January 2021

As if Story of Seasons' feverishly compulsive farm-life vortex wasn't enough of a time sink on its own, the latest entry in the long-running series - Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town on Switch - is getting an expansion pass, adding even more distractions post-launch.

The expansion pass will deliver five monthly updates following Pioneers of Olive Town's launch on 26th March in the UK, many drawing inspiration from previous games in the Bokujo Monogatari series, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

April's update include Animal Attire costumes for the game's protagonists and marriage candidates, alongside a special sub-scenarios known as Olive Town Mystery Files. May brings the Windswept Falls Expansion Pack, which adds a new area featuring four characters from a currently unspecified 3DS series entry, including two additional marriage candidates.

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Modified versions of Sonic 1 & 2—ripped from their mobile ports, decompiled, then played on a PC—can do some neat stuff, like let you play with the camera zoomed out so far you can see the whole damn level.

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Toppo goes all-out God of Destruction mode in the latest Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 screenshots.

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Publisher 505 Games announced Puzzle Quest 3 following the acquisition of Puzzle Quest and Gems of War developer Infinity Plus Two last week.

The sequel in the match-three puzzle series will feature one-versus-one battles “realized in a 3D game world” with its story taking place 500 years after the original game.

The publisher said in a press release that Puzzle Quest 3 will be a free-to-play title coming to PC and mobile device later this year with “additional platforms to be announced.”

“Puzzle Quest defined the puzzle-RPG genre, creating a beloved franchise with a rich heritage that continues to resonate with a player base of millions globally today,” said Clive Robert, Head of Free-to-Play at 505 Games. “The work that Steve [Fawkner] and his team have done to reintroduce the franchise as a F2P experience across multiple platforms will undoubtedly reinvent the puzzle genre once again. As a unified publishing and dev team, we’ve created a path for the franchise that puts the player first so we can best serve our growing community.”

The original Puzzle Quest released in 2007 with a sequel in 2010, and several spin-offs released for mobile after including Marvel Puzzle Quest and Adventure Time Puzzle Quest.

Fortnite has added Terminator-themed skins and other cosmetic items to its in-game item shop on Thursday night.

Players can purchase a Sarah Connor skin that comes with a T-800 Endoskeleton Arm Back Bling and Combat Knife Harvesting Tool for 1,800 V-Bucks, or the T-800 Terminator skin itself with the HK Sky Net Uplink Back Bling for 1,500 V-Bucks.

The two skins, the Back Bling, Harvesting Tool, a Techno-Grip Axe, and the Cyberdyne Salute emote mimicking the end of Terminator 2: Judgment Day can be bought together in the Future War bundle for 2,800 V-Bucks. The Cyberdyne Salute can be purchased separately for 300 V-Bucks, while the Techno-Grip Axe costs 800 V-Bucks.

It is not the first franchise crossover featured in Fortnite that contains actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, as the battle royale game added the Predator as an in-game boss and skin today.

Hossein Diba is an artist we’ve featured here before, but I thought his latest series of works—turning sketched or low-poly Grand Theft Auto characters into fancy 3D models—was worth a closer look.

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Illustrator and pixel artist Pat Ackerman has spent the last year reimagining the entire Pokédex of Pokémon Sword and Shield as old-school sprites.

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There are eight days left until Final Fantasy XV disappears from Xbox Game Pass and thereby, my Xbox Series S.

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The top two men and women in the Choose Your Legends poll earn special alternate versions of the characters added to the game.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild features a massive open-world for players to explore. With such a huge world to play around in, it can be a little intimidating. The good news is, there’s actually a house you can buy in the game, and there’s a mod that makes it look even comfier and more welcoming.

Created by Waikuteru, not only does the house look nicer, it also offers quite a few extra conveniences and quality-of-life improvements. For instance, you’d be able to fast travel straight to the house instead of having to warp to the village shrine. There’s also a fire in the house itself where you can cook and prepare meals before venturing out again.

You can check out the house tour video down below:

Aesthetically, the mod adds a few new lamps and light sources to make the house look warmer. Link will also get a new pet chicken that will drop you eggs if you keep poking it. But of course, you’ll need to be careful of antagonizing the chicken and get ready to make a run for it if you anger it too much.

Today Asobo, developer of Microsoft Flight Simulator, announced that the upcoming world update focusing on the United Kingdom will be delayed.

Luckily, it’s not a large delay, and the developer expects to release it only one week after its original target date on January 26.

We also learn that it’ll include 70 points of interest on top of the previously announced digital elevation map and five airports (Manchester Barton (EGCB), Liverpool John Lennon (EGGP), Land’s End (EGHC), Barra (EGPR), and Out Skerries (EG78). We’ll also get five new cities enhanced by photogrammetry including London, and those are the cause of the delay.

Below you can see the first three screenshots from England, Scotland, and Ireland, alongside a video featuring the aerodynamic improvements made since launch.

