GamersHeroes Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:35 PM The team at Iron Wolf Studio, together with Daedalic Entertainment, announced that their Naval-Warfare Sim Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter will see its full 1.0 release on December 6. The post Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter Coming December 6 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
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Kotaku Tuesday, November 28, 2023 4:45 PM ![]() We're still making it through 2023 and a surprising number of games have already been killed off, as devs have announced their impending deaths. Normally, we'd reserve this list for the end-of-the-year round-up, but we're ringing the death knell early because, with 15 games already lined up for public execution, we… |
Kotaku Tuesday, November 28, 2023 4:30 PM ![]() When Overwatch 2 shifted the hero shooter's economy away from loot boxes and into a seasonal battle pass, the customizable Mythic Skins unlocked at the end of that pass were framed as the light at the end of the grindy tunnel. Unlike any other Overwatch skin, these would be somewhat customizable, offering a few style… |
PCGamesN Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:14 PM ![]() Cult of the Lamb has us more excited than ever for its future after a recent announcement regarding Sins of the Flesh. The massive update is boggling all of our minds, but that hasn't stopped memes from flowing. If you've looked at the developer's social media recently, you know that the comments are flooded with players requesting... well, sex. It looks like Massive Monster and Devolver Digital are ready to answer these unholy prayers. Continue reading Beloved Steam roguelike "will add sex" after hitting major milestone MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Upcoming PC Games, Cult of the Lamb beginners guide, How to get lumber and stone in Cult of the Lamb |
PCGamesN Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:10 PM ![]() Grand Theft Auto proves timeless even today, with its fifth entry still going strong a decade later and its sixth game looming over the horizon. Fellow beloved Rockstar game Red Dead Redemption 2 is also always pushing its way back into the limelight with its regular updates and its expansive online play. Dan Houser, Rockstar co-founder and writer on both iconic series, recently departed the company to found a mysterious transmedia company dubbed Absurd Ventures. Continue reading GTA and Red Dead Redemption 2 devs form new super studio MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GTA 6 release date, Best GTA 5 mods, Best sandbox games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, November 28, 2023 3:34 PM ![]() The Witcher 4 is exciting, and that's to say the least. I've been waiting for news on CD Projekt Red's long-awaited Witcher 3 follow-up for ages, and it looks like I've finally got some. CD Projekt Red shared its quarterly financial results recently, providing insight into the developer's ongoing projects. We now know that the Polaris team, CDPR's Witcher 4-focused collection of developers, is the company's biggest. Continue reading CDPR offers new Witcher 4 update after wrapping up Cyberpunk 2077 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The Witcher 4 release date, The Witcher 4 Unreal 5, The Witcher 4 School of the Lynx |
PCGamesN Tuesday, November 28, 2023 3:42 PM ![]() November 28, 2023: We added new DBD codes to our list for the latest update. What are the new DBD codes? These freebie-granting DBD rewards can actually be quite hard to keep up with since they arrive pretty regularly, which is no bad thing. We're never going to complain about in-game giveaways, and Dead by Daylight codes can give you anything from outfits to charms, and even Bloodpoints and Iridescent Shards. Whether you want your favorite DBD killers to get a stylish new look, or you want to add to your survivors' wardrobes, be sure to redeem the codes below before it's too late. There may also be codes for Dead by Daylight Bloodpoints, Rift Fragments, and charms, so there are plenty of goodies to be had. Some of these Dead by Daylight codes are ongoing though, so you may have snapped them up already. Continue reading DBD codes November 2023 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:01 PM ![]() Dragon's Dogma 2's release date seemed to leak via European ratings board PEGI a little over a week ago, and sure enough, it's now confirmed. Capcom's fantasy sequel will launch on March 22nd, 2024, and there's a new trailer. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, November 28, 2023 5:27 PM ![]() The Anacrusis is a co-op swarm shooter from Stray Bombay, the studio co-founded by former Left 4 Dead developer Chet Faliszek. It's currently making its way through Steam Early Access, but Faliszek says he "will never do Early Access again" due to "how player counts are seen by steam and then downwind by the community." |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, November 28, 2023 4:34 PM ![]() Cyberpunk 2077 has several endings and the recent Phantom Liberty expansion added more. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that none of these endings are uncomplicated. "I know that some players were disappointed that we didn't add a 'good' ending when Phantom Liberty was released," says CD Projekt Red senior writer Magda Zych in a new interview. But Cyberpunk 2077 is "no place for happy endings." |
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Siliconera Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:30 PM
A live-action film adaptation of Teasing Master Takagi-san is in production. It'll come out on May 31, 2024. [Thanks, Livedoor!]
