Bombservice has announced a new Momodora is in development, in celebration of the original game’s tenth anniversary. The new teaser briefly features art of protagonist Isadora, a crimson eclipse, and ends with a pair of spooky eyes that refuse to blink.
On the official Momodora Twitter, series creator Guilherme Martins tweeted his thanks to fans who had supported the game series over the last decade. “Momodora is a series that I started from scraps of failed projects, with no expectations,” Martins wrote.
“My only goal back then was to be able to bring one of my characters to life. In the beginning, I barely knew what I was doing (and honestly even today…) but I followed my heart and created what I wanted to the best of my abilities. If someone like me was able to do it, those out there who dream of their creations can, too. Please keep your spirits up!”
Originally launched on PC in 2010, the first Momodora was an indie platformer game influenced by Cave Story. Momodora II arrived in 2011 and shifted the series to a Metroidvania style of gameplay, while also revamping Momodora’s combat system in the process.
Minoria would serve as a spiritual sequel when it launched on PC in 2019, and is currently scheduled to arrive on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on September 10.
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Leaked skins from Marvel’s Avengers have surfaced on Reddit, seemingly tied to promotional collaborations with Verizon, Intel and Virgin Media.
Posted to Reddit by user smoove4254, the first set of skins boast a red and white colourway, with the header tags found suggesting they could be linked to Verizon in the US and Virgin Media in the UK, who both follow a similar colour scheme.
The second set of skins are more nostalgic in nature, with Thor sporting an old-school fighting helmet and Iron Man donning a weathered set of armour. According to the user, this set may be part of an upcoming collaboration with technology company Intel. In a report from ComputerBase, leaked product images were found suggesting that an upcoming series of ‘KA’ model Intel processors will feature a collaboration with Crystal Dynamics’ Avengers game, which may well be where these skins stem from.
In other Marvel’s Avengers news, check out our 44 helpful tips and tricks for the game’s beta program, which is rolling out over the coming weekends. If you’re stuck wondering which superhero you should main when you get access, check out our character skill guides to find out which of earth’s mightiest heroes best suits your style.
Pokemon Go‘s third and final Ultra Unlock event, Unova Week, kicks off in a few days, but that’s not the only event happening in the game this week. As a make-good for some technical issues that occurred during Pokemon Go Fest 2020, Niantic is holding a special event for Go Fest ticket holders this Sunday, August 16, giving them another chance to catch Go Fest Pokemon and more.
The makeup event runs from 11 AM to 2 PM local time. Much like during the first day of Go Fest, there will be rotating virtual habitats each hour of the makeup event, which will bring out different types of Pokemon. The habitat rotation schedule is as follows:
11 AM: Fire habitat
12 PM: Water habitat
1 PM: Friendship habitat
On top of that, players will be able to claim a free box from Pokemon Go’s in-game shop that contains two Incense and two Remote Raid Passes. Any Incense that you use during the event will also last for one hour instead of the usual 30 minutes, and certain Pokemon will only appear when Incense is active.
Finally, any gifts that you open during the makeup event can possibly contain Rare Candies. You can read more about the Pokemon Go Fest makeup event on the game’s official website.
In the meantime, the aforementioned Unova Week kicks off on August 14 and runs until August 21. During that time, Gen 5 Pokemon such as Sewaddle, Cottonee, and Emolga will appear in the wild much more often than usual, and the Mythical Pokemon Genesect will be featured in five-star Raids. You also have until August 14 to battle and catch Deoxys, which is appearing again as part of the ongoing Enigma Week event.
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Twitch Prime, a service included with any Amazon Prime subscription, is getting a rebrand. Today, Amazon launched Prime Gaming, which will replace Twitch Prime going forward and offer even more free gaming content for Amazon Prime members.
Twitch Prime has been one of the more overlooked sources for free games and loot every month compared to subscriptions like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold, despite the fact that every one of Amazon’s 150 million+ Prime subscribers has access to it. Since 2016, Twitch Prime has offered free in-game loot, free PC games, and a free Twitch channel subscription every month. Amazon has been ramping up its offerings in recent months, partnering with publishers like Rockstar and Riot to offer exclusive in-game items for major titles like Grand Theft Auto Online and League of Legends. The number of free games has grown exponentially as well, with over 20 games up for grabs this month, including SNK arcade classics like Metal Slug 2 and SNK 40th Anniversary Collection.
With Prime Gaming, Amazon aims to keep growing its catalog of freebies and partnering with major publishers to offer free content. While Prime Gaming’s free loot can be claimed across all gaming platforms, including the next-generation consoles when those launch, the free indie games will still only be available to claim on PC for now, Amazon said in a press briefing.
