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No rest for the weary Billie Lurk is tough as nails. She’s appeared throughout theDishonoredgames, always dedicated to her mission and prepared to do whatever it takes to get a job done. Her work as an assassin has led her places many could never imagine, but inDishonored: Death of the Outsider, Billie Lurk’s final task is nearly unfathomable. She’s going to kill a mischievous god. The latestDeath of the Outsidertrailer hones in on Billie’s unique supernatural abilities and combat prowess....

Sony finally announced the price point for its new handheld, which has been rechristened thePlayStation Vita: $249 for the Wi-Fi-only model, and $299 for the model with Wi-Fi and 3G. Now all that remains to be seen is the quality of the launch lineup, and Sega is doing its part on the sports-gaming front with a port of its recently released tennis title,Virtua Tennis 4. The team is taking full advantage of the handheld’s unique hardware —VT4on Vita includes optional front and rear touch panel controls, support for the system’s Party mode for social gaming, and camera functionality for face scanning....

1.7 million uniques during the course of the weekend EVO 2013 has come and gone, and with it records have been smashed. Twitch.TV has informed us there were record breaking viewership numbers for multiple games. The max concurrent viewership for the day was 144,848 people forUltimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. Super Smash Bros. Meleebrought in roughly 134,000 viewers, andStreet Fighter IVtopped at around 125,000. Matthew DiPietro, VP of Marketing at Twitch....

Also, theMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection The Japan Game Awards ceremony took place this past weekend atTGS 2022, andthe results are in for the top 10 award-winning games. As a bit of context, each year an organization called the Computer Entertainment Association of Japan doles out awards at TGS, honoring a variety of games from multiple regions. Here’s the full list of 10 games that won the Future Division category (in no particular order), which quite literally highlights titles that are coming up, and haven’t been released yet:...

You know you’re a… sweet little heart-break-er… Granblue Fantasy: Versusreceives a brand new character today, one who seems sure to be popular with rushdown fans and DeviantArt supporters everywhere. Foxy franchise fan-favorite Yuel isnow ready to join the battle, arriving as part of the gorgeous fighter’s second season pass. InGranblue Fantasylore, Yuel is a daring adventurer, who is constantly distracted from her life quest to discover a thousand-years-old treasure by the people and places that she encounters on her journeys....

Hands-on at PAX Australia I would be lying if I said thatGravity Rush 2wasn’t the first game I ran to the moment I got through the door on day one of PAX Australia. I know thatSteven Hansen has already previewed it at E3, but considering that this has been my most anticipated game of both 2016 and 2017, I felt compelled to play it for myself. The demo on show at PAX Australia had two courses to choose from, with the easier one designed to familiarise players to the game’s controls and combat....

A legitimate reason to use a Christopher Walken header image? Today is a good day. There’s more tonext week’s updateforHalo 5: Guardiansthan Forge mode, maps, and REQs. The game is also expanding its control options. You’ll be able to adjust the look acceleration and the inner and outer dead zones, as detailed in thisblog postby 343 Industries. Look acceleration affects how long it takes to hit max look speed while holding the analog stick all the way in one direction....

Back in the cockpit The studio behindShadowrun Returns, Harebrained Schemes, is planning to resurrect another classic PC series in the near future, trading in net-running cyberpunks for the towering mechs of theBattleTechuniverse. The studiohas announcedthat it will be running a Kickstarter in the fall to drum up the funding to remake the venerable game of armored combat for a new generation. BattleTechwas co-created by Harebrained Schemes founder Jordan Weisman, so this is something of a homecoming for the studio....

X enhanced, too The indie “double A” hitHellblade: Senua’s Sacrificeis now confirmed to be making the jump to Xbox One after aratings board sort of leakedthe existence of a port. The game will launch on April 11 and retail for the regular $29.99 and contain some Xbox One X enhancements in the form of various performance modes. Anyone that pre-orders the title or purchases it during the first week will receive a 10% discount....

Tons of info to sift through Square Enix has posted the 3.0 update patch notes forFinal Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, which is due for launch on Friday for early access pre-orders. It details the new locations, jobs, abilities, items, and everything else you’ll need to start planning your time with the expansion. Note that these are preliminary, so they don’t detail everything, mostly so the community doesn’t go crazy and try to exploit or manipulate the economy before everything changes....

Starring ‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano Here’s the first look atYakuza 6, and — wait — is that Beat Takeshi? Why yes, yes it is. The famed Japanese entertainer, who you might know the host of cult game showTakeshi’s Castle, has a role in Sega’s latest gangster drama, which is launching on PlayStation 4 in Japan next fall. In addition to making contestants run through ridiculous obstacle courses, Takeshi Kitano has worked in virtually every facet of the film industry, including a number of roles portraying yakuza in Japanese crime movies — so the subject matter here is familiar territory for the man....

The crap thatHigh Voltage gets the Wii to dois pretty amazing. Looking atThe Conduitin person you can tell that they’ve accomplished some pretty amazing stuff on the Wii graphically. Time to call it day and ride out your glory until the end of time, right? Evidently not. High Voltage seems to have the idea that they can do even more on the Wii and will be presenting that more at this year’s E3, which, by the way is now only a month away....

Are you okay with getting your progress rolled back? It’s crazy what can be considered a “beta” these days. Often times, betas are nothing but glorified demos, providing very little in terms of actual stress testing and used as more of a marketing tool. Sometimes I really miss the days of PlayStation Underground and demo discs. But alas, MMO betas are, for the most, part, legit betas. They allow the developer to not only test out the servers before launch to smooth people in as smoothly as possible, but they obtain valuable feedback that helps balance quests, characters, and the overall experience....