GamersHeroes Friday, July 12, 2024 12:57 PM The Warrior Prime Minister Lidia Sobieska is set to make her way to Arika and Bandai Namco's TEKKEN 8 on July 26 (July 25 in PT). The post Lidia Sobieska TEKKEN 8 Release Date Revealed appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Friday, July 12, 2024 9:41 AM The first major update for The Outlast Trials, dubbed Project Lupara, will come out for PC and consoles July 16. The post The Outlast Trials Project Lupara Update Coming July 16 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 1:23 PM  PlayStation Stars is one of Sony's most bizarre initiatives in the PlayStation 5 era. The program lets you earn coins you can use to buy games on PSN, as well as collect virtual figurines that can only be viewed inside of the PlayStation app. And the whole thing has been broken since the beginning of June. |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 1:00 PM  Xbox Game Pass may have received a substantial (and terrible) update this week, but that hasn't stopped the service from adding bangers to its revolving catalog. Neon White, one of the most insanely inventive and cringe-inducing games I've ever played, is the latest and greatest addition, and you owe it to yourself to… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 12:50 PM  Overwatch 2 just launched its Transformers crossover skins as part of its midseason update. Even as someone who is pretty burnt out on Overwatch doing crossovers while its own lore and story are being left to die, I have to admit Blizzard's artists killed it on this one. Reinhardt, Ramattra, Bastion, and Illari got… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 12:40 PM  Nintendo games and consoles never get price drops anymore, but they do occasionally get surprisingly decent discounts. Whether to capitalize on the lead up to Amazon Prime Day, or just unload some excess summer inventory, the stars have aligned for some decent Switch deals this week that probably won't last much… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 12:25 PM  Twisters, the sequel to the 1996 iconic action flick Twister, is out next week on July 19. Until recently, you might not have even heard of the upcoming film, starring Top Gun: Maverick's Glen Powell and Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones. As a huge fan of the original movie, and an unabashed tornado fiend, I worried… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 12:15 PM  A new report claims that Nintendo doesn't allow external contractors—who help translate some of their biggest games—to be named and listed in a game's credits. The company behind Super Mario even, reportedly, forces these translators to sometimes sign 10-year NDAs, making it nearly impossible for them to talk about… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 12:05 PM  There's no denying that Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is a tough experience. Even after finding all of the DLC's many Scadutree Fragments to improve your damage and survivability, the bosses in this extra slice of FromSoftware's popular game can still obliterate you within moments. As such, it's always… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 11:55 AM  The Analogue Pocket is back with even more variants. Today the company announced four new limited-edition retro handhelds encased in anodized aluminum. They're beautiful and expensive, and Analogue is leaning into the FOMO with one-time-only pre-orders for " highly limited quantities [that] will never be sold again." |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 11:54 AM  Elden Ring's first and only DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, has added vast numbers of new weapons, talismans and spirit ashes, reinvigorating how you approach the army of new enemies and bosses. And while those fights will always prove the game's biggest challenge, finding so many of these new features is pretty tricky… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 11:40 AM  Well, here we are, crossing over into the middle of June. Sorry, January. Damn it. I meant July. Things with the same starting letter screw me up every time (apologies to every Matt and Mike I've met). But hey, maybe old, stubborn, resistant-to-change habits can be convinced to take a hike and let something new and… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 11:20 AM  We already know that the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest 3 is going to look amazing, and now we have some new information on what other improvements and additions the updated classic is getting. In a recent Famitsu article, Square Enix revealed a range of information on the hotly anticipated remake, including… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 10:55 AM  The Lightning Perfume Bottle is a weapon that can only be discovered in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This unique weapon is strong on its own, but when paired with a specific collection of gear, it can become one of the most powerful boss-killing weapons in the entire game. |
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Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 10:36 AM  I've had some fun with The First Descendant but I wouldn't say a strong, distinctive art style is one of its core virtues. It's a pretty derivative game from head-to-toe. Now it turns out that some of the free-to-play loot shooter's in-game icons appear to be ripped almost wholesale from Destiny 2. |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 10:30 AM  Palworld players have fought against one Raid Boss (and some variations) before, but the June 27, 2024 Sakurajima update brought a new Pal to go up against. Blazamut Ryu is an imposing beast with a lot of health and only 10 minutes of playtime. It can be a challenge, to say the least. But fret not, I've got you… |
