Astracraft launches globally, Partner Plan also available

Astracraft, a creative real-time competitive title published by Netease Games and developed by British independent game developer, Payload Studios, is now available globally. The “Hopper’s Partner Program” Influencer Recruit Plan is also going on to encourage players to share their most impressive in-game moments!

Enjoy both creation and battle elements within Astracraft! Create with an assortment of modules and map editor in Create Mode, where you can customize your ARMS, battleships and spacecraft in worlds and maps with their own rules. Experiment to your heart’s content!

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In Battle Mode, use your created ARMS to fight against opponents in the rule-free Infinite Arena, or find modules for your ARMS while avoiding storms in Storm Mode, or team up and dominate in King of the Hill Mode where you capture and defend energy towers.
That’s not all, with Race and Party Modes! ace Mode lets players can get behind their favorite vehicles and duke it out using skills and items on the road. While in Party Mode, players can dispatch their cutest or funkiest ARMS to score some spectacular goals on the field or avoid obstacles in other fun minigames.
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Share your videos of your Astracraft creations! With no boundaries other than their imagination, budding engineers are encouraged to use their talents and creativity to share their distinctive stories, worldviews, ARMS, and skills on the battlefield. The 30 most popular and 30 most hardworking creators will be selected each week to receive great in-game rewards through the “Hopper’s Partner Program” Influencer Recruit Plan!
Running from 14 January to 10 February, simply follow the following steps:

Upload Astracraft videos on YouTube or Facebook (2 minutes in length minimum)
Add the tags #Astracraft and #HoppersPartnerProgram when uploading
Fill in the video link and required information on the application page, tap apply to complete the submission process.

The most popular Engineers will be 30 who upload videos with the highest views in a week (one video per content creator) while the most hardworking Engineers will be the 30 who upload the highest number of views in a week. If creators upload the same number of videos, they will be ranked based on views.
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AstracraftPublisher: NeteaseDeveloper: Payload StudiosRelease Date: 2021-01-14Android, iOS
The all new real-time sandbox & combat game is here! Build, modify, fight!
Welcome to the world of Astracraft! Unleash your creativity, build your ARMS, build your team, conquer the universe! Battlebots, ships, race cars...The battle of creativity is limitless!

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SD Gundam G Generation Eternal Announced For Mobile

Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced another mobile game featuring the Mobile Suit Gundam IP, titled SD Gundam G Generation Eternal.

No release date was given for the game, though Bandai Namco Entertainment says you can expect a beta test soon.

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SD Gundam G Generation Eternal is a tactical RPG, which focuses on letting you build a squad of iconic Gundam characters from across the various timelines in the Gundam universe.
These include mainline UC characters such as the original RX78-2 Gundam, as well as alternate universes such as the fan favorite Shining Gundam from G Gundam as well as the Freedom Gundam from SEED.
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It should be noted that unlike the previous strategy game released for mobile, it looks like Generation Eternal won’t be an auto battler, and will actually have you controlling your mobile suits in a grid-based battle system.
Meanwhile these mobile suits will also have special attacks, granting you flashy cinematics as they use their signature abilities.
Similar to Gundam UC Engage, it looks like a big appeal for Generation Eternal will also be its story mode, which will let you experience the stories of all the different universes the series pulls from.
These include popular mainline series such as Mobile Suit Gundam, as well as manga stories such as Gundam X and alternate timelines like Gundam 00 or Iron-Blooded Orphans.

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Fate/Grand Order Quest- Available to play only on April Fools day!

So, today’s April Fools day and lots of gaming companies are letting out their wildest creativity run free. Some of them came out with creative advertisement that’s meant for April Fools and some came out with teasers or games. Then, there’s this game that caught our attention and that’s Fate/Grand Order Quest and weirdly enough the game will be only available to play today.

The game it’s a spin-off of the Fate/Grand Order game and it looks like a retro JRPG game where players get to go around beating bosses in dungeons and earn loots. Moreover, players will be able to battle along their Servants!

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It’s now available to download on Android and iOS on the Japanese store. However, the game will be ending its service today of various reasons that they stated in the site. You can check out more information here. What do you think of the game? Looks really interesting right, get it now before time runs out!

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Against The Storm Early Access Launches At The Start of November

At Gamescom Asia 2022, it was revealed that the colony sim, strategy game Against The Storm will be having its early access launch on the 1st of November 2022 on PC via Steam, The Epic Game Store, and GOG.

Developed by Eremite Games and published by Hooded Horse, you can check out the latest trailer for the game on the game below on youtube.

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Here is the official description of the game from its Steam Page:
Against the Storm is a roguelite city builder set in a vibrant fantasy world tormented by everlasting rain. You are the Scorched Queen’s Viceroy — a pioneer sent into the wilds to establish and manage new settlements inhabited by humans, beavers, lizards, and harpies. Every city you build will be different; every set of challenges set by the Queen will be unique.
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Your goal is to survive long enough to gather the valuable resources necessary to rebuild and upgrade the Smoldering City. But the Blightstorm always comes back. Can you fulfill the Queen’s demands before the rain destroys your city and the cycle starts again? Do you have what it takes to stand Against the Storm?
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Against The Storm will be available in early access on PC via Steam, The Epic Game Store, and GOG.

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Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team kicks off new big update

Japan-based KLab has just announced that its football simulator Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team for the Android and iOS platforms has gotten a huge update.

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The Boundary Break Update will see users being welcomed by a new campaign, encompassing login bonuses, updated match functions, and of course an updated roster which will see the inclusion of players such as Roberto Hongo, Carlos Santana and Thoram. As mentioned, the Match Function has been tweaked accordingly to now allow players active a special skill in the form of a Ground Shot. Furthermore, players can run test matches using their own deck. Neat additions also include Quick Match, Friendly Match, Random Match and Group Match which will see the ball running quicker, so to speak.

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As for the titular Boundary Break, it is much easier now to uncap players, as you just need to do it with another player of the same name. Furthermore, a new UR Okawa Manabu limited transfer item has been introduced, which can subsequently be used once a player hits the Level 4 Boundary Break cap.
Of course, to commemorate the update, the developer of Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team has put in new event missions as well as a player 10-player ticket transfer event to entice newcomers and reward the existing userbase alike. There is also the Update Celebration login bonus which will see everyone getting up to 150 Transfer Tickets just by booting up the game and entering the home page.  Lastly, a special event has been included to allow players to earn “Tomorrow’s Field Medals” that can be exchanged for a variety of in-game items. Be sure to check out the patch notes for more.

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ROG Flow X13 Review – A Pint-Sized Powerhouse

The ROG Flow X13 is one of the smaller laptops we’ve looked at but despite its side, it can certainly pack a punch.

With its sleek and lightweight design and touchscreen controls, it makes for an easy-to-use computer for everyday use while also making for a high-quality gaming laptop. It continues the trend of gaming devices being made more portable and I’m definitely for it.

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Design

Compared to previous iterations, the ROG Flow X13 design remains low-profile, with an all-black printed color and striped design as well as a frosted material on the cover that gives the laptop a nice anti-fingerprint effect. It’s a cool design that feels unique while also keeping the laptop feeling minimalist.
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The ROG Flow X13 weighs about 1.3kg and is 18.7mm thick, making it pretty small and light for a gaming laptop. The quality is still very good though, because it is made of aluminum, while the keyboard surface is made of a magnetic alloy which feels sturdy and good under your fingers.
Despite the thinness of the laptop, it still provides enough IO ports, compared to the previous version, there is a new microSD slot, as well as upgraded USB Type-C 4.0 and HDMI 2.1 ports. These ports definitely make it easier and faster for content creators to transfer/ read data from different devices. Here’s every port you’ll find on the machine:
Left Side:

XG Mobile Connector PCIe 3.0
1 x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C with Display Port 1.4 (dGPU), 130W PD Charge
1 x HDMI 2.1 (dGPU)
1 x Audio combo jack
1 x microSD (UHS-II) slot

Right side:

1 x USB4.0 (40Gbps) with Display Port 1.4 (iGPU), 130W PD Charge
1 x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A

Also, the power button on the ROG Flow X13 is located on the right side of the laptop, unlike normal laptops. I think it is designed in such a way as to avoid accidental touches when it is turned into a tablet.
Screen

ROG Flow X13 comes with a 165Hz 13-inch QHD touchscreen. This screen is capable of outputting a 16:10 ratio with a 2560×1600 resolution, allowing users to see every detail on the screen. In addition, the screen also has a 3ms response time meaning much smoother mechanics and animations while gaming. This screen supports 100% DCI-P3 and 500 nits brightness and is PANTONE, G-Sync, and Dolby Vision certified.
Of course, the best part about this laptop is that it has both a touch screen and the ability to flip 360 degrees, turning the keyboard to the back and becoming a tablet. Players can use it depending on the situation, in tablet mode, it gives you the ability to write or draw directly. You can also flip the keyboard to the back, which frees up space at the front for an external keyboard or other device. So whether you’re using it for work or watching a movie, it’s a flexible screen that is definitely going to help.
Other features included on the laptop include an ASUS Pen 2.0. The Stylus is rechargeable with a type C port and connects to the laptop through Bluetooth. It’s very accurate to write with much like a real pencil, making the laptop pretty handy for those that like drawing.
Keyboard and Touchpad

