Ugly Sonic Returns in Chip ‘N Dale and Takes Over The Internet

Well here’s a face I never thought, or wanted, to see again, the original Ugly Sonic design for the Sonic The Hedgehog Movie has returned as a minor character in the recently released Disney movie Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers.

Needless to say, the internet reacted over the weekend.

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Ugly Sonic appears in an extended cameo throughout the film. Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers is something off a spiritual successor to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as it takes place in a world where animated characters are real and the cartoons they star in are just filmed they’ve acted in.
‘Ugly Sonic’ as he’s referred to, appears at the beginning of the film at a con that Dale is attending, attempting to get some clout and notoriety. He states that one day, he’s going to get his big break and appear as the star of a film or TV show. This is all said while giving us flattering slow-mo shots of his freakish human teeth. He appears a couple more times in the movie but we won’t spoil anything.
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Ugly Sonic was the original design of Sonic that was to be used in the first Sonic The Hedgehog movie but was changed to the current more game accurate design following backlash on the internet.
As you can imagine the character’s return has seen netizens marked with confusion, fear, and a lot of memes and fan art. Many have remarked that they somehow made him even uglier than the original trailer.

The return of Ugly Sonic. #UglySonic #ChipNDaleRescueRangers pic.twitter.com/fZmkQy5zPG
— Wildcat1999 (I Stand With Ukraine 🇺🇦) (@WildcatME1999) May 21, 2022

Just a reminder that Disney made negotiations with Paramount to put the old movie Sonic Design in the Chip and Dale movie.
This is real, btw.#uglysonic pic.twitter.com/AjTOuY7IEq
— Cory G. (@g_cory) May 20, 2022

That shot when an anime character is about to go insane. pic.twitter.com/mSBNrLmhPA
— Scott Frerichs 🏳🌈 (@KaiserNeko) May 20, 2022

I have no regrets 🧍🏻♀ pic.twitter.com/HPtRad5ONr
— BebeV.E.M (@bebev_e) May 21, 2022

Chip ‘N Dale is pretty interesting as not only are there many Disney characters but a lot of third-party IPs as well. In an article with Polygon, the film’s director Akiva Schaffer said that he wanted Chip ‘N Dale to be a celebration of all animation, and that “You don’t want it to feel like an ad for Disney Plus.”
He said that it was difficult getting third-party properties into the film and commends the legal team for managing to get so many in the movie.
“The [characters] you see in the movie — sometimes we had to try two or three other things before we found one that could be licensed,” Schaffer says. “It was a process. […] You don’t usually come out of a movie and want to thank the lawyers, but we genuinely owe the Disney lawyers for being team players.
Well, it looks like Ugly Sonic has gotten the fame he was looking for, even if it’s exactly how he expected.

Not gonna lie, I kinda want to see him fight Neco Arc in a duel to death but perhaps we’re not ready for that just yet.

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New Brave Frontier Mobile Game Titled code:BFX Announced

Alim had just announced a new Brave Frontier mobile game titled “code:BFX” is now in development for both Android and iOS.

More information regarding the new project will be revealed during the “Brave Frontier Fes. 2020” livestream which will be held on 21st September 19:00 [JST].

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The teaser announcement started at 26:58
Brave Frontier Overview

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Brave Frontier is a Japanese mobile role-playing game where the gameplay of the game is similar to Square Enix’s Valkyrie Profile and the storyline of the game focuses on the unnamed summoner and players have to complete every stage to access a new area.
code:BFX Overview

“code:BFX” is an action RPG with summoning as the main battle concept. In contrast to it’s previous title with pixel aesthetics, code:BFX will now feature 3D graphics and aims to provide a whole new experience compared to Brave Frontier.

The layout for the upcoming code:BFX game look much cleaner than Brave Frontier and the attack & skill buttons are pretty stand out for better or for worse.
Playable Characters

There are still a lot more information have been announced to keep an eye out for the livestream event coming soon. Future updates and further information can also be found on the newly made official code:BFX Website.

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A new Dragon Ball action RPG – Project Z is in development

A new action RPG in the Dragon Ball franchise is in development, as Bandai Namco announced in a status quoting V Jump. The project, namely Dragon Ball Game Project Z will focus on the World of Dragon Ball Z and will probably get its launch (or at least official reveal) within 2019.

In 2019, the project of a New Game focusing on the World of Dragon Ball Z begins!And more news coming to DRAGON BALL Fighter Z! The Warrior from Universe 11 is joining the fight!More information to be revealed at the DRAGON BALL FighterZ World Tour Finals in January 26th ~ 27th https://t.co/K8tc4BvnZa

— BANDAI NAMCO EUROPE (@BandaiNamcoEU) January 16, 2019

No much information is available right now, but seemly new fighters from Universe 11 will join the new game. There will be some new reveal on Dragon Ball Fighter Z too, but we are only getting the details at the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals. Be sure to stay tuned and watch the world tour finals on January 26 to 27 for updates!
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Total War: Three Kingdoms Review – A masterpiece in strategy that will keep you hooked

When the trailer for Total War: Three Kingdoms was revealed, we were suitably hyped. It did suffer a two-month delay but the game is now out and we managed to put some hours into it. We quickly decided we had to do our own Total War: Three Kingdoms review.

And what a game it turned out to be! You not only get the turn-based phase where your every move counts, but also battles that rely on real-time tactics – a signature combination of the Total War series. In our opinion, this is easily one of the best Total War game to date.

Story
Set in 190 AD, you are one of many Han warlords vying for supremacy in China. Some are driven by greed, like the tyrant Dong Zhuo, while others like Liu Bei seek to restore the Han dynasty. Every single warlord has their own reasons but the ultimate goal is to unify China under one banner – yours.

Gameplay
The main draw of Total War: Three Kingdoms is its Campaign mode. In it, you choose one of 12 warlords, your preferred difficulty settings, and whether you want to play in Romance or Record of the Three Kingdoms mode.
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Here are the warlords that you can play as:

Cao Cao
Liu Bei
Liu Biao
Gongsun Zan
Sun Jian
Kong Rong
Ma Teng
Yuan Shu
Yuan Shao
Dong Zhuo (available once you’ve defeated him once)
Zhang Yan
Zheng Jiang

Every warlord has a different playstyle, starting position on the map, resources, accompanying generals and troops. These differences are based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms story, so you’ll appreciate the nuances if you’re familiar with them. The point is, these differences are part of why each warlord comes with different starting difficulty.
It may not be at the level of ‘insurmountable odds’ but beginners may want to go with a warlord that has better resources at the start, just to get a feel for the game. For instance, you choose to play as Liu Bei first. Great choice, since he starts with two of the strongest generals in the game – Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have any territory at the start and your first settlement is an iron mine nearby. On the flipside, you should be able to secure your immediate vicinity with little issue.
Romance or Record
Let’s back up for a bit here and talk about Romance vs Record mode, which is a setting that applies only to the battles. If you choose Romance mode during the warlord selection screen, generals in the game basically become like the legendary figures depicted in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. To give you an example, it’s like a hero in Dota 2 game while the regular troops are the creeps.

On the other hand, record mode aims to give you that classic Total War sandbox experience. Generals are not superheroes here and will be accompanied by a retinue of soldiers, fatigue has more impact, and your tactical sense is the all-important factor to winning battles.
Guanxi (Relationship, 关系) system
Speaking of Romance, the relationship between your court members and retinue can change during the course of your rule. Interpersonal relationships can improve or worsen depending on certain influences or events. Say you pair Guan Yu and Zhang Fei together often. The two of them can become closer friends, improving their satisfaction level.
Which path to take?
A nice little side feature in this game is what the devs call the “Initial Dilemma”. Basically, you’re forced to make a critical decision that could influence how your game will progress. Using Liu Bei as an example again, you’ll receive a request for aid from long-time friend Tao Qian. Siding with him means offending the powerful Cao Cao, while not doing so will sour your relationship with Tao Qian – who is right next to Liu Bei’s doorstep.

Combat
For many warlords, the game starts an enemy army for you to attack within the first turn. It’s an excellent way of giving you a taste of the game’s real-time combat system right away. If you’re completely new to the Total War series, you can even turn on the tutorial mode and it’ll throw up a lot of prompts to teach you about the game.
Deployment
Once in battle, you are given some time to prepare your deployment. The green zone is where you can place your generals and troops, while red is the enemy’s zone. You also get to alter the direction they face. One thing we like is how you can play with the terrain here. For example, you can deploy your army behind a forest area and they’ll be hidden from the enemy.

The battle begins
Clicking on “Start Battle” commences the fight and you can begin to move towards the enemy. There’s a lot of buttons here, which can be confusing for the newcomers. You can make your archers fire at will, dismount your cavalry troops, get your general to issue a duel, and more. Dueling is a quick way of destroying the enemy’s morale, especially if your general is much stronger. Troops with broken morale may break ranks and disengage, allowing you the opportunity to divert your engaged forces elsewhere. Micro-managing this well means you can minimize casualties.

