Nihon Falcom has revealed the main characters and new gameplay features in The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-. Van Arkride and Agnes Claudel, the protagonist and heroine of the Kuro no Kiseki (also known in the West as Trails Through Daybreak) series, will retain their respective spots in this new title. Bergard Zeman, who was missing from the pre-release promotions for Kuro no Kiseki II, will also appear as the third main character. [Thanks, 4Gamer!] Other than the characters, Nihon Falcom also unveiled two new gameplay features that it will add to this RPG title. The ..read more

Sony and Shift Up announced via the PlayStation Blog that a launch day patch for Stellar Blade will add New Game Plus as an option, and the announcement also included the reveal that there are new costumes. People will also be able to get new Skills or increase gear levels. In the announcement, Sony said that chests people checked before could end up being sources for new costumes. SP0-tt2r will also sell some. 34 of these costumes are for Eve. Her Drone, Adam, and Lily will also each get two more costumes. five accessories will appear. Her gear level can go from 15 to 40 for the weapon, 6 to ..read more

The official Uniqlo online store opened its page for its The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom collection of shirts outside Japan. Six unisex styles are available, and they can be found in stores and online. These six designs are the same as the ones already revealed for Japan. Those will launch in that country on April 26, 2024. The pricing is different in the US storefront. While they are about 1,500 yen in Japan, every shirt here is $24.90. They are also available in sizes that start at XXS and get all the way up to XXXL. Only shirts for adults are available, as there is no childr ..read more

GameStop Canada revealed that its Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch pre-order bonus offer offers people a chance to see the original GameCube box art and cover design again. There will be a slip cover that restores the original design. The official social media post shared a glimpse at how the slipcover will look. In addition to the original Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door GameCube art with Mario surrounded by Peach, Goombella, Koops, Yoshi, and Hooktail, it also features the original GameCube logo and accents at the top. GameStop Canada didn’t note if this will just be a paper s ..read more

The Rising Tide expansion for Final Fantasy XVI came out in April 2024, and the official account for the game uploaded a clip of “Torn from the Heavens” from Final Fantasy XIV as it appears in the DLC. This is one of two FFXIV tracks that’s part of the FFXVI DLC. Here's the FFXIV song from FFXVI: https://twitter.com/FF16_JP/status/1783073399029301271 “The Rising Tide,” which is the name of the DLC for Final Fantasy XVI, came out on April 18, 2024. This DLC included a post-game story focusing on Clive and his companions traveling to the mysterious land of Mysidia in order to rescue the Dominan ..read more

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is about to turn 20, and Nintendo is celebrating by giving everyone with a Switch a chance to head to Rogueport again. After spending early hours with the game and going through a preview session for it, it still feels like a fantastic vacation spot. For those unfamiliar with the tale, which is possible given its age, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door begins with Princess Peach summoning Mario’s aid again. When she was in the town of Rogueport, she learned about a treasure and found a map to reach it. She included it in a note to him requesting his assist ..read more

The upcoming Atlus RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio will reportedly include a total of 7 party members. A maximum of 4 playable characters can be in the party at once. [Thanks, ryokutya2089!] In an upcoming Famitsu interview with Metaphor: ReFantazio Director Katsura Hashino confirmed the total number of party members. The new party members will join the group as the story progresses. The playable characters confirmed so far include the protagonist, Strohl, Hulkenberg, and Heismay. The fae Gallica is featured in the main menu as a party member, but she won’t be playable. She will instead act as a sup ..read more

Vaultroom will release new merchandise of Houshou Marine of Hololive. However, as of the time of writing, the site does not show anything, so it’s unknown what you’ll be able to purchase. The Vaultroom Twitter (X) account has a short trailer promoting its Houshou Marine merchandise. It starts with Marine popping out from a window before she transforms into a skeletal dread pirate. She faces off against the Vaultroom mascot and once the mascot defeats her, they pose together before the video ends. You can watch the trailer here: https://twitter.com/room_vault/status/1783089786401833245 Vaultro ..read more

Arc System Works will add VRChat 3D outfits of Elphelt and Happy Chaos as they appear in Guilty Gear Strive. Each outfit costs 3000 JPY ($19.30). These outfits will come out on April 26, 2024. As a note, these will only allow you to dress up your VRChat character like either Happy Chaos or Elphelt from Guilty Gear Strive. You won’t be able to actually use the models from the game. The Minase, Lio, Gaku, and Komano avatars will be able to wear the Happy Chaos clothing. As for the Elphelt outfit, Kikyo, Manuka, Shinra, and Chiffon will be able to wear it. This is not the first time that Arc Sys ..read more

Bandai Namco added the new Beat Performer playable class to Blue Protocol in the Version 1.05.000 update for the action MMORPG. Beat Performer is a long-range guitar-wielding class focused on playing various melodies that provide support to allies, such as healing and buffs. Aside from attacking and offering support directly with their weapons, Beat Performers can deploy Amps in the field that replicate their attacks and abilities in a set AoE. The Heat Gauge mechanic is unique to the Beat Performer. The gauge increases when fulfilling certain conditions, like landing skills through an Amp. W ..read more