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New Halo Infinite Videos Show the Making of Sound Effects

3 years 11 months ago

343 Industries released new videos showing scenes from the development of its upcoming game Halo Infinite.

The videos focus on the creation of sound effects and were published on the studio’s official YouTube and Instagram account. 

The first video focuses on vehicles, recording various different kinds including a really noisy (but rather majestic) tractor from 1918 and a MiG-15UTI jet trainer. 

The second video features a “propane cannon” recorded into an abandoned mining town to record gunshot reflections bouncing in different spaces.

You can watch both below. 

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Giuseppe Nelva

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The Iconic Indie Darling Journey Is Finally Coming To Steam This Summer

3 years 11 months ago

It’s been quite a long *pun ahead* journey for thatgamecompany’s indie hit Journey to come to Steam, but it finally has a solid release date, as announced by Annapurna Interactive on Twitter today.

Journey, which originally launched exclusively for PlayStation 3 in 2012, is a short, gorgeous indie adventure game that has since been hailed as one of the greatest games of all time. In fact, it landed the number 8 spot on Twinfinite’s own top 15 games of the decade, and for good reason.

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Blake Woog

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Can You Finish These Rachel Green Quotes from Friends?

3 years 11 months ago

Friends is one of the most popular sitcoms of all time and if you’re a fan of the characters like we are, then you must have a well of vast knowledge in your head that’s specifically sectioned off for iconic quotes from the TV series.

Yes, this short, 10-question trivia quiz will test your Rachel Green knowledge and it’ll be pretty difficult to finish all of these quotes from her but we have faith that you all can do well on this and score a perfect 10/10.

Let’s begin, shall we?

(All images via Warner Bros.)

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Greysun Morales

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Terraria: Journey’s End Expansion Launches for PC This May

3 years 11 months ago

The exploration and crafting sandbox game Terraria will be receiving its last major update, Journey’s End, on May 16, 2020, developer Re-Logic announced on Twitter today.

Revealed last year at the E3 PC Gaming Show, Journey’s End is the final major update and expansion to the title originally released in 2011. It will include new enemies, over 800 items, an ultra-hardcore difficulty mode, golfing, an in-game Bestiary, and more changes to the game’s world.

The expansion, also called update 1.4, was scheduled to launch sometime in 2019, but quietly missed that window and will launch for PC on May 16, the game’s ninth anniversary. The developer said it will be coming to consoles too, but no date has been announced yet.

Terraria has appeared on several platforms including two console generations, handhelds, and mobile devices. The last platform to release was the Nintendo Switch last year, and the game has sold over 30 million copies in its lifetime as of last month.

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Tom Meyer

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Catherine: Full Body For Nintendo Switch Reveals Brand New “Ideal Voices” Featured in New Trailers

3 years 11 months ago

Today Atlus released three trailers of the upcoming release of Catherine: Full Body for Nintendo Switch. 

The videos showcase three new DLC “Ideal Voices” that provide alternative tracks for Catherine herself, performed by different actresses. Those come in addition to the nine released on PS4. 

The first video features “Intelligent Beauty” performed by Marina Inoue, whom you may know as Alicia in Valkyria Chronicles and the heroine in Persona 3 Portable.

The second video showcases “Sassy Junior” performed by Ayana Taketatsu, who is the voice of Leafa in Sword Art Online, and Jessica in Dragon Quest.

In the third video you can hear “Healing Flower” by Kana Hanazawa, known for Marie in Persona 4 Golden, Mayuri Shiina in Steins;Gate, and Zeta in Granblue Fantasy.

You can check them out below. At the moment, we don’t know if the new voices will be added to the PS4 version in any way. 

We’ll have to wait and see, and we’ll let you know if we hear anything.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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ESRB Introduces New Label Element to Notify Consumers of Loot Boxes

3 years 11 months ago

In a blog post, the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) has announced the addition of a new “interactive Element” that will be added to the ratings label on video games that qualify. This new element will be placed under the box of the usual rating information and read: “In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items).”

The definition of an “Interactive Element” as given by the ESRB:

Interactive Elements highlight interactive or online features that may be of interest or concern but do not influence the rating assignment of a product. This includes users’ ability to interact with each other, the sharing of users’ location with other users, if purchases of digital goods or services are offered, and/or if unrestricted internet access is provided.

