Anyone with kids (or younger siblings) is probably already feeling the strain of having them locked up for most of the day. It’s hard finding constructive things to keep them busy, but of all companies, Games Workshop might have one of the more left-field solutions.
Star Wars: Jedi Academy, released back in 2003 on the PC and Xbox, has only just been ported to the Nintendo Switch. And, uh, somehow PC players have been able to connect to console multiplayer servers.
Season 5 of Call Of Duty: Mobile content is arriving soon, and with it come two newly unlockable characters from the Black Ops series. Black Ops 2 protagonist David "Section" Mason and Black Ops 3's war robot Reaper will be available on the Battle Pass from April 1.
David Mason is the son of Alex Mason, who was made available in Call of Duty: Mobile in the second season Battle Pass. The two acted as dual protagonists in Black Ops 2, with the main story split across two timelines.
Reaper is one of the nine Specialists from the more sci-fi-leaning sequel Black Ops 3, an experimental war robot who shows signs of sentience.
Continue Reading at GameSpotPersona 5 Royal adds tons of new content, chief among them is the new third semester that also contains the ninth and final palace, all of which happen after the events of the original game. But it's possible to miss all those features entirely if you don't meet certain requirements. It's an absolute must to see all the game has to offer, so here's everything you need to do to unlock the new content, as spoiler free as possible.
The gist of this is that you need to rank up three separate Confidants to certain ranks before specific dates. Some of the ranks are gated by certain days and events, and if you don't rank them up by then, you'll miss out on extra gameplay and the new, major story arcs. We have everything detailed below.
First, let's start with Goro Akechi, the Justice arcana. In the original Persona 5, Akechi's Confidant arc was tied to story events and was unmissable, but in P5R you choose to spend time with him. You'll first meet Akechi in early June when you take the class field trip to the TV Station. This is an unmissable story event that kicks off rank 1.
Continue Reading at GameSpotBrace yourself. A deleted Sonic the Hedgehog scene has revealed some prototype looks for the baby Sonic movie debut.
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Soon, Pokemon GO Raids at home will let you catch powerful Pokemon with friends without leaving the house or being together.
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Last week, the Half-Life community's attempts to translate Valve's new VR extravaganza, Half-Life: Alyx, to the flat screen showed very early promise. And this week, another portion of Half-Life fandom is approaching the problem in something like the opposite direction, attempting to turn the seminal, and distinctly non-VR, Half-Life 2 into a VR game, using Alyx as its foundation.
This isn't the first attempt to translate Half-Life 2 into VR, of course - an extensive VR overhaul, promising to deliver "updated effects, textures, models & maps" reemerged in 2017, having started life four years earlier - but this latest effort takes a rather different approach, porting Valve's original game into Alyx's VR-enabled Source 2 engine.
One enterprising modder, known as Vect0R (who's also spend time digging up unused Half-Life 2 content and producing a real-time raytracing mod for the game), has made enough progress - converting map files and assets to Source 2's format and adding them to Alyx - to be able to show off a little bit of a VR shooty-bang-bang run around a very old-school City 17.
Hogni J. Mohr is an artist and illustrator from the Faroe Islands, making this the first time the archipelago has been featured on Fine Art after almost 2000 posts.
Koei Tecmo’s fighting game Dead or Alive 6 already had four season passes, but apparently it won’t come close to Dead or Alive 5: Last Round’s record.
Today Koei Tecmo announced via Twitter its plans to release two DLC packages in mid-April alongside update 1.22, but we also learn that they will be the last.
The new DLC costumes will be part of the “revival” series. That indicates costumes recycled from the previous game and repurposed for 6, sold outside of the season passes.
To be more specific, we’re getting the High Society set and the School Uniforms set.
As mentioned above, this will be the “final” set of DLC, even if online features and the store will still remain available.
Today Arc System Works reached out with a press release to announce the cancellation of Arc World Tour 2020.
CEO Minoru Kidooka decided to cancel the tour due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.
Below you can read a statement that came with the press release:
“The health of our competitors, staff members and community members is our top priority. This decision also comes at the face of increased difficulty in facilitating a fair competition throughout the tour. We regret to inform those who have been eagerly anticipating this tour of its cancellation. We thank you for your understanding.
We will be making decisions regarding future ARC WORLD TOUR events (2021) based on global conditions as Coronavirus news develops.”
That being said, the developer is considering holding Arcrevo Japan 2020 and Arc World Tour 2020 finals as independent events, while keeping in mind participants’ safety as the top priority.
A decision and possible details on this will be provided at a later date.
If Arcrevo Japan 2020 is held, it’ll be on July 18, and the finals of Arc World Tour would also be hosted in their original time frame.
Arcrevo Korea and Daredevil events are canceled entirely, while Arc System works plans to facilitate online tournaments independently of the World Tour.
Speaking of Arc System Works, the studio is currently developing Guilty Gear -Strive- for PS4.
