Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict English Version For Mobile Coming Soon!

Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict is the English version of Record of Grancrest War: Quartet of War that was released back in June 2018 for Japan. The game by Bandai Namco was first announced for both the PlayStation 4 and Mobile in March 2018. Based off the light novel series and table-top game, the game is FREE to download for both iOS and Android devices coming within September to December 2018.

Below is an overview of the game:
Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict is the new epic 3D hack-and-slash fantasy role-playing-game (RPG) based on the popular anime series, Record of Grancrest War, written by Ryo Mizuno, the acclaimed creator of the classic Record of Lodoss War series. Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict is slated to launch as a free download on iOS and Android devices in fall 2018.

Originally published in 1986 as a transcript of Mizuno’s personal tabletop RPG sessions, Record of Lodoss War was eventually serialized, evolving into a series of high-fantasy light novels that has sold over 10 million copies since the first volume released in 1988. Record of Grancrest War serves as the spiritual successor to Mizuno’s original works of sword and sorcery, with Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict commemorating the 30th anniversary of its novelization.
Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict invites players to turn the tides of war and unite a divided continent via 3D, hack-and-slash combat. Each party is made up of four rotating characters from three distinct classes, each offering its own unique skills in battle: Lords, who power up their allies and summon reinforcements, Mages, who use devastating magic to quickly dispatch enemy hoards, and Artists, who can topple strong opponents with a combination of power and skill. Players can strategically switch between party members and utilize their strengths in harmony to charge their Quartet Gauge, then activate Quartet Mode to bring all four fighters into the fray simultaneously to overwhelm their foes!
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In addition to giving players the opportunity to relive their favorite moments from the anime alongside characters such as Theo, Irvin, Siluca, and Aishela, Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict introduces both original storylines and new characters into the Grancrest universe. Players can also participate in the ongoing Faction War, teaming up with other players to lend their might to the Fantasia Union or Factory Alliance and lay siege to each other’s holdings.
If you haven’t played it on the Japanese version, the game pretty much played like an ARPG. Players will be able to switch their characters around and control another that’s in your party. Pretty much played like Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition with the chibi characters. Each character based off the Record of Grancrest series will have their own unique skills whether it’s to deal damage or support the team.

There are also a total of 25 characters from the series that will be included and playable in the game. Players can tap to perform consecutive attacks and combos with team members. By taping and holding onto the character, it can unleash its skills upon the enemies. There are also other game modes like Boss Raids and Guild Battles as well if you want to take a break from the Story Mode.

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The Netflix One Piece Live Action Series First Trailer Unveiled

The Netflix One Piece Live Action series was unveiled at the Netflix Tudum Fan Event in Brazil with a new trailer giving fans a glimpse of The Straw Hat Pirates in the new show.

The series will be premiering on the 31st of August 2023. You can check out the first trailer for the Netflix One Piece live-action series below:

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The five leads of the show: Iñaki Godoy (Luffy), Mackenyu (Zorro), Emily Rudd (Nami), Jacob Romero Gibson (Usopp), and Taz Skylar (Sanji) appeared on the Netflix Tudum stage to talk more about the series. It may have been the loudest the crowd was all night.
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“This story means the world to me, I feel so honored to be your Luffy,” says Iñaki Godoy. “Thank you Brazil and enjoy the ride!!”
One Piece is the journey of Monkey D Luffy, a young man who dreams of finding The One Piece, a legendary buried treasure worth more than all the riches in the world. Anyone who finds it will become The Pirate King, which is exactly what Luffy is looking to become, setting up his own pirate crew called The Straw Hat Pirates.
The live-action series will seemingly cover up to the Arlong Park Arc of the series with the trailers giving us hints at key moments in the show like The Baratie Resturant and meeting Buggy The Clown.
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The  Netflix live-action One Piece series will set sail on August 31st, 2023

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Mobile version of Dynasty Warriors 9 officially announced

Dynasty Warriors 9 is set to get its mobile version, just a year after its release on PC, XBox One and PS4. Originally developed by Koei Tecmo, the development of the mobile version will go into the hands of Nexon Korea after they have come to a licensing agreement.

Dynasty Warriors 9 Mobile will be an action MMORPG based on its original version. Yes, it will be an open-world game and the thrilling action displayed by the warriors is going to be there as well. The game is currently under development at Nexon Korea’s One Studio.

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Kun Wook Song, Development Director of One Studio, said he is delighted to deliver the game. He had also asked us to look forward to the unique action of Dynasty Warriors 9 Mobile.

Dynasty Warriors 9 is the latest title in the popular Dynasty Warriors franchise. It is a game that focuses on Musou action. In case you do not know, Musou also means warriors. The game was the first in the franchise to introduce an open world that gives players the freedom to immerse themselves in a completely new Musou experience. There was also this new action called the “state combo system” which allows players to fight in many different ways. You can read about our first impression on the game here.
Watch the gameplay here:

The original version on Steam got some pretty negative reviews. It has also gotten some criticism since its initial launch. Therefore, we are hoping that the mobile version will be able to provide us with a much better experience. That is all we know for now so stay tuned for more updates in the future.

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Guilty Gear Strive Streamers Lament R Code Exploit As It Crashes Their Games

An exploit in Guilty Gear Strive has resurfaced using the game’s R Code system, causing plenty of grief for its top streamers.

Pro player Dogura showing his in-game chat being taken over by the hacker, as featured in Hotashi’s video
Shorthanded to the R Code Exploit, it basically allows hackers to access your Guilty Gear Strive R Code- the game’s method of storing user data, allowing them to change players names, type in the chat as them, and crash their games.

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Since it doesn’t even require you to play against the malicious player, it’s extremely dangerous for streamers- all you need to do is follow them via the game’s networking features to be able to make the game unplayable.
Worse still, former EVO champion Hotashi has also reported that the exploit can be used to cause a memory leak- slowing down the game’s overall performance.
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In his video explaining the phenomenon, he says that the only solution as of now is to boot the game in offline mode, and creating an alt to play the game online, off-stream.
However that’s not particularly conducive for either content creators or even netplay tournament organizers, who risk losing valuable stream time to the crashes.

“In the mean time, I don’t know what people are supposed to do”, says Stephen “Sajam” Lyon, in his video on the topic. “Arc World Tour event starts in March, and the last qualifier is Frosty Faustings, which is the end of the month”.
It should be noted that a similar exploit was previously patched out in July- which means that since then, a new vulnerability has since appeared.
Arc System Works has not released an official statement on the matter, and we’ve reached out to them for comment.

Guilty Gear StrivePublisher: Arc System WorksDeveloper: Arc System WorksRelease Date: 2021-06-11PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam
Experience the thrill of battle with the in-depth mechanics and gorgeous animations of Guilty Gear -Strive-, the latest entry in the cutting edge Guilty Gear series!

- Graphics so stunning they look like hand-drawn animation!

Graphical advances make for a game so beautiful it could be mistaken for hand-drawn animation. The new generation of graphics are a delight for the eyes down to the tiniest detail!

- The cutting edge of the fighting game genre!

We set out with the goal to innovate the fighting game genre with this title. This game appeals to a wider audience, while maintaining the deep game mechanics that define the Guilty Gear series. The complex mechanics such as the dramatic new wall break system create opportunities for the mind games associated with fighting games. One clash after the next tells a story unique to each battle!

- Their fates come to a conclusion!

The story of Guilty Gear has been told over more than 20 years. At long last, each character's fate comes to a conclusion! What shocking truth awaits them?

Content of the Ultimate Edition :
- Guilty Gear -Strive-
- Guilty Gear -Strive- : Season Pass 1
- Guilty Gear -Strive- : Soundtrack and Artbook
- Guilty Gear -Strive- : Ultimate Edition Special Colours

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Predator Helios 500 Review – Cool, stylish and powerful beast with 8th Gen Intel Core i9 processor

As the video games’ demand on performance is getting higher and higher nowadays, Predator has been paying huge effort on improving the performance of their products. The recently launched Predator Helios 500 is a gaming laptop with one of the best specifications in the market now, and we are lucky to be able to try it out. Check out our Predator Helios 500 review below for our comments on the powerful beast!

Design and Display
Predator Helios 500‘s appearance is kinda similar to Predator Triton 700‘s. It features an all-black aluminium alloy body along with the cool-looking silverish Predator logo located at its back. However, different from Triton 700, Predator Helios 500 is much thicker and heavier at 38.70 mm and 4kg. The triangular power button located at the middle-top of the keyboard area is shinning in blue, making the design looking futuristic than ever.

It comes with a 17.3″ FHD IPS display and thanks to its matte screen, your eyes won’t feel uncomfortable from a long period of gaming or working. It also features an incredibly fast refresh rate at 144Hz, as well as supporting the NVIDIA G-Sync technology.
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You don’t have to worry about the overheating issue. Predator Helios 500 is featuring 2 AeroBlade 3D Fans, 5 heat pipes and an elevated laptop design that helps in expelling heat and allowing more cool air to cycle in.

Other than that, Predator 500 features something that we love to see on a gaming laptop – the RGB backlit keyboard. The WASD keys are highlighted, while the RGB area is separated into 4 zones where you can customize with plenty of the colours available. There are 5 dedicated hotkeys that you can adjust to your needs too!

