Metal Gear creator looks to television for inspiration Talking toEdge,Metal Gearcreator Hideo Kojima shared his thoughts on next-generation videogames potentially requiring substantial development teams, depending on the scope of the project. “It’s possible to make many things more realistic, but that doesn’t mean you should,” he told the publication. “You have to prioritize, and that is what’s going to separate the teams that succeed from the teams that don’t. A very deep, 20-30 hour game might need a bigger team and take three or four years....

Pre-move tests were successful After all these years, Riot Games still has intermittent issues withLeague of Legendsservers — a problem it intends to fix very soon. In the next few weeks, the company will move its servers over to the centralized location of Chicago, Illinois. Initial tests have been successful, so it seems as if Riot is all good to go. The core reason for the move is the low quality on the east coast, since the previous servers were an entire country’s length away....

Bullshit Artist-ry Publisher Neowiz has tightened up the release window for its upcoming steampunk soulslike,Lies of P, and now expects the intriguing-looking adventure to launch on PC and consoles in August 2023. Developed by South Korean studio Round8,Lies of Pis the latest in a long line of adaptations of the Pinocchio story, and sees a puppet mechanoid endeavoring to find his lost creator, Mr. Geppetto, who is located somewhere within the dark, overbearing,Belle Epoquefictional city of Krat....

With special guests from Wargaming.net! [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you may be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Let me start by saying that while I’ve always wanted to get intoWorld of Tanks, I could never find the time to dig in and really play....

Get your bookie on the horn As it’s wont to do anytime a major sport’s national championship comes around, EA released a prediction for the outcome of the Super Bowl based on its season-old gameMadden ’15. In the match-up between two teams whose hands aren’t really clean, the Seadderall Seahawks face off against the New England Deflatriots. According toMadden‘s simulation, New England wins on a last-second touchdown, edging last year’s champs by four points....

Third time’s a charm Magic: The Gathering Arenahas some monetization problems: but finally, the season (known as “mastery” in this game) pass isn’t one of them. Though the whole concept got off to a very rocky start, the recentTherosexpansion managed to address some fatal flaws from the previous two mastery systems. If you recall, back in July of 2019, the first season pass launched for the M20 set and it was a complete disaster....

50 GB on PC, 40 GB on consoles The Evil Withinplayers might experience something slightly terrifying before ever booting up the game — the amount of hard drive space that Shinji Mikami’s latest creation takes up. Bethesda just released the system requirements for PC and consoles, and they’re doozies. On PC, 50 GB of hard drive space will be needed to installThe Evil Within(although Bethesda notes that it’ll only take up 41 GB once the install is complete)....

The Black Order We’re only 15 minutes in, and The Game Awards 2018 is already bringing the heat. Marvel has resurrected a long-gone comic book action-RPG series:Marvel Ultimate Alliance. The third of these games is coming next year,Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. The kicker? It’s only on Nintendo Switch. Team Ninja is the developer and Nintendo is publishing it. Here’s the description, straight from Marvel: “In this new storyline, heroes and villains unite in a race across the Marvel Universe to find the Infinity Stones before Thanos and The Black Order use them to unleash cosmic chaos....

Sort of…. Capcom is keeping the tradition of goofy and referential costumes going strong inDead Rising. With homages to many different movies and Capcom games in the past, this series knows how to hit all the right notes with fans. And now,Dead Rising 3takes things even further by bringing back a long-neglected, but still loved character. Just like the previousDead Risingtitles, players can collect pieces of Mega Man’s suit to complete the set and, this time, acquire a working X-Buster, for whatever inexplicable reason....

SNAKE EATER!!!! Earlier this year,Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walkerwas made backward compatiblefor the Xbox One. While it was great to be able to play aMetal Geargame on Xbox One, it was odd how the rest of the HD Collection wasn’t included. Whatever the reason was,Metal Gear Solid 2and3are now playable on Xbox One via backward compatibility. If you happen to own the excellent Bluepoint remaster from 2011, you may insert the first disc into your Xbox One and experience some of Kojima’s finest games on your new Xbox console....

Might wanna get in line right now Hopefully it’s not too late when you read this, but we just found out that the NES Classic edition should be available at GameStop stores starting on Thursday, December 15. The report comes from an image shared on theCheap Ass Gamer Twitter feed: NEWS: NES Classic Edition Will be at GameStop in the Morning. Your Miles May Very.pic.twitter.com/mcPLhQnFCg — Cheap Ass Gamer (@videogamedeals)July 11, 2025...

Double Helix shows off the goods During IGN’s recent livestream event forKiller Instinct, much of the focus was onB.Orchid’s returnin the newest entry of the series. As a fan favorite, Double Helix was keen to show off its redesign and new mechanics for the character during the playthrough. And going by what the trailer has to show, she’s just as stylish and playful as ever. Over the course of the stream, many other features were unveiled — such as more costumes and additional accessory items to outfit your favorite characters....

Plus a change to the way the game prioritizes damage We’ve got anotherOverwatchlocation to learn, and so help me, it’s an Assault map. Blizzard just put up a patch on the PTR containing Paris, a surprise new 2CP map in which you’re able to duck into “alleys and corridors before clashing with your foes on the banks of the Seine.” A quick peek at the patch notesalso reveals a change to the way damage is received, which feels like the next logical step afterthe recent tweak to armor....