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Today Vespa released the first trailer of the upcoming mobile JRPG Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness.

The trailer showcases both anime cutscenes and work-in-progress gameplay footage, also showing that the gameplay itself appears to be rather classic in its nature.

According to the developer, Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness will feature two new protagonists and heroes gathering together from across time and space.

You can check the trailer out below.

The game was announced a few days ago and it’s coming for iOS and Android in 2022, including North America and Europe. That being said, the trailer is available only in Japanese and Korean for now.

The Shining JRPG series by Sega debuted all the way back in 1991 on Mega Drive with Shining in the Darkness, which was actually localized for both North America and Europe in the same year.

With newfound rumors as originally reported by Kotaku of Rockstar Games planning for all current platforms, a trio of GTA remasters, including Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it only makes sense to think about what improvements the developer could add to make these great open-world action games even better.

Earlier today, Max Parker from Psyonix revealed some new information about the update coming to the PS5 version of Rocket League tomorrow. If you have all of the compatible hardware you need, then you’ll be able to play Rocket League at 120 FPS for the first time ever on a PlayStation console.

Starting tomorrow (Aug. 18), an update will let players try out two brand-new video quality modes on the PS5 version of the game. The first is Quality mode which is displays a 4K checkerboard resolution running at 60 FPS with HDR. If you don’t have a 4K TV or monitor, then the game will display at 1080p supersampled down from 4K.

The PS4 Pro could do 60 FPS and 4K, but Performance mode is where you’ll get a never-before-seen feature in Rocket League on a PlayStation console. In Performance mode, the game will run at 120 FPS with HDR and a resolution that’s about 70% of 4K (2688×1512). Again, supersampling will be used on 1080p displays.

As a huge fan of Naruto growing up, I’ve always had a thing for Shinobi. There is just something about the ability to sneak amidst the shadows unnoticed to complete your mission like a ghost. As soon as I started playing Aragami 2, I got that awesome sensation once again.

Aragami 2 is set 100 years after the events of the first game, placing players back in the role of an assassin that controls shadows with the purpose of protecting the Roshoman Valley from the Akatsuchi faction. Despite the time difference, it is a continuation of the story, following the same clan, though it does tell it through the eyes of a new custom character.

Shortly after creating this character and learning the ropes via the tutorial, it is revealed that everyone is plagued by a supernatural power, including my character. This power allows people to control shadows, giving them amazing abilities like teleportation and manipulation.

Today MicroProse announced with a press release that it will release a new B-17 Flying Fortress game.

The original B-17 Flying Fortress released in 1992 is likely one of the most iconic about the brand’s flight simulation title, so the news will likely prove welcome to many veterans.

On top of that, we learn that the developer is officially collaborating with the 100th Bomb Group Foundation for the creation of the game.

The press release included a statement from MicroProse’s CEO David Lagettie:

“The research support from the 100th Bomb Group Foundation key historians has enabled a level of authenticity not normally seen in simulation games today.

Stories of harrowing combat from the brave members of the ‘Bloody Hundredth’ group are vast. We have many books and primary source materials at our disposal that will help to recreate missions with a historic level of detail. Thorpe Abbotts airfield, the home of the 100th Bomb Group during the war, will be recreated with each building and local landmark in their place. Flying over the English countryside will look and feel like the conditions of how those B-17 aircraft operated.

We are very honored to have the opportunity to connect with the few veterans who are still standing and to help carry on their legacy of the Second World War.”

At the moment, no information has been shared on whether this new game is in any way connected with The Mighty Eighth, which has been announced by MicroProse itself about a year ago.

Today third-party developers shared a lot of interesting news about new content coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with Simulación Extrema, which returns to Japan after the scenic Yakushima with another island airport, Amami (RJKA).

This is definitely a bigger project while retaining the scenic nature due to the location basically on the ocean. It also hosts larger airliners like Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s.

You can check out a few screenshots below. Development is complete, and release should come soon. The developer also confirmed that it’ll come to Xbox on top of PC.

Today Amplitude and Sega released a brand new trailer of the upcoming 4X strategy game Humankind to celebrate its release.

