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GamersHeroes Tuesday, October 8, 2024 10:06 PM
    

Set to release later this month, Deck Nine Games and Square Enix have released the Caldeon true crime trailer for Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

The post Life is Strange: Double Exposure Caldeon True Crime Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes.


PCGamesN Tuesday, October 8, 2024 7:00 PM
     Dragon Ball Sparking Zero is already going Super Saiyan on the Steam charts

I know that any new Dragon Ball game is going to generate a lot of excitement. I also know that fighting game fans will always flock to any newcomer in the genre. But I really didn't expect Dragon Ball Sparking Zero to come out the gates quite this hot. It's been just a few hours since its early access period began and it's already become one of the biggest fighting games to ever land on Steam, according to concurrent player count data.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Dragon Ball Sparking Zero roster, Dragon Ball Sparking Zero release date, Dragon Ball Sparking Zero system requirements

PCGamesN Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:32 PM
     Co-op RPG Towerborne makes some huge improvements in its first major update

Despite launching in early access just a few weeks ago, side-scrolling co-op RPG Towerborne looks pretty accomplished already. That isn't stopping developer Stoic from making some big changes right out the gate as it's just been blessed with its first major update, and it's pretty sizable. It's also something of a two-for-one update, as alongside some important gameplay improvements, there's some Halloween content to enjoy during spooky season.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best action-adventure games, The best co-op games

Siliconera Tuesday, October 8, 2024 8:00 PM
    

Shonen Jump Free Manga Day

Shueisha has announced a special free manga event for Shonen Jump+ on social media to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Starting October 9th, 2024, readers can enjoy access to all chapters of select popular titles for one day only, including hits like SPY×FAMILY and Kaiju No. 8. Shonen Jump's free manga event will be extended from October 9 to October 18, 2024. [Thanks, Mantanweb!].

You can view the official social media post below:

https://twitter.com/mantanweb/status/1843486624359088290

During this period a total of 22 works will be available for free, with 2 to 3 titles released each day. Each free access period will last from midnight to 11:59 PM JST. The release schedule kicks off with titles such as elDLIVE and Karada Sagashi, followed by Fire Punch and Astra Lost in Space on October 11th, and concluding with You and I Are Polar Opposites on October 18, 2024. 

In related news, two new volumes in the One Piece JUMP Remix series were announced, focusing on Tony Tony Chopper and Nico Robin. These volumes include themed stickers and a poster.

Shonen Jump+ is available on iOS and Android, the free manga event takes place from October 9 to 18, 2024.

The post Shonen Jump 10th Anniversary Free Manga Event Announced appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Tuesday, October 8, 2024 7:30 PM
    

CASETiFY Announces Cinnamoroll Cell Phone Cases and Accessories

CASETiFY announced a new line of cell phone cases and tech accessories inspired by the popular Sanrio character Cinnamoroll. The new cases and accessories are now available for pre-order and they will come out on October 8, 2024. [Thanks, PR Times!]

The new lineup of Cinnamoroll accessories features 37 items, and aside from smartphone cases these include AirPods earbuds, smartwatch bands, power banks, charging stands, iPad cases, and laptop sleeves and cases. As a note, CASETiFY offers worldwide shipping and this new collection will be available for customers worldwide.

Here is a sample of some of the items from the CASETiFY Cinnamoroll collection alongside their prices:

  • Cinnamoroll Plush Phone Bag – 9,790 yen (~$66.03)
  • Cinnamoroll Chef Earbuds Pouch – 5,280 yen (~$35.60)
  • Cinnamoroll Lovely Cafe Sticker Case – 10,560 yen (~$71.21)
  • Cinnamoroll Face Case – 12,870 yen (~$86.76)
  • Cinnamoroll Blue Case Edition – 12,100 yen (~$81.57)
  • Cinnamoroll Dessert Pattern Case – 9,790 yen (~$66.00)
  • Cinnamoroll Cafe Truck Case – 9,790 yen (~$66.00)
  • Cinnamoroll Chef Case – 10,560 yen (~$71.21)
  • Cinnamoroll Earbuds Case – 6,050 yen (~$40.78)
  • Cinnamoroll Watch Band – 7,590 yen (~$51.17)
  • Cinnamoroll PowerThru Power Bank – 11,330 yen (~$76.38)
  • Cinnamoroll iPad Impact Case– 11,900 yen (~$80.22)
  • Cinnamoroll iPad Folio Case– 13,640 yen (~$91.95)
  • Cinnamoroll Laptop Sleeve – 7,590 yen (~$51.17)
  • Cinnamoroll MacBook Cases – 9,790 yen (~$66.00)
  • Cinnamoroll Phone Chain – 2,200 yen ($14.83)

Additionally, the items will be compatible with a variety of devices including iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro Max, Galaxy Z Flip6, Galaxy Z Fold6, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 10, iPad Pro 13-inch, and MacBook Pro 16".

