While ligament and bone were still knitting together in our Christmas vats, Valve popped out some end-of-year Steam material. That includes lists of the top selling and most played games of 2021, and the results of the user-voted Steam Awards.
Ubisoft and Square Enix are already hopping aboard the NFT train, and it looks like Konami’s doing the same as well. With the Castlevania series celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, the company has announced that they’ll be hosting an NFT auction in the coming days on OpenSea, which features various things like highlights clips from the series, stills, and music.
The auction will start on Jan. 12, 5 p.m. Eastern Time, and run till Jan. 14, 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Those who purchase the NFTs directly from Konami will have their names listed on their website, though users can, of course, resell it to other potential buyers.
If you want to take part in the auction, you’ll first need to make sure you have a crypto wallet ready (and make sure you can also receive NFTs with it), and have some ETH good to go. Initial prices on the NFTs range from 0.009 ETH to 0.012 ETH, which comes up to around 45 USD at the time of writing.
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The Fallout TV series adaptation was initially announced quite a while ago, but it looks like things are finally starting to come together. Westworld showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy had been tapped to work on the show as executive producers, and according to a new report from Variety, Nolan will also be taking on a directorial role at least for the first episode.
In addition to that, the project has also brought on two other showrunners: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, who worked on the Tomb Raider film reboot starring Alicia Vikander, and Graham Wagner, who has previously worked on projects like The Office and Silicon Valley.
While there’s still no concrete release window for the show just yet, it’s at least heartening to know that the project is still very much alive, especially with Todd Howard and Bethesda themselves getting involved as well. We’ll keep you updated as more info on the Fallout adaptation comes our way.
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Wordle is the latest browser-based word guessing game that’s gone viral over the past few weeks. The premise is simple: you have six tries to guess a five letter word. The game will let you know if you’ve got a letter correct, and whether it’s in the right spot. If you fumble all six attempts, you’ll need to wait till the next day before you can attempt another puzzle.
It’s a simple but fun concept, and it’s been going viral on social media. With all the success that Wordle is seeing, however, creator Josh Wardle stated in an interview with BBC that he plans on keeping the game free, and ad-free. There are no plans on turning it into a mobile app, and believes that keeping it browser-based would be the best course of action as he doesn’t want the game demanding too much of a player’s time.
“I am a bit suspicious of mobile apps that demand your attention and send you push notifications to get more of your attention,” he said.
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“I like the idea of doing the opposite of that – what about a game that deliberately doesn’t want much of your attention? Wordle is very simple and you can play it in three minutes, and that is all you get.
“There are also no ads and I am not doing anything with your data, and that is also quite deliberate.”
Wordle is now available for free, and you can head over to the official website to start playing.
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Following today’s release of Sim Update 7, Microsoft announced the development roadmap for the next few months.
We learn that World Update 7 is scheduled to be released at the end of the month on January 31 alongside the second “Local Legend” aircraft. We already know that the update will feature Australia and the aircraft is the “Southern Cross” Fokker F.VIIb/3m trimotor flown by Charles Kingsford Smith in the first trans-Pacific flight to Australia from the mainland United States.
Sim Update 8 will come on February 25 alongside the first “Famous Flyer” aircraft, the Antonov AN-2.
World Update 8 will follow in late March alongside another Local Legend aircraft, but both the specific content and the date are yet to be announced.
With the current concerns over the Omicron wave, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has made an early call in regards to E3 2022. As reported by GamesBeat, the annual gaming convention is once again forgoing the physical component, and going online instead. This will be the second year in a row that the show is digital following its cancellation back in 2020.
“Due to the ongoing health risks surrounding Covid-19 and its potential impact on the safety of exhibitors and attendees, E3 will not be held in person in 2022,” the organizers of E3, the ESA, told GamesBeat. “We remain incredibly excited about the future of E3 and look forward to announcing more details soon.”
While it seems like a good move by the ESA amid the rising concerns of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, it remains to be seen if a physical show will still be possible, or if there will be a show at all. Following the less than ideal state of affairs at last year’s show, E3 2022 may not be as important an industry event as before.
Publishers and developers can easily reach fans online by doing their own livestreams and events, and the shadows of Geoff Keighley, alongside The Game Awards and other more fan-friendly events like PAX, loom large over E3.
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After a year of silence, Amazon is opening the vault on some details for the upcoming Fallout TV series. In a new report, we've learned that the series based on the post-apocalyptic RPG is set to begin production later this year.
Deadline reported the production time and revealed Jonathan Nolan is set to direct the series premiere. Nolan is the co-creator of HBO's Westworld, which shares some similar dystopian themes with the world of Fallout.
Additionally, Captain Marvel Writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Portlandia and Silicon Valley's Graham Wagner will serve as the series showrunners. There is still no word on the cast or the plot for the Fallout show.
The Fallout TV series was first announced in 2020, with Nolan and Joy attached to the project. We also know that Fallout developers Bethesda Game Studios will be involved with the show, and series director Todd Howard is on board as an executive producer.
Fallout is an RPG video game franchise that takes place in the aftermath of a nuclear war. The franchise started as an isometric RPG series, but Bethesda transformed it into a first-person RPG juggernaut after acquiring the IP in 2007.
Fallout's unique take on Americana and Bethesda's bold first-person interpretation of the series has made it one of the most popular and beloved western RPG franchises.
Today Compile Heart and Felistella announced Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates H for Nintendo Switch.
If the name is unfamiliar, Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates was originally launched in Japan for PlayStation Vita in 2016 and never localized.
This new release will launch in Japan on February 3, 2022. It’ll cost 4,800 yen including taxes, and it’ll be released only digitally on the Nintendo eShop.
The game tells the story of seven female pirates that go on an adventure in search of treasure.
This is basically an enhanced port of the PS Vita version including all the DLC out of the box. It’ll also come with additional elements to fit the Nintendo Switch like support for two analog sticks and HD rumble.
You can check out the trailer below.
At the moment, Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates H does not have a western release. Since the original was never localized, the chances of getting this port are likely not that high, but stranger things have happened.
Korean developer WeMade Entertainment announced the development of its next-generation MMORPG titled Legend of Ymir.
If you’re unfamiliar with WeMade, it’s known for The Legend of Mir 2, The Legend of Mir 3, and Mir 4. In fact, Legend of Ymir is supposed to pick up the world view of the previous games and translate it into a Nordic setting.
The game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5, supporting its technological advances like Lumen and Nanite. It even uses Epic’s MetaHuman Creator for the characters.
We also hear that the game will support NFTs, which isn’t very surprising considering that Mir 4 already does, allowing players to tokenize their characters and sell and trade them as NFTs.
In the video below, we get to see an introduction by the developer and a tech demo showing a location of the game running un Unreal Engine 5. A character named Brynhildr is also showcased, and she certainly looks very detailed, especially for a MMORPG.
At the moment, no platforms have been announced, nor a release window, but the developers mention that they will “return soon with a well-made next-generation MMORPG” for the players.
In the meanwhile, you can enjoy the video and see what you think.
2022 may only have just begun, but there is already enough unfortunate news going around. The latest comes via GamesIndustry.biz, which reported that established UK developer Stewart Gilray, who founded the Just Add Water studio in 2006, has passed away due to COVID-19. He was 51.
Just Add Water is perhaps most well known for transitioning the Oddworld series to the modern generation. The studio developed Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD for both PC and newer consoles, was responsible for the HD port of Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee, and also help co-develop the remake that was Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty. As for Gilray, he started in the early ’90s as a programmer on Amiga games like Darkmere and Powermonger.
He was admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 back on December 20, before passing on January 6. Fellow developers have since come out to share their thoughts about his passing.
“Stewart was one of the most loved people in the games industry,” indie developer Shahid Ahmad shared. “He made friends wherever he went and was an immensely talented, award-winning games developer.
“My friend Stewart Gilray was taken from us a few hours ago. Covid cut short his life and destroyed so much. He was the nicest bloke I knew, stubborn as hell, and always there for me. RIP Stew, you daft bugger,” said Q-Games CEO Dylan Cuthbert.
Stewart Gilray is survived by his wife Bec, along with their son and daughter.
Today NIS America released a new trailer of the Nintendo Switch version of the upcoming JRPG Crystar.
The clip showcases Mirai, including her English voice. She’s definitely one of the driving characters of the story, being the sister of the protagonist Rei.
You can check her out below.
“Mirai is Rei’s sister whom Rei accidentally attacks when they are dragged into Purgatory. It is up to Rei to revive Mirai no matter what the cost. Find out if Rei succeeds in Crystar!”
Here’s how the developer describes Crystar, which will release for Nintendo Switch on March 29, 2022. (following the Japanese release on Feb. 23). It’s already available for PS4 and PC, originally published by Spike Chunsoft.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is the first major video game release of 2022, and it’s shaping up to be a pretty exciting one, considering that it’ll be quite the departure from the usual Pokemon formula that fans have become so accustomed to. Nintendo has just released a new overview trailer for the game, going over some of its core mechanics.
You can check out the video for yourself down below:
Aside from getting to choose between two factions at the start of the game, there’s a rather large world for players to explore as well. You’ll be able to encounter various Pokemon wandering around the world, and players can lock on to them and attempt to capture them with a Poke Ball.
Battles are also no longer turn-based in this one, and players will instead have to deal with real time combat and learn to dodge attacks from enemy Pokemon. We also get a glimpse of the various towns and NPCs players can interact with, and overall, this looks a lot more like a conventional modern open-world game in the Pokemon universe.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is set to be released for the Nintendo Switch on Jan. 28.
Today Capcom released the launch trailer and a gallery of screenshots of the upcoming PC version of Monster Hunter Rise.
We get to see the new features coming with the PC version including options, filters, ultra-wide and 4K resolutions, unlocked frame rates, and more.
We also get the confirmation that the expansion Sunbreak will come to PC in the summer, the same as the Nintendo Switch version.
You can check out the trailer below. You can also take a look at two more trailers from earlier today.
With 2021 finally over, it is the right time for us here at Twinfinite to take a look back and determine some of our favorite games over the past 12 months. For the strategy genre, we have had some excellent additions in 2021, allowing players to explore interesting worlds, expand control, and crush the opposition with smart tactics. Voted on by our editors, these are some of the standouts that you should check out, here are the best strategy games of 2021!
Hello! We're going to start the year off with a handful of pieces looking forward to 2022. Sometimes we'll be looking at trends we've spotted or themes that will probably be continuing to define things in games for a while. Sometimes we'll just be thinking about things we've enjoyed and where they could lead. Have a lovely new year all!
Gaming is, and should be, for everyone. But that's not always been reflected in the characters we get to play as, be they created by developers or for ourselves.
Sometimes old-school arcade shoot-’em-ups like the classic, coin-guzzling experiences of yore can be a perfect fit for handheld systems like the Nintendo Switch. And earlier today, developer Qute Corporation confirmed that its horizontal-scrolling bullet-hell shooter, Eschatos, will be launching on Nintendo’s portable hybrid console on Jan. 13, 2022 in the west, with a planned PlayStation 4 release coming at some point in the future as well.
Originally released back in 2011 for Xbox 360, and later 2015 on PC, Eschatos is a bit of a rare gem, so this recent release date confirmation will likely be good news for all you shmup enthusiasts out there.
Taking place in an alternate future where the moon has been infected with a mysterious alien parasite known as the Purple Erosion, Eschatos throws you into the cockpit of an advanced spaceship and tasks you with eliminating the otherworldly threat.
DMM and Koei Tecmo released another trailer of their upcoming Musou game Touken Ranbu Warriors.
This time around, we get an extensive look at the gameplay and features of the game, including easy and normal battle modes (the former lets you pretty much automate combos by pressing a single button), the interaction with a buddy character in battle, relationships outside of battle, minigames, and the photo mode.
Interestingly, when your boys are damaged in battle, their outfits will also be damaged, which is certainly a bit of interesting fanservice.
You can check the trailer out below.
Lionsgate has released a new trailer for its upcoming sci-fi disaster pic, Moonfall, and it gives us much insight into what to expect when it launches into theaters on Feb. 4, 2022.
Helmed by veteran Hollywood movie director, Roland Emmerich – who also brought us beloved classics like 1992’s Universal Soldier, 1996’s Independence Day, and 2004’s The Day After Tomorrow – Moonfall will be the 20th feature in the auteur’s filmography and his first pic since 2019’s box office bomb, Midway.
Go ahead and check out the new trailer in full down below:
Starring Halle Berry (X-Men, Cloud Atlas), Patrick Wilson (Insidious, Aquaman), and John Bradley (Game of Thrones), Moonfall boasts some decent on-screen star power. It’s especially eye-catching to see Bradley in his first major role since his tenure on David Benioff and D. B. Weiss’ acclaimed TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s iconic fantasy novels.
Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time, the end-of-the-year break delivered: Postal rounds, a magical hat, nasty consequences and a genuinely classic series.
If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We've Been Playing, here's our archive.
"Whatever you're doing in life, make sure you're winning."
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Make sure you run with your arms behind you for minimal air resistance.
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It’s not only game companies like Square Enix and Ubisoft who are getting into NFTs. Game retailer GameStop is reportedly doing so, too. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Texas-based company is launching its own crypto division, with plans to create an online NFT marketplace and to enter into cryptocurrency…
Question, the developer behind experimental game-making satire The Magic Circle, is next working on a South Park project.
The California and Virginia-based studio, which most recently released 2019 co-op horror The Blackout Club, revealed its South Park project via a new job listing.
Hello! We're going to start the year off with a handful of pieces looking forward to 2022. Sometimes we'll be looking at trends we've spotted or themes that will probably be continuing to define things in games for a while. Sometimes we'll just be thinking about things we've enjoyed and where they could lead. Have a lovely new year all!
Video games always want to innovate. Developers both need to make something that stands out from a crowd, and want to engage us in new ways. 2021's games had outstanding examples of this - Unpacking made us rethink the puzzle genre and the stories contained in our possessions, Wildermyth showed us the power of procedural storytelling. 2022 is set to build on that, daring us to see the genres we like in different ways, and gaming will only be better for it.
Christina Aguilera stars in the latest Nintendo Switch advert, offering a glimpse of the forthcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
She's just the latest in a string of popstars playing Nintendo. Remember Beyoncé having a blast with Rhythm Heaven on the DS? Or when Girls Aloud battled it out playing Mario Kart?
Who knew Pope Francis was a fan of Undertale?
The Pope this week continued his weekly General Audiences in the Paul VI Audience Hall of The Vatican, albeit now with a socially distanced audience. There he sat on a throne in front of an elaborate wooden sculpture like a Final Fantasy boss for an hour long service.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is now just weeks away, and we've got our best look at the game yet in a new extended gameplay trailer.
This six-minute slice shows open-world exploration, Pokémon catching, battling and Pokédex-filling. It also, still, leans heavily into those sweet Zelda: Breath of the Wild vibes.
Last September, Studio Pixel Punk released Unsighted, a top-down action RPG with a unique time limit on the life of its NPCs. It quickly garnered high praise from critics, including RPS' own Katharine Castle who named it one of the Best Games You Missed in 2021. To find out more about this indie gem, I got in touch with Studio Pixel Punk's pair of developers Fernanda Dias and Tiani Pixel to talk to them about its inspirations, turning off its timer, and the true meaning behind the game's name.
Developers Might And Delight call Book Of Travels a TMORPG, a "tiny" MMO that's focused on fleeting interactions with other players, as opposed to lots of them. It’s a lovely looking adventure with a neat concept, so it was sad to hear that they'd been hit with layoffs after a difficult launch. However, some heartening news! More levels are on the way, as well as new character customisation tools. They also reaffirmed that despite being a much smaller team than before, they're committed to working on the game for the foreseeable.
Unsurprisingly, E3 will once again not happen as an in-person event this year, what with the whole global pandemic and all. The Entertainment Software Association, who organise E3, had hoped that the main event on the video games industry's marketing calendar would return properly this year, after skipping 2019 and going online in 2020, but nope. While they haven't yet confirmed whether or not they'll arrange an online E3 in its stead, they seem to be considering it. But even if not, the industry will doubltess manage to host its own advert-o-ramas without the E3 banner.
The justice system is stupid. You can go to jail for setting a plant on fire and putting it in your mouth. Shut up, the police. Be smart for once. Maybe people would stop trying to escape from prison if you did something sensible like, I don't know, cease being a militarised gang of dirtbag predators. Stop watching everyone through video cameras, you absolute creeps. What? Oh right, video games. Here's 9 of the best jailbreaks in PC games.
The songs will appear in the Japanese version of the game very soon.
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This six minute long overview trailer goes over new changes and systems that will appear in the game.
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You can pick your favorite Dante design from any of the five mainline games.
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Contestants are also allowed to submit multiple entries into the contest.
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Since the release of Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PC, modders have been hard at work playing around.
Now one fan has recreated the game with the classic fixed camera of the PS1 original.
2022 is finally here and that can only mean one thing. We've got another year of hip new video games to look forward to, and we've been busy rustling up the ones we're most excited about. In truth, there are tons of games on the horizon that could easily sit on this list, and some of them are so close to release we can practically already see the pixels on our screens morphing into their lush, polygonal landscapes. Games like Monster Hunter Rise, God Of War and Rainbow Six Extraction. You won't find them here, but trust us, you'll be seeing a lot of them over the coming weeks.
There are always more games coming out than we have fingers to write about them, but the 2022 games we've listed below are the ones the RPS team are personally most looking forward to playing. We've got games big and small here, and they're all listed in alphabetical order. After all, release dates are increasingly slippery beasts these days. Think we've missed something? Why not take to the comments below and tell us all about it. You might just convince us to put it on our radars. But enough from me. Here are our 43 most anticipated games of 2022.
