Kotaku Friday, July 26, 2024 5:40 PM  I didn't know the 2024 Olympic Games were starting today. Or that they were in France. So I was extra surprised when the opening ceremony looked like a scene out of a classic Assassin's Creed game. |
Kotaku Friday, July 26, 2024 4:43 PM  The world of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is meant to feel fantastical and from another time, but the game itself also feels like an anachronism. Something that shouldn't exist in 2024. It's not a sequel in a hit franchise. It's not working in a popular genre. And it's not pandering to an international audience. I… |
PCGamesN Friday, July 26, 2024 7:21 PM  While it may not be achieving the dizzying player counts it was when it first hit Steam, Manor Lords continues to tick over very nicely indeed. The medieval strategy game does have a big update on the horizon though that could see a few more players return. However, after teasing what was to come in the update earlier this week, Manor Lords' lead dev has had to do something I'm sure he didn't expect: deny that some of its new content is made by AI. Continue reading Manor Lords dev shuts down concern that new portraits are made by AI MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Manor Lords early access review, Best strategy games, Manor Lords system requirements |
PCGamesN Friday, July 26, 2024 6:25 PM  Mortal Kombat 1 has already treated fighting game fans to a stellar lineup of post-launch characters with its first Kombat Pack - Homelander, Omni-Man, and the crew really delivered. Well, NetherRealm is showing no signs of slowing as it heads into year two, because six more incredible fighters are arriving with MK1 Kombat Pack 2, including series favorite Noob Saibot and epic crossover characters like T-1000 from Terminator. Continue reading MK1 Khaos Reign expansion brings T-1000 and Ghostface to the roster MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Mortal Kombat 1 review, Mortal Kombat 1 fatalities, Mortal Kombat 1 tier list |
PCGamesN Friday, July 26, 2024 5:07 PM  There is a deluge of tactical extraction shooters flooding Steam right now, but at least Level Zero Extraction is moving away from the typical milsim aesthetic and throwing a bunch of freaky aliens at you instead. However, if you were planning to jump into the game on day one when it launches in Steam Early Access in August, you'll have to ever so slightly change your plans, as the developers have pushed the launch back in order to avoid some rival "heavy hitters." Continue reading Tarkov rival delays early access launch to dodge "heavy hitters" MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games, Best horror games |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, July 26, 2024 4:00 PM  Paradox Interactive appear from the outside to be a company run by dice roll. That was the case earlier this year when they cancelled Sims competitor Life By You and closed its developers, weeks after it had missed a project release date. "It is clear that we have made the wrong calls in several projects, especially outside of our core, and this must change," writes CEO Fredrik Wester in an interim financial report, released today. |
Siliconera Friday, July 26, 2024 9:00 PM
Prime Video has released a new teaser trailer for Like A Dragon: Yakuza, its live-action adaptation of the first Yakuza (Like A Dragon) game. The trailer is available on the official YouTube channel for the video streaming service.
You can watch the teaser trailer for Like A Dragon: Yakuza here:
It starts with a sequence of Kiryu receiving his iconic back tattoo. The imagery and animation feel like this will be something people will see every episode as part of the opening. This scene is interspersed with flashes of gang violence in the setting of Kamurocho, the booming night life scenes, fights, and the yakuza walking around.
Here is a short interview with Masayoshi Yokoyama, the director and executive producer at RGG Studio:
Yokoyama stated that he worried the live-action adaptation would be nothing more than an imitation of the original game. He said that he wanted viewers to watch it as if this was their first time experiencing the Yakuza story. However, his conversation with director Masaharu Take quelled these fears and he trusted Take to produce something fun. In fact, after watching it, he felt jealous because of how the cast and crew created something new from the setting that the RGG Studio came up with 20 years ago. His hand was even shaking when he took a smoke afterwards. But there was still a lot of respect for the original story in a lot of aspects of the show. Yokoyama stated that both newcomers and veterans of the game series can enjoy the story.
Amazon Prime first announced Like a Dragon: Yakuza in June 2024. It will start Ryoma Takeuchi as Kiryu Kazuma, the main protagonist of the Yakuza series. There will be six parts in total, and the first half will appear on October 25, 2024. The second half of the show will start streaming on November 1, 2024. It'll take place over the 1995 and 2005, showing the various eras of Kiryu's life, and the new key visual reflects that.
