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NBA 2K23 Update 1.011 Dunks Out This January 9 (Update)

NBA 2K23 update 1.011 is out now on both last-gen and next-gen platforms, and it’s another hefty download. This is an unannounced patch, which isn’t surprising for the game. Read on for what’s new in the NBA 2K23 PS5 and Xbox Series X|S update January 9 patch notes.

NBA 2K23 Update 1.011 Patch Notes | NBA 2K23 January 9 Update Patch Notes:

Size: 2.84 GB (PS5) and around 4.91 GB (Xbox Series X/S)

 Update: The official patch notes are now available! Listed below are the patch notes for current-gen. You can check the last-gen patch notes right here.

GENERAL

  • Preparations for NBA 2K23 Season 4, launching this Friday, January 13th, at 8AM PT/11AM ET/4PM BST. Stay tuned for what we have in store!
  • A new game mode, Eras Quick Play, will launch alongside Season 4 this Friday.  This new mode is accessible from the Play Now menu and allows you to experience quick play historic matchups with full presentation filters/overlays from any of our supported Eras
  • Resolved a rare disconnect that could occur in Play Now Online games when toggling camera settings
  • The Bob Lanier “16” stripe has been added to the Detroit Pistons uniforms (available in the next roster update)
  • Fixed some visual issues with the City courts for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, and San Antonio Spurs
  • The following players have had general likeness updates or adjustments made:
    • Bol Bol
    • James Bouknight (tattoo update)
    • Oshae Brissett (tattoo update)
    • Clint Capela
    • Jordan Clarkson
    • Mike Conley
    • Torrey Craig (tattoo update)
    • Anthony Davis
    • DeMar DeRozan (tattoo update)
    • Keon Ellis (dynamic hair update)
    • Paul George
    • Aaron Gordon
    • Brandon Ingram
    • Josh Jackson
    • Derrick Jones Jr. (tattoo update)
    • Kai Jones
    • Kyle Kuzma (tattoo update)
    • Damian Lillard (tattoo update)
    • Nassir Little (tattoo update)
    • JaVale McGee
    • Kristaps Porzingis
    • Julius Randle
    • Austin Reaves
    • Terry Rozier
    • Domantas Sabonis
    • Ben Simmons (tattoo update)
    • Jayson Tatum (tattoo update)
    • Duane Washington (dynamic hair update)
    • Jaylin Williams (tattoo update)
  • The following historic players have received new or updated sculpts:
    • Winston Bennett
    • Michael Curry
    • Greg Foster
    • George Gervin
    • Eddie Jones
    • Jason Kidd
    • Greg Kite
    • Milt Palacio
    • Blair Rasmussen
    • Brian Scalabrine

GAMEPLAY

  • Reduced on-ball steal effectiveness when reaching across the ball handler’s body and from behind
  • Medium Anklebreaker reactions have been removed from Triple Threat moves
  • Fixed a rare issue that would cause the player to go beneath the floor if a screen wipe appeared while he was performing a user-controlled rim hang

MyTEAM

  • Addressed zoom and camera focus issues in Triple Threat Online games
  • Fixed an issue with images not loading for Uniform Cards in Option Packs
  • Lineup rules will now ignore boosted Dynamic Duo gem colors for player cards

MyNBA/THE W

  • Continued stability fixes and improvements have been made for MyNBA, MyNBA Online, and The W
  • Addressed a hang in MyNBA that could occur when going into the Trade Finder menu
  • Season awards in MyNBA can now be overridden with players at positions different from the initial winner
  • Resolved a rare hang in MyNBA that could occur when simulating through the season with a highly customized league
  • Shoes in The W that do not match MyPLAYER’s signed brand can now be equipped in the Street look.

Same as before, Visual Concepts has not released official patch notes just yet, though we expect that to change within the day. We will update this post as soon as we can when the official patch notes are released later today. 

The last NBA 2K23 update was released last November and it included some small bug fixes and improvements. We expect even more gameplay improvements are to be made in today’s update. 

Here’s what was mentioned on Twitter. 

NBA 2K23 is out now for the PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch. 

Update: The official patch notes have been added.

Source: NBA 2K

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Temtem Update 2.000.006 Released for Patch 1.2.1 This January 9

Crema has released Temtem update 2.000.006, which is for patch version 1.2.1. This update includes some new content as well as a host of bug fixes and improvements. Check out the Temtem December 5 patch notes posted down below.

Temtem Update 2.000.006 Patch Notes | Temtem Update 1.2.1 Patch Notes | Temtem January 9 Patch Notes:

  • We’ve had to delete all the Showdown codes, except the eSports ones, due to a data conflict. Your teams haven’t been affected, you’ll just need to generate a new code, and, if you were using or posting it somewhere, replace that with the new one.
  • Aqua Bullet Hell has accidentally been removed from your Umishi and Ukama, but you’ll have an empty technique slot and ABH will be in your learned techniques, so you can re-learn it immediately. We apologize for the inconveniences!

  • We have added chat to battles.
    •  You’ll see a new menu during battles from now on, with new icons for the Details, Battle Log, and the Chat with their assigned hotkey.
    • Chat will be hidden by default, and you can make it pop out by pressing the associated hotkey, just how the Battle Log works. Chat in battle is disabled for Ranked matches, in-game tournaments, and Dojo Wars, and available for friendly competitive matches and PvE.
  • We’ve added the new music variations per island, this time to the competitive battle theme.
  • The Egg Technique icon now appears in Techniques that are Egg Techs in the details of a Tem in Showdown.
  • We’ve implemented a new icon that will notify you if there is something available to claim in events.

  • We have tweaked the idle battle cameras following the feedback provided by the community:
    • In order to reduce motion sickness in some players, we’ve slowed all camera movement to 1/3 of its original movement speed.
    • They will also start after 12 seconds of inactivity, as opposed to the previous 5 seconds of threshold. This will make them way less prevalent.
    • In the specific case of Koish fishing, we’ve removed most of the camera angles so that only cameras that focus on the Koish patterns appear. We have also developed some new cameras for this activity in particular that will make identifying the patterns and colors easier.
    • We know idle cameras have caused issues to some our players. Before we go through with disabling them, which would imply we stop receiving feedback and iterating on the feature, we’d like to give these changes a go to improve the main problems the cameras had. We believe the idle cameras add variety and richness to the game, so we’d rather polish them until everyone is happy than disable them without giving them a chance to be good.
  • We have added some performance improvements to the Switch version. These improvements will be a huge help with the current crashes that the console is experiencing. But we’re not done yet, and we will be adding even more performance improvements for it in future patches.
  • 👥Tem Renaming Voucher is no longer automatically used when renaming a Temtem. Players will now always have the option to pay the name change with Pansuns instead.
  • 👥Players will now be able to use the Fruit Blender with Tems in the Temdeck too, not only the ones in the squad.
  • 👥The Fruit Blender will now show how the stats will change based on the TVs selected.
  • 👥Showdown Temtem will now always start with their SV value at 50 by default, instead of 0.
  • We have added rarity indicators to customization items, like emotes, loading screens, battle intros, battle outros and battle outro music.
  • 👥The game will now show the gamepad buttons for each action when you press a modifier (a button that displays a set of hotkeys) in battle.
  • 👥We’ve added new notifications for the Trade House: when you sell something, and when an auction ends without the item/Tem selling.
  • When you input a maximum quantity in one of the advanced options of the Temdeck and Trade House filters, it will now automatically select 0 as the minimum quantity.
  • Added more information to the Victory screen at the end of a Ranked match in the case of winning because the opponent concedes or in the case of tying.
  • Added a glowing effect to the claimable items of events, the same effect that is used in the Tamer Pass.
  • We’ve made some improvements to entering text in some UIs, so it’s easier to understand if the text is not valid for any reason.
  • We’ve made some performance improvements to the game’s UI.

