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TurboGrafx-16 Mini Has a New US Release Date May 15, 2020

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Nintendo knocked it out of the park when they released the hugely successful NES and SNES mini consoles. Since then, other manufacturers including Sony and Sega have tried to replicate Nintendo’s success and have had mixed results. Now, Konami is coming out with their own mini-console of the 16-Bit generation, the TurboGrafx-16 Mini Console.

This was a console based on the NEC PC-Engine, and shipped with Turbo-enabled controllers in the US. It was also the first US console to ship a CD-expansion, and several games, including the first ever home console port of Splatterhouse, took advantage of it.

This is a great list of games including incredible versions of games like Ninja Gaiden and Snatcher. Just wish Snatcher could’ve received a US translation from the release here. The ship date is currently May 22nd, 2020. It is exclusively available on Amazon.

How To Transfer Pokemon From Pokemon Go to Nintendo Switch May 14, 2020

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Got a new How-To video for you Pokémon Trainers out there. As far as I know, as of the time this article is being posted, we aren’t able to import Pokémon caught in Pokémon Go into Pokémon Home. However, there is another way you can get some of your Pokémon Go crew into your Nintendo Switch, so keep reading.

You’ll need three things:

  • Nintendo Switch
  • Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu or Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee
  • BlueTooth-enabled Smartphone with Pokémon Go installed.

Make your way to Fuscia City and watch this video.

Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee is out now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

Paper Mario The Origami King Announced May 14, 2020

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Paper Mario is back! Nintendo has just announced the next game in the series with this trailer. How good are you at Origami?

Paper Mario The Origami King is coming July 17th, 2020 exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.

War Stories – Alan Wake May 14, 2020

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The guys over at Ars Technica have an ongoing webseries called War Stories, where they chronicle some of the most difficult game development stories over the past few decades. Today, on the tenth anniversary of its release, the guys at Remedy have sat down with Ars to talk about one of their most beloved games, Alan Wake.

Alan Wake is out now for the PC and Xbox 360. It is backwards compatible with the Xbox One.

Unreal Engine 5 Revealed Running on PS5 May 14, 2020

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When I was at E3 2004 I was lucky enough to witness a demo at the Nvidia booth that showed the very first footage of what would become Unreal Engine 3. That technology would later go on to power Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3 and set the gold standard for what was possible with the Xbox 360. A generation later, Unreal Engine 4 has powered a wide array of Xbox One and PS4 titles.

Now, Epic Games, creators of Unreal, have revealed Unreal Engine 5 and for the demo video we are about to witness say it is running on the PlayStation 5. Enjoy the video in glorious 4K.

Unreal Engine 5 will be powering the next generation of games.

Major Halo 2: Anniversary Update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection Released May 13, 2020

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If you’re playing Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One, you’ll notice a 25GB patch just dropped that coincides with the PC release of Halo 2: Anniversary. This is because 343 Industries is sharing the improvements they’ve made to the PC releases of the game with the Xbox One version.

This is an enormous update, so my advice is to download it now before you plan to have a major gameplay session with it. You’ll have to download it anyway if you plan to use the game’s multiplayer.

Three more games have yet to be released on the PC, and the next in line is Halo 3. No word on when we can expect the next update on the Xbox One.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is out now for PC and Xbox One.

The Last of Us Part II – Inside The Story May 13, 2020

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Sony has revealed that the hype has FINALLY started for The Last of Us Part II and a series of new videos about the game will be coming over the next few weeks. Today, we got the first of those videos. Inside the Story talks about the game’s…story.

Crank up your resolutions for this one, this video was shot in glorious 4K.

The Last of Us Part II is coming June 19th, 2020 exclusively for the PS4.

Preorder Stories – Freedom Force Vs The Third Reich May 13, 2020

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Welcome Back to Preorder Stories, where Maniac features some of his favorite preorder campaigns between 2003 and 2013. Today, we’re going to take you back to 2004. Before Irrational Games became known for the revolutionary Bioshock games, they had developed the first ever superhero based PC game that was actually good, Freedom Force.

Inspired by the Silver Age of Comics, Freedom Force Vs The Third Reich saw their return of the original superhero team Freedom Force as they are transported into World War II. With the help of the era’s heroes, they must stop a megalomaniacal tyrant from taking over all of time. As the game ramped up to release, Irrational teamed up with developer BioWare (known at the time for Neverwinter Nights and Knights of the Old Republic) to promote the game’s official preorder campaign. Let’s take a look at it shall we?

After the game’s release, Irrational Games was sold to 2K, and went on to release Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite. Sadly, to this day the cliffhanger left at the end has not been resolved.

Freedom Force vs The Third Reich is out now exclusively for the PC.

PlayStation Studios Revealed May 12, 2020

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Sony has officially announced they will be branding many of their upcoming PlayStation-exclusive games with this all-new logo. Take a look.

The concept of an interconnected shared Playstation gaming universe has been explored in the past with the cross-platform fighter PlayStation All Stars. Who knows what the future could hold in the next generation?

Insomniac Games (creator of Resistance, Ratchet and Clank and Marvel’s Spider-Man) has already announced they will be using the logo for their next game.

Preorder Stories – Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence May 12, 2020

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Welcome back to Preorder Stories where we talk about some of the most interesting preorder campaigns over the past two decades. Today, we will be sharing a campaign for a game that cemented me as a person who would play games on console, Metal Gear Solid.

In 2006, Konami planned to rerelease the 2004 classic Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater with a ton of new features including multiplayer. Anyone who preordered the game would receive a special bonus DVD, Metal Gear Saga Vol 1 which would include documentaries about making of the franchise and a copy of the highly coveted first trailer for Metal Gear Solid 4. Let’s take a closer look at it!

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistance is out for the PS2. An HD remaster (that’s missing features of the original game) is out for PS3 and Xbox 360.