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Genshin Impact could be adding an Auto Chess game mode in the near future, inspired by the board game that Ningguang was developing in one of her Hangout routes. While Genshin Impact has toyed around with alternative gameplay modes through Flagship Events, the introduction of Genius Invokation TCG has given players a permanent way to take a break from the chores of completing daily commissions and instead play a game of cards in the tavern.

Compile Heart has released a new trailer, information, and screenshots for “motorcycle action” game Neptunia VS Titan Dogoo, which introduce some of the game’s unique dogoos, “Compulsion Shots,” and customization.

Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection has received a new update focused on fixing many of the issues the game launched with. Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is a remastered collection of the first two releases in the Battlefront series, something that fans have been requesting for a long time. Although there were Star Wars fans who enjoyed the Battlefront reboot, many of these gamers have cited nostalgia for the classic Star Wars Battlefront games, and developer Aspyr released the collection on March 14, 2024.

A new Genshin Impact leak has revealed more specific details about Clorinde, an upcoming five-star Electro user. Developer HoYoverse has already confirmed that Clorinde will be joining the playable roster in the upcoming Version 4.7 alongside another five-star character named Sigewinne.

Rabbit and Bear Studios’ Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has seen a long journey since its 2020 Kickstarter (including the passing of director Yoshitaka Murayama), but is now finally playable. Unfortunately, the Nintendo Switch version has some issues, including a bug preventing a major character’s recruitment.

Compile Heart has released the first information and screenshots for roguelike RPG Death end re;Quest Code Z, which is due out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on September 19 in Japan.

If there’s one area (or one of several, actually) where Persona games never fail to impress, it’s the music. Persona 3 Reload, which launched in February, was no different, with the remake receiving widespread praise for how it reimagined and expanded on the original Persona 3’s beloved soundtrack. Now, the remake’s full OST is available for purchase and streaming.

The Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord remake by Digital Eclipse will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG on May 23, the developer announced.

Along with a new Performance Pass and Cosmetic Tree, Season 5 of Deep Rock Galactic will allow players to access older content and cosmetics. This flexible approach to how Deep Rock Galactic handles season passes and unlockable items could become a model for how developers should approach time-limited content.

A Stardew Valley fan has shared their converted bedroom room with other players, and fans are charmed. The Stardew Valley player decided to overhaul their room to turn it into a cozy tea room, giving the space a completely different feel than before.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has launched its newest event called Vortex: Vi.Rus Mainframe that offers the impressive Binary Mortality camo as its final reward. Players can earn the camo until the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 event ends on May 8.

Multiple Fortnite dataminers have said that Fall Guys-inspired minigames are coming to Epic's battle royale mode as part of a crossover event. The previously leaked Fortnite collaboration is expected to launch sometime this summer.

Genshin Impact Version 4.6 appears to have made a change to the game's rendering system without being mentioned in the official patch notes. Following the update's release, Genshin Impact fans began to examine the differences in rendering between Version 4.6 and an update from exactly one year prior, Version 3.6.

A Minecraft player has created a library dedicated to every Enchantment in the game. The various Minecraft equipment can have lots of different Enchantments applied to them, and this player has an idea to ensure they never run out of power-ups.

A Stardew Valley player has experienced an unexpected glitch that led to their ducks throwing a dance party in their coop. The strange sight would be amusing for nearly any Stardew Valley player who encountered it.

‘s next major update is here, allowing players to befriend Daisy Duck and adding a ton of new items and activities into the game.

Death end re;Quest Code Z, formerly known as Death end re;Quest Code:Zion, will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on September 19 in Japan for 8,580 yen, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals. It will also be available in 10,780 yen and 16,280 yen limited editions.

The recently releasedMinecraft Java Edition 1.20.5 update has made modding notably easier and more versatile. While the Minecraft Armored Paws update added exciting content to the game, a modder recently discovered that it also introduced technical improvements, marking a significant step forward in the modding scene.

A Stardew Valley player has shared a cheatsheet to help others quickly establish strong friendships with fellow villagers in the game. The visual guide compiles various important traits of the NPCs which can help new Stardew Valley players learn how to make friends and unlock rewards.

Bandai Namco has a new trailer for its upcoming action-adventure SAND LAND, based on Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama’s manga. Be warned, since it’s rife with story spoilers. Check it out below.