Like A Dragon: Yakuza will appear exclusively on Prime Video from October 25, 2024.
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Siliconera Friday, July 26, 2024 8:15 PM
A new trailer for Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns is out, showing some of the new characters and stages, as well as the return of Animalities. It'll come out on September 24, 2024.
The DLC will feature new story chapters, as well as Kombat Pack 2. The first trio of characters will be available at launch and the second batch will come out some time later. Cyrax, Sektor, and Noob Saibot are in the first release. Meanwhile, Ghostface (Scream), Conan (Conan the Barbarian), and T-1000 (Terminator) are in the second half. As a note, unlike in the previous Mortal Kombat games, Sektor and Cyrax are both female. They're also people inside of robotic suits rather than actual robots like in the past. All players will also receive a free MK 95 skin for Scorpion.
You can watch the trailer for Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns here:
Animalities will also return in Mortal Kombat. These first appeared in Mortal Kombat 3 in which the winning character turns into an animal to brutally murder the opponent. Some of the animals that appeared in this trailer are a giant praying mantis, a hippopotamus, a skeletal T-rex, and a gorilla.
Mortal Kombat 1 is readily available on the PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC. The DLC Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns will come out on September 24, 2024—a little over a year since the game came out on September 19, 2023.
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Siliconera Friday, July 26, 2024 7:15 PM
A new announcement from Ryukishi07 will appear on August 2, 2024 according to a Tweet made on the official 07th Expansion X (Twitter) account. Additionally, the Tweet shares that whatever Ryukishi07 plans to announce will be his first experience with this kind of work. No further information was shared.
Ryukishi07 is the creator of both the Umineko: When They Cry and Higurashi: When They Cry; paranormal visual novels set in a distinct location, with some interconnecting narrative threads that do loosely tie the series together. Higurashi: When They Cry has received several anime adaptations, with the most recent having released in 2017. The last Umineko: When They Cry anime adaptation appeared in 2009. Both series have received manga adaptations.
However, most notably, Ryukishi07 is currently tied to Silent Hill f. Silent Hill f is a new installment in the Silent Hill series, which will take place in a Japanese village outside of the titular town. Little information has been shared concerning Silent Hill f. This includes a general scenario synopsis or list of potential characters that will appear. Silent Hill f was announced in 2019.
Silent Hill f is in development. A new announcement involving Ryukishi07 will appear on August 2, 2024.
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Siliconera Friday, July 26, 2024 6:00 PM
The legendary RPG Maker horror game Aooni is now available on the Windows PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch. It'll include high-speed mode and a new Ai's Story option, which will follow a new playable character. [Thanks, KaroshiMyriad!]
Aooni is a Japanese horror game that contains RPG and puzzle elements. You have to explore a locked mansion while solving puzzles and collecting items. The entire time, the titular Ao Oni may stalk you through the halls. Since it came out, there has been several spin-offs (both official and fanmade), an anime adaptation, and an official novel. Judging by the sprites and portraits in the trailer, this game is based Version 6.23, which is the most recent and final version of the game. It originally came out in November 2011.
In high-speed mode, the you can choose between 2x and 15x speeds. In other words, the monster will either chase you at either twice or fifteen times his normal speed. As for Ai's Story, this is a new mode that follows Ai, who's the friend of Mika, one of the protagonists. Ai's Story might be a bit more difficult depending on how the RNG is. While the gameplay is the same—finding items and solving puzzles to escape—all of the rooms will change every playthrough. There will also be multiple endings.
Aooni is readily available on the Nintendo Switch and Windows PC.
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Siliconera Friday, July 26, 2024 5:30 PM
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the release of Fire Emblem: Three Houses new goods will appear. The new pieces of Fire Emblem: Three Houses merchandise include various figures, SuperGroupies bags, stationery goods, and an assortment of acrylic stands.
The new Fire Emblem: Three Houses 5th anniversary merchandise items and more are now available for pre-order from the ValueMall online store. The new SuperGroupies bags and wallets are inspired by the main protagonist trio, Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude. Each one has a bag and wallet modeled after their 5 year timeskip design, with Edelgard's bag costing 19,800 yen (~$128.79), while Dimitri's bag costs 20,900 yen (~$135.94), and Claude's bag costs 22,000 yen (~$143.10.) As for the wallets, each one costs 15,400 yen (~$100.17.) The items will go on pre-order on September 2024.
