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The best DLC expansion packs ever released for great video games.

10 best video game DLCs ever made

In the early era of copycat open-world crime games, Illusion Softworks’ Mafia stood out as a unique take on the fresh new genre. Instead of borrowing the balls-to-the-wall action and tongue-in-cheek tone that the Grand Theft Auto series popularized (as many other games did), Mafia took on a more subdued, simulation-like approach. The result was a crime adventure that felt far more grown-up than Rockstar’s blockbuster series, even if its more tedious elements deterred players looking for a more rambunctious good time.

Game Pass Just Added The Best Open-World Crime Remake

Square Enix shared eight new Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D screenshots that show the returning locations Jipang and Portoga. Both are returning cities from the original game, and the images show major landmarks and some NPC dialogue. The Portoga images appeared first. One screenshot shows a ship at the docks. Another...

New Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Screenshots Look at Jipang and Portoga

These are our votes for the toughest Souls games FromSoftware has made.

All FromSoftware Souls games ranked from easy to impossible

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Stray is coming to Nintendo Switch on November 19th.

Nintendo Switch Finally Getting One of 2022's Best Games

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But Obbe Vermeij is "happy" to have been proven wrong with GTA 5

GTA 4 tech lead left Rockstar because he thought the series was getting "too dark, too depressing almost"

Square Enix announced that its two programs designed to welcome Final Fantasy XI players back to the game are about to begin again. On August 23, 2024, both the FFXI Return Home to Vana’diel Campaign and general discount sale will return and run until September 2, 2024. This promotion...

FFXI Return Home to Vana’diel and Discount Campaign Events Return

Former GTA dev says Rockstar had so long to make San Andreas that it "went crazy" with the amount of stuff added

The official miHoYo Taobao store will sell a teacup set based on Neuvillette from Genshin Impact. It will be available from August 15, 2024 and they’ll ship out some time in mid-September 2024. The Neuvillette Genshin Impact teacup costs 215 CNY, which would be around $30.05. It’s white-and-blue and...

Genshin Impact Neuvillette Teacup Comes With Otter

With backstories as fleshed out and detailed as the ones in Final Fantasy it’s fun to look at trivia. For example, do you know there’s a canon age and birthdate of Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII?. According to The Final Fantasy VII Ultimania, The iconic protagonist of...

How Old is Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII?

When it comes to sheer quality, there are few names in the games industry that command the sort of respect – and on a consistent basis – that Rockstar Games does. Over the course of more than two decades, this is a company that has time and again delivered genre defining landmark games, from multiple Grand Theft Auto games to Red Dead Redemption and its sequel to even the likes of Bully and the Midnight Club series, Rockstar’s track record with the critical reception and, of course, commercial success of its games is unmatched by almost anyone else.

Why Do Rockstar’s Titles Take So Long to Release?

20 of the best Nintendo 64 games ever released, ranked from worst to best.

The 20 best N64 games ever

All Nippon Airways shared a new in-flight safety video for its ANA Pikachu and Eevee Jet NH Pokemon planes. It looks at how the interior of the planes call attention to Pokemon elements, and CG animated characters also appear. It is available in English and Japanese. All of the guidance...

All Nippon Airways Shares Pokemon In-flight Safety Video

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With expiring licenses and digital stores going offline, collecting old games is quickly going from a fun hobby to something that's entirely dependent on how much money you have to spend.

Collecting old Xbox 360 games used to be fun, but it's quickly getting far too expensive for normal gamers to enjoy and I hate it

Re-Ment’s Cinnamoroll Happy Days terrarium collection is now open for pre-order via sites like Amazon and Rakuten. The entire box set costs 7920 JPY ($53.05) and will come out on November 25, 2024. [Thanks, Dengeki Online!]. All of the terrariums feature Cinnamoroll hanging out, having fun, and enjoying life....

Cinnamoroll Happy Days Terrarium Set Shows Him Having Fun

Kitsune Tails is filling a niche I didn't know existed

Nintendo wasn't brave enough to put lesbian fox girls in Super Mario Bros. 3, so this new Japan-inspired platformer has taken matters into its own hands

Persona 5 Royal is one of the most popular and successful JRPGs of all time. With the beloved cast of characters and storyline, it should come as no surprise many fans would like to show off their love for the Atlus JRPG in real life. Here are the best Persona 5 figures and general merchandise to help that happen.

Best Persona 5 Figures and Merchandise for Every Fan

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced an extension of the disc replacement service for the Japanese packaged version of FFVII Rebirth. Several deadlines for the service have been extended by one month. The application deadline has changed from August 16, 2024 to September 15, 2024. Meanwhile, the disc shipping deadline changed. It...

Sony Japan Extends FFVII Rebirth Disc Replacement Deadline

Alien: Rogue Incursion, a horrifying new VR game from 20th Century Games, is set to launch on December 19th, 2024 on PlayStation VR2, PCVR via Steam, and Meta Quest 3. Pre-orders are now open on all platforms. Alien: Rogue Incursion is a single player, action-horror VR game which will have players suit up as fan-favorite character Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks. You can check out a trailer above and read below for more details and trailers:

Alien: Rogue Incursion to launch on December 19th, pre-orders available now

Police in Akihabara have taken a man into custody for swapping out Gunpla from boxes, causing customers to purchase the wrong hobby kits. Hobbyland will no longer allow customers to open up boxes prior to purchasing and if you want to check the insides, you must do so with a staff member at the till. [Thanks, ryokutya2089!]

Man Taken Into Custody for Swapping Gunpla at Hobby Store

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Games You Should Play If You Liked Yakuza

The Yakuza games have capitalized on many players’ imaginations with its hyper-political and criminal on-look of Japan, excellent battle mechanics, and outlandish humour. The series is...

Games You Should Play If You Liked Yakuza

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