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Summer Sale, already? GameStop is changing the rules today, hosting a Summer Sale a month before Summer actually begins. (As far as we know, June is when Summer begins… in the Northern Hemisphere anyways) Today inPC GameStop’s PC game Summer saleseveral titles are up to 80% off, and select titles are at their all-time historic lows:. Games at New Low Price: More Deals: One caveat for GameStop is that it’s USA only....

Fan Favorite Arc System Workshas announcedthat it will release the trailer for Anji Mito – the latest character to join the roster of upcoming fighterGuilty Gear Strive– late on December 31. There’s nothing quite like making a timely entrance. The handsome and hot-blooded fan-fighter debuted within theGuilty Gearfranchise in 2000 entryGuilty Gear X, one of the few remaining humans of Japanese descent, Anji travels the globe in a dogged quest to find “That Man,” keeping one step ahead of his opponents via his artistic and flamboyant fighting style, which combines acrobatic dancing with vicious attacks from his enchanted fans, a mythical artifact known as “Zessen....

In a lot of ways, this character-by-character unveiling ofSuper Meat BoyPC is starting to remind me of Nintendo’s Smash Bros. DOJO!! forSuper Smash Bros. Brawl. The first of today’s newcomers isHalf-Life‘s Headcrab, which is exclusive to the Steam version, and “will stick to walls but also have more horizontal jumping power,”says Team Meat. The second new character, the lovable Goo fromWorld of Goo, is exclusive to the non-Steam PC and Mac versions ofSuper Meat Boy....

The annualDestiny 2winter Dawning eventis here, and with it comes a whole heap of challenges, rewards, and festive fun. The highlight of the event this year is the Albedo Wing glaive. Here’s everything you need to know to get your hands on it. How to get the Albedo Wing inDestiny 2 There’s just one way to get the Albedo Wing during this year’s Dawning event. That’s by completing the “Ice Cold Combat” challenge....

She’s playable now on the PTR BeforeXul the Necromancermakes it toHeroes of the Stormin the coming weeks, we’re getting another character from theDiabloseries, Li-Ming the Wizard. Ahead of her wide release (which is set for February 9, according toHeroes Nexus), she is playable on the public test realm. Even if you plan to stick with your old favorites, you ought to look ateverything else happening in today’s PTR patch. There’sa lot....

It’s a little bit late, but here’s a fun thing! Last year, theMega Mansprite warehouse Sprites Inc. celebrated the holidays with ashort but sweet fangamethat was very, very,veryloosely based on the Charles Dickens classicA Christmas Carol. Now, prepare yourself for the continuation inMega Man Christmas Carol II! This time around, you can play as either Mega Man, Proto Man, or Bass. The Robot Masters on parade are quite creative — one boss requires you to knock his head into a wall of spikes before you can damage his body, for example....

We’ll see I guess As much as people make fun of Kinect, it sold a lot of units on the Xbox 360 as an add-on. On the Xbox One — they didn’t have a choice — they had to buy it. But as of a few weeks ago Microsoft had a change of heart, and decided to announce a Kinect-less Xbox One model, much to the delight of its fans. According to Microsoft lead Phil Spencer though, people will “still buy it....

The Apple Arcade-only JRPG looks like such a labor of love It’s rare for me to want to play a game just to appreciate its environmental artwork, doubly so when it’s stranded on a less-than-ideal platform likeApple Arcade. But that’s where I’m at withFantasian, a new RPG from Mistwalker (Terra Battle,Lost Odyssey) that’s set in a painstaking world of miniatures. I can’t get over the craftsmanship that went into creating “over 150 handmade dioramas” for this game....

More ripping, more tearing I was late to the party with the newDoom.I picked only picked up the game a few weeks ago. And by now, all the reviews have been written, everyone knows its great. There are already tons of articles, opinion pieces, and editorials out there gushing about it, talking about how successfully it captures the spirit of the originalDoom. I suppose this is going to be another one....

Not exactly known as one to adhere to a strictly musical format, MTV has decided that investing heavily in the videogame market over the next two years is the next great idea. According to what MTV’s Chairman and Chief Executive Judy McGrath toldReuters, coming up with the cash is not a problem: “As we take our brandsnarrow and deep to serve our targeted, niche audiences, we’re putting well over $500 million behind building our games business across all of the brands in our portfolio....

Multiplayer wackiness ensues! Here’s a new trailer forNew Super Mario Bros. U, showcasing thewacky comic hijinksthat will be delivered when you and three of your crazy friends team up to tackle that no-good Bowser. It looks very safe. I think that’s the best word to describe this. It’s another gentle-looking Mario platformer, coming off the back of thelast gentle Mario platformer. Not exactly the mostinspiring sight, but it’s definitely going to be a solid launch game for the Wii U....

Code of Princess and Rogue Legacy, too Nicalis has been slowly and steadily porting over its catalog of indie classics to the Switch. We already have some pretty big names withCave Story+andThe Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth +, so the anticipation for what might be next is pretty high. After this weekend’s PAX West, Nicalis took to Twitter to post a teaser image of what games might be heading to the system soon....

‘We are working away as fast as we can, it has to take the time it takes’ It’s a shame that every time I hear aboutAmnesia: A Machine for Pigs, the takeaway ends up being “You’re going to love this, but won’t be able to play it anytime soon.” Which would be fine if the thing preventing me was my own sense of dread. The latestword from Frictional Games, however, is that it’ll be out late this summer....