October 2022

Please know that while all of this information comes from past and future Silent Hill film director Christophe Gans, he isn’t technically part of Konami and therefore might not have the most complete information. While this sounds fantastic, all of this should be treated as merely possible and thus unconfirmed information for the time being until we get something more concrete from either Konami or a member of Team Silent.

When it comes to pretty great film adaptations for video games, there is a shockingly low number you could come up with. Though, it is a guarantee you’d agree that the first Silent Hill film belongs on that list. Christophe Gans, the director of the first Silent Hill film (only the first) sat down with French YouTube channel MaG – Movie and Game for a quick interview about his 2001 film Brotherhood of the Wolf premiering an extended 4K restoration.

In this interview, Christophe Gans talked about his upcoming Return to Silent Hill film and revealed plenty of alleged information about the future of the Silent Hill games.

In a quote translated by Resetera user Angie, Gans says:

Today Capcom revealed a new video about its upcoming fighting game Street Fighter 6.

As with videos of this kind, we don’t see any gameplay, but we can get an earful of Ken’s music theme titled “Spirit of the Flame.”

This is the seventh music reveal made for the game, as in the past few months Capcom published the official music video for the main theme, titled Not on the Sidelines, followed by the themes for Chun-Li and new-ish character Luke, the theme for Ryu, the music created for Jamie, the theme made for Guile and the music composed for Juri and Kimberly.

You can check the track out in the video below.

Season one of Andor has given Star Wars fans plenty of easter eggs to digest, from Republic Gunships to Kyber crystals. Some of these nuggets are not quite as apparent as others, specifically the mention of pepper trees. What is a pepper tree in Star Wars? Here’s what you need to know about pepper trees and where they have appeared.

Star Wars Andor Pepper Tree Explained

During a heart-to-heart scene in Episode 5 of Star Wars: Andor, the rebel Skeen, tells Cassian his motivation for joining the “cause.” The Empire destroyed a farm owned by his brother, and shortly after, he took his own life. When Cassian asked, “What kind of farm?” Skeen replied with pepper trees.

Pepper trees, also known as Bothan pepper trees, produce seeds used by Bothans in many of their most loved recipes. Like actual pepper, it has a kick and can make some people sneeze.

FUT Champs graces Ultimate Team once again, giving players yet another opportunity to compete for even more special rewards over the course of several matches. So with the weekend upon us, here’s everything you need to know about when FUT Champs starts in FIFA 23.

FIFA 23 FUT Champs Start Time

FUT Champs kicked off at Midnight PST on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, and runs for 72 hours until Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Players can expect that same schedule every week for the foreseeable future from here on out.

How Do Players Qualify for FUT Champs?

In order to qualify for FUT Champs in FIFA 23, players need to earn a certain amount of qualification points through Division Rivals. To qualify, you’ll need to bank 1,250 points. However, players do not need to get them all in one week to qualify, as points do roll over.

That said, once you do have enough points to enter the competition, you’ll still have to qualify for the FUT Champs Finals. In order to do this, players must earn 20 points over 10 qualification matches—which translates to five wins—in order to move on to the next round.

FUT Champs Rewards

As is always the case, these game modes do ramp up the rewards depending on how well you do. This is arguably FIFA’s most competitive game mode, after all. Here’s the ranking breakdown:

Werewolf by Night, a Halloween special currently streaming on Disney+, further expands upon the horror corner of the MCU. In doing so, there are multiple new characters and terms that could be quite important going forward, with one character, in particular, being Elsa Bloodstone and her Bloodstone. So, who exactly is Elsa Bloodstone and what is the Bloodstone? Well, Twinfinite has the answer for you.

***Warning: Spoilers for Werewolf by Night are below.***

Who Is Elsa Bloodstone in Werewolf by Night?

Ulysses Bloodstone’s daughter Elsa is one of the hunters trying to become the successor of the Bloodstone by hunting Man-Thing, which is the setup of Werewolf by Night. This is because, for mostly unknown reasons, Elsa had become estranged from her father, though it is hinted that her stepmother Verussa was at least partly responsible for them being estranged. In the comics, their strained relationship is largely because Ulysses was uber strict and basically tortuous in the challenges he put his daughter through with her training.

