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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:05 PM
    

Cyberpunk 2077's highly acclaimed and massive expansion, Phantom Liberty, almost feels like its own game. That's probably because the developers behind the expansion spent over $60 million on developing Phantom Liberty and $21 million on marketing it, bringing the total cost of producing the DLC to about half of…

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 5:08 PM
    

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:28 PM
    

Remember Corridor Digital, the Los Angeles-based production studio that made waves a few months back with its AI-generated "Rock Paper Scissors" anime video and the team's claims that the tech could "democratize" the animation industry? That video wound up pissing off professionals who felt it was effectively just…

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 3:02 PM
    

Assassin's Creed Mirage, Ubisoft's latest entry in the long-running franchise, is out now across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. And unlike recent games in the series, Mirage isn't some giant 200-hour RPG. Instead, most players will be able to wrap up the main story and most side content in the game in under 25 hours.

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 2:43 PM
    

Cyberpunk 2077's first (and only) DLC expansion, Phantom Liberty, was just recently released for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. But developer CD Projekt Red is already sharing more details about Cyberpunk 2077's big-budget sequel, currently known as Project Orion. However, it sounds like it's still years and…

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 2:15 PM
    

Voice actor Jennifer Hale needs little introduction, having gained fame playing characters like Metroid Prime's Samus Aran, Bastila Shan from Knights of the Old Republic, and of course Mass Effect's one true Commander Shepard. She's also known for Konami's Metal Gear Solid series, in which she's played the shifty…

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 2:10 PM
    

A week after an extortion group called Ransomed.vc claimed to have hacked into Sony's systems and stolen 3.14GB of data, the company has admitted to a second security breach. This one occurred back in May and involved the personal data of nearly 6,791 current and former employees.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:27 PM
     Stardew Valley dev teases adorable 1.6 feature, Terraria dev responds

Stardew Valley occupies my heart, mind, and soul still, years following its initial release. ConcernedApe created one of the greatest games I've ever had the pleasure of playing, and it's about farming. The solo developer obviously has a maxed-out power level enabling him to make tending to a virtual farm so addictive, and it looks like fellow game devs would agree. Whitney 'Cenx' Spinks, co-creator of Terraria, responded to ConcernedApe's recent 1.6 update teaser in the most wholesome way ever.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stardew Valley multiplayer, Stardew Valley realism, The best Stardew Valley mods

PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:58 PM
     Stellaris' roguelike spinoff finally hits Steam – and it's cheap

Ghost Signal is a unique tactical VR experience set amid the stars. It's a spinoff of Stellaris, set in Paradox Interactive's immense universe. Fast Travel Games and Windswept Interactive just launched the virtual reality roguelike on Steam with all of its content updates, improved visuals, and new quality-of-life features. Ghost Signal is also relatively cheap, making it a great deal for Stellaris fans and its newcomers on Steam alike.


PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:13 PM
     Wolf Among Us 2 dev says

October 6, 2023: Telltale Games has now confirmed the layoffs in a statement on its Instagram page that reads: "Due to current market conditions, we regrettably had to let some of our Telltale team go recently. We did not take this action lightly, and our commitment to storytelling and finding new ways to do so remains the same. We are grateful to everyone for their dedication along this journey, and we are working to support everyone impacted. All projects currently in development are still in production, and we have no further updates at this time."

The Wolf Among Us 2 has been heavy on many of our noggins, especially after its initial cancellation and subsequent return to development. Telltale Games shut down once in 2018, leaving many of its developers without a job, only to come back to life a year later under new ownership. Many of the company's former devs returned to work on upcoming games such as The Wolf Among Us 2 and the recently released The Expanse. Jonah Huang, one of the team's cinematic artists, has just shared that he and an unspecified number of other employees were laid off by Telltale last month.


PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:26 PM
     CD Projekt Red sells over 100 million games, topping population of UK

Cyberpunk 2077 recently saw the release of its highly anticipated expansion, Phantom Liberty, and a subsequent resurgence of players. CD Projekt Red also dropped the game's massive 2.0 update, resulting in an even larger spike in members of Cyberpunk's active fanbase. This isn't the developer's first behemoth though, as the team previously released other banger RPGs like The Witcher 3 and its predecessors. With such an impressive list of launches up its sleeve, CD Projekt Red has revealed a whopping total of over 100,000,000 million games sold.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty review, Best Cyberpunk 2077 mods, Buy Cyberpunk 2077

PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 3:44 PM
     Payday 3 dev

Payday 3 was a long-awaited game. The first two Payday games stand as some of the most iconic shooters ever, with their unique heists and quirky comedic features. Starbreeze Entertainment released the series' third entry recently, but it didn't go as planned. Players encountered issues, especially with accessing multiplayer servers. Starbreeze was quick to address problems with Payday 3's online performance, announcing major patches. Unfortunately, a highly anticipated update was just delayed.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best co-op games on PC, The best crime games on PC, The best FPS games

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:41 PM
    

Foxhole is a fascinating topdown World War 2 shooter that plays out like Company Of Heroes if each individual soldier was controlled by an individual player. Later this month it's getting a new major update: Naval Warfare, which appends the trenches and railway supply lines with new at-sea combat.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 5:44 PM
    

I've decided to base part of my personality around liking Cyberpunk 2077. I thought I was long-since past the point when it was possible to construct my identity around liking a piece of media, but here I am, aged 38, researching tattoos.

So the news that CD Projekt Red have partnered with a production company to create a live action adaptation project set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077? I'm onboard.

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Twinfinite Thursday, October 5, 2023 8:18 PM
    
We both looked into the Void, but you blinked.

Twinfinite Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:30 PM
    
The next phase of the Call of Duty franchise.

Twinfinite Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:19 PM
    
Lands of the heinous.

Twinfinite Thursday, October 5, 2023 3:03 PM
    
On this week's episode of Intergalactic Hoarders...

Twinfinite Thursday, October 5, 2023 2:30 PM
    
9 years and an engine upgrade can do a lot for a game.

Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:30 PM
    

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Square Enix uploaded an interview with the Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis and Final Fantasy VII development teams that focuses on the Shinra Company. It goes over all of the history behind the scenes in regards so Shinra before moving on to talking about Ever Crisis. Yoshinori Kitase, who wrote and directed the original Final Fantasy VII, discussed the evolution of Final Fantasy as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkyPaoxz1mU

Final Fantasy VII stood out among its contemporary JRPGs for its setting. As opposed to previous high fantasy games, it took place in a very modern-looking city with skyscrapers and more advanced technology than players were used to from Final Fantasy. According to Kitase, this is because the team started to feel the limits of what stories they could explore in a classic high fantasy setting. He started to talk about fan letters before he kind of trailed off, but it seems that fans at the time were also a little bored with the setting. When the team sat down to come up with other concepts, one of the ideas focused on police organizations, which got them thinking.

So the team decided on a city for the setting and a company for the antagonist. But there were still many challenges facing them. For example, why are Cloud and the others fighting against Shinra in Final Fantasy VII? How does one make the conflict seem justified on the protagonists' end? It was also difficult to balance the Shinra employees. They weren't monsters or robots, but people. So they had to be evil enough that it doesn't feel bad emotionally or mentally to beat them up. However, it would also be unrealistic for a company Shinra's size to only have evil employees. It was difficult for the team to balance the Shinra characters so they'd remain a threat you want to defeat while also having likable or sympathetic characters.

Final Fantasy VII Remake is available for the PS4, PS5, and Windows PC. The sequel, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, will come out on the PS5 on February 29, 2024. The exclusivity arrangement for it will end on May 29, 2024. Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is on mobile devices and is in development for the Windows PC.

The post Writing Shinra Characters Was Difficult in Final Fantasy VII appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:00 PM
    

fragaria memories rimicha kirimichan

The Fragaria Memories Twitter account showed off Rimicha, who is a knight of Kimiri-chan. You can also check out his biography via the official website. It looks like Sanrio will reveal one final Red Bouquet character, and we'll likely see him tomorrow.

According to his profile, Rimicha is a bit of a lovable trouble maker. He seems to get really lost in his emotions, since he laughs as much as he gets upset. Though he's a knight, he hates work. He talks in a very childlike manner. If we are to compare Fragaria Memories with Twisted Wonderland, he's very similar to Floyd.

Saku Hyuga voices Rimicha in Fragaria Memories. He had minor roles in Princess Connect Re:Dive, Fly Me to the Moon, and Tales of the Rays. As for the artist, Kuroume illustrated him. Kuroume is an illustrator who has previously provided artwork for Vocaloid music videos, with their art appearing for songs like "Guuzou Janai," "Heart Heart," and "Melancholia."

As for Kirimi-chan, they're a character who has a giant piece of salmon filet for their head. They debuted in December 2013. There doesn't appear to be any recent goods featuring only Kirimi-chan, as they often appear on items with an ensemble cast.

Fragaria Memories is a new multimedia fantasy project featuring Sanrio characters and the knights they summoned to protect their home continent. Sanrio previously revealed the knights for Marron Cream, Pompompurin, and My Melody.

