Weekly Podcast: Arc Raiders, Dispatch, And Game Of The Year Catch-Up - 1日前  Game Informer

In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew dives into Arc Raiders, the highly anticipated extraction shooter making waves with its launch, and Dispatch, a superhero narrative adventure we're loving. Later in the show, we discuss the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection and the games we're playing during our Game of the Year catch-up.The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Thursday for chats about your favorite titles – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.Watch or Listen to Th...moree Game Informer Show:Listen to "Arc Raiders, Dispatch, And Game Of The Year Catch-Up" on Spreaker. Follow Our Hosts on Social Media:Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken)Marcus Stewart (@marcusstewart7)Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)Jump to a Specific Discussion Via Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction03:27 - ARC Raiders28:40 - MK Legacy Kollection45:39 - Dispatch01:00:24 - Game of the Year Catch-Up01:20:00 - Outro

N7 Day: Amazon's Mass Effect TV Show Set After Trilogy, New Mass Effect Game Still In Development - 1日前  Game Informer

It's November 7, N7 Day, a day BioWare and its community of fans celebrate the developer's sci-fi RPG series, Mass Effect. Sometimes, we get big updates; other times, small teases of things to come. This year, BioWare is using N7 day to announce that Amazon's Mass Effect TV adaptation will be a "brand-new story" set after the events of the original Mass Effect trilogy, meaning Commander Shepard likely won't be involved.BioWare also gave a minor update on its in-development untitled Mass Effect game, which amounts to: still working on it. ...more "The next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe," series executive producer Mike Gamble writes in the N7 Day blog post. "The truth is, the last few years have been an incredibly busy time at BioWare. But the team is heads-down and focused exclusively on Mass Effect. We have a lot of universe to cover, lots of features to build, and lots of romances to figure out. We're excited by what we're building, and we promise you: when we're ready, it'll be a lot of fun to show."On the Amazon adaptation side of Mass Effect, Gamble writes that "the show will explore a brand-new story within the universe's timeline, and will be set after the original trilogy. It won't be a retread of Commander Shepard's story – because after all... that's YOUR story, isn't it?"Though Gamble says today's N7 Day blog post doesn't feature any hidden meaning or messages, there are various letters in the text in italics, suggesting he might be telling a little white lie. We're sure the Mass Effect community will have it figured out in no time.For more, check out this trailer for the in-development Mass Effect game that teases a new trilogy, Andromeda, and maybe a new protagonist.Are you happy that the Mass Effect TV show will be an original story? Let us know in the comments below!

Grand Theft Auto VI Release Date Delayed To November 2026 - 2日前  Game Informer

Grand Theft Auto is one of the most successful franchises in the history of gaming, so it's only natural that people are eager to see the newest entry. "Eager" is putting it mildly, however, due to the fact that it's been 12 years since the series' last entry and developer Rockstar's most recent game, Red Dead Redemption 2, came out seven years ago. When the game's second trailer dropped, it took the internet by storm, and currently has over 137 million views, but was accompanied by a delay into May 2026. Today we learned it would be delayed even further.Grand Theft Auto VI is now launching No...morevember 19, 2026, according to Bloomberg, which got a look at publisher Take Two's quarterly earnings report. The report included a statement about the delay, which Rockstar later put on their website. You can read it below.Hi everyone,Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026.We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve.We want to thank you again for your patience and support. While the wait is a little longer, we are incredibly excited for players to experience the sprawling state of Leonida and a return to modern day Vice City.Sincerely,Rockstar GamesThis delay ultimately pushes the game a full year past its original projected release date of fall 2025.Rockstar has been in the news for other reasons this week. According to Bloomberg, after firing between 30 and 40 employees, the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain accused the developer of union busting, claiming that all the employees involved in the incident were part of a private union Discord server. Rockstar has since claimed that the employees were fired for leaking confidential information, stating, "This was in no way related to people's right to join a union or engage in union activities."For more GTA VI, check out our breakdown of its characters and locations revealed in the game's second trailer earlier this year....

