October 2020

Xbox and Sega have partnered to bring Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 to Xbox Live Gold Free Play Days. Starting today, and throughout the weekend, you get to live out your gangster fantasies for free. 

The Yakuza series is known for its over-the-top combat, intense drama, and wacky minigames, so players who are new to or familiar with the series will have a lot of content to occupy themselves with over the course of three extensive games. You probably won't be able to beat all of them over the weekend, but I won't stop you from trying. Just make sure to eat and sleep, okay? 

In a post on PlayStation's Official Blog, The Pathless' release date was announced. Giant Squid's latest IP will be joining other games like Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon's Souls as a PlayStation 5 launch title. 

The Pathless is a colorful action adventure game that rewards exploration and puzzle solving. As The Hunter, a mysterious archer, players take down dangerous spirits with the help of their eagle companion as well as well-placed/timed arrows.

The Pathless launches on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC, and iOS on November 12. 

Ori and the Will of the Wisps fits well on the Switch and builds on the strong foundation of its predecessor.

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Yet another Kojima Productions figure is on the way. This time, it's a black variant of the Ludens figma.

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Pokemon GO trainers can look forward to catching the Lizard Pokemon on October 17, 2020.

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Obtain Sleeping Beauty Breaker at a higher rate through the Wheel of Fate Grimoire.

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Bonfire Peaks

is a very irresponsible game. Oh, it looks lovely, but I’m certain there must be laws against setting fire to crates of garbage all the way up the side of a mountain, even if you have to wrap your head around some peculiar puzzles to do so. There’s a demo out the now – and at the very least, it’s a good excuse to keep those arson inclinations firmly locked behind your monitor.

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Months after Respawn let slip that cross-platform multiplayer would be dropping into Apex Legends, we finally know when we’ll be able to team up with our console comrades. Beta testing for the feature kicks off alongside the Aftermarket Collection Event next Tuesday, letting you try out the bizarre new Flashpoint LTM with your Xbox and PlayStation pals – assuming they choose to let us PC folks in on the fun, at least.

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As we already knew, developer Respawn's free-to-play battle royale effort Apex Legends is getting cross-play support; as we didn't already know, Apex Legends is getting cross-play support next Tuesday, 6th October.

Cross-play will enable Apex Legends players across PS4, Xbox One, and PC to either buddy up or battle it out against one another, and to connect with acquaintances on other platforms, players can search usernames and send friend requests via Apex Legends' in-game friend list. The receiving party will see a lobby notification they can either accept, reject, or block.

Once you've amassed a suitable collection of cross-platforms pals, you can send party invites via the friend menu; cross-platform invite notifications will appear in the lobby, while same-platform invites will continue to make use of the platform's default notifications system. Respawn notes that voice chat will work between platforms too.

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Genshin Impact, a free-to-play totally-not-Zelda game that came out this week for PC, PS4, and mobile, starts slow but quickly picks up the pace. If you’re just starting out and aren’t immediately gripped, that’s fair, but don’t throw in the towel just yet. Stick with it through the first, lengthy prologue quest. Yes,…

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Fact: No chat user in the history of Twitch has ever believed they were justly banned. But generally speaking, a streamer or moderator did, in fact, ban them for a reason. Despite this, Twitch has introduced a new feature that allows viewers to appeal their bans and get a new lease on their life of hurling obscenities…

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Nintendo has finally added some compelling physical rewards to the My Nintendo site. Instead of merely offering wallpapers and other digital items, the company has put out several items to celebrate the new Fall update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

You can redeem your Platinum Points on the site right now to grab some adorable items that are just perfect for this spooky fall season.

To start off, there’s a Dodo Airlines tote bag that can be used to store your candy for trick-or-treating or as a simple grocery bag. This one costs 800 points and can be found here.

Next up is a super cute Leaf Bandana that features designs of the famous Animal Crossing item icon. This one is worth only 600 points and you can grab it here.

Today Wired Productions released a new trailer of its upcoming “airborne ocean-world fantasy RPG” The Falconeer. 

The trailer showcases gameplay and a look at several location of the game’s gorgeous world.

You can check out the video below.

We also hear about the factions we can fight for.

• The Northern Imperium. The greatest power on The Great Ursee, the Imperial throne commands the Northern Ursee with nobility, subterfuge, and manipulation as tools of power.
• The Mancer Order. The master scholars of The Order control all access to technology across the Ursee, guiding the march of progress towards an unknown destination along ‘The Path.’
• The Civilian Freehouses. A loosely aligned assemblage of independent communities united in defense of local trade and subject to the machinations of the Imperium and Mancer Order.
• The Freebooter Rebellion. Outcasts banished to the dark places of the Ursee, now returned from their exile with dark and ancient knowledge to wreak havoc on their long-time tormentors.

The Falconeer releases for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and PC on November 10.

The Festival of the Lost is upon us in Destiny 2. Starting next Tuesday players will be able to participate in the latest seasonal event and try to pick some of the new cosmetics and items that are on offer this year.

On the surface it appears to function similar to last year. Players will craft and don masks while participating in activities to get Candy and Chocolate Strange Coins which they can then exchange for rewards.

In addition, players can delve into the Haunted Forest to get as deep as they can to complete weekly challenges, get additional rewards and unlock new unique temporary mods. Check out the trailer below.

Bringing our save files from PS4 over to PS5 isn't something we should have to wonder about – it should be one of those invisible "it just works" features – but that's not how things are shaping up.

Dirt 5 is another game that will be available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 but will not let players transfer their progression from one console to the next when they freely upgrade to the PS5 version.

"Currently on Xbox, all progress can be carried over between generations," Codemasters said in response to a question on Twitter. "On PlayStation, your Playgrounds creations can be carried over, but other game progress (Career, currency, saved liveries) cannot. If that changes, we'll let you know!"

We're still making sense of how widespread this issue will be for PlayStation fans hoping for a smooth console transition, but for now – with Spider-Man: Miles Morales supporting PS4-to-PS5 saves and Maneater and Yakuza 7 proactively announcing otherwise – it's very much a case-by-case basis.

I'm curious to hear specific details about the transfer process for Miles Morales "closer to launch."

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A first-party Nintendo game is out today! As long as you're okay with battle royales. And micro-eShop games that have limited windows. And...have Switch Online. Wait, come back!

Yep, Super Mario Bros. 35 is definitely the headliner today, and time will tell if it becomes the next Tetris 99. You better believe that if it does catch on, Nintendo will walk back that "limited time release" nonsense and give it some paid DLC, just like Tetris 99 did.

As far as other big releases go, Rogue Company is out today in full, having enjoyed a paid early access period. Ys Origin is also out on Switch, which is going to be a big deal to some people.

The Devil May Cry 5 modding scene has been vibrant ever since it was released, and these past few weeks have been no exception.

It all started with a series of tweets that eventually became a mod: the idea of Vergil's decadent endgame throne getting replaced by those scrape-prone plastic lawn and garden chairs. It's such a small touch, but when it plays out (like in Franctastic's video below) it perfectly fits the otherwise dour mood that the scene otherwise exudes.

This is partially why so many folks are up in arms about the lack of a proper PC port for Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition. I want to see 4K60FPS mods for the "armies of enemies" mechanic. Maybe a 4K lawn chair? At the very least, previous platforms are getting Vergil as DLC.

So you can just imagine the chair and get all of the Vergil benefits.

Vergil Chair [Nexus Mods]

Those Mario pins went stupidly fast, but maybe there's hope for My Nintendo's newly-stocked Animal Crossing rewards. (Yeah, right. Every cool item with limited quantities is a nightmare to get this year.)

My favorite of the bunch is the Dodo Airlines shopping bag because of the color and understated logo, but there's also a Leaf bandana, a Tom Nook keychain figure, and a Nook shopping bag. These items range from 600 to 1,000 Platinum Points each and, as usual, Nintendo is charging a shipping fee.

Godspeed. The site didn't break for me and my order went through. I hope you have the same luck!

