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Blazing Griffin, a Scottish development team of The Ship fame, has announced that its latest title is merely a month away. Murderous Pursuits will hit Steam’s digital store shelves on April 26th. A closed beta will also begin starting tomorrow on March 23rd. If you’ve ever played The Ship series in the past, then the game play of Murderous Pursuits will seem similar. Players who enjoy blending into their environments will likely find a lot of joy in this game, as the core gameplay mechanic is all about staying hidden....

The Ship Gets Better, but There Could be More As multiplayer gaming experiences have become more and more popular, it’s actually been surprising to see how little innovation has gone into this area of gaming. Sure, we got Battle Royale with PUBG and Fortnite, and before that there were various War modes that were all the rage, but on the whole, if you sit down to play some multiplayer, and it’s not 1v1 or sports, it’s shooting....

It must be an effort to keep track of all of the characters in an anime, especially a shonen like My Hero Academia. But here we go, with another character slated to make their on-screen debut in My Hero Academia Season 5. Announced via the official My Hero Academia Twitter account, voice actress Misato Kawauchi will play a character named Burnin (real name Moe Kamiji), a Pro Hero at the Endeavor Agency....

Awaken the Steph Curry in you! NBA 2K23 is here, allowing fans all over the globe the chance to experience the next step in the acclaimed franchise, which includes new game modes, improved graphics, and a few changes to some core mechanics. With that said, many fans already know that knowing how to shoot the basketball — no matter the distance — is a must. Whether you need to change your camera angle to do that or not....

After being tortured for nine years of silence following a pointless tease, fans of Square Enix’s cult hit RPG NEO: The World Ends with You can finally enjoy the game when it launches on PS4 and Nintendo Switch on July 27 for $59.99. Meanwhile, the PC version of NEO: The World Ends with You will launch as an Epic Games Store exclusive sometime “this summer.” The deal with Epic shouldn’t come as a shock considering what happens with Kingdom Hearts, but here’s hoping that other upcoming Square Enix releases won’t be exclusives....

Idea Factory International has finally confirmed that Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars will via physical and digital copies on October 26 for PS4 in North America following the Japanese release on September 16. Despite both Neptunia and Senran Kagura games having previously been released on Steam, there is no announcement of a PC release. Pre-orders for the PS4 copies are now available on IFI’s Online Store, with the standard edition priced at $49....

New details about Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One racer, Forza 6, have surfaced on the Xbox Japan website. Details gleaned by Reddit users uncovered a number of important features for the racer, which include a massive car line-up, tracks, graphics features, and online capabilities. The advertisement for the game boasts “over 450 cars” and “26 world-famous locales.” On the graphics front, it reveals that the game will run in 1080p 50 frames per second, and will feature “wet weather, 3D puddles, and night racing....

A new news prompt has been posted in Fortnite that might be confusing to some. The image shows a woman’s shadow on some metal walls, and contains the description: “The original constructor joins the battlefield.” This won’t mean much if you’ve never played the Save the World version of Fortnite, but to people have they likely knew exactly who was being referred to once they saw it! The Constructor that Epic is referring to is known as Penny....

An array of vampiric abilities are available, but at what cost? Vampyr, the action-RPG by Life is Strange developer DONTNOD, is due for release in a little over a month, on June 5. Since the announcement of the game’s release date, we’ve gotten a story trailer and now today (May 3), we get a trailer focused more on gameplay. In the new trailer, we see some of the abilities protagonist Jonathan Reid can gain if he chooses to murder civilians....

Tyler, “Ninja,” Blevinsjust announced he will be exclusively streaming on Mixer. Ninja started his career with Twitch. He started playing Fortnite regularly with his viewership skyrocketing. This led to him making a name for himself in the streaming community. He then took it a step further with playing games with a few of the biggest names in the industry. Such include Drake, Travis Scott, and Juju Smith-Schuster. He became the face of the Fortnite streaming community on Twitch....