The name change is largely a rebranding to make the benefits more clear to existing Prime members and allow Prime Gaming to more neatly sit alongside other pillars of the Prime membership, including Prime Video, Prime Reading, and Amazon Music. But Prime Gaming will also make it easier to take advantage of these benefits–going forward, you’ll be able to claim your free games and loot directly at Amazon. Some free content drops require you to link a third-party account such as EA or Rockstar, but Amazon is simplifying the process by no longer requiring members to link their Twitch account as well. With Prime Gaming, only your Amazon Prime account and specific game account need to be linked.
An Amazon Prime membership costs $119/year (or $13 a month). On top of the Prime Gaming benefits, you get free two-day shipping on many Amazon products, and sometimes even one-day or same-day shipping depending on where you live. You also get free release-date shipping on select games and other pre-order items. Plus, the membership unlocks unlimited access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and many other benefits. Fortunately, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial to try Prime out if you’re interested.
It’s just shy of a week since Fall Guys launched across PC and PS4, but the Devolver Digital-published battle royale has already hit some significant milestones. As a thanks to so many of its players, developer Mediatonic is planning to give away a special cosmetic item soon.
In a post on the game’s Steam page, Mediatonic thanks the millions of players that have purchased the game already, celebrating 2 million customers on Steam alone. As a thanks for the support, and an apology for server connection errors that has persisted since launch, an in-game reward is being decided on for all players to claim for free soon. It’s not clear from the post if this will be offered to PS4 players too, who can still get the game as part of August’s PS Plus offerings.
The post also confirms that Mediatonic isalready working on new game modes to add to the pool of 25 already in the game, as well as new features that are only vaguely teased. The developer also reaffirms that work is continuing with server stability and capacity, as some players are still experiencing some connectivity issues. The game was review bombed at launch for this but has since recovered on Steam to a “Mostly Positive” status.
Fall Guys is a fun and approachable spin on battle royales, with easy-to-understand gameplay and whimsical mini-games to battle in. In GameSpot’s 7/10 Fall Guys review, the game was praised for its sheer fun factor. “It can be disheartening to have a game end prematurely due to uneven team matches and, worse still, when you’re forced into one of Fall Guys’ unsatisfying finale modes,” the review reads. “But neither are enough to derail the fun Fall Guys consistently generates, with its chaotic obstacle courses and earworm soundtrack ensuring you’ll be coming back for more.”
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Many people are still stuck at home due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, and that’s leading a lot of us to spend more money on video games than ever. According to the NPD Group, spending on video games during the second quarter (April to June) reached an all-time record of $11.6 billion, which is an increase of 30% compared to the same period last year.
While the summer slowly winds down, with the heat from the sun scorching our skin to a burnt crisp, you may wonder why you went outside at all. Why didn’t you just hang out, indoors, on your couch watching Netflix? And if you’re looking to see what’s new to the streaming service from original programs to movies and TV shows, we have you covered. Here’s what’s coming to Netflix this week.
Fans of the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender will have something new to watch this week. The follow-up series The Legend of Korra arrives on Friday. The episodes that drop are from the first four volumes of the show, which follows the Avatar Korra and she goes her best to protect Republic City from the forces of evil. The series takes place 70 years after the events of the original series.
If you’re looking for something a bit more comedic, Scary Movie 5 arrives on Wednesday. The latest installment of the parody series stars Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, and Gracie Whitton, as the film spoofs movies like Inception, Paranormal Activity, Black Swan, and more. You, too, can watch Scary Movie 5 and yell at your TV things like, “I remember that movie this film is making fun of!” or “Ah yes, that is a moment from pop culture I remember!”
Finally, on Thursday, you can watch Safety Not Guaranteed. Directed by Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World), the movie follows a writer at a magazine who is investigating the person behind a classified ad who claims they’ve invented a time machine. However, as the investigation progresses, the writer discovers that the inventor may not be crazy, and may be on to something. The film stars Aubrey Plaza, Jake Johnson, and Mark Duplass.
Below, you’ll find the full list of what’s heading to Netflix this week. For more information on the streaming service, find out what’s coming for the rest of August here.
New to Netflix this week:
August 10
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Nightcrawler
August 11
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Rob Schneider: Asian Momma, Mexican Kids — NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
August 12
Scary Movie 5
(Un)Well — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
August 13
Safety Not Guaranteed
Une fille facile / An Easy Girl — NETFLIX FILM
August 14
3%: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
El robo del siglo — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Fearless — NETFLIX FILM
Glow Up: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Project Power — NETFLIX FILM
The Legend of Korra: Book One: Air
The Legend of Korra: Book Two: Spirits
The Legend of Korra: Book Three: Change
The Legend of Korra: Book Four: Balance
Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun — NETFLIX FAMILY
Teenage Bounty Hunters — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
August 15
Rita: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Stranger: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
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Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is an upcoming action platform game that sees the original cast of actors from the Samurai Jack cartoon return to reprise their respective roles. Taking place in the cartoon canon, Battle Through Time’s story will tie into the final season of the show.
