Oct 08, 22:00

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, October 8, 2022 6:27 PM Overwatch 2 animated short introduces Kiriko, one of the sequel's new heroes       There being no actively updated Overwatch game has meant there's been no Overwatch animated shorts in recent years. Now Overwatch 2 is live, there's a new nine-minute, fully-animated short introducing the hero Kiriko, one of the free-to-play sequel new characters. You can watch it below. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, October 8, 2022 5:53 PM Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's PC trailer brags of 4K and ultrawide support (and not much else)       Modern Warfare 2's remake edges ever closer and the day after the launch trailer brings a dedicated PC trailer. It crows about, well, all the things my PC isn't powerful enough to run, frankly. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, October 8, 2022 5:16 PM Valve showed a Nintendo Switch emulator in Steam Deck's library during recent video       One of the things you can do with a Steam Deck is use it for emulation. Someone at Valve is evidently aware of this, given the recent Steam Deck video - which we wrote about two days ago - contained a shot of a Steam library with a Nintendo Switch emulator in it. Oops. Valve have since deleted and re-uploaded the video with the emulator removed. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, October 8, 2022 4:42 PM Windows 95 had special code just to fix a bug in the original SimCity       It's easy to take backwards compatibility for granted on PC, so much so that we rarely even use the phrase "backwards compatibility". Most old games will simply run, and for everything else there's usually a compatibility mode built into Windows or DOSBox to get it going. This didn't happen by accident, as an old blog post by a former Microsoft programmer explains. When Microsoft wanted users to switch to Windows 95, for example, they went so far as to add specific code that looked for SimCity and, if it was running, changed how memory allocation worked so that the game wouldn't crash. Read more

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 9:57 PM Can You Play Warzone on Steam Deck? Answered       A guide that explains whether or not you can play Warzone on Steam Deck.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 9:56 PM Can You Play Destiny 2 on Steam Deck? Answered       A guide that explains whether or not you can play Destiny 2 on Valve's Steam Deck.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 9:55 PM Can You Trade With Friends in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet? Answered       A guide that aims to answer if trading with friends is possible in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 9:54 PM How Many People Play Fortnite? Answered       A guide that answers how many gamers play Fortnite and why.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 6:10 PM Street Fighter 6 Reveals Blanka's Music Theme "Zilra Zilra"       Today Capcom revealed a brand new video about its upcoming fighting game Street Fighter 6, revealing Blanka's theme music.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 5:57 PM Microsoft Flight Simulator Antonov An-26 Announced; Spaceport America & Girona Costa Brava Airport Get Release Dates & Screenshots       Today third-party developers had news to share about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons including an aircraft and scenery.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 4:43 PM Star Citizen Reveals Lots of Impressive Footage of Pyro, Alpha 4.0 Features, Glimpses of Squadron 42, & More       Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games hosted CitizenCon 2952, and showcased a look at the content and features coming to the game

Gamer Empire Saturday, October 8, 2022 3:04 PM Minecraft – What Mob Gives the Most XP?       XP in Minecraft is really useful! It can be used to enchant, repair, and rename your items. There are many ways to obtain XP in […]

Gamer Empire Saturday, October 8, 2022 2:47 PM Minecraft – Does Fortune Enchantment Work on Iron & Gold Ore?       Fortune is a great enchantment in Minecraft with the ability to increase the drop chance and amount of several items. With that being said, many […]

Gamer Empire Saturday, October 8, 2022 2:31 PM Minecraft – How Many Ticks Are There in a Second?       We are sure that you've heard the term "tick" in Minecraft a lot! Especially if you're a Redstone engineer. But do you know what it […]

Oct 08, 16:00

Kotaku Saturday, October 8, 2022 10:00 AM YouTuber Etika's JoyConBoyz Hype Lives On Forever       Read more...