Nintendo’s 3DS handheld has recently surpassed the PlayStation 3 in terms of total units sold in Japan. The most recent data compiled by Media Create indicates that Nintendo has sold roughly 8.8 million 3DS units, while the Sony PlayStation 3 sits slightly lower at 8.7 million consoles. It’s pretty obvious where gamer loyalty lies in Japan, as the 3DS made up the five year release gap in short order. Handheld gaming is still extremely popular in Japan, however, Sony’s PlayStation Vita has yet to enjoy the success that the 3DS has had....

Nintendo has announced that the Metroid Dread Amiibo 2-Pack won’t be launched alongside the game in the UK and Europe next month. While the release date for Metroid Dread remains the same, fans will have to wait an extra month to get their hands on the much sought-after Amiibo 2-Pack. Metroid Dread launches for Nintendo Switch on October 8. Up until today, the Amiibo 2-Pack featuring a Samus Amiibo and an E....

Terraria and a bunch of other indies are coming to Nintendo Switch Nintendo loves to bring their upcoming game news directly to their fans via the many Nintendo Direct presentations they host throughout the year. While there wasn’t a new Direct today, Nintendo did drop a bunch of new info about future titles. This came in the form of a surprise 22 minute video from Nintendo of Europe, all focused on indie games for Nintendo Switch....

There has been a new Nintendo leak that could tease several more films being released after the upcoming Mario film that will drop next year. The leak mentions how the world-renowned Japanese video game publisher is looking to get more involved in the old film industry. If you didn’t know, the Japanese company has been hard at work with Illumination trying to make a Mario Bros. film, with the voice casting choices already causing quite a stir with fans around the world....

Tekken is coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and alongside Kazuya’s fisticuff fighting style, Nintendo and Bandai Namco are delivering 39 tracks from across the Tekken series. Some of them include the likes of Tekken 7’s “Moonsiders 1st,” Tekken 5’s “Moonlit Wilderness,” and even a few tracks from the short-lived PS3 exclusive Tekken Revolution. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai in an announcement stream listed every track that will be included with the release of Kazuya Mishima in the game on June 29....

It was long time in the making, but Team Ninja’s Nioh is set to launch next month and now that is for certain. The developer announced on Twitter that the game has officially gone gold, which means that all development has been completed and the game is ready to be printed onto discs. Along with this good news comes the announcement of a livesteam that Koei Tecmo will be holding this Friday at 22:00 JST....

The Fast and Furious saga is coming to an end. Jared Leto is playing Joker again. Tom Holland gives us our first look at the Uncharted movie. Also, Brandon Stephenson makes his triumphant return to host and share some of his spoiler-filled thoughts on Lost. This is an episode of Nerds Talk Movies that you won’t want to miss! In our Lightning Round, we talk about new release dates for a few movies and the trailer for Hulu’s Animaniacs reboot....

Another day, another game I’ve inexplicably and inexcusably missed. This time Okami. What with this and Zelda I’m not making myself look good when I write these things. I promise you I do play and finish games. Once again, I’ve owned Okami for absolute years and once again it’s taken me rebuying it on the Nintendo Switch to actually get around to playing it. Okami originally released on the PlayStation 2 back in 2006 so I’m not as late to the party as I was with Zelda....

A lot of hype later, OnePlus has finally launched the 9R-successor, the OnePlus 10R in India at its “More Power to You” event, alongside the OnePlus Nord Buds. This phone, while a rebranded version of the Realme GT Neo 3, is also the OnePlus Ace (that launched in China recently) with a new name. It comes with exciting features like 150W fast charging, a new design, and more. Here’s a look at all the details....

Fill out the roster and customize your fighters. MultiVersus is the Warner Bros. version of crossover fighters like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and there are countless unlockable characters, emotes, and cosmetics that can be earned by playing the game. MultiVersus is free-to-play at its core, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways for you to spend money. Most cosmetic items have to be purchased, but things like characters can be acquired with free in-game currency....