The overall size of the keyboard is only 13 inches and it has no number keys. The keys are quite a standard size, with sufficient spacing. If you have larger hands it might be a little on the small side however for most people they’ll probably be quite comfortable. For personal preference, I like that the keyboard only has white backlighting, and doesn’t have RGB since it makes it clear to see each letter or symbol.
The touchpad on the device is quite large which makes it easier to operate for things like scrolling and zooming in which is good considering how petite the machine is. That being said, because it’s so small, there’s little space for you to place your hand will which may cause you to accidentally click on the touchpad when you don’t mean to.
Battery

ROG Flow X13 comes with a 75Whrs battery which is an upgraded version. I tested it for daily work with 80% brightness, and it can be used for about 5 hours. If used to play games, after an hour the battery fell below 30%, which isn’t too abnormal for gaming on a laptop but if you’re just using it for work, the battery is more than enough.
The charger itself is also heavy and portable thanks to how light it is and the laptop can even use a mobile phone charger with 130W above. From 30% to 100%, it only takes about 1 hour to fully charge making it very practical and portable.
Cooling System

ROG Flow X13 is quite passable when it comes to cooling systems, thanks to the ROG Intelligent Cooling Ecosystem, which not only redesigns the cooling module but also uses liquid metal to cool the processor. The heat from the laptop comes from both left and right, and when used for long periods at high performance, it will feel slightly warm but nowhere near enough to burn your hands.
If you turn on the machine’s Turbo mode, the notebook will remain at room temperature but there will be a little noise, but it shouldn’t be too distracting. The overall performance of the cooling system is excellent for such a thin laptop.
Benchmark

ROG Flow X13 comes with a powerful AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS mobile processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 graphic card, and 16GB of RAM. In order to allow gamers to experience a variety of AAA titles, the graphics card has been directly upgraded to the 40 series this time compared to the previous version which only had a GTX 1650.

3DMark – 7,610 points.
PCMark 10 – 7,590, which is definitely a huge improvement over its predecessor!
Cinebench – 1,811 on single-core and 14,299 on multi-core

Game Testing

I chose 4 games to test, including Apex Legends, Atelier Ryza 3, Hogwarts Legacy, and Horizon Zero Dawn. The game graphics were tested at 2560×1440 resolution while Turbo mode was turned on.
Apex Legends
High Setting:

Average framerate: 73.3 FPS
Minimum framerate: 57.3 FPS
Maximum framerate: 107.8 FPS
1% low framerate: 46.4 FPS

Low Setting:

Average framerate: 91.0 FPS
Minimum framerate: 51.6 FPS
Maximum framerate: 130.3 FPS
1% low framerate: 46.0 FPS

Atelier Ryza 3
High Setting:

Average framerate: 49.1 FPS
Minimum framerate: 44.2 FPS
Maximum framerate: 58.6 FPS
1% low framerate: 43.1 FPS

Low Setting:

Average framerate: 77.8 FPS
Minimum framerate: 67.3 FPS
Maximum framerate: 93.4 FPS
1% low framerate: 65.9 FPS

Hogwarts Legacy
High Setting:

Average framerate: 30.9 FPS
Minimum framerate: 23.3 FPS
Maximum framerate: 39.4 FPS
1% low framerate: 17.2 FPS

Low Setting:

Average framerate: 39.3 FPS
Minimum framerate: 35.6 FPS
Maximum framerate: 48.2 FPS
1% low framerate: 20.6 FPS

Horizon Zero Dawn
High Setting:

Average framerate: 55.5 FPS
Minimum framerate: 43.8 FPS
Maximum framerate: 61.7 FPS
1% low framerate: 39.9 FPS

Low Setting:

Average framerate: 59.8 FPS
Minimum framerate: 52.3 FPS
Maximum framerate: 62.7 FPS
1% low framerate: 39.1 FPS

As you can see, the FPS doesn’t reach the heights of its more powerful contemporaries or the next-gen consoles but more such a light and portable machine this is still a solid output that should allow most games to be played swimmingly on the device.
Closing Thoughts

For such a small foldable laptop, the ROG Flow X13’s overall performance is very impressive. With its high-specification hardware, thin and light pen drive, and low-profile design, it’s a great fit whether you want to play games at home or take it out to work.
It can play most AAA games with solid and stable framerates and we should also mention that if you do want more power, the XG Mobile external graphics card is available for the device to double the performance, at an extra fee of course but that’s still far from necessary. On its own, the ROG Flow X13 is a pint-sized powerhouse that can offer a world of modern-gen gaming in a light and easy-to-carry shell.

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[TGS 2022] MegaMan Battle Network Legacy Collection Preview – Relive The Legacy

Over at the Capcom booth for Tokyo Game Show 2022 that is currently happening this week, we had the opportunity to try out the MegaMan Battle Network Legacy Collection preview.

So for those who are unfamiliar with the MegaMan Battle Network Legacy Collection, it’s actually a title which includes all 10 of the mainline games from the MegaMan Battle Network series:

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MegaMan Battle Network
MegaMan Battle Network 2
MegaMan Battle Network 3 Blue
MegaMan Battle Network 3 White
MegaMan Battle Network 4 Red Sun
MegaMan Battle Network 4 Blue Moon
MegaMan Battle Network 5 Team Protoman
MegaMan Battle Network 5 Team Colonel
MegaMan Battle Network 6 Cybeast Gregar
MegaMan Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar

And while the collection offers 10 titles, the preview that we got to try out over at Tokyo Game Show only had offered 4 title which were:  MegaMan Battle Network 1, 2 , 3 Blue and 3 White. From my time of playing, I was able to choose between the different titles that I could play through the main menu so it was certainly nice to see some of the familiar titles from my childhood in this day and age.
Another cool thing to note is that the Legacy collection will also be implemented, though more information about this will be announced at a later date, so be sure to anticipate it.
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From my time of playing, there wasn’t any different in terms of the gameplay so it was a nice experience that I get to relive the past childhood. But there was one major difference that was present in the legacy collection, which was the improvements to the graphics. The graphics forgoes the original pixel aesthetic to make the game look more modernised which is pretty neat.
Although, if you really want to fully recreate the authentic feel of playing through the Battle Network titles, there’s a cool feature that allows you to turn a filter off  from the settings which allows you to make the game look Pixelated, making the game have this retro-feeling that really makes you reminiscent the good old days of coming back from a long day of school while you hide under your bedsheets to play MegaMan on your Gameboy Advance.
In addition to the filters, the game also lets you swap between the border pictures as well as adjusting the screen size which is always an appreciative quality of life improvement.

All in all, it was an enjoyable experience playing through the classic MegaMan Battle Network titles and I’m definitely looking forward to the Legacy collection which will be released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam in 2023.

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BnB M – a new Super Arcade title launches globally for mobile devices

BnB M has launched globally for Android and iOS devices today. Based on the Korean Super Arcade game series, it is the latest action strategy game in the franchise with plenty of game modes for you to enjoy. Players who have played any of the past Super Arcade titles should really consider playing this game.

BnB M consists of several exciting game modes – Normal Match, Survival and Hoard. Normal Match is a standard 2v2 battle where the first team to reach 5 KOs wins. The Survival mode is basically like a battle royale mode where only one player out of 16 can end up as the single victor in a constantly-shrinking arena. Next is the Hoard mode where your team needs to consume more dumplings than the other team in order to win.

Take advantage of your Super Skills to give yourself an edge in the arena:

Guided Torpedo
Great Wall
Shock Wave
Fog
Water Cannon
Team Shield
Team Purify
Toad Mount
Dummy Bomb
Bomber

There are also a few characters with different abilities:

Bazzi (Gains a temporary speed boost when he escapes from a bubble)
Dao (Rescues his teammates and gives them a temporary shield)
Uni (His speed temporarily increases when he captures an opponent)
Dizni (Temporarily becomes transparent and faster when she rescues a teammate)
Kephi (Super Skill cooldown decreases when he eats something)
Dankie (Gains a temporary speed boost when one of his teammates gets taken out)

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For more information, you can visit BnB M‘s official website, Facebook Page and YouTube channel.
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Baram – Nexon’s First Online MMORPG Is Coming To Mobile!

Baram, also known as Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, is Nexon’s first ever PC MMORPG that was released back in 1996. The game holds the Guinness World Records for the “Longest-running commercial graphical MMORPG” and it is still running with new contents occasionally! With the recent announcement, Baram: Yeon is the coming title that’s coming to mobile based off the PC version. The game will be developed by SUPERCAT studio who developed Grow Stone and is slated to be launched in 2019.

P.S. This is a screenshot from PC
If you’re not old enough to know about Baram, it’s a game that was originally based off from a manhwa (Korean manga) that was authored by Kim Jin. It was even turned into a drama series back in 2018 entitled The Kingdom of the Winds. In the coming mobile version, “Yeon” is the name of the female protagonist in the story. Currently, not much info were announced about the mobile version. Hopefully some screenshots would be released soon.
You can also check out Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds too at their official site, still up and running!
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Guilty Gear Strive Beta No-Show Prompts Extravagant Fan Workarounds

UPDATE: It looks like SEA fans are finally able to download the Guilty Gear Strive beta, but the game is also facing server issues and is currently unplayable.

Lots of fans are looking forward to the Guilty Gear Strive Beta, including one writing this very article. While most regions have had access to Arc System Works’ latest fighting game, the SEA region has been notably excluded without any kind of statement from the regional publisher, Bandai Namco Entertainment.

