Marvel Realm of Champions 4.0 update now live

Marvel Realm of Champions has received its 4.0 update, with plenty of stuff for players to explore! Full release notes can be found on the official website.

Dive into a new story event, Trial of the Worthy, where an unworthy Thor embarks on a quest to earn his own Mjolnir. With him is a Winter Soldier and a wandering Hulk, with a story told across episodes over 4 weeks through Showdown. Face down different groups of Champions to reignite the frozen Eternal Flame of Asgard. The schedule can be found on the official news post.

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Transmog is a new feature where you can change the Appearance of your gear items into new ones without losing your existing stats or synergies. Preview them before you use the Essence currency to change to your preferred look. Essence can be earned through various in-game means. Unlock the appearances of a gear item as you receive them or through Blueprints to fill in anything missing. You can scrap your stuff once you’ve gotten progress through any gear item. Progress towards any look will be given retroactively, with ETA to be decided so don’t scrap everything yet.

New Alliance Events – Time Attack, Whosoever Holds this Hammer and Costume Mania! – will be coming, with the first kicking off 2 July. The Black Panthers’ Summoners Journey chapter is also unlocked.
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Last but not least, Marvel Realm update 4.0 includes the new Hulk Wing Shields weapon, updates to weapon generation, various gameplay improvements, synergy sets, balancing and bug fixes.

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Marvel Realm of ChampionsDeveloper: KabamRelease Date: 2020-12-16Android, iOS
MARVEL Realm of Champions is a bold new imagining of the Marvel Universe that transports players to Battleworld, a mysterious, war-ravaged planet forged from many realities. The factions of Battleworld were kept in isolation until Maestro marched over the land, forcibly unifying the houses into a single Realm.
MARVEL Realm of Champions features the ability to customize their Marvel Champion through a variety of powerful gear, abilities, and weapons to tackle any combat situation and their unique Marvel style.

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FINAL FANTASY AWAKENING is getting a new update – Divine Pet Carnival soon

Launched on last October, FINAL FANTASY AWAKENING is an MMOARPG of Final Fantasy series officially authorized by Square Enix. The game is getting a new version – Divine Pet Carnival and players will be able to see it live starting from 6 March! New features such as Pet system, cross-server PK battle as well as new Eidolon in collaboration with Final Fantasy XV will be added to the game, check out the details below!

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New Pet System

Starting from 6 March, Moogle, Chocobo, Cactuar and more pets will be available to collect and raise. Other than bringing them by your side, the pet adds bonus stats to your hero too.

Pet Upgrade

You can breed a Pet to raise their EXP for a limited time per day. Different breed method requires different amount of in-game currency, the result (EXP your Pet gets) will be different according to the breed method. You can also use EXP Pill to raise their EXP quickly.

Pet Star UP

You can spend Pet fragment to star UP your pet which in result changing your Pet’s appearance, power up the Pet skills and unlocks extra reset stats area.

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Pet Reset

By Pet Reset, your Pet can obtain bonus stats by using Reset Stones. The bonus stats come in 8 types, in which its type, content and value will be determined randomly.

Pet Formation

You can form a team of 5 Pets to increase your hero stats. The Pet leader will add 100% of its stats bonus to the heroes, while the others only add a part of their stats bonus to the heroes. The skill of the Pet leader will be activated in the battle too.

Pet Illustration

You can collect Pets and activate the respective Pet Illustration for team bonus.

New Cross-server battle – Space Time Duel

Top 100 players from every server will represent their server to battle against another server in Space Time Duel. Players will need to destroy the server castle, the server with higher durability left when the battle ends wins the battle. Various rewards including rare Pet fragments, EXP Pill and Reset Stones will be given to the participants. All players from the server will get extra rewards too if the server mission is achieved.

New Eidolon – Shin Bahamut

In collaborating with Final Fantasy XV, one of the strongest Eidolon in Final Fantasy series – Shin Bahamut will arrive in the new version.

Besides, some system improvements such as better costume and gems changing features, Samsara Realm, Hero Trial and new Blitz option for Team Dungeon are also added to the game. There will be a login event from 6 to 8 March where you can get a fistful of rewards just by logging in the game too!
Here are the details:
Log in for 1 day: Diamond x 100, Mystery Coupon x 1, Gold x 100000
Log in for 2 days: Diamond x 200, Mystery Coupon x 1, Gold x 200000
Log in for 3 days: Diamond x 300, Mystery Coupon x 1, Gold x 300000
For more information on FINAL FANTASY AWAKENING, you can visit their official Facebook.

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JP Ver. of Witch’s Weapon (魔女兵器) ends its service on August 27.

It is with a heavy heart to announce the end of the road to EXNOA’s mobile game RPG titled  “Witch’s Weapon” Witch’s Weapon (魔女兵器) for the Japanese Version. The end service date will be on the 27th August 2020. The pre-registration for its PC version will be unavailable as well. The game was initially launched on the 26th April 2019 with a runtime of 1 year and 4 months.

The English Version of the game for both PC and Mobile on the other hand are still available to those that wants to try it out. Although there is still no official source about the English version, only time can tell the course of direction the game will head. And so for now, we are still able to safely enjoy the English Version of the game.

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Overview
Ren the Main Protagonist being turned into a girl
Witch’s Weapon revolves around a Japanese high-schooler named Ren as the sole survivor of a world-ending disaster. After waking up from the world-ending disaster, Ren realized that he has been magically turned into a girl! Ren’s adventure begins after encountering several witches who will fight alongside Ren.
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Witch’s Weapon offers an action-adventure hack-and-slash gameplay mechanic with a semi-automatic mode. Players are offered to choose their party of four witches to tackle each of the levels with each witch having their own unique skill and/or play-style.
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Witch WeaponPublisher: DMM GamesRelease Date TBCAndroid, iOS
The price of saving the world is to become a girl?
Super-fantasy ♂→♀ RPG: Witch Weapon

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Reserve TRAHA, The Upcoming Mobile MMORPG Now!

The most anticipated mobile MMORPG, TRAHA, will be up and running on the 18th of April. Nexon, one of the gaming giants in the world and Maoi Games (an indie studio) are responsible for this masterpiece.

Check out their official trailer down below:

TRAHA is a mobile MMORPG that is said to be able to rival against the PC version of MMORPG. The reason why is because the game uses Unreal Engine 4 which makes it crazily good looking for a mobile game.

Players can dominate the battlefield by choosing their favorite roles provided by the game. Upon entering the game, players will have to pick between 2 alliances before they get to create their character. During character creation, 4 main classes with each of their own sub-classes can be chosen from Warrior, Archer, Berserker and Rogue. I believe this is the part where players spend most of their time in creating the best looking characters.
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Moreover, players can also master non-combat roles through fishing, cooking and crafting. Foods that are made by players can be use as consumables for buffs and boosts. The game provides non-combat features for players as well if they get tired of fighting manually. During our visit to G-Star 2018, we have the opportunity to get our hands on this gorgeous game.
You can have a look at our gameplay down below:

Those that are looking to reserve for the game can go here, it is now only applicable for those who have Korean mobile numbers or you can pre-register for the game through TapTap if you are eager to try out the game. It is still unsure if the game will be released globally. For more information, you can read our previous article about TRAHA or you can go over to their official website.

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Here’s All The Monster Hunter Rise Announcements From TGS 2021

Monster Hunter Rise had a ton of smaller announcements for the game at TGS 2021, including new Collaboration Quests, as well as a sneak peak at the upcoming Sunbreak expansion.

Collaborations

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The first of these was the announcement of the next Capcom Collaboration, featuring Arthur from the Ghosts n Goblins series. Similar to the Akuma collab, Arthur will be available as a layered armor, with the hunter’s Kunai being replaced with spears from Ghosts n Goblins. He also changes up the hunter’s animations, more closely resembling the running from the original game.
The Ghosts n Goblins quest will be available from 29th October 2021.
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They also announced a Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration, but details on those were sparse. These were to celebrate the character’s 30th anniversary. Considering you could get Sonic-themed armor for your Palico in Monster Hunter 4U, it’s hard to not think the collab would be in a similar vein.
Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak

Despite promising more information about Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak at TGS 2021, they didn’t give all that much. We now know the name of the flagship for the expansion- Malzeno. They also revealed which “historic” monster would be returning to the game, Shogun Ceanataur.
Nothing else was announced for the expansion, though we can expect more information closer to the game’s projected release date of Summer 2022.
Monster Hunter Rise PC
Monster Hunter Rise’s PC port has a release date, with the game launching on January 12th. A free demo will be released on October 13th. You can read about that here.

Monster Hunter RisePublisher: CapcomDeveloper: CapcomRelease Date: 2021-03-26Nintendo Switch
The critically acclaimed action-RPG series returns to the Nintendo Switch™!

Set in the ninja-inspired land of Kamura Village, explore lush ecosystems and battle fearsome monsters to become the ultimate hunter. It’s been half a century since the last calamity struck, but a terrifying new monster has reared its head and threatens to plunge the land into chaos once again.

Hunt solo or in a party with friends to earn rewards that you can use to craft a huge variety of weapons and armor. Brand new gameplay systems such as the high-flying ‘Wire Action’ and your canine companion ‘Palamute’ will add exciting new layers to the already robust combat that Monster Hunter is known for.