What can be really weird here is how the AI doesn’t seem to fight intelligently, despite all the toggles and controls available to you. Although you have the option to fire at will for your archers, there’s no button to make your troops automatically engage a new enemy once they’re eliminated one, even when there’s another enemy troop nearby. You have to manually guide your general soldier constantly just to keep track of them and managing this can be tough once you have a larger army.
Delegate for the win
Too much of a hassle for you? Well, if your army is big enough to stomp your opponent – the game calls it a “Decisive Victory” – you can click on the ‘Delegate’ button for an instant win. Less loading screens too!

Managing Resources
The best thing about turn-based strategies like this is that you have all the time in the world during the turn-phase. During your turn, you’ll have to decide whether to spend money on building your settlement, expand your army, or engage in diplomacy.
Diplomacy
The diplomacy mechanic is very good in this game and it plays a very big role in Total War: Three Kingdoms. Doing it well can secure funds and military supplies for you, or stop an angry neighbor from attacking. However, it also doesn’t mean that the agreements are necessarily followed. Playing the game of politics well is definitely important if you want to do well in this game.

There are all kinds of negotiations available, like trade deals and non-aggression pacts. Cao Cao even has the unique ability to cause proxy wars, inciting another faction to go to war with an enemy.
Buildings and settlements
What’s a warlord without territory and cities to govern? Managing your cities and settlements well is just as important, particularly in the earlier parts of the game. There are different types of cities and settlements available to you, such as farmlands or iron mines, which you have to upgrade to increase your resource output. All new buildings and upgrades need funds to build and upkeep, so making sure you have enough will be critical.
Reforms
Every five turns, you can enact reforms that provide all sorts of permanent effects such as reduction to building cost, lower upkeep for soldiers, and more. This adds another layer to the resource management aspect of the game.

However, you can’t enact any reform you want right away since you’ll need to start at the base of a tree branch. From there, you get to literally branch out into different categories of reforms.
Verdict
Creative Assembly has taken what works in a Total War game and added some Romance of the Three Kingdoms flavor to it, a combination that has worked out well for them. Total War: Three Kingdoms is a graphically stunning game with its oriental aesthetics and a lot of detail, which thankfully doesn’t cause any significant stutters for the game. Of course, you’ll need a very powerful PC to run it smoothly at the highest graphical settings.

Gameplay wise, plenty of mechanics like Diplomacy have been refined. It also has a high degree of replayability. Not only do you have over a dozen warlords to play as, but you can also replay the same ones and make different choices. Additionally, there’s multiplayer for both campaign and battle mode, so you can keep playing with your friends for hours on end.
There are also a lot of other features that we didn’t touch on, but you need to experience all the little intricacies to appreciate this game to its fullest. Definitely grab this game if you love complex strategy games.

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The Review

                    Total War: Three Kingdoms

9
Score

A fantastic strategy game with a lot of depth. Even if you're not a diehard fan of the Total War series, this is a title you should play if you love strategy games.

PROS
 High replayability thanks to the number of warlords Fateful retelling of Romance of the Three Kingdoms Lots of strategic depth Real-time battles with awe-inspiring generals

CONS
 Real-time battle AI still needs improvement High PC hardware requirements

Review Breakdown

We give this game a solid 9. It has lots of depth and replayability will keep you busy for the weeks to come.
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Tower of Fantasy Impressions – Feeling that Neuron Activation

Tower of Fantasy has finally made its way globally after what you could call a somewhat rocky start. Early access was kindly provided to me, so I just played around for a bit to see what it’s like. There are some things I’m not allowed to show, but as it stands, I think I will enjoy this.

I REALLY, REALLY LIKE SCI-FI
Opening a chest.
Let me get this out of the way: I far prefer sci-fi aesthetics over fantasy / high fantasy, considering my love for Arknights. Tower of Fantasy is pretty much more up my alley with the futuristic setting, with hoodies, TRON lines, subtly glowy lines… you get the idea.

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I feel that the colours are more muted when compared to Genshin Impact which isn’t a bad thing. I’d prefer something on a more subtle overall palette anyway because of the whole visual sensitivity issues. On the PC, the general layout is fairly neat as there’s enough space to display the next properly, but maybe not as much on a mobile screen that I did not try the game on.
Another thing that I’d want to see adjusted for launch is the text. The formatting is not all in place and honestly does look unflattering. The menus are a bit much to navigate, which I can chalk down to needing more time to get used to.
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A Matrice upgrade.
Your chosen character speaks a lot more in their own voice which could make them a bit less of a self-insert. I will have to say I much prefer the Japanese dub over the English one though.
HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST, ENGAGE
Gameplay basically consists of doing the story quests, other quests, exploring, and the regular material grind. It’s an open world, so the motions of exploring should be pretty self-explanatory. You can choose to have visible markers or otherwise to lead you to most quest destinations, if you’d like the experience to be a bit more immersive.

Character creation is a big thing but admittedly, I didn’t really play around with it. I felt the darker skin colours look far too ashy to be realistic which is disappointing, but I’ll fiddle around with it some more. I ended up using a character – known as a Simulacra – instead, because I liked the short spunky kid who I would like to obtain from the gacha in the launch build. Raising affinity with them can let you turn on Simulacra buffs.

Exploration progresses from running on foot, to being able to obtain vehicles (mounts!). Exploration actually feels much faster because you don’t use stamina when sprinting, so even if you don’t get your starting vehicle, your base movement speed makes traversal less of a slog. You do consume stamina for climbing, swimming and gliding, so that’s what you need to be more concerned about. You don’t die immediately when running out of stamina in the water, and you’re allowed to teleport as you take heavy damage, which is nice.

Speaking of taking damage, you can regenerate HP out of combat! If you accidentally yeeted yourself off the edge and took a hit, you can stand a while and recover. It naturally just makes things more fast paced. Enemies have a subtle alert icon above their heads before they engage; I think it’s hard to see, but if you’re just running past anyway, you should be well out of their sight before they start coming after you.

The grinding consists of doing the various recommended quests, raiding ruins, and trying the other game modes. I didn’t try out the multiplayer stuff, content with running around for now. Exploring the ruins gets you equipment pieces that have random stats, with some exploration in finding the other hidden chests. I don’t think this is anything particularly special, but the exploration feels more engaging here since you can pick up ambient items to fling at things, not to mention the air dodges.

I also enjoy the combat system. While you only control one character, they can have up to 3 weapons. The type of weapons can grant different bonuses depending on what you have equipped. Then, whenever you use the weapon in combat, you charge up the others so that once you swap, it unleashes a burst of effects depending on what’s equipped. From what I can tell, there’s perfect dodges that temporarily slow enemies within a bubble, allowing for more pew pew. Much like the general loop, it simply feels faster-paced.

Grinding is definitely inescapable. Weapons can be equipped with “matrices” which are akin to artifact sets in Genshin Impact, obtaining bonuses for a number of pieces equipped. Both weapons and matrices can be further improved and uncapped with the duplicates. There’s gotta be an incentive to gacha, after all. Grinding will also be for the various weapon / relic shards to unlock and improve them, you should get the idea. Don’t forget to level up your 8 pieces of equipment too!

Gacha rates are not great in the build I tried out. Choice Weapons start at 0.75% for an SSR, with 80 pulls for a guaranteed SSR. SSR Matrices start at 1.7%, with 40 pulls guaranteeing an SSR. I can’t tell how generous the pulls are right now, so I’ll hold off on touting it being P2W or F2P friendly or whatever.

CLOSING THOUGHTS
Am I in the honeymoon phase? Sure.
Is Tower of Fantasy at least offering me a bit more fun in the open world genre that I don’t normally enjoy in my currently really jaded state? Yes.
If I am able to derive any kind of enjoyment in a game, I will consider that a win. I’ll just see how far I’ll go.
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Tower of FantasyDeveloper: Hotta StudioRelease Date: 2021-12-16Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows
Set hundreds of years in the future on the distant planet of Aida, the shared open-world MMORPG, anime-infused sci-fi adventure Tower of Fantasy from developer Hotta Studio and publisher Level Infinite, is now available on PC and mobile platforms globally. Players will be able to experience an anime-inspired post-apocalyptic sci-fi art style, freeform character development, and exciting combat through thrilling battles and exciting open-world exploration.

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Up to 90% discount for PlayStation titles and more offering in this Lunar New Year 2019 sales!

The PlayStation Store Lunar New Year 2019 offerings has now started! From 31 January to 13 February, you can get up to 90% discount on selected titles, PS Plus 12-month membership + 3-month bonus offer and more in this Lunar New Year 2019 sales! You can find more details below.

Up to 80% discount on selected titles

During the campaign period, you may enjoy up to 80% discount on selected PS4 titles in PS Stores. Extra discount will be available for PS Plus members as well. The discounted titles include some of the best sellers such as God of War III Remastered (80% off, extra 10% off for PS Plus member), Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Collection (80% off) and PUBG (30% off).