Specifications

Size: 428 mm x 298 mm x 38.70 mm
Weight: 4kg
CPU: Intel Core i9-8950HK
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Display: 17.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS panel
Refresh Rate: 144Hz
Memory: 32GB DDR4
OS: Windows 10

Benchmarks

UserBenchMark

With an outstanding result of 100% in gaming, Predator Helios 500 is obviously capable to run any recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra level details without a problem. Its 32GB memory is enough to run any games seamlessly, as well as having a great performance during video editings.

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

For Final Fantasy XV Benchmark test, we got a decent score of 6784 under 1080p and high-quality graphics settings. The game is able to run smoothly most of the times during the test, only a few short delays occur during scene switching. However, the machine couldn’t get an ideal benchmark result when tested with 4K settings, and this is quite disappointing for us.

3D Mark

We got an impressive overall mark of 5729 for the 3D Mark test – 6591 for CPU score and 5600 for GPU score. Predator Helios 500 manages to get 31 to 36 FPS on both graphics test, while on CPU test it manages to get a result of around 22 FPS. We could say that the machine can handle high-graphics video games perfectly.

PC Mark 10

We tested Predator Helios 500 with PC Mark 10 test too and it gets an amazing score of 5621. It got 7468 on App Start-up Score, while for Digital Content Creation, it got a high score at 7711. Other than using Predator Helios 500 for gaming, we tried using it to edit video as well. During the process of video editing, we do notice a few delays but gladfully the machine has no problem with rendering videos.
Gaming Performance
We tested the machine with a few popular PC games such as Monster Hunter World, Far Cry 5 and PUBG in their best settings. Playing MHW gives us FPS counts between 50-60, while playing Far Cry 5 gives us FPS numbers around 110.

We found out that playing FPS games (eg: PUBG) is really enjoyable on Predator Helios 500, mostly thanks to its 144Hz display. Using the best graphics settings, we can get a stable FPS around 90 without any delays or screen tearing while playing PUBG.
Conclusion
In short, Predator Helios 500 is getting a superb result on gaming performance. With all of these powerful features including Intel Core i9-8950HK Processor, GTX 1070 8GB VRAM GPU and 32GB RAM, you can expect it to run graphics and performance-demanding games seamlessly without a problem. Not to mention that Its design is an eye candy with the blue-lit touchpad, RGB keyboard and a sliver Predator logo at the back.

The only disadvantage of Predator Helios 500 is its massive size and weight, it won’t be easy to bring it around. It is pricey too at RM12999 (2499.99 USD), so you should only consider Predator Helios 500 if you are having a high requirement on gaming laptops and enough budget. You can find more information about the machine at their official site.

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Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds now available in Japan and Korea

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds has officially launched in Japan and Korea! For some of you eager Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds enthusiasts out there, prior to its Japan and Korea release, the game did come out earlier on 8 June for Taiwan (which would have been in Traditional Chinese). Once again, there’s presently no confirmation the game will see a global launch, so if you don’t understand Japanese, Korean or T. Chinese, you’re out of luck for now.

The Japanese side did do a preview stream of a slice of the game, full details you can read about here. Here’s the cliffnotes:

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Five different classes (Rogue, Destroyer, Witch, Engineer, Swordsman)

Can be customized

Pets known as Imagen can follow you around and support you in battle
Co-op raids with up to five members in a party with four difficulty levels
Large scale territorial conquest PVP with support of up to 100 players

The game is an MMORPG that has a degree of auto battling as well. Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds was originally showcased in November 2019 at G-STAR 2019, so you could say the release – even if it is in limited regions for now – has been a long time coming. With Netmarble at the helm, it’s entirely possible the game will be available globally, so stay tuned.

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HoloCouncil Redebuts As HoloMinistry Where They’re All Men

Hololive’s 2nd English Generation “HoloCouncil” had a special treat for viewers today, as the group of Vtubers redebuted as HoloMinistry, an all-male take on the Vtubers.

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In a special debut and graduation livestream hosted on Ouro Kronii’s channel, the HoloMinistry members showed off their new designs, as well as masculinized names based on their Council counterparts.
The characters were shown off just before the debut livestream, with a PV that echoed the debut PV for HoloCouncil from last year using the hashtag #Holopposite.
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The members of the Ministry are as follows:

Tsukumo San
Ceres Faun
Ouro Krono
Nanashi Muman
Hayko

While obviously not fully rigged like other Vtubers the sprites do feature open/close mouth animations for when each of them speaks.
Credit where credit is due, they stayed in character for the entire 1-hour stream which followed the same style of HoloCouncil’s group streams. They even did this in the face of their voice changers failing, playing along as if a girl had suddenly broken into the stream.
The Ministry takeover even extends to their Twitter, where they’ve changed their names to match their Ministry counterparts with at the very least, Krono tweeting in-character while it’s still up.
It’s not entirely known why they chose today of all days to do it, though perhaps that’s just part of the fun.

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Form your alliance in Epic War: Thrones and get goodies

The upcoming Epic War: Thrones is offering a welfare campaign to players who form an alliance in advance of its open beta beginning 31 March. The massive multiplayer strategy game, made in Unreal Engine 4, intends to bring PC level experiences to mobile, especially for simulation game fans.

Interested alliance leaders and members should head over to the Epic War: Thrones page to get themselves a gift bag during the open beta, as well as a secret gift code HERE.

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Experience being a dominant leader in chaotic times and forge unbreakable alliances in the game. Besides its ingenious simulation mechanics, you can also be a part of history in the Three Kingdoms period. Be the lord your troops need to conquer lands, assign generals to occupy enemy spaces, upgrade your units’ skills and crush your enemy’s alliances.
Epic War: Thrones has achieved the 300,000 pre-registrations milestone in Southeast Asia, achieving all goals to receive all current milestone rewards, which include:
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Free Capital Skin
300 x Skill Points
100 x Bead
4-star Hulao Pass
48,000 x Copper
5-star General Jiang Wei

With the gifts from Archosaur Games, sally forth to conquer the lands! Will you be the one who comes out on top?
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Epic War: ThronesPublisher: Archosaur GamesDeveloper: Archosaur GamesRelease Date TBCAndroid
Epic War: Thrones is a massive multiplayer strategy game by Archosaur Games. Made by Unreal Engine 4, Epic War: Thrones brings PC level experiences to mobile. You can play as a lord to lead troops conquering nameless land. You can combine high-level generals to occupy bases of enemies, upgrade general’s skills, even destroy enemy’s alliance. Only one alliance has chance to occupy the core area and win the highest reputation as the winners!

My lord, whether you are a wise and virtuous leader or a brutal conqueror of the world, all military generals will be obeying you unconditionally, and this could help you to be the dominating figure in our chaotic time. Fight with followers, feel the high freedom strategic layout!

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Pokemon GO trainers bring down Legendary Moltres with just two people

Articuno is no longer available in Pokemon GO, instead the fire legendary Moltres is now accepting challenge from trainers around the world. Well, legendary raids are said to be the toughest raid in Pokemon GO, but in the eyes of some hardcore Japan players, it is just a small case.

The video shows a Legendary battle between Moltres and two Japan trainers, which they succeeded to defeat the Legendary Pokemon with only two of them. Only a bunch of Level 30 (with CP higher than 2000) Golems – one of the top counter-picks for Moltres present in the battle too.

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This could be possible with a suitable (the counter-picks) Pokemon, but watching this in action is really mind-blowing! What do you think?

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Magic: Legends open beta begins today

Players can finally travel across the planes as Magic: Legends, the Magic: the Gathering online action RPG has started its open beta period. The game’s YouTube channel uploaded a cinematic launch trailer for the open beta earlier today. You can watch the trailer here:

Note that the open beta of Magic: Legends is currently only for PC. Players who wish to play the game on PS4 and Xbox One will need to wait a bit longer.

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Here is what the game offers:
BECOME A PLANESWALKER
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Rise to the challenge and save the Multiverse from its greatest threat yet. Harness the power of five different classes – but don’t worry about picking just one. You can switch between all five as you play.
WALK YOUR OWN PATH
You’ll need to cross diverse planes and regions to save the Magic Multiverse, but how you weave your path is up to you.
CONTROL THE CHAOS
Make fast, tactical decisions on the battlefield in real-time combat. Strategically build a deck of spells from your spell library, which will be drawn at random as you fight. Whether you wield the power of White, Blue, Black, Red, or Green mana – your choices determine how you navigate the battlefield.
COLLECT AND UPGRADE
Discover and cast a myriad of spells and collect spell pages to make them more powerful. Acquire and utilize Equipment and Artifacts to synergize with your deck in order to craft your desired playstyle.
FIGHT ALONE OR TOGETHER
Traverse the planes alone or with up to two other Planeswalkers. Prepare unique loadouts to build on your teammates’ strengths.
For those who purchased the Planeswalker bundle, remember to claim its contents by accessing the Classes & Packs tab.
You can download the game on the Epic Games Store.

Magic: LegendsPublisher: Perfect World EntertainmentDeveloper: Cryptic StudiosRelease Date: 2021-03-23Epic Games Store, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Become a Planeswalker in Magic: Legends, an Online Action RPG set in the Magic: the Gathering Multiverse. Ancient forces move in the darkness and it’s up to you to walk the planes of the Magic Multiverse, to gather the power needed to fight this evil.

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New Yacha Class Arrives in Black Desert Mobile

Pearl Abyss announced today that the new Yacha class has now arrived in Black Desert Mobile amid various rewards prepared for Adventurers to celebrate his arrival.

