The Dying Light 2 glider was featured heavily in the game's run-up to launch, so naturally players are eager to get it for themselves. We played Dying Light 2 for dozens of hours already, and we can attest to the glider being one of the best new additions to the series. Here's what you need to know about how and exactly when you'll get it for yourself.

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The glider in Dying Light 2 is unmissable, thankfully, though it also comes with the caveat that you can't get it any sooner than when it's required for the story. After about 10 gameplay hours in the game's first open-world section, Old Villedor, Aiden will travel to Central Loop, the downtown section of the ravaged city.

Central Loop looks marvelous thanks to its skyscrapers that add a totally new level of verticality to the series. You can see the city from new angles with your glider too, which is a journey that begins with the mission A Place To Call Home. This is the first mission in Central Loop and will see Aiden and Lawan, a character you'll meet on your adventure, practicing with the new glider right as you get downtown.

There's a new Calliope Mori x Gura Gawr song out now, and Vocaloid music producer Deco*27 is involved. Mori and Deco*27 worked together on the lyrics for "Q," while Deco*27 handled the music. The music video is immediately available. However, it won't be available to purchase or stream via various services until February 5, 2022. When the song is available, it will cost ¥250 (~$2.20) for the single song or ¥500 (~$4.30) for the single that includes an instrumental version.

Here's the full "Q" music video. The lyrics appear in English and Japanese while the two Hololive Vtubers "fight."

This is the second recent Calliope Mori x Gura Gawr track. They also did a cover of Kanaria’s “King” back in August 2021.

The Nintendo Minute was never a minute, and neither is this week's episode of All Things Nintendo! This week, Brian is joined by Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, the two former hosts of Nintendo Minute, Nintendo's in-house YouTube show. However, their time at Nintendo extends far beyond simply hosting that show. In fact, when you combine how long Kit and Krysta worked at Nintendo, it's almost three decades of experience. On this special episode of All Things Nintendo, Brian chats with the two former Nintendo employees about their long-running show, what it's like working at the company, and hints of what could be next for them.

If you'd like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter: Brian Shea (@brianpshea), Kit Ellis (@kitosan), Krysta Yang (@breath0air)

The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we can celebrate, discuss, and break down all the latest games, news, and announcements from the industry's most recognizable name. Each week, Brian is joined by different guests to talk about what's happening in the world of Nintendo. Along the way, they'll share personal stories, uncover hidden gems in the eShop, and even look back on the classics we all grew up with. A new episode hits every Friday!

Nine years and over $434,000,000 (£320m) after starting crowdfunding, space sim Star Citizen and its singleplayer spin-off Squadron 42 are still very far from completion. They're sustained by fans' hopes and dreams of what the games might one day become but this is a double-edged sword. The developers, Cloud Imperium Games have now decided to make their public development roadmap for future updates more vague, because some players get dead narked about delays. I can see that happening after nine years.

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Nearly eight years into the Sims 4's life and the DLC show no sign of slowing. Following the arrival of this week's vibrant Carnaval Streetwear Kit, a new leak has seemingly revealed extensive details on the life sim's previously teased new wedding-themed Game Pack.

Suspicions were raised that a new wedding-focussed pack was coming back in January, when EA teased its upcoming Sims 4 content plans for the first three months of 2022. That reveal promised a "game pack that throws a party for love", and fans' immediate thoughts of wedding bells now appear to have been by confirmed by a series of leaks on Twitter.

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The Genshin Impact 2.5 Special Program stream has come and gone, so we have a ton of new info on what’s on the way when the new version arrives on Feb. 16. Yae Miko is finally joining the roster as a playable character alongside a new world boss, weapons, and events. Here’s a rundown of everything we know about what’s coming in the Genshin Impact 2.5 update.

Earlier today, Crunchyroll confirmed that the English simuldub of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 is almost here. Fans of the dubbed version of the series will only have to wait for a little over a week, as it will air on Funimation and Crunchyroll Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022.

The news came by way of a press release, which you can check out for yourself below:

Voiceover booths have been rumbling in excitement over the much anticipated English SimulDub™ release of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, which is set to premiere Sunday, February 13, 2022 on Funimation and Crunchyroll. All available episodes of the series simulcast from Japan are currently subtitled in all of Funimation’s global territories and in more than 200 countries and territories on Crunchyroll, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, and on Funimation’s European streaming service Wakanim. The Spanish and Portuguese dubs will also be made available on February 13.