Kotaku Friday, July 12, 2024 10:18 AM  The fourth Captain America movie is the first with Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson, previously the flying Avenger known as Falcon, taking up the shield after Steve Rogers retired in Avengers: Endgame, and after the epic fail of John Walker (yes, Kotaku's freelance editor) to take up the mantle. But that's not the only big… |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 1:46 PM  We don't talk enough about UI in games. They can really make or break an experience, with a poor UI dragging even a great game down. The UI in Dead by Daylight has been ripe for criticism for a while, with the new menu system particularly sparking discussion in the community. The next update, however, will overhaul the selection menu and even though it's been changed thanks to fan feedback, the main issues are still going ahead. Continue reading DBD dev doubles down on new unpopular feature in upcoming update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 1:45 PM  What are the Age of Empires 4 cheats? Cheats are a strong staple of strategy games, and the Age of Empires series is known for some great ones. From magical bears to cars that can fire bullets, we've been able to do some weird and wonderful things over the years. Though they were absent at launch, cheats finally arrived with the AoE 4 Anniversary Edition in late 2022, and they certainly haven't disappointed. As one of the best RTS games out there, Age of Empires 4 continues the hit series' tradition of blending helpful resource codes with the weird and wonderful. With one cheat you can turn the natural world on its head, while another sees the return of one of the most iconic AoE units that can only be spawned through chat-based skullduggery. If you're unsure how to activate cheats in AoE 4 jump to the bottom of this guide, otherwise let's get into the cheats. Continue reading All Age of Empires 4 cheats MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Age of Empires 4 release date, Age of Empires 4 review, The best RTS games on PC |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 1:00 PM  The gaming world is littered with the corpses of the fallen. Games appear and disappear regularly, especially multiplayer experiences, leaving behind little more than a few screenshots and memories. Global Agenda: Free Agent seemed to be one such title - having previously been delisted from Steam - but its story doesn't end there. One streamer has found the servers are still running, inspiring an increase in player count for the first time in years. Continue reading Forgotten MMO Global Agenda Free Agent still active, gets revival MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best MMORPGs, Best RPGs, Best open-world games |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 12:58 PM  The biggest challenge for The Division 2 (and any live service game that's been running for as long as it has, for that matter) is keeping things fresh and challenging for both new and veteran players. That's why Ubisoft decided that a rework to its seasonal model, dubbed Seasons 2.0, was necessary. However, one of the biggest elements of this rework, seasonal characters, was received so poorly by fans that Ubisoft is now walking it back, saying it will be "re-evaluated". Continue reading The Division 2 backtracks on controversial seasonal characters MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The Division 2 PC review, The best multiplayer games, The best MMOs in 2023 |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 12:46 PM  Ever since Nvidia first unveiled its DLSS 2 upscaling technology and suddenly brought a viable free way for gamers to increase the frame rate of their games, it has brought about a step change in the way gamers and the industry thinks about gaming performance. To that end, Arm has just announced that it has developed its own DLSS 2-like upscaling algorithm, which will work on GPUs for mobile devices, calling it Arm Accuracy Super Resolution or ASR. Arm, which designs the baseline architecture of the mobile chips used by the likes of Apple, Qualcomm, and Samsung, isn't a company we'd normally associate with the best graphics card innovations for desktop gamers. However, its architecture sits at the heart of the new and much-hyped Qualcomm Elite X laptop chips, which are establishing themselves as the first truly viable option for Arm-based Windows laptops. Continue reading Arm just brought Nvidia DLSS-style upscaling to mobile devices MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 12:32 PM  From densely packed offerings such as Assassin's Creed, Cyberpunk 2077, and Far Cry to more open-ended experiences such as Once Human and Palworld, exploring the best open-world games is always a joy. As someone who loves that sense of adventure and who also enjoyed the stunning action-adventure of Kena: Bridge of Spirits, I've recently had my eye on another beautiful indie game. Kaku: Ancient Seal comes from developer Bingobell, and after a year in early access it's now officially out to a very positive initial reception. Continue reading Beautiful open-world game Kaku launches on Steam to a great response MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best open-world games, Best action-adventure games, Best indie games |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 12:34 PM  What are the best games on Game Pass right now? Trawling through more than 450 games in your Game Pass subscription can feel overwhelming. Game Pass is a great deal, with hundreds of games at your fingertips for a fairly low monthly cost, but, if you're anything like us, you might get lost in the choice and wind up not playing anything. Thankfully, we're here to help you discover some of the shiniest Game Pass gems. If you're unsure and want to try something new, we've picked some of the best Game Pass games the subscription service has to offer. Whether you're looking for horror games, farming games, or short, easy-to-complete story games, we've got them all here. Continue reading The best games on Game Pass July 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 12:25 PM  Intel's not having a good time with gamers right now, with the company still struggling to find the root cause of game instability on its CPUs, and now a game dev has issued a no-nonsense smackdown about Intel CPU game crashes on its official blog. In a piece titled "Intel is selling defective 13-14th gen CPUs," Matthew Cassells, founder of Alderon Games, said he was even