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A new Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation Atelier Sophie 2 collaboration event is adding several new costumes based on the game's main characters. The event includes a banner featuring two SSR costumes resembling Sophie and Plachta. Additionally, the Atelier Ryza costumes are also returning to the game for a limited time. Both DOAXVV events will run until March 3, 2022, and are only confirmed for the Japanese version of the game.
Special daily events will allow players to acquire alchemy resources and Uni. Players can exchange the Uni at the shop to receive an SR Atelier Sophie 2-themed bikini costume. On the other hand, alchemy resources help craft upgrade materials such as baked waffles, refill bottles, and puni jelly. If participating characters are wearing the Atelier Sophie 2 costumes, the drop rate for these resources will increase. Each collaboration costume is available to wear for five different characters.
Players can also exchange the Uni for Gold Uni, which can purchase special collaboration furnishings such as posters and scale cut-outs. Notably, the Atelier Ryza furniture series is also making a return through the Gold Uni exchange. Other event-exclusive items include Deco Bromides and cosmetics such as Sophie's staff and Plachta's book.
Slitterhead developer, Bokeh, has shared more details about its upcoming action-horror game.
Responding to questions posed by fans via social media, the team - consisting of CEO and creator Keiichiro Toyama, game director and CTO Junya Okura, plus COO and producer Kazunobu Sato - offered some tantalising teases about the new title, including the hope that it will appeal to "players who don't usually play horror games".
Ubisoft is reportedly providing its Ukrainian staff with alternate housing, additional funds to aid travel and relocation, and early salary payments following Russia's illegal invasion.
The publisher/developer - which says the safety and wellbeing of its teams and their families are its "primary concern" - has two studios in Ukraine; one in capital Kyiv, the other in Odessa. Whilst earlier this week the company told Eurogamer it did not have "more details to share at this time", information is now emerging of a raft of measures it has enacted to help aid its employees.
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PlayStation 3
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Sony Computer Entertainment
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Naughty Dog
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Teen
After tackling Metroid in season 1 and then Halo in season 2, Game Informer's Video Gameography podcast turns its gaze to one of Sony's biggest properties: Uncharted. Now, halfway through the series, we reach one of the more divisive entries: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
Keiichiro Toyama revealed that Gravity Rush influenced the combat in Slitterhead. The subject came up during a Q&A session with the founders of Bokeh Game Studio. Additionally, the three studio founders talked about the game's ongoing development and future plans. Notably, Kazunobu Sato confirmed that the game will get a physical release as well as a collector's edition.
"This game is, in a way, a compilation of all of my past experiences," Toyama said in a response to a question asking whether there were any aspects from Gravity Rush that inspired Slitterhead. Specifically, the development team used knowledge gained from Gravity Rush's height-based action sequences to design the combat in Slitterhead.
Game Director Junya Okura said that the game will prioritize entertainment over horror. While the game will focus on action elements, Okura also revealed that there will be slower-paced areas that will have stronger horror elements. Toyama added that, rather than relying on the difficulty to instill fear into players, he wants to create it through the internal conflict of "whether one should or shouldn't do an action."
A few of the questions revolved around the future of the studio, and whether Slitterhead would become a series. The creators also commented on the differences between working for a big publisher and going indie. The interview also discusses the inspiration of the game's enemies and location.
In fairness, the quality of From Software's PC ports had been improving over time. The original Dark Souls was a disaster, but from its sequel up to Sekiro, PC users received the best versions of those games. Unfortunately, this welcome upward trajectory nose-dives with the release of Elden Ring. Its issues are numerous, but most egregious of all is a persistent stuttering that ruins the flow of the game - it's a genuinely poor presentation that needs to be addressed urgently.
Quite how the game reached consumers in this state isn't clear, but the 'why' does have some level of explanation. Elden Ring is the first title that sees the From Software engine transition to DirectX 12. As we've discussed previously (most recently with the disappointing PC port of Final Fantasy 7 Remake), DX12 gives developers much more control of the GPU: elements such as memory management and threading are no longer handled by the driver, meaning that many responsibilities move across directly to the developer. The stuttering issues suggest that shader compilation management is poorly handled, with shader code compiled the first time it's needed in-game, generating split-second delays throughout the experience.
