October 2022

Overwatch 2 launched with new modes, new heroes, and new maps, but it also brought over the entire Overwatch hero roster. That means heroes like Moira have returned in the sequel to the hero shooter, although most of them have been adjusted to match the new 5v5 modes. Here's how to best utilize one of the best damage dealing supports in Overwatch 2. You can see how all heroes, including this one, stack up in our Overwatch 2 tank tier list, DPS tier list, and support tier list. Where did your favorite land?

Moira overview

Moira is a support hero that has a high capacity for damage, making her a strong dual-threat. Moira heals by spraying out a healing mist with her main fire, which is limited by a meter. That meter can be refilled with the alt-fire, a damaging beam attack that locks onto enemies within range. She has an orb, which she can throw, choosing to either heal teammates or damage the enemy based on the situation. Her ultimate ability is a long-range beam that heals teammates in its path and damages enemies.

Moira abilities

Biotic Grasp: Main fire heals enemies in front of you. Alt-fire is a longer-ranged beam that deals damage. Using the heals depletes a meter while using the damage fills it.

Biotic Orb: Launch a bouncing orb that you can choose to either heal teammates or damage enemies.

Fade: Disappear, move faster and become invulnerable. Cannot shoot during this.

Coalescence: Fire a beam that heals teammates and damages enemies.

Gotham Knights, like many games that offer the choice, is better in co-op. Beating up evil-doers is simply more fun when you have a sidekick. Of course, in this game, you're both technically sidekicks, but since Batman is dead, it'll be up to you to defend the city that meant everything to him. In this guide, we'll walk you through your co-op options within Gotham Knights, including an explainer on cross-play, details on the forthcoming four-player mode, and a guide on how to change the privacy of your game so you can or can't be joined by others.

Gotham Knights cross-play

The big burning question is whether Gotham Knights has cross-play or not. The answer, which will disappoint some players, is it does not. You'll be limited to playing as Batgirl, Robin, Red Hood, or Nightwing with your co-op partner on the same platform, be it Xbox, PC, or PS5. As the last-gen versions were also scrapped, there's no cross-gen play either. It's a simple solution, though likely not the one people were hoping for.

Gotham Knights solo, co-op, and open lobbies

Gotham Knights is better in co-op. We really believe that. However, you might disagree, and that's fine. You can change your session settings to one of three options whenever you feel like it. When you're playing, just press left on the D-pad to open up a menu that includes photo mode, emotes, and a vaguely internet-looking icon. It's in that section that you can change the visibility of your session, either making it invite-only (essentially solo until you say otherwise), open to friends, or open to all players. If you select open to all players, the game seems to prioritize getting you paired up with someone quickly--even signified by the option's menu icon: "SOS."

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign is currently available in early access, featuring the familiar face of Captain Price and a fully-assembled Task Force 141 on a brand-new blockbuster mission to stop stolen missiles from being used in a revenge plot against the United States. If you're looking to set aside some time to play Modern Warfare 2's campaign, here's everything you need to know.

How long does it take to beat CoD: MW2's campaign?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's campaign includes 17 story missions, and you can expect to carve out around five to six hours of game time to complete the campaign on the Regular "normal" difficulty setting. This doesn't steer too far away from Modern Warfare 2019, which featured a campaign length of about 5 hours.

For my first experience, playing Modern Warfare 2 on Regular difficulty did take me a bit beyond the six-hour mark, and that's longer than my usual campaign efforts. This year's story features some missions that are less linear than we've seen in previous campaigns, as you sometimes have more open-world environments to explore and choose how you want to approach your objectives.

The DualShock line of controllers ended with the PlayStation 4 generation, but if you've been looking for a mint-in-box version of the DualSense predecessor, you can grab one right now for a bargain. Over on eBay, the still-excellent controllers are on sale from a licensed Sony reseller for just $40. These are brand-new controllers, and Antonline is a Sony authorized reseller. It's hard to find DualShock 4 controllers at this price in general, so getting a new one at this price makes it even better.

You can get an even bigger discount on them with the promo code COUNTDOWN22, dropping the price to just $32 for either a Glacial White or a Green Camouflage version. As for why one of these controllers is worth having in an age where they've been replaced by the more advanced DualSense, there are a few good reasons to grab a classic peripheral.

Trials of Osiris, Destiny 2's weekly high-level PvP mode, is now live. Fans of the apex multiplayer mode can battle for a great Adept weapon this weekend, with the map on rotation being a classic arena.

Here's where you'll play Trials of Osiris this weekend and what weapons you can earn for going flawless. You can also see where Xur is, and if the Agent of the Nine's inventory can help give you an edge in the arena after this week's mid-season weapon-tuning update.

Map: The Burnout

• Reputation Rank 4: Upgrade Module (2)
• Reputation Rank 7: Enhancement Prism (3)
• Reputation Rank 10: Trials Weapon (Changes for each rank reset)
• Reputation Rank 13: Upgrade Module (2)
• Reputation Rank 16: Trials Weapon (Changes for each rank reset)
• Flawless Reward: Reed’s Regret (Adept)

Trials weapons now carry the Alacrity Origin Trait. It gives you increased aim assist, reload speed, stability, and range on your Trials guns when you're the last living member of a fireteam or running solo. You can also choose to swap to the Crucible Origin trait, One Quiet Moment, which greatly enhances your gun's reload speed when you reload while out of combat.

As always, Trials becomes available from Friday's daily reset at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET until the weekly reset at the same time the following Tuesday. During that time, you can also pay a visit to Xur to see what Exotics he's selling. Make sure to pay a visit to Saint-14 in the Tower to pick up a Trials card, which will dictate certain bonuses (such as whether you get bonus rewards at certain milestones or if a loss will be forgiven).

Resident Evil Re:Verse, a multiplayer game free for owners of Resident Evil Village, will enter an early access period ahead of the game's proper launch.

The early access event begins on Sunday, October 23 at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET until October 25 at 11 PM PT, which is 2 AM ET on October 26.. The full game will launch three days later on October 28. The game supports cross-play on all platforms. Re: Verse will see support after launch, with more survivors, creatures, stages, costumes, and challenge missions to come. If you would like to play Re:Verse, you'll have to register for a Capcom ID and then connect that ID to your platform of choice.

Re:Verse is Resident Evil's answer to games like Dead by Daylight. Players control heroes or villains from the Resident Evil universe and battle it out in locations across the series.

This early access period was announced during the latest Resident Evil Showcase stream. The stream showed off The Winters Expansion for Resident Evil Village, which adds a third-person camera mode, new story content, and new mercenaries. The second part of the stream showed new gameplay footage and a trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake. For some critical thoughts, you can read the GameSpot Resident Evil 4 preview.

The Callisto Protocol, the next game from Dead Space and Call of Duty veteran Glen Schofield, has gone gold. This means development on the game is finished to a point where it is ready to be printed on discs. The developers at Striking Distance Studios aren't just sitting around until the game's December 2 release date, however, as it's understood that work continues after this milestone.

In any event, "going gold" is a major milestone in a game's development, and it means The Callisto Protocol is one step closer to releasing in stores and digitally. This is Striking Distance's first game.

Xur has officially arrived in the Solar system, bringing with him plenty of new Exotic, Legendary, and older gear for sale. Here's where to find Xur and what he's selling.

This week you can find Xur in the EDZ, in the Winding Cove area. For his weapon, Xur is offering Arbalest; Hunters can pick up the Frost-EE5 boots; Titans can grab the Ursa Furiosa gauntlets; and for Warlocks, Xur has the Karnstein Armlets gloves.

Xur Location

Spawn in at the Winding Cove transmat zone, then hop on your sparrow and go north. Take the collapsed overpass on the left and look for a cave near the bend in the road. Follow the tunnel through the cliff face to reach a higher ridge where a Fallen dropship has crashed; you'll find Xur waiting there.

Brian is still away on his trip, so we have another pre-recorded episode on All Things Nintendo this week. But don't worry: We have plenty to talk about. Marcus Stewart talks about his thoughts on Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Wesley LeBlanc talks about his hands-on session with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and Brian gives his early impressions of Persona 5 Royal on Switch.

If you'd like to follow the people from this episode on Twitter, hit the following links: Brian Shea (@brianpshea), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), 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!

Reviewed on: Xbox Series X/S
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Publisher: IllFonic
Developer: IllFonic
Release: October 18, 2022
Rating: Everyone 10+

Pairing asymmetrical multiplayer experts IllFonic with the Ghostbusters license is a match made in the spirit realm. Previous outings Friday the 13th and Predator: Hunting Grounds pit Jason and Predator against camp counselors and mercenaries with flashes of greatness, but technical issues and uneven design choices held them back. With Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, the team has applied everything it’s learned about compelling asymmetrical multiplayer to a property that perfectly lines up with the game style.

Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
Publisher: PlayStation Studios
Developer: Santa Monica Studio
Release: November 9, 2022
Rating: Mature

Capcom held a special Resident Evil showcase yesterday, revealing more about the upcoming Resident Evil Village Gold Edition, that game's Shadows of Rose DLC, and its remake of Resident Evil 4. 

Capcom revealed that it was remaking the beloved classic earlier this year, giving it a March 24, 2023 release date. Now, the company has released a second trailer for Resident Evil 4 and simply put, this game looks stunning. It wasn't a surprise when Capcom revealed it was remaking Resident Evil 4 – it was next in line after all – but given how well-regarded the original is, plenty of people were skeptical this remake would live up to its legacy. Capcom is deadset on proving skeptics wrong if yesterday's trailer is any indication. 

Check out the new Resident Evil 4 remake trailer for yourself below: 

In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew chats about Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, our A Plague Tale: Requiem review, and why we've still been enjoying Overwatch 2 despite the rocky launch. 

Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Wouldn't you know it, after remaking Resident Evil 1, 2, and even 3, Capcom is also remaking Resident Evil 4. So, let's look at it! 

We're streaming our live reactions to tonight's Resident Evil Showcase, which alongside a look at Resident Evil Village Gold Edition, will premier new information about the new old game. If you missed us live, check out the archived stream below!

"They told me that the classics never go out of style but, they do, they do. Somehow baby, I never thought that we do too."

Reviewed on: Switch
Platform: Switch
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris
Release: October 20, 2022
Rating: Everyone 10+

2017's Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle proved naysayers wrong by offering a well-crafted tactics game that successfully blends two very disparate franchises. Its sequel, Sparks of Hope, now must live up to fan excitement rather than dispel their doubt. Ubisoft Milan accomplishes this feat by returning to the drawing board, reworking its template, and creating a more streamlined, dynamic experience that maintains strategic depth. The core combat remains strong, but Ubisoft fleshed out the rest of the offerings to create a more wholly engaging package. 

Sparks of Hope plays identically to the last game; you’ll engage in tactical turn-based battles as a squad of Mario icons and their Rabbid doppelgängers. However, the grid-based movement is gone. Instead, you freely move your three-member team as you would in a standard third-person game. The game still restricts you to a character’s movement range, but positioning feels more natural and kinetic, expanding your offensive flexibility. 

Square Enix and developer Creative Business Unit III have released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XVI called “Ambition,” and it features plenty of details about the realm of Valisthea, its multiple kingdoms, Eikons, and much more. 

Since its reveal in 2020, Square Enix has been slowly doling out information about this hotly-anticipated RPG. With beloved Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida in the producer seat for this title, many are excited to see what a single-player mainline Final Fantasy looks like from him and his team. A few trailers have been released, further detailing this medieval fantasy adventure, and now, Square Enix has released a new four-and-a-half-minute video to showcase even more of what to expect. 

Check out the new Final Fantasy XVI Ambition trailer for yourself below: 

As you can see, we get new looks at Valisthea, the world of Final Fantasy XVI, and the individual kingdoms spread throughout. Here’s what the trailer reveals about each: 

Reviewed on: PC
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Developer: Warner Bros. Games Montreal
Release: October 21, 2022
Rating: Teen

One of my biggest gripes with the mainline Borderlands series is its humor. I’ve had some good laughs while playing, but Borderlands’ jokes land more like a shotgun blast where some hit and others don’t. That’s okay in bursts, but shotgun blast after shotgun blast can get exhausting. Telltale Games’ take on this universe, Tales From The Borderlands, remedied this by providing a more nuanced and subtle take on the humor coursing through the franchise’s veins. It became one of my favorite Borderlands games, with a great story and memorable characters. 

New details have appeared for P.A. Works' upcoming original anime, Buddy Daddies. The new images leaked ahead of the project's official announcement, which took place on October 22, 2022. Details include the main characters and their respective voice actors, as well as the general premise. The anime will air sometime in January 2023. [Thanks, @Spanku_u!]

Check out a brief teaser for Buddy Daddies below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-FG8WBwoGg

Buddy Daddies will reportedly be another series in P.A. Works' popular "Work Anime" genre. This time, the work in question is assassination. Hitmen Rei Suwa and Kazuki Kurusu are partners, and their target is apparently a little girl by the name of Miri Unasaka. Rei Suwa is voiced by Koki Uchiyama, who plays Tomura Shigaraki on My Hero Academia. Kazuki Kurusu is voiced by Toshiyuki Toyonaga. Toyonaga voices Kenjiro Shirabu in Haikyuu!.

Furthermore, directing the new series is Yoshiyuki Asai, of Charlotte and Fate/Apocrypha fame. Nitroplus' Vio Shimokura and writer Yuko Kakihara will work on the story and series composition. Yuko Kakihara previously worked as a scriptwriter for the Cells at Work! anime adaptation. Kakihara was also a writer for Steins;Gate.

You can get a better look at the Buddy Daddies anime poster and trailer screenshots in the images below:

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Though the official ufotable Genshin Impact anime is still off in the distant future, HoYoVerse has released an animation about Mondstadt in cooperation with Sun Creature Studio. It is likely the first in a new series, with videos about other regions such as Liyue appearing in the future. Titled “Scenery and Sentiment: Mondstadt Edition”, the video is a two-minute long animation that focuses on the natural surroundings of the Mondstadt region. Aside from locales, there are plenty of Easter eggs such as local specialties and NPCs.

Genshin Impact players should be extremely familiar with Mondstadt at this point. It is the first nation you explore, after all. It is also the setting of the game's first major story part. There have been multiple events centering around Mondstadt as well, such as the recent “Of Ballads and Brew” event and last year’s Windblume Festival. The “Of Ballads and Brew” event in Mondstadt very recently ended, which means players who missed it also missed the chance to obtain the Missive Windspear.

You can watch the “Scenery and Sentiment: Mondstadt Edition” video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XwlRU2lrPM

With the release of the “Ambition” trailer for Final Fantasy XVI, Square Enix has begun the game's promotional cycle in earnest. New updates have expanded character profiles and revealed information on major Final Fantasy XVI characters Dion Lesage and Barnabas Tharmr. Both of them are Dominants, special individuals able to call on the power of an Eikon. The nations of Valisthea treat their Dominants differently, with some revered like royalty, and others bound like disposable tools. Dion is the Dominant of Bahamut and Barnabas the Dominant of Odin.

Square Enix shared more details on their personalities and titles in a blog post, and via an update to the official Final Fantasy XVI website. Dion Lesage is, besides being Dominant of Bahamut, the crown prince of the theocratic Holy Empire of Sanbreque. He is also the leader of the Dragoons, a feared order of knights. Like a dragoons, he wields a spear, and he may have a plunge-oriented battle style. The people of Sanbreque love Dion, and he is often the subject of songs due to his heroism and power. However, the blog post hints that something terrible will befall Dion in the plot of Final Fantasy XVI.

NIS America has confirmed that The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (a.k.a. Hajimari no Kiseki) is coming next year, with a Summer 2023 release window, and will include a PS5 version. It also uploaded the opening movie for the game. The movie is around two minutes long, and features the cast of both the Crossbell and Erebonia sagas.

Trails into Reverie came out in Japan in 2020 for the PS4. Nihon Falcom later ported it to the Nintendo Switch and Windows PC in 2021. With the 2023 PS5 release, this will be the first time part of the Trails series has appeared on next-gen platforms. Reverie serves as a conclusion to Lloyd Bannings’ Crossbell arc (covered in Trails from Zero/to Azure), as well as Rean Schwarzer’s Erebonia arc (Trails of Cold Steel series). It also serves as a prelude of sorts to the Kuro no Kiseki games, which do not yet have international release windows.

You can watch the opening movie for The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie below. There are no major spoilers for either series in the opening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXPUi4MhXoY

The 18th-century pirate frigate Royal Fortune will appear in Azur Lane. The mobile game's Japanese and English Twitter accounts introduced the new shipgirl, which will set up a new faction named Tempesta and add Sailing Frigate as a new ship type.

Commanders will be able to obtain Royal Fortune during the "Halloween Hijinks" event, which is slated to run around the 2022 Halloween season. This event will also add the World War II-era destroyer HMS Janus to the playable roster.

Despite having a similar name, there is no relation to the World War II-era F-class destroyer from the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, HMS Fortune. Royal Fortune was one of the most preferred ship names from Bartholomew Roberts, a famed Welsh pirate from the early 18th century. The final ship to receive the name Royal Fortune was a frigate originally named Onslow, which the pirate then outfitted with forty cannons. She was the flagship when Roberts fought his last battle at Cape Lopez in 1722.

A Nintendo Switch port of Record of Agarest War will appear in March 2023. It originally came out for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC in 2008, with Android and iOS ports appearing in 2013 and 2014, respectively. It is a multi-generational tactical role-playing game with dating sim elements. There will be both standard and limited editions available.

The story of Record of Agarest War spans five generations, each with its own male protagonist. Using the “Soul Breed” system, you can date and have a baby with a female party member of your choice. Who you choose will affect the appearance, race, and stats of your next male protagonist. For example, if Leonhardt (Gen 1) marries Fyuria, then his son Ladius (Gen 2) will have blonde hair and excel in Agility. However, if he marries Elaine, then Ladius will have black hair, with excellent stats in Strength and Vitality.

You can watch the trailer for Record of Agarest War here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjCvtrHq0kM

During the All Aksys Fall 2022 livestream, Aksys revealed several upcoming games, including Cuddly Forest Friends. The short trailer shows off a colorful cast of cuddly critters, who are the animals you must care for. The game is a “heartwarming simulation game” that will come out for the Nintendo Switch in February 2023.

The point of Cuddly Forest Friends is to increase your Happy Feelings, which are HF points. The more HF points you get, the taller the Tree of Happiness will grow. Your goal is to help the Tree of Happiness reach its maximum maturity. In total, there are nine little forest friends that you can take care of. They are: Rabbit, Squirrel, Mouse, Degu, Hamster, Porcupine, Flying Squirrel, Capybara, and Beaver.

You can watch the trailer here (Japanese only):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrIhua4Xqcc

Cuddly Forest Friends is “cute animals” played straight, as opposed to the modern trend of using adorable imagery to tell a dark or gruesome tale in the vein of Happy Tree Friends. As you progress through the game, you can obtain accessories for the animals to wear, or decorations to place around the forest.

Cuddly Forest Friends will appear in English on the Nintendo Switch in February 2023. It originally came out in July 2020 in Japan.

MOSS has announced that Raiden III x Mikado Maniax will debut in Japan on February 23, 2023. This is an enhanced version of the original Raiden III, which came out in 2005 for arcades and consoles. There will be some new game modes, online features, and customization options. [Thanks, Gematsu!]

While the game will cost 3,800 JPY, there is a limited edition for 7,200 JPY as well. The limited edition will include a diorama papercraft and a two-disc soundtrack CD. It will come in a special box. Raiden III is a scrolling shooter video game. There is not much of a story, since the focus is the gameplay. Essentially, Crystals invaded Earth and you must stop them to save the planet.

This version of the game has 20 new background tracks, which Game Center Mikado produced. Artists who contributed include GoSatoBan, Heavy Metal Raiden, Fantom Iris, O.T.K., Soshi Hosoi, Keishi Yonao, and more. There is a lot of customization so that you can play each stage to your unique aesthetic; aside from choosing the background music, you can also change the wallpaper.

There are also different game mods such as Score Attack Mode and Boss Rush Mode. As well, you can upload replays to easily share your matches. For the more competitive, there will also be online rankings.

Minecraft-themed pillows and blankets will appear in Japan. Fashion Center Shimamura has announced that it will sell the aforementioned items, which also include hugging pillows of Alex, Steve, and the Zombie from Minecraft. The shop will start selling the items exclusively on its web store on October 22, 2022.

The Minecraft hugging pillows will replicate the characters' appearances in the original game. The pillows will be around 60 cm (~23.6 inches) tall with 22 cm (~8.66 inches) in the other two dimensions. Each item will be available at 2,970 yen (~$20).

Other than hugging pillows, the store will also sell bolsters sized 20 x 90 cm (~7.9 x 35 in) decorated with Minecraft items and creatures for 1,969 yen each. Shimamura will also sell half-sized blankets at 100 x 140 cm (~39 x 55 in) with designs of Polar Bears, Axolotls, the Creeper, and the Ender Dragon for 1,419 yen each.

Resident Evil was a pioneer of "survival horror", but this year Capcom will make it a pioneer of "survival revenge". That's the dynamic of Resident Evil Re:Verse, a new title focused on competitive multiplayer. Originally supposed to launch in mid-2021, Re:Verse was delayed into 2022. Now it's set to launch on October 28, alongside Resident Evil Village Gold Edition. Existing owners of Resident Evil Village will gain early access from October 23, 2022.

Check out the launch trailer for Resident Evil Re:Verse below.

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

Resident Evil Re:Verse is a competitive online "survival revenge" mode for two to six players. Players can fight each other and against monsters on maps drawn from across Capcom's Resident Evil Remake line.They'll choose to play as characters like Chris, Jill, Hunk, and Ada, and use a variety of weapons and items to gain the upper hand. The game also has a "Bioweapon's Revenge" mechanic, where players can gather up virus capsules. If they're defeated by another player, they resurrect as a powerful bioweapon based on one of the series' many boss characters, such as Jack Baker or Nemesis. The more virus capsules they have, the stronger the creature they become. "Revenge-killing" the player who downed them also awards extra points.

The game supports cross-platform play, and will be freely accessible to all owners of Resident Evil Village and the Gold Edition.

Capcom dropped a minor bombshell during its Resident Evil Showcase stream on October 20, 2022. After previewing the new features of Resident Evil Village Gold Edition, the company let audiences know that a playable demo for the game is readily available.

The playable demo for Resident Evil Village Gold Edition is now available on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. It lasts roughly 60 minutes and allows players to play in both first-person and the newly added third-person mode.

There's more to the Gold Edition than that, though. In all the game, which includes the base game and the Winters' Expansion DLC, adds three additional gameplay modes. Players can take advantage of the additional distance of Third-Person Mode for a more action game-like feel. Then the Mercenaries Additional Orders mode is a combat-oriented mode allowing players to play as Chris Redfield, Karl Heisenberg, and legendary tall person Lady Alcina Dimitrescu.

Core to the expansion, though, is "Shadows of Rose", a new single-player story campaign featuring Ethan's daughter, Rose. Check out the story trailer below.

Note: The story trailer may contain spoilers for the Resident Evil Village base game.

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

Resident Evil Village is readily available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Resident Evil Village Gold Edition launches on October 28, 2022, with a gameplay demo available now. Owners of Resident Evil Village can purchase the Winters' Expansion DLC separately.

Capcom showed off new footage of its Resident Evil 4 Remake during its Resident Evil Showcase stream on October 20, 2022. It also confirmed that the game is headed to PS4, PC, and Xbox Series X|S consoles. Previously the game was only confirmed for release on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X. Owners of the PS4 version will be able to upgrade to the PS5 version for free.

The new gameplay footage showed off Leon going through some of the earliest portions of the game, such as exploring the first abandoned house and entering the Ganados' village. Now-iconic encounters like fighting the Chainsaw Ganado have new twists, like environmental destruction, and Leon parrying the chainsaw with his combat knife. Some scenes that were simple dialog exchanges before are reframed and shot as cinematic cutscenes in the remake. Lighting overall is also quite different. Encounters that took place in broad daylight before now happen at night or in the driving rain. Glimpses of redesigned characters like Ada Wong and Ashley Graham were also seen.

Check out the Resident Evil 4 Remake trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMzJv0LOJYo

The presentation also showed off crafting gameplay, attaché case inventory management, and interactions with the Merchant. Leon can buy weapons from him like before, as well as tune them up with upgrades. A trading system that allows Leon to trade collectible "rare gems" for special items will be present in the remake.

Square Enix has released a new trailer for the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI. The trailer, titled "Ambition," delves into the game's story and even shows off a bit of gameplay. Specifically, several short glimpses of battles are shown, both those involving Clive's party and those between Eikons. Check out the four-and-a-half-minute-long trailer at this link.

The new Final Fantasy XVI trailer reveals that the land of Valisthea has been slowly dying for the past fifteen hundred years. The light of the Mothercrystals, which bless the land, has been fading. In order to hold on to their blessings, the trailer suggests, the realms of Valisthea—the Grand Duchy of Rosaria, the Holy Empire of Sanbreque, the Dhalmekian Republic, the Iron Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Waloed—are prepared for war. Sanbreque even goes so far as to invade Rosaria, with the mysterious Dominant of Ifrit summoning their Eikon during the attack.

An Audi car with Sonic Frontiers livery will appear in Japan. Sega and Audi have revealed a special model of the Audi R8 Coupe V10 performance 5.2FSI quattro S tronic with its exterior design modeled after the upcoming Sonic game. Audi will sell the one-off car in Japan in late 2022. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

Hitotsuyama Racing, the racing team known for fielding an Audi car in the GT300 class of Super GT, created this Sonic Frontiers livery design. The livery will have a unique number of 11.8, which signifies the game's release date of November 8, 2022.

Audi has been selling the original car model at around 32,330,000 yen, or approximately $215,800. The brand's Japanese dealer will reveal the pricing for the one-off Sonic Frontiers R8 in November 2022.

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The Japanese promotional stand for Sonic Frontiers in the showroom only lists the Switch, PS5, and PS4. This is because Sega will only release physical editions of the game on those platforms in Japan.

Bandai Spirits has revealed an Ichiban Kuji lottery based on Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. It will launch the lottery at 7-Eleven and Ito-Yokado stores around Japan on November 11, 2022.

After buying tickets worth 700 yen each, people will get a guaranteed chance to win an item at random. The highest prize will allow them to own a 20cm (~7.87in) figure of Suletta Mercury designed by the title's character designer, Mogumo. The person who draws the last ticket will also win a special visual stand drawn by Mogumo.

While this lottery mostly focuses on the latest Gundam anime show, it will also contain a few items from earlier alternate universe titles. The G and H prizes will include items from Gundam SEED, SEED Destiny, Gundam 00, Gundam AGE, and Iron-Blooded Orphans.

Here is the full list of prizes that people can win from the Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Ichiban Kuji lottery:

Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight! I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best community-created works from the previous week.

Today marks the official start of Giant Bomb's recruitment and fundraising for Extra Life 2022! I know I have been promoting the site's team page for the past few weeks, but this week Rorie published an official article articulating and outlining the site's plans for the event as well as some of the faces you can expect to see during Extra Life Weekend from November 4-6! However, let's not get ahead of ourselves because I have a special section of the Spotlight siloed off to relay everything you need to know about Giant Bomb's Extra Life plans and how YOU can help! But before we get to that, let's talk about some of the site-related news!

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A bit of recurring theme last week involved Giant Bomb staff getting involved in other podcasts as guests or their own sidepieces. For example, Grubb is starting a new Game Mess Decides podcast where he and a guest talk about this important development and what it means for the gaming landscape. Then there's always the GameSpot After Dark podcast where you can always expect to see Tamoor hosting a group of GameSpot employees in a discussion about recent releases and news.

For those of you that prefer to use Twitch when a livestream starts, the staff added over a dozen new emotes, most inspired by the Giant Bombathon, and if you want a "cheat sheet" of what these might be, here you go!

Folks, Extra Life time around these parts is always a fun adventure into the minds of sleep-deprived idiots who have Very Funny Ideas For A Stream at around 2 AM. I know I’m one of them, and so can you!

That’s right, folks, we are gearing up for a bigger and better and in-personer version of the Extra Life streams from the past couple of years. Giant Bomb staff, associates, and friends are going to knock you in the head with FUN over the weekend of November 4th through the 6th! This year we are aiming to raise $223,556 for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. If that number sounds suspiciously un-even, it’s because that will make our lifetime total raised a cool, clean, even $2,000,000. With your help, we can do it!

After this week in UK politics I, as the kids possibly said seven(?) years ago, can't even. Just. Yep. What a time. A good weekend to get lost in video games and attempt not to encounter any of the chaos which will need to be taken seriously soon but right now brings only despair in its ever-shifting uncertainty. So what are you playing this weekend? Here's what we're clicking on!

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This week, the Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Collection came to PC, marking the first time Nathan Drake's Tombraider-but-a-bro adventures have arrived on our fair platform. It is also, err, a collection of the last games in the series. The bundle comprises Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and The Lost Legacy, a standalone Uncharted adventure featuring ladythieves Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross (they are thieves who are ladies, they don't steal women). Uncharteds 1-3, on the other hand, are nowhere to be seen. In fact, the only way to play them on PC right this second is to buy an expensive PlayStation Plus Premium subscription and stream them via the cloud as part of the Nathan Drake Collection - a far from ideal solution.

This puts us PC lot in a bit of a pickle. Naturally, if you haven't played any of these PlayStation exclusives until now, you're missing three entire games worth of story context. So, is it worth starting with Uncharted 4? The short answer is, "Yes". The long answer is, "Yeeeeeeeeeees - probably".

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Although I try to recommend things that you can't simply try for yourself, I'm making an exception here because the spirit of this column is to report back on good things, and free or not, Blackhaven is a very good thing.

It's about starting a job in a museum and archive based around a former tobacco plantation, and run by the extremely wealthy descendants of its owners. It's not about what great people they were. It didn't feel like trauma porn, but obviously I can only speak as a ludicrously white person from another country.

What it is definitely good at it is representing real historical research, and who gets to write the history that suits them.

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Anyone who’s played the charming Tunic knows that it’s a little cryptic. There’s an immediately nonsensical language to try and decipher, for one thing. Then you’ve got an in-game manual that’s been pulled apart, with pages strewn around the world to find before you can figure out how to do everything your little fox is capable of. Well, now audio designer Kevin Regamey has explained a whole other secret side to Tunic, and it turns out the game’s soundtrack hides a whole other language.

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As Ed detailed in his review earlier this week, Gotham Knights is a bit of a disappointing dud. I've also been picking my way through Gotham City as various members of the bat family, weightlessly punching dudes in alleys before crafting new sticks that hit 2% harder than the one I was using before. Despite a relatively good looking rendition of the iconic gothic metropolis and a pretty engaging story, Gotham Knights ultimately failed to capture my imagination.

It didn't help that throughout my time with Gotham Knights, I was thinking about the Arkham series. Rocksteady's trio of Batman-em-ups are essential superhero games, titles that redefined the genre and provided a template that still feels contemporary to this day. Aslyum, City and Knight fully immerse you in the Batman fantasy, successfully crafting a depiction of the caped crusader that was deadly, capable and - perhaps best of all - human.

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Buried beneath an Everest sized pile of TikTok dance emotes, Marvel skins and lavish live concerts for Ariana Grande lies the actual reason Fortnite has kept me playing for the best part of half a decade: Fortnite is one of the finest multiplayer shooters on PC, and no, I’m not joking. It rules.

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