GamersHeroes Monday, April 8, 2024 12:48 PM The fourth episode of ILCA and Bandai Namco's Sand Land developer diary series takes a look at the Forest Area region of the game. The post Sand Land Dev Diary Episode 4 Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 5:11 PM Over 60 hours into Rise of the Ronin and I still haven't discovered everything that Team Ninja's latest open-world samurai adventure game has to offer. And now, outside of all the cats to collect and fugitives to kill, there's another secret connected to Nioh that I only just came across. That's right: William Adams,… |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 4:30 PM First there's a solar eclipse, and now there's an Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover event in Fortnite. Somewhere out there, a grown man is plotting an attack on the Fire Nation while he and his kids get a victory royale and I think that's beautiful. |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 4:15 PM A new Fanatical PC bundle containing seven Fallout games, basically the entire franchise, is currently available right now for the low price of $25. Even better, many of these games are playable on Steam Deck, too. |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 4:00 PM Midori, the reliable leaker known for revealing that Persona 3 Reload would be getting The Answer as DLC, has more news for Persona fans. This time it's about the inevitable Persona 6, which remains unannounced by Atlus. According to a post on social media from Midori, the dominant color in the next mainline entry's… |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 3:15 PM Ordz Games has revealed a new retro-inspired handheld gaming console that will allegedly let players earn Bitcoins while playing games that are connected to the larger blockchain network. The console isn't out yet, but will likely cost around $500, according to the company behind the device. |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 2:30 PM Final Fantasy is a series that's been known for its epic summons, god-like entities who'll aid you in battle. Rebirth introduces a number of classics who you can acquire by defeating them in Chadley's combat simulator. One of which is Odin, who is notoriously able to swiftly end fights with just one attack. Fittingly,… |
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Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 2:00 PM If Hatsune Miku were an actual person and not an insanely popular virtual popstar vocaloid (a software that synthesizes singing from lyric and melody inputs) she'd currently be in hot water with fans after her latest concert series. Miku Expo is an annual international tour where vocaloid developer Crypton Future… |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 1:45 PM Over the weekend, a lucky few JetBlue fliers were treated to a pleasant surprise as they entered Terminal 5 in New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport: a photo op with none other than Nintendo's (and gaming's) leading man, Mario. |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 1:30 PM With Sonic the Hedgehog leaping from the small screen to the big one and spawning TV series spin-offs devoted to specific characters (looking at you, Knuckles), executive producer Toby Ascher has said the film franchise will grow to Avengers-level proportions. |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 12:30 PM Later this week, the Fallout TV series premieres on Amazon Prime after what feels like years of rumors, hype, and teasing. But before the show has even aired a single second of its first episode, Amazon is set to deliver more post-apocalyptic drama and has seemingly started prepping to film a second season in… |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 12:00 PM With the release of the Rising Tide DLC on April 18, Final Fantasy XVI's story will finally be over. While that doesn't mean Square Enix is done working on the project (a PC port is still in the works), it does mean fans are curious as to what the team will do next and if we will ever see the game's world and… |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 11:10 AM If you somehow haven't heard already, there's going to be a solar eclipse today, April 8. The sun, moon, and Earth are going to be perfectly aligned for a brief window, and if you live in one of the areas where it will be visible, you'll be able to see the phenomenon for around four-and-a-half minutes. Many people… |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 11:00 AM They did it. They said it was impossible, and that all the odds were against them, but the bastards did it. Over the weekend, Arrowhead Game Studios passed down the final phase of Operation Swift Disassembly, a major order that tasked Helldivers 2 players with wiping out the robot Automatons for good. Despite… |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 10:45 AM We all know Xbox is preparing for some sort of digital-first future. With products like the Xbox Series S (and the leaked Xbox Series X refresh), services such as Xbox Game Pass, and some games forgoing physical discs entirely, it seems the gaming giant is ready for gaming to go all digital, and unlike physical games, … |
Kotaku Monday, April 8, 2024 10:20 AM It's easy to lose track of time in Dragon's Dogma 2. There is simply so much to do in Capcom's action RPG. One minute you are waking up at the inn ready to start your long hike to the next town, and the next thing you you got lost on a detour through a cave system, it's nighttime, and you've let an entire day pass you… |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 4:38 PM Throne of Bone immediately sets itself apart from the games it most resembles with an eye catching visual style. Its clean, colorful cartoon character designs, all themed around skeletons and monsters, pop from the screen as immediately as the art featured in games like Hades or Darkest Dungeon. Alongside its compelling aesthetic, though, is a novel take on genre convention, Throne of Bone mashing up deckbuilders, auto battlers, and roguelike games into something all its own. Luckily, anyone intrigued by this combination can check out the game for themselves right now on Steam through both a free demo and a 10% off launch discount. Continue reading Hearthstone meets Darkest Dungeon in new Steam card battler, out now |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 2:59 PM The future didn't look too bright for Wayfinder, the online fantasy RPG game from Darksiders, Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, and Battle Chasers: Nightwar creator Airship Syndicate, just a few months ago. Its publisher, Warframe makers Digital Extremes, announced late last year that it was closing its publishing division and, as a result, would no longer be involved with work on Wayfinder. Now, however, Airship