December 2021

Nintendo has revealed that Paper Mario is joining the Nintendo Switch Online catalogue next week. 

Revealed on Twitter, the company released a trailer for the Nintendo 64 game, sharing that it will join the Switch’s online games service next week on December 10. However, because it’s an N64 game, not all Online users will have access to it as you must be subscribed to the Expansion Pack version of the service to play it. 

“Adventure through the Mushroom Kingdom to save Princess Peach from Bowser’s clutches as a paper-thin version of Mario,” Nintendo’s tweet reads. “Paper Mario unfolds on Nintendo Switch for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members on 12/10.” 

Originally released in 2000 on the N64, Paper Mario was a Mario-centric spin-off experiment developed by the company. Opting to drop the more classic platforming elements of the standard Super Mario series, Paper Mario instead took our favorite plumber and his friends on an RPG-like adventure, complete with turn-based combat. Its popularity quickly grew from there and today, the Paper Mario series has multiple entries in it. 

Square Enix confirmed some FFXIV worlds were down earlier today and people might experience error 2002 due to the Endwalker launch.

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Players can now wear the maid and butler outfits regardless of gender.

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Unsure of how to unlock the Sage Job Class? Look no further.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2021 rounded up the top three.

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Chorus (not Chorvs, as the posters might suggest) is a tale of two different games. On one hand, Chorus is a great space combat game that should satisfy plenty as you barrel roll your way through enemy fleets. But on the other hand, there's the cinematic, action-adventure experience weaved in - and it's this half that clips Chorus' otherwise beautiful wings.

Chorus' combat is the highlight. It's what you'll be waiting to get back to when the game gives you literally anything else. Swerving past enemy ships, tailing them and eventually blowing them up is always a thrill, even though it's nothing original, and the speed and fluidity of Chorus' movements are enough to keep it fun.

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In a bizarre new development, Take-Two has forced the makers of It Takes Two to abandon the trademark for the game’s name, lest people confuse the publisher of Grand Theft Auto with a platform puzzler about a crumbling marriage.

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A handful of supposed Battlefield 2042 leaks appeared on social media yesterday and, due to their winter holiday theming, some fans were upset. 

New skins are likely a welcome addition to the online FPS, but some fans on the official Battlefield 2042 subreddit voiced their concern that a “Father Winter” skin for one of the specialists was a step too far – fans fear these skins indicate that 2042 will head in the route of Call of Duty: Warzone, which includes skins from Saw, Donnie Darko, and other less-serious cosmetics. The concern amongst fans is that 2042 is a more serious shooter compared to Warzone where skins similar to “Father Winter” might appear. You can see some of the supposed leaked skins below, courtesy of Battlefield Bulletin on Twitter. 

During MegaHobby Expo 2021, MegaHouse revealed prototypes of its upcoming Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Rei, Asuka, and Mari figures.

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Cover announced that the Hololive Super Expo 2022 will be held in Japan in March 2022 and include a Hololive 3rd fes Link Your Wish concert.

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The latest Genshin Impact web event marks the return of Traveler's Picture Book, offering a chance to earn Primogems and Hero's Wits.

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People who purchased the all-in-one editions can play the endgame stages right away.

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Today Electronic Arts and Codemasters revealed the release date of its upcoming story-driven racing game Grid Legends.

The game, which was originally revealed in the summer, will launch on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC (both on Steam and Origin), on Feb. 25, 2022.

We also get to see the first gameplay video including an introduction from the developers, which you can enjoy below alongside more details and new screenshots at the bottom of the post.

Today Square Enix opened the floodgates of the early access of Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker expansion and released a few paid items to get people up to speed.

While now the expansion is available for everyone who pre-ordered, if you’re jumping into the game right now, it may take you a while to get to level 80 and complete the story so far.

If you don’t want to go through that and jump immediately to the beginning of Endwalker, you can with new items released on the Final Fantasy XIV Online Store.

The Tales of Adventure: Shadowbringers item (priced at $25) will allow you to skill the whole story all the way to the beginning of Endwalker. That being said, it won’t raise your level at all. It’s worth mentioning that you’ll still be able to rewatch all the cutscenes and redo the main story at a later time via the New Game+ feature.

The Tales of Adventure: One Hero’s Journey III category of items (also priced at $25), will kick one job all the way up to level 80. It will also give you level-appropriate equipment and some starting gil. You have to purchase the specific kind for the job you want, but it won’t actually get you through the story. This isn’t available for the new Sage and Reaper jobs.

Basically, if you’re getting into Final Fantasy XIV today and want to immediately get into Endwalker, you’ll need both.

On top of this, you can also get the Blackbosom Reaper scythe weapon if you’re a fan of Edda Blackbosom. It costs $3 for a single weapon or $8 if you want the bundle with all.

Usually, the first step after purchasing an expensive bit of portable consumer electronics (apart from turning it on and going "woo", of course) is to find some sort of case to put it in. Ordinarily this is the point where I just cram my new purchase into a sock with a resigned sigh and have done with it, but Valve has you covered as far as Steam Deck goes, and has offered a look at the cute little carry case all units of its handheld gaming PC will ship with. And also its box.

We've already seen a fair amount of Steam Deck in the run up to its release - including a peek at its innards and the categorisation system Valve is employing so purchasers know exactly what is and isn't compatible with their new device on Steam - but the company's latest update is all about what's on the outside. Specifically, the various bits of packaging Steam Deck will come in.

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Assassin's Creed fans are keenly waiting for news on Valhalla's upcoming second year of additions - but will have to wait just a little longer.

With Valhalla's one-year anniversary now passed, Ubisoft is still to say exactly what the next year will bring. In the meantime, the game's current Oskoreia Festival event has been extended a week until 9th December.

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It took mega streamer Ludwig Ahgren less than a week after abandoning Twitch for YouTube to get temporarily banned from Google’s video platform. His mistake? Briefly streaming the smash hit children’s song Baby Shark.

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Last month, BiliBili—China’s anime version of YouTube—content creator Harry华ye asked his professor to help him get the rare and powerful Genshin Impact character, Hu Tao. The result is possibly my favorite Genshin Impact video I’ve seen all year.

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have each seen their fair share of major glitches since release, ranging from Pokémon cloning to the random renaming of beloved friends. Now you can add inadvertent depictions of simulated sex to the list. Bibarels appear to be, likely much to the chagrin of The Pokémon…

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We don’t get many Super Robots Wars ‘round these parts. It’s one of the biggest series in Japan, with around 50 games to its name, but only a handful of Super Robot Wars games have been released in North America during its 30-year run. The latest, Super Robot Wars 30, was one of Steam’s top sellers in October, and for…

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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, the Naughty Dog-developed platformer that spawned two sequels and multiple spinoffs, is now 20 years old, and to celebrate the anniversary, Sony has rounded up some retrospective thoughts from Naughty Dog devs and other PlayStation studio leads. 

Hitting PlayStation 2 on December 3, 2001, The Precursor Legacy is officially 20 years old, and as noted by Sony Interactive Entertainment content communications manager, Tim Turi, who wrote today’s PlayStation Blog post, it marks an interesting point for Naughty Dog. Today, Naughty Dog is best known for Uncharted and The Last of Us, but before those two franchises, their bread and butter was Jak and Daxter, the series the studio developed after its bout of Crash Bandicoot games. 

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Hazelight Studios, the team behind A Way Out and this year’s It Takes Two, has abandoned the trademark behind It Takes Two after Take-Two Interactive filed a trademark claim against it, it’s been revealed. 

This news comes by way of Eurogamer, which reports that Hazelight has indeed abandoned its trademark for “It Takes Two,” but remains hopeful as a studio that a resolution will be reached. The publication’s report indicates that Take-Two filed a trademark claim against Hazelight shortly after It Takes Two was released. Records show that Hazelight then abandoned ownership of the name. 

Developer One-O-One Games and Meta Publishing have pulled the curtain back on Aftermath, a new survival horror game coming next year. Players control an astronaut who returns to Earth after a mission only to find the planet upended by an alien invasion.

After a botched reentry to Earth, protagonist Charlie Gray finds herself alone, emotionally broken, but driven by a singular mission to locate her missing daughter. She’s up against an intimidating extraterrestrial menace, specifically an invisible hunter tracking her every move. Charlie must outwit this foe to survive while also confronting more in-your-face threats such as shambling corpse-like creatures in over-the-shoulder third-person combat. Charlie may not be a soldier, but she is a brilliant engineer, using those skills to concoct blueprints for tools by examining everyday objects. Think of her like a McGyver. As a survival game, managing Charlie’s nutrition, hydration, and mental health are vital.

Aftermath’s foreboding presentation and atmosphere come courtesy of artist Alessandro Bavari, art designer for Alien: Covenant. The soundtrack boasts original tracks from artists such as Unkle, Planet Funk, and others. 

If Aftermath piques your interest, keep an eye out when it launches in 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PC.

During MegaHobby Expo 2021, Kotobukiya Bishoujo figures announcements included a female Terry Bogard reveal and Mai Shiranui prototype.

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During MegaHobby Expo 2021, the Lucrea Persona 5 Royal Joker figure and Game Characters Collection DX Persona 5 Arsene figure appeared.

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Hello, hi and how do you do! Just a quick note before we head into the weekend - tonight we're migrating our CMS from its old platform to a shiny new one. Which I'm sure you don't really care too much about, but it does mean that from 11pm tonight some functionality will go down while we carry out the migration - chiefly on-site comments as well as new account registrations and access to our subscriber-only content.

We'll also be unable to post any news stories during that time, so if Microsoft does buy Nintendo tomorrow morning we're kind of screwed. Here's hoping nothing like that happens, though, and the process should be complete tomorrow evening, at which point all those features will be restored. It'll be like nothing ever happened!

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Nick All-Star Brawl was released in October. That might not seem like long ago, but if you were stuck wearing the same outfit since then, you’d probably be desperate for some new looks too. Luckily for both the fighters and fans, a new update out now for most platforms has finally added new costumes to the Smash Bros…

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Sony is finalizing a new PlayStation subscription meant to give the platform its own Xbox Game Pass-style service that’s tentatively scheduled to launch next spring, Bloomberg reports.

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Thanks to a glitch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, K.K. Slider isn’t the only nudist in the game.

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For a game with an ostensibly deep wardrobe, Halo Infinite’s player base sure loves to wear the same clothes. Not sure if you’ve noticed, but it seems like everyone in 343 Industries’ buzzy first-person shooter is either all-gray or a samurai.

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Okay, things are going to get weird today folks. Get ready to join the replay team as they take on… The Barnyard Buds. What? Yeah, we don’t know either, but we’re going in! Get ready for thrills, chills, and all the best banter you can shake a burger at when we take over running the Happy Humble Burger Farm for a night of beef patties and tasty lettuce. We might get scared. Really scared. The Replay Crew loves to check out some unusual titles as we head into the holiday season, and what better what to celebrate the joyous spirit than with some incredibly disturbing restaurant horror with barn animals? 

You’re right, there’s no better way. Should the animal antics prove too disturbing, there’s a chance we’ll roulette out to something else, too! You’ll have to come join us live for all the action only on the Game Informer Twitch channel, where you can subscribe for exclusive access to the game informer Discord! Moo!

Sony is reportedly working on an Xbox Game Pass competitor that will include three tiers of service and essentially see PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now merge. 

This news comes by way of a new Bloomberg report that says the service will be subscription-based, much like Sony's current Plus and Now offerings and of course, Xbox Game Pass. The service, currently code-named Spartacus, will let PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 owners pay a monthly fee for access to a catalog of both modern and classic games. 

The subscription will be spread across three different tiers and Bloomberg’s report says the first (and cheapest) tier will basically be what players get with PlayStation Plus at the moment. The second tier will open players up to a larger library of PlayStation 4 games and eventually PlayStation 5 games. The third tier would include the services of the first two tiers and access to “extended game demos, game streaming, and a library of classic PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games,” Bloomberg writes. 

Today Sega and Creative Assembly released another brand new trailer of the upcoming Warhammer strategy game Total War: Warhammer III.

This time around the focus is on the Nurglings, disgusting little creatures that basically exist to be as disgusting as they can in large swarms.

This continues a series of Nurgle-focused trailers including the CGI cinematic trailer and the second in-engine trailer, and another showcasing a battle against Slaanesh.

You can check it out below.

The final Grisaia Phantom Trigger volume will depict a total war.

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