Who else misses Crash Bandicoot? Nintendo World Reporthas gotten their hands on a canceledCrash Bandicootgame for the DS.Crash Landed, as it was called, was in development byMutant Muddsdeveloper Renegade Kid sometime in 2008/2009 for Activision. The video shows off Crash in a full-3D world as he explores a beach. I spoke with with Jools Watsham, co-founder & director at Renegade Kid and he informed me the demo video you’re seeing was made in two weeks....

It’s not a crossover this time Ubisoft has announced thatGhost Recon Wildlandswill be receiving its final “Special Operations” update next week. On February 27, players will be able to jump into Special Ops 4 and experience a new PvE mode as well as a new class and map for the existing PvP modes. I honestly forgot thethird update released, but this final one doesn’t seem to be a crossover with another Tom Clancy property....

Go home and be a finishing man Having failed to cash-in on the obvious cross-promotion potential for decades, army colonel and part-time family man William Guile has given an interview revealing how he keeps his cylindrical flat-top rock-solid, even in the midst of battle. As part of a Japanese ad campaign, Col. Guile stated that he uses the “J-Gel” range of products from cosmetic company Yanagiya. In particular, it’s the “Ultra Hard” variant of the range that gives his hair that streamlined-for-flash-kicks hold....

Free if you played before Jul 03, 2025 [Update: The release date listing for theODSTcampaign was a placeholder, according to theofficialHaloTwitter account. “We continue final testing and will make an official announcement once our release date is determined, and apologize for any confusion.”] A listing forHalo 3: ODSTforHalo: The Master Chief Collectionhas been spotted on the Xbox One marketplace, andviewable here on the Xbox.com storethe listing has been removed from Xbox....

It’s a kind of magic I don’t think I’ve minced my words when I’ve talked about mydistaste for fantasy settings. Whether it is a lingering effect of growing up in a religious household where magic was the creation of the devil, or just not finding it interesting, I’ve never been able to find an interest in fantasy worlds. So when I was approached with a preview build ofAge of Wonders 4I was apprehensive....

A detailed rundown on what you missed in EA Play’s demo theater EA responded to complaints thatStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’sreveal didn’t contain any actual gameplayby opening its EA Play event with a 15-minute-long gameplay demo. It had everything you would expect in aStar Warsgame: lightsaber fights, force powers, and an adorable droid, but still nothing was mind-blowing and the dialogue — like that high-ground quip — didn’t help. you’re able to check out some Luke-warm (Respawn’s not the only one with bad Star Wars jokes) impressionshere....

In-box Several months ago pre-orders opened up for the Z-Ring accessory forPokemon Sun & Moon, and for science,I put myself down for one. It’s literally a big piece of plastic that lights up when you use your Z-moves in-game, and can be kitted out with a number of different “type” crystals. Now we know a little bit more about how it’s going to be packaged, as the core accessory comes with “Grassium Z, Firium Z, and Waterium Z” (as well as a tiny Pikachu toy), with other crystals being sold in three-packs....

Considering every piece of garbage that you walk by inMy Time at Sandrockautomatically gets sucked right into your very being, you’re going to run out of inventory space very quickly. Thankfully, it isn’t difficult to get more room. Stop right now. You’re overthinking it. You probably imagine that there’s some sort of backpack you need to craft or skill you need to unlock. That’s how it typically is in crafting games such as this....

Modern games handle progress in varying ways. Some use save points, others are permadeath and run-based.Enshroudeddoes things a little differently if you’ve never played a survival game before, which can fool you into thinking you’ve lost progress. DoesEnshroudedsave your progress? When you first reach the outdoors in Enshrouded, you’ll see a red light in the distance. The natural inclination is to journey there directly first, but if you try you’ll fall down a mountain....

You’ll get it basically at the end of the game Avada Kedavra, otherwise known as the unforgivable “killing curse,” is actually inHogwarts Legacyas a playable spell. Not only do you get it temporarilywhenever you’re playing through the Dark Arts battle arena: you’re able to also earn it permanently at the end of the game. Here’s how to learn it. Avada Kedavra is unlocked through a late game sidequest in the Sebastian storyline Players will unlock Avada Kedavra through the questIn the Shadow of the Relic, which is an endgamelevel 28quest....

Everyone in this room and then myself Nintendo, still weathering the storm fromseveral controversialmonetisation decisions, has dropped a new trailer for its mobile battlerFire Emblem Heroes, showcasing a quartet of incoming characters from 2019 Switch releaseFire Emblem: Three Houses. Headed toFeHin its newest Summoning Event are the Golden Deer’s steadfast noblewoman Lysithea, as well as the Blue Lions’ cheerful boffin Annette. The new quartet is rounded out with the Black Eagles’ ferociously competitive Ferdinand andthe nervy-but-lovable Bernadetta, heart-breakingly described here as the “Eternal Loner....

Double Down Browntown Colonel Sanders lived an interesting life. In an attempt to bring him back into the public eye, fast food chain KFC wants to tell the story of his life, though it seems like it might be embellished a bit in the free minigame collectionColonel Quest. Each of the five games represents a fictionalized stage in his life leading up to opening the fried chicken joint. It begins withSixth Grade Dropout, an auto-runner where a young Harland Sanders has to escape a very long classroom....

Oh you mean that’s not standard? WhenKingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoningcomes to Switch, it’ll be available fully on the cart in physical form. Imagine that! You buy a physical product, and you don’t need to download 5-10 GB of additional data to get it to work properly. While the jury is out on how stable this Switch port is going to be (amid some issues in the prior versions), one wouldhopethat the extra months of delay between the initial release and the Switch version would garner some extra polish....