Kotaku Friday, June 3, 2022 9:45 AM  Being a woman who likes video games can be…limiting. But the stringency might be why seeing the tabloid-esque Elden Ring memes actor and director Emily Faris has been posting on r/GirlGamers feels so exhilarating. |
PCGamesN Friday, June 3, 2022 9:45 AM  The CAR SMG is among the best Apex Legends guns, and one of the FPS game's developers has spoken about the team's intent that Apex Legends new guns "should be fun" in response to a claim that the weapon is overpowered. Respawn's live balance designer John 'JayBiebs' Larson replied to a comment about the CAR's strength with a lengthy post explaining some of the design decisions that go into bringing new weapons to the battle royale game. In a Reddit thread discussing the CAR SMG, which is the newest Apex Legends weapon and was added in season 11, user Sairizard says they feel the gun is an example of power creep and claim that "Respawn are definitely not playing their own game." In response, Larson jokes, "1v1 me bro," before going into detail about the Respawn team's approach to new weapon balance. Larson begins by saying that "it makes sense to lean towards the strong side" when tuning new gear for release, explaining that the "hype new thing should be fun, and if it's fun to use, players get more reps in with it sooner," which makes assessing what makes a particular gun fun, strong, or frustrating for players much easier for Respawn's balance team. "Would rather release strong and nerf than release weak and buff," he adds. RELATED LINKS: Apex Legends characters guide, Apex Legends skins, Apex Legends map guide |
PCGamesN Friday, June 3, 2022 6:37 AM  If you're a PC gamer who watched the announcements at Sony's State of Play games showcase and were excited by the offerings, you're in luck - outside of the PSVR offerings, almost everything shown including the formerly Sony PlayStation exclusive series Spider-Man is coming to PC. We also have a Resident Evil 4 remake release date, some Street Fighter 6 gameplay, and a Final Fantasy 16 release window announcement and flashy new trailer. Sci-fi horror game The Callisto Protocol, from the original creators of Dead Space, got a brand new trailer and is set to release on December 2. Roller skating arena bloodsport game Rollerdrome, announced for an August 16 release, already has its own Steam page - as does 'dating action' anime game Eternights, which features a Persona-style calendar system that tasks you with deciding if you should spend your Fridays dating or dungeon crawling. We also got a Stray release date - the Cyberpunk cat adventure game was previously announced for PC, but we now know we'll be wandering around rain-slicked city streets and hiding in cardboard boxes as a kitty on July 19, courtesy of the Stray gameplay trailer. Atmospheric cycling road trip adventure Season: A Letter to the Future is also on Steam, with an autumn release window. |
PCGamesN Friday, June 3, 2022 4:29 AM  If you're wondering what the best Necromancer build in Diablo Immortal is, it's little wonder. It seems like a self-explanatory class on the surface – dark mage summons dead people for battle – but Diablo Immortal's Necromancer class has a surprising amount of flexibility in how you send your foes into the great beyond. Despite being burdened with low mobility, the Necromancer excels in PvE and PvP combat. The Necromancer's skills cover a broad range of areas, including distance attacks and support skills. There's a good deal of flexibility in how you approach these skills too. You could opt for a support Necromancer, for example, or a master of summons who destroys all in their path. If you're playing with a Clan, make sure to consider how your build may complement your party members as well. This guide covers the best skills for your Necromancer and what kind of combat style to focus on for both PvE and PvP modes. We'll also cover which gems you should prioritize to boost those skills and get the most from one of Diablo Immortal's most unique classes. RELATED LINKS: Diablo Immortal tier list, Diablo Immortal system requirements, Best games like Diablo on PC |
PCGamesN Friday, June 3, 2022 4:32 AM  What's the secret to Diablo Immortal leveling? Obviously, the name of the game is to soak up as much experience as quickly as you can in order to unlock more skills to do more damage and gain even more XP. But since Diablo Immortal is structured as a mobile game, there are some additional sources of experience you'll want to look out for regularly, especially as you make your first steps in the RPG game. At its core, Diablo Immortal is similar to its predecessors in the way you develop your characters: killing monsters gives you experience, gold, and loot, and you'll use this to advance in levels and gain additional power. Leveling up itself is a cinch: you'll gain a boost in power through some background stat gains automatically. The only thing you'll have to manage when you gain a level is your Diablo Immortal skills loadout. As you progress through the initial experience levels, you'll unlock new skills for your Diablo Immortal class, and these skills will in turn gain upgrades every few levels after that. RELATED LINKS: Diablo Immortal tier list, Diablo Immortal system requirements, Best games like Diablo on PC |