Originally released in early access a few years back, Golf With Your Friends has become one of the best go-to games for players looking for something a bit more casual and charming. Players could design their own courses and share them, creating a community that constantly challenges each other with tricky obstacles.

The game was fully released last year, and Gamesindustry.biz has just reported that the IP has been purchased by Team17, best known for releasing popular co-op games like Moving Out and Overcooked.

‘CEO Debbie Bestwick commented: “We are delighted to start 2021 with the announcement that we have acquired GWYF and see great potential in this IP. Over the last two years, GWYF has shown strong consumer demand and mass market appeal, doubling its owner base and achieving success on multiple gaming platforms.
“GWYF is the type of IP we believe is right for ownership, it is successful and proven but still at the start of its journey. The team at Blacklight Interactive can be assured that we will take great care of this amazing IP.”‘

With this purchase, Team17 has also stated that they plan on continuing to work on and support the game, with plenty of DLC and other content updates in the works.

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Earlier today, Capcom hosted a huge livestream for the upcoming Resident Evil Village, which came with a ton of news about the future of the series as well as a release date for this next mainline entry. In addition to that, they also confirmed that players would be able to check out a short playable demo of the game.

At the time of writing, the demo is now available for download on PS5. It’s not available on other platforms, which means that only PS5 users will be able to check it out, though it’s worth noting that the game will be released on both last-gen and current-gen consoles if you haven’t made the jump to PS5 or Xbox Series X|S just yet.

Hitman 3 is a very big game--like its predecessors, its levels are intricate and sprawling, with a huge number of characters and locations within each one. In Hitman 3, the World of Assassination gains a few new details as well, like shortcuts that can give you permanent paths through levels that would otherwise be much more difficult to navigate. But if you're new to the Hitman series or you bounced off in the past, finding your way through the game can be difficult. Hitman 3 seems like a standard stealth game, but it's much more reliant on observation, planning, and patience. You won't see everything a Hitman 3 level has to offer on your first playthrough, but the more you explore, the more opportunities for silent assassinations or brutal mayhem you'll uncover.

We've compiled 10 tips that can help you get the most out of Hitman 3 and can send you down the path of mastering its levels and becoming an all-star assassin. While you're at it, check out our other coverage of the game--you can read our Hitman 3 review and dive into a whole host of Hitman 3 guides and walkthroughs that will help you uncover every secret the game has to offer.

After completing Hitman 3's third mission, you'll soon discover that Agent 47 is no longer waiting for his former employers at the ICA to come to him. Ready to expose the agency that used his lethal skills to help shape the world, 47's next stop is the port town of Chongqing, which is home to ICA’s China branch.

Here are all of Chongqing’s assassination challenges and everything you need to do to complete them. For more tips and secrets, be sure to read our Hitman 3 walkthrough and guide hub. Otherwise, check out our other assassination guides below. We'll be posting more in the coming days.

• Dubai Assassination Guide
• Dartmoor Assassination Guide
• Berlin Assassination Guide

Door Codes Reference

For your reference, we’ve included all the door codes in this mission to make your life easier during subsequent playthroughs. But if it's your first time through, and you’d rather figure them out yourself, then skip this section.

It was a real surprise to me when Planet Zoo started to truly click. It doesn’t happen often, with games this high on the complexity ladder. There’s such an incredible amount of stuff to learn about Planet Zoo, not just about the running of the zoo itself and the needs and desires of every animal, but also the remarkably powerful building tools available to the player. I genuinely didn’t think the moment would come when I could get through a session without having to look up a dozen different things about the game.

But after many hours, that point did arrive, and it probably wouldn’t have happened if the game weren’t so enjoyable even when you have no idea what you’re doing.

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Humble Bundle is back with another bundle of PC games that focuses on survival games and those set in apocalyptic settings.

The Humble Built to Survive Bundle offers up to seven PC games across three tiers depending on the amount paid, though buyers can set their own price beyond the minimum amount.

The first tier offers Deadly Days, a strategic rogue-lite about managing a group of survivors within a zombie apocalypse, by paying at least $1 for a Steam key.

The second tier adds open-world first-person shooter Generation Zero, medieval sandbox RPG Life is Feudal: Your Own, open world survival game Memories of Mars, and post-apocalyptic third-person action game Mad Max in Steam keys. The tier can be added by paying more than the average, which is a little over $8 at the time of this writing.

The last tier unlocks by paying $10 or more and includes all of the above alongside a Steam key for roguelike first-person shooter Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition and and Epic Games Store key for cooperative third-person shooter World War Z – GOTY Edition, which contains all free and paid downloadable content.

Humble Bundle buyers can choose where their money goes between the game publishers, Humble itself, and various charities. This bundle features the Jimmy Fund, an organization that hosts community-based fundraising events and other programs for the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute.

