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Obsidian survival game promises ‘arachnophobia mode’ for players who hate spiders
If Grounded’s story trailer, which Obsidian Entertainment released on Tuesday, made your skin crawl with all of its spiders skittering about, fear not. The studio says the survival game will include an “arachnophobia mode” so players with a hard-stop aversion to spiders may still enjoy the game.
Obsidian’s adding an arachnophobia mode to Grounded to put spider-haters at ease
Videogames have spiders, and lots of them. People in general dislike spiders, and the past few years of social media have taught me that extreme arachnophobia is extremely common. (I’m an ophidiophobe, personally.) Obsidian’s upcoming survival game, Grounded, shrinks you to insect size in a normal backyard, so you shouldn’t be surprised to find spiders in the game – but the devs have a mode in mind for the true arachnophobes among you.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide: Chapter 14 side quests
Chapter 14 of Final Fantasy 7 Remake opens up unlike any chapter before or after it. You’ll have access to nine new side quests during this chapter — the final side quest section before the story ends.
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I'm here for these carefree summer vibes It's way too early to be making this call, but screw it: Dordogne might be the prettiest game of 2021.
Dead Island 2 looking for resurrection on next gen platforms
New job listing points to future release It's been six years since PlayStation took to the stage at E3 2014 and debuted an (excellent) teaser trailer for zombie-smasher Dead Island 2. Since then, the sequel to Techland's clunky 2011 open-world shooter has been mired in development hell and, while never quite dead and buried, has repeatedly struggled to gain ground on its marathon journey to realisation.
Dambuster Studios, who picked up the project from previous developer Sumo Digital, (who themselves took over from previous developer Yager), has recently posted a brand new job opening for the project. Openly referencing Dead Island 2 in the post, Dambuster are looking for an Art Director to help design a game for "current and future platforms", suggesting that Dead Island 2 will more than likely be arriving on next-gen consoles.
Final Fantasy VII Remake producer has a message for the fans
There ain't no getting off of this train Today can be considered "a happening". After many years of requests, speculation, and development, Final Fantasy VII - considered by many to be one of the greatest video games of all time - is ready to make its grand return, revisioned for a whole new generation of players and technology.
As those of you who've been watching the Inside... documentary series will know, Final Fantasy VII Remake has been an intense and passionate labour of love for its development team, given the unenviable task of recreating its memorable characters and beautiful, beloved universe for a modern audience. But today, fans old and new can finally return to Midgar, and hopefully fall in love with this classic adventure all over again.
For those of you who have waited for this release with baited breath, I sincerely hope Final Fantasy VII Remake is everything you hoped it would be. It can't be denied that we're living in some troubled times right now, but I hope FFVII can submerge you in its enduring spirit of timeless adventure.
Producer Yoshinori Kitase has recorded a short message for fans, which you can check out below.
Final Fantasy VII Remake is available now on PS4.
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows adds DLC character Suiryu today, Lightning Max coming soon
Super Fight champion joins the battle Bandai Namco has revealed the next hapless fighter pointlessly preparing to take on Saitama in fighting title One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. Expert martial arts champion Suiryu will be joining the game's roster today as a paid DLC character.
Master of the devastating Void Fist, Suiryu has already proven his mettle, having won the Super Fight tournament a record five times. Disinterested with the structure and discipline of the Hero Association, Suiryu is more of a wanderer, simply out to engage in combat with the greatest fighters in the universe.
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Why Frictional Games Returned To The World Of Amnesia With Rebirth
Amnesia may be one of the scariest games of all time. If nothing else, you can’t deny its impact on the industry and how it spawned a slew of horror games were players could not fight back against the terrors they faced. But why did Frictional Games decide to return to this spooky world now – nearly 10 years later? What did they think of The Chinese Room’s Amnesia sequel A Machine for Pigs? And how do they trick players into scaring themselves? We talked with the Frictional team to find out.
Fall in love with the Minecraft Harry Potter mod, in our gif tour
My owl has finally arrived and invited me to Hogwarts! He told me it was a hoot. It’s all a bit different nowadays, though. It’s shifted to a fully digital school. Instead of running headfirst at the first wall I see, I’m to enter via the Minecraft School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry, a remarkable recreation of Harry Potter’s past, including all the sights of that most famous magical school and beyond. It’s a mod that, dare I say it, made me believe in magic again.
Have You Played… Heat Signature?
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What are we all playing this Easter weekend?