Update: Rockstar Games Says Recently Fired Employees Let Go For Leaking Information, Not Union Activity - 2日前  Game Informer

Update: November 6, 2025Last week, Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar Games laid off between 30 to 40 people across its various offices in the U.K. and Canada, citing "gross misconduct." However, the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said these firings were a union-busting effort, noting the affected employees were part of a private union Discord chat group and were either already union members or attempting to organize one at Rockstar.Now, Bloomberg reports that Rockstar says the employees it fired last week were let go for leaking confidential information."Last week, we ...moretook action against a small number of individuals who were found to be distributing and discussing confidential information in a public forum, a violation of company policies," a Rockstar spokesperson told Bloomberg. "This was in no way related to people's right to join a union or engage in union activities."Game Informer will continue to follow this story as it learns more.The original story continues below...Original story: November 11, 2025The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has accused Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar Games of union busting after the company fired between 30 and 40 employees across its various offices in the U.K. and Canada last week, as reported by Bloomberg. The report says all the employees laid off were part of a private union Discord chat group and were either already union members or attempting to organize one at Rockstar."Rockstar has just carried out one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting in the history of the games industry," IWGB president Alex Marshall said in a statement to Bloomberg. "This flagrant contempt for the law and for the lives of the workers who bring in their billions is an insult to their fans and the global industry." Take-Two Interactive, which publishes the Grand Theft Auto series and owns Rockstar Games, told the publication that the firings were for "gross misconduct" and no other reason, noting that the company supports how the developer handled the layoffs.IWGB has not stated whether it will pursue judicial action against Rockstar Games regarding its accusation of union busting, but Game Informer will update this story if it learns more.Grand Theft Auto VI launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on May 26, after it was delayed out of 2025 earlier this year.[Source: Bloomberg]...

Anime-Inspired Rhythm Game Unbeatable Delayed To December, Hours Before Its Launch - 3日前  Game Informer

Unbeatable is an anime-inspired "arcade-flawless" rhythm game that was set to launch tomorrow, on November 6, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam. However, developer D-Cell Games has delayed Unbeatable to next month, just hours before the game's launch, citing a progression-blocking bug that it says must be fixed before release."Unbeatable was supposed to come out tomorrow," the announcement on the game's Steam page reads. "That's a scary sentence. Here's a worse one: Unbeatable will now release on December 9. I hate that I have to say this. There's no way to apologize for it t...morehat feels like enough. I'm personally sorry about this and wish it was different."The delay announcement features a QA and in the "Why would you only tell me now?" section, D-Cell responds, "Because the decision was only made a few hours ago (No, really, I'm writing this right after the meeting where the decision was made). We are telling you this as soon as we possibly can."As for why the very last-minute delay, D-Cell says, "QA hit a low-repro progression blocker last night that's serious enough it's considered unreleasable," and that "fixing this would require pushing the console release date back because of cert timelines, and not fixing this is, well. We refuse to do that. We're fixing it."As for why the game is being delayed more than a month to December 9, it is due to other games launching over the next month. D-Cell says the team had a pretty good spot on November 6, "where we made a small little island for ourselves, and skipping that date necessarily means skipping forward a lot to find another island, and [December 9] is the closest one we had. On the plus side, it gives us some breathing room we didn't have before to do some pre-launch things we wanted to do that had to get pushed back because of finishing the game in time for, well, tomorrow."Unbeatable will now launch on December 9 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.In the meantime, check out the Unbeatable reveal trailer....

Who Is Takeshi Ichikawa, The Producer Of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined? - 3日前  Game Informer

When Square Enix announced Dragon Quest VII Reimagined during a Nintendo Direct held in September, players were left with all kinds of questions regarding this remake. Game Informer has learned quite a lot about the game after visiting Square Enix's Tokyo, Japan, offices last month for the latest magazine cover story, and we'll be sharing details all month long.Curiously, many Dragon Quest fans have questions about the game's producer, Takeshi Ichikawa. He's a relative newcomer, at least in a role capacity as large as producer, which means his job is to help get Reimagined across the finish li...morene as a successful business product (rather than a work of art, which Ichikawa tells me is the job of the game's director, Masato Yagi). On Moby Games, which is a database that tracks the credits of developers, Ichikawa has a special thanks credit on last year's Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake, a staff credit on Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince and Dragon Quest Treasures, and assistant producer credits on Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age, and Dragon Quest Builders 2, which is seemingly the first game he ever received a credit in.During my visit to Square Enix's Shibuya offices, I interviewed Ichikawa (and various other team members working on Reimagined) for hours, and I learned a lot about him. Here's what I learned:Ichikawa's Start In Game Development"I've been playing video games all my life, ever since I was a student, and then ever since then, I have always had this dream of becoming a game developer and becoming involved with the game industry," Ichikawa tells me. "So I wanted to be a game developer, a creator myself. I interviewed at a lot of video game publishers and developers, and in the end, I had the opportunity to work for Square Enix, and that's how I started my career. And at the time, I was asked by my boss what kind of game I wanted to make, and I responded, 'I'll do anything,' and that's how they put me into the Dragon Quest team." Dragon Quest VII Reimagined producer Takeshi Ichikawa Though he eagerly said, "I'll do anything," Ichikawa tells me he had a goal of working on the Dragon Quest series because of his childhood fascination with it. "I was fascinated by the story focus," he says. "As a kid, I actually really liked playing Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland, so it is a great joy for me to be involved with the series."Ichikawa tells me he was born the same year Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride launched in Japan, but he thinks his generation's Dragon Quest is Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden and Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. "You know, the later installments in the series," he adds. "I hadn't had much chance to play the older ones, so after I joined the company, I started playing the older mainline titles."Remaking Dragon Quest VII I ask Ichikawa if, given his history with Dragon Quest, it's intimidating to remake a pretty beloved game in the series. He says there is certainly pressure."There certainly was that pressure, considering that Dragon Quest VII is actually the best-performing PlayStation title in history [Editor's Note: I didn't catch this mid-interview, but I presume he's referring to Japanese sales numbers – not worldwide, as Dragon Quest VII is not the best-performing PlayStation title in history worldwide]," he tells me. "When I first started the p...

