Netflix Anime Festival Announces 2021 Anime Lineup

Netflix has shown they’re more than prepared for an extended pandemic with a robust lineup of anime for 2021. These announcements were all made at Netflix Anime Festival, the platform’s celebration of anime. They include cult classics such as Way of the Househusband as well as original projects like Eden.

Godzilla: Singular Point (2021)

#ネトフリ で全世界独占配信（⚠日本先行）『ゴジラ S.P ＜シンギュラポイント＞』ティザーPV解禁❗

これまでの「#ゴジラ」とは全く違う新しいオリジナルストーリーをボンズ×オレンジが描き出す⚡
2021年4月からTV放送もスタート❗#ネトフリアニメ#ネトフリアニメフェス #Netflixanimefes pic.twitter.com/z1dhhOpRhU
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— Netflix Japan Anime (@NetflixJP_Anime) October 27, 2020

The anime is another take on the Godzilla franchise, and follows a young girl and a moody genius. The anime draws on a lot of kaiju from over the years, including Rodan and several more. The anime is being produced by bones (My Hero Academia) as well as Orange. According to Netflix, their combined expertise in 2d and 3D animation makes this one to look out for.

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Eden (2021)

In this original sci-fi story, humanity is now extinct, Instead, robots now roam the planet. However, two robots find what appears to be the last human, and raise her as their own. They mention, though, that other robots don’t exactly think highly of humans, believing them to be a source of evil.
Spriggan (2021)

Netflixオリジナルアニメシリーズ『スプリガン』ティザーPV、初解禁‼
30年の時を超えて2D作画×3DCGを駆使して鮮烈に映像化🎥過激なアクションと古代浪漫に満ち溢れた王道冒険活劇を#ネトフリ で体感せよ💥
2021年、全世界独占配信🎬#ネトフリアニメ #ネトフリアニメフェス #Netflixanimefes pic.twitter.com/J6vHMNwnVO
— Netflix Japan Anime (@NetflixJP_Anime) October 27, 2020

Produced by david Production of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure fame, Spriggan is a story set in an alternate history cold war where secret organizations fight over powerful artifacts. These artifacts, called OOPArts, (Out-of-place Artifacts) have shown up all over the world, and it’s up to ARCAM to reclaim them, lest they be used as weapons.
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan

【「岸辺露伴は動かない」OVA、2021年春Netflixにて独占配信決定！！】
『懺悔室』『六壁坂』『富豪村』『ザ・ラン』4作の独占配信が決定！！漫画家・岸辺露伴がネタ集めのために訪れた先で見聞きした奇妙な見聞録集。是非ご覧ください。
▶ https://t.co/dtNxIBN9xx#jojo_anime pic.twitter.com/VUq26ouhyV
— TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』公式 (@anime_jojo) October 27, 2020

One of several spin-offs of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, the series follows titular character Kishibe Rohan. Though originally intended to be a series of original one-shot stories, Jojo creator Hirohiko Ariaki could not resist shifting it to focus on the mangaka character instead.
Gokushofudou / Way Of The Househusband (2021)

This slice-of-life manga revolves around the wholesome adventures of Tatsu, who takes care of his house while his wife works. Did we mention he’s also a former member of the Yakuza, feared by many as the Immortal Tatsu? The manga’s seen some massive popularity over the years getting its own live-action series, and so an anime adaptation was simply a matter of when.
Yasuke (2021)

Netflixオリジナルアニメシリーズ　　『Yasuke -ヤスケ-』
時は、メカと魔法の入り交じる群雄割拠の戦国時代⚡
アフリカ人で初の武士となった浪人・ヤスケの数奇な人生が明らかに—
アニメ制作は #MAPPA✨2021年、全世界独占配信🎬#ネトフリアニメ#ネトフリアニメフェス #Netflixanimefes pic.twitter.com/wiNGTl1uzv
— Netflix Japan Anime (@NetflixJP_Anime) October 27, 2020

Very few details were given about this project, to be honest. However, it’s being produced by MAPPA, and will focus on Yasuke, history’s first African Samurai. It also features fellow legendary Samurai and warlord Nobunaga Oda.
High Rise Invasion / Tenkuu Shinpai (2021)

Netflixオリジナルアニメシリーズ　　　　『天空侵犯』
2021年2月、全世界独占配信決定🎬
狂気のグロ死（デス）ゲーム漫画がついにアニメ化⚡
圧倒的高所×圧倒的絶望感の　　予測不能の凶騒サバイバル💥
考えるな、絶望しろ。#ネトフリアニメ#ネトフリアニメフェス #Netflixanimefes pic.twitter.com/S44tdF3caG
— Netflix Japan Anime (@NetflixJP_Anime) October 27, 2020

This horror-action manga follows a young highschooler who suddenly finds herself in a world of high-rise buildings connected via bridges. Separated from her brother, she now has to survive an onslaught of masked combatants, all out to kill each other. It’s definitely not for the faint of heart, so viewer discretion is advised.
Vampire In The Garden (2021)

This original story centers around a future where mankind went to war with the Vampires. However, the Vampire Queen herself has gone missing, and now two girls must find a paradise for humans and Vampires alike. They haven’t shown much about this anime, but it’s definitely one to keep an eye out for.
Pacific Rim: The Black (2021)

This anime is yet another entry in the Pacific Rim universe, based on the 2013 movie by Guillermo Del Toro. The Black follows the story of Australia as it fights off a wave of Kaiju invasions using the movie’s signature technology, the duo-piloted Jaegers.
Thermae Romae Novae (2021)

Netflixオリジナルアニメシリーズ『テルマエ・ロマエ ノヴァエ』♨🎉制作決定🎉
原作のヤマザキマリ先生からスペシャルアートが到着💌
原作をベースにしつつ、先生による新たな描き下ろしエピソードも登場予定♨続報をお楽しみに！#ネトフリアニメ#ネトフリアニメフェス #Netflixanimefes pic.twitter.com/2Yh6eAMVaY
— Netflix Japan Anime (@NetflixJP_Anime) October 27, 2020

Mari Yamazaki’s bizarre manga about a time-travelling Roman in modern day Japan is coming to Netflix. The series focuses on the shared culture of Romans and Japanese people, particularly their fondness for public baths.
Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure (2021)

This stop-motion animated adventure follows Rilakkuma’s adventures in a theme park. Judging by the reactions it seems like a must-watch for fans of the popular mascot character.
Otherworldly Detective Trese (2021)

This Philippines-based anime is also set in the city of Manila. It’s produced by BASE Entertainment, and as the title implies, follows the supernatural adventures of Trese, a detective.
B: The Beginning Succession (2021)

【速報】B: The Beginning セカンドシーズンのタイトルがB: The Beginning Succession に決定！2021年春よりNetflixにて配信予定となります！来年をどうぞお楽しみに！！
⇓公式サイト⇓https://t.co/T64lunPSc2#BTheBeginning #Netfix #ネトフリアニメ pic.twitter.com/78Rkd2OPgL
— B: The Beginning＠3月18日セカンドシーズン配信開始！ (@b_the_beginning) October 27, 2020

The second season to the popular B: The Beginning series was also slated as part of next year’s anime lineup. Fans of the first season are definitely encouraged to check this one out.
Baki Hanma (2021)

Netflixオリジナルアニメシリーズ     👊🔥『範馬刃牙』🔥👊
制作決定記念✨原作・ #板垣恵介 先生描きおろしスペシャルイラストを公開ッッ🎉
“史上最強の親子喧嘩”の行方はッッ⁉
2021年、全世界独占配信ッッ！#ネトフリアニメ #バキアニメ#ネトフリアニメフェス #Netflixanimefes pic.twitter.com/EMe21yeNcI
— Netflix Japan Anime (@NetflixJP_Anime) October 27, 2020

This battle anime focuses on the “strongest battle between parent and child”. To celebrate the announcement of the anime, the series’ mangaka even produced a special illustration. The original manga definitely has that 80s battle-manga vibe to it, so fans of the genre will want to check this out.
Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Earthrise (2021)

The follow-up to this year’s Transformers: War For Cybertron Siege, Earthrise sees the aftermath of the Autobots and Decepticons battle once it reaches Earth. This was already announced previously, though it’s good to know it’ll be joining the strong lineup shown at Netflix Anime Festival.
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness (2021)

Netflixオリジナルアニメシリーズ『#バイオハザード：インフィニット ダークネス』
場面写真、初解禁❗
レオン・S・ケネディとクレア・レッドフィールドの前に立ちふさがる新たな脅威とは…？
2021年、全世界独占配信⚡#ネトフリアニメ #CAPCOM #ネトフリアニメフェス #Netflixanimefes pic.twitter.com/j7Rrw4vLO8
— Netflix Japan Anime (@NetflixJP_Anime) October 27, 2020

The CG series based on the popular horror game Resident Evil is coming to Netflix, as was previously announced. We were also treated to previously-released footage from the show, showing Claire Redfield and Leon S Kennedy in the show’s creepy atmospheric art style.

As is, it looks like next year is going to be a great year for anime fans in Asian markets. According to Netflix, all of these releases will be global, so you won’t have to worry about being region-locked.
Events like the Netflix Anime Festival are a good sign in the industry, as consumers have little access to legal streams of anime in the Southeast Asia region. Instead, a lot of anime airs on cable television, which is significantly less convenient for users.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Review – Bigger world, greater freedom but harder to play

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series got a new start on Assassin’s Creed Origins about one year ago, and now they are back with a new title – Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. This time, the game is taking you to ancient Greece with familiar yet different gameplay mechanics. We enjoyed the game on PC these days, so here is our Assassin’s Creed Odyssey review where we will explain our thoughts about the game!