PCGamesN Friday, June 3, 2022 6:30 AM  The Final Fantasy 16 release date has narrowed to summer 2023, according to PlayStation's most recent State of Play livestream. We also got to see an exciting new trailer for the RPG game, and it's clear that developer Square Enix is going big on duels between the series' famous summoned monsters. The trailer, which you can view below, shows some of Final Fantasy's most enduring pocket monsters - called 'Eikons', this time round - facing each other in both cinematic sequences and new gameplay. In the latter, they sport health bars and the camera angle flits between side-on and dramatic third-person perspectives. At times it looks like something between a fighting game and a hack-'n'-slash action RPG, but with enormous, dramatic monsters. Ramuh, Ifrit, Phoenix, Shiva, Garuda, Odin, and Titan are all confirmed so far. Scurrying around beneath the stomping boots of all these giants are the humans of the story, who get much less airtime by comparison, but it's clear there's going to be a "child of fate" and at least one callous emperor who cares nothing for collateral damage. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, June 3, 2022 9:21 AM  Capcom have released a new trailer for Street Fighter 6, showcasing an open-world mode that sees characters exploring and brawling alike on the between the neon signs of the city. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, June 3, 2022 7:14 AM  Final Fantasy XVI has released another trailer. This one's for showing off the summons and giving it a release window of summer next year. Summons for the summer! |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, June 3, 2022 6:19 AM  Both of Insomniac Games' web-slingin', super villain kickin' games are coming to PC this year. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered will be out this August, while Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is scheduled for the autumn. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, June 3, 2022 5:33 AM  Capcom have confirmed that Resident Evil 4 is getting a remake. It's due out in March of next year. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, June 3, 2022 4:44 AM  BioWare have given a new tease for Dragon Age 4, announcing that its official title will be Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. It'll follow up that plot about Solas wanting to destroy the entire world - fantastic news for fans and haters alike. |
Twinfinite Friday, June 3, 2022 7:43 AM Time to get cooking! |
Twinfinite Friday, June 3, 2022 7:20 AM Following a tease last week, Sega has revealed another micro-console the Megadrive Mini 2, coming in October 2022. |
Twinfinite Friday, June 3, 2022 3:52 AM Here are all the active Diablo Immortal codes we know of so far. |
Twinfinite Friday, June 3, 2022 2:47 AM Find out when Ooblets is releasing for the Switch. |
Twinfinite Friday, June 3, 2022 2:43 AM A rundown of all compatible controllers for Diablo: Immortal. |
Siliconera Friday, June 3, 2022 9:00 AM
Bandai Namco announced that it will release the final update for Sword Art Online Arcade: Deep Explorer on June 7, 2022. The company also announced that the game's Japanese Twitter account will no longer post regular tweets after June 21, 2022. However, the arcade game itself will still be available to play for the foreseeable future. The new update will add the All-Star Season Match and Infinity EX Tower as new permanent game modes. It will also re-arrange the character collection list to show blank spots for characters that players can still obtain in the game's gacha pool. After the final update, Deep Explorer will no longer have time-limited gacha, shop, and events. However, players will still be able to access the permanent story episodes and towers. The regular gacha pool will also allow players to collect characters in the game's roster. Bandai Namco launched Sword Art Online Arcade: Deep Explorer in March 2019. The franchise's first-ever arcade game has a Diablo-like dungeon crawler gameplay system with a 3-player co-op. Before this final update, the company used to hold time-limited gacha and events that often featured exclusive versions of series characters, such as Kirito, Asuna, and Sinon. Sword Art Online Arcade: Deep Explorer is available on arcades in Japan. The post Sword Art Online Arcade: Deep Explorer Final Update Dated appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, June 3, 2022 8:00 AM
A vinyl soundtrack of Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War will appear in late September 2022. Bandai Namco is working with Universal Music Japan to release a double vinyl set containing tracks from the 2006 PlayStation 2 game. The webpage detailing the soundtrack on the Japanese website also has an English segment. The package will contain two 12-inch black vinyl records and an 8-page full-color booklet. The latter will include commentaries from the game's composers in Japanese and English. Keiki Kobayashi, Tetsukazu Nakanishi, Hiroshi Okubo, and Junichi Nakatsuru comprised the Ace Combat Zero soundtrack team. A partial track list on the page confirms that the Ace Combat Zero vinyl soundtrack will include "Glacial Skies," "Contact," "The Round Table," "Hresvelgr," and "Zero." The last song, known for its combination of orchestra and flamenco guitar, is played during the game's climactic battle. Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War originally appeared on the PlayStation 2 in 2006. In early 2020, Bandai Namco released the game's soundtrack on digital platforms, such as Spotify. The latest title in the series to date is Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Bandai Namco released a DLC pack for the game containing crossover content from Top Gun: Maverick in late May 2022. The Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War vinyl soundtrack will be available on September 28, 2022. The double vinyl set will cost 6,050 yen (~$46.50) in Japan. The post Ace Combat Zero Vinyl Soundtrack Will Appear in September 2022 appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, June 3, 2022 7:30 AM
