July 2021

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The Sony WH-1000XM3s are often considered to be the best option available if you're after a pair of noise-cancelling headphones - and now you can get yourself a pair at the lowest price we've ever seen them.

Featuring industry-leading noise-cancelling technology and providing excellent audio quality, these are some of the best noise-cancelling headphones you can buy. Originally priced at £330, these incredible headphones are now just £166.66.

Now, you may be wondering about how these compare to the latest XM4s. However, reviews have shown that differences between these two models are fairly minimal so save yourself nearly £100 and get the older ones instead for near-identical performance.

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The SteelSeries Arctis 7P - the best wireless headset for PS5 and PS4 according to Digital Foundry - has now been reduced by a little over £25.

The Arctis 7P has dropped from its regular price of £159.99 to £133.32 at Amazon UK. It's another slightly peculiar discount that follows the price cut on the Xbox Series X/S Storage Expansion Card just yesterday.

Even though it's still a hefty price tag there are a lot of worthwhile benefits to the Arctis 7P that make it one of the best gaming headsets. Digital Foundry gave it top marks for its comfortable design, impressive durability, excellent sound quality and healthy 24-hour battery life.

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Nexus Mods has announced that mod authors will soon be unable to delete mod files from the website, a change being made ahead of the introduction of its new collections system.

The news was announced via a blog post, where the company explained that the change was necessary for the implementation of its collections system. From now on, mod files will be archived instead of deleted, which will make them "inaccessible unless directly requested eg. via the API."

"It is our core belief that making modding easier is a noble goal, so more people can enjoy our joint hobby," Nexus Mods said. "We are convinced that our collections system, a project we have spent almost two years and many work-hours on, is the way to achieve this goal."

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Today third-party developers revealed quite a few interesting details and assets about upcoming add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

First of all, we get a brand new announcement from Aeroplane Heaven, which will release a venerable Cessna 140 next week on July 5.

Below you can check out a lot of images and the full announcement from Aeroplane Heaven.

“On Monday 5th July, we will be launching our new Cessna 140 for MSFS (2020).

The MSFS Cessna 140 package has all new models including a Bush Plane version with BIG tires. There are 8 liveries and a variety of cockpit styles.

For those who can’t live without a modern navigation system, you will be able to select a full G1000 suite at the touch of a button.

Capping it all off is full stereo soundpack for the Continental specially coded night lighting and an authentic “tail-dragger” flight model.”

We’ve gotten through another long week, and are ready to celebrate the fourth of July with plenty of fireworks. Just because you’re going to be firing off all of those pyrotechnics, though, don’t forget to celebrate the start of the weekend with some spicy anime memes.

Below, you’ll find everything from Odd Taxi to Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song to even Boruto. So sit back, relax, and enjoy all of the hilarious memes we found this 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.

It is pretty hard to imagine that anything could come close to the winter 2021 season in terms of quality anime, especially when it comes to debuts. That season alone gave us the premiere of shows like Hormiya, Sk8 the Infinity, and Wonder Egg Priority just to name a few. Yet, somehow, spring 2021 managed to pump out just as many amazing debut anime.

Just about every single one of the spring 2021 anime that debuted had their own unique and interesting draw to them. If we’re talking about ones that stand out, though, Odd Taxi is the clear winner.

Set in a world full of anthropomorphic animals, Odd Taxi follows a 41-year old walrus taxi driver named Odokawa. As the show starts out, everything seems pretty straightforward, with the plot following the interactions between him and the other animals that use his services.

Today Compile Heart released a new trailer the upcoming Senran Kagura X Hyperdimension Neptunia crossover Senran Nin Nin Ninja Taisen Neptunia: Shojo-Tachi no Kyoen.

The trailer focuses on the “Ninjutsu Trigger,” a feature that lets you use up power gauge to slow down the gameplay and select one of four skills assigned to the face buttons.

They can be chained, which progressively amplifies their effect.

You can see the features in action, performed by the four goddesses, in the video below.

