Cutting the time it takes to start a game in half One of the announcements included in Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata’scorporate management policy briefingwas an update planned for Wii U this summer which will allow players to get to their games more quickly through the use of a new quick start menu that features recently-played titles. Nintendo wasn’t ready to show a real-life demo, but here’s what it’ll look like....
Going Deeper Underground Sorry to start your day with a bit ‘o’ glum news, but Team Cherry has announced that it is pushing long-long-longawaited adventureHollow Knight: Silksongout of its “Early 2023” release window. The great-looking sequel remains in development for PlayStation, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch platforms. “Hey gang, just a quick update aboutSilksong,”wrote Team Cherry marketer Matthew Griffin on Twitter.“We had planned to release in the 1st half of 2023, but development is still continuing....
Getting weary of the pistol inCrow Country? It can feel like you’re married to it considering how long it remains your only friend. You even find a lot of shotgun ammo scattered around the early areas, but where is your pump-action pal? You come close to finding a shotgun in the Haunted Hilltop area. In The Crypt, you’re threatened by one held by an animatronic hand, but when you attempt to take it, it breaks apart and Mara mentions that it’s plastic....
Empower your world via Equilibrium level Hitting Trailblazer Level 20 inHonkai: Star Railis important. Doing so will advance the first part of the story and grant you the ability to increase your Equilibrium level. If you have playedGenshin Impact, Equilibrium level is essentially the equivalent to your World Level. We will go over how to increase your equilibrium level inHonkai: Star Rail. All about the Trial of the Equilibrium Once you’ve reached trailblazer level 20 you will receive a new quest....
Wuthering Waves 2.0introduced a large number of new quests, and one such quest involves showing an NPC named Davide two different Echoes. Despite this being seemingly straightforward, it isn’t thanks to the roundabout way have to do so, to earn quest credit. How do you show Davide an Echo in Wuthering Waves? For the side quest,Skyward Voyage, you will be tasked with showingDavidetwo different Echoes for him to complete his various attempts to soar into the sky with his trusty gondola Echo partner....
Grab six games, many making their first appearance on Windows PC Indie Royale’s latest collection of games has launched today, featuring six titles in the “Debut Bundle,” so named for bringing Windows versions of four games and two which are the first commercial release for their studios. As usual, the games are offered at a low minimum price, which increases during the length of the promotion but can be reduced by the good will of folks willing to cough up more than the minimum....
The buzz for the upcoming Android-poweredgame console Ouyahas been out of control lately, and much of that has taken the form of contributions for the system’s Kickstarter campaign. At the time of writing, it has brought in $3,564,131 with a whopping 28 days left to go. In the project’sfirst update, the Ouya team says it’s working hard to figure out how to handle the issue of all that extra money; talk about a wonderful problem to have....
Whatever it is Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino is pumped. After selling tons of copies ofYo-kai Watchin 2014 among a host of other successful IPs, 2015 is looking to be a good year for the developer. Recently, speaking to 4Gamer, he noted that he was particularly hopeful for a brand new project. Hino went on to say, “Level-5 will continue taking on new challenges. Soon, we’ll be able to make an announcement for the new title that will followInazuma ElevenandYo-kai Watch....
Shotguns and chains galore As we already knew, Lobo is going to invade the world ofInjustice: Gods Among Uspretty soon — May 7th, to be exact. If you want to get a look at him in action, check out this lengthy fight scene above where he battles Batman into submission. Lobo is an interesting (and welcome) choice forInjusticeDLC, and I’m glad to see him added to the roster. As of last week, internet sleuthsclaimed to have uncoveredthe other three Season Pass/planned DLC characters — Zod, Batgirl, andMortal Kombat‘s Scorpion....
It’s no Duncan’s Toy Chest, to be quite honest London’s iconic upper-middle-class toy storeHamleyshas opened a brand new video game section within its huge Regent Street store. The dedicated gaming space is located on the store’s lower ground floor, and is proudly touted by the world-famous outlet as the “biggest gaming retail site in London’s Soho area,” measuring just over 1,300 square feet. “We are delighted to unveil this exciting new development in our Regent Street store, where we will deliver the very best range of products and the first-class expertise and service our customers have come to expect,” said Hamleys CEO Sumeet Yadav of the new installation....
Itz duh bat! Sega may have got off to false start with its upcoming sports compendiumMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.A recent update to the publisher’sTGS 2019 websiteappears to have revealed the entire launch roster for the track & field title (as spotted byGameXplain.) A small banner, containing logos that pertain to different characters in the –Mario & Sonicuniverse – can be enlarged, revealing 32 different characters, currently getting into gear for events such as running, swimming, long jump, karate, surfing and volleyball, among others....
[Update:The Wall Street Journal reportsthat behind closed doors, Bobby Kotick is “expected” to leave Activision Blizzard after the deal is done, “according to people familiar with those plans.”] Barring any monopoly-based discussions on Microsoft basically buying the entire industry at large, there’s one thing that really stuck out for me this morningafter the Activision-acquisition was officially confirmed: Bobby Kotick is staying on, at least for the time being. Obviously this is going to be the case as Activision Blizzard operates independently, as they always have, but the vague messaging is not going to comfort current employees....
Garangolm Awaits Capcom has offered up a double dose of gameplay footage fromSunbreak, the incoming DLC expansion to its great fantasy adventureMonster Hunter Rise.The two trailers focus on the expansion’s brand new locale of The Citadel, and give us a sneak peek at one of its terrifying overlords, Garangolm. The Citadel will serve as a testing ground forMonster Hunter Riseveterans — its biomes of varying climates packed out with Master Rank quests and quarries....
