borderlandsmade a worldwide box office gross of $16.9 million (viaThe Numbers), which is tiny compared to its reported $115 million budget (viaIGN)....

Taking third & fourth…Killzone and Battlefield? So, one of the reasons for the delayed PS4 launch in Japan was the games lineup, right? They had to get more games for that audience? I’m not sure how good of a job they did ifBattlefield 4andKillzone Shadow Fallstill cracked the top five sellers. MeanwhileKnackis taking theWii Sportsapproach of “selling” well by virtue of association (in a bundle). It’s a little surprising the PS4 sold thereas well as it did....

Wave goodbye to the rest of your weekend. Infectonator: World Dominatoris a game about destroying the world with a zombie apocalypse. It’s less of a thinky-thinky kind of apocalypse, though, and more of a clicky-clicky one: you start an infection in a group of people, watch it spread, and spend the cash you get from killing humans to upgrade your zombies. It’s classic upgrade-based empowerment fantasy, executed superbly. Once you get about halfway through the game, you won’t even need to strategize anymore....

The double-edged sword of gaming I have news that is potentially amazing/horrifying and will leave you breathless/miserable — Capcom has hit the start button on that most dice-roll of marketing mechanics:The Ticking Clock. Appearing just earlier this morning, the non-descript timer is counting down to an apparent reveal on Monday, February 21, at 22:00 PT / 01:00 ET / 15:00 JST. That’s a whole week away! It’s certainly gotten several fanbases already shifting in their seats....

One tends not to associate the likes ofSkyrimwith Christmas. Which is surprising, really, given all that snow and burly men with big beards. But with the holiday season upon us, one modder decides to bring yuletide festivities to this cold slice of Tamriel. Back with another addition to your vanillaSkyrimplaythrough, veteran modderJaySerpahas just released “The Gift of Saturalia – A Quest for the Holidays.” This mod encapsulates anElder Scrollstype of winter celebration with a new quest to hopefully get you in the Christmas spirit....

Here we have Cliff Bleszinski, super-producer at Epic Games, guiding us through a demo ofBulletstorm. Watch as fools get killed in creative ways, including the use of the Leash which looks to be a lot of fun as enemies get juggled about with the energy whip. There are two things that really stand out from Cliff’s explanation. First, he’s really proud of how visually attractive the game is, pointing out lighting effects and so forth as he goes....

Recruiting the best talents is critical to achieving consistent success as a coach inCollege Football 25Dynasty mode. But you’re not the only one looking out to bring in new talent, as other schools (AI/human controlled) in your save will try to do the same. While the prospect lists consist of many athletes with different talents and qualities, it’s your job to zero in and bring some of them to your team....

PC, Xbox One, and PS4 We’ve got a bunch of copies of Codemasters’GRIDto give away in today’s contest! I drive a 2006 Mazda 3 so I’m definitely, 100% the person who should be hosting a racing game contest. I know my cars, ladies and gentlemen. Don’t believe me? Check this baby out. Yep, that’s me alright. Like I said, I’m the car expert ’round these here parts. To prove it, I’m giving away a bunch of copies of Codemasters’ GRID....