John Wick: Chapter 4 Movie Review – It’s Been A Pleasure, Mr Wick

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Before viewing John Wick: Chapter 4. I was skeptical as to how lead actor Keanu Reeves would perform in this one alongside other action movie stars such as Donnie Yen and Hiroyuki Sanada.

I mean after all, Keanu Reeve’s age is catching up to him and if his latest performance in 2021’s Matrix Resurrections was anything to go by, I was expecting less action set pieces and more story-telling.

While I was not wrong in some regards, as John Wick: Chapter 4 does have more character moments to discuss the story and make it more heartfelt and meaningful when compared to previous entries in the series, I was definitely wrong about Keanu Reeves inability to still deliver amazing and engrossing action set pieces.
Story – Turning the Tables
The story continues to revolve around Retired Assassin John Wick, who is now designated as wanted worldwide, the bounty on him is getting higher and higher which results in John Wick having to take matters into his own hands and nip the problem in the bud which is to take out the High Table.
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So begins John Wick’s ultimate revenge tour with him mowing down tons of people in beautiful John Wick spectacle.
With the film being 2 hours and 49 minutes long, I was pleasantly surprised to see that more time is given for the actors to display their acting prowess, as the story now is more emotional and everyone does an amazing job at conveying the emotional tone and subtle nuances that the scenes required.

While the plot is still as over-the-top as ever I can still appreciate it for what it was and at the very least, the characters were given more dimensions and I was actually more invested in them as people, rather than just bullet-sponges for John Wick.
Lights. Camera. ACTION!
The action in the John Wick films is the real secret for the franchise success, and I have to say throughout the entire movie run-time, never once did I feel bored or asked myself, “When will this scene end?”. Directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch added way more action sequences compared to Chapter 3 and all of it was beautifully shot and choreographed.
The cinematography was great, the directors managed to genuinely make the audience including myself feel the pain that was being laid out on screen.

There was a scene where John Wick fights with his enemies in a busy Parisian driveway, during that sequence, John Wick gets tossed around as he is knocked over by multiple cars and that made me wince at times because the way the scene was framed felt genuinely real.
The John Wick movies were never one to shy from showing the chaotic and sometimes ludicrous violence that John Wick is capable of, and Chapter 4 continues that trend with close-up shots of people getting slashed across the neck, stabbed and many more which also made me go “Oof” at times due to how impactful each violent act felt on screen.
Couple with the fact that they are wearing Bulletproof suits ( its a real thing apparently! ) and you will get long extended fight sequences between the main characters which has them being stabbed, thrown off a building, blown up and more that highlights more on the gritty nature of the movie.
Giving Credit to Legends
Some of the action scenes in the movie are inspired by works from Jackie Chan movies such as the involvement of the environment in the sequence as well as the use of random items to perform the action scene. Which is always refreshing to watch as it gives the scene a more organic flow to it.

Donnie Yen as Caine is John Wick’s strongest opponent and his character is a tribute to the Japanese “Blind Swordsman”, almost inhuman in nature, he has astute hearing capabilities and he is able to identify the position accurately simply based on audio cues.  Caine also knows Wing Chun (of course he does!) and fights like Donnie Yen does as Ip Man in the movie which results in some pretty impressive fights scenes that had me at the edge of my seat.
Verdict
While John Wick: Chapter 4 can be viewed as a mindless action movie with nonsensical plots and a story with the depth of a puddle, it is however an entertaining one regardless. Seeing Keanu Reeves reprising his role as the Baba Yaga once more is always great to see as I always felt that Keanu Reeves was great as John Wick. The choreography and stunt coordination was good due to the fact that unmatched gunplay and combat skills of John Wick and other Assassins on his level were extremely put together and they were an absolute delight to watch.
The camera work is one of the best ones in the franchise, in John Wick: Chapter 4.
Every fight, every moment was easy to digest and in some moments even had me feel like I was part of the action and was there with John Wick. It was engrossing and all around very innovative and ambitious, which really helped sold it to be more realistic and not just characters remembering their steps and positioning.
If you are a big fan of action movies, this is definitely one you would want to see. It is violent, it is loud and it just goes absolutely bananas with some of the things that happen in this movie. For those looking for deeper plot-lines and character growth there are definitely some moments of those to be had here, more so when compared to previous entries in the franchise but ultimately action is king in this film and that’s one component that they got extremely right.

                                        Pros

                                        Cons

                                        Action-filled scenes much better than its predecessors

                                        Simple plot

                                        Better focus on characters

                                        Keanu Reeves was great as John Wick

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That Time I Got Reincarnated as A Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond Review – Power of Bonds Are With Me

That Time I Got Reincarnated as A Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond is an anime film from the series that has premiered in Japan on November 25th, 2022. It premiered in Malaysia on January 12th, 2023.

The movie centers around a new character original to the film, Hiiro, who assumes himself as the last of the Ogres after his village was destroyed. Now a resident of the nation of Raja, Hiiro sets out to look for a solution to the problem arising in the country before he eventually comes face to face with Rimuru.

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The Scarlet Plot
The movie starts out with flashback showing an ongoing battle between the Ogre and Orcs with the main character for the movie, Hiiro, as the center. He was defeated in that battle but was fortunately saved by the people from Raja, a small nation to the west of Tempest.
Unfortunately, his village was destroyed and nothing was sparred. Taking refuge in Raja, Hiiro swore that he would one day enact his vengeance.
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Returning back to the present, disaster looms in the nation of Raja. Towa, the Queen of Raja, has the ability gifted by the Gods to protect and stabilise the nation. However, the ability comes at the cost of her own lifespan and she’s almost running out of time.
To overcome this, Hiiro was dispatched in order to find a cure for Towa and it was then where he comes across our slime friend, Rimuru.

For a movie with an original plot, Scarlet Bond unfortunately follows the same formula you can see from every other arc in Tensura. Even when the focus was on Hiiro and not Rimuru. A nation is in peril, Rimuru comes in to help, nation’s problem is solved and Rimuru builds more connections with people outside of his Kingdom.
So, for those who have read or watch Tensura, you’re just seeing an average filler arc squeezed into a movie showed through a big screen.
The Emotions Within the Bonds
With how overpowered Rimuru is, having the focus of the movie not being him takes out any chance for the movie to have any impending doom or a big villain to be defeated. Sure, the focus is on Hiiro but what threat is there when there is a newly born Demon Lord that could revive people by your side? There is no excitement from the movie since we could all guess that whatever big bad it has, Rimuru would just instantly delete him. Spoilers, that’s exactly what happened.

This goes on to an even more spoiler territory but I was deeply infuriated by the cheap fakeout Scarlet Bond did. One scene we have both Hiiro and Towa dead and we have them both revived on the next scene. I get that it is trying to go for a happier ending but what was the point of killing them off and reviving them immediately after? Why not have Hiiro die during the middle parts of the movie and have him return at the end to save the day? It’s still a fakeout but at least there’s more emotion and thrill to it.
Scarlet Thoughts
If I were to describe Scarlet Bond, it was definitely an anime movie. Fans of Tensura would definitely enjoy seeing characters from the series appear on the big screen with high quality animations but that’s unfortunately all the movie has.
The movie being canon to the series is ambiguous at best so we would not know if either Hiiro, Towa or even the Raja nation would make any cameo appearance at all. Sure, Hiiro and Benimaru shares a strong bond but where has Benimaru even mentioned anything about Hiiro in the past?
Nevertheless, Scarlet Bond is best enjoyed if you ignore the glaring problems and simply watch it as it is. Seeing Rimuru and his gang completely annihilating whatever threat that is in their way is always a treat.

                                        Pros

                                        Cons

                                        Movie has amazing quality for its fight scenes

                                        The plot of the movie is not compelling and with no real threat

                                        Rimuru continues to be Overpowered

                                        Anti-climatic Fights

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Sherazard arrives to The War of Genesis, War Server updates

One of the most popular characters from The War of Genesis, Sherazard, has now arrived to the game! She is a healer possessing a leader skill that can revive all allies. Try Sherazard for free for five days! Login to see if you can find a place for her in your hero deck! If you successfully summon Sherezard in The War of Genesis: Battle of Antaria over the next few days, you will also get a 7-star Helm of Fortitude.

 With this update also comes an exciting addition to the War Server. Like those of battle royale games, the size of the map will gradually decrease over time. Keep your airships out of the restricted area if you want to survive! Surviving 50 minutes or more will complete a special mission that rewards the exclusive ‘Invincible Pirate Ship (Red)’ skin. Pandragon Coins will allow you to purchase the blue version of the skin as well.

