July 2021

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Third-party developers have released new assets and reveals about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

FlightSimGames is continuing to work on its Pilatus Porter PC-6 and released a series of work-in-progress videos.

You can see a few below and many more at the developer’s YouTube channel. Do keep in mind that the aircraft is not finished.

While those who love the Total War: Warhammer series are eagerly waiting to see more of the third game, Creative Assembly is preparing to sunset Total War: Warhammer II with its last DLC.

Titled The Silence & The Fury, it’ll focus on Lizardmen and Beastmen, and today we get to see more about one of the Lizardmen’s new monsters, the massive Troglodon.

You can take a look below and take a look at the previous video showing the Jabberslythe.

Total War: Warhammer II is currently available exclusively for PC

Titled The Silence & The Fury launches on July 14. Below you can read an official description:

“This Lords Pack for Total War: WARHAMMER II introduces two new Legendary Lords for the Lizardmen and the Beastmen. Each leads their own faction and features new characters, units, unique gameplay mechanics and narrative objectives.

Developer SimulaM released another video of its upcoming Jesus simulator I am Jesus Christ.

A few weeks ago, we saw how the developer decided to switch from Unity to Unreal Engine 5, providing the first look at tests made with the new engine, and another.

Today we see more, this time around focusing on the use of the “Lumen” global illumination solution included in the new engine by Epic Games, and the town of Nazareth.

You can watch it below.

The Desktop Army Persona 3 Aigis figures give you a chance to get a well painted and tiny Aigis who looks great and doesn't take up too much space.

The post Desktop Army Persona 3 Aigis is Diminutive and Detailed appeared first on Siliconera.

Merchandise includes dakimakura of Mio and Fubuki, as well as little goodies for the Hololive EN girls.

The post Tokyo Otaku Mode Lists Hololive Merchandise for Pre-order appeared first on Siliconera.

Early this morning, Apex Legends seems to have been hacked by folks who feel Respawn hasn’t done enough to fight hackers in its original game, Titanfall.

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The Poke-Lid mania in Japan continues to grow and several more cities have installed the popular Pokemon manholes on their streets.

While July 4th is Independence Day in the United States, it has been designated as Exeggutor Day in Japan, and Miyazaki Prefecture, which is famously associated with the popular pokemon, is celebrating.

Nine new Poke-Lid manholes have been installed in several towns of the prefecture, that already had several. As a result, all of the 26 municipalities in Miyazaki Prefecture now have their own Exeggutor Poke-Lids.

This time around, Exeggutor and its Alolan version aren’t alone but come with friends including Slakoth, Smoochum, Regigigas, Regirock, Registeel, Regice, Golurk, Gulpin, and Sigilyph.

As usual, each Poke-Lid will mark locations for PokeStops compatible with Pokemon GO.

You can check them all out in the gallery below, also showing the presentation ceremony, directly from the press release.

Adventures in love and jumping.

The post Sekai Project Reveals Three Visual Novels and One Platformer appeared first on Siliconera.

Like last year, the in-person part of this 2021's Summer Games Done Quick was canceled due to the continuing covid-19 pandemic. However, there are still a ton of games being played really, really fast online, all week long. And all of it for a good cause!

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The Witcher: Monster Slayer, that odd-looking mobile game set in the Witcher universe and which looks heavily inspired by Pokémon GO, is coming out July 21 on Android and iOS.

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Making Money on the Moon.

The post World End Economica Complete Lives on the Moon but Tells a Grounded Story appeared first on Siliconera.

Xuan Wu, a demon who's name has also been localized as Genbu and Gui Xian over the years, will also be among those who appear in SMT V.

The post Xuan Wu, Who’s Also Known as Genbu and Gui Xian, Joins SMT V appeared first on Siliconera.

A new Monster Hunter game is out this week on Switch and PC. What is Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin? I have no idea. But it’s out this week!

