Strixhaven: School of Mages, a new set of Magic: The Gathering cards, is due for release next month, but one of its cards is already generating controversy. It has emerged that the artist responsible for drawing it sure did borrow a lot of stuff from another, uncredited artist.
Getting a tune-up!
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Announced just a couple days back for Steam and Xbox Game Pass, Moonglow Bay is a brand new slice-of-life fishing RPG from Bunnyhug and Coatsink. And, well, it just looks absolutely adorable and is just what I need in my life right now.
You can check out the official announcement trailer down below:
The game starts when the player character decides to help their seemingly deceased partner to take over a small fishing business in an effort to keep it from going under. It’s set in a small town with a “fractured community” and is all about forging and nourishing relationships between the player character and other NPCs you meet along the way.
The voxel-based graphics and vibrant color palette certainly lends an inviting charm to the game that makes it look welcoming, and the actual fishing mechanics don’t look half bad either. There’s no set release date for the game just yet, and all we know is that it’s slated for a 2021 release.
We’ll keep you updated as more info comes our way, though you can bet I’ve already got this one on my Steam wishlist.
I’ve written multiple times about V-Commandos on the site, a tactical WW2 stealth game made by some Ubisoft guys, that is very good. About the only bummer with the game was that it used fairly basic cardboard tokens instead of plastic miniatures, but hey, they’re now fixing that and then some.
For Xbox fans who love having high quality audio with your console gaming experience, there are some good news. Bang & OIufsen had previously announced a new partnership with Microsoft to deliver a “high end audio proposition” for Xbox gaming. Now, nine months has passed, and the company is ready to unveil the results.
In a tweet, the high-end Danish brand teased the drop that will be revealed to the world at 3 PM CET on March 30.
What that entails, nobody has a clue as of yet. It is likely that we will see a gaming headset, or a wireless speaker setup of sorts to mark Bang & OIufsen’s foray into the gaming realm with Xbox.
Excited about the possibilities that are in the future with the joining together of Bethesda and the Xbox family? You are not alone. As we prepare for a world of games that will likely be exclusive to the green side of console aisles, Microsoft is looking to celebrate with fans. If you happen to be the lucky one, you can be walking away with a limited edition set of Xbox and Bethesda controllers.
Aaron Greenberg, the general manager of Xbox games marketing, shared the good news. The frankly amazing collection features Xbox controllers that are themed around many of the games that are under Bethesda’s studios.
The likes of Dishonored, Prey, Doom, Fallout, The Evil Within, The Elder Scrolls Online, and Wolfenstein are all represented.
Together with a giant chest that has both the Bethesda and Xbox Game Pass logos, this entire set is approximately worth $399.
In order to win this exclusive set, all you need to do is be on Twitter. Simply follow the official Xbox Twitter account, re-tweet the promotional post, and include the hashtag, #XboxBethesdasweepstakes.
Monster Hunter Rise has a big launch weekend, and so far, we’re really enjoying our time with the game as well. That being said, players should certainly be careful as there’s a new bug that can potentially lock your save file and prevent you from logging in.
It’s worth noting that Capcom is already aware of the bug, and is actively working on a fix for it. Essentially, if you set either the Action or Hurt DLC poses (or both) to your action bar or radial menu in the game, and then quit out, the next time you boot up the game, you won’t be able to load your save.
It’s still possible to use these poses without breaking your save, but you need to use them from the start menu itself instead of assigning them to your action bar or radial menu. Capcom tweeted out about the bug today and informed players of the issue, and a fix should be coming soon.
In the meantime, be careful with those gestures while playing. Monster Hunter Rise is now available on Switch.
Today Aquaplus announced a new game of the Utawarerumono series, Utawarerumono ZAN 2.
According to the news shared on Famitsu, the game will be released, at least in Japan on July 22, 2021, for PS4 and PS4.
It’s the sequel of the action RPG Utawarerumono ZAN, which was launched in 2019.
The story is based on Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth, but it has been extensively reimagined including new battle gameplay and the addition of new storytelling.
