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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 7:50 PM
    

While your memories of the original Final Fantasy VII may be almost entirely fond, let it not be forgotten that to get the game looking that nice on older PCs concessions had to be made. Like most sections of the game running at a dreadful 15 frames per second.

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:05 PM
    

Blizzard's 2021 was a year marked by lowlights, with the company beset by allegations of a toxic workplace and rocked by the departures (and firings) of several key personnel. Now, with a new year and likely new ownership as well, president Mike Ybarra has outlined Blizzard's plan to "rebuild your trust".

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:40 PM
    

Gaming gear maker Razer has taken a break from making industrial dancewear masquerading as covid safety equipment to cater to a softer crowd: Hello Kitty lovers. The company's new Hello Kitty capsule collection plasters Sanrio characters all over pink mice, mousepads, gaming chairs, and lumbar pillows, but the best…

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:20 PM
    

Next month, Destiny 2's new expansion The Witch Queen launches, and with it comes some nice quality-of-life changes. Perhaps the biggest and most exciting is that blue engrams, currently junk that annoys longtime players, will become much rarer at higher power levels. Good start. Other coming changes include the…

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:05 PM
    

It seems the feud between Wario and Waluigi will never end as the mobile racer Mario Kart Tour pits the two brothers against each other in a new event coming January 25. On your mark. Get set. WAAAAAAAA!

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:45 PM
    

Upheaval at Activision Blizzard last year over workplace misconduct sparked an unprecedented level of labor organizing at the Call of Duty publisher. Those actions recently culminated in an ongoing strike and the distribution of union cards, while the misconduct reckoning that precipitated them facilitated Microsoft's

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:30 PM
    

This morning, Bobby Kotick held an all-hands meeting with Activision Blizzard employees to address Microsoft's acquisition of the company for $68.7 billion dollars. He stated that Microsoft would be trying to "retain as many of our people as possible," and that he planned to stay on as the CEO of Activision Blizzard…

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:10 PM
    

Step aside, Slayer. There's a new deathmatch in Halo Infinitown: Attrition, a team-based mode wherein teammates share a limited pool of lives. It's a total blast, an easy way to spice up Halo sessions, and a terrific addition to the first-person shooter's arguably sparse range of playable gametypes. Too bad it's going…

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:10 PM
    

Niantic, makers of Pokémon Go, recently disabled trading in its popular augmented-reality game after the discovery of a bug that gave one player a bunch of "lucky" Pokémon via trade (h/t Nintendo Life).

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:40 PM
    

A large crowd of unmoving clones standing still in a mostly empty world amid tinny-ass beats that'd sound weak coming out of a Game Boy. It almost seems like they're waiting for something to happen. But nothing does. They remain largely still, shuffling slightly, perhaps rotating a bit as the music drones on. Odd…

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Kotaku Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:15 PM
    

Just speedrunning a game is hard enough. So it's wild that for his first speedrun, engineer and web developer Steve Wozniak decided to make the already-difficult task of finishing a game as quickly as possible even harder. The task he set for himself: Don't just complete all the goals in Vicarious Visions' remastered…

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PCGamesN Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:32 PM
     Blizzard outlines culture changes, promises game announcements after Microsoft deal

Microsoft is set to buy Activision Blizzard in what's likely to be the biggest deal in the history of the industry - assuming it all meets regulatory approval, of course. But amid scrutiny from both employees and players, the Blizzard side of the business has just provided a broad blog post outlining some plans for cultural change, while taking the opportunity to promise "exciting announcements" for games next week.

Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra says that the company knows "we need to deliver content to our players on a more regular basis and innovate both in and beyond our existing games. We have some exciting things to announce, and I'll be sharing more next week." BlizzCon Online had previously been scheduled for early 2022, but the convention was put on indefinite hold in the wake of the lawsuit.

Ybarra spends the bulk of the post outlining plans for some structural change at Blizzard. Executives will now have their compensation tied to improvements in company culture, and Ybarra says that the company has added new positions like a culture leader, an organisational leader for HR, and a diversity, equity, and inclusion specialist focused on tracking improvements. Ybarra also details additional processes for employees to express concerns to management.

