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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 5:25 PM
    

Arguing over which Halo game is the best is an exercise in futility. Fact: They're all amazing! For the past two decades, first under Bungie, then under 343 Industries, Halo has put on a master class of tone, pacing, and raw, punchy first-person gameplay. But perfection is non-existent; just as most every Halo game…

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 5:10 PM
    

Last year, Bungie filed a lawsuit against alleged Destiny 2 cheat maker AimJunkies claiming copyright infringement. Then, earlier this year, a judge dismissed most of that case, forcing Bungie to refile its lawsuit. Now, AimJunkies is fighting back, claiming in a press release that the former Halo dev is wrong in its…

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 3:20 PM
    

Elden Ring's faith stat is pretty flexible to build around, particularly because developer FromSoftware baked so many incantations and spells into the game. Still, it tends to see very little use at high levels, as YouTuber Your Average Gamer put it in an email to Kotaku Dot Com, folks claim it's not as good as other…

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 2:38 PM
    

Video games can offer us a chance to inhabit new worlds or discover new experiences. They can show us things we've never seen or dreamed of. Like an ancient civilization or a far-off alien planet somewhere deep in the cosmos. Or uh…what about a squirrel with a gun who can shoot people? Yeah, that's cool too.

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 2:30 PM
    

The Ayayo games are a series of erotic adventure games made for the PC-98 in Japan in the early '90s. Despite their wild storylines and complex meta references to popular anime and manga, their legacy is mostly overlooked or forgotten. Video essayist Noelle Aman tried to fix that in a recent 50-minute deep dive, but…

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PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 7:09 PM
     Phasmophobia maps are too big, new fan poll says

The players have spoken, and they say they want smaller Phasmophobia maps. The popular post on Reddit that sparked the discussion proposed a handful of new map locations in a poll to see what players would like. These included a mall, an abandoned factory, and a circus (please, I beg you – no), along with an office park and an outdoors location. The general consensus in the comments was that what Phasmo needs more than haunted circuses and toilet blocks of doom is something smaller.

RELATED LINKS: Best horror games on PC, Best VR games, Best ghost games

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 5:11 PM
     Civ 6 players are good managers and science proves it

Civ 6 players are cut out to do well in business management, or so a study from the Review of Managerial Science says. The study, Good Gamers, Good Managers? A Proof-of-Concept Study with Sid Meier's Civilization, was published in the Review in 2020, but since most of us don't spend our disposable income on JSTOR subscriptions, parts of it are making the rounds on Reddit now. Here's the gist of the study (without having to buy a sub).

RELATED LINKS: The best Civ 6 mods, The best Civ 6 civs, Play Civilization VI

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 4:56 PM
     Roblox MTV VMA experience kicks off in the metaverse today

If video killed the radio star, then the metaverse could be coming for video next. At least, that's what MTV seems to be banking on with its  first foray into metaverse, with a Roblox MTV VMA experience that kicks off this weekend to promote the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 3:23 PM
     New RTS game Tempest Rising looks like a modern Command and Conquer

The Command and Conquer games are stone-cold classics, but it's been a long time since we were treated to Tim Curry's Anatoly Cherdenko rapturously talking about going to space. Thankfully, upcoming RTS game Tempest Rising looks like it's poised to resurrect that special formula of crunchy real-time strategy combat interspersed with slightly cheesy FMV-style narrative cutscenes.


PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 2:11 PM
     Best gaming PC in 2022

While building the best gaming PC isn't too difficult these days, going with a prebuilt machine instead is undeniably convenient. Better still, the market is positively brimming with rigs of every size and spec, meaning you're basically guaranteed to find a system out there that'll perfectly cater to your particular needs and budget.

Down below, you'll find our personal picks for the best gaming PC from big system manufacturers like HP, NZXT, and Corsair to smaller specialist builders such as iBuyPower, Origin PC, and Maingear. All of these options have particular strengths and weaknesses, but all of them are leaders in their fields in one way or another.

Just because you're plonking a prebuilt on your gaming desk doesn't mean you're stuck with the components once they age. It's as simple as learning how to build a gaming PC and popping in new parts when you want to breathe new life into it.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 2:17 PM
     Vampire Survivors cheats

Want a list of all of the Vampire Survivors cheats? It seems like a cruel joke for the roguelike game to add cheat codes this late in development, but here we are. Patch 0.10.0 gives would-be vampire hunters a chance to enter some codes for powerful abilities. You can click on the Yellow Sign entry seven times to unlock this secret menu, but it will disappear not long afterwards.

To permanently unlock the Vampire Survivors cheats, you need to find the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane, which you can obtain by slaying the Bone Orb in the Bone Zone. Once you pick this up, a new secrets menu will appear on the main menu. Not only can you enter cheats here, but you can also see the conditions for unlocking the hidden Vampire Survivors unlockable characters. Of course, you can also just enter codes to unlock them; we have the full list below.

RELATED LINKS: The best survival games on PC in 2022, Vampire Survivors weapon evolution guide, The best Vampire Survivors build

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 2:44 PM
     Buy Spider-Man Remastered, get up to $50 and three free games

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered gives a fresh polish to what is perhaps the best Spider-Man game ever made. Not only is it exciting to finally get the chance to play this incredible game on PC for the first time, but now it comes with optimised graphics, improved ray-tracing and shadows, and ultra-wide monitor support to help make the experience even better.

The release of this game alone is exciting enough news, but combine that with the fact that it coincides with the Fanatical Summer Sale makes this an even bigger deal. Why? Because the game costs $59.99 and Fanatical are rewarding customers who spend over $50 with a Fanatical voucher, plus two free games of your choice (from a selection, with an option to have Fanatical credit, if none of them appeal), plus $3 off the Fanatical Platinum Bundle, and a bonus mystery game.


Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 3:40 PM
    

If you've drooled over the OLED panel in your phone or TV and decided you'd like the same tech for your PC games, you basically have the choice of a single model each from Gigabyte and Alienware. Asus, then, are about to increase the number of OLED gaming monitors on the market by 100%, with the ROG Swift PG48UQ and ROG Swift PG42UQ. And I've just had a brief, but generally impressive, play around with them.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 3:30 PM
    

Of the many games announced during THQ Nordic's Showcase this evening, Space For Sale is the one that caught my eye the most, primarily because it looks a bit like Animal Crossing with aliens. In it, you play a small stubby astronaut who dreams of hitting it big as an intergalactic property developer. Man, they really took the phrase 'colony sim' to its literal extreme, didn't they? Are we sure that isn't Tom Nook under the helmet there? The proportions defintiely seem right, is all I'm saying. I just hope the rent you end up charging isn't... astronommical. Sorry. Here's the reveal trailer.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 3:30 PM
    

Surprise! Survival horror series Alone In The Dark returns - again! This time it's a reimagining of the original 1992 game, where you'll delve into Derceto Manor as returning characters Emily Hartwood and Edward Carnby in an attempt to figure out what's happened to Hartwood's missing uncle. As you'd expect, it does not go terribly well. But hey, it looks like it makes for a pretty good time.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 3:30 PM
    

