That didn’t take too long TheUmihara Kawasetrilogy is now back on Steam, Degica has announced. The trio of bizarre platformersdisappearedfrom Valve’s store in December after their publisher Agatsuma Entertainmentwent out of businessearlier that month. Shortly after that, Degica swooped in to save the day, initially planning to re-release the games on January 28. That didn’t happen, though. It turned out transferring ownership rightswasn’t as simple as the company expected. “A mixture of technical oddities and legal paperwork slowed it down,” a Degica representative told Destructoid last week after the publisher missed its previously scheduled launch date....

Max knows his Witcher We sent Max to check out another demonstration ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntat E3, as you do, and here he is recounting that long-winded experience. Picking up after the griffin fight shown during Microsoft’s press conference, the demo had Geralt heading into the lively city of Novigrad in his search for an ashen-haired woman. From there, a bunch of seemingly miscellaneous stuff happened, and I don’t know how on earth Max managed to retain as much information as he did, but you’re better off hearing the play-by-play from him....

With a heavy heart and raspy sigh, I must report that the nextLike a Dragonspinoff will not star reluctant protagonist Kiryu Kazuma fishing and fighting other fishermen in a game calledLike a Dragon: Tuna. We were so close to greatness. The Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio boss revealed the news in arecent interview with the PlayStation Blog. RGG Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama was there to chat about the upcomingLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuzain Hawaiibut took a moment to discuss what could have been....

That forced perspective puzzle game also got a nod The Student Showcase winners have been announced for the 2014 Independent Games Festival and a few of the names are surprising to see. I had no ideaWesterado, for instance, was a student project. Wow.Risk of Rainsimilarly caught me off guard. All eight winners are receiving $1,000 in prize money and passes to attend the 2014 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this March, which is where the IGF’sMain Competitionwinners as well as the Best Student Game will be named....

The purrfect game to play on Twitch Hey guys! Got some hot days ahead, huh? I’m sweltering without AC through this heatwave and my tech has felt it too; tonight I may have to run without a camera as it overheats and freezes nearly immediately. I know, it feels weird. I thought tonight we could fullscreen the rest ofStray, the atmospheric kitty game taking the internet by storm, and then focus on doing some more wildly difficult puzzles inBaba Is YouorThe Witness....

The Rush game mode will be a brand new entry toEA FC 25, andEA Sportshas revealed little information about what the community can expect. Some earlier rumorshinted that a new 5v5 mode was being designed for the upcoming video game. EA Sports revealed the first trailer for the game, and the official website also shared some vital information about the new game mode. How will the 5v5 Rush mode work in EA FC 25?...

If there’s one thing we probably have enough of by now, it’s the MX/ATV genre of racers. Is there really room for another off-road racing game? There is withNail’d, as this game is doing what the others haven’t: make physics its b*tch. Nail’dis an arcade-style racer with the extreme meter turned up to 11. You have only one priority inNail’d, and that’s to get to the finish line as fast as possible....

SELECT THE ORDER [Update:A reminder forKoFfans that the beta kicks later this afternoon. The client is now available to download from the PlayStation Store. There is a separate client forPS4andPS5, though crossplay will be available.] For fans of the mightyKing of Fightersfranchise, (which, of course, includes yer boy), this weekend will be a pretty big one, as SNK launchesthe open betaof the next entry in this legendary franchise,The King of Fighters XV....

We’ll be waiting Now that listings forXCOM: Enemy Withinare out in the wild, 2K has come out to confirm that an announcement will be happening soon. The reveal is set to take place on Wednesday, August 21 — right around when gamescom 2013 will be starting — and until then, we’ll be crossing our fingers that this thing is a full-fledged sequel, not DLC forEnemy Unknown. I mean, c’mon — the name is too cool to use on DLC....

If social media rumors are to be believed, the Thunderstruck promo is coming next toEA FC 25. While we are still approximately a week away from its release, some amazing items are rumored to be part of the upcoming campaign. The FC Pro Live promo is currently live in Ultimate Team, and you can check outour tier listto know more. But if you’re waiting eagerly for the Black Friday celebrations to begin, the Thunderstruck promo is going to certainly delight you with its offerings....

It’s the Koei Tecmo way Koei Tecmo might be bad at doing quality PC ports, but it has a good grasp on console development, and generally does a great job of supporting its games over time. That’s also the case forAttack on Titan, which is getting a massive four player co-op multiplayer update on March 24. Other paid add-ons are also going to be released over the next few months, as well as a number of enhancements, like costumes weapons, and more episodes....

There’s still more work to be done A few weeks ago,The Pokemon Company teased a new patch forScarlet & Violet, which was slated for “the end of February.” Well now that date has come and gone, and the full patch notesare now live on Nintendo’s official site. Let’s run through a few of the alterations to the previous patch notes. Performance is still rough, but you can buy the DLC now One obvious addition to the patch notes in this final pass is the existence of DLC....

Coming later this year thanks to the ban lift At the start of this year, Chinalifted its ban on videogame consoles, allowing them to be sold on the mainland with government approval and provided they’re made in Shanghai. Those restrictions could slow Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft from capitalizing on this new market, but internal manufacturers have a leg up.China Dailyreports Chinese television maker TCL Corp is making its own videogame console meant to be similar to Microsoft’s Xbox....