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Today Koei Tecmo released a new trailer of the upcoming JRPG  Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream.

This time around, the trailer introduces Alette Claretie following the one that showcased Sophie herself, the one focusing on Plachta, and the third on Ramizel.

She’s voiced by Aoi Yuki, who played Futaba in Persona 5, Renne Bright in the Trails series, Lumine in Genshin Impact, Lysithea in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Taihou in Azur Lane, Menat in Street Fighter V and many more roles.

You can check the video out below.

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream will release in North America and Europe on February 25, 2022, for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Japanese gamers will get it a day earlier, on February 24.

Avex revealed the first screenshots and the synopsis of the tenth episode of the ongoing Muv-Luv Alternative anime series.

The episode will be aired on Wednesday, December 8, and you will be able to enjoy it on Crunchyroll if you live in one of the regions in which the service is available.

Below the gallery, you can read about the plot, but keep in mind as usual that it includes spoilers. if you have not played Muv-Luv Alternative, I advise you don’t read it and just take a look at the images in the gallery itself, which are spoiler-free.

Halo Infinite on Xbox Series X

For the past four or five years, Microsoft has been attempting to close the gap with Sony when it comes to cinematic, AAA experiences. PlayStation has become synonymous with third-person, story-driven games that take players on epic journeys across frost-bitten mythological lands and immersive historical settings, while Microsoft’s studios have struggled to reach the same dizzying highs. Halo Infinite, however, marks a turning point in this narrative — not quite an all-conquering great, but certainly a sign that Microsoft has started to find its footing when it comes to evolving its iconic franchises with new, exciting design. Infinite’s incredible production value, which marries cutting-edge visuals to simply sublime gameplay, pushes forward a movement kickstarted by Gears 5 back in 2019.

Importantly for Halo fans, it’s a clear indication that 343 Industries has been listening to fan feedback following the divisive Halo 5 and, more recently that iffy gameplay trailer from last year. Combining another epic adventure with everyone’s favorite gruff-voiced Spartan, Master Chief, with a refined but still hectic multiplayer mode, Halo Infinite is a return to form and one you absolutely cannot miss out on.

Halo Infinite offers up two distinct experiences — one a lengthy adventure with Master Chief in its campaign, and the other a chaotic arena shooter multiplayer experience. For the sake of clarity, this review will be covering both under clear headings, and both parts of the game will play a part in determining the game’s final score at the bottom of this review.

Halo Infinite on Xbox Series X

For the past four or five years, Microsoft has been attempting to close the gap with Sony when it comes to cinematic, AAA experiences. PlayStation has become synonymous with third-person, story-driven games that take players on epic journeys across frost-bitten mythological lands and immersive historical settings, while Microsoft’s studios have struggled to reach the same dizzying highs. Halo Infinite, however, marks a turning point in this narrative — not quite an all-conquering great, but certainly a sign that Microsoft has started to find its footing when it comes to evolving its iconic franchises with new, exciting design. Infinite’s incredible production value, which marries cutting-edge visuals to simply sublime gameplay, pushes forward a movement kickstarted by Gears 5 back in 2019.

Importantly for Halo fans, it’s a clear indication that 343 Industries has been listening to fan feedback following the divisive Halo 5 and, more recently that iffy gameplay trailer from last year. Combining another epic adventure with everyone’s favorite gruff-voiced Spartan, Master Chief, with a refined but still hectic multiplayer mode, Halo Infinite is a return to form and one you absolutely cannot miss out on.

Halo Infinite offers up two distinct experiences — one a lengthy adventure with Master Chief in its campaign, and the other a chaotic arena shooter multiplayer experience. For the sake of clarity, this review will be covering both under clear headings, and both parts of the game will play a part in determining the game’s final score at the bottom of this review.

Today Arc System Works revealed the fourth DLC character that will be added to its popular fighting game Guilty Gear -Strive-.

The new character is a returning one, Baiken, and she will be released in late January.

You can check out her reveal trailer below, even if it doesn’t exactly show much.

Guilty Gear –Strive–is currently available for PS5, PS4, and PC. It has shipped over 500,000 copies.

Today Nexon released another brand trailer of the upcoming fighting game DNF Duel, inspired by the Dungeon Fighter franchise (also known as Dungeon & Fighter in Korea).