Exclusive Magic: The Gathering x Avatar: The Last Airbender Card Reveals - Allied Forces - 3日前  Game Informer

Flameo! Magic: The Gathering's Avatar: The Last Airbender set is dropping soon, bringing the journey of Aang and the gang to life in booster packs and drafts around the world. Wizards of the Coast offered us the opportunity to reveal some cards in the upcoming set, both new and familiar.Our new card is leaning into the "Ally" creature type, as well as multi-colored deckbuilding. The Earthen Ally is a humble 0/2 for one Green mana, gaining power for each color among Allies you control. Heck, you can pay a whopping 2 plus WUBRG (that's one of each color of mana, plus an additional two mana) to E...morearthbend 5. (Earthbend is a new keyword that makes your lands attackers, essentially.)We also have a batch of additional cards, which are reprinted versions of past Magic: The Gathering cards. Meteorite, Sunbaked Canyon, Treetop Village, Volcanic Torrent, and Warstorm Surge all get their own animated adaptations here in the cards. I like having a new Sunbaked Canyon to put in my Boros deck, and Treetop is a fun, classic reprint that lines up well with the Earthbending archetype.It certainly looks like Magic: The Gathering is doing some fun things with its adaptation of Avatar. The full set will arrive on November 21, with pre-release events kicking off the weekend prior on November 14.

Cloud Streaming Available On PlayStation Portal Starting Today - 3日前  Game Informer

PlayStation opened a cloud streaming beta for its PlayStation Portal remote play device, allowing PlayStation Plus Premium members to play select PS5 games from the Plus catalog without needing to connect to their own console at home. Now, PlayStation is rolling out cloud streaming as a full feature for the Portal. Starting today, PlayStation Plus Premium members can stream thousands of games via the cloud on a Portal connected to WiFi.Games available with the feature's launch today include Astro Bot, Borderlands 4, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Fortnite, Ghost of Yōtei, Grand Theft Auto V, and t...morehousands more – you can view the complete list of games here. Games available to stream include both titles you own in your PS5 library as well as compatible games from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog. "Enjoy a game side-by-side with a friend who's using your PS5 under a separate account, or stream your favorite game while someone else watches a movie on the console," a PlayStation Blog post reads. "Cloud Streaming also makes it easier to enjoy PS5 games on the go – at a hotel, cafe, friend's place, or anywhere else with a high-speed internet WiFi connection – since you can keep playing even when your PS5 console back home is powered off or is in use by another account."Alongside this update, PlayStation has implemented a new UI for the Portal, including a Remote Play home screen, a Cloud Streaming home screen, and a search screen. You can check it out in the image below: Elsewhere in today's update, the Portal now supports 3D Audio during Remote Play and cloud streaming on supported games, but you need to use either a wired headset or a PlayStation Link audio device like the Pulse Explore earbuds and Pulse Elite headset. There's also a new passcode lock for Portal devices and a network status screen that displays information about your internet connection.And finally, when cloud streaming on your Portal, you have access to in-game stores and transactions, accessibility options, and game invitations.This new cloud streaming update for Portal devices is available starting today.Do you use a PlayStation Portal? Let us know what you think of it in the comments below!...

Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Surpass 10 Million Units - 4日前  Game Informer

The Switch 2 continues to be a sales juggernaut, as Nintendo has announced that it has sold over 10 million Switch 2 consoles in its first six months.In its 2nd quarter fiscal year report, Nintendo states 10.36 million Switch 2 units have been sold from its June 5 launch through the end of September. Although Nintendo frames this number as an overall decrease from the Switch 2’s hot start, which established it as the fastest-selling home console ever, it has remained a strong performer.This number now means that Switch 2 is selling more than twice as fast as the original Switch did during the ...moresame launch period (4.7 million in its first six months in 2017). The Switch 2 has also outperformed the PlayStation 5's sales during its first six months (7.8 million), albeit that console also suffered from supply shortages. Mario Kart World The report also reveals sales figures for the Switch 2’s marquee first-party titles, Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. Mario Kart World, a launch title that was also a pack-in for the $499 Switch 2 bundle, has sold 9.57 million units, with 8.1 million from the console bundle. This means nearly every Switch 2 owner grabbed a copy of the latest Mario racer. Donkey Kong Bananza, which launched on July 17, has sold 3.49 million copies. Overall software sales for Switch 2 in the first half of the fiscal year sit at 20.62 million.With the holiday season approaching, the recent launch of Pokémon Legends Z-A (of which sales data is not yet available), and the highly anticipated release of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on December 4, it’s likely the Switch 2 will continue its strong momentum heading into 2026. In fact, Nintendo has modified its sales forecast for the next fiscal year; it now expects to sell 19 million Switch 2 consoles before the end of March 2026, up from its previous forecast of 15 million.For more on Switch 2, you can see what remaining games will hit the console this year with our Switch 2 release calendar. You can also read about the newly announced Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons....

The Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Digital Issue Is Now Live - 4日前  Game Informer

The digital version of Game Informer magazine Issue 373, featuring Dragon Quest VII Reimagined on the cover, is now live! Subscribers can read the full issue right here, with print issues arriving in mailboxes starting in December. If you subscribe to Game Informer before November 25, you'll receive this latest issue highlighting Dragon Quest VII Reimagined across 12 pages in our cover story. And, because this is somehow the first-ever time a Dragon Quest game has appeared on a Game Informer cover, we have an 8-page deep dive into the history of the Dragon Quest series, as told by the man who ...morecreated it, Yuji Horii. In addition to that historical retrospective and a 12-page Dragon Quest Reimagined cover story, which features my thoughts after playing the game for two hours alongside words from the game's various development leads, this issue is jam-packed with excellent features. Senior Associate Editor Marcus Stewart spoke with Edmund McMillan, the creator of The Binding of Isaac, about his new game, Mewgenics. Freelancer Luis Joshua Gutierrez plugged a hole in Game Informer coverage with an awesome look at the culture surrounding the mega-phenomenon that is Five Nights at Freddy's. The entire GI crew banded together to create a round-up of the best co-op games to play during the holidays!Speaking of holidays, Editor-in-Chief Matt Miller scoured storefronts to bring you 10 pages of great gifts for the gamers in your life. Elsewhere in this exciting issue, we have a look at the history of games that Game Informer has awarded the prestigious 10/10 review score (because this issue features a review for a game we gave a 10!), the top five dragon quests, a look at Riot's upcoming League of Legends card game, Riftbound, a look back at 2025 aka The Year of the Ninja, and even a post-launch Ghost of Yōtei interview with Sucker Punch Prodcutions.In case you haven't seen it yet, here's another look at the beautiful and vibrant Dragon Quest VII Reimagined cover, which features Prince Keifer, Hero, and Maribel avoiding the gaze of a stone golem in the game's unique visual style, which is based on real-life dolls Square Enix created: And it wouldn't be a Game Informer issue without the usual previews, which includes Marvel's Wolverine, Saros, Chronoscript: The Endless End, Skate Story, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and more, and reviews, where you can read our thoughts on Absolum, Ninja Gaiden 4, Hades II, The Outer Worlds 2, Battlefield 6, and so much more! We're really proud of this issue, and we hope you'll see why as you pore through its pages.By subscribing to Game Informer, you'll receive 10 issues a year in both physical and digital editions. We also offer a digital-only subscription for a reduced price.Read the digital issue...

The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – November 7 - 1日前  Game Informer

