Kotaku Sunday, May 5, 2024 12:00 PM  This week, we'll help you sharpen your stellar blade, harvest XP in Final Fantasy 16, find great gear and adaptations in Another Crab's Treasure, and more. Read on! |
Kotaku Sunday, May 5, 2024 11:48 AM  It's been a terrible day for Helldivers 2 and the team behind it. Angry players swarmed the co-op shooter's Steam page to review-bomb it like a giant hive of Terminids after a PlayStation Network login requirement was reinstituted on PC. "Ouch, right in the review score," Arrowhead Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt tweeted… |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 1:34 PM  Doom can run on anything. From pregnancy tests to lawnmowers, a Macbook touch bar to printers, and microwaves to Minecraft, if it exists then humans will see if it can run the epochal shooter. A technological yardstick as much as a meme, I'll never get tired of seeing Doom being played in the weirdest of places. To that end, Persona 5 Royal is the latest to get the FPS running, and it's even built into the game in a lore-friendly way. Continue reading Doom has been flawlessly integrated into this JRPG, and it rocks MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best old games, Best FPS games, Best zombie games |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 12:36 PM  After a troubled launch, Bellwright developer Donkey Crew has thanked players for their support so far, saying it will work to deliver on the potential of the new medieval RPG and survival game. It also asks whether the community would prefer to know about features planned for the future, citing a reluctance to overpromise. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPG games, Best survival games, Best open-world games |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 11:32 AM  I'm as much a sucker for a roll of the dice as I am for the best roguelike games, so the upcoming strategy game Dice and Fold is one I've been watching with interest. Following in the footsteps of Dicey Dungeons and Die in the Dungeon, this latest dice-based dungeon crawler sees you rolling to put an end to a seemingly non-stop stream of enemies. If that's got you curious to give it a try, developer Tinymice Entertainment has just released a big update to the game's demo, with over 40 items to discover, and you can try it now for free on Steam. Continue reading Promising new dice-based roguelike gets expanded free demo MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best roguelike games, Best strategy games, Best indie games |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 11:21 AM  May 5, 2024: We've added new Monopoly Go dice links to our list and checked for any expired links. How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The household favorite board game has been reimagined as a free-to-play application on smartphones, allowing everyone to experience the thrills of Monopoly on practically any device. Everything that makes the board game special is here in Monopoly Go, so you'll be collecting properties and building hotels as you go around the board, and there are a variety of multiplayer minigames to get through along the way. You're going to need to get your hands on Monopoly Go dice rolls, but they are difficult to come by no matter how far you are into the board game. There are ways to earn additional dice rolls, including logging into the game every day to collect daily bonuses, progressing further in the game, and inviting friends to try Monopoly Go. While you can also spend real money to unlock more dice rolls, you may want to give our list of Monopoly Go dice links a try instead. Take a look at all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today. Continue reading Free Monopoly Go dice links May 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Free PC games, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 10:34 AM  With Cities Skylines 2 struggling to find its feet amid a host of early problems, now feels like a good time to revisit the series that preceded it. EA's 2013 soft-reboot that was essentially SimCity 5 landed to widespread negative reactions, opening the door for Colossal Order to step in as the go-to realistic city-building simulation. But prior to that fall, the series had long been the epochal city builder, and if you missed it at the time or fancy revisiting it, you can get the best of them all, SimCity 4, at a big discount right now. Continue reading The greatest city builder of them all is yours for just $5 right now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best city-building games, Best management games, Best strategy games |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 1:31 PM  If there's one thing in Fallout New Vegas that hasn't aged well, it's the animation. The writing is timeless, the worldbuilding is engrossing, and the characters are memorable. Time has come for the engine that first built Fallout 3, though, but the hourglass is always being refilled by dedicated modders. This is now true of gun animations, as they've been given a much-welcome overhaul and look better than ever. Continue reading Fallout New Vegas mod reinvigorates guns with a massive overhaul MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Fallout New Vegas mods, Fallout 5 release date, Best RPG games |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 8:53 AM  What are the active NBA 2k24 codes? Every new game in the 2K sports series has a selection of freebies given away, and the latest in 2K's basketball games is no exception. There are plenty of NBA 2K24 locker codes to redeem for new player cards, XP boosts, and MyPlayer gear, among others. However, you'll need to be quick to snag them for