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The little PlayStation mascot that could The next PlayStation character to get a Nendoroid is none other than Astro from Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Astro’s Playroom, and that goes to show how far this mascot has come. I mean it! We were talking about Good Smile Company’s figure for Aloy (of Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West fame) just a few days ago. And now here’s the humble little bot, looking like a champ. When’s the next game? There’s got to be another one. New Challenge Unlocked! 01 – Pre-order Nendoroid Astro…

Fear the power of the Edge! BattleTanx was 3DO’s first N64 game and a pretty decent success for a company that was trying to pivot from their failed hardware endeavor. As 3DO would soon prove, they were crazy about franchises and sequels. It’s not surprising that BattleTanx would be up for a new entry the very year after it launched. Creative director, Michael Mendheim, was nice enough to humor some of my questions about BattleTanx, so it seemed natural to also pivot to its sequel. Here’s the thing: even though he’s…

Player Toxicity Expected Funcom has released a new trailer for its upcoming doomsday shooter Metal: Hellsinger — the new video features the unmistakable vocals of Serj Tankian, long-time frontman of metal band System of a Down. Tankian joins a roster of metal legends that will soundtrack the next-gen shooter’s violent chaos. “What can you even say! We have so many System of a Down fans in the studio, adding Serj Tankian to our already incredible roster of vocalists feels unreal,” said David Goldfarb of developer The…

Don’t rue going rogue with some rouge roux It’s Thursday, so you know what that means! No, not being disappointed that Harmonix still hasn’t added in “You Get What You Give” as Rock Band DLC. That’s certainly my Thursday tradition, but it doesn’t have to be yours. I’m of course talking about Super Rare Games putting out another limited-run game on Switch! Up for grabs in this week’s contest is Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. Strictly limited to 4,000 copies, this one is destined to sell out — whoops my bad! I couldn’t even…

Sleep is for the weak It’s time to start blocking out your calendars for another summer of presentations, live streams, and online gatherings. In lieu of the typical (is it still typical?) E3 festivities, game developers and publishers will once again be taking to the airwaves to showcase their upcoming wares, projects, and plans for the remainder of 2022 and beyond. One of the first to stake a claim by the pool is PC Gamer’s PC Gaming Show 2022, which is officially scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 12, at…

Both Gearbox and Embracer keep growing Though Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands just launched, it sounds like even more is in the Gearbox pipeline. Gearbox has nine games currently in development that it denotes as AAA. This news arrives via Embracer Group’s latest financial report, covering the fourth quarter and full year running April 2021 through March 2022. It’s a pretty extensive report, covering a lot of companies due to how massive Embracer is at this point. In the Gearbox section, the report says the company plans to keep…

The shinier Wild Hunt looms closer Geralt’s adventures won’t be waiting too long to hit the newer generation of consoles. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt next-gen version is now slated to launch sometime in Q4 2022. The news arrives today via The Witcher Twitter account, roughly lining up with the seventh anniversary of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s launch. The next-gen version, which should bring The Witcher 3 onto PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S as its own version, is planned to release in Q4 2022. Let's make this 7th…

Physical edition coming from Limited Run Games We are exactly two months out from the launch of the dynamic Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, which is currently in development for Nintendo Switch. Japanese outfit Inti Creates has revealed some new tidbits regarding the action-packed sequel, ahead of its anticipated launch on July 28. First and foremost, it is to be noted that this second mainline sequel will see the Azure Striker Gunvolt series receive a fully scripted English voiceover for the first time in series history.…

But I found some anyway Good Smile Company’s range of pint-sized Nendoroid figures are well known for their wholesome adorability… But I think this latest effort takes things to a whole new level of cuteness. The intrepid Aloy — protagonist of Guerrilla Games’ acclaimed Horizon franchise — is taking aim at your heart and wallet. Like the many Nendoroid releases before her, Aloy stands a dinky four inches in height and comes sculpted in high-quality painted PVC plastic. Aloy comes packaged with three faceplates: a…

A Striker, a Berserker, and a Dragon Knight walk into a bar… Publisher Nexon has released a very short video offering the first glimpses of the story mode for its upcoming fighter, DNF Duel. The anime scrapper, which launches on PlayStation and PC next month, will see the classes of MMO Dungeon Fighter Online gather for some solid one-on-one slugfestin’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV7yyGP0YgM Even from this short video, we can already see that DNF Duel will feature the deep lore and delightful melodrama of its…