While we’re yet to get a hard release date for Final Fantasy 16 on PC, it sounds like it won’t be too far off. That’s going by recent comments by producer Naoki Yoshida, who also suggested we can expect a demo before it’s out – which should also be a good chance to test your rig against its apparently hefty hardware requirements.
This excellent deal is back! Amazon is offering the powerful and high capacity Anker PowerCore 737 24,000mAh USB Power Bank for only $90, a massive 40% price drop from its original $150 MSRP. This is close to the highest capacity power bank you’re allowed to bring on airplane carry-on, and it also boasts an absolutely massive 140W of USB power delivery to charge even the hungriest MacBook Pro.
with 140W of USB Type-C Power Delivery
The Anker PowerCore 737 can be used like any other power bank; it does a fine job of charging any of your standard mobile electronics. It has two USB Type-C ports and one USB Type-A port. One of the USB Type-C ports is bi-directional, meaning it can be used to charge devices AND it can also be used to charge the power bank itself. The massive 24,000mAh is just under the TSA’s 27,000mAh limit; it can charge a Nintendo Switch OLED over 5 times, iPhone 15 Pro Max over 5 times, Steam Deck over 4 times, and an ASUS ROG Ally over 9 times. The power bank is physically larger than smaller capacity ones and weighs in at 1.4 pounds.
What really makes special about the PowerCore 737, however, is it’s massive power delivery spec. The 737 is capable of delivery 140W of power output That’s enough power to charge the 16″ MacBook Pro laptop even while you’re using it. That kind of power output is hard to find in a power bank and usually pricier.
We picked the Anker 737 as our favorite portable charger for the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally portable gaming handhelds. Portable PC gaming has never been better, but there’s still a way to go when it comes to batteries in these incredible devices. Both the ROG Ally and Steam Deck suffer from a short battery life when gaming on the go. For instance, when playing most games at 60 FPS, you’re likely looking at four hours of battery life, at most. During our review, we even found games like God of War or Spider-Man would tap out in under 2-hours as well. At the end of the day, you’ll never get the full potential out of your Steam Deck or ROG Ally if you’re not equipped with a decent portable charger.
I didn’t really know anything about Moomins going into adventure game Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley, besides that their heads always looked palatable to me – like bleached kidney beans. Plus the Moomin merch I’d seen over the years in official Moomin shops or the odd gift store was delightful, so if someone had rocked up with a pencil case adorned with Moomin heads back in school, you bet I would’ve been jealous.
And having finished the game, I’m unsure whether I’ve truly learned any more about the Moomins and their friends. But then again, I’ve come away thinking that it’s a pleasant universe to spend a few hours in, where the wild is celebrated with rebellious song. If you’re after the video game equivalent of a walk through the woods on a warm afternoon, Moominvalley is the place to wander.
Gadd tidings.
After a brief MAR10 Day update, we now know that Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD will be bringing the scares to Switch on 27th June. What’s more, we also now know what to expect from the game’s box art.
Yep, Nintendo has revealed a first look at the cover for the upcoming game and anyone who played the original Luigi’s Mansion 2 (or ‘Dark Moon‘ for those in North America) will find very few surprises here.
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Season 2 of The Finals arrives on March 14 and strange things are happening in the free-to-play arena. The game show has been compromised by the rogue hacking collective CNS, and showrunners are scrambling to decipher their cryptic messages — but one thing is clear: the show must go on!
On top of new weapons to spice up the loadout of each class, viewers and contestants alike can keep an eye out for game-changing additions that are likely to disrupt the game show. The hacker collective has infiltrated the source code to add gadgets and abilities, alter maps, and even enter unauthorized contestants.
Throughout this jam-packed season, contestants can expect to experience the hacked and voxelized new map, several limited-time game modes, an all-new 5v5 game mode, and the new Hacker Playstyle. Contestants can step into the shoes of CNS, with a set of gadgets & a new specialization that can be mixed and matched with the existing toolset. Raise barriers, remove walls, defy gravity, tunnel across the arena, and transform items — become the glitch in the system, the ultimate cyber tactician, and bring a new dimension to the game.
Let’s take a closer look at the gadgets and abilities CNS has hacked together:
A specialization that temporarily erases physical surfaces, like walls, ceilings, or goo — allowing contestants to see, shoot, and pass through them. Create new passageways and close them back up again as contestants turn every obstacle in their path into an open door.
A deployable cube that manipulates gravity in its immediate area, lifting contestants and objects upwards. Is it a traversal tool? Or a defensive gadget? It’s up to each contestant.
A pair of limited-range deployable portals. When both are thrown and activated, contestants and objects can move between the two locations. Anyone can use a portal, but players can’t see or shoot through them! Perfect for a quick getaway, when things get hairy.
A gadget that changes enemy fortifications (or any random objects for that matter) into something else entirely — like turning an enemy mine into a chair. Or an enemy turret into a table. Great for breaking through enemy defenses.
This and much more is coming in Season 2. So what are you waiting for? Head into the arena, join CNS, and disrupt the fabric of the arena in Season 2, arriving March 14.
We got to sit down with South Park co-creator Matt Stone and South Park: Snow Day! writer Jameel Saleem to play South Park: Snow Day!, the new 3D four-player roguelike that’s coming out for PC and consoles on March 26 for $29.99.
In the 16-minute video you can watch above, you’ll hear Stone talk about all things Snow Day! Below, don’t miss our other exclusive Snow Day! content: our hands-on preview impressions as well as our interview with Stone about the game.
On a related note, this year marks the 10-year anniversary of the release of South Park: The Stick of Truth, the turn-based RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment. I reviewed that game myself, and I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed harder while playing a video game. I gave The Stick of Truth a 9 out of 10 in our review.
That was followed by a Ubisoft-developed sequel, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, in 2017. We also liked that one a heck of a lot, dropping an 8.5 out of 10 on it in our review.
Which South Park game so far as been your favorite? Vote in the poll above, and stay tuned for IGN’s review of Snow Day! later this month.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s executive editor of previews and host of both IGN’s weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He’s a North Jersey guy, so it’s “Taylor ham,” not “pork roll.” Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.
The crossover throwdown of MultiVersus will return to officially launch on the 28th of May, Warner Bros. announced today. The return will come almost a year after they closed its open beta, which ran for a striking 11 months. The platform fighting game sees Batman, Bugs Bunny, Arya Stark, Steven Universe, and other characters from across different WB shows and movies coming together for a Smash Bros.-style square go.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 publisher Capcom released the role-playing game’s character creator two weeks before the full game launches and players are using it to recreate characters from the likes of Dune, Cyberpunk 2077, Game of Thrones, Elden Ring, God of War, and more.
The incredibly intricate character creator has already been used to create some absolute monsters but, with some more time to spend with it over the weekend, players have seemingly mastered the tools to create iconic characters from other franchises.
This even includes the live-action TV show Game of Thrones, as the aptly named Reddit user CharacterCreationArt uploaded their take on Daenerys Targaryen, which looks practically identical to the real-life actress Emilia Clarke’s rendition of the character. The same can be said for Dune: Part 2 character Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet, which was created by SmittenHeart on X/Twitter (below).
Pulling characters from elsewhere in video games, _Mezuka_ shared their Panam Palmer from Cyberpunk 2077, Mogul162 shared their Patches from Elden Ring and Dark Souls, and DaftPower shared their Kratos from God of War.
Players have also recreated Link from The Legend of Zelda, a Dunmer from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, Leon S. Kennedy from Resident Evil 4, Nick Fury from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Danny Trejo’s Machete, all of which can be viewed in the slideshow above.
Some more interpretive takes include the adoring fan from The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, Scar from The Lion King, and Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys — though even these, somehow, are incredibly accurate.
Tried my best to create Timothee Chalamet on Dragon’s Dogma 2. @DragonsDogma #dragonsdogma #dragonsdogma2 #TimotheeChalamet #Dune #Dune2 pic.twitter.com/Y2yDrEh3v0
— SmittenHeart (@smittenheart_) March 8, 2024
Coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam, Dragon’s Dogma 2 takes place in a parallel universe which “mirrors the world setting of the original game”. Players can explore the human kingdom of Vermund and the beastren kingdom of Battahl and ultimately take on a big evil dragon.
The myriard non-player characters of Dragon’s Dogma 2 also appear endlessly complex, as beyond some pawns being completely customisable as mentioned above, NPCs can form different bonds with the player character and may even fight each other for the player’s love.
Image Credit: _Mezuka_, Gramdil, Doobi3doob, TWILIKING, Waggyo, AggressiveHippo7296, ThrowRA_deerling, DaftPower, CharacterCreationArt, xShots, ElunesProdigy, Mogul162 on Reddit
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We were lucky enough to play a lot of great games at Summer Games Fest 2023, but perhaps the biggest surprise was Little Kitty, Big City, an exploration-focused adventure from Double Dagger Studio where you play as a cat on its journey home.
From our hands-on preview, the game really dug its claws in and we’d be kitten ourselves if we said that weren’t excited to see it pounce onto Switch later this year.
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