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by Alex Fuller · August 10, 2022 Spike Chunsoft released a new trailer for Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness. The three-minute overview trailer introduces some more of the game’s characters and gives a quick run-down on the game’s systems and progression cycle.
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is based on the Made in Abyss manga/anime series. The series is set around a giant hole in the earth named Abyss, which holds remnants of a long-gone civilisation. The game features two story modes: Hello Abyss, a retelling of the Made in Abyss manga/anime series, and Deep in Abyss, an original story supervised by series creator Akihito Tsukushi where players control a customised Cave Raider who embarks on solo expeditions.

The platform hierarchy has a gloomy future, according to Activision Blizzard’s quarterly financial report, which was revealed last week. Due to declining PC and console sales, the struggling company’s revenue decreased year over year; as a result, mobile games now account for half of its earnings.Activision Blizzard today needs to be known as Activision Blizzard King. You would be excused if you were unaware of King. Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, and not much else are produced by it. But it’s also a printer of money.

Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out for over two years and stopped receiving significant updates, some fans have found themselves bored and moving on to play other games similar to the casual island builder. In a game like New Horizons, it can be somewhat limited in terms of what players can do longevity-wise. Most of the options fall along the lines of re-decorating an island, playing with friends via multiplayer, or even starting the whole world over from scratch.
New Horizons was a very successful Nintendo launch title, especially with it being released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic back in 2020.

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Gavin Sheehan | During the Call Of Duty League Championship this afternoon, Activision announced their next livestream event will be Call Of Duty: Next. The event will reveal more about what’s to come in Modern Warfare 2, specifically revolving around the multiplayer modes and how they will change, as well as what you’ll see in Warzone when the eventual change happens. The team released a blog with more details of what the event will hold, as well as details on the beta that will be taking place for the next entry into the franchise, which we have notes on below.

Pixel art fighting game Pocket Bravery will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam in early 2023, publisher PixelHeart and developer Statera Studio announced. Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:Pocket Bravery is inspired by classics from the 90s, such as Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, and The King of Fighters. And its SD aesthetic had an influence on games like Pocket Fighter and other fighting games from NEOGEO Pocket Color. But make no mistake, Pocket Bravery was created to be a new and unique fighting game, with original characters, vibrant colors and a combat system that will impress you, since the game was designed with the focus on high level players.

Microsoft has begun testing an Xbox Game Pass family plan in two countries, which will allow users to share their subscription with other people. Available in Colombia and Ireland, subscribers can add up to four people in their country to their membership.”Starting today in Colombia and Ireland, Xbox Insiders can begin to preview a plan that allows multiple people to share Game Pass Ultimate benefits,” Microsoft’s Tyler Mittleider wrote on Xbox Wire. “This makes it even easier to play the best Game Pass games with friends and family across console, PC, and cloud by enabling you to add up to four people to your subscription, all with their own unique access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate games, content, and benefits.

Modern games may look prettier and prettier, but their predecessors still have plenty to offer gamers a challenge. Even massively popular franchises like Halo have some challenges that have henceforth been considered impossible. Case in point, popular streamer Charlie ‘Cr1TiKal’ White noticed no player seems to have completed a deathless solo playthrough of Halo 2 with all of its difficulty-increasing skulls activated. Cr1TiKal initially issued a $5,000 bounty before raising the bar to a cool $20,000 in an effort to see someone, somewhere accomplish it.

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Two unannounced Warhammer video games are currently in development, adding to an already busy release schedule for the beloved franchise.While Warhammer 40,000 Darktide will be the next game set in the grimdark universe to release on PC and Xbox Series X|S, Warhammer fans will have plenty more video games to play in the next several months. In its annual earnings report (opens in new tab), franchise owner Games Workshop hinted at what’s coming down the line.’New games launching in 2022/23 include major franchises Warhammer 40,000: Darktide and Blood Bowl 3, plus four more still awaiting release dates,’ the report reads.

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Square Enix today confirms that Valkyrie Elysium will be ready to launch on PlayStation platforms this September 29th, followed by PC (via Steam) on November 11th. First announced back in March during Sony’s State of Play Spring showcase, Elysium is the latest installment in tri-Ace’s fan-favorite action RPG series. To mark the release date announcement, the JRPG giant also releases a new gameplay trailer that provides fans with a better look at Elysium’s dynamic real-time battle system.