The video certainly brings the idea of “being the first to make history” to the next level, with a massive brawl on the Moon.

We also get to see a few tidbits of gameplay, showing how the title displays units and its colorful world.

You can check it out below and see if it tempts you to conquer the world.

If you’re unfamiliar with Humankind, here’s an official description. You can also read my own preview.

“HUMANKIND is Amplitude Studios’ magnum opus, a Historical Turn-Based Strategy game where YOU will re-write the entire narrative of humankind – a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are.

Create your own civilization by combining 60 historical cultures from the Bronze to the Modern Age.

Begin as Ancient Egypt, then evolve into the Romans, the Khmers, or perhaps the Vikings.

Each culture brings its own special gameplay layer, leading to near-endless outcomes.”

Today Ubisoft announced new crossover content for Watch Dogs: Legion, and it’s a pretty much inevitable incursion from the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

Meet Darcy, a modern-day assassin that you’ll be able to play on Ubisoft’s London-based open-world game. Apparently, an update will also bring two story missions and more world missions for free to all existing players.

You can check her out in the trailer below.

“Discover Darcy, a member of the Assassin’s Brotherhood, available as a new playable character for Season Pass owners.

Play with the futuristic assassin in the Main game or Online and bring her signature hidden blade in the ultimate stealth-based Watch Dogs: Legion experience.

New content is also coming for free for all players, with 2 Story Missions as well as world missions.”

Today, CD Projekt Red revealed the newest patch for Cyberpunk 2077, which will feature a lot of small changes to the overall game. In a live stream announcing and discussing the patch, the developers stated that significant changes include a zoomed-out mini-map while driving, more actions for Nibbles, two new DLC jackets, a brand new car, and an alternative look for Johnny Silverhand.

Right after the live stream, the full Cyberpunk 2077 1.3 patch notes were listed on the official website. Alongside the changes we listed above, you’ll see plenty of other helpful improvements to Cyberpunk 2077:

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Tales of Arise is getting a demo on consoles tomorrow, but if you can’t wait (or you’re on PC), they showcased plenty of gameplay today.

We get an introduction of the features of the demo directly by franchise producer Yosuke Tomizawa over approximately half an hour of video.

You can watch it below unless you want to wait to play it for yourself. Do keep in mind that you can press the “cc” button to activate English subtitles.

Tales of Arise is coming on September 10 (September 9 in Japan) for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. A demo is releasing soon.

When Star Wars: Visions was announced last month, many were curious as to what the project would entail. Today, we’ve got a little bit of information on the series of upcoming anime shorts, thanks to a brand new trailer.

As you can see below, the new video for the new Disney+ show is about as anime as you can get, even featuring subbed Japanese voiceovers. Check it out for yourself.

To help give you even more insight into Dinsey’s upcoming collection of anime shorts, we’ve provided the official description for you:

“As a first formal venture into anime, each “Star Wars: Visions” short bears a unique Japanese sensibility, which in many ways aligns with the tone and spirit of Star Wars storytelling. From the beginning, stories told in the Star Wars galaxy have counted Japanese mythology and the films of Akira Kurosawa among their many influences, and these new visions will further explore that cultural heritage through the unique animation style and perspective of each anime studio.”

Atlus has released another trailer showcasing one of the over 200+ demons that will be featured in its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V.

The demon showcased today is Hariti, another returning demon that has been around for quite a while throughout the franchise.

You can watch the trailer below.

Even before the official anime announcement, Blue Lock has been surging in popularity fairly quickly among manga fans, and the rumors swirling around about an anime adaptation only got the community hyped up about it even more. Now that the anime has finally been confirmed for a 2022 release, it’s time to talk about Blue Lock and why you should be excited if you don’t know anything about it.

It’s a Fusion of Sports and Action

Action-oriented anime series are popular for a reason: they just look so damn cool. It’s exciting to watch characters come at each other with fists and swords, or any other kind of weapon you can think of, and it’s always thrilling to see them pull off stylish-looking moves in a beautifully choreographed scene.

It is a good time to be an anime movie fan, as the Japanese box office is proving that these types of movies can thrive at the box office. Of the top five films, at least three of them are anime, including The Dragon and the Freckled Princess, My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes’ Mission, and the live-action Tokyo Revengers film.

This news comes from a report from Anime News Network, which detailed the box office summary for the films as of this weekend, which we’ve summarized for you below.

• The Dragon and the Freckled Princess – 4,740,817,150 yen (~US$43.39 million)
• My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes’ Mission – 1,673,616,100 yen (~US$15.32 million)
• Tokyo Revengers – 3,598,603,260 yen (~US$32.94 million)
• Crayon Shin-chan the Movie – Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy 1,171,715,250 yen (~ US$10.72 million)

My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes’ Mission fell from #2 to #3 in its second weekend, while Tokyo Revengers stayed at #5 in its sixth weekend. The Dragon and the Freckled Princess manage to leapfrog the superhero shounen, rising from #3 to #2.

In other anime news, Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon finally fell off the top 10 in its third weekend. Since its July 30 release date, the film has earned a cumulative total of 358,245,277 yen (~US$3.27 million).

Sea of Thieves didn’t enjoy the greatest critical reception when it launched back in 2016, owing to a lack of content and what generally felt like a barebones experience. But the foundations of a great game were certainly there, after years of post-launch support from developer Rare, Sea of Thieves is a different and entirely more robust package.

That, in combination with its inclusion in Xbox’s Game Pass program, has seen player numbers steadily rise, but following the A Pirate’s Life update in June, the numbers have exploded. Today, Rare is celebrating a record-breaking month in which 4.8 million active players were adventuring their way across Sea of Thieves.

The cause for celebration has prompted a special message of thanks from Sea of Thieves’ creative director Mike Chapman, which you can check out below.

If you aren’t up to speed with the (free) A Pirate’s Life update, it is an original story that brings Captain Jack Sparrow and crew sailing in from beyond the horizon in five narrative-driven Tall Tales is available to play now as part of Sea of Thieves’ Season Three update. You can check out a video trailer that introduces its key themes here.

Medieval melee combat games have fast become a popular PvP multiplayer subgenre, as demonstrated by the success of games like For Honor and Mordhau. But developer Torn Banner Studios’ Chivalry franchise is among its founding fathers, and ever since the launch of Chivalry II in June, it has proven itself an all-conquering force. Following critical acclaim, Chivalry II has now hit over 1 million units sold across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms.

Naturally, there’s cause for celebration, for Torn Banner, and its two publishers Tripwire Presents and Deep Silver, as the trio has today revealed the impressive figure alongside an infographic that reveals a number of interesting in-game statistics.

A press release explains that The Chivalry II community has been active and growing following the title’s launch, with over 8 million hours of playtime logged and over 420 million combatants killed in battle. To date, the most popular subclass amongst players is the Officer and the most popular weapon is the Messer.

Today, Team17, Navegante, and Bromio revealed the launch trailer for their epic new single-player platformer, Greak: Memories of Azur. In this title, you play as three siblings – Greak, Adara, and Raydel – that have their own unique abilities that you can switch between at any time.

The family will need to use every ability at their disposal if they hope to successfully traverse their beautiful and hostile homeland, which is currently under siege by the deadly Urlags. Check out the full trailer for yourself below to get an idea of what gameplay looks like.

In an official press release from Team17, they described the key features of Greak: Memories of Azur, which we’ve listed for you down below.

Pokemon Unite is getting some updates with their latest patch that should fix some bugs and add some modifiers to a couple of battle items along with a brand new Pokemon added to the game. Patch 1.1.1.5 will be going live on Aug. 18, so players may want to update their game once it’s up. These new updates were unveiled on Pokemon Unite’s Twitter feed.

Today Sega has released a lot of screenshots and new details about its upcoming action game Lost Judgment.

The new assets focus on the play spots and minigames that we’ll be able to enjoy once we step back into Takayuki Yagami’s comfortable sneakers.

The skateboard park is exactly what it says on the tin. You can try to clear the score target of each challenge by performing tricks in a given time, and the setup of the park will change with each challenge as well.