A Nendoroid of Empress from Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall is available for pre-order from Good Smile Company. She will be available until July 14, 2022. Japanese customers can purchase her for ¥6,500, and she will come out in December 2022. As for those in North America, she will cost $59.99 and will release in February 2023. While most Nendoroids typically have three face plates, Empress will have two. She has her standard expression, as well as a combat one. You will be able to give her her handgun or a poncho. In addition, there is a blue flame that you can attach to her over her eye. You can also pose her with her Coil Gun, which can light up if you install a Milight 316 Series LED. The light will not come with the Nendoroid. Here are some pictures of the Black Rock Shooter Empress Nendoroid: [gallery ids="929075,929074,929073" link="file"] During WonHobby G Spring 2022, Good Smile Company showed off other Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall figures that are in development. Empress will appear as a Figma, whereas Dead Master and Strength will also have Nendoroids coming out soon. There will also be a Pop Up Parade figure version of Strength. The Empress Nendoroid is open for pre-order until July 14, 2022. She will come out in December 2022 for Japan and February 2023 for North America. The post Black Rock Shooter Empress Nendoroid Open For Pre-Order appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, June 3, 2022 7:00 AM
Characters from The Quintessential Quintuplets have appeared in D4DJ Groovy Mix as part of a crossover event. Additionally, the theme song of The Quintessential Quintuplets film, "Quintuple Paths," has been added to D4DJ Groovy Mix. A total of five new cards are available to obtain as part of the collaboration. Each card features a Nakano sister in wedding attire alongside a character from D4DJ Groovy Mix. Cards from the previous The Quintessential Quintuplets crossover are available to obtain during this period as well. Alongside this, D4DJ Groovy Mix has a special crossover story which will be available for a limited time. Players have the opportunity to experience the crossover story until June 9, 2022. The Quintessential Quintuplets movie crossover summons banner will remain in the game until June 11, 2022. D4DJ Groovy Mix has seen the addition of songs from other franchises appear throughout its lifespan. This has included songs from Guilty Gear Strive. A total of 10 songs from Guilty Gear Strive will appear in D4DJ Groovy Mix as a crossover event rolls out throughout the month of June. D4DJ Groovy Mix is available for Android and iOS devices. The Quintessential Quintuplets and D4DJ Groovy Mix crossover event will be available until June 11, 2022. The post The Quintessential Quintuplets D4DJ Groovy Mix Crossover Announced appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, June 3, 2022 6:30 AM
Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIV players will now have the opportunity to obtain Lyse Hext's attire from Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood through the online store. Players can purchase Lyse's Leadership Attire through the Final Fantasy XIV Online Store for $15.00. It will come not only with the vibrant scarlet outfit, but also with Lyse's hairstyle as it first appeared in the Stormblood expansion. However, there are some caveats to the outfit. Firstly, the outfit will only be available to redeem on a single character per purchase. This means that if you would like to have the outfit on multiple characters, you will need to buy the outfit multiple times. Additionally, Lyse's Leadership Attire is gender-locked. Only female characters will be able to wear the outfit and use the hairstyle. The store page also mentions that the gear may appear differently depending on the player character's race and that clipping may occur when worn with certain other gear. You can take a look at the Final Fantasy XIV Lyse's Leadership Attire below. [gallery columns="4" ids="929065,929066,929067,929068" link="file"] This isn't the first time players have been able to purchase attire from notable characters from Final Fantasy XIV. In October 2020, Square Enix released the attire worn by Alphinaud and Alisaie Leveilleur to the online store. Additionally, players can buy outfits Y'shtola has worn in A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, and Shadowbringers through the store. Final Fantasy XIV is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. The post Final Fantasy XIV Lyse's Leadership Attire Available in Online Store appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, June 3, 2022 6:00 AM