Check out our gameplay below:

The Story
Set in the year 431 BCE, the game tells a fictional history of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. You will get to control one of the siblings – Alexios or Kassandra. As the descendant of the Spartan king Leonidas I and a mercenary, the protagonists will fight to unite their family, as well as uncovering a malign cult.

Kassandra and Alexios
We took on the role of Kassandra since it is very new for Ubisoft to let players play as a female protagonist throughout an Assassin’s Creed game. Although we do think that Kassandra has a more subtle personality and a better voice-acting compared to Alexios, both of them shares basically everything from dialogues to outfits.
The World
Exploring the huge and breathtaking open-world in ancient Greece is enjoyable, though the map still fills you with numerous icons and side contents. Gladfully this time Ubisoft adds an “Explorer Mode” that eliminates waypoints to your quest objective on the map. Instead, you will need to get clues from the NPCs to know where you should head to.
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There are countless side quests and contracts shattered around the world where you can complete for extra EXP and Drachmae/equipment. While the side contents are interesting with their own stories at first, it slowly turns into a boring task as you repeat the similar mission over and over again.
The Choices
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is inheriting most of its features from Assassin’s Creed Origins but with a twist, This time around, players are allowed to decide how the protagonist behaves – either good or evil by making choices on the different dialogues. For example, you can choose to show mercy or kill your enemy when you defeat them.

You are free to develop romantic relationships with the NPCs as well. Gender doesn’t matter here, you can flirt with either men or women (or both) if you want. However, we didn’t see any serious relationship that develops as the game progress, all the relationships you get are nothing more than a one-night stand.
The Combat
The combats are just like how you do it in Origins – you can’t just swing your weapon recklessly, instead you will need to parry and attack when there is a chance. Of course, you can perform stealth attacks (assassination) but you still can’t kill your enemy in one hit if he has a higher level than yours.

Customization on weapons and armors have improved too. You can equip a huge variety of weapons ranging from Bows, Short Blades to Heavy Blunts, along with the freedom to mix and match all kinds of armor parts that you found in your adventure. You can also engrave additional stats on your weapon and armor parts.

The skill tree branches into 3 categories – Hunter (ranged), Warrior (melee), and Assassin (stealth). As usual, you get a skill point when you level up (or complete exploring a tomb) and you can spend it to unlock new abilities. There are a few special abilities that you can assign to certain buttons, and some of them are really interesting. For example, there is a “Sparta Kick” ability that references movie 300 and an ability that allows your arrows to fly through walls (well, f*ck logic).
This is Sparta!
A big portion of the game’s map is on the sea, which means you will have to spend most of your times sailing across the water. The naval combats are back in a satisfactorily way – you can ram into enemy ships, or fire arrows and javelins at them before you board the ships to kill your enemies off. Your ship is also upgradable with resources you collected along your journey.

Other contents
As an addition, you can knock out an enemy and thus recruit them as a crew of lieutenants for buffs on your ship (eg: more damage on arrow attacks). The game now features a mercenary system that if you commit too many crimes (attacking ships, stealing stuff or murdering citizens), a bounty will be placed on you and the hunters will start to chase you down.
One of the many hunters
The hunters are basically a boss, you can fight them (they have some strength and weakness, you should learn about them before you fight them) or pay off your bounty with Drachmae (in-game currency). Also, you can kill the sponsor directly to clear your wanted level.
If small-scale battles don’t satisfy you, Odyssey is featuring Conquest Battle as well. As you will lead a side in a skirmish (either Athens and Sparta) to fight up to 300 enemies, it becomes very challenging for you to balance your dodge and attacks while protecting your allies.

Moreover, you will need to lower the nation’s Power Meter before you can participate in a Conquest Battle. You can do so by killing Leaders, destroying war supplies, taking down heavily guarded forts and more, but all of these requires a lot of work and strategic planning.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch (Japan only). Dio get the game if you are interested, you won’t regret buying it! Will you choose to play as Alexios or Kassandra? 😀
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The Review

                    Assassin's Creed Odyssey

8
Score

Although most of the features are inherited from the last title (Origins), we could see that Ubisoft has brought in a lot of improvement in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Combats are exciting with plenty of customization options, the world is bigger and gorgeous than ever, you can choose your fate and not to mention that naval battles are back!

PROS
 The open-world Ancient Greece is breathtaking Exhilarating and customizable combat experience You are free to be good or evil Naval battles made a decent return Conquest Battle is challenging and requires strategic planning

CONS
 Still too grindy Extremely difficult to defeat higher level enemies (skills doesn't help out much) Repetitve side missions and contracts

Review Breakdown

We give Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8 Out of 10
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Revived Witch: Phantom Mirror of Stars event schedule

The first event for Revived Witch has finally been announced, with Phantom Mirror of Stars.

A summary of the event schedule is as follows:

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Phantom Mirror of Stars

Runs from 23 November 2021, 04:00 UTC – 7 to 14 December 2021, 03:59 UTC -7
Stages will be open from 23 November 2021, 04:00 UTC – 7 to 7 December 2021, 03:59 UTC -7

Hard Mode opens 30 November 2021, 04:00 UTC – 7 to 14 December 2021, 03:59 UTC -7

Rewards from the event include:

SSR Archeronte and her Soul Stones, Soul Cyrolite, themed furniture, ascension materials and more
Collect event currency to exchange in the store

The following Dolls will boost the drop rate of Stars / Red Stars in non-Boss stages:

20%: Nannar, Metamorphoses, Ella
10%: Archeronte, Nocturna, Witch

New Summons will become available

UR Nannar available from 23 November 2021, 04:00 UTC – 7 to 30 November 2021, 03:59 UTC -7
UR Metamorphoses available from 30 November 2021, 04:00 UTC – 7 to 7 December 2021, 03:59 UTC -7

New Outfits will become available in the Shop

From 23 November 2021, 04:00 UTC – 7 to 7 December 2021, 03:59 UTC -7
Guard of the Mirror, Nannar
Deathbringer, Nemesi

New Furniture set

Starry Garden, from 23 November 2021, 04:00 UTC – 7 to 14 December 2021, 03:59 UTC -7
Other pieces will be available from the redemption shop

Limited time game packs for resources including Soul Cyrolite

From 23 November 2021, 04:00 UTC – 7 to 7 December 2021, 03:59 UTC -7

As mentioned, this is the first event for the game since its launch, and it sounds like a regular exchange event for now. Check in once the event actually starts. You can check out our reroll tier list to help you get a better start.
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Revived WitchPublisher: Yostar IncDeveloper: PixelNekoRelease Date: 2021-11-11Android, iOS
Revived Witch is an adventure RPG game that combines both 2D dynamic pixel art and 3D lighting. You play as a young witch who enters a mysterious tower and travels across various worlds to fulfill her destiny. You’ll meet many companions with different personalities and fight with them against powerful enemies on your journey.

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Pokémon GO gets over 80 new Pokémon

At long last, Niantic has finally announced that it will be going through with a huge update for Pokémon GO. Within the week, players will be able to add creatures from the Johto compendium to their collection.

Once the update goes through, the new monsters can be found the usual way out in the real world. Along with new faces, the developers have also added some new features:

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While catching Pokémon, Trainers can use two new Berries—the Nanab Berry, which slows a Pokémon’s movements, and the Pinap Berry, which doubles the amount of Candy received if the next catch attempt succeeds. Trainers will also be able to customize their avatar’s appearance with a new selection of hats, shirts, pants, and other items. Additional items will be available for purchase from the in-game Pokémon GO shop.
If you need a refresher, you can check out the full list of of Pokémon here. Whether or not this will manage to rekindle the somewhat lost interest in the game remains to be seen, but here’s hoping.
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FFXIV Queue Forces Players To Endure Long Load Times To Access Endwalker

Players had to queue up virtually in lines of over a thousand strong to access the new Endwalker expansion for Final Fantasy XIV ( FFXIV ), which launched over this weekend.

MMO queues aren’t unheard of- they’ve long been the genre’s solution to solving overcrowding. Considering FFXIV ‘s upwards boom in popularity over the year, it was basically understood that the idea you’d get to play the game this weekend without waiting a long time in queue was a pipe dream at best.

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Streamer Patrick Boivin documented his own attempts to access the game, with screenshots showing over 3600 players in queue just to access Final Fantasy XIV  on the server he was playing on.
Some players on the reddit even reported the number going as high as 9000, with frequent “2002 errors” disconnecting them and forcing them to rejoin the queue.
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“I’ve been trying to get in for the last 6 hours lol, always crash in 2002 at some point. I gave up now when I re-entered the queue at place 10.6k-something.”, one redditor writes.
Naturally, the internet did what the internet does best and coped through humor, with many Twitter netizens posting memes about themselves being stuck in queue.

FFXIV Expansion experience pic.twitter.com/KvNWKIxwex
— Cryo Lithius (@CryoLithius) December 4, 2021

The Rocketing Popularity
Despite having been around for many years now, Final Fantasy XIV has had a great upwards momentum in the past year. There’s several reasons to suggest why- first off, more people got into video games in general since the pandemic started. The second is the so-called “WoW Exodus”, which saw many World of Warcraft content creators try out the MMO after being frustrated by their usual MMO.
As of now, the trailer for Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker sits at 3.8 million views on YouTube.

Final Fantasy XIVPublisher: Square EnixDeveloper: Square EnixRelease Date: 2013-08-27mac os, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked August 2021: Smart tech and the foldable future

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It’s time for an evolution in tech, and Samsung‘s ready to pave the way as showcased in their Samsung Galaxy Unpacked August 2021 event. Let’s go through all the offerings in due course.