Three Fields Entertainment are responsible for lots of games with "dangerous" in their title: Dangerous Driving, Danger Zone, and Dangerous Golf. But now they've got a new racing game in the works which eschews their previous naming convention for something that'll make you say with a wry smile and a shake of the head, "I see what you did there". It's called Wreckreation (you know, like 'recreation', not Wreck-reaction, or Wreck–eation) and its reveal trailer looks a bit like if Burnout and Hot Wheels went for a joyride together.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 3:30 PM
    

What qualifies as a "next-gen" RTS game? Is it shinier graphics? More in-depth tactical choices? Well, Ghostrunner and Graven devs Slipgate Ironworks hope to provide an answer with their latest real-time tactics base-building game, Tempest Rising. Revealed earlier this evening during THQ Nordic's summer showcase, Tempest Rising is a retro-inspired strategy game where you'll take control of three factions fighting for a rare mineral. And yep, that mineral is called 'Tempest'. Here's the reveal trailer.

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Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 8:41 PM
     A guide on how you land on Derelict Freighters in No Man's Sky.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 8:40 PM
     A guide covering several methods for fixing error 279 in Roblox.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 8:06 PM
     Third-party developers continue to work on add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, and new reveals have been shared today.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 6:24 PM
     New TwitchCon mask & vaccine requirements announced.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 6:21 PM
     Atlus has released another trailer revealing one of the demons that will be included in Soul Hackers 2, alongside more videos.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 5:39 PM
     Fall in love with the three beautiful heroines in My Life as Inukai-san's Dog.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 4:02 PM
     Oh, South Park is coming!

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 3:59 PM
     THQ Nordic hosted its Digital Showcase 2022 showing many games, some of which we already knew about, and some that are completely new.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 3:07 PM
     Watch the second trailer for the animalistic Beast Tamer anime.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 2:24 PM
     These are the best Naruto Tower of Fantasy presets.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 2:13 PM
     The next Valorant skin bundle might have accidentally been leaked by Riot Games itself!

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 6:30 PM
     Gothic remake trailer spider monsterAlthough the fantasy action RPG Gothic did not make a huge splash in terms of sales, it still managed to garner a fair bit of praise from fans and critics alike. With this in mind, THQ Nordic no doubt captured the attention of fans when it released a playable demo of a potential Gothic remake in 2019 to gauge player reactions. The announcement in early 2020 that a complete remake would indeed happen confirmed that the demo ended up successful. Any potential doubt regarding the demo's success dissipated thanks to today's THQ Nordic digital showcase, which featured a full two-minute trailer of the Gothic remake. Notably, the trailer did not showcase any gameplay, as it consisted entirely of long, sweeping shots of the remake's enhanced environments and NPC models. It starts off in a calm outdoor mining town before transitioning into a network of dark caves. The initially peaceful atmosphere eventually takes a turn for the unsettling when a group of giant spider-like ...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 6:15 PM
     City Bus Manager Aerosoft Pc Wip 3Aerosoft revealed the new City Bus Manager alongside a few other new simulation titles (such as SubwaySim) during its NextSim 22 presentation. With City Bus Manager the goal is to create a new set of bus routes, outfitting them with new buses, proper maintenance, and happy staff. City Bus Manager features home towns and famous cities from all over the globe, minus China. Its maps are based on data provided by OpenStreetMap, including featuring Points of Interests. Further adding to its complexity, the sim will also feature passenger simulation and bus route travel time using real data. This will allow players to faithfully recreate existing bus lines from their own real-life city, or put a new spin on things with an original network of their own.   Bustin' bus time schedules The list of duties doesn't just stop at constructing the lines, however. Infrastructure must also be set up by the player. This includes building garages, warehouses, maintenance facilities, park...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 5:30 PM
     Citydriver Aerosoft Pc Wip2Adding to the list of "there's a sim for that," Aerosoft unveiled the new CityDriver at its NextSim 22 presentation. Described as a "your car simulator," players will be able to use this sim to explore a virtual version of Munich, Switzerland. It'll feature a variety of different vehicle types with the choice of combustion engines and electric-powered cars. Rather than being yet another option in the plethora of racing titles, CityDriver is taking some pages out of the books of other driving sims like Euro Truck Simulator 2 and is seeking to offer a richly detailed driving experience that can actually train players to hone their skills.   Ignition – on CityDriver will have various, randomized missions throughout the city and a dedicated Driving School Mode with run-of-the-mill traffic training exercises, such as maneuvering through tight corners, obstacle avoidance, and more. When you tire of tasks, you can open up the throttle and enjo...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 5:15 PM
     Thq Nordic Showcase Announcements Alone In The DarkThe THQ Nordic Digital Showcase wrapped up earlier today, bringing a set of new game announcements and updates. Rather than focusing on what has been known, we decided to do a round-up of all the major announcements during the show. The showcase was far more reserved than ones we saw in June, but it nevertheless included some nice surprises. Here are some of them.   THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2022 game announcements Alone in the Dark returns THQ Nordic announced Alone in the Dark, a reboot or "reimagining" of the original game from way back in 1992. Developed by Pieces Interactive, Alone in the Dark will feature a new story written by SOMA and Amnesia author, Mikael Hedberg. You'll return to the Derceto Manor as Edward Carnby and Emily Hartwood as they battle eldritch monsters and solve puzzles. Tempest Rising announced Following up on the aforementioned blast from the past, Tempest Rising is another game announced during the THQ Nordic Showcase that harkens ba...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 5:00 PM
     Aerosoft Subwaysim Hamburg Pc Wip1Aerosoft, one of the biggest names in the simulation market, has just wrapped up its NextSim 22 presentation where a good chunk of new simulation titles were revealed. One of said titles is the new SubwaySim Hamburg. As the name suggests, this new train simulation game will take players to the rails of Hamburg, Germany, letting you operate a small commuter train through some of Germany's iconic scenery. SubwaySim Hamburg will have "accurately recreated stations" with plenty of route sections tasks. The sim will feature the DT5 locomotive, an electric commuter train that's being made using data gathered from a real-life model.   Train tales The new sim is powered by the new Unreal Engine 5, resulting in some very detailed visuals that Aerosoft describes as  having a "high level of realism" in order to faithfully recreate the U3 line that the virtual train will operate on. The entire line is 12.86 miles long, with 25 stations along its stretch of...