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This skin is also available for the season!
For new players, a helpful menu has been added to the Archive Room. ‘The Antaria Room’ tab showcases when specific content will be released, so that rookies will know what to expect as they progress and explore. Meanwhile, existing and veteran players can play the long-awaited Main Story Act 8, complete with new readings and rewards.
The War of Genesis: Battle of Antaria is available worldwide. One-of-a-kind airships, lore-centric storylines, original characters and machina companions await you in this addicting mobile strategy MMORPG! War against fearsome beasts and armies of Dark Armor to reclaim the continent of Antaria.
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Check out the official The War of Genesis website and Facebook for more information on Sherazard and other updates.
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The War of Genesis: Battle of AntariaPublisher: JoyCity CorporationRelease Date: 2019-01-24Android, iOS
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Go on an adventure in your own airship with memorable characters and giant Machina!
Go to war against fearsome monsters and the armies of Dark Armor to reclaim the continent of Antaria.
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The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden Official PC Client Now Available

The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden can now be played on PC through the official client which is now available for download at their website.

The game was only available through Android and iOS device during its initial release but now players can also enjoy the game on much better hardware.

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While not much information is given in regards as to what improvements the official PC client will provide over its mobile counterpart, it is safe to assume that the effects would be similar to that of Honkai Star Rail when you compare its mobile version to the PC version, which lets you play on higher resolutions, better framerates, and better graphics.
The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden is based of the Manga/Anime The Eminence in Shadow and features:
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Not the main character, and not the last boss. The one who lurks in the shadows of the storyline and holds all the power, hiding his true abilities by acting like a side character. The boy who longs to be a ‘Shadowbroker’ lives an unobtrusive life as a side character, training to gain magic power until he’s killed in an accident and reincarnated into another world.
For further information regarding the game, you may visit their official website.

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Ubisoft May Be The Next Publisher to Be Acquired, No Serious Talks Yet Though

Bloomberg reports that Ubisoft has drawn the attraction of several private equity firms to be acquired including Blackstone Inc. and KKR & Co, the two biggest private equity firms in the world.

According to sources, Ubisoft has yet to enter any serious talks regarded potentially being acquired and they are not sure whether its majority stakeholder, CEO Yves Guillemot with a 15% stake in the company, is willing to pursue a deal.

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In response to these rumors, a Ubisoft spokesperson told Gamespot that they more or less had no comment:
“We don’t comment on rumors or speculation, Ubisoft has unmatched creative and production capacities, with more than 20,000 talented people collaborating across our global studios on game development. Thanks to them and to our long-term approach and appetite for taking creative risks, we have built some of the industry’s strongest proprietary brands and have many promising new brands and projects on the horizon.”
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“We also have one the industry’s deepest and most diversified portfolios, cutting-edge services and technologies, and a large and growing community of engaged players. As a result, we’re ideally positioned to capitalize on the rapid industry growth and platform opportunities that are emerging right now.”
The reason why these companies may be looking into Ubisoft is due to the company currently being relatively cheaper. Ubisoft’s shares had fallen 41% in Paris Trading over the past year. This gives it a market value of 4.8 billion euros or $5.2 billion USD.
While no definitive reason was given for Ubisoft’s fall in stock, the company has been the center of a lot of recent controversies, including having a toxic work environment and the continued endorsement of NFTs.
With that being said, Kotaku says that its sources in Ubisoft have claimed that the French publisher has been working with several outside consultancy firms in recent years to audit different parts of the company. They have suggested that this is to help clean up the company’s image for a potential sale.
It should be noted that in 2018, French mass media company Vivendi attempted to buy out Ubisoft but the attempt was fended off by Guillemot’s intervention and ended up selling their training shares back to the Ubisoft founder.

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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Launching for PS4 and Switch in 2023

In celebration of the 35th Anniversary for Final Fantasy, Square Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy pixel remaster will be launching for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

The remaster will be available digitally for aforementioned consoles in Spring 2023 and can be purchased either individually or together as a bundle.

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The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster consists of the first six mainline games of the Final Fantasy series, which includes Final Fantasy I, II, III, IV, V and VI.
Pre-order for the 35th Anniversary Edition of the Pixel Remaster is open for a limited quantity which includes the following in the bundle:
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Final Fantasy I – VI Collection – physical collection of all games for either PS4 or Nintendo Switch
Anniversary Edition Goods Box.
A bonus lenticular sleeve for the game package.
2-disc vinyl record set featuring newly arranged game music with exclusive cover artwork by Kazuko Shibuya
A specially compiled artbook showcasing beautiful character pixel art.
Eight stylized pixel art character figures in window packaging

Pre-order for the Physical Edition for the collection is also available and much like the Anniversary Edition, it comes with a limited quantity.
You can pre-order both of the editions at the official Square Enix store here.
Final Fantasy I – VI Pixel Remaster is already available for Android, IOS and PC via Steam since July 2021.

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Arrowmancer Review – Gameplay Over Gacha

Arrowmancer is unlike any other free-to-play mobile gacha game out there, making it a surprisingly fun experience for me to review. You can create your own characters and slap them onto a custom banner. It’s quirky, ingenious and is a breath of fresh air in this huge market of gacha games. There are a lot of things I absolutely love about it, while at the same time, there are also several aspects that could make it even better.

Developed by Sizigi Studios, a small team of mathematicians from MIT, do they have what it takes to devise the formula for a successful indie gacha game? Let’s find out in this review of Arrowmancer!

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Story – Witch Get Rich
Arrowmancer takes place in space in what I can imagine as a Cowboy Bebop-like setting. In the prologue/tutorial, we’re introduced to two space witches, Kairos and Fig who graduated from space witch college. However, instead of putting their spells to use, they’re stuck being waitresses at an empty restaurant floating in space due to the crappy economy.
Our witches finally have the chance to show off their skills as they have to save a bizarre Black Cat who escaped from Goons who’re part of an MLM, thus kickstarting a weird journey to start their own company and get rich.
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To put it plainly, the story is…random, mainly taking place via chat logs (even though the characters are next to each other?). When you’re not in battle or managing your characters, you’ll mainly be reading through a group chat. Missions themselves take place when you open an attachment in the chat. There’s not much explanation behind what’s going on, so you more or less just go with the flow.
Because almost everything story-related takes place via the group chat without any backgrounds or illustrations like other gacha games, it can be very hard to immerse yourself in what’s going on, when there actually is. Essentially, there is a space adventure happening with some degree of commentary on capitalism, but when it’s being told through “text messages liek dis” it’s very hard to feel invested. I feel that most of this can be mitigated by having an illustration or background to accompany the text to help the player visualise the story. In fact, the opening sequence of the prologue has already accomplished this, so it’ll be great if the rest of the story can have scenes like this as well:

Gameplay – An Insanely Fun Challenge
While it’s described as an action RPG, it’s not the Honkai Impact 3rd or Punishing Gray Raven-kind of action. Make no mistake, it’s still very fast-paced, but the best way I can describe it is Undertale meets Megaman Battle Network. You’re essentially moving your characters around a 3×3 grid in a very specific pattern—a dance, as the game calls it—all while avoiding lasers, hooks, bombs and all kinds of enemy attacks.
The gameplay is incredibly fun. Dancing around while catchy tunes play in the background as you take down your enemies really gets the dopamine pumping. It’s really like dancing in real life. At first, I stumbled around a lot, not knowing what to do, but after a few stages, and having memorised the patterns for each of my witches, I was nailing combos well into the 20s every turn, making me feel like a god.
Unless you’re changing your party members all the time, you’ll mainly be sticking with the same dance patterns. Thankfully, gameplay never feels stale thanks to the enemy variety and different stage hazards. Enemies will cast buffs, debuffs, heal, attack and even summon more enemies. Many of these behaviours result in different forms of attacks, some cover a single square, some make squares deal damage over time for a short while, while some may create a bomb that you’ll need to push away to avoid damage Bomberman style. The variety in enemy patterns is astounding and just when you think you’ve seen it all, a new enemy pops up with new attacks that keep you on your toes.

That said, this is obviously not the kind of game you’ll want to play if you just want to chill and “auto” away (there is no such feature). This is a skill-based game that requires quick reflexes and decision making. Good luck playing this on an emulator—you’re going to need both of your thumbs if you want to excel.
There is one thing that is a bit too frustrating in my opinion. In order to 3-star a stage, you need to not get hit by at all. You’re allowed to get hit by unavoidable attacks, but each stage needs to be a 100% hitless run if you want to get those 3-stars that come with a Gem reward. Even though my team of 5-star witches could easily clear just any stage I’ve encountered so far, being punished just for getting hit once is a bit too much. In other games, a hitless run is usually reserved to challenge stages, but virtually every single stage in this game needs to be completed without room for error for all the rewards. I found myself restarting stages very often like a hardcore rhythm gamer and understandably, the average gacha gamer is not going to enjoy having surgical precision just to 3-star a stage.

Music – Slaps
Arrowmancer has no business sounding this good. Literally, every single BGM, from boss fights to navigating around the menu is really catchy. I went into Arrowmancer thinking that this was a free-to-play game, not Cytus. Seriously, the game’s music elevates every part of it.
Just from my memory, every single song that plays in this game has Japanese vocals. In story missions, a mysterious-sounding waltz with soft percussions gradually build as the singer sings a haunting, goosebump-inducing verse, perfect as I tread carefully to learn new enemy attacks. In Gardens (the game’s side quests), a progressive electro bop plays as the vocalist sings in what I can describe as a fantasy anime OP. Heck, in the game’s main hub, this plays on loop:

Every single one of the game’s OSTs would easily fit in Muse Dash or Cytus. Even though it’s not a huge playlist, the quality is top-notch. Sure, there are other gacha games with killer OSTs like Arknights and Genshin Impact, but need I remind you that Sizigi Studios is made up of 6 people?

