PCGamesN Monday, April 8, 2024 6:55 PM  Mafia, the first entry in what has gone on to become an open world game trilogy, is unique. Set during the 1930s in a fictional Illinois city, Mafia took a more focused approach to the kind of crime sagas offered by Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row, zooming in on a specific time period and following the rise and fall of its protagonist with a more intimate focus than is typical in the genre. Now, anyone who hasn't played Mafia before has a great opportunity to do so. Its remade and much improved Definitive Edition is currently discounted by 75% on Steam. Continue reading Grab one of the best remakes ever made for less than $10 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Mafia: Definitive Edition review, Best open-world games, Best sandbox games on PC |
Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 8:30 PM
Metal character goods maker Koei Manufacturing announced the release of new art display mirrors featuring the artworks of Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano. Pre-orders for the mirrors will close on May 6, 2024, and are available from various Japanese online stores, including Chara-Ani and Kadokawa Store. [Thanks, PR Times!]
The type of mirror is named Hikari Kirie, and they are a type of artwork combining reflective metal sheet cutouts and print patterns etched on the metal. Each one costs 19,800 yen (or approximately $130,) and there are four available. Two of them depict Yoshitaka Amano artwork featuring iconic images from the Final Fantasy series. Namely, the original Super Famicom cover art of Final Fantasy VI depicting Terra piloting a Magitek armor.
The other one is an artwork of Cloud sitting alongside Red XIII from Final Fantasy VII. The remaining two display mirrors feature the original Yoshitaka Amano artwork. One of the pieces is titled "The Secret of Paradise" and features a person standing surrounded by a variety of colorful plants, while the other piece is called "Black Flames" and features a person riding a horse with a building seemingly standing among the clouds.
You can take a look at the four Hikari Kirie mirrors based on artwork by Yoshitaka Amano here:
In other news related to Yoshitaka Amano, a new anime movie based on the artist's works titled Zan is currently in production, and it will be released as early as 2026.
The Yoshitaka Amano Hikari Kirie art display mirrors based on Final Fantasy and other artwork by the artist cost 19,800 yen (~$130), and pre-orders close on May 6, 2024.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 8:00 PM
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Hakkejima Sea Paradise collaboration event will run from April 17 to July 9, 2024. This event will take place in the real Hakkejima Sea Paradise aquarium in Japan. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
There will be several events at the Hakkejima Sea Paradise for fans of both Animal Crossing: New Horizons and people who just really like marine life. You'll be able to see over a hundred fish and other sealife from the game in person. Each exhibit will have Blathers's description, as well as comments and trivia from the actual aquarium staff.
During the collaboration event, you can also go on a stamp rally, participate in a fishing competition, go hunting for scallops, and watch animals perform to the music from the game. Most of these events do require an extra fee. For example, you need to pay 200 JPY ($1.30) to look for scallops and 1800 JPY ($11.90) to participate in the fishing competition. There will also be a collaboration menu, such as coffee with Brewster's face on the cup or a seafood barbecue consisting of animals that you can donate to Blathers.
The first time this event took place was back in 2021. It's unclear why the organizers chose not to run the event again until now. Considering the scale, however, it might have been rather expensive. The Hakkejima Sea Paradise is an aquarium and amusement park in Yokohama, Japan. You can get a day pass for 5900 JPY ($38.90) which covers everything from your entry fee to the fee you pay for the activities.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is readily available on the Nintendo Switch.
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Siliconera Monday, April 8, 2024 7:30 PM
From April 26 to May 26, 2024, a collaboration event and cafe will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bleach. The event will have two parts: an exhibition of signature scenes from the anime and manga and a collaboration cafe. [Thanks, PR Times!]
News of this event first appeared in late March 2024. However, at the time, it was unclear what kind of event this would be. The Locus of Brave part of the event will allow visitors to look at dynamic decorations, as well as artwork from the Bleach anime and manga. As for the collaboration cafe, the characters will look like regular high schoolers. This includes people who weren't high schoolers in the original setting.
The reason why the characters look like regular high schoolers is because this is from the High School Warfare April Fool's joke. Because of that, the food items you can get are either jokes on common Japanese school tropes or references to the characters' in-universe seating numbers. For example, Ichigo and Renji's dishes are "Hayaben Taiketsu," which are lunch boxes. "Hayaben" in Japanese is a term for when you eat your lunch before it's actually lunchtime. Here are the menu items you can get at the Bleach collaboration cafe:
As for the limited goods, you can expect to find pretty ordinary items. There will be can badges, acrylic stands, postcards, and keychains. Merchandise will use both the Locus of Brave key visual and the High School Warfare designs.
The Bleach event in Japan will take place from April 26 to May 26, 2024. Tickets start from 1300 JPY ($8.55), and they'll take place at the Yokohama Landmark Tower.
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:08 AM  Let's combat the randomness of the maps with some beneficial modifiers. Here are all Scarabs – new and updated – in Path of Exile Necropolis. Path of Exile: All Scarabs in Necropolis Expansion The new Necropolis expansion introduced many changes besides its seasonal content. One of the major things that was overhauled was the Scarabs. These are map fragments that will modify non-unique maps and, thanks to the Necropolis release, they have been reworked allowing for more diversity in their effects. Scarabs are obtainable through random drops and can also be found in Safehouses of the Immortal Syndicate. Image: Grinding Gear Games Said diversification allowed Path of Exile to present a large amount of Scarabs that will allow for targeting farming of currency and League Mechanics or content. Let's take a look at every Scarab in Path of Exile post the Necropolis expansion release. Path of Exile: Reliquary Scarabs ScarabDescriptionEffectReliquary Sc... |
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Monday, April 8, 2024 7:31 PM  If you have your own home to customize, you probably try to make it look unique and aesthetic – or at least clean. Well, time to do so in the virtual world. Here is how to unlock all Hideouts in Path of Exile. Path of Exile: How to unlock all Hideouts Hideouts in Path of Exile are fully customizable instanced areas where players can access all of the end-game content after finishing the game. Its customization options make them a great addition to the game, allowing players to create unique Hideouts that even their friends can visit and admire – or in my case, to laugh at, I can't craft anything good in any game. Consider them as your in-game home, so you should probably want to imprint some of your personality in them, right? That is where unlocking Hideouts enters the equation. Image: Grinding Gear Games Unlocking new Hideouts – in other words, new Hideout tilesets – will require you to enter them while playing the game and kill all of the mo... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Monday, April 8, 2024 6:36 PM Genshin Impact Feline Fortress Furrdyssey event guide: All furniture solutions and cat petting spots  There's a new event in Genshin Impact that lets you play with cute cats to earn free Primogems and other rewards, but figuring out the best ways to befriend each cat can be frustrating. This is a simple event on paper, but some people are struggling with designing the coziest rooms for each cat and learning the best spots to pet their furry friends. Fully befriending each cat and decorating their rooms to their liking will net you 80 Primogems each, and with five felines available during the event period, those Priomgems really start to add up. This event is only live for a very short period of time, but thankfully, it only takes a few minutes each day to complete each objective. Feline Fortress Furrdyssey Event Schedule The Feline Fortress Furrdyssey event began in Genshin Impact on Monday, April 8, 2024. It will last for 10 days, ending on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. That's just a week before Genshin Impact version 4.6 releases, so there won... |
Tabletop Gaming News – TGN Monday, April 8, 2024 6:16 PM  The official schedule for PaizoCon Online 2024 has been released, detailing a comprehensive lineup of activities spanning from May 24th to May 27th. The event, hosted online, will feature a variety of programming across Twitch and Discord platforms, including community content creator streams. The event will kick off on Friday, May 24th, with the PaizoCon … |
Tabletop Gaming News – TGN Monday, April 8, 2024 6:09 PM  Mana Project Studio has initiated a Kickstarter campaign for Elder Mythos, a tabletop role-playing game rooted in cosmic horror, where players take on the roles of Lovecraftian Entities with the aim of either dominating or annihilating the world. The campaign has successfully surpassed its funding goal, raising $71,392 of the initial $10,833 target, with 908 … |