GamersHeroes Thursday, January 23, 2025 8:43 PM A short-form revenge thriller FPS from Strange Scaffold, the "Cold Sweat" DLC pack is now available for I Am Your Beast. The post I Am Your Beast "Cold Sweat" DLC Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 23, 2025 7:41 PM Delivering the most breathtaking and frenetic ninja action to date, TEAM NINJA and KOEI TECMO have released the graphically enhanced NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black as part of a surprise launch. The post NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black Surprise Launch Today appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 23, 2025 5:29 PM The team at Smilegate recently announced the content coming to their Early Access survival RPG adventure IfSunSets throughout 2025. The post Indie Survival RPG IfSunSets 2025 Roadmap Revealed appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 23, 2025 5:02 PM To mark its release for PC and consoles today, Bandai Namco has released a launch trailer for their PvPvE Extraction Shooter SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada. The post SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Launch Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:53 PM The first 2025 patch for Palia, the free gameplay New Beginnings update will bring Palians together for a celebration of joy, good fortune, and prosperity. The post Palia's New Beginnings Update Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Thursday, January 23, 2025 4:45 PM  While Xbox Game Pass rarely goes a month without getting at least something new that's worth checking out, it's certainly had its dry spells in recent years. The back half of January, however, has quietly revealed a surprising number of cool new games hitting the Netflix-like subscription service, and with several… |
Kotaku Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:35 PM  The original Labyrinth was one of those movies that was such a precise product of its time, place, and the creative collision of the people working on it that it's hard to imagine ever recreating the same ineffable magic of the 80's dark fantasy musical, or why you'd want to try. But that's never stopped Hollywood… |
Kotaku Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:25 PM  Id Software recently pulled back the curtain on Doom: The Dark Ages and revealed a lot more gameplay from the upcoming FPS while also explaining some of the biggest changes from past Doom installments. One of the biggest is that this time around there is no multiplayer mode. |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:37 PM  We can always have more games involving mechs. Who doesn't love hoping into a big robot and shooting some lasers? All the better if it's with friends. Synduality Echo of Ada offers as much in the form of a extraction shooter, taking traits from Titanfall and blending them with a healthy dose of anime. The long-awaited mech game has just hit early access, but it would've been hoping for a stronger start to life. |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:15 PM  Steam is home to loads of brilliant WW2 games, ranging from immersive first-person shooters to strategy games that let you command a whole battlefield. But very, very few take things underwater and let you pilot a submarine. That's what makes the brilliant Uboat so special. Now, this excellent mil sim has sunk back down to a criminally cheap price on Steam. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games, Best submarine games, Best WW2 games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 23, 2025 5:19 PM  Cheaters are the bane of any FPS player's existence, and in a game as hardcore and challenging as Rainbow Six Siege, that's doubly-true. Over the years, Ubisoft has made countless changes and improvements to its anti-cheat and its code of conduct, it's just made a few more adjustments that show it isn't playing around. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best Rainbow Six Siege operators, Play Rainbow Six Siege |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 23, 2025 5:09 PM  When it comes to might and magic, role-playing games tend to dominate. Your Dragon Ages and World of Warcrafts, have massive universes that you sink into as some intrepid warrior or mage. Legacy: Steel and Sorcery, from ex-Blizzard developers, challenges that with a fantastical spin on the extraction shooter, and it finally has a firm launch date. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best fantasy games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 23, 2025 4:58 PM  Something goes bump in the night, and it just so happens to be you. Vampires: Bloodlord Rising positions you as the mysterious overlord in a castle, terrorizing the local region and gradually growing your army of ghouls. Now, with a rebrand, the project is starting to come together as we approach launch. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best sandbox games, Best vampire games, Best survival games |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:51 PM  What are the best games like Stardew Valley? We can't think of anything more enticing than the idea of leaving the fast-paced corporate world behind and moving out to the country for a simple but rewarding life. This escapism is one of the things that makes Stardew Valley such an extraordinarily enjoyable game, so we've found some alternatives that are equally as indulgent. If just want more out of the game, then we've got a list of the best Stardew Valley mods and for fun we also asked a farmer if the game was realistic. Before looking for an alternative did you know the game is on Apple Arcade and there is a Stardew Valley board game? Stardew Valley gives a cute combination of romance, relaxation, and retail, and you'd be forgiven for wanting more games like Stardew Valley. There are different aspects to the games below, so none are direct clones. Some are among the best management games, while others might be more focused on farming. They all have something in common with Stardew Valley, though, so you'll enjoy at least one or two. Continue reading Best games like Stardew Valley 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stardew Valley multiplayer, Stardew Valley realism, The best Stardew Valley mods |
PCGamesN Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:12 PM  The likes of Final Fantasy and Persona have long defined sprawling, story-driven RPGs. Their entries trade hard on ensemble casts, sweeping storylines, and universes you want to visit every inch of. Developer Sandfall Interactive is giving them a run for their money with some European flair in Clair Obcsur: Expedition 33, which has just locked in a release date for later this year. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Best turn-based RPGs, Upcoming PC games |
Siliconera Thursday, January 23, 2025 8:00 PM
Anycolor has provided more information on the Nijisanji 7th Anniversary Festival, which will take place from February 21 to 23, 2025. You will also have until January 24, 2025 to put in your name for the advance ticket sales lottery. [Thanks, PR Times!]
This year's festival will be at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba. A map of the venue shows some of the different activities and photoshoot spots. Everyone who goes to Nijisanji 7th Anniversary Festival will receive a commemorative pin as well. The pin you get is random, and it features seven different designs for the different colors of a rainbow.
Guests include members from all branches of Nijisanji, such as Tsukino Mito from the JP side and Alban Knox from the EN side. Luxiem will have its own event in the art room from January 21 to January 23, 205. It's part of their Exploring Tokyo with Luxiem video, and you can see their calligraphy artwork on display.
As well, certain events in the hall will be livestreamed on YouTube. Each event costs 2500 JPY ($16) or 6500 JPY ($41.65) depending on how you want to view it. The cheaper tickets lets you focus on a specific liver (like a fan cam for a specific band member), while the more expensive one focuses on the entire event. You can also purchase a ticket for 33,000 JPY ($211.40) that'll give you access to all six streams. Ticket purchases will run from January 23 to March 9, 2025.
Tickets for the Nijisanji 7th Anniversary Festival will appear for the general public from February 8, 2025, and it costs 5500 JPY ($35.25). This only gives you basic access, and more expensive tickets cost around 8000 JPY ($51.25).
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Siliconera Thursday, January 23, 2025 7:30 PM
The Pokemon Company announced that the Pokemon TCG Prismatic Evolutions cards will be resold in Japan. The latest expansion pack in the popular card game experienced an availability issue due to its high demand. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]
The two sets of Pokemon TCG booster packs that will return to Japan are the "Terastal Fes ex" and "Battle Partners." These are the Japanese equivalents to the Prismatic Evolutions set that include creatures from the latest Pokemon Scarlet and Violet games. The Terastal Fes ex packs include 10 cards per pack for 550 yen (~$3.53) and Battle Partners offering 5 cards per pack for the price of 180 yen (~$1.15.) Both card sets can be expected to receive its re-release in Japan sometime from late February to April 2025 and onwards.
As a reminder, the Pokemon Company intends to solve this availability issue for international players as well. However, the new print of cards will only be available in Japan for the time being. More information about the international prints of the Pokemon TCG Prismatic Evolutions will appear in the future. The next Pokemon TCG expansion was recently announced, and it is the called Scarlet & Violet Journey Together.
The Pokemon TCG Prismatic Evolutions expansion pack will be resold in Japan with new card prints starting to appear sometime between late February and April 2025.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 23, 2025 7:00 PM
A pop-up shop for Yu-Gi-Oh GX will appear in several locations in Japan between January 25 and March 30, 2025. Entering the shop is free, and you can receive a special random bromide for every 2000 JPY you spend there.
