Kotaku Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:05 PM  After years of marketing, delays, betas, and name changes, XDefiant from Ubisoft is finally here and...things aren't going very well. Players are currently unable to find matches as the game's servers can't seem to cope with the large influx of people. |
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Kotaku Tuesday, May 21, 2024 4:15 PM  Cosplayer and OnlyFans creator Belle Delphine recently revealed that she earned no money from her 2019 viral "Gamer Girl Bath Water" stunt because PayPal was charging her weird fees and keeping the funds for itself. Almost five years later, Business Insider reports that the internet celebrity's "biggest L" has finally… |
PCGamesN Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:44 PM  There have been whispers rustling in the underbrush about when the Hunt: Showdown relaunch will finally make its appearance. Originally rumored for an early 2024 release, eager bounty hunters have been patiently waiting for the promised engine upgrade and associated updates. Finally, news has emerged from the swamp, with a launch date and more details about what we can expect. Continue reading Hunt Showdown's massive upcoming upgrade finally gets launch date MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Hunt: Showdown review |
PCGamesN Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:08 PM  What are the XDefiant system requirements? Ubisoft's competitive shooter is finally here, and you're not going to need an expensive new gaming PC to start playing. Ubisoft has provided four detailed tiers of system requirements for XDefiant, giving us a look at what you'll need inside your gaming PC depending on what resolution you're aiming for. Even though there's no mention of the best graphics card that money can buy, you'll still need some powerful hardware to achieve 4K gameplay. Continue reading XDefiant system requirements MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, May 21, 2024 4:29 PM  It's hard to launch a new online game, as many can attest. Now, XDefiant has joined the ranks of titles like Diablo 3 in the launch issues genre, with many eager players being hit by matchmaking problems. Unlike some historical launch issues it is possible to log into the game, it's just finding someone to play with that seems to be the issue. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: XDefiant release date, Best multiplayer games , Best FPS games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, May 21, 2024 4:02 PM  Despite anime and gaming going hand in hand for decades, there have been relatively few successful anime games. Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is one of the exceptions. Not only numbered among the best selling fighting games of all time, it's a brilliant Naruto game too, bringing everyone's favorite characters to life with stunning animated combat moves. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best fighting games, Best anime games, Best multiplayer games |
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Siliconera Wednesday, May 22, 2024 12:00 AM
Nintendo updated its website to include information on four Famicom games that came out in 1991. The games are NES Open Tournament Golf, Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi de..., Shin 4nin Uchi Mahjong: Yakuman Tengoku, and Yoshi.
Each Famicom game page on the Nintendo website incudes information and screenshots from the game. It explains the core concepts and history, instructions on how to play, little tidbits of trivia, and advice. Some of the pictures, such as the page for Yoshi, compare how the graphics from 1991 compare to later releases or designs from Nintendo.
Some of these games are still available to play if you have a Nintendo Switch Online account. For example, the service offers NES Open Tournament Golf and Yoshi. If you want to get an idea of these games before you actually play them, you can check out the site, as well as use it as a convenient source of data. The advice section for NES Open Tournament Golf includes all of the stats and numbers for the various shots you can pull off, as well as the data on all the different courses you can play on.
In order to play these 1991 Nintendo games, as well as other retro games, from the Nintendo Switch, you will need to have a Nintendo Switch Online account.
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Siliconera Tuesday, May 21, 2024 11:00 PM
The Edens Zero manga series written by Fairy Tail author Hiro Mashima is reaching its coming to an end. There are five remaining chapters in the series, and the last one is reported to appear on June 26, 2024. [Thanks, Mantan Web!]
The last chapter of the manga series released was 288, and with 5 chapters remaining the series will end with a total of 293 chapters. If there are no interruptions in the scheduled release of Edens Zero, the manga series will end with the release of issue 30 of the Weekly Shonen Magazine, nearly 6 years after the release of the series.
Edens Zero began serialization on June 27, 2018. The manga later received an anime adaptation with two seasons released so far. The first season ran between April 11 and October 3, 2021, and the second season appeared between April 2 and October 1, 2023.
Manga author Hiro Mashima has taken game development as a hobby in recent years, and the author developed an Edens Zero RPG Maker game for PC. The game is titled Rebecca to Kikai no Yōkan (Rebecca and the Mechanical Mansion) and he released it for free on March 16, 2022.
The Edens Zero manga is set to end on June 26, 2024. The English release of the manga is handled by Kodansha USA, and the two anime seasons are available on select streaming services like Netflix or Crunchyroll.
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Siliconera Tuesday, May 21, 2024 10:00 PM
Atlus revealed that a new collaboration with Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica will arrive at Karaoke Manekineko, and various songs will appear on the Joysound between May 29, 2024 and July 15, 2024. Collaboration drinks and merchandise will also appear as part of the event.
The songs being added are the Persona 3 Reload opening song "Full Moon Full Life" and the Persona 5 Tactica opening song "Revolution in your Heart." Additionally, the collaboration menu includes 3 non-alcoholic drinks for each game. Each drink costs 660 yen (or about $4.23) and they are based on the protagonist, Aigis, and Ryoji from P3R, while the P5T drinks feature Joker, Akechi, and Kasumi. Here are the drinks and ingredients:
Furthermore, one novelty coaster will be given away with each drink order. The collaboration merchandise and coasters feature newly drawn artwork of the game's main characters. You can check out the merchandise list and the price of each good here:
You can take a look at the new Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica collaboration merchandise and drinks with Karaoke Manekineko here:
Persona 3 Reload is readily available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. Meanwhile, Persona 5 Tactica is available for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.
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Siliconera Tuesday, May 21, 2024 9:00 PM
Ookami Mio, a VTuber with Hololive, tweeted that she is still unable to leave the hospital. She made this post on her official side account.
Close to midnight on May 20, 2024, Mio made a post on her "ookamimio_sab" secondary account. It is very short, simply stating that she can't leave the hospital yet, followed by a crying kaomoji. She did not provide any details. Some of her Hololive co-workers (Shishiro Botan and Hakui Koyori) responded to this tweet from their official accounts, expressing sympathy. The quoted retweets and replies are also full of people hoping for her recovery, as well as agreeing with how stressed she can be due to her sickness preventing her from going to work.
On May 13, 2024, the official Cover Twitter (X) account stated that Ookami Mio is in the hospital for long-term care. Neither Cover nor Mio disclosed what condition she is experiencing. As a result of this, she canceled her appearances at Hololive Gamers Fes and Music Verse. Tsunomaki Watame will be appearing at Hololive Gamers Fes in Mio's place.
Ookami Mio is a Hololive VTuber who debuted in 2018 as part of the Gamers group. Other members of her generation include Shirakami Fubuki and Inugami Korone. As of the time of writing, she has over 1.18 million subscribers on YouTube.
Ookami Mio is still in the hospital, with more official announcements on her condition and recovery to appear later.
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Siliconera Tuesday, May 21, 2024 8:00 PM
CASETiFY announced a collaboration with the anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, as it will be launching a new collection of cell phone cases and tech accessories on May 29, 2024 in Japan. This unique collection features designs inspired by the anime's iconic characters, their distinctive poses, and fashion.
The collection includes a variety of items such as character cases, sticker cases depicting battle between Jotaro and DIO, and limited-edition smartphone charms featuring iconic symbols like the "To be continued" sign and Jotaro's hat. People can choose from a range of tech accessories designed with intricate artwork, vibrant colors, and impactful quotes and onomatopoeia from the series.
You can view the official announcement post with launch trailer below:
The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders x CASETiFY collection is available to pre-order for those registered on the waitlist in Japan, starting at 1pm JST on May 29, 2024. General sales will commence at 5pm JST the same day. The collection will be available on CASETiFY's online store, the CASETiFY Collab app, and various physical locations including CASETiFY OSAKA, Shibuya PARCO, and more.
The CASETiFY JoJo's Bizarre Adventures: Stardust Crusaders cell phone cases and accessories will launch in Japan on May 29, 2024. The anime series can be found on Crunchyroll and Netflix. Viz Media handles the manga series outside of Japan.
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Siliconera Tuesday, May 21, 2024 7:00 PM
CD Projekt Red officially released the REDKit for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, providing players with the modding tools to create and share their own mods. The REDKit includes a variety of features designed to simplify the modding process.
Users can create new quests, characters, and environments, as well as modify existing assets. CD Projekt Red noted that REDkit is designed user-friendly, so that even those new to modding should be able to take advantage of its tools. The launch included a means of support. CD Projekt Red also released a YouTube playlist that includes an installation tutorial and an introductory video for it. Notably, these videos are numbered, suggesting that additional tutorials could be released. An official user guide is available online as well, offering a walkthrough.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released in 2015, and CD Projekt Red maintained and supported it post-launch. This included REDkit and new platforms' support. While people could create their own mods before, the release of the REDKit, this marks the first official support of mod creation.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is available for the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and the modding REDkit toolkit is available for the creation of new PC mod content.
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Siliconera Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6:00 PM
505 Games issued another update on the state of the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Switch version, noting that physical copies are available and a patch is coming. While the former should be appearing in retail stores now, there's no word on when the "major" update will launch.
Here is the announcement regarding the Eiyuden Chronicle Switch physical copies, which specifically mentions people can find them in retail stores in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Right now, Amazon doesn't have a product listing for it, but does have one for the European release. GameStop is showing copies are available.
In regards to the next Eiyuden Chronicle Switch patch, 505 Games only noted an announcement is coming. There's no timeline for it. The game featured many issues on that platform at launch. One of the most recent other updates in May 2024 for it fixed cooking battles, which were completely broken at launch. Likewise, other console also got patches that fixed issues with its resolution or characters.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is available on the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, with Switch physical copies now available worldwide. DLC add-ons 1-3 are in development.
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Siliconera Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:00 PM
Anya Melfissa, a Hololive Vtuber in the Indonesian branch, announced she'll be cutting back on her solo streams until August 2024. She will still appear in collaboration streams during the week and be streaming alone on weekends.
Anya first announced the break during her free talk stream on May 20, 2024, then offered a brief summary on Twitter. She brought up how Kiara Takanashi's three week break earlier in 2024 got her thinking, especially as she hadn't taken any breaks in her entire career. She decided that even though she doesn't want to go on hiatus, she figured it would be wise to take some time to avoid burnout.
Anya also explained she wanted to avoid a complete hiatus, as she wanted to consider other people's schedules for collabs and was approaching 700,000 subscribers on YouTube. (As of May 21, 2024, she had hit 692,000.) She noted that limiting herself to weekends for about two months seemed like a means of finding a middle ground. However, she also said if there is another event like Usada Pekora's hardcore Minecraft one she may choose to participate.
Here is her full free talk stream where the break came up.
And here is Anya's social media announcement bringing up her break. It confirmed she may still do a guerrilla stream occasionally as well.
Anya Melfissa joined Hololive as a Vtuber alongside Kureiji Ollie and Pavolia Reine in December 2020. Prior to this announcement, she took part in Pekora's hardcore Minecraft event and was around until the final fight. Her last musical performance was a cover of the song "Loveit."
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, May 21, 2024 9:50 PM  Players waiting to play as some Watch Dogs 2 hackers in XDefiant will have to know the definition of grind. Here is the fastest way to complete the Major Challenge and unlock the DedSec faction in XDefiant. XDefiant: Fastest way to complete Major Challenge and unlock DedSec Let's get this out of the way first: the fastest way to unlock DedSec is to spend 1,000 XCoins, which will set you back 10 US dollars. Now, since this is a free-to-play game – that probably needed some server fixing – and I know most of us won't spend a dime on this game, then completing the Major Challenge is our only course of action. That means that you will have to grind for a total of 700k XP, which is a lot. However, you can optimize your time in-game to ensure you make the best out of this task. Pick the right XDefiant modes To be completely honest with you, each XDefiant mode feels rewarding enough that you don't have a specific mode that will make your XP intake go ... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6:27 PM  Like all live service games, XDefiant has a Battle Pass with both free and paid rewards that players can earn by playing matches and leveling up. Some players aren't getting their rewards after purchasing the Battle Pass though, which is a hugely frustrating issue. How to Claim Battle Pass Rewards in XDefiant Normally, you'd automatically be issued your Battle Pass rewards as you level up in XDefiant. You won't get the instant or premium rewards unless you actually purchase the Battle Pass (duh), but there are a surprising number of free items available for everyone. Screenshot: PC Invasion To find your character skins from the Battle Pass, navigate to the Factions tab of the main menu and select the Faction associated with the character skin that you have. The Anarchy skin — the instant reward for the premium Battle Pass — is for Gia on the DedSec page, for example. On the other hand, weapon skins can be equipped on the Loadout tab. All other cosmetic... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6:08 PM  If you want to get the edge over other enemies in XDefiant, playing at 120 FPS might be the play. By default, the game is set to 60 FPS by default which is fine, but to get the most out of the shooter, having more frames is not a bad call. The best part is that the consoles can even output more frames. To learn how to enable 120 FPS on all platforms for XDefiant, reading this guide could be worthwhile. How to enable 120 FPS for XDefiant across all platforms Having XDefiant operate buttery smooth might come with issues because the shooter is facing a large influx of players. This results in the game performing not well. So if you plan on playing at 120 FPS, it's better to just wait it out till it's 100 percent. In any case, knowing how to set up XDefiant with more frames is important regardless of when you're playing. How to enable 120 FPS on PC Pl... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:39 PM  XDefiant has a ton of unlockable gear and weapons locked behind challenges. Some of these tasks are much harder than others, so let me show you how to get Quick-Swap kills in XDefiant. What is a Quick-Swap Kill in XDefiant? A Quick-Swap kill occurs when you damage your opponent with one weapon and quickly finish them with another. You may even do this during normal gameplay, as swapping to your secondary is faster than reloading your primary in a gunfight. The default controls are fine for Quick-Swap kills, but there's plenty of room for tuning, should you need it. XDefiant: How to score Quick-Swap Kills It can be a little tricky to make Quick-Swap kills happen deliberately. If you get into a fair gunfight and swap your pistol in the middle, you'll lose the battle. With this in mind, I only recommend trying to score Quick-Swap kills on enemies who don't know you're there. The mode also matters if you're trying to rack u... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, May 21, 2024 4:54 PM  XDefiant has made it so PS5 users can enjoy the shooter at a higher frame rate. That's right, if you have PS5, you can play at 120 FPS. However, with that boost, you might get problems such as the Visual performance error of the PS5, and we'll show you all the ways that may fix it in XDefiant. XDefiant: How to fix Visual performance error on the PS5 Since this problem is popping up for a lot of PS5 players, and because of that, there are a handful of fixes. Let's get into them. Image: Ubisoft Possible solutions to fix the error Play on a lower frame rate: Because XDefiant has just come out, players will be diving into the game almost at the same time. It could be a reason why players are getting the can't find lobby error. With that many players in the XDefiant, the PS5 could be stressed out. Consider playing on a lower frame rate like 60 FPS. That way, your console is only using half of its resou... |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:57 PM Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree will launch a month from now on June 21. The post Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Gets New Story Trailer appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:31 PM Sony announced the studio's closure back in February. The post PlayStation London Studio Shuts Down After 22 Years appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
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