News

Have you ever played an older Harvest Moon title and lamented the fact that you had to walk a long ways just to get to a river to fish? No more. Natsume, the developers behind the very successful farming simulation franchise, launched a new trailer for their upcoming 3DS title, Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley. While most of us assumed that Natsume would once again have to take the franchise in a new direction, I'm not sure many would have bet on a Minecraft knock-off.

Indie Showcase is an attempt to bring some of the best, yet often forgotten indie titles to the foreground and reminisce over yesteryears offerings from the indie scene.

Super Smash Brothers is one of the biggest games of the year, and Nintendo knew that a lot of people wanted to play it. For that reason, they decided not to limit the brand new demo just to E3 attendees, but struck a deal with Best Buy so that people could play their latest brawler across the United States and beyond. The good news? Tens of thousands of people took up the chance to check it out. It was so successful that they'll be considering doing the same with future titles.

While it's clear that there are similarities between Battefield 4 and Battlefield: Hardline, it's fair to say that it appears that it's going to be more than just a small expansion. New maps, new modes and a brand new campaign is more than enough to justify the new cost, but some people - especially those already wary of yearly sequels - are less willing to give EA the benefit of the doubt, especially after the issues they had with the last game (released less than a year ago).

For anybody involved in the Rock Band community, John Drake will be instantly recognizable. As a key member in the Harmonix team, he was a regular target of people who disappointed once again by the distinct lack of classic rock (or punk, or metal, or hair metal, or...). This weekend he announced he'd be leaving the music game developer, but not without promising that Harmonix have some great things to come.

A few members of the GamesReviews staff, along with myself, made a number of E3 predictions for Nintendo. In general, our predictions were pretty safe. But that doesn't mean we cannot ridicule those that were so far off the map; unfortunately for myself, I think I take the brunt of the ridicule. Regardless, here is how things worked out. I put a score on each category to see how well I, as well as the staff, did.

Joe Ryan and the GRCast Team are returning this week with the first of their second season of gaming podcasts. Join us as we introduce a whole host of new ideas, new faces and new laughs. Watch as Joe tests our writer's knowledge of this hobby that we love, and as we tackle the biggest, most important gaming issues of the day. Our second season kicks off with our GRCast E3 Special, where we'll be balancing the ups and downs of the biggest event in the gaming calender. And is E3 sexist? That's an accusation we've heard this week, but is there any meat in it?

Xenoblade Chronicles X is brilliant. Take everything that you loved about the 2010 Wii exclusive, throw in some fan service from the entire Xenoseries, polish it off with HD visuals, and you have what may be the most impressive RPG experience at e3 2014.

Fantasy life is an upcoming 3DS title from Level 5 studios that combines a unique blend of Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy, and Zelda elements. The game was released in Japan back in 2012 and now is set to release in EU on Sep 26th and in NA on Oct. 24th 2014. The cartoonish world of Fantasy Life is based completely on choice. From character creation, to the roles that your character will have, the life you lead in this fantasy will change with every play through. You can also switch lives at anytime so you’re not stuck being someone you don’t want to be.

Nintendo announced its new IP for the Nintendo 3DS last night at the E3 Developer's Discussion. Titled Code Name: S.T.E.A.M, the turn based strategy RPG is set in the steampunk inspired universe of London. It has elements of third person action games as well as shooters. Developed by Intelligent Designs (Fire Emblem Awakening) the premise of Code Name: S.T.E.A.M is that it allows you to play as an elite fighting force formed by Abraham Lincoln to battle invaders from other worlds.