In the epic continuation of the worldwide anime phenomenon, starting with episode 76, the lines between friends and enemies become even more blurred. The War for Paradis explodes in Shiganshina and as battle rages on and the true intentions of the masterminds behind the current state of the world become clear…

Based on one of the best-selling manga series of all time, having sold over 100 million volumes of the manga in print across the world, the award-winning franchise was created by Hajime Isayama. The anime series is currently produced by MAPPA (Banana Fish; JUJUTSU KAISEN; ZOMBIE LAND SAGA) and licensed from Kodansha (AKIRA; FAIRY TAIL; Fire Force; That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime). 

Developer Hazelight Studios celebrated yet another sales milestone for its award-winning co-op action/adventure game It Takes Two. As of today, the game has officially sold over 5 million copies.

The news comes courtesy of a recent tweet from the developer’s official account, which you can check out for yourself right down below.

If you’re keeping track of the sales timeline, It Takes Two exceeded 1 million sales back in April, 2 million in June, and then 3 million in Oct.

Yoko Taro plays by his own rules. That meant serving as creative director on a card-based role-playing game called Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars in 2021, despite everyone assuming his next project would be Nier-related. It apparently also means releasing another one of those games just a few weeks after announcing it, as Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is coming out in just two weeks.

Announced with little warning today, Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is a completely separate game from The Isle Dragon Roars, and it's not a direct sequel. Both games are designed as standalone titles, though you'll have some idea of what to expect gameplay-wise if you've played The Isle Dragon Roars.

Square Enix calls the game a "standalone experience for both old and new fans of the series," and by "old fans," the company means people who played the first one like three months ago. The world moves quickly these days.

As an unnamed hero, you must save a group of islands facing destruction, joining a failed maiden venturing into the seas. Because it's a Yoko Taro project, expect some depressing and unexpected turns, along with music director Keiichi Okabe's signature melancholy tunes.

Nintendo mobile hit Fire Emblem Heroes is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week. It’s a great time to look back at what it’s accomplished, good and bad, and what we’d still like to see from the game. Let’s hear from you too! Drop by the comments and share your thoughts.

The Good

STREAMLINED STRATEGY: Heroes strikes a good balance between the tactics of traditional Fire Emblem and a friendlier, mobile simplicity. Battles are short and fit easily on a phone, but they also still feel tactical. This wasn't the easiest thing to manage. — Graham

GACHA THAT WORKS: Fire Emblem Heroes really distilled the key appeal of Fire Emblem — its characters — into that most character-focused of games: The gacha hero collector, and made it work. The latter chapters also introduced a number of interesting wrinkles to its multiversal lore, and added appealing original characters of its own. — Josh

DISCOVERING CHARACTERS: I love that Fire Emblem Heroes exposes people to characters from games we didn’t get. The Binding Blade? Roy’s our boy and here! Thracia 776? Leif’s leading his army into our lives! By doing so, maybe it is also encouraging players to look up details about the Japan-exclusive titles. — Jenni

Activision Blizzard, a publisher under a government investigation revolving around sexual harassment at the company, allegedly stopped a Call of Duty personality from leading her own team within a tournament held by her own organization. The reason? She’s claiming that the publisher was uncomfortable with her…

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It used to be unheard of for first-party Nintendo games to be discounted outside of major sales events, but nowadays it happens regularly. While Nintendo Switch games don't get the same steep price reductions we see on Xbox and PlayStation, you can still find notable exclusives for at least $10 off. And if you're looking for accessories such as controllers or headsets, there's a near-endless supply to choose from on Switch, which means you can almost always get a good deal. We've rounded up the best Nintendo Switch deals available in February. Our roundup features big discounts on entries in some of Nintendo's most popular franchises, including Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda.

In addition to the Nintendo Switch deals below, make sure to check out our series of roundups covering all things Nintendo Switch. We have lists featuring the best Nintendo Switch games, best Nintendo Switch games for kids, and best Switch multiplayer games. If you're looking for some great Switch accessories, we've rounded up the best Nintendo Switch controllers, carrying cases, grips, and skins.