Gacha and Waifulabs
Witches range from 1★ to 6★. 6★ units are not in the game, but their mechanics and their pity have been explained, so they’ll probably be added in the future. In the meantime, the rates are as follows, according to the standard banner:

1★: 20%
2★: 25%
3★: 30%
4★: 20%
5★: 5%

That’s right, gacha gamers, 5★ is 5%, not 0.5%! While 6★ will obviously be lower once they come out, for now, the rarest units in the game have a 5% drop rate. As for the pity, you’ll be guaranteed a 5★ every 40 pulls which is great. We know that 6★ pity will be 200 according to the game’s menus.
As for the price, you have the option of making a single pull for 120 Gems, or 5 pulls for 600 Gems (there is no option for a 10-pull). 600 Gems cost $9.99 in the shop (a more expensive purchase obviously has more Gems). Note that you can earn 120 Gems every day just from completing daily quests.
The characters I created with Waifu Labs’ AI.
What makes Arrowmancer truly unique is that for the first time to my knowledge, you can actually create your own gacha character! Through the power of machine learning algorithms, Sizigi Studios have created Waifu Labs, an AI that can generate waifus or husbandos which you can import into the game as either 4★ or 5★ with random stats and abilities that match their rarity.
Not only can you import your AI-generated OCs into the game as genuine gacha characters, but you can also pull for them as well! For the first time in gacha history, you, the player, can create your own custom gacha banner! You can do this by obtaining a Bizcard of your witch and adding them to the custom gacha banner. This is a way to farm dupes and make your custom witches stronger.

While this makes for a truly one-of-a-kind gaming experience, as a gacha game, the characters do not feel as lively as they usually are in these kinds of games. It’s not that the character art is bad (far from it), it’s that all we see are square portraits of all the characters. Even in battle, that’s what we’re moving around. Typically, you can tell a character’s personality from the way they look and dress, but since all we have are close-ups of the witches’ faces, you never get that feeling.
Without a backstory, personality, and even legs, I don’t feel the urge to gacha for any of the characters at all. For a gacha game, that is a huge problem. Obviously, this is the shortcoming of being able to incorporate AI-generated OCs into the game, but it’ll be great if more of the game’s cast or even our own can be woven into side missions and such, anything to improve the waifu-ness or appeal of the characters.

Instructions Unclear
Arrowmancer doesn’t explain everything, which has given me a headache trying to review it. The game explains that you can promote your Witches into managers, but it doesn’t explain what managers do at all. I ended up not promoting any of my Witches because I saw their stats drop if they were to become managers. Without the game telling me if this is a reversible process or not, I ended up not doing it altogether.
Similarly, the game is offering a Starter Pack for $0.99 that contains 600 Gems and 1 “SUPER Waifulabs Import Token.” There is no tooltip, nothing at all in Arrowmancer that tells me what is a SUPER Waifulabs Import Token. I’m not going to spend $0.99 (that’s just over RM4 for me in Malaysia) just to learn what’s a SUPER Waifulabs Import Token in Arrowmancer, even if it’s for a review.
This lack of explanation carries into the gameplay as well. I learned through complete accident that pushing my witch into an enemy causes my combo to end and immediately deal damage to the enemy. Similarly, when I met my first enemy which cast the “Expose” debuff, I could only guess that it’s reducing my witch’s defense as the game never tells me what exactly it does. I only learned through the game’s Discord that energy recharged at a rate of 1 every 6 minutes. Arrowmancer doesn’t explain many of its mechanics, which is a detriment for me.

Verdict
That’s all for this review of Arrowmancer. My hat goes off to the team at Sizigi Studios for pulling off a game like this, one that innovates new ideas and breath new life into a genre that’s oversaturated to the brim. Playing Arrowmancer for this review is an experience I won’t be forgetting any time soon. There are a lot of aspects of the game which I’ve already praised to death earlier in this review like the gameplay and music, but what Arrowmancer really needs to improve on is its marketing. The game barely has any social media presence and according to Google Play Store, has only been downloaded 5000+ times at the time of writing.
I had a blast playing the game. Unlike many gacha games which have the philosophy of “gacha first, gameplay second”, Arrowmancer does the opposite, putting gameplay before the gacha. If you’re tired of the same, stale gacha game formula, I can promise you—you have never played a game like this before.
If this review convinced you to get Arrowmancer, you can download the game through the green button below. Follow the game on Twitter for more updates.

Pros
Cons

Gameplay is fun and challenging
Story and characters are not immersive

Music is unbelievably good
Forcing players not to get hit to get all rewards is too harsh

You can create your own gacha game characters
Lack of explanation for features and mechanics

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ArrowmancerDeveloper: Sizigi StudiosRelease Date: 2022-02-10Android, iOS
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Dragon Nest Mobile (CN) CBT launched!

Dragon Nest Mobile has gone through many tests and has revealed many features that we are expecting on a Mobile MMORPG. This time we will be able to experience the game. You can download and try it for yourself during this CBT to experience it! Just click on the link at the end of the article. So what are the differences between its PC version and the Mobile version? Here’s what we’ve found out!

PC versus Mobile
Game modes & Classes
The game is similar to its PC version. The controls are optimized for the mobile platform to perform skills during combat. As any MMORPG goes, there will be PvP gameplay as well. However there are only 4 characters or classes to choose, from Warrior, Sorcerer, Priest and Archer. Every class has been play tested in the game to ensure balance between the classes, which they have a “Fair Mode” for PvP which lowers player’s stats for balance purposes. Thus only certain skills are kept for the mobile version.

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Lore and Dungeons
Dragon Nest’s lore has been very interesting and expansive for each patch that came our way. The Mobile version however elaborates the lore differently. The main quests allows players to make choices which will determine how each character’s story develops.
To bring us as close as possible to the PC version, Dragon Nest Mobile was recreated with similar dungeons and details. The developers has made it so that players will be able to recognize the scenes, monsters and appearances. Even the skills for certain monsters are the same like the Gargoyle Twin Horn from Forest Sanctuary that can Stone-form itself to regenerate and enhances it’s defences just like the PC version.

Graphics and Sounds
But would the graphics look the same as the PC version? Well the characters and the maps inherited the same art style which we are comfortable with from the PC version so rest assured. However there are certain changes to the towns like Saint Haven which they have created more paths to walk around to fit it into our mobile screen. Just like our PC version, players will be able to purchase character costumes from the cash shop to beautify their characters.

For everything that we enjoyed in the game, we also enjoyed the sound and voices in the game. The sounds in the mobile version were reproduced by the original team. The music and the ambience can be heard faintly when you’re in the town. Of all the voices that get stuck in my head is the voice of Exchange Deacon Deowen. He’s annoying. But I hope that he’s still there in the Mobile version.
Mobile UI
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The UI is easy to control as the movement will be controlled with a virtual joystick on the left side and the skills will be activated on the right side of your screen. There are the usual social interactions like the emotes and dancing. A new camera mode and radio station will also be added into the CBT.
So if you’d like to check out the game, please make sure that your device has at least the minimal requirements. Of course if you’d like to enjoy the game to the fullest, the recommended requirement will be better.
Device Requirement
Minimum Requirement: Android 4.0.3, 2G RAM
Recommended Requirement: Android 4.4.0 3G RAM
So here’s the link to download the CBT game!
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Black Desert MOBILE Soft-Launch date announced!

Are you getting hyped yet? Black Desert MOBILE has a date for its soft launch, and that is, 24 October 2019! We’ve gotten a sneak peek at its My Info page before. It’s plenty detailed for a mobile game, do check it out!

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As mentioned, it will be for Android only, and in English. Countries with access to the soft launch are as follows:-

Ireland
Sweden
Turkey
Malaysia
Australia
Canada
Chile

It seems our friendly companion here has a December to-do list which includes “learning new languages”. Hmm, what do you think that means? Considering it’s a soft launch, perhaps we can assume data can be kept. We’ll be seeing you soon!
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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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[TGS 2019] Death Stranding vol.2 Gameplay Showcase

The gameplay sneak peeks for Death Stranding continued today at TGS 2019! We spent much time hovering around Norman Reedus’ character, Sam, in a safe house. Here’s where players would spend time between missions, a private spot to rest.

You don’t control Sam, per se. You control a “soul” that commands his actions. You have free reign over the camera, so you can spin it around and admire Sam, or his surroundings. Kojima likens this to a “bishojo game”, where you interact with the characters on the screen. Sam points to places he wants to go to; gesturing to the showers to clean up the dirt on him, for example.