PCGamesN Saturday, October 8, 2022 1:35 PM Phoenix Point mod evoking XCOM: Long War brings Lovecraft style horror       A new Phoenix Point mod for the XCOM-style strategy game hopes to provide a full overhaul in the vein of XCOM: Long War that focuses on Lovecraft style horror themes. The Phoenix Point: Terror from the Void mod evokes the spirit of a 1995 standalone expansion to the classic game XCOM: UFO Defense called Terror from the Deep. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Phoenix Point review, Phoenix Point tips and tricks, Phoenix Point campaign guide

PCGamesN Saturday, October 8, 2022 12:30 PM Ex Skyrim dev's horror hunting sim five times bigger than Bethesda RPG       An ex-Bethesda developer that worked on multiple Fallout games, Skyrim, and the upcoming space RPG game Starfield has talked to us about their upcoming folklore-inspired horror hunting game The Axis Unseen, which he started developing after leaving Bethesda. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Skyrim mods, Play Skyrim, Games like Skyrim

PCGamesN Saturday, October 8, 2022 11:59 AM Overwatch 2 update addresses 'accidental purchases' chat bug       A new Overwatch 2 update addresses several major issues in Blizzard's FPS game including a chat bug that was seemingly causing accidental purchases in the in-game shop. The update also includes the previously announced removal of Overwatch 2 phone verification as a requirement for players who have already previously played the original multiplayer game, and to help resolve account merge issues. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Overwatch 2 heroes, Overwatch 2 release date, Overwatch 2 tier list

PCGamesN Saturday, October 8, 2022 11:00 AM Yakuza devs discuss Like a Dragon 8 characters and Kenzan at TGS 2022       Returning Like a Dragon 8 characters and the possibility of a Yakuza Kenzan remake are among the topics discussed by the series creators at Tokyo Game Show 2022. Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, the development team behind the RPG games formerly known as Yakuza - which is now fully adopting its original 'Like a Dragon' moniker in the west - talked about its future products and why the remake of Like a Dragon: Ishin is unlikely to be followed up by similar treatment for its Edo period predecessor. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Best open-world games, Best RPG games on PC, Best crime games

PCGamesN Saturday, October 8, 2022 10:34 AM Starfield interview: ex Bethesda dev on scale, building a new universe       We've had the opportunity to do a Starfield interview, which could very well be the magnum opus of Bethesda's RPG games, as the studio steps out from behind the likes of Fallout and The Elder Scrolls to develop a new universe that redefines its open-world games to be more open-universe, with thousands of planets to explore. This anticipation drove us to chat with an ex-Bethesda developer, who struck out on his own after leaving Bethesda last year and working on Starfield for quite some time. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Starfield release date, Starfield ship design, Starfield Game Pass

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 1:36 PM Final Fantasy XIV Is Getting an Adorable Corgi Doggo Minion       An adorable corgi good boy is coming to Final Fantasy XIV.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 12:14 PM Marvel's Midnight Suns Reveals Blade's Gameplay and Powers With New Trailer       Blade will make the enemies bleed in Marvel's Midnight Sun.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 11:32 AM Star Citizen Has Been Purchased by 1.7 Million Players; Playtime Statistics & More Revealed       A whole lot of people have actually spent money on Star Citizen, and they play more than ever.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 9:33 AM Persona 4 Golden & Persona 3 Portable Get Release Date       Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable are coming to modern platforms early next year.

Siliconera Saturday, October 8, 2022 1:00 PM Splatoon 3 x Pokemon Splatfest To Test Type Supremacy       Nintendo is combining the clout of two of its most powerful brands for the next Splatfest. The Splatoon 3 x Pokemon Splatfest will pit Splatoon players against each other in a three-way conflict. The question at heart: Which of the three starting Pokemon types is the best? For North America, the Splatfest is scheduled for November 11-13, 2022. Since the first Pokemon games launched in 1998 (or 1996), players have been given a choice of three types for their starter: Grass, Fire, or Water. Now, the Splatoon 3 x Pokemon Splatfest will put the choice to Splatoon players, having them choose to join Team Grass, Team Fire, or Team Water. Each team is aligned with a member of Deep Cut, the Splatcast hosts. As with other Splatfests, players will choose their team ahead of time. When the event kicks off, all Turf War matches will be held between the different teams. At the halfway point, Tricolor Turf War is activated. During Tricolor matches, the leading team will take on both of the other teams simultaneously. At the end of the event, the winning team is determined, and its members are awarded Super Sea Snails. The Snails can be used to add stars and sub ability slots to gear. Check out some art created to promote the Splatoon 3 x Pokemon Splatfest in the gallery below. [gallery ids="937005,937006,937007" link="file"] Though the Splatoon 3 x Pokemon Splatfest is set for November,  it may not arrive before Nintendo implements some planned changes to Splatfests. In a statement from September, Nintendo said it was working to address complaints raised about the quality of matchmaking, particularly for Tricolor Battles. Many players would select Tricolor but be placed into a standard Turf War. Nintendo said it intended to implement the adjustments with the next season, beginning in December 2022. Splatoon 3 is readily available on the Nintendo Switch. The Splatoon 3 x Pokemon Splatfest is scheduled for November 11, 2022, at 4:00 PM PT through November 13, 2022, at 4:00 PM PT. The post Splatoon 3 x Pokemon Splatfest To Test Type Supremacy appeared first on Siliconera.

