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SaGa Frontier Remastered has been announced, and it’s an improved version of Square’s 1998 PS1 JRPG. The game, originally released in the US in 1998, is being remastered for Switch, PS4, mobile, and PC, and some cut content is being restored for this new version.

SaGa Frontier presented players with seven potential protagonists, and let them explore the game world in a non-linear fashion. For the Remaster, there are now eight characters–Fuse, who appeared on the start screen but was not available in-game, has been restored. Each character has their own goals and ending, so you could conceivably play the game through eight times and have a different experience with each character.

Beyond Fuse, there are also other scenes and sections that were cut from the original release that are being restored. This should be the ultimate version of SaGa Frontier.

The game, set across a whole solar system, was considered confusing by many critics at the time, but it was well-received in Japan and has a cult following. You can check out the Remastered version in the trailer below.

The game is due to release in Summer 2021.

Square Enix has remastered and released a few different SaGa games over the last two years–in 2019, Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa: Scarlet Grace came to modern systems.

CD Projekt Red has cleared up some confusion about the upcoming multiplayer game set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. Executive Adam Kicinski said during the company’s latest earnings briefing that it’s not right to call it just a “mode” for Cyberpunk 2077.

Instead, it should be thought of as a standalone product. “So, first, we don’t call it modes,” Kicinski said (transcription via Seeking Alpha). “It’s a separate dedicated production, a big production. We think about it as a standalone product.”

The Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer game is connected to the single-player game, but CD Projekt Red sees it as an “independent production” with a team working on it that’s separate from the team building the single-player game.

Kicinski went on to say that CD Projekt Red is purposefully keeping quiet on the multiplayer game right now, and that is likely to keep the focus on building hype for Cyberpunk 2077’s single-player game. Kicinski said people can expect news about Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer game to come during Q1 of 2021.

What we do know about the Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer game is that it will have some sort of microtransaction system, but it’s unknown at this stage what business model it will use. Regarding the microtransactions, CD Projekt Red has said the goal is to provide users with content to purchase that feels like a fair transaction for their money.

Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer spin-off is not going to come out anytime soon. The last we heard, CD Projekt Red said you should expect it to release in 2022 at the soonest.

After multiple delays, Cyberpunk 2077 releases on December 10 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, PC, and last-gen consoles.

If you’re the type who wants to get some extra fitness in while staying home, but just haven’t found the correct way to do it, this ProForm XR is perfect for you. It makes doing several types of exercises a lot easier, and is coming in at a great price that won’t break the bank. Even better, is the compact form that ensures it won’t take up too much room in your home.

Cyber Monday ProForm Fitness Deals

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This HP Cyber Monday deal is one of the best gaming PC deals we’ve seen (and will see) for all of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The HP OMEN 30L comes equipped with an unlocked 10th generation Intel Core i5-10600K 6-core processor and… drum roll please… an RTX 3070 video card. The RTX 3070 video runs on par with the previous generation RTX 2080 TI in gaming. You’ll be hard pressed to build your own rig with the same specs for the same price, especially with the current RTX 3070 availability. It’s almost impossible to score one and will remain so until 2021. The ship time for this PC is mid to late December, but at the very least you’ve locked in your order.

The Best Cyber Monday Gaming PC Deal

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For more Cyber Monday deals, check out our mega post.

 

 

It’s a great time to be a fan of games, because Black Friday and Cyber Monday have brought with it some stellar deals this year. Today, this extends out to the books associated with said games, as several awesome art and lore books are discounted even more than usual on Amazon. If you’re a fan of Zelda, Final Fantasy and more, we’ve got some great deals for you, so make sure to take a look down below and as always, act fast because quantities are limited.

Cyber Monday Videogame Book Sales

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Defeating an enemy in a Souls game can be extremely satisfying, and with the Demon’s Souls remake debuting as a PlayStation 5 launch title, many early adopters are discovering the joys of slaying its titular demons. The PS5 records a video when you earn a trophy, and one player made a fun discovery as he defeated the Tower Knight–that video can include your mic audio.

Reddit user helloiamjack posted a video of his successful defeat of the Demon’s Souls boss to the PS5 subreddit, and amusingly, it features some audio of his victory celebration. He’s a “first time” Souls player, and he’s understandably excited about defeating the giant enemy.

You can watch the video below–just make sure you turn your volume up for the best results.

The PS5 DualSense mic turns on by default in multiplayer, so remember to switch it off if you don’t want people to hear you.

Demon’s Souls is one of the highlights of the PS5 launch, and earned a 9/10 in GameSpot’s review. ” Bluepoint has taken From Software’s original game and expressed it in a richer and fuller way, and in doing so given me something I thought was impossible: the opportunity to relive the experience of falling in love with Souls games for the first time,” wrote critic Tamoor Hussain.

The PS5 is still very difficult to buy. Keep an eye on our PS5 buyer’s guide for stock as it appears in stores.

The Xbox Game Pass Twitter account is up to some shenanigans again. Back in September, the account posted an email exchange that not-so-subtly implied that Doom Eternal was coming to the service soon, and it joined the console Xbox Game Pass on October 1. Now, the account is teasing another big addition, but we can’t quite tell what game they’re referencing.

A “gif with a sinister red light” certainly points to Control Ultimate Edition, since that game uses red and orange hues to represent its antagonist, the Hiss. In the Doom Eternal tweet, internet sleuths quickly discovered that inverting the image’s colors revealed a message that all but confirmed that Eternal was the game being discussed. In this tweet, flipping the colors reveals a very different hidden message: “You really think we’d put the tease here again?”

It’s certainly possible that the game is something other than Control–after all, red lights aren’t exactly uncommon in big video games–but our money is certainly there. Control Ultimate Edition is the next-gen version of Remedy’s paranoid action game, and includes both of its expansions. However, it will only be available as a free upgrade for players who bought the Ultimate Edition on PS4 or Xbox One.

It’s not yet clear if this game will come to both the PC and console versions of Xbox Game Pass, which are separate services that offer differing libraries of games. For example, the PC Xbox Game Pass still does not have Doom Eternal as of this writing, with Microsoft previously stating that it will come to the service sometime before the end of the year. For those who want access to both services, as well as EA Play, there’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which costs $15 a month, compared to $10 a month for PC or console alone. However, you can get 3 months of Game Pass Ultimate for $20 as a Black Friday deal.