September 2021

The Witcher is at its best when the number three is involved; at least that's true for video games and the remarkable The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Netflix also thinks the number three fits The Witcher well, and has released three new trailers for the show's second season. In that same breath, The Witcher's showrunner Lauren Hissrich took to Twitter to announce a third season is in development.

Season Three.

Let’s do this, baby. ♥️⚔️🐺 pic.twitter.com/vJ1HMFAs0z

— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) September 25, 2021

The "Road to Season 2" trailer (above) sets the stage for Geralt and Ciri's forthcoming story, and the other two trailers (below) give you a taste of their journey ahead, as well as a look at Nivellen.

Double Fine has revealed what happened to Ford Cruller at the end of the original Psychonauts game.

While initially shared only with the game's crowdfunding Fig backers a month ago alongside the sequel's highly-anticipated release, the video is now available to all via the studio's website.

Yes, there are spoilers - so be wary if you've yet to play the first instalment - but as spotted by PCGN, the three minute teaser video explores what happened to ex-Psychonaut - and mentor - Cruller immediately after the credits on the first game rolled.

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MiHoYo revealed new details about the mechanics and structure for the new Genshin Impact Moonlight Merriment event on its community site.

The post Genshin Impact Moonlight Merriment Gameplay Details Revealed appeared first on Siliconera.

Knockout City's third season, Hacked, will drop on 5th October, 2021, complete with hacking, motorbikes, a battle pass, and a brand new map, too.

"Season 3 is just a short way away, and we've got a lot to cover with everything that's goin' on around here," developer Velan teased in an update on the official EA website.

"Speaking of, it's a little... different out there. Seems like the DJ isn't the only one who's been paying attention to what's going on in Knockout City - looks like we got an extra visitor here with us. Keeps poppin' in and lookin' around, calls themself Z3R0. Not sure how they got here, but pretty sure it's got something to do with this Season's theme. They've taken over the airwaves and it sounds like they're here to stay."

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Capcom is celebrating the announcement of Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak with two free item packs.

The post Monster Hunter Rise Item Packs Celebrate Upcoming Sunbreak Expansion appeared first on Siliconera.

Third-party developers have showcased new images of upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start from TFDi Designs that showcased the first images of the MD-11 in the simulator (courtesy of FSElite’s FlightSimExpo’s live feed).

This aircraft is going to be “study-level” (meaning that it’ll include in-depth simulation of all the systems) and it certainly looks promising so far. We’ll likely hear more about it soon.

Do keep in mind that the last two screenshots in the gallery were captured with a camera off a monitor.

Lady Dimitrescu aka the tall vampire woman from Resident Evil Village is great. She quickly became super popular online and around these parts, many Kotaku staffers adored her too. But when the game came out she fizzled out and was barely involved in the overall story or action of Village. That’s why I’m here to say,…

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After being announced in 2019, Overwatch 2 faded into the shadows and has only reemerged a couple of times for little announcements and details. Blizzard now appears to be shining the spotlight on this highly anticipated sequel again with two deep looks at how some of its heroes are being reworked.

Marvel's Avengers developer Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that long-awaited roster addition, Spider-Man - who will only be available on PlayStation consoles - will "for sure" have his own story mission and cutscenes.

It should be good news to fans of the action-adventure game who have seen little about Spidey's pending arrival up until this point, even though he's expected to release by the end of the year.

As spotted by MP1st (thanks, TheGamer), Crystal Dynamics' Dan Matlack responded to a question on the game's Discord server that enquired whether or not Spider-Man would have his own story.

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Netflix gave fans a glimpse at what to expect from Ultraman Season 2 in a new teaser poster and announced a tentative 2022 release window.

The post Netflix Reveals Teaser Art for Ultraman Season 2, Out 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.

Taco Bell has a new chicken sandwich that’s also a taco, but is also not a taco or even really a sandwich. It’s weird. Yet, even weirder than all that is that I.. like it?

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The framed illustration is printed using high fidelity printing techniques in order to get it as close as possible to the original drawing.

The post MAPPA is Selling a Framed Jujutsu Kaisen Illustration For $500 appeared first on Siliconera.

Bandai Namco released new trailers of the upcoming mobile JRPG Tales of Luminaria.

The trailers showcase another of the Federation-aligned characters available in the game, Michelle Bouquet. This follows more trailers that introduced Leo Fourcade and Celia Arvier.

You can check it out below, with both English and Japanese voice acting depending on your voice-over language of preference.

After suggesting that people continue to ask Nintendo, he adds that he would simply buy the game as soon as possible.

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Queue it up for the next time you're at the gym or working out for some good old shinobi training.

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After what feels like years of beta and alpha testing, Amazon’s first (successful) game is out later this week. New World is a new MMORPG hitting PC this Tuesday, September 28.

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Today's videos focus on Bicorn and Andras.

The post Bicorn and Andras Confirmed to Return in SMT V appeared first on Siliconera.

Today Sega released a brand new trailer and plenty of screenshots of the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles.

The trailer showcases the Mugen Train arc of the Adventure Mode and the Versus Mode.

We also learn that the previously-teased playable demons (in the Versus Mode) will be added split in three separate free updates, including two each.

On top of that, the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Steam versions of the game wil get a 60 FPS performance mode with a free post-launch update that will feature 60 FPS gameplay and 30 FPS cutscenes.

You can check out the trailer below.

Cloud Imperium Games released new videos of its growing space simulator Star Citizen.

The first video showcases upcoming content, including ships that have been in the works for quite a while and that are in various stages of development.

The second video is a discussion with Dave Haddock and Will Weissbaum from the Narrative team about regeneration, the gangs of Pyro, and more.

You can watch them below.

In other Star Citizen news, the crowdfunding total has just passed $387 million and it’s currently sitting on $387,004,769.

Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles is made by Naruto: Ultimate Ninja creator CyberConnect2, and it feels a bit like its siblings.

The post Preview: Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles Feels Like Other CyberConnect2 Anime Games appeared first on Siliconera.

It appears that Atlus is really trying to break some record with trailers dedicated to Shin Megami Tensei V.

Today the developer launched two additional trailers. The first introducing demons from various regions belonging to the Bethel organization, Khonsu from the Egyptian branch, Vāsuki from the Indian branch, Zeus from the Greek branch, and Odin from the Scandinavian branch.

We also take a look at a second trailer featuring the exploration of the world of Da’at, including the introduction of a jolly fella named Gustave.

You can check both out below.

Aragami 2 on PS5

Back in 2016, Lince Works came out of the dark and surprised the gaming world with Aragami. Combining a distinctive art style with an engaging story involving assassins and the supernatural, as well as excellent stealth gameplay, it was a thrill to play. It would have made sense for the sequel, Aragami 2, to continue refining the formula, but the sequel switches things up quite significantly, which returning players will find a big departure from the original.

With the second game set about a century after the events of the first, the story is only loosely tied to the first Aragami. In fact, you can jump into the experience more or less totally blind and still make sense of everything. Other than our undead assassin hero, there is little else that connects to the original Aragami, which is a great way to introduce newcomers to the series, but leaves much to be desired for returning fans.

It was announced back that HBO would be working on a TV series adaptation for The Last of Us, and the casting seemed pretty solid as well. Pedro Pascal, best known for his roles in Game of Thrones and Narcos, will be taking on the role of Joel, while Bella Ramsey, who played the spunky Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones, will be playing Ellie.

The TV series is now in production, as announced over on the official HBO Twitter account, and we’ve just gotten our first look at the two actors as Joel and Ellie, as shown in the tweet below.

Atlus is continuing to release its series of trailers focusing on the over 200+ demons of its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V.

This time around we get to see the gameplay of Sandalphon, which debuted in 1995 in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.

You can watch it below.

I'd say I sound like a broken record but at this point I may as well chuck out the record player. FIFA 22 is a game with plenty of solid improvements, but it is - once again! - let down by morally bankrupt monetisation.

I'm going to start with the good news because I like to kick things off with a positive. FIFA 22's gameplay is a crowd pleaser. It's slightly slower, more considered, with less emphasis on ridiculous skills and more emphasis on passing. It is a reaction to FIFA 21's high-scoring fun, which by the end of that game's life had become something of a joke within the hardcore FIFA community. FIFA 22, then, plays harder.

That is to say, it's harder to score and harder to win for a raft of reasons. The goalkeepers are much improved. In one-on-one situations they're all prime Buffons, with an annoying habit of getting a hand to shots from inside the box that would almost always go in in last year's game. There are some new animations for the keepers and you'll see them quite often. They'll reach across with their strong arm to save shots now, and pat strong shots to the ground before gobbling up the ball. Defenders with low pace are more viable because they have a habit of blocking shots and passes in the final third. They feel stronger, too.

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Kimetsu no All Aboard!

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The Last of Us Part II official soundtrack has been out for a bit since its 2020 release, but Naughty Dog has just announced that the Covers and Rarities music selection is now also available for purchase and streaming on major music services. This selection is a small collection of all the licensed music covers that were featured in the game, such as Pearl Jam’s Future Days and A-Ha’s Take On Me.

The Elder Scrolls Online is the first game to implement Nvidia DLAA (Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing), and thanks to YouTuber MxBenchmarkPC you can now see how the AI-powered edge-smoothing system looks in the fantasy MMO. DLAA is a new spin on Nvidia’s existing DLSS (Deep Learning Super-Sampling): whereas DLSS involves rendering a game at a lower resolution then upscaling, reducing the performance hit of the AA it applies, DLAA skips the upscaling part and keeps the resolution native.

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The first Bayonetta was multiplatform. But the game’s sequel was a Nintendo exclusive, as is the upcoming Bayonetta 3. Other than getting a Switch, what should PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S owners do if they want to play the game? Tell Nintendo, says the game’s executive director, Hideki Kamiya.

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Resident Evil 4 is lauded as one of the best games of all time and has been ported to more consoles than almost any other game – it’s on the Switch, after all. But Capcom’s not done rereleasing this perennial moneymaker; on October 21, the revolutionary survival horror game makes its way to VR. 

Resident Evil 4 first debuted on the GameCube back in 2005. Capcom partnered with Oculus Studios and Armature Studio to bring Leon’s journey to rescue the president’s daughter from a sick cult in Europe into VR for the first time. 

The above trailer is the first time we’ve seen the game in action since its pre-alpha showing during the Oculus Gaming Showcase in April. 

I know 343 has done something right with Halo Infinite multiplayer because I was still playing at 4am this morning.

Over the weekend, 343 held limited-time matchmaking sessions for 4v4 arena. These included just a few core multiplayer modes (Slayer, Strongholds and Capture the Flag) on just a few maps (Live Fire, Recharge, Bazaar and, for Sunday only, Behemoth), but it was enough for me to come away convinced Halo Infinite's multiplayer could be something special.

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Expect to see plenty more from the world of The Witcher on Netflix in the coming years - including a mysterious family-orientated spin-off.

This weekend's Netflix Tudum event, a Nintendo Direct-style announcements livestream, included confirmation of a third season of The Witcher (the second starts airing this December), plus a sneak peek of the upcoming spin-off series Blood Origin, which you can watch below.

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Naughty Dog has given a brief update on its upcoming multiplayer project, two years to the day since it confirmed The Last of Us Part 2's multiplayer mode was no longer part of the main game.

"In short, we're working on it," the studio's senior communications manager Rochelle Snyder wrote yesterday in a blog post for the franchise's annual The Last of Us Day. "We see the community comments as many of you clamor for multiplayer and want updates. For now, we'll say that we love what the team is developing and want to give them time to build out their ambitious project, we'll reveal more when it's ready!

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Naughty Dog has released the first official photo from the set of HBO's upcoming The Last of Us, showing Joel and Ellie in costume.

Fans of the series will immediately recognise the duo - even if the photo doesn't show their faces - dressed in their familiar outfits.

"When I first saw them on set in full costume, I was like: 'Hooooooly shit! It's Joel & Ellie! [Crying emoji]!'" Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann wrote on Twitter.

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