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There are some Pals withinPalworldwho at first glance might not seem as useful as others but don’t let that deceive you, they have a lot to offer. Woolipop is one such Pal. While it doesn’t offer much to battle besides it’s cuteness, you need one in yourRanch. Woolipop is, in my opinion, one of the most cutesy Pals. Clearly a Sheep, although at some point it seems to have taken beauty advice from a Poodle, Woolipop isn’t exactly the strongest or most valuable when placed into your Party....

It’s been about one full year since we heard about Sony’sNext Generation Portable, and now it’s finally in the hands of (Japanese) gamers following its December 17 launch. We acquired our own Japanese launch PlayStation Vita unit to bring you our impressions. Today we’ll focus on the Vita’s hardware, with operational and software impressions coming soon. To be fair, I would have been pretty pleased with some slight upgrades to the PSP, as it was my favorite and most-used game system....

Just scroll down from the ‘featured’ section Stealth-added in a recent update, there’s now aSwitch eShopmost played functionality, which you can access under the featured section on the left menu of the eShop itself. Naturally, since it is a Nintendo UI, it can be a bit tough to find at first. You need to select “featured” from the left side, then scrollall the way down past everythinguntil you reach the very bottom of the page....

Sup Holmes every Sunday at 2:30pm EST! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great videogames. It airs live every Sunday at 4pm EST onYouTube, and can be found in Podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] With Thanksgiving almost upon us, many of us here in the U.S. of A. are gearing up to navigate through social/emotional minefields that have been years in the making. Many of us are really tempted to call uncle Gary out on his bullshit tomorrow, but we know Gary has really low self esteem so confrontation will only make things worse....

Resident Evil 5was met with a mixed reaction from fans when it launched last year, not least for the fact that following up Shinji Mikami’sResident Evil 4was always going to be a difficult task. That difficulty was certainly felt by director Jun Takeuchi, who has revealed he won’t be returning to the franchise anytime soon. “Yes, it’s true we did feel extreme pressure — and Mikami-san’s shadow — afterResi 4,” confesses Takeuchi....

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [Dtoid community blogger Genki-JAM recently shared his video response to the first episode of Anita Sarkeesian’s “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games” series. Shareyourresponse in the comments below! –Mr Andy Dixon] I’ve had my fair share of issues with Anita Sarkeesian’s work leading up to the release of herTropes vs. Women in Video Gamesseries, and as much as I really didn’t want to watch her “Damsels in Distress” video, I knew I needed to....

Simple competitive shooting ShootMania Stormis one of the purest forms of competition out there. It’s fast-paced, it’s simple, and it’s intense. It’s reminiscent of older first-person shooter games, but does a good job of bringing that old-schoolfeelinto the year 2013. Open beta has begun today for the competitive FPS, and if you’re a fan of the genre, you should definitely give it a look. It’s only about 1.5 GB too, helpful to those of us who have more games on our hard drives than we know what to do with....

Trials, tribulations, and somehow, the Singapore government Skull & Bones, Ubisoft’s standalone pirate sim that’sundergone years of developmentanddelays, has reached a milestone. In response to a new report fromKotaku, a spokesperson confirmed thatSkull & Boneshas just passed Alpha. But according to the report, it’s been quite a journey. An Ubisoft spokesperson provided the following statement to Kotaku, in response to a list of questions: “TheSkull & Bonesteam are proud of the work they’ve accomplished on the project since their last update with production just passing Alpha, and are excited to share more details when the time is right....

Can I just go back to spending 10p a credit? Taito has announced that retro collectionSpace Invaders Invincible Collectionis finally headed westward on Switch. The localized port of the classic shmup compendium is now available topre-order on the Nintendo eShop, ahead of its August 17 release date. Perhaps a little more eyebrow-raising, however, is the full retail price of $59.99. That’s something. Originally released in Japan in the spring of 2020,Space Invaders Invincible Collectionfeatures 11 different variants of the alien-blasting franchise — from 1978’s pioneering classic to 2018’s Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE....

Premier screenshots show off characters, environments, and more Square Enix recently unveiledStar Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, the latest entry in the company’s intergalactic role-playing game series, but details on the title have been pretty scarce. We know it’s in development for PlayStation consoles and Tri-Ace is once again at the helm, despite earlier speculation that the studio’s recentacquisition by mobile outfit Nepro Japanwould mean the longtimeStar Oceandeveloper’s days of making full-fledged console games were over....

Two sports games in the pipeline A lot of publishers have sung Nintendo’s praises, always careful to tiptoe around the fact that they abandoned the Wii U at the first sign of danger — but also not willing to quite throw them under the bus in case the Switch does really well for itself.Well, most of themaren’t willing to do that at least. Speaking on an earnings call on the topic of the Switch, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick explained, “We were excited six months ago and supportive....

World Tier 5 and the basin The Division 2launched with a big endgame portion in the form of a Black Tusk micro-campaign, but as promised Ubisoft is working on more as time goes on. The next set involves World Tier 5, which finally unlocks the Tidal Basin stronghold (a dungeon that is said to be “roughly the same size as Roosevelt Island,” an existing stronghold). It serves as the base of operations for Black Tusk....

Grim Fandango is worth it alone The latest Humble weekly bundle is chock full of great choices. For $10, you may grabGrim Fandango Remastered,Day of the Tentacle Remastered,Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel,Her Story,The Stanley Parableand a few others. Everything is offered for Windows and Mac while only a few games aren’t available on Linux. Some also don’t include DRM free keys, but for $10 you can’t really complain. You’ll also nab some soundtracks if you “beat the average” or go for the $10 tier....