Other examples of previously introduced Interactive Element are the normal In-Game Purchases, Users Interact, Shares Location, Unrestricted Internet.

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Cameron Waldrop

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Needs More ‘Quests’ Like the Road to K.K. Slider

3 years 11 months ago

It feels like wherever you look on social media right now, you can’t escape the cultural phenomenon that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. With numerous countries currently on lockdown, Tom Nook’s deserted island getaway package has become more than a mere life-sim, but a laidback second life where you talk to animals and get financially rinsed by a raccoon.

It’s essentially more of the same comfort food that Nintendo’s been cooking up in the series ever since the N64 version released in Japan just past the turn of the millennium. You fish, catch bugs, dig up fossils, harvest fruit, buy furniture, pay off loans, expand your house, and take things easy.

There aren’t any penalties for not visiting your town outside of a few pesky weeds showing up. You’re free to dive in, do as you wish, and then disappear again.

Nintendo hasn’t just been sitting on its laurels since the release of New Leaf on the 3DS back in 2012, though. The series has come on leaps and bounds in some elements in New Horizons.

Players can now terraform their island, creating slopes and bridges, there are more fish and insects to catch, and even new random event characters that pop-up every now and then, too. It’s why we deemed it ‘the definitive AC experience’ in our review.

All of these are welcome additions and tweaks. It’s helped breathe new life into the beloved series, but for me, something else has kept me coming back, toiling away on my island. That is, the quest to get K.K Slider to visit.

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Chris Jecks

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Gears Tactics Gets Launch Trailer Showing Characters, Gameplay, and Cutscenes

3 years 11 months ago

Today Microsoft released a brand new trailer of the upcoming tactical version of Gears of War, aptly titled Gears Tactics.

This is actually the launch trailer, even of the game is going to be released in two weeks, on April 28. That being said, we’re now able to pre-download the Gears Tactics starting now if you want to be one step ahead. 

We get to take one more look at the cast, on top of quite a few cutscenes, and glimpses of gameplay.

You can check the trailer out below.

The game is seveloped by The Coalition and Splash Damage and the story is set twelve years before the original Gears of War. 

Players will take on the role of survivors from Sera as they try to take down Ukkon, a villain creating monsters.

The campaign will include over 40 hours of gameplay, which is certainly a nice amount. 

Gears Tactics will come to PC (both via the Windows Store and Steam) on April 28, 2020. It’ll even be available on the same day via the PC version of the Xbox Game Pass.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Dead or Alive 6’s Last DLC Costumes Get More Screenshots; Coming Tomorrow

3 years 11 months ago

With Dead or Alive 6 reaching the end of its series of DLC releases, Koei Tecmo is showing off the last two sets.

The images were shared via the official Twitter account (sources: 1, 2) alongside an official release date, which is tomorrow, April 14.

Interestingly, today we get to see the costumes for NiCO and Tamaki from the “School Uniform” set, which is good considering that they’re the only ones not recycled from Dead or Alive 5: Last Round.

The other set is “High Society Costumes,” but those are almost identical besides the colors, so I don’t expect anything overly imaginative.

You can check them out in the gallery below.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Nookazon Is Basically Amazon for Animal Crossing: New Horizons Items… and Villagers

3 years 11 months ago

Nookazon is a fan-made Animal Crossing: New Horizons website created by Daniel Luu (@squishguin) that allows players to buy/sell any kind of items from other users to easily seek out rare items or even specific villagers.

Nookzon easily lets you search for whatever item that you’re looking for and if it’s listed, all of the sellers will pop up alongside their asking price and Discord/Switch Online code.

There’s tons of items up for grabs already on the site, so if you’re looking to complete a collection of items of if you’re missing that one perfect item for your house, Nookazon seems like an authentic way to complete trades.

Players have begun to share their experiences with Nookazon over this past weekend on Twitter and it all looks to be going well for most!

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Greysun Morales

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Crysis Twitter Active After More Than 3 Years, Possibly Teasing New Project

3 years 11 months ago

Could there be a new Crysis game in the works? A cryptic Tweet from the game’s official account today –the first since December 2016– suggests that may well be the case. The message simply reads “RECEIVING DATA,” presumably indicating that it’s once again alive and kicking.

