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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will have its difficulty "calibrated"

Jun 28, 2024, 19:18 Rine Ikarus News

FromSoftware has released the first update nearly a week after the DLC's launch, known as Elden Ring patch 1.12.2.

It has been a week since the release of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and many players may have already completed this DLC by now. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with numerous praises and accolades, some calling it FromSoftware's best expansion yet. However, there are also legitimate criticisms that FromSoftware needs to address, including negative reviews on Steam, primarily concerning performance optimization and game difficulty. FromSoftware has released the first update nearly...

Dive into Dave the Diver's First Anniversary update

Jun 28, 2024, 18:59 Rine Ikarus News

In celebration of Dave the Diver's First Anniversary on June 26, 2024, Mintrocket released a special interview video and a new game update.

The deep-sea exploration, fishing, and sushi restaurant management game, Dave the Diver, by indie game studio Mintrocket, has now turned one year old. Dave the Diver is a well-known title that has captured the hearts of gamers, rising to prominence thanks to its unique setting and addictive gameplay loop that blends rogue-lite elements. Two days after its release, Dave the Diver was the fifth best-selling product on Steam. It had sold over one million copies within ten days of release,...

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO – "Sword vs Fists" character trailer released

Jun 27, 2024, 17:05 Rine Ikarus News

Spike Chunsoft and Bandai Namco have just released a new character trailer for DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, introducing a new lineup of characters.

The early access for DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO has finally concluded, receiving a large amount of praise and positive reviews. All fans are eagerly anticipating October to get their hands on this brand-new Dragon Ball game. Spike Chunsoft and Bandai Namco have just released a new character trailer for DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, introducing a new lineup of characters that will be featured in the game. As with previous trailers "Masters and Apprentices", "Fused Warriors", this trailer also has a...

Unexpected collaboration, Goddess of Victory: Nikke x Dave The Diver announced

Jun 27, 2024, 16:47 Rine Ikarus News

GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE x DAVE THE DIVER Collaboration Commemoration Event just got announced by Shift Up.

Dave The Diver is a casual, single-player adventure RPG published by indie game studio Mintrocket. The game combines both action-adventure and management gameplay styles as players explore deep sea environments to gather ingredients for the sushi restaurant at night. Since its release, the game has gained significant popularity, becoming one of the top indie successes of 2023 with over 3 million copies sold. Goddess of Victory: Nikke is a third-person shooter action role-playing video game developed by Shift Up, the...

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree gets mixed reviews on Steam

Jun 25, 2024, 21:04 Rine Ikarus News

Just a few days after release, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has garnered a "Mixed" rating on Steam for several reasons.

The long-awaited release of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has finally arrived. FromSoftware has scored a major hit with this DLC release, bringing many players back to the Lands Between — or more accurately, the Lands of Shadow. The number of souls-like fans returning to Elden Ring has truly exploded on Steam. According to data from SteamDB, nearly half a million players have returned to Elden Ring in the past 24 hours, crushing the charts on Steam with...

Atlus's director explains why Metaphor: ReFantazio doesn't have romance options

Jun 25, 2024, 20:51 Rine Ikarus News

Recently, the director of Atlus, Katsura Hashino, spoke about the decision to omit romance options in the game.

The highly anticipated action JRPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio, created by the team behind the Persona series, is coming very soon. Since its debut announcement at the Xbox Game Showcase in 2023, Atlus has been steadily providing fans with updates on the game every day. We know that Metaphor: ReFantazio will not feature any romantic relationship options, which was confirmed in a Japanese livestream by Studio Zero just a few months ago. After this announcement, many fans were puzzled, wondering about the deeper...

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO reveals new game modes, split screen confirmed

Jun 22, 2024, 21:23 Rine Ikarus News

Bandai Namco and Spike Chunsoft recently released a new gameplay video for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, introducing the game’s modes.