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Dirty Sam.
Zooming in to check out Sam is perfectly within your ability, and Sam will react to it. Check out his crotch one too many times, and he’ll pick up the camera to punch it when he loses his cool. The camera lens even cracks from the force of the punch!
In the mean time, Sam does get his shower. For those used to Kojima games, it might not surprise you that biological fluids from said shower has gameplay implications. It applies even beyond the safe room. Pee, poop, blood and sweat can all be converted into crystals that power weapons. Quite the handy recycling method!
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Sam can also interact with BB. Tapping on the glass will get you responses from BB. It seems the baby might even be able to break through the glass casing it, though it turns out to be some daydream.
Easy now.
Players will be allowed to return to the world after the credits. Once out in the world again, you can drop helpful things to aid others. As mentioned in the first gameplay showcase, you can give them likes.
Customization is shown off. Get a cap and recolour it, and see it worn on Sam’s head. Maybe be more practical and sort your backpack instead. Attach pouches and batteries as you need them, but remember that inventory is limited.
Gotta save the world in style.
A holographic map on the wall will provide various information. Check on missions or important mail that can provide hints, requests or just correspondence. A data archive is also available. The player will be able to refer to it to learn about the world and story.
There’s plenty of neat little things in the demo too. Music selection, drinking beer with others in another dimension… even if we’re not sure what the world of Death Stranding holds yet, it’s surely coming to life.
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Death StrandingPublisher: Sony Interactive EntertainmentDeveloper: Kojima ProductionsRelease Date: 2019-11-08PlayStation 4
Connections. In this fractured world, Sam Bridges is working to bring the world together. With his cargo and trusty Bridge Baby, what will he see?

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Square Enix announces Schoolgirl Strikers: Twinkle Melodies for the mobile

Seemingly on a streak of releasing such titles, Square Enix has just announced Schoolgirl Strikers: Twinkle Melodies for Android and iOS. Schoolgirl Strikers: Twinkle Melodies is being dubbed an “idol rhythm action” game, based on the game released in 2014 for the smartphones. Serving as a reboot of sorts, the game will be released in summer as a free to play game with the usual in-app purchases.

If you are interested in trying out the game first hand, you can sign up for trial for the Android version if you are a Square Enix Member. The trial is available right now and and will run until 14 July 2017. The trailer above show off the debut of a new idol team “Apricot Regulus” and song “I Wish.”

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Kemono Friends Pavilion to end service

Japan-based developer UniqueWave Co announced that it will be shutting down the servers for Kemono Friends Pavilion. Players have been assured that even though the game will go offline, access to certain aspects of the game will remain.

【重要】サービス終了のおしらせ 1/3
この度『けものフレンズぱびりおん』は2021年6月30日(水)をもちましてサービスを終了させていただくこととなりました。今まで遊んでいただいた皆様には心より感謝申し上げます。

詳細は以下をご確認下さい。https://t.co/B5LjQQRpqM#けものフレンズぱびりおん
— けものフレンズぱびりおん【公式】 (@kemono_pavilion) May 18, 2021
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Among other things, users will be able to watch all of the opening movies upon service termination. Furthermore, everyone will still be able to access the Kemono Talks feature, and you can still view details of all the Friends in the game. Not all the features have been disclosed, and the developer has directed users to go to the official website for more updates. As is is the case with all shutdowns, you will not be able to acquire paid currency anymore. No word if refunds will be processed if you still have any left in the wallet, but usually that will be addressed.

In case you are wondering, this is just one of many Kemono Friends spinoff games out in the market right now, such as Kemono Friends: The Puzzle Heads. Furthermore, Sega had previously announced that it will launching two more games in the franchise for the smartphones. In any case, this is it for Kemono Friends Pavilion, which first started service in January 2018.

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Identity V Releases Dark Woods Map

NetEase has released a new map for their popular asymmetrical horror experience, Identity V titled Dark Woods.

Fans would have already had a glimpse of the Dark Woods with the Time of Reunion event in the game. But starting today, they’ll be able to tangle with all things spooky in the Dark Woods for themselves.

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You’ll be able to use the abandoned items in the woods to your advantage, with swings, empty huts and more providing all sorts of tactical advantages in the game.
Like any good horror setting the Dark Woods in Identity V is not without its lore- in true Identity V fashion it’s one of intrigue and mystery. Here’s a brief rundown of the goings on of the Dark Woods:
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This used to be the most beautiful forest in Oletus Manor, with lush trees, cute animals playing everywhere, and children laughing and playing around. But after the Gamekeeper Bane’s accident, the forest was completely shut down, not only for poachers, but also visitors. This didn’t last long, after the owner of the Manor and his wife passed away, the forest that lacked maintenance, was later destroyed in a mountain fire.
Since then, the beautiful forest was then sealed in the dust. Nobody has even seen that Gamekeeper again, but the legend of Dark Woods was passed on ever after.

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Identity VDeveloper: NeteaseRelease Date: 2018-04-02Android, iOS
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Like A Dragon: Ishin Reveals Trooper Card Abilities and Squad Formations

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Sega has revealed the Trooper Card Abilities and Squad selection mechanics in Like a Dragon: Ishin.
These game elements have a massive impact on combat. In this full remake of the original game, players can now use Trooper Card Abilities in the main story battles.

Trooper Card Abilities

After Ryoma joins the Shinsengumi and makes some allies among its members, they can aid him in battle in the form of cards and provide support with their Trooper Card Abilities.
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Trooper Cards have a variety of unique abilities. Some of them can enhance Ryoma’s strength through a buff-like effect, restore his health, allow him to activate powerful abilities, and much more.

There is a huge, diverse cast of troopers in the game, including familiar faces from the series, beloved characters from the more recent Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and even animals like bears. Mix and match to make the perfect squad!

Bringing In The Squad

Ryoma can assemble a squad of up to four troopers, with one being assigned the role of Corporal. A Squad and its Troopers must be linked to one of your combat styles. The way you fight will be heavily influenced by your Corporal and squad formation.

Varied and Powerful Trooper Card Abilities

There is a great variety of Trooper Card Abilities in “Like a Dragon: Ishin!”. The Troopers are largely divided into categories based on their characteristics. Offensive Troopers can increase Ryoma’s attack and direct attack, Defensive Troopers with their high stamina can give Ryoma a defense boost, Medical Troopers can provide healing while Assist Troopers and Support Troopers can provide a variety of additional buffs.
You can gain access to explosive techniques by allying with powerful Troopers. Some Troopers also have abilities that create supportive, buff-like effects or even restore your health. How you combine different Troopers will have a huge impact on how they can support you. You can explore and consider how each Trooper can work to your advantage to fit with your combat style and strategically adjust your Squad combinations to match your style!

Some Trooper Card Abilities

Ishioda Denji – Essence of the Dimensional Blade. Compresses heat into a blade and then unleashes it in a spinning area-of-effect (AoE) attack that damages nearby enemies.

Ryudo Rikiya – Essence of Explosive Impact. This fierce technique explodes Heat around Ryoma, burning nearby foes while knocking them down. It’s a good way to create space when surrounded by many enemies.

Toranosuke – Essence of the Sovereign Tiger. A powerful move that sets a ferocious tiger pouncing on the enemy, which damages them with its sharp fangs and flings them far away.

Trooper Card Abilities

By cleverly combining and lining up your squad’s Trooper Abilities, you can unleash powerful attacks with great impact, massively reduce your ability cooldowns, and use one ability to compensate for another ability’s weak spots, all making your Trooper Abilities even stronger.

For example, you can use Yonashiro Shozo’s “Essence of the Void” to gather surrounding foes in one place, and then strike them all with a piercing attack through Tendo Yojiro’s “Essence of the Unyielding Wave”. This combination makes it easy to deal heavy damage to large numbers of enemies.

Kasuga Ichinojo’s “When Words Fail” is a powerful ability that causes all attacks to deal critical damage. However, the effect’s short duration makes it difficult to use efficiently. On the other hand, Shinada Tatsunosuke’s “Time is Fleeting” slows down time. You can activate his ability when enemies are in attack range, and then follow up with Kasuga’s Trooper Card Abilities. This lets you land more hits and use Kasuga’s ability more effectively.
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Like A Dragon: Ishin will launch on the 22nd of February 2023 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
For more information on the game check out our interview with the game’s Producer Masayoshi Yokoyama.

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Rum’s Spring & Dungeon now out for smartphones

Japan-based developer R&SGames has just launched Rum’s Spring & Dungeon its debut game on the Android and iOS platforms.

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Rum’s Spring & Dungeon is described as a hack and slash RPG featuring Yuina, the protagonist of the game, who must embark on an adventure to rescue a mysterious girl known only as Ram. Of course, you will not be alone in your journey and will be able to recruit companions to join the mission. The concept of the game is to have it be played at your own pace, with the inclusion of an auto mode that will do just about everything that is deemed tedious. As such, the player can savour the more interesting aspects of the game. Auto-rounding and level-skipping are the key features alongside an auto-repeat that will take the chore out for the most part. All this non-work is to essentially power up your character through skill enhancements and level uncap to make them even stronger. Clearing dungeons and defeating bosses will also see Yuina obtain special artifacts with various effects that can further enhance the strength of the party.
From the description, it is quite evident that this has been tuned to be as casual as possible, so if you are into these sort of games where you are mostly hands-off, it might be worth checking out. Do also drop by the developer’s Twitter account for more information.
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HONOR launches HONOR View20 with 48MP camera and Kirin 980 in China

HONOR has officially released its latest flagship smartphone – HONOR View20 in China! The new View20 is featuring the world’s first HD 48MP rear 3D TOF camera, a 25MP front camera integrated into the display and Kirin 980. The innovative All-View display design allows a notch-less viewing experience with 91.8% body-to-screen ratio! Check out more details about the new smartphone below!

