GamersHeroes Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:46 PM Set to show fans what's next in video games, the sixth annual Summer Game Fest is happening from June 6-9. The post Summer Game Fest Returning to LA Beginning June 6 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:23 PM The world of Bandai Namco's online social deduction game DEATH NOTE Killer Within is getting even more interesting with the inclusion of Mello. The post Mello Coming to DEATH NOTE Killer Within appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:15 PM Now available for PC and consoles, get ready to explore the world of Rebellion's Sniper Elite: Resistance with the launch trailer for the title. The post Sniper Elite: Resistance Launch Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:06 PM Developed by Sunblink and Sanrio, acclaimed cozy life sim Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The post Hello Kitty Island Adventure Now Available for Nintendo Switch and PC appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:22 AM The next season of the popular title, EA and Respawn announced that Apex Legends: Takeover is set to launch for PC and consoles February 11. The post Apex Legends: Takeover Coming February 11 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:03 AM For those who know their way behind the wheel, Drag Races in Rockstar Games' GTA Online will dish out double the usual GTA$. The post Drag Races and Auto Shop Client Jobs Bonuses This Week in GTA Online appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:46 AM Starting February 5, the latest playable character to make their way to Super Evil Megacorp's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is the hockey vigilante Casey Jones. The post Casey Jones Coming to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate February 5 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:37 AM The team at Starforge Systems has released their next generation of custom-built, creator-focused PCs with some powerful NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series cards. The post Starforge Systems' Next-Gen PCs Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:55 PM Overwatch 2 Promises 'Groundbreaking Changes' And With Marvel Rivals' Success, It Had Better Deliver  Blizzard has announced it's holding a big blowout event for Overwatch 2 next month. The Overwatch 2 Spotlight showcase will take place on February 12 at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern and will unveil "groundbreaking changes to the PvP experience that will be unlike anything you've seen before," as well as new maps,… |
Kotaku Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:35 PM  Over on the Xbox Store you can currently find Mariostro Strikers: Soccer League, a newly released game that is clearly a knock-off of the popular Nintendo-published Mario Strikers series. And yes, the cover is an awful AI-generated nightmare. |
Kotaku Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:31 PM  Mobile gaming is more popular than ever. As game streaming becomes more viable, and with many games now offering cross-progression across consoles, PC, and mobile hardware, taking your games on the go has never been easier. |
Kotaku Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:05 PM  Bittersweet news: We don't have to wait three years for Squid Game season 3 like we did for season 2, but we now know Netflix's number one non-English language series of all time will be ending soon. Today, Netflix unveiled Squid Game's final season will premiere on June 27 with some sneak peeks into the aftermath of… |
Kotaku Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:25 AM  When Path of Exile 2 launched in Early Access last year, fans of the action-RPG series were assured that work would still continue on the first game, which was due to have its 3.26 update go live last year. Months later, the studio behind both games—Grinding Gear—explains why that didn't happen and gives a brief… |
Kotaku Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:00 AM  Only recently, I passed on my GameCube to my nephew who was just starting college. He wanted something to play Mario Kart and GoldenEye on with new friends, and apparently it's proving a hit. But this means I don't have a GameCube. So let's check eBay... |
Kotaku Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:05 AM  UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega likes to play Fortnite online with other people. However, one player started trash-talking too much and Ortega made a bet him with that he would make the trip from one side of the United States to the other to put him in a chokehold. And he did just that and recorded it for… |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:00 PM  It's the future, and you are not a person. A shirtless young man with a military buzzcut and piercing blue eyes is talking to you. His camo leggings straddle the line between yoga instructor and hospital patient, stark against the vast reaches of space. His name, Serafin, is stamped like a serial number in bold capitals beside an unfurling ribbon of expositional dialogue. You do not know him, but he knows you, and he knows you need to run. Your pursuer is Laine, a dapper mob boss who falls somewhere between an entitled slave owner and an abusive ex. In short, he is both entirely irredeemable and a credible threat. This is the premise of Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. You run. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Best cyberpunk games, Best story games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:55 PM  Grimdark fairy-tale roguelike Ravenswatch has just been expanded with the release of its first major update, Nightmares Unleashed. The initial step on the post-launch roadmap from developer Passtech Games, it adds new fights, events, and activities, improves the key system, and makes its biggest boss encounters harder. The Nightmares Unleashed update is out now, and to celebrate you can pick up the game with a 30% discount in a Steam sale, with a new set of cosmetic DLC also available. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best co-op games, Best RPG games, Best roguelike games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:37 PM  What is the best PPSh-41 loadout in Black Ops 6? It's time to dust off that arsenal of weapons, we've got a brand new SMG for you to try out. Season 2 has introduced plenty of welcome changes to the game, but we're most interested in the PPSh-41, a World War II SMG that can tear through enemies with its lightning fast fire rate. The stock version of this classic SMG is far too heavy for our liking, and it also could use a lot of work in the recoil department. Fortunately, our Black Ops 6 PPSh-41 loadout addresses these problems in the FPS game, making it one of the best Black Ops 6 weapons around. Continue reading Best Black Ops 6 PPSh-41 loadout MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Black Ops 6 guns, Black Ops 6 missions, Black Ops 6 loadouts |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:43 PM  It's time to sling your way through New York in Spider-Man 2, as long as your PC is up for the challenge. Nixxes have released the Spider-Man 2 system requirements, and while running the game with ray tracing requires a high-spec machine, older gamers aren't being totally left behind. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has almost identical specs to Horizon Forbidden West, another PS5 game ported to PC. While older rigs can handle this game at 720p, you'll need one of the best graphics cards out there if you're going to be pushing for ultimate ray tracing performance at 4K. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:05 PM  Never wanting to miss out on a good grift, Ebay scalpers have returned in force for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 launch. The new GPU is already in high demand after its first day on shelves resulted in sellouts across the board. This was expected, as Nvidia even warned of "stock outs" before the release. We recently tested the new flagship for our RTX 5090 review, and comes in at a base price of $1,999. That's just for Nvidia Founders Edition and reference spec cards, though, with the partners slowly revealing their pricing, including Asus with its $3,000 variation. As these cards sold out as fast as lightning, Ebay users have gathered and the grift is real. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: RTX 5090 review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:46 AM  January 30, 2025: We've checked for the latest Monopoly Go dice links for free dice rolls and tokens. How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The household favorite board game has been reimagined as a free-to-play app on smartphones, allowing everyone to experience the thrills of Monopoly on practically any device. Everything that makes the board game special is here in Monopoly Go, so you'll be collecting properties and building hotels as you go around the board, and there are a variety of multiplayer minigames to get through along the way. You're going to need to get your hands on Monopoly dice rolls, but they are difficult to come by no matter how far you are into the board game. There are ways to earn additional dice rolls, including logging into the game every day to collect daily bonuses, progressing further in the game, and inviting friends to try Monopoly Go. While you can also spend real money to unlock more dice rolls, you may want to give our list of Monopoly Go dice links a try instead, especially if you're waiting for the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event. Take a look at all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today. Continue reading Free Monopoly Go dice links January 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:43 AM  Looking for some good games like Animal Crossing on PC? Well, wish granted below. Nintendo finally gave Animal Crossing fans what they wanted when it released the next entry in the fantastic village simulation series. Now here we are a few years later, still basking in the aftermath of one of Nintendo's most successful launches. A Nintendo Switch isn't cheap, though. Especially if all you're interested in is Animal Crossing. Fortunately for PC players, the best games on Animal Crossing don't just appear on the Switch. Grab your shovel for fossil hunting, a net to catch those bugs catching, and a creative attitude for interior decorating, because these are the best PC games when it comes to recreating Animal Crossing's unique approach to relaxation. Continue reading Games like Animal Crossing on PC MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best relaxing games, Games like Animal Crossing, Best life games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:29 AM  A Japanese electronics store has inadvertently caused mayhem after attempting to run a lottery for prospective buyers of Nvidia's new RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 gaming GPUs. The store planned to hand out up to 100 tickets to those in line, but far more people turned up, causing damage to the local area and trespassing on neighboring properties in order to skip ahead in the line. The store in question is called PC Koubou, and like many stores around the world, this one was having to deal with the reality of extremely limited supply of new Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs. However, while it came up with an idea for how to be as fair and reasonable at handing out cards as it could, some of those wanting to grab the new best graphics card champions weren't so high-minded. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: RTX 5090 review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:00 AM  Where is Tophat Gudetama in Hello Kitty Island Adventure? Once you've befriended Pochacco in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, he lets you know that fan-favorite Sanrio character Gudetama can be found dotted around the island as small figurines. While many of these can be found posed in different situations, some very special Gudetamas are key to the Laziest Egg weekly quest. Once you have triggered the Laziest Egg quest with Pochacco in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, the weekly quest appears in your log automatically to find Gudetama wearing a top hat. Only one of these Gudetamas spawns each week, and, luckily, its location is on a simple rotation, and we've got them all right here. Take a look below to find the Tophat Gudetama location this week, or browse where it might appear in the relaxing game in the future. Continue reading Hello Kitty Island Adventure Tophat Gudetama location MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best relaxing games, Games like Animal Crossing, Best life games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:00 AM  What are everyone's favorite gifts in Hello Kitty Island Adventure? Like Animal Crossing, Dreamlight Valley, and similar wholesome games, Hello Kitty Island Adventure tasks you with befriending your Sanrio neighbors. To do so, just like with real friends (or so we've heard), you must learn their likes and dislikes, and gift them all the items their heart desires. Learning your friends' favorite gifts in Hello Kitty Island Adventure can take some time, between the sheer volume of characters and the amount of resources across the sunny island setting. Since we're your friends, we're gifting you what you want most, a Hello Kitty Island Adventure gift guide. Below, you'll find every character's likes and all Hello Kitty Island Adventure favorite gifts, so you can earn their friendship in the life game and unlock quests fast. Continue reading Hello Kitty Island Adventure gift guide MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best relaxing games, Games like Animal Crossing, Best life games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:05 AM  Surviving a zombie apocalypse is a traumatic enough task by itself, but what if it's not your own health that you're worried about? In survival game Undying, you play a woman who's been bitten and is already succumbing to the virus. In her limited time left, you must train her eight-year-old son to take care of himself in a ruined world while dealing with your deteriorating condition. Featuring design work from Diablo co-creator David Brevik, you can grab Undying as a free game right now, but you've only got a few days to do so. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best zombie games, Best survival games, Best story games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:04 AM  Even by the standards of FromSoftware and the Dark Souls formula, Shadow of the Erdtree was, at times, absolutely brutal. If you've ground your way through the Lands Between, finishing off the Elden Ring DLC in style, you'd be forgiven for wanting some form of reprieve, a nice, long break to play something calmer, kinder. But the Elden Ring Nightreign beta, also known as the network test, is already almost upon us. A roguelike spin on the sadistic fantasy RPG, Nightreign pits you and three comrades against successively hard mobs and bosses in a white-knuckle fight for survival. If you applied to play it before launch, FromSoftware may have already been in touch. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best soulslike games, Elden Ring review, Elden Ring Nightreign release date |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:19 AM  Sticking a media playtest for a Dune game in the frigid depths of a Norwegian January is peak comedic irony. Yet there I was, layered up, exploring the unforgiving Arrakean desert from Oslo's former multiplex-turned-gaming hub, Eldorado, having been invited by developer Funcom. While the venue may serve a different purpose nowadays, I still witnessed moments of absolute cinema during my six-hour Dune Awakening preview as I wrestled with raiders, legged it from sandworms, and familiarized myself with the laws of the desert. God made Arrakis to test the faithful, and Funcom's making Dune Awakening to test the gamers. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best MMOs, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:58 AM  Assassin's Creed Rogue is one of the most overlooked entries in the Ubisoft series, and it's easy to understand why. It launched in November 2014, on the same day as Assassin's Creed Unity. While Unity was the next-generation offering, Rogue acted as the final outing for the previous round of consoles, but made its way to PC early in 2015. If you missed it the first time around, now might be the ideal time to give it a second chance, as Ubisoft has just brought Steam achievements to the open-world game as part of its continued rollout. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best open-world games, Best action games, Best single-player games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:07 AM  Asus' new Q-Release Slim system for quickly removing graphics cards is damaging graphics cards and other PCIe cards, according to new reports. Q-Release Slim is designed to be an easier way to remove PCIe devices, such as graphics cards, from Asus motherboards by removing the need to press a lock release button - you just pull the card straight out - but it appears to be harming the cards in the process. However, Asus has been quick to respond, releasing a statement playing down the severity of the situation. With Asus motherboards featuring the new quick card release system now being out in the wild, reports are coming in of the new motherboards scratching the printed circuit board (PCB) when being disconnected. This is understandably a major concern for any graphics card user, but especially those looking to buy one of the new best graphics card options such as the $2,000 RTX 5090. That's if you manage to work out where to buy an RTX 5090, of course. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ review, Asus ROG Raikiri review, Best gaming motherboard |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:11 AM  Trying to find out where to buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPU? If so, you've landed in the right place. The card launches today at 9am ET / 6am PT / 2pm GMT, so availability has just kicked off. In this guide, you'll find links to stores around the world that have either stock notifications, pre-orders, or actual stock available. If you want to grab the most anticipated graphics card of the moment, this is the place to be. With the new Nvidia RTX 5090 proving to be the undisputed new best graphics card in terms of raw power, it's set to be in huge demand. What's more, it's expected to be available in only very limited numbers, so you'll have to be quick on the draw to grab one in the coming months, especially if you don't want to pay inflated prices from scalpers buying the cards from trusted retailers, only to then resell them on the likes of Ebay. With an official price of $1,999 / $4,449 CAD / £1,939 / AU$4,039 for the Founders Edition card, that's the price you should be hoping to pay for Nvidia's own impressively slim card design. Other cards from the likes of Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, and Zotac might demand more, but that's the ballpark figure you should expect to pay. The RTX 5090 release date is today, January 30, at 9am ET /6am PT / 2pm GMT so stock has just become available. Some stores are operating a "notify me" service, so you can sign up to know when more stock becomes available, so if you can't find the card you want you might be able to get a notification for when more arrives. Continue reading Where to buy 5090 - Nvidia RTX 5090 stock for January 30 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: RTX 5090 review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:51 AM  What is the best graphics card for gaming? Shopping for a new GPU can mean wading through an often baffling set of numbers in specs lists, as well as weighing up the pros and cons of the different feature sets from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. That's where we can help, as we're not only genuine PC hardware enthusiasts who know our stream processors from our stream decks, but we're also gamers. Your choice of GPU will have a bigger impact on your gaming experience than any other PC component and by a long, long way. Yes, it's always worth making sure you have the best gaming CPU in your system, as well as the best gaming RAM you can afford, but it's the mighty graphics card that really sits on the throne in your gaming rig, so you need to make sure you nail this choice. Your GPU is the primary driving force behind the frame rate in your games, and it also determines the resolution and graphics settings you'll be able to use, including ray tracing and some GPUs are much better at handling these settings than others. There are also features that are exclusive to Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon GPUs, such as Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR, which also need to be considered. We've tested all the graphics cards listed in this guide in a number of different games ourselves, so we can say authoritatively which GPU you should buy for your needs, and why. The situation has quickly changed with the release of Nvidia's new RTX 5000 GPUs in January 2025 as well, with the new RTX 5090 now the undisputed king of the graphics card world, if you can afford (or find) it, and the new RTX 5080 offering decent 4K gaming performance for a much cheaper price, thanks to is support for DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Gen.. The new AMD RDNA 4 GPU lineup is also scheduled to launch in March 2025, with the new Radeon RX 9070 XT bringing support for AMD FSR 4, which finally brings hardware AI to the company's upscaling tech. The Radeon RX 9070 is also due to launch in this timeframe, with both GPUs expected to chase the RTX 5070 for the mid-range crown. In the meantime, these graphics cards are the very best ones you can buy for gaming right now, with prices starting at just $249.99 for a great 1080p card, and going all the way up to the mammoth Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 if you want to play games at 4K with all the eye candy enabled. Continue reading Best graphics card 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:15 AM  What is the next Dead by Daylight Chapter? New chapters arrive in Dead by Daylight every three months, and it can be difficult to keep up with the new characters, maps, and more. Luckily, these updates arrive on a fairly rigid schedule, so we can usually look forward to the next DBD chapter before we even know what it is. With so much additional content, it's incredible how Behaviour Interactive is able to come up with new perks and powers for the latest DBD killers and survivors. The last Dead by Daylight character to enter The Fog was the gruesomely gorgeous Houndmaster and her pet dog, Snug. Joining them was Taurie Cain, the first Scottish survivor in the horror game. Next, a licensed killer arrives alone, but who could it be? Here's everything we know about the DBD Chapter 35 release date estimate, and what it could entail. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:17 AM  Silent Hill 2 was one of 2024's most shocking surprises when it launched in October. Bloober Team's remake of the classic horror experience was met with mixed opinions after the first few trailers, and due to Bloober Team's somewhat patchy track record, many were worried that the new version wouldn't live up to the 2001 original. But, in the end, it was a great game for newcomers and long-term fans alike. I loved it, and I recommend buying it while it's at its cheapest price yet in the Fanatical Lunar Sale. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Silent Hill 2 remake system requirements, The best horror games, Silent Hill 2 remake review |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:16 AM  If you're looking for where to buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, this is the place to be. We're updating this guide daily with links to etailers around the world so you can find stock as soon as it appears. With the RTX 5080 launch having just occured, stock is sure to sell out quickly, but check the retailers below to see if there's still cards available. The Nvidia RTX 5080 is expected to be a very popular option for those wanting to upgrade to an RTX 5000 series GPU. That's because, while our RTX 5090 review showed it to be the undisputed new best graphics card, it also offers relatively poor value for $1,999. The RTX 5080, though, is a great choice that's reasonable value in the grand scheme of things, as we found out in our RTX 5080 review. Because of this expected popularity, and because the entire RTX 5000 series is tipped to be in short supply and high demand, you're going to need to be organized if you want to secure a card for a sensible price soon after launch. With an official price of $999 / $1,449.99 CAD / £979 / AU$2,019 for Nvidia's own Founders Edition card. Other cards from the likes of Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, Palit, PNY, and Zotac might demand more, but that's the ballpark figure you should expect to pay. The RTX 5080 release date is set today, January 30, with launch time being 9am ET / 6am PT / 2pm GMT, so no stock is available yet. Some stores are operating a "notify me" service, so you can sign up to know when stock becomes available, so you can sign up to see when new stock appears in stores. Continue reading