June 2022

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a new Robin-centric Gotham Knights trailer showing the caped crusader bam! pow! and kerpslatting goons while (checks notes) teleporting.

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Forza Horizon 5 is full of high-powered cars that push the limits in terms of performance, from real-world vehicles to concept cars. Some are fantastic on off-road tracks; others thrive on long stretches of highway. But if it’s speed you’re after, to see how high the speedometer goes, here are the 10 fastest cars in Forza Horizon 5.

Top 10 Fastest Cars in Forza Horizon 5

Zenvo TSR-S

Compared to the McLaren P1, the Zenvo TSR-S outpaces it in every category, from torque to top speed. Under the hood is the Zenvo TSR-S’ prized possession: a supercharged 5.8L V8 engine, along with 1177 horsepower and 811 lb-ft of torque.

What that equates to is the Zenvo TSR-S reaches a top speed of 265 MPH, twelve miles faster than the McLaren P1. From 0 to 60, it only needs 2.7 seconds.

Compile Heart revealed new trailers of its upcoming JRPG Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord.

The trailers show glimpses of gameplay, introduce the characters, and retain the musical themes of previous reveals showing a “dramatic resonance.”

The second video features the song “Story of Eternity” performed by Luna Haruna, one of the singing voices of the diva Fleur, intermingled with “Curse of Thousand Nights” performed by Aira Yuhki, one of the voices of the rival diva Glace.

Dramatic resonances are an interesting key concept implemented in the game, with songs that can be mashed up when they are performed at the same time on the battlefield.

This creates a “Dramatic Resonance” area, a positional element in which both the buffs created by the friendly diva and the debuffs created by the enemy diva are doubled in effect. Basically, you can step into that area for some high-risk, high-reward plays and you can check out more of how it sounds in previous videos.

See our shortlist below and let us know what Minecraft Mods for Fabric are your favorite right now.

Last year, a game was released on the Nintendo Switch in Japan called Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi (Crayon Shin-chan: My Summer Vacation With The Professor). A crossover between legendary manga Crayon Shin-chan and the long-running My Summer Vacation series of video games, it looked slow and cruisy…

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A new law recently passed in Quebec, Canada designed to force immigrants to learn and use French in a short amount of time has many game developers in the area worried. The new bill could make it harder for studios to recruit and keep talent in a part of Canada that contains numerous big game studios and companies.

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Crunchyroll will handle the global theatrical release of the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond Movie in early 2023. The film will first appear in theaters in Japan in November 2022. It will air in international territories in the next year. In terms of the movie’s plot, it will take place after the end of the second season.

According to a Crunchyroll press release, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond will focus on a power called “Queen,” as well as a conspiracy surrounding it. Rimuru will partner up with an original movie character named Hiiro, who is a survivor of the Ogre race. There is no news as of yet regarding Hiiro’s voice actor in English or in Japanese.

As a reminder, this movie takes place after the second season, and thus may contain spoilers for those who have not finished. Here is the trailer for the movie. It features English subtitles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4EPHOfgOdc

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is an isekai anime about Satoru Mikami, an office worker in Japan. One day, someone murders him. However, he finds that he was somehow reincarnated in a fantasy world. The catch is that he is now a Slime. The show is available for streaming on Crunchyroll.

First impressions of Sonic Frontiers have, it's fair to say, been mixed - but Sega is forging ahead regardless, now offering a look at the game's rendition of Cyber Space, where more "traditional, fast-paced" Sonic stages can be found.

Revealed during today's busy Nintendo Direct, Cyber Space is a mysterious digital realm that can be reached by uncovering ancient entrances around Starfall Islands - a cluster of landmasses incorporating Kronos Island, the lush area seen in Sonic Frontiers' divisive first trailers.

In order to unlock the Cyber Space entrances, players will first need to earn Portal Gears by solving puzzles and completing challenges around the "open zone" map. Once in Cyber Space, they can try their hand at "traditional, fast-paced, speed running action platforming" - linear stages more in line with classic Sonic action - earning Vault Keys required to progress further.

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If there’s anything Lost Ark isn’t short on, it’s various activities and events that you can hop in and out of when you feel the need. You can even scour the landscape for plants to pick; it’s called Foraging. And yes, it’s a useful skill. Foraging is great for crafting potions (that could save your life), so you’ll need to know the top 5 places to level up foraging in Lost Ark.

Delphi Forest

Top 5 Places to Level Up Foraging in Lost Ark

Early on, you’ll need the most optimal zone to level up your Foraging skill. In that case, you’ll want to visit Delphi Forest. For starters, tier 1 flowers will spawn in abundance. And, if you’re lucky, you might come across tier 2 flowers, too. The higher the tier, the more experience you’ll earn for picking them.

Looking for some help when it comes to figuring out the right answer in Wordle? You are in the right spot. After all, with six guesses, you will have plenty of room to pin down the right combination of letters, before reaching the final answer. In this guide, we’ll go through all of the 5-letter words with WK as the third and fourth letters to give you some options in your quest to maintain your streak.

Note that the following list of words has been tested and will work in Wordle. However, if you spot any missing or incorrect words, please inform us via the comments below so we can take a look at the list and update it if necessary.

All 5 Letter Words With WK as the Third and Fourth Letters

• bawks
• cawks
• cowks
• dawks
• gawks
• gawky
• gowks
• hawks
• howks
• lawks
• mawks
• mawky
• pawks
• pawky

Now that you are aware of the potential answers, it is time to put them to the test. Choose a word from the list and see what pops up. If you see green, you have the right letter in the correct spot, while yellow will mean positions need to be changed. As for grey, you can rule that letter out completely.

By methodically picking apart the potential answers, it won’t be long before you achieve success. For those in a hurry, here is the answer to today’s puzzle instead.

Playing Wordle need not be a guessing affair, especially when you know that certain letters will make up the right answer. In this guide, we’ll go through all of the 5-letter words starting with GA to give you a good idea of where to start and aid you on the quest to maintain your streak.

Note that the following list of words has been tested and will work in Wordle. However, if you spot any missing or incorrect words, please inform us via the comments below so we can take a look at the list and update it if necessary.

Before you start guessing in Wordle, why not prepare yourself in the right way by knowing just what words will fit for the day’s puzzle? Once you know that certain letters are required, you will have a much easier time for your other guesses. In this guide, we’ll go through all of the 5-letter words ending with KY to give you a good idea of where to start and aid you on the quest to maintain your streak.

Note that the following list of words has been tested and will work in Wordle. However, if you spot any missing or incorrect words, please inform us via the comments below so we can take a look at the list and update it if necessary.

Overwatch 2 Beta is now available to play across multiple platforms for a limited time. Through this early access period, you’ll be able to participate in new gameplay modes and see the updated reworks of popular heroes like Doomfist and Bastion. So, if you are wondering how to launch the Overwatch 2 Beta, here’s what you must do to start this heroic journey.

How to Launch the Overwatch 2 Beta

PC, PlayStation, and Xbox users will gain instant access to Overwatch 2 Beta once they purchase the Overwatch 2 Watchpoint Pack.

After buying the exclusive add-on, you must complete the download and launch the game. Unfortunately, gamers that have acquired the pack through the Nintendo Store will not be able to play the Beta at this time.

Those who have signed up during the web opt-in may use the Beta code sent by email. However, if you haven’t received the code yet, Blizzard Entertainment has stated that they will try to provide access for all players no later than July 14.

Today Atlus released one of its daily trailers of the upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, focusing on some of the demons that will be featured in the game.

Today’s video showcases another Sabbath, a feature of the game that lets you unleash a bunch of demons at the same time for a bonus attack.

It includes Dakini, Seiryu, Take-Minakata, Chironnupu, Lemon Frost, Archangel, Bicorn, Pazuzu, and Thunderbird

The trailer also includes the daily horoscope, but this one features eight lucky signs for today instead of the usual ranking. If you’re Cancer, Libra, Capricorn, Pisces, Scorpio, Taurus, Gemini, Leo, or Virgo, June 29 is going to be a good day (if you believe i this kind of stuff).

You can check the video out below.

Soul Hackers 2 releases for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam and Windows Store) on August 26, just one day after the Japanese launch on August 25.

There’s a Japanese arcade game called Fishing Spirits, that in 2019 was ported to the Switch, then released in the West as Ace Angler. It now has a sequel, and it is not your average fishing game.

