If you’ve ever wanted to play a claw machine (aka UFO Catcher) in Japan from the comfort of your home in North America, and have the prizes shipped straight to your door, has Sega got the app for you. Sega Catcher Online, a freemium title for iOS and Android mobile devices, launched in the U.S. today. Sega Catcher Online debuted in Japan three years ago; a version of the game launched in the U.S. on Windows PC and Mac back in December. Apparently this stuff actually comes from Japan, too, as Seg

Nancy Drew, one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature, is dead. The monthly series, called Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew, follows Dynamite’s previous title, Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie, though Dynamite has stated that they’re standalone series that don’t need to be read together. Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys have a long history of crossovers. Originally conceived as a feminine counterpart to The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew’s cult following has ar

This level of filler has never made it into the Dragon Ball Z video games before, but the new Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game relishes in the series’ famous filler. “Goku’s Ordeal”In episode 125 of Dragon Ball Z, “Goku’s Ordeal”, Goku and Piccolo hope to earn their driver’s licenses. Kakarot kart racingTo honor the legacy of Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot purposefully adds in some of filler, including the chance to race for a driver’s license. Above and beyondThe racing quest in Dragon Ball Z

Pre-orders for the game are available now, though, including a collector’s edition that celebrates the game’s neon-tinged art and atmospheric soundtrack. As part of Microsoft’s Play Anywhere program, the digital edition will be playable on both Xbox One and Windows PC. Ori and the Will of the Wisps Standard EditionThe Standard Edition is available on both Xbox One and Windows PC, and costs $29.99. It’s important to note, though, that if you buy a physical disc you won’t be able to play Ori and t

Developer ZA/UM has come out with a couple of upgrades to the game, including ultra-widescreen support and a new hardcore mode. Hardcore mode sounds especially interesting, as Disco Elysium doesn’t have many of the normal levers a developer can tweak to make a game tougher, like enemy health or spawn rates. There’s one big bonus to hardcore mode, and that’s more XP. Related A helpful guide to Disco Elysium for beginnersHardcore mode sounds quite punishing, and so it will appeal to players who ha

Rocket League developer Psyonix announced on Thursday that its cars-playing-soccer game will no longer support Mac and Linux players as of March 2020. Once the update hits Rocket League in March, the game will only be playable while running on a Windows 7 machine or newer. For Mac players, Psyonix recommends — but does not officially support — using Apple’s Boot Camp tool to simulate a Windows computer. For Linux players, it recommend the same process with the Proton app or Wine tool, although n

This is an online gameTemtem is a massively multiplayer online game, whereas Pokémon has limited online features. I’m barely in the third town; which means I haven’t tried to challenge a dojo gym yet. It’s no coincidence that some of the earliest mods for each new Pokémon game attempts to create a more hardcore experience than what’s provided by the base game. In fact, one of the most popular ways to play Pokémon requires a user-imposed ruleset in which monster deaths are treated as permanent. L

Nioh 2 developer Team Ninja revealed a new story trailer and the season pass for its upcoming sequel to 2017’s samurai vs. demons game, Nioh. Nioh 2 is set in 1555 — 45 years prior to the original Nioh. As Hideyoshi, players will travel the world, meet new heroes, and collect the mysterious Spirit Stones — keeping them safe from an unknown enemy. Lee also revealed that Nioh 2 will eventually feature three downloadable content packs. The DLC packs are all prequels to Nioh 2’s main storyline, and

Super Stardust and Resogun developer Housemarque is putting its in-development battle royale game, Stormdivers, on hold as it focuses all of its efforts on an unannounced project. In a post on the Housemarque website, CEO Ilari Kuittinen calls that mystery game the developer’s “biggest and most ambitious title yet.” Kuittinen said that game is being developed with a yet-to-be-announced partner and a team of about 80 people at Housemarque. “[N]ow we are focused on delivering our most ambitious an

The psychological-horror game developer behind Layers of Fear, Observer, and Blair Witch teased a new project on Thursday, with all signs pointing to Observer 2 (or whatever the creators at Bloober Team choose to call the sequel). On Twitter and YouTube, Bloober Team posted a short teaser video titled “Incoming Call.” — seemingly a reference to Daniel Lazarski, the protagonist of that game. Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner, The Hitcher) voiced Daniel Lazarski in Observer. Bloober has been focusing its

