August 2022

The popular Undertale track "Megalovania" has appeared in Konami's Gitadora High-Voltage. It has received a new arrangement that befits the rock music-oriented arcade game. Players can also obtain in-game content featuring Sans by playing the game within two months of the crossover's launch.

Yvya, one of the Bemani Sound Team members, made the rock arrangement for "Megalovania." The new arrangement makes the high-paced track playable on the arcade game that features guitar- and drum-inspired controllers to emulate a rock music session.

The crossover also adds in-game content featuring Undertale's Sans that players can unlock by increasing their level. Level 15 will unlock new Shutters with an illustration of the character. At level 30, Sans himself will appear on the screen and interact with the player. These Undertale features are available to unlock until October 10, 2022.

The Phantasy Star II soundtrack will be available in vinyl format. Ship to Shore PhonoCo. has opened pre-orders for the new vinyl soundtrack based on the classic Sega Genesis RPG on its website. The product is available for $30.00, and the publisher will ship it in Q4 2022.

The soundtrack will come with an 8-page booklet containing artworks of Phantasy Star II characters. It will include a total of 22 tracks—11 on each of the two sides.

Here's the tracklist for the upcoming Phantasy Star II vinyl soundtrack:

Side A

1. Phantasy Sprite
2. Step Up
3. A Prologue
4. Pleasure Stream
5. Pressure
6. My Home
7. Blacky News
8. Restoration
9. Rise and Fall
10. Movement
11. Advanced Position

Side B

1. Secret Ways
2. Promised Mystery ~ Hidepipe
3. Silent Zone ~ Musik
4. Exciting Town
5. Violation
6. Power
7. Under
8. The Place of Death
9. Exclaim
10. Never Dreaming
11. Over

Ship to Shore PhonoCo. is gradually releasing vinyl soundtracks from Sega's Phantasy Star series. In May 2022, it opened pre-orders for the vinyl soundtrack from the series' first-ever entry. The first vinyl has since sold out, and those who have pre-ordered it can expect their product to ship in Q3 2022.

Reviewed on: PC
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Developer: Massive Monster
Release: August 11, 2022
Rating: Teen

I'm recovering from my recent trip to Las Vegas for EVO – the long-standing fighting game championship that invites competitors worldwide. The event is home to vendors, artists, demos for upcoming fighting games, and massive stages where only the best compete in front of thousands of fighting game fans. While on-site for the event, former Game Informer editor John Carson and I traveled to the top floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort with a camera to meet the Arcade1Up folks and play the recently announced Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 cabinet for ourselves. 

Here's the video: 

If you're looking for more information on the Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Arcade1Up cabinet, read our news story about the announcement. Here's a snippet:

One of the most beloved fighting games of all time is finally getting the Arcade1Up treatment. Marvel vs. Capcom 2, the legendary crossover extravaganza from 2000, is the latest game featured by the replica arcade cabinet company. 

Coins are important in Cult of the Lamb since they can be used to buy items from vendors. Therefore, you’ll probably want to know how to stock up on them to get as many as possible. Here’s how to get coins fast in Cult of the Lamb.

How To Get Coins Fast in Cult of the Lamb

There are several ways to get coins in Cult of the Lamb, so we’ll suggest some of the best ways to earn them quickly.

One of Valorant’s most anticipated bundles ever is only hours away from hitting the storefront, and just when you thought you couldn’t be any more hyped Riot Games has unveiled a new trailer. If you’ve been sifting through the various images and videos online then you’ll be familiar with the design already, but there’s nothing quite like a Riot Games trailer to up dial up the excitement.

Ready for something wicked? pic.twitter.com/j54c6Hzyqb

— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) August 10, 2022

In case you aren’t up to speed, and as previously reported by Twinfinite, the Reaver 2.0 bundle contains the following weapons:

• Reaver Ghost
• Reaver Spectre
• Reaver Odin
• Reaver Phantom
• Reaver Karambit

Reaver 2.0 Price

Just as was the case with the original Reaver bundle, the Reaver 2.0 is a Premium Edition Tier Bundle, which typically costs 7100 VP (approx $70). Of course, you can purchase each skin separately for 1775 VP.

Following the reveal of the legendary lord Valkia the Bloody for Total War: Warhammer 3’s DLC Champions of Chaos, today Creative Assembly has released a video portraying her gameplay.

The video is fairly extensive, and while a bit of time is wasted on dad jokes and cinematics that we’ve already seen, it provides a look at how Valkia plays… which appears to be “very, very aggressively.”

