Genshin Impact's 2.2 update out 13th October

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  508 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Genshin Impact's 2.2 update Into the Perilous Labyrinth of Fog comes out 13th October, developer miHoYo has announced. This is the update that makes Aloy from Sony's Horizon series available for free on all platforms, including PlayStation, PC and mobile (Aloy was previously only available on PlayStation). Into the Perilous Labyrinth of Fog introduces the last of the six major islands of Inazuma, a new playable character called Thoma, and new challenges and mini-games. [Read More]

Harry Potter Wizards Unite - Houses: How to join and change Hogwarts Houses with your Ministry ID

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  5 minutes  |  907 words  |  Arica Deslauriers

Good news - there are Hogwart's Houses in Harry Potter Wizards Unite, Niantic's take on the wizarding world. Though it's purely for aesthetic purposes, and doesn't affect gameplay, it means you can represent either Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. Though it's not integral to how Wizards Unite works, it's such a core part of world of Harry Potter that it's no surprise Houses feature in some way. This page explains how how to join or change your House in Harry Potter Wizards Unite as part of your Ministry ID, and everything else you need to know about your Profile and House choice. [Read More]

How Bloodborne honours the legacy of H.P. Lovecraft

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  716 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

Without going into too much detail, it's clear that Bloodborne owes a lot to cult horror author H.P. Lovecraft. It's got more than its share of madness, tentacles, and inconvenient truths about man's plight in a grim world, but those are just surface details true of many horror games. YouTuber and Lovecraft aficionado Super Bunnyhop digs deeper into From Software's latest horrorshow to explain just how much Bloodborne owes to Howard Phillip Lovecraft, as well as where it chooses to deviate from the author's most common tropes. [Read More]

PlayStation exec fired after paedophile sting claim

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  Trudie Dory

Sony has fired PlayStation Network senior vice president of engineering George Cacioppo, after a livestream which appears to show him caught in a paedophile sting. The footage finds Cacioppo, wearing a "PS5" T-shirt, in front of his house at nighttime, apparently ready to meet the person approaching him. When a flashlight is turned on his face, he quickly returns to his house. A description on the video claims that Cacioppo, 64, was expecting to meet a 15-year-old for sex after exchanging messages on hookup app Grindr. [Read More]

Pokémon Go Buddy Adventure explained - how to get hearts, excited Buddies, and all Buddy level rewards including Best Buddy explained

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  9 minutes  |  1741 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Pokémon Go Buddy Adventure is a huge update to one of the game's earliest features. As before, you can select a Buddy to join you and earn Candy as you explore, but now, your chosen Pokémon will appear on the map, can aid you in battle, and be played with and fed in AR mode. As with the Friendship system, you can develop a relationship with your Buddy over time - giving you a series of rewards as you become more and more attentive. [Read More]

Pokémon Go getting official companion app with messaging, meetup organisation

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  405 words  |  Trudie Dory

Pokémon Go fans are finally getting the ability to message other players and arrange meetups - albeit via a companion app. Campfire is a new social app from Pokémon Go maker Niantic which will show live Pokémon Go features, such as gyms and active raids, as well as other players who have opted to show their location. The app, which is set to launch this summer, will also plug into other Niantic games such as Ingress. [Read More]

Pokemon Go habitat rotation schedule and every habitat Pokémon for Go Fest 2020

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  830 words  |  Patria Henriques

Rotating habitats are part of the Day One, Saturday 25th July, celebrations for Go Fest 2020 in Pokémon Go. There are five habitats in total - fire, water, grass, battle and friendship - and each one has a set of special Pokémon that will appear when a specific habitat is live. Every hour of the first day of Go Fest 2020 has been assigned a habitat, which means that each habitat appears twice throughout the day. [Read More]

The Rock is bringing "one of the biggest, most badass games" to the big screen

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  483 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is set to star in another video game movie, with the actor teasing it'll see one of the "biggest, most badass" games being brought to the big screen. Johnson is, of course, no stranger to video game movies, having starred in an adaption of id Software's first-person shooter Doom back in 2005 (by most accounts not an especially good movie) and more recently appearing in 2018's live-action version of arcade favourite Rampage (see previous comment). [Read More]

Zone of the Enders HD Collection review

 Posted on September 12, 2022  |  6 minutes  |  1178 words  |  Trudie Dory

This is an import review of the North American edition of the Zone of the Enders HD Collection. The European version is due out on 30th November. The original Zone of the Enders on PS2 might have been a little bit of a fluke. Its success was certainly influenced by the timing of its release - and less down to luck than some shrewd business acumen. So Hideo Kojima wanted to try his hand at something outside Metal Gear (if only as a producer); that it happened to involve sleek, speedy robots crafted by MGS' masterful mechanical designer Yoji Shinkawa was arguably a cool enough idea to make Evangelion's EVA look like mobile suit jalopies by comparison. [Read More]

Animal Crossing: New Horizons owners surprised to find island progress tied to first resident

 Posted on September 11, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  370 words  |  Mittie Cheatwood

By now, it should be common knowledge Animal Crossing: New Horizons only features one island per Nintendo Switch console. Multiple users can each have their own character, but all inhabit the same shared location. This opens up the possibility of seeing your mutual home flourish when you're not around (other users can share the load when it comes to daily chores, for example, or leave messages and gifts for you to come back to). [Read More]