The post Rimicha Is Knight of Kirimi-chan in Fragaria Memories appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 8:30 PM
    

doraemon dorayaki story game

Kairosoft announced that it is working on a Doraemon game called Doraemon's Dorayaki Story (Doraemon no Dorayaki-san Monogatari). According to the official website, it will come out some time in 2024. It will appear on mobile devices, as well as "various TV consoles," which likely mean consoles such as the Switch, PS4, and PS5. There is no information on a PC release.

https://twitter.com/kairokun2010/status/1709544164449493435

The game will be a business simulation game. From screenshots that Kairosoft shared, it looks like you can put together a menu and price it, as well as combine various food items to make a set. For example, a combo comprising of a dorayaki and a cup of tea can cost 1500 JPY. Familiar faces from the Doraemon series will appear, alongside characters from Mami the Psychic and Pajamaman. In other words, characters from other Fujiko Fujio works will also show up.

In the past, Kairosoft has released games such as The Ramen Sensei, Game Dev Story, and Pocket Academy. Most of its games are business simulation ones like Doraemon's Dorayaki Story. Since these games appeared on the PC, there's a chance that the Doraemon one will as well.

Kairosoft's Doraemon's Dorayaki Story game will come out in 2024, with more information on a specific release date and platforms appearing later.

The post Kairosoft is Developing Doraemon's Dorayaki Story Game appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 8:00 PM
    

compile heart games

Compile Heart announced five new upcoming games. Some of these titles are works in progress, so there's the chance that developer will reveal them in the future with a different name. The five new games from Compile Heart are Todokero! Tatakae! Calamity Angels, Touhou Space Carnival, a new untitled shooting game, Madou Monogatari 4, and Death end re;Quest Code:Zion. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

During an interview with Famitsu, Naoto Tominaga (president and CEO) and Hikaru Yasui (producer) explained that Compile Heart shifted its gears to focus on a more niche market about two or three years ago. Instead of making games for the mass market, it would focus its games on a more specific audience. It will also start making them for multiple platforms, as well as make it easier to sell them to a global market. This is so that players interested in their games but couldn't buy them before will have the opportunity to do so.

As part of its new company focus, Tominaga also explains that Compile Heart will now focus on quantity. Not everyone wants to play an AAA game or a game that has hours and hours of play time. Compile Heart will focus on releasing as many games as possible. This will also be a way to gauge consumer interest.

Then, the interview shifted to the upcoming games from Compile Heart. Todokero! Tatakae! Calamity Angels will be an RPG focusing on delivering packages. It will come out in Summer 2024 for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Windows PC. Touhou Space Carnival will be a TRPG, though there will be shooting and bullet hell elements as well. There will also be a proper shooting game, though there's no title yet. This will come out in late Summer 2024. Madou Monogatari 4 should also come out in Summer 2024. Finally, Death end re;Quest Code: Zion will be a spin-off of the Death end re;Quest series, and it chronologically takes place between the first and second games.

Several Compile Heart games will come out in Summer 2024. More information on all of them should appear in the near future.

The post Compile Heart Announces Five New Games appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:30 PM
    

Tales of Arise DLC skit

Bandai Namco posted a short Tales of Arise DLC skit involving Kisara and Dohalim on its official Twitter account. This skit will be in the Beyond the Dawn scenario, which will launch on November 9, 2023. Both Kisara and Dohalim seem to be making plans for a fishing date in the future.

You can watch the Kisara and Dohalim Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn skit here:

https://twitter.com/Tales_of_ARISE/status/1709765356880052729

The skit seems to start right in the middle of their conversation, so Bandai Namco likely cut out whatever caused Dohalim to approach Kisara. However, he states that he was drawn to how Kisara looked while fishing. Kisara excitedly invites Dohalim to fish with her, going on and on about how much fun fishing is as a hobby. Dohalim turns her down, but then suggests that he watch her fish while chatting with her instead. The skit then ends with Kisara asking if it would be alright to invite him the next time she fishes, and he welcomes it.

The Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn DLC will chronologically take place after the events of the main story. You will not be able to bring in the characters from your main file and instead, you will use versions of the characters that the game provides for you. This is for game balance reasons. This is how Bandai Namco also handled Tales of Zestiria's post-game DLC.

Tales of Arise is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One. The Beyond the Dawn DLC will come out on November 9, 2023.

The post See a Tales of Arise DLC Skit with Kisara and Dohalim appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:15 PM
    

Oshi no Ko x Sanrio Merchandise Releasing in Japan

Sanrio will release special Oshi no Ko merchandise in TSUTAYA stores nationwide in Japan. The line-up of characters in this new merchandise collection includes Ai with Little Twin Stars, Ruby with Hello Kitty, Aqua with Cinnamonroll, Kana with My Melody, Akane with Kuromi, and Mem-cho with Pompompurin.

For those who purchase over ¥2,200 in Oshi no Ko x Sanrio collaboration goods, they will receive a special postcard on a first-come, first-served basis. There are 6 postcards available featuring the cast of Oshi no Ko and they are chosen at random.

Here is a list of the merchandise available at TSUTAYA stores in Japan alongside their price:

  • Hologram heart-shaped can badge (6 types in total, random) - ¥605 (~$4) each or ¥3,630 (~$24) for the complete box
  • Acrylic cards (6 types in total, random) - ¥660 (~$5) each or ¥3,960 (~$27) for the complete box
  • Deca acrylic key holder with star-shaped eggplant (6 types in total) - ¥1,320 (~$9)
  • Acrylic stand plate (6 types in total) - ¥1,815 (~$12)
  • Jewelry compact mirror - ¥1,870 (~$13)
  • Royal blanket (knee size) - ¥5,500 (~$37)
  • Set of 7 stickers - ¥660 (~$5)

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The Oshi no Ko x Sanrio character collaboration ends on October 19, 2023.

The Oshi no Ko anime is available on streaming services such as HIDIVE. A second season has been announced, but no release date is set for it. Yen Press is currently releasing the manga volumes in English.

The post Oshi no Ko x Sanrio Merchandise Releasing in Japan appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 5:00 PM
    

CD Projekt Red and Anonymous Content Announce Cyberpunk 2077 Live-Action Project

CD Projekt Red announced a partnership with Anonymous Content to develop a Cyberpunk 2077 live-action project. Anonymous Content is an independent media company known for producing popular shows and films like True Detective, Mr. Robot, The Revenant, and Spotlight. More information about the live-action project will be revealed at a later date.

While little information about the project was revealed by CD Projekt Red and Anonymous Content, the two companies did reveal that the project is in early development and they are currently recruiting for a screenwriter. Garrett Kemble, David Levine, Ryan Schwartz, Bard Dorros, and Charlie Scully will be producing the project and AC Studios will serve as the studio the project is developed under at Anonymous Content.

This new live-action adaption would not be the first multimedia project developed for Cyberpunk 2077. Back in September 2022, a 10-episode anime with an original story based in the world of Cyberpunk called Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was produced by Studio Trigger and released on Netflix worldwide. CD Projekt Red also released the novel Cyberpunk 2077: NO_COINCIDENCE written by best-selling sci-fi author Rafal Kosik in August 2023.

Alongside the announcement of the new live-action project, CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, and the Phantom Liberty DLC expansion has sold 3 million copies worldwide.

Cyberpunk 2077 is available on the PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. The Phantom Liberty DLC expansion is currently available to play only on the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.

The post CD Projekt Red and Anonymous Content Announce Cyberpunk 2077 Live-Action Project appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:00 PM
    

Sony Pictures Core Launches on PS4 and PS5

Sony Pictures Entertainment is releasing Sony Pictures Core on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Previously known as Bravia Core on Sony's Bravia TVs and select Xperia devices, Sony Pictures Core is a service that allows consumers to rent, buy, and stream over 2,000 movies from Sony Pictures' catalogue.

PlayStation owners will be able to purchase or rent select Sony Pictures films during an exclusive, early access window before they launch on any other service. The first film to be released as an exclusive, early access film is Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story. It is available in in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and will be available in other markets at a later date. When players purchase the movie through the app, they will receive credit towards an in-game purchase in Gran Turismo 7.

PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe members have access to a curated catalogue of up to 100 films through the app to stream on demand for free. Sony will be adding additional benefits for all PlayStation Plus members in the future. The films are ad-free and will rotate periodically. Currently, the service is offering films like Looper, Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Elysium, and Resident Evil Damnation for streaming on-demand.

The new service will also be implementing Crunchyroll's content onto the service at a later date. Bravia Core will be rebranded to Sony Pictures Core on Sony's Bravia TVs and Xperia devices next year.

Sony Pictures Core is available starting today for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners in 23 markets globally. The app is available for free in the Media section of the PlayStation 5 and on the PS Store on the PlayStation 4.

The post Sony Pictures Core Launches on PS4 and PS5 appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 3:00 PM
    

Infinity Strash Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Review

Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai is one of the strangest games I've ever played. To be clear, this is a console experience meant for the PS5 and PC, but it has a mobile game-like progression at its core. As a result, the much-anticipated retelling of the classic Dragon Quest spin-off manga and anime series arrives in a bizarre video game form.

Instead of exploring a vast world, players choose which stage to jump into, starting with the first chapter and its first section, known as 1-1. This format never changes as you progress, and you move through the different chapters, such as 2-2 and 3-4, etc. This linear progression style is a lot closer to a mobile game, and yet the gameplay feels like a solid action RPG.

Players take the role of Dai, a kid with exceptional powers who grows up on a remote island raised by monsters. He soon joins a party of heroes to save the world from the Dark Lord. Infinity Strash retells the most recent anime story by letting the player control Dai to hack and slash his way through various environments and boss battles.

