Join us Thursday, June 4 at 1:00pm Pacific time for a look at the future of gaming on PlayStation 5: https://t.co/Yr8fafcOVd #PS5 pic.twitter.com/F0yBbDmOtC

The official Destiny 2 Twitter today tweeted out a mysterious audio file which aside from just being spooky, clearly depicts the pyramid ships that have been slowly making their way through the solar system and are presumably are now right on the door step of Earth and The Last City.

This has been a long time coming. We’ve been hearing about the darkness and the collapse since the original Destiny. The ending of the vanilla Destiny 2 teased the awakening of the dormant pyramid ships, and the Shadowkeep campaign had us literally visit one that was hidden deep inside the moon.

As for the audio itself? Well, it’s uh… pretty edgy. It’s a lot of spooky sounds that you’d hear in a haunted house during Halloween. It’s pretty hard to really make anything of it.

Attack on Titan is getting a fourth and final season of anime to conclude its story, and it'll be produced by Yuri!! on Ice studio MAPPA.

The post Attack on Titan Anime Gets a Trailer for Its Final Season appeared first on Siliconera.

A return of the Nintendo Switch Lite, a $40 Amazon Fire TV Stick, a vibrating foot spa, a discount on Rachell Parcell’s retro-inspired Nordstrom collection, a 30% markdown on Huckberry shorts, and an assortment of

As revealed by the latest issue of Japanese magazine Weekly Jump, the second DLC character headed to Bandai Namco's brawler One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 will be Charlotte Cracker, joining fellow Sweet Commander Charlotte Smoothie in-game later this year.

As their name denotes, Charlotte Cracker is the (checks notes) Minister of Biscuit, responsible for the governing of (checks again) Biscuit Island. Alongside Charlotte's Smoothie and Katakuri, the three Sweet Commanders wreak havoc in the name of the Big Mom Pirates, wreaking havoc with their armies and weaponry based on delightful snack treats. I'm so old.

There are no images nor in-game footage of Charlotte Cracker in action as of yet, but Weekly Jump does note that he is a speed-type character, able to conjure up an almost-infinite number of biscuit soldiers with which to do his bidding. Charlotte Cracker will be made available as part of Pirate Warriors 4's Character Pack, and surely the unholy trinity will be complete with Charlotte Katakuri at some point down the line.

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is available now on PS4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 DLC Charlotte Cracker announced [Gematsu / Ryokutya2089]

Life is Strange developer Dontnod has announced the opening of a new studio in Montreal.

This second branch will "complete" the original team in Paris and work on a "brand new project".

In a statement today regarding the new studio, Dontnod said this fresh North American office would allow the developer to be closer to the team's main audience.

Read more

We’ve got a lot of time for WD’s Blue line of SATA SSDs – it is, after all, the RPS SSD of choice for our current £1000 [cms-block] build – and the good news is you can currently grab one on the cheap over at Best Buy, where the 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities are all on offer.

(more…)

New games must work on both consoles

Continue reading…

The history of mobile 4X strategy games is littered with both progress and mistakes that any hopeful successor would be wise to learn from. ...

With another month in the bag and the weekend ahead of us, you might be looking for a new and exciting game to get stuck into.

I've got a handful of awesome game bargains for you right here, whether you call the PS4, Xbox One or Switch your home.

Let's start with Nier Automata, a game I can't help but forever shower with praise. It's a wondrous, imaginative and absorbing mix from the eccentric Yoko Taro and those masters of action Platinum Games. An RPG that demands your attention - even more so now it's at such an incredibly low price on PS4. The Game of the Yorha Edition includes some fittingly strange DLC, featuring additional costume packs and boss battles against heads at Square Enix and Platinum.

Read more

The Witcher franchise has sold over 50 million copies worldwide, according to the latest figures from developer CD Projekt Red. ...

It’s too hard to pick our favorite films, so we narrowed it down to moments

Continue reading…

Bandai Namco pulled all 2020 physical tournaments' official support for the Dragon Ball FighterZ, SoulCalibur, and Tekken World Tours.

