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Today Atlus released another of its daily trailers of the upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing another demon included in the game.

This time around we get the reveal of Black Frost, another demon that had a long-running presence in the Shin Megami Tensei series, including in Shin Megami Tensei V.

The audio may confuse you with Jack Frost, but that’s simply because in Japanese Black Frost is named “Ja’aku Frost,” with “Aku” meaning “evil.”

As usual, the trailer also includes the daily horoscope with a ranking of signs from the luckiest to the unluckiest. Pisces is at the top, while Sagittarius is at the bottom of the fortune ranking.

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.

Square Enix has launched in Japan a line of Dragon Quest products aiming to protect the houses of the fans of the popular JRPG franchise from dirt.

The slime-themed line of products includes two removable dust filters that you can attach to the ventilation fan grill, one measuring 15 cm and the other 30 cm. They cost respectively 548 and 658 yen.

The second pair of products includes fiberglass slimes (in blue and steel variety) that you can put on the surface of your induction stove to protect the surface from dirt and scratches.

They promise not to be flammable and not to negatively influence the heating efficiency. The price is 1408 yen.

The rest is a themed screen with steel slimes on one side and a classic map on the other. Priced at 823 yen, it’s made of aluminum and it’s designed to protect the area around the stove from oil splashes and stains.

All prices include taxes. You can see what each product looks like in the gallery below.

At the moment, there is no information about sales outside of Japan, but I would not hold my breath if I were you.

Kadokawa Games has been releasing new images and details of the mecha customization feature will be added to its strategy JRPG Relayer with an upcoming update.

The update will release on April 28 and will open up the “Hangar” section where you can modify your robots.

There you can spend SG points to upgrade six parameters for each mecha. After maxing all parameters, you will unlock a “final form” that will grant you a “full custom bonus.”

Incidentally, the patch on April 28 will also fix a “system error” that appears rarely on PS4 when replaying the same mission for a long period of time with cutscenes on.

Today Entergram released new information about its upcoming game dedicated to the popular light novel and anime series KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!.

The game, which is titled Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! ~ Noroi no Ibutsu to Madoishi Boukenshatachi ~, which translates into “Cursed Relics and Clueless Adventurers,” will have a limited edition priced at 12,980 yen (which translates approximately int $102), and today we get to see the items included.

The box, which comes with a cute bikini cover, includes an acrylic figure portraying Megumin and Yunyun, a B2-format tapestry portraying the main protagonists, a soundtrack including the BGM and theme song, on top of a DLC code that provides Chinese-style dresses for the girls.

Today third-party developers provided new images and details about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with PMDG, which isn’t yet ready to share pricing and release details of its much-anticipated Boeing 737. That being said, we get a development update and new screenshots from CEO Robert Randazzo.

We also get some interesting details on the audio suite on top of what we can expect in the near future from the developer.

This week has brought us a bit closer to release, but we are still being pretty cautious about setting a date-certain because of a few things that add some ambiguity. The biggest issue we are evaluating is the potential for Asobo’s pending MSFS SU9 to create unanticipated issues with the 737. As you can imagine, consistency in the platform is important for testing purposes, so pushing a release out the door right at the pivot point when a major bug-fix change is coming to the platform requires some pretty careful calculus in order to avoid disrupting the testing process, but also being cautious about not creating a negative initial user experience when SU9 drops.

We have not yet finalized a decision and there is an entire evaluative process taking place. As I said in my 08APR22 update: When we make the date certain, we will let you know.

Today Nippon Ichi Software revealed a new trailer of the sequel of its cutesy game Void Terrarium, titled simply Void Terrarium 2 or not-so-simply void* tRrLM2();.

The trailer focuses on the mechanics of the game, including those inherited from the previous title of the series and those that are newly introduced for the sequel.

You can check it out below.

Void Terrarium 2 will be released in Japan on June 30 for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. No western release has been announced for the moment, but that’s pretty normal considering that the announcement for Japan came only a couple of months ago. It’ll likely be a while before NIS America lets us know anything on that front.

The game promises to maintain the charming (and a bit creepy) worldview of the original game while improving the dungeon RPG gameplay elements and those dedicated to taking care of the little girl Toriko.

Today Atlus released another of its daily sequence of trailers of the upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing another demon included in the game.