Whether it’s at home, on the go, online or offline - you’ll always be ready for your next hunt on the Nintendo Switch™!

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Makai Wars is out now in Japan

Since Nippon Ichi Software announced Makai Wars – a mobile spin-off of PS2 SRPG title Disgaea in conjunction with Clover Lab’s mobile game Yurudorashiru (ゆるドラシル) in last year July, we have waited a long time for it to be released officially. And now, it is available in Japan for both iOS and Android!

To celebrate the launch, the developer also sent out a Tweet (on their official Twitter) from the perspective of Asagi Asagiri, the main character:

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遂に魔界ウォーズがリリース！これからは私、主人公”朝霧アサギ”がツイートするわ！長かったこの13年間…やっと主人公になれました…(しみじみ)これもみんなのおかげ、本当にありがとう！今後は私がイベントやお得情報を発信するから楽しみにしてね☆
— 【4周年！】魔界ウォーズ公式 (@makaiwars_sp) February 20, 2018
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“Makai Wars has finally been released! This is a Tweet from the main character, Asagi Asagiri!
After 13 long years… I’ve finally become an actual main character… (overwhelmed) This is thanks to all your support, so thank you so much!
Look forward to me tweeting news and events in the future! ☆”
(translation thanks to siliconera)
Makai Wars is featuring famous characters from both the Disgaea and Yurudorashiru series in 3D, where players will be battling on a 6 x 5 grid. It is now out in Japan with no global release in the schedule yet.

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Two Point Campus Coming To PC & Consoles in May

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Sega and Two Point Studio’s latest simulation game, Two Point Campus will come to PC and consoles on the 18th May 2022.
You can purchase Two Point Campus for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S digitally via the first party storefronts – with the Nintendo Switch pre-purchase via the eShop soon to follow.

The game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass for console and PC Game Pass on day one.

In Two Point Campus, you will be able to build the campus of your dreams, while shaping the lives of your students to give them the adventure of a lifetime, full of meaningful relationships, fun extracurricular activities, and of course, truly top-quality education. After all, happy students and good grades will lead to an increase in Campus prestige, which means you can enroll more students, and coincidentally, make more money.
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Rather than the typical academic fare, students in Two Point County enjoy plenty of weird and wonderful courses, such as Gastronomy, where they will learn how to make oversized culinary delights. The more technologically minded students can take up Robotics classes, where science, teachers, and students come together to build giant robots. Each student has their own unique character traits, so you’ll need to make sure to cater to all their unique needs to develop them into well-rounded individuals who will do the legacy of your university proud.
Like the developer’s previous game, Two Point Hospital, Two Point Campus is a charming, accessible, and deep management sim, but for the first time, you will be able to build your Campus from the ground up. Design stylish dormitories for your students lay down ornamental pathways and forests, and pimp up your Campus with new easy-to-use creative tools to build your own educational masterpiece.

Bonus Items for Campus & Hospital

Get ready for your university adventure today, by pre-ordering Two Point Campus now to get your hands on some exclusive in-game bonus items that will spice up your Campus at launch. You can decorate your gardens with a U- shaped ‘Topiary’, satisfy your thirst for learning with the ‘Fountain of Knowledge, and get your very own ‘Pearl of Wisdom’.
If you own Two Point Hospital and you pre-order Two Point Campus, it’s your lucky day, as Hospital owners will receive some awesome free in-game items for Two Point Hospital, like a Varsity jacket and a suit of armor.
Two Point Campus will be available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on the 18th of May

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Activision Blizzard Trial Court Rules Temporary Workers Count As Employees

A California Judge in the Activision Blizzard lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has ruled that Temporary and contract workers count as employees, after Activision Blizzard tried to have the lawsuit thrown out on those grounds.

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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Timothy P Dillon said that although Activision Blizzard tried to argue that temporary and contingent workers don’t count as employees, the fact they’re paid to labor for the company would prove otherwise.
“The court also finds that the FAC has pled facts sufficient to show that the group of female contingent and temporary workers were Defendants “employees”, by alleging that “Defendants  jointly supervised and controlled employee’s conditions of employment, determined rate of pay or method of payment, had authority to hire or fire employees, and maintained employment records.” “.
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While the trial has yet to start, this ruling has far bigger implications than just the Activision Blizzard lawsuit. Contract and temporary workers have been subject to unfair treatment from loopholes, with many companies using the contract distinction as a way to not have to offer the protections of a full-time job.
A recent high-profile example of this comes from Activision Blizzard themselves, wherein the sudden termination of QA testers at Raven Software prompted organized action from the studio, calling for a union.
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Wings of Darkness Delayed, Limited Edition Announced

Clouded Leopard Entertainment has announced that their upcoming game Wings of Darkness has been delayed ahead of its February 25th release date, as well as more details about the game’s limited edition.

The game’s new release date is 3rd June, 2021. According to Clouded Leopard, the delay was to better fine tune the following features:

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Enhancing game visuals
 Fine-tuning gameplay & design
Tweaking cutscenes
Ensuring balance within difficulty levels
Final adjustments to ensure compatibility with consoles & hardware

However, they also announced more besides Wings of Darkness being delayed. Clouded Leopard has also talked more about the contents of the game’s Limited Edition, which includes exclusive art.

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The Limited Edition of Wings of Darkness will contain exclusive art of the games heroines, Klara and Erika, illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto.

On top of that, the physical limited edition will also include the following:

Original soundtrack & original voice drama CD
 Wing of Darkness visual fan book
Copy of original illustration by Haruhiko Mikimoto
Acrylic figurine
 Abend Flugel Emblem Patch
Abend Flugel Emblem Pin
B5-size sticker sheet

The Original Soundtrack includes the opening and ending songs for the game, as performed by the lead characters’ voice actresses. For those who’d rather not deal with the aerial melodrama of Wings of Darkness, it also includes Voice Drama CDs, which lets fans listen to more day-to-day conversations by the characters.

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[Review] Polygod – A Roguelike FPS With A Challenging Difficulty Curve

Polygod is a game by Krafted Games. They had it early access on Steam and it is a one-of-a-kind FPS on PC that has a great reward system if you like challenging games. The game’s arenas are randomly generated and you play through it defeating enemies and collecting their souls. You can then use the souls you’ve collected to exchange for weapon or character upgrades.

The Lore
You start off as the Faceless One who is supposed to be a legendary assassin. As you spawn in the first room, you are tasked to prove yourself to the seven deities by fighting through the arenas and defeat their Holy Champions. As you defeat them, you get to ascend into godhood. Though it won’t be easy as you have to fight your way up and as you go higher, it gets more difficult.

Aaaahhh it’s coming for me!
Gameplay

As you start off, you are only allowed to use a single gun, a hand-gun to be precise. There’s no ammo or reloads so you can spam away. However, this is not your average FPS game where you just shoot stuff, kill stuff. You have to dodge your way as well as you will be swarmed with bullets in no time if you’re in the wrong position. As you kill the enemies, you will gain souls. You can then turn souls in exchange for increased health or weapon upgrades.
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One great thing about the game is that it will never be boring as you can play co-cooperatively with your friends or competitively in multiplayer modes. There are over 100 characters and weapon upgrades in the game that can be unlocked by exchanging souls.
A short taste Polygod gameplay:

The game is really challenging. If you aren’t an avid FPS or a patient kind of player, you might just go in guns-a-blazing and die – like me! This game does require some dodging skills, actually a lot. As you can see in the gameplay, I am not very good at it. Once I’ve reached the boss, I got obliterated to smithereens though I was so close to killing the first boss, Quatzalcoatl. But that’s just me being bad at it.
Verdict
The game is great for those who like the cheerful color of the environment with death knocking on your door at every corner. If you are skillful, sure, you might just be able to play-through the game easily. But I doubt that as the arena are never the same as before. It’s always different every time you enter and the enemies will always be around the corner. As you climb higher to your ascension to godhood, the difficulty scales as well and you might just run out of luck then.
You’ll need to spend your souls wisely on the upgrades you think are required for your survival. Or you’ll have to play through it patiently and carefully to defeat your enemies and earn as much souls as you can to turn in for a Blessing. With the game now out of Early Access and at RM 32.00 on Steam, it’s a pretty fun and challenging game with friends that you want to have in your library of games.
If you want to get it, the game is at $15 USD on the Nintendo eShop or RM 32.00 on Steam as well as on the Xbox One. For more info, you can check out their official page.

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The Review

                    Polygod

7
Score

Polygod is a great and fun game if you are up for the challenge. The game has a vast number of upgrades and characters provided if you can earn enough souls and save them up. With the bullets flying towards you, you need to dodge them and shoot the enemies at the same time but if you're bad at dodging, well, you're going to have a hard time. Nonetheless, it's a fun and interactive game if you're playing with your friends in the multiplayer cooperative mode.

PROS
 Great and fun game with friends Tons of upgrades Good for achievement hunters or adventurous players

CONS
 It can be difficult from the beginning Can be grindy and repetitive for souls Sometimes RNG does not favor you

Review Breakdown

7
0

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Pokemon GO Equinox event gives out special eggs and double stardust

After a few weeks of special and massive updates involving the Legendary Pokemon, finally Pokemon GO is back on track with their regular global events. Recently, Niantic announces an in-game event (going live on 22 September to 2 October) to celebrate the upcoming equinox.

