Death traps of your own design We haven’t heard anything from Nicalis about their forthcoming 3DS/Wii U/and-maybe-other-consoles titleAban Hawkins and the 1,001 Spikesin a while. That’s probably because they’ve been busy with stuff likeIkachan,Guxt,Raven,Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and other unannounced projects. Looks like1,001 Spikesis still in the works though. The level editor appears to be in full effect, and according toNicalis President Tyrone Rodriguez, “is packing so much new content”. Along with the new playable characters, modes, and multi-player,1,001 Spikesis promising to be everything one could want from an “adventure and die” videogame experience....

KAZAAM! Sweet Christmas do we have some great news about video games today! Let’s see…My previews forMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroeswent up, a newBatman game was announcedby Rocksteady,Batman: Arkham Knight,Watch Dogsfinally has a release date, and there’s a newDragon Age: Inquisitiontrailer. On a less fun note,Mad Catz announceda partnership with Ouya, and on a downright depressing note, Disney Interactivehas laid off 700 employees. However, there’s a bunch of crazy weird news:Shaq-Fuis (hopefully)getting a sequel,Goat Simulatoris going to be an actual game, andAkiba’s Trip 2,a Japanese game about punching vampires till their clothes come off, will actually be released in the west....

Formerly Genei Ibun Roku #FE, or Fire Emblem x SMT I got something special for gullible idiots like you!A trailer for Atlus’ latest. And peep the creep (afore-quoted) trying to mess with our pop idol heroes. What a jerk! The RPG formerly known asGenei Ibun Roku #FE(because it was, formerly, a crossover betweenFire EmblemandShinMegami Tensei) comes outJune 24in North America and Europe asTokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. There’s even alimited edition. It’s even a Wii U exclusive....

You know how all these“exclusives”were leaving the PlayStation 3 and heading for a multiplatform release across the Xbox 360 and PC? And, do you remember how we (by we, I mean you) declared the PS3 dead because of this? Well, it’s time to maybe start changing that tune as SCi has just announced that their previously 360 and PC exclusivesKane & LynchandCrossfireare now scheduled for a PS3 release. FromNext-Gen: SCi has altered release plans for two of its major titles by announcing that Kane & Lynch and Crossfire are set to be to be launched on multiple platforms pre-Christmas 2007 and early 2008....

A PS3 and Xbox 360 bundle listing emerges If you’ve been itching to get into theLords of Shadowsub-franchise but haven’t done so yet, you may get a chance to try everything at once if this PS3 and Xbox 360 listing is to be believed. Apparently, All Games Betahas uncovered a listingover at Play-Asia.com,which includesthe originalLords of Shadow, its two DLC packs, aLords of Shadow 2demo, and the most surprising inclusion of all — an HD version of the 3DS exclusiveMirror of Fate....

Infinity Ward has confirmedcontroversial footageshowing civilians being gunned down by terrorists in an airport. The footage will appear in the game as a skippable segment, covered by a confirmation screen that players will have to acknowledge before experiencing the content. “The scene establishes the depth of evil and the cold bloodedness of a rogue Russian villain and his unit. By establishing that evil, it adds to the urgency of the player’s mission to stop them,”explains Infinity Ward....

It takes but a passing glance at Bethesda’sStarfieldto see it’s home to aphenomenal modding platform, regardless of its downsides.Star Warsmods are, as usual, the most popular choice, but Bungie’sDestinyis now a target as well, with ever-popular Exos entering the fray. That’s right, if the news thatStarfieldis getting Year 2 DLCafter theShattered Spaceexpansion pack comes out weren’t enough to thrill you, the playable Exo race might. At least, if you’re aDestinyfan. These robotic approximations of the human form are one ofDestiny‘s most emblematic features, with the legendary Cayde-6 being a particularly popular example of what an Exo is like....

Ah, it seems like we’ve been talking aboutDragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrorsfor forever, and now, more than half a year after the Japanese release, we finally have a North American release date. A press release from Square Enix tells us that the Wii RPG-turned-action title will hit the shelves of North American retailers on February 26th.Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrorslets players use the Wii Remote like a sword, attacking enemies and blocking attacks....

FromSoftware is usually very subtle about most of the stories and characters in their games. Sometimes an item description can reveal a larger truth, like the possible connectionbetweenDark SoulsandBloodborne, while other times a character might reference another from games past, like Siegward and Siegmeyer of Catarina. RELATED:Elden Ring: How To Get Spirit Jellyfish Ashes Elden Ringfeatures one recurring character that fans of FromSoftware have been looking for from the moment the game was released....

Recently, Bethesda Game Studios revealed it had made the decision to delay its upcomingFallout 76September update, citing technical issues affecting the game’s rank-up purchases as the reason for pushing back its sixth season of content. Yesterday, the studio reversed that decision, confirming that the latest batch ofmultiplayerFalloutcontentis officially available right now. As for whatFallout 76fans can expect from the game’s sixth season,the new update adds its long-touted Fallout Worlds feature, a fresh Scoreboard, new Daily Ops, and a long list of bug fixes....

BeforeBattlefield 3drops on Tuesday, I want to use this one last chance to express my excitement for myfavorite multiplayer map: Damavand Peak. While at the EA Final Hours event a few weeks back, I got to play a nice long round of Rush on this map, and it pretty much blew me away. You’ve seen the gameplay trailer by now that includes a snippet or two of this map, though I’ll go into why Damavand Peak is my personal favorite among the maps I had a chance to look at....

Gamers are always hungry for interesting new IPs, and Round8 Studio’sLies of Pcertainly looks like it could pack quite a punch. The upcoming action-RPG, published byNeowiz, caused a stir when it was first announced in May 2021. Although much of the game still remains a mystery ahead of its launch this year, the developer has piqued player interest with trailers and other visuals released so far, which have drawn comparisons to other popular titles that might either work inLies of P’s favor or create a few hurdles to its success....

Games likeCyberpunk 2077reward players for picking up everything they find, but they punish players for picking up too much at once. Fortunately, getting cyberware likeTitanium Bonescan increase carrying capacity and give players more time between trips to the nearest vendor or drop point. Titanium Bones are available at many Ripperdocs throughoutCyberpunk 2077’s Night City, but it can be tricky to find the best model that gives the biggest boost to carrying capacity....