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It is impossible to deny the impact that Chrono Trigger has had on the gaming industry as a whole. The game is still inspiring modern RPG designers and fans have been clamoring for a sequel for years. Its fantastic storyline as well as its lovable characters will keep it a favorite of RPG fans for years to come. One of those fantastic characters in the game is Ayla. Ayla isn’t just a strong, smart, and confident woman who struggles with modern grammar....

Back in 2017, Team Z2 released Hyper Dragon Ball Z, a free Mugen 2D fighting game based on Dragon Ball Z. The game included the likes of Goku, Vegeta, and basically the whole Earth team. But it also included characters you wouldn’t expect, like the farmer that Raditz encounters, Mr. Satan, Saibamen, and even Dr. Briefs! As you’d expect from Mugen games, the art is not quite sharp, bet the characters and levels do look pretty darn good....

A new Nintendo leak is making the rounds online that claims an upcoming Nintendo Direct will reveal the Nintendo Switch Pro as well as a slate of high-profile first and third-party games in 2021. I hate to burst everyone’s bubble, but this is almost certainly a fake leak. Fake Nintendo leaks are pretty common. Leaks about new Smash characters and dormant franchises seem to surface every few months. Not counting minis, indie, and partner showcases, it’s been over a year since the last Nintendo Direct....

Spring is officially in full swing as winter colds start turning into seasonal allergies, increasing the likelihood that you’ll be staying indoors (even more than you have been for the past year). This weekend, the area I live in is anticipated to be hit with what the media is referring to as “Snow-mageddon”, which gives me an even better excuse to stay inside and check out all of the great indie titles that are being released this week, even though it may be a bit of a slower week....

As one the most anticipated video games of fall 2020, the remastered Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is getting some buzz from fans excited to see the skating game make a return. Fans of the old games may remember the iconic “mute grab” trick, which is being renamed in honor of its creator. The trick will be referred to as the Weddle Grab in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 in reference to its creator, Chris Weddle, who is not mute but deaf....

Regardless of the arrival of the new generation of video game consoles from Sony and Microsoft, a proper gaming PC system is still arguably the best way of maximizing performance when playing video games. Newer and more powerful components that can easily be added to a PC is a liberty that’s absent in consoles. Unfortunately, it also makes it so much more expensive upfront. Regardless, millions upon millions of gamers prefer playing on a PC and over the years, they’ve been treated with a plethora of amazing games....

Platinum Games blends its superlative knack for character action with top-tier Transformers nostalgia, producing a wholly absorbing throwback to the 1980s. In recent years, Platinum Games has become the go-to studio for character action games. While the genre might not seem like the most fitting adaptation of the popular 1980’s cartoon series, Transformers: Devastation is a must-play for anyone who’s a fan of the studio or the franchise itself. It’s worth noting at this time that Devastation is based on the original Transformers, often referred to as G1 by fans, and therefore anyone looking for a cameo from Shia LaBeouf will be disappointed....

Trials of Mana has a nude mod, and no, it doesn’t remove Charlotte’s clothes. In all the excitement of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix also released another old JRPG remake in Trials of Mana, the third game in the Mana franchise. It’s good, according to our reviewer Jamie Latour, who called it the “second best JRPG remake of April.” But seriously, if you’re a fan of the series or remember playing the original game, you’ll find a lot to love in the remake....

As if it needed to be said, Turok was one of the most highly coveted titles when it launched back in 1997 for Nintendo 64 and PC, with plenty of gamers taking on the role of the titular hero to hunt and fight dinosaurs. Now, following the remastered version’s release on PC in 2015, Night Dive Studios’ updated take on the shooter looks to be coming to Xbox One soon, for it has now officially received a PEGI rating....

While there was no shortage of controversies and drama in the build-up and outcome of UFC 252, fight fans no doubt had an action-packed weekend as the event coincided with the release of EA Sports’ UFC 4. With its overhauled gameplay system and putting fighters’ destinies truly in the hands of the player, UFC 4 is a step above the previous games, providing satisfying fighting mechanics along with an in-depth career mode that will keep UFC fans stepping into The Octagon for a long time....

