GamersHeroes Saturday, March 2, 2024 11:35 AM The Blue Bomber will make his way to Capcom's Street Fighter 6 as part of the Mega Man Gala Fighting Pass in March. As part of the Mega Man Gala Fighting Pass, players will be able to get for themselves cosmetic items like avatar gear (including the one and only Mega Buster), photo frames, emotes, … The post Street Fighter 6 Mega Man Gala Fighting Pass Coming in March appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Saturday, March 2, 2024 10:30 AM  Everyone's favorite moody, broody prettyboy Cloud Strife is back to steal our hearts again after four long years. And Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lives up to the monumental hype with its more-is-more approach to one of the most popular and influential games ever made. If you're spending this weekend taking down… |
Kotaku Saturday, March 2, 2024 9:15 AM  This week was marked by more inescapable upheaval on the gaming landscape, as PlayStation announced massive cuts across its studios and canceled some games in development. But there was some lighthearted fun to be had as well, with Hideo Kojima sharing his amusing reaction to Oscar Isaac's performance in Moon Knight,… |
PCGamesN Saturday, March 2, 2024 11:58 AM  Dead Cells quickly became a pillar of the roguelike Metroidvania (wow that's a mouthful) genre when it was released back in 2018. Since the game's launch, developer Motion Twin has been hard at work pumping out content releases to give players just that much more content to chew on, including four different DLC expansions. Now, the core game, plus all of its beefy DLC, is on a huge sale on Steam, making it one of the more tantalizing sales of the year thus far. Continue reading Get the best roguelike game and all its DLC cheap in this Steam sale MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best roguelike games, Best indie games on PC, Best soulslikes |
PCGamesN Saturday, March 2, 2024 11:06 AM  Dragon's Dogma 2 is the long-awaited sequel to Capcom's original entry into the series, Dragon's Dogma. Released way back in May 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 console generation, the game gradually grew a cult-like following, boosting its sales over time and eventually proving to Capcom that it had its next big franchise hit on their hands. With the sequel still weeks out from its official release, the game is already showing up in the top Steam sales charts despite it not even being playable for quite some time. Continue reading Dragon's Dogma 2 flies up Steam's best sellers weeks before launch MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Dragon's Dogma 2 release date, Dragon's Dogma 2 vocations, Dragon's Dogma 2 system requirements |
PCGamesN Saturday, March 2, 2024 10:26 AM  After a year filled with smaller free updates, one of the best colony sim style survival games on PC is making a return to paid DLC. Oxygen Not Included, the space simulation game offering that perfect mix of Rimworld and Starfield from beloved indie game studio Klei Entertainment, makers of Don't Starve, has revealed its 2024 plans, and they include a return to "content-focused" paid DLC for the 96%-rated Steam sensation. Continue reading 10/10 colony sim Oxygen Not Included is making a return to paid DLC |
PCGamesN Saturday, March 2, 2024 10:24 AM  Dune: Spice Wars has been scratching the itch for diehard Dune fans patiently waiting for the many times delayed release of the movie sequel Dune Part Two. The strategy game, which officially launched back in September 2023, allows players to take on many of the popular factions that battle for power on Arrakis, including the famous House Atreides and House Harkonnen. Now, developer Shiro Games has revealed the next playable faction in the 4X game, and they are looking quite powerful. Continue reading 2023 Dune RTS game reveals its new faction, House Vernius of Ix |
PCGamesN Saturday, March 2, 2024 9:16 AM  If you've queued up for any League of Legends solo queue in the last two months, there's a good chance you've played with, or against, Maokai in nearly every single game. The twisted treant has been dominating the meta, particularly as a support pick, all of Season 14 thus far. Riot pushed nerfs for the tree in patch 14.3, and then again in 14.4, but to no avail. As Maokai continues to sprout free LP like tree saplings, Riot has revealed for a third straight patch they'll be trying to do some lumberjack work and toning down Maokai once and for all. Continue reading League of Legends plots third attempt to cut Maokai down to size MORE FROM PCGAMESN: League of Legends ranks explained, League of Legends patch 14.2, League of Legends tier list |
PCGamesN Saturday, March 2, 2024 8:17 AM  As its Vampire Survivors style spin-off soars to incredible heights on Steam, selling more than 500,000 copies in its first week, Deep Rock Galactic Season 5 is set up to be a big moment for the already beloved Dwarf co-op game. Teased as a prelude to the upcoming roguelike Rogue Core, the next DRG season promises a new mission type to tackle, fresh-faced foes, additional weapon overclocks, a free season pass, and even some all-new Dwarven dance moves. Continue reading Deep Rock Galactic Season 5 has big plans between its two spin-offs MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Deep Rock Galactic gameplay impressions, Best co-op games on PC |
PCGamesN Saturday, March 2, 2024 7:04 AM  From Starfield to No Man's Sky and beyond, if you're in the mood for an interstellar adventure, there's no shortage of ways to do so. But while the grandiose machinations of Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen can be bold, the best space games are often those smaller-scale strategy games and roguelikes such as FTL and the upcoming Breachway. If that sounds up your alley, then Space Crew might be just what you're after - we labeled it a "compact, confident, bite-sized roguelite" in our review, and now it's yours as a free Steam game if you're quick. Continue reading This strategic space sim is a free Steam game, but not for long MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Space Crew review, The best space games on PC, The best strategy games on PC |
PCGamesN Saturday, March 2, 2024 6:03 AM  I'm so thankful for Tribes 3 Rivals. Developer Prophecy Games has brought back the fastest multiplayer shooter on PC, eight years on from the final update to Tribes Ascend, and it's already seen a positive reception, becoming the most played FPS game during the recent Steam Next Fest. Now, we have a release date for the official early access launch, and it's surprisingly soon. Outpacing the likes of Call of Duty, Halo, and Counter-Strike 2, and even zooming past the high speeds of Titanfall 2 or classic Doom and Quake multiplayer, it's time to get ready for Tribes 3 Rivals. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games, Upcoming PC games |
Siliconera Saturday, March 2, 2024 12:00 PM
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a generational game that fully lives up to the expectations set by its predecessor. In fact, it is a much better and more enjoyable game for me, due to the open-world environments and meaningful minigames like Queen's Blood. But if there's one part that sticks with me weeks after beating the game, it is the messy FFVII Rebirth ending.
Prior to the launch of FFVII Rebirth, legendary Final Fantasy Director Tetsuya Nomura noted his "nervousness" about the title, more specifically, its ending and the fate of certain characters. I feel he was right to be nervous in the end. The ending left me feeling a bit confused and uncertain about major elements of the story. I think things weren't clear enough about Square Enix's intent with certain characters and what would happen to them moving forward.
The ending honestly lacked focus and a goal from my standpoint. It tried too much to do a lot without accomplishing much in the process. It felt wishy-washy and like the developers wanted to go a certain route but then also play with a different route. I didn't appreciate the "have our cake and eat it too" mentality. But it is hard to talk about the ending without going into full spoilers, so let's dive in if you are ready.
What I didn't love about the FFVII Rebirth ending
Editor's Note: Full spoilers lie ahead for the FFVII Rebirth story, especially the ending.
The crux of my issue with the conclusion of this game comes from the obvious part of Aerith's fate. I'll be upfront. I wanted Aerith to live in this incarnation and maybe even have another character take her place for a twist. However, I was okay with her dying if the game played with it in some way, such as having Cloud twist the knife. After all, the story even played with that idea for majority of the game.
Unfortunately, the conclusion toyed with both sides and didn't ultimately come to a focused conclusion. The ending literally begins with Sephiroth about to stab Aerith, Cloud running up, and me as the player supposedly saving her. I was ecstatic when this happened. Then there were all these other timelines and seemingly showing her dead, then alive, then dead again. Then I think she's dead and she joins Cloud to beat Sephiroth at the end.
It is such a confusing mess. And then when I think she is alive for sure, it switches back to everyone mourning her but Cloud who still sees her. I hated this as well because the mourning felt rushed and not worthy of her supposed death. It almost seems like the developer is trying to tell us she is alive, but she may not be. The fact I walked away from the game having to assume she is dead, at least in the main timeline, is problematic. I would've preferred the story just stuck to her living or dying and not making it such a Schrödinger's Cat situation.
Fortunately, not all hope is lost. I know the next game will likely address the ending right from start, but I would prefer to see that happen beforehand in DLC. DLC centering around Zack, an origin story for Sephiroth, or whatever could address this ending. It could even be in the new ending for the game, similar to what happened with Intermission.
My current hypothesis is Aerith is dead in the main timeline, but alive in another one, possibly in Zack's. This would allow players to play as her occasionally in the final game, but still have the impact of her loss. I wish this was confirmed already, so I'm hoping DLC can shed some light on this matter and, hopefully, fix my issues with this messy FFVII Rebirth ending.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is available right now exclusively for the PS5.
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Siliconera Saturday, March 2, 2024 9:00 AM
When Splatoon 2 released, it also started a tradition of the series getting an additional mode and storyline as an add-on after the fact. At that time, it wasn't all that different from the main game's execution, just with a different story and missions. Now that the Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC is here, I can't help thinking its execution and design feels better than the main single-player campaign.
While the main Return of the Mammalians Splatoon 3 single-player campaign behaves like past entries in the series, where you go through stages in hub areas and eventually face bosses, Side Order is a roguelike. You're introduced to it with a single Palette, which represents a weapon and possible Color Chips you gain access to. You head into a multi-floor tower, with "boss" encounters on set floor. Said Color Chips are earned via completing floors you choose, with players able to choose the difficulty of the challenge to get the one associated with it to buff their abilities. Each "run" at the tower is different, due to the builds you accrue changing depending upon what you happen upon. While the objectives might eventually feel like you're going through the same challenges, they're brief enough and scaling in difficulty in such a way that I didn't mind it.
In true roguelike fashion, when you run out of lives, you're kicked out of the tower and sent to the bottom. However, you're doing so with the opportunity to be in a better position next time. Items you collected are transformed into Prlz. These can be spent to unlock permanent upgrades like an extra life or more armor, so you're reentering the tower in a better position. If you reached and beat one of the bosses, you'll get a key for the lockers to unlock a new Palette. This could mean access to a weapon you like better or are more comfortable using. It makes the prospect of coming back and trying again appealing.
The roguelike nature of Splatoon 3 Side Order helps make it appealing, but the fact that popular Splatoon 2 protagonists Pearl and Marina return alongside the NPC Acht also assists in making it memorable. The duo were such fun protagonists in their original game, and I really appreciated interacting with them again. Especially when you consider how Deep Cut in the main Splatoon 3 single-player campaign ended up taking an antagonistic role. The concept of a creation running wild and another element threatening the world provides a sense of drive to continue.
This isn't even taking into account how much fun it is to come back to the Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC experience, compared to the single-player campaign that I never touched again after beating it. Failure never feels discouraging, because like any roguelike there is steady progress always being made. Beating it doesn't make a difference, because it still feels like there's more to earn and unlock. If not Palettes, then by buying equipment or cosmetics from the Cipher's Siftings shop for the main game.
It all comes down to Splatoon 3 Side Order feeling more fulfilling to me than the single-player campaign did. I really enjoyed the approach, with the challenges scaling well and the different abilities and loadouts allowing for some fun builds. It made me want to not only play once, but keep playing so I could experiment with different tactics and earn more fun things.
Splatoon 3 and its Side Order DLC expansion are available now.
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Saturday, March 2, 2024 8:28 AM  Early Access games, although incomplete, are opportunities to see what games could be. Your feedback to the developers may even help shape the game into something even better. Here are the best Early Access games on Steam, ranked, for you to get in on early. Early Access games are those that have been purposefully released before they're fully finished. This means that the developers can gain feedback and anticipating fans get to play the game early. Typically, Early Access games are released with a reduced price which will be bumped up when the game fully releases. I will be ranking these Steam Early Access titles based on what they currently have in the game as well as what is to come. These games will either be pretty polished and robust already, or are very promising and have lots to look forward to. 10 – Deep Rock Galactic Survivor Image: Funday Games Deep Rock Galactic Survivor takes a spin on the massively successful Deep Rock Galactic, making it an au... |
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Gamer Empire Saturday, March 2, 2024 5:11 AM Though Hearts of Iron 4 has become very popular for the ability to choose any political path for countries during the Second World War and have a blast diplomatically and internally, the main focus of the game is still war. The most important part of war in this game are the divisions. Not because they […] |
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