Surprise! The latest Hello Kitty Island Adventure update is out now, bringing a new city-themed area, character, quests, and more to the Sanrio-style spin on Animal Crossing.A new trailer revealed at the Mobile Gaming Show gives us a good glimpse of the cozy update. It all kicks off when a mysterious boat turns up at Friendship Island, though not in the best of condition. You’ll have to figure out how to power the botched boat back up, though a rather handsome reward will lie in wait. Once you and the gang get the ship going once more, you’ll be off to a new area called City Town.GamesRadar+ Presents Welcome to Mobile Gaming Week 2024, where we explore what’s hot, what’s best, and what’s next in the world of mobile gaming following the Mobile Gaming Show.Once you get there, you’ll meet a new pal called Usahana, who is excited to show everyone around, make new friends, and help you renovate your very own Imagination Cafe so that you can cook up a storm. As the trailer shows off, you ca…
After a lush $1,260 Ultra Collector’s Edition, some frankly terrifying PC system requirements, and most importantly a February 2025 release date for Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom released a lengthy beginner’s guide for the next entry in this storied action RPG franchise. It’s a useful collection of details and features seen previously, and there are even a few things in here that I hadn’t really noticed.
A Beginner’s Guide to Monster Hunter Wilds – YouTube
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For my money, this video offers the clearest summary of the main story of Monster Hunter Wilds. The setup is classic Monster Hunter: we head to the Forbidden Lands, “uncharted territory” that the guild is investigating. This area was thought to be uninhabited before the discovery of a boy named Nata, seen in several grim trailers, who was rescued by the guild after his village, home of the Keepers, was attacked by a monster that we now know to be Arkveld, the White Wraith and the flagship monster for Wilds. …
“A number” of developers at Pillars of Eternity, Fallout: New Vegas, and Avowed studio Obsidian have pitched Tactics games set in the CRPG’s universe.In an interview with Limit Break Network, Josh Sawyer – director of both Pillars of Eternity games – was asked whether there was an interest in returning to the game’s world beyond Avowed, Obsidian’s upcoming RPG set in the same setting. He confirmed that “there have been a number of different people at the studio who have floated the idea of a Pillars Tactics game.”It’s an interesting concept, according to Sawyer, because the audience for those games “is not huge, typically, but very passionate. People that are into [strategy] RPGs, tactical RPGs, they’ll play a lot of them, even if ther’ve not that good.”While there are “breakout hits” in the genre – Sawyer points to Fire Emblem as the most obvious example – the case for developing a Tactics game remains tricky. While several people at the studio have pitched the idea, “it’s a hard…
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii’s early work in adventure games still calls to him all these years later. With one of his earliest games, The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case, receiving a Japan-only exclusive remake this week some 40 years later, Horii has been thinking about the possibility of making a new adventure game. In an interview with Sankei News (translated by Automaton), Horii discussed his interest in making “games where players can converse with AI.” This notion has him thinking about “various possibilities in the future” for new adventure games. While Horii hasn’t revisited the old-school style of adventure game he made in the ’80s since he began his work on the Dragon Quest series, it sounds like the remake of The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case has some new ideas swirling around in his head. “Technology is now able to distinguish words spoken in real life, which means that players don’t have to search for words that the computer can recognize,” he sai…
The Star Wars Outlaws Smoke Bomb Compressor is needed to unlock Smoke Bombs, but getting this part is a challenge. You’ve got to head all the way towards the northwest region on Toshara’s map – Boulder Forest – and then figure out one of the many wind puzzles that blow you back. Eventually, you’ll reach a chest with the necessary item inside, so let me guide you to the Smoke Bomb Compressor in Star Wars Outlaws.Star Wars Outlaws Smoke Bomb Compressor location Star Wars Outlaws guidesWhen does Star Wars Outlaws take place?
