GamersHeroes Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:53 PM Shiny Shoe's highly acclaimed co-op tactical roguelike Inkbound has officially left Early Access as of today. The post Inkbound 1.0 Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:23 PM Airships, exploration, floating islands, and grandiose sky combat await with Loric Games' Echoes of Elysium. The post Echoes of Elysium Announced appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:25 PM Together with Lucasfilm Games, Ubisoft announced that the first open-world Star Wars game Star Wars Outlaws will launch August 30. The post Star Wars Outlaws Launching August 30 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:52 AM Set to make his way to Mortal Kombat 1's roster later this month, see Ermac in action with the latest trailer for the game. The post Mortal Kombat 1 Ermac Gameplay Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:05 AM Set to begin April 12, see what awaits in the Closed Beta of Rare's Sea of Thieves for the PlayStation 5 with the latest trailer for the game. The post Sea of Thieves PlayStation 5 Closed Beta Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:09 AM Arc Games (formerly Gearbox Publishing San Francisco) and Abstraction Games have released Gigantic: Rampage Edition, the premium and definitive release of Motiga's original 5v5 MOBA hero shooter. The post Gigantic: Rampage Edition Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:45 PM  I am very much enjoying the return to a late-nineties-early-aughts-era style of movie promotions (like Dune: Part Two's questionable-looking popcorn bucket), so I am excited to present to you what I have dubbed the Twisters Tube. According to a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Discussing Film, movie theaters… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:15 PM  One of the most interesting characters you can meet in Dragon's Dogma 2 is Wilhelmina. As the proprietress of the Rose Chateau in Vernworth, she knows a lot of secrets about the other citizens dwelling within Capcom's action RPG. She is also one of the game's romanceable characters, but to see her whole story and win… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:00 PM  Physical copies of rare video games sell for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars. Just this past February, an ultra-rare copy of The Legend of Zelda on the NES went for over $700,00, while a mint-conditioned copy of the OG Super Mario Bros. game sold for $114,000 in July 2020. Collectors will slam their… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:30 PM  When multiple corners of the internet collide, you sometimes stumble upon some of the most absurd, unexplainable nonsense. That's half my TikTok For You Page, and having firmly set myself on the Pokémon TikTok track, the algorithm feeds me all sorts of videos of Pikachu and all his 1000+ friends.That means I have seen… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:15 PM  On April 9, after some teasing (and a leak) Ubisoft released a new trailer for its upcoming and highly-anticipated open-world Star Wars game, Star Wars Outlaws. The third-person action-adventure game is being developed by Massive—the same studio behind The Division—and will be out this August. |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:00 PM  Battlefield 2042's seventh season, going on now, will be the game's last. While the online shooter will continue to receive some support, EA and Dice are looking forward to what's next. To help build that future, Motive Studio—the team behind the Dead Space remake—will join the franchise and work on future games in… |
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Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:15 AM  Dredge, the 2023 indie game that was part fishing sim, part cosmic horror, is getting the adaptation treatment. Developer Black Salt games will be partnering with production company Story Kitchen on a live-action film based on the game's world. Dredge is just the latest in the ever-growing trend of video game… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:00 AM  Moon Studios, the developer behind the beloved Metroidvanias Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, is working on No Rest for the Wicked. The action RPG is set to launch this month on April 19 and is a bit of a departure from the Ori series that made the studio famous. But what… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:45 AM  Troy Baker's voice is in a lot of games. He's Booker DeWitt in Bioshock Infinite and Delsin Rowe in Infamous Second Son. He's Shadow of Mordor's Talion, Joel in The Last of Us, even Indy himself in the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. His acting career is as long as a grocery receipt from Costco. One game… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:15 AM  Surprise surprise, Helldivers 2 players did not, in fact, beat the Automatons once and for all. After a lengthy campaign that involved the loss, and subsequent reclamation, of Malevelon Creek—or "Robot Vietnam"—a recent push from Arrowhead Games Studios called Operation Swift Disassembly tasked players with… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:45 AM  Oops. Someone at Ubisoft accidentally pushed the wrong buttons on a YouTube trailer premiere for Star Wars Outlaws. The latest trailer for the open-world Star Wars game wasn't published in full, but the premiere page went live alongside the video description a little earlier than it was supposed to. As a result, we… |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:10 PM  When a multiplayer game's servers are shut down, that's usually the last we ever hear from it. Because of this, we assumed that Gigantic, which blended the hero shooter approach of a game like Overwatch with MOBA design reminiscent of League of Legends or Dota 2, was gone forever when its servers went quiet in 2018, about a year after its launch. This hasn't turned out to be the case. Gigantic has now come out once again through a new premium version, Gigantic: Rampage Edition, which has just landed on Steam. Continue reading Abandoned MOBA and shooter hybrid returns with new edition on Steam MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Gigantic heroes |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:01 PM  Rollercoaster Tycoon in any of its original guises is not a game that needs a fancy new graphics makeover. So much of its charm is in its of-its-time graphics. However, we're not ones to say no to a little bit of free ray tracing. That's why we're all too happy to see there's an RTX Remix mod in the works for Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 - the first truly 3D version of the series. Continue reading RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 looks stunning in new Nvidia ray tracing mod MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:01 PM  If there's one thing missing from ancient Greece, it's the depressing lack of clockwork airships. Thankfully, developer Loric Games is looking to rectify that with the upcoming Echoes of Elysium, a steampunk survival crafting RPG game set in the heavens. Set on the mythical world of Elysium, this co-op crafter will see players build and maintain their own airships, exploring a procedural world filled with ruins, dangers, and mysteries. Continue reading No Man's Sky meets Sea of Thieves in new clockwork airship RPG MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best RPG games, Best upcoming PC games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:24 PM  I played 40 games during my time at PAX East and GDC, and none of them were even close to rivaling Lucid. I walked into my demo feeling haggard and road-weary; late nights and over a week on the road working videogame conventions is fun, but it also takes a toll - and this was my last demo of the trip. But speaking with Eric Manahan, the founder of Matte Black Studio and solo developer behind Lucid, was restorative. His excitement to show off his first game was infectious, and Lucid easily lived up to the high expectations he set for me. Continue reading Mega Man and Doom collide in slick new indie platformer MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best platform games, Best Metroidvania games, Best indie games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:23 PM  Runa, an upcoming JRPG from indie team Fennec Studio, makes a strong first impression. Its visuals draw from visually striking genre entries, like Persona 5 in its splashy, comic book style combat menus and character portraits and Genshin Impact in the lush, colorful overworld its characters explore. Fennec has detailed plenty of game features that make Runa seem like it will have plenty of appeal beneath its surface as well, though, which has put its upcoming launch on our radar. Continue reading Persona 5 meets Genshin Impact in upcoming indie JRPG |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:19 PM  It won't come as a huge surprise, but the Lenovo Legion Go 2 is confirmed, although the name is subject to change. Lenovo's gaming category manager for the APAC region, Clifford Chong, discussed the likelihood of the next-generation handheld, but tempered expectations when it comes to a timeline. The Lenovo Legion Go is one of the best handheld gaming PCs that money can buy, largely down to its huge 8.8-inch, 1600p display. It often catches comparisons to the Nintendo Switch, thanks to its removable controllers, but it has much more powerful gaming hardware under the hood than the Switch, including an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:19 PM  Which characters are in Tekken 8? Over the years, many fighters have participated in the King of Iron Fist Tournaments, but the latest installment sees the absence of one key face in particular. Heihatchi Mishima is officially dead, and now the world's fate is in the hands of those rising to face his demonic son, Kazuya. Some directly oppose him, whereas others fight for their own ambitions. Most of the characters in the Tekken 8 roster revealed are returning characters, and we've had enough time with some of them that we've got a Tekken 8 tier list that shows how good they are during the early stages of development. Some fighters have been with the fighting game series since the beginning, whereas others are more recent inclusions, and one character is even making a long-awaited comeback in Tekken 8. Continue reading The full Tekken 8 roster – all Tekken 8 characters MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Tekken 8 roster, Tekken 8 review, Tekken 8 system requirements |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:23 PM  EK has just released the rather inelegantly-dubbed, but ingeniously-derived, EK Nucleus AIO Replacement Cover - Creator Kit. This simple little sub-$10 doohickey is a way for users to easily add a truly custom design to their gaming PC by way of an illuminated top plate on their EK Nucleus AIO cooler. The idea behind the... let's just call it the Creator Kit, is that owners of RGB-lit EK Nucleus AIO coolers can create their own custom 3D-printed designs to place on top of their AIO cooler's pump housing. With such customization options, we might have to consider adding a few EK models to our best AIO cooler guide. Continue reading EK just created my new favorite way to customize your gaming PC MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:10 PM  What are the best Sims 4 expansion packs? The Sims 4 has graced our monitors since 2014, but it certainly hasn't stopped growing its offering in the form of expansion packs. Though The Sims 5 might be on the horizon, its predecessor isn't losing its shine and is still receiving regular new expansion packs. If you're eagerly awaiting more news about the Sims 5 release date, then these expansion packs should tide you over. You could also expand your experience with our Sims 4 CC creators and packs guide for the best custom content from community creators, as well as a guide to how to install CC in The Sims 4. Still, there is a ton of DLC available for the free PC game, and while it's all personal preference, our list of the best Sims 4 expansion packs will point you in the right direction to bring a whole new dimension to your game. Continue reading The best Sims 4 expansion packs 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Sims 4 mods, Best Sims 4 sex mods, The Sims 4 cheats |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:05 PM  Intel's 13th gen CPUs may not have been the most revered processors of all time, thanks to them generally running quite hot and often being beaten in games by AMD's rival chips. However, the Core i5 13600K and 13600KF have long been solid options for building a mid-range gaming PC, and that's not doubly the case, thanks to this Intel CPU deal. This Intel CPU is the variant of the Core i5 13600K without the integrated graphics. Not only does that mean it's already slightly cheaper than the K version, but you don't need the integrated graphics for a gaming PC anyway. When it comes to Intel options, it's the best gaming CPU available for most players. Continue reading Intel's Core i5-13600KF just hit its lowest price ever MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:51 AM  EA has announced that Dead Space Remake studio Motive will be splitting resources between both the Battlefield series and its upcoming Iron Man game, which Motive itself says "made excellent progress this year, hitting a major internal milestone." This Battlefield reshuffle comes after Marcus Lehto's Ridgeline Games was closed down, as the development of a single-player Battlefield game went to Criterion. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Battlefield 2042 review, Best multiplayer games on PC, Best FPS games on PC |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:00 AM  From Doom to Call of Duty, Half-Life to Grand Theft Auto, it's the most common action in all of videogames, a banal, dispassionate input that we mostly execute without thinking. You point the gun. You shoot the gun. You kill whatever is on the screen. The Last of Us, Spec Ops The Line, and various others present moral challenges to this tradition, but it's still almost always the same: you kill in videogames without really feeling anything either way. From Cult of the Lamb and Hotline Miami publisher Devolver Digital, and created by independent developer René Rother, a new shooter, and one of the most stylish and unique games of 2024 so far, makes every single bullet an involved exercise in planning and delivery. Available right now, this is a vicious, vivid variation on virtual slaughter. Continue reading One of the most unique new shooters of 2024 is finally here MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, Best FPS games, Best upcoming PC games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:18 AM  What are the best free PC games? Whether you're broke or just frugal, free is a price point that appeals to everybody's purse. No matter your genre of choice, it turns out that zero can buy you quite a lot in the F2P game world, and even beloved classics are available at the steepest possible discount. We've collated the top free games on PC that are guaranteed to deliver a near-endless stream of complementary entertainment. All you need to spend is your time. From cultural landmarks like Fortnite to all-time greats like Team Fortress 2, some entries on this list can easily make our list of the best PC games of all time. In no particular order, here are the best free games on PC. Continue reading The best free PC games MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Genshin Impact codes, Genshin Impact character tier list, Genshin Impact leveling guide |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:09 AM  Total War Warhammer 3 has faced a lot of criticism from players lately, particularly owing to the Shadows of Change DLC, which was regarded as light on new material despite its increased price. While recent TWW3 Steam reviews have dropped to 'mixed,' Creative Assembly, also behind Total War Pharoah, is looking to make things right, as it outlines the gigantic Total War Warhammer 3 Thrones of Decay DLC that will arrive alongside a range of new updates that are free to all owners of the base game. Continue reading Huge Total War Warhammer 3 DLC comes with free content for everyone MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC, Total War: Warhammer 3 races, Total War: Warhammer 3 review |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:09 AM  Beloved pixel physics-based indie roguelike Noita just dropped a surprise Epilogue 2 update - three years after developer Nolla Games said major updates would cease. With a 60% Steam sale to celebrate and almost 60,000 reviews sitting at 95% positive, now's the time to give what could very well be your new favorite roguelike a try. |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:18 AM  What are the best games like Stardew Valley? We can't think of much more enticing than the idea of leaving the world of work and offices behind and moving out to the country to do something simpler and more rewarding. 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. Possibly one of the best PC games of recent years for it's cute combination of romance, relaxation, and retail, 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 The best games like Stardew Valley 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stardew Valley multiplayer, Stardew Valley realism, The best Stardew Valley mods |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:07 AM  Achieving the symmetry in this incredible water-cooled mini-ITX PC required some serious work. Not only did Ukrainian PC modder Mr. Mass end up designing and creating some amazing custom waterblocks and distro plates for the GPU, CPU, motherboard, and more, but he even built his own CNC machine to do it - now that's commitment. Thanks to our rapidly growing PC building Facebook page, we've seen many custom gaming PCs, from mods based on existing case designs to scratch PC builds. You can even submit yours for consideration right here. Here we chat to Mr. Mass about how he built this symmetrical mini-ITX rig. Continue reading This symmetrical gaming PC was made with a handmade CNC machine MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:37 AM  While we don't yet have the likes of Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin on PC, a new soulslike game from South Korean developer Newcore Games just launched on Steam and looks like a fantastic alternative, blending the dramatic boss fights of Elden Ring, Nioh, and Sekiro with the combat, platforming and exploration of games like Devil May Cry 5, Hollow Knight, Blasphemous, and the recent Prince of Persia The Lost Crown. The Devil Within: Satgat is out now, with a Steam sale discount and a stunning new trailer featuring music from Trivium's Matt Heafy to celebrate the launch. Continue reading Gorgeous new neo-future soulslike platformer lands on Steam today MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best soulslikes games, Best platform games, Best Metroidvania games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:00 AM  Miss having Ln'eta's loving tentacles wrapped around you? Or is Nyanlahotep's furry embrace more up your alley? Forget them, I say, and you frown in dismay: but trust me, they're a thing of the past. You see, another Lovecraftian horror has entered the field as the main antagonist of upcoming sequel Sucker for Love: Date to Die For, and she's mesmerizing. Continue reading Lovecraftian anime dating sim with 98% on Steam is finally returning MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best horror games, Best adventure games, Best indie games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:00 AM  Factorio and Homeworld are prestige examples of two of the greatest traditions in PC gaming. We like strategy. We like scale. We like carefully planning and executing a grand plan, and being able to stand back and marvel at the intricate worlds we have created. It's a relationship rooted in Civilization and SimCity, and pioneered today by the likes of Satisfactory and Cities Skylines 2. Combining automation, sci-fi, space exploration, and strategic ambition, a new building and RTS game with a superb, colorful visual flair, is available to play right now having just launched on Steam. Continue reading Huge new building and RTS game is like an unofficial Factorio sequel |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:50 AM  What are the best upcoming games this year? If you're anything like us, your time is already stretched trying to play all the great games out right now, and the year isn't slowing down any time soon. Hope and anticipation, agony and elation - the endless cycle of emotions we go through during the annual PC release schedule. Year in, year out, games are produced in such varying degrees of quality that not a single one of them is destined for certain success. Some of the best PC games of all time are released alongside utter disasters, series are born while others dwindle, and occasionally a game actually lives up to our expectations. Below you'll find all the upcoming PC games you should keep on your radar, and it's wildly varied. There are racing games, story games, city builders, and more, plus all of their expected release dates. Continue reading Upcoming PC games 2024 and beyond MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best PC survival games, Best PC zombie games, The Day Before release date |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:05 PM  Tuesday, April 9 @ 9am PST Ubisoft has now confirmed the August 30 release date, alongside three days early access with Ubisoft+ Premium or the Gold and Ultimate Editions of the game. The Star Wars Outlaws release date has leaked from an official Ubisoft source mere hours before the new story trailer drops. The promise of a late 2024 open-world Star Wars game is within our grasp, as we await confirmation alongside the newest trailer. Continue reading Star Wars Outlaws launch date accidentally leaked by Ubisoft MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Star Wars games, Star Wars Outlaws release date, Best open-world games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:27 AM  What is the Star Wars Outlaws release date? Ubisoft is dipping its toe into the galaxy far, far away, and recently gave us a glimpse of everything we can expect from its upcoming Star Wars game. Massive Entertainment, the team behind The Division series and the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora game, has been working on Star Wars Outlaws since 2021. In classic Ubisoft style, Star Wars Outlaws will be an open-world game with action-adventure elements and a single-player experience. The story itself takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, centering around Kay Vess and her companion, Nix, as they take on a huge heist in the galaxy. Continue reading Star Wars Outlaws release date, trailers, and latest news MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Star Wars games, Star Wars Outlaws release date, Best open-world games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:57 AM  What are the best Dungeons and Dragons PC games? The mere mention of Dungeons & Dragons conjures up images of people excitedly unleashing a hail of dice onto a dining room table. From its appearance on Futurama to its inclusion in Netflix's horror series, Stranger Things, DnD is arguably the most recognizable of all pen-and-paper RPGs. DnD games on PC have also been a long-standing presence since Pool of Radiance in 1988. Since then, the '90s gave us some of the best RPGs ever, and more recently, we've seen plenty of games that use variations on DnD rules as the base for their gameplay but with a wholly original setting. So gather your party and venture forth with us as we take a look at the best DnD games on PC that you can play right now. Continue reading The best PC DnD games MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Divinity: Original Sin 2 PC review, Divinity: Original Sin 2 builds, Divinity: Original Sin 2 PvP |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 9, 2024 8:01 AM  Smashing stuff together is one of life's greatest joys. That's something castle-smashing strategy sim Besiege understands very well, and now, four years after getting a full release and a whopping nine years after entering Steam Early Access, there's a new expansion on the horizon. Developer Spiderling Studios has announced that Besiege will be taking to the oceans in The Splintered Sea, coming to Steam soon. Continue reading 95% rated Steam medieval sandbox reveals new watery expansion |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:59 PM  Ubisoft Massive's open world action-adventure Star Wars Outlaws will release on 30th August 2024, according to a new story trailer which introduces us properly to "emerging scoundrel" Kay Vess, aka Hannah Solo. If you haven't had the pleasure, Kay is a budding crook on the run from her underworld boss, a journey that sees her tangling with several other Star Wars crime syndicates on various planets. It really feels like they're keeping a lot of the headline Star Wars stuff at a respectful distance for this one: yes, Jabba the Hutt makes an appearance, but there's nary a whiff of The Force, Jedi or Sith in the trailer and not once does anybody build a Death Star. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:59 AM  If you're from the USA, Britain or France, and also possibly a Victorian time-traveller, you might be familiar with the dunce cap - a conical humiliation bestowed on struggling or misbehaving schoolchildren, who were then told to go sit in the corner and think about their sins. Well, get ready for the dunce cosmetic. In Sumo Newcastle's Deathsprint 66, an 8-player on-foot racing game based on Stephen King's dystopian novel The Running Man, players build a Hype multiplier by combo-ing stunts such as railgrinds, and also, murdering each other. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:00 AM  In many ways Children Of The Sun is a highly relatable game. I do not have telekinetic powers that allow me to control the path of a bullet from a sniper rifle, and I was not part of a murderous cult that killed my father-figure. But if I did and I were, you can bet that I'd go on a rip-roaring rampage of revenge! Stepping into the be-grimed trainers and unwashed jacket of the protagonist - a misused girl whose vibe is that of a member of Gorillaz - you shoot a single bullet from your gun and control it in first-person as you zip it through the heads, hearts and hands of cultists placed around a level. It's a satisfying Sniper Elite meets Superhot puzzle of ultraviolence, and it's neat. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:00 AM  Rebecca (RPS in peace) was our resident monster |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:00 AM  Sega and Creative Assembly have released the first proper trailer for Total War: Warhammer 3's forthcoming Thrones of Decay expansion, which pits the human Empire, Chaos Nurgle faction and industrious Dwarfs against each other in what the press release terms "a showdown of mohawks, maggots and machines". Alliteration, is it? Well, two can play at that (strategy) game: the new expansion explodes upon the extensive environments of this elaborate ex-tabletop experience with an eccentric... ensemble of new legendary lords, battle units and campaign features, plus various free bits for owners of the base game. 9-3 to me, Creative Assembly! Find the Thrones of Decay trailer below - sorry, I just need a few minutes to massage my temples. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:06 AM  The multiplayer FPS which fools would tell you is named PUBG: Battlegrounds has added destructible terrain in an update today, letting you dig your own hole or punch through to enemies. Some might tell you this is inspired by Fortnite or Minecraft, especially considering you can dig with a pickaxe, but in my heart it's further confirmation that Plunkbat is a stag & hen weekend simulator. After all, you can have your stag do at Diggerland. Awright lads, where we digging? |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:00 AM  This month's RPS Game Club pick is Lethal Company, the indie co-op horror game where you must collect scrap for a mysterious Company or face the ultimate penalty... being fired. Oh, and death. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 8:00 AM  The Splintered Sea is an upcoming expansion for beloved battlements blasting building game Besiege, taking its so far decisively land-based action to the high seas for some aquatic anarchy. You'll be able to pit your custom war machines rudder to fin with enemy fleets and underwater nemeses when it launches May 24th on Steam. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 6:54 AM  Ahhh League Of Legends, a MOBA that occupied my university years. While I'd argue climbing the ranked ladder with my housemates were some of the best game moments I've ever had, I'd also argue giving up League was necessary. I became too involved, too close to the toxicity. But now League's threatening to drag me back in with something I hadn't seen coming - a Vampire Survivors-like PVE mode. No! I must resist (I will be on it immediately when it arrives). |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 9, 2024 6:34 AM  Did I ever my mention my, possibly unhealthy to the point of actually contracting something with buboes, obsession with Warhammer's weirdo little rat friends? If, like me, you also derive untold joy watching these scrabbling binlickers go about their daily business, you'll be pleased to hear that co-op ratmasher game Vermintide 2 is giving you a great excuse to pal around with the Skaven again in the form of free update A Parting of the Waves, out this Thursday April 11th. |
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 2:00 PM
We have a better idea of how the Tonberry enemies will look in Final Fantasy XVI, thanks to new DLC screenshots from Square Enix. They appear alongside an unnamed opponent in a new Mysidia location in the game.
The four new screenshots from the Final Fantasy XVI DLC are taken at the The Aire of Hours location in Mysidia. In one of them, we see a new location that is encircled by a blue force field. The other three are taken from a boss fight. That's where we get to see Clive up against the Final Fantasy XVI Tonberry Hexers. There appear to be four of them in the screenshot, and they are accompanying a larger, unnamed, armored opponent. The final two images from Square Enix offer closer looks at this foe.
Here's a full gallery of the new screenshots Square Enix shared with us on social media.
It seems like we will see this take on the classic Final Fantasy Tonberry only in the one location in Mysidia. The other screenshots shared so far didn't show them lurking about in the images. Instead, we saw Clive in a lush, clean, grassy area. There were also images showing a blue light that seemed to be coming from a crystalline area.
As a reminder, this new area will look very different from the ones we explored alongside Clive in the main game. This is because the new region is one that appears to be completely unaffected by the Blight that is taking over the rest of the world.
Final Fantasy XVI is available for the PS5, and its The Rising Tide DLC will debut on April 18, 2024. The game will also eventually come to PCs.
The post Final Fantasy XVI Tonberry Hexer Enemies Shown in DLC Screenshots appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:30 PM
Future Saga Chapter 1 is the next Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 DLC, and it turns out it also means the playable debut of Dragon Ball Super versions of Android 18 and Videl. They will join Super Saiyan Rose Ultra Supervillain Goku Black and Super Saiyan God Ultra Supervillain Vegeta.
Both of these versions of Android 18 and Videl wear outfits and use moves they'd perform in Dragon Ball Super. Bandai Namco went over them at the Dragon Ball official site. So Android 18 will be able to use Kikoha and Steel Mirage as Super Attacks. She also wears her Tournament of Power outfit. The two Videl Super Attacks present with this version of the character are Burning Swan and Seagull Combination. She'll perform them while wearing the outfit she had on at Bulma's birthday party during that series. Both of the heroines will also be featured some of the 12 Parallel Quests in the add-on.
In addition, players will be able to dress up as this version of Videl. Her outfit and hairstyle will be added as cosmetics. Bandai Namco shared screenshots of how those will look with us:
As for things to come, we know that the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 PS5 and Xbox Series X versions will both appear on May 24, 2024. After that, the official roadmap from the end of March 2024 noted three empty blocks with question marks in the "future" section, suggesting we could see more Future Saga chapters or additional add-ons.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is available for the PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC. The PS5 and Xbox Series X versions will debut on May 24, 2024. There's no release date for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Future Saga Chapter 1 and its Android 18 and Videl DLC just yet.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:00 PM
A scale miniature of the Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG racing car is now available to pre-order from Good Smile Company's online storefronts. The model car is available in 1/18, 1/43, and 1/64 scale sizes, with prices ranging from ￥3,900 (~$25) to ￥49,999 (~$330).
