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I reviewed Loop Hero when it first released on PC earlier this year, and it quickly became a major GOTY contender for me. There’s just nothing quite like it: it’s a deck-building game with RPG elements, all rolled up into a neat little idle game package. It’s absolutely dripping with style and humor, and yes, as the name implies, the gameplay loop is utterly compelling and dangerously addictive.

I won’t go into detail about what the game does well as I’ve sung enough of its praises in my initial review, but getting to revisit it again on Switch was a great reminder of why Loop Hero was so unique, and how I lost countless hours of sleep each night telling myself, “just one more loop.”

Loop Hero plays exactly as you’d expect it to on Switch, but I had one major concern going into it: how was the game going to play with a traditional control scheme? Part of the game’s original appeal on PC was that it was incredibly simple to control; just click and drag things around with your mouse, and pause the game with a tap of the button. You needed free control of the cursor as you’d spend most of your time hovering over cards and equipment, reading tool tips, and dragging them to where you needed them to go.

Playing on a gamepad presented some complications, and it’s significantly more cumbersome than its PC counterpart.

You can pause the game by hitting the Y button, and you can cycle through your hand by holding down ZL and using the d-pad or left stick to scroll left and right. You can also hold the ZR button and use the d-pad and left stick to scroll through your inventory and move the cursor around freely to check individual tiles.

Following the announcement of the “Complex Dream” crossover between Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space and legendary JRPG Chrono Cross, Wright Flyer Studios released another character trailer.

The video showcases one of the Chrono Cross protagonists that will join the game, Harle. It follows another trailer focusing on the game mechanics, one on the music, and another introducing Kid.

You can check it out below both in English and Japanese depending on your voice-over language of choice. Also, don’t forget to read our interview dedicated to this crossover.

Following the recent release of version 2.3 of Genshin Impact, MiHoYo released a new trailer showcasing a new playable character.

We get to take a look at Arataki Itto, the boss of the Arataki gang. He will be released in-game on December 14.

You can check the trailer out below both in English and Japanese, depending on your voice-over language of choice.

It has been officially announced that when Season 2 of free-to-play Super Animal Royale starts on December 14, it will be bringing with it the Bwoking Dead LTM (Limited Time Mode). The mode is a 40-player infection game type where at the start of each round, four players are turned into special zombies that then try to infect the rest of the game.

The mode will go from December 14 (the start of the second season) until January 4.

For those who might not be aware of what Super Animal Royale is, the game’s steam page describes it as:

It’s a fight for furvival! Super Animal Royale is a 64-player, frenetic, top-down 2D battle royale where murderous animals fight tooth, claw, and machine gun across an abandoned safari park. Collect and customize your favorite critters and weapons, then put them to work in solo matches or team up as a squad of up to four players!

As for the LTM, the Bwoking Dead was originally started a couple months ago to play off of a Halloween theme where players could collect pieces of candy corn in-game to trade for cosmetics.

The announcement also gave us a look at the pun title for Christmas, CRISPRmas. CRISPR, for those who might not know, is related to gene editing. This fits with Super Animal Royale is the way you unlock new animals is by collecting corresponding DNA to then watch your new critter be released from a vat.

You can see the announcement tweet here and below:

Production for HBO’s TV adaptation of The Last of Us is currently underway, but it looks like we’re getting one more guest star announcement for the show. Reported by Variety, the TV adaptation will feature Frank, who did not originally appear in the game but was referenced as Bill’s partner who had already left town. We’ll get to see his character in the show, and he’s set to be played by Nick Offerman.

Best known for his role as Ron Swanson in the beloved Parks and Recreation, Nick Offerman was reportedly cast as Frank after Con O’Neill had to bow out of the guest starring role due to a scheduling conflict.

Offerman joins a pretty stacked cast including Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as protagonists Joel and Ellie, as well as Murray Bartlett, who plays Frank.

There’s no set release date for The Last of Us TV adaptation yet, but we’ll keep you updated as more info comes our way.

