Final Fantasy XIV-themed fried chicken has gone on sale in Japan at the Lawson convenience store chain. It's got the enigmatically described flavor of "the Crystal of Light and Darkness," which translates to pepper and tartar sauce plus a strange-looking color scheme.Fried chicken, called karaage, is a popular snack at convenience stores in Japan, and it will often come in flavors that are far afield from what Americans might find at their local KFC or Zaxby's. But this particular flavor is likely strange relative to Lawson's normal lineup. Strikingly, the meat--not its breading--is colored black and white.It definitely looks odd and maybe not particularly appetizing, but YouTube user Captain Torajiro reports that it actually tastes good (via Kotaku's report and YouTube's auto-translate function). The flavor was produced as a close collaboration between Final Fantasy composer Masayoshi Soken and Lawson, as explained by Game Watch Impress. The composer actually teamed up with the store for the first time a couple of years ago in order to produce an FFXIV-themed burnt garlic oil chicken flavor.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With NBA 2K22's September 10 release date coming up very soon, 2K Sports has now shared lots of new details on how the game actually plays and what's new this year on the gameplay side.After releasing the first gameplay trailer, 2K Sports has published a deep-dive blog post that runs through the big changes for gameplay this year. In short, 2K says its goal for NBA 2K22 was to deliver faster-paced gameplay, more responsive player movement, and more skill-based offensive abilities. The developer also sought to deliver these changes across both generations of consoles so if you're among the contingent of people who can't find a PS5 or Xbox Series X|S right now, or don't want to upgrade, NBA 2K22 should offer the goods.Starting with shooting, NBA 2K22 has a number of changes in store, the most obvious of which is its new shot meter that now has a "dynamically resizing" make window.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Gaming on PC is easier than ever, in part because big console manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft have opened up their own controller options to the platform. If you prefer the familiar feeling of a Sony controller like PS4's DualShock 4 or PS5's DualSense, you can easily pair those with your PC to play games. And since some Sony games like Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Stranding are hitting PC, you can play them on their intended controller.The process is simple. Essentially, you'll turn on pairing for your controller and then discover it in your PC's Bluetooth menu. If the controller has previously been paired with a PlayStation, you may need to unplug the console or otherwise unpair the controller so that the activation process doesn't start up the PlayStation instead. Just use the following steps: DualSense Wireless Controller See at Amazon Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Chances are you have a powerful gaming system in your pocket right now. Newer models of iPhone are even more powerful than some recent dedicated gaming hardware, and more developers are being sure to put controller options into their mobile games. Whether you want to play the wealth of games on Apple Arcade or stream a game through the cloud, it's a great time to sync up your handy gaming controllers to your iPhone. DualSense Wireless Controller See at Amazon And because games on mobile devices are bearing more and more of a resemblance to full-blown console games, a controller is sometimes a must. Fast-paced action games can technically work with virtual buttons, but it's not ideal for gamers looking for precision sword swipes and parries. It's also nice to have a controller for meaty games that lend themselves to longer playing sessions, like the Apple Arcade RPG Fantasian.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Mobile games and console games used to be very clearly distinct, but those lines are getting blurrier every day. Thanks to higher-powered mobile devices and the advent of streaming and remote play, you can play console-quality games--or stream actual games from your console--right on your iPhone or iPad. Here's how to play PS5 games on your iOS devices.This functionality is done via Remote Play, a feature that streams games from your PS5 console to your phone, using the screen as a display device. Contrary to the name, Remote Play can't be done very remotely, as you need to be connected to the same network as your PS5. But Remote Play is a great option for moments when you're in your home but don't have access to the TV--laying in bed, watching a show, or yes, sitting on the toilet. DualSense Wireless Controller See at Amazon Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you've kept up with the recent gaming landscape, it feels like we've seen Far Cry 6 again and again at every event to the point where Ubisoft might be oversharing a bit. So it was kind of relieving to get my hands on the game instead of passively observing. And after playing about five hours, let me tell you, this sure is a Far Cry game.A huge open world, missions spread across a wide map, explosions and firefights, camps to clear out, weapons to unlock and upgrade, you name it. I have a bit of a "been there done that" feeling, albeit with some legitimately fun moments in between. It's a variation on a formula from a gameplay perspective, but there are ways in which it seems to be forming its own identity. That's primarily because of its setting, Yara.The team behind Far Cry 6 has been trying to make Yara as much a character as Anton Castillo, the main villain played by famed actor Giancarlo Espositio. The easy parallel for Yara would be real-life Cuba--it's a Latin American country composed of islands in the Caribbean West Indies in the midst of an armed revolution.