Tetris (Movie) Review – The Most Insane Story In Gaming Makes For A Fantastic Biopic

Of the many events that have happened across the gaming industry, the story of Tetris is one of the most interesting. This simple puzzle game made in Russia had entire companies funding men to infiltrate the USSR to try and get its’ rights from their Ministry of Technology. Communist personnel played these capitalists off each other, with politics and corporate rivalry thrown in for good measure. It’s the kind of story that you’re surprised hasn’t been turned into a movie yet and after all these years it has with Apple TV’s Tetris.

Tetris (2023) is a biopic movie chronicling one man’s journey to get Nintendo the rights to Tetris so it could be bundled with the Gameboy. While the liberties Hollywood takes with the story may be a little too dramatized, it’s a brilliant retelling of the events, and with great performance all around.

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Starting The Game

Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton), head of Bullet-Proof Software, is selling a game at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas when he comes across a peculiar game from Russia called Tetris. Rogers finds himself enamored with the game and soon finds that Nintendo wishes to license it for their upcoming handheld, the Gameboy. This however is easier said than done.
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The game was first licensed worldwide for arcades, computers, and consoles by Andromeda Software’s Robert Stein (Toby Jones) who in turn licensed it to Mirrorsoft run by Howard Maxwell (Roger Allam). Stein however has not been getting royalties from Maxwell and the Russians are not speaking with him over the handheld rights. With so much uncertainty over contract deals, Rogers, Stein, and Maxwell’s son Kevin (Anthony Boyle) all travel to Russia in secret to speak with ELORG (Russia state own Ministry of electronics exports) about licensing the game themselves.
The trip isn’t easy though. Russia isn’t exactly kind to foreigners, KJB agents are everywhere, and Maxwell’s connections to Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev make Rogers’s trip a fight for his life. All the while Alexey Pajitnov, the actual creator of Tetris lives a humble life as a software engineer seeing no profit from his game that’s making others millions.
Scattered Blocks

If that long description tells you anything, there’s a lot to fit into place with Tetris and the movie can come off as somewhat confusing for those who aren’t knowledgeable about gaming. Terms like “handheld rights” vs “computer rights” and the names are several companies are regularly thrown around so it can be overwhelming for those that aren’t as familiar with retro gaming.
This is likely the reason that the first scene of the Tetris movie begins with a pretty lengthy exposition dump of Rogers just explaining how Tetris has been licensed from ELORG through Stein down to him finding it. It’s quite slow and feels a little spoonfed but with the sheer amount of information that needs to set the plot up, it does a decent job at making it digestible.

In fact, as someone with an interest in video game history, it does a really good job of setting up what these early gaming companies were like and making the characters feel distinct from each other despite all being middle-aged men in suits. As a Nintendo fan, I can certainly say it’s fun seeing the more cutthroat Nintendo of the 80s brought to life with Howard Lincoln and Horshi Yamuachi at the forefront.
The film also contains several animated cut-ins using pixel art that act like infographics. These give a vibrant display of the figures or case studies being portrayed in the meetings. It’s a nice touch and does help make the film more digestible to those coming in blind. This is all good setup for when the film really gets started: with the journey of these three men to Russia.
Capitalism in Communist Russia

Once they arrive in the grey, dangerous streets of the USSR the movie starts as a highly engaging thriller. The country (played by Scotland in real life) is instantly oppressive with people who are distant and KJB behind every corner. No one wants to help Henk and everyone is afraid for him and what he’s doing as it’s illegal for tourists to enter the government facilities let alone make business deals. The film makes the danger feel incredibly real, especially when Henk’s family in Japan starts getting threatened as well.
You wouldn’t think watching a bunch of business meetings would be that interesting but they’re the most exciting part of the movie. ELORG invited all three men to meet them at the same time but kept separate from each other. They move back and forth in a mixture of business and interrogations as different layers of corporate espionage and under-the-table dealings are peeled back. It’s really interesting especially when you remember that this all happened. All of this risk was taken in real life over securing a game that you can probably play on your phone for free right now.
The Hollywood Port

That being said not everything is completely accurate. The Tetris movie does have several elements that are fictional to make the movie more dramatic. The most notable is the subplot involving the corrupt KGB including a new villain who is completely made up. This allows the movie to include events like characters getting beaten by the secret police and even a car chase for the film’s climax. None of this happened.
I’m of two minds about this. On one hand, it feels unnecessary to have these conventional drama cliches when the original story is already so insane and dangerous. That being said, I do think it works as an extension of this pre-existing tension. What Henk Rogers did was illegal, he was being spied on by real KGB spies and it’s very possible he could have been arrested. From this, you could argue the film takes these dangers to a logical conclusion to further emphasize the stress, isolation, and oppression of being a lone foreigner in the USSR. This makes the movie perhaps a little more conventional but it does work at conveying the feelings of the characters to the audience.
Select Your Player

The cast makes for an exciting roster of players with Taron Egerton making for a great main character as Henk Rogers. He’s a bit of a wide-eyed dreamer with his instant love of Tetris but Egerton’s performance sells you on the guy. When he talks about how great he thinks the game is or how passionately he’s gonna see this deal through, you believe it.
He’s a great foil to Nikita Efremov who takes the role of Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov. When we first see Alexey, he’s a kind and soft-spoken man that’s been beaten down by the state. He knows not to go against the system and the dangers of Tetris’ popularity. You can see how it eats at him that he makes no profit from his own creation but he remains straight-laced to protect his family. The friendship between Henk and Alexey is the heart of the movie, with a lot of time devoted to seeing them bond over software programming and freedom of expression, showing that creativity and passion can cross cultural borders.
The Supporting NPCs

As for the side characters, the villains do feel a little like cartoons but they’re fun. The main antagonists, Robert and Kevin Maxwell are great as a classic mustache twirler and lackey who you just can’t wait to see get their comeuppance. Toby Jones likewise develops a solid performance as Robert Stein, the original licensor of Tetris who’s just trying to keep his original contract and getting more in over his head.
With the Russian authorities, Oleg Shtefanko excels as the intimidating ELORG head Nikolai Belikov. While he first comes off as a stern statesman ready to arrest his foreign guests, he comes around to being a reasonable leader, doing his best to ensure Tetris gets a fair deal. Speaking of which, Igor Grabuzov is delightfully slimy as the shady KGB agent Trifonov.
Tetris Hiroshi Yamauchi vs Real Hiroshi Yamauchi
There are a number of other characters throughout the movie in minor roles including Nintendo personnel like Chairman Howard Lincoln, and North American President Minoru Arakawa but the highlight has to be Togo Igawa as Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi. He’s only in a couple of scenes but wow, he looks identical to the real man. The costume and makeup team deserve major props.
The Blocks Fall Into Place

The Tetris movie brings the insane story of one video game to life with flying pixels. While I could have done without the extra Hollywood drama, I can’t deny it was an effective narrative that showed the struggles of one man to bring a video game out of the Iron Curtain and the various tactics of corporate espionage that occurred in the background.
I enjoyed the spy thriller atmosphere of the USSR. The sets and tone were just right, keeping the film serious but with a playful gaming flair. The acting likewise keeps the many players recognizable and endearing to route for. Overall I’m satisfied with how this story has been adapted. It may not get the absolute high score but it shows the potential of video game biopics, bringing the story of Tetris to the next level.
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The Review

80%
Score

PROS
 Great setting and atmosphere in the USSR Brings the original story to life with great execution and insight into early gaming Great acting from Taron Egerton and the rest of the cast

CONS
 Might be harder to follow by those who aren't as aware of the early gaming industry The Hollywood original characters and plot points feel unnecessary

Review Breakdown

80%
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Anchor Panic will commence “Arrival Test” beta period

Anchor Panic will be commencing their “Arrival Test” beta on 5 January 2022. Both Android and iOS will be able to participate, with iOS specifically limited to 9000 players due to platform restrictions. iOS players will need to obtain the game via TestFlight. At the end of the testing period, data will be deleted. No end time is specified at time of writing.

In order to join the beta, Android users can access the game through its TapTap page on 5 January 2022 from 10:00 to 17:00. Once you’re in the game, you’ll need to have created a character and completed a battle before 5 January 2022, 24:00, to actually “qualify” for the test.

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The page admits that the current build is at low optimization due to the tight development schedules, providing the following minimum requirements:
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Android: Snapdragon 430 or better
iOS: iPhone 7 or later

You won’t be able to play your Android account on an iOS one, or vice versa. Any previous beta clients you may have should be uninstalled for this build. Game performance aside, the story is not finalized either. Should you encounter any problems, you can provide feedback as necessary to the development team.
The game is a 3D action RPG set in a sci-fi, which is quite reminiscent of Honkai Impact 3rd to name but one. It only lists Simplified Chinese as a supported language, nor is there an immediately apparent notice for a global release. Do give it a try anyway if you’d like!

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Dark Avenger 3 To Be Coming Soon by Nexon KR

Dark Avenger 3 is a game developed by Boolean Games and is published by Nexon KR. Nexon KR recently showed us a preview of 30 over working tittles in their G-Star 2016 preview and this is one of it. The game is a mobile action RPG with amazing graphics and combat actions that are fast paced and brutal. One might even say the killing blows resemble of Kratos from God of War. The graphics and cinematic scenes are that amazing even for a mobile platform.