RELATED LINKS: Diablo 4 release date, Diablo 4 gameplay, Diablo 4 classes

PCGamesN Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:37 PM
     Nebuchadnezzar, the Mesopotamian city builder, gets a huge update next month

It's party time in the Fertile Crescent, or it's about to be, anyway. Mesopotamia-themed city-building game Nebuchadnezzar is about to see its long-awaited 1.3 update, which the developers have revealed will arrive February 16. With it comes an impressive list of new features and systems that will make building the biggest temple in the land a lot more interesting.

One of the major new systems coming to Nebuchadnezzar with the 1.3 update is dieties. Your city will have a patron god, and you'll be able to select up to three more for your citizens to worship. Each one comes with a set of associated bonuses, but the strength of those bonuses will depend on your city's relationship with the appropriate god. In all, developer Nepos Games says there will be more than 40 to choose from.

So, how do you maintain your relationship with the local pantheon? For that, you'll want to hold festivals - another new mechanic arriving in update 1.3. Festivals are held by spending goods, which you'll pick from a new menu. The quality and variety of the goods you select for use at the festival determine the festival's level, which in turn determines how happy it makes the god in whose name it's being held.

RELATED LINKS: Best city-building games, Best building games, Best strategy games

PCGamesN Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:17 PM
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BioWare has been offering occasional bits of info on the as-yet-untitled fourth Dragon Age game, but don't take that to mean that we'll get a release date this year. Multiple reliable insiders have reported that the new Dragon Age is not arriving in 2022, and is in fact more likely to launch late in 2023.

"A source with knowledge of EA's plans has said there's 'no chance' that Dragon Age 4 will release in 2022," freelance writer Tom Henderson says in a tweet. (Henderson is known for Battlefield leaks, and more recently revealed Quantic Dream's Star Wars game months ahead of its official announcement.)

Henderson's report has been backed up by journalist Jeff Grubb, who reiterates his earlier reporting on Dragon Age's 2023 release plans, saying that the game is at least a full year away. A summer 2023 release "is the earliest possible timeframe for the launch of Dragon Age 4, and even that is a vague hope more than a real target." Grubb says there's been no delay to the game, and "EA has long known that BioWare wasn't getting it ready for 2022".


PCGamesN Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:52 PM
     Hitman 3's Year Two patch notes have arrived

Hitman 3 year two is officially here, which means a massive update has been deployed for the open-world game about tracking down and snuffing the world's greasiest entrepreneurs. The update, as we've reported, includes full VR support for every PC version of the game, as well as a new game mode and a raft of bug fixes.

Hitman 3 in VR supports every World of Assassination level, including all of the settings from both Hitman and Hitman 2. I/O Interactive says that if you have access to a level in Hitman 3, you can now play it in VR on PC - it's that simple. That'll work regardless of the version you're playing - the original Epic Games Store version, the newly launched Steam version, or the Hitman Trilogy edition available on Game Pass and the Microsoft Store.

There's a new game mode as well, called Elusive Target Arcade. Today, January 20, three new arcade contracts are available in Hitman 3, each one corresponding to one of the three World of Assassination games. Each contract includes three missions, and if you succeed in them all, you'll be able to reset and play it again. Otherwise, you'll be locked out for 12 hours. All in all, you'll be able to try 11 past elusive target missions in this initial batch.

RELATED LINKS: Hitman 3 review, The best stealth games on PC, Hitman 3 system requirements

PCGamesN Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:06 PM
     Expeditions: Rome will not be affected

A month ago, the founders of Logic Artists - the studio behind the Expeditions series, including the newly-released Expeditions: Rome - announced that they had raised $5 million USD to build blockchain games at a new company called Dynasty Studios. A report from VentureBeat suggests that, following the launch of Rome, "Logic Artists will wind down and its staff will join Dynasty Studios".

