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GamersHeroes Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:38 AM
    

Those with an itchy trigger finger will be able to sink their claws into Chunkybox and Daedalic Entertainment's Wildcat Gun Machine when it launches on May 4 for PC and consoles.

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Kotaku Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:25 PM
    

Aside from a handful of hits, Xbox Game Pass has had a bit of a slow month—until yesterday. During a showcase focused on indie games, Microsoft announced two more games would hit the Game Pass library: Tunic and Paradise Killer. Better yet, they're both already available.

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Kotaku Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:37 AM
    

After nearly three weeks with the game, Elden Ring players had found some extremely effective ways to break it, using OP builds to smash challenging bosses like Malenia as well as other players in PVP invasions. FromSoft took notice, however, and nerfed some of the most popular builds in a massive 1.03 patch that went…

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PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:12 PM
     Nobody seems to know when Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2 starts

The Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2 start time has not yet been confirmed. With Chapter 3 Season 1 ending this Sunday, that's more than a little bit unusual. Epic normally provides a series of teasers in the week leading up to a new Fortnite season, but those teasers are nowhere to be found this time around.

The image above is actually a new one from the Nintendo Store listing for Fortnite. Community members discovered it on March 16, but while this specific image is new, it doesn't actually tell us anything. That's just a battle bus under a slightly pink sky - not a proper teaser for whatever we can expect from Season 2.

Chapter 3 Season 1 officially ends on March 19. New season launches typically follow a few days after the end of the previous season, accounting for a bit of maintenance and patch time, but Epic hasn't provided any official confirmation of the new season's release timing. We could get a surprise launch, but for now, it's unclear what the weekend will bring to the battle royale game.

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PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:12 PM
     Epic's next free game is occult pinball with shmup and hack-and-slash

It's Thursday, and you know what that means – another round of free PC games from the Epic Games Store. This week, you can grab the first-person psychological horror In Sound Mind, and as ever, Epic has revealed next week's freebie, too. Demon's Tilt is a pinball game with shmup and hack-and-slash elements. It's a wild mix of things, but that's okay.

You'll be able to grab Demon's Tilt from the usual Epic Games Store promotion page on Thursday, March 24 at 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 3pm GMT. It'll be there for one full week, at which point it'll be replaced by another freebie. As always, you'll 'purchase' the game at a price of zero dollars, and it'll remain in your library just like any game you might pay money for.

Here's the store blurb for Demon's Tilt: "Turbo-charged pinball returns! Now with bigger sprites, more baddies, more secrets, and more bullets! Demon's Tilt pushes the limits of the video pinball genre with shmup and hack-and-slash elements."

RELATED LINKS: Upcoming PC Games

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:00 PM
     Razer's Kraken Ultimate RGB headset is half price on Amazon

Audio is an important part of any gaming PC session, and using the best gaming headset can elevate your experience tenfold. While a good pair of cans can come at a cost, you can currently grab Razer's Kraken Ultimate RGB for half price, pleasing both your ears and your wallet.

Over on Amazon US, the Kraken Ultimate RGB headset is down from $129.99 to $64.99, thanks to a 50% discount. This premium headset boasts THX 7.1 spatial audio, which should help you react quicker in FPS games like Halo Infinite while adding an extra layer of clarity to Elden Ring's Epic soundtrack.

As the name suggests, the Kraken Ultimate RGB is also clad with colourful lighting, so you won't have to worry about standing out at LAN events. It also syncs up with other lighting ecosystems, like Philips Hue, meaning your headset can fit in with your other flashy products.

RELATED LINKS: Razer Thresher Ultimate review, Razer Blade review, Best gaming headset

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:17 PM
     Until Dawn devs reveal their next horror game, The Quarry

The developers of the hit horror game Until Dawn have announced their next project: it's called The Quarry, and we reckon a lot of counsellors are going to end up dead by the end. A bunch of camp counsellors decide to throw an unsupervised party on the last day of summer camp at a secluded woodland location called Hackett's Quarry - what could go wrong? A lot, as it turns out.

The thing is, which ones wind up surviving and which are horrendously murdered by "blood-drenched villagers" depends entirely on the choices players make. Like Until Dawn, The Quarry is a narrative game about making key decisions about where to go and what to say, and each choice you make changes the direction - and outcome - of the story.

You'll play as one of the nine camp counsellors, and there are some cool co-op options available: you can play online with up to seven others, with each player voting on each choice. Or you can opt to make it a couch co-op game in which each player picks a counsellor and controls their actions. There's even a movie mode if you'd rather just make some popcorn and watch how things pan out on their own. Difficulty is highly adjustable, so you can tailor the experience to suit your group.


PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:24 AM
     Minecraft mangrove builds have arrived, and they're awesome

Minecraft's first snapshot of the Wild update may have introduced some cute frogs and a new biome, but it's the mangrove builds that fans are making out of the new woods that stand out the most. It's probably the wonderful red hue and rich earthy tones of the new building material that make them so easy on the eyes - it's a description that could easily be applied to a good blend of coffee.

The initial snapshot of the new blocks has got a great reaction on the Minecraft subreddit as people are chuffed about having another new block to use in their builds. It's not just the colour that appeals, as the trapdoor makes for a homely look for windows, or even a fun take on mosaic flooring or skylights. You can also use mangrove wood to make these incredibly unsettling eye illusions in the building game, but we're not going to dwell on that for too long.

There are plenty of wonderful sights to see, but we're especially taken with this mangrove swamp village. The addition of the redwood allows for some really nice contrasts, and it helps settle the village into the biome a bit more than usual. If you're not in the mood for a swamp, then maybe you'd prefer making a nice barn?

RELATED LINKS: Minecraft console commands, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:15 AM
     240Hz 65-inch gaming TVs are now a thing, thanks to Hisense

Hisense has announced that it's releasing a monstrous 4K 65-inch TV that could give even the best gaming monitors a run for their money. While the new display probably won't fit on your desk, its 240Hz refresh rate could entice you to move your gaming PC setup to your living room.

The Gaming TV Ace 2023 looks like an expensive display at face value, but there's certainly more going on within this unconventional set. For starters, Hisense's speciality screen boasts a quad-core ARM Cortex A73 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage, which makes its spec list sound more like a standalone computer. In addition, it uses the company's tried and tested ULED tech, enabling it to replicate over 1.07 billion colours.