Dark Avenger 3 is the latest title of the popular mobile action franchise Dark Avenger. Dark Avenger has more that 35 million downloads globally. Their previous installment Dark Avenger 2 was published by Gamevil in the global market.

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Nexon has announced their plans to release Dark Avenger 3 next year. So all we can do now is wait and watch the release of their teasers just to get that little bit taste of the game.
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Take the long shot in Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 fans will be drooling over this teaser of gameplay for the upcoming title: extreme long-range sniping. CI Games shares this in-game teaser for a long requested community feature, showing off a shot taken from 1,506 meters away. Contracts 2’s long-range shooting will be supported by more accurate weapons, heightened realism, and enhanced visuals when it launches this winter.

“The Sniper community really enjoyed the changes we made with Contracts and the sniper’s paradise sandboxes but, based on their feedback, we designed the latest game with very long-range shots in mind.”

“We hope to continue building on the best sniping gameplay around and make significant steps forward in bringing modern, realistic sniping experience to consoles and PC. Our team is really excited to introduce the extreme range campaign in Contracts 2.”
CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski
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Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 takes the well-received foundations of the first game to the next level with challenging long-range maps set in the game’s new modern setting. In addition to the core contracts, these campaigns are hand-crafted to provide engaging and robust gameplay over extreme distances. These maps will challenge even the most skilled snipers as players complete complex challenges undetected from over a kilometer away.

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Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 features a more grounded and relevant experience set in modern day 2021 Middle East. As Reaper, a sniper on a mission, players can take advantage of new weapons and gear to take down more intelligent enemies across new, expansive maps.
More details will be revealed in the coming months. In the mean time, you can check out the website, Facebook or Twitter.

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Touhou Lost Word will soon start their global launch half anniversary

Touhou Lost Word will be celebrating its global launch half anniversary, though first, we must celebrate Halloween in Gensokyo!

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“Rumia and Remilia’s Trick or Bullet” will run from 29 October to 11 November, with its EX Mode opening 5 November. There will be outfits for Rumia, Koakuma, Sakuya Izayoi, and Remilia. Koakuma’s outfit will be available for free. “The Heat of my Fingertips” will also be available to obtain for free when you log in until 30 October 2021 23:59 UTC.
The Touhou Lost Word global half anniversary officially begins on 11 November, with various countdown events in its lead up:
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Log in bonus for 10 days, from 1 November 2021 00:00 UTC to 11 November 2021 23:59 UTC
“Tiny Ghost Mistress Yuyuko Saigyouji” 10 day log in bonus from 30 October 2021 00:00 UTC to 11 November 2021 23:59 UTC
3x School EXP from 29 October 2021 00:00 UTC to 5 November 2021 23:59 UTC
Kourindou Roulette renewed up to minimum 190 pulls, from 30 October 2021 00:00 UTC
Various purchasable packs in the shop
Ultra Festival “Tiny Ghost Mistress Yuyuko Saigyouji” Limited Prayer from 29 October 2021 08:00 UTC to 11 November 2021 01:59 UTC

There’ll also be daily presents until 10 November. Other bonuses include the log in bonuses for the “Trick or Bullet” event which will come in 2 parts, and a Fantasy Rebirth log in bonus for Yukari Yakumo and Kasen Ibaraki.
Might as well get started a bit early to run the event and stay tuned for the actual festivities.
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Touhou LostWordPublisher: Good Smile CompanyRelease Date: 2020-04-30Android, iOS
Words are going missing, but nobody knows why... The Lost Word Incident has taken over Gensokyo. Explore Gensokyo to resolve the incident with Reimu, Marisa, and the huge cast from Touhou Project!
Taking place in Gensokyo, Touhou LostWord is a derivative work based on Touhou Project by Team Shanghai Alice.

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Fantasian Part 2 Release Date Announced

Mistwalker studios, founded by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, has announced that they will release Fantasian Part 2, the continuation of their mobile RPG Fantasian.

According to the studio, Fantasian Part 2 will release on August 14th on Apple Arcade.

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According to 4Gamer, Part 2 will feature big changes compared to its predecessor. For one, the game will now have a quest system, and decisions you make in the game will impact your story going forward, unlike the more linear part 1.
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You’ll also be able to rotate your party out at will, as well as do powerful EX attacks with each character.
Part 2 is expected to clock in at about 40-60 hours, with a fresh Fantasian save starting from part 1 expected to hit between 60-90 hours.
Fantasian is the Apple Arcade-exclusive RPG by Mistwalker studios, featuring 3D dioramas used for the game’s backgrounds. It features a story you should be familiar with if you’ve played any Final Fantasy games, with all the standard tropes like airships, evil Gods and sacred treasures.
It doesn’t just ride on Final Fantasy’s coattails, either, with its own unique combat system based on perspective and positioning, as well as a system that lets you skip most random encounters but pay them back at a later date.
You can check out our review of Fantasian (Part 1) here.

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FantasianDeveloper: MistwalkerRelease Date: 2021-04-02iOS
Fantasian by Mistwalker Corp. — From the creator of Final Fantasy, comes the next breathtaking adventure from industry legend Hironobu Sakaguchi. Fantasian is an exciting, new RPG set against a spectacular backdrop made from over 150 handmade dioramas that blends physical environments and 3D characters.

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Jojo’s Pitter Patter Pop to end services in September

Jojo’s Pitter Patter Pop, a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure mobile game from Lucky Land Communications and Bandai Namco will be shutting down.

It was announced earlier this month that the game will no longer be continuing its services from September 2, 2021 onwards. Diamonds, the game’s premium currency, will no longer be available for purchase starting on August 2, 2021.

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Featuring a super-deformed art style, the game is a puzzle game that makes use of tile-matching mechanics. From Jonathan to Giorno, characters from Part 1 all the way to Part 5 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure are available in the game. Players can take on enemies and bosses by matching 4 tiles together by performing attacks and combos.

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Characters were also separated into different rarities, with various skills and abilities. Players could also organise their favorite JoJo heroes and villains into the JoJo Mansion, a hub where the characters can interact with each other. The rooms in the mansion can even be decorated.

JoJo’s Pitter Patter Pop was first announced alongside the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 5 anime. It released on October 10, 2018. With September this year marked as the game’s final resting date, it would already have a runtime of nearly 3 years. As with most JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure mobile games, an English version never released.

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Genshin Impact Funko Pop Toys Exist Because Of Course They Do

Genshin Impact has released a line of Funko Pop vinyl figures, signaling the final step in the gacha game’s immense popularity.

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No release date has been given for the figures, though you’ll be able to get them via the Funko Pop website and presumably any store that sells Funko Pops once they’re available.
These vinyl figures depict both the travelers Aether and Lumine, as well as Genshin Impact mascot character Paimon, all in the signature Funko Pop art style of a huge square head with beady eyes that know how much you spent trying to get Raiden Shogun home.
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As far as your standard Funko Pop figures go, these are actually on the higher end of quality- each figure comes with its own decorated base, such as a clear flying base for Paimon as well as terrain-themed bases for the travelers.
They even sport a pretty decent paint job, such as actual metallic paint used for Paimon’s bronze halo and cuffs.
While it’s easy to scoff at Funko Pop figures as a Japanese fan, they’re a big part of the American figure-buying ecosystem- at only 12 USD a pop, they’re a great way to add a particular IP’s representation to your collection without breaking the bank with an expensive scale figure.
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Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.

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MSI Concept Store In Malaysia Opening This Week Will Feature Exclusive Deals and More

This upcoming Friday on the 19th of May, we will finally see the grand opening of the MSI concept store in partnership with Thunder Match Technology (TMT) at Mid Valley Megamall, Malaysia.

To celebrate the grand opening, the Concept Store will prepare a range of exclusive StarBuy deals which includes limited units of the Modern 14 laptop priced at RM999 as well as gaming monitors starting from RM199 and many more.

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The store will also feature a wide selection of laptops suited for most use cases such as Gaming, Business and Creatives. Not only that, a variety of monitors will also be featured at discounted prices during this time.
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Additionally, the first 20 customers to purchase a laptop on the opening day will receive a Canon E470 Printer as an exclusive free gift. Door gifts are also given to the first 30 customers who purchase any type of product at the new Concept Store.
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The store will be located at S-079, 2nd Floor of Mid Valley Megamall with the Grand Opening starting at 11AM. The Grand Opening StarBuy Deals & Sales will run starting from 19th May till 21st of May, 2023.
For further information regarding the Grand Opening of the MSI concept store you may visit their official Facebook.

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Should you pull UR Tamaki Amajiki in My Hero Ultra Impact?

Tamaki Amajiki, also known as Suneater, is the last of The Big Three to appear in My Hero Ultra Impact as a UR character.