Where to buy 5080 - Nvidia RTX 5080 stock for January 30 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: RTX 5090 review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:57 AM  All eyes are on Civilization 7 as February arrives, but the Firaxis giant is far from the only historical 4X game in town. Rival Old World has plenty of pedigree of its own, coming from former Civ 4 lead designer Soren Johnson and his studio Mohawk Games. It combines all the hex-grid tactics of modern Civilization with more character-led events and drama akin to grand strategy games like Crusader Kings 3. Now, however, a new expansion is coming that's set to take things in a more catastrophic direction with the introduction of dangerous deities willing to unleash sweeping natural disasters. Continue reading Historical 4X game Old World demands you appease the gods in new DLC MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Upcoming PC Games, Best strategy games, Best 4X games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:32 AM  When is the Elden Ring Nightreign beta? The Lands Between beckons us once more for a standalone co-op adventure that introduces a roguelike loop into FromSoftware's formula. Playtests are the perfect opportunity to get early access and discover if a dedicated multiplayer version of this landmark RPG is for you. If you can't wait for the Nightreign release date, you're in luck – the first Elden Ring Nightreign closed beta is on its way. Given FromSoftware's track record with beta periods, this might be your only chance to play the soulslike game ahead of launch. Thankfully, the Nightreign network test sign-up process is straightforward, so here's how to secure your participation. Continue reading Elden Ring Nightreign beta start date and how to sign up MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best soulslike games, Elden Ring review, Elden Ring Nightreign release date |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:04 AM  A new Linux patch has potentially revealed Intel's next plans for its Arc Battlemage graphics cards. Spotted by Tomasz Gawroński, an avid gaming hardware enthusiast on X (formerly Twitter), the new Intel gaming GPU additions could be the much anticipated more powerful variants in the company's lineup. The Intel B580 has been heralded as one of the best graphics cards on the budget end of PC building, but PC gaming enthusiasts are always looking for more power, and that could be coming with these cards. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 7:50 AM  Want to know everything about Minecraft villages? Villages in Minecraft are one of the best resources throughout your survival experience. They're not only great for helping you stock up in the early game, but you can trade with villagers for rarer items as you progress. We've learnt everything there is to know about Minecraft villages so we can tell you all about it. Villages can be found in most Minecraft biomes, and contain a number of chests, farms, and other useful ways to gather essential survival gear, including armor, crafting tables, and blast furnaces. The sooner you locate a village into your first days in the Minecraft overworld, the better your chances of survival in one of the best PC games of all time. Here's everything you need to know about Minecraft villages, villager houses, loot, breeding villagers, and building a town of your own. Continue reading Minecraft village guide - how to find them and make your own MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:50 AM  On Wednesday February 12, we'll finally get to see what the future of Overwatch 2 looks like. In the wake of Marvel Rivals' release, the OG hero shooter has struggled to keep pace with its plucky new competitor. The Cyber DJ Lucio Twitch drop that accompanies the official stream was initially made available to players as a paid cosmetic 24 hours prior to the event's reveal, meaning those who purchased it have paid for what is soon to be a free skin. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: All Overwatch 2 characters, Best Overwatch 2 settings, Overwatch 2 tier list |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:26 PM  Mandragora: Whispers Of The Witch Tree is a 2.5D Soulsvania from Primal Game Studio, in which you electrify, bisect or incinerate handsome, ravening night creatures in a world of heaped skulls and burning spires. Yes, I'm well aware that "2.5D" and "Soulsvania" are nonsense words, woven by pestilent market forces. Samuel Johnson is turning in his grave, I expect. He has risen from his grave and equipped himself with an ironbound dictionary and is even now making his way through the layers of the English language, hellbent on slaughtering every 'vania yet coined. But never mind Samuel. Oversized rodents and spiders aside, Mandragora is notable for being written by Brian Mitsoda, writer of the original Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and the former narrative lead for its sequel at Hardsuit Labs, which lives on in the hands of The Chinese Room. Primal have just announced a release date - 17th April. Here's a trailer. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:00 PM  Don't get too comfortable. As an RPG that puts you in the synthetic boots of an escaped robo-person, Citizen Sleeper 2 often has you on the run. It's a crunchy, dicey machine of vibrant world-building that sometimes forgets itself in wandering prose. A compelling universe to sail through, with more habitats and hovels than its predecessor, more stations and stellar gateways. It can't - for me - escape the dense gravity of the first game's compact storytelling and novel character building, no matter how often it funnels you from one space caper to the next. But it has a good time trying. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:09 AM  Bioware released a statement yesterday. It talked of "turning towards the future". It dreamed of "a more agile, focused studio". Nowhere in the post did the word "layoffs" appear. But this is what the post was actually about. The closest it got to addressing the facts of what happened to an unspecified number of workers is the phrase: "we don't require support from the full studio." It's one of the most disingenuous announcements of job cuts in a recent and plentiful history of job cuts. A weirdly impressive feat from BioWare, considering the last two or three years have seen some spectacular verbal gymnastics from games companies when it comes to shitcanning people. Let's take a look at some of our "favourite" mealy-mouthed press releases in which people have their jobs poetically "sunsetted" rather than, say, dropkicked out the window. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:34 AM  The last Minesweeperalike I wrote up was a sparkling slurry of mind-altering pop-ups and resinous AI cleavage. It was David Cronenberg's Minesweeper: The Substance Edition, and I was sincerely worried that I'd put you all off Minesweeper for life. But before you mop your last munition and turn in your index finger for good, give Dragonsweeper a try. It's Minesweeper with an altogether less atrocious twist which you can hopefully deduce from the name. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, January 30, 2025 7:28 AM  The layoff train has come for BioWare. A number of Dragon Age: The Veilguard staff are leaving the celebrated RPG company in the course of plans to become "a more agile, focused studio", as BioWare move ahead with the next Mass Effect game. Posting on Bluesky, senior systems designer Michelle Flamm, producer Jen Cheverie, editor Karin West-Weekes, lead writer Trick Weekes and narrative designer Ryan Cormier have all announced that they're looking for work. All of which feels like it warrants a mention in general manager Gary McKay's recent blog about BioWare's future, but he comments only that they're "taking the opportunity to reimagine" how BioWare operate between projects, and "have worked diligently over the past few months to match many of our colleagues with other teams at EA that had open roles that were a strong fit." Which is a very slippery way to say that you're making a load of people redundant. |
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 2:00 PM
Bandai Namco shared a new survey for Tales of Graces f Remastered, asking people what they thought about the newest version of the game and sharing a mobile wallpaper reward for sharing thoughts about the JRPG. It is live until February 13, 2025, and you can take part by visiting the official site.
Many of the questions are very basic ones about the JRPG. Bandai Namco starts the survey by asks if you actually bought Tales of Graces f Remastered. It then asks if you're currently playing it and how you got it. The company asks which platform people picked, as well as if they went with the special edition.
From there, the questions get to be more about the experience and gameplay. The company asks someone to rank how much they enjoyed it, the rank elements like the characters, graphics, and battle system. It also asked about the new features in the remaster and which ones folks found helpful. These responses included options like the ability to skip events, more subtitles, faster movement, and Grade Shop access.
Once that's done, you get a Tales of Graces f Remastered wallpaper image designed to be used on a mobile phone. It features Asbel and Sophie from behind, looking at the sky.
Tales of Graces f Remastered is available for the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. You can also find the original game on the PS3 worldwide and the Wii in Japan.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:30 PM
Kadokawa Game Linkage has announced that it will release a Monster Hunter Wilds guide book in Japan on the same day Capcom releases the game worldwide on February 28, 2025. The Japanese book will have the title "Official First Play Guide," and it will be available in physical and digital formats with a tax-inclusive price tag of 2,970 yen (~$19.25).
The A4-sized book will have a total of 96 pages. Other than general explanations of the game world's settings, monsters, and items, it will also contain more detailed tips related to the large monsters, weapons, and armor parts.
Each physical copy of the book will also come with an exclusive B2-sized fabric poster that features one of the game's key visuals. A watermarked sample of the poster is available to view right below:
Kadokawa also shared a disclaimer that the guide will contain information based on the launch version of Monster Hunter Wilds. Capcom has been recently known for adding post-release new content and gameplay balance updates to prior Monster Hunter entries like World and Rise, so Kadokawa warns that future update patches for Monster Hunter Wilds may make some of the book's information no longer accurate.
Monster Hunter Wilds will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC simultaneously worldwide on February 28, 2025. Kadokawa will also publish the official First Play Guide Book for Monster Hunter Wilds on the same day in Japan.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:00 PM
Great games make you feel things. This isn't limited to joy or delight. I feel like if it can evoke any kind of meaningful emotions that aren't overwhelming frustration tied to bad gameplay or broken elements, it's a some sort of success. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector did an incredible job of leaving me feeling lost, desperate, enraged at in-game entities or opponents, and like I was struggling to survive in a galaxy where every decision mattered. It feels like both an important piece of literature and a well-crafted indie game.
Citizen Sleeper 2 begins with a harrowing operation and escape. You're an entirely new Sleeper, a person whose self was uploaded into a cybernetic body to act as essentially a work slave for other individuals. Memories are lost in that initial process. However, yours in this instance are gone because of an interrupted procedure to remove a reliance on the Stabilizer needed to keep Sleeper units going. Your former boss Laine discovered you were attempting to escape. Your only ally is someone named Serafin, who seems distraught at your amnesia, as the two of you head on the run throughout the galaxy.. The process seems to have damaged your body. Your ship is old and falling apart. You're being hunted down. There's never enough time, money, or supplies. It's a lot.
Gameplay in Citizen Sleeper 2 is nearly identical to the original game, albeit with more space travel. This begin with you choosing one of three roles, which are Machinist, Operator, and Extractor. Each has one Skill they excel at and one that is just not there. You can invest in Skills and Push abilities, the latter of which increase stress in exchange for some sort of boost. I found the Endure, Engineer and Intuit Skills most useful, but every one of them has their time and place. Likewise, your eventual allies have specialties that will help in situations, and if they are set as your crew you can rely on their dice too.
After the player's Sleeper and Serafin escape, Citizen Sleeper 2 falls into a sort of pattern. Arrive at a station. Perform actions in different areas to open up access to job contracts, new crew, new locations, opportunities to get supplies, and information. You have five dice available each Cycle, which can randomly roll between a 1-6. You use a die for each action, both on stations or when on Contracts, which determines if you'll have a positive, neutral, or negative result. On Contracts, allies' dice can be used as well. However, you're reliant on supplies you bring in, you don't know what Skills you may need there, and you can't just quit and leave a Contract area in the midst of it. Your Skills can also result in an extra boost or debuff to certain actions, depending on your proficiency, with 1 always being the minimum and 6 the maximum. Getting a 6 means a positive result and you're safe... but otherwise you can be in real trouble. You also can increase stress with failure or if you're away from a station and reliant on supplies that are running out, which also causes your character to become more hungry or starving as time passes.
Once all dice are used, you need to return to the ship to end the Cycle, roll, and begin a new day, with the Cycle Clock timer showing how close your pursuers are cranking down as time goes by. Oh, and you also need to eat, as you'll increase stress and wear out your dice if you don't. Depending on your difficulty, running out of dice health means you just can't use them and progress until they're repaired. Once you gained enough money and resources to move on, you can continue running to the next location. Good and bad outcomes are taken into account, lending weight to every action and decision.
It's complicated! And Citizen Sleeper 2 starts and plays in such a way that it feels like Jump Over the Age assumes that you played the first game. So certain elements about Skills, your Drive motivations, and just generally acting, let alone more complicated concepts like using a Push to help yourself a long or understanding Glitches, aren't properly explained.
The situation in Citizen Sleeper 2 means you're constantly faced with these dire situations filled with compelling characters. While Serafin is the first, the game is packed with people with fascinating tales to tell. I was concerned about Juni early on, considering how she ended up joining a list of possible crewmates, but her actions and background proved her to be a reliable ally on missions. I adored Serafin and felt so bad to see my first companion in such pain upon realizing these two individuals took a major risk together, only for one to completely forget what they had and it to go terribly awry. I would love to hang out with Kadet, because her responses are hilarious. The narrative is so strong both when it comes to this Sleeper's story and the characters around them. I loved it. I often found myself choosing responses on my first run that showed consideration to anyone I met who seemed like they were as downtrodden as I was. Then, in my second, I made different choices that were more selfish, and enjoyed how the results differed.
What I didn't always love is the weight of certain gameplay elements. While this story is very well told and exceptional, I couldn't spend hours engaged in a session the way I could with the original Citizen Sleeper. I feel like the difficulty in Citizen Sleeper 2 is much higher than the original game due elements like the dice health, timers, and nature of Contracts. Early on, upon first escaping from Laine, it is possible to find yourself in a desperate state due to poor dice rolls. I felt like stress and dice health loomed over me in such a way that I didn't ever find myself in the sort of secure positions, like I sometimes did in the original game. Since each die also has the aforementioned health bar, it feels possible to immediately fall into dire straits once access to even one is lost. It is absolutely possible to survive and keep moving on! But it kept me from enjoying the sequel as much as I did the original, and I don't think I ever had a play session last longer than an hour.
While I do feel it affected Citizen Sleeper 2's balance in a way resource management didn't in the original, I will say I sometimes appreciated the tension it added to the adventure. The stakes really felt dire, especially as I experienced a constant struggle to maintain resources and manage actions each Cycle to ensure I could constantly keep moving as the Hunt timer ticked down and danger loomed. Getting food to stave off starvation, fuel to keep moving, and scrap to deal with broken dice was a constant weight on my shoulders. I felt as desperate as my character likely did. It's immersive. However, that anxiety over getting by and burden meant I needed to take more breaks when I'd play Citizen Sleeper 2, especially if a new Cycle started with poor dice rolls and I didn't want to risk using the Push mechanic to increase stress to make them more viable.
It didn't help that I felt like the easiest of the three difficulty options didn't actually make the experience any less grueling. If you select Easy, you can still use broken dice and have them count as a "1" for actions, you don't need to worry about dying, and stress won't be as influential. However, since a "1" could result in a terrible result, I sometimes felt like it was as bad as not having a die at all. Some situations seemed even more hopeless as I played on the easiest difficulty, because I'd keep tossing the broken dice at situations, would see them get negative results and not move the needle, only building up stress and making me starve sooner. Stress also still felt, well, stressful!
All that said, the story and mechanics in Citizen Sleeper 2 clearly illustrates what life is like for those who are at the whims of the power and large commercial entities when paired together. Many of the people we meet and ally with are forced to do whatever they can to survive. Contracts may deal with the after effects of potential abuses of power or the harm a company can do when a hazardous device is left behind as space trash. We meet the people dealing with the consequences of actions they didn't commit or agree to.
In Citizen Sleeper 2, players are tossed into a well-realized future and forced to survive as best they can. This is also while hopefully fostering relationships with people who might help them feel as though they're actually living, rather than getting by. The systems in place take some getting used to, and both the weight of them and varied consequences make it feel like each one counts. While the original Citizen Sleeper's gameplay stuck with me more and was the sort of game I could spend hours playing, the sequel is still quite special in its own right. I just wish the gameplay was as strong as its story.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector will come to the Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on January 31, 2025.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:30 PM
Kadokawa announced that it published Elden Ring: Become Lord II in Japan. The second volume of the full-color, visual comic series is available for purchase at 3,300 yen (~$21.45) on sites like Book Walker and Amazon Japan.
The new volume also appears to complete the storyline of the Become Lord comic series. Kadokawa had previously released the first volume in June 2024.
Become Lord is not the only Elden Ring-themed book Kadokawa has published. The company has also been gradually publishing tankobon volumes of the comedy manga Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree that launched in 2022. The latest volume for the latter series as of this announcement is Volume 7, which came out in December 2024. Other than manga, Kadokawa also published See You At That Grace After Work, a novel featuring real-world office workers who are also avid fans of the Elden Ring game, in March 2024.
The full-color visual comic is based on the blockbuster game that has been available on PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC since 2022. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware revealed a new multiplayer co-op spin-off titled Elden Ring: Nightreign at The Game Awards 2024, with its Network Test planned to take place in February 2025.
The second volume of Elden Ring: Become Lord is now available for purchase.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:01 PM
Date Everything, a new dating sim in which you date all types of anthropomorphic items, is now delayed, and the game is not releasing on Valentine's Day 2025. It now has a general June 2025 launch window. As is common with such postponements, the developers at Sassy Chap Games pushed it back to ensure the overall quality at launch.
Ray Chase, the voice actor who is also lead designer on the project, explained the additional four months will be spent doing quality assurance testing. He noted that as the Sassy Chap Games team started going through final tests, folks realized exactly how much they needed to go through. As such, the developer decided it was best to ensure it would be in a much better position at launch.
Here's the full game update regarding Date Everything being delayed and how development on the dating sim is going from Chase:
"Since we last updated you on development, we have been extremely hard at work finishing work on Date Everything! And at this point I can confidently say that we have reached that point where the game is complete to a standard that we feel reached our goals with no compromise in our bonkers artistic vision.
However… I was too confident that we could properly test all the wild amount of content and pathing that exists in this massive game, and unfortunately we ran out of time on our current (and yet so appropriate) release date of February 14, 2025.
Our bug list is finally starting to dwindle down as QA gets through the labyrinthine story pathing, but to submit our game in the state with so many outstanding glitches would be doing you a disservice. We have our final release date set for June 2025. And while it isn't quite as sexy as Valentine's Day, we hope we can bring new sexiness to June evermore. And yes, you actually can date the glitches. Their name is Daemon and I am currently in a Love/Hate relationship with them."