Yacha, the Rampaging Beast of the Battlefield, is available as an Awakened class. Having gained control of Echo Spirit, his other spiritual half, in a fierce battle, Yacha can now physically manifest his energy to shake up the battlefield with an array of hefty melee combo attacks.

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You can watch the Yacha’s combat showcase video here:

Using his melee combat style alongside “Echo Spirit,” Yacha attacks opponents with focused bursts like an uncontrollable beast. Armed with the Gardbrace as his main weapon and the Fulu Ward as a sub-weapon, he engages in battle with destructive skills such as “Hell Smash,” which embroils enemies in an onslaught of grabs, strikes, and pain, and “Rock Splitter,” in which he strikes down the enemy with the Spirit then follows with a devastating punch.
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To celebrate the launch of this new class, the ‘Yacha’s Daily Training’ event will take place until May 30th. Adventurers can complete daily missions to obtain various rewards including Fortune Scrolls, an Alchemy Stone Growth Support Chest, and an Accessory/Exchange Certificate Selection Pouch.
Additionally, bonus rewards such as 1000 Black Pearls, a Chaos Jewel, and a Primal Accessory Selection Chest can be obtained according to the accumulated number of missions completed.
You can now play as the Yacha class in Black Desert Mobile, available for iOS and Android devices.

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Mafia: Definitive Edition Review – Hustle, Loyalty, Respect

It’s a beautiful day to join to Mafia. After all, it’s the 1930s, booze is illegal and cops are easily bought. What could possibly go wrong? That’s the setup for Mafia: Definitive Edition, the ground-up remake of 2002’s Mafia.

You play as Tommy Angelo, a cab driver pulled into the world of gang wars, protection rackets and smuggled booze. Along the way you meet several characters, all with their own plans for the 30s-era Lost Heaven.

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So how does Mafia play? Does it truly replicate the criminal experience? or does it leave you wondering, ‘is this how mafia works?’ Read on and find out.

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The Glow-Up
Rather than simply retexture the original Mafia, Definitive is a ground-up remake. This really works, considering the original game is almost twenty years old.
This especially works well in the game’s cutscenes, with every character beautifully animated. Many of the cutscenes are more than just 1:1 remakes, rather, they add more small details to make the scene feel more natural. Characters have nice little flourishes, like Don Salieri’s hand gestures when he speaks.
In addition to this, the voice acting is also greatly improved. With the benefit of hindsight, the original Mafia’s voice-acting is somewhat lackluster. Characters speak with a generic nondescript American accent, with a kind of monotone to them.
In Definitive Edition, however, that all changes. These characters speak with a much more natural accent, without going too far into blatant stereotype. My only complaint would be that Tommy’s accent is almost too good, in that he sounds like he’s already been with the Mafia for years when he first meets Don Salieri. That’s only a minor nitpick though, because overall Andrew Bongiorno is killing it as Tommy. As he should, since the game is narrated by the protagonist.

Story
Mafia’s greatest strength is it’s story. I’m not a particularly big fan of Crime dramas- the reasons why aren’t relevant here. The story of Definitive is the same as the original Mafia, which works out because it’s a great narrative. It has some genuinely suspenseful moments, owed largely to its small cast. Since you know who most of these people are, it’s easy to get invested in their stories.
Without going into spoilers, the adventures of Tommy in the Salieri crime family are deeply compelling, with stakes that never feel too far out there. I won’t use the word realistic due to my own inexperience with the genre, but they certainly feel believable. The game has a core cast of characters, and things rarely involve anyone outside of that circle. It’s a good trait for a story since you never get lost in the flurry of men in suits.
As mentioned previously, the improved animations in the game also help sell the story better. I’m particularly a fan of Sam, one of the two mobsters responsible for Tommy’s involvement with the Salieris. In the early cutscenes, he constantly has this classical Mafioso air to him, complete with constant pursing of his lips.
While no new quests have been added to the game, many of the game’s story missions have been fleshed out. These include more sections before a quest where you talk to NPCs, such as acquiring an outfit for infiltration-based missions. These can be particularly risky in any type of game to include, as more gameplay-focused fans might get annoyed at having to stall for time while an NPC talks to you. Thankfully, the game’s characters are likeable enough that these sequences can be quite enjoyable.

World
The world of Lost Heaven is created to represent Midwest America in the thick of prohibition. The city is rooted in the map of the original Mafia, so many old fans will find themselves rewarded for their memory of the map.
Like the cutscenes, the world is a lot more than just an up-scaled version of the original’s game. The city is absolutely brimming with life, with plenty of billboards and people that reinforce the setting of the game.
Additionally, navigating this world is a lot easier in Definitive compared to the original, in part thanks to its seamless nature. Since graphical processing has advanced so much in the 18 years since the original’s launch, some of the world’s terrain has been changed to allow you to better take in the sights of Lost Heaven.

Gameplay
A lot of the gameplay is very similar to our previously covered first impressions, but that won’t stop us from covering the broad strokes again. It’s very similar to games like GTA and Red Dead Redemption. Your mileage may vary with this type of gameplay, but it’s pretty useful for a story-based game like this. The game never asks too much of you skill-wise, so you can focus on the story.
Your weapon options are good, with a healthy selection of guns and melee weapons. While the guns don’t get as dramatic as GTA’s rocket launchers, Mafia instead leans more towards replicating an experience that feels authentic to its era.
While a bit of a cliché, the tommy gun is a personal favorite. Sure, it’s got recoil issues, but it’s a classic. Standing around mowing down oncoming gangsters is a great feeling, though don’t expect to kill anything unless you know how to get headshots.
Even if you’re bad at shooting, the game does you a solid by having you do most missions with some AI partners. They obviously won’t clear the missions for you, but it’s good to know that enemies aren’t going to totally overwhelm you when you’ve got Sam and Paulie watching your back.

Driving In The 30s
Similar to real life, however, getting shot hurts. While you can recover some health by taking a breather, it’s ultimately not much. Your main source of health will be health packs, which are especially scarce since they’re only in first-aid cabinets. This can be quite frustrating, especially with the headshot-focused combat.
As we mentioned previously, the driving can be a little too authentic to its time. You won’t be getting into too many high-speed chases here, though that can be for the better. As is, the game punishes you strictly for minor infractions like crashing into things. So maybe it’s for the better that you don’t break mach 5 in the cars here.
Though inauthentic to its era, the driving also improves on the original with the addition of a GTA-style map. The GPS on the mini map is much obliged, since it points you in the direction of the next mission. The in-world prompts are also really clever, taking the form of roadsigns that disappear after you drive past them.

Final Thoughts
Mafia: Definitive Edition is a great open-world sandbox that’s absolutely dripping in atmosphere. The game’s story is gripping, and it fills the air with a tension as you never fully trust any of its characters. It’s no Godfather, obviously, but it was enough to win over this non-crime-drama person.
On top of that, its status as a ground-up remake rather than a remaster means its absolutely filled with lovingly-made performances that really sell the game’s characters. Add that with the redone voice acting, and you get a game that’s an absolute delight to sit through the cutscenes of.
As a shooter though, this game doesn’t particularly push any boundaries, and the driving can be particularly frustrating. But the story and presentation certainly carries this game hard enough to make it worth picking up.

Pros
Cons

Beautiful cutscenes
Shooting can be frustrating

Great story
Driving is slow

Immersive atmosphere

Final Score:
7.5/10

Review copy provided by 2K Games, and played on a home PC.

Mafia: Definitive EditionPublisher: 2K GamesDeveloper: Hangar 13Release Date: 2020-09-25Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Steam
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore

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[Level Up KL 2022] Playstation Malaysia Head Hasnul Samsudin and Director Neil Ingram Talk About The Studio’s Global Founding

At Level Up KL 2022, PlayStation Studios Malaysia Head Hasnul Hadi Samsudin and Playstation Visual Arts Senior Director Neil Ingram spoke in a talk titled “Think Globally, Make Globally”.

Here they discussed how PlayStation Studios Malaysia was founded and the challenges and opportunities of working with a global PlayStation community.