The post Dragon Ball FighterZ, SoulCalibur, and Tekken World Tours’ 2020 Physical Tournaments Official Support Pulled appeared first on Siliconera.

Sucker Punch Productions covered a lot of ground in the State of Play event for Ghost of Tsushima, but like any big open-world adventure, fans want to know about the tidbits – the little details that add up.

Do you have to play as either a ghost or a samurai, or can you do both? How difficult is the combat? Can Jin swim around, Assassin's Creed style? And what's up with the little white circles in the HUD? The studio fielded those questions and more in a wide-ranging Q&A posted to the PlayStation Blog.

It's not the most important topic, but my favorite answer relates to the horse. Asked if you can have different horses, creative director Jason Connell replied that the horse is "Jin's partner," and "early in the game, there is an opportunity to choose the horse you want to go on this adventure with."

He also confirmed that you can mix and match armor pieces and hunt animals – but don't worry. The adorable fox from the State of Play is fine. "While there are unique animals in Tsushima that are there to help guide Jin in his adventures, there are also a few predators that will be aggressive," according to Connell. "Upgrade resources can be collected from these specific animals once defeated."

Nate Fox, the director, answered a range of questions. I'll highlight a few that stood out.

The weekend is for either doing laundry in the tub again (nooo) or trying to find an open laundromat to brave, because the clean shirts situation has grown dire. It’s also for playing video games.

Read more...

The playerbase of Call Of Duty: Warzone has recently been captivated by the opportunities surrounding the Akimbo perk – an attachment specific to pistols which allows you to dual-wield a pistol, at the expense of losing the ability to aim down sights. Our Warzone Akimbo guide will explain how to unlock the Akimbo perk for each pistol, before delving into stats and opinions on how to make the most of this unique pistol-only perk.

(more…)

There are some damn fine specimens of the SMG weapon class in Warzone, aren’t there? Built for speed both in their handling and how quickly they can drop an enemy to the ground, SMGs have always been very nearly as popular as Assault Rifles when it comes to premade Warzone loadouts.

Our Best SMG in Warzone guide will walk you through the stats of all seven SMGs on offer, before divulging our personal take on the very best and very worst SMGs that Modern Warfare has to offer.

(more…)

Assault Rifles

are by far the most versatile and numerous weapons class in Call Of Duty: Warzone. They are reliable, effective at any range, and the backbone of the vast majority of Warzone loadouts out there.

Our Best Assault Rifle in Warzone guide will walk you through the stats, attachments, and relative power of all 10 Assault Rifles in Warzone. Below we’ll go through each Assault Rifle from best to worst in the current meta, and explain everything you need to know about how to use (or whether to avoid) each one.

(more…)

Developer 704Games showed off the first gameplay trailer for July 7's NASCAR Heat 5 (PS4, Xbox One, and PC), giving fans a glimpse of some of the pack racing at various tracks.

Consistently performing A.I. was one of the things the studio wanted to improve upon this year, and it'll be interesting to see how that influences passing, drafting, and the overall pack racing, which should be different at each track.

Despite not being a fan of Minecraft itself, when Minecraft Dungeons released for consoles and PC last week, I was instantly intrigued. With how open the concept and branding of Minecraft can be, it made sense for Mojang to take the franchise towards the direction of the looter genre, and perhaps surprisingly to absolutely no one at all, it works well. And going even further beyond that, it works amazingly well on the Nintendo Switch.

As a huge fan of grindy games that just encourage you to hunt down better loot, the Switch has always struck me as the perfect platform for that genre. We’ve already got Diablo III, the ultimate loot grind game, as well as several other RPGs that feature similar gameplay loops. But while Diablo III is a prime example of how compelling the looter genre can be, it’s always felt like a massive time commitment.

This is probably due to the sheer variety in gameplay, with multiple classes to choose from, skills to master, and just the overwhelming amount of loot that gets thrown at you right from the beginning. It’s always tempting to just equip whatever has the highest number attached to it, but then you’ve got to think about enchantments and upgrades or you might inadvertently put yourself at a disadvantage in combat by equipping the wrong stuff.

