June 2022

Over the past few weeks I've sampled so many retro-styled FPSes, I'd class it as a form of training. I'm now attuned to their look, their pacing, their good and bad points. So, it came as no surprise when I found myself testing out the closed alpha of yet another of their ilk: Ripout, an upcoming sci-fi horror FPS that's very Doom 3.

What's nice is that vidbud Liam joined me! Both because he's a fan of the FPS genre and to be present with a jar in hand, lest I crumbled into dust. Thankfully this didn't happen and we had a pretty swell time, I'd say. It's early days for the game but there's potential there.

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CD Projekt have thrown the doors open on the GOG Summer Sale today, and hiding in plain sight is Creative Assembly’s space survival horror Alien: Isolation. The scary stealth ‘em up is the first of a series of games published by Sega that are going DRM-free on GOG. Two Point Hospital and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Anniversary Edition will be joining the store at an unspecified date too.

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We already knew the new Sailor Moon Uniqlo shirts would come to Japan on June 6, 2022. At the time, there wasn't an exact North American launch date. Now, the company revealed those shirts are available everywhere. People outside Japan can get them too. However, while they are guaranteed to be at the official website, they might not appear in all stores.

All three of the Uniqlo Sailor Moon Eternal movie shirts are available in women’s styles, rather than unisex t-shirts. Their sizes range from XXS to XXL. Each one costs $19.99. Each one calls back to characters in the series.

The first one is a white shirt with no design on the back. It reads “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal” at the top. Below it are colored silhouettes for the main scouts. From left to right, Super Sailor Jupter, Super Sailor Mercury, Super Sailor Chibi Moon, Super Sailor Moon, Super Sailor Mars, and Super Sailor Venus appear.

There’s new FFVII Remake concept art, and this shows how each character frog form looks when they are suffering from the toad status effect. This happens when a Sahagin, Sahagin Prince, or Malboro inflict the status on characters during a fight. However, people can also get an Enfeeblement Ring to make party members become frogs.

First, here's the FFVII Remake concept art showing characters like Aerith, Barret, Cloud, and Tifa in their frog forms. In this version, each one has identifying features showing who they are. Cloud has a small Buster Sword. Aerith's is wearing a bow. Tifa's is wearing her outfit and has markings that resemble her gloves. Barret's wears sunglasses and something on its right arm. It is also more muscular.
[caption id="attachment_929311" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Cloud, Aerith, Tifa, and Barret[/caption]

There won’t just be an Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase in June, as Microsoft announced it will be followed by an extended look at titles. This will come up two days after the June 12, 2022 presentation. It will be called the Xbox Games Extended Show. People will be able to watch it via sources like Twitch and YouTube at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CET on June 14, 2022.

There aren’t any specific details about which Xbox One and Xbox Series X games could show up during the June 2022 Xbox Games Showcase Extended. However, it will involve deeper dives into titles. There will be more trailers for games headed to Microsoft platforms. Apparently developers will appear to talk more about announcements too. We also know how long this additional presentation will be. It will spend 90 minutes going over the news.

As a reminder, the Xbox presentation isn’t the only one appearing on June 12, 2022. The PC Gaming Show will also appear that day. It will come up after it. People can catch it at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET/9:30 p.m. CET.

The Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase will appear on June 12, 2022 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CET, and the extended show will appear on June 14, 2022 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CET.

A new SNK crossover mobile game will appear worldwide, including in Japan. Nuverse has revealed the Japanese version of SNK: All-Star Fight, which will be known as SNK Fight! Path to the Strongest. The game's closed beta test will run on Android devices in Japan from June 22 to July 1, 2022. The company also announced Fall 2022 as the Japanese release window for the mobile game, which will also be available on iOS devices.

SNK: All-Star Fight will be an RPG featuring characters from SNK franchises depicted in 3D with cel-shading. The roster will feature not only the company's fighting games like The King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown, and The Last Blade, but also the run-and-gun game series Metal Slug.

Nuverse had previously revealed the Chinese and English versions of the crossover mobile game. It held a closed beta test for the English release on May 17-26, 2022.