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While regions like the US even had a chance to pre-order the game for an additional day of the Guilty Gear Strive beta, any attempts to search for the game on our regional PlayStation store have proved moot.
One fan who contacted us has taken the trouble of creating a separate US account to access the game. However, even then, he ended up having to do so via the website rather than the PS store on the console.
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It should be noted any fans thinking of doing this to get the game when it releases on April 9th, 2021 will have to make sure they buy any DLC using the same account, as cross-regional DLC will not be compatible with the full game.

Currently, the only way to even pre-order the game in Malaysia is by Googling the title, which only turns up the Chinese version of the game, which although has a regional price is not available for purchase.
Weirder still, the store description even mentions the beta as running from 18th February to the 21st, despite the fact that there’s no way to currently access it.
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia hasn’t commented on the issue, and the title isn’t listed under their published games on their website.

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Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare launching on 21 August 2019 for smartphones

Gundam Breaker fans are in for a surprise as Bandai Namco today announced Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare. This game is similar to Gundam Breaker, except it will be available on iOS and Android. Currently, the launch date is set to 21st August 2019.

Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare is a game about building your own in-game Gundam plastic models (Gunpla), then pitting them against other player’s models. You will get to customize your Gunpla using parts from over 25 Gundam anime series.

In addition, there are daily missions for you to play through and a story to the game as well. The characters in this game are part of a school’s Gunpla Club, which is in danger of shutting down. To prevent that, you need to win tournaments.
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Pre-registration for Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare is live, with the link provided below. If it exceeds 200,000 users, players will get a free RX-78 Gunpla (100,000 users) and a free Wing Gundam Gunpla (200,000 users). For more info on the game, visit the game’s website or follow the Twitter account.

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Monster Hunter Movie Review – If The Shrug Emoji Were A Feature Film

I don’t think you could have a more cursed movie than the Monster Hunter movie, directed by Paul W.S Andersen of Resident Evil fame. The movie’s release, especially in Malaysia, has always directly preceded the tightening of lockdown rules, causing the movie to go from releasing in September to only being available in March of the next year, after the movie’s release in the US and Japan.

I should start this out by mentioning two things. One, I really love Monster Hunter. The series has always caught my eye with its fairly plausible monster design, and propensity for the hypest ideas like a sword and shield that turns into a battle axe but also has a buzzsaw mode. Secondly, is that the Transformers movies were a big part of my formative years, and that I have a pretty high tolerance for bad movies, as long as they give me something to work with.

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In a nutshell, the Monster Hunter movie is not good. I know there’s lots of pedants who want to whine about game-to-screen inaccuracies like Milla Jovovich using a fire Dual Blades on a Rathalos, but I’m not talking about those. Those are nerdy discussions for nerds to have when they’re taking a break from their never-ending Batman vs Superman who would win arguments.

Out of Gas
The biggest crime Monster Hunter commits is that it’s, well, boring. The second biggest crime it commits is that it actually starts off pretty well- the boredom is a slow decay, meaning by the time you realize nothing’s happening you’re already too far into the movie, so you may as well see it through.
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So that opening- we follow Captain Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her band of Michael Bay-rejects as they’re looking for a lost squad of soldiers in the desert. After discovering some weird monoliths, they’re sucked into a storm, and transported to a different desert instead, with giant skeletons protruding out of the ground.
Quest Start!
The movie wastes no time in killing off the soldiers, one of them played by rapper T.I “they call me candle guy”. Ironically, he was not killed by being on fire. This sequence is actually genuinely good, as the squad first avoids a Diablos, before accidentally running into a Nerscylla nest. The Nerscylla portion is especially horrifying, with some really visceral visuals that made me squirm in my seat.
From here on out Artemis meets The Hunter (Tony Jaa), and he teaches her that you need to use monster parts to kill monsters, though thanks to their language barrier we never get to really understand why. He teaches her the basics of the game and they plan a way to use the Nerscylla to kill off the Diablos before heading out in search of The Hunter’s friends.
Up to this point I actually kind of enjoyed the movie. The idea to play up the language barrier between Jaa and Jovovich’s characters was a pretty clever idea, and spared me an hour of poorly written quips that every movie needs to have now. I’m not gonna lie, it gets a little uncomfortable occasionally when you think about the racial overtones of an upright White woman standing over a squatting Chinese man as he devours a bar of chocolate that he’s never seen before, but your mileage may vary on that.
From there we meet The Admiral, played by Ron Perlman in a move that I can only call insulting to Ron Perlman. Seriously, he does nothing cool all movie, aside from being the only character who understands English because to not have Ron Perlman speak would only be a bigger crime against him. They plot to get Milla Jovovich home using the tower that forms the basis of the movie’s plot, before facing off against a laughably oversized Rathalos.

Without spoiling anything, the movie is at its most dull here, since the Rathalos is rarely more than just a screaming fireball generator. Monster Hunter has a good habit of incoporating real-life mannerisms into their animals, it would have been nice to see any of that, but apparently in this universe Rathalos is just a malevolent beast who blames Milla Jovovich for the general mockery of the Resident Evil movies.
All in all, I really liked the ending of the movie though. I’ve been sequel baited so many times and de-isekaid slightly less, it’s nice to see an ending that’s just kind of “well, back to work I guess!”. The Last Jedi has given me PTSD for movies looking like they’re about to end and then dropping another act on you, so the fact that Monster Hunter ends at all is a godsend.
This is in macrocosm what I really love about the movie. It avoids a lot of typical Disneyverse tropes, and it feels very much like someone was in control of how this movie was made, rather than a corporate overlord talking about how focus studies say you need to have the Battle of Hoth at the end of your movie. But then again, perhaps that doesn’t say much about your story if my favorite thing about it was that it ends.
It’s also really hard to talk about the acting in this movie, since nothing really happens. Artemis is a laughably blank slate, with her only characterization being a wedding ring that she keeps in a pillbox. Imagine, a movie where the leading woman spends so much time by herself and they’ve still somehow tied her identity to romance. Tony Jaa is really good as the Hunter though, with a great range of comical expressions and some really impressive acrobatics on his end. Sadly there’s not really much chemistry between the two leads, and any time they talk it feels more like they’re talking in each other’s general direction than with each other. Maybe it’s a reference to the Monster Hunter game’s limited communication features?

Not Gamey At All
I’m gonna level with you. The action sequences in this movie aren’t great. By a longshot. I’m kind of glad they didn’t go too ham on the CGI, and many of the stunts look fairly grounded. The problem is Monster Hunter is a game where you can spin like a buzzsaw down the back of a monster, so seeing someone use said Dual Blades but not do their best Levi impression is quite disheartening, enough to bring it up in your review of the Monster Hunter movie.
I think the worst offender of this, once again, is Ron Perlman. While The Admiral’s weapons have always been a secret in Monster Hunter World (he’s never shown with one, leading fans to joke that he was punching monsters to death) the movie gives him a Switchaxe. The prop they used looks way too thin for what’s supposed to be a giant mechanized axe, and there’s a few scenes of him fighting in the background where he really looks weird with it.
This is the best Ron Perlman looks all through the Monster Hunter movie
The way they defeat the Rathalos at the end is also really disappointing, as most final fights tend to be nowadays. Still, the actual scene of it dying was pretty cool, and creating the most conflicting feelings I’ve had since deciding what to have for dinner. It’s been said to death but the US military is possibly the most boring recurring character in any movie, and the fact that we couldn’t have the Rathalos showdown without Uncle Sam showing up is probably the only generic thing about this movie.
Still, I’m glad they didn’t go with some kind of chosen one route, since the main thing that kills off the Rathalos is Artemis’ own spite. It’s a small detail but considering how color-by-numbers these movies tend to be I have a lot of gratitude for how a lot of this movie feels like it’s something Paul W.S Anderson wanted to do, rather than what needed to be done for a Covid-delayed Summer Blockbuster.
Believe it or not I _don’t_ hate how monsters look in this movie.
Proof Of A Monster Hunter Movie
And that kind of leaves me with my conflicted feelings about Monster Hunter. Is the movie good? Snowball’s chance in hell. It’s draggy and boring, and the final fight is so wholly unremarkable that my only memory of it is that thankfully, it ended. But there’s a lot of weird quirks in this movie that I really appreciate, such as the fact that the Monsters themselves sometimes almost look like practical effects.
But for every cool quirk there’s an incredibly dumb quirk. Did I need to see Milla Jovovich cauterize her wound using gunpowder from a bullet? What’s with the generic techno music? And what *is* going on with Ron Perlman’s hair?
At best, Monster Hunter is a B movie. I couldn’t recommend it to anyone whose diet consists solely of summer blockbusters, and I *definitely* couldn’t recommend it to any self-described cinephile. It’s not even good junk food since nothing happens in this movie that makes you cheer, the only target audience I could imagine is people who’d watched the Resident Evil movies and were ready for more Paul W.S Andersen-isms.
As a fan of the Monster Hunter series, don’t expect in any way to be rewarded for your fandom. There’s no big secret that you’ll only know from playing the game, no real easter eggs. It’s more like a movie that’s somehow acquired the rights to use Monster Hunter assets, if anything. They’re good assets though, just like how Nemesis looked impressively loyal to his game counterpart, most of the monsters here look pretty close to theirs. Sure, they’re like three times the size, but it’s better than having Rathalos look more like a generic dragon.
Oh, and the Meowscular Chef looks fine, you guys are just being mean.
If you do want to watch it for yourself though, make sure to watch it in your local cinema, especially if you’re Malaysian.