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Neil Ingram, and Hasnul Hadi Samsudin
Fonding PlayStation Studios Malaysia
The two developers started the talk by speaking about the founding of the studio. When asked why Malaysia was considered for a studio, Neil explained that shortly after he began working for PlayStation in 2013, the company looked into a number of different countries but it was a trip to Singapore that eventually brought them to their next-door neighbor thanks to its abundance of talent.
“We are always looking for the next thing. We were on a search for a place that has talent and ambition. We made trips to Taiwan, India, and Singapore and it was there that we noticed a lot of game developers happened to be Malaysian”
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After speaking with a number of these Malaysian game developers in Singapore, the good people of PlayStation spent 10 days traveling across the country. They traveled from KL to Penang to Johor, absorbing the culture and lifestyle of Malaysia, and found that the local developers had the right kind of talent and ambition that fit the PlayStation community. Finally, in 2019, PlayStation Studios Malaysia was established.
The Challenges of Global Development
The staff of PlayStation Studios Malaysia at Level Up KL 2022
Unfortunately, the Covid pandemic was right around the corner. Hasnul explained that it was originally planned for the newly formed team to travel to PlayStation Studios in San Diego USA to learn about developing games for two months but this was soon canceled.
Throughout the pandemic, the team had to deal with the pros and cons of global thinking. They communicated with PlayStation’s regional studios across the world from their own homes, some of them even needed to have their work PCs sent through the mail.
“It is hard, you have to want to do it,” says Neil. “That longing people have for wanting to sit together, see each other, talk in person, it’s all valid. We often wonder, how do we bring this all together? We try to identify how we bring everyone under the same goal.”
Neil however says the key to success in global thinking is really honest communication. Having confidence in yourself and your partners to work towards a common goal and remain open about whatever issues arise.
“Thinking globally isn’t about working in these little pods. Every studio making AAA games isn’t doing them in one place. People are solving development problems in all sorts of different ways with other people globally. It’s about having confidence, trust in your partners, and learning for the next time.”
Through all the struggles, however, Malaysia Studios was able to find their names in the credits of two PlayStation Games: MLB The Show 22 and The Last of Us Part I.
Why Global Development
The staff of PlayStation Studios Malaysia at Level Up KL 2022
The two ended the talk by answering the question of why? Why is it so important to think globally and to communicate with this complex web of different studios and in different regions? Neil says it stems from what he sees as one of the biggest problems with AAA game development. There are just not enough people:
“The scale and scope of these games are growing. The number of games that people want to make, and stories that want to be told is growing but there are not enough people to match that ambition. Developing globally is about opening up and embracing the larger global web of developers that want to work on these games. The sun will never set in game development.”
“The cycle for games is long, longer than feature films and you have to build a structure that can stand up to that tower of ambition”
Hasnul chimed in here as well: “I want SEA to be part of that tower. I want Malaysia to be part of that tower so that we can build our own worlds one day. Playstation is about building worlds and we want all of you [local game developers] to be part of it.”
Despite all the struggles, PlayStation Studios is off to a bright start with a lot of promise. We wish them the best of luck in their future projects.

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Gundam IBO Urdr Hunt Announces Pre Registration

Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced the pre registration for Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr Hunt, the mobile spinoff of the anime series.

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Though the game is currently still only set to release in Japan, you can pre register for Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urdr Hunt on both the app store and the Google Play store, though no release date has been given as of yet.

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The website does, however, mention that the game is still slated for a 2022 release while the official Twitter mentions that the special pre-registration period ends on November 4th.
Urdr Hunt has been a bit of an oddity in the Gundam franchise- announced a while back, very little has been seen of the actual game since most of its promotional videos have been animated cutscenes.
That being said, the game’s App Store page has plenty more information about the actual game: From the UI, it looks to be a turn-based RPG, similar to games like NieR: Reincarnation.

Players will build a party of mobile suits based on the Gundams from Iron-Blooded Orphans, with several new Gundams making their debut in the game.
However, it will also feature mobile suits from the previous series, such as the Astaroth Gundam and the Gundam Barbatos.
It looks like part of the game’s plot will revolve around Mobile Armors- both the screenshots and the PV show the protagonist fighting a new Mobile Armor, and the weapons are also an integral part of the anime’s worldbuilding.

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[Guide] Cookie Run Kingdom – Should You Use Prune Juice Cookie?

Another cookie that honestly doesn’t sound too appetizing if their name is anything to go by but that doesn’t mean Prune Juice Cookie isn’t a worthy new edition to the Cookie Kingdom.

Here’s a look at how this sour potion maker fairs in terms of skills, use in battle, and toppings.

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If you’re interested in Cookie Run Kingdom, check out our previous ‘Should You Use’ Cooke Run Kingdom character guides:

Pumpkin Cookie
Cotton Cookie
Affogato Cookie
Caramel Arrow Cookie
Wildberry Cookie
Oyster Cookie
Financier Cookie
Captain Caviar Cookie
Candy Diver Cookie
Sherbet Cookie
Pinecone Cookie
Prophet Cookie
Milky Way Cookie
Blueberry Pie Cookie
Space Donut
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The Skills of Prune Juice Cookie

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Prune Juice Cookie uses a skill simple called ‘Prune Juice Potion’. He is a bomber cookie meaning that this skill is all about hitting hard and disrupting opponents. His attack is interesting as he combines poison effects with summoning a familiar.
“For Prune Juice Cookie’s regular attack, he throws a Prune Juice Bottle at the farthest enemy, poisoning the target and nearby enemies. Upon using his Skill, Prune Juice Cookie will throw a giant Prune Juice Bottle containing poison. When the bottle shatters, it will inflict Poison DMG Boost, Sticky Goo, Poison, and summon Prune Jellies. The HP of summoned Prune Jellies is reduced by the number of hits. Summoned Prune Jellies will spread Prune Gas from time to time, poisoning nearby enemies. Summoned Prune Jellies are consisted of poison, immune to any kind of periodic effects, and are not affected by Shield or Healing”.

Prune Juice Poisoning: 76.9% DMG every 2 sec for 10 sec
Giant Prune Juice Poisoning: 49.0% DMG every 1 sec for 10 sec
Poison DMG Boost: +30.0% Poison DMG for 10 sec
Sticky Goo: Sticky Goo debuff will be dispelled instead of other debuffs for 15 sec; stacks up to x1
Prune Jellies: 95.0% of ATK, withstands 30 hits
The Prune Jellies Poisoning: 45.9% DMG every 2 sec for 20 sec
Prune Jellies Prune Gas Poisoning: Activated every 3 sec, 36.7% DMG every 2 sec for 20 sec

The Best Use of Prune Juice Cookie

Please note, that as with every new Cookie added to Cookie Run Kingdom new strategies and uses are still being formed by the player base but this is what we found based on first impressions:
Prune Juice Cookie reminds me a lot of last year’s Affogato Cookie, being a unit that specializes in poison. I will say I think he may actually be better than Affogato however as his poisonous potion eats away at enemy HP far faster and has a wider area of effect. This may be due to the fact that the potion also produces a buff for poison damage.
There’s also the fact that he’s a summoner with his Prune Jellies doing a decent amount of damage and poisoning enemies seven further. Much like Affogato, this makes him very helpful to use on bosses or foes with a larger amount of HP.
I actually used both him and Affogato together on my team and they were able to diminish many opponents’ HP within seconds. Overall he’s a good unit if you’re looking for someone who can do a good amount of chip damage.
Best Toppings

To get the most out of Prune Juice Cookie it’s best to give him either full Solid Almond Toppings, full Searing Raspberry Toppings, or full Swift Chocolate Toppings.
Solid Almonds can be helpful for PvP where Prune Juice will have to go up against much stronger opponents. That being said the other two may be more helpful for PvE since they’ll also have his skill to be more effective and therefore helpful with knocking out enemies faster.
Who is Prune Juice Cookie

Prune Juice Cookie was introduced as one of the main cookies in the new Triple Cone Cup Begins! update. Here, he is the main representative of the Parfaedia faction. Here is his bio presented in the game:
When you smell the fragrant yet subtle scent of plums across the door at the top of the endlessly spiraling staircase, you know Prune Juice Cookie is brewing his magic potions! This Cookie, made from the richest and most potent prune juice, is the best potion maker at the Parfaedia Institute. His potions are amazingly effective-just a single sip will have you feeling the dizzying effects! They say that his outstanding talent is not the sole reason he picked the efficient minimalistic art of potions over fancy, sweet dessert magic… But perhaps it’s not so smart to snoop around the genius potion maker, as his charms and theatrics will persuade you to buy all of his potions! Even if you don’t understand his true intentions, the effort he puts into his potion-making is evident in the ever-boiling cauldron and notebooks covered in potion stains.
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Cookie Run: KingdomPublisher: DevsistersDeveloper: DevsistersRelease Date: 2021-01-21Android, iOS
Build your dream Cookie Kingdom and reclaim the land lost against the evil that lingers in the shadows. Fresh out of the oven and from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak creators comes Cookie Run: Kingdom! Build a delectable Kingdom while battling against evil dessert monsters!

Team up with friends in Guild Battles! Fight alongside other Guild Members and defeat new rivals. Battle against powerful enemies to level up together. Earn soul stones, guild level-up items, guild treasures, and more!

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Look forward to the Black Desert Mobile soft-launch!

As we’ve previously covered, Black Desert Mobile will have its soft launch on 24 October 2019 on Android. Canada, Chile, Sweden, Malaysia, Turkey, Ireland and Australia will be the territories covered. You can also pre-register on the Apple App Store.

The global launch is set for December 2019, seemingly 12 December. More than 2 million people have already pre-registered in less than two weeks!

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Players can look forward to an action-based combat system and deep customization in Black Desert Mobile:-

Combat – Explore a deep combat system that allows players to experience the same core action of Black Desert on their mobile phone. Cooperate with friends to complete Dungeons and Quests or compete in Guild Wars to win unique loot.
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Customization – Discover your potential through a detailed character creation system. Design a unique Adventurer by choosing from five character classes and distinct skill sets to reflect your personal playstyle.

Over 20 million players have experienced Black Desert across PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 platforms. On October 24, even more players can start their own adventure within Black Desert Mobile, featuring the vast, open-world recreated on mobile. Black Desert Mobile has taken the mobile gaming community by storm, with over 10 million downloads in East Asia alone.
Learn more on the official website!
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Black Desert MobilePublisher: Pearl AbyssDeveloper: Pearl AbyssRelease Date: 2019-11-12Android, iOS
The famed MMORPG series makes its way to the Android and iOS platforms.

