Too often the Dragon Ball FighterZ lobby system is a waiting game of dropped matches and uneven netcode. That will all hopefully be changing soon with the first major patch for the game, which will summon Shenron to address those connectivity issues. Or wish for Bulma’s underwear, because early Dragon Ball was weird as hell.
In video game development, original ideas are often seen by other games, scooped up and implemented in a variety of ways. On and on the list goes, with examples in just about every genre that you can think of. There’s something to be said however, for a game which takes inspiration from its contemporary and actually improves on the formula. Here’s five such examples, of video games that ripped other games off beautifully.
If the Nintendo Switch were the Infinity Gauntlet, then it’d be powered by The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Super Mario and Kirby. What’s that you say? It’s lacking a final Infinity Stone to help the Big N seize control of all time and space? THAT’S WHERE YER WRONG BOYO! Nintendo’s utter domination of the gaming scene will begin, just as soon it introduces a proper new generation of Pokémon onto it system. And it certainly won't include these three.
Trailblazers mixes Splatoon's idea of arena changing paint with the speed of WipEout's racing. And it looks like a heck of a lot of competative fun.
Norway is taking aim at Nintendo for their long-standing anti-consumer retail policies, which ban any sort of refunds and pre-order cancellations.
The Japanese Dragon Ball FighterZ website has revealed a first look at Bardock and Broly, as well as some truly awful translations thanks to Google Chrome. Here’s a breakdown of them.
A good first start right out of the gate, Monster Energy Supercross struggles to maintain its momentum across the entire race as technical issues and a bland road to Supercross glory hamper its progress.
DOOM is already a snappy, faster shooter on the go on Nintendo Switch. But for those looking for an entirely new (often better) method of input, the new patch as you covered.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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