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Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei Liberation pre-registration opens

Sega and Atlus have just announced that Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei Liberation, their new for mobile RPG for Android and iOS is now ready for pre-registration.

As part of the announcement, a new pre-registration promotional video was put up online.

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To recap, as the protagonist, whose gender can be selected, you have the ability to summon demons using your smartphone via the ‘Devil Downloader’ (Dx) app. As a member of the “Liberators,” a secret organization tasked with protecting the world, you are embroiled in a conflict between Dx2 users. Alongside the video, Sega launched a complementary Dx2 Info companion application for Android, with the iOS version in the pipeline, which will provide users with latest game information, campaign news and videos. There is yet to be a release date for the game.
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Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei Liberation is scheduled for a released within 2017.
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Total War Warhammer III Review: Daemonic Spreadsheets And Logistics

We got to review Total War Warhammer III, the third and final chapter of the amazing Total War Warhammer series of turn-based strategy games.

It’s everything you love about the Total War series mixed with the glorious high fantasy of Warhammer’s Old World– and it’s easily one of the best Warhammer games you’ll ever play, assuming you’re in for the game’s core pitch.

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On top of that that Total War DNA also means it’s also just a great all-around turn based strategy with a fantasy twist. If you love the idea of the bookkeeping of war while also being a gross pus-filled herald of the plague God, you’ll be over the moon with this new entry
How does Total War Warhammer III go about doing this? Read on and find out.
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Ruinous Powers And Magic China
Total War Warhammer III has a large launch roster- the largest of the three games so far. From the icy Kislev to the totally-not-China Grand Cathay to even the Daemonic forces of Chaos, there’s plenty to love in the game. Each faction feels really impactful to choose, as they have their own various considerations for their gameplay mechanics.

I’m a particularly a big fan of Chaos Undivided- the faction that just straight-up combines the forces from the other 4 Chaos factions under one umbrella. It’s the most exemplary faction for Total War Warhammer III because it’s undoubtedly the most freeing- as you wage your campaign across the game’s massive map, you’ll keep conquering settlements and devoting them to each one of Warhammer’s four Chaos Gods, earning more daemonic favor to get better units from each God’s pool of daemons.
That being said, it’s not like the other factions are any slouch, either. Grand Cathay’s campaign straight up gives them a Great Wall to defend, and their Yin-Yang balance system means that you’ll want to consider things like unit placement even moreso than before to make sure that every unit is balanced to reap extra buffs.
Each of the game’s factions feel deep and rich to play, which is good because these campaigns are incredibly long as you become a dominant super power in the old world through the power of diplomacy and good ol’fashioned colonialism.

One thing I do kind of find funny though is that while the factions all play quite differently, their core skills are almost still a little too similar. While I get that it’s the Total War series, so you have to maintain some level of mechanical similarity, the idea of a hulking Daemon Prince with a serpent for a tail having to ask the vikings to pretty-please leave him alone is almost kind of funny in its own way.
Don’t Get Buried In Paperwork

That being said, the Total War series can be incredibly overwhelming for any player, especially if your only knowledge of strategy games is the fast-paced Starcraft. The Total War series is much more slower-paced, needing you to get the most out of your turns while also planning turns ahead for things like Population Surplus bonuses to unlock your next tier of upgrades.
Thankfully, the game’s prologue chapter is an amazing tutorial for the game, teaching you all the basics from your different stances to the basics of combat. It turns the Total War series’ massive influx of menus and things to do into a manageable list of tasks you need to do to turn a city of Skaven into dust, 5 turns from now.
Even if you’re playing the campaign, the game’s really good about helping you keep your tasks in check- the Skip Turn button changes to tell you which notifications you have pending, such as telling you to upgrade your Heroes, Buildings or even move your Lords before you accidentally skip a turn too early.
The result is that Total War Warhammer III is a really welcoming first entry even if you’re not familiar with either Total War or Warhammer- which means more people than ever can get into it.
Daemonic Realms

One new feature in Total War Warhammer III is the new Daemonic Realms. As per the game’s plot, the dying Bear god Ursun will open Daemonic rifts, where every faction can go in and attempt to claim souls bound to each of the four Chaos Gods. These souls will then open up the pathway to the Forge of Souls where Ursun is kept, and you can face off against Be’Lakor in one final battle to determine what happens to the bear god.
I should stress that these battles are incredibly hard. Khorne’s challenge is multiple fights in succession, with no room to recuperate your losses if you want to get your soul in record time.
Worse still, delaying your incursion into these realms means getting blasted by notifications from the game, as various other forces manage to get souls meaning you’re yet another step behind.
I do love the new feature since it gives you a time limit on getting your band together- you don’t want to be caught when the rifts open with few forces outside of a few nurglings. But the fact that the game of war still goes on while you’re on your field trip means expect to find a lot of newer players feeling downright overwhelmed with things to do.
Now Back To The Good Part

Of course, if you don’t want to play the long campaigns, the game has bite-sized chunks to enjoy too. There’s a simple Battle Mode, letting you muster all the forces you want to just engaged in some classic Total War chuck-enemy-soldiers-at-each-other without having to worry about the ruinous forces of Chaos living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Similarly there’s also a Quest Battle System, which lets you do themed battles with their own story around them. They’re nothing much, but a great way to let you blow off some steam if you’re not in the mood to play the campaign and mindless slaughter isn’t all that appealing, either.
I’m glad these modes are in because Total War Warhammer III’s battles are incredibly fun. Smacking big hordes of socially undistant forces into each other always puts a smile on my face, especially when they’ve added animations like a Skull Chariot drifting and sending hordes of Norslanders flying from the impact.
Closing Thoughts

Total War Warhammer III is an absolute blast of a game if you’re willing to buy in to the turn based strategy genre. As a huge fan of Warhammer, Total War Warhammer III really felt like the experience of the tabletop writ large in an experience that couldn’t be replicated anywhere else.
A lot of my complaints come from the genre itself- the game’s length means that very often you’ll be playing turns already knowing you’ve lost, but pressing on as if you could somehow change it when your Bloodletters have about 5 gold to their name and you just lost a Lord in battle. Snowballing is true of any battle result, so expect to find yourself losing big time after your first decisive defeat.
Still, if you’re willing to shoulder that fear of watching your entire empire crumble around you, you’re in for a world-class experience. The game gets its hooks into you good, and you’ll constantly find yourself wanting to go just one more turn before doing literally anything else in an infinite loop.
Just remember that not even being the chosen herald of Nurgle is enough to make people want to give up their kingdoms for you.
Total War Warhammer 3 Review

                                        Pros

                                        Cons

                                        One of the most authentic Warhammer experiences

                                        Slow-paced nature of the genre makes it an acquired taste

                                        Smashing armies into each other is fun

                                        Lots of unique factions

Game reviewed on ROG Strix G17. Total War Warhammer III Review Copy provided by SEGA.

Total War: Warhammer 3Publisher: SegaDeveloper: Creative AssemblyRelease Date: 2022-02-17Microsoft Windows, Steam
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is coming. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

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Warhammer 40K: Tacticus Impressions – Hex for the Hex God

Warhammer 40K: Tacticus will be officially launching worldwide in short order. It’s actually been out in certain territories, but these will be duly reset to ensure everyone will be starting at more or less at the same point. That aside, Snowprint Studios very kindly allowed me early access to the currently available live build for me to try out, so let the non-40K-aware heathen fiddle with some very iconic characters.

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PRESENTATION
Warhammer 40K: Tacticus is played vertically, somewhat unusual for the mobile space. As a strategy game, clarity of presentation is something I look for. The field itself is quite clean, with colour-coded valid hexes – blue for traversable hexes, red for targetable enemies, and purple for valid special ability targets.
I don’t feel like this extends to the actual combat stats though. Looking at the top of the screen, you can see an array of numbers and icons. At first glance, how many of these would you instinctively understand if you don’t know Warhammer 40K, or similar strategy games? The information can seem really cramped together, more so when you see them in a vertical slice. However, in practice, I think you should be able to pick it up instantly, even if you can’t name what they are.
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Looking at the in-game models, the top-down ones are on the small side, but they are still recognizable with the way their little motions. I like the 3D models that you can view in more detail in the inventory, and you can turn them around too! I certainly can’t say I recognize any of these people, but they look really cool, and isn’t that all that matters?
GAMEPLAY
To put it simply, you field your units on a compact hex-tile field and turn the enemies before you into pulp. You and the enemy will take turns to make your move, selecting a deployed unit and tapping to a desired location. You can also directly tap on an enemy unit to automatically use a default skill. Abilities typically are only single use due to how powerful they are, so be sure to maximize its effect.

You will be able to raise star levels when you when have enough “shards” of a unit, which naturally raises their parameters. Other ways you can improve units is by getting these equipment pieces to make a full set of 6 individual items. Once that’s done, you move on to the subsequent level of equipment.

Skills can be levelled up too, of course. These require the unit to hit an experience level threshold before you can level those up. Natural EXP gain through combat feels a little slow though. You can pump ’em up a little, of course.
Unusually for a mobile title, I did not see an auto button after clearing the first wave of maps. Just consider the recent Japan release, Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile, which even as a strategy game, does allow for auto play, even if it is terrible. Incidentally, there is a skip function for Warhammer 40K: Tacticus, which requires the game’s equivalent of skip tickets.

Aside from the campaigns, there’s “Onslaught” that takes you through several waves of battle per sector, Guild Raids for the bigger battles, Arena and Salvage Run. I didn’t really try out the multiplayer modes or some of the power level locked modes, so that’s something for you to try out.

Getting more units can be acquired through “Requisitions”, requiring 3000 Blackstone for a 10-pull. I didn’t see any tab to check the rates, so good luck getting your faves for the factions!

CLOSING THOUGHTS
All in all, outside of the Warhammer 40K trappings, it should be a pretty easy game to pick up if you fancy some simple to control strategy game. There are other mechanics I did not mention that will be gradually unveiled to you through the tutorial baked into the story, which are likewise should be fairly simple to pick up.

The story is told in small chunks as you play through various stages. Since I’m not familiar with the series, I won’t judge it from that lens. What I can say is that it starts off fairly standard, easing you in. I do like what I’ve seen, just taking my time to make the death march.

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Augmented Reality Ghostbusters World Is Now Up For Pre-Registration!

Ghostbusters World is an augmented reality game that was first announced by 4:33 and NextAge back in February 2018. It’s been almost 8 months now and finally, the game is almost ready to be released in the world! Players can now pre-register for the game to be notified when the game is officially in stores!

With a new trailer released as well featuring Greg Miller from Kinda Funny Games, we were introduced with some new gameplay as well. This time, we’re not just going to be doing our job as ghostbusters, it seems that whatever ghost that we’ve captured can be used to do battle against other players’ ghosts as well! Players will need to use their phones as the proton pack and tap on the ghost trap to capture the ghost once it’s weak.

There’s also a Story Mode where players will need to use their captured ghosts to bust other rogue ghosts. Other than that, you could also team up with other players to take down a Boss and reap the rewards! If you loved the classic and legendary Ghostbusters, this could be the dream you realize as a Ghostbuster – in the AR world.

There’s no official date announced yet but it should be pretty soon given that pre-registration has already begun! For more info, you can check out their official site!
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Pokemon Fans Are Loving The New Weird Regional Diglett – Wiglett

During the World Pokemon Ecology Society Webinar where the Pokemon Company had held a special showcase that featured various details of the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet and Violet games, among one of the clips showed a new regional Diglett form – Wiglett and fans are loving it.

From the information that we could gather from the Webinar, this new regional Diglett form is called Wiglett and it is the new evolved form of it. Instead of evolving into the triplets of Dugtrio that we all know of, this new form adapts to a marine environment and is said have a different type than its normal and Alolan counterparts.

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After its reveal, fans were quick to jump on the bandwagon by making fanart as well as memes of Wiglett, expressing their excitement of this new regional variant.

The biggest new Pokemon singers on the scene – The Wigletts #PokemonScarletViolet #wiglett pic.twitter.com/pR8QNk3auf
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— Purtle (@Purtle28) September 28, 2022

i love wiglett#PokemonScarletViolet pic.twitter.com/ZvLX2LN4rr
— ✧ ZERUMON ✧ (@zerumon_) September 28, 2022

Wiglett has a special message for you #PokemonScarletViolet pic.twitter.com/SwCmxq2vwp
— Pory (@pory_leeks) September 28, 2022

They're communicating. #pokemon #pokemonfanart #pkmnart #popplio #Wiglett pic.twitter.com/55cHmLYgis
— Sleepy Sealion (@sleepy_sealion) September 28, 2022

The reveal of Wiglett was so well received on Pokemon Twitter-sphere that it had even garnered up its own hashtag of #WiglettWednesday.

Reply “🌷” for #WiglettWednesday pic.twitter.com/4YGP41vRtZ
— jacob alpharad 🌙✨ (@Alpharad) September 28, 2022

The reach of #WiglettWednesday was so big that even the official twitter account for the Vancouver Aquarium had even joined in the campaign of spreading the good word of the long lad.

Wiglett reminds us of someone… #WiglettWednesday https://t.co/4Tk5N6hZlc pic.twitter.com/ftEgkwX66d
— Vancouver Aquarium (@vanaqua) September 28, 2022

This isn’t the first time where a new Pokemon that had been revealed for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were well received by fans with the previous showcase of the games version exclusive legendaries along with the two knight Pokemon.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will be launching for the Nintendo Switch on 18th November 2022.

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The pre-registration is over as Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space officially launches. Wright Flyer Studios has also announced the English, Korean and Traditional Chinese version of the game. Players from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, Macao, Singapore, Taiwan and USA will now be able to download the game.

The Google Play’s “Best of 2017” creativity award winner in Japan is a unique single player, turn-based gacha RPG. Driven by an epic story by Masato Kato who is the person behind Chrono Trigger, you may find the character design very familiar. The game contains over 60 songs, with the main theme written by Mitsuda Yasunori.

Characters can use combo attacks to deal higher damage with the turn-based combat system. There is also the “Another Force” system which disables an enemy’s movement when it is active, while you get unlimited MP until the gauge runs out.
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Download Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space now on the App Store or Google Play to receive the Princess’ Prayer Fragment item to have the four-star character Miyu join your party. For more information, you can follow their official website, Facebook Page and Twitter account. You can also subscribe to their YouTube channel for more videos.

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Slugfest 2.0 – Brawlout Deluxe Edition review

Brawlout isn’t a new game by any means, with an original launch in 2017, but the Deluxe Edition was at last launched officially in Southeast Asia, packing the base game and its DLC. This platform fighting game has 25 colourful characters you can choose from, with four of them being guest Brawlers from other indie titles. Let’s jump right in!

This game can be suitable for both the “hardcore” players and the casual ones. It is, after all, supposed to be designed for couch play. Drag along a few friends, or your family, and watch the bodies fly. Play in couch mode with the other victims in your vicinity, or go online.

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With the combination of platforming and “traditional” fighting games, this is one clash that has its own style. Those who’ve played games like Brawlhalla or Super Smash Bros, you’ll feel right at home here. As you might expect, reaching 100% on that damage meter will make you vulnerable to a knock-out move that will punt you right out of the map.
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Up to four players will go up against each other in a match, with the winner being the last man standing. There’s no such thing as blocking in this game: you either dodge or jump over attacks. Another thing differentiating Brawlout from its previously mentioned competitors is the Rage Meter that fills only when you’re being battered down. Filling the meter will allow you to use either:

Rage Burst to push back opponents, or
Rage Mode to increase your own attack and receive less damage

Mechanically speaking, Brawlout‘s controls are incredibly easy to pick up. Make simple combos with the square button. If you need to, jump out of the way with the X button. Dodging and using the rage meter are bound to L1/2 or R1/2, and move around with the joystick. The simple control scheme could be contributing to its high responsiveness to your inputs!

A fighting game needs its characters, and well, there’s the aforementioned 25-strong roster across a variety of designs and unique abilities! Just pick whichever you want; Brawlout is easily accessible to even the most unfamiliar gamer, and what better way to learn than to flail around and button mashing your way to a blind victory?
The four guest brawlers might be quite familiar to those who like indies, with The Drifter (Hyper Light Drifter), The Prisoner from Dead Cells, Yooka-Laylee from the game of the same name and Juan of Guacamelee! The various Brawlers of Brawlout can be further customized with their skins and gear, with a large variety of them to make your chosen character stand out from the pack. The game’s certainly got its own style that one can easily appreciate.

To obtain more of these cosmetics, you’ll need to break open Fluffy Pinatas. You can easily buy them in game with the coins you earn after each match, with some also available through missions. Randomly get anything from skins, gear, taunts, avatar, effects and exclusive items!

In order to unlock characters, you have to complete missions up to a certain point. You can do it in either solo, couch mode or online multiplayer: just reach the designated level and you’ll get a new character.
While the game is basically a fighting game, Brawlout also has bonus stages you can chill out in. Take a break from all the fighting with some fun mini games!

Brawlout is definitely a game best played with other people. Couch co-op opens the game up to 2 to 4 players, including yourself. If there’s not enough players, a CPU will take the remaining slots. You could opt to play solo every now and again, with Trials for the challenger to take down a boss for additional benefits. If you need extra practice, then head on over to the training areas or tutorial to get a better grip on the game. If you join the Brawlout Discord, you can sign up for tournaments too!

In this for the PS4, it can take a bit to find a match online. If you’d rather not queue up, then the Arcade mode will have a fairly standard story you can go through. Climb up the ladder and face down those foes in Normal, Medium or Hard difficulty. On completing Arcade mode, rewards will be given out as well.

As a whole, Brawlout is quite entertaining, with some weak areas. Characters could stand to benefit from a larger variety of combos or even in character action to give them more life. Then again, if you can rope in some friends to play, you’d probably have too much of a blast to notice. Definitely give it a shot with company!

BrawloutPublisher: Angry Mob GamesDeveloper: Angry Mob GamesRelease Date: 2017-04-20Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Steam, Xbox One
Brawlout is the platform fighting game, designed for couch play, online ranked matches and competitive tournaments. Now at 2.0!

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The Review

                    Brawlout Deluxe Edition

4
Score

It's time to throw hands with some indie darlings or your favourite colourful animal of the day!

PROS
 Easy to pick up controls Characters come with their own style

CONS
 Matchmaking can be slow Lacking variety of combos

Review Breakdown

Played a classily dressed frog and punched someone's else's lights out

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Uma Musume adds Christmas alts to the stable

With a new banner refresh that will last until 14 December 2021, we have the addition of the Christmas-themed outfits for Oguri Cap and Biwa Hayahide to the Uma Musume stable. Although somewhat early for the festivities, the game has never really adhered to industry norms anyway, so here we are.

★3[キセキの白星]オグリキャップ（CV：#高柳知葉 さん）と★3[ノエルージュ・キャロル]ビワハヤヒデ（CV：#近藤唯 さん）が登場！
ガチャで獲得すると今だけ2人はピース×90がおまけで付いてきます！#ウマ娘 #ゲームウマ娘 pic.twitter.com/kUQIOVTnZK

— ウマ娘プロジェクト公式アカウント (@uma_musu) November 29, 2021

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At a glance, Christmas Oguri Cap is a straight upgrade over her vanilla version, especially if you choose to run her for the longer distances. As always, you will be able to either make her a leader or betweener, but inclusion of Big Eater means you will want her to run the former strategy instead. Best of all, her speed and stamina training bonuses mean that you will have an easy time to train her for intended purpose. Given that we are most likely running a long distance race for the upcoming Champion’s Meeting, Christmas Oguri Cap could not have come at a better time.

Christmas Biwa Hayahide also fulfills a similar role as Oguri Cap, in that she also is a leader that would be best run in the longer distances. The gold heal is not particularly great however, as it is rather situational. She makes up for it by having better leader skills, so you are going to have to supplement it with better heals. Thankfully, Christmas Biwa Hayahide has good training bonuses, so she is not a bad pick up regardless.
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby is currently available on Android and iOS for mobile, and DMM Games for the PC.
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Uma Musume: Pretty DerbyDeveloper: CygamesRelease Date: 2021-02-24Android, iOS
Horse girls take to the track! Train up these cute horse girls to be the best of the best.

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Season 16 of Apex Legends Revamps The Class System

With the recent reveal of Apex Legends Season 16, the class system that we all know is getting an overhaul.

In Season 16, the roster of Legends will be divided into 5 new classes: Assault, Skirmisher, Recon, Controller, and Support. Each class will get their own set of perks, and players can choose the right Legend based on their position in the team. This system will allow some of the more obscure Legends have more opportunities to shine.

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Assault Clas

Ash
Bangalore
Fuse
Mad Maggie
Revenant

The Assault Class will let Legends open a special red box with the intelligent loot system (Similar to ones from the IMC Armoury in Storm Point). The boxes will provide a higher tier attachment based on the ones that you and your squad have.
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Aside from that, the Assault Legends can carry additional capacity of bullets which can come in handy when poking and prodding enemies.
Skirmisher Class

Wraith
Octane
Pathfinder
Valkyrie
Horizon
Mirage

The Skirmisher perk allows Legends to scout for the loo in the airdrop that’s about to land. Players can use this information to work around the airdrop.
Recon Clas

Seer
Bloodhound
Crypto
Vantage

Recon Legends can use the Survey Beacon to scan enemies on the map that for 30 seconds. Although, the enemies that get scanned will know someone is tracking them, which would also expose your location.
Controller Class

Caustic
Wattson
Rampart
Catalyst

The ability to scan for the next ring is now part of the Controller Class perk. Controller Legends will get a new machine called the Ring Console that lets you scan following rings.
Support Class

Lifeline
Loba
Newcastle
Gibraltar

Lifeline’s second passive that lets her open blue supply boxes for extra regen supplies will now be a Support Class perk instead. In addition, they’re also able to buy back a teammate’s banner at a Replicator that’s already been timed out.
Legend Update
Seer and Bloodhound
Seer will be getting a massive nerf in the upcoming season. The duration of his ulti will decrease and also see an increase in its cooldown. While his passive of being able to see enemy heartbeats will remain, there will be a spacing between heartbeats instead of being constantly shown. Enemies in Seer’s ulti will no longer show an icon over the enemy, but only their footsteps.
Bloodhound’s Tactical Ability will no longer have its cooldown decreased while in his ulti. Bloodhound’s ulti will also be getting a rework that will have their pet raven fly to the closest enemy team instead.
Mirage
When successfully reviving a teammate as Mirage, both you and your teammate will remain invisible for 3 seconds. Although, the invisibility will break prematurely if you pull out your weapon. In addition, enemies that shoot a Mirage decoy will be tracked for a short time.
Wraith and Pathfinder
The distance between Wraith’s ulti is increased and Legends travelling in the rift will also now move faster. Meanwhile, Pathfinder’s ulti has its ranged increased as well increasing zipline speed. Both changes will allow players to move more efficiently on the map and cover more ground.
Horizon and Lifeline
The shooting accuracy while mid air when using Horizon’s Gravity Lift will be decreased but lift up speed is increased. Whereas with Lifeline, the animation of putting down the healing D.O.C is smoother and her ulti’s drop speed and range is increased.
Weapon Update
Season 16 will feature a new Energy Assault Rifle called the Nemesis that fires four rounds per burst. With a ramping burst delay that decreases the time between bursts makes it simulate a fully automatic weapon. The ramp up will be maintained for a short period of time, even if players are reloading or in battle.
The fan favourite R301 will be getting a nerf by decreasing 1 damage per pullet, as well as reducing hip fire accuracy. The nerf makes sense since they would want to debut the new weapon and balance out the usage of the guns.
Shotguns will be getting a buff by adding a Standard Stock slot and the addition of a gold shotgun bolt. The Standard Stock improves handling, reduces reload speed while the gold shotgun bolt lets you auto-reload your shotgun when sliding.
The Volt SMG and the Longbow will be put into the Crafter to replace the C.A.R SMG and G7 Scout. The Rampage will be taken out from the care package and is replaced with an enhanced version of the Hemlock.
Anniversary Event
Season 16 also marks Apex Legend‘s 4th Anniversary and to celebrate, all maps in-game will be decorated with Chibi parade balloon of Legends, as well as other apex anniversary decorations. Additionally, an in-game air show will feature at the start of each match which leaves colourful smoke trails in the sky.
On top of that, everyone’s favourite party boat will be making its return. Now dubbed the Mirage Voyage, this POI provides an interactive loot party like no other. The boat has been upgraded to feature new elements including a dance floor and a golden Mirage Mask Head.
The Mirage Voyage is a limited time POI and will only be available for the duration of Season 16 and features on Broken Moon, Storm Point and Worlds Edge.

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Genshin Impact Developer’s Discussion Version 1.4

The next issue of the Genshin Impact Developer’s Discussion is here, giving some updates and sneak peeks at version 1.4. As is usual, there will be a livestream for the upcoming update, which will presumably be coming in the next week or so. You can read the full post via the official forums here.

The highlights for this Developer’s Discussion for Genshin version 1.4 include:

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The maximum amount of Condensed Resin that you can have at once will be increased
If you have Condensed Resin in your inventory when entering a Domain, you will no longer receive a notification about having insufficient Resin
Excess Adventure EXP gained after hitting Adventure Rank 60 will be converted into Mora. Rank 60 is currently the maximum
Decreasing World Level
Weapon levelling optimization in future updates
Parametric Transformer convenience changes in future updates
Mail favourites system for saving birthday mail
Spiral Abyss improvements
Co-op improvements in future updates
On using Xiao’s Elemental Burst, his Elemental Skill will not generate any particles

For the full details, the post says it will be discussed further in the livestream, whenever that is. In the mean time, Hu Tao will be arriving for all servers alongside her character story quest, so good luck if you are Wishing for her.
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Genshin ImpactPublisher: miHoYoDeveloper: miHoYoRelease Date: 2020-09-28Android, iOS, PlayStation 4
Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.

You and your sibling arrived here from another world. Separated by an unknown god, stripped of your powers, and cast into a deep slumber, you now awake to a world very different from when you first arrived.

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Elden Ring fans can win land in Scotland and the title of Elden Lords

Bandai Namco has announced a competition that will make 100 Elden Ring fans official Elden Lords or Ladies, and receive a “souvenir plot of land” at the Highland Titles Nature Reserve in Glencoe Scotland.

The competition begins on February 25th and runs until March 11th. It is only open to entrants that are based in UK and Ireland and entrants must be over the age of 16.

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To enter simply email [email protected] and give a reason why you, or any other person you wish to nominate, should be given the title of lord or lady. Perhaps your time battling on the harsh fields of Elden Ring would give you a great advantage in surviving the harsh lands of Scotland.

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This competition is being held in collaboration with Highland Titles, a company that allows people to buy a small plot of land at the Highland Nature Reserve in Scotland. These plots range from 1 square foot to 100 square feet depending on the price which in turn will give the owner a certificate declaring them a lord or lady. Over 250,000 people have become Lords and Ladies of Glencoe via Highland Titles
The title is not exactly the same as hereditarily inherited titles however Highland Titles claims it can be used on legal documents or just for lighthearted fun. The buying of the land also helps conserve and support the nature reserve.
Owners of the land can visit the plot, put their name on it and essentially “do what you please with the land within the normal confines of the law”.
Elden Ring is available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. The fantasy RPG from the creators of Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is made in collaboration with Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin.

