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Earlier today, Xbox revealed in an official blog post that they would be working with the Special Olympics to create the inaugural Gaming for Inclusion Esports Tournament. Set to take place from Sept. 12-14, the event will see these athletes and Unified partners compete in Rocket League, Madden NFL 22, and Forza Motorsport 7 on Xbox.

The winners for each game will then play alongside celebrity supporters of Special Olympics, including NBA superstar Jayson Tatum, NFL legend Jamaal Charles, and WWE Superstars on Sept 18. When commenting on this event, Head of Xbox Social Impact Jenn Panattoni had the following to say:

Spoiler Warning: This article contains details that can be considered spoilers for main stories that happen in the following video games. If you consider the knowledge that a game has a twist a spoiler itself, and are worried about that, we don’t recommend reading this article.

A good, jaw-dropping twist is an important piece of storytelling, and video games are no exception. Sure, the gameplay is king, but there’s nothing that instigates an impassioned freak out more than a plot development you hadn’t dreamed of seeing unfold.

So, that leads to an important question: what are some of the most iconic twists in video game history? What moments made you jump out of your chair, nearly choke on whatever food or beverage you have, and hastily call up your friends out of both excitement and confusion? What plot twists truly made you feel truly alive, you know? Let’s kick the tires and get right into it!

Season 9 has come and gone, so it’s time to read up on all the changes coming to Apex Legends Season 10. Emergence is adding more map changes, a new gun, a new ranked mode, and of course, a new Legend. Here’s everything you need to know.

New Legend: Seer

Everything New in Apex Legends Season 10

Obi Edolasim is the new Legend this season, and he’s known as Seer in the Apex Games and Arenas. In fact, Arenas is where he got his start while building his fanbase. He joins the roster as he makes the transition to the Games.

Welcome to the second week of Season 10, Legends. Along with the new week, a surprise Apex Legends Flash Event concerning the Arenas mode has begun. Yes, there are absolutely rewards to be earned. The event promises another week starting next Tuesday with a new prize track but you can probably expect just about the same challenges/prizes.

But, before we get to the prize track, you should probably know what to expect when it comes to the Flash Event challenges required to progress.

• Play 2 matches in Arenas for 100 points (second tier is 5 matches for another 100 points)
• Get 10 knockdowns in Arenas for 100 points (second tier is 20 knockdowns for another 100 points)
• Deal 3000 damage in Arenas for 200 points (second tier is 5000 damage for another 100 points)
• Win 5 rounds of Arenas for 200 points
• Win 1 match of Arenas for 200 points

Completing every one of these daily reoccurring challenges earns you 1100 points, while this week’s prize track caps out at 3000 points.

Today Paradox Interactive released an extensive video providing an update about the upcoming strategy game, Victoria 3.

The video features the developers as they discuss a few topics focusing on the political aspects of the game, interest groups, laws, and institutions.

Of course, we also learn how these aspects will also interact with each other.

You can watch it below.

Victoria 3 has been announced back in May, and it’s coming at some unspecified point in the future for PC via Steam, Game Pass (for PC), and Paradox’s own store.

Below you can read an official description if you need a refresher.

“The railroad and the telegraph. Steamships and the birth of flight. Mass conscription, emancipation, and the campaign for women’s rights. The Victorian Age saw a world transformed by new technology, new philosophies, and new ways of doing politics. This tumultuous century springs to new life in Victoria 3, a grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio.

Today Gamuzumi announced that it will release the fourth chapter of the visual novel series Sakura Succubus on consoles in a few days.

The game will release in North America, Europe, and Japan for PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch on August 19, including support for English, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Chinese subtitles.

The game, originally developed by Winged Cloud, is already available on Steam and follows the release of the third chapter a couple of months ago.

You can find a trailer and a gallery of images below.

Third-party developers have shared a number of new reveals for add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

First of all, we get three new screenshots of Fenix’s Airbus A320, showcasing an Easyjet livery and a fetching view from the cockpit.

The screenshots were shared on the developer’s Discord server.

After a week’s delay, Riot Games is finally ready to unveil Patch 3.03, though it’s hardly much to get excited about if you were after meaningful changes. The anticipated changes to Yoru, for example, have been delayed indefinitely, and the only Agent change is for Viper, whose Pitt formation has now been reverted to around her body, rather than on her crosshair placement.