Not to mention the fact that it can take a while to reach the Rift dungeons or complete the main story for the first time before you can start the proper grind; Diablo III is deep.

And that’s where Minecraft Dungeons comes in as a worthy complement to Blizzard’s daunting loot game.

Publisher Natsume has confirmed that the next release in the charmin' farmin' Harvest Moon series will arrive on PS4 in North America this fall, alongside the previously announced Nintendo Switch release.

Natsume confirmed the NA localisation on Twitter, while giving us our first look at the new entry's inspiring box art. In an accompanying press release, the publisher spoke of the series' prior appearances on a variety of Sony platforms.

"We are excited to share the first look at the new art for Harvest Moon: One World, which gives you a sneak peek at the vast world filled with mystery, challenges, new friends, and farming fun that awaits players," said Natsume CEO Hiro Maekawa. "We are also excited to officially confirm it is coming to the PlayStation 4 alongside the Switch. The Harvest Moon franchise has a long history on the Sony platforms including releases on the original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, 3, and 4 as well as the PS Vita and PSP."

Harvest Moon: One World will once again offer up a challenging-yet-tranquil farming experience, as players build up their land, grow crops, rear stock, ward off predators, and ensure deliveries to the local townsfolk, making friends and perhaps even finding a little romance. Powered by a brand new game engine, One World hopes to be the biggest Harvest Moon release to date, encompassing locations outside of your humble little town for a true country-hopping experience.

Harvest Moon: One World launches this fall on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The release did not denote a PS4 launch in territories outside of North America, but there is always the possibility that Natsume is just working out the red-tape for global localisation.

Every game platform or service worth its salt needs a Spongebob Squarepants game. Now’s Apple Arcade’s time. Spongebob: Patty Pursuit has arrived.

Read more...

Sony will begin requiring submitted PS4 games to work with the system starting in July to help build up the PS5 compatible game library,

The post Newly Submitted PS4 Games Must Be PS5 Compatible Starting in July 2020 appeared first on Siliconera.

The Swedish developer-publisher, which also worked on Mad Max and Rage 2, currently has offices in Malmo, New York, and Stockholm.  ...

The 20th Mega Man Battle Network anniversary is coming up, and Capcom is starting to prepare by looking for partners for products.

The post Capcom Seems to Be Preparing to Celebrate Mega Man Battle Network’s 20th Anniversary appeared first on Siliconera.

The new Steve Carell sitcom struggles to find its footing

Continue reading…

In The Last of Us, Naughty Dog gave us a pretty good rundown of how the cordyceps infection works. When you get infected, the stages progress like this: Runner, Stalker, Clicker, Bloater, then you eventually die.

Wait, Stalker? What’s that? –I hear you ask. The Stalker was only present in a handful of stages in the first game, but with the release of The Last of Us Part II coming up very soon, they could very well live up to their full potential in the sequel.

The Stalker is an enemy type that you can fight in a few stages in The Last of Us: the basement hotel, the sewers, and the underground tunnel. If you’ve only played through the game casually once or twice, there’s a good chance you wouldn’t even know the difference between Runners and Stalkers, especially since they behave very similarly.

Essentially, Stalkers are a smarter version of Runners; instead of charging straight at you when they spot you, Stalkers are supposed to be quieter and more cunning. They’ll observe you from afar and only strike when you’re not looking.

That said, the first game never really adhered to those rules at all. Stalkers would lurk, sure, but give them a few seconds and they’d eventually come out of hiding and run straight at you… like Runners do.

In fact, it’s only in the hotel basement that the Stalkers act like they’re supposed to. As you’re looking around for the key card, you’ll hear guttural sounds all around you but you’d never be able to pinpoint the source. If you turn around fast enough, you might catch a glimpse of a Stalker running around a corner, but you’d never be able to catch it. That’s part of what makes that sequence so harrowing, but that terror is absent for most of the game.