There’s obviously not much to go on here, but I’m thinking that with the next-generation of console’s fast approaching, now is the perfect time for the return of the series best remembered for its exceptional graphical performance and pushing the bleeding edge of technology.

Perhaps we’ll see a brand new game, or maybe Crytek feels the new PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles are finally capable of actually playing their now 10-year old + games in the fidelity originally intended!

Regardless, the Tweet is attracting a hell of a lot of attention. At the time of writing, it’s been up for less than 15 minutes and already garnered more than 2k likes.

The last time Twinfinite wrote about Crysis it was listing games that were held back by console hardware, which won’t come as a surprise to anybody that remembers just how demanding the games were back in the day.

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Alex Gibson

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Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen for PS4 and PS Vita Shows Gameplay in New Trailer

3 years 11 months ago

Today NIS America released a new trailer for Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, which will bring back the story of the original Utawarerrumono. 

The trailer is of the gameplay variety, showing what it looks like in action and the features that you can expect.

And yes, the game is coming to PS Vita (alongside PS4). It still means life, at least until May 26 in North America and May 29 in Europe and Oceania..

You can check it out below. 

If you’re unfamiliar with Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, you can enjoy an official description below, directly from NISA.

About the Story:

For the first time ever, the origins of the Utawarerumono saga are coming overseas! Prelude to the Fallen follows the story of a man with no memories who awakens in a strange world, and is taken in by a tribe of kindhearted villagers. He is raised as one of their own, eventually receiving the name “Hakuoro.” When neighboring nations begin to encroach on his village, Hakuoro rises up against the tyrannical invaders, setting off on an unforgettable journey that lives on in the songs of legend.

Key Features: An Epic Tale – Become immersed in a turbulent story of love, war, and destiny.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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#RipFortnite Was Trending Over the Weekend, Here’s Why

3 years 11 months ago

If you went on Twitter over the weekend, chances are you would have seen lots of photos of Easter Eggs, people playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and the rather ominous trending hashtag #RipFortnite.

Considering just two years ago, Fortnite was THE cultural phenomenon to beat, this change of ton on such a mass scale may seem sudden. But in fact, it’s the culmination of players’ long-term gripes with the game and how developer Epic Games has gone about things. Allow me to explain.

The real bulk of the complaints are born out of the lack of communication Epic Games has opted for regarding Fortnite’s patches and updates over the past few months. Since the beginning of Chapter 2 Season 2, there have been no patch notes detailing balance changes, new weapon or item additions, and… well, anything.

Not only do these ‘shadow changes’ make things more difficult for the average player to follow what’s going on with the game, it’s those in the competitive (storm) circle, the most loyal of players, that are hindered the most.

Competitive players need to be reading patch notes. They need to know exactly what’s different about a weapon from one update to the next, as it may no longer be the best gun for a particular scenario. New weapons, complete with damage and range stats are critical for competitive players to get a feel for how everything pieces together in the meta. Without patch notes, they can’t adapt their game to be at the very best.

It’s a move that’s drawn a lot of criticism ever since the beginning of Fortnite Chapter 2 as a whole. Back in November of last year, however, Ninja tried to explain at least some of the reasoning as to why Epic opted to stop publishing patch notes:

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Chris Jecks

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One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Reveals Charlotte Smoothie as DLC Character

3 years 11 months ago

If you want more One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, Bandai Namco is happy to provide. Today they announced a new DLC character for the recent Musou-style game.

The new character is Charlotte Smoothie, but it’ll take quite a bit for her to join the crew. She doesn’t have a firm release date yet besides a “summer” launch window.

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

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Crop

You can also read an official description, directly from Bandai Namco’s press release.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Animal Crossing Player Puts on a Persona 5 Concert in New Horizons

3 years 11 months ago

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out for just under a month, but players have already done some insanely creative things in it. In fact, the creativity of Animal Crossing players seems limitless, and now, someone has figured out how to play Persona 5’s Life Will Change in New Horizons.

While some players spend their time fishing, crafting, and paying off outrageous debts to Tom Nook, others are figuring just how much they can actually accomplish in the game while thinking outside the box.