GALAXY WATCH4

The smart watch now comes in the modern Watch4 and Watch4 Classic styles, the former going for a sleeker, minimalistic look, while the latter keeps to a more timeless design complete with rotating bezels. The looks is just one part of the package: to keep track of your health, Samsung’s BioActive Sensor is one chipset that houses three sensors – namely, the Optical Heart Rate Sensor (PPG), Electrical Heart Sensor (ECG), Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Sensor (BIA).

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It’s also packed with a new Body Composition analysis tool with which you can track skeletal muscle, fat mass, body fat, BMI and body water. Additionally, Smart Tracking means you can set your fitness routines or challenges with your friends. It has support with Samsung Smart TV to assist in home training as well. Improvements have been made to sleep management, allowing for snoring detection, blood oxygen tracking and sleep score to provide better insight.
Under one unified platform, built jointly with Google, you can access both Samsung apps, as well as Google services and any related third-party apps which can work in tandem as needed, like how the Watch4’s built-in compass functions in conjunction with Google Maps for directions. Accordingly, the Watch4’s UI has been designed to be able to work like your phone, syncing important settings and even automatically install apps if they’re compatible. In the same Galaxy ecosystem, you can use your Watch4 alongside your other devices. Controlling it is easy as well, whether through Bixby Voice, the rotating bezel, or with gestures.

All this is made possible with the use of a 5nm processor, the first in a smart watch for 20% faster CPU, 50% increased RAM, more than 10x more powerful GPU. Other hardware to note includes:

Higher resolution display
16GB memory
Up to 40hrs battery life, quick charging: more than 10hrs charge after 30 minutes, full recharge in less than 2hrs
LTE on select models
Samsung Knox security

GALAXY WATCH4

GALAXY WATCH4 CLASSIC

                                        DISPLAY

                                        44mm: 1.36" (450x450), 330PPI ||
40mm: 1.19" (396x396), 330PPI

                                        46mm: 1.36" (450x450), 330PPI ||
42mm: 1.19" (396x396), 330PPI

                                        PROCESSOR

                                        Exynos W920 (5nm Processor)

                                        MEMORY

                                        1.5GB RAM + 16GB internal storage

                                        DIMENSION AND WEIGHT

                                        Aluminum case ||
44mm: 44.4 x 43.3 x 9.8mm, 30.3g ||
40mm: 40.4 x 39.3 x 9.8mm, 25.9g

                                        Stainless steel case
|| 46mm: 45.5 x 45.5 x 11.0mm, 52g
|| 42mm: 41.5 x 41.5 x 11.2mm, 46.5g

                                        BATTERY

                                        44mm: 361mAh / 40mm: 247mAh (typical)

                                        46mm: 361mAh / 43mm: 247mAh (typical)

                                        SENSOR

                                        Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor ||
 Samsung BioActive Sensor [ Optical Heart Rate Sensor (PPG), Electrical Heart Sensor (ECG), Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Sensor (BIA) ]

                                        COLORS

                                        Black, Silver, Green (44mm only), Pink Gold (40mm only)

                                        Black, Silver

                                        PRICE

                                        BT 40mm From USD$249.99

                                        BT 42mm From USD$349.99

                                        AVAILABILITY

                                        27 August 2021, select markets

GALAXY BUDS2

The latest iteration builds upon Samsung’s audio legacy, designed for comfortable all day use while providing the quality you expect. Dynamic 2-way speakers, active noise cancelling for up to 98% reduced background sound or 3 ambient sound volume control levels ensures you can hear anything you need or want to. A machine learning based solution in conjunction with 3 mics and a voice pick-up unit maximizes call clarity as necessary.
The Buds2 can last up to 5 hours playback with active noise cancelling on, and up to a further 20 hours when charged in the case. The Galaxy Wearable app will help you check the fit to further ensure comfort when the Buds2 are in use. Fit your style with four colour options or with any third party cases. The Buds2 is also compatible with Buds Pro / Live cases.

                                        GALAXY BUDS2

                                        CONNECTIVITY

                                        Bluetooth 5.2

                                        DIMENSION

                                        Earbud: 17.0 W x 20.9 H x 21.1 D mm ||
Charging case: 50 W x 50.2 H x 27.8 D mm

                                        WEIGHT

                                        5.0g / 41.2g (Earbud / Charging case)

                                        MIC

                                        3 Mics (2 outer + 1 inner)

                                        SPEAKER

                                        2 way, Woofer and Tweeter

                                        SENSOR

                                        Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Hall, Touch, VPU (Voice Pickup Unit)

                                        APS

                                        In box ||
Charging cable (USB Type-C), Ear-tips, QSG

                                        BATTERY

                                        61mAh (Earbud), 472mAh (Charging case)

                                        IF CONNECTOR

                                        USB Type-C

                                        PRICE

                                        USD$149.99

                                        AVAILABILITY

                                        27 August 2021

FOLDABLES
Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Z Fold3 5G and the Samsung Z Flip3 5G, the next generation of their foldable smartphones. Now, they’re more durable:

IPX8 Water Resistance up to 1.6m depth, 30 minutes in fresh water. The first on a foldable smartphone
Armor aluminum build for frame and hinge, making it 10% stronger and is the strongest material used yet on a smartphone
Gorilla Glass Victus, 50% stronger than Gorilla Glass 6 for the cover screen and rear glass
New protective film with redesigned layer structure for 80% more durability and more scratch resistance

GALAXY Z FOLD3 5G

The Z Fold3 5G has gotten slightly slimmer, but maintaining the same display ratio while improving in other areas. Now, you can enjoy a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with 120Hz refresh rate. The screen is 29% brighter thanks to Eco Square Technology. Your display is also no longer obstructed thanks to an Under Display camera. The UX has been better optimized for the large screen, with the pinned taskbar aiding in productivity.
S Pen support has been brought in, with options for the Z Fold3 Exclusive S Pen Fold Edition, or with a multi-purpose S Pen Pro (sold separately). The way you interact with the device has become more intuitive, in addition to in-app optimization thanks to the Labs function for multi-window apps, among others.
GALAXY Z FLIP3 5G

The Z Flip3 5G likewise gets upgraded, with a Cover Screen boasting more functionality. With directional commands on the Cover Screen, you can very quickly handle your settings, Samsung Pay, check notifications or look at supported widgets. In the customization department, you can style your Z Flip3 5G with ring grips or straps, as well as the cover screen to match your Galaxy Watch4 watch face.

                                        GALAXY Z FOLD3

                                        GALAXY Z FLIP3

                                        COVER SCREEN

                                        6.2-inch HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display (24.5:9), 2268 x 832, 387ppi, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

                                        1.9-inch Super AMOLED Display 260 x 512, 302ppi

                                        MAIN SCREEN

                                        7.6-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display (22.5:18), Infinity Flex Display (2208 x 1768), 374ppi, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

                                        6.7-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display (22:9), Infinity Flex Display 2640 x 1080, 425ppi, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

                                        DIMENSION

                                        Folded: 67.1 x 158.2 x 16.0mm ~ 14.4mm || Unfolded: 128.1 x 158.2 x 6.4mm

                                        Folded: 72.2 x 86.4 x 17.1mm - 15.9mm || Unfolded: 72.2 x 166.0 x 6.9mm

                                        WEIGHT

                                        271g

                                        183g

                                        AP

                                        5nm 64-bit Octa-Core Processor (2.84GHz + 2.4GHz + 1.8Hz)

                                        5nm 64-bit Octa-Core Processor (2.84GHz + 2.4GHz + 1.8Hz)

                                        COLOURS

                                        Phantom Black, Phantom Green, Phantom Silver

                                        Cream, Green Lavender, Phantom Black || Samsung.com Exclusive: Gray, White, Pink

                                        CAMERA

                                        Cover camera: 10MP, F2.2, Pixel size 1.22μm, FOV: 80°

                                        Front camera: 10MP Selfie camera, F2.4, Pixel size: 1.22μm, FOV: 80°

                                        Rear triple camera, super clear glass with Corning Gorilla Glass with DX - Ultra Wide: 12MP, F2.2, Pixel size: 1.22μm, FOV: 123° || Wide-angle:  12MP, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, F1.8, Pixel size: 1.8μm, FOV: 83° || Telephoto:  12MP, PDAF, F2.4, OIS, Pixel size: 1.0μm, FOV: 45°, Dual OIS, 0.5x out and 2x in optical zoom, up to 10x digital zoom, HDR10+ recording, Tracking AF

                                        Rear dual camera, super clear glass with Corning Gorilla Glass with DX - 12MP Ultra Wide: F2.2, Pixel size: 1.12μm, FOV: 123° || 12MP Wide-angle: Dual Pixel AF, OIS, F1.8, Pixel size: 1.4μm, FOV: 78°

                                        Under display camera: 4MP, F1.8, Pixel size 2.0μm, FOV: 80°

                                        NETWORK

                                        LTE: Enhanced 4X4 MIMO, 7CA, LAA, LTE Cat.20 || 5G: Non-standalone (NSA), Standalone (SA), Sub6/mmWave

                                        LTE: Enhanced 4X4 MIMO, 7CA, LAA, LTE Cat.20 || 5G: Non-standalone (NSA), Standalone (SA), Sub6/mmWave

                                        AUTHENTICATION

                                        Lock type: Pattern, PIN, Password || Biometric Lock Type: Fingerprint sensor, Face recognition

                                        Sensors: Capacitive fingerprint sensor (side), accelerometer, barometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, hall sensor (analog), proximity sensor, light sensor

                                        BATTERY

                                        4400mAh (typical) dual battery

                                        3300mAh (typical) dual battery

                                        MEMORY

                                        12GB RAM with 256GB/512GB internal storage (UFS 3.1)

                                        8GB RAM with 128GB/256GB internal storage (UFS 3.1)

                                        OS

                                        Android 11

                                        Android 11

                                        PRICE

                                        From USD $1799.99

                                        From USD $999.99

While no precise details were provided, Samsung has once again collaborated with Thom Browne for a Special Edition design for the truly style conscious, available for select regions. You can see your first looks at the set below.