The miniature cars are scale models of the actual Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG racing car that is set to perform in the 2024 Super GT300 race series under Good Smile Racing and TeamUKYO. The 1/64 scale version is made from die-cast material and will measure approximately 70mm long and 20mm tall. This version will cost ￥3,900 or $23.99 and will ship November, 2024, or in Q2 2025, depending on whether it is ordered from the Good Smile Global or US online store.
Meanwhile, the 1/18 and 1/43 scale versions of the Hatsune Miku AMG racing car are resin miniatures that will measure approximately 260mm by 70mm and 110mm by 28mm respectively. The 1/43 version will cost ￥16,000 or $98.99 and ship in either December, 2024, or Q2 2025, again, depending on the store. Currently it appears that the 1/18 scale model is only available from the Good Smile Global store, where it will cost ￥49,999 (~$330) and is expected to ship in January, 2025.
Good Smile has provided a CG render of what the car will look like, which you can see in the gallery below:
This year's Racing Miku outfit, which is featured on both the model and real car, is the 2024 design by illustrator Mogumo, who also worked on Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. A scale figure of the 2023 Racing Miku design by toridamono is also set to appear in 2025.
Pre-orders are now open on the Good Smile Online Shop for the 1/18, 1/43, and 1/64 scale miniatures of the Good Smile Hatsune Miku AMG 2024 racing car. The 1/43 and 1/64 scale versions are also available on the Good Smile US store.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:30 PM
Aladdin X has announced that it will hold a collaboration campaign between Suika Game and the Japanese restaurant chain MOS Burger. The company will also produce a new character design modeled after the Fukuoka-grown Amaou strawberry used in the restaurant's seasonal drink menu.
This campaign will primarily feature the Mazeru Shake Amaou drink, which is exclusively available for purchase in the Spring season until late May 2024. MOS Burger will also publish a promotional video starring the Japanese voice actress Miku Ito on April 11, 2024. The video will feature a fictional mode in Suika Game where all characters get changed to the Amaou strawberry.
The collaboration will also feature exclusive item giveaways. The first 100 people in each MOS Burger outlet to order a strawberry shake—including the signature Mazeru Shake Amaou—will receive a sticker set featuring the Amaou strawberry and other Suika Game characters. Aladdin X and MOS Burger will also hold separate sweepstakes on their respective X accounts. People residing in Japan will be able to win exclusive T-shirts, MOS Card vouchers, or a jumbo Suika plush.
Suika Game originally appeared on Aladdin X's popIn Aladdin ceiling projector. The company also released the game on Nintendo Switch, where it gained a massive popularity boost in 2023. The game even beat the likes of Pikmin 4 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to top the 2023 Switch download ranking in Japan. Aladdin X is also working on gradually releasing Suika Game to more platforms, such as iOS in January 2024 and Android in April 2024.
The Suika Game collaboration campaign with MOS Burger will launch on April 11, 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:00 PM
In a new PlayStation Blog interview, Stellar Blade Director Kim Hyung Tae revealed Battle Angel Alita is another inspiration for the game. Specifically, he cited the 2019 movie starring Rosa Salazar as a major influence.
Here's exactly what Kim mentioned when discussing Stellar Blade and its reference to Battle Angel Alita in the PlayStation Blog interview:
As a reminder, Battle Angel Alita began running in Japan in 1990. It's since appeared worldwide, and it also inspired anime adaptations and the 2019 live-action movie Alita: Battle Angel. The series stars Alita, a cyborg with amnesia surviving in a cyberpunk world who ends up using her martial arts skills and strength to hunt down criminals. Throughout the course of the story, she ends up being tied to the community and a savior.
Head of launch, Shift Up and Director Kim Hyung Tae have often discussed various Stellar Blade inspirations and shared development details. We already know NieR Automatainfluenced the action game, for example. Also, the length of Eve's hair also affected its development time.
Stellar Blade will come to the PlayStation 5 on April 26, 2024. There's no word yet on if it will eventually appear on other platforms sometime after that.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:30 AM
HoYoverse released another character preview on HoYolab, this time going over the gameplay mechanics of upcoming Honkai: Star Rail character Aventurine. He was also playable in certain sections of the Penacony storyline added in version 2.1.
Aventurine is an Imaginary element character who walks the path of Preservation, meaning his focus is on protecting and sustaining your team with stackable shields provided by his Skill. Like March 7th, however, Aventurine has an offensive side to his kit. When he (or an ally he has shielded) is attacked, he gains stacks of Blind Bet. These are then consumed to perform a follow-up attack that can hit multiple enemies.
His major traces and signature Light Cone were also detailed, with his traces providing bonuses to his talent allowing him to gain Crit Rate based on his Defense stat, gain Blind Bet when allies perform follow-up attacks, and start battles with some of his shields already in place. His Light Cone "Inherently Unjust Destiny" increases the bearer's defense by a good amount and boosts critical damage when they provide shields to allies. Additionally, follow-up attacks by a character with this light cone can inflict an enemy with an effect increasing damage taken.
As part of Honkai: Star Rail's first anniversary celebration, a video featuring the character March 7th will be appearing at several train stations in Japan's Tokyo and Saitama prefectures. The game's development team also recently commented on the origin of recurring character "The Lordly Trashcan".
Aventurine is set to become available in Honkai: Star Rail on April 17, 2024. The game itself is readily available on the PS5, PC, and mobile devices.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:00 AM
Nyalra, the writer of Needy Streamer Overload, revealed that he has finished writing the script for a new anime. The new show is slated to air for 13 episodes on television channels. However, Nyalra did not reveal the anime's title in his teaser image.
The writer instead shared the artwork of two characters who are slated to appear in the new anime show. The characters are given the names Moudoku Denpa Shoujo (Toxic Dissociated Girl) Purple Lollipop and Karamazov. Nyalra added that he will spend the next two years working to create his ideal animation.
The original Japanese tweet is available to view right below:
In addition, Nyalra also posted a tweet in English as he hopes to see the anime show available internationally as well.
Nyalra is the writer behind Needy Streamer Overload, the streamer management game that first appeared on PC in January 2022. The PC release recorded 300,000 units sold after almost two months in March 2022. The overall sales were boosted further after the Nintendo Switch version came out in October 2022. WSS playground revealed in late June 2023 that the game has surpassed 1 million sales. The most recent figure as of April 2024 puts the figure at 1.5 million.
Needy Streamer Overload also has its own anime projects running. In January 2024, WSS playground published three short anime videos on its YouTube channel, with one of them being produced by Yostar Pictures. The Japanese indie game publisher also simultaneously shared a public registration form inviting more people to create anime based on the title.
Nyalra will reveal more details about his new 13-episode TV anime show in 2025.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:30 AM
Pocketpair announced that the v0.2.0.6 Palworld Xbox patch has multiplayer save issues and warned people not to create or play any multiplayer games on the Xbox One or Xbox Series X until it is resolved. It confirmed that a patch is in the works to fix this new issue.
Here's the problem. When the new update launched, people found that any saves from before the April 9, 2024 v0.2.0.6 wouldn't work. When Pocketpair first noticed the issue, it alerted people to not load those multiplayer files. Its latest update noted that any Palworld multiplayer Xbox save files created after the v0.2.0.6 patch appeared will not work when the new update designed to fix that loading problem launches.
Here's the official notification:
This is one of two issues with that patch. The other is one involving egg incubators. However, there is a workaround for that until a fix is released. People are able to destroy, then rebuild an incubator to begin using it to hatch eggs again.
As for this v0.2.0.6 patch, it is a rather big one. It adds the first Raid to the game, which is Bellanoir. There are new items and pieces of equipment for folks to use.
Palworld is available for the PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X in early access.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:00 AM
Gematsu discovered that the Ubisoft Japan YouTube placeholder for the new Star Wars Outlaws trailer included the release date. According to that early information, the game will debut on August 30, 2024, however the video is now set to private until its debut later on April 9, 2024. [Thanks, Gematsu!]
This comes right as the official story trailer is about to debut worldwide. On April 8, 2024, Ubisoft noted people will get to see it at 9am PT/12pm ET/6pm CET on April 9, 2024. The English language account's placeholder is also live for that. Its description doesn't include any hints about the release date for the game.
You can catch that below once it is live:
We already knew Star Wars Outlaws would debut in 2024. It will take place after Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. It features two outlaws named Kay and Nix who are out to get funds by any means necessary. It is described as a third-person, open-world game. It comes from Massive Entertainment, who previously worked on both The Division games and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
We'll officially know the Star Wars Outlaws release date when the story trailer launches at 9am PT/12pm ET/6pm CET on April 9, 2024. The game will be available on the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:30 AM
Crypton Future Media revealed that it is working with Premico to produce and sell the Hatsune Miku-themed PC backpack. Pre-orders for the backpack are immediately available on Premico's IEI web store. The bags will be available with a tax-inclusive full price tag of 21,780 yen (~$143.50).
The backpack will be available in two colors: Miku Green and Neo Black. The owner will be able to fit a notebook laptop sized up to 16 inches. The side pockets will be able to house drink bottles or folding umbrellas. The surface will also feature water-repellent materials that help protect the insides from rain.
Each purchase of the bag will also come with an A4-sized clear file and a light-reflecting mascot keychain. The latter will have a different eye expression depending on whether the buyer chooses the Miku Green or Neo Black color. The bag's guarantee card will also be modeled after Hatsune Miku's staff ID card.
The new PC backpacks will add more entries to the ever-growing list of merchandise featuring the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku. While the list mostly consists of figures, other products like pump shoes and cosplay sets are also being sold in Japan.
The Hatsune Miku PC backpack is now available for pre-orders in Japan. Premico will start shipping the finished items in mid-May 2024.
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Siliconera Tuesday, April 9, 2024 9:00 AM
Road safety badges featuring the Pokemon franchise mascot Pikachu have been making rounds in Japan. The Pokemon Company revealed that it has been helping distribute the badges to new first-graders who just entered elementary schools in the Spring of 2024 in the country.
The badges are modeled after the actual pedestrian children crossing sign in Japan but with the notable addition of Pikachu. The small Japanese hiragana text can be translated to "Before crossing, don't forget to check your right and left sides."
These badges are not only for decoration, as they also come with actual traffic accident injury insurance from Sompo Japan. The back side reveals that insurance will be valid until May 31, 2025, or a year after the student's first school admission day if it happens after April 1, 2024.
Both sides of the badge are available to view via an animated GIF image on the Japanese official Poke Times X account:
The Pokemon franchise, which originated as video games on Game Boy and subsequent Nintendo consoles, has since been featured in many aspects of pop culture not only in Japan but also worldwide. Pokemon Center Online Japan is still accepting pre-orders for Mother's Day-themed Pikachu flower arrangements until April 15, 2024. The Chinese animation studio Hanmu Chunhua also made a special short animation with the Japanese title "Tadaima" around the 2024 Lunar New Year.
The road safety badges featuring Pikachu are being distributed to first-grade students around Japan in Spring 2024.
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PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:42 PM  Bungie seems to be going all out with its marketing for its long-awaited end to the Light & Dark Saga: The Final Shape. Their team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the expansion, but until then they've left players with a few interesting treats. So let's fly down and figure out how to get the Pyramid Ship Exotic in Destiny 2. Where to get Pyramid Ship Exotic in Destiny 2 Screenshot: Bungie In Bungie's latest livestream where they showed off more about The Final Shape, including the new Prismatic class, they also gave us a glimpse at a brand new ship Guardians could get right now. The Pyramid Ship Exotic is the latest ship to land in the Tower, and it's quite cute like a baby pyramid ship fit for a Guardian. This is one of many in-game items you can unlock in Destiny 2 right now by pre-ordering The Final Shape. It might only be obtainable by pre-order the annual pass as well, but you might be able to get away with buying the base v... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:36 PM  Exotic Missions offer Guardians a guaranteed way to earn powerful Exotic weapons if they can handle the pressure. In preparation for the Final Shape, we now have The Whisper quest. If you're ready to get stuck in, let me show you how to start The Whisper Exotic Mission in Destiny 2 (Into the Light). Destiny 2 The Whisper: How to Start the Whispers of the Past Exotic Mission Screenshot: PC Invasion Head to the Moon and speak with Eris Morn near the Sanctuary Landing Zone. You can accept the Whispers of the Past quest from her. Exotic Missions can be tackled alone but are much more manageable with a Fireteam. If you're playing with friends, make sure you've all accepted the quest to ensure the activity runs smoothly and everyone gets rewards. Screenshott: PC Invasion You can start the Whispers of the Past quest by selecting it from the Into The Light section in the Director (pictured above). What is an Exotic Mission in Destiny 2? If you're a... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:17 PM  Updated version of weapons from all of Destiny's history? Sign me up immediately! Here is how to get Brave Arsenal Weapons in Destiny 2: Into the Light. Destiny 2: How to get Brave Arsenal Weapons Getting Brave Arsenal Weapons is as easy as completing in-game modes and challenges and picking them up as loot. However, while this is, in fact, the way you can get all Brave Arsenal Weapons, you will need to first unlock them, otherwise, they will not drop. To do so, you will need to travel to the brand-new Hall of Champions and talk to Arcite 99-40. He will be able to give you weapon quests for each of the Brave Weapons, which will require you to defeat a specific number of enemies with a weapon type. Screenshot: Bungie Here are the quests for the weapons available today: Brave Arsenal Weapons Quests Quest NameObjectiveRewardsStranger DangerDefeat combatants with precision damage using Pulse Rifles anywhere in the system. Bonus progress granted in Onslaught.ORDe... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:15 PM  Although Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a great study and work tool, there are still things to unlock that take some time and effort. If you want to find all Spiritdex companions in Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, here's how to unlock them. Spirit City Lofi Sessions: How to find all Spiritdex companions Spiritdex companions are little friends that you can have beside your avatar in your cozy room. Whether you're typing at your desk or knitting by the fireplace, your companion will join you and is customizable as well. You need to unlock them using a specific combination of lighting, sounds, and activities. Screenshot: PC Invasion First off, you must keep in mind that even after altering the activity, sounds, and lighting, you won't immediately summon the companion. Patience is key, and you'll know when you're on the right track when a glowing ring is circling your Spiritdex icon. Wait until a red dot appears on your Spiritdex and you can collect th... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:14 PM  Don't worry, changing your name will not require you to appear before a judge. At least not this time. Here is how to change your name in Destiny 2. Destiny 2: How to change your name If you are a Destiny 2 veteran, you know that while changing your name is nothing out of the ordinary, to be allowed to change it is the tricky part. This is because, historically, you were only able to change your name once. Not only that but the name you are given originally once you create your account and play the game is automatically determined by Bungie based on your platform's name. Image: Bungie So, essentially, you only get to pick your name once. Well, Into the Light is here to change that. You will now have an extra opportunity to change your name, and, if you haven't used your one-time name change yet, this new extra name change will stack, giving you two opportunities to change your name. Here is a step-by-step on how you can change your name in Destiny 2: L... |
WGB Tuesday, April 9, 2024 8:25 AM It looks like Blizzard titles such as World of Warcraft will be returning to the Chinese market for the first time since the region lost access to them in 2023. |
MonsterVine Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:00 AM It's raining on the compound. It's always raining on the compound. The sound of tires churning through mud coats the nearby forest as men in yellow and black cheer on the drivers as they make large donuts in the grass. Fire crackles from a series of open metal drums a few of the men have […] |