Responding to concerns from fans on the official Steam forums, the community manager of publisher THQ Nordic says that "nothing of this will affect Rome or THQ Nordic in any shape or form, not now or in any future plans that there may be". A member of the Expeditions: Rome development team adds that "not everyone who worked on Expeditions: Rome will join Dynasty," and notes that "the Expeditions series has been owned by THQ Nordic since before Rome began development. The creation of Dynasty will not affect the support of Rome nor the DLC plans."

THQ Nordic picked up the rights to the Expeditions IP in 2018, which at the time included Conquistador, Vikings, and a then-unannounced third game that was entering development in collaboration between the publisher and Logic Artists.

RELATED LINKS: The best tactical rpgs on PC, The best RPG games on PC

PCGamesN Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:22 PM
     Midnight Ghost Hunt is a hilarious mix of Ghostbusters and prop hunt

How does one become a paranormal investigator anyway? It's a question that's bouncing around in my head as I sit in Midnight Ghost Hunt's version of the Ectomobile, flanked by seasoned ghost hunters. I know I'm about to face off against a team of poltergeist players, but as my teammates survey their high-tech gadgets I can't help feeling like I've blagged my way into a very serious job I know nothing about. However, after spending an hour with developer Vaulted Sky Games' supernatural shooter, I think I'm ready to leave this games journalism business lark behind and take up ghost hunting full-time.

The premise is simple: playing as a hunter, your job is to locate and exterminate some antagonistic apparitions. The ghosts don't want that. Their goal is to kill the hunters, and they can hide inside inanimate objects around the level to get the jump on unsuspecting players. After learning this I spend most of the first match taking paranoid potshots at every teapot, lamp, and side table that looks at me funny. Just like one of those ghost-hunting TV shows, each gameplay session kicks off with a spot of paranormal investigation, which eventually builds to a chaotic crescendo when the clock strikes midnight.

If the match gets to this point, the roles of predator and prey are reversed, so the hunters will need to hunker down and wait to be rescued, while the ghosts are imbued with a ghoulish red glow and increased strength and resilience. Put it this way, if Midnight Ghost Hunt was a horror movie, you can be sure that nobody would be left alive by the end credits.


PCGamesN Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:38 PM
     Genshin Impact Yae Miko materials: all ascension materials

Looking for Yae Miko's ascension materials? According to rumours about the Genshin Impact 2.5 update, Yae Miko, the elegant Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine, is going to be one of the new Genshin Impact characters on an upcoming Genshin Impact banner.

Although she's still in development and her skills are constantly being tweaked on the 2.5 beta server, players have uncovered plenty of early information about the pink-haired kitsune maiden. This includes her abilities, constellations, and passives ahead of the Yae Miko banner release date. As a result, we have a list of the required ascension materials for Yae Miko, which you'll need in order to unlock additional abilities.

As these materials take a long time to accumulate, many players are stockpiling them in anticipation of pulling Yae Miko when her banner arrives. It's important to note that in order to ascend a character, you must meet the required adventure rank and character level, too. We've put together a list of all the Yae Miko materials for ascension, and how to obtain them. As this information is based on beta testing, be aware that it may change so even if you prepare everything in this list there's no guarantee the requirements will be the same come release.

RELATED LINKS: Play Genshin Impact for free, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:50 PM
    

Valve are gearing up for the first batch of Steam Decks to be shipped to players next month. Part of the preparation is rolling out their compatibility review program, which will let you know which games on Steam work best with Valve's handheld PC. The verification status of the first set of games can now be found via SteamDB, though not yet the Steam interface itself.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:10 PM
    

I missed the announcement in 2020 that among the many game-to-anime adaptations coming our way was Shenmue. Now there's a proper trailer for what's creatively titled Shenmue The Animation, which just like the original game sets Ryo on his path to avenging his father's death.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:30 PM
    

Which came first, the founding of Siemens or the reconstruction of the Palace Of Westminster? And was Finland established as an independent state before or after the birth of Mexican film actress Dolores del Rio?

