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Bandai Namco has announced that Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series will launch on July 8 globally for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. This will happen alongside the previously announced Nintendo Switch launch. This series collection, will launches a day earlier on July 7 in Japan, includes remastered versions of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil. There are also new features in this collection as well, such as easy and normal difficulty settings, and a hard mode that unlocks after clearing the game. Two player co-op is also available, as well as a challenging new Stopwatch mode. Unfortunately, it looks like North American customers won't be able to purchase a physical copy of the game. However, boxed...
A fan of the post-apocalyptic RPG series Fallout recently shared a new PC he built with an atomic twist: the case was made out of the plastic mini-nuke replica that was included in the Fallout Anthology. First spotted by PCGamer, The Fallout Collector, an individual known for sharing all things and memorabilia related to the RPG series, told IGN that the build is not incredibly powerful. It uses parts from a small form factor sixth-generation Intel NUC, which has been repurposed for a bomb-shaped rig that sports an i3 CPU and integrated Intel 520 graphics. As you can see from the picture below, The Fallout Collector modified the insert of the mini-nuke to mount the motherboard. Those that own this collectible know the inside is used...
I’m kind of obsessed with handheld gaming. It’s the best, because you can fit it in no matter where you are or who’s using the TV. The problem with devices like the Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck (for anyone lucky enough to have one) is that storage space is limited. Thankfully, you can grab a hefty 1TB microSD card right now for $124.99, a huge and rare discount. That ought to give you plenty of room to install big games like Red Dead Redemption 2, NBA 2K22, The Witcher 3, and so on. Save on 1TB SanDisk MicroSD Card Storage doesn’t come cheap, but it wasn’t long ago that these 1TB cards cost $400. This is the second-lowest price this card has ever gone. And you almost never find 1TB cards from reputable companies for lower than $125...
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga had the best LEGO game launch in history. Publisher Warner Bros. Games revealed in a press release that the game has sold through 3.2 million copies in its first two weeks and surpassed sales records worldwide. "The game has sold through 3.2 million units globally in its first two weeks and has exceeded sales records across every platform, region, and edition," said the publisher. Breaking the franchise record means The Skywalker Saga's launch outperformed other titan entertainment franchises that have also had the LEGO treatment including Marvel, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and more. The game was first revealed at E3 2019 and experienced delay after delay before launching earlier this...
Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has revealed three new modes coming in Season 2: Lone Wolves. These are headlined by the classic Halo mode King of the Hill, which arrives on May 3 alongside two brand new modes: Last Spartan Standing and Land Grab. King of the Hill dates back to the original Halo game in 2001 and, while players can recreate the original mode in Custom Games, the standard mode is returning to Infinite with a twist. Instead of just having one part of the battleground that players fight over, a new hill will spawn when the previous one is captured. Whoever takes the hill by spending uncontested time on it earns a point, and the team with the most points at the end of the match wins. The Lone Wolves themed Last...
If you enjoyed tossing fireballs and teleporting around like a ninja in Outriders last year, then do I have some great news: developer People Can Fly is giving you just about every reason to return with its upcoming expansion, Worldslayer. Imperfect as it was, Outriders largely hit all the right notes with me when it launched, but some of that momentum was lost amid the utterly tragic server issues right out the gate and a story that largely fell flat. With Worldslayer, Outriders seems poised for a comeback, and if what I’ve played of it so far is any indication, this 2.0 upgrade to the memorable looter shooter might be just what the doctor ordered. Worldslayer seems laser focused on making everything about Outriders bigger. New areas...
Ash Williams and the rest of the Evil Dead gang haven’t been resurrected to star in a video game since 2005’s Evil Dead: Regeneration, but that’s all about to change when S-Mart’s top of the line returns on, fittingly, Friday the 13th next month, in the aptly-named Evil Dead: The Game. After playing it, it’s clear that the new Evil Dead game draws heavily from the survival-focused shooting and looting established in the Left 4 Dead series in addition to the character-centric, skill-based horror survival of Dead By Daylight. This monster mashup certainly nails the right beats for frenetic fun between friends, and at launch, Evil Dead: The Game will support out-of-the-box crossplay for all modern Xbox and PlayStation consoles, as well as...
Atari is continuing its endeavor to revitalize a number of its arcade classics, this time with the reimagining of space exploration game Gravitar in Gravitar: Recharged. Gravitar: Recharged is a remake of the original 1982 Gravitar, an arcade title that took the "rotate-and-thrust" controls from games like Asteroids and applied them to control of a tiny spacecraft exploring a solar system. Players navigate to a planet, and then must destroy bunkers on said planet while being fired upon and fighting against the pull of gravity. In its time, Gravitar was notorious for its extreme difficulty. This remake joins a number of other games in the Recharged series that Atari has been using to bring back its arcade classics, including Breakout...
Torchlight: Infinite Enters Its Latest Closed Beta
Torchlight: Infinite is the latest entry in the ARPG Torchlight franchise coming to PC, iOS, and Android. This title, a sequel to Torchlight 2, enters its latest closed beta on April 24th, 2022, and brings with it a slew of new content for fans to experience. Jump into the Era of ember Tech in this Cinematic Trailer from the initial reveal. Players can sign up now using their Gmail account or pre-register on TapTap to participate in the latest closed beta, which will be open to mobile players all across the world! While the closed beta access so far has only been available for mobile players, the full game will feature cross-play and cross-save across all platforms, including the in-development PC version! Torchlight Infinite...
One of Elden Ring's toughest bosses, Malenia, Blade of Miquella, is now automatically self-healing when players summon help. While healing herself is one of Malenia's normal abilities, she is only meant to do so when her attacks hit the player. A bug in Elden Ring's latest update, however, seemingly means she can self-heal at any point of the fight and for no apparent reason. Elden Ring's leading Malenia expert Let Me Solo Her spotted the bug when he was summoned to fight the boss. His YouTube video shows it off clearly: even when there are no players near Malenia, never mind taking damage from her, chunks of her health bar shoot back up. Other players have noticed it too, with reddit user Demonboy995 saying that it happened every...
Kao the Kangaroo left me nostalgic for a series I’d never heard of. I’m always searching for new platformers, I’ve gone through all the big names across the years and many smaller ones too, but if you’d asked me last month who Kao was, I couldn’t have told you. Like many mascots, Kao fell into obscurity but thanks to Tate Multimedia’s surprise reboot, he’s back in fighting form with a fresh story. Going hands-on with a preview build, it’s pretty easy but so far, I’m enjoying what I’ve seen. Kao’s journey kicks off with a familiar premise, rescuing family members who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Both his sister and father are missing, while an unknown foe called the Eternal Warrior’s begun corrupting the world with a...
Lost Ark's rumoured Battle Pass is now official and already available. Amazon Games confirmed in a blog post that the Ark Pass would be included in the action-RPG as part of the April update that released today. The Battle Pass works in the same way as Fortnite's or Call of Duty's: players will progress through levels for different rewards by simply playing the game or, in some cases, completing specific objectives. The regular Ark Pass is free and grants several rewards across 30 levels including a mount, pirate coins, and honing material selection chests. Two other versions of the pass are available at an additional cost. The Premium Ark Pass costs 1,500 Royal Crystals and adds extra rewards at each level including a Vertus Pet...
Mutant Football League, not to be confused with Mutant League Football, is getting a sequel. IGN can exclusively reveal that Digital Dreams is currently working on a follow-up to its 2017 reimagining of EA's 1993 cult football classic. Mutant Football League 2 will feature more mutants, more game modes, upgraded visuals and online play, custom teams, an improved Dynasty Supreme franchise mode, and new shifts to gameplay such as changing weather during matches and the addition of an eighth player to the field. Digital Dreams is making Mutant Football League 2 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, and PC. Additionally, Digital Dreams' development team is largely based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Due to the ongoing invasion of Russia, Digital...
Overwatch's Doomfist and Orisa are both receiving major reworks in Overwatch 2. While all 32 original Overwatch characters are returning for the sequel, Blizzard announced two further reworks (joining Bastion and Sombra) in a blog post, revealing that Doomfist has even had a role change. He'll switch from being a damage hero to a tank, losing his Uppercut ability in the process. Instead, Doomfist is now equipped with Power Block, a shielding ability that protects from frontal attacks, and his health has increased from 250 to 450. Blocking heavy damage with the shield will power up his Rocket Punch ability, which will travel faster and further and deal increased damage when empowered. "Power Block feels kind of like Zarya when...
Moon Knight has become the latest pop-culture character to arrive in Fortnite. Epic Games announced his inclusion in a blog post detailing the two new skin variations, Back Bling, and pickaxe, available for 2,000 V-Bucks altogether. The skins come in one single purchase that can be switched back and forward at the player's leisure, choosing between Moon Knight in his full superhero attire or Mr. Knight and his fancy three-piece suit. Also included with the skin is the Cloak Back Bling, as "Moon Knight is seldom seen without his cape", the blog post said. His Crescent Darts weapons are also available as a pickaxe but these are a separate purchase. Moon Knight himself costs 1,500 V-Bucks, while the Crescent Darts cost 500. V-Bucks...
LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga is back in stock and now down to just £36 with a Tesco Clubcard. It was discounted to £38 near launch day, but now you can pick it up for even cheaper. Other deals today include £300 cashback on new LG OLED TVs, New Pokemon Snap for £30, Switch Joy-Cons for £52, and Switch (Grey) for £225, and select users can currently get up to £14 for free at Amazon when using new rewards. TL;DR - Our Favourite UK Deals Right Now LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Down to £36 at Tesco Nintendo Switch for £225 at Amazon (was £259) Get an Extra £14 for Free at Amazon: Top Up £50, Use Amazon Pickup This deal is perfect for those who use Amazon to order items quite often, or even better for those who want to...
An update for Quake has added new accessibility options and maps 26 years after it was first released. As revealed on the Steam announcements page, Quake now lets players change its menu style to a plain black and white format instead of just having stylised letters appear over the game. Other sight-focused features include adjustable screen flash intensity, on-screen message duration times, an increase in the maximum number of messages appearing on the HUD, and adjustable display durations of multiplayer text messages. The update also brings a chat-to-voice converter to Quake. Players can now turn incoming multiplayer text chat into a synthesized voice, or convert incoming voice chat to text. The opposite is also possible, as...
Today you can fix instances of controller disrepair. Was that wear and tear brought about by the natural ravages of time or the savagery of an especially epic ragequit? I'm not here to judge. I'm more here to point out that if you don't own Psychonauts and you ignore it at its current pricepoint, you need your head examined by said psychonauts. Notable Sales for Nintendo Switch Purchase Cheaply for PC Exciting Offers for XO/XS Product Savings for PS4/PS5 Adam’s our Aussie deals wrangler. You can watch him game on YouTube. Continue reading...
Imagine, if you will, a world in which Nicolas Cage had played Aragorn or Neo. That could very well have been our reality, had the actor not firmly had his priorities in order. He is one of the most recognizable leading men in Hollywood… and the face of some of the most memorable memes on the internet. But, before all that, Cage is a father and a family man. "First and foremost... there's no version of Nic Cage in reality that doesn't want to spend time with his children," Cage told People. "There's no version of Nic Cage that didn't put family first over career. I turned down Lord of the Rings and I turned down Matrix because I didn't want to go to New Zealand for three years or Australia for three years because I needed to be home...
On November 1, 2019, Blizzard revealed Overwatch 2 at that year’s Blizzcon. After almost three years, the highly-anticipated sequel will finally be receiving a beta next week. Recently, developers behind the game have expressed their displeasure with its lengthy development. In an interview with USA Today, lead hero designer Geoff Goodman detailed how the team had a plan in place for the development of Overwatch 2. “We talked about it, way back,” he said. “We talked about how we were going to, on the production side, develop Overwatch 2 alongside Overwatch.” Unfortunately, this plan was derailed by the game’s many delays. “I think the whole team was kind of upset and annoyed a bit with the timing of how everything got delayed...
After previously claiming that the upcoming Saints Row reboot would feature the "biggest customization suite" of any game in the series to date, Volition is setting out to prove that it's as good as its word with a brand new trailer. Shown earlier today, the new Saints Row customization trailer showcases a host of options, from cars and guns to the new headquarters, which is housed in a ramshackle church. Even deeper are the character options, which go as far as to feature selectable "modesty options" for your character's genitals and chest area. Some of the options include: Asymmetrical face customization. Cross-gender clothing items including skirts, pants, shoes, hats, underwear, overwear, and socks. The ability to customize the...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will now produce the It Takes Two movie adaptation. Variety reported that Johnson is set to join Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia to produce the project on behalf of Seven Bucks Productions for Amazon Studios and dj2 Entertainment. The Sonic the Hedgehog movie writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller are also on board as executive producers as well as Josef Fares and Oskar Wolontis of Hazelight Studios, the studio behind the It Takes Two game. According to the report, it’s also possible that Johnson will star in the movie, though the cast hasn’t been finalized yet. It Takes Two is a two-player platformer that places players in the shoes of May and Cody, a couple in the middle of a divorce. After being turned into...
The second annual Meta Quest Gaming Showcase has arrived and it shared some of the biggest and most exciting experiences headed to the Meta Quest platform throughout the next year. From Resident Evil 4 - The Mercenaries to NFL PRO ERA to Among Us VR to Ghostbusters VR, there was something for everyone in presentation. To help ensure you don't miss a thing, we've gathered all the announcements from the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase below. Ghostbusters VR Announced A new Ghostbusters VR game was announced for Meta Quest 2 from Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and nGames. While we didn't see much more besides a short cinematic trailer, it's great to know that we will soon be experiencing the beloved franchise in a new way. Players will run...
