November 2021

Today, during a livestream from Japan, Hideki Kamiya himself announced that PlatinumGames’ shoot ’em up Sol Cresta has been delayed.

The game was supposed to release on December 9. The new release date has not been announced. The developers hope to announce it at the beginning of 2022.

According to the producer, there were scheduling and quality issues that convinced the developer that it was better to delay the game.

We also get to see some gameplay of the second stage, portraying the improvements made to the game thanks to the additional time.

For instance, formations have been changed in order to make them easier to use. We also see entirely new formations.

Next is a look at the Caravan mode, a five minutes score attack mode. We also see the achievements.

The live-action cast will all reprise their roles for the film.

The post The Way of the Househusband Will Have Live-Action Movie appeared first on Siliconera.

Hollywood is making a live-action Gantz adaptation with, according to Deadline, Julius Avery of Overlord fame helming the project. Had you heard? Because Hiroya Oku, the manga artist who created Gantz, hadn’t.

Oku’s Gantz manga debuted in 2000 and ran until 2013, in Weekly Young Jump magazine. It spawned an anime, a…

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The Switch N64 controller is out of stock until 2022.

The wireless retro controller is available exclusively through the Nintendo store. However it's showing as sold out in the UK store, while the US store specifies "more controllers will be available in 2022".

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Sol Cresta, the upcoming vertical shooter from Platinum Games, will no longer launch this December.

Platinum's Hideki Kamiya announced the delay this morning during an hour-long livestream titled "Sol Cresta: Hideki Kamiya's Very Sorry Stream", which also featured new footage of the game.

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For ages I have been after a card game that meets very specific requirements. It must be small enough to fit in a pocket - no extra pieces or whatnot, meaning I can bust it out when and where. It must have the option to play single-player. And finally, it must be obscure or stylish enough to ensure that when I play it I feel like I'm in on some great smug secret. I appreciate this last point is not endearing.

Anyway, Bandido! Sweet Bandido! Bandido is a lovely compact card game from Helvetiq, which I discovered over half-term. It fits in a very small box and is playable with elegant cards which are all a little thinner than normal playing cards. Hold them in your hand and it's a bit like holding a small cardboard coffin - perfect, it turns out, for such a claustrophobic treat.

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Hideki Kamiya showed more gameplay footage as compensation in his Very Sorry Stream.

The post PlatinumGames’ Sol Cresta Delayed To 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.

Other items include the chocolate-flavored Country Ma'am cookie, BTS, and the Yogibo retailer.

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In the past, Kotaku has informed you of themed rooms at Japanese hotels. Typically, these rooms are for established franchises like Kingdom Hearts. But now, one Kyoto hotel is offering a room plastered in Japanese indie game, Unreal Life.

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Atlus has released another of its trailers showcasing the 200+ demons of its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V one by one.

This time around, the trailer focuses on Loki, evil god of Mischief in Norse lore who debuted at the very beginning of the franchise, serving as the antagonist in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei in 1986.

You can watch him in action below.

A new scenarios mode has been added to The Sims 4 in a free update to the base game.

The Sims is, of course, known for its sandbox gameplay. But scenarios add mission style objectives for a more focused experience.

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Black Friday PlayStation 5 deals for consoles might be scarce right now but there are plenty of PS5 games and PS Plus offers worth grabbing on the cheap.

While retailers have been dropping PlayStation 5 console stock a little more regularly, you might have to pay a little extra for larger bundles as the consoles on their own usually sell out within minutes. Whether you're based in the US or Europe, remember to keep an eye on our PS5 stock updates and the Jelly Deals Twitter page to increase your chances of bagging a PS5 console.

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The studio behind Nintendo's upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie will next make a solo Donkey Kong film, a new report suggests.

Illumination, which also makes the Minions franchise, will follow up on Seth Rogen's debut as Donkey Kong in Super Mario Bros. with a film all of his own.

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Another day, another sign of more bits and pieces on the way to Assassin's Creed Valhalla. This time, its a fresh pair of PlayStation trophies which point to new in-game tombs to explore.

Specifically, the two trophies will be awarded to players for completing either one or three Tombs of the Fallen, an activity which does not exist in Valhalla at present (thanks, AccesstheAnimus).

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An update to Far Cry 6 removes the Dani & Danny vs Everybody mission from the game.

The mission, which stars actor Danny Trejo, was "accidentally released too early" according to the patch notes and will be added in again at a later date.

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How Vergil came into creation as players know him, is as simple as red and blue.

The post Devil May Cry 3’s Vergil was Almost a Gangster appeared first on Siliconera.

Additionally, he talks about a certain original RPG he wanted to create at the time.

The post Devil May Cry Series Director Itsuno Opens up About Devil May Cry 2’s Development appeared first on Siliconera.

He also reveals who his favorite character in Resident Evil Village is.

The post Resident Evil Village Director Morimasa Sato Talks Future of Series appeared first on Siliconera.

Platinum Games’ vertical shoot ‘em up, Sol Cresta, which is a resurrection of a series over 30 years old, has been delayed.

This news comes by way of Platinum Games’ “Sol Cresta: Hideki Kamiya’s Very Sorry Stream,” which aired today, as reported by Eurogamer. The stream featured new gameplay of Sol Cresta, but Platinum's chief game designer, Kamiya, also revealed that it would miss its December release date. 

Kamiya said he does not have a new release date to reveal just yet, but he hopes to announce it early next year. 

Blizzard's monthly active user count has dropped again, the embattled company admitted last night, during its latest quarterly results.

The developer's monthly active users (MAUs) total was down 13 percent year-on-year, to 26 million players. That's despite the recent launch of Diablo 2: Resurrected in September. Indeed, that figure means Blizzard has overall shed a million active users since May, and three million total since the quarter before that, when it was at 29 million.

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A Pokemon TCG Sword & Shield Brilliant Stars expansion is on the way and will introduce VSTAR cards for characters like Arceus and Charizard.

The post Pokemon TCG VStar Cards Will Appear in February 2022 appeared first on Siliconera.

The broadcast will feature 15 minutes of gameplay.

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People get another week to become a FFVII The First Soldier Ambassador and get perks to help make content about the battle royale.

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Preparations for the Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak expansion continue, and the latest step involves bringing voice actors into the studio.

The post Monster Hunter Rise Voice Actors Recording for Sunbreak appeared first on Siliconera.

Ever fancied taking a trip to the gorgeous vistas of the Mediterranean? Well, Relic Entertainment and Sega’s upcoming WWII RTS experience, Company of Heroes 3, has got you well and truly covered.

Indeed, the companies’ latest developer diary focuses on the gorgeous intercontinental landscapes in its long-running military strategy franchise. Go ahead and take a gander at the new video down below:

As you can see above, the Canadian studio chose the Mediterranean setting thanks to player feedback. However, while the stunning Italian mountains, beaches and African deserts are a beauty to behold, they also lent themselves well to a lot of environmental gameplay variety, too, which is a critical aspect of the beloved series.

Boasting an “improved destruction system,” which sees your units getting felled by falling debris, plus “big tank battles” that requires tactical flanking from miles away, there’s clearly been a lot of thought put into how the environmental gameplay and Mediterranean setting synergise together.

The biggest update to Animal Crossing: New Horizons is releasing this week, and it’s packed with new content and features. For those who have been itching for new things to do in the game or just want an excuse to log back on after being away for a long time, the contents of version 2.0 are sure to keep you busy. And the best part is that it all comes absolutely free.

If you’re feeling a bit out of the loop with everything that’s being added, we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything new in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons update that is launching on Nov. 5.

Roost Cafe with Brewster

Brewster has been one of the most highly-requested characters to make a return in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and the v2.0 update brings him back to the series. Brewster the barista will open up a cafe called The Roost in the museum.

For those eager to get their strategy-management fix on, then Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands, the latest Nordic expansion for Raw Fury‘s award-winning empire-building series, may be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Yes, the gorgeous 2D strategy experience where you build and manage your very own realm – replete with armies of archers and warriors – is receiving a brand new premium DLC pack that’ll add a bunch of fresh content.

From new units to new enemies to new weather effects, Norse Lands offers players a plethora of extra features that’ll help freshen up the strategic fantasy title.

Feast your eyes on the hot-off-the-press trailer showcasing the new DLC down below:

Essentially, Kingdom Two Crowns is a clever, minimalist RTS game which features a day/night cycle and sees you – the King, Queen or Jarl of your settlement – progressively constructing your humble abode, from hamlet to a sprawling, living and breathing kingdom.

In early October, Xbox and Adidas partnered up to create a cool sneaker commemorating the 20th anniversary of the console. The downside: the shoe wasn’t for sale and could only be won in a contest. Fortunately for gamers and sneakerheads, the two companies are at it again, creating another console-inspired sneaker that you can purchase the old-fashioned way. 

Dubbed the Xbox 360 Forum Mid, the shoe draws aesthetic inspiration from, you guessed it, the Xbox 360. Like the original version of the console, the sneaker sports a predominantly white look with silver and lime-green accents. Eagle-eyed fans will notice the strap resembles the 360’s disc tray. The heel has elements referencing the removable hard drive and memory unit slots. These easter eggs are largely subtle; the Xbox button on the sides of the shoe is the only dead giveaway you’re wearing a console on your feet. The sneaker also comes with four extra laces in red, yellow, green, and blue. I’m sure you can guess the significance of those colors. 

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Elden Ring’s February release date is coming fast, and tomorrow, FromSoftware will showcase 15 minutes of gameplay. 

Any FromSoftware fan knows the struggle that has been anticipating Elden Ring – it was announced over two years ago during E3 2019, and after that, things went quiet. Then, information began to leak, such as concept art and a mysterious trailer. Finally, earlier this Summer, we got an extended look at Elden Ring and a January 2022 release date. The last morsel of news after that came last month when FromSoftware announced that Elden Ring had been delayed to February 25 and that closed network tests would happen this month. 

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai isn’t thinking about a sequel Smash Bros. game, but he’s also not ruling one out...for now. 

Sakurai only just revealed Ultimate’s final fighter, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, last month and after over three years of DLC development, it was presumed that Sakurai would take a well-earned rest. It seems he’s doing that, but it hasn’t stopped him from speculating on the future of the Smash Bros. series.

In an issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu, Sakurai said he’s not currently thinking about a sequel to Ultimate, as reported by Video Games Chronicle. 

“I’m not thinking about a sequel,” Sakurai said to Famitsu. “But I can’t say that this is definitely the last Smash Bros.” 

All over Twitch right now, Crab Game—much like the cephalopodic Netflix show it so gleefully emulates—is a multiplayer battle royale game where players compete in a series of events based on childhood games. One by one, they are eliminated, until the last surviving player is crowned the winner. It’s created by…

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Steve Aoki is selling almost $3 million worth of graded Pokémon merchandise on the trading card marketplace TCGplayer. The mystery boxes will also include clothing, records, meet-and-greets, and physical merchandise.

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Far Cry 6 has only been out for a month now and the game is already doling out some downloadable content, but not intentionally. Ubisoft recently admitted it pushed out a free DLC mission with star Danny Trejo before it was slated to arrive in December. Now, with a new update on consoles, the publisher has pulled the…

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