The answers are "Siemens" and "after", respectively. These are things I have learned today while playing WikiTrivia, a free browser game by Tom Watson which pulls historical dates from WikiData and challenges you to put them in the correct order.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:48 PM
    

Hear the name Pupperazzi and you can probably guess what it's about. Dogs, yes. Taking photos of dogs. Perfect, no? It's out now on Steam and Xbox Game Pass.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:26 PM
    

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has been in development for five years and suffered multiple delays, but it now has a new release date. The latest Lego spin on Star Wars, which covers all nine main films, will release on April 5th.

At the same time as Warner Bros. announced the release date however, Polygon published a lengthy report on extensive crunch suffered by employees working on the game at developers TT Games.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:08 PM
    

Amplitude Studios today released the first proper paid DLC for Humankind, adding new African cultures. Perhaps more importantly than that, they released another patch. A Civilization-esque strategy game from the makers of Endless Space and Endless Legend sounded great but some found it suffered issues with bugs, balance, and general polish. So sure, expanding the game with DLC, sure sure, tell me about making what's already there better. Amplitude laid out some of their plans on that front, too.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:00 PM
    

Panic. Panic at the museum reception desk, as the astronaut suit I have belatedly possessed is set upon by a four-strong team of ghost busters. We're in the opening seconds of the round and only 20 minutes into my Midnight Ghost Hunt hands-on preview, which means I've yet to figure out important concepts like 'where the hunters spawn in', or nuances like 'this button lets me hide in props' as opposed to 'this button telekinetically waggles props about like ectoplasmic dinner bells'. As ghosts we're supposed to mostly stay schtum for the five minutes it takes to reach midnight, at which point we get to both metaphorically and literally flip the tables on the living. Instead: panic.

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Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:10 PM
    

For those who have been eagerly waiting for the first three Life Is Strange games to be released on Switch, there's some bad news. While the Remastered Collection is still set to be released on Feb. 1 on Stadia, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on Feb. 1, the development team has stated on Twitter that they […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:02 PM
    

The Batman marks the return of Gotham City's caped crusader, with Robert Pattinson taking on the role of Bruce Wayne and Matt Reeves as the film's director. With the movie set to release in theaters in just a couple months, more details are surfacing. For starters, according to a report from the Hollywood Reporter, the […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:22 PM
    

The "Poke-Lid" enameled manhole designs continue to be popular in Japan, as three more have just been installed in Utsunomiya City in Tochigi prefecture. This is the first time that the Tochigi prefecture will be getting the Pokemon-themed manholes. This time, the manholes feature a variety of different Electric-type Pokemon, such as the legendary Thundurus […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:28 PM
    

One of the biggest questions inspired by Microsoft's deal to acquire Activision, is whether Call of Duty would still be released on PlayStation platforms.

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Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:16 PM
    

***The following article contains slight spoilers for a part of episode 4 of Peacemaker. If you want to go into the show completely fresh, come back to the discussion once you've seen that episode.*** Throughout the comics, Bruce Wayne's Batman has almost always been known to follow one golden rule: don't kill. In the DCEU […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:11 PM
    

***The article below features spoilers for Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, and Boruto. If you've never seen either of these shows but would like to, come back after you've seen at least up to Shippuden.*** With the third series in the franchise, Boruto, in full swing, fans have begun to wonder what the endgame of the show […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:43 PM
    

For years, Nintendo and Sony have largely dominated the video game landscape. Microsoft, since its debut console, Xbox, back in 2001, has remained competitive over the last two decades but has mostly played second or third fiddle to the major Japanese companies. Still, though, it's impressive at all that Microsoft was able to swoop into […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:54 PM
    

Pokemon designs rank amongst the most creative in entertainment, as every generation, Game Freak manages to come up with more unique-looking creatures we've never seen before. Honestly, the only other art form that I can think of that gets just as creative with their looks is the Marvel movies, as each superhero has its own […]

The post Marvel x Pokemon Crossover Fan Art Includes Kingpin Snorlax, Dr. Strange Alakazam, & More appeared first on Twinfinite.


