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One Punch Man: World will be smashing into Gamescom later this month
Gaming fans in Europe will have one more reason to visit Gamescom this year, as A Plus Japan and Crunchyroll Games will be bringing a demo of their hotly anticipated action game One Punch Man: World for those lucky enough to be in Cologne, Germany between August 23rd and 27th. One Punch Man: World is a full-on action game that brings the series manga series up to the Alien Conquerors Arc to your fingertips. Step into the shoes of iconic heroes such as Genos, The Atomic Samurai and Speed-O-Sound Sonic as you battle through a host of monsters to protect City Z. You can even control Saitama themselves, just of course incredibly powered down. Given the wild reception One Punch Man has received…
D-Pad Studios Savant remaster levels up to Ascent Remix
Before hitting it big with their platformer Owlboy, D-Pad Studio released their debut action game Savant, which the developers were recently creating an anniversary remaster of, however, what happens when a project like this gets out of hand? Well, then you get Savant - Ascent Remix. Originally designed to simply be a love letter to their original creation, named Savant - Ascent Anniversary Edition, the developers instead got a little overexcited, which is what we love to see. Instead of just recreating their original, more and more features and levels were added, resulting in the project being named Ascent Remix. As opposed to the original games' two stages, Remix will instead boast five,…
PUBG Mobile is winding down its Dragon Ball Super collaboration with two new character sets
Dragon Ball is a series of iconic duos; Goku and Vegeta, Goten and Trunks, but one of the most endearing two are Piccolo and Gohan, with the former acting as a mentor and even a father figure to the young Saiyan when his father was away. Until September 4th, PUBG Mobile is honouring this partnership with all-new character sets. Ultimate Gohan of proof of his seemingly limitless potential, allowing him to surpass the raw power of Super Saiyan 2 with zero drawbacks, seeing him go toe-to-toe with one of Dragon Ball Z's toughest foes; Majin Buu. Piccolo on the other hand doesn’t often undergo such drastic transformations, instead continuously improving through training, remaining one of t…
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis smashes past one million pre-orders
In an announcement that will surely shock nobody who has any knowledge of gaming, the pre-orders for Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis have blown past one million. This leaves two more milestones to reach before the revealed launch date of September 7th. Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is the culmination of the entire Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, retelling the story of every game and movie that makes up the universe of one of the world's most popular RPGs. This also includes Before Crisis, the Japanese-exclusive adventure focusing on Shinra covert operatives, the Turks One of the more interesting aspects of Ever Crisis is the new original story, penned by Final Fantasy VII Remake story and…
A shocking new class lands on Black Desert Mobile
If you feel that your world is missing a bit of magic, then Pearl Abyss has your back, with the release of the Wizard on Black Desert Mobile. Master the power of lightning and destroy entire groups with ease with this new class, Igneous Ascension. Our new class is the Wizard, a powerful magic user who wields the traditional mage's rod, but is also packing a knife, and finally a magic user who has a backup plan. The Wizard will find themselves most at home in larger-scale battles, with some extremely powerful AOE capabilities. Your main skill will be Lightning Storm, a wide-ranging skill that summons down thunder from above to crash down on his goes. You can also perform multiple attacks us…
RuneScape introduces the first new combat style in its history
For the first time in its 20-year history, the first new combat style has been added to RuneScape; Necromancy. Sitting out the traditional rock-paper-scissors system or Melee, Ranged and Magic, Necromancer will be a stand-alone style with no inherent strengths or weaknesses, just a whole lot of fun. It has been a long time coming, and the first-of-its-kind introduction isn't coming quietly. It is one of the premier updates for 2023 and comes with a deep, lore-rich adventure introducing players old and new to this new way to play. It will also come with some new skills vital for success but don’t worry, as the story will give you all you need. Players will delve deep into the underwor…
Celebrate one year of Avatar Generations with one of Zukos’ most pivotal adventures
Time flies when you are relentlessly pulling Gachas for your favourite characters, and somehow we are already at the one-year mark since Avatar Generations launched its first beta, and to celebrate CDE Entertainment is adapting the Zuko Alone arc for a limited time. Players will be able to get their hands on two new characters; Ronin Zuko and Traveler Iroh, based on the arc where they were fugitives of the Fire Nation following their actions at the end of Book One. The limited-time event, Zuko Alone, will allow you to fully immerse yourself in this pivotal narrative in the journey of the Crown Prince of the Fire Nation. As you can expect given his brash nature, Ronin Zuko is a straight fig…
Experience a genre-defying revolution in Defence Derby
