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Topping last week’s huge release was going to be tough for Nintendo. What could you possibly release as a follow-up toPower Golf, the “greatest game ever”? The marketing machine at Nintendo is in high gear going into the holidays, and they’ve done it again — the Nintendo Entertainment System genre-defining classic,Volleyball(NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points) is available on the Wii shop channel today. Itagaki hasn’t come right out and said it, but it’s obvious that theDead or Alive Xtremeseries would not exist today if it wasn’t for this seminal sports classic....

A range of retail outlets across the United Kingdom are having to make do without one of the PlayStation 3’s biggest exclusives thanks to distributor Entertainment UK’sfailure to meet demandin time for Christmas. Branches of Zavvi, WHSmith and Currys.digital have all been left tapping their toes, waiting for copies ofResistance 2which launched on Friday, November 28. The only thing that one Zavvi staff member could say about the situation was: “We seem to be having supply problems at the moment....

Microsoft runs a tight ship and demands a certain level of quality in its 360 games. Considering the quality of the 360 itself, that’s quite ironic, but nevertheless there are standards that software developers must adhere to. One of those standards have always been a minimum resolution of 1280×720 (720p). However, that is no longer the case. Black Rock Studio’s David Jefferieshas confirmedthat Microsoft recently dropped the requirement, meaning that future Xbox 360 games no longer need to be in high definition....

Alpha invites go out to qualifying backers today Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysmis no longer targeting a summer launch, publisher Nyu Media revealed today. The crowdfunded fighting game now aims to launch sometime this autumn. The word came along with an announcement regarding alpha keys, which are being sent out to qualifying backers and select members of the fighting game community today. Following the alpha test, there are plans to roll out a fully featured beta sometime in the next few weeks....

Believe it or not, sometimes a person wants to unplug all the devices, except for the Kindle, and settle down with a good book. It used to be understood that people would generally read the books before someone made a movie, but these days that dichotomy has flipped, especially when it comes to big franchises.RELATED:Star Wars: The Most Powerful Sith Lords From The LoreStar Warsmade the concept of the space opera genre into a basis for a blockbuster movie series....

Looking for the best Unique Grimoires inAvowed?Avowedhas a range of Grimoires that act as a focus for casting spells. Unique Grimoires are special, named variants that cannot be accessed by upgrading regular books. Here are all6 Unique Grimoiresranked with information on how to get them yourself. 6.Beothel’s Grimoire Spells: Beothel’s Grimoire is one of the weaker Unique Grimoires and has a common rarity to reflect that. It’s by no means abadoption, it just doesn’t have the same flair as the others on this list....

If you’re looking for a challenge while playing Final Fantasy XIV, but you’re not quite ready to dive into Savage prog yet, Unreal Trials offers a great middle-ground while giving you a chance to earn unique (and rare) rewards through Faux Hollows. Here’s everything you need to know to get started. What are Unreal Trials Unreal Trials are, essentially, past-expansion Trials re-imagined and brought into line with the current day difficulty of Extreme Trials....

It’s been awhile since thelast indie gamegot as much praise asDeath’s Door. It hasn’t exploded the streaming scene likeAmong Ussince it is only single player. However, it’s still getting a lot of press due to how well it is being reviewed. The developer, Acid Nerve, and the publisher,Devolver Digital, are assuredly thrilled by this news. RELATED:Best Devolver Digital Games, According To Metacritic It can best be described asThe Legend of ZeldameetsDark Soulswhich is a very blunt description....

With BlizzCon 2021 having just wrapped up, a lot of exciting new titles are now the talk of the gaming community. But perhaps one of the biggest announcements this year was the unveiling ofDiablo 2 Resurrected, aremake of the original 2000 PC classic hack-and-slash game. One thing that many have probably been waiting for is what system they’ll need to run it, and now it appears as though Blizzard have revealed the PC requirements....

Heaven or Hell mode returns! One of my favorite parts of getting a fresh newDevil May Crygame is working my way up to Dante Must Die mode (read: Very Hard) and beyond. There’s something about theDevil May Cryseries and its harder difficulty modes that always spoke to me — much more than say,God of War‘s God Mode or other many action games at least. Understandably, it was always a concern of mine in regards to how Ninja Theory would handle the franchise’s legacy of difficulty settings, and now wehave a little more informationthat should ease your mind a bit....

TheDragon Agefranchise is known for its fleshed-out characters. Fan favorites aren’t always paragons of virtue, and some of the most well-written characters are the most despised. In a few cases, an otherwise beloved character takes players by surprise by doing something truly awful. TheseDragon Agecharacters are the ones fans either hate to love or love to hate. RELATED:Games Every Lover Of High Fantasy Should Play The morality scale by which these characters are judged is in keeping with the in-game humanist-style attitudes toward their actions, from the popular to the divisive....

Fortniteis no stranger tocrossover events, and now the wildly popular battle royale is bringing back a collaboration with another one of Epic Games' famous franchises. For a limited time, the Borderlands Psycho Bundle is available once again in the Item Shop for 2,000 V-Bucks. Originally available in the summer of 2019, the Borderlands Psycho Bundle was introduced as part ofFortnite’sFortnite X Mayhem event where a section of the map was dedicated to the predominately desert planet of Pandora fromBorderlands....

What someone wears and how they wear it says a lot about them, and for one man, sneakers are everything.Netflixdropped their first trailer today for its newest comedy series,Sneakerheads. Arriving September 25th,Sneakerheadstaps into the sub-culture of collectors who will go to extreme lengths to get the shoes of their dreams. Not to wear, but just to have. And perhaps stroke lovingly. Sneakerheadsis created by Jay Longino, who served as co-producer and writer to the 2018 sports comedyUncle Drew....