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Third time’s a charm Stern Pinball has released video and images of the next game in the ongoing range of stylish pinball machines. This next release will see a long-awaited return to the pinball world for horror icon and valley-girl vamp Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Elvira’s House of Horrorswill be the third pinball machine to feature the voluptuous late-night TV host, following on from 1989’sElvira and the Party Monstersand 1996’sScared Stiff....

Places that creak in the night The phrase “ghost town” conjures up specific imagery. Abandoned homes and forgotten storefronts are the visible remnants of lives upended. Perhaps the ghost town’s residents left because of some natural disaster or economic downturn. Maybe the businesses and houses lie dormant because of something more sinister. No matter their origin, ghost towns are evocative relics where time seems to stand still. Silent Crossingis a game for people whose eyes light up at the idea of exploring ghost towns....

Freedom, I will not give you up… It’s been seven long years since developer GalaxyTrail announced that it was starting work on a funky fresh sequel to its high-speed 2014 platform adventure,Freedom Planet.After years of development andsome unwelcome delays, the dev team hasfinallyannounced that our furry friends will return to lead the resistance this fall. “At long last, after many years of hard work, the finish line is in sight!”declared GalaxyTrail on its official Twitter....

It is so triumphant, its prey is sore,…The Cheekiest Monkey Of All…As it swings away the victor once more,The Cheekiest Monkey Of All. It knows the cheekiness that men do,…The Cheekiest Monkey Of All…But it knows only it holds cheekiness true,…The Cheekiest Monkey Of All… A canine fool made to turn it’s back,…The Cheekiest Monkey Of All…For said pooch doth know that the cheek it doth lack,…The Cheekiest Monkey Of All...

A few new (old) games hit Microsoft’s Games on Demand digital distribution platform this morning, dudes. According to Mr. Xbox LIVE,Major Nelson, the kickin’ rad cooperative shooterArmy of Two, the bold racerMidnight Club: LA,andSonic Unleashedhave joined the sea of other ancient videogames available for download.Army of Two, surprisingly, is the cheapest of the bunch, priced at an agreeable (and roughly) 20 bones in the US.Sonic UnleashedandMidnight Club: LAare locked in at around 30 US bones for whatever silly reason....

The Tale of Iyo doesn’t have matchmaking, unfortunately Sucker Punch Productions’ co-op Legends mode inGhost of Tsushimablew me away, and I think that’s going to be the consensus going forward as more players– even folks who don’t typically go for this sort of multiplayer side offering– dig into the free update. Here’s what’s coming up on the roadmap. As promised early on, the first raid, The Tale of Iyo, isn’t far off – it will be released on October 30....

RPGs are having an amazing year in terms of sales, withPersona 3 ReloadandLike A Dragon: Infinite Wealthraking in the dough. Now, another reaches one million copies sold: Cygames’Granblue Fantasy: Relink. After just 11 days, Granblue Fantasy:#Relinkhas sold over 1 million copies worldwide! 🎉A million thanks to our wonderful community of skyfarers for helping us reach this milestone. We have more updates on the horizon, so stay tuned!#Relinkpic.twitter.com/9jPKE8gMPL The game’s team celebrated the one million copies onX (formerly Twitter)with a sweet-looking drawing and thanked those who played....

Rapid-fire pew pew Independent developers have really been delivering with metroidvanias lately, though with titles likeChasmorParadise Loston the horizon, it seems like they lean toward slow, methodical gameplay.Greedy Gunsgoes in the other direction, bringing frantic gunplay to the genre. From the trailer, it looks pretty dang fun. With fast gameplay, colorful environments, and two-player cooperative play, it almost makes me think ofGuacamelee!, but with mercenaries instead of luchadores and guns instead of fists....

VR + niche anime = profit? Yasuhiro Nightow has had a pretty big impact on my life just by virtue of creatingTrigun. He quit his job to fulfill his dream as a manga artist, an act that led to the creation of the series in 1995. It was eventually adapted into an anime that gave me a lot of joy in a difficult period in my life. AfterTrigunNightow also created a cross-media franchise inGungrave, the story of a resurrected assassin codenamed Beyond the Grave, which has remained dormant for some time until developers Iggymob and Blueside decided to resurrect it in VR form....

Learn about ‘the soul’ of the next Xbox Remember back in March when Sony hadMark Cerny give a pre-recorded presentationon all the deep-dive technical capabilities of the PlayStation 5? It was extremely beneficial and useful and enlightening — just not for the vast majority of the people who were watching. It was mostly lost on the video game-playing layman, as their only takeaway was “Okay, I guess this thing will be powerful as heck....

While not encouraging the practice, S?derstr?m makes an exception Devolver Digital and Dennaton Games’ forthcoming titleHotline Miami 2: Wrong Numbermadeheadlinesyesterday after the Australian Classification Board made the decision torefusethe game classification, effectively banning its sales and distribution in the region. A concernedHotline Miamisupporter living in Australia named Max Cartwright reached out to Jonatan Söderström of Dennaton in anemailto share his concerns about the Classification Board’s decision and to ask if there were alternative methods to acquire the game....

Titan Quest 2is out on early access, and the current build has plenty of content to keep you interested. Based on the official news, the ARPG will receive plenty of content as it continues along its development cycle. However, the existing client already has a proper campaign for you to complete. Although it is linear, I have enjoyed the main story and what it has to offer. Let’s look at how you can beat the game, how long it will take, and a list of all the main story quests to guide your journey....

The Wishfield Journal event is in progress inInfinity Nikki, giving players a new way to gain some Resonance Crystals, which are used to get epic outfits and a fresh new Card background. The second day of this event is called Moments of Travel, and it’s photography-based. You’ll unlock the camera relatively early in the story after visiting the Wishing Tree in Florawish. After talking to the two children there, someone will snap your photo and give you a camera as a gift to thank you for allowing them to submit the picture to a magazine....