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Yellow [Phantasmagoric] Tamaki Amajiki
Role: Tank/Debuffer
Tags: U.A. Student | Hero | The Big Three | Male
Suneater is the much-needed core character for yellow teams. On top of boosting yellow allies’ ATK by 25% just by being on the team, he also specialises in binding and debuffing enemies. For those who are unaware, characters that are bound cannot take an action.
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His Plus Ultra Attack deals 600% damage to one enemy with a high chance to bind the target 1 turn.
His 1st skill hits a single enemy with 350% damage while decreasing their speed by 30% for 3 turns. Amajiki also gets cover for 2 turns, directing enemy attacks from his teammates towards him. This skill has a short 4-turn cooldown.
His 2nd skill hits a single enemy with 300% damage with a medium chance of binding them for 1 turn. It also reduces their DEF by 25% for 3 turns. This skill also has a 4-turn cooldown.
Amajiki’s 1st auto skill increases yellow allies’ ATK by 25%. Enough said.
His 2nd auto skill increases all allies’ ATK by 15% and speed by 25% while covering allies.
Overall, if you’re using a yellow team in My Hero Ultra Impact, [Phantasmagoric] Tamaki Amajiki is basically a must-have. He’s not the most ideal tank, but the debuffs and support he provides make him a great unit. He counters characters like Green Hawks and other units who rely on speed.
As such, do pull UR Suneater if you want to bolster your yellow team. Otherwise, I recommend saving your Gems, as the game’s anniversary will be coming in another month and a half.
To stay updated with the game, be sure to follow its Twitter page.
You can also check out our other guides, such as our:

My Hero Ultra Impact UR unit tier list (Mar 2022)
My Hero Ultra Impact reroll tier list
My Hero Ultra Impact starting team suggestions

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My Hero Ultra ImpactPublisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentRelease Date: 2021-05-19Android, iOS
Welcome to MY HERO ULTRA IMPACT—celebrating the hit TV anime series now in its 5th season!

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[Penang Esports Festival 2019] GO1 triumphs in DBFZ, taking top spot

GO1’s and Kazunoko’s match in the Winner’s Bracket could have been the finals of the Penang Esports Festival 2019 DBFZ tournament, with an intense back and forth. However, GO1 knocked Kazunoko down to the Loser’s Finals, forcing Kazunoko to go through Matoi. Not that it mattered, when Kazunoko came back for a rematch.

The final bracket.
A repeat of their earlier match, down to the characters and score, Kazunoko and GO1 duked it out. In the end, even the score was the same, with GO1 closing the intense set 3 to 2. The PEF2019 tournament is part of the DragonBall FightersZ World Tour or Tenkaichi, and GO1 has secured himself more points to qualify for the World Tour Finals.

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Congratulations to GO1! We’ll be looking forward to seeing more of him in Tenkaichi events to secure his spot for the World Tour Finals! Kazunoko and Matoi are not likely to take this loss lightly as they also vie for qualifying spots. Matoi himself got knocked to the loser’s bracket facing up GO1, and surely he would like a revenge match. Kazunoko was the previous World Tour champion too, and his crown will be challenged by new people.
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There’ll be more Tenkaichi events coming your way yet, but this closes out the Penang Esports Festival chapter. Look forward to even more heart-pounding DBFZ action as the Tenkaichi World Tour continues!

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Season 03 Reintroduces 2 v 2 Gunfight Mode and Much More

Season 03 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 brings with it a plethora of changes that include new Multiplayer Maps and more. The update launches on April 13th at 1 AM (GMT+8) with the following content for their respective titles:

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Modern Warfare II
The 2v2 game mode Gunfight, where random Loadouts and small cage-match-style maps dictate tactical and fast-paced combat. returns with four maps:

Exhibit
Shipment
Alley
Blacksite

There will also be three new 6v6 Maps and two new Battle Maps introduced.
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Not only that, Ranked play are also getting new rewards at the start of season 03:

Win 5 Ranked Matches – Season 03 Competitor Sticker
Win 10 Ranked Matches – Pro Issue TAQ-56 Weapon Blueprint
Win 25 Ranked Matches – “Top Dog” Weapon Charm
Win 50 Ranked Matches – “Tippable” Weapon Vinyl
Win 75 Ranked Matches – Ranked Play Season 03 Loading Screen
Win 100 Ranked Matches – Season 03 Ranked Play Veteran Camo
Skill Division Operator Skins and cosmetics for having a season-high placement within the Gold Division or above, with special rewards for the Top 250 and No. 1 player in the world at the end of the season

There will also be a mid-season major content update for Special Ops in the form of a new mission and a new Raid episode.
Warzone 2.0
With Warzone 2.0 game modes: Massive Resurgence returns with up to 150 players dropping in for Resurgence across Al Mazrah alongside some brand new features such as:

Redeploy Drones
Tempered Plate Carrier
UAV Towers
New Gulag Map
Deployable Buy Station (in-season)
Perk Packages (in-season)

DMZ will also get a new feature, which is the new Barter System that lets you bring and buy items. This will have players complete missions for the new faction and tinker on the Contraband workbench before facing off against two new bosses.
Two new Operators also join the fight, both of which should be familiar to players who have played through Modern Warfare II, they are Alejandro Vargas and Valeria Garza.
The game will also introduce three new weapons such as the FJX Imperium (Sniper Rifle), Cronen Squall (Battle Rifle) and a New Pistol that will be announced later on in-season.

Blackcell Battlepass Upgrade
A battlepass upgrade called Blackcell will also be available and would contain the following:

Access to the full Season 03 Battle Pass and 20 Tier Skips (25 on PlayStation).
1,100 COD Points instantly awarded.
Up to 1,400 COD Points awarded throughout the Battle Pass.
A BlackCell Operator, attired in an imposing animated Camo skin.
A Pro-Tuned Weapon Blueprint, Vehicle Skin, and Finishing Move.
An exclusive BlackCell Sector within the Battle Pass AO serves as an alternative starting location.
Immediate unlocking of adjacent Battle Pass Sectors to the BlackCell Sector.
Additional, BlackCell-only Battle Pass content: Every Season 03 Battle Pass Sector with an Operator Skin has a BlackCell variant (12 Skins in total) to unlock.

Players can also get Weapon Blueprints, XP Tokens, and more via the new Recruit a Friend program for Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 by completing simple challenges together.
It is important to note that this program is not available in the following countries, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland and Philippines.
New Prestige Levels
Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 Season 03 will also see the Prestige Rank cap increased to Prestige 13 and the level cap increased to 650. Players can unlock the new Prestige Ranks which comes with a new icon besides their name.

Prestige 10: Unlocked at Level 500.
Prestige 11: Unlocked at Level 550.
Prestige 12: Unlocked at Level 600.
Prestige 13: Unlocked at Level 650 — this is the maximum level that can be achieved in Season 03

You may find further details in regards to the new Call of Duty Season 03 update at the official website.

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Warner Bros. Denies Bethesda’s Lawsuit Calling Them “Baseless Accusations”

Just last week, we’ve heard that Bethesda filed a copyright infringement lawsuit on Westworld Mobile for using Fallout Shelter’s game codes. To recap, Bethesda hired Behaviour Interactive to develop Fallout Shelter, who was also hired to develop Westworld Mobile. Both games have some similarities in terms of gameplay experience and character shading and behavior as well. The only difference is just the UI and skins based on their theme.

Below is Warner Bros.’ response to Bethesda’s lawsuit sent to IGN:
“As one of the world’s leading creators of intellectual property, including the ground-breaking television series Westworld, Warner Bros. has a deep respect for intellectual property rights.  As such, the assertions by Bethesda Softworks that Warner’s Westworld mobile game improperly used source code from Bethesda’s Fallout Shelter are as surprising as they are unsubstantiated.  Warner Bros. has been assured by the game developer, Behaviour Interactive, that Bethesda’s allegations are untrue and that none of Bethesda’s code was used in the Westworld game.  Moreover, contrary to Bethesda’s baseless accusation, Warner Bros. at no time “induced” Behaviour to use the Fallout Shelter code in Westworld.”

Warner Bros.’ response called Bethesda’s allegations ‘baseless accusations’ and defended Behaviour Interactive in using their Fallout Shelter codes for Westworld Mobile. As based on the lawsuit, No. 86. “Warner Bros. has a direct financial interest in Behaviour’s infringing activitiesthrough the resulting reduced costs and expedited development of the Westworld mobile game.“, was probably the false accusations that Warner Bros. was talking about. There is no way that Bethesda could come up with that unless there’s a mole in Warner Bros..
However if these are really just false accusations and the game’s codes were replicate-able (since Fallout Shelter was launched in 2015), then maybe Bethesda should retract their lawsuit. Unless of course, there are real evidences.
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[APGS] Square Enix Talks 30 Years of Final Fantasy

Today at Asia Pacific Games Summit, Shinji Hashimoto presented a brief talk about the history of the Final Fantasy series, ahead of the release of the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI.

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One of the big takeaways from this talk was that many of the series’ most defining traits were actually absent form the start of the series, only coming in its later additions.
One of the biggest examples of these is the Summons system, whereby player characters can call down powerful beings like Shiva and Ifrit to do powerful attacks.
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Despite a storied roster of recurring summons across the game’s history, Hashimoto explained the feature didn’t make an appearance until Final Fantasy III.
Still, they’ve endured to become a defining mechanic of the series since their inclusion.
“These summons established themselves as one way to give a sense of theatrics to battles throughout the series, changing up the summon types and their attack styles for each title”, Hashimoto says.
Similarly, while recent entries like VII Remake and XIII sport fully-proportioned characters even in the overworld, that wasn’t the case until VIII, which had adopted a less deformed art style compared to the original VII, and a complete departure from the more Chibi sprites of previous entries.
While he spent a lot of time talking about the history of Final Fantasy, he wasn’t completely coy about fan anticipation for Final Fantasy XVI. Despite that, Square Enix had no new information regarding the mega franchise’s sixteenth mainline entry, urging fans instead to stay tuned for future announcements.
Shinji Hashimoto is the Brand Manager of Final Fantasy at Square Enix, having been with the company since 1995.

