GamersHeroes Tuesday, July 30, 2024 8:38 PM A hauntingly illustrated world of mystery and terror awaits when solo developer Walter Woods' Dark and Deep launches for the PC on August 13. The post Dark and Deep Launching August 13 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, July 30, 2024 8:12 PM The team at Com2uS have announced that Summoners War: Sky Arena is holding a 10th anniversary collaboration update with the popular anime and manga series Jujutsu Kaisen. The post Summoners War Jujutsu Kaisen Collaboration Update Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, July 30, 2024 7:09 PM All those who dive into Singularity 6's Palia will be able to book for themselves a relaxing home tour getaway with today's Summer Serenade Update. The post Palia Summer Serenade Update Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, July 30, 2024 6:35 PM Mega Cat Studios has announced a number of exciting updates and milestones for their shmup ZPF, including their Nintendo Switch stretch goal being unlocked. The post ZPF Nintendo Switch Stretch Goal Unlocked appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, July 30, 2024 2:45 PM Now available in Keen Games' Enshrouded, the Back to the Shroud update brings with it new difficulty modifiers, FSR 3, and further customization options. The post Enshrouded Back to the Shroud Update Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 30, 2024 4:50 PM  Microsoft shutdown the Xbox 360's marketplace this week and nearly two decades after the console first launched it feels like the final nail in the coffin for a particular era of gaming we'll probably never see again. |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 30, 2024 4:05 PM  Robert Downey Jr. is coming back to the MCU, just not as Iron Man. The actor revealed during San Diego Comic-Con that he would be going from hero to villain when he debuts as Victor von Doom in 2026's Avengers Doomsday. You may know Doctor Doom from his appearances in the Fox Fantastic Four movies, and for his usual… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 30, 2024 3:25 PM  After a long, winding road filled with cutscenes, you'll find yourself once again tasked with staving off a world-ending threat at the end of Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. In the expansion's final boss fight against Queen Eternal, you and seven fellow Warriors of Light will challenge Tuliyollal's greatest threat in a… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 30, 2024 3:17 PM  The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing right now and they're already generating some real heat. Just the other day, some fencer was jumping in his opponent's face like he was in a fighting game, and now there's a sharpshooter that could very well be the next agent added to Valorant. It's a wild world we live in. |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 30, 2024 7:18 PM  The original Call of Duty Warzone holds a very dear place in a lot of FPS fans' hearts. While its current iteration still attracts millions of players, many believe it's an inferior experience. Unless old content gets remade and re-released in the new Warzone (as we've seen with Rebirth Island, for example), the first game is now totally unplayable. However, out of nowhere, Activision just unvaulted the original's final, large-scale map Caldera - but not in the way anyone would've predicted. Continue reading Call of Duty Warzone's Caldera map returns, but not how you'd expect MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Warzone loadouts, Best Warzone AR, Best Warzone guns |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 30, 2024 6:55 PM  There's something enduringly romantic about the age of steam. Coal powered trains chugging across entire continents beneath clouds of their own steam while passengers sit in relative comfort remains an incredibly appealing image. That's something management sim Railway Empire 2 has leaned into ever since its launch in 2023 but that period might be coming to an end with the launch of its new DLC, High Voltage, which embraces everything electrical. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best simulation games, Best strategy games, Best management games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 30, 2024 5:45 PM  The run up to an expansion launch in World of Warcraft has historically been a time of excitement. New changes are previewed, systems are implemented, and the community gets ready to take its next steps into unexplored adventures. Traditionally an event will also kick off and The War Within is no exception. The Radiant Echoes event is now live in the game and it gives players a chance to earn new rewards and experience some bosses from years past, but it's got one critical problem. Continue reading World of Warcraft pre-expansion event causes huge delays for players MORE FROM PCGAMESN: WoW The War Within beta sign up, WoW The War Within release date, The best WoW addons |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 30, 2024 4:44 PM  Ubisoft has just released the latest set of XDefiant patch notes for an imminent update, and while there aren't any radical new features (or those all-important hit registration improvements) to speak of yet, it is going to shake up the meta and introduce its newest mode into Ranked Play. Continue