Sony’s recently implemented policy of censoring third party games on the PlayStation platform has finally come to a triple-A release. Capcom’s long-awaited Devil May Cry 5 was released last week on all platforms, but the game’s day-one patch on PS4 censors a cinematic scene in the game using, you guessed it, lens flare. Keep in mind that there are slight
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Devolver Digital’s simian slaughter-fest Ape Out is now available on PC and Nintendo Switch. Developed by Gabe Cuzzillo, Ape Out is described as “a wildly intense and colourfully stylised smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.” Ape Out features procedurally-generated environments and means aplenty to maul & maim your hordes of homo sapien enemies. Check out
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Revival Productions’ spiritual successor to Descent has been available on PC and PS4 since last year, but on 6 March, Overload will also be coming to Xbox One. Made by many of Descent’s original creative team, Overload is a six-degrees-of-freedom sci-fi shooter. Unlike the PS4 version, however, the Xbox One port of Overload will feature cross-play with the PC version. Here’s Revival’s
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Every now and again, we at The Splintering are going to lean on our mascot, Chomp the Termite, to go out into the world of myth and fiction to get the stories that we non-fictional types just can’t get. Today, Chomp digs deep with Earl from the classic ToeJam & Earl series, which is finally getting a long-awaited sequel with
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It’s been a long wait since the Shenmue III reveal at E3 2015, and an even LONGER wait – 18 years – since the release of Shenmue II, but fortunately, Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki and YS Net have kept a steady trickle of Chinese-water-torture-like leaks to keep their fan base absolutely mad with anticipation. This time, we finally have a
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Triple-A game publisher and B-list gaming villain* Activision has released a new trailer for From Software’s upcoming action/adventure game, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. This trailer features a deadly octogenarian known as “Lady Butterfly”, who looks like she’d be quick to julienne your Johnson if you mistake her for Madame Butterfly. Have a look for yourself. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is
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Manga/anime production house Viz Media has announced their first entry into the world of vidya germs with The World Next Door, an adventure/fantasy game developed by Rose City Games. Here’s a plot breakdown straight from the horse’s online mouth. “THE WORLD NEXT DOOR follows Jun, a rebellious teen, who finds herself trapped in the parallel world inhabited by magical beings.
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If you’ve been following our Soulcalibur VI coverage, this news shouldn’t surprise you. Bandai Namco finally revealed that Amy, Raphael’s adopted daughter, would be the next DLC fighter added to the Soulcalibur VI roster. You can watch Amy’s reveal trailer below. There is currently no release date for Amy’s DLC. Those who bought the season pass or the deluxe/collector’s editions
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They’re bastards. A whole band of them. And they’re now available as DLC in the medieval action/RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. In Band of Bastards, you’ve been tasked to escort Baron Kuno of Rychwald and his band of mercenaries while they patrol the roads of Rattay. Here are the official details on what’s included in the new content: The roads
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Recently, data miners cracked the source code behind the most recent update (ver. 1.12) to Bandai Namco’s Soulcalibur VI, perhaps revealing the next DLC characters, and perhaps a full second set of DLC characters to be sold as a second season. The remaining DLC characters are obviously named as Amy and Cassandra, though there are six remaining fighters referred to
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Every now and again, we at The Splintering are going to lean on our mascot, Chomp the Termite, to go out into the world of myth and fiction to get the stories that we non-fictional types just can’t get. Hot off the recent reveal of Mortal Kombat 11, Chomp got a chance to interview one of the game’s returning characters,
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Taiwanese developer Digital Crafter have confirmed that their religious-themed fighter, Fight of Gods, is coming to Nintendo Switch on 18 January. Which deity shall reign supreme? You can find full details of the game below: Your prayers have been answered! For the first time ever, gods, holy spirits and mythological characters from around the globe and throughout history will clash in
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Publisher Devolver Digital has released a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming side-scrolling hack-n-slash Katana Zero, developed by Askiisoft. Check a look! The game clearly has a retro-inspired look reminiscent of Hotline Miami, plus all of the gorgeous, glorious pixelated b-b-blood. Katana Zero releases this March for PC and “console”, which usually means Nintendo Switch when Devolver Digital is concerned.