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CD Projekt Red has released a shiny new Cyberpunk 2077 wallpaper featuring protagonist V chilling on the Night City metro, as a riot unfolds on the station outside. Aside from giving fans a tantalizing taste of a game that's still almost six months out from release, the poster is full of tiny world-building details just waiting to be discovered in high resolution.
The new wallpaper gives us a better look at the metro, the city-wide transport system that players will be able to use to travel around the city's districts.
The main details of the picture are immediately obvious--V, sitting nonchalantly with his gun out, a sleepy businessman beside him. Behind him, the people of Night City clash with heavily armored Arasaka employees. As one fan on Reddit pointed out, the helmets on the police look like a callback to the Nilfgaardians of CD Projekt Red's Witcher series.
Continue Reading at GameSpotA Persona 5 Scramble survey question Atlus sent out to Persona 5 Royal players appears to be measuring interest in a localization.
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Today aNCHOR opened a brand new official website for its popular Muv-Luv series.
The website is available both in Japanese and in English, and it includes a rather extensive introduction to the Muv-Luv worlds, its games, and additional products like manga, books, and more.
We also get a handy timeline in English, which you can find in the gallery at the bottom of the post. Considering that the setting is rather complex and branching, it’s good to have a visual guide.
The site also includes news like the shift of the content scheduled for Comiket to an online event, with a questionnaire for Doujinshi circles (only in Japanese) which would like to take part in such event, titled Comikeaid.
Last, but not least, we also get a teaser page for the recently-announced Muv-Luv Alternative anime, including two stylish pieces of artwork (portraying a Type-00 Takemikazuchi TSF) that you can enjoy in the gallery.
Dead or Alive 6 has received an update, bringint it to version 1.21a, and as it turns out this is the penultimate patch the game will receive. One final update will introduce more DLC in mid-April, the game's official Twitter account has revealed.
The new update, 1.21a, has been detailed on the game's site. Here's what it contains:
The game's final update will focus on adding DLC, and will also contain some bug fixes. The details are listed in the tweet embedded below.
Continue Reading at GameSpotXenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is coming to Switch on May 29, complete with new story content and upgraded visuals. But while this release has the potential to be the best version of Monolith Soft's beloved RPG, it will be missing two features introduced in the 3DS version of the game.
As spotted by Twitter user Luxin, the Japanese store page for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition says that the "Collection Mode" and amiibo compatibility of the 3DS version will not be available in the Switch edition.
from the JP MyNintendo site: the model viewer, sound test and amiibo support from the 3DS version will not be included in Definitive Edition, it seems like it's the definitive version of the Wii version and the Wii version alone pic.twitter.com/z2tGJhV0gA
As more and more people stay home, either voluntarily or by government order due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Xbox Live gaming network is surging in popularity. Microsoft said in a post that Xbox Live, Xbox Game Pass, and Mixer are seeing "record numbers" as people spend more time playing games while adhering to social-distancing policies.
The message, which was first reported on by VideoGamesChronicle, also states that Microsoft is making "small adjustments" to ensure a smooth experience for users during the spike in usage. One of the adjustments is the removal of the ability to upload custom gamerpics for your profile. Not only that, but you can no longer upload pictures for club backgrounds.
This change is only temporary, so these services will return at some point in the future.
Continue Reading at GameSpotTotal War: Three Kingdoms has a new patch, and hotfix 1.5.1 is available in beta right now. The update, which is not live in the full game yet, introduces several changes and fixes, including displaying titles correctly and allowing players to seek confederation once they've been declared King of Emperor.
To access the beta, you can right-click on the game in your Steam library, click on Properties and then the Beta tab, and select the 5.1 option in there. This will update your build to 1.5.1, and allow you to test out the update.
Here's the full update notes, which are also available in simplified Chinese and Korean through the Total War website.
Continue Reading at GameSpotFortnite has another update coming as Chapter 2, Season 2 continues on into its second half. While Epic Games is holding with their tradition of not releasing patch notes, there is some speculation about what update v12.30 will contain.
Last week's 12.21 update added new challenges and rewards, as well as bug fixes. It's likely that v12.30, being a more major update, will add more in the way of new content.
Fortnite's community Trello board also gives us an idea of what bugs are being addressed in the new update. Cards marked as 'fixed in next update' include issues with the Harpoon Gun catching loot inconsistently, as well as problems with Auto Pick Up. Also marked for this update is a bug with Spy Games where players would get stuck at the "Select Tech" screen. An issue with tournament scores displaying incorrectly in the lobby and in-match will also be addressed, as well as a number of minor issues with Creative Mode, Save the World and mobile versions of the game.
Continue Reading at GameSpotKoei Tecmo announced that Dead or Alive 6 will get its final DLC with patch v1.22 that is scheduled to arrive in mid-April.
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Wielding the almighty Heart-Seeking Bow, Coronacht, I weave with godlike alacrity between the attacks of my foes, line up the shot, release at just the right moment, and – pop! – they dissolve with a sigh back into the underworld from whence they came. I’m clearing out rooms in record-breaking time, and it’s a good thing too, because the infernal contract I signed with my father, Lord Hades, means if I spend too long in any particular region of the underworld then there will be swift and painful consequences.
And then I dash into another flame-filled area of Asphodel, and I’m halted in my tracks. Any notion of haste falls out of my mind. Because there is Eurydice in her chambers, singing her beautiful, haunting song. And, like every other time I’ve come across this particular room in Hades, I stay still and listen until the song is over before continuing in my quest to escape. I don’t want her to think I’m being rude, after all.
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If you missed out on Persona 5 the first time around, it mixes striking visuals, bizarre dungeon exploration, occult themes, teenage hangouts, and a high-school social simulation into about as strange and stylish a blend as you can imagine. You play the down-and-out, misunderstood juvenile delinquent known by the Phantom Thief name Joker, drawn by a series of unlikely events into the Metaverse, a fantastical world between dreams and reality.
Dubbing their Metaverse alter egos the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, Joker and his pals swear to challenge and change their corrupt society by donning masked disguises and delving into the hearts of Tokyo's criminals, represented by dream-like "Palaces" containing aspects of the criminals' twisted psyches, to change them for the better. Or at least make them confess their crimes in dramatic anime fashion.
That's enough to keep any would-be hero busy, but in Persona 5 Royal the Phantom Thieves must juggle their nighttime exploits with attending school, building relationships, and hangin' out around Tokyo, including in a brand-new entertainment district called Kichijōji.
It's a great intro: protagonist Joker darting along the casino roof, quick like a shadow. Making fast work of a handful of enemies while leaving others in the dust, his black coat swishing behind him. The excited voices of his team mates over the intercom as he's almost reached his goal, but then! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! He's surrounded!
The first sequence of Persona 5 Royal acts as foreshadowing and tutorial all wrapped up in one, showing you everything you will regularly be doing in each dungeon you crawl through - jumping between platforms and squeezing through ducts to find a way forward, hiding away from enemies or ambushing them when they're not looking. Most importantly, in round-based combat you unleash Persona, manifestations of parts of Joker's psyche who can use different elemental attacks, healing spells and stat buffs. Persona 5 Royal also adds a grappling hook to your arsenal, which you'll mostly use to find shortcuts and additional treasure.
Joker and his friends, regular students at Shujin Academy in Tokyo, one day stumble into the Metaverse, a parallel reality that manifests Palaces where people live out their worst desires. There's also Mementos, a sprawling maze of randomly generated dungeons. The group of high schoolers enter these palaces to steal people's treasures, causing them to let go of harmful desires and confess their crimes.
The Overwatch League casters, hosts and players alike are all holed up at home for the time being, with matches taking place online while the world waits for the Covid-19 pandemic to run its course. It seems like cabin fever is starting to set in though, as this week they’ve adopted a cat into the analyst’s panel to decide on the hero pools.
It went about as well as you can imagine.
I have waited so many years to hear the right words. So many years, not even knowing what the right words are, or what form they will take. Now I have heard them: Deliver a Big Cube. Okay, not the exact words I was expecting, but they will do. They will do nicely.
At the start, it's a small cube. A small cube of pink space-jelly or something, lurid and wibbling in a lab. I pick it up and drag it. Its flesh, to quote General Sternwood, is too much like the flesh of men. It squidges along the floor behind me. Just an office worker taking a cube for a stroll.
But when I run over pools of pink goo, the cube starts to draw them up. It starts to get bigger! More pink goo! I need more! I start to hunt it down, clumsy now because my small cube is no longer a small cube, and is actually fairly awkward in fact. Walls shatter. Wheely chairs go flying. Equipment is upturned. No matter! The cube drinks. Eventually I find a vat of the goo stuff - three storeys high. Turn the valve, plug in a pipe, let it spill everywhere! The cube erupts into its final size, a true monster. But still so light and jelly-like to drag. Into the weighing machine and off to whoever requested a big cube. Delivered, mate. I hope they love it as much as I did.
Mount & Blade predates RPS. That’s how long we’ve been waiting for its sequel, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, which released yesterday afternoon.
I had hoped to have some basic impressions ready last night, but that wasn’t possible, because whatever else I can say about this open world medieval(ish) combat RPG, it’s completely overshadowed by technical problems.
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Artifact‘s developers have given up on selling people cards. When the closed beta for Artifact 2.0 kicks off, you’ll have to earn every single card through playing – no market, no packs. Stingy pricing was just about the only thing holding the game back for me, so, hurray!
It’s part of a big relaunch. Valve have also mentioned some changes they’re making to the game itself, including allowing “players to access all three lanes at once”. That’s pretty wild, too.
Usually, cosplay builder Gekidan makes helmets and armor. These are not usual times, and recently, he’s been making Gundam-themed masks.
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