Kotaku Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:35 PM  Faze Clan, which as recently as last year seemed an unstoppable cultural force for the genre of dudes who both play video games and aspire to own lambos, is in trouble. As we've reported, the clan's decision to go public has been a disaster, with their shares now practically worthless, but as bad as things were last… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:45 PM  Microsoft today announced a new and very cool Xbox controller: the "Remix Special Edition", which is (partly, at least) made up of recycled plastic. |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:15 PM  When I revisited Cyberpunk 2077 recently, one of the most pleasant parts of the experience was the way a two-year break had presented me with a game that looked, and performed, way better than it had at launch. |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:21 PM  Overwatch 2's next hero, Lifeweaver, is the series' first pansexual character. When we talked with the Blizzard team about the new support hero in a roundtable interview, we were told by Lead Narrative Designer Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie that characters would be receptive to his advances during pre-match banter. However,… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:25 PM  A YouTuber was shot in the stomach on April 2 in a Virginia mall after attempting to play what he called a "simple practical joke" on a man. |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:30 PM  God of War Ragnarök is known for having excellent combat, a simultaneously epic and intimate story, great accessibility features, and a billion puzzles to solve. For many players, it wasn't the puzzles' difficulty that frustrated them the most. It was the frequency with which Atreus would provide hints at how to solve… |
Kotaku Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:25 PM  The reviews for The Super Mario Bros. Movie are in and they're surprisingly polarized. Mario's return to Hollywood may end up being a box office coup, but not all of the critics are in love with it. It's currently under 50 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:58 PM  Since 2014, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players have had one complaint: cheaters. Instead of upgrading the FPS game's anti-cheat software, VAC or delivering a one-time solution, Valve has deployed a series of annual ban waves. The paywall update in 2021 did little to help solve the problem; CSGO hackers, it turned out, were pretty loaded - a lot of them could simply buy their way back in. Now, with the Counter-Strike 2 release date approaching, there is hope of a new and more robust anti-cheat solution. The CS2 trailers however seem to have doused those hopes in cold water. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Counter-Strike 2 release date, Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:03 PM  The Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfalls return today in the FPS game with the weekly reset, marking the halfway point of the season and giving players yet another reason to log in to explore some of the game's most difficult content, along with the chance to earn Destiny 2 Nightfall weapons with Adept perks. Continue reading Destiny 2 Grandmaster Nightfalls return today, so get ready to grind MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Destiny 2 classes, Destiny 2 Lightfall review, Destiny 2 builds |
PCGamesN Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:09 PM  Another hotfix for The Last of Us has arrived, and the latest update points towards a crashing solution for Nvidia RTX 3000 graphics cards. In addition to numerous other fixes, Naughty Dog also says it'll work towards eventually ditching the Steam Deck Unsupported badge added to the game's storefront page by Valve. Continue reading Naughty Dog drops The Last of Us hotfix for Nvidia RTX 3000 GPUs MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:02 PM  Crusader Kings 3's next expansion has been announced. Tours & Tournaments will introduce new events to the medieval grand strategy game including jousting events, grand weddings and the ability to send you ruler on a tour of their domain. All offer an opportunity to impress your subjects and rivals - or, I'd guess, to fall off your horse and die. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:17 PM  Meet Your Maker is out. The first-person shooter from the developers of Dead By Daylight is set in a post-apocalypse in which players alternately construct death mazes to protect their precious resources, and infiltrate the death mazes of others. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:41 PM  Devolver Digital have acquired Doinksoft, the developers of kitty mech platformer Gato Roboto and the upcoming Gunbrella. All of the indie team's games had thus far been published by Devolver, including a physical-only Switch game, Demon Throttle, and the Devolver Bootleg compilation. |
Twinfinite Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:59 PM Something's in the works. |
Twinfinite Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:18 PM The ingredients to Minecraft's real-life crafting recipes. |
Siliconera Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:49 PM
Nintendo just released the 2.0.0 Fire Emblem Engage patch, and its notes indicate two free bonuses for players. One is a typical update bonus with enhancement items. The other makes it possible for everyone to get the Fire Emblem Engage Fire Emblem Heroes. Order of Heroes Item Set DLC. Support is also added for the new Fell Xenologue campaign. With Update Bonus 2, you get nine different kinds of crystals once you load up a save file. Here's the full list of items. These can be used to augment Engage weapons.
People can also claim the Fire Emblem Heroes Order of Heroes DLC from the Fire Emblem Engage page in the eShop. Previously, you had to play the mobile game to claim the three weapons. Once downloaded, you get Alfonse's Folkvangr sword, Anna's Noatun ace, and Sharena's Fensalir Polearm, the Alfonse S ring, Anna S ring, and Sharena S ring. Here are the full 2.0.0 Fire Emblem Engage patch notes from Nintendo Support.
Fire Emblem Engage is available for the Nintendo Switch, as is the 2.0.0 update. The post Fire Emblem Engage 2.0.0 Patch Adds Update Bonus, Fire Emblem Heroes DLC appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:35 PM
Nintendo released the 2.0.0 Fire Emblem Engage patch, and that means people who purchased the expansion pass can now access the Fell Xenologue DLC. However, it isn't immediately available to play. You actually need to get to a certain point in the story and unlock other features before you can also take advantage of this new storyline. How to Access the Fire Emblem Engage Fell Xenologue DLCFirst, you need to reach chapter seven in the main campaign. This is because the Fell Xenologue DLC is tied to a free gameplay feature added in the 1.3.0 update, the Ancient Well. If you've done so, then loading your save after updating to 2.0.0 will trigger a cutscene introducing the Fell Xenologue DLC campaign. Your version of Alear will be talking with Xander in front of the Ancient Well. He'll instruct you to look at it. The game will then offer a tutorial explaining you can enter it there and visit it as you'd like. If you are just coming back to the game and unlocking the Ancient Well and DLC access at once, first go through the process of unlocking the well at the Armory. After that, return to the well. The cutscene with Xander will play. When you go to the Ancient Well after that point, you'll get options to exchange items at the well as usual, access the Fell Xenologue, or change its difficulty. The three difficulty options are Normal, Hard, and Maddening. You can continue to change it, and you won't lose or gain rewards depending on the difficulty. Fire Emblem Engage is available for the Nintendo Switch, as is the Fell Xenologue wave 4 DLC. The post How to Access the Fire Emblem Engage Fell Xenologue DLC appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:00 PM
Medabot S will feature a third collaboration event with Mega Man Battle Network, and it will add Dark MegaMan.EXE as a Medabot character. The crossover event will appear in the mobile game starting on April 6, 2023 in Japan. The event will also include new costumes based on MMBN human characters. Previously, Protoman.EXE was added to the game in a crossover event in October 2022. [Thanks, Dengeki Online!] In addition to adding a Medabot character based on Dark MegaMan.EXE, the game will also offer seven costumes based on human characters from the Mega Man Battle Network series. These will be a Lan Hikari costume for Ikki, a Mayl Sakurai costume for Arika, a Eugene costume for Koji, a Yai Ayanokoji costume for Karin, a Tamako Shiraizumi costume for Samantha, a Higsby costume for Spike, and a Dex Oyama costume for Sloan. Medabot S: Unlimited Nova released in Japan on January 23, 2020 for Android and iOS devices. This is the third crossover event with this series. The previous two events added several Mega Man Battle Network characters, including MegaMan.EXE, Roll.EXE, Bass.EXE, and Protoman.EXE. Other crossover events for Medabot S included an August 2022 event with Full Metal Panic, and most recently a January 2023 event with Evangelion. The Medabot S x Mega Man Battle Network collaboration event will appear from April 6, 2023. The game is available in Japan for Android and iOS devices. In addition, the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection releases for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC on April 14, 2023. The post Medabot S Mega Man Battle Network Event Adds Dark MegaMan.EXE appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:00 PM
The latest Pokemon GO spring event means people can now catch Pokemon Sword and Shield's Cutiefly and evolve it into Ribombee in the game. It's a permanent addition, which means you can find it basically forever now that it's available. However, it will only be more easily and frequently seen in-game until April 10, 2023. Fortunately, it isn't too difficult to happen upon one. However, as its new, it isn't available in its shiny form yet. Cutiefly is a somewhat uncommon spawn in the wild in Pokemon GO, which means you'll likely see Buneary and Bunnelby more often. (I only saw two all day, and that involved taking a walk.) But they aren't the most rare and I saw it more frequently than I did the flower crown Chansey or Togetic. You also have a chance of hatching a 2km egg with Cutiefly in it if you acquire the egg before April 10, 2023. [gallery columns="1" ids="958345" link="file"] As for how to evolve it into Ribombee in Pokemon GO, that isn't too difficult either. You only need 50 Cutiefly candies. There are no other special conditions. If you have enough Pinaps on hand, you'll only need to catch eight Cutiefly to get enough candies for the evolution. Pokemon GO is available for Android and Apple iOS devices. Its Remote Raid Pass price will increase on April 6, 2023. The post How to Catch Cutiefly and Evolve It into Ribombee in Pokemon GO appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:00 PM
Dragon is the tenth volume in the One Piece art book collection "Color Walk," and it released in Japan on April 4, 2023. The latest entry in the collection includes a complete transcript of a conversation between One Piece author Eiichiro Oda and manga artist Gosho Aoyama, creator of the Detective Conan manga. It costs 2,970 JPY (roughly $22 USD) and is now available for purchase from select retailers in Japan. [Thanks, Natalie!] One Piece Dragon is one of the largest art books in the Color Walk collection, coming in at 152 pages. It consists of over 200 illustrations from beginning to end of the Wano Country story arc of One Piece, along with several illustrations drawn for the One Piece Stampede movie and One Piece Film: Red, which released in Japan on November 2019 and August 2022 respectively. The book also includes a complete version of the conversation Eiichiro Oda had with Gosho Aoyama. That was featured in issue number 34 of the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and issue 35 of the Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine. The book also contains three large posters and various postcards. Additionally, stickers are included in the limited first print of the book. You can take a better look at some of the illustrations and postcards included in the gallery below. [gallery columns="5" link="file" ids="958321,958320,958319,958318,958317"] Initially announced to release on March 3, 2023, the One Piece art book was later delayed to April 4, 2023. The new One Piece Color Walk art book Dragon costs 2,970 JPY (~$22 USD) and is available now for purchase from select retailers in Japan. The post New One Piece Color Walk Dragon Art Book Details Shared appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:00 PM
Persona is a series that's done super well for Atlus over the years. Basically, a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off turned into an IP that is more recognizable to some than the original RPGs that spawned it. This does mean it might seem a bit overwhelming to hop into the series. Especially since there are numbered installments and spin-offs. However, it's all really quite approachable, and it isn't too difficult to jump in if you're wondering how to start playing through the Persona games.
How to Play the Mainline Persona Games in OrderFirst, here is the full list of Persona games. Only certain entries really should be played in order. You should play Revelations: Persona/SMT Persona before Persona 2: Innocent Sin, then Innocent Sin before Eternal Punishment. There are overarching elements that all tie together here, as well as recurring characters. With the later Persona games, it's best to start with a Persona 3 entry, then move on to Persona 4 and 5. However, all three are completely self-contained, so you don't have to play them all in order or worry about losing context if you only choose to go through one.
But What About the Persona Game Spin-Offs?Okay, this isn't too tricky. Mainly, because only one line of spin-offs actually has a consistent story to it. Even though the Dancing and Q games are considered sequels, there's no overarching story. Persona 4 ArenaThese are the fighting games with Persona 3 and 4 characters. Ultimax takes place after the original, so play them in order to get the full story! Though if you're getting one of the more modern remasters of Ultimax, you're good and can already go through things properly in order.
Persona DancingAll of the Persona Dancing entries are rhythm games. A good rule of thumb is to play the ones for entries whose soundtracks you enjoyed most.
Persona QThese are essentially Persona takes on the Etrian Odyssey dungeon-mapping formula. Each installment is self-contained. So play the original if you only like the Persona 3 and 4 characters, and go into Persona Q2 if you like the Persona 3, 4 and 5 folks. The sequel does build on mechanics, so you may want to go with that second if you play both.
Persona 5 StrikersThis is a weird one too! It takes place after Persona 5. Not Persona 5 Royal, to be specific. It's a Musou-style beat'em up, so play and beat Persona 5 before getting into this PS4, Switch, and PC game for the best experience. The post How to Get Started with the Persona Series appeared first on Siliconera. |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:20 PM  Lifeweaver is Overwatch 2's newest support hero, and this pansexual icon has a bounty of new tools for support players to experiment with. Described as a hero who has the potential to troll his team, Lifeweaver comes with numerous different abilities, including a controversial tool to reposition your teammates. At his core, however, Lifeweaver is a main healer who will keep your team healthy and ready for each team fight to come. Here are all of Lifeweaver's new abilities in Overwatch 2. Lifeweaver's abilities and skills in Overwatch 2 Primary Fire: Healing Blossom & Thorn Volley Image by Blizzard Lifeweaver's Primary Fire is Healing Blossom, which is his main healing tool. You can charge this ability to charge a blossom. The longer you charge this ability, the better the healing. Blizzard stated this ability was the cornerstone of Lifeweaver and designed to be accessible and viable across numerous skill levels and scenarios. This ability is soft-targeted, m... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:19 PM  While so far every Hogwarts Legacy side quest involving collecting plants has had a strange or malicious motive behind it, 'Spot Removal' is a quest turning those tables a little. Be warned, though—another stealth mission in disguise lies ahead. Here's how to complete 'Spot Removal'. Note: For more information, check out our Hogwarts Legacy guides and features hub. 'Spot Removal' starting location and NPC in Hogwarts Legacy Screenshot by PC Invasion This side quest is delivered by Sacharissa Tugwood standing just outside of Dogweed and Deathcap at the northern edge of Hogsmeade. The Hufflepuff student informs you she is of a prestigious family but only wants to help those below her; you have the option to validate her or call her out for being condescending. Her most recent effort is to relieve her fellow students of their pimples by using Bubotuber pus to make a solution. That's right. This quest wants you to gather ingredients for ... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 4, 2023 5:04 PM  Hunting ghosts in Demonologist is difficult on its own, but getting them to your bidding is a task as well. Before performing an exorcism, you and your fellow ghost hunters must carry out assignments. Each of these tasks can be different depending on the mission you are on, in this case, it's how to get a ghost to blow out the candle. However, this is an optional objective but it's worth it, you can get more money by doing this challenge. Getting the ghost to blow out the candle in Demonologist may be hard, but this guide should help you and your friends do this section with ease. How to Get a Ghost to Blow out the Candle in Demonologist You can bring candles with you into the Abandoned House and place them in most areas of the house. First, identify the ghost — you can check this by viewing the report when you're in the match. Once this is all done, you should be able to get a better idea of the ghost. All players must select it if they're not playing alone. The second ... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:51 PM  Season 3 of The Cycle: Frontier has brought about several changes to the game including new weapons, free players, and of course, new enemies. The most prolific of the baddies is the flying entity known as The Howler. This beast is a random encounter and brings the pain to anyone unlucky enough to be within range. It fires huge projectiles that rapidly deplete health, and has been the cause of many an early end to a run. Knowing how to beat The Howler in The Cycle: Frontier will help you not only get out with your loot but possibly grab yourself a few goodies too. Tips to beat The Howler in The Cycle: Frontier Screenshot by PC Invasion The Howler patrols the skies of The Cycle: Frontier. Unlike other enemies in the game, it isn't restricted to a certain area and can pop up wherever it likes. You will hear it across the map as it lets out its deafening scream. At least this lets you know how to avoid it. Bring your gear First of all, make sure you are prepared for a long fight. Ev... |
PC Invasion - FeedDDD Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:30 PM  Ever since its release back in 2020, Genshin Impact continues to be one of the most popular games available. Released on both PC, PlayStation and mobile, this action RPG by HoYoverse is still missing on one important console. Well, besides Xbox, Genshin Impact is not available on Nintendo Switch. Yet, HoYoverse announced even before its release in September 2020 that it planned to release its gacha game on the Switch. Three years later, we're answering if Genshin Impact is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Note: For more information about the game, check out our Genshin Impact guides and features hub. Where is Genshin Impact for Nintendo Switch? In January 2020, HoYoverse confirmed that Genshin Impact would also come to Nintendo Switch. Since it announced this even before the official game released on its current consoles, it's surprising to not hear much news three years later. Sadly, the answer to the pressing question so far is that Genshin Impact should be coming to the... |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:33 PM Last weekend saw the premiere of the Tetris film on Apple TV+, and a lot of people have been enamored with the story of how the game was acquired from the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. The Tetris theme itself is pretty iconic, and we have a song from the soundtrack […] |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:16 PM Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming out later this month, and a lot of fans are excited for the return of lost Jedi Cal Kestis. While we have to wait a few more weeks before the game's launch, we have some new gameplay footage thanks to Game Informer. Check this out: In the latest episode […] |
Player Assist | Game Guides & Walkthroughs Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:03 PM The last hero introduced in Overwatch 2, Ramattra, was essentially an opposite version of Zenyatta, and now Blizzard has revealed their incoming hero for the next season who is essentially the anti-Symmetra. Check out the reveal for Lifeweaver: Overwatch 2's latest support Hero is Lifeweaver, an intelligent and curious adventurer who plans to use his […] |