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- How a Second-Grade Teacher Revived a Beloved Video Game – The New York Times (2026)
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Most Recent: PS4
New Retail Releases: Shadow of the Colossus, Dragon Quest Builders, More
Topple the Colossi again in this week’s New Retail Release report…
Sony and Bluepoint will bring Shadow of the Colossus to the PS4 this week in a remake that was “built from the ground up” for the new-generation console. Also coming to store shelves this week is a Switch re-release of Dragon Quest Builders, Square Enix’s Minecraft-like reimagining of the first game in the RPG franchise.
In another corner of your favorite gaming store, Bandai Namco will launch The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia, an action game based on the hit anime, for the PS4. Sony’s console will also receive Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[st], an updated version of the popular fighting game from Aksys.
Finally this week, Soedesco will release Blackhole: Complete Edition, a “sci-fi comedy,” for the PS4.
That’s it for this week’s New Retail Releases report, but we’ll be back later this week with a look at all the new additions to the PlayStation Store, Xbox Games Store, and Nintendo eShop.
Posted in News, PS4, Switch
Tagged Dragon Quest Builders, Shadow of the Colossus
Eagles spoil Madden NFL 18’s Super Bowl LII simulation with a 41-33 victory
EA Sports’s Super Bowl LII simulation promised a back-and-forth game, and that part was (mostly) right on the money. But the rest of the developer’s prediction (using last year’s Madden NFL 18) was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
The New England Patriots weren’t leading in the fourth quarter… so the Philadelphia Eagles didn’t have to hope for some last-minute heroics. And the “Golden Boy” definitely didn’t get to hoist the MVP trophy.
Instead, backup quarterback Nick Foles kept the Eagles ahead nearly the entire game. Foles nailed Alshon Jeffery, Corey Clement, and Zach Ertz for a trio of touchdowns, and even caught one himself (thrown by Clement) in the closing seconds of the first half. Naturally, he was also the game’s MVP.
EA Sports has used the Madden franchise to simulate the winner of the Super Bowl every year since 2004. This loss drops the company’s predictive skills to 10-5 overall, but they’re just 2-3 during the last five years. I guess, better luck next year.
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Madden NFL 18
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life’s launch delayed to April 17 by Sega
It looks like Yakuza 6: The Song of Life will miss its previously-announced launch date of March 20. Today, Sega confirmed (via Twitter) that the game has been delayed, and it’ll now be released on April 17:
An important update on Yakuza 6 : The Song of Life pic.twitter.com/8MILlBPI4x
— Yakuza Game (@yakuzagame) February 2, 2018
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is in development exclusively for the PS4, and according according to Sega, the game will mark the final appearance of main character Kazuma Kiryu.
Posted in News, PS4
Tagged Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Ubisoft will bring Far Cry 3 to the PS4 and Xbox One this Summer
Far Cry 3‘s Vaas is one of the most memorable villains to ever appear in a video game. And Ubisoft is bringing the sadistic pirate back this Summer in Far Cry 3: Classic Edition, a PS4 and Xbox One re-release of the well-regarded shooter.
The Classic Edition will include Far Cry 3’s single-player campaign, and it’ll be available four weeks early to fans who purchase Far Cry 5‘s Season Pass. In the meantime, everyone can watch the first trailer for the Far Cry 3: Classic Edition, which has been embedded above.
Team17 will bring side-scrolling beat ’em up Raging Justice to PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Team17 has announced they’re teaming up with MakinGames to publish Raging Justice, a side-scrolling brawler that was inspired by Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and Double Dragon.
Because Raging Justice is a beat ’em up with a very retro style, players will get the chance to play as the ridiculously-named Rick Justice and Nikki Rage, two cops out to clean up the streets:
Raging Justice Features
- Arrest Warrants – Certain perps in Raging Justice need to be taken in rather than taken down! Slap the cuffs on them using the game’s unique Arrest mechanic and you’ll be rewarded with extra health! Beat them up instead and you’ll be labelled with the shame of “Bad Cop!”
- Nostalgic Art Style – Raging Justice has a distinctive art style reminiscent of classic coin-op favourites of the Nineties, brought to life with high definition 3D renders.
- Vehicles – Mow down your foes on four wheels by jumping aboard lawnmowers and tractors. Vehicles will make you untouchable but if their health hits zero be prepared for an explosive exit!
- Weapons – Gear up with a variety of weapons. Smash your way through a bar fight with a stool, hit a home run with a baseball bat or ruffle your foes’ feathers with a deadly pigeon!
- Leaderboards – Fight for the top spot on the global leaderboards. As the tension rises so can your score, use precision, timing and a tactical mind to secure your place among the best!
- Co-Op Multiplayer – Don’t battle through the streets alone, enlist a friend to help you in some multiplayer madness.
Raging Justice will be available to download for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One later this year. In the meantime, a new trailer has been embedded above.
Far Cry 5’s Season Pass will include zombies, aliens, the Vietnam War, and Far Cry 3
Believe it or not, but Far Cry 5‘s deep dive into a doomsday cult is one of the more realistic scenarios the franchise has tackled. Which makes it even more baffling that Ubisoft is taking the game’s planned Season Pass into such strange territory.
The Season Pass will include three downloadable expansions, and each one pits players against a rather… different… set of adversaries:
Far Cry 5’s Season Pass
- Hours of Darkness: Players will travel back in time to Vietnam to battle against Việt Cộng soldiers
- Dead Living Zombies: Players will face hordes of zombies across multiple b-movie scenarios
- Lost On Mars: Players will leave Earth behind to go toe-to-claws with Martian arachnids
In addition to the game’s expansions, Season Pass purchasers will also receive a downloadable copy of Far Cry 3 four weeks before its available to the general public. The PS4/Xbox One re-release will be known as the “Classic Edition,” and it’ll be available sometime this Summer. PC players who purchase the Season Pass will receive the full version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 5 will be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One on March 27.
Red Dead Redemption 2 release delayed again to October 26, 2018
Rockstar Games has once again delayed Red Dead Redemption 2. While this delay is surely disappointing to Red Dead’s many fans, the publisher has promised that the highly-anticipated prequel will be released on October 26, 2018.
According to Rockstar, Red Dead Redemption 2 needs “a little extra time for polish”:
We apologize to everyone disappointed by this delay. While we had hoped to have the game out sooner, we require a little extra time for polish.
We sincerely thank you for your patience and hope that when you get to play the game, you will agree the wait will have been worth it.
Rockstar further apologized by releasing a handful of new screenshots for Red Dead Redemption 2. You can find them at the publisher’s official website.
Posted in News, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Red Dead Redemption 2
Anthem was officially delayed to Early 2019 to make room for Battlefield V
UPDATE: EA has announced that “Battlefield 6” will officially be known as Battlefield V.
ORIGINAL STORY: Electronic Arts delivered their quarterly financial report yesterday, and the megapublisher used the opportunity to shuffle their upcoming release schedule.
Confirming rumors we first heard last week, EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson, announced that BioWare’s Anthem will now launch in Early 2019:
Our new IP, Anthem is a stunning project from BioWare that will blend genres with a shared world experience that evolves around its players. Excitement for Anthem is building, and we’re deeply invested in delivering a great new experience with this game when it launches in [Early 2019].
None of EA’s executives had much else to say about Anthem, but Wilson returned during the Q&A portion to fill in a few more details about the delay. According to the CEO, Anthem was delayed to give it some breathing room away from the Fall 2018 launch of Battlefield 6:
The first thing about Anthem is regardless of kind of how it’s being portrayed, we are not looking at that as a delay in the game. We’ve chosen to launch Anthem in [Early 2019] and the date is really determined by portfolio of balancing consideration not for product readiness reasons. It’s tracking well on its development milestones. We are really confident of its ship date.
We are really excited by the way the next Battlefield is shaping up and it might set… it probably doesn’t make sense to launch Anthem right up next to it. And when you think about Anthem as a brand new IP, we also believe it make sense to give it its own launch window so that we can give us a focus and attention that it deserve and give it some free air.
As for Battlefield 6, Wilson promised that it will appeal to “longtime fans and new players alike” with “innovation at every level, incredible stories at the core, astonishing visuals, and gameplay that will captivate every Battlefield fan.”