Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1615

This week’s Famitsu review scores are in. Dark Devotion (PS4, Switch) – 7/6/7/7 [27/40]Deemo Reborn (PS4) – 8/9/8/7 [32/40]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (PS4, Xbox One) – 9/9/9/9 [36/40]Mononoke Slashdown (Switch) – 7/7/6/7 [27/40]Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Deluxe

Path of Exile 2, Path of Exile 1 expansion and challenge league, and Path of Exile: Mobile announced

Grinding Gear Games has announced Path of Exile 2, a new seven-act storyline that will be available alongside the original Path of Exile campaign, as well lead tot he same shared Atlas endgame. A release date was not announced, but

Famitsu to host Super Smash Bros. Ultimate cross-company tournament on November 22 featuring Sony Interactive Entertainment

Famitsu will host “Famitsu Presents Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cross-Company Game Tournament in Tokyo Odaiba Oedo Onsen Monogatari” on November 22 starting at 20:00 JST, the publication announced. The following companies will participate: Sun-Star StationerySugikoStylingLife Holdings PlazaStyle CompanyZoffTaisho PharmaceuticalTokkyo Chou

Square Enix teases new smartphone game Engage Souls

Square Enix has launched a Twitter account for a new smartphone title called Engage Souls. A pinned tweet from the account reads, “In 2020, a new game of eJanken (rock, paper, scissors) will begin!! Please look forward to future updates!”

Project Sakura Wars Tite Kubo character designs trailer

Sega has released a new trailer for Project Sakura Wars featuring the game’s original main character designs by Tite Kubo compared with their final in-game models. Project Sakura Wars is due out for PlayStation 4 on December 12 in Japan,

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has a Dragon Ball gathering element

The latest issue of V-Jump offers several new details on Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Get the tidbits below. By collecting the seven Dragon Balls, you can make a wish to fight a defeated enemy (there may also be other wishes).

Dragon Quest Builders 2 coming to PC on December 10

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to PC via Steam on December 10 for $59.99, publisher Square Enix announced. The PC version will include all of the downloadable content previously released via the Season Pass for the PlayStation 4 and

Valve announces Half-Life: Alyx for SteamVR

Valve has announced Half-Life: Alyx, its “flagship [virtual reality] game” for SteamVR. It will be unveiled on November 21 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. Stay tuned.

DJMax Respect V announced for PC

Neowiz has announced DJMax Respect V for PC. It will be available via Steam when it launches. At the moment, it is unclear how DJMax Respect V differs from DJMax Respect, which first launched for PlayStation 4 in July 2017.

Samurai Shodown for Switch delayed to Q1 2020 in the west

Publisher Athlon Games and developer SNK have delayed the Switch version of Samurai Shodown from its previously planned Q4 2019 release window to Q1 2020 in the west. Like the Japanese release, the Switch version of Samurai Shodown will include

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle version 2.0 update patch notes

Arc System Works has released the patch notes for the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle version 2.0 update, which is due out on November 21. Among various system and balance adjustments, the version 2.0 update adds the new “Cross Raid,” “Extra

Monkey King: Hero is Back DLC 'Episode 1: Uproar in Heaven' now available, 'Episode 2: Mind Palace' launches December 17

Monkey King: Hero is Back downloadable content “Episode 1: Uproar in Heaven” is now available, and “Episode 2: Mind Palace” will launch on December 17. Each episode can be purchased individually for $9.99 and is included in the $29.99 Season

Yakuza 0, Yakuza: Kiwami, and Yakuza: Kiwami 2 coming to Xbox One in early 2020

Yakuza 0, Yakuza: Kiwami, and Yakuza: Kiwami 2, which are currently available for PlayStation 4 and PC, are coming to Xbox One in early 2020 and will be available for Xbox Game Pass for console and PC, Sega announced. Here

Kandagawa Jet Girls DLC 'Senran Kagura Character Pass' announced

Marvelous has announced four more Senran Kagura playable character downloadable content sets for Kandagawa Jet Girls in addition to previously announced “DX Jet Pack” limited edition-exclusive Yumi and Asuka set. Unlike Yumi and Asuka, the following four character sets will

Stadia launch lineup adds 10 more titles

Google has announced 10 additional Stadia titles that will be available at launch in addition to the 12 previously announced titles, bringing the total launch lineup to 22 titles. The newly announced launch titles are as follows: Attack on Titan

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku announced for PS4, Switch

Publisher Entergram and developer 07th Expansion have announced Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku for PlayStation 4 and Switch. A release date was not announced. The game’s cast includes Daisuke Ono as Battler Ushiromiya, Sayaka

Crimson Desert debut trailer, coming to console and PC

Pearl Abyss debuted the first trailer for newly announced open-world fantasy massively multiplayer online RPG Crimson Desert during its G-Star 2019 press conference, as well as announced plans for release on console and PC. A beta test is planned for

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris – Asuna gameplay

Bandai Namco has released a new, 42-second gameplay video of Asuna in Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris. Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. A release date has yet to be announced.

Jump Force DLC characters Madara Uchiha and Toshiro Hitsugaya launch November 15

Jump Force downloadable content characters Madara Uchiha and Toshiro Hitsugaya will launch on November 15 for Character Pass owners and November 19 for everyone else, publisher Bandai Namco announced. Jump Force is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and

"Major company" hiring programmer for "super famous robot game for PS4 (PS5) and PC"

A “major company” that says it is a five-minute walk from Tamachi Station in Minato, Tokyo has posted a job listing in search of an Unreal Engine 4 programmer to work on a “super famous robot game for PS4 (PS5)

Microsoft and Rare announce Everwild for Xbox One, PC

Publisher Microsoft and developer Rare have announced Everwild, a new IP for Xbox One and PC that promises “unique and unforgettable experiences” in a “magical world.” Here is an overview of the game, via Rare studio head Craig Duncan: While

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 DLC character Super Uub announced

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will add Super Uub as a playable character via paid downloadable content this winter as part of the “Ultra DLC Pack #2,” the latest issue of V-Jump reveals. Super Uub’s attacks include: Flash Chaser – A

Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Pack coming to North America

Arc System Works will release the Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Pack for Switch in North America “soon,” the company announced at the ArcRevo World Tour 2019 Finals. A release date was not announced. The 20th Anniversary Pack was previously only

New Guilty Gear officially titled Guilty Gear: Strive, launches in late 2020; Faust teased as playable character

New Guilty Gear is officially titled Guilty Gear: Strive and will launch for PlayStation 4 in late 2020, publisher and developer Arc System Works announced at the ArcRevo World Tour 2019 Finals. The latest trailer was also released, which teases

Chinese action RPG Gujian 3 for PC now available in English

Publisher Wangyuan Shengtang and developer Aurogon Info & Tech Shanghai have released an update for the December 2018-released action RPG Gujian 3 that adds an English language option to the previously Chinese-only title. It is available via Steam for $29.99.

Famitsu Sales: 11/4/19 – 11/10/19 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of November 4, 2019 to November 10, 2019. Death Stranding for PlayStation 4 was the best selling new release of the week, opening