The new Fire Emblem: Three Houses SuperGroupies items will go on pre-order on September 2024, and you can take a better look at them here:
The Croquis sketchpads each cost 990 yen (~$6.44). There are three models available with each featuring art of Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude in their timeskip designs. Meanwhile, the Jetstream pens each cost 2,200 yen (~$14.31) and there are again three models available. Both items are now available for pre-order.
We previously covered the announcement of two new Pop Up Parade figures of male and female Byleth, and Good Smile Company also announced the 2025 release of figures for Dorothea, Sylvain, Hilda in the same line of figures. They each will cost 4,800 yen (~$31.22.)
Additionally, Good Smile Company also announced a new figure of Dimitri based on his appearance in the Battle at Gronder Field. Various acrylic character goods featuring the whole cast of Fire Emblem: Three Houses were also previously announced and will be available at the Empty Co., Ltd. online store.
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Siliconera Friday, July 26, 2024 5:00 PM
Among all the SDCC 2024 announcements and news was an update from Kotobukiya on the SNK Bishoujo Leona Heidern figure based on her KOF '97 appearance. This time a full painted prototype appeared, showing off the near final design of the warrior ahead of her eventual worldwide debut.
Here's the latest announcement. This is a painted prototype. However, as this is a paint master reveal, it could still vary from the final release.
To compare and show the progress on the Leona Heidern SNK Bishoujo figure, Kotobukiya last showed it off during Anime Expo 2024. At that time, only the full color Shunya Yamashita concept art appeared.
One thing that remained the same since the Anime Expo 2024 and SDCC 2024 peeks at the character is the pre-order launch date. Kotobukiya said orders will open in Summer 2024. There's no launch window for the final figure yet.
Another SNK Bishoujo entry is also on the way in 2024. Back in February 2024, Kotobukiya announced Angel would be a part of the lineup. She's expected to launch between November 2024 and January 2025.
The SNK Bishoujo Leona Heidern figure is in development, with pre-orders opening in Summer 2024 ahead of its eventual release.
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Siliconera Friday, July 26, 2024 4:45 PM
Adult Swim announced a release date for the upcoming Uzumaki anime adaptation. The announcement came alongside the release of a short teaser trailer, providing a glimpse at some of the horrors viewers will witness when the anime arrives on September 28, 2024. Consumers will be able to watch the anime adaptation the same day of release on Adult Swim, and it will be available the following day, September 29, 2024 on the Max streaming service.
As mentioned previously, Adult Swim released a short teaser through YouTube. It contains roughly one minute of footage, and includes various scenes from the anime. As a warning to viewers, the teaser contains body horror, blood, gore, and disturbing imagery.
You can watch the teaser below.
Originally slated to air in 2021, the Uzumaki anime has received several delays. Subsequent updates did appear in 2023 and 2024, which included more information about the series, such as voice actor announcements. Uzumaki will be a total of four episodes long, and will feature Japanese and English voice acting.
The release date for the Uzumaki anime adaptation will release on September 28, 2024 on Adult Swim. It will appear on Max the following day on September 29, 2024.
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Siliconera Friday, July 26, 2024 4:30 PM
Taito revealed that it will turn the Dragon Quest series creature Liquid Metal Slime into an electric floor cleaner. People in Japan will be able to get the product as a crane game prize in arcade centers across the country in late July 2024. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
The Slime-shaped cleaner will have a small size of around 6-10 cm (~2.36-3.94 inches). Once the owner has placed it on the floor, it will start moving on its own while cleaning the floor from dirt. The electric cleaner will also be programmed to turn around if it hits an obstacle.
The Slime family of creatures from the Dragon Quest series, which were designed by the late Akira Toriyama, have served as inspirations for more eccentric merchandise in Japan. Earlier in Spring 2024, Taito revealed holder items modeled after the Healslime. The Square Enix subsidiary has since released the Healslime headphone stand in April 2024 and the cloth hanger in May 2024. Square Enix has also released more merchandise featuring the Slime in Japan, which range from gummi candies to apparel for babies and children.
The Dragon Quest Liquid Metal Slime electric cleaner will be available as crane game prizes in arcade centers across Japan from July 27, 2024.
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WGB Friday, July 26, 2024 8:05 PM A new story expansion for Mortal Kombat 1 called Khaos Reigns has been announced for September. |
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