Infinity Strash Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Review
Screenshot by Siliconera

The combat is fairly straightforward and includes the usual mechanics of dodging, parrying, and sword slashes. But then you also have some magical abilities that you can use every once in a while when their cooldowns are finished. As you complete each level, you gain experience, which levels up Dai and the rest of his party.

While this all sounds quite typical for an action RPG in this style, I appreciated how fluid and fast the action is in Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai. Dodging around the battlefield and slicing at foes felt solid and swift, just like how I like it. I never felt like the game was too slow in combat, and the mechanics felt quite fun.

This was the most surprising part of the game, as I actually enjoyed the gameplay a lot, especially in the larger, more explorable levels and boss battles. That said, the difficulty is quite easy, which actually helps this game have a more relaxing feel to it. While I appreciated the breezy nature of the campaign, it also made this project feel a bit unnecessary.

This especially becomes a problem when you get to the actual story itself. While the gameplay feels great, Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai uses a strange and cheap way of telling its narrative. Cutscenes are often long and strangely use stills from the recent anime remake.

Infinity Strash Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Review
Screenshot by Siliconera

Instead of just showing an actual clip from the animated series, which would have been somewhat disappointing as well, it uses static images with anime voiceovers added on top. This makes the story feel so odd. This choice becomes an even more glaring issue if you ever decide to pause while a cutscene is playing.

A red bar shows up on the bottom of your screen when you pause, and the game gives you options to fast forward, rewind, and skip entirely. While these options sound nice on the surface, I couldn't help but feel like I was watching something on YouTube instead. The red bar aesthetic certainly doesn't help in this regard. This further made it seem like the developers wanted me to skip the cutscenes, which I did most of the time due to their static presentation.

If you want to see this story, there are much better places to experience it. The RPG mechanics and customization options are pretty barebones, too, and honestly unnecessary since the game is so easy even on the highest difficulty. Even with the boss fights, these larger foes will have guards you have to break, but it only takes a couple of cooldown skills to tear through that quite quickly.

Infinity Strash Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Review
Screenshot by Siliconera

It's a shame because the foundation of Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai is fun and enjoyable, but the presentation makes this retelling feel skippable for everyone except maybe the most diehard Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai fans.

The rare in-engine cutscenes during epic fights show promise, but they are so few and far between. This game could have been more broadly appealing and intriguing with its frenetic and exhilarating action RPG gameplay but ultimately loses itself with its lackluster presentation choices.

Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai is available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

The post Review: Infinity Strash Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Feels Fun But Unnecessary appeared first on Siliconera.


PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, October 5, 2023 8:53 PM
     Can Cyberpunk 2077 be played offline?With the release of Phantom Liberty, Cyberpunk 2077 has broadened its already huge arsenal of weapons. Each of them can be found around various missions and quests within the game. This is the selection of Iconic Weapons added in Cyberpunk 2077. These are always the best in the game and are worth spending some time getting together. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Iconic Weapons This is the full list of Iconic Weapons added in Phantom Liberty. I have put them in alphabetical order for your pleasure. Agaou PC Invasion If you want to get your hands on this Iconic axe in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, you will need to complete the Criminal Activity quest by the Luxor High Wellness Spa. It has a high 125% headshot damage multiplier paired with a shockwave that damages nearby enemies. Alabai This is only found in Airdrops in Dogtown. However, it has a unique property that inflicts burn. This burn always results in a critical hit. The more enemies inflicted with b...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:48 PM
     Ea Sports Fc 24 Power Trivela ShotEA Sports FC 24 is the first game in the new series from EA Sports after the name change from FIFA. With this has come numerous changes to the formula with additions such as Evolutions to the mix, but a lot of it has also stayed the same. One thing that has stayed the same is the live promo Road to the Knockouts, where a team or two of players get selected to be promotional cards, and depending on how their team does in their respective European competition, they will receive an upgrade. Here's our guide on all Road to the Knockout cards and what they need to be upgraded in EA Sports FC 24. All Road to the Knockout cards and what they need to be upgraded in EA Sports FC 24 When it comes to Road to the Knockout in EA Sports FC 24, there'll be at least two teams, and there's also smaller releases between the larger releases in the form of things like SBCs and smaller releases to add new cards to the pool. For the first team in Road to the the Knockouts, here are the pl...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:14 PM
     How to complete The Man Who Killed Jason Foreman quest in Cyberpunk 2077A lot of gigs in Cyberpunk 2077 are simple go here, kill this, collect that missions. This is a basic formula, which, if you enjoy it, never gets boring. The Man Who Killed Jason Foreman is one of these quests in Cyberpunk 2077. However, it has a little twist at the end that can result in some rather nice loot. So, despite the mission being really rather straightforward, there are some impacting consequences. How to complete The Man Who Killed Jason Foreman quest in Cyberpunk 2077 To begin the mission, you must first enter the stacks before the midnight vigil begins. This quest will say to attend the vigil between 10 pm and 6 am, but if you actually arrive during, then the mission will be bugged. So arrive before 10 p.m. and wait. Once you have waited, you can talk to Briana and learn she wants revenge. It's up to you to enact it, of course. She will give you a chip to decode. PC Invasion Decode the chip and head to the location You can easily decode the chi...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:34 PM
     Counter Strike 2 CheatersCheating has always been a problem in any game, mostly online multiplayer. But, undoubtedly first-person shooter games face this issue the most, with innovative cheats being released almost every day with thousands of new players resorting to these unethical means to boost up their ranks. Counter-Strike, one of the famous FPS games of all time is also infamous for the hackers and cheaters in the game. CSGO has always been filled with cheaters, with hundreds of players, including pros complaining about this issue daily. Unfortunately, Valve, the developer of Counter-Strike 2 and other CS games, never could stop cheating in any of the games no matter how much they tried. Counter-Strike 2 has just been dropped globally, with FPS lovers flooding the game's servers since its release. But the cheating scenario still remains the same in this new game as well, despite Valve issuing a warning to the cheaters on the very first day of the game. It did not take long before forum...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:25 PM
     Disgaea 7 Classes Recruiter Hire CharacterThere are a lot of character classes in Disgaea 7. You'll probably want to master most of them, just to gain access to exciting new abilities that allow you to rule the battlefield. Unfortunately, a lot of class options aren't available from the start of the campaign. Here is our guide telling you how to unlock new classes in Disgaea 7. Disgaea 7 – how to unlock new classes When you first begin playing Disgaea 7, you'll have only a few party members available. That situation changes once you start putting the Recruiter to work. For a fee paid in HL, you can hire additional party members. However, quite a few exciting classes are missing in action. To unlock new classes, you have to meet various requirements using the classes already available. Screenshot: PC Invasion At the start of the game, the only classes available are fairly standard. You should find a few of them that you like and recruit them. Power your new friends up in battle...

Gamer Empire Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:10 PM
     Games like Hearts of Iron 4 can be very hard for newer players who don't know anything about the game's mechanics. This is why cheats can be very popular for the first few hundred hours of gameplay. Most cheats in HOI4 involve Country Tags, which are special 3 letter words that are used to change […]

Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:14 PM
    

It's also worth noting that the patch was released after reviews

The post Ubisoft Reportedly Adds Denuvo to Assassin's Creed Mirage appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism.


Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, October 5, 2023 3:27 PM
    

A demo for the game is also available now for PC

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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, October 5, 2023 3:03 PM

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iDev Games Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:24 PM
     Wild West themed game where the characters fight a duel. The winner is the fastest to pull the trigger....

Gaming on PC Thursday, October 5, 2023 4:10 PM
     Blizzard revealed this week that Diablo 4's upcoming Season of Blood will feature a number of highly requested quality of life improvements, as well as the game's debut on Valve's Steam platform. More details after the jump.

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:11 PM
    

Today's Call of Duty Next event gave us a solid look at what's around the corner for the ongoing milsim franchise. Modern Warfare III launches on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Windows on November 10. PlayStation gamers who've pre-ordered the game will be able to participate in a multiplayer beta this…

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:15 PM
    

Diablo IV's Season of Blood goes live October 17, and it's aiming to inject some life back into the loot RPG with blood-sucking foes and quality-of-life fixes. The game's developers promise players will level up 40 percent more quickly than last season, potentially paving the way for more fun and less grinding.

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:57 AM
    

Today is the first day of former president Donald Trump's $250 million fraud trial in New York. A case brought by the state's attorney general accuses the Republican primary frontrunner of lying about his net worth by billions of dollars to try to secure more favorable loan terms. One of his attorneys, Alina Habba,…

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:55 AM
    

Today, Sony announced a new app coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles that'll offer PlayStation Plus Premium and Deluxe members access to a bunch of Sony Pictures Entertainment films.

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:23 AM
    

Nintendo confirmed a rumored Animal Crossing and Lego collaboration in an October 5 teaser trailer.

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:00 AM
    

A Pokémon live-action series is coming to Japan, but it's not of the Detective Pikachu variety. No, the next Pokémon live-action project will be a drama about a woman trying to find adventure in her life through playing Pokémon, rather than it being set in the Pokémon universe.

