Counter hit.

Following on from around two weeks of unmitigated chaos in the Tekken community, Bandai Namco has dropped patch 2.00.02 for Tekken 8 in an opening bid to win back the trust of its players.

In case you haven't heard, the game's Season 2 update was a disaster; baffling balance adjustments robbed the title of its competitive edge practically overnight, while a range of broken moves and crazy bugs further damaged the development team's reputation.

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Pick a job, any job.

The original Fantasy Life on the Nintendo 3DS was a deeply charming little adventure, blending job-based, life sim elements with RPG-style exploration and combat.

And its anticipated sequel, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, is starting to look like the perfect follow-up, building and expanding upon everything that the first game did well.

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Scouting things out.

Ubisoft has a new battle royale game in development, reportedly.

According to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson — who, we must reiterate, has an immaculate track record when it comes to the French publisher — this project is "heavily inspired" by Respawn Entertainment's Apex Legends.

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Live on Twitch later today.

The collapse of E3 has given way to all kinds of independent video game presentations, and another one has popped up, seemingly out of nowhere.

Named Galaxies, this gaming showcase is set to broadcast its first ever show very soon indeed, exclusively on Twitch.

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Closing the Gate.

The concept of post-launch support for video games has been well established for generations now, but some developers manage to go above and beyond all expectations.

Numerous examples come to mind. CD Projekt Red's support for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was incredibly impressive, topped off by a freely upgradable, much improved PS5 Complete Edition almost a decade later.

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Bound by rage.

We love a retro-style 2D action game, and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound continues to look like one of the most exciting examples on the horizon.

Developed by The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous), this new gameplay trailer is all about Kumori, the second playable protagonist in the throwback action platformer.

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Geralt of here.

In what will probably end up being the weirdest news story of the day, The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red has felt the need to post an official statement regarding some kind of ongoing scam.

Apparently, the scam in question revolves around people being invited to beta test The Witcher 4 — the highly anticipated sequel that was announced last year.

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Don't let them merge.

If you recall, horror developer Bloober Team said it's done making "sh*tty" games, and this new trailer for Cronos: The New Dawn shows it might be holding to that.

Releasing this year on PS5, Cronos: The New Dawn is a sci-fi survival horror action game with quite the setup. Playing as a Traveler, your mission is to extract select people from the past before their deaths to a cataclysmic event. You bring them into the future, where horrifying abominations have left the world a harsh wasteland.

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Better than ever.

Now that we know the Oblivion remake is real (technically it's a remaster, according to the leaked materials), plenty of overhyped onlookers have been asking whether the revival will feature improved gameplay systems and mechanics.

Oblivion is, after all, approaching its 20th anniversary, and in terms of character progression and combat, it hasn't aged especially well. The concern, then, is that this remaster is just that — a graphical overhaul and not much else.

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Also addresses PS5 crashes.

A small update for Assassin's Creed Shadows will be deployed later today (the 16th April), Ubisoft has confirmed.

Patch 1.0.3 is basically a hotfix for issues introduced via the title's previous update. In particular, the ability to sell multiple items at once is actually being removed, as it was discovered that selling too many items at once could crash the game.

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Over the Kliff.

A fresh batch of previews for Crimson Desert have popped up online, and as always, it's intriguing to hear more about this extremely promising open world adventure.

However, these new hands-on articles do raise some concerns over how the action RPG actually plays. In case you haven't seen previous gameplay clips, it's fair to say that Crimson Desert is a complex beast, boasting crazy combos, flashy defensive techniques, and some wild-looking enemies.

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A twist of fate.

Bungie's a busy studio these days, isn't it? Having just handed us a full reveal of Marathon, the developer is now looking ahead to a big Destiny 2 event that's happening next month.

We don't have much information to go on right at this moment, but we do know that the ongoing shooter's next expansion is called The Edge of Fate, and it'll be the centerpiece of the game's immediate future.

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Kenny Young "nailed it".

Among the many reasons Astro Bot is so wonderful is its soundtrack, created by returning composer Kenny Young. Some of the best tracks are the brilliant remixes of the themes from beloved PlayStation series, and now, the composer for God of War's last two games has shared his thoughts after hearing the cheery spin on his moody music.

Bear McCreary, who produced the soundtracks for God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok, has spoken to VGC about Bot of War, the level inspired by Santa Monica Studio's iconic franchise.

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"We've taken it to a new level".

Days Gone looks and performs brilliantly on the PS5 with backwards compatibility, which has left some pondering what the game’s upcoming remaster can possibly achieve.

Obviously, we already know it’s getting the Horde Assault mode, which ups the amount Freakers to 800 on the screen. But what about the overall presentation?

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They'll cost you a pretty penny.

Hyper-realistic model manufacturer JND Studios, a company based in Korea, is working on a statue of Stellar Blade’s Eve.

You can see some of the firm’s previous work on its website, and its extraordinarily high-quality. It’s also unlikely to be for those without bulging bank balances – you’re looking at prices of up to $3,000 here.

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You've gotta have Phaethon.

There are video game collectibles that basically break the bank, like the new hyper-realistic Stellar Blade models – and then there are actually affordable ones.

Pop Up Parade has built its business around offering high quality figurines which the average consumer can actually afford, and it’s just opened pre-orders for its Zenless Zone Zero series.

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Unlock all-new cars along the way.

Forza Horizon 5 will make its PS5 debut later this month, alongside a new mode named Horizon Realms, which will allow newcomers to experience all of the game’s previously released live service content at once.

Effectively, this repurposes the past three years’ worth of “evolving world” content, meaning you won’t miss out on any of the time limited stuff that’s been released prior to the racer being ported to Sony’s console.

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Monstrous.

Sony has re-released underrated PS2 kaiju brawler War of the Monsters on both the PS5 and PS4, as part of its improved PS Plus Premium retro push.

While this game was already available on the PS Store as part of the platform holder’s previous efforts, it’s now contained within the company’s new emulator, which comes with all sorts of advantages – like quick save and rewind.

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Sky's the limit.

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter looks like a ridiculously cool remake based on everything we've seen of it so far — but some fans have long wondered whether the game will simply reuse the old localisation from when Trails in the Sky was originally brought overseas by publisher Xseed Games.

As it turns out, 1st Chapter will feature a newly localised script, as per the official pre-order information from remake publisher GungHo Online Entertainment.

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