GamersHeroes Monday, April 15, 2024 11:59 AM The team at Mega Cat Studios, together with developer Ryan Carson/Refresh Games, have now opened the Flap Happy pre-order store. The post Flap Happy Pre-Orders Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, April 15, 2024 11:53 AM As part of the upcoming Early Access launch of Moon Studios and Private Division's No Rest for the Wicked, the team has released an artistic launch trailer for this ARPG that captures its painterly art style. The post No Rest for the Wicked Painterly Art Style Comes Alive With New Launch Trailer appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Monday, April 15, 2024 11:45 AM  Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra made waves recently when he suggested that gamers might want to start tipping their favorite games extra. "I've often thought 'I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70 and they didn't try to nickel and dime me every second,'" … |
Kotaku Monday, April 15, 2024 11:40 AM  As an epic RPG, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has a ton of fights. Sometimes the battle doesn't go your way and it's clear you're headed towards a "game over" screen. But don't worry, Rebirth has a handy feature that can reset nearly all fight sequences in the game, bringing you back to the start for a neat little redo.… |
Kotaku Monday, April 15, 2024 11:30 AM  Last week, Bethesda surprised folks by announcing that its long-in-the-works next-gen update for Fallout 4 was arriving in a few weeks. The update, which was announced back in 2022 and missed its initial 2023 release window, comes on the heels of Amazon's hit Fallout show, and is set to arrive on April 25. However,… |
Kotaku Monday, April 15, 2024 11:15 AM  The recent release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth undoubtedly has made a lot of fans nostalgic for the original PlayStation RPG. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people are going back to play it since it's on just about every modern system you can own these days. Rebirth remakes moments from OG FF7, but it also has… |
Kotaku Monday, April 15, 2024 11:00 AM  Like an atomic bomb, Amazon dropped all eight episodes of the Fallout TV show on April 10. The show is full of easter eggs, lore drops, and big implications for the future of the franchise. But some fans were quick to suggest that the show may change the series' past as well, even arguing that it retcons out entire… |
Kotaku Monday, April 15, 2024 10:40 AM  We're in something of a live-action adaptation renaissance in Hollywood right now, what with the Barbie doll coming to life thanks to Margot Robbie, and Netflix turning a bunch of anime into real-life shows (to varying degrees of success). The hit anime and manga One-Punch Man is getting a similar treatment by Sony… |
Kotaku Monday, April 15, 2024 9:30 AM  Since Amazon Prime's Fallout TV series premiered, the numbers of people playing various Fallout games has shot up all over. Because you're all a bunch of sheep, doing whatever The Media tells you to. Like, for instance, how I installed Fallout 76 on my Xbox last night. |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 11:55 AM  There's a certain sort of person whose eyes will brighten from flat dullness at just a whisper of the words 'Transport Tycoon' and another whose heart will race should they hear 'Factorio' mentioned nearby. Sweet Transit, a city builder focusing on complex automated railway networks, combines elements of both games into one potentially near-intoxicating mix. After nearly two years in Steam Early Access, the full release train is about to pull into the station fully loaded with version 1.0. Continue reading Factorio and trains are finally together in city builder coming soon |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 11:42 AM  Gigabyte has just unveiled a new 'Prestige' series that "merges top-tier performance with unparalleled design" to create what will no doubt end up being some of the most expensive components in their class. Along with a striking white and gold look - that includes real gold-plated parts - the new graphics card of the range will also include the highest GPU clock speed of any Nvidia RTX 4080 Super. While the new Z790 Aorus Xtreme X Ice motherboard and Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 16G GPU aren't all that likely to earn a spot on our best motherboard and best graphics card guides, due to their expected high price, we can certainly take a moment to admire these new Gigabyte designs. Continue reading Gigabyte launches fastest ever Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Gigabyte Aero 15 laptop review, Gigabyte Aorus X470 Gaming 7 WiFi review, Best AMD gaming motherboard |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 11:41 AM  XCOM. Civilization. Half-Life. There are certain games we adore here at PCGamesN, certifiable PC classics that we consider part of our personal canon. Certainly, when it comes to collector's editions, reissues, or the occasional game of the year overhaul, we'd be tempted to buy a second copy of some of these beloved stalwarts. And maybe, just maybe, we'd go a little further - if it's a game we really, wildly adore, we might buy it twice, just in case one copy breaks, or so we can play it on PC and also another, second platform. But even with Baldur's Gate 3, Doom, and Command and Conquer, it's hard to think of a game that we love so much we'd buy it 4,000 times. Alan Wake 2 was fantastic. Control, Max Payne, and even the overlooked Quantum Break more than prove that Remedy is one of the best mainstream game-makers