You can earn points that can be exchanged for items, but you won’t get anything if you don’t beat the challenge’s objectives, so you need to balance tricks and completing the course.

There are also skateboard races in the city, that prompt you to compete against five skateboarders.

VR Paradise lets you play VR Dice & Cube and the drone shooting game Aiseiros.

In VR Dice & Cube (which is basically a VR board game) you can be involved in battles against other players if you stop on the same spot. Each player has a number of duplicates depending on their dice roll, and the last one standing wins.

Another event of the game is a climbing minigame in virtual reality that prompts you to climb a virtual wall within a time limit.

Battle events prompt you to fight unique encounters using things like VR railguns or martial arts with limited styles.

Aiseiros is a shooting game that you can play in Lost Judgment using the drone, which you control using the analog sticks, prompted to shoot down enemies coming from all directions. You clear stages by destroying a certain number of enemies within the time limit. You can also improve your drone’s durability and attack power by purchasing items.

Of course, the drone racing minigame is back with the DX League Ijincho, which lets you customize your drone and race against others.

Kadokawa Games had one more image, a video, and details to share about its upcoming strategy simulation JRPG Relayer.

We get the introduction of Observer, who is an agent of the United Earth Government. That being said, he has ties to other factions, like the Star Children and even the Relayer. He has a mysteriously charming aura around him and wears a mask, so no one has ever seen his true face.

He’s voiced by Yuuki Fujiwara. Among other roles, he voiced Jack the Ripper in London Detective Mysteria.

Today Bandai Namco released a new TV commercial for the upcoming cross-generation JRPG Tales of Arise.

If you don’t want any spoilers at all and the headline did not ward you off, you probably may want to head back to the front page.

If you’re still here, the commercial is quite romantic, featuring an intense moment between protagonists Alphen and Shionne, made even more poignant due to the curses affecting both of them.

The fact that a romantic spark would happen between the two was as likely as tomorrow’s sunrise, but this certainly appears to confirm it.

We also take a look at the other characters, most of whom appear to be portrayed in rather emotional moments.

You can check it out below, and also enjoy a bit of the song “Hello, Again ～ Mukashikara Aru Basho” performed by Ayaka. Unsurprisingly, it really fits.

Tales of Arise is coming on September 10 (September 9 in Japan) for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. A demo is releasing soon.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is known for having a massive map. In fact, according to one player, it is about 29 square miles. In total, that takes about 16 minutes full sprint on a horse to get from one end to the other. But what if you were to do that while on foot…carrying a bowl of stew?

That is exactly what well-known Redditor GAME-LAPSE looked to accomplish in their most recent clip that was posted to the Red Dead Redemption 2 subreddit. As you can see down below, this impressive three-minute sped-up time-lapse shows that they were able to get Arthur from one point of the map to the other while carrying a bowl of soup.

Breath of the Wild players have shown that there is no limit to what they can do in the game as long as they are creative. Whether that is sneaking into Gerudo Town without a disguise or never crossing over the same spot twice, it’ll never cease to be amazing what players are able to accomplish.

Another perfect example of this is how good Breath of the Wild players are at the windbombing technique, which has them drop a bomb under Link while gliding, then detonating it to get more air. Thanks to this, players have been able to do all sorts of crazy things, including paragliding all the way from Ridgeland Tower to Eventide Island. Despite how impressive that sounds, that insane amount of distance wasn’t enough for one Redditor.

In a post to the Breath of the Wild subreddit, user Zero_Skill_Samus revealed that they managed to visit all four corners of the map during the Bird-Man Research Study minigame. You can see the amazing feat below for yourself down below.

Activision has confirmed that the first reveal of this year’s Call of Duty mainline game will happen this week.

Following a leak earlier today, a new teaser trailer confirms that the reveal will be made on the Verdansk Map in Call of Duty: Warzone on August 19 at 10:30 am PDT.

This follows the same tactic applied last year, with the reveal made in Warzone and not via the usual marketing channels.

You can check out the trailer below, which also appears to confirm a World War II setting.