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Star Wars Outlaws rehidden stashAfter unlocking The Mechanic as one of your first Star Wars Outlaws Experts, you’ll receive the Smoke Bomb Compressor intel that leads to a mountainous area in the northwestern Boulder Forest region of Toshara.The first hurdle is the gusty cave (above) in Star Wars Outlaws which you can only get through by riding your speeder and boosting to negate the strong winds …
Look, we all draw inspirations from different places – maybe even subconsciously – whether that’s a formative piece of media, a shared experience, or even an episode of Family Guy. The developer of Caravan SandWitch had a horrifying realization on Twitter that the main character Sauge’s color scheme resembles Lois Griffin from Family Guy, an unintentional design decision.The developer took to Twitter to point out the striking resemblance, “Why nobody told me Sauge’s color scheme is the same as Lois Griffin, I worked 3 years on this game.” WHY NOBODY TOLD ME SAUGE’S COLOR SHEME IS THE SAME AS LOIS GRIFFIN I WORKED 3 YEARS ON THIS GAMEEEE pic.twitter.com/cwvyIzhpqpSeptember 9, 2024After looking at the image, the comparison is apt. Sauge is unfortunately very Lois Griffin-coded. The vibrant teal jacket and orange bob haircut aren’t doing the comparisons any favors. Peter Griffin joined the never-ending cast of Fortnite characters, so maybe it’s time for his wife Lois to get into the …
Indie roguelike hit Balatro is set to jeopardize world productivity later this month when it launches on mobile devices, but it turns out its upcoming launch has caused a sales spike for a completely separate game.Luck be a Landlord, which was developed by indie dev Dan DiIorio (TrampolineTales), is a roguelike deckbuilder which sees players use an in-game slot machine “to earn rent money and defeat capitalism,” adding new symbols to the machine as they go in the hopes of earning more and more coins. Its gameplay is by no means the same as Balatro’s, which is inspired by the card game Big Two and lets you deploy all sorts of wacky cards with special abilities to earn a ridiculous amount of points, but the Google Play Store certainly thinks the two are similar enough for DiIorio’s game to show up when you search for LocalThunk’s.”So many people have searched for Balatro on Google Play that it caused Luck be a Landlord to have a minor sales spike from people finding it in the suggested s…
Now that the long-awaited Patch 7 has finally come to Baldur’s Gate 3, players are curious about the RPG’s future – and Larian Studios is here to remind the community that there’s still more to come.Patch 7 features a variety of changes and exciting new content. From fresh endings for Dark Urge Tavs to integrated mod support, the patch seems to have it all and then some. But Larian said in July that the update wouldn’t be the RPG’s final patch, and is now reassuring fans it’s still got plans.”Good news kids,” writes publishing director Michael “Cromwelp” Douse in a post. “It’s not the final update.” He doesn’t specify what’s arriving in any future patches, however. “We ain’t gonna talk about what’s coming for the game because it puts undue pressure on the devs, but there are things we’ve said we’ll do that are still coming, and the chefs must cook.” Thankfully, at least some of the upcoming content isn’t actually all that mysterious.We ain’t gonna talk abo…
Difficulty spikes in video games are nothing new, but in the case of Star Wars Outlaws early missions they are a bit too punishing – even for the developer’s taste. However, the developers at Ubisoft Massive can “see through data” some elements that are not working as intended.We asked creative director Julian Gerighty about the game’s controversial instant-fail stealth missions. “So especially, I mean, you’re probably thinking of one of the early missions in Mirogana, which is incredibly punishing,” Gerighty tells GamesRadar+. “And for me, that is a mistake, and this is something that we’re going to work on improving.” He goes on to say “I don’t think it means removing the fail state completely, but I do think there are millions of low hanging fruits where we can make it so much more enjoyable and understandable.”Difficulty comes in all forms, and Gerighty wants to create a “sort of tension” in these moments. However, things are currently not tuned how the team intended. Gerighty tell…
The Witch’s Bakery is a shop-management RPG that’s pulling inspiration from all the right places – or at least all the places that have me very excited – and no surprise, it’s already killing it on Kickstarter so far.The Witch’s Bakery’s name pretty much says it all. You play as a witch. You run a bakery. You also have a pink, magical cat. Oh, and the bakery’s in modern day Paris. The game is split between running the shop by day, which consists of bread making minigames and decorating, and then exploring the city by night to make friends or chill. The trailer down below shows off both states, alongside a wonderful 2D art style.
The Witch’s Bakery – Kickstarter Launch Trailer – YouTube
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Over on Twitter, developer Sunny Labs Games explained that the game was “inspired by Kiki’s Delivery Service, Persona 5, and Paris.” You can definitely see that on display in The Witch’s Bakery’s social links and broomstick misadventures, and that winning combination attracted almost 2,00…