The trailer focuses on one of the available characters, the Ranger, showing his gunslinging moves in battle against the Inquisitor

As usual, it feels very familiar if you compare visuals and gameplay to Arc System Works’ games. This shouldn’t surprise considering that Nexon hired the popular Japanese fighting game developer to create the game. The previous trailer featuring the Berserker the one showing the Inquisitor, the one showcasing the Grappler, and the trailer focusing on the Striker give the same feeling.

You can check it out and see what I mean for yourself below.

Third-party developers released a trio of new airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

All the airports below have been released (as far as I am aware) exclusively on the official marketplace, so I cannot link to them.

You’ll have to find them directly on the marketplace. Simply typing the ICAO code of each will bring them up. All three airports are available both on PC and Xbox.

The first airport is Hermes Quijada International Airport (SAWE) in Río Grande, Argentina, by Simulación Extrema. It’s priced at €12,99 and you can find a few images below.

Following the official reveal a few hours ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Polyphony Digital, and Porsche released an official trailer and an in-depth video dedicated to the new Porsche Vision Gran Turismo.

The trailer shows off the sleek concept hypercar in action in Gran Turismo 7, while the second video goes in-depth into the philosophy behind its creation as an example of what electric racing cars could be in the future.

Incidentally, the Nations Cup of the Gran Turismo Sport FIA GT Championship that just concluded was won in style by Valerio Gallo from Italy, who triumphed in a tight final race bringing home a massive lead in the point rankings.

You can check both out below.

Today Epic Games launched the first season of the third chapter of its super-popular battle royale game Fortnite.

Following the recent grand finale of Chapter 2, the new chapter brings forth a new battle pass including Spider-Man, and The Foundation, played by Dwayne Johnson.

To celebrate the new chapter, we get two trailers, one showing the new characters and one providing an overview of what you can expect, including quite a few new features.

You can watch them below alongside a description of what you can expect directly from Epic Games.

Final Fantasy XIV is extremely popular and the latest expansion Endwalker (currently in early access) is attracting a ton of active and returning players.

While that’s a pretty nice problem to have for Square Enix, it is creating issues with the servers, which are extremely congested, causing players to meet login queues in the thousands and affecting the login servers with stability issues (the now infamous Error 2002).

As an apology, Square Enix announced that players with an active subscription (including those on their first 30 days after purchasing the game) will receive seven free days that will be added to their subscription total.

We also hear that additional free days may be granted depending on how the congestion situation progresses, considering that Endwalker has not actually been officially released yet.

Square Enix also shared an estimate of the hours that tend to have the longest queues:

• North American Data Center: 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (PST) / 20:00 to 6:00 (GMT)
• European Data Center: 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (PST) / 11:00 to 23:00 (GMT)
• Japan Data Center: 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. (PST) / 9:00 to 15:00 (GMT)

Final Fantasy XIV is currently available for PlayStation 4, PS5, and PC. The upgrade to PS5 is offered free of charge to those who own the PS4 version. Endwalker will release officially on December 7.

During the livestream for the Nations Cup finals of the Gran Turismo Sport FIA GT Championship, Polyphony Digital and Porsche revealed the new Porsche Vision GT that will be included in Gran Turismo 7.

The car is an “all-electric, all-digital Porsche” representing the future of electric sports cars in 10-15 years from now. The designers weren’t held back by all the requirements of having to actually build it, but it was stressed that it’s still absolutely realistic and conceivable.

On top of the reveal, we also get a comment from Gran Turismo 7 producer Kazunori Yamauchi himself.

You can watch the reveal below.

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 had two more trailers to show.

The first focuses on the many new gameplay mechanics added specifically for the crossover, including the New Game+, the ability to choose your difficulty level, story branches, elements, and more.

The second provides a few samples of the soundtrack created for the crossover, composed by Shunsuke Tsuchiya and Mariam Abounnasr, and supervised by Yasunori Mitsuda.

You can check them both out, and don’t forget to read our interview dedicated to this crossover.

Today Developer SimulaM released a new video of its upcoming Jesus simulator I am Jesus Christ.

The video showcases a look at Jerusalem and its surroundings, even if it’s still work-in-progress. You can watch it below.

On top of that, we learn that the Kickstarter campaign has been delayed, but a alpha test is available and you can request access on the Steam page of the game.

In April or May of 2022 the SimulaM plans to release the Prologue version, while they expect to release the game (likely in early access) at the end of 2022.

Third-party developers have revealed interesting assets and details about upcoming scenery and aircraft add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with Just Flight, which provided a new look at the BAE 146.

The exterior (model, textures, and animations) is completed, while only early work has been done on cockpit animations and systems. The developer mentions that there is plenty of work left to be done, but they hope to show more before the Christmas break.

Following today’s announcement of the “Complex Dream” crossover between Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space and legendary JRPG Chrono Cross, fans likely have quite a few questions.

To answer some of them, Twinfinite had a chat with Another Eden game director Daisuke Takeshima, who talked about what we can expect and Wright Flyer Studios work on such a beloved IP.

Giuseppe: Could you explain how Complex Dream came to be? Who had the idea, and how was it turned into reality?

Daisuke Takeshima: We’ve received requests for a Chrono series crossover from Another Eden fans for a long time. Within the development team, we had also been discussing since release how great it would be if we could work on something with the Chrono series. We were able to have Square Enix’s blessing for this crossover which made our dream into reality.

The story is written by Masato Kato, and the music was created by Procyon Studio led by Yasunori Mitsuda. Nobuteru Yuuki, who designed the original Chrono Cross characters, oversaw the artwork. We think that these elements contributed to crossover content that would satisfy fans.

Giuseppe: We heard that Complex Dream will include new mechanics. Could you provide an outline?

Daisuke Takeshima: You’re right! We added numerous mechanics and features for this crossover.

First is “New Game+.” This mechanic did not exist in Another Eden previously, and there was no content that would diverge depending on the players’ choice. But we felt that a core element of Chrono Cross is that the players’ choice affects which characters become allies and what the player experiences. We knew this was indispensable to the crossover, so we decided to implement it.

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Polyphony Digital released a new gameplay video of the upcoming racing game Gran Turismo 7.

The gameplay shows Deep Forest Gameplay, an iconic fictional track that has been part of the franchise since the very beginning but was skipped in Gran Turismo Sport.

We also know that the gameplay was captured on PS5.

You can watch it below.

Gran Turismo 7 will be released for PS4 and PS5 on March 4, 2022. You can check out the announcement trailer and the video that shared the release date.

Today the Japanese magazine Famitsu hosted a livestream dedicated to the mecha strategy JRPG Relayer by Kadokawa Games.

The livestream showcased 20 minutes of gameplay from the earlier missions of the game, showing off the basics of what expects us in Relayer.

You can check it out below.

If you’d like to learn more about Relayer, we recently published an extensive interview with producer and director Yoshimi Yasuda. It launches on February 17, 2022, for PS5 and PS4.

Today Sega announced a new DLC coming for its fighting game Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, including a crossover with the Yakuza series.

The DLC will let you dress up your fighters as the characters of the popular Yakuza franchise, on top of adding further customization options and plenty of music.

It includes approximately 650 character customization items, 19 costumes, 19 more costumes from the Yakuza series, 20 tracks from the Yakuza series, 20 arranged tracks from Virtua Fighter 3, and 40 spectator stickers.

The release date is December 8, 2021 for PS4. It’ll be free for PlayStation Now users.

You can check out the content in the trailer below.

If you’re unfamiliar with Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, here’s an official description.

Today Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space developer Wright Flyer Studios announced the previously-teased “Complex Dream,” a crossover with legendary JRPG Chrono Cross.

The crossover will start on Dec. 9 and will bring the two worlds together with new features a new story, and familiar characters.

Chrono Cross’ characters Serge, Kid, and Harle will also become the player’s allies permanently after completing the story.

There are even new mechanics to enjoy, including the New Game+ allowing you to play the story as many times as you want.

Field Effects will also be implemented alongside Sub-Events that will feature smaller stories to get better insight on the main one.

You’ll be able to equip Chrono Chross’ elements and even set the difficulty level to enjoy the story however you see fit.

Below you can take a look at the gameplay and cinematic trailers, on top of a gallery showcasing screenshots, artwprl, and more details about what you can expect.

In the mood for a cooking sim-cum-horror game? Well, Scythe Dev Team has got you covered with its latest title, Happy’s Humble Burger Farm, which is officially out now for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to experiencing the devilish burger-flipping action in “Q1, 2022.”

Accompanying the game’s recent release is a fresh launch trailer that’s hot off the grill. Go ahead and feast your eyeballs on the new footage below:

Blending the happy-go-lucky tone and vibe of a McDonald’s advert with the eerie terror of Five Nights At Freddy’s, Happy’s Humble Burger Farm is an ode to lo-fi, 32-bit era first-person adventure games with a healthy dollop of nail-bitingly demonic horror.

Players can cook various items from the menu, serve customers, upgrade their restaurant, take out the trash, put out fires, and get rid of all those pesky rats. Sounds like my first job, to be honest.