As we inch ever closer to the exciting release of The Last of Us Part II, Sony and Naughty Dog have given us an extended look at the game and an idea of what we can expect from Ellie’s upcoming adventure. Here is a list of quick facts about The Last of Us Part II that we picked up from this week’s State of Play livestream.

The Pokemon Sword and Shield pre-expansion tour continues, as we move out of week one and its special Mr. Mime and into week two with a unique Galarian Ponyta.

Available right now, the Galarian Ponyta has anticipation pre-loaded, meaning it'll detect whether or not an enemy Pokemon has a one-hit KO ability. Alongside of the creature you'll also net the following gifts: Level Ball, Love Ball, Fast Ball, Beast Ball, Friend Ball. To grab it, just head to the "Get via Internet" option in the Mystery Gift menu in Sword and Shield and you're good to go.

After you've done that, you can also partake in the new Gigantamax Meowth raid battles. These have run for three consecutive weeks, with the Meowth event lasting until 21:59 JST on June 2.

As a reminder, you can find the full schedule of free Pokemon Sword and Shield gifts below. The first expansion, Isle of Armor, is due "by the end of June."

Across America on Thursday night, thousands of people marched to their state capitols, their public squares, their police precincts. Across America, they shouted “I can’t breathe”—a dying plea turned rallying cry. Police took arms against demonstrators—dressing in riot gear, shooting at the citizens who employ them…

Read more...

Nintendo has released the launch trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition today that gives viewers a bit of insight into Shulk’s past and how he managed to get his hands on the mystical Monado blade.

As a spiffed-up remaster of the 2010 (2012 in the West) Wii JRPG from Monolith Soft, the game features an all-new epilogue with additional hours of content, almost 100 remastered music tracks, revamped visuals, and several quality-of-life improvements.

You can watch the launch trailer down below:

Our review for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition was published just yesterday by our Reviews Editor Zhiqing and while she enjoyed the combat system and the graphical upgrades, she found the open world to be a bit too massive for its own good and there are also way too many fetch quests.

Monolith Soft is currently working on an unannounced title and it’s apparently been in development for quite some time now.

Following a tease earlier this month, Playful Studios has today confirmed its acclaimed 3D platformer New Super Lucky’s tale is coming to PS4 and Xbox One later this summer. No specific release date has yet been confirmed, but we do know that it’ll receive both a physical and digital launch.

The news comes by way of a press release from publisher PQube.

For the initiated, New Super Lucky’s Tale sees players take control of the titular fox as he helps his sister protect the mysterious Book of Ages. It’s intended as a love letter to classic 3D platformers like Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie, featuring a gameplay loop that sees players work toward gather collectibles and searching for secrets across several challenging stages.

As you’d expect from a mascot platformer, the story features memorable characters to meet, a whimsical story, and a bunch of stylish costumes to show off. It’s a family-friendly experience.

New Super Lucky’s Tale is an expanded version of the original game that launched back in 2017. Twinfinite reviewed it at launch and wasn’t overly impressed, but it’s a much-improved package in its new form and well worth checking out if you enjoy games like Yooka-Laylee and A Hat in Time.

Here’s the accolades trailer from its Nintendo Switch release last year to prove it:

Combining your gear, enchantments, and artefacts in Minecraft Dungeons is what makes it fun to play. Sometimes you’ll find a particular combination that just works really well.

The best builds are those that quickly defeat enemies, make short work of bosses, and make your hero incredibly powerful.

(more…)

Minecraft Dungeons has the hero face off against the Arch-Illager and his minions. Leading them are some unique bosses, from a Corrupted Cauldron in the Soggy Swamp to the Redstone Monstrocity in Fiery Forge. The Arch-Illager is also quite a tough boss, mostly because of his spooky second form. While having the right gear can help keep you alive, having a strategy for each fight can make all the difference.

(more…)

Finally, we get to see high quality trailers for the two new Muv-Luv games and the Muv-Luv Alternative anime series.

The post New Muv-Luv 20th Anniversary Games Finally Get High-Quality Trailers appeared first on Siliconera.