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Square Enix is preparing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its venerable MMORPG Final Fantasy XI with new merchandise.

The game was originally released in Japan on May 16, 2002, for PS2, with the PC version coming in November of the same year. It was released in North America and Europe respectively in 2003 and 2004, but the server did not segregate Japanese and western players, creating a rather unique (and pretty awesome) community.

Among the items to be released for the celebration, which for now are available only at the Japanese Square Enix store we find plushies portraying Shantotto, a Goblin, and a Mandragora, priced respectively 5,060 yen (approximately $39), 6,380 yen (approximately $49) and 4,400 yen (approximately $34). They will all be released on November 27, 2022.

We also get a Mandragora cup priced at 3,300 yen (approximately $25), coming on October 8.

Last, but not least, a set of three music boxes is priced at 5,280 yen (approximately $40) and will also release on October 8.

They feature nostalgic music from the Ronfaure, Gustaberg, and Sarutabaruta areas, and you can see them in action in the video below.

Love, Death, & Robots is back for a third season after building up what has become an Emmy-award-winning series. Netflix has just dropped a new trailer for Love, Death, & Robots Volume 3 to tease the new episodes that will be released on May 20.

It’s also been stated that Tim Miller (Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate) and David Fincher (Seven, The Social Network) will be directing parts of this season’s anthology. These directors have come together to help create nine new episodes that tell different stories ranging from tales of horror to a comedic plot in an apocalyptic setting

You can check out the trailer below to see all of the various art styles and stories for yourself.

For those who are curious, here’s the full title list for the nine episodes coming in Love, Death, & Robots Volume 3:

Earlier today, 20th Century Studios debuted a brand new trailer for its upcoming sci-fi spectacular, Avatar 2: The Way of Water. Scheduled to arrive exclusively in theaters this coming Dec. 16, fans of the epic sequel will no doubt be pleased to get yet another peek behind the curtain for the much-anticipated follow-up to the 2009 box office smash hit.

Feel free to take a gander at the brand new footage down below:

As you can see, the stage is set for another action-adventure set on the forest planet of Pandora. Beautiful sweeping vistas, soothing and meditative soundscapes, and glimpses of the family at the heart of this intriguing tale are the order of the day in this new teaser footage.

Helmed by industry legend and the original director James Cameron, with Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang, and Sigourney Weaver reprising their roles from the series’ debut, Avatar 2 is all set to take the box office by storm.

Ever since Disney bought 20th Century Fox, all anyone can think about is how the acquisition will bring new characters into the MCU, especially the X-Men. What nobody saw coming was that the company decided to officially reboot the classic and beloved X-Men: The Animated Series, titling it X-Men ’97

Regardless of whether you’ve seen the old show or are interested in the new one, we’ve compiled together five important things to know about X-Men ’97. Be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section below.

Today Electronic Arts announced a partnership with Middle-earth Enterprises for a new mobile game titled The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth.

The game is going to be a The Lord of the Rings “collectible rpg” developed by Capital Games promising a “strategic, social-competitive experience.”

If you’re not familiar with Capital Games, they are the studio behind Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.

Here’s how the publisher describes the game officially:

“The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth will feature immersive storytelling, turn-based combat, deep collection systems, and a wide roster of characters from across the vast universe of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Players battle through iconic stories from the world of Tolkien and take up the fight against the great evils of Middle-earth.”

The press release included a comment by Electronic Arts vice president of mobile RPG Malachi Boyle.

“We are incredibly excited to partner with The Saul Zaentz Company and Middle-earth Enterprises on the next generation of mobile role-playing games.

The team is filled with fans of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and each day they bring their tremendous passion and talents together to deliver an authentic experience for players. The combination of high-fidelity graphics, cinematic animations, and stylized art immerses players in the fantasy of Middle-earth where they’ll go head-to-head with their favorite characters.”

Salt and Sacrifice on PC

Thinking back on it now, a large part of why I enjoyed Ska Studios’ Salt and Sanctuary so much was likely because my Soulsborne craze was at an all-time high. I’d just gotten 100% completion in Bloodborne, I beat Dark Souls III and 100%-ed that as well, and in came Salt and Sanctuary –the perfect game to continue feeding my Soulsborne addiction. It totally ruled, even if it wasn’t without its issues.