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In this event period, you will be able to earn double Stardust from capturing Pokemon and hatching eggs. There will be some special 2km eggs available on PokeStops and Gyms too, hatching these special eggs may give you uncommon Pokemon – Chansey, Mareep, Larvitar and more. You can also buy special boxes from the in-game shop for Lucky Eggs, Lure Modules and the all-new Super Incubators which hatch Eggs 1.5 times quicker.

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Besides, you will earn triple XP when you register a new Pokemon to your Pokedex during the celebration. A good time to hunt down the new Legendary Pokemon! Raikou, Entei and Suicune will all move to a different location when September ends so catch them while you can! Here is the list of the region where the Legendary Pokemon is available (due on September 30):

The Americas – Raikou, Electric-type Legendary Pokemon
Europe and Africa – Entei, Fire-type Legendary Pokemon
Asia-Pacific region – Suicune, Water-type Legendary Pokemon

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Pre-registration for Hyakki Taima: Hokago Shojo opens

Starting off its life as a Chinese game entitled Akuryo Taisan, mobile RPG Hyakki Taima: Hokago Shojo is now being localised for the Japanese audience by MorningTec Japan. Pre-registration for the game is now open as well, so get around it if you want the usual early bird goodies.

So for some background on the game – the protagonist is a high school girl whose after-school activity involves teleporting to the Heian period in order to expel the yokai along with shikigami. It is an auto RPG that needs players only to customise their teams and change costumes to their preference. Post-battle tasks such as upgrade are also done automatically for the player, so this game is as casual as it can possibly get. If you are the type of gamer who just needs to waste a few minutes every day looking at pretty art but can’t find the time or motivation to fully invest in something, this could be the game for you. For more information, be sure to head over to the game’s official website.

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ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni Now Open for Pre-orders

Clouded Leopard Entertainment Inc has announced that ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni is now available for pre-orders on the Nintendo eShop and PlayStation store.

Pre-orders placed during the campaign period will receive a special pre-order discount of 10% off (PlayStation Store offer exclusive to PS Plus members). In addition, a limited time offer will be available on the Steam Store from the 9th March till 16th March 2023 for a 10% off price.

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Pre-order bonus for digital version
Players who pre-order the digital version of the game on the Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store on 8th March 2023 by 23:59 (Local time) will receive a 10% discount as a pre-order bonus. Do note that the PlayStation Store offer is only exclusive to PS Plus members.
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Limited Time 10% Off Sale
A special 10% off sale will be available for a limited time on the Steam Store from the day of release until 16th March 2023 by 2:00 (JST).
Exclusive First-Purchase Bonus for Package Version
The first purchase of the packaged version comes with a bonus good-luck charm-style sticker. The ONI: Protection Sticker is limited while stocks lasts.
Package Version Exclusive Bonus
The package version of the game includes a download code for the DLC items “Kuuta’s Travel Tool: Camouflage Crest” and “Kanna’s Kimono: Skull Pattern”.

First Purchase/Early Purchase Bonus
The first purchase of the package version and digital version made before 23:59 (local time) on 22nd March 2023, will include download codes for the DLC items “Kuuta’s Travel Tool: Cloud Crest” and “Kanna’s Kimono: Indigo Fiber”.
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In order to build his strength, Kuuta, the lone survivor of the battle of Onigashima, challenges the departed spirits of demon warriors to trails. All in order to defeat Momotaro, who is both human and monster.
Kuuta (sky), a demon, and his partner, Kazemaru (wind): a tale of sky and wind as they embark upon an island quest. Immerse yourself in the all-encompassing, yet tiny world by up-and-coming creator KENEI DESIGN.

ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni is set to be released on 9th March 2023 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. For more details on the pre-orders for ONI: Road to be the Mightiest Oni, do check out the game’s official website here.

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Granblue Fantasy: Versus (GBVS) Chaos Bringer/Beelzebub DLC details

Granblue Fantasy: Versus (GBVS) has released more details regarding the first character of its Character Pack 1 DLC, Chaos Bringer, also known as Beelzebub. A trailer showcasing his moves can be viewed below! Fellow DLC character, Narmaya, will have her trailer drop on 27 February 2020.

The DLC will add a new prequel quest into the game’s RPG Mode, as well as another quest after the end of RPG Mode. There will also be a Beelzebub lobby avatar and icon. Additionally, owners of the DLC can obtain one of six new weapons for the main mobile game. These weapons will also be obtainable in the main game at a later date.

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For those without the DLC, clearing RPG mode will unlock Beelzebub as a playable character. The update note for Beelzebub says he will be added to the game on 3 March JST, and will be available in the North American version as well.
The new series of weapons are called “Astral weapons”. They can be seen as follows:
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gb vs astral darkgbvs astral lightgbvs astral windgb vs astral watergbvs astral earthgb vs astral fire
The move list for Beelzebub is also available on the Japanese website for GBVS. You can peruse the unofficial translations of the moves from Granblue_EN here. Of note is the Super Skybound Art, Chaos Legion, where on contact at close range, it will end the fight. Look forward to him!

Granblue Fantasy: VersusDeveloper: Arc System WorksRelease Date: 2020-02-06PlayStation 4, Steam
Granblue Fantasy has soared into the hearts of millions since its release as a browser game for smartphones in 2014, and will celebrate its sixth birthday in March 2020. Featuring Cygames' high-quality art, captivating sound design, and an ever-expanding game system, Granblue Fantasy has continued to charm its fans throughout the years.

Now Cygames has partnered with Arc System Works, known for such popular fighting franchises as GUILTY GEAR and BlazBlue, to bring Granblue Fantasy to the world of fighting games, complete with top-notch game design and one-of-a-kind 3D graphics. Granblue Fantasy: Versus will be released for the PlayStation®4 on February 6, 2020.

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ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) Review – Flashy Aesthetics And High Performance Gaming

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The ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 is certainly a unique new addition to the ROG family of computers. It’s one of the first laptops to use an RTX 4090 and 13th Gen Intel core, and it’s the first one that we’ve received as well.

With that in mind, it certainly makes a big first impression. The computer has an Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16GB GDDR6, 32GB DDR5-4800 RAM, and 16’’ 2560×1600 240Hz panel with 3ms response time, as well as the new AniMe Matrix LED lights on the system. With that combination of systems, it’s one of the top gaming laptops that are on the market, although still with a couple of drawbacks. Let’s take a look:

Design

With that out of the way, the rest of the machine is pretty solid. The lid of the laptop uses aluminum material, and the chassis is made out of magnesium-alloy metal. This makes it a sturdy piece of tech with little to no screen wobble. No matter what surface I paced the laptop on, including my actual lap, it remained secure and functional.
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The thickness of the laptop is 22.9mm and weighs around 2.3kg. It’s relatively thin and light for a gaming laptop, what’s more, impressive is that they manage to stuff two of the hottest things in computer parts (i9-13900H and RTX 4090) into this laptop making it super hot (we’ll go over the more in the cooling section of the article).
As for the bottom part of the laptop, it’s pretty cool that they designed it so that if you want to upgrade your RAM and SSD down the line, you can. All you have to do is remove the rubber on the bottom to unveil the screw. It’s a bit of a hassle to remove but it’s always cool to see that you can upgrade the machine allowing long-time users to get more use out of it as the years go on.
AniMe Matrix

The most notable thing about the ROG Zephyrus M16 is the AniMe Matrix LED. This is a new feature of the laptop, allowing the machine to animate images and gifs on its back through a series of LEDs.
If I’m being honest, these have no real use other than aesthetic, and also kill the battery on the laptop pretty quickly. That being said, they do look good on the back of the computer and can be customized to make them more personal. It’s cool for people that want a more stylish “I’m a gamer!” style laptop but I’m not so flashy and would prefer a device that lasts longer.
Connectivity
In terms of ports and plugs, there’s plenty going on around the ROG Zephyrus M16. There’s one Thunderbolt 4 that supports 100W power delivery (for charging via USB Type-C), one USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 that also supports 100W power delivery, two USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2, one 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD slot, and an HDMI 2.1.
I think it’s enough for most people. I know that a full SD card slot would be better for some people but most casual users seem to use MicroSD cards anyway so at least they have a port for that. I would have liked to have an additional USB Type-A port since the two included will likely be taken by a mouse and keyboard at all times but it’s still pretty suitable for most situations.
The ROG Zephyrus M16 also uses WiFi 6E technology. This means that your internet should probably run faster which is also a plus when using a laptop.
Keyboard and Touchpad

The keyboard key travel distance is 1.7mm, and unfortunately for the RGB crazed out there, it only features 1-zone RGB, so there’s not much you can do about the RGB lighting outside of four patterns. Other than that, it’s more or less your standard laptop keyboard. It doesn’t have a dial pad if that’s important to you however since none of the laptops I’ve ever used had one, I can’t say I missed it too much. I do also like that the direction keys are all the same size which makes them easier to hit reliably.
The touchpad is pretty good all around. It feels nice to use, with a smooth feeling that allows you to glide the cursor across the screen. The feedback of the button even feels good to click. Unfortunately, it’s at the dead center of the laptop, which means there’s a potential to interfere with your typing. If they would move it slightly to the left then it would have been perfect.
Display and Audio