PvE

  • Dojo Rematches and Archtamers teams have been revisited and modified to match the current meta.

Temtem

  • #009 – Platimous
    • SPD has been reduced 82 ⇒ 78.
  • #088 – Umishi
    • Water Blade has been removed from its move pool.
    • Now learns Aqua Bullet Hell at level 5.
  • #089 – Ukama
    • Water Blade has been removed from its move pool.

All platforms

  • Fixed a softlock when a player captures a Temtem and sends it to the squad while being in Co-op.
  • Fixed a softlock after skipping the final dialogue with the Stowaway at the mines during the main quest at Tucma.
  • Fixed several bugs involving the prison part of the Tucma main quest in Co-op.
  • 👥Fixed getting stuck between Lyato and Ige after battling them.
  • 👥Fixed players being demoted in ranked even if they’d won the last match.
  • Fixed that starter Temtem and Anahir were not correctly counting for the Kudos about capturing all Tems in game.
  • Fixed that ranked wins while unraked were counting towards the OP Kudo.
  • Fixed players were getting the I’m in Danger Kudo automatically the first time they opened the game.
  • Fixed being able to move while having a tutorial on-screen when entering a building.
  • Fixed a case where idle battle cameras were being reproduced in the Swap menu during a battle.
  • Fixed the titles of this year’s first in-game tournament winners. It will now accurately represent the year of the tournament.
  • 👥Fixed Hopeless Tonic’s Doom status condition not lasting 4 turns as it was stated in patch 0.7.3.
  • Fixed that Gyalis could learn the technique Footwork twice.
  • Fixed seeing a placeholder lock number in the Battle Log in a match against NPCs.
  • Fixed that triggering an NPC battle at the Arissolan Dojo in Co-op while the Co-op partner is mid-air would make the partner fly to the player’s position.
  • Fixed that the Events menu was not automatically activating if the game was open when the event started.
  • Fixed the page indicator of the Events menu that was not working correctly.
  • Fixed that Egg Techniques were not displaying the Egg Technique icon in the details of Showdown Temtem.
  • Fixed Tempedia “Sort by name” setting was not working correctly at the Tempedia Showdown menu.
  • Fixed the incorrect finishing date of the Winterfest event.
  • Fixed that the disappearing effect of the Winterfest trees prop would sometimes spawn without texture.
  • Fixed completing the “Taking a Photo” Tamer Pass weekly challenge was completing the event quest of the same name.
  • Fixed that the player character wouldn’t swap into the Incognito Hood automatically while doing the main quest at Quetzal if the player had a cosmetic set equipped.
  • Fixed the Beauty Center’s door appearing in red even if the player could already enter the building.
  • Fixed an awkward camera angle happening at the end of some techniques like Oshi-Dashi or Hook Kick.
  • Fixed that conceding in any main story battles while an idle battle camera was moving resulted in a weird camera angle at the end of the battle.
  • Fixed Local, Global and Trade chat channels not having their name labels translated into any language.
  • Fixed that dismissing a Temtem from a Showdown squad would leave invisible empty slots in the squad.
  • Fixed that players’ equipped cosmetic sets would change color when hovering over a top or bottom cosmetic in the Customization menu.
  • 👥Fixed the icon of the Siege Engine Carrier mount.
  • Fixed that some exterior housing items were not showing the rarity in the item portrait.
  • Fixed that some interior housing items were not showing the rarity in the item portrait under specific circumstances.
  • Fixed Neoedo’s teleport sounds attenuating the instance music.
  • Fixed seals not having sound in the Preview windows of the Temtem’s details if they were equipped before its SFX was played in the preview of the Backpack.
  • Fixed the offset of some icons inside text.

PC and PS5

  • Fixed some buttons of the Showdown UI that were not working when pressing them with the mouse.

Source: Crema

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Rumor: New Sony Sci-Fi RPG IP Leaked With Brief Footage; “Many More Leaks” to Come This Year

A new unannounced PlayStation game is apparently in the works, according to a post on the IconEra forums. The game, which is shown in what seems to be a very early prototype, is apparently a new Sony sci-fi RPG IP.

The footage from this leaked game showcases the player controlling a character in a third-person POV, with what appears to be a humanoid-type monster climbing some sort of tower.

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According to the poster, “John Elden Ring,”the footage comes from a “very early build” of the IP despite being built on Unreal Engine 5, which likely explains the dated-looking graphics. It’s also being developed through Sony’s XDev branch alongside an unknown studio. Other than that, though, we know pretty much nothing about this game.

A second edit to the post does, however, hint at more possible leaks. “There will be many more leaks this year, so stay tuned,” the post now mentions. It’s unclear as to whether or not this leak pertains to this game or others, as we’ve been getting quite a few game leaks in the past few weeks. The alpha builds of Horizon Forbidden West and Halo 3 were recently found online, and there’s even a playable version of the unfinished Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded fan project. Still, as we didn’t really get much from this particular leak, it’s not unreasonable to assume that we’ll be hearing more about this IP sometime this year.

With Sony’s PS5 selling more units than ever before, this unannounced RPG may launch to a significantly larger player base, should the leak prove to be true.

Note that same with any other leak, take this with a grain of salt for now until more info surfaces.

Source: IconEra forums

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Naughty Dog Next Game Announcement Being Delayed by Studio to Prevent Crunch

Studio head Neil Druckmann has stated that Naughty Dog is delaying properly announcing its next game to prevent crunch issues and allow more flexibility with the release schedule, learning from experiences during the development of previous titles.