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Kotaku Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:40 AM
    

CD Projekt Red said it plans to move on from Cyberpunk 2077 now that its big Phantom Liberty DLC and 2.0 systems overhaul are out, but it still has a few things left to patch. A new 2.01 update that went live on October 5 fixed corrupted save issues on PlayStation 5 and a bunch of other issues, including a wrecked cop…

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:50 PM
     One of 2023's best indie games just got a huge expansion

Dredge was unexpectedly one of my favorite games this year. I didn't think it would play poorly or anything like that, I just never thought that I would find such comfort in a horror-aligned experience. I can easily lose hours of my life traversing the game's Lovecraftian waters, and always find myself wishing for more story content. Thankfully, my wish is coming true as Black Salt Games has revealed a shiny new Dredge expansion. The DLC is called The Pale Reach, and it's bringing us to much icier depths.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:22 PM
     Grab several top indie strategy games cheap in this Steam sale

We always love a good Steam sale, and now some of the best indie strategy games of the past few years can be yours for cheap, courtesy of publisher Hooded Horse. Responsible for publishing some of the most interesting games in the genre from smaller teams, including the likes of Old World, Terra Invicta, Against the Storm, Xenonauts 2, and much more, you can get ahead of Steam Next Fest with this Hooded Horse Steam sale.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:22 PM
     Redfall doesn't have enough Steam players to fill a team

Redfall, Arkane Austin's co-op vampire shooter. Arguably ill-fated from the get-go and marred by performance issues at launch, the game largely only remains notable for its failure to take off, having disappeared into relative obscurity since its release back in May. When I say 'obscurity,' though, I didn't expect to find that, if you're playing on Steam, there are times of day when you won't actually be able to form a full co-op lobby because there aren't enough people playing.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Redfall review, Redfall best character, Redfall weapons

PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:30 PM
     Best Diablo 4 classes ranked

What are the best Diablo 4 classes? We've played the game for dozens of hours to bring you the ultimate guide to each Diablo 4 class and which one you should pick for your intended playstyle. We'll run through an expert analysis of the Necromancer, Rogue, Sorcerer, Barbarian, and Druid following extensive testing.

Every D4 class has its own unique skill tree, allowing you to pick which abilities you want to use. Unlike Diablo 3, which featured set character designs, you can customize the appearance of each Diablo 4 class. The Diablo 4 release date is here, but we've already had significant hands-on experience with the game - detailed here in our Diablo 4 review - and can share everything you need to know about the best Diablo 4 class right now.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:21 PM
     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, which runs alongside each character banner and changes weapons every update.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Genshin Impact codes, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide

PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:15 PM
     How Diablo 4 world tiers work

Want to know how Diablo 4 world tiers work? The Diablo 4 world tiers are essentially difficulty settings - the higher the tier, the more difficult the game is. When you create a character for the first time, you also have to pick a world tier. Diablo 4 recommends veteran fans pick world tier 2, whereas newbies should stick to world tier 1 where the enemies are easier to defeat.

Playing on a higher world tier does have its advantages for playing against stronger enemies, including increased experience and additional gold for defeating monsters using Diablo 4 classes. It's important to note that the first two world tiers only apply from level 1 to 50, once you hit the Diablo 4 endgame, players can access three additional tiers upon completing specific challenges. Here's everything you need to know about Diablo 4 world tiers.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Diablo 4 builds, Diablo 4 review, Diablo 4 classes

PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:58 AM
     We're giving away beta codes for MW3

Autumn is finally here which means there are two certainties in the world: it's pumpkin-spiced latte season, and the new Modern Warfare 3 beta is right around the corner. Modern Warfare 3 continues the tradition of running a beta period for players who have pre-ordered the game, but if you haven't pre-ordered the game just yet, we have you covered.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:01 PM
     Assassin's Creed Mirage release date, news, and gameplay

When was the Assassin's Creed release date? Rather than the more RPG-focused gameplay from more recent games in the series, Mirage is more of an homage to the original Assassin's Creed, bringing us back to the stealth-focused gameplay in a densely populated Middle-Eastern city. While it's still an action-adventure game with a strong narrative focus, long-time Assassin's Creed players will be reminded of Ezio's adventures rather than Eivor's.

Assassin's Creed Mirage, first announced in September 2022, followed the release of Valhalla back in 2020. It's the thirteenth major installment, and like other AC games, Mirage is all about fascinating historical settings, intriguing characters, and stealth - something that will hopefully place Mirage among the best PC games when it eventually releases. According to our Assassin's Creed Mirage review, it's the best since Brotherhood, so whether you're a veteran assassin or new to stealth games, here's everything we knew leading up to the AC Mirage release date and gameplay.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best stealth games, Assassin's Creed Mirage release date, Best RPG games

PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:46 AM
     Beloved co-op game Deep Rock Galactic is back, as a roguelike

Deep Rock Galactic boasts perhaps one of the most enthusiastic communities online. It never fails to bring a smile to my face when, on some unrelated thread on a forum for a completely different topic, an off-hand remark leads two or more complete strangers to bellow "Rock and Stone!" in unison at one another. Now, new game Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core gives the Dwarf mining game a new dynamic in a four-player FPS roguelite.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best co-op games, Best roguelikes, Best FPS games

PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:48 AM
     Genshin Impact codes October 2023

What are the new 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, developer Hoyoverse occasionally sends out free gifts in the form of a Genshin redeem code. Most codes only work for a limited time - and they grant essential goodies like free Primogems and Mora - so it's a great idea to redeem them as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

Genshin Impact codes are released periodically, frequently appearing in Hoyoverse's special programs, revealing information about future updates to the free PC game. They can also drop to celebrate milestones or to coincide with new Genshin Impact events.  You can find all the active Genshin codes for August 2023 below, and we'll also detail what they get you, explain how to redeem them and fill you in on where to look for more.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Genshin Impact codes, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide

PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:00 PM
     The best single-player MMOs 2023

What are the best single-player MMOs? There's a lot to like about MMOs: the humongous new worlds, the compulsive clicking, the leveling that never really ends. Everything but the people milling around in them, really. These are the best single-player MMOs to play if you want something massive and online without committing to the multiplayer part.

From the best MMOs like The Elder Scrolls Online, which promises the atmosphere of Skyrim with an internet connection, to a galaxy far, far away, the best single-player MMOs take many different forms - but don't get them confused with the best single player games. Here are the loneliest MMOs out there, offering all the fun of a large shared digital world, without the need for having to interact with anyone - a win-win situation.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:37 AM
     Red Dead Redemption meets Valheim in new Steam building game

Red Dead Redemption and of course RDR 2 are the definitive videogame westerns. But you take the rootin', tootin', and shootin' of John Marston and Arthur Morgan's Rockstar adventures and splice them with the superlative Valheim, and you get something very cool indeed. This is the wonderfully named Don't Die In The West, a new Steam builder and strategy sim, with a hint of Don't Starve thrown in the mix, that you can try right now absolutely free.


PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:28 AM
     Minecraft armadillo mob vote guide

What is the Minecraft armadillo? Mojang introduced us to the Minecraft armadillo on October 4, 2023, as one of the three designs going up for the public vote during Minecraft Live 2023. Following the reveal of our first choice, the crab, we head in land to find out more about this cute armored mob.

Let's face it, Minecraft mobs are one of the best things about the sandbox game - there's nothing better to come home to at the end of a long day's mining than a farm full of sheep, cows, and pigs, and a menagerie of cats, dogs, and rabbits behind your front door. While there are already over 70 mobs in Minecraft, we can never have too many, and this year's Minecraft Live leaves the next addition up to you, with the Minecraft armadillo bringing a new mechanic to a mob you already love.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:26 AM
     Minecraft crab mob vote guide

What is the Minecraft crab? Announced on October 3, 2023, the Minecraft crab is the first of the three Minecraft Live mob vote designs up for your vote in this year's broadcast. If you've never seen Minecraft Live before, then you should know that the mob vote is one of the most exciting features of the livestream, in which you can help decide the next mob to be added to Minecraft.

Minecraft mobs are just one of the many things that we love about the sandbox game - they keep you alive, provide valuable resources, and just look super cute. There are more mobs, creatures, and pets in Minecraft than you can shake a stick at already, but there's always room for more. Thanks to the annual Minecraft Live broadcast, you can even help choose the next adorable (or scary) addition, and the first choice is the cute crab.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:26 AM
     When and how to watch Minecraft Live 2023

When is Minecraft Live 2023? It's Autumn once more, and while that means Halloween, Pumpkin Spice, and comfy knits, it also means Minecraft Live is close, and this year's huge Minecraft broadcast has now been confirmed. Each year, Mojang uses Minecraft Live to announce new features coming to the popular game, as well as its huge annual update, and we can't wait to find out what's next following the Trails and Tales update of 2023.

Each year, usually around the Summer, a brand-new, epic update comes to everyone's favorite sandbox game, and undeniably one of the best PC games of all time, Minecraft. That's only the second best time of the year for the Minecraft community though, as the Minecraft Live Broadcast in which these updates are revealed for the first time are super exciting to watch. Now that Minecraft Live 2023 has been confirmed, here's when and how to watch the broadcast, and what we'd love to see announced.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:20 AM
     Minecraft mob vote 2023 – the new mobs and how to vote

How do you vote in the Minecraft Live mob vote 2023? The mob vote is the most highly anticipated part of Minecraft Live every year - well, that and the new update announcement. Each October, three new mobs designs are revealed to the community, and we get to decide which one gets developed fully and added to the game.

Last year, the Minecraft community voted the Minecraft Sniffer the winner, which went up against the Minecraft Rascal and Minecraft Tuff Golem for our votes. The Sniffer was added to the sandbox game earlier this year as part of the Trails and Tales update, bringing colorful new plants with it, which the sniffer sniffs out of the ground, naturally. This year, three new mobs will go head to head for your votes, so before you check how to watch Minecraft Live 2023, here's who you have to choose between, and how to vote in the Minecraft Live mob vote 2023.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:21 AM
     Minecraft penguin mob vote guide

What is the Minecraft penguin? Revealed on October 5, 2023, the Minecraft penguin could be one of the next mobs added to Minecraft thanks to the Minecraft Live mob vote 2023. If you've never seen Minecraft Live before, then a little introduction - the mob vote is one of the most exciting features of the annual livestream, in which you can vote for one of three new mob designs to be worked on for the game.

Previous Minecraft mobs added to the game based on viewer votes include the terrifying Minecraft Phantom, the illuminating Minecraft glow squid and the adorable Minecraft allay. There is a strange history of blue mobs winning the Minecraft mob vote, so perhaps the penguin is doomed and the blue and pink Minecraft crab is already our winner. That said, a penguin has been a long-requested addition to the game, so if you don't want that to happen, here's what you need to know about what the Minecraft penguin brings to the table and how to vote for it.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:40 AM
     Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 release date, campaign, and multiplayer

When is the Modern Warfare 3 release date? There were rumors last year that Activision might be taking a break from its annual cycle of Call of Duty games, giving Sledgehammer Games more time to craft a sequel. Well, thankfully, it turns out that those rumors were false.

Modern Warfare 2 was originally intended to last two years, with Sledgehammer Games set to work on a 'premium release' expansion to continue the FPS game's single-player campaign. This plan pivoted to a full-blown release, and now we know Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 will launch soon. MW3 is set to become one of the biggest upcoming games, so here's everything we know about the MW3 release date, including the latest rumors and leaks.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:01 AM
     Free PC game – Dave the Diver, but with a dark secret

Godlike Burger is a little different from your average restaurant sim. While the likes of Overcooked, Dave the Diver, Plate Up, and Cook, Serve, Delicious all do a great job of capturing the hectic, all hands on deck nature of running an eatery, the food you're serving is pretty by the books. Not so in Godlike Burger, which can be yours for free right now, so be sure to grab it while you can.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:58 AM
     Grab an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU for less than $400 on Amazon

Few processors highlight just how much of a difference a CPU can make to your PC's performance like the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. This deceptively midrange chip can more than hold its own with more expensive chips, and even outperform them. Now, it's available for less than for $400 right now on Amazon.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:50 AM
     Party Animals release date, trailers, gameplay, and news

When was the Party Animals release date? If you've ever wondered what Gang Beasts would look like if it replaced its gelatinous beings with cute, cuddly animals, wonder no more.

Party Animals is a physics-based brawler that shot to the top of the Steam wishlist when it was first revealed in 2021. Since then, it hovered around the top spot, only losing out to games like Starfield and Hogwarts Legacy. Despite long waits for news and lengthy delays, interest in the game never wavered, and it was immensely popular on release. Here's a look back at its long development cycle and the constantly shifting Party Animals release date.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:39 AM
     DBD codes October 2023

October 5, 2023: Checked for new codes and that all current codes are still valid!

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.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:20 AM
     Budget Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 rumored, but RTX 4050 nowhere in sight

The latest rumor around Nvidia's GPU release schedule comes firmly from the leftfield: team green are apparently planning to release a new variant of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. Despite the original graphics card launching over 18 months ago — part of a GPU generation we thought done and dusted — Nvidia is allegedly revisiting it with a new, cut-down iteration.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:14 AM
     Call of Duty MW3 beta and how to get early access

When is the Modern Warfare 3 beta weekend and early access? We've become accustomed to Call of Duty beta periods and early access by now, so it's one of the first questions we all have as we count down to Modern Warfare 3. Now we know that Sledgehammer takes charge of the series for this year's sequel, we're as eager as you to jump in as soon as we can.

Modern Warfare 3 is the direct sequel to 2022's MWII, and follows on immediately after the events of that campaign. It might be less than a year since the release of the last game, but that doesn't mean we're any less eager to see where the MW3 story goes when the Modern Warfare 3 release date rolls around. Early access won't help with that, as it only provides a sneak peek of multiplayer modes, but it does mean we get to dive into those classic CoD maps making their return.

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PCGamesN Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:31 AM
     The best dinosaur games for PC 2023

What are the best dinosaur games on PC? Ever since we watched Jurassic Park as kids we've wondered what it would be like to co-habit with the most terrifying of Earth's creatures. Whether you want to battle them or to co-exist in a cozy farm setting, we have the best dinosaur games for every taste.

Until recently, fans of dinosaurs and big guns haven't exactly walked the primrose path. It's been a long hard road, marked by velociraptors that look like lumpy dogs, rifles that feel as satisfying as lobbing a bullet by hand, and jeeps that seem to magnetically roll themselves into a nearby ditch. Fortunately, dino games like Monster Hunter: World managed to reach a point where they have earned a place on our best PC games list.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:35 PM
    

Pre-registrations have gone live for Konami's Silent Hill: Ascension, an interactive drama for mobiles - I know, shush, I'm sure it'll come to PCs eventually - which follows a cast of characters around the world who are being tormented by monsters from the eponymous Town of Woe.

My enthusiasm for Silent Hill these days is approximately that of a dog returning to his vomit (or better, a depressive male protagonist with repressed memories that keep reeling him back to the same, misty high street). There have been so many middling sequels and spin-offs. But somehow, I can't let go. And Ascension does sound quite intriguing, not least for being a crowd-sourced storytelling enterprise akin to a massively multiplayer Until Dawn.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:55 PM
    

Diablo 4 has been on the back-burner amid the chaos of Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield's launches, but much like an arch-demonness putting together the pieces of an inter-planar conspiracy, Blizzard have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes. The action-RPG's next big round of additions, the Season of Blood, launches on 17th October alongside the Steam edition of the game. It introduces a new season journey and questline, a new season event, and some skulking new enemies of the Nosferatu persuasion.

The new quest sounds quite fun from the promotional materials. It sees you investigating a mysterious outbreak of punctured necks, recruiting a local Van Helsing named Erys, and tracking down a Dark Master, while harnessing 22 juicy new vampiric powers care of some pact armour. The latter range from turning into a cloud of bats, through cursing people, to treating yourself to a spontaneous bloodbath so as to enhance your channeled skills, The trade-off is that you'll have to acquire yet another Diablo 4 resource, potent blood, to perform these tricks.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:00 AM
    

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast returns to one of our recent previous messes to discuss Payday 3. More specifically, we look at the post-launch changes the devs are making in an effort to improve matchmaking and wait times. Specifically, we use this to think about games that have changed their reputations after a rocky start, what with Cyberpunk 2077's recent 2.0 update. What are the circumstances that allow games to do that? Why are they such outliers? How do we think about reviews in the context of something like No Man's Sky?

We've also been playing some big recent games, so tune in for discussions of Assassin's Creed Mirage, a call for pirate games, and a hilarious misunderstanding about Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:39 AM
    

In The Lamplighters League, three evil factions are gathering the power to seize an apocalyptic tower, and you must stop them by finding and trashing their power bases. They'll grow in power the whole time, but you'll slow them by stealing and sabotaging with your team of colourful secret agents, who'll bash through gauntlets of mooks and monsters with munitions, magic, and mkicks to the stomach, mostly two action points at a time. All that makes for a colourful ride, and its 1930s setting and adventurous tone carried it for a while, but the more I played it, the more my wavering opinion turned into outright resentment. That's a damn shame, because it gets a lot right.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:30 AM
    

Assassin's Creed Mirage is, so says the Alice B review, "the most enjoyable Assassin's Creed game for years." That's thanks in part to a returning focus on classic AC stealthing in a single, densely detailed city, and this back-to-basics approach extends to the technical side too. Mirage cares not for being the glossy poster child of ray-traced glamour; it's just a game that looks pretty nice and runs well on PC, older hardware and Steam Decks included.

It also keeps its list of graphics settings relatively brief, though there are a few in there that can dish out some extra frames per second at little cost to the visuals. Here it is, then: your complete guide to Assassin's Creed Mirage's PC performance, from its refreshingly reasonable system requirements to its best settings combinations.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:47 AM
    

"But what if there were dinosaurs???" is a setup that goes a long way with me, as a Jurassic World Evolution player and defiant fan of Capcom's Exoprimal, and in this case, that setup rests atop a tasty-looking fruitcake of references to Warcraft and Stronghold. Woah there, Dr Grant - what the hell are you talking about? Why, the just-announced Dinolords, of course - a blend of strategy and action-RPG from Northplay and Ghost Ship Publishing, in which you raise troops and build castles to fend off armies of T-Rex-riding Danes. Here's a trailer.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:58 AM
    

CD Projekt have released the full patch notes for Cyberpunk 2077's 2.01 update, which as you might recall, stops people tumbling through certain elevator floors when the frame-rate drops. Out now on PC, the update spans many other technical fixes and improvements, some of them specific to the recently released Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty DLC.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:40 AM
    

Very much like an assassin sliding a poison needle into your wrist while shaking your hand, Ubisoft have added Denuvo's anti-piracy/anti-cheating DRM software to Assassin's Creed: Mirage in the game's day-one update, aka patch 1.0.2. We've known for a while that the game would use Denuvo, together with the VMProtect software, but what's baking the noodles of many players is that the Denuvo functionality has been snuck in after the Assassin's Creed: Mirage review embargo, denying critics the chance to assess its impact on the game.

