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Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions official gameplay footage released

Bandai Namco released some gameplay footage for Captain Tsubasa: Rise of Champions, showing the interesting parts of a single match. There was some footage prior to that though and fans were divided over its quality in both cases.

JANUARY 31

Xbox, EA Sports, and Nike team up to deliver a custom Xbox One X

Xbox, EA Sports, and Nike are celebrating Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers with a limited-edition custom console. The custom Xbox One X is inspired by the special edition Nike x Madden NFL 20 Air Max 90.

JANUARY 31

Interview with Ross Symons - AO Tennis 2

AO Tennis 2 did a fantastic job of addressing many of the criticisms from earlier instalments, and showed Big Ant Studios doubling down on their willingness to update and support their titles. We interview Ross Symons, CEO of Big Ant.

JANUARY 28

Rocket League ditches MacOS and Linux support

Psyonix recently announced they would no longer support MacOS and Linux in Rocket League which obviously didn't sit well with players using those systems. The developers offered refunds but it remains to be seen what will happen with microtransactions.

JANUARY 24

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is coming in 2020

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions will arrive for PlayStation 4, Switch and PC. The game is based on the works of Yoichi Takahashi. The new title will offer its players the opportunity to execute an array of offensive and defensive moves.

JANUARY 21

Rocket League celebrating Chinese New Year with Lucky Lanterns event

Psyonix are getting ready for more New Year's celebrations, except this time it's the Chinese New Year, or Lunar if you prefer. Dubbed Lucky Lanterns, the event brings a brand new and delicious-looking Forbidden Temple Arena and more.

JANUARY 16

Review: AO Tennis 2

AO Tennis 2 feels like the culmination of more than a decade in sporting video game development, and a testament to Big Ant Studios' unwavering determination to deliver a definitive, feature rich effort in a sub-genre that has gone painfully unsupported in recent years.

JANUARY 13

GTA V outsold FIFA 20 digitally leading up to Christmas

Grant Theft Auto V remains Rockstar's golden goose as it outsold FIFA 20 in EMEAA region, where one would expect the latter to prevail. This refers to digital sales but total sales have a slightly different story to tell.

DECEMBER 30

Pro Evolution Soccer blocked in your country? PES 2020 might not be

Konami are quite secretive about certain regional restrictions when it comes to Pro Evolution Soccer series but it appears eFootball PES 2020 might be an exception since it is available in some countries that the other games in the series are not.

DECEMBER 26

Mesut Özil removed from PES 2020 Mobile in China

NetEase, the publisher of PES 2020 in China, announced Arsenal player Mesut Özil will be removed from the game following the midfielder's critique of the treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang region. The whole situation is highly reminiscent of Blitzchung and Blizzard.

DECEMBER 18

Preview: AO Tennis 2

AO Tennis 2 is a follow up effort from Big Ant Studios, in collaboration with BigBen Interactive, that aims to course correct the mixed reception to the initial release of the first title, with a brand new, story driven career mode, and gameplay tweaks aplenty.

DECEMBER 13

Rocket League goal explosion costs more than the game

Psyonix's move to discard loot boxes from Rocket League initially seemed like a good idea but then they revealed the prices of the items in the shop. The hilariousness reached the boiling point when fans pointed out that prices of some cosmetics exceed purchasing the game itself.

DECEMBER 6

Players outraged as PES 2020 update turns the full version into LITE

Some Steam users have started to report weird issues with Konami's football simulation. Apparently, Data Pack 3.0 update has turned the full version of PES 2020 into a stripped-down LITE edition, which was announced just yesterday.

Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 5

Konami announce eFootball PES 2020 LITE

Konami have officially announced a free-to-play version of their football simulation PES 2020. eFootball PES 2020 LITE is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC next week.

Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 4

UK charts: FIFA 20 and Modern Warfare dominate Black Friday sales

EA Sport's football simulation FIFA 20 and Infinity Ward's shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are placed first and second respectively on UK physical sales charts for the week ending on 30 November 2019.-

Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 2

Sega announce Jump Festa 2020 lineup

Sega have officially announced the lineup of games that will be presented at annual anime event - Jump Festa. Attendees will get to see Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, a demo of Project Sakura Wars and more.

Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 2

Top 5 games to buy during Black Friday sales

Black Friday sales have started, and already, there are some sweet discounts on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Let's take a look at the best ones.

Semir OmerovicNOVEMBER 25

Rocket League post-loot box shop detailed

Psyonix are wrapping up the work on implementing a loot box free shop in Rocket League and they released a blog post detailing how it will work, including the virtual currency pricing and key conversion rates.

NOVEMBER 22

WWE 2K20 gets a patch a week earlier than 2K Games promised

It's been less than a fortnight since the launch of WWE 2K20 and 2K Games and Visual Concepts are mostly busy with putting out the immediate fires. Credit to them though - they rolled out an update an entire week earlier than promised.

NOVEMBER 1

Excited for NBA Live 2020? EA has bad news - it's been cancelled!

It looks as if Ubisoft's woes were contagious as EA's earnings call brought with it a few delays, or in NBA Live's case - cancellations. Yes, Electronic Arts will be skipping on NBA Live 20 in order to further innovate on the title.

OCTOBER 30

EA's loot box future is looking 22% brighter now, thanks FUT player influx

EA's shining jewel in the loot box crown, FIFA Ultimate Team, saw a 22 per cent unique player increase year-on-year, despite all the loot box condemnation. Considering that money talks, it may still be a long while until the gaming industry rids itself of surprise mechanics.