Today Nexon released another new trailer of the upcoming fighting game DNF Duel, inspired by the Dungeon Fighter franchise (also known as Dungeon & Fighter in Korea).

The trailer focuses on one of the available characters, the Striker, showing her moves in battle against the Grappler.

As usual, it feels very familiar if you compare visuals and gameplay to Arc System Works’ games. This shouldn’t surprise since Nexon hired the popular Japanese fighting game developer to create the game. The previous trailer featuring the Berserker the one showing the Inquisitor, and the one showcasing the Grappler give the same feeling.

You can check it out and see what I mean for yourself below.

Akatsuki and Too Kyo Games revealed the opening and ending songs of the upcoming anime part of the mixed media project Tribe Nine.

The opening song is titled “Strike It Out” performed by MIYAVI, while the ending song “Infocus” is performed by Void_Chords.

You can check both out with their respective clips, while we also learn that it’ll air on Funimation in January 2022.

Halo Infinite community manager John Junyszek took to Twitter today to reveal upcoming additions to Halo Infinite’s multiplayer playlist. Specifically, popular game mode playlists such as Fiesta, Tactical Slayer (aka SWAT), and Free-For-All are all on the way to the game’s free multiplayer game mode.

While there is no official release date for the new playlists, it is confirmed that they won’t be in the game when the campaign launches on Dec. 8, but the team, according to Junyszek, is working to have them in before year’s end.

The move to add these playlists in are in response to fan feedback that the developers are apparently reading.

Today third-party developers revealed new assets and details about upcoming aircraft and scenery add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator; A relevant airport has also been released.

We start with SC Designs, which showcased its F-16 Fighting Falcon in new screenshots. We get to see that the developer implemented a G-vapor effect on top of the confirmation that it’ll release on Just Flight’s store next week.

It’ll also launch on the official marketplace in Q1 2022.

Today Sega and Creative Assembly released another brand new trailer of the upcoming Warhammer strategy game Total War: Warhammer III.

This time around the focus is on the Nurglings, disgusting little creatures that basically exist to be as disgusting as they can in large swarms.

This continues a series of Nurgle-focused trailers including the CGI cinematic trailer and the second in-engine trailer, and another showcasing a battle against Slaanesh.

You can check it out below.

Today Electronic Arts and Codemasters revealed the release date of its upcoming story-driven racing game Grid Legends.

The game, which was originally revealed in the summer, will launch on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC (both on Steam and Origin), on Feb. 25, 2022.

We also get to see the first gameplay video including an introduction from the developers, which you can enjoy below alongside more details and new screenshots at the bottom of the post.

Today Square Enix opened the floodgates of the early access of Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker expansion and released a few paid items to get people up to speed.

While now the expansion is available for everyone who pre-ordered, if you’re jumping into the game right now, it may take you a while to get to level 80 and complete the story so far.

If you don’t want to go through that and jump immediately to the beginning of Endwalker, you can with new items released on the Final Fantasy XIV Online Store.

The Tales of Adventure: Shadowbringers item (priced at $25) will allow you to skill the whole story all the way to the beginning of Endwalker. That being said, it won’t raise your level at all. It’s worth mentioning that you’ll still be able to rewatch all the cutscenes and redo the main story at a later time via the New Game+ feature.

The Tales of Adventure: One Hero’s Journey III category of items (also priced at $25), will kick one job all the way up to level 80. It will also give you level-appropriate equipment and some starting gil. You have to purchase the specific kind for the job you want, but it won’t actually get you through the story. This isn’t available for the new Sage and Reaper jobs.

Basically, if you’re getting into Final Fantasy XIV today and want to immediately get into Endwalker, you’ll need both.

On top of this, you can also get the Blackbosom Reaper scythe weapon if you’re a fan of Edda Blackbosom. It costs $3 for a single weapon or $8 if you want the bundle with all.

With a spate of intriguing horror games currently in the works, like Martha Is Dead and Instinction, we can now add another title onto the to-watch list. Yes, developer One-O-One Games and META Publishing have revealed their upcoming apocalyptic survival thriller, Aftermath, for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.

The news comes by way of a brand new announcement trailer, which you can check out down below:

Aftermath is all set to be a narrative-focused experience that centers on European astronaut, Charlie Gray, who is trying her best to find her daughter after a cataclysmic, world-ending event. Players will have to contend with a mysterious otherworldly threat that are trying to stop Gray from achieving her mission.

Following yesterday’s reveals, today Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the recipients of the Grand Awards within the PlayStation Partner Awards 2021.