Tabletop Gaming News Friday, August 12, 2022 6:00 PM
    

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Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Friday, August 12, 2022 5:07 PM
     Our list of codes includes all of the accessible Roblox Action Tower Defense codes. Use the codes to gain free coins and gems to improve your towers. Lightning Dragon Group has created an action tower defense game for the Roblox platform. Gems can be used to summon mighty towers, defending against waves of foes. Use […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Friday, August 12, 2022 4:00 PM
     A Hero's Destiny, developed by Wrongful Studios, is a Roblox game. Players can train with companions, combat difficult foes, and defeat difficult enemies as they attempt to become the world's strongest fighters. You will play as a character in Roblox A Hero's Destiny who desires to enhance his abilities and become more powerful. You can […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Friday, August 12, 2022 3:00 PM
     In the 4v1 horror game Dead by Daylight, you can play as a ruthless killer from a well-known series or as one of the four survivors who must defend themselves. You can expect to face terrifying obstacles in every position you choose while completing challenging tasks and navigating spine-tingling maps. Dead by Daylight Codes – […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Friday, August 12, 2022 2:00 PM
     Genshin Impact is a very well-liked gacha game, and with every new update, you will get a variety of banners to choose from and spend your hard-earned Primogems on. In the Teyvat universe, these Primogems are crucial for unlocking recently released new characters or even for attempting to obtain a 5-Star fancy weapon to improve […]

Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Friday, August 12, 2022 5:49 PM
    

The original team behind the first Outcast has also returned to develop the sequel.

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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Friday, August 12, 2022 5:22 PM
    

In order to upgrade to Unreal Engine 5

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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Friday, August 12, 2022 4:26 PM
    

Morty will now launch on August 23

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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Friday, August 12, 2022 3:56 PM
    

To get "A little more time to deliver the best possible game experience."

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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Friday, August 12, 2022 3:34 PM

Latest Games on Play iDev Games Friday, August 12, 2022 2:27 PM
     Help to little bird to escape by completing all 40 levels....

MonsterVine Friday, August 12, 2022 3:00 PM
     In an early access launch announcement last week, publisher Wandering Wizard gave a general idea of what to expect from the upcoming "multiplayer medieval hardcore looter survival game," Expedition Agartha. Set on a lost island, players will engage in skill-based "visceral" combat using gear found during expeditions with up to two others. The details were […]

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 12:50 PM
    

There's a new RPG coming out this year, and it's soccer-themed (which rules). Soccer Story is an open world game with turn based combat and real time soccer matches. Best of all, you'll be able to grab it on the Game Pass once it's released.

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 12:10 PM
    

For those who love the grind, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is Borderlands heaven. For those who don't, it's a solid shooter that lacks the sharp hooks of a true-to-form live-service game. I imagine this dynamic will remain much the same in the wake of the game's latest expansion, which adds the game's first new class since…

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 11:55 AM
    

A warehouse worker for one of the UK's biggest collectable card-selling companies was found guilty last week of stealing over $70,000 of Pokémon cards, and then hiding them in...his mom's house.

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 11:40 AM
    

Four years after Star Wars: Battlefront II's disastrous launch galvanized the world against loot boxes, EA is still defending the exploitative microtransaction in its crown jewel: FIFA. In-game card packs don't just make the publisher billions, EA swears that players love them too.

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 11:05 AM
    

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Kotaku Friday, August 12, 2022 10:00 AM
    

Last weekend, the world's biggest fighting games tournament, Evolution Championship Series—colloquially known as EVO—featured a cavalcade of announcements like rollback netcode coming to a couple fighting games in desperate need of it as well as some sleek character announcement trailers. But what almost didn't make…

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PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 1:58 PM
     Vampire Survivors cheats

Want a list of all of the Vampire Survivors cheats? It seems like a cruel joke for the roguelike game to add cheat codes this late in development, but here we are. Patch 0.10.0 gives would-be vampire hunters a chance to enter some codes for powerful abilities.

To unlock the Vampire Survivors cheats, you need to find the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane, which you can obtain by slaying the Bone Orb in the Bone Zone. Once you pick this up, a new secrets menu will appear on the main menu. Not only can you enter cheats here, but you can also see the conditions for unlocking the hidden Vampire Survivors unlockable characters. Of course, you can also just enter codes to unlock them; we have the full list below.

RELATED LINKS: The best survival games on PC in 2022, Vampire Survivors weapon evolution guide, The best Vampire Survivors build

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 1:30 PM
     FFXIV 6.2 release date and full details from Live Letter 72

The FFXIV 6.2 release date and full details for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.2 update have been detailed in Live Letter 72. The livestream digs in detail into the next big expansion for the critically acclaimed MMORPG, titled Buried Memory. Among the highlights are new story content revolving around the Void, the next stage of the Pandaemonium: Abyssos raid series, and the incredible Animal Crossing style Island Sanctuary that turns the MMO into a crafting and farming game.

Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.2 launches on August 23. The general gist of the new patch was previously outlined in Live Letter 71, but this latest livestream sees game director Naoki Yoshida and community producer Toshio Murouchi playing some of the new 6.2 and 6.25 content live, and exploring some of its most anticipated content in even greater depth. Luckily, we're here to break down all the key information for you right here.

Addressed first are the new main scenario quests and trial, which seem to be taking place in the Thirteenth Shard (also known as the Void). The trial is also tied to the main story this time, although Yoshi-P insists that its exact nature will be kept secret until patch day to preserve the mystery. We did get a look at a creature that is almost certainly Scarmiglione from Final Fantasy IV, however, which lines up with previous expectations.

RELATED LINKS: The best MMOs on PC, FFXIV Reaper job guide, FFXIV Sage job guide

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 12:58 PM
     Hogwarts Legacy release date delayed once again

Avalanche Software is pushing the Hogwarts Legacy release date out again, the developer announced on Twitter. The Harry Potter RPG was intended to release somewhere in the 2022 holiday season, but now, Avalanche said the plan is to launch the fantasy game on February 10, 2023. The delay will help the team "deliver the best possible game experience," though Avalanche offered no further insights into the reasons for the latest Hogwarts Legacy delay.

RELATED LINKS: Hogwarts Legacy release date, Upcoming PC Games, Best PC RPGs

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 12:48 PM
     How to unlock the Tower of Fantasy map

Want to know more about the massive Tower of Fantasy map? No doubt, as this stunning free MMORPG lands you in the mysterious - and large - open-world of Aesperia. As you further your journey through this fantasy world, you eventually unlock Hykros and Vera as well, but there's enough to keep you busy in Aesperia alone.

When you first start exploring, your minimap appears vague and blurry. Not only can you unlock a clearer world map if you know where to look, but there are also some spectacular, fan-made interactive maps at your fingertips, too. These combined can tell you pretty much everything you need to know about Aesperia and Vera, including where to find Omnium Towers, Spacerifts, Puzzles, Minerals, and more. Here's everything you need to know about the Tower of Fantasy map.

RELATED LINKS: Tower of Fantasy codes, Tower of Fantasy characters, How to level up in Tower of Fantasy

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 12:44 PM
     Is Rumbleverse crossplay?

Want to play Rumbleverse crossplay? As you and many colourful, aspiring champions drop into this battle royale game, you may wonder if you can play with your friends on other platforms. On top of that, what if you decide to buy cosmetics in the in-game shop on another platform - do they carry over?