swapping out all its game servers from Intel to AMD hardware as a result, and anyone else hosting game servers to do the same. Gamers have been reporting crashes on Intel CPUs for a number of months now, with the problem appearing to particularly affect games based on the Unreal engine. In particular, this stability issue seems to affect the best gaming CPU from Intel right now, the Core i9 14900K, with common error messages reporting that the game is out of video memory when it's compiling shaders, even if your graphics card has an enormous amount of VRAM. Continue reading Intel is "selling defective CPUs" says game dev in brutal smackdown MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 11:59 AM  We're spoiled for choice nowadays when it comes to the best horror games on PC, and especially so if you like being scared with your friends. While in theory having people with you should help mitigate the fear, the likes of Demonologist, Labyrinthine, The Outlast Trials, and Lethal Company prove that's really not the case. Before them all, however, Phasmophobia was a key figure in sparking a wave of attention for the genre. As it moves closer to the 1.0 launch, developer Kinetic Games warns potential players that a price increase is on the way. Continue reading Phasmophobia is about to go up in price, so get it while you can MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best horror games on PC, Best VR games, Best ghost games |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 11:57 AM  July 12, 2024: We've added new Monopoly Go dice links for free dice rolls. How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The household favorite board game has been reimagined as a free-to-play app 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 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, especially if you're waiting for the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event. Take a look at all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today. Continue reading Free Monopoly Go dice links July 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 11:56 AM  Once again Humble Choice has a new selection of free games ready to download, and this month there's the Helldivers 2-like game, Starship Troopers: Terran Command up for grabs. If you're looking for something to play after finishing Helldivers 2, we strongly recommend it. Continue reading RTS game, available free, is the perfect follow up to Helldivers 2 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Helldivers 2 weapons, Helldivers 2 stratagems, Helldivers 2 system requirements |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 11:49 AM  What are the best Marvel Snap decks? The latest season of Marvel Snap is here, introducing new cards, variants, and much more to help spruce up the meta. If you're wondering which existing decks these new cards fit with, or which new meta decks they might create, you're in the right place. The Marvel Snap meta is constantly changing. Whether you're a grizzled veteran well into series four or five, you're still unlocking deck staples or you're getting to grips with how all the cards interact in one of the best card games on PC, we're here to help. We have a list of all the best decks in the Marvel Snap meta currently, followed by the best beginner decks for new players. Continue reading Best Marvel Snap decks July 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Marvel Snap decks, Next Marvel Snap season release date, Marvel Snap Silver Surfer deck |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 11:26 AM  Escape From Tarkov Arena, the PvP-focused spinoff of EFT, has just been blessed with a new game mode, and it'll sound extremely familiar to fans of the king of PC shooters. Yes, Tarkov Arena is bringing the CS2 experience to its players with Blast Gang, a 5v5 bomb defusal mode. Continue reading Escape From Tarkov Arena just got a new mode, and it's basically CS2 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 11:28 AM  Want to know about new Genshin Impact characters? During each new update, there's usually at least one brand-new playable character introduced to the roster. They typically appear on event banners with increased drop rates, including one five-star character and three four-star characters. While we know which characters are likely to appear on the next Genshin Impact banners, some characters featured in this guide might not be playable right now, but they can still be found in Genshin Impact. We've also included some characters who are rumored to join the free PC game down the line, but may not have an in-game model just yet. While none of this information is official until Hoyoverse says otherwise, here's a round-up of all the current rumors and speculation. Continue reading Genshin Impact new characters in the 4.7 update and beyond MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Genshin Impact codes, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 11:14 AM  The reveal of a new character is always an exciting moment in any gacha game. They are, at their core, built around the hype and curiosity of what a newcomer will bring, either for their story potential, for the way they change the best builds, or simply for their stylish designs. As probably the most slick offering yet from Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail maker HoYoverse, Zenless Zone Zero is certainly no different, and the reveal of new ZZZ character Jane Doe already has players saving up, despite no-one knowing quite who - or what - she is. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Zenless Zone Zero review, Zenless Zone Zero codes, Zenless Zone Zero banners |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 11:16 AM  A new Intel CPU has just leaked, and it's among the more intriguing new processors we've seen in some time. The Intel Processor 310 is a brand new product based on the company's latest Raptor Lake-S architecture, but it has just two cores. This tiny amount of processing cores stands in stark contrast to most of the rest of the company's Raptor Lake lineup, with its Intel Core i-branded chips bottoming out at four cores and rising to 24 cores for its flagship Core i9 14900K. As such, it's fair to say this new Intel chip won't be a best gaming CPU contender. However, there's enough here that makes us wonder just what it would be like to use such a lowly chip as a gaming CPU. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 10:40 AM  Benchmark leaks for the new Intel Battlemage GPU found in the MSI Claw 2 have started to surface, and this latest one appears to show that it offers nearly double the performance of the Steam Deck GPU. The forthcoming MSI Claw 2 is set to use the new Intel Lunar Lake chip, which has just appeared in a listing on the Geekbench results browser in the Vulkan test. Vulkan is an open-source API that can be used as an alternative to DirectX, and it's used in both games and professional applications. You can run Baldur's Gate 3 and Doom Eternal in Vulkan rather than DirectX, for example. Geekbench might be a synthetic benchmark, but it does give an indication of GPU performance, and it looks as though the Steam Deck could soon have a rival from MSI on our guide to the best handheld gaming PC. Continue reading MSI's Claw 2 GPU is nearly twice as fast as Steam Deck in this leak MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 10:34 AM  Want to see the entire Elden Ring DLC map? FromSoftware is ending Elden Ring on a high note with its largest expansion to date. Taking place in the mysterious Realm of Shadows, players have a chance to explore an entirely different region, discovering new enemies, spells, and items along the way. Now that the Shadow of the Erdtree release date is here, it's time to dust off your old Elden Ring save file as you get ready to go on a new adventure. If you aren't confident in your character's current setup, feel free to check out our Elden Ring builds guide to drastically strengthen your character. Here's the full Elden Ring DLC map, complete with all the Sites of Grace. Continue reading Elden Ring DLC map - all locations and Sites of Grace MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Elden Ring builds, Elden Ring bosses, Elden Ring weapons |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 10:20 AM  What are the best skateboard games? In the past, it was tough to find a skateboarding game on PC, with the genre having its heyday during the PS2 and Xbox 360 console generations. Recently, however, the skateboarding gaming scene has seen a resurgence, with realistic skate sims making the most of the PC platform to deliver the most accurate skateboarding games yet. Nothing quite captures a moment in time like the years when skateboarding was at its mainstream peak. A mixture of creativity and aggression, skateboarding can be a true expression of style, and the best skateboarding games all manage to capture that in some form. For a niche few, these are some of the best PC games ever. All that, naturally, backed by an energetic soundtrack that seamlessly switches from thrash metal belters and pop punk fare to classic West Coast hip hop - the best skateboarding games often ooze effortless style. Continue reading The best skateboard games 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best skateboard games, Best simulation games, Best open-world games |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 10:17 AM  The world of military simulations continues to confound and disappoint me. It's not that the games are bad - Escape From Tarkov, Gray Zone Warfare, and Arma all have their unique qualities - but I never feel as much like a Tier-One operator as I might like. Spawn. Die. Spawn. Die. Spawn. Die. Before I can get to grips with the world and the mechanics, I've lost patience and tapped out. Available to play for free this weekend, Exfil is a tactical FPS game with a difference. If you want the aesthetic of EFT but the faster, funner pace of Counter-Strike 2, this is for you. Continue reading Exfil is a realistic FPS with a difference, and you can try it free MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games, Best co-op games |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 9:56 AM  Which characters are in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero? We've seen so many versions of Dragon Ball fighting games over the years. Starting with the Budokai series which began back in 2002, transitioning into a 3D arena with Budokai Tenkaichi (named Sparkling in Japan), before taking the series to the esports scene with Dragon Ball FighterZ. Fortunately, the Dragon Ball Sparking Zero release date is only a few months away, and there's still plenty to look forward to. Dragon Ball Sparking Zero follows on from Budokai Tenkaichi, introducing a new entry to the fighting game series since 2010. Unlike past entries, this new title uses the Japanese name across the world. The Sparkling series is known for its massive and diverse roster of characters, with Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (or Sparkling! Meteor) featuring 96 characters and over 161 transformations. Continue reading Dragon Ball Sparking Zero roster - every confirmed character MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best fighting games, Best multiplayer games, Best anime games |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 9:27 AM  New free-to-play looter shooter The First Descendant hasn't had the easiest of starts, but that clearly hasn't deterred players who are looking for a new live service fix. Nexon has just revealed that it has racked up ten million players since it launched, which is an impressive achievement given the fierce competition that it faces and some if its struggles at launch. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The First Descendant system requirements, The First Descendant characters, The First Descendant crossplay |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 9:20 AM  Which characters are in 2XKO? Unlike most fighters in the past year or so, predicting the final roster isn't as straightforward with this League of Legends spinoff. After all, there are over 140 potential candidates, and that's just the Champions that are in LoL. New faces previously unseen are already part of 2XKO's final character list, so it's anybody's guess who we'll see in this 2v2 fighter. It may be quite some time before we see more on 2XKO, including which of the many, many Champions from the League of Legends series will make it to the fighting game spinoff. The 2XKO release date is quite far away, but that's not stopping us from discussing the currently revealed 2XKO characters and movesets. Continue reading All 2XKO characters and movesets MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best fighting games, LoL tier list , 2XKO characters |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 9:18 AM  Who are the best AFK Journey characters? Paying close attention to the shifts in character meta and team-building tactics can keep you from wasting valuable pulls on units that just don't cut the cake. Resources are scarce the further you go into this adventure, so you always want to invest in top-tier characters wherever possible. Our AFK Journey tier list includes all free and premium characters in the anime game, so don't forget to redeem the latest AFK Journey codes for some free currency to pull the units most likely to make a difference to your team. If you're just getting started, be sure to also use the quickest AFK Journey reroll method to grab top-tier AFK Journey characters right from the start. Now that you're all set, let our definitive AFK Journey tier list guide you to the best characters. Continue reading AFK Journey tier list - best characters July 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: AFK Journey tier list, AFK Journey codes, AFK Journey reroll |
PCGamesN Friday, July 12, 2024 9:01 AM  Take the ship-building of No Man's Sky and Starfield, add in the tactical combat and roguelike structure of FTL, and supplement it with a card system reminiscent of Slay the Spire or the recently released Zet Zillions, and you have Breachway. One of my most-wanted indies of 2024, the space game has already shot up into the higher echelons of the Steam rankings with over 150,000 wishlists, but developer Edgeflow Studio and publisher Hooded Horse made the decision to push it back from its original launch date to ensure a strong debut. Now, it's finally almost ready to go. Continue reading Highly wishlisted space roguelike Breachway confirms new launch date MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best space games, Best strategy games, Best roguelike games |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 12, 2024 12:03 PM  Mithril Interactive have announced that their (deep, rasping breath) first-person player-versus-player-versus-enemy dungeon crawler extraction sim (FPPvPvEDCES) Dungeonborne will launch into early access on Thursday July 18th. Here are some more intuitive, albeit no more elegant, ways of summarising what you do in Dungeonborne than "FPPvPvEDCES": sword go clang, goblin go eek, treasure chest go jingle-jangle, other player go stab-in-the-back. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 12, 2024 11:39 AM  Gaming hardware makers have often walked the line between enabling a player's true skills, and simply delivering them an unfair advantage. Sometimes, honest accessibility aids are falsely accused of being cheating tools; other times, a monitor will straight-up play League of Legends for you. This week, developments in gaming keyboards have sparked a new debate on what does and doesn't fall within the scope of fair play, with mechanical keeb specialists Wooting declaring in no uncertain terms that "Rappy Snappy is not the same as Snap Tap." Cool, glad that's cleared up. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 12, 2024 9:11 AM  In theory I'm down to review Breachway, a roguelike deck-building space sim which is sort of FTL but 3D and with cards. The second I wrested this privilege from Ed Thorn's resentful fingers, however, developers Edgeflow Studio and publishers Hooded Horse delayed the early access release. Perhaps this reflects Hooded Horse's atypically forgiving, when-it's-ready approach to game publishing. Or perhaps they just hate me and wish to deny me things that might bring me pleasure. It matters not, because the game now has a new early access release date - 30th August 2024 via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. Catch a celebratory trailer below. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 12, 2024 8:34 AM  From Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart through the original Prey to the obvious touchpoint Portal, gaming hath no greater love than that for an unassuming door which stitches together two places that are notionally far apart. This rampant enthusiasm for teledoors might seem strange, given that video games are make-believe worlds held together by arbitrary squiggles of magic language. There is fundamentally no reason any video game door should obey the customary laws of spacetime. But don't let that stop you watching the announcement trailer for Motion Blur's Black State, a third-person stealth shooter which is heavily redolent of Metal Gear Solid but also, awash with doors that work in mysterious ways. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 12, 2024 6:46 AM  Free-to-play open world survival shooter Once Human has spent its first week in the wilds weathering complaints about its data collection practices, many of them directed at a line from publisher NetEase's privacy policy in which they state that personal information they receive from you may include "government-issued ID, such as passport information, as required by applicable laws for age verification and correction of personal information". Following a backlash in the user reviews (the game was Mostly Negative on Steam at launch, but has since risen to Mixed) and on social media, the game's developers Starry Studio have published a blog insisting that they harbour no dark intentions for your personal details - or at least, that they harbour intentions no darker than those of the many other developers who collect your personal information. |
Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 1:30 PM
Koei Tecmo confirmed the full release date for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake. The company will release the remake simultaneously worldwide on October 24, 2024.