Last but not least is Samsung’s Galaxy for the Planet initiative. In summary, they are looking for a sustainable future, with the following points:

Reduce standby power consumption to below 5mW
Incorporate recycled materials in all products
Eliminate plastic packaging
Zero waste to landfill

Here’s to the future of tech!

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Ed Sheeran is Coming to Pokemon Go in New Event

British pop singer Ed Sheeran is stepping up to be a Pokemon Master in the latest Pokemon Go event.

Ed Sheeran will be appearing in Pokemon Go alongside a Squirtle in sunglasses in an event that will involve a concert and new cosmetic items for Squirtle and player avatars. The event will begin on November 22 2021 and last until the 30th of November.

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During the event, players will be able to watch Ed Sheeran sing in-game while playing Pokemon Go. There will be six of his songs included in the game:

Perfect
Thinking Out Loud
Bad Habits
First Times
Overpass Graffiti
Shivers

During the event, Water types will be more common, as apparently, Ed Sheeran is a big fan of water-types. This includes the sunglasses pokemon Squirtle as well as other water starter pokemon Totadile, Mudkip, Piplup, Oshawott, and Froakie. If someone is in need of more water-type candy to get a Blastoise, now is your time.
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Final for the avatar costumes, players can get an Ed Sheeran album sweatshirt for their character by redeeming the following code: VVM87WGMMUZHTB8X during the event.
Pokemon Go is currently available for IOS and Android devices. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have also recently been released for Nintendo Switch.

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Rome: Total War to release for the iPhone on 23 August 2018

After making its rounds on the iPad, Rome: Total War will be ported to iPhone version by Feral Interactive.

While the game was a perfect fit on the iPad with all that screen real estate, it is interesting to see how it makes the transition to a smaller screen. However, if the trailer is any indication, the game is just as amazing on the iPhone as it was on Apple’s tablet. Speaking of which, you are required to have at least the iOS 11 running on an iPhone 5s or later in order to run the game. The sixth generation iPod Touch is also supported in case you still have one of those devices.

If you plan on getting it on iPhone, you will need iOS 11 and later with an iPhone 5s and later. It will also support the 6th generation iPod Touch. So if you’re yearning for a full fledged strategy game for the iPhone, be sure to get Rome: Total War when it comes out on 23 August 2018 for the specified platform.
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MU Origin 2.0 Update Adds Ragnarok Arena!

MU Origin by Webzen has received tantamount of updates since their launch and now with MU Origin 2.0, they have something huge in stores for players. Webzen has announced that they will be adding in Ragnarok update! With the new update, players will enjoy a 100 vs 100 battle royale!

The Ragnarok arena is an in-game tournament that only the top 100 players from the previous month’s server arena are eligible to join. For seven days of every month, the tournament will start from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. The number of players in the tournament will be halved each time by 64, 32 and so on until someone wins. There’s also a betting system for the Warriors of 4 Rebirth from round 16 onwards with other options; ‘like’ or ‘dislike’ a player.

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Other upgraded features that comes with the update is the enhanced pet system and per skills. Players who have achieved 6 Rebirth and completed the Faith War quest will be able to equip skills onto pets. When pets hit level 30, the first slot will be available and the rest at 40, 50 and 60.  There’s also a new Guild Temple system which allows you to level-up, retaining your own personal guild level.
A new server will be added in as well called Elveland for players 11 Rebirth or over along with a Cry Wolf statue added into the game.
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Detective Conan Puzzle: Cross Chain announced for Android and iOS

Japan-based game developer Cybird has announced a new puzzle game based on the Detective Conan, due for a release for the mobile in 2018 Spring. Detective Conan Puzzle: Cross Chain will play as a three-match puzzle title, which involves players  requiring to eliminate three pieces of one specific colour. All characters from the series will appear as super-deformed, six of who have been confirmed. In addition to titular Conan, characters such as Mori Ran and Haibara Ai are in.

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For those unfamiliar with the series, Detective Conan by Aoyama Gosho is a manga which has been running for the past 23 years. Kudo Shinichi is a high school detective who is transformed to a child after being forced to ingest a poison. He keeps his real identity a secret and goes around solving crimes with his friends as Detective Conan.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition Review – You’re finally awake…again

At 10 years of age, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is a rather unexpected re-release that I’ll be looking at in this review.

The game is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via Steam. In this review, I won’t be going into too much detail in terms of the story or gameplay of Skyrim, but will instead look at what’s new in the Anniversary Edition and if it’s worth getting. As a score will not be assigned like in our other reviews.

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Is the Anniversary Edition a step-up from the widely played Special Edition of the game, or is it an unfortunate step down, like GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition? Read on for our review of Skyrim Anniversary Edition!

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Anniversary Edition vs Special Edition
Note that on Steam, the Anniversary Edition is treated as DLC for the Special Edition of Skyrim. If you already owned the Special Edition, you can purchase the Anniversary Edition upgrade. If you don’t own Skyrim Special Edition, then there is a bundle on Steam which you can purchase to get both editions of the game. With that out of the way, let’s look at what’s new in the Anniversary Edition.

New goodies
The Anniversary Edition comes with all three main expansions for Skyrim, namely Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn. However, the new stuff is mainly Creation Club content. Everything from quests, equipment and even game mods, there is certainly a lot of things to do in this already content-rich game.
For example, you can get The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind weapons and armour from the “Ghosts of the Tribunal” quest. There is also Survival Mode that adds survival elements like hunger and temperature management. These are just the tip of the iceberg of the sheer amount of content that is added in the Annniversary Edition.

Besides that, there are also the standard graphical improvements that come with remasters. Expect more visually appealing textures, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections and more. Finally, playing the game on PS5 or Xbox Series X and S will also bring with it faster load times and overall better performance. Note that for PS5, there is unfortunately no DualSense support or haptic feedback features.

But wait…there’s mods!
The sad fact is that you can experience the vast majority of the content that comes in the Anniversary Edition through mods in the Special Edition. For example, while the graphical improvements of the Anniversary Edition are nice, mods will make the game look even better.
The Survival Mode that was mentioned in the previous section of the review already existed as a mod way before Skyrim Anniversary Edition was announced. One of the biggest reasons why Skyrim is still a popular game is thanks to its incredible modding community. The Anniversary Edition simply cannot compete with the years of mods that were created and supported by the community.

Closing Thoughts
Technically, Skyrim Anniversary Edition is indeed a step up from the Special Edition. That is, if you completely ignore the existence of mods. In all honesty, what the Anniversary Edition offers should’ve been a free update for the game instead of a paid remaster.
As such, I can’t, in good conscience, recommend getting the Anniversary Edition when you can already experience it legally for free by installing mods on the Special Edition.
For more information on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition, check out its page on Steam.

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WarioWare: Get It Together Review – Mega Co-Op Microgames

I’ve always considered WarioWare one of Nintendo’s more underrated franchises. They’re not exactly well known but you can tell they don’t get quite the fanfare of one of their flagship series like Mario or Zelda. But that’s part of the charm, the surreal wacky art, and humor combined with the innovative gameplay. WarioWare: Get It Together brings all of these and more.

Wario’s been a bit of a slump in the last couple of years with only the compilation WarioWare Gold having come out a couple of years back, but WarioWare: Get It Together is a good return to form. It brings in a new set of microgames and combines them with a fresh new concept in the form of playable characters and multiplayer.

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Bugs in The Game

The story is that WarioWare Inc’s likely underpaid staff have made a new game but when they try to beta test it, it glitches out and they all get sucked into the console. It turns out there are bugs in the game and the only way to leave is to defeat them by playing each of the levels.
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It’s a basic plotline and for a WarioWare game, you do wish there was a bit more pizazz to it. These games have never had fleshed-out plots, but they made up for that with a zany sense of character with wacky scenarios that start each level. Here there’s are still cutscenes and they are the highlight of the story however most of it is told with the sprite models. It’s barebones and just not very interesting compared to what’s come before. WarioWare Gold had full-on voice acting but even that didn’t make a return.

It’s a shame too because I love the Warioware cast. Even for Nintendo standards, they’re such as weird and likable bunch with very distinct designs. The story ultimately isn’t the point of WarioWare but I do wish it was a bit better just so I can spend more time with them.
Micro Game Madness

The defining feature of WarioWare is of course the Micro Games. Instead of playing mini-games, Wario has created an obstacle course of 2-10 second long microgames. Each game gives you a prompt and you are even given minimal time to understand the situation and perform the task, then it’s on to the next one in a course of around 15 of them. As the level continues, the microgames become faster and faster until you reach the boss micro game which is usually a bit longer and harder.
I’ve always loved the microgame concept, it’s electrically fun to frantically go through the games one after the other, figuring them out as the game urges you to hurry up. The microgames have a great variety, from the classic pick the nose to stopping the giant ice cream from falling over. The fan favorites are course are 9-Volt’s Nintendo-themed microgames which are back in full force, and they’re just a good as ever.
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Getting It Together
WarioWare: Get It Together adds another new innovation to the microgames, playable characters. Now one of the WarioWare characters appears on screen and must perform the microgame. There are anywhere from 3-5 characters that will rotate out with each new microgame.

