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Friday, Jun 14, 2024 Flag Day (USA)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Launch Plans [7:07 pm ET] – Share – 14 Comments
This not tweet
has the global release schedule for the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion
for Elden Ring. To be clear, this will come to the action/RPG at the
exact same time in all regions, which is June 20th at 6:00 pm EDT, so there's a
map showing when this is in various territories.
This post has
details on a day one patch as well as an update for the base game that includes
several new features for all players. On one more related note, a
separate xeet
has updated minimum and recommended system requirements. Here are those:
The Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium Released [7:07 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
The Road to Elysium is now wide-open
on Steam, expanding the Windows edition of
The
Talos Principle 2. The expansion is also available for PlayStation 5 and
Xbox Series X|S. This is a three-part "coda" to the game comprising three
individual "character-driven" stories adding new challenges to the Croteam's
first-person puzzle game. The
Out Now Trailer is the
road movie Hope and Crosby never made. Here's more:
Road to Elysium is a three-part coda that allows you to dive deeper into the world of The Talos Principle 2, reunite with beloved characters, and put your puzzle-solving skills to the test through a series of thought-provoking new stories.Continue here to read the full story.
Following the events of The Talos Principle 2, Road to Elysium continues the evolution of the robot world, providing you with a new perspective on some of the key moments from 1k’s journey, and challenging you in new ways with puzzles built around familiar mechanics.
Fallen Aces Rises [7:07 pm ET] – Share – 1 Comment
Fallen Aces is now available in Early Access for Windows
on Steam, kicking off a neo-noir first-person shooter set in the 1990s. A
post called
Da Launch Plans explains that Early Access is the first of what's planned as
three episodes The OUT NOW
trailer takes a very brief look at the game's comic book inspired visuals
and an earlier Release
Date Trailer shows off its "everything is a weapon" philosophy. For the
first week this can be had for 24% off. Here are the details:
Fallen Aces is a FPS crime noir that plays right out of the '90s and looks right out of a comic.Continue here to read the full story.
- A gritty crime noir saga: spanning three episodes and dozens of levels, and featuring fully voiced hand drawn comic cutscenes - Fallen Aces tells a real story.
- The world is your weapon: use fists, knives, pipes, bats, trash cans, frying pans, pistols, shotguns, nail guns, spear guns, Tommy guns and more to take back Switchblade City.
- Non linear level design: Choose your path, use stealth, go loud or try a mixture of both!
- Hand drawn: 100% original hand drawn art and animation (No AI) brings the game to life.
- Fuggedaboutit!: Hundreds of lines of authentic period era gangster dialogue injects personality into the wide array of people and places in Fallen Aces.
SunnySide Released [7:07 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Steam now
features the release of SunnySide, a casual farming and life simulation
for Windows, with console editions expected to follow on August 16th. This
promises the chance to "find harmony in the Japanese countryside," and since you
can't spell harmony without h-o-r-n-y, there's a chance to find love too. The
Official Steam Launch
Trailer takes a look, and there's a playable demo to check out firsthand.
Here's more:
Today, Maximum Entertainment and indie developer RainyGames are excited to launch Persona inspired farming sim ‘SunnySide’ to PC! Featuring a rich anime inspired cast of characters, modern farm-sim gameplay, and a cozy turn-based combat system, SunnySide promises to push the boundaries of the entire genre.Continue here to read the full story.
With over a hundred different crops to grow and more than 25 characters to meet, SunnySide’s “hang out” system allows players to seamlessly balance cultivating new relationships while building their perfect homestead.
On Sale [7:07 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- IGN Live at Home (pay what you want and help charity).*
- Save 75% on Scorn on Steam.
- Save 80% on The Ascent on Steam.
- Save 4 months with Ubisoft+ Yearly Plan (video).
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Evening Patches [7:06 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Official patches.
Evening Multiplex [7:06 pm ET] – Share – Post a Comment
- Assassin's Creed Shadows: Feudal Japan Sneak Peek.
- The Crew Motorfest: Year 2, New Island and Chase Squad Announcement - Ubisoft Forward.
- Disney Speedstorm - Season 8 Trailer “Journey of Emotions.” All the feels.
- Extinction Rifts Trailer - first person shooter game for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox and Steam.
↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.
- Elden Ring's Hardest Bosses - Carbot. Thanks Ant.
Evening Tech Bits [7:06 pm ET] – Share – 8 Comments
Into the Black [7:06 pm ET] – Share – 2 Comments
Last Link of the Day:
House of the Dragon RECAP
- Full GAME OF THRONES History Before Season 2. Thanks Ant.