During the events of the Halloween special, Elsa befriends Jack Russell, who ends up killing the Bloodstone estate’s guards. Then in the special’s climax, Man-Thing ends up murdering Verussa, which allows Elsa to take over her father’s estate, with her claiming the Bloodstone in the final moments of the special.

Sci-fi survival sim No Man’s Sky sees the launch of its next major update today, and it’s about making things easier to do and doing them the way you want them. Key to this are custom game modes, auto-saves, dynamic difficulty, and inventory streamlining. There’s also a new relaxed mode for the particularly chilled among us. Watch the update trailer below for a rundown, and some trippy space visuals.

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Electronic Arts have formally launched their new store client doodad after a long open beta, replacing the much-maligned Origin with something they refer to as "the EA app" (its actual name is only "EA"). They say it's faster and better. I think maybe it is? But it doesn't really matter, as long as it's not a disaster, because it's not like you're using it unless you have to anyway. Just like Origin before it, the new EA app is an inconvenience you must accept to play the EA games which require it, and beyond that it is useless. It does an okay job of that.

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HoYoVerse has released some information on Nilou, who will debut as a playable unit in Genshin Impact Version 3.1 Phase II. She will be a 5-star Hydro Sword user, and is a familiar face for those who played the Sumeru Archon Quest. She can work as both a main DPS or a sub DPS, and will benefit the most from having a Dendro character in your party. This is because her Golden Chalice's Bounty Talent is essentially a buff for the Bloom reaction.

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Nilou will only have three Normal Attacks in her combo chain. Her Elemental Skill is Dance of Haftkarsvar, which is a stance system similar to Tartaglia’s. Nilou will enter the Pirouette state, and all of her attacks will convert to Hydro DMG (scales with HP). If you use her Normal Attack in this state, she enters the Sword Dance stance; if you use her Elemental Skill, she enters the Whirling Steps stance. Completing the third step will end her Pirouette state and deal an effect depending on what stance she is in.

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Hideo Kojima has found another famous face for his next game. Following a series of teases, a hint dropped at the ongoing PAX Australia convention revealed a new website. On it is a teaser photo trumpeting the involvement of actor Elle Fanning in Kojima Productions' next project. [Thanks, IGN!]

Check it out below.

The teaser shows Elle Fanning's face, with the text "Who Am I?" emblazoned over it. Along the side of the poster is the text "A Hideo Kojima Game x Elle Fanning", and at the bottom is a mysterious logo showing what looks to be a pyramid-like structure above the Kojima Productions logo.

Specifically designed mechanical boards for Macs have long been neglected, apart from little-known Matias keyboards or Apple's own Mac keyboards in the 80s. Enter Das Keyboard to redress the balance with the amusingly named MacTigr. This keyboard offers a full Mac layout, mechanical switches, a volume knob and plenty of creature comforts - but is it worth its exorbitant $219 asking price?

First, my credientials: as someone that splits their time between Windows and MacOS, I've long been agitating for a proper dedicated MacOS keyboard to swap to. For too long Mac users have been lumbered with the runts of the litter when it comes to keyboards - the current selection is generally awash with non-mechanical options with mushier keys and less consistent key action - and even Apple's own Magic Keyboards aren't all that magic. So, the MacTigr has the potential to deliver a considerable upgrade, with the functionality that Mac users rely on and the mechanical switches they don't know they're missing.

The MacTigr is a board that offers the traditional Mac layout, odd function keys and all, in a clean and sharp-looking package. The outer casing is comprised almost entirely of metal with a steel top plate and aluminium casing, which means the MacTigr features plenty of heft - it weighs in at 2.4lbs, or just over a kilo for metric users. It's remarkably well made, with no signs of deck flex in the case, even under intense typing load, and feels excellent. Despite that heft though, the MacTigr is especially slim and modern looking, especially thanks to its use of MX Low Profile switches, which I'll talk about in a moment.