Bringing smartphone photography to a new height, the 48MP rear camera of the HONOR View20 the first ever to be powered by the Sony IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor. Thanks to the dual-NPU and dual-ISP Kirin 980 chipset, you will be able to take excellent photos easily using the AI optimization technology. The rear camera also comes with a 3D camera – a range imaging camera system to bring greater usability and fun to users.

The notched display is one of 2018’s biggest trends, and HONOR View20 is taking a design a step further by sporting the extraordinary All-View display with an in-screen front camera. A super small hole with a diameter of only 4.5mm is located at the top left corner to house the front-facing camera, which in result offers a bigger display area.
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As an addition, HONOR is collaborating with MOSCHINO for an exclusive MOSCHINO-inspired smartphone – the HONOR V20 MOSCHINO Edition. The global launch of the View20 will take place in Paris on January 22, so stay tuned for more info! You can visit the official HONOR website to get more details on its products.

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Gundam Cafe project to have one last hurrah

Before shutting down all the Gundam Cafe outlets in Japan, Bandai is having one last hurrah for the project that will run effective 3 December 2021. The “Thank You Gundam Cafe” campaign will comprise special menus, attractions and of course, merchandise.

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Specifically, the one in Akihabara will offering a menu which recreates the meals eaten by characters in various Gundam shows, including and not limited to a pizza Domon Kasshu had in G Gundam, a hot dog eaten by Setsuna in Gundam 00, bread which Amuro Ray had ordered at a restaurant in the desert town and Bright Noa’s burger.

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In addition, Bandai will also be selling a bunch of memorial goods such as coaster mats and magnet badges, featuring, again, various characters from the enormous Gundam franchise. There are a total of 24 of them, so be sure to collect them all or at least your favourites.

Lastly, Bandai will be holding special G Dimensions EX Dinner Shows at the various outlets, which each of them running for about 90 minutes each.

As previously reported, the themed cafes built around Mobile Suit Gundam are going to close all across Japan early next year. In an announcement on the Gundam Cafe website, they announced that the Odaiba Gundam Cafe, as well as Gundam Tokyo Brand Core in Akihabara and Fukuoka Gundam Cafes would be closing their doors on January 30th. Meanwhile, the Gundam Factory Yokohama cafe will be closing its doors when the Gundam Factory itself shuts down in March of 2022. This follows the closure of the Dotonbori Gundam Cafe in Osaka, which closed earlier this year. The remaining store in Osaka, Gundam Square, will also close on January 10th of 2021.

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Genshin Impact version 2.1 upcoming events revealed

Ahead of its release this 1 September, Genshin Impact has revealed the upcoming and near future events for version 2.1.

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From 19 to 26 September 2021, 03:59 server time will be the Spectral Secrets event:

Requires Adventure Rank 30 or above
Complete the Archon Quest “Ritou Escape Plan” and the “Floating Spirits — The Investigation Begins” quest given by Inazuma’s Katheryne
Complete various expeditions that refresh daily. Supporting characters from a friend’s Character Showcase increase the chance of obtaining additional rewards

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From 2 to 13 September 2021, 03:59 server time, the Hyakunin Ikki fighting tournament will commence:

Requires Adventure Rank 30 or above
Complete the Archon Quest “Ritou Escape Plan”
In tag teams of two characters, complete six challenges with trial characters or your own
Each tag team up to 2 event-exclusive Garyuu Art, providing buffs
Defeat opponents to score points within a limited time, and obtain high scores to obtain various rewards
Cannot be started in Co-op mode
Elemental Resonance, food or other items can be used

From 10 to 20 September 2021, 03:59 server time, the Lunar Realm fishing event will begin:

Requires Adventure Rank 30 or above
Complete the Archon Quest “Ritou Escape Plan”, unlock the Serenitea Pot System, and complete the “Exploding Population” quest given by Mondstadt’s Nantuck
Seven total missions at various times and locations

From 27 September to 5 October 2021, 04:00, the Moonlight Merriment event will be available:

Requires Adventure Rank 28 or above
Complete the Archon Quest “Chapter I: Act III – A New Star Approaches” and “Trulla Chapter: Act I – Mondstadt Gastronomy Trip”
Four phases

Archon Quest, Chapter II: Act III – Omnipresence Over Mortals, will be permanently available with version 2.1.
Last but not least,

Passage of Cloud and Stars login event, for up to 10 Intertwined Fate and more rewards
Unforged and Engulfing Lightning Weapon Wish event
New Character Wish

5-star: Raiden Shogun, Electro Polearm
4-star: Kujou Sara, Electro Bow

This is all just phase 1 of the Genshin Impact version 2.1 update, so stay tuned.
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Genshin ImpactPublisher: miHoYoDeveloper: miHoYoRelease Date: 2020-09-28Android, iOS, PlayStation 4
Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.

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

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WonderPlanet announces Alice Fiction mobile RPG, worldwide 2022?

WonderPlanet has announced their new mobile RPG, Alice Fiction, with a planned launch in summer 2022. A teaser trailer accompanies the announcement, with a song performed by FantasticYouth.

Its official website and Twitter has been established, at present still quite barebones. The company’s website says that Alice Fiction – previously code-named DELIGHT – is slated to be its first worldwide simultaneous release title, made possible by utilizing resources from its Nagoya and Tokyo teams. Prior to its launch, a closed beta test will be carried out to allow players to experience the game earlier. Its genre is a “RPG in Wonder Metaverse”, whatever that’s supposed to mean. Presumably it will consist of overarching themes and/or characters from their previous releases, and not the one that people will be upset about.

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Basic recommended specifications to run the game are iOS 11 or later, and Android 5 or later. At time of writing, there does not appear to be associated official global accounts, but it is a recently announced project. Other titles under WonderPlanet include Jumputi Heroes, Crash Fever and Konosuba Fantastic Days, so if you enjoyed any of those, this might be worth keeping an eye out for. Crash Fever in particular has its own ‘Alice’, so the thread might begin there.

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Code Geass: Lost Stories opens pre-registrations

Code Geass: Lost Stories has begun accepting pre-registrations in Japan, available through iOS and Android storefronts, as well as PC via DMM Games. f4samurai had a full presentation on the game as part of their “f4 Fan Fes” event, with the whole livestream available for viewing below:

The pre-registrations campaign reward milestones for Code Geass: Lost Stories go up to 300,000, offering varying amounts of premium currency, Kaname Ohgi as an obtainable Pilot, Knightmare Frame: KMF Police and upgrade materials. Any additional 50,000 user milestone beyond that point will be giving out 250 premium currency. How much 250 currency can draw in the gacha is not specified.

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The protagonist character inserted into the Geass universe is half-Japanese, but has been living as a Britannian. The story appears to take place sometime prior to Lelouch kickstarting his rebellion, with the writing overseen by Sunrise.
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You can choose a male (Yuuma Uchida) or female (Ayaka Ohashi) avatar to enjoy the fully voiced main story that will progress in the vein of the anime. The sprites will feature live2D as well. The battle portions promise “the power and performance of a full 3D TV anime”, where you’ll be able to train pilots and their Knightmare Frames and execute your strategies in combat. Previews of how this will be implemented can be found in the teaser above, and on their official website.
Code Geass: Lost Stories is currently scheduled to launch Spring 2022 in Japan.

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2017’s top games according to Google Play

With 2017 is coming to a close, it is only natural that the best games of the year get acknowledged. By way of Google Play, these are the top five international games.

Super Mario Run

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It comes as little surprise that Nintendo’s mascot would make an entry. Of course, it also helps that the game is entertaining and has been perfectly condensed for the mobile, as its difficulty and gameplay elements remain mostly intact.
Bubble Witch 3 Saga
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Even though bubble shooters in general may have declined popularity-wise, there is still room for a very polished entry, which is exactly what Bubble Witch 3 Saga entailed. The addictive gameplay has been complemented with great visuals and all the trimmings.
Magic Tiles 3

Another rhythm game to the list. Magic Tiles 3 can be best described as Guitar Hero with pianos. You will have to attempt to play songs under time pressure without making any mistakes by tapping and holding on different parts of the screen. The game is as fun as it is intense.
CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars

Battle it out with machines out of cardboard, axes, and lasers, and destroy your opponent’s robots before they do the same to you. As a cat. You can pretty much even ignore the first line because if there is any subject matter that will draw the audience, it is felines.
Ballz

Ballz is essentially Breakout fine-tuned for today’s generation. You throw balls at numbered bricks in order break them, and will have to do so before they reach the bottom. There is not much to talk about here, but know that it is addictive as heck.

