The video games industry is fixated on what's coming next. But, as a famous man once said, "building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." Solid Snake at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2 was absolutely bang on, wasn't he?
Managing the climate is usually an afterthought in colony building games, if it's included at all. It tends to be a non-issue until the game’s basically over, and its effects are usually underwhelming.
Imagine Earth isn't entirely about the environment. And it needn’t be, given that you're working for a business colonising one of countless worlds. Who cares if you destroy a planet when you can easily skip over to another one? You can do that. You can be pretty rapacious. But I find it more fun to be the oceanic aliens, because they start out with lots of seabase technology, so when your rivals accidentally melt the ice caps you can mostly just laugh at them.
The RPD is one of the lowest-recoil LMGs in Warzone. This thing doesn’t exactly do a ton of damage, but with accuracy like this and LMG magazine sizes that hardly matters. You can put so many shots on target without reloading that teams will just melt before your eyes. If you want to try out this incredibly precise weapon, we’re here to help with our guide to the best RPD loadout in Warzone.
The Crucial MX500 has been one of the best SATA SSDs since its inception a few years back, thanks to its blend of excellent performance and an aggressively low price point. Today it's even cheaper than normal, as Newegg are discounting the drive by $15 when you use the code 93XRQ46, dropping it to an all-time low price of $85.
Developers participating in Steam Next Fest received a substantial bump in daily wishlists and sales, according to Valve. ...
Tokyo resident and Twitter user Tokyoboy0701 gave his dad a Master Grade 3.0 RX-78-2 Gundam model kit. This past June, he tweeted out a photo of the said packaged and unfinished model, writing, “I’m giving this for Father’s Day.” Months later, dad is done.
I don’t need to sell you on the brilliance of Left 4 Dead, especially when half the industry seems to be drawing inspiration from it right now. But after two hours with Back 4 Blood‘s verses and campaign modes, does it have the same genre-defining charm? That’s hard to say.
Fortnite has quietly pulled its new Bear Hug emote after a bug was discovered which left players crouched in a NSFW position.
The friendly Bear Hug emote went on sale last night, priced 200 V-Bucks, ahead of this weekend's huge Ariana Grande concert series. It's a synced emote, which means other players can interact with someone performing it.
But players quickly found the emote was a bit too friendly. Epic Games has now removed the emote from sale.
The recent release of Cyberpunk 2077's 1.23 update saw genuine improvements on PlayStation 4 consoles - enough for Sony to reinstate the game to the PlayStation Store. I covered its successes in depth a while back, but in the process, also took the time to study every other console version on this update. The blunt truth? Patch 1.23 doesn't significantly turn around the fortunes for base Xbox One or Xbox One X's frame-rate. With the next-gen machines though, there is a bit more of a story. Based on CD Projekt Red's new roadmap, this update promises to be the last major revision before an actual 'next-gen' version of Cyberpunk arrives. The simple question remains: what's the state of the game right now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles?
Before focusing on the state of play for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 - which are essentially last-gen codebases running with strategic enhancements on the latest consoles - it's worth discussing Xbox Series S, which continues to deliver a good experience for a machine at its price-point. It's true, there is no 60fps mode and while 1440p is the maximum resolution target, it spends more of the time at a native 1080p instead. Of all the console releases though, this delivers one of the tighter locks at 30fps and retains stability even in our alley shoot-out stress test - traditionally a problem for the last-gen machines. It may not be perfect, but in terms of overall stability it boasts a better lock to 30fps than the Series X equivalent quality mode, and it retains its bigger brother's higher NPC count. With patch 1.23, Series S is in great shape.
Niantic isn't restoring 80km interaction distances for Pokemon GO Poke Stops and Gyms as a result of the boycott, but is forming a task force.
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MiHoYo announced the Honkai Impact 3rd 5.0 update release date and looked at Herrscher of Flamescion, summer outfits, and Elysian Realm.
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Today Square Enix revealed the new Moonfire Faire event that will be held in Final Fantasy XIV to celebrate the summer.
The event will require level 30 for participation, and it’ll prompt you to visit Mayaru Moyaru in Limsa Lominsa’s Upper Decks to start the quest.
It’ll start on August 13 and end on August 26.
Rewards include a Polar Bear mount, a Moonfire Mask Stall outdoor furnishing, and Costa Del Hielo (basically ice cream) and Grilled Corn tabletop furnishings.
