October 2022

Having a large enough vocabulary to succeed in Wordle might not be easy for everyone, so it is perfectly fine to use some help sometimes.

Naruto is one of the coolest animes of all time: with over 700 episodes and 10 movies, there are a ton of cool characters and battles to experience. One of these characters is Killer B, who dies in Boruto: Naruto the Movie… or does he? Here’s everything you need to know on is Killer B dead.

Boruto: Naruto the Movie – Is Killer B Dead?

No, Killer B doesn’t die in Boruto; however, a clone of him dies. Killer B tried to defend himself by becoming Gyuki when he was attacked by a few members of the Otsutsuki clan; unfortunately, they were strong enough to reflect Gyuki’s attack back at him, creating an explosion. The shinobi knew he couldn’t avoid the large explosion, so he cloned himself and the clone protected him. If his clone timing is always this impeccable, he could be around for plenty more Naruto action.

The clansman extract chakra from the clone and move on with their lives; meanwhile, the real Killer B returns to his home village of Kumogakure after hiding from them. The clone was great for suspense because it created the illusion that he died but Killer B will return, and maybe he’ll get his revenge and reclaim some chakra.

That’s everything we have on is Killer B alive in Boruto. Check out some of our other Naruto content like what dattebayo means, does Gaara die, and this challenging quiz.

The SMS Protect feature might be the most controversial piece of news to come out of Overwatch 2’s launch this year, as players have reported being unable to bind their accounts if they were on a pre-paid plan. With that said, here’s what you need to know about playing Overwatch 2 without a phone number.

How to Bypass Overwatch 2’s Phone Number Requirement

First off, there’s some good news. Blizzard recently stated that they’ve made the decision to remove the phone number requirement in Overwatch 2 for some players. All Overwatch players with connected accounts who have played the game at least once since June 9, 2021, will be able to log into Overwatch 2 without needing to submit a phone number for verification.

This means that if you’ve logged into the game anytime from June 9, 2021 to now, you’ll be able to get into the game with no issues.

However, all new accounts created after Overwatch 2’s launch date will still need to adhere to the SMS Protect feature. This was done to ensure that legacy players can continue to enjoy the game, while also making sure that it’s much harder for there to be smurfing and booster accounts plaguing the Competitive mode. If you’re not a legacy Overwatch player, there’s no way to play the game without a phone number, though Blizzard has also stated that they will continue to listen to feedback and make further changes to this system as necessary.

Mischievous and malignant mini-monster Stripe is the next fighter coming to Warner Bros. licensed brawler MultiVersus, it’s been revealed today. Stripe will arrive in the game next week, although there’s no more details about the character just yet. MultiVersus has teased Stripe with a video you can watch below, which is all very Gremlins.

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Core members of the Disco Elysium team were "fired under false premises", Martin Luiga has claimed in a new interview.

Luiga, one of the co-founders of the studio ZA/UM, originally stated the three leads had left "involuntarily".

Designer Robert Kurvitz, one of the developers affected, later confirmed that he, along with writer Helen Hindpere and art director Aleksander Rostov, was no longer working at the studio.

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It's finally here. Well over four years after we found out that Nintendo was partnering with Illumination for a Super Mario Bros. movie, last night gave us our first glimpse of the partnership and it was... interesting.

From Illumination's rendition of the Mushroom Kingdom through to Jack Black's Bowser, Keegan Michael-Key's Toad, Charlie Day's Luigi and - of course - Chris Pratt's not-so-novel take on Mario, there's a lot to unpack. So here's what Team Eurogamer made of the big Super Mario Bros. movie reveal.

So, after a lot of hype from a certain Mr. Chris Pratt, who assured us this trailer would blow our minds, we finally got the new teaser for Illumination's upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie and, I have to say, I kind of loved it.

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In a 'twist' that everyone saw coming, that mysterious face that Hideo Kojima was teasing along with his new game at TGS last month is indeed that of Elle Fanning.

A new QR code was found at the PAX Aus gaming convention, with the enigmatic words "where am I?" written across its front. The code was found next to a poster of the same cryptic silhouette.

Scanning this code then leads to a new website and a picture of, yes, Elle Fanning looking back at you, as you can see below from the shot I took on my phone when I scanned the QR code for myself.

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Pandasaurus Games has announced that it will release a card game based on Persona 5 Royal. The title of the card game will be the same as the actual one. Persona 5 Royal will come out on October 21, 2023. So far, the only thing we know about the gameplay is that it will be a “cooperative card-based strategy game" and that you will be able to play as the Phantom Thieves.

Emerson Matsuuchi is the designer of Persona 5 Royal (Pandasaurus). He previous worked on the Century: Eastern Wonders and Foundations of Rome board games. As for Pandasaurus Games, it specializes in card and board games such as Dinosaur Island and That Time You Killed Me. Persona 5 Royal is the first video game that Pandasaurus is collaborating with.

Despite being afraid of literally anything and everything on the planet, I love Halloween. Octobers mean dutifully logging a slasher a day in my Letterboxd account, or using my journal to hash out what Friday the 13th would have been if Jason were handsome under the mask (he’s a waterlogged hermit, but does he really…

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Square Enix’s Valkyrie Profile series of RPGs has been dormant for quite a while, with the last full-fledged entry being 2009’s DS game Covenant of the Plume. Now, however, a brand new entry has arrived in Valkyrie Elysium, which brings with it a shift from the franchise’s turn-based combat system to a real-time…

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Hey, did anything happen to get revealed yesterday? I’m kidding, yes, the first official trailer for the Super Mario Bros. movie, of course. While half the internet is losing their collective minds over the vocal performance of Chris Pratt, another, more cultured subset of the interwebs has started theorizing that the…

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More than six years after its original release, No Man's Sky is finally out on Switch today alongside the new Waypoint update, which brings the game up to a new 4.0 version. This update is live on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, Switch, and PC as of today. 

As for what to expect, Waypoint is best described as a major overhaul to No Man's Sky geared toward making the game easily tailored to players, regardless of the experience they're trying to get out of it. If you want something more relaxing and casual, you can do that. If you want a more challenging experience, the Waypoint update lets you do that too. 

"Access the universe of No Man's Sky from anywhere in update 4.0 Waypoint, launching for the first time on Nintendo Switch, and overhauling fundamental elements of gameplay including game modes, inventory size, and usability, milestones, journey cataloging, and much more," the No Man's Sky Waypoint blog post reads. "Tailor every aspect of the game to your unique playstyle with custom game modes. Launch into the action quickly with an existing difficulty preset, or tinker with everything from economy to combat challenge to survival difficulty to perfect your experience." 

Alongside today's Switch release and Waypoint update, Hello Games has released a new trailer giving a tease of what to expect in the 4.0 version of the game: 

Nintendo has revealed what the next Splatoon 3 Splatfest will have players battling over and it begins next month. 

More specifically, it begins November 11 at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. This is perfect timing because it's a three-way battle between Grass-type Pokémon, Fire-type Pokémon, and Water-type Pokémon, the types of the three starters we'll be choosing from in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet on November 18. Check out the announcement tweet for yourself below: 

Grass-type. Fire-type. Water-type. This debate has perplexed our great philosophers for ages. Let’s settle it.

The Splatoon x Pokémon special #Splatfest collaboration begins 11/11 at 4pm PT!

Which type will you choose? pic.twitter.com/rPlTwIcycB

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 7, 2022

The event will begin on November 11 and it will run through 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET on November 13. While nothing is confirmed just yet, the image released alongside today's news seems to tease some Pokémon-inspired gear. Hopefully, we all get to show off our favorite of the three types in our gear and weapons of choice. It's also worth noting that Nintendo calls this Splatfast a "special...collaboration" so there might be even more  Pokémon integration than we expect. Only time will tell. 

The new guards of Batman's city rise up in the launch trailer for Gotham Knights released by WB Games Montréal today. 

With just two weeks to go until the October 21 release date, marketing for Gotham Knights has begun to ramp up. We recently went hands-on with the game, and you can read our impressions and key takeaways about how it plays now, and recent videos have shared some of the behind-the-scenes inspirations for the game's narrative design. But now, as the official release date draws nearer, WB Games Montréal is bringing the hype. 

Check out the Gotham Knights launch trailer for yourself below: 

As you can see, Gotham Knights' story of the Court of Owls and how they interact with both the Gotham Knights – Batgirl, Nightwing, Robin, and Red Hood – as well as other Gotham villain mainstays like Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Clayface, and Harley Quinn is shaping up to be something exciting for the Bat-verse of games. Fortunately, we don't have to wait too much longer now to experience it for ourselves because Gotham Knights hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 21. 

Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions have revealed that Elle Fanning (Maleficent, The Great, Daddy Day Care) will star in the studio's next game, which remains unannounced. 

This news comes after weeks of Kojima teasing a face with the words, "Who Am I?" in bold white letters. The face was obscured due to some neat shadow tricks, but right from the jump, fans tried determining whose face it might be, and it didn't take long for Fanning to become the frontrunner. Continual teasing led us to yesterday, when Kojima finally released the images below, confirming Fanning as the face in question. 

TGS→"WHO"→ ELLE
PAX→"WHERE"→???
???→"???"→??? pic.twitter.com/bbeTBsUtLe

Beach Buggy Racing

Games Like Mario Kart for Xbox One

With a name like Beach Buggy Racing, it’s not hard to figure why most people probably have never heard of this game. However, if you’re looking for a pure, unsullied, kart-racing experience on the Xbox One that sticks as closely to Mario Kart, without having to dip into backwards compatibility, Beach Buggy Racing is your type of game.

While it’s no Mario Kart, it’s still a very serviceable kart-racer that will check all the genre boxes if you’re looking for something to scratch that itch. There’s lots of power-ups, customizable cars, kart-racer style controls, and split-screen so you can play with friends that you have over.

Today No Man’s Sky launched on Nintendo Switch, but a developer like Hello Games wouldn’t be content with just dropping the game on a new platform, so they also released a massive update for everyone.

The update is quite the milestone, underlined by the number, 4.0. It’s titled “Waypoint” and it comes with a lot of new goodies to explore and enjoy. If you’ve followed the previous updates, you likely know what to expect.

Custom Game Modes (included the new “Relaxed” one for those who want an entry-level) let you tweak your adventure basically however you like.

We’re also getting a new autosave system, a summonable trade rocket, an overhaul of the inventory (which was admittedly long overdue), the implementation of AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2, new visual effects in space and on planets, a record log for your story, crafting trees, rare asteroids, milestone guidance, and much more.

You can find the full and extensive update notes on the official website. As usual, there is a lot to sift through.

If you’re looking forward to Gotham Knights then Warner Bros. has yet another trailer for you. The publisher calls it a “gameplay launch trailer,” even if there are still two weeks until launch and there’s not a great deal of gameplay to be seen… Anyway, never mind all that, let’s marvel at what we can expect from the upcoming DC superhero game!

And, it’s as you’d expect, the goodies are kickin’ the baddies’ ass as Batman family of Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin unite together to bring hope to the miserable citizen of Gotham, who are blighted by the many thugs and criminals roaming the city streets.

If you’re not up to speed on Gotham Knights, it’s set to challenge players to solve mysteries across Gotham and piece together the darkest chapters in the city’s history as they defeat notorious and iconic villains. The action is spread across all four heroes, and today’s trailer definitely alludes to the diversity in gameplay as each control in unique ways and wield different abilities.

Today Nintendo announced that a new Splatfest is coming to Splatoon 3 next month, and it’s a special one dedicated to Pokemon.

This time around, the battle will be among supporters of grass-type, fire-type, and water-type Pokemon, matching the historical starter types that you can choose whenever you begin a game belonging to the popular franchise.

If you have a favorite and want it to win, the Splatfest will launch on Nov. 11 at 4:00 pm Pacific Time.

The timing certainly isn’t random, as the next Pokemon, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, launches the week after, on Nov. 18. Its starter pokemon are Sprigatito (grass), Fuecoco (fire), and Quaxly (water), if that helps you choose your side for the Splatfest.

At the moment, it appears that the usual Halloweenfest isn’t coming.

Yo can find the official announcement made via Twitter below.

Blizzard’s popular new FPS sequel differs from the original in that it’s a free-to-play experience, with monetization revolving around a storefront filled with various cosmetics. For the most enthusiastic of players out there, the shop has all sorts of cool cosmetics to purchase. But only when it’s actually working. Here’s how to fix the Overwatch 2 shop not showing up bug, which is a pesky issue that’s currently plaguing the game.

Overwatch 2 Show Bug Explained

It’s been six years since Blizzard first launched Overwatch, which went on to become one of the most popular shooters of all time. It should come as no surprise, then, that the sequel is experiencing enormous volumes of players loading into its servers during its first week online. The Overwatch 2 shop bug directly stems from server overloading issues. If you’re not seeing the Overwatch 2 shop, it’s simply because the Blizzard servers are under immense stress and are too busy to function properly.

Obviously, no shop means no ability to upgrade to the premium Battle Pass and no access to the in-game items that are included there. This is an issue that is impacting all platforms.

Overwatch 2 Shop Not Showing Up Fix

Some players are reporting that they believe this issue occurs when Overwatch 2 is either not updated to the correct patch or when files included in a recent patch are corrupted. Make sure you have the correct version of the game, and if the issue persists, then a reinstall may be required.

Last week, we learned that a song performed by Ed Sheeran titled “Celestial” will be featured in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Today, we get to see more.

More precisely, a new video goes behind the scenes of the creation of the music video dedicated to the song, showing Ed Sheeran himself in a variety of environment as he gets filmed while acting, singing, and playing.

You can watch it below.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet releases on Nov. 18 exclusively for Nintendo Switch.

At the moment, we still don’t know how exactly the song will be featured in the game, but we do know that it will be included somehow.

If you’d like to see more, just yesterday The Pokemon Company released an extensive gameplay video showing a lot of interesting elements, like an evolution for Girafarig named Farigiraf, the photo mode, picnics and sandwiches, plenty of features based onTerastallization, the TM machine, the Path of Legends, and more.

A piece of interactive fiction that was created for a 16-bit minicomputer in the early 1980s has finally been completed, four decades later. Ferret, a Zork-like text adventure, began development in 1982 for the Data General Nova 2. The game was put together by a group of software engineers from Data General’s UK-based Systems Division. Ferret only received a final functional release complete with an endgame in August this year, according to a post on the game’s Facebook community.

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Last week was Overwatch 2 week, but it wasn't quite the week Blizzard will have imagined. The servers didn't work as they should, there were huge queues to play, and even when people could log in, overly complicated character unlock systems and bolshy Battle Passes made for a confusing introduction. Plus, it wasn't entirely clear what was new in the game when you could play it, either.

Overwatch 2, as Edwin Evans-Thirlwell pointed out in his early impressions piece - he's currently working on the full review - is overwhelmingly Overwatch. And it's hard not to agree. Faced with the same maps and the same characters, Overwatch 2 seems to be the same game so many of us will have played so many times before. However, the differences as there, and given time, they make themselves felt.

Overwatch 2 was the talking point of the week, then, and I invited Edwin onto Weekly to talk about it. My other guest is news reporter Victoria Kennedy, who joins us to talk about Gotham Knights, Moonbreaker and CD Projekt Red as well.

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Epic has announced its next free game on the Epic Games Store - ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove.

The game will be free to dip your toes in from 13th to 19th October and will replace Rising Hell and Slain: Back From Hell, which are currently free to download.

Back in the Groove is a "funky fresh rogue-like adventure infused with old skool hip-hop and jam packed with awesome throwbacks to the 1991 classic", according to the Epic store page.

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Get ready to take to the skies, as on 13th October the 1996 classic Pilotwings 64 will be jetting on to consoles via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

In Pilotwings 64, players will be able to get their hands on a variety of airborne machines as they complete various tasks across its worlds.

This includes shooting missiles at a giant robot, as you can see in the trailer below (FYI, it is all oddly sensual).

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Nier Automata is one of the most celebrated last-generation action titles, marrying Platinum Games' signature stylings with inventive, varied gameplay and a mind-bending narrative. From a technical perspective though, the situation was far from ideal: the game was beset by frame-rate and image quality issues on last-gen machines, with wobbly performance coupled with plenty of aliasing. This is why the Switch port came as a bit of a surprise when it was announced a few months ago: there's a huge performance gap between the Switch and even the base last gen consoles with precious little room to cut resolution before image quality becomes unacceptably poor. This seems like one of the so-called "impossible ports" - a technically demanding title downscaled for Nintendo's hybrid console, often with somewhat mixed results.

The challenge is clear - and it's all down to just how difficult this game was to run on PS4 and Xbox One. Despite relatively pedestrian visuals, the title targeted 900p without any anti-aliasing, with somewhat messy performance on both machines. The typical run of play was 40-60fps, with combat and open-world traversal causing issues. It's important to keep this relatively poor showing in mind, because the Nintendo Switch falls far short of those machines in raw number-crunching performance. So what kind of compromises are we seeing here?

Nintendo has revealed the next Splatfest theme for Splatoon 3 and it's Pokémon themed.

In a move that is sure to rile up the gaming community, the three options this time are starter Pokémon: are you grass type, fire type, or water type?

The Splatfest will take place in-game from the 11th November.

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Earlier this year, Platinum Games made the decision to cease all updates to its beleaguered live service game Babylon's Fall, and announced it would be "terminating the game's service" on Tuesday, 28th February 2023. The game itself had received a poor reception across the board, with criticisms ranging from its monetisation model to its £60 price tag.

However, despite the fall of Babylon's Fall, the developer is not taking its eyes off any future live service games.

In an interview with VGC, Platinum Games boss Atsushi Inaba said the team has "learned from this experience [with Babylon's Fall]" and it had not "changed [its] future plans or outlook" because of it.

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The classic board game Catan is on its way to consoles in 2023.

This isn't the first time it's been adapted into a video game, but this new version is set for release across Xbox and PlayStation consoles.

It's coming courtesy of Asmodee Entertainment and Dovetail Games, the former being responsible for a number of board game adaptations and the latter developing the likes of Train Sim World 2020.

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Yoko Taro, locked away in an underground facility, is urging NieR:Automata fans to flee while they still can. In other words, Yoko Taro has released a message celebrating the release of NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition. Aside from a bit in regards to an A.I. system that has done something to the “cruel and diabolical” management team, both Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito express their appreciation for the fans’ support.

https://twitter.com/NieRGame/status/1578068141384630272

Yosuke Saito is the series producer for NieR:Automata, while Yoko Taro is the creative director. In Saito’s message, he hints at future games from Yoko Taro. However, it is unclear if he is playing along with Yoko Taro’s joke. Though it is not part of the NieR or Drakengard franchises, Square Enix recently released Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden, which is the newest game from Yoko Taro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-S1GTFABTY

Bandai Namco has uploaded a new trailer featuring the Alabasta arc as it will appear in One Piece Odyssey. With the World of Memories, One Piece Odyssey will allow players to re-experience key moments and scenes from the show. However, it will still have an original story.

You can watch the One Piece Odyssey Alabasta trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i42zSqdOl3s

The trailer mostly focuses on how the story will play out in the memory version of Alabasta. Not only are the characters older and stronger than they originally were in Alabasta, but Robin is also indubitably on the allies’ side. Vivi, Smoker, and Bon Kurei also make brief cameos in the trailer, and will likely play a major part in the Alabasta chapter. While the situation in Alabasta is the same as it was during the titular arc in the show, the story in One Piece Odyssey will play out differently.

One Piece Odyssey is an RPG project that Bandai Namco developed for the 25th anniversary of the series. Eiichiro Oda has helped to design the new characters and monsters, as well as the writing of the main plot. It will have turn-based combat, and each Straw Hat Pirate will be able to use their unique ability to help explore the map.

One Piece Odyssey will come out on the PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X on January 12, 2023. The Windows PC version will come out on January 13.

Mortal Kombat was released three decades ago, in October of 1992, and its gory style of fighting has persisted through the years, through controversies, movies, and more. 

The NetherRealm-developed series celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, and the studio has released a new trailer to highlight the legacy of the franchise and bathe players in nostalgia and hype. If you're looking for a special Mortal Kombat announcement, though, keep your expectations in check. Maybe something like that comes at a later date this month – who knows? – but today's trailer is all about Mortal Kombat's 30-year history in video games and other entertainment mediums. 

Check out the Mortal Kombat 30th Anniversary trailer for yourself below: 

As you can see, the video above doesn't announce any new movies or games, or even DLC for Mortal Kombat 11, but that's okay because it's still a great watch nonetheless, especially for longtime fans. 

Here are some fun Mortal Kombat 30th Anniversary logos as well: 

To say that No Man’s Sky has come a long way since its 2016 launch would be an understatement. But despite all of the welcome expansions to the epic-scale space sim, gameplay elements like survival, crafting, and the interesting choice of inventory layout have remained an obstacle for some players. With the new 4.0,…

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Thanks to a bunch of funny people, the most difficult aspect of Overwatch 2 right now is probably just getting into the damn game. But if you’re new to this franchise, what awaits is a whole suite of heroes with unique abilities that mesh together into a hectic first-person shooter in which teamwork is absolutely…

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True to his word, Chris Pratt will not be “offending Italians” in his leading role in the Super Mario Bros. movie. In fact, his voiced performance in the official trailer was so lackluster that I can’t help but wonder: What if Mario had been more Italian? It turns out, I didn’t have to wonder for very long. There’s an…

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Not too long ago, I helped a family friend rebuild their computer. At the time, I thought their choice of a power supply over 1000 was silly. Well, now who looks like an idiot? (It’s okay, I’m used to it.) Size and price aren’t the only supersized elements of the 4000-series GPUs. Based on requirements from card…

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