GamersHeroes Monday, July 8, 2024 9:34 PM Get acquainted with Safi Llewellyn-Fayyad in the latest trailer for Deck Nine Games and Square Enix's Life is Strange: Double Exposure. The post Life is Strange: Double Exposure Safi Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, July 8, 2024 5:55 PM CRAFTS ＆ MEISTER and Bandai Namco's Gundam Breaker 4 will be doing a collaboration with the PAC-MAN series. The post Gundam Breaker 4 x PAC-MAN Collaboration Announced appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, July 8, 2024 4:48 PM Featuring cover athlete Donovan Edwards and @BordeauxYT, the latest video for EA Sports College Football 25 takes a look at this title's gameplay. The post College Football 25 Gameplay First Look Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, July 8, 2024 2:25 PM Making its debut at Anime Expo 2024 this past weekend, SEGA has released a teaser trailer for Sonic X Shadow Generations' upcoming prologue. The post Sonic X Shadow Generations Dark Beginnings Teaser Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Monday, July 8, 2024 4:30 PM  Above all else, Zenless Zone Zero is beautiful to look at. HoYoverse's latest action RPG gacha title, following 2020's Genshin Impact and last year's Honkai: Star Rail, has a lot much going for it, with a beautifully detailed world, characters, and animations. Underneath that style there is even some substance, but… |
Kotaku Monday, July 8, 2024 4:20 PM  In June, Bethesda brought mods to the Xbox version of Starfield. Since then, fans have created a ton of cool and useful mods for the massive, space-faring RPG. And one fan has even started porting Star Wars ships like the X-Wing into Starfield on console. |
Kotaku Monday, July 8, 2024 3:45 PM  If the revelations of last week's House of The Dragon told audiences anything, it's that we are too far ahead in this Targaeryn war to retreat. It's war or die! |
Kotaku Monday, July 8, 2024 3:40 PM  Former pro Gears of War player Nick "Nickmercs" Kolcheff received his first ever ban from Twitch after using a transphobic slur during a recent stream, commemorating another Pride Month with his annual anti-LGBTQ+ bullshit. |
Kotaku Monday, July 8, 2024 3:13 PM  Sure, Shadow of the Erdtree has its share of colossal pains in the ass, but even in a world where the likes of the Scadutree Avatar and Messmer exist, there's at least a sort of begrudging fairness to them. They can be scouted and planned for. You can see the openings your enemies are giving you after you've taken… |
Kotaku Monday, July 8, 2024 2:56 PM  On July 4, 2024, film critic Brandon Streuessnig posted a movie clip on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, "gf asked me to show her my favorite movie tonight. Probably the most important step in the relationship. No goin back now." The clip in question shows the opening moments of Michael Mann's 2006 action movie, … |
Kotaku Monday, July 8, 2024 2:35 PM  After a long wait, the first official teaser trailer for Disney and Marvel's Agatha All Along, the highly anticipated upcoming spin-off of WandaVision, is here, and it seems to be promising a creepy, fun, and wild time for everyone's favorite witch. |
PCGamesN Monday, July 8, 2024 6:42 PM  The last time I played Tibia was in 2004. I formed a band with a friend and we played tunes for coins outside a tavern in one of the game's main cities. With no music in-game, it mainly consisted of us copying and pasting lyrics into chat - but it still lingers as a moment only possible in an MMO, especially one of a certain vintage. Still going strong today, a new update has just hit the game and it adds a ton of stuff along with some much-needed quality of life features. Continue reading Classic MMO Tibia finally makes looting easier in new summer update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best MMORPGs, Best fantasy games, Best RPGs |
PCGamesN Monday, July 8, 2024 4:57 PM  Well, that backfired. Today Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment announced that it's changing how battle passes worked - something that should be good news, as fans have been increasingly unhappy with the system. Unfortunately for the developer, the game, and the community - this announcement has gone down like a lead balloon, with fans planning protests and hitting the game with negative reviews on Steam in its wake. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Apex Legends characters guide, Apex Legends skins, Apex Legends tier list |
