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AGenshin Impactplayer has found a detail potentially proving that Lumine is the game’s true main character. At the start of the game, players have the option to choose between Lumine and Aether to become their Traveler whose main quest is to find their lost sibling. Regardless of which character their choose, both Aether and Lumine follow the same storyline inGenshin Impact, and they also have the same exact kit. Since the game arrived back in 2020, fans have been speculating about who is the canon main character between the two....

Summary Haunted Chocolatieris expected to evolve several ofStardew Valley’s core mechanics. Though not a direct sequel,Haunted Chocolatierplace in the life sim genreis defined by its connection toStardew Valley, via their shared creator Eric Barone, AKA ConcernedApe. As such, the two ostensibly share a number of important similarities, from their pixelated art styles to their NPC relationship mechanics. ButHaunted Chocolatieris shaping up to be a very different sort of game in other ways....

Now that it’s clear thatState of Decay 3is officially coming, it’s time to talk about what the game should be. Previous entries in what is now a trilogy have largely focused on the survival aspect. Players built up their camps while savaging for supplies. They went out looking for other survivors. They tried to survive when one of their group was bitten. But for the most part, zombies were treated as a nuisance more than something to be scared about....

Summary Independent stealth tactics studio Mimimi Games is shutting down after publishing its latest titleShadow Gambit: The Cursed Crewjust over a week ago.Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crewhas players revive a crew of cursed pirate legendsaboard the Red Marley as they stealth their way across large, open islands on their hunt for the captain’s treasure. Mimimi Games had become somewhat of a legendary independent studio in the shrinking world of stealth games over the past decade....

Microsoft previewed a variety of games spanning across different genres during today’s Xbox Games Showcase livestream event, from emotional episodic journies to dark Nordic adventures. One multiplayer puzzle that stood out in the bunch is the upcomingTetris Effect: Connected. Since its release way back in the 80s,Tetrishas seen a number of variants, innovating the game in many different aspects while keeping true to the game’s main puzzle tactics of lining differently shaped pieces as efficiently as possible....

Summary That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slimehas established itself as one of the most iconic and beloved isekai anime ever made. Almost every fan of the genre loves the hero of this story, a charming and absurdly powerful slime named Rimuru Tempest. And now, about three yearsafter the end of the second season,the fans can finally enjoy the third season of this fun series. One thing’s worth noting though,That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slimeisoriginally a light novel,written by Fuse, that was later adapted into anime and manga....

Summary To the delight of some and the disappointment of others, open-world video games are starting to dominate the gaming industry. Plenty of linear games are still being released, but many AAA publishers are choosing to sign off on gameswith huge open worlds. Open-worlds were once predominantly restricted to RPG games like theElder Scrollsseries, though in the last decade, it has begun to creep into unexpected places like the puzzle genre withThe Witnessand the racing genre with titles like theForza Horizonseries....

Over the past week, rumors began circulating that Blizzard and NetEase canceled aWorld of Warcraftmobile game that had been in development for a couple of years. This comes fresh off the heels of the release ofDiablo Immortaland theannouncement ofWarcraft: Arclight Rumble.There has been no confirmation that this mobile game was actually canceled, but it was supposedly axed over a disagreement of terms. The team of 100 developers that was allegedly attached to the project may have also been disbanded....

Porting games between different console releases is nothing new for the games industry, as titles likeCommandos 2made it to PS2 and the original Xbox along with its PC release. However, it appears that anearly Game Boy Advance versionof the game may have finally come out of obscurity, although not quite in the form fans might have originally expected to see it. Posted to Twitter by dedicated Nintendo preserver, Forest of Illusion, an early demo ofCommandos 2forGame Boy Advancehas made its way to PC....

Valorantdataminers have deduced that the popular tactical shooter might be making the jump to consoles soon.Riot Games has commented on such a possibilitybefore, and it appears it’s finally coming to fruition. Developed by Riot Games,Valorantwas released as a Windows exclusive in mid-2020. It is a free-to-play first-person multiplayer shooter, noted for taking several pages out ofCounter-Strike’s book. While it has garnered some criticism for the amount of toxicity within its community as well as the instability in its anti-cheating software,Valoranthas been mostly well-received, garnering the second-highest number of concurrent Twitch viewers for any video game, and winning Best Esports Game at last year’s Game Awards....

Unlike in Japan, where it is almost unheard of for the voice actor behind a popular video game character to be recast, it’s fairly common practice in the west. Of course, there are some notable exceptions, including the great Charles Martinet, who has been the undisputed video game voice of Mario for almost three decades now. As with the character himself though,that kind of longevityis incredibly rare in the modern era of gaming....

Less than a day remains before Christmas is here and the celebrations can get fully underway, but that’s still plenty of time forOverwatchfans to ring in the holiday in style, thanks to Blizzard. In keeping with what’s apparently a holiday tradition now, today is the day fans can tune in to watch the latest annualOverwatchYule Log starring the game’s director, Jeff Kaplan. For the next several hours, player can treat themselves to the sight of Kaplan sitting in a nice big chair before a roasting fire all day while surrounded by a number ofOverwatch-themed Christmas decorations....

Summary TheFive Nights at Freddy’sfilm adapted key elements from a wide variety of sources. While many of the film’s narrative elements were taken fromFNAF’s Clickteam series, one figure, Vanessa, stood out. Vanessa is a key player inFive Nights at Freddy’smodern era, or Cooperative series, making her inclusion a unique divergence from the source material. Throughout the film, Vanessa plays a critical role, ensuring Mike’s time at Freddy’s goes according to plan....