reading New XDefiant patch notes nerf annoying Spider Bots and buff shotguns MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best XDefiant loadouts, All XDefiant factions, Best XDefiant weapons |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 30, 2024 4:43 PM  One of the greatest things about games is their ability to generate stories. Especially when you look at simulation games, they can be an endless source of small anecdotes - often ones that are unique to you and the way you play. Norland has ambitions of telling grand stories of heroism and treachery, much like the Crusader Kings series or Rimworld, and a new feature just added to the game should help stir up the narrative pot. Continue reading Medieval sim Norland adds the community's most requested feature MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best medieval games, Best simulation games, Best farming games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 30, 2024 2:12 PM  Recent months in the Elder Scrolls Online have seen daily login rewards become ever more extravagant. Players have received a free home for logging in and even some free DLC, the latter of which is doubly remarkable as the Clockwork City contains some of the best storytelling seen in the MMO. August's rewards have now been unveiled and while they are a touch more mundane, they do promise to help with one key grind. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: ESO Elsweyr release date, ESO Necromancer skills, ESO Elsweyr Skyshard locations |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 30, 2024 2:11 PM  If you want to inject some new life into a game and see your player counts climb once again, two of the most effective things you can do are to give it a massive new update full of juicy content or put it on sale with an irresistible discount. Well, beloved roguelike tower defense game Dome Keeper has decided it's going to do both at the same time, and it's certainly having the desired effect on its Steam player count. Continue reading Epic roguelike Dome Keeper blessed with huge update and 60% discount MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best roguelike games, Best tower defence games, Best crafting games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 30, 2024 2:00 PM  Out of all the genres to fade away thanks to the cruel grinding of the wheel of time, the RTS was the most unlikely. During the late '90s and early 2000s, the RTS genre was ascendant with games like Command & Conquer, Homeworld, Warcraft 3, and StarCraft taking PC gaming to the big time. Then it all sort of went away, with games like StarCraft 2 failing to reignite a new interest in the genre. Finally that might be all about to change as new RTS Stormgate has just launched as an early access preview version, and its developer has a long track record of working on some big strategy names. Continue reading Free to play RTS Stormgate out now for backers and beta testers MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RTS games on PC, Best strategy games on PC |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, July 30, 2024 5:48 PM  For the past couple of decades, the official Olympics video games have starred Mario and Sonic and been exclusive to Nintendo devices. Not so, this year. Olympics Go! Paris 2024 is free-to-play and available for PC via the Epic Games Store. Hear the curl of the monkey's paw? Yeah, it's a mobile game port with the touchscreen prompts seemingly still intact, and its publisher is also pushing a "commemorative Paris 2024 NFT Digital Pin collection". |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, July 30, 2024 4:57 PM  Earlier this month it was reported that Skibidi Toilet, the YouTube phenomenon, may be heading to film and television via director Michael Bay. Now Invisible Narratives, a production company co-owned by Bay, has apparently sent a DMCA takedown notice to Garry Newman, citing the large number of Skibidi Toilet games and assets advertised within Garry's Mod. Skibidi Toilet uses assets derived from Half-Life 2, however, and owes a lot to the Garry's Mod machinima scene. And the animation's original creator, best known as DaFuqBoom, is claiming innocence over the DMCA. |
Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 9:00 PM
While the 2024 Paris Olympics are still ongoing, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario and their friends will not be participating. The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series no longer continue, as the International Olympic Committee (or IOC) has elected to pursue other partnerships. (Thanks, Eurogamer!)
This is the first time in almost twenty years that a Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games title will not be released to coincide with the Olympic Games. Instead, the IOC has elected to partner with Esports and NFTs.
The license for the Mario & Sonic games expired in 2020, with the IOC electing not to renew it. According to the Eurogamer interview with Lee Cocker, who worked on most of the Mario & Sonic entries, the decision was made to bring the interactive tie-ins more in control by the IOC.
The official tie-in game this year is a smartphone and PC exclusive called Olympics Go! Paris 2024, developed by nWay. The free to play title features 12 Olympic Sports and advertise NFTs for the Paris Olympics.
The last Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games title released in 2019 to coincide with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The first entry in the series appeared in 2007.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 8:30 PM
Anime traditionally debut with 12-13 episodes in a season. There are a plethora of anime that exceed that amount by hundreds of episodes. However, not all of them are worth the time required to watch them. Below are the best long-running anime series to watch that are over 100 episodes.
Naruto
With 720 episodes, including Naruto(220) and Naruto Shippuden(500), the story of Naruto follows a mischievous young ninja on his quest to become the village leader, the Hokage. Naruto is shunned by his peers and other villagers as he hosts the Nine-Tailed Fox within his body. This demon is responsible for the death of the Fourth Hokage and many surviving villagers' loved ones. As the Hokage is someone everyone respects, Naruto believes that people will stop despising him if he becomes this beacon for the village. Naruto's growth as a person is shown throughout the series through death, denial, and war. Every episode is not canon, however, with nearly half of each series being filler. In spite of the overwhelming amount of filler, Naruto is worth the watch.
Bleach
Bleach is a series consisting of 392 episodes separated into 366 episodes for its original run and 26 for the Thousand-Year Blood War arc as of July 2024. Ichigo Kurosaki is a high school student with an unusual ability. The orange haired ruffian has the ability to see the spirits of the undead. One day, a shinigami named Rukia enters his room searching for a powerful "Hollow". Trying to protect Ichigo, witnessing all of the events, she is gravely injured. Rukia transfers half of her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo to have a chance at survival for them both. This marks Ichigo's transition into a Substitute Soul Reaper and the beginning of the long road ahead.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
In contrast to many other long-running anime, the story of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure doesn't follow one protagonist. Hirohiko Araki, the manga artist for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, introduces a new member of the Joestar family as the main protagonist for each new arc. As of 2024, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is 190 episodes long, spanning across six unique arcs in the story. The anime has been running since Araki's manga 25th anniversary on October 12, 2012. While every Joestar has their own story, most of them involve the vile man, Dio Brando directly or otherwise.
Beginning with Phantom Blood, the story stars Jonathan Joestar as he battles his adoptive step-brother, Dio Brando. Dio's goal is to obtain the Joestar's family wealth by any means necessary. He acquires the powers of a vampire using a stone mask. Jonathan must not only protect his family, but others he holds dear from the clutches of Dio. This rivalry leads to decades of torment from Dio on the Joestar family.
One Piece
Debuting on October 20, 1999, One Piece is one the longest running anime of all time, clocking in at 1113 episodes as of July 2024. One Piece stars Monkey D. Luffy as the leader of the Straw Hats Pirates. His main objective: Reach the Grand Line. On his way, he battles powerful foes while gathering new allies to join his crew. The story portrays the bonds of friendship while having a sense of adventure. The Straw Hats' brushes with the law(The Marines) gives an overt tale of rebellion.
Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z
Based on the iconic manga by the late Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball is one the most influential anime of all time. Dragon Ball, more specifically Dragon Ball Z, is referenced in other popular forms of entertainment besides anime. Given the excitement and thrill of watching a fight in this series, it is easy to see why.
Dragon Ball stars Son Goku as he leaves his home in the countryside to search for seven mystical balls that can grant any wish. Along this journey, he meets allies that would continue to be a part of the series in the sequel Dragon Ball Z. On his quest to become the strongest, Goku must battle foes that threaten the Earth's safety.
Dragon Ball debuted on Fuji Tv on February 26, 1986. Airing until April 18, 1989, 153 episodes were made for Akira Toriyama's masterpiece. Starting immediately afterwards was Dragon Ball Z airing from April 26, 1989 - January 31, 1996 with 291 episodes.
Gintama
Feudal Japan has been invaded by aliens known as the Amanto. Samurai defended their home until they were no more. Now the Amanto have integrated themselves into Edo Japan, banning all swords.
Gintoki Sakata, a former samurai who fought in the war against the Amanto, operates an odd jobs business known as Yorozuya. Follow Gintoki and the other odd job employees, Shinpachi and Kagura, as they find themselves in hysterical predicaments.
Gintama first debuted on April 4, 2006 on TV Tokyo. Sunrise, the studio that animated most of Gintama, had a turbulent road when working on this comedic series. Gintama was near cancellation or canceled several times during its run until a movie released on January 8, 2021.
Hunter x Hunter
October 2, 2011 marks the date Hunter x Hunter debuted until its end on September 24, 2014. The plot revolves around ten year old Gon Freecs as he departs his home island to find his father after discovering he had become a Hunter. Gon himself wants to follow in his footsteps of being a Hunter. However, in order to be a Hunter, he must take the Hunter Exam. Gon befriends Kurapika, Killua, and Leorio over the course of the exam. Follow Gon and his friends as they take on the treacherous trials of the Hunter Exam.
Yu Yu Hakusho
14 year old delinquent, Yusuke Urameshi, loses his life attempting to save another. He is given another chance at life by Koenma, the son of the king of the Underworld, King Enma. Through a series of trials, he would be able to return to his body. In return, Yusuke will become a Spirit Detective. Follow the escapades of Yusuke over 112 episodes as he assumes his roles as Spirit Detective in Yu Yu Hakusho.
While there is a significant amount of anime that have 100 or more episodes, like Detective Conan and Yu-Gi-Oh, the anime above are worth the investment.
Watch every title except Bleach on Crunchyroll. All episodes of Bleach are available to watch on Hulu in addition to the Thousand-Year Blood War arc.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 8:15 PM
Good Smile Company has opened up pre-orders for a figma figure of Gendo Ikari from the Rebuild of Evangelion movie series. Now you can make this old man strike all sorts of poses instead of limiting yourself to the Gendo pose.
Pre-orders are open until September 25, 2024. Those in Japan can get him for 13,200 JPY and he'll ship out some time in April 2025. As for those in North America, he costs $75.99 and will ship out some time in Q3 2025.
Like all figma, the Rebuild of Evangelion Gendo figure has ball joints for you to pose him however you want. He will also come with an additional face part if you don't want to see him with the visor on his face. As well, he'll come with multiple hand parts for a variety of poses. Some of the examples on Good Smile Company's website show him on his knees and rubbing his head, as well as looking up to the sky.
Rebuild of Evangelion is a retelling of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series in movie format. While the first two movies more or less depict the show, albeit with some new scenes and a new character, the third and fourth ones completely deviate from the series. Most of the merchandise coming out for Evangelion these days focus on Rebuild of Evangelion. For example, in 2024, a Misato (and Pen Pen) figure came out using her design from the first two films while Good Smile Company released plushes of the three heroines (which includes Rebuild original character Mari).
The Good Smile Company Gendo Ikari figma figure is open for pre-order until September 25, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 7:45 PM
Seinen anime are often overlooked due to the similarities the demographic shares with shounen anime. Geared towards an older audience, seinen anime depict grittier stories with mature themes. This is not always true, however. Some stories portray comedic undertones while targeting the university and salary man demographic. In the 2010s, seinen anime began to garner the attention of many with releases in this demographic such as Steins: Gate. However, as more seinen were released, the better stories got. Here are a few of the best seinen anime of the 2010s.
Tokyo Ghoul
Adapting Sui Ishida's manga of the same name, the plot of Tokyo Ghoul involves death, cannibalism, and acceptance. See the story of Kaneki Ken as a wonderful date takes a turn for the worse. Kaneki is narrowly killed by his date, Kamishiro Rize, while alone in the park. To save his life, doctors replace his organs with those of Kamishiro. However, Kamishiro was a ghoul; a monster who feeds on the flesh of humans. With her organs implanted, Kaneki has become the very thing that almost ended his life. Now Kaneki must navigate this new reality of his while being hunted by police officers. The second season of Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Ghoul: re, does not compete with the first season of this ghoulish anime.
In most cases when an anime veers off the path its manga counterpart set in stone, it is often due to the anime catching up to the manga. Animators usually add filler episodes until they have enough material to anime. Naruto is a perfect example as almost half of the episodes are filler. Tokyo Ghoul is different, however. Sui Ishida wanted to take a different route in the anime compared to what he illustrated in the manga. This left fans feeling dejected at the end product. Though Tokyo Ghoul: re isn't the best adaptation, the rest of the series is a good watch.
Erased
If you like time travel, Erased is the anime you should watch immediately. The story of Erased involves 29-year old Satoru Fujinuma, a floundering manga artist who has the ability to cheat death. At every attempt on his life, he is sent back in time minutes before his death occurs. This loop will continue until he prevents this death from happening. One day, after being accused of his mother's death, he is sent back 18 years in the past to when he was a grade school student. To stop his mother's death, he must find the connection between the past and present.
Erased is a story of how past choices affect the future. The themes of this mystery anime depict loss, regret, and consequences of one's action. Erased shows that even if you eventually save everyone else, something will still be lost.
Vinland Saga
From its beginnings as a shounen manga, Vinland Saga is the story of Thorfinn, the son of a renowned viking. Thorfinn seeks revenge against his father's murderer, Askeladd. In order to achieve this goal, he joins Askeladd's crew of mercenaries with the single thought of killing him. As the story progresses, Thorfinn continues to face hardships as well as small victories.
Vinland Saga depicts themes of vengeance, redemption, and finding oneself in a historical setting. The author, Makoto Yukimura, drew inspiration from real world events like the Cold War for his depiction of characters in his story. This makes Vinland Saga a worthy watch.
Goblin Slayer
Goblin Slayer is about what the title suggests: Slaying goblins. In a fantasy world filled with orcs, dragons, and beasts, the most common deaths for rookie adventurers are at the hands of goblins. The Goblin Slayer story follows the escapades of the silver-ranked adventurer, Goblin Slayer, as he strives to achieve his goal of exterminating every goblin. Through trials and tribulation, he has learned every weakness, strategy, and type of goblin to aid him in this goal. Join the Goblin Slayer and his party as they take on these evil beasts.
Goblin Slayer renders a dark image of, what would be, a low level enemy in other anime as a foe that should be feared. This is why Goblin Slayer stands out from most anime in general. Be warned as this dark fantasy depicts gruesome assaults on women.
One Punch Man
Monsters and villains roam the earth, wreaking havoc at every turn. To combat these destructive beings, the Hero Association is formed with upstanding heroes consisting of Class C - S. These ranks determine what level of threat a hero can handle along with their competency. Enter Saitama, a C-Class hero with strength unmatched by anyone. Due to his overwhelming power, Saitama tends to finish every foe he faces in one punch.
One Punch is more comparable to shounen manga akin to Dragon Ball than other seinen titles on this list. The light-hearted comedic tone of the story paired with the bombastic action has One Punch Man standing out against its contemporaries in the seinen category.
Although seinen is steadily gaining footing with audiences, this demographic of anime has been around since Lupin the Third and Berserk. With commercial successes like One Punch Man and Vinland Saga, seinen anime has the chance to garner more attention over time.
Every anime listed above is available to watch on Crunchyroll except for One Punch Man. You can stream every season of One Punch Man on Hulu.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 7:30 PM
HoYoVerse has released its final trailer for Yunli prior to her playable debut in Honkai: Star Rail. In the trailer, "Serendipity," you can see both Yunli's strength and her childish personality, as well as check out some cameos from familiar Xianzhou faces.
You can watch the "Serendipity" Yunli trailer for Honkai: Star Rail here:
It's also available in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
The trailer starts with a peaceful scene of Yunli napping when she wakes up to see Jing Yuan enjoying a snack of Berrypheasant Skewers. He then makes her grab for it like a dog or a show monkey or something, before a Diting snatches it out from midair, forcing her to chase after it. Somehow, the Diting runs all the way to the Shackling Prison and Yunli fights off enemies that appear. She defeats the final one with a move that even Saber from Fate would be proud of before she finally gets her Berrypheasant Skewer. Or so it would seem...
In terms of gameplay, Yunli will be a 5-star Physical Destruction character. Her kit focuses on her Ultimate, as well as her ability to counter enemy attacks. Her similarities to fellow 5-star Physical Destruction character Clara aren't limited to the fact they both walk around barefoot.
Honkai: Star Rail is readily available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices. Version 2.4 of Honkai: Star Rail, which features Yunli in its first phase, comes out on July 30, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 7:00 PM
FromSoftware has released the patch notes for Elden Ring version 1.13, which includes a series of balance adjustments and bug fixes across all platforms. The patch introduces several PvP-exclusive changes to improve the balance of PvP combat.
Key changes include increased poise damage for normal attacks with Light Great Swords, Backhand Blades, Hand-to-Hand Arts, and Beast Claws. Dual wield attacks with Straight Swords, Thrusting Swords, Curved Swords, Katanas, Spears, Whips, Fists, and Claws have also seen increased poise damage. Several spells and incantations have also been modified, including Miriam's Vanishing and Knight's Lightning Spear.
The patch also includes general balance changes affecting both PvE and PvP. Light Greatsword charge attacks now have increased damage against non-player enemies. Summoned NPCs such as Needle Knight Leda, Pureblood Knight Ansbach, and Thiollier have received stat and status boosts. Summoned spirits, except for the Mimic Tear, have increased attack power and damage negation when upgraded.
Several armaments, including the Repeating Crossbow, Spread Crossbow, and Rabbath's Cannon, have improved attack power scaling when upgraded. The Shield of Night now has increased damage negation for physical attacks, while Euporia has enhanced Holy damage and a shorter restoration process.
Following up on previous concerns, this patch includes the correction of the end credits by adding missing translations. The patch also addresses issues with FP consumption, spell casting behaviors, and multiplayer area borders.
Elden Ring and the DLC Expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, are available now on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and PC via steam.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 6:30 PM
Good Smile Company announced it will release Pop Up Parade figure Makoto Naegi, the protagonist from Danganronpa 1•2 Reload. Pre-orders for it are open worldwide until September 18, 2024, with an estimated shipment date set for February 2025 in Japan and the Q3 2025 worldwide.
Sculpted by Aobeko and painted by Fukufuku, the figure is non-scale, complete product and includes a stand. There are no extra face plates or accessories. It stands approximately 160mm (6.3 inches), like most figures in the Pop Up Parade line. The Makoto Naegi Pop Up Parade figure is priced at ¥4,800 in Japan and on release and $31.99 in the US storefront. These are the standardized prizes for all figures in the line. Due to geographical licensing restrictions, this item can only be shipped to Canada and the United States.
There are many characters in the Danganronpa series in this line of figures. Also from the original game are Chihiro Fujisaki and Junko Enoshima. As for the second game, ones of Nagito Komaeda, Mikan Tsumiki, and Hajime Hinata also already appeared.
Makoto Naegi Danganronpa Pop Up Parade figure will arrive in Japan in February 2025 and worldwide in Q3 2025.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 6:00 PM
A To Heart remake will come out in 2025. So far, there's no information outside of new cast members and a look at the logo. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
This information came out during the Aquaplus festival stream on July 30, 2024. However, Aquaplus also teased a new project for the franchise back in May 2024. The new logo design is a lot simpler compared to the original one. For one thing, the big heart behind the name of the game is now gone. As well, the text no longer looks like it's popping out at you.
As for the two new cast members, we know that Kana Ichinose will play Akari Kamigishi and Hina Youmiya will play Multi. Ichinose's previous roles include Suletta in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, Fern in Frieren, and Hisui in Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon. As for Youmiya, you might have heard her as Yukito in Ayaka, Minami in Oshi no Ko, and Tomori in BanG Dream!.
To Heart is quite a classic dating sim, having come out in 1997 on Windows PC. Since then, there have been multiple adaptations and ports, as well as an anime adaptation. The gameplay is fairly simple. You decide throughout the day where you want to go and what you want to say to characters you encounter in each location. Depending on your affection levels, you'll enter different routes and attain different endings.
The To Heart remake is in development and will come out in 2025. There is no information on platforms as of yet.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 5:30 PM
Happinet announced a new line of capsule toys featuring cat figures from the indie game Stray. These gacha toys will be available starting in November 2024 at capsule toy stores nationwide in Japan for 500 yen (~$3.30) each.
The collection captures the various poses of the game's feline protagonist, including the cat walking, sitting, and stretching/yawning. In each one, the character has the signature pack on as well.
You can view the official announcement post below, which included a look at the four items someone could possibly get.
In addition to the cat figures, the lineup will also include the cat's companion B-12 as a keychain. This partnership is a key part of the game's narrative. These Stray cat figures, along with the B-12 keychain, will be available randomly. That means you won't know which one you'll get when you pull on the machine.
Stray received several nominations at the 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards, including Best Debut, Best Audio, Best Design, Best Visual Art, and Game of the Year. A Switch version is also in development. However, there's no release date for it yet.
Stray is available on the PS4, PS5, and PC, the cat figures will appear in Japan in November 2024, and the game will also come to the Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 5:00 PM
There will be new pieces of Fate/Grand Order character art inspired by the Japanese traditional ukiyo-e style. The ukiyo-e art company Hanzou has revealed a new lineup of ukiyo-e woodcut print art that will feature Servants from Type-Moon's Fate series. It will formally release the art in late 2024.
There will be four characters featured in this art collection: the Saber-class Artoria Pendragon, the Archer-class EMIYA, the Rider-class Ushiwakamaru, and the Moon Cancer-class Archetype: Earth. Artoria's art will be wider and cost more at 63,000 yen (~$406.80), while the other three character art will have the same price tag of 36,000 yen (~$232.40). Hanzou will only produce 300 copies of each art.
Here are the sample images for each item in the collection:
Pre-orders for the new character art will open first at the Fate/Grand Order Fes 2024~9th Anniversary~ Expo on August 3-4, 2024. Online pre-orders will be available later on the Ukiyo-e Works website after the physical event has concluded. The website supports international shipments via the WorldShopping widget, and its prior works based on other franchises like Ultraman and Star Wars are still available to order worldwide.
The Fate/Grand Order ukiyo-e woodcut print art will be available in late November 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 4:30 PM
People won't need to wait too long to work out with Vocaloids worldwide. Fitness Boxing feat Hatsune Miku will launch in English on September 5, 2024, with it and its songs fitting right into the beginning of the promised Fall 2024 launch window.
Fitness Boxing feat Hatsune Miku is an exercise game, but it also has rhythm game elements since you are boxing in time to various songs. Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, and the Kagamine Rin and Len twins are all available as your trainers. There are also over 54 songs, though 30 of them being BGM tracks from the Fitness Boxing series proper. It will cost $49.99, and physical copies will be released.
As the game is already available in Japan, we do know the Vocaloid tracks that are available in the game so far. While this is a Miku game, many songs also feature Luka, Rin, and Len. Here's the list:
Of those songs, some of the entirely new tracks for Fitness Boxing feat Hatsune Miku are "Champion Road to True Love," "Let's Mikusercise," "Love Song ni Shukuhai o," "Over Lit," and "Rise Up."
To go along with the Vocaloid theme, people can go with Fitness Boxing or Miku Exercise modes as they play. There are also special outfits inspired by the series for characters. Also, while Miku, Luka, Rin, and Len are the main draws, Evan and Lin also return for cameos from the main games.
Fitness Boxing feat Hatsune Miku is available on the Nintendo Switch in Japan and will appear in English on September 5, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 4:00 PM
Hobonichi revealed that it will release more Earthbound merchandise in August 2024 to celebrate the game's 30th anniversary. The merchandise releases will also coincide with the launches of the game's exhibits, which will appear temporarily in department stores across Japan.
The new collection will range from towels and t-shirts to a stress ball featuring Mr Saturn. It will also include the real-life version of Cup of Lifenoodles, which Hobonichi had previously revealed in early July 2024. People will be able to get two sets of udon noodles at ¥1,780 (~$11.60).
Here is the complete list of the new Earthbound merchandise, along with their prices in Japanese yen:
At the same time, Hobonichi will also hold exhibits that showcase the game originally known in Japan as Mother 2. The "Secrets of Mother 2" paid exhibit will run at Hobinichi's store in Shibuya Parco from August 1, 2024, to September 8, 2024. The company will also run free satellite exhibits at Tobichi Tokyo, Osaka's Umeda Loft, Sapporo Parco, and Nagoya Parco around the same period.
The new Earthbound exhibit and merchandise collection will appear in Japan on August 1, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 3:30 PM
As promised, Bandai Namco shared a new Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero video filled with characters, and the "Saiyan & Namek Sagas" trailer is filled with many familiar faces. Among them are five different playable versions of Frieza based on his many forms in the Dragon Ball series.
Here's the full list of all the Saiyan and Namek characters introduced as Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero characters in the new trailer. In the Dragon Ball video, the Frieza forms basically appear one after the other.
Note that the full Ginyu Force was briefly shown in the trailer. However, while Burter and Jeice appeared for the pose, only footage of Captain Ginyu, Guldo, and Recoome showed up.
Here's the full Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero "Saiyan & Namek Sagas" character trailer:
At the end of the video, the character select screen is shown. As of July 30, 2024, there are still 49 unrevealed characters in the grid. Back in June 2024, we saw characters like Super Vegito, Jiren, Future Trunks, Roasie, Ribrianne, Yajirobe, Mr. Satan, and Dabura. That last trailer was also when Goku (Super) Ultra Instinct -Sign- and Goku Black Super Saiyan Rose showed up.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will come to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC on October 11, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 3:00 PM
As of patch 7.05, Square Enix announced two new regulations for the FFXIV Data Center Travel and World Visit system based on congested worlds. While the World Visit Login Capacity doesn't really change in either situation, the Data Center Travel Login Capacity can.
The new designations both apply to FFXIV Standard Worlds Data Center Travel Login Capacity and World Visit Login Capacity. If there are no Congested Worlds in a Logical Data Center, then the capacity will remain standard. However, if there is even one Congested World present, then the Data Center Travel Login Capacity will be greatly reduced. The only time World Visit Login Capacity seems to drop, as usual, remains when a World is classified as Congested.
Square Enix also released the latest lists of Congested, Standard, and Preferred Worlds for FFXIV. Here's how the most recent changes for some select worlds all look for each region. Not that there are no changes for Oceania.
Europe:
As of time of writing, the worlds Innocence, Pixie, Titania, and Tycoon were all classified as Congested. All of the worlds listed above are on Chaos and Light.
Japan:
Both Fenrir and Tiamat are Gaia Worlds.
North America:
Seraph is the only Dynamis congested world. Cuchulainn, Golem, Halicarnassus, Kraken, Maduin, Marilith, and Rafflesia are all still showing as "new." This is because this is the latest North American Data Center.
Final Fantasy XIV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 30, 2024 2:30 PM
Pokemon developer Game Freak is holding a new recruitment campaign in order to hire new staff members. The company, alongside IMAGICA GEEQ, held a mid-career recruitment online information meeting on August 30, 2024. [Thanks, DenFamiNico Gamer!]
There are seven major types of open positions that the company is looking to fill with new staff members. These fields include planner, designer, project manager, programmer, research and development, technical artist, and back office.
Here is the full list of staff that developer Game Freak is looking to hire:
Applicants for the aforementioned positions must have at least three years of relevant work experience in the game industry or at least three years of related work experience. However, it seems like some of the open positions don't require experience in the game industry, as reported by website DenFamiNico Gamer.
Aside from their work as the developers of the massively popular Pokemon franchise, Game Freak are also known for developing a variety of other titles. The latest Game Freak game is Pand Land, a cooperative exploration game available for mobile devices that released in Japan on June 24, 2024.
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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Tuesday, July 30, 2024 3:27 PM A trailer was also released. The post Visions of Mana PC Requirements and Demo Announced appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Tuesday, July 30, 2024 2:02 PM Pre-orders for the game are available now. The post Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Gets New 'Welcome Students' Trailer appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |