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Horror studio to work on ‘existing and new IPs’ Konami has officially announced that it has entered into a working relationship with Bloober Team. The “strategic co-operation agreement” will see publisher and developer work together on a series of upcoming new titles, adding further weight to the ongoing rumor that Bloober Teamis in line to resurrect theSilent Hillfranchise. “It is a historic day for me and the culmination of several years of our work,”said Bloober CEO Piotr Babieno in a joint press release....

Inventory bug also squished Capcom have rolled out a small fix to rectify issues caused by the 2.0 update of open-world adventure gameMonster Hunter: World. The new patch – 2.01 or 2.0.0.1 on PS4 and Xbox One respectively – should be live right now. After the game’s recent balance update, a problem with the bow’s Dragon Piercer attack that caused limitations with aiming when the player was moving rapidly which, given that they probably had a huge scaly giant on their case, was happening more often than not....

The grand epic of taking down evil inMy Hero Academiais soon drawing to a close as its final season gets an update.My Hero AcademiaFINAL SEASONwill premiere in October this year, though the specific release date is yet to be confirmed. Toho Co. made the announcement during the AnimeJapan 2025 in Tokyo. In addition, it also revealed a new teaser trailer showcasing Deku and Shigaraki’s rivalry and a new key visual....

Early experiments from gaming’s golden age Something particularly fun about gaming’s formative years is that, with no established ruleset, developers hadn’t yet settled into the genres and tropes that would embed themselves into gaming to this day. As such there are lots of titles from the very early ’80s that feature odd, experimental concepts — in gameplay, narrative, or audio/visual style. Take for examplePhozon, the latest addition to Hamster’s Arcade Archives range....

XxX420BlazzEiTXXx is reportedly stoked Yesterday saw Activision drop another whopping update file on its mega-seller shooter franchiseCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warand its sister titleWarzone. Among the huge plethora of modes, maps, operators, and weapons headed to Season 3 later this week, the spirit of 4/20 was also recognized via the release of a special “Stoner’s Delight” DLC bundle. For (a pretty hefty) 2400 CP, players can bag themselves ganja-themed skins for the Assault Rifle Golf and the Light Machine Gun Alpha, as well as a weapon charm, wristwatch, stickers, and an animated emblem and calling card for your profile....

I’m ready, Konami. Take me back to the horrors ofSilent Hill. I missthe peeling paint, the impenetrable fog, and the inability to tell the difference between a corpse and a living creature ready to disembowel me with a fractured pipe. Most of all, I find myself lonesome for the type of rape that only soulless creatures with multiple orifices can provide. When can we go? Can we go soon? Okay, so my obsession with theSilent Hillseries is no mystery to anyone that reads this site, but I try not to be too much of a fangirl when it comes to actual quality and gameplay....

Latest Did You Know Gaming? blows my mind The common refrain these days is that Nintendo doesn’t know how to market the Wii U. But I know the creativity is still there, waiting to be tapped. Case in point… The latest episode ofDid You Know Gaming?arrives just in time to celebrate today’s release ofPikmin 3. Narrated by JonTron (Jon’s back! Yay!), thisPikmin-themed special runs through some of the more familiar nuggets ofPikminlore, such as how it was based upon theSuper Mario 128Spaceworld demo....

Forget DMCA takedowns Apparently racing your very ownMario Kartis a booming businessover in Japan, because this is the second time I’m posting about a company offering such a thing. It looks like the Marika Company didn’t get clearance from Nintendo, because the Big N is now suing them for infringing on their intellectual property. Announced via apress releasefrom Nintendo of Japan, Nintendo insists that, “They [Marika] use it for publicity and sales without obtaining our permission, and we insist that such an act falls under unfair competition and copyright infringement acts against us....

I’m going to draw so many cartoon spite cocks and hand them out to minors While we were all busy Halloweening it up, drinking pumpkin spice Four Loko and throwing rocks at ghosts, Nintendounceremoniously maimedits 3DS drawing app, Swapnote. It removed SpotPass functionality from the service, which used to allow 3DS friends to send notes (drawn pictures or photos shot with the 3DS camera) to each other over the internet...

These apps ain’t crap In trying to come up with the lede for this year’s nominations for Best Mobile Game, I looked to the past and what was written in years prior. A lot of great games have been up for this award before, and while the exact set-up for each piece was different, a commonality existed between them all: a need to justify mobile gaming to our audience. I’m not stupid....

I guess the opposite of a Rift is a Wall Virtual reality wunderkind Palmer Luckey is wading deeper into the world of politics with a new company “developing surveillance technology that could be deployed on borders between countries and around military bases,” according to theNew York Times. Luckey, the founder of Facebook-owned Oculus,left the companythis year. His new venture will reportedly be supported by the investment fund run by venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who recently made a more public name for himself spending over $10 million to financelawsuits against independent media outlet Gawkerbefore donating $1....

While here at PAX, I had a chance to sit down with a new section of upcoming platformerEpic Mickey 2. These just released screens show off the new section of the game that I got to play. Based on Frontier Land in Disneyland, Fort Wasteland is a dusty old fort in the middle of a western-themed world that houses a load of intimidating enemies and tricky platforming challenges. As a huge Disney fan, I am still not entirely sold onEpic Mickey 2....

‘Champions Unite’ Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamitydoes a good job of making a name for itself. Sure it’s a prequel toBreath of the Wild, but it’s also a new game filled with new references and characters. While the originalHyrule Warriorswas mostly a celebration of theZeldaseries,Age of Calamityis a celebration ofBreath of the Wild. In that way, it has the propensity to be more polarizing, especially when you account for all of the Omega Force-ness of it all....