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ASUS ZenBook 14 Flip OLED Review – Flipping Fantastic

The ZenBook 14 FLIP OLED is the latest model of convertible 2 in 1 laptops from ASUS, packing a 2.8K HD display—this is our review. Capable of being used as a notebook and a tablet, this hybrid laptop has a lot going for it.

Thanks ASUS for the ZenBook 14 FLIP OLED review unit! Here are the specs of the model we received:

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Specifications

CPU
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 20MB cache, up to 4.4 GHz max boost)

RAM
16GB on board

GPU
AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Storage
512GB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD

Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.0 (Dual band) 2*2
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C support display / power delivery
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
1 x HDMI 2.0b
1 x MicroSD card reader
1 x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack

Display
14.0-inch, 2.8K (2880 x 1800) OLED 16:10, Glossy display, 550nits peak brightness, DCI-P3: 100%, Pantone Validated, Screen-to-body ratio: 88 ％

Audio
Built-in speaker
Built-in array microphone
harman/kardon (Premium) with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support

Power
63WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion
TYPE-C, 100W AC Adapter, Output 20V DC, 5A, 100W, Input: 100~240V AC 50/60Hz universal

Dimensions
(W x D x H)
31.12 x 22.25 x 1.59 cm
(12.25″ x 8.76″ x 0.63″)

Weight
1.4 kg

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Design
The ZenBook Flip 14 OLED shares the minimalistic design of many previous ZenBook models. This laptop is offered in Jade Black with a matte finish to the touch. It looks classy and professional. While the surface does not collect a lot of fingerprints, it’s also not entirely smudge-free, so do bear that in mind.
It’s slim, incredibly light and easy to carry on hand. At only 1.4 kg with a thickness of 1.59 cm, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more portable laptop with a flip display as great as this. Despite how slim it is, it feels surpisingly sturdy and durable.
On top of being able to rotate its display into tablet form, it has an ErgoLift design, a favourite feature of mine from many of ASUS’s laptops. By having the back of the laptop raised slightly, typing on it feels a lot more comfortable while ventilation is improved, helping to keep it cool.

Display
There’s a reason why ASUS puts “OLED” into the name of the product—because it’s just that good. The ZenBook 14 Flip OLED’s display is the pinnacle of viewing pleasure. As if the 2.8K HD resolution isn’t already enough, the OLED nature of the display provides a noticeable difference in quality compared to other 14-inch notebooks you can find.
Seriously, being able to see colours this vividly and images this sharp is an eye-opening experience (pun intended). It doesn’t matter what you do on the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED—everything looks immaculate.
Furthermore, the display is also touchscreen, given that you can use it as a tablet. The viewing experience is crisp and consistent whether you use it in tablet mode or tent mode.
If I really had to nitpick, I wish that the display has anti-fingerprint coating to it. To be fair, many touchscreen laptops do not come with this coating, but it’s a handy add-on simply because I hate showing off my fingerprint-adorned screen while I’m presenting something. Also, the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED comes with its own stylus, which does the job, but is not as versatile as the other stylus I use.

Keyboard and trackpad
The backlit keyboard provides decent feedback and feels just right for typing. Key travel is really comfortable and there’s sufficient space between the keys. Also, there are specific keys for muting audio and turning off your webcam, which is super convenient for online meetings.
The power button also doubles as a fingerprint scanner, so that’s another plus point for security.
Just like the ZenBook 13 OLED review which I’ve done in the past, the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED also has a virtual Numpad on the trackpad which can easily be turned on or off by touching the top-right corner. It’s an excellent feature that conserves space and is very useful for those who work with numbers a lot.

Connectivity
It has all the ports you ever need on a laptop. It’s great that it comes with an HDMI 2.0 port and a microSD card reader—two ports that occasionally go missing on work laptops. Also, having its own dedicated audio jack is nice, since those also tend to go missing on super thin laptops.
As for the standard USB ports, the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED has 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C ports, both of which support data transfer, charging as well as video output. A USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port is also present.

Audio
As mentioned previously in this review, the ErgoLift design of the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED elevates the back part of the laptop slightly. This also helps in the audio department, since sound isn’t blocked by the table you’re using it on.
As for the audio quality itself, the harman/kardon stereo speakers are decent, but there is a lack of bass in them—nothing a good pair of headphones can’t fix.

Battery
The ZenBook 14 Flip OLED carries a 63 Whrs battery that takes roughly 1.5 hours to charge with the bundled 100w adapter. With the display’s 90 Hz refresh rate enabled, the laptop lasts around 6 to 7 hours of regular use for me.
Obviously, using the laptop for demanding tasks like gaming or video editing will cut that duration a lot more. Regardless, while it may not have the best battery duration and charge time, it’s good enough for use on the go.
Performance
I’d like to reiterate that the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED is not a gaming laptop. Despite that, should you do decide to run video games on it, here’s the performance you might expect (Note: our model uses AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H, has 16 GB RAM and integrated AMD Radeon graphics, so your results may differ with different hardware).

Running Genshin Impact on it, the laptop clocked in just over 30 FPS with 2K resolution at the lowest settings.

As for Apex Legends, the FPS hovered above 50. Even with the lowest settings, the laptop ran pretty well.
Gaming aside, the laptop was able to handle up to 12-13 Google Chrome tabs with ease, while running Photoshop in the background. Whether you’re using it for regular work or running games, the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED remained cool.
Benchmarking
I ran several benchmarking software on the ZenBook 14 Flip OLED. Here are the results:

On PCMark 10, the laptop achieved a score of 5,627. It will handle basically all work tasks exceedingly well, except for heavy video editing, which is to be expected.

3DMark Time Spy gave it 1,412. There is a rather big gap between its graphics and CPU score which isn’t that strange considering that it’s a work laptop.

For Cinebench, the Multi Core performance was ranked at number 4 while Single Core performance was ranked number second, which puts it ahead most of its competition.

Closing thoughts
The ZenBook 14 Flip OLED is everything you’d ever want from a 2-in-1 convertible notebook. Stellar display, great performance, all the ports you need and a decent battery performance are packed into this machine. Whether you’re a creator or a business user, it will fulfil basically all your demands.
The ZenBook 14 Flip OLED is priced at RM 5,499. Visit its page on the ASUS website to find out where you can get it.

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Eternal Tree Japan release date announced

Following its closed beta testing, Eternal Tree has announced its release date for Japan, and presumably for Korea as well. In Japan at least, the release date for Eternal Tree is set for 23 June 2022.

Pre-registrations are still being accepted for the game as there are milestone rewards available up to 500,000 users, with the game presently having at least 200,000. You’ll be able to get a slew of upgrade materials / equipment, premium currency, and SSR items including the character, “Charlotta” / “Charlotte”.

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From the websites, players will have the option of a male or female protagonist, with the featured (presumably playable) cast having both male and female characters. Unsurprisingly, it skews towards the girls more, but you have options. This world appears to use various deities / gods as inspiration, at least for their “Imaginary Objects”. Check out the Japanese website here, or the Korean one here. Going by the websites, both servers will have characters dubbed in their respective languages, though whether either will be able to swap dubs is not known.
The game has the typical “strategic battles” and hero collection you expect from this genre. Originally released in China, it’s now making its way outside of the country. Whether or not it will get an English localization someday, is as always, up to publishers to decide.
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miHoYo Reportedly Looking Into Bringing Genshin Impact to Mac

miHoYo is reportedly entertaining the idea of bringing Genshin Impact to the Mac, but hasn’t confirmed that a MacOS version is in development.

At a talk, they mentioned that they were aware that there was a demand for the game to be playable on MacBooks and iMacs.

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“Yes, we do know there are some desires and feedback from our gamer community that they are requiring Genshin Impact to be available on MacOS. Actually our team is still investigating to get ready and know what needs to be done to be available on macOS”, says Yu Ling, Marketing and Business Development manager at miHoYo.
It makes sense that fans would want Genshin Impact running on Mac, considering how many players enjoy the game on iOS devices such as the iPad and iPhone.
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That being said while it does confirm they’re aware of the demand for a mac version, Yu Ling’s answer doesn’t mean you should expect one any time soon- it’s still very likely they may deem the project unfeasible, with it never launching.

miHoYo is no stranger to developing games for PCs, with titles like Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact all getting PC versions. Even Honkai Star Rail, the upcoming title, is listed with a PC version. That being said, they’ve been significantly more gun-shy about bringing it to MacOS. Developing the game for Mac is a lot of work, with significantly less possible returns given the perceived smaller install base.
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Genshin ImpactPublisher: miHoYoDeveloper: miHoYoRelease Date: 2020-09-28Android, iOS, PlayStation 4
Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.

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

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Pre-order the vivo V19! A combination of industry-leading selfie capabilities and stunning design

vivo unveiled the new V19 in Malaysia, a handset featuring a dual front 32MP + 8MP super wide-angle camera, and super AMOLED FHD+ Ultra O Screen design for extraordinary selfie-capabilities, cutting-edge technology and elegant fashion all in one innovative package.

“vivo is committed to innovating with the consumer in mind, and V19 reflects our deep understanding of consumers’ needs. With industry-leading selfie technology, beautiful design, and strong performance, V19 is perfect for young consumers who care about camera and entertainment features.”