Hello to you, and happy Easter weekend! Here in the UK that means a four-day weekend for many. RPS will be run a reduced service until Tuesday, at which point we’ll roll away our egg-bloated bodies and attempt to rise again. If you’re looking to for some Easter exercise and consider P.E. With Joe frankly far too early in the morning, I have a hot suggestion for you: Egg Tennis. I discovered this hot sport in the 1906 book Things To Do And How To Do Them, and it’s basically a pinata but with eggs and no sweets and also it’s a competitive game of tennis. Don’t worry if you don’t already have regulation Egg Tennis rackets or Egg Tennis confetti eggs because the book explains how to make it all. You do have rattan at hand, right?
Danganronpa News Will Come in Monthly Starting in May 2020
More Danganronpa news is on the way leading up to the series’ 10th anniversary on November 25, 2020, and Spike Chunsoft has begun laying out plans for regularly scheduled reveals. As announced in Famitsu, a series of announcements are on the way. The company will hold a series of video segments each month online, and the date for the May 2020 one will be revealed at the Famitsu and Dengeki Game Awards 2019 on April 18, 2020 at 3:30am PT/6:30am ET/7:30pm JST. [Thanks, Twinfinite!]
Fishing Spirits on Nintendo Switch Will Get an Accessory and Party Mode Update
Bandai Namco has announced a large update for the fishing arcade game port Fishing Spirits on Nintendo Switch, which will add more of a multiplayer element to the game. Additionally, the game is getting a new physical version that includes a Hori-produced fishing rod accessory that functions similarly to the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con Fishing Rod. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake combat tips
Whether you’re playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake in Classic or Normal mode, and no matter what difficulty, there’s still a lot going on every time Cloud draws his sword. In this guide, we’ll share our tips and hints for surviving combat.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide: Summon Materia
Throughout Final Fantasy 7 Remake, you’ll be picking up new Materia — either finding it (hidden) in the world, as rewards, or buying them from shops. We’ve covered Materia in general in another guide, but there’s one kind of Materia that doesn’t work like the others — Summon Materia.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide: Assess Materia and Ability
Not long into Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s third chapter, “Home Sweet Slum,” you’ll meet a character named Chadley in the Sector 7 Slums. When you talk to him the first time, he’ll give you an Assess Materia and ask you to do some research for him. The ability that Materia gives you will quickly become one of the strongest tools you have.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide: Chadley’s Battle Intel
Early on in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, you’ll run into Chadley — a bizarre NPC child with a monocle. Chadley wants you to collect some battle intel for him. He’ll give you the Assess ability to analyze your foes so you can bring data back to him. In exchange, he promises some never before seen Materia.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide: AP, SP, upgrading weapons, and leveling up
As you win battles in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Cloud and his teammates will earn experience. They’ll level up, but you won’t improve their stats directly. Instead, earning experience for your characters comes with two other kinds of experience: Ability Points (AP) and Skill Points (SP) — and your equipped weapons and Materia level up (independently) as well.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide: Collapsed Expressway hidden Materia
As you and Aerith make your way from Sector 5 to Sector 7 in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, you’ll pass through an underground Collapsed Expressway with some hand robots in it. There are two hidden pieces of Materia here. In this gudie, we’ll show you how to find both.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Hidden Materia in Chapter 4: Plate Interior guide
In this Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide, we’ll show you how to find the blue, purple, and red Materia in the second Mako reactor that you visit during Chapter 4: Plate Interior.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide: Materia orbs
Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s Materia orbs are gems that increase stats and add damage types, spells, and abilities. In this guide, we’ll help you understand Materia and how to use it.
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Echo joins Overwatch on April 14
Overwatch’s newest hero, Echo, will join the game’s lineup next week on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One, developer Blizzard Entertainment announced Thursday. “Following the flight plan,” the developer tweeted from the Overwatch account. “Echo swoops into Overwatch on April 14!”
See Fallout 76’s NPCs (and explosives) in a new Wastelanders trailer
Fallout 76’s next big expansion, Wastelanders, isn’t your typical update. The long-awaited Wastelanders add-on brings NPCs back into the game, along with traditional Fallout conversation trees, player choice, and factions. You can see it in action in the launch trailer that publisher Bethesda Softworks released Thursday.
Sea of Thieves’ next update is all about factions, fighting, and cats
Sea of Thieves currently has a handful of factions that hand out quests and cosmetics; they serve as the backbone for the game’s content delivery. The next free update to Sea of Thieves, titled Ships of Fortune, is all about reinforcing and upgrading those systems.
Call of Duty: Warzone gets quad squads in season 3
Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and its battle royale spinoff, Call of Duty: Warzone, officially kicks off Tuesday, April 8 on all platforms, according to a new trailer from Activision and Infinity Ward. The new season will bring quads mode — aka four-player squads — to Call of Duty: Warzone, as well as new skins and new weapons.