Twinfinite Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:08 PM
    

Spanish Studio Gato Salvaje Studio is preparing to launch The Waylanders from Steam Early Access, a phase of the game's development that has been in since 2020. The full launch will for the first time give players access to the medieval era of its story. So far, Early Access players have been able to explore […]

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Siliconera Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:00 PM
    

At the end of March 2022, Switch and PC owners will be able to go on a Pokemon-like creature collecting and battling adventure with Coromon.

The post Pokemon-like Coromon Switch and PC Release Date Set for March appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:00 PM
    

Trevenant is now available in Pokemon Unite, and folks can also get free Aeos Tickets and the Pikachu Festival Style Holowear again.

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Siliconera Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:30 PM
    

Square Enix released a free, two-button Chocobo GP' mobile game ahead of the Switch racing game's debut.

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:30 PM
    

Dead app hits 200,000 downloads Indie developer Steven Cravotta was probably left somewhat confused when his long-abandoned mobile game suddenly...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:30 PM
    

Cross "Guitar Hero revival speculation" off your 2022 bingo card Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard is, and will likely continue to...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:45 PM
    

'We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements' [Update: Xbox boss Phil Spencer has commented publicly on the matter on...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:30 PM
    

Rocket League x Grimes is a celebration of music Rocket League has been known to collaborate with all kinds of...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:00 PM
    

Life on the Switch won't be too strange until later in 2022 The previously delayed Life is Strange: Remastered Collection is going...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:30 PM
    

See what PS4 and PS5 games picked up the most hours The popular year-in-review data tool for sharing your 2021...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:00 PM
    

Marvelous Mecha Mayhem It's time for a fresh new game to be added to the queue of Epic Games Store's...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:30 PM
    

Also, Picross S7 The beloved classic Banjo-Kazooie 64 is back, as Nintendo continues to drip-feed N64 games into the premium Switch...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:03 PM
    

Godzilla never parried enough As you might recall, Destructoid previously reported on a brand new city-stomping brawler, Dawn of the...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:30 PM
    

I want to go there Nearly a year ago, redditor acnh_kaylee shared their Stardew Valley Animal Crossing island, and broke...

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Destructoid Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:00 PM
    

The wound is still fresh Remember Super Mario Bros. 35? It was that Switch Online perk that made the service a...

