The next set of maps forHalo 4is less than a month away. TheCastle Map Packwill be dropping on April 8, which should be plenty of time to continue playing the recentMajestic Map Pack. This third add-on emphasizes vehicle-based combat and adds a new six-on-six playlist to War Games. For 800 Microsoft Points (unless you paid for the Map Pass),Castle‘s three maps are Daybreak, Outcast, and Perdition, shown above with a trailer and also in the gallery below....

New content weekly for four weeks The time for celebration is upon usHearthstonefans, the newBlackrock Mountainexpansion isavailable worldwide right now. Starting with today’sBlackrock Depthswing, new content will be available weekly for the next four weeks. Players can purchase each wing for either $7 or 700 gold. You can also buy all five wings at once for $25. I’ve taken enough of your time, don’t let me distract you from playing moreHearthstone....

Donald, Goofy get AI boosts? You saw the hot new trailer forKingdom Hearts IIIfrom Japan’s D23 Expo, but there’s a bit more to see in this PS4 Conversations With Creators video with Tetsuya Nomura. It’s really just a mix of other things we’ve seen before, but we’ll take what we can get. Famitsuhad a chance to talk to Nomura about this video and the upcoming game. Nomura told Famitsu that they’re considering some kind of remote play functionality forKH3for tablets and PS Vita....

And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks We are a month away from the long-awaited western launch of Gameforge’s online RPGKingdom Under Fire II, which has been tearing up the battlefields in Asia for almost ten years now. Set in the mythical land of Bersia,KUF IIconcerns a seemingly never-ending war between three distinct factions: The Human Alliance, The Dark Legion and The Encoblossians, all of whom are waging battle in efforts to be the dominating party within the continent....

Halo 5 rocks, except for the shooty bits Halo5: Guardiansis a video game much like any other; some parts of it are real good, others not so much. Take the story, for example, this part ofHalo 5is pretty nice. There’s a reason whywe gave the game a good numberin our review; if you dig cinematic action, like the stuff from Hollywood movies that video game blogs cover nowadays, it’s going to be a fun ride....

Dahaaaaaa When asked yet again if Phil Spencer was game for the previously Nintendo adorned duo of Banjo and Kazooie appearing inSuper Smash Bros., Microsoft boss Phil Spencer tweeted out a “yep” in solidarity. It might seem like a quick useless tweet, but there’s a history behind it.Spencer has been a fan of the idea for years, explaining that there’s no IP problems at all from his end: “I think it would be cool if Banjo was in the next SSB DLC....

Shout-out to my MK 3 O.G.s NetherRealm Studioshas revealedthe second of its trinity of skin packs headed to blood-soaked fighterMortal Kombat 11.The Femme Fatale skin pack launched August 25 and offers klassic looks to the roster’s dangerous kunoichi. The Femme Fatale pack includes outfits and accessories for Edenian empress Kitana, her BFF and loyal bodyguard Jade, and the mysterious and vampiric Skarlet. The new skins are reminiscent of the looks that Kitana and Jade sported in 1995’sMortal Kombat 3 –all scraped-back hair and revealing bodysuits....

It’s time to say, “Wahoo!” because multipleMariogames will get a $20 discount for March 10 (otherwise known as Mar10 day). Some of the discounted games includeSuper Mario RPGandMario Kart 8 Deluxe, potentially giving your Switch library a 1-UP. Many Mario games will be on sale From March 9 to March 15, the followingMariogames will be on sale at Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and Target: $39.99 $29.99 If you haven’t purchased a Nintendo Switch yet, the Japanese console manufacturer will provide a new bundle....

It’s scary to think that gamescom is happening next week, but if it brings us one small step closerto the releaseofNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, I’m all for it. In addition to that regrettably far-off game, Namco Bandai has shared the rest of the line-up it’s bringing to the crowds of Cologne, Germany. I feel as if most of these games are known quantities at this point, so of the list, I’m most interested in hearing Trek....

Did you ever wonder what it would look like if you ripped a human spine from various orifices? No, just me then. Well, join me for a quick jaunt down the twisted and bloody world ofThe Darkness IIwith this new trailer. Now, a little bit older and a little bit wiser, Jackie Estacado can now perform a wider range of execution moves with his Demon Arms, and can also unlock more through out the course of the game....

NSMBU game-altering DLC announced New Super Luigi Uwas announced this morning during today’s Nintendo Direct. The title is an large-scale add-on forNew Super Mario Bros. U, which is said to alter the game’s existing 80 plus courses into all-new levels. Earlier in the presentation Nintendo President Satoru Iwata declared 2013 the “Year of Luigi.” As such, this downloadable expansion will not feature Mario. Instead, the spotlight will focus entirely on his leaner, greener brother....

80% layoffs Nintendo has implemented a large-scale restructuring of its Korean branch, citing layoffs of 80% of its workforce, nearly shuttering the entire operation. 10 of its 50 employees are now remaining, which will relocate to a presumably smaller office outside of Seoul. Evidently the branch has been losing money for four years, but Nintendo isn’t ready to give up on it yet. Sadly, I tend to forget that this arm of Nintendo even exists, and hopefully they can figure out how to land back on their feet in the near future....

By now, many ofPhasmophobia“phans” will have been getting to grips with theEventide update, especially the brand-new map. Being a literal lighthouse, Point Hope offers something a little different for your ghost hunting experience. The fact that it contains 10 floors in total can seem a little daunting at first. However, on the plus side, this does suggest that there may be more than a few hiding places whenever that spectral being decides to go on a rampage....