GamersHeroes Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:47 PM As part of a collaboration with Scott Cawthon, Mega Cat Studios has released a new launch trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit that will give players a taste of its adrenaline-fueled story. The post Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit Launch Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:25 PM The team at Grampus, together with Com2uS, has launched BTS Cooking On: TinyTAN Restaurant in 11 languages across Asia, North America, and Europe. The post BTS Cooking On: TinyTAN Restaurant Now Available in 170 Countries appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:44 PM Players can get the chance to try Mountaintop Studios' competitive 3v3 tactical FPS Spectre Divide out for themselves during its Closed Beta, starting on August 13. The post Spectre Divide Closed Beta Beginning August 13 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:33 PM A hardcore action RPG based on the DNF (Dungeon & Fighter) Universe, the first 15 minutes of gameplay of Nexon and Neople's The First Berserker: Khazan has been revealed. The post The First Berserker: Khazan First Gameplay Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:45 PM  Christopher Nolan didn't release a movie this year, so theaters are bringing back one of his old ones to compensate. Interstellar was set to return to theaters next month but will instead be delayed until December, Variety reports. |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:40 PM  A new and powerful weapon added to Diablo IV's latest season suddenly led to some players leveling up incredibly fast, with one player jumping over 30 levels after one boss kill. Blizzard has since tracked down the cause of this bug and released a temporary fix. |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:35 PM  Since Disney+ launched a few years ago, people have been sharing their passwords with family and friends, letting them log in and watch Star Wars and more at no extra cost. But those days are coming to an end, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger during a recent earnings call. |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:55 PM  People are waiting to see if former Valorant streamer and online personality Darren "IShowSpeed" Watkins Jr. will take Olympic medalist Ewa Swoboda up on her offer to race the next time he's in Poland. The runner recently suggested iShowSpeed could prove he's unbeatable by joining an RMF FM radio contest in her home… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:50 PM  As with any Call of Duty game, my interest in Modern Warfare III waxes and wanes depending on what modes or gimmicks the FPS is offering at any given moment. Last summer, when Warzone added a mode themed around the Amazon Prime series The Boys, I jumped back in for a few weeks to roast some people with my laser eyes.… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:40 PM  Everything you need to know about the new bullet hell game One Btn Bosses is right there in the title. You press one button and you take on a series of bosses. It's a simple premise that developer Midnight Munchies delivers on and then some. With just one button, you might think that the game would get boring quickly… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:50 PM  It's been a wild week for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 leaks after some players seemingly got their hands on a PS4 build of the game's upcoming multiplayer beta. Now it looks like they're modding the game to supercharge its new omnimovement feature and the results look like a blast to play. |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:35 PM  After a very long wait, the live-action Borderlands movie finally arrives in theaters this weekend. But before that, the movie was screened for fans and critics in Los Angeles. And, based on the first impressions being posted online, the Borderlands movie sounds like a complete mess. |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:29 PM  The Dragon Age series loves to spotlight sex and romance. It's a big part of developer BioWare's marketing for the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which will include romantic routes for each of its seven companions. With romance comes sex scenes, and those are always a pillar of what BioWare fans have come to… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:45 PM  Helldivers 2 is well regarded for being a difficult, even overwhelming, game most of the time, but the most surprising thing about it is the fact that it can be scaled. Since its launch back in February, Helldivers 2 has boasted a difficulty scale running from 1-9, with 9 being the hardest setting. That was the case… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:30 PM  When it comes to Square Enix's experimental Mana series, you'll find no shortage of arguments over which entry is the best of the bunch. However, if there is one game that managed to achieve a cult following among Mana fans, it's Trials of Mana. Now, almost 30 years later, there are two distinctly different ways to… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:00 PM  Epic Games is making a big change to its Fortnite rewards moving forward. Skins that used to be earned exclusively from battle passes will now have a chance to show up on the Item Shop years later. |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:50 AM  Jack Black, who voices Claptrap in the upcoming Borderlands live-action movie, says that Tenacious D isn't permanently done after all. The initial announcement followed a joke by longtime bandmember and friend Kyle Gass, about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Instead, Tenacious D is taking a "break" and… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:35 AM  It feels like the big Steam Summer Sale just ended, but there's already a new collection of deals to take its place. EA, the publisher behind franchises like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and the Star Wars: Jedi games is currently offering massive discounts on its catalog. |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:30 AM  We've dealt with Messmer The Impaler and his obnoxious, flaming, snaky bullshit in another guide. Right now, though, we gotta deal with the Shadow Keep's weed problem. The good news, at least, is the Scadutree Avatar is a totally optional boss fight, so, really, walking away is on the table, and there's nothing after… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:00 AM  The bizarro world of epic popcorn buckets didn't begin with Dune: Part Two's wonderful worm monstrosity, but it certainly propelled the concept into the mainstream. It even merited one of SNL's best sketches of the year. And if anything, it's caused every other studio and movie theater chain to raise their game in… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:50 AM  The original Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine was a cult-classic mashup of shooting and melee carnage back when 40K games were few and far between. Thirteen years later, the sequel is trying to rekindle that grim, bloody magic in a much more crowded and refined field. It's a tall order, but one that Warhammer 40K: Space… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:40 AM  "That's a great wide shot," Chris Daly, a reality TV producer for over 17 years, says generously. "That shot helps the cast not feel like they're being watched, and the audience like it's not a planned shot. It's not a set scene, it feels more 'real'." I'm playing the demo for The Crush House, a reality-TV-inspired… |
