August 2020

Now that the first major update arrived, people can take advantage of Monster Crown online trading, NET eggs, and alternate genes.

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Magia Record's English version is shutting down after September 2020. Were enough people taking up Kyubey's offer?

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Summon these legendary trainers with their signature starter Pokemon now.

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There are good people out there. This isn't the most selfless act imaginable and it's not a grand sacrifice. But, it's a good reminder that some people will go out of their way to help a stranger in need.

We have a bean who doesn't yet know how to climb. That will change. Just watch.

You're going for the gold in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare this weekend. That's a deviation from the norm, because usually you're just out for blood. It'll be nice to add some conventional trophies to your collection to go along with the creepy necklace you made from fingers of people you killed.

Modern Warfare's Games of Summer event kicks off today, and it's an Olympics-style challenge with a Call of Duty twist. Every day brings a new challenge where players try to earn gold medals. Here's the rundown of events:

As the capstone finale to yesterday's gamescom: Opening Night Live, Insomniac Games shared an extended gameplay trailer of the PS5's Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. It was a delightful little look at all the nuts and bolts of this interdimensional mechanical shooter. Later, Insomniac confirmed that Rift Apart is squared away as a "PS5 launch window" title, assuring everyone it'll be one of the first(ish) games you can play on new hardware.

Today, through an interview with Japanese publication Famitsu, Insomniac revealed a new tech target for Ratchet & Clank. It'll have a dedicated performance mode that ups the framerate from 30fps to 60fps:

Rogue Company is a difficult game to write about. When I sit down at my computer to type, its bland and basic world begins to fade from my mind, and I struggle to think of anything meaningful to say about it. Despite its diverse cast of characters, fast-paced shooting action, and sufficiently smooth gameplay on my Switch, it just doesn't leave a lasting impact. The experience scuttles from my mind, and the only thought I can muster about it amounts to no more than an admission that I did indeed just play an online shooter.

Maybe that's because nothing about Rogue Company is original. This is a checklist of a game, cribbing features and modes from other popular titles and stitching them together in this third-person, squad-based shooter. There are dancing emotes, the ping system from Apex Legends, sprays, characters with their own unique abilities, a between-match weapons upgrade system, and modes recycled from games that came before it. You've seen this all before, and chances are, you've seen it done better than it is here.

Lo and behold, just a few weeks after I finally broke down and got myself a ship cat, Sea Of Thieves have released a new developer update confirming that they’ll be adding dogs to the high seas as well. Rare say that other updates are coming in September as well, and that monthly updates with bug fixes and new features will continue.

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This one looks like a possible friendship-ender. Co-op physics are tough enough, as are platforming games. Struggling is both of those things and—as the cherry on top of your character’s horrifying head—you and your partner are each controlling one of two horrifying, connected appendages. This physics disaster is out now if you’re really ready to test your co-op communication.

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Most of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is still shrouded in mystery, but developer Daedalic Entertainment has revealed some key details about the game.

During the Gamescom Future Games Show held on Aug. 28, a new video was streamed wherein Gollum’s project manager Saide Haberstroh shed some light on how the game would play. First and foremost, she made it clear that the game aim to blend action and storytelling to provide an engaging experience on par with other media tied to the franchise.

At the same time though, it wouldn’t be a combat-filled affair.

“Gollum is not exactly a fighter who charges into battle,” Haberstroh says. “Players will have to weigh their options for every encounter.”

Fortunately, players will have plenty of options. Most every level will feature a variety of options for sneaking and platforming around threats, or at the very least placing one’s self in a better position for an attack.

Should all else fail though, players will also be able to talk their way out of situations. Not only that, but they’ll be able to choose between responding as Gollum or Sméagol, offering a way to address situations as whichever personality they believe would best fit the situation.

Each choice, however, will come with ramifications. Using responses tied to one personality more often than the other could make that personality stronger, leading to dialogue options or consequences further down the line.

It’s an informative look at the game fans won’t want to miss. The full video can be found down below.

During the Future Games Show livestream presentation today hosted by GamesRadar, Awe Interactive showed off some explosive new gameplay for BPM: Bullets Per Minute.

This rhythmic, first-person shooter looks a lot like id Software’s Doom franchise, but there are some mechanics here that truly makes this title something unique and fresh.

Instead of being a traditional FPS, Bullets Per Minute has randomly generated dungeons and each of your runs will be different from the last thanks to different weapons and ability that you can obtain.

You can check out the new trailer below to get a feel for how it plays, but if you’re someone who loves rhythm games and fast-paced shooters, this might need to be on your radar:

Here are some of the features from the game’s Steam listing:

Today during the Future Games Show, Teamkill Media revealed the first gameplay of its upcoming “Cosmic Horror” game Quantum Error.

We get to see how the game plays a few levels in, but you should consider that this is an early development build, so things can and likely will change.

Below you can check out the trailer that was showcased during the event.

Quantum Error is coming for PS4 and PS5. 

If you want to see more, you can enjoy the first trailer from a few weeks back, a second video, and a third from yesterday. You can also read about the story below.

Paradox Interactive released new trailers and videos of its upcoming grand strategy game (with plenty of roleplay elements) Crusader Kings 3.

We get two trailers focusing on battle and religion, on top of a monthly update video discussing performance, AI, legacies, and achievements.

Last, but not least, an extensive gameplay video delves into some rather… unsavory aspects of ruling.

You can check them all out below.

It seems Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics are intent on squeezing every drop of potential income from their upcoming action-RPG, Marvel’s Avengers.

A blog post on the game’s official website today confirmed that while post-launch superheroes added to the base game will be free of charge, those who want to unlock new cosmetic options will have to get on board with a $10 Hero Challenge Card (the game’s Battle Pass equivalent) per character.

While the first free add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator have been gradually appearing, they were mostly portraying minor airfields, until now.

Aerosoft, which is one of the biggest third-party add-on providers for various games in the genre, has published the first relatively major airport available for free.

It’s Paderborn/Lippstadt airport in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and it’s definitely worth downloading from Aerosoft’s website.

It comes with the following features:

• Detailed recreation of Paderborn airport
• Custom aerial images covering the airport and surrounding area
• Current runway, taxiway, and stand layouts
• Custom taxiway signage
• Realistic night time lighting
• Accurate depiction of the terminal interior
• Custom jetway models
• Custom windsock models

Given the level of detail, the download isn’t exactly small, requiring 3,6 gigabytes of storage space.

You won’t even need our guide to install free add-ons, because this one comes with its own dedicated installer.

Below you can check out a few screenshots, directly from my screen.

Yesterday, Activision revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War via a live event in their hit battle royale, Warzone. In squads of four, players had to kill five enemies, loot a code from a dead body, find a hidden crate, and collect a blueprint from Woods, the iconic Black Ops hero.

It was more than a simple mission that sent you running around Verdansk, however. It was a presentation; a visual and interactive spectacle that showed off the power Warzone can have.

The screen would shake, mysterious voices shouted around you, and planes flew above as teams scrambled to complete the checklist. It showcases that Warzone can be more than a game. Activision can use it as a marketing tool, engaging players and building hype in a way that few games have or ever could.

In news likely to fill undead skeletons across the length and breadth of the Sea of Thieves with utmost dread, Rare has announced that pet dogs will finally be coming to its multiplayer pirate adventure in its September update.

First confirmed in seconds-long, blink-and-you'll-miss-it snippet buried in a Game Pass ad during last night's Gamescom Live showcase, Rare has now formally unveiled its forthcoming adorable doggy pets over on Sea of Thieves' official Twitter feed.

Like the game's previous pet additions - cats, monkeys, and parrots - dogs will be available for purchase using real money via the Pirate Emporium, whereupon they can be selected as an ever-present companion for players as their nautical adventures unfold.

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In this 2020 GDC Summer talk Blackbird Interactive's Rory McGuire and Elliot Hudson walk through the studio's process of designing its unique derelict spaceship slice-'em-up Hardspace: Shipbreaker.  ...

Alan Wake is waking up. Take a look back at the design process for his last adventure American Nightmare. ...

PlayStation original Moon: Remix RPG Adventure arrived on Switch yesterday, giving Western gamers their first opportunity to experience the previously Japan-exclusive adventure, which never received a complete translation, official or otherwise. But like many arthouse games, you’re probably going to be lost for the…

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I’ve been waiting 16 years to finally enjoy playing Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. But after sinking five hours into the remaster, the fun still eludes me. I’ve wanted to play a Final Fantasy party game that combines arcade co-op with RPG customization ever since I first read about Crystal Chronicles in a 2003…

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The Last Campfire, the latest from No Man’s Sky studio Hello Games, is a perfect game for unwinding. There’s no urgency to hero Ember’s journey through the mysterious world they’re trapped in at the beginning of the story. It’s about wandering lush fantasy environments and solving puzzles as lovely music plays. Push…

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The Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory release date trailer gives us an extended look at its rhythm-action gameplay, co-op, and story.

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There's a brand new Ni no Kuni game in the works, and it puts an interesting spin on the acclaimed anime RPG series. Titled Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, this is an MMORPG. And it's releasing on mobile devices. And it's only in Japan.

Hey, where are you going?!

Despite all those caveats -- caveats that ensure the vast majority of you will never play this -- Cross Worlds has an intriguing approach. According to this translation from Gematsu, this Ni no Kuni puts you in the role of a beta tester on a VR game. You discover that the real world and Ni no Kuni's world are connected, and you have to travel between the two to rebuild the kingdom. If you're successful, you'll save both realms from ruin.

None of that really speaks to how Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is an MMO though. It also doesn't really offer any explanation as to how the game works. It sure looks nice, though.

Ni no Kuni's mobile efforts actually outpace the PC/console games now. This will be the third Ni no Kuni title for smartphones in Japan. However, it's the first to try something as ambitious as an MMORPG bent.

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is being developed by Netmarble and published by Level-5. It'll launch on iOS and Android devices in Japan sometime in 2020. If that goes successfully enough, maybe it'll find its way west at some point.

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds official website opened [Gematsu]

Have any room in your life for a city-builder? What about a modern take on an old classic? Dotemu and Triskell Interactive are bringing back Impressions Games' 1999 Egypt builder Pharaoh in 2021.

The announcement trailer is light on gameplay – stick around until the final seconds for a glimpse – but we've got a pair of screenshots for Pharaoh: A New Era in the gallery below that you can pick apart.

This "Ultra HD remake" was created with "all-new code" and it's also promising a revamped UI and "improved mechanics." Content-wise, Pharaoh: A New Era covers the base game and the Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile expansion, so it's going to be a huge time-sink with 50-plus missions.

Some of these late-'90s PC remakes have a way of feeling slightly "off," for lack of a better word. There isn't much to go on yet for Pharaoh, and I'm hopeful it won't fall into that same trap – I dig the 2D art.

Do any of you have a soft spot for the original? I always meant to try Zeus.

Pharaoh: A New Era [Steam]

I had heard that Serious Sam 4 would let us drive a Popemobile. I had not heard that the Popemobile in question is a giant heavily-armed mech whose boot-up sequence dialogue concludes, “All systems ready. Let God sort them out.” A new trailer hot out of Gamescom today shows the Popemobile in action, smashing a tentacle monster in the middle Vatican City and alright, yup, this is some big brash stupid spectacle I can get behind. See the Pope’s private Evangelion in action in the trailer below.

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Every time an Assassin’s Creed setting is revealed, it feels like there’s a flurry of speculation on which historical and legendary folks will show up for a cameo. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla takes place at just about the right time to cross paths with legendary viking Ragnar Lothbrok so it seemed like perhaps we might arrange a meeting.

Apparently not, according to Ubisoft’s new gameplay video. You just missed him actually. He went and got thrown in a snake pit just a couple years back. They did show off some mythical monsters you’ll go up against instead.

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Today during the Future Games Show, we saw a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming first person shooter Serious Sam 4.

The new trailer shows off some of the combat in the game through Serious Sam’s mech as he navigates hazards and shooting enemies through Vatican City. The gameplay looks fast-paced with stunning visuals.

According to the developer Croteam, here’s what you can expect from Serious Sam 4:

Humanity is under siege as the full force of Mental’s hordes spread across the world, ravaging what remains of a broken and beaten civilization. The last remaining resistance to the invasion is the Earth Defense Force led by Sam “Serious” Stone and his heavily-armed squad of misfit commandos.

Croteam returns with a high-powered prequel to the Serious Sam series that scales up chaos to unprecedented levels. The classic Serious Sam formula is revamped by putting an unstoppable arsenal up against an unimaginable number of enemies that requires players to circle-strafe and backpedal-blast their way out of impossible situations.

Serious Sam is a franchise that’s been around since 2001, and this upcoming game is a direct sequel of the one that was released back in 2011. It’s been a long wait for the latest entry in the series, but luckily Serious Sam 4 is right around the corner.

The game will launch first on PC and Stadia on Sept. 4 and will release in 2021 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

If you’re interested in learning more about Serious Sam 4, you can watch the trailer that was revealed earlier this month or read more about it on the official Croteam website right here.

Much of Bright Memory Infinite is still shrouded in mystery, but a new trailer shows that its action and aesthetic strive to be top of the line.

Streamed during Gamesradar’s Future Games Show held during Gamescom on Aug. 28, the trailer starts off slow with hints of a story. The game’s protagonist, decked out in futuristic gear, takes a call from someone before heading out toward an unknown objective.

Things quickly amp up though, as the trailer quickly cuts to footage of her dropping into a battlefield before sneaking, slashing and blasting her way through a number of armed soldiers. Some carry the same futuristic tech and equipment as her, but others appear to be out of different eras or points in time entirely.

Regardless, she takes them all on, utilizing a number of firearms, a sword and a grappling wire to take them out in quick succession.

It all culminates in a battles between her and a masked swordsman who moves around at inhuman speeds. The two clash swords again and again, with the protagonist utilizing her gunplay and maneuverability to its full extent, before the masked figure vanishes and the trailer cuts to black.

One can’t argue that it’s a stylish trailer, even if thefiner points of the game’s story still remains heavily shrouded in mystery. Fans of first person shooters and action titles will definitely want to give the full trailer a look for themselves down below.

Another week down, another weekend to consume all of the anime content you possibly can before Monday. From relatable IRL posts to wholesome ones that’ll make you swell up with pride, we’ve got a whole slew of different anime memes to start your weekend off right.