GamersHeroes Monday, January 6, 2025 9:11 PM The world of Com2uS' hit RPG Summoners War: Sky Arena will cross over with the popular anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as part of an upcoming collaboration event on January 9. The post Demon Slayer x Summoners War: Sky Arena Collaboration Kicking Off January 9 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, January 6, 2025 3:06 PM The latest character trailer for TAMSOFT and Bandai Namco's BLEACH Rebirth of Souls puts the spotlight on Szayelaporro Grantz (what a name!). The post BLEACH Rebirth of Souls Szayelaporro Grantz Character Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Monday, January 6, 2025 9:41 PM  Sony has big Hollywood plans for its hit gaming franchises. The PlayStation 5 maker announced a series of new movie spin-offs at CES 2025 this week, including movie versions of Helldivers 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, as well as an anime spin-off of Ghost of Tsushima. |
Kotaku Monday, January 6, 2025 9:23 PM  HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us returns for season 2 in just a few months. Sony revealed the hit horror game will be back on TV with fresh episodes beginning in April and dropped a new trailer for fans to pore over in the meantime. |
Kotaku Monday, January 6, 2025 5:15 PM  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hit theaters late last month and has already grossed more than $300 million worldwide, pushing the film series based on Sega's popular video games past the one-billion mark and making it one of Paramount's biggest ongoing franchises. |
Kotaku Monday, January 6, 2025 4:12 PM  Marvel Rivals is entering its second season, confusingly named Season 1 because the first one was Season 0, and it's bringing four new heroes to the game all at once. The Fantastic Four are joining the roster. Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman will join on January 10, seemingly alongside a new map, a balance patch,… |
Kotaku Monday, January 6, 2025 3:10 PM  Marvel Rivals features three types of heroes: Vanguards, Duelists, and Strategists. Arguably, the Vanguard can change the tide of battle the most. Traditionally known as tanks, the role of these heroes is to soak up damage to let the rest of their team invade the objective and make their way in. |
PCGamesN Monday, January 6, 2025 6:11 PM  There are lots of brilliant single-player, third-person shooters out there. Dead Space. Returnal. Metal Gear Solid. There's a super broad range of critically-acclaimed and unique-feeling experiences out there. But how many of them let you transform into an alien in the middle of a battle? If there is one, I can't remember it. Luckily, Project Tower has now arrived on Steam to fill this extraterrestrial niche. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, Best action-adventure games, Best single player games |
PCGamesN Monday, January 6, 2025 5:10 PM  Cast your mind back to the late 2000s and early 2010s. The humble Warcraft 3 mod Dota has surged in popularity, and the likes of Valve, Riot Games, and Blizzard are in a MOBA arms race to capitalize on it and create a big commercial hit. What emerged were games like, Dota 2, League of Legends, and Heroes of the Storm, and they are looked back upon as the biggest names in that fight. But there was another impressive contender in that battle that often gets overshadowed - Heroes of Newerth. In 2022, the game's servers were sadly shut down for good, but since the turn of the year, activity has returned to its once dormant social channels, suggesting that some kind of revival is on the cards. |
PCGamesN Monday, January 6, 2025 3:15 PM  What are the new Genshin Impact codes? Gathering Primogems and Mora in Genshin Impact can be quite the grind. Fortunately, developer Hoyoverse occasionally sends out gifts in the form of Genshin redeem codes. Most codes only work for a limited time, so it's best to redeem them as soon as possible to avoid missing out. Genshin Impact codes are released periodically, frequently appearing in Hoyoverse special programs: regular video updates detailing future updates to the free PC game. Redeem codes can also drop to celebrate milestones or to coincide with new Genshin Impact events. You can find all the active Genshin codes for January 2025 below, and we also detail what they get you, how to redeem them, and where you can look for more. Continue reading Genshin Impact codes January 2025 and how to redeem MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Genshin Impact codes, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide |
PCGamesN Monday, January 6, 2025 6:27 PM  The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme is official. AMD has taken the wraps off its highly anticipated handheld gaming CPU that is potentially set to power future versions of the Asus ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go, and it looks set to bring big gains in gaming performance and battery life. However, despite the Steam Deck appearing in a slide to announce the new chip, a Valve developer has said the Z2 won't be used in a future Steam Deck. The new CPU is a follow-up to the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, which is already used to power the Asus ROG Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go, and it looks as though future handhelds are now about to become a whole lot more powerful. While it looks as though the new chip won't be used in the Steam Deck 2, though, there's nothing to stop other companies making SteamOS handhelds using the Z2. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review |