I was worried when I heard this as a felt it could limit how varied each microgame would be but it was actually the opposite. Each of the 18 playable characters has different abilities like Wario can fully move in any direction and use his elbow dash, some like 18-Volt stay in one place but can fire a projectile, some like Kat and Ana as they movie. Each character functions differently and therefore must tackle each microgame differently and some are definitely better at certain microgrammes than others.
This adds another layer of challenge to Get It Together’s gameplay. Not only do you have to watch the microgame but who going to be doing it and how their skills and limits can achieve the goal. And all within seconds. It does a great job of keeping the player on their toes. It makes the already hectic nature of the microgame montage even more exciting.

Even better though, you can now also beat the game with two players. As you can imagine, this just adds another layer of insanity into the game. Keeping track of the other player when you both have the figure the next game out and what characters your stuck with could lead to some fun times or potentially end friendships. Such is the fate of those that play WarioWare.
The Art of Wario

Graphics-wise, I’ve always loved the surreal artistic toilet humor of the microgames. The developers really threw everything at the kitchen sink when designing these. Want one that involves plucking armpit hairs from a Greek statue, sure, cover kitty business in kitty litter, why not. It’s beautiful.
I also enjoy the art style of the cast. The designs were made by Ko Takeuchi, who also designed the Rythym Heaven characters. I love the more cartooney yet distinctly anime-like art he makes for WarioWare Inc, it’s like Mario meets Katamari. It fits the strange nature of the series and makes it feel distinct. When I was younger I often forgot that Wario was meant to be Mario’s bad counterpart after playing WarioWare games since they always made him feel like such as different character. Get it Together feels very much the same.
This also extends to the music, with quirky little bops the get through the stage. This of course includes the mandatory WarioWare vocal track, this being Penny’s Song. It’s sung like a cheesy karaoke track, as it should be.
The Mini Games

Not Micro Games, Mini-Games! WarioWare: Get It Together has both. It kinda needs them. As fun as the microgames are, the story mode is also pretty short as a result, only being around 2 hours long. It’s fun but that isn’t a lot of content for a $50 game. To make up for this, WarioWario comes with a ‘variety mode’ a set of mini-games, and other extras.
Most of these are pretty fun side content. There’s some pretty simple stuff like a small platformer about trying to get to work on time (I know the feeling). There’s also a couple of Smash Bros’-esque modes. A multi-player mode where players fight one and other, which doesn’t really work because these characters were obviously not made with competitive gameplay in mind and certain characters (Orbulon, Ashley) are way better than others (Penny, 9-Volt). The other is a multi-man smash mode where you go up against evil versions of the characters and a master hand like Wario. This one is pretty brainless but the novelty is fun.

Extras and Prezzies
Firstly beating the campaign unlocks all of the characters and microgames which you can then play individually for high scores on the microgame page. You can also play specific challenge rounds such as endless microgame and one life microgame challenges.

Playing microgames and mini-games also gives you in-game coins. These can be traded for ‘prezzies’ which can be gifted to each of the characters. These unlock different color palettes and unlockable artwork. These are neat little collectibles that help add more replayability to the game.

Thoughts on WarioWare: Get It Together
WarioWare Get It Together is frantic, energetic, and overall fun. The pure fun of running through a course of weird and wacky microgames still feels fresh. The new concept of playable characters and co-op just adds to the feeling of chaos and brings a more challenging dynamic to the game.
The number of extras and collectibles also bring some extra value to the game and can bring you back. What holds the game back is that is it still quite a short game. You will likely finish the main story mode within an evening or a weekend at most and whether the extra content grips you will really come down to you as a person. Personally, I can see myself flicking back on to WarioWare every now and then for a crash course of microgame mayhem but I know that others would likely find it getting stale after a while.
WarioWare’s flare and personality are definitely more than to get you to dive in but it right not be enough to get you to stay for long.

As of writing this, the game is currently at the top of the Nintendo E-Shop charts. And consider how well the Switch is doing, that means it’ll probably make a good amount of profit. I’m glad, I want the Wario series to get bigger and better!

WarioWare: Get It TogetherPublisher: NintendoDeveloper: Intelligent SystemsRelease Date: 2021-09-10Nintendo Switch
Wario is back in the world of microgames—literally!

Take on over 200 quick and quirky microgames—lightning-fast minigames filled with frantic fun—solo or with a friend! When his latest harebrained business scheme goes awry, Wario must use his signature style (and smell) to fix it. How? By playing twisted collection microgames of course! From assembling a robot to pulling out a statue’s armpit hair, the WarioWare: Get It Together! game is a comedic, cooperative microgame mashup.

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The Review

                    WarioWare Get It Together

70%
Score

PROS
 The micro games are frantic fun The playable characters bring new depth to the gameplay Surreal art styles and music are charming and distinct

CONS
 Content may not be worth the price Extra modes may not be enough for replay value

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Mario Kart Tour – Details revealed

Just earlier this week, the closed beta for Mario Kart Tour started. As expected, details of the game began to unravel with screenshots posted onto the internet.

According to Nintendo Wire, the game has a diverse roster of characters. Around 30 of them, in fact. Besides that, it seems that certain characters will gain bonuses/boosts for specific maps. An example that was quoted is Luigi getting more items in the Luigi’s Mansion circuit.

A number of race playable race tracks were also revealed, among them options like the classic SNES Mario Circuit 1 and N64 Koopa Troopa Beach.

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We also managed to snag a gameplay video, courtesy of Atheerios from the ResetEra forums.

Depending on how this closed beta fares, the open beta for Mario Kart Tour could follow really soon. We’ll post an update when we spot any new announcements so make sure to stay tuned!

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Listen in to the cast of Konosuba about Fantastic Days!

In the lead up to the global release of KonoSuba: Fantastic Days, Nexon, in partnership with series publisher Kadokawa, bring you interviews with the cast from the game. In partnership with KonoSuba publisher Kadokawa, and developed by Sumzap, KonoSuba: Fantastic Days follows the original storyline from the popular anime series “KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!” Featuring original characters, including Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, Darkness, all-new exclusive characters along with new storylines will also be created uniquely for the game.

Nexon revealed KonoSuba: Fantastic Days videos with the main voice cast Jun Fukushima, who stars as Kazuma, and Sora Amamiya, starring as Aqua, as they shared their thoughts on the forthcoming global release of KonoSuba: Fantastic Days.

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“I’m so happy that everyone can now play KonoSuba: Fantastic Days!” exclaimed Sora Amamiya. “The content in the game is very fulfilling and the characters are super cute. I hope you’re excited!”
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You can always stay up to date for news on the release of the game on Instagram, Twitter and the official website. We will hopefully find out what the pre-registration rewards are soon enough, or even a closer, more exact release window. You can check out our gameplay impressions to see what it’s like here.

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Isekai Museum Announced In Japan Featuring Konosuba, Overlord And Other Popular Anime

Kadokawa has announced an Isekai Museum, honoring one of the big breakout genres of the past decade. It will feature works from Konosuba, Overlord, Tanya The Evil as well as Re:Zero.

The event is set for July 17th, 2021 and will run until the 26th of September. The Isekai Museum will open shop at EJ Anime Museum in Saitama Prefecture, and will feature storyboards, key animations and more art from the popular anime series.

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The museum’s official Twitter has also announced exclusive merchandise from the event, such as mugs, acrylic stands as well as T-shirts featuring special illustrations of characters like Tanya from The Saga of Tanya The Evil.
Currently, the exhibit’s website is also hosting a series of quizzes to test fans on their knowledge of the 4 different Isekai. Harder quizzes will be released down the line, letting you really test how much you know about the popular anime.
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So What Is An Isekai
Isekai is a trope-turned-genre, featuring characters who get transported to a whole new world. Many isekai anime are based off of light novels, also having absurdly long titles that tends to call for their more popular portmanteau names. For example, KonoSuba is actually a portmanteau of the series actual name, Kono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shukufuku O! (God’s Blessings Upon This Wonderful World). Many anime tend to adopt the portmanteaus and use it as part of the series marketing.
Kadokawa has always really valued the Isekai series they own, creating their own spinoff series called Isekai Quartet, which featured short crossover gags with all of the characters.

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Fortnite Battle Royale is getting a mobile version!

Can’t get enough of battle royale games on mobile? We got a good news for you! Epic Games has recently announced that they are bringing Fortnite Battle Royale to the mobile and iOS users will be able to enjoy it soon (sorry Android users)!

In case you haven’t heard of Fortnite Battle Royale yet, it is a 100-player PvP mode in Fortnite which is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Mac for free. Hopping from a battle bus, you will be landing on a giant map and battles to be the last one standing. Other than just collecting items and weapons, you can also collect resources to build walls, floors, and stairs.

The developer promises an original gaming experience from the console and PC versions – same gameplay, same content and same weekly updates for the mobile version. Cross-play and Cross Progression will be available for both iOS and Android versions too!
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Starting from next Monday (12 March), iOS users will be able to sign-up at their official site for an invite to the early version of the game (you can share the invite codes to your friends). While for Android users, Android support will be coming thereafter so stay tuned for updates!

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Call of Duty: WWII Asia Championship 2018 – Rampage Gaming On The Road To Anaheim!

