The official Kingdom Hearts soundtracks for HD 2.5 ReMIX, Birth by Sleep, 358/2 Days, Dream Drop Distance, and HD 1.5 ReMIX are now available via the Square Enix Store. Each comes as a three CD set except for HD 2.5 ReMIX, which contains four CD's.
There are four soundtracks in total, including music from across seven games in the franchise. The music is created by composers such as Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yoko Shimomura, and Takeharu Ishimoto. Each is a re-release of products that originally debut
The official Kingdom Hearts soundtracks for HD 2.5 ReMIX, Birth by Sleep, 358/2 Days, Dream Drop Distance, and HD 1.5 ReMIX are now available via the Square Enix Store. Each comes as a three CD set except for HD 2.5 ReMIX, which contains four CD's.
There are four soundtracks in total, including music from across seven games in the franchise. The music is created by composers such as Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yoko Shimomura, and Takeharu Ishimoto. Each is a re-release of products that originally debuted between 2011 and 2014, while the Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days CD set also includes some extra music from the Japanese exclusive Birth by Sleep FINAL MIX release. The soundtracks for Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days, Dream Drop Distance, and HD 1.5 ReMIX are available for $30.99 each, while the one for HD 2.5 ReMIX costs $42.99. Each is expected to ship sometime in September 2024.
The original soundtracks for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, Birth by Sleep, 358/2 Days, Dream Drop Distance, and HD 1.5 ReMIX are now available via the Square Enix online store. Each product is expected to release sometime in September, 2024.
Grinding Gear Games has announced that early access for the upcoming Path of Exile 2 will begin on November 15, 2024. The announcement came during the opening ceremony for Gamescom 2024, alongside a new trailer.
Other than the early access date itself, the other main features of the trailer are the new gameplay footage and boss designs. We see a floating lich, a bloated creature with a mask and four arms, a plant monster, a figure covered in hands, and a Egyptian or Mesoamerican-looking gole
Grinding Gear Games has announced that early access for the upcoming Path of Exile 2 will begin on November 15, 2024. The announcement came during the opening ceremony for Gamescom 2024, alongside a new trailer.
Other than the early access date itself, the other main features of the trailer are the new gameplay footage and boss designs. We see a floating lich, a bloated creature with a mask and four arms, a plant monster, a figure covered in hands, and a Egyptian or Mesoamerican-looking golem creature channeling lightning. After these enemies are introduced, we get to see some gameplay. This segment showed off the mobility of not just the player characters, but the bosses too. One opponent called Ignaduk the Bog Witch performed what looks like a power-slide on a broom, and others seem to be able to target vast swathes of the arena. Then comes the early access date announcement. While there is currently no direction on how to sign up, there will likely be more information added to the official website nearer to the launch.
You can watch the trailer via YouTube below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYaSU9UCe0w
Path of Exile is a Diablo-style action RPG that first released back in 2013, setting itself apart from 2012's Diablo 3 with a a graphical style more remeniscent of the older games in the series and a incredibly complex and flexible skill tree.
The Early Access period for Path of Exile 2 begins on November 15, 2024, for the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. There is currently no release date for the full game.
The previously announced new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds appeared during gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live. The trailer gave us a look at two new monsters, a new zone, and NPC Hunters.
The trailer begins with a gang of hunters investigating a new locale called the Scarlet Forest. Inhabiting this forest is the spider-like Lala Barina that appears to have a paralysis-like ability and a red flower-theme. Also shown is an NPC hunter joining an expedition, though how they will work is not yet
The previously announced new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds appeared during gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live. The trailer gave us a look at two new monsters, a new zone, and NPC Hunters.
The trailer begins with a gang of hunters investigating a new locale called the Scarlet Forest. Inhabiting this forest is the spider-like Lala Barina that appears to have a paralysis-like ability and a red flower-theme. Also shown is an NPC hunter joining an expedition, though how they will work is not yet apparent. Then we see some more of a village in the Windward Plains area before another monster called the Rey Dau appears, which is described as the region's Apex Predator. Finally and most importantly, the trailer ends with a new cooking animation and the traditional cry of "So Tasty!".
