Ubisoft’s Canadian studios announced pay raises for staff at the Asssassin’s Creed and Far Cry publisher to combat an exodus by many of its most senior developers, Kotaku has learned. While the raises are across the board, sources tell Kotaku that those who currently earn the most will see the biggest increases,…
Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann has wrapped up filming for HBO's The Last of Us TV series.
In a brief tweet, Druckmann said earlier today: "Alas... my time in Canada has come to an end. To the best TV crew in the world, thank you for your incredible work, your passion, and for making me feel so welcome! I will miss you terribly!"
The collaboration event will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic blue hedgehog.
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For N7 Day--an unofficial holiday that takes place on November 7 in celebration of the Mass Effect franchise--BioWare has revealed a slew of Mass Effect-related announcements. Of note, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is on sale.
If you haven't yet tried the trilogy that started it all, you can pick up Mass Effect Legendary Edition for PC at a discount on the Microsoft Store, Steam, and Origin. The remastered collection of Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 will only be discounted for a limited time so act fast if you're interested.
If you're on the fence about whether to pick up the remastered collection, check out our Mass Effect Legendary Edition review, which states, "Mass Effect: Legendary Edition remasters BioWare's space opera RPG trilogy for the new generation of consoles, enhancing the visuals, implementing quality of life improvements, and making welcome adjustments to certain content for all three games. In those adjustments, Legendary Edition occasionally draws unwanted attention to parts of the trilogy that haven't aged gracefully, but as a whole, this remaster is a good way to see what all the fuss is about if you missed out on the first three Mass Effect games the first time around, or are just looking for a reason to dive into them again."
Outside, shrapnel slams into stone walls and bodies crunch into the cold comfort of cover as tracer fire explodes over the heads of soldiers. Inside, there is relative peace. Statues of old heroes stand, worn and decayed, but still erect. Stained glass windows are shattered, scattering diffused light across the domed structure. At once, the sounds of battle end. Footsteps crunch closer to this forgotten building. In the center of these ruins is a table, dented with shrapnel, overgrown with vines. Beaten into its surface are the words:
Order. Diligence. Purity. Labor.
Gears of War is the story of fascist empire in decay. While the game's opening cutscene gestures at a time of peace, it must have been a brief one. A scant few years after destructive resource wars ravaged the planet Sera, the Locust--think orcs with guns--arose from the earth. Somehow undetected, the Locust brought the human Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) to the brink of extinction. Gears of War starts around 13 years after this conflict began. Freed from prison, former sergeant Marcus Fenix and his old friend Dom Santiago attempt to find the superweapon that might end the war. To do this, they drag themselves through ever deeper layers of hell until they succeed, but only briefly. The war they sought to end will continue. Gears of War is thus lean and oppressive. Exposition is stripped to the bone, as Marcus and crew fall into set-piece after set-piece, always surviving by the skin of their teeth.
Riot Games is celebrating following the launch of its first animated series, Arcane, with Progress Days, "the next phase" of its RiotX Arcane event.
A month-long "experience", Riot says Progress Days is a holiday in the Arcane show, where citizens of Piltover celebrate technological innovation. Running from today, 7th November, until the 13th, Progress Days marks the time period between Arcane Act 1 and 2, during which the developer will release "new in-game content within Riot's titles".
Nearly a million people are already playing Forza Horizon 5 - and it hasn't even official released yet.
As spotted by VGC, the game's own Hall of Game leaderboard shows over 800,000 players are already playing the game either on PC or Xbox, most of whom had to have purchased the costly £85/$99USD premium edition in order to secure early access.
FromSoftware has revealed the five playable classes coming to Elden Ring.
In anticipation of the upcoming network test next week, a new tweet from the game's social media channels reveals the five "Tarnished" player types from which we'll be able to choose: Warrior, Enchanted Knight, Prophet, Champion, and Bloody Wolf.
I can't even remember when I began to seriously become interested in playing Shenmue, a divisive and unusual game from Sega. It must have been close to a decade ago, though. I learned that it was a game that combined martial arts, narrative, roleplaying elements, a serious but not too gritty tone, and a real world setting - a perfect premise for my tastes.
