Red Dead Redemption 2 is just around the corner and after a long summer of very little news outside of a trailer in May, it looks like things are about to heat up as Rockstar Games is preparing the hype train to leave the station. New pieces of artwork have been spotted in New York City by former GameZone writer Tom Caswell, the posters depicts Dutch van der Linde, John Marston, Sadie Adler, and a Native American character named Charles Smith. The poster confirms that the game is indeed still la

Capcom has released two new character trailers for the introduction of Sagat and G into the rosters of its fighters in the new Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is releasing today for the PC and PS4. Owners of the regular Street Fighter V can upgrade to the Arcade Edition with a DLC purchase. The first character we see, is long-time Street Fighter member Sagat. The Arcade Edition includes every new character from the season passes and releases today digitally as

Game Director Katsuhiro Harada took to the stage at this year’s EVO Fighting Tournament to present the announcement himself. Series mainstays Anna Williams and Lei Wulong are making their comeback into Tekken 7 in Season 2. But the real surprise is a crossover event between The Walking Dead and Tekken 7, with Negan unveiled as a new playable character. Anna Williams, the younger sister of other Tekken 7 character Nina Williams is set to make her appearance. The other classic Tekken character to

This week, we got not one but two surprise announcements which unveiled cult fighting-game character Terry Bogard as a new addition to Fighting EX Layer and SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy. Just recently, SNK shocked the fighting community with their introduction of Terry Bogard into their tongue-in-cheek fighting game spin-off SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy (SNK-TTF). SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy is releasing September 7th for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. If that gender-bend surprise wasn’t enough for f

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is one of the most anticipated games of the year as usual but it’s also one that gamers are nervous about. It has the potential to be but in its current state, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 feels messy and disjointed. This feels like a Black Ops game which I personally believe has the best overall gameplay but with 4, everything felt like a game that was trying more to emulate that Black Ops feel and failing. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 just feels like a step back for the ser

In what is surely to become a major blow for Google, Epic has decided to not release their immensely popular game Fortnite on the Google Play Store. Instead, players who want to play the game will need to download the installer directly from the game’s website. In an article at Gamesindustry.biz, Epic’s CEO Tim Sweeney explains the company’s decision to forgo the default app store for Android users. This allows every Android user to easily install apps onto their Android devices which aren’t dis

Square Enix has graced us with a new trailer for Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Pretty much exactly one month left, until gamers in the West finally get the chance to play Dragon Quest XI. Dragon Quest XI is not cliche however but rather a celebration of traditional JRPG goodness. After all, the Dragon Quest series is synonymous with the JRPG genre, being often hailed as highly instrumental to the genre itself. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age will release on September 4th,

Octopath Traveler, Square Enix’s charming take on revitalizing the old school JRPG genre, is already a huge success. In Octopath Traveler, players experience the adventures of 8 individual characters, each with their own tale and abilities. Indeed, it was its looks which put Octopath Traveler on the map for many. A mere three weeks after the game’s release, Nintendo and Square Enix are celebrating an impressive 1 million copies shipped worldwide. Make sure to check out our review of Octopath Tra

Amidst the document, Sega noted Yakuza 6: The Song of Life as both a PS4 and PC title. This is interesting, as the publisher has of yet not officially announced a PC release for the game. After the surprise announcement of Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami for the PC during this year’S E3, it only took a short wait and just yesterday Yakuza 0 released for home computers. With Yakuza Kiwami possibly releasing not too far off, getting more Yakuza games on PC became not only a hope but almost a certainty.

It’s been 6 years since the last standalone film and since then, we’ve had a pretty shaky new DC universe. After Batman v Superman, it was revealed that after many rumors that the caped crusader himself, Ben Affleck, would pen the script for a new Batman film and also direct it. As time went on, Affleck went to rehab for alcoholism, suffered a divorce, and had his passion project, Live by Night, be ravaged by critics. “There are ways in which all of this connects to DC, to the DC universe as wel

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Mobile gaming has really blown up over the last decade into something that has paralleled the popularity of console gaming. While there’s usually more of an investment for developers with console/PC games, there’s a more controlled market when compared to the somewhat oversaturated mobile space. Nexon’s Darkness Rises has found a way to break the mold by surpassing an earthshattering 10 million downloads. You can take a look at a newly released CG trailer for Darkness Rises below. Darkness Rises

Sega has released a launch trailer to celebrate the release of Yakuza 0 on PC. Such is the tale for the Yakuza series which has produced an impressive 7 main entries together with the same number of spin-off titles and full-on remakes. Since its inception on the Playstation 2 in 2005, the Yakuza games have made themselves a home on Sony’s consoles, building a rabid fan base over the years. At E3 2018, Sega shocked viewers of the PC Gaming E3 show when they announced that Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwa

Valve’s newest game Artifact is releasing not too far off, this November 28th on Steam for PC, Mac and Linux. We also learn that Artifact will have an appearance at gaming convention PAX West during August 31st – September 3rd 2018. The self-titled Dota Card Game had a less than welcoming reception at its announcement to say the least. Blizzard’s wildly successful free-to-play card game. Interested folks should look out for the upcoming PAX West gaming convention at the end of August where Artif

The fabulous survival-adventure game The Long Dark is soon getting its third story episode. – Hinterland StudioThe indie developers have been hard at work not only at the new Episode but also at a Redux version of the earlier two episodes which will be released alongside Episode 3 this winter. The great success Hinterland Studio has been having with The Long Dark even made it possible for the indie studio to release their game physically for the PS4 and Xbox One. The Canadian game studio partner

The Summer Update fixes a lot of minor issues and balances the game experience across all platforms; the PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Players on Microsoft’s beefed up Xbox One X will especially be pleased with the new update, since it adds 4K support for the console. We’ve heard your requests and are excited to deliver on a highly anticipated feature: Xbox One X 4K resolution rendering. Now Xbox One X players can enjoy Battlefield 1 in full 4K resolution*; combined with high-dynamic range (HDR) colors,

Splinter Cell is one of the most acclaimed stealth-action franchises in gaming but sadly, it has taken the backseat for the last five years. Today, Xbox One owners will have access to every Xbox 360 Splinter Cell game on their console with Blacklist and Double Agent joining the already available Conviction through backward compatibility. Splinter Cell: Double Agent can be played through a digital copy or a disc but Blacklist is only playable through a disc as it’s not available through the Xbox

Last week, Rockstar Games released their awesome new GTA V After Hours update which saw the introduction of nightclubs. The tracks will be played both in the clubs and on the new radio station, LSUR (Los Santos Underground Radio). Finally, Rockstar has teased a “lost relic from the old frontier” coming to GTA V later this week. Previously, Rockstar added a revolver into GTA V that also gives you a bonus in Red Dead Redemption 2 when it releases. This stone tomahawk will likely do the same when y

It’s been four years since we got a Spider-Man game and roughly a decade since we got a GOOD Spider-Man game. Both of those things will seemingly change in just a little over a month with Insomniac’s PlayStation 4 exclusive game based on Marvel’s web-head. Yesterday, Insomniac Games announced that Spider-Man has officially gone gold meaning it has passed certification from Sony and the game is complete. With no more delays, it’s full steam ahead on the hype train for Spider-Man! The game will of

Electronic Art’s souped-up game subscription service Origin Access Premier is available as of now. We have long reported on Electronic Art’s plans to expand the publisher’s game service Origin Access. EA’s service first went live in 2016 and offered exclusive discounts on EA’s digital distribution platform Origin on the PC. EA also revealed the first batch of games available exclusively for Origin Access Premier users. Subscribers of the previous Origin Access service who are not interested in u