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PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:53 AM
     Mass Effect 3 remade and remastered in gigantic mod for Bioware's RPG

Mass Effect 3 is remade, rebuilt, and remastered in a gigantic Mass Effect mod which overhauls almost every aspect of the classic Bioware RPG game, from the Normandy to the Citadel, and quests and dialogue options, as space game fans eagerly await news on Mass Effect 4.

RELATED LINKS: Mass Effect 3 system requirements

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:44 AM
     How to get the Sonic Frontiers Soap Shoes DLC

Want to get your hands on the Sonic Frontiers Soap Shoes DLC from Sonic Adventure 2? If you bought the Digital Deluxe version of the open world game, then you will get some additional in-game items to help you during the opening moments of your adventures across Cyberspace.

However, some other Sonic Frontiers DLC is available in the near future and aren't just additional objects you can otherwise collect in the main game. So if you have yearned for Sonic to relive the early 2000s with his iconic Soap Shoes or feel that he needs some spit-roasted meat in his diet, then read on to learn how you can get them for free.


PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:39 AM
     Halo Infinite multiplayer PvE mode removed in winter update

The new Halo Infinite multiplayer Winter Update us here, and with it comes campaign network co-op, Forge, multiplayer match XP, a free battle pass, new maps, and more. It's a potential turning point for Microsoft's flagship FPS game, as heavily requested features make their way into a Halo game almost a year after it first released. That said, many are noticing that one Halo Infinite multiplayer game mode is missing, with no explanation as to why.

RELATED LINKS: Halo Infinite system requirements, Halo Infinite Bosses, Halo Infinite ranks

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:39 AM
     Valorant's in-game store draws criticism for being small and vague

We're not short of Valorant skins since the inventory is massive, but unlike its competitors, in-game cosmetics aren't always available in the shop. Riot's FPS game has a small store that features only four skins at a time that swap every day. So, players must always have money stacked to buy their favorite skin in case it appears in random rotation. It's a fun system, but it no longer works for Valorant, according to the players.

RELATED LINKS: Valorant characters: all agents and abilities, Valorant tier list, Valorant crosshair codes

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:27 AM
     How to get your Warzone Legacy video

If you're wondering how to get your Warzone Legacy video, we've got you covered. Call of Duty: Warzone Legacy is a collection of your and your squad's best and worst moments spanning the past two years in the battle royale game. The video immortalises your personal triumphs while giving you some dirt on your squadmate's failures so you can rib them in the team chat.

There's no better way to prepare for Warzone 2 than looking back at your journey through the first game, and with any luck, you might even notice something that can be improved on. 27 falling deaths? Might want to stay away from tall buildings in the future. Here's how to get your Warzone Legacy video.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:01 AM
     Dark Souls Remastered PC servers are back online

The Dark Souls Remastered PC servers are now back online according to FromSoftware, after a safety concern saw all the Dark Souls series servers brought offline to prevent player hacks. Even though the original Prepare to Die Edition PC servers are never coming back, at least the 2018 remaster of the RPG game can now be played online on PC again.

RELATED LINKS: best RPG games, Dark Souls PC servers back online, best multiplayer games

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:05 AM
     PureVPN FAQ and guide

If you're curious about this VPN provider, and would like to learn more, then it's fortunate you've found this PureVPN FAQ guide. As one of the best services in the VPN arena, it's easy to understand why people may have questions about it. In this overview, you'll learn everything you need to know about it.

Using the magic of the internet, we've found ten of the most commonly asked questions about PureVPN, and we've got answers for all of them. We hope that any questions you may have are among them, and that you will find the information you need within this article.

On a general note, PureVPN is one of the best VPN services, and one of the most secure VPN services. It was founded in 2007 and since then it's gone on to become one of the biggest fish in the VPN pond. It builds on top of a solid infrastructure and years' worth of experience in order to provide service that stands out alongside countless other VPNs.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:06 AM
     League of Legends 'set free' by Riot Games publishing in SEA

League of Legends is changing hands to Riot Games self-publishing in Southeast Asia from January 2023, marking the end of a twelve-year partnership for the biggest MOBA game. Since the 2009 launch of League of Legends, the Southeast Asia servers for both it and spin-off strategy game Teamfight Tactics have been handled by Garena, with many players in the region expressing frustration with the differences caused by this deal. Notably, Riot's latest games including Valorant and League of Legends: Wild Rift have already been self-published in the region. Now both League and TFT are set to follow suit.

RELATED LINKS: Best LoL Champions , League of Legends preseason 23, LoL tier list

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:45 AM
     Call of Duty: Warzone 2

The Call of Duty: Warzone 2 meta could be "ruined" thanks to a shotgun in CoD Modern Warfare 2 that seems to kill in one hit at any range in the Activision and Infinity Ward FPS game, definitely a loadout to start levelling and building as we await Modern Warfare 2 season one and the Warzone 2 DMZ mode.

RELATED LINKS: Warzone 2 release date, Warzone 2 DMZ details, Warzone 2 map

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:26 AM
     The best Warzone 2 Kastov 74u loadout

Wondering what the best Warzone 2 Kastov 74u loadout for the multiplayer game is? You can't go wrong with this lightweight assault rifle as it's one of the best guns in MW2. Though the Kastov 74u used to be an SMG in other Call of Duty games, it has changed in MW2 and Warzone 2 - it's now an assault rifle with very low recoil and impressive range. Here's how to build the best Kastov 74u loadout and improve upon the aim down sight speed and bullet velocity.

RELATED LINKS: Warzone 2 release date, Warzone 2 DMZ details, Warzone 2 map

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:40 AM
     Modern Warfare 2 Raids explained

Modern Warfare 2 Raids are set to add a whole new cooperative experience to Call of Duty when they release later this year. Expanding on the existing Spec Ops mode in the FPS game, Raids will be a deeply immersive and more challenging experience for up to three players coming this December.

Modern Warfare 2 Raids are just one of the new additions to the game modes in this year's entry in the Call of Duty series, with multiplayer, Warzone 2, and DMZ modes adding up to an extremely varied launch. While that's all bound to keep us busy for a while, Infinity Ward has promised even more content over the months and years, with Raids among the first Modern Warfare 2 post-launch content drops.

RELATED LINKS: Best Modern Warfare 2 guns, Best loadouts in Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 2 maps

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:12 AM
     The most private VPN services in 2022

If you're concerned about your internet privacy, then it makes sense that you'd seek out the most private VPN services. Why should every villainous government and massive corporation know everything you've been searching for and doing on the internet?

By using one of the most private VPN services, you can ensure that your internet activities genuinely remain completely private. Even though you probably aren't doing anything wrong online, it still doesn't feel good to know that the algorithms are determining your marital status, your health conditions, your income, and everything else about you, based on shopping habits and search histories.

It's not exactly easy to quantify the different levels of privacy that each VPN provides, but we have our personal recommendation for the most private VPN, and that's Ivacy VPN. We'll get into the benefits of Ivacy VPN below, and we've also chosen three the best VPN providers (some of them even fairly cheap VPN options) whose services give you an especially high level of privacy, with an ample selection of servers, and a kill switch in place so your privacy is protected if the VPN goes down for even a second.

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PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:03 AM
     GTA 5 hosts funeral for Migos rapper Takeoff in GTA Online

GTA 5 players have hosted a huge funeral for Migos rapper Takeoff in the Rockstar sandbox game GTA Online, after the 'Motorsport' and 'Stir Fry' musician, who previously collaborated with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, died on November 1.

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

PCGamesN Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:01 AM
     Modern Warfare 2 ranked play release date speculation

Modern Warfare 2 ranked play has been confirmed in a first for the Infinity Ward developed series of CoD games, coming to the multiplayer game sometime in 2023. Despite the Modern Warfare 2 campaign only recently having been released, fans have already been clamouring for more, with ranked play top of their list of demands.

Treyarch Studios has confirmed that they'll be bringing ranked play to the Modern Warfare series for the first time in Modern Warfare 2, having themselves developed the popular FPS game mode for other CoD games including Vanguard. So, in preparation, swat up on the best loadouts, rank up to max level, and read up on everything we know about Modern Warfare 2 ranked play.

RELATED LINKS: Best Modern Warfare 2 guns, Best loadouts in Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 2 maps

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:25 AM
    

Aloy might not be the only person battling giant robot dinosaurs for much longer if a report that a Horizon MMO is in development is on the nose. Korean site MTN claim Sony are teaming up with Guild Wars publishers NCsoft to create a massively multiplayer take on Guerilla Games' sci-fi action RPG. This partnership to create new games isn't just limited to Horizon either, MTN's source alleges.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:06 AM
    

The EU's business competition regulators are deepening their investigation into Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion (£60 billion) deal to acquire Call Of Duty and Overwatch publisher Activision Blizzard. The intention to conduct an in-depth investigation was announced in a statement on the European Commission's website, and will focus on how the deal will affect console and PC games, along with PC operating systems. This means that both the EU and UK are now holding further investigations into the potential buyout of Activision Blizzard due to concerns that Microsoft's acquisition of the company could reduce competition within the games industry.

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Siliconera Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:30 AM
    

Street Fighter 6 Dynamic Controls

Street Fighter 6 will feature two control schemes. One is a traditional setup, and another is a "modern" control scheme that simplifies inputs into something not unlike the Smash Bros. games. There is, however, a third way to play. A new preview by Game Informer revealed the Street Fighter 6 Dynamic Controls designed to help "button mashers." Button mashers are players that tend to just press buttons randomly or repeatedly, rather than executing the complex inputs that fighting game moves typically demand.

The Street Fighter 6 Dynamic Controls scheme simplifies inputs even further. It effectively turns on an AI-assisted "auto attack" mode mapped to the face buttons. In a demonstration, Director Takayuki Nakayama and Producer Shuhei Matsumoto explained their reasoning for implementing Dynamic Controls in the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkRXTVd51dE

According to Nakayama, the team noticed that button-mashing in most fighting games just results in a lot of missed attacks. They wanted to try creating a system where players could see something useful happen when they pressed buttons. The Street Fighter 6 Dynamic Controls system uses the AI to execute attacks based on the context of the fight. Pressing a button with a character in close range might have them whip out a combo, but at further range, the same button might throw a projectile. In the demonstration, Matsumoto used only a single hand tapping face buttons on the controller to defeat Nakayama, who used the Classic controls.

The Dynamic Controls, however, are specifically not for competitive use. Unlike the Modern scheme, which is intended as a viable and balanced alternative, Street Fighter 6 players can't use Dynamic Controls in online matches. They're exclusive to the local Arcade and Versus modes. In essence, they're the scheme designed to help players that don't play fighting games have fun with Street Fighter 6.

Street Fighter 6 launches in 2023 on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

The post Street Fighter 6 Dynamic Controls are for Local Play Only appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7:00 AM
    

Disgaea 7 Prinny

A new Disgaea 7 trailer arrived, and it detailed the game's key features with the help of a Disgaea 7 Prinny. Called Pii-chan (or "P-chan"), the Prinny in question is secretary to Piririka, one of the main characters. The new trailer discussed the game's premise, as well as detailed key systems and teased a few new characters.

Check it out below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqboPfcIO6M

As mentioned in other updates about the game, the Disgaea 7 Prinny Pi-chan-led trailer introduced the Hinomoto Netherworld. This is a land closely resembling Japan and made up of various unique Netherworld dimensions. Hinomoto has been subjugated by the Demon Admiral Opener, who robbed the land of its "Bushido" under pain of death. Now a young man named Fuji, who hates Bushido, and Piririka, who admires Bushido, must team up to restore the land.

The Disgaea 7 Prinny Pi-chan trailer reintroduced various Disgaea systems, including the game's penchant for big numbers and the super-sizing Dodeka Max system. The recruiting and development of generic characters and random item dungeons were also shown off. The ability to automate parts of the dungeon grind through AI-based auto-play configuration is also detailed, along with asynchronous, AI-driven PVP matches.

The Prinny trailer introduced a number of new Disgaea 7 named characters too, who are detailed on the official website. Note that these name localizations are unofficial.

Disgaea 7 Ao

Ao is an icy girl that sees Fuji as a parent, calling him "Father." She acts like Fuji's child, but is cold and merciless to all others besides.

Disgaea 7 weyas

Weyas is a general of the Shogunate and a certified layabout. Rather than war, he'd rather party with young geisha all day and night. Though rather useless in battle, he does have enough talent to be selected as one of the "Seven Strikes" of the Tokugawa Tengen school.

Disgaea 7 C4

Cee-Fohr (or "C4") is a gunpowder enthusiast making waves in the Hinomoto Netherworld for her mastery of fire and explosions. Her mild personality changes considerably in the presence of such materials, though. She also seems to collecting the Makai Shinki tools for her research.

suisen disgaea 7

Suisen has a mechanical body and is Bakufu's "Predictive Magistrate." He uses his computational abilities to predict the future, which gives him an edge in battle. Despite his seemingly robotic personality, he does occasionally revert to the more boyish mode his appearance would suggest.

Higan disgaea 7

Higan Zesshousai earned her name by becoming Hinomoto's strongest swordsman. The problem is that she's so strong she can't actually use a sword properly (she's learning the spear, now). She can teach, though, and taught Fuji swordsmanship.

Disgaea 7 launches on the PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch in Japan on January 26, 2023. International release plans have not yet been announced.

The post Disgaea 7's Prinny Pii-chan Lays Out the Game's Basics appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:00 AM
    

dark souls iii 2d

TinyBuild pixel artist Thomas Feichtmeir shared a screenshot of a 2D pixel art Dark Souls 3 Metroidvania game pitched to Bandai Namco six years ago. Obviously, the game never made it to the markets. Since the NDA has ended, Feichtmeir shared visuals of the game online.

Here's the tweet.

The screenshot Feichtmeir shared shows the Ashen One dodging a strike from the Dancer of the Boreal Valley. There are some minor differences between the 2D version and the actual 3D version that launched in terms of the UI. The placement of the item menu, for example, is in the top right corner instead of the bottom left.

According to a follow-up tweet from Feichtmeir, the artist noted that FromSoftware was likely not part of this project. This is because the IP belongs to Bandai Namco. It is unknown as to why Bandai Namco never followed through with this project. Feichtmeir mentioned not knowing the reason. In an additional tweet, Feichtmeir said, "...I just created the art for the pitch."

Dark Souls 3 came out in 2016 and it is the final game in the Dark Souls series. Thomas Feichtmeir is a pixel art consultant and artist who has previously worked on games such as Songs of Conquest and Blasphemous.

Dark Souls 3 is readily available on PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC.

The post A 2D Dark Souls 3 Metroidvania was Pitched to Bandai Namco appeared first on Siliconera.


PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, November 9, 2022 2:11 AM
     Sonic Frontiers Uncap Framerate 2Sonic Frontiers being locked to 60 fps on PC was a bit of an unwelcome surprise. Then again, there are still a fair amount of Japanese games that fit that mold. But not only is there a fairly easy way to get around this, but the game runs splendidly at higher framerates without requiring any ridiculous hardware. If you're inclined to uncap the framerate in Sonic Frontiers and get a big boost to your fps, you'll need to download a couple of things, one of which requires an installation. But it's a program you may already have installed. Here's how to get the game running at the speed of sound. First, you're going to need to download Cheat Engine. All you need to do is follow the link and install it, but watch out for the other things it wants to put on your machine with the installer. You can decline or skip these, but just don't randomly accept everything when you're going through. Now download the cheat table created by modder and Steam user...

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Wednesday, November 9, 2022 3:55 AM
     Sony had gotten a lot of praise when they released The Last of Us Part II with groundbreaking accessibility features, and now it looks like they're going to be doing the same with God of War Ragnarok. We've known that Ragnarok will be getting some accessibility features way before launch, but now PlayStation has released […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Wednesday, November 9, 2022 3:35 AM
     I can't tell the last time Pokemon got a theme song since Don't Say You Love Me by M2M, but the next mainline Pokemon game Scarlet and Violet has one with none other than pop singer Ed Sheeran. Check out Sheeran's Celestial in this early launch trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet: Though the […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Wednesday, November 9, 2022 3:13 AM
     After months of hype, SEGA has finally released their first Sonic the Hedgehog open-world RPG. Watch Sonic run at the speed of light in the launch trailer for Sonic Frontiers. Watch this: Though earlier previews for the game have mainly had this sort of Death Stranding meets NieR marketing to showcase how different the game […]