PS Plus 12-month membership + 3-month bonus offer

The special offer will be available exclusively on the PlayStation Store during the campaign period. You will be able to enjoy online multiplayer and more privileges including free games, exclusive discounts, and priority beta access if you become a PS Plus member! For those who wish to know how much you can save up with the PS Plus membership, you can read on our summary of the free games given out in 2018 here.

PS Plus monthly free game line-up for February

You can get the February free game for PS4 including For Honor, Hitman – The Complete First Season and Hand of Fate from 7 February to 6 March. Also, you can download TORO PS4 Feb Theme and Kingdom Hearts III Avatars for free.

Promotions on PlayStation Hardware

From 1 February to 10 February, an RM250 discount will be applied on PlayStation hardware you purchased from PlayStation Authorized Dealers, Sony Store and Sony Centre.

SNS campaign

“PS Plus Lunar New Year Contest” will be launched on PlayStation Asia official Facebook on 31 January at 12 pm. You only need to take some simple steps to win a prize! Over
160 prizes including PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Wireless Headset-3D Surround Audio and PSN money vouchers will be given to PS Plus members.
All participants will be entitled to receive the code of PlayStation 4 Toro Lunar New Year
Theme.

For more updates, you can visit the official PlayStation site or stay tuned to their official Facebook!
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Malaysians can Win A PS5 With The New KitKat Contest

Nestle has announced the new KitKat Play, Break & Win Contest, letting fans have a shot at winning a PS5, Dualsense Controller or even a year of PS Plus.

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You can read about the contest in detail on the competition website, and the contest itself will run from 1st October to 30th November.
The rules are simple- all you have to do is buy KitKat products (including KitKat Chunky) worth more than RM5, submit a photo to the designated Whatsapp number and winners will be chosen to receive the ever-elusive PS5 console.
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A total of 5 winners will be selected to win the console, with an additional 5 winning a DualSense controller and 14 more after that receiving 12 months of PlayStation Plus membership.
On top of that, they’re also running a side giveaway in partnership with local stores like Giant, MyNews and more. Just like the main contest, all you need to do is spend more than RM5 on KitKat products in a single receipt for a chance to win various PlayStation rewards.
Lotus’s, Family Mart, Shopee and 7-Eleven customers will have a chance to win a DualSense controller, with a new winner being selected every month.
Meanwhile, 99 Speedmart, MyNews and Giant will be having their own contests to win the PlayStation Plus subscriptions, with winners being chosen every week.

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Jujutsu Kaisen second Uniqlo UT collection release window announced

Earlier today, Uniqlo announced that the second batch of Jujutsu Kaisen UT (Uniqlo T-shirt) will release in August later this year. At the time of writing, the apparel retailer has yet to give a specific release date.

Unlike the first UT batch which focused on manga designs, the upcoming batch of Uniqlo wear will feature exclusive anime designs from the Jujutsu Kaisen anime. The first Jujutsu Kaisen UT collection is due to release next week. You can check out the designs in our previous article.

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According to a press release from Uniqlo:
The designs of these UTs feature famous anime scenes, including the ending song of Yuji Itadori, as well as a graphic of Megumi Fushiguro’s Divine Dogs and a scene depicting Nobara Kugisaki using her Resonance. Another notable graphic is a scene in which Satoru Gojo removes his blindfold to activate his Infinite Void domain expansion technique. Some of the kids’ UTs use the same graphics as the adults’, but with a different color scheme, creating designs that allow for casual parent-child coordination. Also available are pocketable bags matching the UT designs.
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Check out some of the designs below:

Adult (RM59.90)

Kids (RM39.90)

Uniqlo is also releasing Jujutsu Kaisen-themed pocketable bags. Each one is priced at RM39.90.

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Ultraman and Kamen Rider to have their own Vital Bracelet

The Vital Bracelet will no longer be exclusive to Digimon, as Bandai will be bringing Ultraman and Kamen Rider over as well.

For those who are unfamiliar, the Vital Bracelet is a watch, fitness tracker and even a virtual pet toy, similar to that of Tamagotchi (which also has their own line of fitness trackers called the Tamagotchi Smart). As you exercise, the character in the Vital Bracelet, be it a Rider, Ultraman or even Ultra Monster (Ultraman’s enemies), can get stronger and obtain new forms.

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You can read more about our review for the Digimon Vital Bracelet to have a better idea of the product. Note that there will be differences between the Digimon, Ultraman and Kamen Rider versions, such as the latter two having a different mobile app companion.
Instead of Dim Cards, the Ultraman and Kamen Rider variants will have VBM Cards which contain the data for their respective characters and various evolutions.
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The first VBM Card for Ultraman will feature Ultraman Tiga.

Vol. 1 VBM Card set for Ultraman will feature both Ultraman Zero and Zetton, but their exact character list has yet been revealed.

As for Kamen Rider, it will feature Kamen Rider Kuuga and his various forms.

Vol. 1 VBM Card set for Kamen Rider will feature both Kamen Rider Zero-One and Horobi, but their exact character list has yet been revealed.

Both Ultraman and Kamen Rider Vital Bracelets have a suggested retail price of 6,490 yen each (59.20 USD), not inclusive of their respective Vol. 1 VBM Cards. The Ultraman Vital Bracelet will be open for pre-orders on August 6, 2021 while the Kamen Rider Vital Bracelet is expected to release on December 18, 2021.
Visit the product pages for Ultraman and Kamen Rider to learn more about these Vital Bracelets.

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m HOLD’EM will launch in Japan in July

m HOLD’EM is SEGA Sammy‘s spin on Texas Hold’em, which is a variant on the good ol’ poker card game, for mobile devices. m HOLD’EM will launch in Japan 1 July 2021, and is basically your classic hold’em game, but it does feature the artwork of popular illustrators alongside well-known voice actors. The game intends to break into the esports market in Japan, with a live broadcast of the finals and championship tournament. The championship prize pool sits at 1 million yen, while the finals offers 3.31 million yen.

Pre-registrations for the game are open as well, if you want that anime flavour alongside your poker games. Participate in free matches, friend matches, ranked and tournament modes, with a UI designed catered to both beginners and veterans. In lieu of in person, face-to-face games, you can communicate with the other players through stickers.

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Alongside m HOLD’EM, SEGA Sammy are also in partnership with Kadokawa to produce a multi-media project, HIGH CARD. Kakegurui mangaka, Homura Kawamoto, character designer Ebimo, and Kakegurui Trip / Joker‘s author, Hikaru Muno are involved alongside TMS Entertainment. Details regarding the somewhat related project will be revealed over time. HIGH CARD‘s official Twitter is open if you fancy more “card games”.

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Cranked Up donuts on Steam Early Access come 19 May!

French indie developers BBlack Studio has announced the Steam Early Access release of their crazy rocket-fueled donuts game Cranked Up, available 19 May. This over-the-top adventurer will see animal-themed donuts equipped with rockets zipping through a hilarious, yet challenging, platformer to save Mr. Mug, their favourite cup of coffee, from an evil Hawaiian pizza. Don’t think too much about it.

The game features a full single-player campaign, opening up to more fun with friends in the 4-player co-op mode for both online and offline. Enjoy hours of rocket-boosted fun as you traverse a variety of zany environments and challenges. Drop in to a world full of unusual and engaging characters in an offbeat universe not even the developers understand.

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The Steam Early Access version of Cranked Up will have 40 over levels, hidden collectibles, secret levels and unlockable exclusive characters. Additional content is planned to be added in during the lead-up to the full launch. Get it on Steam Early Access 19 May 2020, for $14.99 USD / €14.99 or your regional equivalent.
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Roll, jump, bounce and use a rocket-boosted donut to discover and explore increasingly more challenging levels – 40 in total! Finish each level by dunking in a cup of coffee.

Play with up to four friends cooperatively in a completely offbeat universe, filled with sugar power-ups, evil pizza slices, and other bizarro elements. It’s not supposed to make any sense!

Save Mr. Mug – everyone’s favorite cup of coffee – thwart a pineapple, and find out who is controlling the world in a complete single-player campaign. Revisit levels to collect hidden donuts, finish them with friends in a shared effort, or go head-to-head and break a pal’s time record in Versus mode.

Unlock multiple donut characters and customize your own gang of glazed and sweetened ring-shaped fried dough. Yummy!

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Uma Musume adds Symboli Rudolf, Gold City alts to stable

With a new banner refresh that will last until 08 November 2021, we have the addition of Symboli Rudolf and Gold City alts to the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby lineup. The theme this time around is autumn, and this is mostly reflected in the getups of the respective horse girls.

★3[皓月の弓取り]シンボリルドルフ（CV：#田所あずさ さん）と★3[秋桜ダンツァトリーチェ]ゴールドシチー（CV：#香坂さき さん）が登場！
ガチャで獲得すると今だけ2人はピース×90がおまけで付いてきます！#ウマ娘 #ゲームウマ娘 pic.twitter.com/0f0knd6VFk

— ウマ娘プロジェクト公式アカウント (@uma_musu) October 28, 2021

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First off, autumn Gold City is not veering too far off from her vanilla version, and is best suited as a betweener for the mile distance, although she can easily be tweaked for longer distances functioning as a leader. Her training bonus is spread out better this time around, and will benefit her most if you run her in mile as intended. As with most betweeners, she comes with a debuff skill, this one in particular only for mile. There is a gold heal for you to work off as well, but in the shorter distance, you are better off getting lesser but more reliable ones.

