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Just don’t call it battle royale Like the hordes of zombie antagonists it features,Dying Lightrefuses to die. There’s a passionate community that keeps the game alive, and Techland is happy to oblige these players with continued support. Before a GDC demo in San Francisco this week, a Techland representative tells us there are still 2.5 million active players. That’s a remarkable number, especially consideringDying Lightisn’t something along the lines of a persistent MMO....

After a shadow drop announcement, we have a little more info on the end of the season pass In what many would consider a shocking announcement, Nintendo revealed thatXenoblade Chronicles 3‘s story DLC,Future Redeemed, is out at the end of April. Some expected the DLC to arrive in the summer, fall, or even the winter of 2023, but lo and behold, Nintendo has the unrivaled ability to surprise us. Here’s everything we know so far....

New combat style and switching Oh, baby, it’s tidbit time. Over in theFinal Fantasy XVforum, the development team has addressed some questions about the scale of its cities and changeable difficulty settings. First, Planner Ishikawa Tomonori, on the city of Altissia: “Altissia has many and varied locations, such as multiple cafes, ship-bourne market places and parks etc. The city is of a considerable scale, to the extent that even the developers sometimes get lost there!...

For the most part, the games I saw and played at the EB Games Expo were impressive. None really disappointed me or made me lose hope in a franchise. Some weren’t for me, some made me want to pre-order that very same minute. But the one thing they all had in common is that none of them had a bizarre design decision that could potentially damage the experience for a large portion of the people playing it....

Bask in their glory The Achievements and Trophies inOverwatchare all significant in that Blizzard makes you earn them. That’s especially true for the game’s 42 character-specific tasks. Anytime you net yourself one, you’ve done something impressive. In fact, it’ll probably net you the play of the game, too. That’s what inspired us to put together this collection of every hero’s Achievements (almost). It’ll serve as a handy reference for those who want to know what kind of methods are necessary to pull off these substantial feats; but, it’s also a bunch of damn coolOverwatchvideos and that’s something we’re very much into right now....

One would hope so Hyrule Warriorssold 69,090 copies at retail during its Japanese debut, tracking authorityMedia Createreports. The figure was good for a second-place finish behindYo-Kai Watch 2, which has topped the nation’s software charts for six consecutive weeks to the tune of 2.2 million sales. Wii U sales predictably swelled in response to the action-heavyZeldaspin-off, improving to 18,161 units on the week, after selling 13,598 the previous week and failing to eclipse the 10,000 mark prior to then since early June....

From Allen Pan Death Strandingmeant a lot of different things to different people. For some, it was another existential Kojima masterpiece. For others, it was a rote exercise in…exercising. I was somewhere in the middle, with leaning a little toward the former sentiment (albeit with less of an emphasis on the phrase “masterpiece”). Despite some of my misgivings, I’m keen to experience it again someday. Maybe, by the grace of God, that’ll be with a treadmill controller....

Sorry, a 3DS theme As seen on Japanese Nintendo, Japan is apparently rolling out a new (good) reward for My Nintendo users — smartphone cases. Five designs forAnimal Crossingand one forSplatoonare available, and you can snag them for 50 Gold points each. There’s also a Mario Pochi (coin) Bag if you want, but you’ll need to pay shipping on that. Meanwhile, in western land, we have…discounts, and the option to get really old 3DS and Wii U games....

Cross-platform multiplayer is another ambition Even ifFall Guysisn’t coming to Xbox Game Pass as a recent mix-upseemed to imply, it feels like a matter of time before the beany battles spill out onto Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, to say nothing of theimmense potentialfor a mobile version. I, for one, am ready to double-dip on Switch. So ready. What’s the latest on the PC and PlayStation exclusivity front? Speaking toGamesIndustry.biz, Mediatonic CEO Dave Bailey said the team wantsFall Guys“to reach as many people as possible,” adding, “We want it to come to every major platform, and we’re working hard to achieve that....

A second studio to be opened on Malta Metro: Last Lightdeveloper 4A Games is in the process of opening a second studio on the island nation of Malta. The new location will serve as the company’s headquarters moving forward, while the existing studio in Kiev, Ukraine continues operations. “By basing our new headquarters in Malta, a member state of the EU, 4A Games will be able to better compete on the international stage” said Dean Sharpe, 4A Games’ CEO and head of business development....

Water-themed events are continuing inMonopoly GO, withAqua Partnersrecently ending and Ecological Escapade to enjoy again for the next few days. You’ll have several opportunities to get stickers for the Monopoly Games album and cash to upgrade your landmarks. Let’s check out the complete list of Ecological Escapade event rewards. All Monopoly GO Ecological Escapade event rewards and milestones Monopoly GO’sEcological Escapade event has 43 rewards you’re able to collect until July 24, 2025....

A theme and some discounts Ah My Nintendo. I love to keep people updated on it because people ask, but I rarely use the service. It’s a stark contrast to Club Nintendo, which had some amazing, once in a lifetime style rewards. As I’ve said many times, I can only hope that the Switch actually gets incorporated into the program soon. So back to My Nintendo — there’s new rewards, and they’reMetroidthemed!...

Also…who am I kidding, Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. And…scene. Really, that’s pretty much all that needs to be said this week, as a bonafideZeldagame is being released on Friday on a Nintendo platform. These types of things are holidays for some people, even if it’s a port of a decade-only Wii game.Skyward Swordis an enigma in a lot of ways, as it was polarizing at launch (due in part because of the forced motion), and will be polarizing even today as the content hasn’t really changed drastically....