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With such a key name at the helm, The Callisto Protocol is a title with much potential and one that certainly wears its influences on its sleeve – it’s a sci-fi survival horror title where you’re fighting humanoid creatures and fighting for survival via resource gathering and powerful tools and equipment. Comparisons will be drawn between the Dead Space series and The Callisto Protocol, but with both the Dead Space remake and Resident Evil 4 releasing within the following three months, The Callisto Protocol marks the first big survival horror title you’ll want to play....

First things first, you’re welcome! I am the person responsible for this wonderful news! I don’t mean that I’m behind the leaks, I actually spurred From Software to make a new Armored Core. Y’see way back in September, I contacted Eurogamer, with a pitch for a feature on a largely-forgotten From Software mech game called Frame Gride. While Eurogamer had run out of the magic beans us freelance types get paid in, they did direct me to the folks at venerable gaming organ Edge, who showered me with beans in exchange for my words about From Software mech games....

That’s according to ceaseless leaker Tom Henderson, who, writing for Try Hard Guides, claims to have been sent early footage featuring a character - portrayed by Qualley, who previously played Mama in Death Stranding - roaming through dark corridors with a flashlight in her hand. Henderson says the sequence (displayed from a third-person perspective, although a first-person mode is also rumoured) culminates in a jump scare that brings a Game Over message up on screen....

Along with this particular fix, this latest Forbidden West patch (patch 1.12) continues to address other small issues, covering everything from the UI to NPC animations. Please note, there may be some story spoilers included within these fixes. This update also sees several instances of improved visuals within the game. Guerrilla has now added a new cinematic camera in The Arena. This means that, when ending a challenge, players will no longer see the camera pointing at a wall....

Whether that advantage comes via riding machines as mounts or using them in combat as allies, overrides are a massive help to you. Being such a huge help though, they are of course gated behind your own progress, in this case via the unlock system known as Cauldrons and a series of override tiers: Psi, Sigma, Rho, Xi, and Zeta overrides, which let you control increasingly powerful machines as you unlock them....

Valve is reviewing the entire catalogue of games and categorising compatibility with its new handheld machine. When viewing your library on the Steam Deck, a compatibility badge will show you at a glance whether it’s playable. In advance of the handheld’s release, a new tool allows you to verify the compatibility of your Steam library: try it out for yourself. There are four categories for Steam Deck compatibility as follows:...

The ‘Let’s Go’ feature that lets you Auto Battle and walk with your Pokémon is also required to evolve certain Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet, including Pawmi’s evolution, Pawmo. We’ve explained how to Auto Battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet below so you can complete your Paldean Pokédex, defeat Team Star bases, and waste less time while exploring. On this page: If you’d like to learn more about your Paldea adventure, visit our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough....

Battling these challengers in an important part of the Fashion Week timed research quest in Pokémon Go, but how you find these challengers has changed. Below you’ll learn how to find and battle Fashion Challengers in Pokémon Go, along with everything we currently know about their team lineups. On this page: Unlike past events - where the challengers appeared at random PokéStops - this year’s Fashion Challengers appear as rewards for completing specific quest steps in the Fashion Week research quest....

Released as part of 2022’s Water Festival event in Pokémon Go, Dewpider and Araquanid are both water and bug-type Pokémon. Below you’ll learn how to get Dewpider and evolve it into Araquanid in Pokémon Go. On this page: Throughout this event, you can obtain Dewpider through a variety of methods: In the wild - Appearing more frequently during the Water Festival event Water Festival field research task - Catch 15 Pokémon Water Festival: Catch Challenge - Complete ‘Make 25 Curveball Throws’...

These tools and abilities let you explore the world further, improve your health, energy, and more! Finding out how to get Radiant Ore at the beginning of Slime Rancher 2 is recommended, as it means you can unlock the jetpack from the Fabricator, which will help you get to hard-to-reach places and continue collecting new Slimes and resources. On this page: How to get Radiant Ore in Slime Rancher 2 There are a few steps you must take first to get Radiant Ore in Slime Rancher 2....

Not to be confused with ordinary root beer, we’ve detailed exactly how to make extra fizzy root beer in Disney Dreamlight Valley during the ‘Nature and Nurture’ quest below. If you’re looking for more things to cook, our recipes list can help! How to make extra fizzy root beer in Disney Dreamlight Valley Although you get the extra fizzy root beer recipe as part of Scar’s ‘Nature and Nurture’ quest, it’s actually very easy to mess up and make ordinary root beer instead....

Domains in Genshin Impact are a great way for you to put your hands on Primogems, upgrade materials, and more. On the other hand, some domains become accessible only after you solve a specific puzzle. With the Garden of Endless Pillars Domain, that’s the case. So, to help you, we’ve prepared this guide showing the Garden of Endless Pillars Domain’s location, puzzle solution, and the rewards offered by it. On this page: Once you have reached the Mausoleum of King Deshret, you can focus on going north....

Intellivision’s newly released unboxing video sees chief technology officer John Alvarado showcasing a “fully functional” Amico console, supposedly intended to be shipped to Hans Ippish, president of European operations, for demonstration to European partners. In the box are the console itself, two controllers, an HDMI cable, safety straps, and a power supply, and after a cursory bit of set-up, the Amico is powered on, giving viewers a walkthrough of its on-screen interface before cutting to a highlight reel of several games....

Chatting to TrueAchievements, Striking Distance Studios’ chief technology officer Mark James said the Game Pass model was a “difficult” one in financial terms for independent studios with single-player games - something The Callisto Protocol is. “I think those services are built towards some of the open-world style and repetitive multiplayer games. I think games [like that] survive well on that service,” James said when discussing the possibility of seeing a title like The Callisto Protocol joining Game Pass....

The film will follow the story of game protagonist Jin Sakai, Deadline reported. Will it also let you watch in black and white? “We’re excited to be partnering with Chad and 87Eleven Entertainment, to bring their vision of Jin’s story to the big screen,” PlayStation Productions boss Asad Qizilbash said. “We love working with creative partners like Chad, who have a passion for our games, ensuring we can create rich adaptations that will excite our fans and new audiences....

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series features HD remasters of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, first released on PlayStation 1 in 1997 and celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, plus its 2001 PlayStation 2 sequel Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil, both in the same package. Both games, if you’re unfamiliar, play out as side-scrolling platformers in which protatongist Klonoa, a Dream Traveler (and be-hatted rabbit thing), embarks on an adventure to save their respective worlds....

Karazija died over the weekend at just 40 years old “after a short illness” due to complications from pneumonia. “I heard the news. I can’t believe it. I don’t want to believe it,” Kojima tweeted. “Without Ryan, without you and your music, Death Stranding would not have been born. Your music will live forever in this world and in me. Thank you. Rest in peace.” “After a short illness, Ryan Karazija, front man and driving force behind Low Roar, has died at age 40 due to complications from pneumonia,” explains a brief statement on the band’s Facebook page....

This mode will allow Kirby to inhale and then embody everyday objects around him during his quest to save the imprisoned Waddle Dees. Yes, this means Kirby will be able to inhale a car, and then corporally drive around the environment. He will also be able to inhale vending machines, and then use its contents to attack his foes. But that’s not all. Kirby will also be able to use his new ability to inhale traffic cones, light bulbs and more....

As Eurogamer reported on Friday, some dev videos had already started to leak alongside the source code for Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3 and Thronebreaker, and it appears many of these are now being shared on 4chan, Reddit and YouTube. Most of the videos are being shared using video hosting platform Streamable, but many are now being pulled offline (they are, after all, the result of an illegal ransomware hack)....

Okay, so I’m not exactly new around these parts - my 11th anniversary is going to quickly roll around later this year, and I’m sure a fair few of us will have crossed paths in the past - but I’m still relatively new at all this editor lark. Seeing as this is the first time I’ve had the privilege of writing one of these letters, I thought I might as well try and sketch out what some of that might all mean....