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Youheard all aboutRock Band 3‘s new Pro Mode, which basically lets you play the plastic instruments like they were real instruments and brings you one step closer to achieving your dreams of being a rock and roll superstar while simultaneously making me look like I have even less ability to follow a beat. You probably thought, “Well, that’s great for all the songs going forward, but there are literally hundreds of songs already out that I want to Pro with the drums, but won’t be able to because of they number of pads....

Hidden adjacent to a show hall wall on the other side of a black ominous curtain restraining PAX notoriousRockstar Table Tennis, andMass Effect, Kongregate unveiled a new online card game that I was glad to play. Kongregate, for those unaware, hosts user and company-created flash games on their website for free play. What sets them apart from other random flash hosting websites is an Xbox Live-like achievement structure. Each flash game on the site is integrated into their system that magically track scores and progress, awarding points for “achieving” specified goals....

Too much time crafting on your workbench Well, this is awkward. Pornhub, a site that I’m sure many of you are completely unaware of but happens to be one of the most popular sources of adult entertainment on the internet, took a noticeable hit to their traffic on the day ofFallout 4‘s release. During peak gaming hours, Pornhub saw a 10% drop from their usual traffic. Apparently there is only one thing red blooded men and women love more than getting their (personal) freak on, and that’s trudging through an atomic wasteland....

One of the biggest updatesPhasmophobiahas ever seen arrives soon, and it promises to rework everything we know about the game. If you want to jump into the Chronicle update as soon as possible, here’s the precise release date and time for it. We don’t see freshPhasmophobiaupdates super often, so it’s always an exciting time when new content is released. This is by far one of the most expansive updates we’ve had in a long time, as a new equipment item and evidence overhaul are sure to reshape how this game is played....

Risks go awry sometimes On Monday, publisher Microsoft Studiosceased production on Platinum’sScalebound. It wasn’t a wholly unexpected move.Scaleboundwas revealed at E3 2014, but between then and now Microsoft never did anything to make it seem like the game was any closer to being a finished product. It made a handful of appearances in press conferences but it always felt far off, at least a year away at any given time....

Up 33 percent year-over-year Sony’s fiscal year ended at the close of March, and the Japanese conglomerate just released its annual report. 2014 was a good year for PlayStation — so much so that it holds the mantle as Sony’s biggest earner, as it drove the most revenue of any division in the company. Year-over-year numbers show a leap of 33 percent in revenue for the Games and Network Services branch, the segment that contains PlayStation....

Back in January, Rockstar Games gaveMax Paynefans the chance to beforever immortalizedinMax Payne 3‘s multiplayer. A cool idea, for sure, but apparently the contest was met with a good deal of success as they’ve extended that opportunity yet again for the DLC releasing this fall. The studio will be hosting a series of multiplayer events over the next month through which they’ll be randomly selecting participating players for a shot at small-time fame....

Cellar Door knows a thing or two about beautiful combos If there’s a genre of games that doesn’t require much thinking, it’s brawlers. Those games typically ask that you punch and shoot everything on the screen, and then move forward to do it again. Subtlety and nuance and strategy are not its fortes; finding a baseball bat and then hitting someone with it is hardly a mentally-tasking gameplan. Cellar Door, the developer of 2013’sRogue Legacy, has a take on brawlers that it says will make you “rethink what a brawler could be....

Heaven Smile down on us The Suda51 panel at MomoCon got off to a rough start for those streaming it when the sound cut out for nearly 20 minutes. As fun as it was to watch Suda-san talk enthusiastically with nothing coming out of my speakers, it was better to hear him dish on all the juicy nuggets he had to offer from his years with Grasshopper. For instance, did you know Travis Touchdown is based on the idea ofJackassstar Johnny Knoxville being handed a lightsaber?...

Almost at its goal Anyone who lived during the Super Famicom/SNES era remembers some great boxart. Although the NES era was subject to some pretty questionable boxes in its day, many developers wised up and didn’t mind getting a little more cartoony or expressive with their art as time went on. An individual named Super Famicom Guy (Stu Brett) haslaunched a Kickstarterto preserve said art in the form of a book....

‘Kay A lot of western developers have dabbled in the Switch, and eastern studios are scrambling to support it. The Switch is flying off the shelves but we haven’t seen its full potential yet — imagine an era where we see aDoomorWolfenstein 2arrive date and day with other consoles and not months later. Take-Two (2K and Rockstar) isn’t quite there yet. Take-Two President Karl Slatoff recently stated over an earnings call that he was impressed with the Switch, but isn’t going full-hog with it yet....

Perpetually under starter’s orders I’m not sure what former life crime I committed that means I’m destined to writeTeam Sonic Racingarticles for almost two years straight, but here’s another, as Sega have dropped another trailer for the long-in-development road-ripper. Titled “Team Up”, the new trailer sees Sonic, Shadow, Rouge, Robotnik and others as they tear through a variety of tracks, dodging hazards and performing stunts over death-defying jumps. Our furry friends also dip into the game’s Challenge Mode and even show off some of the gear available in the fun-looking customisation garage....

Ooey gooey sci-fi horror is back on the menu Between EA Motive’sDead Spaceremake in January 2023 and Striking Distance Studios’ new IPThe Callisto Protocolon June 04, 2025, sci-fi horrors fans are eating well. During today’s State of Play showcase, we got a fresh look atThe Callisto Protocol‘s gameplay, which looks familiar in an ooey, gooey, screeching body horror sorta way. To quickly refresh you on the story, Josh Duhamel plays Jacob Lee, “a cargo ship pilot trapped deep within Black Iron Prison....