Siliconera Saturday, October 8, 2022 11:00 AM Demon Slayer Art Book and Coloring Book to Release in 2023       Viz has announced a Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba art book, as well as a second coloring book. Both will come out in Summer 2023. While the coloring book will only feature art from creator Koyoharu Gotouge, the art book will include pieces from ufotable. The Art of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Anime will have over 300 pieces of art from the show. This is a separate art book from The Art of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, which only uses art from Koyoharu Gotouge. For the anime version of the art book, there will likely be storyboards and drafts from the show. You will likely also be able to see eyecatch art, as well as read trivia on the design choices. The first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba coloring book came out in 2021 for the West. The second one originally released in October 2021 for Japan and you can get a teaser for some of the pages on Shueisha's website. Characters who appear include members of the Rengoku family, as well as Akaza. There are some pages from the manga that you can color in as well. [gallery columns="2" ids="936982,936983" link="file"] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a highly-successful anime and manga series that debuted in 2016. It follows Tanjiro on his journey to find the demon who killed his family. His goal is to turn his sister Nezuko, who transformed into a demon, back into a human. Aside from the show and manga being a juggernaut in terms of popularity, the movie also won three awards during the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony in 2021. The Art of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Anime and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Official Coloring Book 2 will come out in Summer 2023. The post Demon Slayer Art Book and Coloring Book to Release in 2023 appeared first on Siliconera.

Siliconera Saturday, October 8, 2022 9:00 AM Atlus Reveals P3P and P4G Ports Release Date       Atlus has announced that ports of P3P (Persona 3 Portable) and P4G (Persona 4 Golden) will come out on January 19, 2023. These games were originally on the PSP and PS Vita, respectively. Though the announcement only displays Microsoft platforms, the two games will also be available on PlayStation consoles and the Nintendo Switch. https://twitter.com/Atlus_West/status/1578696035932815360 Back in June 2022, Atlus announced that it would port P3P, P4G, and P5R onto modern consoles. Persona 5 Royal's PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC versions will launch on October 21, 2022. Trailers for the ports have not made clear if they will be completely faithful or if they will restore some aspects of the original PS2 games that the portable versions cut. For example, in Persona 3, you could explore Iwatodai freely, while P3P made it so you could only choose locations from a menu. Persona 3 Portable originally came out in 2009 and allowed players to choose a female protagonist. This altered Orpheus and social link stories, as well as offering the choice of a male Velvet Room attendant. P3P did not include "The Answer." Persona 4 Golden first debuted in 2011 and a Windows PC port of it appeared in 2020. It included social links for Adachi and new character Marie, and added new voice lines and anime cutscenes. Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden will come out on the Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Windows PC on January 19, 2023. The post Atlus Reveals P3P and P4G Ports Release Date appeared first on Siliconera.

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, October 8, 2022 12:00 PM Cooler Master MM712 review – A perfect gaming mouse for small hands       As someone with smaller hands who prefers a palm grip, finding a comfortable gaming mouse can be tough. More often than not I find myself struggling to have any sort of comfort with most gaming mice. Luckily, I found the Cooler Master MM712 wireless mouse. Rather, I should say it found me. The MM712 is the latest in the company's lightweight gaming mouse offerings, built for general use such as FPS titles and the like. The main draws are clearly the lightweight design and wireless functionality, but there's plenty more tech packed into this mouse which makes it impressive.   Cooler Master MM712 gaming mouse specs Here are the major specs to note for the Cooler Master MM712 gaming mouse. You can find the rest on the official product page. Feature Description Color and finish Black or white Material ABS plastic, rubber, PTFE feet Handedness and grip Right-handed – Palm, claw Sensor PixArt Optical Tracking speed 400 IPS DPI range 400-800-1200(default) ...