“V19 is a trendsetting smartphone built to complement young consumers’ lifestyles.”
Mike Xu, Chief Executive Officer of vivo Malaysia
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Cutting-Edge Camera Technology Enables Beautiful Selfies
The V19’s dual front camera – 32MP main and 8MP super-wide angle – lets users capture their best selfie no matter the time or place. The camera supports up to 105 degrees wide-angle with built-in AI algorithm that can independently correct wide-angle distortion between foreground and background for authentic and dazzling shots. It also has Ultra Stable Selfie Video for greater stability in wide-angle selfie videos.

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The V19’s rear has a powerful AI Quad Camera setup: 48MP main camera, 8MP super wide-angle camera, 2MP macro camera, and 2MP bokeh camera. With Ultra Stable Video and AI image and video features – including AI Video Filters, AI Video Editor, and AI Image Matting – you can edit easily yet professionally.
Both sets of cameras have special modes to help capture stunning night photos: the front with Super Night Selfie mode with Layer-Based Beautification, Spatial Merging Denoising, and Multiple Exposure, and the rear with Super Night Portrait Mode with Multi-Frame Screening, Temporal Alignment, and Spatial Merging Denoising for stunning photos whichever way you take them.

Innovative Display and Design for a Distinctive Style
Enjoy the sleek 6.44-inch Super AMOLED FHD+ Ultra O Screen, built from superior E3 OLED that supports 100% DCI-P3 color gamut for life-like vibrant colours. The display’s brightness auto-adjusts to suit ambient light levels and filters 42 percent more blue light than E2 OLED, creating a healthier user experience. It also has ergonomic 3D curves to fit user palms, while the Corning Gorilla Glass 6 offers elegance and sophistication.
Strong Performance Empowers All-Day Usage for Fast-Moving Consumers
The V19 also has elite performance and high battery efficiency: a super capacity 4500mAh battery provides long-lasting durability, while 33W vivo FlashCharge 2.0 technology enables a 0 to 54 percent charge in just 30 minutes, offering convenience for fast-moving consumers
Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 processor, V19 has a fast interface and top computing performance. To support the high energy consumption of its AI-powered camera capabilities, V19 is built with copper tube liquid cooling, which guarantees longer CPU life, more reliable phone performance, and smooth multitasking. V19 is equipped with 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM, letting users store everything they need for work, rest, and play.
V19 also delivers an advanced gaming experience, featuring Multi-Turbo 3.0 for optimizing touch control and FPS stability, as well as an Ultra Game Mode with functions like Fast Screen Capture, Screen Recording, and Game Vibration.

Basics

Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712  Octa-core Processor

Storage
8GB RAM + 128GB ROM

Battery
4500mAh with vivo FlashCharge 2.0（33W）

Operating System
Funtouch OS 10 (based on Android 10)

Body

Dimensions
159.64×75.04×8.5mm

Weight
186.5g

Display

Screen
6.44” FHD+

Type
Super AMOLED Ultra O Screen

Touch Screen
Capacitive multi-touch

Biometric recognition

In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology

Camera

Camera
Front: 32MP + 8MP(Wide-Angle)
Rear: 48MP + 8MP (Wide-Angle) + 2MP (Bokeh) + 2MP (Macro)

Photography Modes
Front: Super Night Selfie, Super Wide-angle Selfie (with wide-angle distortion correction for portraits), Ultra Stable Selfie Video, Art Portrait Video, Selfie Softlight Band, Art Portrait
Rear: Super Night Mode, Ultra Stable Video, Art Portrait Video, Super Macro, Bokeh Portrait, Art Portrait

Connectivity

USB (Type-C), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (Bluetooth 5.0), GPS, OTG

Sensors

Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, E-compass, Gyroscope

Items in the box

V19, Earphone, Documentation, Type-C to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, SIM Ejector, Protective Case, Protective Film (applied)

The V19 is also available for sale in Malaysia from today onwards from RM1699. Obtain your own from Senheng and SenQ Digital Station at an exclusive pre-sale promotion from 23 April to 25 April.
With that, customers are entitled to complimentary gifts with purchase which include:

V19 Exclusive Bluetooth Wireless Headphone
360 Smart AI Ear Bud
V19 Premium Umbrella
vivo Glass Bottle
Additional 1 Year Screen Crack Protection

Additionally, customers will also be able to receive an extended 1-year warranty for their smartphones as well as be able to enjoy up-to 24-months 0% interest instalment plan during the exclusive pre-sale promotion period.
Customers can now place their pre-order requests for the vivo V19 in Malaysia on Senheng online store and senQ digital station.

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AEW: Fight Forever Enters the Ring Late June

THQ Nordic GmbH and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has announced that AEW: Fight Forever will be launching on 29th June 2023 across several platforms.

AEW: Fight Forever will have players pull off wrestling moves as seen on the AEW programming. Additionally, players can experience online co-op wrestling with the Tag-Team matches which features sequences of team maneuvers performed with simple commands. Player will also have access to a huge roster of the most popular AEW wrestlers, career mode, wrestler customisation, signature AEW arenas, as well as multiple match types.

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“When I first signed with AEW, Tony Khan gave me the opportunity to assemble the best gaming team that understands and respects professional wrestling, to make the best wrestling games ever,” said Kenny Omega, Executive Vice President and former AEW World Champion and World Tag Team Champion at AEW. “Thanks to our incredible collaboration with Geta, YUKE’s and THQ Nordic, a new era of professional wrestling gaming is quickly approaching. AEW: Fight Forever has exceeded my highest expectations, and I’m confident that June 29 will be a momentous day for wrestling fans and gamers alike.”
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“Since our initial announcement, fans worldwide have shown unbridled passion around the launch of Fight Forever, and AEW has proven through our exciting storylines and hard-hitting wrestling action that good things come to those who wait,” said Tony Khan, CEO, GM and Head of Creative of AEW. “With Fight Forever, Kenny and our world-class team have delivered an authentic, nostalgic feel of wrestling games past, along with the unmatched creativity that AEW brings to the table. It’s going to be cool to see our fans finally getting a fresh and much-needed alternative next-gen console wrestling game on June 29. AEW has the greatest fans on the planet, and I’m excited for them to experience this new way to engage with our stars.”
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AEW: Fight Forever will be launching on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Nintendo Switch on 29th June 2023. For more details, do check out the game’s official website here.

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Syed Saddiq made an appearance at The Kuala Lumpur Major

Minister of Youth and Sports, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, came to The Kuala Lumpur Major to show his support for the tournament. He, along with representatives from eGG Network, PGL and ImbaTV held a press conference there.

During the press conference, YB Syed Saddiq mentioned on how esports affects the future. He went on to mention the benefits of esports in creating job opportunities and encouraging innovation in the industry. To further elaborate on the point, he announced the inclusion of esports in next year’s SEA Games in Manila for 6 medal tallies.The representative of eGG Network announced the ticket sales during the conference. According to him, around 70% of tickets were sold. It shows how much the community is supporting the tournament. According to the conference, more events can be expected over the course of the next two years.

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After the conference, the minister moved to the Predator Gaming booth. There, he went on to the Acer Predator Thronos and gave it a ride. The Thronos is Acer Predator’s grand design on what defines a gaming chair. We had previously reviewed the details of the Acer Predator Thronos yesterday. The minister had a smile on his face as he played on the chair.

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MSI reveals new GS75 Stealth and more with the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX Graphics

MSI has announced some exciting news at CES 2019 in Las Vegas recently featuring the newest GS75 Stealth, GS65 Stealth and GT, GE, GL series! All of the newly announced products will feature the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics. You can check out more details below!

GS75 Stealth and GS65 Stealth
Equipped with up to the latest GeForce RTX 2080 graphics, GS75 Stealth offers stunningly realistic graphics in a small 2.2 kg, 18.95 mm size, with dimensions up to 60% smaller than regular 17” laptops. It also has an immersive 17.3″ 144Hz IPS-level display that offers a panoramic view of the playing field. The golden hinge accent and aluminium alloy add to both rigidity and aesthetics.

Another impressive feature on it is the extra-large touchpad with a silky smooth glass surface, which highly improves responsiveness and pinpoint accuracy. With the 1st passive radiator design on laptop speakers, the GS75 is able to deliver more powerful sound effects than ever in a small chassis.
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If you prefer the classic 15.6″ counterpart, the award-winning GS65 is also a great choice, weighing less than 2 kg and featuring the latest GPU and CPU. The GS series breaks the stereotype of bulky and heavy gaming laptops, and it offers exceptional on-the-go gaming experience.

Model
GS75 Stealth
GS65 Stealth

Processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor

Graphics
Up to GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q Design
Up to GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q Design

Display
17.3″ Full HD (1920×1080), 144Hz, 4-sided thin bezel, IPS-level gaming display
15.6″ Full HD (1920×1080),144 Hz, thin bezel, IPS-level gaming display

Storage
1 x M.2 SATA- SSD
2 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3/ SATA-SSD Combo
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3/ SATA-SSD Combo

Keyboard
Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries

Audio
Sound by Dynaudio
ESS SABRE HiFi audio DAC technology
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer
Sound by Dynaudio
ESS SABRE HiFi audio DAC technology
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer

Dimension
396.1 x 259.5 x 18.95 mm
357.7 x 247.7 x 17.9 mm

Weight
2.25 kg
1.9 kg

GT Series
The GT Titan, the epic-class flagship gaming laptop, is able to develop the greatest potential for gamers through the latest RTX GPU and overclockable i9 CPU. This uncaged monster is not just powerful, but also faster than ever. To ensure ultimate power, Cooler Boost Titan greatly reduces the operating temperature for taking performance to the extreme. With 4K UHD display, the GT Titan delivers stunning, lifelike details on game screen. The GT Titan and its top-notch performance is the perfect choice for desktop replacements.

Model
GT75 Titan
GT63 Titan

Processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor

Graphics
Up to GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6
Up to GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6

Display
17.3″ Full HD (1920×1080),144 Hz, IPS-level gaming display (Optional)
17.3″ 4K (3840×2160) IPS-level display with 100% Adobe RGB (optional)
15.6″ Full HD (1920×1080),144 Hz, IPS-level gaming display (Optional)
15.6″ 4K (3840×2160) IPS-level display (optional)

Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
2x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3) , support Intel M.2 NVMe SSD Device only
1x 2.5″ SATA HDD
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3/ SATA-SSD Combo
1 x 2.5″ SATA HDD

Keyboard
Rapid Mechanical RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries

Audio
Sound by Dynaudio with Woofer
ESS SABRE HiFi audio DAC technology
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer
Sound by Dynaudio with Woofer
ESS SABRE HiFi audio DAC technology
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer

Dimension
428 x 314 x 31~58 mm
390 x 266 x 39.8 mm

Weight
4.56 kg
2.94 kg

GE Series
The GE63 Raider lights up the battlefield with RGB lighting on both its cover and keyboard. Meanwhile, the GE75 Raider impresses with its 3D Dragon Spines anodized red diamond-cut finish. The up-to-date GPU and CPU with MSI-exclusive Cooler Boost 5 optimizes for beast-like performance. The GE Raider presents the best gaming experience for enthusiast gamers who long for the latest AAA titles.

Model
GE75 Raider
GE63 Raider RGB

Processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor

Graphics
Up to GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6
Up to GeForce RTX™ 2080 8GB GDDR6

Display
17.3″ Full HD (1920×1080), 144Hz, thin bezel, IPS-level gaming display
15.6″ Full HD (1920×1080),144 Hz, IPS-level gaming display

Storage
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3/ SATA-SSD Combo
1 x 2.5″ SATA HDD
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3/ SATA-SSD Combo
1 x 2.5″ SATA HDD

Keyboard
Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries

Audio
Sound by Dynaudio with Giant Speaker
ESS SABRE HiFi audio DAC technology
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer
Sound by Dynaudio with Giant Speaker
ESS SABRE HiFi audio DAC technology
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer

Dimension
397 x 268.5 x 27.5 mm
383 x 260 x 29.5 mm

Weight
2.6kg
2.6 kg

GL Series
The GL series, now upgraded with new power from GeForce RTX graphics, is more powerful and faster than ever. The Giant Speakers by Dynaudio allow gamers to further immerse in sound. Both 15.6” and 17.3” models are available with the 120Hz display, offering clear and sharp gameplay. The GL series features all the essentials and offers the best bang for your buck.

Model
GL73
GL63

Processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor
Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor

Graphics
Up to GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6
Up to GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6

Display
17.3″ Full HD (1920×1080), 120 Hz Refresh Rate and 3ms response time panel (optional)
15.6″ Full HD (1920×1080), 120 Hz Refresh Rate and 3ms response time panel (optional)
15.6″ Full HD (1920×1080), 94%NTSC wide-view panel (optional)

Storage
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3/ SATA-SSD Combo
1 x 2.5″ SATA HDD
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3
1 x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3/ SATA-SSD Combo
1 x 2.5″ SATA HDD

Keyboard
Red backlight gaming keyboard
Red backlight gaming keyboard

Audio
Giant Speaker
Exclusive Audio Boost Technology
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer
Giant Speaker
Exclusive Audio Boost Technology
Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer

Dimension
419 x 287 x 33 mm
383 x 260 x 29.5 mm

Weight
2.9 kg
2.3 kg

These are all the new MSI products unveiled in CES 2019, you can find more information on their official site and Facebook!

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Another Eden will supposedly have Chrono Cross collaboration

According to datamines, Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space will apparently have a Chrono Cross collaboration. To be clear, this straddles the line of unofficial content, as the data has been found within the client files but no announcements have directly confirmed this at time of writing. However, there IS a teaser with a certain Square Enix property, with a dedicated website here.

The blurb on the website is given as follows:

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The beginning, since lost to oblivion…
A memory now nothing but a faded echo.
Time stopped for me then.
A soul with no place, I became a petal on the wind.
Until suddenly, a clock long since broken
carefully and quietly began to move…
And with it, something started anew in you.
Our future, our tomorrow…
Beckoned forth…
By familiar voices from beyond the dark…
It seems all but confirmed that the Another Eden collaboration would indeed be with Chrono Cross, with the livestream announcement to be made 4 December 2021, 09:00 UTC. Another Eden‘s collaboration events are unique in that they’re permanently available, and the trend shouldn’t be changing anytime soon following its Tales of series and Persona 5 collabs.
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Save the date for the livestream, and place your bets on the playable characters.
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Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and SpacePublisher: Wright Flyer StudiosDeveloper: Wright Flyer StudiosRelease Date: 2017-04-12Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Steam

Acclaimed creators from a number of well-known and popular series have come together to bring an exciting and epic RPG to mobile devices. The game have a surprising amount of content for a mobile gaming app, a modernized classic spacetime RPG. An epic story crossing the Antiquity, Present, and Future from master story writer Masato Kato. The main theme written by Mitsuda Yasunori, the game contains over 60 songs recorded with orchestras and folk music.

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Strikers 1945: World War lands on Android

Shmups or shooting games as they are known are one of the more popular genres in the arcade. Making its way to Android (the iOS version is come to later) for Singapore, Philippines and Canada is Strikers 1945: World War which puts together three classic games in a single collection.

Characters from the series as such make a come back as operators, each with their own unique abilities. You will also work on your aircraft, developing it into the ultimate killing machine. Selecting between normal and hard difficulties, you will have to play through several hundreds of stages. You will definitely want to use your skills for this as you will be challenging other players worldwide in order to top the rankings.

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[E3 2019] Resident Evil 5 & 6 soon available on Nintendo Switch

More of Capcom’s Resident Evil games are heading for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced that Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 will be available on Switch in Fall 2019.

Resident Evil is an action survival horror series that first launched way back in 1996 for the PlayStation. The series released a few more titles down the years, with many of them now ported to the Nintendo Switch. Specifically, you can get Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Revelations, and Resident Evil Revelations 2 for the Switch.

You can get a friend to help you play through Resident Evil 5 in local or online co-op. Then there’s Resident Evil 6, which comes with 4-player co-op mode, as well as the Mercenaries and Agent Hunt modes.

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The store pages for Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 are already up, though there’s no way to pre-order it yet.

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GamerBraves Newsletter vol. 40 – Putting The “Relations” In Public Relations – How To Not Piss Off The Partners You’re Supposed To Be Working With

Previously, you may remember that we’d discussed some basic tips for public relations (PR) trying to reach out to a games media outlet. It’s a fairly simple deal- make our lives easier and we’re more likely to want to work with you on any kind of project.

It seems like obvious enough advice- yet today’s topic is on the reverse of that. That is to say, we’re going to be taking a look at just how badly a real PR company can go when it comes to messing up its relationship with media companies.

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I need to stress that this isn’t a parable mixed with a dash of hyperbole either- this is a real story.
The first rule is simple: don’t Lie To Media. Look, when you have to scold a PR company the same way you would a child with ice cream on their cheeks feigning innocence, you’ve probably screwed up somewhere. It’s not even a PR-industry-exclusive piece of advice- I’m told that honesty is, in some circles, considered a superior policy. If you’d like to read the rest of this article and learn more about the do’s and don’t of Public Relations, subscribe to our Newsletter below (it’s free):
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Give it a read and let us know what you think!

Written by Wan Amirul Adlan

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Video game console prices may increase due to proposed 25% tax rate

Many have hoped that the US-China trade war would never affect the video games industry but that may no longer be the case. New tariffs proposed by United States President Donald Trump may raise the prices on a number of imported goods from China. As a result, video game console prices may increase.

A hearing for the proposed tariffs is set on 17th June 2019, when we will know if gaming-related products will be affected. If approved, it will raise the tax rate of affected goods from 10% to 25%. US gamers may see a significant increase in the price of not just game consoles, but also peripherals like controllers or PC components.
Sony’s next-gen console (tentatively named PlayStation 5) could also see pricings affected. Besides Sony’s consoles, Microsoft and Nintendo also have their consoles manufactured in China. Since game consoles are typically sold at a loss, there’s a real concern that prices will spike up drastically or manufacturers will find new ways to recoup the additional losses.
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A full list of items listed under the proposed tariffs can be found here.
You can refer to the below for the item categories that are relevant to video games:
8526.92.10 …….. Radio remote control apparatus for video game consoles.
8543.70.87 …….. Electrical machines w/translation/dictionary; flatpanel displays except for heading 8528 (except 8528.51/61); infrared video game controller.
9504.30.00 …….. Coin- or token-operated games for arcade, table or parlor (o/than bowling alley equipment) nesoi and parts and accessories thereof.
9504.50.00 …….. Video game consoles and machines, other than those of heading 9504.30.
9504.90.40 …….. Game machines (o/than coin- or token-operated) and parts and accessories thereof.
Right now, we’re unsure of how big an impact this will be. But we’ll be looking out for any more news on this situation so do keep an eye out for updates from us!