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December is turning out to be quite a busy month for Call of Duty: Warzone players, with a substantial update on its way along with a new map to enjoy fighting each other in. However, that is not all that is coming to the battle royale. Earlier in October, Activision unveiled the Ricochet Anti-Cheat system, and now, we have a clearer idea of when this will be fully rolled out in Call of Duty: Warzone.

In a new blog post, Activision shared that the system has already been making its mark with server-side updates and other backend elements. Following the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific, the internally developed PC kernel-level driver will be activated, starting with the Asia Pacific region.

This staggered launch is meant for the team to “monitor stability, collect feedback, and make any required updates before expanding the rollout. Additionally, information about cheating behavior provided by the kernel-level driver will help enforce security for all players around the world.”

 The hope is the Ricochet Anti-Cheat system will help curb the rampant hacking and cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone, although recent evidence has suggested that the hackers always find a way. You can check out the FAQ from Activision below:

Q- Where does the rollout plan begin?

Initial rollout will begin first within the Asia-Pacific region before expanding worldwide.

Being able to relive the best moments of any game is a feature that most players would want, but for the campaign in Halo Infinite, that will not be possible at launch. This surprising caveat is largely due to the open world of the game, with missions taking place outside of the Zeta Halo being confined experiences. As such, once you leave, you cannot return to these areas to hunt enemies or collectables.

The only way for players to do so currently would be to start an entirely new save, although your collected skulls and armour cache unlocks will follow you. If you happen to miss a collectable during your playthrough, this will be a frustrating experience, to say the least.

However, we do know that this feature is coming. Speaking to Stevivor, a 343 Industries spokesperson has stated that campaign missions in Halo Infinite will be replayable in an update that will come after launch.

“It’s part of what is coming later,” 343’s associate creative director Paul Crocker explained. “The main reason [for its absence at launch] is because, being a more open game and a nonlinear game, it became incredibly challenging. It’s not that it doesn’t work, it’s just that it’s not finished. 

“We made the decision to make a better game, to improve the quality of the game so we could then add the features — just like co-op. And that is disappointing for us as the people who made it, but it was, also, the better option for us to make a better game and add that later.”

Kadokawa Games has released new videos of its upcoming mecha strategy JRPG Relayer.

The videos showcase the PS5 version of the game and the PS4 version, featuring the “Ice Planet” battle simulator mission.

This is the same mission that will be available to try at a demo event in Tokyo on December 18.

You can check it out below.

British publisher Pqube and developer Into Creates announced that the rail shooter Gal*Gun: Double Peace is coming to Nintendo Switch.

The game will launch in North America and Europe on Nintendo’s hybrid console on March 17, 2022.

Now fans of the series have just another game of the series to enjoy everywhere.

On top of the standard edition, an “Ultimate Horny Trinity Edition” will be made available, and you can see it below alongside the announcement trailer.

Earlier today, a keen-eyed Redditor noticed that the Nintendo Switch has added a Most Played section at the bottom of the Featured tab in the eShop. Each of these tells players what the software with the highest average playtime over the last two weeks is for each region.

The US list of the Nintendo Switch’s Most Played section features some interesting ones, with Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny topping the list and the AAA Clock coming in at a surprising #3. We’ve listed the top 10 currently for the US right down below:

1. Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
2. Football Manager Touch 2022
3. AAA Clock
4. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
5. Pokémon Shining Pearl
6. Garden Paws
7. Grow: Song of the Evertree
8. Shin Megami Tensei V
9. YouTube
10. Dragon Quest Builders 2

Other notable absences from the US version of the Nintendo Switch eShop, which features the top 98 pieces of software, included Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon. It is also worth noting that in order to make this list, software must have been played by at least 2500 active players within the last two weeks.

You can check out the full current list for your region by going onto the eShop and searching through the Featured tab. Be sure to let us know if there are any substantial differences for your region in the comments section.

While you’re here, you can also check out all of the news, features, and quizzes we’ve got related to Nintendo in the related articles section at the bottom of the screen.

Last Month, Bioware and Star Wars revealed the release date for their highly anticipated expansion to Star Wars: The Old Republic, titled Legacy of the Sith. In the announcement, the team shared that the newest DLC would be available for PC players just before Christmas. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case.

