GamersHeroes Tuesday, August 20, 2024 1:24 PM Learn more about Shadow's new Doom Powers with the latest trailer for SEGA's Sonic X Shadow Generations. The post Sonic X Shadow Generations Doom Powers Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:51 PM Set to release in a few months, players will be able to experience BioWare and Electronic Arts' Dragon Age: The Veilguard with performance multiplying NVIDIA DLSS 3, ray tracing technology and responsiveness that makes the most of NVIDIA Reflex. The post Dragon Age: The Veilguard RTX Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 1:45 PM  In the early 2010s an odd little shooter by the name of Metro 2033 emerged out of nowhere. Adapted from a similarly named sci-fi novel by author Dmitry Glukhovsky, it didn't quite take the world by storm, but the story-driven FPS about a community trying to survive the nuclear apocalypse by hiding in the subway… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 1:25 PM  Game Pass Standard, a new middle tier in the Netflix-like subscription service's ever-expanding menu of options, won't get some games that hit the higher tiers on day one for up to a year or longer, Microsoft revealed today. The cheaper version is going into preview mode for Xbox Insiders for $1 ahead of its official… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 1:17 PM  Dragon Age: The Veilguard is taking a more action-oriented approach to combat than its predecessors. Early footage shows the sequel looking like it borders on a character action game, so as someone who plays a mage in every single one of these games, I was curious how The Veilguard was going to adapt the… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 1:00 PM  Few PlayStation 5 owners dare to dream of a day when all of their games can be downloaded and installed on the console at the same time. But thanks to a new 8TB SSD, that dream is becoming a little more real, and very expensive. |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:50 PM  Overwatch 2 has a lot of heroes on its roster. With Juno, the Martian support character joining the game in season 12, the hero shooter now has 41 different heroes for players to choose from. Spreading the love equally between all of them as far as skins and other cosmetics go is a tall order, one that would be… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:40 PM  Sony has quietly updated its list of PlayStation Plus games leaving the service in September. According to the current list, 12 games will be gone next month, including the first-party open-world action game Horizon Forbidden West. |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:30 PM  Black Myth: Wukong is an exciting new action-adventure game from Game Science that promises a thrilling adventure inspired by the Chinese novel Journey to the West. There are over 160 enemy types and more than 80 bosses to defeat, a variety of skills to unlock across multiple trees, and plenty of secrets to find as… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:20 PM  After six years, Shonen Jump's mega-popular sorcery-fighting manga, Jujutsu Kaisen, will publish its final chapter on September 30. In the years since it began syndication, it was nominated for (and won) a few literary awards, and both seasons of its anime series brought home Crunchyroll's Anime of the Year. But as a… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:40 AM  It is never a bad time to pick up Celeste. Widely heralded as one of the best platformers ever, and one of the best games of the 2010s, this title set the gaming world on fire when it was released in 2018. Celeste has always been a beloved game, whether that's for its tough-but-fair difficulty, its trans protagonist,… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:30 AM  It's rare to see anyone in Appalachia running a melee-only build, though it's an extremely viable playstyle that usefully cuts down on ammo usage in a barren wasteland. That said, it's not for the faint of heart, as you must close the distance and play as an aggressive, in-your-face survivor, frantically spamming… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:05 AM  Tomorrow, the next big update for Disney Dreamlight Valley arrives on all platforms. And while players will be happy with all the quality-of-life changes and new content being added to the cozy life sim, the characters of Dreamlight Valley probably aren't happy to hear that they'll no longer be allowed to sleep. |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:25 AM  The first time we saw a trailer of Black Myth: Wukong I joked that it looked great and would probably never actually come out. That was August 20, 2020. Exactly four years later the fantasy action game isn't just available to play, it's shattering records on Steam for single-player and online games alike. |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:00 AM  Black Myth: Wukong sports various skill trees in which you invest your Spark Points for upgrades. Placing points in these will be vital to your success in the game, as they provide very helpful boons. And while the order in which you level them should ultimately be dependent on your playstyle, we've compiled a list of… |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:30 AM  Star Wars: The Acolyte was a divisive, uneven, and daring stab at a different type of Jedi story. But decent reviews and an average viewership apparently wasn't enough to convince Disney to invest in its future. The streaming platform is canceling Acolyte after just one season. |