Elsewhere, Radianite boxes can now also be wall banged from all angles, while new crosshair profiles mean you can finally save your favorite designs instead of having to enter them manually each time.

But without a doubt, the most exciting new features coming to Valorant are ones that haven’t quite made it into Patch 3.03 but have been discovered by dataminers, such as ValorLeaks.

Apart from the fact that Act 1 of Episode 3 has been extended by two weeks, which may come as a welcome surprise to those miles off completing the battle pass, there’s a new tournament mode coming to Valorant. Given how robust it seems, I’m assuming that Riot would be making a bigger deal of it if it were just around the corner, meaning it isn’t likely isn’t set to arrive for some time, possibly beyond the launch of Act 2 in September. Here’s what ValorLeaks uncovered:

Tournaments are coming VALORANT! | #VALORANT

> Compete in a high stakes tournament mode against other teams to earn super cool prizes. Tournaments are every other weekend with timetables listed below. Get started by verifying your identity and then creating or joining a team!

Microsoft’s second official ID@Xbox indie showcase has just finished airing on Twitch, revealing a boatload of exciting new titles fans can expect from up-and-coming developers and publishers in the industry. So sit back and relax, as we’ve got everything you need to know about the ID@Xbox indie showcase and more right down below.

Lightyear Frontier

ID@Xbox Indie Showcase

Farming and simulation fans are in for a treat with this one, as Lightyear Frontier looks to revolutionize the genre, coupling mechs and a narrative-driven mystery in with crafting, resource management, and base building while supporting four-player co-op. Keep an eye out for this one when it comes to early access Xbox and PC in 2022.

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Nintendo has announced that its next Indie World showcase of 2021 is coming, and the wait won’t be long for it either. The latest Indie World showcase will occur tomorrow, Aug. 11 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET.

The showcase tomorrow is planned to last around 20 minutes and will shine a light on a myriad of indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch in the near future.

After 13 years since its last release, Shining Force will be making a comeback with a brand new mobile game. The upcoming installment in the Sega series will be making its way to smartphones during the first half of 2022.

According to 4Gamer, a new Shining Force title is being developed by Hive, a Japanese branch of South Korean smartphone developer Vespa. The game is called Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness, which is what it roughly translates to from the original Japanese title.

A statement from Hive says that the company is bringing back Shining Force after partnering up with Sega to develop a new game under the classic title’s IP. The game will be made available in the US, Europe, and parts of Asia in 2022. 

Mass Effect Legendary Edition introduced a lot of pretty awesome quality of life improvements, as it fixed elevator load times, improved combat, and upgraded the game’s overall visual quality. Arguably one of the coolest additions to the game, though, is the brand new photo mode that got added.

We’ve already highlighted a number of awesome photos to come out of this brand new feature, but one fan has decided to take it a step further. Instead of just documenting their journey through the first game by showing off their pictures, a Redditor by the name of Dag-N7 posted an entire gallery booklet that they created using photo mode.

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, Futa Yamada. It follows previous trailers that introduced, Sengoku Shunju, Rina Azami, and the host of the Yurukill Games, Binko.

He’s voiced by Subaru Kimura, whom you may be familiar with for voicing Aced in Kingdom Hearts III and Bito Daisukenojo in The World Ends With You.

If you’re not familiar with it, the game is 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.

Type-moon released a brand new trailer of its upcoming fighting game Melty Blood: Type Lumina, which will soon launch both in Japan and in the west.

The trailer focuses on one of the playable characters, Hisui. Interestingly, it appears that she can be played on her own, on top of as a tag team with Kohaku.

You can check it out below alongside an official description of the characters from the developer.

Hisui

“A maid for the Tohno family, responsible for household chores (except cooking) and taking care of Shiki.
She is Kohaku’s younger twin. Unlike her sister, she is known for wearing more modern, non-traditional clothing.
Her quiet nature makes her true feelings difficult to read, and her formal way of speaking has led Shiki to see her as being rather mechanical. Her fighting skills are not quite on the same level as her sister, but she holds her own well enough.”

Earlier today, Dotemu announced in a press release that Windjammers 2 will be coming to the PS4 and PS5 at the same time as the PC, Switch, and Stadia versions. On top of that, the PlayStation versions of Windjammers 2 will be included in the beta testing for this new game that launches later this year.

The beta for Windjammers 2 opens up to PS4, PS5, and PC (Steam) players tomorrow (Aug. 11) at 3 PM CEST (9 AM Eastern). Players on the three platforms will be able to try out the upcoming game until Aug. 22. As of right now, it appears that the Switch and Stadia are not being included in this beta.

Players who want to check out the Windjammers 2 beta on one of the PlayStation consoles will be able to enjoy cross-play across the consoles generations. However, PC players won’t be able to compete against anyone but other people who are checking out the beta on PC.

Each beta will have its own leaderboards and at least four stages. As it was mentioned in the release, “Athletes can face off in online ranked play across courts spanning a sandy beach, roaring stadium, rowdy ring, or a towering rooftop complete with shot-deflecting bumpers.”

The Windjammers 2 beta will let players pick from at least four different characters, each with their own pros and cons. Here are all of the characters mentioned in Dotemu’s release:

The agile and newbie-friendly Steve Miller, the well-balanced Biaggi, the incredibly swift series newcomer Sophie de Lys, and the now-confirmed, tanklike returning star Gary Scott.

Every once in a while a horror game sneaks its way onto the scene with little to no fanfare, and the latest title to do exactly this is Tormented Souls.

Developed in tandem by two indie studios, Dual Effect and Abstract Digital, and published by UK-based company, PQube, Tormented Souls is an old-school, fixed-camera survival horror experience inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone In The Dark games.

Today, we not only got a new cinematic trailer showcasing the horror title in action, but we also received a concrete release date, too. Specifically, Tormented Souls will be launching on 27 August across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam for a retail price of $19.99/£16.99. Go ahead and feast your eyes on the eerie new cinematic trailer down below:

Clearly, classic survival horror seems to be the order of the day. Creepy fixed camera angles, shadowy corridors and gothic imagery suggest Tormented Souls may well be a scary time worth keeping an eye on. One thing’s for sure: Those monster designs are pretty awesome (read: horrible), which is always a good thing, right?

Following the release of version 2.0 of Genshin Impact and its new region, Inazuma, MiHoYo launched a new trailer introducing one of the new characters made available today.

We get the introduction to the gameplay of Yoimiya, a talented pyrotechnician also known as the “queen of the summer festival.” This time around, we get a detailed intro to her gameplay, on top of her previous trailer and the first one.

You can check her out below and see if she charms you.

Here’s how she’s briefly described officially.

“The fireworks that embody people’s wishes are eternal like the moonlight and ever-rising like the sun. Just like the sparkles twinkling in the girl’s eyes.”

Ever since it was released in Japan on July 9, 2021, the Tokyo Revengers live-action movie has been absolutely dominating the box office. According to a report from Famitsu, the film has exceeded the box office revenue of 3.2 billion yen and the number of spectators of 2.4 million

All of this data comes as of Aug. 9, 2021, meaning that there is still plenty more revenue to come for Tokyo Revengers live-action movie, especially as it is scheduled to be released outside Japan such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Based on the popular manga and anime series of the same name, the film’s story is described as followed:

Watching the news, Takemichi Hanagaki learns that his girlfriend from way back in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, has died. The only girlfriend he ever had was just killed by a villainous group known as the Tokyo Manji Gang. He lives in a crappy apartment with thin walls, and his six-years-younger boss treats him like an idiot. Plus, he’s a complete and total virgin … At the height of his rock-bottom life, he suddenly time-leaps twelve years back to his middle school days!! To save Hinata, and change the life he spent running away, hopeless part-timer Takemichi must aim for the top of Kanto’s most sinister delinquent gang!!

There is still no word on whether Tokyo Revengers live-action movie will be headed to the west in the form of an English Dub or Sub, but we will be sure to keep you posted. In the meantime, be sure to check out all of the other Tokyo Revengers and anime-based content we’ve got for you down below.

Today Bandai Namco announced that its upcoming cross-generation JRPG Tales of Arise is getting a demo, and it’s coming soon.

The demo will be released on August 18 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and will feature battle tutorials, camping, cooking, skits, and subquests, culminating in a battle against a powerful boss.

In order to wet your appetite, you can check out a few screenshots of the demo below.

Atlus has released a new 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 Cait Sith, another returning demon who has been part of the series for a long time.

In a recent press release from Sony Pictures Entertainment, it was announced that the eight-month-long process of acquiring Crunchyroll from AT&T through Funimation was complete. At the nontrivial cost of $1.175 billion, Crunchyroll is now officially a part of Funimation.

As of right now, both subscription services remain active as their own streaming services, but CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Tony Vinciquerra, made it clear that their goal is to have a single subscription service when it comes to anime, “Our goal is to create a unified anime subscription experience as soon as possible.” Despite that, no timetables or pricing options were mentioned in the release.

And Sony Group Corporation CEO, Kenichiro Yoshida, talked about their company’s excitement over the deal.

“Anime is a rapidly growing medium that enthralls and inspires emotion among audiences around the globe. The alignment of Crunchyroll and Funimation will enable us to get even closer to the creators and fans who are the heart of the anime community.  We look forward to delivering even more outstanding entertainment that fills the world with emotion through anime.”

The other interesting wrinkle in this whole situation is how it’ll impact the anime that Crunchyroll streams via HBO Max. There was no mention of how or even if the deal between AT&T and Sony would have an impact on the handful of anime series featured on HBO’s streaming service.

When I had the opportunity to play Hades for review last year, it felt like the culmination of everything Supergiant Games had done up to that point. The wonderful voice acting, the beautiful and distinct art style, a strong narrative direction, and most importantly, fast-paced action gameplay that could keep you hooked for easily a hundred hours and more. Hades felt like a nearly flawless iteration of the rogue-lite genre, and the PlayStation and Xbox releases are just another reminder of that.

I’ve spent the past week or so checking out the PS5 build of the game, and yeah, it’s just as good as I remember it.

The first thing you’ll notice is how snappy the load times are. Just like pretty much every other game that runs on the PS5, Hades makes good use of the internal SSD to make the load times feel practically non-existent. Indeed, whenever I boot up the game, I’m taken to the main menu and into my save file within a matter of seconds. It’s certainly on par with the load times I get on my PC, and that’s pretty nice.

There is one important thing to note about these versions of the game, though. While the PC and Switch versions support cross-save, allowing you to carry over your progress between platforms seamlessly, that feature does not exist on PlayStation and Xbox due to technical complications. It’s unclear whether that’ll ever change, but it’s something to consider if you’re thinking about double-dipping on Hades.

TodayAniplex revealed new images of the upcoming Demon Slayer game Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles.

First of all, we get to see a brand new piece of key artwork featuring some of the heroes and heroines of the game designed by animation studio Ufotable.

On top of that, we get more screenshots of the story-driven Tsuzumi Mansion part of the game.

You can check them all out below.

F1 2021 has had a bit of a rocky launch period with various bugs and gameplay issues popping up, especially in the PS5 version. Just last month, developing studio Codemasters released a patch that removed ray tracing from the PS5 build to help with stability issues.

They quickly released another patch to enable it again, but just this week, they’ve pushed out yet another patch to remove another key feature in the PS5 version. This time around, 3D audio has been disabled in the PS5 build, as players have found that the sound of their own car would sometimes get drowned out by the background noise of other nearby cars.

The patch notes are pretty extensive and you can check them out here, and Codemasters have also stated that 3D audio will be restored once those audio issues have been resolved.

F1 2021 is now available on PC and consoles.

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Today Mistwalker released two trailers for the upcoming part 2 of the JRPG Fantasian.

The second part of the game will be made available on Apple Arcade between August 13 and August 14 depending on where you live.

It’s worth mentioning that Fantasian is the newest JRPG created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, known as the father of the Final Fantasy series.

You can check the trailers out below.

Originally released back in 2018, Darksiders III is a fast-paced and frenetic action game in which you play as Fury, who is tasked with hunting down the seven deadly sins. And now, three years later, THQ Nordic has finally announced that the game will be coming to the Switch next month as well.

The game will be getting both a digital and physical release on Sept. 30.

“Players return to an apocalyptic planet Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash action-adventure where players take on the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Charred Council calls upon FURY to battle from the heights of heaven down through the depths of hell in a quest to restore the balance between good and evil and prove that she is the fiercest of the FOUR HORSEMEN.
FURY is a mage, her form evolving throughout gameplay and with it, her powers and weaponry. The expansive Darksiders III game world is presented as an open-ended, living, free-form planet Earth, dilapidated by war and decay, and overrun by nature. FURY will traverse back and forth between environments, battling other-worldly creatures and unlocking puzzles while advancing the Darksiders story.“

Darksiders III is now available on PC and consoles, and will release on Switch on Sept. 30.

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When playing a game, it can be easy to miss some Easter eggs or well-hidden messages the developers may have added for those willing to look for them. Sometimes it’s not just one little tidbit of information that creates these video game fan theories, but a paper trail that can lead to a wealth of hidden knowledge that, once you put the pieces together, changes your perception of the whole game.

Here are four video game fan theories that change the way we look at these games entirely.

In the world of Attack on Titan, you’ve got to be pretty athletic and competitive if you hope to survive. As such, it makes complete sense that someone would think to make crossover art with this anime and the 2020 Olympic games.

In a post to the ShingekiNoKyoji Subreddit, a user by the name of Shadyhades showed off work by Carmen.leeeee’s work that turns Attack on Titan characters in Olympians. As you can see in the post below, Erin is a football player, Misaka is a volleyball star, Armin shreds at surfing, and Annie is a standout in rhythmic gymnastics.

That isn’t all, though, as Carmen.leeeee’s official Instagram shows off some sketches of Marely as well, including Bertholdt Hoover as a pole vaulting gold medalist and Piek as a runner. There are also some other posts that crossover Attack on Titan with the Olympics, which you can see right here.

Today Microsoft and PlayGround Games revealed a lot of new gameplay of the upcoming racing game Forza Horizon 5.

We get to take a good look at the Toyota GR Supra and its customization, some exploration of a desert, on top of a race in the middle of the town of Mulege.

You can enjoy it below. Incidentally, the game was showcased running on Xbox Series X.

We also get to see the map that was then shared on Twitter. Incidentally, we hear that the game’s map is 50% bigger compared to Forza Horizon 4.

If you’ve had a hankering for more Overcooked, then we may have some great news for you. Indeed, the BAFTA award winning UK-based studio, Ghost Town Games, has dropped a ton of new content today to celebrate the title’s original launch back in 2016.

The new Birthday Party update is available to download right now on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC. Specifically, the new patch will introduce five new birthday themed levels, a new Tabby Cat chef, a recipe to make a cup of tea, and an “in-game Switcheroo mechanic where living playing cards stalk the levels transporting players across the kitchen.”

A brand new trailer released earlier today outlining some of the newly added features that’ll be introduced in the latest update. Feel free to check it out down below:

As you can see, there’s a lot of cool content being added to the popular cooking sim to celebrate the game’s five year anniversary, so it’ll be definitely worth a revisit if you’re in the mood for some couch co-op mayhem.

There are few franchises more beloved and synonymous with Playstation than Final Fantasy. As such, it isn’t too surprising that there are plenty of trophy hunters out there that would do their best to master every game in the series by collecting every single trophy. Still, Rebourne07’s recent accomplishment is rather impressive.

In a Reddit post to the gaming subreddit, the user showed off a screenshot of the PSN profile, revealing that they are the first person in the world to have unlocked every Final Fantasy trophy. One look at their profile shows that they have indeed managed this feat.

Though the scariest thing of all is having to deal with life’s myriad challenges as we grow older and older, the next best thing is scaring yourself silly from the comfort and safety of your living room with a well-crafted horror game. With that in mind, we thought that now would be a good time to run down five iconic horror game franchises that are pure nightmare fuel. So, why not come join us… if you dare!

One Piece fans know that the series is home to some pretty amazing fight scenes, boasting lots of swords, guns, naval combat, and unique powers amidst them. Very few scenes are as epic as the clash between Oden and Kaido Dragon in the WANO Arc, though.

To celebrate this amazing scene, the talented folks over at Woodart Vietnam have crafted a wooden sculpture of the scene. As you can see in the video down below, the end result of this 45-day labor of art is pretty amazing.

