The framerate wasn’t mentioned Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityis out, and I’m pretty excited. I mean, I already finished it, and then some! I’m just jazzed to hear from everyone else with the spoiler shield removed, and how they feel about some of the story choices. But before then, there’s some housekeeping with a small day-one patch. No, it doesn’t overhaul the framerate (it’s not theWarriorsway!): rather, it shores up some game-breaking glitches, while adding Spanish audio....

Hana yori Dango Whenever Japan holds a Splatfest on Nintendo’s shooterSplatoon 2, it is often quite reflective of Japaneseculture,foodorfashion. This next face-off, announced recently, is certainly no exception. On March 3, players will battle it out over which is better: Hana (flowers) or Dango (Dumplings). Pearl will be rocking Team Hana, while Marina, fresh off of herrecent victory,will be fighting in the corner of Team Dango. According to Reddit user “frozenpandaman” this battle is in reference to a popular Japanese phrase: “Hana yori Dango”, Dumpling over Flowers....

AKA The Anime Awards This is probably the second time in two years that I can say that it’s been a pretty good year for games and anime, if not necessarily a great year for everything else. That might be true in the broader sense, but despite this more general similarity, the ends of 2016 and 2017 still feel like caps to altogether different years. Last year was full of anticipation and a bit of dread, particularly as long-in-the-making legends likeFinal Fantasy XVandThe Last Guardian, my personal pick of the year, showed up for real to confound or delight the expectations of people who’d been waiting the better part of a generation for them to come out....

The Dragon of Dojima returns As part of today’s RGG Studio live stream, the developer revealed a brand new title,Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. This “side-story” release is described as a new action-adventure, currently in development for PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms with a 2023 release date. While the developer was incredibly tight-lipped in regards to the details, the new title is an “action-adventure game” that will detail the actions of The Dragon of Dojima, Kiryu Kazuma, following his departure from the series inYakuza 6....

In development at Saber Interactive Our minds may be turning to mush as the night drags on, but there’s still an occasional spark of life. Announced at the 2021 Game Awards, in between dozens upon dozens of otherWarhammer 40,000video game adaptations in recent years, we’re actually gettingSpace Marine 2. This one is such a long time coming. I mean,it’s been a decade! Captain Titus is back forSpace Marine2, and he’s ready to cut down some Tyranid....

A casual PSA warning this Monday morning, Destructoid!Donkey Kong Bananazahas broken its street date and is being leaked online. No, we aren’t going to talk about anything we have personally seen or link out to leaks. We don’t want to be spoiled ahead of the biggest Nintendo game of the year! Numerous images are being shared of people who were able to obtain physical copies of the game from various stores before the release date, which has led to an influx of story details and reveals on platforms like Reddit....

Also, Pokemon Ultra Sun & Moon In a rare occasion, both the Switch and the 3DS have some big releases this week. Switch brings with it the much anticipatedThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,as well asBattle Chef Brigade, ACA NeoGeo Karvnov’s Revenge, Antiquia Lost, Dead Synchronity: Tomorrow Comes Today, Ginger: Beyond the Crystal, Green Game: TimeSwapper, Lumo, Xenoraid, Gear.Club Unlimited, Rive: Ultimate Edition, Superbeat: Xonic, VVVVVV,andMXGP3 – The Official Motorcross Videogame....

Bank is the old 3DS app [Update: It’s live! Pokemon Home just showed up on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The app is 707MB.] Just recentlywe learned a little bit moreabout how Pokemon Home (the upcoming Switch and mobile transfer app) will operate, but it looks like a snippet of news slipped by recently regarding an older process: Pokemon Bank. For those of you who are unaware, Pokemon Bank was the last big transfer service for the franchise, housed on the 3DS....

Heavily OmnicMeta, among other data aggregate sites, have done a great job of collectingOverwatchdata over the past year and a half or so. While most of these numbers should be taken with a grain of salt (tier lists, if you believe in the concept at all, shouldn’t be derived solely from winrates), they can be very useful in seeing where certain characters stand in the meta. As I always say when it comes to competitive play, “perception is reality,” and if one character in particular is being chosen nearly every game (or conversely, another is never picked) it can make for some boring sessions....

NIS America and Nippon Ichi Software recently announcedPhantom Brave: The Lost Hero, and now the strategy-RPG has its first trailer. Look for this entry to hit PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam around the world in 2025, and check out a snapshot of the adventure to come below. Phantom Brave: The Lost Herofollows a gifted young girl named Marona, who has the ability to speak to Phantoms....

Already in Early Access on Steam Hi-Rez has put out quite a few massive online games over the years, and their latest, derived from the Paladins series (and originally a directPaladinstie-in) isRealm Royale. It’s, as you guessed it, yet another battle royale, and it’s skydiving off of the PC platform and onto consoles later this year. First a beta is coming “next week,” and at that point you’ll be able to take part in the 100-person survival festivities set to a fantasy theme — a relatively untapped market in the military-heavy tinted genre....

Tekken 7 stays strong Last year,Dragon Ball FighterZwas the most-watched EVO stream in the event’s history and the number one source of entries for the tournament; now, it’s fallen to seventh place as of this May’s EVO 2019 official count from EVO president Joey Cuellar. You can get a full look at the updated numbers below, which could change between now and the August 2 start date (but only slightly in all likelihood)....

Seems EVERYBODY went Bingo Capcom hasproudly announcedthat its recent release,Resident Evil 4,has already smashed past four million shipments and digital sales since its initial launch on March 24, less than a fortnight ago. “TheResident Evilfranchise features survival horror games in which players utilize a variety of weapons and other items to escape terrifying situations,” wrote the publisher in a press statement. “Cumulative shipments of the games in the series now exceed 135 million units since the first title debuted in 1996....