The latest SMT V demons are Okuninushi and Seiryu. One's a Japanese god, and the other's one of the four Chinese Constellation symbols.
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Blizzard canceled this year’s BlizzCon back in May due to COVID-related reasons. The plan was to reconvene in early 2022 as an online-only event, dubbed BlizzConline, but the company has also decided to postpone that event.
In a letter to fans (which you can read here), Blizzard explains it would rather devote its resources to working on its current slate of projects, which we know includes Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV.
It’s no secret that February 2022 is practically exploding with video game releases, and now we can add one more to the list with The Division 2’s next major update, the latest in a string of notable Ubisoft delays.
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Blizzard has announced that it will be canceling BlizzConline, initially planned for early next year, while making an effort to reimagine future BlizzCon events to be more "safe, welcoming, and inclusive."
In a blog post, the company said the decision was fueled by a need to redirect the energy Blizzard would normally spend putting on the event elsewhere, specifically toward "supporting our teams and progressing development of our games and experiences."
Blizzard still plans to make some announcements for its portfolio of games in February around the time the event would have been held, it just won't be in the event format used in past years.
Western Digital's 14TB Elements external hard drive is one of the largest you can buy, making it ideal for backing up entire computers, storing massive media libraries and generally being a massive data hoarder. It normally retails for around £300, but today it's dropped down to £222, an £89 discount below RRP.
We’re now in year three of The Dark Pictures Anthology as of the release of 2021’s House of Ashes. Starting with Man of Medan, released back in 2019, the series developed by Supermassive Games is a spiritual successor of sorts to the well-received Until Dawn. The games have been watered-down versions of Until Dawn that are fun but have never quite reached the same heights. In fact, at least in this reviewer’s opinion, the quality went down from Man of Medan to the second game, Little Hope.
Going into this review, then, I never felt it was a foregone conclusion that House of Ashes would even be better than Little Hope. Fortunately, my doubts were proven to be wrong. While the bite-sized nature of The Dark Pictures holds House of Ashes back from being a meaty package like Until Dawn, the complexity of its story and character relationships makes it a solid horror game, and the best out of the anthology so far.
House of Ashes takes place in 2003 during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. A small group of soldiers led by a satellite surveillance expert, Eric King, are acting on intelligence that Eric believes will lead them to a hidden chemical weapons silo. Of course, in hindsight, we know that a lot of the intelligence the U.S. acted on back in 2003 turned out to be bunk, but the soldiers all appear to be acting in good faith, truly believing in the mission that they had been sold on.
Fans are filling in the blanks to figure out which N64 and Sega Genesis games are most likely coming to...
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House of Ashes wants you to know that it’s a video game so bad that it sometimes undermines its own cinematic power with gameplay that feels obligatory rather than supportive of its storytelling. Yet it also wants the prestige associated with blockbuster American films with weighty themes, and gets itself into messy…
Marvel IPs are all the rage right now, and Guardians of the Galaxy has been rapidly increasing in mainstream popularity over the last seven years or so. With two movies in the MCU, and the new video game from Square Enix and Eidos Montreal just releasing, there’s plenty of content for Guardians fans to enjoy these days.
The main protagonists are all vibrant and distinct in their own way, from the goofy and flamboyant Peter Quill, to the snarky Rocket Raccoon who always has something cynical to say in every situation. These characters are lovable and have become icons in the Marvel universe, and if you’ve ever wondered which character you were most similar to personality-wise, we’re here to help you figure that out.
We’ve prepared a short personality quiz down below that will determine which Guardian you are most aligned with by the end of it. Give it a whirl, and see who you end up with!
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With the popularity of Persona 5 and its expanded version Royal, the attention of most figure manufacturers has been focused on the main heroines part of the Phantom Thieves team, at the expense of those who aren’t playable, like Sadayo Kawakami. This is soon going to change.
Amakuni has made a new scale figure portraying the romanceable teacher in her iconic maid uniform available for pre-order.
You can reserve her right now on Ami Ami for 17,600 yen, which approximately translates into $155.
That being said, you’ll have to wait quite some time to receive your waifu, because the estimated shipping window is March 2023.
The figure is sculpted by Vispo in 1/7 scale, which means that she’s approximately 25 cm tall. She also comes with an option without the maid cap.
You can see what she looks like in the gallery below.
WD's SN850 SSD is the fastest SSD we've ever tested, beating out rivals like the Samsung 980 Pro and Crucial P5 Plus in most workloads. If you've got a PCIe 4.0 compatible PC - or a PS5 - then this is the NVMe SSD you want! Today, both the 1TB and 2TB sizes are discounted at Amazon UK, making it a great time to upgrade to the latest and greatest NVMe SSD.
Today, Microsoft announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022, related to the period between July 1, 2021, and September 30.
The presentation included an update on the performance of the More Personal Computing business, which includes Microsoft’s gaming division and the Xbox brand.
You can check out all the relevant figures for the segment in the slides below.
It’s not too late to pick up a Halloween costume—well, so long as you’re down to go as a character from a popular video game. Kotaku (that is, I) recently visited a local Spirit Halloween (“the world’s #1 Halloween store!”) to get a sense of the gaming-themed costume offerings you can expect at retail. Get this:…
Ubisoft has announced that the next season for The Division 2 has been delayed to 2022.