Rather than a faithful manga adaptation, the live-action show will have an original story. It'll feature Takagi and Nishikata in their early twenties. For reference, the story is a rom-com slice-of-life that takes place in a middle school.
Filming took place on Shodoshima in the Kagawa Prefecture. Shodoshima is the setting of Teasing Master Takagi-san. The live-action story will focus on Takagi, who returns to her old middle school as a trainee teacher. There, she meets Nishikata, who is working at the school as a gym teacher.
The live-action version will star Mei Nagano as the titular Takagi. Some of Nagano's previous roles include Suzume Yosano in Daytime Shooting Star and Anzu Murata in Burn the House Down. Fumiya Takahashi will star alongside her as Nishikata. Some of Takahashi's prominent roles are Aruto Hiden in Kamen Rider Zero-One and Gaku Kitada in Fermat no Ryori.
Teasing Master Takagi-san is a slice-of-life comic that originally ran in Monthly Shonen Sunday Mini and Monthly Shonen Sunday. It started serialization in June 2012 and ended in October 2023. There was also an anime adaptation and a game based on the story. The story follows middle school students Nishikata and Takagi, who sit beside each other. Takagi likes to tease Nishikata with jokes or pranks, so Nishikata tries to get back at her. But he usually fails to do so because Takagi will take advantage of his weaknesses and turn the situation around on him.
Teasing Master Takagi-san is in production and should come out on May 31, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:00 PM
McDonald's Japan is teasing an upcoming Fate/Grand Order collaboration, and its key visual shows a silhouette for two new Christmas Servants. More information on both the collaboration and the new Santa Servant will come out during a livestream on November 29, 2023.
The key visual shows the silhouettes of two new Santa Servants and a table full of McDonald's food. The Fate/Grand Order logo appears throughout the Christmas tree, and there's a Fou-shaped snowman at the base of it. 'The star topping the tree is Saint Quartz. Neither silhouette matches existing Santa Servants, meaning this year might give players two welfare Servants.
There's also the chance that one of them will appear in the gacha as a limited SSR, as that has happened in previous events.'The star topping the tree is Saint Quartz. Neither silhouette matches existing Santa Servants, meaning this year might give players two welfare Servants. There's also the chance that one of them will appear in the gacha as a limited SSR, as has happened in previous events. So far, the Servants with an alternate Santa version are Artoria Alter, Altera, Nightingale, Karna, Martha, Quetzacoatl, and Jeanne d'Arc Alter Lily.
These were all free Servants that you could obtain after you finished the event story and powered up using event-exclusive currency. Aside from getting a free Servant, Christmas events usually introduce a new limited SSR Servant as well. For example, a Saber version of Astolfo debuted in the same event as Christmas Altera. Meanwhile, Vritra first appeared as both a character and a unit in the same event as Christmas Karna.
Fate/Grand Order is readily available on mobile devices. More information on the Fate/Grand Order Christmas event, new Servants, and McDonald's collaboration will appear during a live stream on November 29, 2023.
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Siliconera Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:30 PM
Google will hold an online Google Play event, "Welcome to Diamond Valley." During the event, you can play the titular Diamond Valley game to win prizes, which include exclusive merchandise for games like Genshin Impact, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, and Honkai: Star Rail. [Thanks, Game Watch!]
The event will take place on December 12, 2023, and run until January 9, 2024. If you pre-register and your Google Play Points status is either Platinum or Diamond, you can also get a limited t-shirt. To pre-register, you must log into your Google account and then follow the steps from the Google Play Thanksgiving page.
You can get two types of t-shirts by pre-registering with a Platinum or Diamond account. Both of them feature pixel art of characters underneath the logo for Google Play. One of them features Umamusume: Pretty Derby characters like Gold Ship or Special Week. The other shirt features HoYoVerse characters. Genshin Impact characters on the shirt include Venti and Diluc, while Honkai: Star Rail has characters like Stelle and Dan Heng.
You can check out the limited t-shirts in the image below:
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The Google Play event "Welcome to Diamond Valley" will run from December 12 to January 9, 2024. Players can access Diamond Valley from their mobile devices or Windows PCs.
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Siliconera Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:00 PM
Idol Corp announced that it terminated its contract with Project Star Vtuber Riro Ron and a member of its idol management team. It cited "dangerous and harmful" contract violations as the reason for the dismissal.
