And just like that, somehow it’s been a whole year since the last Awesome Games Done Quick. The speedrunning event, back for its 13th year, starts today. After a terrible 2021, relax and enjoy some fun, impressive, and wild speedruns for the next week. It might just be the best way to kick off 2022. And all of this is…
The OST will also include a special chiptune version of the Endwalker theme.
The post FFXIV Endwalker Soundtrack Will Include Vrtra Minion appeared first on Siliconera.
Bandai Namco released new clips of its upcoming free-to-play first-person shooter Gundam Evolution, showcasing one of its playable mobile suits.
Shared on the official Twitter account of the game, several videos showcase the ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos from Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans.
You can check the videos below, showing the mecha itself and its massive mace weapon, which can also deliver a charge attack with a stun effect. We also see the Long Sword skill that his enemies around our Gundam, the Boost Jump that let us take giant leaps, and the G Maneuver Alaya-Vijnana System, which delivers three consecutive strikes.
With Final Fantasy XIV’s newest expansion Endwalker in the history books, it’s time to celebrate its score, which will be released soon in a soundtrack Blu Ray.
Today Square Enix released a trailer for the soundtrack, which will launch on February 23 worldwide and can already be pre-ordered at the publisher’s stores for $54.99.
With its epic and nostalgic undertones, the score is without a doubt another home run for composer Masayoshi Soken and his team.
It comes with an in-game code for a Vrtra minion and it includes a whopping 62 songs. Video tracks will include a music video and a clip about the FanFest in China, while the chiptune version of Endwalker will be provided as an extra track.
Early purchases will also grant you a bonus sleeve case.
You can watch the trailer below and find the cover art and a look at the Vrtra minion.
Players can receive the outfit by through earning Intel Points from the new Interstice activity and story.
The post Honkai Impact 3rd Chapter 28 Includes New Umbral Rose Outfit appeared first on Siliconera.
My Senpai is Annoying is the sort of show that helps us understand what it's like to sometimes feel inadequate or overthink about things.
The post My Senpai is Annoying is Quite a Relatable Anime appeared first on Siliconera.
The last major update for Red Dead Online was released in July 2021. Since then, the game has received no major content updates. As 2022 starts, RDO fans have become fed up with the lack of content and communication from Rockstar and have collectively started the #SaveRedDeadOnline campaign to... well, save Red Dead…
Few heroes are as popular and iconic in Japan as Kamen Rider, and in 2021 the franchise has celebrated its 50th anniversary.
In order to continue the celebration, an exhibition simply titled “50th Anniversary: THE Kamen Rider Exhibition will be hosted starting in Nagoya.
The exhibition will start on March 11 and end on April 10, with tickets starting at 1,700 yen for adults and 800 yen for children.
It features all the series dedicated to the famous Tokusatsu franchise, from the original to the latest. It also associates each series with its historical context with nostalgic toys, manga, and music. On top of that, visitors will be presented with a look on the franchise’s most iconic villains.
Those who can’t reach Nagoya will have other chances to visit, as the exhibition will then move to Fukuoka and Tokyo, even if specific dates have not been announced.
Below you can check out the trailer.
Third-party developers had new reveals to share about upcoming airport scenery add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
We start with Scenic Routes, which officially announced Kefalonia Anna Pollatou Airport (LGKF) in Greece. The airport was teased a while ago and comes on the tail of the developer’s excellent rendition of Ljubljana Airport.
It’s definitely very a very scenic airport serving a popular holiday destination, and it hosts many seasonal flights from all over Europe in the summer.
“This airport was always underserved in the flight sim community and it was time it got the coverage it deserved and needed. The new terminal will be featured inside & out, along with our hyperRealistic ground process. You will feel every bit of this historic airport (and all of its inconsistencies).”
The developer is targeting late Q1 2022 or early Q2 for this release.
Hephaestion was a general and close friend of Alexander the Great.
The post Hephaestion Will Debut in FGO Lady Reines Re-run appeared first on Siliconera.
