Sega put a whole Animal Crossing into the new Yakuza game

Former Riot Games vice president Greg Street was heading up development of the studio's long-awaited League of Legends MMO when he announced earlier this year that he was leaving the company, saying that «it's time for something new.» Apparently that «something new» is a new MMO, as he revealed today that he's launched a new studio with Netease called Fantastic Pixel Castle, and that its first project will be a big-budget MMO.

The fairy lights have come up, and markets are brimming with festive fervour as we see some of the best deals and jaw-dropping discounts on our favourite brands. This is the best time of the year to introduce some cutting-edge tech in your home without burning a deep hole in your pocket. Add that extra dose of meetha to the twinkling lights and delicious delicacies this Diwali by bringing home the new Galaxy S23 FE at just ₹67 a day and giving yourself a smartphone experience that truly goes beyond the realm of the ordinary!

If you love puzzle games, you’ll want to keep your eyes on Puzzmo — “a new place for thoughtful puzzles” — by Zach Gage, the creator of Really Bad Chess and SpellTower. The Puzzmo team is offering early access to a select number of people each day, but they’ll have to be genuinely passionate puzzle players if they want in. 

Hot off the news that the long-running plan to merge with Kioxia has ground to a halt yet again, Western Digital's board of directors has approved a plan to split the company up. Its NAND flash and hard drive divisions will become entirely independent public companies, pending final board approval and other regulations.

Gran Turismo 7 is expected to get a huge update this week, with reports of the "biggest" vehicle drops along with several exciting content for the franchise's enthusiasts.

There was a time when print media and pixel art were like peanut butter and jelly. Before the advent of polygon-based graphics and online storefronts, nearly every game was made from chunky grids of color, and at retail, every game came with a printed instruction manual showing how to play it.

Over the last few weeks, we've covered various aspects of Grand Theft Auto 6 or GTA 6, Rockstar's next big game and the sequel to massively popular GTA 5. Courtesy of the big leak that took place last year, we now know that GTA 6 might have two playable protagonists - Jason and Lucia. The game might also feature a new cover and stealth mechanics, as well as an RDR2-like health and eagle eye system. Today, we take a deep dive into the new gameplay systems of GTA 6.

If it wasn’t already clear that Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is going to be plenty zany in that good ol’ Yakuza way, RGG Studio has now revealed that Ichiban Kasuga’s next adventure will pack in its own Animal Crossing minigame - but done Yakuza-style, naturally.

Paradox Interactive will introduce the regional power and historical importance of Brazil with the upcoming Victoria 3 content pack, Colossus of the South. 

Here we are again, friends. Deep in the Wednesday grind, but peering ahead for ways to make the weekend awesome. In interesting cost-of-living times such as these, you and I can always look to games as the greatest (and cheapest) forms of escape. I got a bunch of those today; however, it's also a pretty great time to consider a steering wheel purchase. Especially on Xbox, for all my fellow Forza fans.

Around halfway through one of the greatest episodes of television of all time—Frasier season 1's «My Coffee With Niles»—our hero asks his brother if he truly loves his wife, Maris. «Of course I love her,» replies Niles, «but it's a different kind of love… Maris and I are old friends. We can spend an afternoon together—me at my jigsaw puzzle, she at her auto-harp—not a word spoken between us and be perfectly content».

In, November marks the start of the festive season, with major events and lots of rare critters to catch in both hemispheres. By the end of the month, Northern Hemisphere players can expect snow as winter starts to set in. On the other side of the world, Southern Hemisphere players will start to see critters that enjoy the warmer summer weather appearing all over their islands.