The good news is Rumbleverse does support crossplay and has cross-platform progression too. Since the game enables crossplay by default, you also don't need to worry about setting things up to play with your friends. However, if you decide to only play against PC gamers, you can head into the Account tab in the options menu and turn off crossplay.


PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 12:40 PM
     Best Destiny 2 Warlock builds for PvP and PvE in Solar 3.0

The best Destiny 2 Warlock builds have diversified massively since the subclass overhauls gave players more freedom to customise in this FPS game. Now players can not only customise their elemental subclass, armour, weapons, and mods, but they also have the opportunity to choose aspects and fragments, leading to some rather complex character builds.

The detailed Warlock builds here are designed to optimise character strengths for specific purposes. They also reflect the state of the current meta in Solar 3.0, considering the nature of the season's available activities and the broader context of the weapons, subclasses, and playstyles currently popular in PvP. Another shake-up is on the way with Destiny 2 season 18, but for now, we have you covered. Here are the best Destiny 2 Warlock builds for PvP and PvE in Solar 3.0.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 12:33 PM
     Cult of the Lamb bosses: all bishop attack patterns and rewards

Need advice on how to beat any of the Cult of the Lamb bosses? It wouldn't be a roguelike game without some punishing challenges along the way, and the bishops that control the regions of The Lands of the Old Faith are no exception. Each bishop is guarded by four apostles, and these makeshift minibosses must be defeated before you can gain entry to the boss room. The apostles have limited attack patterns that are appropriated from the bishop they're guarding, making them useful preparation for taking on the boss.

Defeating a Cult of the Lamb boss is incredibly straightforward: simply deal damage to them until their health bar is completely empty. Of course, that's easier said than done, and your capacity to deal damage will depend upon which Cult of the Lamb weapons the random nature of the game deigns to offer you. That said, regardless of whatever build you've ended up with on your crusade, this guide to every Cult of the Lamb boss will allow you to defeat them with ease.

RELATED LINKS: Upcoming PC Games

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 1:06 PM
     Nanoleaf Ultra Black Shapes review – limited edition RGB greatness

Nanoleaf Shapes are gorgeous decorations you can personalise, but it's hard not to notice how much they look like an unused light when the RGB isn't brightening up the room. I never thought I'd criticise this particular aspect of them since that's exactly what they are, but the Nanoleaf Ultra Black Shapes set a new standard of what wall hangings should look like when the lights go dark.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 12:08 PM
     Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Anomaly Investigations guide

Want to know how Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Anomaly Investigations work? In this new mode, you face off against increasingly powerful versions of monsters infected with Qurios, a life-sapping parasite that fled after Gaismagorm's demise. While you could just fight the base forms in Anomaly Quests, Investigations introduces a levelling system where higher levels raise their attack power and give you better quality Sunbreak afflicted materials as a reward for slaying them. If you are familiar with the Guided Lands in Monster Hunter World, then you should be no stranger to the grind required to locate some rarer monsters.

So if you want to access the five-star Anomaly Quests and face off against the additional afflicted monster variants in the free title update, you will need to spend some time plucking away at lower-level beasts first. Thankfully, you don't have to worry about Sunbreak Anomaly Investigations hiding encounters against the new monsters in this update, such as Lucent Nargacuga.

RELATED LINKS: Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak monsters, Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Awegite locations, Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak prized pelt locations

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 12:02 PM
     Slay the Spire meets Darkest Dungeon in new roguelike deckbuilder

Slay the Spire has the in-depth mechanics, the involved planning, the cerebral style of play, but it lacks perhaps the bleakness, the despair, and the sheer mounting dread of an RPG like Darkest Dungeon. A roguelike deckbuilder where the stakes are high, the art is striking, and the story is laced with misery and melancholy – if only such a game existed, perhaps as a demo, available now on Steam.


PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 12:19 PM
     The best Cyberpunk 2077 mods

Recently there have been a few newsworthy Cyberpunk 2077 mods. Most of them have focused on making the game run at more playable frame rates or improving the game's visuals on certain rigs. All vital stuff considering the state in which Cyberpunk 2077 was released in for all but the highest specs.

However, we're also beginning to see Cyberpunk 2077 mods that alter the range of facial features, change your looks in small ways after character creation, and even access stuff we were never meant to see. That last one's important as it adds new functionality to the game. What starts with a shove one day could evolve into giving your character superpowers.

You should be aware of an important distinction from the get-go. Some of these Cyberpunk 2077 mods do require you to have another mod installed that acts as a base. We highlight which of the following mods require either Cyber Engine Tweaks or the CP77Tools mod to be installed. With that caveat out of the way, here are the best mods for Cyberpunk 2077 that we've found so far.

RELATED LINKS: Cyberpunk 2077 review, Cyberpunk 2077 lore & universe, Buy Cyberpunk 2077

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 11:50 AM
     Gaming PC mod looks like a Star Wars droid, lowers GPU temps

This gaming PC mod looks like a Star Wars repair droid costume for your graphics card, but it's actually a clever fan funnel that helps lower temps. Designed to bridge the gap between a GPU and 140mm PC case fans, its creator says the custom add-on lowers temps by six degrees celsius.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 11:31 AM
     WoW Dragonflight dungeons preview reveals eight locations

Every expansion of Blizzard's tenured MMO, World of Warcraft, comes with a series of mysterious new challenges to conquer, and the devs just posted a preview of the eight new WoW Dragonflight dungeons that the expansion will ship with. Four of them are levelling dungeons, four are for max-level characters, but no doubt all eight will be a staple of future Mythic+ seasons. Without further ado, let's go over the broad strokes.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 11:28 AM
     Genshin Impact leak reveals friend list limit increase for 3.0 update

Those of you who have found plenty of co-op partners in Teyvat may be happy with a new Genshin Impact leak. It seems a friend list limit increase is coming to the RPG in its next big update. If this recent leak is to be believed,  the friend list limit will be going from 45 friends to 60. So, you popular players out there will no longer need to turn down every friend request you receive, or remove old, inactive friends to make space for new ones -- at least, for a little while until you max it out again.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 11:23 AM
     Valorant skins just out of reach? Riot will give you some VP

Valorant skins can cost as little or as much as you want them to in Riot's flagship FPS game, but players who are looking to pick up the Reaver 2.0 bundle will have to pay quite the price to add them to their arsenal. It turns out that in cases where you're under the total by a few VP, though, Riot will foot the bill for the remaining VP.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 11:00 AM
     Buy Spider-Man Remastered, get $50 and three free games

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered gives a fresh polish to what is perhaps the best Spider-Man game ever made. Not only is it exciting to finally get the chance to play this incredible game on PC for the first time, but now it comes with optimised graphics, improved ray-tracing and shadows, and ultra-wide monitor support to help make the experience even better.

The release of this game alone is exciting enough news, but combine that with the fact that it coincides with the Fanatical Summer Sale makes this an even bigger deal. Why? Because the game costs $59.99 and Fanatical are rewarding customers who spend over $50 with a $50 Fanatical voucher, plus two free games of your choice (from a selection, with an option to have Fanatical credit, if none of them appeal), plus $3 off the Fanatical Platinum Bundle, and a bonus mystery game.


PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 10:57 AM
     Quake 2 remaster hinted at by Steam updates ahead of Quakecon

A Quake 2 remaster may be in the works as the classic FPS receives a variety of mysterious, telling updates to its Steam page, signalling that Doom developer id Software and Quake's new owner Bethesda may be planning to update the shooter with a new version – certainly something to keep us busy while we wait on Bethesda's space RPG Starfield, and also news of the Starfield release date.


PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 1:22 PM
     FFXIV Island Sanctuary is basically Animal Crossing on PC

Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida has shown off the new FFXIV Island Sanctuary mode for the critically acclaimed MMORPG, confirming that it's basically Animal Crossing on PC. The demonstration of the farming game mode took place as part of the latest developer livestream - for all the other information from that event, check out our full Live Letter 72 breakdown.

Final Fantasy XIV's Island Sanctuary launches on August 23 alongside patch 6.2, and gives every player their own individual island to explore and build upon. You'll have to complete the events of patch 6.0 - that's the base Endwalker storyline - to gain access to the island, first arriving on one of its beaches.

The size of the islands is really something special - and the amount of content included appears to match. Yoshi-P says that the tutorials for the mode alone are likely to take players around two and a half hours to complete, giving you some idea of just how much is on offer. Players can gather resources, turn them into tools and materials, and use these to build structures and organise your facility.

RELATED LINKS: The best MMOs on PC, FFXIV Reaper job guide, FFXIV Sage job guide

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 9:48 AM
     Grab 40% off a super speedy WD Black 1TB SN850 SSD

Picking up the best SSD for gaming normally means parting with more hard-earned pennies, but gaming PC drive deals do pop up from time to time. For example, a nifty Amazon discount means you can grab a speedy WD Black 1TB M.2 SSD for well below MSRP, so you'll be able to keep money aside for one of those fancy RTX 4000 graphics cards when they arrive.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 11:31 AM
     League of Legends Star Guardian event ends abruptly following backlash

The League of Legends Star Guardians - a team of high schoolers with superhuman powers, their only mission is to protect the innocent and their own friendships. The wholesome message this team brings to League of Legends quickly turned sour when the event was met with various technical issues, meaning players couldn't progress the story or even collect the rewards they were due.


PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 11:03 AM
     The best Stardew Valley mods

Looking for the best Stardew Valley mods? The simulation game's mod scene has been thriving on PC despite it having no official Steam Workshop support. Dedicated modders have been working to alter just about everything available in the game, from adding game-breaking cheats like god mode, to texture overhauls that turn Stardew Valley into a pixelated fairytale.

Despite thousands of daily concurrent players still enjoying the base game, Stardew Valley is over seven years old, so we can't blame you for wanting to shake things up. Thankfully, and predictably, modders are there to help, bringing other IPs to the valley, new maps, and even improvements to married life - how do we get that one in real life? We've compiled our favourite Stardew Valley mods that celebrate the creativity of the modding scene. Here's our top picks that provide visual overhauls, gameplay changes, and, yes, even some cheats.

RELATED LINKS: Stardew Valley multiplayer, Stardew Valley realism, The best Stardew Valley mods

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 8:03 AM
     You can pet the dog in Cult of the Lamb, but that's your lot

Yes, you read that right, you can pet the dog in Cult of the Lamb, Devolver's new vaguely Satanic roguelike game. Question is, though, can you show any of the other troops in your animal army affection?

RELATED LINKS: Upcoming PC Games

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 7:49 AM
     Diablo Immortal bug perplexes players again with reduced EXP

A Diablo Immortal bug is perplexing players of the RPG game once again. This time, the symptom is randomly reduced EXP values obtained from enemies while farming. Some of the free-to-play game's most dedicated grinding fans have been attempting to ascertain what is causing the issue, which is causing farming to become less effective thanks to random inconsistencies in earned experience values.

Reddit user staplepies posted their research on the topic to the game's subreddit. Staplepies, who says they are one of the game's top farming experts on the American servers and were among the first players to hit paragon level 150, dug into the mysterious experience bug in detail after spending a while researching the phenomenon.

The examples given are for the Shassar Oasis zone, but Staplepies comments that the bug "happens everywhere I've tested to some degree." Due to their high paragon level (generally 13 to 14 levels above the server paragon level), their earned experience is already reduced from the base amount, meaning that they are only expecting to earn 10% of the default amount - this is expected, and is Diablo Immortal's way of keeping a server's population levelling at roughly similar pace.

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

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 9:15 AM
     Gotham Knights new details show a unique take on Batman's Gotham City

Gotham Knights, the new open-world game from Arkham Origins developer Warner Bros. Montreal, set to release in October, has a very different take on Batman's Gotham City, offering a more storied and historic version of the crime-ridden metropolis than Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, or the Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson-helmed The Batman.

RELATED LINKS: The best superhero games on PC, The best RPGs on PC, What if Batman: Arkham Knight 2 had happened?

PCGamesN Friday, August 12, 2022 7:33 AM
     The best Roblox games in 2022

What are the best Roblox games? Games aren't just better than ever for kids, the means of creating them are, too. The best example of that is Roblox: a massively multiplayer online game creation platform and, since it is so easy to make something fun, there are millions of Roblox games to enjoy. User-generated creations allow you to weather the existential threat of a natural disaster, try your hand as a pizza maker, and take a break away from it all with a spot of peaceful scuba diving.

From sims to RPGs and adventure titles, we've highlighted the best Roblox games to enjoy with over 100 million other pals in online games. Think of it like Minecraft and LittleBigPlanet smooshed together and forged into an entire platform.

With more titles on the platform than you can possibly play, we're here to uncover the player-created diamonds in the rough and make sure they get the credit they deserve. Below you can find out the best Roblox games and more about this exciting platform. If you're looking for Project Slayers codes, hit that link to our sister site, Pocket Tactics.

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

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 12:30 PM
    

As many of you well know, I rather enjoyed cat adventure Stray recently. As an owner of two tortoiseshells myself, it was right up my alley. I do, however, have a confession to make. When I started seeing other real life cats enjoying the game alongside their respective humans, I began to feel sad and a bit left out. You see, my cats Maple and Midna (still!) haven't shown any interest in Stray whatsoever, not even flicking up their ears in response to the cat's in-game meow. I'm not gonna lie, it kinda broke my heart a little bit.

However, I'm beginning to think their (clear and apparent) hatred of video games goes further than simple disinterest. I was playing A Plague Tale: Requiem for the first time last week, a game famous for its swarms of screeching rats, and STILL nothing. They love hunting rats and bringing them home to leave as little presents for us on our back door step. Heck, they'll even wig out and go into prowl mode when they hear them scrabbling away underneath our floorboards (yes, we do have a rat problem in our house). But clearly, their ice cold little murder hearts are unmoved by their video game equivalents. Is this what it's like when your children reject your hobbies and go and sulk in their rooms for the rest of the day? Because it sure does feel like it.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 11:54 AM
    

"Metroidvania" is a terrible phrase that gets in the way of its own definition and I hate it.