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Skull and Bones Will Release This November Only For Next Gen Consoles, Here’s Everything You Need To Know

At Ubisoft’s recent Skull and Bones Livestream it was revealed that the game will raise the back flag and release on the 8th of November.

Despite being originally announced for PS4 and Xbox One, it has now been revealed that the game will only be available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Stadia. The game is also confirmed to have cross-play and cross-progression.

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Created by Ubisoft Singapore, the game was originally meant to be a multiplayer expansion for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag only to end up growing into its own game. Here’s everything that’s been revealed about Skull and Bones so far:
The Setting

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The game is a “multiplayer first” game set in 1721, near the end of The Golden Age of Piracy. You play as a young pirate sailing through the Indian Ocean, hoping to make it big as an infamous warrior of the seas. You’ll start by visiting Sainte-Anne, a pirate den that acts as an in-game hub.
From there, there isn’t really a story. The game is meant to be an online experience with smaller quests and mission chains instead of a larger overarching plot. The main goal doesn’t extend much beyond being a pirate, pillaging ships, burying treasure, and building up your name.
Getting Started

As previously mentioned you’ll start in a hub area called Sainte-Anne where you can shop, craft, and accept quests as well as interact with other players. From there you make preparations, select a mission, and set sail.
When you start the game, your character is pretty much a “nobody” and only able to build a raft, which can then be able to upgrade to a small fishing boat (called the dhow). According to the developers, players will then need to collect resources and pirate rep by completing missions in order to build their first actual pirate ship.
During the game, you’ll be spending a minimal amount of time on dry land with the majority of it being prep work for your next quest and chatting with NPCs. This involves charting a course for your voyage, and ensuring that you have enough supplies to make it.
This part is particularly important as there’s quite a bit to prepare before you head out. For example, there may be ships to plunder and steal along the way and if your crew isn’t well taken care of, there’s a good chance they will mutiny and attempt to kill you.
Naval Warfare

The combat of the game bears a lot of similarities to the naval battles of Assassin’s Creed IV. As the captain of the ship, you’ll be targeting your weapons using colored indicators, showing where your cannon, mortar, fire-barrels, and other weapons will be shooting. There will also be health bars for you and the opposing ship to indicate if the battle is going in your favor.
In order to win these battles (or escape with your life), there are numerous different types of ships that you can build and customize. Different ships will serve different purposes like cargo, combat, or exploration so picking the right ship for the job is paramount to victory.
Each ship will offer different tactical advantages. Large ships can absorb a lot of damage, while smaller, lighter ships are more maneuverable. The game does however let you switch between all these ships to take advantage of their abilities and strengths.
You unlock new ships by purchasing their blueprints at settlements. Each ship can also be upgraded and customized at any time with different weapons, armor, colors, flags, and more.
Infamy System

It’s not just about building ships though, it’s also about building reputation, which is where The Infamy System comes in.
Infamy can be increased by taking on quests from NPCs, exploring, and completing events around the open sea. The higher your infamy, the more options open up to the player, including new ships and crafting upgrades.
You can measure the amount of infamy you have by the amount of money you earn by completing jobs. The more money you have the more powerful you will be. It’s kind of like how it works nowadays I suppose.
That being said, being more infamous also attracts more danger, I mean, you are a big-time criminal now. Other ships may track you down and attack if you pillage enough. This is where the multiplayer component is shown off as you can request help in bringing down or just surviving these massive ships attacking you. Of course, these pirate alliances can also be broken off quite easily and friends can soon become foes.
Multiplayer

While Skull and Bones does feature single-player content, it’s primarily supposed to be a multiplayer game.
The game has a lot of MMO, elements as you will encounter other players’ ships around the world and must decide whether to team up or battle each other. Like I said above, you or your ally can betray each other at any time adding another layer of strategy and psychology to an alliance.
Thie game also features several missions that encourage players to make alliances. Mission descriptions will offer a recommendation for how many players you should have if you want to successfully take it on. You can still take these on alone but it’ll be a far greater challenge. Will you risk a betrayal to complete a quest?
It’s been quite a journey since Skull and Bones was first announced in 2017 but it sounds like it’s finally ready for the cruise ahead.
Skull and Bones will release for PS5, Xbox Series X, Stadia, and PC via The Epic Games Store and The Ubisoft Store on November 8th, 2022.
If you’d like further insight on the upcoming release of Skull and Bones, check out our interview with the game’s senior director Ryan Barnard.

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Sword & Libra Detectasy now open for pre-registration

Japan-based developer Jupit has just opened pre-registration for its upcoming RPG Sword & Libra Detectasy for the Android and iOS platforms. The game is scheduled for a release in June 2019.

Set in a world where sword and sorcery exist together, the game tells the story of detectives within the third division of the Police Department for the Royal Armed Forces. As you might have expected from the role, you are tasked with solving cases. Despite that, you will also occasionally engage in combat and while doing so, you will be able to recruit allies to help.

To make the game accessible to everyone, lower rarity characters can eventually be upgraded to much superior versions of themselves solely by grinding through the game. If you like that idea, be sure to sign up for the usual early-bird rewards.
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[Razercon] Meet the Razer Kunai, Razer Hanbo, Razer Katana, and Razer PWM Fan Controller

What do the newly unveiled Razer Kunai, Razer Hanbo, Razer Katana, and Razer PWM Fan Controller have in common? The answer is simple—RGB. Colourful products aside, these components will be extremely useful for enthusiasts to build the ultimate gaming desktop.

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The Razer Kunai are high-performance PC case fans available with the industry’s latest hydraulic bearing technology. These cutting-edge fans are designed for maximum airflow performance and are optimized to efficiently cool the PC while offering quieter acoustics. Available in 120- millimeter and 140-millimeter sizes, the fans feature LEDs with a large array of aRGB lighting capabilities to fit the form and style of any gaming PC.
It is priced at $49.99 USD. Check it out on Razer’s website.
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The Razer Hanbo are All-In-One (AIO) liquid coolers available in an addressable RGB pump cap. Born from a technology partnership between Razer and Asetek, the cutting-edge computing cooling solutions provide maximum thermal cooling performance of CPUs and are available in 240-millimeter and 360-millimeter radiator sizes. With an optimized pump intake design for silent operation and improved reliability, the liquid cooler delivers reliable gaming performance while including customizable and addressable RGB lighting. Moving forward, Razer and Asetek will continue to collaborate on all-new AIO cooling technology.
Razer Hanbo will be available on Razer’s website and authorised resellers next month, November 2021.

The Razer Katana are Platinum rated ATX power supplies that deliver the power needed with the performance, reliability, and CPU/GPU support gamers desire. These fully modular power supplies feature premium electrical components for ultra-efficient power delivery, capable of providing clean and consistent power for gaming PCs. Available in a variety of wattages from 750 to 1,200 watts in a Platinum rating, and an exclusive 1,600-watt Titanium rated power supply, the full line includes a zero RPM aRGB fan and full Razer Chroma compatibility.

Razer Katana will be available on Razer’s website and authorised resellers at the beginning of 2022.

In addition to these new industry-leading solutions, Razer will also launch a new Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) Fan Controller designed to support up to eight Razer Kunai fans. The Razer PWM Fan Controller integrates with Razer Synapse software for customizable fan curve control to help improve the airflow and thermal performance of any gaming PC.

It is priced at $49.99 USD. Check it out on Razer’s website.

You can learn more about the design philosophy of these products in our previous article.

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9 Years of Shadows PC releases on November 14th

Freedom Games has announced that 9 Years of Shadows is coming to PC via Steam and Epic Game Store this November 14th.

9 Years of Shadows, tells the story of the young operatic warrior Europa and her childhood teddy bear, Apino in their quest to restore the chromatic essence of life after the land has its colours stripped by a calamitous curse.

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You will embark into Talos Castle where you will take on more than 20 rhythmic bosses across 11 biomes with music as its core of gameplay.
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Featuring soundtracks from composers Michiru Yamane (Castlevania series) and Norihiko Hibino (Metal Gear Solid series), the bosses you face have their attack patterns tuned to their respective track rhythm to make you feel as if you are travelling on a sheet of music.
“When you make a colorful splash into the Metroidvania genre, you have to make sure it’s near perfect, especially since it’s one of our absolute favorites,”
 “The team has worked very hard to create not only something that’s beautiful with a compelling story, but also utilizing its prevalent themes of musicality in every aspect of the game’s design. Make sure to bring your dancing shoes and warm up those vocal chords for November!”
– Miguel Hasson, Creative Director of Halberd Studios
9 Years of Shadows is a 2D action-platformer developed by Halberd Studios and published by Freedom Games coming to PC via Steam and Epic Games Store this November 14th. A Nintendo Switch release of the game is also to come next year.

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Puzzle & Dragons x Evangelion Collab is Back

The puzzle genre mobile game Puzzle & Dragons is re-running a collab event with the popular TV anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion which will be held on August 10 till August 23.

