Geralt of Rivia is oiling up his sword and heading to the stage of history. Bandai Namco confirmed today that the star of CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher will appear in Soulcalibur 6 as a guest character. In his gameplay debut, seen above, Geralt takes on Soulcalibur mainstays Nightmare and Mitsurugi on a stage based on Kaer Morhen from The Witcher. So far, Bandai Namco has confirmed nine characters — including Geralt — for the game’s roster: returning fighters Ivy, Zasalamel, Sophitia, Mitsurugi,

Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s first teaser trailer is out, and it’s what you would expect of a Tomb Raider promo: rock climbing, gun-packing goons, bow and flaming arrow, Lara Croft smacking into some hard surface. It also appears she’s gazing out at Mayan pyramids, suggesting a locale in Central or South America. (The full reveal, according to that leak, evidently means “all pre-order incentives and SKUs.”)Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be the third game in the rebooted story of Lara Croft that s

Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s first teaser trailer is out, and it’s what you would expect of a Tomb Raider promo: rock climbing, gun-packing goons, bow and flaming arrow, Lara Croft smacking into some hard surface. It also appears she’s gazing out at Mayan pyramids, suggesting a locale in Central or South America. (The full reveal, according to that leak, evidently means “all pre-order incentives and SKUs.”)Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be the third game in the rebooted story of Lara Croft that s

We already know that Nintendo’s DIY cardboard gaming peripheral, Nintendo Labo, will give players the option to build toys of their own design. A month ahead of the line’s April 20 launch, a video series shows off how this feature — Toy-Con Garage — actually works in practice. This is a super simplified version of programming that is core to Nintendo’s educational philosophy with Labo. It’s also available within both Labo kits available at launch: the Variety Kit and Robot Kit. It’s hard to comm

We already know that Nintendo’s DIY cardboard gaming peripheral, Nintendo Labo, will give players the option to build toys of their own design. A month ahead of the line’s April 20 launch, a video series shows off how this feature — Toy-Con Garage — actually works in practice. This is a super simplified version of programming that is core to Nintendo’s educational philosophy with Labo. It’s also available within both Labo kits available at launch: the Variety Kit and Robot Kit. It’s hard to comm

Epic Games released the 3.3 update for Fortnite this morning, bringing with it the previously announced remote explosive weapon to Battle Royale. You’ll find those rare C4 bombs in Fortnite: Battle Royale’s Supply Llamas, treasure chests, floor loot or supply drops. Battle Royale players have one less weapon in their arsenals as of today: Epic has removed smoke grenades. Blitz will be enabled in Fortnite: Battle Royale on Monday, March 19. On the Save the World side of Fortnite, Epic has added t

Epic Games released the 3.3 update for Fortnite this morning, bringing with it the previously announced remote explosive weapon to Battle Royale. You’ll find those rare C4 bombs in Fortnite: Battle Royale’s Supply Llamas, treasure chests, floor loot or supply drops. Battle Royale players have one less weapon in their arsenals as of today: Epic has removed smoke grenades. Blitz will be enabled in Fortnite: Battle Royale on Monday, March 19. On the Save the World side of Fortnite, Epic has added t

Above is a small collection of the customization assets we have for Kul Tiran humans. The Kul Tiran humans are the people that inhabit the Alliance-allied island of Kul Tiras and are the people of the famous Mage, Jaina Proudmoore. This is where Alliance players will spend their leveling time and the Kul Tiran humans will be their quest givers. While it’s unclear whether or not the Kul Tiran humans will become a real allied race, chances are looking better than ever. Polygon has reached out to B

Above is a small collection of the customization assets we have for Kul Tiran humans. The Kul Tiran humans are the people that inhabit the Alliance-allied island of Kul Tiras and are the people of the famous Mage, Jaina Proudmoore. This is where Alliance players will spend their leveling time and the Kul Tiran humans will be their quest givers. While it’s unclear whether or not the Kul Tiran humans will become a real allied race, chances are looking better than ever. Polygon has reached out to B

This is a Nintendo eShop update that fans can get sucked into — because there’s a new Kirby game out this week, his first for Nintendo Switch. While Kirby Star Allies, out on March 16, is an obvious choice to headline the latest batch of Nintendo Switch eShop games, there’s at least one other game worth our attention that shouldn’t get lost in the fold. And as our reviewer put it last year, “There’ve been maybe five games in my life that have made me cry. This is one.”The friendship-focused Kirb

This is a Nintendo eShop update that fans can get sucked into — because there’s a new Kirby game out this week, his first for Nintendo Switch. While Kirby Star Allies, out on March 16, is an obvious choice to headline the latest batch of Nintendo Switch eShop games, there’s at least one other game worth our attention that shouldn’t get lost in the fold. And as our reviewer put it last year, “There’ve been maybe five games in my life that have made me cry. This is one.”The friendship-focused Kirb

Before playing Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, I was vaguely aware of the series and assumed I knew the general premise: You’re a crime guy, you do crime things, you get really good at crime things, the end. Right from the main menu, you get concise synopses of the previous games (there’s no recap of Yakuza 0). While it’s not the main point of the game — have I mentioned how much I loved the storytelling? Even with my criticisms of the admittedly optional and inconsequential aspects of the game, Yak

Before playing Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, I was vaguely aware of the series and assumed I knew the general premise: You’re a crime guy, you do crime things, you get really good at crime things, the end. Right from the main menu, you get concise synopses of the previous games (there’s no recap of Yakuza 0). While it’s not the main point of the game — have I mentioned how much I loved the storytelling? Even with my criticisms of the admittedly optional and inconsequential aspects of the game, Yak

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is a Twitch streamer whose profile has risen rapidly alongside the massively popular Fortnite. Between Feb. 22 and March 3, Blevins gained more than 50,000 subscribers. And while hundreds of thousands of people tune in to Fortnite streams every day, it’s not every day that one of the world’s biggest musicians joins them. ET, Ninja’s stream with rapper Drake has nearly 600,000 concurrent viewers, surpassing Dr. DisRespect’s previous non-tournament record of 388,000. The all-

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is a Twitch streamer whose profile has risen rapidly alongside the massively popular Fortnite. Between Feb. 22 and March 3, Blevins gained more than 50,000 subscribers. And while hundreds of thousands of people tune in to Fortnite streams every day, it’s not every day that one of the world’s biggest musicians joins them. ET, Ninja’s stream with rapper Drake has nearly 600,000 concurrent viewers, surpassing Dr. DisRespect’s previous non-tournament record of 388,000. The all-

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire has been delayed into May. Feedback from those playing a backers-only beta informed the decision to hold the game out another month and touch it up more. Obsidian is touting a sequel that is “significantly larger” than the first Pillars of Eternity, which launched in 2015 and likewise was a big crowdfunding success. Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire opened a fund drive on Fig in February 2017 and quadrupled its original goal, taking in $4.4 million. Pillars of Etern

Hats off to Game Dev Tycoon, still one of the most meta of meta games more than five years after its launch. Game Dev Tycoon, you may remember, was the business tycoon sim that back in 2013 inflicted software pirates’ depredations on those who had actually pirated the game — their projects would always fail and the game would become unplayable. Somewhat like hardcore or survival modes (like Fallout 4) Pirate Mode is unforgiving but it does give the player some tools to fight back. “Bankruptcy is

YouTube’s CEO wants to tackle the platform’s conspiracy theory problem by relying on Wikipedia in an effort to keep viewers informed. But with small boxes sourced from Wikipedia, the video service will make an effort to keep people informed about what they’re watching. YouTube is offloading its responsibility to curb the distribution of dangerous content onto Wikipedia. “Mass shooting, false flag, and crisis actor conspiracy videos on YouTube are a well-established, if not flourishing genre,” sa

Kingdom Hearts is a classic text, and the Video Game Theatre Players’ most recent interpretation hews almost impossibly close to the original. Closing one’s eyes and simply listening to the words, one could be forgiven for believing that one is simply listening to the original Kingdom Hearts. If you are new to the Video Game Theatre, this is a perfect entry point. The whole family can enjoy this retelling of Kingdom Hearts and will benefit from seeing it in its live-action form. If you would lik

Kingdom Hearts is a classic text, and the Video Game Theatre Players’ most recent interpretation hews almost impossibly close to the original. Closing one’s eyes and simply listening to the words, one could be forgiven for believing that one is simply listening to the original Kingdom Hearts. If you are new to the Video Game Theatre, this is a perfect entry point. The whole family can enjoy this retelling of Kingdom Hearts and will benefit from seeing it in its live-action form. If you would lik