CASETiFY has previously collaborated with Sanrio to release an accessory collection celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty, Sanrio's flagship character. The anniversary collection appeared on June 2024 exclusively to Japan.

The CASETiFY Cinnamoroll cell phone and accessory collection will come out on October 8, 2024.

The post CASETiFY Announces Cinnamoroll Phone Cases and Accessories appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Tuesday, October 8, 2024 7:15 PM
    

How to Enable Frame Generation on Silent Hill 2 Remake

The new Silent Hill 2 remake is a technically impressive game that has managed to maintain the atmosphere of the original 2001 release on PS2, with the town's foggy and oppressive environments looking better than ever. Those of us playing on PC are definitely going to want the best experience possible in both fidelity and performance when delving into this new remake. Fortunately, the game supports Frame Generation for those looking to boost their framerate for the best performance possible.

How to Enable Frame Generation in Silent Hill 2 Remake

Enabling Frame Generation in Silent Hill 2 remake is easy. However, unlike other recent PC titles, the game doesn't include this option in its settings. Instead, people looking to boost their framerate on PC are going to need to tamper a little bit with one ini text file. Don't worry, the process is not complicated.

First of all, you need to the Silent Hill 2 folder that contains the file you'll have to edit. If you are on Windows PC, the route to the folder will look something like this:

"Users[Your Username]\AppData\Local\SilentHill2\Saved\Config\Windows"

The file you need to edit is one simply named "Engine.ini." After locating it, make sure to copy and paste it somewhere safe before you edit it, to make sure you can easily restore it to your default settings. Afterwards, using Notepad you will need to add the following lines at the bottom of the file:

[SystemSettings]
r.FidelityFX.FI.Enabled=1

As a reference, this is how it looks like on my end:

Once all of this is done, all you need to do is boot up the game, go to the graphic settings and select FSR 3.0 on the Supersampling option. Note that Frame Generation is not available for any other supersampling option other than FSR and FSR 3.0. So those of you that prefer DLSS will have to give that away in order to get that FPS boost.

How to Enable Frame Generation in Silent Hill 2 Remake for Steam Deck

If you want to play the new Silent Hill 2 remake on your Steam Deck but you're worried the lower hardware specs won't cut it, Frame Generation might help you get that boost you need. Fortunately, Frame Generation is also possible on Valve's portable device. However, it takes a bit more effort to find the folder where the "Engine.ini" file is located on the Linux based device.

As a disclaimer, the lower-end hardware might struggle with the game, especially when it comes to VRAM, so be mindful of that when trying to get Frame Generation for Silent Hill 2 while running the game on the Steam Deck.

As for the method, the file and lines you need to add are the same as above. However, the file is in a slightly more convoluted route. You need to make sure that you can see hidden files on your Steam Deck or Linux PC, and then follow this route:

".steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2124490/pfx/drive_c/"

From here, it is almost the same as the method for Windows PC, with the following route leading to the Engine.ini file:

"users/steamuser/appdata/local/SilentHill2/Saved/Config/Windows"

After editing the file the same way as described above you can select FSR or FSR 3.0 as your Supersampling options and enjoy the game on the go or on your home computer.

Silent Hill 2 is readily available for PC and PlayStation 5.

The post How to Enable Frame Generation on Silent Hill 2 Remake appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Tuesday, October 8, 2024 7:00 PM
    

Metal Gear Solid Sniper Wolf Bishoujo Figure Arrives in 2025

Kotobukiya announced a new Bishoujo series figure of Sniper Wolf from Metal Gear Solid that will release in Japan on April 2025. The figure costs 17,600 yen (or approximately $118.75) and it is now available for pre-order from the Kotobukiya online store until November 12, 2024, when pre-orders will close.

The 1/7 scale figure is 19cm tall (or about 7.5 inches) and it depicts the character sitting on top of a wooden crate, with her left foot resting on an ammunitions green metallic box and her sniper resting on her inner left leg. The sniper rifle itself is a separate part from the rest of the figure. Additionally, a wolf pup can be seen coming out of a hole in the wooden crate.

You can take a better look at the new Metal Gear Solid Kotobukiya Bishoujo figure of Sniper Wolf here:

Kotobukiya's Bishoujo series features a variety of characters represented as beautiful female characters regardless of their original gender. The line features characters like Beetlejuice as a girl, Sadako from The Ring, and a Star Trek command officer figure inspired by Captain Kirk's color scheme, to name a few.