In an official blog post to the Star Wars: The Old Republic website, Project Director Keith Kanneg announced that Legacy of the Sith is going to be delayed until Feb. 15, 2022. You can check out the full statement below:

We have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Legacy of the Sith to February 15, 2022.

Like many of you reading this, I personally cannot wait for the launch of our next expansion. I’ve greatly enjoyed my time exploring the depths of Manaan, testing out new story and ability combinations with Combat Styles, and more during internal playtests.

Legacy of the Sith is something the team has been hard at work on for quite a while but as we get ever closer to launch, it is clear that we need a bit more time. We’re focusing additional testing on the many areas we have changed throughout the game to deliver the experience we want, and one that you deserve.

In addition, during our public test server (PTS) your feedback was invaluable in helping us to shape this expansion. Outside of story content (to avoid spoilers) the majority of the expansion and its features will be returning to the PTS for all subscribers this week.
We’re thrilled to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic with all of you over the next year with Legacy of the Sith and more!

Today third-party developers had new reveals to make about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, mostly focused on the military side of simulation.

We get new screenshots and a dev update about the upcoming F-35 Lightning II by IndiaFoxtEcho.

The aircraft doesn’t have a release date yet, but a second beta phase is coming soon.

“Since many are asking about the status of the F-35 project, here are some good and bad news. Let’s start with the bad news first: we DO NOT have a release date at the moment, and the reason is that we have received a huge amount of feedback and suggestions during the Beta stage, and we are trying to chase EVERY one of them.

As of today, we have logged no less than 224 change requests coming from Intenal tests, Alpha test and Beta 1 test and we addressed 202 of them.

The good news: we believe the quality of the product is now much better and we believe it would be acceptable for a commercial release… BUT we are not releasing it until we have fixed at least some of the oustanding issues.

We expect to release a Beta 2 to the test group very soon – release date will depend on the feedback from Beta 2. We’ll keep you posted.”

Letterkenny fans won’t have to wait much longer for the long-awaited next installment of their favorite rural Canadian sitcom, as it was revealed earlier this week that season 10 would be arriving just in time for Christmas.

This news came by way of a short called “Katy’s Big Tarts,” which you can see below.

Alongside the short, a description about “hearin’ a little something” about a release date was also included. To be exact (and to be fair), season 10 of Letterkenny drops on Dec. 25 for Crave and Dec. 26 on Hulu.

Letterkenny originally started out as a Youtube series called Letterkenny Problems that revolved around a small town of 5,000 people, featuring a handful of characters sitting around talking about the problems they face. Eventually, the series got picked up by Crave in 2016, and the show was born.

Thanks to the popularity of the YouTube skits, Letterkenny rose to prominence outside of Canada as well, finding plenty of success on Hulu. You can check out the official description of the show below.

Ubisoft has officially revealed its plans to bring NFTs and blockchain technology into its games, as the company announced earlier today that the beta release of the Ubisoft Quartz platform would be coming to Ghost Recon Breakpoint on PC later this week. Players can get their hands on Digits, the name for Ubisoft’s in-game NFTs starting Dec. 9.

The three Digits that will be available on the first day for Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s Ubisoft Connect PC version are Wolves skin for the M4A1 Tactical rifle, a helmet, and a pair of pants. While free, they will need to be claimed within a limited time window that occurs on Dec 9, 12, and 15.

Alongside meeting the timeline requirements, players will also have to have fulfilled the following criteria:

The Australian arm of Sony Interactive Entertainment has set out to show that the connection between games and food goes beyond snacking in front of the screen.

Today they revealed three videos in which three popular eating establishments in Sydney and Melbourne prepared dishes inspired by Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Part II and Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection and Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

We get to see a scrumptious steak sandwich, the pasta Nathan and Elena enjoy on the couch at the beginning of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and a “Sirangian Honey Mousse” inspired by Chef Tulio in Ratchet & Clank.

You can check them all below.

Earlier this week, acclaimed horror and fantasy director Guillermo del Toro joined Eric Vespe and Scott Wampler on their podcast, The Kingcast, to talk about Stephen King’s It. The roughly hour-long conversation featured plenty of noteworthy talking points, including Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and the trio’s mutual love of H.P. Lovecraft.