It does, however, still apply to Zapling Bygone. Describing it in less mechanical terms could make it sound creepy. You're a spore of an all-consuming hivemind, dropped on an unfamiliar planet to assimilate it. You move by skittering about on wobbly green tentacles, leaping and climbing and clinging and lashing out at living things with them, then absorbing the green muck that bursts out, and periodically consuming a creature powerful enough to be worth assimilating. And wearing its skull in the centre of your tentacle mass, because why not.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 11:49 AM
    

Turn-based tactical RPG Metal Slug Tactics has been delayed. Saying that "the squad needs a bit more time in the shop to prepare for the battles ahead," the publisher has announced that it'll now be coming out in 2023.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 10:35 AM
    

Infinity Ward have shared a small peek at an upcoming Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 map, Farm 18. The TikTok mostly gives some design details from a couple of the developers who worked on it, but does also show about five seconds of gameplay at the beginning.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 10:04 AM
    

Pixel art Souls-like Moonscars has announced that it'll be releasing on September 27th. Protagonist Grey Irma will set off into a gorgeous world to search for the sculptor who made her and find answers to her existence. And also to absolutely whack some monsters with a gigantic sword along the way.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 6:55 AM
    

With the Netflix Resident Evil series going down like a blood-filled lead balloon, you may be thinking it's high time you revisited the Resident Evil games to wipe the show from your memory banks. Handily, Humble have a pretty good Resident Evil bundle going on right now, which nets you 11 Resident Evil games - including the excellent Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 7 - for a very agreeable £24.70. It runs from now until August 24th, and is raising money in support of charity Direct Relief and their efforts to help the people of Ukraine.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, August 12, 2022 6:45 AM
    

Crossover fanfiction Smash-like MultiVersus has announced that its previously delayed season one and battle pass will be launching on Monday, August 15th. Morty, also previously delayed, will be making his debut on August 23rd, and other new additions are planned throughout the season.

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Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 1:35 PM
     The servers are down!

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 12:43 PM
     Deep Silver and Volition released a new trailer dedicated to the upcoming open-world action game Saints Row.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 12:38 PM
     At least this new Hogwarts Legacy delay doesn't push it too far back.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 12:15 PM
     When is the release date for Hogwarts Legacy? Here is everything we know about the upcoming AAA multiplatform release on the way.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 11:35 AM
     Bungie announces a massive sandbox update coming to Destiny 2 in Season 18. Today we go over the Exotic Weapons/Armor changes.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 11:33 AM
     Check out this ultimate guide to solve the Ring of Echoes Music Notes Puzzle in Tower of Fantasy to get a Lost Treasure.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 11:30 AM
     Tower of Fantasy offers a ton of character customization options and here's a comprehensive guide to use them.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 11:29 AM
     Can you play Tower of Fantasy with a controller?

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 11:17 AM
     Find out where to get the metal detector and how to uncover buried stashes in GTA Online.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 11:08 AM
     Today Yostar released a new trailer of its upcoming mobile game Aether Gazer, developed by the team behind Azur Lane.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 10:56 AM
     Find out how to start the Cayo Perico series in GTA Online.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 10:20 AM
     Bungie announces a massive sandbox update coming to Destiny 2 in Season 18. Today we go over the Weapon and Perk changes coming.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 10:14 AM
     Square Enix hosted the 72nd Final Fantasy XIV Letter From the Producer Live broadcast, focusing on upcoming update 6.2.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 10:02 AM
     The Definitive Guide to Watching the MCU in Release Order

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 10:00 AM
     Wondering why Tower of Fantasy isn't available to play in India? The answer's political, check out our guide to find out more.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 9:40 AM
     FFXIV fans have been eager to know when the new farming sim feature "Island Sanctuary" comes out in the game. Here's the answer.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 9:26 AM
     Island Sanctuary will surely make it Harvest Moon XIV.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 9:17 AM
     If you're wondering whether or not Bakugo is dead in My Hero Academia, we've got you covered. Here's everything you need to know.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 9:00 AM
     Arc 3.0 launches in Season 18 of Destiny 2. Today we go over five things we expect to see from it and its future.

Twinfinite Friday, August 12, 2022 7:08 AM
     Square Enix released the trailer and release date of the upcoming update for Final Fantasy XIV numbered 6.2 and titled "Buried Memory."

Siliconera Friday, August 12, 2022 1:00 PM
    

Capcom TGS 2022 - Monster Hunter - Street Fighter 6 - Exoprimal - Mega Man Battle Network

Capcom will have a significant presence at Tokyo Game Show 2022. The company has revealed initial details for its appearance at TGS 2022. It will have a physical demo booth at Makuhari Messe and online presentations that stream worldwide.

Capcom's booth at the physical venue will feature playable demos for Street Fighter 6Mega Man Battle Network Legacy CollectionExoprimal, and Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak. While its booth used to have an event stage in the pre-pandemic years, the 2022 edition will have the presentations delivered exclusively through online streams.

A pre-recorded Capcom TGS 2022 Online Program that covers multiple titles will air on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 23:00 JST (10 AM ET). The company will also hold another live stream dedicated solely to Street Fighter 6 on Friday, September 16, 2022, at 24:00 JST (11 AM ET).

Capcom's Tokyo Game Show 2021 presentation was dedicated entirely to Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion. While the company had a small booth at the limited physical venue, it only featured a demo for the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise and a rideable Palamute attraction. While a physical demo for Sunbreak will appear in the 2022 edition, Capcom will also focus on other franchises like Street Fighter in the upcoming event.

Tokyo Game Show 2022 will take place physically at Makuhari Messe and digitally with online streams on September 15-18, 2022.

The post Capcom Will Showcase Street Fighter 6 and MMBN at TGS 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Friday, August 12, 2022 12:00 PM
    

Genda will close former Sega arcade center Gigo Akihabara 4

Another arcade center formerly owned by Sega will soon close its doors for good. Genda GiGO Entertainment will shut down the GiGO Akihabara 4 arcade center on September 25, 2022, at 8 PM JST.

In its press release, the company noted that its lease agreement with the building owner is expiring. The company decided to shut down the arcade facility without renewing the lease. It will also move any services the facility is handling, such as Ichiban Kuji lotteries, to the No. 5 building.

The outgoing facility's Twitter account shared a map showing the company's arcade facilities in Akihabara. The number 2 does not exist because Sega closed its Akihabara No. 2 building in late August 2020. Following the closures of the No. 2 and 4 buildings, there will be no more Sega/GiGO arcade centers located south of the Akihabara Station. While No. 1, 3, and 5 are still active for the time being, all of them are situated north of the station.