More information will be shared in the next issue of Weekly Famitsu, which will be released on Thursday, April 1. And no, it’s not a joke.
At the moment, there is no information about the possibility of a western release. The first Utawarerumono ZAN was released in the west bt NIS America, so it wouldn’t be surprising if the western arm of Nippon Ichi Software brought westward the sequel as well.
In the meanwhile, you can enjoy the first images below.
Today, Activision Blizzard announced the promotion of Blizzard chief commercial officer and the chief operating officer Armin Zerza to CFO of the whole company. What it did not announce to the public is that it has also hired a new chief administrative officer: former Donald Trump administration member Brian Bulatao.
Late one crisp Christmas Eve, four years before I joined Rock Paper Shotgun, I was overjoyed to see that the team had elected Endless Legend as the best PC game of 2014. Back then I was in the middle of what would turn out to be a period of obsession that lasted about 230 hours of time in-game. I was in love with the landscapes, the storytelling, and the new ideas that Amplitude has injected into a formula that had barely changed since I was first introduced to it as a kid with Civilization II.
We're excited to announce that, in partnership with @Nintendo, we've begun testing our Pikmin-based mobile app in Singapore! Register now to participate in this all-new Pikmin walking experience. https://t.co/mdA6zRTAgj
— Niantic, Inc. (@NianticLabs) March 30, 2021
At time of writing, exactly how the game works is still unknown, with Singaporean player Elias Chew explaining on Twitter that the game displays confidentiality notices when played. Chew did explain to another Twitter user that the game uses a Google Fit step count to grow Pikmin as you walk.
The tangled result of taking Tetris and Trackmania Turbo and tossing them into a tumble dryer, Can’t Drive This is a clever and compulsive co-op puzzle racer. With one player literally building a road out of random tiles as the other navigates the chaotic, impromptu track that results, Can’t Drive This is one of the most inventive driving games I’ve played in recent years, although its modest selection of modes makes it a multiplayer experience best enjoyed in short bursts rather than an all-night party classic-in-the-making.
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Replace Tetris’ iconic tetronimoes with assorted chunks of stunt racing track and you’re most of the way to understanding how Can’t Drive This delivers its own brand of puzzle-like track pieces. Every new slab will be something random – one might be a simple square of asphalt while the next has a devilish swinging hammer designed to hamper your progress. However, some may not be square at all – they’ll be 90-degree bends or banked corners that need to be rotated before they’re placed – and others won’t even be asphalt – they’ll be a deep mud pit to mess with your grip or a giant yellow dome to throw you off-course. The variety of tiles and obstacles is decent, although the hydraulic press is a nightmare. While it appears as if you just need to skirt around it, as it slams down it seems to send out a powerful shockwave that knocks trucks from the track without touching them. It was funny at first to watch my teammates struggle to survive it, but ultimately it became regularly irritating.
John Hanke, boss of Pokémon Go developer Niantic, has issued a tease showing a pair of Google Glass-style spectacles.
The glasses have been customised with the Niantic logo, while Hanke's Twitter post states that the specs are being made to interact with games on Niantic's AR platform.
For now, we can but speculate at the tech inside - though this isn't the first we've heard of Niantic testing its games on headset devices.
Revita is a very hard blend of roguelite and twin-stick shooter, which I am terrible at but quite enjoying. Breaking down those two terms a little, it offers procedural scrambling of enemies in amidst persistent progress - you die and die but eventually you will get somewhere - and you aim with one stick and move with another.
But it's not top-down like a lot of twin-sticks. It's a side-on 2D platformer, and one with a control scheme that at first took me quite a lot of getting used to. Enemies come at you quick in the game's small arenas, so keeping your distant is crucial. Revita maps a jump and dash to the left bumper and trigger respectively, in the standard control method that it encourages you quite strongly to use. I am a slow learner with new things, and this has left me feeling a bit lop-sided. I switched to a more standard control layout briefly, but while that put jump and dash on face buttons it messed up aiming for me. So I am powering through with the standard layout as I was told to do.