Arguably the most interesting bit of information that came up when discussing the works of this famous horror author revolved around del Toro’s interest in adapting his films. When the topic was brought up, he said he’d love to do Pet Sematary.

You know the novel that I would have killed to adapt, and I know there’s two versions of it, and I still think maybe in a deranged universe I get to do it again one day is Pet Sematary. Because it not only has the very best final couple of lines, but it scared me when I was a young man.

As a father, I now understand it better than I ever would have, and it scares me. A hundred times more.

del Toro went on to explain that he would have added a few more scenes to help convey the books in the best way, using special effects to do everything from growing black mold on Gage’s dead face to “spending an inordinate amount of money” to take away the sheen from his eyes so that they are dull and dead.

Today Sega hosted a livestream about its MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, focusing on short and long-term updates.

First of all, we take a good look at the upcoming “Sandstorm Requiem” update that will expand the story and add the new desert region named Retem. It’ll bring a ton of goodies and features and it’ll be implemented on Dec. 15.

The same date will also see the release of two $19.99 packages with Retem-themed costumes.

On Dec. 22, we’re also getting the Christmas event with a new seasonal AC Scratch, and decorations. The new event named World Trials will also be added on the same date, prompting players to use the Sonar to find Stellar Grace scattered on the map.

Perhaps even more interesting is the roadmap for the first half of 2022, which spells what we can expect from next year, culminating with the second major update in June, which will add a new region, new class skills, chapter 3 of the story, and will increase the level cap to 60.

Incidentally, we also hear that developers are interested in bringing over the personal quarters to New Genesis, but it’ll take a fairly long time because they’re considering a significant upgrade over the feature in the original Phantasy Star Online 2.

Nintendo recently released Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and we can celebrate the launch together with a brand new giveaway.

With this giveaway, you can win a digital code for Shining Pearl. The way to get involved is really, really easy.

All you have to do is comment on our articles, everywhere on the site. The more you comment, the better your chances. We want to hear your opinions and insight, and there is no better way for that to happen than by sharing your comments with us.

An important caveat is that comments on this post are not eligible for the giveaway. Of course, you’re welcome to comment here, but in order to participate, you need to comment at least on one other article.

On Monday, December 6 at 11:59 pm EST we’ll randomly select one comment made after this post has been published, and the author of that comment will win a North American digital download code for Pokemon Shining Pearl.

Of course, spam comments and throwaway one-liners will be disqualified, as we’d like to promote interesting commentary and conversations among our readers.

As mentioned above, the winner will receive one North American code for Pokemon Shining Pearl. Of course, if you live outside North America, you’ll need to make a North American Nintendo account to use it.

Following yesterday’s producer letter video in Japanese, aNCHOR released the English version for the western audience of the action game Project Mikhail: A Muv-Luv War Story.

The video, presented by producer Sho Hamanaga, focuses on explaining the changes that will come with tomorrow’s update, with the promise that more will come in another major update next year. That one will be outlined in another video later this month.

You can watch it below.

In case you missed it and need a recap, here’s the breakdown of tomorrow’s update:

Major Changes
・Diagonal movement is now possible.
・Boost movement can now be stopped by letting go of the button.
・Gunfire will no longer stop intermittently when the fire button is held down.
・Gun damage is increased.
・Blood splatters on your TSF can now be turned on/off.
・Adjusted freeze-frame time when hitting enemies.
・Added play guide
・Game can now be played without logging into Z-aN (Only Story and Frontier Mode)
・Added a warning about passing items between seasons in Frontier Mode.
・Added Target Filter to PvP Mode.

Warframe’s The New War expansion is right around the corner, so Digital Extremes has provided a few more details on what’s to come alongside a new trailer. This will be a three-act expansion, and fans will be able to dive in to play for themselves when it launches on Dec. 15.

Caliban is a hybrid of Warframe and Sentient, and he’ll be the game’s 48th playable Warframe when he comes to all platforms in The New War.

In addition to Caliban, Harrow Prime Access is also being added. This means that players can immediately unlock Harrow Prime along with his signature Scourge Prime and Knell Prime weapons, and Nave Prime Syandana and Templar Prime Suit accessories.

