The Destroy All Humans remake will contain a new level that was not included in the original PS2 and Xbox release. The mission, which was designed but did not make it into the game, has been restored and remade for the upcoming release.
The mission is called “The Wrong Stuff,” and it’s set in an Area 42 base (which is, essentially, the Destroy All Humans version of Area 51). You encounter this area in the middle of the game, and this mission has been inserted back into where it was originally going to appear.
You can see the brief trailer below.
Pandemic Studios, the developer of the original game, closed in 2009 after releasing The Saboteur. They are credited with the design of this new “lost” mission.
Destroy All Humans will release for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia on July 26.
The Danganronpa series is going through a change in publisher. It was recently announced by previous publisher NIS America that several titles in the series would be removed from digital sale on PS4 and PS Vita across August and September, and now we have a better idea why.
Spike Chunsoft, the game’s developer, has announced on Twitter that they will be handling all publishing for the series going forward. Whether this means that the games will be returning to digital storefronts right away isn’t clear yet, but Spike Chunsoft is promising a statement “once details are finalized.”
Attention, students: Spike Chunsoft, Inc. will take over publishing for the Danganronpa series. Please look forward to an official statement once details are finalized.
— Spike Chunsoft, Inc. (@SpikeChunsoft_e) July 21, 2020
This also doesn’t necessarily mean that the publisher is gearing up for a new Danganronpa. Kazutaka Kodaka, the series’ creative director, is currently working on Death March Club, and directed FMV game Death Come True.
Hopefully this means that the series will come back to PS Vita after NIS America removes the games, though, as it remains one of the best places to experience the series. The first game in the series recently came to mobile, and its sequels will follow.
Halo Infinite is set for its big reveal during the Xbox first-party games showcase on July 23, but ahead of that, developer 343 Industries has continued to release new teasers for it. This latest one is curious, as it focuses on Master Chief’s suit–but not the person inside of it.
The newest teaser appears to show Master Chief’s helmet being slot into place, shown from inside his suit. It gives off a sense that the iconic suit is ready to return to us.
Take a look for yourself in the gif below.
Halo Infinite will have its proper unveiling at the Xbox event this week, and the reveal will focus on the game’s campaign mode as opposed to its multiplayer element. Recently, Xbox boss Phil Spencer teased that Halo Infinite may change the “structure of what the game is itself.”
Halo Infinite is a launch title for the Xbox Series X, and it’s also coming to the regular Xbox One as well as PC. In fact, Series X won’t have any first-party exclusives for at least the first two years.
Mundaun is an upcoming horror game will a curious visual twist–all environmental elements in it have been drawn in pencil. The game, which is coming to PC and unspecified consoles in 2021, will be about a character who travels to his grandfather’s home town following his mysterious death, and ends up getting tangled in some weird, terrifying events.
The game comes from developer Hidden Fields, a one-person operation by Michel Ziegler, and this is his first full-length game. In April 2018, Ziegler tweeted about the game, saying that he’d been working on it for 3.5 years–which means that the game has been in development since at least 2015. It’s due for release in Spring 2021.
You can watch the trailer below, but tread with caution if you have a phobia of freaky goats.
The game will have a mechanic that measures the main character’s level of fear, which impacts how they control. There will also be puzzles to solve and a wide open environment to explore. The snowy mountains you’ll be exploring will also host sinister creatures that you should avoid (it’s unclear whether the game has a combat mechanic).
The entire game will seemingly be in greyscale, although the game’s Steam page description makes a reference to “green meadows,” so perhaps there will be some color.
All over Ghost of Tsushima are special locations where you can take in the beauty of the island while earning new items and abilities. Inari and Shinto Shrines give you new perk charms to equip, hot springs increase your overall health, and haiku locations let you compose short poems while unlocking Vanity Gear to customize your samurai warrior look.
There are 19 Haiku locations in total in Ghost of Tsushima, but they’re not always easy or obvious to find. Some are even only available as part of various tales you’ll play through around the island. Here’s where to find every Haiku location, which is part of unlocking the Mind, Body, and Spirit Trophy.
