Feb 14, 20:00


GamersHeroes Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:32 PM
    

Figure Skater Peach, Dashing Thief Peach, Mermaid Peach, and Mighty Peach all take the spotlight in the latest trailer for the upcoming Nintendo Switch title Princess Peach: Showtime!

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GamersHeroes Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:56 PM
    

Just in time for Valentine's Day, players will see how far they will go for love with the release of DON'T NOD and Focus Entertainment's Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. Gear up for this action-RPG with the launch trailer for the game.

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GamersHeroes Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:22 PM
    

Players can learn more about the Fighter Vocation with the latest trailer for Capcom's Dragon's Dogma 2.

The post Dragon's Dogma 2 The Fighter Vocation Spotlight Released appeared first on GamersHeroes.


Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 6:00 PM
    

A new and free update for The Sims 4, EA's uber-popular life sim, has added cosmetic options to the game that let you give your Sims vitiligo skin patches and patterns. To help celebrate this awesome addition, EA has brought in the world-famous model Winnie Harlow.

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Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 5:00 PM
    

Free-to-play shooter Halo Infinite just got a long, long overdue update to one of its more troubled modes: Big Team Battle. Featuring 24 players at once, Infinite's large-scale playlist was always beleaguered by the fact that it had too few maps. Any session spent in large brawls would inevitably orbit the same…

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Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:15 PM
    

It's Valentine's Day, which means love is in the air. Maybe you have someone to squeeze, or maybe you're holding on to an unrequested crush. And to be clear, we're talking about video game characters. Because let's be honest, for some of us who have been playing video games since we were kids, game characters helped…

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Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:30 PM
    

Update: 2/14/24, 3:30 p.m.:Last week's demo for the hotly anticipated RPG Final Fantasy VII Rebirth hit digital shelves and although public perception remains positive, there has been some concern over the visuals, specifically when using the game's high frame rate "Performance" mode. That's hopefully going to change…

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Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:15 PM
    

Baldur's Gate 3's patches are still rolling out six months after Larian's fantasy RPG launched in August. The game's sixth big update is on the horizon, and the studio has been teasing details about what fans can expect when it goes live. Here's everything we know so far about Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 6.

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Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:00 PM
    

The start of February brought a short list of new games to PlayStation Plus, and while it did have some underrated gems, it was lacking big hitters. The subscription service is rectifying that in a big way as it approaches the end of February by adding a slew of new hugely popular titles for subscribers. It's an…

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Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:15 PM
    

Sony announced its third-quarter earnings on February 14, and they weren't exactly full of glad tidings for PlayStation fans. For starters, the company revealed it doesn't plan to release any new titles in its major franchises for the remainder of 2024. Sony execs also said that its current-gen hardware, the PlayStatio…

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Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 1:30 PM
    

When MLB The Show 24 launches next month, it will include a female baseball player who made history in 1953. That inclusion will break new ground for the game series, too, as it's never featured a playable woman character before.

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Kotaku Wednesday, February 14, 2024 1:16 PM
    

Co-operative PvE extraction shooter Helldivers 2 features a number of different enemy types, many of which you may have to take out to complete specific challenges. A recent challenge requiring players to take out 20 Scout Striders is one such, and it might be giving you a bit of a hard time if you're not too…

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PCGamesN Wednesday, February 14, 2024 7:03 PM
     Cyberpunk 2077 meets Slay the Spire in new Steam deckbuilder

Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the best sci-fi games around, especially now that most of its bugs have been stomped out and several of its systems have been overhauled alongside the Phantom Liberty expansion's launch. Beyond the neon-lit action sequences, it tells a genuinely moving story about the inevitability of death, the meaning of a life well lived, and coping with alienation in a technologically advanced society. The only problem is that, unlike creator CD Projekt's prior work on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it doesn't have a card game built into it to help distract players between missions. Luckily, Into the Grid, a Steam game that combines cyberpunk aesthetics with Slay the Spire style deckbuilding, is here to fill that gap.