Japanese map of former Sega/GiGO arcade facilities in Akihabara as of August 2022

For the record, GiGO arcade centers used to have the Sega name in the past. Genda announced the gradual acquisition of Sega Entertainment in December 2020, which it completed in early 2022 by renaming Sega's arcade centers to GiGO.

GiGO Akihabara No. 4 will close on September 25, 2022. Genda GiGO Entertainment still has the No. 1, 3, and 5 arcade centers in active operation for the foreseeable future.

The post GiGO Akihabara Arcade Building 4 Will Close in September 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Friday, August 12, 2022 11:00 AM
    

soul hackers 2 dlc

Atlus has revealed the DLC content that will appear in Soul Hackers 2 after launch. Some of the DLC will already be available in the game if you purchase the Digital Deluxe version or Premium Edition. The normal game costs $59.99, Digital Deluxe costs $69.99, and Premium Edition costs $89.99.

There are five different types of DLC that will be available at launch. They are:

  • Bonus Story Arc: The Lost Numbers
    A bonus story arc about Nana, who is a new Devil Summoner. This story arc will also grant access to a new dungeon and boss that is not in the base game.
  • Costume & BGM Pack
    This pack will allow you to get outfits and accessories from Persona 4, Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei IV, and more. You can also change the battle BGM to the ones from those games.
  • Bonus Demon Pack
    This pack includes eight demons. They are Tzitzimitl, Anahita, Armaiti, Zaou-Gongen, Nemissa, Mara, Masakado, and Satan.
  • Booster Item Pack
    This pack will increase the frequency of getting items from battle.
  • Useful Item Set + Extra Difficulty
    This pack will give you essential items, as well as unlock the Very Hard difficulty mode.

Here is the trailer for the Soul Hackers 2 DLC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gE0CuiJIdk

Soul Hackers 2 will follow Ringo, who is an agent of Aion on a mission to stop the apocalypse. The game is a JRPG with dungeon crawler elements. You can read our preview of Soul Hackers 2 here.

Soul Hackers 2 will come out on August 25, 2022 for Japan and August 26, 2022 for other territories. It will come out on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC. You will be able to purchase the DLC separately, or through purchasing the Digital Deluxe or Premium Edition versions of the game. Siliconera's official review will come later in the month.

The post Atlus Reveals Information on Soul Hackers 2 DLC appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Friday, August 12, 2022 10:00 AM
    

Hiroyuki Kobayashi NetEase

Capcom veteran producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi revealed that he has left the company to join NetEase. Kobayashi revealed that he had left the company earlier this year, and is currently working as a producer on a new project at NetEase. In addition to his work on the Sengoku Basara series, Kobayashi also helped produce Dino Crisis 2 and Devil May Cry, among others.

Kobayashi announced his departure from Capcom in a tweet celebrating his 50th birthday. The tweet reveals that Kobayashi left the company on March 31, 2022, and had already been working at NetEase Games as a producer. Furthermore, Kobayashi urges fans to expect an announcement about his next work in the future.

https://twitter.com/HiroKobaP/status/1557894885729898496?s=20&t=YTxb3rc0P5hvJrYJzOa5Fg

Joining Capcom in 1995 as a programmer, Kobayashi's debut work was the original Resident Evil. His first project as a producer was Dino Crisis 2 in 2000. Kobayashi went on to produce some of the company's most popular franchises as well as a few cult classic hits. These include the Resident Evil remake in 2002, Dragon's DogmaKiller7, as well as his work as Sengoku Basara series producer.

In addition to his work as a video game producer, Kobayashi was also involved in various anime adaptations and films. Notably, Kobayashi played a significant role as planning supervisor of the Sengoku Basara anime series. He also worked as a producer on Resident Evil: DegenerationDamnationVendetta, and Infinite Darkness.

Kobayashi joins a growing number of Japanese video game industry veterans at NetEase. Earlier this year, NetEase announced it had founded Nagoshi Studio, with Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi at the helm. Back in 2021, No More Heroes developer Grasshopper Manufacture also joined NetEase.

The post Sengoku Basara Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has Left Capcom for NetEase appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Friday, August 12, 2022 9:00 AM
    

Honkai Impact Anime Short

HoYoVerse released a new short film based on Honkai Impact 3rd. Titled "Because of You", the Honkai Impact anime short explores the "wrap-up" of the Elysian Realm for the Thirteen Flame Chasers. The short stars Elysia (a.k.a. Miss Pink Elf), who was introduced alongside the Elysian Realm game mode in 2021..

Check out the short below. The short uses Chinese voices, and English subtitles are available via the closed captions. The theme song of the Honkai Impact anime short is "TruE", produced by the HOYO-MiX and performed by vocalist Yellow Zero.

Note that the Honkai Impact anime short contains spoilers for the game's Elysian Realm story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUe2BDz6RO4

The short shows Elysia fighting alone on the verge of defeat. Consumed by the giant enemy, she contacts the presences of the other Flame-Chasers. Elysia draws on their power to achieve victory, closing out her companions' legacy and allowing all to move forward. Besides Elysia herself, Aponia, Eden, Vill-V, Su, Griseo, Mobius, Pardofelis, Kosma, Kalpas, Kevin, Sakura, and Hua all appear in the short briefly.

Honkai Impact 3rd is available on mobile devices and on PC. The seasonal event, Summer Survival Rhapsody, went live on August 11, 2022, and includes a free outfit for the Miss Pink Elf battlesuit.

The post Honkai Impact Anime Short Explores the Flame-Chasers' End appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Friday, August 12, 2022 8:00 AM
    

Kirby Right Back At Ya Anime Blu Ray

A cult classic piece of Kirby media is getting some renewed attention. The 2001 anime Kirby: Right Back At Ya is getting a Blu-ray boxed release, with all episodes remastered in HD. The Blu ray boxed set will release sometime in Winter 2022 in Japan. There is no word on an international release. [Thanks, Livedoor!]

The announcement appeared during the Kirby 30th anniversary music festival on August 11, 2022. Accompanying the announcement was a short clip of the anime. The blu ray box set will include all 100 episodes. The official Kirby social media accounts will announce further release and pricing information at a later date.

https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/1557674125149491200?s=20&t=ZC3dox8pe0puppD5n0UBWA

Kirby: Right Back At Ya! originally aired from 2001 to 2003 in Japan. The series later appeared in North America in 2002 under the 4Kids license and aired on Fox. The anime utilized 3DCG rendering, with the help of Nintendo and HAL Laboratory. Since its original airing, the series has reappeared on various platforms, in some regions being broadcast via the Kirby TV Channel on the Wii. Three episodes from the series were also included in Kirby's Dream Collection.

The Kirby: Right Back At Ya anime will release on blu ray sometime in Winter 2022. There is no word on an English or international release.