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Wasting your guesses is a surefire way of having a bad time in Wordle, so instead of doing that, why not start things off by making educated guesses instead? Narrowing down the possibilities for the answer will set you up for success with fewer guesses. In this guide, we’ll go through all of the 5-letter words starting with G and ending with Y to give you a good idea of where to start and aid you on the quest to maintain your streak.

Note that the following list of words has been tested and will work in Wordle. However, if you spot any missing or incorrect words, please inform us via the comments below so we can take a look at the list and update it if necessary.

Today third-party developers had a release and reveals to share about add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with Just Flight, which announced another work-in-progress rendition of the famous Panavia Tornado GR1 multirole aircraft.

According to the developer, it’ll feature 8K exterior and cockpit textures, and study-level systems functionality.

At the moment, no release date has been announced, but we get a few screenshots which you can enjoy below.

It’s worth mentioning that this is a completely separate project from the Tornado previously announced by IndiaFoxtEcho.

Given the immense popularity of My Hero Academia has found since the first release of its anime adaptation in 2016, you may be wanting to read its source material: the original manga by author Kohei Horikoshi. If you’re wondering if My Hero Academia is available to be read for free online, we have you covered with all the information you need below.

Can You Read My Hero Academia Manga Online for Free?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the straightforward answer here is no, the My Hero Academia manga is not available for free online. That being said, the silver lining is that My Hero Academia is readily available to purchase digitally from multiple storefronts and ViZ Media provides the most recent three chapters for free on their website.

The website for ViZ Media, My Hero Academia’s official English publisher, is the easiest recommendation to make for purchasing the manga, but it’s also available for the same cost on Google Play, Apple Books, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Hello! Once again Eurogamer is marking Pride Month with a week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming. Today, Eli Cugini revisits Christine Love's Ladykiller in a Bind and argues for more tricky games about bad gays.

When I changed my name to Elia in 2021, the first game I ever played using my new name was Christine Love's visual novel Ladykiller in a Bind. Knowing very little about the game, and given my lifelong affinity for my fellow effeminate brunettes, I gave my new name to this character:

I assumed he'd be a sweet, queer character and I'd be able to relate to his storyline. As it turns out, minimising spoilers, The Boy is actually a manipulative, pathetic object of contempt with precious few humanising moments. So, now that's my guy. Go figure.

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The Japanese Twitter account for NieR revealed that sales for NieR: Automata have exceeded 6.5 million copies. This news comes five years after the game’s original release in February 2017. The number includes worldwide sales of both digital and physical copies. It also takes into account all three platforms the game is on.

NieR: Automata serves as a sequel to NieR, which is itself a spin-off of the Drakengard series. However, one can understand the story without needing to play other games in the franchise.  The game has won several awards over the years, as well as received nominations in various categories. These awards include Game of the Year, Best Storytelling, and Best Narrative. Within its first two months, sales for NieR: Automata exceeded one million units. In 2021, on the game's fourth anniversary, Square Enix announced that it had sold 5.5 million units worldwide.

Friends is one of, if not, the most iconic television sitcoms of all time. If you’re a fan of the series, which you should be if you’re here to take this quiz, then you probably think that you know everything there is to know about Monica, Rachel, Chandler, Joey, Rachel, and Ross, but do you really?

This 26-question trivia quiz will test your Friends knowledge and we apologize in advance but it’s really hard… like super hard. It’ll be difficult to answer all of these questions correctly but we have faith that you all can do pretty well!

Let’s begin, shall we?

We’ll see who’s a true fan and who’s a fake fan.

(All images via Warner Bros.)

Niantic is all set to expand its mobile game portfolio with NBA All-World, a newly announced game that lets you “step into the sneakers of today’s NBA stars & go 1v1 against the best players in the world.” The basketball-based mobile game was announced on June 28 and even though it has no release date as of writing, interested players can sign up to check out the court early. Here’s how to pre-register for NBA All-World.

Pre-Registering For NBA All-World

The announcement of NBA All-World was paired with a brief trailer which even though is devoid of any gameplay or details, does a great job of setting up the mood. Niantic also opened up the pre-registration for the game, allowing everyone to sign up and be among the first ones to try the title out. The steps of doing so are pretty straightforward. To pre-register for NBA All-World, all you need to do is:

Looking for how to get Prime Gaming rewards in Fall Guys? Then, look no further as we have just the guide for you. Fall Guys has gone free-to-play, opening up its doors to millions of new players. Newcomers can also get their hands on some free cosmetics just by linking their Fall Guys and Amazon accounts, as long as they have an Amazon Prime subscription.

Prime Gaming is a great source for free in-game bonus items and cosmetics for a variety of titles every month. Currently, Prime Gaming rewards for Fall Guys are available, so here’s how you can claim them.

How to Get Prime Gaming Rewards in Fall Guys

You can easily claim your free Prime Gaming Rewards by linking your Amazon account to Fall Guys. Once your account gets linked, you will get to claim a complete costume, and other perks, each month. However, you will need an active Amazon Prime membership for this.

The Fall Guys Prime Gaming rewards for June 2022 are:

• The Amazing Falldazzler upper and lower costume
• 6500 Kudos

For those wondering how they can link their Amazon account to Fall Guys, here’s a step-by-step approach:

Amazon’s upcoming TV adaptation of post-apocalyptic RPG series Fallout has cast veteran sci-fi actor Kyle MacLachlan in an undisclosed role as a series regular. You may remember him from such roles as future emperor of the universe Paul Atriedes in David Lynch’s Dune, cafficionado Special Agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, and for his turn in David Lynch's Oscar-nominated Blue Velvet. Please tell me David Lynch will at least direct the pilot.

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Pop-punk is not my musical (brand new) bag but I can't resist a coming-of-age story about a teenager who finds their place in the world by picking up a guitar. Give me Pugwall, give me Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, give me Loud. Announced yesterday, the rhythm game will tell the tale of teen girl who goes from playing air guitar on a broom to wailing on the world stage. Loud looks cute, somewhere between Life Is Strange and Guitar Hero, and you can see a bit in the trailer below.

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PlayStation masterminds Sony have made an unexpected jump into PC gaming hardware, announcing their InZone range of desktop-focused gaming monitors and headsets. It’s Sony’s first big attempt at PC kit, in any form, since mothballing their Vaio laptop and all-in-one brand way back in 2014.

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Quantic Lab, a company which provides quality assurance (QA) support, has responded to a claim it misled Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red over its work on the game.

The allegation surfaced this week via a YouTube video from a channel named Upper Echelon Gamers. Titled "What Made Cyberpunk 2077 Fail - Quantic Lab?", the 14-minute video claimed the QA studio had placed junior members of its team on the project instead of seasoned veterans, and flagged too many minor bugs.

These issues, the video claimed, impacted Quantic Lab's work and therefore the overall game.

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Sony has lifted the lid on its new PC gaming gear brand, Inzone.

The company says Inzone is part of its reach for a broader demographic, and will offer "an immersive experience to help lead gamers to victory".

Included in this new line up of Inzone tech are monitors and headsets, with the monitors starting at £999. Meanwhile, headsets will cost between £89 and £269.

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I've long thought that urban exploration - the peculiar pastime of rummaging through abandoned houses - is the best video game genre that doesn't exist yet.

It's a common thread in some of my personal favourites - think Dishonored, The Last of Us, Gone Home - because of the many uninhabited homes we get to explore in those worlds. Am I a platonic voyeur? Maybe. But I'm endlessly delighted by environmental storytelling. Games that show me a kitchen littered with mouldy takeaway containers and scattered Vodka bottles are infinitely more satisfying than those that would instead give me an in-game diary page from an alcoholic.

This is undoubtedly where Eternal Threads' puzzling magic lies. Despite the melodramatic opener that informs us that "we broke the world" by time-travelling all willy-nilly and releasing radiation into the time stream that changed "countless seemingly insignificant decisions throughout history", an elegant layer of melancholy lies over Eternal Threads. The ordinariness of its people - their rooms, their shared spaces, their conversations, the letters they screw up and toss into the bin - is captured with ease. Both our world and cast are small. We explore only a single deserted home once inhabited by a handful of ordinary folks, but getting to know them isn't just a pleasure; it's a matter of life or death.

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UPDATE 1.30pm UK: Spellbreak developer Proletariat is being acquired by Blizzard, it has just been announced (thanks, Venturebeat).

All of Proletariat's 100-person staff will be enveloped into Blizzard's World of Warcraft team, including work on its upcoming Dragonflight expansion.

Blizzard previously absorbed Vicarious Visions, the talented studio behind various Activision titles including the recent Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2. That studio ultimately ended up working on Diablo franchise and has now been renamed Blizzard Albany.

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Pac-Man World Re-Pac, the newly-announced remake of Pac-Man World, will feature Bandai Namco's Pac-Mom character instead of the original Ms Pac-Man.

This is the second time the switch has now occured, after Pac-Mom previously took Ms Pac-Man's place in Bandai Namco's Arcade Archives: Pac-Land earlier this year.

Again, the reason for the swap seems to be the messy legal issues surrounding ownership of Ms Pac-Man, which are the subject of a 2019 lawsuit.

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The return of the Monkey Island series with the aptly named Return to Monkey Island was a welcome surprise when it was announced earlier this year (on April Fool's Day no less). After all, we had not seen a new game with Guybrush Threepwood at the fore since 2009.

However, while we are getting a return, this may not be the start of a new wave of games based in the sun-soaked Caribbean islands. Rather, this appears to be the last one of its kind.

Following its new gameplay trailer yesterday (see above) and the news it will be coming to the Nintendo Switch as a console first, the Return to Monkey Island developers unveiled a new website for the game. It is a great site, with playful interactive options for fans of the series, including the chance to 'chat' with series regular Stan.

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Another day, another Ubisoft release date leak. This time, it's details of Skull and Bones' long-awaited launch which have surfaced.

Details dug up from an Xbox store listing point to Skull and Bones having the usual array of pre-order bonuses, as well as premium items for an edition including a soundtrack and artbook.

A release date - 8th November 2022 - was also spied, thanks to regular store watcher Aggiornamenti Lumia, and subsequently verified by serial leaker Tom Henderson.

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Capcom has revealed the last remaining monsters for the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak expansion, including Shagaru Magala. The announcement also revealed several new and returning monster variants, such as the Furious Rajang and Scorned Magnamalo. This gives fans a better idea of what to expect in terms of content for the next few months, once Sunbreak releases later this week.

One key reveal of the announcement is the Shagaru Magala. As the name suggests, the six-limbed, winged Elder dragon is the adult form of the Gore Magala. The monster has appeared in earlier Monster Hunter titles, making its debut in Monster Hunter 4. The trailer gives a brief glimpse of the monster's movements and attacks.

Furthermore, new and returning monster variants are set to appear both on Sunbreak's launch, as well as in the coming months. On launch, Capcom is bringing back the Furious Rajang, as well as adding a new Scorned Magnamalo variant. While Furious Rajang has been a staple in the Monster Hunter series for some time, the Scorned Magnamalo is new. Unlike its normal form, the Scorned Magnamalo is equipped with larger arm blades and is constantly covered in hellfire.

In August, the Seething Bazelgeuse will join the roster. The Bazelgeuse variant will join alongside the previously announced Lucent Nargacuga.

Are you wondering if you need PS Plus to play Fall Guys on the PS4 and PS5? Or maybe you’re an Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S player and you’re wondering if Fall Guys requires Xbox Live. Well, this guide will talk you through everything you need to know.

Recently, Mediatonic’s popular online-centric battle royale went free-to-play. As a result, it’s left a bit of a gray area as to whether or not you can play the game completely free of charge, or whether you’ll need an online subscription.

Do You Need PS Plus for Fall Guys on PS4 and PS5?

The good news is no, you don’t need PlayStation Plus in order to enjoy Fall Guys on PS4 and PS5. The game is completely free-to-play on Sony’s consoles, meaning that you won’t have to spend a cent to get yourself into the TV game show battle royale antics. Unless, of course, you want to spend some of your hard-earned cash on Show Bucks, Fall Guys’ microtransaction premium currency.

Does Fall Guys Need Xbox Live Gold to Play on Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S?

It’s the same over on the Xbox consoles, too. You don’t need Xbox Live Gold to play on Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. Similarly, you don’t need an Xbox Game Pass subscription to download the game. Because Fall Guys is now completely free-to-play, you can just go ahead and download it from the Xbox Store without having to pay a thing.

If you do have an Xbox Game Pass subscription, though, and you’re playing Fall Guys, you can get some free bonus cosmetics and rewards for three months. These are accessed via the ‘Perks’ section of the Game Pass app on your console, or via the Xbox Game Pass app on your smart device.