Syndicate has regained control over its project, halted sales of the Early Access game, and recommitted to further development efforts. Continue reading Darksiders devs regain control, halt sales of online RPG Wayfinder MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Wayfinder preview, Best multiplayer games, Best RPG games |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 1:33 PM Audiences seem to love cleaning stuff up, at least virtually. All of the real world toil of tidying up a house or restoring a neglected property suddenly become enjoyable when presented in the form of games like Unpacking, PowerWash Simulator, or House Flipper. Even more specifically, players don't mind the most grotesque forms of cleaning, like the gruesome tasks required by darker simulations such as Viscera Cleanup Detail or Serial Cleaner. This is clearer than ever in Crime Scene Cleaner, which has just launched a free prologue that's been rated Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam. Continue reading Gruesome, Overwhelmingly Positive cleaning simulator gets free demo |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 12:32 PM The first episode of the Fallout show on Amazon Prime will be free to watch with select streamers on Twitch, weeks after the Watch Party feature was discontinued from the service. 15 streamers will be watching the first episode on Twitch, with viewers able to watch along on the same day that all eight episodes start airing, but this is just a "one-off" for the feature. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPG games, Best old games, Fallout 5 release date |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 12:29 PM It looks as though we won't have to wait long for the Nvidia RTX 5090 release date now, as two new Nvidia Blackwell gaming GPUs are reportedly expected to be launched by the end of 2024, ready to do battle with AMD's RDNA 4 graphics cards. Not only will this lineup reportedly include the flagship 5090, but the RTX 5080 is also expected to be released before the end of the year. Continue reading Nvidia RTX 5090 release date expected in 2024, according to report MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 12:29 PM Sometimes a game just seems to blow up out of nowhere. This is the case with Helltaker, a free Sokoban style puzzle game whose visuals call to mind hits like Skullgirls and The Binding of Isaac, and which originally came out all the way back in 2020. Nearly four years to the date of its original launch, Helltaker is rocketing up the Steam charts once again, becoming one of the most played games on Valve's platform. Continue reading Free 2020 anime game blows up on Steam again for no obvious reason |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 12:22 PM It's been JRPG vs. JRPG during March in the UK with two titans of RPG-dom battling it out on the sales charts for supremacy. With Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth releasing on the last day of February and Dragon's Dogma 2 hitting hard drives on Friday March 22, it's a little bit of a surprise to see the latter slip ahead to take the crown of the bestselling JRPG of March 2024. Continue reading Dragon's Dogma 2 is beating Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth in a big way MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Dragon's Dogma 2 review, Dragon's Dogma 2 vocations, Dragon's Dogma 2 map |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 12:06 PM When is the Marathon release date? Marathon is a forthcoming first-person shooter from Bungie, the team behind hit games like Destiny 2 and the original Halo. It's been a while since the first trailer gave us the scoop on what players could expect from the game, which was rumored to be in development for quite some time before Bungie's actual announcement in May 2023. And, while the Marathon release date is still quite a way away, the hype is real given Bungie's history of delivering unrivaled gunplay and the stunning trailer that re-introduced gamers to the remake of the FPS game, which remains a classic. Continue reading Marathon release date estimate, trailer, and gameplay MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games , Marathon release date speculation, All Destiny 2 news |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 11:55 AM What are the best Fortnite skins? Everyone has their personal preference, but in the years since the debut of Fortnite, Epic has rolled out iconic skins over the years and partnered with artists, movies, and TV shows to attract fans to the multiplayer game. The range of Fortnite skins is one reason people keep coming back, making it one of the best battle royale games in gaming history. Each event and update brings multiple skins to help cosmetic lovers stack up their inventory. From Winterfest celebrations to Ariana Grande's rift concert, there's a skin for every occasion. With the arrival of new game modes to take advantage of your customized avatar, all of which are compatible with Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival. Some skins have also been Lego-ified for the new survival mode, so check out Lego Fortnite skins for a list of our favorites. Continue reading The 87 best Fortnite skins MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Fortnite map - key locations, Fortnite skins, All Fortnite Chapter 4 weapons |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 11:30 AM Gamers are reportedly returning Intel gaming CPUs at an increased rate because of instability in several PC games. The company is reportedly investigating this Intel gaming CPU issue right now, but this isn't the first time Intel's latest top-end 13th gen and 14th gen CPUs have been associated with stability problems in games. Continue reading Your Intel CPU could be unstable in Unreal Engine games MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 11:21 AM How do you get more viewers in Content Warning? The premise of Content Warning is simple: find scary things, film scary things, and upload your footage to the internet. With any luck, your videos will be entertaining enough that you'll gain a following on the in-game video site, SpookTube, and catapult you and your team to viral fame. The multiplayer game is going from strength to strength after initially being available for free on Steam. Now that players have gotten to grips with the basic mechanics of Content Warning, they want to know how to increase their audience, and with it, their income. Here are some tips to help you get more viewers in Content Warning. Continue reading How to get more views in Content Warning MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best horror games, Best co-op games, Content Warning system requirements |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 11:07 AM I'm once again blown away by a Starfield mod. This time, we're looking at a DLC-sized (and I mean it) expansion of the outpost and base building system. It's got food production, new building options, a fracking mechanic, mechs, turrets, biodomes, extra food and drink options, and a whole lot more. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Starfield mods, Starfield outposts, Starfield traits |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 11:05 AM When is the Prologue release date? If you're a fan of PUBG: Battlegrounds and you've been keeping an eye on PlayerUnknown himself, then chances are you're desperate to find out what Brendan Greene is up to. Well, you're not alone. From what we've seen and heard so far, it appears that Greene will be leaving his battle royale game roots behind him to create the foundations for new and innovative open-world games. At its core, Prologue will be a pay-what-you-want tech demo featuring a huge open world you can explore at your own pace. But what it means is much, much more - especially if his team can pull it off. Continue reading Prologue game release date estimate, trailers, and latest news MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Upcoming PC Games |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 11:10 AM One of the things I find so interesting about Riot's elusive League of Legends MMORPG is how it will transform a PvP-focused game into a PvE one. It's hard to imagine League without your angry midlaner typing myriad colorful expletives in the chat, but this summer we'll be getting a taste of PvE LoL with its newest game mode. Continue reading League of Legends is getting a Vampire Survivors style PvE mode MORE FROM PCGAMESN: League of Legends ranks explained, League of Legends patch 14.2, League of Legends tier list |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 12:24 PM If you weren't at PAX East this year or simply didn't brave the long line to play Animal Well, you really missed out. After going hands-on with the upcoming Metroidvania for a second time, I can confidently say that Animal Well remains one of my most anticipated games of the year. Boasting a strong vision and eclectic inspirations, this incoming Metroidvania needs to be on your radar. Continue reading Animal Well could do for Metroidvanias what Undertale did for RPGs MORE FROM PCGAMESN: best platform games, best indie games, best free games |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 12:07 PM April 8, 2024: We added new AFK Journey codes to our list and checked for expired codes. What are the new AFK Journey codes? Making good use of limited-time freebies is the best way to stay ahead of the curve without upsetting your wallet. Stay competitive with the best team compositions, clear the story without issue, and reap the rewards of the PvP leaderboards by keeping up with these generous giveaways. There's plenty of way to get AFK Journey Diamonds and Gold in the anime game, but the best way is to redeem the latest AFK Journey codes before they expire. If you're new to AFK Journey, we also recommend checking out our in-depth AFK Journey tier list and AFK Journey reroll guide to ensure you're spending your freebies wisely. Now that you're all set, here are the AFK Journey codes waiting to be redeemed. Continue reading AFK Journey codes April 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: AFK Journey tier list, AFK Journey codes, AFK Journey reroll |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 10:54 AM Between Baldur's Gate 3, Diablo 4, Balatro, and then upcoming surefire hits like GTA 6, it's been a busy era for new games. Some have staying power. Some, unfortunately, do not. Even great games can get swept away by the passage of time and advent of new releases - what seems like a modern classic one month can be forgotten by the next. But it's not always this way. Years, even a decade later, some games suddenly find themselves super popular again, with a teeming player base either discovering them for the first time, or coming back for another waltz. A huge-scale, super realistic, war-based MMO, originally launched in 2022, is one such example. It might have slipped your mind by now, or perhaps passed you by entirely, but with thousands more players in the past week, this is proof that some games just keep living. Continue reading After two years, huge realistic war MMO has thousands more players |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 10:53 AM Inspired by space exploration, and the launch of the first satellite from Earth, Sputnik, PC modder Lobachev Andrey Vladimirovich built this space-age mini-ITX gaming PC from scratch. The design eschews 90-degree bends to avoid the boxy look of standard PC cases, and it's constructed from laser-cut 2mm aluminum. Thanks to our rapidly growing PC building Facebook page, we've seen many custom gaming PCs, from mods based on existing case designs to scratch PC builds. You can even submit yours for consideration right here. Here PC modder Lobachev Andrey Vladimirovich (also known as S.PiC) guides us through the creation of this outlandish laser-cut aluminum PC build. Continue reading This space age gaming PC build is inspired by the Sputnik satellite MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 10:39 AM Want to know what's inside the Helldivers 2 Warbond? If you were overwhelmed by the sheer number of weapons and stratagems available to you before, the latest battle pass, or Warbond as Helldivers 2 refers to it as, is about to give you a headache. That's right, there are even more options to pick from if you pick up the Cutting Edge Warbond, including new armor sets, weapons, and much more. With the introduction of new weapons, world hazards, and mech suits coming to Helldivers 2, the meta is about to get shaken up. You should check out our guides on the best Helldivers 2 loadouts and the best Helldivers 2 weapons to ensure you're using the strongest equipment on offer. Here's everything we know about the Helldivers 2 Premium Warbond: Democratic Detonation, including its release date, price, and items on offer. Continue reading Helldivers 2 Warbond details – Season 3 Premium Warbond MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Helldivers 2 weapons, Helldivers 2 servers, Helldivers 2 system requirements |
PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 10:34 AM Who is on the Honkai Star Rail tier list? Judging the best Star Rail characters can be tricky. Not only is your roster subject to the whims of HoYoverse's infamous gacha mechanics, but each character's abilities are so varied that it can be difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Lucky for you, we've put each character through their paces to provide you with the definitive Honkai Star Rail tier list. When choosing the best Honkai Star Rail characters for our tier list, we've taken great care to evaluate how each character excels in a variety of situations, including battling through story quests, boss challenges, and game modes. It also gooes without saying that this tier list goes hand in hand with our Honkai Star Rail builds. Of course, with more Honkai Star Rail banners on the horizon, you might want to check out the latest Honkai Star Rail codes for some free currency to pull the latest and greatest. All that said, here are our expert tier list rankings for the best Honkai Star Rail characters in the free PC game following the 2.1 update. Continue reading Honkai Star Rail tier list – best characters April 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Honkai Star Rail review, Honkai Star Rail codes, Honkai Star Rail tier list |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 1:44 PM It's odd to think back on a time before Baldur's Gate 3 - and even stranger to think that the sprawling Dungeons & Dragons RPG was actually kicking around for a long while before its 1.0 release blew up awards shows, social media feeds and fan-fiction hubs last summer. Putting the game out into early access at the end of 2020 - multiple years before it was ready for a full release - worked out very well for Larian though, so it's maybe no surprise that they plan to do exactly the same with whatever comes next. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 1:17 PM Buckshot Roulette is simple, and simply unsettling. Sat across the table from a mysterious opponent clad in a deeply unnerving toothy mask, you pick up a shotgun loaded with shells. Then, you decide whether to point the gun at your opponent or yourself, and pull the trigger. Some of the shells are live, and others are blanks. Guess correctly, and you get to go again. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 12:55 PM Ubisoft might be taking this whole stealth thing a bit far when it comes to their remake of the original Splinter Cell. News of Sam Fisher's return first snuck out at the end of 2021, with little more spotlight than a brief blog post to confirm that, yep, it's a thing. After over two years of near-silence, it now looks like it might finally be time for Sam to emerge out of the shadows. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 12:48 PM Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter's #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by first-person stunt-o-shooting, retro-styled adventure games, an impressively unpleasant spider, and heaps more. Check out all these attractive and interesting indie games! |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 12:32 PM Deep Rock Galactic's Season 5 update - which launches in June 2024 - will allow you to reactivate and replay old seasons of Ghost Ship's celebrated dwarven asteroid mining sim. Here's how that works, direct from the bellowing bearded faces of the developers themselves. By which I mean, a new Steam blog. I'm not sure it's possible to get a good dwarven bellow going when you're talking about cosmetic unlock progression, but by all means reorganise this article into some kind of drinking song. Keep it clean, though - there may be elves reading. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 12:27 PM Amazon's Fallout TV series is yet to even premiere - it hits screens later this week, on April 11th - but it already looks set to follow The Last of Us in being the next big-budget post-apocalyptic video game adaptation with a second season in development. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 12:20 PM The deck-fixing roguelikelike poker of Balatro is chuffing excellent, no doubt, but my main criticism has been that the higher difficulty modes are just a bit boring. Having beat them myself, I didn't find them a fun or interesting challenge as much as an annoying one that required too much to go right. I'm glad to hear that they're being tweaked in an upcoming patch, which you can now test in a public beta on Steam, and even the lowest difficulty setting will be tweaked. Other changes include improved (hopefully) Steam Deck performance, balance tweaks, and better Joker-related Tags. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 12:03 PM When Bethesda was working out how to turn their popular Elder Scrolls RPGs into an online behemoth to rival World Of Warcraft back in the late 00s, the initial pitch was "Elder Scrolls with friends," creative director Rich Lambert tells me. A simple idea on paper, perhaps, but one that proved to be a lot more complicated in the realisation of it. Zenimax Online Studios was founded in 2007, a year after The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion landed to universal critical praise, but it wasn't until seven years later that The Elder Scrolls Online finally released for PC in 2014. At launch "we were walking this weird line between 'online game' and 'Elder Scrolls game'," Lambert says. "We didn't do either of them particularly well." Ten years later, though, The Elder Scrolls Online is thriving. At last count, the game has over 24 million players galloping about the plains of Tamriel, and later this June, it will receive its eighth major Chapter expansion, Gold Road, which adds Oblivion's West Weald to the game and wraps up the mystery of the new Daedric Prince that arrived at the end of the previous expansion, Necrom. But the path ESO has taken to get here hasn't been nearly as glittering, with its PC launch in particular generating "a lot of feedback", as studio director Matt Firor told press at the game's tenth anniversary event last week. In fact, it wasn't until ESO came to consoles in 2015 that the game really found its voice, says Lambert. "We had to really figure out what we wanted to be, and we chose 'Elder Scrolls'. As soon as we hit that core pillar of 'It's Elder Scrolls first, online second,' then it really just helped inform everything we've done since." Trouble is, when the thrust of ESO's development straddled the launch of two very different Elder Scrolls games, even nailing down that first part of the pillar proved to be more challenging than expected. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 8, 2024 10:58 AM Exciting news for the future of everyone's favourite co-op shooter that isn't legally an adaptation of Starship Troopers. A few days ago, Helldivers 2 issued a new major order to annihilate the Automatons, who had been pushed back like never before. And annihilate you all did, with players' combined efforts being officially recgonised yesterday on the Helldivers 2 Xitter: Mission Accomplished! The bots have been eradicated! |
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 4:00 PM
AmiAmi started taking orders for Hasegawa's Rebuild of Evangelion NERV business coup model kit that includes the car and a Asuka Shikinami Langley figure will return. It will show up again in late July 2024, with the official price being 4,400 yen (~$29). AmiAmi is selling it for 3080 yen (~$20).
This is a 1/24th scale model kit set. It is almost 14 inches by 8 inches by 2.7 inches. The example images of both the car and Asuka figure are fully painted. However, the pieces appear unpainted on runners. (Someone will get decals for her eyes.) The kit first appeared back in 2020, ahead of its 2024 return.
Here's a closer look at painted, completed versions of the car and Asuka.
For those wondering where and when the car appeared in the Rebuild of Evangelion films, the Mazda Cosmo like NERV business coupe appeared in Evangelion 1.0 and 2.0. The reason Asuka is included with the model kit is because she is often a passenger. (Misato is often driving the vehicle.)
More models based on the series are going to come out over the next year or so. The Evangelion Final Model Mortal Mind is on the way. Good Smile Company also announced an AAA Wunder PLAMAX model kit.
The Rebuild of Evangelion films are streaming on Amazon, and the NERV business coup model kit that includes the car and Asuka Shikinami Langley is expected to return in July 2024. The anime is on Netflix.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 3:00 PM
Announced and released in the space of a month, Holo X Break is another Hololive-focused fan-game by the team behind the excellent Vampire Survivors-like Holocure. This time taking the form of a side-scrolling beat-em-up, Holo X Break doesn't quite capture the replayability of its sister game, but it still delivers on both references and multiplayer fun.
The plot is breezily simple. You play as members of Hololive's 5th generation trying to rescue the company's CEO from the 6th generation, Secret Society HoloX. There are 4 characters to start with and another 5 that unlock after beating the game once. Each of the members you play as has a basic attack and several skills that you'll unlock as you level up, and as they do so they begin to fall into certain roles. Botan, for example, is based around ranged damage-dealing inspired by the real streamer's fondness for FPS games, but she struggles when lots of enemies get close. Meanwhile, Nene's infectious positivity and brash personality is interpreted as something like a Paladin, with close ranged attacks backed up by healing and buffs.
The meat of the gameplay is scrolling through levels, beating up goons and picking up items and equipment. The combat is simple, and does lack some of the combos or other complexities found in say, Streets of Rage, but it's buoyed up by both the references and a small loot system with various effects like attack modifiers, healing or cooldown reduction. There's also a bevy of consumable drops with both offensive and defensive effects, and the frequency these appear at combined with your limited inventory encourages you to use them liberally. Again, it's not as in depth as other games but it also doesn't need to be, and the laid back brawling-with-friends style of gameplay wouldn't be especially well served by having to stop and measure increasingly infinitesemal stat bonuses in a Nioh or Diablo-like loot system.
The stages are charming and colorful, chock-full of jokes for those in the know but still pretty pleasing to the eye if you're not. They can get a little repetitive since they usually only have a few backgrounds and are essentially a featureless street, but it rarely felt particularly grating since your focus will be elsewhere. Then between the stages is a short rest stop with a shop and upgrade center for tinkering with your item loadout, or better yet sinking your coins in the emote gatcha. There are over 140 emotes in the game, drawn by various Hololive fan-artists and, importantly, all properly credited.
Playing solo the game felt serviceable, but with a friend it was a real blast. While it didn't launch with online multiplayer, Steam's remote play feature lets you essentially simulate couch co-op as a stop-gap measure. Not having used the feature before I was skeptical, but it ended up being as easy to set up as regular multiplayer, barring some issues with recent updates on Steam's end. Now, they say every game is more fun with friends but I think Holo X Break threads a particular needle of being simple enough to enjoy while chatting while remaining complex enough to engage. I only intended to test for a few minutes with a colleague and ended up whiling away nearly 2 hours, explaining the in-jokes and references as we played.
There are a few blemishes, however. While the tutorial feeds you information at a steady pace, there's no way to see a general overview of controls, only reset the tutorials altogether. As for the combat, while the impact and animations all felt satisfyingly punchy I did find it frustrating the way special attacks require a charge time to activate. It's a small complaint, but I felt it disincentivized using them in the middle of a pack of enemies where they would otherwise be most useful. These are flaws you'll likely barely notice while playing with friends, but when repeatedly going solo they tend to stick out more.
Most glaringly there's also a lack of save functionality: if you want to try a new character or have someone else join, you'll need to start again from the beginning. A full run through the game only takes around an hour and it's not like it takes long to get into, but the lack of the option is noticeable. While we're on the topic of restarting, the game could also benefit from a stage select and an option to start with all your abilities unlocked, since starting new runs can be a bit of a drag for the first few stages otherwise.
But taken as what it is, a charming game with excellent production quality available entirely for free, there's little to really complain about. While it likely won't keep you as engrossed as Holocure, which to be fair has received a fair chunk of post-launch content, Holo X Break is another excellent addition to both the Holo Indie label and the growing roster of quality Hololive fan-games.
Holo X Break is immediately available on PC via Steam, with online multiplayer set to be added in a future update.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 2:30 PM
The Tekken 8 and Chipotle has begun, and players will be able to earn in-game currency by ordering from the restaurant chain. A special Tekken 8 Battle Bowl will also be added to the menu.
Customers ordering through the Chiptotle website and app can earn currency for use in the Tekken 8 shop. By using the promo code EWGF623, players will receive a code for 500 Tekken Coins, enough to grab a character costume from the Tekken Shop. The code is a reference to the Electric Wind God Fist move, used by members of the Mishima family throughout the Tekken series. Chipotle reward members can also earn an additional 500 Tekken Coins by trading in their points. These Tekken Coins are only redeemable with the PlayStation or Xbox versions of the game. The promotion opens on April 8, 2024, and closes either on August 31, 2024, or when all 20,000 codes have been claimed.
In addition, a Tekken 8 themed item will be added to the Chipotle digital menu. The Tekken 8 Battle Bowl contains ingredients selected via a social media poll. These are chicken, white rice, black beans, tomato salsa, roasted chilli-corn salsa, fajita veggies, cheese and guac.
Chipotle will also be acting as the sponsor of a Tekken 8 tournament taking place on PS5. The restaurant will be the first sponsor within Sony's PS5 Tournaments platform, with a final airing on the official PlayStation Twitch and YouTube channels on May 4, 2024. Winners can receive a trip to EVO 2024, free Chipotle for a year and a share of $20,000.
Tekken 8 has also been unofficially connected with another restaurant chain recently. Players have been requesting a Waffle House stage, causing confusion from series producer Katsuhiro Harada.
Tekken 8 is out now for PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S. The first DLC character, Eddy Gordo, is also out now.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 2:00 PM
Now that the Final Fantasy XVI The Rising Tide DLC that brings Mysidia and Leviathan to the game is about to debut, Square Enix shared more screenshots of the game. Specifically, the images highlight the new location.
As a reminder, players will get to go through this new adventure once they get near the end of the game. Clive and his allies are summoned to Mysidia on behalf of Leviathan's Dominant. When they head to the area, they discover it hasn't been hit by the Blight like the rest of the world.
Here are the latest Final Fantasy XVI screenshots:
This is only one bit of teasing tied to the game ahead of the Final Fantasy XVI The Rising Tide Mysidia and Leviathan DLC launch. Clive Rosfield voice actor Ben Starr also shared a clip of "his last line" recorded as the character.
Once this add-on is released, there will still be one more major announcement to wait for. That is the PC release date. Square Enix and Producer Naoki Yoshida already confirmed it will head to the other platform. Also, just like with the PS5 release, there will be a demo.
Final Fantasy XVI is available for the PS5, and its The Rising Tide DLC will debut on April 18, 2024. The game will also eventually come to PCs.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 1:30 PM
While season 1 of Amazon's Fallout TV show hasn't even started streaming yet, a California Film Commission announcement seems to have confirmed season 2. The company is slated to get $25 million in tax credits for the next season of it. [Thanks, Variety!]
The first episodes for the show will begin airing this week. People with Amazon Prime will be able to watch it with their subscription. It follows multiple protagonists surviving in the wasteland, with some of them being a Vault dweller named Lucy and an enigmatic figure referred to as The Ghoul and a member of the Brotherhood of Steel.
In case you missed it, here's one of the latest new trailers for season 1 of Fallout. It begins with an advertisement for a Vault Tec Vault. After that, we see Lucy leave her Vault to head out to the surface. It offers an idea of what some of the people are working toward.
As pointed out by Variety, Fallout season 2 got $25 million in tax credits and access to $153 million in qualified expenditures.
Fallout season 1 will debut on April 11, 2024 on Amazon Prime. Every episode will be available at once on the service.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 1:00 PM
SuperGroupies restocked some of its line of Kingdom Hearts merchandise, specifically items inspired by the character Riku. The jacket, watch, and backpack have all returned to the storefront, though the wallets are still listed as being sold out.
The Kingdom Hearts merchandise line includes several items based on various characters from the series like Sora, Kairi, and Roxas, but this restock specifically includes items themed around Riku. The announcement tweet also listed the wallets as being restocked, but at the time of writing they are still showing as being sold out. Purchases also come with a limited edition postcard featuring art by Tetsuya Nomura.
You can get a look at the Riku-themed jacket, watch, and backpack in the gallery below:
Back in late March 2024, SuperGroupies also began selling a line of Puella Magi Madoka Magica-themed coats and watches. Meanwhile, earlier this month Square Enix announced a new set of pet merchandise based on the Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy series.