Gamer Empire Saturday, October 8, 2022 3:04 PM Minecraft – What Mob Gives the Most XP?       XP in Minecraft is really useful! It can be used to enchant, repair, and rename your items. There are many ways to obtain XP in […]

Gamer Empire Saturday, October 8, 2022 2:47 PM Minecraft – Does Fortune Enchantment Work on Iron & Gold Ore?       Fortune is a great enchantment in Minecraft with the ability to increase the drop chance and amount of several items. With that being said, many […]

Gamer Empire Saturday, October 8, 2022 2:31 PM Minecraft – How Many Ticks Are There in a Second?       We are sure that you've heard the term "tick" in Minecraft a lot! Especially if you're a Redstone engineer. But do you know what it […]

Gamer Empire Saturday, October 8, 2022 12:21 PM How to Play On Rollbit From Any Country 2022 (US, UK, Europe)       Rollbit is one of the most-used sites amongst influencers and streamers that make content around crypto gambling and crypto asset betting. While most of the […]

Gamer Empire Saturday, October 8, 2022 10:24 AM Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord – How to Get Vassals       What can be better than being a king in Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord? Having vassals to serve and conquer for you. Making a kingdom was hard enough […]

Oct 08, 08:00

PCGamesN Saturday, October 8, 2022 7:52 AM Persona 3 and 4 PC release date set for Steam and Game Pass       That's right, the Persona 3 and 4 PC ports have had their release dates announced alongside the other modern platforms, with Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden soon to be available on PC via both Steam and an Xbox Game Pass subscription according to developer Atlus. View the full site

PCGamesN Saturday, October 8, 2022 7:30 AM FFXIV 6.25 release date and all details from Live Letter 73       We now have a FFXIV 6.25 release date and plenty more details about what to expect in the next FFXIV update for the critically acclaimed MMORPG, courtesy of Live Letter 73. Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.25 is set to add even more content to the multiplayer game following the huge recent update with FFXIV 6.2 patch Buried Memory. Players can look forward to new adventures with fan-favourite character Inspector Hildibrand, further weapon enhancement quests, more tribal quests, and the exciting non-linear, story-driven Variant and Criterion Dungeons. View the full site RELATED LINKS: The best MMOs on PC, FFXIV Reaper job guide, FFXIV Sage job guide

PCGamesN Saturday, October 8, 2022 5:33 AM Crash Bandicoot 4 PC port coming to Steam alongside new game tease       A Crash Bandicoot 4 PC port is dropping on Steam very soon, as one of the best platform games in the genre makes its way to yet another place to be played. That's not all though, as the reveal of Crash Bandicoot's Steam debut also appears to be accompanied by a tease of the bandicoot's next big title, which will seemingly be revealed at The Game Awards. View the full site

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Saturday, October 8, 2022 4:00 AM What are we all playing this weekend?       I've not yet started my spooky celebrations but I am enjoying seeing other people get into the spirit. What else are going to do in a rainy early October? Do tell me if you have good ghoulish plans, reader dear. Oh! And while you're at it, what are you playing this weekend? Here's what we're clicking on! Read more

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 2:41 AM Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023-24 Revealed; All Saints' Wake Returns to Halloween This Month       Square Enix announced the next Fan Festivals that will be hosted between 2023 and 2024, on top of a surprise seasonal event.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 1:22 AM Final Fantasy XIV Update 6.25 & North American Data Center Expansion Get Release Dates & Details       Square Enix announced the release dates of the next Final Fantasy XIV update and of the launch of new servers.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 12:06 AM This Life-Size Tears of the Kingdom Link Statue Is Everything We Ever Needed       Nintendo Live 2022 has given us the best look yet of Link's design in Tears of the Kingdom, featuring his mysterious glowing arm.