PCGamesN Monday, January 6, 2025 3:10 PM  The days of Dell Inspiron, Latitude, Optiplex, XPS, and more are over as Dell has ditched the lot in favor of a vastly simplified new naming scheme. From now on, all its products will fall under just three main categories: Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max. As a maker of some of the best gaming PCs and best gaming laptops around, Dell is one of the biggest names in PCs. However, its products have long had a confusing mass of product names. Its this legacy that the company is looking to shed, but while the new naming convention seems pleasingly simple and straightforward at first, the company has actually made this rather confusing in some ways, at least based on the reaction from media and other attendees of the company's announcement. |
Siliconera Monday, January 6, 2025 7:30 PM
Sound Director and Composer for Final Fantasy XIV Masayoshi Soken has taken to X (formerly known as Twitter) to address rumors about past performances of The Primals being removed from Japanese website AMEBA. In the statement, he warns viewers to be wary of any potential rumors or any incorrect information that could be floating around concerning the removal of those videos.
You can read Soken's statement about The Primals videos on AMEBA below:
However, despite this several comments on X are confused about the approach of how the issue is being handled. One particular question asks why the official Final Fantasy XIV social accounts, or the website, aren't the ones clearing up the misunderstanding. Further on in the chain, the user that brought up the inquiry states that the video in question is still available to watch through the PC version of AMEBA.
On January 4, 2024 Kenny Omega announced both Soken and Final Fantasy series Composer Nobuo Uematsu collaborated on a new theme song for the wrestling star. Additionally, Jason Charles Miller, who provided vocals for several songs in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, will be lending his talents once again for this track.
Final Fantasy XIV is available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.
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Siliconera Monday, January 6, 2025 7:01 PM
Being a Western Ys fan has certainly gotten easier in the last decade or so. For a very long time, the odds of any given release in the series getting a localization was hit or miss. More miss than hit, really. That changed in the twilight years of the PSP, when Nihon Falcom hooked up with XSEED to bring a number of its games overseas. One such title was the PSP version of Ys: The Oath in Felghana, the superb remake of the third game in the series. The two companies have once again joined hands to bring that game to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4/5 with Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana.
The word "remake" gets applied in all kinds of ways in this wild hobby of ours, but Ys: The Oath in Felghana would probably qualify as one of its most extreme forms. It's essentially a new game that follows the narrative framework and world design of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys. Originally released on the NEC PC-8801 in July of 1989, Wanderers from Ys broke from the pattern of the first two games by shifting to a side-scrolling format. While the game was well-received at the time, it would prove to be the only time the Ys series would use that style of gameplay.
Following the release of Wanderers from Ys and the departure of series creators Masaya Hashimoto and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, the series had some very rough years. Ys IV had two largely distinct versions, neither of which was developed by Nihon Falcom. Ys V brought the series back in-house, but didn't make much of an impact. It was a Super Famicom release in 1995, so that might not have been entirely the fault of the game. Whatever the reason, when Nihon Falcom returned to the series a few years later, it was in the form of Windows remakes of the first two games.
Things got back on track with the release of Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim in 2003 for Windows PCs. It sported a spiffy new engine, and had the good fortune to be picked up for a global release on PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable by none other than Konami. The work done on this game was carried into yet another remake, this time of Wanderers from Ys. Titled Ys: The Oath in Felghana, it released on Windows PCs in Japan in 2005 and the PSP globally in 2010, with a global PC release coming in 2012. While it told the same story as Wanderers from Ys and featured most of the same locations, the gameplay was more in line with the rest of the series and just about every aspect of the original was expanded upon.
We're a ways past 2012 now, however. That PC version is still kicking, of course. PC games are nice that way. Otherwise, you have had to dig out an PSP or Vita to play Felghana, a prospect that gets more inconvenient as time goes on. Fortunately, Nihon Falcom has ported the game to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4/5 in a slightly enhanced form as Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana. It appears to use the PlayStation Portable version of the game as its basis, which makes a certain degree of sense. It was the newest version up until now, after all. Things have been touched up a bit visually, and a few modest new features have been implemented.