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Twinfinite Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:50 AM
    
Hidden secrets of the brotherhood.

Twinfinite Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:20 AM
    
What franchise are you most compatible with?

Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 2:00 PM
    

Armored Core 6 Patch 1.03.1 Balances Gameplay, Fixes Bugs

FromSoftware and Bandai Namco released a brand new patch and notes for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. Patch 1.03.1 introduces new gameplay balance adjustments to 34 weapon units, 57 frame parts, and 16 inner parts, as well as adjustments to expansions and various bug fixes on all consoles and PC. FromSoftware and Bandai Namco recommend that players update Armored Core 6 with the new patch prior to playing the game.

Here's the full list of adjustments made to weapon units, frame parts, inner parts, and expansions from the official patch notice.

Weapon Units

EXPLOSIVE THROWER "DF-ET-09 TAI-YANG-SHOU": increased Effective Range/Total Rounds, decreased Reload Time

LINEAR RIFLE "LR-036 CURTIS": decreased Recoil/Charge Time

LINEAR RIFLE "LR-037 HARRIS": increased Chg. Attack Power/Cooling, decreased Charge Time

SHOTGUN "SG-026 HALDEMAN": decreased Direct Hit Adjustment

SHOTGUN "SG-027 ZIMMERMAN": decreased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact/Direct Hit Adjustment

HANDGUN "HG-003 COQUILLETT": increased Total Rounds

HANDGUN "HG-004 DUCKETT": increased Total Rounds

BURST HANDGUN "MA-E-211 SAMPU": increased Total Rounds

NEEDLE GUN "EL-PW-00 VIENTO": increased Total Rounds

BAZOOKA "DF-BA-06 XUAN-GE": increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time

BAZOOKA "MAJESTIC": increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time

BAZOOKA "LITTLE GEM": increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time

DETONATING BAZOOKA "44-141 JVLN ALPHA": increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time

GRENADE "DF-GR-07 GOU-CHEN": increased Total Rounds/Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don't make contact

GRENADE "DIZZY": increased Total Rounds/Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time. Effective Range also adjusted. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don't make contact

GRENADE "IRIDIUM": increased Total Rounds/Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time. Reduced sway caused by accumulated Recoil. Effective Range also adjusted. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don't make contact

PLASMA RIFLE "IA-C01W1: NEBULA": decreased Chg. Attack Power/Chg. Impact/Chg. Accum. Impact, increased Charge Time

SIEGE HAND MISSILE "WS-5000 APERITIF": increased Reload Time, decreased Guidance

GRENADE CANNON "EARSHOT": decreased Reload Time. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don't make contact

GRENADE CANNON "SONGBIRDS": decreased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don't make contact

STUN NEEDLE LAUNCHER "VE-60SNA": decreased Impact/Accumulative Impact/Direct Hit Adjustment/Attack Power on consecutive attacks

LASER CANNON "VP-60LCS": increased Total Rounds

DIFFUSE LASER CANNON "VP-60LCD": increased Total Rounds

PULSE SHIELD LAUNCHER "EULE/60D": increased Total Rounds/Pulse Shield Durability, decreased Weight/EN Load

LIGHT WAVE CANNON "IA-C01W3: AURORA": decreased EN Load. Energy Firearm Spec now applies to this weapon

DUAL MISSILE "BML-G1/P31DUO-02": increased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact/Guidance/Projectile Speed

DUAL MISSILE "BML-G1/P32DUO-03": increased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact/Guidance/Projectile Speed

DUAL MISSILE "BML-G2/P08DUO-03": increased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact/Guidance/Projectile Speed

ACTIVE HOMING MISSILE "BML-G3/P04ACT-01": increased Guidance/Homing Lock Time/Projectile Speed

ACTIVE HOMING MISSILE "BML-G3/P05ACT-02": increased Guidance/Homing Lock Time/Projectile Speed

NEEDLE MISSILE "EL-PW-01 TRUENO": decreased Guidance. Projectiles now follow a stable trajectory

CORAL MISSILE "IB-C03W3: NGI 006": decreased Chg. Attack Power/Chg. Impact/Chg. Accum. Impact/Direct Hit Adjustment

LASER ORBIT "45-091 ORBT": increased Attack Power/Direct Hit Adjustment/Ideal Range/Effective Range/Projectile Speed

LASER TURRET "VP-60LT": increased Projectile Speed/Laser Turret Attack Frequency

Frame Parts

HEAD "AH-J-124 BASHO": increased System Recovery

HEAD "HD-011 MELANDER": increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery

HEAD "HD-033M VERRILL": increased System Recovery

HEAD "HD-012 MELANDER C3": increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery

HEAD "DF-HD-08 TIAN-QIANG": increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery

HEAD "VP-44S": increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery

HEAD "VP-44D": decreased Attitude Stability

HEAD "VE-44A": increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery

HEAD "HC-2000 FINDER EYE": increased System Recovery

HEAD "HC-2000/BC SHADE EYE": increased System Recovery

HEAD "HC-3000 WRECKER": increased System Recovery

HEAD "HS-5000 APPETIZER": increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery

HEAD "EL-TH-10 FIRMEZA": increased System Recovery

HEAD "EL-PH-00 ALBA": increased System Recovery

HEAD "20-081 MIND ALPHA": increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery

HEAD "20-082 MIND BETA": decreased System Recovery

HEAD "IB-C03H: HAL 826": increased Attitude Stability

CORE "NACHTREIHER/40E": increased Attitude Stability/Generator Output Adj.

CORE "IA-C01C: EPHEMERA": decreased AP/Anti-Energy Defense/Anti-Explosive Defense/Attitude Stability

ARMS "AA-J-123 BASHO": decreased Anti-Kinetic Defense/Anti-Explosive Defense

ARMS "AA-J-123/RC JAILBREAK": decreased Anti-Kinetic Defense/Anti-Explosive Defense

ARMS "AR-011 MELANDER": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "AR-012 MELANDER C3": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "DF-AR-08 TIAN-QIANG": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "DF-AR-09 TIAN-LAO": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "VP-46S": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "VP-46D": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "NACHTREIHER/46E": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "VE-46A": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "AC-2000 TOOL ARM": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "AS-5000 SALAD": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "EL-TA-10 FIRMEZA": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "EL-PA-00 ALBA": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "04-101 MIND ALPHA": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "IA-C01A: EPHEMERA": increased Recoil Control

ARMS "IB-C03A: HAL 826": increased Recoil Control

BIPEDAL "AL-J-121 BASHO": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "AL-J-121/RC JAILBREAK": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "LG-011 MELANDER": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "LG-012 MELANDER C3": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "DF-LG-08 TIAN-QIANG": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "VP-422": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "VE-42A": increased AP/Attitude Stability/Jump Distanc

BIPEDAL "2C-2000 CRAWLER": increased Attitude Stability/Load Limit/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "2C-3000 WRECKER": increased AP/Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "2S-5000 DESSERT": increased AP/Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "EL-TL-10 FIRMEZA": increased Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "EL-PL-00 ALBA": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "06-041 MIND ALPHA": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "IA-C01L: EPHEMERA": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

BIPEDAL "IB-C03L: HAL 826": increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance

REVERSE JOINT "KASUAR/42Z": increased Attitude Stability

REVERSE JOINT "06-042 MIND BETA": increased Attitude Stability

REVERSE JOINT "RC-2000 SPRING CHICKEN": increased Attitude Stability

TETRAPOD "LG-033M VERRILL": decreased AP

TETRAPOD "VP-424": decreased AP

TANK "EL-TL-11 FORTALEZA": decreased Anti-Kinetic Defense/Anti-Energy Defense/Anti-Explosive Defense/Attitude Stability

Inner Parts

BOOSTER "AB-J-137 KIKAKU": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "BST-G1/P10": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "BST-G2/P04": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "BST-G2/P06SPD": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "ALULA/21E": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "FLUEGEL/21Z": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "BC-0600 12345": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "BC-0400 MULE": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "IA-C01B: GILLS": increased Upward Thrust

BOOSTER "IB-C03B: NGI 001": increased Upward Thrust

FCS "FCS-G2/P05": decreased Close-Range Assist

FCS "FC-006 ABBOT": decreased Close-Range Assist

FCS "FC-008 TALBOT": decreased Close-Range Assist

GENERATOR "AG-J-098 JOSO": increased EN Capacity/Supply Recovery/Energy Firearm Spec

GENERATOR "AG-E-013 YABA": increased EN Capacity/Supply Recovery/Energy Firearm Spec