On the 13th May, the PlayStation League Asia 2018 for FIFA 18 was held at Battle Arena, where the best players of Asia compete for US$10,000 and a ticket to Amsterdam for the FIFA eWorld Cup tournament. However that’s not the only tournament that went on in Battle Arena. The Call of Duty: WW II Asia Championship 2018 was also held there, where four qualified teams were present to compete for US$12,000 and a ticket to CWL Anaheim!

First of all, congratulations to team Rampage Gaming! Claimed to be the first professional CoD team in Malaysia, they have won the battle against 3 other teams; ItsNutty, Avarice and Venom, to become the champion of the Call of Duty: WW II Asia Championship 2018. While we were there at the event, we also got the chance to have a short interview session with the captains of all the four teams that were present for the tournament.

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During the interview, we’ve asked some questions pertaining of their experience in the tournament, family support, their future aspirations as a professional gamer, preparations for the tournament and their views of the eSports scene. All of the captains have their own unique points of view when answering which tells of their experiences and how far they’ve come to compete on a national level.
As a professional gamer even in the CoD scene, they all have training everyday for at least 5 to 6 hours. Though they do not have a fixed schedule due to real-life situations and conflicting time zones, they all worked together as a team to improve on their weaknesses and perform in games.
Of course family support is also important, as playing games now is not just for the sake of fun, but it can also be turned into a career. It is only natural for parents to be frightful of their child’s future and did not support them in the beginning. However once they’ve seen how these players were able to achieve and compete on a national level, their parents had seen a new light in playing games and supported them all the way.
From left; Black7Roses (Team Venom), DinoNeo (Team ItsNutty), RanGer (Team Rampage Gaming), Skywhite (Team Avarice Gaming)
With the parent’s understanding and full support, future careers in the gaming industry isn’t a dream anymore. The captains believed that there’s a bright future ahead in the gaming industry where one can either be a full time CoD professional player, a streamer or working in the gaming industry where their skill sets are needed.
Though it’s not as easy as it seems to have a career in the gaming industry, these captains had started playing Call of Duty ever since they were really young. All of them have at least 5 years of history playing Call of Duty. So it’s advisable for those who wish to be in the competitive scene to start young to have the experience and skill set that these captains have.

Seeing as there’s a future in the booming gaming industry, the captains are happy that gamers in Asia are getting the support needed especially groups like ESL Asia and PlayStation for the recent tournament. They hope that such support from organizations like these could help grow the eSports scene in SEA and to grow the CoD competitive scene.
Looking at how far they’ve come from years of experience playing the game and gaining parent’s support, there’s one common advise given by the four captains. All of them believed that commitment is the key for their success. For players who aspire to be in the competitive scene like them, they advise players to be committed to the game, putting hours in to improve. If accompanied by passion and motivation, a player can also reach new heights with the help of the team and the community.

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Melty Blood Type Lumina Brings Back Shiki Nanaya But Not In The Way You’d Think

Melty Blood Type Lumina has launched its latest update which includes Neco Arc and a new boss rush mode called “Boss Rush 2”, which features a cameo from Shiki Nanaya.

Well, at least we think it’s Shiki Nanaya. Boss Rush 2 involves Noel excited to be finally leaving her job at the church only to be transported to a parallel world and meet with a version of Shiki Tohno referred to simply as “Boy in School Uniform”. He serves as the final boss of Boss Rush 2.

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Upon fighting him, he’s revealed to have the distinct multi-slash attack Sensa Hattenshou, the most well-known special move of Nanaya. His character art also has a noticeable smirk that should be instantly recognizable to long-time Melty Blood fans.
For those that don’t know, Shiki Nanaya is an alternate version of Shiki Tohno created from his subconscious. He often manifests whenever Shiki is near supernatural beings as an express need to kill them.
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Many Melty Blood fans on Twitter have posted about the boss rush, being very happy to see hints at Nanaya being in the game:

BOSS MODE SHIKI LITERALLY JUST HAS NANAYA LINES NOW pic.twitter.com/KTYL6OP2a5
— CG (@EnkidudeCG) August 19, 2022

. . . . . . . . . . .This smile looks familiar. Wait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nanaya Shiki DLC? pic.twitter.com/DJMqV6ZpoU
— 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒆６６６ (@ImKane666) August 22, 2022

#NewProfilePic I’m changing my pfp to this until Shiki Nanaya gets added to Melty Blood: Type Lumina pic.twitter.com/1eKrPVZqLs
— Kirschen 🍒 (@schlafenkirsche) August 24, 2022

Melty Blood Type Lumina is available for Switch, PS4 and PC via Steam.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home is Sony’s highest Grossing Film

Spider-Man: No Way Home has become the highest-grossing film that Sony Pictures have ever produced. The movie has managed to gross over $1.13 billion US dollars at the box office.

It has only been two weeks since the movie came out in theatres in most regions. It is the first film to be able to reach this milestone since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkers came out in 2019, about two years ago, the first during the pandemic era.

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Thanks to the fans for supporting #SpiderManNoWayHome, which crossed $1 BILLION at the global box office after just 12 days! pic.twitter.com/HWOnN9xR4y
— Spider-Man: No Way Home says HAPPY HOLIDAYS ❤ (@SpiderManMovie) December 26, 2021
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Spider-Man: No Way Home is the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third movie in the Tom Holland Spider-Man series. The film sees Peter Parker (Tom Holland) have his identity as Spider-Man exposed to the public. When he attempts to get Doctor Strange to wipe everyone’s memory, he ends up transporting villains from the previous Spider-Man movies into their universe including The Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) and Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina)
There are still several countries where the film has still not been released, including China, The Philippines, and Japan meaning that Spider-Man: No Way Home will likely be grossing even higher in the near future.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is likely still out in a cinema near you. For more information on the film, check out our review of Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Next generation viewing immersion with Sony BRAVIA XR 2022

Sony has announced the new BRAVIA XR television series, which includes the X95K 4K Mini LED, MASTER Series A80K 4K OLED and X90K 4K LED models.

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Powered by Cognitive Processor XR, the unique XR Backlight Master Drive in the X95K series allows for unprecedented brightness and dynamic range of colours and highlights. The OLED models have enhanced Acoustic Surface Audio+ and Acoustic Multi-Audio for LED to match the position of sound with the image for a truly immersive experience.
Additionally, the line-up has new features to facilitate at-home entertainment, working with Netflix for Netflix Adaptive Calibrated Mode that adjusts image processing based on ambient light. Sony’s new BRAVIA CORE Calibrated Mode performs similarly, so that the image quality on screen matches with a creator’s original vision. As Perfect for Playstation 5 television models, the line-up has exclusive PS5 features in Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode.
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BRAVIA CAM is also being introduced, which recognizes users’ seating positions to optimize accordingly, with added features in gesture controls, video chat and many more. It can recognize when users are no longer in front of the TV so that it can dim and conserve energy. The latter feature is part of Sony’s commitment to sustainability, wherein the 2022 TV models utilize high recycled plastic content with Sony-developed SORPLAS, reducing overall virgin plastic use by up to 60%.

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Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Will Launch This October For Nintendo Switch

During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, Ubisoft announced that Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope will release exclusively on Nintendo Switch on October 20, 2022, and is available to preorder.

The sequel to the 2017 strategy game Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle will see Bowser, King of The Koopas team up with Mario, Luigi, Peach, and their Rabbid counterparts on a new journey to save the world from a malevolent cosmic entity.

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Like its predecessor, Sparks of Hope mixes turn-based strategy with real-time action. The combat system will have the player controlling Mario and friends to dash at enemies, team jump on allies, hide behind covers, as well as take advantage of their special abilities in order to get the most out of every turn.
“Determined to consume all the energy in the galaxy, Cursa and its minions are hunting the Sparks, uncanny creatures formed by the fusion of Lumas & Rabbids, and will destroy all who stand in its way. Players will have to locate and save the Sparks to have them join the adventure, opening up new tactical possibilities to help Heroes get the upper hand in battles. In addition to leveling up and customizing their Heroes, players will have the opportunity to pair them with Sparks to unlock additional abilities! They all have a distinct power and personality, ranging from energy shields to powerful elemental attacks.”
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As the characters embark on their journey they’ll explore various planets with curious inhabitants including many familiar enemies from throughout the Nintendo universe.
Ubisoft has also announced that they will be holding a Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope showcase with more details about the game on June 30th at 12:00 AM (MYT/UTC+8) on the official Ubisoft youtube channel.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope will release on October 20th exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

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Candy Crush Saga releases 2000th level to celebrate ONE TRILLION plays

Candy Crush was released 4 years ago (feel old yet?), and unless you’ve lived under a rock, there’s no way you haven’t heard of this sweet little game. Still sitting atop the mobile charts, Candy Crush Saga has just reached one trillion gameplays, and with that King has announced its 2000th level launch worldwide!

The 2000th level will be available to all players above level 10, so no worries if you haven’t passed level 1999.

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Here are some facts that King has shared with us:
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They’ve reached 1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) gameplays since it launched on Facebook in April 2012, which is equal to everyone in the world playing approximately 140 times.
Sunday is the most popular day to play Candy Crush Saga.
The daily distance swiped by players on mobile is nearly 140,000 times the height of the tallest building in the world (830m), the Burj Khalifa.
Each year, players swipe 41,197,500km playing Candy Crush Saga on their mobiles – that’s to the moon and back 54 times!
On average 18 billion game rounds of Candy Crush Saga are being played every month.
Candy Crush Saga is being played on all seven continents, even Antarctica!
Since launch, 307.1 trillion candies have been swiped and 1.4 trillion Colour Bombs have been used in Candy Crush Saga.

Phew, isn’t that overwhelming!

