Every episode of Cowboy Bebop is good, except one
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The sci-fi Western noir anime is nigh-perfect — emphasis on ‘nigh’
Toothbrushing Game Pokémon Smile Gets First Update Over A Year Later
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Of the very many Pokémon games in circulation at the moment, perhaps Pokémon Smile is the one you’re not so aware of. Announced in June last year, then released that very same day, it is an AR mobile app designed to get kids to brush their teeth properly. Oh, and it’s really, really good. Some 17 months later, The…
5 Elden Ring Classes Will Be in the Network Test
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When the Elden Ring Network Test begins this month, people will have five character classes to choose from during it.
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5 Things to Know Before Starting Forza Horizon 5
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With Forza Horizon 5 officially launching this week, players will get to explore a whole new open-world map. This time, the Horizon Festival takes us to Mexico, offering some of the most beautiful visuals we’ve seen on the Series X, the series’ incredibly fun racing gameplay, and more cars and events than you can shake a gear stick at. To help you get that perfect launch off the line, we’ve compiled a list of five things you should know before starting Forza Horizon 5.
Disney Plus will let you watch IMAX versions of MCU movies at home
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Arkane Lyon director on leaving violent stealth for children's educational games
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Romuald Capron on his new role at academic startup PowerZ, and leaving the Deathloop studio after 17 years
Guerrilla reveal new details on Horizon Forbidden West machines
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Guerrilla has revealed new details on the metal beasts of Horizon Forbidden West.
In a new PlayStation Blog post, principal machine designer (what a title!) Blake Politeski explains the process of designing some new beasts that will feature alongside the existing designs from the previous game.
Elden Ring Will Run 'Up To' 60 FPS on New-Gen Consoles and PC
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Bandai Namco has said that Elden Ring players can expect to see the game run at 'up to' 60 FPS on new-generation consoles and PC when it launches in February.
The publisher confirmed some of the game's performance features on the Elden Ring website. Perhaps to the disappointment of some players, the game's framerate on PC won't be uncapped at launch and instead will be limited to 60 FPS.
According to the publisher, new-generation consoles will also be able to reach up to 60 FPS, though that does come with a small caveat. In order to push the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S toward that figure, Bandai Namco has indicated that players may need to run the game in performance mode - a feature that will adjust the game's screen resolution and load balancer to approach higher framerates.
While news of Elden Ring's 60 FPS framerate cap may not be what PC players were hoping for, there's still plenty to look forward to. As per the guide, both PC and new-generation console players will be able to run the game at a 4K resolution and have access to HDR support when it launches.
Ray tracing is also being made available on those formats, though Bandai Namco says that this will be via a patch and that it won't be available to Xbox Series S players. At present, the publisher hasn't clarified whether this patch will arrive on launch or at a later date.
Nintendo Black Friday 2021 Switch Deals Announced
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Nintendo announced the official Black Friday 2021 Switch deals, which include a bundle and discounts on games like Xenoblade Chronicles and Fire Emblem.
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Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla To Get Four More Content Updates Before End Of Year
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Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will receive four more content updates in 2021.
This news comes from the official Assassin’s Creed Twitter account, which posted a timeline screenshot of what’s set to arrive in Valhalla before the year is up. As indicated by the photo seen below, there look to be four more updates: Title Update 1.4.0, Tombs of the Fallen, Oskoreia Festival, and Title Update 1.4.1.
Ready for more? Here’s a sneak peek at what’s to come in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Looks like 2021 still has a few more mysteries to uncover.Ready for more? 🌀 Here's a sneak peek at what's to come in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Looks like 2021 still has a few more mysteries to uncover. 🔎 #AssassinsCreed pic.twitter.com/B1wdvM5ZQq
New Mass Effect teaser hints at the return of the geth
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BioWare offers a tantalizing new poster for the next Mass Effect game
You can grab Disney Plus for $2 this week
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Nintendo Black Friday deals include a Switch bundle, plus $20 discounts on select titles
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New Horizon Forbidden West Dev Blog Goes In-Depth on Machine Design & Combat
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Ever since the initial reveal of Horizon Forbidden West, the follow-up to Guerilla Games’ popular action-adventure title Horizon Zero Dawn, it’s easily become one of the most highly anticipated games for the PS5. We’ve gotten a neat trailer showing it off, along with a few other dev blogs going into Aloy’s skill trees and abilities.
Guerilla Games has just published another dev blog on the PlayStation Blog, this time focusing on the machines instead.
“The machines in Horizon Forbidden West are more mobile in almost every way you can imagine – jumping, swimming, clinging to surfaces… Because of this, Aloy will need to keep up with them, so there’s new movement mechanics to help her out. We’re also focusing more on Aloy’s ability to survey and plan an encounter before engaging, as well as her ability to escape if things don’t go as planned.”
