PCGamesN Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:00 PM  I don't know about you, but when I die, I don't want to resurrect in a videogame. It's not that I don't love them - obviously I do, otherwise I wouldn't be writing about them - it's more that they can be pretty dangerous places, even for those who've returned from the other side. In Ghostware Arena of the Dead that's exactly what's happened to the game's main character, and it's up to you to find out what the heck is going on. Released back in June, it just got its first major update with a slew of new maps to test your mettle in, along with some extremely summery skins. Continue reading This trippy boomer shooter gets three new maps in free summer update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best classic games, Best retro games |
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:48 PM
Anycolor announced that Nijisanji English Vtuber Hex Haywire will graduate from the company on August 23, 2024. He joined in December 2022, meaning he was with the company for under two years.
First, here is the official announcement from Anycolor regarding the departure. Hex will remain active until he graduates, but his social media, exclusive content, and membership will only be available until he leaves the company. People will still be able to mail fan letters to him via Anycolor until September 23, 2024. The announcement didn't note if all of his content will be removed.
Hex also shared a message on his official social media account and discussed his decision in a stream after it.
Here's the official graduation announcement stream on YouTube:
Hex Haywire is the second member of the Nijisanji English group XSOLIEL to leave Anycolor, but he is the first to graduate. Zaion LanZa was also a part of that wave. However, Nijisanji terminated her contract in March 2023, following a suspension in February 2023. The remaining members of the group after Hex leaves will be Doppio Dropscythe, Meloco Kyoran, Kotoka Torahime, and Ver Vermillion.
Hex is known for a variety of stream types. In addition to zatsudans and ASMR, he also was known for playing games. His schedule for the week of August 5, 2024 involved Phasmophobia, Decimate Drive, Minecraft, and Stardew Valley. You can see his most recent schedule below.
Vtuber Hex Haywire will graduate from Nijisanji English on August 23, 2024.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:30 PM
The Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom will appear in Gundam Breaker 4 as part of a free update. More information on the release date will appear via official social media channels later on.
You can watch the long trailer for Gundam Breaker 4 here:
As a note, the Gundam channel has region-locked the video. You must be in Japan in order to watch it.
The trailer is a humorous take on the Kira and Athrun rivalry in the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed anime. Key lines from the anime have been remodeled to fit the commercial, showing Athrun being a passionate Gundam Breaker 4 fan who's yelling at Kira for dropping the series out of despair at there never being a new one. Characters who died in the original show are talked about as if they'd gotten their Gunpla broken instead.
The Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam is a new version of the Freedom Gundam that debuted in the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom movie. In the movie, Lacus co-piloted this Gundam with Kira. Some of its weapons include the atom-disintegrating beam cannon "Disruptor" and upgraded railguns.
Aside from the Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam being in Gundam Breaker 4, this entry will feature over 250 Gunpla units, including SD Gundams. There will also be a diorama mode where you can recreate full scenes, as well as an improved customization form. You'll be able increase or decrease the size of the Gunpla parts, which will let you mix SD parts with normal Gunpla parts.
Gundam Breaker 4 will come out on the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC via Steam on August 29, 2024.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:15 PM
In an interview with Game Spark, the developer of Palworld discussed generative AI and its controversy. They mostly discussed AI: Art Impostor, which Pocketpair released in the past. [Thanks, Game Spark!]
Game Spark commented that while AI: Art Impostor left an impression, generative AI sparked a lot of debate both online and in reality. Pocketpair representative and CEO Takuro Mizobe replied that generative AI is still changing and evolving right now. While there are some people who may like it from a technological point of view, others can't accept it from an artistic or moral perspective. He believes that people should continue to debate about the ethics of generative AI and its regulations.
He adds that because a lot of places have already used AI as a tool, it's impossible for games to avoid it in the long run. However, since a lot of rules around it and the technology itself are still in the process of evolution, he believes that people have to keep an eye out on that while using it in projects.
Mizobe stated his personal belief is that AI: Art Impostor is a good game. He felt a sense of "duty" when making it, since he felt like he had to make a game using generative AI at a time when people were seeing real potential in its future use. But he's received a lot of feedback since then. Mizobe iterated that because Pocketpair is making entertainment, it wants to avoid anything that could make people unhappy or upset. In the future, it wants to keep be mindful of and balance people's opinions on developing technology while implementing them in games.
AI: Art Impostor is one of the earlier games from Palworld developer Pocketpair. It came out in 2022 and is an AI drawing game similar to "A Fake Artist Goes to New York." However, players will use generative AI to create the drawings and find the impostor. It's available on the Windows PC and mobile devices.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 10:30 PM
Smart food brand yfood released new Gaming Editions of its drinkable meal, with flavors based on Genshin Impact characters. The two flavors draw inspiration from Amber and Qiqi.
The two exclusive Genshin Impact flavors from yfood are Amber's Banana Peanut and Qiqi's Icy Coconut. These are meal replacements that contain, according to the website, fiber, protein, and 26 vitamins and minerals. You can use these while dieting, or when you're on the go. Each pack contains six bottles and cost €23.95, which would be around $26.20.
As a note, while yfood has stated that their products are available internationally, it only ships to select countries on the European continent. If you're not in the countries it ships to, you might need to use a proxy service of some kind to get the Genshin Impact drinks.
Yfood is not the only brand that's had a collaboration with HoYoVerse and Genshin Impact this year. To celebrate the release of new character Emilie, Guerlain in China will offer merchandise like a necklace resembling her Lumidouce Case. Meanwhile, much earlier this year, Sushiro in Japan announced a collaboration that'll feature exclusive goods and limited time menu items.
Genshin Impact is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9:00 PM
Fate/stay night is finally available in English, and the remastered version is also remastering the true experience of playing the game back in 2004. The English version had an issue in which the game won't work correctly unless you first set your computer locale to Japanese, but Version 1.1.128 has fixed it.
Issues in the English version of the game first became known shortly after its release. X (formerly known as Twitter) user "zzzzviktor" reported that character sprites wouldn't match the speaker, backgrounds are wrong, and voice lines don't match with the text. Another X user, "Chaos_World_300," QRT-ed this post to state that everything works fine when on Japanese locale. However, when she switched to English, the game started to break. This means that if you wanted to enjoy Fate/stay night Remastered on Steam, you needed to switch your computer locale to Japanese, or use a locale emulator.
The official Steam page for the game acknowledged this error. However, a few hours later, a follow-up post stated that the issue has been corrected in the latest patch, Version 1.1.128. Players should update their game if they want to experience the story as the developers truly intended it. As a note, the Nintendo Switch version also patched the issue out earlier on August 7, 2024.
For the first time since in 20 years, the official English version of Fate/stay night is available on the Windows PC and Nintendo Switch.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:15 PM
Publishers and writers, more often than not, use anime to drive people to invest in the manga or light novel the adaptation is based on. Kimi ni Todoke is no different than other popular series. With a new season airing, fans are curious as to how to watch From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke. Below is a guide showing you how you can watch From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke.
What is From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke?
Published by Shueisha in the Monthly Margaret, From Me To You: Kimi ni Todoke is a manga by Karuho Shiina running from December 13, 2005 - November 13, 2017. 123 chapters of the shoujo manga released in 30 volumes. As a shoujo manga, Karuho Shiina targets teen girls with a high school setting filled with romance, comedy, rejection, and tension.
The story of From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke follows social outcast Sawako Kuronuma on her first day of high school. Her similarities to a popular horror character named Sadako intertwined with her timid personality leads others to avoid her. However, Sawako gradually leaves her hardened shell with help from Shota Kazehaya; a boy who treats her like he would anyone else. After being thrusted into new relationships and situations, Sawako must navigate these budding feelings that sprout from within.
Where can I watch Kimi ni Todoke - From Me To You?
Season one of Me To You: Kimi ni Todoke ran from October 6, 2009 - March 30, 2010 consisting of 25 episodes. The first season of this high school romance adapts seven volumes that include 27 chapters of the manga. As the manga was still ongoing at the time, Production I.G, the animation studio, wasn't able to adapt everything during the original run of the anime. This season of the anime can be viewed on a plethora of platforms. From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke season one is available on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, and Tubi.
Season two aired from January 4, 2011 to March 30, 2011 in Japan over 13 episodes. With a shorter season than the first, the anime adapts chapters 28 to 46 that are a part of volumes 8 to 11. Similar to season one of this romance series, watch season two on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, and Tubi. However, season three is slightly different in the viewing experience.
After 13 years, Kimi ni Todoke season 3 officially launched exclusively on Netflix on August 1, 2024 with five initial episodes. This season will adapt Shiina's manga through 18 volumes, leaving room for another season to adapt the last 12 volumes.
Kimi ni Todoke has been adapted into a light novel, a Netflix live-action show, and an anime. With localizations done by Viz Media, the manga is also available to purchase. Watch the first two seasons of Kimi ni Todoke on Crunchyroll. Indulge in the live action series along with season 1-3 on Netflix.
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Siliconera Wednesday, August 7, 2024 6:00 PM
Atlus shared new information about the demo for the Persona 3 Reload DLC Episode Aigis: The Answer that will appear at the Akihabara UDX building. The world's first demo event for the P3R DLC episode will be held in Akihabara, Tokyo on August 16-17, 2024. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
The Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis DLC demo featured at the trial event will allow participants to play as Aigis in the new Abyss of Time dungeon, as well as trying the new Theurgy abilties for both Aigis and Metis. Again, this will be the world's first change for players to try the upcoming P3R DLC Episode Aigis before the expansion fully comes out. Additionally, the Metaphor: ReFantazio demo that appeared at Atlus FES will be available to the public as well.
Those attending the trial event will receive a clear file folder featuring the key visual for hte Persona 3 Reload Expansion Pass. In addition, a 20-minute-long promotional video screening for both P3R and Metaphor: ReFantazio will be held at the Akihabara UDX theater. More information about the trial event will appear in the future, including merchandise goods being sold and the screening event.
As a reminder, Atlus recently shared a video of Metis, the new party member that will join the SEES on the DLC episode and Aigis mysterious "sister."
Persona 3 Reload is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Episode Aigis: The Answer DLC will debut on September 10, 2024.
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