Games

It’s understandable why many players, including myself, were doubtful after the initial trailer – we thought it looked too similar to another game, Concord. Free-to-play shooters face a tough challenge already, and while Highguard looked beautiful, it didn’t immediately seem to offer anything new in terms of characters, settings, or story. That was weeks ago, though, and we only had that one trailer to judge it by. Even as a skeptic, I believed the best way to evaluate the game was to learn more or, ideally, try it out ourselves.

Phil Dunster is now part of the cast of How to Train Your Dragon 2, taking on the role of Eret, son of Eret. Eret, originally voiced by Kit Harington in the 2014 sequel, is a confident and talented dragon hunter who believes he’s the best. In the movie, he works for Drago Bludvist, a powerful leader building an army of dragons to threaten the peaceful village of Berk. Eret is important to the story because he first clashes with Hiccup and Astrid (Nico Parker), but later changes from an enemy into a trusted friend and ally.

I just checked out a trailer for this new game called A Whisper of Fall: Jinyiwei, and it looks seriously cool. It’s being made by a Chinese developer, CangMo Game Entertainment, and Sony’s helping them out with their China Hero Project. From what I’ve seen, it’s an action RPG where you fight using martial arts, but with awesome parkour moves thrown in. The trailer shows about four minutes of gameplay, and it’s coming to both PS5 and PC. I’m definitely keeping an eye on this one!

The classic Sega games Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2 from 2001 and 2002 are now available to play online for free. A developer named Twilight has successfully brought the games to a website, and early players say they run surprisingly well. While the character models are missing, which might lessen the nostalgic feel for some, it’s still a great way to experience the games. A mobile version is in development, but it’s not fully working yet.

Mattel recently revealed new photos of its Masters of the Universe Chronicles action figures. This high-quality line is being released alongside the new movie. The first set of figures includes He-Man, Skeletor, Teela (played by Camila Mendes), Evil-Lyn (played by Alison Brie), and Man-At-Arms (played by Idris Elba), giving fans a detailed preview of what the main characters will look like and the weapons they’ll use.

We previously shared that after the game was shown at The Game Awards, there was a lot of excitement surrounding its January 26th release, especially since there hadn’t been much news about it since the announcement.

I was really surprised to read the news about Amazon’s latest layoffs. Apparently, Reuters is reporting it affects about 10% of their corporate staff – thankfully, it doesn’t include the people working in their warehouses and fulfillment centers. From what I understand, Amazon is trying to streamline things, cut down on management levels, and just generally make things more efficient. What’s cool is that Amazon Game Studios seems to be safe this time around. The cuts are mostly happening in areas like retail, Amazon Web Services, Prime Video, and HR.

The world’s top players are about to begin competing in a major tournament in Malmö, Sweden, with the first matches starting in around 30 minutes. The tournament will continue over the next several days, and the winner will receive the tour’s largest prize.

The PlayStation Store currently offers a Gold Edition of the game, which includes the original game and all three of its expansions. Now, a new Definitive Edition is coming out, and it looks like it will replace the Gold Edition. The Definitive Edition will include the same content as the Gold Edition, plus some additional cosmetic items like outfits.

The game Villion will be released in Japan on May 25th, according to Gematsu. While there’s no announcement yet for a release in Western countries, it’s likely to come eventually.