Sony introduced trophies for PlayStation 3 games in July of 2008. Since then I’ve earned more than 3,000 virtual accolades on PlayStation consoles, but it wasn’t until last weekend that I finally joined the Platinum trophy elite, thanks to Hello Games’ The Last Campfire.
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In one week’s time everybody will be able to play the long-awaited DLC for The Outer Worlds, Peril on Gorgon. For now, I’m allowed to tell you about the events of the first hour, which, in short, is very much more of the same and a great reminder of why I enjoyed The Outer Worlds so much when I first played Obsidian’s original first-person RPG for review. Based on what I’ve played I don’t expect Gorgon to shake up the mechanics much, if at all, but I’m intrigued to see where this tongue-in-cheek detective story takes us.
After two years of development, intriguing indie Welcome to Elk has a release date.
If you've not heard of it before, Welcome to Elk is an offbeat narrative game with WarioWare-style microgames. Each tells the story of someone - a resident of the game's small island where every person has a story.
Oh, and all of these little stories are based on real-life experiences.
The setup is this: you're playing through the history of the Night's Watch, set thousands of years before the events of George R.R. Martin's books and HBO's TV show, around the era of Bran the Builder, original Papa Stark. First, you choose a character to be Lord Commander for a while - this changes, with new Commanders and new stories for them generated indefinitely - then you make a few decisions, you send a few people on some errands, and then you wait. Just chill out for a bit. Watch little symbols slowly burrow their way into the wild forests of the north and gaze at the lovely artwork or just go for a walk, read an article, do something else entirely.
This is the essence of proper idle games, but in Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows that essence feels distilled to its purest, and there's a kind of clarity of design that comes from it. What you're doing, as with most idlers like it, is sort of inconsequential: some more minor, barely registering decisions might arise, and you might decide to send some builders to I don't know, build something, with a waft of your begloved Lord Commander's hand, and then word comes back by raven from a scouting mission and there's another minor thing to do - then something more major, a crumb of lore or sprinkle of typically cloak-and-dagger intrigue to break it up - and back to the break. But the way you do it is sublime. Tale of Crows' magic is its interface.
The PSN Essential Picks sale is now underway over on the PSN store, featuring a handful of top PS4 games at some of their lowest prices yet.
Having had a quick browse through the list, there are a decent number of must-play current-gen games in there for cheap. Consider it a good opportunity to catch up on any you've missed, what with the PS5 release (supposedly) imminent. Considering their popularity, many should also be backwards compatible with the PS5, too!
Let's start with a significant bargain: Fifa 20 for only £4.19. I get that most will want to be up to date with Fifa 21 when it launches next month, but this is ridiculously cheap if you just want a quick kickabout.
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Following recent comments from voice actor Richard Epcar, Mortal Kombat 11 fans are being given new hope that Evil Dead's wise-cracking hero Ash Williams will be joining the gory fighter's roster at some point in the future.
Epcar - who portrays both thunder god Raiden and DC Comics' Joker - re-lit the rumour fire during an online Q&A session with fans held this past weekend. "Oh, that's right," stated Epcar when questioned. "Bruce Campbell will be in Mortal Kombat. He's going to be a part of the new package." (Clip courtesy of @masterofcold.)
The Ash Williams x Mortal Kombat furor began with online whispers that the Deadite slayer was coming to MK 11 within the first wave of DLC. This rumor was backed up when "Ash" was discovered in a datamine of the PC release, (a datamine which would correctly predict the rest of MK 11's Kombat Pack). If this wasn't enough, then the first teaser trailer for the Kombat Pack included the sound of a buzzing chainsaw.
If you're looking forward to the new Destiny 2 expansion, you're probably focused in on the upcoming stasis subclasses.
It's a pretty huge deal for the series as they haven't had a new subclass...since the start, and now all three classes are getting one. This week, Bungie decided to start breaking them down individually, and decided to go with the Warlock (the best class) for their initial salvo.
As a reminder, the Warlock's stasis subclass is the Shadebinder. As Bungie puts it, the style is to "freeze as many enemies as possible," with a projectile-based playstyle. And what would a Warlock be without a staff: Shadebinders can summon a Stasis weapon to unleash shockwaves and stasis projectiles.
Aspects and Fragments will now further customize the subclass, which dangerously sounds like another added element of grinding at first glance. An example Bungie gives is "finding a Frostpulse Aspect" in the wild, which provides a freezing modifier to their Rift power. Neat, but I hope these don't take forever to farm.
Bungie says that "stasis will change the way you play Destiny 2," and I sure hope so. Although it still plays wonderfully due to the incredibly strong shooter foundation, it'll be nice to finally mix things up with a different subclass after several years of the same old thing (and that's just Destiny 2).
Stasis Spotlight: Warlock Shadebinder [Bungie.net]
CD Projekt RED, in association with Nvidia, has released a short tech video for upcoming RPG Cyberpunk 2077, showcasing its deadly future-noir universe as powered by Nvidia's shiny new range of GeForce RTX 30 graphics cards.
The trailer offers a brief look at several locales within the neon-tinged 'berg, with powerful ray tracing and DLSS 2.0 effects presenting the city at its absolute finest. Predictably, Night City looks absolutely fantastic, with dazzling colour, realistic reflections and shadows, and an abundance of real-time particles, with resolution sharper than a razor blade.
You don't have to take my word for it, check out the video for yourself below.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits was one of the standout trailers shown during Sony's PlayStation 5 reveal event, introducing players to a beautiful world and a host of cute helpers known as the Rot. We're excited to announce that Ember Lab's lush adventure game is our next cover story. In the next issue of Game Informer magazine, we take a closer look at the game and its fascinating development.
How did a studio with roots in commercial animation move over to the world of video games? How did the team land on the idea of a young adventurer on a mission of healing and reconciliation? What the heck are the Rot? And how did an up and coming studio not only get their hands on PlayStation 5 development tools but also land a highly coveted slot in the console's first major announcement event?
We explore those questions and many more in our 14-page cover story, which will be hitting next week. Sorry to keep you waiting, but we were too excited about this one to stay completely quiet.
The Mandalorian was a big hit when it debuted, gathering attention (and customers) for the then-new Disney+ streaming service. Now, almost a year after the show was introduced, the highly anticipated second season will be airing soon. According to a tweet from Disney+, the official start date for The Mandalorian season 2 is October 30.
https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1301158108740296707Though story details are still mysterious, fans of the show certainly have theories about where the second season could go. One thing is for sure: We're gonna get more Baby Yoda.
For more about The Mandalorian, read our passionate plea for why the series should be adapted for video games.
People will be able to call dibs on a Shantae GBC or Switch cart starting on September 11, 2020. There'll be a CE too!
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The last 4 bits of Project Diva Mega Mix DLC will appear in North America and Europe in two weeks, right when Japan is getting 2 packs.
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NieR Replicant might not show up at TGS 2020 but there's a good chance we'll hear more about it soon.
The post NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Rated for PS4, Xbox One, and PC in Taiwan appeared first on Siliconera.
Shinichirou Otsuka's Re:Zero: The Prophecy of the Throne art focuses on Subaru, Rem, and Emilia. Look closely and you'll see Melty too!
The post Re:Zero: The Prophecy of the Throne Key Art Shows Subaru with Emilia and Rem appeared first on Siliconera.
Developer Midgar Studio and publisher Dear Villagers announced today that their RPG Edge of Eternity has a new release window.
The game will launch on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in Spring 2021.
On top of that, we learn that the PS4 version will also get a physical release in the U.S. It’s already available for pre-order.
The press release also included a roadmap for new content coming to the early access version before release.
Chapter VI will be added in November, Chapter VII in early 2021, while Chepter VIII will be released with Edge of Eternity’s official launch in spring 2021.
If you’re unfamiliar with Edge of Eternity, here’s how the developer officially describes the game. You can also watch the previous trailer.
Publisher Wired Productions and developer Tomas Sala have today announced that their open-world air combat game, The Falconeer, is set to run a closed beta trial ahead of its full launch in November.
The beta will run in October with an official date yet to be confirmed, but those interested can go and register over on the game’s official Discord channel.
A new trailer celebrates the announcement, giving us another look at its fantasy dog-fighting gameplay, set to the backdrop of an absolutely beautiful, stylized open-world.
If you’re not up to speed with The Falconeer, the game was first announced during Microsoft’s X019 showcase. It’s described as is an airborne “ocean-world” fantasy RPG set in a location called The Great Ursee. The game will see players take their armed aerial mount to the skies to explore a haunting world and defeat enemies with range attacks that combine classic dogfighting with acrobatic twists and turns.
For more on the game’s narrative and lore, you can check out a story trailer that was revealed earlier this summer.
Today developer CyberConnect2 released a new video explaining why .hack//G.U. Last Recode was never launched on Nintendo Switch.
CyberConnect2 president Hiroshi Matsuyama reveals that the studio actually made the proposal to release the game on Nintendo’s console multiple times, and even during the development of the PS4 version, they were aware of the popularity of the Switch.
While there was a talk about the possibility, the .Hack series has always been exclusive to PlayStation consoles and due to the long-standing relationship with Sony, it was difficult to release the game on Switch at the same time.
Yet, CyberConnct 2 would love to port the game to Nintendo’s platforms. They have made the proposal to Bandai Namco several times, but they were told that it’s hard to predict the cost of such an operation compared with the potential sales, which prevented it from happening.
Matsuyama-san concludes mentioning that if Nintendo Switch users would like the game on their consoles, they should contact Bandai Namco. This could change the publisher’s mind because it values feedback from the fans.
You can check out the full video below.
2020 has been saved, everybody. Disney has announced that the much-anticipated second season of Star Wars: The Mandalorian will be premiering on Disney+ on Oct 30.
Unfortunately, this announcement from Disney doesn’t come with any other information on the live-action Star Wars series. We don’t know how many episodes it’ll be but we can assume that each one will premiere on a weekly basis; a rollout that keeps the conversation going for months instead of over a weekend or two.
The Mandalorian premiered exclusively on Disney+ last year and stars a bounty hunter who finds himself having to take care of a strange green alien that is known as “The Child,” but we all just call him Baby Yoda.
If you’ve already watched the entire first season of The Mandalorian, I highly recommend checking out Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian. It’s a wonderful documentary that includes commentary from all of the directors and really dives deep into how the first live-action Star Wars show was created.
And if you’re looking for even more Star Wars goodness, make sure to watch the latest gameplay trailer for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Star Wars: Squadrons.
The post Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 Premieres in October appeared first on Twinfinite.
Here’s a fun computing fact for you: the Linux term root is derived from the cowboy term rootin’ tootin’, because the console cowboys who clip-clopped on their mechanical keyboards like a bucking bronco and listened to Fields Of The Nephilim would cry “Yeehaw!” and wave their leather Stetsons when they got system admin rights – a real rootin’ tootin’ time. How fitting, then, that wonderful Wild West squad tactics game Desperados 3 today launched a Linux version. A Mac version arrived too, so even those city slickers might be tempted by the cowboy lifestyle.
The first paid DLC mission is out now too, plus a challenge mission that’s free for all players.
The next big Sea Of Thieves update is right around the corner, bringing new four-legged friends, new gold hoarders missions, and loads more good stuff on September 9th. It’s called The Vault Of The Ancients, and, as you may guess from the name, it’s introducing new quests to explore treasure-filled vaults throughout the seas. You’ll be able to uncover these with an excellent dog in tow, and there are some new accessibility and quality-of-life changes coming as well.
Blood is a powerful tool in the political maneuverings of medieval strategy game Crusader Kings 3, but it’s an even more vital resource when your ruler is an actual vampire. Yup, that’s sure a thing you can do thanks to the Princes Of Darkness mod that lets you scheme, plot, and rule as a vampire from the Vampire: The Masquerade setting. It’s the successor to a Crusader Kings 2 mod of the same name, now bringing your bloody scheming to the newest game.
Minecraft Bedrock seeds
give players across pretty much every platform the very best Minecraft worlds in which they can start their new adventure. But it can get pretty tedious when you’re looking for a particular kind of start, having to generate world after world until the game finally spits out the exact combination of attributes that you’re after.
Our list of best Minecraft Bedrock seeds is fully up to date with the latest version of Minecraft Bedrock Edition (1.16.20) and covers all bases from Mushroom Islands to glorious Mesa biomes, from gentle village spawns to snow-capped mountain ranges. Take a look!
After yesterday’s kerfuffle over World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands’ PC requirements listing an SSD as the minimum type of storage supported, Blizzard have now updated the game’s minimum requirements to include good old-fashioned HDDs as well. In their updated support article on the subject, the storage entry for WOW’s Shadowlands expansion now includes both SSDs and HDDs, with the extra clarification that “player experience may be impacted on HDD” depending on the drive’s performance.
The battle to make Horizon Zero Dawn stop crashing on PC continues with the game’s latest patch, which came out this week. Turns out there are an awful lot of ways for Guerrilla’s cyber dino-hunting adventure to crash, from GPU hangs to AI aiming at weird places. These are amongst the issues solved this week, as is a slightly weirder problem which caused players to get stuck in preteen Aloy’s body long after she should’ve turned into an adult.
The New Mutants is a curious quagmire of a film that’s been defined by “what ifs” from the moment it was announced five years ago. What if it followed Apocalypse’s example and dragged the X-Men cinematic franchise further into the gutter? What if it somehow managed to be good? What if The New Mutants actually lived up…
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