While you wouldn't usually play FPS games using a TV, the Gaming TV Ace's 2.7ms response times could make big-screen competitive gaming more viable. The set is also AMD FreeSync compatible, which hammers home the fact that this isn't a regular living room rectangle.

RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:21 AM
     Genshin Impact events – all current and upcoming events

Want to know more about the upcoming Genshin Impact events? A new version of Genshin Impact arrives every six weeks, complete with new characters, quests, and events. It's difficult to keep track of which events are currently running and if there are any new ones coming soon, so here's a schedule for all current and upcoming Genshin Impact events.

Genshin Impact has a number of events running simultaneously, and they aren't just in-game events. When a new Genshin Impact character joins the game, the devs launch a web event at the same time - players learn about the latest characters through an interactive story told through a web browser. The rewards for completing different events range from in-game items like primogems and mora, to real life prizes like mouse mats and plushies.

Just like the Genshin Impact banners, most events are only available for a limited time, so it's worth participating as soon as you can. New events are usually added to Genshin Impact after an update, but it's worth keeping an eye out on this page as the devs do like to surprise the community.

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

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:10 AM
     AMD FSR 2.0 launches in Q2 2022, uses temporal upscaling

AMD has revealed its plans to release an updated version of its FidelityFX Super Resolution upscaling technology, unsurprisingly called FSR 2.0. The company boldly claims it "can deliver image quality that's practically indistinguishable or perhaps even better than native." We can expect the latest version of the tech to start appearing in games from Q2 2022, with Deathloop being the first to feature it.

FSR 2.0 remains free of any type of machine learning, unlike other competing upscaling technologies such as Nvidia DLSS or the upcoming Intel XeSS. Instead, AMD engineers have reworked the algorithm behind FidelityFX Super Resolution to include temporal data, moving away from the simpler spatial solution found in the previous version.

While AMD isn't sharing performance metrics at this time, it will be sharing more details on FSR 2.0 at some GDC sponsored panels on March 23, which you can learn more about here. In the meantime, you get your first glimpse of this new version of FidelityFX Super Resolution in action by reading further down.

RELATED LINKS: Zen 4 CPUs - everything we know, RDNA 3 GPUs - everything we know, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:10 AM
     AMD Radeon Super Resolution available now via driver update

First announced during its Product Premiere event back in January, AMD Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) is now available to use alongside other new features contained in the now rebranded AMD Software Adrenalin Edition software. You can download the latest version of the driver suite here.

AMD Radeon Super Resolution essentially takes the company's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) spatial upscaler and injects it straight into your graphics card's driver. This should make it easier than ever to boost fps in games that don't natively support any upscaling technology, and team red claims it can push your frame rates up by as much as "3x" versus native rendering.

However, it does come with some trade-offs. Unlike FSR, AMD Radeon Super Resolution applies to the entire frame, which can negatively affect the clarity of some HUD elements. Additionally, the feature is only compatible with RX 5000 series graphics cards and above, and there's no way to deploy it on Nvidia GeForce or Intel Arc GPUs since it's part of the AMD Software Adrenalin Edition software.

RELATED LINKS: Zen 4 CPUs - everything we know, RDNA 3 GPUs - everything we know, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:12 PM
     Microsoft is testing ads within Windows 11 File Explorer

It's hard to escape advertisements fighting for your attention on the internet, but an accidental blip suggests that even Windows 11's file Explorer could use integrated ads in the future. Spotted by Twitter user Florian Beaubois, the ad appeared in the form of a call to action banner for Microsoft Editor, something the company says was pushed in error.

In a statement provided to The Verge, Microsoft's senior program manager for Windows, Brandon LeBlanc, says the ad was "an experimental banner that was not intended to be published externally and was turned off," While it's clear that the test was never meant to involve external users, LeBlanc's statement doesn't rule out the possibility of integrated OS ads in the future.

It's worth noting that this isn't the first time Microsoft has used ads within Windows Explorer for its own services, as it previously rolled out a large OneDrive subscription banner back in 2017 (via The Verge). Windows 10 also isn't a stranger to ads, as they can be found within its lock screen, start menu, and apps.

RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:28 AM
     Lost Ark devs

Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG say they "made a mistake" in releasing Lost Ark's March update "too quickly after launch". While internal data suggested that players would be ready to tackle the high-level Abyss Raid the patch introduced, various circumstances meant that didn't end up being the case.

"We overlooked certain variables, such as players spending more time on horizontal content and the price of honing materials increasing due to bots and real-money transactions," the team explains in a blog post. "These factors contributed to a scarcity of tier-three honing materials. Together, our teams at Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG are continuing to gather data on play patterns in the western version to better inform our future content roadmap. We appreciate the patience and support we've seen from the community while we continue to learn together and work on updating our roadmap, and apologise for the confusion our early excitement has generated."

The long and short of it is that you need tier-three progression materials to get your character ready to tackle the most challenging content Lost Ark has to offer. Getting there, though, requires honing materials, which ain't cheap when gold-farming bots are inflating the market price.

RELATED LINKS: Best MMOS and MMORPGs on PC, Upcoming PC games, Best fantasy games on PC

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:00 AM
     VPN deal alert: 82% off Surfshark's two-year plan

VPNs are a key component of keeping yourself safe online, as they keep your internet footprint private and secure. So if you've been waiting for the right time to get a VPN, today may be the day, with 82% off Surfshark's two-year plan, plus an extra two months added as a bonus.

When you use Surfshark as your VPN provider, you are covered for an unlimited number of devices, meaning that you could run it on multiple phones, laptops, tablets, and desktops at the same time. This is a particularly handy perk if you're looking to cover a whole household.

With speeds of 2x10Gbps per server, you'll be gaining speedy access to all your favourite websites and internet services. Plus, with over 3,500 servers available in 65 countries, in the unlikely event that one of them goes down, you can then just hop over to one of the others and resume your private internet activities.

RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:13 PM
     Destiny 2: what is the Legendary Lost Sector today?

Are you looking for the Legend or Master Lost Sector locations in Destiny 2? While many Destiny 2 Exotics can be bought from Xûr or even in the world loot pool, the Exotics in these special Lost Sector instances cannot, forcing players to explore these dangerous areas if they want the best equipment available. To make matters worse, you have to complete them on your own to get a chance at the best rewards.