There are two things I already love about this game. One is the art style, which uses chunky pixels to create a world that I am eager to explore. The main hub area so far is a train station, and the first boss I fought - I don't think I was able to win - hangs out in a clock tower. The only thing I love more than train stations and clock towers is elevators - I am weird - and that's how you move between levels. Revita, throw in a lighthouse and I am yours for life.
Today Nihon Falcom released a new trailer of its upcoming JRPG Nayuta no Kiseki Kai.
This time around, we get to see the first gameplay. Of course, it looks quite retro because Nayuta no Kiseki Kai is a PS4 remaster of the original action RPG for PSP Nayuta no Kiseki released in 2012.
You can see what it looks like in the trailer below.
The game will support 60 FPS and various graphical enhancements, on top of improved Music, redesigned CG for event scenes, better sound effects, and an overhauled UI.
Nayuta no Kiseki Kai will launch in Japan on June 24, 2021 both digitally and physically. The digital version will cost 3,600 yen plus taxes, while the disk will be priced at 3,980 yen plus taxes.
Those who pre-order the game will receive a soundtrack with 50 tracks as a bonus.
If you want to see more, you can check out the previous trailer and a gallery of screenshots.
Today the CESA, the Japanese Computer Entertainment Suppliers’ Association that organizes Tokyo Game Show every year, revealed its plans for the event in 2021.
The announcement, made via press release, confirms that the event will happen online like in 2020, but with a refined formula.
The dates will be between September 30 and October 3. The theme for this year will be “We still have games.”
The meaning of the theme is the desire to recreate Tokyo Game Show for the next 25 years while creating a livery future with all of those who love games. Incidentally, this year Tokyo Game Show will celebrate its 25th anniversary.
All official livestreams will have simultaneous interpretation in English to let the audience all over the world enjoy the event.
With the cooperation of digital storefronts, demo versions of many games will be offered so that everyone can play them.
A collaboration with Amazon will also let the audience purchase dedicated products.
A physical venue will actually exist for press and influencers that will be able to try the games and interview developers in order to convey them to the general audience. There will be booths for developers and a press conference will be hosted at the venue.
A virtual venue will also be prepared in collaboration with HIS, allowing the general public to take a tour of the physical location mentioned above.
At the moment, we don’t know whether Twinfinite will be able to attend Tokyo Game Show 2021, but you can bet that we’ll do our very best.
This week, Nexon announced that last year the company greenlit up to $1.5 billion worth of investments in Konami Holdings, Bandai Namco Holdings, Sega Sammy Holdings, and Hasbro.
Last year, the in-person Tokyo Game Show was canceled due to covid-19 concerns. In its place was an online event. This year, once again, the show will be only online.
The terrific Terraria added Steam Workshop support in a patch yesterday, making it easier to install mods and share worlds with other players. Players have been modding the crafty sandbox explore-o-stabber for ages, and the Workshop doesn't support the most complex mods, but a Steam Workshop is certainly welcome for reduced faff.
This entry will serve as a sequel to Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth.
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The statue features Midoriya and friends ready to fight, with a bulky All Might statue behind them.
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Can you believe Warframe came out a whopping eight years ago, in 2013? It was a follow-up to Digital Extremes' Dark Sector, a third person shooter with a knife frisbee gimmick that got a lukewarm reception (though I myself liked it a bunch). Dark Sector was itself a reimagining of a prototype the team had built for a game set not in a fictitious Eastern European setting but in space, and watching it now, you'll be amazed by how much of the DNA of Warframe was established years before the game ever came out.
The Tenno are there, Warframe's space ninjas and guardians of the solar system, in their strange organic armour. And for years, Warframe wasn't a lot more than that to me. A decent enough action title with a lot of grinding, unlocking new "warframes" to fight in. In my mind it's always sat alongside Destiny. Interesting space settings tethered to a treadmill of rote action. But while I've spent the last year or so giving both of these games another go, amused by certain additions (Destiny's bow is a joy to wield and Warframe's Octavia kills enemies with custom music...how could I not) only one of them has managed to grab me.