The problem, as it so often is with videogames, is that it wasn't exactly convenient to obtain and play. It had only ever been released on the Dreamcast, an old console from an old (but wonderful) era for the medium. I had yet to understand that nothing was a given, so I decided to wait for the game to come to a modern console. While the years passed, I watched the fans and their communities, and was struck by the passion they had for the series - it was intensely special to them. Years after the rest of the gaming community had given up on Shenmue, these fans continued to hope for and speculate about an announcement of a new game in the series. Their wish came true in 2015, with the creator of the series Yu Suzuki announcing a Kickstarter for the third entry. Meanwhile, my own wish was fulfilled in 2018 - remasters of the original games, released for modern systems.
Players will be able to dress like Rydia, Edge, Edward, and many others.
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How Katie Grogg created the purest puzzling community
After more than two years of tinkering with the RE Engine, master modder Praydog is close to releasing a VR mod for the Resident Evil 2 remake that boasts motion controller support and the ability to play through the game in either third or first-person.
While this mod is yet to be released to the general public, myself and a handful of other VR fans have been given access to an incredibly impressive early build, which you can see in action in this week's episode of VR Corner.
MegaHouse revealed the first images of its Persona 5 Royal Joker and Goro figures currently in development.
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Rockstar has released a number of screenshots showing how Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy will look on Nintendo's handheld system, Switch.
Though there are only a few screenshots on the official website, they do offer a glimpse of what the world looks like, as well as its characters and vehicles, too.
Pokémon TCG Live's Canadian mobile soft launch and global open beta for desktop have been "shifted" to 2022.
Addressing the delay on its social media channels, The Pokémon Company said the extra development time would ensure players would have "a more polished experience" at launch, and said it would provide more information on the "timing" of the test period - and release date - "soon".
Netflix‘s uber-popular coming-of-age sci-fi hit, Stranger Things, is readying itself for its fourth season and a mid-2022 release. So far, we’ve only had a short, creepy trailer and a cheeky sneak peek at the ’80-inspired show.
Now, we have a freshly cut teaser pulling back the curtain on Stranger Things’ most likeable couple, Eleven and Mike, who are trying their best to make things work in a long-distance relationship.
Go ahead and take a gander at the new Stranger Things footage down below:
Nintendo is warning Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise players about a new, unspecified bug that spawns if they attempt to remodel an island resident's home while the gates of the airport are open.
Though the developer chose not to detail how, exactly, the bug manifests, it has given guidance on how to avoid the issue before a fix is issued later this month.
Atlus has released another of its trailers showcasing the 200+ demons of its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V one by one.
This time around, the trailer focuses on Nebiros. Inspired by a demon from Abrahamic lore, he debuted in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II in 1990.
Now that the count is above 200 and release is just a few days away, we should be in the final stretch.
You can watch him in action below.
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Atlus released another of its trailers showcasing one of the over 200 demons of its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V.
This is actually a special one because it’s the 200th. If a few months ago someone told me I’d be reporting about over 200 trailers at the pace of one and then two a day (without even counting the additional videos not related to demons) I’d have thought you were pulling my leg. And yet, here we are.
This time around we get to see the gameplay of Alice, apparently inspired by the character created by Lewis Carroll. She debuted in the series with Shin Megami Tensei in 1992.
You can watch her in action below.
Piltover and Zaun take center stage in the game’s first animated series
While Maria is famous in mythos, Mara is well-known in the fandom for many reasons.
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Due to difficulties with the way they are structured in-game, new Hrothgar hairstyles will appear in 6.1.
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Winners can receive 15 million JPY as grant money.
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Hello, everyone! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Spotlight. I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community-generated offerings from the week! Most notably, it is/was Extra Life weekend depending on when you are reading this article! Below, you will find a comprehensive schedule as well as link to the team page. However, please remember that many staff and friends of the site had to delay their streams and will be doing things for the site latter. So, for now, don't freak out if you do not see Dave Lang or Will Smith on the docket.
Oh, and if the insanity of Extra Life was not enough, a new show got announced! Janina Gavankar and Bryan Stills will be making a show called "Reel Layers" and you can learn more about what it will entail in the announcement article. With all of that in mind, let's jump right into the Spotlight!
Giant Bomb's Extra Life Team Page (By: @marino)
Today third-party developers had quite a few new assets to share about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
We get a few new screenshots of the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender from Aero Dynamics.
Incidentally, the aircraft will be freeware, and you can follow its development at the developer’s Discord Server.
There is also a set of 40 bookmarks depicting key moments from the series.
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Star Wars The Old Republic turns 10 years old next month, and to celebrate developer BioWare is re-releasing all of the game's classic cinematic trailers in 4K.
First up is a 4K re-release of the Deceived trailer - in my opinion one of the best video game trailers of all time.
Today Microsoft released a brand new video dedicated to its massively-anticipated first-person shooter Halo Infinite.
We meet the civilian engineer responsible for “Project Magnes” originally rejected by the UNSC, but ultimately adopted as the technology of Master Chief’s newest tool of the trade, the Grappleshot.
Like the previous video of this series, it’s very nicely filmed, and quite emotional.
You can enjoy it below.
Halo Infinite launches on December 8, 2021, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
If you’d like to know more, you can check out a recent trailer and read an official description below.
Campaign:
Yesterday, just a week before it launches, Bethesda finally revealed how much Skyrim Anniversary Edition will cost: $50. But what you’re actually getting in the latest version of the decade-old game is a bit confusing, so let’s break it down.
Once Upon a Time… Here’s something a little different from the retro enthusiasts over at Hamster, this week’s addition to...
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While the return to in-person TRPG sessions may be taking longer than many of us would like, there are still plenty of great accessories being produced for both Dungeon/Game Masters and the players at their table. If your group uses miniatures, odds are you’ve at least eyeballed some of the pre-painted figures available, in lieu of spending the considerable time and effort it takes to assemble and paint custom minis.
If your table plays D&D, this would be WizKids’ Icons of the Realms series - a collection inspired by adventures and stories set in the default Forgotten Realms setting. The sets aren’t limited to just FR games, of course, as plenty of monsters appear in other official realms and the only real limit of these creatures and characters is your own imagination.
That said, there’s a lot to consider when weighing the decision to invest in a collection of tabletop miniatures, and while the WizKids series mostly delivers on many fronts, there are also some drawbacks to taking the pre-painted path.
WizKids’ Icons of the Realms pre-painted D&D minis are a great option for players who may not have the time or desire to paint miniatures for themselves but still want to use them at their table. The 2021 sets include some of the most detailed models to date, though there are definitely some that will be more useful to invest in if you’re playing one of the official adventure modules rather than building a general collection of minis.
Today CFK released another trailer of the Nintendo Switch port of the dating simulator Miracle Snack Shop.
The game, originally developed by Korean studio TALESshop, is coming soon on Switch with an additional Japanese voice track (the original is voiced in Korean), and it’ll be available with English subtitles as well.
The trailer showcases its two beautiful heroines Philia and Mira and their brand-new Japanese voices, respectively Marie Miyake (Cirina in Final Fantasy XIV and quite appropriately Avrora in Azur Lane) and Mai Ishihara (Orange in Girls und Panzer).
You can check the trailer out below, while we wait for a release date.
Incidentally, if you don’t want to wait for the Switch version, Miracle Snack Shop is already available for PC on Steam.
Fully Voiced Dating Simulation
Try to find love while managing a Korean snack shop.Manage your own snack shop as you try to win love and success! Feel the characters’ emotions as you listen to the Korean voice acting in this detailed visual novel.
The pandemic has ravaged the theatre industry across the world - but one group of intrepid Fallout 76 players came up with a cool idea to help the show go on.
The Theatre Company, a theatre troupe that operates within the world of Fallout 76, staged a production of Macbeth live in-game, and streamed it on Twitch with the help of machinima experts Fallout Five-0.
The new Pokemon Trading Card Game Fusion Strike set has a huge card list, some new gameplay ideas, and a spotlight on original mythic Mew.
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My mom calls it Bloomies. Following the astronomical success of Pokémon Go, the mobile market has seen its fair share...
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