Ahead of launch, we did see Sassy Chap Games reveal more of the love interests. In addition to Ray Chase bringing up Daemon in the delay notice, 12 characters were brought up in December 2024 as part of a 12 Dates of Christmas campaign on social media.
Here are the ones that were revealed then, as well as their voice actors, in case you missed them:
The Date Everything will appear on the Switch, PS5, PC and Xbox Series X in June 2025.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:30 AM
The next Danganronpa bunny girl figure arrives in 2025, and it will be a new take on Celestia Ludenberg. Good Smile Company announced it will debut in Japan in September 2025, and it will cost ￥39,600 when it does. It'll be $310.99 in the US, and it is expected to appear everywhere by Q1 2026.
The reason for the high cost is that this is a 1/4 scale figure, compared to the 1/7 and 1/8 ones we typically see. This means she'll be over 10 inches tall. (That's about 260mm.) It is a static figure with no additional face plates or accessories for posing purposes. Her bunny girl outfit does look slightly different than others in the line, to accentuate the fact that she always tended to wear Gothic Lolita clothing in the game. She also holds a Joker playing card, as a nod to her role as the Ultimate Gambler. The fishnet stockings she wears are made of real fabric as well.
Here's a closer look at how this version of Celestia should look when the figure launches.
There are already multiple Danganronpa figures in this bunny girl line. In 2023, Chiaki Nanami, Junko Enoshima, Kaede Akamatsu, and Kyoko Kirigiri came up. The Chiako one appeared in both black and white outfits. The latest promotional image from Good Smile Company on the product page alongside the Celestia reveal showed there will be a Mikan Tsumiki figure in the collection too.
The Danganronpa Celestia Ludenberg bunny girl figure will launch in September 2025. Pre-orders are open until March 26, 2025. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is available on the PS4, PSP, Vita, Switch, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:00 AM
Typically when a game comes out on a new platform, Siliconera doesn't review it again. After all, there are rarely differences that merit it. In the case of Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Sunblink did so much to the Sanrio game since its Apple Arcade debut that the Switch release genuinely feels like a bigger, stronger, and better Animal Crossing like game.
Part of that involves the campaign. It's grown since its 2023 debut! Yes, core premise remains unchanged. Your custom avatar joined Sanrio mascots like Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, and Aggretsuko on a flight to Friendship Island so My Melody could open a shop there and others could relax. Upon landing, we find it's deserted save for an unusual holographic being known as TOPHAT and green blobular characters called Nulls. The group decides to settle there and solve the mystery of the island.
However, in the years since launch, Sunblink added a lot! New locations like Cloud Island and City Town appeared. More quests expanded the initial storyline, offering more to do with familiar Sanrio characters. Speaking of which, more permanent residents like My Sweet Piano, the Little Twin Stars Kiki and Lala, Wish Me Mell, and Usahana became permanent villagers alongside an array of potential visitors who can show up if you decorate cabins that meet their specific needs. Lots of events popped up! Basically, the world felt fuller and we got more ways to interact with folks, which made Hello Kitty Island Adventure feel more like Animal Crossing and like a larger experience.
Said new regions are pretty great. When Cloud Island and City Town, as well as new folks like My Sweet Piano, showed up, they tended to add new items, cooking options, recipes, and capabilities. My Sweet Piano unlocked the ability to further customize furniture, which is great if you really get into the interior decorating elements present. (It almost makes Hello Kitty Island Adventure feel a little like Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.) Cloud Island takes you up into the sky for new gathering, new furniture, more quests, and cotton candy recipes. Once you get to City Town in the campaign, you gain access to the Imagination Cafe and its restaurant management elements. Not to mention, all regions in the game feel distinct and can be a lot of fun to explore as you search for crafting elements, so it's just generally pleasant.
Said exploring also feels so much better in Hello Kitty Island Adventure upon its Switch launch, and it isn't just about the controller-based control scheme instead of virtual joysticks and touchscreen ones. A lot of quality of life adjustments came up between 2023 and this 2025 wider launch, with platforming feeling tighter and more accurate than before. Additional accessibility options, such a glimmer of light that can lead you to quest objectives if you enable it, don't hurt either. A lot of quirks I experienced when playing through the game at the Apple Arcade launch, as well as limitations tied to only basic content being present at the time, are gone. It makes a huge difference!
I found it all also made it easier to appreciate and bond with the Hello Kitty Island Adventure characters in the Switch release, making it feel more relaxed like Animal Crossing. At launch, it could be a bit of a chore to find things everyone would like and get opportunities to interact with them. While part of it is probably due to now having coming up on two years of experience with the title, Sunblink clearly made adjustments in its many updates and patches that addressed potential frustrating points.
These additions and changes also make Hello Kitty Island Adventure feel a bit more balanced. Quests appear at a steady rate, as do season events. The range of visitors, their diverse needs, and the number of cabins mean you can now gradually work on making Friendship Island homier at your own pace. There are still some errand simulator elements, since friendship with characters can be tied to giving gifts and will naturally go up when certain deliveries are made as part of questlines. However, since there's so much to do now, you can avoid feeling inundated if you take your time as you play. It also means more puzzle options when going to different areas, and that you'll probably find it easier to get those Apple Slices needed to get your stamina up to properly climb and explore everywhere.
Playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure on the Switch after following it since its Apple Arcade debut means I got to see it grow, and this Animal Crossing style game improved since its debut. Sunblink put a lot of work in, both in terms of quality of life changes, additional quests, more events, and new content. I'd recommend someone play it more now than I did before.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is available on the Nintendo Switch, PC, and Apple Arcade. It will also come to the PS4 and PS5.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:40 AM
Cover announced that it will give away free TCG decks from its Hololive Official Card Game at the Hololive Super Expo 2025. People will be able to find the giveaways at the "Holocard in Wonderland" booth in the event's venue at Makuhari Messe.
The TCG giveaways at the Hololive Super Expo 2025 will consist of two types of sample decks and four kinds of Special Yell Cards. When a visitor receives one of the decks for free, they will get a total of 74 cards. Other than the Special Yell Card, which is also given at random, the deck will consist of 50 primary deck cards, 20 regular Yell Cards, 2 Oshi HoloMem Cards, and a manual card explaining the gameplay basics.
Despite handing out free decks, some of the cards included there will be banned from the TCG's official tournaments. The exact decks will be instead allowed at starter deck-exclusive gatherings, which Cover will hold at card game shops across Japan starting from March 2024.
Hololive Super Expo 2025 will take place at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, on March 8-9, 2025. People will be able to get a free Hololive Official Card Game deck and card at the "Holocard in Wonderland" booth while supplies last.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:00 AM
While Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a digital exclusive on Steam, the Nintendo eShop, and Apple Arcade right now, physical Switch copies will debut in Spring 2025. These will include the Deluxe Edition of the game, which means you get three extra bundles of items when you play. It will cost $59.99.
The price point for the Hello Kitty Island Adventure Switch physical copies falls in line with the digital one. The Deluxe Edition is $59.99 even if you go through the eShop or Steam. It's designed to help get people a head start. This means you get three bundles. One is about crafting, one is about helping to build friendships and cabins, and the last one catches folks up with past event items.
Here's the full list of additional bundles you get in Hello Kitty Island Adventure Deluxe Edition:
Deluxe Crafting Bundle:
Note that all of these can be collected in game, though it takes time. Of those, the Dyes are hardest to gather.
Deluxe Starter Bundle:
There is also the Deluxe Event Bundle that grants access to legacy event items. The confirmed ones in this pack include the 2023 Spooky Celebration, 2023 Give & Gather Celebration, 2024 Luck & Lantern Celebration, 2024 Hugs & Hearts Celebration, 2024 Month of Meh Gudetama items, and 2024 Under the Sea Celebration.
As a reminder of how this life sim and adventure game works, here's the latest trailer. It shows what it's like to explore the different biomes alongside Sanrio mascots, customize a character, run errands, solve puzzles, craft, build friendships, and decorate cottages for visitors and yourself.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is available on the Switch, PC, and Apple Arcade, and it will also come to the PS4 and PS5.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:30 AM
Bushiroad announced that Cardfight Vanguard Dear Days 2 is now available worldwide. People can now find the new video game adaptation of the Cardfight!! Vanguard TCG series on Nintendo Switch and PC.
This game is a direct sequel to the first Dear Days, which Bushiroad released in late 2022. The first game's debutant character Yuki Ichidoji will return in the sequel's story, and she will also be accompanied by the brand-new character Otowa Dosaki. Dear Days 2 also newly features the additions of characters from the Cardfight Vanguard DivineZ anime show that launched in 2024.
The new Cardfight!! Vanguard video game is available with Japanese and English language support. The base game contains over 3,000 cards, which players can incorporate into their decks based on the DZ series' standard rule format.
Just like the first game, Bushiroad released Dear Days 2 with a season pass that covers future DLC packs. The base game is available in the US at $64.99. The Card Pass is purchasable either separately at $65.22 or bundled with the full game via the $130.46 Digital Deluxe Edition. The pass includes four sets of additional cards, which will be gradually released by Bushiroad and concluded by the end of 2025.
Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam worldwide.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:00 AM
Rainy Frog has confirmed the full release date for Piczle Cross: Rune Factory. The company will release the picross/nonogram puzzle game featuring characters and creatures from Marvelous' Rune Factory series on February 20, 2025. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
This title will appear as the second crossover Piczle Cross entry with a Marvelous franchise. Rainy Frog had previously released a similar game themed after Story of Seasons a year prior in February 2024.
Similar to the earlier release, this Piczle Cross game will contain numerous puzzles featuring characters, items, and creatures from the Rune Factory series. There will be a total of 300 single puzzles and 20 collage puzzles available in the game.
The new game's Steam page also lists more features that were not in the descriptions for the Story of Seasons game. Some of the puzzles in the Rune Factory game will have multiple colors, with an optional color vision aid available for players with color blindness. Players will also be able to have a spouse and weapon appear in the farm area after unlocking them by clearing their respective puzzles.
When Rainy Frog first announced the Rune Factory nonogram game in September 2024, it initially only informed a broad release window in the year 2025. Today's announcement confirmed that the game will be available rather early in the year, in February 2025.
Piczle Cross: Rune Factory will be available for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on February 20, 2025.
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WGB Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:33 PM One of Xbox's biggest and most successful exclusive games will drive onto PlayStation 5. Yes, Forza Horizon 5 is officially making its way to Sony's machine this Spring. The announcement was made on the official Forza Horizon website by developer Playground Games, although a PS5 port of the racing game has actually been rumoured to […] |
WGB Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:28 AM Microsoft's financial report reveals Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has been played by over 4 million people, largely through Game Pass, highlighting its success alongside Game Pass's record revenue. |
WGB Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:09 AM Microsoft's quarterly report shows Xbox Game Pass achieved record revenue growth, driven by Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Despite subscriber increases, hardware sales decline as Microsoft becomes the largest game publisher. |
MonsterVine Thursday, January 30, 2025 2:00 PM Indie publishing label Wholesome Games Presents and Poti Poti Studios have announced Is This Seat Taken?, a charming and comedic logic puzzle game coming to PC (Steam) and mobile (iOS & Android). Find Your Perfect Seat in Is This Seat Taken? A free demo arrives on Steam on February 10, giving players an early chance […] |
MonsterVine Thursday, January 30, 2025 1:00 PM The bullet-filled battlefields of Snezhinka are expanding as the fast-paced side-scrolling shooter from indie developer hinyari9 and publisher PLAYISM lands on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch on February 13, 2025. Originally released on Steam, the console version introduces a discounted launch sale for Nintendo Switch players, along with online challenge mode leaderboards. […] |
MonsterVine Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:00 PM Momodora: Moonlit Farewell, the final chapter in Bombservice's long-running Metroidvania series, is set to launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch on February 6, 2025. Following its critically acclaimed PC release in 2024, the game's console debut will include a brand-new after-credits boss battle and Boss Rush mode, giving fans even more […] |
MonsterVine Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:00 AM Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a fun life sim that is only held back by its technical performance on the Nintendo Switch. Outside of the frequent frame drops, the title is filled with pleasant activities to take part in and charming characters to befriend. Hello Kitty Island Adventure Developer: Sunblink Price: $40 Platform: Nintendo Switch […] |