We saw and heard plenty on the newest Zelda series game today.The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordhas E3 attendees going nuts with talk about its graphics and gameplay features, but no one is talking about the game’s story. Well, actually, Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma is. He knows because he’s overseeing the game. He spoke to attendees at a Nintendo roundtable discussion tonight, giving us new details on Skyward’s story, You may have seen that at the end of the Skyward trailer that Link jumps off a cliff....

Look at that grass, though! Golfing is fantastic. Reckless cart driving, endless jokes about “ball washers,” and your friend puking in the rough on the 14th hole because he’s somehow on, like, his 14th beer. Swat a tiny sphere a few hundred feet every now and then, and you’ve got a rock-solid afternoon. Less exciting is virtual golf. Even less exciting than that is a trailer for virtual golf. But, that’s where we’ve wound up, with some sharp-voiced guy telling us how to playTiger WoodsNon-Descript White Guy PGA Tour....

Makin’ Mako Square Enix has released the first part of an episodic documentary series looking at the development of its upcomingFinal Fantasy VII Remake. The series is appropriately titledInside Final Fantasy VII Remake, and the first chapter, “Introduction,” can be watched below. The series will feature interviews with a slew of important figures in the creation of this important title, a remake of what a lot of video game fans consider one of the greatest releases of all time....

Progress! Oh right, modern games have voice acting. For whatever reason it didn’t hit me that theFinal Fantasy VII Remakewill be fully voiced, but of course it will. That voice acting is nearly complete according to Producer Yoshinori Kitase, who suggests Cloud will not sound as he does inAdvent Children, “Fans may have the image of the Cloud fromFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children,but since this is the ‘prime’ Cloud from beforeAdvent Children, the performance may feel fresh....

Wargame: European Escalationwas released for PC yesterday. After failing at a certain mission and losing momentum, leading to a 1.5-hour mission, I realized there are a couple of ways to play this game if you’ve played many a strategy game before. A couple of ways that won’t work. It’s interesting, because we sometimes forget how much playing certain genres can imprint a mindset you carry with you whenever you start playing a new game in that genre....

You love those games where you hit a thing and the thing flies and then the thing falls and you get things for the thing after doing the thing?Berzerk Ballis one of those! It’s a pretty fun little example of the genre, too. You have to whack a complaining “geek” and keep him flying as far as possible. Most of the fun is derived from reading his constant whining, but there’s also a neat little leveling system to keep it interesting....

Playable ‘solo or with a special someone’ Furi 2might’ve felt like a safe bet, but The Game Bakers is going in an unexpected new direction. The studio’s next project,Haven, is an “adventure RPG” about “two lovers who escaped to a lost planet.” The game has an original soundtrack from Danger, and that’s all I needed to know. If you’d like a bit more substance to go on, well, there isn’t much else for me to cover, at least not yet....

See how a Metroidvania begins development Originally, the combat system for Drinkbox Studios’Guacameleewas a bit different. For starters, it had blocking, holds, and charge-moves. Instead, they opted to remove all of that, replace blocking with roll dodging, and holds with faster throws. All of this helped quicken the pace due to the fact that it “slows down the pace of exploring an open world game.” If you’re curious as to what the original mechanics looked like, Drinkbox has shared the above prototype videoon the PlayStation Blog....

When nice bears go bad I hope you have some insulin handy because this trailer introducing Halfbrick’s new game,Bear vs. Art, is sweeter than strawberry sundae topped with candy-coated gumdrops. I have watched it four times and still giggle at how the bear’s criticism of abstract art made its way into the poem. The game itself isn’t shown in the video, but there are some images over onits shiny, new website....

Best wishes to all those affected Games Done Quick is doing a short weekend marathon of speed-runnning in typical GDQ fashion to raise money for those affected by the devastating Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas this week.Harvey Relief Done Quickis kicking off withMega Man Xand includes speed-runs of games such asPrey(2017),Super Mario Galaxy 2,Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy,Chrono Trigger,Viewtiful Joe, and of courseSuper Metroid. Donations will be going to theHouston Food Bank, which will “provide food and supplies in the short term and for many months to come to residents in southeast Texas who will struggle to rebuild their lives....

Patch 20.4 is a big one This past week,Hearthstonegot a pretty big shakeup.Patch 20.4touches pretty much every facet of the game, even cosmetics! Let’s break it down. So the big news is the addition ofthe Wailing Caverns Mini-Set. As a reminder, mini-sets do not break the tavern (season) pass cycle and are not a full “expansion” drop. Instead, it adds 35 cards to the pool in a bid to thematically shake up the meta....

The exciting September 2024 games lineup is buzzing with an epic adventure featuring an adorable robot, a princess saving the land of Hyrule for the first time, and the “beautiful game” gracing our consoles yet again. There is an indie standout as well from the famed publisher Devolver Digital. Astro Bot (PS5) Publisher: PlayStationDeveloper: Team AsobiPrice: $59.99Release Date: September 6Trailer More than 50 joyous worlds await 3D platformer fans whenAstro Botarrives on the PS5 onSeptember 6....

Take over the Netherworld, dood! In case you missed it,Disgaea: Hour of Darkness(AKA the Destroyer of Lives and Cruel Devourer of All Free Time)is coming to PCunder the nameDisgaea PC. Nippon Ichi’s popular PlayStation 2 SRPG wasthrown up on Steam last monthwith very little fanfare, but now that we’re inching towards its February 2016 release we’ve been treated to a new teaser trailer. The trailer sets the stage for the game, which follow the story of Laharl, an arrogant demon-kid who intends to become the Overlord of the Netherworld by any means necessary....