The ROG Zephyrus M16 uses a 16:10 2560×1600 240Hz 3ms response time miniLED display, that is 100% DCI-P3, Pantone Validated, VESA DisplayHDR certified, Dolby Vision certified and supports G-sync. The contrast ratio is 10,000:1 and they claimed the display brightness is 1,000 nits at peak. That’s a large slew of certs and while I can’t verify them all one hundred percent, I think the screen is more than bright enough for daily usage and gaming, in fact, the display made images really easy to spot.
When I was playing Returnal on the laptop, I could see characters and objects miles into the background and I think you can attribute that to the contrast of the display. The color is also very vibrant and the enemies in the game really popped. It made the game much more enjoyable and made me realize how much good the color range in Returnal was as a whole.
The refresh rate at 240Hz is also good, making everything feel much more fluid and smooth. Likewise, the 16:10 ratio for the screen is a good choice for people who do content creation for a hobby or living since it offers more vertical space and maybe lets your Premiere Pro show one more track.
The audio of the Zephyrus M16 is fine. You can crank it up to be deafeningly loud but it still won’t distort the audio too much. Considering most people won’t want it that loud, however, the sound quality is good and clear, although the bass and treble are a little weak for my taste. It’s not a big deal but it is noticeable so it might be worth getting some speakers if need be.
Battery Life
The laptop comes equipped with a 90Whr battery in it and uses either 280W barrel charging or 100W USB Type-C charging. I’m testing the battery life under the below configuration:

Silent Mode
50% volume
50% brightness
No AniMe Matrix
Keyboard RGB Full Bright
Discrete GPU
GPU Mode in Ultimate

In about 1 hour and 46 minutes, the battery went from 100% to 8 %, the laptop kicked into Battery Saving mode (20%) at around one and a half hours. To be fair, I could have switched off the RGB, gone into the bios and change the GPU to hybrid, and switch the GPU Mode in Armoury Crates to Standard but overall, I wouldn’t say it’s too bad a laptop battery life. It’s short but with a machine like this, you should probably have it plugged in at all times anyway. Charging it using the 280W power adapter, from 8% to 80% took around an hour, so it’s pretty fast as well.
Armoury Crate

Armoury Crate is Asus’ gaming software utility and if I’m being honest, I find it unnecessarily complicated. The UI feels too cumbersome, with so many options for what is really just the software for you to control the RGB, and Macro keys, and to change the laptop’s operating mode like Turbo mode or Silent mode.
It’s nice that you can monitor how hard your hardware is working, but I’ve seen it better. There’s supposed to have a MUX switch, but it took me ages to find out where exactly it is until I eventually learned they put it in the Bios sections of all places. I suppose all of the functions work properly, you can change your RGB and keys as needed but it’d be nicer if it was easier to navigate.
Benchmark
Since The Zephyrus M16 has an Intel Core i9-13900H (40W TDP default), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (120W+25W), 32GB DDR5-4800 RAM in it, one would expect this thing to perform exceptionally well, and it smashed through my expectation. Here are the benchmark specs:

3DMark: 18,378
PCMark 10: 8,837
Cinebench R23 Multi Core: 19,321, ranked 3rd and only losing to 2 SUPER POWER WORKSTATION CORE
Cinebench R23 Single Core: 2,046, ranked 1st

Game Test

Much like the benchmark, the game tests were overall exceptional. All tests were done under 2560×1600 resolution and the games mostly played like a dream.
Battlefield 2042

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        No DLSS

                                        No Ray Trace

                                        Avg 90FPS

                                        1% Low is 40+ FPS

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        No DLSS

                                        Ray Trace Ambient Occlusion

                                        Avg 60FPS

                                        1% Low is 30+FPS

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        DLSS Ultra Performance

                                        Ray Trace Ambient Occlusion

                                        Avg 100FPS

                                        1% Low is 50FPS

Forza Horizon 5

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        No DLSS

                                        No Ray Trace

                                        Avg 85FPS

                                        1% Low is 30+FPS

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        No DLSS

                                        No Ray Trace

                                        Avg 74FPS

                                        1% Low is 25FPS

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        DLSS

                                        Ray Trace Max

                                        Avg 110FPS

                                        1% Low is 30FPS

Spider-Man Miles Morales

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        No DLSS

                                        No Ray Trace

                                        Avg 95FPS

                                        1% Low is 55FPS

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        No DLSS

                                        Ray Trace Max

                                        Avg 60FPS

                                        1% Low is 45FPS

                                        Max Graphic Setting

                                        DLSS Ultra Performance

                                        Ray Trace Max

                                        Avg 120FPS

                                        1% Low is 60FPS

As you can see, that laptop is capable of producing high FPS performance and does so while still keeping to an acceptable resolution. This is what the laptop truly excels at as it works great as a gaming laptop that should allow you to play most titles with few issues.
Cooling

Throughout my testing, the laptop never hit a temperature so uncomfortable that you could cook on it, which is good for such a high-end laptop. The hottest temperature for the CPU I’ve seen is 97 degrees Celsius, which is hotter than what I would want, but on average the CPU can keep the temperature under 90.
The GPU temperature is also mostly acceptable. The hottest it got was 83 degrees Celsius, which is the breaking point where GPU started to thermal throttle itself and underclock. It’ll be rare for the laptop to do this though unless you’re constantly running it on the top settings. Otherwise, it runs perfectly fine.
I also didn’t really feel the heat when I was gaming. Although it’s a little bit louder than I’d like, that’s why headphones exist I suppose.
Overall

The ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023) is one of the first laptops that put an Intel Core i9-13900H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 in it, and the performance, especially the gaming performance excels as a result. Even without DLSS, the laptop can run AAA games without a hitch all while being able to keep the temperature down to an acceptable level.
The price of the machine is admittedly on the high side being a minimum of RM10,999 but I can safely say that you’ll get your money’s worth. If you want to have a portable gaming beast that can be brought everywhere you go, this would be the near perfect choice.

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Players are leaving Genshin Impact for Cookie Run Kingdom

While Genshin Impact remains one of the top gacha games on the market, it seems that some devoted players have been leaving the game in favor of another gatcha game.

One about collecting Gingerbread waifus, Cookie Run Kingdom.

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Just looking on Twitter and this bread rolling bakery gacha seems to have more than a few Genshin fans hopping over.

Everyday, I am tempted more and more to abandon Genshin Impact for Cookie Run Kingdom#genshintwt https://t.co/0ipzTXaIDN
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— Ryu Gen (@RyuGen20) September 20, 2021

Genshin Impact? I only know Cookie Run: Kingdom.#miHoYo pic.twitter.com/SV1gbs75bn
— MissMyusagii | ミュウサギー 🥭 (@missmyusagii) September 20, 2021

Reject Genshin Impact, embrace Cookie Run 😊 pic.twitter.com/BrIL3ArdFm
— daily noelle 🌹 (@dailynoelle_) September 20, 2021

Cookie Run Kingdom is a base-building gacha game where one rolls for an assortment of Gingerbread characters that they can then do battle with.

The reason so many Genshin Impact fans are turning to Cookie Run is twofold. Many fans feel that Genshin Impacts’ anniversary events have been subpar for such a successful game with rather lackluster rewards to celebrate such a milestone event. This combined with the less than stellar reception to the latest character Kokomi has left some fans feeling disillusioned with the game.
And when the world of Tervyat is seeming cold, why not head to the warm oven of Cookie Run which has been praised for its extremely generous rolls including offering further in-game currency for even the tiniest of events.
We spoke to one fan in particular who for privacy reasons we will simply refer to as “N” who said this to say:
Because gacha rates are better in CRK and they have lots of things to do there. And they’re more generous when it comes to rewards and upgrades, both paid and for freeIt doesn’t punish you for being away for too long in the game, it has a system to get cookies you want if you save up so you don’t miss out.
And then on top of all of that, even when we engage with the game [Genshin Impact] and generate a lot of fan content, Mihoyo doesn’t even have any proper PR to handle anniversary news lol. So a bunch of the player base right now (including CN) thinks they’re being disrespected.
A fan of Cookie Run Kingdom named “J” who hadn’t played Genshin Impact before stated that they likewise enjoyed the game because:
It looked fun and cute and yummy and I wanna eat all the things in the game.The game is lenient on in-game currencies and they give you a lot of gems so you’re not really in the red when you roll. There’s also a big roster of characters to pull. Gameplay-wise it’s very automatic so you don’t have to put too much attention to it. It think that’s about it haha.
Even when it comes to characters, players have found that many of the Japanese and English voice actors that voice characters within Genshin, also voice characters for Cookie Run so even with a new cast of characters, you’ll still be hearing familiar voices, even if they are coming out of Gingerbread people. Genshin still has the advantage of anime waifus but Cookie Run’s fandom seems to be working on that too.

while the anniversary rewards for genshin sucks as hell, like to take the time to promote cuties frm cookie run kingdom ^v^
(pt. 1)#cookierun #cookierunkingdom pic.twitter.com/gAGURAXGXM
— kou (@kouueok) September 21, 2021

Is Cookie Run likely to topple Genshin Impacts’s success, probably not? Mihoyo is rolling in money and likely will continue to do so even if a few of their millions of users leave to get some confectionaries. However, the fact that such a vocal group has thrown their support to a game as seemingly silly sounding as Cookie Run Kingdom does show that there is some significant dissatisfaction in the Genshin player base that should probably be addressed.
Speaking of Genshin Impact, here’s our one-year anniversary retrospective on the game to celebrate the last 12 months we have had with it.
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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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Tensura: King of Monsters available for pre-registration in SEA

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensura for short) has another mobile game coming soon. Tensura: King of Monsters is open for pre-registration.