The first Haiku in the game is actually easy to miss if you don’t thoroughly explore around Hiyoshi Springs. You’ll find a man sitting on a rock in the hills north of the town. He’ll call out to you and give you a quick Haiku tutorial, but there won’t be a regular Haiku icon until you speak with him. Your reward for completing it is the Headband of Serenity.
Hiyoshi 2
There’s another location marked “Hiyoshi Haiku,” in addition to the one just north of Hiyoshi Springs. Find this one south of Old Woodsman’s Canopy. You’ll get the Headband of Peace for completing it.
Komoda Haiku
Find this Haiku near Wolf Cub Falls in Komoda. Your reward is the Headband of Defeat.
Azamo Haiku
Find the Amazo Haiku on the east side of Izuahara, just east of Kuta Bridge and southeast of Kuta Grasslands. You’ll get the Headband of the Invasion from it.
Ariake Haiku
This Haiku spot is located on the small island in the middle of Lake Izuhara. It’ll give you the Headband of Refuge.
Kashine Haiku
Head west of Shigenori Peak, right next to a Pillar of Honor, to find this Haiku. The reward is the Headband of Fear.
Komatsu Haiku
This Haiku location is right in the middle of Black Sands Inlet, on the west side of Izuhara. You’ll get the Headband of Strife for finding it.
Tsutsu Haiku
The Haiku location in Tsutsu is just north of Ohama Fishing Village, and gives you the Headband of Death for finding it.
Toyotama
Akashima Haiku
You’ll find this Haiku near the southern Toyotama coast. It’s just west of Duel in the Drowning Marsh location, and gives the Headband of Uncertainty.
Umugi Haiku
This one is right in the middle of the Field of Equinox Flowers and provides the Headband of Perseverance as a reward.
Otsuna Haiku
In Otsuna, look just south of Musashi Coast for this Haiku. It rewards the Headband of Survival.
Kushi Hiaku
Find Kushi’s Haiku location north of Benkei’s Falls. It gives the Headband of Preservation.
Kubara Haiku
Head just east of Kubara Forest to find the Kubara Haiku, where you’ll get the Headband of Rebirth.
Kamiagata
Kin Haiku
Look north of Kin Sanctuary on the cliffs on the northeast side of the lake for this Haiku. Your reward here is the Headband of Ruin.
Sago Haiku
The Sago Haiku is on the western edge of the prefecture, on the cliff above the beach, northwest of Guardian’s Ridge. Your reward is the Headband of Hope.
Jogaku Haiku
Your last Haiku on the map is at the extreme north end of the map, on Whaler’s Coast. It’ll give you the Headband of Strength.
Story Haikus
There are three points where you’ll write Haikus as part of story quests. Two of them take place at key moments in the main quest, in Act 2 and Act 3, so we won’t spoil them here. There’s also one in the last of Yuriko’s Tales, which count as Tales of Tsushima. You’ll unlock access to Yuriko’s Tale in Act 2.
No One Lives Forever is a cult-classic, but the series remains unavailable on modern systems and digital stores. There have been occasional rumblings of a revive, including a 2014 trademark filing from Steven Kick, the CEO of Nightdive Studios. That never eventuated, but Kick has not given up yet on bringing the game back.
In a new interview with Noclip (below), Kick talks about how Nightdive Studios started, and their current work on System Shock (including the upcoming remake). He also touches on the subject of No One Lives Forever, its sequel No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.’s Way, and spin-off Contract J.A.C.K, and his ongoing attempts to bring them back.
When asked what series he’d most like to bring back, Kick immediately jumped to No One Lives Forever. “That’s a tough one,” he says. “Its rights have just been split across the four winds.”
Kick says it’s been a “real challenge” to get all the rights holders together, and that there are still a lot of conversations that need to happen, but he’s going to keep working on it. “I’m never going to stop. It’ll happen one way or the other.”
So we might one day see these games again, thanks to Steven Kick and Nightdive Studios–but it might be a while away yet. If you’d like to know more about the game, check out our recent write-up of the best games of the year 2000.
Given that going to a theme park might not be at the top of your to-do list during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the parks are coming to you–in a way. Disney has announced a line of products from and inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the Star Wars-themed land at both California’s Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.