PCGamesN Monday, July 8, 2024 4:42 PM  There are plenty of great strategy and building games to check out, with this year alone providing a wealth of options that runs from Manor Lords and Homeworld 3 to survival hybrids like Palworld and more to come soon with Frostpunk 2 and Nova Roma. One of the most refreshing takes on the genre, though, is Bulwark Falconeer Chronicles, an innovative approach to strategy design convention that tosses away unnecessary complexity and presents a unique fantasy world through a lovely visual style. Since it launched earlier this year, creator Tomas Sala has continued working on the project and now its newest update, the upcoming Naval Command, has been explained by Sala in further detail. Continue reading Massive new Bulwark Falconeer Chronicles update explained by dev MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best city building games, Best strategy games, Best building games |
PCGamesN Monday, July 8, 2024 4:15 PM  Diablo fans have never had it so good. You can play the original on GoG, the second game has been remastered, the third is still going, the fourth is in the middle of a renaissance, and Diablo Immortal has come a long way from its pre-launch reception. No matter which of these games you prefer, you can hop into them right now. If bite sized adventures are your thing, Diablo Immortal's next swathe of content has been detailed - and you won't have to wait long. Continue reading Free to play ARPG Diablo Immortal details new Cursed Solstice events MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Diablo Immortal tier list, Diablo Immortal system requirements, Best Diablo Immortal builds |
PCGamesN Monday, July 8, 2024 3:40 PM  While we recently learned that Civilization 7 is being made by Firaxis right now, it won't be launched until sometime next year. That isn't a huge issue, given that strategy players have plenty of other great options to check out in the form of recent games like Manor Lords, Homeworld 3, Total War: Pharaoh, and Against the Storm, as well as extremely cheap ways to catch up on past Civilization entries — like Civilization 6, which is currently discounted by a massive 95% for a few more days via the Steam Summer Sale. Continue reading Get one of the best strategy games, Civilization 6, for less than $3 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Civ 6 mods, The best Civ 6 civs, Play Civilization VI |
PCGamesN Monday, July 8, 2024 2:52 PM  Since CD Projekt Red found enormous success with the excellent The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, game makers have explored the potential for fantasy settings that, like it, draw from Slavic mythology. Among these are projects like Black Book and Thea: The Awakening as well as Gord, Yaga, and Reka. There's also The End of the Sun, a first person adventure game that's been on our radar for quite a while now and that has finally unveiled a launch window for later this year. Continue reading The End of the Sun is a new Witcher 3 style game that's coming soon |
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Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 9:00 PM
The official Silent Hill Twitter (X) account has shown off how the pre-order Mira the Dog mask you can wear in Silent Hill 2 looks during cutscenes . As a reminder, you can get Mira the Dog and Pyramid Head, with Robbie the Rabbit being a PS5 exclusive.
A video on the Silent Hill 2 account shows how the masks look in-game, with the Mira the Dog mask as an example. It shows James looking into a bathroom mirror—a scene that is one of the more iconic moments from the game. However, it's hard to see his expression due to the giant, silly Mira the Dog mask he's wearing on his head.
As mentioned earlier, the three masks that'll be in the game at launch include masks of Pyramid Head and Robbie the Rabbit. The Mira the Dog mask is for people who pre-order the Standard Edition and the Robbie the Rabbit one will be for those who get the PS5 version. If you pre-order the Deluxe Edition, you can get Pyramid Head (as well as other goodies and early access to the game). Konami announced all of this during the May 30, 2024 Silent Hill Transmission stream. It's unknown if Bloober Team will eventually release more cosmetic items like a different jacket or something after the game comes out.
Silent Hill 2 will come out on October 8, 2024 for the PS5 and Windows PC.
