March 2022

A little extra time for the new Luminous IP Forspoken has been delayed out of its May launch and into later...

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No longer due in May Halo Infinite campaign co-op was hit with another delay, as it’s not making the original...

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I live among the creatures of the night Fresh from its shock reveal, publisher Atlus has released a gallery of...

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That’s a lot of maidenless heroes FromSoftware’s fantasy epic Elden Ring has wasted absolutely no time whatsoever in becoming one...

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Giddy Up The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has dropped a new console listing for pony-punching slugger Them’s Fightin’ Herds,...

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Eat sh!t, Greg Abbott It’s important to remember with all the terrible stuff happening abroad right now that there is...

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It’s been 84 years… Back when Gran Turismo was one of the only simulation-heavy racing games, it was an institution:...

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Add some variety to that brand-new boxed copy Triangle Strategy came out today for the Nintendo Switch, and if you already...

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Eight nominations for Housemarque’s epic We’re into the second wave of Game of the Year gongs for 2021. Earlier this...

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As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, more games companies have decided to suspend some business with Russia. In the past few days, Activision Blizzard, Epic, and CD Projekt (including GOG) all announced plans to stop selling games or stop selling things in games to Russia, joining a list which also includes EA and Microsoft.

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Playing Elden Ring before its official launch was an honest experience. I'd flick the game online and see a few messages scrawled on the ground in glowing chalk. It was a Lands Between where "try jumping" wasn't some evil trickery, and "illusory wall ahead" meant discovering a hidden passage.

Since the game's release, the player messages have taken on a different complexion. Before, I trusted in our small community trying its best to get by. Now I must treat every message with caution as they fight amongst themselves. The world is awash with trolls and their terrible craic, but I'm not sure I'd have it any other way.

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Re:Zero characters are now available in Disgaea RPG. Boltrend announced the crossover event is now live in-game. This means there’s a new story starring characters like Subaru and Emilia, as well as opportunities to get characters via a limited time banner. A login bonus that gives people 1,000 Nether Quartz is also in effect.

Four members of the Re:Zero cast are available as playable characters in Disgaea RPG. The lead heroine Emilia will be present. So will the twin oni maids Ram and Rem. Rounding out the crew is Beatrice, who works in the Forbidden Library in Emilia’s home. While Subaru and Puck aren't playable, both of them will show up in the special event story.

Here’s a trailer showing off the playable characters and story teaser.

This isn't the first anime crossover for Disgaea RPG. It's happened before. For example, at the end of 2021 the game held a Seven Deadly Sins event. This added Meliodas, Elizabeth, Diane, Gowther, and Ban as playable characters. People who logged in could get Gowther for free.

More merchandise based on Attack on Titan: The Final Season will be available in Japan. The new lineup will primarily focus on the season's seven main characters: Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, Armin Arlert, Jean Kirstein, Reiner Braun, Hans (Hange) Zoe, and Levi Ackerman. Pre-orders for these items are immediately available throughout March 2022 on the Vivit web store.

In its press release, Vivit highlighted three kinds of items included in this Attack on Titan merchandise lineup. The 3-way badge will be available individually at ¥825 ($7). The acrylic character stand will have a price tag of ¥1,650 ($14). The square-shaped ticket pass will have a higher price at ¥3,498 (~$30). Other than those three, the store also shows more kinds of merchandise, such as keychains.

The pre-order window for these Attack on Titan items will close on March 30, 2022. Vivit will start shipping the finished products within Japan in mid-May 2022.

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More companies have been producing Attack on Titan merchandise as the new anime season airs worldwide. In February 2022, Megahouse revealed Mega Cat Project figures based on the franchise. While this merchandise lineup will faithfully use the original character designs, the Mega Cat Project will literally turn the characters into cute cats.

Square Enix and Luminous Productions announced Forspoken is delayed and its release date will now fall in October 2022. Originally, the PS5 and PC game was supposed to appear on May 24, 2022. However, it now will appear on October 11, 2022.

Here is Luminous Productions' full statement regarding the new Forspoken delay. It cited a desire to maintain its quality as the reason for it being pushed back.