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NAT Games announces new game projects

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NAT Games is working on multiple game projects, its latest one on the production line being a mobile MMORTS game. You should be familiar with the company through their titles like Overhit, V4 and Blue Archive (also previously known as Project MX).

Other game projects NAT Games is working on include:

Project XH, a PC / mobile MMORPG that will be based on their fantasy game, HIT (Heroes of Incredible Tales). Large-scale battles will be part of the game
Project Magnum is a console / PC “next generation” shooter RPG, which is said to feature incredible gunplay, next-generation console support and centered around cooperative PVE. It will be a fantasy science fiction title
Project Zeus, their newest project. As mentioned, it will be a mobile MMORTS, with real-time, large scale territorial wars. Supposedly it will have a mix of Eastern and Western mythologies. The field battles are said to have a control system similar to MMORPGs

While Overhit‘s global and Korean servers have shut down, the Japanese one is still running, besides V4 and Blue Archive. The various mentioned projects have their own teams working on them. There’s no mention of when exactly these games would be coming out, or any window about teasers, but if you’ve enjoyed their previous works or find any of these interesting, then keep an eye out for further announcements.

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Trials of Mana system details: character levelling, costumes, class resets and more

As we approach Trials of Mana releasing on 24 April 2020, Square Enix has revealed more systems details: this time on character levelling, abilities, costume choice, resetting classes and more!

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Each character will gain an increase in their base stats – like strength and HP – as they level up. They will also obtain “Training Points” to further boost their stats or to learn new moves and abilities.

Boosting stats

Boost a character’s base HP, MP, Strength, Stamina, Spirit, Intellect, or Luck. Allocated points can be reset at a specific location in the world

Moves

Learnt magic spells and attacks are automatically added to the move ring menu. Bring up the menu to use moves during field exploration or battles. Using moves costs MP

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Abilities provide special bonuses to aid you on your adventure. They must be equipped so that you can obtain the bonus effects, from stat increases, battle boosts and more. Learn abilities by allocating Training Points or interacting with certain characters. Switch to a higher class to equip even more abilities. Abilities are available in several types:

Abilities

Equip to receive bonus effect. There are over 300 abilities, some of which are locked to certain characters or classes

Chain Abilities

Usable by all party members. You might be able to learn some from unexpected acquaintances

Locked Abilities

Switch to a relevant class to obtain class-specific abilities. Class-locked abilities do not need to be equipped to use their effects

As previously mentioned, characters will be able to switch their classes, choosing between the “Light” and “Dark” branch for differing skills. They can be reset to their default Class 1 with the “Goddess Scales” item. Characters can also change their looks when you equip a new weapon. Changing classes will also give them a new outfit! You can keep the stats of the new class while using a previous class outfit.

When you enter a new town, you will get split off from your party. Find them around the town to chat with them!

You can find seeds as you explore or defeat monsters. Plant them in the magic pot you find at an inn’s front desk. Items and equipment can be grown from the various seeds. The pot itself will also level up as you plant more. The higher the level, the better items you get from Item Seeds, and enemies drop seeds more often too! There are five types of seeds:

Item
Silver Item
Gold Item
Rainbow Item

Can grow rare gear not available from other seed types

??? Item

Grows Class Items to switch classes. Find them from a few places, including treasure boxes in dungeons

Other features and systems you can find in Trials of Mana include:

New items

Newly added items that increase EXP or lucre gain from winning a battle for a limited time, specific stat boosters

Shotcuts

Set up to four items or moves from the move ring menu for most-used commands

Full recovery

Once out of battle, you can use healing items or magic on the whole party simultaneously. Choose between full or partial recovery depending on items or MP you have left

Difficulty settings

Four difficulty settings are available, changing monster strength but not the story. For story focused players, “Beginner” allows you to revive your party right away even after defeat

Save data slots

Up to twelve save files, autosave and more mana statue save points have been added

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Trials of ManaPublisher: Square EnixDeveloper: Square EnixRelease Date: 2020-04-24Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Steam
This overlapping story of interwoven destinies changes depending on who you choose as your main character and companions! “Trials of Mana” is the 3D remake of the hit Japanese classic RPG released in 1995. It’s now fully modernized with quality graphics, an upgraded battle system, character voices, a remastered sound track, extra conversation interludes, and more! This daring tale of overcoming the tests of fate has been given new life! Will these young adventurers be able to use the power of mana to save the world from the brink of destruction?

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Summer Game Fest 2022 kicks off 9 June

Summer Game Fest 2022 will be kicking off 9 June, showcasing a whole host of world premieres, gameplay demos and news on some of the most highly anticipated games from more than 30 developers and publishers for the third year running.

Fans will be able to watch it live and for free across major streaming platforms, hosted once again by Geoff Keighley. For 2 hours, catch the showcase on 10 June 2022, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET / 6 pm GMT. Those in the US and Canada can also watch the event in IMAX theaters, ticket details here.

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The following partners will be participating, with more to be announced in time:

2K
Activision
Atlus
Bandai Namco
Bloober Team
Capcom
Coffee Stain
Deep Silver
Devolver Digital
Digital Extremes
DotEmu
Electronic Arts
Epic Games
Focus Entertainment
Frost Giant Studios
Humble Games
Level Infinite
Mediatonic
MiHoYo
Netflix
PlayStation
Raw Fury
Samsung Gaming Hub
Sega
Skybound Games
SQUARE ENIX
Steam
Studio MDHR
Tribeca Festival
Warner Bros. Games
Xbox

Day of the Devs: SGF Edition, for indies, will be streaming immediately following Summer Game Fest. The event will see a world premiere look at ustwo games’ new IP, world premiere of Michael Frei and Raphaël Munoz’s new game, news on Gummy Cat’s Bear and Breakfast, as well as news from:
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Coin Crew Games
Ewoud van der Werf
Florian Veltman & Baptiste Portefaix
HiWarp
Madison Karrh
Max Inferno
Shared Memory
Soda Den
Two Star Games
Wishfully

asobu will also be showcasing titles; a community founded support and evangelize independent game development in Japan and Japanese games abroad.
Catch the event on platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook and more global outlets, as well as on co-streams from creators around the world. Summer Game Fest: Play Days is an intimate, media-only game preview event will also be held in Los Angeles, with game previews, interviews and more to be shown on Twitch starting 10 June.

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[E3 2019] Luigi’s Mansion 3 revealed

The Luigi’s Mansion series has made a big comeback at E3 2019 with the reveal of Luigi’s Mansion 3. It will be available for Nintendo Switch in 2019 and will come with interesting new features.

In Luigi’s Mansion 3, Luigi and gang go on another holiday. Stuck in a haunted hotel, Luigi must traverse the creepy tower to rescue his friends.

Now in version ‘G-00’, the Poltergust remains Luigi’s main weapon in dealing with the aggressive ghosts that haunt the hotel. While a ghost is trapped, you can also slam them around – an excellent means of bludgeoning other nearby ghosts.

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But perhaps the most interesting new feature is Gooigi. Essentially, it is a slime body that looks identical to Luigi. Gooigi can do things that Luigi can’t such as walking over spike traps or pass through metal gates. You can even get a second person to be your co-op partner by helping you control Gooigi.

Finally, there’s the ScareScraper mode, which enables local or online co-op for up to eight players.
We are definitely looking forward to the release of this fun and spooky adventure. You can bookmark the game’s official website so you can pre-order it when it becomes available, or find out more about its in-game features.

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Tunku Abdul Rahman University College looking to set up an esports arena!

Of interest to Malaysians, alumni or otherwise, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College has posted a notice calling for an operator in regards to esports. The notice, posted on their Facebook page, states the following:

We are currently looking for an operator to set up an esports arena at the vacant space approximately 1586 sq. ft. inside the Cyber Center at KL Main Campus.

We invite those who are interested to submit their proposal which must include information of company profile, proposed usage per hour for a PC, photocopy of owner IC, company registration documents issued by Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) and any other relevant supporting documents.
Deadline for submission of the proposal to Department of Student Affairs, Room A004 is 2 March 2020.
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Late submission will not be entertained.
For further enquiry, kindly contact Mr. Siew, Assistant Registrar, Department of Student Affairs at 03-41450123 ext. 3471

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This would be an excellent opportunity for the local scene to grow. Just the other day, we had reported on the Rainbow Six Operation League Season 1 for certain countries within the Southeast Asia region that includes Malaysia. Malaysia’s hosted events like The KL Major and ESL One Genting for Dota 2, and the PMCO 2019 Fall Split Global Finals for PUBG Mobile too. With Tunku Abdul Rahman University College’s efforts to tap into esports, we’d look forward to seeing the expansion of the industry within the country.

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Trinity Master to be launched in March 2018

Square Enix has just announced that its upcoming tower defence game Trinity Master will be launched sometime in March 2018 for the Android and iOS platforms.

Trinity Master is set in a world where human heroes have been defeated by a demon lord. Humanity is however granted one more chance, as the heroes are resurrected to once again face off against evil.

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This tower defence game encompasses a wide variety of gameplay mechanics in addition to summoning heroes, such as abilities and spells. There is also a pseudo-MOBA  element in which you will be able to deploy your heroes to participate in real-time team battles against seven others. We are not exactly how sure how this game will set itself apart from its peers, but given that this is from Square Enix, we do expect some level of uniqueness and originality from the game.

