Siliconera spoke with the folks at WayForward about the new faces and new places we can expect to see in River City Girls 2 and Zero.
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An Ender Lilies PS4 version that is playable on the PS5 is on the way, but people will have to wait a bit longer for this Metroidvania.
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The console ports are going portable on smartphones and tablets.
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Nintendo revealed some new Mii Fighter costumes coming to Super Smash Bros Ultimate today, including one based on Dante from the Devil May Cry series. While fans have long wanted the demon-killing Dante to appear in Smash, this was not what they were asking for—and it has led to a lot of sad and frustrated memes and…
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After blowing up the box office with the highest opening weekend of a foreign language film, the Demon Slayer anime is coming to consoles and PC on October 15. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles is an arena fighter published by Sega and developed by CyberConnect2, which made Asura’s Wrath and the …
Now that the Japanese have had a couple of months to stew in Yoko Taro’s first mobile journey into the Nier universe, it’s time for North America, Europe, and Korea to have a go. Free-to-play role-playing game Nier Re[in]carnation launches in those territories on July 28 for iOS and Android devices.
Today Koei Tecmo released a brand new trailer of the upcoming Dynasty Warriors game Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires.
The trailer provides an extensive look at gameplay including battle, interaction among warlords, and character customization. Apparently, someone had fun creating Oda Nobunaga in the Three Kingdoms period.
You can watch it below.
This new version of Dynasty Warriors 9 brings several radical changes from the original, including battles focused around castle sieges, a full-fledged political system, and the character creator mentioned above.
Here’s how Koei Tecmo describes the game.
A lot has changed in the JRPG genre since Legend of Mana first released. Gameplay mechanics have been refined, storytelling techniques have been honed, and tropes have risen and fallen in accordance with their popularity. Because of these factors, the newly remastered version of the Mana series classic finds itself in an interesting position. For better and worse, it’s now an unusual animal of a game with elements that JRPG fans will both love and hate.
Case in point: The game is set in a fairly traditional high fantasy world, albeit with the usual Mana series twist. Everything revolves around the Tree of Mana, which grants life and the power of creation to the world’s inhabitants. However, after the world’s inhabitants moved past their need for it, the tree disappeared.
Now though, the world is in need of the tree once again, and it’s up to the player to restore it. This can be done by placing artifacts on a world map which gives rise to different areas and quests. Completing each area unlocks a new artifact and the chance to move one step closer toward the Tree’s resurrection.
This all sounds fairly straightforward, right? Well, that’s because I’m summarizing what I pieced together over several hours of playing the game. Legend of Mana never explicitly tells you what the plot is or why you’re playing the game. Instead, it leaves it up to you to figure out what’s happening and why you’re doing anything. The point of completing quests won’t be immediately apparent, and you could go through the entire game without ever feeling like there’s a coherent through-line.
While it may be the start of another long week of work for many, there is no need to worry, as we’ve got all of the gaming memes you could ever need to help you beat those Monday blues. That includes Scarlet Nexus, Dishonored, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and so much more.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy all of the hilarious gaming memes we found from across the internet last week. Be sure to let us know which ones were your favorites in the comments below. Also, don’t hesitate to leave any other great memes that we may have missed down there to help make us all laugh.
Today third-party developers have provided quite a lot of new assets and reveals about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, mostly focusing on aircraft.
First of all, we take a new look at work-in-progress images and renders of the Embraer E170 from Ouroboros Jets, shared on the developer’s official Discord.
The aircraft appears to be making steady progress, and a sweet bonus is that it’ll be completely free, despite the fact that Ouroboros is aiming for study-level simulation depth.
Besides the E170 series, the developer is also planning to deliver the E190 series and the business jet Embraer Lineage 1000.
The Legend of Zelda is full of diverse characters throughout the entire series. Of course, many people can recognize the three holders of the Triforce: Link, Zelda, and Ganon, even if they haven’t played any of the games.
With over 15 main series titles and many spin-offs, there are literally hundreds of characters in the Zelda franchise. Some are recurring throughout the series while others are side characters who only appear at one point in a single game.
Whether you’ve only played one or two Zelda games or you’re a series veteran and have played every title, this quiz will test your memory of the characters in the games. You’ll see a picture and a short description of the character, and you’ll have to pick the correct name out of four choices. Good luck!
At this point, there is no denying that even the majority of the players who enjoyed The Last of Us Part II probably liked one of the two playable characters more than the other. Regardless of what camp you find yourself in, though, a Youtuber has gone out of their way to make both sides happy by creating two hilarious videos.
As you can see down below, – Namelezz, a channel pretty much entirely devoted to Last of Us Part II memes, posted a video for those who hate Abby and Ellie respectively.
In the video for those who hate Abby, you can see Ellie taking potshots at the area where the WLF member crosses the skyscraper. The Youtuber edits in the shots pretty flawlessly, going hand in hand with the scripted moments where Abby struggles to cross due to her fear of heights in Last of Us Part II.
In the one for those who hate Ellie, – Namelezz once again uses the sequence where Abby crosses the skyscrapers. This time, though, she is the one with the upper hand.
If the very best franchises are those that stand the test of time, James Bond might very well be among the greatest ever. After all, having spanned literature, cinema, and video games for over sixty years it’s still one of pop culture’s major forces today — few others can claim such a remarkable feat.
With so many iconic films, many of which featuring unforgettable moments portrayed by legendary actors, the James Bond franchise is adored by a huge number of avid fans. Some have been watching off and on since the 1960s, while others are only familiar with the modern Daniel Craig films. And then there’s the true hardcore fanbase who have seen every film over and over.
So where do you slot in, then? Well, we’ve devised a twenty-five-question James Bond trivia quiz to determine whether you’re a new recruit or a seasoned veteran who has long since earned their license to kill. If you can nail at least 17 of these questions with the correct answer you’ll be deemed worthy of the latter.
The questions in this quiz are fairly general across the entire franchise, so here’s hoping you’re at least somewhat familiar with the older generation of films. Good luck!
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade launched earlier this month, and now that I’ve gotten the chance to re-experience my favorite 2020 RPG all over again, I can confidently say there are more than a few new features and updates that make this next-gen title all the more polished and spectacular. Whether you’re upgrading your PlayStation 4 copy of the game or sprinting through Midgar for the first time, Intergrade has more than enough to offer to its player base. Here are five changes that make re-playing the whole experience worth it.
I will caution the fifth and final entry in this short list comes with a spoiler warning.
Earlier this month, our own Kimberly Wallace wrote up a delightful feature on why gamers should check out the beloved Legend of Mana RPG franchise (if they haven't already) with the hopes of even more adventures on the way. It looks like she's getting her wish because Square Enix has announced a new Legends of Mana anime TV series is on the way.
Square Enix revealed the news today about the upcoming anime alongside our first look with some promotional art, seen below:
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The Legend of Mana anime is officially titled Legend of Mana - The Teardrop Crystal and will follow the most recently released Mana title. Warner Bros. Japan LLC, Graphinica, Inc. and Yokohama Animation Lab are all collaborating for this new venutre, a series that will be released worldwide. If Yokohama Animation Lab sounds familiar to you, you may remember this company as the one that crafted the animated opening for the Legend of Mana movie.
Photo Modes are great, Photo Modes with more poses are even better. The Cyberpunk 2077 Photo Mode is pretty great in its own right with many different positions players can put themselves in, both with stagnant poses and those sweet action shots. That being said, this Cyberpunk 2077 mod takes that creative mode even further and by doing so, makes it even better.
Ignoring the flaws that many players have encountered when in Night City and the numerous updates that have since dropped to correct said flaws, most that have played the game can agree that the Photo Mode was a nice touch. With how expansive Night City is and all of the nutso shenanigans that V finds themselves in, taking a fun snapshot in the moment (or even a highly dramatic one with the actionable poses) is highly enjoyable. There are tons of poses that vanilla players can choose from, but one modder wanted to add even more options into the mix for PC players.
Look sharp, anime game likers. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles, which you'll forgive me for shortening hereafter, is getting a western release in October. Sega have announced that the action battler adaptation of the Demon Slayer anime is also coming to PC, where you'll be able to play through the storyline or battle other demon slayers in versus mode. You can catch a look at the story and some of that combat in a new trailer right here.
Graphics card prices remain sky-high, so the best way to pick one up near RRP is to buy a prebuilt system. Today we spotted this deal at Scan, where you can get a RTX 3060 PC with a Ryzen 5 5600X, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD for £1150. That's a pretty good deal, given that RTX 3060 graphics cards on their own are selling for £500 to £700 on Ebay right now.
The BenQ EL2870U was one of the first truly affordable 4K HDR monitors, debuting for a price of £300 back in 2018, and now it's down to an even lower price: just £200. That's £50 under RRP and £25 under a deal price we spotted last year.
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Authorities in Carlisle, Ohio are looking for information regarding the whereabouts of Sarah Nicole Perkins, daughter of Twitch streamer Michael “MikeyPerk” Perkins. The teen went missing on the evening of June 25.
Faze Clan, a video game group known for its vlogs and streetwear releases, is under hot water over cryptocurrency endorsements that have cost fans money. While a scam has not been outright proven, many are questioning whether or not members of the group capitalized on their fame to put a bad investment in front of…
Gambling streams are nothing new on Twitch. For years, streamers have sunk money into slot machines and poker, often in conjunction with casino websites and other gambling companies. Though allowed on Twitch, these channels have a history of engaging in sketchy behavior. Recently, some of the biggest names on Twitch…
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order was one of my favorite games of 2019. I say that without compunction, and in full knowledge that some of the game’s technical problems and other issues were a major turn-off for some players. But for me, I got a big kick out of the high production values in art, music, and characters, and a single-player Star Wars adventure is a hard thing for me to turn down.
That’s why I was especially delighted to see how much the game has improved for its recent upgrade onto new-gen consoles. After a release earlier this month, I was able to seamlessly upgrade my PS4 copy of Fallen Order to play on my PS5, and in recent days I’ve had the chance to dive back in and play through a significant chunk of the game.
While it’s easy to get lost in the jargon of these different games that have received upgrades on the new consoles, I think there are some important takeaways apparent right from the start. One of the biggest is load times. In a game in which character death is relatively common on higher difficulties, not to mention moving between various large areas, the long load times on PS4 were always an issue for me. Playing on PS5, those have been dramatically improved. I did a quick test loading into one game area on both consoles, and found my load time had been nearly halved on the PS5.
Zombie parkour 'em up Dying Light 2 finally announced its December 7th release date last month during a livestream by developers Techland. They've queued up another of the sort of this Thursday to share more about the sequel. Here's hoping they dive a little deeper than last time.
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In February, fans managed to reverse-engineer the source code for Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City. A week later, publisher Take-Two went after them and had the projects taken down. Now in June, they’re back again.