Siliconera Saturday, October 8, 2022 7:00 AM Fate/Grand Order Teases New Assassin for Halloween 2022       As if Lasengle knew in advance that Konami would remaster Suikoden I and II, it has announced a new upcoming Halloween event for Fate/Grand Order that will launch in mid-October 2022. It will be based on Water Margin. Water Margin is one of the oldest Chinese novels and it focuses on a group of 108 rebels. The event is called "The 108's Halloween Rebellion - Little Dragon Lady's Water Margin Romance." In order to access it, players will need to first complete Lostbelt No. 5, which is Olympus. On the official website for Fate/Grand Order, Lasengle has shown off a new Servant who will appear in the event. It is unclear if she is going to be a free SR Servant, or an SSR in the gacha. So far, we only know her title, which is the Assassin of Mt. Liang. Like Servants from the Epic of Remnant arcs, players will have to unlock her real name through the story. [gallery columns="1" ids="936992" link="file"] The Japanese version of Fate/Grand Order recently ended its new Shin-Yamataikoku event. This event introduced new Servants Sen no Rikyu and Yamanami Keisuke. The welfare Servant was Iyo, who is a SR Ruler. Players on the Japanese version of Fate/Grand Order will also get 10 free Saint Quartz when they log in as part of the promotion for the Halloween 2022 event. Fate/Grand Order is readily available on mobile devices. The Halloween 2022 event will debut in mid-October 2022. The post Fate/Grand Order Teases New Assassin for Halloween 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.

Pivotal Gamers Saturday, October 8, 2022 4:06 AM Free Gourmania 2: Great Expectations       What's up folks? Giveaway Of The Day is giving everyone the chance to win on Gourmania 2: Great Expectations. Let's hear them out. Gourmania 2: Great Expectations is available as a Giveaway of the day!You have limited time to download, install and register it. A few words about Gourmania 2: Great Expectations Exclusive offer from Giveaway of the Day and ToomkyGames! No third-party adve...

Oct 08, 02:00

Kotaku Friday, October 7, 2022 6:50 PM Blizzard: Overwatch 2 'Launch Experience Has Been Frustrating For Many'       Overwatch 2 has not been having a good time. After undergoing two attacks by external parties that made it nearly impossible to play, the hero shooter came under fire for its bad cell phone policy. Then, many had issues trying to play Overwatch 2 with friends. Blizzard worked to ease these pains, axing the phone… Read more...

Kotaku Friday, October 7, 2022 6:35 PM A Saucy Romance Game Where You Play As Dracula       Read more...

PCGamesN Friday, October 7, 2022 7:42 PM A Plague Tale: Requiem system requirements       Looking at the A Plague Tale: Requiem system requirements, it appears that the stealth game will be able to cater to a wide variety of gaming PCs. However, you'll need a current generation graphics card if you're hoping to meet the recommended specs. View the full site RELATED LINKS: Best SSD for gaming, How to build a gaming PC, Best gaming CPU

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, October 7, 2022 6:44 PM Got a big graphics card? Prevent GPU sag with this metal brace for $15       Graphics cards are getting bigger, hotter and more expensive - and that first one is more of a problem than you might think. With the RTX 4090 and a whole family of oversized GPUs on the way, those tiny PCIe slots on your motherboard are taking on an incredible amount of weight, such that even mid-range cards can sag and bend over time. The best way to prevent this is with a brace, which pushes up from the bottom of your case to the far end of the graphics card, holding it level and preventing all that force from affecting the card or the PCIe slot. You sometimes get a support brace like this free with your graphics card, but otherwise you can pick one up fairly inexpensively from a range of manufacturers. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, October 7, 2022 6:29 PM Get an RTX 3080 gaming laptop for £1400       It's not every day that you see a top-end gaming laptop for £598 off, especially not when it's a 15-in RTX 3080 model from MSI. This GP66 Leopard is one of the fastest gaming laptops on the market, with a Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD and a 144Hz screen - not to mention that flagship-grade graphics card. It normally retails for a cool £1998, but today Laptops Direct has discounted it to £1399.97, making it the cheapest RTX 3080 laptop we can find right now. Read more

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 1:22 AM Final Fantasy XIV Update 6.25 & North American Data Center Expansion Get Release Dates & Details       Square Enix announced the release dates of the next Final Fantasy XIV update and of the launch of new servers.

Twinfinite Saturday, October 8, 2022 12:06 AM This Life-Size Tears of the Kingdom Link Statue Is Everything We Ever Needed       Nintendo Live 2022 has given us the best look yet of Link's design in Tears of the Kingdom, featuring his mysterious glowing arm.

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 11:36 PM Final Fantasy XIV Has Passed 27 Million Registered Players       Final Fantasy XIV continues its glorious cavalcade as it passed another registered players milestone.