This new title will be available in English in Southeast Asia. According to the game’s App store page, it will be available on 26th January 2021 onwards. In addition, those who pre-register will receive Shizu [Board Lady] as a reward.

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Developed by Hong Kong-based Hoolai Game Ltd, King of Monsters previously launched in Taiwan. This is the second mobile game under the Tensura franchise, the first being That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Lord of Tempest. As Lord of Tempest does not yet have an English release, King of Monsters will likely be the first Tensura game downloadable for English speaking audiences.

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The game contains a gacha system, where players can recruit characters from the Tensura franchise and form teams. The player goes on to complete missions with his or her respective teams.
King of Monsters also sees the return of the anime’s VAs, voicing their respective characters.
Starting out as a light novel, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime became a hit as an anime. It popularised the “reincarnation into non-human creatures” theme in the saturated isekai genre. Currently, season 2 of the anime is ongoing, and you can catch it on Crunchyroll.
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Tensura: King of MonstersPublisher: Hoolai Game LtdDeveloper: Hoolai Game LtdRelease Date: 2020-12-15Android, iOS
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: King of Monsters is a mobile strategy multiplayer online RPG game, an official game adaptation of the anime under the original writer Fuse's supervision! The game employs the state-of-the art 3D cel-shading technology to present to gamers the Jura Tempest Federation from the anime. In the game, players may summon monsters, collect characters from the original anime and build up powerful monster combat lineup. The game features a unique Devour system that allows players to develop their own Rimuru!

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Sonic At the Olympic Games hits 1.5mn pre-registrations

Despite the cancellation of this year’s Olympics, SEGA’s upcoming Sonic At the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is still on schedule to launch on 7 May 2020. The game has up to this point hit 1.5mn pre-registrations, and to celebrate the occasion the developer has revealed a new video that introduces a new minigame.

The teaser showcases a total of six mini-games, namely Tokyo Skytree Jump, Quiz Challenge, Egg Pawn Rush, Number Lock, Claw Game and Souvenir Search. Set at the state of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, players use characters from the Sonic franchise to compete against one another. The game even boasts a rudimentary story to tie everything together:

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Sonic and his friends have arrived in Tokyo for the Olympic Games, only to find that Dr. Eggman has taken over the city! What sort of nefarious plan is he plotting this time?
Play through the story to unlock new and challenging Olympic events, stop Dr. Eggman and prevent the Olympic Games from being cancelled!
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As for the sports themselves, the following is the confirmed list so far:

100m
400m Hurdles
Javelin Throw
Archery
Karate
Diving
Shooting
Sport Climbing
Fencing
Trampoline
Hammer Throw
Table Tennis
Long Jump
BMX
Badminton

As pre-registration has hit the 1.5mn mark, all users will be getting Training Points to unlock new stages and character actions. There is also another milestone of 1.75mn where the Super Sonic Badge can be unlocked. For more details, be sure to drop by the official website.

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Everything We Learnt From The Animal Crossing Direct

Nintendo Dropped the Latest direct about Animal Crossing New Horizons featuring the final new update, paid DLC, and more Nintendo Online.

With the cafe, gyroids cooking and Kappn’s beautiful singing voice, after months of waiting, fans will once again have a reason to return to their island and hang out with their animal neighbors.

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Here’s a link if you want to check out the full direct:

The New Update

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The Animal Crossing direct first brought the announcement of a new update that will be out on November 5th. This will sadly be the last free update but thankfully it brings a lot of new attractions for your islanders to interact with.

Brewster Will Open a Café: Something new is coming to a corner of the museum. The quiet proprietor Brewster will open the Roost after you fulfill a certain favor for museum director Blathers. The Roost is a new location to take a relaxing break in and enjoy some hand-selected coffee. You may run into some island residents here, too. If you use the amiibo phone inside the café, you can invite other characters to join you by using compatible amiibo cards. If you’d like, you can even invite friends*** to your island and bring them to the Roost to enjoy relaxing cups of joe together.

Take a Boat Tour With Kapp’n: Kapp’n hangs out at the pier and will take you to one of the remote islands on his boat. The sea shanty he serenades you with along the way is also part of the fun! You may arrive at islands with mysterious flora that’s never been seen before or islands with different seasons and times of the day. What kind of mysteries await?

Unearth Gyroids: So far, fossils could be dug up from the ground, and now you can also find gyroids. Each gyroid plays unique sounds. You can even customize them to match their surroundings when you place them!

Shop at the Open Market on Harv’s Island: Harv’s Island is undergoing a renewal. With a little help from his friend Harriet, Harvey is inviting some shops to the island for an open market. Contribute Bells to the cause to help make it happen! Familiar visitors on your island like Redd, Saharah, and Kicks will have shops here now, and Reese & Cyrus’s shop will offer furniture customization that can’t be done through DIY workbenches. At Katrina’s shop, she’ll look at your fortune of the day. Harriet can even teach you some different hairstyles!

Get Cooking: Cooking will be added to DIY recipes. After growing vegetables in your garden like tomatoes, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, and carrots, you can combine your harvest or other ingredients and fill up your dining table with delicious-looking dishes. Enjoy while it’s hot!

Further Support to Your Island Life: Nook, Inc. will offer further support for your island life. From group stretching at the plaza and bigger home storage to the Resident Representative being able to establish ordinances like reducing the rate at which weeds grow or making all the residents get up early in the morning, there are more options to help you enjoy and adjust the island to fit your lifestyle.

Happy Home Paradise Paid DLC

The Animal Crossing Direct also announced brand new paid DLC content in the form of the Happy Home Paradise. Here you join the Paradise Planning Team to design the perfect vacation homes for your Animal Friends. This is basically a Switch version of the 3DS game Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and as an expansion for the main game, it sounds like a meaty piece of content.
This will also be releasing on November 5th for $24.99 however you can get it for free with the purchase of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion pack which also includes N64 and Sega Genesis games for $49.99 or $79.99.

Work With Lottie as a Member of the Paradise Planning Team: Clients with different dream vacation requests will visit a new resort area located in an archipelago, made up of several different islands, where the Paradise Planning team is located. You can talk to a client and find out the details of their requests for a vacation home, and then make their dreams happen!

Design Dream Vacation Homes: After choosing a location for your client’s dream vacation home, you can design the interior where you’ll place designated furniture that was delivered ahead of time. As you continue designing vacation homes, you’ll acquire various design techniques, from changing how the home is structured by adding partition walls and pillars to divide the space, to adding counters, ambient lighting and soundscapes to add depth to the room design, and more. The vacation home themes vary depending on the client, and many requests await your expertise. You can also decorate the exterior yard.

Make Remodeling and Roommate Recommendations: As you gain experience as a designer, more furniture will become available, and you’ll also be able to make more suggestions. These include recommendations like remodeling the vacation homes of clients you’ve helped previously with different furniture, or even recommending that two clients share a room together as roommates.

Design Facilities: There are several vacant buildings on the island where Lottie’s Paradise Planning team is located. Lottie wants to make this island more robust and developed, so you’ll be able to help design facilities such as a school, restaurant and café.

Get Inspiration From the Happy Home Network: Capture photos of the vacation homes you design and save them to your catalog, which you can check out through the in-game Happy Home Network app in your NookPhone. From this app, you can also access the Showroom to view the building examples of designers from all over the world who have posted their creations online.**** You can follow the designers you like and view their samples for inspiration.

Use amiibo To Invite More Clients: Usually your job is to look for clients on the resort who may be considering having their own vacation home, but … if you use the current Animal Crossing series amiibo accessories, you can invite a specific client to discuss their vacation home. With amiibo, you can even design the vacation homes of busy individuals like Isabelle and Timmy & Tommy!

Bring Your Techniques Back to the Main Island: Techniques you’ve obtained through your work on the Paradise Planning team can also be used on your home island. Perhaps this will be a great opportunity for you to overhaul the design of your own home. And if you give island residents souvenir chocolate from Paradise Planning as a gift, they may become interested in what the archipelagos and vacation homes have to offer. Then, one day when you become a veteran designer with lots of experience, you will eventually be able to remodel residents’ homes on your island by making suggestions to them, too!

Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards Series 5

There will also be a new series of Animal Crossing amiibo cards (and yes that includes Raymond) which will be available for purchase at select retailers. There will be six cards per pack. These will allow you to invite the villager on the card to your island and potentially get them to move in.

That was everything from the Animal Crossing Direct. Even with this being the last free update, there still seems to be plenty to enjoy in Animal Crossing, and it’s certainly great to see so many fan-favorite characters returning for another visit.
Animal Crossing New Horizons is available for Nintendo Switch
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Animal Crossing: New HorizonsPublisher: NintendoDeveloper: NintendoRelease Date: 2020-03-20Nintendo Switch
Nook Inc. invites you to create your personal island paradise on a deserted island brimming with possibility.
Escape to your island getaway—however, whenever, and wherever you want

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Say hello to the family again – Mafia II: Definitive Edition Review

By now you’ve heard of the Mafia Trilogy, containing the Definitive Editions of the three games of the series. We had the opportunity to play through the second of these for ourselves, Mafia II: Definitive Edition. Will it be worth it for newcomers to join the family? Read on and find out through our review. Here’s a comparison video of the original, versus the 2020 remaster.