You can get a look at the Monster Hunter Wilds gamescom 2024 trailer via Youtube below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp4gR1QEvVA
Earlier this month, Capcom released a slew of Youtube videos showcasing how the various weapon types will play in Monster Hunter Wilds, including the Gunlance and Insect Glaive. The company also confirmed that a playable demo would be available at both PAX West and Gamescom.
Monster Hunter Wilds will launch in 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Capcom started releasing overview videos showing off the new features and returning weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds. The first two to drop include a look at how the Greatsword will play in this entry alongside a video on the new Focus Mode mechanic.
The Monster Hunter Wilds trailer about Focus Mode outlines its use as a precision tool for hunters looking to target the weak spots that emerge as you strike the same monster part repeatedly. It locks the player character onto the monster to make
Capcom started releasing overview videos showing off the new features and returning weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds. The first two to drop include a look at how the Greatsword will play in this entry alongside a video on the new Focus Mode mechanic.
The Monster Hunter Wilds trailer about Focus Mode outlines its use as a precision tool for hunters looking to target the weak spots that emerge as you strike the same monster part repeatedly. It locks the player character onto the monster to make aiming and guarding easier. It also highlights weak spots and enables special Focus Strikes, which appear unique to different weapons.
You can see the video on Focus Mode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v3lnXyNFhI
While Focus Mode is an entirely new addition, the Greatsword is a returning weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds. The trailer goes over the traditional big, but slow, style of the sword that is able to knock monsters out of their attack animations if timed right. However, the video also shows an increased focus on guarding and a possible new counter attack, as well as how the special Focus Strike can target multiple weak spots with a lengthy slash.
You can watch the Monster Hunter Wilds Greatsword Overview video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2h3Uxj7nNg
In July 2024, Capcom and Urakita celebrated Monster Hunter's 20th anniversary by unveiling wooden tankards based on those seen in the game. In June 2024, Capcom released a new trailer for Wilds that featured a winding, snake-like monster called the Balahara.
Monster Hunter Wilds is expected to launch for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S sometime in 2025.
The cavalcade of June game showcases continued with the PC Gaming Show 2024 games, with the presentation hosted by Sean "Day9" Plott and Mica Burton. The showcase focused entirely on games available for the PC, though some are or will be available on other platforms too.
Some standouts include Southfield, a farming game that seems to be channeling a bit of the Totally Accurate series by adding wonky physics. We also saw a look at goofy, magical XCOM-like Tactical Breach Wizards and the anim
The cavalcade of June game showcases continued with the PC Gaming Show 2024 games, with the presentation hosted by Sean "Day9" Plott and Mica Burton. The showcase focused entirely on games available for the PC, though some are or will be available on other platforms too.
Some standouts include Southfield, a farming game that seems to be channeling a bit of the Totally Accurate series by adding wonky physics. We also saw a look at goofy, magical XCOM-like Tactical Breach Wizards and the anime-inspired rhythm adventure game UNBEATABLE. RTS fans were well served too, as both Stormgate and Battle Aces had sections devoted to gameplay features and even a new faction.
Here are all the June 2024 PC Gaming Show games:
You can find all the games shown at the event below. Each of the games will be available on the PC, in addition to other platforms listed.