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer CD Projekt Red has scooped up some modders to help the team iron out Cyberpunk 2077 backend issues and work on official mod support.The news comes by way of Twitch streamer and YouTuber Tyler McVicker, who spotted in a Discord server that the Budapest-based custom development studio Yigsoft will be joining CD Projekt Red's ranks. Yigsoft is best known for the open-source tool WolvenKit, which allowed modders to edit any file in CDPR titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3..@CDPROJEKTRED has hired members of the @CyberpunkGame modding scene to work on official modding support and bug squashing. They've come from teams creating Wolvenkit and Redscript, the only reason mods exist at all for 2077. Amazing!Congratz! pic.twitter.com/fl1w0jxR6H — Tyler McVicker (@Tyler_McV) August 30, 2021According to Kotaku, Yigsoft will operate independently and retain its Budapest headquarters. Co-founder Hambalkó "Traderain" Bence, who announced the news on Cyberpunk 2077’s modding community Discord, told the publication it has been "a long time dream" to work with CDPR.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Five years after it first launched, No Mans Sky has expanded its universe with a number of free expansions. The next DLC is titled Frontiers, and for one fan, it can't come soon enough. There's no concrete release date yet for Frontiers, and as a way to stave off boredom, video producer Winder Sun has begun modding Sean Murray's face into the game.It's all in good fun though, as the No Man's Sky director seems impressed with just how far Winder Sun is willing to take this experiment. The first day began with Murray's face being placed on an exocraft spaceship, day two saw his visage plastered over portals and warps to disturbing effect, and on day three you could spot Murray-faced blobs on several planets.Even Winder Sun's avatar in No Man's Sky has had some digital surgery to resemble Murray, who this week has been seen exploring a planet where all the flora has evolved a natural Murray camouflage system.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Beleaguered former Jeopardy host has just been fired as executive producer of that show and also Wheel of Fortune, according to Variety. Richards has been the center of controversy ever since he was selected to succeed Alex Trebek on the popular game show.Variety credits the news to a memo issued to Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune workers by Suzanne Prete, executive vice president of business and strategy for those shows: "I'm writing to let you know that Mike will no longer be serving as EP of Wheel and Jeopardy effective immediately. We had hoped that when Mike stepped down from the host position at Jeopardy it would have minimized the disruption and internal difficulties we have all experienced these last few weeks. That clearly has not happened."Richards stepped down from the show recently, shortly after taking the hosting gig. The announcement that Richards will no longer present the new season of the classic game show follows the backlash to a series of sexist, racist, and homophobic comments that he made on a podcast between 2013 and 2014. Richards had said previously that he didn't want his past behavior to overshadow either show.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Joel McHale has provided an update on the long-awaited Community movie, saying plans are in motion and it might actually come together. Or it might not. Such is the way in Hollywood."I used to just lie about it. People would be like, 'Is the movie going to happen?' And I'd be like, 'Yeah, sure,'" McHale said in an appearance on Conan O'Brien's podcast.More seriously, McHale said the wheels are in motion to make the Community movie, but it's too soon to say if it will actually happen.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hearthstone is getting its first crossover character from another Blizzard franchise, as part of its upcoming Mercenaries game mode. The new mode launches on October 12, and one of the eponymous mercenaries will be the devil himself from the Diablo series. He's available as one of three pre-purchase bundles for the game.Blizzard announced the new character among a lot of new details and our first look at the Mercenaries game mode that the company has been teasing since the beginning of this year. As previously announced, Mercenaries incorporates elements of RPGs and roguelikes into its own PvP/PvE environment that plays vastly different from the standard Hearthstone collectible card game.In Mercenaries, you'll visit the Village as a central hub where you can find Bounties, buy things from the Mercenaries shop, and claim mode-specific rewards. When you take on a Bounty you'll select a party of six Mercenaries. Then at the start of combat you'll pick three of those to do battle, with the other three on the Bench ready to take over if one of your characters falls or swaps out with a special ability. Completing Bounties will gain you experience to level up your heroes along with loot, and the bounties are repeatable so you can keep going to collect a particular type of loot.