Everything you Need to Know about Samurai Academy: Paws of Fury

Antoine Boulay, Producer at Fishing Cactus

Hello Xbox fans! Thanks for reading. I am thrilled to announce that our game Samurai Academy: Paws of Fury, which is based on the “Paws of Fury” movie, is out now on Xbox Series X|S, just in time for the holidays. Whether you’re playing solo or teaming up in local co-op with your friends and family, we wanted the game to feel fun-packed, wacky, and full of surprises. So, let me tell you a little bit about our game.

A Story That Picks up Right After the Movie Ends

Samurai Academy: Paws of Fury continues the story of Hank, our unlikely hero, right after the events of the “Paws of Fury” movie. Just when they thought the fighting was over, Hank and Jimbo are thrown back into combat, this time pitted against the mighty Shogun himself. Something’s changed, and the once-respected leader now commands an army of cats with one goal: to wipe out our heroes and the villages they’ve sworn to protect. As the chaos unfolds, it’s up to you to sharpen your samurai skills, defend Kakamucho, rescue Hank’s allies, and uncover the truth behind this evil plot.

During development, we had access to exclusive concept art from the animation studio, including never-before-seen environments and weapons. For us, huge fans of the universe, this was an absolute treat – and a huge dose of inspiration. If you’re a fan as well, we hope you’ll love what we created.

Discover Kakamucho Through Core Challenges and Quests

We’ve kept things simple and joyful: no micro-transactions, just fun gear to help you become the wackiest hero around.

In our game, you’ll face two core challenges on your path to becoming a true Samurai:

Village Raid: A tower defense-style mode where you’ll protect villages from waves of ninjas and samurai. Use your surroundings wisely, samurai. Exploding barrels and hidden tools might just turn the tide in your favour!

Samurai Trial: A fast-paced 2.5D runner-platformer mode. Dash, dodge, and leap through obstacles as you race to the finish line. Every second matters!

Along the way, you’ll unlock powerful skills and two additional playable characters, Emiko and Sumo, each with their own unique abilities.

Beyond the main story, each hub offers optional quests, and if you’re paying close attention, you might spot something… odd. Rumors swirl of red-furred creatures sneaking around and listening at doors. You might even catch a glimpse of their tails in strange places! What are they up to? We’re not sure. But we definitely should be investigating.

Key Tips and Tricks

Here are a few tips and tricks that will be useful to read before jumping into the adventure:

Optional quests will be useful before returning to the main quest, making the game easier.
Persistence is the key to succeeding in the Samurai Trials — don’t hesitate to retry to achieve the best time possible!
Take advantage of background elements during Village Raids — you’ll find plenty of items to help you face the Shogun’s armies. And who knows? A red barrel exploding at the right moment could be the key to victory! Sometimes, your katana alone won’t be enough.
Pay attention to your HUD for visual indicators that quickly show where threats are coming from.
Communication is key! Share important information with your teammate and ask for help or assistance to overcome the cats.

Thank you so much for reading and I hope that our game Samurai Academy: Paws of Fury has sparked your interest. Good luck Samurai!

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The village of Kakamucho is under attack by the Shogun’s cat armies! Join Hank, a dog samurai in a world of cats, and his friends as they reveal a sinister plot and save the day, samurai-style. Slash, dash, and laugh through this wacky third-person action adventure.

The Story
Just when they thought the fighting was over, Hank and Jimbo are thrown back into combat, this time pitting against the mighty Shogun himself. That’s right—the leader of the Paws of Fury world has had a mysterious change of heart. He aims to crush the blazing duo and the villages under their protection with his cat armies. It’s up to you to master samurai skills, protect Kakamucho, rescue Hank’s friends, and discover who is behind this evil plot.

Become a True Samurai
• Prove your skills and hone your lightning reflexes in progressively difficult samurai trials
• Learn mystical skills to quickly traverse the scenery or ambush unsuspecting hordes
• Wield an arsenal of gadgets and weapons to put an end to ever-rising enemy waves

Protect the Humble Settlements
• Defend the temples of Kakamucho, Dookiehill, and Pippishore against raids of powerful enemies, including Ninja ambushers, Viking warriors, and Jetpack elites
• Use creative traps to cause massive damage and bring the fight to the shogun’s minions
• Team up with beloved Paws of Fury characters and use their unique powers to assist in grandiose battles

Explore a Wacky, Colorful World
• Adventure to villages beyond Kakamucho in a vibrant, animated world packed with surprises
• Unlock new areas, items, and playable characters to expand the realm as you progress
• Discover and complete sidequests from quirky locals and friends both old and new, gaining fame, awards, and treasure

Uncover the Evil Plot
• Play through a lengthy story campaign, following the events of Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
• Follow the tale through animated cutscenes, featuring both old pals and new characters
• Rescue your friends, unite the villages, and rally your allies to put an end to an evil conspiracy that threatens the empire and become a legendary hero!