GENERATOR "AG-T-005 HOKUSHI": increased EN Capacity/Energy Firearm Spec

Expansion

EXPANSION "PULSE PROTECTION": increased Resilience

EXPANSION "TERMINAL ARMOR": increased Duration

  • Adjusted Attitude Recovery rate according to Total Weight. ACS Strain now dissipates much faster on lighter ACs, and slightly slower on heavier ACs
  • Adjusted various Boost Speed rates according to Total Weight
  • Decreased top speed during Assault Boost for heavier ACs
  • Decreased Boost Kick attack range for Tetrapod legs
  • Increased EN Consumption while hovering with Tetrapod legs
  • Decreased Impact reduction effect during Assault Boost
  • Decreased Impact/Accumulative Impact dealt when colliding with enemies during Assault Boost
  • Decreased Impact/Accumulative Impact dealt by Boost Kick from all leg types except Reverse Joint
  • Adjusted damage dealt by certain weapons when attacking the pulse shield deployed from PULSE SHIELD LAUNCHER "EULE/60D"

The list of big fixes in Patch 1.03.1 can be viewed below:

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug with CORAL OSCILLATOR "IB-C03W2: WLT 101" where charged attacks would have stronger tracking than intended when using Tetrapod leg

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug with CORAL OSCILLATOR "IB-C03W2: WLT 101" where charged attacks would have stronger tracking than intended when using Tetrapod legs
  • Fixed a bug where the attack warning marker would not display for an enemy AC firing DETONATING MISSILE "45-091 JVLN BETA" equipped to the left back slot
  • Fixed a bug where the attack warning sound would not play correctly for an enemy firing GRENADE "IRIDIUM"
  • Fixed a bug where charged attacks from LIGHT WAVE BLADE "IA-C01W2: MOONLIGHT" and CORAL OSCILLATOR "IA-C01W7: ML-REDSHIFT" would clip through certain structures/objects
  • Fixed a bug where reloading with a full magazine would cause certain weapons to fire unintentionally
  • Other bug fixes

Previous patches fixed save data issues, improved stability within the game, and made additions to the game to improve the quality of life of the game.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:30 PM
    

See the Tetsuya Nomura Young Sephiroth Artwork

During a History of Shinra interview involving Kazushige Nojima and Final Fantasy VII, Tetsuya Nomura art of young Sephiroth appeared. At around the 54 minute mark, discussions about Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis came up. This was followed by looks at Sephiroth. Then, at the 56 minute mark, the two images of Nomura's take on the villain when he was young appeared.

Here's a closer look at the Tetsuya Nomura take on young Sephiroth. He still has his trademark green eyes. The hair is at about the same length as the Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis version of him. 

See the Tetsuya Nomura Young Sephiroth Artwork
Image via Square Enix

As a reminder, Nomura worked on the original game's art. He also worked on FFVII Remake as a director, FFVII Rebirth and FFVII Ever Crisis as a creative director.

For reference, here's a side-by-side comparison of the Nomura design alongside the actual character portrait art used in the First Soldier episodes in Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis. The outfit is identical.

Young Sephiroth joined the cast of Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis at the end of September 2023. When people go through the First Soldier storyline with Glenn, Lucia, and Matt, they'll see a glimpse into his past. In addition, new gear changing his outfit appeared alongside his launch.

Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is available on mobile devices. FFVII Rebirth will come to the PS5 on February 29, 2024, with the exclusivity arrangement ending on May 29, 2024. 

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:00 PM
    

Kingdom Hearts Silver Shadow Heartless Ring Coming Soon

Square Enix will be releasing a Kingdom Hearts Silver Shadow Heartless Ring on October 7, 2023 in Japan. This silver ring features three Shadow Heartless swarming together, two of them with silver eyes and one of them with golden eyes, as an accent feature on the ring.

This Kingdom Hearts Heartless ring is made out of 925-silver and has also been finished with black silver plating. The ring comes in sizes 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 and costs ¥27,500 (approx. $185 USD). It can be ordered from the Square Enix e-store from Japan. The ring will also be releasing in North America in November 2023 for $249.99, although it is already sold out on the official Square Enix Store

Other recently announced Kingdom Hearts merchandise includes two Kingdom Key keyblades that project keyholes with light, and a new Jacquard accessory collection including purses, bags, and wallets. Square Enix has released plenty of other items throughout the past year including a vinyl boxset with 36 songs from the games, two music boxes, a $2,000 chair, and even more jewelry.

The new Silver Shadow Heartless ring will release in Japan on October 7, 2023. Kingdom Hearts 4 is currently in development. Missing-Link is also in development for mobile devices.

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:30 PM
    

Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Gameplay Footage Shows 3 Characters

There's a new Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash gameplay trailer, and this time the characters Maki Zen'in, Panda, and Toge Inumaki are the stars. While the three didn't appear in the initial launch trailer, all three were rather swiftly confirmed as playable fighters in the game. Bandai Namco's new footage shows each one in fights.

Things begin with Maki. She was a major character in Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and supporting cast member in Jujutsu Kaisen. While she started out as a non-sorcerer, she is a master of cursed weapons and standard fighting. 

After that, the video focuses on Toge. While he primarily uses hand-to-hand fighting, he will used his cursed speech for attacks like Fall, Get Twisted, Stop, and Get Crushed. 

Finally, the Panda portion shows him using hand-to-hand combat. While he looks like a panda, he's a cursed corpse. At the end of his portion, he unleashes Gorilla Mode Max.

Here's the new Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash gameplay trailer for the characters Maki, Panda, and Toge. The version on YouTube features Japanese voice acting.

https://twitter.com/JJK_videogame/status/1709932076139725226

Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash will come to the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox, and PC "soon." The anime can be found on Crunchyroll, while Viz Media handles the manga.

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:00 PM
    

Genshin Impact Dodoco's Bomb-Tastic Adventure Event Fish Blasting Detailed

HoYoVerse explained more about the new Genshin Impact Dodoco's Bomb-Tastic Adventure event, which involves fish blasting with Klee. It begins on October 6, 2023. As long as you are at AR 20, finished the first chapter of Klee's character questline, and went through the final Mondstadt Archon Quest "Song of the Dragon and Freedom," you can take part in the game.

The point of Dodoco's Bomb-Tastic Adventure is to use Jumpty Dumpty bombs with different ranges to defeat dangerous Spikey Fish. If you do, you earn rewards like Primogems, Mora, Hero's Wit books, and Mystic Enhancement Ores. 

People will face a board with a Dodoco that can move along the edges. The Spikey Fish types of enemies will be arranged on the grid, as will other obstacles that will make a Jumpty Dumpty explode if it hits it. Your goal is to use the Jumpty Dumpty varieties you have to defeat all of the fish to earn points. They explode when they hit them or can be detonated after being tossed. The two example bombs shown by HoYoVerse in the image below showed one type had a range of five squares in a cross shape, while another would hit everything in a 3x3 box.

Genshin Impact is available for the PS4, PS5, PC, and mobile devices. The Dodoco's Bomb-Tastic Adventure event runs October 6-16, 2023. 

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:30 AM
    

Diablo IV Steam Release Date Announced

Blizzard has announced the Diablo IV Steam release date. It will be releasing on the storefront on October 17, 2023. This coincides with the release of Season of Blood, the second season of Diablo IV that is set to begin on October 17, 2023. That first came up during gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live.

Anybody looking to play on Steam will need to connect the game to a Battle.net account in order to enable cross-platform play with others on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The Steam version will also have access to Steam functions like achievements, friends lists, and the ability to invite friends to play in-game on Steam. Players can add the game to their wishlists ahead of the game's launch.

The minimum requirements to play Diablo IV on PC from Steam can be viewed below:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: 64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD™ FX-8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or Intel® Arc™ A380 or AMD Radeon™ R9 280 - DirectX® 12 compatible system
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 90 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: *1080p native resolution / 720p render resolution, low graphics settings, 30fps, SSD Required

The recommended requirements to play Diablo IV on PC from Steam are also available:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: 64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K or AMD Ryzen™ 1300X
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470 - DirectX® 12 compatible system
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 90 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: *1080p resolution, medium graphics settings, 60fps, SSD Required

Diablo IV's Season of Blood will include a new quest line, 22 Vampiric Powers, 5 additional endgame bosses, the Blood Harvest seasonal event, and new monsters types and variants. The game will also be receiving quality of life updates and additional endgame updates to improve the experience. More details about the upcoming season can be found on the official Blizzard website.

Diablo IV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC through Battle.net. The Steam version will release on October 17, 2023.

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:00 AM
    

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Screenshots Compared to Original FFVII Moments

As part of the preparation for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Square Enix shared some screenshots comparing it to the original FFVII. Each of these essentially shows a moment from the original game alongside the remake's situation. The four shared feature moments from outside Midgar and at Cosmo Canyon.

First, here are the two images showing Aerith, Barret, Cloud, and Tifa as they've just escaped from Midgar. In the case of the original FFVII, we actually see Midgar's walls and everyone as they're just getting up after the final chase. with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we see the party looking at the world outside the walls.

Next, here are the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and FFVII screenshots showing a moment in Cosmo Canyon. Once the party reaches the place, they head to the Observatory and Planetarium to speak with Bugenhagen. While we don't see the elder himself in the image, we do see the party members. In the original screenshot, only Aerith appears. In the remake, Aerith, Cloud, and Tifa are shown.

We'll perhaps learn more about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth soon. There will be a NYCC 2023 panel with some of the voice actors. That will happen on October 14, 2023 and be streamed online.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will come to the PS5 on February 29, 2024, with the exclusivity arrangement ending on May 29, 2024. FFVII Remake is available for the PS4, PS5, and PC. 

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:30 AM
    

Suletta Mercury Gundam Girls Generation figure

Megahouse will release a 1/8 scale Gundam Girls Generation figure of Suletta Mercury from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. It will open pre-orders in select Japanese stores including AmiAmi, which will support international shipping. It will appear in late June 2024. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]

The 215mm (8.46 inches) tall figure will be completely static with no movable parts, including the 'windblown' hair and tie. Megahouse will instead focus on adding details to the character's attire. A part of the Gundam Aerial's chest will appear as the figure's base.

Pre-orders for the figure will be exclusively available on Premium Bandai, AmiAmi, Volks, and Yellow Submarine on October 6, 2023, at 1 PM JST (12 AM ET). The figure will have a price tag of ¥24,200 (~$162).

Sunrise and Bandai have been releasing various kinds of merchandise related to Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. Earlier in 2023, the Japanese Premium Bandai website sold a real-life version of Suletta Mercury's hair barrette. Primaniacs also released fragrance perfumes inspired by Suletta and other Witch From Mercury characters.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury aired in two separate seasons from October 2022 to June 2023. The anime show is available to watch on Crunchyroll and the GundamInfo YouTube channel. Megahouse will close pre-orders for the 1/8 scale Suletta Mercury figure in early December 2023. It will release and ship the finished figures in late June 2024.

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:00 AM
    

Silent Hill: Ascension Release Date May Fall on Halloween

The Google Play listing for Silent Hill: Ascension is live and suggests a Halloween release date. The description for the Genvid experience says it will launch on October 31, 2023. As this is an interactive experience, the page also clarified that it will premiere at 6pm PT/9pm ET that day. However, Gematsu's Sal Romano said developer Genvid only said to wait for additional updates. [Thanks, Gematsu!] 

We first learned about Silent Hill: Ascension back in 2023. It was described as an interactive series at the time. It has a 2023 release window at the time. Genvid also mentioned the goal would be for people to watch and interact to determine the course of the story to determine the "canon" path during the experience. An update in 2023 noted there would be multiple characters showcased from around the world and the audience watching would determine their fates.

This product listing notes the first platform revealed for the game. Prior to this, Bad Robot Games, Behaviour Interactive, and Genvid didn't mention any. Also, while the listing does mention pre-registering, it also brings up in-app purchases. However, there's no new trailer there, as the only one appearing on the listing is from the May 2023 reveal. 

The Silent Hill: Ascension release date looks like it could be October 31, 2023. At the moment, only Android devices are confirmed as a platform. 

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:30 AM
    

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM - Rising Freedom Gundam

Sunrise published the third trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. The new trailer focuses on showing combat scenes between the manned robots known as Mobile Suits. It also reveals that Kira Yamato's new unit, the Rising Freedom Gundam, will have the ability to transform into an airplane-like Mobile Armor mode.

The new trailer is available to watch worldwide on the GundamInfo YouTube channel with closed captions in English, Chinese, and Korean.

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

At the same time, Bandai also released a separate trailer showcasing the upcoming Gunpla model kits from the title. The company will release 1/144 scale HG (High Grade) kits of the Rising Freedom Gundam, Immortal Justice Gundam, Gelgoog Menace, and the Black Knight Squad's Shi-ve.A and Rud-ro.A. It will also produce a 1/144 scale RG (Real Grade) kit of the Force Impulse Gundam Spec II and a chibi-proportioned SD Gundam EX-Standard kit of the Rising Freedom Gundam.

While the anime movie's Japanese official site also revealed the Gyan Strom, Bandai has yet to announce a Gunpla kit for this Mobile Suit as of October 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7O5fU1A6fs

When the second trailer for Gundam SEED Freedom appeared in August 2023, Sunrise revealed the main character roster. Although most of the original Japanese voice actors are set to reprise their roles for returning characters, Nanako Mori will replace Naomi Shindo as Cagalli Yula Athha's voice actress.

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom will launch first in Japanese theaters on January 26, 2024.

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 9:00 AM
    

Caster and Farmer Are the Best Silent Hope Starting Characters

One of the first things you need to do when Silent Hope begins is pick your who your starting hero will be s. There are a lot, honestly. It doesn't help that at the Character Selection screen in that very moment, it only offers a brief three or four sentences describing them and not really highlighting their abilities. Yes, when you encounter the rainbow, tear-shaped crystals on floors you can use that to swap characters or retreat to the surface, and you'll get that opportunity to do so shortly during the tutorial run. It still can feel like a big commitment. I chose the Fighter, then regretted it almost right away. So if you are picking from the seven characters to determine your starting one in Silent Hope, I say go with the Caster or Farmer.

Caster and Farmer Are the Best Silent Hope Starting Characters
Screenshot by Siliconera

Why is the Caster one of the great starter characters in Silent Hope?

The Caster is one of only two ranged units in Silent Hope, and he's the one with basically the best moveset. His standard attack is a nice ranged hit, which is useful when you're first getting your bearings early on or later in the game when you are dealing with hordes or trying to set off traps. 

I also love his dash move. Rather than some characters who quickly run, he actually has a brief teleport. This means you can quickly dart away and not have to worry about taking damage as he's escaping an enemy.

But really, the Caster is probably my top pick for best the best one of the starting characters because of his class advancement and skills. The initial Caster moveset is fantastic and focuses on range and crowd control. You use Black Hole to hold multiple enemies in place and guarantee they take more damage from attacks. The Mega Sphere only hits five times, but it slowly moves directly in front of you and tended to "push back" opponents it would hit. Meanwhile, his Explosion deals damage to a group around one enemy highlighted in red. So basically use Black Hole, perform Mega Sphere to push more enemies toward it or hit enemies captured, then use Explosion on the whole lot.

His Sage and Summoner classes and their skills are also great. Each one involve increased stats. The Sage is more about precautionary measures. If you feel like the Caster character is still getting hurt and put in danger, replace Mega Sphere with one of those skills. Magic Barrier makes him temporarily invincible. However, I prefer Impact. It is essentially Explosion, but the Caster character is the target and any enemy around him takes AOE damage.

It'll be a while before you get Summoner, but I assure you those skills are good too.

Caster and Farmer Are the Best Silent Hope Starting Characters
Screenshot by Siliconera

So why is the Farmer another great starting character in Silent Hope?

A lot of the more close-combat melee characters are okay in Silent Hope! I just think the Farmer is the best starter one because of her attack speed, moveset, and growth potential. Her pitchform/lance has a good reach to it, which is handy for major attacks. Her dodge is also a standard dash, which is serviceable. 

It's the initial three Farmer skills that can come in very helpful. Outta My Way is a straightforward dash attack that hits everyone in a straight line ahead of her. It might be difficult to pin down so you hit everyone guaranteed. But I like it as if her regular dash is on cooldown, you can also use that. Her Butterfly Buddy is also handy if you're dealing with early hordes that could include some enemies with higher defenses or a large group. This is because it can confuse or poison the foes, making them turn on each other and whittling down health. Since it just floats straight out, it usually hits quite a few enemies when it does this. Finally her Snack Time skill makes her harvest and eat a random vegetable that offers a stat buff. So she might deal more damage, see defense increase, or move more swiftly. Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, I'd even see two buffs show up after she had a snack.

While her Geomancer class upgrade features a lot of area of effect and crowd control skills that are fantastic later on, the Ranger skills are all designed to give her more attacking abilities. My favorite of the three, and I honestly recommend using instead of Butterfly Buddy, is Birdie Buddies. When used, she summons three birds that hover around her. They will then act as homing missiles and attack enemies nearby. It's great if you're generally exploring or going into a group of foes. Get Lost is also a good one. It's basically dealing damage to an area in front of the character in the same way as Outta the Way, but she remains stationary. 

The only downside to the Farmer, and the reason I'd say she's not as strong of a starter character in Silent Hope compared to the Caster, is Away You Go. This is a Ranger ability you can pick up and it's the only bad move in her arsenal. It involves her tossing her pitchfork/lance in a straight line at enemies. But the targeting system in here can be so frustrating that 70% of the time I'd miss opponents when I'd use it. 

Silent Hope is available on the Nintendo Switch and PC.

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Siliconera Thursday, October 5, 2023 8:55 AM
    

LEGO Animal Crossing Sets Teased

Nintendo released a new video teasing a line of LEGO Animal Crossing toys. The teaser video involves minifigs of multiple characters, which includes NPCs and some villagers. There's also a classic floating present from the series. However, it only notes it is on the way, and there's no release date or details about sets.

First, here's the initial teaser trailer. It features, from left to right, Rosie, Bunnie, Marshal, Kapp'n, Fauna, Julian, Isabelle, and Tom Nook. All of them are animated figures suggesting how the actual minifigures could look.

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709911924366794947

As a reminder, back in 2020 we saw some LEGO Animal Crossing sets appear on LEGO Ideas. It first debuted in May 2020 and involved Nook's Cranny shop being brought to life. Later, an official interview about the set mentioned it used over 1,000 pieces. It is unclear if this could be related to the announcement.

At the moment, LEGO and Nintendo already partnered up for an array of Super Mario sets. These are interactive ones that allow the electronic Mario and other characters to interact with pieces to essentially go on adventures.

The LEGO Animal Crossing is in development. Animal Crossing New Horizons is on the Switch, while Animal Crossing Pocket Camp is on mobile devices.

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