Moving on to the emperor who looks just as cool as ever, they seem to have tweaked her to function more as a leader with that skillset. Nothing particular of note, though it is interesting to see the first gold version of a green ability. It grants Symboli Rudolf a speed boost in autumn races, which makes is extremely situational, but it will always proc, so there’s that.  She comes with decent leader healer, which is convenient if you run her in the longer distances, but if you are not, then it is better to get something more reliable.
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby is currently available on Android and iOS for mobile, and DMM Games for the PC.
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Uma Musume: Pretty DerbyDeveloper: CygamesRelease Date: 2021-02-24Android, iOS
Horse girls take to the track! Train up these cute horse girls to be the best of the best.

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Ni no Kuni gets mobile adaptation from Netmarble

Netmarble will be working on a Ni no Kuni smartphone game! According to the announcement, the game will be showcased at G-Star 2019, Busan, South Korea. The event will run from 14 – 17 November. It would seem the game is will be using an “anime-esque” style. A social system based around “Kingdoms” is teased, where you can grow your guild by cooperating and competing with other players. Spirits called “Imazen” will be available to collect to train, too.

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Would you hope for it to be a premium game, a la Apple Arcade? It’s likely it would be a free-to-play title with in-game transactions via gacha, with how common it is. Hopefully at G-Star, we can learn more if it’ll have any connection to the console games, or a standalone original story.
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EA, KOEI TECMO and Omega Force partnership for a new AAA Hunting Game based in fantasy Feudal Japan

EA Originals Label announced a partnership with KOEI TECMO and studio Omega Force to develop and release a hunting game based in fantasy feudal Japan.

Expect more news to come later this month.

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“It’s an honor to be partnering with EA Originals and to have the support of a team with such an incredible track record of releasing groundbreaking new games,”
“The EA team fully embraces our creative independence and have become invaluable partners offering both development and publishing support. Adding the global resources of EA with our own will help us introduce a new kind of hunting game to a global audience of players and expand our reach into global markets. I’m really looking forward to the day that gamers from around the world can play this new game.”
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-Yosuke Hayashi, Executive Vice President of KOEI TECMO GAMES CO, LTD.
“Building on the incredible success of EA Originals, which includes the recent releases of It Takes Two and Knockout City™, we’re thrilled to be partnering with the amazingly talented Omega Force team,”
 “They’ve elevated the hunting genre to the next level, merging their proven talent for combat gameplay with unexpected and innovative mechanics. We can’t wait to introduce their groundbreaking new adventure to the world later this month.”
-Jeff Gamon, General Manager of EA Partners.

Developer studio Omega Force is well known for being the team behind the popular DYNASTY WARRIORS and SAMURAI WARRIORS, and other notable series across genre such as Attack on Titan, Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, Hyrule Warriors and more.

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Blue Archive Global: Head Prefect Hina’s Summer Break

Summer isn’t ending quite yet in Blue Archive Global, with three new swimsuit-clad characters joining in with their accompanying event, Head Prefect Hina’s Summer Vacation! Gehenna’s Prefect Team members are off on their summer training camp, with swimsuit versions of Hina, Iori and Izumi available to recruit.

Collect Gehenna Supply Boxes to exchange for Swimsuit Izumi’s Eleph, among a multitude of other goodies. Other event currencies such as GRS Grilled Corn, Thug Summer Shades, and Splashy Helmet have their respective exchange items.

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A new mini game is introduced to Blue Archive with Hina’s Summer Vacation event, the ‘Prefect Team’s Grueling Summer Boot Camp! Training Begins.’ Have a change of pace with this rhythm game and eliminate the Sweepers to the beat and earn Pyroxene, Credits and the ‘Small Tube Set Pool (3★)’ furniture item based on your total score. That’s not the only furniture you can get, with the addition of 23 new items in the Summer Resort Pool Party Set to install in the cafe. Turn it into a beach with these decorations!
Last but not least, the ‘Prefect Team Boot Camp Login Bonus!’ will run until 19 April 2022 to celebrate the update, giving out 600 Pyroxene, furniture, and more.
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Blue ArchivePublisher: Yostar Inc, NexonDeveloper: NAT GamesRelease Date: 2021-02-04Android, iOS
You have been appointed as an advisor to the Federal Investigation Club, Schale, located in Kivotos. It's a huge academy city where numerous academies are clustered together.
Resolve the endless incidents that occur in Kivotos with charming allies full of personality, and build special memories with them!

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Introduces New Multiplayer Limited Time Event!

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, the game released by Jam City that allows players to role-play a witch or a wizard in the school of wizarding, Hogwarts, in the Harry Potter universe. Now that the game has been released for several months now since April 2018, there’s a new update! A limited time multiplayer event called the Dueling Club which allows players to duel other players from across the globe!

Check out how the dueling goes in the video below:

This is the game’s first multiplayer mode which will run until 15th of July. Players will be able to reap rewards from winning a duel. However, there are only 3 tickets to begin with. Players will need to spend a ticket to enter the duel. If a player loses the round, the player will not be able to proceed further and will consume the ticket. However, if the player wins, they will proceed further and will reap its rewards.

Of course, if you want to duel some more, you will be required to spend real money to get more tickets. Players expected Jam City to have the tickets replenish over time since the game is a FREE-to-download game after all. However, that is not the case and it seems like Jam City is making the event a cash-grab event to help them earn. This has become an issue and most players are complaining about it right now on the official Facebook page.
For more info, you can check out their official Facebook page!
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Blade & Soul Revolution Global for 2021

Netmarble has announced the global version of Blade & Soul Revolution, their open world mobile RPG as inspired by the Blade & Soul MMORPG on PC, to release sometime 2021.

An all-new website has gone live for the global release of Blade & Soul Revolution, showcasing first looks at the story, artwork and visuals, along with key features of the mobile version of the game. This gives Blade & Soul fans and mobile game players’ access to initial content in anticipation of its launch.

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“The Netmarble team could not be more thrilled to work with NCSoft once again to create the definitive mobile edition of their long-running Blade & Soul.”
“Our success of Lineage 2: Revolution really showed a strong demand for full-featured MMORPG experiences players can easily pick-up and play anywhere around the world, and we are eager to continue that success with Blade & Soul Revolution’s upcoming launch.”
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Andy Kang, Executive Producer of Netmarble
Global Blade & Soul Revolution players can look forward to the PC experience translated to mobile devices with revamped full 3D graphics and large-scale content to perform on the platform. The game will be finally be launching internationally in 2021 for both iOS and Android, roughly 3 years since its original release for South Korea.
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Blade&Soul RevolutionDeveloper: NetmarbleRelease Date: 2018-12-06Android, iOS
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FFVIIR stock delay for Malaysia

Despite Square Enix’s best efforts in getting stock of FFVIIR / Final Fantasy VII Remake getting shipped out early, nonetheless, the delivery as hit a delay for Malaysia. Impulse Gaming and Gamers Hideout have both posted notices regarding the issue, which you can see below:

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We regret to announce that the shipment of Final Fantasy VII Remake (All editions, R3) has been delayed all nations due to logistical issue caused by Covid-19.
We will work closely with our partners to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We seek for your understanding and are sorry for any inconveniences.
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UPDATE: Gamers Hideout has announced that they will be receiving stock on 10 April, but courier services will only be sending the copies out on the 14th.

Please note that the distributor has yet to receive stocks for Final Fantasy VII Remake [R3], we are currently waiting for announcements on when the stocks will be arriving. Once stocks arrive we will make arrangements to ship out all preorders!
This is a trying time for all of us as we are facing logistics, stocks and manpower issues. But we have never failed you guys yet and we will try to keep the streak going on! Thanks for your support!
Sorry for the inconveniences caused!
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Additionally, Square Enix Asia has also acknowledged the issue:

As we prepare for the release of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE on April 10, we would like to update you on how the proactive measures being taken to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus are likely to affect the distribution and retail landscape in Asia regions at launch.
As you may be aware, some regions in Southeast Asia are subject to entry restrictions, border closures, and distribution and delivery restrictions.
With the unforeseeable changes in the distribution and retail landscape which varies across countries, we ask you to kindly check with your relevant retailer for more information on availability in your region, should any inquiry may rise.
We will continue working hard and ensure the deliverance of the game to many people as possible on April 10.
Thank you for your continued support, and most importantly, please stay safe.
At this point, people who have pre-ordered physical copies of games would be out of luck all over the world, getting stock delay for FFVIIR would only just be the first of it for us here in Malaysia. Hopefully the issues will manage to be resolved soon, as everyone else also anxiously awaits their copies. Stay safe, everyone.

Final Fantasy 7 RemakePublisher: Square Enix Co.Developer: Square EnixRelease Date: 2020-04-10PlayStation 4
Take a trip back to 1997 but this time different with all the new and amazing upgrades from the REMAKE version!

