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Fortnite is getting ready for its next big event with another big-time artist. The three-day music festival titled Rift Tour was announced by Epic Games and is scheduled for Aug. 6-8.

Fortnite announced the Rift Tour on Epic Games’ official website, giving players a chance to partake in another musical event. The game will have five shows in the next three days featuring a “record-breaking superstar.” Players can get access to the event once they register in-game and schedule the days and times that they plan on attending through the Rift Tour tab in the game menu.

Epic Games does suggest to fans that they must arrive an hour before showtime. The playlist for the tour should be live and accessible 30 minutes before the show. Fortnite also shared a tweet announcing the big event that drops in about a week.

Today Izanagi Games reached out with a press release to provide an update about the upcoming escape game/bullet hell shoot ’em up hybrid Yurukill: The Calumniation Games.

The game, which was initially scheduled for 2020 and then delayed to this year, has been delayed again. It’ll now release in the spring of 2022 for PS5, PS4, PC via Steam, and Switch.

Below you can check out a new character reveal for Binko on top of Sengoku Shunji and Rina Azami.

We also get a glimpse at the story of Yurukill: The Calumniation Games.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD was released earlier this month, and as far as remasters go, it’s a great effort.

Several big changes were made to the game, including an entirely new control scheme to allow for button controls instead of mandatory motion controls. In addition to enhanced visuals and audio, there are also plenty of quality-of-life improvements that weren’t present in the original game.

Although Skyward Sword HD is a standout game with more positives than negatives, there are still several things that annoyed me while playing it. Some of these could have been straightforward changes, while others would have taken a lot more time and effort to fix.

In any case, here are five things I still hate about Skyward Sword HD that I wish could have been different.

Earlier today Entertainment Weekly (Christian Holub) published an exclusive first look at the upcoming Disney+ program, Hawkeye. The article talked about the introduction of Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to the MCU and featured a couple of informational tidbits via Jeremy Renner.

But first here’s a quick rundown for the uninitiated in the world of the MCU. Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) aka Hawkeye is one of the founding members of the Avengers, a group of superheroes that protect the Earth from certain destruction.

Fast forward to today, and a few members of the old band have moved on or been killed off like Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), and Captain America (Chris Evans). These former members of the Earth’s mightiest heroes are now passing the torch to the next generation, and it looks like a new sharpshooter is stepping into the ring.

But first, Hawkeye will need to impart all of the knowledge he has to Kate Bishop. Apparently, Bishop is just a massive fan of Hawkeye, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they always get along. As Renner puts it, “She has a wonderfully annoying and equally charming manner about her, because she’s such a fangirl of Hawkeye.”

Despite Bishop’s fangirling over the Avenger’s best (and only) archer, Renner explains that surface-level characterization grows deeper as the series goes on. He also mentions that, “…the biggest problem for Clint is Kate Bishop and the onslaught of problems that she brings into his life.” It’s currently unclear exactly what Renner is referencing, but it will likely become apparent as the story unfolds.

In his latest YouTube video, Ninja explains why he feels the UFOs introduced in Chapter 2 Season 7 have been ruining the Fortnite experience.

After being abducted into one of the Abductor UFOs that fly overhead a few named locations on the map each match, Ninja talks about how the Vault Orbs that players need to collect in the time limit are making it far too easier to have an incredibly powerful loadout.

After a rather disappointing performance in the mothership mini-game with his teammate CouRageJD where the pair only managed to get ‘Uncommon Vault Tier Access,’ Ninja talks about the problem with the minigame and the rewards you get.

“You don’t have to do it, but like dude, if we got the gold bro, we would have had a full gold loadout and it’s disgusting.”

While Ninja makes a valid point regarding just how many legendary rarity containers players get access to if they’re able to get all five Vault Orbs in the mini-game, this only happens once per match, and it can be difficult to obtain all five of orbs when competing with other teams.

For fans of iconic British sci-fi TV series, Doctor Who, we may have some bad news for you. According to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, Jodie Whittaker – the 13th Doctor, and the first ever female to play the titular Time Lord – is set to step down from her lead role. In addition to this news, long-time showrunner Chris Chibnall is also bowing out from the popular time-bending franchise.