PCGamesN Wednesday, February 14, 2024 5:27 PM
     New Diablo 4 mount costs more than the actual game

Diablo 4 launched with plenty of lofty expectations last year. It turned out to be a solid if unsurprising sequel, elevated throughout its single-player campaign by weighty, gory combat and an appropriately gloomy atmosphere that made exploring its Gothic dungeons, noxious swamps, and stretches of rolling desert more compelling than action RPG game competitors, like Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, or Torchlight. Still, its creator, Blizzard Entertainment, has diminished some of the enjoyment of reaching high levels and kitting out your characters in fancy gear by leaning heavily into microtransactions. The latest of these, a mount called Vitreous Scourge, is especially egregious, requiring players to spend more on getting it than the cost of Diablo 4 itself.

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

PCGamesN Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:56 PM
     Massive military RTS boosts player count with major update

Eugen Systems has made a name for itself in the strategy game space by creating classic series like Steel Division, Wargame, and Act of War. Back in 2022, the French developer moved on and put out its latest RTS, Warno, on Steam Early Access and has been steadily working on adding to it ever since. Now, with its latest major update launched and a 25% discount helping to bring down its price, Warno has received a big boost to its player count.


Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:42 PM
    

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is my current go-to high-end gaming CPU recommendation, on account of its brilliant top-tier performance at a mid-tier price. The CPU normally costs around £375, but today it's down to £350 at Amazon UK. This isn't the cheapest we've ever seen this model, but it's the best price recorded in 2024 so far and a solid £25 below the going rate.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:29 PM
    

The RTX 4070 Super is a rather good deal, offering a significant boost in gaming performance over the earlier RTX 4070 - in fact, it's closer to the 4070 Ti than the vanilla 4070. That makes it a great choice for gaming up to 4K, while costing just a bit over the £500 mark - £539 to be accurate after a £50 discount that puts it below the UK RRP of £579.

That price is for a relatively modest Zotac Twin Edge model which fits easily even into small form factor PC, but thanks to the efficiency of the Ada Lovelace architecture the card should still run quite cool and quiet.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:28 PM
    

Last time, we conducted citizen science with a rare suggestion from a reader, and you decided that being able to reroll your build is better than instant-death bottomless pits. May you live a long and happy live refining by degrees, rather than slamming into hard lessons. This week, in celebration of Valentine's Day, we turn to matters of the heart, of loves and organs. What's better: health pick-ups looking like hearts or Doomguy's pet rabbit, Daisy?

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Twinfinite Wednesday, February 14, 2024 6:51 PM
    
It's good to play together...if you can afford to.

Twinfinite Wednesday, February 14, 2024 5:30 PM
    
The coolest Elden Ring ink you'll see.

Twinfinite Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:58 PM
    
Catch 'em all text-based style.

Twinfinite Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:54 PM
    
A series of promising exclusives.

Siliconera Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:00 PM
    

Amour'd Core Armored Core Dating Sim

In Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, characters mostly appear as names, voices, and sometimes an attached giant robot, but that hasn't stopped fans falling in love with them. So much so that one fan is developing an unofficial Armored Core dating sim featuring the game's various pilots with original designs and illustrations called Amour'd Core.

Developed by Austin-based artist Beth Short, Amour'd Core is a fan-made dating sim currently featuring nine Armored Core VI characters as romance options, with more planned. These include fan favorites like Handler Walter and Rusty, less prevalent characters like Pater and Maeterlinck, and even non-human characters like Ayre and ALLMIND.

Currently, there is no release date or list of expected platforms, and as an unaffiliated fan work the game's development is supported by Short's Patreon. There are several tiers of support available that include exclusive content and illustrations, and even the chance to appear in the game's credits.

You can find the creator's Valentine's Day tweet below:

https://twitter.com/Baby_Beff/status/1757792827814064268

Here is some of the concept art for the game's characters and UI from Short:

Back in December, 2023, pre-orders opened for a Handler Walter themed hoodie produced by Mamegyorai. Meanwhile, a behind-the-scenes seminar detailing the development of Armored Core 6 aired in Japan on January 19, 2024, featuring speakers from FromSoftware itself.

There is currently no release date for the Armored Core themed dating sim Amour'd Core, however you can support the development via Patreon, or follow the creator's Instagram and Twitter accounts. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is immediately available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

The post Amour'd Core Is a Fan-made Armored Core VI Dating Sim appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:00 PM
    

Nijisanji English VTuber Selen Tatsuki To help offer an idea of what's going on with Anycolor, Nijisanji English, and the Selen Tatsuki termination, here's a timeline to follow.

There's a lot going on with Anycolor, the company behind the Nijisanji Vtuber agency, with the English branch seeming to fall apart in December 2023 and January 2024 following situations surrounding Selen Tatsuki. However, this is more than just some recent issue, as the decline could even start to be traced as far back as 2022 when the Korean and Indonesian branches were first folded. It's a lot! Especially if you're new to Vtubers.

What's going on with Anycolor, Nijisanji, Selen Tatsuki, and its other English and Indonesian Vtubers?

This timeline will only go over confirmed and known information and announcements as of February 14, 2024. As the Selen and Dokibird situation is a bit more specialized as a result of Doki specifically saying requesting people tell others "this is where I am now" on social media on February 5, 2024, that is the only performer identity that will be discussed out of respect to the people behind the Vtubers. In addition, not all Nijisanji graduations between 2022 and 2024 will be noted. 

  • February 17, 2022: Anycolor announced Nijisanji Indonesia (ID) and Korea (KR) will be folded into the Japanese branch. 
  • December 14, 2022: Nijisanji English (EN) Vtuber Yugo Asuma graduates. This is specifically labeled as a graduation and not a termination. There is no graduation stream.
  • February 8, 2023: Nijisanji EN Vtuber Zaion LanZa suspended.
  • March 10, 2023: Anycolor terminates the contract with Zaion LanZa.  The company's announcement listed 12 offenses as the reasons for the dismissal.
  • April 9, 2023: Anycolor announces four Vtubers who started out with Nijisanji ID will graduate between May and July 2023.
  • May 14, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber ZEA Cornelia graduates.
  • May 28, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Taka Radjiman graduates.
  • June 15, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Siska Leontyne graduates.
  • July 16, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Amicia Michella graduates.
  • March 23, 2023: Anycolor suspends Nijisanji Vtuber Gundo Mirei following a World Baseball Classic comment.
  • May 24, 2023: Nijisanji Vtuber Asahina Akane graduates.
  • June 21, 2023: Nijisanji Vtuber Gundo Mirei graduates. 
  • June 30, 2023: Anycolor announces four more Vtubers who started out with Nijisanji ID will graduate between August and October 2023
  • July 8, 2023: Nijisanji EN Vtuber Nina Kosaka graduates. This marks the first English branch departure that is also accompanied by farewell streams due to the nature of Yugo's abrupt departure and Zaion's termination.
  • August 3, 2023: Anycolor announces its Virtual Talent Academy expelled a number of second, third, and fourth-generation students training to become Vtubers.
  • August 27, 2023: Nijisanji EN Vtuber Mysta Rias graduates.
  • August 20, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Azura Cecilla graduates.
  • September 3, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Nara Haramaung graduates.
  • September 30, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Reza Avanluna graduates.
  • October 20, 2023: Anycolor announces that three more Vtubers who had been with Nijisanji ID will graduate between November 2023 and January 2024.
  • October 29, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Hyona Elatiora graduates. 
  • November 17, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Xia Ekavira graduates.
  • December 25, 2023: Nijisanji EN Vtuber Selen Tatsuki releases a cover of the Lilypichu song "Last Cup of Coffee." It is then set to private by Anycolor. Selen asks people on social media to share the cover. It is later uploaded by multiple fans online like Zero Kanao Ch.
  • December 28, 2023: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Mika Melatika graduates. A post appears on Selen's social media account that stated she'd been hospitalized to explain her sudden disappearance after December 25, 2023.
  • December 31, 2023: A post appears on Selen's social media account noting she was discharged from the hospital
  • January 5, 2024: Anycolor announces Nijisanji EN Vtuber Pomu Rainpuff will graduate on January 20, 2024
  • January 10, 2024: Anycolor announces Selen will not appear at Anime Impulse 2024 alongside other Nijisanji EN Vtubers.
  • January 11, 2024: Former Nijisanji ID Vtuber Riksa Dhirendra graduates.
  • January 20, 2024: Nijisanji EN Vtuber Pomu Rainpuff graduates. Selen does not appear as part of the graduation streams and events.
  • February 1, 2024: Anycolor announces Nijisanji EN Vtuber Kyo Kaneko will graduate on February 17, 2024.
  • February 5, 2024: Anycolor announces the termination of Nijisanji EN Vtuber Selen Tatsuki. Lilypichu confirms she gave permission for Selen's "Last Cup of Coffee" cover in August 2022 on social media. Multiple other members of the English branch announce breaks. Indie Vtuber Dokibird announces her return.
  • February 6, 2024: Anycolor releases a statement that states, in whole, "On February 5, 2024, ANYCOLOR made the decision to terminate our affiliation contract with the NIJISANJI EN Liver, Selen Tatsuki. The impact of this decision on our financial results will be negligible."
  • February 7, 2024: Hyte terminates its Nijisanji projects. Dokibird resumes streaming.
  • February 12, 2024: Nijisanji EN Vtubers Elira Pendora, Vox Akuma, and Ike Eveland release a video on behalf of Anycolor claiming they saw legal documents from Selen and her lawyer. Anycolor releases a statement saying it didn't violate any confidentiality agreements by allowing its Vtubers to see the paperwork. Anycolor CEO Riku Tazumi addresses concerns regarding the "negligible" statement on February 6, 2024. All Nijisanji EN Vtubers except Kotoka Torahime, Kyo Kaneko, and Scarle Yonaguni share these statements on their social media accounts.
  • February 14, 2024: Dokibird releases a statement regarding Anycolor's actions on February 12, 2024, on social media

The post Here's a Timeline of the Nijisanji English (and Indonesia) Decline and Selen Tatsuki Termination appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:00 PM
    

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Drop Rate, Multiplayer Matchmaking Fixed in PS4, PS5 Patch

People playing Granblue Fantasy: Relink multiplayer on the PS4 or PS5 may notice improved matchmaking starting today or find they will see a higher drop rate when breaking foe parts thanks to a patch. The 1.0.4 update is now live and, while small, fixes two major issues people may have experienced when trying to play alone or with others.

After the game's launch, there were reports of people on the PS4 or PS5 not getting foe parts after breaking certain areas on enemies. For example, a friend of mine noticed an issue trying to get Vitality Hoof from Furycane when fighting it. Downloading and applying the Granblue Fantasy: Relink patch should fix the drop rate going forward.

As for Granblue Fantasy: Relink matchmaking, it only applies to a specific multiplayer situation. If someone has Power Adjustment on, they should see a different in ensuing match ups and fights. This change doesn't have any kind of effect on general matchmaking outside of that particular situation.

Granblue Fantasy Relink is now available for the PS4, PS5, and PC. People can now download the 1.0.4 update for the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game. The next PC patch will appear on February 16, 2024.

The post Granblue Fantasy: Relink Drop Rate, Multiplayer Matchmaking Fixed in PS4, PS5 Patch appeared first on Siliconera.


PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, February 14, 2024 6:26 PM
     Armor Broken Helldivers 2Helldivers 2 is a game plagued by bugs, both intentional and unintentional. The latest problem to be found in the amazing liberation-spreading game is with the Helldivers armor rating being completely broken. In a new video released on YouTube, the problems are highlighted. No differences in light and heavy armor YouTube streamer Wulfrayne highlights the issues surrounding the damage ratings of the various types of armor. In his video he shows the amount of damage it takes to die using both light armor and heavy, and the amount is the same. With both sets of armor on, it takes six attacks to be downed in Helldivers 2. This bug will eventually be patched, but for now, it makes heavy armour completely redundant in Helldivers 2. It is better to simply play with light armor and make the most of the benefits that come with that. Light armor has much higher speed and much better stamina regeneration. In time, the patch for armor will be fixed, and the damage values will be ...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, February 14, 2024 5:35 PM
     Persona 3 Reload Review Main CharacterPersona 3 Reload made me realize what a personal experience the original release provided. It's funny, what a difference nearly 18 years can make, and how little that amount of time changes the ingredients that make up a great interactive experience. When Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 arrived in North America in late 2006, building on fresh brand recognition produced by Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, it offered a compelling RPG experience like none I had ever experienced. I was utterly enthralled. While playing the revitalized remake, I felt the familiar magic at work once again. The reasons for my enchantment had changed sometimes, as had the game's finer details and presentation. Mostly, those differences make Persona 3 Reload the definitive edition of an already very good game. The exceptions to that happy rule warrant a special mention, so let's get that out of the way. Persona 3 has seen multiple enhanced releases over the years, in Persona 3 FES (also released on t...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, February 14, 2024 5:26 PM
     Helldivers 2 reviewSince Helldivers 2 is a live service game, you can expect a tiered currency system. You can earn badges by doing certain objectives during the missions that unlock weapons, gear, and other items that make you stand out. The other is Super Credits, the premium currency acquired one way — till now. To learn how to get Super Credits for free in Helldivers 2, you might want to read below.  Helldivers 2: How to get Super Credits for free Super Credits are surprisingly inexpensive in Helldivers 2. Unlike most games that feature a premium currency, there's value behind them, and doesn't feel like you're being robbed. But having the option of getting them free is great as well.  Related: How to increase mission difficulty in Helldivers 2 To get Super Credits for free must simply play any mission. However, while you're in the mission, look for orange or blue storage crates. They can be hard to come. But I found a handful by going to the many question marks scattered ...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, February 14, 2024 5:17 PM
     Infinite Craft Featured ImageThe browser-based game Infinite Craft has taken the Internet by storm with its crazy combination and seemingly endless possibilities. Getting started with Infinite Craft is easy enough, but you'll eventually hit a wall as you try to create specific things. Some basic materials like Metal are shockingly hard to create, and sometimes the game will give you something completely random even if you're deliberately trying to discover a certain item or ingredient. This guide contains a complete list of every crafting recipe that has been discovered in Infinite Craft, so it should be able to help you on your journey to create the rarest combinations in the game. Related: How to make Batman in Infinite Craft Every Combination in Infinite Craft ItemFirst IngredientSecond IngredientAbominable SnowmanWater + YetiYetiAdamMud VenusAlfredBatmanWisdomAlligatorSwampTrumpAmazonJungleRiverAmberCologne FossilAmericaRainbow ContinentAmmoniteFossilRollAncientRuinsTownAndroidSoftware ...

PC Invasion - FeedDDD Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:40 PM
     Does Last Epoch Have Seasons Cycles ExplainedIf you're used to video games like Diablo 4 and its seasons, you're probably wondering how it works for the Last Epoch, which has its own thing called Cycles. So what are Cycles, and do they work the same way as seasons do? We'll explain everything about this unique system that Last Epoch has. Last Epoch: Do Cycles work like seasons? As soon as you jump into Last Epoch, you're greeted with quick character customization and a choice of either a Standard or Cycle character. To anyone new to this action RPG, Last Epoch does have seasons, but they're called Cycles. Creating a Cycle character is like creating a seasonal character in Diablo 4, they'll stick around until the next Cycle arrives and you can create a new character and build. Every few months, Eleventh Hour Games will introduce new content and rewards for Cycle characters. If you don't care about the seasonal content, go for a Standard character. Screenshot: Eleventh Hour G...

Tabletop Gaming News – TGN Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:13 PM
     In an overwhelming display of support, the Kickstarter campaign for Epic Warpath has shattered its funding goal, amassing $119,955—over three times its original target of $37,813. Crafted by the renowned duo, Matt Gilbert and Alessio Cavatore, this ambitious project reached its funding milestone in a mere 26 minutes, a testament to the excitement and anticipation …

Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:03 PM
    

An announcement trailer was also released.

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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:47 PM

Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:31 PM
    

PlayStation 5 had sold over 50 million units as of December last year. 

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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:07 PM
    

The PlayStation 5 will enter its "latter half of the console cycle."

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