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A couple weeks ago we told you about Capcom's efforts to promote the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, which will be hitting consoles next week on May 29th. The company is in the middle of promoting the game by doing retrospective videos on the previous games

Whether or not you think it's tasteful to do a Far Cry 5 campaign in the middle of a Vietnam setting will be up for debate over the next couple weeks as Ubisoft officially revealed their trailer for the "Hours Of Darkness" DLC, set to be released on June 5th.

It was only a matter of time before Caffeine threw their hat into the monetization ring. This morning, the gaming broadcast platform announced a new plan to allow streamers to earn income off their streams.

Whether or not you're headed to E3 in a few weeks, Nintendo wants to make sure you get a chance to check out their Splatoon 2 World Championship. Today, the company released details about the event being streamed live from the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles.

The Overwatch team is pulling out all the stops to show off their latest array of goodies for the game's second anniversary, which includes a brand-new infographic showing off all the stats up to now.

Yes, it's true: every game we know is getting in on celebrating anniversaries. The latest to join the group is Tekken 7, which will be celebrating with a bunch of free DLC content for the game.

Yesterday, the wonderful Loot Crate gods smiled upon us and got me the Loot Crate DX a little faster than they did last month for review. Considering that these boxes have been pretty awesome so far, I was already stoked to see what was inside. But, oh my, I was not prepared for what was coming my way.

Depending on how you feel about the Nintendo Switch as a portable device, this may some of the best news you've heard in a while. Nintendo has started selling Switch consoles in Japan that do not have a dock to hook up to your TV, making them just portable versions of the device.

I've enjoyed many years of tabletop RPG games where we had nothing but pencils, paper, and imagination. But at a certain point, the mind needs substance. So for those who have a budget, there are options to make your game pop, and Wizkids is pretty awesome and making some things come to life.

If you've been wondering when the next DC Comics-themed LEGO game will be coming from TT Games and WBIE, your questions are most likely going to get answered at E3 this year. Why? Because the company is teasing something this week that is pretty easy to read into.

Finally, after being introduced months ago and having to wait for them to be developed enough to be added to the game, Epic Games have introduced the Jetpack to regular Fortnite gameplay.

We're nearing the end of May, which means we're going to start seeing many of our subscription boxes arrive at the door this month. The first one we got for May was from Loot Gaming, with what appeared to be a thinner box than normal. So we cracked it open to see what they sent us this month.

As you're getting ready to purchase Dark Souls Remastered today, Bandai Namco would like to remind you of all the awesome times you had with the game (and possibly entice some others to buy it) with an official launch trailer.

If you're looking for a game that will deliver tons of pain and punishment just for wanting to play in hell, have we got the setting for you. Madmind Studio, the developers behind Agony, just released a new trailer this week showing off their ultra-hard setting called "Agony Mode".

We're slowly approaching the general release of Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, and today the crew at Dungeons & Dragons have introduced fans to a brand-new enemy that will make your skin crawl in the form of the Oblex.

Close the door, fix your scarf, grab your umbrella, and remember to change the celery stick on your shirt. Twitch and the BBC have partnered up to present another Twitch Marathon, this time with a seven-week run of Doctor Who episodes from the first seven doctors.

Quantic Dream are now turning up the promotion levels for Detroit: Become Human on high as we're now seeing the first of four short films being released for the game. These films are designed to give a pre-story before the events in the game occur. 

Apparently, some Halo fans got all up in arms after seeing the new arcade machine for Halo: Fireteam Raven last week. So much so, that they decided to yell at staff from 343 Industries on Twitter about it. The thing about Twitter though, some people respond.

If you were to tell me that Nintendo was planning to release an N64 Classic Edition this year, I'd probably respond with a resounding "duh!" But the latest trademark filed by the company pretty much confirms that not only is it on the way, they're pre-planning the release as we speak.

Some big news that was a rumor back in April and has now gotten confirmation, as Sega will be doing remastered versions of Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 exclusively for the PS4.

In a rather strange turn of events, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round will be added to the EVO 2018 Championship Series. Koei Tecmo made the announcement in a press release this morning, along with a letter from Yosuke Hayashi and Yohei Shimbori about the addition.

Good news if you're looking to get a job in the gaming industry as a writer: Guerrilla Games (the people behind Horizon Zero Dawn) is looking to hire two new writers for what appears to be a brand-new RPG title.

If you've been grooving on those sweet Splatoon 2 tunes, then we got good news for you. The next soundtrack for the game is on the way, and it's currently set to be released on July 18th.

Some cool news from Ubisoft today as they finally revealed when Donkey Kong would be joining Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. The next DLC called Donkey Kong Adventure will be hitting the Nintendo Switch in June.

As we start winding down in May and looking ahead at June for summer releases, we're getting a weird assortment of video game releases this week. A number of these games are collectors editions, re-releases, and other retro titles.

This morning, Blizzard officially launched the Overwatch Anniversary event, complete with a brand-new set of items to get in loot boxes, a brand-new deathmatch map to play on, and making good on a promise we thought might not be fully true.

A couple months ago, Asymmetric announced that it would be bringing West of Loathing to the Nintendo Switch as part of Nintendo's Nindies program, but we never got an official date. This week, the company sent out an official notice letting fans know when it was coming.

It's been a few days since Treyarch's big reveal for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4, and people still seem to be up in arms that this sequel to the franchise will not include a traditional campaign mode. So much so that Call of Duty's Executive Vice President and General Manager, Robert Kostich, had to address it. 

Niantic posted a brand-new blog entry today on their website letting Pokémon GO fans know that there's a new batch of Pokémon on the way.

If you've been waiting to see when the next couple DLC character will be arriving for Dragon Ball FighterZ will be arriving, don't worry -- Bandai Namco is fully aware that you want them in the game as soon as possible.