Kotaku Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:30 AM  Each time you encounter a new point of interest in Once Human, you are provided with a set of cookie-cutter objectives to help you navigate your way around the location. You'll kill a specific number of enemies, hunt the most challenging foe in the area, loot weapon and armor cases, and track down the Mystical Crate.… |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:03 PM  It's hard to imagine now given the advances in gaming technology, but stepping out of Vault 13 into the wide post-apocalyptic wasteland was a stunning moment in the first Fallout. You went from a dank cave filled with rats to a massive map you could explore in any direction, which was huge for 1997. Many Fallout games have replicated that feeling of leaving the vault in the years following, but the first still holds a special place in many hearts. Fallout Vault 13 is a brand new Fallout 4 mod that aims to recreate that moment - and the entire first game - and it's got a demo you'll be able to play surprisingly soon. Continue reading New Fallout 4 mod remakes first game with free demo coming very soon MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Fallout 4 console commands, Fallout 4 mods, Fallout 4 System Requirements |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:45 PM  There is a sense in the community that the next Escape From Tarkov wipe is just around the corner and could arrive in the next few weeks. However, earlier today, August 7, many players thought it had arrived early as they saw their profiles reset. With many confused as to what was going on, Battlestate Games has now confirmed that this was not an intentional wipe and was instead a "technical malfunction", and compensation is on the way for affected players. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Escape from Tarkov system requirements, Escape From Tarkov Steam, Best battle royale games |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:07 PM  Just in case you missed the recent fanfare around its reveal, Spectre Divide is an upcoming 3v3, Counter-Strike-style tactical shooter where you control two characters at the same time. Sounds wild, right? Well, you can get a sense of just how wild it is for yourself very soon, as developer Mountaintop has just confirmed when the very first Spectre Divide beta is set to arrive - and it's just around the corner. Continue reading New CS2 rival Spectre Divide is getting its first beta very soon MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best free PC games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:10 PM  Steam player numbers can never give the full story for a game's success, especially when said game is spread out across several different platforms. Diablo 4, for example, isn't just on PC - and even on our platform of choice it's got a few different versions, including Blizzard's own Battle.net launcher. In these cases, what Steam player numbers can do is give an indication of how well something's doing - and with the recent launch of Season 5 it looks like Diablo 4 is doing very well indeed. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Diablo 4 builds, Diablo 4 review, Diablo 4 classes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:08 PM  I lost count of how many crossover skins are in Fortnite a very long time ago. There is a relentless barrage of new collaborations with other videogames, movies, anime, and celebrities. However, a lot of these crossovers often manifest within a seasonal battle pass, and the main issue with that is once the season is over, they vanish into the void for those who didn't manage to get them. Well, Epic Games is about to change that, revealing that battle pass items can now return to Fortnite in the future through the game's store, but there are some caveats to consider. Continue reading Fortnite finally gives battle pass skins a second chance at life MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Fortnite map - key locations, Fortnite skins, All Fortnite Chapter 4 weapons |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:07 PM  Apparently some World of Warcraft players do quests, dungeons, and raids for the experience and the rewards and challenge, which is news to me. Everyone surely knows that the real game in WoW is dressing up, finding new gear to make your fit look better, and standing in the middle of Stormwind letting everyone marvel at your fresh style. Keeping track of your collection is about to get much easier, thanks to a recent change in how Blizzard lets third party tools use game data. Continue reading After 13 years, WoW finally lets third party tools use transmog data MORE FROM PCGAMESN: WoW The War Within beta sign up, WoW The War Within release date, The best WoW addons |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:28 AM  MMORPGs are, perhaps, my favorite genre of videogame. Take World of Warcraft's Azeroth, for example: there's Revendreth with its gothic horror aesthetic, then Ardenweald or The Dragon Isles that feel like a Dungeons and Dragons game come to life. Their scope feels infinite, limitless, and exciting. Despite my love of sci-fi, the likes of Destiny 2 and Eve Online have never quite reeled me in like WoW or FF14, but Klang Games' new futuristic MMO, Seed, might just manage it. Continue reading Sprawling life sim Seed gets a brand-new playtest, sign-ups open now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best simulation games, Best MMORPGs, Best life games |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:19 AM  When is the Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 release date? The sandstorm has brought with it monster trucks, dirt bikes, and all sorts of Mad Max-inspired punks to terrorize the southern part of the island. The new battle pass brings with it the Brotherhood of Steel from Fallout, as well as an upcoming Magneto skin that will be unlockable mid-season. Some significant changes have already happened to Fortnite in the new season, including a reworked Fortnite map and various new Fortnite weapons. We already know the theme and at least one collaboration thanks to some teases in-game and via various dataminers who have been busy unraveling the strings. As we venture into the battle royale game's latest season, let's see what's been confirmed, including the all-important next Fortnite season date and if this affects Fortnite Festival and Lego Fortnite in any way. Continue reading Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 