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– Game Synopsis –

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Developed by GungHo Online Entertainment, Puzzle & Dragons is a match-3 RPG puzzle game with the classic monster collection element. Players can collect up to 6000 different kinds of monsters and form a team of your favorite characters to take on the dungeon battles!

– Collab Event Details –
The global version of the game will be seeing characters inspired by the original series and also the Rebuild of Evangelion movies in Puzzle & Dragons.
The collab period this time will be featuring some new units, virtual plushies, and Tamadra will be available for players to collect. Not only that, players who login during the event period will be applicable to pull once from the Eva Memorial Egg Machine for free!
There will be a total of three new guaranteed units in this collab event and all of them can be found in the Eva Memorial Egg Machine. The three units are a 5 star Gendoh Ikari, a 6 star Eva Unit-0, and a 7 star Shinji & Rei. (The Shinji & Rei unit has both a pre-evolution and ultimate evolution forms).
– List of Evangelion collab units –

Here’s the full list of available Evangelion collab units that players can receive from the Eva Memorial Egg Machine:
7 Star

Shinji & Rei

6 Star

Eva Unit-01
Kali Regalia, Kaworu
Myr Regalia, Rei

5 Star

Ceres Regalia, Mari
Gendo Ikari
Leilan Regalia, Misato
Misato & AAA Wunder
Scheat Regalia, Shinji
Shinji & Kaworu & Unit-13
Yamato Takeru Regalia, Asuka

4 Star

Asuka & Eva Unit-02
Kaworu & Mark06, Under Construction
Mari & Eva Provisional Unit-05
Rei & Eva Unit-00
Rei Ayanami (temp. name) & Mark.09
Shinji & Eva Unit-01

Puzzle & Dragons Evangelion Monster Exchange

Eva Unit-00 Plushie
Eva Unit-01 Plushie
Eva Unit-01 Tamadra
Eva Unit-02 Plushie
Eva Unit-02 Tamadra
Eva Unit-08 Plushie
Eva Unit-13 Tamadra
Mark.06 Plushie
Misato Tamadra
Penpen Plushies

For more details regarding the game and future updates, check out their official website.
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Puzzle & DragonsPublisher: GungHo Online EntertainmentRelease Date: 2012-01-15Android, iOS
Puzzle & Dragons (パズル&ドラゴンズ, Pazuru Ando Doragonzu) is a puzzle video game with role-playing and strategy elements, developed and published by GungHo Online Entertainment for the iOS, Android, and Amazon Fire platforms.

Puzzle & Dragons is a combination of two types of gameplay: tile matching and a monster collecting RPG. Players create teams by picking from the over 6000 different monsters they can acquire within the game and then play dungeons where they solve a tile-matching puzzle that determines how powerful their monsters' attacks are on waves of enemy monsters.

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Fight your way through the Ragnarok Champion’s League 2019!

The biggest siege of Ragnarok Online guilds is here once again! Guilds from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore will be battling it out. Different mechanics will be in play this year!

Guilds will be vying for domination in the War of Emperium 2 (WoE 2), a weekly siege where guilds conquer castles. Guilds can’t rest easy; Fight Night will be thrown into the mix, and they can lose or have their hard-earned points stolen! Six weeks starting from 16 October, guilds will gain points every Thursday from conquered castles. Saturday will be Fight Night, with their points at stake. Check below for the schedule.

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WoE 2 (Thursday)
Fight Night (Saturday)

1st week
17-Oct
19-Oct

2nd week
24-Oct
26-Oct

3rd week
31-Oct
3-Nov

4th week
7-Nov
9-Nov

5th week
14-Nov
16-Nov

6th week
21-Nov
23-Nov

Points awarded from conquered castles will differ, so watch out! Should there be a tie in points, the guild with the most unique castles conquered will win. For Fight Night, guilds will need to submit their lineup, logo and amount of points they want to steal.
Results will be updated in the event scoreboard and will determine guild ranking. When the final battle concludes, first place will get MYR 8,000 or SGD 2,640 with 12 God item ingredients and 6,000 White Potion Box. There will be a maximum of MYR 8,610 or SGD 2,776.20 cash prize for Fight Night, on top of a total cash prize of MYR 14,400 or SGD 4,772. The top 6 guilds will also have a chance to participate in a bigger competition!
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Good luck to all guilds! What strategies will these players be breaking out? Who will be the champion? Full details and mechanics are available on the official website.

Ragnarok OnlinePublisher: Electronics ExtremeDeveloper: GravityRelease Date: 2002-08-31Microsoft Windows
A MMORPG that blends 2D and 3D graphics! Explore multiple regions in a world based off the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-jin! The game is published by Electronics Extreme in the Southeast Asia region.

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An Interview With Malaysian Streamer Mimi Haney!

We live in a multi-talented country filled with all sorts of people that we are very proud of. Like Syamimi Haney Jaffrymore aka Mimi Haney, our very own Malaysian streamer who’s successful now being a gamer and an ROG Ambassador. It was an honor for us to be able to interview her, to have her share with us her life as a female gamer, streamer and an influencer in the gaming industry.

About Mimi Haney

Mimi Haney (Syamimi Haney Jaffrymore) is a 24 year old female gamer and influencer from Johor Bharu who’s widely popular among Malaysians on YouTube and Twitch. She’s also an ambassador of Asus ROG where we can see her promoting Asus ROG products from time to time. Being an avid gamer and entertainer on popular media platforms like Twitch and YouTube, she is also married to her lovely husband whom she met in the virtual world (isn’t that a gamer’s dream come true!?).
The interview

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Intrigued with how she became a gamer and streamer, we asked “How and when did you get involved into the world of gaming?” Mimi Haney played her first game taught by her father who was also an avid gamer back in the year of 2000 when she was only 6 years old. Her first game was Resident Evil: Nemesis. She might’ve been too young to play a horror game at her age back then but it would seem that she was even more in love with gaming since then.
She moved from playing her first console, the PlayStation 1, to the PlayStation 4 and now to PC. It has been her wish to try on all the consoles, even an Xbox, before getting her own PC. Her enthusiasm on games has brought not only joy to her but also an offer to be an ambassador of Asus ROG.
Ever since her decision to begin her career as a streamer and an influencer in the gaming world, she has faced some difficulty in the beginning of her career. Due to the many stereotypical critics in the community, she was criticized just because she’s a female streamer. However, thanks to her growing support from her community of viewers, friends and family with positivity, she has been able to ignore the negativity from certain groups of community. Though, that’s not the only challenge in her career. Being an entertainer, live on stream, takes a lot out of her emotions and mental energy to maintain her facade.

As you might already know, Mimi Haney is already married to a lovely husband! Despite being married, her husband is still very supportive in her growing career in the gaming world. Her husband also supports her as a manager or an adviser whenever there was a job offered to her. As her manager, adviser and husband, he would be the first person she’d discuss with for opinions on the job offers.
Now, we know that her husband supports her gaming career, but what about her parents? Well, her parents are also on the same boat! Supporting her every move venturing in the world of gaming, her parents had never thought gaming in a negative way or is a wasteful activity. She considers herself lucky as her parents also keep themselves updated with the latest games and checks on her if there’s a game on her wishlist. Ever since she was young, her room was setup for her gaming needs like a TV, a console, sound system and cupboard for her game collections. So she hardly plays outside during her childhood (Who would!? It’s a gamer’s haven!).

Being a streamer and influencer has its ups and downs. There will come a time where certain experiences are bitter, sweet or bitter-sweet. Mimi Haney is no stranger to them and she has been and still receiving critics even from her own friends which results in losing them as a friend. However, she has gained more new friends who are nice and even gifts from friends.
If you’re curious as to whether the husband is also a gamer, streamer or an influencer? The answer is, no, he’s not a streamer nor an influencer, but he is an avid gamer who’s loyal towards the PlayStation and PC. Both as husband and wife plays a wide array of genres as they buy new game releases every month to increase their collection of games. Whenever she plays a multiplayer cooperative game, her husband would be her Player 2 (Awe, how sweet!).

But being a full time streamer and influencer, how does one able to take care of the household? Well it is apparently not too difficult as explained by Mimi Haney. As a wife who is flexible with time, the life routine as a wife-streamer is quite balanced. Though there are those who are ready to criticize on the capabilities of a gamer girl as a wife, she rebuts that, as an adult, we are all capable of dividing our time to fulfill the responsibilities needed to fill.
“To be honest, I can’t imagine if I’m married to someone who cannot understand my hobby and work as a gamer and stream.” says Mimi Haney.
Before we end our interview with Mimi Haney, we asked her for some advise to be shared to the other female gamers who aspire to take the same steps as Mimi Haney. In her words, she advises all to work hard and put in the effort needed as every achievement do not come with just a snap of a finger. Everything requires time and as a female gamer, it’s even more challenging as Malaysian netizens are still skeptical to accept that games are for all genders. The people still think that females should only be in the kitchen, but with time, hopefully, the minds of Malaysians can be changed for the better.
THANK YOU MIMI HANEY!
Here are some links if you wish to support her and get to know with what’s going on in her life:
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mimihaney/?hl=en
Official Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/mimihaneyMHJ/
Twitch (partner) : https://www.twitch.tv/mimihaney
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7iIqaIuFlR8tKrpzRP72Gw?view_as=subscriber

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Congratulations to the winners of the LEVEL UP KL 2022 SEA Game Awards!