This week’s lineup of new games in the Nintendo eShop brings with it the conclusion of the decade-spanning episodic series Kentucky Route Zero. There’s also a dash of retro Sega classics, plus the moody 198X, which uses those same retro games to tell a different kind of story. It’s Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition of course that’s the big headliner this week. That’s the same day that version of the game drops for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It stars a Wild West-inspired bounty hunter, and it a bi

Tetris is dead (on mobile); long live Tetris. It has one game mode and five different skins, where EA’s Tetris 2011 has three modes of play. “This is just the foundation of an incredible Tetris app experience we’re building at N3twork.” Last year, N3twork and The Tetris Co. announced that Tetris Royale would be coming to iOS and Android. On Wednesday, in a statement posted to the App Store, EA said its Tetris 2011 and Tetris Blitz games would be retired on April 21.

The latest free game hitting the Epic Games Store is The Bridge, an indie puzzle game inspired by the physics of Isaac Newton and the impossible geometry of M.C. Fans of physics-based puzzle games like Monument Valley and Fez will likely enjoy getting lost in the mazes. There’s even a set of bonus advanced levels for those who’ve beaten the game. Epic will continue its popular free games program through at least 2020, with new free game(s) dropping at 11 a.m. The Bridge is available now at the E

Apex Legends is nearing its first anniversary, and to celebrate, developer Respawn Entertainment has revealed the first details for season 4. Apex Legends’ ranked mode will see changes in season 4 as well. The first puts ranked players on World’s Edge and the second re-introduces Kings Canyon, the map from Apex Legends’ first two seasons. Apex Legend’s anniversary event will also offer rewards celebrating the game’s first year. The new season begins Feb. 4, the date of Apex Legends’ first annive

Share All sharing options for: The 7 big things we just learned about Half-Life: AlyxThe developers of Half-Life: Alyx visited the Half-Life subreddit for an AMA on the upcoming VR title, and they definitely seemed willing to spill the beans. Half-Life: Alyx should ship on timeHalf-Life: Alyx is currently supposed to launch in March 2020, but with a string of other developers delaying their spring releases, fans were concerned. Half-Life: Alyx is being made by the biggest team Valve has ever put

In the past year, Kickstarter campaigns for tabletop games continued to dominate, while the video games category showed it has stabilized its decline from 2015’s highs. Board games ruleCompared to 2018, tabletop games grew at an exceptional pace. The entire gaming category continued to flourish, chalking up 433 more successful campaigns than the year previous. Video games have stabilizedIn 2015, the video game category on Kickstarter spiked with more than $41.5 million pledged. Many tabletop gam

The latest patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is here, and this time Infinity Ward is giving players a crossbow, but they have to earn it. There’s another playlist update with this patch as well, which removes Shoot House 24/7 and adds in a mode called Shoot the Ship. The patch also gives players five additional loadout slots, so you can build a few more weapon combinations. There are also several fixes for out-of-bounds glitches, which allowed players to leave maps entirely. For a look at a

Niantic is sticking with that strategy in 2020, and has revealed the game’s live events schedule for the first half of the year. Pokémon Go’s first on-location event in 2020 will take place in Taichung, Taiwan, to coincide with the local Lantern Festival. Next is a Safari Zone in St. Louis, from March 27-29. Tickets for this Safari Zone will go on sale starting on Jan. 24 at 8 a.m. CT. Following that is another Safari Zone, this time in Liverpool on April 17-19.

Day one was plagued with issues for Temtem. The developer, Crema, has been hard at work trying to resolve all the issues players are facing, with multiple builds going live since launch. Sometimes, these communications read comically, as fixes to the fixes are set live, rolled back, and then smoothed over anew. — Temtem (@PlayTemtem) January 21, 2020We wanted burritos but the place was closed 🙁 — Temtem (@PlayTemtem) January 21, 2020Okay, we should go to sleep now. — Temtem (@PlayTemtem) Januar

MLB The Show 20’s release is less than two months away, and we finally have a look at the game in action. The first gameplay trailer for this year’s installment in the franchise shows off expected updates like roster moves and new animations, as well as some elements that appear to be entirely new for 2020. And at the 0:55 mark, we get a look at Sony San Diego’s revised button accuracy fielding method, with an indication from a visual overlay that “fielder skill matters,” as the livestream sched