July 2022

Lost Ark Thronespire Explained: How to Start, Requirements & Rewards

1 year 8 months ago

The Thronespire is the newest single-player dungeon in the Lost Ark June update. Similar to the other dungeons, players’ primary objective is to work through a plentitude of floors in Lost Ark Thronespire to get rewards like Guardian Stone Crystals, gem chests, Applied Welding, and more. Since it’s one of the newest additions to the game, many players are having a hard time completing its levels. With that in mind, we’ve got you covered with the complete breakdown of the Lost Ark Thronespire dungeon.

How to Start Lost Ark Thronespire and its Requirements

To start Thronespire in Lost Ark, players will need to find its entrance which is scattered across almost all the major cities in the game. But before that, you must meet a certain set of requirements to be eligible for the Thronespire dungeon:

  • Must have completed the main quest of Punika.
  • Requires item level 1325 and a combat level of 50.
  • Must have completed the Towards Power quest.

Once you fulfill these requirements, you’re all set to face off a variety of opponents. After starting the dungeon, you will encounter a bunch of regular monsters, which are fairly easy to defeat. As you keep progressing through floors, the monsters will become stronger.

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Tarun Sayal

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Top 29 Best Games Like Summertime Saga to Play in 2022

1 year 8 months ago

After playing through all of the visual novel/dating sim sensation, are you keen on more summer lovin’ and searching for more games like Summertime Saga? Looking for some more visual novel goodness that has you dating around, living a slice of life, maybe even leveling up some abilities in an RPG format? Then you’ll get a kick out of these steamy, sexy games that are similar to Summertime Saga!

Before you get stuck in, you can check out our other compilations of naughty-narrative-driven experiences, such as Best Adult Games. We’ve also written a recent one for adult games on specifically Steam, too.

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Twinfinite Staff

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War of the Visions Celebrates 12 Million Downloads, Adds New 100-Cost Wind Unit Sadali

1 year 8 months ago

Two years since its global release, and War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius has just passed the 12 million mark in terms of downloads. To celebrate, there will be plenty of login bonuses to look forward to this week, and new players just jumping in now will also have a good chance of rerolling their accounts for the new Wind element unit, Sadali Crysthea.

First off, Sadali Crysthea is one of the more prominent figures in the ongoing War of the Visions story. He’ll be added to the character roster this week, and as expected, he’ll also have a rate-up banner. Here’s a brief look at his kit:

  • Crystallite Reckoning: Raises own Magic Attack Res Piercing Rate, then deals Dmg (L) to target based on caster’s MAG stat and chance of inflicting Charm for 3 turns and additional effect: raises ATK/MAG while charmed
  • Rush Not Thy Fate: Deals Dmg (M) to targets within range based on caster’s MAG stat and lowers CT (M) and lowers AGI for 1 turn
  • Sacred Sacrament: Raises all Elemental Res of allies within area around self and bestows status removal (AP Auto-Restore/Additional Dmg effect) to attacks for 3 turns

Coinciding with Sadali’s release is a new 70-cost UR Vision Card, called Culmination. Here are the details:

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Zhiqing Wan

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Minecraft adds tribute to YouTuber Technoblade

1 year 8 months ago

Minecraft maker Mojang has paid tribute to YouTuber Technoblade, whose death from cancer was announced last week.

Technoblade, real name Alex, had amassed 13 million followers over years of creating Minecraft content. He was just 23.

His passing prompted an outpouring of messages from fellow streamers and esports players, as well as acknowledgement from Mojang itself. Now, the developer has gone further and updated Minecraft Java Edition's launch screen with a nod to Technoblade's YouTube icon - a crowned Minecraft pig.

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Tom Phillips

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Dutch political parties back gaming loot box ban

1 year 8 months ago

Political parties in the Netherlands have broadly backed a new attempt to block the sale of video game loot boxes in the country.

Six parties say they will support the motion, which would bring Dutch law largely in line with Belgium - where loot boxes were outlawed back in 2018 (thanks, Neowin).

The motion describes loot boxes as "a form of gambling" and states "children in video games are manipulated to purchase" such items via in-game microtransactions.

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Tom Phillips

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Monster Hunter Rise numbers soar on Steam following Sunbreak release

1 year 8 months ago

Monster Hunter Rise numbers are soaring on Steam following the release of the Sunbreak expansion.

At the time of release on PC in January this year, the game had a concurrent player count of 134,262; now that's close to doubling at 231,360 - and it continues to rise.

Sunbreak is a huge new expansion to the game, adding master rank hunts, a plethora of new items, and returning monsters to defeat.