There was a time when tower defences dominated the flash game industry, with a lot of time being spent on the computer popping offensive balloons with dart-throwing simians, but they were always just a little slow. Now, however, RisingWings has shaken up the genre with the release of Defence Derby. A real-time strategy defence, Defence Derby is a Tower Defence almost in name, throwing gamers into a 4-player PvP Derby Mode battle where quick-fire tactics, mind games, and quick fingers are the way to win. Each of you will be facing off wave after wave of nefarious nasties throwing to destroy your castle, with the last one standing being the winner. The biggest feature of Defence Derby is the…
Celebrate three and a half years with The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross
Much like it did last year, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross is celebrating its 3.5th Anniversary with the Holy War Festival. To commemorate this milestone, there is a new hero to recruit, new in-game events to take part in, and a whole treasure trove of rewards to reap. Making their debut this year is the rather imposing Tyrant Demon King, an SSR unit that synergies rather well, shockingly, with demon units. At the start of battles, Ruler’s Reign will start for two turns and will increase Demon allies' attack by 18%. Pair this with his Incursion skill that decreases enemy Defense by 50% for two turns, and you will be pumping out some incredibly devastating damage. If you want to b…
Venture into a snowy city filled to the brim with infected in LifeAfter
For anybody looking to beat the summer heat, NetEase Games has you covered with the upcoming map for its survival game LifeAfter. Frostland will lead players to an abandoned city that has been all but destroyed by the infected, a perfect place to be a bit of pilfering wouldn’t you say? After your board the try you will find yourself in the frost city of Jagalinburg, a place that truly earns its moniker. Blanketed in snow, this is a city that has been devastated by the infected. The place is completely taken over by these fearsome foes, where only the most foolhardy would dare to venture. But you know, loot and that. We don’t get to see too much of this new location, but what we…
Arknight celebrates 3.5 year anniversary with events and new operators
It is time to return to Yan, as Arknights launches its 3.5-anniversary update. Doctors will dig deeper into the secrets of Sui, and all players will be able to reap a bevvy of rewards to celebrate three and a half years of uptime. The quite fancily titled Where Vernal Winds Will Never Blow centres on the story of Chongyue, the brother of Nian, Dusk, and Ling, who has been guarding Yumen for centuries. Doctors will follow Congyue as he seeks to find a master for the sword he left behind. In the meantime, enemies are circling Yumen, and conflict seems destined. As you defend Yumen, you will be able to place operators on a strange new mechanism. When deployed on this, your characters will gai…
A new Field Boss and new way to become stronger arrive with new update to Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds
Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds has introduced a new feature to help players grow even stronger. The Weapon Liberation system will allow maxed weapons to be upgraded with new skills, and with the introduction of a new Field Boss, you have the perfect target to test it on. It can be disappointing when you max your weapon and can’t get any stronger, so the introduction of the Weapon Liberation system is fantastic news. When it reaches level 30 and 6 stars, you can use this new feature to equip Wisps, each with its own special skills to help customize your play style. You can get the needed Materials and these new Wisps from dungeons, the Traveling Merchant, and Field Bosses. On this topic, th…
Monster Hunter Now opens pre-registration ahead of September release
Niantic and Capcom have opened pre-orders for the next instalment of the storied Action RPG series, Monster Hunter Now. Coming to mobile on September 14th, players the world over will be able to team up to take on the monstrous monoliths wherever they may be. Bring all of the fun of the Monster Hunter juggernaut to the palm of your hand, Now has taken the rather genius approach of limiting each battle. On consoles, your hunts could last 10 or 20 minutes, which of course wouldn’t work on the move. So, fights are condensed down to just 75 seconds, a much more manageable chunk of time. Combat has been simplified down to a one-finger, tap-and-flick control method. You can dodge from side…
Renew the hunt for treasure after two decades with Old School RuneScape
In a questline two decades in the making, by which I mean they did one quest 20 years ago and have decided to revisit it now, Jagex is continuing a treasure hunt in Old School RuneScape. There will be new bosses to battle and a host of powerful items to reap. Back in 2005, RuneScape launched one of its most beloved quests, Desert Treasure. It introduced players to the Mahjarrat, and shed some light on this ancient people. You were tasked with collecting some diamonds to release one of the most powerful members of the race, Azzanadra, from his prison of 1,000 years. Desert Treasure 2 will pick up the dormant story, and send players packing on a new epic quest set across four new areas. You…
Start up the Delorean as time travel caper Reverse 1999 opens for beta testers
If you can put aside all the inherent plot holes, time travel stories can be incredibly interesting, and developer Bluepoch is preparing to tell a fascinating one in the upcoming RPG Reverse: 1999. The closed beta is open for sign-ups, so don’t miss your chance to be part of the Utopia Test. Reverse 1999 takes place in an alternate history where the supernatural and arcane forces are at the whim of Arcanists, those born with natural spellcasting abilities. On the final day of 1999, strange phenomena occurred, with Arcanists noticing reality-warping effects from raindrops falling upwards, to the whole art style of the world-changing eras. This event was dubbed the Storm. You will pl…