The new Metal Gear Solid Bishoujo figure of Sniper Wolf costs 17,600 yen (~$118.75) and will release in Japan on April 2025. Pre-orders are available until November 12, 2024.

The post Metal Gear Solid Sniper Wolf Bishoujo Figure Arrives in 2025 appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:45 PM
    

Beatrix in Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising

Amazon Prime Day is back yet again for its October 2024 sale day. As always, fans only have 48 hours from October 8-9, 2024 to take advantage of some of the best deals. For my fellow gamers out there, these are the best October 2024 Amazon Prime Day video game sales worth taking a look at.

Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 Are Now Steam Deck Verified
Image via Konami

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 (53% off)

This is by far the best deal I have found in general for Amazon Prime Day 2024 in terms of PS5 games. You get the Master Collection, which includes remasters of the first three Metal Gear Solid games, plus a slew of extras like older titles and digital books. The best part is it is on sale for $19.

Assassin's Creed Mirage Launch Trailer Features OneRepublic Song
Image via Ubisoft

Assassin's Creed Mirage (54% off)

Assassin's Creed Mirage has a much smaller scale and higher focus on assassination, which makes it more like the first few games. So if you were a fan of the Ezio Trilogy, this might be up your alley. And if you've been wanting to take a look at this one ahead of Assassin's Creed Shadows, it is on sale during Prime Day with a 54% discount.

Screenshot via Siliconera

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (61% off)

Where this game based on the Avatar movies lacks in content, it makes up for in some of the most immersive and beautiful first-person open-world gameplay. It might be worth a look for some players at only $26.99, despite being less than a year old at the time of Amazon Prime Day 2024.

Best Amazon Prime Day October 2024 video game deals Banishers
Image via Focus Entertainment

Banishers: Ghosts of Eden (33% off)

If you like intense, high-quality storytelling with solid enough action, this is a game worth checking out. It may not be the cheapest game on this list but it has a worthy enough 33% discount. This is solid given that the game just came out this same year.

Prince of Persia Ubisoft Forward
Image via Ubisoft

More Best October 2024 Amazon Prime Day Video Game Sales

If you are looking for more of the best Amazon Prime Day October 2024 video game sales and deals, here are some additional ones worth a look:

Amazon Prime Day 2024 is only happening from October 8 to October 9, 2024. If you want to take advantage of these deals, you'll need to act fast.

The post Best October 2024 Amazon Prime Day Video Game Sales appeared first on Siliconera.


Siliconera Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:30 PM
    

WoW 20th Anniversary Tier Sets

Blizzard have anounced the date that the World of Warcraft Anniversary update will go live on October 22, 2024, after the weekly maintenance. The event arrives alongside The War Within Patch 11.0.5 which also brings the usual suite of balance changes and lets Dracthyr characters use different classes.

Celebrating WoW's 20th Anniversary, which lands on November 23, 2024, the event includes a new raid based on the Classic Blackrock Depths Dungeon. Several other Classic dungeons that were updated or revamped during the Cataclysm expansion will also be available in their original forms via the Timewalking feature. These dungeons will include the Deadmines and several wings of Stratholme and Dire Maul. There will also be several returning World Bosses to slay, a whole event ground with activities, and an array of mounts and cosmetic items to earn as well.

The the update will go live after the completion of weekly regional maintenance on the week of October 22, 2024. Do note that different regions have their maintenance begin at different times, for example the North American region has it at 11 am EST/8 am PST on a Tuesday, while for EU servers it occurs at 4 am UTC/5 am BST.

You can take a look at what else is coming in the event here, or check the official announcement via Twitter below:

https://twitter.com/Warcraft/status/1843697875055779980?t=Qnc-nspl7WSO02Y8fajSeQ

The World of Warcraft 2024 Anniversary event will go live alongside update 11.0.5 on October 22, 2024, after the weekly maintenance period. World of Warcraft and its latest expansion The War Within are immediately available on PC and Mac.

The post World of Warcraft Anniversary Update goes Live this Month appeared first on Siliconera.


TGN – Tabletop Gaming News Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:18 PM
     Free League Publishing has announced that the pre-orders for the upcoming release of Path of Glory, the first campaign book for Dragonbane is now available. Releasing on November 12, the book features three classic adventures originally published in the 1980s, now updated for the modern edition of the Dragonbane RPG. The campaign is available for...

TGN – Tabletop Gaming News Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:08 PM
     Historica Arcanum: Echoes of Renaissance, the latest setting in the Historica Arcanum TTRPG series, is now live on Kickstarter. This new expansion is set in Venice in 1521, during the Grand Carnival, where political intrigue and conflict unfold in the shadows. The setting highlights tensions between the Medicis, the Borgias, and the Venetian Republic, while...