Source: Pocket Gamer

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New Fate/Grand Order Figures, Nendoroid and Figma’s Announced

The Good Smile Company has announced a plethora of new Fate/Grand Order Nendoroid, Figma, PopUp Parada, and Scale figures at the Wonderful Life Hobby 34 exhibition.

There are 15 new figures in total, here’s what’s coming up:

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Fate/Grand Order Nendoroids

Nendoroid Foreigner/Yang Guifei

Nendoroid Saber/Senji Muramasa

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Nendoroid Doll Saber/Arthur Pendragon (Prototype): Costume Dress -White Rose- Ver.

Fate/Grand Order Figma

figma Saber/Nero Claudius (Bride)

figma Berserker/Miyamoto Musashi

Fate/Grand Order POP UP PARADE

POP UP PARADE Saber/Nero Claudius

POP UP PARADE Lancer/Scathach

POP UP PARADE Rider/Astolfo

POP UP PARADE Saber/Mordred

POP UP PARADE Ritsuka Fujimaru: Carnival Ver.

POP UP PARADE Mash Kyrielight: Carnival Ver.

Fate/Grand Order Scale Figures

1/7 Scale Figure Lancer/Minamoto-no-Raikou [AQ]

1/7 Scale Figure Lancer/Caenis

1/7 Scale Figure Caster/Artoria Caster (Third Ascension)

1/8 Scale Figure Assassin/Okada Izo: Festival Portrait Ver.

Unfortunately, no release date for the Good Smile Fate/Grand Order figures has been announced at the time of writing. We also don’t know the prices they will be however they will likely be similar with more Nendoroid, Figma, or pop-up parade prices.
As you can see they are all at different stages of production, some cloured, some still need paint, some still are just concept art.
Regardless, between these and the new movies, games, and F/GO, Fate fans will have a lot to look forward to in the coming few years.

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Rita Rossweisse Umbral Rose Figure From Honkai Impact 3rd Open For Pre Order

HoYoverse has opened pre orders for a new posable 1/8 scale action figure based on Rita Rossweisse from Honkai Impact 3rd.

Image Credit: HoYoverse
It’s available for pre order from the miHoYo TMall page, where it will cost 728 Chinese Yuan (RM469).

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The figure specifically depicts Rita in her Umbral Rose battlesuit, the maid dress she debuted in Honkai Impact 3rd with.
It also includes other accessories for Rita, such as her scythe as well as a kitchen knife and tea set so you can display either side of her personality.
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There’s also various hand parts as well as face plates, covering a variety of expressions for you to pose her in including an angry screaming expression.
Pre ordering via the Tmall page will also get you a free acrylic stand featuring Rita to come with the figure.
Image Credit: HoYoverse
Rita was one of the first new characters introduced in Honkai Impact 3rd, being the adjutant of Durandal, being lieutenant of the Immortal Blades squad at Schicksal.
While Rita is no stranger to receiving the scale figure treatment this is the first time it’s been of her Umbral Rose battlesuit- the character’s debut scale figure instead had her in a Cheongsam, and most promotional art instead has her in casual wear.

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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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KLab to launch Captain Tsubasa mobile game

KLab Inc. has just announced that it will be working on a new game based on the venerated Captain Tsubasa franchise.

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For the uninitiated, Captain Tsubasa is a sports manga from Yoichi Takahashi on the sport of football. Ever since it made its debut on the Weekly Shonen Jump in 1981, the series went on to become one of the most popular manga of all time, inspiring footballers for generations to come.
Back to the game itself, it will feature storylines and plot from Captain Tsubasa, which should be a treat for fans. Scheduled for release in Japan in 2017, KLab is actually playing the game to the international audience as well.
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You guys is as good as ours when it comes to what the game entails. Chances are it will be a sports RPG similar to Captain Tsubasa games developed in the past, with heavy emphasis on team management much like that seen in actual football management simulators, albeit simplified.
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Horizon Forbidden West Review – Aloy is back, and better than ever!

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The highly anticipated continuation to Aloy’s quest in Horizon Forbidden West will soon enough be in the hands of the rest of the world, coming 18 February 2022. It’s quite the meaty one, so let’s not have too much preamble and start diving into the game’s various aspects.

OPTIONS
Ah yes, my favourite part of a review, scrutinizing accessibility options, where relevant. Since this is an open world game, being immersed in it is part of the fun. However, you can have more guided options by turning on pathfinding for quests and waypoints, great for those with no sense of direction.

If you’ve put down the game for a while, or just need more time to get used to the controls, you can opt for contextual reminders for the controls. There’s options for the slowdown when you have the weapon wheel open, or automatically heal, concentrate or use the exploration tools (specifically the shieldwing, in this case), Quick Time Event controls, and even for mounts to follow the roads. Interestingly, there’s a co-pilot option which requires a second user profile and second controller, which uses mirrored controls.

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Additional things of note to me where the on/off toggle for tinnitus sounds, sliders for camera and vibration sensitivity, dead zones and the still relatively uncommon, complete controller button customization. The subtitles don’t have too many settings besides adding backgrounds or text size presets.
PREVIOUSLY, ON HORIZON ZERO DAWN
For the sake of the narrative, you should most definitely play the previous game before the sequel, which you might consider, goes without saying. After all, there’s where you get to learn how Aloy first started before this grand adventure of hers: an outcast who had to prove herself at every turn, while wondering the truth of her origins. It’s hard not to feel proud of Aloy’s growth throughout the hours you’d have put in to get to this point – including the Frozen Wilds expansion – with how much she’s matured, and seeing her tenacity in the face of overwhelming odds.

Truly, hats off to the writers. While Aloy is the star of her own game, it’ll be remiss not to mention the supporting cast as well. Each tribe in the Tenakth region actually feels distinctive, with side quests allowing you to experience their various cultures and customs. An immersive story is often banded about for these large scale games, and Horizon Forbidden West can truly claim so in how fully realized the world feels.
All this with absolutely gorgeous graphics, more so on the PS5.
NOW, ON FORBIDDEN WEST
THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Open world means exploration, and all the beauty aside, what’s it like wandering about? Enjoy the views you can stumble on with the day / night cycle, offering some incredible photo shoots of say, a sunrise from the top of the mountain. Gliding is new to Forbidden West, making scaling those heights even more worth it as you get to swoop down on some point of interest with ease. Not even the depths of the water is off limits, as you can later get a tool for underwater breathing, for even more stunning environments you can, more or less, freely scrutinize to your heart’s content. Exploration genuinely is one of the biggest draws of the game. There’s Photo Mode for you to capture those views too.

You get new gadgets to further facilitate maneuvering the verticality offered in the game. The Tallnecks return, roaming around, for your mandated “radio tower” segment. Puzzles are pretty much a given in a game like this. You’d expect them to pose challenges, with some of them possibly feeling more arcane than others. It depends on how you feel about working that grey matter.
THE DEADLY WORLD
The combat system has hardly strayed from its initial run, with new wrinkles to keep it fresh. Acid, Plasma and Sticky are new statuses on top of Fire, Shock and Freeze:

Acid: Deal more armour damage on affected target, and AOE damage over time
Plasma: Explodes when duration ends, dealing AOE damage around affected target
Sticky: Immobilizes and prevents target from executing certain, usually movement, moves
Purgewater: Makes target more susceptible to Frost and Shock, removes other elemental damage.

Additionally, new weapon techniques allow you to consume stamina for stronger, or more unique, effects. You’ll be learning these from their respective skill trees. On top of that, you have Valor Surge, which is essentially a “super” mode. As you might expect, there are different versions to suit your playstyle, be it granting unlimited ammo, stealth, melee damage, and the like.

You will want to utilize all the tools at your disposal as the enemy’s gotten more advanced AI. You’d find them shooting in the direction you’re heading to, rather than your current spot, and get better equipped to prevent getting sniped. Melee isn’t all that safe either, as they will learn how to counter accordingly. It keeps the combat engaging, and certainly encourages mixing things up.
And why not give variety a go? Aloy gets three new toys besides her arsenal from the previous game:

Warrior Bow: Features the fastest draw and shortest range, this is meant to complement a melee playstyle, especially after learning Resonator Blast through the skill tree. Watch out for the fireworks!
Spike Thrower: For a different flavour of explosion, this weapon can deal lots of damage, being most effective in close to mid range. There’s some trade off in that you’d prefer to fully draw it for better damage, but it’ll be worth it.
Shredder Gauntlet: The gist of it is that you can fling out a returning projectile that deals more damage when you shoot again, with the damage stacking up to 3 times. For someone like me without much finesse, it can feel awkward to use.

Test out your toys on the new mech enemies, modelled off the good ol’ prehistoric animals and dinosaurs. As before, they’ll have different parts you can destroy, and some components will be lost on death. Don’t go too trigger happy now. Then you have the APEX, their black plating making them stand out from their regular counterparts, having higher stats and randomly spawning anywhere in the region. These can’t be overridden, and eventually become more commonly found from the mid to late game.

Overriding machines work better in the sequel, where you can get EXP from machine kills. You can choose to invest in skills to override time, health and damage for your minions, but you will need to clear the cauldrons and craft the modules to do so. It is still quite worth it for the open world, so that you can save your resources. This is quite important as metal shards are both crafting materials and currency, and running out could put you in a pinch. Besides, getting up close and personal to override them lets you see the sheer amount of detail they’ve put into designing these creatures.