Four specific offenses were noted as part of the reasons behind the Vtuber's dismissal. Two of the causes involved Riro directly contacting fans to solicit them for offline, private, and in one case an in-person meeting, with one involving "gifts from said fan in the total value of thousands of dollars." The performer was also in a "secretive relationship" with the dismissed management team member. Idol Corp also cited the Vtuber's "misuse of controlled substances" while streaming.
Here is the full statement. In the second half of the announcement, the company noted the Riro Ron YouTube channel will be live until January 1, 2024, the Discord channels for her are already removed, and the company Discord server will have Donothon and merchandise refund request forms.
Riro debuted back in February 2023 as part of the English branch. She was the only member of that generation. She's the four member of the company to either graduate or be dismissed, with Emi Suika graduating in October 2022, Neo Sparkles graduating in December 2022, Lily Sin graduating in February 2023. Prior to this formal announcement, the Vtuber made an apology for her behavior during a stream and announced that she and the company mutually agreed to take a break.
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Siliconera Tuesday, November 28, 2023 4:57 PM
At the Dragon's Dogma 2 showcase on November 28, 2023, Capcom revealed three of the advanced vocations available in the game, including the censer-wielding Trickster class. The Warrior and Sorcerer are also confirmed to be returning from the first game.
The Warrior vocation returns as the advanced version of the Fighter. This involves wielding a greatsword and focusing on physical offense. Meanwhile, the Mage class advances into the Sorcerer, which in the original game gave up the ability to heal in order to channel more powerful spells and staves.
Perhaps most interesting, however, is the addition of the Trickster vocation. This class wields a censer and uses the smoke to confuse enemies and buff allied pawns. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi described the class as a "great fit for players who want to step back from the action and manipulate the battle from the sidelines."
You can watch the Dragon's Dogma 2 showcase below:
The Dragon's Dogma 2 showcase was previously announced earlier this month. Around the same time a release date for for the game leaked when the PEGI ratings board posted its listing. You can read some of our hopes for the upcoming game here.
The Trickster class will arrive with Dragon's Dogma 2 on March 22, 2024, on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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Siliconera Tuesday, November 28, 2023 4:54 PM
Capcom revealed the Dragon's Dogma 2 Deluxe Edition and pre-order bonuses during the latest showcase for the game. The digital Deluxe Edition will include various items that will help players during the early hours of the game.
The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the A Boon for Adventurers - New Journey Pack add-on. The items that come with this pack are the following:
Furthermore, pre-ordering the Standard Edition will grant players the A Boon in Early Battles – Superior Weapons Quartet add-on, which includes a staff, a sword and shield, a bow, and twin daggers.
In addition, the Adventurer's Safeguard Ring of Assurance item is included with pre-orders of the Deluxe Edition. Capcom specified that these items may also be available at a later date after the release.
You can also take a look at the Dragon's Dogma 2 Deluxe Edition and pre-order bonuses here:
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Dragon's Dogma 2 will come out on March 22, 2024 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam.
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Siliconera Tuesday, November 28, 2023 4:05 PM
During the latest showcase for the game, Capcom confirmed the release date for Dragon's Dogma 2 is March 22, 2024. The game will have a worldwide simultaneous release and will appear on the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
You can check out the Dragon's Dogma 2 Showcase 2023 here:
The last time Capcom showed footage for Dragon's Dogma 2 was during TGS 2023, where two new advanced Magick vocations were shown, the Mystic Spearhand and Magick Archer. Capcom previously mentioned that the game will be roughly four times bigger than the previous entry.
On November 17, 2023, the European age-rating board PEGI accidentally listed the release date as March 22, 2024. Additionally, the Dragon's Dogma 2 Steam page stated the date earlier today, though depending on your time zone it could launch on March 21, 2024 on PCs..
As a fun anecdote, game director Hideaki Itsuno poked fun at the several leaks on his personal social media account mentioning that Capcom would "formally" announce the release date during the showcase.
The Dragon's Dogma 2 release date is March 22, 2024. The game will appear on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam. You can read about what things we'd like to see from Dragon's Dogma 2 here.
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Siliconera Tuesday, November 28, 2023 3:00 PM
Coral Island is part of the increasingly crowded Farming sim genre. Farming games, life sims, cozy games – whatever you want to call them, there are many of them, and it can be tough to stand out. For Coral Island developers, Stairway Games has chosen to focus on a theme of environmental sustainability as you work to restore a dying island.
The premise of Coral Island is simple. You've left your big city job and traveled to a small tropical island to set up a farm. Your arrival is seen as a surprise, as the island has seen better days and is ranked poorly by tourist organizations. This is thanks to abundant trash and a stray oil spill that has tainted its once-clear waters. Making matters worse, the island's future is threatened by a corporate entity whose goals are to choke the life out of its community and turn it into a profitable travel destination.