We're on the cusp of 2022's not-E3 week, with the main event set to be this Thursday's Summer Game Fest livestream. Ahead of its airing, however, host Geoff Keighley has warned viewers expecting major reveals to "manage your expectations", saying the event will be "primarily focused" on already announced games.

Speaking during a Twitter Spaces audio session over the weekend (as transcribed by VGC), Keighley said he was "very excited" about the titles set to feature during Thursday's Summer Game Fest, but warned viewers to "definitely manage your expectations in terms of the megaton shocks that you’re expecting. This is not The Game Awards."

"We’ve got lots of good stuff to show you," he added, "but buyer beware of some of the crazy rumours I'm seeing out there in terms of things people expect to get announced."

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The climbing mechanic in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End almost saw lithe hero Nathan Drake come with his own little stamina bar in a bid to give an extra layer of difficulty to the game.

Naughty Dog's Josh Scherr, who co-wrote A Thief's End with Neil Druckmann and then went on to co-write The Lost Legacy, was a guest on YouTube channel Couch Soup over the weekend. Here, Scherr shared more about his illustrious career with Naughty Dog (which has spanned over 20 years) and gave some behind the scenes insight into Uncharted 4's development.

Scherr praised the power of PlayStation 4, and said it was "specifically designed to not be super complicated with a cell processor and six SPUs and all that other crazy stuff", likening it to a "fancy version of a high-end PC". This means more time for developers to focus on other areas of a game sooner, such as its story development.

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After weeks of Morbius memes dominating the internet, Sony had the strange idea to bring Jared Leto’s living vampire back to more than 1,000 theaters this past weekend. Maybe the PlayStation maker was hoping for Morbius to reveal itself as a The Room-style cult classic here, but the bloodsucking superhero flick bombed…

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It should be no surprise to anyone that the very mention of “trigger/content warnings” is likely to spark politically driven, reactionary rejections that whine about “snowflakes” and spoiled experiences. Years of poisoning the well in this area have made the terms frustratingly charged. But if we move on from the…

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Want to know when The Sandman comes outs on Netflix? Well, the wait is finally over DC Comic fans, as the highly anticipated story written by Neil Gaiman officially has a release date. Here is everything you need to know about when to expect it out on the streaming platform.

The Sandman Netflix Release Date

Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman is heading to Netflix on Aug. 5, 2022. The show will tell the story of the Master of Dreams, a man that gives shapes to all of our deepest fantasies and fears.

The Sandman’s official description can be seen below:

There is another world that waits for all of us when we close our eyes and sleep — a place called the Dreaming, where The Sandman, Master of Dreams (Tom Sturridge), gives shape to all of our deepest fears and fantasies. But when Dream is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for a century, his absence sets off a series of events that will change both the dreaming and waking worlds forever. To restore order, Dream must journey across different worlds and timelines to mend the mistakes he’s made during his vast existence, revisiting old friends and foes, and meeting new entities — both cosmic and human — along the way.

If you took part in last week’s Collision event that ended Fortnite’s Chapter 3 Season 2, you no doubt got a good look at the mysterious Geno that The Foundation had been after this whole time. However, seeing as the Fortnite story is a little messy, we’re here to help straighten it out by explaining who Geno is and what we know about them so far.

Who Is Geno in Fortnite?

Geno is the leader of the Imagined Order, the antagonistic force in the Fortnite Battle Royale story. Seeing as Geno is the leader, it would be safe to call him the main villain of the game. Geno is mostly an unknown, only shown as a shadowy figure thus far.

While the last couple of seasons of Fortnite has had players doing battle with high-ranking members of the Imagined Order, such as Doctor Slone, they haven’t faced off against the leader.

Want to know when Locke and Key Season 3 comes out on Netflix? That is the big question for fans of the series, as the final entry in this fantastic show has everyone on the edge of their seats. Thankfully, we now have an answer. Here is everything you need to know.

Locke and Key Season 3 Netflix Release Date

The third and final season of Locke and Key Season 3 is heading to Netflix Aug. 10, 2022. The news was revealed earlier today by way of a teaser trailer, which also confirmed that every episode would be releasing on that day.

Season 3 of Locke and Key will be all about the family, as they must come together to face the greatest threat they’ve had to face yet. An exact plot synopsis hasn’t been revealed, but we will be sure to update this if it does.

That is everything you need to know about when Locke and Key Season 3 comes outs on Netflix. If you’re still on the hunt for more info about the series, be sure to check out the rest of Twinfinite to see the rest of our guides, which have plenty of tips, tricks, and FAQs.

Want to know when Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area comes outs on Netflix? Then you aren’t alone, as the hype surrounding this spinoff has been building up ever since it was announced. Thankfully, we now know everything we could ever need to know about when the show is coming to the platform right here.

When Does Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area Come Out on Netflix?

Earlier this week, we learned that Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area is set to arrive on Netflix June 24, 2022. The series will follow a group of con men and women that look to steal 4 trillion won in unified currency.

When these thieves manage to overtake the mint of a unified Korea, trapping hostages inside, it becomes an epic showdown between the police and the robbers, all while the shadowy mastermind behind the heist plots in secret.

That is everything you need to know about Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area comes outs on Netflix. If you’re still on the hunt for more info about the series, be sure to check out the rest of Twinfinite to see the rest of our guides, which have plenty of tips, tricks, and FAQs.

An official trailer for the Resident Evil series on Netflix has dropped, showing off a futuristic dystopia. It is unknown exactly how much of Umbrella’s history the show considers canon, because the trailer mentions Umbrella has been “besieged by scandal.” While Umbrella has always been masterful in the art of spinning things, it seems we won’t know the whole truth until the series is available to binge on July 14.

You can see the trailer here and below:

It seems this new zombie apocalypse kicks off because Umbrella accidentally laces some sort of medicine with the T-Virus. Not really sure how that is something you accidentally do, but they have always seemed like a purposefully inept company in the games, so it still fits.

The only truly Resident Evil monster than the trailer shows off is a Licker, so it seems possible that there might be other classic Resident Evil big bads spread across the season.

Today, during the first day of its Geeked Week show, Netflix provided the first look at the work being done for the One Piece live-action show.

Presented by Luffy actor Iñaki Godoy and showrunners Steven Maeda and Matt Owens, the video showcases the concept art created for some of the sets that will appear in the series.

Even more interesting, we get to see how some of these sets are being brought to life at the filming location in South Africa.

They definitely look super-detailed, and you can take a look below.

If you’re unfamiliar with One Piece, the original manga by Eiichiro Oda debuted all the way back in 1997 on Shueiusha’s popular magazine Weekly Shounen Jump and it’s still ongoing, having recently passed its 100th volume.

It has sparked one of the most long-lived anime series of all time, which has recently passed the 1,000th episode.

Of course, there have also been plenty of movies, and video games, speaking of which, a brand-new JRPG titled “One Piece Odyssey” for  PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC will be released this year.

Today  Square Enix posted a transcript of the latest financial results meeting hosted in Tokyo, and it included CEO Yosuke Matsuda’s comments on the performance of Final Fantasy XIV.

Matsuda-san mentions that the company is “extremely pleased” with the performance of Final Fantasy XIV during the past fiscal year, and expects a “considerable” contribution to earnings during the current fiscal year that will end in March 2023 as well.

This is certainly not too surprising considering that Final Fantasy XIV has become the most profitable game in the Final Fantasy franchise, albeit it’d be interesting to know how much the extra sales of “optional items” on the official online store contribute to said profitability.

The popular MMORPG belonging to the Final Fantasy franchise has been described as consistently increasing in paying subscribers during every financial report since well before the release of the latest expansion Endwalker.

Today, Netflix revealed that a brand new series about the Addams Family is coming to its platform. Instead of a reboot focusing on the entire family, though, it seems the upcoming television show will be all about Wednesday Addams, the daughter with pigtails that are as twisted as her schemes.

The upcoming Tim Burton spinoff is set to be eight episodes long. You can check out the official reveal trailer, cast list, and brief description for Netflix’s Wednesday Addams right down below.

From the imagination of Tim Burton comes WEDNESDAY — a twisted new series coming soon to Netflix. WEDNESDAY — starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzman, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Ricci and more — is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Snap snap.

In the trailer, we also see The Thing, the well-known hand that belongs to the family. If you have subtitles on, the hand’s message reads as followed in sign language: “Heed my warning. A grave terror approaches. Her name is… Wednesday.”

About nine months after its release, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is getting a big patch today, introducing two much-requested features that will hopefully make the brawler feel like a more well-rounded product. Developer Ludosity has announced it's finally adding character voices and items to the game today.

Alongside voice acting and items, here are the latest patch notes! pic.twitter.com/gfTHwtz4Tj

— Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (@NickBrawlGame) June 6, 2022

Paired with some substantial character balance adjustments and stage changes, Nick Brawl's fighters will now have voices, with many of the original actors for these characters reprising their roles. This includes what looks to be a big rework of Sandy, which you can see in the embedded tweet above. Here's the complete cast list as revealed by the Nick Brawl Twitter account: 

There's a new JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R video out, and this one features Stardust Crusaders character Mohammed Avdol. He's one of Jotaro's allies in that part of the story. His trailer shows him fighting alongside his Stand Magician's Red.

As the name suggests, Magician's Red is a fire-based Stand. It has a shorter range than other characters' ones in the story. So both Mohammed and Magician's Red fight with kicks and punches. However, the Crossfire Hurricane attack is executed from a distance, as are a few other special attacks.

Are you ready to turn up the heat in battle?

Mohammed Avdol and his Stand, Magician's Red are coming to #JJASBR. pic.twitter.com/Ddg6j6xECM

— JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (@jojo_games) June 6, 2022

A new Fire Emblem Heroes Feh Channel appeared on June 5, 2022, and it included a Book 6 video, a series of Three Houses events tied to Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, and Ascended Florina. Essentially, it covered all changes and updates in the immediate future.

Things kicked off with a video showing Fire Emblem Heroes Book 6 events. Alfonse and Ash are under attack by the goddess Embla. It is then that the god Askr appears to assist them. We then see Alfonse and Veronica fighting one another.

For those who just want to see the new Book 6 Fire Emblem Heroes movie outside of the Feh Channel, here’s the separate trailer for that.

As for Fire Emblem Heroes’ Three Houses-themed events ahead of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, that will involve banners and a chance to get a free hero. Between June 8-23, 2022, 13 banners with characters from the game will appear. Each one will give people one free pull. You also can pick one of the focus heroes if you draw from one 40 times. However, each banner will only be around four days total.

The PS4 and PS5 versions of Kemono Friends 3 have appeared in Japan. Sega and Appirits launched the title as a free-to-play game on the Japanese PlayStation Store. This game is an RPG where players can collect anthropomorphized characters modeled after various animals.

Sega initially revealed Kemono Friends 3 as a mobile game in 2019. The game launched on Android and iOS devices in the same year. In 2020, the company released the title on DMM Games, which also makes it playable on PCs.

Appirits noted that the PS4 and PS5 releases of Kemono Friends 3 are completely different from the mobile and PC versions. There is no save transfer feature from the mobile version, so all players on the PlayStation release will start fresh. In-game events and campaigns will also run separately between the PlayStation and mobile versions.

When Splatoon 3 comes out, it will include all basic weapons from the first two games. Leading up to bigger announcements, Nintendo’s gone over some of the ones coming back. The latest video clips show off Splatoon 3 slosher bucket ones like the Explosher and Tri-Slosher.

First, Nintendo showed how the Tri-Slosher will look. It debuted in the first Splatoon. Back then, it was more circular. Now, the weapon will have more of a rectangular shape in Splatoon 3.

Nevertheless, behold the Tri-Slosher! This bucket weapon has three compartments, allowing a multidirectional splat with great coverage. And it seems the bucket-like design has been updated! It’s more…buckety…somehow. Help—the word "bucket" has lost all meaning! pic.twitter.com/ZnFK6vzGFS

— Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) June 6, 2022

Netflix's live-action adaptation of Capcom's survival horror classic Resident Evil has received another trailer ahead of its 14th July release.

The new live-action series - not to be confused with Netflix's four-episode CGI effort Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, which launched last year - splits its Racoon-City-focused storyline across two distinct timelines, straddling either side of a global apocalypse caused by a deadly virus.

At one end, pre-apocalypse, we follow the adventures of teenage sisters Jade and Billie Wesker as they begin to notice strange things are afoot in New Racoon City. Then, 14 years later in 2036, Jade takes centre-stage as she struggles to survive in a world overrun by the blood-thirsty infected and ponders the fate of her sister.

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Starting today, we want to enter a new era of transparency with you, the GB audience. So here’s what you need to know: Giant Bomb and Jeff Gerstmann have agreed to go our separate ways.

We’re not just going to gloss over this kind of heavy-hitting news–it is a big moment. Jeff is a co-founder of Giant Bomb and has been at the heart of the site since it launched in 2008. Whether it's Quick Looks, live streams, or the Bombcast, you have consumed content that he had a hand in making. Jeff has shaped Giant Bomb in profound ways and he's also been a key part of bringing on board the voices that have defined the site through its different eras. To this day, Giant Bomb’s influence on the way video games are covered on the internet is still as pervasive as ever, and Jeff remains inseparably attached to that legacy.

But things change: life unfolds; priorities shift, and people come and go. And the same goes for Giant Bomb.

Many people have called Giant Bomb home, but they've also ventured out in search of new opportunities and, each time, it has been difficult to see, for us as their colleagues and you as a community that follows them. But what has always helped us–and hopefully you–is understanding that Giant Bomb has never been about one person. Giant Bomb has always been greater than the sum of its parts.

What started as a group of people in a basement evolved into a couple of websites in another basement. That became two offices on each coast, and eventually–out of both necessity and opportunity–a group of friends scattered across the States. Fundamentally though, through each of these changes Giant Bomb has remained what it has always been: a bunch of passionate friends talking about and around video games.

This morning, quality assurance testers on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf unanimously voted to form Canada’s first video game labor union. They filed the motion on April 20, and the election concluded 16-0 in favor of unionizing. This came after the devs mounted an organized campaign focused on bad pay and a troubling…

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Microsoft executive vice president of gaming Phil Spencer recently played Nintendo 64 classic Banjo-Kazooie, according to his Xbox Live account. But where most might simply see a public figure enjoying a bit of nostalgia, a specific brand of diehard took it as a personal wink and a nod from the Xbox head of things to…

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With E3 2022 canceled, there’s a vacuum at the center of the video game marketing season. Many eyes are on Summer Game Fest for being both the lengthiest and the widest-ranging presser on the horizon. But the host, Geoff Keighley, recently saw fit to temper expectations ahead of the show, saying that it won’t be flush…

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I’m on a ship, the waves rocking the boat as I deal cards to a former pirate and my friend (who is also my accomplice). We are trying to cheat this ex-pirate out of information and travel costs via a card game. To help us win, I use a small shiny object on the table to slyly peek at each card that is dealt and signal…

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While many in the fighting game community were happy to finally see Street Fighter 6 in action during last week’s PlayStation State of Play, a very vocal majority of FGC connoisseurs who enjoy the games for their, err, riveting storylines have been absolutely reveling in the sorry state of former golden boy Ken…

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Sonic Frontiers is the blue speedster’s next outing transitioning to an open world environment to let him run wild like your pet at an animal park. Over the past couple of days and for the remainder of the month, IGN and Sega will be working together to release new gameplay footage for all the eager fans of Sonic’s next big adventure.

So far it’s been looking blue in the worst way possible, as its visuals, open-world, combat, and just about everything else just don’t hold up to the high standards of the franchise. With that said, these are three reasons the latest Sonic Frontiers trailers gave us the blues.

Want to know when Warrior Nun Season 2 comes out on Netflix? Thankfully, you don’t have to wait any longer to know when everyone’s favorite action hero returns to the platform. Here is everything you need to know about its release date.

Warrior Nun Season 2 Netflix Release Date

Warrior Nun Season 2 arrives on Netflix in Winter 2022. The release window is all we have at the moment regarding its release, as it was announced via a trailer earlier today. The sophomore season will once again follow Ava and Adriel, as the two battle it out to decide the fate of the Order, as well as the rest of the world.

We will be sure to update this article when an exact release date is given. For now, we will just have to wait and hope the heavens are kind enough to let us know when the show is coming later this year.

That is everything you need to know about when Warrior Nun Season 2 comes outs on Netflix. If you’re still on the hunt for more info about the series, be sure to check out the rest of Twinfinite to see the rest of our guides, which have plenty of tips, tricks, and FAQs.

Disney Speedstorm features all your favorite characters in many beloved maps of the universe. This free-to-play game is the ultimate battle-racing competition where you can upgrade your skills and maximize your stats. To go along with the excitement, Disney has announced a chance to sign up for the Closed Beta of the game. Here’s how to sign up for Disney Speedstorm Closed Beta.

How to Join Disney Speedstorm Closed Beta

The testing phase of Disney Speedstorm starts on June 8, in which thousands of PC players can get the opportunity to play the game on Steam or Epic Games Store. Disney and Pixar have already given us a sneak peek into the circuits of Speedstorm, including the docks of Pirates of the Caribbean and The Jungle Book’s Ruins map. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to join the Closed Beta.

Want to know where to find Reality Seeds and how to use them in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3? Then we’ve got plenty of great info about them and the brand new location that has come to the game, Reality Falls. The new place is full of glowing purple trees and features a large lilac tree right in the center of the location. This week, Epic Games has urged players to explore the Reality Falls by introducing a quest that requires you to plant Reality Seeds anywhere on the island.

Since it’s a new Fortnite element, many players are having a hard time finding Reality Seeds in the game. With that in mind, we will explain everything about Reality Seeds in Fortnite, along with their benefits.

Curious as to when All of us are dead Season 2 comes out on Netflix? Then you aren’t alone, as everyone wants to know when the sophomore season of the hit Korean drama series about zombies comes back to life. Here is everything you need to know about its release.

All of us are dead Season 2 Netflix Release Date

Currently, All of us are dead Season 2 does not have a release date or window. All we know at the moment is that the second iteration is indeed happening and that it’ll follow the survivors of Hyosan High once again.

When more information on the release date for the show is unveiled, including whether it will receive 12-episodes or not just like the first season, then we will be sure to update this article. For now, we will just have to wait it out and hope that the zombies don’t get us before then.

That is everything you need to know about when All of us are dead Season 2 comes out on Netflix. If you’re still on the hunt for more info about the series, be sure to check out the rest of Twinfinite to see the rest of our guides, which have plenty of tips, tricks, and FAQs.

Street Fighter 6 made a big splash during its PlayStation State of Play showing last week, revealing two more fighters, some sort of exploration story mode, and more. While we await more details on some of those features, Capcom has divulged some info on Ryu's new look and the game's place in the Street Fighter timeline.

The game's official Twitter account shared a statement by director Takayuki Nakayama that confirms Street Fighter 6 takes place after the events of Street Fighter III. This places the game at the end of the series' timeline given that Street Fighter V is set before SF 3. 

As for Ryu's new look, Nakayama explains his Buddhist robe, also called a kasaya, showcases Ryu's newfound dignity despite the warrior feeling he's "not there yet." What that means is up to interpretation, but the attire does pair well with Ryu's dashing beard if nothing else. 

High-end graphics cards are getting more affordable, and AMD's top-end* RX 6900 XT is now available at £100 below the model's UK RRP. This particular unit is a Gigabyte OC card, with a 2285MHz boost clock (compared to 2250MHz on the reference design) and a hefty triple-slot thermal solution.

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