With LEVEL UP KL 2022 wrapping up, we’ve gotta have the SEA Game Awards ceremony! Without further ado, let’s see what all of us can look forward to in the future of SEA game dev:

GRAND JURY AWARD

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BEST INTERNATIONAL AWARD
The Legend of Tianding (CGCG, Taiwan)

SPONSORED AWARD
Endura (IFIO Studio, Malaysia)

RISING STAR AWARD
Faerie Afterlight (Clay Game Studio, Indonesia)

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Postknight 2 (Kurechii, Malaysia)

BEST TECHNOLOGY
Determinant (Khor Chin Heong, Malaysia)

BEST VISUAL ARTS
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (Toge Productions, Indonesia)

BEST GAME DESIGN
Cuisineer (Battlebrew Productions, Singapore)

BEST INNOVATION
Rhythm Doctor (7th Beat Games, Malaysia)

BEST STORYTELLING
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (Toge Productions, Indonesia)

BEST AUDIO AWARD
Rhythm Doctor (7th Beat Games, Malaysia)

BEST STUDENT AWARD
End Of The Line (UOW Malaysia KDU)

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SLAM DUNK Mobile Game Opens Pre-Registrations

DeNA in collaboration with Toei Animation’s upcoming mobile game of the beloved weekly shounen jump series SLAM DUNK now opens pre-registrations.

Game Overview

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The Slam Dunk mobile game is going to be a real-time basketball game where players are able to experience the role of the original characters, including skills, see the classic story of the original animation, and experience the strength of each high-school basketball team as you feel the passion and touching moment brought by the competitions by reliving the series.

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The game also features different types of game modes such as Half-Court 3v3 mode, 1v1 Solo Match, 2v2 Duo Match, Full Court 3v3, Full Court 5v5 where some of these game modes are only available on certain days of the week while some of them are available throughout the days.

If you fancy a bit more competitive edge on your games, you can also try out the 3 minute ranked match for the Half Court 3v3 mode. Team up and demonstrate your very own basketball technique as you challenge nationwide ace players in the fight to the road of the championship.

Since this project is in collaboration with Toei Animations, the in game characters are all voiced by the original voice actors from the anime to truly relive your childhood series.
SLAM DUNK is available for pre-registrations over at the Google playstore as of now.
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NC Media Day 2018 – NCSoft reveals new games

NCSoft held its annual NC Media Day yesterday, announcing 5 new upcoming mobile games. All of the announced games are MMORPG titles.

Aion 2

The game underwent yet another name change, marking a 3rd name for the game. Previously, it was known as Aion Tempest back in November 2017 and before that, Aion Legends. As players can tell, the game is based on the Aion IP.

Aion 2 will take place approximately 900 years before the story of Aion: The Tower of Eternity, the original PC version. One of the biggest feature in the upcoming prequel is the presence of dimension cracks. This feature allows PvP battles to take place between servers. Players can expect huge scale battles from time to time when playing this game. In conjunction, the 2 factions from the original game will not be present in Aion 2.
Class restriction is also removed for the prequel. Instead, players will be able to change equipment to best suit their playstyle. This gives players a wide variety of combat styles to work on. NCSoft has claimed that there will be improvements to the gliding and apply it into combat.
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Blade & Soul 2

The official sequel to the original PC version was previously announced last year along with a short clip. This time, NCSoft finally released some much needed info on the game.
Blade & Soul 2 will feature new characters and new areas that were not present in the original. A huge change from the original is smarter monsters. According to NCSoft, the monsters will not perform the same action twice in a row. This gives players a new combat experience and keeps the combat variety high at all times.
NPCs were also said to be smarter and more immersive. In this sequel, player actions can determine the relationship they have with NPCs. In return, players may receive different quest and events from them. Lastly, factions are no longer available in the game. The developers intend to have a “free community” system for the game. This means players are free from any faction-like restrictions.
Blade & Soul 2 is developed by the people who brought us the original Blade and Soul. Fans can breathe a sigh of relief as the game is in the right hands.

Blade & Soul M

Blade & Soul M is the remake of the original PC version. Much like Blade & Soul 2, the remake is developed by “Team Bloodlust”, the developers of the original.
The remake will be an enhanced version of Blade & Soul, featuring better graphics, a new combat system and actively changing environments. The game is made using Unreal Engine 4. Hence, players can expect high end graphics with great details to the environment.
A major highlight for the remake is a story branching system. Decisions made by the players in-game can result in a different path for the story.It is a similar system to what Bioware runs on their big titles such as Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

Blade & Soul S
Yet another Blade and Soul title, Blade & Soul S is significantly different from the rest of the franchise. The main difference is that Blade & Soul S features super deformed (SD) characters instead. The game focuses on hero collection making it gacha-like.
However, this “gacha” game is unlike other gacha games. Instead of the standard stage clear format that gacha games tend to use, Blade & Soul S is an open world game. The open world changes in real-time which can affect combat.
The story will take place 3 years before the original, making it a prequel to the franchise.

Lineage 2M

Lineage 2M is the remake of the popular PC game, Lineage II. The cinematic trailer was previously released last year, giving fans of the series high expectations for the game.
The remake stands out from the original by featuring an open-world format. According to the developers, the game will feature “mobile’s largest seamless open world”. Players will be able to explore and do anything without being hampered by rules set by developers. The game is said to have a land measured over 100 million squared meters. Players can expect to spend most of their time in-game trying to explore the entire map.
Furthermore, the game will also feature realm vs realm PvP. Similar to Aion 2, large scale PvP will take center stage throughout the game’s lifetime. Terrain is expected to play a part in the overall combat mechanics and players are recommended to play around these details. Raid bosses are touted to change from being just objectives to a challenge for parties.
Finally, developers have confirmed that they are working on new classes that were not available in the PC version. Fans of the original can rejoice as all 31 classes from Lineage II will return in Lineage 2M.

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Asuka Release Date For Guilty Gear Strive Announced

Arc System Works has announced the release date for the final playable character of season 2 for Guilty Gear Strive, the character Asuka R#.

In the new trailer, it was announced that Asuka R# would release in Guilty Gear Strive on the 25th of May, alongside additional color options to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Guilty Gear series and a new stage.

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While the trailer didn’t go into the specifics of Asuka’s playstyle, it looks like most of his moveset will be about keeping opponents out with a variety of projectiles.
According to Arc System Works though, he’ll have a total of 26 different spells with different effects.
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Some of these special moves even include a multitude of projectiles that can bounce off the ground, catching players off guard.
Others include backwards-traveling projectiles, as well as slower ones for setplay purposes.
It should be noted that while the official website doesn’t describe his playstyle, it does rank is ease of learning- he’s rated as a 1-star, on a similar level to Zato-1.
Asuka has been one of the most anticipated entries to Strive’s roster, having been the overall antagonist of the series for the entirety of its 25-year lifespan.
This is far from the end of Guilty Gear Strive’s DLC, however, with Season 3 having already been confirmed during the previous Bedman launch.

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Nintendo Opens an Official Website for Malaysia

Rejoice, Nintendo has launched an official website for Malaysia bringing the company closer to the region. You can check out the website here.

The Nintendo Malaysia website has more or less the same basic services as the other regional Nintendo websites. It gives you pages about upcoming games, news articles with recent announcements, and an FAQ for any troubleshooting you might have with their hardware. The site is currently only available in English, being pretty much identical to the Singapore website.

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The most practical feature that the website offers is that it provides a local Nintendo authorized customer support and repairs center. This means that you can now schedule for your Nintendo products to be repaired without having to go to a third-party retailer. The contact details for the repairs are listed below:
Address: C803, Jalan PJU 8/1
Metropolitan Square Office, Bandar Damansara Perdana
47820 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Tel: (+6) 03 7725 1552
E-mail: [email protected]
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The name in the email, Maxsoft, may be familiar to Malaysian Nintendo fans as they are the company that has distributed Nintendo products in Malaysia and Singapore since the launch of the 3DS in 2011. They are also acting as the official retailer for Nintendo products in Malaysia with the website having a link to their online stores on Lazada and Shopee.
The main question however is if this will lead to Nintendo releasing a local Eshop, which would be greatly beneficial as it would allow Nintendo games to be bought in local currency. As of right now, this does not seem to be the case however the website only just launched today so it is possible that an Eshop could be coming sometime down the road. We can only hope.
This is only the latest launch of a Nintendo store in the Southeast Asia region. An official Nintendo store was launched in Thailand last December and a Philippines Nintendo store was launched alongside the Malaysia store. This suggests that Nintendo is making further attempts to push into the Southeast Asian markets which would be great for local fans.

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