Kotaku Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:30 PM  Remember last week? It happened about 34 years ago, so if you don't, I understand. But last Thursday, the official EA Twitter account tweeted a bad joke about single-player games that led to an internet-wide roasting and eventually an apology from the Battlefield publisher. And apparently, EA is still dealing with… |
Kotaku Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:15 PM  One of my favorite things to do in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was chasing down card sharks to crush beneath my heel. Gwent, a fantasy card game within the world of The Witcher 3, was so satisfying that I would boot up the action RPG just to play a few rounds of it. I was positively thrilled when CD Projekt Red released… |
Kotaku Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:45 PM  The irreverently popular sci-fi anime series Macross is finally getting an overseas release. |
Kotaku Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:10 PM  It's not a Switch Pro but it'll do. Just in time for the ink shooter's September launch, Nintendo is releasing a Splatoon 3-themed Switch OLED on August 26. It'll go for $360, and if you haven't already upgraded to the newer model, now might be the time, at least if you can manage to get your hands on one. |
Kotaku Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:52 AM  Around 30 seconds into playing Doom Eternal, I'm feeling dizzy, my eyes are getting heavy, and my stomach is in knots. I can't savor the sight of any pink guts spilling across my screen or the clamoring heavy metal soundtrack because I already want to puke. But I knew this was coming. I, like many other poor,… |
Kotaku Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:45 AM  As its sequel looms, the crossover tactics hit Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is currently free on Nintendo Switch. It's available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers through July 12, Nintendo announced this week. |
Kotaku Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:30 AM  Marvel's Avengers rarely seems to catch a break. Its latest snafu unfolded live on the official Xbox Twitch channel when a streamer accidentally let slip that She-Hulk will be added to the superhero loot game in the future. "I don't know if I can say this," said actor TechniqTV after spilling the beans. "I think it… |
Kotaku Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:06 AM  The long-awaited release date for God Of War Ragnarök has finally been confirmed by Sony. The dad-sim sequel from Santa Monica Studio will be released on November 9 this year. |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:44 PM  The Fall Guys player count continues to spring from strength to strength, as the bean battle royale game bounces past 50 million users in just its first two weeks as a free-to-play game. The colourful soft-play crash course extravanganza relaunched in its newest format as Fall Guys: Free For All on June 21, seeing huge initial success with 20 million players hopping on board in the first 48 hours. Now Mediatonic has announced on Twitter that the game has reached 50 million players. "We're in absolute disbelief," they tweeted, adding a message of thanks to everyone who has joined the fray over this past fortnight. It's an incredible milestone, and it'll be interesting to see where the ceiling ends up being - right now, it seems like the sky's the limit. Anyone who purchased Fall Guys prior to the launch of Free For All now has access to a special legacy pack, which awards veteran players a few cosmetic items to show off with. They also receive the first free-to-play season pass free of charge. RELATED LINKS: Fall Guys review, The best battle royale games, Play Fall Guys |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:38 PM  Fortnite and Overwatch 2 aren't necessarily games you'd put together, but that's not going to stop the creative community from making a Fortnite map that puts Activision Blizzard's new hero shooter into Epic's battle royale. This new creative map has players fighting off against each other in teams of five, and aside from looking incredibly pretty, it also looks like a blast to play and comes from someone who's got a fair bit of experience creating fun maps. RELATED LINKS: Fortnite V-Bucks, Fortnite Skins, Fortnite Creative Codes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:26 PM  Cyberpunk 2077 mods have already transformed Night City into The Matrix, and given us the gift of flying cars, but if you need an extra, metal hand when it comes to combat, or maybe just a friendly robot buddy, this latest fan creation might be for you. RELATED LINKS: Cyberpunk 2077 review, Cyberpunk 2077 lore & universe, Buy Cyberpunk 2077 |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:12 PM  When is the Genshin Impact 3.0 release date? Similar to the huge 2.0 update which released the region, Inazuma, along with the Electro vision and a host of new characters - it looks like 3.0 could be just as big. If the latest rumours are true, the Genshin Impact 3.0 update could showcase the Dendro element, Archon quests, hangout events, new characters, and of course the region, Sumeru. There should be a new story arc, and hopefully an epic boss encounter like Raiden Shogun, who went on to become a playable character. So here's everything that we've seen so far. It's worth noting, these are based on rumours and we do not currently have a firm release date for 3.0. RELATED LINKS: Genshin Impact 2.8 release date, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:04 PM  Gigabyte just launched its largest 4K gaming monitor yet, but there's a huge caveat that could cause some GPU concerns. For whatever reason, this 55-inch beast lacks Displayport, opting instead to include just HDMI ports. RELATED LINKS: Gigabyte Aero 15 laptop review, Gigabyte Aorus X470 Gaming 7 WiFi review, Best AMD gaming motherboard |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:47 AM  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. There are usually a number of Genshin Impact 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: Genshin Impact 2.8 release date, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:37 AM  Total War: Warhammer 3 ranged units can no longer fire freely through friendly forces in the strategy game, as a recent buff allowing them to ignore friendly units in line of sight is reverted by Creative Assembly in a new hotfix. The change, intended to make ranged units fire more reliably, lead to a rather hilarious but unquestionably busted strategy of stacking large numbers of units directly on top of one another. The original change reads as follows: "To prevent instances where ranged units hold their fire because a friendly unit is in the line of fire, overlapping units are now considered part of the same unit. This should ensure that ranged units can more consistently carry out firing orders." However, Creative Assembly admits that its implementation was "a bit overzealous." "Not only did it address the LOS issue," Creative Assembly says in a post addressing the hotfix, "it allowed ranged units to stack and fire in a way that largely negates the importance of positioning your troops." Positioning is a critical part of the strategy that makes Total War battles special, so this change definitely felt out of place. RELATED LINKS: Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC, Total War: Warhammer 3 races, Total War: Warhammer 3 review |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:34 AM  Investing in the best gaming chair doesn't just dramatically improve your gaming experience, it can also help keep fatigue and poor posture at bay. In fact, choosing the right seat for you is just as important as finding the perfect gaming mouse, especially if you often find yourself playing the best PC games for hours on end. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:27 AM  In the past, people have tried making Minecraft things in real life, like building recreations of a piston out of Lego. But it's not like you could ever recreate redstone, the magical material that's capable of basically anything, and use it to make gadgets and devices. Or is it? RELATED LINKS: Minecraft console commands, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:17 AM  Want to get early access to FIFA 23? There's nothing better than getting your hands on an upcoming game before launch, and the advantages of gaining early access to FIFA 23 can be significant if you play Ultimate Team. If you use your FIFA 23 early access time effectively, you can build a solid team ready to take on the world and start trading to get ahead on the transfer market. It's important to note that FIFA 23 early access hasn't been officially confirmed by EA, but we don't expect EA to deviate from their usual launch day plans. FIFA may be one of the biggest sports games in the world, but only a fraction of the game's audience end up utilising the early access period. If the early access system works as it usually does, players should be able to play FIFA 23 ten days before it lands on store shelves. |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:04 AM  Looking to collect the Diablo Immortal Horadrim Vessels? There's an optional system in Blizzard's loot-obsessed ARPG that lies under the quest, Legacy of the Horadrim. This path, if you choose to take it, boasts rewards that permanently buff your character in nine different ways - one for each Horadrim vessel you find. Not only that, but you can utilise all nine at the same time, if you put in the graft to find them all, that is. These buffs include boosting stats in damage, armour, life, and potency to name but a few. While the majority of Diablo Immortal Horadrim Vessels are obtained by defeating world bosses such as Blood Rose and Hydra on Hell I difficulty, there are a few other locations you'll need to visit and quests you'll need to complete in order to gather them all. Whether you're looking to collect them all or maybe you're just looking to focus on a few, we've outlined their location below, how to retrieve them, and what these powerful artefacts have to offer your character should you choose to hunt them down. RELATED LINKS: Diablo Immortal tier list, Diablo Immortal system requirements, Best Diablo Immortal builds |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:23 AM  Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series system requirements are fairly lightweight, so your rig should have no issue running the remastered PS1 collection. The Namco platformer made its debut on Sony's iconic console back in 1997, but you can now explore the colourful world of Phantomile on your gaming PC. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:14 AM  OK, so forgive the attention-grabbing headline, but stick with us on this one. Outriders, the fast-paced looter-shooter from gunplay experts People Can Fly, may be best remembered for its glorious violence and explosive weaponry, but its story deserves a shout out, combining deadly viruses, power-hungry villains, and a world that is desperate to kill you and everyone you know. A good story is what keeps players coming back after all, and Outriders certainly provides. Nobody should feel prohibited from understanding a game just because they jumped in too late, or find half the info about the game's world isn't actually available inside the game itself. And with Outriders' new Worldslayer expansion, the action and excitement is getting kicked up another notch, with a new faction led by a new villain to contend with, as well as new environments to explore, weapons to use, and classes to delve into. And it's all tied together with an epic story which you can jump straight into, whether you're a first-time player or a veteran of Enoch. RELATED LINKS: Outriders review, Outriders legendary weapons guide, Purchase Outriders |
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PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:09 AM  Microsoft's deal to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68 billion is being investigated by the UK's CMA (Competition and Markets Authority). It was expected that several worldwide competition groups would look into the deal between the Xbox owners and the studio behind IPs including Call of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo, and more due to its mammoth nature. If it is approved, the deal will be the largest in the history of the game industry. "The Competition and Markets Authority is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002," reads the CMA's statement. The investigation aims to ascertain whether the acquisition might "result in a substantial lessening of competition" within UK markets. The first phase of the investigation begins on July 6. There is an initial period with open invitation to comment which runs from July 6 - 20, during which the CMA "invites comments on the transaction from any interested party." RELATED LINKS: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 aims to kick off a "new era", Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release date, maps, and more, All the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 guns revealed so far |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:01 AM  Genshin Impact has no shortage of events, and another one is starting up today that offers several rewards while we wait for the Genshin Impact 2.8 update. The preliminary phase of the HoYo quiz event for the anime game is now underway to get fans ready for the real deal. The new quiz event, detailed on the HoYoLab site, is a 'Guess That Image' game, and players will be tasked with creating silhouette quizzes for each other that can include images of monsters, artifacts, characters, or other content from Genshin Impact. Gather blacked-out/silhouette images and use the hashtag '#HoYo Quiz' in a post on the HoYoLab site to participate. Today's preliminary portion of the event is a "warm-up" that'll lead into the official HoYo Quiz July 9 start date, which is when players can begin competing for a portion of the 300,000 primogem prize pool. The main event takes place on the HoYoLab app and is a 10-question quiz that'll test players' knowledge about the game, giving them 15 seconds to answer each question provided. Results for the main HoYo quiz will be announced on July 31. RELATED LINKS: Genshin Impact 2.8 release date, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:46 AM  Want to know how to complete this week's Halo Infinite ultimate challenge? Every week you can unlock a free cosmetic for your Spartan. To get this new look, you have to complete a list of challenges, and play a lot of matches. These challenges also give you experience points you use to level up the Halo Infinite battle pass. Challenges can be found in the battle pass menu and it lists the current active challenges and upcoming challenges, including the Halo Infinite ultimate challenge for that week. Each challenge is colour-coded by difficulty, so bright grey challenges are the easiest, the bluish-grey challenges are of medium difficulty, and the bright blue ones are the most challenging. One of the upcoming challenges will take its place when you complete a challenge, though which challenge it is, is random. Once you've completed each challenge, you're given one more challenge before you can claim your weekly reward. This challenge is the same for everyone. In this guide, we'll give you tips on how to complete the Halo Infinite weekly challenges in your queue, explain what this week's Halo Infinite ultimate challenge is, and what the weekly ultimate challenge reward is. RELATED LINKS: Halo Infinite system requirements, Halo Infinite Bosses, Halo Infinite ranks |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:44 AM  World of Warcraft's ongoing development has been honed to a fine science. While bugs definitely do creep into the MMORPG, they're usually dealt with quickly by Blizzard and have fairly limited impact. This bug however, which lets PvP hunters get one-shot kills, thanks to an issue with razor fragments is a little different -- this one has fatal consequences, and involves toads. RELATED LINKS: Best MMORPGs on PC, The best WoW addons, WoW Classic leveling guide |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:33 AM  Are you wondering where to find Fortnite Tover tokens? With the start of Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3, it's time for the popular battle royale game to celebrate with a summer party. Now that the good guys have banished the Imagined Order from the island, everyone wants to let loose, including Darth Vader. So where better to do it than on the ruins of IO's base? As part of the new season, there are new Fortnite skins to unlock on the battle pass, one of them being Snap. In a similar vein to previous character skins, you need to find the locations of all of the Fortnite Tover tokens to unlock some of the parts for Snap. Each of the named areas in the list below has three Tover tokens for you to find, but they're not always in easy-to-reach places. While a fair amount of Snap's parts are available right now, there are more arriving in the coming weeks, so it's best to get a headstart so you don't have to find all of them later. RELATED LINKS: Fortnite V-Bucks, Fortnite Skins, Fortnite Creative Codes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:26 AM  Want to know about the new Fortnite map for Chapter 3 Season 3? With Doctor Slone and her Imagined Order seemingly banished from the island, it's time to celebrate in style. A new festival area, complete with a theme park built on the remains of IO's headquarters is now available for you to explore. Meanwhile, there have been plenty of Fortnite map changes to keep track of for Chapter 3 Season 3, not to mention new Indiana Jones skin and the ability to ride Fornite animals for the first time. The Fortnite developers at Epic Games aren't afraid to change the map between seasons, so we've put together a guide to all of the major changes you need to take into account if you're looking to come out on top in the popular battle royale game. So, pull up a chair and grab your best map-reading glasses; here's your handy guide to the new Fortnite map for the latest season. Just what are those new red and blue lines about, anyway? RELATED LINKS: Fortnite V-Bucks, Fortnite Skins, Fortnite Creative Codes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:05 AM  Want to know how to unlock the Fortnite Indiana Jones skin? After a short delay, the latest update for the popular battle royale game not only gives the latest Vibin' challenges, provided you've defeated Darth Vader first, and plots new points of interest on the Fortnite map but also debuts this season's earnable free Fortnite skin. These are similar to the Fortnite Prowler skin last season and previous unlockable skins such as The Foundation and Superman. This season's freebie is the Fortnite Indiana Jones skin and provided you own the battle pass, you can get him by completing some quests. These challenges are mostly straightforward. However, there are a couple of puzzles to solve and tasty-looking Durrrburger Relic locations to find. RELATED LINKS: Fortnite V-Bucks, Fortnite Skins, Fortnite Creative Codes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:05 AM  Looking for the secret door location in Fortnite? To complete the quest 'Find the secret door past the main chamber in Shuffled Shrines' and get your hands on the Indy Dustoff emote, you first need to complete a small puzzle to unlock the door found in Shuffled Shrines. As for what's behind the Fortnite secret door, when you successfully complete the puzzle, the door opens and you need to avoid a tunnel of poison dart traps to get to the middle. You're rewarded with the Holy Grail, which is actually 250 gold, as well as a couple of mythic chests for some good loot. Here's how to complete the secret door puzzle in Fortnite. RELATED LINKS: Fortnite V-Bucks, Fortnite Skins, Fortnite Creative Codes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:04 AM  The Final Fantasy XIV community has outdone itself this time, as over 1,000 players join with professional singers to perform a version of the game's harmonic ballad, Close in the Distance, in honour of long-serving composer Masayoshi Soken, who worked on the game while recovering from cancer. RELATED LINKS: The best MMOs on PC, FFXIV Reaper job guide, FFXIV Sage job guide |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 7:52 AM  Intel Meteor Lake CPUs might arrive shortly after 13th gen Raptor Lake chips, as the company's 7nm Process Nodes are "primed for mass production." Whispers suggest the chip tech will arrive later this year, something that could help the blue team fight AMD Ryzen 7000. RELATED LINKS: Arc Alchemist GPUs - everything we know, Raptor Lake CPUs - everything we know, Best gaming CPU |
PCGamesN Wednesday, July 6, 2022 7:53 AM  The best VPN for gaming will help you to access servers that might not normally be available to you, stop your internet service provider (ISP) from artificially limiting your bandwidth, protect you from DDoS attacks from the sore losers you defeat online, and provide countless other benefits. While virtual private networks are known to slightly lower download speeds, that's not always the case. Internet service providers often throttle your speeds when you engage in bandwidth-heavy activities such as gaming, but since the best gaming VPN hides what you're doing from prying eyes, ISPs are none the wiser when you're connected to one. They also keep your IP address private, which is an important step towards maintaining your internet anonymity. Not all VPNs are built equally, however, and free versions just don't cut it. Fortunately, you can offset the cost of the subscription by using the VPN to hunt for better deals on games that are cheaper in other regions. You'll get more for your money if you subscribe in bulk, as a year costs less overall than the monthly subscription - and if you're still not convinced, you can try them out for yourself, as each of our suggestions has a free trial. RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:51 PM  Last time, you decided that secrets behind waterfalls are better than boss battles as skill checks. I'm not sure I agree but I can't disagree. We're doing difficult work here. This week, it's a question of a helping hand when you're stuck versus something so unsubtle that it'll take your face off and you'll be glad for it and even be miffed if it doesn't happen. What's better: hints, or explosive barrels? |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:33 PM  Mythological mash-up action RPG Valkyrie Elysium will hit PC on November 11th, Square Enix have announced, six weeks after its initial release on current-gen PlayStations. Alas, while buyers of the PlayStation deluxe digital edition will also get to enjoy a brand-new port of PSP game Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (an enhanced version of the very first Valkyrie game), Square Enix have decided not to include it in the equivalent PC edition. No, instead we're being offered three desktop wallpapers, and a special in-game sword. Don your horned helmet and take a deep breath before you watch the trailer below. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:49 AM  You might count yourself among those who thought the collectible card game Gwent was one of the best parts of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. If so, CD Projekt Red have just made your day by revealing the existence of a single-player standalone expansion for their Gwent game, dubbed Rogue Mage. Not only that, but the fantasy roguelike deckbuilder will be out tomorrow, July 7th. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:34 AM  You might recall that not too long ago, I hit the Elden Ring exhaustion point. Pre-heating the oven and a rigorous badminton schedule didn't mingle too well with an open world that demanded every ounce of my concentration. I went MIA from the Lands Between for three months, spending my time watching cushy reality TV like Below Deck Mediterranean and lying in my bed, hoping its springs would somehow channel electricity into my bones and recharge my weary mind. Over the past few days I've returned to the Lands Between with renewed vigor. I've taken a dustpan and brush to the map, sweeping up optional bosses and forts and quests with the wild energy of a cleaner who mustn't stop for even a second. In doing everything it takes to finish this game before I burn out again, I've learned the importance of investment and why spending is good, actually. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:23 AM  Square Enix have announced another delay for their open-world action-adventure game Forspoken by three months. It was due out on 11th October later this year, but has now been pushed back to the 24th January 2023. They say it just needs a bit more polishing up before it arrives, which is fine by me. I mean, no point rushing something out before it's ready is there? |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:48 AM  The remake of Grindhouse-meets-Sailor-Moon chop 'em up Lollipop Chainsaw won't see the involvement of original creative director Goichi 'Suda51' Suda and his team at Grasshopper Manufacture. The game's co-writer, Guardians Of The Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn, isn't returning either. You can kind of understand Gunn not being involved, considering the game's already been written. I'm gonna share the launch trailer again below just for the autotuned zombie boss bit that's so on point for 2012. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:30 AM  Dragon Age is one of my favourite game series. I replayed Dragon Age: Origins recently not for this column, but for fun. That's the kind of wild gal I am. Origins was one of the reasons I got into PC gaming, because my dinky laptop wasn't good enough to run it and I was desperate to play it after seeing the trailers. I spaffed some of my student loan on a new desktop and spent four months eating nothing but cheese sandwiches. At the time it felt worth it. Watching those trailers now is like opening a time capsule full of fantasy tropes and, for some reason, an incongruous chugging guitar song by someone we don't need to mention ever again. Replaying it now is a different experience. It's still a really cool RPG, notable for very good world-building and a cast of interesting characters (that you can have sex with in a cold tent), and it continues to hold a dear place in my heart. On the other hand, there's a whole section that's such a mind-numbing slog to get through that everyone hates it and there's a mod specifically to remove it from the entire game. Origins is a game I very much like, yet sometimes struggle to explain why it is good. But I'm not alone in thinking so, 'cos in 2009 this was RPS's Game Of The Year. Can't blame me for that. I didn't even work here then. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:00 AM  In the 100 or so hours I've spent playing Death Stranding in the last couple of years, I've often wondered about the state of Sam Bridges' limbs. Specifically, the strain they must be under carrying those preposterously high columns of metal cased packages up and down the slopes of post-apocalyptic America. If I were in his hiking boots, I'm not sure all the reinforced skeletons in the world would help me reach the same kind of porter-ing skills as he does gambolling about the place, at least not based on how sore and tired my dinky little wrists are after a couple of hours of playing Strange Scaffold's new Strand-type game, Witch Strandings. Yes, that's right. Someone other than Hideo Kojima has made a so-called Strand-like, and it's quite possibly the strangest game you'll play all year. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 7:58 AM  It's not usually good news when an emperor decides to directly involve themselves in your business, but sci-fi 4X RTS Dune: Spice Wars certainly thinks it is. House Corrino will be landing their Sardaukar warriors on the desert planet of Arrakis this summer to challenge the Atreides, Harkonnens, Smugglers and Fremen as part of the game's next major update. The new playable faction is the second of Spice Wars' Early Access roadmap milestones. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, July 6, 2022 6:17 AM  This week, far too much of my brainspace has been occupied by the JiuShark M.2-Three: a tower-style cooler for NVMe SSDs that's just launched in China. Honestly, look at it. For days I've been absorbing these images of a baby CPU air cooler, yoked to the dinkiest of PC storage, and I still can't decide if it's brilliant or just sheer crawling madness. Except, in the not-so-distant future, there's a chance that active SSD cooling won't seem so excessive at all. That's because PCIe 5.0 drives are coming and, while they're set to outpace even the best SSDs that use the current-gen PCIe 4.0 interface, it sounds like such speed will come at the cost of higher temperatures. And, in turn, a higher risk of throttling. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:52 PM Third-party developers had news to share today about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, including aircraft and scenery. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:40 PM Didn't expect a new game to go back to New York. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:17 PM Celebrate 33 years with some cute merch! |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:16 PM Wondering when Valorant mobile comes out? Here's what you need to know. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:04 PM Preorder information for God of War Ragnarok |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:04 PM Bandai Namco released another character trailer of its upcoming fighting game JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:49 AM It's interesting that PUBG is still kicking. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:45 AM Who said it? Chandler Bing or Sheldon Cooper? It's your call. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:32 AM Today THQ Nordic announced that its action RPG Kung-fu P... ahem... Biomutant will release for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:30 AM Top 10 Things to Remember Before Checking Out Thor: Love and Thunder |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:19 AM The Red Dead community has some fashion sense. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:13 AM We bring good news, Valorant fans! |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:53 AM It's always nice to respect the greats. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:51 AM Following the announcement of the release date of God of War Ragnarok, Sony Interactive Entertainment also revealed the special editions. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:12 AM Here's the complete list of all 5 letter words starting with FLU to help you with today's Wordle answer! |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:05 AM Square Enix announced a delay of its upcoming action JRPG Forspoken, likely to avoid the massive traffic jam of JRPGs in the fall. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:04 AM Stash an item of Mythic or Exotic Rarity in a tent is one of the newly added Indiana Jones quests in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3 and here's how you can complete the challenge. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:48 AM Here is Forspoken's release date. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:48 AM Here's what we know about Goku coming to Fortnite. |
Twinfinite Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:42 AM If you're wanting to kit out Snap, this is the guide for you! |
Siliconera Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:00 PM
American screenwriter and director James Gunn, as well as Grasshopper Manufacture founder Suda51 clarified that they will not be working on the upcoming Lollipop Chainsaw remake. This means that while publisher Dragami Games' effort involves development staff that worked on the original release of Lollipop Chainsaw, some key writers and creators from that time will not be part of the remake's development. News of the remake's development came a few weeks after Dragami Games CEO Yoshimi Yasuda teased a revival back in June 2022. The announcement revealed a tentative 2023 release window, though details were still relatively scarce. However, Yasuda also stated that the "original staff" would be working on the remake, albeit with some elements that were "different from the original". Speculation within the fan community and through news coverage led James Gunn, one of the writers of the original Lollipop Chainsaw, to clarify that he was not part of the remake. In a quote tweet, Gunn stated that Dragami Games did not approach him or Suda to work on the project. Furthermore, he had only heard of the remake from Suda a few weeks prior. However, Gunn also expressed that this was neither a condemnation nor an endorsement of the remake. https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1544357353318797312?s=20&t=RbaCQbWpPyFqjIgVXlMu4A Suda later followed up with his own post, adding that Grasshopper Manufacture was also not part of the remake's development. This is noteworthy, as the original Lollipop Chainsaw was a joint development project between Grasshopper Manufacture and the team at Kadokawa Games, which eventually split off into Dragami Games. https://twitter.com/suda_51/status/1544512577786748928?s=20&t=RbaCQbWpPyFqjIgVXlMu4A The Lollipop Chainsaw remake is in development at Dragami Games and has a tentative 2023 release window. There is no confirmed price or release platform. The post James Gunn and SUDA51 Are Not Involved With Lollipop Chainsaw Remake appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:00 AM
Live A Live, an "HD-2D" remake of the 16-bit RPG, is a particularly special release in the West. While Japanese audiences may have some nostalgia for the original game, this marks the first international appearance for a Square RPG from an era full of beloved releases from the company. In the game's early hours, we've grown to appreciate the game's distinct elements. The original Live A Live, released on the Super Famicom in 1994, was an experimental release. It remains so in its updated form! It's an anthology of short stories from different creators, all built within the same RPG engine and using the same tactical battle system. The structure is built to tell specific, short narratives. It's not a package full of nuance and depth. Instead, it offers a variety of smaller tales that are often homages to popular genres.
Each chapter has its own setting and feel. The Twilight of Edo Japan is a sneaking mission to assassinate an enemy leader. It's lonely and tense. You're largely alone, and you can get through the whole thing without taking a lot of lives with careful use of the hide button. The Wild West is a classic cowboy tale, with shootouts and standoffs. It's largely built around prepping a town with traps to fight off a bandit gang within a time limit. You learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the townsfolk, mostly by them just telling you they're bad at stuff. You take the role of a martial arts master, training new apprentices and working to preserve your legacy in the Imperial China chapter. The master doesn't level up, but your choices determine how the students progress. Perhaps the weirdest tale, The Distant Future, is largely free of combat and follows a support droid as it learns things about a spaceship and serves coffee. This might be our favorite? We love our new robot friend Cube.
All the chapters use the same combat: a meter-based grid system, with attacks that reach certain distances. It's very self-contained, as health doesn't persist outside battle. And some abilities? The "range" can be really weird. So it's a matter of careful positioning. Moving fills others' meters for every square, making standing still optimal if you can swing it. The development team has done a lot of work to make the original environments look nice in the "HD-2D" formula. It's a tough balance! The geometry largely hasn't changed, and that can make it difficult to build coherent rooms in the new perspective. When you play, you'll notice that doors near the "bottom" of the screen can be difficult to spot sometimes, though the game does a lot with lighting to try to mitigate this issue. Notably, the sprites are basically the same, too. Previous games with the look have also gone with muted, stylized color palettes that let blur and particle effects take center stage. Here, the look's a bit less unified, so it can feel off sometimes. But we're not sure if there was a better option. The new perspective for the combat sequences does bring with it some drawbacks. Most notably, facing larger enemies can lead to confusing hitboxes. The original game was much clearer, with a pure 2D grid. Now, though, you have to remember that "tall" enemies can be hit one or two squares behind. Your player characters are consistently small so they fit on one square, making for a Punch-Out!! feel at times.
We've only explored a few of Live A Live's chapters, and we're looking forward to checking out how the rest put their own spin on the game's systems and trappings. Mostly, though, we're just happy that more players can finally see what the game's all about. Live A Live, developed by Square Enix and published by Nintendo, will launch July 22, 2022 on the Nintendo Switch. A demo is also available, showing the early parts of three of the game's chapters. Stay tuned to Siliconera for our full review of the game. The post Preview: Live A Live is a JRPG Short Story Collection appeared first on Siliconera. |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:45 PM  Initially scheduled for a spring 2022 release, Forspoken has been delayed a second time to January of 2023. The game's most recent release date was set to October 11, after getting a five-month delay. At the time, developer Luminous Productions stated that "getting it right" was the reason for the delay. Forspoken now has a new PC release date of January 24, 2023. Today's message isn't much different than what we heard before. While the company says "game elements are now complete," Forspoken has been delayed to ensure final polish. Also, for "strategic" reasons. The time should allow the developer to grind down all the edges, plus it means Forspoken can avoid some serious AAA competition — in other words. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is set to release on October 28. It makes sense that publisher Square Enix would want to vault over that particular gaming goliath. "We would like to thank you for your continued s... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:30 PM  Horror games were traditionally considered a niche genre. They rose to prominence in the late '90s thanks to franchises like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, but they began to lose steam in the generations after that. Indie horror titles kept the scene alive, but after the release of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard in 2017, the AAA horror game space has been seeing a wonderful resurgence on PC. Resident Evil 7 proved that the genre can succeed at the highest levels of production. The knock-on effect has been a confident surge of new horror games from other developers and publishers that are no longer afraid to go all in. More exciting horror games are coming out than ever before, and we can feel confident that this golden age of horror is set to continue on PC thanks to the following games. Scorn Scorn has been on the radar of PC horror game fans for a long time, and it's not hard to understand why. Somber and atmospheric, Scorn and invokes a feeling of pure dread simply b... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:30 PM  A party has started on the island with the launch of Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3. There's a new biome, new points of interest, the continuation of crossovers, and much more. Epic Games has kept the season fresh and, most recently, began Ripsaw Launcher week. Now, the latest Fortnite update has added the Indiana Jones skin and Charge submachine gun, and its taken an item out of the vault. Every season, the Fortnite battle pass contains a skin that releases a few weeks after the rest of the cosmetics. Fans who have been patiently been waiting to unlock the Indiana Jones skin can now do so. To begin unlocking all of the cosmetics, you will have to work through two pages of challenges. Completing the first page of challenges unlocks the base Indiana Jones skin, and you can then start working on unlocking the Temple Explorer Indiana Jones skin on page two. Switching up the loot pool in Fortnite This update placed the Combat submachine guns into the vault. A new submachine gun h... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:30 AM  More evidence points to a recommitment by EA to the Battlefield franchise after the fallout surrounding Battlefield 2042. This latest development relates to what's on the horizon, and longtime fans may find reason to rejoice at the news. EA opened up a new DICE studio in Seattle, picking up senior talent including Halo co-founder Marcus Lehto. That team is now hiring for more positions, and the job description clearly states that a single-player campaign experience for Battlefield is in the works. The job description is specifically for a design director, which comes with many responsibilities. One of the core objectives is to "embrace the core tenets of the Battlefield franchise and make sure they are woven through all layers of a masterfully designed single player campaign." The design director will "manage the design team and design vision of a new Battlefield campaign." Reset and reload This is a noticeable shift away from the mindset of previou... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:30 AM  It's almost easy to forget that version 2.8 of Genshin Impact will release next week after an endless barrage of leaks — and the fact that version 2.7 is still ongoing. While fans cross their arms waiting for Sumeru, we still have a full update to get through. Fortunately, it looks like version 2.8 is full of fun and exciting adventures for Genshin Impact players, including a new character and a temporary islands for travelers to explore on July 13. Fans of last year's summer event will remember the Golden Apple Archipelago, a timed set of islands that was the perfect location to explore. This area was only available during one update, but it will be brought back this year in a reworked state. With completely new zones, puzzles, and stories, it's basically unrecognizable from last year's version. Regardless, it seems like HoYoverse is setting up a yearly tradition for a limited-time, summer-themed island. Kicking it on the beach The Golden Apple Arc... |
Gamer Empire Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:50 AM You'll face many difficult stages of enemies and bosses in Anime Dimensions Simulator, a Roblox game by Albatross Games. To help you pick the right character and to make sure you spend your resources efficiently, we've created this Anime Dimensions tier list. Recommended Read: Anime Battle Arena – Best Characters Tier List In this tier […] The post Anime Dimensions Simulator Tier List (July 2022) – Best Characters appeared first on Gamer Empire. It was written by Jack Roque. |
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Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Wednesday, July 6, 2022 1:00 PM In the right hands, Killjoy can have a ton of defensive impact with her setups on Pearl. Killjoy has not seen a ton of usage since the beginning of Patch 4.08, as players prefer Sage and Chamber for Sentinel duty lately. Still, even though her pick rate has been relatively low since Episode 4, her […] |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Wednesday, July 6, 2022 12:00 PM Why walk when you can teleport? Learn where, when, and how to use the Town Portal in Diablo Immortal. Running through Diablo Immortal's expansive world can be a chore. Fortunately, Diablo Immortal features a nifty teleport feature that allows players to travel fast across the game's key areas. In this guide, we will show you […] |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Wednesday, July 6, 2022 11:00 AM One of the Shrines in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the Suma Sahma Shrine or Korsh O'hu's Blessing. The Shrine itself is no challenge at all. As you enter the Korsh O'hu Shrine, Link will be able to access the shrine's chest, and he can access the altar and talk to […] |
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