today. But is that enough to justify owning 4,000 copies of the studio's original, 2010 horror shooter? For one Alan Wake fan, the answer is a resounding 'yes.' Continue reading Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 11:39 AM  Remember Left 4 Dead? So does everyone else, quite fondly, and yet nothing's really managed to bring it back to the forefront, even spiritually. Back 4 Blood was a sorely mismanaged attempt, and all we've had otherwise has been Call of Duty's Zombies modes. Thankfully, this could change with Hellbreach: Vegas, a solo-developed zombie - sorry, demon - survival shooter that's just received a huge update and a free demo, all while standing at an impressive 83% positive reviews despite being in Early Access. Referred to as 'the end of Phase 1' by its developer, Infinity Ape Studios, this update brings in several additions to refine the demon-slaying experience. Continue reading Spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead gets massive new update and demo MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best co-op games, Best survival games |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 11:00 AM  Marvel's Midnight Suns perfectly marries the excellence of the Firaxis XCOM games with superhero antics. The two games aren't exactly the same, with Midnight Suns opting for smaller playspaces and less of the dead soldiers, but it proved that strategy and superheroes are a great mix. This is something Capes wants to do too, as the upcoming superhero strategy game finally locks down a release date - one that's coming real soon. Continue reading New strategy game is XCOM with superheroes, coming very soon MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games, Best superhero games, Best turn-based strategy games |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 10:48 AM  Being one of the most popular FPS games of the last decade, Destiny 2 has enjoyed a consistent and respectable average player count of roughly 30,000-50,000 in the past year; very impressive considering the game turns four this year. That all changed last week, however, with the release of the Into the Light update. Upon release, the game's concurrent player count spiked massively upwards, hitting its highest concurrent record in eight months. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Destiny 2 classes, Destiny 2 Lightfall review, Destiny 2 builds |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 10:47 AM  While the reveal of the Steam Deck OLED in November 2023 was a surprise to many, an even bigger surprise is seeing numerous cases of unfortunate cracks appearing on the transparent casing, even on handhelds owned by players who claim to have been careful. Based on community feedback, Valve is reportedly very good at sorting the issue, but it shouldn't be happening in the first place. Continue reading Check your Steam Deck OLED for cracks, gamers warn MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 10:35 AM  It seems like everyone is talking about the end of the world right now with the success of one post-apocalyptic series on the small screen. There's more than one kind of apocalypse, however, and the Metro series has defined an altogether grimmer and stranger take on what happens after the end of civilization. Now, the Metro Franchise Bundle containing the entire series is on sale at GOG and you can grab it for less than $10. Continue reading Forget Fallout, and get the best apocalypse FPS series for under $10 |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 10:11 AM  How do you use The Sims 4 cheats on PC? Whether you're after that all-important Sims 4 money cheat for some extra Simoleans, ways to cheat death, meet your Sim's every need, or even just zap a Sim from one place to another, we've listed heaps of handy shortcuts to make the lives of your virtual family much, much more manageable. In this guide, we lay them out for you and explain how to use them. Cheats are by no means new to The Sims 4, and EA even actively encourages their use. Still, it can be hard to keep track of every Sims cheat there is, so we've put them all in one handy place - perfect if you've never played past entries in one of the best PC games series of all time or worry that old Sims cheats won't work in the latest game. If you already know how to use cheats in the life game, scroll on for a list of all the best Sims 4 cheats, from relationship cheats (we could all use those, right?), career cheats, and the classic money cheats. Continue reading All The Sims 4 cheats for money, relationships, skills, and more MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Sims 4 mods, Best Sims 4 sex mods, The Sims 4 cheats |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 10:09 AM  What are the best Baldur's Gate 3 mods? The modding community working on Larian games has a storied history when it comes to DOS and Baldur's Gate, and the BG3 community is no different thanks to official mod support for the DnD game. We've delved into the BG3 mods that are available to add even more to the already massively entertaining game to find the very best ones. As we tell you in our Baldur's Gate 3 review, the RPG game is filled with interesting and unique experiences, including hours of content that most players will likely never see, which includes most of the Baldur's Gate 3 endings. Somehow, though, the modding community has still found gaps worth filling in Baldur's Gate 3 to make your experience that much better. Continue reading The 22 best Baldur's Gate 3 mods MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Baldur's Gate 3 builds, BG3 