It's November, which means we can all breathe a little because we survived the onslaught of games released in October (just don't look at our backlogs). Though November is a bit quieter than October, it still has some heaters, like Lumines Arise, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, Goodnight Universe, Possessor(s), Demonschool, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Okay, hold up – after typing all that out, November isn't as sleepy as I thought...Anyway, it's Friday and it's time for the weekend and our usual recommendation of games and things you should check out! B...moreut before that, here's a recap of the biggest stories of the week:Grand Theft Auto VI Release Date Delayed To November 2026The Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Digital Issue Is Now LiveDragon Quest VII Reimagined Will Have A New Never-Before-Seen ConclusionGeneral Manager Sheds Light On Future Of Marvel GamesExclusive Magic: The Gathering x Avatar: The Last Airbender Card RevealsMarvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra Release Date Delayed 'Beyond Early 2026'The Games You Should Check Out This Weekend Dragon Quest Wesley LeBlanc With the digital launch of the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined issue this week, which I wrote the cover story for, my head continues to be in a Dragon Quest space. Yesterday, while I was writing an upcoming Dragon Quest history breakout story from my 90-minute interview with series creator Yuji Horii, I learned that the original Dragon Quest is available to purchase on Switch (and playable on Switch 2), and it's on sale for $2.99 until November 20! As someone who's been consuming a lot of Dragon Quest content this month, I was thrilled to stumble across this – I had no idea I could play the original Dragon Quest so easily on my Switch 2 (and for so cheap, too)!Anyway, it's definitely an RPG from the 1980s, but man, if there isn't something incredibly charming about playing such a now-primitive game. It's a reminder of how important it is not only to look forward as someone who loves video games, but also sometimes to look back and dive into the past. It's been an illuminating experience so far playing this classic, and I recommend you do the same if you're looking forward to one day jumping into the recently released Dragon Quest I & II: HD-2D Remake (I still gotta finish III) and the upcoming Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.  Dragon Quest I & II: HD-2D Remake Matt Miller While you could certainly go old-school and dig into an older version if you're looking for the pure experience (see Wesley's entry above), the brand-new HD-2D remake of the first two Dragon Quest games is a phenomenal way to experience these games, whether it's a return trip or a first visit. The new visuals are vibrant and exciting, the musical score feels epic and classic, and the adventure itself makes it clear why these games helped to launch the entire JRPG phenomenon. While simple and trope-filled in many ways, the storytelling is engaging and fun, while the combat and exploration establish the tone you'll recognize from many other later games that often didn't do it as well. Even as these two remakes do a great job of recalling the originals, there's also a wealth of updates across everything from dialogue to quality-of-life features and more. It's precisely what this duology should be - a fant...

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Release Date Delayed "Beyond Early 2026" - 2日前  Game Informer

One of the most exciting superhero games on the horizon is Marvel 1943: The Rise of Hydra. Set during World War II, it shows Captain America crossing paths with an early Black Panther (Azurri, T'Challa's grandfather) to stop the villainous Marvel faction Hydra. While we were excited to play it early next year, we've now learned that won't be the case, as it's been delayed indefinitely.The news came via a post on developer Skydance's social media, which announces that the delay will push the game "beyond early 2026," but doesn't clarify anything more than that. It could come later next year, or...more be delayed even further. You can read the full message in the image below, or in plain text below that. At Skydance Games, our goal is to deliver unforgettable, premium games that honor the characters and worlds we're fortunate to work with. MARVEL 1943: Rise of Hydra is an ambitious project, and we are committed to ensuring it meets the level of quality that our team, players, and fans expect.To fully realize our vision for MARVEL 1943: Rise of Hydra, we've made the decision to shift our release window beyond early 2026.We're grateful for the passion and support from the community and players around the world. The team is working hard to create something truly special, and we look forward to sharing more with you as development progresses.Skydance GamesMarvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is being developed by Skydance Games, a studio led by Amy Hennig, best known as the creator/writer of the Uncharted series. Originally set to launch this year, it was delayed to 2026 this May. For more upcoming games, check out our list of every superhero game on the horizon. For more information specifically on games set for early 2026 that had announcements about their delays released on the afternoon of November 6, I have bad news about GTA VI.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Is Free To Play This Weekend On Xbox And Steam - 2日前  Game Informer

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of the year’s most celebrated games, and if you’ve been on the fence about diving in, this weekend is your perfect opportunity. Beginning today, November 6, and until Monday, November 10, players can jump into the critically acclaimed medieval RPG free of charge on Xbox and Steam.The full 50+ hour game will be made available, and any progress made during this free weekend can be transferred to the purchased version, should players opt to buy it. This free weekend coincides with a sale with savings of up to 40 percent off. This sale lasts until November 13 on...more Steam and November 19 on Xbox.Kingdom Come: Deliverance II launched on February 4 and serves as a direct sequel starring protagonist Henry as he endures new trials in 15th-century Europe. The game has been widely praised for its immersive (and challenging) gameplay, exploration, and storytelling. We awarded the game a 9.5 out of 10 in our review, with editor Wesley LeBlanc saying, “KCD2 is challenging, demanding, and often unforgiving. But, like the sharp blades I smithed in-game, through fire, it forges an exciting, surprising, and unforgettable fable.”Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC Launches Next Month With Pokémon Over Level 100 And More - 2日前  Game Informer