The new line of products includes toys, clothes, and even books that are attempting to bring some of the Galaxy’s Edge experience home, even if they can’t compete with the unrivaled joy of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, the land’s signature ride. Among the items you can pre-order now are a radio-controlled BB-unit droid that looks a lot like the ones you can build at Droid Depot in Galaxy’s Edge, as well as a Lego version of a transport ship you ride in Rise of the Resistance.
There’s even a couple of new Black Series action figures available, including one modeled after DJ-R3X, the droid that provides music inside Oga’s Cantina. For those that aren’t caught up in the Star Wars lore in Disney’s parks, the droid, also known as Rex, first appeared as a pilot in the Star Tours attraction between 1987 and 2010. In the parks, the character is voiced by Paul “Pee-wee Herman” Reubens.
Other items coming to the Galaxy’s Edge selection include a recreation of the Millennium Falcon as it appears outside of the Smuggler’s Run ride, as well as “traveler’s guide” to Batuu, the planet Galaxy’s Edge is set on. “This guidebook includes a history of the outpost, recommendations on where to eat and what to do during your planetary trip, as well as insider tips on how to best navigate the local terrain and politics,” a description reads.
All of the items will be available in Target stores and online beginning August 30. As of now, Disney World–including Hollywood Studios–remains open to reduced capacity crowds. Disneyland, on the other hand, has no date set for welcoming guests again. The park was originally set to reopen on July 17, but that was delayed at the end of June.
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With Elden Ring news expected in the coming months, it’s never been a better time to jump into From Software’s beloved Dark Souls series. Thankfully, you can get all of the games and DLC expansions at great prices, thanks to a new Humble sale that discounts the entire franchise. If you’re looking to get all three games and everything they offer, all you have to pay is $51.22.
Dark Souls Remastered is currently down to $20. The remaster gave the original game a new coat of paint. It can now run at 4K and 60 FPS, with some changes to how the online multiplayer works–there are now dedicated servers, and up to six players can be in a single world at a time, as opposed to the original’s four. Many laud the original as one of the best games ever made. GameSpot’s Dark Souls review scored it a 9.5/10, criticizing the original version’s frame rate performance, something that’s now fixed with the remaster.
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is the black sheep of the Dark Souls family, featuring unique mechanics and systems that the other two don’t. Regardless, it’s still a great game that scored a 9/10 in our Dark Souls II review. Scholar of the First Sin comes with all of the game’s DLC and only costs $10.
Dark Souls III was a much faster game than its predecessors, taking some inspiration from Bloodborne, another game in From Software’s library. It saw a return to the original’s lore and many of its mechanics while making adjustments to how some of them work, such as curse and bleeding afflictions. It scored an 8/10 in GameSpot’s Dark Souls III review for its thrilling combat and creative, challenging bosses. You can snag Dark Souls III for $15, the Ashes of Ariandel DLC for $7.49, and The Ringed City DLC for $7.49. Alternatively, you can get both DLCs in the season pass for $12.49 or the Dark Souls III: Deluxe Edition for $21.24, which gets you the base game and both expansions.
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These downloadable Xbox One demos aren’t the “normal” demos players have come to understand. Instead of being a polished, vertical slice of an upcoming or soon-to-be-released game, the demos are more akin to “showroom floor” demos, those that appear at trade show conventions and events. In other words, these demos are not necessarily indicative of the game’s final, full release.
Still, the laundry list of demos available spans a variety of genres, from action-roguelike to casual skateboarding sims and everything in between. There are even highly anticipated games featured in the demo list, including Genesis Noir, Haven by Furi developer The Game Bakers, Cris Tales, and many more.
More demos will be added to the extensive list throughout the week, Xbox confirmed. The company said the Xbox Dashboard will highlight new titles as they arrive. You can check out the full list of Xbox One demos available right now below.
Full Xbox One Summer Game Fest Demo List
9 Monkeys of Shaolin (Sobaka Studio)
A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher (Ask An Enemy Studios)
Alchemist Adventure (Bad Minions)
Aniquilation (R-Next)
Antipole DX (Saturnine Games)
Armed and Gelatinous (Three Flip Studios)
Ars Fabulae (Punk Notion)
Back to Belt (Mauricio Felippe)
Bite the Bullet (Mega Cat Studios)
Book of Adventum (Dark Amber Softworks)
Cake Bash (High Tea Frog)
Chickens Madness (Vikong)
Clea (InvertMouse)
Cris Tales (Dreams Uncorporated, SYCK)
Curved Space (Only By Midnight Ltd.)
Dandy Ace (Mad Mimic)
Darkestville Castle (Epic Llama)
Deleveled (ToasterFuel)
Destroy All Humans! (Black Forest Games)
Doodle God: Crime City Demo (JoyBits, Inc)
Dungeon and Gravestone (Wonderland Kazakiri inc.)
Dungeon Scavenger Inferno (Vidama Software)
Ephemeral Tale (Dawdling Dog, ltd.)
Flowing Lights (gFaUmNe)
Fractal Space (Haze Games)
Freshly Frosted (The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild)
Galacide (Puny Human)
Gauntlet Force: Rise of the Machines Demo (Forge Studios)
Genesis Noir (Feral Cat Den)
Haven (The Game Bakers)
Helheim Hassle (Perfectly Paranormal)
Hellpoint (Cradle Games)
In the Valley of Death (stdio.gypsy)
Kaze and the Wild Masks (PixelHive)
Klang 2 (Tinimations)
Knight Squad 2 (Chainsawesome Games)
Kova: AlphaLink (Black Hive Media)
KungFu Kickball (WhaleFood Games)
Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale (GrimTalin)
Lost Wing (BoxFrog Games)
Mars Power Industries Deluxe (7A Games)
Mayhem Brawler (Hero Concept)
Momentus (Swerve Studios)
Nine Witches: Family Disruption (Indiesruption)
OkunoKA Madness (Caracal Games)
PHOGS! (Bit Loom)
Pixel Skater (Chickopie Games)
Ponpu (Purple Tree Studio)
Projection: First Light (Shadowplay Studios)
Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games)
Re:Turn – One Way Trip (Red Ego Games)
Road to Guangdong (Just Add Oil)
Rover Wars: Battle for mars Demo (Sakari Games)
Sail Forth (David Evans Games)
ScourgeBringer (Flying Oak Games)
Seasons of the Samurai (TopView Studio)
SkateBIRD (Glass Bottom Games)
Skycadia (Studio Nisse LLC)
Solaroids: Prologue (DynF/X Digital)
Space Otter Charlie (Wayward Distractions)
Swim Out (Lozange Lab)
Swimsanity! (Decoy Games, LLC)
Tesla Force (10tons Ltd.)
The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines (tinyDino)
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav (Daedalic Entertainment)
The Dark Eye: Memoria (Daedalic Entertainment)
The Last Cube (Improx Games)
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (Falling Squirrel Inc.)
The US Navy has started banning Twitch viewers for asking about war crimes in chat, according to Kotaku. This comes shortly after the US Army Twitch channel also started banning any users that ask about war crimes.
Like the US Army esports channel, the US Navy Twitch channel is a recruitment tool aimed at gamers. The official channel description reads, “Other people will tell you not to stay up all night staring at a screen. We’ll pay you to do it.”
Phrases like “war crimes” and alternate spellings are banned from chat, but viewers who find an alternative way to ask about war crimes or other issues prevalent in the military, like PTSD, will get banned from the channel. The name “Eddie Gallagher” was briefly on the banned word list, as viewers would refer to the Navy SEAL who was turned in by his own platoon for allegedly murdering a prisoner of war and posing with the body.
These bans have sparked further controversy because in the eyes of some, like the ACLU, the bans are unconstitutional. Since the military is an extension of the federal government, banning people for talking about war crimes could be considered a violation of the first amendment.
In addition to the bans, the US Army has also been asked by Twitch to stop promoting seemingly fake giveaways that lead users to a page where they could give recruiters their personal information. A US Army representative said that the giveaways were legitimate but Twitch said that they lacked transparency. The US Army has also banned a number of users posting about war crimes in their Discord channel.
