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Metroid Prime 4: Release Date, Leaks, and Everything We Know

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Michael Gibson

Metroid Prime 4: Release Date, Leaks, and Everything We Know It’s been more than a decade since Nintendo released a new Metroid Prime entry. However, Metroid’s popularity has not waned. The recently released Metroid Dread proved that Samus can move units on Nintendo Switch by a bucketload. It’s been a while since Nintendo announced that they would be adding a fourth entry in this sub-series at E3 2017. We’ve seen very little about the long-awaited Prime series sequel, and we don’t have many details. Here’s what we know so far about Metroid Prime4. Metroid Prime4…

Elden Ring Modder Game to Make it More Fun

July 13, 2022 Michael Gibson

Elden Ring Modder brings Hypebeast Fashion to the Lands Between

Elden Ring Modder Game to Make it More Fun Sometimes, no matter what medieval power you have, there’s just one boss battle that’s just too hard for you, but not enough to justify looking for a way to make it easier . Elden Ring gets a little rejigging The mod in question is called “Elden re-balance” and is the work of outstandingly named modder trexstolemycontroller, whose goal was to “make the game more enjoyable” via a series of tweaks. These changes will affect enemies and game difficulty. Stamina damage and enemy damage…

Kirby’s Dream Buffet Looks like a Smaller, Sweeter Fall Guys

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Vanessa Cao

Kirby’s Dream Buffet Looks like a Smaller, Sweeter Fall Guys Nintendo has released the announcement trailer for Kirby’s Dream Buffet. This is an exclusive eshop spin-off. The trailer shows four Kirbys of different colors navigating through a series dessert-themed obstacle courses. They compete to collect strawberries, and then use food-based copy abilities in order to push other players offstage. The trailer shows Kirbys being ranked according to their size. This seems to be affected a bit by how many strawberries they have eaten. This game has been compared to Fall Guys which was released recently on…

Nordisk Games Acquires Quarry Developer Supermassive Games

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Jay Hammond

Nordisk Games Acquires Quarry Developer Supermassive Games Nordisk Games acquired Supermassive Games, fresh off the release The Quarry. The company bought a 30% stake in the studio last summer, but decided that wasn’t enough and now owns 100% of the Until Dawn developer. This was announced on Supermassive Games’ website. Nordisk Games, a subsidiary of Denmark’s Nordisk Film, acquired Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios, and bought a 40% ownership stake in MercurySteam in 2020. This co-developer of Metroid Drread. Supermassive makes a variety of interactive horror games, including Until Dawn and The Quarry. The studio was an independent business at the…

Wavesplitter, All Trace Rifles Really, is an Awesome Right Now in Destiny 2

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Jay Hammond

Wavesplitter, All Trace Rifles Really, is an Awesome Right Now in Destiny 2 Except for niche builds and moments when they have been bugged, Trace Rifles are rarely the go-to choice in Destiny2. They are, however, quite great at the moment. All Trace Rifles got a 20% boost against non-redbar enemies and an ammo bump so that picking up a special brick grants you 30 ammo instead of the previous 18. Over the past few months, Exotic Trace Rifles received some unique buffs. Coldsnap’s Exotic perk, which was “is a Trace Rifle”, now generates Ionic…

FFXIV Maintenance Scheduled For Patch 6.18 Hotfixes (July 12, 2018)

July 12, 2022July 13, 2022 Michael Gibson

FFXIV Maintenance Scheduled For Patch 6.18 Hotfixes (July 12, 2018) Final Fantasy XIV saw its most recent update, patch 6.18 go live on July 5, after a 24-hour maintenance period. For the duration of the data center travel implementation and new servers, the game was down for a long time. A week later, FFXIV maintenance was back. It’s not as difficult this time. and FFXIV are offline to receive Patch 6.18 hotfixes . They will start on July 12th at 11:00 p.m. (PT) and end on July 13th at 3:00 a.m. (PT ). Although the FFXIV team didn’t specify what hotfixes were for, it…

EA Recognizes Leaked Skate Building Circulating Around The Internet, Bans Leaker

July 12, 2022July 13, 2022 Michael Gibson

EA Recognizes Leaked Skate Building Circulating Around The Internet, Bans Leaker An incomplete Skate version circulated online last week. This was in preparation for the revival of the beloved skating series. Videos of the old build were uploaded . However, they were quickly DMCA’d online by publisher EA. But, there are still images of this clearly incomplete version to be found at Imgur. Developer Full Circle has now addressed the leak and made vague threats to violate EA’s terms-of-service in the process. Full Circle posted on the EA Website. Full Circle stated that the leaked build…

In Alchemy Stars’ Persona 5 Collaboration, there is a distinct lack of Ryuji

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Vanessa Cao

In Alchemy Stars’ Persona 5 Collaboration, there is a distinct lack of Ryuji Alchemy Stars is the mobile gacha RPG created by Tourdog Studios and published in Tencent Games. (Disclaimer – Fanbyte is controlled by Tencent but the site is editorially independent and I have never met a Tencent representative). will be collaborating with Atlus to bring characters of Persona5 Royal to the game later in the month. From July 14th to August 3rd, Joker, Makoto and Yusuke will be available as playable characters in the game. Tourdog, sorry. Although you may have believedyou had gotten me, a persona 5lover.…

Ubisoft Reveals Skull and Bones and Drops Last-Gen Versions

July 12, 2022July 18, 2022 Vanessa Cao

Ubisoft Reveals Skull and Bones and Drops Last-Gen Versions It has been less than a year since reported that Ubisoft Singapore’s workplace culture was causing it to go through development hell. Skull and Bones has been more or less reintroduced into the world via a new trailer. It also has a release date. This gameplay trailer gives you a tour of the extensive Ubisoft-ass loop. This includes hunting, crafting and town management. You can also customize your character and search for treasure. There are many online elements that allow you to do this with your…

I guess I’m going to subscribe to Pokemon Puzzle League Online

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Jay Hammond

I guess I’m going to subscribe to Pokemon Puzzle League Online Growing up, I didn’t have a Nintendo 64, so it’s one of the few systems I am most familiar with. Even though I was able to play Pokemon Stadium at friends’ houses and Conker’s Bad Fur Day, there are still some games I love from the series that I have never played. Pokemon Puzzle League was announced by Nintendo as coming to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass subscription . So, even though I have avoided the apparent ripoff until now, I think I’m about becoming a…