Jan 02, 23:00


GamersHeroes Sunday, January 2, 2022 6:44 PM
    

Ring in the new year with the latest trailer for PlatinumGames and Square Enix's Babylon's Fall.

The post Babylon's Fall New Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes.


GamersHeroes Sunday, January 2, 2022 4:58 PM
    

Luigi's latest adventure can be found with the Luigi's Mansion Haunt-and-Seek Expansion Set for the LEGO Super Mario series.

The post LEGO Super Mario Luigi's Mansion Expansion Set Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes.


GamersHeroes Sunday, January 2, 2022 4:58 PM
    

25 new tracks await players as part of the new 2022 Winter Update for Nadeo and Ubisoft's Trackmania.

The post Trackmania 2022 Winter Campaign Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes.


Kotaku Sunday, January 2, 2022 6:00 PM
    

Happy new year! I hope you had a safe and fun New Year's Eve and Day and I hope 2022 is a better year for all of us than 2021 was. I mean, it can't be worse right...?

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Kotaku Sunday, January 2, 2022 4:45 PM
    

2019's Resident Evil 2 remake was fantastic, blending the third-person action and combat from Resident 4, with the scares and visuals of Resident Evil 7. But now, thanks to an impressive-looking fan mod, you can revisit this survival horror glow-up in virtual reality, which sounds both exciting and very scary.

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Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 8:33 PM
    

Cobra Kai was originally released as a YouTube series, but quickly made its way to Netflix where it's recently seen the release of its fourth season. To celebrate season 4, Epic Games is having a small collaboration event by featuring new skins that you can get in Fortnite. While none of the show's characters themselves […]

The post Fortnite Gets Several Cobra Kai-Themed Skins as New Season Releases appeared first on Twinfinite.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 7:00 PM
    

The new game will apparently be a surprise.

The post Atlus Teases New Game in 2022 New Years Greeting appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 6:00 PM
    

It activates at 330 pulls, but there are a few limitations you should keep in mind before throwing your SQ into a banner.

The post Fate/Grand Order Implements a Pity System in Gacha appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 5:00 PM
    

The story continues in a few months.

The post Fate/Grand Order Olympus Lostbelt Launches March 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 4:00 PM
    

The latest Yun Jin updates feature her introducing herself in a new Genshin Impact trailer and snippets of her voice actresses performing.

The post Yun Jin Talks About Her Performances and Skills in Genshin Impact appeared first on Siliconera.


Destructoid Sunday, January 2, 2022 5:00 PM
    

Pandemic: Year 2 Edition It has been a long and strenuous year, but hopefully, you and your loved ones have...

The post It's time to vote for the Destructoid 2021 Community Game of the Year appeared first on Destructoid.

Jan 02, 17:00


Kotaku Sunday, January 2, 2022 4:45 PM
    

2019's Resident Evil 2 remake was fantastic, blending the third-person action and combat from Resident 4, with the scares and visuals of Resident Evil 7. But now, thanks to an impressive-looking fan mod, you can revisit this survival horror glow-up in virtual reality, which sounds both exciting and very scary.

Read more...


Kotaku Sunday, January 2, 2022 2:30 PM
    

There are many, many, MANY fighters and characters who have appeared throughout the Tekken franchise. Some of them are really strange. Others are cool. Some are boring and nobody cares about them. And then there's Kuma the bear, the best of them all.

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Kotaku Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:55 PM
    

Hello! It's time for Kotaku's Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.

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Kotaku Sunday, January 2, 2022 11:45 AM
    

We aren't even a week into 2022 and already another large video game publisher—this time it's Square Enix—is praising the metaverse and blockchain gaming while planning to invest more resources into this terrible version of the future. And according to Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda, the publisher could even…

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PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 1:12 PM
     Mouse RPG Ghost of a Tale may be getting a sequel

Redwall meets The Legend of Zelda action-RPG Ghost of a Tale may be getting a sequel if the teases from both the game's creator and the Twitter page are true. If the teases are for a new game, then Ghost of a Tale 2 should get revealed in 2022 - and maybe even released, too.

