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Internally developed engine powering Ground Zeroes to be detailed This Game Developers Conference is shaping up to be a rather exciting one, and this latest bit of news only serves to amp that up further. In a session at this year’s show entitled, “Photorealism through the eyes of a ‘Fox’ – The core of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes’ (Presented by Kojima Productions),” Hideo Kojima and his team will provide the first in-depth demonstration of the FOX Engine, which has been in development for the last several years....

[Update:Both companiesclaim this is a coincidence. We’re staying on top of this story.] Yesterday, Rockstarhad suggestedthatPS3 Firmware 3.61was causingL.A. Noireto cook people’s systems. Now it’s become apparent that Xbox 360 consoles are also suffering from overheating issues due to the Team Bondi game, while Sony emphatically denies any responsibility. “As with the release of any System Update, we will invariably see a very small number of users whose console has failed following updating their console, which is an unfortunate coincidence” said Sony....

Curse of the Vampire Buzz forMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3has dulled a bit in the weeks since its release, but it’s about to get relevant again with the launch of theCurse of the VampireDLC. Out now, the DLC adds Punisher, Blade, Moon Knight, and Morbius to the playable character roster, as part of the “Marvel Knights” team-up source material. It’ll also bring a new mode into the fray: “In Gauntlet Mode, up to four players take on a frenzied series of co-op challenges in rapid succession to earn rewards....

It’s about oni slaying, not rice balls, by the way Onigiriis coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One across North America and Europe in early 2015, developerCyberStepconfirmed withWindows Central. The free-to-play MMORPG draws inspiration from Japanese mythology, tasking players with slaying hordes of demonic youkai and saving the world from an ancient evil. CyberStep releasedOnigiriin Japan this January, andplannedto put out a localization on PS4 this summer. That obviously didn’t happen, though....

It’ll take some real hocus pocus to get this one localized… We’re gettinga newRiver City Ransomgamesoon enough, andthat’s darn exciting. What’s less exciting is the fact that a bunch ofnewKunio-Kungameshave been announced for the3DS over the past few years, but none of them have made it out of Japan. For those not well versed in their history of Japanese beat ’em ups, theKunio-Kunseries is the parent to games likeRiver City Ransom,Renegade,Super Dodgeball, andCrash ‘n the Boys....

Wi U and 2DS bundles Nintendo announced five new hardware bundles for this Fall season this morning. The Super Mario 3D World Deluxe Set launches in mid-September. For $299 you’ll get the Wii U Deluxe Set,Super Mario 3D World, andNintendo Land. Walmart has an exclusive Mario Kart 8 Deluxe set that swaps outSuper Mario 3D Worldfor Nintendo’s newest racer, and it’s also priced at $299, set to release in the middle of next month....

RememberSamba de Amigo? No longer relegated to serving asa racing game cameowho was once prominently featured in a franchise of old: the monkey with attitude returns in Samba de Amigo: Party Central on Switch. Sea of Starsis also out on August 29, and fascinatingly, serves as a prequel to Sabotage Studio’s wild 2018 projectThe Messenger.Blasphemous 2(which we reviewed!) is out today, rounding out a pretty strong showing for the Switch eShop, with three brand new games this week....

Don’t bring Cards Against Humanity It’s now October, and that means we’re just a few weeks out from one of Nintendo’s biggest releases of 2021,Mario Party Superstars.Launching just in time for the Holiday season, the new multiplayer title no doubt hopes to get you and your game-hating family members gathered around the Switch for silly, colorful action with Mario and his familiar friends. Nintendo Japan released a three-minuteMario Party Superstarsoverview trailer, offeringan extended lookat the digital tabletop title....

Not the 11 series like everyone thought If everyone’s expectations are correct, Nvidia will officially reveal its newest video cards on Monday August 20 at 9am Pacific. While there has been rampant speculation for quite a while now, it seems as if the cat is officially out of the bag. Nvidia will follow the 10 series of GPUs with a 20 series. The most confident reporting comes fromVideoCardz, who claims that it has the finalized specs for both the RTX 2080 Ti and the RTX 2080 — the two cards that Nvidia will announce....

The OUYA console has generated a lot of discussion in the week since it was unveiled, and no small amount of controversy to boot. The Android-powered system hoped to raise funds via Kickstarter and had its wish granted in a stunning amount of time — at the time of writing, OUYA has raised$4,895,999 … with a goal of $950,000 and 23 days to go! After the first day of fundraising, however, cynicism kicked in....

Slow decay If you’ve been eager to get your hands onOverkill’s The Walking Dead, then I’m sorry to disappoint you. Originally intended torelease in 2016, Overkill’s take on the franchise is now being pushed back to the second half of 2018. Much like the walkers on the show, this game is taking its time arriving. Starbreeze Studios (owners of Overkill) announced this decision via theirofficial website(translated by VG 24/7). They stated their intention for delaying the game was for the product to “reach its full potential”....

Digital is still on track though If you’re not in the US, you may have to wait a bit to get your hands on a physical copy ofDying Light. Over on the official Facebook page, it was revealed that due to physical production issue, discs will not be ready on time for launch. you may still pick the game up digitally on its global launch date of January 27, but the physical delay window hasn’t been confirmed yet....

Sony announce release window for next gen hardware PlayStation’s Jim Ryanhas officially announcedthat the next console in the PlayStation lineage, PlayStation 5, will launch in the holiday period of 2020. This news was announced by the President and CEO of the iconic video game brand inan interview with Wired. The article also references new technology that will be integrated into the console’s controller, which will replace the long-standing “rumble” feature with new haptic tech, allowing for more nuanced feedback to reflect in-game action....