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Granblue Fantasy: Relink Debuts Second Trailer With New Playable Characters

Cygames have revealed a ‘Second Trailer’ for the hack ‘n slash action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink at Granblue Fantasy Fes 2022–2023.

You can watch the Granblue Fantasy: Relink Second Trailer for the game on their youtube Channel:

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The trailer confirms three new playable characters in the game, these being Charlotta, Yodarha, and Narmaya, three fan favorites from across the series. Here are more details about each of them:
Charlotta

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“The captain of an order of holy knights, all of whom have sworn a sacred pledge. Her sword, a weapon that cleaves evil in twain, is equal to her in both size and power”.
Yodarha

“Those felled by his illusory blade are unable to tell if it was real or merely a dream. Once a world-renowned swordsman, these days he spends much of his time fishing in seclusion”.
Narmaya

“A sword master of warrior lineage, well-rehearsed in all forms of martial arts. Using the Dawnfly and Freeflutter sword styles, her blade dances with unmatched elegance when striking down her foes”.
Id
The trailer also revealed Id, a new antagonist that you’ll fight in the game

“A knight of unparalleled strength, currently serving as one of the three generals of Avia. He poses a threat to the crew as it traverses the Zegagrande Skydom”.
Assist Mode
During Granblue Fantasy Fes they also announced that they will have a new easy or casual mode for those that want to focus on the story. Assist Mode will include:

Perform combos automatically with a single button!
Auto Heal / Auto Guard / Auto Dash.
Automatically unleash Skybound Arts, Skills, and Link Attacks when conditions are met!
Assisted map navigation.

Full Assist Mode
Full assist mode is an even more casual mode that will have the following mechanics on top of those in assist mode:

Enjoy dynamic visuals in battle with simplified controls!
All actions are performed automatically—all you need to do is move the stick!

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Granblue Fantasy: Relink will release for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.

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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning releases stunt featurette

Hold on to your seats with this behind the scenes featurette of a Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning stunt! The 9 minute video has you walk alongside the movie’s writer/director, Christopher McQuarrie, Wade Eastwood, the Second Unit director/stunt coordinator, and of course, Tom Cruise himself as he performs. See it unfold below:

So excited to share what we’ve been working on. Watch an extended behind-the-scenes look at the biggest stunt in cinema history. #MissionImpossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is in cinemas 13 July.

To prepare such a feat, all the prep has been condensed into this featurette – the on-field practice, simulation, and measurements to the smallest degree – to ensure the perfect shot of a bike dive off a cliff.

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If you missed it, here’s the teaser trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One:
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It will be in theaters in 2023, with a cryptic tagline, “We all share the same fate.”
Look forward to its upcoming release with bated breath.

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The Horror Continues With Ao Oni 3!

Ao Oni, the game developed by UUUM and GOODROID has come up with a mobile sequel, Ao Oni 3! The game is slated to be out this winter and it is now ready for pre-registration. If you don’t know the game yet, you should check out Ao Oni and Ao Oni 2 that are in both iOS and Android stores.

The game will allow players to take control of characters who were drifted onto an isolated unoccupied island. Players will need to solve puzzles to escape the island. There will be more grotesque figures and scenes and players who love the thrills and horror will appreciate this sequel.

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Currently they are also running a milestone event based on the amount of pre-registers:
10,000: Ao Oni mask (in-game)
20,000: Ao Oni keyring x20 (lucky draw)
30,000: Hikakin x Ao Oni T-shirt x20 (lucky draw)
50,000: Hikakin x Ao Oni Cushion x20 (lucky draw)
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Arknights: Partial Necrosis Part 1

Episode 6 of Arknights is opening on its global servers, dubbed Partial Necrosis. With it comes part 1 of the episode’s release event.

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The episode itself will go live on 30 June, 2020 10:00 UTC-7. Players will need to have cleared stage 5-11 before they can start on episode 6.

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A log in event will give a new outfit for 3-star Defender, Cardigan, as well as various materials. The log in bonuses will run from 1 July 2020, 04:00 UTC-7, to 15 July 2020, 03:59 UTC-7. Rewards include:

Sanity potions
Headhunting ticket
Limited furniture
Chip catalyst

Running stages excluding Annihilation maps can drop 10 Sanity potions or supplies. These stages will also provide 50% more Trust to Operators Blaze, GreyThroat and Ambriel. 1-7 is considered a good deal to take full advantage of this event – orirock time – from 30 June 2020, 10:00 UTC-7 to 14 July 2020, 03:59 UTC-7.

The event headhunting – Enthusiasm, Expansion, Explosion! – will run from 30 June 2020, 10:00 UTC-7 to 14 July 2020, 03:59 UTC-7, introducing new Operators on rate up:

6-star Guard Blaze
5-star Sniper GreyThroat (new), 5-star Caster Skyfire
4-star Sniper Ambriel

New outfits for Pramanix, Schwarz, SilverAsh and FEater will be available for purchase.

Presents for Schwarz: 18 Originite Prime
York’s Bise for SilverAsh: 18 Originite Prime
Caster’s Frost for Pramanix: 15 Originite Prime
Dojo Star for FEater: 15 Originite Prime

Last but not least will be a new Furniture set, Rhodes Island Workstation, available to purchase from 30 June 2020, 10:00 UTC-7 to 21 July, 03:59 UTC-7.
While not mentioned here, four Extreme Mode maps will also open some time after Episode 6’s release. Partial Necrosis is probably hyped up for Arknights fans with Frostnova’s appearance and the Operators that come with its release, so good luck and enjoy the story.
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Arknights GlobalPublisher: Yostar IncDeveloper: HypergryphRelease Date: 2020-01-16Android, iOS
Take on the role of a key member of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company that fights both a deadly infection and the unrest it leaves in its wake. Together with your leader Amiya, you’ll recruit Operators, train them, then assign them to various operations to protect the innocent and resist those who would thrust the world into turmoil.

Your tactics will determine the future of Rhodes Island. Fight for the Dawn!

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V Rising Review – Be Afraid of the Light

V Rising is an early access open world survival ARPG hybrid available on Steam where players get to become vampires — here’s our review.

Developed by Stunlock Studios, the game became playable on Steam just last month. Note that this review will only look at the V Rising base game, and not take into account the game’s 2 DLCs. Also, bear in mind that since V Rising has only recently entered early access, my thoughts in this review may not reflect the exact nature of the game once future updates arrive.

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Premise
The game puts players in the shoes of a vampire who just woke up from a deep sleep. Like any bear that comes out of hibernation, the player must rebuild their castle, gather blood and resources and become the biggest baddie of the forest.
To start a game of V Rising, players will have to decide between picking PvP or PvE servers to join. If you want to play entirely offline, then you’ll have to make a private server of your own. Whether you decide to join or make your own server, you’ll soon be brought to the character creation screen.
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The character creation is pretty solid. You can design your vampire to look beautiful or menacing, or maybe even a combination of both. It’s nothing too complicated and left me pretty satisfied with the look of my character without having to spend hours before getting into the action.

Gameplay
V Rising‘s gameplay is what you’ll get when you mesh Valheim‘s survival gameplay together with top-down ARPGs like Diablo. The early game is harsh. My vampire was still weak from the years of inactivity, and there’s a lot of survival stuff that needs to be done, such as hunting enemies for crafting materials and building my own castle. Combat animations might look slightly janky at times, but the controls are fluid and fun.
Castle building is pretty cool and reminds me a lot of The Sims. However, given the survival aspect of the game, there is a lot more planning involved, like having to place stuff in a way that doesn’t inhibit future expansion. Sadly, the building process itself is pretty convoluted, requiring a lot of different crafting tables and mechanisms to get things started, which could be more streamlined. Also, unlike The Sims, you can’t speed up time, so the process of crafting and gathering materials is very slow.

The game’s day-night cycles play a huge part in the gameplay, more than a lot of other survival games. As a vampire, you’ll want to avoid the day like the plague, as it’s a surefire way to weaken yourself and die. Looking for shade and moving around them adds feels really refreshing. Eventually, you’re bound to fight enemies and even bosses during the day, but being able to pull that off and win is very satisfying.

Progression
My biggest issue with V Rising for this review is definitely the progression. Unless you’re playing solo or with a dedicated group of friends, the game can be very punishing. While it may not require as much commitment as say, Rust, you’ll always be behind players with too much free time or the hardcore survival game vets.
However, even in a PvE server, the experience is very linear. The game more or less forces you to follow the main objective which is a shame given the amount of room for freedom and exploration in these kinds of games. For example, if you want to unlock more things and actually make meaningful progress, then you need to absolutely follow the game’s objectives and defeat certain bosses.
Unfortunately, this does not even come close to how grindy the game is. After the early game, it takes an exorbitant amount of time to craft a simple piece of high-tier equipment. Even with a more effective flow to farm materials or with servants to help out, the grind is too immense for me.

Closing Thoughts
That’s pretty much it for this early access review of V Rising. The game has a lot of potential, with a solid concept and interesting gameplay. The biggest problem I feel that the game has is its progression, which hopefully will be solved by the time the game officially launches.
Learn more about the game by checking it out on Steam.

Pros
Cons

Good blend of survival and ARPG concept
Progression becomes tedious and grindy later on

Plenty of content even for an early access title
Crafting and castle building needs to be more streamlined

Your role as a vampire lord is more than just a gimmick

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