Before you can take on Legend Lost Sectors, you need to complete all the normal Lost Sectors first. If you don't, the new Legend Lost Sectors will not appear on the map. Each day, the location, modifiers, and rewards rotate out for something new. As of Season of the Risen, the Legend and Master Lost Sector quests both take place in the same location. The location for the Legend and Master Lost Sector quests appear with the daily reset at 5pm UTC.

It's important to remember that Exotic drops are not guaranteed after completing these quests, so you may have to run through the same Lost Sector multiple times. You can go through them quests with a fireteam, but your rewards will be reduced to Enhancement Cores only.

RELATED LINKS: Destiny 2: Beyond Light review, Destiny 2 exotics, Play Destiny 2

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 7:57 AM
     All Genshin Impact bartender drink recipes

Looking for all the drink recipes for the Of Drink A-Dreaming event in Genshin Impact? There are always a lot of great events in Genshin Impact, and the latest one turns the anime game into a bartending simulator.

The Genshin Impact Of Drink A-Dreaming event tasks players with making some fantastic, if not unusual, drinks. It's a fun little bartending minigame where players have to create drinks based on various character requests – such as different coffee, tea, or juice mixtures. Compared to the Genshin Impact Divine Ingenuity event which is running around the same time, this bartender event isn't as difficult as its platform-focused counterpart - simply pour the correct drinks and earn rewards in the process.

You need to complete the first part of the quest, Tavern Tales, by mixing drink foundations and flavourings using a maximum of five ingredients to make the customer's favourite beverage. After successfully making all seven drinks, you unlock Bartender Challenge; four timed drink making challenges. Here are all the Genshin Impact drinks recipes, event times, and rewards for the Of Drink A-Dream event.

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

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 7:42 AM
     Nvidia wants its GeForce GPUs to directly link to your SSD

Nvidia is undeniably ambitious in its quest to create the best graphics cards, but its latest endeavour could make them less CPU dependent. As such, future GPUs could gain direct access to SSD storage, rather than having to use a processor as a middle man.

Highlighted by The Register, Big accelerator memory (or BaM for short) aims to free up CPU resources and allow graphics cards to independently store and access data, which ultimately takes the strain of the component's own VRAM. The tech also eliminates the need for an API like DirectStorage, allowing GeForce cards to access even consumer-grade drives via PCIe.

It's worth noting that while BaM could enhance our gaming PCs down the line, the tech's case paper mainly focuses on intensive workloads and machine learning applications. That said, it's hard not to imagine what this could mean for high-spec, pixel-pushing rigs, especially if it helps us render higher resolution textures utilising the best SSDs

RELATED LINKS: RTX 4000 - everything we know, GeForce Now RTX 3080 review, Best graphics card

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:18 AM
     Elden Ring patch 1.03 busts your build

Elden Ring has got its first significant shakeup thanks to patch 1.03. Alongside some neat new additions and performance-boosting fixes, you've got some pretty sweeping balance changes. Essentially, your build might be busted if you've been using one of Elden Ring's better weapons or items.

The update decreases Ash of War, Hoarfrost Stomp's damage and increases cast time, which certainly dents a few popular Elden Ring speedrun strategies. FromSoftware has also fixed a bug with Ash of War, Determination, and Royale Knight's Resolve that applied damage buffs to other weapons without those skills. Sword of Night and Flame's weapon skill has also been lowered, which affects damage.

The Elden Ring team has also shrunk the damage spirit summons do when the Mimic Tear Item is used and changed their overall behaviour. There are "other enemy and weapon balance changes", too, though FromSoftware hasn't listed them. Looking on Reddit, a few players report that the Moonveil Katana has been cut down to size.

RELATED LINKS: Best Elden Ring settings, Elden Ring bosses guide, The best Elden Ring classes

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:01 PM
     GTA podium car: here's what vehicle you can win in GTA Online

What is the GTA 5 podium car this week? GTA Online vehicles are expensive things, so we're happy to take a spin on the Diamond Casino's Lucky Wheel to get a discount. Winning isn't guaranteed, sure, but it isn't out of the question either. Look, we don't have a problem - leave it alone.

You can spin the Diamond Casino's Lucky Wheel once a day, and each Podium Car refreshes after seven days on a Thursday. Basically, you have seven shots to get the vehicle of that given week. If you own a Penthouse, you can spin it for free, but if you don't it's $500 a spin. Don't fret if you don't win, though, as you can win something else. You have a one in 20 chance of getting the podium vehicle, a car discount, or a mystery prize. There's a four in 20 chance of getting clothes, chips, and cash. Finally, there's a five in 20 chance of getting RP.

Keeping tabs on the GTA Online podium car can be a bother, though, so we're going to keep this GTA 5 guide updated so you have somewhere to check back on. On that note, here's the GTA 5 podium car for this week.

RELATED LINKS: GTA 5 mods, GTA 6, Buy GTA V

PCGamesN Thursday, March 17, 2022 6:14 AM
     Persona 4 Arena Ultimax system requirements

It doesn't take a particularly powerful gaming PC to fulfill the Persona 4 Arena Ultimax system requirements, so most systems should be able to jump into the anime game without issue. In fact, developers Atlus and Arc System Works recommending practically ancient specs.

The game supports operating systems as old as Windows 7, but given that Microsoft discontinued support for the operating system over two years ago, we'd strongly recommend upgrading to WIndows 10 or 11 if you can. Given how old the original arcade and console versions are, it's no surprise that decade-old graphics cards like the AMD Radeon HD 6670 or Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 have enough power to get you stuck into Persona 4 Arena Ultimax's action.

You shouldn't worry about having much of a disadvantage against those with the best graphics cards if your system leans towards the minimum or recommended specs. Since frame data is extremely important to the best fighting games, we highly doubt that you'll be able to boost fps past the game's original cap of 60 frames per second.

RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:57 PM
    

Supermassive Games, the makers of Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, today announced an all-new interactive horror story. The Quarry is a whole separate story telling the tale of teenaged summer camp counsellors who find themselves on the receiving end of mysterious megamurder. Getting slashed is a real hazard with that job. Impressively, the game's cast includes horror veterans like David Arquette, Lance Henriksen, and Ted Raimi. Check out the announcement trailer below.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:54 PM
    

Most of my Elden Ring adventure was an absolute breeze. I chose the Astrologer class and used sorceries galore to effortlessly steamroll through almost every boss. Nothing could compete with my trusty staff, so I didn't need to use spirit ashes for my first 100 hours or so. I was fine by myself, like any good romcom protagonist at the start of the movie.