The real star of the show here is simply that the game itself is now available on these consoles, though. Yes, Adol (awkwardly) fills the silence in conversations now. You can choose your preferred version of the soundtrack, and swap between the original portraits or some new ones. Otherwise, you're looking at all of the same content as the PlayStation Portable release. That's not a bad thing, but if you're looking for a lot of new additions you won't find much here. A remake of a remake, this is not.
With that said, Ys: The Oath in Felghana is an excellent action-RPG, and that goes just as well for this new version as it did for previous ones. At least for this writer, this era of Ys hits the sweet spot between the somewhat thin earlier entries and the multi-character, somewhat long-winded modern games. The story and characters are relatively basic in Felghana, but they're present and help make the world feel bigger than it really is. Adol and Dogi return to Dogi's hometown, and it turns out trouble's a-brewin'. It's up to our red-haired hero to save the day while Dogi is presumably off smashing through walls like the Kool-Aid Man.
The town of Redmont serves as your hub on this adventure, with each of the paths leading from its outskirts taking you in the direction of a different area of interest. You'll be dealing with these areas in a more or less linear order, as opening up them up usually rests on either a story trigger or an ability you'll earn in an earlier spoke. You can return to previously visited areas with your new abilities to score some extra upgrades, and the story will occasionally take you back to some locations to open a new path. Not exactly a massive world, but the areas are just big enough to require exploration without feeling too overwhelming.
You'll frequently return to Redmont, allowing you to take advantage of its shops to pick up useful items and equipment upgrades. You'll need quite a lot of money and ore to stay up to date with your gear, and this will sometimes encourage a bit of grinding. Nowhere near as much as the original Wanderers from Ys, but gold in particular can be scarce as the game goes on. Leveling up can also help with tricky sections, but Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana leans more on your reflexes and skills over having the best gear and a high level. The easier difficulty levels give you a comfortable ride, but even the Normal setting requires the player to put in a little work. The more challenging difficulty settings are a genuine test for any action game fan.
The gameplay in Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana is fast-paced and tense. You will often be crowded by your enemies, and there are plenty of hazards and environmental features to keep in mind as you dance around those hostile forces. The boss battles are thrilling, with plenty of fun patterns to learn and liberal amounts of things that will dispatch the inattentive player in a hurry. It feels good to master each encounter, because Adol is like a whirling dervish of death when you've got a handle on things. When combined with the quick movement speed and outstanding soundtrack, it's very easy to get in a zone with this game. That's the mark of a quality Ys entry.
That zippy pace results in a game that you can easily wrap up within ten to fifteen hours, which some players might balk at. I think it's as long as it needs to be, with very little in the way of unnecessary filler. It also provides some satisfying incentives to replay on higher difficulty settings, with an interesting New Game+ feature. The game allows you to pick some cheats using points earned based on the difficulty level you beat the game on, so if you want the full Tiny God effect you really do need to push yourself to the limit. Big risk, big reward.
For this review, I played the Nintendo Switch version of the game. By and large, it runs nicely on the platform in both handheld and docked mode. There have been some light graphical improvements made, but this is still a game from the mid-00s at its core and the texture maps and geometry often reflect that. The framerate on the PSP version could get dicey in busier sections of the game, and while this Switch version is considerably better in that regard, it does still sometimes dip when there's a ton of things going on. One would hope the PlayStation version would smooth that out, but I can't confirm that. It's a little disappointing, but I doubt it will be gamebreaking for most.
The best thing about Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana is simply that it gets this immensely enjoyable action-RPG onto more modern platforms. The port is solid though not flawless, and not much has been added for this go-around. I would argue that The Oath in Felghana doesn't need more than we already saw in the previous versions, though. I'm not sure if a series like Ys could get away with a game this lean and mean anymore as a brand new installment, but it's one classic that I always like to have at hand thanks to how breezy and satisfying it is to play. A great game then and now.
Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana will be released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on January 7, 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, January 6, 2025 6:30 PM
McDonald's has shared another Neon Genesis Evangelion commercial as part of it's collaboration with the IP. However, unlike the previous commercial, this one reuses scenes from the anime and does not feature the uniquely designed EVA Unit. The commercial was published on X, also formerly known as Twitter.