Samurai Shenanigans for All
• Fun and accessible gameplay for players of all ages
• Challenging Samurai Trials to compete with your friends
• Local multiplayer mischief with split screen co-op: Play through the complete campaign with two players

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Celebrate the fictitious 35th anniversary of Ruin, a faux point-and-click adventure game that never was

Gosh, can you believe it? It’s already the 35th anniversary of Ruin! It came out before I was born, but even I’m feeling the passage of time with this one. With such a momentous occasion upon us, a special 35th anniversary edition of the legendary RPG has been released by its developer Official Electric, split across just four floppy disks… except, well, you’ve definitely already clocked that Ruin isn’t quite real. At least not in the way it’s been presented.

Let’s get something real clear here right off the bat: I couldn’t possibly tell you if Team Cherry are planning to make any more Hollow Knight games. That isn’t to say there isn’t more Hollow Knight on the way, as Silksong will be getting… something, at some point, in the future. However! Studio heads William Pellen and Ari Gibson have at least floated a hypothetical idea around how the world of Hollow Knight might get bigger.

If you’re not familiar with the adorable Astro Bot yet, there’s someone we’d like you to meet. The star of a PlayStation VR minigame and the PS5 pack-in has finally got his own full-length, non-VR adventure (although Rescue Mission is well worth playing). It’s one of the best platformers on Sony’s newest console. If you’ve not picked it up yet, you can save 33% during Amazon’s Black Friday sale.

Astro Bot Might Be The Best Way To Spend $40 On PS5

Thanks to Amazon’s early-bird Black Friday deals, the game is now $39.97, and it’s well worth a look at that price. It’s been one of the most popular PS5 game deals for Black Friday so far.

The 2024 adventure sees Astro’s ship torn asunder by a nefarious alien, and he needs to work across multiple galaxies to bring all the pieces back together and recruit his pals.

What could have become a hollow, soulless brand fiesta of navigating worlds and finding cute Bot versions of iconic PlayStation (and third-party) characters feels like the best celebration of the medium since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as you navigate through worlds inspired by the likes of God of War, Ape Escape, Uncharted, and more.

As reviewer Simon Cardy said, “A fantastically inventive platformer in its own right, Astro Bot is particularly special for anyone with a place in their heart for PlayStation.” He awarded it a 9 out of 10. It also got last year’s Game Awards Game of the Year award.

While the game is accessible for just about anyone whether they’re a platforming expert or relative novice, developer Asobi Team has added additional time trial modes for free since launch that are particularly challenging – but add even more gaming icons as their reward.

The Astro Bot DualSense Controller is also on sale

If you’re hoping to play Astro Bot the way it was truly meant to be played, you can also pick up the limited-edition Astro Bot Dualsense controller at a discount too. This deal is part of Best Buy’s Black Friday sale and probably won’t last for long.

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He’s a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife’s dismay.

Amazon Is Slashing Prices on Ravensburger Christmas Puzzles for Black Friday

One of my favorite family holiday traditions is gathering around a good jigsaw puzzle. It’s one of the few activities that draws in people of all ages to work on the same activity. Every year we break out a new puzzle and just slowly work on it throughout the day together. It’s relaxing, fun, and you end up with a feeling of accomplishment when you finally place that last piece. It’s my turn to bring a puzzle to the family gathering this year, and luckily, Amazon is discounting a ton of puzzles from Ravensburger right now.

Ravensburger is one of the best jigsaw puzzle brands available and one of the few I always look to buy when there’s a sale. The collection of Christmas-themed puzzles I’ve highlighted below are especially good for the holidays, but you can check out the full sale for more options.

Ravensburger Jigsaw Puzzle Sale at Amazon Today

Almost all of the puzzles in this sale are considered Amazon Lightning deals. That means there is a limit to how much stock is available at the discount listed for each item. So the more popular a puzzle is, the more likely it is to have the discount fully claimed before time runs out on the sale. After covering these sales a few times, however, I’ve found that the “limit” on the discount is only ever reached on the most popular puzzles. And since these discounts are all part of Amazon’s official Black Friday sale, it’s likely that the deals will last beyond the limit if people are buying enough of them.

Tips for Buying Jigsaw Puzzles

Buying any size puzzle is a commitment. It’s one that you can easily just put on a shelf and forget about, but actually starting and finishing it takes time. Unless you are a world champion puzzler, it’s going to take you more than one day to put one together unless it’s less than 100 pieces or you have many people helping you out.

Make sure you have enough space

The first thing you should consider before buying a puzzle is whether or not you have a place to put it together. Given that many popular puzzles are 500-1,000 pieces, it can be hard to keep track of all of them at any given time. You’ll need ample space to both sort through and organize pieces and be able to leave or store it and come back to it later. If you don’t already have a table that is ideal for puzzling, there are quite a few puzzle boards and tables you can buy to remedy that. There are also jigsaw puzzle mats to roll up your puzzle and put it away without undoing all of your progress. All of these make for great puzzle gifts and I’d highly recommend them to any puzzle fanatic.

Make sure you actually like the puzzle’s image

Perhaps the more obvious tip for buying any sort of puzzle is to make sure you actually like the image you’re putting together before you make a purchase. A lot of puzzles feature a ton of tiny intricate details to keep you interested as you put it together, but some feature large swaths of single colors that could get tedious to put together. If you’re already investing a bunch of your time into a puzzle, pick something that you’ll be happy to see when finished, even for just a moment in time.

Invest in some puzzle glue

While most people put together puzzles just for the enjoyment of it all, it can also be fun to display the finished product once you’re done. This is especially true if the puzzle is depicting a work of art, rather than just a photograph. It is, after all, a cardboard poster that you’ve put together yourself. If you plan on displaying your puzzle after you finish, you’ll want to get yourself some puzzle glue to ensure the finished product actually stays together when you frame it.

The Best Black Friday Deals Today: Death Stranding 2, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, PS5 Consoles, and More

We’ve rounded up the best deals for Saturday, November 22, below, so don’t miss out on these limited-time offers.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach for $49.99

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is still my favorite game of 2025, featuring a vast world to explore, rich characters and narrative, and an astounding score. Ahead of Black Friday, you can score DS2 for $49.99 and embark across Mexico and Australia yourself. If you’ve been holding out on this game, today is a great time to pick up a copy and experience the latest from Hideo Kojima.

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (4K) for $49.49

The Lord of the Rings trilogy might just be the greatest film trilogy of all time. Peter Jackson’s larger-than-life trilogy is still as masterful to watch today as it was two decades ago. For a limited time, you can score a 4K copy of all three movies for under $50. This set includes both the theatrical and extended editions.

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition for $399.99

The PS5 Digital Edition is $399 right now at Amazon, which is $100 off its normal price. Consoles are always an excellent gift during the holiday season, and the PS5 is no exception. Regarding exclusives for PS5, 2025 saw the release of Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, Lost Soul Aside, and more.

Bleach Rebirth of Souls for $19.99

Bleach Rebirth of Souls was the first major Bleach game release in many years, with Bandai Namco and Tamsoft bringing the iconic series to modern platforms as a fighter. All of the most iconic Bleach characters are here, including Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques, and even Coyote Stark. Save $40 off the base game this weekend with this deal at Amazon.

Astro Bot for $39.99

Astro Bot is a must-own game for any PlayStation 5 owner for many reasons. The fun platforming adventure is a trip across PlayStation’s iconic history of games, with cameos from many of the beloved characters that shaped each console generation. Today, you can score Astro Bot for $39.99 at Amazon,

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for $34.99

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was one of the most enjoyable RPGs of 2024, featuring a gorgeous remade HD-2D world and voice acting. If you haven’t had the chance to check this one out yet, Amazon has copies available for only $34.99. With Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake available now, it’s the perfect time to dive into one of the most important games in the genre.

Silent Hill 2 for $29.99

Silent Hill 2 is available for $29.99 at Amazon as part of Black Friday sales. The Bloober Team-developed remake brought new life to the iconic Konami game, depicting the story of James Sunderland as he travels to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his dead wife. With revamped combat, a rerecorded soundtrack, and new story additions, Silent Hill 2 is a fantastic horror game that is worth experiencing.

Varsapura adds some flashy-but-plain-looking, pyschic action to miHoYo’s Genshin Impact formula in its first gameplay trailer

I think miHoYo might just have a bit too much money. Somehow, they have yet another game on the way called Varsapura, yet another anime-looking, open-world action game, this time by way of psychic mishappenings. As many have pointed out, there’s a vague Control-like quality to it, at least in its newly shown off, lengthy gameplay demo.

Hytale has had a bit of a rough go of it, given how it’s been in the works for a decade, still isn’t finished, and was unceremoniously cancelled. Not to worry though, as it’s back! And it’s in the hands of its developer’s original co-founders. With the announcement that Hytale will live on, it was also noted that the game’s pricing would be revealed soon, and soon it was as it’s already been confirmed.

Bitmap Soft Has A New Game Boy Color Title Up For Pre-Order

Say hi to Lightseeker.

If you’re itching to play a brand-new Game Boy Color game, then you’re in luck. Bitmap Soft has announced it has opened pre-orders for its latest title, Lightseeker, over on its official website.

Priced at £10 for a digital copy and £50 for a physical Game Boy Color cartridge, Lightseeker is a roguelike of sorts in which you defeat enemies to gain rations, while keeping any loot you’ve obtained upon each inevitable death.

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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is free to keep forever on Steam, as long as you’re quick about it

It’s been 10 years since Fatshark’s Warhammer Tide years kicked off, starting with Warhammer: End times – Vermintide, and to celebrate that anniversary the developer has been offering up various in-game events and updates in both Vermintide 2 and Darktide. Earlier this week Vermintide 2 received a free new level, a point we’ll come back to, but the big thing you should know first is that you can pick up the co-op dark fantasy game for free on Steam right now, and keep it forever.

Author: Game Infliction