Fast forward six years later, and Ska Studios has released a follow-up titled Salt and Sacrifice. At this point, I’ve mellowed out a bit. I’ve played dozens of Souls-like games in the past six years and smashed my way through Elden Ring, though I didn’t quite have it in me to try to 100% that massive game. While Salt and Sacrifice does bring a few new things to the table, for better or for worse, it’s still largely the same 2D side-scrolling RPG experience that we’ve played all those years ago.

The moment you boot up the game, it should feel instantly familiar to anyone who’s played a Souls game in the past decade. You customize your character, choose your class and a starting gift, and off you go. Even the opening act follows the Souls formula down to a T: get acquainted with the controls, kill a few enemies, then proceed to get your ass handed to you by a tutorial boss that’s way too difficult at your current level.

Ozark is a Netflix drama series that ran for four seasons and forty-four fantastic episodes. The show starred Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as Marty and Wendy Byrde, a couple who moved to the Ozarks so Marty could pay back a drug cartel by laundering their money. The show had its ups and downs but was an incredible drama series, with twists and turns full of tension. 

With season four marking an end to the series, let’s see just how much you were paying attention while you binged Ozark by taking the quiz below. Be warned as the quiz does spoil the final season of the show if you have not seen it yet. But the quiz does touch upon some plot points for the earlier seasons so your memory will be tested if you haven’t seen them recently.

(Image Source: Netflix)

Today Atlus released another of its traditional daily trailers for its upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing one of its demons in action.

This time around, we take a look at Byakko, another demon that has been part of the Shin Megami Tensei series for a long time and even appeared in Shin Megami Tensei V.

As usual, the trailer also includes the daily horoscope, which places Libra at the top of the fortune ranking and Aries at the bottom.

Soul Hackers 2 releases for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam and Windows Store) on August 26, just one day after the Japanese launch on August 25.

In last month’s update, Smilegate had stated that while Lost Ark‘s first Legion Raid was still scheduled for a May release, things could still get moved around depending on player progress and the developers’ desire to allow players to progress at their own pace and not feel pressured to rush through content. It looks like the Legion Raid is still scheduled for this month, as the latest update post goes over plenty of new content coming in May.

Valtan is the first Legion Raid we’ll get to check out in Lost Ark, and players will need a minimum item level of 1415 to attempt the Normal mode, and 1445 to attempt Hard mode.

Valtan will introduce the first Legion Raid into the western version of Lost Ark. Legion Raids are difficult team-based activities that require teamwork to understand and execute the strategy necessary to counter each Legion Commander’s unique characteristics, abilities, and mechanics. As Legion Raids are challenging and take time, there are gates (or checkpoints) that will save player’s progress as they advance through the Raid.

Valtan is an eight-player Legion raid, has 2 gates, and introduces a swathe of new mechanics. Players will need to be item level 1415 to attempt normal difficulty, and 1445 for hard. The Valtan Legion Raid will also introduce a new rarity for gear – “Relic”. Relic gear can be crafted from materials earned in the raid. It provides more impactful armor and weapon bonuses, alongside bigger stat bonuses and more engraving nodes on accessories.

In celebration of the game’s two-year anniversary, as well as its two and a half year mark, Square Enix and Gumi hosted a livestream over the weekend to go over some of the new content players can expect in War of the Visions in the coming months. While these announcements were only made for the Japanese client, it’s safe to assume that the global client will likely get them in about four months after the fact.

Some big announcements included the Final Fantasy XIII collaboration as well as the Final Fantasy Tactics event rerun, which fans have been clamoring for. However, there will also be several quality-of-life updates to look forward to as well.

A couple of big changes include the ability to skip Guild Quests (as long as you’ve managed to fully clear them at least once), as well as auto-formations for Truststones. Currently, the Truststone system is pretty clunky as players are required to manually set them each time they want to change up their party formation. The new update will allow players to filter them out by rarity and type, which should make it a lot easier for players who just want to stack green Truststones for the set bonuses.

Doctor Who is one of the longest running British television series on BBC, and it’s still going pretty damn strong even after all these years. This is largely thanks to the show’s structure of featuring a different actor to take on the mantle of the Doctor after every few seasons, and we’ve just gotten a look at the 14th Doctor.