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 10:50 PM Microsoft Flight Simulator Cessna Citation Mustang & More Released; Kodiak 100 Amphibian Gets Release Date; Asturias, Spaceport America, & Lüdao Airports Announced       Third-party developers had a lot of news to share today about add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, including aircraft and scenery.

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 9:54 PM Master Detective Archives: Rain Code by Danganronpa Developers Reveals Characters, Setting, & More       Spike Chunsoft rshared more screenshots and details about the upcoming Master Detective Archives: Rain Code.

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 7:56 PM Overwatch 2 Kiriko Animated Short Is Super Cute & Epic at the Same Time       Overwatch has used animated shorts to great effect to introduce its colorful heroes and Overwatch 2 is no exception.

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 7:06 PM What Does the Stranger's Spell To Heal the Tree in the Rings of Power Mean? Explained       What does the stranger's spell mean in episode 7?

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 7:05 PM Is Isildur Dead in Rings of Power? Answered       A building collapses on Isildur in episode 7 or Rings of Power, is he still alive?

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 6:43 PM A Surprise Spin-Off Chainsaw Man Light Novel Is Coming in 2023       Chainsaw Man is an excellent manga that everyone should read.

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 6:35 PM Why Doesn't Chris Pratt Have an Italian Accent in Super Mario Bros Movie? Answered       Chris Pratt Mario Accent Explained

Twinfinite Friday, October 7, 2022 6:07 PM What Is Terastallizing? All Tera Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet       Here's everything you need to know about Terastallizing and Tera Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet.

Siliconera Friday, October 7, 2022 10:00 PM Blue Archive Will Split into Separately Age-Rated versions       On October 4, 2022, Nexon announced that its gacha RPG Blue Archive will be split into two versions. Each version will have a different age rating, corresponding to one version having some of its artwork "censored" and the other having the artwork as it exists currently. To be more precise, they will be the "version with adjusted resources" and the "R-18 version." The R-18 version of the game will have a higher age rating. [Thanks, Automaton!] Blue Archive Producer Kim Yong-ha explained the situation in a post dated on October 4th. According to Kim, the Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee contacted the team in September 2022. The committee gave them an ultimatum: Adjust the art or adjust the age rating. Kim said that while changing the art would be the simplest option, the team considered adjustments it had already made to the global (English) edition of Blue Archive, when in December 2021 it adjusted artwork for the character Arisu's story segments. This happened despite earlier promises from October 2021 that the team would not alter artwork for the global version. In light of the blowback from that incident of Blue Archive being "censored," Kim worried that repeated changes would negatively impact players. Thus the decision was made to raise the age rating of the current game, and produce a second, "all-ages" version of the app with "adjusted resources". The version with adjusted resources will "undergo a thorough review" so as to keep the "visual personalities" of the characters. It will also not affect player accounts, so you can play either version without losing progress. Blue Archive will become an R-18 game in Korea. Meanwhile, the adjusted version will come out some time in the future. This is not the first time that a game studio has had to implement artwork changes due following government intervention. In China, HoYoVerse changed the default outfits of characters Jean, Amber, Rosaria, and Mona in Genshin Impact to cover up more skin. The global editions received the adjusted versions as optional cosmetics. Blue Archive is also not the first game to have "censored" versions with separate age ratings. Some of DMM Games's titles are the same, and many adults-only games are sold on storefront like Steam in their all-ages incarnations, with optional patches or DLC to unlock the spicier content. But it is rare that a studio chooses to split a game in such a way after launch. Blue Archive is readily available on mobile devices. The post Blue Archive Will Split into Separately Age-Rated versions appeared first on Siliconera.

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Friday, October 7, 2022 6:50 PM Chaos;Head Noah — Is it worth it?       A few days ago, it was announced that Chaos;Head Noah wouldn't get released on Steam today as planned. Shockingly, Valve had informed publisher Spike Chunsoft that the game's release would be blocked due to objectionable content. While the visual novel certainly does have some objectionable content, it isn't any worse than a great many of the games already on Steam. Plus, plenty of things on the store are much more objectionable. This is why it didn't come as a great shock when Valve reversed course and allowed the title to come out today, adding that the company was going to change the way it filters games by a bit to prevent games from being blocked from sale in the future for similar reasons. In case you've somehow dodged the series all these years, Chaos;Head Noah is a visual novel that's part of the Science Adventure series famous for titles with semicolons in them. This includes the beloved Steins;Gate. This one was co-written by the same...