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Remastered edition [Update:Dark Souls: Remasteredwill cost $40 “on consoles,” according to Bandai Namco.] Welp, you blinked, and probably missed the “Mini” Nintendo Direct that just happened. Among some other announcements, Bandai Namco jumped in to revealDark Souls: Remastered. Yep, it’s a new version of the game that includes theArtoriasDLC, as well as “improved framerates” and a better resolution. It’ll launch on May 25. TheRemasterededition is also coming to PC, PS4, and Xbox One, all on the same date....

Restless clothes syndrome When I say “Dead or AlivePC mods,” you think ___? You don’t need to answer that. The series debuts on Steamthis Marchand if mods created for past console versions are any indication, things are about to get wild. But hopefully nottoowild. “We have to deal with mod issues from an IP holder perspective,”Dead or Alive 5: Last Rounddirector Yohei Shimbori told MCV. “We would like to ask PC users to play our game in good moral and manner....

Now you can get your Touch of Malice Normally a small bug fix wouldn’t warrant an update, but I’ve been talking to a bunch of people who have been affected by a recent glitch inDestiny, myself included. In essence, one of the best weapons in the game (theTouch of Malice, an Exotic scout rifle) is gated behind a quest that requires you to collect 45 Calficied Fragments around the world, among a few other requirements....

Built from the ground up to be a true Deus Ex game Deus Ex: The Fallis a the next entry to the much loved series, heading for iOS this summer, with an Android version coming sometime there after. This may not be what you asked for, but don’t write it off either. Mobile games have come a long way, and I was quite impressed with what I got to play at a recent Square Enix showing....

Celebrate the series’ five-year anniversary Originally released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 back in 2012,Dragon’s Dogmais coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this fall in its upgraded form,Dark Arisen. It will also release for the first time on PC in Japan at the same time. Many fans are still holding out for a sequel orDragon’s Dogma Onlinelocalization. I was quite underwhelmed by the the first game, especially considering the insane amounts of praise its fans shower it with, but would love nothing more than for this to be successful enough to encourage them to take another shot at it....

You can’t have a genuinely scary videogame without a tension-building soundtrack to set the mood. It’d be like watching a horror flick in broad daylight with a group of friends — it just doesn’t have the same effect as sitting alone in total darkness does. If you like being scared sh*tless as much as I do, then you’ll be glad to hear that EA is not skimping on the soundtrack forDead Space....

The publisher is shifting its strategy moving forward Electronic Arts is shuttering development on two of its mobile projects.Apex Legends Mobileis shutting down, and development onBattlefield Mobileis coming to a halt. In anupdate posted today, the publisher characterized this as a “strategic decision.” In regards toApex Legends Mobile, EA says that despite the strong start, the “ongoing experience was not going to meet the expectations” of players, and a mutual decision was made to sunset the mobile game....

The first set of power rankings is out forEA Sports College Football 25, with the top spot for offense being shared by Georgia and Oregon. All this week, EA has been hostingRankings Week, revealing the more information on the upcoming college football simulator. Today’s update is all about the offenses; which teams will be putting up the strongest offensive output whenCollege Football 25is launched on July 19. Top 25 offenses in College Football 25 Having a strong offense is crucial to winning a game....

Jodie in camo, in war-torn Somalia We’ve had our time with upcoming PS3 titleBeyond: Two Soulsbefore, but only briefly. But for E3 we’ve finally got our first sizable hands-on with Quantic Dream’s latest, and it surprised me in several ways. First surprise? Seeing Jodie (played by actress Ellen Page) in camouflage, hunkered down in what looked to be a heated situation in Somalia. We’ve seen her fighting on trains, trying out her hand at being homeless, and blowing up a city’s main street — all settings fitting in with what we know about the game’s storyline....

Omelette du fromage The Nintendo Switch has its first third-party exclusive:Seasons of Heavenby France-based AnyArt Productions, who is known for indie titles such asSeasons of Heaven. I started to writeStory of Seasonsthree different times before having to check the name again. This project is based on a book of the same name, featuring a young boy diagnosed with Asperger’s named Yann and his French bulldog Ani. While no gameplay details are known yet, it looks like it will be an artistic, emotionally-driven story....

Atari and Mega Cat Studioshave releasedFood Fight: Culinary Combat, a multi-player reimagining of the somewhatbizarre 1983 arcade game, into Early Access. The catch is that, right now, it’s exclusively available on the Atari VCS. As a note of disclosure, I did a stint with Mega Cat Studios writing for their blog and for a still unannounced (and maybe canceled?) game. They weren’t working onFood Fightat the time, as far as I know....

I’m just winding down from one of the busiest years I’ve ever had, so it’s hard to think about next year’s major gaming events already. Europe’s biggest event, gamescom, is already in the planning stages. Registration is open now! Can’t a guy take a break for a month or so? Next year’s event will have “considerably more exhibition space,” according to organizers. Right now they’re working with exhibitors to reserve their space on the event’s 140,000 square metres of available space, which comes out to 16 percent more than last year’s already huge floor offering....

Chronological trailer paints clearer picture Did the latestMario Kart 8trailer earlier this month get you excited for the game’s inevitable 2014 release, but leave you curious on how each displayed track is raced? Well if the answer to that is yes, then the above video from GameXplain should give you the answers you’ve been so desperately craving. Additionally, the folks over at GameXplain also have a prettyinteresting breakdown of the latest trailerthat finds some hints at a few potentially unannounced courses like Shy Guy Falls and Dolphin Shoals....