Announced via the show’s official Twitter account, Ncuti Gatwa is set to star as the 14th Doctor in the upcoming season of Doctor Who. Best known for his role in Sex Education, Gatwa serves as the successor to Matthew Smith and Jodie Whittaker’s 12th and 13th Doctors respectively.

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released a video in which the game developers talked about all things graphics.

We hear from developers from the graphics and engine teams about these topics, on top of the ongoing transition to the Gen12 renderer, and performance improvements.

You can check it out below.

In other Star Citizen news, the crowdfunding total is almost at $457 million and it’s currently sitting on $456,928,547.

The number of registered accounts has recently passed 3.7 million, and it’s at 3,729,839 at the moment of this writing.

As usual, you should keep in mind that it’s known that not all of them are paying players. The number includes free accounts created for a variety of reasons, including Free Fly events like the one coming later this month.

A few months ago, we got an extensive look at what’s coming to Star Citizen with several panels hosted at CitizenCon.

Sega and Two Point Studios released a video of the upcoming comedic university management game Two Point Campus.

The video features Two Point Studios co-founder Gary Carr, art director Mark Smart and head of animation Chris Knott as they talk about the creative tools you’ll be given to customize your university.

Not only you can use the same tools used by level designers to create buildings in any shape and decorate them however you want, but you can also freeze the start of the academic year in order to take your time to do so.

You can check out the video below.

Two Point Campus releases on August 9, 2022, for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Below you can read an official description if you’re unfamiliar with the game.

If you pick up Two Point Campus nice and early, you’ll get your hands on these classy bonus items with which to adorn the grounds of your marvellous University creations. Spruce up the garden with a fittingly shaped ‘U’ Topiary, quench your thirst for learning with the Fountain of Knowledge (but please, don’t drink the water) and bask in the warm, academic glow of your very own Pearl of Wisdom!

Playwing released a new trailer of its multiplayer dragon dogfighting game Century: Age of Ashes.

The trailer focuses on showcasing the new map that will be added with the upcoming Season 1: A Shadow Over Skeld.

It’ll be titled Valkürian Sanctuary, and it’ll release as the season launches on June 15, 2022.

You can watch it below.

Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play game available for PC. If you’re unfamiliar with it, you can read an official description below.

Compete in intense online games ranging from 3v3 to 6v6 and discover the fast-paced gameplay of Century : Age of Ashes! Dive into the arena alone or with friends and fight for your survival! Three varied game modes await you: Carnage, Spoils of War and Gates of Fire.

Today third-party developers shared news and a release about Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft and scenery addons.

We get new screenshots of the Honda Jet by Marwan Gharib posted on FlightFX’s discord server.

The publisher mentioned that the creator is polishing the aircraft, a release date has already been decided, and will be announced soon.

We already know it’ll cost $24.99.

Today Conan Exiles developer Funcom released a new video focusing on celebrating the 4th anniversary of the game.

The game officially launched on May 8, 2018, after spending a bit over a year on Steam Early Access, so today marks the anniversary of the actual release.

Interestingly, the video includes a tease of “one of the biggest updates Conan Exiles has ever received.”

Details weren’t shared besides the fact that we received “a little taste of what’s to come” during the Grave Matters event that launched on December 8, 2021, and ended on January 10.

It is likely that the update mentioned is going to be patch 3.0. One thing is for sure. Conan Exiles has come a very long way since its early access.

We’ll have to wait and see, but in the meanwhile, you can take a look at the video below.

Conan Exiles is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. You can take a look at the latest DLC, People of the Dragon, focusing on the Nemedian culture.

If you’re unfamiliar with it, here’s how Funcom describes the game:

Today marked the second day of the Pokemon Air Adventures event in Japan, with a live concert hosted in Okinawa.

To be precise, the live concert was hosted in the local town of Chatan and it featured the Okinawa-based band HY and Taiko drummers, on top of the inevitable and adorable team of dancing PIkachu.

Of course, among the music performed there was the Pokemon Air Adventure theme song “Sorairo” which translates into “Sky Color,” which was also featured during yesterday’s Pikachu parade in the same city.

The event also featured “Pokégenic,” a series of Pokemon-themed photo spots in Mihama American Village.

The concert was streamed live onYouTube, and you can watch it for yourself below.