Thankfully, there’s still a six-part series which will air later this year, as well as a trio of Doctor Who specials scheduled to drop in autumn 2022. In other words, at least both Whittaker and Chibnall will be able to give fans a final swansong before they officially leave the show.

Interestingly, Jodie Whittaker made a statement to THR looking back at her experience acting in Doctor Who, saying:

My heart is so full of love for this show, for the team who make it, for the fans who watch it and for what it has brought to my life. And I cannot thank Chris enough for entrusting me with his incredible stories. We knew that we wanted to ride this wave side by side, and pass on the baton together. So here we are, weeks away from wrapping on the best job I have ever had. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to express what this role has given me. I will carry the Doctor and the lessons I’ve learnt forever.

I know change can be scary and none of us know what’s out there. That’s why we keep looking. Travel hopefully. The universe will surprise you. Constantly.

Clearly, Whittaker sounds like she had a blast playing the eponymous Time Lord, and looks back fondly on her time-travelling TARDIS days.

Earlier today, a brand new teaser for the upcoming anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 gave fans a glimpse into what they can expect from the feature, including a reveal that Megumi Ogata is voicing Yuta Otobone. You can check out the trailer below.

While brief, the video does give us some insight into the relationship between the characters on screen, as well as what can be expected for the tone of JuJutsu Kaisen 0. This news came directly from the official website, featuring input from the original author, Gege Akutami, as well.

When talking about Yuta Otoko’s voice, Akutami said “It is neutral, soft, and kind, and there is also a large range of emotional fluctuations and heads.” He also mentioned that he felt Megumi Ogata was the ideal example of who should play the character when thinking of who should play the character.

Like the show, the film will derive its source material straight from the manga, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which was released earlier this year. Viz Media provided the following description of its story:

If you’ve ever been impressed by the longevity of the visual effects in Star Wars and Jurassic Park, then you can thank renowned VFX artist Phil Tippett, whose work was instrumental in bringing George Lucas’ space opera and Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur drama to life. Now, after 30 years of work, he’s bringing his own dreams to life, revealing a debut trailer for his stop motion animation sci-fi horror feature film, Mad God.

As you can see in the trailer above, the upcoming film features some impressive and terrifying stop motion artwork, depicting plenty of horrific and beautiful scenes. According to an interview with Variety, Mad God was funded in large part by a Kickstarter campaign, has no describable plot, and almost drove Tippett insane.

Despite the lack of info concerning a plot, Tippett did unveil plenty of interesting information, including an explanation into the world of Mad God.

Between its awesome cinematic reveal and a very compelling gameplay trailer last year, South Korean developer Pearl Abyss’s Crimson Desert looks like one of the most promising upcoming MMORPGs in years. Unfortunately, though, we’re going to have to wait a little longer for its release. The studio has explained in a Tweet today that Crimson Desert has been delayed until further notice; no new launch date or window was specified.

The reason for its delay is simply explained as the team deciding it needs to “dedicate more time to adding new ideas for an even deeper, more enriching game.” It states that a new launch date will be disclosed at some point in the future. You can read the full message below.

An important message from the #CrimsonDesert team: pic.twitter.com/pKJPBNyW3P

— Crimson Desert (@CrimsonDesert_) July 29, 2021

While it isn’t likely to take much of the edge off today’s disappointing news, check out the beautiful screenshots of Crimson Desert that were revealed following its gameplay trailer back at The Game Awards last year if you haven’t already. There were also two videos released subsequently that include developer commentary and provide a decent overview of the game, which you can watch here.

Following today’s reveal, Bandai Namco released a trailer of its upcoming cross-generation JRPG Tales of Arise.

The trailer focuses on the characters and on some of the “adventure” features of the game including camping, cooking, fishing, and more.

You can check it out below alongside a video from the Japanese side of Bandai Namco showing more camping.

The official Pokemon YouTube channel has released a trailer showcasing a free content update that will soon be making its way to New Pokemon Snap. This update will add new three new areas to the game as well as a bunch of extra Pokemon to take photos of.

