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Kotaku Friday, July 29, 2022 5:05 PM
    

Anime as a medium has the power to cross physical and cultural barriers through its transformative stories and evocative art styles. To this day, legacy anime like Astro Boy, Akira, and Dragon Ball Z's inspire modern popular media through their iconic characters and genre-defining stories.

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Kotaku Friday, July 29, 2022 3:55 PM
    

Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, newly available on mobile, is a worthy sequel to the original 2018 Switch role-playing game. I had expected a watered-down combat system and a menu hell like many other gacha games on mobile devices. Square Enix proved me wrong. Champions retains the visuals and music…

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Kotaku Friday, July 29, 2022 3:50 PM
    

Following a June revamp, Sony's PS Plus service now has a games-on-demand library (well, provided you pay for the $15 "PS Plus Extra" tier). The on-demand catalog comprises hundreds of games, with the obvious main draws being massive tent-poles like Ghost of Tsushima, Demon's Souls, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and…

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Kotaku Friday, July 29, 2022 3:35 PM
    

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Kotaku Friday, July 29, 2022 12:16 PM
    

Yesterday, Valve issued an update for devs who sell on their storefront. Starting September 1 of this year, "banner images," referred to as "Capsules" in Steamworks, will be restricted from including a variety of accolades, current sales, and more. In the announcement of the policy change, the house of Gordon Freeman…

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Kotaku Friday, July 29, 2022 11:33 AM
    

Valkyrie Profile, Tactics Ogre, and Front Mission are all due out in the months ahead. What year is it again? It's 2022, and it's already been glorious for fans of new and classic JRPGs alike. But some of the most exciting stuff is still ahead. Years after the genre was left for dead, it's never felt more vibrant.

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Kotaku Friday, July 29, 2022 10:35 AM
    

It all started with a question: "How do you get into the church?" The answer, it turns out, is simple: You don't—at least not yet. Yes, Nier: Automata's baffling secret door was all just an intricate mod.

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PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 5:26 PM
     Phoenix Point Steam Workshop support allows custom campaigns

XCOM successor Phoenix Point now allows for the creation of custom campaigns and other mods. The Complete Edition of Phoenix Point has now arrived on Steam, and in addition to including all six DLC packs that have launched since the strategy game's Steam release two years ago, this edition also adds Steam Workshop support.

RELATED LINKS: Phoenix Point review, Phoenix Point tips and tricks, Phoenix Point campaign guide

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 5:19 PM
     How the new Hitman 3 map became a tropical pirate playground

Ambrose Island, the new Hitman 3 map, is out now and takes Agent 47 to a location rather different from what he's used to. Gone are the mansions of Sapienza and the clean, efficient laboratories of Chongqing. In their place is a rugged, lawless environment where smugglers and pirates clash and 47 learns a bit more about his erstwhile companion, Lucas Grey.

PCGamesN spoke with Kevin Goyon, IO Interactive's live game director for Hitman 3, about how the team brought Ambrose Island to life and what opportunities creating such a remote setting opened up for design and storytelling.

RELATED LINKS: Hitman 3 review, The best stealth games on PC, Hitman 3 system requirements

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 4:35 PM
     Here are the Destiny 2 Trials rewards this week

Bungie's pinnacle PvP activity is back in rotation with a major revamp, and if you're looking for details on the Destiny 2 Trials rewards this week, you've come to the right place. Before you start working your way up through the ladder, you'll want to know what you're actually working for - so here's a breakdown of what's available each week, and what map you'll be playing on.

If you're not familiar with Trials of Osiris, it's a weekly PvP challenge where you enter a competitive gauntlet of 3v3 elimination matches. Your rewards are now doled out with a reputation system, so it's not about pure wins anymore, but you will still get special rewards if you can manage to go flawless.

Trials lands with the reset every Friday at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST, and lasts until the Tuesday reset at those same times. Each week provides a new set of rewards and a new map to play on, so here's what you can expect for the latest rotation.

RELATED LINKS: Destiny 2 classes, Destiny 2 exotics, Destiny 2 builds

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 4:32 PM
     Destiny 2 Xur location and inventory this weekend

Looking for the Destiny 2 Xur location? Xûr is Destiny 2's Exotic gear merchant. He appears every weekend to sell the game's most coveted items in exchange for Legendary shards, but if you're a casual player with limited shards to spend, it can be hard to know which items you should purchase from his inventory. That's where we come in.

