‘Under the Moonlight’ It’s a great day when Square Enix dishes out information for a newFinal Fantasy XIVpatch, because the team just goes all out, providing a special landing page for it on top of a trailer and a producer-helmed stream that goes over minute details. They really have the formula down. This coming patch, as previously announced, will be coming this month, and now we have a date — May 22....

Spine-busting collectible coming from Apex Toys Just yesterday, we reported on Storm Collectibles’upcoming premium figureofGuilty Gearbadguy… erm… Sol Badguy. But what if you aren’t all about Sol, what if you’re all about the mischievous but thoroughly loveable Jack-O Valentine? Well, fret not, as Apex Toys has also announced that the Halloween lovin’ gal is getting her own figure at some point in the near future. As revealed during WonFest 2022, (and reported by Siliconera), the new Jack-O figure is scaled at 1/9, which translates to roughly eight-to-nine inches in height… or at least she would,ifshe were standing upright....

Maybe that’s why… nevermind During their financial briefing, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that, according to their research, that hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are still playing eitherWii FitorWii Fit Plus. They’re hoping the trend continues withWii Fit U. A free trial version of the game is their hook. Their survey shows that, in Japan, 500,000 people are still using their wii Balance Boards on a daily basis. They’re hoping that these users will be tempted to try theWii Fit Utrial....

November 19 was officially the25th anniversary ofHalf-Life, one of the most influential FPS games ever made. Two and a half decades! It’s hard to imagine, and it’s even harder to imagine it’s still going strong, as evidenced by recent statistics. Spurred by this milestone birthday,Half-Lifehas received an influx of players, withSteamDBreporting the game’s highest player count on record. Over the last 24 hours, 33,471 players have jumped back into the world of Black Mesa, the most it’s ever achieved, according to the history....

No fun bird dating, just cruel murder The creator of everyone’s favourite bird dating simulator,Hatoful Boyfriend,has announced its brand new game by the name ofBlack Holmes. Hato Moa announced the game throughthe official website forBlack Holmes, which is totally in Japanese. Thanks to the magic of Google Translate, we know a bit more about how this is tackling the classicSherlock Holmesstory. This version features Noah Holmes, an atheist and logician who loves to solve the crimes of London:...

Unless there are some surprises It’s only one week until an estimated13 million playerswill hop intoStar Wars Battlefrontand contribute to the eternal struggle of good versus evil. Regardless of which side you’re on, there will be plenty of ways to assert your dominance. Now we know what all of them are. Thanks to the launch of theBattlefrontstat-tracking app, all of the game’s unlockables have been revealed. There’s no more wondering what weapons, vehicles, heroes, power-ups, and Star Cards are included in the game — they’re all right here to ogle at....

This visually striking arcade shooter/survival horror hybrid is one to keep an eye on Noct, a 2D top-down multiplayer survival horror game that blends arcade combat with RPG survival elements has recently met and exceeded itsKickstarterfunding goal of $20,000 CAD and has beenGreenliton Steam. The game’s bleak world is rendered in a unique art style utilizing a high-contrast thermal camera viewpoint, giving it an almost surreal sense of detachment. Visually,Noctreminds me a bit ofTeleglitch, but with a much more eerie and claustrophobic atmosphere....

There’s a lot of hidden things to find inStardew Valleyand once you’ve unlocked Ginger Island, you’ll need to find one kind of hidden object to open up the map — Golden Walnuts. These Walnuts aren’t easy to find, but if you’re missing any, there’s hope in the shape of a Golden Parrot. Ginger Island is a big map, and you need to find 130 Golden Walnuts to unlock new areas and features or purchase rewards....

Getting through the smoke The Lost Woods inTears of the Kingdomare, like many areas, particularly tricky to access. Covered in gloom, this area is completely blocked, not even allowing Link to walk through the forest. The Lost Woods can also be pretty difficult to find if you don’t know where to start looking. What you need before adventuring Before venturing towards The Lost Woods,you’ll needArrows and Brightbloom Seedsin order to light your way forward....

Chaos in the windy Shrine Ishodag Shrine is a relatively easy Shrine to find inThe Legend of Zelda:Tears of the Kingdom. It’s located almost directly to the east of Kyonsis Shrine, near the Quarry Ruins and Carok Bridge. You’ll need to climb a bit to get there, but you’ll have no trouble reaching it even without any upgrades. Like many early-game Shrines, Ishodag Shrine serves as a bit of a tutorial....

Teach me, sensei WithKiller Instinctdrawing nearer, so too are details, specifically about the game’s training modes. You can expect the standard training mode, of course — just you and a dummy with A.I. The twist here is that the previous highest difficulty, aptly named Killer, is trumped by a new “Kyle” setting. The setting’s namesake comes from Double Helix’s AI programer, who is supposed to be insanely good at the game....

Updates to arrive in the ‘coming months’ Konami has announced that it will not be attending E3 2021 in any capacity. The long-time developer/publisher has noted that it is working on “key projects” and that players should expect updates pertaining to these titles over the coming months. The full statement,posted yesterday to Twitter,reads as follows: “Due to timing, we will not be ready to present at E3 this year. We want to reassure our fans that we are in deep development on a number of key projects, so please stay tuned for some updates in the coming months....

Also, Fractured Minds We already knew thatRed Dead Redemption 2was coming to Xbox Game Pass: Microsoft sounded the reveille from the highest mountain several weeks back as it knew what a get that was. But now the publisher is ready to pull the curtain back on the entire month of May, and it’s looking pretty good. While it’s hard to topRed Dead Redemption 2in the eyes of many, the mad men managed to do it with one of Square’s most belovedFinal Fantasyentries:IX....