Principal Machine Designer Blake Politeski
The enemy variety has also been increased in Forbidden West, and we get a glimpse of some of the new foes Aloy will be facing, such as the Tremortusk.
“The Tremortusk is based on a mammoth with a nod to the historic and cinematic examples of the great war elephants. It has many different attacks and a body covered in various guns. Apart from using its tusks to attack up close, it also has different elemental weapons it can use. The one we see in the trailer is controlled by a rebel faction of the Tenakth, but you can also find them wandering the wilds.”
Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall Second Key Visual Released
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Another key visual will be dropping next month ahead of the 2022 premiere.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Gets New Trailer, Release Delayed Two Weeks
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Final Fantasy XIV’s 24 million registered players weave a tale of hard-fought success considering the original game’s shaky release before the reupholstered A Realm Reborn launch. Since then, Eorzea has grown with multiple expansions: Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers, each introducing new areas to explore, more character jobs, and exciting story beats to bolster the already compelling central narrative. Endwalker is the next large-scale addition. The pandemic affected the fourth expansion’s production, and now producer and director Naoki Yoshida has announced a short two-week delay alongside a new Endwalker launch trailer (seen below).
Click here to watch embedded mediaIn a Square Enix press release, Yoshida apologized profusely for the last-minute delay (Endwalker was initially slated to release on November 23), stating that the team needs a bit more time to optimize the MMO’s stability. An excerpt from his statement can be read below:
Pokemon Vulpix Airplane Will Fly in Hokkaido in December 2021
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The jet will be decorated with the regional Pokemon mascots of Hokkaido, Vulpix and its Alolan variant.
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Capcom reminds people that the Monster Hunter Rise x Sonic collab is coming this month
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Monster Hunter Rise x Sonic is celebrating the latter’s 30th anniversary Last month, Sega provided info on upcoming Monster Hunter Rise...
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Elden Ring Cross Save and Framerate Details Revealed
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Cross saves will be available, but only under certain conditions.
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First Official Spider-Man: No Way Home Poster Seemingly Confirms The Film’s Villains
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Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment have released the first official poster for Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The multiverse Spider-Man threequel is set directly after the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home, with Tom Holland turning to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Strange for help with the whole “the entire world knows I’m Spider-Man and that’s affecting not just me, but my friends and family too” dilemma, as seen in the first trailer released. Dr. Strange uses a special spell to re-conceal Peter’s identity, but this is an MCU movie, so things don’t go according to plan, and the multiverse opens.
The Multiverse unleashed. #SpiderManNoWayHome is exclusively in movie theaters December 17. pic.twitter.com/DchHdpKKFy
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Key Characters Revealed
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This includes full renders and detailed biographies of important characters that will appear in the expansion.
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N7 Day was quiet this year, but we did get this rad Mass Effect poster
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You Geth What You Deserve Yesterday saw the arrival of November 7, better known to Mass Effect fans as N7...
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Should you grow your games company? Four questions to help you decide
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Pipeworks CEO Lindsay Gupton explores the considerations you must take into account before expanding your business
Hogwarts Legacy Will Seemingly Be Released After the Next Fantastic Beasts Movie
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Hogwarts Legacy is seemingly slated to launch after the theatrical release of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in 2022.
Reddit user SeerPumpkin shared a Toy World magazine interview in which Warner Bros. General Manager Rachel Wakley hinted that the release window for Hogwarts Legacy, the highly anticipated open-world action RPG set in the world of Harry Potter, would come after the next Fantastic Beasts movie, though she didn't specify an exact release date.
Speaking about the Wizarding World IP, Wakley touched on some new developments coming through next year. She referred to "two major releases" in 2022, with the first being Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which recently moved up in the theatrical release calendar to April 15, and the second being Hogwarts Legacy, which was delayed in January.
"The second major release of 2022 will be for a new console game: Hogwarts Legacy," Wakley told the publication. "The reaction to the trailer has been amazing and it looks set to be a huge success. We know that gaming is such an important part of the market and one that we had to be involved in. From what we've seen, the launch will be well worth the wait and will deliver a unique way for fans to interact with the franchise."
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sendai Aquarium Collaboration Announced
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Guests will be able to purchase special merchandise at the aquarium.
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Forza Horizon 5 to add sign language support
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Sign language support will soon be coming to Forza Horizon 5, alongside the developer's commitment to diversity.
In an Xbox Wire blog post, Mike Brown, Creative Director of Forza Horizon 5 developer Playground Games, details the accessibility options present in the game. That includes game speed modifications, a colour blindness mode, subtitle options, and text-to-speech options for voice chat among others.
Nintendo battling Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Switch leaks
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Nintendo is rushing to remove footage of the unreleased Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes, after physical copies of the game apparently leaked out into the wild weeks before their official street date.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are due to launch on 19th November. Despite being revamped remakes of the original Nintendo DS games, there's still plenty about these new versions which Nintendo has kept under wraps.