With development crunch (high-pressure overtime work to meet release schedules) now a growing industry-wide issue, a number of gaming studio bosses have publicly denounced the practice in recent times. Having announced hotly-anticipated titles year in advance in the past (The Last of Us 2 was announced over three years before release), Druckmann is opting to reveal little about Naughty Dog’s next project until closer to launch:

You’re right, we did announce Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us Part 2 way in advance, but that actually caused a little bit of the work-life balance issues that we’ve sometimes had at the studio. By delaying that announcement a bit, we could play with the schedule more and we’re more conscious now about how we’re approaching production. So there’s our [The Last of Us] multiplayer project and there’s another project that I will not say anything about that’s beyond that that we’re also very much excited for.”

While the formal announcement may be quite some time away, we do know that Naughty Dog’s next game will be “structured more like a TV show” than any of its previous titles. The studio recently shared a new piece of concept art for its The Last of Us multiplayer game, and the HBO adaptation of the original title premieres next Sunday.

Source: ComicBook

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Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online Concurrent Player Count on Steam Hits All-Time High

Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online concurrent player count on Steam just hit a new all-time high with 66,539 players. This is a surprising revelation given the fact that the game came out on the platform a little over three years ago.

Taking a look at statistics over at SteamDB, you’ll notice that concurrent player counts have been pretty consistent for a while now. As RDR2 is a huge game with tons of story and stuff to do, players who have begun the game weeks or even months ago are likely still enjoying the open-world experience that the game offers.

Then there’s Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode of RDR2. It receives monthly updates, with the January update coming out just a few days ago. Even after you’ve finished the story, Red Dead Online gives players hours of even more content.

If we take a look at the concurrent player count since RDR2’s release, the game has actually performed quite well during the latter part of 2022, with the latest peak occurring just recently.

One possible reason for this upsurge is the game going on sale. RDR2 was one of the many featured games that went on sale during the Steam Winter Sale 2022 event, and with a 67% discount, it made the game a lot more affordable to those looking to pick the title up.

The game also sold really well throughout all of 2022, according to Steam. The site lists RDR2 as one of the platform’s top games in terms of gross revenue, with it being found in Gold Tier. For reference, Steam ranked the games based on tier from Platinum to Bronze, with Gold being the second-highest tier.

Whether you’re one of the 66,000+ players enjoying the game right now or not, this sort of staying power from a video game is an impressive sight to behold.

Source: SteamDB via Rockstar Intel

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The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update Review – Toss a Shiny New Coin to Your Witcher (PS5)

Toss a coin to your fellow Witcher because it’s once again time to venture into the world of The Witcher 3. Sporting better performance, improved visuals, and an abundance of quality-of-life improvements, we dive right into the next-gen update just to figure out how next-gen it really is. 

Kings Die, Realms Fall, But Magic Endures

When The Witcher 3 was released in 2015, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Being a console-only player at the time and seeing this as the third iteration in the franchise, I thought I’d be a bit lost in the story and world. Rarely do you jump head-first into a franchise, especially during a release that was essentially its series finale. Yet despite this, CD Projekt Red somehow managed to make one of the most welcoming games for new and old players.

It did this by crafting a beautiful world filled to the brim with lore that had a sense of discovery while supplying us with an incredibly well-written story fit for a role-playing game, and with gameplay — although not perfect — still a blast with an insane amount of depth.

Seeing the story unwind in The Witcher 3 was like reading a book. The kind of book that had you hooked the moment you began, and where you would look up for a brief second, only realize that hours have passed by. It truly was a game in its own league, one that could only come once in a generation. That was seven years ago, and often times when you revisit a game, you realize it isn’t all it’s quite up to be, or there is some form of diminishment. Over the last decade, we’ve seen the release of massive hits such as the likes of God of War, The Last of Us, and so many other narrative-driven titles, yet to our astonishment, revisiting the The Witcher 3 has only made us realize just how ahead of its time it truly was. To this day, I’m still happy to say that it holds the gold standard of what a role-playing game should be. 

We’ll often play these massive open-world games where Ubisoft-style towers and outposts are littered across the map to keep players engaged. However, in The Witcher 3, that isn’t so, as CD Projekt Red uses the massive open world to its full extent, making it feel like a real living world with each part inhabited by different cultures. You will never enter a town that feels the same as the last, as you’ll learn that even the most minor of characters are blooming with personality. 

While The Witcher 3 has a large overarching plot that looms over the entire game, it’s the smaller stories found throughout your journey that stick with you the most.

Typical open-world games will use side-quests to lessen the grind with easy leveling. Because of that, many are crafted to be fetch quests. That’s not the case for The Witcher 3, as the side-quests have all been designed to tell their own stories. From a town haunted by a spirit, werewolves terrorizing the locals, detective work, to even romancing fellow characters and meeting a singing rock. There are tons and tons to experience in the side-quests alone that you’ll likely find that you’ll end up racking well over 40 hours before you even get anywhere close to finishing the main quest.

Let’s not forget that the two expansions are included in the complete edition upgrade, both spanning over 15 hours each with a story even better than the main campaign. Honestly, this feels like a game you could play forever and never get bored of. The Witcher 3 is easily one of the most captivating experiences I have ever played. 

My Trusty Roach, Now With Some Shiny New Horse Armor

Like many, you’re probably wondering what exactly this next-gen update is about. Well, as the name suggests, it’s an updated version of the last-gen version of The Witcher 3, built for current-gen consoles, as well as the latest in PC gaming. That may not seem like much, but once you take a peek at what’s been introduced with this update and the graphical changes, you’ll realize that CD Projekt RED has pulled all the stops to make this release a rather special one. 

For starters, on the PS5, there is a performance and quality mode. For long-time fans, a performance mode has been sought out for console players ever since the game was first released in 2015, and as one would expect, The Witcher 3 now plays at a silky smooth 60 frames-per-second. 

That may seem insignificant since we’re in a new console gen, but considering the scope of The Witcher 3 even rivaling many new titles today, 60FPS is an absolute game changer. On top of the graphical improvements, such as higher resolution and a massive increase in texture quality, performance mode makes The Witcher 3 play like an absolute dream. 

The other mode, quality, offers ray-trace illumination, better resolution, and world reflection. The differences are surprisingly day and night when you compare two same scenes together. 

Unfortunately, this mode comes at the cost of performance, dialing the frame rate back down to 30FPS. It’s comparable to playing the game’s last-gen version, though it can sometimes be worse. What you prefer all boils down to personal preferences, but while 60FPS is locked for the most part, just know that 30FPS can sometimes be shaky.

It looks gorgeous, but I’m hopeful that CD Projekt Red can improve stability. At the very least, I wouldn’t mind if we got a toggle of some sort that made cutscenes play in quality while gameplay plays in performance, as I found the quality mode to truly shine during character interactions and in-game cutscenes. It’s only the open world where you’ll notice those dips.

Visuals aren’t the only thing to get improvements with the next-gen update, as CDPR took the opportunity to address several key issues that long-time players have had. There are boatloads of quality-of-life improvements with this update, from a more accurate map with new and improved filters, a new camera for a cinematic feel, improved gameplay which now allows quick casting to even some mod integrations that implemented some of the community’s best creations, such as HD monster reworks and others. 

While new players won’t notice, those returning or wanting to return will have plenty of reasons as the improvements feel like a drastic change well worth re-experiencing. This version of The Witcher 3 is the best version of the game to play to date. 

Verdict

One of the best role-playing games of the last generation and one of my all-time favorite games, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s next-gen update/port makes what many considered to be a perfect game even better. For the new players, they’ll be able to experience what exactly all the talk has been about, only in a vastly superior, definitive version of the game. As for the old players, this update gives you the perfect excuse to invest hundreds, if not thousands, of hours once more. 

Score: 10/10

Pros:

  • One of the greatest stories ever crafted, with meaningful side-quests.
  • Loaded with content – one of the most completed packaged you’ll experience. 
  • A world that feels alive, blooming with exploration around every corner.
  • Runs beautiful on the PS5 on performance mode.
  • Huge quality of life improvements helps make this the definitive version of the game. 

Cons:

  • Quality mode runs at a chopper 30FPS. 

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review code provided by the publisher. You can read MP1st’s review and scoring policy right here.

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The Last of Us 2 Bella Ramsey Mod Looks Surprisingly Convincing

The Last of Us TV series is just around the corner, and while the show was made to be very similar to the original video game, there are a few differences, particularly regarding casting. Joel and Ellie, the main characters of the story, are portrayed by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the HBO Max series, whereas Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson filled those roles in-game. 

But what if the casting was swapped? A mod video by Speclizer explores the idea by showcasing what Bella Ramsey would look like if she were in The Last of Us 2. Here are some screenshots 

https://twitter.com/Vontadeh/status/1610409907681128448?s=20&t=6vAjHGSiM0qyAMwUmW1Ayg

You can check out the full video (with more scenes and angles) below:

If you’re wondering how this was even possible, it turns out Sony’s video games use a proprietary face-rigging system. Vontadeh, who made the Bella model, seemingly knows this system quite well, as he’s also managed to transfer Kratos’ and Atreus’ faces from God of War to The Last of Us Part 2. 

https://twitter.com/Vontadeh/status/1608988452598743041

Face rigging has become a lot more complex over the years, with games now able to capture complex emotions from the actors that portray them. Motion capture technology is becoming more common in the industry thanks to games like The Last of Us and God of War, too. And while that’s a leap of progress for the industry as a whole, it also allows for fun (and funny) mods like this from the community to pop up.

The Last of Us TV series is set to premiere this January 15 on HBO Max.

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One Piece Odyssey: What You Need to Know Before the January 12 Release

Ahead of One Piece Odyssey‘s January 12 launch, Bandai Namco released a slew of information pertaining to the game, including key information, the game’s story outline, and its various editions. 

There’s a lot to go over, so you’d better get reading before the game launches in less than a week!

ONE PIECE ODYSSEY

Developed by ILCA, Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. ONE PIECE ODYSSEY is a brand-new RPG project offering players the opportunity to experience an adventure in the ONE PIECE world.

Key Information

  • Public Game Demo: Tuesday, 10 January 2023
  • Release Date: Thursday, 12 January 2023 (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S) & Friday, 13 January 2023 (PC via STEAM)
  • Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
  • Developer: ILCA, Inc.
  • Players: 1
  • Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam
  • Official URL: https://opflag.bn-ent.net/*

*This site is provided in Japanese.

Story Outline

In the midst of their latest ocean voyage, the Straw Hat Pirates have seen their ship swallowed by a mighty storm. Shipwrecked, the crew members wash ashore on a mysterious island, blessed with natural gifts, and protected by a ring of storms all around. Separated from their friends, and with the Thousand Sunny sinking into the depths… Luffy and the others must embark on a new adventure to escape from this storm-buffeted island! But lying in wait are the ruthless forces of nature, terrible enemies, and…!

Join Luffy and work together with the Straw Hat Crew to set sail once again!

Features

A MYSTERIOUS ISLAND: Luffy decides to scout the island and gather his scattered crew members. While exploring, they come across mysterious ruins and never-before-seen monsters. Despite the Straw Hats’ initial excitement about the uninhabited island, things soon take an unexpected turn when they find two human inhabitants named Adio and Lim. Discover and experience a nostalgic yet fresh original storyline from the rich world of ONE PIECE!

STRAW HATS AS ONE: Defeat new enemies, unravel ancient mysteries, and experience pure adventure with your favorite Straw Hats! Players can step into the shoes, sandals, and hooves of Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, and Brook! In addition to varied combat prowess, each character also offers a unique exploration skill, such as Luffy’s Gum Gum Slingshot traversal and Zoro’s ability to cut down barriers.

RPG WITH A ONE PIECE TWIST: Experience quests and dungeons all with an authentic ONE PIECE twist: the Dramatic Scene system will pitch you against unexpected and random scenarios! What will you do if Usopp becomes intimidated by an enemy and needs rescue? In addition to Scramble Area Battle where players will move around through multiple battle areas, the Dramatic Scene system allows for the battle to further develop into unexpected and random situations—where players will have to strategize using the unique skills of the Straw Hat Crew members to overcome your enemies!

  • Other than the Main Episode, players will also find rich Side Episodes and Battles for further immerse themselves with the Straw Hat Crew in a different ONE PIECE universe

Game Editions

  

Standard Edition

Digital Deluxe Edition:
⦁ ONE PIECE ODYSSEY game available on PlayStation, Xbox, and STEAM digital storefronts o Adventure Expansion Pack:

  • Additional Scenario
  • Ultra Useful Accessory Set (4 items)

⦁ 100,000 Berries

⦁ Sniper King Outfit Set:

  • Sniper King Outfit
  • Evasion +15 Petite Jewelry
  • TP Cost Reduction Petite Jewelry

Collector’s Edition:

⦁ ONE PIECE ODYSSEY game available on PlayStation 5 & PlayStation 4

⦁ Collector’s Box

⦁ Luffy and Lim Figurines

⦁ Steel Case

⦁ Postcard

⦁ Adventure Expansion Pack:

  • Additional Scenario
  • Ultra Useful Accessory Set (4 items)

⦁ 100,000 Berries

⦁ Sniper King Outfit Set:

  • Sniper King Outfit
  • Evasion +15 Petite Jewelry
  • TP Cost Reduction Petite Jewelry

Package-Exclusive Early Purchase Bonus + Digital-Exclusive Pre-Order Bonus: The following bonuses will be available for Standard Edition or Collector’s Edition, while stocks last.