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Resident Evil 4 (2023) Preview – Gruesome New Monsters and A Sharp New Krauser Fight

The Resident Evil 4 Remake is now less than a month away and Capcom has shown us a preview packed with new features and updates that will be present in the game. We got a better look at the many monsters that Leon will be fighting, more on escorting Ashley Graham, and a better look at the new fight with the Resident Evil 4 secondary antagonist Jack Krauser. Take a look at the new footage and see for yourself:

While the mechanics are closer to the original than the Resident Evil 2 and 3 Remakes, this latest entry still follows in their footsteps by not only remaking Resident Evil 4 but reimagining it from the ground up. It builds on top of the original with high-quality new visuals and interesting new takes on the characters, not to mention a bunch of cool new ways to dice up those bio-hazards.

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The Bio-Hazards

The first thing I really have to mention with the Resident Evil 4 Remake is the impeccable visual design, especially with the monsters. The Ganado villagers feel far more alive, shouting, and moving in a far more animated way. Like in the original, shooting one in the head will cause the Plaga parasite to be exposed. I still get a nasty little jump when it happens to this day, the fleshy details of their tentacle blades are viscerally grotesque. We even see that there are a few new variants of the enemy including the Plaga Mandibula with a large mouth that allows it to hang from the sealings.
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We also got our first look at the updated boss fights with the claw-wielding Garrador. This beast of a man can leave deep wounds with his scythes however he’s also completely blind, only being able to track Leon through sound. You can use this to your advantage by sneaking up behind him and cutting the exposed parasite on his back.
A fun aspect of the fights in the Resident Evil 4 Remake is the gameplay options with your hunting knife. The knife can now parry almost everything attack in time if timed correctly from the spiked tentacles of the plages, to the claws of Garrador. It’s hard to pull but when you do it’s immensely satisfying.
Escorting Ashley
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Of course, Leon’s main mission in Resident Evil 4 is to rescue The President’s daughter Ashley Graham who’s been kidnapped by the Plaga-infected cult. Much like the original, you’ll find Ashley about halfway through the game and will spend the other half escorting her out of the village.
Ashley was a bit of a divisive character in the original. Many fans didn’t like constantly having to protect her and found her shrill cries for help irritating. In the remake, however, Ashley’s gotten quite the glow-up, with a new model and more mature personality. She’s still scared for obvious reasons but she certainly doesn’t scream quite as much as she used to.

You do still have to keep her safe however, enemies will try to capture her while you’re fighting and if she’s taken too far away, it’s game over. She also doesn’t have her own health bar but rather if she takes too much damage, she’ll collapse and will need to be revived by Leon within a limited amount of time.
You also won’t be dumping her in hiding spots either. Instead, you can set her to “tight” where she’ll stay right behind you, or “loose” where she’ll keep more of a distance. She can help you unlock doors as well, it’s a small thing but it makes her feel less like she’s just her to be a damsel.
While we didn’t see it in the preview, the trailers hint that she, as well as your ally Luis, will play a bigger role in the story this time around. I’m pretty interested in seeing how this will turn out as they were both cool characters that seemed like they had more potential than what we saw in the original game.
Leon’s New Moves

Most of Leon’s moveset remains intact from the original game but he does have a couple of new tricks. We’ve already mentioned his new knife skills and how they can parry most attacks in the game. Another cool thing is that Leon can now shoot weapons right out of enemies’ hands. This includes explosives like dynamite creating a great AoE attack that can take out multiple Ganado.
He also seems to be taking a page from the Onimusha series as when an enemy is down, Leon can now stab them in the throat to finish the job. It’s pretty handy when you want to quickly get rid of a foe. For those that prefer a flashier finish, he can still suplex his enemies like in the original if you get the timing and positioning right (here’s hoping Ashley can also do this like she can in the Gamecube version of the RE4).

We should note that everyone’s favorite Merchant is returning, buying, selling, and upgrading weapons just as he did last time around. He’s still as jovial as ever and it was fun to interact with him. Between his weapons and Leon’s new moves, there’s a lot to play with in the remake.
The Knife Fight With Krauser

They certainly saved the best for last. The Resident Evil 4 Remake preview ended with a sneak peek of the initial fight with Jack Krauser. Unlike the original game where this scene played out as a quick time event, here, you actually do get to fight with Krauser in a one-on-one boss battle. Here Leon and Krauser engage in a knife fight clearly putting all the new mechanics of the weapon to the test.
We weren’t shown the entire battle however the sense of quick-witted intensity not only felt faithful but expanded upon. It gives us a good indication of how this fight will appear in the full remake and it’s looking great.
Resident Evil 4 Resurrected

Considering how well the original game holds up to this day, Capcom really seems to be going above and beyond to make the remake expand on the characters and mechanics seen in its first iteration.
There just seems to be so much more to the game than before, gruesome new monsters, new weapons the blast through, and more of these characters and their messed-up world. I can’t wait to return.
I suppose we’ll see everything that the Resident Evil Remake has in store when it rises from the grave on the 24th of March 2023 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Resident Evil 4 (2023)Publisher: CapcomDeveloper: CapcomRelease Date: 2023-03-24Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

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Gemini: A Journey of Two Stars dances it’s way into iOS devices, now 25% off

Gemini: A Journey of Two Stars is an iOS game that lets you play as a star,  where you have to support another star by moving in sync through breathtaking, surreal environments (and beautiful music).

This game is a balletic experience of not a poetic one, you and your star companion shift and twirl through the air. The game is in single player, but if you manage to complete the game in single player mode, you’ll unlock two types of co-op modes to play with a friend: Hug mode or Side-by-side mode.

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Surrounding the theme of companionship and cooperation, this game is bound to mesmerize you. It is released on the iOS, at a discounted price of £2.29 (RM 12.14) for a limited period.
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Monster Hunter World for PC to launch on Steam next month!

As Capcom previously teased, Monster Hunter World will be coming to PC and the details have just released! Monster Hunter World will be available for PC starting from August 10 via Steam and you can pre-purchase it at only RM139 (USD 59.99) now!

The official PC requirements are revealed as well (although it is already leaked via Tencent WeGame), check them out below:

Well, the PC version came earlier than I thought and it is a good news for all of us. Are you going to get yourself a copy of it? Make sure you upgrade your PC if your hardware hasn’t met the requirements too so you could experience the massive open-world monster-hunting action seamlessly!
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Monster Hunter World: IcebornePublisher: CapcomDeveloper: CapcomRelease Date: 2019-09-06PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Steam
Iceborne Expansion for Monster Hunter World is a fully-fledged paid expansion coming in September 6th 2019. The expansion is equivalent in size to previous Monster Hunter games "G Rank" or "Ultimate" entries, and promises to bring a significant amount of content.

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Mobile Game Aster Tatariqus Will Have Its Global Launch in 2023, New Trailer Also Revealed

The mobile strategy RPG Aster Tatariqus will be having its global launch this year in 2023, following its initial launch in Japan in November of 2022.

A new trailer for the international version of the game has also been revealed. Check it out below:

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According to QooApp, the game is developed by Studio FgC, a subsidiary of the game’s publisher Gumi. The developers are also known for producing other mobile gacha games like The Alchemist Code and War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. The music for Aster Tatariqus is also being made by the famed composer Yoko Shimomaru, known for her work on Street Fighter II, Live A Live, and the Kingdom Hearts series.
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Here is a summary of the plot of the game from its official website:
“This is the story of the Successor, tasked with saving the world. Geas, weapons with the power to destroy the Barbaroi menace and Resonants, the Geas’ chosen partners.
The protagonist Noir, in his struggle against the Barbaroi, learns of gestalt shift — the power that binds Geas with Resonant and that as Successor, his destiny is bound to those chosen to be Geas
Though he knows his decisions can alter the course of history, Noir must hold his chosen sword high and march toward victory for that is the burden of the Successor — to save the world’s entire “.
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Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Demo Impressions – Pick a card, any card

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars comes packing with a lot of expectations, having Yoko Taro’s name on it and all. I’ll be expecting him to turn Hand of Fate into something horrendously depressing with plenty of existential crises along the way, I suppose. Ahead of its launch on 28 October 2021 for PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, a demo has been released to sate your curiosity, another piece in the Yoko-verse. You see, dragons totally hint its connection to Drakengard…

OPTIONS
Considering its presentation, I didn’t expect any spectacular settings to mess around with. The important text can be either highlighted in red, or underlined, with shadows on and off to help with performance being basically it. You have Japanese, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish text language, with Japanese and English dubbing. Naturally, the weeb will go straight to the Japanese voices. For reference, I played the demo on the Nintendo Switch.

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There’s a joke to be made here.
PRESENTATION
As the title implies, cards are pretty much the name of the game, no pun intended. Characters, monsters, the entire world, are printed on these cards. They’re not completely devoid of expression though, as their cards get “shuffled” around to depict movement or actions. As you walk around the world, the terrain cards will flip over to reveal the, well, terrain you’re on. Your party is represented by a chess (?) piece as you move along. Some cards may be printed with art of NPCs or interactable items, like a chest or a door. There’s a slight golden glow if you’re near a tile to trigger an event, which may benefit from a stronger contrast.

