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I have no idea what Tecmo Koei is thinking, but it’s releasing a game in North America this month. Yes,Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legendsis going up againstModern Warfare 3,Skyrim,Saints Row: The Thirdand everything else desperately vying for attention. Well, good luck with that. Just ahead of its November 15 (November 18 in Europe) release date,DW7:XLhas a final set of screenshots and a new video, this time showing off Pang De in action....

Trading is the quintessential way to make coins inEA FC 25‘s Ultimate Team, and it’s a lot easier than you may think. For laymen, trading is buying cheap and selling at a premium. This allows you to consistently earn coins as you continue to upgrade and improve your team. Trading is particularly exciting when players are looking to buy new cards at the start of the year. Let’s look at some of the most popular methods you can employ to multiply your coin reserves quickly....

BRB, launching a mobile studio Helsinki-based studio Boomlagoon was founded a couple of years ago by ex-Rovio team members, coming off of their work on a little game calledAngry Birds. They released a game calledNoble Nutlings(great name!) last year. Now they’re working on new mobile games with the fat wad of cash they just pulled together. Their Series A, announced today, secured $3.6 million. The round was led by Northzone, with additional funding coming from Inventure and 360 Capital Partners....

It’s raining raptors At San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, Capcom debuted a brand new trailer for its upcoming Jurassic lark,Exoprimal,which remains currently in development for PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms. The new preview focuses specifically on the reptilian roster of dinosaurs and “NeoSaurs” that are running amok throughout our future cities. Like a scaly version ofEarth Defense Force,we see the streets literally swarming with creatures, as our desperate but highly skilled squad of Exofighters attempt to put a halt to the dawn of a new prehistoric era....

Not the only thing that’s leaking Fallout 4was at gamescom 2015 in the form of a closed off theatre demo you could wait in a real long line for. But why wait ina linewhen you can just watch “Hidden Camera Shows Audience Teased by Big Butt Man in Tights Live”on line. Hah. It’s actually not about butts at all,buta sneaky recording ofFallout 4. You canwatch it here, butobvious NSFW warning, as it leaks to a porn site with videos like, “Babe Red-head lesbian,” “Wake me for Sex,” and “Titfuck until completion....

Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldierimpressions The game that nobody asked for isn’t actually all that bad.Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier, the newmobile-only battle royaleset in the world ofFinal Fantasy VII Remake, launched last month on iOS and Android. Within two days, the game wasdownloaded by more than one million people, including this person, who’d had just about enough of the dullness ofPUBG: New Stateand was ready to move on....

Follow, follow, follow, follow… Fledgling Canadian studio Yellow Brick Games has announced the establishmentof a second studioin its native country — The new office is located in that hive of game dev activity, Montreal, and will work alongside the main offices, which are located in Quebec City. “With the growth of recent months, we began to reach a critical mass of employees in the Montreal area, which justified offering them a space where they could have the opportunity to choose to work from home or not, to gather and to experience the Yellow Brick Games culture in another way,” said Yellow Brick co-founder Thomas Giroux in a press statement....

But won’t talk about Half-Life 3 A group of lucky 4chan members visited Valve HQ recently (what?!) and they tried to get some questions in on upcoming projects during their visit. I’m glad that someone asked about thosehints to a Source 2 enginethat we saw some time ago. When asked about it, studio boss Gabe Newell answered: “We’ve been working on new engine stuff for a while.” So there’s your confirmation....

A whopping 160 quid to purchase Hey, do you likeMirror’s Edge? Do you have a mighty £159.99 lying around your house with which to buy some video game tat? Well, it looks likeGAME UKhas an exclusive box of stuff in addition to the actual game to sell you. This particular edition ofMirror’s Edge Catalystgets you a 14-inch diorama of Faith, a steelbook and lithograph, a set of ten concept pieces, a temporary tattoo, another temporary tattoo, and a box....

Consider the following question: can a videogame teach journalistic integrity? What about a mod to a six-year-old RPG? These are the questions that Nora Paul and Matt Taylor set out to answer, and their efforts were the subject of “Being Brian Crecente: Using an Off-the-Shelf Role-Playing Game to Teach Journalism.” Essentially, Paul and Taylor usedNeverwinter Nights‘ considerable modding tools to create a journalism game set in contemporary times. When a chemical spill endangers the lives of an entire town, how do you get to the truth?...

The developers behind 2D platformerHardcore Mechahave a new game on the way, and this one is taking a tactical turn. The latest from RocketPunch Games,Anomaly Collapse, is described as a turn-based roguelite strategy game. Following in-progress previews on social media, you can see what that entails below. The trailer puts character designs on display with a dash of humor and a peek at the gameplay. Set on a “one-dimensional battlefield grid,”Anomaly Collapseemphasizes making the most out of what little movement you have....

You’d think that after myTony HawkQuestthat I’d be sick of The Birdman and his games by now. Nope! I’m still waiting on the release ofTony Hawk Pro Skater HD‘sDLC, which is reportedly a few weeks away from release for $5. The DLC will contain new skaters, the ability to revert, and three new levels originally fromTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3: Canada, Los Angeles, and Airport. Outside of asmall teaserby an eyebrow-less Tony Hawk, footage of these levels has been impossible to find: at least, until a few days ago, when these videos of LA and Airport surfaced....

Eat your heart out, Gundam Hawkenjust completed a round of alpha testing recently, which means we’re nearing the home stretch to the open beta set for July 07, 2025. Before we get to that point though, theHawkenteam will be doing some closed beta testing starting on October 26. This time around, participants will be able to capture footage and share any screenshots they would like to take during the testing period....