November 2021

Riders Republic review - lumpy and loveable extreme sports playground

2 years 5 months ago

Like a lot of Ubisoft games, Riders Republic is a lot. The work of some seven studios led by Ubisoft Annecy, this is a vast open world compendium of extreme sports that can be as lumpy as the terrain you ride rough over, packed with so much stuff you can see and feel it straining at the seams. It is also, perhaps more crucially, an extreme sports game that will fall over itself in order to serve up some fun, and one that ensures that, for all its excess, you're never more than a few seconds away from the primal thrill of throwing yourself down the side of a mountain. Riders Republic is, more often than not, a brilliant thing.

Some of that brilliance might be familiar from Steep, 2016's equally open-ended extreme sports outing upon which so much of Riders Republic is built. This is neither as focussed - there's a broadening out of disciplines to include bikes as well as terrain types that go beyond mere snow here - nor quite so strange, with no spoken word interjections from the mountains themselves (at least none that I've come across in over a dozen hours or so of play - this is a vast, vast game after all). It is deeply, gloriously silly, though, a playground told with an exuberance that's infectious as you pedal down perilous courses in matching giraffe outfits.

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Martin Robinson

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Genshin Impact Celebrates New Character Thoma With Extensive Gameplay Trailer

2 years 5 months ago

Following the recent release of version 2.2 of Genshin Impact, MiHoYo made new character Thoma available in the game.

We get to take a look at the bold retainer of the Kamisato clan of Inazuma in action. Unlike the previous trailer, this one focuses on showcasing his gameplay in depth.

You can check the trailer out below.

Here’s how MiHoYo officially describes him:

“There are many things that Thoma will guard dearly, such as trusted friends, close colleagues, and those fluffy little creatures. Oh, and the strong desire ignited in his heart to repay the kindness shown to him.”

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Spy x Family Anime Adaptation to Debut in 2022, Check Out the Trailer Here

2 years 5 months ago

Spy x Family is a manga series that started back in 2019 by Tatsuya Endo, and it’s gained quite a bit of popularity in the manga community since its release. After a long wait, the IP has finally been picked up for an anime adaptation, and it’s set to premiere in 2022. You can check out the teaser trailer down below:

The anime will be produced by WIT Studio, best known for their work on the first three seasons of Attack on Titan, as well as CloverWorks Studio.

Spy x Family tells the story of a spy, codenamed Twilight, who’s tasked with infiltrating an enemy government. To do this, however, he needs to take on the guise of a father with a wife and child, and this proves to be quite the challenge indeed. While trying to hide his identity as a spy from his fake wife and adopted child, little does he know that his wife is an assassin, while his daughter is a telepath who can read minds and just wants to keep her new family together.

The Spy x Family anime series is set to debut in 2022.

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Zhiqing Wan

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Xbox Website Gets An Original Xbox Makeover To Celebrate 20th Anniversary

2 years 5 months ago

The Xbox website has once again received a makeover to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the brand. Following an Xbox 360-era makeover, this new refresh makes the page look like something out of the Original Xbox days. As you can see in the screengrab below, the front page of Xbox.com now features the Original Xbox logo and imagery.

What's very cool about this is that the website remains fully functional, too. The 20th Anniversary logo is also clearly displayed on the newly updated website to mark the occasion.

Happy birthday, Xbox

This is all part of Microsoft's ongoing celebration of Xbox to mark the 20th anniversary of the brand. The Original Xbox and Halo: Combat Evolved launched on November 15, 2001, and on that very day, Microsoft is hosting a video broadcast to further celebrate the milestone (but don't expect any new game announcements).

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Eddie Makuch

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