You can check out the trailer for yourself for a little tease leading up to The New War’s release.

Warframe is available now to play for free on PC, PS4, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The mobile version isn’t out just yet, but it’s on its way as well.

Valorant’s latest patch isn’t a big one, but it does add one notable new feature to the game that has been much-requested by players: Agent-specific keybinds. From today, you’ll now be able to create a profile for each Agent and adjust your keybinds accordingly.

Here’s the full overview via the game’s official website:

Today NIS America revealed a new trailer of the western release for North America and Europe for FuRyu’s school JRPG Monark.

The trailer focuses on combat, proving a look at the battle system that we’ll be able to enjoy in the game.

You can watch it below.

f you’re unfamiliar with Monark, it’s a school JRPG developed by a team composed of multiple Shin Megami Tensei series veterans.

The game was released in Japan on October 14 for PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, and is coming to the west with an additional PC version on February 22.

Below you can read a brief official description that gives you the gist of the story.

“Could you face yourself and the threats around you to save the ones you love? Shin Mikado Academy is engulfed in a madness-inducing Mist, and only you can save everyone inside. Develop your Ego to break the pacts set by the Pactbearers and remove the corrupting Mist.”

Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the release date and more details for the upcoming Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection.

The collection, which will include PS5 remasters of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, will release on PS5 on January 28, 2022.

While it’s also coming on PC, release details for that version have not been announced and will follow at a later date.

We also get a new trailer, which you can enjoy below.

Thanks to the additional power of the PS5, you can expect the following modes:

Following the announcement of the “Complex Dream” crossover between Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space and legendary JRPG Chrono Cross, Wright Flyer Studios released another trailer.

The video showcases one of the Chrono Cross protagonists that will join the game, Kid. It follows another trailer focusing on the game mechanics and one on the music.

You can check it out below both in English and Japanese depending on your voice-over language of choice. Also, don’t forget to read our interview dedicated to this crossover.

Azur Lane’s popularity in Japan isn’t even close to waning, and figure manufacturers continue to portray Yostar’s game’s shipgirls.

Today Alter made a new one available for pre-order, and it portrays the popular Royal Navy carrier Formidable.

You can pre-order her on Ami Ami priced at 33,200 yen, which approximately translates into $293.

It’ll take quite a while for her to be shipped, as the estimated window is November 2022.

The prototype was sculpted by Takafumi Hida and Osami Miura, with paintwork by Nanami Tetsumori and DUTCH.

The scale is 1/7, meaning that she’s approximately 240 mm tall. She even comes with alternate expressions and a pair of Fairey Firefly fighters.

You can check out what she looks like in the gallery below.

Most employees would want job security, unfortunately for some quality assurance contractors over at Call of Duty: Warzone developer Raven Software, Activision Blizzard dropped a bomb with sudden layoffs of over a dozen employees without warning. Now, the remaining members of the QA team have initiated a protest via a walkout.

The statement of this protest is as follows:

“In response to the events of Friday, the Raven QA team and other members of Raven’s staff will be walking out with a singular demand: Every member of the QA team, including those terminated on Friday, must be offered full-time positions.”

Further elaboration was given via Twitter by ABetterABK, the employee group that is advocating for all Activision Blizzard employees, with the group explaining that those affected by these Call of Duty: Warzone layoffs were not underperforming, but were in fact “high-performing testers.” The 30% reduction of staff will also adversely affect the day-to-day operations of the Raven QA team.

It remains to be seen how the company will handle this latest fiasco, following recent grievances of gender discrimination and workplace misconduct.

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This month’s PS Plus offerings are already looking pretty solid, but Sony is upping its game even further by adding a few new games to its PS Now lineup as well. Four new games have been added to the library: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, GTA III: The Definitive Edition, Spitlings, and John Wick Hex.

FFX needs no introduction at this point; it was originally released for the PS2 back in 2000, and has since been remastered for modern consoles. It continues to be one of the best entry points in the series, and it still holds up pretty damn well even today.

