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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 9:52 AM
     Hogwarts Legacy Room of Requirement guide

Want to know how to use the Hogwarts Legacy Room of Requirement and what purpose it serves? Fans of the Harry Potter books will know of the Room of Requirement since we were introduced to it in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. However, it makes its first appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as a chamber that presents itself whenever a person truly needs it.

Thankfully, you do meet the requirements of needing its services in the RPG game since you are a Hogwarts student catching up on several years of missed witchcraft and wizardry education. You need to play a fair bit of Hogwarts Legacy to unlock the Room of Requirement, but you are eventually introduced to its many features by Professor Weasley, one of many Hogwarts Legacy characters who help you settle into this new magical lifestyle. Here's everything you need to know about the Hogwarts Legacy Room of Requirement.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 9:44 AM
     Hogwarts Legacy cast and voice actors

The Hogwarts Legacy cast includes some big names in acting, and so there'll no doubt be a few professors, students, or even dark wizards whose voices you recognise as you explore the wizarding world.

Perhaps the most well-known name is Simon Pegg, who appears in Hogwarts Legacy as Headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black. Pegg is joined by an already exciting list of names, as even more Hogwarts Legacy characters have been announced with them, such as a Weasley Professor, and more students with which you can befriend as you go exploring the massive open-world Hogwarts Legacy map for Floo Flames locations and other magical mechanics.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 9:17 AM
     Wild Hearts trailer reveals even more of the Monster Hunter competitor

With the Wild Hearts release date right around the corner, there's a lot we still don't know about EA and Koei Tecmo's take on the massively successful Monster Hunter series from Capcom. To celebrate the imminent release, we now have a Wild Hearts story trailer that dives into the world of the fantasy game, check it out below.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 9:14 AM
     How to solve the Hogwarts Legacy Merlin Trials

Want to know how to solve the Hogwarts Legacy Merlin Trials? If you're fretting about inventory space, you definitely haven't solved enough Merlin Trials. These mini-challenges appear after you save Nora Treadwell in Lower Hogsfield from some nefarious Ashwinders who are giving her a hard time. After all, they are looking for you, so it only makes sense to help.

It turns out that Nora is a historian and archaeologist specialising in Merlin's work. She was exploring the highlands to find what she calls 'The Trials of Merlin'. They're essentially Hogwarts Legacy puzzles designed to test what students have learned in class, giving more inventory space for completing these open-world game tasks. There are a whopping 95 Merlin Trials to find, so grab your Hogwarts Legacy map and let's crack on finding all of them.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 9:31 AM
     Hogwarts Legacy Twitch drops

Hogwarts Legacy Twitch drops give you the chance to bag some exclusive customisation items for your player character in the wizard game. As with any Twitch drops, all you have to do to be rewarded is watch streams, so it couldn't be easier to claim these in-game goodies.

As we touched upon in our Hogwarts Legacy review, the RPG game's clothing items can be pretty drab, so any excuse to increase your Hogwarts Legacy wardrobe collection and transmog options is a welcome one - especially when that includes pointy Dragon-Eyes spectacles and the exclusive Merlin's cloak. Here's everything you need to know about getting these Hogwarts Legacy Twitch Drops for your own witch or wizard.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 9:00 AM
     Corsair HS65 Wireless review: no cords, same great gaming headset

Putting proverbial pen to paper for our Corsair HS65 Wireless review is like gaming headset déjà vu, as the new cans on the block feel like a familiar friend. The company's headphone rendition effectively lobs the cable off of the HS65 Surround – a move that sets one of our favourite wired headsets free from tethers. While that ultimately makes for a fantastic cordless solution, it feels like my gripes with the original have been largely ignored.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 8:06 AM
     The Day Before trademark apparently held by

Developer of The Day Before, Fntastic, has released another statement about the zombie game's ongoing trademark dispute, claiming that the party fighting for the name has offered them a contract to discuss how to move forward. This follows the recent delay to The Day Before release date, with the game now set to launch at the tail end of 2023.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 8:04 AM
     Hogwarts Legacy mod promises to fix PC stuttering

A new Hogwarts Legacy mod promises to resolve a number of technical issues in the new Harry Potter RPG game, especially if you've been struggling with frame rate drops and frustrating Hogwarts Legacy PC stuttering. With a bit of help, the world of Slytherins, Griffyndors, and Hogsmeade ought to look better than ever.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 7:34 AM
     Minecraft 1.20 release date speculation and new features

Eager for the Minecraft 1.20 release date? So are we. The next major content update was announced during Minecraft Live on October 15, 2022, and while the update remains unnamed at this point, Mojang Studios has still revealed some of the new and exciting features we can expect to see  - we've even been given hands-on access to some of the new additions already.

