Do you like menus? You’ll love this video A new Japanese trailer is out forDragon’s Crown, and it’s probably the most informative yet, provided you’re able to see past the Japanese voiceover and into the systems at hand. Tons of menu based mechanics are shown, including the customization system, equipment menus, the upgrade system, and the cooking mechanic. Beyond the menus, there’s more samples of George Kamitani’s beautiful artwork, as well as a general overview of the features of the PS3 and Vita versions of the game — specifically four player support on both....

Gear, Grub, or Fun Over on the game’s Japanese Twitter account, Nintendohas provided official artcommemoratingthe first post-launchSplatoon 3Splatfest. While rock/paper/scissors was technically the first pre-launch Splatfest, the upcoming event this weekend will serve as the first major event for the game,coinciding with the recent patch that addresses some pre-launch concerns. As you can see in the art, Shiver has definitely landed on team gear, posing with the shovel and the lantern in the marquee image for the Splatfest....

Having recently stated that I enjoy platformers unafraid of kicking my ass, the small group responsible for action-platformerOnikenjumped on the opportunity to get me to play. Thisfree-to-downloadPC title is in beta right now, which is the version I tried. (The key word here is “tried.”) On the official site,Onikenis described as being a tribute to the challenging 8-bit action game line-up of the NES, which is absolutely true. It feels like it fell out of the late eighties, except the controls were tightened up during the voyage....

Gold subscription revenue well spent! Rather than, say, do the sensible thing and use an actual website, you can now turn on your Xbox 360, navigate to the Pizza Hut app, and faff about with Kinect’s voice recognition and motion controls to order a Big Sweating Meat Mouthful. Or they can use an Xbox controller. Or, they can go back to that aforementioned sensible option. The app uses your Xbox or PizzaHut....

Oh hey,Alan Wakeis finished. Remedy has confirmed that, after all these years, the intriguing horror game is done and ready. Brilliant. Even better, it’s going to be ditching the usual, cookie-cutter, run-of-the-mill marketing crap that most big name titles stick to religiously. Remedy was on hand at GDC Europe, where theyleveled heavy criticismagainst the marketing of typical AAA titles. “It starts with the naming of the game and a lack of focus on the design....

Check the dates, not a joke One of video gaming’s grandfather brands,Pong, is set to make a metal-as-fuck comeback this spring. Publisher Atari and developer Chequered Ink have revealed the new action-adventure titlePong Quest, which will come blip-blipping onto PC and consoles. Pong Questsees the return of the paddle bat from the 1972 arcade classic, as it comes screaming into 2020 with a new, colourful, genre-bending adventure. Traveling through dungeons, negotiating mazes, and engaging with friends and enemies alike, players will guide this brave rectangle as it fends off attackers with an arsenal of over 50 “Pong Balls,” each with their own unique effects and attributes....

Agonysucks. Agony(PC, PS4, Xbox One [reviewed])Developer: Madmind StudioPublisher: PlaywayReleased: May 29, 2018MSRP: $29.99 I’ll save a more colorful lede for the proper review, but this one feels perfectly appropriate for a review in progress. It’s heartfelt and it’s to the point. It’s the thought I’ve had running through my head for nearly all of the five hours I’ve been playing this game: “Agonysucks.” It’s immediately apparent asAgonymanages to put its worst foot forward first....

According to mystery sources, Infinity Ward is not interested in makingModern Warfare 3, at least right now. The next project from Activision’s golden boys will apparently be something “completely new.” You can, of course, color us intrigued. Where this leavesModern Warfare 3is unclear right now. It’s obvious that Activision will want a follow-up in 2011, but if Infinity Ward’s not behind it, then who is? There were rumors a while back that a third studio was going to be brought into theCall of Dutyfranchise....

In PlayStation game Oreshika, released back in 1999, you played as a person that worked to rid their family of a curse that made them age 50 times faster than normal. It combined RPG and strategy elements, had great art, and was basically so Japanese that it never came out here. Now a new teaser site hints at a revival for the classic. Andriasang points us to a teaser site from Sony for a new project based on this Ore no Shikabane wo Koeteyuke....

Obsidian explain what tickles its funny bone Obsidian struck me as an odd choice forSouth Park: The Stick of Truth, an unprecedented epic RPG and comedy. With only a hint of comedy in games likeAlpha ProtocolandFallout: New Vegas, I wondered if Obsidian would even get what makesSouth Parkso great. Apparently, they do. In this video interview with Game Informer that went up onits YouTube channeltoday, the key faces behindStick of Truthdiscuss their favorite episodes, going so far as to geek out over a goofy run animation and boldly claim that shark rape is, indeed, funny (a truth)....

Blizzard’sWarcraftDirect stream celebrated 30 years of the franchise, bringing out various teams to make announcements about their upcoming projects. None were as baffling, yet exciting, as the announcement thatStarCraftwas coming toHearthstone.The catch is that it’s “only” a mini-set. The current expansion ofHearthstoneis titled “The Great Dark Beyond.” It focuses on the Draenei’s adventures through space. It’s made for some great art, but ultimately, it’s a fairly “okay” set at best. The starships aren’t terribly fun to play with, the balance is awful, and the general design feels very haphazard....

Now we’re talking Rounding out the week of discounts, today’sSteam sale lineupis rather excellent. Daily deals: Flash sales: At the risk of just re-writing half of those names out again, my recommendations are:Rayman Origins,Portal 2,Bully,Monaco,Civilization V, andAwesomenauts. All of these games together for under $35 — what a ridiculous notion. If you aren’t already training to wait for deals like these, it shouldn’t take much more to get you to that point....

Netflix has released some new information about its upcomingTerminatoranime series, now formally christenedTerminator Zero. Alongside a batch of awesome first-look images, we also have the series’ official release date and a brief synopsis of its story. Here’s everything we know aboutTerminator Zero. When will Terminator Zero be released? Barring any final-hour delays,Terminator Zerowill be releasedon Jun 05, 2025. It’s a date with an interesting in-universe tie-in, too. Within theTerminatorfranchise, June 23, 2025, is “Judgement Day,” the day the artificial intelligence network known as Skynet is prophesized to achieve sentience and unleash nuclear Armageddon upon the world....