Last year’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage was very much a back-to-the-basics moment for Ubisoft’s flagship franchise, opting to have a smaller world with a gameplay loop focused on stealth and parkouring, rather than the RPG mechanics that the series has become known for. Whether or not we’ll ever see a direct follow-up to Mirage is a question that some series fans have wondered at since the game launched last October, and though there’s no concrete answers on that front yet, its development team certainly seems open to the idea of making more games with Mirage’s protagonist Basim.

With Destiny 2: The Final Shape, players will tackle familiar foes inside the Pale Heart of the Traveler en route to fighting The Witness. However, they also have to tackle the Dread, a race of Rhulk-like beings loyal to the latter. Check out the brief trailer below, which highlights two types of Dread: the Harbinger and the Weaver.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds - aka the game that inspired and then was overtaken by Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode - is seemingly borrowing a leaf from its cartoony cousin’s playbook by resurrecting its original map.

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2’s latest update adds a new playable character to the crossover fun: the fan-favorite Firebender Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Despite lukewarm reviews, 2021’s Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl performed well enough to warrant a sequel, which was released late last year. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 was considered an improvement over its predecessor, adding 11 new playable characters from across the beloved children’s cable channels' most popular shows.

Developer PUBG Studios has revealed that the original Erangel map is returning to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in May. The throwback version of thePUBG map includes vintage features like the classic in-game UI and more.

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel has added two brand-new Secret Packs to the popular digital card game, allowing players to easily pick up powerful strategies like «Floowandereeze» and «Shark.» The beloved online TCG from Konami features a variety of ways for players to acquire new cards for their favorite Master Duel decks, with both packs for players to open and a robust crafting system. Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel has regularly implemented new packs as well, adding even more cards from the TCG and OCG to the game. Now, multiple themes already in the game are getting their own packs.

The popular WWE 2K24 community creator WhatsTheStatus has been banned following claims of him violating the game’s terms of service. In addition to recreating the thrills of a standard episode of Raw or SmackDown, WWE 2K24 gives players a chance to create their own action with custom wrestlers, arenas, and even championship belts. These creations can then be shared with other users through WWE 2K24’s online community, resulting in a vast virtual library of downloadable content for any squared-circle enthusiast to enjoy.

Disney Dreamlight Valley is set to roll out a ton of new content on May 1. This includes two new characters, as well as the introduction of the Thrills and Frills update and The Spark of Imagination, part of the Disney Dreamlight Valley expansion pass, A Rift In Time, which launched in December.

Following the introduction of a whole new currency to Overwatch 2 with the release of its tenth season, one fan of the game shares an odd bug which causes a spray item to cost Mythic Prisms rather than credits, resulting in the usually inexpensive cosmetic item surpassing the cost of an entire Mythic skin. Overwatch 2's new Mythic Prism currency allows players to purchase any of the Mythic skins introduced to the game so far, and can be obtained from the premium battle pass as well as via optional microtransactions.

A new leak from Genshin Impact is teasing a major change coming to the rotation schedule for the Spiral Abyss, with the endgame dungeon now only changing once a month. The massively popular RPG from developer HoYoverse offers players a wide array of things to do within its sprawling open world. Each of the game's regions has multiple quests to tackle, hidden chests and collectibles to uncover, and even offers alternative experiences like Genius Invokation TCG and the Serenitea Pot. However, Genshin Impact's endgame has often been a point of criticism.

A new leak from Genshin Impact is teasing five new Character Cards coming to Genius Invokation TCG with the Version 4.7 update, including popular characters like Furina and Wriothesley. The in-game trading card game for the HoYoverse RPG has served as one of its most successful alternative game modes, allowing players to build decks and battle others with their favorite characters. Genshin Impact has regularly updated Genius Invokation TCG with new cards, more challenges, and even entirely new game types. Now, a plethora of characters are coming with the card game's next update.

Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer ByteRockers’ Games have released roguelite mountain climbing game Insurmountable for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch for $24.99, the companies announced.

This week’s Famitsu review scores are in.

Death end re;Quest CodeZ, formerly known as Death end re;Quest Code:Zion, will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on September 19 in Japan for 8,580 yen, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals. It will also be available in 10,780 yen and 16,280 yen limited editions.

Lords Of The Fallen, an action RPG that was a mixture of fun and infuriating when it first launched, has received its final free update. It introduces the "Advanced Game Modifier System", which sounds like something creepy bachelors would pay an extraordinary monthly fee for. No, it doesn't provide terrible advice on how to talk to women. Instead, it allows you to customise LOTF with modifiers to turn it into a roguelike.

A reliable source in the Genshin Impact community has revealed which Ascension and Talent materials players need to pre-farm in order to level up Sethos once Version 4.7 launches. While Clorinde and Sigewinne are arguably the main stars of Version 4.7, Genshin Impact has proven time and again that its 4-Star characters can measure up. Fischl, Bennett, and Xiangling are mainstays in the Spiral Abyss, while specialized supports such as Faruzan excel in their role.

Tomas Salas’ Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles launched as a sizable follow-up to The Falconeer that veers into the city-builder genre. However, it’s expanding ever more, starting with its first free update, “Trade, Tribute and Spoils.” A new trailer is available, outlining its features – check it out below.

Developer Cradle Games and publisher GameMill Entertainment’s beat ’em up title Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants is out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. Check out the game’s launch trailer below.

The PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions of Adventure Bar Story are now available via PlayStation Store for $19.99 worldwide, developer RideonJapan announced. The Switch version will follow via Nintendo eShop on April 25, followed by a newly announced PC (Steam) version on May 9.

Fortnite will allegedly be adding an all-new vehicle mechanic in the next season, which will allow players to hijack vehicles that other players are driving. The new feature, which will purportedly go live with the launch of Chapter 5 Season 3, could shake things up with how vehicles are strategically utilized and dealt with among the vast Fortnite player base.

MultiVersus has published a new tweet, and some players are now thinking about Barbie's possible appearance in the game. After a long wait, MultiVersus is finally coming back on May 28. Players are looking forward to what Warner Bros. Interactive's fighting game has in store after enjoying a good reception during the beta.

A Minecraft player has spent three years collecting a rare armor set in which each piece has the same enchantment: Efficiency I. During their Minecraftadventures, players collect materials to craft tools, weapons, and armor to protect them from danger. But Minecraft players can also come across pieces of armor in other ways.

Atlus game fans are looking forward to Metaphor: ReFantazio, but the game is going to be missing a common mechanic of Persona games that players enjoy: building romances with NPCs. While the mechanic may be missed, it's another indication that Metaphor: ReFantazio and its Shin Megami Tensei and Persona predecessors do differ, despite their similarities.

The variety of farm types in Stardew Valley allow players to approach the game in a number of ways, including one fan who devised an intricately structured Forest Farm. With the release of Stardew Valley Update 1.6, both new and returning players have been jumping in to try out each of the different starter farms, leading many to share their farm layouts to assist and inspire others.

It’s no secret that Amazon’s Fallout series has done wonders for the video game franchise, resulting in higher player counts for Fallout 76 and Fallout 4. The former has done quite well, with the officialFallout Twitter announcing over one million players in a single day for the online title.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone users can now purchase the Killer Serial Creep Party Pack, which includes an operator skin that gives multiple XP bonuses when at least two members in a party have the skin equipped. The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 skin has already received criticism for being «pay-to-win» and might remind CoD fans of an earlier strategy.

Genshin Impact fans are pointing out some inconsistencies and oversight in the design of the Court of Fontaine, which serves as a major town in the Fontaine region. Despite the lavish lifestyle that many Fontaine residents enjoy, it appears the Court of Fontaine could use some renovations in Genshin Impact.

Fallout 76 has hit another impressive milestone as the game manages to reach 1 million consecutive players in a single day. As the online multiplayer entry in the franchise, Fallout 76 has seen a major uptick in player count, and it's now seemingly reached a fever pitch.

A reliable source in the Genshin Impact community has revealed the full list of materials that players will need to pre-farm to ascend and upgrade the talents of Clorinde and Sigewinne in Version 4.7. One of the most satisfying moments a Genshin Impact player can have is to fully equip and level up a character that they recently pulled from the Event Banners. While not always the case, Genshin Impact players are sometimes able to prepare all the required materials for an upcoming character ahead of their debut.

The latest update for Minecraftis live with a cute new critter, the Armadillo, along with eight wolf skin variations and the new Wolf Armor item. Available for the Java and Bedrock versions of the game, players will be able to find the Armadillo and new wolves as soon as Minecraft is brought up to date.

Publisher Wired Productions and developer Luminawsome Games will release Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series alongside a cooperative “Lumote Companion Mode” update this summer, the companies announced.

Gori: Cuddly Carnage will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on August 29 for $19.99, publisher Wired Productions and developer Angry Demon Studio announced. Digital pre-orders for the PlayStation versions include two days of early access on August 27.

Publisher Wired Productions and developer Tomas Sala have announced Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles free update “Trade, Tribute, and Splinters.”

Disney Dreamlight Valley developers have teased finally bringing Daisy Duck into the game, a highly-requested character that fans have practically been begging for. While Disney Dreamlight Valley already features an impressive collection of iconic Disney characters like Goofy, Mickey, Scrooge McDuck, Remy, Wall-E, and Donald Duck, Daisy Duck has been noticeably absent since the game was first released.

Overwatch 2 has unveiled the 12 heroes who will have their abilities remixed for the new limited-time Mirrorwatch mode. Season 10 of Overwatch 2 has recently begun, adding the first new DPS hero since Sojourn, Venture, a drill-wielding excavator who can burrow underground and pop out from under opponents for big damage. The tenth season also made all previous mythic hero skins available in the in-game shop and lets players test out the new Clash game mode on its dedicated Hanaoka map.

Game Update 6 for MLB The Show 24 has just been released, bringing new content and several bug fixes to the baseball title. The most recent patches for the Major League Baseball game have not made any gameplay changes.

Bungie releases Update 7.3.6.2 for Destiny 2, adding new fixes and gameplay changes as well as tweaks to activities like the Crucible and Onslaught wave defense. Thanks in large part to the Into the Light update, Destiny 2 has seen a renaissance of sorts, with the player base returning and community positivity restored after a dark period of time the past few months. Into The Light has added one of the more popular activities Destiny 2 has seen in a long time with Onslaught, a horde style wave defense mode as well as 12 returning fan favorite guns like The Mountaintop and Recluse.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone have received new updates that fix bugs and introduce mostly minor improvements. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Ranked Play also saw a more significant change after a recent test period.

An Apex Legends player has found yet another Easter Egg featuring everyone’s favorite adorable plushie, Nessie. The mysterious monster could hint at new content coming in Season 21 of Apex Legends.

Sony has updated the Extra tier of its PlayStation Plus subscription service to add Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, a brand-new, day one release. PlayStation Plus isn't exactly known for its day one releases, especially when compared to Xbox Game Pass, but that doesn't mean that the service is totally without day one games. In fact, numerous day one games have been added to PlayStation Plus over the years.

A new trailer for Destiny 2's upcoming Final Shape DLC shares a little more information about the mysterious Pale Heart destination that players will get to explore for themselves once the expansion drops in just a couple of months. This wondrous new place within the Destiny 2 universe appears to be the world within the Traveler itself, and while previous trailers, gameplay previews, and developer documentaries have given fans a little insight into what this realm is and what to expect from it, plenty of unanswered questions yet remain.

Royale-battler Fortnite will soon allow players to hide a handful of emotes the developers concede are "sometimes used in confrontational ways". This includes the emote reported as the most-used in Fortnite's seven-year history. That's either a worrying indictment of the game's players, or a (more?) worrying indictment of universal human psychology. What is the offending animation? Well, turns out people don't like being laughed at.

Retro-inspired science-fiction first-person shooter Exophobia will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on July 23, publisher PM Studios and developer Zarc Attack announced.

Unicorn Overlord received the 1.04 update with bug fixes, performance enhancements, stability improvements, and new features. Unicorn Overlord puts players in charge of managing units in small armies, and the latest update makes it easier to select said units while improving the information displayed in a squad.

In 2021, we commented on the development of Cygames’ Project Awakening and how Granblue Fantasy: Relink wasn’t the only action RPG taking a while to cook. Fast-forward to 2024 and while Relink has done well for itself, the former is still nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, the development team updated fans on Twitter, assuring them that the game hasn’t been cancelled.

Rabbit and Bear Studios’ Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a spiritual successor to the Suikoden series, is now available. It’s playable on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC (along with Game Pass). Check out the launch trailer below, highlighting the different heroes and villains that players will encounter.

A new trailer is available for Bungie’s Destiny 2: The Final Shape, with the returning Cayde-6 (voiced by Nathan Fillion), outlining his experience waking up inside the Traveler. Far from the afterlife, the former Hunter Vanguard recognizes that The Witness is infecting it and consuming it from within.

Nestled within a seemingly ho-hum patch for Horizon Forbidden West’s PC edition is a change I’ve been crossing fingers and ritualistically sacrificing metal dinosaurs for since release. At last I can behold those glorious words: "Resolved performance regression when enabling Nvidia Reflex On+Boost." Finally!

Genshin Impact is introducing a major change to the rewards structure for Spiral Abyss by raising the amount of Primogems that players can earn by 33%. Given that the main appeal of Genshin Impact is its colorful cast of characters, the majority of spending in the world of Teyvat is through the Event Banners that feature 5-Stars on a three-week rotation. While completing daily commissions and engaging with Flagship Events has been a reliable way of obtaining Primogems, the extra pulls from Spiral Abyss shouldn’t be discounted either.

Steven Ogg, the actor who famously voiced Grand Theft Auto 5 protagonist Trevor Philips, recently stated that he recorded dialogue for a DLC campaign that was ultimately canceled. Grand Theft Auto 5 is considered to be one of the biggest and best video games ever made, and a large part of its success lies in its memorable cast of characters. This includes Trevor, the trigger-happy partner of fellow GTA 5 playable character Michael De Santa who makes his way to the crime-ridden city of Los Santos after discovering that his old friend is still alive following a bank heist gone wrong.

There are many reasons to look forward to Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, Atlus’s enhanced version of its acclaimed 2021 RPG. However, one of the biggest wildcards is perhaps Yoko Hiromine. The new character isn’t just essential to the story – she’s also controllable during combat.

Since it launched on Nintendo Switch in 2021, there have been rumors and anticipation for Shin Megami Tensei 5 on other platforms. It’s finally happening with Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, launching this Summer for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5 and PC (along with Switch).

Hot off its showcase for Metaphor: ReFantazio, where it revealed cities, exploration, dungeons and whatnot, Atlus has announced Atlus Fes for June 8th and 9th in Bellesalle Akihabara, Tokyo, from 10 AM to 6 PM JST. It will feature playable demos forReFantazio and evenShin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance.

If you’ve held off on playing Shin Megami Tensei 5 since its launch for the Nintendo Switch in 2021, your patience is set to be rewarded. Not only is the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance set to bring Atlus’ acclaimed RPG to non-Switch platforms, it will also bring with it a truckload of new content in the form of a new playable character, over 75 hours of additional gameplay, and much more. Also included in that deluge of additions is a host of new music- which, of course, is always a crucial part of Atlus-developed games.

A reliable source in the Genshin Impact community has revealed the full ability kit for Sigewinne, an upcoming healer character set to release in Version 4.7. Though comparisons between Sigewinne and Kokomi were rampant among Genshin Impact players, the first impressions of her ability kit imply that Sigewinne will fulfill a completely different role altogether. As a Hydro 5-Star healer, she will not intrude upon Kokomi’s niche of providing powerful off-field Hydro applications, but will instead focus on increasing her energy recharge and healing power through the Bond of Life.

A talented Fallout fan has shared their amazing Brotherhood of Steel skateboard, which they have hand-carved themselves. The Brotherhood of Steel is one of the main factions throughout the Fallout series, and one player has decided to pay tribute to it in an extremely unique way.

Along with announcing an October release date for Metaphor: ReFantazio, Atlus has revealed a bunch of new details on the fantasy RPG’s combat and dungeons, cities and exploration, and much more. In addition to that, with pre-orders for the title going live today, the company has also revealed a physical Collector’s Edition that players will have the option of picking up.

Atlus broadcast a digital showcase for Metaphor: ReFantazio, its next big role-playing game, outlining its different elements. To kick things off, developer Studio Zero revealed that it will launch on October 11th worldwide. Check out the trailer below.

First-person action RPG Dead Island 2 is out now on Steam.Dead Island 2, originally released back in April 2023, first came to PC exclusively via the Epic Games Store. Having spent a full year exclusive to the digital distribution platform, Dead Island 2 is now also available on Steam.

Former developers of futuristic racing classic WipEout - including the series’ co-creator - have formed a new studio with the co-creator of Skate to work on a new sci-fi sports game.