How to wait for Xiaoyu’s message in Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Wavesis full of quests for story progression, character development, and world exploration. Every region has their own quest series, with Tiger’s Maw’s Shadow of the Past having an interesting objective involving waiting for a character, Xiaoyu, to send you a message. However, rather than being a test of skill or speed like many others, you’ll have to rely on patience. Wait for Xiaoyu’s message in Shadows of the Past quest Waiting for Xiaoyu’s message duringWuthering Waves’Shadows of the Past quest requires waiting24 real-world hoursto advance through this objective....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Carolyn Hicks

Hyrule Warriors has unexpected playable characters

Releasing in Japan on June 26, 2025 Word has it thatHyrule Warriorslaunches for Wii U in Japan on August 03, 2025. That comes direct fromFamitsuand there’s of course no news on a Western date yet. However, some bits and pieces have been translated, such as the game’s inclusion of “unexpected” playable characters. There’s an image of Impa in the article! Maybe Impa is among them? This is being developed byDynasty Warriors‘ own Omega Force under the supervision of long-timeLegend of Zeldaseries producer/director Eiji Aonuma....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · David Graham

I annoyed robots until they went insane in The Fall Part 2

The butler did it I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect to ever hear news ofThe Fall Part 2: Unbound, let alone play a demo on the PAX West show floor. Not just because the first installment ended on a perfect thematic conclusion, although I could understand if the team at Over the Moon Games decided to leave well enough alone. It’s been two years since the first episode ofThe Falldropped, andUnboundis currently set for a 2017 release....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 721 words · Andrew White

Kojima’s studio ‘doing a lot of experiments for Rising’

Metal Gear Solid Raiden Risingis a dumb name for a game. You’d figure the marketing folk would reign in Hideo Kojima’s fascination with the peculiar when it comes to the stuff on the front of a box. Alas, the name doesn’t appear to be changing, but the coreMetal Geargameplay could be. In an (OLD!) interview withGameProat gamescom, Kojima-san described the title as his pseudo-Frankenstein’s monster, explaining that Kojima Productions is doing a lot of “experiments” for the title....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Travis Sanchez

Lightning gets new Play Arts Kai figure in January

Number three The third Play Arts Kai figure of Lightning is based on her rendition inDissidia(which is basically exactly how she looks in the firstFinal Fantasy XIII) and will be available in January, 2018 for15,984 yen (~$143.55). She comes with her Blazefire Saber in both sword and gun forms as well as three additional hands. I’ve never been a fan of the pose-able figures with joints because they look too deformed with the holes and such scattered about....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Carl Murphy

Live show: Kinect Star Wars on Mash Tactics

It’s Tuesday, which means the “New Release Showcase” onMash Tactics. King Foom gave in to temptation and picked up theKinect Star WarsXbox 360 bundle.Star Warsfans have longed to have the force in their hands since the Kinect came out, and the time has finally come. Oh, and players can totally desecrate the images of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian in thedancing mini-game. The question remains; will this game finally let you feel like a Jedi, or just make you wishStar Warswould be left alone?...

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Harold Brown

Marvel vs. Capcom DLC creates royal controversy in Spain

A piece of downloadable content forUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3that puts Magneto in a kingly uniform has caused a bit of a stir in Spain. According toSpanish reports, the uniform greatly resembles that worn on occasion by its king, Juan Carlos. There is talk that the Spanish royal house may ask Capcom to remove this DLC, mirroring an event that happened once before when Marvel portrayed Magneto wearing similar garb inThe Pulse: House of M....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Cindy Galvan

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite mod gives the game a much needed cel-shaded makeover

WhileMarvel vs. Capcom: Infinitewas a solid fighting game, it was unfortunately overshadow by its flaws, among them being its less than handsome graphics. It’s been nearly seven years since its launch, and it’s been decided the game needs a fresh coat of paint courtesy of an impressive looking mod. This mod comes courtesy of oneWistfulHopes, and was commissioned by streamer and fighting game content creator Maximillian Christensen, better known asMaximilian Dood....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Suzanne Cook

Mistborn: Birthright officially canceled, developer to pick up Unsung Story

A troubled project laid to rest It’s never a good day when a game gets canceled, no matter how long or troubled the development process is. Many projects sit in limbo for years before the developers officially decide to drop them, and this happened last week toMistborn: Birthright, a PC and console prequel game to theMistbornseries of fantasy novels by Brandon Sanderson, published by Tor Books. As per the official Facebook pagefor the project, which was originally announced to be completed in 2013, and then pushed back further to 2015,Birthrightappears to have had a troubled development cycle and a hard time getting off the ground....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Kendra Jones

Monopoly GO: All Martian Treasures rewards and milestones

Monopoly GO’slatest treasure-digging event, Martian Treasures, is debuting today for the next four days. From now until June 10, you may claim 25 rewards, ranging from regular dice rewards to the rare and highly valuable Wild Sticker. Let’s check out every Martian Treasures reward. All Monopoly GO Martian Treasures event rewards and milestones Monopoly GO’sMartian Treasures dig event has 25 levels to dig through, each giving their own rewards. Completing all 25 levels rewards you with 6,025 dice, two exclusive cosmetics, and a Wild Sticker to provide you with a guaranteed new sticker....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Michael Garcia

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak team teases more quality of life updates

They’re out in Free Title Update 2 MoreMonster Hunter Rise: Sunbreakquality of life updates are on the way,according to a new tweet from Capcom. The tweets showcase a change to shortcut loadouts, which will increase the threshold of the mechanic to eight slots in all. We’ll also be getting a long-awaited “lock” mechanic, which will let you sidestep accidentally selling or crafting armor pieces you don’t want to get rid of....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Christian Schmidt

New characters and mechanics revealed for Valkyria Chronicles 4

Games without frontiers, war without tears Japanese mag Famitsu, which appears to be single-handedly pumping out info for Sega’sValkyria Chronicles 4, has revealed a selection of all-new characters who will be arriving on the battlefield next year. The most attention in the article is paid to the wonderfully-monikered Crimaria Revane. Crimaria is a new Valkyria, dressed in elegant military garb and rocking long, icy hair. She is shown accompanied by her wolf companion, Fenrir, and appears armed with snowflake-shaped weaponry....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Linda Dean

New Persona Dancing trailers let Makoto and Aigis bust a move

Next day’s function, high-class luncheon It’s time to step up 2 the streets, as Atlus have released new trailers forPersonarhythm-action titleDancing Star Night, featuring student President and all-round Best Girl Makoto Niijima, along with a new preview forDancing Moon Nightfeaturing robo-gal Aigis. The two new trailers, part of an ongoing character showcase, see the two girls kicking ass on the spotlight. They aren’t alone either, as the FIST OF JUSTICE is eventually joined by fellow Phantom Thief Haru Okumura, while Aigis teams up with the popular Mitsuru Kijiro....

July 4, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Jose Campbell