Senran Nin Nin Ninja Taisen Neptunia: Shojo-Tachi no Kyoen, which will finally bring the Senran Kagura series back to consoles, will release in Japan for PS4 on August 26, developed by Tamsoft and published by Compile Heart.

Good Smile Company revealed its FGO Foreigner/Katsushika Hokusai figure, which is based on her Travel Portrait craft essence art's design.

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Square Enix will offer FFVII Remake and Advent Children-themed wireless charging pads and stands in November 2021.

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Ziff Davis and Humble Bundle are going to alter the sliders for bundles, instituting a new 15-30% minimum split depending on the situation.

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Nintendo shared a free update for Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, and people who get the patch can race in the Mario Cup and earn a Yoshi kart.

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Doom Eternal’s post-launch Invasion mode, which would have enabled other players to jump into your single-player campaign as demons, is deader than a Cacodemon’s dating profile. Id announced today that the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact was a major factor in dropping development. Instead of letting other players cosplay as enemies in your game, they’ll turn their attention to a single-player horde mode instead.

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It’s been a whirlwind month for Anne Atomic. The streamer saw her star suddenly begin to rocket into the stratosphere in late May when Twitch introduced both a hot tub section and hundreds of new tags, including a particularly long-requested option: “transgender.” For Anne Atomic, these proved a potent combo; in June,…

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Imperial Scout Troopers rarely get the respect they deserve. Riding their speeder bikes at ridiculous speeds, scooping up force-sensitive children, and repeatedly punching them in the face takes a lot of guts. The first season of Disney’s The Mandalorian showcased a pair of these heroic bikers, and Hot Toys has given…

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Earlier this year, Sony confirmed that it was closing a few of its older processes down, including the PSP Store. At the time, there was no plan in place to allow for games specifically designed to be played on the PSP to be preserved, which sparked an industry-wide (and community-wide) conversation about the preservation cycles in gaming. It looks like now, at least, the question of what will happen to those PSP-specific titles has been answered because Sony has confirmed that PlayStation players will still be able to purchase and play PSP content on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. 

Sony has updated its Important Notice portion of the PlayStation site to discuss what has been discontinued and removed. With the PlayStation Store no longer accessible starting on July 6, players from that point on will not be able to perform searches or make any sort of purchase through their PSP systems. 

NetherRealm Studios has confirmed that after numerous DLC for Mortal Kombat 11, the time for the latest entry in the fighting franchise has come to an end. The studio then confirmed that this decision was made to better support the next game under the NetherRealm name, perhaps the long-rumored Marvel adventure? 

The studio took to the official Mortal Kombat 11 Twitter account to relay the news, saying, "NetherRealm is now focusing on its next project and after more than two years of supporting Mortal Kombat 11, DLC for the game, including characters, has come to an end." With Aftermath and Ultimate, this decision doesn't come as much of a surprise. NetherRealm has done a fantastic job at surprising fans with different characters, improving the overall experience with constant updates, and more story to enjoy this universe further. When it's time to move on, it's time, and with a new project already in the works, the studio won't have to stretch its team too thin to get everything on the docket done. 

NetherRealm is now focusing on its next project and after more than two years of supporting Mortal Kombat 11, DLC for the game, including characters, has come to an end.

After two-plus years of support, MK11 is complete

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Head to the Tower for some Exotics

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No Way Home toy lines reveal Spidey’s new look(s), possible plot details

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Is it adapting the games series, or the Three Kingdoms book? Maybe both, but neither clearly enough

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The R.L. Stine books come to life in three linked films over three weeks

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Doom Eternal will no longer receive its previously announced PvP-focussed Invasions mode, with id Software having made the decision to pivot development toward a new single-player horde mode instead, due to coronavirus-related development challenges.

Invasions Mode, announced back at QuakeCon 2018, was intended to deliver a vaguely Dark-Souls-esque multiplayer spin on Doom Eternal's single-player campaign, enabling other humans to manifest as demons throughout the story and do battle with the host player for some added challenge.

Well over 12 months after Doom Eternal's March 2020 launch, however, Invasions Mode is still yet to materialise, leaving fans to ponder its fate. And now, in a newly released statement, id Software executive producer Marty Stratton has provided an answer, confirming Invasions Mode is officially dead due to the impact "the unforeseen consequences of the pandemic and remote working" have had on development.

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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, the second game in Capcom's RPG spin-off series, comes to Switch and PC next Friday, 9th July, and, much like its mainline sibling, will enjoy a healthy dose of post-launch support. And now, with its arrival in sight, Capcom has shared a roadmap outlining those post-release content plans.

One week after Monster Hunter Stories 2's launch, Capcom will deploy its first (and previously detailed) post-launch update, introducing introducing Monster Hunter Rise's dog-like Palamute companion as a rideable Monstie.

That'll be followed by a second update on 5th August introducing Hellblade Glavenus and Boltreaver Astalos as new Monsties, alongside a new co-op quest - featuring the gilded Elder Dragon Kulve Taroth - that Monster Riders can tackle together. Capcom notes that while the Elder Dragon won't be rideable, materials gained from the quest can be used to craft "powerful" new equipment.

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It is no secret that Breath of the Wild is an insanely detailed game. To this day, players are still find new mechanics and ways to play the game. As such, it isn’t entirely surprising that there has been a chest in the game that still hasn’t been opened…until now.

Know for a while thanks to the chest location radar, this impossible chest was located at Aris Beach. The catch, though, is that it seems to be located far underground, and will only spawn if you get within 60 meters of it. Many tried to find a way to this chest but failed to get there, even after successfully clipping through the map.

In the video below, you can see that a Youtuber by the name of Kleric was finally able to accomplish this monumental task.

In order to accomplish this amazing feat, the Youtuber had to do a lot of crazy stuff, including swimming for five straight minutes, placing Cryonis block perfectly, managing stamina, using memory tricks to reset cooldowns, and so much more. For all of their hard work, all Kleric received was a piece of amber.

The Sims 4 team announced a pack that many Simmers had long been awaiting, Cottage Living. It looked to feature barn animals such as cows, llamas, and the much smaller chickens. Wild animals such as birds, foxes, and rabbits were also shown in the reveal trailer, leaving many fans excited for what seems to be the closest thing to a farming expansion The Sims 4 will release.

It has been a little while since the announcement, and The Sims 4 team has blessed us yet again with more news on Cottage Living in the form of another video. Here is The Sims 4 Cottage Living gameplay trailer below. Be sure to give it a look!

The gameplay trailer focuses on upcoming elements the pack will have to offer.

It looks as though fans can expect to be able to can fresh fruits and vegetables to make their own products, cross-stitch designs in-game, grow their own new crops with a more in-depth farming system, forage for their own cook ingredients, and more.

The upcoming PvP-centric MMORPG Crowfall is finally approaching its release next week, and the gauntlet has been thrown.

The game has been a long time in the making, after it was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, with fans pledging $1,766,204 to the cause.

To know more about what fans and new players can expect from its release and the future, Twinfinite interviewed creative director and ArtCraft co-founder J. Todd Coleman.

Giuseppe: We’re very close to the game’s release. How is the atmosphere at the studio?

J. Todd Coleman: Well, “at the studio” is still a bit of a misnomer, since we’re all still working remotely — but overall people seem to be holding up pretty well. This is my 4th MMO launch (Shadowbane, Wizard101, Pirate101 and now Crowfall) and the feeling is similar, but a little different, every time. Shadowbane was so early that it felt like a terrifying roller coaster drop into the unknown; hard to know what to expect so few people had ever been through an MMO launch before.

Wizard101 and Pirate101 were both eerily calm, probably because they were pointed at such a different target audience. Crowfall is a strange mix of both feelings — there is the excitement (and stress) that comes with launch, but it has this kind of “otherworldly” feel to it since the team is entirely remote. It sort of feels like you are watching from a distance… which is literally true, I suppose, but the level of focus and effort is still there.

I should say that I am exceptionally proud of this team for what they have accomplished. Launching an MMO is a monumental challenge even in the best of situations. Doing it in the midst of a pandemic, with the entire team working from home, adds a layer of complication that I never expected. 

Titles like the upcoming Relayer have us thinking: what are the best mecha games to play? Here are ours! Share yours while you're here.

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Larian Studios recently made clear that their next big RPG Baldur's Gate 3 is "for sure" not leaving early access this year. It is for sure still getting big early access patches though, including their next major one Patch 5. Larian say it's scheduled to go live next week, as is another of their silly big livestreams to show off what's coming.

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Mega game mod hosting site Nexus Mods have revealed more information about their upcoming Collections feature which they hope will make installing mods a more approachable experience for users. In anticipation of launching the Collections system, Nexus say that mods can no longer be completely deleted from the site. Instead, mod authors will be able to archive files, though they'll still be downloadable via Collections that include them. It's a big change, and Nexus have written a rather long post (longer than this one) explaining the "how"s, "why"s, and "what now"s of the new system.

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In a new “Quality of Life” video released today, Nintendo revealed that some of the most notoriously annoying design choices found in the original version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword are being fixed in the Switch’s upcoming Skyward Sword HD.

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The next-gen is finally starting to feel current-gen. A year and a half after the November 2020 launch of Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S, it’s a tiny bit easier to get your hands on a next-gen console. And while the true next-gen game remains rare AF, developers are starting to leave last-gen…

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Nexus Mods, the biggest host of video game modifications in the world, came under fire from mod creators this week over controversial plans to prevent modders from fully deleting any works they upload to the popular mod-hosting network.

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In light of the news that there will be nothing shown of Dragon Age 4 or the new Mass Effect at this year's EA Play, executive producer Christian Dailey decided to share a little treat to help tide fans over. While not a trailer, the Dragon Age 4 concept art does put the Crows back in the spotlight. 

The Crows hail from the beautiful mother country of Antiva (I hope you read that in Zevran's voice, if not - I am disappointed and I just wanted you to know that). We first learned about them in Dragon Age Origins with our lovable assassin-turned-companion Zevran Arainai. Zevran was a Crow before he failed to take out his mark: the Warden, us. He eventually can become a close friend, even a lover, and a staple that reemerged in Dragon Age II with a small side quest, and then again in Inquisition as a War Table mission. Previous concept art shown has many, including myself, convinced that he'll be back once more, and not as text, in Dragon Age 4, but before we go into that, take a look at the latest concept art shared below: 

Destiny 2 Season of the Splicer is coming to a close and with Osiris acting more than a little suspish and Lakshmi being her annoying self, where season 15 will take us is anyone's guess. While we await to uncover who Savathun is impersonating within the City, weapon feature lead Chris Proctor did provide some insight into what sort of changes are on the horizon for game mechanics, weapon shifts, and a potential Exotic overhaul, including which season 15 changes are arriving early.

Let's just rip the bandaid off, shall we? Now I know, you're going to make fun of me, but I only recently just scooped up Anarchy at the end of Season of the Chosen. I have the worst drop rate in history. 100 Deep Stone Crypt clears, still no Eyes of Tomorrow. A ton of Vault clears, still no Mytho. So it was no surprise that I ended up having to just cash in Raid tokens to buy Anarchy - one of the most OP weapons in Destiny 2 - shortly before the studio decided to nerf it. I understand, I'm just sad. 

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a game about family, rad tunes, and saving the galaxy. In this exclusive interview, we sat down with the game's Senior Gameplay Director to learn about its gameplay and combat systems, how exactly the Guardian Request System works and why it was crucial to developing a cohesive Guardians game, and how the team at Eidos Montreal utilizes in-game collectibles for meaningful  storytelling. 

If you're interested in learning more about Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy after watching this video, be sure to read our 12-page cover story. Here's a brief snippet that sets up the game's story:

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