She’s a demon princess of Khorne after all, so it would be weird if she wasn’t at least a little violent.

You can check out the video below.

Total War: Warhammer 3 is currently available exclusively for PC.

While the addition of the Yakuza games is no big secret, there are a few other surprises among the games hitting PlayStation Plus for the Extra & Premium tiers that have been announced today.

These will all go live Aug. 16, so you have a few days to clear your schedules as the Yakuza games are by no means quick adventures.

Your August 2022 PlayStation Plus & Extra catalogue additions are:

Yakuza 0

The glitz, glamour, and unbridled decadence of the 80s are back in Yakuza 0. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and series regular Goro Majima. Play as the former to discover how he finds himself in a world of trouble when a simple debt collection goes wrong. Then, step into the silver-toed shoes of Goro Majima and explore his “normal” life as the proprietor of a cabaret club. 

Yakuza Kiwami

The first Yakuza title debuted in 2005 on PS2. This PS4 remake rebuilds that experience from scratch. Follow the early days of Kazuma Kiryu as he returns to the streets of Japan after serving a decade-long prison sentence for a crime he didn’t commit to save his best friend. 

Yakuza Kiwami 2

The latest F2P MMORPG has many excited for its compelling multiplayer gameplay, but is Tower of Fantasy region locked? Here’s what you need to know about the game’s servers and which is best to choose.

Is Tower of Fantasy Region Locked? Answered

No, Tower of Fantasy is not region locked. You are able to play on any server from any region you like. Of course, choosing a server from a region that is not where you’re located isn’t necessarily a good plan. Because the server’s geographical distance is far away from you’re own, you will experience a high amount of latency that is definitely going to impact your experience.

That being said, MMORPGs aren’t as difficult to play with high latency as something like an FPS game, given the control inputs don’t typically need to be as precise. You can, therefore, get away with playing on a distant server if you’re doing so to play with friends from other regions.

For those who are playing mostly solo, however, and want the best experience possible, we recommend sticking with a server that is at least somewhat local.

If you’re wondering what the Tower of Fantasy unlock times are for each region, here’s a handy list:

2K Games and Firaxis Games revealed another trailer about the turn-based tactical game Marvel’s Midnight Suns, dedicated to one of its playable superheroes.

This time around we get the introduction of Logan, A.K.A. classic clawed mutant Wolverine.

While the video is short, we can still glimpse Wolverine’s nature in the game. It’s obvious (and likely expected) that he’s going to deal a lot of damage.

Given the pattern of previous videos, we can expect a much more extensive video explaining Wolverine’s card deck and battlefield role in detail on top of another on the history behind the hero himself across the next few days.

In the meanwhile, you can check this one out below.

This follows the trailer that showcased the gameplay of Steve Rogers A.K.A. Captain America, and another that delved into his history.

Today, EA Sports showed off an exclusive first look at Madden 23 via their Madden Championship Series, which featured notable competitors TDBarrett and Cleff facing off in one-on-one action, featuring additional commentary from one of the game designers, K.Spade. In the video, we see the players experience all the changes that the FieldSENSE gameplay system is set to implement.

Some of those changes we get to see in the matchup include free-form passing, new X-Factor abilities, and considerable playbook adjustments, just to name a few. Check it out for yourself in the video below.

When asked what the biggest changes were after playing for about 15 minutes, TDBarrett and Cleff both noted they loved the free-form passing, as it forced them to use pocket passing much more than scrabbling. More than anything, they noted how the game feels completely user-controlled and how there’s just much more control when it comes to stuff like passing than in past iterations of the franchise.

Just like in both previous Splatoon games, there will be a free demo ahead of the launch of Splatoon 3 in which players can participate in a Global Splatfest to test the game. This will be your one chance to choose a team and battle for their side before buying the actual game. Here’s everything you need to know about when the Splatoon 3 Splatfest world premiere demo begins.

When Does the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere Demo Begin?

The Splatoon 3 Splatfest demo begins on August 27. It will last for 12 hours, starting from 9 am PT / 12 pm ET.

For the first half of this Splatfest, from 9 am – 3 pm PT, it will be a standard Turf War mode with two rival teams battling it out.

For the second half, from 3 pm – 9 pm PT, the mode will change to Tricolor Turf War Battles. This is a brand new 4v2v2 mode in which four players leading team from the first half will be sandwiched between two players from each of the other two teams. Yes, this means three teams and three ink colors in one battle.

How to Play the Splatoon 3 Splatfest Demo

To participate, you need a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Luckily, if you download this Splatoon 3 demo, you will receive a free 7-day trial for Nintendo Switch Online. The demo and free trial membership can be played beginning on August 25, and you can pre-order the free demo right here.

Once the demo starts, you’ll be asked to pick a team. The options are Rock, Paper, and Scissors. It doesn’t matter which one you pick, but you can’t change it after selecting. Consider picking an option that your friends are also picking so that you can be on the same team.

Wondering how to unlock new abilities, weapons, and curses in the Cult of the Lamb? Well, you’ve come to the right place as we’ve explained everything about unlocking items and progressing in the game. So without any further delay, let’s dive deep into the details.

How to Unlock New Abilities, Weapons, & Curses in Cult of The Lamb

In order to progress throughout Cult of the Lamb, you’ll need to unlock new abilities, weapons, and curses that are available to you as part of each crusade.

Some of these will come through tarot cards you find throughout the game, but most of it is unlocked by practicing sermons at your cult. When you practice a sermon, you’ll get the ability to upgrade your powers via the crown section in the church.

Bandai Namco released another trailer of the upcoming fighting game JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, showcasing one of its most popular characters.

This time around the trailer is about Josuke Higashikata the eight JoJo of the franchise and protagonist of eight arc JoJolion.

Of course, we also see his stand Soft & Wet is also extensively showcased.

You can watch the trailer below.

Following a ballyhooed June relaunch, Sony’s PS Plus membership now comes with access to a games-on-demand library (well, if you pay for either of the two pricier tiers). Like Microsoft’s competing Xbox Game Pass service, PS Plus is starting to see a regular addition of several games on a monthly basis—gotta keep the…

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Earlier this month, Sony announced the purge of a PlayStation 5 feature for the honestly pretty reasonable rationale of “absolutely fucking nobody was using this thing.” Called Accolades, it allowed users to award points to opponents in multiplayer games. Yeah. I’d also never heard of it before Sony sent it directly…

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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is the latest ex-PlayStation exclusive to rock up on PC, following a collaborative effort between original developers Insomniac Games and porting specialists Nixxes. It’s also a skyscape-swinging, baddie-decking good time, so says Alice Bee’s review, and one that comes with plenty of special features just for the Windows version. I’ll be posting a more performance-and-hardware-focused guide to it later this week, but in the meantime I called up Jurjen Katsman, founder and senior director of development at Nixxes, and Mike Fitzgerald, core technology director at Insomniac, for a chat about how Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered makes the jump to PC.

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When Sony revealed that Spider-Man Remastered was headed to PC earlier this year, I became fixated with the idea that the game would potentially work on the Steam Deck. I mean, it worked on a base PS4, right? By my understanding the Steam Deck is basically just a PS4 with a screen slapped on it, so surely portable Spider-Manning wasn't an unrealistic thing to expect?

After spending a few days testing out the game on the Deck I'm thrilled to confirm that Spider-Man Remastered plays great on Valve's handheld with only a few very minor caveats. Hooray! I can finally punch a Vulture in my back garden without getting shouted at by local bird protection services. What a time to be alive.

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I've played a lot of Spider-Man games. To this day I nurture the belief that all tutorials should be narrated by Bruce Campbell. I even played Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, which had four different web-dudes and later inspired the Spider-Verse storyline in the comics. Point is, I'm standing on pretty solid ground to judge Spider-Man games. Marvel's Spider-Man, originally released onto Sonyboxes in 2018, is finally coming to PC in a Remastered form, and let me tell you: it is a great Spidey game.

You know Spider-Man. He's a dude named Peter Parker who was bitten by a radioactive spider and can now climb up walls and punch criminals really well. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered lets you roleplay being Spidey against the backdrop of a big, living New York city. It is, if you'll excuse the pun, amazing. Now, is it the best Spidey game? Nah. I reckon that's its spin-off/sequel Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, but that's not on PC yet. This means Marvel's Spider-Man gets to be the best wall-crawler game on PC for another few months, which isn't a bad consolation prize.

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A bright sun heralds the start of day 37 for CultPaperShotgun. Katharine wakes up and immediately sets to work cleaning up the mountains of poop and vomit puddles left over from the previous night's revelries. As she works, she spies her good friend Alice B harvesting cauliflowers from the cult's garden, trying to keep as far as possible away from the (now slightly rotting) corpse of Graham that lays nearby. A cluster of other followers are busy dancing around a shrine in the centre of the village, but they all stop to witness a fight between the two oldest members of the cult - Alice0 and Liam. Ritual combat of the elderly is a staple of CultPaperShotgun, and as Alice0 delivers the final blow to an ailing Liam, cries of euphoria reverberate about the camp as his spirit (and chunks of flesh) are donated to the cause.

Where am I in all this, you ask? I, the Lamb, the glorious leader of our cult, the holy vessel of Death itself, and the sworn enemy of the Bishops of the Old Faith that are destined soon to die by my blade? I'm kicking back at a nearby camp, enjoying a spot of fishing and a friendly game of Knucklebones.

This, friends, is Cult Of The Lamb. And it is excellent.

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Betrayal At Club Low - the latest jazz-infused odyssey from The Norwood Suite developer Cosmo D - finally has a release date, and will be swinging open its murderous doors for some woozily surreal adventure on 9th September.

Folding into the broader narrative of Cosmo D's interconnected Off-Peak City games (so far consisting of 2015's Off-Peak, 2017's The Norwood Suite, and its 2020 follow-up Tales from Off-Peak City Vol. 1), Betrayal At Club Low sees players going undercover to attempt a rescue mission of sorts by infiltrating a "deceptively dangerous" nightclub/former coffin factory/"haven for wild-limbed dancing, mind-altering music and shady characters".

While previous games in the series were largely focussed on relaxed roaming and light puzzling as players soaked up their deliciously off-kilter sensibilities, Betrayal at Club Low does things a little differently, drawing inspiration from "short, punchy, independent zine RPGs" in order to evoke the feel of a one-off tabletop session.

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Nexon is ready to bid the past year goodbye and celebrate the ringing in of the New Year in Blue Archive. There's one catch to that sentiment, though: It's still August.

Nevertheless, celebrations will proceed, as the Blue Archive New Year event is live now in the English-language edition of the game. Titled "New Year's Rhapsody No. 68", the event brings two new limited-rarity characters to the fore. It also brings up a new story steeped in New Year's traditions, as reflected in the game world of Kivotos.

Check out an animated promo for the event below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jmmGkSgb-8

The Blue Archive New Year event stars Problem Solver 68, a school club made up of several Gehenna Academy students. Aru, Mutsuki, Kayoko, and Haruka are looking to take their budding criminal organization to the next level by dressing to impress for their New Year's shrine visit. Hijinks, naturally, will ensue. The event adds Aru and Mutsuki in New Year's kimono outfits. Aru (New Year) and Mutsuki (New Year) are both Striker units. Aru's sniper rifle now does Piercing damage, and her EX skill chains its damage to enemies caught in its arc. Mutsuki's machine gun spreads its damage out in an unusual arch-shaped pattern to light up foes with Mystic damage.

Bushiroad and FuRyu have newly launched a Steam page for Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days. The companies will release the card game on PC via the platform in addition to the Nintendo Switch in November 2022.

Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days will have numerous fight modes using over a thousand cards from the physical card game franchise. Two of the highlighted modes will be the single-player CPU Fight and the online Ranked Fight. The latter will match players worldwide regardless of the language chosen by each player.

The Steam page so far only lists subtitles in English and Japanese. However, the game's official website has confirmed that it will also contain Japanese voiceovers. Dear Days will feature characters from Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress, the anime show that marked the series' tenth anniversary and began airing in 2021.

Dear Days will be the first Cardfight!! Vanguard game released for PCs, but that will not be the case for the Switch. FuRyu previously released Cardfight!! Vanguard EX for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in September 2019. The company has effectively replaced the PS4 with the PC for the upcoming new game.

In addition to PlayStation Plus' August offerings of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and Little Nightmares, the catalog of downloadable games for Extra and Premium subscription tiers is expanding next week. If you're a Yakuza diehard or Yakuza-curious, Sony has you covered. 

On August 16, Extra/Premium subscribers can download and play the following titles (click the links to read our review of applicable games):

On this episode of From Panel to Podcast we dive into last week's books, giving you a rundown of the best stories that you should add to your pull list. We also highlight the comics that are releasing this week and provide insight into why you may want to pick them up.

If you would like to follow us on Twitter: Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner) and Philip Hoff (@bnow23).

From Panel to Podcast is a weekly show created by two lifelong comic book readers who offer suggestions on which comic books you should be reading each week. Each episode also dives into the latest developments for comics in video games, movies, and television shows. We'll even discuss comic book collectibles and anything we think you should know about that pertains to this entertainment medium.

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Tarot Cards in Cult of the Lamb offer special passive augments to gameplay that can prove to make situations much easier. While you’re not given more than two or three to pick from at a time, having them all available makes a big difference. Here’s how to unlock all tarot cards in Cult of the Lamb.

Unlock All Tarot Cards in Cult of the Lamb

For the most part, new Cult of the Lamb tarot cards will be unlocked by visiting Clauncek. When given the choice between two tarot cards, be sure to pick the new one. Once picked, the new tarot card will be unlocked for future use.

There are many different tasks you must do to upkeep your base in Cult of the Lamb. One, in particular, is establishing your camp by rescuing and gaining followers throughout the game. So, if you want to know how to do this feature, here’s a guide to help explain the various methods that can increase your follower count.

How to Rescue & Gain Followers in Cult of the Lamb

A cult leader wouldn’t be anything without their followers, so it is essential to rally up members for your society. At the beginning of Cult of the Lamb, you’ll start out alone, and one of your main priorities is to rescue and gain as many worshippers as possible by going on crusades, walking on pathways, and other random events.

Before doing anything else, you’ll need to unlock the follower’s component in the game by going on a crusade. Then, once the game mechanic is available to you, you can go on quests to defeat mini-bosses at the end of every subsection. After you successfully win the battle, this mini-boss will become your follower and dedicate their life to your cause.

There’s a new goth on the block with Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s cult classic series, The Sandman.

The dark fantasy series has dominated the streaming service and has won a legion of new fans but many are wondering where Dream’s story first began and where The Sandman fits into the growing number of tv shows based on comic books. Here’s everything we know about whether The Sandman is DC or Marvel.

Is The Sandman DC or Marvel?

The Sandman is indeed a DC property however, many fans view it as an entirely separate entity. This is because The Sandman is part of DC’s Vertigo imprint. Vertigo was introduced in 1993 by Karen Berger, who was, at the time, an editor for DC. The goal of Vertigo was to attract a more mature audience to DC comics by telling darker and more adult-orientated stories in their pages.

Vertigo comics featured cursing, graphic violence, and drug use, all of which were a no go for mainline comics in DC. It also allowed DC to explore the darker and more mystical side of its universe without having to worry about the overall continuity. Authors writing for Vertigo were allowed total creative freedom.

The Sandman, while initially, part of DC’s mainline of comics, eventually found a home at Vertigo which was designed to attract British writers like Neil Gaiman. Berger found the point of view of UK writers to be unique and edgier, making them a perfect fit for the brand. While The Sandman is technically part of the DC canon, it exists in its own corner of that universe, and it’s very rare to see Dream cross paths with other DC heroes.

The highly anticipated upcoming rogue-like action-adventure game Cult of the Lamb is set to release Aug. 11, 2022, and ahead of its release date, Massive Monsters has taken to the official Twitter account to share details on the game’s availability and launch DLC.

Per the Twitter announcement, Cult of the Lamb will see a massive digital release. However, those interested can pre-order limited physical editions through Special Reserves on the day of the game’s launch.

Along with that announcement came details that the Cultist Edition DLC will be coming to all platforms, although it will hit consoles at a later date, despite it being currently available for PC through Stream.

Today third-party developers had news to share about two upcoming aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

The first is the Pilatus PC-12 by Carenado. We hear that the aircraft is finally complete and sent to Microsoft for publishing on the official marketplace. According to the developer, it’s going to be released “in the first days of September.”

In the meanwhile, you can find a few pictures below to whet your appetite.

An occasional curse to multiplayer-only games is that you have to deal with servers dying out of nowhere. It’s a hassle, but it’s always a relief when a game is dealing with problems that you don’t have to try and figure out yourself. However, it is always a good idea to be aware of server outages. Here’s how to check the Fall Guys server status to see if the game is down.

Checking Fall Guys Server Status

One of the best ways to check on any Fall Guys server issues currently happening is to head on over to the official Fall Guys Twitter account. This is the best place to see if there is something wrong and keep on top of how long any fix might take.

Your second-best location to check on any server issues would be Down Detector. The nicest thing about Down Detector is that it relies on player reports, so there’s no way for any official acknowledgment of issues to know a problem is widespread.

Is Fall Guys Down?

According to Down Detector, in the last hour there have been a high of 530 reports of people having issues, though it has now dropped down to under 200. The Fall Guys Twitter account also put this out recently: