Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy VIII’s Rinoa Heartilly will be joining brawler Dissidia Final Fantasy NT later this summer. Fan-favourite Rinoa will join the fray in August as the third character featured in NT’s season pass, following on the heels of Locke Cole and Carudas Solidor. Rinoa will come equipped with her trusty canine companion Angelo, and can also pull out her signature Angel Wing Limit Break in combat....
Remember a little while back when Riot Games believed it reached a settlement with its sexual harassment lawsuit? It doesn’t look like that’s happening anymore. Shortly before the judge was to make a decision on the case, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing made a note. It stated that the plaintiffs were worth more than the proposed $10 million USD settlement amount. And now it appears the plaintiffs agreed....
This Riverdale review contains spoilers. Riverdale Season 3 Episode 17 “The Farm gave me back my brother.” After months of teasing his arrival, last week’s episode finally gave us our first look at Edgar Evernever, as the charismatic leader of The Farm led a bizarre standing ovation at Riverdale High’s production of Heathers: The Musical. This week we get more insight into what he’s up to. And it’s suitably weird and kinda great....
Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed the next hero for Overwatch will be medic Jean-Baptiste Augustin. The studio released a new video short detailing Baptiste’s origins story, which looks at how he was orphaned at a young age and pretty much grew up on a battlefield. He later joined Talon, but years later had an attack of conscience and opted to leave. Baptiste now fights to make the world a better place....
Persona 5 was a landmark title that pretty much destroyed anyone’s argument of JRPGs being obsolete in the modern landscape. Featuring an engrossing story, memorable characters, excellent gameplay mechanics, and a host of other elements — all of which were deftly woven into the game with stellar elements — it’s no wonder as to why this title received praise from critics and fans alike. The idea of exploring people’s minds and the fabrication of their psyches — aptly names Palaces — was an interesting outing in every sense of the word....
Persona 5 Strikers Characters List contains similar characters that were present in Persona 5, while there is an addition to the list just as in Persona 5 Royal. If you want to brush up on all the characters, their codenames and personas make sure to read the rest of this guide. Persona 5 Strikers Characters List The Protagonist Morgana Ryuji Sakamoto Ann Takamaki Yusuke Kitagawa Makoto Niijima Futaba Sakura Haru Okumura Sophia Zenkichi Hasegawa Persona 5 Strikers Characters code names and Persona List:...
Persona 5 Strikers doesn’t have romances or social links in the traditional sense, but there are a few occasions where you can choose who to spend time with. Sapporo is one of those. Some way through the Phantom Thieves’ road trip you’ll get a bit of downtime in Sapporo, and you can choose who you want to take onto the Ferris wheel. Given how good the dialogue is, as well as the possibility of rewards down the line, it’s a tough decision....
German-based Indie game studio Real World based Games Lab is currently working on a new city planning and management sim called Playfield Earth. City building sims are a hugely popular genre but the developers of Playfield Earth are taking a different approach with Playfield Earth. Unlike other sims, players won’t be building cities from scratch, they will be challenged to improve and manage existing, districts, villages or cities. In Playfield Earth the cities will be based on real-world maps, structures, and other available relevant data....
PlayStation has announced the three games that current subscribers to PlayStation Plus will get to download and play in April. First up for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 owners is Hood: Outlaws and Legends. If you’re not familiar, this multiplayer heist game sees you and squad of up to three others play as characters loosely based on Robin Hood and his merry men. You’ll have to contend with AI guards as you try and escape with the treasure, but also another group of player controlled thieves trying to do the job first....
Pokémon Café Mix has been announced by The Pokémon Company, and it’s a new puzzle game coming to the Switch and iOS and Android devices. As the manager of a Pokémon Café, the player will serve drinks and dishes through completing puzzles with mechanics that are similar to match-three titles. Clicking a Pokémon’s face and dragging it to the icons of the same Pokémon species will clear the icons from the puzzle, and the game aims to be fun and challenging....
The Currydex in Pokémon Sword & Shield lists a slew of possible curries, each with a set of prospective flavor profiles depending on the combination of key ingredients and berries thrown into the pot. Some of these concoctions, however, could even make a Snorlax turn its nose up in disgust. 7 6. Smoked-Tail Curry The key ingredient for Smoked-Tail Curry is Smoked-poke tail. This dish confirms it; people are eating Slowpoke!...
Pokemon GO’s last Community Day event of 2019 just wrapped up, bringing the end to another year of the exciting monthly events. The monthly spotlight on a single Pokemon (followed by a roundup of them all in December) is always a popular occasion in the mobile AR game and Niantic just confirmed that the events will be returning in 2020. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise at all, since Pokemon GO Community Days are a major part of the game at this point, but it is exciting to learn more about the first 2020 event....
Pokemon GO’s Lunar New Year event is currently underway and trainers have a handful of exciting features and bonuses to take advantage of. In addition to an increase in sightings of red Pokemon around the game, the event is also temporarily increasing the odds of triggering a Lucky Trade. Lucky Trades are incredibly valuable in Pokemon GO, since they offer players the chance to gain a Pokemon that can be powered up at a 50% discount....
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will finally release for the Switch later this month, and it’s definitely looking like the most ambitious entry in the series yet. Nintendo has just dropped a new TV commercial and overview trailer for both games, which you can check out down below: The overview trailer gives us a more in-depth look at the various new gameplay mechanics in Scarlet and Violet, such as group battles, the open-world, and interactions with other teachers and students....
With the huge Paldea region housing numerous Pokemon, it is hard to find one as rare as Gothita. However, many players want to catch this rare Pokemon and are looking for it. Although they are not that hard to find, they only spawn at limited places. But once you manage to catch it, how do you evolve Gothita in Pokemon Scarlet Violet? Well, It’s not much of a hassle to evolve them as it is to find them....
Politics and video games go together about as well as female main characters and subreddits. Despite this, one brave indie developer is putting his all into making a point-and-click adventure game that satirizes various elements of today’s society. He calls it Political Quest, and it looks like the game will take shots at everyone. Players will be able to debate with podcast hosts, fight off annoying protestors, and discover the secret of “Youtoob” algorithms....
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening to you. The Game Awards 2019 happened last night and I’m here to tell you all about it. The Game Awards 2019 was a blockbuster. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé dropped by to say “hello”, actors Norman Reedus, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez poked their heads round the door, game designer and Okami megafan Ikumi Nakamura made an appearance, and Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker of the Muppets graced the stage with their presence....
Google has officially lifted the wraps off Project Stream, a new service allowing users to stream content using the company’s Internet browser, Chrome. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is the first game that Google confirmed will support Project Stream, and will be available on October 5. A beta is being set up to test drive the service, and if you’re chosen, you’ll be able to stream Ubisoft’s open-world title on launch day from a laptop or desktop....
Mere hours after revealing that Bluehole is in talks with all the major consoles to bring PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to as many people as possible, Bloomberg has info from ‘people familiar with the matter’ that says Microsoft is trying to extend the exclusivity deal it has with the game. PUBG has been phenomenally successful in Steam Early Access, and is due to be published by Microsoft on Xbox One and PC by the end of the year....
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