GTA III is an enhanced version of the classic Rockstar game, featuring improved graphics and lighting, and more textures and details to add life to the world. John Wick Hex is a strategic time-based action game, while Spitlings is a co-op multiplayer game that tasks you with getting rid of a bunch of bubbles on your screen.

You can check out the full details of all the new PS Now games here.

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The Matrix Resurrections is set to make its debut in theaters later this month, and Warner Brothers has released one final trailer to get fans hyped up before its release. You can check out the trailer for yourself down below:

From the previously released trailers, it was obvious that we were going to see a reboot of some sort where Neo is forced to relive the events of the first movie. That’s even more evident in this latest trailer, and we get more glimpses of the various changes and deviations from the original timeline.

Whether or not the payoff will actually be good remains to be seen, but it’s safe to say that the nostalgia is real with this one.

The Matrix Resurrections is set to air in theaters on Dec. 22.

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Anno 1800 has surely been very successful among city building and simulation fans, so it’s getting even more DLC.

Today Ubisoft has announced that the game will receive a fourth season pass in 2022. It’ll include three new DLC packages.

We know that the new season pass will focus on the new world and might address the issues with building space. Scenarios will also make a comeback and each DLC will include at least one.

Each DLC will also be accompanied by a free game update further improving the game as a whole.

While no further details have been provided, a teaser trailer was showcased, and you can find it below. Perhaps you can glean a few hints. The developers will reveal more in March 2022.

Anno 1800 is available exclusively for PC. If you want to know more, you can read our review and an official description below.

If you want nothing more than stuffing your fantasy face with a big slice of pizza, Final Fantasy XIV will be happy to provide… for a price.

A grubhub collaboration just announced via press release will let you earn an in-game “eat-pizza” emote so that your in-game character can look delighted while stuffing their face.

In order to do receive the emote, you need to live in the United States and order $15 in food (before taxes, fees, and tips) at Grubhub using the “ENDWALKER” promo code starting when The Game Awards air on Thursday, December 9 at 4:30 p.m. PST. You have time until Wednesday, December 15 at 8:59 p.m. PST.

On top of that, if you’re one of the first 20,000 ordering food during The Game Awards (on December 9 between 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. PST) your delivery will be free as long as it’s under $6.

If you satisfy the condition above, you’ll get your code for the “Eat Pizza” emote in your mail associated with your Grubhub account on December 17, and you’ll be able to redeem it in the Mog Station.

You can see it in action below.

Earlier today on the Pokemon GO official site, a new event and the debut of Druddigon were announced for the mobile game. The Dragonspiral Descent event will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 10 AM local time and run until Dec. 12 at 8 PM local time. On top of that, Druddigon will be debuting in raids and as a reward for completing Field Research or a Collection Challenge at the start of this event.

Dragonspiral Descent will feature Pokemon from the Dragonspiral Tower located in the Unova region. The Pokemon in the table below will be available in the wild during the event. An asterisk (*) indicates the Pokemon is a rare spawn and the three stars next to the image of the Pokemon means that you may find a shiny version of that ‘mon.

Following yesterday’s reveal of the Porsche Vision Gran Turismo for Gran Turismo 7, Sony Interactive Entertainment shared a press release with a gallery of images.

In the first gallery below, you can see images labeled “In-game” the first is a detail shot, the second appears to be in a race, while the last three have been shot until the “Scapes” photo mode.

It’s certainly a beautiful ride.

Today, indie developer Thunder Lotus Games announced that its acclaimed resource management sim, Spiritfarer, will be getting a brand new update on Dec. 13 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Stadia. The best part? It’ll be absolutely free for existing owners of the game.

The upcoming Autumn update is allegedly the “largest” one yet, and boasts the addition of two new spirits. Go ahead and check out the new ‘Jackie and Daria’ trailer below:

For those unaware, Spiritfarer is a unique management experience that puts you in the shoes of a ferrymaster who is tasked with transporting numerous souls to the afterlife. Essentially, players must help these souls “pass over” to the other side by helping them come to terms with specific regrets from their past. Pretty deep, no?

Halo Infinite’s open-world is one of the most exciting new design features being added to its campaign experience, and as we’ve discussed in our glowing review earlier today, it delivers a vast sandbox to explore on a scale never before seen in the franchise. Just days ahead of its launch, though, and one content creator with an early access copy has already discovered a hilarious way to traverse it in lightning speed.

Using the grappling hook –another of the game’s best new features–, a warthog, and a rocket launcher, Mint Blitz was able to propel himself a 3KM across the map. Check it out:

This Changes EVERYTHING pic.twitter.com/j3fIGw4oxA

— Mint Blitz (@MintBlitz) December 6, 2021

A reply from Ricky Ricardo explains that he seems to have “launched the warthog and then grappled it and then canceled the grapple by switching to thruster and proceeded to use it to keep his momentum more forward rather than have it climb up too fast and die to a soft kill barrier.”

In any case, I’m pretty sure that’s not something developer 343 Industries intended the grappling hook to be able to achieve. But hey, it looks damn fun, and if it doesn’t patch out of the game before we can play it later this week then you can be sure it’s the first thing I’m trying when I got hold of that gear.

Today third-party developers had plenty of news to share about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, mostly focusing on aircraft.

We start with SC Designs & Just Flight, which announced a firm release date for its F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The aircraft will be available on the Just Flight Store for €29.95 on December 8.

Here’s what you can expect and a trailer.

• All models have been coded with Microsoft Flight Simulator native ‘Model Behaviors’ animations and built to MSFS operational specifications to prevent issues with future simulator upgrades.
• All custom cockpit instruments and screens are coded in HTML for native, high-performance display in MSFS
• The Falcons make use of the new simulator’s features such as effects and sounds, fully reflective glass, native aerodynamic sound structures, the new ‘Modern’ aerodynamics system with the ability to provoke ‘departure spins’, and customised visibility controls for wheel chocks, covers, and boarding ladder. The Falcons also contain custom-built and animated effects such as afterburners.
• Other features include authentic cockpit night lighting with brightness controls, and custom-coded manoeuvring flaps and slats
• Numerous external animations including canopy, crew ladder, tail hook and control surfaces
• The F-16 Falcons are fully compliant with Virtual Reality headsets
• Full custom WWise sound set

Cockpit

For those who haven’t experienced Marvel’s Spider-Man or its critically acclaimed standalone expansion, Miles Morales, the Ultimate Edition should pique your interest, and it’s now available over on PS5’s digital store. Featuring the original game, Miles Morales, and all three DLC expansions, the Ultimate Edition compiles the entire saga into one package for $70.

The Ultimate Edition was originally launched as a physical copy toward the end of 2020, but it’s now available via digital storefronts as well.

Today, a new trailer showcases some of what to expect, which you can check out below.

Here’s an overview of the PS5 enhancements and features included in the remaster:

• Stunning Visuals: Travel to a snowy Marvel’s New York in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, realized in beautiful 4K and HDR.* Experience reflections on buildings with ray tracing, and improved lighting, shadow, and character detail. An optional 60fps performance mode brings the Spider-Man universe to life.

• Fast Loading: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales takes advantage of fast loading, using ultra-high speed SSD. Zip across Marvel’s New York in no time and reload almost instantly.

Today Atlus released a gallery of screenshots of the upcoming Nintendo Switch version of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, alongside new details.

Specifically, we get to see the 26 new weapons and equipment parts added to the Battle mode of the game. You’ll be able to choose one of two for each of the protagonists.

Juro Kurabe will get an Armor-Piercing Cannon and a High-Powered Plasma Arc Cutter.

Megumi Yakushiji will receive a High Pulse Laser and Piercing Multi-Lock Missiles.

Ei Sekigahara will be able to use the Hurricane Rush and a Multi-Launcher Surface-to-Ground Missiles.

Iori Fuyusaka will receive a Multi-Rocket Launcher and a Plasma Smasher.

Keitaro Miura will be able to equip an EMP Long-Range Missile and Carpet Bombing.

Natsuno Minami will get a High-precision Machine Cannon and a Wide-range Railgun.

Shu Amiguchi will equip a Point-Lock Missile or an Enhanced Generator.

Yuki Takamiya will receive Quad Leg Spikes or an Active Cooler.