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Ed Nightingale

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Check out the opening sequence for Netflix's Cyberpunk 2077 anime Edgerunners

1 year 8 months ago

Netflix has shared the opening credit sequence for its upcoming anime series, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

First debuted at the Anime Expo 2022 in Los Angeles, these opening credits are accompanied by Franz Ferdinand's 'This Fffire' from 2004. (A small spot of trivia for your next pub quiz, this is not the only piece of game-inspired media to feature this song. The earlier released and self-produced 'This Fire' can also be found on the soundtrack from Burnout 3: Takedown.)

Anyway, I digress. Back to Edgerunners, and its new credit sequence which you can check out for yourself below.

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Victoria Kennedy

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Air Twister review: Yu Suzuki's Space Harrier successor is a compelling curio rather than a classic

1 year 8 months ago

It took what felt like several eternities for Yu Suzuki to release his last dream project, the teases and trials that led up to the eventual release of Shenmue 3 spanning over a decade. It's wild, then, that his next dream project - a return to his 80s arcades roots, and an explicitly styled spiritual successor to none other than Space Harrier - was revealed and released within the space of a month; wilder still, Air Twister's every bit as much a Suzuki joint as the epic Shenmue 3, and it's a small shame its arrival has met with a muted response because this is clearly the work of a master.

Actually, scratch that, it's the work of the master - forgive the breathless enthusiasm, but how else to meet a rare new game from the pioneer behind Out Run, After Burner and Virtua Fighter - and it's thrilling to see Suzuki to the kind of basic yet bombastic action that made his name in the arcades. It's an '80s revival that to my arcade-obsessed mind is every bit as exciting as Top Gun Maverick, though this is clearly a much more modest project.

Air Twister is an on-rails shooter that shares the simplicity of Space Harrier, while at the same time folding in some of the features introduced by the many games inspired by Suzuki's 1985 original. This is a tap shooter, quintessentially, with a lock-on you can paint by touch that feels akin to Panzer Dragoon, while elsewhere the pace of movement has been slowed from the whip-quick Space Harrier to something a bit more sedate to give space to the new control scheme.

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Martin Robinson

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Solo Leveling and Tomo-chan is a Girl Anime Adaptations Announced

1 year 8 months ago

Both Solo Leveling and Tomo-chan is a Girl anime adaptations are on the way, and Crunchyroll will air both in 2023.

As part of Crunchyroll’s Anime Expo 2022 announcements, Solo Leveling and Tomo-chan is a Girl anime adaptations came up. In each case, details about the productions and trailers appeared. Both shows will appear in 2023. However, Tomo-chain is a Girl may show up first as it has a January 2023 launch window. Both shows will be simulcast on Crunchyroll.

The Solo Leveling anime is based on the manhwa of the same name, and it is being handled by A-1 Pictures. It follows Jinwoo Sung, a young man who becomes a Hunter that goes through gates to different dimensions. After an incident, he gets a chance to level up alone.

Here’s the official art.
Both Solo Leveling and Tomo-chan is a Girl anime adaptations are on the way, and Crunchyroll will air both in 2023.

And this is the Solo Leveling trailer.

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Jenni Lada

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Fans think Call of Duty 2024 leak points to Gulf War era

1 year 8 months ago

This weekend's major Call of Duty leak points to a Gulf War-era setting for the next Black Ops, fans have said.

The huge cache of leaked information - apparently gleaned from the files of a Warzone Mobile alpha build - detailed elements from several upcoming games, including the next release from Black Ops studio Treyarch, due in 2024.

Details were posted to Twitter by user RealiityUK, whose account has now been suspended, though a description of what was posted remains on reddit.

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Tom Phillips

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itch.io has launched a bundle for abortion funds

1 year 8 months ago

itch.io has launched a new charity bundle to raise money for abortion funds.

The bundle is in direct response to the overturning of Roe v Wade, key US legislation that grants individuals the right to an abortion.

The bundle contains over 750 games from over 600 creators available for a minimum donation of $10. Estimated value is over $3k.

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Ed Nightingale

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Silent Hill 2 modders have finally fixed a 20-year-old bug

1 year 8 months ago

The modders behind Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition have finally fixed a 20-year-old bug that's plagued the PC version of the game.

Previously, an infamous bug when playing on a PC with a multicore processor (as most modern PCs have) would cause the audio to skip and the game to crash, making it all but unplayable.

Now, the creators of the Enhanced Edition have fixed the issue by implementing a custom streaming audio engine.

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Ed Nightingale

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Skyrim Together Reborn co-op mod releases this Friday

1 year 8 months ago

A new co-op mod for the eternal The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim known as Together Reborn will release this Friday.

"Hey everyone, after a long development process, we are excited to announce that Skyrim Together Reborn is almost ready for release. It will release this Friday, 8th July at 16:00 GMT. The mod will be published on Nexus," the mod's developer revealed.

And that is not all. Along with the release date announcement, the developers also revealed this will not be a beta as previously intended.

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Victoria Kennedy

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Sega commit to matching employee donations to reproductive rights organisations

1 year 8 months ago

Publisher Sega have joined the growing number of companies across the games industry to issue statements supporting reproductive rights, and have gone a step further than most by offering to match employee donations to non-profits supporting that cause. Sega’s decision comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of the Roe v. Wade ruling last month, which had enshrined abortion rights at a federal level for almost half a century.

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CJ Wheeler

Summer Games Done Quick 2022 nets more than $3 million for charity

1 year 8 months ago

Annual speedrunning event Summer Games Done Quick has raised more than $3 million (£2.5 million) for the charity Doctors Without Borders. SGDQ drew to a close yesterday with an All Remembrances run of Elden Ring on PC, followed by a shorter bonus Any% run of the game to cap things off. You can watch HYP3RSOMNIAC take on FromSoft’s latest in just half an hour in the video below.

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CJ Wheeler

Hilarious 'Web 3 Console' Will Never, Ever Happen

1 year 8 months ago

The Polium One is the answer to a question no one has ever, nor will ever, ask. It is a “next-gen console for web3 gaming.” Which is to say, a render on a website for a fictional machine that I believe will absolutely will never get made. I dare them to prove me wrong.

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John Walker

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Call of Duty: Fans Think We're Getting Black Ops 5 in 2024 After Image Leaks

1 year 8 months ago

New Call of Duty images have leaked online that, among other things, appear to hint at Black Ops 5 being 2024's installment for the FPS series.

The images were reportedly mined from a recent Warzone Mobile update by Twitter user RealiityUK (who has since been suspended from the social media platform). The images are currently viewable on ResetEra (we won't be reposting them here), and are seemingly a mix of shots from the upcoming Modern Warfare 2, and a new game in development at Black Ops developer Treyarch.

Thought to be loading screens for upcoming Call of Duty projects, the two images that really got everyone’s attention are labeled “Stealth” and “Pillage” – which apparently stem from the upcoming Call of Duty game due for release in 2024.

Although no details about the game have been officially released, some fans now believe that it will take place during the Gulf War – a continuation of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Essentially, that would mean Call of Duty’s 2024 release would be Black Ops 5.

It’s easy to see why fans might jump to this conclusion. The images contain a sepiction of the real-life F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft, which was first deployed by the U.S. military in the '80s and became synonymous with the Gulf War in 1991.

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Ryan Leston

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Mass Effect 5's Story to Be Helmed by Guardians of the Galaxy and Deus Ex Writer [Update]

1 year 8 months ago

Update 07/05/2022: Bioware's project director has now confirmed that Mary DeMarle has joined the studio to work on the new Mass Effect game.

"I'm really excited to let you know that Mary DeMarle will be joining the Mass Effect team as senior narrative director," he said in a tweet spotted by GameSpot (below).

DeMarle will therefore stick to her sci-fi lineage, having previously led the narrative for Guardians of the Galaxy and the Deus Ex games.

Original Story: Guardians of the Galaxy and Deus Ex prequel writer Mary DeMarle has joined Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare.

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Ryan Dinsdale

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5 Reasons Why Kairi Needs to Get Her Own Kingdom Hearts Game Already

1 year 8 months ago

The Kingdom Hearts series offers a vast number of characters for you to meet, all of whom are compelling and bring something fun to the table. So, many people may ask, “Why does this character deserve a game dedicated to them when there are all these other characters that could get one?”

It’s a fair question, but one that I believe can be answered primarily due to how Kairi has been positioned to be in a spot that screams prime opportunity for an entire Kingdom Hearts entry dedicated to her journey.

As should be expected, there are significant spoilers for the series all the way up to the most recent release, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory.

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Joel Tapia

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How to Play Zombies in COD Mobile & When It’s Coming Back in 2022

1 year 8 months ago

The Zombies mode has become a bit of a fan-favorite in Call of Duty games ever since its inception in World at War all those years ago. Fast forward to 2020, and Call of Duty Mobile Zombies has been giving players the chance to take down the undead on-the-go, no matter where they are.

How to Play Zombies in CoD Mobile

When Zombies is available in CoD Mobile, you can start searching for a game and playing by following the steps below:

  1. Select ‘Events’ from the right-hand side of the Multiplayer screen.

    how to play Zombies in CoD Mobile
  2. Tap ‘Featured’

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Chris Jecks

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When Does Zora (Amunet) Release in Dislyte?

1 year 8 months ago

If you’re wondering when Zora, AKA Amunet, is releasing in Dislyte, here’s everything you need to know.

As part of the newly announced Bloody Hunt update, Dislyte will be getting three new Espers: two Epics, and one Legendary. There’s plenty of new content to look forward to as well, so let’s get into it.

Dislyte Zora (Amunet) Release Date

Zora will be releasing in Dislyte on July 12. Lilith Games has just announced that the game will be undergoing maintenance for a couple of hours, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. UTC, which would be around 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Eastern Time.

During this time, players won’t be able to log in, but we will be getting 200 Nexus Crystals as compensation after the update is live.

This release schedule makes sense, considering the time frame in which the last two characters were announced and released. The first banner character, Ollie, was announced on May 24, and released on the following Tuesday, on May 31. And the second banner character, Ahmed, was also announced a week before his release on Tuesday, June 21.

With all that in mind, it’s probably safe to assume that all future characters will be announced a week before release, and they’ll drop on the following Tuesday.

All Zora Abilities in Dislyte

In the patch notes, we got a sneak peek at some of Zora’s abilities in the game:

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Zhiqing Wan

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Chaos;Head Noah English PC Release Date Set

1 year 8 months ago

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At Anime Expo 2022, Spike Chunsoft announced a release date for when Chaos;Head Noah will appear on Windows PCs via Steam. It will come out on October 7, 2022, which is the same date of the release of the English version of Chaos;Head Noah/Chaos;Child Double Pack. Spike Chunsoft has not yet listed a price for Chaos;Head Noah on its website.

Chaos;Head Noah is the HD remaster of Chaos;Head, which originally came out in 2008. It was on the Xbox 360 and featured improved graphics, textual changes, and new endings. The Steam port will have the same improvements as Chaos;Head Noah/Chaos;Child Double Pack. These improvements include the game having 1080p graphics, as well as running on the MAGES Engine. Like other entries in the Science Adventure series, Chaos;Head Noah will be a visual novel.

The story of Chaos;Head Noah revolves around Takumi Nishijo, who is a second-year in high school. He is also an otaku shut-in. In Shibuya, there has been serial murders that people called “New Generation Madness” or “NewGen.” One day, someone named “Shogun” sent an image that seemed to predict the next NewGen killing. The day after, Takumi encounters that precise crime scene, with Rimi Sakihata standing in front of the corpse and covered in blood.

Chaos;Head Noah in English will appear on Windows PC through Steam on October 7, 2022. ]

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Stephanie Liu

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Leaked Call Of Duty images suggest 2024’s game might be set in the Gulf War

1 year 8 months ago

What may be leaked images of multiplayer maps from 2024’s Call Of Duty and this year's Modern Warfare 2 have emerged online over the weekend. The concept art was posted to Twitter by RealiityUK, an account that’s since been suspended, but not before they explained that the images were discovered in Warzone Mobile test files (thanks Eurogamer). The images shared by RealiityUK are still up on ResetEra if you want to have a nosy.

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CJ Wheeler

Genshin Impact Bouncing Blobby Slimes Event: How to Start & Rewards

1 year 8 months ago

HoYoverse has kicked off a new Genshin Impact web event called Bouncing Blobby Slimes, which runs from July 4, 2022, to July 10, 2022. The primary objective of the players during this event is to help Slime jump across rock platforms until it reaches the end of the map. Doing so will reward players with Blob coins that can eventually be exchanged with rewards. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the Genshin Impact Bouncing Blobby Slimes event.

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Tarun Sayal

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23 Things to Do After Beating Zelda Breath of the Wild (Post Game & Endgame)

1 year 8 months ago

Here are things to do after beating Zelda Breath of the Wild (endgame & post game content). After you’ve saved Hyrule once more in Breath of the Wild, you may be wondering what else you should do.

1. Complete All 120 Shrines

Things to Do After Beating Zelda Breath of the Wild

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Just because you’ve saved Hyrule once more in Breath of the Wild, doesn’t mean that Link can put his feet up and enjoy a well-earned rest.

After all, chances are that you’ve still got a fair few Shrines you still haven’t found, let alone solved yet.

There are 120 Shrines in total in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, each with a puzzle for you to solve.

Each is distinctly different and will require you to make use of the different Runes that Link has available to him after the first hour or so of the game.

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Chris Jecks

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How To Hide Your Account Level in Valorant

1 year 8 months ago

Similar to many other multiplayer games, Valorant features a level system that indicates a player’s experience. By default, the level is displayed on each player’s banner and is publically visible to those in the same lobby. However, the game offers the option to hide it if you ever choose. For those not familiar with the process, here’s how to hide your account level in Valorant.

How To Hide Your Account Level in Valorant

The entire process of hiding one’s account level is pretty straightforward. To hide your account level in Valorant, all you need to do is take the following steps:

How To Hide Account Level in Valorant

  1. Boot up Valorant.

  2. Now, go to the Collections tab.

  3. Select the “Player Cards” icon on the left-hand side of the menu

  4. Then, select the “Level Borders” tab

  5. Beneath the Player Card on the screen, you will see an option to “Show my account level on my player card”. Simply disable the option to hide your account level.

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Shubhendu Vatsa

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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End almost nabbed a famous James Bond stunt

1 year 8 months ago

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End's Madagascan jeep chase almost featured a stunt made famous during Sean Connery's sixth outing as James Bond (I mean, why not, Drake does look pretty sharp in a dinner jacket after all).

The stunt in question comes from the 1971 film Diamonds are Forever, where Sean Connery's Bond tips his vehicle onto two wheels to get through a tight gap (something those in pursuit are, of course, unable to pull off).

"We actually prototyped doing that [during A Thief's End's jeep chase]," Uncharted 4's co-lead designer Kurt Margenau reflected during a recent chat with Couch Soup. However, as those who have played the game will know, this idea did not ultimately make the final cut.

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Victoria Kennedy

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Kirby And The Walk Down Memory Lane: A Series Retrospective

1 year 8 months ago

You wouldn’t guess it from his child-like appearance, but gaming’s much-loved spherical hero turned 30 this year. Kicking off his first adventure in 1992, Kirby has grown into a juggernaut in the game industry, starring in dozens of titles and making appearances in countless others. The long-running franchise is among video games’ best-selling. One of its most successful titles, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, released in March 2022. It’s not only breaking series records but also sucked in a whole new generation of fans. To celebrate the formidable gumball’s third decade in the industry, we’re looking back at the franchise, from how it started to where it’s floating now.

Kirby Creator Connections

“Even when our customers played the games we developed, I think they played them thinking, ‘This game was developed by Nintendo.’ And, well, that wasn’t good.”

This is how Masayoshi Tanimura, current chairman of the board of Kirby-developer HAL Laboratory, explains the company’s unique logo – a dog nestled around three eggs in a nest – on the company’s website. The problem of mistaken developer identity has followed the studio throughout the years. Asking who developed the powerful puffball’s latest title inevitably leads to a few still guessing Nintendo, while others might suppose his origins lie with the Super Smash Bros. series. While these are off the mark, there is good reason players make the associations, as HAL Laboratory – and Kirby – are intimately linked to both.

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Jill Grodt

Genshin Impact Pizza Hut Event Will Appear in China

1 year 8 months ago

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HoYoVerse and Pizza Hut will hold a Genshin Impact event in China with in-game rewards and real-life food items. There is also promotional art featuring Eula and Amber. The two of them are holding pizzas that may serve as a limited menu item. More information will appear closer to August 2022, which is when the event will start. [Thanks, Reddit!]

In the art, Eula looks like she is the cook behind the operations, while Amber is the delivery girl. She is even holding a helmet that looks like it has rabbit ears on it. The official Chinese Pizza Hut site does not have information or a page yet for the Genshin Impact event. This does mean that there are no details regarding what in-game rewards Chinese players will be able to access either.

In March 2021, HoYoVerse had a collaboration with KFC, with Diluc and Noelle serving as the spokespeople. In real life, you could get buckets of chicken with Diluc on it. Meanwhile, in-game, you could get KFC-colored wings and there was an Outland Gastronomy event. Though only Chinese players could obtain the wings in the beginning, Western players were able to access them through Twitch subs in November 2021.

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Stephanie Liu

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10 Unknown Indie Games To Wishlist Right Away

1 year 8 months ago

Welcome! It’s that most famous of national holidays, Indie Penance Day! The day on which major gaming websites attempt to make up for their AAA coverage by dedicating space to unknown indies. Any gaming site you see not joining in both hates indie developers, and America. Not us though, so read on for a whole bunch of…

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John Walker

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