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Medometer for iPhone is a thing [Update:the app’s creator has renamed it to “Medometer64,” because “it was spelled too much like ‘pedometer,'” which made it tougher to find.] Have you ever wished that music played whenever you walked like in classic arcade games such asDig DugandDonkey Kong? Well, your wish has now been granted via an app calledMedometerfor iPhone, as seen above. I’m assuming the music shown in the video isn’t included for copyright reasons, so you’ll have to grab it from elsewhere....

It’s looking great TheCastle of Illusionremakeis coming along pretty nicely, as evidenced by the new E3 trailer above. It’s pretty much everything you’d expect from an HD-ified romp, including 2.5D platforming, vibrant visuals, and promises of extra content. Although I never liked theIllusionseries nearly as much as the SNES’Magical Questfranchise,Castle of Illusionis still a great game in its own right, and I’m looking forward to the remake. It’ll hit the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC platforms as a downloadable game later this year....

bounceTek? Really? I have been known to shoot some b-ball, usually outside of my school, so long as no one starts making trouble in my neighbourhood. That being said, I have played a fair bit of Basketball videogames too, and as foolish as bounceTek sounds, it will really change the way you playNBA Live 14. bounceTek gives players the most realistic movement and control of their ball than in any NBA game to date....

Nep Sounds Idea Factory International has announced that its remake of a remakeNeptunia ReVersewill be launching in the west this summer, with the PS5 JRPG hitting North America on June 8, with Europe following a few days later on June 11. The release date was announced as part of yesterday’s New Game Expo Plus (NGPX) presentation. Already available on the next-gen Sony platform in its native Japan, Neptunia ReVerse is the “definitive edition” of the 2018 PS Vita releaseHyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 Plus,which itself is a remake of the originalHyperdimension Neptunia, which launched on PS3 back in 2010....

We just got word that a brand newBatmangame has been announced. It’s a downloadable title calledGotham City Impostors. Word is that it’s a first-person shooter in which a team of two players can fight as “imposters” of Joker and Batman. Wait, what? Apparently, the emphasis is on action and humor, and you can customize your Impostor characters. It’s from the chaps at Monolith, known primarily for theF.E.A.Rseries. It also sounds totally bloody weird....

A lotta people like killin’ MMO shooterPUBGcontinues to go from strength to strength, last week setting an all-time record for the most concurrent players on Steam. Nearly one and a half million players jumped online to tear it up on the digital island of death. The record had been previously held by veteran online gameDOTA 2, according to stat-tracking systemsteamcharts, reaching an ultimate peak of 1,291,328 concurrent players back in March 2016 (though this is about 5k out from Steam’s official stat)....

For the past few years, gamers have been allowed to activate their accounts on up to five PlayStation consoles, allowing for the easy sharing of content. This ease was readily exploited by gamers who would use shared accounts to nab free games, and Sony’s decided to put a stop to it. Beginning November 18, accounts may only be activated on two systems as opposed to five. This new limitation affects both the PS3 and PSP, as it will the PlayStation Vita when that machine launches....

I am not usually a fan of hunting games. Of course, shooting things is usually a fun activity, but not so much when the things you are shooting don’t put up a fight. I’m always up for new twists on worn-out tropes though, so I was excited when I found out thatCabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011was promising to take the hunting game genre in a new direction by adding in horror survival elements....

Haha, what? In case you haven’t heard, the developer behindPuzzle & Dragonshas crafted anAngry Birds-like game with RPG elements calledPrincess Punt. You’ll control the titular hero as she attempts to slide into enemies and push them away, castle defense style. But apparently starting this week it’ll also feature characters fromAttack on Titan— only in Japan, of course. Based on the trailer it seems to feature the Female Titan, as well as the Armored Titan and the Colossal Titan — which you’ve probably seen from the promotional material....

I’m okay with this Ah,Rise of Mana— the project that sounds really cool, until you realize that it’s a free-to-play mobile game from Square Enix. While the game isno stranger to crossovers, the newest one is pretty damn awesome. The game will host Ramza, Agrias, and Orlandeau (Thunder God Cid) fromFinal Fantasy Tacticsas boss characters. What the what now? The originalTacticswas a large part of my childhood (Velius!), so I’m just happy to see that Square Enix remembers it....

In the ‘On Strange Shores’ quest, you’ll find a sole survivor in a prison cell called Ilora, who asks you to free her. Garryck has reservations though, claiming smugglers such as her are bad news and could attack you. That poses the question, should you free Ilora in Avowed? Ilora tells you that she has a boat you may use to escape the island. She promises that she’s not going to try anything funny, and asks you to essentially be a good person and not leave her to die....

All expansion and ‘stuff’ packs included EA recently announced the end of its technical support forThe Sims 2and in doing so said that players would be given a freeThe Sims 2 Ultimate Collectionupgrade as thanks. That was an unexpected move, but this one’s even more surprising: folks who don’t even ownThe Sims 2can also get the game and all of its expansionsfor free. You just need to have an Origin account and, from the Games tab, redeem the product code “I-Love-The-Sims” — it’ll remain active until June 08, 2025 at 10:00am Pacific....

We can’t get enough of last generation’s games, it seems. Up next to receive a high-def collection is the belovedJak and Daxterseries. Following prior rumors about such a retail package, andSiliconera’s findingof a USK rating forJak & Daxter Trilogy Edition, Sony has given a confirmation to Game Informer. “We can confirm theJak and Daxter Collectionis coming and will have more news to share shortly,” a spokesperson responded. Everyone hasthat one serieswhich somehow slipped them by, and for me, that’d beJak and Daxter....