So if you're interested in playing Warframe, turn back now. I mean it, massive spoilers ahead. If you're remotely interested in playing it already then you'll be served better by experiencing its story for yourself.
The new Pikmin game from Nintendo and Pokémon Go developer Niantic has begun a public test in Singapore, it was announced this morning.
Players in the region can download the app now via Google Play, and be the first in the world able to try it out.
Currently, the game is still titled "Pikmin App (Early Access)", and players have been discouraged from posting images and gameplay footage online.
Fortnite's new primal season got its first update this morning, and dinosaurs now roam the game's island.
Like other wildlife, Raptors are tameable with a Hunter's Cloak item - if you feel brave enough. But there's no way to command them from a motorbike.
Fortnite fans have been expecting these dinos to appear since Chapter 2 Season 6 first kicked off two weeks ago. Suspicious-looking eggs around the island have been slowly cracking, with the sounds inside suggesting this wasn't something left by the Easter bunny.
The organizer will work directly with game platform stores to provide new game demos during the event.
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New information about The Firmament has been shared with this recent update as well.
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If you’ve ever been to Japan (and even if you haven’t), you are probably aware that shoes are a big deal—and specifically, taking them off. The bottoms of shoes are considered dirty for obvious reasons. Because of this, walking inside while wearing shoes is certainly frowned upon.
Can anyone help getting in touch with SEGA?
It was inevitable, but now it's official. Organizers Reedpop and Penny Arcade have regrettably announced the cancellation of PAX East, which had been scheduled to take place at the Boston Convention Center the weekend of June 3, 2021.
The announcement was made via a statement on the official PAX East website.
"In light of ongoing public health concerns, ReedPop and Penny Arcade will not hold PAX East this year," said event director Kyle Marsden-Kish. "While we hoped PAX East could safely take place, we remained realistic and did not sell any tickets or space to exhibitors to avoid significantly inconveniencing our friends and partners. As we have shown via our actions throughout the pandemic, our utmost concern is the safety of the PAX family - from attendees, exhibitors, and show staff to media and content creators - as well as the local communities that host our celebrations of all things gaming."
ReedPop/PennyArcade announced that, much like last year, an extended streaming event would be held in PAX East's stead. PAX Online will take place between July 15-18, and is expected to offer up news, reveals, and interviews pertaining to a wide variety of major and minor video game releases. The statement closes with optimism that 2021's remaining PAX events - PAX West and PAX Unplugged - might still go ahead as planned.
Those who have the early access version will be able to play online modes with Anji and I-No from the get-go.
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The Final Fantasy XIV Digital Fan Fest event will include live performances, and more information about future updates.
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This new trailer provides a look at combat and a brief look into Rosaria's personality and attitude.
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It's finally here - Intel's 11th-generation of desktop CPUs. Codenamed Rocket Lake S, these chips aim to re-take the gaming performance crown from AMD, whose recently released Ryzen 5000 processors showed incredible gen-on-gen gains. Intel is making similar claims, touting up to a 19 per cent improvement to single core speeds, but does 11th-gen deliver? To answer this, we've been testing the flagship Core i9 11900K (£559/$614) and mid-range Core i5 11600K (£269/$269) frantically for the past week, in a new suite of recent games that can trip up even flagship CPUs.
Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t get into Monster Hunter Rise. Fans of the kaiju-killing series are legion, and this latest entry, out last week for Nintendo Switch, is arguably the buzziest game in the world right now. But it sure doesn’t make things easy for newcomers.
EVE has been torn apart by war between the game’s largest factions for close to nine months. The war is raging on every imaginable front: massive fleets wreaking untold destruction, economic powers exerting their influence over the game’s markets, players vying for karma on the EVE subreddit. Recently, two maestros on…
Pokemon Go maker Niantic is working on new hardware that "leverages" its platform, according to a teaser image shared by company CEO John Hanke. ...
