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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot recently revealed a new trailer for its upcoming Gods of the Universe DLC, and although the trailer was mostly a montage of great DBZ moments from the base game, there was a short bit showcasing Super Saiyan God Goku versus Beerus as well as more details on the season pass. These details have been long awaited by fans, many of whom have owned the season pass for some time without knowing what it would include, but there is a caveat....

Much like Ghost of Tsushima got its own “State of Play” earlier this month, The Last of Us Part II was the feature of this week’s episode, with Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckman taking us through some never-before-seen footage from the upcoming title, as well as eight minutes of gameplay. The game, set to launch in just a few weeks following a disappointing delay, is set five years past the events of The Last of Us, in which main characters Joel and Ellie trek across the United States following a pandemic that has seen most of the population infected by a mutant fungus....

The development for Gothic remake is now handled by the new studio Alkimia Interactive, a department of THQ Nordic in Barcelona. The team plans to reveal the first details of the project in the next few months. At the end of 2019, THQ Nordic unexpectedly announced a remake of the iconic Gothic game, originally released in 2001 by the German company Piranha Bytes. Simultaneously, “Gothic Playable Teaser” was released on Steam....

Arriving today in theaters and on HBO Max is James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, a follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad and also a reboot of the DC property for Warner Bros. Pictures. If that sounds a little confusing, well, it is. The 2016 origin movie, directed by David Ayer (and subsequently recut by the studio), was a massive box office hit with $747 million worldwide in its coffers when all was said and done....

This article contains spoilers for Supernatural and The Winchesters through episode 2. Certain questions are raised when a franchise gets a prequel. How true will it be to the source material? Who will make an appearance? One of the little joys of watching a prequel series is to meet characters you know will be influential later. When we look at a show like The Winchesters, we must wonder which baddies might play a part when its predecessor Supernatural established 15 seasons of continuity....

Fantasy Flight Games has announced a new expansion product for Sid Meier’s Civilization: A New Dawn turn-based strategy board game. Terra Incognita includes 10 new Civ leaders, new forms of government, new district powers, new environments to explore, and a brand new playmat. The expansion is available now to pre-order for the price of $39.95. In addition to these new game elements, the Terra Incognita expansion changes the fundamental gameplay you’re used to following in the core Civilization: A New Dawn game....

Dragon Age: Inquisition allows players to truly make the story their own with the choices they choose while playing. Throughout the storyline, the Inquisitor will be faced with making a decision that has different consequences for the plot and will additionally affect the approval rating of their companions. These decisions are usually difficult to make as it’s impossible to please everyone. While some consequences may seem rather minor, others can have far larger impacts on the plot, so players should be careful when deciding the fate of Thedas....

Square Enix has been in the news quite a bit these past few weeks, with the latest speculation pointing at a fifth Thief title being developed according to film studio Straight Up Films. The studio claims the game is planned for release alongside a feature film, though according to game developer Eidos Montreal, that doesn’t seem to be the case. After hearing the news, Eidos Montreal head David Anfossi took to Twitter to playfully shoot down the potential Thief rumors....

Titan Quest: Atlantis has arrived on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, arriving at the perfect time as players find themselves in a prolonged period of social distancing. The expansion is the third in the series and first launched on PC in May of last year, surprising players with the first new DLC in over thirteen years. The new Atlantis main quest line will feature a brand-new Titan Quest single-player adventure....

Believe it or not, everyone’s favorite tomb raiding video game vixen, Lara Croft, graced us with her presence 15 years ago and has become known as one of the largest gaming icons of all time. In October 1996, Eidos Interactive released Tomb Raider to the Sega Saturn with MS-DOS and PlayStation versions following shortly thereafter (that hardware feels like eons ago). Tomb Raider went on to sell eight million copies worldwide and since then, we have seen eight more title games (the first six by Core Design and the latest three by Crystal Dynamics with a fourth on the way)....

Although the original Dark Souls trilogy is over, some are still looking for similar titles to satisfy their needs. Mortal Shell seems to be the next one in line, deliberately marketing itself as a “soulslike.” Developed by Cold Symmetry and published by PlayStack, Mortal Shell is a somewhat similar game to other Souls-like games, but offers its own original and unique take on gameplay elements. For example, players get to control an entity that has the ability to occupy deceased bodies of warriors and fighters, each equipped with their own set of skills and abilities....

Standing in the shadow of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake is Square Enix’s other remake, Trials of Mana, which continues to release pieces of information as its own release date creeps closer. As players prepare to set foot in a brand new Midgard in April, Square Enix doesn’t want players to forget about Trials of Mana as the company has announced a demo will be available soon. Trials of Mana has long been the missing piece of the puzzle in the Mana series for western audiences....

Just a day after news that Sony has created a new in-house unit to adapt its video game IP for TV and film, PlayStation Productions’ first known project has reportedly been revealed. According to the report, Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra confirmed that a Twisted Metal television show was currently being developed during a Sony investor Q&A. Note that while this information has yet to be refuted, it has also not yet been officially confirmed....

When it comes to online scams, people have become accustomed to hearing from a Nigerian Prince who has fallen on his luck, but few would have guessed that the US Army is being told to stop tricking viewers on Twitch. The US Army has their own streaming channel on the platform and were supposedly running giveaway contests for physical prizes. The problem, however, was that the whole thing seems to have been a scam....

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Ubisoft is handing out Assassin’s Creed 2, Rayman Legends, and Child of Light on PC via Uplay. Similar to promotions it has run in the past month, it seems the company is extending its offer of free games to encourage people to stay inside during the coronavirus lockdown. All you’ll need to do to grab these games is log into your Uplay account on PC and navigate to their respective store pages....

This article contains Us spoilers. An emerging auteur who doesn’t like to play coy about his favorites, Jordan Peele is a director who likes to wear his influences on his sleeve. After all, he’s rebooting The Twilight Zone and did Us junket interviews while dressed as Jack Nicholson’s Jack Torrance from The Shining. His first feature Get Out was heavily influenced by Roman Polanski’s creeping paranoia in Rosemary’s Baby and the pointed social commentary reveled in by Bryan Forbes and William Goldman’s The Stepford Wives, hence Us choosing to increase the breadth of inspirations to match the picture’s even more ambitious scope....

Valheim is an open-world sandbox game that has endless ways for players to craft, build and maintain their inventory. Although this game consists of following common sense in terms of survival there are more fantastical elements acquire, as well. In that regard, one of the most vital resources to find in Valheim will be dragon tears. These aren’t the easiest things to find and players will really need to keep their eyes peeled....

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a sense of uncertainty to the video game industry. Social distancing rules have made the cancellation of major expos and live presentations necessary, and the future of major events, such as esports tournaments and Geoff Keighley’s annual Game Awards show remains up in the air. While Keighley recently promised to hold the awards show on time, working on his major production has not stopped the longtime industry veteran from working on several ventures at once....

Last year, the World Health Organization updated the International Classification of Diseases to recognize excessive gaming as a mental health disorder. Since then, gaming disorder and game addiction have experienced increased attention from both the media and experts, with some game addicts even speaking to members of the UK parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport committee about the issue. James Good is one of the video game addicts who spoke to UK parliament today....

Sonic the Hedgehog is running around at the speed of sound and he’s got places to go, but like everyone else on a jog, he needs a playlist to keep him pumped up. Here are a few tracks we think he would enjoy. Upbeat Tracks He’s an upbeat little hedgehog so he would dig some positive tracks that match his vibe. We chose “Ready 2 Go” by Martin Solveig and Kele, “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen, and “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior because they’re great warm-up songs for a run and instantly get you motivated....