Need some time off from the narrative and the fighting? Partake in some mini games, like Machine Strike, Arena Challenge, Melee Pit and Hunting Ground. Machine Strike is akin to a strategy board game where you control machines to battle, which can become unfun when high difficulty AI stick to defensive plays. Arena Challenge works like the Gladiator Arena from Zero Dawn, duking it out with machines in an arena with a global leaderboard every fourth battle sorted by difficulty. Polish your melee combat in the Pit, where its challenges help teach you to chain your combos. The Hunting Ground returns, where you’ll have to take down your prey according to the set conditions.
SETTING HORIZON
After 70 or so hours meandering, maybe even a “mere” 50 hours if you don’t sidetrack too much to pursue the vast array of side quests or exploration, the story will finally conclude. Continue walking, or rather, flying, the earth once you’re done, to take in the sights.

The early access build saw quite a number of bugs, which should be patched out accordingly. Outside of that, Horizon Forbidden West reminds me just how sublime it is to be able to immerse oneself in this gloriously crafted world. I do find it funny with how the game’s quests will patiently wait for you, no matter how critical it might get in story. Seriously though, exploration’s the other half of the game.

Admittedly, trying to do it all can feel grindy, so it’s best not to push yourself to it. Horizon Forbidden West is a stunning sequel building off an incredibly strong foundation, so if you loved the first game, you should absolutely pick it up. Even if you haven’t played the first game, you can still enjoy the ride.

                                        PROS

                                        CONS

                                        Consistently strong narrative and worldbuilding

                                        Can get quite grindy at times

                                        Incredible graphics

                                        Satisfying and rewarding exploration

Horizon Forbidden WestPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentDeveloper: Guerilla GamesRelease Date: 2022-02-18PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Join Aloy as she braves the Forbidden West – a majestic but dangerous frontier that conceals mysterious new threats.

Explore distant lands, fight bigger and more awe-inspiring machines, and encounter astonishing new tribes as you return to the far-future, post-apocalyptic world of Horizon.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 Date And Venue Gets Official Announcement

The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 is scheduled to start on the 5th of August 2023 at the Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Centre) in Japan.

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The event will run for two days and feature three separate tournaments for the following Yu-Gi-Oh! titles:

Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

The details on the qualifiers rounds for Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links and and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has also been announced, with Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links qualifiers starting on 30th May and the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel qualifiers starting on 16th May. All Duelists will be able to compete in-game for the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2023 Qualifiers for a chance to participate the championship in person.
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The full schedule for the World Championship 2023 Qualifiers for both titles is as follows:

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel 1st Stage – 12:00, 16 May – 11:59, 29 May (UTC+8)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Regional Qualifiers – 13:00 26 May – 11:59, 29 May (UTC+8)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links 1st Stage – 15:30, 30 May – 12:59, 12 June (UTC+8)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Regional Qualifiers – 13:00, 9 June – 12:59, 12 June (UTC+8)

The format for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel World Championship 2023 Finals will be as a Team Battle, where eight teams formed from Duelists worldwide will compete to win the Championship.
The final Qualifier (DUELIST CUP 2023) that determines the Asian representative Duelists for Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game World Championship 2023 will be held in China on June 17 at the Flagship Store “Duelist Land” in Shanghai and seven other Asian countries.
The top three qualifying Duelists from the eight Asian countries and regions will be allowed to participate in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game World Champion 2023.
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EVO 2022 Games Lineup Features Melty Blood, KOF XV And Skullgirls

EVO has announced the games lineup for EVO 2022, with multiple popular titles joining the prestigious fighting game tournament as it returns to its in-person venue at Mandalay Bay.

The tournament will run from August 5th to 7th at Las Vegas, Nevada in the US and you can register now via the website.

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Naturally, EVO 2022 will feature the big mainstay games Street Fighter V, Tekken 7 as well as Mortal Kombat 11 Ulimate.
It should be noted that as previously announced, the Smash series will not be making an appearance at EVO this year, the first year it’s been absent even though EVO is an offline tournament.
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Here is the full list of games making an appearance at EVO 2022:

Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
Tekken 7
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
Guilty Gear Strive
KOF XV
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Skullgirls

The lineup has a good list of new blood as well as more niche picks for EVO’s return to Mandalay Bay- community darlings like Dragon Ball FighterZ and Skullgirls are both present, while also celebrating new titles such as Melty Blood: Type Lumina and KOF XV.
The schedule hasn’t been released yet- the organizers say it will be adjusted based on the signups for the tournaments, with the most popular event having its finals on Sunday while the least popular gets it on Friday.
For those whose games didn’t get the main stage treatment, the tournament will also feature a community space allowing you to hold your own community events at the venue.

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CN Version of NIKKE: Goddess of Victory Seemingly Appears on CN BiliBili

A page for NIKKE: Goddess of Victory is apparently up on CN BiliBili with pre-registrations for it opened.

As of present, no official announcement has been made from the game’s existing social media and the BiliBili page has not listed out any release date for the game.

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The page uses English images unlike every other game released on the site nor was there any mentions of a pre-registration campaign on the page.

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Whether or not a CN release will actually come is still up in the air but there is no denying that a BiliBili page for the game does exist.
Fans speculated that an imminent CN release could be the reason why the developers had been censoring a few character designs in NIKKE.
The censorship has also caused quite an issue with fans voicing their displeasure for it. If you are interested in the topic, you can learn about it more here.
NIKKE: Goddess of Victory is a third person shooter game developed by SHIFT UP and published by Tencent with the global version available now for Android and iOS.
The global version will soon be having Miracle Snow, their Christmas themed event along with the release of Rupee: Winter Shopper, their first limited character in the game.

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New HITS and PlayStation 4 Party Bundle to release in November

SIES has announced 2 new PlayStation 4 bundles – HITS and PlayStation 4 Party Bundle that will be released in November! Launching on November 19, HITS is a super valuable bundle that cost you RM1349 for a PS4 (Jet Black, 500GB) with 3 popular PS4 titles – God of War, Detroit: Become Human and The Last of Us Remastered!

On the other side, the PlayStation 4 Party Bundle will launch on November 15 at RM1449. You will get a PS4 (Jet Black, 500GB) with the latest multiplayer titles – FIFA 19 and Overcooked! 2. SIES is also offering a limited PlayStation Multi-Purpose Wrapping Cloth with every purchase of a PS Plus 12-Month Membership Card (RM137) now.

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In addition to the great offers, SIES will launch Value Selection, a series of best-selling PS4 titles at a valued price as well. Selected game titles (disc only) such as Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Bravo Team will be available at a new price too.
Here is the full list of titles:

Price Drop Titles
New SRP (RM)

God of War
159

Detroit: Become Human
159

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters Edition
139

MLB The Show 18
129

Bravo Team (VR required)
129

DRIVECLUB VR (VR required)
79

Farpoint (VR required)
79

PlayStation VR Worlds (VR required)
79

No Heroes Allowed! VR (VR required)
79

RIGS: Mechanized Combat League (VR required)
79

Value Selection Line-Up
New SRP (RM)

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
99

Shadow of the Colossus Remake
99

The Heavy Rain and BEYOND: Two Souls Collection
99

UNCHARTED: The Lost Legacy
99

WipEout Omega Collection (VR required)
99

The Inpatient (VR required)
99

If you are considering to purchase a PS4, this is a good chance to do so! For more information, you can visit the official PlayStation site or Facebook. While if you would like to purchase PS Plus Membership Card (for the special premium), you can check out the list of PlayStation Authorized Dealers here.

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Grow stronger with Dimensional Crystals in Black Desert Mobile

Adventurers in Black Desert Mobile are able to continuously grow ever stronger, with the arrival of Dimensional Crystals! This coincides with the usual events, as well as a discount period on in-game items. The Dimensional Crystals within Black Desert Mobile can be crafted in the Alchemy Lab or by accessing the Craft menu. From there, equip the crystals on to your gear to increase their power. One of the items required to craft these crystals are Dimensional Fragments, obtainable by feeding Black Spirit Abyssal-grade gear and in the Field of Valor.

Speaking of the Field of Valor, it has re-opened to allow Adventurers to increase their strength and obtain materials to craft the new crystals. Materials such as Dimensional Fragments, Abyssal Crystals, and Cron Stones will be dropped as rewards for defeating monsters in this mode.

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As the most fruitful season of the year arrives, Black Desert Mobile is celebrating this special time by opening the Black Friday Shop. Until December 7, Adventurers can get up to 90% off on items including Ornaments, Outfits, and Pets in the Pearl Shop.
Last but not least, Adventurers from all platforms are invited to the Calphe:ON Ball, an online event that will be held on December 5. The event will be broadcasted live and reveal exclusive information about the world of Black Desert. Various programs and activities will also take place to allow Adventurers across the world to participate and receive rewards.
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As always, you can visit Black Desert Mobile’s official website for more information.
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Black Desert MobilePublisher: Pearl AbyssDeveloper: Pearl AbyssRelease Date: 2019-11-12Android, iOS
The famed MMORPG series makes its way to the Android and iOS platforms.

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Nexon Closes Mobile ARPG Dragon Nest II: Legend

It’s a sad day for Dragon Nest fans all over the world as Nexon announces the closure of Dragon Nest II: Legend for mobile. The game that was first announced back in November last year had pretty much released a full game as they had also released a soft-launch in selected countries in August. It was even more puzzling when they had also launched their pre-registrations recently in October.

Despite having launched all their stages through beta, soft-launching and pre-registrations, it was unknown as to why Nexon mysteriously closed the game. The game that was highly anticipated to tell the back story of the PC MMORPG Dragon Nest has been announced to shut down on the 29th of December. If you’d like to try the game out, you can still download it and play while it’s still in the market.

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While Dragon Nest II: Legend will be shutting down, we are hoping for more great news on their upcoming mobile open world MMORPG, World of Dragon Nest that will be coming soon!

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