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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, January 20, 2022 7:30 PM
     The Skywalker Saga release LukeTT Games' latest Lego title, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, promises to blow the developer's previous projects out of the water in terms of scope. It will cover all nine major Star Wars films, including the exceptionally controversial prequel and sequel trilogies. The project represents a significant jump from Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, which covered six films. Evidently, the Lego Star Wars series has changed quite a bit since its humble beginnings in 2005, and fans will soon get the opportunity to experience this evolution for themselves. According to a recent tweet on the official Lego Star Wars Twitter account, The Skywalker Saga has a release date of April 5. This tweet links to a rather extensive gameplay overview trailer that shows off The Skywalker Saga's various gameplay nuances. Notable features shown in the trailer include the incorporation of multiple routes, the ability to explore areas beyond what the main story missions have to offer, and...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, January 20, 2022 7:00 PM
     steam lunar new year saleSteam is gearing up for a major Lunar New Year sale. Of course, the Lunar New Year is one of the largest holidays in the world, so it's not a surprise to see Steam getting ready to start a new sale for it. But despite the fact that the Lunar New Year isn't until February 1, the signs are pointing to the sale starting next week. These are according to leaked dates that were posted on SteamDB, despite the fact that the Steam Winter Sale was just a few weeks ago. According to SteamDB, the sale will run from January 27 to February 3, giving players a full week to scour the large Steam library in pursuit of a hot discount. That being said, the last Winter Sale was so soon, so we'll likely see some repeats of deals we got just a few weeks ago. But the FOMO factor of missing a sale is now gone, so rejoice.   Lunar New Year sale Last time in the Winter Sale, many popular games got a major price cut, so stay on the lookout to see if any of those deals return. Games lik...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:45 PM
     Daemon X Machina Free Epic Games StoreWhat's better than a free game? That's right, a free game that's also kind of new. Really big emphasis on the kind of for this one. Daemon X Machina launched on Switch in September of 2019, before coming to Steam some months later in February of 2020. It's a fast, flashy, anime-esque mech game that I enjoyed a fair amount back when I reviewed it. However, the game is now coming to the Epic Games Store. On top of that, and much more surprising, is that the game will be the EGS free game of the week when it relaunches. Set your calendars for January 27, which is a week from today. Daemon X Machina will be free for the taking as soon as the current game, mind-bogglingly clever puzzle game Relicta, is done hogging the spotlight. Man, it's only January and EGS has already given away some damn fine titles. The game was developed by Marvelous and produced by Kenichiro Tsukuda, who used to work on the Armored Core series back when FromSoftware wasn't kill...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:15 PM
     Windjammers 2 Review 1It's not often that nearly 30-year-old arcade games randomly get sequels, but that's exactly what happened with Windjammers 2. The original, made for Neo Geo arcade setups by powerhouse Data East, came out in 1994, answering the question of "what if Pong, but sports game?" Now, Dotemu has released a sequel. The gameplay and presentation are undoubtedly impressive. Responsive, colorful, and pointedly unique, there's a worthy follow-up to the original game here. But, at the same time, the game is missing some features that would really help to make it a knockout. I've also been having repeated issues with the online on launch day, making this event less sparkling than it could have been. To put the premise simply, Windjammers 2 is human air hockey. Two people throw a frisbee back and forth, aiming for their opponent's goal. Goals are typically divided between easier-to-hit, three-point sections and smaller five-point sections. By default, 15 p...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, January 20, 2022 6:00 PM
     Midnight Ghost Hunt Hands On Preview 1We first got word of Midnight Ghost Hunt way back in June of 2019, sending a chill of excitement up our spines. Its developer, Vaulted Sky Games, was looking to recharge the ghost-hunting and prop-hunting genres — at pretty much the same time. One could describe Midnight Ghost Hunt as a Ghostbusters-meets-PropHunt game, and that's not far off the mark. The game has received alpha and beta tests, but I hadn't tried my hand at it until just recently. I was able to jump in for a hands-on preview of Midnight Ghost Hunt, and had a spooky good time. Midnight Ghost Hunt is a team-based, four-on-four multiplayer game. It sees a group of weapon- and gadget-wielding hunters facing off against some feisty poltergeists. But don't think that the game paces itself like Phasmophobia; the heavily armed hunters are on the clock, and only have until midnight to clean house.   The conceit is in the game's name. Hunters have until midnight to discover and subdue the g...

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Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, January 20, 2022 5:39 PM
     Every peaceful and quiet town has something kept under wraps, and Pelican Town is no exception. Despite giving you a straightforward goal in Stardew Valley, there is a certain mystery or vagueness to the game that Independent Game Creator, ConcernedApe, added to make this beloved farming simulator a more immersive experience. So today, we will […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, January 20, 2022 4:02 PM
     Have you ever wondered how managing an entire city would feel? With Cities: Skylines, you can decide your large city's appearance. Among the variety of possible configurations in the game are Elevated Roads. Elevated Roads can make your city attractive if appropriately executed. However, there are sometimes problems with configuring the streets. Let's take a […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:39 PM
     In Team Cherry's Hollow Knight, there are a lot of areas with their own kinds of enemies. One of these areas is The Hive. Under Kingdom's Edge is a large community of bees called The Hive. The Hive is built from brown and translucent honey-like materials. In addition, the architecture in the area follows a […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:13 PM
     Have you ever wondered if there were mobs in Minecraft that served no purpose to the player? Well, we are about to answer that question. Here are the top 5 least useful mobs in Minecraft 1.18. Minecraft is a sandbox game where most mobs are based on creatures in real life. Not only do realistic […]

Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, January 20, 2022 2:26 PM

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Rey Mysterio will be featured on the cover.

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Pivotal Gamers Thursday, January 20, 2022 3:50 PM
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