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No Man's Sky's big new 4.0 update - now officially titled Waypoint - is finally out in the wild. But while developer Hello Games broke from tradition for this latest releases, revealing some of its additions ahead of launch, the studio has now shared some extremely lengthy patch notes, discussing its contents in considerably more granular detail.

The top-level stuff we already knew about; as Hello Games boss Sean Murray told Eurogamer earlier this week, Waypoint - which arrives alongside a new Switch port for No Man's Sky - is less about big new additions and more about major quality of life improvements.

To that end, Hello Games had previously teased a bunch of rejigging and streamlining intended to turn No Man's Sky's last six years of updates "into a more cohesive whole", as well as a new, less grindy Relaxed mode, a Survival mode revamp, plus extensive options for custom games.

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This is a quick public service announcement for those keen to avoid any spoilers for the upcoming release of Gotham Knights.

There are currently some major plot spoilers making their way around the internet, following the apparent early release of the game's artbook.

I will not go into details of what they are here, I am sure if you are keen to know more you will be able to find out exactly what it is that has been revealed prematurely, but this leak has caused Gotham Knights' executive producer to take to Twitter to complain about spoilers in general.

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Although the fall anime season is stacked as hell, one anime sits atop the catalog of new and returning isekai, mecha, and shonen shows as the most hotly anticipated show of the year: Chainsaw Man. Whether you’re in the anime community or not, chances are decent you’ve seen fans hype up the manga—dubbing it “peak…

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Bloodborne has always given me goosebumps. It’s one of those games that, whenever I see its name or hear it in conversation, makes me shudder. Every facet of FromSoftware’s Lovecraftian homage, from the ominous soundtrack to the horrific bosses, sends shivers down my spine. But nothing in the game is more frightening…

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Crunchyroll hosted a panel at New York Comic Con 2022 and shared a few big releases coming soon, including a release date for the second season of a wholesome isekai favorite. All three of the announcements even got a teaser trailer to truly get you in the new anime spirit.

First up was finally news on the premiere for the second season of By the Grace of the Gods. The new season will be coming to the streaming service in January 2023 once again from the studio Maho Film.

The story is summarized as:

Only 39 years into a life full of bad luck, Ryoma Takebayashi passes away in his sleep! Taking pity on him, three divine beings show compassion by reincarnating him as a young boy to a magical, new world. Now he spends his time researching and caring for slimes. But after healing an injured traveler, Ryoma decides to set out with his new friends on a journey to use his power to help others.

The final part of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean will release on Dec. 1 with 14 new episodes on Netflix. Fans also received a sneak peek of the key art visual of the series, showcasing the latest group of characters.

In the first 24 episodes of Stone Ocean, fans were introduced to the new gang, where Jolyne Cujoh continues on the legacy of the Joestar family. The storyline takes place 10 years after the Golden Wind arc and is set in the Green Dolphin Street Prison.

You can check out the announcement from Netflix Anime for more information on Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean, including the show’s key art visual.

Earlier today on YouTube, a brand-new trailer for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II was dropped on the official Call of Duty channel. However, no console gameplay was shown off. Rather, this trailer focused on the game’s pristine and stunning visuals that are still only possible on the highest-end PCs.

Most of the trailer is an unabashed feast for the eyes. It’s all about putting out the most realistic visuals that the current top-end hardware allows. At the same time, it mentioned a handful of PC-specific features that may interest gamers who don’t play on consoles.

First off, it looks like Modern Warfare II will be available for purchase on two different storefronts digitally. PC players can purchase and download the game via Blizzard’s Battle.net or Valve’s Steam.

Next up the trailer mentioned that this new Call of Duty title will support a couple of types of PC displays that are common among PC gamers. The game will playable in 4K as has been a standard resolution on the platform for many years. On top of that, Modern Warfare II on PC will also support ultrawide displays. Yet, they didn’t mention exactly what aspect ratios will be supported.

The Ricochet Anti-Cheat system will also be making a return for online play. Community discussion about this system goes back and forth, but for the most part, it seems like it works well enough for it to keep coming back.

Today Bandai Namco revealed the first DLC character coming to its anime fighting game JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R.

The new character is Risotto Nero from the fifth arc Vento Aureo.

The leader of the “Squadra Esecuzioni” will join the cast this fall with more information and a trailer promised at a later date. In the meanwhile, we do get a screenshot.

Interestingly, we learn that the Season Pass includes four characters, with three still unannounced. All of them will be released by December 31, 2023.

If you buy the Season Pass (you can also purchase the characters separately) you get an exclusive pair of DLC, Rohan Kishibe’s debut costume and Muhammad Avdol’s father disguise.

You can check them out in the images below alongside Risotto Nero.

God of War Ragnarok is drawing near with each passing hour and the team at Santa Monica Studio announced a major milestone earlier today. On the studio’s Twitter account, it was revealed that God of War Ragnarok has gone gold about one month before the game is set to launch for PlayStation 4 and 5 on Nov. 9.

The official tweet reads, “On behalf of SMS and all of our partners, thank you to the fans for supporting us over the course of development. We’re almost to launch and can’t wait for you to play on November 9!”

Along with the message, there was also an image in the tweet that featured a gold God of War Ragnarok logo. Below that it listed all of the studios that helped with the development of the game. Here is the full list of those nine studios:

• Santa Monica Studio
• PlayStationStudios Creative Arts
• Valkyrie Entertainment
• Bluepoint Games
• RedHot
• Super Alloy
• Jetpack Interactive
• SuperGenius
• Original Force

For those who are unfamiliar with the term ‘gone gold’, it essentially just means that the game has reached its final fully playable form. At this point, getting the game onto physical game discs can be done and the game will start hitting store shelves and the PlayStation store in 33 short days.

God of War Ragnarok is currently scheduled to release next month on Nov. 9 exclusive for PlayStation consoles (PS4 and PS5). You can check out the official tweet from Santa Monica Studios about the game going gold down below.

Greetings, Chainsaw Man fans! Today, we got the first information about the actors joining the supporting cast in the subbed version of the anime. You better believe there is some top-tier talent bringing life to some of the craziest Chainsaw Man characters.

The anime is set to premiere its first episode in a little under a week on Oct. 12 from studio MAPPA which has also done Jujutsu Kasien (including Jujutsu Kaisen 0) as well as Attack on Titan: The Final Season.

Maaya Uchida (Guild Girl in Goblin Slayer) as Angel Devil.
Natsuki Hane (Tanjiro in Demon Slayer) as Beam, the Shark Fiend.
Yūya Uchida (Hendrikson in The Seven Deadly Sins) as Galgali, the Violence Fiend.
Saori Gotō (Mirai in both the Senran Kagura anime and games) as Princy, the Spider Devil.
Yō Taichi (Michiru Isumi in Muv-Luv Alternative) as Akane Sawatari.
Daiki Hamano (Valtos in Black Clover) as Katana Man/Samurai Sword.

For those who see your favorites among the list but aren’t sure what Chainsaw MAn is all about, Crunchyroll summarizes the plot as:

Amazon Studios’ Lord of the Rings fantasy prequel series is starting to ramp up the action with a climactic battle, some emotional family drama, and a handful of other intriguing mysteries weaved into the mix. If you’ve arrived here, chances are you’re curious as to who Aule is in The Rings of Power? Before we dive in, just a quick spoiler warning for those who may’ve not read The Silmarillion or seen the Rings of Power yet. Still here? Okay, let’s get into it!

The Rings of Power – Who Is Aule? Answered

During episode 7, King Durin III and Prince Durin are deliberating about the future of the elves, and whether or not to help them, as the Mithril that the Dwarves have recently discovered in their mines is key in saving the Elven race from certain doom.

In a speech to his son, King Durin III speaks of a mysterious character named Aule (also written as Aulë) who created the Dwarven race. But who exactly is this character?

A life-size plush of Altaria from the Pokemon series will appear in Japan. The Japanese Pokemon Center Online shop has opened pre-orders for the plush, which will be available in Japan at 55,000 yen, or around $380 with the current exchange rate.

Altaria is a Dragon/Flying type Pokemon that evolves from Swablu and debuted in the third-generation Game Boy Advance entries, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. The Pokedex lists its height as 3'07"(1.1m). This plush will have roughly the same size with dimensions of 96 x 131 x 90 cm (~37.8 x 51.6 x 35.4 inches).

The Japanese Pokemon Center Online shop has been selling life-size plushes that stay true to the Pokemon's descriptions in the Pokedex. Most of the popular unevolved starter Pokemon, including the series mascot Pikachu, have a height between 1-2 feet, and their plushes generally cost around 5,000 yen. Smaller Pokemon that are less than one foot tall, such as Voltik, Meltan, and Rotom, are priced even lower, at around 2,000 yen.

Thunderjaw, the dinosaur-like machine from the Horizon series, will have a plastic model kit. Good Smile Company revealed a painted prototype of the Thunderjaw Moderoid kit at New York Comic Con 2022.

Moderoid is a series of plastic model kits from Good Smile Company, which is best known for its Nendoroid and Figma action figures. The company has previously worked on Moderoids of the three Magic Knights from Magic Knight Rayearth and the Divine Knight Valimar from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel.

Since the Thunderjaw will appear as a plastic model kit, people can expect to reproduce the machine by assembling parts from the package's runners. They can also opt to customize the kit further by repainting it or adding weathering effects. However, Good Smile Company has yet to announce a release window for the Thunderjaw Moderoid as of this writing.

While the company listed Horizon Forbidden West as the title where Thunderjaw comes from, the machine made its debut in the series' first entry, Horizon Zero Dawn. The Thunderjaw was also the large enemy that series protagonist Aloy had to fight in Zero Dawn's reveal trailer in E3 2015.

As the nights start drawing in and the spectre of Halloween looms on the horizon, Planet Zoo is getting just a little bit spooky with the announcement of its new nocturnal-themed Twilight Pack DLC, launching on 18th October.

The big draw of Planet Zoo's DLC is always its creature addtions, and the Twilight Pack brings five new nocturnal species: the Racoon, Red Fox, Common Wombat, Striped Skunk, and Egyptian Fruit Bat. The first four of those are free-roaming, meaning you can plop them wherever you please, while the Egyptian Fruit Bat is restricted to a walkthrough exhibit.

Players looking to infuse their zoos with a touch of gothic flair for Halloween can make use of the Twilight Pack's 200 new scenery items, ranging from castle-themed building parts - including gargoyles and an imposing portcullis - to glowing pumpkins and cauldrons. Even the flora is getting a bit spooky, with Bristlecone pine trees, ivy, and bioluminescent ghost fungus.

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This week on All Things Nintendo, Brian welcomes Game Informer's Marcus Stewart to react in real-time to the Super Mario movie trailer. The two also break down the new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer and chat about Marcus' recent trip to Nintendo of America's headquarters for the Bayonetta 3 cover story.

If you'd like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter, hit the following links: Brian Shea (@brianpshea), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)

The All Things Nintendo podcast is a weekly show where we can celebrate, discuss, and break down all the latest games, news, and announcements from the industry's most recognizable name. Each week, Brian is joined by different guests to talk about what's happening in the world of Nintendo. Along the way, they'll share personal stories, uncover hidden gems in the eShop, and even look back on the classics we all grew up with. A new episode hits every Friday!

Be sure to subscribe to All Things Nintendo on your favorite podcast platform. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

To celebrate our Bayonetta 3 cover story, we're bringing back good old-fashioned Replay to revisit its direct predecessor, Bayonetta 2. You can tune in on Twitch at 2 p.m. Central to join in on the fun, or catch the archive when it hits on our Game Informer Shows YouTube channel. 

Released in October 2014 as a Wii U exclusive, Bayonetta 2 is a sequel that almost didn't happen. Despite a strong critical reception to the first game, sales didn't meet expectations, leading to publisher Sega passing on a follow-up. Thankfully, Nintendo swooped in to fund and publish Bayonetta 2, locking it in as a third-party exclusive. Bayonetta 2 features improved combat, new features, an even nuttier plot, and a near-bottomless well of action. Join me, Marcus Stewart, as I dig into my personal GOTY for 2014 and chat all about our Bayonetta 3 cover. 

In the latest episode of She-Hulk Attorney At Law, an absolute bombshell of a reveal was dropped as an almost throwaway line. During the scene where Matt Murdock is defending Luke Jacobson, he is talking about superhero anonymity and quickly mentions that the Sokovia Accords had been repealed like it was common knowledge.

As far as the end of this massive international legal document goes, that was the first mention of the Sokovia Accords no longer existing in the MCU. The implications for this are also massive since it allows powered people around the world to again live in anonymity without having to submit any DNA or fingerprint data to the UN.

Even bigger yet, it’s also a marker of the end of the catalyst that broke up the Avengers. One of the main reasons why they split up in the first place was their disagreement over the Sokovia Accords. This opens the opportunity for a new team of Avengers to form leading up to The Kang Dynasty in 2025.

Additionally, this also will allow for the team known as the Thunderbolts to join together under the leadership of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Then again this team filled with anti-heroes probably wouldn’t have worried too much about international law in the first place. Still, this will allow the team to go wherever they please instead of being confined to their native borders.

The final episode of She-Hulk is set to start streaming next week on Thursday, October 13 exclusively on Disney+. Episodes one through eight are currently available to stream on the service.

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Acclaimed Horror creative Mike Flanagan has just released his next series for Netflix, The Midnight Club. Yet, before the series had even officially come out, the cast and crew got the exciting news that the show had broken a Guinness World Record.

So, what record exactly did the series break? Well, they broke the record for the most jump scares in an episode of television, with the total number of jump scares in the episode being 21.

The Midnight Club is about a group of eight terminally ill young adults living in a hospice who are trying to make the most of their final days. So, every night, at midnight, the residents gather together to look for signs of what awaits them after death while also telling each other sinister stories.

In the most recent Xbox Podcast, Arkane Studios game director Dinga Bakaba revealed that Deathloop and Dishonored two share one pretty massive thing in common: they take place in the same universe. Albeit, Deathloop is certainly the future end of the universe.

In the later segment with Dinga Bakaba and Arkane Studios creative director Harvey Smith, host Jeff Rubenstein mentions that after beating the game he took to the internet and found that the consensus seems to be that most believe based on “sound hints” and other things that Deathloop and Dishonored share a wider universe.

Dinga Bakaba responds by celebrating the game’s scattered puzzles and hints and mentions that not everyone will have seen all the hints due to the explorative nature of the game. Because of that, he says it was nice to see the community band together and piece the undercurrent narrative together.

He sums it up by saying “Yes, we did. We envision Deathloop to be happening in the future after Death of the Outsider”. While they did want Deathloop to be its own thing, Bakaba does mention the team’s desire to put in lots of little hints to Dishonored. He also says that Arkane has a sort of timeline between the games, so it’s possible we will see more games in the universe, but that’s just a guess.

Below you can find the Xbox Podcast set to just about the exact moment that Dinga Bakaba officially reveals the connection between Deathloop and Dishonored.

The latest installment in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Crash Bandicoot: It’s About Time, might arrive on PC sooner than you think. YouTuber Canadian Guy Eh released a video showing off a promo pizza box that he received from Activision, with a label sticker stating that Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is scheduled to arrive on Steam on Oct. 18.

The box Candian Guy acquired might not have had pizza, but it was filled to the brim with Crash merchandise, including a mouse pad, USB Cables, and a T-Shirt.

But, the real kicker was a potential tease of an upcoming game, as the label sticker also had the message, “Hungry for more? Try our new Wompa Pizza for $12.08.” The “price” just so happens to match the day when The 2022 Game Awards is set to air (12/08), hinting that we might want to watch it to get some news about what’s next for our favorite orange Marsupial.

Crash Bandicoot has had a big resurgence in the gaming industry for the past five years. A remastered collection of the first three games, Crash Bandicoot: The N-Sane Trilogy, was released in 2017 on PS4 before arriving on other platforms a year later.

Yesterday, it was officially revealed that The Great Cleric anime will be adapted from the light novels by Broccoli Lion and the manga by Hiiro Akikaze. This comes according to the Japanese news website Comic Natalie, which posted about the news, as well as an illustrated original key visual done by creator Akikaze.

Dating all the way back to 2015, Broccoli Lion’s light novels were the basis of the 2017 manga, which is now the current storyline of the series. The 10th volume was released this past January, proving that this series is continuing to please fans.

The story revolves around a salaryman named Luciel who’s been reincarnated into a magical world named Galdardia after being fatally shot. In his previous life, he was known for being a nice guy, having a good heart, and being a hard worker.

Now that he’s Galdardia, he’s decided to pursue the study of healing in order to help others and prolong his life. The problem is he needs to learn how to heal, and finding training is not as easy as he thought. In order to get by, he has to start from scratch to learn about the magic of his new world and survive all of the dangerous threats in the process.

Being an isekai anime, fans of fantasy, RPGs, and other worlds will gravitate towards this series for its setting and familiar tropes. However, this is not a typical action-oriented anime by any means and takes its time to focus on Luciel’s training as he struggles to make ends meet.

Hype can be a dangerous thing, especially when it comes to anime. Many a show has been propelled into the public eye thanks to a stellar trailer and good word of mouth from fans of the manga source material, only for the final product to not live up to their expectations. Such could have easily been the fate of Chainsaw Man, which garnered astronomical levels of attention after its promotional art and trailers hinted at a show with next level animation and art direction but could still fall flat if not handled properly.

Having watched the first episode of the upcoming anime, I can safely say it’s handily avoiding being a fatal flop. Instead, Chainsaw Man is set to be everything it appeared to be and more, with the designation of being a modern anime classic lying firmly within its grasp.

Most of this is thanks to the fact that the show is just as much the artistic marvel that its trailers made it out to be. Every frame is so painstakingly crafted by the show’s animation studio MAPPA that they could all be mistaken for works of art. Something as simple as the series’ protagonist Denji walking down the street or going to bed while cuddling with his pet Pochita is bursting with detail and a distinctness that makes it feel like something fresh, lively and passionate.

2K Games and Firaxis Games revealed a new video for the turn-based tactical game Marvel’s Midnight Suns, dedicated to one of its playable superheroes.

We get to learn more about the Daywalker, also known as Blade, and we actually learn that he wasn’t always the Daywalker.

Unlike the previous brief introduction trailer, this time around we hear about the story of Blade, from his mortal beginnings to his more recent nature as half-vampire. Considering the nature of the game and the supernatural setting, it certainly fits Blade like a glove, or perhaps his omnipresent shades.

Given the pattern of previous videos, we can expect a much more extensive video explaining Blade’s card deck and battlefield role in detail.

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

Marvel’s Midnight Suns releases on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on Dec. 2, with PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions to be shared at a later date. 

Street Fighter 6's closed beta test kicked off today, giving folks a chance to check out various aspects of the upcoming fighter all weekend long. This includes traditional gameplay elements like online matches and the training mode, as well as new additions to the series including the character creator. And my god,…

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Though Overwatch 2’s wait times have seemingly improved after maintenance on the game’s servers last night, you still might want to wait a bit if you’re looking for an entirely bug-free experience—especially if you don’t like bugs that might be spending premium currency on hero skins without your consent while using…

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According to a report by The Verge, Meta’s Horizon Worlds metaverse app is so dreadful, even the people making it don’t want to use it. So if you woke up this morning thinking, “I wonder if anyone’s figured out what the metaverse is for?” you can rest assured, it’s still nope.

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Destiny 2’s Exotic Trace Rifle Divinity has been the backbone of a lot of players’ arsenals for end game content ever since it was first introduced back in the Shadowkeep expansion in 2019. Yesterday, Bungie finally announced a long-awaited nerf to how powerful it is, and while many are welcoming the change, it’s also…

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I keep forgetting Valkyrie Elysium's PC release date is later than its console one. The action platformer came out on PlayStation late last week, but it's not coming to Steam until November 11th. So far, reviews have been quite middling, which isn't wholly surprising in some sense, but having played the public demo the other week, I'm not ashamed to say that I had a pretty all right time with it! Based on two hours of play time, I'd say it's very much in the same kind of vein as your Bayonettas and Nier: Automatas, and I'm 100% down for that.

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