GamersHeroes Thursday, August 1, 2024 5:49 PM Indie studio Redboon announced that their deck-building roguelike card game Knock on the Coffin Lid will come out for the PC via Steam on August 8. The post Roguelike Deck Builder Knock on the Coffin Lid Launching August 8 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, August 1, 2024 4:38 PM Combining tower defense, real-time strategy, and match-3 mechanic for a fancy feast, see what Prikol Team and ESDigital Games' Cats on Duty has on tap with the PC launch trailer for the game. The post Cats on Duty "Paws-itively" Fantastic PC Launch Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, August 1, 2024 3:44 PM See what games we're excited for in August 2024 that will keep you gaming as we venture into fall. Oh, and we won't make you click through five pages to look at the entire list. The post Top 5 Games We're Excited for in August 2024 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, August 1, 2024 3:42 PM The team at Mountaintop Studios is looking to turn the world of competitive tactical first-person shooters on its head with their debut title, Spectre Divide. The post Competitive Tactical FPS Spectre Divide Announced appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:11 PM Taking elements from beloved MMOs, MOBAs, and ARPGs, Chief Rebel's debut title Fellowship is setting out to be the first-ever multiplayer online dungeon adventure ("MODA"). The post Multiplayer Online Dungeon Adventure Fellowship Announced appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:54 AM Beginning August 6, Apex Legends: Shockwave brings with it free revivals, a new map, a new weapon meta, and more. The post Apex Legends: Shockwave Launching August 6 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:57 AM All those that dive into Rockstar Games' GTA Online this week can get themselves the new Benefactor Vorschlaghammer, which is eligible for Drift Tuning. The post All-New Benefactor Vorschlaghammer This Week in GTA Online appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 5:55 PM  Uber Uniques are supposed to be the rarest, most powerful items in Diablo IV and they're about to get completely reworked. Blizzard outlined how each item is changing in the upcoming Season of the Infernal Hordes to make the gear stronger across all builds. They're also getting a new name. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 5:25 PM  I always tell people that I've been with Destiny since the first alpha test. For some reason, it's always been a point of pride for me. My own way of saying, "Hey, I've been behind this vision since the beginning. I've been there through the highs and the lows, and I'm still here." But following a second round of… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 5:00 PM  A new Deadpool movie means two things: Marvel is about to make a lot of money and people all over the internet are going to try and tap into what is likely to be one of the biggest pop culture events of the year. And that means someone is trying to sell a $970 copy of that Deadpool game from 2013 on eBay. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 4:45 PM  Diablo IV's next big update arrives in just a few days and it's adding another cool mode: Infernal Hordes. It seems aimed at leaning even more into the action RPG's strengths of letting you blow up a whole screen full of enemies in mere seconds. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 3:05 PM  Amazon has announced that it will give Prime subscribers 20 free games during the month of August, including Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Baldur's Gate II, and Loop Hero. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 2:40 PM  Deadpool & Wolverine is meant to be both a beginning and an end. The third of the Ryan Reynolds films about Marvel's merc with a mouth is the character's MCU debut, but it also shuts the book on the Fox era of superhero films. It doesn't do either particularly well, instead mostly acting as a receptacle for endless… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 2:00 PM  Few games evoke retro gaming nostalgia quite like Secret of Mana. Released in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, this Squaresoft action-RPG is likely to have been the first RPG for many Western gamers. s. Secret of Mana begged to be a memorable experience with its vibrant graphics, memorable soundtrack… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:50 PM  The Fifth Pirate Code is a part of The Pirates of the Caribbean Cursed Sails limited-time battle pass. So, you'll be able to earn XP that can be used to unlock items in the normal battle pass, as well as Cursed Gold, which will further The Pirates of the Caribbean battle pass. It's also worth pointing out that each… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:40 PM  Jamie Lee Curtis is a cinematic icon and we will treat her as such. Over the years, she has given us everything from Halloween and Perfect to Freaky Friday, as well as that stint as Jess's hippie mom in New Girl. Sure, she might have earned an Academy Award for Everything Everywhere All At Once that should've gone to… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:30 PM  Thousands of video game actors went on strike on July 26 for the first time since 2017. The fight is over AI protections and other issues in contract negotiations with some of the biggest studios and publishers, and will halt work from SAG-AFTRA members on future projects, as well as possibly keep them from promotion… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:25 PM  Ubisoft has become almost synonymous with open-world games in the past two decades thanks to franchises like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry. So it's no surprise that people expect the publisher's next game, Star Wars Outlaws, to take a lot of inspiration from those in-house tent-poles that have come before it. Yet… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:05 PM  A Quiet Place: Day One, the prequel to the John Krasinski-directed post-apocalyptic series about blind aliens with superpowered hearing, premiered in theaters in June. It was fine. The film takes place on the first day of the invasion, documenting the early days in New York City as humanity desperately tries to… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:30 PM  In 2002, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter launched on PS2 and GameCube. The third-person action-adventure game let players hop into the bounty-hunting boots of Jango Fett aka Boba Fett's clone dad from Attack of The Clones. It wasn't great, but was a fun prequel to Episode II. Now, 20 years later, it's been remastered,… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:12 PM  I have over 1000 hours in Overwatch, but only about a dozen hours in Marvel Rivals, the megalithic comic makers' attempt to cash in on Blizzard's once-winning formula. In all the matches I've played in the game's beta as the Guardians of the Galaxy leader Star-Lord alongside other heroes and villains in the Marvel… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:30 AM  Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is half tower-defense, half action game all about assisting a maiden to purge malicious defilement from a mountain. Seems simple enough right? Not so fast. It doesn't take long for everything to expand and become more complex than you'd expect. |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:20 AM  Twister, the 1996 action movie whose sequel, Twisters, kicked off Hot Glen Powell Summer 2024, is getting the 4DX treatment. If you're not aware of what 4DX is, it's a movie format specific to Regal Cinemas whereby the theater chairs rock, shake, and rattle along with action, water sprays in your face, wind whips your… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:05 AM  Kai Cenat is at it again. After taking on and overcoming Elden Ring and its expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, the massively popular Twitch streamer Cenat is once again marathoning a game from FromSoftware's legendary catalog, and he's tackling the best one. That's right, he's playing Bloodborne, the best game to ever… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:50 AM  The free games for paid PS Plus subscribers in August have been revealed, and it's another varied batch that potentially has something for everyone. While Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the big one, I'm most looking forward to more players getting their hands on an often overlooked 2D action-RPG from several… |
Kotaku Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:23 AM  The fifth episode of Rapman's Supacell resolves the previous episode's cliffhanger, showing us what it's like for several superheroes to be in the same location and the same fight. Episode five focuses on Rodney Cullen (Calvin Demba) as the super forces collide. |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 5:27 PM  Apex Legends Season 22 is just around the corner, and Respawn has just dropped some early details about what fans can expect. Of course, the headline act is its glorious-looking, neon-drenched new map called E-District, but the one new addition that has really caught my eye is the addition of Revival. This new mechanic aims to give eliminated players a second chance without the need for Respawn Beacons, and it essentially brings the vibes from Call of Duty Warzone's most hectic (and in my opinion, best) game mode to Apex Legends. Continue reading Apex Legends Season 22 looks to emulate CoD Warzone's best game mode MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Apex Legends characters guide, Apex Legends skins, Apex Legends tier list |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 5:11 PM  Pour one out for World of Warcraft characters who are still in the last place you logged out. They could be on a mountain in the Dragon Isles, standing in a spaceship on Argus, or neatly tucked away in the Lion's Pride inn in Goldshire. No matter where they are, they don't know you're not planning on coming back. They'll wait eternally for you to make your return, standing guard on your gear and your poorly chosen transmog from a decade ago. If you did want to check them out again, however, Blizzard has just announced a free weekend, which means you can log in to your abandoned WoW characters without a subscription. Continue reading World of Warcraft drops the subscription, but only for a weekend MORE FROM PCGAMESN: WoW The War Within beta sign up, WoW The War Within release date, The best WoW addons |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 3:56 PM  One of the joys of the original Kerbal Space Program wasn't just building your spaceship, it was putting it through its paces. You could plan for ages before blasting off only to find a critical flaw in your thinking meant the whole thing would blow up - quite literally - in your face. In Kithack Model Club things are considerably less explosive, but the attitude of slapping stuff together and giving it a try is very much intact. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best simulation games, Best building games, Best sandbox games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 2:00 PM  A brand-new deck-building roguelite has just been announced, and it's the first ever videogame set in one of the biggest fantasy role-playing worlds. Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings takes the formula of games like Slay the Spire, gives it a top-down view, and sprinkles it with some samurai goodness. Continue reading Shadowveil is a Slay the Spire style deckbuilder, but with samurai MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best roguelike games, Best indie games, Best samurai games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:56 PM  There are many original killers in Dead by Daylight and they range from mundane characters such as Trapper, who's a guy in a mask holding some bear traps and a cleaver, to more fantastical figures like the Unknown who is, frankly, unknown. There's another supernatural killer in DBD that's been overlooked a little recently, but that might be all about to change with the upcoming 8.2.0 patch. Continue reading DBD August update will make the horror game's best boy even better MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:03 PM  Obsidian Entertainment is a developer that has made its name creating some of the finest RPGs known to gaming. Founded by refugees from legendary dev Black Isle Studios, Obsidian is who you can thank for Fallout: New Vegas, Alpha Protocol, Neverwinter Nights 2, Pillars of Eternity, Tyranny, The Outer Worlds, Grounded, and of course Pentiment. The next title coming from the team is Avowed, a huge first-person RPG set in the world of Pillars of Eternity - but you might have to wait a little longer to get your hands on it. Continue reading Upcoming Obsidian RPG Avowed may be delayed, according to reports MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Avowed release date, Best RPG games, Best story games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:29 PM  Asus is reportedly working on a new gaming tablet with an incredible amount of gaming horsepower under the hood. Details of the new Asus ROG Z13 Flow 2025 tablet have just leaked, showing it using a new AMD Strix Halo chip with an 80W GPU, which looks set to be more powerful than the graphics chip in the PlayStation 5. AMD GPUs are currently used in both the main consoles from Sony and Microsoft right now, and also power several of the best graphics cards available at the moment. However, AMD Strix Halo looks set to really shake up the laptop market when it comes out, by reportedly offering up to 16 CPU cores and up to 2,560 stream processors in its RDNA 3.5 GPU. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:14 PM  The Prime Gaming August free games lineup is upon us, and there's a whole lot to look forward to this month - especially so if you're a fan of great RPGs. With highlights including sci-fi immersive sim Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, masterful DnD adaptation Baldur's Gate 2, speedy roguelike Loop Hero, and multiple Tomb Raider games in the lineup, there's plenty to choose from. Continue reading Deus Ex and Baldur's Gate 2 headline Prime Gaming August free games MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Baldur's Gate 3 release date, Baldur's Gate 3 classes, Baldur's Gate 3 skills |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:13 PM  It's safe to say that competitive FPS games are my bread and butter, but even I'm astounded (and pretty concerned) at just how many are in the pipeline at the moment. The live service landscape is notoriously hard to break into, yet the new projects just keep coming. Well, here's the next contender that's looking to disrupt the status quo: Spectre Divide, a free-to-play tactical shooter that will rival the likes of Valorant and CS2. However, don't go thinking this is just an imitation. While there is certainly some familiarity to Spectre Divide, it also has some surprising new tricks up its sleeve. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best free PC games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:01 PM  The imminent arrival of Sins of a Solar Empire 2 feels like a potential landmark moment for PC strategy games. A sublime blend of RTS and 4X game, the original Sins of a Solar Empire remains one of those immense, sprawling experiences that rivals the likes of Stellaris and Elite Dangerous for sheer scope and ambition. As we await Civilization 7 and the Starfield DLC, this could be just the space game we've been hoping for, and now we finally have a confirmed launch date. |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:57 AM  What are the best MW3 loadouts? You can have all the skill in the world, but if your guns and equipment let you down at the most vital moment of a match, you'll be left ruing another loss. We've tested and listed out the best Modern Warfare 3 loadouts so you can go into every game primed and ready to win. Now on Modern Warfare 3 Season 5, you've likely been playing a while and already have your favorite MW3 guns picked out. The meta changes quickly, and if you don't keep up then you'll be left in the dust. Whether you opt for a mobile SMG class or prefer to take out your opponents from range with a powerful assault rifle, we have the best MW3 loadouts here. Continue reading Best MW3 loadouts for the current meta MORE FROM PCGAMESN: MW3 review, MW3 zombies, MW3 guns |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:22 AM  What are the best robot games on PC? Strapping into an overpowered robot filled to the brim with rockets and lasers is an old but popular power fantasy. Classic shows from the '80s and '90s - like Mobile Suit Gundam and Neon Genesis Evangelion - popularised the mecha anime genre. Robot games have a robust history rich in various genres, sometimes featuring in the best PC games, ensuring an experience for every kind of mech fan. Fancy yourself a gearhead with a penchant for the micromanagement of mech parts and deliberate, labored robot combat? Perhaps you just want a fast-paced, anime-inspired Voltron-style action where everything explodes? Good news: there's a game for you. Continue reading Best robot games on PC 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Titanfall 2 class guide, Titanfall 2 PC port review, Titanfall 2 campaign review |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:18 AM  Despite the relative radio silence on Hollow Knight Silksong, it's a great time to be a fan of Metroidvania games. From the magnificent Animal Well and Prince of Persia the Lost Crown to the emotional Tales of Kenzera and the stunning Saviorless, we've had no shortage of new releases at our fingertips. Joining them is perhaps my most anticipated in a while, the wonderfully vibrant BioGun. Set inside the body of your pet dog, this charming adventure blends Hollow Knight platforming and Axiom Verge-style combat, and it's just left early access with a special discount to celebrate. Continue reading Charming Metroidvania game BioGun finally leaves early access MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, Best platform games, Upcoming PC games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:13 AM  It could be a coincidence, it could be serendipity, or it could all fit together like one of those twisty artwork puzzles from Assassin's Creed 2. Either way, ever since the Olympics first started in Paris, Assassin's Creed Unity, the once-maligned 2014 entry in Ubisoft's tentpole stealth series, set during the French Revolution, has grown and grown in popularity on Steam. Maybe people are watching the Games and want to take a virtual tour of Paris themselves. Whatever the reason, ahead of Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a decade since its original release, AC Unity is having a moment in the soleil. |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:55 AM  AMD has just announced that the revenue from its Gaming segment has dropped by a massive 59% compared to this period last year. The Gaming division is the part of the company responsible for gaming GPUs, not only the AMD Radeon chips used for PC graphics cards, but also the custom chips the firm makes for consoles, such as the PlayStation 5, and sales are evidently in decline. It's the latter that AMD has specifically pinpointed as being a driving factor in the decline of sales in its latest financial statement. Meanwhile, AMD's Radeon GPUs still power some of the best graphics card models you can buy right now, including the Radeon RX 7800 XT, but the company has struggled to keep pace with Nvidia on ray tracing and upscaling. Continue reading AMD's gaming GPU sales are officially plummeting MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:44 AM  What are the best survival games? The Steam charts are filled with all kinds of examples, including classic survival horror games and new hardcore survival sims. To help any bewildered adventurers, we've gathered together the best survival games to help you pick and choose which emergent stories and unexpected adventures to undertake. If you've got the grit to outlast the likes of the terrifying The Long Dark or the underwater wonder of Subnautica, our picks will help steer you toward the (not so) safe pastures of the best PC games that call for you to fight for your life. Whether you like surviving the horrors of war or you're into the new breed of hunger and disease management games, get ready to endure agony and plenty of pain in these scintillating survival games. Continue reading The best survival games on PC 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:39 AM  What are the best hacking games on PC? Game developers have long valued the 'hacker ethic' - the will and skill to grab a game by the scruff of its code, rip it apart, and put the pieces together in a new way. Id Software prioritized the nascent modding community when they were creating Doom. Valve courted it from Half-Life onward, and the entirety of the MOBA genre stems from folks futzing with Warcraft 3. Of course, most players are just that: players. We see numbers and letters in a line of code, not meaning. But, there's a lineage of games that have sought to deliver the fantasy of being in complete command of a computer's functions, of using that control to wreak destruction - or to avert it. This list includes some of the best PC games, either entirely about hacking or featuring the skill as a heavy component, whether part of the sci-fi world of a multitude of space games, encouraging teamwork in one of the best co-op games, or putting you in the hacker's seat of an RPG game, so there's something for everyone in our list of the best hacking games. Continue reading The best hacking games on PC 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty review, Best Cyberpunk 2077 mods, Buy Cyberpunk 2077 |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:46 AM  What are the best Minecraft maps? Minecraft is the inventor's paradise, but, of course, it is also the connoisseur's nightmare. Thanks to the huge number of user-created Minecraft maps out there, it's almost impossible to find the finest creations around. Who has time these days to sift through hundreds of Minecraft maps, devour them with their digital senses, and come to a conclusion on which ones are worth your time? Well, us. We have the time. We have scoured forums, binge-watched YouTube videos, and sampled more of the best Minecraft maps than we can count on to bring you the definitive list. To find the very best, we have whittled down the finest user-created environments and placed them into their very own category. Whether you fancy plunging to the depths of a Minecraft dropper or living out your Minecraft life game fantasies in a city map, we have everything you need to get the most out of Minecraft maps. Continue reading The 70 best Minecraft maps to play in 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:35 AM  What are the best adventure games on PC? From 1976's text-based Colossal Cave Adventure - where we get the genre name from -to the point-and-click golden age of the early '90s and up to more modern fare, few genres have endured as well as the adventure game. That multi-decade lifespan has produced some of the most astounding titles, so narrowing down a list of the best adventure games is undoubtedly a struggle. Adventure games have prospered thanks to a focus on a well-developed story and setting and a cast of memorable characters. That, and a few tricky brain teasers, as opposed to violence, set the genre apart from its close counterpart - action-adventure games. Your protagonist usually gets by through talking or thinking rather than resorting to fighting, though Full Throttle protagonist Ben might have a few things to say about that. These are absolute classics and are some of the best PC games ever. Continue reading The best adventure games on PC 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Return to Monkey Island system requirements, Return to Monkey Island difficulty modes, Return to Monkey Island mop guide |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:18 AM  Between 1.6, Source, CSGO, and Counter-Strike 2, the PC's favorite multiplayer shooter has been through innumerate changes in the last 25 years. Originally a mod for Valve's Half-Life, Counter-Strike has grown into the most popular game on Steam. But despite its myriad evolutions, there has been one constant: from its earliest days to its modern mega stardom, in CS, the most controversial weapon has always been the AWP. A bolt-action sniper rifle that deals serious damage, the AWP is Counter-Strike's high-risk, high-reward gambit gun. To some, it's a ballistic instrument that takes mastery and skill. To others, it's an overpowered menace used only by the lowliest players. Now, Counter-Strike's co-creator weighs in. Continue reading Counter-Strike creator regrets not balancing the AWP MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games, Best old games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:11 AM  When is the Towerborne release date? For those that love The Banner Saga, Stoic's previous game, you're probably eagerly awaiting the upcoming action-adventure game Towerborne. Primarily an action RPG game, Stoic's latest also plays like a platform game. Towerborne takes place in the City of Numbers, where monsters lurk outside of the safety of The Belfry. You take on the role of Ace, born from the spirit realm with special skills capable of taking on the looming threat beyond the tower. Sounds fun, right? Here's when you can expect to play and everything we know about the gameplay. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best action-adventure games, The best co-op games |
PCGamesN Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:01 AM  What are the best turn based RPGs? These games are about character evolution; the nature of progression and the choices you can make means that your abilities and journey may never entirely be the same across multiple playthroughs. They're also about offering robust combat mechanics and making the best use of your squad as a team working towards a common goal. While this list may have a lot in common with our guide to the best RPG games, turn-based RPGs tend to focus more on squad-based combat and have roots in the classic tabletop RPGs of old. Games in this niche are often similar to turn-based strategy games, though to make the distinction relevant, we're focusing on games with more pronounced RPG features. Let's look at some of the best turn-based RPGs on PC. Continue reading Best turn based RPGs on PC 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Wasteland 3 review, How long is Wasteland 3?, The best RPG games on PC |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:48 AM  According to certain Terran lore, God created the universe in seven days. Well, I got up this morning and made a small suburban village with a hospital, school, police station and a cafe in the space of 20 minutes. This is the backwater burg of Edwitherington. Population: 8 - one for every non-residential building in town. Major imports: ornamental lampposts, because I like to cultivate an old-timey mood. Major exports: traffic jams, because I've laid out my village in the form of a small crescent leading back to the freeway, which means that there are two traffic light junctions about 100 metres apart. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:06 AM  Hey, remember that 2017 roguelike called Midboss? Or that 2020 platformer called Super Bernie World, where you attempt to transform the US as a retro-fied Bernie Sanders? Yes or no, Kitsune Games have put out some good stuff in the past, and now they're back with a Super Bernie World followup: Kitsune Tails. Again, it's a Super Mario-inspired platformer, but this time it's a wonderfully queer rescue mission inspired by Japanese mythology in a way that's cutesy and colourful. And it's out today! |
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 5:30 PM
With the final chapter of the My Hero Academia manga series set to release on August 5, 2024, various merchandise projects like and art book, fan book, and board game are reportedly being planned. Additionally, a new large-scale project will reportedly be announced the same day the manga series concludes. [Thanks, ryokutya2089!]
There is no information yet as to what this large-scale project will be. Other projects include the release of the final volume 42 of the My Hero Academia manga series, which is set to appear on December 2024 in Japan, as reported by leaker ryokutya2089. A digital manuscript print will seemingly be available for applicants that purchase the final issue of the manga.
Additionally, a final My Hero Academia fan book will appear on January 2025, with the first ever art book for the manga series coming out on April 2025. An original image exhibition of the series will reportedly be held around Summer 2025. Other minor projects include a possible board game, as well as Line stickers.
The My Hero Academia manga will end on August 5, 2024, and various projects to celebrate the end of the series are being planned. Viz Media handles the release of the manga in North America, and the anime is available on Crunchyroll.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 5:00 PM
Bandai Spirits revealed a new set of alternate option parts for the Metal Structure action figure of Amuro Ray's RX-93 Nu Gundam. It will release the new parts in Japan in January 2025. The set will also be available for purchase in the U.S. and the rest of Asia Pacific. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]
One of the highlights of this package will be the new backpack set housing a pair of large beam sabers and multiple red Incoms. The latter are wire-guided remote weapons that let ordinary pilots shoot from multiple directions, as the more famous Funnels and Bits are only compatible with Newtype pilots who possess psychic abilities. The package will also include scaled human figures of characters closely related to the Mobile Suit, such as Amuro Ray and Chan Agi.
Here are some of the sample images of the new parts:
This set will cost 46,200 yen (~$308), but it will only contain the above bonus parts. The actual Nu Gundam Metal Structure has been available for purchase since 2019. Bandai Spirits re-released the action figure with its iconic Fin Funnels in March 2024 at a whopping 140,800 yen (~$938.60).
The Nu Gundam, which Amuro Ray piloted in the 1988 movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, has been receiving more alternate armaments outside the show. Another example of this is the Long-Range Fin Funnel that appears on its life-sized statue in Fukuoka, as the original Fin Funnels would be unwieldy for the statue's weight balance. Bandai Namco has since brought the armament to Gundam games like Battle Operation 2 and Gundam Breaker 4.
The new set of alternate option parts for the RX-93 Nu Gundam Metal Structure action figure will be available in January 2025.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 4:30 PM
Capcom revealed some of the new Baki the Grappler items and emotes inspired by Doppo Orochi that will be available in Street Fighter 6 as part of the latest collaboration with the anime and manga series. The new collaboration will run between August 16 and September 25, 2024.
The first item inspired by Doppo Orochi that will appear on Street Fighter 6 will be a costume inspired by Doppo's martial arts uniform. This costume will be available for the player avatar in SF6. Additionally, two emotes inspired by the Baki the Grappler series will be available. Finally, 12 in-game stickers featuring Baki the Grappler manga panels will be available.
You can take a better look at the Doppo Orochi costume, emotes, and stickers from Baki the Grappler that will appear on Street Fighter 6 here:
The previous SF6 collaboration with the Baki the Grappler manga and anime series appeared in September 2023 and as part of it Capcom released character creator recipes for Baki Hanma and Kaoru Hanayama.
Street Fighter 6 is readily available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC. The new Baki the Grappler collaboration features costumes, emotes, and in-game stickers, and it will run from August 16 to September 25, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 4:00 PM
The twin Vtubers Fuwawa and Mococo Abyssgard, known as Fuwamoco, released an original song called "Born to Be Bau"dol." While the two released covers since the Hololive English Advent debut in July 2023, this is their first original track.
"Born to be Bau"dol" is by PandaBoY, who worked on other Hololive Vtuber original songs like "Blue Clapper" and "Twinkle 4 You." The composer also worked on songs for The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, D4DJ, FREE, and The Quintessential Quintuplets. There's no single available to buy just yet. However, the music video for the new song is live on the Fuwamoco YouTube channel for the Vtubers Fuwawa and Mococo.
Here's the full track. Sawtowne worked on the animation for it. Also, in addition to singing the song, Fuwawa and Mococo helped with the translation. (Turning on closed captions offers an English subtitle option.)
Prior to this track, the last Fuwamoco song was a cover of the Round Table and Nino song used for the anime Chobits, "Let Me Be with You."
Also, for some covers, we see both Fuwawa and Mococo versions. This happened with "Cute na Kanojo."
As part of the Hololive Advent first anniversary celebration, the twins and other members Shiori Novella, Nerissa Ravencroft, and Koseki Bijou released an original song named "Sirens."
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 3:45 PM
Square Enix is bringing back 4 of the Kingdom Hearts metallic keyblade keychains. Pre-orders for the keychains are now open from the Square Enix online eStore, and they are expected to release in Japan on September 28, 2024.
Each keychain costs 2,090 yen (or approximately $13.97.) The 4 keyblades that are being restocked are Sora's signature Kingdom Key, Oathkeeper, Fenrir from KH2, and Flame Liberator, also known as Bond of the Blaze, which is Axel/Lea's keyblade as it appeared in KH3D and KH3.
You can check out the Kingdom Hearts metal keyblade keychains in more detail here:
As a reminder, back in May 2023 Square Enix released a similar line of keychains inspired by keyblades from the KH series which included Two Become One, the χ-blade, and Bond of Flame, the alternate version of Axel's keyblade that Sora can obtain in KH2.
The Kingdom Hearts metallic keyblade keychains cost 2,090 yen each (~$13.97,) they will release in Japan on September 28, 2024, and are now available for pre-order from the Square Enix eStore. The Kingdom Hearts series is readily available for the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch via cloud streaming, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 3:30 PM
Nijisanji Vtuber Derem Kado, who was originally a part of Nijisanji ID before Anycolor folded it into the Japanese branch, announced on her social media account that she now on hiatus "indefinitely until my heart is healed." This comes after a major music video project she worked on was canceled.
The project in question was called LASTRENADE. It would have been a music video for all three members of the 53Renade unit, which consisted of Derem Kado, Nagisa Arcinia, and Reza Avanluna, featuring fan art from people who appreciated their work. The deadline for the project's submissions was August 24, 2023. However, Reza graduated in September 2023. Derem noted that health issues alsoforced her to pause work on it initially. She then noted "Reza has graduated for too long so it couldn't be released."
In the Derem Kado statement about the LASTRENADE project for the three Nijisanji Vtubers, she directed people to "please ask Anycolor" and noted "I am tired of explaining something ambiguously, and forcing myself to take all by myself."
Here is the full statement:
Derem's last stream was on July 30, 2024. She played Townscraper.
There is no end date for the Nijisanji Vtuber Derem Kado hiatus.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 3:00 PM
Neos revealed that it will release Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town for Nintendo Switch and PC in the West on October 24, 2024. The latter will be available on Steam, and the company has also set up a webpage for the game on the platform.
Shiro and the Coal Town is an adventure game where the player will control Shinnosuke "Shin-chan" Nohara as he goes back and forth between a real-world rural village and a mysterious steampunk-themed Coal Town. The game will also have many mini-games ranging from fishing in the village to trolley races in the Coal Town.
The Switch version of the game will support subtitles in Japanese, English, Spanish, and German with Japanese voiceovers. The PC release will add more subtitle and voiceover language options in Chinese, Cantonese, and Korean.
Neos first revealed the game at the Japanese version of the September 2023 Nintendo Direct with the Japanese title Crayon Shin-chan: Sumi no Machi to Shiro. The new English title is an almost direct translation of the original Japanese title.
The company released Shiro and the Coal Town first in Japan on the Switch on February 22, 2024. It later released the game in East Asia on May 2, 2024. Neos also discovered that the game's sales performance stayed in first place in South Korean rankings and second place in Taiwan in the first two weeks after release.
Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town will be available digitally for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on October 24, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 2:30 PM
Good Smile Company opened pre-orders for its upcoming Nendoroid of Griffith from Kentaro Miura's Berserk. The new chibi action figure will be formally available worldwide in 2025. People in the US and Canada head to the company's US web store, where the figure is priced at $43.99. Those living elsewhere worldwide can instead place an order on the Japanese international web store at ￥7,500.
As with most other Nendoroids, this chibi action figure of Griffith will stand at around 10cm (3.94in) tall. The set will have two facial expression parts, although the second one will only feature a slight variation in the direction of Griffith's eyes. It will also come with Griffith's saber, which the owner can also unsheath from its scabbard.
Here are the sample images showing some of the poses Griffith's Nendoroid can take:
Griffith's Nendoroid will help complement Guts, whose figure was revealed and produced earlier. Good Smile Company held the pre-order session for Guts' Nendoroid in May 2023. It later released the series protagonist's chibi action figure in December 2023.
The pre-order window for the Berserk Griffith Nendoroid will close on September 11, 2024. Good Smile Company will ship the finished figures from Japan in March 2025 and North America in Q3 2025.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 2:00 PM
The Final Fantasy VII Remake August 2024 calendar images are live and mark a shift in how they are presented, given that FFVII Rebirth versions of Aerith and Barret are the stars this time around. It features the duo in optional costumes they can wear in the game and features their Synergy Ability pose.
In FFVII Rebirth, characters can team up for special moves called Synergy Abilities, and one for Aerith and Barret is called Sweet-and-Sour Salvo. When the two perform it, they first put on matching sunglasses and pose before attacking. The two also appear to be in the Costa del Sol region of the game, based on their attire and the scenery.
Here are the two options for the FFVII Remake Aerith and Barret calendar, which feature a landscape one for PCs and vertical one for mobile devices.
Previously, these calendars tended to focus on single characters. Some of the past ones in 2024 featured Zack Fair, Sephiroth, and Vincent.
While there isn't a physical FFVII Remake calendar for 2025 yet, there is one coming up for FFXIV. Square Enix already started taking orders for it. It features art from Dawntrail, the latest expansion.
Final Fantasy VII Remake is available for the PS4, PS5, and PC, and FFVII Rebirth is out on the PS5.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:30 PM
The official Twitter account for the upcoming The Rose of Versailles movie has shown off the first key visual for the film's collaboration with Sanrio mascots. Goods of these Sanrio characters will appear some time in the future.
All of the Sanrio mascots look like they're cosplaying the The Rose of Versailles characters. They even have the hair and extra sparkly eyes. The pair-ups are:
Another key visual shows the mascots looking like plush dolls, complete with motifs and symbols that often appear in the The Rose of Versailles series. As mentioned earlier, goods of these mascots will appear in the future. More details will come soon.
News of an anime movie adaptation of The Rose of Versailles came out in September 2022. MAPPA of Yuri!!! On Ice and Jujutsu Kaisen fame is the studio handling it. The manga is a highly influential work, achieving great financial and social success since it started serialization in 1972. As for the story, it is a historical drama focusing on the years preceding and during the French Revolution. Aside from the upcoming anime movie, there have been multiple adaptations over the years. This includes anime series and multiple stage musicals.
The The Rose of Versailles anime movie will air in Japan in early Spring 2025.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 1:00 PM
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (The Eternity You Desire), the visual novel Age released before the Muv Luv series, will be released on PCs worldwide in Japanese and English. This Enhanced Edition will debut on Steam on October 17, 2024.
The Kimi ga Nozomu Eien: Enhanced Edition will be an all-ages release with voice acting from the 2008 Latest Edition released in Japan. It also has a "retelling of Chapter 1" and three additional after stories. It begins with a young man named Takayuki meeting Haruka, via Mitsuki, and developing an initial relationship with her. While there is the love triangle element with the three of them, there are also other heroines to romance as well.
It's possible someone might know the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien story without playing the game, due to the anime based on it appearing outside of Japan. It was originally handled by Funimation outside of Japan, and it is currently streaming on Crunchyroll. It also appeared physically worldwide, though that release is now out of print.
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien: Enhanced Edition will appear in Japanese and English worldwide on PCs on October 17, 2024. The game is available in Japan on the Dreamcast and PS2 as well.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:30 PM
idol Corp announced that it has been acquired by Brave group US. You can read the entire notice via its official Twitter (X) account.
The announcement starts with a history of idol Corp, as well as how it grew while maintaining its core values of transparency with the community and support of its idols. However, because of how many talents there now are in the agency, it is difficult to maintain the same level of support as before.
With Brave group US's acquisition, idol Corp can continue its usual activities with even more resources than before. VTubers with idol Corp have the choice to stay or go indie. If they decide to go indie, they can retain the rights to their social media accounts, models, and characters.
Near the end of the notice, idol tells fans that it and Brave group wish to resolve some issues regarding late shipments of goods, as well as open invoices. In Brave group's announcement of the acquisition, it stated that former idol Corp CEO Aviel Basin has stepped down from his role. It does not seem like he is working at the company in any capacity.
Brave group started a partnership with idol Corp in December 2023. This is the likely reason why many commenters said they saw this coming. Other VTuber agencies part of Brave group include VSPO! and V4Mirai.
As of the time of writing, all of the idol Corp VTubers are still with the agency.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:00 PM
Netflix announced that it would offer Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color for subscribers to watch, and there's a new trailer teasing its launch on the service. As of August 1, 2024, it is now available.
Godzilla Minus One launched in October 2023. It's a live-action Reiwa entry in the series. The actions in and around WWII led to Godzilla becoming active, and the film focuses on the effect of this on Japan and actions taken by a former soldier named Koichi Shikishima as a result of his encounters with the kaiju.
Following the original theatrical release, the Minus Color version of the film debuted in January 2024. This is an entirely black-and-white version of the movie. It was completely and totally edited and adjusted for that release.
Here's the Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color Netflix trailer you can watch.
To compare, here is the original Godzilla Minus One trailer that shows how the film looks in color:
The original Godzilla Minus One is already on Netflix. It debuted on the service in June 2024. A Blu-ray Collector's Edition that includes both versions of the film will release in September 2024.
Both Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color are available to watch on Netflix.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:30 AM
HoYoVerse offered updates on the Genshin Impact banner for new heroine Emilie and the rerun banner for Yelan. Both start on August 6, 2024 and, when they do, will include Razor, Xiangling, and Yanfei as the focus four-stars.
Emilie is the entirely new Dendro five-star unit in Genshin Impact, and she's the last new addition in the 4.0 series of updates. She uses a polearm to attack. As she's a Fontaine character, she also has a Pneuma alignment. Her "Pomum de Ambra Chapter" character quest also debuts once her banner launches.
Here's a trailer for her:
With Yelan, this is her fourth rerun banner since her Genshin Impact debut in 2.7 back in May 2022. She's a Hydro archer from Liyue. She typically is used as a sub-DPS in the game.
As for the new focus four-stars, here's who they are and their elements and weapons.
Both Razor and Xiangling have been a part of Genshin Impact since the game's launch, with the latter being offered up as a free unit for players.
Genshin Impact is available for the PS4, PS5, PC, and mobile devices, and the Emilie and Yelan rerun banners start on August 6, 2024.
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Siliconera Thursday, August 1, 2024 11:01 AM
Do you know how long people have been asking for Ace Attorney Investigations 2 to be released in English and show up worldwide? I'm pretty sure since February 4, 2011, one day after it launched on the DS in Japan. It only got worse when Capcom did release a mobile port in Japan in 2017, but then only released the original Ace Attorney Investigations Android and iOS port everywhere. But Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is remedying that injustice, and after playing through some early cases I think it will be a welcome prospect for players.
Both of the games in the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection star prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. They're also a part of the canon timeline for the Ace Attorney series in general, taking place after Trials and Tribulation. (The first game is immediately after, and the second immediately follows the events of the first.) In each one, Edgeworth may feel a bit more like a detective than lawyer, as he'll first investigate a scene after a crime, then go through a phase where people and suspects are confronted. The sequel also introduces a Mind Chess element that involves a timed minigame where you talk with your opponent to learn details and eventually beat them to get critical testimony.
When going through the first Ace Attorney Investigations, it was a pleasant homecoming. I really appreciated that spin-off when it first released worldwide, and the remastered graphics, new character sprite, and work put in to bring it to the Switch all made my initial case come together well. I especially liked the history feature, as it is a quality of life option I appreciate in other visual novel and adventure games. Considering what Edgeworth is dealing with here, it's really helpful to be able to look back.
As for my experiences with the first episode of Ace Attorney Investigations 2, I can't express how pleased I was in the initial moments. The consistency with the localization honestly made it feel as though nothing changed and as if there hadn't been any gap between global releases. The nature of the cases also fit in well, especially with the first picking up with an international incident that ties into the original game.
The one thing I did notice as I went through Ace Attorney Investigations Collection is that the new HD sprites really felt like a marked difference. I attribute this, in part, to the fact that even the original DS game used the more refined type of portraits for characters and, regardless of whether you select the HD or pixel art sprites before choosing a game or loading a save file, everything else features the remastered backgrounds, portraits, and texts. So while having the pixel art sprites is a fun bit of nostalgia, I found they felt rather out of place when actually going through the cases.
After going through the initial cases in Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, I think everyone who has been waiting years for a chance to play this missing Edgeworth game will be pleased with how Capcom chose to honor these spin-offs. I'm not done with my new journey to bring the truth to light, and I'm already impressed with how well it's been handled. Especially considering how the HD sprites and remastered elements look so far.
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection will come to the PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC on September 6, 2024.
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MonsterVine Thursday, August 1, 2024 12:00 PM Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a somewhat forgotten classic Star Wars game that has made its return in a mostly great manner. Some issues of the original game persist along with a couple of technical hiccups, but for the most part, it's good to see this explosive title strike back. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Developer: […] |
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