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Pokémon Unite’s Halloween event runs from October 20 to November 7

Pokémon Unite is getting a little spookier thanks to a new Halloween event running from October 20th to November 7th.

The Festival will offer several cool costumes for you and your Pokémon, as well as what looks to be a possible additional game mode and new playable Pocket Monster, Greedent.

Additionally, the ‘Remoat Island’ stage will gain a new nighttime overlay that includes pumpkins and other spooky decorations.

Check out the trailer for the event above.

Source: @PokemonUnite 

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Epic Games Store offering $10 coupons with email subscriptions

Epic Games Store customers can receive a $10 coupon for the digital storefront by signing up to Epic’s email and alerts program.

This promotion runs from October 15th to November 15th and is open to both new and existing subscribers. Those who are already subscribed will automatically receive the coupon.

If you’re not yet subscribed, you can do so by heading to your account settings and looking under communications preferences. You’ll receive the coupon within 24 hours of doing so.

Naturally, only one coupon can be claimed per EGS account. The coupon can be used on any game priced at $14.99 or higher.

Source: Epic Games

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FromSoftware’s Elden Ring is delayed until February 25

The release of FromSoftware’s Elden Ring has unfortunately been delayed by a month.

The anticipated title that was originally set to launch on January 21st has been pushed back to February 25th.

However, if you can’t wait for the actual release of Elden Ring, FromSoftware has announced a Closed Network Test (CNT). If you register before November 1st, you’ll get the chance to join the Network Test launching across PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One.

The first session starts at November 12th at 3:00am PT/ 6:00am ET and the last of the five sessions is on November 14th 7pm PT/ 10pm ET.

You can register for the CNT, here.

Image Credit: FromSoftware

Source: FromSoftware

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Montreal-based Ludia working on ‘DC Heroes & Villains’ mobile game

At the virtual DC FanDome event, Montreal-based developer Ludia unveiled its next project: a mobile game called DC Heroes & Villains.

As its name suggests, the game features DC superheroes like Batman and Superman teaming up with villains like Lex Luthor and Harley Quinn to fight a common threat: Trigon. DC fans will know that Trigon is the father of Raven, a member of the Teen Titans. Therefore, it’s safe to assume that Raven, as well as some of her fellow Titans, will make an appearance.

Otherwise, it’s unclear what kind of game DC Heroes & Villains will be, outside of confirmation that it will come to both Android and iOS.

For now, Ludia says players can go to the game’s official website to pre-register, although it’s currently down at the time of writing. We’ll update this story once it’s up and running and more details become available.

This isn’t the only Canadian-made game featured at DC FanDome; WB Games Montreal also showed off a new look at its Gotham Knights.

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WB Games Montreal offers new behind-the-scenes look at Gotham Knights

Warner Bros. Games Montreal has unveiled a new look at Gotham Knights, its upcoming Batman video game, at the virtual DC FanDome event.

Specifically, the Canadian developer focused on the Court of Owls, the mysterious criminal organization that make up some of the game’s villains. The trailer features commentary from Court of Owls creators Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (the writer-artist team behind the popular “New 52” Batman comics), DC Comics publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee and WB Games Montreal creative director Patrick Redding.

The four creators discuss the origins of Court of Owls and how they’ll make an impact in Gotham Knights, particularly through different enemy types that the player will have to face off against. The trailer also shows more gameplay footage of playable characters Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl and Red Hood.

The game stars the “Bat Family” because Bruce Wayne — as well as Commissioner Gordon — are seemingly dead at the start of the game. This leads the four surviving Batman allies to team up to protect Gotham, allowing the game to support both single-player and two-player drop-in/drop-out co-op.

Gotham Knights will release sometime in 2022 on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

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Warner Bros. reveals first story trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Warner Bros. has released the first story trailer for its Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game at the virtual DC FanDome event.

Developed by Rocksteady, the studio behind the Batman: Arkham trilogy, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League follows the titular team of supervillains as it’s assigned to, as the title suggests, take out the Brainiac-controlled Justice League.

The game was first revealed in a cinematic trailer at last year’s DC FanDome with a 2022 release window, although no gameplay was revealed. The new trailer similarly doesn’t feature gameplay, so it’s unclear exactly how it will play. Rocksteady has previously confirmed it will support one to four players via co-op.

That said, we did get three minutes of in-game footage in the new “Ticking” trailer. In the footage, we see more of Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and King Shark from the first trailer, as well as first looks at Amanda Waller, the Suicide Squad’s boss, as well as Justice League members like The Flash, Superman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman.

Interestingly, we only get a look at the Batmobile instead of Batman himself, which is especially notable considering Kill the Justice League is set in the Batman: Arkham universe. It’s unclear what role Batman may play or whether he’ll be voiced by veteran actor Kevin Conroy as he was in the Arkham trilogy.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC sometime in 2022.

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Consumers around the world spend a lot of time using mobile apps: study

Consumers in five countries reportedly spend roughly five hours a day on mobile apps, and consumers in 12 major markets in the world spend more than four hours per day (see the chart above), according to mobile data and analytics firm App Annie.

App Annie estimates that people have about five hours of leisure per day. With this in mind, the fact that Indonesians spend about 5.5 hours per day using mobile apps, is pretty incredible.

TikTok is one of the standout apps with being the most downloaded app in more than three territories, and according to App Annie, it’s the only platform to show up in the top five lists in all nine countries. Even as a relatively new TikTok user, I can already see how easy it would be to spend five hours per day using just that social media platform.

Game-wise Pokémon Unite was the standout title in South Korea, but worldwide, My Talking Angela 2 is the number one downloaded game in Q3 of 2021. This is followed by Free Fire, Count Masters, PUBG Mobile and Bridge Race. 

Canada isn’t on the top list of players.

Source: App Annie Via: Venture Beat

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Animal Crossing’s Happy Home Paradise DLC lets you design homes for visitors

Happy Home Paradise, Animal Crossing: New Horizons first paid DLC, allows players to meet vacationing NPCs, learn their decoration preferences and then lets you start building them a new custom home.

The DLC is focused on players working for Lottie’s Paradise Planning business. During the New Horizons-focused Direct, Nintendo showed off how players will be able to select different lighting options, use different-sized countertops and generally change nearly everything about a home’s interior.

The game will also suggest different items to the player to better pull together a home’s design. Other new features in the DLC include fixing up Lottie’s island with new buildings, including a restaurant and school. The paid DLC arrives on November 5th alongside a free update that includes the return of Brewster, Kapp’n and Harriet and additional farming and cooking recipes.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise costs $32.99. It’s also part of Nintendo’s $63.99 ‘Expansion Pack’ online subscription tier that includes N64 and Sega Genesis titles.

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Nintendo’s Switch Online N64 and Sega Genesis games cost $64 for 12 months in Canada

After revealing that N64 and Sega Genesis titles were coming to its Switch Online services through an ‘Expansion Pack‘ subscription tier a few weeks ago, Nintendo has confirmed pricing and availability for the service.

An Individual Membership costs $63.99 for 12 months, while a Family Membership costs $99.99 for 12 months. The service officially launches on October 25th. This is a significant jump in subscription pricing from Switch Online’s current $24.99 yearly cost that includes NES/SNES games and cloud saves.

The additional subscription tier gives players access to retro Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis titles. For example, Mario Kart 64, The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Mario Tennis, Super Mario 64 and more are coming to the N64 catalogue. Nintendo has confirmed that games like Banjo-Kazooie, Pokémon Snap, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Paper Mario are coming in the future.

On the Genesis side, notable titles like Shinobi III, Streets of Rage 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Golden Axe, Eco the Dolphin and more are coming to the platform.

While expensive, this moves the cost of Switch Online more in line with Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus.

During its presentation today, Nintendo also confirmed that the Expansion Pack cost includes Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ upcoming DLC, Happy Home Paradise.

In other Switch-related news, Nintendo’s N64 and Genesis gamepads are now available to order in Canada for $64.99 each.

Source: Nintendo 

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Alienware celebrates 25th anniversary by showing off new Aurora gaming PC

Today marks Alienware’s 25th birth anniversary, and since its inception back in 1996, the company has led the industry in high-performance gaming PCs and peripherals.

To commemorate the occasion, Alienware is making its beloved Aurora gaming PC “Bigger, Better and Cooler,” with beefier specs and, for the first time, an optional, scratch-resistant, and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) protected transparent side panel.

The new Alienware Aurora features an open-air design with reorganized internal components for better ventilation, less noise, cleaner cable management and ease of accessibility, allowing users to easily swap out or upgrade internal components like the memory, hard drive, graphics card (GPU), etc.

According to the company, the open-air design clears 50 percent extra chassis space, resulting in more efficient airflow and less noise, “all while providing a 5 percent increase in graphics performance.” It’s worth noting that the five percent increase is in comparison to the Aurora R12, with both desktops running Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3090 GPU.

Further, every (new) Aurora PC will ship with two 120mm fans, one for front air intake and one for rear exhaust. However, if you want to spend big bucks, higher-end configurations of the PC will ship with a third and fourth pre-installed fan, taking advantage of the ’50 percent extra chassis space.’

According to Alienware, the new Aurora is up to nine percent quieter than its predecessor during CPU-intensive workloads, and CPU temperatures have been measured as being up to three percent lower.

The new Aurora PC also brings several external changes, including a curvy aesthetic case, which will be available in ‘Lunar Light’ and ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ colour options, along with a transparent left-side panel that lets you see inside the gaming PC. AlienFX’s configurable lighting capabilities have more than doubled. The old Aurora R12 desktop could only have four externally facing lighting zones, while the new Aurora will offer up to 8 lighting zones and different internal ambient lighting features.

The case also features tool-less entry from all sides, further making the machine a highly accessible one.

Alienware says the new Aurora’s pricing, configurations and availability will be announced later this fall. The company is also hosting an ‘Alienware Live Stream Event‘ today at 3pm ET/12pm PT, where it will detail the new Aurora PCs.