Welcome home… in HD
As you might expect from a title claiming to be the definitive edition of a game, the graphics have been greatly enhanced from the original Mafia II. Textures on buildings have become better, light effects improved, and you can leave your mark on the world – more or less – with your weapons: shooting a pillar with a relatively powerful gun will destroy part of it.

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This graphical improvement has to be extended to the characters of course, now with more expressive facial expressions for the various characters in the game. For the interested, you can even gaze upon their pores and freckles, as lovingly rendered as you see it on a real person. The game is capable of running 1080P / 4K support, so get those machines running for 120FPS and above!
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I’ve been on this road before
Being a remaster, Mafia II: Definitive Edition contains the same content and gameplay as the original. However, it does come with the DLCs, which are The Betrayal of Jimmy, Jimmy’s Vendetta and Joe’s Adventures, so that you can enjoy the complete story of Mafia II.

In any case, if you didn’t already know, welcome to the family. Set in Empire Bay, this city is based off New York in the United States of 1943 to 1951. Vito Scaletta will join the mafia with the help (?) of his friend, Joe. Starting off as a lowly nobody, he’ll gradually find himself climbing the ranks. Starting with nothing, the game practically closed out on you until you obtain the authority, power and the money, I find myself being truly immersed in this world as Vito’s horizons gradually open up to him.
Like your classic mafia movies, you’ll be interacting with the family, have the old fashioned killings here and there, betrayals and surrenders during your time in the game. Everyone is family, but sometimes, you have to make sacrifices – and that just might happen to be you, Vito, old boy.
Making your way downtown
If you’re well versed in open world games like the Grand Theft Auto series, then you can find similar trappings here: garages, weapon shops, restaurants, gas stations, clothing stores, abandoned car factories, and so much more for you to explore. If you need to decide where to go, then just set your own waypoint on the map and make your way there and surprise yourselves. With this much variety in shops, they’ve got their own purposes:

Garages

Modify car engine, paint, number plate, etc. Get your plate changed and give the cops the slip!

Clothes shops

Vito is your virtual paper doll, whether you want the rougishly handsome look, or dress more befitting of a mafia member. As with the car, your change of dress can avoid you getting spotted by the police

Gas stations

Cars don’t have infinite fuel in this world, so you’ll need to pump up. There’s typically little need for that though

Restaurants

Get grub and heal HP

Abandoned car factories

Steal some rides and earn some cash

The map gives off the same feeling as GTA, but you’re fairly restricted by the story before you can really try roaming. There are 15 chapters to play through, with side quests sprinkled around (not in great quantity). Naturally, being a mafia member, you can go round collecting protection fees, stealing from opposing gangs, or finding out who the turncoat is. Members of your mafia family will join you on your tasks, really homing in the whole “family” theme: we’re all in crime together.

The gunplay in Mafia II: Definitive Edition remains great, though you can’t go all guns a-blazing here! You’ll need to strategically take cover and strike back, lest you die a dog’s death. Same goes for the coppers; any illegal activity – from hitting someone’s car or ol’ fisticuffs – in their field of vision will have you pursued by them and increases your Wanted Level. At too high a level, you’d just have to die. Keep to the speed limit too, as you can and probably will get ticketed. Under certain circumstances, the cops can be bribed to look the other way, typically a lower amount than the fine itself.

Into the sunset with the family
Considering the subject matter, it’s natural there’ll be plenty of, what you can dub, “politically incorrect” content, from racial discrimination to the wanton violence, as reflective of the social environment of 1950s United States. As you keep that in mind, it is nonetheless an incredible game, with the same, excellent story – DLCs included – delivered to you in HD, as you experience Vito’s struggles and his evolving friendship with Joe.

Empire Bay is a looker itself, and veterans can at least return to this place and see how it was meant to be seen. Otherwise, the story itself hasn’t changed, nor have the exploration elements been expanded on. Money will eventually stop being an issue, so don’t focus on making a lot of it. You can be a nice, law-abiding citizen when the cops are looking, and shank your enemies when they’re turned around.
Driving around hasn’t been very improved, so expect the same jank from the original. Hand-to-hand combat also has likewise not been touched. Whatever it is, Mafia II: Definitive Edition is one which you get new fans into, and for the older ones to merely revisit for the nostalgia.

Pros
Cons

Obvious graphical improvement
Nothing much for veterans

Good way to get new people into Mafia with all DLC included

FINAL SCORE
7.5 / 10

Mafia IIDeveloper: Hangar 13Release Date: 2010-08-23Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Steam, Xbox One
Mafia II is an open world action-adventure video game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K Games. It was released in August 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows; Mafia II: Director's Cut was released by Feral Interactive in December 2011. The Definitive Edition, containing all the DLC, was released on 20 May 2020.

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Dota 2 Players Shake Up The Internet With Public Mudslinging

Dota 2 players Gabbi and Hishiko are causing quite a stir after footage of the two trading verbal blows online made its rounds on social media.

In videos and screenshots posted by netizens, Hishiko can be seen verbally berating her opponents, engaging in the same toxic behavior that builds up a terrible stereotype for Dota 2 players.

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Rather than be the bigger man, Gabbi instead returns the favor, with him and his teammates engaging in some ever-classy jabs about her rank being related to sexual favors.
Both sides took to their own personal social media channels to discuss the issue, not backing down. Fans have embraced this as a team sport, filling the comments on their posts with even more vitriol and sexism, even going so far as to accuse Hishiko of hiding behind “sexism” as a blanket shield against criticism.
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1/2 In one of my ranked games yesterday, I displayed wrong behavior towards one player in the opposing team. I made sexist remarks, which I now understand are totally not acceptable. Regardless of the situation, no one should display toxic behavior inside and outside the game.
— Gabbi (@gabbidoto) November 11, 2020

Gabbi has since apologized for the incident, calling it “Wrong behavior”. He also had the following to say as caution for other eSports players:
“Moreover, professional players should always set an example to their fans and followers. I sincerely apologize to Hishioka and to the rest of the Dota 2 community. I will use this experience to become a better person”.
Hishiko meanwhile has not apologized for her part in the fiasco, instead blaming it on the stress of being verbally abused at length.

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Dark Nemesis pre-registration now open

Nuverse has just opened pre-registrations for Dark Nemesis, its upcoming MMORPG for the Android platforms, with iOS getting it a later date.

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A description for the game as follows via its store page:
Hack the evil, slash the dark! Dark Nemesis guarantees a fabulous MMORPG combat experience! Slash your way through a multi-dimensional world where good and evil collide!
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A 3D Journey Through the Multiverse
-Enjoy the immersive dark fantasy world with stunning graphics, epic 3D effects, and exquisite characters!
-Unlock and indulge in mysterious parallel worlds.
Breathtaking, Action-packed Boss Fights
-Fight legendary dark bosses and become the strongest Peacekeeper.
-Play as 4 unique classes with special skills and indulge in fast-paced action battles.
Real-time Massive PVP Battles
-Large scale and real time war is rampant. Join time-limited Battle Royale with hundreds of players. Fight until you’re the last one standing!
Team Up! Defend Your Guild
-Team up in the core gameplay PVP Battleground! Build the strongest team to achieve the highest glory.
-Grow with your guild through daily missions and time-limited Treasure Dungeon! Embark on adventures together to get abundant resources.
Level Up Your Spirit, Wings, and Companions
-Boost your BP with hundreds of Spirit, Wings, and Companions. Be the center of attention!
-Unlock more weapons and skills to customize your character.

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D4DJ Goes Magical Girl In The Halloween Event

D4DJ EN is getting a new Halloween event, featuring Magical Girl costumes for several of the girls from Rondo, Peaky P-Key and Lyrical Lily.

Titled WakuWaku Halloween Costume, the event will feature new cards for Hiiro, Miiko, Shinobu and Nagisa, with an all-new Magical Girl theme.

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The D4DJ Halloween event starts 22nd October and will run until 27th October on the EN server.
Here are the different units you’ll be able to pull for in the event gacha:
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4-star [Yamabuki-colored magic DJ] Shinobu
4-star[Light Red Magic DJ] Hiiro Yano
3-star [Jade Magic DJ] Get Miiko Takeshita

On top of that, there will also be a Magical Girl Nagisa, likely given as the welfare unit for the event.
You can view images of the gacha cards here:

This does mark an interesting transition in D4DJ EN’s event schedule- rather than follow an offset version of the JP server’s schedule, it’s having the event a week after the Halloween event came to the Japanese version of the game.
Sadly this does mean that fans won’t have as reliable a date to predict some of the other D4DJ collaboration events, such as the Vanguard OverDress event or even the two Monster Hunter ones.
This isn’t the first game where Bushiroad wasn’t rigid with their schedule either- Revue Starlight also gives birthday units to all servers at the same time, regardless of what event is currently active.

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D4DJ Groovy MixPublisher: BushiroadDeveloper: BushiroadRelease Date: 2021-05-27Android, iOS
From original songs with the theme of DJ, anime, special effects, J-POP cover songs,
More than 130 songs including famous drama songs, game instrumental songs, and original songs by artists have been implemented!
The new rhythm game "D4DJ Groovy Mix" is here!