Xûr provides random rolls and has done so since a change in 2020, so the Exotic merchant is providing plenty of excitement as he might arrive with a god roll. We'll update this Destiny 2 Xur location guide shortly after he arrives each week on Friday, so if you're reading this, you need only read on to learn where he is, and which are the best items he's selling this week.

While he jumps around from week to week, Xur's location has stuck to an established rotation for a while now, so it's easy to figure out where he is.

RELATED LINKS: Destiny 2 classes, Destiny 2 exotics, Destiny 2 builds

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 3:39 PM
     The George Ezra Roblox concert experience has begun

Joining the likes of Lil Nas X, Twenty One Pilots, and Charli XCX, George Ezra is the latest musician to bring a virtual concert experience to the metaverse. Titled George Ezra's Gold Rush Kid Experience, the concert begins in sandbox game Roblox at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT/ 5pm BST / 6pm CEST and will be followed by a livestreamed Q&A with the English musician. The performance will then run hourly throughout the weekend.

RELATED LINKS: Best Roblox games, Roblox promo codes, Roblox music codes

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 3:00 PM
     All current Steam Deck reservations will ship in 2022, says Valve

Still waiting for your Steam Deck to arrive? Well, fear not, as Valve confirms all outstanding reservations will arrive before the end of the year. The handheld won't reach everyone's hands in the next couple of weeks, but the gaming PC giant says a bunch more preorders will be fulfilled before October.

RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 1:31 PM
     Lost Ark Machinist advanced class arrives in September

Action-packed MMORPG Lost Ark will add its next advanced class in September. The Lost Ark Machinist advanced class is a branch from the Gunner starting class, and comes armed with lasers, machine guns, drones, and abilities powered by special energy cores. The Machinist will be added as part of a major content update that also includes new events and a new Legion Raid.

RELATED LINKS: Best MMORPG – top MMOs you should play, Best Lost Ark Glaivier builds for PvP and PvE, Best fantasy games on PC

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:45 PM
     Best Warzone loadout drop: top setups for Season 4 Reloaded

On the lookout for the best Warzone loadout? Now that the Vanguard Royale and Battle Royale playlists have been merged together to create one unified battle royale game, this means there are over 100 different weapons to pick from to build your perfect loadout drop.

Despite the plentiful ground loot in Caldera's hot zones, you'll want a reliable build to help you take out the opposition as you try to outrun the encroaching gas cloud. Using create-a-class system from Vanguard's multiplayer mode in Warzone, you can customise your weapons with attachments, tactical equipment, and perks to create the best Warzone loadouts.

Our best Warzone setups differ from our favourite builds for Vanguard's multiplayer mode as they're optimised for Caldera's vast environments. Not only do the weapons in Warzone feature tweaked stats, but we also have to take into consideration Warzone's armour plates and the additional player count. We've used our extensive knowledge of Warzone to pass on our victory prowess to you - use our best loadouts for Warzone to dominate the competition.

RELATED LINKS: Warzone loadouts, Best AR in Warzone , The best guns in Warzone

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:42 PM
     Steam game art cannot include reviews or awards, says Valve

Steam game art cannot include extraneous text such as reviews or awards from September 1, in accordance with new guidance from Valve. The Steam developer is aiming to tidy up its storefront with new rules that ban the use of text outside of the game's subtitle and title on its primary art asset.

The new ruleset is aimed at what Steamworks calls "capsules" - the primary banner images that are used to represent games throughout the Steam store. In a post on the Steam community site, Valve lays out their new guidelines for the graphical assets, saying that, "It's our goal to make it as clear and straightforward as possible for customers to find games to buy and play on Steam."

Valve says that an increase in text, award logos, promotional deals, and review scores being applied to these capsules has led to a lack of clarity on the store. The post continues, "Some game logos themselves have become so small that it's hard for players to tell what the name of the game is. In other cases, graphical asset images are so cluttered that it is distracting and hard to read."