These accomplishments range from recreating Zelda: A Link to the Past, to creating an entire Earthbound-inspired island. This time, a Twitter user by the name of Kaiton_Studio has cleverly managed to play the instrumental version of Persona 5’s Life Will Change in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Their creative feat was shared on Twitter, but they’ve also uploaded it to YouTube for those that want an easier way to view it. You can check it out below. Prepare to be amazed.

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Ethan Anderson

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Resident Evil 2 vs. Resident Evil 3: Which Is the Better Remake?

3 years 11 months ago

Early in 2019, Capcom released the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 2 remake, which I called the greatest Resident Evil game ever released. And just a couple weeks ago, Capcom released the Resident Evil 3 remake as a follow-up to RE2, sending players back to Raccoon City for a date with the terrifying Nemesis.

Let’s take a look at both games and compare them in a few categories (story and characters, gameplay, and replay value) before deciding which game is the better remake.

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Zhiqing Wan

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Think You Know Everything About Haikyuu!? Take This Trivia Quiz to Find Out

3 years 11 months ago

Haikyuu! is arguably the most successful sports anime of all time and is currently at the peak of its popularity. The show follows Shoyo Hinata’s journey, as he aspires to lead Karasuno High school to glory, proving to everyone height is just a number along the way.

Across four seasons, there have been plenty of ups and downs in that journey, with several interesting facts and bits of trivia to accompany them. With that info, we’ve created a quiz that only the most dedicated of Haikyuu! fans can answer.

Before starting, know this quiz revolves around the anime, and it spoils up to the latest season, “To the Top.” If you’ve watched up till that point, then get set to test your Haikyuu! knowledge with our trivia quiz below.

(Images courtesy of Crunchyroll)

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Andrew McMahon

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Hard Mode Tips & Tricks

3 years 11 months ago

So you’ve beaten Final Fantasy 7 Remake and can’t get enough of the game? Well, that’s what the Hard Mode playthrough is for. Unlocked after clearing the campaign, Hard Mode allows you to play through the entire game again with tougher enemies, as well as a couple of additional restrictions that make the experience a little more challenging. Before you jump in, though, here are a few Final Fantasy 7 Remake Hard Mode tips to give you an easier time going in.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Hard Mode Tips

Before we get into the tips proper, let’s go over some of the major changes in this difficulty setting:

  • Enemies are tougher, meaning they deal a lot more damage.
  • You cannot use items at all, whether in or out of combat.
  • You can only restore HP and MP at benches or resting spots. Oddly enough, Cloud’s room at Stargazer Heights in the Sector 7 slums only restores HP.

With that in mind, it’s going to be very important to make sure that you have the right Materia on you at all times, along with a healthy MP pool to keep your party topped up.

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Zhiqing Wan

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My Hero One’s Justice 2 Trailer Shows First DLC Character Hawks in Action

3 years 11 months ago

A few days ago, Bandai Namco announced the first character coming as DLC for My Hero One’s Justice 2. Today you get to see him in action.

The character is the pro hero Hawks, and he is displayed in a brand new trailer from the Japanese publisher.

While we don’t get a release date yet, we get to see Hawks’ flashy moves. 

You can take a look below.

If you’re unfamiliar with Hawks, here’s how Bandai Namco describes him and his unique quirk.

“Pro Hero “Hawks” will join the MY HERO ONE’S JUSTICE 2 character roster this spring with his powerful wings, keen eyes, and resourceful intelligence. Hawks’ quirk – Fierce Wings – grants him a large pair of formidable feathery wings that allow him to fly.

Hawks can telekinetically control each feather with ease to use them as projectiles and can sense people’s locations through vibrations in the air.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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This Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Village Resource Map Will Help You Plan Your Trade Empire

3 years 11 months ago

Creating a trade empire in Mount & Blade II Bannerlord is one of the best sources of passive income when you don’t have tons of cities feeding you taxes. Yet, it can be a bit daunting.

Due to the complex dynamic economy of the game, you need to buy the right workshops for the resources provided by nearby villages, and also make sure that their finished products are in high demand within the city itself.

While balancing it isn’t easy, today Reddit User entirelyalive posted an extremely useful map showing all trade resources produced by all villages on the game’s massive map (using another posted on the official forums by Vesper_ as a base).