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Tower of Saviors announces Digimon collaboration

The Chinese version of Tower of Saviors has announced an upcoming Digimon collaboration, and that’s pretty much all their Facebook page says. You can find the teaser image on their official Facebook page here.

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Considering the precedent from the Demon Slayer collaboration, the Digimon collab for Tower of Saviors might be limited to certain regions because of licensing issues. Twitter user Sakura__012 shared some splash images of the collab unit art, which shows off the Adventure cast, their partner Digimon and Evolutions:

Taichi Yagami with Agumon
Yamato Ishida with Gabumon
Sora Takenouchi with Biyomon
Koshiro Izumi with Tentomon
Mimi Tachikawa with Palmon, Joe Kido with Gomamon
Takeru Takaishi and Hikari Kamiya with their respective partner Digimon Patamon and Gatomon, appearing to be a combined unit

It seems that the collab will begin 18 July 2022, so in just under a week. For international players, we’ll have to stay tuned to see if the collab will be coming anytime soon as per usual, with any details on the event, related bonuses and so forth likely to be announced through the official Facebook page.
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For more nostalgia bait, why not get yourself one of the new Vital Bracelet BE models that pay homage to the original V-Pets released as part of the Digimon 25th Anniversary set?

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Demon Slayer: Hinokami Kepuutan Shows Off More Gameplay

After teasing that the game would be coming to more consoles than initially announced, we finally have more details about the upcoming Demon Slayer: Hinokami Kepuutan.

As many speculated upon hearing CyberConnect2 would be involved, the game is an arena fighter, not unlike the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series. It features 2v2 fights and full 3d movement, rather than the traditional back and forth of non-arena fighters.

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They showed off the game’s gameplay during a special livestream, where the voice actors for Tanjiro and Zenitsu, Natsuki Hanai and Hiro Shimono respectively. The build of the game they showed was just for demo purposes, and had a much smaller roster than the full game would have when it launches.

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The demo showed off Tanjiro, Inosuke, Nezuko, Zenitsu and Giyu. Players pick a team of two, similar to tag fighters like Marvel vs Capcom or Blazblue Cross Tag Battle. These characters can be tagged in for assists , but will be vulnerable to attack if used incorrectly.
Given the game’s free-form movement, this adds a whole extra risk, and should see Demon Slayer fans engaged as they try to take out their opponents teams of two.
This is part of the game’s Tag Battle Mode, which as the name implies is a versus mode featuring 2v2 fights. On top of that, the game would also have a story mode, though no details have been given on that yet. Given how close it is to the Naruto games, its safe to assume that it will be a retelling of the anime, similar to the Ultimate Ninja storm series.
Demon Slayer: Hinokami Kepuutan has no confirmed release date as of yet, though it will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC.
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Blade & Soul 2 to open pre-registrations in Korea

NCSoft‘s Blade & Soul 2 will soon be opening pre-registrations in South Korea on 9 February, alongside with releasing a new teaser trailer for the game. Watch the trailer below:

The MMORPG is slated for a release in the first quarter of 2021, so not too long left. As with most things in the current gaming climate, Blade & Soul 2 will be coming out for mobile devices, presently only for its home country as far as we know. The countdown to the Blade & Soul 2 pre-registrations can be seen on their official website, presumably which is also when they might announce any milestone or early bird rewards. The sequel will “inherit” the story and features of its predecessor, while having its own identity and gameplay style.

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For international fans hankering for more Blade & Soul, you can pre-register for Blade & Soul Revolution which will be launching in 2021. That game will be available in 138 countries on Google Play and 143 countries on Apple’s App Store. You can check out Revolution‘s official website here for more details. 1,000 Black Crystals (Blade & Soul Revolution‘s premium currency) and one premium pet – Lumi for Android users and Sparkie for iPhone users – will be given out to those who have pre-registered on their respective platforms.

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PS5 Controller and Covers Unboxing – Galactic Colors

Tired of the white controller and cover for your Playstation 5, well Sony has released a whole myriad of colors for PS5 dualsense wireless controllers and covers to style the console to your liking.

We managed to get our hands on a few of them, so here’s an unboxing of the new PS5 controller and covers.

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The PS5 Dualsense Controllers Colors
We were shipped four new Playstation 5 dualsense wireless controllers. The new colors are labeled Nova Pink, Starlight Blue, and Galactic Purple. These are all recently released models, having only been launched this January 2022.
Here’s a closer look at each of them in more detail:
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The Nova Pink Controller

The Starlight Blue Controller

The Galactic Purple Controller

In terms of functionality, they work more or less just like the original PS5 controller, from buttons to analog stick to haptic feedback. If you can play Demon Souls in the original white PS5, you can play it on any of these.
The PS5 Console Covers
We got the console covers in two colors, Cosmic Red and Midnight Black. To use these covers, just carefully snap the white covers of your PS5 and hook these on in their place.
The Midnight Black covers in particular really make the PS5 look a lot like the previous Playstation consoles, the PS2, 3, and 4. I suppose if you’re something of a PlayStation traditionalist, midnight black would be a good one to watch out for.
The Cosmic Red Console Cover

The Midnight Black Console Cover

Would you like to play with any of these colorful controllers or enhance your console with one of the new covers? If so, which of the PS5 controller or cover colors is your favorite? I’m quite fond of the Galactic Purple myself.
The controller’s cost MYR369 / SGD107 and the covers cost MYR259 / SGD79.9. You can buy these controllers from the Sony Online Store.

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Merle Dandridge reprises role as Marlene in HBO TLOU series

Merle Dandridge will be returning to TLOU as Marlene in the HBO drama series. As the head of the Fireflies, she will be joining Pedro Pascal (Joel), Bella Ramsey (Ellie) and Gabriel Luna (Tommy) on the set of The Last of Us.

Merle Dandridge is the voice of Marlene in both the original TLOU and its sequel, and now plays her HBO live action version as well. A premiere date for the drama series has not been determined, with the pandemic presumably affecting filming schedules since its original announcement in November 2020.

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Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann are penning the scripts for the series. The games themselves have sold over 17 million copies since the original game’s release in 2013. A supposed part 3 game has apparently been outlined, but nothing of it will be revealed as long as it doesn’t exist in any official capacity. He spoke about themes and structure they’ll need to stick to, when it comes to making such sequels to games. For now, Naughty Dog will be exploring ideas, then figure out how they will commit.
There’s the fact a remake for the original game is said to be in the works for the PS5, so fans of the series will have things to tide them over yet.
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Ace Angler: Fighting Spirits Review – Something Enjoyably Fishy is Going On

Ace Angler: Fighting Spirits is a fishing video game based on the popular arcade game in the SEA region called Ace Angler. This is the second game of the series, with the first named “Ace Angler” and both of them are available on Nintendo Switch.

The game gives you the chance to experience what real fishing feels like, with the satisfaction of catching a huge one after all the struggling is just out of this world. Aside from just fishing, the game also offers tons of modes and mini-games for just about anyone to enjoy.

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Welcome To The Marine Theme Park
In Ace Angler Fighting Spirits, you have a total of 5 game modes to choose from. These are Ace Angler+, Legend of the Poisoned Sea, Shark Fever, Ace Angler Party and Online Ultimate Angler Competition.
The game has a creative way on how you access the game modes. When you are in the game, you will be in this one huge marine theme park with its center being your lobby. The 5 game modes are all presented in the form of buildings that you can interact with to start playing.
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What is lovely is that the game modes have a “Press to start” screen when you enter their respective buildings that just gives off arcade vibes, paying homage to the origins of Ace Angler as an arcade game.
Would you like to Fish?
With the different game modes it has, we’ll be summarizing the core gameplay into three parts to make it less lengthy.
First, we have what we dubbed, the medal mode. As the name suggests, this mode is all about using and earning medals. For reference, the medal is the gold coin on the top right of the screen on the image below.

The two game modes that use these medals are Ace Angler+ and Shark Fever. Ace Angler+ plays out like the arcade version does and is a non-stop fishing mode. You use the medals to get fishing rods to start fishing and you earn medals as you catch fishes.

Shark Fever is a virtual Coin Pusher Arcade Machine. What it does is you insert the medals to push down the medals that are already in the machine. Honestly, I may have the worst luck when it comes to these kinds of games. The medals I gained are way less than the ones I used to push them down.
Moving on, we have the Story mode, which is the Legend of the Poisoned Sea game mode. Not much to say about the story other than it is about the story of the polluting sea.
Lastly, we have the Party Mode, the Ace Angler Party, and it’s just a bunch of mini-games where you can play either as a single player or up to a maximum of 4 players.

The fishing in this game, if I may be blunt, is very tiring. They are staying true to the fishing experience and I would not have wanted it any other way. But boy is it very tiring.
Having prior experience with fishing is sure to give you an edge in this game. I have been coming up with many different ways to make fishing in this game much less taxing and none works. They do offer tips to help you with fishing but I might have been doing it wrong since that too, does little to help.
So, I did what I always do with games I have no knowledge of, brute forcing through it by rapidly pressing the buttons to reel the fish in everytime a fish is hooked. It does not work all the time and it tires me but I had a blast nonetheless.
It’s Time to Party with Multiplayer
Let’s talk about the party mode. Earlier I mentioned how the game mode can be played with up to 4 players. It’s also available for a single player mode where AIs will fill in the slots so I don’t have to look for friends and family to play with.
Ace Angler Party has three different modes for you to play with. The Battle mode, Minigame mode and Tour mode. Battle mode is all about fishing as you compete with other players, whereas Minigame mode has all these different games connected to marine life.
For example, in Minigame mode you can enjoy a relaxing game of goldfish scooping, play an action-packed game of water Beyblade or in an anxiety-inducing obstacle dodging game with a shark chasing you.