The publisher has pretty much already confirmed that the new Call of Duty (which is being developed by Sledgehammer Games), will launch across old and new generation consoles.

It’ll also integrate even more deeply with Warzone, and will release as usual this fall. Here’s an excerpt of the latest bit they said:

Whether it is the trading card game, television shows, or video games, Pokemon has helped create plenty of lasting relationships over the years. For one couple, the series was so significant they even created a card signifying their love.

In a post to the Gaming subreddit, user RickFourEyesRevealed the beautiful custom holographic card that his fiance made for their anniversary together. As you can see in the post below, the card, simply titled The Anniversary, is adorable, featuring a couple, their Pokemon, and a beautiful inscription about their upcoming marriage and life together.

Earlier today on the official Cyberpunk 2077 website, CD Projekt Red released some brand-new details about the upcoming patch 1.3 for its latest release. Along with the written details, there were three YouTube videos released that focus on the major changes coming in the next update.

The three videos detail three different changes coming to Cyberpunk 2077 in the version 1.3 patch. The first focuses on the update coming to the minimap in the game. One of the team’s programmers, Andrzej, said, “With the new minimap system software update you are able to see more and navigate better.”

The promise of being able to see more could mean a number of things from being more detailed to actually showing more square footage on the minimap. Luckily, video number one down below clarifies this. It clearly shows that you’ll be able to see more of the area around the player with patch 1.3. It’ll be interesting to see how this improves navigation following the GPS pathing update in 1.2.

Second, it looks like there will be an update to the UI videos system. As UI programmer Natalia puts it,

“It was one of my first tasks when I moved to this project and I was digging into code for a long time because I wanted to understand our UI videos system, and at the end I realised that the problem is in video setup. Value for video time was shorter than the video sequence. This way, players will better understand the decision they are making in this story sequence.”

If you haven’t seen Ted Lasso, then you’re missing out on one of the best shows on television. Starring Jason Sudeikis, this Apple TV+ comedy tells the story of a small-time football coach, Ted Lasso, hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer.

As you can imagine, a calamity of errors, misunderstanding, and craziness occurs, as the team, management, and Ted have to figure out how to make this situation work. What follows is a brilliant amalgamation of comedy, character development, and wholesomeness that no one could have expected.

Ted, the supporting cast, and even the show’s antagonists all come together to tell a surprisingly emotional journey via the Richmond Football Club, all thanks to some amazingly written characters. As of season 2, it’s hard to say that any character has been more fascinating to watch than Roy Kent.

Like just about everyone in season 1, Roy Kent starts as kind of a pseudo-antagonistic force for Ted. He thinks the new coach is a joke and has no problem telling him off, using plenty of his patented colorful and aggressive language.

Today the official Dead by Daylight Twitter account announced that it will be delisting its Stranger Things chapter on Nov. 17, 2021. This means that survivors Nancy Wheeler and Steve Harrington, as well as the killer, The Demogorgon, will no longer be available for purchase after this date.

In addition, the map associated with the Stranger Things chapter of Dead by Daylight, Hawkins National Laboratory, will also be removed from rotation completely on Nov. 17 as well.

However, it is important to note that while Nancy, Steve, and The Demogorgon are leaving Dead by Daylight’s store in November, they will still be available to play as for those who have purchased the characters by the Nov. 17 deadline.

We’ve had to wait a long time for developer Luis Antonio’s mysterious time-bending adventure game, Twelve Minutes, but the hour of launch is finally nearing, and today’s launch trailer dials up the anticipation.

If you’ve somehow not heard of Twelve Minutes, it’s a point-and-click adventure game that takes place in a single apartment suite shared by a man and his wife. It is played from a top-down perspective in 12-minute cycles that loop and repeat as different iterations of the same tragic tale are retold and reexperienced with slight variations; namely, the man learns his wife his pregnant before a police officer knocks on the door, accuses his wife of murder, and then attacks both of them, killing his wife and her unborn child in the process.

By changing responses to questions and performing certain actions, the player is then able to try and altar the course of events.