The post Kirby Anime Getting an HD Remastered Blu Ray Release appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Friday, August 12, 2022 7:00 AM
    

genshin impact evermotion mechanical painting

One of the final events of Genshin Impact Version 2.8, Evermotion Mechanical Painting, will start on August 12, 2022. It will run until August 22, 2022. As mentioned previously when HoYoVerse first previewed Phase II's events, rewards will include Primogems, a Furnishing, Hero's Wit, Weapon Ascension Materials, and Mora.

In order to participate in Evermotion Mechanical Painting, you need to be over AR 18 and complete Prologue: Act III. The event itself is a puzzle. You can get a new part every day for the first six days of the event. When you restore the Mechanical Painting Parts, you need to make sure the gears can interact with each other in a way that they can activate the painting. After you finish assembling the Parts, you can put them together to make the painting.

Version 2.8 is the final update to Genshin Impact before Sumeru launches in Version 3.0. HoYoVerse showed off an animated trailer, with cameos from Sumeru characters such as Tighnari, Collei, and Dehya. As they already have splash art, it is likely that the first Sumeru characters players will be able to obtain are Tighnari, Collei, and Dori.

Genshin Impact is available on PS4, PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices. The Evermotion Mechanical Painting will run from August 12 to 22, 2022 in Genshin Impact.

The post Genshin Impact Evermotion Mechanical Painting Event Will Give Furnishing appeared first on Siliconera.


PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 1:45 PM
     Hogwarts Legacy Delay Feature ImageIt looks like we won't be heading to Hogwarts just yet. The upcoming RPG set in the Wizarding World has had its release date pushed back. After a delay, Hogwarts Legacy will now release on February 10, 2023. This was announced earlier today on the official Hogwarts Legacy Twitter account. The tweet states that the developer needs "more time to deliver the best possible game experience." This comes alongside a short video from Chandler Wood, Avalanche Software's community manager, who confirms the delay. On the bright side, we finally have a concrete date for Hogwarts Legacy. While it's always disappointing to see games get delayed, we're at a point where this is fairly commonplace in game development. The Hogwarts Legacy delay only only an extra two months to the wait time, so it isn't really all that bad.   Hogwarts Legacy got its initial release window in March during the PlayStation State of Play, where we saw over 20 minutes of gamepl...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 1:15 PM
     Two Point Campus How To Increase Room Capacity GuideDesigning your ideal university is a time-consuming but fun task. Two Point Campus gives you the tools to envision and create the campus of your dreams, but it isn't always clear how to use them. For example, resizing or making non-rectangular rooms isn't as obvious as it probably should be. To help you out, we've set up this handy guide explaining how to increase room capacity in Two Point Campus. Note: We'll have a Two Point Campus guides and features hub soon, so stay tuned.   Increasing room capacity in Two Point Campus Increasing the size of a room isn't difficult to do. The hard bit is finding the menu where the option is hidden away. It isn't the developer's fault, but management games have all sorts of menus and options to look through. It can be a little overwhelming for a newcomer. To resize new rooms, you'll first want to select the Build option located at the bottom left of the interface. A list with all of your unlocked rooms wi...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 1:00 PM
     Tin Hearts Preview 1Have you ever wanted to play as the spirit of a toymaker as he guides toy soldiers through a tiny door? What? That question is oddly specific? Regardless, you do just that in the upcoming game Tin Hearts, a first-person, Lemmings-esque puzzler with a nostalgic aesthetic and some fairly unique mechanics. You may have actually played the game before, as a prologue (that's no longer available) was released back in 2018. The game is supposed to launch in the near future, and I got to check out an early part of it. I tell ya, I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. Coming to us from former Fable developers, Tin Hearts is very straightforward at the start. At first, all I could do was move the camera, open a box, and pick up and place objects on pegs. Opening the box results in toy soldiers jumping out and walking. Each level's goal is simple: get a certain number of soldiers through a door. But the soldiers don't think and don't take orders. They walk in...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 12:30 PM
     Call of Duty weapon namesCall of Duty: Warzone Pacific Season Four shook up the meta with the launch of the mid-season update. The H4 Blixen which has been dominating the close-range meta for a long time was hit with a nerf, leading to another submachine gun taking the top spot. However, taking a look through the patch notes isn't an easy tasks. Figuring out which weapons have been buffed and nerfed can be a challenge, because the developer references them vaguely. Matching up Assault Rifle Hotel and Submachine Gun Alpha with the correct guns can be confusing. Call of Duty content creator XVI tweeted the developers asking them why they refer to weapons in generic terms rather than using the actual names that the guns are known by. Also, they outline that presenting the information in this way can be confusing and they are trying to get to the bottom of the reason why.   Call of Duty weapon names are under legal restraints XVI recently shared the responses they received on the Warzone subreddit. The ...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, August 12, 2022 11:43 AM
     Two Point Campus How To Rotate Items Big 3d Printer Featured ImageDesigning your ideal university is a time-consuming but fun task. Two Point Campus gives you the tools to envision and create the campus of your dreams but it isn't always obvious how to use them. Even something that seems simple like rotating an item can take some figuring out. Despite developer Two Point Studios' best efforts to make Campus as accessible as possible, management games as a whole aren't exactly newcomer friendly. To help you overcome this, we've set up this handy guide explaining how to rotate items in Two Point Campus. Note: We'll have a Two Point Campus guides and features hub soon, so stay tuned.   Rotating items in Two Point Campus The main advantage of rotating items in Two Point Campus is that it lets you use space more efficiently. Rather than just placing an item in its default rotation and having it fill the room, you can tuck it away in the corner or against a wall. Mouse and keyboard Those using mouse and keyboard will have...

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Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Friday, August 12, 2022 2:00 PM
     Genshin Impact is a very well-liked gacha game, and with every new update, you will get a variety of banners to choose from and spend your hard-earned Primogems on. In the Teyvat universe, these Primogems are crucial for unlocking recently released new characters or even for attempting to obtain a 5-Star fancy weapon to improve […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Friday, August 12, 2022 1:00 PM
     Many exciting skins are up for grabs in Season 14's Battle Pass. Apex Legends came out with a bang, featuring a new Legend in Vantage, a revamped Kings Canyon, and numerous balance and bug fixes. Season 14 also brought an exciting change in terms of Battle Pass leveling in-game – some Battle Pass challenges can […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Friday, August 12, 2022 12:00 PM
     Make site defense and retakes more manageable in the Attacker-sided map, Pearl. The introduction of Pearl at the start of Episode 5 brings back the classic scramble for middle control gameplay. Pearl's layout is a bit more familiar than the unorthodox layout of other recent VALORANT maps such as Fracture, but do not let its […]

Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Friday, August 12, 2022 11:00 AM
     Pokemon Legends: Arceus is set in olden times in the Pokemon world when it was rare to find harmony between people and Pokemon. Set in the Hisui region, modern-day Sinnoh, you will join the Galaxy Expedition Team (Galaxy Team for short) as a member of the Survey Corps stationed in Jubilife Village. You will be […]

Latest Games on Play iDev Games Friday, August 12, 2022 10:46 AM
     Attract with Lolis and Spawn them, play balls, swim, walk around...