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It’s an increasingly common refrain: user reviews, particularly on Steam and Metacritic, are increasingly unhelpful. We’ve covered all the facets of review bombing for years, but what’s interesting is that some developers themselves are backing the idea of scrapping user reviews altogether.

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As the last major deployments of American and NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, one of the most important milestones in their departure was the closing last week of Bagram Airfield, once the largest US base in the country.

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Today Capcom released a new trailer of the upcoming Monster Hunter JRPG Monster Hunter Stories 2.

The trailer focuses on one of the characters who will play a relevant role in the game, Kayna.

You can check her out below in both English and Japanese versions of the trailer, depending on which voice-over language you prefer.

Today Aniplex released an English-subtitled trailer of the upcoming season of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime.

The trailer shows the new Entertainment District Arc, showing among others poster boy Tengen Uzui.

You can check it out below.

The new season of the anime will air worldwide in 2021.

If you’re interested in Demon Slayer games, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles, will launch in Japan and Asia on October 14 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, & PC. The western release was just announced a few days ago and will come one day later, on October 15.

Maybe I should start again? I've fudged it.

I got off to a great start though. I switched Earth to an entirely plant-based diet and felt very happy with myself, but then I sort of let a nuclear war wipe half the population out. I went a bit Thanos. And then, whoops, I thought I'd see what happened if I let a vicious group of people unleash a virus on what was left of the world, and well, total extinction apparently.

Shame! Alien contact was just around the corner. The prun horse-people, more advanced than the humans, were already on their way. But when they arrived there were no humans there to meet. How embarrassing! Mind you it's probably for the best. We'd probably have tried to put saddles on them.

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If you're not ready to pop back to the gym just yet and want to continue your workout from the living room with Ring Fit Adventure, Amazon now has one of the best prices we've seen for Nintendo's quirky at-home exercise RPG.

When Martin reviewed Ring Fit Adventure he found it to be “pure Nintendo magic”. While you can expect to spend a good amount of time jogging on the spot and mucking about with a pilates ring to biff monsters on the head, there's also an assortment of mini-games to keep things varied. Throughout, your results are tracked with experience points and leaderboards to give those that enjoy it a satisfying sense of progression or competition after every session.

Right now you can pick up a copy of the game for £47.20. It would usually set you back at least somewhere around the £60 mark.

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Final Fantasy 14 broke its Steam concurrent players record over the weekend.

Square Enix's long-running MMO hit 47,542 concurrent players on Steam over the weekend, according to official stats provided by Valve's platform.

That beats the game's previous record of 41,200, set in June 2019 just ahead of the Shadowbringers expansion.

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Last week we heard the news that Dragon Age and Mass Effect would skip this month's EA Play Live. Now, executive producer Christian Dailey has reassured fans that the game is "making great progress", and provided a new piece of concept art.

The image shows a group of stylish caped figures, who fans will recognise as the Antivan Crows (their sigil in the bottom right confirms this).

Antivan Crows have briefly popped up in the series before (Zevran was a Crow recruit way back in Dragon Age 1), as well as its spin-off comics and novels.

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A total of three different Pokemon card display cases will be available.

The post New Pokemon Card Display Frames Feature Three Different Styles appeared first on Siliconera.

Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada and former Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono used to be hilarious Twitter rivals. Years ago, while at Gamescom, Harada thought he’d play a prank on Ono. It seemed like a pretty good one until he found out Ono had outsmarted him.

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US military newspaper Stars and Stripes has reflected on the ongoing withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan "through the lens of Pokémon Go".

An article published over the weekend includes interviews with former and currently serving members of the US armed forces who played Pokémon Go while stationed on the base at Bagram Airfield, near Kabul, over the past few years.

According to the story, the base previously hosted a "thriving" Pokémon Go community made up of troops, contractors and visiting civilians "who played the game while exercising and after work".

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UPDATE 7TH JULY 2021: Ubisoft is "currently investigating all available options" after delisting Might & Magic 10: Legacy.

In a statement issued to Eurogamer this morning, the company attempted to explain what had caused the issue, outlined below, that currently prevents owners of the RPG from accessing single-player content.

"We are constantly assessing what's needed to deliver the best possible experience for our players," Ubisoft said.

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A new mod for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has fixed the series' infamous save bug involving Conrad Verner - the infamous Shepard fan who loves to bug you.

The glitch caused Mass Effect 2 to incorrectly remember how you had treated Verner in Mass Effect 1, if you were nice to him. Catching up with Verner a second time, he would always react like you had put a gun in his face to get him to desist from acting like a trained N7 recruit for his own good.

BioWare likely left this bug unpatched in the Legendary Edition as it later retconned Verner's glitched response in Mass Effect 3, where Verner apologises if he had misremembered Shepard's earlier actions.

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This statue features unique details associated with Monster Hunter Rise.

The post Capcom to Release Monster Hunter Rise Palamute and Cahoot Figure appeared first on Siliconera.

This event will feature a plethora of themed activities and reward attendees with unique merchandise.

The post Animal Crossing: New Horizons Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Collaboration Announced appeared first on Siliconera.

Where or what exactly could this "Reverse side of the world" be?

The post Nexon Releases Teaser For New Game, Hints at the ‘Reverse Side of the World’ appeared first on Siliconera.

A total of four ice packs will be available, which includes a King Slime version.

The post Stay Cool With Dragon Quest Slime Inspired Ice Packs appeared first on Siliconera.

This weekend, Disney announced Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology of original shorts. Seven anime studios are putting their unique spin on the world of Star Wars, a first for the franchise. Yet, it feels like Star Wars has finally come full circle.

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What's the value of next-gen exclusive features? For Sony, it's £9.

Last week Sony announced Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, which is due out August on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

In doing so, Sony set the cat among the pigeons by putting a price on the various last-gen to current-gen upgrade paths.

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The next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series will not release anytime soon, according to reports.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is still at least three or four years away, according to Battlefield insider Tom Henderson, who last week suggested GTA6 would not see a release until at least 2024 or 2025. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has now said he has heard similar.

The long wait, Henderson said, was due to a push within developer Rockstar to improve staff welfare and avoid the levels of crunch which have plagued the company over past releases. It is also, Henderson continued, because Rockstar wants to launch GTA6 at a time when the install base for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S has grown considerably.

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The official Monster Personality Quiz will help you find the most suitable companion in MH Stories 2.

The post Monster Hunter Stories 2 Tsukino Will Determine Your Ideal Monstie appeared first on Siliconera.

The Tales of Arise opening movie debuted, showing off its playable characters and its "Hibana" theme song. The song will also be in English.

The post The Tales of Arise Opening Shows Off Its Theme Song and Stars appeared first on Siliconera.

Siliconera spoke with the Legend of Mana remaster Producer Masaru Oyamada about bringing the game to new platforms and Ring Ring Land.

The post Interview: Preparing the Legend of Mana Remaster for New Platforms appeared first on Siliconera.

A fourth year for the English edition of FGO!

The post Fate/Grand Order USA Anniversary Adds new Low-Rarity Servants appeared first on Siliconera.

As predicted, this weekend I have mostly been playing Fossil Corner, a game in which you are a retired paleontologist who was going to go on a cruise and then decided they just love fossils too much. So now they have gone back to quietly unpacking and categorising them in their garage.

You get a box of shells (and later, when you get well good, trilobites, those little whiskery arthropods that look like woodlice) and organise them by generation, observing one change per step in the family tree. A pattern might change in one direction, for example, or a shape might flip in another. Maybe a triolobite gets a different number of segements, or some cool little horns. It's very satisfying. And after each box you solve, you get to keep a fossil!

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Wondering how What If…? stacks up to WandaVision, and whether anyone cares about Helstrom? We have answers

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