They even have the classic Namco Gator Panic Arcade in it.
The Tour mode lets you partake in competitions with random minigames for the players to compete in and the highest scoring player wins.
If I have to name one favourite mini game out of all they could offer, it would be the “Fishing Gindako’s Takoyaki”. It’s basically fishing but instead of fish, you reel in Takoyakis made by Gindako. That game is both mouth-watering and hilarious, especially seeing all those Takoyaki getting stunned.

Marine Knowledge is Deep
This game isn’t just all fun and games as they also mix in educational materials relating to fishes and oceans in it. Take the story mode for example. It centers around sea pollution and conversations between the characters gives you an insight on what those entails. They even add in trivias about the fishes you encounter from their length to the properties of their body.

As you scramble around the main lobby, you can talk with your marine friends in the theme park and they’ll pose you questions about marine life. Answer them correctly, you’ll get rewarded with medals. Don’t worry about picking the wrong answers since you’ll get to try it until you get the right answer down.
In Tour mode, there’s also a mini-game that will require you to catch fish based on the names that popped up on the board. Players that know the game can easily nab the point while players that don’t get to know how the fish looks. It’s an amazing concept that revolves around knowledge.

Rather than giving out knowledge about marine life right out of the textbook with their complicated terms, Ace Angler Fighting Spirits did it in a way that is both simple and fun, which is just awesome.
The Controls to Reel in the Fishes
The game can be played in two types of controls. We have Dual-Handed and Single-Handed.
For Dual-Handed controls, you can either play with the Joy-cons docked to the Switch or undocked. While they are docked, you’ll be mostly using the buttons to catch the first whereas undocking it would require you to use motion controls, giving you the real fishing rod experience.

Single-Handed gives you the option to use their custom Rod Controller. Assuming you do not own it, the controls play out just like Dual-Handed but instead uses only one Joy-con.
To put in comparison, the Rod Controller gives you the best fishing experience for obvious reasons with the motion controls coming in second. Fishing using the buttons would be the hardest since you’ll be button spamming most of the time.
If I had to nitpick one thing about the controls, it’s the option to swap between the different types of controls. Rather than just popping up the setting mid-game to swap, you’d have to go all the way to the main lobby and change all sorts of settings just to swap control types.
The Fishes are Huge
Kaiju fans rejoice because Ace Angler Fighting Spirits is just teeming with monstrous fishes with oversized bodies and mutated aesthetics.

These fishes are mostly SSR rarity fishes but luckily you can obtain them through the gacha mechanic which you can access through the lobby. Yes, there is gacha and you’ll need to use medals or tickets, which you obtain from achievements, and the fishes you get will start to appear in your aquarium.

Honestly, I could just spend the whole day lounging at the aquarium looking at those huge monstrous fishes in the game while I go about my daily chores in real life.
Fishing Thoughts
Fishing, even if it is a game, is still very exhausting. Nevertheless, you’ll never be tired of the satisfaction that you feel when you nab those fish. The game even has a variety of mini-games for everyone to enjoy if you want a break from all that fishing.
The huge marine theme park that they have as the lobby is really a refreshing take compared to all other games with just texts and buttons to navigate through the menu. I can just walk around in the lobby for some gameplay rather than having to enter a game mode to start one.
Overall, I had a blast with Ace Angler Fighting Spirits and I’m starting to enjoy a little bit of fishing. Will I be doing some real-life fishing? Who knows.

                                        Pros

                                        Cons

                                        The game is so much both in fishing and the mini-games

                                        Switching between the controls takes too much effort

                                        The Theme Park Feels Refreshing

                                        Fishing can be way too tiring especially for the tougher ones

                                        The Monstrous Fishes are Amazing

Ace Angler: Fighting SpiritsPublisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentDeveloper: Bandai Namco EntertainmentRelease Date: 2022-10-27Nintendo Switch
Apart from being able to play the famous Ace Angler arcade game in the comfort of your homes in Medal Mode, the title also includes a wide array of other fun features. Follow the quest to clean the world’s oceans for a sustainable future in Story Mode, play aquatic-themed medal pusher games, enjoy multiplayer games like Gator Panic and Goldfish Scooping in Party Mode, and even wage online battles for the first time in the series!

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Splitter Critters will be launching this Friday on Apple Arcade

Splitter Critters, an award-winning game from RAC7 Games, will be launching this Friday on Apple Arcade. It is a freeform game that puts world-splitting powers into your hands to solve fun and unique puzzles.

Here is a trailer for the game:

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The core design of Splitter Critters is that the player can split the world apart using their fingers and the touchscreen. You then must rearrange the world so that the critters can get through the various obstacles in their way and get back to their spaceship.
It’s an innovative idea for a Puzzle platformer and has received high acclaim from fans and critics alike for its interesting design and well-made soundtrack. The game was so well-received, it actually won the 2017’s iPhone Game of the Year and Apple Design Award when it was originally released on iOS.
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Apple Arcade is a service on Apple products that allows players to pay a small monthly fee to play Splitter Critters and other games for free without any form of in-app purchase.
The game joins the developer’s two other titles that are already on the service, Sneaky Sasquatch, and Spek.
Splitter Critters is available on iOS, Android, PC (including Mac and Linux), and Nintendo Switch. You can download it from the AppStore.

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Dance Group B-Wild Hold Surprise Performance In Yae Miko Cosplay At HoyoFest Vietnam

Vietnamese Dance Group B-Wild made a surprise appearance at The HoyoFest Event in Ho Chi Minh City in full cosplay as Nine Yae Miko.

The full video titled “HOT TIKTOK CHALLENGE – BẮP LUỘC ĐÊ] ERIK – CHẠY VỀ KHÓC VỚI ANH Dance By B-Wild (Yae Miko Ver.)” was released on the group’s official social media accounts and has quickly been circulated around Genshin groups over the net.

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“Heard that these 9 girls are invading the earth, isn’t it everyone,” says the official B-Wild Facebook page.
The group of Foxy ladies in cosplay performed a dance to the song “Run and Cry With Me” by Vietnamese musician Erik in the middle of the HoyoFest floor in front of a stunned crowd in the East lobby of Aeon Mall Binh Tan. Some event attendees were even dancing with them in the background.
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As the video has begun making the rounds online, Genshin fans have chimed in with affection comments about the surprise dance. Even Japanese fans and meme pages have been posting about it:

ベトナム、ホーチミン市で開かれたHoyofestでの八重神子フラッシュモブ！ #原神 https://t.co/gaqXQSwujg pic.twitter.com/DoBHcK0f2v
— 原神ミームJP (@genshin_meme_jp) September 3, 2022

“Yae Miko flashmob at Hoyofest in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam!”

all are not coser, I was there and watched :D. dance very enthusiastically. arrived early as all the items could not be purchased, I was shocked as well as mentally prepared 😂😂😂😎😎
— SHINIAO 「 ジ-For passion 」 (@Shiniao_NTC) September 4, 2022

HoyoFest Vietnam occurred from the 24th of August to the 4th of September. The event saw Genshin fans from across the country gather to cosplay and buy official merch of their favorite characters.

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Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep releases as a one-shot

2K and Gearbox Software has released Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure on Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store as a standalone $9.99 purchase. The one-shot is also currently available for free until 16 November on the Epic Games Store.

Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep was originally a DLC for Borderlands 2 released in 2013, featuring the titular Tiny Tina as a Bunker Master overseeing a game of “Bunkers and Badasses.” Players can join her in a world born from her imagination, entering an epic quest of revenge and redemption, and diving into dynamic and fantastical settings filled with castles, dungeons, and magic forests. New loot and cosmetics are also available with all the original chaos.

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“Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep is one of the most important pieces of content Gearbox has ever imagined. With the original Dragon’s Keep, not only did we introduce an entirely new genre into the critically acclaimed Borderlands series, we created and developed some of Gearbox’s most impressive gameplay and storytelling. I am thrilled for Tiny Tina’s original adventure to be readily available for a new generation of players, and also for long-time fans to come back to where the story started and once-again experience the magic that inspired Wonderlands.”
Randy Pitchford, Executive Producer
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A Certain Magical Index game in the works by NetEase

Even though games based on popular anime is by no means a new thing, this one in particular, while welcomed, feels somewhat overdue. In any case, China-based gaming giant NetEase announced that it has an officially licensed mobile game based on the A Certain Magical Index series.

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A Certain Magical Index is a open world anime action game where players are thrust into Academy City to do battle with familiar characters such as Kamijo Toma and Misaka Mikoto. All characters will feature their own unique skills and abilities, so some thought will have to be put into tackling each opponent.
The game will feature an original storyline borrowing lore and elements from the series it is based on. While exploring the city, you will encounter unique NPCs whom you can interact with.
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The initial beta for A Certain Magical Index started on 22 May 2017, which will end 6 June 2017 in China. No word if the game will be made available overseas.

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