Pokémon Legends: Z-A launched last month on October 16, with the promise of the previously announced Mega Dimension DLC on the way. In a new trailer released today, developer Game Freak has revealed Mega Dimension will launch on December 10, and it will feature a new Hyperspace Lumiose to explore, Pokémon exceeding Level 100, and more.In the Mega Dimension DLC, trainers will revisit Lumiose as spatial distortions begin to form around the city, according to a press release from Nintendo. "Donut chef Ansha and her companion, the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, will guide players as they explore the myst...moreerious dimension known as Hyperspace Lumiose," the press release continues. "This not-quite Lumiose City is home to newly discovered Mega-Evolved Pokémon and other Pokémon not usually found in Lumiose, some of which can exceed the normal limit of Level 100 with hyperspace levels."Nintendo says Hoopa's powers are awakened after it receives one of Ansha's donuts (must be an amazing donut), transforming the distortions around Lumiose into portals to Hyperspace Lumiose. Those portals are how trainers will reach this new area, and once there, Ansha can use berries to create new kinds of donuts that grant unique effects in Hyperspace. She can even use Hyperspace Berries needed for taking on the high-level Pokémon of Hyperspace."Trainers will be joined by new allies such as Korrina, a successor to a line of Mega Evolution gurus determined to encounter every Mega-Evolved Pokémon," according to the press release. "Together with Team MZ, players will explore Hyperspace Lumiose, uncover its secrets, and tackle the strange events befalling Lumiose City." With Mega Dimension comes a slew of additional Mega-Evolved Pokémon to catch, including Mega Chimecho and Mega Baxcalibur.Alongside today's announcement, Nintendo says starting today, players can claim a Diancite Stone through the Mystery Gift feature in the base Pokémon Legends: Z-A game, which unlocks an opportunity to catch Diancie in an extra side mission called "Shine Bright like a Gemstone." Once you've claimed your Diancite via Mystery Gift, visit the Looker Bureau, where Mimi the Espurr – Emma's partner Pokémon – will take a special interest in the Mega Stone, setting "Shine Bright like a Gemstone" in motion.If you have already purchased the Mega Dimension DLC, you have the following outfits available in-game already: And if you pre-order the DLC, you'll receive the following bonus Poké Balls: Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension DLC launches next month on December 10 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.In the meantime, read Game Informer's Pokémon Legends: Z-A review, and then read this opinion piece about how Pokémon Legends: Z-A's worst side mission disrespects nearly three decades of history. After that, read about how Pokémon Legends: Z-A sold nearly 6 million copies in its first week.Are you hopping into Mega Dimension next month? Let us know in the comments below!...

Dispatch Sells Over 1 Million Copies In First 10 Days - 3日前  Game Informer

Dispatch, the episodic superhero narrative adventure, has been a critical success since the launch of its first two episodes on October 22. This positive word of mouth seems to be working, as developer AdHoc Studios has announced it has sold over 1 million copies of Dispatch within its first 10 days of launch.The game, which stars Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul as a down-on-his-luck former superhero working as a dispatcher for reformed supervillains, is created by former Telltale Games writers and sports a similar choice-driven narrative-focused format. Dispatch is an eight-episode adventure, with ...moreEpisodes 5 and 6 dropping today (and every Wednesday). We still have to wait until next week’s finale to see how AdHoc sticks the landing, but Dispatch has garnered near-unanimous praise for its writing, story, character development, and performances from actors such as Laura Bailey, Jeffery Wright, and Erin Yvette, to famous content creators including Jacksepticeye, Joel Haver, and MoistCr1TiKaL. Its impressive sales numbers complement an overwhelmingly positive 93% critical rating on Metacritic.“It’s always a little strange when the numbers get so big you have to talk about them,” says Michael Choung, AdHoc Studio's CEO and executive producer, in a press release. “A week ago, we were just as thrilled watching Let's Plays and reaction videos. But milestones like this matter. They mean AdHoc will be able to make more story-driven episodic originals, and we hope it means it'll be easier for other devs to do the same. Hard to believe we’re only halfway done.”Dispatch is available now on PlayStation 5 and PC for $29.99. Be sure to check out our interview with Aaron Paul, where he discusses his thoughts on playing Dispatch’s protagonist, Robert Robertson.

Resident Evil Outbreak: Part 10 - Getting Schooled In The Final Scenario | Super Replay - 3日前  Game Informer

One of the biggest eyebrow raisers for the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem was the surname of its protagonist, Grace Ashcroft. That's because she's the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft, an investigative reporter and oft-forgotten character who last appeared in the equally overlooked Resident Evil Outbreak. For the many unfamiliar RE fans, this begs the question: Who the heck is Alyssa Ashcroft, and why has she suddenly become a big deal? To prepare for the next mainline Resident Evil game, we're going to answer this tantalizing question.Resident Evil Outbreak launched for the PlayStation 2 in North ...moreAmerica on March 30, 2004. Set only a couple of days after the initial T-virus outbreak in Raccoon City, the game unfolds across five scenarios across different areas of the doomed city. Outbreak features eight playable characters, including Alyssa Ascroft, along with an RCPD officer, a Vietnam War veteran, a bar waitress, and a surgeon, among others, fighting for survival against the infected.Join Marcus Stewart and Charles Harte for two hours today (a Wednesday!) on Twitch and YouTube, starting at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET as they journey through Outbreak for the first time. If you can't catch the broadcasts live, they'll be uploaded to the official Game Informer YouTube channel.Catch up on previous episodes below:Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 4Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7Episode 8Episode 9

Nintendo's New 'Store' App Tracks Play Activity All The Way Back To 3DS - 3日前  Game Informer

Nintendo has released another app for iOS and Android devices, and it's called Nintendo Store. As the name implies, you can view and purchase games, add games to your wishlist, and subscribe to news and events for specific titles. But more exciting than all of that is the new play activity-tracking screen, viewable within the Nintendo Store app.You can sign in with your Nintendo account and view your Switch 2 and Switch play activity, and you can even view your 3DS and Wii U game play time logged before February 2020. This means that, strangely, the Nintendo Store app is the best place to view...more your Nintendo game activity going back more than a decade to 2011, when the 3DS launched. Rookie numbers, Nintendo So, while having to download yet another Nintendo app on your phone might be annoying – Nintendo Store joins the Nintendo Switch App, Nintendo Music, Nintendo Today, and Nintendo Switch Parental Controls apps – at least it comes with one of the better features the company has implemented on the mobile side of things.Let us know what game you've spent the most time in on a Nintendo device in the comments below!

General Manager Sheds Light On Future Of Marvel Games - 4日前  Game Informer

We interviewed the general manager of Marvel Games for insight into several of the big projects the team has been working to bring to life, and where the games division is headed next.Our recent issue of Game Informer included a big look at some of the major game projects currently in development connected to Marvel Games. As the entity overseeing and partnering with studios to bring those efforts to life, Marvel Games has an impressively wide selection of connections across the games industry, with games the run the gamut in terms of genre, gameplay style, and artistic direction.We had a chan...morece to askHaluk Mentes, General Manager of Marvel Games, about several of the games we featured in our magazine rundown, as well as briefly ask about Marvel Games’ intentions as it continues to expand in new directions.Check out our full interview below. Subscribers can dive into full in-depth features for the games discussed below in our digital or print issue 372, featuring The Outer Worlds 2 on the cover. Marvel Rivals Marvel Games has a number of projects in the works right now, and with several different developer partners. What have been some guiding principles to those collaborations, in particular as it relates to letting developers find some freedom to shape these familiar characters into new and interesting genres or variations?Haluk Mentes: So glad you asked this. Our north star is deceptively simple: make great games that are authentic to Marvel, whether it’s on console, PC, mobile or VR.The challenge is more complex: authenticity doesn’t necessarily mean one-to-one fidelity to source or reference material, whether it’s comics or animation or movies. It’s much deeper in that we allow our collaborating teams to reimagine "familiar yet original" incarnations of our characters based on their own creative DNA, whether it’s Insomniac Games withMarvel’s Spider-ManorMarvel’s Wolverine, NetEase withMarvel Rivals, Motive Studio with the forthcoming Iron Man game, Arkane withMarvel’s Blade, and many more. We absolutely do not want to be derivative. Otherwise, what’s the point of working with some of the best talent out there?In full transparency, our games can only achieve the necessary level of creativity when we as Marvel Games have 100% cultural alignment with our collaborators. In fact, we actively seek people who have the same passion and ambition as us, who dream the same dream, as in: "wouldn’t it be cool if we made THIS character in THIS genre in THIS style?,” and then we let them, for the lack of a better word, cook. We do actively help, guide, and enhance, but it’s unmistakably their voice.There have been so many moments where creative teams on both sides have said: “We’ve been dreaming of this all our lives.” That’s when you know magic is about to happen. Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls is distinct among many historical Marvel fighting games, as it is squarely focused on Marvel characters. What was the working relationship like with the Arc System Works team, and what has it been like seeing the studio explore a Japanese art-and-culture-informed take on some of these classic comic characters?HM: Others have said it better, but I’ll repeat here: working with ArcSys and PlayStation has been a dream. From inception, the goal was to reinstate Marvel as a pillar of the fighting game community, and to...

