Sony has named existing company veterans Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino as the new heads of PlayStation. Hulst will take over and run a new Studio Business Group while Nishino is in charge of the Platform Business Group. The division of roles replaces former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Jim Ryan, who…
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and its follow-up expanded release, Substance, released on the PS2 all the way back in the early 2000s, dramatically expanding the gameplay systems of Metal Gear Solid and opening the narrative up to wild and unexpected twists and turns.
There's a scene late in Hi-Fi Rush, the rhythm action game by the now-defunct Tango Gameworks, in which protagonist Chai explores a museum dedicated to the antagonistic, oppressive megacorp Vandelay Technologies. In it, the corporation tells a sanitized version of its own history, one that glosses over the impact of…
The team at FromSoftware is really good at making the most fucked-up creatures imaginable. Some of the stuff that team has fit into its games are utter nightmares ripped out of the deep dark recesses of the human mind. Parts of its catalog, like Bloodborne, have explicitly leaned into that haunting aesthetic more than…
Last month, Bethesda released a "next-gen" update for Fallout 4 across all platforms intended to improve the aging RPG. Instead, it broke tons of popular mods and made the game buggier for some players, too. To fix that, Bethesda has released another update. The reaction from fans has mostly been negative, with people…
Two years after being announced, Wuthering Waves is nearing its release. You might wonder if gacha games would still prove popular in 2024 but one look at Wuthering Waves' pre-registration numbers should put any doubt to rest. Even before launch it seems people are queueing up in droves to get to play it with a staggering milestone recently being hit, and surpassed.
It's a strange time to be a fan of Fallout. On one hand you have the TV series bringing the games to a wider audience and successfully nailing the feel better than you could've hoped. You've got Fallout 4 more popular than ever but on the other hand, there's the next-gen update. Its launch introduced a ton of new issues to the game and didn't achieve what it set out to do, especially on PC. A second patch has just launched to try and fix some of these issues but unfortunately it still isn't going well.
What are the best Hades 2 boons? Much of Hades 2 is a mystery, but what we do know is that Melinoë has quite a task ahead of her. Not only does she plan on going toe-to-toe with the god of time, Chronos, but she has to contend with countless minions and the occasional big bad along the way.
The Hades 2 early access gives us a tantalizing look at the roguelike game, allowing us to test out new Hades 2 builds, introduce ourselves to the new, and returning, cast of Hades 2 gods, and most importantly, hand out gifts like candy. We have played as much Hades 2 as humanely possible, and have figured out the best boons so you can dominate the underworld.
Almost 14 years to the day after Rockstar's cowboy epic Red Dead Redemption released on consoles, and coming up on five years after its sequel beat it to PC, it looks like the original Red Dead might finally get a PC release.
Atlus introduced even more new demons appearing in the upcoming SMT V: Vengeance, including the never-before-seen Nyami Nyami and previous SMT V DLC demon Cleopatra. Nyami Nyami, alongside Anansi and Onyankopon, was revealed as one of the three new African demons making their debut in SMT V: Vengeance.
Nyami Nyami is a new demon belonging to the Dragon race. He is the Zambezi River God of the Tonga and Lozi people in southern Africa. With the body of a snake and the head of a fish or a dragon, Nyami Nyami protects people living near bodies of water.
Vritra is a demon also belonging to the Dragon race, and it made its first 3D appearance in the recent Soul Hackers 2. Vritra is a dragon or snake hailing from Hindu myth. After being defeated by Indra, God of Thunder, rain returned to the world. However, it is said that Vritra always returns the next year, with the battle continuing for eternity.
Cleopatra was one of the DLC demons in the original SMT V, and she belongs to the Femme race. A legendary Egyptian Pharaoh, her name means "glory to the father" in Greek. Known for her unparalleled beauty, she was also highly skilled in the musical arts and in conversation.
Gogmagog, of the Jirae race, makes his debut as a fully 3D-modeled demon in SMT V: Vengeance. A giant said to have lived in Britain during prehistoric times, Gogmagog's body was so massive that he could destroy a sailing ship with his arm. While he defended the island from any invaders, he was eventually defeated by Brutus of Troy.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance will come to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam on June 14, 2024. The original SMT V appeared exclusively for the Switch, and it will be delisted on the same day.
Square Enix started a 60% off sale for Final Fantasy XIV in preparation for the Dawntrail expansion. The sale will end on June 11, 2024.
It appears that this promotion is only for players who will play on a Windows PC or Mac. For example, Endwalker (which is part of the sale) is $15.99 from the Square Enix store, but $39.99 from the PlayStation Store. You can purchase the products on sale from the Square Enix Store or Mog Station. This sale is valid for the Complete Edition and Complete Collector's Edition of Final Fantasy XIV. You can also use it to purchase the Standard Edition and Collector's Edition of Endwalker.
Square Enix first announcedDawntrail as the newest expansion of the long-running MMORPG back during Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2023. It will appear alongside update 7.0 on July 2, 2024. This expansion will feature new jobs (Viper and Pictomancer), a new location (Tural), and a new race (female Hrothgar). Other than that, there are updates like a higher level up, new dungeons, and new raids. The full list of new content is available via the Square Enix webpage for the expansion.
Final Fantasy XIV is readily available on the PS3, PS4, PS5, Windows PC, MacOS, and Xbox Series X. The Final Fantasy XIV sale will end on June 11, 2024.
ChroNoiR of Nijisanji will appear at Anime Expo 2024 to hold a concert. "Welcome to Wonder Wander World" will also be available for streaming.
This concert will focus on the "Wonder Wander World" album, which is their second one. They also held a concert in Japan earlier this year. The concert should last for about sixty minutes, and it'll run on July 7, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM PT. Tickets cost $65 for the pit and $40 for the orchestra, and you can purchase tickets from ShowClix. They're on a first-come, first-served basis, so interested parties will have to move fast.
ChroNoiR is a singing duo consisting of Kanae and Kuzuha of Nijisanji JP. These two are some of the biggest names on the JP side. In 2021, Kuzuha became the first male VTuber to reach a million subscribers, and Kanae reached that milestone a year later in 2022. In February 2024, Kuzuha and Kanae were the only two VTubers from Nijisanji who made it onto a list of the most watched VTubers for that month. With the exception of Dokibird, all of the other members on the list were from Hololive. As of the time of writing, Kuzuha has 1.73 million subscribers on his channel, and Kanae has 1.29 million.
ChroNoiR will be at Anime Expo on July 7, 2024, for their concert. Other guests who'll be present include voice actress Britt Baron (Tifa in FFVII Rebirth), Kanou Yoshiki (the director of Fate/Grand Order Part 2, and voice actor Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro in Demon Slayer).
Supergiant Games announced that it plans to deal with issues involving resource gathering and Melinoe's dash and sprint in the first Hades 2 patch. However, there's no exact release date for the update for the early access build beyond it appearing sometime later in May 2024.
The goal for both the Hades 2 resource gathering and the dash and sprint adjustments is to make both more comfortable and not frustrating for the player. In the case of materials, Supergiant noted the change is designed to eliminate the grind. As for the dash and sprint options, the team will "improve" both to ensure she is unique compared to Zagreus, but still plays smoothly.
Supergiant also noted it will work on a balance patch for Hades 2 as well. There's no launch window for that. However, it did note that it is using the anonymous data people consented to share to collect fee information about things that may need changing. Some elements that could be rebalanced that were specifically mentioned were boons, foes, and weapons.
Hades 2 is available on the PC via Steam Early Access now, and the first patch will appear in May 2024. The full launch is expected to appear sometime in early 2025, with console versions to appear after that.
On May 13, 2024, Anycolor disclosed the upcoming graduation of Bonnivier "Bobon" Pranaja, former Vtuber from Nijisanji ID and current member of Nijisanji JP. Effective May 26, 2024, Pranaja will depart from the company.
You can view the official announcement posts here:
Contrary to the customary fanfare accompanying such events, the graduation ceremony will not involve a final stream. Anycolor noted, "At his request, we will not be broadcasting his graduation.".
Following the graduation, Bonnivier "Bobon" Pranaja's digital footprint, including his YouTube channel and X (formerly Twitter) accounts, will be taken down. Sales of merchandise, voice packs, and other associated content will also cease, underscoring the finality of his departure from the Company.
In a gesture of closure, Nijisanji will accept fan letters until one month after the graduation date, providing an avenue for fans to express their sentiments and bid farewell to their beloved virtual personality.
Here is Bonnivier's own letter to his fans:
For inquiries pertaining to Pranaja's departure, Nijisanji directed fans to the ANYCOLOR Corporation Inquiry Desk, urging them to refrain from harassing Nijisanji livers about this departure.
Bonnivier Pranaja will graduate as a Nijisanji Vtuber on May 26, 2024. He debuted in August 2020. You can catch his remaining streams and VOD's on his Youtube channel here.
Stromatosoft Inc, developer of the Witch and Lilies yuri JRPG, announced the PC game will debut via Steam Early Access on May 24, 2024. It will cost $24.99/¥3,480 and be available in English and Japanese.
As this is a yuri game, there are relationship elements mixed in with the JRPG dungeon-crawling. Like games like Wizardry and Etrian Odyssey, people create custom characters based on 10 jobs and determine their skills. We will then take our parties through first-person, 3D dungeons. Encounters will involve turn-based battles with 2D character art.
When characters work together and fight together, relationships will form between them. The initial screenshots show both pink hearts and white broken hearts representing character statuses in the menu, letting players know at a glance how close their characters are. Characters who are dating or a couple will work together to attack or defend in battles. There will also be special event scenes between them.
Here's the third trailer for Witch and Lilies.
In case you missed it, the 2023 Tokyo Game Show trailer featured lots of English gameplay footage for the PC JRPG.
And here are the most recent screenshots from Steam.
Witch and Lilies will launch on the PC via Steam Early Access on May 24, 2024.
The Sega Prize figure social media account revealed that the Chubby Collection will soon feature two NieR: Automata 9S figures. The variants will be available in Fall 2024 in Japan.
Each of these figures is a diminutive version of 9S. He's wearing his standard outfit from the game and anime. However, while one is his standard black, the other is a green version. He also has his eyes covered, as usual, but is smiling widely and blushing. As this is a Sega Prize item, it will likely be available in arcades.
Here's the full image showing how the two will look:
Image via Sega
This isn't the only NieR: Automata Sega Prize figure in the Chubby Collection. The company also announced a 2B figure would be a part of it back in April 2024. Like 9S, she'll be available in two color variants.
Here is the tweet revealing it. It also showed a new A2 figure and Tiny Melties versions of Adam and Eve.
The NieR: Automata 9S Cubby Collection prize figure will appear in Japan in Fall 2024. The anime series is streaming on Crunchyroll. The game is available on the PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and Windows PC.
Atlus announced that the digital version and DLC content for Shin Megami Tensei V will be delisted from the Nintendo Switch eShop, ahead of the release of SMT V: Vengeance. The game and its DLC will be unavailable from June 14, 2024.
First, here is the full list of paid DLC content for Shin Megami Tensei V that will be delisted:
Return of the True Demon
A Goddess in Training
The Rage of a Queen
The Doctor's Last Wish
Mitama Dance of Wealth
Mitama Dance of Miracles
Mitama Dance of EXP
DLC Bundle
Additionally, the free Safety Difficulty DLC will also become unavailable. While the announcement only appeared in the Japanese Atlus website, players overseas can also expect the free Japanese Voices add-on to be unavailable after the release of SMT V: Vengeance. While the first four DLC add-ons will be included in the new re-release for free, the Mitama Dances will still be paid DLC in SMT V: Vengeance.
As a reminder, Atlus recently revealed three brand new SMT V: Vengeance demons based on deities and cultural figures from various African mythologies and folklore. The company also shared a new Complete Guide showcase going over 50 new features include in the game, as well as the new Shinjuku Ward of Da'at and the Shakan Dungeon.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance will come to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC on June 14, 2024. The original SMT V released in November 11, 2021 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
There are certain items in games that are timeless and reliable. Firecrackers or something very similar have been used in games forever as distractions, diversions, and stunning weapons. In Dying Light, firecrackers are used to distract zombies, provided you know how to use them. How to use Firecrackers in Dying Light Whether you are playing on Console or PC, the way you use Firecrackers in Dying Light stays pretty much the same. First, once you have picked them up, equip them to your quick slots. If you are playing on a PC, you can equip items to your 1 through 4 buttons. On the console, you need to equip the Firecrackers to your D-Pad buttons. This is done by opening your inventory and equipping things to your quick bar. Screenshot: PC Invasion Select your Firecrackers using the relevant D-Pad button or number on your PC numbers, and then press the use button in Dying Light. This is the middle button on your mouse if you're playing Dying Light on PC or your left tri...
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Nothing kills immersion in a game more than a big, fat, game-breaking bug. That's why when you end up with a 'Can't use, enemies nearby' error splashed across your screen while trying to perform an action in Dying Light 2, it's a real bummer. How to workaround the cant use enemies nearby bug This error may start to happen at any point in your game, and once it does, it can be a complete soft lock. You may see it when you're trying to talk to a key NPC, open a door, or in many other situations in Dying Light 2. I expect that if you've been dealing with this recurring issue in the game, you've probably been restarting your game. Currently, this is the most tried-and-tested method to fix the issue. It's a real ballache, though, and may end up losing you a ton of progress. This method will sometimes play you only a few seconds from where you are, but more often than not, you will lose a lot of time. Here are a few things you c...
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If there is something I dreaded while at school were the oral exams. And now you are telling me they are still a thing in a post-apocalyptic world filled with monsters? Oh well, things still suck. Here are all the answers to the Mr. Z quiz questions in Dying Light 2. All Mr. Z quiz answers in Dying Light 2 After you have collected enough on-sight intel about the infected through trial and error – that is, taking care of your immunity and not getting killed by monsters – then you will need to meet with Mr. Zee in Horseshoe. He is located inside the Artist Workshop in the south of the district, near the limit with Quarry End. Image: Map Genie Once inside, interact with Mr. Z and he will ask you a set of four different questions that you will have to answer properly to complete this side mission. If you answer incorrectly, then you will fail the quiz and will have to return later – which you can expedite by resting in your bed and returning to Mr. Z. Check ou...
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Song Chiyul is one of the few Hunters given to you during the tutorial for Solo Leveling Arise, making him a great choice for one of the first builds you can create. Here's the best Song Chiyul build in Solo Leveling Arise so you can pick the best weapons and Artifacts for this character. Solo Leveling Arise: Best Song Chiyul Artifacts Song Chiyul is an excellent DPS character with powerful abilities that deal Fire damage. Because of this, the best Armor Artifact set has to be the Armed set. Here's what it does: Armed set 2-piece: Increase the user's Attack by 5%. 4-piece: When attacking, ignores 15% of the target's Defense and attacks. Chiyul's abilities all center around dealing damage in some way, so giving him an extra Attack boost is the best way to go. The 4-piece set is best since it can also ignore a small percentage of the enemy's Defense and attacks as you're attacking them, giving you a major advantage. If you...
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To earn the "And Stay Out!" Achievement in Little Kitty, Big City, you need to figure out how to get kicked out of a store. This may sound easy at first, but most stores you walk into don't care much for your presence. Little Kitty Big City: How to get kicked out of a store Any store you stroll through in Little Kitty, Big City won't pay you much mind, so how can you anger them enough to have them kick you out? You can earn the Achievement "And Stay Out!" and get kicked out of a store in Little Kitty, Big City just by walking into the construction yard. For some reason, the construction yard counts as a store, since all I had to do to earn this Achievement was get caught by one of the construction workers. Right near where you first meet the Tanuki, one of the many animals you meet, is a mostly fenced-in construction site. If you manage to make your way inside you'll see a patrolling construction worker. Screenshot: PC Invasion ...
CMON has announced the upcoming pre-order campaign for the new expansion, Desert War, for the tabletop game Dune: War for Arrakis. The pre-order is set to launch on Gamefound, providing both new and returning backers the opportunity to acquire the latest expansion as well as select items from the original campaign, now available in multiple …
This summer, fans of the classic film "Labyrinth" will have the opportunity to engage with its universe in a new way through "Labyrinth: The Board Game Collection," launching on Gamefound. The campaign is led by Mantic Games in partnership with River Horse, aligning with the approach to the 40th anniversary of the original movie's release. …
Arcane Wonders has announced a partnership with Arclight Games to launch the English version of 'ito', a popular card-based party game from Japan. The game, which has garnered over 300,000 players in Japan, is now poised to enter English-speaking markets worldwide. 'ito' is noted for its straightforward gameplay and cooperative elements, making it suitable for …
About a week ago we covered Wonders of the First, the NFT CCG which is definitely not a NFT game according to the creators. This week the CCG is relaunching on Kickstarter after being removed from the platform for including NFTs in the campaign. We got a huge amount of feedback on the articles covering …
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It's been three years since GameStop's stock originally exploded during the pandemic as big-time investors capitalized on an internet feud between deep-pocketed hedge funds and very online Redditors. Now the meme stock is back for round two after Roaring Kitty, AKA Deep Fucking Value, AKA Keith Gill, the…
Rockstar has updated its PC launcher files and included text that appears to reference a still-unconfirmed PC port of 2010's Red Dead Redemption. It's just the latest bit of evidence that the open-world cowboy sim might soon be arriving on personal computers after a decade of console exclusivity.
Helldivers 2 may be a video game analog for the satire of the 1997 sci-fi film Starship Troopers, but there's an entirely different space-faring movie franchise fans have been clamoring to see in the game. That franchise is, quite predictably, Star Wars, and folks have especially wanted to see characters and…
Last week, WB Games announced that The Joker—voiced by Mark Hamill—is going to appear in its franchise-mash-up platform fighter, MultiVersus, when it re-launches later this month. And now, via a new gameplay trailer for The Joker, it seems the Powerpuff Girls could also be a part of WB's fighting game.
Amid turmoil and disillusionment over recent studio closures, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has continued grinding through Fallout 76 and has just finished the "Officer on Deck" questline, granting him the ability to launch the survival MMO's infamous nukes. The new capability was unlocked just days after a fan…
Marvel Rivals, the Overwatch-like starring Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, and other Marvel superheroes, came under fire over the weekend during its ongoing closed alpha playtest. After reading through developer NetEase's contract for access to the playtest, streamers noticed a section that precludes them from speaking…
Square Enix has announced that it will be moving away from releasing games exclusively to select platforms, opting instead to pursue multiplatform launches in the near-future to amplify the sales of its flagging games. It's all part of "aggressively pursuing" a new business strategy after a few years of bizarre…
If you haven't played Cities Skylines 2 since it launched in October 2023, the game plays very differently now, thankfully for the better. Performance of the game on PC continued to struggle for some time, but the latest patch goes a long way to fixing this problem, while also squashing countless other annoying bugs.
Take those beautiful fantasy landscapes of the best RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3 and Skyrim, and infuse it with a tense, resource-scarce fight for survival blending tough decision-making and grid-based tactical combat. What you have is new roguelike strategy game Lost In the Open, which sees you attempting to stay alive against all odds in a challenging series of encounters as you try and keep one step ahead of your pursuers. If you think you're up to the task, a new free demo out now on Steam is the perfect chance to test your mettle.
With a title like Assassin's Creed Codename Red everyone suspected the next entry in the long-running series would get a new name. After years of games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Mirage, Codename Red always felt like it wasn't meant for public consumption. Thankfully, that's changed, with the Japanese adventure receiving its true name.
What are the best Fallout New Vegas mods? Despite being over a decade old, Fallout New Vegas enjoys a thriving modding scene that has stood the test of time. In the 12 or so years since we first took our first step in the Mojave Wasteland, some talented people have been tinkering with it until it becomes an entirely different beast.
There are years of mods to sift through, but we've managed to round up our favorites; the best mods that Fallout New Vegas has to offer, and popped them into this useful little list. Some add new textures to the RPG game, while others add new quests or even entirely new campaigns.
Sometimes a crossover is so bizarre, so unexpected, and so outlandish that it's actually genius. When I tell you that the world's most realistic tank game is working with cutesy anime girls, though, you might pause for thought. Thing is, this World of Tanks and Girls und Panzer event makes so much sense that this isn't even the first time they've done it.
It looks as though the Asus ROG Ally X price has just been leaked, and if the figure is right, it's not as bad as we feared. In addition, the same leaker has also shared some other details about the forthcoming handheld, including the screen, SSD capacity, and CPU.
As one of the best handheld gaming PCs, the ROG Ally was always going to make headlines when a new model was announced. Granted, Asus perhaps hoped for a stronger reaction to the ROG Ally X when it first unveiled the new device, but its reveal left much to be desired.
GTA 6 might be the most-anticipated game in the world right now. Meanwhile, we're still having a blast in Grand Theft Auto 5, and reliving the terrific story and world of Red Dead Redemption 2. But despite all the studio's fantastic work, there's something more we've been wanting from Rockstar, and now it looks as if it could finally be happening. Based on a new update to the developer's site, the almost mythical Red Dead Redemption PC release could be on its way.
How do you get Darkness in Hades 2? There are many things you need to juggle in Hades 2 if you want to get powerful enough to topple time itself. There are a multitude of ingredients to gather, seeds to plant, and weapons to upgrade. One thing that is vital to a strong run is a potent combination of Arcana Cards, and if you're hoping to get those as strong as possible, you'll need Darkness.
With the Hades 2 early access in full swing, players are delving ever deeper in the hopes of spoiling Chronos' fun. With the help of Hades 2 gods, and maybe even a little nudge from the Hades 2 familiars, people are finding a lot of success in their runs. One thing that is important to collect to become an overpowered demi-god is Darkness. Here's where to find it.
Cities Skylines 2 mods represent some of the best community-made material across all PC gaming. They're precise, expertly made, and they almost always respond to players' needs, no matter how niche - if you want to edit traffic-light patterns, or create smoother on and off ramps for your highways, there's a mod for that. As the Colossal Order city builder begins a tentative comeback, a new CS2 mod, that adds crisp, additional details to almost every in-game asset, and allows for huge amounts of customization, is finally available right now.
What are the best simulation games on PC? From the all-time greats that are still worth playing; the sims with modding communities who breathe eternal life into them; the facsimiles of an aspect of reality so niche you can barely fathom their existence, we have everything you need here.
Sims differ from other PC games in that their raison d'être isn't necessarily to entertain, at least not primarily. Do you want fun and excitement? Tough. Operating a submarine is not that. It is, however, fascinating, terrifying, and hugely satisfying as a long-form experience. Such is the nature of the genre that seeks out the best simulator games - it's like asking for the 'special' stock the shopkeeper keeps in the back room.
Humble Bundle's Metroidvania Mania bundle (great name) brings together seven of the most popular Metroidvania games from the last few years for just $14 (£11.15). When you break it down, that means you're paying just $2 (£1.60) for each game. Overall, they'd usually go for $139, so this is essentially a 90% discount.
Now that the hype for Hades 2 has died down, The Rogue Prince of Persia finally has another release date. The roguelike from the team behind the post-launch updates for Dead Cells promises to twist Ubisoft's long-running series, so hopefully Silksong won't release in the next couple of weeks and ruin it.
What are the best crime games on PC? Videogames are and have always been, all about fulfilling a fantasy. We step into virtual worlds to fight evil, slay monsters, grab sweet loot, or go to war online. They're a chance to do something we wouldn't usually do - and that includes crime games. With that in mind, games that focus on crime are popular for that very reason - they're (hopefully) not something you'd attempt in real life.
Ever since RPG game Grand Theft Auto challenged players to earn as many Wanted stars as possible, gamers have been pushing the limits of reckless behavior and general naughtiness. We reckon at least one of these is sure to make you an offer you can't refuse, as they aren't only naughty power fantasies, but some of the best PC games ever. Between modern-day crime epics, online heists, fisticuffs in faraway places, and a trip back in time to criminal empires of yesteryear, we've got a little something for everyone.
If you're tired of playing racing games with a standard controller, we've got the perfect steering wheel deal for you. The Logitech G920 is currently available for $229.95, saving you over $70 against the MSRP.
Competition is wonderful and the new AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE is proof of that. The advent of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super has undoubtedly served as a catalyst for AMD to rethink the GRE's regional exclusivity (it was previously only available in China), resulting in the wider launch of a seriously compelling graphics card.
There is no shortage of contenders for the title of best graphics card from both AMD and Nvidia right now, with the GRE making for another addition to the already crowded midrange market. I've spent the past few weeks putting this pixel pusher through its paces, and it's been a pleasantly surprising experience, in spite of some expected, albeit mild, weaknesses.
What are the best strategy games on PC? Turn-based or real-time, grand strategy or tactical RPGs, there are many sub-genres within the strategy game umbrella. For example, in one game, you can command an entire fleet in space, while in another, you bark orders to soldiers fighting on a battlefield as magic flies through the air.
Since there are so many different types of games out there, we'll keep this list of the best strategy games on PC as broad as possible - similar to our roster of the best building games. So join us as we explore a curated collection of the genre's greatest hits, from newcomers to classics.
I love a Skyrim mod that's basically a piece of DLC, giving us all more reasons to lose countless hours to the RPG. Just when you thought Starfield or Fallout 4's next gen update could bring you back to a different Bethesda game, the dedicated modding community has done it again. With a whole new region, hundreds of quests, NPCs, locations, and entirely new lore to get engrossed in, welcome to the region of Shumer.
What are the best free PC games? Whether you're broke or just frugal, free is a price point that appeals to everybody's purse. No matter your genre of choice, it turns out that zero can buy you quite a lot in the F2P game world, and even beloved classics are available at the steepest possible discount.
We've collated the top free games on PC that are guaranteed to deliver a near-endless stream of complementary entertainment. All you need to spend is your time. From cultural landmarks like Fortnite to all-time greats like Team Fortress 2, some entries on this list can easily make our list of the best PC games of all time. In no particular order, here are the best free games on PC.
Maybe it's just romanticism and nostalgia, but I think games looked better in the late '80s and early '90s. They weren't as polished, convincing, or photorealistic, but that crisp, pixelated style was instantly recognizable - if we want to differentiate games from movies, TV, and anything else, there was a time, some forty years ago, where they had their own, inimitable aesthetic. Mixing Divinity Original Sin, from esteemed Baldur's Gate 3 maker Larian, and the formative years of Final Fantasy, a new strategy RPG looks like it was pulled directly from the golden age, and you can try it for yourself right now.
When is The Rogue Prince of Persia release date? Two Prince of Persia games in one year - yes, that's the world we're currently living in. After years of silence, the legendary side-scrolling series appears to be back in a big way. Unlike Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown which is a traditional Metroidvania, this game has been designed as a roguelike.
Developed by Evil Empire, one of the studios responsible for the critically acclaimed Dead Cells DLC, The Rogue Prince of Persia utilizes the series' key elements, while tying in roguelike game mechanics to make the game infinitely replayable. Here's everything you need to know about The Rogue Prince of Persia, including its release date, the early access launch, and more.
This outstanding mini-ITX steampunk PC build wouldn't look out of place in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It's based on a Cooler Master NR200P mini-ITX case, but PC modder Joel Hunt has transformed it almost beyond recognition, with a leather-wrapped roof, a rusted side panel, and extensive use of wood. The system is simply called Retro Rust, which sums up the design perfectly.
Thanks to our rapidly growing PC building Facebook page, we've seen many custom gaming PCs, from mods based on existing case designs to scratch builds. You can even submit yours for consideration right here. Here we chat to Joel about how he made this wooden steampunk PC build.
When is The First Descendant release date? A new looter shooter from Nexon is on its way, and if its popularity during the first hours of its crossplay open beta test is anything to go by, it appears Nexon has struck gold once again.
In The First Descendant, you pick one of a range of futuristic Descendants to tackle a series of brutal enemies. Even though The First Descendant characters have abilities of their own, this is a looter shooter, so there are randomly generated weapons to level the playing field as well. Read on for more news on the action game, including its speculative full release date.
When is the next Steam sale? It feels like one Steam sale has just ended when the next one begins, but with some events offering better discounts than others and genre-specific sales, it's a good idea to keep these dates to hand.
Fortunately, Valve has released the entire Steam sale dates that are happening soon, thus enabling you to plan your wishlist. Whether you're looking for new PC games to sink your teeth into or simply the best PC games of all time, there's something for everyone on Steam. Smaller publisher sales can introduce you to new favorites if you get to the bargains in time, while seasonal sales are much bigger and last one to two weeks, with more games, DLC, and bundles available with chunkier discounts.
What are the Hades 2 Arcana Cards? The Hades 2 early access is now out, giving fans a sneak peek of their favorite roguelike as it returns for a daring sequel. One of the new mechanics are the Arcana Cards, a special set of cards that contain power ups capable of turning Melinoë into a killing machine.
We still don't know how far away the Hades 2 release date is just yet, we have seen plenty about the roguelike game to help you get the best Hades 2 build. We've also found most of the Hades 2 Boons and Hades 2 Keepsakes so you see what the best ones are to match with this new mechanic. Here's what the Hades 2 Arcana Cards do and how you can use them to power up Melinoë.
Valve has released a new Steam Deck update, which doesn't just bring a new performance-boosting graphics driver to the latest OS download, but also the ability to overclock the standard LCD version of the gaming handheld.
This Steam Deck OS release may not quite bring us Steam Deck 2 levels of new performance, but owners of the original Steam Deck LCD will now be able to squeeze every last drop of speed from their machine. Also included in the Steam OS 3.6.0 preview update, which is being called "Remote-Controlled", is improved Bluetooth compatibility, display improvements, and enhanced VRR support.
The last few weeks I've been watching quite a few YouTube videos (thanks, Evo Japan), and noticing that adverts during videos a) seem to pop up every 30 seconds or so and b) then last for an unskippable 30 to 60 seconds. My frustration with being bombarded by YouTube ads in videos for which I pay nothing to watch - meaning that I understand the necessity for ads of some kind to support creators and pay server bills - came to mind as I read about EA's plans to explore inserting advertising into games, which I pay up to £70 a pop to play.
Deep in my heart I know that Hall of Fame-type accolades are largely just a way of dressing up a way of marketing your awards show/museum/whatever, but I also like to occasionally cast away the cynic in me and imagine a world in which this industry's most important games and creators are rightly recognised, celebrated and preserved rather than being locked away in the vault of billion-dollar companies and left to rot. Imagine!
After rebooting Final Fantasy 7 as the trilogy of Remake, Rebirth and Really, You Went With That? (TBC), Square Enix are now planning to reboot themselves. Among the publishers' revamped approach to making money - following a recent drop in profits, per their latest financials - is a more "aggressive" approach to bringing their games to more platforms than specific consoles (in other words, PlayStation) as exclusives, with a particular focus on "win[ning] over PC users".
The story of Manor Lords' soundtrack begins, as all inspiring tales do, with hunched-over late-night doom scrolling. It was pre-covid, and Pressure Cooker Studios' composer Daniel Caleb was flicking through reddit posts when a trailer cut through the glare. He'd never heard of Manor Lords before. It looked like a new IP, but already had a huge Reddit following. Caleb loved what he saw. At that point, Pressure Cooker mainly worked on film scores, but both Caleb and fellow composer Elben Schutte had always wanted to eventually move on to bringing their storytelling from cinema to games. Even more so than film, games were the passion. Manor Lords would be perfect for them.
This news post leaves me in a quandary, readers, because I will need to write a swear word for the sake of full journalistic transparency, but Google's algorithms tend to frown on sweary articles. On the other hand, Google's algorithms don't like it when you spend whole intros handwringing about Google's algorithms, either, so let's stop, er, faffing around and speak of Doom. Id Software parent company Zenimax recently trademarked "IDKFA", a string of letters that will be of deep significance to original Doom players, and which may therefore be evidence of an impending announcement.
Like with getting fancy polyhedral dice sets full of all glitter and wool, buying and owning are two different hobbies when it comes to books. I think this has gotten worse (if that's the word?) with the increasingly popularity of BookTok, the book-centric community on TikTok. It's really mobilised young people towards reading (which is good) but in some cases drives a consumption for consumption's sake approach, where one must have read new books to talk about, one must take no breaths between reading, and one must read an astonishing number of books in the smallest amount of time possible (which I think is bad).
The former lead writer of charming super-fascist simulator Helldivers 2 is working on a strategy and tactics RPG in the vein of Nintendo and Intelligent System's Fire Emblem games, which aren't available on PC and as such, are a complete mystery to you, a lifelong desktop warrior who would sooner cut their hand off than suffer it to brush against one of those filthy Nintendo witches, I mean Switches.
To fill you in, Fire Emblem is known and sort of celebrated for being a rich ensemble fantasy story with character permadeath. Helldivers 2, meanwhile, is a game in which people are as expendable as bullets, and the storytelling is deliberately brittle because it consists largely of clownish propaganda. Put the two sets of inspirations together, and what do you get? You get a headline, that's what. Beyond that, we can only dream.
ROBOBEAT is the third one of these new-fangled rhythm FPS games I've played - after BPM: Bullets Per Minute and Metal: Hellsinger - and the first one I've actually clicked with. The concept evidently appeals to me enough to try out those other two, but I guess that I'm simply too much of a rebel-maverick-disruptor to play to the stiflingly enforced rhythms of somebody else's drum. Something about ROBOBEAT's roguelike shooting feels different though.
What if Scorn, but it's one that your mum got you for Christmas? That's easy, it's Necrophosis, baby. Much like Scorn, Necrophosis is also part-inspired by the dystopian surrealist works of Zdzisław Beksiński, which means lots of plucking brains out of sinewy bodies and plopping them into fleshy receptacles. There's a demo out now and while it's not outstanding, it tickled my curiosity more than I thought it would.
Back in the late 90s when all of you NORMIES were playing Diablo, I was playing a little-known Konami ARPG called Azure Dreams, which has alas never escaped PlayStation prison. It's a grid-based, upwardly mobile roguelitey dungeon crawler set in a big tower, each floor a semi-randomised maze of monsters (which you can capture), traps and pick-ups, where player and creature actions happen simultaneously.
Effort Star's Enter The Chronosphere doesn't have grids or monster capturing, that I know of, but it taps into a comparable vein of diorama-sized frantic-yet-laidback challenge, with characters, foes and projectiles frozen in time till you give a command. There's a demo on Steam as part of the platform's Endless Replayability Fest, which I encourage you to try, whether you are one of the COOL KIDS who played Azure Dreams or not.
Cheese and loyal pets (two important items on Maslow's hierarchy of needs) have been added to the co-op survival crafting game Abiotic Factor. The dairy product manifests as various suspiciously coloured cheese wheels which you can cook and eat, while loyalty comes in the form of freakish pets that can now follow your every move. The pets themselves are technically not new to Abiotic Factor, but their player-tracking behaviour is. "There is, as far as we know, no limit to how many pets can follow you at once," say the devs. Hmmm. I wonder if any scientifically minded folks will test such a hypothesis.
There aren't many ways left to put a twist on Stardew Valley, but suffixing it with "in space!" oughta do it. Little-Known Galaxy is out in a week, and currently has a demo on Steam, where you can sample many of the delights that you're used to from a Stardewlike when you're new in town: meeting the locals, growing potatoes, and tidying up the place. Also, raising alien pets, seeking out new life, and new civilisations... It all takes place on a spaceship, you see, and this has some ramifications to playing the game beyond reskinning everything to be shiny metal instead of picturesque mud. It's an intriguing proposition.
Brass-blasting rhythm game Trombone Champ honked its way into our hearts when it released in 2022. Since then, it's garnered a dedicated fanbase that have kept its spit-valve full to bursting with creations like this Final Fantasy 7 mod. Trombone Champ mods are special among rhythm games for consisting of two elements: the button-tapping composition of the song itself, and the background visuals. You honk-tap away while unicorns or giant close-ups of full English breakfasts cavort in the background. Although, if your breakfast is cavorting, you probably want to cook it a bit longer.
Akuma is set to join the cast of Street Fighter 6on May 22, 2024, and Capcom offered insights into his Outfit 2 costume. It is directly inspired by Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
Here are the four screenshots showing the Street Fighter 6 Akuma Outfit 2 costume. Capcom noted it can be acquired both with Fighter Coins or by playing through World Tour once the character is live.
Images via Capcom
To compare, here's a screenshot from Capcom from Capcom Arcade Stadium: Super Street Fighter II Turbo showing the inspiration for this Akuma costume.
Image via Capcom
In addition to the character appearing in Street Fighter 6, there will be items for us inspired by him. The Akuma Arrives Fighting Pass launches that same day. It features avatar gear cosmetics inspired by him, music like "Akuma's Theme -USFII Remix-," and an emote.
Street Fighter 6 is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC, and the Akuma DLC release date is May 22, 2024.
Bandai revealed a new figure collection titled Kirby Pupupu Train that will be available via gashapon. The company is gradually adding the figures to Gashapon vending machines across Japan in the third week of May 2024. People will have to spend 400 yen to pull a random item from this lineup.
This Gashapon will have a unique feature in which the owner can connect multiple figures like train cars. Each figure will have an approximate height of 4 cm (~1.57 inches).
Image courtesy of Bandai and HAL Laboratory
The collection will consist of four figures. Kirby will appear in two versions: the regular appearance and a train station officer version with a hat and whistle. Waddle Dee and Waddle Doo will complete the lineup.
Here is how they all look:
Image via Bandai
Image via Bandai
Image via Bandai
Image via Bandai
Merchandise from the Kirby video game series has been popularly sought after in Japan. One of the most notable examples was the Happy Meal toy lineup in McDonald's Japan. Despite releasing in late February 2024 with an initial timeframe of three weeks, the restaurant chain sold out all stocks of the toys in just a week.
The Kirby Pupupu Train figures will be available via Gashapon machines across Japan.
Takanori Nishikawa, also known as the singer TM Revolution, is the voice actor for Arataki Itto in Genshin Impact. As part of the new Iridescent Arataki Rockin' for Life Tour de Force of Awesomeness event, both he and the other voice actors like Max Mittelman sing for a cutscene, and HoYoVerse released the cutscenes outside the game.
As with the rest of the event, the title for the video from the cutscene is drawn out. It features Itto and Paimon (Flying Lavender Melon) performing the "Arataki & Flying Lavender Melon's Rockin' for Life Duet." To start, here's TM Revolution performing as Arataki Itto in Genshin Impact for the YouTube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8P6dxEpTgw
To compare, here's the English version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPdYyy5bBI
The Korean take on the song is online below.
Song Joon-seok is the voice actor in that version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22zAVC1pdQs
Finally, here's the Chinese version of the performance, and Liu Zhaokun is the Itto voice actor there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea80J3ZcYNA
If people haven't taken part in the Iridescent Arataki Rockin' for Life Tour de Force of Awesomeness event, there's still time. It is running in Genshin Impact until May 27, 2024. As the name suggests, it primarily involves a rhythm minigame with music from the game. It is also possible to earn a free four-star character by participating, Gorou.
Genshin Impact is available for the PS4, PS5, PC, and mobile devices.
Shueisha revealed that it will start selling tickets for the One Piece Emotion exhibition on May 18, 2024. Some of the tickets will also come with an exclusive Monkey D. Luffy figure.
The figure in question will be a World Collectable Figure featuring Luffy in his Gear 5 appearance. The exclusive edition will have the One Piece Emotion exhibition logo on the front plate.
Image courtesy of Shueisha
Advance tickets will be available for sale at a slight discount from May 18, 2024, to August 11, 2024. Children from three years old to the final elementary school grade will be able to purchase the Children tickets, while junior high school students and older people will have to get the Adult tickets.
Here is the full advance ticket pricing list:
Adults (without figure): ¥2,800
Children (without figure): ¥1,300
Adults (with figure): ¥5,000
Children (with figure): ¥3,500
Shueisha will also sell on-site tickets for the whole duration of the exhibition from August 12, 2024, to September 1, 2024. However, people will have to add an extra ¥200 to each tier from the advance ticket prices.
The One Piece Emotion exhibition will take place at the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Triangle Square from August 12, 2024, to September 1, 2024. Shueisha will hold the exhibition right after the One Piece Day 2024 event at Makuhari Messe on August 10-11, 2024.
The Neptunia franchise is an endlessly fascinating one. It's a series built on the concept of game consoles existing as goddesses in a land that echoes the real-world games industry. It sounds like a one-off joke, not something that's been trucking along happily for fourteen years at this point. And now we have reached the sixteenth game in the series, Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution, which combines the franchise's traditional JRPG elements with a management sim.
You play as older version of series protagonist, Neptune, who has found herself in an alternate dimension. Here, she teams up with three goddesses – Reedio, Jagaa and Pippeh – who've been banished to obscurity after their failures in the past. Together they form a new game studio that will allow the Failure Goddesses to reach the heights they deserve again.
This results in an adventure split between dungeon crawler RPG aspects and a management sim. In the dungeon crawler sections, Neptune and friends open new Sales Areas by fighting monsters. In the management sections, you hire developers and place them onto projects based on the genre and style. You also need to invest in the studio to improve development time and unlock new genres.
Screenshot by Siliconera
It's a slightly confusing concept to newcomers. Neptunia Game Make R:Evolution makes no effort to catch new players up on what the series is about. As a newcomer, I'm fortunate enough to have heard about the central concept ahead of time. If I hadn't, I'd be very confused. It's a world where all the current consoles (and Sega) are represented by goddesses, with everything around them representing the wider games industry. Even the Failure Goddesses are based on fifth-generation runners-up: the 3DO, Atari Jaguar and Apple Pippin.
Despite the lack of proper introduction, the writing is delightful. The entire story is absolute nonsense, but Neptunia Game Maker gleefully leans into it at every turn. It's used as a platform for jokes about the state of the modern games industry. It throws out winking references to everything from piracy to the work of FromSoftware. Every game designer you can hire at your studio is a reference, including a Ghostly Robber who asks you to contact him through his calling card and a designer named Rapapa whose past work was considered "flat".
Even the "failure" consoles are given a fair amount of representation. Reedio is based on a professor from Japanese ads for the 3DO, with a hair clip pulled directly from its logo. Jagaa yells "do the math" at every opportunity, a slogan from an extremely 90s ad for the Atari Jaguar. For consoles that most have forgotten about, it's surprising how well represented they are. I assume the Pippin is too, but that's too obscure even for me.
Screenshot by Siliconera
The voice acting is also surprisingly good too. I played with the English dub and every performance is punchy and enthusiastic. Particular highlights go to the pirate crew, who chew the scenery at every opportunity. The voice actor for Copy the Hard is having the time of his life especially. Even the dodgy accent of Copy the Art is endearing in a so-bad-it's-good way. It's also a huge part in why the main cast are so charming, as each performance perfectly balances the amount of sincere and absurd the game requires.
Where this falls apart a little is how these lines feature in gameplay. As you wander a dungeon, your party members will fill every bit of silence they can. By the end of the first dungeon, however, you'll have heard everything they will ever say. Pippeh repeats a variation of "are we there yet?" as often as possible. Jagaa tended to get stuck saying "make sure to look around" in an endless loop. Also, as someone who checks maps a lot, it didn't take long for each girl's single "let me check the map" line to wear out its welcome. There's nothing wrong with the lines in isolation. However, there's so few lines repeated so frequently they became obnoxious.
Screenshot by Siliconera
Sadly, this is not the only issue with the dungeon crawling in Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution. It is brutally repetitive for most of the game's run time. Dungeons are a series of rooms so nondescript I thought they were randomly generated (they are not, I checked). They're also cluttered with enemies, meaning you're tripping over an enemy almost as soon as you leave a fight with another. Sometimes there are puzzles to solve, but they add little more than making already tedious treks a little more tedious.
Combat isn't much better. On paper, it's similar to Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth, as you attack using combos, build up a meter for more powerful attacks or using items, and can switch between all your party members on the fly. There's even a cool chain attack feature, where increasingly more powerful burst attacks will trigger with character changes at the right time. However, in practice you're mostly pressing one button and occasionally a directional button whenever a prompt appears on screen. There was little strategy in the combat, with most battles playing out the same way. Even boss fights failed to shake things up too much, apart from upping enemy health. Dodging and guarding also felt wildly inconsistent. It honestly got to the point where it felt more effective to just button mash instead of trying to avoid getting hit.
Screenshot by Siliconera
The management aspects of Neptunia Game Maker are a little more compelling. You assign developers to game projects, with their stats determining how well that game will turn out. Initially, you're going to be releasing a string of 1-star duds. However, as you earn more points and attract better developers, you'll soon see the stars increase. You'll also accrue territory, taking market share away from other game makers. I didn't find it particularly deep, but it was interesting. It reminded me of a stripped-down version of the real estate minigame from Yakuza 0, which is not a bad thing.
My main critique of the management gameplay is that it feels disconnected from the rest of the game. It's something you don't always need to pay attention to. The only real connection with the rest of the game is management progress arbitrarily locked behind story progress. It's a shame because I could see so many ways the two sides could complement each other and elevate them into something more.
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution is a mixed bag. If you want a charming story with plenty of nerdy goofs about consoles from the 90s, you'll find something to enjoy here. If you want interesting and in-depth mechanics, then you'd be better off looking elsewhere. One for the established fanbase that's unlikely to win over many newcomers.
Rabbit and Bear Studios took to Kickstarter to go over the distribution of Eiyuden Chronicle DLC codes, as well as address content cut from the final release like the Golden Cat and asynchronous gameplay. Many of the issues addressed are covered in a FAQs on the developer's official site.
There's no release window for the add-ons yet. However, Rabbit and Bear confirmed that people who backed the Eiyuden Chronicle Kickstarter will get their DLC codes for it via Yetee Hub. The people who supported the crowdfunding campaign will get DLC 1-3. Once codes are ready, the developer will announce it via another update.
As for Eiyuden Chronicle cut content, these fall into completely absent elements like asynchronous gameplay and Golden Cat items or altered items like Citadel Defense and Ranking Mode. In the case of the completely absent items, asynchronous gameplay was removed when a Switch version was added and will never appear. The Golden Cat was omitted due to it being designed to be a "backer-only" item for castles. Citadel Defense was changed to Mock Battle. The Ranking Mode was scrapped when asynchronous gameplay was and replaced with personal rankings of heroes. It also noted how the citadel and flag customization were scaled back once the scope of the game and players' bases increased.
New anime shirts are at Uniqlo, and this time they are for the series Kaiju No 8. People can find the six unisex styles both in-stores and online.
As usual, the shirts are $24.90 each. They are designed for adults. The smallest size is XXS, and the largest is XXXL. Some of the shirts involve specific characters. For example, there's one with Kafka and Mina, another with Soshiro, a solo Kaiju No 8 one, and one with Kafka that also shows his Kaiju No 8 identity. The remaining two feature the full JAKDF Third Division and the Monster Sweeper crews.
Here's a full look at the Kaiju No 8 Uniqlo collection of shirts. While most have designs on the front and back, the Kafka/Kaiju and Kafka and Mina ones do not.
The Kaiju No 8 Uniqlo shirts are available in stores and online now. The anime is streaming on services like Crunchyroll. The manga is handled outside Japan by Viz Media.
Owndays revealed a new collection of collaboration glasses inspired by the Principality of Zeon from Mobile Suit Gundam. The lineup will consist of glasses and sunglasses colored after Char Aznable and the Zaku II. However, the brand also revealed that it will produce 1/7 scale heads of Char Aznable's custom Zaku II that can also act as a unique glasses case.
The case will emulate the Zaku II head's functionalities. It will include the commander's antenna which the owner can optionally remove and the mono eye camera that can glow and be moved. When both layers are opened, it will reveal a case that can house up to four pairs of glasses. The promotional webpage also includes a QR code that people worldwide can scan with their mobile devices to spawn an AR model of the head.
Image via Owndays
Image via Owndays
Image via Owndays
The big case will be available on its own at ¥49,500 (~$318). Owndays is also offering bundles that include extra pairs of glasses and sunglasses. The 'Char' Collection featuring red glasses and the 'Zeon' Collection colored after the regular Zaku II's khaki will each cost ¥63,450 (~$407.35). The complete 'Perfect' Collection will include all four items with a grand total of ¥82,350 (~$528.65).
Owndays has also uploaded a trailer showing a CG model of the Zaku head glasses case:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcOUT2Uphf0
People who cannot afford the pricey Zaku head case can also opt to buy just the glasses with regular Zeon-branded cases at more affordable prices. The glasses will be available individually at ¥13,000 (~$83.50), while the sunglasses will cost even less at ¥8,000 (~$51.35).
Image via Owndays
Image via Owndays
Image via Owndays
There have been more releases of unique merchandise themed after the Gundam franchise, especially the Universal Century titles that feature Amuro Ray and Char Aznable. Earlier in 2024, Bandai revealed acrylic stands and plates of Universal Century faction and pilot logos that can glow in the dark. It has also released mechanical busts of the Sazabi from Char's Counterattack via Gashapon.
Public sales for the Mobile Suit Gundam-themed Principality of Zeon glasses and Char Aznable's Zaku II head glasses case will open on May 17, 2024. However, pre-orders for the items are also available immediately, and Owndays may end the sales earlier if it has run out of stock.
A new Shonen Jump manga series called Psych House started its run worldwide. People can read English chapters of it on MangaPlus and Viz Media's sites, with the first one immediately available.
Psych House is a series about a young woman named Kotone. The day a new student named Nemuru joins her class as a transfer student. He notes he's investigating strange happenings involving things disappearing. It's then that we learn Kotone has teleportation powers, which she's been using to eat since her mom is hospitalized and all her money is going toward those bills. Nemuru invites her to live at a home for people with Psychs, super powers, like hers for free as they look for someone who can heal her mom.
Omusuke Kobayashi is the mangaka behind this new series. Previously, the author and artist only worked on one-shot manga for the publication.
This is the first new Shonen Jump manga to run in May 2024. However, in April 2024 a number of new stories started appearing. People were able to start following Kyokuto Necromanceand Astro Royale that month.
The first chapter of Psych House is available now in multiple languages, and the second of the new Shonen Jump manga will appear on May 19, 2024.
Bushiroad has revealed a new Love Live game that is a Switch visual novel and will feature characters from the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. The Japanese title will be Tokimeki no Mirai Chizu.
Despite having the word "Tokimeki" in the title, this visual novel will have no relation whatsoever with Konami's Tokimeki Memorial franchise. The title Tokimeki no Mirai Chizu can also be translated to "The Heart-Throbbing Future Map."
Bushiroad has also published a new Japanese X account for the Love Live game. However, it has still yet to divulge details on the new title, including its release date. The catchphrase on both the pinned tweet and the official website teases a school life between "you" and the 12 people, which implies that the player will act as an original protagonist who can interact with members of the Idol Club in the Nijigasaki High School.
Once released, the visual novel will be available to purchase and play on the Nintendo Switch for the foreseeable future. Bushiroad used to launch Love Live: School Idol Festival 2 as a sequel to its mobile game in April 2023. However, the Japanese release's abrupt shutdown in March 2024 led to a bizarre situation for the global version. Bushiroad announced that services for the global release would start in February 2024 and end three months later in May 2024.
The Love Live Nijigasaki High School Idol Club visual novel Tokimeki no Mirai Chizu will be available for Nintendo Switch.
Aniplex has announced additional platforms for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board. The Demon Slayer board game, which is initially available on the Switch, will also come to the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on July 17, 2024.
Digital pre-orders for the game on the new platforms will be available starting from May 16, 2024. The board game will, however, be mostly available digitally. Only the Nintendo Switch version has had physical versions released both in Japan and internationally.
In addition, Aniplex also announced that CyberConnect2 will release a free update patch for all platforms in Summer 2024. This update will add Genya Shinazugawa and Kanao Tsuyuri as new playable characters. The game's initial roster has already featured Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and all nine Hashira members.
Image courtesy of Aniplex
Sweep the Board is a digital board game that can support up to four players. The players will compete to collect points by playing mini-games in the day phase and slaying demons in the night phase. Aniplex is handling the original release in Japan, while Sega brings localizations of the game elsewhere globally.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board will be available on the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC on July 17, 2024. The Nintendo Switch version of the game is readily available worldwide.
Little Kitty, Big City is a joy to play and complete, however, it is on the shorter side. Once you're finished with all the achievements, you may be looking to other games to scratch this new itch. Untitled Goose Game Image: House House Likely the closest game on this list, Untitled Goose Game was a smash hit when it was released in 2020. You will play as a Goose whose sole mission is to cause and spread mischief. Like Little Kitty, Big City, you'll have freedom to do whatever you wish, although there is a to-do list that the Goose wants complete. This list will have activities that range from stealing things, inconveniencing people, and even having a picnic. It's adorable, charming, and effortlessly funny, just like Little Kitty, Big City. Lil Gator Game Image: MegaWobble Playing as an animal? Check. Freedom to explore a large island? Check. Many animal friends? Check. A long list of things to do? Check. Like Untitled Goose Game, Lil Gato...
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Once you make it to the room with the three cat cages in Animal Well, how are you supposed to unlock their cages, as well as the door in this puzzle room? This section took me over an hour to figure out, so to make things easier for you here's how to pass through. Animal Well: How to unlock the cat cages Depending on where you've gone first in Animal Well, you may not even have the tool required to continue this area. You can unlock the cat cages in Animal Well by using the Animal Flute. This is an item that is required to free the cats from the cages and is only attainable by collecting at least eight Secret Eggs. How to unlock the Animal Flute If you've ever explored an area but accidentally found a strange egg, these aren't just useless collectibles. Once you've found eight Secret Eggs you'll gain access to the first room in the Egg Room, which is a room just northeast of the first place you spawned. Image: Billy Basso Head throu...
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Once you have completed the main questline of Animal Well it is time to get out there and start digging into the huge amount of hidden content in the game. Using the Animal Well flute, it is possible to do many things like awaken animals and, most importantly, fast travel or teleport. All fast travel flute codes First, you will have to get the flute in Animal Well. This can be achieved by finding at least eight eggs in the various chests around the map. Once you have got eight eggs, return to the egg room. On the bottom left of the screen will be a new open door. Here, you can find the flute and be ready to fast travel in Animal Well. Screenshot: PC Invasion Once you have the flute, you can input different codes or songs to interact with various secrets in the game. In this guide, we will be looking at the songs that will help you fast-travel around the map. They are all very well hidden, including one that had to be recovered by digging into the code. However, if you'...
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The newly-tweaked Moogle Tomestone event approaches once more in Final Fantasy XIV. A new slew of duties and activities are on the table this time for farming Moogle Tomestones in Final Fantasy XIV when the event comes around — so what's the most optimal method to farm Irregular Tomestones of Genesis 2? Best Duties to Farm Irregular Tomestones of Genesis in FFXIV This time, the featured expansion is Stormblood so you'll be running a lot of Omega raids and Ivalice alliance raids if you want to farm Tomestones. The Stormblood optional Trials are also featured this time, so Jade Stoa and Hells' Kier among others will see increased player counts during the event period. The final MSQ dungeons of every expansion are also featured in addition to The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard) and The Wanderer's Palace (Hard), so pick your favorite and get to farming. Overall, the best and fastest way to farm Moogle Tomestones is to complete GATEs in the Gold Saucer and c...
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Artifacts are the lifeblood of our runs in Gatekeeper. There are many types, although most of them are locked away when we start the game. To get new ones, we'll need to unlock them and buy them. How to unlock new Artifacts in Gatekeeper In the Database in Gatekeeper, you'll find all of the Artifacts in the game, although only the ones you've unlocked. There are 81 Artifacts in total, and they're all waiting for you to purchase them. To unlock new Artifacts in Gatekeeper, go into the Emporium. You'll see all of the Artifacts split into 31 Artifact Groups. each group consists of only Artifacts of the same type. You'll tell what type they are from the color of their outline. Screenshot: PC Invasion Here are all of the Artifact types in Gatekeeper: Modifier Structure Change Amulet Rune of Creation Cursed Signature Five Artifact groups are unlocked already, but the rest are up to you. You'll have to complete achi...
What's up folks? Steam holds a new giveaway for Machinika: Museum. Their message follows. Get Machinika: Museum on Steam for Free! A few words about Machinika: Museum Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their ...
Endless Ocean Luminous is a wonderfully relaxing title that makes up for its repetitive nature with its laid-back vibe and an enormous number of sea creatures to find. It's not an especially exciting game, but it's a pleasant title to wind down with at the end of a long day. Endless Ocean Luminous Developer: ARIKA […]