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Developer shares feedback from previous trials Square Enix and PlatinumGames have announced a third closed beta for its incoming epicBabylon’s Fall. The new trial for the action RPG will take place worldwide on the weekend of November 15-17, offering testers a new opportunity to take up the arms of Gideon Coffin and, once again, attempt to summit the dominating, insurmountable Tower of Babylon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXJKFvqczxQ In addition to announcing the third beta period, PlatinumGames announced that it will hold a special video showcase to discuss all of its findings from each of theBabylon’s Fallbetas, with attention paid to player feedback regarding control, visual clarity, movement, mapping, and more....

Cookie Run Kingdomhas a new legendary in the form of Fire Spirit Cookie, and you may optimize it further using the best possible toppings and beascuits. The new legendary is part ofThe Flame Awakensupdate, and he is already rising in the metagame in terms of DPS value. You’ll have to obtain him from the gacha, so there’s an element of luck. Best toppings for Fire Spirit Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom Before we go into the best toppings for this character, it’s important to understand his abilities....

Cards down In a post on itsofficial Reddit, Bethesda has announced that all future content and development plans forThe Elder Scrolls: Legendshave been put “on hold for the foreseeable future”, which is being translated by many as the death knell for the PC and mobile card-battler. “This decision will not in any way affect the release and development of GAEA’s Asia-specific version ofLegends, which is operated separately, but will inform our decisions on content and feature development going forward,” notes community manager Christian Van Hoose in the update....

Long time coming Valve is never making anotherHalf-Lifegame. Okay? We’ve all come to terms with that, right? So, here’s the next best thing. In honor ofHalf-Life‘s 20th anniversary,Black Mesadeveloper Crowbar Collective has released the first ever video of the Xen chapters. It looks pretty fantastic! The originalHalf-Lifedidn’t really spend much time on Xen, so this will hopefully be a proper visit. This fabled alien universe is getting closer. Crowbar Collective says that the Xen chapters should release sometime in the second quarter of 2019....

But we don’t know if it’s actually profitable yet Resident Evil 7,an excellent gamethat’s full of spooks and scares, surely has developer/publisher Capcom on pins and needles for different reasons. This installment is a significant departure from the classic take onResident Evil, and that’s quite the gamble when you consider that Capcom had to front a lot of money to create this game. Without the safety net of continuing narrative arcs and known protagonists, it’s really only the franchise name that could guarantee some sales....

Activision has continually attempted to one itself by creating more ambitious cosmetic items, andCoD Mobilelooks like it’s continuing to push the boundaries further than anyone thought was possible. TheCoD Mobiledevs introduced the MG42 as a new weapon in Season 4 andconfirmed“Witch Warden” as a Mythic skin for the new LMG. Activision revealed that the weapon features an animated miniature battlefield across its body, and an exclusive song was created by the legendary composer Hans Zimmer for the camo....

‘Music for an Infinite Universe’ When I saw a link to this YouTube upload of theNo Man’s Skysoundtrack, I had the realization that despite the numerous gameplay videos I had seen of the sci-fi title these past few years, I somehow couldn’t recall what its music sounded like. Not even a little bit! So strange. If you’re in a similar place or you just want to hear65daysofstatic‘s instrumental tracks all together while you work, or do the dishes, or whatever, here it is....

Destiny 2: The Final Shapeand its immediate successor,the Echo seasonal episode, have done a whole lot of good for the game. Remember:things werebadless than a year ago, and nowDestiny 2‘s enjoying a bit of a renaissance. Not all is perfect, though, starting with Pathfinder. I’ll be the first to admit that I was a fan ofThe Final Shape‘s new weekly progression system early on: thePathfinder looks and feels about as slick as it gets, setting you on a fast-track to endorphin-laden clicks leading you to XP, loot, and other notable goodies....

Sup Holmes every Sunday! [Sup Holmes is a weekly talk show for people that make great video games. It airs live every Sunday afternoon onYouTube, and can be found in podcast form onLibsynandiTunes.] Not long ago, we were lucky to welcomeDownwellcreator Ojiro “Moppin” Fumoto to the program. Though one might guess he and his game were obvious shoe-ins for success, Ojiro’s unlikely road to prominence would be hard for anyone to replicate....

God of War IIIwas finally announced towards the end ofthe PlayStation keynoteearlier today. At the end ofGod of War II, Kratos and the Titans were making their way to Mount Olympus to take on Zeus and the remaining Gods. This little teaser shows the aftermath of Kratos’ invasion. The pre-rendered trailer is pretty short and ends with Kratos standing on top of a ruined building and uttering the words “In the end, there will only be chaos!...

A whole bunch more installments of “Iwata Asks” were posted by Nintendo this week. They are all rad — especially the one on the 3DS — but as aDonkey Kong Countryfanboy, I wanted tohighlight the videofocusing onDonkey Kong Country Returns. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Kensuke Tanabe, who oversees companies like Retro Studios, want to take you for a ride. And you know what? I want them to take me for a ride, too....

Snap into a slim Jimmy-6 I recently went on a little book-buying bonanza, readying my little library for the cold autumn and winter nights that’ll soon be coming to my wee corner of the world. Most of my purchases were novels designed to make me look intelligent and well-informed when guests see them on my shelves. But one was a pure nostalgia purchase. Earlier this year, Abrams Books released acompendium ofThe Uncanny X-Mentrading cardsthat were illustrated by Jim Lee....

Slowly rolling backwards on the year Another year has come to a close, and so we’re looking back at the breadth of games we saw throughout these last 12 months. Many came and went, and gradually, I’ve managed to whittle the crowd down to something resembling my ten favorite games of 2022. It wasn’t an easy task, to be honest. Sure, this year saw the delay ofmultiple big-name projectsinto 2023. I’m a bit grateful for that though, as it at least gave me time to spend on some smaller indie releases....