release date and latest news MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Fortnite map - key locations, Fortnite skins, All Fortnite Chapter 4 weapons |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:15 AM  August 7, 2024 We added one new code. What are the active Borderlands 3 Shift codes? If you just can't get enough of the chaotic shooter from Gearbox, you can redeem codes that you can find on the company's social media platforms on the official website to earn golden keys, or other trinkets to expand your arsenal further. If the multitude of guns that Borderlands 3 offers aren't enough for you, these Borderlands 3 Shift codes will serve up more of the good stuff in the form of rare weapons and various cosmetics. Several ways to earn vault points in the FPS game include watching videos, reading articles, and checking social media for Borderlands 3 updates, just in case. Continue reading Borderlands 3 codes and how to redeem MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Borderlands 3 Shift codes, Borderlands 3 legendary weapons, Play Borderlands 3 |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:10 AM  August 7, 2024: Added two new WWE 2K24 codes. What are the new WWE 2K24 locker codes? One of the many modes in WWE's latest wrestling game is the returning MyFaction mode. For those who don't know, this is a variant on the premium mode from other 2K sports games, where the aim is to build a faction of wrestlers to take on online challenges against AI or matches against other player-controlled teams. These WWE 2K24 locker codes are specifically for the MyFaction mode, so if you're looking for other WWE 2K24 unlockables, then we have a separate guide to help you get all the Wrestlemania arenas and MyRise unlockables, as well as the ability to play as all the WWE Legends. Instead, these WWE 2K24 codes work similarly to the NBA 2K24 locker codes, which tend to come and go quickly. If you don't want to miss out, particularly if you have read our WWE 2K24 review, you can check out the newest ones below. Continue reading WWE 2K24 codes August 2024 - all locker codes MORE FROM PCGAMESN: WWE 2K24 review, WWE 2K24 locker codes, WWE 2K24 unlockables |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:40 AM  What are the best Metroidvania games on PC? With mechanics that have spread to all genres, few games beat a sprawling Metroidvania. Mostly 2D with some straightforward combat, tricky platforming, and light RPG mechanics, a Metroidvania demands you use all the abilities at your disposal to explore castles, alien-infested planets, whimsical forests, and so on. Nintendo's Super Metroid and Konami's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night popularized the Metroidvania, but the genre has come into its own since these inaugural titles. While many of the best Metroidvania PC games try to recapture the spirit of their forebears, others expand into new territories by incorporating mechanics from pinball and soulslikes. The result is a dynamic genre that offers a wealth of familiar and fresh experiences - some recent, many of them cheap, and a few of them some of the best PC games ever made. Continue reading Best Metroidvania games to play in 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Hollow Knight system requirements, Best action-adventure games, Best games like Dark Souls remastered |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:58 AM  A free Balatro DLC is planned for all players, and this "major gameplay update" is coming in 2025. The deckbuilding roguelike swept across Steam earlier this year and stands a very real chance of winning a few GOTY awards. Move over Shadow of the Erdtree, Animal Well, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, because this card game is about to become even bigger, even better, and there's still even more to come. Continue reading A huge free Balatro DLC is coming, and two more reveals are planned MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best roguelike games, Best card games, Best new PC games |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:57 AM  There are a few characters that are just built different. For me, it's World of Warcraft's Sylvanas Windrunner, or Dragon Age's Morrigan - perhaps even add Uncharted's Nathan Drake to the list. But my roster is relatively obscure, based around the games I played (and was allowed to play) as a child. While I loved all things gory, my mom wasn't as keen, meaning things like Silent Hill and Resident Evil weren't exactly accessible to me. If they had been, though, I know that Capcom's horror series would have quickly become a favorite, and Leon Kennedy would have defined my childhood as much as the Witch of the Wilds or the Banshee Queen. Continue reading Capcom told Leon's actor to "forget everything" for Resident Evil 4 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Resident Evil 4 Remake review, Resident Evil 4 Remake system requirements, Best Resident Evil 4 remake weapons |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:47 AM  August 7, 2024: We verified our list of existing codes and searched for more. What are the current Warframe codes? If you're looking for free glyphs and cosmetics, you're in luck. There's a long list of available codes released by content creators for the Digital Extremes shooter. If you don't want to spend money on unlocking cosmetics, then using codes for in-game character cosmetics, emotes, and glyphs is the best way to get around it. You can usually obtain new codes from content creators and codes are easy to redeem, too, here's a list of all the new codes and how to redeem them. It's also worth noting, sometimes temporary promo codes for boosters, cosmetics, and items pop up around big updates or special events. Our team at PCGamesN will be sure to update this guide as and when promo codes are available, so bookmark this page, and check our hub for all the latest Warframe news. Continue reading Warframe codes August 2024 - redeem for glyphs, weapons and boosters MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Warframe on Steam Deck, Warframe builds, Warframe codes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:33 AM  Who are the best Dead By Daylight killers? Seven years in, the Dead by Daylight character roster is bigger than ever, boasting a massive 36 killers and 42 survivors at the time of writing. Thanks to that huge list of names, and regular changes to perks and add-ons, it's certainly difficult to keep track of who you should main. Among the best PC games out there, the joy of asymmetrical horror games has always been the ability to be the bad guy. While there's certainly something thrilling fighting for your life in survival games (there must be a reason we all wonder how we'd do in a zombie apocalypse, right?), nothing gets the heart racing like shirking the lawful-good responsibilities of real life and taking on the role of a blood-thirsty killer. Every one of the following DBD killers has their own terrifying unique power, from ranged axe throws, to infectious bile and close-range chainsaw