yourself. This is because many of the early NBA 2k24 codes are exclusive to relatively small thresholds of players. Some freebies in this series of sports games come and go like whispers in the wind, so you need to act fast. However, we're starting to get some freebies that are sticking around for longer, so we've gathered these NBA 2k24 locker codes to give you a little boost. Continue reading NBA 2K24 codes May 2024 – all locker codes |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 7:47 AM  Half-Life 3 remains likely little more than a glint in Valve's eye. The series' influence can be felt across the industry, however, and no more so than in new survival crafting game Abiotic Factor, which launched just this week via Steam Early Access. The charming newcomer from Balatro publisher Playstack blends that late '90s aesthetic and a huge facility packed with all manner of weird and worrying experiments with its own twist on co-op survival, and it's already off to a shining start. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best co-op games, Best PC FPS games, Best classic PC games |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 7:29 AM  The citizens of Manor Lords are drinking too much ale. Players are struggling to make supply meet demand in the Steam city builder, so developer Slavic Magic is asking how best to change the system so towns aren't beholden to Sisyphean standards of beer production. If you want to stop the suds from dominating your town's economic pipeline then, you'd better get voting. Continue reading Manor Lords has an ale problem, so you've been called in to vote MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Manor Lords early access review, Best strategy games, Manor Lords system requirements |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 6:43 AM  If you, like me, are searching for your next Dungeons and Dragons style adventure after Baldur's Gate 3, indie RPG Wildermyth is a fantastic candidate. Its DnD-inspired campaigns take your party of heroes through a mix of procedural storytelling with impactful, far-reaching decisions to make and satisfying tactical turn-based battles as they grow from novice adventurers into legendary figures. Now, its second DLC Omenroad is set to introduce its "most extensively written campaign yet" along with a new roguelike mode. Continue reading Beloved indie RPG perfect for BG3 fans announces new DLC campaign MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Dungeons & Dragons games on PC, The best PC board games on Steam, The best tactical RPGs on PC |
PCGamesN Sunday, May 5, 2024 6:16 AM  Amid controversy over Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) requirement for Helldivers 2 on Steam, the game has been delisted from 177 territories. Steam also appears to be issuing refunds past the 2-hour limit. With a month to go until PSN is required, one of 2024's biggest surprise games continues to spiral into a death drop. Continue reading Helldivers 2 delisted in 177 countries as Steam issues refunds MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Helldivers 2 weapons, Helldivers 2 servers, Helldivers 2 system requirements |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, May 5, 2024 11:00 AM  Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome to Booked For The Week - our new Sunday feature where we ask a selection of cool industry folks questions about books! The very first book was famously written in the 1200's by notable scholar and six-time wrestling world champion Booker T, a fact you'd know if you simply read more books. This week, it's voice of Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy and many others, writer, singer, and endless other cool stuff, Ashly Burch! Cheers Ashly! Mind if we have a nose at your bookshelf? |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, May 5, 2024 7:50 AM  I need to take all the opportunities to write about Fall Guys that I can get, given how much time I spend playing it with my son. This is a pretty good opportunity, too: a set of Star Wars skins are coming to the bean battle royale, as announced yesterday on May 4th, and they coincide with some major changes to Fall Guys' platforming physics. |
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Siliconera Sunday, May 5, 2024 12:00 PM
Oshi no Ko was the runaway hit of the Spring 2023 season, with its stellar production values, award-winning opening song, and pointed critique of the Japanese entertainment industry. However, a new 2024 anime has stepped up this criticism and is doing a better job of exploring similar themes.
The critical themes in Oshi no Ko often took a back seat to the anime's main plot, which focused on idol fans reincarnating into their favorite idol's newborn twins, who then began investigating their mother's murder by becoming entertainers themselves. While Oshi no Ko is undoubtedly an experience that new and old anime fans should explore, The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio is cutting through the spectacle to tackle these same themes more potently.
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio is a Slice of Life anime that follows two high schoolers, Yumiko SatÅ and Chika Watanabe, who are in the same class and both work part-time as voice actors. Episodes mostly focus on the two of them auditioning, doing their radio show together, and jumping through the many hoops that stand between them and a sustainable career in this creative and competitive field. Repeatedly, we see them dealing with their frustration in being rejected for roles they wanted and having to do projects and promotional stunts that they don't care to in order to make a positive impression on the studios that can give them more work.
