Kotaku Monday, April 3, 2023 9:50 PM  Late last month the developers of venerable MMO Everquest II introduced a new kind of loot box to the game that was, basically, a pay-to-win situation. It did not go down well with the long-running community! |
Kotaku Monday, April 3, 2023 8:30 PM  The Department of Justice has taken Activision Blizzard to court, alleging the publisher's esports leagues had been potentially underpaying their workers/players via an exploitative "Competitive Balance Tax". |
Kotaku Monday, April 3, 2023 8:00 PM  Let's be clear, hardware manufacturers have been trying to make handheld gaming PCs forever. The Steam Deck isn't the first, and won't be the last, it was just the first to be truly successful. A result of that success is that rivals now have a benchmark to aim for, though, and one of the first companies to take a… |
Kotaku Monday, April 3, 2023 7:14 PM  Last year's massively expensive Lord of the Rings show on Amazon, Rings of Power, had a lot of hype going into it. Yet after Amazon spent over $450 million on the lavish production, a report claims that fewer than half of the viewers who watched the first episode finished the entire series. |
Kotaku Monday, April 3, 2023 7:00 PM  The Last Of Us was re-released for the 117th time last week, this time on the PC (which was admittedly a first!), and like the huge launches for games like Horizon and God of War should have been cause for celebration. Instead the week, and fans' expectations, were sunk by a ton of performance issues and bugs. |
Kotaku Monday, April 3, 2023 6:10 PM  The Evolution Championship Series, typically referred to as just EVO, wrapped up its Japanese circuit this weekend. There was a lot to get hyped for during the tournament, including the epic Guilty Gear Strive sets and the nail-biting Tekken 7 matches. However, one thing that most competitors weren't stoked about was… |
Kotaku Monday, April 3, 2023 6:05 PM  Ever since its 2004 debut on GameCube, Resident Evil 4 has been one of the highest points in Capcom's long-running survival-horror series. Its fresh third-person camera perspective and more action-oriented gameplay meshed perfectly with the careful resource management and horrifying creatures the series was already… |
Twinfinite Monday, April 3, 2023 11:33 PM Who let the dogs out? |
Twinfinite Monday, April 3, 2023 10:36 PM The new Tom and Jerry. |
Twinfinite Monday, April 3, 2023 9:49 PM Grab a friend—it's time to play Clefairy Says. |
Siliconera Monday, April 3, 2023 8:00 PM
This year's Tales of Festival 2023 is being held on June 10-11, 2023 in Japan, but some of the merchandise exclusive to the event is now available for pre-sale from the Asobi store until April 9, 2023. Tales of Festival 2023 will be held at the Yokohama Arena. The Tales of Festival 2023 merchandise offered is divided into three categories. Character goods include phone tabs, acrylic framed stands, acrylic stickers, cork coasters, round fans, keychains, and named towels from a selection of characters from the titles listed below. Event goods include pamphlets, multicolored lights, and a selection of T-shirts depicting popular mascots from the Tales of series. Special goods include metal bracelets and medal plates with the names of each title listed, alongside colored scarves based after each title. The Tales of titles included in the Tales of Festival 2023 available merchandise include the following:
In other Tales of news, the Japan-only mobile game Tales of Asteria will end service on May 2023. The Tales of Festival 2023 is held on June 10-11, 2023 at the Yokohama Arena. Merchandise exclusive to the event is now available for pre-sale from the Asobi store until April 9, 2023. The post Tales of Festival 2023 Merchandise Available for Pre-Sale appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Monday, April 3, 2023 7:00 PM
Mages announced a new Quintessential Quintuplets game project titled The Quintessential Quintuplets: My Five Promises to Her (originally Gotoubun no Hanayome: Kanojo to Kawasu Itsusu no Yakusoku). The game will be a visual novel, and it is being developed for the Nintendo Switch and PS4. It is set to release in Japan on September 7, 2023. The new Quintessential Quintuplets game is set during protagonist Futaro Uesugi's first university summer break, and it is the third visual novel in the franchise. Additionally, Mages released a short teaser trailer for this new game. In it, a future version of Uesugi says that he can still vividly recall the memories he made during that first university summer break. You can check out the new teaser trailer here: In Other Quintessential Quintuplets news, Mages released The Quintessential Quintuplets: Gotopazu Story for the Nintendo Switch and PS4 on February 10, 2023. This game is a console adaptation of the Quintessential Quintuplets puzzle mobile game, which leaves behind the puzzle gameplay to opt for a more traditional visual novel style. The Quintessential Quintuplets: My Five Promises to Her is being developed by Mages for the Nintendo Switch and PS4, and it will release in Japan on September 7, 2023. The post New Quintessential Quintuplets Game Announced for Switch and PS4 appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Monday, April 3, 2023 6:00 PM
A new Six Ages game will give people a way to determine the course of a civilization in 2023. A Sharp and Kitfox revealed Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out is on the way. This came after A Sharp missed making a 2022 release window. There's no exact release date yet, but it is expected to appear in Summer 2023. The Steam page is live, and there's also a new trailer going over what people can expect from this latest adventure. It will be available on iOS devices and both Windows and Macs. Its Steam page is already live. Like Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind, Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out involves keeping a clan alive as the world ends. You'll need to maintain relationships with other remaining clans, as well as any gods. You need to also explore what's left of the world and try to survive perilous situations. Advisors will weight in with suggestions, and there will be multiple possible responses for the over 580 events that will be available in the game at launch. As this is a continuing Six Ages game, people who played Ride Like the Wind can carry their progress over. A Sharp didn't note which particular choices will continue to affect the new game, however. Here's the announcement trailer. It teases some of the events your clain will deal with, and also offers a look at a few possible advisors. Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out will come out on PCs via Steam and Apple iOS devices in Summer 2023. The post Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out Arrives This Summer appeared first on Siliconera. |
Tabletop Gaming News – TGN Monday, April 3, 2023 10:00 PM Polyversal and Collins Epic Wargames have announced a major update to their website and store, which includes several exciting new features. These updates are aimed at making it easier for players to purchase and enjoy the sci-fi miniatures system. One of the new features is the addition of a list of retailers who are now … |
WGB, Home of AWESOME Reviews Monday, April 3, 2023 7:46 PM This week in the news, Asus pranks us all by actually announcing a new product on April Fools, E3 has been killed and the PS4 can't handle clouds. |