You can take a look at what it looks like below, but I advise downloading the full-size version from Reddit, as it’s much more readable.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Tops UK Charts in Its Debut Week

3 years 11 months ago

It’s the end of a week, so it’s time to take a look at the GfK chart related to physical sales in the UK. Of course, this is a special week, marking the debut of Final Fantasy VII Remake.

The chart was relayed by Gamesindustry, and we learn that the Remake sold half compared to the debut copies of Final Fantasy XV.

That being said, the new game suffered from enormous issues in physical distribution due to stores being closed across the country to slow down the spread of COVID-19. On top of that, the April launch window is usually a lot weaker compared to the Holidays. Having sold this much physically is likely quite the feat.

It’s also worth mentioning that the Remake sold twice as much at debut than another relevant remake, Resident Evil 3.

You can see the chart below.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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The Pope: Power & Sin Announced, and It Isn’t Exactly Holy

3 years 11 months ago

Today developer Forestlight Games and publisher PlayWay announced The Pope: Power & Sin.

PlayWay is known for publishing two kind of games, the first is the simulation of basically everything that can be simulated, from Uboats to various mechanic jobs. The latter is a bunch of games that are perhaps a bit more “out there,” like “I Am Jesus Christ.”

Forestlight Games has a few more games in the works, including Rollercoaster Mechanic, Wedding Designer, and Dorian Morris Adventure.

This one pretty much belongs to both categories, as it’s basically a Pope simulator that simulates a very specific Pope, Alexander VI AKA Rodrigo de Borja, one of the most controversial of the history of the Church.

It also doesn’t seem to pull any punches, as you can see in the trailer below.

Here’s how the developer describes The Pope: Power & Sin on the Steam page

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Getting Super-Cute Alice Figure by Alter

3 years 11 months ago

Vanillaware’s Odin Sphere Leifthrasir doesn’t get many figures being rather niche, but those it gets are usually awesome.

Alter made a brand new figure portraying Alice available for pre-order. You can find it on AmiAmi for 21,700 yen, which translates approximately into $200.

The figure will be released in December 2020. Her scale is 1/8 and she’s 190 mm tall. Of course, Alice herself is rather small, but she comes for a really detailed and rather tall base.

The prototype was sculpted by Hiroshi Inagaki and painted by Emi Hoshina.

“From “Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir” comes the girl who reads the story, Alice.
The vignette style figure uses the image of her reading in the attic.

Starting with Alice clutching a book and the black cat Socrates who looks up at her from the sofa, the layout of the attic’s elements such as the bookcase, clock, sofa, and phonograph have been cleverly put together for a fun figure

The deformed style and beautiful colors give it the charms of an illustration.

In addition, the back of the vignette has elaborately constructed scenery that looks like that of the world in the story and includes 2 Booka looking in.

Be sure to add this figure to your collection and enjoy it from all the angles thanks to the interesting design.”

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

Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir is available for PS4, PS3, and PS VIta. If you’re unfamiliar with this little gem, you can read our review.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Blue Protocol Gets New Screenshots Showing Monster and Mount

3 years 11 months ago

Bandai Namco released more screenshots of its upcoming anime-style MMORPG Blue Protocol ahead of the closed beta.

Today we get two new screenshots published on the official Twitter account (sources 12).

The first showcases a monster that can be found in the Minster Hills, while the second showcases a Mount Imagine that you can summon and ride.

You can check both out below, with the reminder that you have only a few hours left to register for the closed beta.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Mount & Blade II Gets Major 1.1 Update; Alpha & Beta Branches Announced to End Crazy Patching Pace

3 years 11 months ago

If you have played the first few days of the early access of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, you know that the pace of patches over the last couple of weeks has been a little crazy.

I don’t mean it in a bad way, as it’s nice to see the folks at Taleworlds reacting quickly to issues and working so hard to address them, but we pretty much got a patch every day since the release of the early access.

This ends today, with the release of update 1.1.0, which is by all mean a major one. It changes a lot, and you can find the full patch notes at the bottom of the post. It also comes with a whopping 2.3 GB download.

Even more relevant is a rather large change to the update pace. From now on, you’ll be able to opt into alpha and beta branches.

By selecting beta the beta branch (right-click on the game on your Steam client, select “properties” and then opt “into e1.1.0 beta” in the betas tab)  you get access to 1.1.0, which has already been tested internally by Taleworlds. This lets players help testing it further.

In roughly a week it’ll be rolled out to everyone and a new beta patch will be released.

The Alpha branch is untested (and as such much riskier), adding changes and fixes on roughly a daily base, intended for “modders and explorers that wish to be as close to development as possible – even at the cost of stability”

Basically, you can opt-out of all betas to make sure what you play has been tested by both Taleworlds and the community, you can opt into beta to have a relatively safe experience and try the new stuff before it officially goes live, or you can be really adventurous and go for the alpha. In that case, we thank you for your service.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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PUBG Season 7 Gets Nostalgic Trailer Featuring Dinoland

3 years 11 months ago

The developer of PUBG are preparing to launch the game’s Season 7, and today they released a new trailer which is… a bit different.

This time around we don’t get to see people wearing awkward visors shooting each other across fields and woodland, but instead we get an eighties-style infomercial video advertising Dinoland.

It’s basically the presentation about Vikendi coming from the Lindh Corporation. Maybe it’s a little cheesy, but it does provide a rough description of the map.

Dinoland is the overhauled version of Dino Park which will be introduced in Season 7 alongside plenty of new goodies. Previous teasers seem to suggest that there’s a dark story behind it, but the trailer is pretty funny and a bit nostalgic. I guess today is Nostalgiaday

You can watch it below and see if you prefer to leave or go extinct. Personally, I don’t think it’s a difficult choice, but that’s just me. I’m positive your mileage may vary.

PUBG, also-known-as the mouthful Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds (which is why everyone calls it simply “PUBG”), is currently available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Season 7 will launch later this month starting with PC on April 22. 

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Commander 85 for PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and PC Announced; Brings Back WarGames Memories

3 years 11 months ago

One-man studio The Moonwalls and publisher Ultimate Games announced Commander 85, an adventure simulation game that might bring back fond (and a little scary) memories for many. 

The game will be released for PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC, with an estimated delivery of July 2020 listed on Kickstarter.

The game is funded and mostly finished, but the developed launched the Kickstarter campaign with a modest goal of $8,000 Canadian to further expand it.

The game’s creator, Marcin Makaj, is known among others for having released Bohemian Killing.

I mentioned the 1983 classic movie WarGames with Matthew Broderick, because the atmosphere is certainly similar, and if you loved the film as much as I do, you’ll possibly be interested in the game. After all, it’s one of the first movies that painted geeks and computer nerds in a positive light. 

You can check out a trailer and plenty of screenshots below.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Bokuhime Project for PS4 & Switch Gets Another Trailer Showing the Hero’s Transformation

3 years 11 months ago

Nippon Ichi Software released another trailer of its “cross-dressing game” Bokuhime Project.

This is a “commercial-style trailer” according to the developer, which simply means it’s fairly brief. 

It focuses on one of the most important elements of the game, which is the Princess Election, and the hero’s transformation to win it. 

As you may already know, the hero of the game is a boy who cross-dresses as a girl in order to investigate the events that caused his beloved sister to fall into a coma. In order to facilitate his investigation, he’ll have to become the cutest in the school and win the Princess Election. 

The trailer ends with the usual big reminder that this is a CERO B rated game. It’s not an eroge (as many could think at a superficial glance) and it’s suitable for players which are 12 or older. 

You can watch it below.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Cyberpunk 2077 Introduces 6th Street

3 years 11 months ago

CD Projekt RED has been introducing the gangs and organizations of Cyberpunk 2077, and today they revealed a new one.

The reveal was made on Twitter and it showcases 6th street, an organization created veterans of the 4th Corporate War to serve and protect the community of Vista del Reyin view of the inability of proper police forces to do si. 

Unfortunately, like many things in Night City, good intentions ended up being warped by reality. They want to “bring justice to the city,” but their interpretation of the law has become self-service and questionable. 

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Xbox Shares Custom Clothing Designs for Animal Crossing New Horizons

3 years 11 months ago

It looks like the Xbox team has been enjoying living the island life by playing Nintendo’s Animal Crossing New Horizons. The official Xbox Twitter account has created and shared two custom designs for clothes that players can use in their own games.

The first design, called Green Reflection, is a green and black short-sleeve tee. The second design, called Open Box, is a black and white logo sweater.

If you want to show your love for Xbox in Animal Crossing by sporting these two clothing designs in your own game, you can add them once the Able Sisters store has been built by typing in the following codes into the custom design kiosk in the back:

Green Reflection: MO-XCYX-Y869-W0DG
Open Box: MO-C4BP-868N-M37G

The only thing to keep in mind is that you must have a Nintendo Switch Online subscription in order to use the clothing design kiosk.

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Rebecca Stone

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Spike Chunsoft “Thrilled to Offer More Danganronpa Content;” Teases Future Announcements

3 years 11 months ago

Following the announcement of the Danganronpa 10th Anniversary Project for Japan, Spike Chunsoft sent via press release the announcement for the west.

The announcement reminds us that the series debuted in Japan on November 25, 2020, which is nearly ten years ago.

We also hear that the publisher is “thrilled to offer more Danganronpa content,” encouraging fans to stay tuned for future announcements.

“The series has a total of four video game titles which have sold 3.5 million copies globally, in addition to a number of anime series and manga volumes.

For the 10 Year Anniversary of the Danganronpa Series, Spike Chunsoft, Inc. is thrilled to offer more Danganronpa content. Stay tuned for future announcements! “

Incidentally, the press release is titled “2020 is a year of Danganronpa.”

It’ll be interesting to see what Spike Chunsoft has in store for the fans, especially considering that the creator of the series Kazutaka Kodaka has left the company to help form Too Kyo Games, and is currently working on multiple games like Death Come True and Tribe Nine.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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New Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions Screenshots Show Players from Italy, Uruguay, & England

3 years 11 months ago

Bandai Namco is continuing to reveal new screenshots of its upcoming anime soccer game Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions.

The screenshots were revealed on Twitter, and this time we move away from Japan to show players from other national teams.

Gino Hernandez (I’m sorry, but transliterating him with “Zino” is just wrong) is is Italy’s goalkeeper and captain. We also see Leonardo Rusciano also hails from Italy, but he actually did not appear in the manga and anime as far as I know. 

We also see Uruguay’s captain Ramon Victorino and England’s defender Robson, who never had a first name in the series. 

You can check them out below.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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Dying Light’s Harran Egg Hunt Returns With Special Egg Grenades

3 years 11 months ago

The Easter event for Techland Games’ Dying Light returns this year with a full weekend of egg collecting, special weapons, and cosmetic rewards.

The Harran Egg Hunt tasks players with exploring the zombie apocalypse to collect special Easter eggs, which can be found in regular loot containers or by killing smaller zombies that are thematically dressed in white.

These Easter eggs though are actually special grenades with elemental properties. They come in four different types and can poison, freeze, knock out, or set enemies on fire.

The event features a community goal that rewards all players with three gold weapon dockets when the goal has been reached. Players can also earn two more rewards, a gold weapon and the Cock-A-Doodle-Do Outfit, by completing personal bounties.

The Harran Egg Hunt begins today and ends on Monday, April 13 at 1 p.m. ET. Players can also opt-out of the event though a setting in the Options menu.

Techland Games is currently developing Dying Light 2, which was scheduled to release this spring but was delayed indefinitely last January. The studio said it would “need more development time to fulfill our vision” and did not announce a new launch window for the sequel.

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Tom Meyer

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Call of Duty Warzone Passes 50 Million Players

3 years 11 months ago

Today Activision took to Twitter to announce that Call of Duty Warzone has passed another player milestone.

The super-popular free to play spinoff of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has now passed a whopping 50 million players, showing a rather amazing growth trend. 

We already knew that it’s very successful, with tens of millions of players already announced a little while ago, but 50 million has a nice sound to it for sure.

You can check out the celebratory tweet below, thanking players for their support.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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A Bunch of Digital Switch Games Are on Sale on Amazon

3 years 11 months ago

If you’re stuck inside and are looking for some cheap but excellent games to check out right now that you might’ve missed, you’re in luck. Amazon is discounting several digital Nintendo Switch games by a big percentage and Nintendo games are never discounted so make sure to get on these deals while they last.