As the release date for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO approaches, this game is set to become a dream come true for many Dragon Ball fans, continuing the legacy established by the Budokai Tenkaichi series. The release date announcement at Summer Fest has just concluded, revealing new features in the story mode of Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO , but leaving fans with many questions. To address these questions, Bandai Namco and Spike Chunsoft recently released a new gameplay video for Dragon Ball: Sparking!...

Climb to the top of hell together with friends in Chained Together

Jun 22, 2024, 21:06 Rine Ikarus News

In Chained Together, you and your friends will be chained to each other. Together, you will overcome countless obstacles in the depths of hell.

As gamers, we have all either played or heard of "rage platformer" or "punishing climbing games" at least once. Mentioning these types of games inevitably brings up Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, the groundbreaking game in this unique genre that once shook the gaming community. Following the success of Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, numerous equally captivating games of the same genre have been released, such as Jump King and A Difficult Game About Climbing. These games are...

More suits are coming to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in the newest update

Jun 16, 2024, 09:39 Rine Ikarus News

A series of new suits for Spider-Man will be added with this update, some of which are classic suits from previous installments.

Insomniac has just announced on their PlayStation Blog that a new update for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will be arriving on June 18. Most notably, a series of new suits for Spider-Man will be added with this update, some of which are classic suits from previous installments. This release, patch 1.003.000, also responds to community feedback and improves game stability. One of the significant changes includes adding the ability to switch parry and traversal skills between the Symbiote and Spider...

Bodycam is out right now, and it's more than a competitive shooter

Jun 16, 2024, 09:31 Rine Ikarus News

Just a few days ago, the comparative shooter game Bodycam was released in Early Access. The game quickly took the internet by storm, with many streamers playing or reacting to it. Bodycam rapidly won players' hearts with its stunning, eerily realistic graphics and unique, thrilling gameplay that no other game can match. Bodycam is the first ultra-realistic multiplayer, first-person shooter, created by two French developers at Reissad Studio. The game quickly gained attention after its first announcement in early 2024, reaching...

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO official release date announced

Jun 12, 2024, 14:09 Rine Ikarus News

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero made an appearance with a new trailer officially announcing the game’s release date: October 11, 2024, for all platforms.

The most anticipated Dragon Ball game of the year, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, has finally revealed its release date. Since the announcement of the game last year by Bandai Namco, heralded as the successor to the Budokai Tenkaichi series, and the release of two character trailers, Masters and Apprentices and Fused Warriors, fans have been eagerly awaiting the official release date. In the game latest Fused Warrior trailer, we have information that the game would appear at the Summer Game Fest 2024,...

Turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 revealed, and it looks amazing

Jun 12, 2024, 13:49 Rine Ikarus News

Developed by Sandfall Interactive, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a brand-new reactive turn-based RPG.

It’s that time of year again when exciting gaming events kick off, filled with numerous announcements and showcases of new titles from a plethora of major developers. For example, the recent State of Play event unveiled highly anticipated updates, including the latest trailers for Monster Hunter Wilds and Black Myth: Wukong. Not to be outdone, the recent Xbox Games Showcase also revealed new games, such as DOOM: The Dark Ages, and notably, a brand-new turn-based RPG titled...

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO bring even more to the roster with "Fused Warriors"

Jun 7, 2024, 23:59 Rine Ikarus News

The newest trailer for DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO opens with the introduction of several new characters set, centered around the theme of "Fused Warriors."

A brand-new trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO has just been released, featuring a slew of new characters and hinting at another upcoming announcement. Similar to the previous Master and Apprentices trailer, this one opens with the introduction of several new characters set to appear in the game, centered around the theme of "Fused Warriors." According to the Bandai Blog, this trailer reveals 21 new characters to the playable roster, bringing the total number of characters to...

New Monster Hunter Wilds trailer revealed at State of Play 2024

Jun 7, 2024, 23:50 Rine Ikarus News

Recently, at the State of Play 2024 event, Capcom released the official trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds and confirmed the release year.

No one can deny the popularity of Monster Hunter, a series of fantasy-themed action role-playing video games from Capcom. Since the release of the first game, Monster Hunter, in 2004 for the PlayStation 2, the Monster Hunter franchise has surpassed 100 million units sold worldwide. Given this tremendous success, it's no surprise that Capcom announced the new game, the sixth generation of the franchise, titled Monster Hunter Wilds during the 2023 The Game Awards. It is the follow-up to...

Controversial outfits make a return in Stellar Blade

Jun 2, 2024, 01:09 Rine Ikarus News

Players can now unlock an alternative "uncensored" variant of the outfits that were reportedly censored in Stellar Blade.

Censorship has recently been a sensitive issue within the gaming community. This refers to actions by companies and publishers to alter the appearance of a character or their outfit to make it more "acceptable" to the general public and in line with societal norms. However, most players view this action as highly criticized because it misrepresents the product that the publisher is selling. About a month ago, the gaming community was outraged with Shift Up due to their decision to introduce...

Black Myth: Wukong is rumored to have more than 80 bosses

Jun 2, 2024, 00:57 Rine Ikarus News

Leaker Lunatic Ignus on X, who has accurately shared game details before, revealed that Black Myth: Wukong will have more than 80 bosses.

It's been a long time since the Chinese developer Game Science first announced Black Myth: Wukong with a 13-minute pre-alpha gameplay video on August 20, 2020. Within one day, the video had nearly 2 million views on YouTube and 10 million views on Bilibili. Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game based on the classical 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, featuring gameplay similar to the "Souls" series. When Black Myth: Wukong was first announced, many people didn't even...

Stellar Blade's newest update adds even more outfits to the game

May 26, 2024, 19:22 Rine Ikarus News

Shift Up have announced a new 1.003 update for Stellar Blade, which will introduce several new content additions and new outfits.

Despite facing various controversies, Stellar Blade has achieved remarkable success, surpassing everyone's expectations. The complaints about changes in character costumes have not stopped Stellar Blade, which has even managed to outsold Dragon's Dogma 2, becoming the best-selling game in Japan at the moment. This is a significant achievement for Shift Up, as it is their first game released on a console platform. Shift Up have announced a new 1.003 update for Stellar Blade, which will introduce...

Valve's next title has just been leaked, and it will be a competitive shooter

May 26, 2024, 18:54 Rine Ikarus News

Fans were very surprised when recently, images and videos leaked about their newest game titled Deadlock began spreading across social media.

It’s hard to find a gamer who hasn’t heard of Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, co-founded by Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington. Valve is widely known as the developer of the largest digital distribution platform for PC games: Steam, which has brought millions of games to players worldwide. However, Valve is also renowned for their game development. Their debut title, the first-person shooter Half-Life, released in 1998, was a critical and commercial success and had a lasting influence...

Baldur's Gate 3 developer announced a new studio in Warsaw

May 22, 2024, 22:28 Rine Ikarus News

Building on the success of their flagship game Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studio also announced that they will be opening their 7th studio in Warsaw, Poland.

Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has experienced tremendous success since the game's release. Fans are hailing Baldur's Gate 3 as one of the most genre-defining titles in recent years, with it even winning the Game of the Year 2023 award. Despite being an independent studio best known for their cRPGs, Larian continues to grow and has become one of the prominent players in the industry, recently opening a new studio. We've known that Larian has been working on two...

CD Projekt just released the official modding tool for The Witcher 3

May 22, 2024, 21:50 Rine Ikarus News

On May 21, 2024, CD Projekt officially announced that REDkit, a comprehensive and advanced modding tool for The Witcher 3, is now available for PC gamers.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the third game in The Witcher video game series, played in an open world with a third-person perspective. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has sold over 50 million units as of March 2023, making it one of the best-selling video games of all time. It's been some...