Naughty Dog discusses Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’s multiplayer mode’s game design influences, citing Bungie’s Destiny as one of the major inspirations. Naughty Dog’s community strategist Arne Meyer took part in a Q&A panel at PAX Austrailia 2015 to answer questions regarding Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and since most of the game’s single-player campaign has been explained, fans mostly asked about the title’s multiplayer instead. Meyer fielded queries such as whether or not the mode’s maps will be built around some of the series’ set pieces, if characters from other franchises might make an appearance in Uncharted 4 like they did in Uncharted 2, and if fans can expect a better experience than Uncharted 3’s multiplayer....

Now that VALORANT has formally launched, players are getting a good look at what the game has to offer in terms of gameplay, and of course, cosmetics. As with most free-to-play games that launch today, a Battle Pass is all but expected, but is it worth buying into for VALORANT? The answer is that it depends on how much someone will play the game, and if they find value in what the Battle Pass brings to the table....

Paradox Interactive has revealed that the last playable clan available in the base version of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 at launch will be the Malkavians, who are known for both their incredible foresight and for the madness that controls each member of the clan in a different way. When a mortal is turned into a Malkavian, their mental state is altered forever. The exact nature of the derangement is unique to each Malkavian, though many are still capable of being functioning members of Kindred society, otherwise, they would be not allowed to walk among the mortals and potentially endanger the Masquerade....

Out of the shadows steps Vampire The Masquerade: Rivals, the new card game from Renegade Game Studios. Vampire The Masquerade is a tabletop Roleplay Game originally published in 1991 by White Wolf and was part of their shared World of Darkness universe. It spawned several other games set in WoD as well as a card game, video games, and a TV show. After a turbulent history, Vampire The Masquerade is now in its fifth edition and published by Modiphius Entertainment....

WandaVision has finally concluded and the credits have rolled on the first MCU television series. What started as a peculiar story accented by the trappings of television series of ages past ended up being a launching point for multiple future projects within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starting with the birth of a new hero in the form of Monica Rambeau’s Photon, Marvel has also stated that the events of this series will directly lead into the upcoming Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness....

Warface: Breakout, the tactical first-person shooter from the team at Crytek, is about to get some new content to close out 2020. Warface: Breakout released back in May on the PS4 and Xbox One, making a name for itself as a spin-off of the popular free-to-play title, Warface. Since then, Warface: Breakout has grown and received plenty more updates since then. Now, Warface: Breakout’s Season 3 “Cold Sun” is out now, bringing a new map, reimagined weapon scopes, and plenty of Christmas-themed rewards to earn....

“Holy rogue’s gallery of glitches, Batman!” Arkham Origins certainly isn’t enjoying the smoothest of starts to its crime-fighting career. Following a string of favorable, if not exactly glowing critical appraisals, the caped crusader must now turn his attentions to a whole new kind of foe. For all of his pyromancy shenanigans, Firefly isn’t the only bug trying to break the bat this holiday season, as reports of widespread infestation continue to pile in at Gotham P....

PlayStation Plus users can now redeem a free Combat Pack to celebrate Warzone’s third season. Warzone and PlayStation team up to offer combat packs to celebrate the start of each season. This season’s combat pack is themed around the Comandante, and gives a ton of cosmetic items for Garcia. The Combat Pack includes seven different epic items to redeem. The biggest of these is an epic Comandante skin for Garcia. Players can also get the epic Authoritarian assault rifle weapon blueprint....

Developer inXile announces Wasteland 3, with the RPG sequel once more coming to crowdfunding complete with vehicles and co-operative multiplayer functionality. The old-fashioned computer RPG has made a triumphant comeback of late. Along with the fantastic Pillars of Eternity, one of the games that truly propelled the genre back to the top was Wasteland 2. A sequel to a game 25 years its senior, thankfully fans of the title will not have as long to wait for another game in the series, as developer inXile has now confirmed that it is working on Wasteland 3....

Watch Dogs Legion has now been available for four-and-a-half months. That’s more than enough time for most players to go through Watch Dogs Legion’s story, meaning most of the remaining players are there for the multiplayer. Even popular games like Watch Dogs Legion can suffer from depleted player bases for multiplayer, particularly when there’s no cross-play and each platform is an island. In response, Ubisoft is now saying it has plans to support both cross-play and cross-gen in the future....