Rather Than Repeat History, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Has Been Delayed

Sequels are meant to be better than their predecessors, so not only is Hardsuit Labs trying to make a better game with Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, the studio is taking steps to have a better development and launch as well, and doing so means delaying it beyond the first quarter…

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The Bloodstained Switch Update Is Finally Here With Another Goofy Trailer

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has a had a rough go of it on Switch. The game, while largely liked on other consoles and PC, included surprise tricks like input lag, poor frame rate, and long load times on the Nintendo platform. That was all the way back in June.…

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The Best Game Soundtracks of 2016

2016 has been a hard year in uncountable ways, but paradoxically it has been an excellent year for videogame soundtracks. We’ve had a wealth of swelling, orchestral scores, a mountain of pulse-pounding electronica, and a cornucopia of ethereal, ambient soundscapes. We’ve had folksy guitar and not-so-folksy guitar, shredding frets and…

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Devil May Cry 5 Voice Actor Brad Venable Has Died at the Age of 43

Video game voice actor Brad Venable died yesterday, as confirmed by several members of the video game and anime voice acting community. Venable was most recently best known for his work as the Griffon in Devil May Cry 5, who accompanied new character V through his portion of the game.…

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Nintendo Reads the Room, is Producing More Switch Consoles in 2020

In times of self-quarantine where video games are seeing such high demand that Nintendo can’t keep up, the company has decided it will be making more Switch consoles from here on out, according to a report by Nikkei. The report says that Nintendo intends to increase Switch console production in…

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Report: Nintendo Delaying its Usual E3 Direct Until the End of Summer

Now that E3 isn’t happening in June, companies are all free to have their various announcements whenever they feel like it, including Nintendo, who is reportedly telling partners it won’t be holding its annual E3 Nintendo Direct during June at all, and instead will be aiming for an equivalent presentation…

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Fallout 76 Curse Strikes Again with Power Armor Helmet Mold Recall

At this point, I think we can all agree that Fallout 76 is a deeply cursed product. Despite the dedicated group of players who somehow manage to make the game fun for themselves, the game itself has never seemed particularly interested in aiding in that endeavor, and neither has the…

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What’s a Kind of Game You’ve Always Wanted to Get Into?

What’s a type of game you’ve always been curious about, but have never gotten around to learning? A listener asked that question of hosts Paul and Cam, as well as guest and Fanbyte EIC Danielle Riendeau on this week’s episode of The Optional podcast. For Danielle and Cam, the answer…

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Fine, Sure, Whatever, A Kingdom Hearts Rhythm Game is Coming

After the title leaked earlier this month, Square-Enix has officially announced Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, and it’s a rhythm game coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch later this year. From the looks of the first trailer (seen below), the game puts Sora, Donald, Goofy, and several other…

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Lost Ark Launches With Traditional MMO Queue Times

Lost Ark’s European community is getting the industry’s customary MMO launch. As is genre tradition, lines to log in are exceeding tens of thousands of players—it sucks, but an update from Smilegate promises they’re addressing with more servers for European players. Over the weekend, the Amazon-published MMORPG broke Steam records…

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‘The Case Files of Jeweler Richard’ Could Be Winter’s Feel-Good Anime

A new season of anime is starting up this January, and with it comes the usual selection of shonen series continuations, remakes, adaptations, and mobile game tie-ins. There are some notable bright spots in the mix, though — both reliable favorites and promising new titles. Among them is a light…

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The Top 7 Crossovers I Want to See in Monster Hunter Rise

Monster Hunter is no stranger to crossovers. World featured costumes from Capcom games like Street Fighter, Mega Man, and Devil May Cry, but also more elaborate tie-ins with other properties — Geralt from The Witcher falls through a portal and hangs out with the hunters for a while, and a Final Fantasy XIV boss features as a high-level…

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