The excellent retro JRPG from Square Enix, Octopath Traveler, masterfully blends a pixel art style with modern visuals and is a treat to play for any fan of old-school, turn-based titles.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a port of the wonderful Wii U game and adds in a Funky Kong mode for people who might be intimidated by the difficulty.

Breath of the Wild is Breath of the Wild.

Splatoon 2 is a rather excellent follow-up to the Wii U title and is a joy to play online with others –the single-player expansion is also very good.

Kirby Star Allies might be the weakest Switch game to be discounted on Amazon right now but it’s still a solid Kirby game for the Switch.

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Greysun Morales

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New Phantasy Star Online 2 Trailer Shows Sakura Wars Crossover Content and More

3 years 11 months ago

Today Sega released a new trailer for the Japanese version of Phantasy Star Online 2 focusing on the newest content coming to the game.

Notable is the crossover content from Sega’s own Sakura Wars, which will let players dress up as hero Seijuro Kamiyama or heroine Sakura Amamiya.

The game’s Spiricle Fighter mecha and more goodies are also included.

At the moment, it’s unknown whether this will come to the western version at some point, but at least some of the content shown in the trailer is likely to make the jump across the ocean sooner or later.

You can check out the trailer below.

If you want to see more about Phantasy Star Online 2, you can also check out another recent trailer showing a new photon art, a new pet, a new raid boss coming in July, and a new successor class to be released in August in Japan.

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Giuseppe Nelva

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The Fantastic Doom Twitter Celebrates Final Fantasy VII Remake With Awesome Mashup

3 years 11 months ago

Doom might be rivaling our boy Sonic the Hedgehog in the social media department these days. Not only did we really enjoy the lovefest that was the Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal alliance, the Doom Twitter in general has been great at mixing it up with totally unrelated gaming IPs.

To celebrate the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, someone over at team Doom created a homage to the classic Cloud Mako Reactor/Midgard shots using Doomguy, his Crucible Sword, and hellish backdrop.

Take a look for yourself. It makes for a pretty sweet phone wallpaper too! They nailed it if you ask us!

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Ed McGlone

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Pokemon Sword and Shield Max Raid Event Features Ditto and Babies

3 years 11 months ago

A new Wild Area event in Pokemon Sword and Shield has begun, according to information from Serebii.net. This time, the event is celebrating Easter through special Max Raid battles.

During this Easter event, players can participate in Max Raid battles featuring Pokemon and rewards that are centered around the theme of breeding.

Specifically, baby Pokemon are introduced into the pool of Pokemon that are available to battle and catch in Max Raids. Players can expect to encounter babies such as Pichu, Togepi, Riolu, Munchlax, Tyrogue, Bonsly, Mime Jr., and others.

Ditto will also appear in Max Raid battles much more frequently for the duration of the event. These Ditto in particular have a much higher chance of having several perfect IVs stats, which makes them excellent for using to breed competitive Pokemon.

Additionally, the rewards for defeating the Max Raid battles will be centered around items that are helpful for breeding, such as Destiny Knots, Everstones, and power items. These items are rewarded for defeating a Max Raid Pokemon whether you catch it or not.

This Easter Max Raid event is scheduled to last until April 15, so don’t wait if you plan to participate. Like all other special Max Raid events, you must first update your game’s Wild Area for the new Pokemon to begin appearing in raid dens.

For more information about Pokemon Sword and Shield, check out the latest details about The Isle of Armor expansion pass that is expected to release in two parts later this year.

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Rebecca Stone

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Okay, Super Smash Bros. as an Anime Looks Pretty Dang Cool

3 years 11 months ago

Nintendo has yet to create an anime based on the Super Smash Bros. universe but we can imagine it looking pretty cool, especially since most of the fighters already look like they’re taken straight out of an anime, particularly those dang Fire Emblem characters.

A 2D animator that goes by toine_tran on Instagram has been working on his own version of an anime inspired by Super Smash Bros. and while he doesn’t have a ton to show, what he has right now looks incredible!

He posted this video to his Instagram account earlier this week and mentioned that this a work in progress but he’ll have a final edit sometime in the future to show off.

You can watch it right here:

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Greysun Morales

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