The SuperGroupies Kingdom Hearts Riku watch, backpack, and jacket are available to order now from the SuperGroupies global store. The wallets are currently still sold out, and some of the items may also be available on the SuperGroupies US store.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 12:30 PM
Crunchyroll confirmed it will offer more of the Demon Slayer anime, as it noted the season 4 Hashira Training Arc will appear on the service next month in English. It will begin airing on May 12, 2024, which is when the show will also return in Japan.
At launch, the anime will only be available in Japanese with subtitles in various languages like English. If someone is in a country in Europe, North America, or South America, they should be able to tune in and watch. However, after launch Crunchyroll will offer dubbed versions of episodes. The company confirmed nine languages will be supported.
Here's the list of dubs that will eventually be available for the Hashira Training Arc:
Leading up to that premiere, past seasons of the Demon Slayer anime are online on multiple services. All of the seasons so far are on Crunchyroll. Netflix also offers up through the Swordsmith Village season 3 episodes. While the To the Hashira Training segments aren't streaming anywhere, they did appear back in February 2024.
As a reminder, a new Demon Slayer game is also about to appear outside Japan. The Demon Slayer: Sweep the Board board game debuts on April 25, 2024. It allows people on the Nintendo Switch to step into the shoes of major characters and traverse boards based on locations form the series, completing challenges as they do.
Demon Slayer Hashira Training Arc season 4 will begin airing on May 12, 2024, and it will be streaming in English and other languages on Crunchyroll on that day. Viz Media handles the manga outside Japan. The Demon Slayer anime can be found on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 12:00 PM
Capcom has started revealing its Monster Hunter 20th anniversary menu, which will be available for a limited time at Capcom Cafe. The company will regularly rotate the food menu every two weeks in this long-running campaign, which will run from April 2024 to July 2024. It first revealed some of the entries for the earlier half inspired by the early series games.
The campaign will launch on April 12, 2024, with a Kokoto Village lunch set from the first Monster Hunter and a Well-Done Steak plate dish from Monster Hunter Freedom. On April 26, 2024, the cafe will swap them with a Jumbo Village salad donburi from Monster Hunter 2 and Pokke Village's Pappara Pasta (displayed on the image as #1) from Monster Hunter Freedom 2.
The food menu will change again on May 10, 2024, with a Pokke Village shrimp and onigiri set (#2) from Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and a Yukumo Village udon from the Japan-exclusive Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Prices for the food menu will range from 1,430 yen to 1,980 yen ($9.40~$13.00).
Capcom also revealed a Tigrex energy drink (#3), Rathalos strawberry soda (#4), and Electrified Zinogre blue soda (#5). These drinks will be available for a longer period from April 12, 2024, to May 23, 2024. A Nargacuga cola will complete the lineup, and each drink will cost 880 yen (~$5.80).
None of the entries in this list will be available after May 23, 2024. Capcom will publish a new menu for the second half that runs from May 24, 2024, in the near future.
Capcom Cafe will not be the only place where people can taste Monster Hunter-themed food in Japan during the series' major anniversary year. Capcom is also working with other Japanese companies like the bakery company Oisis and the sushi restaurant chain Sushiro.
The Monster Hunter 20th anniversary menu will be available at Capcom Cafe outlets in Ikebukuro, Tokyo and Umeda, Osaka from April 12, 2024, to July 4, 2024.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 11:30 AM
Square Enix announced that its Manga Up service now carries the English Black Butler translation. This comes as the $4.99 Vault Pass also debuts on the service and allows people access to an array of series available on the service.
In addition, there's a temporary promotion available for Black Butler. Until April 16, 2024, digital copies of volume 1 through 14 are free to read. That means you should be able to go through the series up to chapter 67 for free. (The chapters are exclusive to the Android and Apple iOS app.) All volumes up through 18 are available with Vault Pass. As a reminder, the most recent volume released was 33.
As a reminder, there's another way to see Black Butler's continuing story. Crunchyroll announced that the Public School Arc of the anime adaptation will be streaming on the service starting on April 13, 2024. Past seasons and arcs are also available on the service.
The Black Butler manga is now in English on the Manga Up service, with certain volumes free to read until April 16, 2024. Physical copies of the series are handled by Yen Press outside Japan, though Square Enix is responsible for it in Japan. You can watch the anime on Crunchyroll.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 11:00 AM
The independent Vtuber Fallenshadow announced she will be taking temporary hiatus, noting this is a break for her mental health. She didn't note how long she expects the time out to last, but noted that she "will be back with you as soon as I can be."
Here is the full statement shared by the performer on her social media account. In it, she brought up her bipolar schizo-affective disorder. She also noted that she has reached points where she's felt she needed to take breaks before, but said that she would "simply push through streaming." She also noted she has recently had trouble sleeping, "minor visual hallucinations," and feels she is "reaching points that have led to institutionalization before." While she does know how long her hiatus will last, she also noted that "schizoaffective episodes can last for weeks or for months."