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A Man Called Otto Review – Tom Hanks Brings Heart To a Tragic Yet Wholesome Comedy Drama

A Man Called Otto is a comedy-drama about an old man finding new reasons to move forward even in his old age. It’s based on a Swedish novel called ‘A Man Called Ove‘ adapting the story to an American setting.

Comedy dramas can be a hard thing to get right, needing a good balance between the goofiness of the comedic scenes and the emotional moments of the drama. A Man Called Otto will be a very subjective film in this regard as it attempts to combine hard-hitting subject matter with quirky, somewhat cliched characters and an overall feel-good message that might not mix well with some moviegoers. I however thoroughly enjoyed the film for these reasons. Otto presents a well-executed wholesome story about re-discovering the joys of life complete with a great cast all around.

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A Miserable Day In The Neighbourhood

The film revolves around Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a miserable old man, who’s a stickler for the neighborhood rules and wants to commit suicide following the death of his wife (Rachel Keller). A new family, however, moves in across the street consisting of a pregnant wife Marisol (Mariana Treviño), her husband Tommy (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and their two kids. While Otto initially writes them off, Marisol continues to ask him for favors, allowing him to open up to the people in his life and reveal more of his back story.
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The film is a slow-burn, slice-of-life story with an adult edge, following Otto over the course of a few years as he starts bonding with his neighbors. I can see people irritated with Otto’s grouchy boomer remarks but I found the humor pretty funny like when he says it’s ok for Marisol to crash into another car because it’s a hybrid. There’s also a great jab at journalists that had all the journalists in the preview screening laughing in their seats. That being said, there are many more emotional and cute moments that make you route for the characters.
The overarching plot of the film revolves around a real estate company that Otto has a grudge against that caused a rift with his neighbors and old friends, Anita (Juanita Jennings) and Reuben (Peter Lawson Jones). It’s not a big subplot but when it’s confronted at the climax it comes with a satisfying pay-off that brings the various characters together.
Meet Otto

The movie is very much a character study of Otto. I can see some people finding him too grumpy at first but the film does a good job of showing why he’s like this and how he develops out of it. Even near the start you slowly realize that while Otto might grumble a lot but he’s almost always willing to help people when they’re in need and he can’t stand injustice.
Throughout the movie, Otto attempts to commit suicide in multiple different ways from hanging to carbon monoxide poisoning in his car. During these morbidly comedic scenes, his life flashes before his eyes and you see flashbacks to him as a young man. You learn about his difficulties finding work, how his wife made him a better person, and how things took a tragic turn as the years went on. Each suicide attempt however is foiled by his neighbors needing him to help them with something.
The film slowly peels back the layers of Otto. You see him at his worst but also sympathize with him. He lost his wife, he has no family, and he has a hard time navigating the modern world, a legitimate problem that many senior citizens have. You also see him slowly appreciate his friends and how he learns to slowly value them as his new family.
A lot of that is thanks to the great acting of Tom Hanks. He has really honed his craft as older grandpa characters in movies like A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and he does a good job here. Otto is blunt and brutal but Hanks plays his kind and vulnerable sides just as well.
Meet The Neighbours

The film is further bolstered by a great supporting cast that while a little cartoony, really sell each role and contributes to Otto’s development.
The secondary lead is Marisol, Otto’s new Latina neighbor is the only person to speak back against his bullshit and see the good but lonely man underneath, pulling him over for favors from borrowing ladders to teaching her how to drive. Mariana Treviño does well playing a sweet wife and mother that is able to bounce some optimistic energy against Hank’s dire demeanor.
Aside from her you also have her wife and kids, the eccentric neighbor Jimmy, an older couple Anita and Rueben who Otto used to be friends with, and Malcolm, a trans high schooler with a troubled home life who Otto’s wife taught at school. There’s also a stray cat he is begrudgingly forced to adopt.
Each is able to show more dimension to Otto and play off him in different ways whether that’d be confronting the past or helping to move towards the future. They’re the kind of quirky neighbors you wish you could have, the ones that are legitimately your friends and go out of their way to help you in bad times. I can see some people finding them too quirky or unrealistic but they fit in with the small-town suburban vibe the movie is going for.
A Man Called Otto
I think the biggest issue A Man Called Otto has is that some people might find that the drama clashes with the comedy. It tackles some hard topics like depression, suicide, and loss and lifts them up with quirky characters and hijinks. The film doesn’t really get into serious talks about these subjects instead going for a more feel-good tone. With that in mind, I can see some viewers finding it a little too sappy to take seriously.
Maybe I’m just a sappy guy myself, but I thought ultimately manages to balance the two tones well. It does a good job of exploring Otto as a character and explaining his personality and backstory in a way where even if you don’t like his attitude, you can understand why he’s like that. It’s satisfying watching him develop and build warmer relationships with the other people in his life.
If you’re looking for a tragic comedy with some genuinely heartfelt moments, Otto is a man who’s worth paying a visit to (even if he really just wants you to leave).
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The Review

80%
Score

PROS
 The story has a good mix of funny and heartfelt moments Tom Hanks is brilliant as Otto The supporting cast likewise gives strong performances

CONS
 Otto might be a little too grouchy in the beginning for some people The humor/quirky writing may occasionally clash with the darker themes.

Review Breakdown

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Danganronpa 10th Anniversary website open!

Danganronpa will be celebrating its 10th anniversary, with a dedicated website now open! Relive those age old memories of seeing Monokuma and pink blood everywhere, perhaps. Catch the Danganronpa 10th anniversary trailer below:

According to Gematsu, you can look forward to the following to celebrate the series’ milestone:

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Dangan TV: Hope Goes Forward!

With Megumi Ogata as the main MC, this is the series’ 10th anniversary commemoration livestream with broadcasts on every third Thursday of a month. The first will be about “My Encounter with Danganronpa“, with news on anniversary celebrations, a look back on the series, special guests and viewer comments. The episode will go live 21 May from 21:00 to 22:00 JST on YouTube.

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You can read about it here.

Danganronpa series titles for iOS and Android

The numbered titles, which includes: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition, and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition, will be made available on iOS and Android. They will have a new user interface, improved playability with touch controls, and a gallery to view in-game illustrations, game scenes, voiceovers and artwork. No release date was mentioned, and if it’ll be simultaneously available in English.

More announcements are teased to come, so fans can look forward to more news.

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Bandai Namco’s Tales of Arise details leaked

Ahead of E3 2019, details regarding a new Tales Of game entry by Bandai Namco Entertainment have leaked. The game in question is known as Tales of Arise, and the following details come from an URL that is publicly accessible.

Details as follows (via Gematsu):

About

On the planet Dahna, reverence has always been given to Rena, the planet in the sky, as a land of the righteous and divine. Stories handed down for generations became truth and masked reality for the people of Dahna. For 300 years, Rena has ruled over Dahna, pillaging the planet of its resources and stripping people of their dignity and freedom.
Our tale begins with two people, born in different worlds, each looking to change their fate and create a new future. Featuring a new cast of characters, updated combat, and classic Tales of gameplay mechanics, experience the next chapter in the world-famous Tale of series, Tales of Arise.
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Key Features:

The Next Chapter – Experience the next chapter in the Tales of series, brought to life in stunning HD powered by Unreal Engine 4.
Dynamic Action – Dynamic Action RPG featuring an updated battle system that retains classic Tales of gameplay.
Stunning Visuals – High-quality animation created by ufotable.

 Tales of Arise will launch for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Stay tuned for more info!

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Tearlaments Are Causing A Stir In The YuGiOh Master Duel Community

The tearlaments Archetype has finally made its debut in YuGiOh Master Duel– instantly rising to the top of tier lists with their powerful kits and synergy with other cards and drawing community ire.

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Being an oppressive deck in the mainline TCG and OCG, many fans have taken to reddit and Twitter to complain about the inclusion of Tearlaments in Master Duel.
“I have played 3 games with Ishizu Tearlaments and I’m already sick and tired of this. This s**t’s insufferable, how did people like this?“, writes one Twitter user ChaoticMeatball.
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“Bro tear needs to fucking die its so disgusting”, writes a redditor, Ralfgar09.
A lot of this frustration comes at one specific deck type in particular- combining Tearlaments with the Ishizu-themed cards, which both have a strong focus on sending cards to the graveyard for additional effects (Ishizu cards even let you target your opponent’s graveyard instead, robbing them of any utility).
 “It’s Ishizus which push tear into absolute degeneration, special (sic) with the lack of Bystials to balance out the stakes a bit”, says another Twitter user, Giru017.
Tearlaments hate isn’t at consensus in the YuGiOh Master Duel community, however- Many fans had also pointed out how much of this was just par for the course every time a new strong archetype comes along.
Always A Bigger Fish

Master Duel has seen its fair share of strong archetypes making their way through- Despia decks had previously terrorized the meta, alongside SwordSoul and most recently, Sprights.
Some even took this opportunity to highlight incoming meta busters, such as the Kashtira archetype.
“Yeah. I’m pretty open here that I think Tear-Ishizu format is a disaster for Master Duel but Kashtira is the definition of an auto-pilot deck. Tears at least take some skill to run”, writes mightyneonfraa
The truth is that these kinds of reactions are just the natural order of how YuGiOh Master Duel works- YuGiOh is a game with a concrete set of rules, and the best cards will be designed around circumventing said rules.
Decks will get their time in the sun, until the point they become so oppressive that they need to be nerfed via updating the banlists, as was the case with cards like Crystron Halqfibrax

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master DuelPublisher: KonamiDeveloper: KonamiRelease Date: 2022-01-19Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
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The Last Oricru Review – Why am I The Last One?

The Last Oricru is an action RPG developed by GoldKnights and published by Prime Matter. The game heavily emphasizes on storytelling and the player’s choices as they are thrown into a sci-fi medieval world where a civil war between two factions is on the verge of happening.

The game was released on October 12th, 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam. For this review, The Last Oricru is played via PC.

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The Last Story
The Last Oricru is set in an alien world called Wardenia, where a civil war has broken out here between two factions; Naboru and Ratkins. You will be controlling Silver, an immortal warrior that was shoved into this world and you can choose which side you want to support.
Support, betray, whatever choices you make between the two factions will ultimately decide the fate of the world. This is where the game comes in strong. There are tons of endings in this game and your performance could also affect it.
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Play badly like how I did on my first run and the game prematurely ends the game for you. There’s also the Broken Blade army and how you dealt with them will also affect your ending. The possibilities are almost limitless, giving this game a very good replayability.
The Last Gameplay
The game goes for a more Soulslike gameplay in terms of combat but far less punishing in comparison. Enemies are everywhere and the faction they belong to depends on your choices. The moment they lock eyes with you, combat will start.
Everything here uses stamina when fighting. You want to attack the enemy head on? Use stamina. Dodging and parrying enemy attacks? Also uses stamina. If you’re not careful with your stamina usage, you’ll be kissing the enemies attack head on and quite possibly, dying afterwards.

Defeating enemies will grant you experience points and once you’ve accumulated enough, you’ll level up. Levelling up gives you both stats points to raise your stats and skill points to upgrade or unlock new skills. Careful with the decision you make though because there is no redo.
As you wander around Wardenia, you’ll start to come across a mechanical sphere called terminals. These are scattered around the world and it is where you’ll be doing most of your upgrades and customizations. Terminals lets you purchase items, equipment and upgrading them. You can also print the gold currency here in exchange for essence dropped by enemies.

The Last Oricru also comes with multiplayer, both locally and through online. Progression will be based on the host if you went online while the screen will split vertically when playing locally. Playing co-op actually makes the game easier since it doesn’t scale the difficulty up and there are also some powerful spells exclusive to co-op. However, multiplayer does put a strain to the overall performance of the game so I opted out of it after a couple of co-op sessions.
The Last Nit-pick, or is it?
I mentioned earlier how the game’s strong point was is branching stories and the replayability it has, and well to be honest, that’s about it. Soulslike combat has never appealed to me before and it did not change even when this game is far more forgiving with it.
Aside from that, it has been one glaring problem after the other. For one, movement in this game is janky and overall, not a great experience. Jumping in this game oddly enough has a floating effect to it. I get that we are in an alien world so normal gravity does not apply here, but floating about after you jumped mid-combat just screams ‘attack me’ to the enemies.
The game also does not come with a map. At least having a quest marker or just being able to ping a location would have been helpful. I’ve lost count just how many times I have spun around the same area looking for a place only to look up a guide and seeing that its somewhere completely different.

This is definitely me nit-picking into things but why would you give character customization options when the only things you can customize is your hair? Did I miss something or was the hair an absolute defining trait in Wardenia?
The Last Thoughts
All in all, The Last Oricru was heavily carried by its appeal of branching storylines and replayability. The combat might appeal to some, especially to Souls fans but making it less punishing might actually do more harm then good since it was the harsh difficulty that got Soulslike its fame.
The game does come with voice acting but it is definitely a hit-or-miss with it and a couple of the dialogues in the game just hurts when reading it out.
Nonetheless, The Last Oricru is a decent game if you want to pick something up to quench your gaming thirst. The story is amazing and the scenery can at times, be truly breath-taking to look at.

                                        Pros

                                        Cons

                                        Amazing branching storyline and Replayability

                                        The lack of map makes it harder to navigate through Wardenia

                                        Less punishing Soulslike combat

                                        Voice acting truly is a hit-or-miss

Game reviewed on PC. Review code provided by publisher.

The Last OricruPublisher: PLAIONDeveloper: GoldKnightsRelease Date: 2022-10-13Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
The Last Oricru is an action RPG with a strong emphasis on storytelling and player choices. The player awakens in a sci-fi medieval world on the brink of a war and starts influencing the destiny of the whole world. The game is designed as both single-player and a co-op experience.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake (FFVIIR) demo leak shows huge story diversion

Though there isn’t official news yet, a supposed “demo leak” of Final Fantasy VII Remake (FFVIIR) had been uploaded to the great wide web. The leak shows off the early game as you might expect, but most importantly, it confirms a quite large story diversion! Warning for spoilers for the following.

This leaked demo shows a change of events at the Shinra Mako Reactor. The original game saw the eco-terrorists AVALANCHE destroying the reactor with a bomb, which then lead to deaths of countless of innocents. In the Remake, it looks like it wasn’t AVALANCHE’s bomb that caused the explosion: it’s Shinra instead!

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The bomb is planted by AVALANCHE following the original game, but the explosion is much smaller and does not manage to destroy the Mako Reactor. President Shinra witnesses this event and orders Heidegger to create an even bigger explosion. This is to make AVALANCHE a scapegoat and be seen as a villain by the masses. You can watch the scene from the 11:19 timestamp in the video below.
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This change may not be so vital for some, but it nevertheless diverges from the original Final Fantasy VII. With the change, AVALANCHE is certainly placed more firmly in the “good” side, and Shinra veering more to the “bad” side with this deceit.
What do you think of this change in the demo leak for FFVIIR? Do you agree with the change? We’ll find out for ourselves should the demo come out, or when the game releases 3 March 2020 for the PS4.

Final Fantasy 7 RemakePublisher: Square Enix Co.Developer: Square EnixRelease Date: 2020-04-10PlayStation 4
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Revue Starlight The Live 3 Cancelled After Cast Member Tests Positive For COVID-19

The Revue Starlight stageplay, titled The Live 3: Growth, has been cancelled after castmember Haruki Iwata (Mahiru) tested positive for Covid-19.

Announcing it on the website, it was decided that as the play would start on July 23rd, there wouldn’t be adequate time to rehearse while waiting for Iwata to recover from the virus.

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Additionally, all current ticket holders will be refunded pending new announcement dates for Revue Starlight The Live 3. According to the website no new date has been decided, but they will be announced after July 27th, presumably to give everyone some rest.
The cast photo for Revue Starlight The Live #3: Growth. Image credit: Bushiroad
While the cancellation statement doesn’t mention Iwata as the castmember who had been infected, a previous statement by Mirai Pictures does, wherein they also confirmed that none of the rest of the cast had caught the virus that has brought the world to a standstill for more than a year now.
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Haruki Iwata has a broad portfolio of works in Bushiroad’s productions, appearing in Revue Starlight as well as Assault Lily and D4DJ. All three of her roles also include on-stage appearances.
Bushiroad had been ramping up promotions for the third Revue Starlight stage play, by uploading the first one to YouTube for fans to watch.
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Revue Starlight ReLIVEPublisher: BushiroadDeveloper: AteamRelease Date: 2018-10-28Android, Epic Games Store
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Horror Game Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows Will Be Released For Mobile

Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows are horror games that were released for the PS4, PS Vita and PC (Steam). The titles were popular amongst horror enthusiasts and with the recent announcement of a bundle for both titles on the Switch, the very same bundle will apparently be available for the mobile versions as well. This was announced by Nippon Ichi Software, the developer of the game, during the 25th Anniversary event that they will release both Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows as a single mobile app.

During the announcement, Nippon Ichi Software had also revealed that they are developing the game and releasing the game for the mobile on their own, which they were supposedly working with Sony’s ForwardWorks. At the point of releasing the statement, the game is still in development thus there are no release dates yet.

If you are unfamiliar of the title, Yomawari: Night Alone is a game where players play as a little girl who roams around in the night in search of her lost sister and dog. In the sequel, Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, is similar to the first one but, instead of controlling one, players will switch and control between 2 girls in search for each other in the dark.
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The Nintendo Switch version will be released as a collection title, Yomawari: The Long Night Collection, on the 26th of October in Europe and 30th October in North America. The mobile version of the bundle will be released for mobile in the near future.

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Genshin Impact Closed Beta Coming Soon!

Global Interactive entertainment developer & publisher – miHoYo announced today that the next Closed Beta for its highly-anticipated title – Genshin Impact – will be available on PC, iOS and Android platforms starting Q1 of 2020. The beta registration officially started today on the Genshin Impact website.

Genshin Impact is an open-world action-RPG title set in the fantasy realm of Teyvat, which offers a vivid, freely- explorable world, multiple characters, an in-depth elemental combo-based combat system and an engaging story. As a mysterious figure referred to as “The Traveler”, players will embark on a journey of finding their long-lost sibling to piece together their own mystery, while unraveling Teyvat’s many secrets. Joined by a lively companion called Paimon, players will explore the land filled with varied landscapes, culturally-diverse towns, and treacherous dungeons. By mastering the power of the seven elements with a custom party of up to 4 characters, players will overcome merciless foes and fiendish puzzles.

