There is also a new gameplay reveal trailer.
FromSoftware and Bandai Namco announced that Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon will be out on August 25, 2023. This release date reveal was shared in a brand new gameplay trailer that went live earlier today.

This is the first big Armored Core franchise release since 2012's release of Armored Core 5. Armored Core 6 was announced as being in development back in December 2022. It was at that time where FromSoftware revealed a short teaser...

The latest patch adds in some graphical eye candy for those that can run it.

Ray tracing was said to be coming to Elden Ring prior to the game's release. It may be a year after Elden Ring was released, but the promised ray tracing is now here. The new v1.09 patch for Elden Ring adds in ray tracing options for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC versions of the game. Obviously, there's not going to be any ray tracing features for those playing on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One who downloaded...

Elden Ring players died over a billion times more than there are people on Earth right now.

The world population currently sits at about 7.96 billion people. Elden Ring players died over 9 billion times since the game's release. That is a lot of character deaths, especially since it has been just one year since Elden Ring was released.

This interesting fact was shared today to celebrate said anniversary from Bandai Namco. Not only did they share that there were 9 billion...

A free update brings more PvP to the Tarnished masses.

On December 7 (hey, that's tomorrow!), FromSoftware will release a new and free update for Elden Ring players. This one is probably only going to excite those who enjoy participating in PvP battles because that's literally all this new update is focusing on.

When this update drops, various Colosseums around The Lands Between will open their gates, doors, and what have you to invite players to engage in a variety of...

Update 1.07 introduces a long-requested fan feature.

The 1.07 update for Elden Ring went live earlier today. With it came a number of changes, the biggest of which is the separation of PvE and PvP damage scaling. This means that for the first time, FromSoftware is separating the PvE and PvP aspects of the game. It is also a feature that Souls fans have been requesting for years now as PvE combat is a very different beast than PvP combat.

There are now separate damage scaling...

Get a slightly longer look at Tekken 8.

During yesterday's State of Play PlayStation event, Bandai Namco showed off another look at Tekken 8. Yesterday's footage ended up being quite a bit more in-depth footage of the upcoming fighter. This is the first significant look at Tekken 8 since it was teased at EVO 2022.

Tekken 8, despite appearing at the PlayStation showcase will be out for Xbox Series X|S and PC in addition to the PlayStation 5. The footage, seen below, was...

It worked out for Sonic, so... maybe?

A report by The Hollywood Reporter says that the classic yellow, pill gobbling, haunted video game character, Pac-Man, is set to be the star of an all-new live-action movie. Bandai Namco is partnering with Wayfarer Studios to bring Pac-Man to the big screen in a bit ol' Hollywood film of his own.

The film will be based on an original idea by Chuck Williams, an associate producer on the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog film. Williams will also...

Bandai Namco seems to have teased the next entry in their popular fighting franchise.

After the awards were given for the Tekken 7 portion of Evo 2022, Bandao Namco showed fans at home and in-attendance a new trailer.

The trailer announced an upcoming free update for Tekken 7 but ends with the OG Tekken end-game cutscene where Kazuya drops Heihachi off the side of a cliff. That cutscene ends with Kazuya smiling really creepily at the camera and then immediately cutting...

This is officially FromSoftware's most successful game to date.

The final tally is in, and it seems like Elden Ring sold over 13.4 million copies in a bit over its first month of availability. This makes Elden Ring the best selling FromSoftware title of all time.

Of course, we kind of already knew this. We previously heard that Elden Ring sold over 12 million copies in its first three weeks of availability. That means that an additional 1.4 million copies were sold over...

Capcom joins Bandai Namco in increasing employee salaries.

Capcom says that they are raising the average salary for their employees by 30%. The studio says they are adding new bonuses for employees based on the company's overall business performance. In a somewhat related story, Capcom is also creating a new Chief Human Resources Officer role.

Capcom's latest investor relations statement says that the pay raise and new initiatives are to help retain their talent as well...

Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in!

FromSoftware just released the 1.03 update for Elden Ring late in the day on March 16, 2022. This update brings the game up to version 1.03 and has a fair bit more meat on the bones than some of the earlier post-launch updates.

Patch 1.03 for Elden Ring includes a number of balance adjustments to various weapons, abilities, summons, and magical spells. Perhaps more interesting is the fact that this update also adds...

You have been warned.

Elden Ring is almost ready for release. The game is set to launch on February 25, 2022, or earlier depending on where you live, and the hype is increasing. Seems like a good a time as any to release a launch trailer for the game, right?

There is an important thing that I should note about this trailer: It contains a lot of spoilers. There are story-related spoilers, location spoilers, and character spoilers. There are things in this trailer that I...

Elden Ring unlocks at different times depending on where you live.

If you are a person looking forward to Elden Ring, you may want to be aware of precisely when the game will unlock for you on your platform of choice. Well good news, because Bandai Namco announced when you can begin your search for the Elden Ring. Depending on where you live, you may end up getting to play before the February 25 release date.

It's also important to note that preloading will be available...

Time to maybe go on a media blackout.

Elden Ring won't be out until February 25, but it looks like spoilers are already starting to hit the Internet. The opening cinematic has already been posted online from players who managed to snag an early copy of the year's most anticipated title.

Several screenshots for the game have also been posted to social media sites such as Reddit. These shots show off portions of the game world that have not been shown in any official media...