May 2021

There’s a steep hill to climb for Returnal to compete against Hades and Enter the Gungeon

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Movies are back, baby! Here are this some of the year’s biggest releases.

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My poor Pokémon will never appear in frame

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Live action, animation, radio plays, stage dramas, musicals... but no comics?

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They might be harder to get than an actual PS5

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What does the Epic/Apple trial data show us about which game platforms are good to make games for? And how has Epic Games Store itself evolved? ...

The Xbox team has rolled FPS Boost out to more backward compatible games, bringing framerates to older Xbox games without any additional legwork on the part of game developers. ...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, last year's well-received remaster of the skateboarding classics, will finally be making its way to Switch on 25th June.

Something of a bittersweet last hoorah for Skylanders studio Vicarious Visions - who were merged into Blizzard earlier this year - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 brings together characters and levels, all suitably spruced up for the modern era, from the first two Tony Hawk's games.

Eurogamer's Martin Robinson loved Vicarious Visions' masterful reworking of the beloved classics when Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 launched on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 in 2020, and Digital Foundry's John Linneman even called it "one of the best games of the generation".

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Returnal, as you won't need telling if you've been braving its trials this week, isn't an easy game. But it turns out a little bit of help (albeit not of the entirely above-board kind) has been left lingering within the game in the form of some newly discovered debug cheat codes - just don't expect them to stick around for very much longer.

As discovered by YouTuber TheRandomizer - and elaborated upon elsewhere - players can slightly ease their progress through Housemarque's tough-as-nails sci-fi shooter by attaching a USB keyboard to their PS5 and inputting a selection of commands, with varying results.

It's possible, for instance, to summon any weapon at your current weapon proficiency by pressing and holding shift, control and alt, and then hitting any number key between 1 and 0. Pressing and holding shift, control, and 4, meanwhile, instantly takes players back to their ship.

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Total War: Warhammer 3 gameplay details and images have leaked online ahead of the game's big reveal.

The hotly-anticipated strategy game's official gameplay reveal is set for 5pm on 13th May, but someone posted screenshots and details to 4chan - before they were deleted.

That didn't stop redditor Hollownerox from compiling the information, and for the images to make their way to reddit.

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Now that the Cinpaku Island Update appeared, Temtem players can head into Mythic Lairs with others to catch Mythical Temtems.

The post Crema Shows How to Handle the Temtem Mythic Lairs appeared first on Siliconera.

Crunchyroll picked up Mitrasphere and will release the mobile game in English around the world. People can already pre-register for it.

The post Mitrasphere English Pre-registrations Open appeared first on Siliconera.

Limited Run Games announced its Among Us Collector's Edition, which includes PC download codes for the game and an Emergency Meeting button.

The post Among Us Limited Run Games Edition Has a Button to Call Emergency Meetings appeared first on Siliconera.

BioWare shared a free Mass Effect Legendary Edition soundtrack and downloads of art books and comics.

The post Free Mass Effect Legendary Edition Soundtrack Includes Its New Song appeared first on Siliconera.

The Mass Effect Legendary Edition is dropping soon, and to celebrate, BioWare just dropped a ton of free Mass Effect content for fans to enjoy. From being able to craft your dream squad to chilling to some space beats, it's a good week to be a member of the Normandy. 

So what's free, you're asking? 

Custom Key Art Creator 

For those familiar with the original trilogy, we all have our favorite squad members. But why pick just a team of three when you can have a much bigger ragtag group of misfits to help you fight the good fight? One of the BioWare freebies is the ability to create your own custom key art by choosing your favorite characters, your backup crew, and your calvary! It's pretty fun, you can see mine below! 

Get ready to kickflip it with the best of them, because Tonk Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 arrives on Nintendo Switch this June. The remake was a huge hit with fans when it first made its debut, and now skateboarding fans can take this modernized adventure on the go. 

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 arrives on the hybrid platform from Nintendo on June 25. While we've known about a Switch port for a while now, we haven't had a release date until today. 

We loved our time with the game when it first released, giving it an 8.75 out of 1. "Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 makes the experience of playing through these games again feel fresh and current," reads our full review. "With contemporary visuals, smooth gameplay, and the iconic soundtrack you remember, the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater franchise may once again have a bright future thanks to this terrific blast from the past."

Ebay are running one of their perennial 20% off promotions at the moment, making it a good time to get games, peripherals or PC hardware below the normal going rate.

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Turn-based spell slinging game Tactical Breach Wizards is summoning another beta test that you may be able to get yourself access to. Even if you don't, there's a nice chunk of updated tactical magic fights to see in the new trailer. I still rather enjoy the slapstick quality of wizards who, armed with all sorts of magical spells, will result to hurling baddies out of windows. It's looking neat as ever.

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If you fancy filling your summer with a hefty dose of mid-'00s adventure, then Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) has you covered. The publisher has announced a release date for Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 1, which hits PC and Switch in North America August 31, with Europe following on September 3.

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 1 includes two anime-happy adventures. The first title is Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle Remastered. This 2010 Sony PSP adventure is itself a remastered edition of the 2004 PS2 release, and sees a spirited orphan girl and her ghost pal protect their world from a terrifying demonic force. This edition of Phantom Brave is expected to be the same release that previously launched on Steam in 2016.

Experiment 101's anthropomorphic adventure Biomutant is almost with us, after years of quiet contemplation and fervored development. As part of its final marketing furlong, publisher THQ Nordic dropped a brand new trailer yesterday, May 4, known in some corners as "Star Wars Day."

The Mass Effect Legendary Edition is fast approaching, and its box art is adorned with the many crewmates of the Normandy from throughout the trilogy.

But maybe you don't like how they're arranged? Maybe you're a little more Paragon or Renegade, or you'd rather spotlight the shady station of Omega or the pristine Presidium. Honestly, Kasumi deserves some box art respect too, right?

Well, you can make it all happen with a new creation tool that BioWare put out today. This handy-dandy site lets you pick your morality, location, and favorite crewmates to create your own personalized version of the Legendary Edition box art.

It even comes in multiple sizes, so you can share the image around easily between devices. Get a 4K wallpaper render, a square size for a social media icon or 9:16 for your phone background, and then of course, a full box art for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One.

The only trick is you have to, essentially, rank the crew of the Normandy. You pick out various characters for slots like "Favorite Squadmates" and "Trusted Companion," though some are unavailable for some of the spots on the lineup. Then, after somehow choosing favorites, it creates your own beautiful lineup, personalized to your favorite crew.

It's taken a while to get to this point, but developer ININ Games finally has a launch date for the incoming Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World. The cutesy retro remake will launch on PS4 and Nintendo Switch on May 28, with a PC port hitting Steam a month later on June 29.

The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 remasters are finally making their way to Nintendo Switch, so yes, you'll soon be able to ride switch on the Switch.

Activision announced today that last year's great remaster of the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games is coming to Nintendo Switch on June 25. This will be the first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater to debut on the Switch,  and it's arriving with everything included: all original levels, skaters, and the sick tracks.

Grab your board and #NintendoSwitch, and get ready to drop in to @TonyHawktheGame 1+2 on June 25th!

Skate through all the classic levels with some of your favorite pro skaters and a whole lot more.

🛹: https://t.co/H4HKkmgysa pic.twitter.com/WBUMpz7CDV

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 5, 2021

According to the Nintendo eShop page, the Switch version will also have Create-A-Park and Create-A-Skater, as well as online multiplayer and leaderboards. The GIF in the tweet above also shows the game in action, and it looks fairly smooth. Hopefully the transition to Nintendo Switch holds up well, because I don't think you'll need to twist my arm to get me to play some Tony Hawk's Pro Skater on the go.

Update: May 6, 9:45 a.m. ET: Housemarque released patch 1.3.4 overnight. Here are the notes.

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BioWare must have sensed that I had thoughts about the Mass Effect companions on my spirit today, as it released a new tool that lets you pick and choose among the Mass Effect companions to make your own version of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition logo.

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Two weeks ago, Humble Bundle announced a controversial plan to remove sliders that allow users to customize what percent of their game purchase goes to charity. Today, Humble announced that it’s rethinking that plan.

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With its gorgeous hand-drawn backgrounds, stunning (for its time) rotoscoped animation, and engaging science fiction storyline, 1992's Flashback is one of gaming’s all-time greats. Now original game designer Paul Cuisset is back, supervising a team of developers creating Flashback 2, coming in 2022 for consoles and…

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Now you can choose which characters appear on the cover

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Buying up Metalhead Software and Super Mega Baseball, EA returns to a sport it last published for consoles in 2007

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The Jedi’s biggest fears become reality in Daniel José Older’s new High Republic book

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Sliders are here to stay, though Humble says it's likely to iterate on the feature once the Humble Bundle redesign is out the door. ...

In this 2019 GDC session, Obsidian Entertainment's Carrie Patel & David Szymczyk discuss how narrative designers and game writers can get the most use out of conversation editors. ...

Microsoft's Game Pass Ultimate service is a great way to unlock over a hundred games for PC and Xbox, and current subscribers can now pick up a four-month subscription for just £20 / $30 - which is £13 / $15 less than the list price for a three-month sub. Here's how it works.

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Late last month, Humble Bundle announced that they would be removing the sliders from their store that let customers choose how much of a purchase would go to charity. It effectively capped the possible charitable percentage to 15%, which was certainly an odd choice for a storefront whose main appeal is giving to charity. Customers and developers promptly expressed disapproval of that decision, so now Humble are rolling back that change and will be "exploring different approaches to the sliders and how splits work".

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It looks like some secrets are drifting around for intrepid Destiny 2 detectives to discover. Some attentive players noticed that some clips going around actually held code that, when deciphered, led them to a special new emblem.

Detailed on the Destiny 2 secret and glitch-hunting subreddit r/raidsecrets, content creators had been posting clips on social media. Poster Emutwoo had discovered that there were bits of binary, and both the subreddit and Discord got to work breaking it down.

Eventually, they uncovered that by running the binary through an ASCII converter, you could get letters and numbers. And soon, a code was uncovered that could be redeemed for the emblem "Sequence Flourish."

The code to redeem on Bungie's site, if you want to skip right ahead, is 7D4-PKR-MD7. Users are theorizing there could be more, but at least for now, that's one free, neat emblem that came about thanks to the ingenuity and problem-solving of the community. Congrats to them!