Since the company’s inception, LEGO has only continued to soar in popularity and the variety of what it has to offer. And with big brand recognition and an even bigger fan base, LEGO has begun to offer a lot more than building brick sets. This includes its wide range of different merchandise and handy items that are not only functional, but show off your love for LEGO. Long gone are the days of LEGO being just a kid’s toy or brand, as their merchandise can be enjoyed by all ages....

One of the defining aspects of theYakuzaseries is the Substories. You just can’t have an instalment without them, as they add a lot of charm, humor, personality, and emotion to the games. Substories inLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealthwork a bit differently, though. Despite switching between thetwo main characters throughout, Substories are technically only in Ichiban Kasuga’s side of the campaign. Kiryu, instead has Memoirs of a Dragon, which are more collectibles than anything....

While video games used to be niche, they’re certainly mainstream these days. As such, they aren’t just contained within their own industry anymore. There aregaming-based Funko Pops, movies about games, and countless bits of gaming clothing. There are even plenty of jigsaws based on them. It’s an interesting combination since many of the biggest video games are known for being bombastic spectacles, whereas doing jigsaws is a calm activity. Still, many puzzle manufacturers have made jigsaws based on both specific titles and the concept of gaming in general....

Capcomis “considering” joining other publishers in releasing games with a $70 price tag, according to a recent earnings call. This comes ahead ofDragon’s Dogma 2’s launch, which will be the first of its titles to cost $70, not the usual $60 price point. This was spotted byVGC, having been discussed by Capcom in aconference call. In the call, Capcom discusses its performance towards the end of last year, while also sharing how it intends to maintain its growth in 2024....

Quick Links With the Remake trilogy’s release ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, new characters are introduced to the mainline title that previously were not included. Characters that were added in spin-off titles or additional content have a chance for more screen time as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth expands upon the original canon lore to encompass all of Final Fantasy 7’s legacy. One such character is CIssnei, who many will encounter for the first time in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth....

After getting absolutely no news regardingElden Ring’sShadow of the Erdtree DLC for years, it seems to all be coming at once, as following the announcement thata trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree will premiere on Wednesday, the release date now seems to have leaked. This leak comes from reliable insider billbil-kun, who has regularly detailed the contents of each batch of PlayStation Plus games each month for the past couple of years, and alsoleaked the existence of an Until Dawn remakewell before its official reveal....

Planet Zoo: Console Editionwas announced last month, bringing the 2019PC-exclusive management simulator to bothPlayStation 5andXbox Series X/S. It won’t be a long wait at all too, with the Planet Zoo port set to be with us on March 26, so in just a few week’s time. Now, we have the first gameplay trailer of Planet Zoo: Console Edition, and our first new trailer since the announcement last month. Shared exclusively with TheGamer, developer Frontier Developments gives us our first look at the game running on console, showing us what we can expect from the game when it launches on PS5 and Xbox next month....

Quick Links From the hills of Appalachia to the deserts of California, the wastelands of the United States of America following the Great War are inhabited by mutants of all shapes and sizes. While you can find them almost everywhere in Bethesda’s Fallout games, inMagic: The Gathering’s Fallout set, these mutants are primarily found in the Mutant Menace preconstructed deck. Whether you’re benevolent like The Wise Mothman or focused on conquering your playgroup like The Master, this deck offers a variety of options to menace your opponents and conquer the wastelands....

After finishingLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealtha couple of weeks ago, I was mostly killing time waiting forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Luckily for me, that chronological murder involvedBalatroandHelskate, but it was clear that the start of 2024 was going to be all about big, character driven RPGs, especially withDragon’s Dogma 2set to arrive as I roll credits on Sephiroth’s sophomore Shinra saga. But in playing Like a Dragon and Final Fantasy back to back, I have come to the conclusion that they are both very stupid, just in very different ways....

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s producer, Yoshinori Kitase, has revealed that one of the main intents behind the Remake trilogy is to act as a “restart” for theFinal Fantasy 7universe. When Final Fantasy 7 Remake was first announced all the way back in 2015, many fans assumed that it’d be a faithful recreation of the PS1 classic with a fresh coat of paint and some new bells and whistles. As we all now know, that didn’t end up being the case as, in a very meta way, Remake strayed far from the original story and ended with Cloud and the gang’s fate being unknown and up to them....

Quick Links After Cloud, Aerith, and Red XIII take down Custom Valkyrie, you justknowtrouble’s brewing for the rest of the team. Tifa, Barret, and Yuffie have a mess of their own, though this one’s more beast than machine - Gigatrice.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis never unfair about doling out the danger between its heroes. An avian of epic proportions, the Gigatrice has a fondness for killing victims not just with deadly claws, but tornadoes, too....

A newHelldivers 2update has gone live, raising the level cap from 50 to 150. The patch introduces version 01.000.200, which also includes balance changes, bug fixes, and new gameplay mechanics. This means that anyone who’s already reached the level cap can jump back on the grind with a new milestone to aim for. It looks like we can expect this cap to be raised every few updates now, giving players time to reach it before it’s pushed up again....

Summary Helldivers 2by Arrowhead Studios is a game that is as difficult or as easy as you’d like to make it. Playing with friends and making use of the vastarsenal of powerful Stratagemsat your disposal to blow your enemies away is just one way that you can make your tour of duty a breeze, whereasincreasing the difficultyand taking on harder tasks is a surefire way to test your mettle against the toughest foes the galaxy has to offer....