RELATED LINKS: Steam FAQ, Steam family sharing, Steam in-home streaming

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:34 PM
     Play Multiversus like Super Smash Bros, with a Gamecube Controller

Multiversus is the closest thing you'll get to Super Smash Bros on PC, but you can make it feel more like the Nintendo brawler by using a Gamecube controller. That's right, you can hook up that old gamepad to your rig and throw punches like it's 2001, and it's relatively easy to do.

Sure, playing Multiversus with a Gamecube controller won't be for everyone, but if you're used to the Super Smash Bros Melee layout, your fingers and thumbs will thank you. It could also save you from picking up a new pad, as you might still have the boxy console's accessory stored away.

It doesn't take much to get the franchise fighter working with Nintendo's iconic pad on PC, and it works surprisingly well once everything's configured. So, without further, here's how to play Multiversus with a Gamecube controller on PC and relive the glory days of Super Smash Bros.

RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:33 PM
     Apex Legends season 14 Hunter release date and details

Want to know the upcoming Apex Legends season 14 release date? Also titled as 'Hunter', the next season of Respawn's competitive FPS game will bring us a new character, a new battle pass, and even a map rework, alongside the usual wave of changes and tweaks.

The new season's character, Vantage, was first teased with a new Stories from the Outlands video called 'survive', which shows Mara and her mother surviving in a cold wilderness. We know Mara is Vantage, the new hero joining Apex Legends season 14, so this serves as an origin video. Here's everything you need to know about the new season, which is due at the start of August.

RELATED LINKS: Apex Legends characters guide, Apex Legends skins, Apex Legends map guide

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:27 PM
     Genshin Impact 3.0 leak shows alternate sprint fix for uneven terrain

The latest Genshin Impact leak points to a quality of life fix many players have long been asking for in the vast RPG. Does one of your party members have an alternate sprint Talent? Do they often get stuck on staircases or random stones that just barely change the elevation of otherwise flat surfaces? Well, rejoice, for it shall apparently be this way no longer. Known Genshin Impact leaker, Sagiri, just shared a few clips on Twitter that demonstrate upcoming fixes for alternate sprint characters.

RELATED LINKS: Genshin Impact 2.8 release date, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:26 PM
     Best Warzone guns: the top weapons for Season 4 Reloaded

Want to know what the best Warzone guns are? Warzone Season 2 Reloaded completely changed the battle royale game by unifying the Vanguard Royale and Battle Royale playlists together. This means players no longer have to use Vanguard weapons if they own any of the guns from Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War, and we're continuing to reap the rewards in Season 4 Reloaded. Rebirth Island has also gone through radical changes, adding new areas to encourage players to explore the map.

Picking out the best Call of Duty Warzone weapons can be difficult, especially with over 100 different options to pick from across three games. The latest weapons added to the FPS game are usually underpowered to avoid them dominating the meta early on, but we highly recommend unlocking every weapon as early as possible. Occasionally there are one or two weapons that manage to launch with completely broken stats, so it's worth keeping an eye on this page to find out which guns are currently performing well.

The Warzone Season 4 Reloaded update has nerfed a number of Vanguard assault rifles while buffing a number of classic weapons from Modern Warfare. Here's everything you need to pick the best Warzone guns.

RELATED LINKS: Warzone loadouts, Best AR in Warzone , The best guns in Warzone

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:21 PM
     Nvidia RTX 4080 TimeSpy Extreme score estimates look promising

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 should offer the lion's share of RTX 4090 performance for a much lower cost, but team green has thus managed to successfully keep any benchmarks of the graphics card under lock and key. However, this hasn't stopped one intrepid leaker from creating estimated TimeSpy Extreme scores for the GPU based on its rumoured specs.

RELATED LINKS: RTX 4000 - everything we know, GeForce Now RTX 3080 review, Best graphics card

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:17 PM
     TFT Aurelion Sol buffs propel champion into god-tier

TFT's Aurelion Sol buffs are a major part of Teamfight Tactics patch 12.14, and were Riot Games' attempt to give the sassy celestial a new lease on life. It seems like they may have been slightly too hasty with their adjustments, though, as he's gone from harmless space puppy to one-shot monster post-update.