This is where you come in. Your arrival will not only revive the overgrown and abandoned farmland, but your work will uncover mystical forces that require your help to restore the island's natural beauty. In gameplay, this involves raising the town's rank by making offerings to the lake goddess. This is done by donating artifacts and wildlife to the museum and cleaning out the ocean with the help of ancient undersea technology.
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Coral Island owes a lot to other similar games in its design. The central farming mechanics will be familiar to players of both Stardew Valley and old-school Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons games. The museum has the same concept as Animal Crossing, albeit with a less charming curator. Even the story portions involving some ocean-dwelling people bear more than a passing resemblance to Rune Factory 3. If you've played any of these games, you can jump into Coral Island and know exactly what you're doing.
This doesn't mean Coral Island is a dull copy of its influences. Instead, it's a game that celebrates those influences and borrows the best bits where necessary to make a game that does a lot of good in its own right. For a start, the town is one of the most impressive I've seen in the genre. A far cry from other games, which settle for three shacks and a communal tavern, Starlet Town is a thriving little community with spaces that feel lived in. The cast is also huge, with more than 40 residents to meet and a revolving roster of visitors. Each character is named and has their own story to tell as well.
This is one of Coral Island's greatest strengths. Stairway Games took great strides to make this feel like a community you want to be part of. Buildings are diverse in shape and size, with little details that reveal the personalities of the townsfolk. The residents all have distinct personalities and backstories. There are even scenes that frequently pop up as you go about the day, showing NPCs interacting with one another. This town feels alive despite the threats looming over it.
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The experience of playing Coral Island is also a satisfying one. It feels like the developers noted everything that's caused friction in other games in the genre and worked to remove these elements. This is most noticeable in the inventory, which genuinely impressed me. It's permanently accessible, with no need to head into the menu to swap anything in and out. My experience was on controller, where the right stick let me cycle through everything in my pocket. Items will simply pop into your hands as soon as they're highlighted, so it takes seconds to switch tools, dig out seeds, or find gifts to hand over to your fellow residents.
This ease of use extends to everything. Townsfolk can be found easily with both an intuitive town map and an NPC tracker in the directory. All items are clearly marked if they can be donated to the lake temple or museum and are ticked off if you've already done so. Even features like an option to slow down the day timer ensure the game never gets in its own way. Coral Island feels good to play, and the only disadvantage of all this is how addictive it can get. The "just one more day" feeling is strong here.
Coral Island does have some issues, however. The one area where the game's friendly and accessible gameplay style fails to hold up is in the mines. Progression relies entirely on luck, as the exit to the next floor is hidden beneath a randomly chosen rock. In addition, progress is only saved every five floors, so if you run out of stamina and/or time while on floor four, you have to do it all again the next day. It gets tedious extremely quickly. I also have some minor nitpicks about the game's general progression system.
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Ultimately, the premise requires you to rejuvenate the town, but its methods of doing so are a little too abstract. I couldn't help but notice places like the graveyard and recycling center looking worse for wear and thinking they could become projects you'd gather materials to fix up. Instead, the town automatically repairs and cleans up these areas as you sort out the ocean floor and give offerings to the goddess, which is a missed opportunity in my eyes. The town rank system is also incredibly slow. While I understand this is a game that you're supposed to take your time with and chip away at, there are times when it can feel like you're not making any progress at all because the bar moves so slowly.
There are also signs that the game may have left Early Access a little too soon. My experience with the game was full of bugs, especially regarding audio. Music and sound effects frequently don't play. Tools are far too quiet, especially when fighting enemies in the mines, where the lack of sound during combat is jarring. Music cues were noticeably absent during events such as festivals, as scenes of parades would play in eerie silence. One audio bug has the opposite effect, where the ambient audio of the ocean refuses to stop playing everywhere you go unless you reload the game.
The bugs went beyond audio, though, with UI glitches, occasional control locks requiring a full reset, and a persistent ability to remove furniture from my house were notable issues I encountered. According to the developers, these appear to be bugs exclusive to the console versions of the game (I played on PS5), so PC players may have a better experience than me. However, it's a testament to the game's quality that I still loved it despite these issues.
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Coral Island is a brilliant, cozy game and essential for any fan of the farming sim genre. It's got a huge, lively town with spiritual aspects that add an interesting twist to its premise. There are more than enough quality-of-life additions that make its gameplay loop incredibly satisfying. It just might be worth waiting for its bug problem to be sorted out first, though. Once that's done, feel free to add an extra point to the score.
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