You can watch the McDonald's Neon Genesis Evangelion commercial below:
The collaboration began on January 6, 2025, with the initial announcement appear in late December 2024. This included a look at a special EVA Unit, UNIT-M, which features the signature colors of the fast food chain, gold and red. The collaboration menu will include the Mexican Cheese Chicken Sandwich, he Hash Brown and Beef Burger with Garlic Mayo, and the Double Teriyaki Cheeseburger.
Alongside the release of collaboration items, a series of special toys will be available to obtain via a lottery system. This includes toys based on the EVA models for Shinji, Rei, and Asuka. However, these are a limited run item, and will be available until January 10, 2025. Which means consumers have four days to potentially grab one, if they're lucky enough. The toys can be purchased through the McDonald's app, and are exclusive to Japan.
The McDonald's Neon Genesis Evangelion burgers are now available in Japan.
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Siliconera Monday, January 6, 2025 6:00 PM
The new G-Shock x Gundam collaboration watch will only be available for purchase for members of the Gundam Fanclub via lottery system. The watch costs 22,000 yen (or approximately $139.60) and will release on March 2025.
The lottery period will end on January 15, 2025, and the results will be announced on January 17. The payment period will be open for winners of the lottery from the moment of its announcement and until the end of the month.
The new G-Shock collaboration watch is a limited edition based on the Principality of Zeon from the original Gundam anime series. Featuring a green finish, the watch also includes motifs from Zeon as well as the name of the name of the nation, with the word "Protection" inscribed above it. Additionally, the emblem of the Principality of Zeon can be seen when the screen is lit, and a smaller version of it is also displayed underneath the screen.
You can take a look at the new limited edition Shock x Gundam collaboration watch here:
Casio has previously released other G-Shock watch collaborations like a recent Hello Kitty watch and an Earthbound watch among others.
The new Gundam G-Shock watch inspired by the Principality of Zeon is available for purchase via lottery system only to members of the Gundam Fanclub. It costs 22,000 yen (~$139.60) and is set to release on March 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, January 6, 2025 5:30 PM
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Tales of series Bandai Namco will release an art collection book. The book costs 7,700 yen (or about $48.85) and is available for pre-order from the Asobi Store until February 9, 2025, with its release date set for late March 2025.
The book has been announced for Japan only so far, and there is no information on if it will be translated in English. The volume will feature 112 pages in full color including newly drawn illustrations of fan-favorite scenes from multiple Tales of titles. The illustrations will be drawn by both the creators of the series as well as famous guest artists.
Additionally, drawings of the hero and heroine pairing for each game wearing special costumes will be included in the book. The scenes for the illustrations were selected via popular vote in Japan. Furthermore, Bandai Namco held a user survey between December 16, 2024 and January 5, 2025 asking fans to submit congratulatory messages and fan drawings that may be included in the book.
Tales of Graces f Remastered is the game selected as the re-release for the 30th anniversary of the series, and will come out on January 17, 2025 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Developers at Bandai Namco teased the possibility of more remasters coming in the future.
The Tales of 30th Anniversary Art Collection book is available for pre-order until February 9, 2025. It costs 7,700 yen (~$48.85) and will release sometime in late March 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, January 6, 2025 4:30 PM
Takara Tomy will release figures of Sanrio mascots that look like they're relaxing while asleep. These will appear in gachapon machines, and it'll cost 300 JPY ($1.90) per attempt. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]
There are five variations of the asleep Sanrio mascots. As one might imagine, you can get mascots of the usual suspects when it comes to Sanrio toys. You have a chance of getting Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, and Pompompurin. These figures look like they're lying down on their stomach, with one cheek looking rounder because of the way they're sleeping. All of them are fast asleep. Even Kuromi looks a lot softer than usual. Kuromi and My Melody are opening their mouths a little, while Cinnamoroll and Pompompurin have a cat-like smile. Hello Kitty doesn't have a mouth at all.
Takara Tomy often releases now gachapon toys based on Sanrio mascots. These toys are usually only available via gachapon. Some previous designs from Takara Tomy include ones of the mascots hugging a plush version of themselves, ones of the mascots looking like sushi, and ones of the mascots running late for school. All of these gachapon machines cost 300 JPY per attempt.