Among the Wild - closed alpha in 2024
Star Birds - 2025
Lorn Vale - 2025
Ale Abbey - 2024
Streets of Rogue 2 - August 14, 2024
Wander Stars - TBA, Demo available
Southfield - Early access starts June 24, 2024
Steel Seed - 2024 | PS5, Xbox Series X, Demo available
Fallen Aces - Episode 1 releases June 14, 2024
Stormgate - Early access starts on July 30, 2024, Free to Play release on August 13, 2024
Mars Tactics - 2024
Toads of the Bayou - October 2024, Prologue available
Sumerian Six - 2024, Demo available
All Systems Dance - TBA
FUMES - TBA, Demo available
SULFUR - 2024, Demo available
Phantom Line - TBA
Killing Floor III - Early 2024 | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Copa City - 2025
Tempopo - TBA | Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch
Last Moon - 2024, Demo available
I Am Your Beast - August 15, 2024, Demo available
Cataclismo - July 16, 2024, Demo available
Level Zero: Extraction - 2024, Demo available
Battle Aces - TBA
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector - Early 2025
Demonschool - September 13, 2024 - PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Unrailed 2: Back on Track - 2024
UNBEATABLE - 2025 | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Odinfall - TBA, Demo available
Core Keeper 1.0 and Console launch - August 27, 2024 | PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
No More Room in Hell 2 - 2024
STRIDEN - Demo available on June 10, 2024
DDS2 - June 20, 2024
Zero Sievert Zakov City Update- Autumn, 2024, Early Access available
The Deadly Path - TBA
Incolatus -TBA
Inferni: Hope and Fear - July 1, 2024
DeathSprint 66 - TBA
Crescent County - TBA | Xbox
Forgotten Seas - Early Access available
Moon Mystery - TBA, Demo available
G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra - TBA, Demo available
Everholm - 2024, Demo available
Shell Runner - TBA, Demo available
Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Quarter 3, 2024
Debtors' Club - 2024, Demo available
The Land of the Magnates - TBA, Demo available
Cat Quest III - August 8, 2024, Demo available June 10, 2024 | PS4, PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Crush House - August 9, 2024, Demo available
Go-Go Town! - June 18, 2024 (Early Access), Demo available
Star Trucker - September 3, 2024
Escape from Tarkov 1.0 - TBA, Early Access available
Splodey - Available now
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn - July 18, 2024, Demo available June 10, 2024 | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
'83 - TBA
MULLET MADJACK - Available now, Demo available
Generation Exile - 2025
REKA - Early Access August, 2024, Demo available
Blue Prince - TBA
LOK Digital - 2024, Demo available
Tactical Breach Wizards - August 20, 2024, Demo available
Aloft - Fall, 2024, Demo available
Screenbound - TBA
Hotel Galactic - TBA
Still Wakes the Deep - June 18, 2024 | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days - TBA, Demo available October, 2024
Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode - Beta Available now
Caves of Qud 1.0 - Available now
Streets of Fortuna - TBA
Grit and Valor - 1949 - 2025 | PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
The Rise of the Golden Idol - 2024, Demo available | PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Netflix Games
Baladins is a game I really wanted to love. It has a lot going for it: an adorable aesthetic and fun music, co-op multiplayer, and rogue-lite replayability. Despite being quite light, the story is decently fun, given the whole time loop mechanic. But it's let down by the way some of the actual gameplay mechanics just... fail to come together to form a compelling loop. And that's a real shame, because otherwise Baladins is a real charmer.
You play as a one of a group of travelling bards and g
Baladins is a game I really wanted to love. It has a lot going for it: an adorable aesthetic and fun music, co-op multiplayer, and rogue-lite replayability. Despite being quite light, the story is decently fun, given the whole time loop mechanic. But it's let down by the way some of the actual gameplay mechanics just... fail to come together to form a compelling loop. And that's a real shame, because otherwise Baladins is a real charmer.
You play as a one of a group of travelling bards and general do-gooders: the titular Baladins. A time-eating dragon has emerged and you have several weeks (or turns) to gather items of value to feed to it, the more meaningful the better. Fail to satiate it and the dragon will devour time itself, but only up to a few weeks. Essentially trapped in a time loop, your only hope to escape is to travel the land doing odd jobs and searching for trinkets, bringing people together as you do so.
Screenshot by Siliconera
The game itself plays similar to The Yawhg or the Monster Prom series, but with less options to mess with your friends, as this is a more co-op focused game. You have a set of characters with different stat allocations, movement, and action points that you can use each turn to explore the world and perform tasks. Most locations have several activities, from talking to the inhabitants to training skills, or taking on stat and diceroll-based challenges. The solutions to the various quests can be as simple as talking to someone, or they can require gathering several items from vastly different areas within the same 6 week loop, with most quests having different "good" or "bad" endings. At the end of the loop you are summoned back to the dragon, who may grant some little hints or lore tidbits as it devours your array of treasures. Helpfully, each player can keep one item to bring into another run in case you didn't quite finish a quest or just want the stat boost for next time.
It's a fun set up with a lot of room to play within, but I found the structure ended up working against the party-game style it seemed to be going for. Returning to the previous comparison, inMonster Prom orThe Yawhg you are similarly trying to muddle through a short series of rounds, but it's wrapped in this little narrative based on how well you do. Does your character succeed? Survive the storm? Get the girl/boy/sentient calculator? In Baladins, even if you complete whatever quest you set out to finish, the results all go into a pot with the rest and there's not that kind of concrete payoff at the end. This goes for some quests too, as I once spent a good hour or so trying to gather several ingredients within the limit to craft a dragon-slaying crossbow, only for the dragon to deflect it instantly. It didn't even add much to the hunger meter when the beast ate it.
Screenshot by Siliconera
And that's compounded by the moment-to-moment play, as the open-ended nature of both the set-up and quests themselves means you'll often just be wandering around exploring rather than making concrete progress. It's only after you've got a good sense of what items you can get and from where that you can start really looking to complete quests, which will take a good number of runs (and likely a notepad to jot down information). It makes the game almost feel like a point and click adventure where the real treasure is the information you learn each run. It's an interesting idea in concept! But it just doesn't really gel with the boardgame style setup and limited turns. While you can take as many loops as you want you still have to complete quests within that same loop. Imagine trying to complete Monkey Island but you only get so many actions before having to start from the beginning.
On top of that, the multiplayer features just aren't that interesting. An ally in the same location as you will provide a bonus to rolls, and you can share items or pull friends to you for a single action point (or jump to their spot for a movement point). Now, these are great quality of life features but they don't necessarily lead to many interesting questions or strategies, just ways to make things a bit easier. Even when the game does directly ask for players to vote on the outcome of a quest, the result is rarely more impactful than locking off a certain area, which will only be reset in the next loop anyway.
Screenshot by Siliconera
I usually far prefer co-operative games and I don't mean to suggest Baladins ought to have been more competitive, but the element of risk does a lot to add an engaging element to other games that I just feel this one lacks. I actually think Baladins would benefit from letting a single player control multiple characters, perhaps in a hotseat mode that would also enable couch co-op. While you can have multiple local players, each of them needed their own controller to join rather than being able to just swap a single one around, which can be limiting even if you have enough players.
If all this sounds very negative, let me re-clarify that I actually really like the game. Again, the paper cut-out art style is adorable and the way the dragon and its effects use a completely different style works excellently. The world of Gatherac is full of funny little guys and, despite the child-friendly nature of the game, it also contains little comments on things like labor, misinformation, and even market regulation. I can even see what I think the developers were going for with the way you explore the world with friends, doing quests and helping each other out, but it all just doesn't come together at the end.
A new Street Fighter 6 character gameplay guide appeared ahead of the release of returning character Akuma later in May 2024. The guide goes over Akuma's moveset and some of the tricks and mix-ups you can use to come out victorious.
The video goes through Akuma's moveset and highlights his strengths, like his reach and ease of use, as well as his weaknesses, such as his low health pool. Also detailed are the several variations on his moves that can change the speed of his Hadoken projectiles
A new Street Fighter 6 character gameplay guide appeared ahead of the release of returning character Akuma later in May 2024. The guide goes over Akuma's moveset and some of the tricks and mix-ups you can use to come out victorious.