The Grand Awards honor the top three sellers worldwide between October 2020 and September 2021 among games developed in Japan and Asia.

The games are Genshin Impact, Resident Evil Village, and eFootball PES 2021 Season Update.

It’s worth mentioning (as you may imagine) that sales counted don’t just include unit sales, but also additional content and DLC, gauging the overall monetary success of each game.

It has also not been mentioned whether the awards were provided in any particular order.

You can find celebratory videos for all three awards below.

Today third-party developers revealed new details about add-ons coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

First of all, we take a look at a new freeware traffic solution. FSLTL, which stands for FS Live Traffic Liveries, has released an impressive trailer showcasing its aircraft in action.

I call it “new,” but those with a good memory may remember this appearing about a year ago and then disappearing. Its developer went back to the drawing board and worked behind the scenes to create something they believe is much better and more comprehensive for what Microsoft Flight Simulator needs nowadays. Considering that it’s a completely new approach to simulating traffic, I’d say it’s “new” enough.

Looking at the trailer below, what’s on offer definitely feels impressive.

Paper Mario will be the first of the Nintendo 64 games added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. This upgraded tier to the Switch’s online membership service launched in October with the promise of more games added over time.

In a tweet, Nintendo of America has announced that members of this higher Nintendo Switch Online tier soon be able to “adventure through the Mushroom Kingdom to save Princess Peach from Bowser’s clutches” in Paper Mario starting on December 10.

Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released a brand new video about upcoming ships in development.

The newly-announced exploration ship MISC Odyssey takes the lion’s share of the video, showing off a first look at the interior, including the vast hangar that will finally give pilots a chance to park fighters that aren’t ant-sized (or fish-sized, I guess. I’m looking at you Carrack).

On top of that, we also take a look at the Hull A, the Hull C, the Drake Vulture, the RSI Scorpius, and the first look at the whitebox for the Banu Merchantman.

To top it all off, we get a glimpse of the ship-mounted tractor beams and the refinery update for the Starfarer.

You can check it all out below.

In other Star Citizen news, the crowdfunding total has just passed $418 million and it’s currently sitting on $418,652,521.

The winter season is here, and with it, Apex Legends is starting the Raiders Collection Event, which reintroduces the Winter Express alongside a new Heirloom for Wattson. The event will run from Dec. 7 to Dec. 21, so there are still a few days before it goes live.

First off, the Winter Express LTM is coming back for the holiday season. For those who haven’t played it yet, it tasks players with choosing a loadout and taking control of the train on World’s Edge by staying on it for as long as possible, as multiple squads attempt to do the same.

As with every other Collection Event, there will be a number of cosmetics that you’ll need to collect in order to obtain the Heirloom. This time around, the reward is Wattson’s Energy Reader. And with more Wattson content comes more electricity puns, of course.

The Raiders event will also be bringing a few patch updates and bug fixes to Apex Legends. The patch notes mention Arc Star nerfs, a slight Seer buff, and numerous functional fixes for Wattson’s abilities. You can read them in full right here.

You can check out the action-packed trailer for the Raiders Collection Event below to see a number of the new skins and other cosmetics that’ll be coming to the game.

Fast Travel Games has today announced a VR version of Paradox Interactive’s Cities: Skylines. Aptly titled Cities VR, the port is exclusively for Oculus’ Quest 2 headset.

“Cities: Skylines is the ultimate modern city-builder, and it’s an honor to bring this franchise to VR,” said Erik Odeldahl, Creative Director at Fast Travel Games. “The city-building genre has huge potential in the VR market and we couldn’t wait to work on this IP. We’ve spent a ton of time, research, and energy to translate Cities: Skylines to VR in a way that is both approachable for new players and a new challenge for Cities veterans. We can’t wait to see what players build!”

Cities: VR is described as both a great entry-point to the franchise and a compelling new experience for Cities: Skylines veterans. This experience keeps the core gameplay elements of the franchise intact while offering a unique approach to the simulation through VR.

The announcement comes in tandem with the game’s first trailer:

Here’s an overview of the game’s key features:

Build and Manage Your Ideal City

Ubisoft’s newest co-op FPS is launching in just over a month, so they’ve been dropping trailer after trailer to give fans insight into the game’s mechanics, concepts, and Operators. Today’s Rainbow Six Extraction video focuses on Nomad and her gadgets.

Those who have played Rainbow Six Siege will be familiar with Nomad’s Airjab Launchers. These proximity repulsion mines can be fired directly at enemies to blast them with gusts of air and blow them back. The mines can also be placed strategically on surfaces to act as traps for unsuspecting foes.

Today’s Operator showcase is a short one, but it shows exactly how Nomad’s gadgets can, and should, be used when taking on the alien-like Archaens in Rainbow Six Extraction.

You can check out the trailer below for yourself to see Nomad’s Airjab Launchers in action.

Rainbow Six Extraction is launching on Jan. 20, 2022 for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and Stadia. If you’re looking to put some money down for it early, you can pre-order the game on the official site.

Reef Entertainment’s Terminator Resistance might not have received the sort of shining critical acclaim that would make it a must-play for all shooter fans, but if you like the Terminator franchise then there aren’t many that feel more authentic in terms of aesthetic and sound design. It’s become something of a fan favorite for that very reason, and today the game’s community has something to celebrate with the release date announcement of its first major DLC, exclusively for PS5 and PC.

It’s called Annihilation Line, and it sees Jacob Rivers, Kyle Reese, and their team attempting to escape a Skynet ambush, and evade a band of machines who are out for their blood – including the terrifying HK Centurion.

Here’s the official overview of Annilhiation Line:

“Annihilation Line” picks up mid-way through the main campaign story. The Resistance has just defeated their first Infiltrator, but for Jacob Rivers, there’s no time to rest up. Orders have come down from John Connor himself that Jacob is to assist in the investigation of Northridge Outpost, a civilian settlement which has mysteriously gone silent.

Today Square Enix released a new music video dedicated to the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV expansion Endwalker and to the game’s long history.

The video features Australian singer Sia as she performs “Fly Me to the Moon,” which is quite appropriate as we already know that the Moon will be one of the destinations in Endwalker.

In the meanwhile, the servers are currently down in preparation for early access (Until Dec. 3, 2021, at 1:00 a.m. PST), but you can already enjoy the full patch notes.

You can check the video out below and sing along.

Final Fantasy XIV is currently available for PlayStation 4, PS5, and PC. The upgrade to PS5 is offered free of charge to those who own the PS4 version. Endwalker will release officially on December 7.

The announcement of Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning had fans of the 20012 RPG ecstatic last year, but it was actually the promise of a new, story-driven DLC that was arguably more exciting. Called Fatesworn, it hinted at the expansion of the game’s unique Celtic-inspired lore and narrative, which was interesting in the original game but never quite delivered the depth of rival games, such as Skyrim.

Well, Fatesworn is now set for its anticipated launch later this month, Dec. 14. A new trailer has today unveiled the news in a sequence that tees up “a new thread in the tapestry of fate.”

Not much is known about the story of Fatesword or whether there will be any new mechanics added to the game. The only real firm detail we have is that the DLC will add somewhere in the region of 5 hours of content.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning launched last year for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms. A subsequent patch has added 4K support for newer generation consoles, and the game has also since been made available on Nintendo Switch.

Our very own Ethan Anderson reviewed the title for Twinfinite at launch and awarded the remaster a 3/5, concluding:

Today Koei Tecmo revealed new screenshots, arts, and details of the upcoming JRPG  Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream.

We take a look at some of the characters that Sophie will meet in the town of Roytale in Erde Wiege, and some of the gameplay mechanics associated with them.

You can check them all out below, alongside all the details directly from the press release.

Today Bandai Namco announced that .hack//G.U. Last Recode is coming for Nintendo Switch.

The Switch version will come for Japan and South East Asia on March 10, 2022, and to North America and Europe on March 11.

The package includes the whole .hack//G.U. trilogy plus the 4th volume .hack//G.U. Reconnection created specifically for Last Recode.

A “Begins Edition” with the .hack//G.U. begins manga and a soundtrack CD in a special bock has been announced only for Japan.

You can check out the announcement trailer below, alongside the official description from the Steam version, in case you’re not familiar with .hack//G.U. Last Recode.

Log back into the .hack//G.U. trilogy and return to “The World,” as Haseo tracks down Tri-Edge in .hack//G.U. Last Recode, now with enhanced graphics, improved gameplay, and brand new modes!
This collection includes all 3 original .hack//G.U. titles, Rebirth, Reminisce, and Redemption, all fully restored and remastered. As well as an all new exclusive 4th Volume: .hack//G.U. Reconnection.

• 15 years of .hack – Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the beloved global cross media franchise that first released in 2002

• Fully restored – Graphically enhanced gameplay and cut scenes now in 1080p and 60fps