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The characters themselves aren’t voiced in the demo, so you’ll mostly be hearing the dulcet tones of your Game Master in your chosen language, reading off the cards. It would have been hilarious if they had put on slightly different accents for the characters, but that’s also a lot of effort for a joke. The music so far is standard fantasy tavern fare to me, but I’ll probably loop some of these in a Work playlist.
In battle, involved parties have a gem for their HP, supplemented by numbers for their other parameters. The cards are pretty easy and clean to read, though I do wonder if they’ll provide alternate colours in the full game. The HP gem gradually gets chipped and dulls as they take more damage, so it’s a nice detail.
GAMEPLAY
It’s not the fastest game, that’s for sure. It’s turn-based, units on the field taking their turn one after another. In place of mana, you have these “gems” in the top left corner, gaining one each time your characters start their turn. Skills may use any number of these gems, and can’t be cast if you don’t have the required gems. Some skills may require an additional dice roll for bonus effects or damage. Escaping also needs you to pass a dice roll. Elemental weaknesses are in the game, so exploit that. Items are in the bottom left corner.

All units have their own defense and attack numbers, with damage deducted accordingly to how much more power you have over their defense. Critical hits are indicated by a quick flash, resulting in an additional attack. The demo lets you start with 3 to a party, presumably with other party members you can shuffle in in the full game, besides setting up their skill cards. Characters can also equip 3 pieces of equipment: weapon, armour and accessory.
You can only have one ailment applied onto you at a time, any new one overwriting the previous. Damage over time is also dependent on a dice roll, occurring in intervals. I assume you similarly can only have a single buff on at a time. Battles are random as you land on a tile, differing from Hand of Fate which represents enemies clearly on cards depending on the event encounter. I feel like this might be annoying to some. I shrug and move on, used to these conventions.

Besides the actual battles themselves, you have a card game you can participate in at the game parlour. You match cards to make sets of 2 or 3 matching or sequential and score points totalled from the numbers. You may only have 3 sets of cards at a time, and you’re forced to discard any sets you’ve already made. This can be further spiced up with other game rules. The demo’s multiplayer parlour opens up to other local players, with the AI filling in if you’re playing solo.

One feature I like is that you can “teleport” to a previously discovered tile, even in dungeons (though visibility is limited). It reduces the tedium of any required backtracking, as regular travel can feel slow, and there’s terrain you can’t travel across.
STORY
Being a demo, I can’t really pick at the story much. There’s a queen who totally isn’t quaffing some immortality potion. Ivory Order’s pure, kind, righteous and whatever, so god knows what Church Bad tropes will happen. The various NPCs you can encounter have their own blurbs with requirements to unlock their stories for you to view in your Collection. Events on the overworld may also occur, as is usually the case.

As it turns out, Dragons haven’t been a thing in this land for a while now, so it must be a bad omen…
THOUGHTS
I myself am a fan of Hand of Fate, feeling the similar droning vibe of the Game Master, the ever omniscient, as he watches over his table. I’m slightly intrigued about what I’ve seen so far, and I’ve always been a sucker for this kind of theme and turn-based games anyway.
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The demo is about an hour long, so pick it up and try it for yourself.  Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars will be available 28 October 2021 for PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.

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Onigiri Heroes pre-registration now open globally

Japan-based developer CyberStep has just opened pre-registrations for Onigiri Heroes, its latest MMORPG, for the Android and iOS platforms, scheduled for a launch in 2022. As previously reported there are big plans for the game, since it will go global right off the bat.

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There is now some semblance of what gameplay entails, though it being an MMORPG should give you some semblance of what to expect. There is now an official website for the game as well, so be sure to head over there for more details. For context, Onigiri Heroes is based on the Onigiri MMORPG released by the same CyberStep back in 2013 for various platforms, namely Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. Assuming that this iteration of Onigiri is more or less similar to its predecessor, then the game is set in a fantasy version of ancient Japan that is filled with mythical creatures. An evil entity known as Kamikui had brought about destruction and chaos across the land before Sun Goddess Amaterasu put a stop to its reign of terror. Three seals were placed on Kamikui which lead to a momentary respite for humanity, but as with these sort of things, one of the seals had eventually shattered. You take on the role of an Oni whose life is disrupted due to the chain of events caused by Kamikui’s revival.

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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicle Daki Character Pack Available Now

SEGA has announced that the Daki Character Pack has been released for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicle for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam.

The Additional Character Pack is a series of paid downloadable content (DLC) featuring characters from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment Arc anime that can be used in Versus Mode for five packs in total featuring:

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Tengen Uzui
Nezuko Kamado (Advanced Demon Form)
Tanjiro Kamado (Entertainment District), Zenitsu Agatsuma (Entertainment District) & Inosuke Hashibira (Entertainment District)
Daki
Gyutaro

The Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Character Pass is also available for purchase which features all five of the character packs.

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If you are not familiar with the series, the story follows Tanjiro Kamado in his quest to help his sister, Nezuko, become human again after being turned into a demon. In hopes of finding the cure for his sister, Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps and together they will face demons terrorizing the country
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge that debuted in 2016. The manga has received an Anime adaptation by ufotable in the year 2019 with 2 seasons having been released and a film released in 2020. A third season for the anime has also been announced.

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Uniqlo Attack on Titan Collection Coming to Malaysia in March

Uniqlo has announced that they will be launching their Attack on Titan collection in Malaysia featuring T-shirts with manga panels from the series’ final arc.

The Uniqlo Attack on Titan collection will be releasing on March 20th, 2023 and you can add them to your Wishlist via their website.

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There will be a total of eight T-shirts in the collection with one of them having a super spoilery panel from the manga. Here is a brief look of them but as mentioned, there is spoiler manga panel for those who haven’t finished reading the manga.

Attack on Titan is a manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, telling the story of Eren Yeager who has vowed to kill all Titans after causing the destruction of his hometown and his mother’s death.
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The manga debuted on September 9th, 2009 and was serialized in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. It ran for a total for 139 chapters with the last one released back in April 9th, 2021. There’s also an anime adaptation for the series that runs for four season. The last season is split into three parts with the third split into another two parts. The first of it will premiere in March 2023.

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Genshin Impact: An Unforgettable Journey web event now live

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Now that the anniversary date has finally arrived, Genshin Impact players can now check out their dedicated Anniversary Theater through the An Unforgettable Journey web event. From now until 12 October 2021, 23:59 UTC +8, the “An Unforgettable Journey” theater data will be based on your own Genshin Impact experience up to 25 September 2021 00:00, based on server time. It is valid only for Travelers who are Adventure Rank 10 or above before this cut-off time.

You can later set up your theater themes according to your preferences, generated based on your in-game data. Once you’ve set your theme, you can share it with others through a link. The first successful share will grant you a Primogem reward. Visiting other player’s links allows you to give gifts as well. Gift contents are determined randomly and come in two types:

Primogem Gift: 40 x Primogems, 30,000 Mora
Material Gifts: 5 x Mystic Enhancement Ore, 3 x Hero’s Wit

You can save up to 1 Primogem Gift and 9 Material Gifts to your Gift Box, and receive up to 1 Primogem Gift and 4 Material Gifts in-game.
If all gifts from the link have been claimed, you can randomly visit other shared links. A gift may also be opened by other random visiting players.
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Sit back, relax, and think of the days gone by. It’s been a year with plenty of things to consider.

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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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Live action Resident Evil to stream on Netflix

Netflix confirms the production of a live action Resident Evil series which will be arriving on the platform. Building off the popular survival horror video game franchise, Resident Evil on Netflix will tell a brand new story across two timelines:

In the first timeline, fourteen-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker are moved to New Raccoon City. A manufactured, corporate town, forced on them right as adolescence is in full swing. But the more time they spend there, the more they come to realize that the town is more than it seems and their father may be concealing dark secrets. Secrets that could destroy the world.

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Cut to the second timeline, well over a decade into the future: there are less than fifteen million people left on Earth. And more than six billion monsters — people and animals infected with the T-virus. Jade, now thirty, struggles to survive in this New World, while the secrets from her past – about her sister, her father and herself – continue to haunt her.
“Resident Evil is my favorite game of all time. I’m incredibly excited to tell a new chapter in this amazing story and bring the first ever Resident Evil series to Netflix members around the world. For every type of Resident Evil fan, including those joining us for the first time, the series will be complete with a lot of old friends, and some things (bloodthirsty, insane things) people have never seen before.”
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ANDREW DABB, Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer
There will be eight 1 hour episodes, with director/executive producer Bronwen Hughes (the first 2 episodes), and executive producers Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film and Mary Leah Sutton, and producer Martin Moszkowicz on staff. Constantin Film, who will be handling the adaptation, also produced the Resident Evil six-film franchise which collectively earned more than $1.2 billion worldwide making it the most successful movie franchise based on a video game.