mods, Baldur's Gate 3 classes |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 10:05 AM  What's your favorite game that you haven't played in years, a genuine, personal classic that you've maybe forgotten about, or simply not had time to revisit? The years move on, new games are released, and it's always hard to keep up with your backlog, no matter how devoted you are. Nevertheless, some stalwarts never truly fade into the ether. With the Dead Island 2 Steam release nearly upon us, it's time for one forgotten survival game - one proverbial shambling corpse, released all the way back in 2016 - to rise again. Eight years since it landed on Valve's platform, this grueling zombie shooter is enjoying an unexpected resurgence, with thousands more players during the last two days. Continue reading After eight years, zombie survival game now has thousands of players |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 10:00 AM  It's not often that a great gaming peripheral is released and discounted within just a few months, but that's exactly what has happened with this Corsair K65 Plus Wireless deal, and you need to jump on it fast. If you're looking for a great gaming keyboard for the cheapest possible price, you don't want to pass on this limited-time deal, which is available from both Amazon and Corsair directly. Continue reading This 9/10 Corsair gaming keyboard deal is irresistible, but be quick MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Corsair HS80 Max headset review, Corsair M75 Air mouse review, Best gaming keyboard |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 9:41 AM  If you're looking for a new fast-paced movement shooter, as I always am, you can't go wrong with Echo Point Nova. It's got co-op, it's got dynamic combat and slick shooting, and it's even got a skateboard and grapple hook. It's the makings of a phenomenal shooter, and the free Steam demo, inspired by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, just got a massive update that fleshes it out even more. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best co-op games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 9:40 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 |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 9:24 AM  It won't be long now until the Core Ultra 200 series, otherwise known as Intel Arrow Lake, makes its debut in the desktop space. However, according to recent specs leaks, the thread count of these CPUs will be decidedly different from previous generations. Continue reading Arrow Lake Intel CPU specs leak further confirms surprising change MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 8:10 AM  Since its announcement in the summer of last year, EA's Black Panther game, developed by their recently formed internal studio Cliffhanger Games, has remained very sparse on details. All that was known for months after its announcement was just its developer and working title, not even a final name. However, the appearance of a new job listing under EA has changed that, granting some new information on how the game could actually turn out. While there were already some understandable assumptions made based on tropes commonly found in modern superhero games, this information is thankfully concrete. Continue reading New details of EA's Black Panther game confirmed by job listing |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 8:06 AM  What are the newest Second Piece codes? We've seen plenty of One Piece-inspired experiences on Roblox, and Second Piece is one of the newest on the market. Your goal is to become king of the pirates, but your journey isn't going to be easy. Powering up in the early game might seem simple at first, but the game becomes much more difficult when you hit the level cap. There is a silver lining, however. Once you reach the higher levels, you can start entering several Second Piece codes to get free stuff. If you find this Roblox game a bit difficult to start, we also have Fruit Battlegrounds codes and Blox Fruit codes, which are available to everyone from the beginning. Continue reading Second Piece codes April 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Roblox games, Roblox promo codes, Roblox music codes |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 7:57 AM  What is the next Dreamlight Valley update? Each new Dreamlight Valley update adds new characters, features, and quests to the life sim, and the roster of Dreamlight Valley residents has expanded so much already - and shows no signs of slowing down. Fans on social media have previously requested the likes of Cinderella, Belle, and Stitch, and with Cinders the only one missing now, we know Gameloft is listening. Disney Dreamlight Valley is now officially out of early access, and the first part of the Dreamlight Valley Rift in Time DLC has been released too. As such, Dreamlight Valley has never been better, and its vibrant community, speedy bug fixes, and regular content updates have already cemented Dreamlight Valley as one of the best life games around. Even if you don't want to splash out on paid content, there are still plenty of new Dreamlight Valley recipes, characters, ingredients, realms, and more added to the free base game in regular updates, so here's everything we know about the next free Dreamlight Valley update. Continue reading When is the next Dreamlight Valley update release date? MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Disney games, What's the next Dreamlight Valley update?, Disney Dreamlight Valley guide |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 7:54 AM  It's not just AMD's new Zen 5 CPUs that are now expected to come out much sooner than we originally anticipated, as it's now looking as though the Nvidia RTX 5090 release date could be landing well before the end of the year. Not only that, but it's possible that Nvidia's new Blackwell gaming GPUs will be announced at the Computex tradeshow in June 2024. There's a catch, though. Continue reading Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 could be here much sooner than expected MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 7:51 AM  Elden Ring is already a huge game filled with moments where you think you've seen the extent of the world only for it to unveil another area or underground zone. It can be startling to realize just how large the game is, but thanks to the work of several tireless dataminers we have evidence that at one point during Elden Ring's development, it was planned to be even bigger. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Elden Ring builds, Elden Ring bosses, The best Elden Ring classes |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 7:44 AM  Super realistic, swiftly punishing shooters like Arma and Escape From Tarkov always hold the promise of tense, cerebral gameplay. You can't just run and gun. There's no use playing solo. You've got to strategize, think, pick your shoots, and move with intent. The problem, though, is the learning curve. If you've arrived to these games a little later than the rest of the established player base, getting started can be extremely dispiriting, as you're quickly killed off round after round before you've had the chance to get your bearings. Inspired by EFT and The Division, a new FPS game aims to provide a little more balance and approachability, closer in ethos to Valve's tentpole Counter-Strike 2. Realistic but playable, you can try it for yourself right this second thanks to a huge playtest. Continue reading New, realistic tactical FPS has a huge playtest available right now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games, Best co-op games |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 7:40 AM  April 15, 2024: We added new AFK Journey codes to our list and checked for expired codes. What are the new AFK Journey codes? Redeeming limited-time freebies is the best way to stay ahead of the curve without upsetting your wallet, especially in gacha-driven fantasy RPGs like AFK Journey. These giveaway codes can help can help you stay competitive with the best team compositions, clear the story without issue, and reap the rewards of the PvP leaderboards. We've found and tested every code released by developer Farlight to find out which ones are active or expired. The latest AFK Journey codes often reward you with valuable in-game currency like AFK Journey Diamonds and Gold, which are required to pull on gacha banners and build the best characters in the AFK Journey roster. We also recommend checking out our in-depth AFK Journey tier list to ensure you're spending your freebies wisely in the anime game. 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 15, 2024 9:28 AM  What are the best stratagems in Helldivers 2? To spread democracy as efficiently as possible, you need to spend your credits wisely. The tricky thing about stratagems is that they all serve different purposes depending on the number of players you're fighting with, in addition to the enemy you're facing. One bad purchase in Helldivers 2 is the equivalent of several wasted missions, and no one wants to waste their precious time. In this co-op game, you need to be careful about how you're using your stratagems as friendly fire is on, and it cannot be disabled. Don't forget to check out our list of the best Helldivers 2 weapons so you have everything you need to take on any enemy. Continue reading Best Helldivers 2 stratagems MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Helldivers 2 weapons, Helldivers 2 servers, Helldivers 2 system requirements |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 7:27 AM  What are the best god games on PC? Whether you're a benevolent deity, carefully managing a virtual world so that everyone can live in comfort and harmony, or an agent of chaos who has gone mad with power ever since deleting the pool ladder in The Sims 2, god games are a great way to flex your management games muscles on a cosmic scale. The traditional god game typically involves supervising some hapless humans, who you can't directly control but will benefit from your benevolent oversight. On the surface, this might sound like a city-building game, but your morality is tested when you decide to prioritize people over profits. You might even be able to level up your godly powers as your people worship you - let's face it, gods are total narcissists. You'll want to pray for some cash, as you won't find these games on our best free PC games list. There's nothing quite like exerting total and complete control over helpless little creatures, so without further ado, here are the best god games on PC. Continue reading The best god games on PC 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Rimworld mods, The best games like Rimworld and Dwarf Fortress, RimWorld multiplayer guide |
PCGamesN Monday, April 15, 2024 7:00 AM  Graphics card repair company Northbridge Fix claims it's still dealing with large numbers of melted Nvidia RTX 4090 cards, with the firm having to fix 200 cards in one month alone. Melted power connectors are supposedly caused by an insecure connection of the 12VHPWR plug to the socket on the graphics card. It's affected thousands of Nvidia graphics cards and even the 12vHPWR connectors on modular PSUs.
Continue reading YouTuber fixes 200 melted Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics cards a month MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 15, 2024 11:41 AM  Five years after LawBreakers shut down, we're getting to play the gravity-defying multiplayer FPS again thanks to fans. LawBreakers was the first game from Boss Key Productions, a studio co-founded by Gears Of Wars lead designer Cliff Bleszinski, and it had delightful ultraviolence beneath its uninspiring genric look. Alas, it did not sell well. Boss Key closed less than a year after launch, and the game soon followed. But after years of work, a group of fans this weekend successfully ran the first public test for a workaround to play the game again. While there's no clear launch plan yet, more playtesting will follow. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 15, 2024 11:06 AM  As MMORPG Final Fantasy 14's upcoming Dawntrail expansion gets ever closer, Squeenix have released a benchmarking tool that lets you see how your rig might handle its graphical update. Not only that, but it also lets you sample the new female Hrothgar playable race. So far, folks seem to be happy with the tool and the catmoms. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 15, 2024 10:45 AM  Crawl out through the fallout, baby! I've watched two episodes of Amazon's recently released Fallout TV show, a series for and about Walton Goggins' rizz (a thing the kids say). I've been on the Goggins hype train for over a decade at this point, and it's great that - oh sorry, I'm being told that the Fallout TV show is in fact about Bethesda's post-nukepocalypse RPG series of video games, and as such has given a massive player bump to said video games on Steam. Posted on Xitter by SteamDB yesterday (HT to our pals at Eurogamer), it appears Fallout has more than doubled its concurrent players on Steam since the show dumped all its episodes last week. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 15, 2024 10:34 AM  It's not every day you get to use both the 'sports' and 'horror' tags for the same game. Pool of Madness, an upcoming eldritch pool game where your surroundings get more bizarre and maddening the longer you play, is the latest game to crowbar Lovecraft into a place where no Lovecraft existed previously. It's also the latest game to make me, someone who's ostensibly had enough Lovecraft for one lifetime think: actually, yes, go on then. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 15, 2024 10:30 AM  I sometimes struggle with what to write about for supporter posts (a contender this week was "why does Fallout the TV show insist Walton Goggins' character is from California when he talks like Foghorn Leghorn?"). And then we got an email about a game called Ants Took My Eyeball and I was like "Man, games need good names more often." I played the Steam demo for Ants Took My Eyeball (which is a 2D action roguelite where you go into an anthill to fight ants, who took your eyeball) and I very much liked the design, weapons and idea, but not the controls so much. Not my cup of tea, but have a go of the demo. But you know what got me to play an action platformer roguelite when those games aren't really my cup of tea? That godamn name is what! |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 15, 2024 9:14 AM  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 the slow (yet speedy!) reload of a flintlock, feathered dinosaurs, parrying bullets, snowboard stunting, an underslung chainsaw, and heaps more. Check out these attractive and interesting indie games! |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 15, 2024 9:02 AM  In the world of strategy and management game Goblin Stone, the goblins are nearly extinct. Getting murdered in large numbers by adventurers hungry for a quick experience point and a slack handful of coin will do that. I cannot tell you that you will want to bestow protection and prosperity on these gribbly green niblets. They exhibit a tweeness that you'll either find charming or despicably manipulative, even when they're showering in the blood of their enemies. Should you want to, though, Goblin Stone offers you the chance to rescue these maligned misfits from the brink of extinction, rebuilding their kingdom and leading them on outings to take the fight to all those heroes that have spotlight-hogged the left side of your screens for far too long. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, April 15, 2024 5:27 AM  We hired Katharine back in 2017 as our first full-time hardware writer, having been impressed by her rare talent for writing about tech in an approachable way. It quickly became obvious that Katharine's skills stretched beyond just hardware and in 2021 she became editor-in-chief, responsible for running the entire site. Now, sadly, she is departing RPS for a new adventure. Come say thank you and farewell. |
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Siliconera Monday, April 15, 2024 12:00 PM
VShojo Vtuber Ironmouse and her friends and fellow Vtubers like Bubi, Zentreya, GEEGA, Projekt Melody, and Kuro will play DND for the Immune Deficiency Foundation charity on April 22, 2024. It will kick off on her Twitch channel at 3pm PT/6pm ET.
Ironmouse noted that her DND campaign will be Throne of Heresy. The initial teaser trailer included brief clips of Bubi, Zentreya, GEEGA, Projekt Melody, and Kuro, suggesting all of them will also be a part of the campaign with her. This will be a charity event, with viewers' donations going toward Immune Deficiency Foundation for PI Awareness Month. As a reminder, Ironmouse herself suffers from PI.
Already, Connor Marc "CDawgVA" Colquhoun raised $1,061,100 for the charity with Cyclethon 3. Ironmouse "rode" alongside him for much of the two-week event, which involved him biking across Japan to Tokyo Tower. During Cyclethon 2, $905,383 was raised.
Ironmouse has been outspoken about her condition and using her platform as a Vtuber to help support, educate, and raise money for charity. Back in March 2024, Immune Deficiency Foundation announced she would be a keynote speaker for the 2024 Primary Immunodeficiency Conference. She announced she would be on the "Meet the Stars of 'Compromised'" panel. That announcement came right after her second 3D concert.
The post Ironmouse Immune Deficiency Foundation Vtuber DND Starts Next Week appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Monday, April 15, 2024 11:30 AM
Bandai Namco announced that the One Piece RPG One Piece Odyssey is headed to the Nintendo Switch. It will appear on the console as a Deluxe Edition with all DLC and more costumes included on July 26, 2024.
First, here's the announcement trailer. It gives us an idea of how One Piece Odyssey will look when it appears on the Switch. It sets the stage for Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates arriving on Waford island, where they meet Adio and the pirate-hating Lim. After Lim takes their abilities, the crew needs to go through memories of their past adventures, reliving them to restore their strength.
Some of the additional content bundled into the Switch edition already appeared. The "Reunion of Memories" add-on story will be there. People will also get the Traveling Outfit Set inspired by characters' past costumes and the Sniper King's Traveling Outfit will be in there. The new costumes will be a set of costumes for the Straw Hats called the City of Water Outfit Set.
One Piece Odyssey first appeared in 2023. People were able to pick it up on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. It ended up being a relatively easy RPG that offered a means of re-experiencing past arcs set in places like Arabasta, Dressrosa, and Marineford.
One Piece Odyssey Deluxe Edition comes to the Nintendo Switch on July 26, 2024.
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Siliconera Monday, April 15, 2024 11:00 AM
Aeon Fantasy has revealed a new figure featuring The Quintessential Quintuplets' Miku Nakano in her gym attire. This figure will appear as a part of Fukuya's Fascinity Figure series. People will be able to get the figure as crane game prizes in select arcade centers across Japan.
Fukuya has previously completed a run of all five characters in the Nakano quintuplets in their sleepwear. The company has since started a new series featuring the same characters in their gym outfits. The new figure series will have two different versions.
The versions Aeon Fantasy shared feature alternative eye expressions. While the regular editions are available more widely, these versions will appear exclusively in Molly and Palo amusement centers, as well as the online crane game Molly Online.
The Gym Date figures for the first two characters—Ichika and Nino—are already available by the time Miku's figure is revealed. In its press release. Aeon Fantasy also announced that the figures for Yotsuba and Itsuki will appear later in May 2024 and beyond.
Many other companies have also released merchandise featuring the Nakano sisters from The Quintessential Quintuplets. In late 2023, Good Smile Company revealed a collection of Nendoroids featuring all five characters in wedding gowns. Sanrio also released sets of clear files and wedding forms that pair the sisters with the likes of Hello Kitty and Keroppi.
The Gym Date Fascinity Figure of Miku Nakano from The Quintessential Quintuplets will be available as crane game prizes from April 19, 2024.
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Siliconera Monday, April 15, 2024 10:30 AM
The new Shonen Jump manga series Astro Royale, from Tokyo Revengers mangaka Ken Wakui, is now live on Viz Media and MangaPlus. People can read the first chapter in English now, and the second will appear on April 21, 2024.
Astro Royale is a combination of a superhero and yakuza sort of series. Hibaru Yotsurugi is the only sun of the Yotsurugi family. His father Kongo recently died, and there are multiple candidates for his successor. He heard his father's last request as to who would succeed him, and he claims Terasu was the pick even though he was the one chosen.
After making the announcement, a major meteor shower begins. Hibaru heard that when it would pass the earth, wishing on it while holding an important item could make a wish reality. He holds his last gift from his father and wishes, "Please make me the strongest yakuza ever." It's then that his, and everyone else's, world changes.
It's been a while since we've seen a new Shonen Jump series. The last manga to debut was Dear Anemonein February 2024. It appeared just ahead of Super Psychic Policeman Chojo.
Astro Royale is now running in Shonen Jump, and the new chapter of the manga will appear on April 21, 2024.
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Siliconera Monday, April 15, 2024 10:00 AM
Taito revealed new merchandise modeled after the Healslime from the Dragon Quest series. The collection will consist of a cloth hanger and a headphone stand. These items will be available as crane game prizes in select arcade centers across Japan. People will also be able to find them in several online crane games, such as Taito Online Crane, Sega UFO Catcher Online, and Capcom Net Catcher.
The Healslime, which is alternatively known in Japan as Hoimi Slime, is a derivative of the Dragon Quest series' popular monster Slime. The new merchandise will make use of the yellow tentacles that distinguish the Healslime from all the other Slimes in the franchise.
The headphone stand will have an overall width of around 25 cm (~9.84 inches), and the owner will be able to store a headphone between its head and tentacles.
Meanwhile, the cloth hanger will be sized at around 28 cm (~11.02 inches). Taito will also add a hook on its head and a clothespin to each of its tentacles to make item actually functional.
Here is how both of them look:
The Dragon Quest Healslime headphone stand will appear first in late April 2024 via crane games in arcade centers across Japan. The cloth hanger featuring the same creature will be available later in mid-May 2024, due to certain circumstances.
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Siliconera Monday, April 15, 2024 9:30 AM
Square Enix released the official benchmark for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. People who play the MMORPG on PCs can now check how their current devices can fare with the new expansion. This benchmark features the updated graphics that Square Enix will include in Patch 7.0 at the same time it releases the FFXIV: Dawntrail expansion in July 2024. Therefore, the game's minimum system requirements will also see incrementing updates.
Square Enix previously set a minimum hard disk space of 80GB and memory of 4GB as of Endwalker. With the new Dawntrail expansion, it will increase both thresholds to 140GB and 8GB, respectively.
In addition, the update will raise the minimum CPU from Intel Core i5 2.4Ghz to i7-7700. The graphics card requirement will also increase from GeForce GTX 750 / Radeon R7 260X to GeForce GTX970 (4GB) / Radeon RX 480.
To mark the new benchmark's release, Square Enix has also launched a sweepstakes campaign. Existing FFXIV players can submit a screenshot via the social media X for a chance to win a prize.
To enter the sweepstakes, people will need to provide their existing character details and the preferred prize while including the hashtags #FFXIVSweepstakes and #DawntrailBenchmark in the same post. Square Enix will close the sweepstakes on April 22, 2024, and it will choose 1,500 winners at random.
Final Fantasy XIV is readily available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. The benchmark for FFXIV: Dawntrail is now available for PCs, but the actual expansion will be available later on July 2, 2024. People who have pre-ordered the expansion will be able to get early access four days ahead on June 28, 2024.
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Siliconera Monday, April 15, 2024 9:01 AM
There are so many things I could say about Harold Halibut that I find it difficult to even start. I could say how the game uses a truly unique art style, which involves a blend of real handcrafted puppets scanned and rendered in 3D along with animation that imitates stop-motion. It's something that has never been done to this scale in the medium. I could also say how Harold Halibut is a story about love and making connections, finding where you belong in the world, and making your own "home."
It is the Cold War, and the Earth is on the brink of destruction. Humanity has sent the ark ship Fedora 1 out into the stars, with the hope of finding another habitable planet and for humankind to continue living. Over 250 years later, the Fedora reaches its destination only to find out that the planet is all made of water, with no inhabitable land and an atmosphere composed of noxious gasses. To make matters worse, the ship crashes on the planet, with no feasible way of relaunching into space. In the present day, all administrative and political matters in the Fedora are handled by the All Water corporation, a bunch of nasty capitalist opportunists with only their own interests in mind. After years of resignation, the inhabitants of the Fedora discover that there might be a chance to return to Earth. However, there is a limited window to relaunch and the trip back would take about 80 years, meaning that most of the current population of the Fedora would never make it home.
With these events as the backdrop to the plot, you play as the titular Harold Halibut, a lab assistant to scientist professor Jeanne Mareaux. It is his work as aid to the professor and Jack of all trades aboard the ship, as well as his kind demeanor, that puts him in the unique position of giving the Fedorans a chance to return home. Harold can come off as meek and docile, but he's a gentle and patient human being. He's a rather quiet and introspective individual that can show lots of passion and energy under the right circumstances. You can see a lot of his personality in his notebook sketches, and when he plays the part of "Agent Haroldson." Harold also struggles with making himself be heard and connecting with his peers, at times being easily dismissed by others in a harsh manner. Throughout the course of the game Harold sees himself in situations where he finally has the chance to demonstrate to himself who he wants to be in life. Harold is a truly delightful person.
This is not reserved to the titular character. Every character that inhabits the world of the game feels like a fully-fledged individual, with their own lived history and connections. The voice acting helps make them feel even more real. Due to the harsh circumstances, the Fedora 1 is a tight knit community, and the writing does a great job at showing the player how these people are connected to each other. Most characters in the main and supporting cast are also faced with various challenging circumstances in life. As Harold, you get to participate in those small moments and make new connections with the people in the ship. As well as learn new concepts and perspectives from other individuals outside of the Fedora. However, I will not linger on them for too long, as I think this part of the game is best experienced knowing as little as possible.
When it comes to gameplay, Harold Halibut is an adventure game focused on interacting with the many inhabitants of the Fedora. Most of the time, players will be trotting around the ship to complete the tasks Harold has received, and talking to various people to progress. As for Harold himself, he is not a vehicle for the player. Instead, the player is a vehicle for Harold. Sometimes you get the chance to select dialogue options. However, Harold has a set personality and is his own person at all times. Do not expect an experience like that of Telltale Games, nor a point and click either. There are some puzzle-like moments, but these only serve to add some interaction and break up the pace. The game progresses in a linear fashion, and there are some secondary tasks that are not required to progress the plot. These flesh out existing characters, and I highly recommend completing them. These secondary objectives are usually along the way of main objectives, so they always feel complimentary to the pacing and whatever is happening in the plot.
I personally enjoyed that Harold Halibut offers an easy to pick-up and light experience. I could imagine some people wanting a larger number of more complex puzzles, or a more hands-on approach to character interactions, decision making, and impacting the story. However, I don't think that every video game needs to offer a complex mechanical experience to convey its message and be worthwhile. The layout of the Fedora is interesting enough that jogging around the ship to talk to people and finish your tasks is entertaining enough as is, and with a game as stunningly detailed it makes sense that the gameplay loop is to simple *live* and soak in the environments.
To create the visuals of the game, developer Slow Bros painstakingly hand made every single character as a puppet, plenty of environment as real, physical dioramas, and scanned them to render as a video game. It is evident in the way that the numerous cloth, wood, and metal textures have a certain crisp look to them. The animation style is also deliberately made to look like stop-motion. Just on the basis of its art style and visuals, this game is wonderful and worth playing. The unique visuals remind me a bit of games like Mundaun and Saturnalia (which mix handmade paper sketch textures scanned and rendered in 3D.) However, no studio before has decided to do what Slow Bros did to this scale. Just for reference, the game took over 10 years to finish.
The use of music in Harold Halibut is very subtle. Instrumental songs appear for important cutscenes, and are used very deliberately. However, environmental sound effects are what's most prominent in the game, and they're used in interesting ways. The buzzing sound of lights, automatic doors opening and closing, water bubbles, along with the sound of steps are what you'll be hearing most. You can also hear string instruments playing elongated notes in the background, creating the sensation of being surrounded on all sides. Like being underwater.
Harold Halibut looks beautiful on the outside, and it is even more beautiful once you dive into it. The visuals are an undeniable technical achievement. Its gameplay is undemanding, making the game accessible for many people, even those who are not familiar with the medium of video games. The story and narrative are easy to follow, and depict a modern fable about finding your own home, connecting with others, sharing your perspective, and finding what you want from life.
Harold Halibut will come out on April 16, 2024 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam, as well as Xbox Game Pass.
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WGB Monday, April 15, 2024 9:31 AM Gaming is awesome and so are the majority of people within the community. They are capable of astonishing feats of creativity, just like this one from an enthusiastic person going by YveltalGriffin who has taken a working PS1 and turned it into a stylish portable console. |