Every good JRPG usually ends with the player killing God. But never has a game made me want to defeat an all-powerful deity more than Pokemon Legends: Arceus has.
That's because the titular character of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, aka the Pokemon God themself, is far from a benevolent, kind being that cares about their creation. Instead, Arceus is a massive evil jerkward that doesn't care about the world a bit, and provokes the most tragic story a Pokemon game has ever told.
Warning: This article and the video embedded contain major spoilers for the entire storyline of Pokemon: Legends Arceus, including the post-game. Watch only if you don't care about spoilers or have finished the entire main story quest.
In this video breakdown of the game's ending, I go over the ways in which Arceus proves themself throughout Pokemon Legends to be not merely chaotic neutral, but thoroughly evil. Its crimes include kidnapping children, causing permanent amnesia in train conductors, trapping benevolent demigods in horrible upside down dimensions, ignoring the plight of the people they're meant to protect, foisting all its responsibilities onto others who are less equipped to handle them, and ditching their godly responsibilities to play collect-a-thon games and go off on larks across the country. You know, for funsies.
And unlike the major tragedies of other Pokemon games, Pokemon Legends: Arceus doesn't get a happy ending for those Arceus made to suffer the most. Unless, of course, DLC is coming, in which case we have to pay extra money for a satisfying ending to these divinely-inflicted tragedies.
Marvel and Fortnite are once again teaming up for a new comic mini-series that will launch in June 2022 and star Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, and Shuri.
As detailed on Marvel.com, Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War follows 2020's Fortnite X Marvel - Nexus War: Thor and has our heroes on the hunt for a crystallized fragment of the Zero Point that was sent to the Marvel Universe. Spider-Man and Wolverine will team up with Shuri and "several fan-favorites from Fortnite" to find this Zero Shard.
Spider-Geddon's Christos Gage will be writing the story and he is teaming up with Epic Games' CCO Donald Mustard and artist Sergio Davila (Captain Marvel) to bring this series to life that will have "enormous ramifications for both universes."
Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War will contain five issues and those who are subscribed to Marvel Unlimited and read all of the comics will be able to unlock a code for a cosmetic in Fortnite. Each first print issue will also contain a code to unlock a bonus digital cosmetic in the battle royale.
One week following each book's release, the cosmetics will be made available for purchase in Fortnite's Item Shop. Details on what these items will be will come at a later date.
A clip of a Ukrainian fighter jet blowing up a suspected Russian aircraft started trending on social media yesterday. Many believed it was proof of the exploits of a mysterious and unverified ace pilot called the “Ghost of Kyiv.” It was actually fake footage from the 2013 PC game, Digital Combat Simulator: World.
The market around children’s cardboard continues rocketing into uncharted territory. Earlier this week, auction outfit Goldin announced a holographic “Illustrator” Pikachu Pokémon card from 1998 sold for $900,000. No one knows who bought it for that much, or why, but the winning bid shattered the previous record…
This Sunday, February 27 is Pokemon Day, and a special Pokemon Presents broadcast was announced to celebrate the event. These events are similar to Pokemon Directs and can include information on main series games, spin-offs, mobile games, and more.
Of course, once the broadcast was announced, everyone’s minds started running wild with potential announcement ideas. We wanted to join in on the fun and make some predictions about what might actually be shown. The presentation is going to be 14 minutes long, so it’s important to keep expectations in check. Here are some ideas for some things that could be announced during the upcoming Pokemon Presents on Sunday.
The voice cast for the upcoming anime adaptation of Fuuto PI has appeared. The sequel to Kamen Rider W, the anime will feature the return of two voice actors from the Kamen Rider: memory of heroez video game, as well as several popular veteran voice actors. The announcement appeared alongside the release of a new teaser trailer and official website.
https://twitter.com/anime_Fuuto/status/1497489612343762946
Here's the Fuuto PI cast:
Both Makoto Furukawa and Yoshimasa Hosoya will reprise their respective characters from the Kamen Rider: memory of heroez video game. Furukawa has also appeared in other anime series such as The Vampire Dies in No Time and My Hero Academia. Hosoya has also appeared in My Hero Academia, and voiced Sonon Kusakabe from FFVII Remake: Intergrade.
Bushiroad released new gameplay of its upcoming game dedicated to the popular manga and anime series Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid.
We get to see plenty of shoot ’em up gameplay but this time we actually take a more extensive look at Kanna in action. This is unlike the first batch of gameplay videos and the second, which focused mostly on Thor and Elma.
We already know that the game, which was announced back in September as ”Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon Sakuretsu!! Chorogon Breath” (which translates into “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Explosion!! Chorogon Breath), will launch in Japan on March 24, 2022, for PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
You can watch it below.
Elden Ring is currently one of the most highly praised games in recent memory and also having its fair share of troubles on PC and PS5. Most recently, tons of Xbox players have reported being unable to play the open world RPG online since it launched yesterday.
Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released two new videos about the growing space simulator focusing on upcoming starships.
The ships are showcased in the second part of the video including the Drake Corsair, the Drake Vulture, the Banu Merchantman, the RSI Scorpius, and the MISC Hull-C.
The first part of the video focuses on introducing a member of the Star Citizen community who went on to work at CIG, making some of the videos and trailers for the game.
You can watch it below.
In other Star Citizen news, the crowdfunding total has just passed $440 million and it’s currently sitting on $440,024,686.
The number of registered accounts has recently passed 3.5 million, and it’s at 3,576,539 at the moment of this writing.
As usual, you should keep in mind that it’s known that not all of them are paying players. The number includes free accounts created for a variety of reasons, including Free Fly events.
A few months ago, we got an extensive look at what’s coming to Star Citizen with several panels hosted at CitizenCon.
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight. I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community-created content from the previous week!
With the release of Elden Ring and Total War: Warhammer III, people are excited about new video games! If you are in need of a good laugh, might I recommend this stealth comment Mr. Rorie made in response to a recently bumped thread titled "Which season of Star Trek Discovery aired on broadcast tv?" And if Rorie-based content is what you need in your life right now, might I recommend the Magic the Gathering podcast that he guested on hosted by Deep Listens? If you want to hear him and others discuss the meta of the new Kamigawa Set, then this is the podcast for you!
Likewise, here's your bi-monthly reminder to follow the Nuke Dot Com YouTube account if you wish to enjoy unedited Quick Look and non-premium video content. For those that wish to watch the first episode of Arcade Pit via YouTube, this account has you covered!
Two Activision Blizzard shareholders have filed lawsuits against the Call of Duty publisher for making allegedly inadequate disclosures in its recent filings with the SEC about its deal to sell to Microsoft for $68.7 billion. The investors further alleged that big payouts for CEO Bobby Kotick and others that would…
Witch Watch is a manga that feels like it is covering quite a few genres. We have a situation where two teenagers with special abilities show up. There are hints that one, a witch named Nico, will eventually be in danger and need her bodyguard/familiar, an ogre named Morihito, to step up. It also can sometimes seem like some romantic comedy elements come into play, since the duo share some chemistry. However at its outset, what really ensures it works is the occasionally ridiculous dynamic and situations the two get into as a young witch trying to do good and young man attempting to save her from herself.
Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities for Witch Watch to get silly. The dynamic between Morihito and Nico is a good example. He’s a very grounded and pragmatic individual. He’s often realistic. She’s more idealistic and naive. It allows for opportunities for Nico to be over the top, while Morihito can be the voice of reason and save the day.
A good example comes when Nico shows Morihito what her magic can do. She wants to show how she can use a spell to turn anything to paper. Since he’s unwilling to provide any of his things as an example, due to her breaking his favorite mug with another spell, she casts it on herself. She then… blows away. He chases her down and needs to destroy a wall so she doesn’t suddenly become 3D again when trapped in a crack between two buildings.
Platform:
PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Publisher:
Bandai Namco
Developer:
From Software
Release:
If you’re looking for specific secrets to look for as you traverse the Lands Between, you’ll want to check back in a few days for some ways to find some hidden areas and bosses. Today, we’ll walk through some strategies to get the most out of your exploration in the vast open world and legacy dungeons that you’ll experience on your journey and explain how some of the more nebulous overarching concepts work. Obviously, if you’re looking to head into the incredible world of Elden Ring completely spoiler-free, this is the time to stop reading.
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