In the video above, voice actors B.J. Ward, Grey Delisle-Griffin, and Kevin Michael Richardson offer a behind-the-scenes look at their respective characters: Hag Witch, Josephine Clench, and Demongo.
The trailer also showcases that Battle Through Time will occasionally change perspectives–while both Hag Witch and Demongo are fought in open 3D spaces, the fight against Josephine Clench takes place on a train and occurs within a 2D plane.
A beloved cartoon, Samurai Jack tells the story of the titular Jack, a samurai prince trying to save the world from Aku, a demon. Aku stops Jack by sending him far into the future to a time when Aku has already largely succeeded in taking over the world. Jack resolves to protect the inhabitants of the future until he can find a way to return to the past and end Aku before the demon can rise to power.
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time will be released digitally for Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC on August 21. Limited Run Games is selling a limited-time physical version for PS4 and Switch that will be available for pre-order on Friday, August 14 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET.
CD Projekt Red has announced episode 2 of Night City Wire, a digital show where the developers reveal details about their upcoming RPG Cyberpunk 2077. According to a tweet from the official CD Projekt Red account, this second installment to the series will focus on weapon types, lifepaths, and the transformation of punk rock band Refused into “chrome-rock” group, Samurai. If you’re interested in hearing the latest on Cyberpunk 2077, check out our handy watch guide below.
Night City Wire episode 2 takes place on Monday, August 10, and will start at 9 am PT, 12 pm ET, and 5 pm BST. If you’re watching from Australia, tune in on August 11 at 2 am AEST. There was no mention from CDPR of how long this episode is expected to be, but the first one lasted about 25 minutes so it’s possible this one will be about the same length of time.
How to Watch Night City Wire Episode 2
We’ll be hosting the Cyberpunk 2077 livestream on our channels across a variety of platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and Twitter. Here’s the full list of places you can watch Night City Wire Episode 2:
As we mentioned earlier, there are three topics CD Projekt Red plans to touch on during Night City Wire episode 2: Weapon types, lifepaths, and how Refused transformed into Cyberpunk 2077’s Samurai.
In previous screenshots and gameplay, we were given looks at the variety of weapons in Cyberpunk 2077. So far, we know there are manufacturers that develop a variety of different weapons that fall into three categories — power, smart, and tech. It’s possible we’ll see the different categories of weapons explored in more detail and maybe a bit about each manufacturer’s weapon style.
As for lifepaths, we explored these a bit in our latest Cyberpunk 2077 previews. These act as an origin story for your character and determine where your journey begins in Cyberpunk 2077. Check out Miranda Sanchez’s experience as the Nomad and Ryan McCaffrey’s experience as the “corpo-rat” if you want to know a little more about what those lifepaths are like ahead of the stream.
As for the details around Cyberpunk 2077’s music, CD Projekt Red recently announced punk rock band Refused would be the musicians behind Johnny Silverhand’s group Samurai in the game. We’re sorry to report that Keanu Reeves won’t be doing the singing for his character but it will be interesting to see what role his band plays in Cyberpunk 2077’s dystopian world.
Let us know what you’re most excited to hear about in the comments.
There are never enough superhero games for some of us, and the popular Injustice fighting game franchise hasn’t had a follow-up since 2017’s Injustice 2. Now, that might be set to change. Popular Twitter artist BossLogic uploaded an image that seems to suggest the existence of an Injustice 3, although at this point it appears to be more of wishful thinking than an actual announcement of any sort.
As noted by several observers, the clock in the background of the mock-up is likely a thinly-veiled reference to the Watchmen sequel Doomsday Clock–which was written by Geoff Johns, not original writer Alan Moore–which could indicate the inclusion of Watchmen characters in an Injustice sequel. While it seems a bit far-fetched, such crossovers have become increasingly common in NetherRealm games, since Injustice 2 featured disparate characters like Hellboy and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
It’s certainly possible that this mock-up is just a bit of wishful thinking on BossLogic’s part. However, the timing is suspicious, as DC’s upcoming Fandome event on August 22 will reveal new details about other upcoming superhero games, such as the newly-confirmed Suicide Squad game in development at Rocksteady. A previous snippet of dialogue from a Joker vs. Joker mirror match also seemed to imply that Injustice 3 is on the way. Though director Ed Boon denied it, given NetherRealm’s penchant for secrets and hints, that seems highly unlikely.
Given that Netherrealm has just shipped the Aftermath DLC for Mortal Kombat 11, it would seem likely they’re about to embark on a new project, and an Injustice 3 would certainly make sense. It would certainly be a next-gen game for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. We’ll likely have to wait until August 22 for any confirmation, however.
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