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Bandai Namco has unveiled the opening cinematic to Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown just prior to the game’s release on 18 January. As you watch, you may be thinking to yourself “What the shit does this have to do with knocking planes out of the sky an blowing people up?” You kinda have to wait for it. You can watch
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The gloriously violent Ape Out is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC on 7 February. A representative for publisher Devolver Digital has released the following statement (under the false moniker of “CFO” Fork Parker): “Our team is pleased to finally announce a release date for one of our most anticipated titles ever in Ape Out. Frankly, it was a lot
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After a chain of delays, the long-awaited return of Funkotron’s favorite sons, ToeJam & Earl, is finally upon us.* According to the latest backer update from HumaNature Studios, the fourth installment in the classic series, ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, will land on PC and consoles 1 March, 2019. This news came along with a new gameplay trailer,
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Ubisoft has announced preparations to launch Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege in Asian territories, and changes are coming to the version that Western gamers have already purchased, whether they like it or not. In an effort to create a “global” version of the game, Ubisoft is changing/removing several of the game’s aesthetics to satisfy the censors in communist China. The
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Bandai Namco has unveiled the next DLC fighter coming to Soulcalibur VI, and it’s safe to say that a lot of people are going to be happy. 2B from Square Enix’s hit action/adventure game NieR: Automata is joining the fight, complete with an alternate costume resembling Kainé from NieR Gestalt (simply titled NieR in some regions). You can watch 2B’s
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On Wednesday, Finnish developers and Trine franchise creators Frozenbyte announced via social media that a fourth installment of the fantasy puzzle-platformer would be coming to PC, PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. Titled Trine 4: the Nightmare Prince, this latest release will be published by Modus Games. There’s little else to say other than speculation and “PR speak” at this
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Last week, Bandai Namco released the first part of a retrospective documentary celebrating their weapons-based fighting series Soulcalibur. Bandai Namco followed up this past Wednesday by releasing part two of the documentary, and while part one focused on Soulcalibur‘s origins in arcades and on SEGA Dreamcast, part two focuses exclusively on the upcoming release of Soulcalibur VI. More specifically, the
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On Tuesday, Bandai Namco released a Soulcalibur retrospective documentary on their YouTube channel celebrating the legacy of their classic fighting series. The first in a series, the video features several interviews with expert Soulcalibur players and mostly highlights the competitive fighting game community’s engagement with both Soulcalibur I and II. It’s not currently know how many parts the full documentary
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On Friday, Bandai Namco officially announced that the flaming abomination Inferno would be returning for Soulcalibur VI. As in previous installments of the weapons-based fighting series, Inferno’s powers mimic those of other fighters. The only snag? He can’t be used in online matches. Bandai Namco Europe released a trailer and an official character biography for Inferno, both of which you
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Bandai Namco has announced an online network test for Soulcalibur VI will begin this week and that it will be fully open to all PS4 and Xbox One gamers. The test will be limited only to “ranked match” mode, and will run from Thursday, 27 September at 8 pm PDT through Sunday, 30 September at 8 pm PDT. Bandai Namco
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Last week, Tozai games announced that R-Type Dimensions would be coming to both the Nintendo Switch and Steam. R-Type Dimensions is a compilation including ports of the original arcade versions of R-Type and R-Type II. While already available on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, this new release on Switch and PC includes two brand new features: the option to
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On Sunday, Doug TenNapel announced a new $75 thousand stretch goal for his Bigfoot Bill comic book currently on Indiegogo – a playable video game demo exclusively for Bigfoot Bill campaign backers. Here’s a first look at Bill’s idle animation posted to TenNapel’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Jz30y-YZu20 As the creator of Earthworm Jim, TenNapel is no stranger to the video game
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The retro-inspired action/platformer The Messenger is now available on the Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam). An unabashed love-letter to the 8-bit era, The Messenger is heavily inspired by fast-paced ninja action classics like Ninja Gaiden. In The Messenger, you play as a ninja master who must traverse the plague world to rescue your clan. Your character unlocks new Ana’s
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As we reported in May, Capcom’s plan for the fiscal year ending in March 2019 included “utilizing dormant IP and remakes”. We speculated at the time that Capcom would do well to dust off the Onimusha series for a revival. On Tuesday, Capcom indicated that they agree with us, because Onimusha: Warlords is coming to PC and all major consoles
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It’s a good thing that SEGA just released Shenmue I & II HD, because fans still waiting for Shenmue III are going to have to wait quite a bit longer for the long-awaited sequel to see the light of day. Now scheduled for release on 27 August 2019, it will have been more than four years since Shenmue III was
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According to the latest issue of Famitsu, both Ares and Odin will be included in the playable roster of Koei Tecmo’s Warriors Oroichi 4. In a separate announcement last week, Koei Tecmo announced that the Greek hero Perseus would be playable in Warriors Orochi 4. Koei Tecmo has also announced five of the eight characters who will have a “Deification
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If you’ve ever wanted to take a spiked baseball bat to Heihachi’s teeth, Tekken 7 is giving you that chance. This weekend, Bandai Namco announced new fighters who would be joining the Tekken 7 roster via DLC, including The Walking Dead‘s iconic villain, Negan. The announcement came at EVO 2018 following a Tekken 7 tournament, series producers Katushiro Harada and
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