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Honkai Impact 3rd Anniversary Rewards Gives You A Choice Of S-Rank Battlesuits

Honkai Impact 3rd has announced its 4th anniversary rewards, gradually showing more of what players can expect in the SEA version of the game to mark the occasion.

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It should be noted that these are the rewards for the SEA version of the game, which is still separate from global servers.
UPDATE: It looks like the previous update about the start date of the anniversary event was untrue, no new date for the event has been announced.
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In the most recent update, they showed off the Iris Gift Box, which contains several goodies to ring in 4 years of miHoYo’s action-RPG title.
The most notable of these is the free S-Rank battlesuit, which lets you choose from the following:

Vermillion Knight: Eclipse (Himeko)
Fallen Rosemary (Rita)
Argent Knight: Artemis (Rita)

Aside from that, you’ll also receive 20 supply tickets, as 600 Ancient Willpower. That being said it looks like the 20 supply tickets will be part of the 1500-day login reward, so don’t expect that unless you were one of the first players of the game.
This follows the earlier announced Honkai Impact anniversary rewards, which includes a 7-day login bonus where players can earn 5 supply tickets, as well as a new anniversary emblem badge and a hooded outfit for Absinthe Dream, the battlesuit featuring Raven.

On top of that players will receive the Anniversary Supply Giftbox, which also includes your choice of the following three gifts:

Focused Supply Card (x5)
Expansion Supply Card (x5)
Crystals (x1200)

miHoYo hasn’t said if this is the end of the rewards for Honkai Impact 3rd, but this definitely looks good for players who might have only recently started Honkai Impact 3rd looking to pick up good S-rank battlesuits.
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Honkai Impact 3rdDeveloper: miHoYoRelease Date: 2016-10-14Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows
“Honkai, a mysterious force that annihilated human civilization on several occasions, has re-emerged in this once peaceful world...”
A squad of young girls burdened with the very last hopes of humanity must fight for survival in this apocalyptic world filled with zombies and Honkai beasts.
As the Captain of the Hyperion, you must lead these girls into battle against zombies and Honkai beasts in various locales around the world. Experience the girls’ unique personalities, challenge and conquer various raids and stages, and enjoy the rich storyline of the Honkai Universe! Join the Valkyries and fight for all that is beautiful in the world!

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Medabots Dim Card for Digimon Vital Bracelet available for pre-order

Medabots (known as Medarot in Japan) will have its own featured Dim Card for the Digimon Vital Bracelet. Pre-orders are available now.

The Medabots Dim card was first announced as part of the Medarotch REVIVALver. toy on 1st April 2021, leading many to guess that it was an April Fool’s Joke. However, the notion quickly lost steam as the Medarotch REVIVALver. was a listed product available for purchase on P-Bandai.

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Earlier today, 28th April 2021, Bandai finally opened pre-orders for the standalone Medabots Dim card. The available “Digimon” in the Dim card are as follows:
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Here are the translations to the names of each Digimon.
Fresh
Fuukashita Medal
In-Training
Medal

Rookie
Tinpet
Champion
Greymon
Garurumon
Medabee
Rokusho
Ultimate
GreyWars
GaruruMetal
Medabee
Rokusho
Mega
Omega Knight
Omedamon
The Dim card is priced at 880 yen on P-Bandai, tax included. Pre-orders are currently open until 4th June 2021, 11 pm JST. The Dim card will be shipped in October later this year.
You can visit P-Bandai to check the product out yourself.
Besides the Medabots Dim card, Vital Bracelet owners will also be getting three extra storage freezers in their Vital Lab app as part of Golden Week in Japan.

ストレージカプセルはアプリにログインした際に自動的に保存画面に追加されます。※配布期間：2021/04/28 15:00 ~ 2021/05/10/14:59まで。沢山のデジモンたちとの出会いがありますように！#デジモン　#Digimon　#バイタルブレス
— デジモンウェブ公式 (@digimonweb_net) April 27, 2021

Be sure to log into the app between 28th April, 3.00 pm to 10th May, 2.59 pm JST to claim the storage freezers.

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Civilization VI August update now live

The previously announced Civilization VI August update is now live! The full patch notes can be found on the official website. PC and Mac/Linux cross-play desyncing issues have cropped up with the update, and is thus temporarily disabled.

While we were testing the August game update, we encountered an issue that was causing PC and Mac/Linux cross-play to become desynced around the mid-game point. For now, we’ll be turning off cross-play while we work with our partners at Aspyr to investigate a fix and we’ll be sharing updates as soon as we get them. Everyone will still receive the update tomorrow and Mac/Linux users will still be able to play with each other; we wanted to make sure this didn’t come as a surprise and really appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding here.

There are many updates, but notably only applies to the Gathering Storm ruleset. Otherwise, the new features are also live with this August update to Civilization VI:

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Tech and Civic Shuffle Mode
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This new game mode adds variety to the tech tree, as it shuffles techs and civics within their historical eras, leading to different costs and prerequisites than normal. The resulting trees are the same for all players. Techs and civics are also hidden until a prerequisite is earned, preserving the mystery of discovery all the way until the end of the game.
Natural Wonder Picker
Sick of the Bermuda Triangle? Want to break the Delicate Arch? In Advanced Setup, you can now bring up a new menu to choose which Natural Wonders you would like to include in your next game. Wonders checked are not guaranteed to be in your next game, rather, they are part of the pool of Wonders that will then be randomly selected and placed.

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Legends of Runeterra available early with Rising Tides update

It would appear that, at least for some regions, Legends of Runeterra, Riot Games’ card game based on League of Legends, is available early. Touch Arcade reports it as coinciding with the 1.0 launch of Rising Tides on PC, that will also be available on mobile platforms. Legends of Runeterra itself has been available in beta for PC, with select regions having already played as part of a soft launch.

There will be crossplay between PC and iOS/Android, so have no worry about that. If you’re able, then have a gander at exploring Bilgewater, the new Region introduced with Rising Tides. The official Twitter account has been revealing cards of Rising Tides, with Miss Fortune, Lee Sin, Nautilus and more making their grand appearances! The set also comes with a new key word, Plunder, an ability that triggers on play if the enemy Nexus had been damaged that turn. Play with 120 new cards and 11 new Champions and six new card mechanics!

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Meanwhile, there’s been changes to the progression system during the beta, with cards being easier to earn and weekly rewards being more generous. New players shouldn’t have much to worry to catch up to the open beta players, in this case. Progress will not be wiped for those currently playing.
The game will be gradually rolling out, so check back later!
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Legends Of RuneterraPublisher: Riot GamesDeveloper: Riot GamesRelease Date: 2020-04-30Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows
Set in the world of League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra is the strategy card game where skill, creativity, and cleverness determine your success. Choose your champions and combine cards from different regions—each with their own style and strategic advantage—then build the perfect deck to take down the rest.

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Acer Predator XB323QK NV review – Fast and Flexible

The Predator XB323QK NV, Acer’s newest gaming monitor, fell on our lap for a review. From eye care to refresh rate, this monitor has it all. Thanks Acer Malaysia for providing us with the Predator XB323QK NV for this review!

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Specs

Screen Size
31.5″

Maximum Resolution
(4K UHD)3840 x [email protected] Hz

Aspect Ratio
16:9

Response Time
1 ms

Colour Supported
1.07 Billion

Adaptive Contrast Management (ACM)
100,000,000:1

Brightness
400 cd/m²

Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical

Panel Type
IPS (In-plane Switching)

Stand
Height adj (130 mm)

Ports & Connectors
HDMI® (2.0)
1x DisplayPort(1.2)
Headphone

Power
500 mW (Power Standby)
300 mW (Power Off)
55 W (Power On)

Colours
Black

VESA Compatible
(Yes) 100 x 100mm

Package Contents

1 x Predator XB323QK NV Widescreen Gaming LCD Monitor
1 x Displayport Cable
1 x HDMI Cable
1 x Power Cord (UK)
1 x USB Type-C Cable
1 x USB 3.0 Cable

Features
VESA DisplayHDR 400 Warranty

Design
Thin bezels a sleek black body and a chiseled back is what you get with the Predator XB323QK NV. The gaming monitor isn’t just all looks, though, as the tripod-like design of the sculpted ErgoStand has some neat tricks up its sleeve.
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The ErgoStand lets users adjust the monitor in all 3 axes of movement. You can swivel, tilt and adjust the height of the monitor in just about any way you want. I find this very convenient because whenever I want to lean back on my chair and watch a video, it’s very easy to get the perfect viewing angle, regardless of my position. Note that you cannot turn the monitor the same way you turn a car steering wheel.

The ErgoStand does feel a bit too big, in my opinion. If you have a small desk, you might have trouble putting other stuff on your desk, or it might block the movement of your mouse. The stand is also pretty heavy, so that’s all the more reason to avoid using it on a small desk.