While Oshi no Ko does get into the frustrating elements of working as a performer, it only does so after enticing both viewers and the leading characters with the glitz and glam associated with the profession. Oshi no Ko elevates the entertainment industry and the subject matter that it focuses on, which undercuts its critique of the entertainment industry. The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio, on the other hand, just depicts acting as a part-time job that its leads find both frustrating and rewarding.
This, in my opinion, makes The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio a much better critique of the entertainment industry than its predecessor, Oshi no Ko. Even if it's a more public-facing job than most, working as any kind of performer is still labor and shouldn't be celebrated or lauded more than any other profession. In fact, as The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio repeatedly notes, acting is basically gig work, and the associated fluctuations in schedule and consistency can have a tremendous impact on someone's self-worth in that profession.
This isn't to say that Oshi no Ko is a terrible anime. It's deeply enticing and one of the more unique releases from last year. However, The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio is more immediate and focused in its critique of the production world. It doesn't need the frills of a supernatural murder-mystery to push its plot along, and trusts that young people trying to get their acting careers off the ground is an interesting enough story already.
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio gives a shockingly honest and straightforward look at what it's like to be a young actor, and that makes it feel much more potent than Oshi no Ko's ideations on the industry. Both are absolute must watches, though, and everyone reading this is welcome to come to their own opinion on which anime expresses these themes better!
Oshi no Ko is available to watch on Hi-Dive, and The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio is available on Crunchyroll.
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Siliconera Sunday, May 5, 2024 9:00 AM
When you get a game that involves small, intricate movements or adjustments, you may find yourself wishing for a mouse to ensure everything looks the way you want. Likewise, ones with a creative element might beg for a means of saving those items in other ways. Sticky Business, originally a PC exclusive involving creating stickers, fit the bill perfectly, yet even so it ends up being a delight on the Nintendo Switch.
As a quick refresher, Sticky Business is about running a digital storefront that makes stickers. You design all your works of art. You prepare and ship orders. You can even adjust your shop to alter what merchandise is available or slightly change its appearance. As you level up designs and place orders, you get money and hearts. These can be used to increase the design elements you can use, types of sticker paper available, amount of items you can stick, included bonuses for packages, color palettes, and so on.
Sticky Business is a very relaxed affair. There are very few penalties for messing up orders. Usually, you'll just miss a shipment or need to sell more of the stickers you already have to progress. My concern coming into it on the Switch is how involved the process can be. While there are light shop management elements, that mainly comes down to ensuring all of the day's orders are fulfilled. The bulk of the experience comes down to making stickers, and I was worried the Switch lacking some of a PC's finer controls could prove an issue with the Sticky Business port. Especially as I'm someone who 95% of the time uses the system in handheld mode.
It turned out to be a baseless concern. Yes, it can be a bit difficult sometimes to perfectly align some images using only the Joy-Cons. However, this Switch port nails the controls. You use the directional buttons to switch between areas in your hub, the sticker creator, the printer portion, and the shipping section. This makes it easy to switch between sticker elements, placing items on paper to ensure you're getting the most stickers for your money, and going through different parts of the packing process. Considering how many tabs there are, I'd even say it's a time saver compared to the PC release.
There are some niceties from the PC version of Sticky Business that made making stickers easier that are absent in the Switch version. For example, it's much more difficult to line up stickers exactly. The option to quickly copy an element you placed in the field, then have an identical one to arrange, is absent. The frequent use of hotkeys to swap between elements and areas also meant I would unintentionally switch to an entirely different segment of the sticker creator as I got accustomed to things. Even once I was familiar, I still found myself making the error occasionally. But also, the PC version had a lovely option that made it easy to save your creations to show or perhaps even actually make later, and that's absent here.
Still, considering everything, Sticky Business really is just as lovely on the Switch as it is on PCs and is an inviting creative outlet for piecing together virtual stickers. There are some sacrifices that needed to be made, of course. But it's incredibly easy to put together elaborate creations. You don't need a mouse. The shortcuts make sense. Plus, it's fantastic in handheld mode. I absolutely recommend it for if you have 15 minutes and want to design something adorable.
Sticky Business is available for the PC on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
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WGB Sunday, May 5, 2024 10:25 AM Following the massive backlash that occurred just days ago, Helldivers 2 has now been removed from sale in approximately 176 regions around the world. |