All the way through Q4 is planned out Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is still chugging along, having recently released the so-so Zangetsu DLC. But this is not the end of the line, as the team still has a ton of Kickstarter stretch goal updates to deliver, not to mention the highly anticipated mysterious third character. Taking to Kickstarter, Koji “IGA” Igarashi and his team announced thatBloodstainedhas now sold one million copies worldwide, and have decided to share the tentative 2020 roadmap with fans....

Two million downloads and counting For weeks now, fans have been toiling away in and outside of theResident Evil 7demohoping to figure out what, if anything, that damned dummy finger does. Based on an image Capcom sent out toResident Evilambassadors earlier today, the answer to the mystery seems to be nothing… yet. Which is either amusing, mildly annoying, or downright infuriating, depending on how much time you spent searching for clues that seemingly do not exist....

All good things must come to an end, and that’s certainly true forCastlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. While it’s easily one of the bestCastlevaniagames, getting to its conclusion can be bittersweet. Here’s how you can get the best possible ending. Getting the best ending can be kind of an obtuse process. But it’s not just about getting the sweetest cutscene. It’s also about those delicious unlocks! Whether you want to be sure you’re on the right track or you’re finding out what went wrong, we’re here....

‘Manage a sentai TV studio, hire actors, record episodes and use awesome special effects!’ I know a lot of you are superspentaimonetarily after Steam sales, but those still with dollars to give might want to spend somesentimewith theChroma SquadKickstarter. InChroma Squad, you’re tasked with managing a fresh sentai — thinkPower Rangers— TV series, in which you hire and customize actors, buy studio equipment, choreograph battles, record episodes, and more. There’s some impressive minutia available; you can even send letters to your fans, chat on IRC, and create comic book adaptations of your show....

Contra(orProbotector, depending on what part of the world you hail from) was one of the Nintendo Entertainment System’s most iconic games, one that strongly resonates with people who grew up with it even today. The series just celebrated its 30th anniversary, as the arcade version began appearing in arcades in late February, 1987. The home version was one of very few early NES games to offer simultaneous two-player mode, which is likely the biggest contributing factor to the regard old folks like myself have for the title....

Say, you look mighty familiar… Nope, you’re not seeing things. These familiar little characters, whom you no doubt recognize from the 1986 hitBubble Bobble, first made their gaming debut two years earlier. They were the enemy characters in Taito’s formative platformerChack’n Pop, which is, incidentally, this week’s entry to Hamster’s Arcade Archives range. Released in arcades in 1984, before finding its way to a host of preliminary console platforms,Chack’n Popis a painfully cute cartoon adventure starring a globular character with comically extendable legs....

After James Gunn, the co-CEO of DC Studios announced the initial slate for DC Universe’s new era, one of the mentioned projects has now been officially greenlit at HBO. DubbedLanterns, it will be the first live-action series in the new DC Universe.Lanternswill be co-produced by Warner Bros. TV and HBO. The series will feature eight episodes and will be released on HBO. Back when Gunn announced theLanternsshow in January 2023, he described it as “almost likeTrue Detectivewith a couple of Green Lanterns who are space cops”, and it has now been announced that Chris Mundy, known for his work onTrue Detective: Night Country, will be serving as the showrunner....

TGS footage Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain‘s E3 showingstirred a deep lovefrom within my belly. More games like this, I thought, stuffed with a wealth of deep and idiosyncratic mechanics. I missed the TGSPhantom Painshowing on account of being at TGS — that’s how it goes — but now it’s here, and in English. The adorable, eye-patchedwolf pup? A diamond in theruff. Hahaha. Much like the E3 demo, these TGS videos just make me sort of happy....

[Update:Our big party is tonight! Hope to see you there!] PAX Prime 2014is happening right now! We’re armed to the teeth with meetups scheduled for Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday,a badass partywe’re co-hosting with Square Enix,a PAX panelhosted by Dtoid staff and other industry nerds, and more hugs than you can shake a hug stick at. (No, notthathug stick.) We’ve also gota PAX Google Groupyou can join to canoodle with fellow convention goers,avatars in need of adoption, plus you canon the show floor (and earn yourselfa Forums badgein the process)!...

Trying to communicate the concept of Wii U, and what can really be done with the tech, is not an easy task. As with Wii Sports and the original Wii before it, Nintendo is hoping to demonstrate the potential of the gamepad/tablet hybrid with a minigame collection calledNintendoLand. One thing that I think is most excited about the Wii U is asymmetric multiplayer: giving one person more information, and more tools than the others....

Atlus goes rogue! Etrian Mystery Dungeonis heading to the Americas in 2015, Atlus USA announced today. The crossover project is a partnership between the ShinMegami Tenseistudio and Spike Chunsoft, makers of strange series likeDanganronpaandConception. Don’t expect this game to be all that bizarre, though. Spike Chunsoft has been makingMystery Dungeongames for years now, collaborating with companies like Nintendo and Square Enix to produce roguelike spin-offs forPokémon,Dragon Quest, andFinal Fantasy. Now you can addEtrian Odysseyto the mix....

In the face ofWorld of Warcraft, I sometimes forget aboutEverQuest. My experience with the title is limited to watching a dude in my college dormitory who played obsessively shortly after the first release of the game. Now, more than a decade, the series still has the staying power to keep players in Norrath, apparently. Still, it has to be tough for them to compete. In an effort to expand the audience, Sony has announcedEverQuest II Extended, adding a free-to-play subscription model to entice players....

Ready to collect $1M in treasure? Renegade Kid‘sTreasurenautslooks like another great match for the 3DS eShop. And, more than that, like exactly the type of game that this team knows how to craft. There’s a strange joy to be had in collecting a bunch ofstuffin games, andTreasurenautsseems to have that panicked “Oh sh*t! I need to hurry!” angle (see:Sonic the Hedgehog) going for it. Speaking of which, I could never finishKirby’s Epic Yarn....