Monitor
Able to support PlayStation, Xbox, Switch consoles and of course, PC, the Predator XB323QK NV runs great no matter what device you’re connecting it to.
In addition, you can also adjust the OSD (on screen display) with the buttons on the underside of the bottom bezel, near the right side. I found this arrangement to be a bit inconvenient. Sometimes, when trying to change the OSD settings, I accidentally turned off the screen.

The monitor also comes with ‘ProxiSense’, a proximity sensor that automatically dims the screen’s brightness or turns it off if there is no one in front of it. Occasionally, when I moved my body from left to right, the Proxisense will kick in, dimming the screen’s brightness as it thought that I wasn’t there.
One really cool addition that I like is the Adaptive Lights at the rear of the monitor. Not only can you adjust the colour of the lights, you can also set them to react to what is happening on-screen.

Display
The most important part of the Predator XB323QK NV, the display is as great as you might expect. 4K UHD on a 31.5-inch screen is not to be underestimated. The quality is easily that of TVs which you can find in the electronics department of your local shopping mall. Thankfully, you don’t need to worry that much about your eyes running into problems as the monitor is  TÜV Rheinland certified.
Of course, as a device designed for gamers, the 144 Hz refresh rate is a must-have. The screen itself uses a matte anti-glare surface. Top that off with its amazing range of colour support, and you’re set for just about any video game.

Closing Thoughts
With a price of RM 4,299, the Predator XB323QK NV does seem like it’s on the pricier side. Even though it isn’t perfect, it does its job as a gaming monitor extremely well. On top of its eye care features, the flexibility it offers and the great compatibility with any console makes it well worth the price.
To learn more about the Predator XB323QK NV or to buy one yourself, visit its product page on the Acer website.

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Pocket Mortys New Update Includes 50 Characters From Season 3!

Pocket Mortys is getting a huge update with 50 more characters! Woohoo! If you loved the series (I mean, *pfft who doesn’t!?) well you’d really love this game too. Now with the addition of characters from Season 3 of the series, we will get more assorted Mortys!

Well, we can never get enough of Morty since they actually helped us get back that McDonald’s secret Szechuan Mulan McNuggets Sauce. Seriously, it was awesome and we thought we’d have to go through 9 Seasons of the series before we get the sauce. But that escalated too quickly as McDonalds heed Morty’s call.

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Nonetheless, the assorted Mortys characters from Pokemon Go-spoofing Rick & Morty spin-off; including Working Class Rick, Teacher Rick, and Street Loco Morty and many more. There is also a future update which adds rarities and coupon rewards for Multiplayer Challenges and weekly improvements promised based on players’ feedback.
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Atomic Heart Director Robert Bagratuni Talks About Immersing The Player In An Alternate World of Machines

Atomic Heart will soon be dropping onto PC and consoles and we’ve been able to speak to the game’s director and the CEO of developer Mundfish, Robert Bagratuni to hear more about it.

Robert Bagratuni
Robert Bagratuni began working at Mundfish back in 2017 with Atomic Hearts being their first and only game. It’s been quite a long road since then but he and his team are happy to finally launch their new title, a result of five years of intense labour.

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In this interview he tells us more about the development process before getting into what we can expect from the new game.

The game was originally announced in 2017, and now it’s set to come out on the 21st Feb 2023. How did the game change or evolve from your original ideas during that time?
So, development started in 2017 and it was a long and amazing journey from the beginning of the development to its completion in the last five-plus years. We have an internal joke that the current version of Atomic Heart is already Atomic Heart 3, it’s not the first anymore, because we changed a lot of things during the development. We improved our vision, and we were rethinking some approaches. So yes, it changed, but I can assure you that the core vision hasn’t changed at all. The change is only the level of quality and implementation of the idea.
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Can you tell us more about some of those changes in detail?

We wanted to create such a kind of experience, like an immersion of the player. There was a kind of special approach to the design of the art direction and the storytelling. So just like typical games, they’re created from maybe a level design boxes, and then they’re pulled over this level designers pulled by the art design, but we make a different approach. So we initially created the old facility with all laboratories with all structures and then we put all the events inside this location and that’s the difference of how we created the world.
The game’s description says you say we can shoot and blast through enemies or take a stealthier approach. Can you explain more; like can we pick one path or is it necessary to do both?

It’s not supposed to be an immersive sim like in Arkane games. I don’t know if that’s good or bad. Maybe for some people who would like to have a larger array of gameplay. For people who play Arkane games like Dishonored, maybe Atomic Heart won’t have all of the same features because it’s not an immersive sim but there is something new to it. Regarding stealth, there is no classical stealth approach in this game. You can’t go through the entire game without killing anyone.
It’s impossible because you’re a special agent with a lot of force and the game is created to have fun while acting with enemies. If you don’t like to have big battles you can avoid some of them by sneaking past cameras and enemies but actually, the game is designed for battles so maybe it’s closer to BioShock or Doom than to a Prey or Dishonored style of game.
I noticed the combat can be quite challenging compared is other games. Are there any changes to that? Or what is the reason for the dev to make a game that is harder than usual?

We have three difficulties now. There’s normal, and we did some rebalancing now. So the version which is going to be released is balanced for. If you feel some difficulties, you can always switch the game to an easier mode. The game is accessible to a wide audience of players. If you want to have that kind of BioShock-like experience, you will have this option.
 That being said, it was initially designed for you to suffer a little like the Souls game. We think as developers, it’s so fun to study the enemy, like their tactics and movement patterns to remember them. We made a lot of play tests and we saw that usually there are two kinds of people. The first is the casual players who are playing on the lower difficulties and go through the game a bit faster than usual.
Then, there is the second half of the playtesters who want a more hardcore experience. They’re having a lot of fun in the game. If you combine your glove abilities, if you use them with some smart decision-making, we have an interesting mechanic in the game when you hit players with a melee weapon, you increase your energy bar, and then you can make some distance and shoot it with an energy weapon. It helps you to avoid situations when you can just find yourself without any armor. It’s important to understand this concept when you get it, everything becomes much more fun.
How big is the world of Atomic Heart and what kind of activities/side missions can we expect during our travels?

I wouldn’t compare this game to the typical open-world game. So actually, we have our own approach to creating this open world. We don’t want to create dozens of side quests and blur the attention of players from the main plot. We have some big, interesting puzzles in the different parts of this open world, and if you explore them, you will find some upgrades, which will help you to improve the diversity of your personnel. That’s how it works.
I don’t know if you are familiar with the Russian military closed sieges, but in the Soviet Union, there were concepts of the cities, which was like a closed territory. There were dungeons with laboratories, and there was an open world. What we created is something like that utopian world from the USSR.
Through the various gameplay footage, we’ve seen of the game, there’s a lot of emphasis on the player’s glove and how it’s able to use elemental/psychic-like abilities to deal with enemies and puzzles, was there an inspiration behind this concept?

According to the plot, the polymers are a special matter, which is designed and created in the facility. Sechenov, who is the founder of the facility gives the gloves to our main hero. Every time the main hero asked him how he came to the inspiration for this glove, he never answers.
Can you tell us more about The Twins and how significant their role will be in the game?

Regarding your question about The Twins, they’re a core storyline character. It’s a thing that you have to explore in the game so let’s leave it to the players.
Without spoiling too much, can you explain some of the thought processes behind Atomic Heart’s two different ending routes despite the game having a “strict linear plot”?

As you progress through the game, you will meet some different characters, they will tell you something interesting, and you will get deeper into the lore. The situation is that there are a lot of differences, like a position or points of view on all the situations or this disaster from different characters. Maybe it sounds simple, but that’s the way the plot moves forward. So, the main dilemma is when you understand the whole situation, you will be forced to make some choices. It depends on you as a player, your own point of view, and what is going on there.
As a game developer, what do you want gamers to know about Atomic Heart?
This is a very unique game. It’s hard to compare it to any other game. Even if it looks like a BioShock or Fallout. Of course, in the different parts, we can have huge inspiration from BioShock, Half-Life, from Dying Light, but actually, the game has its own uniqueness, it’s like a fever. When you play it, you’ll have a lot of fresh emotions. That was our goal, to deliver something new.

We wish Robert Bagratuni and the rest of his team and Mundfish the best of luck as they soon come to the launch of Atomic Heart. It’s never easy launching your first game, especially when it’s an incredibly ambitious title you’ve been working on it for five years but if the preview we had was anything to go by, it’ll be quite a bang.
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Atomic Hearts is available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
For more information on the game check out our previous interview with the game’s publisher 4Divinity.

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Classic King of Fighters Characters Joining Rules of Survival!

King of Fighters are one of SNK’s flagship titles and now they have a new collaboration for it with another popular battle royale game, Rules of Survivor! Check the trailer out!

As of today, play as one of the five iconic legendary characters from King of Fighters and dominate the battlegrounds! Here’s a list of characters you can choose from,

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Items:

Kyo and Lori’s exclusive sports cars
Specially designed weapons, stickers, avatar frames and name cards

King of Fighter mode
Get the chance to be your favorite character from the King of Fighter and use their abilities like in the actual game! Each fighter has their own unique attack moves and by stacking enough energy, players will be able to release their fighter’s ultimate attack!

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