September 24 Square’s marking the23rd[not 20th, because I am dumb – Ed.] anniversary ofFinal Fantasy Vwith a re-release on PC, but it’s not just a straight port. “Veteran character designer Kazuko Shibuya has returned to recreate the characters and graphics for an enhanced experience,” Square boasts. Of course, as has been shown with past remakes of sprite-basedFinal Fantasygames, not everyone will appreciate the change. The release also includes, “updated controls and active-time battle system are optimized for fluid combat for PC,” The Sealed Temple from the 2006 release, and “the Tetsuya Nomura-designed optional boss Enuo....

Fortnite News Here’s your break down of the Fortnite Crew September 2023 set. Fortnite just launched Chapter 4 Season 4 with a complete Battle Pass and new features in-game. Additionally, with the end of the month rapidly approaching, Epic Games has revealed the exclusive Fortnite Crew September 2023 outfit and set. Fortnite Crew September 2023: How to unlock new Fortnite Crew skin “Astrea” The Fortnite Crew September 2023 offering marks the 46th unique outfit since the subscription service launched in December 2019....

Ghostrunner be Ghostwalkin’ Publisher 505 Games has announced thatProject_Hel, the incoming expansion to excellent cyberpunk adventureGhostrunner, will not meet its scheduled release date. The DLC had planned to dropnext week on January 28, but will now launch on PC and console platforms March 3. “The global release of theProject_HelDLC will be delayed to March 3rd,”reads a team statement on Twitter.“We appreciate your understanding and want all our fans to know that we will use this bonus time to make even more worthwhile improvements while ensuring the health & safety of our team and global partners....

Warning: Figure Does Not Float It has been a while since we last heard from theLEGO Super Mario line, but today sees the reveal of not one, not two, but three brand new sets featuring Princess Peach. The fair princess will be the next character in line to receive an electronic, interactive figurine — following on from the Super Mario Bros. themselves. The first LEGO Super Mario Princess Peach set is the “Adventures with Peach Starter Course” (71408)....

News Metallica takes over Fortnite! After weeks of teasers, Fortnite has officially announced its Fortnite Festival collaboration with Metallica. The heavy metal band headlinesFortnite Festival Season 4, bringing iconic songs such as Master of Puppets, Enter Sandman, Fuel, and more along for the ride. Additionally, members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo will appear in-game as playable skins. Here is everything you need to know about this massive Fortnite x Metallica crossover....

Is Project Aces involved? Namco Bandai haslaunched a teaser sitefor a project known only as “New Title,” in addition to this otherpossiblyrelated (but not confirmed) site thatspecifically mentions Project Aces. As many long timeAce Combatfans know, Project Aces is the internal team responsible for theAce Combatfranchise as well as other aerial games likeSky Crawlers. Time will tell whether or not this game isAce Combatrelated, but odds are it will be, especially since the publisher recently trademarked the name “Ace Combat Infinity....

Deadlock News Nouns Esports has announced a roster of six for Valve’s Deadlock, being the first notable organization to officially enter the game. Nouns Esports has made name for itself in many esports titles, like Counter-Strike, Dota 2, and even the Pokémon Unite MOBA. That success, of course, sees them branching out to other titles at times. Next up for Nouns, in this case, is Deadlock. They are the first reputable esports organization to announce the signing a team for Valve’s Deadlock....

News Old School is becoming more popular than ever. Over the weekend, on July 20, Old School RuneScape (OSRS) continued its recent ascension on the MMORPG player count charts. The decades-old game reached over 200,000 concurrent players on a random Sunday afternoon/evening. This prompted the development team at Jagex to issue a quick patch that stabilized the servers due to the sheer volume of players. It’s another milestone for Old School RuneScape, which has been making major waves in the video game community over the summer....

Esports.gg Editorial Team News Elon Musk has finally done it. No, not killed Twitter. He has successfully allowed you to play video games while sitting in a Tesla. Society has been anxiously awaiting the arrival of self-driving cars. Image napping during a morning commute or playing video games on a long road trip. Tesla has been trying to make this a reality and have most recently added a Steam Deck to one of their car models....

Gaming Guides Some of Steam’s best sellers are on special at discounted prices this March. Spring is…nearly here? Well, Steam’s celebrating a little early with the first ever Steam Spring Sale! Steam’s Spring Sale has arrived for 2025 and with it come the slew of specials you won’t want to miss out on. The sale began March 16 and runs for a full week until March 23 at 10am PT, so you’ve got time to pick up a game or two you missed out on!...

[Editor’s note: SWPM talks about the fear of running out of items for hisMonthly Musing piece. — CTZ] It’s the end stretch of the Cliff That Time Forgot. All that stands between me and Giygas is one last Starmen. What should be an easy bout before the big finale is has taken a turn for the worse though. Paula’s HP is starting to trickle down, and Poo is already in a critical state....

In no particular order With regard to games shown at last weekend’s PlayStation Experience, Sony had two noticeable strengths: its first-party mega-titles and the projects of its ever-growing stable of independent developers. While PlayStation fans finally got the chance to go hands-on with the publisher’s biggest names likeThe Order: 1886andBloodborne, it was the indies along the length of the entire side wall where the true gems could be found. In that sense, PlayStation Experience stepped right in line with all the year’s other conventions; in relatively small crowds, players got to move from station to station, and fell in love with new games that they knew little-to-nothing about....

Valorant News VALORANT rostermania has begun to end 2024, with high profile free agents, heartbreaking retirements, and more. The VALORANT 2024 OFF//SEASON is here, and with it comes a rostermania for the ages. Before we get to 2025, we have to get through the roster changes that prepare us for the season. And boy howdy, are there some wild ones. So, we’ve got the big news put into one place for you here....