If you’re not familiar with it, the Pokemon Air Adventures project was created to promote the return to flying and tourism in Japan after the slump caused by the pandemic. Among its initiatives, there are two Pikachu Jets operated by Skymark (The second of which will debut at the end of May) on top of events in Pokemon Go and much more.

Today developer HoYoverse (previously known as MiHoYo) has opened a teaser website for what appears to be a new game titled Zenless Zone Zero.

The new site indicates the date of the reveal as May 13 and plays an in-lore news broadcast.

If you’re unfamiliar with the name HoYoverse (or MiHoYo), it’s the Chinese development studio that works on the super-popular online action-RPG Genshin Impact.

The video talks of a “sub-Hollow” that has appeared in the city as public security have established a “level-2 control zone” and is currently evacuating the resident.

The “sub-Hollow” is likely the Black-Hole-like sphere in the middle of the image that appears to cover part of the city.

The description embedded in the site’s code reads as follows:

“Inside the mysterious TV, a record of unknown time awaits your discovery. Zenless Zone Zero officially
announces on 22/05/13″

Interestingly, the tags include “Beta” and “recruitment,” so it’s likely that we’ll get the announcement of a beta test on May 13.

At the moment, nothing else is officially known about the game, but the room depicted on the teaser site has a decidedly retro look, with an old CRT TV, plenty of VHS tapes, and a VHS recorder.

There is also a partly-visible movie poster of what appears to be a Mafia-inspired movie titled “Familia,” but it’s hard to say whether it’s actually a hint or simple decoration.

Following the tease launched a few days ago, Spike Chunsoft updated the website of what appears to be a new game codenamed “Hidden Bats.”

The cryptic minigame is based on the video at the bottom of the post and two Twitter accounts for two characters that have been kidnapped, Aine Ichirai and Binato Sotobara.

Every day they’re going to tweet a clue (the first can be seen below) which will lead to discover a code which will eventually lead to the solution.

Here are the full rules:

This is a case, a plan, an experiment.

Aine Ichirai and Binato Sotobara are locked up in hidden rooms.

Placed in each room is a smartphone which is only activated for 21 minutes, at a fixed time, once every two days and a box with a 9-digit lock.

The phone cannot be used freely.
The box cannot be opened without solving a riddle

Today Atlus released another of the daily trailers for its upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing one of its demons in action.

This time around, we take a look at Setanta, another demon that has been part of the Shin Megami Tensei series for quite a while and even appeared in Shin Megami Tensei V.

As usual, the trailer also includes the daily horoscope, which places Sagittarius at the top of the fortune ranking and Virgo at the bottom.

Soul Hackers 2 releases for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam and Windows Store) on August 26, just one day after the Japanese launch on August 25.

Today relevant news has been shared about two of the most anticipated aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with the Airbus A320 by Fenix Simulations. The team has been fairly quiet for the last couple of months, but project lead Aamir Thacker confirmed on the developer’s Discord server that “provided the incoming MSFS patch doesn’t break too much,” he expects the aircraft to be released “in days, not months.”

Thacker also provided a very small hint about the possible pricing. To a user saying that they had put aside £140 for the aircraft, he responded by asking how many copies he was planning to buy for that sort of money. You can make of that what you will.

If you’re not familiar with it, Fenix’s Airbus A320 is a high-precision rendition of the CEO version of the popular airliner which will initially ship with the CFM56 engines and wingtip fences. Further options may be added down the line.

It has been in beta since February and Microsoft Flight Simulator fans have been eagerly waiting for it since its announcement back in July 2021.

Recently, Netmarble announced the next character that will join the roster of its open-world mobile action RPG Marvel Future Revolution, and today a new trailer shows Scarlet Witch in action.

The trailer provides a look at her moves as she fights a variety of enemies, on top of her in-game character model.

You can watch it below, alongside her cinematic trailer and another video with her music theme “Chaos Queen” in case you’ve missed them.

Today third-party developers had plenty of news to share about upcoming airport add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with UK2000 Scenery, which despite the name is continuing work on American airports. This time around, the developer announced Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) in Indiana, United States.

Despite being located in Indiana, the airport bears the Chicago name due to its proximity to the largest city of Illinois.

Despite not hosting any scheduled passenger flights anymore, it’s a relevant business, general aviation, and cargo airport, on top of supporting Blackhawks Indiana Army National Guard.

You can see what the scenery looks like below. It will be released “soon,” but no release date has been announced, for now.

Earlier today, a parade linked to the Pokemon Air Adventures initiative has been hosted in Japan.

The parade happened in Chatan, one of the towns on the main island of Okinawa, and featured a team of super-cute dancing Pikachu, traditional local music, the local band HY, and the Pokemon Air Adventure theme song “Sorairo” which translates into “Sky Color.”

It will be followed tomorrow by a live concert in the same city, and we’ll make sure to publish the video for that as well when it goes live so that you can enjoy it on-demand.

You can check the video out below. Interestingly, the speakers presented the parade both in Japanese and in English, which certainly makes sense considering the fact that it was mainly an attraction for tourists.

If you’re not familiar with it, the Pokemon Air Adventures project was born to promote the return to flying and tourism in Japan after the slump caused by the pandemic. Among its initiatives, there are two Pikachu Jets operated by Skymark (The second of which will debut at the end of May).

Today Square Enix announced a brand new collaboration that will come to its popular tactics JRPG War of The Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, and it’s with Final Fantasy XIII.

The collaboration, which for now has been announced only for Japan, will include Lightning, Snow, and Hope from Square Enix’s JRPG originally released in 2009.

It will start on the Japanese servers on May 14, and will likely be ported to the western servers sometime down the line, as it usually happens with content that appears first in Japan.

Below you can check out the trailer of the crossover, on top of the relevant segment of the 2.5-year anniversary liverstream.

If you want to learn more about the game, you can check out our interview with global version producer Hiroki Fujimoto.

The team at Sabotage Studio is continuing to release short but intriguing clips of their upcoming RPG Sea of Stars on the weekends, and today a new video has been revealed.

The clip is even briefer than usual, but it shows something near and dear to the hearts of fans of classic RPGs, sailing in the overworld’s seas.

You can check it out below

Pokemon products can get pretty creative in Japan, as we’ve seen a lot of lately. Now, Converse is teaming up with Pokemon (as reported by Soranews24) to release a limited edition line of shoes called the “All-Star Light” series for both adults and children in Japan, and we absolutely adore each of the designs.

The company has created unique designs for both adult-sized shoes and for child-sized shoes. On the adult-sized high-top shoes, a Pokemon is featured on the tongue; Pikachu, Eevee, Charizard, and Mewtwo are each represented. On the children-sized high-top shoes, there is a Pokemon design on the side near the heel; the choices here are between Pikachu, Eevee, Piplup, and Mew. There are also two sneaker-styled neon Pikachu designs with velcro straps in this line of shoes.

Today Atlus released the usual daily trailer for its upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing one of its demons in action.

This time around, we take a look at Moh Shuvuu, another demon that debuted in the Shin Megami Tensei series in Soul Hackers’ predecessor Devil Summoner, and even appeared in Shin Megami Tensei V.

As usual, the trailer also includes the daily horoscope, which places Scorpio at the top of the luck ranking and Aquarium at the bottom.

Soul Hackers 2 releases for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam and Windows Store) on August 26, just one day after the Japanese launch on August 25.

Today highly-praised third-party developer PMDG finally announced the release date of what’s arguably the most-anticipated aircraft add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator, the Boeing 737.

The aircraft will release on Monday, May 9, which is only a couple of days away.

If you’d like to know how much it’ll cost, that information is still pending, but we do know that each major version will be sold separately with the -700 being the first (including the passenger variant, the cargo variant, and the Boeing Business Jet variant), followed by the -600, the -800, and the -900 in this specific order, with approximately six weeks planned between releases.

Fo the moment, the release will be only for PC, but a launch on the official Microsoft Flight Simulator marketplace and for Xbox is planned. At the moment we don’t know when that’ll happen, as Microsoft needs to solve a relevant issue preventing some advanced aircraft (like PMDG’s own Douglas DC-6) from working on the console version of the simulator.

The announcement was made with the following video, in which PMDG CEO Robert Randazzo also speaks about what we can expect from the aircraft.

Today third-party developers had plenty of news and releases to share about add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with another look at the Honda Jet by Marwan Gharib, with plenty of images posted on FlightFX’s discord server.

We already know that the aircraft will be priced at $24.99 on both PC and Xbox.

Ever since Crunchyroll and Funimation officially unified, anime fans have been treated to an abundance of new subbed and dubbed titles that have been arriving on the platform. Today, Crunchyroll revealed its full catalog of titles that are coming to it this month.

Below is the full calendar of anime that will be new to Crunchyroll:

May 3

• Shironeko Project ZERO Chronicle
• Kemono Michi: Rise Up

May 5

• RE-MAIN

May 17

• Trigun
• Link Click
• Link Click Special Shorts
• Black Lagoon (Seasons 1-2)
• Black Lagoon: Roberta’s Blood Trail (OVAs 1-5)
• Valkyrie Drive – Mermaid
• Initial D Second Stage
• Initial D Third Stage
• Nekopara

May 24

• Sonny Boy
• Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside
• DECA-DENCE
• The Gymnastics Samurai
• Heaven’s Lost Property (Seasons 1-2)

Alongside these new series, a full slate of new dubbed content are also making its way onto Crunchyroll:

May 3

• Shironeko Project ZERO Chronicle
• Kemono Michi: Rise Up
• 3,2,1…RUMBLE!

May 5

• RE-MAIN (MAPPA)

May 10

• Space Dandy (Seasons 1-2)
• Initial D First Stage
• Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions
• Lord Marksman and Vanadis

May 17

Today Square Enix announced a Final Fantasy XIV crossover coming to its popular mobile game NieR: Re[in]carnation.

The crossover will turn Rion into a White Mage, 063y into a Dark Knight, and Noelle into a Dragoon, and it’ll have its own quest that those who have played Final Fantasy XIV’s expansion Shadowbringers will certainly find familiar.

The trailer, which you can enjoy below alongside a look at the gameplay, also showcases a glimpse of a certain beloved antagonist, so I have a feeling many Final Fantasy XIV fans will be absolutely on board with this.

The collaboration will launch on the Japanese version of the game on May 10. At the moment, the date for the western version has not been announced, but it’ll most likely come down the line.

The first (and maybe last) season of Moon Knight is now in the books after six episodes of Egyptian deity hijinx. It had a different overall feel from past MCU since it contained nearly no references to past films or TV shows. Rather, the ways that writer Jeremy Slater and Director Mohamed Diab fit Moon Knight into the MCU were more subtle than the lingo we’re accustomed to like ‘the blip’.

Heads up before you go any further: there will be many spoilers for the full season of Moon Knight down below. There’s really no way to get into the specifics of this series and its place in the MCU without mentioning some key points in the series. From here on, any part of any episode is fair game.

Today Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida made an appearance during a livestream dedicated to NieR Re[In]Carnation and provided a small update on the upcoming game.

Thanks to a translation by Twitter user Audrey verified and integrated by yours truly, we learn that development is making good progress toward completion and time is now being dedicated to debugging and polishing.

On top of that, while there has been a delay in the reveal due to various circumstances, a new trailer is ready and should be released soon.

At the end of last year, we heard that the next big announcement should come in the spring, but considering Yoshida-san’s words, it wouldn’t be out of the question to expect the reveal at the Summer Game Fest showcase in June. Of course, this is just my interpretation, so you should take it with the traditional grain of salt.

Today, Ratalaika Games released a brand new teaser trailer for their upcoming 2D Side scrolling space shooter, Remote Life. In the teaser, we get a glimpse of all the shoot ’em up gameplay the game has to offer, featuring plenty of unique weapons, level design, and enemies.

Alongside the trailer, a release date of May 27, 2022, was also revealed, with Remote Life starting out at a price tag of $18.99. You can get a look at the trailer’s action, as well as an official description of the game, right down below.

Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter for PC (Shmup) that can be played with Gamepad (Twin Stick), or with Keyboard & Mouse.

The Graphics are huge 3D pre-rendered sprites and are gorgeously animated. It is full of cool menacing Monsters. The backgrounds look fantastic and fit perfectly to the Alien world. The Bosses look so infinity creepy and scary that the cg-artist had to design them with closed eyes ;).

There are an immense number of weapons. You are surrounded by such a Brutal-Frenetic-Sci-Fi-Techno-Alien World that is so brilliantly credible that you can almost smell the gasses that the aliens create when you blast them off. The soundtrack fits perfectly to the theme and the pace of the game. This game is is a full immersion in an unseen world.

A week after the announcement of the Genshin Impact 2.7’s delay, HoYoverse has now announced free rewards as compensation. In an official blog post, the developers confirmed that players would be rewarded with 400 Primogems, Fragile Resin, 7 Hero Wit, 16 Mystic Enhancement Ore, and 120,000 Mora every week.

The in-game items will be delivered on May 11, and players can collect the free rewards from their in-game mail section every Wednesday at 04:00 (Server Time). In case the period between the 2.7 Version update and the previous weekly compensation for the delayed update is less than a week, the final weekly compensation will be adjusted accordingly.

However, it’s worth noting that the mail will expire after 30 days, so be sure to claim the items before they get expired or at the end of Version 2.6. Moreover, travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by May 11 are only eligible for this reward.

So far, the official release date of the Genshin Impact 2.7 update has still not been revealed. While we all wait for more info, you can catch up on all the confirmed details we have for the two new characters, Yelan and Kuki Shinobu, who will be joining the roster in the next update.

Frontier Foundry and KeokeN Interactive released the first developer diary video about the recently-revealed Deliver Us The Moon sequel Deliver Us Mars.

The video features the game’s developers as they talk about elements like story and music, on top of showing and explaining what we can expect in terms of gameplay.

Interestingly, the heroine of the game is fully voiced, unlike the previous game, and KeokeN Interactive is aiming to deliver a “huge jump in narrative presentation” with motion-captured performances.

Another very interesting aspect is the launch sequel, which the developers describe as “the coolest” we’ve seen in games.

You can watch it below.

Deliver Us Mars is “coming soon” with no release window on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

If there’s one thing to be said about Cobra Kai, it’s that the filming and production schedule is always on point. We just finished up season 4 at the start of the year, and season 5 has already been announced for a Sept. 9 release date on Netflix.

The new season will pick up from where season 4 left off, as Silver has managed to put Kreese behind bars and proceeded to take over Cobra Kai, setting up dojos all over the Valley. You can check out the new trailer down below:

We get a glimpse of what our main characters will be up to, with LaRusso reuniting with Chozen as they plan to take down Silver, while Johnny goes on a roadtrip with Robby to Mexico to look for Miguel. And as always, there’s plenty of fun karate action to look forward to, from the looks of this trailer.

It’s unclear whether this will be the show’s final season, though personally, I lowkey hope this series never ends and we eventually get season 80 or something where Miguel becomes the new sensei of Cobra Kai. Season 5 is set to premiere on Netflix on Sept. 9.

For those that have been enjoying Hitman 3 since it launched in 2021, there has been plenty of post-launch DLC to keep players busy. That will continue this year, with even more content coming our way as laid out by IO Interactive’s roadmap. One of those happens to be the new Freelancer mode for Hitman 3, but the wait will now be longer as the mode is being delayed to the second half of the year.

“As we’ve said, we’re taking some extra time to tighten the mode up and improve several elements that we think will greatly improve the gameplay experience. Whilst we work on those improvements, we’re also preparing to dive deeper into the mode and share more of what you can expect,” said IO in a new blog post.

“With all of that in mind, we’re now aiming to release the Freelancer game mode to Hitman 3 in the second half of 2022. We think it will be worth the wait.”

In its place, IO Interactive is launching a new map in the month of July instead. Ambrose Island will have an intriguing narrative, taking place before the events of Hitman 3 and fills in a few gaps from the World of Assassination storyline. You can check out Ambrose Island in the screenshot below:

The action RPG that is Path of Exile is no stranger to expansions that can transform how players enjoy the game, such as Harvest, Echoes of the Atlas, and Siege of the Atlas. Maintaining that same spirit, the upcoming Sentinel expansion will do just the same, allowing players to up the ante in exchange for even more bonus loot.

The titular Sentinels will begin dropping as loot from slain monsters, and come in either red, blue, or yellow varieties. Like most things found in Path of Exile, there will be different modifiers and perks affixed on these Sentinels, and they can be deployed during combat to make things more hectic and rewarding.

Red Stalker Sentinels buffs any enemies within its visibility for a limited time, the blue Pandemonium Sentinels goes further by buffing every opponent on-screen and even beyond immediately, while the yellow Apex Sentinel will provide buffs to the most dangerous of rare, unique, or boss enemies. Each Sentinel can only be used once per area, so players will have to keep that in mind when looking to increase the challenge.