At the moment, there is no way to buy the Oden vs Kaido Dragon wood art, but the creators assure that they will be available soon. In the meantime, there are plenty of other One Piece sculptures that you can check out from them right here. Just know that these sculptures aren’t cheap if you’re looking to get one for yourself. In total, one of these bad boys will cost you anywhere from $250 to $6,000 at the time of writing this.

It’s Monday, which means that many of us are headed back to work until the weekend. Don’t worry, though, simply because you’re working doesn’t mean your week shouldn’t be filled with some fun and laughter in the form of some hilarious gaming memes.

From Call of Duty to GTA, these are just a handful of the best gaming memes we found from last week from across the internet. 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 third-party developers had a lot of new assets to share about upcoming airport add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

We start with FlyTampa that showcased a screenshot of Athens International Airport (LGAV).

As the largest international hub in Greece, serving the country’s capital, this is certainly a very relevant upcoming release from a top-rated developer.

Incidentally, the image was used to update the developer’s Facebook cover photo, which usually means the airport is close to release.

The incredibly popular Venture Bros. series, originally tied to Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, will be making its HBO Max debut this week on Friday, Aug. 13. Caught by Swimpedia, the new commercial not only reveals the date that HBO Max will begin allowing subscribers to watch Venture Bros., but that there will also be a marathon tonight, Aug, 9, on Adult Swim to celebrate.

Though the Venture Bros. animated series was cancelled by Adult Swim and WarnerMedia, all parties seem to have come together again along with HBO this time in order to not only get the episodes on HBO Max, but also produce a feature-length movie as well.

This is in addition to new original movies within the Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Metalocalypse franchises as well. The three shows are arguably three of the most popular, iconic, and important shows ever featured on Adult Swim, so as long as the showrunners, fans, and executives all have an appetite for more, it’s not a total shock that more content would be on the way.

Humankind is about a week and a half away, and Amplitude Studios and Sega are ratcheting up the marketing and hype before the big release. The game’s latest trailer titled: The Scale of Humankind, is aimed directly at showing off how different each game can be.

The trailer touts 60 historical cultures and over 1 million unique civilizations. I’m not a Humankind expert, so I’m not entirely sure how it gets to 1 million unique civilizations, but I have to imagine that is achieved through customization tweaks of some kind.

Humankind is going to have 129 different units, ten different terrain/biomes, 45 different animals, 93 researchable technologies, and lots of customization options for your leader.

The upcoming 4X strategy game draws a lot of comparisons to Civilization as Humankind, visually, looks very similar to one another and they both occupy the same genre. However, after going hands-on with Humankind, there are definitely some key differences that can be gleaned out, such as your culture/civilization evolving more organically (rather than locking yourself into one, and some unique gameplay features such as actually having to hunt for your food early on.

Today, UK-based developer Ninja Theory has announced that its acclaimed psychological action-adventure game, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, will be receiving a new update that will improve its visuals and performance on Xbox Series X|S.

That’s right, the new upgrade will leverage the extra graphical and processing grunt of next-gen Xbox consoles and will allow players to experience the game in all its psychosis-inducing glory. Specifically, the latest patch – which is available to download now – will add enhanced visual fidelity and DirectX ray-tracing, as well as introducing a new resolution mode, which will presumably feature 4K support.

Interestingly, this new update coincides with the game’s four year anniversary. Accompanying the recent announcement is a freshly cut trailer outlining the newly added optimizations on Xbox Series X|S. Go ahead and check out said trailer down below:

Netflix will soon start streaming the Witcher animated film titled The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, and today we get a new trailer.

The trailer shows more of the cartoon’s protagonist, Geralt of Rivia’s old friend and mentor Vesemir, in a much younger and snazzier guise.

We also get to see more of the cast of characters that we’ll meet while watching the animated film that will delve in the past of the popular franchise made famous by the games by CD Projekt RED.

You can watch it below and enjoy an older teaser trailer on top of the second.

Below you can read a brief official description from Netflix itself (which misidentifies it as an “anime,” but there’s no Japanese involvement in this production).

“The world of “The Witcher” expands in this 2D anime film that explores a powerful new threat facing the Continent.”

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 Melchizedek, another returning demon who has been part of the series for a long time.