RELATED LINKS: How to play Teamfight Tactics, Best Teamfight Tactics items, How to upgrade Teamfight Tactics champions

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 12:16 PM
     Devs explain how Total Warhammer 3 Chaos faction DLC will work

Chaos has always been present to some degree or another in the Total War: Warhammer strategy games, but with the arrival of Total Warhammer 3, it has taken centre stage. That's raised some important questions about the organisation of factions: Chaos isn't just one race or faction, it spans mortals and daemons, and itself is split between the four dark Chaos gods. Creative Assembly's Warhammer team has published a new post that dives into how the studio is handling this complex knot of interlocking factions, lords, and deities.

RELATED LINKS: Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC, Total War: Warhammer 3 races, Total War: Warhammer 3 review

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 11:51 AM
     Best SMG Warzone: the top SMGs in Season 4 Reloaded

Looking for the best SMGs in Warzone? Caldera, the new Warzone map, has completely changed the way the battle royale game is played. Compared to Verdansk's large open spaces spread throughout the map, Caldera is much tighter overall, packing each area with unique points of interest to keep things interesting. As a result, long range battles aren't as prevalent, causing weapons types like the best AR in Warzone and SMGs to dominate the meta.

If you're still trying to pick off enemies from a distance using the best snipers, you need to have a reliable secondary weapon like the best SMGs in Warzone to immediately blast any flankers away. Don't forget to check out our best Warzone loadouts guide to see which attachments you need to build these game-breaking setups. The Warzone Season 4 Reloaded update has buffed a number of underused MW SMGs, while nerfing the Amaguerra 43, H4 Blixen, and Marco 5. As you can see from the list, these nerfs have barely had an impact.

RELATED LINKS: Warzone loadouts, Best AR in Warzone , The best guns in Warzone

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 11:49 AM
     Doom mod remakes Doom 3 with stunning HD texture pack

Doom mods never disappoint, transforming id Software's iconic PC FPS series in myriad ways, right down to replacing the furious Doomguy with the adorable, and comparatively very relaxed, cat from Stray. And now it's the turn of Doom 3, which thanks to a new mod has just been completely reworked with a stunning HD texture pack.


PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 11:50 AM
     WoW Wrath of the Lich King Classic is the perfect nostalgia trip

WoW Wrath of the Lich King Classic (or WoTLK) has been circulating in beta form for some time, but now that Blizzard have nailed down a September release date, we're reflecting on our amazing deep dive back into one of World of Warcraft's best ever expansions.

RELATED LINKS: Best MMORPGs on PC, The best WoW addons, WoW Classic leveling guide

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 11:14 AM
     Best Stray settings for performance on PC and Steam Deck

The best Stray settings will help you get the most out of the futuristic feline adventure – even if your gaming PC regularly coughs up furballs. While even a graphics card from eight years ago can handle Annapurna Interactive's cat caper, you might need to improvise to claw back a few frames.

RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 11:13 AM
     Diablo Immortal server woes plague another Shadow War event

Diablo Immortal server woes preventing players from logging into their main character server are disrupting another weekend Shadow War event, in addition to simply preventing people from playing. Multiple users on the Diablo Immortal forums and subreddit reported not being able to log in to the RPG game, instead being told that, "The server is busy at the moment."

While being unable to log in and play is bad enough, the problem extended beyond that because the server downtime coincided with the beginning of the week's Shadow War. This meant that anyone unable to log in during the registration period couldn't join the event - and the problem was further exacerbated if clan leaders were affected.

As highlighted in a thread on the Diablo Immortal subreddit, only the clan leader can initiate the Shadow War activity. This means that, for any clans where the leader is unable to log in, there isn't an alternative method for the team to continue with the activity in their stead. "It's ridiculous that you can have 100 people spending 3-5 weeks working on a common objective, only to have it tossed out the window because the leader isn't able to log in for reasons out of their control," says the thread's poster Cyballistic.

RELATED LINKS: Diablo Immortal tier list, Diablo Immortal system requirements, Best Diablo Immortal builds

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 11:09 AM
     GTA mod lets you make your own San Andreas Definitive Edition

GTA mods have already delivered us a better, truly HD version of San Andreas, alongside a fan-made sequel to Vice City. But as rumours about the GTA 6 release date get hotter and hotter, and fans speculate on what they want to see in Rockstar's next sandbox, what could be better than a GTA mod that lets you design your own missions, and perhaps remake your own new version of San Andreas Definitive Edition?

RELATED LINKS: GTA: San Andreas Requirements

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 11:25 AM
     Save 43% on this 1TB NVMe SSD from Gigabyte Aorus

Upgrading your PC with an NVMe SSD is one of the easiest ways to improve your gaming experience as well as the general responsiveness of your system. They typically offer faster load times than their SATA counterparts and thankfully don't cost much more than them either, with the Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s being a prime example.

RELATED LINKS: Gigabyte Aero 15 laptop review, Gigabyte Aorus X470 Gaming 7 WiFi review, Best AMD gaming motherboard

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 10:59 AM
     Overwatch 2 changes: what's different in the sequel?

There are dozens of Overwatch 2 changes set to shake up Blizzard's FPS game when launch rolls around. So, if you haven't played Overwatch in a while but you're thinking of jumping back in, then you may want to do some homework to get up to speed.

The Overwatch 2 release date will usher in tweaks and tune-ups to every hero in the game, introduce new maps, monetisation, and cosmetic options, and overhaul how all the roles work. Join us as we break down all of the upcoming Overwatch 2 changes, from the structure and mechanics of the game itself, to all the major hero reworks.

RELATED LINKS: Overwatch 2 heroes, Overwatch 2 release date, Overwatch 2 tier list

PCGamesN Friday, July 29, 2022 10:52 AM
     Stray no-damage player doesn't need nine lives

Stray no-damage runs are likely quite a bit easier than Elden Ring ones, and one player has managed to navigate the whole eight hours of the game without taking a single bit of damage. You could say our protagonist remained in 'purr'fect health throughout the playthrough (I'll leave meow).

RELATED LINKS: Stray beginners guide, Stray review, Stray system requirements

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 29, 2022 2:30 PM
    

In the age of years-long development cycles, it seems miraculous that Wolfenstein 3D, a game that spawned the modern-day FPS as we know it, was developed by six people in just six months. The story of Wolfenstein 3D's development makes for a fascinating time capsule of those early days of game development - a milestone in gaming history that underlines just how much the industry has grown over the decades since.

But that's getting ahead of ourselves a bit. The origins of Wolfenstein 3D, a gloriously violent game that paved the way for the even more gloriously violent Doom, can be found in a somewhat more cutesy series of titles: the Commander Keen series. id Software made four of these side-scrolling platformers for MS-DOS in very quick succession between 1990 and 1991, and studio co-founder John Romero tells us that the team was definitely ready for a change.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 29, 2022 1:27 PM
    

After the last stage of my Tour De Jeux gave me a flat tyre on my real bike, I started daydreaming about a bike repair game. A grubby game with fuzzy deductive puzzles as you rule out the many possible causes of similar symptoms. As far as I can find, no such game exists. But I did see two upcoming games with similar names: Bicycle Mechanic Simulator and Bike Mechanic Simulator 2023. Alas, I fear they might be PlayWay-style sims where you just click stuff in order then it all works tickety-boo. That is not the bike repair I know and begrudgingly enjoy.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 29, 2022 11:52 AM
    

During last year's Game Awards, Falcon Age developers Outerloop announced Thirsty Suitors, a stylish story-driven RPG about battling your exes and disappointing your parents. Since then, the team have been keeping game details under wraps, but now thanks to the Annapurna Interactive showcase, Outerloop have released a free Steam demo, meaning now we can all have a go at beating the pulp out of our exes - a dream come true.

You play as Jala, a young woman who just got booted out of her shared apartment after having a fight with her, now, ex-partner. With nowhere else to go, she's decided to take the bus back to her hometown of Timber Hills to move back in with her parents (hopefully, temporarily). While she's killing time on the journey, she begins to take a dating personality quiz aptly titled 'What's your Thirstsona?' and it transports her to a colourful dreamlike metaverse where she can skate around and answer deep questions about her love life. Is she really a lost cause in love?

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 29, 2022 11:24 AM
    

Having given the MultiVersus closed beta a whirl around a month ago, I thought it was a free-to-play Smash Bros-like that came out swinging. And now I've returned to the open beta phase of the multiverse where Bugs Bunny and Taz The Tazmanian Devil are joined by... Lebron James?! Honestly, my thoughts remain largely unchanged – which is a good thing! It's a fun free-to-play fighter that iterates on the Smash formula but can't quite emulate its predecessor's polish.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 29, 2022 11:23 AM
    

There's a set of Unreal assets that Alice of Bees once described as "angry playmobil". I've wanted to quote that for years but had yet to play a game using them that grabbed me enough to warrant an article. Let us be thankful, then, for ADACA, an angry playmobil FPS.

It's actually two games, and I'm not sure which to call the main event. I know which one I prefer, because the story mode is a love letter to Half-Life 2, complete with Bane-muffled jackboot cops, endlessly catching up with a Story Guy who's inexplicably ahead of you again, a bionic arm standing in for the gravity gun, and a spooky dark underground section where you're swarmed by creepy mutants. It was good enough to tempt me this week, despite a few minor niggles, but its other half, Zone Patrol, is a Stalker-esque sandbox where it really shines.

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Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 5:54 PM
     Today acclaimed third-party developer PMDG released its Boeing 737-600 for Microsoft Flight Simulator, and they had a surprise in store.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 4:51 PM
     Today third-party developers revealed new assets of upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, while two airports have been released.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 4:41 PM
     Metallica plays clips from Stranger Things during live performance.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 4:35 PM
     Here are the most popular anime at the moment.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 2:49 PM
     Want to know how to get every new car in GTA Online: The Criminal Enterprises? We've got you covered. Here's what you need to know.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 1:18 PM
     This has been the easiest quest of them all so far.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 1:03 PM
     Today Square Enix announced the air date of the next Final Fantasy XIV Letter from the Producer Live broadcast.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 12:50 PM
     Imagine showing this trailer to someone who had just played NBA 2k6.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 12:29 PM
     Oof.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 12:15 PM
     2K and Firaxis revealed a video about the turn-based tactical game Marvel's Midnight Suns, dedicated to one of its playable superheroes.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 12:14 PM
     Flock release date guide!

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 12:11 PM
     How CDKeys can sell game codes legally, legitimately, safely, and cheaply.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 12:04 PM
     Want to know when the Chainsaw Man Anime comes out? we're here to help. Here's everything you need to know.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 11:46 AM
     The dynamic duo back at it again!

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 11:23 AM
     Marvelous shared its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 1 and June 30, 2021.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 11:01 AM
     Let's get powerful in here.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 10:59 AM
     The top 10 best skateboarding video games.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 10:47 AM
     The Chainsaw Man Anime has received a new key visual, and it's paired with some good news for those eagerly awaiting new snippets of content.

Twinfinite Friday, July 29, 2022 10:23 AM
     Today Aquaplus announced that its upcoming Utawarerumono JRPG Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten has been delayed.

Siliconera Friday, July 29, 2022 2:00 PM
    

Chainsaw Man Anime

More info on the upcoming Chainsaw Man anime series is nigh. The official Chainsaw Man Twitter account revealed the show's key visual. At the same time, it teased that the first trailer for the series will debut early in August.

Check out the new Chainsaw Man key visual below.

Chainsaw Man Key Visual

The poster for the Chainsaw Man anime shows off Denji standing atop some rubble. Seen in his devil form and sprouting chainsaw blades from his limbs and head, the visual communicates the series' gory, violent aesthetic and its modern setting. Based on the manga series by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the show will follow the adventures of Denji, a novice devil hunter. After being betrayed and left for dead, Denji forms a contract with his pet chainsaw devil, Pochita. This allows him to fuse with Pochita and call on his chainsaw-wielding power to kill devils and make a better life for himself. The show is being produced by studio MAPPA.

According to the post from the official account, the first Chainsaw Man anime trailer will debut on August 5th, Friday, at 8:00PM Japan time. The trailer will go live on MAPPA's YouTube channel, as well as on Japanese video services NicoNico Douga and Abema TV. The event will be more than just a trailer reveal, though. The same broadcast will also reveal the show's main cast, and have them onstage as guests for comments and interviews.

The Chainsaw Man anime will air in 2022. Its first full trailer debuts on August 5, 2022. The manga is published in English by Viz Media. Check out previous teasers for the adaptation here.