This delay comes by way of a new Ubisoft blog post discussing the current state of The Division 2, the road ahead, and of course, the now-delayed Season 8. The post says that the next title update will be one of the most ambitious yet and that as a result, the team needs more development time.
This title update will be one of our most ambitious to date,” the post reads. “We remain confident that this content will bring an exciting experience to our players and pave the way for the future of The Division 2 with future updates coming in 2022. That being said, and to make sure we deliver this content on par with our vision, we have made the decision to move our new season, game mode, and associated content release to February 2022.”
Ubisoft says this additional time will allow The Division 2 development team to deliver the best possible quality content in the new season. The ongoing live-service game will continue to receive support in the meantime, though.
The latest first look at Tales of Luminaria gameplay showed off how Alexandra von Sonne will look as she fights on behalf of the empire.
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Back into the surreal It’s time to head back out to the diamond. Developer The Game Band has announced Blaseball: Short...
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It’s been a rocky couple of years for Blizzard’s annual fan celebration, with the 2020 and 2021 shows canceled due to the ongoing covid-19 epidemic. Now, as fallout continues from the California lawsuit over the studio’s culture of abuse, discrimination, and harassment toward women, Blizzard has canceled the BlizzCon…
Samus it ever was Battle royale block-buster Tetris 99 will be offering up a brand new crossover theme later this...
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The Division 2's long-awaited major new content update - which includes a game mode said to be entirely new to the franchise - will now launch in February next year. Ubisoft had previously said it would arrive "late 2021 at the earliest".
New content for The Division 2 was officially announced back in March, following Ubisoft's decision to continue supporting the online shooter despite initial plans to make December 2020's Update 12 its last. Since then, updates have largely been limited to re-runs of previous seasons while developer Ubisoft Massive works on delivering the next major release.
Legendary has officially announced that Denis Villeneuve’s Dune will continue its journey with a Part Two taking place Oct. 20, 2023. This news comes less than a week after the film’s North American debut.
While it wasn’t made clear that the series would be a two-parter when it was originally released, the start of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune does designate that it is part one. Anyone who has watched the film would also have picked up that a sequel would be needed, as it ends rather abruptly.
Anyone unfamiliar with Dune can check out its official synopsis below.
While Genshin Impact's Abyss-like Labyrinth Warriors event offers great challenges, the spotlight on Xinyan and Childe is equally rewarding.
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Earlier this week, Bioware unveiled a brand new Mass Effect N7 Xbox Series X|S controller that is now available for pre-order. As you can see in the image below, the new PowerA Enhanced wired controller boasts a sleek N7 design, as well as a bunch of other cool features.
PlayStation has announced that the upcoming State of Play will include an in-depth look at Little Devil Inside.
In a short teaser trailer on Twitter, PlayStation shared a glimpse of Little Devil Inside's world, showing a brief shot of a train station.
All aboard for tomorrow's State of Play, which includes your first in-depth look at Little Devil Inside. Tune in live at 2pm PT / 10pm BST: https://t.co/EnDyyYoPcC pic.twitter.com/kGf1l7YnAD
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) October 26, 2021
Little Devil Inside was originally announced at the June 2020 PlayStation 5 reveal event. The trailer showed off two different stories playing out at the same time: a knight exploring a hostile world, and an old man living in Europe.
The game fell into controversy shortly after its reveal when many people on social media called out some of the game's racist enemy designs. The developers responded, promising to change the designs, saying, "Racist stereotypes of any kind were absolutely not intended."
Earlier today, The Pokémon Company officially unveiled the Hisui-region forms of Zorua and Zoroark, set to appear in Pokémon Legends: Arceus next year. Unlike their original Dark typing, however, these regional variants are a dual Normal and Ghost typing, a unique combination that’s never been seen in the Pokémon…
What happens in New Vegas stays in New Vegas, they say, though New Vegas itself will not stay in Fallout: New Vegas. A new mod named Project Mojave is attempting to recreate a lot of the post-apocalyptic Sin City and surrounding areas as a Fallout 4 mod, and you can play the first slice now. But to manage your expectations: it is not an attempt to recreate Obsidian Entertainment's game Fallout: New Vegas inside Fallout 4.
Good Smile Company has yet another Kill la Kill Ryuko figure planned, and this one is a part of its budget Pop Up Parade line.
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Well, this is a pretty surprising announcement, right? Yes, a video game based on John Krasinski’s sci-fi horror film, A Quiet Place, is officially in the works, and is being published by World War Z and Evil Dead: The Game developer Saber Interactive.
The news comes by way of a press release (h/t, Gematsu) outlining the companies involved, as well as a brief description as to what to expect.
More specifically, the US-based team is collaborating with Canadian developer Illogika and Texas-based studio Ep1t0me to help get the project off the ground. In an interesting move, Saber Interactive look like they will be overseeing the publishing of the game, rather than handling development.