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In the initial Closed Beta test, Genshin Impact revealed Mondstadt – the City of Wind (Anemo) with a variety of adventures, stories, and characters. This time, Genshin Impact builds on Teyvat, with an all-new story in Liyue Harbor – the City of Rock (Geo), that whisks traveler away to a new, eastern-inspired locale. There, players will find an immersive gameplay experience featuring breathtaking aesthetic design, content-rich discovery, brand new characters and an in-depth skill and talent system.
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Being the richest city of the seven nations, Liyue Harbor shines like jade in the east. Legend says that the God of Geo drove out the ancient sea monsters of this once barren land and taught its first inhabitants to smelt metals and ores. He then encouraged them to open trade with other cities. Thanks to the diligent efforts made by several generations, ships carrying wealth from all over the world converge in Liyue Harbor nowadays, making it the most prosperous port city in Teyvat.

Liyue Harbor can be seen after passing through Mt. Tianheng. From there, tightly clustered ships and flows of people could be mistaken for woven threads. Beyond the bustle of the docks, towards Feiyun Slope, many appealing pavilions and kiosks from a faraway time welcome visitors from everywhere. Hidden in the gardens of Yujing Terrace, the majestic Yuehai Pavilion towers over the city.

Genshin Impact is set to showcase Liyue Harbor in the next Closed Beta to allow players an opportunity to understand the legend of the Geo Archon and unveil the secrets of this gorgeous city starting Q1 of 2020 on PC, iOS and Android.

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Netflix Is Making A TV Series About Florida Man and It’s Coming This April

Netflix is producing a new television series called ‘Florida Man’ clearly taking inspiration from the many Florida Man memes that have spread through the internet over the past decade or so.

The eight-episode series will premiere on the 13th of April 2023. You can check out a recently released trailer for the show on their youtube channel.

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“Murder. Manhunts. Manatees. FLORIDA MAN, a new Netflix limited series from creator Donald Todd (Ugly Betty, This Is Us), follows a struggling ex-cop (Edgar Ramírez) who is forced to return to his home state of Florida to find a Philly mobster’s runaway girlfriend. What should be a quick gig becomes a wildly spiraling journey into buried family secrets, and an increasingly futile attempt to do the right thing in a place where so much is wrong”.
Florida Man memes first circulated around the internet in 2013. They revolve around fictitious (well mostly fictitious) newspaper articles about men from the USA state of Florida performing irrational or absurd actions. From the trailer alone, we’re given a taste of the Florida-induced insanity exuberated by the state’s many residents, as our ex-cop protagonist tries to get in and out as quickly as possible.
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Here are some more photos of the series that Netlfix have released to the public:

                    Florida Man. Edgar Ramírez as Mike Valentine in episode 101 of Florida Man. Cr. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix © 2023

                    Florida Man. (L to R) Abbey Lee as Delly West, Edgar Ramírez as Mike Valentine in episode 102 of Florida Man. Cr. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix © 2023

                    Florida Man. Clark Gregg as Deputy Ketcher in episode 102 of Florida Man. Cr. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix © 2023

                    Florida Man. (L to R) Anthony LaPaglia as Sonny, Paul Schneider as Officer Andy in episode 102 of Florida Man. Cr. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix © 2023

                    Florida Man. Abbey Lee as Delly West in episode 102 of Florida Man. Cr. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix © 2023

                    Florida Man. Lex Scott Davis as Iris Padereau in episode 101 of Florida Man. Cr. Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix © 2023

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Octopath Traveler is having 30% off on Steam

Ever since the launch of Octopath Traveler on Steam, gamer have been complaining about the steep pricing (49 USD / RM 190) of the game at Steam. Interestingly enough during Steam Summer Sale no discount was given to the game, probably due to the fact that it is newly launch on Steam (although it launched a year ago at Nintendo Switch).

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At long last, the game will enjoy a 30% discount off on Steam until 28th July. You have 12 days before the game goes back to “overpriced”.

Octopath TravelerPublisher: Square EnixDeveloper: Square EnixRelease Date: 2018-07-13Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Steam
Octopath Traveler is a turn-based JRPG game that comes with a graphical aesthetic known as "HD-2D". The game was developed by Square Enix in collaboration with Acquire. The game was first released at Nintendo Switch 13th July 2018, then ported to PC via Steam at 7th June 2019.

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Hero Cantare JP pre-registration & Twitter RT Event Campaign

Developed by NGEL GAMES, Hero Cantare is now accepting JP pre-registration alongside with a Twitter RT Event Campaign over at their official JP Twitter account.

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Hero Cantare Overview
Hero Cantare is a mobile RPG title where players are ablt to take control some of the famous characters from the Naver Webtoon Comics such as Tower of God, God of Highschool and Hardcore Leveling Warrior with fully-framed 2D animations.

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Pre-registrations & Twitter RT Event Campaign
While players can pre-register for the game over at the official website, there will also be a Retweet event where the reward is an Amazon gift card worth 10,000 yen for a total of 10 winners.
The post can be found here:

✨#ヒーローカンターレ 公式PV公開記念✨フォロー&RTキャンペーン‼
抽選で🎊10,000円分Amazonギフト券🎊が当たる🎁
▼参加方法①@Herocantare_jp をフォロー②このツイートをRT🔄
➡https://t.co/RIlRQr747o#ヒロカン #ゴッド・オブ・ハイスクール#モーレツ戦士 #神之塔#事前登録受付中 pic.twitter.com/W7EN6FDkQN
— 【公式】ヒーローカンターレ (@Herocantare_jp) September 9, 2020

The Retweet event will start from 9th September 12:00 [JST] until the official server for JP starts. The JP version of Hero Cantare will be having a full Japanese voice cast which includes voice actors from the respective anime. Here are some of the confirmed VA and their assigned roles:

Taichi Ichikawa for Bam (Tower of God)
Tatsumaru Tachibana for Mori Jin (God of Highschool)
Masahiro Ito for Won-Ho (Hardcore Leveling Warrior)

For more information regarding Hero Cantare JP pre-registration, do check out the official website.

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Win prizes and Let’s Play with Playstation this 2022 Lunar New Year

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Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore has announced the “Let’s Play” campaign, where Playstation fans and their families could win themselves some prizes or enjoy sales this Lunar New Year 2022. The campaign itself will run 1 to 20 February 2022, offering 150 pcs of red packets to the Top 50 winners of 3 categories: Press to Play, Connect to Play and Time to Play. The top winners could get a red packet with MYR5,700, so sign up and play!

There will be special Lunar New Year offers from 26 January 2022 to 9 February 2022 for the Playstation VR with PS Camera, select Dualshock 4 wireless controllers and PS4 / PS5 software. The PS Store will start their own sales too!

The Let’s Play campaign details can be found on the official website:

Sign up with PSN ID from 21 January 2022 to 20 February 2022 on the campaign page
Play from 1 to 20 February 2022 on any entertainment application on the PS4 / PS5 during the period
Win and choose your prize from 25 February onwards

Top 50 in each category will be notified by email, based on the tracked play record or usage hours
Prizes include Spotify gift cards/ Starbucks gift cards / Grabfood delivery voucher/ Playstation Store vouchers /All IT eGift card / End Clothing gift cards / ASOS gift vouchers / Zalora gift vouchers / Mandarin Oriental Hotel gift cards / Traveloka gift cards / Lazada gift cards

                                        PLAY CATEGORY

                                        DESCRIPTION AND PRIZES

                                        Press to Play

                                        Non-gaming apps of your choosing. Top 50 per region who uses the longest hours wins. Top 1 - 10 win MYR 2000 / 11 - 20 MYR 400 / 21 - 50 MYR 120 worth of vouchers.

                                        Connect to Play

                                        Online multiplayer games EXCLUDING free to play titles on PS4 / PS5. Top 50 per region of total playing time will win. Top 1 - 10 win MYR 3300 / 11 - 20 win MYR 1000 / 21 - 50 win MYR 200 worth of vouchers.

                                        Time to Play

                                        Non-online multiplayer games including Free to Play titles in online / non-online modes on PS4 / PS5. Top 50 per region of total playing time will win. Top 1 - 10 win MYR 5700 / 11 - 20 win MYR 2000 / 21 - 50 win MYR 300 worth of vouchers.

                                        For everyone

                                        One exclusive set of avatars made up of all-time favorite game characters will be awarded to all Let's Play participants at the end of the campaign season.

The following products will be available at the given prices from 26 January 2022 to 9 February 2022:
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PS VR with PS Camera: MYR 979
Dualshock 4 Jet Black / Glacier White / Magma Red / Green Camouflage: MYR 179
Selected PS4 / PS5 Blu-Ray Discs

PS5 Demon’s Souls (English / Chinese): MYR 169
PS5 Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut: MYR 209
PS4 Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut: MYR 169
PS4 The Last of Us Part II: MYR 79
PS4 Crash Bandicoot 4 It’s About Time: MYR 79
PS4 Final Fantasy VII Remake: MYR 129

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Like a Dragon 8 Announced, To Be Released in 2024

Today at the RGG (Ryu Ga Gotoku) Summit 2022 event, Like a Dragon 8 has been revealed with an approximate release date being sometime in 2024.

In the announcement trailer that was shown, it features the return of Ichiban Kasuga, the main protagonist of Like a Dragon 7 as well as Kiryu Kazuma, who in the trailer has a slight difference in terms of his appearance. While there isn’t much information about the game itself, it seems from the trailer that the 8th title of Like a Dragon will feature a dual protagonist story. It is also known that the 8th installment to the game will have its story be continued from where it left off in the 7th title.

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During the session with the Voice Actors Kazuhiro Nakaya and Takaya Kuroda who voiced Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma respectively, they mentioned that theme of the game will feature “A man who has the past on his back and a man who has the future on his back” where the past represents Kiryu Kazuma who has appeared in various previous titles whereas the future represents Ichiban Kasuga with him being the new kid on the block with Like a Dragon 7 being his first appearance.
Left: Takaya Kuroda, voice of Kiryu Kazuma, Right: Kazuhiro Nakaya voice of Ichiban Kasuga

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Like a Dragon 8 will be releasing to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X & S, and PC via Steam.

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SNL Skit sees Michael B. Jordan and Bowen Yang Voice Acting For Street Fighter 6

SNL has released a new skit seeing actor Michael B Jordan and comedian Bowen Yang as voice actors coming to vice Ryu and Ken for Street Fighter 6.

HOW MUCH DID CAPCOM PAY FOR RYU GET CALLED RAIYU ON SNL💀 pic.twitter.com/yPMGMUWnfb

— Fighting-Games Daily (@FGC_Daily) January 29, 2023

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The skit sees voice actors Trace (Jordan) and Danny (Yang) attempt to voice act the grunts and fight sounds of Ryu (or rather Rai-yoo as they pronounce it) and Ken and not quite get them down right. Their various voice clips sound a little too strange and cute for a fighting game with phrases like “woo-hoo” and “Meow”. We won’t spoil the rest, the SNL Street Fighter 6 skit can be found online and we’d highly recommend seeking it out.
This isn’t the first time SNL has parodied fighting games. In 2017 they released a skit called ‘Tournament Fighter’ about a gaming tournament over a functional fighting game inspired heavily by Mortal Kombat. The skit pokes fun at typical fighting game players, characters, and gameplay in SNL’s usual absurdist comedic way.

Honestly, if Capcom were to ever release Michael B Jordan and Bowen Yang voice clips for Rye and Ken as DLC for Street Fighter 6, I’d buy it.
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Endling – Extinction is Forever Mobile Available Now

HandyGames has announced that Endling – Extinction is Forever is now available for mobile on both iOS and Android.

The game is available for purchase via App Store, Google Play Store and Galaxy Store now for the price of $9.99. It is a 1:1 port that features everything the PC and console version offer with the addition of a couple of features for mobile support.

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Here is a brief description of the game:
In this horrendous quasi-apocalyptic scenario, you – as the player – take control of the last mother fox in this dying world. You are now fighting for survival, not only your own but the survival of your cute, clumsy cubs who depend on their mother to bring them food.
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The extra features added into the game for the mobile port includes:

Controller Support
Touch Controls with Customizable UI
Cloud Save

To recap, Endling – Extinction is Forever is survival game available now for mobile on both iOS and Android. The game was initially released for the consoles and PC on July 19th, 2022 with a next gen release on November 3rd, 2022.
If you’re interested in getting the game, why not check out our review of the original port and see what it’s like to be surviving as the mother fox.
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Endling - Extinction is ForeverPublisher: THQ NordicDeveloper: HandyGamesRelease Date: 2023-02-07Android, iOS
Will a mother fox manage to keep its little cubs alive?
Experience a world ravaged by mankind through the eyes of the last fox on Earth in this eco-conscious adventure.

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BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War gets a release date, kind of

Game developer Arc System Works announced BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War its iOS and Android game, which was first made known in 2017, will finally be launched in Japan sometime in 2018.

Furthermore, the teaser website for BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War was updated with a reveal for its heroine character and a line of text, which seems to hint at its plot.

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Ciel Sulphur (CV Honnizumi Rina)
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This is a Story that Leads to Azure
When a step forward was taken from natural tranquility, the world began to end…
A hell with the name of possibility begins.
A rather cryptic line of text for sure, as we do not even know what genre the game will be at this point in time. However taking into account the platform, we may be looking at an RPG of some sort, although the possibility of this being a fighting game for the mobile is there as well.

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Total Tank Simulator heading to Steam on 20 May

Play through an explosive, physics-based and maybe, sort of, historically accurate game in Total Tank Simulator! Published by 505 Games and developed by Noobz from Poland, now’s your chance to experience some of the most pivotal moments in world history in this battle simulation game!

A passion project brought to life, the Warsaw, Poland-based studio first built Total Tank Simulator as a small scale, handcrafted demo in 2016, quickly drawing the attention of players around the world with its entertaining mix of world history and casual battle sim gameplay. Now a full product, it has three game modes and dozens of destructible maps featuring six nations, each with their unique campaign.

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Take on the role of a commander in each campaign, strategically deploying massive armies before watching the physics-based engine playout the battle with real-world accuracy. You can even control individual units, encouraging players to be part of the action, from tanks to the foot soldiers.
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With over 50 maps, utilize historical and classified units, and weapons, in carefully detailed – and destructible – environments, taking you across the Sahara Desert to the snowy plains of Russian Taiga. Have fun in Sandbox Mode, Shadow Mode and Campaign Mode according to your gameplay style!

Get the game on PC via Steam for SGD19.99/ VND188,000/ THB289/ PHP449.95/ MYR49.00/ IDR108,999. Players can save 10% off by purchasing Total Tank Simulator during the games launch week, a resulting reward of 505 Games’ wish list campaign which enabled the community of players on Steam to unlock tiers of rewards:

50K wish lists = Secret Weapons or Special Tactics units will be available for each of the original factions
75K wish lists = Secret Weapons or Special Tactics units + Officer Units + 10% release discount (1 week)
150K wish lists = Secret Weapons or Special Tactics units + Officer Units + 25% release discount (1 week)

Players can still achieve the final reward of 25% off if cleared prior to launch.

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Echoes of Mana to conduct closed beta test

Echoes of Mana will be having a closed beta test, planned for 16 November 2021. It will be available for both iOS and Android devices.

The closed beta for Echoes of Mana is planned for 16 November 2021, 15:00 JST to 24 November 2021, 14:59 JST. Registrations are presently open, and will run until 11 November 2021, 11:59 JST. Recommended specifications are given as follows:

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iOS: OS 13.0 or later, iPhone 8 or later, 2GB RAM or more
Android: OS 8 or later, 64-bit compatible, 4GB or more

6000 players will be accepted, with 3000 for each OS. If number of applicants exceed the limit, then slots will be decided by lottery. The closed beta only appears to be announced on the Japanese account at time of writing, while the English account has been introducing the characters you’ll be meeting in the game. We’ll see if worldwide players will get another session at a later point.
Rise up, and defy all fate. A new journey awaits you. Search for the lost sword of legend and return the world to order when #EchoesOfMana releases on iOS and Android devices in 2022.
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Echoes of Mana is planned for simultaneous release in 2022, produced by Square Enix and developed by Wright Flyer Studios. Supported languages at this stage includes Japanese, English, German, French, Traditional Chinese and Korean.

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Entering the Shadowlands: the Bastion

World of Warcraft‘s next expansion, Shadowlands, is on the horizon. The world of Azeroth will face peril once again, as you and your allies are pulled into the Maw after Sylvanas Windrunner. You manage to escape, surprising the locals of Bastion, the Kyrion, since you are still a living mortal rather than the souls they would expect. You’ll have to prove your worth by Ascending to pursue Sylvanas, as well as warn the Kyrian of the dangers of the Maw.

Azeroth’s Champions will have to find out about the trials that await them soon enough, what with needing to contend with the near depletion of the Kyrian’s anima fueling these citizens, but with Steve Danuser, Lead Narrative Designer of World of Warcraft, let us take a step back and see Bastion as it was in its glory days. It has, after all, managed to stand the test of time for this long – even if time itself has little to no meaning in the realms of Death.

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Arrival at Bastion is merely the first step. Souls will be eased into their new afterlife, as it were, by helpful stewards and familiar wildlife. Then, they will begin the process to shed all their mortal wants and desires over who knows how many centuries or eons, including even the most noble of souls. All worthy souls will be given new form as an azure-skinned Kyrian no matter whence they came. These would-be Aspirants will need to earn their acceptance. Souls with promise can still be unable to overcome the trials they will be given to achieve enlightenment, and will then be exiled from Bastion to be reassigned a less arduous afterlife.
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The helpful stewards of Bastion, by Kelvin Tan.
Aspirants who are successful then undergo tutelage under the Paragons, overseers of Bastion’s glorious temples. Each temple is dedicated to a particular virtue that its Paragon embodies: Purity, Courage, Humility, Loyalty, and Wisdom. And higher still is the Archon herself, the one who laid the path of all Kyrians, part of the pantheon of Eternal Ones from the dawn of the Shadowlands, focused on her singular duty of service.
The Archon, by Kelvin Tan.
Overcoming all trials will see Aspirants become Ascended, the Archon personally overseeing the ceremony to grant them their wings before the Crest of Ascension. Further still will these Ascended journey on one of several paths of service:

Becoming a Watcher of the mortal realm, to determine if a soul is truly ready to pass on
Becoming a Bearer to carry a ready soul to be judged by the Arbiter in Oribos
Or simply remaining in Bastion to serve their fellow Kyrian

The Aspirant wall pattern, by Lianna Tai.
Wherever they might go, the Bastion will remain, to fulfill its sacred purpose of preparing mortal souls for the eternity that lay beyond them.