We have made the decision to move the release date of Forspoken to October 11, 2022. Our vision for this exciting new IP is to deliver a game world and hero that gamers across the globe will want to experience for years to come, so getting it right is extremely important to us. To that end, during the next few months we will focus all of our efforts on polishing the game and can’t wait for you to experience Frey’s journey this fall.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. We look forward to sharing more about Forspoken with you soon.

The announcement didn't note if this means the In Tanta We Trust prequel Forspoken DLC will also be delayed. That will follow events before Frey finds herself transported to a new world. The character Tanta will feature prominently in it. Back when the May 2022 release date was announced, it had a Winter 2022 release window.

The new Forspoken release date is October 11, 2022 following the delay. It will show up on the PS5 and PC worldwide.

Elden Ring has had three unopenable colosseum doors since launch. The mysterious areas have fans scratching their heads and wondering if they’re possible clues to future DLC.

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You gotta love the glove. And soon that will be much easier to do. Announced today, the 1998 N64 game Glover is heading to Steam via a new PC port that will be released on April 20. The port is a brand new version of the game developed for modern PCs and built using the original N64 source code. And no, the 4/20…

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Humble has launched its Best of Boomer Shooters games bundle and it's probably one of their best value collections yet.

If you love old-school first person shooters, you won't want to miss out on this horde of retro-style FPSes. It's packed with £108/$143 worth of classic 90s-era inspired shooters, including Dusk, Amid Evil, UltraKill, Ion Fury and more.

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Elite Dangerous developer Frontier Developments has unveiled F1 Manager 2022, a new licensed racing management sim heading to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation this "summer".

Frontier has, of course, carved a bit of a niche for itself where management sims are concerned - having developed the likes of Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, and two Jurassic World Evolution games. F1 Manager 2022 is, however, its first foray into an annual sports licenses, and part of what the developer calls a "long term, multi-title agreement" with F1.

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Today Microsoft released a new trailer of its popular game-as-a-service Sea of Thieves.

The video introduces the upcoming season 6, which we learn will be released on March 10, including sea forts and replayable voyages for pirate legends, on top of tons of cosmetics and unlockables, both free and paid.

You can check it out for yourself in the trailer below.

Sea of Thieves is currently available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC. Just recently, we learned that it recently passed 25 million players.

One Animal Crossing: New Horizons modder has created some dream villagers that I suspect many people will wish were actually real. They created villager models for the brand new starter Pokemon that were just recently announced for the upcoming generation nine games Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet.

Doom_mori on Twitter modeled the three starters based on animals that already exist in Animal Crossing. Sprigatito the cat, Fuecoco the gator, and Quaxly the duck each come to life within the game.

Fans of the Life is Strange series know that the well-written characters are a highlight of each of the games. Each title features a wide range of personalities who bring the stories to life, including Life is Strange quotes.

From the original Life is Strange game with Max Caulfield and Chloe Price all the way to True Colors with Alex Chen and Steph Gingrich, the playable characters, their sidekicks, friends, romances, enemies, and acquaintances along the way are written with deliberate dialogue that can be either profound or totally silly. That’s part of what makes these games so memorable and special.

Since the dialogue exchanges between characters is such an important part of the series, we want to see how well you remember some of the most iconic quotes of the franchise.

We’ll quiz you on well-known, memorable quotes from the entire Life is Strange main series: quotes from the first game, Before the Storm, Life is Strange 2, and True Colors. Your job is to finish the quote or fill in the blank with what you remember. We’ll go in order from the first game to the most recent. Try to think back to when you were playing the game and listen to the characters’ voices in your head.

Think you can prove that you’re an expert at remembering these iconic quotes from the entire Life is Strange main series of games? Time to take the quiz and find out.

Start your engines racing and simulation fans, as a brand new sports management game is racing its way onto the scene with F1 Manager 2022. Heading to Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, Steam, and the Epic Store this summer, the game will be developed by British studio Frontier Developments plc.

While it may be their first foray into the sports racing genre and Formula 1 racing, Frontier is known for creating successful simulation games. Those games include titles like Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, Jurassic World Evolution 1 & 2, and Planet Zoo, just to name a few.

You can check out the official trailer and description for F1 Manager 2022 right down below:

Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Linux
Publisher: Obsidian Entertainment
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Release: May 8, 2018 (Mac, Linux, PC), January 28, 2020 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Rating: Mature

Obsidian’s massive RPG, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, is no longer coming to Switch. 

Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
Release: September 24, 2021
Rating: Mature

Lost Judgment, the Yakuza detective spin-off sequel released last September, will get new story DLC in the form of The Kaito Files later this month. 

More specifically, if you’re excited for more story content in the world of Judgment and its sequel, Lost Judgment, The Kaito Files will hit the game on March 28, meaning you don’t have to wait too much longer now. Described as a story expansion for Lost Judgment centered around Masaharu Kaito, who will actually be the playable character for the DLC, The Kaito Files will hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. 

March 7th is the birthday of Hololive En Project: Hope Vtuber IRyS, and Cover celebrated it by opening pre-orders for special merchandise. This time, the collection includes a plush doll of the personality, a mug with her likeness, a rubber mat with Kito Koruta art on it, and a birthday voice line. Pre-orders are open now. The items are expected to ship from the official shop sometime between August and September 2022.

The new IRyS merchandise can be purchased piecemeal or in a $105 set. The physical rubber desk mat, which could be used as a mouse pad or while playing CCGs, costs $25 on its own. It is 34cm by 60cm. The MugRyS cup is $33 on its own and features James Choo art. It resembles’ IRyS’ face, including her horns, and is $33 on its own. The plush DollRyS toy will be just under a foot tall. It will be $41. Should someone buy the “Chilling after a Stream” voice line, it will be $9. If someone buys the full set, they will also get a bonus postcard.

Here's a closer look at all items in the collection.

Parents of an Activision Blizzard employee who died by suicide on a 2017 work retreat at Disneyland are now suing the Call of Duty publisher alleging workplace sexual harassment contributed to their daughter’s wrongful death. Activision Blizzard had previously dismissed the tragedy as having “no bearing whatsoever” on…

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EA Motive will be turning down the lights and cranking up the volume for another look at its still-early-in-development remake of Visceral Games' much-love sci-fi horror classic Dead Space in a new developer livestream airing on Friday, 11th March.

This will, of course, be our second opportunity to scrutinise EA Motive's remake; following its unveiling last July, the developer shared a very early look at its progress as part of an "unorthodox" livestream one month later, focussing on enhancements being made to the original's moody environments, zero-g traversal, and dismemberment and damage systems.

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Shin Godzilla fans are in for a treat, as a brand new figure of everyone’s favorite Kaiju has just been revealed by Mamegyorai. Manufactured by x-PLUS as a part of the Gigantic Series Deforial, this new piece stands at about 29 cm.

Fans of the series will recognize the Gigantic Series Deforial figure as the fourth form in the movie Shin Godzilla, which was a new radically reinterpreted incarnation of the monster back in 2016. Unlike most Godzilla flicks, this one was shot more as a horror disaster Kaiju movie, making the titular character the antagonist instead of the hero or anti-hero.

You can check out some detailed images of the figure down below.

Third-party developers had a lot of updates to showcased today, on top of a couple of releases, about add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

First of all, we hear from PMDG, which provided a development update about its much-anticipated Boeing 737.

We hear about the situation of the beta test and take a look at the weathering work done to make the flight deck look more “lived in.”

We also get the promise of new preview videos made in collaboration with Drzewiecki Design.

“As we turn the corner, entering the fourth week of testing on our new PMDG 737-700 for MSFS product, I wanted to give you just a small view into how things are going. I neglected to update you last weekend as I was coming off a week of flying and was highly engrossed in digging through our tracking system and mapping out strategies for bringing testing to a successful conclusion. It is always amazing to me how quickly two weekend days can slip by when you get into a good work-groove, and Dr. Vaos and I spent pretty much all of the last nine days working hand-in-glove on a battery of issues that have been wrapped up for a new beta build that we just pushed out a few moments ago.

Despite releasing in 2015, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is still one of the most popular games in the industry, maintaining a staunch player-base and attracting new people to experience the game’s impressively detailed story. Thanks to this, the community is alive and thriving, especially the modding community.

Just like with plenty of other titles, The Witcher 3’s modding community has a boatload of impressive additions that help make the game feel like an entirely different experience. Arguably the coolest one, though, gives the players the ability to play in first person.

You can check it out for yourself courtesy of MathChief’s Youtube channel below.

Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Visual Concepts
Release: March 11, 2022
Rating: Teen

Although WWE 2K22 launches Friday, March 11, review embargo lifted today. However, since we didn’t receive codes until yesterday (Sunday), we need to spend a lot more time in the ring before rendering a complete verdict. Until then, here are some early impressions.

Piko Interactive is resurrecting a long-dormant mascot platformer we've not heard from in over two decades. Confirmed in Piko's Twitter account and a listing on Steam, everyone's favorite hand is back with the return of Glover.

Finally the wait is almost over. The #N64 Era Cult Classic Glover is coming soon! This version of #Glover is a completely redone from the original source code (N64 version of the game), and improved for modern PCs.#remaster #RETROGAMING #Nintendo64 pic.twitter.com/awbq00ALHr

— PIKO (@Pikointeractive) March 7, 2022

With a release date set for April 20 on PC, Piko's port of Glover is said to be "completely redone" using the Nintendo 64 version's source code. Complete with six worlds and 30 total stages, players will puzzle their way through Glover by changing the titular character's form and the properties of magic crystals disguised as rubber balls to navigate and clear each level. 

Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Visual Concepts
Release: March 11, 2022
Rating: Teen

Are you ready? WWE 2K22 launches Friday and we’ll be stepping into the ring to show off everything it entails on the Game Informer Twitch channel at 2 p.m. Central.

I’m currently reviewing 2K22 and will be playing it on stream while answering your questions. For two hours, I’ll be joined by fellow wrestling enthusiast John Carson as we play some exhibition matches, show off some superstars and entrances, take a peek at Showcase and MyRise, and maybe even create a custom wrestler. 

NIS America released a spotlight trailer showing the Switch and PC version of ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman. This tactical role-playing game will launch in May 2022 as half of NIS Classics Vol. 2. It has been more than a decade since ZHP originally launched for PlayStation Portable in 2010.

The ZHP spotlight trailer begins with Pirohiko Ichimonji, the Absolute Victory Unlosing Ranger, rushing to confront an enemy. Unfortunately, instead of saving the day, Pirohiko gets hit by a car. So now, it is up to the player to take on his Morph Belt, become the new Absolute Victory Unlosing Ranger, and vanquish the wicked Darkdeath Evilman.

Character customization is a major aspect of the game. There is typical equipment to use, but there is also a Body Modification system to further increase your stats and gain additional benefits. Your home base can be customized as well with facilities that provide more gameplay advantages. Meanwhile, the grid-based dungeons are multi-level and procedurally generated. Completing dungeons is another way to increase your stats, and the final goal is to become strong enough to defeat Darkdeath Evilman.

The ZHP spotlight trailer offers a fast glimpse of each of these elements.
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While Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku is full of gorgeous scenes, this particularly gruesome one stuck out to me: A wooden boat floated serenely along a foggy river, filled with beautiful flowers. Government officials would find a smiling corpse that had flowers growing out of its dismembered parts. It was a gruesome…

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The call to adventure issued by Elden Ring proved irresistible to many players when it launched on February 25. Perhaps a little too irresistible, as many players’ eagerness to dive headfirst into the game’s breathtaking and brutal landscape, coupled with the game’s own tendency to obfuscate things that other games…

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Battlefield 2042's delayed 3.3 update, which introduces a refreshed Scoreboard UI alongside a number of bug fixes, will launch tomorrow, 8th March - and the previously announced "exclusive bundle" being given to certain players as compensation for the beleaguered FPS' delayed first season, arrives at the same time.

Update 3.3 was initially due to launch in February, but DICE made the decision to delay its release to "improve the quality of our updates, and include additional changes". Its key new feature, however, remains the aforementioned Scoreboard UI refresh, which DICE has detailed more thoroughly in its latest patch notes, confirming an "improved" Match Overview, a new team vs. team split look for Conquest, Breakthrough, Rush, and Team Deathmatch modes.

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