A Quiet Place is being pitched as a “single-player, story-driven horror adventure game” and is set to launch “in 2022.” Unfortunately, no platforms were officially confirmed. However, the press release does go on to say: “More information will be announced later in 2021.”
Usually, I'd assume that if a chainsaw was near someone's leg, that'd be a problem. But, when the chainsaw is embedded into your own leg and you can flick it out every time you do a butt slide, well then, it's much more of a problem for your enemies' ankles. This is exactly what you're in for with Turbo Overkill, an upcoming shooter which took Apex Legends' excellent sliding mechanics and asked, "What if we added deadly spinning blades?" I've had a chat with game director Sam Prebble and even played a little bit myself, and I think you'll like the answer.
Today third-party developers had more interesting news to share about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons.
First of all, we hear from IndiaFoxtEcho, which released new screenshots of its upcoming F-35 Lightning II.
We also hear that the developer has decided to delay the release beyond October to improve its quality further. Below you can read a development update and take a look at the screenshots.
Some not so good news on the F-35 release: we have been working very hard for the past few weeks to achieve a satisfactory level of quality for a release before the end of October – but it is now abundantly clear to us that it will not happen, as the plane is not as good as we’d like. We are working on several improvements which, in our opinion, will bring the product to a much better shape. Here are the major things we are working on:
COCKPIT – The graphics quality of the cockpit was considered unsatisfactory in the latest team review, and we have been working really hard to improve the geometry and texture quality.
FLIGHT MODEL – While the general performace was OK, we are not happy with sustained turns, approach speeds and response to aggressive maneuvering. Also, we are improving the engine dynamics.
AVIONICS – We are introducing a number of improvements to the Primary Control Display so that it will be one step closer to the real deal in terms of graphics and pilot interface (since we are missing the sensors simulation we think it is important that everything else is as good as we can make it).
Microsoft and 343 Industries have released a new video highlighting Banished leader Escharum's desire to destroy humanity and Master Chief with it.
Look, if you're not a Spartan, a member of the UNSC, or a civilian on Earth, there's a good chance you have some beef with Master Chief, especially if you're a religious zealot or someone set on destroying humanity. That's very much the case with Escharum, who seems to be the primary antagonist of Halo Infinite's campaign (you know, besides the whole rampant Cortana AI who wants to activate an old Halo and use it to destroy all life).
Click here to watch embedded media"Hope, it makes you weak," Escharum says in the video. "Humanity clings to the belief that a savior will come, that a hero will rise, shrouded in armor to save you. It won't. Armor can be broken. Bodies shattered. When you look back on these last days, you will realize that all you've built was a tomb. A place where hope dies."
That's a very evil monologue, Escharum.
More people will get a chance to see the Tales of Orchestra 2021 concert, as Bandai Namco announced a November broadcast for some regions.
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It has been more that 16 years since the last major Age of Empires - and in that time we've seen the demise of franchise creator Ensemble Studios and a general shift in the design of real-time strategy games. But the good news is that Age of Empires has returned with a fourth series entry, with RTS powerhouse developer Relic at the conn. The game is well worth checking out and I really enjoyed playing it, but I honestly feel that key improvements need to be made from a technological standpoint.
The Age of Empires series has so much history behind it that Relic Entertainment faced a huge challenge in resurrecting the franchise, especially in the wake of the successful remasters for the second and third games. Overall, the game is excellent with much to commend it, delivering an experience that should satisfy series stalwarts while also gently introducing the game to newcomers. As the game starts up, players are immediately introduced to the basic mechanics of the game, teaching you the staples such as resource collecting, technology and the various units' strengths and weaknesses. On top of that, there's a dedicated training game type, which goes deeper into how AOE4 works. Even the initial Norman campaign has several defining moments sculpted by the developer to teach the player more about the game's micro and macro management.
Square Enix’s Guardians of the Galaxy is out today, and considering how surprisingly good the game is, a lot more of you will probably be playing it than originally intended. The galaxy is a large and sometimes confusing place, especially when you’re guarding it. Don’t worry, we’ve prepared some helpful tips to help…
The Gundam creator will receive the same merit that the Japanese government gave to Shigeru Miyamoto in 2019.
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Today Microsoft revealed a new cinematic trailer of its upcoming FPS Halo Infinite.
This time around, the trailer focuses on Escharum, leader of the Banished, as he launches his challenge to humanity, threatening to destroy us all.
You can check it out 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 yesterday’s trailer and read an official description below.
Campaign:
When all hope is lost and humanity’s fate hangs in the balance, the Master Chief is ready to confront the most ruthless foe he’s ever faced. Step inside the armor of humanity’s greatest hero to experience an epic adventure and explore the massive scale of the Halo ring. To experience the campaign, purchase Halo Infinite (Campaign).
There's some bad news for Shadow Warrior fans eagerly awaiting another taste of Wang before the year is through; developer Flying Wild Hog has announced a delay for the third instalment in the rebooted FPS series, revealing it'll now launch next year.
Shadow Warrior 3, which was originally due to release in 2021, follows the continuing adventures of protagonist Lo Wang as he shoots and slashes his way across Neo-Feudal Japan, this time on a quest to recapture an ancient dragon unleashed from its eternal prison.