Fallenshadow is a Vtuber who primarily streams on Twitch when she is active. One of her last streams appeared on April 5, 2024. During it, she played Dark Souls while chatting with her community. Past Twitch video on demand archives can be found on her one YouTube channel, while the other offers different sorts of short clips and ASMR videos.
Fallenshadow has been active since December 2021. One of her most recent major events was her official 3D debut. That happened back in February 2024.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 10:30 AM
A new Honkai: Star Rail first anniversary promotion starring the character March 7th has launched at some train stations in Japan's Tokyo and Saitama prefectures on April 8, 2024. People living around the area can spot the character at Seibu Railway's stations until May 10, 2024.
A special video featuring March 7th is being broadcast regularly at all 80 Seibu stations across Tokyo and Saitama during the event period. Each station is playing the video in a 30-minute interval from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM JST.
Seibu Railway is also decorating one of its train cars with Honkai: Star Rail characters. This train will go along the Seibu Ikebukuro Line that runs from Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station to the Agano Station in Hannō, Saitama. People can also track this train's exact location by downloading the Seibu Line app on Android and iOS devices.
This event appears as part of celebrations for the first anniversary of Honkai: Star Rail. HoYoverse first launched the game for PCs and mobile devices on April 26, 2023. It is also working with more Japanese companies to promote the anniversary in the country, ranging from the glasses brand Zoff to the convenience store chain Lawson.
The Honkai: Star Rail March 7th Railway Special Event will run at Seibu train stations until May 10, 2024.
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Monday, April 8, 2024 5:57 PM Yet another Godzilla x Kong crossover is live in Call of Duty, and Modern Warfare 3, Warzone, and Warzone Mobile players can unlock an exclusive new melee weapon called the B.E.A.S.T. Glove if they meet certain criteria. Get your wallet ready, because unlocking the BEAST Glove is an expensive process. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the latest film in Legendary's Monsterverse saga and Call of Duty has released multiple in-game bundles to celebrate the movie's release. Just like the previous crossover in 2021's Call of Duty: Vanguard that brought Godzilla vs. Kong items to the game, the Godzilla x Kong crossover features several premium cosmetics including reactive operator skins and weapon blueprints. How to Unlock the Beast Glove in Call of Duty MW3 and Warzone To get the BEAST Glove in Call of Duty, you have to purchase all four Godzilla x Kong bundles. From the Godzilla Tracer Pack to the Shimo Tracer Pack, each bundle will set you back 2,400 COD Points... |
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Monday, April 8, 2024 5:00 PM The humble Renetti has always been a decent secondary weapon, but it's become a meta pick in Warzone Season 3. Let me show you how to build it and unlock the parts. The best Renetti build in Warzone Season 3 Screenshot: PC Invasion The Renetti boasts a blindingly fast TTK (time-to-kill) and is so strong up close that it's borderline unfair. Most of this power comes from the new JAK Conversion kit, which turns the burst-fire Renetti into a full-auto monster. Here's the build: Best Renetti attachments Conversion Kit: JAK Ferocity Carbine Kit Optic: Nydar Model 2023 Muzzle: ZEHMN35 Compensated Flash Hider Magazine: 50 Round Drum Rear Grip: Bruen Onslaught Assault Grip You're in for a shock if you've not seen this weapon in action yet. The 50 Round Drum gives us enough ammo to engage multiple targets. The Flash Hider and Rear Grip make the Renetti's recoil a little easier to control, and the Optic ... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Monday, April 8, 2024 4:54 PM Clock Studios Theme Park is the second major area added to Honkai Star Rail in version 2.1, and this zone is one of the largest in Penacony. There are multiple Lordly Trashcans, a Trotter, and dozens of chests to collect throughout this area, making it an easy place to stock up on free Stellar Jades. Clock Studios Theme Park 1F Collectible Locations Screenshot: PC Invasion The first section of Clock Studios Theme Park only has a few chests to collect and they're all relatively easy to find. The rest of the area has Bubble Pinball puzzles and things like that standing in between you and the collectibles, but there's no need to deal with any of that for now. The only point of concern for the 1F zone is the maze. There are two chests hidden within, but you need to complete a puzzle before you can find the second one. To start the puzzle, find the jigsaw puzzle painting on the walkway overlooking the maze. Then, head into the maze and find all of the missing pieces ... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Monday, April 8, 2024 4:44 PM In Palworld, Pals assigned to the base will work on tasks and help you produce all of the items you need. If they're slacking off or upset, however, then they won't work at all, even if you try to force them. We can't have that, now, can we? What does it mean when a Pal is slacking off or upset in Palworld? In Palworld, captured Pals assigned to a base will happily go around and start performing tasks that they're able to do. With food and a bed, these Pals will be happy for a while doing all the jobs you can't be bothered to do. However, you will soon come across Pals that are slacking off and moping around the base. Or worse — Pals that are upset and have sent themselves to bed. When this happens, they'll stop working, even if you try to force-assign them to a task. Pals who are slacking off or upset will show it on their faces. Screenshot: PC Invasion Pals that are suffering from this will soon develop much worse conditions, ... |
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