The creativity and determination of people on the internet continues to surprise and impress. The latest example comes from YouTube user Bigfatfrown, who published a video recently in which they play Toto's iconic song "Africa" on instruments from within The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

The 3DS version of the popular RPG lets you play virtual instruments--including the five-button Deku pipes--and Bigfatfrown put it all together with a combination of stylus and fingers in a wonderful performance of Toto's karaoke favorite. It is seriously impressive--check it out below (via Polygon).

Commenters showered Bigfatfrown with praise. One person wrote, "This guy has more musical talent in his stylus than I do in my entire body." Another said, "A true magician at work." But perhaps the best summation in the comments came from someone who said, "This is it. The best video."

Bigfatfrown also wrote what is pretty much the perfect description for the video, "I bless the rains down in Termina."

If you're looking for more Majora's Mask covers of famous '80s songs, Bigfatfrown published a video of A-Ha's "Take on Me" played with Deku pipes.

Children of Morta is one of the most exceptional hidden gems of the last generation, but the cooperative dungeon crawler has woefully lacked a much-requested feature: online play. Playing with a friend locally has been great, but now you can finally play with remote buddies – or maybe even a sweetheart – this Valentine’s Day. Assuming you’re on PC, that is. 

On February 14, the long-promised online two-player co-op option finally makes its way into the Steam version game. Don’t worry, console players: the feature is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch, but developer Dead Mage doesn’t have a timetable on when that will happen. In a press release, the team states it wants to ensure online play functions well on PC before rolling it out elsewhere. 

Online co-op comes via The Fellowship Sanctuary update, the final piece of content of its eight-piece DLC roadmap. That means 11bit will be wrapping up major support for the game which was first released in October 2019 to a 9 out of 10 review score from us here at Game Informer. The dungeon-crawling action game centers on a large family of warriors, all of whom are playable, who must fight back an evil corruption. 

Wordle appears to be reaching all corners of the world--even inspiring MI6 boss Richard Moore and another British intelligence agency, GCHQ, to exchange posts about the word game on Twitter.

Moore posted about wanting to unfollow people who posted their Wordle results, and GCHQ's official Twitter account replied with a tongue-in-cheek response--a photoshopped "Sorry" in Wordle.

For those who don't play Wordle, the myriad of cryptic boxes flooding Twitter feeds every morning must be a pain to swipe through. However, this can be easily solved by muting the word #Wordle.

One can only imagine MI6's famous fictional spy, James Bond's, response to Wordle. (Would he even have a Twitter account? Can you have a Twitter account if you're a top-secret spy?)

Today third-party developers had plenty of new assets and reveals to share about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons.

We start with Fenix Simulations, which shared some super-detailed images of the flight deck of its munch-anticipated Airbus A320 on its official Discord server.

PUBG Mobile has established itself as one of the premier mobile battle royale games, bringing the full PUBG experience to your phone since its launch in December 2017. The last four years have seen a ton of new content hit the game, meaning new or lapsed players might need some help dropping back in.

This guide provides a brief breakdown of each of the game's four battle royale maps, offering the best drop locations and a few other tips to get your PUBG Mobile experience going.

Erangel

Erangel is the original PUBG map, the one that players have been fighting for chicken dinners on since the beginning. It's an 8x8 map with a few city areas separated by vast open land. The southern part of the map is an isolated island area housing a military base, connected to the mainland through two small bridges. If you don't land at the military base to begin with, and the circle doesn't force you down there, it'd be best to just stay away from that area for the entire match.

A few good places to land are:

Google has reportedly "deprioritised" its consumer-facing game streaming platform Stadia and now has a "reduced interest" in negotiating blockbuster titles for the service, having largely shifted its focus to selling the services' underlying technology to third-parties.

Stadia's misfortunes are well-documented; despite initial praise for the service's streaming capabilities at launch in 2019, a slow, problematic roll-out meant Google failed to capitalise on initial consumer interest. The extent of Stadia's failings started to became clear when the company announced it was closing its first-party game development studios less that 14 months after launch, with subsequent reports claiming the streaming platform was missing its targets for monthly active users by hundreds of thousands.