The key visual for the Yu-Gi-Oh GX pop-up shop has Judai, Winged Kuriboh, Ed, Manjoume, Asuka, Johan, Ryo (Hell Kaiser) and Yubel. As a note, Judai appears as he does at the end of the series. Fans refer to this version of him as "Nijudai," which is a joke on how "Judai" is a way to refer to teenagers and "Nijudai" is the word for one's twenties.
Here are the dates and locations of the Gee stores you can see the pop-up shop at:
Merchandise includes the usual acrylic stands, pins, T-shirts, and tote bags. You can also purchase stickers for your smartphone, or a giant black-out sticker that you can stick to your windows to block out sunlight. There are three variations of T-shirts to get, with two of them based off Judai and one of them based of Ryo. Prices range between 605 and 3300 JPY.
The Yu-Gi-Oh GX pop-up store will open its first location from January 25, 2025, and you can check out more information on it via the official website. A remastered version of the anime will start airing in April 2025.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:30 PM
A limited-time Bayonetta pop up store will appear in Hong Kong to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the series. 30 merchandise goods exclusive to the store will be available between January 24 and February 16, 2025.
The store will be located in the Assemble Nintendo Switch Specialty Store in the Hopewell Cluster mall of Hong Kong. The venue will be decorated like Rodin's bar "The Gates of Hell" from the Bayonetta game series. Manufacturer IIJAN announced that the merchandise goods will also be available for international fans, and pre-orders will open at a later date.
You can check out some of the announced Bayonetta goods that will be on sale below.
And here's how the goods look:
Aside from this new collection, developer PlatinumGames recently announced the opening of a Bayonetta 15th anniversary site as the release of a music box.
The Bayonetta pop up store will appear between January 24 and February 16, 2025 in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:00 PM
Square Enix has uploaded 35 new Final Fantasy soundtracks onto Steam. All of them are available with a 20% discount at the moment.
It added all these soundtracks on January 22, 2025. Right now, you can purchase the OSTs for virtually all of the main Final Fantasy titles, including the expansion packs in Final Fantasy XIV. This includes the games from the Pixel Remaster series, all the Final Fantasy XIII games, and the "From Spire to Sea" DLC for Final Fantasy XVI. For some reason, it doesn't have the OST for Final Fantasy X-2, and it's not bundled with the Final Fantasy X soundtrack, either. The only non-Final Fantasy soundtrack Square Enix offers via Steam is the Balan Wonderworld one, and it's not on promotion at the moment.
There's no pack that will offer multiple soundtracks, so you'll need to purchase them individually. While each soundtrack technically counts as DLC for whatever Final Fantasy game they belong to, you don't actually need to have the game to buy the soundtrack. As a note, while some re-releases of older Final Fantasy games remix or alter the music, the ones you can purchase from Square Enix Music are the original versions from the initial releases.
The latest mainline entry in the Final Fantasy franchise, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, is readily available on the PS5 and Windows PC.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 23, 2025 4:30 PM
Good Smile Company fully revealed the Legoshi Beastars Nendoroid, as well confirmed a June 2025 release window for the figure. He'll cost ￥6,500. He's estimated to appear in other regions like the US around Q4 2025, if not earlier, and cost $42.99.
As is common for Nendoroids, this one comes with three face plates. In one, Legoshi looks relaxed. Another features him shocked, with his mouth open and eyebrows furrowed. In the third, he's furious and his eyes are bright red. He also comes with additional ear parts, for additional nuance for those expressions. His accessories include a love letter from Tem and a yellow flower.
Here's a closer look at how the Legoshi Beastars Nendoroid turned out:
There's still a bit more of Beastars on the way too, as the anime run hasn't ended yet. Netflix aired the first part of the third and final season starting in December 2024. The second part is going to show up sometime after.
The Beastars Legoshi Nendoroid will start rolling out in June 2025, and pre-orders for the figure end on March 19, 2025. The anime is on Netflix, and the manga is available via Viz Media outside Japan.