This time around we get the reveal of Bicorn, a demon that has been included in the Shin Megami Tensei series for a long time, including the recent Shin Megami Tensei V.

As usual, the trailer also includes the daily horoscope with a ranking of signs from the luckiest to the unluckiest. Taurus is at the top, while Aquarius is at the bottom of the fortune ranking.

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.

With the first episode of the Spy x Family anime’s sub having already aired and Crunchyroll’s livestream of the dub, it’s time to get a look at the opening you can expect to see before every episode. Well, not every episode, as it doesn’t appear in the first episode.

You can see the adorable opening here and below showing off cute family moments with some cool spy action.

The song in the opening is Mixed Nuts by Official Hige Dandism.

That same YouTube video gives a story summary in the description, writing:

Today Aniplex released a trailer showcasing the next season of the massively popular Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime series, the Swordsmith Village arc.

The trailer provides the first look at the animation, which is created by acclaimed studio Ufotable, including some of the characters who will appear.

You can check it out below, while we wait to learn when the season will be aired, which has not yet been confirmed.

Incidentally, if you’d rather play than just watch, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles, is currently available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, & PC. You can read our review.

A Nintendo Switch version is coming in June, and a brand new set of DLC characters has been announced, focusing on the Entertainment District arc.

The latest update of Final Fantasy XIV included the opening of the Empyreum housing wards in Ishgard, and with it, a new lottery system aimed to make land purchase relatively fair.

Yet, something appears to have gone wrong, as players started to report lotteries that returned the name of the winner simply as “0,” failing to allocate a numb er of the plots entirely.

Square Enix has reacted by issuing two separate posts on the official Lodestone website, the second of which was signed directly by producer and director Naoki Yoshida.

The gist is that the developers consider this a “major issue” and they are currently prioritizing the investigation into it.

Unfortunately, since the code involved is complex, pinpointing the exact issue is going to require some time.

Yoshida-san apologized for the inconvenience and asked players for patience.

As a consequence, the lottery result announcement period (which was supposed to end on April 20) will be extended. On top of that, the next lottery cycle will not begin until the issue is identified and fixed.

This has caused a certain amount of frustration among players, especially considering that the housing system has been identified by many as a source of friction due to its limited nature that locks many out of that content.

Blizzard Entertainment released a new video about the new character named Sojourn that will be playable in the Overwatch 2 beta.

We hear from lead hero designer Geoff Goodman and narrative designer Miranda Moyeras they explain the origin of Sojourn and how she plays.

Specifically, her playstyle revolves around her railgun (that doesn’t always act as a railgun for balancing reasons) and her cybernetic enhancements, which allow for fast powerslides followed by high jumps.

You can hear it all directly from the developers below.

If you’re eager to play Sojourn, you’ll be able to try her out during the beta that will be made available on April 26.

If you’d like to see more, you can also watch her origin story trailer and her gameplay trailer released a few days ago.

Today third-party developers released a couple of new airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator, on top of a relevant mod becoming much more accessible.

We hear from Salty Simulations, creators of the popular realism mod for the default 747-8, adding tons of features aimed to achieve a much better simulation and continuously growing.

The mod is now available within the FlyByWire installer in both the stable and development versions.

The installer can be downloaded here and you can follow the development of Salty Simulations’ 747 on their official Discord server.

Next, MFSG released the Microsoft Flight Simulator version of Aomori Airport (RJSA) in Japan.

It’s available on SimMarket for $14.14 plus applicable VAT.

It’s worth mentioning that this is a port from older simulators, the versions for which are included in the same package. Since the developer did not provide any images making it practical to judge the quality of the addon in Microsoft Flight Simulator, I purchased a copy and took some screenshots for you, which you can see below.

While I usually don’t include extensive assessments of quality in news posts, let’s just say that it’s a bit rough.

Following a successful first season in 2017, Production Reed has announced that In Another World with My Smartphone will be back with season two.

Announced alongside a teaser image, it would seem that the adventures of Touya Mochizuki are far from over.

If you are unfamiliar with In Another World with My Smartphone, you can check out an official description, courtesy of J-Novel Club, right down below.

The developers at Sabotage Studio continue to release small but interesting clips of their upcoming RPG Sea of Stars on the weekends, and today another one has been shared.

The brief video shows another RPG staple, the fishing minigame, which looks quite fun in all its pixel art glory, culminating with the capture of a Lunar Trout.

You can check it out below.

Back in January, Colopl and Mages teased that the Alice Gear Aegis franchise was going to get a console game, and today it was officially announced.

The game is titled Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulators and will be released in Japan on September 8 for PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. An upgrade from PS4 to PS5 will be provided at no additional cost.

If you’re not familiar with the original Alice Gear Aegis, it’s a popular mobile game released in 2017 with a PC version launched in 2019. It features a team of girls fighting against a mechanical life form called “Weiss.”

The game is a 3D battle action title with multiplayer supporting up to six players. You can select your character and her weapons and fight on a 3D battlefield.

The concept of the game is basically a simulation between the girls created by AEGiS.

The game will be priced at 8,580 Yen in physical retail form, while the download version will be priced at 7,480 yen.

A limited edition priced at a whopping 25,080 Yen (approximately $200) will include action figures portraying two characters on top of decals for their Megami Devices and in-game items.

You can check out the first screenshots in the gallery below. At the moment, no western release has been announced.

Today Atlus released another of its long chain of trailers trailer of the upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing another demon included in the game.

This time around we get the reveal of Vouivre, another of the demons introduced in the original Soul Hackers’ predecessor Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, and returning in this game after having been skipped in Shin Megami Tensei V.

As usual, we also get the daily horoscope with a ranking of signs from the luckiest to the unluckiest. Pisces is at the top, while Cancer is at the bottom of the fortune ranking.

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 third-party developers provided new assets and multiple releases of add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with Lionheart Creations, which posted new images and a brief development update on the unique turboprop designed by Bill Lear LearAvia Lear Fan 2100.

“Work continues on the LearFan. Different color packages with interior themes being put together. The flight model work being tuned and dialed in. Her mighty Prat and Whitney PT-127N that can bring her to 390 knots tuned. A sky door that unfolds so that a lady in a nice dress can board the LF-2200 easily. A lot of details… Goodness. But so fun to build these.”

Publisher XSEED has announced they will be bringing previous Nintendo Switch exclusive No More Heroes 3 to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 4/5. The announcement doesn’t have an accompanying release date besides “this fall.”

XSEED announced the release in a Tweet, writing:

Our favorite otaku assassin returns! Travis Touchdown has been forced out of retirement to defend not only Santa Destroy, but Earth itself! Bring on the beam katana and take on Travis’ toughest challenge yet in #NoMoreHeroes3, coming this fall to PS4, PS5, Xbox, and PC!

Today the Pokemon Company released another of its “Soratobu Project” trailers created to encourage tourism in Japan.

Like the previous one released a few weeks ago, it features the Okinawa-based band “HY” performing their song “Sorairo” which translates into “Sky Color.”

This time around, the theme of the trailer is Miyakojima, one of the southernmost islands of Japan, located in the middle between Okinawa and Taiwan.

The trailer showcases the island itself and its natural beauty and tourist attractions, on top of the first Pikachu Jet operated by Skymark (another will debut in may) linked to the project, and the dedicated Pokemon-themed features and even buses.

We also learn that a live show featuring HY and Pikachu will be hosted in May in Chatan, one of the towns on the main island of Okinawa.

You can watch the trailer below.

Today Square Enix released a new trailer of its live-action mystery-adventure game The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story.

The trailer focuses on revealing the main theme song titled “Drifting Fruit,” composed by Yuki Hayashi and performed by Jennifer Sumire.

We also get a list of the cast involved in the game:

• Nanami Sakuraba
• Yuta Hiraoka
• Wakana Matsumoto
• Sei Matobu
• Motoki Fukami
• Megumi Yokoyama
• Mansaku Ikeuchi
• Gaku Sano
• Mariko Tsutsui
• Takaaki Enoki

You can check out the trailer below.

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is coming for PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC on May 12, 2022.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, here’s an official description from Square Enix:

Spies and assassins aren’t a new concept when it comes to entertainment, as there are many great shows and movies that explore the fascinating and thrilling life of espionage. However, what if that twist was a Mr. and Mrs. Smith comedy romp where the mission revolved around playing house? That is exactly what you get with the Spy x Family anime.

If that idea has piqued your interest, then check out the three reasons that Spy x Family is this season’s must-watch anime.

It has been some time since we last heard anything about the reboot of Saints Row, but that is all set to change in the coming days. Volition and Deep Silver will be showing off the customization aspects of the game this coming April 20 at the Ultimate Customization Showcase, but that is not all.

Alongside this showcase will be a brand new trailer for the game, interviews with the developers, and more info about Saints Row will be shared.

Here is what fans can expect when the showcase arrives:

Within the showcase itself, longtime fans and newcomers alike will be delighted to see a brand new trailer fully focused on customization across all aspects of player choice in the game, that will get gamers excited about all the incredible ways you can Be Your Own Boss in Saints Row – it will truly show off the breadth and depth of the customization features Volition have packed into the title.

Set in the fictional vibrant city of Santo Ileso, Saints Row is complete reboot of the series and combines all the action, crime and humor you’d expect from a Saints Row game. The extensive customization suite is Volition’s most powerful toolset to date and is best in class; you can modify almost anything in outlandish or aspirational fashion. How your Boss looks as you take over the city’s criminal underbelly is entirely up to you.

Volition has removed the boundaries of gender and restrictions for players – put anything on without limits and rules. Plus, there’s an incredible amount of vehicle options and weapon customization tools. Ultimately, in Saints Row, Player Choice comes first.

Ahead of the next big expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online, ZeniMax and Bethesda Studios are giving players a deeper look at High Isle, which puts the spotlight firmly on the Bretons. While our recent preview dived into the gameplay elements awaiting players, a new trailer helps set the stage for perhaps the most narrative-driven expansion for Elder Scrolls Online in quite some time.

Despite the idyllic nature of the Systres Archipelago in High Isle, something is amiss in the home of the Breton elite. Beneath the facade of peace, a sinister cabal is working from the shadows to plunge Tamriel into unending conflict. It will be up to the players to put an end to these nefarious plans while enjoying the additional content brought by the expansion.

This includes new companions and allies, more new areas to explore, a new deck-building card game in the form of Tales of Tribute, and continuing the Legacy of the Bretons adventure in The Elder Scrolls Online: High Isle.

Following the unfortunate news that Steelrising is being delayed to September, publisher Nacon and developer Spiders are making up for it a little with the release of a new gameplay trailer for the game. Showing off five minutes of gameplay through several levels of the action RPG, we get a better idea of what to expect from this alternative take on the French Revolution.

Going from the workshop of Vaucanson where the mechanical soldiers of King Louis XVI are made to the central city that is Paris, the trailer focuses more on Aegis, the automaton that players will embody to bring down the ruling tyrant.

Various weapons are shown off, with interesting hybrids like the Gribeauval Halberd providing both melee and ranged options for players. Steelrising will also bring a level of freedom when it comes to exploration, with Aegis able to utilize a grappling hook to get around. There are also some customization options available when it comes to outfits, which makes perfect fashion sense when you consider the setting of the game.

The footage is not indicative of the final product, with missing elements and some technical issues, but it still does a great job of showing off what is to be expected when the game launches on September 8. The combat, in particular, looks much smoother and more engaging than Spiders’ previous title, Greedfall.

Hopefully, we will see more of the game in the coming months. You can catch the gameplay trailer for Steelrising below:

Today 343 Industries released a new video showcasing two new maps that will be added to Halo Infinite with season 2.

The two maps are named “Catalyst” and “Breaker” and fans will be able to enjoy them starting on May 3, when season 2 will be released with the title “Lone Wolves.”

You can check both maps out below.

Halo Infinite is currently available for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. You can read our review.

The game already achieved 20 million players according to an official announcement made a few months ago.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, you can check out an official description below.

Elden Ring is a game about traveling and exploring the Lands Between, as you defeat demigods along the way to collect shards of the Elden Ring itself to become the new Elden Lord. You might find your journey gets cut abruptly short towards the end, though, if you choose to take on some of the game’s optional bosses.

One boss in particular has become notorious for being the most divisive boss encounter among the player base. Malenia, Blade of Miquella is easily up there as one of the hardest boss fights FromSoftware has ever created because of her devastating lifesteal and Scarlet Rot-inflicting moves. She’s one of the few fights in the game where having summons can actually hurt you, and yet this community has recently seen the emergence of a jolly cooperator whose sole purpose is to help others defeat her.

Klein Tsuboi plays as a naked man with only a jar on his head and two katanas, one in each hand. His character is named “Let me solo her,” which serves as a request for the host and any other summons in the session to stay in the sidelines where it’s safe while he takes on Malenia alone. In case it’s not clear how impressive this is, let me remind you that while Malenia is tough enough on her own, it’s even more of a challenge when you’re a summon with less health and FP, and fewer healing items.

Today Kojima Productions’ big boss Hideo Kojima put the speculation about a possible acquisition by Sony to rest.

Said speculation was sparked by the appearance of a PlayStation Studios banner that included Kojima Productions’ IP Death Stranding, which of curse ignited the usual rumor mill.

Things came to a head when Hideo Kojima himself tweeted the banner about an hour ago, sending the Twitterverse into overdrive.

The developer then followed up by mentioning that his previous tweet may have possibly misled some, and pledging that Kojima Production has been and will continue to be an independent development studio, as seen below.

You may ask yourself why Death Stranding appears in PlayStation Studios’ banner, and the solution is pretty simple. PlayStation Studios published the game, pretty much like Microsoft Flight Simulator is published by Xbox, but it’s developed by the independent Asobo Studios.

Today Atlus released another of its daily trailers trailer of the upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, showing another demon included in the game.

This time around we get the reveal of Suzaku, which is another demon that has been part of the Shin Megami Tensei series for a long time, including the recent Shin Megami Tensei V.

As usual, we also get the daily horoscope with a ranking of signs from the luckiest to the unluckiest. Virgo is at the top, while Sagittarius is at the bottom of the fortune ranking.

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.

You can check out the original trailer, plenty of screenshots, a second gallery, more images, and a video explaining the gameplay.

Today third-party developers revealed new assets about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, while a relevant aircraft is finally available on Xbox.

First of all, we get to take another extended look at the upcoming BAE 146 by Just Flight. A new video shows the descent phase of a flight, landing, and the shutdown procedure.

We already know that this is coming around the end of the month and will cost £49.99/€59.95/$64.99.

Next, Pilot Experience Sim released a bunch of screenshots of Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (LFKJ), one of the main airports serving the French island of Corsica.

We also learn that it’s releasing tomorrow (April 15) for approximately €15 plus applicable VAT.

While it’ll take longer, it’ll also be released on Xbox down the line.

Earlier today, developer Point Blank Games and publisher 505 Games dropped a new trailer for their upcoming action-RPG, Stray Blade. The new video takes a deep dive into the combat system players can expect to see when it launches later this year on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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

Originally announced at Gamescom last year, Stray Blade is a third-person fantasy RPG that sees you going head-to-head with a multitude of pesky knights and nasty monsters using your choice of either dual-wielding, two-handed, or classic sword and shield.

In addition, you’ll also befriend a wee critter called Boji who’ll help guide you on your adventure through a world dubbed Acrea — a land torn asunder by civil war.

Finally, we also get to see how your new companion can actually revive you when you inevitably bite the dust in the game. That sure would’ve been handy in Elden Ring, but I digress.

As a complete newcomer to Elder Scrolls Online, the biggest thing that I appreciated was the fact that I didn’t need to have played through any of ESO’s previous expansions and get to the right gear level to jump into High Isle. Unlike my main MMO, FFXIV, which demands quite a bit of time and dedication if you want to keep up with the main story, Elder Scrolls Online is a kindly friend who’s just glad you’re here. And what a nice, warm welcome that is for someone who’s always been intrigued by ESO but never stepped into its vast world.

High Isle is the main ESO story of this year, and this time, Bethesda aims to flesh out the Breton race and give players the chance to explore a beautiful Mediterranean Sea-inspired archipelago full of little secrets and delights to uncover. During my time with a preview build of the game, I was given access to a decked out, max level character so that I could just explore the world freely. By the time I hit the 30-hour mark, I was already looking forward to starting over from scratch to see everything else this game had to offer.

I’d spent most of my time just wandering through the Systres Archipelago, which is home to countless small islands, large towering cliffs, and lovely high fantasy castles. The moment I got dropped into the game, my senses were immediately assaulted with quest markers, talkative NPCs with overlapping dialogue, and so many things to loot.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and music fans are in for a treat, as it was just announced that an official vinyl soundtrack for the game is now available for pre-order. Broken into two LPs, the upcoming release features 20 songs from the beloved Sony exclusive, all of which are perfect for taking on any evil robotic emperor.

The vinyl has been composed by Mark Mothersbaugh and Wataru Hokoyama, with Milan Records in charge of publishing. You can check out the official description and track list below:

Milan Records is proud to present the music to Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, composed by Mark Mothersbaugh and Wataru Hokoyama, on vinyl!

When an evil robotic emperor intent on conquering cross-dimensional worlds puts  Ratchet and Clank’s own dimension next in his sights, the old duo is thrust right back into action. The dynamic pair need to dust off their outrageous weaponry and stop a dimensional collapse in its tracks.

This release features twenty tracks of original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh and Wataru Hokoyama for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart pressed on a pair of dimensional rift color vinyl discs and housed in a gatefold jacket with original artwork by Shan Jiang.

Track List

Prepare for a decent fight when facing Sojourn when Overwatch 2 launches. The character seem to wield an assault rifle that can easily fire like a railgun. Within the trailer it looks like a completely deadly one-shot kill. That’s going to cause a few headaches for anyone but the most heavy defense characters.

It’s not just the railgun appears to be a one-shot kill, the thing also has penetration so looks like you aren’t going to be saved by a teammate diving in front of you in a Secret Service save. For those players who like ranged characters with a high fire rate, it seems like Sojourn is going to picked the most.

You can see the trailer here and below:

While this trailer is all about seeing Sojourn in action, yesterday a trailer dropped that shows off all of her backstory for those who like to know the characters completely.

Something that you might not know for Overwatch 2, but for those who have collected more than the average amount of skins, the site claims:

Your accomplishments and loot collections will be carried forward to Overwatch 2. That means you’ll keep your skins, player icons, sprays, emotes, and more!

During CD Projekt’s financial conference call for investors and analysts, the company’s executives talked about the upcoming move to Unreal Engine 5 for the next Witcher game, on top of the next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

CEO Adam Kiciński answered a specific question during the livestream about whether the move to Unreal Engine 5 would make development faster. He mentioned that Epic’s engine is a proven technology so production should be smoother but not necessarily faster. While it’s hard to say now, the developer expects the processes to be under better control and more focused on the creative side.

That being said, we should bear in mind that the deal requires development on CD Projekt’s side as well as specialists of open-world RPGs working together with Epic on some areas of the technology to make it perfect for this kind of game.

According to CD Projekt’s expertise, Unreal Engine 5 is perfectly fine to run open-world games, and the developer thinks it can help make it even better.

On top of that, there are many more developers specialized in Unreal Engine than developers experienced with Red Engine, so CD Projekt sees the move to the new engine as an opportunity to enlarge their teams by hiring more experienced developers.

During CD Projekt’s financial conference call for investors and analysts, the developer’s executives talked about the future of Cyberpunk 2077.

We hear from CEO Adam Kiciński that in 2021 CD Projekt employees received salary increases by 23% on average, and the trend is expected to continue in a similar way in 2022.

The developer is “happy” that the recent release of the next-generation version of Cyberpunk 2077 has increased the audience’s perception of the Cyberpunk brand. They’re “fully committed” to the Cyberpunk franchise and intend to develop it further.

Another update (numbered 1.6) will come “in the coming months” and support will continue further after that, but the focus will gradually shift to “new and exciting endeavors” both in the Cyberpunk and the Witcher franchises.

That being said, the release of the paid expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 has now officially slid into 2023. CD Projekt is not sharing when in the year that will be for the moment.

We also hear that the recent update 1.5 with the next-gen update positively impacted sales of the game.

Production of the Cyberpunk 2077 anime “Edgerunners” by Studio Trigger is now complete and the studio has now moved to the post-production phase. Its debut on Netflix is confirmed for 2022.

Cyberpunk 2077 is currently available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Today, Netflix revealed four key characters that have officially been cast for season three of The Witcher. The news came by way of a tweet from the Netflix Geeked Twitter account, which revealed that Robbie Amell (Upload), Meng’er Zhang (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Hugh Skinner (Fleabag), and Christelle Elwin (Bloods) all landed roles in the show.

You can check out who they will be playing right down below.

Today, Drink Box Studio is celebrating the release of its newest game, Nobody Saves the World, as it releases on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5 for the first time. To go alongside these new console releases, the developers have also released an accolades trailer to get fans hyped.

You can check out the newest trailer for Nobody Saves the World, as well as info on the game’s description and features, right down below:

The Calamity’s power is growing, and nobody can save the world now. Good thing you’re a nobody!

Complete Quests to discover and swap between many varied and distinct Forms. Mix and match abilities in unexpected ways to unlock and complete even MORE challenging Quests. Join a friend to explore a vast overworld filled with misfits and monsters, while clearing shape-shifting dungeons in an effort to beat back the CALAMITY and Save the World!

FEATURES: 

QUESTING, NOT GRINDING: Player progression and new abilities are obtained by completing quests, not by defeating monsters. Quests range from “Complete a Dungeon”, to “Poison Baddies”, to “Cheer up a Fellow Rabbit-Lover”.

QUESTS UNLOCK NEW FORMS: Level up and unlock new Forms by completing quests. Each new Form has specific strengths and weaknesses and new abilities to experiment with.

Earlier this week, three people were arrested in London for their involvement in creating Club Penguin Rewritten, a fan-made revival of Disney’s hit MMO for PC. According to BBC, the arrests were made due to copyright offenses, as the site didn’t have permission to run an unofficial version of the game.

The suspects have since been released and an official statement has been posted to the Club Penguin fan blog:

Following a complaint under copyright law, PIPCU have seized a gaming website as part of an ongoing investigation into the site.

Three people were arrested on April 12 on suspicion of distributing materials infringing copyright and searches were carried out.

They have been released under investigation and to aid with the police investigation, they agreed to sign over the website to the control of PIPCU.

Since the early 2000s, Club Penguin has been inexplicably popular, at one point boasting over 200 million registered user accounts despite being a simple MMO about cartoon penguins and minigames. Disney ended up closing the website down in 2017 after multiple complaints of inappropriate messages, racism, and sexual innuendos.

Clones like Club Penguin Rewritten have since popped up, as former players simply copied the game’s original source code. While the investigation is still ongoing, going to the site now prompts you with a City of London Police emblem and a message that typically appears on sites seized by law enforcement: “This site has been taken over by Operation Creative, Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU).”

CD Projekt just published its report showcasing its financial results for the fiscal year 2021, related to the period between April 2021 and March 2022.

First of all, we learn that Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold through to customers over 18 million copies as of today (April 14) according to company estimates based on information collected from distributors.

On The Witcher side, the franchise has sold over 65 million copies of which over 40 million units are of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

We also take a look at the company’s plans for 2022 which include development of the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, development of the new Witcher game in Unreal Engine 5, further support for Cyberpunk 2077, development of the recently-delated next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, development of an unannounced project by The Molasses Flood based on one of CD Projekt’s franchises, the launch of a single-player mode for Gwent, and concept work on further unannounced games.

Looking at the company’s economics, while its revenue is still considerable and profit is still firmly in the black, both have dropped sizably compared to the fiscal year 2020.

Below you can check out all the relevant slides.

Respawn has just dropped a new trailer announcing the next event in their battle royale. The Apex Legends Unshackled event will be adding plenty of new cosmetics while also bringing back the Flashpoint LTM when itt goes live on Apr. 19.

There will be a grand total of 40 event-themed cosmetics that come alongside weekly challenge tracks that provide more rewards. These include banners, character and weapon skins, sprays, badges, and more. These tracks will change between Apr. 19-26 and Apr. 26-May 3, and there will be specific Unshackled Packs that guarantee non-duplicate event items as well.

For those who don’t remember the Flashpoint LTM, it’s a mode in which healing items are removed from the loot pool. Instead of finding them on the ground, players will get healed while standing inside Flashpoint Zones. The LTM will return to Olympus this time around.

You can watch the Apex Legends trailer below to see a number of the new skins that’ll be available when the Unshackled event starts up next week.

If you haven’t yet had the chance to jump into Season 12: Defiance, be sure to read up on the new changes and everything else you need to know before joining the fight.