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Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 8:00 PM You can get your own cat cake for your room. The post Honkai: Star Rail Ruan Mei Creation Plush Toys and Cat Beds Appear appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 7:00 PM
Shueisha announced the manga series Moriarty the Patriot is set to return in December 2024 with the second part of the series. Serialization will resume in the January 2025 issue of Jump SQ, available online starting December 4, 2024. This announcement was made by Jump SQ through its official channels.
Moriarty the Patriot is set in the late 19th century and follows Albert James Moriarty and two adopted orphans. The series explores the social divide between the upper class and the working class in Great Britain. Witnessing the cruelty inflicted upon the orphans by his own family, Albert develops a hatred for the aristocracy. This experience leads him to conspire with the older of the two orphaned boys, who has both a genius mind and a killer instinct, to rid the world of corrupt nobility, starting with his own family.
For those looking to catch up on the series, Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1 is available in both paperback and digital formats. It can be purchased through various retailers, including Kinokuniya and Crunchyroll. The price for the paperback edition is approximately $9.99, though actual prices may vary.
Moriarty the Patriot is published overseas by VIZ Media. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.
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Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 6:00 PM
Uniqlo revealed new details about the upcoming shirt collection collaboration for One Piece Day 2024. The event will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the TV anime One Piece and feature exclusive merchandise, including a new collection of Uniqlo unisex men and kids shirts themed around the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy from the East Blue arc to the current Egghead arc.
These limited-edition shirts will be available online and in-store starting on July 22, 2024. These designs will include various themes such as Determination, Friends, and Strength, with each being a reference to key moments and characters from the series. The collection includes sizes ranging from XXS to 3XL for both unisex men's style and kids shirts, with prices set at ¥2,490 (approximately $14.49 USD) for adult sizes and ¥1,490 (approximately $9.27 USD) for kids' sizes.
Here are all the unisex men's style designs:
And here are the kids' shirt styles:
One Piece Day 2024 will also feature a large-scale exhibition of 173 carefully selected apparel from past Uniqlo collaborations and a runway event with appearances by the voice actors of the seven Dr. Vegapunks.
One Piece Day 2024 will take place from August 10-11, 2024, at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba, Japan. The manga series is available via Viz Media. You can find the anime on Crunchyroll and Netflix, and the live-action series is on Netflix.
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Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 5:00 PM
Part 3 of the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime series will premiere in October 2024. A new trailer showed the new release window alongside a glimpse at the opening and ending theme songs for the series.
The opening theme song for the new part 3 of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War will be performed by Six Lounge and is titled "Kotoba ni Sezu Tomo" (or "Without any words,") while the ending song is called "Monochrome" and is performed by suisoh. The new trailer depicts various of the key characters in the upcoming season unleashing their Bankai abilities, and you can check it out here:
In addition, a new key visual art for Part 3 The Conflict was revealed and it features Ichigo Kurosaki standing with his zanpakuto unsheathed next to Orihime Inoue, Yasutora "Chad" Sado, and Ganju Shiba.
Here is the key visual:
An estimate 2024 release date for the new Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime season was previously confirmed in October 2023 with the release of a short teaser trailer.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 "The Conflict" will premiere in October 2024. The exact release date will appear at a later date. Parts 1 and 2 of the anime series are now available on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ worldwide. The manga was localized by Viz Media.
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Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 4:00 PM
Bandai Namco opened a new webpage to mark the 20th anniversary of Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune. The company will gradually add congratulatory messages from both staff members and players of the arcade game series. The page is only available in Japanese as of its initial reveal, but the company is also planning to add English and Chinese versions in the near future.
This anniversary specifically pertains to the Maximum Tune series of arcade racing games. Namco released the first-ever Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune entry in July 2004. It modeled the arcade game after Michiharu Kusunoki's manga series that launched in 1990.
Bandai Namco gradually updated the arcade games with new iterations that also added new cars to the roster. The more recent entries have been noted for featuring not only Japanese cars but also those from international brands, such as Audi, Lamborghini, Dodge, and Chevrolet.
The company had also launched Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 6RR Plus in Japan in April 2024 to mark the series' 20th anniversary. The home country usually enjoys the latest iteration exclusively for a period of time before Bandai Namco brings it to other regions.
For instance, the original Midnight Tune 6 appeared in Asia Pacific in July 2019, which was roughly a year after it came out first in Japan in July 2018. The release gap for 6RR was reduced to just a month when it came out in Japan in November 2021 and Asia Pacific in December 2021, although it ended up completely skipping the 6R version that appeared in Japan in 2020. Bandai Namco has still yet to announce 6RR Plus' launch window outside Japan as of July 2024.
Wangan Midnight has also been often compared with Initial D. Both car street racing manga series have been featured in crossover content updates, although the Maximum Tune games have still yet to directly feature Initial D characters like what Sega did in Initial D The Arcade.
The only direct collaboration event between Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune and Initial D arcade games to date happened in 2015, and it only rewarded seasonal interface decorations without any actual character content. Bandai Namco instead featured the character crossovers in its mobile game Drift Spirits.
The Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune arcade racing games are readily available in arcade centers worldwide. The series' latest iterations as of July 2024 are 6RR Plus in Japan, 6RR in Asia Pacific, and 5DX Plus in North America—which launched in January 2022.
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Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 3:30 PM
Ubisoft Japan issued an apology regarding the unauthorized use of a flag in concept art for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows game. The company used the flag of a real world Sekigahara reenactment group in concept art for the latest title in the Assassin's Creed series.
The flag in question belongs to the Sekigahara Teppo-tai (or Sekigahara gun group) infantryman reenactment group. The apology post originally appeared on July 8, 2024 on the Ubisoft Japan X (formerly Twitter) official account. In it, the company confirmed that the flag was used in two instances of concept art. Additionally, with the exception of the flag being featured in the physical art book of the collector's edition of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft revealed that it won't be used moving forward.
Ubisoft also said that it directly contacted the reenactment group and apologized to its members. The own Sekigahara Teppo-tai confirmed via X (Twitter) that they had been approached by the company with an apology on July 3, 2024, and it reiterated that the already printed data showing the flag would be difficult to eliminate.
Assassin's Creed Shadows was originally revealed on May 16, 2024, and a new trailer featuring the protagonists, Naoe the shinobi and the samurai Yasuke, appeared on June 10, 2024.
Assassin's Creed Shadows will come out on November 15, 2024 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
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Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 3:00 PM
Even if a VR adaptation of a game isn't perfect, sometimes it feels worthwhile due to the nature of it and effort put into making it work. Riven is a great example. We already know the game is a fantastic and beloved adventure. The core of the experience is tried and true. The VR adaptation of Riven at times is incredibly impressive on the Meta Quest 3, especially if you played the original game in the 1990s, even if there are some issues with loading, textures, and properly keeping notes to help you on your way.
Riven picks up after the events of Myst, but the execution is such that someone unfamiliar with the lore could jump in and appreciate the puzzles and adventure without knowing all about Atrus, Gehn, and the nature of the linking books in the world. The important thing to know is Atrus seeks the player's help in saving his kidnapped wife Catherine from his father Gehn, who brought her into the collapsing world known as the Age of Riven. Since Atrus needs to try and keep the world stable, it is up to those of us playing to head in, find Catherine, and imprison Gehn, solving many puzzles along the way.
While Riven began its life as a point-and-click adventure, the VR version succeeds in making it feel a bit more like a traditional adventure game filled with puzzles. You'll explore the five islands in the world, solving puzzles that help you proceed, learn more about the situation, and carry on. It's a much more tactile experience on the Meta Quest 3, which suits the game even better than I expected. After all, you need to look through environments and interact with what you find to constantly learn more about the age. The controls feel natural. The puzzles and nature of it all is also very freeing, with someone left to essentially learn by doing, which makes it feel even more satisfying when you see the influence your actions have.
However, I experienced many moments when I honestly would have preferred to be playing Riven in a more traditional way and not in VR on my Meta Quest 3. Some of it involved the pitfalls that can come from VR games in general. That is, your degree of comfort may vary, and I found it wasn't as good as accommodating my needs and warding off potential motion-sickness as Asgard's Wrath 2. (I still consider that the pinnacle of comfort in VR adventuring.) This is a your mileage may vary sort of issue, as others might feel more at ease with it. Plus, you can mitigate it by playing in shorter sessions. However, the extent of it can also depend on the randomized solutions for some puzzles or how observant you are when figuring out what items to find and use.
Which brings me to the more pervasive issue with Riven in VR on the Meta Quest headsets. In the more traditional and PC versions of the game, I always felt like it was fairly easy to see when I'd need to find especially notable objects or switches in the game. I also played both Myst and Riven with actual physical notebooks by me, so I could jot down places or things I needed to remember. These are really thoughtful games that demand a lot of your attention. You need to be able to remember and reference things easily. While I could take screenshots of moments to help recall things I needed to know, it pales in comparison to taking more detailed notes. It isn't as easy to keep track of what I'm doing. I did find myself actually sitting down while playing at one point, taking notes on paper as I played, and it ruined the immersion and moment as I kept taking the headset on and off. (Not to mention it ended up being a bit disorienting!)
If you can get past those things, Riven is really something in VR. Especially since it generally looks really great. Cyan Worlds and Starry Expanse Project did a fantastic job of turning the original game into an actual world we can move through and explore. There is occasionally a loading issue with some elements of the world, not to mention when you're actually getting into things. I did notice some textures might not look as good as others, and it does feel a bit like some of the personality of the characters is lost with the new models that needed to be used. But considering the age of Riven and the feats needed to bring this VR version to life, it feels like a small price to pay for something that does look and feel as immersive as it does. Not to mention, it's a testament to how enduring the design of the original game was.
Riven may not be perfect on the Meta Quest 3, but the VR version is worth experiencing if you love the game and series. Considering what needed to be done to bring it to life, it feels incredible to actually be walking around the Age of Riven's five islands. It's enough to make me forgive the smaller technical issues and shift to character models from FMV. However, it can be more difficult to play due to it not being as easy to keep track of what you're doing and work out solutions in optimal fashions, especially since the nature of the medium could mean you'll have some trouble finding what you are looking for or interact with to proceed.
Riven is available on the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3, and PC and Mac with VR support.
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Siliconera Monday, July 8, 2024 2:30 PM
At Anime Expo 2024, Bandai Namco and Tamsoft announced the new Bleach: Rebirth of Souls game, and now there's a chance to hear two songs from its soundtrack. The companies shared the songs "Rebirth" and "Absolution" by The BONEZ and Sound Composer Takeharu Ishimoto on social media.
First, here's the full one minute and twenty-four second clip of "Rebirth." The Bleach: Rebirth of Souls song features some lyrics to it, and it sounds like it could be the sort of track off a soundtrack used for a something like a menu. There's no gameplay footage shown during it. Only the key art of Ichigo in his Soul Reaper attire appears alongside the game logo.
Next, here is how "Absolution" sounds.
Takeharu Ishimoto recently worked on Neo: The World Ends with You, following work on the original TWEWY game and anime soundtrack. The Steam page for the upcoming 2024 release Tsurugihime also confirmed he is a composer for it.
Bleach Rebirth of Souls is now in development for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC. There's no release window for the game just yet, beyond "coming soon." The Bleach anime, including Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Viz Media handles the manga.
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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Monday, July 8, 2024 5:28 PM Launches this year in Japan. The post Death end re;Quest Code Z Western Release Date Announced appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
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Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Monday, July 8, 2024 4:22 PM It was delayed last year. The post Cities: Skylines II Has Been Delayed Again For Consoles appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Monday, July 8, 2024 3:45 PM This follows the recent allegations against the streamer The post Rogue Company Removes All Dr Disrespect Content appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming on PC Monday, July 8, 2024 3:42 PM Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed this week that Gundam Breaker 4 is getting an Open Network Test on July 19th. Read more after the jump. |
