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Kotaku Saturday, October 1, 2022 10:00 AM
    

As of last week, a long-held dream of playing Valve's landmark 2004 shooter Half-Life 2 in virtual reality has finally come to fruition. The journey began nearly 10 years ago, when a man named Nathan Andrews managed to hack together a functioning version of the all-time classic in VR. This was before any Vives,…

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Kotaku Saturday, October 1, 2022 9:45 AM
    

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PCGamesN Saturday, October 1, 2022 10:41 AM
     Huge Skyrim mod Summerset Isle just got way bigger with SE launch

Skyrim mod Summerset Isle, first released in 2015, is among the most ambitious mod projects for one of the best RPG games, offering a expansion of DLC size that takes players to the Elder Scrolls island that is home to the Altmer in a questline following on from the Bethesda game's College of Winterhold questline. Now the mod has arrived in Skyrim: Special Edition - and its creator promises eight times the content of the original version.

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PCGamesN Saturday, October 1, 2022 8:15 AM
     Diablo 4 skills are tied to weapon damage in Blizzard RPG

Eagle-eyed fans have spotted that Diablo 4 skills are tied to weapon damage following footage of the game being shown during the Diablo Hell's Ink tour. While a recent Diablo 4 gameplay leak taken from a private test build of the fantasy game showed off a hefty chunk of the game in development, this official video gives us a more 'legitimate' look at how Diablo 4 is planning to handle its gear and skill design - and it's looking slightly more like Diablo 3 so far, albeit with one very significant difference.

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PCGamesN Saturday, October 1, 2022 6:34 AM
     Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver return looks to be in the works

It seems that a Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver return is on the cards thanks to a new survey from Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics asking fans what they would like to see from a modern take on the classic action-adventure game. The beloved late 90s series, which featured direction from developers including Denis Dyack and former Uncharted writer Amy Hennig, is looking likely to make a dramatic return after rights to the vampire game were returned to Crystal Dynamics following its acquisition by Swedish firm Embracer Group.


Twinfinite Saturday, October 1, 2022 11:27 AM
     Here's everything you need to know about who Garaki Kyudai is in My Hero Academia.

Siliconera Saturday, October 1, 2022 11:00 AM
    

Sackboy A Big Adventure is coming to PC

Sackboy, one of the mascots for the PlayStation, will soon appear on PC. Sony Interactive Entertainment announced via PlayStation.Blog that it will release the PC version of Sackboy: A Big Adventure on October 27, 2022. The PC game will be available on Steam and the Epic Games Store.

The PC version of the Sackboy game will support the PS5's DualSense controller by default, but it will also support mouse and keyboard controls. Additionally, it will support variable refresh rate and wide screens up to 21:9, as well as Nvidia DLSS2 for GeForce RTX GPUs.

Sony also shared the PC spec requirements needed to run Sackboy: A Big Adventure. The minimum requirements will generate a 720p 30fps gameplay with 8 GB RAM, an Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD FX-6300 for CPU, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon R7 265 for GPU. The highest ultra settings, which can generate 4K and 60fps, will require 16 GB RAM, a Core i9-9900k or Ryzen 9 3950X for CPU, and RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT for GPU. The game can also go up to 120fps if the user's PC display supports HDMI 2.1 or DisplayPort 1.4.

Furthermore, the company announced that people who pre-purchase the game on either PC platform will be able to obtain costumes and emotes modeled after Ghost of Tsushima's Jin, Detroit: Become Human's Connor, Days Gone's Deacon St. John, and Death Stranding's Sam Porter Bridges.

Sony Interactive Entertainment also published a new trailer for the PC version of Sackboy: A Big Adventure on PlayStation's YouTube channel:

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

Sackboy: A Big Adventure originally appeared on PlayStation 4 and 5 in November 2020. The game will appear on PCs via Steam and the Epic Games Store on October 27, 2022.

The post Sackboy: A Big Adventure Will Visit PC in Late October 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Saturday, October 1, 2022 9:00 AM
    

Muv-Luv Alternative season 2 anime will have opening song by JAM Project and Minami Kuribayashi

JAM Project will perform the opening theme song for the second season of the Muv-Luv Alternative anime. The five-singer group will collaborate with Minami Kuribayashi to perform "Akatsuki wo Ute" (Shoot the Dawn). The group first made the announcement on its official website.

The announcement also revealed a single CD for "Akatsuki wo Ute" that will go on sale on November 2, 2022. The disc will include another song by JAM Project titled "Can never go home," as well as instrumental versions of both songs.

Meanwhile, V.W.P (Virtual Witch Phenomenon), the group behind the first season's opening theme, "Rinne" (Reincarnation), will also return to perform the second season's ending theme, "Saikai" (Reunion).

Avex Pictures has also uploaded the second trailer for the Muv-Luv Alternative anime's season 2. People can listen to a sneak peek of both "Akatsuki wo Ute" and "Saikai" by watching the trailer.

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

The new opening theme's singer composition also makes a callback to the original Muv-Luv Alternative visual novel, which was released in February 2006. Four out of five members of JAM Project performed "Asu e no Houkou" (Roar towards the Future) as the opening theme, while Minami Kuribayashi performed the eponymous ending theme, "Muv-Luv." "Asu e no Houkou" is also available to listen to on the global PC Steam release of the visual novel.

JAM Project also has a longer history with the visual novel's re-releases. The group's fifth member, Masami Okui, would later join the completed group in performing "Name ~Kimi no Na wa~" for the all-ages version released in September 2006. The group also provided another song, "Metamorphose," for the Xbox 360 release in October 2011.

The second season of the Muv-Luv Alternative anime will begin airing on October 5, 2022. The single CD for JAM Project and Minami Kuribayashi's opening theme song "Akatsuki wo Ute" will be available on November 2, 2022.

The post JAM Project Will Perform Muv-Luv Alternative Anime Season 2 Opening appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Saturday, October 1, 2022 7:00 AM
    

Super Robot Wars OG Huckebein Mk-II HG Plamodel

Bandai announced at the 2022 All Japan Model & Hobby Show that it will release an HG plamodel of the Huckebein Mk-II from the Super Robot Wars: Original Generation series in March 2023. The set will include the mech's notable armaments, such as the Photon Rifle, Chakram Shooter, and G-Impact Cannon.

Huckebein Mk-II will be the fourth SRW OG mech to receive an HG plamodel adaptation. Masaki Andoh's Cybaster was the first unit to have a plamodel released in 2021. Kyosuke Nanbu's Alteisen and the Gespenst followed suit afterward.

Super Robot Wars OG HG Plamodels - Cybuster Gespenst Alteisen HuckebeinMkII

The return of Huckebein has been a huge topic in the SRW user base. There was an alleged copyright issue involving the Huckebeins due to their similarities in designs with Gundams. The issue started when anime adaptations of Original Generation began appearing in the late 2000s.

The anime versions introduced the Exbein as an alternative replacement with a different head design. Huckebein figures and plamodels were also mysteriously taken down and no longer put on sale in Japanese stores during the period. Ultimately, the 2012 PS3 entry 2nd Super Robot Wars Original Generation featured one of the series' most infamous scenes, in which Armala Burton and her Galilnagant destroyed almost all prototype Huckebeins.

The latest Original Generations game to date, The Moon Dwellers, came out for the PS3 and PS4 in 2016. However, it still only included the mass-produced Mk-II and the series derivatives, such as the Exbeins and Yon Jebana's Pfeil III.

The Huckebeins would eventually return in the more recent non-OG titles. The original Huckebein appeared as a bonus unit in 2017's Super Robot Wars V, while the 2021 title Super Robot Wars 30 starred a new mech called the Huckebein 30. Series fans saw these developments as a sign that the copyright issue had since been resolved, especially after Bandai Namco acquired Gundam's license owner, Sotsu, in 2020.

Most recently, the ongoing mobile game Super Robot Wars DD brought back the Huckebein from the OG series. The "Last of Vanishing Trooper" scenario released in March 2022 told a new story about the previously mysterious third Mk-II unit in the canon OG universe. The mech is also available as a playable unit with its test pilot Shizuki Shizukawa in the mobile game. The upcoming model kit will be designed after this unit line.

The Super Robot Wars Original Generation series' Huckebein Mk-II HG plamodel will release in 2023 with an MSRP of 4,950 yen (~$34).

The post Super Robot Wars' Huckebein Mk-II HG Plamodel Will Launch in 2023 appeared first on Siliconera.


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