You can see them in the image below.
Incidentally, the new Final Fantasy XIV expansion Endwalker will release on November 23, 2021, for PS5, PS4, and PC. A benchmark has been released for PC, including the male viera character creation.
Compile Heart released a new trailer of Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars, known as “Senran Nin Nin Ninja Taisen Neptunia: Shojo-Tachi no Kyoen” in Japan.
The trailer focuses on the playable characters that don’t come from either of the titular series. Those are new waifu Yuki and Goh the Crow, a genderbent version of the protagonist of Shinobido: Way of the Ninja.
You can check them both out below.
Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars is a crossover between the Hyperdimension Neptunia series and Senran Kagura, finally bringing the latter back to consoles.
It’s coming for PS4, developed by Tamsoft and published by Compile Heart. The Japanese release is on Sept. 16, 2021, while the west will get it at some point this year, courtesy of Idea Factory international. Here’s how the publisher describes it.
Gamninjustri – a place where all manner of ninjas gather. As the struggle for control increased between the Daimyos of the nations, tensions rose between the two great nations, each of which was home to one of the major schools of martial arts.
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, providing the first look at tests made with the new engine, another, and one more.
Today we get to see actual gameplay, following an overall look at the whole area of the Sea of Galilee.
You can watch it below.
Bandai Namco released a new video about its upcoming cross-generation JRPG Tales of Arise.
In the video, franchise producer Yusuke Tomizawa introduces some of the DLC that will be included as a bonus in the special editions of the game.
We get to see the costumes in battle and during skits, on top of a sample of the music packs that bring back the soundtrack of some of the beloved games of the series.
You can check it out below. Make sure to click on the “cc” button to enable subtitles.
Tales of Arise is coming on September 10 (September 9 in Japan) for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Earlier this week, Marvel’s Avengers shared a dope new animated short, titled Road to Wakanda: Children of T'Chaka, that shed light on T’Challa and Shuri’s childhood. It got me even more hyped for War For Wakanda, the upcoming expansion for Marvel's Avengers.
The short, illustrated by comic icon Alitha Martinez (Batgirl and World Of Wakanda), is told from the perspective of Wakandan general Okoye, and hints at some potential plot points for the expansion.
If Hitman 3’s latest escalation mission looks familiar, it’s because the last time you were here, 47 was working hard to solve a murder mystery in Dartmoor Mansion. Returning to the scene of the crime finds the mansion in full bloom, and now playing host to a garden party. With four full gardens installed in the grounds, the murky murder mystery setting makes way for bright skies, gorgeous plants, and milling judges in the Dartmoor Garden Show.
Every major update to Rust has me questioning whether or not I actually know what kind of game Rust is. It's the survival one, yeah? The one where you start out naked and bash other folks with rocks, right? Perhaps it is, but now it's also the one where you can buy a functional submarine, slay sharks, and visit underwater lairs. If that's too adventurous, you could just hunt smaller prey with a fishing rod too. Rust's underwater update Going Deep has now launched and there's all sorts of other maritime playtime to tackle.
As someone who both adores Adam Robinson-Yu's wholesome adventure game A Short Hike and has spent many hundreds of hours playing Animal Crossing over the years, Fabien Weibel's new camping indie game Haven Park seems like the perfect cross-section of my personal gaming tastes. It's set on a colourful island paradise-cum-outdoors adventure park, much like A Short Hike, and your task is to make this place a nice, cosy hangout for prospective campers, building and crafting new facilities to fulfil their needs, which is very much in the same vein as Nintendo's animal life sim. And having played a bit of the game so far, I am happy to report that this really is the perfect cross-section of my personal gaming tastes, and I will likely be losing the entire weekend to it as I continue my little adventure.
The LG 27GN800, one of my personal top monitor recommendations right now, is down to $300 in the US and £279 in the UK. These are great prices for a 27-in monitor with a Fast IPS panel, 1440p resolution and 144Hz refresh rate.
Like the 27GL850 before it, this monitor combines the motion handling of a TN screen with the colours and viewing angles of IPS, making it a great all-rounder for work and games of all kinds. It also supports FreeSync and G-Sync, so you can use variable refresh rates on all kinds of PCs and Xboxen.
Click to watch embedded media The journey nears its end. A few areas are all that remain for Marcus to take on before we close out the adventure through Demon's Souls. Can Marcus triumph against some of the most lethal zones and bosses in this fiery finale? Find out today at 2 PM CST!
In 2009, From Software changed everything with Demon’s Souls on the PlayStation 3. The challenging action RPG would go on to lead the way for a critical subgenre with the Souls games and Bloodborne. With the PS5, Demon’s Souls found a new home with Bluepoint’s remake of the original title. Once upon a time, we began a Demon’s Souls journey that didn’t last long. This time, we’re going through it all. Today, Super Replay returns to its frenzied Friday slot with a new adventure featuring a full playthrough of Demon’s Souls. This Super Replay is sure to be extra hot!
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Free Guy is the latest movie to star Ryan Reynolds and it centers around video game Easter eggs, but some of those gaming nods made an appearance in real life. With the film out now, the cast and crew celebrated with fans during a premiere event. With Halo Infinite hype still high after that first flight test, the appearance of a 1:1 scale of a Warthog from the Halo franchise was more than perfect.
Several images can be seen in a post by the official Halo account, including Reynolds himself posing in front of the Halo-given vehicle. While it's nothing new, 343 has hosted events in the past specifically dedicated to Halo that features the same ride, but seeing it on a red carpet just hits different:
Whether you're blasting your way through the streets of New Mombasa or stylishly cruising the highways of Free City, the versatile and venerable Warthog is always ready for action. 😎 pic.twitter.com/awkwMlpt0o
Polygon is an American video game website that publishes blogs, news, reviews, and such. Polygon, according to its website, is “a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks.” Despite similar logos and Tweets from the blockchain network plaguing those of the video game…
Pistol Whip, developer Cloudhead Games' acclaimed VR rhythm FPS, will be saddling up and setting forth for some Wild West adventure when its free Smoke & Thunder story expansion update arrives for Oculus Quest, PSVR, and PCVR next Thursday, 12th August.
Smoke & Thunder - which will be Pistol Whip's second post-launch story campaign following last year's retro-futuristic 2089 - tells the story of two sisters in a Wild West "where trains, tech, and explosions set the scene for some exciting surprises". It features five new stages (each with its own new music track) plus new weapons, mechanics, enemies, and a boss fight.
Smoke & Thunder will be made available to all existing Pistol Whip owners in a free update that also includes an extensive new customisation system known as Styles.
This month's Rust update truly is a whopper, introducing a refreshed underwater biome with procedural underwater lab dungeons, submarines, torpedoes, sharks and more.
The update, which launched yesterday, introduces procedurally-generated underwater labs to the world of Rust, which will come in a variety of shapes and sizes - but always with two entry points. They can be entered via a "moonpool" using a submarine (another new item that we'll get to later). The labs also have CCTV to help you plan your route, along with microphones that let you "broadcast your commands into the entire base's network".
Some labs even come with mess hall rooms that allow you to play high-stakes poker, or barbecue meat while listening to music with your pals. That all sounds relaxing, but there are also plenty of nefarious NPCs on board that want to spoil your day - best stay on your toes. You'll find some tasty loot if you make it past these puzzles and enemies, so perhaps the reward is worth the risk.
Piofiore Episodio 1926, the sequel to the Switch otome game, will be localized and released in English by Aksys.
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The release date for most versions of Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi will fall in October 2021. However, PS5 owners need to wait until 2022.
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The player-controlled fighter is comprised of three smaller units that can combine in various ways.
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Monster Hunter Stories is available on Apple Arcade, and soon Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy will join.
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The new Jiren (Full Power) Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 trailer is here, and it teases Gogeta as an upcoming new character for the game.
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The newest NieR Reincarnation Sunset Swimwear banner gives people a chance to get variants of characters wearing different swimsuits.
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Today, Aksys Games aired an announcement show on Twitch that featured a boatload of great games that are coming to the West, with informative videos to go alongside them. To make sure that no one missed out, we’ve recapped everything that aired for you right down below.
Included alongside the videos are official descriptions for every game that aired, as well as the platforms they will be available on. Keep in mind, the last three titles don’t have release dates or platforms at this time. Be sure to let us know in the comments section below which one you’re most excited about!
RareBreed Makes Games’ upcoming 2D fighting game, Blazing Strike, is heavily inspired by classic fighting series from Campcom and SNK. The developer hopes to evoke the excitement and nostalgia of 2D pixel art genre pioneers while incorporating a unique games system with modern mechanics.
Blazing Strike is coming to PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC sometime in 2022.
Today is aircraft news day for Microsoft Flight Simulator, with third-party developers providing some great assets and updates.
First of all, we hear from Fenix Simulations, which provided an update about its upcoming Airbus A320 CEO.
First of all, we get to see that with the latest update the aircraft runs with slightly higher frame rate than the default A320 NEO.
You can see a comparison below with Fenix’s portrayed in the first screenshot. That being said, the developer cautions that things may change with upcoming updates, but so far, so good.
Today Izanagi Games released another trailer of its upcoming escape game/bullet hell shoot ’em up hybrid Yurukill: The Calumniation Games.
The trailer showcases interaction between the cast and also includes a look at the bullet hell part of the game.
This follows previous trailers that introduced the hero, Sengoku Shunju, the heroine, Rina Azami, and the host, Binko.
We also get to take a look at plenty of screenshots and details about the gameplay loop, which you can see and read under the trailer.
If you’re not familiar with it, the game is written by Homura Kawamoto, whom you may know for creating Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, and by his younger brother, Hikaru Muno.
You can check out the trailer below. Incidentally, you can activate English subtitles with the CC button.
Atlus has released another gameplay trailer focusing on the over 200+ demons of its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V.
The demon showcased today is Eligor, another returning demon that has been around in the series for a long time.
Blooper Team is readying itself to launch its acclaimed psychological horror The Medium on PlayStation 5, and those intent on playing the game can look forward to a bunch of DualSense features highlighted in a new trailer today.
Narrator Michał Napora explains how Blooper Team is “spicing up the game with some DualSense features.” This includes the use of the controller’s adaptive triggers to increase and decrease the resistance encountered when attempting to charge and use Spirit Blasts. Also, haptic feedback heightens immersion by offering different sensations according to what’s going on around Marriane as she navigates the game’s mysterious locale, an abandoned communist-era vacation resort in the Polish wilderness. It also indicates how much breath Marianne has left when evading The Maw.
Szymon Erdmański, producer at Bloober Team, also weighed in with a statement on today’s trailer:
“On PlayStation 5, we are taking full advantage of the console’s DualSense controller to immerse you even deeper into the mystery of the Niwa Hotel. Our goal is to let you feel Marianne’s reactions to what is happening as she explores and interacts with the game world.”
Koei Tecmo released an extensive gameplay video of Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires.
The game was presented on the show floor at Chinajoy in Shanghai last weekend, and today you get to take a look at the demo in action.
You can enjoy it below, and see how it changed from the original (and rather controversial) release.
Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is coming for PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC via Steam in 2021. Here’s how Koei Tecmo describes the game.
“Combining the 1 vs. 1,000 action of DYNASTY WARRIORS with the addition of strategic elements, including unit command, DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Empires sets players on a quest to conquer ancient China by both sword and strategy. Powerful Siege Battles enable commanders to deploy units to capture strategic points on the map like castles. Experiencing high-stakes fights at every turn, players can now take control of these central points on the battlefield through the use of fire attacks or other stratagem, siege weapons, and, at times, simply by force as commanders execute their strategies and attack enemy troops by issuing vital commands to units throughout the skirmish.
School is back in session at last. Normal school, depending on whereabouts you're from, and also dodgeball school if you happen to like sporty themed RPGs. Dodgeball Academia is a silly sports action game about a world where dodgeball is life and you're taking young hopeful Otto on a mission to be the best there ever was. The dodgebrawling is now in session, so you'd better start studying up if you want to be the champ.
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The Last of Us TV show for HBO has its mainstay cast ready to rock and roll, and it looks like the world-building aspect of the adaptation is coming along nicely. New set photos show the series in action, and it paints a war-torn picture of Calgary in a world that has been made into a wasteland due to a pandemic that changed everything.
The new on-set photos come by way of the @TheLastofUsNews Twitter page, showing off a few images of the transformation Calgary has undergone to bring the story of Joel and Ellie to life once more:
Photos of the HBO's 'The Last of Us' set being built in Calgary.
— The Last of Us Updates (@TheLastofUsNews) August 4, 2021
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Some pointed out that the setup of the above photos means a Certain Scene has already been filmed, a sequence that begins at the start of the first game and lays the groundwork for Joel's development. We already knew that by a previous image that showed Pedro Pascal, who is playing the lead character Joel, in a car with his daughter and brother. For those that played the games, we know what happens next.