Minecraft remains one of the best PC games of the last decade, and keeps fans coming back with these annual updates. Based around representation and creativity, we know the next one will include new Minecraft skins as well as a new way to customise your fit with Minecraft armor trims. There's a new mob in the form of the Minecraft camel - as well as mob vote winner the Sniffer - and, yes, long since forgotten about, Minecraft archeology is happening. Here's everything announced for the Minecraft 1.20 release date so far.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 7:13 AM
     How to get Hogwarts Legacy Fluxweed stem

Hogwarts Legacy Fluxweed stem is part of a magical plant in the RPG game, and is an ingredient in various potions. Once you know where to get hold of the plant, you can pick it up easily, or even grow your own infinitely renewable Fluxweed stems.

There are, of course, masses of intriguing magical potions at your disposal in Hogwarts Legacy, but you need the ingredients and the recipe in order to make them first. The Hogwarts Legacy Fluxweed stem is an essential ingredient in several potion recipes, such as Focus and Felix Felicis, and is required for completing assignments to unlock some Hogwarts Legacy spells. Here's where to get Hogwarts Legacy Fluxweed, its seeds, and how to grow and use it.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 7:01 AM
     How to get a Hogwarts Legacy large pot

Acquiring a Hogwarts Legacy large pot and its potting table are crucial to growing some of the most important plants, or potion ingredients, in the wizard game, as you'll need to match the plant size to the pot you grow it in.

You can grow all sorts of plants in the Hogwarts Legacy Room of Requirement, and they will yield some unique and interesting potion ingredients. As usual to you as Hogwarts Legacy spells, your potions can turn you invisible, heal you, reduce spell cooldowns, and other useful traits, so you definitely need to know how to farm the ingredients. While you can buy ready-grown plants from The Magic Neep and Dogweed and Deathcap shops, it's much cheaper and more fruitful to grow them yourself, so here's how to get a potting table with a large pot in Hogwarts Legacy.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 7:02 AM
     Genshin Impact tier list February 2023: the best characters in 3.4

Looking for a Genshin Impact tier list? There are currently 61 Genshin Impact characters available, so there's no shortage of candidates for your dream team. But with so many different weapons, elementals, talents, ascension bonuses, and constellation upgrades, finding your favourites can be challenging.

Don't let the placement of the characters on our Genshin Impact tier list deter you from pulling on the next character banner. While base stats and elemental abilities are important, the value of a character also depends on personal playstyle, available weapons and artifacts, and team composition. That being said, if your favourite Genshin Impact character is in C tier or below, you may struggle to get past some of the more challenging Spiral Abyss floors. Don't worry too much if your favourite Genshin Impact character is on one of the lower tiers; you can still make it work with our recommended Genshin Impact builds. Being on a lower tier in the free PC game means that there are better alternatives, or the character needs a very specific build or team to shine.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 7:10 AM
     Returnal system requirements

What are the Returnal system requirements? Adding to the growing number of PlayStation 5 console exclusives making their way to PC, Returnal is joining the rest of its Sony brethren. While the roguelike game can be a stressful experience to play, you probably needn't worry about having the hardware necessary to run it.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 6:42 AM
     Sons of the Forest beats Starfield to Steam chart top spot

The new survival game from Endnight, Sons of the Forest, has topped the Steam Wishlist chart ahead of even Bethesda RPG Starfield, as we look ahead to scrounging, building, exploring, and fighting for our lives once the upcoming Sons of the Forest release date finally arrives.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 6:38 AM
     Here's the very best deal to buy Returnal on PC

As the Returnal PC release date edges closer, you might be wondering about where to get the best deal on the roguelike game when it hits Steam, and we've got you covered. Despite launching on the PS5, Returnal's PC release marks another step for PlayStation as it ports over its console exclusives after their initial launch, with more undoubtedly on the way.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 6:18 AM
     The best Minecraft seeds 2023

The best Minecraft seeds cater to a number of requirements, like strongholds near villages for speedrunning, beautiful landscapes for building, or multiple structures for looting. These seeds are codes that Minecraft uses to generate worlds for you, so even though new worlds are randomly generated, you can rebuild in the same ones over and over again.