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Motive Studios has confirmed that while Gunner Wright will return to voice Isaac Clarke in the upcoming Dead Space remake, the main character of the sci-fi series will only have dialogue under certain situations.Isaac in Dead Space from 2008 was voiced but had no real dialogue, with Wright only providing grunts and screams. That changed with Dead Space 2 and 3, which saw Isaac develop more personality and an actual voice. Motive Studios, during the recent Dead Space livestream, revealed that Wright will once again voice Isaac and that he will have more dialogue this time around.But Isaac won't talk all the time, as a key pillar of Dead Space, according to Motive Studios, is the game's isolation. As such, there are two instances that will prompt Isaac to speak during the game: when he's spoken to and "in a situation where it would feel weird if he remained silent" per a screenshot.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

EA is bringing back its college football franchise with a new release at some point in the future, but ahead of that, Madden NFL 22 is offering a glimpse at college football gameplay through a new mode in the professional sports game.10 college football teams are now in Madden NFL 22 through the Campus Legends limited-time event for the game's Superstar KO mode. Of note, this is the first time since EA's NCAA Football 14 that a college football experience is fully playable in an EA title. Madden NFL 22's story mode does include some college football elements, but it's limited in nature. The Campus Legends event, meanwhile, lets you play real games against teams of your choosing and against other people.College football comes to Madden NFL 22 Gallery To promote the launch of Campus Legends, iconic college football players that went on to NFL careers, Vince Young (University of Texas) and Reggie Bush (USC), will compete in the mode at Rose Bowl Stadium inside Madden NFL 22. You can watch it live at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET through the NFL YouTube Channel and Madden NFL Twitch.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Deathloop, the latest new IP from Dishonored and Prey developer Arkane, is just around the corner, promising some high-octane antics within its time-loop premise. It's launching exclusively on PS5 on consoles, which also means it's taking advantage of many of the features the DualSense has to offer.In the latest trailer for the shooter, Arkane does a pretty great job of getting across what you can expect to feel from your DualSense while playing. The first is with the controller's triggers, which will feature different resistances depending on which weapons you're using to give each a distinct feeling. The triggers will also jam when your gun jams in-game, giving you a tactile response to the event before you must watch Colt, the game's protagonist, trying to fix it without dying.Haptic feedback is also being tuned to make all your actions in-game feel realistic as you make them. The trailer shows how the vibration will change when walking through crunchy snow or how it will mimic the heart rate of an enemy you're about to take down stealthily. The controller's speaker is also used to make walkie-talkie chatter a bit more immersive.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Tap-strafing, a player-created, high-skill level movement strategy in Apex Legends, will be removed from Respawn's battle royale. On Twitter, Respawn revealed that tap-strafing will be removed in Patch 10.1.Tap-strafing is a move that allows players to turn on a dime, and can only be done on mouse and keyboard. The move involves a few steps, and includes binding forward movement to up or down mouse scroll.After doing a slide jump, players must hold down a strafe key for whichever direction they want to go.Players then must scroll the mouse wheel up or down while holding the strafe key but without moving the mouse, which will cause the player to be pulled diagonally in the direction the player is strafing.Finally, players need to move the mouse in the direction they are strafing while scrolling the mouse wheel and holding the strafe button to be propelled forward.The mechanic is not an intended feature, but is a skill players learned to do on their own from playing the game. Numerous competitive games, whether it's Rocket League or Call of Duty, often times see players using mechanics that the developers may not have planned for or even knew existed, but become adopted by the community and integral gameplay components at certain skill-levels. Tap-strafing has all kinds of advantages for players who have learned how to do it consistently, and since it's only doable on keyboard and mouse, has been a source of complaints for those playing on consoles with cross-play enabled.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com