Takatoshi Hijiyama will get an Anti-air Demolishing Blade or Reinforced Actuators.

Tomi Kisaragi will be able to equip Ultra-long Range Missiles or the High-Performance Charger.

Nenji Ogata will also be able to use the High-Performance Charger or Wide-Range Suppression Rockets.

Ryoko Shinonome will get a Hacking Missile or a Random Shot.

Last, but not least, Renya Gouto will be able to take advantage of an EMP Spike or a Teleport Field.

You can see all the screenshots below.

Developer Guerilla is back again with another dev blog to outline key aspects of Aloy’s upcoming adventure. This blog post focuses on the combat in Horizon Forbidden West, and how players will be able to get creative when trying to outsmart the new enemy AI.

Guerilla Combat Designer, Charles Perain, had this to say about how the combat has changed from the first game:

“Our changes to combat design stayed true to Aloy’s identity. First, we wanted to add additional depth to gameplay and increase the skill cap for players, through skills like melee combos and Valor Surges. Players who spend some time perfecting their combat skills will find some efficient and stylish ways to dispose of their enemies. “

Perain explains that there is a focus on personalized tactics this time around, with workbenches, skill trees, and new weapons that can be used in a variety of ways to take on the new enemies.

And when talking about AI, specifically, Lead AI Programmer, Arjen Beij, said the following:

“We wanted enemies to feel more authentic by improving the fluidity and continuity of motion, like making enemies (and companions) more capable of traversing rugged terrain. The AI in Horizon Zero Dawn already supported some dynamic terrain changes, but we wanted to take this further by adding jumping and climbing as a systemic part of their behavior. As you are playing the game, the AI will be searching for opportunities to take shortcuts, where it previously was a cumbersome detour.”

Epic Games is collaborating with The Matrix Revelations to produce an interactive storytelling experience for current generation Xbox and PlayStation platforms, which is designed to demo Unreal Engine 5 technology to the public for the first time. The demo, which will be made available during The Game Awards later this week, Dec. 9, but is available for pre-download from today.

Over on the official download page for Xbox Series X|S, Epic Games tees up the The Matrix Awakens’ with the following synopsis:

Created by members of the original movie team including Lana Wachowski along with Epic Games and partners, ‘The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience’ is a wild ride into the reality-bending universe of ‘The Matrix’ that features performances by Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss.

The Game Awards producer and host Geoff Keighley also weighed in on Twitter to promote the event:

I’ve been waiting a long time for a moment like this.

Thursday, witness the future of interactive storytelling and entertainment. #TheMatrixAwakens world premieres at #TheGameAwards

Today aNCHOR revealed an upcoming update that will bring several improvements to its action game Project Mikhail: A Muv-Luv War Story.

The update will be released in two days on December 8, and below you can read a list of changes and fixes that players can expect.

Major Changes
・Diagonal movement is now possible.
・Boost movement can now be stopped by letting go of the button.
・Gunfire will no longer stop intermittently when the fire button is held down.
・Gun damage is increased.
・Blood splatters on your TSF can now be turned on/off.
・Adjusted freeze-frame time when hitting enemies.
・Added play guide
・Game can now be played without logging into Z-aN (Only Story and Frontier Mode)
・Added a warning about passing items between seasons in Frontier Mode.
・Added Target Filter to PvP Mode.

Bug Fixes
・Fixed an error where the Fubuki and Fubuki[UN] TSFs had their affiliations reversed.
・Fixed an error where the wrong items were listed for the Story Mode development mission for the Su-27.
・Fixed an error where BETA would stack on the outer walls of a hive map.
・Fixed an error where opening the Item List under certain conditions would cause items to be displayed improperly.
・Fixed an error where Control Assist Units were not dropping in Frontier Mode.
・Fixed an error where performing certain actions while firing would stop a step cancel from occurring.
・Fixed an error where targets would not switch when target filtering.
・Fixed an error where NPC real-time dialogue would interrupt assault cannon firing when the mouse button was held down.
・Fixed an error where text and voice didn’t match in the prologue, as well as other assorted spelling errors and English-language changes.