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Hey everyone! These are the results of the community GOTY - the results of which (resultingly) have been resulted below. This year, 1655 of you submitted a top ten list, for a total of 12670 votes (not everyone always puts in ten games, which is fine!) on 807 different games. Wow! Amazing!

With telecommuting and video conferencing prevalence increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of developers and publishers shared backgrounds for services like Zoom. The latest is Bandai Namco. It offered an assortment of Tales of Arise backgrounds with Lords' thrones designed to appear behind a person while perhaps in a Google Meeting or Zoom call. There are also no spoilers in any of them.

Each of the Tales of Arise backgrounds features thrones like the one the Renan Lords on Dahna sit in. While each one will be recognizable to those who played the game, there are no “hints” as to who they belong to. There aren’t any spoilers regarding regions or people’s identities. Rather, they seem like a series of elegant chairs from throne rooms. For example, one of the more recognizable ones is the Glanymede Castle throne from Calaglia

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In the past, other Zoom backgrounds for games and series like Bleach, Naruto, Final Fantasy XI and Kingdom Hearts appeared.

Game Freak’s first stab at a semi-open world Pokémon game is quite good. In some ways it’s shockingly so. How do I know this? In part because I and a bunch of other players got immediately hooked on Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ first area and wasted hour after hour there doing tons of stuff without even a thought as to…

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It Takes Two was released by Hazelight last March, published as an EA Originals title. Its director, Josef Fares, is perhaps best known for his dislike of The Academy Awards and you might have seen him on The Game Awards stage last December. That’s because he accepted the Game of the Year award that night. 

Fares is likely still riding the high of that win, but today, news released that’s sure to keep him smiling. Hazelight Studios’ official Twitter account revealed that It Takes Two has sold five million copies. 

“5…that’s FIVE million copies of It Takes Two sold,” the tweet reads. “Our team is absolutely stunned just thinking about how many players have now enjoyed our game.” 

5… that’s FIVE million copies of #ItTakesTwo sold! 😳💥🥳

Our team is absolutely stunned just thinking about how many players have now enjoyed our game! 😍

Last night, developer Tango Gameworks delivered an in-depth look at the gameplay and narrative of its upcoming supernatural action-adventure game Ghostwire: Tokyo. We saw some tight abilities, some cool exploration, and some adorable kitties. We also now know that the March 25 release date that’s been floating around…

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Yet another Persona figure appeared at Megahouse’s MegaHobby Plus 2022 Winter showcase. This one is Thanatos from Persona 3. The company confirmed it would rerelease the Game Characters Collection DX statue that first appeared back in January 2020. There’s no price or release window for the rerelease, however the original release was 23,000円 (~$200).

The rerelease of the Persona 3 Thanatos figure is being described as an Anniversary Edition. Like the first run, it will still be almost 12 inches tall. Though that height does take into account the Persona’s sword. Translucent effect parts appear to make it look as though he is in the middle of an attack. The Persona plays a major role in the game.

Here's how it looks from various angles.
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This is one of two Game Characters Collection DX figures from the series to show up in the second phase of the event. Megahouse also revealed a Persona 5 Loki figure. That one is quite early in development. As such, only concept art appeared.

Persona 3 is available on the PlayStation 2 both in standard and enhanced FES editions. Persona 3 Portable appeared on the PlayStation Portable. The Persona 3 Thanatos figure doesn't have a release date yet.

You’ve probably been trying to catch ‘em all in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but sometimes the Pokémon just want to catch you. And kill you. It’s probably fair, since I’m trying to put their friends and family in Pokéballs. But in the heat of running away from a weirdly aggressive Paras, I just want these fuckers to eat…

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Japan definitely loves Pokemon, and Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku has a unique affinity with Slowpoke.

The Pokemon Company and the prefectural government have an agreement to promote local tourism since 2018 and the special project “Yadon Paradise Kagawa” has just been announced today with a press release. If you’re wondering, “Yadon” is Slowpoke’s Japanese name.

The initiative includes a ferry ship with plenty of Slowpoke-themed decorations transporting passengers between Takamatsu and Tonosho, three different Slowpoke Buses from Takamatsu Airport, and even hotel rooms.

If you stay at the Takamatsu Tokyu Rei Hotel, the Kotohira Onsen Kotosankaku, the Marugame Plaza Hotel, or the Shodoshima International Hotel, starting today you can reserve the Slowpoke room, to sleep comfortably with the sleepiest Pokemon. You’ll even receive a special towel to bring home as a memento.

On top of that, at Takamatsu Airport you’ll be able to take a picture with Slowpoke and Alolan Slowpoke thanks to a cutout panel on the first floor of the arrival lobby.

lastly, a special version of the 2014 song Donaiyanen Yadon performed by Hiro has been published and you can check it out below, with lovely sights of Kagawa prefecture and the Slowpoke attractions it offers.

You can also take a look at the attractions mentioned above in an extensive gallery.

In addition to revealing the release date of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online, Rockstar has confirmed that development on the next full-fledged GTA has indeed commenced. 

Rockstar’s blog post today concluded with a note stating as much, which you can read in full below:

So there you have it. While not the biggest surprise in the world, there is a vocal sect of fans that will be relieved to know that, yes, Rockstar won’t be re-releasing GTA V in perpetuity. The question becomes how long it will be before Grand Theft Auto 6, or whatever Rockstar decides to call it, makes its grand debut.

When do you think Rockstar will announce the next Grand Theft Auto game? What do you want to see from it? Let us know in the comments!

The Yurukill: The Calumniation Games release date changed in every region. It will be pushed back about a month. The new Japanese release date is May 26, 2022. It originally was supposed to be out in the region on April 14, 2022. People in North America will get it on July 5, 2022, rather than June 7, 2022. Instead of showing up on June 10, 2022 in Australia and Europe, it will appear on July 8, 2022.

NIS America’s announcement also offered details about why the game is being pushed pack. Put simply, the Yurukill release date ended up delayed for quality control purposes. It specifically mentioned G. Rev is experiencing “development challenges.” The goal is the extra month should help the team overcome the issue.

[Change of Release Date]

Yurukill: The Calumniation Games, originally scheduled for release in Japan on 4/14, will now be released on 5/26 in Japan, as we continue to improve the game’s quality. We apologize to everyone that has been looking forward to the release.#yurukill https://t.co/G9wBNLSU36

— ユルキル公式 冤罪執行遊戯ユルキル Yurukill: The Calumniation Games (@yurukill) February 4, 2022

Co-op platformer It Takes Two was widely praised by critics when it launched last March, even managing to secure a place in many an end-of-year best-of list in 2021; more than that, though, it's continued to resonate with players, and developer Hazelight Studios has now announced the game has surpassed the five million sales mark across PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

It Takes Two, if you're unfamiliar, follows the adventures of Cody and May, a human couple preparing to divorce, who are forced to work together after being turned into living dolls. In gameplay terms, that translates to a wonderfully inventive split-screen platformer where careful co-operation is key. And while Eurogamer's Robert Purchase had reservations about its story in his review, he was still charmed enough by its antics to call it "a rare kind of co-op experience, with an energy and imagination and playfulness that sometimes rivals Nintendo's."

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Last year, Ed wrote about how he wished Ian Hitman could skip in IO Interactive's big shiny assassin sim. Well, Agent 47 clearly needs to make the next stop on his international mission list a nice, relaxing retreat on the Mediterranean island of Pinar del Mar. Not to murder anyone, of course. But to hang out with Alba for some all important frolicking lessons. She's a pro at this skipping marlarkey. If she's not throwing her arms out like an aeroplane when she's running up and down the yellowing hills of this sleepy little island village, she's doing a jolly little skip that is probably the most delightful thing I've ever seen in a video game. In fairness, the whole game is just pure joy distilled into a chill wildlife photography adventure, but man alive, the skipping is something else. More of this please, developers.

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Following the official reveal of version 2.5 of Genshin Impact, MiHoYo hosted a livestream focusing on showcasing the first gameplay and plenty of details.

It’s worth reminding that new update, titled “When the Sakura Bloom” will release on February 16.

We learn that the new playable character Yae Miko will be available with Phase 1 of the update in the event wish Everbloom Violet. Phase 2 will bring back the Raiden Shogun and Sangonomiya Kokomi. A new five-star weapon called Kagura’s verity is also coming.

Next, we jump at the first gameplay of Yae Miko alongside some info on her quest.

We then take a look at a new boss, whose true identity has not been revealed.