The Keanussaince continues as Cyberpunk 2077 reveals that none other than John Wick himself will appear in CD Projekt Red’s much-anticipated follow-up to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The title even got a release date: April 16, 2020.

There were loads of new announcements in Nintendo’s recent E3 2019 Direct presentation, including some fresh details for fans of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In addition to the new Dragon Quest characters landing in the game, Nintendo has also revealed that a selection of new amiibo are soon to be released, including Smash Ultimate amiibo for Snake, Simon, Chrom, Dark Samus, and more.

Hideo Kojima dropped a massive trailer for Death Stranding last week, with something even more valuable to go with the 8 solid minutes of gameplay — a release date.

Virtual reality is still uncharted territory for video games. It’s a great expanse of potential but in order to fulfill it, developers have to venture into the unknown and figure out what works and what doesn’t.

The Respawn 900 seems like a cool concept when you think about it. A cross between a luxury gaming chair and a living room recliner for console gamers who want the best of both worlds. In some ways, Respawn’s hybrid chair accomplishes what it sets out to do, but in so many other ways it falls short of being a decent version of either one.

The gaming industry’s biggest announcements are all pending as we head into June, with E3 season on the horizon, but The Pokemon Co. jumped in a little early with a late May presser, where they announced a Nintendo Switch Detective Pikachu; a fan-friendly, battle- and nostalgia-centric Pokemon Masters title; a new Pokemon Center in Shibuya, Japan; and a new companion to Pokemon Go: Pokemon Sleep.

Mass Effect and Dragon Age are both too reliant on player-induced variables to offer truly coherent narratives.

Shakedown: Hawaii is a work of sarcasm inspired by Grand Theft Auto. Knowing this will make it clear to the player that this is a subtlety-free zone. After all, 2019 is not exactly a year that’s celebrating nuance, what with our always-on-edge political discourse, loud superhero films and violent fantasy shows.

A spate of unsatisfying series finales — Kingdom Hearts III, Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones (OK, that last one isn’t done but the buildup hasn’t exactly been inspiring)— has me thinking about another weird series: Final Fantasy XIII and its related sequels.

Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC Genre: Action role-playing Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Developer: Bandai Namco Studio Rating: M, for mature  By Gieson Cacho // The Mercury News (TNS) Dark Souls has grown popular enough that it has spawned its own subgenre. Several games ape its slow-paced combat systems and rigid progression system, but few bring […]