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“1996… I’ll never forget it.”It was the year video game publisher Capcom releasedResident Evil(orBiohazardin Japan) on the original PlayStation, setting the stage for a burgeoning genre named as soon as its opening cutscene concluded: “Enter the Survival Horror.” Like a lot of games in its generation,Resident Evilbased much of its production values on the film medium - specifically ground-zero zombie filmmaker George A. Romero’s work - and in the 24 years since, the franchise has kept its cinematic influence near and dear....

Quick Links With the announcement of theMario Kart 8 DeluxeBooster Course Pass DLC, many players have been excitedly waiting to play remastered courses from theMario Kartseries of games. SinceSuper Mario Kartwas released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), shortcuts have formed part of each track. The shortcuts can often be challenging to find, yet enable vital seconds to be saved on lap times and to achieve first place. RELATED:What Mario Kart 9 Could Learn From Forgotten Kart Racers TheLucky Cat Cupforms part of the initialMario Kart 8 DeluxeBooster Course Pass and features four tracks -Tokyo BlurandNinja HideawayfromMario Kart Tour,Shroom RidgefromMario Kart DS,andSky GardenfromMario Kart: Super Circuit....

Nintendo’s iconic racing franchise has been zooming into the hearts of gamers and pop culture as a whole since its debut in the early ’90s on the Super Nintendo. From more hardcore online tournaments to casual entertainment at parties,Mario Kartis among Nintendo’s most popular IPs, with each new release in the series becoming synonymous with the system it launched for. Yet, as the years go on, Nintendo’s latest console awaits a brand newMario Karttitle to call its own....

Developer Asobo Studio has revealed the recommended specs forMicrosoft Flight Simulator,and fans of the popular sim series may need to upgrade their computers and clear out their hard drives to playMicrosoft Flight Simulatorwhen it releases later this year. In a post on the game’s official site, Asobo set the minimum spec forMicrosoft Flight Simulatoras 8GB of RAM, the recommended spec at 16GB of RAM, and the ideal spec at 32GB of RAM....

The Last of Us 2studio Naughty Dog is growing its multiplayer development team with a new major hire, according to a tweet shared from the developer Monday. The studio has been building buzz forThe Last of Us 2with several story and gameplay demos since the game was unveiled in 2016, but so far Naughty Dog has focused on the post-apocalyptic action title’s single-player campaign since the original title’s multiplayer won’t be included in the new game....

Mangaka Kae Hashimoto revealed that they will be working on a new spin-off series in theCells at Work!franchise. The announcement was made on their Twitter account on January 16. Hashimoto is currently writing theInterviews with Monster Girlsspin-off,Occult-chan wa Katarenai, which began serialization in Young Magazine the 3rd in 2019 before moving to Monthly Young Magazine in 2021. RELATED:Kodansha Comics Will Digitally Publish Great Teacher Onizuka, GTO 14: Days in Shonan Manga...

Persona 5is & of the most stylish and entertaining gamesto ever come out on the PlayStation 4. Already one of the best RPGs in the genre,Persona 5 Royalsomehow managed to improve upon a near-perfect formula and turn it intoone of the greatest games ever released. RELATED:Persona 5: 10 Easter Eggs That Fans May Have Missed Mementos is one of the most interesting areas inPersona 5– a randomly-generated dungeon that people who’ve played throughPersona 3and4will be quite familiar with....

Summary Inspired by the reveal of the next core-seriesPokemongame, which will take players back to the Kalos region, one fan artist has redesigned the Cacnea family as regional variants that are exclusive to the France-themed region, while also creating a new third evolutionary stage for the species. Many creative members of thePokemoncommunity have been busy creating their own custom Mega Pokemon and Kalos regional variants since the reveal ofPokemon Legends: Z-Alast month, with the confirmed return of mega evolution sparking a wave of creative inspiration among fans....

Pokemon GOplayers get to complete different Research quests for the battle-focused Rivals Week 2024 event. The event comprises a Field Research, a Timed Research, several bonuses, wild spawns, Shiny monsters, and more. Regarding the Field and Timed Research quests, completing them rewards several in-game items and Pokemon encounters. ThePokemon GORivals Week event starts onSaturday, July 09, 2025, at 10 AMand ends onThursday, July 21, 2025, at 8 PM Local Time. Players get to complete several tasks, each offering a specific reward upon completion....

Quick Links Pokmeon GO’s gameplay isn’t modeled after the typical RPG-style of mostPokemongames. Each Pokemon has two types of moves: Fast and Charged. However, depending on the type of battle, a Pokemon’s moves will function a bit differently. Player’s can either battle other Pokemon at the gym/raids, or they can battle another trainer one-on-one. For casual players, there’s the Train option to help newcomers with the different battle system. The leaders of Team Valor/Mystic/Instinct aren’t just there to give Appraisals or advice when playing throughPokemon GO....

Players keeping up withPokemon GOare now able to participate in the Sinnoh Throwback Challenge Event, which has just begun. This event has many different challenges including challenges requiring trainers to catch a steel-type Pokemon as well as taking a picture of a steel-type Pokemon. Steel-type aren’t the most common type of Pokemon, so some trainers might struggle with finding one out in their neighborhoods. Pokemon inPokemon GOhave different spawn rates depending on the environment they’re in, like real animals....

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetare set to receive a major update later this month that will introduce a number of bug fixes and new functionality. As part of this update 1.2.0, one ofPokemon Scarlet and VioletVGC’s most powerful monsters will have a bug fixed that made it even more powerful than it was intended to be. Dondozo has been a threat in the competitive meta since VGC Series 1, but part of what made it so strong might have been the result of a bug, leaving its post-update usage up in the air....

In spite of some recent industry rumblings to the contrary, a newly emerged report claims that the rumored remake ofMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaterwon’t be a PlayStation exclusive. This claim surfaced shortly after one industry insidersuggested that theMetal Gear Solidseries' revival is imminent.Reports about exclusivity deals between Konami and Sony have been circulating online for several years by now. The latest such claim emerged earlier in May, suggesting that the rumoredMetal Gear Solid 3remake is not only real but also a PlayStation exclusive....