Next EGS Freebies Revealed [11:59 am ET] – Share – 12 Comments
The free games box on the Epic
Games Store is now updated with next week's giveaways, saying next Thursday
the store will start handing out free copies of
Freshly
Frosted and a
Rumble Club Free Game of the Week Bonus. Upcoming giveaways are normally
revealed on Thursday, so this relieves the concern we
expressed about the future of the freebie program when this announcement
didn't come yesterday.
Monster Hunter Stories Released [11:59 am ET] – Share – 4 Comments
CAPCOM announces the global launch of Monster Hunter Stories for PC,
PlayStation 4, and Switch, and the Windows edition of this updated Monster
Hunter RPG is
on
Steam. The Launch
Trailer is here to get this party started. Here's the story on the game and
a couple of limited-time bundles:
Note: For the bundle products, "Monster Hunter Stories Collection" and "Monster Hunter Stories Deluxe Collection", the limited bonus of both titles will be available to anyone who purchases the bundle by 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 31st, 2024.Continue here to read the full story.
Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.
The first installment of the Monster Hunter Stories series returns, fully voiced in Japanese and English, with additional features such as a new museum mode where you can listen to music and view concept art, allowing you to dive even deeper into the world of Monster Hunter Stories.
Crime Boss: Rockay City Playtest Sunday [11:59 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
505 Games and INGAME STUDIOS announce another playest will start on Sunday for
the
Steam Edition of Crime Boss: Rockay City. You must request access,
but everyone who applies will get in. This will help vet the game while giving
players a chance to see all that's been done to recover from the rockay launch
for the heist shooter. Word is: "Crime Boss: Rockay City has come a long way
since our initial launch last year! And we can't wait to welcome more of you
into this incredible community. We have a super bright future ahead of us." The
news also reveals the Steam edition will get an additional 20% launch discount
along with the inclusion of all the game's DLC.
This post has the details. Here's more on the game itself:
Welcome to the 90’s Rockay City! Heist, loot and shoot your way to the top of the criminal underworld! Build your criminal empire in the singleplayer rogue-lite campaign or put together a crew with your friends in action-packed co-op multiplayer heists!
Heist, steal and rob it all!
Become a notorious criminal legend in this tension-packed, over-the-top, first-person shooter.
Use a wide range of weapons and equipment to combat police forces and rival gangs while you make off with the score! Go guns blazing or undetected with immersive stealth gameplay in highly randomized heists. Build your squad and successfully rob banks, hold up stores, raid armored trucks and more!
LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP in September [11:59 am ET] – Share – 3 Comments
Dragami Games announces LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP will be digitally
released worldwide on September 25th for PC via Steam and for consoles. A
first trailer shows
off this remaster of the 2012 zombie action game. This promises the "definitive
version" of the game, with improved framerates and graphics, quality of life
improvements, and additional content. A
first trailer is here
to show this in action. Here's more:
LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP is a remake of the original LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW (2012), on which Yoshimi Yasuda lead development as producer. RePOP is a definitive version of the game which leaves the story unchanged, with the focus on quality-of-life improvements and additional gameplay content.Continue here to read the full story.
Watch Juliet, a descendant of zombie hunters, as she fights alongside her boyfriend and family to stop a zombie apocalypse starting in her high school in "Juliet's 18th Birthday."
The Crust Next Month [11:59 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
VEOM Studio and Crytivo announce July 15th is the release date for The Crust,
its crowdfunded lunar factory simulator. It will come to both the
Epic Games Store and
Steam.
Here's the Release Date
Announcement Trailer with a look. Read on for more:
Fresh from Kickstarter success, the game will launch into Early Access, allowing players to get acquainted with humanity’s future home on the moon. The Crust, inspired by Rimworld and Factorio, merges factory automation with colonist management against the backdrop of a hopeless humanity left destitute on Earth.Continue here to read the full story.
Quoteworthy [11:58 am ET] – Share – 17 Comments
- Assassin's Creed Shadows boss explains why he ignored Elon Musk after backlash over African samurai Yasuke. Because you don't feed trolls.
On Sale [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
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Engagement Ring [11:58 am ET] – Share – 1 Comment
Morning Multiplex [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Official trailers.
- Farmer's Dynasty 2 - The Art Of Farming. Microphone still just for show.
- Torchlight- Infinite - SS5 Teaser Trailer.
Morning Interviews [11:58 am ET] – Share – 3 Comments
- A Publishing Haven for the Offbeat and Irreverent - The New York Times. The Old Gray Lady's Devolver Digital interview.
- Monster Hunter Wilds interview- How Capcom is evolving its apex franchise – PlayStation.Blog.
- Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP reveal interview with Dragami Games CEO Yoshimi Yasuda - Gematsu.
- New World Aeternum devs explain MMO relaunch as review bomb continues - PCGamesN.
Morning Consolidation [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Thanks Console General.
- Your wait for the native Minecraft PS5 version finally ends this year.
- Grand Prix Story is Now Available on Xbox - Create your Own Strongest Team.
- Free Play Days – Rainbow Six Siege, The Division 2, Assetto Corsa and Lawn Mowing Simulator - Xbox Wire.
- Next Week on Xbox- New Games for June 17 to 21.
- PlayStation Store- May 2024’s top downloads.
- Xbox Update Preview Release Notes - Beta Ring (2406.240612-1410).
- Xbox Update Preview Release Notes - Delta Ring (2406.240612-1410).
- Xbox Update Preview Release Notes - Omega Ring (2406.240612-1410).
Morning Tech Bits [11:58 am ET] – Share – 4 Comments
Thanks Console General.
- How to Build a $20 Billion Semiconductor Fab. First, get $20 billion. Thanks Max.
- Every Company’s Data Is Their ‘Gold Mine,’ NVIDIA CEO Says. To be clear, by data, he means us.
- AMD patents configurable multi-chiplet GPU — illustration shows three dies.
- Russian chipmaker unveils Raspberry Pi competitor — despite US sanction woes.
- SSDs are about to become massive, thanks to WD.
- Releasing Windows 10 Build 19045.4593 to Beta and Release Preview Channels.
- Releasing Windows 11 Builds 22621.3807 and 22631.3807 to the Release Preview Channel.
- Plex Media Server 1.40.3.8555.
- Evernote 10.92.3.
- StreamFab 6.1.8.3.
- Visual Studio Code 1.90.1.
Morning Safety Dance [11:58 am ET] – Share – 4 Comments
- Microsoft removes 'harmless' Copilot app that was quietly installed on your Windows PCs.
- Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI. Security now a Windows priority after just 37 years.
Morning Legal Briefs [11:58 am ET] – Share – 7 Comments
Hardware Reviews [11:58 am ET] – Share – Post a Comment
Thanks Neutronbeam.
- Case: Cooler Master NR200P V2 - OCinside.
- Headset/Earbuds: Turtle Beach Atlas Air gaming headset review - PC Gamer.
- Keyboard: Corsair K65 Plus Wireless Keyboard- a responsive, well-featured gaming keyboard that’s great for typing too - TechRadar.
- Monitor/Projector: Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2P 240 Hz 4K OLED gaming monitor review- High style, high performance - Tom's Hardware.
- Mouse: Pulsar Xlite V3 eS Review - TechPowerUp.
- PSU: Seasonic PRIME TX-1300 ATX 3.0 1300W Report - APH Networks.
- SSD: Team Group T-Force G70 Pro 2 TB Review - TechPowerUp.
Out of the Blue [11:58 am ET] – Share – 17 Comments
Maybe I should go out and buy a lottery ticket to press my luck. I won our Final
Jeopardy prediction game again yesterday by guessing the correct response based
on the category before the question (answer, technically) was revealed (I won't
say what it was out of consideration for time-shifters). It feels like cheating
because I my response was literally the only thing I could think of that fit the
category, but a win's a win, right?
Lucky Round-up
Thanks Ant, Neutronbeam, and Max.Stories
- Celine Dion says 'I'm back' after Stiff Person Syndrome struggles.
- F.A.A. Investigating How Counterfeit Titanium Got Into Boeing and Airbus Jets. Xiemu titanium. Minimal lead. Thanks RedEye9.
- Shackleton died on board the Quest; ship’s wreckage has just been found.
Science
- Is it better to have friends who are like you or different from you?
- Study Finds Fascinating Link Between First Letter of Your First Name and the Trajectory of Your Life.
- Researchers accidentally discover that mixing water with a peptide results in self-assembling and self-healing glass.
Image
- Now you know why. Thanks Kxmode.
Media
- This is one of my favorite videos ever. Thanks Kxmode.
Creature Features
- Oh to be a tiny lizard licking an orange. Your insurance quote may take longer than 15 minutes. Thanks Kxmode.
The Funnies
- Savage Chickens. Savage.
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