  • Energy Apple x 10
  • Excite Apple x 10
  • Golden Jelly x 3
  • 100,000 Berries
  • Traveling Outfit Set (Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, Chopper, Robin)

Package-Exclusive Early Purchase Bonus:

  • Drop Rate Up Petite Jewelry
  • HP Conversion Petite Jewelry

Languages

Supports 15 languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish – Span, Polish, Portuguese – Brazil, Russian, Spanish – Latin America, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian

System Requirements

MINUMUM:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 780 or Radeon R9 290X
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 35 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 590
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 35 GB available space

One Piece Odyssey will be released on January 12 for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

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EVE Online 2023 Content Roadmap Revealed, Includes Two Expansions and Excel Integration

EVE Online developer CCP Games recently shared its 2023 content roadmap for the space MMORPG. The roadmap is broken down into four quarters, with each segment highlighting what to expect during that given time of the year.

Notably, the game will receive two expansions throughout 2023, and players will finally be able to use spreadsheets more easily through Excel integration.

eve online 2023 content roadmap

Spreadsheets have been a huge part of EVE Online, with players using them daily for all sorts of activities. EVE’s a very involved game, and with Excel integration, players can maximize profits and win battles through sheer numbers (literally).

CCP Games didn’t mention much about the upcoming expansions, but they did hint that the updates would build upon “the dynamic narrative introduced in the Uprising expansion.” Other than content updates, features such as Direct Enlistment will also be additions that players can look forward to throughout the year.

With all this content planned for just one year, CCP Games plans on going big with EVE Online in 2023. Here’s a quote from CCP Games’ Creative Director Bergur Finnbogason:

As we now enter this majestic third decade of EVE, our roadmap only scratches the surface of what we have in the works. We will continue to evolve the future of war with two expansions arriving later this year, bringing a wealth of new events, content, and features for players and our incredible community to look forward to.

EVE Online is currently free to play on PC.

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Warhaven DLSS 3 Support Announced Alongside Gameplay Footage in New Trailer, Launches 2023

It looks like we’re getting yet another game with support for Nvidia’s DLSS 3 technology. Warhaven, a third-person combat action game, just announced that it would support the performance-improving feature in a trailer that also revealed a bit of new gameplay footage.

In the video, you can see the game with or without DLSS 3 applied, with the tech boosting Warhaven’s framerates by up to 241 FPS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkx-_M1PjGE

As it’s more of an announcement trailer than anything else, we don’t get to see a whole lot of gameplay, but from what’s shown in the brief trailer, games are bound to be full of combat and mayhem.

For those unfamiliar with DLSS 3, it’s a technology that comes with Nvidia’s latest line of RTX 4000 series GPUs. DLSS 3 boosts performance while maintaining good graphics, letting you enjoy the visuals of your favorite games without compromising on framerate. This does mean that the feature is basically only available to those who have the budget for these pricey graphics cards, but at least the recent RTX 4070 Ti is cheaper than the other 4000 series units.

The YouTube description of this particular trailer also reveals that the game is coming sometime in 2023, so players won’t have to wait very long until they get to brawl it out medieval-style.

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Report: PS5 Consoles May Suffer From Overheating, Permanent Damage When Set Upright for Too Long (Update)

Various reports from hardware specialists have claimed that the PS5 has a major flaw in its APU cooling, particularly with the liquid metal that’s used in the process, and this may cause damage to your console.

Apparently, the liquid metal found in the PS5 can actually move in certain consoles. This liquid metal shouldn’t be able to move at all, and if you’re resting your console horizontally, it has no reason to. When placed vertically, however, gravity can cause the liquid metal to shift, which can result in overheating, worse performance, and possibly even permanent damage.

Here’s a video by TheCod3r that goes into this issue in depth:

Because the APU and liquid metal are present in both the Physical and Digital Editions of the PS5, it’s something that can potentially affect all PS5 consoles. It’s worth noting, however, that the problem isn’t all that common, and most PS5 owners don’t really have issues with their consoles. The risk is also only high among PS5s that have been standing upright for long periods of time, so if you just set your PS5 vertically for a few days or a week, then it’s unlikely your console has been damaged this way.

Still, even if the chances are low, you’re better off making extra space to set the PS5 horizontally just in case.

Source: Wololo

Update: Wololo has since retracted its original claim, with the website citing a “critical misunderstanding” of the PS5 video by TheCod3r. While Wololo originally assumed TheCod3r was referring to unopened boxed PS5s, he was actually referring to PS5s that were not opened up by other repair services prior to him.

Wololo still claims that the issue does exist, however.

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Destiny 2 Xur Location Today January 6, 2023 (And What Xur Is Selling)

It’s Friday and for Destiny 2 players, this means Xur is back to sell his wares! If you’re asking what Xur is selling in Destiny 2 this week and where he’s holed up, we’re here to help! The MP1st Destiny 2 Xur location today, January 6, 2023 post is live, and you can check out Xur’s list of items this week in one handy list below.

Destiny 2 Xur Location Today January 6, 2023 (And What Xur Is Selling):

Xûr, Agent of the Nine

A peddler of strange curios, Xûr’s motives are not his own. He bows to his distant masters, the Nine.

Location

Arcadian Valley, Nessus


Exotic Weapons

Name Type Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Two-Tailed Fox Heavy Rocket Launcher  
Hawkmoon Kinetic Hand Cannon Arrowhead Brake Surplus Polymer Grip  
Dead Man’s Tale Kinetic Scout Rifle Hammer-Forged Rifling Ricochet Rounds Moving Target Fitted Stock

Note: Fixed perks on weapons are not displayed

Exotic Armor

Name Type MOB RES REC DIS INT STR Total Cost
The Dragon’s Shadow Hunter Chest Armor 15 4 12 13 6 12 62 23 Legendary Shards
Ursa Furiosa Titan Gauntlets 10 13 9 12 10 6 60 23 Legendary Shards
Eye of Another World Warlock Helmet 6 6 19 2 12 13 58 23 Legendary Shards

Exotic Ciphers

Name Description
Xenology Complete Vanguard playlist activities, or win matches in Crucible or Gambit. Extra progress is awarded for more challenging activities and for succeeding with clanmates.

Engrams

Name Description Cost
Exotic Engram An engram with a predestined outcome. Contains a new Exotic if any of the possible rewards remain to be collected. Preview contents for possible rewards. 97 Legendary Shards

Legendary Weapons

Name Type Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Whispering Slab Kinetic Combat Bow Elastic String // Natural String Natural Fletching // Straight Fletching Rangefinder Demolitionist
Imperial Needle Energy Combat Bow Elastic String // Flexible String Helical Fletching // Straight Fletching Killing Wind Swashbuckler
Deafening Whisper Energy Grenade Launcher Confined Launch // Smart Drift Control High-Velocity Rounds // Implosion Rounds Killing Wind Rampage
Shattered Cipher Heavy Machine Gun Chambered Compensator // Polygonal Rifling Steady Rounds // Flared Magwell Tunnel Vision Rampage
The Third Axiom Energy Pulse Rifle Full Bore // Polygonal Rifling Armor-Piercing Rounds // Light Mag Rangefinder // Quickdraw Multikill Clip
Brass Attacks Energy Sidearm Fluted Barrel // Smallbore High-Caliber Rounds // Ricochet Rounds Surplus Frenzy
Punching Out Energy Sidearm Hammer-Forged Rifling // Smallbore Extended Mag // Appended Mag Quickdraw // Rangefinder High-Impact Reserves

Note: Fixed perks on weapons are not displayed

Legendary Armor

Name Type MOB RES REC DIS INT STR Total Cost
Gensym Knight Gauntlets Titan Gauntlets 2 16 14 2 12 16 62 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Plate Titan Chest Armor 10 11 9 12 9 7 58 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Mark Titan Mark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Helm Titan Helmet 2 12 16 2 24 2 58 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Greaves Titan Leg Armor 9 12 8 2 21 6 58 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Gloves Warlock Gauntlets 2 16 13 2 13 14 60 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Robes Warlock Chest Armor 8 19 2 13 2 16 60 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Bond Warlock Bond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Hood Warlock Helmet 7 10 15 11 17 2 62 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Boots Warlock Leg Armor 19 8 2 2 20 11 62 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Grips Hunter Gauntlets 2 10 18 15 12 6 63 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Cuirass Hunter Chest Armor 19 10 2 13 9 6 59 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Cloak Hunter Cloak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Casque Hunter Helmet 10 17 2 2 26 6 63 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Gensym Knight Strides Hunter Leg Armor 9 2 17 11 2 17 58 50 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer

What’s a Xûr?

Xûr, Agent of the Nine, is a strange vendor who randomly appears in a Public Sector on one of the Worlds. Xûr sells Exotic equipment and only takes Legendary Shards in exchange for them.

TL;DR: He’s the Santa Claus of Destiny and every weekend is Christmas. Sometimes he brings you what you want, sometimes he brings you coal. Mostly it’s coal.

When does Xûr visit?

Xûr visits every Friday at 17:00 UTC and departs at Weekly Reset (Tuesday 17:00 UTC). If you would like to see all the live conversions of Time Zones, please follow this link here.

Thanks, Reddit!

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Sony Springs PlayStation Plus Extra, Premium Subscription Sale; Deal Unavailable for Existing Subscribers

Aside from the various games that are currently on sale via the PlayStation Store, US owners of the console can also avail of a PlayStation Plus sale for Extra and Premium tiers until January 13. But there’s a catch—the deal actually isn’t available for existing PlayStation Plus subscribers.

The discount is pretty big, too, with a flat $40 off a 12-month subscription and a $15 discount if it’s just for three months. 12-month subscriptions offer the best bang for your buck, saving you quite a bit of money compared to renewing your subscription every single month. Top that off with a $40 flat discount, and you’re getting a really good deal—that is, if you don’t already have a subscription active.

Needless to say, the promotion will probably rub PlayStation owners the wrong way, especially those who already have an existing subscription. The Extra and Premium tiers are far more expensive than the base Essential tier, and while you do get extra perks and value from the subscription, it’ll still burn a hole in your wallet, especially for Premium users.

Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can really do if you’re an existing subscriber but wait for a sale that doesn’t require new membership. If you don’t have a subscription yet, however, then head on over here to grab that 12-month discount before January 13.

Carlos Perez

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Genshin Impact Next Update 3.4 Features the Lantern Rite Festival’s Return and Yaoyao in New Trailer

Genshin Impact next update 3.4, titled “The Exquisite Night Chimes,” just got a trailer, and it’s set for January 18. The event will reintroduce the yearly Lantern Rite event as well as a new playable Dendro character in Yaoyao.

As with every other Genshin update, miHoYo released a trailer ahead of the event. Check it out:

The trailer showcases a music festival held during the Lantern Rite event, with Hu Tao and Xinyan rocking it out on stage. We also get a glimpse of Yaoyao’s talents as well as her attack animations with a polearm. There’s also a new area to explore in Sumeru, and the popular Dendro sword user Alhaitham will finally be playable.

Highlights of Version 3.4 “The Exquisite Night Chimes”:

– Seasonal events and games including a music festival and a traditional Liyue performance to celebrate Teyvat’s New Year.
– New area “Desert of Hadramaveth” amid sandstorms bringing more adventures and new World Quests.
– New five-star Dendro swordsman Alhaitham and four-star Dendro polearm user Yaoyao.
– New limited-time mode for the card game
– Free-to-claim rewards including a total of 13 Intertwined Fates, Lisa’s new outfit, and a 4-star Liyue character upon completion of certain events.
– Kamisato Ayaka’s new outfit available in store with a limited-time discount.

Genshin Impact is currently available on PS4, PS5, PC, Andriod, and iOS devices.

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Black Desert Online Update 2.63 Out for Bug Fix This January 6

Pearl Abyss has released Black Desert Online update 2.63 today for all platforms. This update includes a simple bug fix. Check out the Black Desert Online January 6 patch notes down below.

Black Desert Online Update 2.63 Patch Notes | Black Desert Online January 6 Patch Notes:

Changes and Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where transfusing a crystal in the Crystal Inventory to a Crystal Preset sometimes caused an additional crystal to be improperly equipped in certain situations. 
    – Please note that any improperly equipped crystals will be unequipped at a later date. 

In related news, here are the game’s current known issues that still need to be fixed. 

Current Known Issues

  • In Node Wars, on certain days, it is not possible to place the Indomitable Flag in specific locations. 
  • During Arena of Solare, an issue has been discovered where the client will shut down in the following situations
    • If a character dies and spectate mode is used, and the fight is a long distance from the resurrection point, the game will close.
  • While using the Oasis of Knowledge function on the Black Desert Website, an issue has been discovered where you are unable to check the Adventurer’s Profile.
    • This issue will be fixed during the January 11 Maintenance. 
  • Under certain circumstances, wallpapers in the Blue Maned Lion’s Manor are not shown.
    • Please note, that if you install a new wallpaper, the existing wallpaper will be automatically deleted. 
  • In Atoraxxion: Yolunakea, the Sol Magia in Yolu’s Cradle sometimes appears like it is buried in the ground
  • In certain circumstances, Adventurers of a different party can be seen at Yolu’s Spine in Atoraxxion: Yolunakea.
  • In the Battle Arena’s Solare Hall of Fame, the weapons and locations of certain class statues are not as intended.
  • Certain character statues in the Solare Hall of Fame show unintended movement.
  • Tier 4 Pets with names that included inappropriate words cannot be trained to Tier 5
    • If you experience this issue, please contact us via Support Center with the following information to receive assistance.
      • Pet Type:
      • Pet Name:
      • New Name:
  • The “Fixed Character Perspective” setting does not function properly.
  • Certain monsters in the Jade Starlight Forest are not spawning correctly on the EU_Arsha server.
  • Equipping an outfit (Desert Camouflage, etc.) that takes four slots (including headpiece) causes the headpiece outfit’s dye to sporadically not be visible when the headpiece equipment’s durability drops.
  • Processing (L) an Artifact item with “Ancient Power – Red Shard” and “Ancient Seal – Black Shard” while using the “Process all identical items” option selected causes the “Ancient Power – Red Shard” and “Ancient Seal – Black Shard” to only be part of the Simple Alchemy processing for the first time and not for the subsequent times.
    • After the first time, only the Artifact item will be processed via Simple Alchemy. If you wish to include the “Ancient Power – Red Shard” and “Ancient Seal – Black Shard” as well, please deactivate the “Process all identical items” option.
  • NPC Patrigio’s (Velia, Calpheon, and Grána) dialogue for the materials to craft the Bonfire of Dreams does not match the actual materials.
  • The two-phase Urukios fight sometimes does not immediately move onto the next phase when Urukios falls below a certain HP.
  • Trying to log in to Black Desert+ with Steam causes an error message to appear under certain circumstances.
  • Sometimes unable to log in to Black Desert+ when using an OTP.
  • Unable to use Private/Personal Trade when using the gamepad UI.
  • AP is not properly decreased when it rains or snows.
  • Being disconnected from the internet while waiting in the Arena of Arsha causes you to be stuck on the loading screen when trying to re-access the Arena of Arsha from the ESC menu → Arena of Arsha.
  • [Warrior, Ranger, Sorceress, Berserker, Ninja, Kunoichi] Uncompletable Succession questline appears in an unaccepted state in the Quest window (O) for characters that completed the Succession quests before the Awakening & Succession questlines were combined.
  • Certain horse costumes do not appear properly when mounts are connected to a wagon.
  • Certain terrain (shallow water, underwater, rough roads, etc.) is not properly registered.
  • Unable to level up by receiving EXP as a quest reward at level 59 99.99%.
  • Minimap markers are sometimes incorrect.
  • Interacting with an NPC that starts a cutscene while on a mount causes characters to be repeatedly interrupted when moving.
  • Sometimes unable to obtain gathering materials through Water Scooping.
  • Unable to scroll down when checking the items list in the Processing (F2) window after setting the client language as English.
  • Background terrain appears abnormal when the direction of the camera changes

Source: Play Black Desert

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The Last of Us TV Series: New Video Provides Glimpse at Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Want to know more about the upcoming The Last of Us TV series this coming January 15? HBO Max has just released a brief video that includes snippets of behind-the-scenes footage from the TV show.

It’s a very brief showcase of BTS footage, but it gives us an idea of just how much work went into producing the show. Have a look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7L8AGYAjrE

In the video, series writer, creator, and producer Craig Mazin briefly talks about the adaptation. “When you’re adapting something like a video game, changes have to be done smartly. We are telling more. There is so much in between,” he states. “It is going to be beautiful, terrifying, but ultimately, it’s enlightening.”

Since its official teaser trailer back in September, we’ve learned a few things from the show’s cast and crew. Troy Baker, who originally played Joel in the video games, claimed that Pedro Pascal’s acting was so good that he wanted to redo his own performance. Naughty Dog co-president and writer Neil Druckmann also hinted at the series covering The Last of Us Part 2 in the event of a second season.

With a week and a half until the show finally premieres on HBO Max, we’ll have to see if the series lives up to the hype.

Carlos Perez

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MAINGEAR: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Now Available as Option for Builds

Following the official launch of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti on January 5, PC building company MAINGEAR is now offering the GPU as a customization option for its builds. The RTX 4070 Ti makes use of Ada Lovelace architecture and comes with the all-new Nvidia DLSS 3 technology, which improves performance while maintaining high-quality graphics. 

MAINGEAR’s new MG-1 line will also include the RTX 4070 Ti GPU as an option. This generation of PCs was designed alongside popular gaming creator and eSports professional Michael “shroud” Grzesiek, who also recently joined MAINGEAR as a co-owner. These PCs feature easily customizable designs and a front panel that can display all sorts of custom artwork.

GeForce RTX™ 40 Series Key Features Include:

AI-powered Graphics Boost Your Performance: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 Series GPUs’ DLSS 3 uses AI, an Optical Flow Accelerator, and Tensor Cores to achieve a groundbreaking level of performance at outstanding visual fidelity 

Guaranteed Gorgeous Games: The GeForce RTX™ 40 Series make the most use out of DX12 graphical features like ray tracing and variable rate shading that power the biggest PC games 

Super Smooth: NVIDIA G-SYNC® offers HDR support and guaranteed refresh rates up to 360Hz, to ensure smooth, crisp, clear, and natural experiences 

Lowest Latencies and Fastest Responses: GeForce RTX™ 40 Series utilize NVIDIA® Reflex to ensure the lowest latencies while gaming and fastest reaction times, aim precision, and target acquisition 

Catering to Creative Professionals: The NVIDIA® suite of NVIDIA Studio, NVIDIA Broadcast, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA Ansel, and NVIDIA Canvas uses the RTX™ 40 Series’ AI, drivers, and power to enhance all gamers’ creations

Prebuilt MG-1 PCs will cost you at least $1,149, and you can get custom configurations of the system depending on your performance needs. They’re currently available here, where you can also grab the Shroud Edition of the PC if you wish. As with every other prebuilt PC brand, it’s not as cheap as buying PC parts and building on your own, but it’ll save you the hassle (and risk, depending on experience) of setting one up yourself.

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Dying Light 2 Winter Tales Event Goal Set Too High Says Techland, Players Compensated With Free Weapon

Techland may have missed the mark slightly with Dying Light 2‘s Winter Tales holiday event. The event was set to run from the latter part of December till January 5, with a community goal that players needed to reach in order for everyone to claim a free holiday-themed weapon, the Bauble Mace.

Unfortunately, players fell short on that goal, and by quite a margin, too. The goal was to gather six million presents that you could obtain from the event, but players only managed to gather less than three million presents instead. Techland apologized for the miscalculation and also decided to give away the Bauble Mace for free to all players as compensation.

While it’s nice to see that Techland owned up to its mistakes, it’s still surprising that the goal was off by millions of presents. Hopefully, this event will help Techland plan out better events in the future so that players have reasonable goals to achieve while playing.

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Nintendo New Year Sale 2023 Now Live, Includes Persona 5 Royal and Sonic Frontiers

A new year means new sales from Nintendo, and just like last year, we’re getting a Nintendo New Year Sale for 2023! The event is live now until January 15 at 11:59 PM PT, so you’ll have a little over a week to grab some of Nintendo’s exclusive titles, including Paper Mario: The Origami King and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. There are also newer titles in Persona 5 Royal and Sonic Frontiers!

Check out some of the games that are currently on sale straight from Nintendo’s press release:

Game

Discount

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain

30%

Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring The Legend of Zelda + Cadence of Hyrule Season Pass

30%

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Special Episode Bundle

30%

Celeste

75%

Dead Cells

50%

Disney Dreamlight Valley

25%

DOOM Eternal

75%

DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS

25%

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2

30%

Fire Emblem Warriors + Season Pass Bundle

30%

Fitness Boxing

30%

Hollow Knight

50%

Just Dance 2023 Deluxe Edition

45%

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Deluxe Edition

50%

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Gold Edition

22%

MONSTER HUNTER RISE: SUNBREAK Deluxe Edition

25%

Paper Mario: The Origami King

30%

Persona 5 Royal

30%

Return to Monkey Island

20%

Sonic Frontiers

30%

Stardew Valley

33%

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival

30%

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition Bundle

50%

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

30%

TUNIC

10%

Do note that this list is not exhaustive, and there are more games on sale over at the Nintendo eShop and the Nintendo website. 

If you’ve got a PS4 or PS5, PlayStation is also holding a sale of its own with over 2000 items to buy at a discount! Check it out here.

Carlos Perez

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: Hydreigon and Dragapult Tera Raid Guide

As announced earlier this week, the next Tera Raid event in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will be a spotlight event that features two Dragon-type Pokemon: Hydreigon in Scarlet and Dragapult in Violet. Both of these Pokemon boast really good stats, so you’d better come prepared if you want to do these raids over the weekend. Here’s what you need to know about both raid events.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Hydreigon and Dragapult Raid Guide

Note: Tera Types are Random!

Similar to the Tyranitar and Salamence raids, Hydreigon and Dragapult will both appear with a random Tera type when you check the den. This is important to note because, unlike the Cinderace or Charizard raids, you can’t rely on just one Pokemon and expect the same results every time you do the raid. Some types will be more difficult than others, and depending on the Pokemon you’re using, they may be difficult enough that you’ll have to bring out something else instead. 

With that being said, you can prepare for the raid to an extent by training Pokemon that are resistant to Hydreigon and Dragapult’s original typing. Terastalized Pokemon retain STAB on moves from their original typing, so having a Pokemon that can take hits from those types will always be beneficial.

For this particular guide, we’ll go over each Pokemon briefly, noting what Tera types to look out for and what Pokemon may work. Keep in mind that Hydreigon and Dragapult will only appear in 4 or 5-star event raids, so they won’t be as tough as 6 or 7-star raids.

Hydreigon, the Brutal Pokemon

Tera types to be wary of:

  • Steel (Flash Cannon)
  • Fire (Fire Blast, Heat Wave, Flamethrower)

Recommended Pokemon types:

  • Fairy (Azumarill, Sylveon, etc.)
  • Fighting (Iron Hands, Lucario, etc.)

First up, we have Hydreigon, a Dark/Dragon dual-type Pokemon. This fella is actually a little tougher than other Tera raid Pokemon because while Hydreigon has five weaknesses (including a 4x weakness to Fairy), it can get behind that through Terastalization. Fortunately, that doesn’t change the fact that Fairy types resist Dark-type attacks and are immune to Dragon-type attacks, so Fairy is still the best choice against most Tera types.

On the off-chance that you do find a Steel-type Hydreigon, then you’ll need to be careful as it may have Flash Cannon. For these raids, Fighting types are great, as they’ll do supereffective damage against Steel and will also be resistant to Hydreigon’s Dark-type moves. Lucario’s especially useful in the right scenario, being resistant to both Dark and Dragon, but do note that Hydreigon does have access to a few Fire-type attacks and a powerful Fighting-type move in Focus Blast.

Even without Steel Typing, Hydreigon’s Flash Cannon can still be a problem if you haven’t trained your Pokemon fully. Fortunately, Azumarill actually only takes normal damage from Steel attacks due to Water being resistant to Steel. This makes Azumarill one of the best choices for Hydreigon raids, with the only supereffective attack in Hydreigon’s arsenal being Thunder Fang, a Physical attack that scales with the Hydreigon’s lower Attack stat.

Dragapult, the Stealth Pokemon

Tera types to be wary of:

  • Electric (Thunder, Thunderbolt)
  • Flying (Acrobatics)

Recommended Pokemon types:

  • Fairy (Sylveon, Dachsbun, etc.)
  • Normal (Maushold, Blissey, etc.)

Dragapult is arguably the easier of the two featured Pokemon as it actually has no answers to Fairy-type Pokemon. It has no access to Steel or Poison-type moves, meaning that the only way for a Fairy-type Pokemon to take supereffective damage from Dragapult is via a second typing (such as an Electric-type move against Azumarill). Dragapult is quite flexible stat-wise, allowing it to do good damage with both Physical and Special-type attacks.

Fairy is once again the best type to use for this raid. If you’re against a Tera type that resists Fairy, then use another STAB move if your Pokemon is a dual-type. The only downside to dual-type Fairy Pokemon is their potential weakness to Dragapult’s other moves. Ghost/Fairy types such as Mimikyu and Flutter Mane will struggle against Dragapult’s Ghost-type STAB moves, and hard-hitting attacks in Thunder, Hydro Pump, and Fire Blast will hit even harder with the corresponding Tera type.

Alternatively, you can go for a more supportive build with Normal types. Normal-type Pokemon are immune to Ghost-type attacks, and with no access to Fighting-type moves, Dragapult can’t deal any form of supereffective damage against them. You won’t be pumping out huge numbers yourself unless you can Terastalize into something relevant or have enough setup, but you’ll be helping the team out via heals, buffs, and/or status effects.


And that about covers what you need to know about the upcoming Hydreigon and Dragapult raids! As with every Tera Raid event, these spotlight raids are set to go live over the weekend. Here are the exact times for various timezones:

  • PT: January 5 at 4 PM to January 8 at 3:59 PM
  • ET: January 5 at 7 PM to January 8 at 6:59 PM
  • UTC: January 6 at 12 AM to January 8 at 11:59 PM
  • HKT: January 6 at 8 AM to January 9 at 7:59 AM

Good luck Trainers, and prep those Azumarills! Consider checking out our Cinderace Solo guide if you’re ready for this weekend’s raids but missed out on the Cinderace event last week.

Carlos Perez

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