As I walked into the final boss arena, I had unwaivering confidence. I strolled in, staff at the ready and prepared to win. Then, my string of easy victories came to a shocking end. I got walloped and decimated for about 10 hours and eventually announced my defeat. Elden Ring was a game I just couldn't finish. Fortunately, love had other plans, and I entered into a whirlwind romance with the Mimic Tear Ash.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:03 PM
    

Last week, hundreds of indie developers came together to launch a huge bundle raising money for charities helping relief efforts following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. With a pay-what-you-want minimum of only $10, the Bundle For Ukraine offers almost 600 indie video games as well as tabletop games, comics, and more. It is ridiculously good and for a good cause. But time's almost up, and you only have a few hours left to nab it. Probably should.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:00 PM
    

This week the Electronic Wireless Show podcast is talking about our favourite heists. Although we start with a bit of confusion because I changed the topic too late and Matthew didn't notice. Yes: I successfully pulled off a truth heist!

As well as talking a lot about heists in games, we discuss whether or not most crimes are heists. For example, theft in general is just spicy picking up, and murder is a soul heist. Matthew clues us in on what it was like to work for a secret shopper company, and Nate tells us about his repeat of his annual Eat Every Thing In Lord Of The Rings watch-along. Will this result in his daughter blocking memories? Only time will tell.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:08 AM
    

A sequel is coming for excellent cooperative heist game Monaco, publishers Humble Games announced today. Jim Rossignol's Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine review in 2013 was pretty straightforward: "This is one of the most important independent games this year, and might well end up being one of the best-loved games of the decade." I don't think it panned out quite that way, partially because indie games grew so larger and more mainstream than expected across the decade, but the IGF Grand Prize winner is still a cracking game. And Monaco 2 looks pretty.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:00 AM
    

Humble Games have somehow kicked off not-E3 season today with their inaugural Humble Games Showcase, detailing what's coming up on the company's publishing roster later this year. In the half-hour presentation, they announced just under 10 new indie games to look forward to, including a surprise follow-up to 2013's excellent heist 'em up, Monaco: What's Mine Is Yours. Whether you missed the action or just want to rewatch one of the trailers, we've got all the big reveals right here for your viewing pleasure. Here's everything you missed from the Humble Games Showcase 2022.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:14 AM
    

A new trailer for Sam Barlow's Immortality reveals more of the Her Story and Telling Lies creator's latest FMV game about watching videos of a pretty woman. This time, she's a movie star and we're trying to figure out why she vanished and why her movies were never released. Barlow has explained we'll be playing with a big ol' movie-editing machine and exploring through match cuts, which looks interesting.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:59 AM
    

GPU-based upscaling has proven to be one of the most useful additions to gaming PC tech in years. Big performance improvements in exchange for only a minor drop in visual quality, if any at all? Yes please and thank you. Nvidia's DLSS has established itself as the gold standard of upscalers, outperforming AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), but the Radeon makers are now readying two new offerings: FSR 2.0 and Radeon Super Resolution (RSR).

FSR 2.0 looks to be a straight upgrade on the current 1.0 version, promising sharper picture quality with "optimised anti-aliasing" to better compete with the built-in, AI-assisted edge smoothing of DLSS. It will still need to be implemented in games by their developers, though – unlike RSR, which aims to work with just about any game by applying its upscaling algorithm at the GPU driver level.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:00 AM
    

The folks over at Eastshade Studios sure do have a brand, don't they? Cozy, rustic, slow-going living with a touch of the magical has a certain appeal all its own, and as the recent announcement of Songs Of Glimmerwick proves, EastStud don't intend on shaking up that brand any time soon. This is a wonderful thing for me because their previous outing and namesake, Eastshade, is not only one of my favourite games of all time, but also such an important kind of game in the terrifying, nightmare world we find ourselves in today.

You see, Eastshade does one thing very, very well. In fact, it does it so well that most players probably won't even have noticed until they look back and really think on it. Eastshade teaches mindfulness, a keen and acute awareness of oneself and one's surroundings in the present moment. And that, my friends, is where the appeal comes from.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, March 17, 2022 6:39 AM
    

A big new patch hit Elden Ring today, adding new content while fixing and tweaking some of the old. The new NPC is named Jar-Bairn and goodness me, what could be cuter than a wee pot pal? The update has also added new quest steps for several existing NPCs. On top of that, the patch brings bug fixes, buffs for many sorceries, and other tweaks and bits.

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Twinfinite Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:12 PM
    

Today Netflix released a new trailer of the upcoming season 2 of the popular anime Komi Can't Communicate.

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Twinfinite Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:57 PM
    

Earlier today, developer Tango Gameworks and publisher Bethesda Softworks released the full soundtrack to their upcoming ghost-exorcizing action-adventure title, Ghostwire: Tokyo. Go ahead and give the creepy music a listen… if you dare! Clocking in at almost three hours long, the game's soundtrack is composed by Masatoshi Yanagi, the audio designer behind The Evil Within […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:50 PM
    

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Polyphony Digital released a new update for Gran Turismo 7, numbered 1.07.

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Twinfinite Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:28 PM
    

Yesterday, Supermassive Games announced on Twitter that their new horror game, The Quarry, would be coming this summer, published by 2K. Today, a brand-new reveal trailer has been released that gives us a quick look at what's to come when the game launches on June 10 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:56 AM
    

Square Enix released a new trailer of the upcoming Mana mobile game Echoes of Mana, celebrating pre-registrations.

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Twinfinite Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:16 AM
    

Developer Polyarc has today published an article over on the PS Blog revealing the release date for its sequel title Moss: Book II. The original game, which launched back in 2018, is to this day one of PSVR's standout titles, acclaimed for its clever puzzle platforming gameplay and gorgeous stylized environments. Moss: Book II is […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:02 AM
    

Having first been announced way back in August of 2020, Netflix is nearly ready to unveil its upcoming Resident Evil live-action adaptation. While there's still no trailer, the publisher has confirmed the show will be available for viewing on July 14. The news comes by way of a teaser announcement, which simply features a vial […]

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Twinfinite Thursday, March 17, 2022 6:38 AM
    

Today Red Art Games announced via press release that Kadokawa Games' mecha strategy JRPG Relayer is getting a physical release in the west.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:30 PM
    

New Sega Genesis Games on Switch Include Light Crusader

The number of Sega Genesis games playable on the Switch via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack grew. Nintendo announced three more games are available in the app. People who subscribe can now also play Alien Soldier, Light Crusader, and Super Fantasy Zone. Notably, both Alien Soldier and Light Crusader are Treasure games.

Alien Soldier is a run-and-gun game that debuted on the Sega Genesis in 1995. After a terrorist group called Scarlet went too far, its former leader Epsilon-Eagle heads off to go through levels and defeat 25 bosses.

Light Crusader is an isometric action-RPG that also appeared on the system in 1995. Players follow Sir David as he searches for people who have disappeared in a dungeon below a town. As he searches, he learns they've been stolen as part of a plot to unleash evil.

Super Fantasy Zone is a shoot'em up that initially only appeared on the Sega Genesis in Europe and Japan in 1992. Dark Menon is at it again. It is up to Opa-Opa to defeat all of the monsters invading Fantasy Zone.

The Sega Genesis Games Alien Soldier, Light Crusader, and Super Fantasy Zone are now available on the Nintendo Switch for Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers. Individual memberships for the Expansion Pack cost $49.99. It is $79.99 for a family membership.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:00 PM
    

Persona 4 Golden Beef Bowl

To commemorate the rerelease of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, PlayStation Japan opted to put potential opponents into a food coma. To do this, they recreated the Rainy Day Special Beef Bowl from Persona 4 Golden.

First appearing in Persona 4 on PS2 and its Persona 4 Golden expansion on the Vita and later PC, the Rainy Day Special Beef Bowl was available at the Chinese restaurant Aiya in Inaba on days when it rained in-game. Players could pay 3,000 Yen (about $35 USD in 2010 when the game first released) to challenge a bowl containing a "truly staggering amount of meat."

Completing the challenge required that players effectively max out their Social Skills, but even a failure resulted in significant gains across multiple categories, making it an effective way to spend time on rainy days.

https://twitter.com/PlayStation_jp/status/1504291437013200898?s=20&t=k72vSOJj1P91odD42Bv8yw

PlayStation Japan's Persona 4 Golden beef bowl video attempts to recreate the in-game dish. That being said, unlike Persona 5's Leblanc curry, the real-life recipe is a fairly standard one. Interestingly, the recipe calls for pork, rather than beef. In the original game, the Rainy Day Special is a "meat bowl," rather than a "beef bowl" as it appears in the English localization.

The video calls for chopped garlic and onions, heated, then simmered in a mixture of vegetable soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, and white wine. The thinly sliced pork is then cooked and placed in the sauce to simmer. Some of the sauce is then removed and reduced to use as sauce. A bowl is then filled with a generous amount of rice and meat, with a raw egg left to melt over the top.

Of course, depending on the amount made for the Persona 4 Golden beef bowl (or meat bowl), one may need Understanding of one's limits, Knowledge to control one's pace, Courage to face the unrelenting tide of meat, and Diligence to persevere against the colossal challenge.

Persona 4 Golden is available on PS Vita and PC. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is available on PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. Check out its launch trailer.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:30 PM
    

Resident Evil Live-Action Show Comes to Netflix in July

We now know when the live-action Resident Evil show will appear on Netflix. The service confirmed it will appear on July 14, 2022. It also shared new key art hinting at the nature of the show that features a the T-Virus in a vial.

Here's the Resident Evil key art. In case you're having trouble reading the label on the vial, it says, "Serial No. NRC002 Pathogen T-Virus." The box on the label next to "positive" is checked. As a reminder, the T-Virus is the Tyrant Virus Umbrella created. In the games, it resulted in creatures like the Proto Tyrant and Nemesis. This suggests the sort of monstrosities that could end up appearing in the show.

As a reminder, this is the show set in New Raccoon City. It stars Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker. It allegedly stars the "Wesker Kids" and features Adeline Rudolph, Ella Balinska, Paola Nunez, Siena Agudong, and Tamara Smart. A teaser on Netflix itself shows an infected dog.

The live-action Resident Evil Netflix show will debut on July 14, 2022. Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is also available on the service.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:00 PM
    

monster hunter rise sunbreak buddy

Players who pre-order Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will be able to unlock a dog and cat layered armor outfits for their Palico and Palamute. There is also a short video on the Monster Hunter Twitter account showing how they look in game. Since these are cosmetics, they will not affect how the Buddies work in-game.

The Palamute cosmetic looks like a very large Shiba Inu, while the Palico outfit looks like an actual calico cat. The Palico also has its katana strapped to its back. As they are pre-order bonuses, they are not naturally a part of the Sunbreak expansion, unless Capcom sells them as separate DLC in the future. The video also shows the player character playing with the two, as well as camping with them.

You can watch the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak layered armor here:

https://twitter.com/monsterhunter/status/1504398014357520389

Capcom announced the concrete release date for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak during its March 15, 2022 Twitch broadcast. During the stream, it also showed off new monsters and characters. Sunbreak will be the game's first expansion pack. While Palicos are a series staple, Palamutes first appeared in Rise as rideable allies.

Monster Hunter Rise is available for the Nintendo Switch and Windows PC. The Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak expansion pack will come out on June 30, 2022.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:30 AM
    

Elden Ring patch 1.03 map markers record name location of NPCs

Developer FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco released Elden Ring patch 1.03. This is a substantial update that includes more than 40 bug fixes and balancing changes. In addition, it also adds new content. Chiefly, patch 1.03 of Elden Ring adds the ability to record the name and location of NPCs on your map with markers once you have discovered them. This will make it easier to remember which characters you have met and where you met them.

The patch also adds several other pieces of new content. It introduces a new NPC named Jar-Bairn. There are new quest phases for the NPCs Diallos, Nepheli Loux, Kenneth Haight, and Gatekeeper Gostoc. Summonable NPCs have been added for "multiple" unspecified situations. Mimic's Veil can imitate more object patterns now. Finally, some open fields now enjoy new background music for nighttime.

Being able to use markers to record the name and location of NPCs on the map is likely to be the most significant change in Elden Ring patch 1.03. However, players will want to scan the long list of bug fixes and balancing changes as well. Among other things, bugs have been fixed pertaining to arcane scaling incorrectly for some weapons, summoned NPCs not taking damage in boss fights, players being unable to warp to sites of grace at the end of the game, and various visual effects. Meanwhile, balancing changes include increasing the Smithing Stone drop rate for some enemies, improving shield effectiveness, increasing the damage for a few sorceries, and decreasing the damage for Sword of Night and Flame.

The previous Elden Ring patch, 1.02.2, addressed smaller issues, like a bug with the Fire Giant boss and technical problems on PC. To date, the game has already sold 12 million units worldwide, and Bandai Namco plans to expand the Elden Ring brand.

Elden Ring patch 1.03 is available now on all of its platforms, including the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:00 AM
    

Crunchyroll for Home Video

The effects of the merger between Funimation and Crunchyroll are reaching further. Now Funimation's physical home video releases will be rebranded as "Crunchyroll for Home Video." This follows the announcement that Funimation's library will be absorbed into that brand and service. [Thanks, ANN!]

Crunchyroll confirmed that Funimation's licenses would migrate to the Crunchyroll for Home Video brand when it announced its June 2022 physical release slate. The slate, which covers the United States and Canada, included a number of series previously held by Funimation.

The most well-known title in that set is One Piece. The Season 11, Voyage 8 Blu-ray and DVD will release on June 7, 2022. A shot of the packaging for the set included a Crunchyroll for Home Video mark in place of the Funimation logo.

Other releases announced for release under Crunchyroll for Home Video include Back Arrow, BEM: Become Human, Hetalia World Stars, and Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan.

Back Arrow is a mecha series by Code Geass Director Goro Taniguchi. In it, a young amnesiac man lands in Lingalind, a world enclosed by an impassable wall. He has no memories, except one: That he must destroy the wall and go beyond it. It releases on June 28, 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkU64o7MMKs

BEM: Become Human is the feature film continuation of BEM, itself a series based on the 1969 anime Humanoid Monster Bem. Bem, Bela and Belo are three monstrous Yokai who, in the hopes of one day becoming human, decide to defend  a human city against other Yokai. It's available on June 7, 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHp8CvtoLs

Hetalia World Stars is a spinoff of Hetalia: Axis Powers, which reimagines various countries as comedic personifications. It goes on sale June 14, 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8At-Iiwaeaw

Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan is a comedy focusing on the dark side of producing a children's TV show. It will be available on June 28, 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SkVV1koCUI

The first batch of releases under Crunchyroll for Home Video releases throughout the month of June 2022. Streaming versions of the shows, including several Dragon Ball series, are available on Crunchyroll proper.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:30 AM
    

My Hero One's Justice 2 Midnight DLC Debuts

The next My Hero One's Justice 2 DLC is here, and this time Nemuri "Midnight" Kayama is joining the fight. The U.A. High School teacher is the ninth add-on for the game and fourth person to show up in Season pass 2. People can get her alone for $3.99. She is also a part of the $19.99 pass.

We already had an idea Midnight would be coming to MHOJ2. A Weekly Jump leak suggested she'd join the cast. Her quirk is Somnambulist, which means some of her attacks will involve putting her opponent to sleep. However, she primarily attacks with her signature whip.

This means there's only one MHOJ2 DLC character left to appear. Bandai Namco only announced two season passes for the game so far. In this second one, heroes Hitoshi Shinso and Present Mic appeared alongside the villain Kurogiri. There's still one unrevealed person coming to the game.

My Hero One's Justice 2 is available on the Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Google Stadia, and the Midnight DLC is out now.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:01 AM
    

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Launch Trailer Appears

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is now available on more consoles, and there's a launch trailer to show it off. As expected, the video goes over what people can expect from the fighting game. People can see a number of Persona 3 and Persona 4 cast members facing off against one another. There are also a few hints about why everyone is fighting.

Here's the Persona 4 Arena Ultimax P-1 Climax trailer.

This isn't the only event going on to celebrate the launch of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Atlus is also hosting a Charity Sho-Down. This event will feature eight people playing to earn money for their charity. The first place winner earns a $10,000 donation. Second gets $5,000. All other people taking part get a $1,000. People can tune in at 2pm PT/5pm ET/10pm CET on March 18, 2022.

The following folks are competing for the listed charities on Twitch.

  • BananaKen: Dysautonomia International
  • bc | Lord Knight: Climate Reality Project
  • BrkrDave: Alzheimers Association
  • Doonpa: ALS Association
  • Grover: Save the Children, Bolivia
  • Jona: Organization for Autism Research
  • SQ: The Trevor Project
  • TectalEastside: American Cancer Society

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC. It also showed up on the PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as in Japanese arcades.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:30 AM
    

KOF 2002 UM tracks added to King of Fighters XV DJ Station

SNK officially released the Team Garou DLC for The King of Fighters XV. The company also released a free content update that applies to all players, regardless of whether they purchased the character DLC. This update added 29 songs from The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match into the DJ Station lineup in KOF XV. It allows players to change the music in in-game matches to BGMs from the older title. SNK will add more tracks into the collection in the near future.

The company also released a patch that raises the game's version to 1.11. It mostly resolved issues and bugs found in the previous build. The patch also adjusted the strength of some characters. For example, it increased the damage values for some of Whip's attacks.

SNK plans to release another patch that will bring adjustments to some characters around the time it releases the Team South Town DLC in May 2022. The company will release two more additional teams in Summer and Autumn 2022. By the end of 2022, KOF XV will have a total of 51 playable characters, including the DLC additions. SNK has yet to announce concrete plans to update the game further in 2023 and beyond.

The King of Fighters XV is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, and PC.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:00 AM
    

Hatsune Miku Issho ni Jigsaw Puzzle

Crypton Future Media has announced a new Hatsune Miku puzzle game will arrive on Nintendo Switch. Hatsune Miku Issho ni Jigsaw Puzzle will release for Nintendo Switch on March 24, 2022 in Japan. There is no word of a potential Western release. A key visual for the title has been revealed, which features Hatsune Miku holding a puzzle piece while lying down. Kurisu Toshi created the art for the key visual. However, no further information has been revealed yet, such as a trailer or any look at the game itself. More information will appear in the future.

Hatsune Miku Issho ni Jigsaw Puzzle will release through the Nintendo Switch eShop. It is unclear if a physical version of the game will be available. Additionally, there is currently no price listed for the title.

Another puzzle title featuring Hatsune Miku is available for Nintendo Switch. Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S features over 350 nonogram puzzles for players to solve. It is also available on consoles outside of the Nintendo Switch. The title released worldwide for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X on January 20, 2022. Hatsune Miku Logic Paint was originally a mobile game, but it was subsequently ported to the Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC.

Hatsune Miku Issho ni Jigsaw Puzzle will release for Nintendo Switch on March 24, 2022 in Japan. More details about the game will be released in the future.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:30 AM
    

Final Fantasy XIV Famitsu Poll Reveals Emet-Selch as Most Popular FFXIV Character

Famitsu has released its results for a Final Fantasy XIV character popularity poll held for its March 2022 feature, and Emet-Selch has come out on top. The character popularity poll was part of a questionnaire, which also asked readers what some of their favorite moments in the MMORPG were. Additionally, the Famitsu feature contains several developer interviews, which have alluded to the future of Final Fantasy XIV's narrative. That said, the character popularity poll has revealed what Final Fantasy XIV character is most popular among those who answered the questionnaire. [Thanks, aitaikimochi!]

According to the results, Emet-Selch is the most popular Final Fantasy XIV character. Behind him at second place is G'raha Tia, with Haurchefant sitting at third place. Other characters that made it within the top 20 include Alphinaud, Estinien, Ardbert, and Zenos. Again, this only accounts for those who answered the questionnaire. These results potentially do not reflect international readership.

Final Fantasy XIV Producer Naoki Yoshida briefly spoke about the future of the MMORPG in a Letter from the Producer Live. This also included a roadmap of content that will appear through future version updates. Concerning Patch 6.1, new main scenario quests will be available for players. Additionally, a new secret dungeon and Trial will appear through the update.

Final Fantasy XIV is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:00 AM
    

guilty gear epic seven collaboration with Jack-O

It's time to rock in Epic Seven with its Guilty Gear Strive and Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 collaboration event. It will run from March 17 until April 7, 2022, with four Guilty Gear heroes that you can summon. To access the Scales of Juno collaboration event, you will need to first finish Episode 1, Stage 2-10. [Thanks, Gamer!]

This is a re-run of the previous Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 event, which means that players who missed out on getting Baiken, Dizzy, and Elphelt can try again. You can also get Sol using event currency. Jack-O' is the new 5-star hero for the collaboration, with Hiromi Igarashi reprising her role. Jack-O' is a Fire Warrior hero, and her zodiac sign is Taurus. In Epic Seven, zodiac signs tell you what catalysts you need to awaken them or upgrade their skills. Jack-O' will appear in Limited Summon starting March 24.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48FNTTSRcRU

Epic Seven came out in 2018 in English and 2019 in Japanese. It is a 2D role-playing game with gacha elements and has a turn-based battle system. There is also a PvP arena for those who wish to test their builds against other players. Other intellectual properties Epic Seven has had collaborations with include Re:Zero and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

The Guilty Gear collaboration in Epic Seven will run from March 17 to April 7, 2022. Epic Seven is available on Android and iOS mobile devices.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 7:30 AM
    

Azur Lane - RN Impero will appear as a carrier

Yostar, Manjuu, and Yongshi will add RN Impero to Azur Lane through a new limited event scheduled in late March 2022. She will appear as a converted aircraft carrier despite coming from the same class as the battleships Vittorio Veneto and Littorio. Like her sisters, Impero will belong to the Italy-inspired faction Sardegna Empire. Commanders will be able to find the Super Rare-graded shipgirl in the event's limited construction pool.

In history, the Regia Marina originally constructed Impero as the fourth ship in the Vittorio Veneto/Littorio class of battleships. However, the construction was never completed as Italy eventually surrendered to the Allies in 1943. In the 2010s, scholars determined the Regia Marina had plans to convert Impero into an aircraft carrier. This discovery served as a basis for Manjuu and Yongshi to add Impero as a fully converted carrier in Azur Lane.

On March 12, 2022, the Japanese Azur Lane Twitter account published a teaser that a new event would appear in late March 2022. However, Yostar has not scheduled a new live stream to publish complete details about the new event, unlike with the previous "Abyssal Refrain." The company had also sporadically posted tweets that revealed new shipgirls as an alternative method, as seen in the 2022 Lunar New Year additions.

Azur Lane is available worldwide on Android and iOS mobile devices.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 7:00 AM
    

Knights in the Nightmare Nintendo Switch remaster release date from Sting

Sting announced the Knights in the Nightmare remaster will release on Nintendo Switch in Japan on April 7, 2022. Pre-orders will open on March 31, 2022. It will cost 2,860 yen or about $24. While a date for the Switch remaster of Knights in the Nightmare has been announced, there is no release date for the Android or iOS versions. A potential Western release for any version of the remaster has yet to be announced. More information regarding the mobile versions of the title will appear sometime in the future.

Sting announced in June 2021 that it would remaster Knights in the Nightmare for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. The remaster was originally intended for a 2021 release. However, information regarding Knights in the Nightmare remastered had gone dark until recently. And despite a solid release date appearing for the Switch version, no trailer or visuals have accompanied the announcement.

Knights in the Nightmare is a hybrid JRPG and shoot 'em up. Originally released for the Nintendo DS, players could use the stylus to maneuver a wisp around the screen. The player would need to dodge projectiles while moving the wisp around to activate units and perform attacks.

Knights in the Nightmare Remaster will release for Nintendo Switch in Japan on April 7, 2022. It will eventually appear on Android and iOS devices.

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Siliconera Thursday, March 17, 2022 6:30 AM
    

Echoes of Mana Pre-Registration mobile iOS Android Square Enix

Square Enix has opened pre-registration for Echoes of Mana. Users can pre-register on Android and iOS devices. Additional pre-registration methods include through Twitter, Facebook, and email. Square Enix will distribute a total of five rewards if pre-registration goals are met. However, while users are able to pre-register for Echoes of Mana, an exact date of release has yet to be revealed. That said, Square Enix mentions on the Echoes of Mana website that users will be notified via their device once the game is available to play.

Pre-registration rewards for Echoes of Mana will include the following:

  • 50,000 Users - Spirit Crystal x800
  • 100,000 Users - Spirit Crystal x900
  • 150,000 Users - 3 Star Primm (Boomerang) x1
  • 200,000 Users - Spirit Crystal x1,000
  • 300,000 Users - 4 Star Memory Gem Illustrated by HACCAN x1

Announced in June 2021, Echoes of Mana will be a free-to-play mobile game. However, it will contain in-app purchases. The game will feature Japanese audio. It will include language support for English, German, French, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Square Enix has also released a pre-registration trailer, which showcases how combat will function. Players will be able to bring a handful of characters into combat and use skills to take on challenging foes.

You can watch the pre-registration trailer below.

[embed]https://youtu.be/12Zxo48FqgY[/embed]

Echoes of Mana will release for Android and iOS devices in 2022. Pre-registration is open now.

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Destructoid Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:45 PM
    

A cinematic horror adventure from Supermassive Games with teens and supernatural scares My favorite part of any Supermassive horror-adventure story...

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Destructoid Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:00 PM
    

Last orders, gentlemen Sega and Numskull Designs have opened pre-orders on a brand new statue, styled after Ryo Hazuki, the...

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Destructoid Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:30 PM
    

Embark on more mini-adventures at the end of March Moss made a mark on PlayStation VR with its clever set-up and...

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Destructoid Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:00 AM
    

Where's Bouldy when you need him? Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Housemarque has released a lengthy breakdown video showcasing the...

The post Returnal's Tower of Sisyphus provides Selene her toughest challenge yet appeared first on Destructoid.


Destructoid Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:30 AM
    

I really dig your style What a lovely surprise for Shovel Knight fans — Yacht Club Games has released a...

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Destructoid Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:00 AM
    

Strap on your bum bag and let's get to it If you fancy a trip back to the Day-Glo years...

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Destructoid Thursday, March 17, 2022 6:00 AM
    

Ring-a-ding-ding FromSoftware has released a new update for its megaselling fantasy epic, Elden Ring. Version 1.03, which is rolling out...

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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, March 17, 2022 1:00 PM
     Amd Radeon rsr super resolution fidelity fx FSR 2.0We've known for a while that AMD has been working on RSR (Radeon Super Resolution), since CES 2022 in fact. Now the time has finally come for release. AMD announced that RSR will launch today with the latest 22.3.1 drivers for Radeon RX 5000 Series graphics cards and newer. That's not all though, as AMD also announced that FSR 2.0 (FidelityFX Super Resolution) will arrive in Q2 2022. This is a little surprising, as many expected AMD to release the successor to FSR 1.0 later in the year. Seeing that the implementation method for FSR 2.0 functions differently than the original, it'll be interesting to see how it stacks up to other upscaling solutions when it releases.   RSR goes places FSR can't AMD's Radeon Super Resolution utilizes the FSR 1.0 algorithm. And while that may seem strange with FSR 2.0 right around the corner, there's still the chance that AMD could upgrade it in the future. The key to RSR is that it uses in-driver spatial upscal...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:45 PM
     The Quarry Trailer Horror Supermassive Games Release Date June 2Developer Supermassive Games rose to prominence with Until Dawn, a narrative horror game back on the PlayStation 4. It evoked nostalgia for '80s-style horror movies, in which a group of smarmy teens get their comeuppance for being so damn smarmy. Obviously, that means they often got killed in a host of grisly ways, either due to story needs or by your own hand. Since then, the company has experimented with the episodic The Dark Pictures Anthology. However, Supermassive is returning to its roots with The Quarry, a smarmy-teen-killing simulator which will release later in June. The Quarry once more is a callback to popular horror films, which you can tell from its cast. It stars actors from popular genre classics, such as Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street. David Arquette (Scream) is in, playing as the owner of Hackett's Quarry summer camp. Ted Raimi of Evil Dead fame is also involved. The "kids," camp counselors who are out for one last night of fun, are pla...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, March 17, 2022 12:30 PM
     Sniper Elite 5 Release DateDeveloper Rebellion's next installment in its Sniper Elite franchise was revealed last December. At that point, all we knew is that it was planned for sometime in 2022. But now thanks to the new release date trailer, we know exactly when Sniper Elite 5 is coming. The cinematic shooter will launch on PC via Steam on May 26. It is already available for pre-purchase for those that are interested. The regular edition costs $49.99 USD and comes with just the game itself. Alternatively, the Deluxe Edition can be purchased for $89.99 USD which includes various preorder bonuses. The most notable of which is the season pass that offers two campaign missions, six weapon packs, two weapon skin packs, and two character packs. All included additional content will be available for purchase separately in the future.   The release date trailer also provides some insight as to what to expect from Sniper Elite 5's story. Unsurprisingly, the narrative takes place in World War II with ...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:45 AM
     Elden Ring Patch 1.03 nerfs Mimic Tear and the Sword of Night and FlameTo say Elden Ring is hugely popular would be an understatement. So far, 12 million units have been sold across the world. As a result, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have shared that they have plans to take the brand even further. However, the game has seen its fair share of bugs and performance issues which we picked up on in our review. Since launch, the development team has been tackling these issues. The latest Elden Ring update, patch 1.03, adds new elements, fixes bugs and adds nerfs to some favorite items like the Mimic Tear and the Sword of Night and Flame. To begin, the Elden Ring patch has added a function to keep a record of an NPC on the map when you encounter one. New quest phases have been introduced for the Diallos, Nepheli Loux, Kenneth Haight, and Gatekeeper Gostoc. Also, a new NPC has arrived named Jar-Bairn, who is ready and waiting to meet you. Thanks to the patch, some summonable NPCs have been added. There has also been an increase in the number of object patter...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, March 17, 2022 11:00 AM
     Battle Bands Impressions 1In the last few years, cartoony deckbuilding games have been quite popular. Most games stick somewhat closely to the Slay the Spire formula, but I don't think I've seen one that's tried to change things up quite as drastically as Battle Bands. The premise is simple: you play as a single member of a four-person rock group against another rock group. This takes one of two forms. The first is a random mode where you create a band and fight against AI boss-type enemies. And the other has you participate in a series of matches against other human players. Once you start, Battle Bands ushers you into the tutorial. You're put in a pre-made band as a guitar player. The basic gist is that both bands need to compete in order for one of them to emerge victorious. Your band needs to reach 100 hype. To earn hype, a band has to have a song section card active. There are four members in each band, consisting of a guitar player, bassist, drummer, and keyboardist. Each of the...

Gamer Empire Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:50 AM
    

ProdigyDKK, also known just as Prodigy, is a popular gambling streamer on Twitch who often hangs out with Trainwreck on Discord while they both gamble on stream. He regularly gets more than a thousand concurrence viewers when gambling live, sometimes even thousands. Recommended Read: Stake Promo Codes List Given that he has so many viewers […]

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