Square Enix will release a Final Fantasy arrangement album, Modulation, which is a collection of popular songs from the series that have been arranged by Nobuo Uematsu. A total of 10 tracks will appear on the album. It will cost 4,950 yen (or roughly $38) and will release on November 9, 2022. Pre-orders for the album are immediately available through the Square Enix e-STORE. Additionally, consumers will receive a special MP3 download code when purchasing the album. However, the code can only be used a finite number of times. The songs that will appear on Modulation, Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy arrangement album, include:
The songs available on the album may be subject to change. The store page notes that this is due to potential changes in recording. In October 2021, a Final Fantasy XIV arrangement album appeared on streaming services. It features arrangements from Final Fantasy XIV rock group The Primals. Songs included on the album are rock arrangements of popular tracks from various expansions and patch updates from the game. The post Nobuo Uematsu Final Fantasy Arrangement Album Announced appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, June 3, 2022 5:30 AM
During a PlayStation State of Play, a remake of Resident Evil 4 was announced. This featured a brief look at recreated environments, like the village seen at the start of the game, and character designs. However, Capcom has opened an official website for the Resident Evil 4 remake, which reveals that the game will also see a "reimagined" storyline. While it's clear that certain character designs have been modified for the remake, with Ashley, Ada, and Luis appearing briefly in the trailer, this won't be the only change made. [Thanks, AestheticGamer/Dusk Golem!] The website states that the Resident Evil 4 remake will see a reimagined storyline, it will also feature more modernized gameplay elements. However, Capcom has yet to reveal how any of this will manifest. The trailer simply provided a glimpse into how the iconic starting area in Resident Evil 4 has been slightly modified for the remake. You can take a look at screenshots of the Resident Evil 4 remake below. [gallery ids="929051,929052,929055,929056,929057,929058" link="file"] On Twitter, the official Japanese Resident Evil account stated that the trailer shown at the State of Play was just a teaser trailer. This means an extended version of the trailer will potentially appear in near future. The Resident Evil 4 remake will release for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC on March 24, 2023. The post Resident Evil 4 Remake Will Have a Reimagined Storyline appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, June 3, 2022 5:00 AM
The latest DNF Duel trailer focuses on Launcher, a new fighter set to join the game's roster on launch. The character is a long-range fighter capable of attacking opponents from a distance using a variety of weapons. The trailer also gives fans a glimpse at the character's move sets and playstyle. The character was previously teased back in March 2022, towards the end of the DNF Duel release date announcement trailer. As with all previous DNF Duel characters, Launcher was originally in Dungeon Fighter Online. Interestingly, Launcher's character design bears a close resemblance to that of Mechanic, another Gunner-type character from DFO. Despite the change in appearance, Launcher shares many of the same moves as her DFO counterpart. In addition to Gunner moves like BBQ and Marilyn Rose, Launcher will also be able to use her Quantum Bomb, Flame Pillar, Steyr AMR, and the X-1 Extruder. Furthermore, her finisher appears to be her DFO Awakening skill Ancient Trigger, where she uses a large cannon that shoots several laser beams at the enemy. You can check out the DNF Duel Launcher gameplay trailer below: https://youtu.be/kTbz8Ouj6z0 So far, Arc System Works has revealed 12 playable characters, including Berserker, Inquisitor, and Striker, among many others. Last month, the developer also revealed the game's story mode, gallery, and glossary. DNF Duel will release for the PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on June 28, 2022. The post Launcher Fights With Guns Blazing in DNF Duel Trailer appeared first on Siliconera. |
Tabletop Gaming News Friday, June 3, 2022 9:00 AM |
WGB, Home of AWESOME Reviews Friday, June 3, 2022 9:29 AM Going through the cave was probably a mistake. War was declared and by the suggestion of the King's right-hand sorcerer, the shining paragon of heroism, Brigard, took his forces through a cave system in a bid to surprise the enemy, but a cave-in leaves the army stranded underground with no hope of rescue. Salvation appears in the form of a Valkyrie who descends from the heavens to inform Brigard and his loyal soldiers that they are dying and that she is here to lead them to the promised land. Instead, you all get trapped in Terragaya, neither dead nor alive but somewhere in the middle. The solution is to find the Guardian, solve the mystery of your alleged death and maybe get the lyrics to I've Got Soul But I'm Not A Soldier by The Killers out of your head. Or is that just me? |