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Siliconera Thursday, January 23, 2025 4:00 PM
The Snow Miku DLC for Desktop Mate has appeared on Steam, though it's not available yet. Infiniteloop has not listed a release date, but if you put it in your wishlist, Steam will inform you when you can download it.
The description of the Snow Miku DLC actually provides a hint as to when you can download it for Desktop Mate. It states that the DLC will only be available for a year, and that you have until January 31, 2026 to download it into your game. That means we can expect a January 31, 2025 release date for the DLC.
This DLC uses the 2025 version of Snow Miku to hang out on your desktop. She will have different gestures and motions than the regular Hatsune Miku. However, she'll still work like an ordinary Desktop Mate, meaning she'll move around your screen, sit on your window, and play with the mouse cursor.
In early January 2025, Infiniteloop released a Hatsune Miku mascot DLC for Desktop Mate. This was the first DLC for the game. So far, both DLC characters are Miku, so it's hard to tell at this point if Infiniteloop plans to add characters from other intellectual properties and companies, or if we'll get another Vocaloid next.
Desktop Mate is available on Windows PC via Steam for free. The Hatsune Miku DLC is paid content, and so the Snow Miku DLC will likely be premium as well.
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WGB Thursday, January 23, 2025 7:01 PM Team Ninja and Platinum Games revealed Ninja Gaiden 4, the series' first game in 13 years, featuring new character Yakumo and Ryu Hayabusa. It launches autumn 2023 on multiple platforms. |
WGB Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:35 PM Microsoft announced the remastered Ninja Gaiden 2 Black at the Xbox Developer Direct event. It features enhanced graphics, new gameplay options, and additional characters, available on multiple platforms for £39.99. |
WGB Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:22 PM Microsoft has strong upcoming videogame releases, including South of Midnight on April 8 and Doom: The Dark Ages on May 15, with early access available for premium buyers. |
WGB Thursday, January 23, 2025 5:33 PM Doom: The Dark Ages is set for release on May 15, 2025. The game features unsynced glory kills, simplified controls, and largest levels in the series, enhancing the gameplay experience. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, January 23, 2025 7:01 PM Assassin's Creed Shadows will launch on March 20. The post Assassin's Creed: Shadows Gets New Story Trailer appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:49 PM According to a recent interview. The post Final Fantasy VII Remake Part Three is Nine Months into Development appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:34 PM New gameplay videos were also released. The post DOOM: The Dark Ages Release Date Announced appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:22 PM Trailers were also released. The post Ninja Gaiden 4 and Ninja Gaiden II Black Announced For PC and Consoles appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
MonsterVine Thursday, January 23, 2025 9:34 PM Kepler Interactive has revealed the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 release date for the upcoming turn-based RPG from Sandfall Interactive. It was announced at today's Xbox Developer Direct that the game is set to release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S (including GamePass on launch), and PC via Steam on April 24, 2025. Digital pre-orders are available […] |
MonsterVine Thursday, January 23, 2025 8:19 PM Compulsion Games has officially unveiled the release date for their Southern Gothic action adventure, South of Midnight. The game launches on April 8, 2025, for Xbox Series X|S, PC (via Steam and the Xbox app), and cloud platforms. Players eager to dive into the mysterious world of Prospero can access the game up to five […] |
MonsterVine Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:39 PM Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja shocked fans today when the two companies revealed both Ninja Gaiden 4 and the remaster Ninja Gaiden 2 Black. Ninja Gaiden 4 will feature a new young protagonist named Yakumo alongside Ryu Hayabusa, with the two characters' fates being intertwined. Extensive gameplay can be seen in the announcement trailer, which dropped during […] |
MonsterVine Thursday, January 23, 2025 3:00 PM Dangen Entertainment and Puff Hook Studio have announced that Recall: Empty Wishes, a 2D psychological thriller, will launch on February 13, 2025. The game will be available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox for $14.99. Players can dive into a surreal story of memory, truth, and loss, inspired by titles like To the […] |