Tales of Arise Rinwell and Law to Appear in Tales of the Rays
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Additionally, Dohalim and Kisara will potentially appear through a future event.
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Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Video Games at Amazon in this Early Black Friday Deal
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Looking to stock up on video games this Black Friday? Well, this is absolutely your best opportunity, with the brand new 3 for 2 deal at Amazon on PS5, Xbox, Switch games, and even more (see here). You can also mix and match any of the items in the 3 for 2 offer, so get a copy of Dune with two PS5 games if you want, it's your choice this Black Friday.
There's an endless amount of combinations you can achieve, saving you at least $60 if you buy three new games. Here are some of our favorite games included in the offer, including Call of Duty Vanguard, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and Rider's Republic on PS5 and Xbox.
Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Video Games at Amazon
This is also a great chance to sort out Christmas presents for your gaming obsessed loved ones. Buy three games, one for each person, or even three games for just one person, the ultimate holiday gift.
It doesn't necessarily need to be just games either, there's a load of great Blu-rays, books, toys, and more available, including Dune, Harry Potter, The Office, and more.
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A Better Ubisoft calls for public support in new petition
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Worker alliance says its has been more than 100 days since original open letter to Ubisoft and no demands have been met
Mass Effect 5 teaser image revealed and analysed
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After an otherwise quiet N7 Day celebration for Mass Effect fans, BioWare revealed one brilliant tease for the next entry in its space opera saga.
A detailed teaser image, revealed on Twitter last night and then via EA's website in higher definition, has set fans' tongues wagging as the series' community seeks to analyse every pixel.
Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2 Bundle Announced
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Additionally, a discounted version of Monster Hunter Rise will be available to purchase as a physical edition.
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Square Enix Sounds Keen On NFTs And Blockchain Games
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Earlier this year, Kotaku reported that Square Enix was getting into NFTs. At that time, the Tokyo-based game maker was dipping its toe in the non-fungible waters. Now, it looks like Square Enix is ready to take the plunge.
Final Fantasy 14 Endwalker expansion delayed to December 7
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Game Director Yoshida says "I just couldn't contain my desire to further improve Endwalker's quality"
Mass Effect cinematic designer gives insight into Samara conversations
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In celebration of yesterday's N7 Day, one of Mass Effect 2's senior cinematic designers has offered some insight into the development of certain scenes.
In a Twitter thread, Ed Douglas described his thought process behind the Samara sequences in the Normandy.
Multiple Metal Gear Solid Games Temporarily Removed from Sale
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Konami has announced that it has temporarily removed the sale of multiple versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 from sale on digital stores.
The temporary removal of the games is due to Konami needing to renew the licenses for some historical archive footage that is used in the games.
“We are currently working on renewing the licenses for select historical archive footage used in-game, therefore, we have made the temporary decision to begin suspending the sale of METAL GEAR SOLID 2, METAL GEAR SOLID 3 and all products that include these games from digital storefronts globally starting from November 8th, 2021,” explained a post on Konami’s website.
Being removed from sale are the following games:
- Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty HD Edition on PS3 and PS Vita
- Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater HD Edition on PS3 and PS Vita
- Metal Gear Solid HD Edition on PS3
- Metal Gear Solid HD Collection on PS Vita and PS Now
- Metal Gear Solid HD Edition: 2 & 3 on Xbox 360
- Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D on Nintendo 3DS
- Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance on GOG.com
- Metal Gear Solid 2 HD for SHIELD TV on Nvidia Shield
- Metal Gear Solid 3 HD for SHIELD TV on Nvidia Shield
“We sincerely ask for your patience and understanding as we work towards making these products available for purchase once again,” concluded the post. No timeframe or end date was given for when the games can be expected to return for sale.
Metal Gear Solid Temporarily Removed From Digital Stores
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Licensing strikes again.
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Metal Gear Solid titles temporarily pulled from digital stores
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Konami is currently working on renewing the licenses for historical footage used in-game
The return of Brewster, the bird who defies so much video game logic
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I picked my mailbox up this morning. The wrong button. I meant to open it, but then blam: it was gone, and it had moved to my inventory. I did not know that you could do that. It was a reminder that after - jeepers! - 185 hours of the latest Animal Crossing there are still things that surprise me.
But those things have been scarce of late. I still log on every day, yet like Billy Bones I have mainly been scanning the horizon. For the last few months I've been logging on for Redd and Redd alone, the fox who turns up in a boat that pours black smoke into the sky and contains art treasures, crated together in the gloom, the real and the fake alike. I have worried somewhat. I can still find pleasure in the flittering butterfly or the sight of Gulliver on the beach, but the truth is hard to deny: once my art gallery is finished, I will struggle to come back as regularly.