Kotaku Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:05 AM  Black Myth: Wukong is a lengthy and challenging game filled with over 80 bosses and tons of enemy types to tackle, promising that you'll need to put your skills to the test if you want to see it through to one of its multiple endings. The opening hours of the game give you a lot to learn and think about, and getting… |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:57 PM  Vampires are renowned for emerging from the gloom of the night before disappearing, often with a twirl of a cape or the leathery sound of bat wings. So it's entirely in-character for Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 to return to the darkness, gliding out of reach with unnatural grace. All of which is to say that it's been delayed into 2025, so vampire fans will have to wait a bit longer to play it. Continue reading Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 delayed, surprising no one MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Bloodlines 2 gameplay, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 release date, Pre-order Bloodlines 2 |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:51 PM  Unawake is one of the most interesting upcoming RPGs around. Not only is it being made by a tiny development team out of Turkey on Unreal Engine 5, but it aims to blend the hellish aesthetic and customization of Diablo with the first person combat you'd see in games like Skyrim or Chivalry. If you want to see what that premise looks like in action, then you'll definitely want to check out its brand new trailer. Continue reading Hellish RPG Unawake gets a new trailer that's metal as f**k MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best fantasy games, Best RPG games, Best sword games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:41 PM  Half-Life Blue Shift is not to be underestimated. Alongside the other expansion, Opposing Force, and of course the tentpole Gordon Freeman adventure proper, the story of Barney's worst ever day at Black Mesa might seem comparatively minor. But it's a fantastic FPS, lighter, swifter, and often funnier than its siblings, and offering a totally different perspective on the disastrous resonance cascade. Built by Gearbox, alongside all the others, Blue Shift feels like the most forgotten Half-Life game. But now, as some small rumors about Half-Life 3 start to appear, HL fans are determined to prove that Blue Shift still deserves attention. Continue reading Half-Life players are plotting to break a new Steam record MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Whatever happened to Half-Life 3?, Best old games, Best FPS games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:32 PM  Guild Wars 2 was the first ever MMORPG I ever picked up. Nope, it wasn't World of Warcraft, or even Final Fantasy 14 - it was good ol' Guild Wars. Over the years I've dropped in and out of Tyria, with my End of Dragons review ranking high on the list of 'favorite reviews I've ever written.' With each new expansion, I discover my love for ArenaNet's classic MMORPG all over again, and given GW2 Janthir Wilds just dropped, I can already feel that oh-so-familiar itch. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best MMOs on PC, Guild Wars 2 system requirements, Guild Wars 2 expansion |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:23 PM  What are the best transformations in Black Myth Wukong? The Destined One has the unique ability to transform into some of his enemies, giving you complete control over a different character with a unique moveset. These transformations can easily turn the tide of battle in your favor, so it's important to pick the right one for the occasion. When you shape-shift into a different being in Black Myth Wukong, your health bar is replaced with a new one, creating opportunities where you can stage a comeback from the brink of death. This new form lasts until your stamina bar depletes, or when you lose all your health. The best transformations are vital when attempting to take down the Black Myth Wukong bosses, and you can take things a step further by upgrading your skills and abilities. Continue reading Best Black Myth Wukong transformations - all transformations MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Myth Wukong bosses, Black Myth Wukong abilities, Black Myth Wukong weapons |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:06 PM  If you're in the market for a headset upgrade, this SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset deal is one to listen carefully to. When our hardware editor, Niall Walsh put this headset to the test, he dubbed it a 'top of class gaming headset in every way' and found that it offered the perfect combination of sound quality, comfort, and style. Thanks to Best Buy's current reduction, you can get your hands on this high-performer for $301.99, down from $349.99. If you want to enhance your gaming audio, now is the ideal time to buy, especially as deals on the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless are pretty rare. As one of the best gaming headsets, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset massively impressed us when we tested it, giving it a 9/10 score in the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless review. It's comfy to wear thanks to a lightweight build (that somehow doesn't feel cheap) and the mic is crystal clear for group gaming. Continue reading Our favorite SteelSeries gaming headset just got a rare price drop MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:55 AM  Honestly, when I first saw Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, I was concerned. The car models looked a little basic, the weight and physics as you went around corners seemed light, and there were a couple of moments where vehicles seemed to clip partially through the environment. Marking the return of the erstwhile racing game series, the new Test Drive has a big reputation to follow, and it seemed a lot of fans and early observers were less than enthusiastic about the visuals. But all those worries have just been put to rest. Via a seriously impressive new gameplay trailer, developer KT Racing shows off how the physics, visuals, lighting, and just about everything else in Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown have been totally overhauled. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best racing games, Best steering wheel for 2023, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown beta dates |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:57 AM  When is the Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 release date? Well, that's a question we've been asking for a long, long time. As the next installment in Seattle's ongoing saga of strife and exsanguination gets a new developer and release window, there's a lot to get excited about. Arise Kindred, there's blood to be spilled and a power vacuum that's in desperate need of filling. After all, we've been looking for a good vampire game to sink our teeth into for some time, hoping and praying (maybe not the last one) for any word on Paradox's Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2, the sequel to White Wolf's iconic 2004 VTM RPG. The game has been passed between two different developers, but it looks like we finally have gameplay footage to sink our teeth into - and a release window, too. Continue reading Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 release date window, latest news MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Bloodlines 2 gameplay, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 release date, Pre-order Bloodlines 2 |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:14 AM  Developer Shift Up says Stellar Blade is finally coming to PC in the "near future," after months of speculation around the PS5 game's port. With talk of contractual problems and a secretive job listing all we've had to go off for months, it's nice to get something concrete at last. With FF16 finally making its way to PC with a surprise announcement, talk of PS5 games coming to the platform is at an all-time high. Now, we've just got to cross our fingers and hope Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is next. Continue reading Stellar Blade PC confirmed, Shift Up has plans for the "near future" MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stellar Blade PC, Best soulslike games, Best RPG games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:06 PM  If you're after the cleanest white gaming PC setup possible, Secretlab just leveled up the design of its Magnus Pro desk, introducing the Pure White collection. This range gives you everything you need to upgrade your gaming or work setup, not just covering the desk, but also a plethora of accessories too. In our Secretlab Magnus Pro review, we heap praise upon it as one of the best gaming desks thanks to its exceptional cable management, build quality, and the accessories that are available for it. It's quite the investment to make in your setup, costing more than a mid-range gaming PC once all your accessories are purchased, but it's well worth the outlay, and now comes in a stunning Pure White model. Continue reading Secretlab reveals stunning new Magnus Pro Pure White collection MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:07 AM  What are the Final Fantasy XVI system requirements? It's official, Final Fantasy XVI is coming to PC, and a demo is available to play right now. Better still, the previous warnings of "quite high" PC requirements have ended up being a little overstated. We're curious to see where Final Fantasy XVI ranks on the list of best Final Fantasy games on PC, and its optimization will play a huge role in this. Past reports suggested you may need one of the best graphics cards to push for great performance, but this won't be the case, with the game instead requiring an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 to run. Continue reading Final Fantasy XVI system requirements MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:58 AM  How do you get Warframe Twitch drops? The open-world shooter still receives Twitch drops for a chance to win various rewards and there are a few channels and ways to claim them. Fortunately the devs keep an updated Twitch schedule for upcoming streams, so you can tune in for Twitch drops. The main source of Warframe Twitch drops are Prime Time streams or Dev Streams, all of which can be found on the official Twitch channel, alongside the schedule. It's also worth keeping an eye out for sponsored community streams, which include Twitch drops. As well as these regular drops, the devs announce drops for big updates or events, which we've included below. There could be items in these drops to help you craft the best Warframe builds, or just improve your aesthetic. Continue reading Warframe Twitch drops and how to claim MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Warframe on Steam Deck, Warframe builds, Warframe codes |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:57 AM  Dead by Daylight has certainly had some star-studded collabs. First there was Nicholas Cage, then the Slipknot and Iron Maiden cosmetics, followed of course by the addition of Lara Croft, played by Captain America's Hayley Atwell herself. But all of those have faded into the background in seconds, as Behavior has just revealed that it's collaborating with two of my favorite people ever. This is the only DBD crossover I ever needed - ask our site editor, Cameron who just saw me freak out live on a call, I'm sure he'll verify. Continue reading Dead by Daylight just got the only collab I'll ever care about MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:33 AM  Escape From Tarkov has done it, and so has Soulmask, the big survival game that launched back in June. Now Delta Force Hawk Ops, the new tactical FPS that's set to take on Battlefield while also reviving one of PC's favorite shooter series, is following suit - if you get banned, a partial version of your account name will be published on the Steam page for everyone to see. Part deathmatch, part extraction shooter, and part remake of the Black Hawk Down game from 2003, Hawk Ops is already doing extremely well on Steam, and the dev team has shared new information about its banning policy. Continue reading Tactical FPS Delta Force Hawk Ops is publicly shaming banned players MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best upcoming PC games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:23 AM  What is the best Black Myth Wukong armor? Since there's no way to parry or block in Game Science's action RPG, you must shore up your defenses against any threats that come your way. There are a variety of armor sets to unlock, but crafting and upgrading them all can get very expensive. Instead, we've selected the best armor to prioritize on your journey, so you can feel the benefit without expending all your crafting materials. The best armor in Black Myth Wukong offers set bonuses with passive effects that can counter specific Black Myth Wukong bosses and bolster your best Black Myth Wukong skills. You can even mix and match individual armor pieces to benefit from unique effects attached to your head, body, arms, and legs. Whether you want to prioritize your defense in favor of a Black Myth Wukong stat increase elsewhere or you're looking for specific armor to buff your favorite Black Myth Wukong spells, here's how to look snazzy and stay safe in Game Science's mythical action-adventure game. Continue reading Best Black Myth Wukong armor - all armor sets MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Myth Wukong bosses, Black Myth Wukong abilities, Black Myth Wukong weapons |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:17 AM  What are the best healing gourds, drinks, and soaks in Black Myth: Wukong? These crucial items act like flasks in Dark Souls, healing you in the heat of battle. Black Myth: Wukong healing gourds and soaks are scattered throughout the game, often found inside kettles or containers. Some can be found in Shen the Monkey's store in the Marsh of White Mist. The more you battle Black Myth: Wukong bosses, the more damage you are likely to take, and even with the best Black Myth: Wukong armor, you're still going to need the assistance of healing. But should you prioritize pure health refills or other coexisting abilities, and what are the best to find and equip? We've scoured Black Myth: Wukong to find the best healing items. Continue reading Best Black Myth Wukong healing gourds, drinks, and soaks MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Myth Wukong bosses, Black Myth Wukong abilities, Black Myth Wukong weapons |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:26 AM  Game download sizes are getting out of control, but Western Digital is helping you combat that with this new 8TB SSD. The only problem? This one will put a dent in your wallet. We currently rate the WD Black SN850X, which already comes in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities, and now 8TB, as one of the best SSDs for gaming, and this new 8TB SN850P model, which is targeted towards PS5 users, shares a lot of its DNA. But is it worth buying as an alternative? Continue reading This new WD Black 8TB SSD costs more than two PS5 consoles MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:47 AM  More mainline Final Fantasy games could come straight to PC in the future, as Square Enix starts a strategy revamp across its business. Until now the likes of Final Fantasy 15, 16, and 7 Remake all came to PC at least 12 months after they hit PlayStation, but that might change going forward. With FF16 and 7 Rebirth's potential PC port on the horizon, the sooner we can play these games on PC, the better. Continue reading New Final Fantasy games are "likely" to come to PC on day one MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best action-adventure games on PC 2022, Final Fantasy 16 release date, Best Final Fantasy games on PC |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:30 AM  When is the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 beta? As sure as the sun rises and sets each day, a new Call of Duty installation is almost guaranteed for each new year and, with, it, a few days of multiplayer early access. Following the reveal of Black Ops 6, we can't wait for the BO6 beta to take place, and we're sure you feel the same. Call of Duty Black Ops 6 was first teased towards the end of May, 2024, and within two weeks we saw the FPS game's official reveal at Summer Game Fest. Earlier rumors of a Gulf War themed Call of Duty were proved right, and the Black Ops 6 release date takes us back to the 1990s. There's more on that in our main guide, but read on to find out what we know so far about the Black Ops 6 beta release date and sign up details. Continue reading Black Ops 6 beta dates, details, and how to preload MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Ops 6 release date, Best FPS games, New Warzone season |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:05 AM  When is the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz? This special, limited-time event allows players to trade the usually locked golden stickers up to five times a day. This is an ideal solution for grabbing elusive missing stickers and completing albums quickly. While you can trade these up to five times a day, each event is limited to two specific stickers, set by Scopely. There's no official schedule for Monopoly Go's Golden Blitz event, so a lot of sites that confirm dates are actually speculating based on the current Monopoly Go events. While you're waiting for the next Golden Blitz, make sure to keep on top of other freebies with our free Monopoly Go dice links guide, which is updated several times a day with the newest links. Continue reading When is the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event? MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:04 AM  August 20, 2024: We've added a new Monopoly Go dice link for free dice rolls. How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The household favorite board game has been reimagined as a free-to-play app on smartphones, allowing everyone to experience the thrills of Monopoly on practically any device. Everything that makes the board game special is here in Monopoly Go, so you'll be collecting properties and building hotels as you go around the board, and there are a variety of multiplayer minigames to get through along the way. You're going to need to get your hands on Monopoly dice rolls, but they are difficult to come by no matter how far you are into the board game. There are ways to earn additional dice rolls, including logging into the game every day to collect daily bonuses, progressing further in the game, and inviting friends to try Monopoly Go. While you can also spend real money to unlock more dice rolls, you may want to give our list of Monopoly Go dice links a try instead, especially if you're waiting for the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event. Take a look at all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today. Continue reading Free Monopoly Go dice links August 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:03 AM  Nvidia has just announced ACE NiM, a new small language model (SLM) that allows game developers to add AI-powered NPCs easily into their games. Nvidia ACE NiM will then allow gamers to have natural language interactions with in-game characters, in a similar manner to large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, but all powered locally via an Nvidia RTX GPU. The new Nvidia tech that will first be found in the upcoming mech shooter game, Mecha Break, gives the company another way to differentiate its best graphics cards from the competition, as the tech will only work on RTX GPUs. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:03 AM  Nvidia has finally moved on from having G-Sync only be available in its own proprietary monitor scalers, with the announcement of a new Mediatek Nvidia G-Sync scaler partnership. This means G-Sync should now be in many more monitors and should allow those monitors to be cheaper too. Scalers are the processors inside monitors - including many of the best gaming monitors - that perform the very final process of converting the signal from your GPU into an image onscreen. They also incorporate features such as the menus of the display. Companies such as Mediatek make the scalers used in the vast majority of displays with Nvidia previously having designed its own scaler to provide its G-Sync functionality. Continue reading Nvidia is changing G-Sync forever, but it's for the better MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:50 AM  I'm not going to oversell it - I'm not saying the work is done or that we're anywhere close. But after a seriously troubled launch in September of last year, the controversial Payday 3 seems to be on a correctional course, and recent metrics suggest a comeback may actually be possible. Cyberpunk 2077 did it. No Man's Sky pulled it off. Thanks to the new Payday 3 update, Starbreeze, too, may be able to find some redemption. They may be subtle, but the signs are there - on Steam at least, Payday 3 seems to be slowly recovering. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best co-op games on PC, The best crime games on PC, The best FPS games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, August 20, 2024 7:40 AM  What are the best Spirits in Black Myth: Wukong? One of the rewards you can obtain from beating the many bosses in Black Myth Wukong is a Spirit. Spirits are a form you can temporarily shapeshift into, to use their unique abilities or spells. Spirits can be activated once their corresponding Qi meter is charged. Only one Spirit can be used at a time, and those obtained from bosses cost more Qi, but have stronger effects. You'll also have benefits to your statistics just from having the Spirit equipped. Choosing the correct Spirit is as important as choosing the best Black Myth: Wukong weapons or the best Black Myth: Wukong armor. When timed correctly, they can inflict huge damage and other ailments to foes, giving you the edge in battle. Here are all of the Black Myth: Wukong spirits, the best ones to choose, and where to find them. Continue reading All Black Myth Wukong Spirit locations MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Myth Wukong bosses, Black Myth Wukong abilities, Black Myth Wukong weapons |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, August 20, 2024 2:00 PM  Announced at this year's Geoffcom, RoadCraft is a new game courtesy of the vehicular bods behind MudRunner and SnowRunner. This means it's very much a simulation game where you're fighting terrain with tyres, except this time you aren't just driving about, but managing a fleet of machines to carry out heavy construction work. Think a mixture of logistics, cars, cranes, and paving some lovely new roads from a once dilapidated junk heap. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:43 AM  As much as I'm a sucker for the grimmest and darkest of grimdark fantasy settings, the try-hardness of it all can get a bit grating at times. You could make the same argument at the opposite end of spectrum, of course. Cosy games seem locked in a perpetual arms-race to twee each other into the dirt, chopping their rival's dog-petting hands off and taking a sparkly tinkle on their pastel corpses. But hand-drawn RPG Heroes Of The Seven Islands feels more authentic than all that. It's bedroom antifolk by way of chill dungeon synth, by way of an antelope sorcerer named Jean-Pierre. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:44 AM  Oh, hey, would you look at that? Total War: Warhammer 3's patch 5.2.0 (arriving later today) has some new orcs and goblins in it. Look at 'em! They've got swords and shields now! |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, August 20, 2024 6:15 AM  Our Black Myth: Wukong review hails the game as "a generous Soulsy adventure hybrid that works within its limitations and delivers a beautiful challenge to be unpicked with a magical toolbox". Reviewer Edders went so far as to find the world more engaging than that of Elden Ring - proper defying-the-gods level rhetoric. Players seem to agree. The game launched last night, and has already accrued a concurrent player peak of 1.44 million - Steam's fourth highest ever, exceeded only by Counter-Strike, Palworld and PUBG. By that metric, it's the platform's most popular strictly single player game of all the time. All that goodwill has been spoiled, however, by a Steam code handout message to streamers and other "content creators" before launch which includes some reactionary, non-binding requests - no mention of "trigger words" like "Covid-19", no talk of "politics" or "feminist propaganda", and no mention of "China's game industry policies, opinions, news, etc". |
Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 1:30 PM
Netflix and Eiichiro Oda released a statement teasing upcoming news about season 2 of the One Piece live-action adaptation, including possible hints at Miss All Sunday, Vivi, and Chopper actor reveals. The note said additional performers will be revealed on August 21-23, 2024.
Oda's letter started by explaining the story from Loguetown to Drum Island will come up in the second season of the show. He also noted he's still asking a lot from showrunner Matt Owens and Netflix. He also noted, "Just as with last season, [Netflix and Owens] have gone out of their way to promise that they won't put the show out until I'm satisfied." In the latter half of the letter, he brought up how the One Piece live-action versions of Miss All Sunday, Vivi, and Chopper all remain a mystery at the moment, but news is coming up quite soon.
Here is the English version of the letter, which Netflix released via its official site.
We saw the live-action letter first appear in Japanese, as Eiichiro Oda shared it on the One Piece social media account. You can read that below.
While we don't know who Miss All Sunday or Vivi will be played by in the One Piece live-action adaptation, Netflix revealed other actors already. Many of Miss All Sunday's Baroque Works showed up already. We do know that Callum Kerr will also play Smoker in the show.
The first season of the One Piece live-action adaptation is now on Netflix, and season 2 is in production. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix. Viz Media handles the manga outside Japan.
The post Oda Teased One Piece Miss All Sunday and Vivi Actor Announcements appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 1:00 PM
Good Smile Company has started accepting pre-orders for its upcoming Pop Up Parade figure of Haru "Noir" Okumura from the Persona 5 series. It will release the new figure worldwide in 2025.
Earlier in August 2024, the company shared painted prototype images of the Noir Pop Up Parade, which indicated that it would soon open the pre-orders. People in the U.S. and Canada can now head to Good Smile Online Shop U.S. to place an order at $31.99. Those residing elsewhere worldwide can instead go to the Japanese international web store, where the figure is available at ￥4,800.
Here are the sample images for Noir's Pop Up Parade figure:
Good Smile Company has been releasing figures based on Persona 5 characters. On the same day it opened new pre-orders for Noir's figure, the company also confirmed that it will restock the Pop Up Parade figure of the sub-series protagonist "Joker."
Joker's figure originally appeared in 2020, but the company restocked his figure in 2022. The second restock batch for the figure will be available in Japan in December 2024 and in North America in Q2 2025.
The Persona 5 Haru "Noir" Okumura Pop Up Parade figure will be available worldwide from Japan in February 2025 and North America in Q3 2025. Good Smile Company will close the pre-order window for the figure on September 18, 2024.
The post Persona 5 Noir Pop Up Parade Figure Will Arrive in 2025 appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:30 PM
Mages announced that it has delayed the release of The Quintessential Quintuplets: Gotopazu Story 2nd. The game was originally slated for release on September 26, 2024. However, the company noted in this announcement that it moved the release date to October 31, 2024.
In its announcement for the delay, Mages noted that it wants to further improve the game's quality. This is a common reason that Japanese companies use when they need more time to polish a game from probable bugs and other issues.
This game will be a direct sequel to Gotopazu Story, which gathers stories from the franchise's puzzle mobile game into a compilation of visual novels. The new second entry will contain stories from the second season of the TV anime and events from the second year of the mobile game.
It will not include stories from the first part. That means people who want to catch up will have to get the first entry, which has been available for purchase on the Switch and PS4 since June 2023. The new game will also be available on the same two platforms.
After getting delayed, The Quintessential Quintuplets: Gotopazu Story 2nd will now be available for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in Japan on October 31, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 12:00 PM
Square Enix announced the Final Fantasy XIV The Rising 2024 event, and this time you can get a Pictomancer Krile minion for participating. The event starts on August 27, 2024, and it will run until September 11, 2024.
To take part this year, you need to be at level 15. If you are, then you can head to Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks to talk to the Wandering Minstrel at X:11.3, Y:13.7. This lets you start the "Rising to the Call" quest to help prepare for the festival.
There are two rewards you can get from The Rising in Final Fantasy XIV for the 2024 version of the event: Brushed-up Krile Minion and Rising Table Lamp. As mentioned, she's carrying a Pictomancer brush for this version of the character. This includes her cat-hood coat, though the hood is down for the Minion form. As for the Rising Table Lamp, it is a piece of furnishing that can be placed on a table on your home.
Here's how both of those items look:
In 2023, The Rising brought with it a Rising Phoenix Mount. The 2022 version featured a Clockwork Solus Minion. In 2021, you could get a Red Moon Parasol and Nymeia Potpourri.
Final Fantasy XIV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and The Rising will be held August 27, 2024 through September 11, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:30 AM
Shift Up announced four Goddess of Victory: NIKKE costumes for Evangelion heroines Asuka, Mari, and Rei, with some being available via a Premium Pass and one from a costume gacha. While the three from the Premium Passes involve summer-themed looks, Asuka is the only one getting a Costume Gacha outfit based on a different plugsuit.
The three Premium Pass Evangelion costumes in NIKKE are Cynical Street for Asuka, Leisure Travel for Mari, and Peaceful Vacation for Rei. You need to buy the Pilot in Summer Pass for each character to earn them, then completely finish the pass to earn the attire. Asuka's is available starting on August 22, 2024. Rei's debuts on August 29, 2024. Mari's shows up on September 5, 2024. All three Pilot in Summer Passes end on September 19, 2024.
Here's how Cynical Street Asuka looks:
This is the Leisure Travel Mari outfit:
As for Peaceful Vacation Rei, here's that costume:
There's no animated teaser clip for the extra Asuka plugsuit. However, Shift Up did share a picture of her in the Test Plugsuit costume from the NIKKE Evangelion Costume Gacha. That banner is available starting on August 22, 2024, which is also when Asuka's character banner debuts.
While Misato will appear as a free SR unit in the Evangelion crossover event, she won't get any extra outfits.
Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is available on PCs and mobile devices, and the Asuka, Mari, and Rei banners and costumes will feature a staggered rollout throughout August and September 2024. The three banners and event will all end on September 19, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:00 AM
Square Enix announced that the FFV Brave Blade replica heading to the PC version of FFXVI will also eventually appear on the PS5 as well. There's no release date for it, however.
The FFV Brave Blade PS5 announcement appeared on the official Final Fantasy XVI social media account, and it also shared a first picture of the sword in the PC version of FFXVI. The sword features a red blade and hilt, with gold accents on the handle and pommel and a green gem on the cross guard. Here's how it looks:
As a reminder, we get the Brave Blade as basically an early purchase bonus for FFXVI. It, a Cait Sith Charm accessory that boosts how much Gil Clive earns, and a "Sixteen Bells" Orchestrion Roll will all be given to all players who buy it before October 17, 2024. You do need to be connected to the internet to get them, however.
There's no word when the PS5 version of FFXVI will get the weapon other than "a later date." Square Enix also noted that the sword could be made available for PC players who don't buy the game before October 17, 2024 as well.
The Brave Blade first appeared in FFV as a weapon for Bartz. It gets its name from the mechanic tied to it. The more often you run from battle, the weaker it gets. Other Final Fantasy games with Bartz also featured the hero wielding this as a signature weapon.
Final Fantasy XVI is available for the PlayStation 5, and it will come to PCs via the Epic Games Store and Steam on September 17, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:30 AM
Bandai Namco has launched an open beta test for Dragon Ball Project: Multi. People in select countries can check out how the MOBA game will play like on PC and mobile devices. The details about the open beta test, including its overall period, are accurate as informed in the game's initial reveal earlier in August 2024.
In the new announcement, the company added that the open beta client is immediately available on iOS via the App Store and PC via Steam. The open beta will also be available on Android, but Bandai Namco noted that the latter version is delayed in its publication on the Google Play Store.
The game's Steam page has a note specifying that the PC open beta test is only available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Taiwan. However, the official website also includes Germany and South Korea into the list. People residing in the latter two countries can only access the iOS and Android mobile versions of the beta test client.
The Dragon Ball Project: Multi open beta test will run until September 2, 2024, at 19:59 PM PT, or September 3, 2024, for the rest of the world. The game's full release will be available on PC, iOS, and Android devices.
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Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:00 AM
HoYoVerse is now letting people link their Genshin Impact accounts with their Discord. If you do so, you will be able to receive in-game rewards.
To link your Genshin Impact account with your Discord account, you can do so from this site. After you log into accounts on both services, you're done. As a note, HoYoVerse is using Katheryne for this. This is likely a different Katheryne from the bot that lets you simulate banner pulls. The rewards you can get for linking everything together are 30 Primogems. In regards to benefits of linking your Genshin Impact account with your Discord, you'll be able to display your real-time game information, as well as invite friends. This makes it easier to co-op with your buddies or show off your stats to people.
With Genshin Impact 5.0 on the horizon, players will soon be able to access and explore Natlan. Everyone will be able to get Kachina for free, whereas the 5-stars who'll appear in the banners will be Kinich and Mualani. Raiden Shogun and Kaedehara Kazuha will re-run as well, giving players the opportunity to pull for them again. The 5.0 update will go live on August 28, 2024.
Genshin Impact is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.
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Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:30 AM
Following its August 19, 2024 launch, Black Myth: Wukong hit the number one top sellers spot on Steam both locally and globally, and its player count on the Steam charts passed two million people according to SteamDB. Since launch, the figures have only gone up and not dipped.
As of 9:10am ET on August 20, 2024, the 24-hour peak player count for Black Myth: Wukong was 2,138,142 according to the Steam charts. On Steam proper, the game had over 755,500 followers in the store and over 72,800 positive reviews. The SteamDB Twitch stats also noted its 24-hour Twitch peak was over 290,900 viewers.
On Steam proper, Black Myth: Wukong quickly climbed the top sellers charts regardless of the options. It passed other recent staples, such as The First Descendant, FFXIV, Madden 25, and the Steam Deck. It also topped the New & Trending section's Popular New Releases section, with both it and its Deluxe Edition Upgrade taking the top two spots.
Both Metacritic and OpenCritic noted a positive reception to the title. The average Metascore review for all of the ones that have come in so far is 82. On OpenCritic, it has an 80 average and 70% of reviewers recommended it.
Black Myth: Wukongis available on the PS5 and PC via Steam.
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Siliconera Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9:00 AM
Voice actress Atsuko Tanaka died on August 20, 2024. Her son, voice actor Hikaru Tanaka, broke the news on his X (Twitter) account.
In his post, he reported that his mother Atsuko Tanaka died from an illness. To respect his mother's wishes, he did not state what she had, but she'd struggled with it for a year. He thanks all of the fans who loved Tanaka's work, as well as those associated with the voice actor industry for their support. Hikaru Tanaka states that it's very unfortunate that he had to reveal his familial relation to Atsuko Tanaka in this way. Near the end, he states that he was fortunate to have been Atsuko Tanaka's daughter. Finally, he hopes that people don't forget the works and characters that the voice actress Atsuko Tanaka breathed life into.
Atsuko Tanaka was a veteran voice actress who was active from 1985. She had a husky and deep register, which often meant she was usually cast as more mature women. Her most prominent roles included Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell, Medea in Fate/stay night, Lisa Lisa in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Karura in Utawarerumono, and Bayonetta in Bayonetta. Other roles are Kaine in NieR Replicant, Hanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, and Silene in Devilman Crybaby. She was also the Japanese dub voice for Lara Croft until Takako Honda succeeded her.
Tanaka is not the only high-profile death in the Japanese media world this year. In March 2024, Toriyama Akira (the creator of Dragon Ball) and Tarako (the voice actress for Maruko in Chibi Maruko-chan) died. In July 2024, Noriko Ohara (voice actress for Nobita in Doraemon and Doronjo in Yatterman) passed away.
Atsuko Tanaka died on August 20, 2024 from an unnamed illness.
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