The asleep Sanrio mascots will appear in Takara Tomy gachapon machines in Japan some time in mid-January 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, January 6, 2025 4:00 PM
Kung Fu Tea and Capcom announced there is now a Monster Hunter Wilds promotion running at the chain of bubble tea restaurants. It is available immediately and will run until January 31, 2025. We had an idea this was on the way, as a teaser trailer first showed up on January 2, 2025.
The Monster Hunter Wilds Kung Fu Tea crossover doesn't involve any major merchandise, but there are three drinks based on the game and a promotional item. There is a Forbidden Lands Thai Tea Latte, a Palico's Thai Milk Tea, and a White Wraith Thai Tea Milk Cap. The Palico option is the one with boba. The White Wraith one inspired by the entry's signature monster features the milk cap on top of the drink.
Anyone who orders one of these three drinks will also get a themed sticker. The site and teaser trailer don't show how it looks. But while supplies last, one will be included with a drink.
Here's the brief trailer announcing the promotion that debuted on social media:
Kung Fu Tea game crossovers are fairly common. There was one for Metaphor Re:Fantazio. In 2022, a Kirby one showed up too. You could also find Honkai Impact 3rdcharacters on drinks there.
Monster Hunter Wilds will come to the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on February 28, 2025, but the promotion at Kung Fu Tea will only last until January 31, 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, January 6, 2025 3:30 PM
For a limited time, the Japanese server of Fate/Grand Order (FGO) will feature a banner re-run with the Berserker form of Miyamoto Musashi. You'll also have a higher chance of pulling Li Shuwen (Lancer) during this time.
The New Year 2025 gacha in FGO will run until January 15, 2025. Aside from Richard I the Lionheart (the New Year Servant for 2025), you'll also have a chance to pull seven different limited-time Servants. The banner times for these Servants are very short, giving players only about a day or so. For example, the Aoko Aozaki banner only lasted from January 4 to 6, 2025. This is the last day to pull for Kyokutei Bakin, and players will have until the 8th to pull for Takasugi Shinsaku. Servants who'll return to FGO for New Year 2025 after Miyamoto Musashi are Sakamoto Ryoma (Lancer), Miss Crane, and Alice Kuonji.
Miyamoto Musashi (Berserker) is a swimsuit Servant who debuted on the Japanese server in 2019 for the Las Vegas Official Bout event. She has one of the highest ATK values among all of the Servants, which can make up for her natural squishiness as a Berserker. Her Noble Phantasm, Ganryu-jima, is an Arts attack that can damage all enemies, as well as reduce their critical rate chance for three turns.
Fate/Grand Order is readily available on mobile devices. Miyamoto Musashi (Berserker) will only return on the Japanese server of FGO, and her banner will end on January 9, 2025.
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TGN – Tabletop Gaming News Monday, January 6, 2025 6:24 PM The new year begins with exciting news for Warmachine players: the Maelstrom colossal for Cygnar Storm Legion is now available for pre-order. The Maelstrom is a colossal warjack designed to enhance the capabilities of Storm Legion armies with its advanced weaponry and versatility. Powered by a storm core generator, it features a range of customization... |
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TGN – Tabletop Gaming News Monday, January 6, 2025 5:41 PM Paizo has announced two new releases for Pathfinder Second Edition, both scheduled for June 2025. The upcoming books include Pathfinder Lost Omens Shining Kingdoms, a lore-focused supplement, and Pathfinder Treasure Vault (Remastered), an updated version of a previous release. Pathfinder Lost Omens Shining Kingdoms The Lost Omens Shining Kingdoms supplement provides detailed information on six... |
WGB Monday, January 6, 2025 5:23 PM Insider claims Xbox might launch a new console called "Xbox Prime" in 2026 to compete with PlayStation, but reliability of this information is questionable. |
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MonsterVine Monday, January 6, 2025 7:01 PM It was the early 90s and I had never seen a Super Nintendo Entertainment System before in my life. I had just moved to a small town in Chicagoland and was making new friends. Sitting inside Dave's den was a formative moment for me, I got to play Super Mario World for the first time, […] |