If you're excited for whatever Bungie is working on next, there's a hint to the studio's next project hidden somewhere within Destiny 2. When Destiny 2 director Christopher Barrett was asked on Twitter (via GamesRadar) if there was a hint to Bungie's new IP somewhere in their massive first-person shooter, Barrett simply responded, "Yes". Barrett followed up his short response with another one-word tweet, saying "Maybe", along with a smiley face that looks like the moon. This led some Destiny fans to believe the hint is hidden somewhere on Earth's Moon from Destiny 2's Shadowkeep expansion. Even with the hint, the Destiny community hasn't found the easter egg just yet. So, if you're a Destiny 2 fan, it might be time to start searching...
After being teased at The Game Awards last December, we've finally gotten a first look at gameplay for the VR version of Among Us. Just as you might imagine, the gameplay looks like a VRChat meets a slasher movie. Throughout the trailer, crewmates are flailing their arms, using virtual hands to point fingers at people they assume are imposters. We even get a brief moment of someone in Electrical peeking a corner looking to see if anyone is there, before cutting to an imposter hiding in a vent. Although Among Us is alreadya fun game, the VR version should provide a fresh perspective that leans into the game's best parts while also adding a new sense of tension and humor that can otherwise not be achieved on the console and PC...
Digimon Survive finally has a release date, with the new strategy RPG confirmed to be launching on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC this summer. Producer Kazumasa Habu revealed the date in a tweet, with a release this summer marking four years since the game was revealed, and three since it was originally meant to be launched. Published by Bandai Namco, Survive breaks the formula of previous Digimon games by blending the visual novel and turn-based, strategy RPG genres. The game will place emphasis on storytelling in what's promised to be an anime-esque campaign featuring unique characters with plenty of drama that unfolds across branching storylines. While on a school trip, protagonist Takuma Momozuka is randomly...
Kim Kardashian threatened to sue Roblox after a game claiming to offer an unreleased sex tape appeared on the platform. Roblox, a gaming platform with countless player-made games, featured one that used Kardashian's face as clickbait while claiming to have unseen footage of a sex tape featuring the star. On the latest episode of The Kardashians, as reported by Polygon, Kardashian's six-year-old son Saint saw the advertisement and showed it to his mother, who later said "I have all the time, all the money, and all the resources to burn them all to the f**king ground." "I have all the time, all the money, and all the resources to burn them all to the f**king ground." Roblox has since banned the developer of the game and denied its...
Developer Tribute Games and publisher Dotemu have announced that TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, the upcoming spiritual successor to the classic late-'80s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game and NES port, will be released this Summer for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch. They have also confirmed that the voices actors who played the Turtles in the classic 1987 animated TV series will return for this game. Furthermore, Dotemu has confirmed that a physical release will be made available alongside the usual digital marketplaces and that a digital soundtrack will be on offer too. And to top it all off, we have 10 minutes of new gameplay to show off, consisting of the first two stages. See that video above. TMNT...
Snoop Dogg has arrived in Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone just in time for the weed worshiping day of 4/20. Revealed in a blog post that asks if players are "ready to light it up", Snoop comes equipped with the Bong Ripper sniper rifle, West Coast Bling assault rifle, and Tha Shiznit submachine gun, available for 2,400 COD Points ($19.99 USD / £16.79 GBP). Also in his Operator bundle is the Mellow Medal weapon charm, The Original Gangsta emblem, High Art spray, and a Finishizzle Movizzle. Call of Duty: Vanguard players will also get the Tactical Toke match intro and the Hit This, Fam MVP Highlight. Snoop is a fully-functioning Operator and can therefore be levelled up as normal, also coming with four challenges - kills...
Elden Ring's 50-hit fake wall was seemingly a glitch all along, and has been removed in the latest patch. If you don't remember, the mysterious wall was first discovered in March and shook the community as, while illusionary walls are nothing new to FromSoftware games, one that only disappears after 50 hits meant that practically any wall in the game could be hiding a completely new area. This wall in Volcano Manor didn't appear to go anywhere exciting though, causing players to speculate if it was just an odd glitch, something FromSoftware has now effectively confirmed after the latest 1.04 patch turned it into a regular wall with no illusionary properties. YouTuber Zullie the Witch returned to the wall after Elden Ring's latest...
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