Originally published in 1st November 2019. It's the week of Halloween, everybody! So it's only inevitable that we have to bring up the video game that was inspired by the festive spooky season and Universal Monster movies: Castlevania. Before Konami became "#F*** Konami", the company was publishing and developing

The Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War beta is still underway: (Cross-Play Beta) 15 to 16 October 2020 – Xbox and PC Early Access, PS4 Open Beta.17 to 19 October 2020 – Open Beta On All Platforms. Starting today on 16 October 2020, Treyarch has announced that players can look forward to Double XP &

It's close to the end of this video game console generation, what with the Xbox Series X/S and the PlayStation 5 so close to being out on retail. That's more or less 7 years since the Xbox One and PS4 has been out, right? Oh, and also the Nintendo Switch entering the fray mid-game. https://youtu.be/FnGKEqmi8Hc So

Calling all JRPG, 2D action, and strategy fans. There's going to be a slew of awesome Xbox Game Pass titles coming your way if you've subscribed to this service. I mean, why not? It's pretty dang cheap. Highlights for 15th October include Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition (PC, Xbox), Katana Zero (PC, Xbox), and A

The last Nintendo Direct Mini took place just last month, but now we’ve finally received a new one. The presentation showcased a lot of exciting stuff for Nintendo Switch owners to look forward to. Check out my full recap and roundup of the Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase September 2020 below: Monst

Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2020 has concluded with the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020 live stream earlier today. The presentation featured more than 30 games from over 18 publishers, including new game announcements but primarily focused on updates from announced titles. Check them out below: Age Of

The Epic Games Store has once again refreshed its weekly free games, available from now until 16 July 2020. This time around they're feeling extra generous and offering three new games for free. The free games for this week include Killing Floor 2, Lifeless Planet, and the long-awaited The Escapists 2. The company als

The PC Gaming Show 2020 took place earlier today, and more than a whopping 50 games were revealed during the 2-hour live stream presentation (though not all of them are actually brand new titles). Check them out below: Persona 4 Golden [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWO_Nlfgek0&w=560&h=315] Atlus has

Platforms: PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch Genre: 3D Action RPG Based On The Most-Requested Mana Game  April 2020 has been all about the juggernaut that is the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Sure, it's a great game deserving of all the praise it's getting right now, but a lot of gamers (and even Square Enix, it seems, consider

Platform: PC (via Steam) Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Game With Chainsaw Guns & Terrifying Mole Men When you think Gears of War, you think "chest-high walls", "brick s***house armor", "guns with chainsaw attachments", "emergence holes", and explosions. Oh, and real-time cover-based shooting with some semblance of ta

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius has been out for almost a month now, and its highly-anticipated crossover with Final Fantasy Tactics has finally arrived. From now to 12 May 2020, players can jump into the free-to-play tactical turn-based strategy JRPG and obtain exclusive rewards/bonuses. During the War

If you're itching to get your hands on Cyberpunk 2077 on September, don't worry. CD Projekt Red, which has been working from home since March, has confirmed that the open-world cyberpunk RPG is still on track for its current September release date despite the current COVID-19 pandemic. In a post that highlighted parts

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is a free-to-play tactical turn-based strategy JRPG co-developed by Square Enix and Gumi Inc. It was initially released in Japan for Android and iOS devices on 14 November 2019. It's a spin-off of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, with XCOM-like gameplay derived

Swedish game publisher Paradox Interactive is best known for its grand strategy and RPG franchises. Now they're helping to raise funds for the World Health Organisation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund by holding a sale on Steam. The fundraiser sale will run on Steam from now until 7pm CEST on 3 April 2020 or 1am G

This is the second part of a two-parter Final Fantasy feature to cap off Moogle March. Read the first part here.  Previously, we've touched on the NES, SNES, and PlayStation One generation of Final Fantasy's battle systems. Now let's touch upon the 2001 era and beyond! X-XII - Developing A Knack For Experimentation

In this time of strife and hardship, Nintendo has surprised the world with an unexpected 30-minute Nintendo Direct Mini 2020 pre-recorded video. However, it's 'Mini' only in name, as the presentation showcases a lot of exciting stuff for Nintendo Switch owners to look forward to for the rest of the year. Unfortunately

Yes, Epic Games Store exclusives. The dreaded words. Alas, there is no running from this, and it's worth knowing what Epic has gotten their hands on this time. The new batch of exclusives was announced as part of the Epic Game Store's Spring 2020 update, and there are nine titles in total. These are: Control: The Foun

While we wait for Doom Eternal to release in March, it seems like there aren't any interesting games at the moment. Or are there? The arrival of Metro Exodus on Steam aside, there are actually a few interesting-looking titles that came out this month. Let's have a look. Death and Taxes (RM30) Release Date: February

Nintendo just revealed its revenue stats for its mobile division, and it's enough to fun a number of third world countries for a year or two. And it's all thanks to one particular mobile strategy title. Nintendo's mobile games have generated more than US$1 billion in lifetime revenue from global players on the Apple A

It's been about a month into 2020, but some of us are still hung up over what to call the best game last year. 2019 was probably one of the best years for gaming within the past few years. We saw companies rise above previous trials, and others with their armour cracking, revealing the true monsters inside. But enough