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If you are wondering which physical games and download cards have sold the most in Japan during the first half of the year then Japanese chart tracker Famitsu has published the top selling games of 2020 so far. If you’ve been checking the site then you won’t be too surprised to see that Animal Crossing:

While the Xbox brand hasn’t historically performed well in Japan, it hasn’t exactly been blacklisted by Japanese developers as big brands like Final Fantasy and now even Yakuza are a big part of the platform’s lineup. Still, every now and then Xbox One players do get the snub, and Arc System Works are among those

After spending so much time working on Road to Guangdong’s story, and now that the rest of the team are busy working on preparations for the upcoming release, I find myself pining for Guu Ma, who, to me, is the most important character in the story. Guu Ma is Cantonese for the oldest paternal aunt.

A sequel to 2016’s Earthlock: Festival of Magic is in development, Snowcastle Games has announced. Aptly titled Earthlock 2, the game will offer a “completely different” experience than its turn-based predecessor and will feature real-time combat. However, the sequel will be set in the same world. “Without revealing too much, fans and newcomers alike can

Last week, we asked you to reflect through your journey as the Ghost of Tsushima, and share moments using the game’s stunning Photo mode. From sun-warmed vistas to detailed armor, dangerous duels and serene moments of contemplation, you shared your best shots using #PS4share and #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:  Jin sheathes his katana

Exomecha has beamed itself into our awareness, and therefore existence, with a new and impressively hectic trailer. It’s an upcoming, free-to-play competitive FPS apparently teeming with vehicles, mechs, and more explosions than is probably healthy. The trailer entrails below. It has piqued my interest, I will admit. [embedded content]To experience this #content, you will need

If you’re wondering what games are coming up in 2021, we’ve put them all in one convenient location. This list will be continually updated to act as a living, breathing schedule as new dates are announced, titles are delayed, and big reveals happen. This should help you plan out your next several months in gaming

The creators of Suikoden will launch a Kickstarter for spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is an RPG set to go live on Kickstarter July 27, and the development team is made up of the creators of Suikoden, and has set a development goal of $500,000. In development with Rabbit & Bear

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. As we approach the launch of a new GPU cycle, the usual chatter about GPU prices has begun to tip up, with various rumors about how AMD and Nvidia will approach their own launches. There are signs that Nvidia may

[embedded content] Obsidian Entertainment has officially revealed its first expansion for The Outer Worlds. Peril on Gorgon is coming to the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 9th September, so what about a Switch release? According to the publisher Private Division, Nintendo’s hybrid system will also be receiving this DLC in the future: The

Now that Paper Mario: The Origami King has been available on Nintendo Switch for a little while, some players have unfortunately uncovered a bug in the game that is preventing them from completing the game. The game-breaking glitch can be found in the Shangri-Spa area of the title where you head to get a Stamp

Combining 3D Mech Action shooting, with turn-based strategy elements, Dual Gear has today been announced for launch on Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC – with gamers on the latter format able to get involved before July is out via Early Access.  Due to release in full in 2021, July 29th 2020 will see

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox One update preview coming to the Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha ring. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox One. We continue to post these release notes, even when the

The broad rumors about an August State of Play are beginning to coalesce into an actual date and time for the next PS5 event. According to Roberto Serrano, an insider who corroborated the June 11th date for the PS5 reveal event, Sony is set to have its next PS5 event on August 6th. He even

It feels like it was just yesterday when Rocket League launched on PlayStation as a PlayStation Plus title. We were overwhelmed by the love (and number of players) who hit the field and played the high-octane hybrid of driving and soccer. Now, five years later, we’re ready to start the next chapter of Rocket League.

It shouldn’t cost money to beat up strangers. At least, so reckons Fantasy Strike, a stripped back fighting game from the folks at Sirlin Games, ditched its pricetag in an update earlier today. All modes and all characters – including two new lads Quinn and Onimaru – are now free to beat up without spending

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin in the newest game from developer Edelweiss, the two-person team behind 2014’s Astebreed. In this action/simulation/RPG, players will tend to a farm, create a home in the wilderness, and battle demonic beasts (with farm tools, of course). Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin will be published by XSeed and is slated

After a successful Early Access launch back in January, Crema Games announced that Temtem would be getting a brand new island this summer. And guess what? It’s summer. Temtem is a popular indie catch ’em up founded upon the same kind of creature-taming from illustrious series such as Pokemon. However, its story at launch was

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. US video game spending surged over the past six months, driving $6.6B in sales thus far in 2020. The last time the video game industry made more money over the same period was 2010, when sales hit $7B. JUNE 2020

We’ve been hearing about a possible Nintendo Direct event taking place in the month of July, and now Nintendo has officially announced it will debut its “first” Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. The showcase airs tomorrow in the US, and later today across Europe, and will run for about 10 minutes, according to a Nintendo

The latest UK physical software charts are now available and Paper Mario: The Origami King for the Nintendo Switch had a decent launch and arrived at No.2 this week. It was nabbed to the post by Ghosts of Tsushima for Sony’s PlayStation 4. Paper Mario: The Origami King sales were bigger than the last two

When we think of the horror genre we imagine the likes of Resident Evil, full of huge monsters charging at us and hordes of zombies biting and munching their way through the human race. But we may also imagine haunted houses, or ghost trains that never stop. Sometimes though it’s the madness of our own

We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you

Earlier this month, Metacritic users spotted a new user review system on the rating aggregator’s website that prevented players from leaving reviews for newly-released games right away. “Please spend some time playing the game,” read a note on Superluminal‘s Metacritic page, which users quickly realized stemmed from the high-profile review bombing of The Last of Us

Last week, we asked you to get up close and personal with your favorite characters from The Last of Us Part II and share intimate, detailed portraits using #PS4share and #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:  Ellie rages silently in this moody shot by FirescorpioG. Dina looks concerned in this share by BNNXP. Eve_Auditore shared

If you’re not so sure about the recently-announced, Worms Rumble battle royale game, you may be more excited to hear about today’s glow up for classic Worms Armageddon. Released today, version 3.8 adds all sorts of modern features to the old turn-based battlefield including more custom match options, windowed mode, and a few other neat

A giant, scathing piece on the U.S. Army using recruiting tactics on children as young as 13 ran in The Nation yesterday. The original piece is a lot to take in, but one aspect is the military allegedly using Twitch as a vessel to run bait-and-switch contests that send users to a link that purports to offer them a

By Stephany Nunneley, Thursday, 16 July 2020 19:40 GMT The Beyond Light expansion to Destiny 2 has been delayed to November. Bungie has announced it had delayed the Beyond Light expansion to Destiny 2 from September 22 to November 10. According to the studio, it has been a bit of a challenge the past few

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. If you’re feeling nostalgic for a physical game release and you’re interested in Microsoft Flight Simulator, you’re in luck: Aerosoft has announced that it has partnered with Microsoft to offer a physical version of the game — on 10 DVDs.

This week sees the release of Paper Mario: The Origami King, the sixth game in the Paper Mario series and the first to arrive on Switch. As our review explains, it’s a thoroughly entertaining entry and one that’s well worth playing, even if the combat system is a bit questionable. The paper-like protagonist has mainly