This game will be a remake of Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII, which originally appeared for PCs in Japan in 2001. VIII was the second entry in the series after VII to feature individual playthroughs as opposed to only faction rulers.
Koei Tecmo will bring the graphical and art quality up to modern standards as seen in more recent iterations like XIII and XIV while retaining most of the features from the original VIII entry. The company will also add new features, such as a relationship chart that will show characters with both the most intimate and the most hostile connections with the player's character.
Following its initial reveal in September 2023, Koei Tecmo originally planned to release the remake in early 2024. However, the company delayed the game's release by removing the "early" part.
The newly confirmed release date of October 24, 2024, maintained Koei Tecmo's commitment to release the remake within the year. However, it will also mark the first time ever for an entry in the series to have a simultaneous worldwide release in all regions and platforms. Prior series entries, including XIII and XIV, used to be released first in Japan with the Western English releases following suit months later.
Koei Tecmo has also uploaded the first formal trailer for Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake on YouTube:
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake will be available for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch simultaneously worldwide on October 24, 2024.
The post Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake Arrives in October appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 1:00 PM
After issues starting on May 2024, Square Enix announced that FFXIV Visa Debit cards will be fixed and again a payment method option. People will once again be able to use that kind of credit card to pay for related items and services starting on July 23, 2024.
Square Enix first reported the issue on May 1, 2024. This came after a new payment processor was added. Typically, credit cards that can be accepted as a payment method for FFXIV include American Express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, and Visa. However, after the update Visa Debit cards weren't working. Once the company realized the issue at the end of May 2024, it announced a July 2024 window for the fix.
While waiting for the final fix, Square Enix again offered the same alternatives to people who have a Visa Debit card and can't make purchases. It suggested buying game time codes from its official storefront, which does accept that payment method, or using Amazon Pay and PayPal whenever possible to buy the Crysta currency.
This issue came up in FFXIV ahead of Dawntrail. However, a number of other problems came up alongside the expansion and update to 7.0. Free game time is being distributed as a result, with Xbox Series X players getting more due to an issue that pops up when moving between areas.
Final Fantasy XIV and the Dawntrail expansion are available now for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Visa Debit card payment method will be available again on July 23, 2024.
The post FFXIV Visa Debit Card Payment Method Being Fixed in July appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 12:30 PM
Capcom is gradually revealing Sanrio characters and the flagship monsters from its own Monster Hunter series that will be a part of the crossover collection. The first two pairs confirmed in this collaboration are Pochacco with the Monster Hunter Portable 3rd flagship monster Zinogre and Hangyodon with Monster Hunter 3's Lagiacrus.
Capcom first announced the Sanrio Monster Hunter characters collaboration on July 10, 2024. However, the first reveal only showed the logo. The following day on the 11th, the company published another tweet that showed two silhouettes.
On July 12, 2024, Capcom published a new tweet that revealed the previous silhouettes to be Pochacco with a Zinogre wear and Hangyodon with a Lagiacrus hoodie. It also shared two new silhouettes in the same tweet. It appears that the company will gradually reveal the crossovers on a daily basis.
The Japanese tweet with the first full reveal is available to view right below:
Capcom will collaborate with Sanrio to produce merchandise themed after these pairs to help celebrate the Monster Hunter series' 20th anniversary. The company is also working on crossovers with many other franchises, such as Takara Tomy's Zoids.
The Monster Hunter - Sanrio crossovers are being gradually revealed on the former's Japanese official X account. After revealing all pairs, Capcom and Sanrio will produce and sell merchandise themed after them.
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Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 12:00 PM
Hexadrive has released a teaser trailer for its new horror game. It's a very short video at only fifteen seconds long. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
Here is the teaser trailer for the new Hexadrive title:
In it, you can see an old Japanese-looking house, along with some strange shadows and what looks like a tentacle reaching out from a drawer. There is a filter over everything, making it look like an old film. At the end of the teaser, the date July 19, 2024 appears. This will likely be the date that Hexadrive releases some more information on the game when it goes to present at BitSummit Drift.
So far, we know that it will be a new Japanese-style horror adventure game. According to the video description, the protagonist has wandered into a mysterious world. In order to return to their original one, they must solve puzzles and avoid monsters.
Hexadrive is an independent video game developer company that was founded by a former Capcom programmer in 2007. It's worked on several games with other companies. Some of these games include The 3rd Birthday (with Square Enix), Okami HD (with Capcom), Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (again with Square Enix), Final Fantasy XV (yet again with Square Enix, and Silent Hill: The Short Message (with Konami). This horror game seems to be a fully independent project from the company though.
More information on the new Hexadrive game will appear on July 19, 2024.
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Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 11:30 AM
Bushiroad confirmed Feitan Portor will be a part of the Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact playable character roster. Players will be able to include him in their team in the upcoming 3v3 fighting game.
The company also shared a new trailer showcasing the character, who will primarily fight with the sword he usually hides inside his umbrella. Kappei Yamaguchi, who voiced Feitan in the 2011 anime adaptation, will reprise his role in this game.
Here is the official trailer confirming the addition of Feitan Portor in Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact:
A total of twelve playable characters have been known as of Feitan's reveal. Bushiroad has so far revealed Gon, Killua, Leorio, Kurapika, Hisoka, Netero, Bisky, Machi, Uvogin, and Chrollo. The official site has sixteen character slots, with five of them still unfilled. However, an early stream by Justin Wong has indirectly confirmed that Genthru will fill one of them.
Even though Bushiroad has been increasing its pace in revealing characters for its anime-based fighting game, it has still yet to confirm the release date within a broad window in the year 2024. However, publishers of fighting games often make major reveals like release date announcements during the annual Evolution Championship Series tournament, and Evo 2024 will take place on July 19-21, 2024.
Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact will be available worldwide on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in 2024.
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Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 11:00 AM
HoYoVerse has revealed the key visual and voice actresses for Jane Doe, an upcoming Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. There's no information on Jane's kit or even her faction.
According to her Agent Record, Jane is a cat Thiren, just like Nekomata. However, she lacks a lot of the physical features that Nekomata has, including the large cat ears or the cat tail. In fact, she looks a lot closer to a rodent than a cat. Some of her lines seem to suggest that she's a bit of an untrustworthy character. In her voice actor reveal, she states that she has a lot of experience working odd jobs and she enjoys talking to the Proxy, noting that there's something special about them.
In English, Kelsey Jaffer voices Jane Doe in Zenless Zone Zero. Jaffer's previous roles include Ayako in The First Slam Dunk, Yaoyao in Genshin Impact, and Ayla in Punishing: Gray Raven. In Japanese, Yu Shimamura voices Jane Doe. Some of Shimamura's past roles include Annie in Attack on Titan, Yosano in Bungo Stray Dogs, and Penthesilea/Berserker of El Dorado in Fate/Grand Order.
Jane Doe will appear as a playable character in Version 1.1 of Zenless Zone Zero. Other upcoming characters include Qingyi and Seth. Zenless Zone Zero is readily available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.
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Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 10:30 AM
Persona 5 Royal keyboard accessories are now available for pre-order on Infinikey. Pre-orders are open until August 12, 2024 and the items are on a discount right now.
Here are the prices for everything:
The bundle contains everything. Meanwhile, the keycaps use font that resembles the one in-game. A picture of Joker is on the spacebar and one of the larger keys. Since it's MX-compatible and Cherry-profile, they should fit in any mechanical keyboard. The keychain also contains a MX-compatible, Cherry-profile keyboard for people to click and fidget with. Finally, the deskmat contains art of the Phantom Thieves' all-out attacks.
As mentioned earlier, all of the Persona 5 Royal keyboard accessories are available for pre-order until August 12, 2024. They'll ship out in November 2024. Infinikey does offer international shipping, so you don't necessarily have to be in the US to purchase these products. As a note, the image for the bundle includes a keyboard. It won't come with that. You'll need to buy or own your own hotswappable keyboard and switches to use those keycaps.
Though not Infinikey, Persona 5 Royal isn't the only Persona game you can get computer accessories for. Hyte and Atlus revealed a Persona 3 Reload collection in late November 2023. The collection consists of a Y60 PC case, a keycap set, and a deskmat. As of the time of writing, the Y60 bundle is not available for purchase on Hyte's website.
Persona 5 Royal is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 10:00 AM
Bandai Namco has confirmed the release date for the second character DLC set that will add Lidia Sobieska to Tekken 8. The set will be formally available simultaneously worldwide in the US PDT time zone on July 25, 2024, and in Asia Pacific on July 26, 2024. The company will also allow a three-day early access for players who have purchased the first-year character pass.
It will thus take roughly three months in total from the initial reveal until the final release. Bandai Namco announced first at Evo Japan 2024 in late April that it would add Lidia to the Tekken 8 roster. The company published a gameplay trailer dedicated to the Karate-practicing Polish prime minister in the Tekken universe in late May 2024, although it did not specify the release date until this announcement.
Bandai Namco has also uploaded a new trailer to announce the release date for Lidia Sobieska's DLC set on YouTube:
Lidia will be the second DLC character in the 2024 season pass. The first one was Eddy Gordo, who has been available since April 2024. Bandai Namco is planning to release two more characters separately in the next Fall and Winter seasons in 2024, respectively.
The DLC set that adds Lidia Sobieska to the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC game Tekken 8 will formally appear on July 25 or 26, 2024, depending on the time zone. Players who have purchased the Playable Character Year 1 Pass can get her three days earlier.
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Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 9:30 AM
HoYoVerse shared a new trailer with Natlan Characters for Genshin Impact. The trailer, which is almost four minutes long, not only teases new characters, but also showcases the roles they will play in the Archon Quest to come.
You can watch the Ignition teaser trailer for Genshin Impact, "A Name Forged in Flames," here:
You can also watch it in Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Korean.
It shows the new Genshin Impact Natlan characters tossing a ball around, showing not only who we'll see but also some of the locales we'll explore. At the end, we see what appears to be the Pyro Archon, who's wearing something that looks like a biker outfit. She also asks Capitano of the Harbingers if he's ready to compete in the upcoming tournament, hinting at the Fatui's role in the story.
Here is the English cast for Genshin Impact Natlan:
Here's the Japanese cast:
Genshin Impact is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices. Ahead of Natlan, we'll get Version 4.8, which will introduce Emilie as a playable character and a new limited area for the summer.
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Siliconera Friday, July 12, 2024 9:00 AM
Long gone are the days of the top-down, RPG Maker-style Corpse Party horror games. While the series has flirted with 3D in the past, it stuck with its the traditional viewpoint and gameplay style. This is all changing with Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion, a bold new take for the series based on my recent hands-on experience.
It is uncertain if Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion is related to Dead Patient, but it does also take place in a haunted hospital. During the 15-minute play session I experienced at Anime Expo 2024, I played as Haruka. Haruka and her two classmates, Nemu and Maria, are looking for a way out of the hospital and to safety.
Right out of the gate, I noticed two intriguing parts about this game. The first is the third-person point of view. Instead of a top-down perspective, this game takes place behind the shoulders of Haruka. This gives a it a more Silent Hill-like approach. I felt this throughout the game, and the gameplay supported it as well.
You wander the floors of the hospital with a few movement options at your disposal, such as a dash and interact button. The third-person perspective gives this game a different vibe compared to past games, making it feel even scarier in my initial session. It didn't help that the game had a tiny draw distance, at least on Switch, so I barely saw a few feet in front of me.
Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion also has a much more mature art style to it. This especially came through in actual 3D character models and environments, from what I saw. The removal of the more chibi-like aspects of past games made this instantly much more terrifying. It almost felt like it is in the vein of other Japanese horror titles like Fatal Frame.
The other key change I immediately noticed in Corpse Party 2 involved the character designs. Within the more visual novel-like cutscenes, the 2D character portraits look plucked from an anime. The characters pop much more with color, especially in the case of Nemu. This helps the characters to stand out a bit more, making them more memorable.
While I adore the visual style of Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion, I'm not quite sure about the gameplay yet. Sure, it has some similarities to Silent Hill and other likeminded horror games. However, this particular title is quite confusing, especially when it comes to exploring the hospital.
The hallways and rooms are quite empty most of the time and look exactly the same no matter the location. It became hard to tell the difference from one gray concrete hallway to the next. I got lost pretty early in the demo and this continued all the way through. It doesn't help that the interact button was pretty unresponsive. I had to perfectly stand in front of an object, such as a door, and aim at it just right for the game to register my input.
This became pretty annoying quite fast, especially since it took up precious time in the preview. Since I wandered around the hospital quite a lot, I didn't get to experience much of the story or action. The bulk of the plot I experienced had to do with a mysterious phone call. On a side note, the audio design in this game is quite impressive at least. Though I had no idea of my location, the smart use of the phone ringing and its audio guided me to its location with ease.
Answering the phone revealed a tease of a certain character's possible fate in the near future. This added some ominous possibilities for what will happen in the main story. In addition, I saw one gruesome part regarding maggots but the game refrained from showing too much there.
Unfortunately, I missed out on running into any monsters or ghosts. This meant I missed out on seeing how running away, hiding, and surviving works in this new gameplay style.
That said, there is a lot of potential for exploration and puzzles from what I saw. I still have a lot of questions about this game but I appreciate what I previewed. The cast looks to have some solid characters I want to know more about. In addition, Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion's new 3D style already feels much scarier than any past game. I just hope the full experience isn't as confusing to navigate as this short demo.
Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion will release for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC in Fall 2024.
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