[Thanks, Neronium]

With Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon shaking things up and Xbox Game Pass bringing first-time players into the fold, it's another great year for curious players to see what the cherished Yakuza series is all about.

I won't lie, it can be intimidating – and super easy to put off as a seemingly huge and potentially years-long undertaking. But one step at a time is all you need to see if Yakuza's street-brawler action, cozy city vibes, larger-than-life personalities, and wacky side-stories and mini-games are your sorta jam.

As a limited-time trial offer, Sega is letting Xbox Live Gold subscribers play as much Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 as they can possibly squeeze in from October 1 to October 4.

These games are way too long to finish during that free window, so I'd start with Yakuza 0, a prequel that's often cited as the most accessible and intriguing for all-new players. I'd also try to prioritize reaching Chapter 3: A Gilded Cage sooner than later. You've gotta experience Majima's introduction.

It's risky to hope something lasts forever, but I'm kind of at that point with Yakuza.

Nintendo revealed its Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Minecraft DLC and while it had many reacting along the lines of 'Minecraft Steve? More like Minecraft Peeve', others were excited to see the newest roster addition. What else was interesting about the reveal was how much work went into making this move happen in a way that made sense. 

When bringing the wildly successful world of Minecraft into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the team had to make a lot of in-game adjustments to make it work. In order to make Steve, Alex, Enderman, and the Zombie feel true-to-the-game, Nintendo needed to implement various Minecraft-related features like crafting and mining. This meant that the stages needed to be reworked, something creator Masahiro Sakurai mentioned during the earlier reveal. 

Sakurai-san mentioned during the event that the team had no idea that bringing Minecraft into Smash would ever become a reality, despite it being in ideation quite a bit in the past. Now that it's official, he revealed that every single stage in the game had to be reworked in order for the Minecraft crew to play the way they were meant to. That's over 100 stages that needed to be changed! 

Destiny 2's annual Halloween event, Festival of the Lost, returns October 6 and Bungie has just released a new trailer showing off all of those (previously leaked) 'spooky' rewards for Guardians to earn. We trick and treat in the name of Cayde. Do it for the puppies, and the loot. 

Festival of the Lost is nothing new but it is my personal favorite out of all of the Destiny 2 events. With Halloween-themed rewards and new activities, it's a fun reason to dive in and celebrate all things 'spoopy' while continuing on that daily grind. 

With Beyond Light on the horizon and the complete shakeup of content available, this year's Festival of the Lost is kicking off a little earlier than usual. The festivities begin on October 6 and will last until November 3, giving a week buffer in between the event itself and the release of the upcoming expansion. 

Crash Bandicoot is back and according to our own Ben Reeves, developer Toys for Bob has created a game that longtime fans of the series are sure to be excited about. Speaking of Mr. Reeves, he and I will be streaming Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time live to answer all your burning questions about everyone's favorite cartoon marsupial and his group of wacky friends.

We went live earlier but you can catch the full archive of the stream above! If you can't get enough of our live shows, remember to subscribe on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook to get notified when we go live each week!

The mobile kingdom defense RPG, Black Clover Phantom Knights, will shut down this December.

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Physical Animal Crossing My Nintendo rewards have appeared on the North American My Nintendo site. Check out what's on offer.

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, a Dragon Quest anime series, is about to show up on Crunchyroll and Hulu outside Japan.

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Sorry, death. With the news that World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands has been delayed out of its October launch, it looks like we’ll be avoiding the grave a little while longer. Blizzard today announced that their behemoth MMO’s next expansion has been pushed back to give the underworld a bit more polish as developers continue to deal with the weirdness of remote working.

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I’ve seen a lotta shooters in my time, but five seconds into Spaceflux‘s early access trailer and my brain’s already turned to soup. Not content to use recursive geometry for puzzles, Calin Ardelean’s fractal shooter takes these non-euclidean spaces and asks you to play a round of Quake in their infinite hallways. Out today on Steam Early Access, I just hope it’s not as stomach-churning as that sounds.

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