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Will Have A New Never-Before-Seen Conclusion - 4日前  Game Informer

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is gracing the cover of the latest Game Informer issue, and the digital version of the issue is live today ahead of physical copies hitting mailboxes starting next month. As such, you can expect all kinds of coverage about the game from our time visiting Square Enix's Shibuya, Tokyo, offices to play Reimagined for two hours and interview various leads on the development team. That coverage begins today!While talking to Reimagined producer Takeshi Ichikawa about this remake – Square Enix's second remake following the release of the original Dragon Quest VII in 2001 (...morein the U.S.) and the Nintendo 3DS remake in 2016 – he spoke about some of the changes happening in the main scenario. We'll have more on that this month, but for now, I want to focus on something that might excite players already familiar with the narrative of Dragon Quest VII: a new ending."[Reimagined] follows the narrative of the original story, but depending on some of the [...] player choices, players will get to see a new conclusion that's never been seen before in previous iterations," Ichikawa tells me. "So, even players who have played previous versions of Dragon Quest VII, they'll still get to have this fresh narrative experience with Reimagined."Unfortunately, I couldn't glean much more from Ichikawa about this new conclusion, but Reimagined launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, and PC on February 5, so we don't have to wait too long to learn more.In the meantime, check out this article breaking down everything in the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined issue of Game Informer, and be sure to subscribe here if you haven't yet so you can access the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined cover story, our deep dive into Dragon Quest history with creator Yuji Horii, and so much more.

Every Game Informer 10/10 Score - 4日前  Game Informer

A 10/10 score is an honor we atGame Informer don’t bestow often, but it’s a big deal when we do. It involves careful consideration and conversation with the other editors, ensuring that it’s not a number we hand out lightly. Across our outlet’s entire history, only a few dozen games have been awarded the score, and they’re included in this easily accessible list.However, there are also some fun “almost” 10s throughout Game Informer’s history. By scouring through the magazine archive, we uncovered a handful of instances where 10s were sort of handed out that make for interesting edge cases. ...more The Games That Almost Got 10sThe Games That Almost Got 10sThe most common instances of “almost” 10s were inGame Informer’s early days. For the first nine years of the magazine’s lifespan, each game had three reviewers whose scores would be averaged into one "bottom line," which is generally recognized as Game Informer’s final score. Even then, individual reviews were broken down into numbered scores across five categories (Concept, Graphics, Sound, Playability, and Entertainment), so it was extremely difficult for any game to get a 10. It would need to get perfect (or near-perfect) scores across the board from three separate writers. This, as far as we can tell, never happened.However, there are instances where one of the three writers scored the game a 10. Inissue 3, editor Marianne Morgan gave 10s to Lemmings (SNES) and Shatterhand (NES). Inissue 6, Ed Martinez awarded a 10 to Out of this World (SNES). Finally,in issue 40, Paul Anderson gave Super Mario 64 a 10. If they had been the sole reviewers, like most outlets have now, these games would all have 10s, but the other editors’ scores ultimately pulled the average down. The only one of these games close to a 10 was Super Mario 64, which scored a 9.75.Another edge case comes inissue 43 from October 1996, in a now-retired Classic GI segment on “The Mascot Wars,” chronicling the rivalry between Mario, Sonic, and the then-new Crash Bandicoot. In it, the writer quickly scores the mainline entries of each mascot’s games and gives Super Mario Bros., a game that predatesGame Informer by several years, a retroactive 10. It’s far from an official score, however – not only does the game not go through the traditional, rigorous review process, but the list also includes scores inconsistent with the outlet’s published scores. Super Mario 64, for example, is incorrectly given a 9.5. GI Classic struck again in October of 2000.In issue 90, they revisited Super Mario World, which launched just a few months before the first issue ofGame Informer, and gave it a 10. This instance is more formal than before, part of a monthly section fully dedicated to retro reviews, but it’s still abnormal. It was only one opinion, it lacks a byline, and is generally formatted differently than a standard review.If we want to reserve the “first” title for a game to receive a 10 upon release, that honor goes to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, which we reviewed inthe very next issue, 91. It happens to coincide with an overhaul ofGame Informer’s design and structure, with a new logo and a new review process. Each game now receives a primary review and a “second opinion,” which is also scored, but only gets a paragraph or so of text. Category scores are also no more, replaced with short blurbs breaking down the writer's thoughts on the subject. There were far fewer ba...