The voice for a generation Kevin Conroy, the prolific voice actor who portrayed Batman across film, television, and video games, has died after a short battle with cancer. He was 66. Conroy began his acting career on the stages of New York and San Diego after attending The Julliard School, where he studied alongside Christopher Reeve and roomed with Robin Williams. He performed on Broadway, did Shakespeare, and made the rounds on television, popping up in some of the biggest shows of the ’80s....

Talking to kids about video games As many of you know, I am quite the gamer. Not only that, but I am quite thegame collector. It comes as no surprise then that my daughter, Kaitlyn, would also follow in her dear old dad’s footsteps. Ever since she could walk and talk, Kaitlyn has been gaming. Obviously, there are limits to what she plays. She is only nine years old. Most of her gaming consists of family friendly games on the DS, 3DS and Wii U, likeMario Kart 8,Tomodachi Life,Animal Crossing,Kirby: Triple DeluxeandHometown Story....

Possibly Golos Wizards of the Coast is getting ready to post their updated banned and restricted (B&R) list now that the newEldraineset is underway, and thanks to some current meta-developments, that date is getting pushed up a bit. Originally scheduled for November 18, the announcement will now be made on October 21, and a lot of players have narrowed down exactly what’s going to be on the chopping block. Right now data shows that a deck based around“Field of the Dead,”a land that creates countless amounts of zombie tokens and is hard to counter (because lands generally can’t be destroyed, and the few cards that could easily take it out have been rotated), is accounting for roughly 22% of the entire meta in tourney place....

Cool as ice If Upper One Games’Never Alonesticks out to you as one of the best examples of storytelling in recent memory, don’t be surprised. It sort of has an unfair advantage. You see, the tale it tells has only been passed down throughout several generations’ time. But, while its roots are in the past, the way it’s being told is unique and wholly original. Never Aloneis a puzzle platformer that’s about an old folktale of the Inupiat people — one of seven major indigenous groups in Alaska....

Plus Injustice, Rise of the Hutt Cartel, and Soul Hackers After a couple of lackluster weeks of new releases, we’re spoiled for choice this week. A plethora of games drop, begging for your attention. Time to blow more money. At the top of the list, for me, is the latest piece ofDishonoredDLC,The Knife of Dunwall.Daud, the DLC’s protagonist, only appeared in the main game briefly, but he has a central role in the story of Corvo’s set-up....

Also,Azure Striker Gunvolt 3(on July 28) It’s a landmark day for the Nintendo Switch eShop, as theLive A Livere-release is finally happening. Fans have been clamoring to see this one get released outside of Japan for several decades, and now it’s become a reality today on the Switch: with enhanced visuals to boot! The other big game that’s coming out within a week or so isAzure Striker Gunvolt 3, which is headed to the eShop on July 28....

Prep your Evoker The hopes of the Persona fan community continued to rise as ongoing evidence suggests Atlus is prepping a remake of the much-loved 206 release,Persona 3. While there have already been whispers that said remake was in the works, a new domain purchase by the publisher adds fresh fuel to the fire. Atlus has recentlyupdated the domain name“P3RE”, which has led fans to believe that an announcement pertaining to aPersona 3 RemakeorPersona 3 Reloadedis imminent....

The lizard’s glide gets an upgrade The vast, open world of Paldea is open for exploring. And if fast travel is too slow for you, then this latestPokemon ScarletandVioletglitch may be more your speed. Players have been utilizing a trick that essentially turns your legendary, either Koraidon or Miraidon, into a fighter jet. This speed glitch started gaining popularity recently thanks to Twitter user@yuudainano, though theynotethat others discovered it before their post gained traction....

Digital Foundry charts a course through dangerous waters On paper, Sony’s PlayStation 4 has 50% more rendering power than Microsoft’s Xbox One. How will that translate to real-world performance? How will multiplatform games be affected? The people must know, and they must knownow! Ever the instigator, Digital Foundry has decided to temporarily sate gamers’ technolust by creating a set ofcompletely hypothetical spec comparisons. Using PCs with equivalent guts to the two upcoming consoles, DF ran a few games, such asTomb RaiderandCrysis 3, to see how well the machines could maintain a high frame rate....

So you don’t need to start over So as you may have heard, BioWare’s latest project, the looter shooterAnthem, had a private demo session last week. It was called the “VIP demo,” which was actually extended to regular old people by way of VIP invites: so odds are if you really really wanted to get in, you did. Either way, the public demo period starts today. It’ll run from February 1 through February 3, kicking off at 9AM PT and ending at 6PM PT respectively....

It’s videogames, I promise Years afterReading Rainbowconcluded its 155 episode run, it seems as if it is poised for a comeback after it just closed its successful Kickstarter at just under $5.5 million. So how is this VIDEOGAMES? Well, there’s alimited edition Ouyafor it, (that’s kind of videogames), but the real videogames is that it’s coming to consoles in app form on Apple TV, the Amazon Fire TV, the Roku, and the PlayStation/Xbox platforms....

Sever maintenance Once upon a time,Gran Turismowas the undisputed champion of console racing simulators. It paved the way for many of the features we take for granted in modern racing games and developer Polyphony Digital has always striven to be at the top of its class.Gran Turismohad such a striking sense of realism that just watching the games in motion was a pure joy. Somewhere along the line,Gran Turismostopped being so relevant....

Kinzie crossover It’s no surprise thatSaints Rowfavorite Kinzie Kensington has breachedAgents of Mayhem. She’s built an entire career around getting places she’s not supposed to be. Today,Agents of Mayhemadded the “Safeword” DLC which sees Kinzie cross over as a playable character. The add-on runs $5 and comes with a handful of new agent missions tailored specifically to Kinzie. Developer Volition says that these missions shed more light on her backstory....