Of course you can leave your world generation completely up to fate, but if you're unlucky, you could spend hours looking for a Minecraft ancient city, desert temples, your favourite Minecraft biomes, and other desirable features. Over a decade on, Minecraft remains one of the best PC games around, so you don't want to waste time on a bad seed, you'd much rather spawn straight into a stunning landscape with a Minecraft village to get the best experience possible. So, here are just a few of the best Minecraft seeds for February 2023. Keep reading to the bottom if you need some help entering these seeds in-game.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 6:16 AM
     What is the current and next Genshin Impact banner?

Genshin Impact banners rotate every few weeks on a precise schedule, and we always know what to expect thanks to regular updates from Hoyoverse. The developer of the anime game always keeps its fans in the loop with regular Twitter posts and livestreams, so you can plan where you want to spend your hard-earned Primogems.

With a two to three-week turnaround for banners, the roster of Genshin Impact characters is always changing, and the free PC game regularly introduces two new characters to wish for. Every limited-time character banner - or Event Wish - contains a five-star character, and three four-star characters with increased drop rates. There's also a Genshin Impact Weapon banner - Epitome Invocation - which runs alongside each character banner and changes weapons every update.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 6:10 AM
     Genshin Impact 3.5 release date speculation, new events, and banners

Looking forward to the Genshin Impact 3.5 release date? While the 3.4 update is currently underway, there's plenty to look forward to in 3.5. If the latest leaked banners reruns are anything to go by, it appears players may finally see a long-awaited character making their return.

The devs have confirmed two Genshin Impact new characters coming to the free PC game: Dehya and Mika. Dehya has been teased since 3.0 with the introduction of Sumeru, and Mika is a brand new Cryo character that could synergise well with the best characters on our Genshin Impact tier list. Here's everything we know about the Genshin Impact 3.5 release date so far.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 5:42 AM
     Hogwarts Legacy is now number 1, and 2, and 3, and 4 on Steam

The new Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy is certainly proving popular, currently occupying the entire top four of the Steam sales chart, just above Valve's own Steam Deck. Hogwarts Legacy has also broken various Twitch records, as would-be Gryffindors, Slytherins, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws arrive at the school of witchcraft and wizardry, and begin to explore the sweeping Avalanche RPG game.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 5:44 AM
     Genshin Impact events – all current and upcoming events

Want to know more about the upcoming Genshin Impact events? A new version of Genshin Impact arrives every six weeks, complete with new characters, quests, and events. It's difficult to keep track of which events are currently running and if there are any new ones coming soon, so here's a schedule for all current and upcoming Genshin Impact events.

There are usually a number of Genshin Impact events running simultaneously, and they aren't just in-game events. When a new Genshin Impact character joins the game, the devs launch a web event at the same time - players learn about the latest characters through an interactive story told through a web browser. Similar to some of the best RPG games, the rewards for completing different events range from in-game items like primogems and mora, to real life prizes like mouse mats and plushies.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 5:40 AM
     Genshin Impact codes February 2023 – redeem free primogems

Looking for Genshin Impact codes? Gathering currency in Genshin Impact can be quite the grind - while you can earn Mora and Primogems by completing quests such as daily commissions, an injection of extra funds will always be gratefully received. Fortunately, the developers occasionally send out free gifts in the form of Genshin Impact codes that can be redeemed online. Most codes also only work for a limited time - so it's a good idea to redeem them as soon as possible in case you miss out. Codes can only be redeemed once per account.

Genshin Impact codes are released periodically, frequently appearing in Hoyoverse's special programs that reveal information about future updates coming to the free PC game soon, but also to celebrate milestones or to coincide with new Genshin Impact events.  Here are all the current Genshin Impact codes for February 2023, and how to redeem them.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 5:19 AM
     Skyrim Steam sale the perfect excuse to play one of the best PC games

Almost everyone reading this has played Skyrim or uses Steam. The decade-old Bethesda PC game is an absolute classic that I'm still writing about on a regular basis, thanks to incredibly inventive Skyrim mods, fan creations, and even the occasional theory about the land of Tamriel too. So, if you want to upgrade your version of Skyrim, or convince that one friend to finally dive into it, now's the perfect time.

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PCGamesN Monday, February 13, 2023 7:50 AM
     Best Steam Deck SD card 2023

Popping the best Steam Deck SD card into Valve's handheld gaming PC opens up a world of possibilities, regardless of which model you've gone for. After all, even the 512GB version will only just fit Call of Duty: Warzone, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla before it struggles with storage.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, February 13, 2023 9:57 AM
    

Have you ever planned to do a bunch of personally improving stuff on a Sunday morning like go for a walk down to the old pier or read 30 pages of an extremely political sci-fi book about aliens made of wool, but what you do instead is sit on the sofa playing an aggressively monetised mobile game while repeats of Modern Family run on the TV? For six hours, you do this, and eat your dinner feeling sick with unrealised potential.

Match-3 games are compulsive for a reason, and I don't have beef with them as a concept. I actually like them! But I don't like that to play a match-3 game I usually have to play a mobile game that wants me to spent money on Fairy Dollars so I can buy barrels of Explosive Wand Dust, making it easier to earn stars and incrementally furnish the Magic Toilet Goblin's bedroom, or whatever. It's the empty consumerism vibe of freemium mobile games that makes me feel like I've been eating the time-spending equivalent of junk food. Spirit Swap, which has a demo out now in the form of an endless mode, isn't that. It's beautiful, difficult, customiseable, and it'll swallow you time in a good way, not a faintly unsettling one.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, February 13, 2023 9:00 AM
    

When I say that Blood Bowl used to be a dead game, Cyanide's Gautier Brésard is quick to correct me: "I would say that it was a community-managed game." In fact, for the two decades that the tabletop Warhammer bloodsport was out of print, fans worked diligently to ensure it wasn't out of mind - creating a 'living rulebook' that ran to six iterations.

"Here is what may be the final edition of Blood Bowl," read the opening page of that community manual. "This is the rulebook designed to send Blood Bowl into a perpetual format. The Games Workshop is no longer interested in providing true support for this game."

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, February 13, 2023 8:14 AM
    

Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter's #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, we quite a lot of wet things, from ships and waterfalls to fish and a cat, fishing. Check 'em out!

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, February 13, 2023 8:00 AM
    

Last July, Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow came out, a novel set in and around the games industry. The book follows three aspiring game developers from their time as kids to their careers in the industry, in part detailing the games they make along the way, and found itself on several best seller lists on its release. Over the weekend, veteran game dev Brenda Romero called out the novel for excluding her from the acknowledgments, despite the similarity, confirmed by the author elsewhere, between Romero's board game Train and an in-book video game Solution.

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     It's now or never Guardians!

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     Hopefully these characters will also be born again.

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     Wingardium LeviOSA!

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     The butler did it.

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     If you want to learn some of the tiny details without spending time analyzing every single second of the trailer, we've got you covered.

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     Get ready for all of Netflix's major releases coming in 2023!

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     Memorable streamers and creators brought these to the top.

Siliconera Monday, February 13, 2023 9:30 AM
    

Super Mario Bros. Super Show

Nintendo and Illumination's latest promotional clip for the Super Mario Bros Movie uses the theme song from the Super Mario Bros Super Show. The theme appears in a video embedded on the "official website" for Super Mario Bros Plumbing, the business owned by Mario and Luigi in Brooklyn, New York.

Check out the video here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu57M7cjSD4

The video takes the form of a commercial for SMB Plumbing. Replicating the beats of a self-produced local business advert, the commercial also uses, almost beat for beat, a version of the Super Mario Bros Super Show opening theme.

You can check out the original version of the theme below, courtesy of YouTube channel cheesymovienight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkWYP95WbbY

Starring performers Lou Albano (also known as the pro wrestler The Captain) as Mario and Danny Wells as Luigi, the Super Mario Bros Super Show aired from September through December in 1989. It was the first TV series based on the Mario Bros game series, and involved both live-action and animated segments. The live-action segments starred Albano and Wells playing their role as plumbers in Brooklyn, as well as parodying sitcoms of the era. The animated segments involved the brothers' adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom, playing alongside Princess Peach (then "Princess Toadstool"), Toad, and Bowser (then just "King Koopa"). The Super Show also featured animated segments based on The Legend of Zelda, which was the birthplace of many older fans impressions of Zelda, Link and the characters in the saga. It's where Link's "Well, excuse me, Princess!" catchphrase comes from, too.

The Super Mario Bros Movie premieres on April 7, 2023. The entire run of the Super Mario Bros Super Show is available to watch on platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, and also via individual users' uploads on YouTube.

The post Super Mario Bros Super Show Theme Used in Movie Trailer appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Monday, February 13, 2023 9:00 AM
    

Hololive English Auditions for Male and Female VTubers Open

Hololive Production is recruiting. Cover, the parent company of Hololive,  has issued a casting call through the official Hololive English account. According to the announcement, Hololive English auditions for both male and female Vtubers are open for applicants worldwide.

According to the official audition site, the Hololive English auditions are open to anyone, regardless of gender or nationality. The only main requirements are that the applicant be 18 years old and above, and "have clear goals set in their minds." The Hololive English application process is free of charge (though applicants will pay their own costs during the audition itself).

Skills that are welcome and considered "a big plus" for aspirants include:

  • Previous streaming experience
  • Japanese language proficiency, and business-level English language proficiency
  • Entertainment industry experience, including singing, acting, dancing, music, and stand-up comedy
  • "Other exceptional skills"

Cover did emphasize that applicants can still apply even if they don't have the above "bonus" qualities.

Other requirements include the ability to "continue activities on an ongoing basis", and that the applicant not be currently be affiliated with any entertainment agency or label. Affiliated applicants would need to be able to terminate their contracts should they pass.

At the moment, Hololive English oversees two "generations" of English-language VTubers. The first, Myth (or Holomyth), includes VTubers like Mori Calliope, Takanashi Kiara, Ninomae Ina'nis, Gawr Gura, and Watson Amelia. The second generation, Hololive English Council, features Ceres Fauna, Ouro Kronii, Nanashi Mumei, and Hakos Baelz. Tsukumo Sana "graduated" from the group in 2022. An all-male unit, Tempus, operates as Holostars English.

The post Hololive English Auditions for Male and Female VTubers Open appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Monday, February 13, 2023 8:30 AM
    

Final Fantasy vII setting

The setting of Final Fantasy VII is the fictional world of Gaia. It's more commonly referred to in the game as just "the planet". Some fans even call it "Midgar," after its most prominent single location. Once upon a time, though, FFVII was set to take place on Earth. The official FFVII Remake account dropped another bit of trivia about the game's development in a post from February 11th. The post revealed that pre-production treatments for FFVII's story initially established the narrative as taking place in New York City, in New York, USA.

According to the post, the story would've been different, as well. It doesn't go into detail, but other features about the development and setting of Final Fantasy VII shed some light on what might have been. In Matt Leone's 2017 interview series about FFVII's earliest days, Tetsuya Nomura suggested that then-producer Hironobu Sakaguchi's first plot treatment for the game was set in New York, and that it involved a character named "Detective Joe" investigating a group out to destroy the city's Mako Reactors. One member of the group was a prototype for the character who would eventually become Cloud Strife. This proto-Cloud was also written to be a "Berserker" character with a "sealed" left arm.

For his part, Sakaguchi said that the New York concept might have been related to another project: Parasite Eve, which did take place in New York and launched in 1998, a year after FFVII.

Additionally, this early treatment for the Final Fantasy VII setting would've incorporated "a battle against a witch." This point was used to segue into a celebration of  the 24th anniversary of Final Fantasy VIII. That game did end up using the fight against the powerful sorceress Edea as a major plot pivot.

Final Fantasy VII is available on the PS1, PC, and PS4. Its Remake edition is available on the PS4, PS5, and PC. Matt Leone's interview series was compiled as a book, titled 500 Years Later: An Oral History of Final Fantasy VII, and published by Read Only Memory.

The post The First Setting for Final Fantasy VII Was New York City appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Monday, February 13, 2023 8:00 AM
    

The next step in the Digimon franchise was just announced at Digicon 2023. The online event saw the introduction of Digimon Seekers, a new project. It'll also celebrate the 25th anniversary of the franchise .[Thanks, Dengeki Hobby!]

Bandai also shared the project's key visual poster art, and a live-action trailer.

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Here's the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtCOXu6zauk

The Digimon Seekers project will revolve around a novel, published weekly. It starts on April 3, 2023. It'll be available in English, Chinese, and Japanese. The Japanese audio version of the novel will be read by voice actor Miyuki Sawashiro, who voiced Mirei Mikagura in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, and Gammamon in Digimon Ghost Game.

Digimon Seekers is set in the Digimon world's past, at the "dawn of digital world research." At the time, even the existence of Digimon themselves wasn't widely spread, but to human society, the AI lifeforms were considered "both a blessing and a curse."

The protagonist is Eiji Nagasumi, a 19-year-old cracker who makes his living doing shady jobs in the digital world. Eiji is given a Digimon Linker, a new model of Digimon dock, and custody of Loogamon, a wolf-type Digimon with a mysterious interface on its head. The linker and Loogamon prove to be life-changing for Eiji. As he gets drawn deeper into the digital world, he becomes involved with its key power players, like the cracker-hating hacker Judge, the Digipolice cybercrime division, and the Sons of Chaos, an extremist "crack team."

Bandai will also sell some new merchandise related to Digimon Seekers. A new version of the Vital Bracelet BE virtual pet will be sold via Premium Bandai in Japan. The Vital Bracelet BE looks the same as the Digimon Linker given to Eiji in the story. The Seekers set will include both a bracelet and a DIM card containing Loogamon, though the system's compatible with other Vital Bracelet BE DIM cards.

Digimon Seekers begins on April 3, 2023.

The post Digimon Seekers Project Announced for 25th Anniversary appeared first on Siliconera.


PC Invasion - FeedDDD Monday, February 13, 2023 4:12 AM
     Hogwarts Legacy Inventory Space 1If you find yourself running low on inventory space in Hogwarts Legacy, you're far from alone. The game only gives you 20 gear slots to start with and those can fill up very quickly. You won't be able to get more for at least a few hours after starting, but even then there's a hefty amount of legwork required before you'll be able to find yourself swimming in gear. Regardless, finally getting more space is greatly appreciated, as it lessens the need to constantly go and sell your gear to shops after every major excursion and reduces the risk of missing out on gear from certain chests if your inventory is full. But I hope you like exploring. In order to get more inventory space in Hogwart's Legacy, you need to progress through the main story until you've gone to Lower Hogsfeld to talk to Natty. Afterward, the next quest will lead you to talk to a researcher who'll teach you about Merlin's Trials. The game requires you to do one, but it i...

Gamer Empire Monday, February 13, 2023 9:38 AM
     As you play Shindo Life, you might notice that some players are holding special weapons and using them in combat. Using weapons is one of […]

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     The Royalty DLC in RimWorld added the possibility for your pawns to learn psychic powers. These can range from giving someone a migraine to making […]

Tabletop Gaming News Monday, February 13, 2023 8:00 AM
     Mantic Games has recently released a new set of miniatures called the Mazon Labs Strike Force. This set includes five unique models, each with its own unique weapons and equipment. The models are designed to be used in a variety of tabletop games, such as Kings of War and Warpath. Each model is pre-assembled and ready to use right out of the box. The set also includes a full-color instruction booklet that provides detailed information on how to assemble and paint the models. With this set, gamers can quickly and easily create their own custom strike force for their next game.

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     Bird Sniper is a Fun short game about shooting birds with a sling shot....

MonsterVine Monday, February 13, 2023 9:00 AM
     Open world discourse is nothing new in the year of our lord 2023. Countless people on Twitter and IGN comment sections bemoan how all AAA games nowadays seem to be: "A sprawling handcrafted world." And they're right for the most part. In the last decade, we've had a slew of them, most likely inspired by […]