The video goes through Akuma's moveset and highlights his strengths, like his reach and ease of use, as well as his weaknesses, such as his low health pool. Also detailed are the several variations on his moves that can change the speed of his Hadoken projectiles or the behaviour of his Tatsumaki Zanku-Kyaku. It also suggests some ways to counterplay moves that are usually strong against him, like using Demon Swoop to dodge certain Drive moves and leave your opponent open for a counterattack.
You can watch the full Street Fighter 6 Akuma Character Guide via Youtube below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIPTOVx6pls
Akuma will arrive alongside a new Fighting Pass themed around him, containing twenty rewards including avatar gear and music tracks. Capcom also recently announced a merchandise collaboration with Grapht, which includes reversible eye masks and embroidery badges.
Akuma is set to arrive in Street Fighter 6 as a DLC character on May 22, 2024, while the game itself is immediately available on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
The Playstation Blog revealed a new Warbond titled Polar Patriots is set to airdrop into Helldivers 2 on May 9, 2024, bringing new weapons and armor to the fight against tyrany. Warbonds are similar to battle passes, except that they dont expire, and they usually cost 1,000 (about $9.99) of the Super Credits premium currency.
In total, the Warbond contains three of each of the primary weapons, armor sets, capes, banners, and emotes, as well as a new grenade, sidearm, and booster. The weapons
The Playstation Blog revealed a new Warbond titled Polar Patriots is set to airdrop into Helldivers 2 on May 9, 2024, bringing new weapons and armor to the fight against tyrany. Warbonds are similar to battle passes, except that they dont expire, and they usually cost 1,000 (about $9.99) of the Super Credits premium currency.
In total, the Warbond contains three of each of the primary weapons, armor sets, capes, banners, and emotes, as well as a new grenade, sidearm, and booster. The weapons include a slower-firing SMG, a high-impact assault rifle, and a plasma rifle variant that must be charged before firing. A new booster allows you to recover from slowing effects faster, a new pistol gives you another backup weapon to try, and the new grenade combines the effects of Incendiary and Impact grenades for more immediate firestarting.
You can see the Polar Patriots Warbond details in the video below:
HoYoverse showcased the gameplay mechanics for the upcoming Honkai: Star Rail character Robin with a character preview and a new video in the "Keeping Up With Star Rail" series. Robin is a Physical element character walking the Path of Harmony, and she is set to arrive in update 2.2.
Both the character preview on HoYolab and the video preview go over Robin's kit, though the latter features extra input from her brother Sunday. He's voiced by his English voice actor Griffin Puatu. Robin's abil
HoYoverse showcased the gameplay mechanics for the upcoming Honkai: Star Rail character Robin with a character preview and a new video in the "Keeping Up With Star Rail" series. Robin is a Physical element character walking the Path of Harmony, and she is set to arrive in update 2.2.
Both the character preview on HoYolab and the video preview go over Robin's kit, though the latter features extra input from her brother Sunday. He's voiced by his English voice actor Griffin Puatu. Robin's abilities revolve around buffing allies' damage, especially on follow up attacks. Her Skill Pinion's Aria applies a team-wide damage boost for three turns, while her Tonal Resonance Talent boosts allies' crit damage and regenerates her energy when they attack. This allows her to charge her Ultimate quickly, which then grants allies immediate actions and bonuses to their damage based on Robin's attack stat. Interestingly, Robin herself cannot act while her ultimate is active and its duration is not affected by her speed stat.
You can watch the Honkai: Star Rail gameplay preview for Robin below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2YXaozZ6qg
HoYoverse also recently released an animated short to advertise the Honkai: Star Rail 2024 Music Concert. The game will also feature in an Ichiban Kuji lottery by Bandai Spirits with 7 different kinds of prizes available, including a mug shaped like a trash can.
Robin is set to become available in Honkai: Star Rail with the arrival of Update 2.2, scheduled for release on May 8, 2024. The game itself is readily available on PC, PS5, and mobile devices.
Final Fantasy XIV players will once again have a chance to earn unique weapons when the Yo-Kai Watch event returns on April 24, 2024. The event first appeared in 2016 and has been re-run several times since then.
Beginning the event requires players to have reached level 15 in a class and to have completed the "Envoy" quests that take you to the 3 major cities. After that, the event can be started by speaking to the "Poor-heeled Youth" in the Steps of Nald in Ul'dah. Equipping the Yo-Kai Wat
Final Fantasy XIV players will once again have a chance to earn unique weapons when the Yo-Kai Watch event returns on April 24, 2024. The event first appeared in 2016 and has been re-run several times since then.
Beginning the event requires players to have reached level 15 in a class and to have completed the "Envoy" quests that take you to the 3 major cities. After that, the event can be started by speaking to the "Poor-heeled Youth" in the Steps of Nald in Ul'dah. Equipping the Yo-Kai Watch will allow you to earn Yo-Kai medals by participating in FATE events in the areas surrounding the cities, or in any areas added in the Heavensward and Stormblood expansions.
Yo-Kai medals can then be exchanged with the Wandering Executive located in the central area of the Gold Saucer, accessible via airship, who will introduce you to various Yo-Kai. By meeting enough Yo-Kai, players will earn the ability to summon them as minions, as well as obtain the Whisper-go mount. Befriending all 17 will unlock the newly added framer's kit for purchase at the Gold Saucer.
The unique weapons can be earned with Legendary Yo-Kai medals, earned by completing specific FATEs with the relevant minion summoned. You can get a look at a few of the Final Fantasy XIV and Yo-kai Watch event weapons and minions available in the gallery below:
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Square Enix recently released an official FFXIV: Dawntrail benchmark tool, allowing players to test their hardware with the upcoming expansions graphical updates. Meanwhile back in February 2024, it was announced that Hololive Vtuber Inugami Korone would voice a character in the Yo-Kai Watch anime.
The Yo-Kai Watch: Gather One, Gather All! collaboration event will return to Final Fantasy XIV on April 24, 2024. The game itself is readily available on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X while the Dawntrail expansion is set to launch on July 2, 2024.
At the Capcom Highlights stream, the company announced it had released the Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator for players to download and use ahead of the game's launch on March 22, 2024. Additionally, players in the main game will be able to download official Pawns created by select streamers and influencers such as Snuffy, Maximilian Dood, and Salome Hyakumantenbara.
The full list of creators includes:
FightinCowboy
Krysta
Snuffy
Maximilian Dood
Enako
Otojya
Salome Hyakuman
At the Capcom Highlights stream, the company announced it had released the Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator for players to download and use ahead of the game's launch on March 22, 2024. Additionally, players in the main game will be able to download official Pawns created by select streamers and influencers such as Snuffy, Maximilian Dood, and Salome Hyakumantenbara.
The full list of creators includes:
FightinCowboy
Krysta
Snuffy
Maximilian Dood
Enako
Otojya
Salome Hyakumantenbara
SHAKA
Alodia
Chuhe
Shim Hyung-Tak
C-chandesu
Ellajaz
Limealicious
MissMikkaa
Rurikhan
After the presentation, the presenters also used the character creation tools to creat a Pawn based on a real-life cat named Daisy, which is planned to be available as an official pawn. This also isn't the first time official Pawns have appeared, as the Switch version of the first Dragon's Dogma got an official Pawn of Travis Touchdown as part of a collaboration with the No More Heroes series.
