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Riot Games has invested in its collaborator, Paris-based 3D animation studio Fortiche Production. Under the supervision of Riot Games, the French studio produced 2021’s critically acclaimed League of Legends spin-off series, Arcane. The show’s viewership, which counts both LoL fans and those who have never played the game, even set the record as Netflix‘s highest-rated series within a week of premiering on the streamer. Now, Riot Games has made an equity investment in Fortiche, giving it a “significant” but non-controlling stake in the studio. Two of Riot Games’ own, Chief Content Officer Brian Wright and Director of Corporate Development Brendan Mulligan, have joined Fortiche’s board of directors. Aside from its board, Fortiche will still remain “operationally independent” from Riot. “For...

After rocketing to 10 million downloads last month, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has just announced it has reached a new milestone with 20 million downloads. To celebrate the new achievement, Konami gifted 1,000 gems to its players — this celebratory present is available for those that log in from now until April 25. On top of the gems, a new solo mode was added titled “The Fairies Who Paint the Weather.” ✨━━━━━━━━━━━　 2000万ダウンロード　 感謝キャンペーン━━━━━━━━━━━✨#遊戯王マスターデュエル 累計2000万ダウンロードを突破致しました！ありがとうございます！ 只今、ゲーム内にて期間中ログイン頂きました皆さまに1000ジェムをプレゼント中です！ pic.twitter.com/RqrWr8stQH — 【公式】遊戯王マスターデュエル (@YuGiOh_MD_INFO) March 11, 2022 In other gaming news, the Dead Space remake is set for an early 2023 release.

A speedrunner has managed to complete Elden Ring in just under 29 minutes. The new world record comes from prolific Dark Souls speedrunner Distortion2, who managed to finish the massively popular game in just 28 minutes and 59 seconds, managing what he believes to be the world’s first sub-30 minute completion of Elden Ring. The run itself is an “Any%” run, which means Distortion2 aims to get from the beginning of the game to the end credits as quickly as possible without completing every single quest and task in the game, but what’s impressive is that his time has constantly been improving. Following a comprehensive playthrough, the speedrunner first posted a record time of 49 minutes and 29 seconds. Since then, he’s made multiple attempts and improved his time through the 30-min...

Retro gaming fans will be delighted to learn that SNEG will now be bringing back the Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box Classic series. Due to arrive on Steam, the new revival will bring numerous titles from the ’80s series to the platform, including three Forgotten Realms collections with one from the Eye of the Beholder Series, one for Pool of Radiance and Savage Frontier, and a final one for Dungeon Hack and Menzoberranzan. Al-Qadim: The Genie’s Curse and Dungeons & Dragons Stronghold: Kingdom Simulator will both be offered individually, while Dark Sun, Ravenloft and the DragonLance bundle for the Krynn trilogy will also be available to fans. Unfortunately, though, there won’t be any releases for DragonStrike an...

News regarding the upcoming Dead Space remake game has arrived. Livestreamed just hours ago from the developer — joined by Creative Director Roman Campos-Oriola, Senior Producer Philippe Ducharme, and Audio Director Olivier Asselin — the team goes over some of the main enhancements and updates to the game. One of the big improvements will arrive in the sound architecture and as the A.L.I.V.E. system. The sound promises to be more realistic and immersive for a truly terrifying experience while the A.L.I.V.E. system — Adrenaline, Limbic System Response, Intelligent Dialog, Vitals, and Exertions — transforms the main character’s dialogue based on his vitals and exertion. Watch the whole presentation in the video above. Fans can expect the remake to launch in early 2023. For more gaming news, ...

Following a tip-off from journalist and insider Tom Henderson last February, Activision has confirmed that it is going forward with building Call of Duty: Warzone for mobile and is currently hiring development and publishing teams. “We are creating an all-new, AAA mobile experience that will bring the thrilling, fluid and large-scale action of Call of Duty®: Warzone™ to players on the go,” Activision announced. Warzone Mobile will be the second free-to-play Call of Duty title for mobile following the current Call of Duty: Mobile offering first introduced in 2019. Henderson previously revealed that Warzone Mobile has been added to the PlaytestCloud database and is scoped for a 2022 release. Other Activision titles that will see a mobile version include Diablo Immortal which is also s...

Square Enix has just revealed its dedicated page to the 35th Anniversary of the Final Fantasy game franchise. With Nobuo Uematsu Prelude from Final Fantasy VII as the background music, the landing pages shows the artwork of long-time series illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, and a message from the Final Fantasy VII REMAKE producer Yoshinori Kitase. V=30, VII=25, XI=20 What do you think these numbers mean? They are actually the anniversaries of FINAL FANTASY titles this year. Every year a number of titles celebrate their anniversaries, but if you think about it so many from one series lining up in such a way is pretty unusual.This is only possible because of the long-lasting passionate support for each game in the FF series from fans like you. Thank you so much. And this year, the FINAL FANTASY s...

Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday announced that Super Nintendo World will officially open next year. The Los Angeles theme park did not provide a specific opening date, though construction on the video-game-themed sector is already underway in the lower section of the park. The Hollywood location will mark the second Super Nintendo World to exist under the Universal imprint, following the themed land’s Japan opening in 2021. The Los Angeles location will “transport theme park guests and Nintendo fans into the world of Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach to become part of their compelling universe,” according to the company. Universal Studios Orlando will also receive a Super Nintendo World at an unspecified date. The immersive theme park experience is described as “a visual spectacle of...

Bandai Namco has just released the announcement trailer for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R. The fighting game maintains Hirohiko Araki‘s signature art style and employs the original voice actors from the anime. The game will see fast-paced action with flashy combos and support attack moves from the stand users. Fans of the series will also be delighted to learn that the game will see 50 characters including Jonathan Joestar, Jotaro Kujo, Jolyne Cujoh, Josuke Higashikata, and DIO. Set for an early fall release, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. In other gaming news, Bandai Namco announces the release of Gundam Evolution. Read Full Article

Bandai Namco recently announced the upcoming release of Gundam Evolution. A free-to-play shooter, the game will be available for the Sony PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC in North America, Europe, Japan and other parts of Asia later this year. The PC version of the game will be hosted via Steam. In an announcement trailer for Gundam Evolution, Bandai Namco shared a Steve Aoki remix of the game’s main theme. While an additional Network test trailer previewed the abilities of various Gundam units. Gundam Evolution will be a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter with 6v6 PvP combat. Players can choose from 12 playable units, including the RX-78-2 Gundam, ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos and more, in three game modes: “Point Capture,” “Domination,” and “...