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One of the things I was most disappointed with when I first started Cyberpunk 2077 was the lack of cool cybernetic implants and body modifications to choose from in the character creator. I’m not knocking the few shiny wires and lines we could choose to embed in V’s face, I think those are very good actually, there just aren’t enough of them. Thankfully, modders exist, and they’ve made a bunch of good’uns that let you properly cyberify your V – including a full-body chrome mod.

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Dogs. We all love to pet them. And in the game. And thanks to the Twitter account Can You Pet The Dog?, we know where to find them. Pettable dogs where they weren’t before can make gaming news.

But of course, “can you pet the dog?” is only one question. “Why can you pet the dog?” is quite another. I spoke to some indie developers about their experiences creating the pettable dogs in question, alongside Tristan Cooper, the curator of the Can You Pet The Dog? account, which is now at nearly half million followers.

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Today Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja released a brand new gameplay video of the upcoming Nioh 2 Remastered.

The game, played on PS5, is displayed in super-crisp 4K resolution and 60 frames-per-second, providing a look at what it’ll look like on our consoles in a couple of weeks.

You can check it out below and see for yourself.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, below you can read an official description:

“Experience the thrill of taking on hordes of fearsome yokai in a battle to the death in this brutal masocore Action RPG. Create your own original protagonist and embark on an adventure that will take you through devastated locales across Japan during the Sengoku period.

Debuting in November 1997, Yukiru Sugisaki’s manga D.N.Angel will draw to a close in the March issue of Monthly Asuka.

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In the Tenjin area of Fukuoka, Japan, warnings about the novel coronavirus pandemic look like something out of Evangelion.

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Some excellent news for fans of SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection, as one of the coolest handheld fighters of all-time, SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium, has been rated for Nintendo Switch by The Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea.

Originally released in the winter of 1999, Match of the Millennium was SNK's ambitious effort to shrink down the bumper-sized action of titles such as Capcom vs. SNK for its humble handheld device, the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Amazingly, the experiment was a success, leading to a cute pint-sized fighter that sees legends from both brands square off for a round of fisticuffs.

Street Fighter's Ryu, Ken, Sakura, and Chun-Li; King of Fighters' Iori, Terry Bogard, and Mai; Samurai Shodown's Nakoruru and Haohmaru; even Darkstalkers' Morrigan, Felicia, and B.B. Hood all turn up for the ruck, with Match of the Millennium offering SNK's traditional tag-team options, as well as boss characters, unlockable fighters, and secret stages. If all that wasn't enough, there are also some fun score-attack mini-games, based on titles such as Metal Slug and Ghouls n' Ghosts.

While obviously not quite as deep as your average console fighter, SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium is, in many ways, one of SNK's greatest releases - a title that truly makes the most out of the least, going above and beyond to squeeze every drop of power available from its home platform. Concerns had been raised that licensing might prevent this title from re-release, and as such it's marvelous news that this long-lost fighter will be given the opportunity to shine once again.

Remember that iconic bit in Terminator where he sinks into the molten fire, thumbs up, then Fortnite's Jonesy comes in to save him?

Sure you do. It's right here:

Arnie's cyborg alter ego and Linda Hamilton's Sarah Connor are both now available in Fortnite - the latest characters to be rifted onto its island during its hunter-themed season. Sadly, there's no option to have Arnie appear as his normal fleshy self.

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It's Friday, and that means it's time for another Eurogamer next-gen news cast! In the video below, Eurogamer news editor Tom Phillips, reporter Emma Kent and me discuss the week's news, including the gameplay reveal of the promising Resident Evil: Village. Is its very tall lady a vampire? This is actually something we have thoughts about.

We're excited for Village, but we're not so pumped for multiplayer spin-off Re:Verse. Capcom's multiplayer Resident Evil offerings have been mixed at best, and we're not sure why Re:Verse, with its off-putting art style, even exists.

Elsewhere in next-gen news, PlayStation 5 scalpers are at it again - although GAME has played down the claims from some on social media who posted screenshots of scores of secured orders alongside a boast about making loads of money from them.

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Dicebreaker Recommends is a series of monthly board game, RPG and other tabletop recommendations from our friends at our sibling site, Dicebreaker.

Forbidden Desert is a board game about working together to escape a disastrous situation, which certainly doesn't echo with anything we're currently seeing in real life.

Good co-op games have a way of uniting players in order to achieve a shared goal. Forbidden Desert may chuck its players into a tense scenario, where failure lurks around every possible sand dune. But it also pushes players to support one another, hear each other out and use their unique abilities to overcome obstacles as a team.

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Display Resident Village's cover art in your home with this special jigsaw puzzle.

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ASUS will release a couple of LAN routers with Gundam designs in February 2021 in Japan.

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A new week, a new chance to conquer some planets. That’s right readers, 4X space strategy game Galactic Civilizations III is free to keep on the Epic Games Store for the next week. Definitely one to consider if the idea of colonising an entire galaxy for precisely zero pounds appeals to you.

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