The game’s developer, Luis Antonio, first showcased the game back in 2015, but progress moved at a slow pace before publisher Annapurna Interactive helped him to finish the game during COVID-19. Not least, assisting in the casting of James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe as the game’s main characters. Its release this month was confirmed back in June, which came in tandem with a new trailer.

Today, third-party airport developers had plenty of news to share about their content for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

First of all, we get a release. JustSim launched its rendition of Larnaca International Airport (LCLK) in Cyprus.

You can purchase it on SimMarket for approximately $22 plus applicable VAT.

Not many first-person shooters out there have had the ol’ remaster treatment twice, but Crytek‘s iconic sci-fi franchise is not like many others. Indeed, to help showcase some of the new enhancements Crytek has been able to implement during development, the studio has just pulled back the curtain on what fans can expect when the highly-anticipated Crysis Remastered Trilogy releases this fall across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC platforms.

Specifically, the Germany-based company has dropped a new trailer today outlining the graphical differences between the Xbox 360 remaster from 2011 when compared to the upcoming Crysis Remastered Trilogy running on Xbox Series X. Go ahead and feast your eyes on said comparison video down below:

Bless Unleashed’s PC re-release is proving extremely popular. Publisher Neowiz and developer Round8 Studio have today announced that in less than two weeks since its launch, the free-to-play MMORPG has already been downloaded a whopping one million times. Over on Steam, the game has seen over 75,000 concurrent players regularly, making it one of the client’s most played games.

For those not up to speed, Bless Unleashed is an action-MMORPG set in a sprawling fantasy open-world built in Unreal Engine 4. It was originally launched as “Bless Online” before being scrapped and rebooted as Bless Unleashed. The new version has since launched on Xbox One and PS4 last year, but a PC port has been long in the making and is now obviously being very well received by its playerbase.

The game features deep combo-driven combat mechanics, player customization, along with cooperative (player-versus-enemy) and competitive (player-versus-player) multiplayer modes.

To celebrate its PC launch, Round8 Studio has prepared a special “Welcome Ticket Event,” which offers players the chance to redeem a bunch of cool in-game rewards. The event runs until Aug. 25; full details be found over on the game’s Steam page.

You can check out Bless Unleashed’s PC launch trailer below for a glimpse of the action.

It is Monday, so you know what that means? Yes, another long week of work, school, or just life in general is upon us. Don’t worry too much, though, as we’ve got just the cure for those Monday Blues: Gaming memes.

Whether it is Fortnite, Halo, or Genshin Impact, there is sure to be at least one great gaming meme in here that’ll brighten up your day. So sit back, relax, and enjoy all of the hilarious gaming memes we found from across the internet last week.

Be sure to let us know which ones were your favorites in the comments below. Also, don’t hesitate to leave any other great memes that we may have missed down there to help make us all laugh.

Today Ubisoft hosted the full reveal of the new season for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, titled “Operation Crystal Guard.”

We get to see the new Croatian operator Osa in action, alongside her gadget (the tactical shield Talon-8.) and weaponry.

We also hear about the restructuring of three maps, and more content coming when the operation launches.

The developer is also launching a new Collector’s Case with plenty of goodies to celebrate the sixth year of the game. You can see it in the third video below.

Today Izanagi Games released another trailer of its upcoming escape game/bullet hell shoot ’em up hybrid Yurukill: The Calumniation Games.

The trailer showcases another of the playable characters in the game, ths insufferable Gentoku Omuro. It follows previous trailers that introduced Kagura Kagutsuchi, Raita Yamada, Futa Yamada, Sengoku Shunju, Rina Azami, and the host of the Yurukill Games, Binko.

Gentoku is voiced by Taku Yashiro, which is pretty much perfect since he previously lent his voice to Magnai in Final Fantasy XIV.

If you’re not familiar with the game, it’s written by Homura Kawamoto, whom you may know for creating Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, and by his younger brother, Hikaru Muno.

You can check out the trailer below.

The anticipated next entry in Activision’s Call of Duty franchise, which is called Vanguard, is set to be revealed later this week, Aug. 19. That’s according to a PS Store advert that was discovered by Dualshockers writer Tom Henderson, who took a screenshot before the advert was removed from the store.

BREAKING NEWS: The official PlayStation Store has updated to reveal Call of Duty: Vanguard will be revealed on August 19th. 1:30 PM EST/18:30 BST. #CoDVanguard pic.twitter.com/6ddYIoCRgn

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) August 16, 2021

As has now become standard for Call of Duty games, it will be revealed via Warzone, the incredibly popular free-to-play battle royale spin-off.

Vanguard is being developed by Sledgehammer Games, who assisted in the development of Blacks Ops Cold War and Modern Warfare but whose last solo project was Call of Duty: WW2. During Activision’s latest financial earnings call, chief operating officer Daniel Alegre spoke of his confidence in the upcoming game:

Many popular games are supported by modding communities, but only a select few are used as a platform for projects that totally transform their design. In the case of Bloodborne, one talented developer has finally completed a project that shifts the game’s third-person perspective to first-person, and a new trailer today showcases how incredible it looks.

Garden of Eyes explains in the trailer synopsis that the mod uses the same tools as a Dark Souls III first-person mod by Zullie the Witch. A comment from Zullie explains that “the First Person mod has a storied history, owing to the fact From Software has barely changed their camera from Demon’s Souls all the way to Sekiro, outside of the black sheep, Dark Souls II. In many ways, this is the same mod I created way back in Dark Souls, passed through Dark Souls III and Sekiro, finally snaking its tendrils into Bloodborne.”

Zullie also mentions that plans are in the works to start a first-person Elden Ring project as soon as possible!

As you’ll see below, the work from both Zullie and Garden of Eyes is top-notch. It really does boast a level of qualities that makes it appear more like an official patch than the work of a modding duo.

Those interested in trying it will be pleased to know that The Garden Eyes plans to release the mod in the near future, and, yes, it works in tandem with Lance McDonald’s 60 FPS patch. In the meantime, feast your eyes on the new trailer below.

Today SNK announced the previously-teased guest character coming to Samurai Shodown from the Guilty Gear franchise, and it’s Baiken.

Considering Baiken’s nature and backstory, her inclusion in Samurai Shodown is pretty much unsurprising, and she definitely fits well.

You won’t even need to wait that long for her release, since she’s coming on August 19.

You can check her out in action in the trailer below.

Baiken will be the fourth character of the third season pass following Hibiki Takane, Cham Cham, and Shiro Tokisada Amakusa.

If you’re unfamiliar with Samurai Shodown you can read our review of the PS4 version released a while ago.

Atlus has released another trailer showcasing one of the over 200+ demons that will be included in its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V.

The demon showcased today is Neko Shogun, returning in all of its feline glory.

You can watch the trailer below.

Fans of Mortal Shell have a treat in store next week as publisher Playstack has announced that the game’s anticipated upcoming DLC, The Virtuous Cycle, will be free for players to download over the course of its first five days.

Kiron Ramdewar, Head of PC and Console at Mortal Shell’s publisher Playstack, said in a press release:

“Since we launched Mortal Shell back in August 2020 we have been thinking about how to give our fans something truly special that demonstrates our sincere appreciation for their support.

The Virtuous Cycle Expansion has been packed with content that fans of the genre will love, and provides a new unique way to experience the rich Mortal Shell universe. We can’t wait to see how new and old players will tackle our new roguelike mode when venturing into the depths of Fallgrim”.

If you’re not up to speed with The Virtuous Cycle, here’s the official synopsis:

The Virtuous Cycle reinvents your journey through Fallgrim and beyond as adversaries cycle and shuffle upon each death. Demanding and brutal as ever, now you can never be sure what lies ahead. The new expansion also grants players command over Hadern, once your elusive teacher, now yours to master as Mortal Shell’s fifth possessable Shell. Also available in the DLC is the Axatana, Fallgrim’s most venerable weapon. In your hands the Axatana bends to your will, assembling itself into a supreme heavy axe when the moment calls, and detaching into lightning-fast dual katanas when you desire. Unique movesets for both stances are yours to unlock.

A new trailer for the DLC was included in today’s announcement: