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Yakuza is a storied franchise that keeps on giving. Each installment in the series leading to 2020’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon has offered something new and innovative, along with consistently satisfying expansions to the evergrowing story of main characters Kazuma Kiryu and Ichiban Kasuga. I’m glad to say that after a hands-on preview of Like

NZXT’s AiOs are some of the best liquid coolers in the business, whether considered in terms of performance or aesthetics, and their new Kraken Elite RGB release is now on sale at Newegg in the US. The 280mm size AiO in white is now down to $200 after a $70 discount, and highly recommended by

CD Projekt Red is one of the biggest developers in Europe, but the studio behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 has no interest in being acquired. That comes from a new interview with the studio’s CEO, Adam Kiciński, who discusses acquisition possibilities while providing small updates on the studio’s litany of upcoming projects. Speaking to

If you’re looking for a reason to go back and play one of the older Elder Scrolls games, then you might want to check out the Daggerfall Unity, a freshly released fan-made remaster of the second mainline entry in the series. Yes, before you could be seduced by Dagoth Ur, fail to prevent an emperor’s

Image: Mojang Last year, Warner Bros. announced the live-action Minecraft movie would be released in cinemas in April 2025. Now, in a new update, Deadline is reporting the actor and musician Jack Black will be joining the cast. The Kung Fu Panda and Tenacious D star will supposedly be playing the role of the player

You might recall that there is a Minecraft movie in the works. In fact, it has been in the works for many years now. At one point, it was even slated to release in 2019, something that Mojang had even confirmed, before that ultimately didn’t happen. The movie isn’t cancelled though, and things are beginning

Hit the table with Prominence Poker and the New Years After Party Don’t want to say goodbye to the holiday season? Need that party atmosphere to continue? With the latest DLC for Prominence Poker on Xbox you can do just that, pushing forth and attending the New Years After Party.  A free-to-play Xbox poker experience,

Summary Director of Player One Trailers Gage Allen shares the level of attention and dedication to authenticity in the news trailer for Ark: Survival Ascended. The trailer not only showcases in-game adventures and triumphs, but the unique stories that have emerged from the community, reinforcing the impact that individuals can have in shaping these virtual

The new year is now upon us and the first week of 2024 brings a handful of new PS5 and PS4 games being released during the week beginning January 1. Like last week, the first games to arrive during 2024 are all indie titles with no new PSVR 2 games, and you can find the

As with 2022, we liked so many games this year that we couldn’t fit them all in our Advent Calendar. Everyone on staff has picked a Selection Box of bonus games they want to give hon. menchies for 2023. Happy Wintermas, dear reader. And happy new year, I guess. Are you enjoying yours? I’m writing

This year was arguably the best of all time for video games; it was undoubtedly one of the worst for the people who make them. Throughout the year, studios were shut down, thousands laid off, and developers were given, disrespectfully, 30 seconds to shine on The Game Awards 2023 stage after winning awards. More than

2023 was certainly a tumultuous year for the video game industry, for good and for bad. For consumers, it was great! For the industry itself, certainly less so. With record-breaking layoffs across the gaming and tech sectors, strike authorization for video game voice actors approved for American unions, and various companies being hacked: the gaming

Image: Austin Voigt / Nintendo Life Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Evan explores the life-ruining properties of TOTK… It happened in Yellowstone National Park. Removed from society, cruelly separated from cell phone service, I’d embarked, begrudgingly, upon

The 2023 holiday season may be coming to an end very soon, and the new year arrives in just a couple of days, but that hasn’t stopped the Switch 2 rumor mill from churning at a steady pace. In fact, a new Switch 2 rumor has recently appeared online that may be very interesting to

Farming sims and ‘cozy’ games in general are increasing in popularity – probably due to the fact that they are an escape, a way to take you out of the real world for a while which, let’s face it, is appealing now more than ever. So, we picked up a controller and entered the world

Good day, Survivors! I’m Evan Wolbach, co-founder of Dead Drop Studios. We’re elated to tell you all about Railbreak, our aggressively fun on-rails arcade shooter, launching today on Xbox Series X|S!  Since we last shared details with you, our first Unreal Engine 5 game has expanded in every way! A “Scream” You’ll Return to Again

Sega has released a new batch of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth character spotlight videos, previewing many of the characters set to appear in the upcoming game. In total, there are 15 videos for fans to watch, including brief breakdowns on characters like Ichiban, Kazuma, Saeko, and more. Check out all 15 videos below in a special YouTube

2023’s coming to a close… but even as we shut the book on an incredible 12 months of gaming, we can look forward to even more delights coming in the year ahead. 2024 promises a generous helping of returning icons and new delights, opening the year with the salvo of The Last of Us II

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the RPS Advent Calender 2023! Each day reveals a new favourite game from this year, leading up to our GOTY. Check the main calendar post to see the full list. Alright folks, it’s time for our actual Game Of The Year reveal. Do I actually have to

TinyBuild, the games label behind the Hello Neighbor series, has laid off the entire staff of Versus Evil, an indie publisher under the TinyBuild umbrella, just days before the holidays. This news comes from various former Versus Evil employees on Twitter.  “Unfortunately our parent company has made the decision to lay off the entire team

Reasons why Hi-Fi Rush is GOTY by Connor aged 25: Hi Fi Rush has the only good video game cat. Hi Fi Rush somehow has both a good licensed and original soundtrack at the same time. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings I dressed up as Santa to deliver the

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube It’s that time of year when developers are rolling out their final game updates, and the latest one getting some holiday love is the Pokémon-Like game Coromon. The team releases 1.2.9 update on 24th December. It comes with game updates, fixes, new features, new Coromon, and much more.

Bleeping computer is reporting that Ubisoft had a data breach on 20th December and that the company’s internal software and developer tools were leaked online. The news came about as security research collective VX-Underground shared on social media screenshots of the company’s internal tools. They tweeted that the individual had access for roughly 48 hours until

Railbreak is on Xbox, PlayStation and PC From Dead Drop Studios comes a new on-rails survival horror shooter. Are you ready to blast your way through Railbreak on Xbox, PlayStation and PC?  Available on Xbox Series X|S right now, as well as PlayStation 5 and PC is a new on-rails horror experience from the same

Hello, Hitchhiker. I’m Craig Hauser, level and combat designer at Angry Mob Games. We just released Trinity Fusion, an all-new action roguelite where the only way to save the multiverse is to end it. We’ve been working on the game for four years now, and we’re happy to finally get the game out there in

Bloober Team is set to expand its horror game catalog by partnering with Skybound to make a licensed horror game based on one of its properties. Bloober Teams With Skybound Not content with creating a brand new survival horror IP with Private Division and the small matter of that Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team

Ring in the holiday season with the upcoming launch of Season 1 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone. The new season brings more Multiplayer maps; game modes, the next mission in Zombies; the introduction of Urzikstan in Call of Duty: Warzone, and much more.   Season 1 of Call of

I’ve long been a fan of NZXT’s AiO liquid coolers – in fact, I’m building a PC with one tomorrow. You might be joining me on that, as today NZXT’s Kraken 240mm AiO is down to £90 at Scan UK after a £40 discount. That’s an excellent price for an all-in-one liquid cooler that sports

Earlier this month, developer Bethesda Game Studios revealed on the Starfield subreddit that it was working on new ways to travel, mod support, and more for the game. Now, the company has expanded on its 2024 plans for Starfield in a new end-of-year update, including additional ship customization.  “We’ll be adding new ways to travel

Bethesda has shared a few facts and figures about Starfield to round off the year, as well as provided an insight into what we can expect from the game in 2024. Yesterday, Bethesda shared a blog post about Starfield that updated the player count to 13 million, a few more than the last update it