You can find the announcement tweet for the Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator below:
You can also see the screencaps of the featured creators in the gallery below:
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The Capcom Highlights event is set to go on for another day, with Day 2 to focus on games like Street Fighter 6, Monster Hunter Now, and Exoprimal. Earlier this week, game director Hideaki Itsuno revealed that the cooking cutscenes in Dragon's Dogma 2 used real meat instead of computer generated graphics.
Dragon's Dogma 2 will launch on March 22, 2024, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. The Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator is available to download now on the same platforms, and the characters created can be imported into the main game.
Kay Yu, the primary developer of fan-made Survivors-like Holocure, announced a new Hololive game called Holo X Break that will feature Vtubers from the 5th and 6th generations in Japan. The developer also confirmed that update 0.7 for Holocure is still in development.
Based on the screenshots and trailer, Holo X Break appears to be a side-scrolling beat-em-up in the vein of River City Girls, which developer Kay Yu worked on as a key animator. The developer's other work credits include Mushok
Kay Yu, the primary developer of fan-made Survivors-like Holocure, announced a new Hololive game called Holo X Break that will feature Vtubers from the 5th and 6th generations in Japan. The developer also confirmed that update 0.7 for Holocure is still in development.
Based on the screenshots and trailer, Holo X Break appears to be a side-scrolling beat-em-up in the vein of River City Girls, which developer Kay Yu worked on as a key animator. The developer's other work credits include Mushoku Tensei, Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War, and Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp.
The game's plot will follow the Hololive Vtuber agency's Momosuzu Nene, Omaru Polka, Shishiro Botan, and Yukihana Lamy as they attempt to rescue the company's CEO from Secret Society HoloX. While it is currently unknown what platform Holo X Break will release on, the previous game was only available for PC via Steam and Itch.io.
You can watch the trailer of the game in the tweet below, or catch the Japanese language trailer here.
Here are the first four screenshots from the new Hololive game that Kay Yu shared with us on social media:
Kay Yu's previous game Holocurecame to Steam in August, 2023, after approval from Hololive owner Cover Corp, alongside update 0.6. The developer also explained how to get save data from the previous version to transfer to the Steam version, for those who were already playing.
Holo X Break will launch sometime in March 2024, though platforms at this time are unknown. Holocure is immediately available through Steam and Itch.io.
As part of the ongoing celebration of the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter, Capcom announced an Anniversary Program will air on March 12, 2024. However, fans expecting news about the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds will be disappointed, as the company confirmed there will be no news or announcements on the game.
While not a new game like many may have been hoping, the announcement did state that the program will reveal the top 10 winners of the 20th Anniversary Hunter's Choice vote which too
As part of the ongoing celebration of the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter, Capcom announced an Anniversary Program will air on March 12, 2024. However, fans expecting news about the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds will be disappointed, as the company confirmed there will be no news or announcements on the game.
While not a new game like many may have been hoping, the announcement did state that the program will reveal the top 10 winners of the 20th Anniversary Hunter's Choice vote which took place in 2023. The monsters that ranked 11-20 will be revealed gradually on Twitter in the days leading up to the event, beginning with the Crimson Glow Valstrax that placed 20th in the poll.
You can find the announcement and statement tweets below:
Recently, Capcom and Pasela announced the permanent opening of a Monster Hunter-themed bar in Osaka, while Monster Hunter and Resident Evilthemed shirts also appeared via Amazon's Merch on Demand website.
Meanwhile, Monster Hunter Wilds was announced during the The Game Awards ceremony in December 2023. However, new Capcom hasn't fully revealed the title.
The Monster Hunter Anniversary Program will air on Tusday, March 12, 2024, at 4am PDT, 6am EST or 11am GMT. Monster Hunter Wilds is scheduled for release in 2025 for PC, Xbox Series X, and PS5.
A new patch added NieR: Automata DLC character 2B to the roster of Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, and it appeared alongside a new video guide overviewing her moves. Additionally, Arc System Works and Cygames released details about what else update 1.21 brings to the game.
As the video, explains, 2B plays quite differently to the other fighters in Versus Rising, having several basic combo strings with options to mix-up the finisher. Players will also have a second resource gauge to manage, w
A new patch added NieR: Automata DLC character 2B to the roster of Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, and it appeared alongside a new video guide overviewing her moves. Additionally, Arc System Works and Cygames released details about what else update 1.21 brings to the game.
As the video, explains, 2B plays quite differently to the other fighters in Versus Rising, having several basic combo strings with options to mix-up the finisher. Players will also have a second resource gauge to manage, which is expended by the use of certain skills.
While the star of the update is 2B herself, the patch also features the addition of an Oceania server region, weekly challenges with Rupee rewards, and some new Weapon Cutouts to equip to your lobby avatars.
You can read the character guide for 2B in Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdvbUpGJjOE
Cygames and Arc System Works recently released another trailer for 2B. That one showed off her special attacks and confirming a 2P-themed alternate color palette. Additionally, in 2023 it was confirmed that Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising would be featured at EVO Japan 2024, with a maximum of 2,048 players.
Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5, with Nier: Automata's 2B available as paid DLC.
Bandai Namco released a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Goku's Next Journey DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The add-on is set to launch sometime in February 2024, but the developer has yet to reveal an exact date for it.
The trailer features a sparring match between Goku, sporting a blue outfit rather than his signature orange, and his son Goten. The father and son banter back and forth as they fight, before showcasing a new Surge activation animation and the match eventually ending wi
Bandai Namco released a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Goku's Next Journey DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The add-on is set to launch sometime in February 2024, but the developer has yet to reveal an exact date for it.
The trailer features a sparring match between Goku, sporting a blue outfit rather than his signature orange, and his son Goten. The father and son banter back and forth as they fight, before showcasing a new Surge activation animation and the match eventually ending with a clash of kamehameha beams.
While the exact contents of the DLC pack have not been listed, if it follows the pattern of previous DLCs then Goku's Next Journey should consist of new super attacks and soul emblems on top of the additional story arc to play through.
You can watch the full gameplay trailer for Goku's Next Journey below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RJSqP6fL4s
The Goku's Next Journey DLC was originally revealed back in January, 2024, at the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour event. Meanwhile, back in December, Bandai Namco ended service for the Dragon Ball Card Warriors feature of the game on some platforms, including PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. The Goku's Next Journey DLC is scheduled for release in February, 2024.
Pocketpair, developer of Survival-Crafting-Creature-RPG Palworld, announced plans to implement anti-cheat features to game, beginning with Player Lists set to arrive in a February 2024 update. These are intended to combat cheating on official servers, but will be optional additions for solo and community-run worlds.
In the statement, Pocketpair reported that it confirmed some connection issues with official servers, which it attributed to the influence of cheaters. The company also affirmed
Pocketpair, developer of Survival-Crafting-Creature-RPG Palworld, announced plans to implement anti-cheat features to game, beginning with Player Lists set to arrive in a February 2024 update. These are intended to combat cheating on official servers, but will be optional additions for solo and community-run worlds.
In the statement, Pocketpair reported that it confirmed some connection issues with official servers, which it attributed to the influence of cheaters. The company also affirmed its zero-tolerance policy towards such activities, and it said it is working on dealing with it as a priority.
As part of these countermeasures, the company noted it plans to add player lists and anti-cheat software to Palworld. The player lists feature, which is intended to help identify and ban cheaters, is set to arrive sometime during February 2024, but there is currently no date for the addition of the anti-cheat software.
You can find the full statement from Pocketpair in the tweet below:
The success of Palworld has led to developers Pocketpair seeking to take on new staff members to support its plans for the game. Meanwhile, modders have been busy adding their own spins to the game, including an Ironman-style Nuzlocke mode.
Palworld is available in Early Access for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, as well as on Xbox Game Pass. An update including a Player List function is planned for the end of February, 2024.
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