Who needs Gordon Freeman aka the main protagonist of the original Half-Life game released back in 1998? The dude is boring. It’s time to move on to someone new. Someone like Spyro, that purple dragon from the Spyro The Dragon franchise. And thankfully, a new mod swaps the old Gordon for the (similarly old) Spyro,…
If you love Tales of Arise, the popular JRPG by Bandai Namco will soon get some rather unique merchandise.
The Japanese company Itaindo, which is well-known for this kind of product, will release a set of hanko seals portraying the characters from the game.
If you don’t know what hanko seals are, they’re small wooden stamps that are still in widespread use in Japan, where they serve as signatures. There have been several efforts to phase them out in favor of actual signature, but they’re still rather deeply embedded in Japanese culture.
Further details about the product will be shared at a later date, but for now you can take a look at the teaser image below.
Naraka: Bladepoint fans are waiting for the release of the game’s new hero Wuchen, and today 24 Entertainment released a new trailer revealing his gameplay.
We take a looks at how he fights, including his ability to pretty much literally paint portals on thin air.
You can check him out below.
Naraka: Bladepoint is currently available for PC via Steam. Below you can take a look at an official description from the developer if you’re unfamiliar with the game.
“NARAKA: BLADEPOINT offers close-range action set on the mysterious Eastern realm of Morus. The game features a boundless movement system that allows players to climb, hang, and even parkour.
With an aim-at-whatever-you-want grappling hook and a sophisticated yet beginner-friendly combat system involving accessible block & parry mechanics, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is designed to provide a brand-new experience of melee combat and world exploration.
It will adapt the main story.
The post Arknights Anime Detailed for 2nd Anniversary appeared first on Siliconera.
This week sees the release of some previously console-only games on PC. The God of War reboot-sequel-thing hits PC on January 14 and Monster Hunter Rise lands on PC two days earlier on January 12.
While it certainly looked like Amazon Game Studios’ MMORPG New World was in trouble for a few weeks, things have started to turn around. With various fixes being implemented to squash bugs and exploits while also maintaining the game’s economy, Amazon launched the first in-game event during the holidays, Winter Convergence.
The event has seen quite a bit of success, and while it was originally slated to end on Jan. 11, the developers have since announced that they’ll be extending the event by two weeks.
Announced via the New World forums, the Winter Convergence event will now run till Jan. 25. In addition to that, all of the free giveaway items will be available to claim between Jan. 21-25, so players will need to make sure to claim them during that time.
New World is now available on PC.
The post New World’s Winter Convergence Event Has Been Extended by 2 Weeks appeared first on Twinfinite.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a comic book series created by Bryan Lee O’Malley, and was later adapted for the big screen by director Edgar Wright, starring Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The movie quickly became a popular indie hit, and it looks like the IP is getting yet another adaptation. Only this time, it’s set to be an animated series on Netflix.
According to a report from Hollywood Reporter, O’Malley will be writing and executive producing the series alongside BenDavid Grabinski, and the animation will be handled by Science SARU.
In addition to that, the crew that worked on the movie adaptation will also be involved in this project, including director Edgar Wright and producer Nira Park. These are all still preliminary details, but we’ll keep you updated as more info on the Scott Pilgrim adaptation comes our way.
The post Scott Pilgrim Is Getting a Netflix Animated Series with Creator Bryan Lee O’Malley & Edgar Wright appeared first on Twinfinite.
Would you donate 400 mL of blood to get limited edition merchandise?
The post Another Fruits Basket Red Cross Blood Drive Collab is Coming appeared first on Siliconera.
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!
According to industry soothsayers, 2022 will be the year of NFTs in videogames. In case you've somehow yet to have the pleasure, an NFT or non-fungible token is essentially a glorified IOU bought with a cryptocurrency, an unregulated and "decentralised" digital currency mostly created by having masses of computers do hard sums at staggering energy expense as "proof of work", and stored on an online ledger called a blockchain.
We're still in January of 2022, but all eyes in the gaming world are already turning their attention to next month. In an unusual turn of events, February 2022 is looking like a massive month for gamers, with the likes of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, and Dying Light 2, and Pokemon Legends Arceus (January 28) all coming out within 30 days of each other.
If you're looking to pick all four up, we'd recommend trying to save a little cash along the way. Right now, you can save £10 on Horizon Forbidden West for PS5, simply by purchasing the PS4 edition and using the free upgrade available to you (see here). Other deals today include discounts on incredible PS5 SSDs, such as the WD Black 1TB now down to £129.95 (see here), Metroid Dread for just £30 (see here) and even a bar of Cadbury's Chocolate which is now £5 for 850g worth (see here).
Take-Two, owner of Borderlands publisher 2K and Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar, has announced it will purchase mobile games giant Zynga for around $12.7bn - making it the most expensive video games acquisition of all time.
Best known for its ever-popular Farmville, Words with Friends and CSR Racing franchises, Zynga will now become part of the Take-Two empire, though continue to make games under its own brand name.
Half-Life: Ray Traced is a new attempt to get hardware accelerated ray-tracing working in Valve's first-person shooter classic - and you should be able to play it yourself later this year.
For now, though, you can gaze below at roughly a minute's worth of footage showing the project in action. It's being worked upon by sultim_t, who previously put together a Serious Sam 1 ray-tracing mod, and is based on another previous attempt at Half-Life ray-tracing.
An Xbox version of real-time strategy Age of Empires 4 looks like it's currently in testing within Microsoft.
The console port was apparently sniffed out by Twitter user ALumia_Italia (thanks, VGC), after seeing a new file uploaded for internal testing via the Xbox Insider Hub.
A YouTuber has created an adapter for the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller allowing it to be played with one hand.
Akaki Kuumeri is responsible for the design, which adds a snap-on adapter allowing the left stick to be manoeuvred by balancing the controller on a thigh or flat surface and moving the entire controller.
Heavy Rain and Detroit developer Quantic Dream is reportedly working on a new project based upon The Dark Sorcerer, its 2013 PlayStation 4 tech demo.
The demo featured a grey-haired sorcerer and a goblin sidekick attempting to cast a spell - until things went wrong, and it was revealed the whole thing was based on a video game motion capture stage.
It’s cold! Who wants to go outside when there’s new anime to watch? Not me, that’s for sure.
If you want to take Dragon Ball: The Breakers on the go, you'll need to get the Nintendo Switch version.
The post Mobile Release Isn’t Planned for Dragon Ball: The Breakers appeared first on Siliconera.
Balance changes are coming, along with skill additions, to make players feel less inclined to spend money.
The post Dragon Ball: The Breakers Skills Will Be Balanced to Avoid Pay-to-Win Mechanics appeared first on Siliconera.
The artists that performed both songs also provided comments on their work for the anime.
The post Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 OP and ED Shared appeared first on Siliconera.
This series of comedic shorts and chibi characters will start airing in April 2022.
The post Scooter Films’ First Project is a Mahjong Soul Anime titled Mahjong Soul: Pong appeared first on Siliconera.
Footage of the Elden Ring character creator has leaked, and fans are pleasantly surprised to find it's a much more in-depth system than that featured in Dark Souls and Bloodborne.
Leaked by YouTuber ER-SA, the character creator allows for the making of much more natural looking human characters than FromSoftware's previous games. Part of that comes from the graphical fidelity of Elden Ring; while arguably not quite on par with the PS5 Demon's Souls remake, the characters are far more comparable, and of a significantly higher quality than those seen in Dark Souls 3 or Bloodborne. A comparison between recent FromSoft character creation results was posted to Twitter by fan SkeleMann:
FromSoftware Character Creators
Elden Ring - Dark Soul 3 - Bloodborne pic.twitter.com/0my4zjI5c1
Madam Ch'en goes on Holungday!
The post Arknights Dossoles Holiday Anniversary Event Previewed appeared first on Siliconera.
Techland have achieved something incredible. With a single Dying Light 2 marketing Tweet, they caused the greatest mass exhalation seen, perhaps, ever. Thousands of adults were informed that to "fully complete Dying 2: Stay Human, you'll need at least 500 hours" and collectively sighed at their desks, heads in hands. Even some hurried backtracking from Techland's marketing team couldn't save us from exhaustion.
Take-Two Interactive, the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series, announced that it is buying all outstanding shares of Zynga for $12.7 billion.
The publisher giant announced the news this morning with a press release that says Take-Two spent $9.86 a share to acquire Zynga, which is perhaps most famous for titles like FarmVille, Words With Friends, and the upcoming Star Wars: Hunters. Bringing Zynga under the Take-Two umbrella immediately makes Take-Two one of the largest publishers of mobile games in the world, which the press release says is “the fastest-growing segment of the interactive entertainment industry.”
“[This acquisition] unifies highly complementary businesses, including Take-Two’s best-in-class portfolio of console and PC games and Zynga’s industry-leading mobile franchises,” the press release for the announcement reads. “[It also] creates one of the largest publicly traded interactive entertainment companies in the world.”
Take-Two CEO and chairman Strauss Zelnick indicates that this acquisition will pave the way for the company to create more mobile games based on its already-popular titles on consoles and PC.
Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption publisher Take-Two Interaction has today announced the acquisition of Zynga, the mobile game publisher behind titles such as Dragon City, Monster Legends, Top Eleven, Two Dots, and WWE SuperCard. The two companies’ combined value of $12.7 billion now creates one of the largest publicly traded interactive entertainment companies in the world.
In a press release, Take-Two highlights that the addition of Zynga’s mobile business will increase its sources of RCS, a highly-attractive revenue stream that helps reduce volatility across reporting periods that has historically been driven by the cadence of Take-Two’s console and PC release slate.
Further, Take-Two also explains other strategic benefits include the use of Zynga’s Chartboost advertising platform, which it hopes will improve new user acquisition through better audience targeting and optimize mobile advertising inventory to achieve greater yields; geographic expansion into growth markets across Asia, including India, and the Middle East, among other regions; and an enhanced focus on technological innovation and new business models that will utilize the collective knowledge of forward-thinking talent.
Take-Two expects approximately $100 million of annual cost synergies within the first two years after closing.
Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two, said:
From Software's upcoming action-RPG Elden Ring has begun 2022 with a flourish by becoming Steam's most-wishlisted game.
As spotted by Eurogamer, Elden Ring, which is directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki and includes world-building elements by Game of Thrones novelist George R. R. Martin, has become Steam's most wanted upcoming release.
Slated for release on February 25, Elden Ring's move to the top of the Steam wishlist rankings ends a 12-month unbeaten streak from Techland's Dying Light 2: Stay Human, which maintained pole position throughout the entirety of 2021.
Other notable entries on the list include Recreate Games' multiplayer physics brawler Party Animals, the PC release for Santa Monica Studios' God of War, and FNTASTIC's upcoming post-apocalyptic open-world MMO, The Day Before.
As Elden Ring approaches its launch, George R. R. Martin recently spoke briefly about his time working on the game. During a blog post, Martin explained that when Miyazaki and his fellow game designers had pitched the idea of Elden Ring to him, he'd found the offer "too exciting to refuse".
I am repeatedly drawn to games with strong visuals, and Wytchwood was no exception. In its very first moment, you wake up as a witch, herself a plump figure with what looks like a pot for a head, in a hut that looks like it comes straight out of a fairy tale pop-up book. Everything from your bookshelf to the cauldron bubbling away on the hearth looks slightly two-dimensional, and yet the setting seems to be teeming with life.
To soothe the witch's creaking bones, you gather a few ingredients and learn how to mix a potion using your grimoire, a nicely intuitive process with simple controls even on consoles. An annoying goat turns out to be a demon that orders you to collect souls if you want to fulfil your contract with it - a contract the old lady unfortunately can't even remember.
Take-Two, the publisher behind some of the biggest names in gaming like Grand Theft Auto and NBA 2K, today announced a deal to buy mobile game company Zynga for $12.7 billion. If the acquisition of the FarmVille creator goes through, it will mark the biggest sale in video game history.