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Summoners War adds Spectator Mode and Custom Battle in newest update

New PvP features – Spectator Mode and Custom Battle has finally arrived in Summoners War! Now you can watch the live battle between pro players, learn from them and improve yourself.

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You can create or join a Spectator Room to watch any of the live 1:1 World Arena battles. Every Spectator Room can hold up to 30 users, with an exclusive chat so players within the same room can chat and exchange opinions. You can also add the gameplay videos to your Favourites list to replay it anytime.
Other than the Spectator Mode, there is a new Custom Battle (Contest mode) where you can customize World Arena PvP battles based on your preference. Up to 50 players can enter a Contest Room, while the room owner will be able to oversee the contest. You can send battle requests too, and even share the Contest Room to the others. You can also watch the battle you missed in real-time, or utilize the replay features to watch the previous battles.
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Meanwhile, the new update expands Monster Slots, Monster Storage and Rune Inventory, so now you can accommodate more Monsters and Runes.
Summoners War is apparently moving forward towards e-sports with these new updates, I would say it is obviously good for the fans and the industry. Various events are ongoing to celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of Summoners Wars, you can find them on their official Facebook page.

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ArcheAge Begins mobile game site is online!

The official website of the mobile game ArcheAge Begins developed using Unreal Engine 4 is now up and running! Gamevil had publicly announced their partnership with XLGAMES back in 2015 to release the mobile game based on the online RPG ArchAge. Interested players can register their email to receive latest news update of the game. A teaser has also been released, watch it here:

Register your email on their official page:

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Neon White announces voice talent line-up

Annapurna Interactive has announced the voice talent list for Angel Matrix‘s Neon White: an upcoming lightning fast first-person action game about exterminating demons in Heaven. The list includes the voices of:

Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop, Star Wars Rebels, Wolverine and the X-Men, Transformers Prime)
Alicyn Packard (Rugrats, The Tom & Jerry Show, Yo-Kai Watch, Space Racers)
Courtney Lin (Planet Power, 400 to Oahu, BuzzFeed Murder Mystery Stories)
Ian Jones-Quartey (OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes, Steven Universe, Bravest Warriors, nockFORCE)
SungWon Cho (Barry, Truth Be Told, Cookie Run Kingdom)
Zeno Robinson (The Owl House, My Hero Academia, BAYMAX!)
Salli Saffioti (Watchmen, Resident Evil: Degeneration, Destroy All Humans!)
Ben Lepley (Puyo Puyo Tetris, Lost Ark, Shin Megami Tensei V)
Bruce Barker (Injustice 2, Fallout 76, Resident Evil: Village, Red Dead Redemption 2)

Ben Esposito and the team at Angel Matrix presents Neon White as a fresh take on action games. Featuring the titular White, an assassin handpicked from Hell, is tasked to compete with other demon slayers for the chance to earn a place in Heaven. The story proves it’s never too late to ask for forgiveness, and uses a light card-based combat system to propel the narrative forward.

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“We’re so fortunate to work with a voice cast with the talent and grace to absolutely nail Neon White’s unique tone. It’s edgy, campy, funny, and surprisingly earnest, all encapsulated in Steve Blum’s pitch-perfect performance as our cool and charmingly clueless protagonist White. It’s been a joy to watch this incredible team of actors and actresses bring Heaven’s outlandish residents to life with both a sense of humor and a familiar warmth.”

With this voice talent backing Neon White, look forward to one assassin’s stairway to heaven!
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PlayStation Stars, loyalty program by Sony launches in Asia

Sony has launched their loyalty program PlayStation Stars in Asia available now, giving a proper look of what the program has to offer

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How to join?
To start with, you’ll need to have a PSN account and have the PlayStation App on your phone. You can get the App on both Apple Store and Google Play Store. From there, just tap on the PlayStation stars logo and you are all set.
Joining PlayStations Stars is entirely free and you would not have to worry about any subsequent charges for joining.
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Rewards and collectibles
As you rack more points for PlayStation Star, you can start exchanging them for rewards and collectibles the program has to offer. As of present, PlayStation Star offers the following for exchange:

       The Quarry
       Nier Automata Game of the YoRha Edition
       Sekiro Shadows Die Twice
       Digital Collectibles of Punto Diorama
       PS Store Wallet Credit

There are more rewards offered so be sure to check out for them on your PlayStation Star page.
How to get these event points?
One major way of earning the event points is through participating in the various campaigns PlayStation holds. There will be monthly campaigns and even custom campaigns tailored to the games you play.
These campaigns will require you to do certain things for you to earn event points such as playing in multiplayer matches or even tournaments.
Aside from campaigns, PlayStation Plus owners can also gain event points for every purchase they make in the PlayStation store.
A levelling system
PlayStation Stars has a levelling system and will have you start at level 1 the moment you sign up.
Buying games from the PlayStation store and earning trophies are the conditions to level up and they reward you with multiple collectibles as you level up in PlayStation Stars with a maximum of 4 levels.

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Hermit in the Jungle & Nu Metal Empire Dim Card set available for pre-order

For its Digimon Vital Bracelet, Bandai has put Dim Card set vol. 3, Hermit in the Jungle & Nu Metal Empire up for pre-order.

The former features Toropiamon on its design, while the latter has MetalGreymon, specifically the one from Digimon Xros Wars (Digimon Fusion in the west).

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While both featured Digimon are of the Virus attribute, not much is known about the other Digimon in the Dim Card. Hermit in the Jungle is widely speculated to have Palmon as the child (rookie) Digimon in the Dim Card. Regardless, expect to find a lot of plant Digimon in this Dim Card, while Nu Metal Empire will have mostly machine Digimon.
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Dim Card set vol. 3 costs 1760 yen ($16 USD). According to Toy Bandai, it is expected to launch in mid-August of this year. However, do note that Amazon lists the product with an August 31, 2021 release date.
This release is very close to the release of the Tamers Dim Cards and Dim Card set vol. 0.5, which adds the Mad Black Roar and True Shadow Howl Dim Cards featuring BlackWarGreymon and BlackMetalGarurumon respectively. The Tamers Dim Cards, which were sold via gacha, will ship in August 2021 while Dim Card set vol. 0.5 releases in September 2021.
In other related Vital Bracelet news, Dim Card set vol. 2, Infinite Tide & Titan of Dust are out now. Be sure to check out visit the website of your local resellers to learn more.

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Should you pull Velzard in Slime ISEKAI Memories?

Velzard has descended into That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Memories and it’s time to see if she’s worth pulling for.

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[The White Ice Dragon] Velzard is another water-element unit who deals magical damage. Unlike most of the water-element units, her stats are higher on the ATK side. In fact, she has the highest ATK in the game out of all the non-Octagram units, being tied with her associate, Guy Crimson.
Another thing that looks good on her resume is her Secret Skill. She deals single-target damage with it, which is much preferred over multi-target ones.
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As for her skills, both of them have an extremely low cost of 25 (15). Her first skill is a single turn buff which increases her ATK by 25% (30%) and pierce power by 15%. Her second skill has an 80% (100%) chance of inflicting Frostbite on all enemies for 2 turns, causing them to lose HP every turn and increasing the effectiveness of debuffs on them by 1.3 times.
It is without a doubt that Velzard is easily one of the best characters in Slime ISEKAI Memories at the moment. Her ATK buff gives her nuking potential on par with that of Gazel and Diablo, while Frostbite is a very flexible effect that synergises well with skills from characters like Raphael and [Brave Knight Girl] Alice Rondo who have strong debuffs. Given their low skill costs, Velzard can be the centrepiece of any team that relies on reducing enemy’s stats, which is a lot of them.
We highly recommend pulling for Velzard. She’s an extremely powerful character who becomes broken with the right teammates.
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SLIME - ISEKAI MemoriesPublisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentDeveloper: Wright Flyer StudiosRelease Date: 2021-10-28Android, iOS
Enter the world of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime in a new 3D battle RPG!
You won't want to miss this riveting, new adventure that brings together your favorite series characters—Rimuru, Great Sage, Gobta, Shion, Shuna, Benimaru, Gabiru, and more—and introduces brand new ones!

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Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete for Nintendo Switch

Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Complete Edition has made its way to the Nintendo Switch! As the name suggests, the Complete Edition features all characters and content from the PlayStation, Xbox and PC standard editions, as well as 12 prize maps and post-launch content, directly through offline or online play. Besides that, the plants and the zombies (ha) can slug it out with Nintendo Switch specific features, including  motion controls and touch screen input, creating a completely seamless experience whether in TV Mode, Handheld Mode and Tabletop Mode.

“Our fans have been asking for a Plants vs. Zombies game on the Nintendo Switch and we’re happy we’re able to finally deliver that to them with the Complete Edition.”

“The updates we’ve made to the game and controls makes for a great experience and now Nintendo players can join in on the fun, quirky and humorous gameplay, whether they’re on the go or connected to a big screen. We guarantee that the battle between flora and undead will keep them engaged for hours.”
Melvin Teo, Producer at PopCap Vancouver
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Embark on missions to defeat epic bosses, collect impressive medals and unlock dangerously superb outfits. Additionally, players can access all 23 fully customizable characters, including a Team Play class for each faction, and all cosmetic items released – now available as in-game unlockables, without any premium store or currency. Play offline, or dive online with three friends or in an 8v8 melee.

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