GamersHeroes Friday, October 4, 2024 1:24 PM In celebration of the strategy game's one-year anniversary, Scarlet Moon will release Dale North's Wargroove 2 soundtrack on vinyl. The post Wargroove 2 Soundtrack Getting Vinyl Release appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Friday, October 4, 2024 12:09 PM Now available via PC and consoles, get ready to gather your allies and battle powerful foes in the world of Bandai Namco's Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream with the launch trailer for the title. The post Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream Launch Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Friday, October 4, 2024 11:44 AM Happening October 12, Com2uS will host the annual Summoners War World Arena Championship 2024 Americas Cup in Las Vegas at the HyperX Arena - Luxor Hotel. The post Summoners War World Arena Championship 2024 Happening October 12 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Friday, October 4, 2024 11:08 AM An open-world multiplayer survival sandbox, the team at 4J Studios (which brought Minecraft to consoles) has released gameplay for Reforj. The post Open-World Multiplayer Survival Sandbox Reforj Gameplay Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Friday, October 4, 2024 10:54 AM It's Halloween season in Rockstar Games' GTA Online - see how players will be able to celebrate this week with freebies and bonus opportunities. The post Month-Long Halloween Celebrations in GTA Online appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 3:45 PM  This month's offerings for Xbox Game Pass subscribers is a veritable feast of good games. Baseball fans can dive into MLB The Show 24 just in time for playoff season, action fans can revisit 2022's martial arts game Sifu, or you could enjoy some spooky vibes in card-based roguelike Inscryption. One title that might… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 3:35 PM  For the last few years, the video game industry has seemed obsessed with building always-online live-service multiplayer experiences. And many of those live games, like Concord, have failed to find much success. Now a new survey reveals that might be because most folks prefer playing single-player games. |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 2:30 PM  Throne and Liberty is a feature-rich MMO with potentially hundreds of hours of content and character progression to enjoy. So if you're the type of person who gets a kick out of running dungeons, farming for loot, and beating down other folks in PVP, this massive Steam hit may just be right up your alley. But since it… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 2:05 PM  Writer and game designer Yuji Horii is largely considered the father of Dragon Quest, the long-time Final Fantasy rival up until Square Soft and Enix merged in 2003. So when he says something about the franchise, fans take note. And that's what happened recently when he weighed in on a very small but very charged… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 1:30 PM  Dead Rising, at its core, is a game about chopping up hordes of the undead. If you've made your way through the main story of the recent remake—Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster—and now need to slay more armies of grisly enemies, we've got you covered. |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 12:40 PM  I'll admit that when it was first confirmed that Bloober Team was remaking Silent Hill 2, I laughed and shook my head. Bloober has a spotty track record with scary games, Silent Hill 2 is one of the most beloved horror games ever made, and Konami has done a horrible job supporting the franchise over the last decade.… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 12:05 PM  October is here and with it brings the sudden urge to revel in all things spooky. Thankfully, 2023's deck-building visual novel The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood exists. The indie is an exceptional story about a coven of witches on the precipice of their own demise and is filled with beautiful character designs and… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 11:50 AM  It's been five years since Todd Phillips' Joker gave us a bleak, ultra-realistic take on the iconic comic book villain. Set in a seedy 1980s version of Gotham, Joker's nihilism touched on contemporary issues such as political divides, wealth disparity, and social isolation, which only intensified after the covid… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 11:33 AM  Shooter/hack-and-slash game Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is popping off right now, and if you're only just now getting into the franchise, it has a lot of history and games to sift through. It's easy to get overwhelmed jumping into something that already has dozens of entries by the time you've arrived, but… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 11:30 AM  Let's not even pretend: Frostpunk 2 is an extremely challenging game, one that will test even the most veteran strategy and city-building fans. But if you really consider yourself a masochist, you can always up the challenge by playing the game on 'Captain' difficulty—something the studio recommends you do if you've… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 11:20 AM  Director Todd Phillips' 2019 Joker seemingly hit the box office at just the right time, weaving between the late Trump years and the breakout of the global pandemic and cashing in on post-Avengers: Endgame MCU exhaustion. This time around, nothing seems to be going Joker: Folie à Deux's way. Also, based on early… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 10:30 AM  After multiple delays and name changes, Throne and Liberty has finally been released, offering us a new MMO in a time of drought. The genre has waned in popularity, and can often seem overshadowed by more standard live service titles, but Throne and Liberty aims to shake things up with creative class design, gorgeous… |
Kotaku Friday, October 4, 2024 9:15 AM  Star Wars Outlaws is in a bit of a pickle. Ubisoft's model of making games that are too big to fail means the severe flaws in its seemingly guaranteed hit combining the open-world scope and mechanics the developer has made its bread and butter in recent years with Star Wars have left the publisher in trouble.… |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 3:23 PM  A new turn-based tactics game is always welcome, and it's even more so when it comes with a unique premise and art style. That seems to be the case with Dice Gambit, which combines XCOM-style strategy combat with RPG game design features and visuals that call to mind Persona 5, Fire Emblem, and Hades. Even better, there's a demo available right now that gives interested players a chance to get their hands on a section of the game while waiting for its launch. |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 3:22 PM  October 4, 2024: We've checked for new Valorant codes. What are the new Valorant codes? Everyone likes it when they get free stuff, and it's even better when it's for hugely popular multiplayer games like Valorant. However, in the case of high-profile titles such as this, there can be long gaps between giveaways, and even then, they may not be available to redeem for long. When Riot Games does give us a few free Valorant items to redeem, they could include Gun Buddies, which you can clip onto your weapons after tinkering with Valorant crosshair codes. If you want a stylish new look to show off as you climb through the Valorant ranks, here's the latest list of codes for this highly competitive FPS game so you can get the newest freebies. Continue reading Valorant codes October 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Valorant Night Market dates, Valorant ranks, Valorant crosshair codes |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 2:33 PM  What is the next Monopoly Go event? With so many limited-time events in Monopoly Go, it can be hard to keep track of the rewards you can get your hands on. Monopoly Go events can last anywhere from a few hours to a week, so bookmark this page as we'll keep it regularly updated with the next events and their start and end dates. Monopoly Go is the latest online board game sweeping the globe, but completing all of these events won't be easy without some free Monopoly Go dice links, so check out our daily updated guide for some freebies and rewards before you get started on the next Monopoly Go tournament. Continue reading All Monopoly Go events, tournaments, dates, and rewards MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 2:23 PM  October 4, 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 October 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 1:33 PM  There's a mini-game in this year's Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth in which Ichiban Kasuga, one of the game's dual protagonists, gets a taste of the gig economy life by delivering food around Hawaii on a bicycle. Play around with this side activity for a little bit and you may start to miss the frenetic structure of the similarly designed Crazy Taxi or the fast-paced urban exploration of Jet Set Radio. Fortunately, anyone wishing for more in this vein is in luck. A new game called Parcel Corps has just launched on Steam, providing another venue for acrobatic bike delivery. Continue reading Parcel Corps is like Mirror's Edge on a bike, and it's out right now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, Free Steam games, Best platform games |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 1:15 PM  Current-gen graphics card prices are falling, meaning it's a great time to pick up a new GPU for your gaming PC. Now it's the turn of the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, where we can see the PowerColor Fighter model has dropped to $349.97, saving you just over $40 while also offering two free games. At release, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT was priced too close to the superior RX 7800 XT, a GPU that has a proud place on our best graphics card guide. With a new, lower MSRP, and this additional sale discount, the Radeon RX 7700 XT now offers decent value, making this graphics card well worth considering. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:39 PM  Minecraft has been around for more than a decade now. Though it continues to offer one of the best sandbox building experiences out there thanks to ongoing developer support, players who've spent a lot of time with it might be interested in trying out a new spin on its formula at this point. There are already solid options out there, like Terraria or Dragon Quest Builders 2, but none as closely resemble a true successor to Mojang's hit as Reforj, the new game from a studio that formerly worked on Minecraft's console editions. Now, we've finally had a glimpse of how the project is shaping up through a gameplay reveal video. Continue reading Former Minecraft devs debut gameplay from new sandbox game Reforj MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best sandbox games, Best building games, Best survival games |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:36 PM  Right now, there isn't a foolproof way to check if your Intel gaming CPU has been damaged by the Vmin Shift Instability issues that have plagued Intel's Raptor Lake processors. Intel has confirmed that it doesn't have a reliable tool available to test CPUs that might have been damaged following the voltage instability problems that have popped up over the last year. This is bad news, both for Intel and consumers who own the company's 13th and 14th-gen Core CPUs, simply adding to the pressure the company has faced this year. The chip maker only recently issued a permanent Intel CPU fix for undamaged Raptor Lake processors, after many of the best gaming CPU designs made by the company were found to be causing stability problems in games based on the Unreal Engine. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:33 PM  Rogue Waters, releasing on September 30, is a game of swashbuckling pirates and tactical, turn-based battles. You'll take on the role of a cunning captain with command over a cutthroat crew (and some willing sea monsters). Raid your way through swathes of rival buccaneers, and you'll uncover an ocean of mysteries surrounding the strange new resource everyone's dying to get their hands on, 'Glass'. |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:19 PM  Everyone loves a last stand. From works like David Gemmell's Legend and the battle of Helm's Deep in The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers, to games like They Are Billions and Thronefall, there's an enduring appeal to standing on the walls of a fortress, fighting for your life against an unending swarm. Diplomacy is not an Option is a game devoted to heroic last stands, and it's now launching out of early access and into a full release. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best city-building games, Best strategy games, Best indie games |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:01 PM  Sword Art Online is, seemingly, eternal. For more than two decades now, what originally began as a series of novels has spawned a plethora of adaptations and spin-offs ranging from various anime instalments and films to nearly two dozen different videogames. Even with all of this, audiences still seem very interested in more Sword Art. Its latest game, Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream, is a good example of this, as it's currently attracting huge player numbers on Steam since it launched yesterday. Continue reading Co-op RPG Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream is blowing up on Steam MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Best co-op games, Best anime games |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:01 PM  Want to know how Diablo 4 difficulty levels and world tiers work? The Diablo 4 world tiers have been changed to difficulty settings in the Vessel of Hatred expansion, as a new way for players to control their challenge and rewards. While world tiers were always essentially difficulty levels that had to be picked during the character creator screen, instead, you'll have the option to change the difficulty at any time in Diablo 4. This is just one of the significant changes coming to the base game when Vessel of Hatred DLC expansion launches. Continue reading Diablo 4 DLC difficulty levels and world tiers MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred review, Diablo 4 classes |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:09 PM  Twitch streamer Perri 'PerriKaryal' Karyal has been absolutely smashing soulslike games using an EKG headset, which uses software to convert her brain signals into controller inputs. Over the past few months, she's beaten several of FromSoftware's best, but recently gave Jump King a go, inadvertently proving that, even with mind control, it's an impossibly tough game to beat. Continue reading Twitch Streamer takes on Jump King using her mind as a controller MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best platform games, Best single-player games, Best indie games |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:18 PM  What are the best Diablo 4 builds? From the haunted forests of Scosglen to the whispering winter winds of the Fractured Peaks, and even the Vessel of Hatred's Nahantu forest, choosing the best Diablo 4 builds is a must for avid fans of Blizzard's latest title. We've got deadly builds for each of the Diablo 4 classes, including the Spiritborn, and all of our setups are suited for solo play to ensure you don't have to rely on any Diablo 4 party members to get through the RPG game. No matter what Diablo 4 difficulty you're playing on, you shouldn't have any problem facing off against the latest seasonal threat with the best Diablo 4 builds. Continue reading The best Diablo 4 builds to use right now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred review, Diablo 4 classes |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:14 PM  It's a cold, snowy night in Sanctuary. Crowds have gathered around a stone plinth in Kyovashad, hushed into silence. Reverend Mother Prava stands before them, illuminated by flickering torchlight and, of course, the supposed reverence of the now-fallen Inarius. It feels almost like nothing has changed: Inarius and Lilith are dead, hatred's heart has been pierced, and, like a mindless flock, Sanctuary's denizens are thanking the High Heavens. From the onset, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred instills a sense of hopelessness; a reminder that our Wanderer's journey will always end in bloodshed. Continue reading Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred review - Diablo 2, but even better MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred review, Diablo 4 classes |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 12:23 PM  What is the best Diablo 4 Spiritborn build? The first Diablo 4 expansion is nearly upon us, bringing with it new bosses, items, and most importantly, the Spiritborn class. Hailing from the jungles of Nahantu, the Spiritborn's incredible versatility stems from its expert level hand-to-hand skills, Spirit Guardians, and deadly Glaive. Added with the first Diablo 4 DLC - for which you should read our Vessel of Hatred review - the Spiritborn is one of the best Diablo 4 classes for anyone who wants a flexible class in Diablo 4 that can truly do it all. While you can - and should - dedicate yourself to one or two spirit guides at level 15, you don't have to, so you can utilize all four spirit guides if you so wish. Having jumped straight into the Spiritborn class as soon as we could, here are our favorite Diablo 4 builds for the Vessel of Hatred character type. Continue reading Best Diablo 4 Spiritborn build MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred review, Diablo 4 classes |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 11:52 AM  Action, exploration, stealth, and blood. That's the four-word promise of Steamdolls - Order of Chaos, an upcoming dark fantasy action-adventure game featuring several beloved voices from the Metal Gear Solid cast. Boasting a dark fantasy world "inspired by innovative games like Castlevania and Hollow Knight" and atmosphere "nourished by the fury of Dead Cells and the gloom of Bloodborne," Steamdolls promises to be a thrilling time - and now you can try its opening act for yourself courtesy of a free Steam demo. |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 11:42 AM  What is the best graphics card for gaming? Shopping for a new GPU can mean wading through an often baffling set of numbers in specs lists, as well as weighing up the pros and cons of the different feature sets from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. That's where we can help, as we're not only genuine PC hardware enthusiasts who know our stream processors from our stream decks, but we're also gamers. Your choice of GPU will have a bigger impact on your gaming experience than any other PC component and by a long, long way. Yes, it's always worth making sure you have the best gaming CPU in your system, as well as the best gaming RAM you can afford, but it's the mighty graphics card that really sits on the throne in your gaming rig, so you need to make sure you nail this choice. Your GPU is the primary driving force behind the frame rate in your games, and it also determines the resolution and graphics settings you'll be able to use, including ray tracing and some GPUs are much better at handling these settings than others. There are also features that are exclusive to Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon GPUs, such as Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR, which also need to be considered. We've tested all the graphics cards listed in this guide in a number of different games ourselves, so we can say authoritatively which GPU you should buy for your needs, and why. There are also some new GPUs looming on the horizon, with Nvidia's new RTX 5090 soon expected to be the new king of the graphics card world, and the new RTX 5080 hopefully offering decent 4K gaming performance for a much cheaper price when it launches. The new AMD RDNA 4 GPU lineup is also expected to launch later in 2025, although AMD is rumored to be mainly focusing on mid-range performance rather than high-end 4K gaming with this range. In the meantime, these graphics cards are the very best ones you can buy for gaming right now, with prices starting at just $249.99 for a great 1080p card, and going all the way up to the mammoth Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 if you want to play games at 4K with all the eye candy enabled. Continue reading Best graphics card 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 11:11 AM  It's been just about two years since The Case of the Golden Idol came out, it and its expansions, The Spider of Lanka and The Lemurian Vampire, giving fans of classic point and click adventure games one of the most compelling set of mysteries to solve in ages. Now, despite creator Color Gray Games already working on follow-up The Rise of the Golden Idol, it's just announced that it's about to launch a big new free update to the original game under the name The Case of the Golden Idol Redux. |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 11:28 AM  October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month which means now is the ideal time to think about your cyber hygiene and how well protected you are when gaming online. It may not seem it, but you're exposed to a number of threats even if your primary exposure to the internet is through games. Continue reading Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024 - how to stay safe as a PC gamer MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 10:54 AM  Patriot has just unveiled its latest microSD card, and it's been designed with a hardcore focus on gaming handhelds such as the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch. Despite this focus on portables, it won't quite be the right fit for the ROG Ally. Whether the Viper Gaming V30 ends up being one of the best microSD cards for Steam Deck remains to be seen, but Valve's handheld gaming PC, like many gaming portables, is built using the UHS-I speed class interface. This limits the device's maximum read and write speeds from a microSD card, and the Viper card is designed so as not to offer diminished returns like some high-end SanDisk or Samsung cards currently do. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 10:43 AM  AMD's hold on the gaming handheld market might finally be under threat. A new benchmark shows Intel Lunar Lake CPUs stomping over the competition with huge performance boosts compared to the AMD chips used in devices like the Steam Deck. It's just one test so far, but if it's replicated, then it points to next-gen handhelds becoming much more powerful. Intel has been struggling against the tide of AMD wins for some time when it comes to gaming PC performance, but a wedge into handhelds could help boost the company after a long year of setbacks. There isn't a single Intel chip powering any of the best handheld gaming PCs currently on the market, but if this leak is anything to go by, that could be about to change. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 10:19 AM  What would you get if you crossed platforming with pinball? Well, solo developer at Apparition Games, Tom Voros, kindly lent us their time to discuss the arrival of Pinball Spire, which is available now via publishing platform indie.io. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: RPG games, Old games, New PC games |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 10:14 AM  It's frustratingly difficult to purchase and play the original Silent Hill 2 on PC. Physical copies are few and far between, with prices ever increasing, while the Silent Hill HD collection never escaped consoles and came with a host of fresh issues. It is, however, among the most iconic videogames, certainly within the horror genre, and remains a beloved, oft-discussed classic. In a time when it feels like we can't move for reboots and remasters, then, Silent Hill 2 is outwardly the perfect game to revive for modern audiences. Continue reading Silent Hill 2 remake review - a respectful, overextended reimagining MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Silent Hill 2 remake system requirements, The best horror games, Silent Hill 2 remake review |
PCGamesN Friday, October 4, 2024 10:14 AM  With third Remnant 2 DLC The Dark Horizon finally out, Gunfire Games has finally wrapped up its plans for the fantastic apocalyptic looter-shooter. While its third DLC has left me a little cold so far - a sentiment mirrored by its Steam review scores - the corresponding free update introducing boss rush mode and a new Prism system has been a welcome boon. Just over a week on from its arrival, a hefty Remnant 2 update is here and it boosts rewards dramatically, along with class balance tweaks, a fix for a serious mod generation problem, and plenty more changes besides. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best co-op games, Remnant 2 review, Best action-adventure games |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, October 4, 2024 2:27 PM  Windblown is an action roguelite much like Dead Cells, the previous game from developer Motion Twin, but it trades sidescrolling 'vania vibes for a 3D and more colourful world, and adds co-op for up to three pals. That sounds plenty appealing, and it now has a release date: October 24th. Better still, on October 14th, it's getting a singleplayer demo as part of the Steam Next Fest. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, October 4, 2024 1:34 PM  I'm on a one-man mission to destroy your productivity. Yesterday I offered you Scrambled Maps, which is good for fifteen minutes of not working. Today I offer Alphaguess, a once-a-day browser puzzle game in which you must guess a word. With every incorrect guess you make, the game tells you whether the correct answer comes before or after it alphabetically. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, October 4, 2024 1:07 PM  Avatar: The Last Airbender hasn't had much luck when it comes to adaptations, whether to film or to video games. Now Paramount Game Studios and Saber Interactive are going to take a new swing at it. The pair have announced an action RPG set in the "Avatar Legends universe", the broader world and timeline that The Last Airbender and Legend Of Korra take place within. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, October 4, 2024 12:50 PM  Ubisoft has had a rough year or more, losing almost half its share value in 2024 due to the underwhelming performance of Star Wars Outlaws and the delay of Assassin's Creed Shadows, among other issues. Now Tencent and Ubisoft's founders, the Guillemots, are considering buying out the publisher, reports say. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, October 4, 2024 11:00 AM  I'm usually a little suspicious of anything that winkingly describes itself as "very normal". It's got Mental Baz energy to me. You've met mental Baz, right? He's mental, he is! Has half a lemonade shandy with lunch sometimes, and wears one of those t-shirts that look like a tuxedo. Absolute mentalist! Anyway, after reviewing Grunn last week it's thankfully far more interesting and creative than poor old Baz, who's honestly just a bit shy and actually really nice when you get past the facade. Grunn just released today, and my high level tempter is that it's a little bit like Outer Wilds, just with all the touching wonder replaced by spooky whimsy. Here's a trailer: |
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 3:30 PM
A new NHK documentary series will delve on the origin of the Japanese games industry, and the first episode will focus on the Final Fantasy series. The documentary series will debut on NHK on October 11, 2024. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
Under the title of "Legendary Games Chronicle: Final Fantasy," the first episode of the new NHK show will feature creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, Koichi Ishii, character designer Yoshitaka Amano, composer Nobuo Uematsu, and pixel artist Kazuko Shibuya. The cast will talk about how the first Final Fantasy game came to be, and their struggles developing it at the time and their secret to success.
The first episode of the new Legendary Games Chronicle documentary will be available in English, as NHK recently opened an official website for the new documentary program on the website's English shows section. Additionally, the Japanese version of the show will appear in December 2024.
The first episode of the new Legendary Games Chronicle documentary focused on the Final Fantasy series will broadcast on NHK on October 11, 2024. Meanwhile, the first Final Fantasy game is readily available as part of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games for the PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam.
The post NHK Documentary Series Begins With Final Fantasy Episode appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 3:00 PM
Japanese Developer FromSoftware announced an increase in both base pay and starting salary for employees. Starting April 2025, the basic salary of its employees by an average of approximately 11.8%. In line with this, the starting salary for new employees will also be raised. While it was previously 260,000 yen (~$1,747), it will go up to 300,000 yen (~$2,016).
As part of the statement, FromSoftware emphasized its dedication to "producing games that reflect its passion for delivering value and joy to players." As part of that, the company officially acknowledged the importance of cultivating a work environment that not only encourages creativity, but also ensures financial stability for its employees. As such, the decision to increase the base pay and starting salary for all FromSoftware employees was decided upon.
This comes as the developer continues to support its existing titles, in addition to likely working on new ones. It's been regularly patching Elden Ring following the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree add-on. For example, it's rebalanced the difficulty of bosses and consistently dealt with bugs.
Elden Ring is the most recent FromSoftware title, and it and its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC are immediately available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.
The post FromSoftware Employee Starting Salary and Base Pay Goes Up appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 2:30 PM
Viz Media confirmed on social media that it will release the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run manga in English, as well as the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Globetrotter Guidebook. Both have a Summer 2025 launch window. There are no exact release dates for either one yet, however.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run is the sixth part of the manga, which hasn't been available outside Japan officially until now. Its run consisted of 24 volumes, which appeared in Japan between 2004 and 2011. The name is taken from the race in which Johnny Joestar and jockeys like Diego Brando, Gyro Zeppeli, and Hot Pants compete.
As for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Globetrotter Guidebook, that is a 35th anniversary project that's been available in Japan since 2022. It is a guidebook covering places visited from the original Phantom Blood up through JoJolion. None of The JOJOLands appears. So it covers actual places and inspirations for them.
Here is how the covers for both volume one of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run manga and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Globetrotter Guidebook looked in Japan.
Both JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Globetrotter Guidebook will appear in English starting in Summer 2025. The most recent manga part being handled by Viz Media is Stone Ocean, and the anime for that arc aired on Netflix.
The post JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run English Manga Release Confirmed appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 2:00 PM
With the release of the new Dragon Ball Daima anime series approaching, Shueisha and Toei Animation announced that Tooru Furuya, the Japanese voice actor for Yamcha, will step down from his role. Ryota Suzuki will replace the veteran voice actor as the new voice for Yamcha.
Ryota Suzuki is a young Japanese voice actor known for his role as Yu Ishigami in the original Japanese dub of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Asclepius in the mobile game Fate/Grand Order, Junichi and Keisuke Wanima in the blue Blue Lock anime adaptation, and most recently as Prince Moriyoshi in The Elusive Samurai.
While no reason was given for the change in voice actor for Yamcha in Dragon Ball Daima, it is likely linked to Tooru Furuya's recent adultery, assault, and forced abortion scandal. The veteran actor already had to be recast in the upcoming Metaphor: ReFantazio for an undisclosed role, and Miyu Irino recently took over as Sabo in One Piece, a role previously held by Furuya.
Dragon Ball Daima will begin airing in Japan on October 11, 2024, and it will be streaming on Crunchyroll. Other Dragon Ball anime adaptations and movies are available on Crunchyroll, and Viz Media handles the manga outside Japan.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 1:31 PM
Plum announced they are bringing back one of the Sword Art Online figures, with the SAO Gun Gale Online II Llenn (Karen Kohiruimaki) returning in January 2025. She'll cost 17,600円 (~$118) this time around. Pre-orders are now open, with AmiAmi being one of the stores offering shipping worldwide for her.
This figure first launched in 2018, and an initial rerun appeared in 2019. Both times, it cost 12,800円 (~$86) when it did. It is a 1/7 scale figure that stands at just under eight inches (200mm) tall. The Pink Devil is wearing the same pink, rabbit-inspired outfit as she does in Fatal Bullet. She also comes equipped with her P90 gun.
Here's how it will look when it returns to stores next year:
Before this SAO Gun Gale Online II figure of Llenn returns, we can see her in both a Sword Art Online anime and game. Season 2 of SAO Alternative Gun Gale Online is now streaming on Crunchyroll as part of its Fall 2024 lineup. She's one of the playable characters in SAO Fractured Daydream. She appears alongside other fighters from that arc and entry like Fukaziroh and Sinon. That's available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
The SAO Gun Gale Online II Llenn figure will return in January 2025. SAO Alternative Gun Gale Online is streaming on Crunchyroll. Yen Press handles the light novel and manga outside Japan.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 1:00 PM
We finally know when the Final Fantasy Moogle Bounty Hunt Mayhem board game launches worldwide. Back when it first came up, Square Enix said it would show up in Japan starting on November 23, 2024. Now the official Square Enix Store is taking pre-orders for the English version ahead of a July 2025 launch.
In this Seiji Kanai game, the two to four people playing start by each picking one of the six Moogle Siblings as their avatar. Their goal is then to go through mob hunts to gain the most notoriety and fame. They'll use 60 Battle Cards to face the 10 Monster Cards alongside the six Heroes from FFXII.
Here's a closer look at the Final Fantasy board game, as Square Enix shared photos that highlights the layout and English versions of the cards. The FFXII character cards in the first photo feature Basch, Penelo, and Vaan. The three highlighted enemy cards are the Antlion, Flowering Cactoid, and Gil Snapper. As for the initial Moogle cards shown, those are Gurdy, Hurdy, Horne, Montblanc, Nono, and Sorbet.
The Final Fantasy Moogle Bounty Hunt Mayhem board game will debut in Japan on November 23, 2024, then show up in English in North America in July 2025. Pre-orders are live worldwide.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 12:30 PM
One of the Genshin Impact Concert performances won't happen as planned, as the London show is now delayed until 2025. The performance was supposed to take place on October 29, 2024. Instead, it will now be held on March 22, 2025.
This change in date also means a change in venue. The Genshin Impact Concert London show was originally supposed to be held at the OVO Arena in Wembley. The new location is now the Eventim Apollo in London proper.
The announcement also brought with it details about getting new tickets and refunds. All of the ones for the October 29, 2024 show will still be good for the March 22, 2025 performance. The email associated with your initial purchase will be contacted with the new e-ticket. For those who would need a refund due to the change in plans, HoYoVerse noted people can go through the AXS support site or contact the OVO Arena customer service at customerservices@ovoarena.co.uk.
Here's the official statement about the delayed Genshin Impact Concert in London. It noted scheduling conflicts and "logistical challenges" as the cause for the cancellation.
One of the last performances was held at the Grand Cube Osaka Main Hall in Osaka, Japan, and that happened back on September 28, 2024.
Genshin Impact is available for the PS4, PS5, PC, and mobile devices. The 5.1 update debuts on October 9, 2024. The Xbox Series X version launches on November 20, 2024.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 12:00 PM
Venomous snakes, overlarge and the color of sinew and raw red meat, slither over a well worn path. Flies buzz around corpses that have been claimed by lush, green jungles. Corruption grows, black tendrils seeping through green-blue waters now turned putrid And somewhere, deep within the vines and ruins of Nahantu, a presence stirs — Hatred manifest. Which is apt, consider Diablo IV's expansion is titled Vessel of Hatred. And while Diablo IV does draw players back to the once explored jungles of this southern continent, Blizzard Entertainment has cast a new light on this region, and used it to expand further on the MMO-lite systems that appeared in the base game.
To say that I was anticipating this expansion would be an understatement. While not the perfect game by any stretch of the imagination, the narrative of Diablo IV had me intrigued as to where the series could go next. There was the familiar strum of an acoustic guitar, the tease of the Prime Evils returning to Sanctuary in some shape or form. Vessel of Hatred builds upon these things, but not in the way that I expected. Because as a series, Diablo has always been straight forward. While the binary lines of good and evil are often obscured, you know that, at the very least, you will be fighting back against the spawns of Hell and their masters.
But instead of plunging players back into the fiery pits and the Realm of Hatred we were acquainted with in the base game, the entirety of this campaign takes place in the jungles of Nahantu. As mentioned previously, this region isn't entirely foreign. Some of it appeared or was mentioned in Diablo II, a game that Diablo IV continues to try and channel to it's benefit and detriment. Or what I believe the general audience, and to some extent even die-hards, remember that game being. It's still gritty and gross. Killer flies attempt to swarm you as snakes dart at you from shallow pools of water. There are abominations that prowl within the jungle, but these enemies are very much the same that appeared in various areas of the base game. It doesn't matter much, as what you kill isn't as important as to how fast you kill it.
This new region is rich in culture, taking deep inspiration from Latin America. It's in the architecture, in the clothing the citizens wear, and in the Spiritborn, Diablo IV's new class. Summoning strength from the Spirit Realm, the Spiritborn channels four animals — well, one very large insect and three animals if we're being technical. You can call upon the Rezoka, the jaguar, to deal fire damage in fast, swiping slashes, Kwatli, the eagle, to launch yourself in the air and slam down on enemies to electrify them, crush them with the raw strength given to you by Wumba, the gorilla, or spew poison at your foes with the power of Balazan, the centipede.
Overall, the Spiritborn is a somewhat well rounded class. I liked the option of being able to choose from four different types of damage, even if I favored the burn damage from Rezoka and the poisonous puddles provided by Balazan. Much like the Sorcerer, I felt funneled into specific builds, but I'm liable to give Wumba a shot once the game releases in full. As it stands, the Spiritborn is a nimble, close-range fighter that excels best when you're mashing your dodge button to weave in and out of combat. It reminded me most of Rogue, a class that I previously loved, but have come to otherwise abandon in the late game for the less involved Necromancer. While the Spiritborn is no doubt exhilarating to play, it isn't my speed. But those that love fast and frenetic movement will absolutely enjoy this class, and based on what I played and saw (since Blizzard Entertainment allowed us to group up with other reviewers given access to the game ahead of launch), it seems like it's capable of doing an incredible amount of single target and AoE (Area of Effect) damage.
I ran through The Undercity, one of Diablo IV's new ways to level, which is effectively a series of small dungeons that require you to gather essence from random spawned fonts, while killing enemies to build up time so you don't get kicked out before defeating the final boss and reaping your rewards. You can also offer tribute to increase the amount of rewards you get and what kind. It's a more effective way of grinding out gear and materials than Helltides, for example. My Necromancer was more than strong enough to blast through The Undercity on his own, even on the higher Torment difficulties, due to some good luck regarding a few uniques I picked up, but paired with a Spiritborn, we were speedrunning these micro-dungeons with incredible efficiency.
And in the end game the Spiritborn continued to shine, as Diablo IV has edged closer and closer into becoming an MMO-lite. Yes, the base game allowed for you to see players scurrying about in the world, and world quests were kind of a thing that existed but never quite caught on. But Vessel of Hatred takes this a step further with a new end-game dungeon The Dark Citadel. Unlocking it is a chore, and I'm not sure how much I like the idea of weekly rewards tied to what is effectively a World of Warcraft raid appearing in the ARPG. Blizzard Entertainment has also added a Party Finder into the game, which I'm sure many will be using to clear this new gauntlet of content, which cannot be tackled alone. Which is probably for the best, because The Dark Citadel is hard. Like, really hard. This in combination with how the campaign ended, leads me to believe that we're going to get a lot more expansions. And probably not far spaced apart.
Vessel of Hatred continues not some time after the ending of Diablo IV. Lilith has been slain, and her father, Mephisto the Lord of Hatred, has been imprisoned in a stone. If you're familiar with the Diablo series, you've seen this song and dance before. Because for some reason, this seems to be the only solution to imprisoning beings of great and terrible power. The player character is on the hunt for Nyrelle, a young girl who more or less made the decision to seal said Lord of Hatred into the stone, and it now threatens to overcome and wholly corrupt her. Again, the game is not subtle about it's various metaphors and imagery to the very end. And brutality in Diablo IV comes in handfuls in what feels like an attempt to further distance itself from the maligned Diablo III, which arguably had some of the darkest lore the series has had to date.
Violence and death are plentiful because it must be so, the narrative must remain cynical and cyclical even with small rays of hope desperate to shine through. It is what fans want, but it doesn't do the game any favors. I'm not sure if I was more tolerant of it in the base game because I had a deep desire for a new Diablo game, or if I just really loved Lilith. In Vessel of Hatred it feels wanton, necessary because this is what the brand is now. A man is flayed open, driven mad, because that is just the way the world is. People are driven to the brink in the wake of Reaper of Souls, pushed further to the edge because of Lilith's promise of free will and our denial of it. Sacrifices are made out of a desperate sense of self-preservation, but for what?
I won't spoil the end of the expansion, but it was so on the nose that it nearly made me laugh. I have a clear idea of what could happen, but given how abruptly it ended and how far away we seem from actually fighting a Prime Evil, I'm not sure when we'll get there. I'm not even sure if I'm interested at this point. But Diablo has always been good at sucking me back in through it's seasonal content, that continues to introduce new mechanics. I will give the development team that, in that Vessel of Hatred is the product of these hit or miss seasonal cycles, pulling what players were most receptive to, and just keeping it in. However, I'm not too keen on some adjustments made to unlocking the aforementioned end game content. I'm just glad I have a high level character to blitz through it and unlocking it before jumping into the next season, because I know I will.
The Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred expansion has me torn. I love a lot of the new changes, and I really wanted to say that I loved the story, but I don't. Since I'm largely someone that does play a game for it's narrative, it's strange to be on the other side of that. Now I'm in it for the gameplay, the number crunching, finding the most effective build to run dungeons ad nauseam while listening to whatever post-hardcore song shuffles through the playlist I've constructed overtime just to keep me going. If anything, I suppose it's fun, and players looking to sink their teeth into more engaging content will have a good time. I just wish I loved it more.
Diablo IV is available right now for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Vessel of Hatred will release on October 8, 2024.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 11:30 AM
Yet another Unicorn Overlord figure announcement is here, and this time it is for a Yahna figma. Good Smile Company is working on it, with Max Factory and Masaki Apsy designing it. There's no release window for it yet. This announcement, like the others, comes after the VanillaWare game's first anniversary.
Unlike some of the other Unicorn Overlord figure reveals, the Yahna figma will be a posable one. This means like all figmas, there will be multiple points of articulation in her neck, arms, body, and legs. She will also come with various accessories at launch. However, since only concept art appeared at the moment, we don't know what those might be. She is shown wielding her staff, as she does in the game, so that weapon will at the very least be included in her kit alongside additional hand parts for posing.
Here's the official announcement art from the Max Factory social media account.
This is the fourth figure announcement for the game to come up in the last week. The first two were Eltolinde and Scarlett scale figure reveals by Kotobukiya at the end of September 2024. Then during WonFes Shanghai 2024, Good Smile Company revealed a scale figure of Virginia.
Unicorn Overlord is available for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X, and the Yahna figma figure is in development.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 11:00 AM
Halloween is back in FFVII Ever Crisis, and this year the first banner with the gear costumes and weapons involves new looks for Vincent and Cait Sith. We can pull for both characters' items until October 31, 2024. There is a Pumpkin Fest event with new weapon for Tifa.
There are three featured weapons on this banner. The two Halloween ones are the Crow Familiar gun for Vincent and Witch's Broom megaphone for Cait Sith. Crow Familiar deals lightning damage and has the Shadow Swoop C Ability, while Witch's Broom deals non-elemental damage with Tumbling Tackle. The Cait Sith Ultimate Weapon HP Shout is also on the banner, and that comes with the Heavenly Cheer C Ability.
Here are the official images highlighting the two new Halloween weapons.
As for the FFVII Ever Crisis Halloween costumes for Cait Sith and Vincent, these are the Pumpkin Jacket gear and Crowmaster Suit. Pumpkin Jacket has Eerie Mask and Buff/Debuff Extension+ R Abilities. The former increases magic defense and HP for Cait Sith. As for Crowmaster Suit, it also has Eerie Mask tied to it and adds Levinblade Arcanum. The Levinblade Arcanum skill increases lightning ability damage, which helps with Crow Familiar's attacks.
As for the new Tifa weapon, that's the Black Cat's Paws. You need to exchange event items for it while Pumpkin Fest runs through October 2024.
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is available for the PC and mobile devices, and the FFVII Vincent and Cait Sith weapon and gear costumes banner is available until Halloween 2024.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 10:45 AM
The Legend of Zelda is as hot as it has ever been. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is the latest in a string of great games. A Hollywood movie is on the way. Is it any wonder we're also enjoying a Zelda merch boom? If you're looking for a cross-section of the best Legend of Zelda merchandise in 2024, you're in the right place. Here are some of the most interesting and cool Zelda goods you can get.
Link - Link's Awakening - The Legend of Zelda Series amiibo
It's easy to overlook the amiibo line of figures. There are so many of them by now, and as a concept they have been around for a long time. Still, it's hard to imagine any fan of The Legend of Zelda wouldn't want to own at least a few of these. The Link amiibo created for the remake of Link's Awakening makes a perfect partner for the latest release in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It looks great on your shelf, and unlocks cool goodies on top of that.
The Legend of Zelda - Hyrule Sweater
The seasons are changing yet again, and for those in the Northern Hemisphere it's time to start thinking about how to keep warm. You can take out two Cuccos with one Deku Seed with one of these dapper sweaters. The design is unmistakably The Legend of Zelda, but understated enough for those family holiday gatherings. While there is no shortage of excellent The Legend of Zelda apparel out there, this one is practical and stylish. It comes in a variety of sizes, too.
LEGO The Legend of Zelda - Great Deku Tree 2-in-1
There's nothing quite like a good LEGO set, and the Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 set is excellent. It's the flagbearer of the best Legend of Zelda merchandise in 2024. Whether you want to celebrate the classic Ocarina of Time or go modern with Breath of the Wild, this set has you covered. There are 2500 pieces included, allowing you to build two variations of the Great Deku Tree. You also get minifigures of both matching Link variants, plus Young Link and Princess Zelda.
The Legend of Zelda Game Cartridge Metal Ornament
Hallmark has really been leaning into video game ornaments in recent years. Its 2024 line-up features this terrific replica of the original NES Legend of Zelda cartridge. It has a nice golden finish to it, just like the real thing. Unlike the real thing, it's made of metal. Think of how great it would look hanging from your Christmas tree, or anywhere else you would care to hang it. You could even buy a pair and use them as a fashion statement. The world is your Moon Pearl.
The Legend of Zelda "Hyrule Map" 1000 Piece Puzzle
Sometimes you need a break from solving puzzles in the Legend of Zelda games. At the same time, you don't want to let your skills dull while you spend time in the real world. What if I told you there was a way to solve puzzles outside of video games? This 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle has you putting together a map of Hyrule. It's a fairly good challenge, and it looks outstanding once it's finished. You don't even have to use a paraglider to see the whole picture.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 10:15 AM
Final Fantasy XIV is a great game, and it's filled to the brim with cool sights and sounds. It's little wonder that it has proven to be a veritable gold mine for cool merch. The latest expansion Dawntrail released a little while ago and brought a whole new wave of goods with it. There is a lot to choose from, and we're here to help you out with that. Here is some of the best Final Fantasy XIV merch to check out now.
Dawntrail: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack
Due to ship in November 2024, the Dawntrail soundtrack features 66 tracks from the latest expansion to Final Fantasy XIV. Masayoshi Soken's compositions have been one of the most reliably great things about Final Fantasy XIV, and he hasn't broken his streak here. As an added bonus, you'll get a code for a Wind-Up Zero minion with it. You can never go wrong adding any of the Final Fantasy XIV soundtrack sets to your shelf.
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Collector's Box
If you don't mind splurging a little, the Dawntrail Collector's Box features some of the best Final Fantasy XIV merch to check out now. While it doesn't include the expansion itself, you get a bunch of cool swag in here. Inside the shiny box you'll find a high-quality Viper figure, a gorgeous cloth world map, an Unending Journey notebook, and a roll-up pen case. It's the perfect real-world accompaniment to your digital purchase of the Dawntrail expansion.
Final Fantasy XIV Playing Cards - Loporrit
Loporrit is adorable. This is not something up for argument or debate. With this in mind, any Loporrit merch is going to be some of the best Final Fantasy XIV merch to check out. If you want to extend that aura to your playing cards, this is the item for you. Each card in this deck has Lopporit-themed art on it, and the cards come in a nice book-shaped storage case. Imagine the high-fives you'll get when you whip these out at your next poker night!
Final Fantasy XIV Fluffy Slippers - Moogle/Namazu
Sooner or later, everyone realizes that they need a nice pair of slippers. It's a little treat to yourself. If you want to make that treat extra fancy, you'll want those slippers to be fluffy. It just feels good on the feet. What if I told you that you can get those fluffy slippers and show your love for Final Fantasy at the same time? All you have to do is grab a pair of these slippers, which come in both Moogle and Namazu varieties. Pick up both and enjoy a double-fancy luxury for your hard-working soles.
Encyclopaedia Eorzea - The World of Final Fantasy XIV
One must never underestimate the value of a good education. Sometimes it's music time, sometimes it's fluffy slipper time, but sometimes it's reading time. Might I recommend these three lovely tomes? Each page is positively slathered with information about Final Fantasy XIV and Eorzea. You'll be an instant expert, and perhaps even become the life of some very specific parties. If nothing else, having these on the shelf shows that you aren't just playing video games all the time. No, you also read about video games. Take that, imaginary person judging me.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 10:00 AM
Back in August, The Pokemon Company International and Timi Studio teased an October launch for Darkrai in Pokemon Unite. Now we have an exact launch date. The character will be playable on October 17, 2024. He will appear alongside the Pokemon Unite Halloween 2024 event.
Here's the teaser announcement. In addition to showing Darkrai in the background, it also shows the Pokemon Unite Halloween 2024 costumes on the way. Decidueye, Lucario, Mimikyu, and Trevenant all appear in seasonal Holowear costumes in the art.
There's no trailer showing how Darkrai plays yet. We do know its role, however. It will be one of the Speedster units in the game. That means if we play as one, our best move is to dash into fights with wild Pokemon and attempt to take enemy Goal Zones.
Darkrai first debuted in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, as well as the follow up Platinum. In order to catch one, someone needed to get the Member Card to gain access to a special area. (This also applied to the Switch remakes.) It is a Mythical type of Pokemon tied to events. In addition to being playable soon in Pokemon Unite, it was also added to Pokken Tournament after launch for some versions of the game.
Pokemon Unite is available for the Switch and mobile devices. Darkrai will become part of the roster on October 17, 2024. As a reminder, service for the game will end in Belgium and The Netherlands on November 30, 2025.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 9:31 AM
While the PS5 version of Palworld was a shadowdrop during the PlayStation 5 State of Play on September 24, 2024, it didn't show up in Japan that day. Pocketpair cited "various reasons" as an explanation for it not having a release date for the region. Now it finally debuted in the country on October 4, 2024.
There was again no exact explanation for the PS5 version of the game being delayed in Japan, despite being made available everywhere at the time. The official press release only included an apology for it not being a simultaneous launch.
In case you missed it, here was that Palworld PS5 launch trailer that immediately showed up after the PlayStation 5 State of Play.
The PS5 version of the game almost immediately launched after a bit of controversy. Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair for patent infringement regarding Palworld and Pokemon in Japan. Pocketpair noted it was a surprise for the company when it happened. The game is known for having similar mechanics, as we use balls to catch characters and many of the "monsters" look shockingly similar or nearly identical to ones from Pokemon.
Palworld is available in early access on the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC worldwide.
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Siliconera Friday, October 4, 2024 9:00 AM
In an interview with IGN, Yuki Ishikawa, the producer of Tales of Graces f Remastered, stated that he's interested in a remaster of Tales of the Abyss. He also commented on future titles that may appear from Bandai Namco. [Thanks, IGN!]
To start with, Ishikawa stated that he is a personal fan of Tales of the Abyss and that he entered Bandai Namco specifically because of it. He stated that if Bandai Namco ever okays a remaster of Tales of the Abyss and Ishikawa could work on it, he would work really hard so that other fans could feel the same joy he felt when playing through that game.
As for the rest of the interview, Ishikawa shared some of the company's ambitions for the Tales IP. A video from Yusuke Tomizawa, the general producer of the series, back in August 2024 already revealed that Graces's popular battle system is why the team decided to make that the first game in its Tales Remastered Project. Ishikawa reiterated that in this interview. He also commented that Tales of Arise was really popular both domestically and internationally, so this is the perfect time to release a remastered title. As well, he commented on how the team discussed bringing back the old 2D games, and how that might be really different for people who liked Arise. It's unclear from this comment if Ishikawa is stating that 2D remasters are a no-go, or a possibility.
If it does happen though, it would allow fans to purchase and play an officially localized version of some older titles. The last 2D mainline title from Tales was Rebirth back in 2004. That's quite literally two decades ago and Rebirth never made it out of Japan anyway. Though characters from these older games still appear in newer titles like Tales of the Rays, a lot of fans who either weren't aware of Tales or weren't even alive back then may not recognize them. A remaster of these older games wouldn't just be great for the fans who played them on their home consoles, but it would be beneficial for newer players as well.
Finally, Ishikawa echoed a sentiment from Tomizawa's video regarding region and language restrictions. The original Tales of Graces f was only available in four languages and it was only on the PS3. If you could understand Japanese, then you could play it on the Wii too, but that was it. With this remaster, between the additional language options and platforms, people who couldn't play it when it initially left Japan will be able to do so. At the end of the interview, Ishikawa assured fans that Arise isn't the final destination for the franchise and there may be a new non-remastered title some time in the future. Nothing concrete yet though.
Tales of Graces f Remastered will come out on January 17, 2025 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.
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