No Doubt. Konami could be gearing up “no pun intended” to make a new announcement concerning theMetal Gearfranchise — At least that’s what was allegedly inferred in a recent tweet fromMetal Gear Rising: Revengeancevoice actor Quinton Flynn. Flynn, who voices the divisive (I personally like the kid) protagonist Raiden, made the cryptic comment in response to a fan on his Twitter. Following a post in which Flynn advertised a new Cameo page, followerzxSOLIDxSNAKEzx casually commented“Perhaps aMetal Gear Rising 2along with the rest of the upcomingMetal Gearshowcase might just make it?...

Unlock it next week just by playing the game Rare is hoping to tap into dormantSea of Thievesplayers with a good old fashioned giveaway. Next week, from August 20–24, you’ll be able to earn the Halo Spartan Ship Set by simply showing up to play Adventure or Arena mode.That’s it! Rare will add the cosmetic item set to youraccount. Play Sea of Thieves at any time during Gamescom next week (August 20th-24th) to earn the complete@HaloSpartan Ship Set!...

Previously pulled game returns SimCityis finally here, and to say EA has had a disastrous launch is an understatement. Amongconnection issuesdue to its always-on DRM scheme, EA has also reportedlydenied customers refunds. As a result of this maelstrom of madness,Amazon pulledSimCityfrom its storefrontto account for the massive amount of refunds it was issuing. Now, the gameis back and ready to be purchased, with a giant warning below the product page, noting, “many customers are having issues connecting to theSimCityservers....

From the sound of things, it seems like Naughty Dog is cooking up a niceUncharted 2surprise for this week. On itsofficial Twitter, the developer hints at something “quite awesome” for the game’s multiplayer. “Things are looking up that we’re going to have something quite awesome lined up for multiplayer at the end of this week,” it writes. We’re unsure what this could mean, but it could be something as simple as the devs hopping online en masse to play with fans....

I wasn’t planning on posting a free game every Friday night, but it’s certainly worked out that way. This week it’sWorm Food, a stellar browser-based game in which you play as a giant worm who has figured out how to use physics to satisfy his unending hunger. It’s a lot likeDeath Worm, only more involved. Besides the standard Nitrome pixel art, which is great as always,Worm Foodreally takes theTremors-inspired concept and fleshes it out by way of interesting level design and difficulty measures that aren’t just explosives flying every which way....

Bring me 117 million pictures of Spider-Man If you have yet to seeSpider-Man: Homecoming, or aren’t going to bother at all, just know it’s a big deal for a number of reasons. A result of a big partnership between two studios, it’s yet another reset of theSpider-Manseries, and now Spider-Man is a part of the MCU. All of these factors led to the second-biggest box office opening in the franchise, with $117 million over its opening weekend....

Square Enix has finally debuted on Good Old Games, and it has two Eidos classics to kick things off. The legendaryDeus Exand the iconicHitman: Codename 47are now available on GOG for your edification. Deus Ex: GOTY Editioncosts $9.99 because Squenix knows it can get away with it, whileCodename 47is $5.99. GOG promises that more Square Enix games will be coming to the service in future weeks. Maybe the PC port ofFinal Fantasy VIIwill come back!...

There are plenty of unique quests inStalker 2that help you gain valuable in-game rewards, and the Reimann SMG is certainly on top of that list. This specific SMG is part of the side questSeek and You Shall Find, and it can be found pretty early in Zalissya. If you start following the quest, you’ll be able to come across stashes hidden by journalists, which will help you get some amazing rewards....

Take-Two Interactive wants to dominate wallets in the first half of 2010. In a recent financial conference call, Take-Two chairman Straus Zelnick said that the publisher plans to releaseBioShock 2,Mafia II,Max Payne 3,andRed Dead Redemptionafter January, but before June. Zelnick would elaborate on the release schedule, pointing out that Take-Two is spacing each release by the month. Good for them. We didn’t want to see Big Sister and Payne rubbing legs in February or whatever, either....

Parent company acquired in newest shopping spree Tencent Holdings Inc. has added another major developer to its massive stock portfolio. The Chinese conglomerate has acquired Slamfire Inc., which is the parent company of Turtle Rock Studios, the developer behind multiplayer shootersEvolveand, most recently,Back 4 Blood.The acquisition’s financial details were not released to the public. We are all looking forward to joining the Tencent family of studios,” said president and general manager of Turtle Rock, Steve Goldstein....

My outlook on Tactician Mode inBaldur’s Gate 3changed when a goblin first pushed Lae’zel into a bottomless chasm. It wasn’t necessarily a moment exclusive to this difficulty setting, but having what should’ve been an easy kill lead to a character’s death made me rethink how I approached battles going forward. Generally,Baldur’s Gate 3is a challenge on whatever setting you pick, butTacticianis brutal. The setting forces players into a new mindset: Fully take advantage of all the systemsBG3offers, or die....

In 2018, an anime by the name ofCaligulaaired, and it wasn’t very good. However, I caught a glimpse of something worthwhile buried under the mountain of trash. So, when I found out the anime was based on a forgotten PlayStation Vita game,The Caligula Effect, and that it’d receive a remastered version subtitledOverdosethe following year, I decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very good, either. Well — that is until I made ita few dungeonsinto thisPersona-like social sim and realized not only that I was correct in seeing something worthwhile in the awful anime adaptation, but also that this series has some of the most complex and groundbreaking music of any JRPG in its weight class....

Trips are the best part of the game Watch Dogshas a season pass, because of course it does, and the first DLC is out this week. Thankfully, it actually sounds pretty cool. Throughout the course of the game you’re able to play these wacky minigames called “digital trips” — which are basically games within the game itself. There’s a Spider-Tank fantasy, a full-on actual trip where you’re jumping on flowers, and even aCarmageddonhomage....