attacks. But which is best? Find out with our tier list of all Dead by Daylight killers. Continue reading Dead by Daylight killer tier list: all 36 deadly DBD killers ranked MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:31 AM  What are some cool Minecraft build ideas? The sandbox game remains one of the best of all time over a decade on from its release, but such a long time in one game means you might be running out of ideas. We've been there: you've already built a city, a castle, or even a Wild West outpost, so what's next? Luckily, there are plenty of unique builds, farms, and creations out there to inspire your next Minecraft project. Unlike our favorite Minecraft house ideas or Minecraft castles, for example, this list is more varied, and contains plenty of inspiration. From a stylish Minecraft Nether Portal to automated farms, from massive decorative builds to homely aquariums, these ideas can be copied directly or simply used to inspire your future Minecraft builds. Continue reading 27 Minecraft build ideas for 1.21 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:21 AM  Early purchasers of the upcoming Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP remaster will get free bonuses, as the president of developer Dragami Games apologizes over a Steam region mistake. Dragami accidentally told the press that the game's Steam release date would differ between regions, and is offering anyone who purchases it close to launch some freebies after the fact. Continue reading Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP offers freebies after Steam launch snafu MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best zombie games on PC, Best action games on PC |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:21 AM  When is the Monster Hunter Wilds release date? With the recent resurgence of Monster Hunter World and Rise in late 2023, there's naturally a bit of a buzz regarding the first sixth-generation Monster Hunter. We have already seen some of the big changes coming to the RPG game series with Monster Hunter Wilds, not least the sheer level of mobility your mount offers, and some of the newly revealed mechanics excite us greatly. With the power offered by new-generation consoles, perhaps this will be the first in the series to embrace a fully open-world game concept. We can all but estimate here, but here is everything we currently know about the Monster Hunter Wilds release date and all the game features shown off so far. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best games like Monster Hunter, Best open-world games, Best RPG games |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:19 AM  Nvidia App has just had a hefty new update, with the GPU maker integrating several new features into it that used to exist in other Nvidia apps, such as GeForce Experience and the Nvidia Control Panel. These new features include display setting adjustments, such as resolution and refresh rate, as well as a new section that houses Nvidia's video enhancement technologies, such as RTX Video Super Resolution. The new update (version 10.0.2.207) makes it easier than ever before to get the most from the best graphics card models made by Nvidia. Technically, the app is still in the beta stage, but we've been running it for months, and it offers a vast improvement over Nvidia's previous disparate apps. Continue reading Nvidia App gets an update, and it is a must for GeForce GPU users MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:12 AM  When is the Black Myth Wukong release date? The classic 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West has been adapted into many videogames over the years, and developer Game Science's upcoming soulslike is the latest of the bunch. Black Myth Wukong's monkey protagonist is due to run a similar gauntlet of trials as Journey to the West's Sun Wukong, and this trickster warrior has plenty of abilities up his sleeve. While we've seen the release of several soulslike games that explore Chinese legends over the years, Black Myth Wukong has been highly anticipated since its initial announcement back in 2020. The time has finally come to see if it lives up to the hype, as we comb through trailers, gameplay footage, and the latest news ahead of release. Game Science has given us plenty to go off, so let's dig into the RPG game's story, the Destined One's abilities, and the Black Myth Wukong bosses we'll be pitted against on our journey. Continue reading Black Myth Wukong release date, trailers, gameplay, and latest news MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Upcoming PC games, Best RPG games on PC, Best new PC games |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:57 AM  What are the best WoW addons? Blizzard's critically acclaimed MMORPG has a habit of hiding a lot of useful data it collects, and picking up a mod that offers a peek behind the curtain can be a literal game-changer when going up against deadly bosses. Of course, the best World of Warcraft addons aren't just aimed at avid raiders. Some are more focused on utility and freshening up MMO's geriatric UI, while others help track material nodes for those all-important professions. With so many options, it's tough to know which WoW addons are worth your time as we gear up for the WoW The War Within release date. We've dug deep and tracked down the best of the bunch for general, all-purpose use in one of the best PC games of all time. Each addon will make your World of Warcraft experience far more pleasant, whether you're a raider, tradesman, or simply keen to level up fast. Continue reading The best WoW addons August 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: WoW The War Within beta sign up, WoW The War Within release date, The best WoW addons |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:39 AM  Which Destiny 2 class should you choose? The class system behind Bungie's hit looter shooter has changed a lot in the many years since Destiny 2 players first took on the Red Legion in the fight for the Light. Though Destiny 2 still includes its Warlock, Titan, and Hunter classes - the same ones that first appeared in the original Destiny game - the once-simple Arc, Solar, and Void elemental subclasses have grown to include Aspects, and Fragments. The game also now includes the Darkness-based subclasses Stasis and Strand, as well as the complex Prismatic subclass. Each of the Destiny 2 classes has a unique kit that leverages one of the game's five elements to allow players to develop builds that suit their specific style of play. The team at Bungie is constantly iterating to keep the game fun and fresh in what many say is one of the best free PC games out there. While this is great for Destiny 2's most active players, casual players, and newcomers may struggle to keep up with the game's evolving subclass systems and how they differ from other FPS games, especially with the arrival of the Destiny 2 Strand subclass which has reinvented the style of play. Continue reading Destiny 2 classes and subclasses guide MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Destiny 2 classes, Destiny 2 The Final Shape review, Destiny 2 builds |
PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:27 PM  You can get the upcoming games Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Unknown 9: Awakening for free if you buy just about any AMD Radeon 7000 graphics card or AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU right now. While Unknown 9: Awakening doesn't have a price yet, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 alone is a $55 game, making this a great-value deal if you're thinking of buying the latest 40k hack and slash. Both AMD and Nvidia regularly offer a range of new games for free with their best graphics card offerings, but this is one of the most broad-ranging offers we've ever seen. You can now get these games free with GPUs as cheap as the RX 7600 XT and CPUs as lowly as the Ryzen 7 7700. If your system is in need of an upgrade, and you've get less than $300 to spend, a free $55 game offers some great extra value. Continue reading Get Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 for free, thanks to AMD MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:49 PM  Fallout London launched late last month, but the huge, long in-development mod is so buggy Nic had to abandon his attempts to play it. Its developers have already promised hotfixes, and now say a "huge" update is also on the way. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:36 PM  ODDADA is a music maker where every level looks like a colourful toy, some shaped like towers, or landscapes, or old factories. By stacking blocks, twisting knobs and clicking chunky buttons, you create your own track - then record it to a cassette tape you can keep. It now has a release date: August 15th. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:35 PM  There seems to be a wave of retro racers around recently, and each one seems to pick a particular target to shoot with its nostalgia gun, whether Wipeout or Lotus or Micro Machines or whatever else. Maybe I'm forgetting some classic arcade racer, but Victory Heat Rally feels less laser targeted and more a modern take on the spirit of the genre. It's a 2.5D, "neo super scaler" arcade racer with split screen, drifting, car tuning and a lot of pep. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:49 AM .png?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp) UK arts and entertainment union Equity have unveiled a raft of "best practice guidelines" for video game developers hiring voice actors, including some suggested minimum rates that are designed to address "systemic low pay" for performers. Other measures are designed to improve voice actor working conditions, and stop companies using their voices and likeness as fuel for generative AI tools without their consent. It's both a praiseworthy endeavour and an interesting breakdown of the voice-actor's trade. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:24 AM  Former Ubisoft and Eidos-Montréal developer Stevan Anastasoff has announced Tales from the Mabinogion, a third-person narrative game based on ancient Welsh folklore that's written primarily in the Welsh language. The game puts you in charge of a wandering monarch, who is embarked on quest to save the realm from a horrible fog. Find a trailer below. Yes, there are English subtitles. |
Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:00 PM
In an upcoming interview with Famitsu, Fate/Extra Record Director Kazuya Niino talked about the improvements in graphical fidelity, hardware performance, as well as changes to the structure of the original game. [Thanks, ryokutya2089!]
In a few snippets of the interview shared by leaker ryokutya2089, Director Niino said that, because the original Fate/Extra PSP release didn't have that much volume of content, the developers were capable of adding what they think the original was lacking as well as increasing the production value of the game. For example, the Arena sections, where combat and exploration take front and center, have been substantially reworked compared to the original PSP release.
Additionally, with the jump in hardware from the PSP to the last and current generation of consoles as well as PC, Type-Moon Studio BB was capable of displaying a larger number of NPCs and characters in the classrooms and different areas of the game. Niino also said that, with Fate/Extra Record, the developers aren't making a game that requires heavy hardware performance.
Fate/Extra Record is currently in development and it will come out in Japan sometime on 2025 for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam. There is no confirmation on an overseas release yet.
The post Fate/Extra Record Hardware Performance Discussed appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:00 PM
Bandai Namco and Sunrise have set up a new Gundam utility hole cover in Japan's Niigata prefecture. People can find the uniquely designed cover in the city of Minamiuonuma.
The new cover features the RX-78-2 Gundam with the Koshihikari rice plant as its backdrop. The Niigata prefecture has been known as the largest rice-producing region in the country, and Minamiuonuma City also hosts some of the Koshihikari rice paddy fields in the region.
The video showing the placement of the Gundam utility hole cover in Minamiuonuma is also available to watch via Asahi Shimbun Digital's official X account:
The RX-78-2 Gundam will not be the only design to appear in Minamiuonuma. The city revealed in May 2024 that it will also place another utility hole cover featuring the YMS-15 Gyan with Mount Hakkai as its background.
These utility hole cover placements are part of the Gundam Manhole Project, which has been ongoing since February 2020. Sunrise temporarily stopped accepting new applications in June 2022, as many cities and towns across Japan have lined up for the project. The studio plans to clear its backlog by the 2024 fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2025.
The utility hole covers are based on the 1979 anime Mobile Suit Gundam, which has also been getting various merchandise ranging from si-gu-mi paper art puzzles to Crocs footwear. The show's compilation movies that originally launched in the 1980s are also available to watch worldwide via Netflix.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:30 PM
Larian shared an array of new Baldur's Gate 3 stats in honor of the game's first anniversary, and many of them had to deal with its Honour Mode, romance options, and endings. For example, only 141,660 people beat Honour Mode, Shadowheart was the love interest kissed the most, and only 34 people saw a certain Lae'zel avatar ending.
To provide more context for the Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode stats, the figure accounted for seems to have took 1,364,965 playthroughs into account. This is because the figures Larian provided noted there were 1,223,305 failed playthroughs and 141,660 situations where the players succeeded. It also went on to say that 24% of the people who "lost" in Honour Mode went on to keep going in Custom Mode, rather than deleting the save.
The Baldur's Gate 3 first anniversary romance stats build on the earlier ones that revealed Shadowheart was the most popular love interest. The new stats said she got 27 million of the over 75 million total companion kisses. Astarion came in second with 15 million. The update also noted 32.5% of players picked Shadowheart for the Act 1 Celebration Night, then 48.8% of players saw her final romance scene in Act 3. The update there also noted 13.5% of people picked Karlach in Act 1, and 17.6% of them had dinner with her in Act 3. The final stats went over different intimacy options for Halsin and the Emperor, with 1.1 million people choosing the latter over the 658,000 who picked the former.
The new Baldur's Gate 3 ending stats involved quite a few spoilers, as you may imagine. One of the surprising reveals here had to deal with Avatar Lae'zel. Only 34 people picked that character and route, then took drastic measures when things didn't go as the character hoped. The other stats had to deal with Orpheus, the Emperor, Gale, and Netherbrain's fates.
Here are all the Larian Studio infographics for Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3 is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:00 PM
We end up seeing games that didn't normally appear on the Switch show up on the system all the time. Sometimes, these ports aren't exactly what we expected. Or you might look at it and think it wouldn't work. While I was pretty sure One Piece Odyssey would be fine once Bandai Namco released the Switch version, I was surprised at how well it works. Some visual and framerate compromises aside, it's a pretty great way to play the game.
First, I was astonished by the One Piece Odyssey Switch loading times. Though, in this case, it was the lack of loading times. This is a substantial game with a lot of detail even in this port. Yet somehow, the loading is swifter than some pixelated or less demanding games I've played on the system. I'm not sure if some sort of wizardry is at play, but I expected at least 20 second loading times, and not often under 10 seconds. You do have to load between battles, but after the load times in a certain other Switch version of an RPG I played, it didn't bother me.
As you might expect, the CG scenes all look great. Those movies that help propel this original One Piece story forward don't lose anything in the transition to the Switch, even in handheld mode. I really appreciated how clear they were and how little is lost when the resolution dropped. Actual character models for allies and enemies in the field, as well as environmental elements, do take a hit when compared to when I played it on the PS5. It's only natural. However, the portability made it worth it for me, since I was nearly exclusively testing out One Piece Odyssey in handheld mode.
The only time One Piece Odyssey did seem to stutter in its performance on the Switch was when framerate got involved. I didn't actually start seeing this immediately, because it seems the FPS issues only are an issue when you aren't reliving the Straw Hat's past experiences. I think it only happens happens in you're in certain open areas, perhaps because of how much is being taken into account and displayed. But I didn't experience too much of an issue in most battles or areas. It's only occasionally that it seems to drastically dip.
I feel like the affordability issue is what really cinches it and makes the One Piece Odyssey Deluxe Edition Switch version seem so good. It's $59.99 on the system. That gets you access to the additional Reunion of Memories storyline and three outfit sets. To compare, on Steam or the PlayStation Store the standard edition is that price. The Deluxe Edition is $84.99 on both of those platforms and, while you still get Reunion of Memories, also only includes an accessory set, 100,000 Berries, and a Sniper King outfit for Usopp. It is just a a much better deal. The additional scenario pack alone on Steam or other storefronts is $24.99.
In general, One Piece Odyssey fits shockingly well on the Switch. I didn't expect the performance to be so smooth. Like yes, it absolutely ran and looked better on the PS5. But considering what it's doing and how much is there, I didn't feel like there were too many compromises. Besides, the result is getting another enjoyable JRPG on the system.
One Piece Odyssey is available on the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X, and PC.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:30 PM
The iconic Metal Gear Solid Codec character portraits will appear as pins that light up in the dark. Bushiroad Creative is planning to release the pin badges as capsule toys in Japan sometime in November 2024, and each one will cost 300 yen (or approximately $2.)
The 8 characters featured in the new line of Metal Gear Solid Codec pin badges include Solid Snake, Colonel Roy Campbell, Master Miller, Mei Ling, Meryl Silverburgh, Naomi Hunter, Nastasha Romanenko, and Hal "Otacon" Emmerich. Each pin is approximately 45mm tall, or about 1.77 inches.
Each pin will feature one character with two portraits available, their default portrait and an alternate one. For example, for Solid Snake the alternate portrait is shirtless Snake, for Master Miller it is the "real" appearance of the character without wearing glasses, and for Otacon it is the zoomed-in desperate version of his default portrait.
You can check out the Metal Gear Solid Codec portrait pins collection here:
The MGS series has seen a recent surge in popularity due to the release of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 in late October 2023, as well as the announcement of the Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake.
The original Metal Gear Solid is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC as part of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 2:00 PM
New Gundam-themed apparel will appear in Japan in August 2024. The items will be available as a collaboration between Graniph and the Gundam franchise's Strict-G brand. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]
This collaboration will feature two titles: The 1979 Universal Century anime show Mobile Suit Gundam and the 2024 Cosmic Era movie Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. While the SEED Freedom collection will only consist of T-shirts, the First Gundam lineup will include other items like hoodies, hats, socks, bags, and tumblers. One of the T-shirt designs in this lineup will also feature the well-known "Bright Slap" scene.
Here are the sample images for the Gundam T-shirt designs in this collection:
The apparel collection will be formally available for sale on August 20, 2024. Graniph and Strict-G have also opened online pre-orders for the items, which will close before the above date.
The press release contains a fine print mentioning that Graniph may also sell the apparel outside Japan. However, the online pre-orders are only available inside the country. Even though Graniph's web store has a WorldShopping widget, it still restricts the Gundam apparel pre-orders to domestic shipments only.
The Mobile Suit Gundam and Gundam SEED Freedom collaboration apparel will appear in Japan on August 20, 2024.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:30 PM
Takara Tomy Arts revealed a new collection of Pokemon Yummy Sweets Mascots. The merchandise will be available via Gacha capsule toy vending machines across Japan in August 2024.
This merchandise lineup will put Pokemon mascots on desserts like parfaits and cakes. The desserts will also be part of the decoration and thus will not be edible.
People interested in these toys will have to spend 300 yen to pull a random capsule from the vending machine. The lineup will consist of Galarian Ponyta, Paldean Wooper, Sprigatito, and Swirlix.
This collection will comprise the fifth batch in the series. Takara Tomy Arts had previously released the four waves since January 2022 with the following Pokemon:
The Pokemon Company has been working with many other companies inside and outside Japan to release Pokemon merchandise. Earlier reveals in August 2024 showed that there will be new Terrarium capsules and McDonald's Happy Meal toys in Japan, as well as Squishmallow plushes of Fuecoco and Bellibolt in the US.
The fifth batch of Pokemon Yummy Sweets Mascots will be available in Japan in August 2024.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:00 PM
Shift Up continues to gradually bring NPC characters into the limelight in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, as Zwei is the latest playable character. This comes after a tease when Ein joined the cast properly, and she'll be available via the gacha once her first special recruit appears on August 8, 2024.
Zwei is an SSR Supporter in NIKKE, and she is a Z.E.U.S. electric character who deals damage with her shotgun President Junior. She's a Burst I type unit, and she's part of School Circle like Ein and Rei. Her Pierce Equation passive increases pierce damage for allies after Full Burst, while her Frame Analysis passive recovers Cover HP and increases allies critical rate when certain conditions are met.
Shift Up shared her full skills and a trailer on social media, which you can see below:
Here's a video showing off Zwei and some of her expressions, as well as highlighting her English voice actress.
Zwei is also featured in the new NIKKE event Colorless. That runs between August 8-21, 2024. She's trying to figure out what she wants to do, and an opportunity to go on a Class P field trip might help her find her path. As people go through the challenge stages, they can earn items for the event shop. There is also a Just Another Day login event tied to this storyline.
Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is available on PCs and mobile devices. Zwei will join the game as a playable character on August 8, 2024. While her featured banner is only available until August 21, 2024, she'll be available via the Ordinary Recruit and Social Point Recruit banners.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:30 PM
Lovisia will release a collection of lip balm based on Kirby, as well as a hairband. There will be three variations of lip creams. [Thanks, PR Times!]
Advance sales will appear in certain Kiddyland stores and Kirby cafes from August 13, 2024. Afterwards, you'll be able to get them in variety shops around Japan from August 20, 2024. The Lovisia online shop will start selling them on the same date.
As for the items themselves, the lip balm will come in little compacts that resemble Kirby. Each scent has a different expression. These lip creams have sweet fragrances—milk, peach, and mango—and don't have any color in them. So they're good for all ages and genders. The lip creams are Japanese-made and contain honey extract, matcha extract, and hyaluronic acid. They cost 990 JPY ($6.75) each.
As for the hairband, they look like giant bows with Kirby and Waddle Dee on them. You can use these headbands when relaxing at home or washing your face. They're available in purple, orange, and pink. In terms of the price, they cost 1430 JPY ($9.75) each.
The Kirby lip creams and hairbands will be available from August 20, 2024. Advance sales will start from August 13, 2024.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:00 PM
Sega announced that the iconic Yakuza and Like a Dragon song "Bakamitai" will receive an official vinyl release. The record will go on sale on November 3, 2024 to commemorate Record Day in Japan, and there is no confirmed price nor release regions for the vinyl yet.
The upcoming Yakuza (also known as Like a Dragon) "Bakamitai" vinyl record will include "Bakamitai (Taxi Driver Edition)" as the main Side A feature, with the remix song "Bakamitai -sorrow-" as its Side B. Both sides will include full, short, and karaoke versions of each song for a total of 6 tracks. The song is performed by Kazuma Kiryu's Japanese voice actor Takaya Kuroda.
The vinyl record is wine red imitating Kiryu's iconic shirt color with the jacket having the same color. In addition, the jacket features Kiryu in his appearance in Yakuza 5, the game which first introduced "Bakamitai." The song also made appearances in Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, among other titles in the series.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the latest title in the Yakuza series and it is readily available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:30 AM
Build-a-Bear announced a Halloween Sanrio collection of plush toys, which consists of Candy Corn Cinnamoroll, Spooky Bat Kuromi, and Zombie Pompompurin. Each one is available alone for $36 or in a bundle with an outfit for $49.50.
In the case of Candy Corn Cinnamoroll, the Build-a-Bear plush is entirely orange instead of white. His ears are also tri-color in the same shade as the candy corn candy. If someone gets the bundle, you also get the matching overalls. Those are orange and white with candies, white Cinnamoroll faces, and a Jack-o-Lantern smile on them. They can be purchased separately for $13.50 as well.
Here's how he looks:
With this Build-a-Bear Kuromi, her hat features new colors and accessories to go with the Spooky Bat theme. Instead of a pink skull, it is an orange one with purple wings. The ears of the hat also feature black and white stripes. The set includes a matching dress with her silhouettes on it and a black and white-striped shirt. However, as of time of writing the $13.50 Kuromi dress and bundle both sold out.
Here's how the Halloween Kuromi plush bundle looks:
Finally, the Build-a-Bear Zombie Pompompurin is green and yellow and features black stitching on it. While the character is normally all yellow, only the right leg and left ear are yellow here. One of the eyes is also an "X." He's still wearing his hat as usual, however. With the bundle, you get a patterned shirt and black short set that is also sold separately for $13.50.
Here's the how the zombie version of the Pompompurin plush looks:
The Halloween Build-a-Bear Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, and Pompompurin are available in the Sanrio collection now. Standard versions of the characters also appeared in the past.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:00 AM
The release date for the Wuthering Waves 1.2 update is upon us. Kuro Game announced on social media that it will launch on August 15, 2024.
The title for the next update is In the Turquoise Moonglow. As usual, more story missions and characters will appear. This will also mark the appearance of a festival. The new confirmed units are Zhezhi and Xiangli Yao, as drip marketing on social media showcased both of them in July 2024. The Depths of Illusive Realm store's stock will be updated. 120 FPS support will be available for PCs who can handle that. As a quality of life update, there will be a Hoverdroid: Shooter ability in Utilities if you don't have a ranged character for puzzles.
Leading up to the update, there's a new event to help prepare your Resonators. Chord Cleansing is going on until August 13, 2024. It's a double drop event for Tacet Suppression. Each day, you can take advantage of it three times.
In the meantime, we also know about the next two Wuthering Waves characters for 1.3. Those will be the five-star Resonator The Shorekeeper and the four-star character Youhu.
Wuthering Waves is available for PCs and mobile devices, and the release date for 1.2 is August 15, 2024. A PS5 version is in development.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:30 AM
On August 6, 2024, leaks of the Mononoke movie and DAN DA DAN and Ranma remake anime adaptations appeared online ahead of Crunchyroll and Netflix debuts. In some cases, multiple episodes appeared. [Thanks, Chibi Reviews and Escapist!]
Leaks of the movie and anime episodes began appearing online in early August 2024, some of which were set to begin streaming on Crunchyroll Netflix in the future. For example, in some cases it seems up to three episodes of the remake of the Ranma 1/2 anime are showing up in places. In the case of DAN DA DAN, the first episode was among the two that appeared. As for the Mononoke movie, allegedly people can watch the full Mononoke the Movie: Karakasa. Images and spoilers are also appearing online.
In some cases, official debuts were already planned for August 2024. At an Anime NYC panel, the English dub of the first DAN DA DAN episode is set to debut. The first three episodes of that show will be shown in theaters as First Encounter come September 13, 2024. The first Ranma 1/2 episode will also be at Anime NYC on the Sakura Stage. Both DAN DA DAN and the Ranma remake anime are set to debut in Japan October 5, 2024, followed by a streaming debut on Netflix.
As for Mononoke the Movie: Karakasa, there's no English release planned for it yet. It debuted in Japan in July 2024. It's the start of a trilogy of films tied to the anime series streaming on Crunchyroll and manga.
DAN DA DAN will air on Crunchyroll and Netflix in October 2024, while Ranma 1/2 will also begin streaming on Netflix in October 2024.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:00 AM
The Chinese group NetEase has been making waves in Japan since it added the country's game creators like Goichi "Suda51" Suda and Hiroyuki Kobayashi to its ranks. A recent interview in the Weekly Famitsu magazine revealed that both creators are separately working on new games after they have established studios inside the group. [Thanks, Ryokutya!]
When Suda51 joined NetEase in 2021, he brought his Grasshopper Manufacture studio together with him. The studio has since been working on multiple games, including a remaster of Shadows of the Damned and a collaborative title with Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro in Hotel Barcelona. The new interview revealed that Suda51 has almost finished developing a new game, and he hopes to be able to reveal it in early 2025. He also teases that the new title will not be a clone or copy of other existing games.
Meanwhile, the ex-Capcom game producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi is separately working on a new action RPG after he established the GPTRACK50 studio inside the NetEase group in late 2022. His team is about to polish up the game's action systems. The studio is developing the new title with PC as the base platform, but it has also completed testing the game on consoles.
Besides Suda51 and Hiroyuki Kobayashi, NetEase is also hosting Nagoshi Studio, headed by the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, and Studio Flare which is co-established by Toshimichi Mori of BlazBlue fame. The group-owned Ouka Studios is also working on Visions of Mana, which Square Enix will release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC worldwide on August 29, 2024.
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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, August 7, 2024 5:38 PM A trailer for the collaboration chapter was also released. The post Dead by Daylight Castlevania Collaboration Chapter Announced appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, August 7, 2024 4:42 PM A new developer diary titled "Unveil the Universe" was also released. The post The First Berserker: Khazan Gets New Gameplay Video appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Wednesday, August 7, 2024 3:59 PM Aigis' sister. The post Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis: The Answer Gets New Metis Trailer appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |