May 2022

Today Square Enix announced that it will release Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered.

The game is a remaster of the 2005 PS2 remake (which was titled Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song) of the original Romancing SaGa game for Super Famicom launched in 1992.

You may not be familiar with the title, as its localization for North America was simply titled Romancing SaGa, but the remaster appears to be bringing back the full title for the west as well.

The announcement was accompanied by a trailer showing the visuals that you can expect from the remaster that will release in Winter 2022 for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC via Stream, and even mobile on both iOS and Android.

You can check it out below and see the fresh coat of paint with your own eyes.

Incidentally, if you’re interested in the Romancing SaGa series, Square Enix has released a Romancing SaGa 3 remaster in 2019.

Incidentally, this remaster certainly comes at the right time as Square Enix is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the debut of the series on January 28, 1992.

Perhaps the game is a bit late for the anniversary since it’ll come almost a year afterward, but in this case, this is certainly better late than never.

Yelan was introduced to Genshin Impact in the 2.7 update, bringing even more variety to the potential parties that players can run in the game. A 5-Star Hydro character, Yelan uses a bow and is a fantastic option for a sub DPS for any party that needs it.

Her Elemental Skill, Lingering Lifeline, allows her to move quickly, marking her enemies with the Lifeline. When she stops, the Lifeline will explode, dealing Hyrdo damage to any marked target. Depth-Clarion Dice, her element burst, creates Wondrous Dice that will assist the active character and do area of effect damage. Yelan can cast Depth-Clarion Dice, then switch with another character for great sub DPS synergy. In this article, we will run through some of the best Yelan build in Genshin Impact to take advantage of the character.

The Best Yelan Build In Genshin Impact

Best Weapons for Yelan

Hands down, the best weapon for Yelan is the Aqua Simulacra, but that will require a lot of luck as it is a 5-Star bow that you can only get from a Banner. It will increase Yelan’s health by sixteen percent and increase damage by twenty percent when enemies are close. It will also boost critical damage.

For a sub-DPS build, Favonius Longbow is a great option for those who are unwilling to invest in getting the Aqua Simulacra. This 4-Star bow can be obtained from Banners, so check the active weapon Banner in-game to see if it is included. Critical hits with this bow will have a chance to generate energy. Failing that, Elegy of the End is a solid option as it will give increased Energy Recharge and Elemental Mastery.

For free-to-play folks out there, the Recurve Bow is well worth exploring. The massive boost to her health the bow provides will be hugely beneficial.

Diablo Immortal is the latest entry in Activision Blizzard’s popular looter-based ARPG series. Releasing on PC, iOS and Android devices as a free-to-play game, it’ll fill the gaps in the story between the events of Diablo II and Diablo III where Archangel Tyrael is presumed dead, the fragments of the shattered Worldstone are tainting the land, and Diablo’s minions are trying to harness their power to bring about the return of the Lord of Terror. Before you hop into your fight against the forces of hell, there’s some things you really should know about Diablo Immortal, so let us run you through them.

Earlier this year, The Pokemon Company surprised its fans with a brand new generation of the series that was revealed to be coming later on in the year, titled Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. Unfortunately, we still don’t know all too much about the game, aside from its starters.

According to a tweet from the official Pokemon Twitter account, though, fans won’t have to wait too much longer to find out some more info. As you can see below, it was announced that a brand new trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will be dropping tomorrow on the company’s official Youtube channel at 6:00 a.m. PDT.

Each and every month, a ton of games drop, even in the typically quieter months like May. To help you decide what’s worth your time (and cash), we’ve compiled our list of the 5 best games of May 2022, ranging from chaotic multiplayer affairs to more quiet, concerted, single-player strategy titles and point-and-click adventures.

Patrolling the wasteland in Fallout 4 in a set of power armor is one of the most badass feelings you can experience in the wasteland. However, with the addition of a jetpack, the power armor will become the definitive cool way to travel the wasteland.

While the jetpack is certainly a novel way to spruce up your power armor, it does come with a rather hefty cost to your fusion core’s power level.

With a couple blasts around you will soon find yourself out of juice and in need of another core in order to continue your majestic leaps around the wasteland.

How Do You Get a Jetpack in Fallout 4?

If you have an abundance of fusion cores, or just want to feel like Iron Man in Fallout 4 with no care for the expense, here are the two ways you can equip your power armor with this contraption.

Craft the Jetpack Power Armor Mod

The first way is through simply crafting and modifying your power armor and selecting the jetpack option. This requires you to visit a Power Armor Station, one of which can be found at the Red Rocket Truck Stop close to Vault 111. They can also be found in Sanctuary Hills, Spectacle Island, Home Plate, Jamaica Plain and at the Cambridge Police Station, to name a few.

You can only craft a Jetpack for the following Power Armor types, each of which requires a different amount of materials to craft. We’ve listed the required materials next to each power armor below:

The launch of Netflix’s Stranger Things Season 4 is all the rage at the moment, hailed with critical acclaim as one of the most exciting and spooky seasons so far. Without delving into spoilers, actor Grave Van Dien role as Chrissy Cunningham puts her front and center during some of its most terrifying moments. But if you’ve been haunted by the scenes and need to be reminded that it’s all just a TV show, you can always tune into Van Dien’s Twitch stream tonight at 6PM EST, when she’ll be playing Valorant and chatting with fans!

That’s right, it turns out Van Dien, aka BlueFille, is an avid video game player who enjoys streaming Valorant, Fortnite, and Overwatch amongst many other popular games. It’s something she appears to have been doing for some time, but the buzz around Stranger Things Season 4 has obviously brought a whole new level of attention to her channel.

A fellow content creator, soph, noted her discovery on Twitter earlier today:

the actor that plays chrissy in stranger things plays val wtf pic.twitter.com/PNauR98kKx

— soph (@super_sophia11) May 31, 2022

At the time of writing, BlueFille has just over 15k followers on Twitch, but I’m sure that number is destined to going flying upward by the end of the week!

Square Enix is synonymous with widely known JRPG franchises like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, and Nier. However, a lesser-known series that's produced some under-the-radar experiences is returning. Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered is launching on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC, and iOS and Android devices this winter. 

The instruments change, but 30 years later the melody remains the same.

Announcing Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered, coming this winter. pic.twitter.com/Y6D48xDK9O

— SaGa Series (@SaGaGame) May 31, 2022

Minstrel Song dropped exclusively on PlayStation 2 in 2005. The updated visuals (changed from bit art to 3D) don't do much to improve the very bizarre character designs, but fans of the series that never got to play it more than a decade ago will finally get to test their skills with the game's combat and class systems. 

Minstrel Song itself is a remake of the original Romancing SaGa game released on the Super Famicom in 1992. The narrative follows eight adventurers as they try to stop the resurgence of an ancient deity of darkness. 

Nintendo has announced that a brand new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet is dropping tomorrow. 

The trailer will go live at 6 a.m. PT/9 a.m. ET tomorrow, June 1, on the official Pokémon YouTube trailer. As for what to expect, that remains unknown as the tweet announcing this news says to tune in to the channel "for the latest on Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet." If it's like trailers in years past, we'll likely learn more about the world of Gen 9, including some new looks at Pokémon, locales we'll be visiting, and, if we're lucky, a look at the two main legendaries that will appear on the boxes of these two Switch games. 

🚨 New #ScarletViolet trailer drops tomorrow! 🚨

You read that right, Trainers. Tune in to our YouTube channel at 6:00 a.m. PDT on 6/1 for the latest on Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet!

Make sure you’re subscribed and have notifications turned on: https://t.co/8Hw4hsHzDJ pic.twitter.com/CHyBhxY1JT

Xbox has announced the next slate of games headed to Xbox Game Pass in June, including Assassin's Creed Origins.

The Egyptian origin story is coming to cloud, console, and PC on 7th June. Perhaps that's in-line with the - not yet officially confirmed - 60fps update?

Space combat game Chorus is also coming on 7th June, across cloud, console, and PC. It was first released at the end of last year, check out our review.

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New content is coming to Konami's eFootball, but Master League won't arrive until 2023.

The mode is essentially a campaign mode and was popular in the game's previous iteration as Pro Evolution Soccer.

However, in an update thread on Twitter, Konami has stated this mode "will be available as additional paid content during 2023".

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Get ready earthlings, Crypto is back (no, not that planet burning kind). THQ Nordic has revealed that Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed is heading our way on 30th August, with alien invader Crypto - or to be more precise, the next Crypto: Cryptosporidium 138 - leading the charge (ok, so maybe "that planet burning kind" is actually still accurate...).

THQ has promised this release will be a faithful remake of 2006's alien filled caper, complete with "five huge open-world areas". These areas are Bay City, Albion, Takoshima, Tunguska, and, what with this being a game with an out of this world entity roaming through its maps, the Moon.

But, who exactly will players come across within these vast maps? Well, as Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed is set in the swinging '60s, you will have to deal with more than a small handful of hippies on your quest for glory. Oh, yes, and there is also the small matter of the KGB as well. You can check out the latest trailer for Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed below.

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If you spent any time on the internet this weekend, you might’ve seen some news about Bloodborne Remastered coming to PC and PS5 this August. The announcement came from what appeared to be a widely known entertainment and gaming news account by someone named Nibellion, who has been on Twitter since at least May 2012.…

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More people are going to get to play Sonnori’s horror game. White Day: A Labyrinth Named School Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X versions are on the way. There’s no exact release date for them yet. However, they will show up in September 2022. There will be no free upgrade to the PS5 version for PS4 owners.

While this will be a digital release, It will also be possible to get physical Switch and PS5 copies. Funstock opened pre-orders for them. It will cost $44.16 for a copy. It isn’t offering any pre-order bonus.

Here’s the full White Day: A Labyrinth Named School Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X trailer. It shows how players will find themselves trapped in a school filled with horrors.

Final Fantasy franchise Brand Manager Shinji Hashimoto is checking out. The longtime Square Enix executive announced his retirement from the company after nearly twenty-seven years working there on his personal Twitter account. His last day at work was May 31, 2022.

https://twitter.com/shinjihashimot3/status/1531626659555995648

Shinji Hashimoto's farewell message was brief and simple. He thanked all the people who supported him during his tenure at the company. He also said that from now on, he'll be supporting Square Enix as a fan.

There is also a video with an English translation.

Shinji Hashimoto retires from Square Enix today and we're very lucky to have received a video message from him.

Thank you for everything, @shinjihashimot3! pic.twitter.com/LHowKYfgqX

— Square Enix (@SquareEnix) May 31, 2022

Shinji Hashimoto joined Square Enix in 1995, following a stint with Bandai Namco. Back then, though, the companies he worked for were just known as "Square" (or "Squaresoft") and "Bandai". Their respective mergers with Namco and Enix wouldn't happen until 2003 and 2006.

Two of the titular “JoJo’s” from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure got their own videos for the upcoming fighting game. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Jonathan Joestar and Jotaro Kujo trailers appeared. Each one shows a closer look at the characters first. Then, it shows what it looks like when they fight in-game.

The first JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R video is of Jotaro Kujo from Stardust Crusaders. (He also appears in Diamond is Unbreakable and Stone Ocean.)

Armed with a bad attitude and his extremely powerful stand, Star Platinum:

Jotaro Kujo is bringing a beatdown in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R and is ready to stop time in its place.

Yare Yare Daze… pic.twitter.com/imdmZUDbQY

— JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (@jojo_games) May 30, 2022

The second JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R trailer starred Jonathan Joestar. He appeared in Phantom Blood, the series’ first arc.

For those who think chivalry doesn't exist, have you seen Jonathan Joestar?

Characters from Virtua Fighter 5 will soon look more like folks from Tekken 7. Sega announced a launch date for the Tekken 7 Collaboration Pack. The add-on will launch on June 1, 2022. The announcement means we know exactly what people will get with this Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown DLC. There’s also a video showing its add-ons off.

The add-on was first announced back in March 2022. At the time, it only confirmed a Kazuya Mishima costume for Akira Yuki and a Heihachi Mishima one for Lau Chan. The trailer is more elaborate. It noted there will be 19 total costumes from Tekken 7 in Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown. In the video, people can see some of the other ones. For example, Goh Hinogami can dress as Bryan. Pai Chan will have a Lili costume, and Aoi Umenokoji could look like Asuka. Jacky Bryant will have a Paul outfit. El Blaze may dress like King.

Epic Games has June’s Fortnite Crew pack contents, with the Mecha Strike Commander skin headlining the cosmetics offering for the month.

The news comes via the official Fortnite blog which revealed that the Mecha Strike Commander skin — looking rather similar to the mech expected to feature in the end-of-season event this weekend, we might add — will also come with the Mecha Light Capacitor Back Bling and Mecha Reborn Wrap for your weapons.

Alongside these cosmetics, Fortnite Crew members will also get the usual 1,000 V-Bucks stipend and the upcoming Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3 Battle Pass for free. If you subscribe before the new season starts and don’t have the current season’s Battle Pass, you’ll get that for free, too.

Microsoft announced the lineup of new games coming to the Xbox Game Pass catalog for PC, consoles, and cloud all scheduled for the first week of June.

The list kicks off with For Honor: Marching Fire Edition on June 1 for all three platforms. Ubisoft’s honorable brawler had been previously available on the service, but now contains the Marching Fire expansion at no additional cost. The expansion adds a new faction, arcade mode, and more.

Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection will come to consoles and PC on June 2 followed by four games for June 7. The four games are Assassin’s Creed Origins, space-combat shooter Chorus, difficult puzzle game Disc Room, and “roguelike-like” co-op management game Spacelines from the Far Out. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to claim the Deluxe Pack for Assassin’s Creed Origins on the day it becomes available.

Microsoft also revealed a few games will be leaving the service on June 15 with Darkest Dungeon, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, Greedfall, Limbo, and Worms Rumble.

The list of new additions may seem a little small for the start of the month, but the company will be holding its Game Showcase event on June 12. Previous events have had surprise Xbox Game Pass title announcements, but we can expect other announcements considering it will contain both Xbox and Bethesda studios.

Today Bandai Namco released a new character trailer of the upcoming fighting game JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R.

The video focuses on the protagonist of the first story arc of the manga and anime, Jonathan Joestar, and follows the trailer released yesterday featuring Jotaro Kujo.

You can check him out and see him in action below.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R releases on September 2 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, you can read an official description below:

Stunning visuals authentic to Hirohiko Araki’s Style

Many fans of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure are captivated by Hirohiko Araki’s unique art style.

Though it’s hard to believe, it’s been almost three whole years since The Duffer Brothers’ popular ’80s-inspired sci-fi series launched its third season, so as expected, fans have been chomping at the bit to return to the spooky streets of Hawkins, Indiana. With the much-anticipated Part 1 of Season 4 debuting this week, which is comprised of seven episodes, some fans are wondering when Stranger Things Season 4 Part 2 releases. Worry not, as you’re in the right place. Let’s get started.

Stranger Things Season 4 Part 2 Release Date

We’ll cut right to the chase: Stranger Things 4 Part 2 launches on Netflix on July 1, 2022. That means that the next part of Season 4 will drop on a Friday in around four weeks’ time.

For those unaware, this date was revealed by the show’s creators, The Duffer Brothers, in a public letter over on Netflix’s official site. Specifically, the letter reads as such:

With nine scripts, over eight-hundred pages, almost two years of filming, thousands of visual effects shots, and a runtime nearly twice the length of any previous season, Stranger Things 4 was the most challenging season yet, but also the most rewarding one. Everyone involved is incredibly proud of the results, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Given the unprecedented length, and to get it to you as soon as possible, Season 4 will be released in two volumes. Volume One will release on May 27th; Volume Two will release five weeks later on July 1st.

Want to know how to get recurve bow in Genshin Impact? Like a lot of weapons in the game, this 3-star weapon isn’t just something that’ll just drop right into your lap. Instead, you’ve got to put plenty of time into earning this cool ranged weapon. Here is everything you need to know about how to get it in the game.

How to Get Recurve Bow in Genshin Impact

The recurve bow in Genshin Impact is described as a bow so masterfully crafted that it could even shoot down eagles in flight, especially in the hands of a master archer. In order to get it, you’ll need to complete one of these three methods.

Honkai: Star Rail is a really exciting release for a few reasons. It’s the first major game release from miHoYo since the company enjoyed the massive success of 2020’s Genshin Impact. Secondly, it’s the latest installment in the studio’s Honkai series which, while pretty popular in the mobile gacha community, never quite achieved the same heights as Genshin Impact, which raised the bar for gacha games.

Going into the closed beta, I was definitely intrigued to see what kind of lessons miHoYo would pull from Genshin Impact, and the results are looking very promising so far.

One of the biggest changes here is the combat system itself. Instead of utilizing an action combat system from previous Honkai games, Star Rail opts for the more traditional turn-based formula. Now I have nothing against fast-paced action games, but thinking ahead, if I’m going to be playing Star Rail on my phone in short bursts when the final build releases, the slower, methodical nature of turn-based combat will undoubtedly feel a lot more comfortable.

miHoYo has openly stated that with this being their first foray into turn-based RPG gameplay, they still have plenty to learn and tweak. That said, what’s on display in this closed beta already looks pretty damn solid.

With the much-awaited release of advanced airliners for Microsoft Flight Simulator, many are on the market for a good yoke controller to enhance their immersion, and one of the most relevant and recent options is the TCA Yoke Pack Boeing Edition for both PC and Xbox by Thrustmaster.

You can purchase the whole set including the Yoke and the Throttle Quadrant, the Yoke on its own, or the Throttle Quadrant on its own.

This makes the system rather modular as the Yoke on its own would be enough for your basic simulation needs, you can add the quadrant for better immersion and control, and you could even get a second quadrant to be able to individually set the thrust on four engines.

That being said, I definitely advise pairing the set with pedals to control your rudder, as that’s nearly indispensable for immersive simulation and precise control. In order to test this set, I paired it with my Thrustmaster’s own T-Flight rudder pedals, and they work great together.

Perspective puzzlers Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 are heading to PC this summer. They'll be expanded - not just for bigger screens, but also "with more intriguing impossibilities than ever before."

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It's a bold play, releasing a Soulslike in the year of Elden Ring. Let me rephrase that, actually. It's a bold play releasing a Soulslike in any year, let alone the year of Elden Ring. You could snap open any twelve month span like a bulrush and watch many thousands of little Soulslikes disperse into the atmosphere, with only a select few really making an impact.

Steelrising is one of these Soulslike seeds hoping to sink into our screens, sprout, and take root not only in the innards of our Panasonics, but our minds too. From what I've seen, it stands a chance of survival in a saturated land.

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Update, 6/2/22:

The 60 FPS patch for Assassin's Creed Origins is now live. 

Here are some notes about the patch from an Assassin's Creed community manager: 

"Hey everyone,

Title Update 1.6.0 for Assassin’s Creed Origins will be deployed on Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One and PlayStation 4 / 5: June 2nd, 2022 at 2PM CEST, 8AM ET, 10PM AEST, and 5AM PDT.

Patch Sizes:

• PC: ~2.9GB
• Xbox One: ~3GB
• PlayStation 4: ~8.2GB

Game Improvements:

• Added 60 FPS support when running the game on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
• Added a new Assassin’s Creed Franchise Store Menu."

Original story, 5/31/22:

Last December, Ubisoft announced a new-gen performance update was coming to Assassin’s Creed Origins and we now know that it’s coming this week.

On June 2, Bayak’s revenge quest across Ptolemy-era Egypt will run even better thanks to the addition of 60 FPS gameplay. The update will be available for those who play the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Origins’ successor, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, received the same current-gen FPS boost last August. 

V Rising launched in Steam Early Access on May 17, and the vampire action survival game has quickly taken the world by storm. Developer Stunlock Studios revealed that the game has pushed past 1.5 million copies sold in only two weeks.

Stunlock doesn’t provide an exact sales number, but 1.5 million+ is a remarkable feat for a game technically in its infancy. V Rising has been popular on Twitch and has garnered strong reviews thus far. The game puts you in the undead boots of a newly awakened vampire who must build their empire. Similar to games like Valheim, players explore an open world in search of resources (either from nature itself or by pillaging villages) to construct a castle and become the second coming of Dracula. Combat pushes you to use your supernatural abilities to take down a host of otherworldly creatures, and you can tackle the game alongside friends in co-op. You can also attack other players’ castles in PvP. 

As an Early Access title, V Rising will continue to receive updates and improvements over the next several months. The game’s Steam page states that Stunlock hopes to launch the game in 1.0 within the next 12 months, barring any changes.

This year’s not-E3-but-basically-E3 kicks off on Thursday with Sony’s big summer State of Play showcase. PlayStation has already had a pretty banner year, thanks to a number of exclusives (Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, Ghostwire: Tokyo) and a forthcoming revamp of its subscription services. But there’s a lot…

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A popular Sims 4 NPC family is at the center of a minor fan debate after getting an unexpected makeover, raising questions about The Sims’ complicated history of Eurocentric character design.

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In April, Microsoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Origins would come to the Xbox Game Pass library, but didn’t say when. Today, in a blog post, Microsoft said that Ubisoft’s open-world action RPG will officially be available early next month, alongside a number of other games. Here’s everything coming to Xbox Game…

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