The post Chainsaw Man Anime Key Visual Revealed, Trailer Teased appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Friday, July 29, 2022 1:00 PM
    

D3 Publisher new game project - worldwide teaser

D3 Publisher has a new game in the works, and it will be available worldwide. The Japanese company has set up a new website, Twitter account, and Instagram account that are also available in English.

An English version of the teaser trailer is also available, and you can watch it right below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43YLSjnEHMc

The trailer shows that the game will have anime-style visuals with cel-shading. It will star a long-haired Japanese schoolgirl who can wield a katana sword. The initials JKHH appeared at the end of the trailer.

Outside the trailer, D3 Publisher partially announced the game's title. It will have two words, and the last word will be Maiden. Nothing else is known about the new game from D3 Publisher, which has been a subsidiary of Bandai Namco since 2009.

Before this new project, D3 Publisher released the action RPG Maglam Lord as its newest IP in 2021. The game was available first on the PS4 and Switch, and the publisher later brought it to PC on May 30, 2022. The company is currently working on releasing Earth Defense Force 6 for PlayStation 5 and 4 in Japan on August 25, 2022.

D3 Publisher will reveal more details about this new game project in Japanese and English on August 2, 2022.

The post D3 Publisher Teases a New Game Project With Global Release appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Friday, July 29, 2022 12:00 PM
    

Record of Lodoss War Chronicle

D4 Enterprise has confirmed the release date for Record of Lodoss War Chronicle. It will release the compilation of classic PC and SNES games in Japan on August 31, 2022.

A new trailer showcasing the compilation has also appeared on the Project EGG YouTube channel. You can watch it right below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7shRV2RLzY

D4 Enterprise first revealed the compilation in April 2021 with a Spring 2022 release window. The initial lineup included classic titles released for the PC-9801, MSX2, and Super Famicom (SNES). The publisher has since added the X68000 versions of the first three titles. These versions were based on the PC-9801 releases and had better graphics.

Here is the full list of titles that will be available in the compilation:

  • Record of Lodoss War: Haiiro no Majo (The Grey Witch) (PC-9801, MSX2, X68000)
  • Record of Lodoss War II: Goshiki no Maryu (The Five-Colored Demon Dragon) (PC-9801, X68000)
  • Fukujinzuke (PC-9801, MSX2, X68000)
  • Fukujinzuke 2 (PC-9801)
  • Fukujinzuke 3 (PC-9801)
  • Record of Lodoss War (Super Famicom/SNES)
  • Sword World PC (PC-9801)
  • Sword World SFC (Super Famicom/SNES)
  • Sword World SFC2 (Super Famicom/SNES)

While the compilation will officially release on August 31, 2022, only people who joined the first wave of pre-orders—which ended in May 2022—will receive their game packages on that date. The second pre-order wave is currently available and costs 11,000 yen (~$82) on the AC Mall web store, but people who make the purchase at this time will have to expect their copies to arrive in September 2022 or later.

Record of Lodoss War Chronicle will be available for PCs in Japan on August 31, 2022.

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Da Capo 5 teaser

The Da Capo visual novel series will have a new entry, and it will appear on PC browsers in Japan. Circus has opened a new website for Da Capo 5. The newest sequel will arrive to mark the series' 20th anniversary.

The website itself has yet to contain a list of platforms that Da Capo 5 will be available for. However, a Japanese press release announcing the game has shown up courtesy of Exnoa, the company behind the DMM Games platform. It confirmed that the visual novel will be available on PC browsers.

The Da Capo series originated as an adult visual novel released for PCs in Japan in June 2002. However, Circus also released all-ages versions of the games on PCs and consoles. The company mostly sells the PC versions in physical formats. As of this writing, Da Capo 3 R is the only entry that is available digitally on Steam.

The previous mainline entryDa Capo 4, appeared in 2019. In 2021, Circus also released Da Capo 4: Fortunate Departures, a direct sequel telling stories after the endings in the original game.

Da Capo 5 will be available on PC browsers via DMM Games in Japan. Circus has yet to announce a release window for the new visual novel.

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"To ensure that we are able to push for quality without it affecting the wellbeing of our team"

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The game will have native 60 frames per second support

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A new trailer for the next-gen console release was also revealed

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The well-rounded trailer shows off Aionios and its gameplay

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The controller is available now for $99.99

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