The idea of Bastion works to evoke glory, triumph, with bells to complement the kyrians feelings towards duty and service, akin to that of a religion. It needed to have flowing aesthetics, and a touch of the angelic, and goes ever upwards. The plants and creatures populating the area would similarly feel familiar enough to be recognizable, but with a mystic, ethereal quality.
The prop Bastion bells, by Ashleigh Warner.
With all that said and done, the game isn’t complete without its sound choice and music. The bells aren’t simply to complete the aesthetic; they are part of the ambient music as well. Bastion was made with a purpose: to train Kyrian Ascendants. This hub of the afterlife will sound meditative and peaceful, the perfect place in which you can work towards tranquility. Of course, the sound will become increasingly strange and distorted should corruption spread…

With an overview given by Michael Hill (senior sound designer) and Glenn Stafford (principal composer), the bells are critical to complete the whole area. Remember, this place is sacred. Those who have passed on can potentially reach an even higher plane through ascending. The anima is represented by the choir of voices; pure and clear, distant and ethereal. Should the anima be cut off, the doubt begins creeping in.
Rising Glory, Bastion’s herb node, by Kelli Hoover.
But let us think of the glory of Bastion for now. Imagine your arrival to this hallowed place, given the chance to become an Ascendant. How will you weather the trials to shed all your mortal baggage? You will need to, if you’re going to help the denizens be aware of the troubles that loom ahead. Hold on to that peace, Champion, for it is fragile, as you will need to rise up for both the living and the long dead.
The Kyrian Character Pattern, by Ashleigh Warner.
We also spoke with Johnny Cash, one of Bastion’s quest leads, for even more details regarding the upcoming zone for Shadowlands. As you might have noticed, the stewards in Bastion are based off owls. Cash talks about how owls kept coming up in their drafts. The story here is very simple: an artist pitched it, everyone fell in love with the idea, and that was that. They definitely did draw on a lot of inspirations in order to craft Bastion, including Ancient Greece and Rome, as well as touches of the Middle East, with a melting pot of influences from everyone on the team.

Johnny Cash himself.
“You will see this reflected in Bastion as we tell these individual stories… players will find the Kyrian complex with a lot of depth to them – there will be a lot of characters with personality flaws as well triumphs and heroic moments.”
Johnny Cash
Even with all the glory of Bastion, the Anima is dying out when you arrive. Souls arrive here to undergo the arduous training to Ascend, but not all will make it. The system has been there for countless of ages, but the souls have gradually lost faith, resulting in the Anima drought. The Forsworn have risen, and now, Bastion faces the clashing of two different ideologies regarding how they should proceed with their timeworn ‘tradition’, so to speak. Clearly a change must be made, and the Forsworn are going about it in a more destructive way. Players will have to see how this conflict comes to a head for themselves, and Cash certainly thinks there’s plenty of interesting things for the Kyrians, by extension, the player will learn, throughout this story.

All the Kyrians have been the races of Azeroth, having been noble in their life. While we can assume that these virtuous souls will  be arriving at Bastion, Cash also says that this is merely one of many afterlives. Bastion in specific is one that represents duty and service, which you can find in its entire structure: that rigidity, that ceremony; it’s all over the place.
With Bastion being merely one of the afterlives, what connection does it have with the rest of the Shadowlands? Those paying attention would already know that the Kyrians of Bastion would be the ones who send the souls to the Shadowlands to begin with. Cash likens them to the spirit healers, being the mediator and judge to decide if a soul is ready to move on. Revendreth would be where any souls can go to be ‘rehabilitated’, lest they be cast to the Maw, a place where souls are truly lost. Should these lost souls regain a glimmer of hope though, then perhaps they may make their way to Revendreth yet. If they do, they may be able to work their way back to Bastion, or just end up in a totally different afterlife befitting them.
As the first zone, Bastion also serves as your introduction to the Shadowlands as you progress through the zone quests. It’s different from the mortal plane of Azeroth, so you are eased in to this new realm, learning its past glories, its current state and where it might go if you don’t step in. The bigger picture is one thing, but the team also wants you to know about the characters that populate this world. After learning their motivations, once you reach the level cap, will you be making the decision to join the Kyrian covenant, or will you move on? You might be surprised at what story hits you once you’re here.

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Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile Impressions – So Take It From the Top

After being revealed as the series’ 20th anniversary project, Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile has at last begun service in Japan, and only in Japan, unfortunately for international fans. There’s been a bunch of art floating around that people have ooh’ed and ahh’ed over, but what is the game like, really?

PRESENTATION
After I was less than impressed than Irregular at Magic High School Reloaded‘s overall feel, it seems to me that the production effort and money was allocated to Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile instead. To put it simply, it’s like playing Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as a strategic RPG. The cutscenes look to be using the in-game engine / models, and despite the dinky phone I tried the game on, it actually does look really good on the mobile screen.

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The manga SFX give it a quaint touch.
Most of the game is fully voiced as well, so you can imagine how much that cost. As implied, the game plays through a storyline you should well know from the manga and its more faithful adaptation in Brotherhood, except you can now control the characters with some non-canonical powers and flashier effects.

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The main story chapters are laid out like newspapers, with the headline story on the front, and unfolding into separate sections. The earlier chapters get added to a “pile” as you stack the “newspapers” when you swipe across the screen to see the various chapters ahead. The homescreen also changes at points, like should Edward and Alphonse be en route and you not currently doing a particular story, they’re chilling on the train to wherever they go next.

The gacha screen also looks great. You have “coins” to “call” in people, via a three digit number using the rotary dial. They’ll then arrive on train, stepping out of the carriage obscured in smoke. Nothing’s stopping you from just dialing 420 each time because why not.

GAMEPLAY
I would describe the gameplay simply as “kinda like Fire Emblem and its ilk”. You take your handful of units and move them across the tiled field. From what I can tell, there’s no such thing as accuracy checks, and direction does not matter as units will automatically turn to face their attacker. There’s ranged attacks and the typical elemental wheel. It’s easy to tell if your units have an advantage / disadvantage over another, as you’ll get crossed swords for an advantage, and a broken one for a disadvantage.

For the most part, you mostly field 4 characters and shuffle them around on fixed starting points on the map, with a side story starting to open up to 5. There are synergy effects that remind me of auto chess where having X number of members of a certain type / faction will grant party bonuses.

Characters have 4 skills in total, with 3 being their regular repertoire consisting of their normal attacks and 2 active skills, and 1 being their ultimate. Some skills will have area of effects, or single targetted, which is pretty standard. Friendly fire is not a thing.

For character progression, all characters, even SSR ones, start at 1 star. They don’t require 1 to 1 duplicates to raise their star rank, instead asking you to fodder low rarity characters by raising their star levels and feeding into them. You will require duplicates to a certain degree, this system being simultaneously less strict but also expecting you to have a lot of low rarity characters around. Raising the star level is what improves skill levels.

Characters can be further raised with “nodes” to open. From what I can tell, you need the material you get from raising their level caps, then more associated resources to unlock passive bonuses. I know there are “memories”, but in an hour or so, you don’t really interact with this system. The stamina system is honestly kinda poor, even with the frequent level ups. You’d be wanting to spend them on the “side stories” for the materials to raise your characters rather than the main story, I think.
The game utilizes a seasonal battle pass. The paid track will get you an SSR character, like how you can get Lan Fan for the first season.

There is auto battle but it’s stupid and doesn’t prioritize objectives or any items that may be on the field. Fortunately, if it does mess up, you’re allowed to rewind up to the very beginning of the battle.

GACHA
Rates are at 3% for an SSR. Whether a separate pool opens for “memories”, it’s not available in the early game. The rate is on the standard for most gacha games, so it’s fine. There is a spark system where you can redeem the character at 180 pulls. A 10-pull uses 10 “coins”, with 10 “coins” equating to 1600 diamonds.

CLOSING THOUGHTS
There’s a lot of high quality stuff here, with it naturally grindy being a live service gacha game. I’d recommend it as a side game since the start isn’t likely to offer you very much more so if you’re an existing fan who has read the original manga, or watched Brotherhood. I’d be curious to see if they ever include more overt 2003 anime references since I’ve not seen that and thus am not familiar with it.
I don’t think I’d stay with this game per se, but it looks good so sure.

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TNC Predator takes the crown in the APAC Division of Predator League 2020/2021

Coming off the Singapore Major and into a new patch, TNC Predator prove themselves faster to adapt to the changes at the APAC Predator League 2020 / 2021 Grand Finals in what may be a revenge path for not making it to the event. They take the BO3 finals 2 – 0 sweep over their opponent, OB.Neon. With this feat, TNC also hold on to their crown for the Predator League!

With TNC Predator coming off hot from winning a tournament in a brand new patch, we’ll see if any of their first impressions techniques will be picked up by other teams. The DPC League is, in fact, starting up once again on 13 April, where teams will doubtless will need to wrangle with a brand new meta and learn it over the month to come.

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The SEA, or even Asia region, will be one to watch out for as teams vie for supremacy. Congratulations once again to TNC Predator! They take home $50,000 for first place, while OB.Neon settle for $25,000 at second.

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