In the first half of the trailer, we get a montage of all of the greatest moments that are currently in the game, and the Pokemon Company thanks us for all of the memories we’ve created. Then, the trailer transitions to the upcoming content, and we get to see a glimpse of the new courses and Pokemon we can expect to encounter.

One of the new areas is the lush Mightywide River with both day and night cycles with Pokemon such as Tropius, Feraligatr, and Gyarados. Another new area within the nature park takes you through Secret Side Path and shrinks down your NEO-ONE vehicle to become incredibly tiny, so Pokemon like Shroomish seem huge in comparison.

The final new area seems like a canyon-type course called the Barren Badlands, where there are geysers and gas-spewing swamps. We see Pokemon like Swallot here.

We also spotted some additional popular Pokemon in the trailer such as Psyduck, Rockruff, and Snorlax in these new areas. It seems like there will be at least 20 new Pokemon added in total for us to take photographs of.

This content update for New Pokemon Snap will release in just a few days on August 3. It will be available to download for free. New Pokemon Snap is available for the Nintendo Switch right now, and you can read our review of the game right here.

You can watch the free content update trailer in its entirety below; see how many new Pokemon you can spot.

Madden 22 is right around the corner, and EA Sports is steadily providing more and more details on the game in new trailers and teasers ahead of the game’s release on Aug. 20. The reveal of which players are joining the 99 Club in Madden 22 is a big deal, and today, it’s Jalen Ramsey’s turn to join.

The Los Angeles Rams cornerback hasn’t ever been a part of the 99 Club before, so EA surprised him with a special delivery to his home to let him know that he made it in.

So far, the players in the Madden 22 99 Club include Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Devante Adams, and of course, Jalen Ramsey.

You can check out the video for yourself right here:

If you’re looking to see more of what’s coming in Madden 22, you can also check out the deep dive video that EA Sports released just last month. It details a number of the game’s important features that players can expect to see when the newest Madden installment launches next month.

Set in late 19th century Japan and Britain, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is so far removed from the main series in terms of time period that you’d be forgiven for excluding it from the series’ canon entirely. Along with introducing players to a whole new cast of characters, setting the games in a different time period also gives Capcom the creative leeway to experiment with new ideas and mechanics. And this is where Sherlock Holmes comes in. I mean, Herlock Sholmes.

While he is just a supporting character as Ryunosuke and Susato take the main stage, Herlock Sholmes plays an important part in all of your investigations throughout the course of Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. We often see him portrayed as a master of deduction in various other games and media, and that’s no different here. Except, while he may appear as an infallible galaxy brain-style thinker in other mediums, he’s been knocked down a peg or two in the Ace Attorney universe.

Whenever Herlock and Ryunosuke encounter a witness who’s clearly hiding something, the former immediately launches into a segment he calls the Logic and Reasoning Spectacular. During this comical segment, he flips his cap and snaps his fingers while presenting his theories and observations about said character, and draws conclusions from there.

Today Bandai Namco showcased a lot of gameplay and new screenshots of the upcoming cross-generation JRPG Tales of Arise, presented by brand producer Yusuke Tomizawa himself.

We start by taking a look at the intermission skits that happen during camping, followed by a look at how costumes and accessories will actually appear within skits this time around since they’re rendered in 3D.

Next, we get a good look at fishing and cooking, on top of more battle gameplay featuring Kisara.

Bandai Namco then showcased the Looking for an Owl feature that prompts you to search Hootle’s friends in the world and receive rewards. The last look at gameplay showcases artifacts.

We also get a good look at the costume packs that come with the special editions in new screenshots,

We hear from Tomizawa-san that DLC are also planned (there is also a plan to sell the bonus costumes showcased below separately). The size of the game is comparable with Tales of Berseria. Bandai Namco is also considering whether to provide a demo to the public. More information about that may be revealed at a late date.

You can see all the footage and images below, with the video set at the correct timings. We also get an interview with composer Motoi Sakuraba focusing on the music.

Atlus has released one more video within its series of daily trailers focusing on the over 200+ demons of its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V.

The Ascent on PC

December 2020 brought with it one of the biggest disappointments in recent video game history. CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 promised us a futuristic, cyberpunk universe, teeming with things to see and do. Performance problems aside, it somewhat delivered on this vision, but it still left many with a bitter taste in their mouths. Seven months later and the dust has settled, and now it’s the turn of Neon Giant’s The Ascent to try its hand at satiating our cyberpunk cravings.

I’ll note now that, for the vast majority of my time with The Ascent, I played in single-player. The game does allow for co-op multiplayer both with friends and strangers online, but due to low player numbers during the review period, playing online multiplayer proved to be incredibly difficult. As such, the opinions and criticisms shared in this review are largely based on my time exploring Veles solo.

Taking place in the cyberpunk world of Veles, you’re an ‘indentured’ citizen. Essentially a slave to a corporation with little to no rights, you live your life down on the lower levels of this towering, layered world. The more affluent and ‘free’ people live at the top, and both your affluency and social standing are lower the further down you are. Corporations battle it out for control of technological assets across Veles, and it just so happens ‘The Ascent Group’ has recently shutdown for unknown reasons, putting the survival of your district at risk. With your (and many others’) life on the line, you embark on a new mission to find out what caused this sudden downfall.

Today Koei Tecmo officially revealed the western localization of the upcoming Blue Reflection sequel Blue Reflection Tie, titled Blue Reflection: Second Light in English.

We get to take a look at the first English trailer and a large batch of screenshots and artwork. On top of that, Koei Tecmo also announced the release date, which will be on November 9. 2021 for both North America and Europe, just over a couple of weeks after the Japanese one on October 21.

The platforms will be the same, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

You can enjoy the assets below.

CrossCode is an indie RPG from Radical Fish Games and Deck13 Interactive. It was released on PC a few years back before making its way to consoles, and became an instant hit among those who gave it a shot. It takes place in the world of an MMORPG, and you’ll get to solve Zelda-style puzzles and fight enemies in a fast-paced action combat system.

The SNES style graphics are clean and really help to make the game pop, and the developers have just announced that its big DLC, titled A New Home, will be releasing for consoles on Aug. 5. You can check out the trailer down below.

The DLC was released for PC earlier this year, but console players will finally have a chance to check it out for themselves next week. Here are the key features:

• Fresh Content which will entertain players for about 8 – 10 hours
• The biggest dungeon in the history of CrossCode
• New challenging enemies and bossfights
• New music tracks
• And of course: The final chapter of the Raid.

CrossCode is now available on PC and consoles.

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Developer Ember Labs has announced that its upcoming action-adventure game, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, has been delayed to a new September 21 release date.

The news comes via a tweet from the official Ember Labs Twitter account, citing “extra time… to ensure the best experience possible”, as the cause for delay.

The full statement reads:

“We have made the difficult decision to delay the release of Kena until September 21st to polish the game across all platforms. The team has been working extremely hard and we feel the extra time is critical to ensure the best experience possible. We know many of you are eager to play and we appreciate your patience as the team continues to work on delivering the best version of Kena. Thank you for your amazing support!”

Today Capcom announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021, which is related to the period that ended on June 30, 2021.

You can find the overall results for the company below, with net sales growing 104.1% year-on-year and operating income growing 120.4% year-on-year.

This marks a new record on both fronts for the company in a first quarter of the fiscal year.

The digital contents segment, which includes games, took the lion’s share of the company’s results, with 43,918 million yen in sales (+104.5 YoY) and 24,455 million yen in operating income (+107.2%).

Among the driving factor for the excellent results this quarter, Capcom cites the release of Resident Evil Village, which “performed well,” passing 4.5 million shipments.

Monster Hunter Rise is also cited, despite the fact that it was released during the previous fiscal quarter. According to Capcom, it “continued to see growth in sales volume thanks to its enduring popularity.”

Digital sales also grew significantly compared to last year, driving profitability due to the higher margins.

Digimon Survive seems to have had its release window moved to 2022, according to TOEI Animation’s most recent financial report, as spotted by Gematsu. The game was planned for a 2021 release and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment has not announced any changes yet, but according to TOEI’s report it’s now planned for Fiscal Year 2022 on Q3 and beyond, which covers between October 2022 to March 2023.

The game, developed by Witchcraft studio, was originally planned for 2019 and has been moving its release window year by year since then. The main factor mentioned by producer Kazumasa Habu in the official Twitter account @digimon_games in 2020 was how the pandemic affected development on Digimon Survive. It also promised new information in Spring 2021, but the account has been silent since October 2020.

When Digimon Survive does come out, it’s planned to release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. In Japan, there’ll only be PS4 and Switch versions.

Today Sega released a massive gallery of screenshots of the upcoming action game Lost Judgment, sequel of the popular Yakuza spin-off Judgment.

We start with more clubs within the School Drama part of the game, and specifically with the Boxing Club, which Yagami will join in order to investigate one of the students. There he will also experience an unexpected reunion. Boxing is similar to normal fighting, but has different rules.

Next is the Bosozoku community, which I guess could be translated with “motorcycle gang.” It’s a Japanese subculture focused on custom motorcycles and often associated with delinquency.

Of course, this involves a racing minigame. You can select among four different bikes with different performance and appearance and each can be modified.

Yagami will also find out that a student goes to a girls’ bar while lying about his age. Obviously, he’ll follow suit. At the bar, you can enjoy interacting with the girls and talking with them. By choosing the right answers during the conversations, the friendship with the girls will be enhanced. Ordering cocktails and playing darts with them also has a similar effect.

As you become more intimate with each girl, you’ll learn about their true selves and their worries, aiming to become a regular at the bar.

Another community Yagami will join is dedicated to skateboarding, where he will be able to showcase his skills.

He will also have to investigate a secret casino, the eSports club, and the photo club.

More images showcase the gadgets Yagami can use during his investigations. The Buzz Researcher lets you hack into someone’s social media and find out about problems to solve, improving your reputation as a detective.

The Sound Collector lets you detect far-away sounds that can lead to more relevant events in town.

Today Microsoft and 343 Industries provided an extensive look at the upcoming technical preview of the multiplayer of Halo Infinite.

Not only do we get to see plenty of shooting and fighting, but the developers also provided an interesting glimpse at the multiplayer’s customization features that will let you pretty much design your Spartan.

You can check the full video below.

According to an extensive blog post, the technical preview will happen at the following times:

• Thursday, July 29: Tech preview is officially live! Go wild, Spartans.
• Friday, July 30 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
• Saturday, July 31 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
• Sunday, August 1 Scheduled Play Times: 12-2 PM PT, 7-9 PM PT
• Monday, August 2: Tech preview closes at 10 AM PT

We also get an overview of what we can expect to enjoy when it goes live.

BOT SLAYER

Today Kadokawa Games had more news, assets, and information to share about its upcoming strategy simulation JRPG Relayer.

First of all, we meet Captain Gillian, commanding officer of the hypergravity starship Asterism. He used to be a pilot and has the tactical acumen of a fierce warrior. His past hides many other events, but we’ll have to play the game to know more.

We also get a video featuring his voice actor, Youji Ueda, whom you may know as Hiroshi Kanamaru in Uppers, and will also appear as Benedict Pascal in Project Triangle Strategy.

On top of that, we get two screenshots (still not final) showing progression menus. The first focuses on the uses of job points to unlock active and passive skills for a character’s jobs.

The second image shows how each character has a role (between Assault, Tank, Sniper, and Scout) and each role can master two types and five jobs. If you change a character’s job, the previously acquired skills will carry over.

Idea Factory International announced the western release for Compile heart’s dungeon-crawling JRPG Mary Skelter Finale.

The game is coming out for PS4 and Nintendo Switch on September 30.

The western localization was announced all the way back in March, but at least now we know when it’s coming.

You can see a trailer below, also showing the bonus dating game “Mary Skelter Locked Up Love” that will be included in the package.

We also get the news of a limited edition proceed at $104.99 available exclusively at Idea Factory International‘s store including the following.

Cris Tales on PC

Cris Tales is one of the most colorful and charming games to release in recent memory. It’s no surprise that in a short burst, such as a preview, Cris Tales is highly capable of impressing. Sitting down for the actual full experience, though, is a different story.

While Cris Tales never ceases to be cute and is a feast for the eyes, questionable decisions in the gameplay do rear their ugly head and detract from what could have been a very unique and fun-to-play RPG.

Editor’s note: It’s worth noting that the Xbox version of Cris Tales is suffering from a very frustrating bug that requires the player to constantly turn their controller on and off to solve. You can read more about this here. While it’s a known issue that the developers are working to resolve, we recommend avoiding the Xbox version of Cris Tales entirely until the bug is fixed. This review will instead cover the other functioning versions of Cris Tales.

Cris Tales follows the story of Crisabell, an orphaned girl with a cheerful demeanor despite living in a fragile world that is threatened not only by dangerous monsters but also greedy humans that are capable really screwing up the planet and creating a negative future.

Fortunately, Crisabel learns early on in the story that she is a fabled time mage, a person with the ability to see both into the past and future and, armed with this knowledge, can do things in the present to change the future for the better.

Today, during Idea Factory International’s Online Summer Festival livestream, the publisher announced the localization of the upcoming crossover between Senran Kagura and Hyperdimension Neptunia Senran Nin Nin Ninja Taisen Neptunia: Shojo-Tachi no Kyoen.

The western title will be simply Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars and it’ll come in 2021. For now, no new platforms have been added and the game is coming only for PS4 as in Japan.

Yet, Idea Factory International isn’t new to adding more platforms in the running, so you never know.

Voiceovers will be in Japanese while subtitles will be in English. A limited edition has also been teased but not revealed.

The announcement came with the first English trailer and an extensive look at gameplay, which you can enjoy below.

Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars, which will finally bring the Senran Kagura series back to consoles, will release in Japan for PS4, developed by Tamsoft and published by Compile Heart. It has just been delayed to  Sept. 16, 2021 in Japan.

Apparently, Idea Factory International won’t make western fans wait for too long this time around.

Today third-party developers had some really interesting news to share about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons.

The first announcement comes from Orbx, which revealed EU Great Britain Central, a landmark scenery package that doesn’t focus on a single city, but instead covers a large portion of the UK. It features almost 500 points of interest including plenty of details added to seven major cities.

Welcome to Great Britain Central, our first landmark region pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator, designed especially for “low-and-slow” pilots who love to explore and discover new regions, and for those who want to enhance their VFR flights in the area.
Stretching from Liverpool and North Wales up to Newcastle, this region pack captures hundreds of unique landmarks and attractions ready to be explored, from the busy cities such as Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool, to coastal tourist towns such as Blackpool, Scarborough and Whitby, all have been designed to greatly enhance any flight in the region.

During exploration, you can expect to find hundreds of uniquely modelled POIs, including:

• Uniquely modelled lighthouses and piers
• Stadiums
• Famous castles, manor houses and ruins
• Bridges
• Churches and Cathedrals
• Masts, Radomes and military base installations
• VFR reference points

In addition, the following cities/towns have received an upgraded cityscape adding many unique buildings and giving each city a unique look and feel:

The original Skyward Sword launched 10 years ago, and now, this HD remaster has is bringing both series veterans and newcomers back to Skyloft. And those who love the game will no doubt want to show that love in the form of Skyward Sword HD desktop wallpapers

The game introduced a number of features and gameplay elements that eventually made their way into Breath of the Wild, so Skyward Sword HD allows players to go back and experience the beginnings of some of those ideas in a world that’s wonderful to look at.

Skyward Sword HD boasts various distinct locations and an art style that blend together perfectly. The art design choices work so well that there are plenty of wallpapers to choose from. Here are some of our favorites.

Link flying high in the sky on his red Loftwing. Image download.

Today Microsoft revealed a brand new trailer of its upcoming strategy game Age of Empires IV.

The trailer showcases one of the campaigns that we’ll be able to enjoy in the game, the Hundred Years War, in which players will be able to reclaim France as Joan of Arc.

You can find it below.

If you’d like to see more, you can check out the previous reveal from E3

Age of Empires IV launches on October 28 exclusively on PC. Here’s how Microsoft officially describes it.

Earlier this morning, the Marvel Entertainment YouTube channel dropped a new trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings the next movie in the MCU franchise. There are a number of shots throughout the trailer that had been shown off before, but a few new clips are sprinkled in here and there as well.

Early on in the trailer, they reiterate how important the ten rings are to Shang-Chi’s family. You can hear Shang-Chi’s father (Wenwu) talking about how they give them power while the video shows Wenwu going to town on whole armies with thanks to the ten rings.

Throughout the rest of the trailer, there are numerous intense action shots feating Shang-Chi taking on goons while the voiceover focuses on the internal struggle of the hero. That being the fact that Wenwu is a bit of an antognistic force in the world. Despite the immense pressure from his father, Shang-Chi doesn’t want to follow in his footsteps down the same path of evil.

Near the end of the trailer when Shang-Chi is facing down Wenwu, you can see a few rings around the hero while his father still appears to have all ten rings. It’s unclear what these extra rings are something different or if it’s just a bit of trailer editing showing multiple different shots out of order.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings releases in theaters only on Sept. 3. The movie will also come to Disney+ at least 45 days after that. However, there’s currently no set release date for the movie on Disney’s streaming service. You can check out the latest trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings down below.

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the games that will be granted to PlayStation Plus subscribers in August 2021 at no additional cost.

We’re getting Hunter’s Arena: Legends for both PS5 and PS4, and PS4 players can also enjoy Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and Tennis World Tour 2.

All games will be available from August 3 to September 6.

If you’re unfamiliar with any of them, here’s an official description for each.

Hunter’s Arena: Legends | PS4, PS5

As announced during State of Play earlier this month, Hunter’s Arena is coming to PlayStation Plus for both PS4 and PS5. The 30 player PvP & PvE combat-based battle royale* is set in an ancient age in which humanity battles each other as well as a growing legion of demons that have been unleashed upon the world. In this vicious frontier, you’ll face threats on two fronts. Head into high-risk, high-reward dungeons to encounter demonic foes. Dangerous but necessary for your continued survival: you’ll earn powerful items and experience points. Powering yourself up will give you a much-needed edge on the battlefield when you face off against your Hunter brethren.

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville | PS4

Over the years, Metal Gear Solid and its characters have been responsible for a lot of pretty awesome designs. From Quiet to Revolver Ocelot, just about every person in the series has a unique and interesting look to them. Despite all this time, though, no look will ever be as iconic as Yoji Shinkawa’s depiction of Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid back on the PS1.

The green and white camoed image of Solid Snake has become synonymous with the series all these years later, as new and old fans alike have likely seen the artwork. To commemorate Shinkawa’s amazing work, one Twitter artist went out of their way to create an equally stunning action figure of the renowned image.

Microsoft revealed the lineup of Xbox Games With Gold games available to claim for free by Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers for August.

The first game in the lineup is THQ Nordic’s Darksiders III on Xbox One. The hack-and-slash action adventure sequel will be available for the entire month of August from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31. The other Xbox One title in the lineup is Playtonic’s open-world platformer Yooka-Laylee. It will be available starting Aug. 16 through Sept. 15.

The two Xbox 360 titles for the month of August are Lost Planet 3 and Garou: Mark of the Wolves. Lost Planet 3 is actually a prequel to the previous games following Jim Peyton discovering the world of E.D.N. III and will be available from Aug. 1 to Aug. 15.

Garou: Mark of the Wolves was originally released in 1999 for arcades and is the ninth and final installment of the Fatal Fury series. It will be available to claim starting Aug. 16 to the end of the month on Aug. 31. Both Xbox 360 titles are compatible with Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles. There is also still time to claim a few games from the July lineup of Xbox Games With Gold titles.

The couch co-operative party game genre has enjoyed a welcome boon over the past five or so years, and UK publisher Coatsink has been right at the heart of its resurgence. From the whimsical combat of Gang Beasts to the family-friendly fun of PHOGS! and Cake Bash, it’s found tremendous success in supporting light-hearted, accessible multiplayer experiences. And with the launch of Get Packed: Fully Loaded from developer Moonshine Studios tomorrow, there’s yet another on the way.

Of course, Get Packed has already been out for over a year; the game launched as a Google Stadia exclusive back in April of 2020, but tomorrow sees the release of a new, enhanced version that includes a whole stack of new content. Better yet, it’s coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms in addition to Stadia.

Following on from Twinfinite’s coverage of the original game last year, we thought it would be a grand idea to catch up with the team at Moonshine once again and hear about how they’ve been getting on over the past 18 months, and what we can expect from Fully Loaded later this week. Moonshine Studios co-founders Marcus Gardner and Jamie King joined me in in a Zoom call earlier this month.

“…when we launched on Stadia last year, it was right in the middle of the pandemic, so we had a remote launch that was much trickier than if we were in the office together,” Gardner explained to me in a Zoom call earlier this month. 

“But the launch went very well,” he continued. “The Stadia community is fantastic. It was really nice to see a lot of the community get together and play online together. Since then, we’ve been working hard on getting the content that we promised out there.” 

Koei Tecmo is about to release Samurai Warriors 5 and we can celebrate the upcoming launch together with a brand new giveaway.

With this giveaway, you can win one of three PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, or PC codes for the game, kindly offered by Koei Tecmo.

The way to get involved is really, really easy.

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

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

On July 27 at 11:59 pm EDT we’ll randomly select three comments made after this post has been published, and the authors of these comments will win a digital download code for Samurai Warriors 5.

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

The winners will be able to select platforms and regions between PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC (via Steam), North America, or Europe. IMPORTANT: due to code availability issues, only European copies of the Switch version will be offered. You can still play it anywhere, but you’ll need a European Nintendo account.

Atlus has released another video within its series of daily trailers focusing on the over 200+ demons of its upcoming JRPG Shin Megami Tensei V.

Today, via a new trailer and a press release, Turtle Rock Studios revealed a heaping of new information about what players can expect about the upcoming Back 4 Blood open beta.

The open beta will launch in early access exclusively for those that have pre-ordered the game on all platforms on Aug. 5 and will run until Aug. 9. If you haven’t pre-ordered but still want a crack at getting into the early access, Turtle Rock is doing a giveaway here.

Early access or not, the actually open beta for all players will begin on Aug. 12 and will run through Aug 16.

As for what to expect? The open beta will focus heavily on an all-new PvP mode called Swarm and some additional campaign content. Here’s the full rundown via Turtle Rock:

It’s no secret that Sony’s PlayStation 5 console has proven a huge commercial success, but today the publisher has confirmed a new sales milestone that really puts its popularity in perspective: the PS5 has now hit 10 million units sold, cementing its status as the fastest-selling console in the history of SIE

The news comes by way of an official article from Sony itself, written by senior vice president and global head of SIE business operation Veronica Rogers. There isn’t too much disclosed beyond touting the impressive tally itself, though Rogers does mention that PlayStation Studios has “accelerated the momentum of incredibly successful titles that showcase the capabilities of PS5.

That should come as music to the ears of fans who don’t have all too much to look forward to in terms of first-party exclusives until the launch of Horizon Forbidden West next year.

Again, today’s news of PS5’s success isn’t all too surprising given that the company had earlier this year declared that demand for the PS5 had been “Insatiable” with stock selling in seconds. That was during Sony’s Investor Relation Day in which CEO Jim Ryan also predicted fiscal year 2021 to be its strongest ever year, and 2022 to be even stronger.

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Today FuRyu released a new and extensive trailer about its upcoming school JRPG Monark.

The trailer focuses on showcasing the systems of the game, including combat mechanics, exploration, and story events.

You can watch it below.

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

The game is coming to Japan on October 14 for PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. After that, NIS America will publish it in the west for the same platforms plus PC in early 2022.

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

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