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A bad month for the gaming industry as a whole but especially Nintendo. Yes, the economy is in the toilet but after the success that the Switch 1 was, this can't be the result Nintendo was hoping the successor would have in its first Black Friday especially with the first new Mario Kart in more than a decade bundled in, an awesome 3D DK game and a new Pokémon. That's also with retailers doing their own promotions for the console.
PS5 is now five years on the market and has already sold a healthy amount of units since it launched so, while not great, things also aren't completely disastrous for the brand.

1. Resident Evil: Requiem
2. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
3. Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
4. Code Violet
5. Romeo is a Dead Man

@TDHorizon
Yup, I'm in my 40s now and my friends around the same age feel the same way I do about in-game collectibles over trophies. Ideally we could have both but gaming is what it is these days.

Guy had a great career. Will be interesting to see if this really is his retirement or just a much-needed break and then he turns up somewhere else. The latter seems to happen a lot in this industry.

The next time Sega does something the correct and easy way will be the first time. Decades in the business yet the incompetence when it comes to such simple things runs rampant.

I'm not that disappointed just happy to have the game on a modern platform that's hooked up to my monitor. Eventhough I've always liked the trophy/achievement system on PS and Xbox consoles, I do miss when instead of getting some digital 'prize' you'd actually unlock cool things in-game like new characters, costumes, stages, etc. I'd trade having that back for no more trophy system any time.

Looking forward to both games. If I was picking just one, I'd lean more towards Legacy of Atlantis because they're pulling from source material we already know is great. Catalyst is highly interesting, though. Seems Lara has her edge back and, even better, looks like she might be on the older side. We see old dudes kicking a** in games quite frequently, very rarely is there a female character who's aged up a bit.

@LifeGirl
I've already seen people on both sides of the idiotic 'culture war' debate saying dumb s**t. I'd like to say it's surprising but it's not.

@get2sammyb
It looks cool, for sure.

@get2sammyb
I don't know man, didn't see enough of these games to get that impression but it's probably closer than the reboot trilogy was (I did enjoy those games also), which is cool, and I'm always down for more Tomb Raider. Definitely looking forward to both.

Looks like a game that's right up my alley.

PS5 - Ninja Gaiden 4, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.: World Stage

Switch 2 - Yakuza Kiwami 2, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Neon Inferno

Microsoft lost the plot a long time ago.

PS5 - Ninja Gaiden 4, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage

Switch - Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Neon Inferno

Bought it for Switch 2. It was on sale on the EShop, $17 and change total after tax in the U.S., not sure if the deal is still going. Played through the first two levels and I'm going to have to get a lot better but it's really fun. This is exactly the kind of game that would be right at home back in the 16-bit days.

Easily my favorite fighting game this generation and the post-launch support has been better than I expected, even some of the battle passes are pretty good, which with most games (any genre) isn't the case.

Still a day one for me. Probably Switch 2 instead of PS5 unless there are major performance differences.

Might end up being my favorite Lumines game, love what I've played so far. Big fan of the series as a whole, the original is one of the main reasons I got a PSP back in 2005. Had the Digital Deluxe Edition of this pre-ordered for a while. Wish there was a physical release, would've made this an even better launch but at the end of the day, just happy to get another entry in the IP.

@LifeGirl
Yeah, the 'boycott' of Hogwart's Legacy should've proved it's all noise. And earlier this year there was the controversy of Switch 2 prices and people saying they weren't going to buy it and it was going to flop, yet recent numbers show it's off to a strong start. Nobody should be shocked Yotei, a game from a well-liked studio, sold well.

Cool. Always look forward to seeing what Japanese devs are working on.

PS5 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Ninja Gaiden 4, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage, Full Metal Schoolgirl

Switch 2 - Mario Kart World, Street Fighter 6, Donkey Kong Bananza

PS5 - Ninja Gaiden 4, Tekken 3, Full Metal Schoolgirl, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage

All depends on the release schedule. Right now I'm playing Ninja Gaiden 4 and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Obviously not horror games.

Pre-ordered a disc copy which doesn't come out until December, but, glad to learn the game turned out well, not that I expected less from Digital Eclipse. A little disappointing about some of the omissions, have a feeling they're being saved for DLC.

Bought the 30th Anniversary Edition. Haven't tried the new World Stage single player mode yet but look forward to it.

I'll get the Deluxe Edition. My second most anticipated game right now after Metroid Prime 4.

On fun factor, 10/10. I still need to get better at the game, some of the bosses have been pretty challenging but very satisfying when I do figure it out. As far as the regular battles, they're awesome, and make you feel really bada**.

PS5 - Ninja Gaiden 4, Full Metal Schoolgirl, Tekken 3

Wow, just played it for the first time in a long time, but yeah, it does still hold up phenomenally well. My second favorite in the series behind Tekken 5.

Bought the Deluxe Edition, happy to see it get a good review here although (and, yes, I realize it's different reviewers!) I'm a bit surprised it scored the same as Ninja Gaiden 4. Anyway, I enjoyed the D3Publisher games I have played, Onechanbara Z2 Chaos, Origins and Samurai Maiden and decided to give benefit of the doubt on this since it looked cool.

It'd be cool if it had trophies but this is definitely not a deal breaker.

Been looking forward to this one since it was announced. Seems like Metal Gear Rising with a Ninja Gaiden skin. Not exactly what I would've expected for an NG game but still should be fun.

@SuntannedDuck2
Yeah, I think it was a mix of former DoA, Ninja Gaiden and Devil's Third devs. Also not sure what Itagaki's last project was, but I think DT was his last higher profile one.

I'm one of the very few weirdos who only plays the Call of Duty games for the campaign and I actually enjoyed what Black Ops 6 delivered and looking forward to 7. We'll see what happens. I always find it interesting that, every year, there's some kind of doom and gloom around this series but it still keeps trucking along similar to Pokémon. People can argue otherwise but that's two examples of franchises that do truly seem to be 'too big to fail.'

@SuntannedDuck2
He didn't work on Wanted: Dead but many of his former teammates did. A guy who worked with that group on Wanted made a post about it on Linkedin. He said eventhough Itagaki wasn't involved his influence was still very much part of its design.

Sad news, guy was a legend of the industry for sure, made some of my favorite games of all-time. He was a huge part of the reason the original Xbox was on my radar at all, even more than Halo, it was Dead or Alive 3 that had me interested in that console as I loved DoA 2 on Dreamcast.

Sounds better than what the reboot ended up being, but I also think they should've just ended the series after 4. It got too goofy even by Saints Row standards.

Great to have her back in the series.

I really like Silent Hill f but I don't think Townfall will be a game I can get into. I don't need tons of combat but it does need to be there to some degree for a game to be enjoyable, imo. I don't know how people get on with these games that completely lack it, but to each their own. Hope Townfall delivers for people who like that style.

@Nintendo4Sonic
Yeah, the Astro Bot controller is cool, too.

Nothing tops the awesome PlayStation 30th Anniversary DS design.

Nice. Great game so hopefully it continues to sell well.

Never played the series but this looks like a game I could enjoy.

Great for Sony's business but as a gamer this doesn't do much for me. I won't go as far as to say PS5 is a bad console, it's absolutely not. The hardware is good enough (also never really got to see what it's truly capable of for various reasons) and I own plenty of games for it that I've enjoyed a lot. However, while I'd categorize PS5 as a good console, it's also my least favorite PlayStation system including the PSP and Vita. Heck, if we branch out and talk about this generation as a whole, adding the Xbox series consoles into the discussion, it has been extremely disappointing. Gems here and there but gaming does lack the excitement, at least for me, that it had in previous gens, especially the 4th-7th.

@shonenjump86
Completely separate from the other games' stories so you can jump right in without worrying about that.

Picked up my copy today and also bought the Deluxe upgrade. Been looking forward to this one for a while. Haven't gotten to deep into the game yet but so far, so good. Nice to have a new Silent Hill that seems like it will be great.

Now that's a trailer. I know she was a pretty divisive character in Street Fighter 4 but I always liked her and glad she's finally making a return. New costume looks cool but throws me off a little with the cape or jacket or whatever that is flying around. The classic outfit is perfect.

I like Yakuza 3 so I'm definitely hyped for this announcement, will be a day one buy.

Overall reviews are much higher, though at the end of the day I've always thought best to just play the game if I'm interested and form my own opinion. This game could average in the 40s and I'd still get it because I'm just happy to see another mainline Silent Hill game. Looking forward to Thursday, hope I'll be able to avoid spoilers.

It has to be MGS 4. It's been stuck on PS3 for too long now when much more undeserving games got some kind of re-release. I would honestly be ok with nothing more than a graphics upgrade and a modern control scheme.

If you play a lot of games, you're going to need at least 2 TB (probably closer to 4) anyway. While it's not ideal, making the internal storage a little less is a much better choice than taking away something like backwards compatibility.