The original Ghost of a Tale released back in 2018, which we described as a "rodent fairy tale version of Metal Gear Solid". There's certainly more to it than that, as the game has influence from the likes of Zelda, Fable, and of course, the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. It's currently sitting on a "very positive" rating on Steam from over 3000 reviews, which is impressive considering it's "90%" the work of a single developer.

That developer is Lionel 'Seith' Gallat, who also works at DreamWorks on animated movies such as Despicable Me and The Lorax - and has now seemingly teased Ghost of a Tale 2, or at least something "in store" for fans.


PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:06 PM
     Here's 45 seconds of ILL, an Unreal 5 Resident Evil-like starring Leon S. Kennedy

There's a new teaser trailer out for one of the most promising-looking horror games in development: ILL, an Unreal Engine 5-powered FPS that seems to be combining Resident Evil 7, Dead Space, and The Thing - and stars the voice behind Resident Evil 2's protagonist Leon S. Kennedy.

ILL is the first game from new developer Team Clout, and the team has released small updates and snippets of gameplay throughout 2021 which shows just how disturbing the game is getting. ILL is a first-person horror game built on Unreal Engine 5 with some truly disgusting monster design that gives off Dead Space and The Thing vibes, with the small slices of gameplay suggesting Resident Evil 7 or Condemned: Criminal Origins.

The new teaser is the first thing that's been released on Team Clout's YouTube channel and is monster-free and only 45 seconds long, so it's more to showcase the detailed environment, icy atmosphere, and lead actor Nick Apostolides - who's best known as Leon S. Kennedy in the Resident Evil 2 remake.


PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 10:50 AM
     Chicory: A Colorful Tale team is working on

A new game from the team behind indie darlings Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Wandersong, and Celeste is on the way - which may be a sequel to Chicory or a brand new game - and to celebrate the reveal, one of Chicory's creators teased a weird new creature from the upcoming game.

After a successful Kickstarter where it raised nearly three times its starting goal, the delightful Chicory: A Colorful Tale released in June 2021. It's an adventure game where you play as a dog in a colouring book. Players have to solve puzzles and help other characters with the ability to paint and colour anything in the game. It's currently rated "overwhelmingly positive" on Steam, and some reviews called it a "clear GOTY contender".

Chicory's director and main developer is Greg Lobanov, the creator of Wandersong - a game with reviews so ridiculously positive that Steam thought that users were faking them. Now it seems that Lobanov is back with the Chicory team and is "working on something new".


PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:28 PM
     2021's Mod of the Year is an epic open-world Gothic II total conversion

Players have voted an open-world mod for a 20-year-old RPG as Mod of the Year 2021 on ModDB. The epic Gothic II Chronicles Of Myrtana total conversion only released this month but has been selected as the best mod of the year by the community - beating out the likes of Black Mesa: Blue Shift.

Gothic II was released back in 2002 as the latest well-received action RPG from Piranha Bytes - who would go on to create the similar Risen series and is currently working on ELEX II for a March release date. The Chronicles Of Myrtana mod is a huge total conversion for Gothic II that features a new open-world, skills, mechanics, story, and even voice acting.

It's available on both ModDB and Steam and only released in full on December 10 - and players loved it immediately. On Steam it's currently rated as 'Overwhelmingly Positive' from over 5000 reviews - by comparison, Gothic II itself is rated as merely 'Very Positive' from around 6500 reviews.


Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 3:58 PM
    

2022 is the year in which Bandai Namco plans to release its FPS Gundam Evolution, and today you get to see new gameplay footage.

The post Gundam Evolution Gets New Gameplay Videos All About The NRX-044 Asshimar appeared first on Twinfinite.


Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 1:41 PM
    

Microsoft Flight Simulator is a... flight simulator, but what if it was a boat simulator? A new release answers exactly that question.

The post Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets… a Boat; FlyByWire Releases New A32NX Airbus A320 Experimental Version appeared first on Twinfinite.


Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:59 PM
    

Star Citizen continues to break records and the end of 2021 marked another year of crowdfunding growth for Cloud Imperium Games.

The post Star Citizen Has Broken Its Yearly Crowdfunding Record Again in 2021; New Gravlev Bike Revealed appeared first on Twinfinite.


Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 11:25 AM
    

Today Mistwalker CEO Hironobu Sakaguchi had something special to reveal in the form of a screenshot of a canceled game.

The post Final Fantasy Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi Reveals Screenshot from Canceled Pixel Art Game appeared first on Twinfinite.


Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 10:54 AM
    

Chinese indie developer Nekcom has started teasing a brand new RPG code-named "Project SAS" which will be revealed in five days

The post New RPG "Project SAS" Teased by Nekcom After 5 Years in Development appeared first on Twinfinite.


Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 10:29 AM
    

Today Square Enix released a "New Year" trailer of PlatinumGames' upcoming title Babylon's Fall, showing gameplay and cutscenes.

The post Babylon's Fall by PlatinumGames Gets New Trailer to Celebrate the New Year appeared first on Twinfinite.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 5:00 PM
    

The story continues in a few months.

The post Fate/Grand Order Olympus Lostbelt Launches March 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 4:00 PM
    

The latest Yun Jin updates feature her introducing herself in a new Genshin Impact trailer and snippets of her voice actresses performing.

The post Yun Jin Talks About Her Performances and Skills in Genshin Impact appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 3:00 PM
    

Season 2 of Demon Slayer is off to a powerful start.

The post Demon Slayer Season 2 Knows What Makes Fights Work appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 2:00 PM
    

The casual-wear wizard returns to the fray.

The post Melty Blood Type Lumina DLC Adds Aoko, Dead Apostle Noel for Free appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:30 PM
    

The live wallpaper features Childe (a.k.a. Tartaglia) in deep contemplation at various locations.

The post Genshin Impact Childe Live Wallpaper Out Now appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 11:00 AM
    

Coming soon to a Holy Night near you.

The post Mahoutsukai no Yoru Game to Get PS4, Switch Ports appeared first on Siliconera.


Destructoid Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:00 PM
    

Cblogs of 12/25 to 12/31/2021 –Chimpomagee discusses Metroid Dread from a mechanical perspective regarding its place in the series. -Flegma...

The post What are some of your favorite unique/quirky game mechanics? appeared first on Destructoid.


Destructoid Sunday, January 2, 2022 11:00 AM
    

But might not appeal to anyone else I have so many vivid memories of Monster Rancher growing up. For those unaware, this was...

The post Monster Rancher 1 and 2 DX is the perfect cozy game for millennials on winter break appeared first on Destructoid.

Jan 02, 11:00


PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 10:50 AM
     Chicory: A Colorful Tale team is working on

A new game from the team behind indie darlings Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Wandersong, and Celeste is on the way - which may be a sequel to Chicory or a brand new game - and to celebrate the reveal, one of Chicory's creators teased a weird new creature from the upcoming game.

After a successful Kickstarter where it raised nearly three times its starting goal, the delightful Chicory: A Colorful Tale released in June 2021. It's an adventure game where you play as a dog in a colouring book. Players have to solve puzzles and help other characters with the ability to paint and colour anything in the game. It's currently rated "overwhelmingly positive" on Steam, and some reviews called it a "clear GOTY contender".

Chicory's director and main developer is Greg Lobanov, the creator of Wandersong - a game with reviews so ridiculously positive that Steam thought that users were faking them. Now it seems that Lobanov is back with the Chicory team and is "working on something new".


PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 9:51 AM
     Resident Evil 2 and 3 are now playable in VR, if you dare

The recent remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 are now playable in VR thanks to the long-awaited release of the VR mod, which even features Resident Evil Village VR "in an early state" - although you'll need a decent PC to take advantage of it, not to mention nerves of steel.

While the first-person Resident Evil 7 got an official VR version and Resident Evil 4 just got a VR edition exclusively for Oculus Quest 2, the series generally shies away from VR versions - even the direct sequel to RE7, last year's Resident Evil Village, didn't have VR implemented.

Modders have already added first-person controls to most of the recent third-person Resident Evil games, but now there's the option for VR too. Modder Praydog has been working on a VR mod for the Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes, along with 7 and even Village - as they all use the same RE engine - and it's now finally available to download on Github.

RELATED LINKS: Resident Evil 2 review, Resident Evil 2 system requirements, Resident Evil 2 Tyrant

PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 7:47 AM
     All I want in 2022 is GTA 5 single-player DLC

We've seen a lot of negative fan reactions in 2021, but one flew under the radar. In September, Rockstar Games revealed that Grand Theft Auto V would be coming to next-generation consoles in 2022. Admittedly, the list of new features is pretty meek, with the trailer making vague promises like "improved graphics" and "seamless character switching", but the negative response was surprisingly comprehensive. You probably would have seen a better reaction from fans if Rockstar had unveiled a line of NFTs based on Trevor's stained underwear for GTA Online.

At the time of writing, the trailer has 299,000 dislikes and just over 64,000 likes. It's not that Grand Theft Auto V isn't great, or that GTA Online doesn't get enough attention, but after eight years with no meaningful single-player updates people seem to be getting bored.

Growing up with Grand Theft Auto has meant meeting colourful characters, travelling to iconic cities that capture a moment in time, and, er, abstaining from violent rampages every time a parent enters the room. The relatively recent addition of GTA Online gives you the pen to write your own story through street races and epic heists, but after so many years it's hard not to feel nostalgic for the joy of a new single-player adventure set in Rockstar's criminal sandbox.

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

PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 7:29 AM
     Yakuza on PC has sold around 2.8 million copies

SEGA has revealed in a recent management meeting that the Yakuza series on PC - including the Kiwami spin-offs and recent RPG Yakuza: Like A Dragon - has had "quite strong sales", with total copies sold being in the region of 2.8 million units worldwide.

It took a very long time for the Yakuza series to finally get ported to PC, as traditionally each game received a PlayStation-only release - and a lot of the time, it's a Japan-only release too. Yakuza 3, for example, released in 2009 on the PS3 in Japan and only arrived on PC in the Yakuza Remastered Collection in 2021.

Still, things are slowly changing, with the Western release of Yakuza: Like A Dragon launching simultaneously on all platforms - including PC - at the end of 2020. It had a "strong performance" on PC, according to SEGA, and now the publisher has reported in a management meeting (via Yakuza fan site Tojo Dojo) that the entire Yakuza series has had "quite strong sales" on PC.

RELATED LINKS: Yakuza: Like a Dragon review, The best RPG games on PC, The best open-world games on PC

PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 6:57 AM
     3D Realms is teasing

FPS publisher 3D Realms - who recently released the excellent retro shooters Ion Fury, Graven, and Wrath: Aeon of Ruin - has started the new year by teasing "something cool" coming in February 2022. Fans immediately pinpointed the teaser as related to Ripout, a Prey-like co-op horror FPS - which 3D Realms could now be publishing for a release next month.

In case you'd forgotten, 2006's excellent portal-y sci-fi horror FPS Prey - the original, not the immersive sim reboot - was actually published by 3D Realms during the time when everyone was still expecting Duke Nukem Forever to be good. Sadly, Prey 2 never came to be and the rights changed hands to Bethesda.

The new FPS 3D Realms has just released a short teaser for is not Prey but appears Prey-influenced, and despite the publisher not mentioning it by name Twitter users immediately identified it as Ripout - a single-player and co-op horror FPS from Pet Project Games with a "living pet gun".


PCGamesN Sunday, January 2, 2022 5:58 AM
     What if: Dota 2 heroes were marketed like LoL champions?

Dota 2 and League of Legends are often compared to one another. They both trace their origins back to the same Warcraft 3 custom game, they both have an enormous roster of playable characters, and they're the two biggest MOBAs in the world, so these comparisons are inevitable. But it's like comparing a Thanksgiving Day parade balloon to a giant blimp. Dota 2 is compared to League. League is not compared to Dota 2, because League is so big it blocks out the sun.

As I gaze, forlorn, into the mirrored plating of my replica Dota 2 Aegis of Champions, a single tear rolling down my cheek, I lament Dota's relative lack of recognition. It's a magnificent multiplayer game, with a skill ceiling so astronomical that ten-year veterans still have plenty of room for improvement, and still some prodigy can just wander in with a completely unorthodox approach and blow everyone out of the water.

Unfortunately, you need to learn several dusty tomes' worth of gubbins to truly appreciate things like this, which isn't an appealing prospect to many people. But you know what is appealing to lots of people? Virtual K-Pop girl groups. I'm dead serious. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar, and League has gallons of high-fructose premium skins, pop songs, merchandise, and premium tie-ins on tap to help wash down their convoluted MOBA. Meanwhile, us Dota players are the flies rolling around in vinegar, screaming and vomiting.

RELATED LINKS: Dota 2 heroes, Dota 2 custom games, Which MOBA is best?

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, January 2, 2022 8:00 AM
    

If you're anything like me, when you start a game you will almost invariably try to run off into the woods or swamp and aggressively ignore anything even passably resembling a main story. After hours of feeling like a brave rebel by doing this in Vagrus - The Riven Realms, I realised it's how you're supposed to play it. This is not a game about some Epic Quest or grand campaign. It's a game about running a caravan in a world that just happens to have a cool history.

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Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 7:04 AM
    

One of the cutest and most creative puzzle games that flew under a lot of folks' radars last year was Greg Lobanov's unique color-'em-up, Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Now, following the game's release on PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC, the brainchild behind Chicory: A Colorful Tale has shared a brief tease for his next […]

The post Chicory: A Colorful Tale Developer Shares Intriguing Tease For Next Project appeared first on Twinfinite.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 10:00 AM
    

Atlus also thanked its fans for their continued support and wished everyone a happy new year.

The post Shin Megami Tensei V Sales Reach 800,000 Units appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 9:00 AM
    

Dungeon Munchies offers both personality and a neat premise, but the Switch version can feel like it could use a little more flavor.

The post Dungeon Munchies Looks Tasty, but Isn't Filling appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Sunday, January 2, 2022 8:10 AM
    

The auditions page is now permanently open for applicants.

The post Hololive English VTuber Auditions Page Opens appeared first on Siliconera.


Destructoid Sunday, January 2, 2022 5:00 AM
    

Happy New Year to our community We had a Whatcha Been Playing on Christmas Day, and now we have one...

The post Whatcha been playing this… new year, Destructoid? appeared first on Destructoid.

Jan 02, 04:00


Twinfinite Sunday, January 2, 2022 12:32 AM
    

Following the reveal of Version 2.4 of Genshin Impact, MiHoYo released a trailer featuring one of the new characters from the update.

The post Genshin Impact Gets New Trailer All About New Character Yun Jin appeared first on Twinfinite.


Pivotal Gamers Sunday, January 2, 2022 3:06 AM
     Hello fellow gamers. Giveaway Of The Day holds a new giveaway for Holly 2: Magic Land. Their message follows. Holly 2: Magic Land is available as a Giveaway of the day!You have limited time to download, install and register it. A few words about Holly 2: Magic Land Exclusive offer from Giveaway of the Day and ToomkyGames! No third-party advertising and browser add-ons! Last minute notes Login with...