PCGamesN Sunday, November 19, 2023 11:41 AM  Picking the right Starfield skills is always going to be front and center of the latest Bethesda RPG game, and they've just been given a significant rework to make them feel more interesting and worthwhile. If you've found Bethesda's space skill trees a little underwhelming next to those of Skyrim and Fallout, this new Starfield mod is about to completely rejuvenate your enthusiasm for leveling up. Continue reading Starfield skills get much better thanks to a big new rework MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Starfield mods, Starfield outposts, Starfield traits |
PCGamesN Sunday, November 19, 2023 10:08 AM  The Second World War is a setting that's been seen in many of the best strategy games. Among those is Men of War, the classic 2008 RTS with a campaign putting you in charge of American, British, Soviet, and German forces across the battlefields of Europe and North Africa. Now, following several sequels and as the series returns with the launch of the Men of War 2 open beta this weekend, you can see where it all began for less than a single dollar. Continue reading This classic 9/10 World War II strategy game is yours for under $1 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RTS games, Best war games, Best strategy games |
PCGamesN Sunday, November 19, 2023 9:38 AM  It looks like more Borderlands games may have been unceremoniously confirmed ahead of big future reveals, as one former developer shares the projects they've been a part of on their LinkedIn profile. With both a direct sequel and another spin-off game on the cards, there's no telling when Gearbox will officially reveal them. Continue reading Two new Borderlands games named by ex technical director MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Borderlands 3 Shift codes, Borderlands 3 legendary weapons, Play Borderlands 3 |
PCGamesN Sunday, November 19, 2023 7:54 AM  There's good reason Portal 2 remains the top-rated game on Steam, more than a decade after its initial release. The Valve puzzler has it all: a fantastic, memorable campaign packed with cleverly designed challenge rooms and a funny, exciting story. A full, separate co-op campaign for you and a friend to enjoy together. An expanded user creation tool set that enables players to make their own puzzle rooms. And now, thanks to a small team of dedicated fans, a complete eight-hour prequel campaign, fully voiced, and coming as a free game at the start of 2024. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best old games, Best FPS games, Best co-op games |
PCGamesN Sunday, November 19, 2023 7:08 AM  Hey, it's me again, with yet another new Skyrim mod you need to check out. If you're tired of waiting to hear about the Elden Ring DLC (I'm hoping The Game Awards has an answer myself) and want a little The Lands Between flavor, I've got a creation just for you, as this entirely new and voiced questline takes heavy inspiration from a particular part of the FromSoftware game. Continue reading New Skyrim mod takes you on a voiced Elden Ring style quest MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Skyrim mods, Elder Scrolls 6 release date, Games like Skyrim |
PCGamesN Sunday, November 19, 2023 7:01 AM  As Diablo 4 and Path of Exile continue their everlong battle at the top, Last Epoch is looking like the biggest challenger to the ARPG crown. Currently in Steam Early Access with its 1.0 launch scheduled for February, Last Epoch has already been turning heads, and developer Eleventh Hour Games outlines some more of the big updates coming with the game's full release. Continue reading Diablo 4 and Path of Exile's biggest rival reveals next big updates MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPG games, Best games like Diablo, Best fantasy games |
PCGamesN Sunday, November 19, 2023 5:46 AM  With Half-Life still free to keep for a brief time and Valve releasing a colossal 25th-anniversary update for the iconic FPS, we've seen a monumental player increase in the game. Between restored cut content, entirely new multiplayer maps, and even an hour-long documentary celebrating the game, Half-Life is well and truly back. Continue reading Half-Life triples its own Steam record after big Valve update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Whatever happened to Half-Life 3?, Best old games, Best FPS games |
PCGamesN Sunday, November 19, 2023 5:02 AM  New League of Legends champion Hwei the Visionary is the next to step into the fray in Riot Games' world-beating MOBA, and he's looking like one of its most complex and versatile characters yet. With an arsenal of ten unique spells at his disposal, this brooding artist cuts an impossibly handsome figure, and promises to have exactly the right answer for every situation that arises, provided he's in the right hands. I'm already excited. Continue reading New League of Legends champion Hwei is its most versatile yet MORE FROM PCGAMESN: LoL Champions, League of Legends patch 13.22, League of Legends tier list |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, November 19, 2023 11:04 AM  Logitech's MX Master series of office mice are incredible for getting stuff done, thanks to their iconic wide shapes, multiple scroll wheels and powerful software. Today the newest version, the Master 3S, has dropped from an RRP of £120 to £82 at Amazon UK, a historic low price. This latest edition is ideal for writing, programming, content creation and surfing the web, thanks to quiet button clicks, a fast and accurate 'magspeed' scroll wheel (and a secondary thumb wheel), and a high-end 8K laser sensor that allows for accurate tracking on any surface, even glass. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, November 19, 2023 10:52 AM  AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the best value gaming CPU by a wide margin, often outgunning the Intel Core i9 14900K while costing nearly half the price. Today the CPU is down to just £329.99 at Overclockers and Amazon in the UK or $369 at Best Buy and Amazon in the US - with a free copy of the ambitious Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora game (to be released in early December) included. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, November 19, 2023 6:00 AM  Sundays are for cleaning the tea stains out of your mugs. Before you scrub, let's read this week's best writing about games (and game related things). |
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Siliconera Sunday, November 19, 2023 10:00 AM
Masahiro Ito shared some details of his involvement with a new Silent Hill 2 Pyramid Head (Red Pyramid Thing) figure. This particular statue of Pyramid Head is from Gecco, and it started shipping out between March and May 2023.
Gecco describes this figure as a statue that recreates details the Silent Hill 2 team wanted on Pyramid Head, but could not put on the in-game model due to the PlayStation's technical limitations. Because it's wielding a long spear, it looks more like the executioner from Silent Hill's in-game history. Other details include open wounds, torn clothing, and a rough texture on his iconic pyramid helmet. It also looks like the helmet broke at some point, and he fixed it up with a patch of leather.
Here are some more pictures of the Pyramid Head statue:
This is the only Pyramid Head (Red Pyramid Thing) statue that Ito has supervised in an official capacity. As a reminder, Masahiro Ito was the art director and monster designer of Silent Hill 2. He still Tweets stories about the development of the game, alongside his daily life (such as a recipe for toast) and art. According to his Twitter account, Gecco started working on this statue in 2014 and Ito received pay for both supervision and the box art. One of the pre-order bonuses was also a booklet containing sketches for this model, which Ito drew.
The Red Pyramid Thing statue from Silent Hill 2 is available to order via Gecco. It costs 42,000 JPY ($280.85) and stands at 340 millimeters tall, as it's a 1/6 scale.
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Siliconera Sunday, November 19, 2023 9:00 AM
The first volume of the Higurashi When They Cry: Gou manga hits hard, so it should be no surprise the second does as well. However, in this instance it is because of the hope that sometimes appears throughout the tales and the promise of perhaps seeing characters get to be truly happy.
Editor's Note: While there will be no specific spoilers for the stories contained in Higurashi When They Cry: Gou volume 2, there will be general ones for the situation in the manga and game.
While the first volume of the Higurashi When They Cry: Gou manga focused on Rena, Mion, and Shion, as well as setting the stage for things happening in Hinamizawa ahead of the Cotton Drifting Festival, the second really stars Satoko and Rika. It's a smart decision, given the situations both characters faced in the game. Both of their routes can involve more spoilers, especially with Rika.
However, this also means that we really get to better understand the nature of what's happening in Higurashi When They Cry: Gou and wonder if there's an out by the time we get to this volume. In the first entry, Satoko seems like an enthusiastic, boisterous, obstinate, and perhaps even tsundere girl. In the first part of this second volume, we better understand what her life is like when she isn't around Keiichi, Rika, and her friends. We see them rally around to lift her up. It offers a sense of hope that the first volume didn't impart, what with all the death. Which means when we hit the conclusion of that story, it really affects the reader.
Likewise, by the time we get to the Rika segments, we have an idea of the realities she keeps experiencing. By that point the reader understands that this isn't an ordinary time loop situation. So when she has stories where things seem to be going well or be better, it's such a weighted experience. It makes you wonder if this could be it for Rika. If she, and everyone, gets to be happy. So again, when you see how her story goes, the depth and darkness can really be felt again.
I honestly felt the events in volume 2 of Higurashi When They Cry: Gou left more of an impact than ones in the first, as now Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion teased us with these idealized, perfect moments. After a volume of only the sorts of stories we expect from Higurashi, we get that "oh, almost" storyline. But of course it also needed to be this way. We had to go through the initial Keiisuke, Rena, Mion, and Shion segments to better appreciate the complexities of Rika's situation and her own experiences.
This also means that the actual end of this volume, which is the end of this storyline and run, involves a real moment. This Higurashi When They Cry: Gou manga feels like it promises both pain and potential. We know going in that it is going to hurt after what happened in volume 1. But the stories contained also suggest there is hope, because we've seen things start to go right. So when the end of this begins, we still come away wondering what if and perhaps even daring to hope for the best.
Volumes 1 and 2 of the Higurashi When They Cry: Gou manga are available now via Yen Press.
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Siliconera Sunday, November 19, 2023 8:00 AM
Fan game Holo no Suika is now available in English. As of the time of writing, there's also an in-game event going on where you make the biggest Kanata you can.
The in-game Kanata event adds an additional layer of strategy to Holo no Suika. Aside from fusing Hololive members together like normal, you can also fuse them with a Kanata to make her big. What Hololive member you need to make to fuse with Kanata will change depending on how big she gets. For example, in the beginning, you simply need to fuse Kanata with Kanata. But later, you have to fuse VTubers like Fubuki with the Kanata to increase Kanata's size.
Holo no Suika is a fan game that is obviously based off the viral hit, Suika Game (Watermelon Game). This game is free to play and it came out before Cover implemented its Holo Indie service. Developers who want to make fan games based on Hololive can sign up with Holo Indie to receive support from Cover in distributing the game. Cover also allows developers with Holo Indie to monetize their game and receive compensation.
Holo no Suika is readily available via web browsers. It automatically starts in English. The Kanata event started on November 10, 2023, and there is no information on TKGames's Twitter as to when the event will end.
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Sunday, November 19, 2023 10:53 AM  Monopoly GO is celebrating Thanksgiving, and what better way to do that other than giving? The Cranberry Carnival milestone event is live, and it's full of prizes for you to collect. How does Cranberry Carnival work in Monopoly GO? Cranberry Carnival is a milestone event in Monopoly GO. Until the 21st of November, you'll be able to earn points to ascend the different milestones, earning better and better rewards as you go. There are many milestones to hit in this event, so you'll be aiming to go as far as you can. Image: Scopely In Cranberry Carnival, you'll be able to earn points by landing on the following tiles: Tax Tile = 3 points Utility Tile = 2 points If you have your dice multiplier active, the number of points gained will also be multiplied! So roll high to win high, but only when near a tax or utility tile, otherwise you'll be wasting the dice. All Rewards for Cranberry Carnival in ... |