Classic Neo Geo games, such as The King of Fighters '94 and Metal Slug, are coming to PS4 this year, Hamster Corporation director Taeko Muto announced. The developer is responsible for bringing several classic arcade games to Sony's console, including Rygar and Contra.
The Arcade Archive Neo Geo series will kick off with The King of Fighters '94 on October 27. Later this year, we'll see Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, Alpha Mission II, Fatal Fury, and World Heroes hit the PS4. Neo Turf Masters and NAM-1975 will join the series in early 2017.
Muto noted on the PlayStation Blog that the release dates are subject to change. He also added that Hamster will work with SNK Playmore to bring more Neo Geo games to the PS4. We'll keep you updated as more is revealed.
If you want to __play Metal Slug right now, the PS4 offers Metal Slug Anthology for $20. It includes Metal Slug 1-6 and X. You can see it on the PlayStation Store here.
Destiny's Halloween event, Festival of the Lost, is currently underway, letting players celebrate the holiday with new quests, items, and more. A group of players known as Husky Raid have taken a different approach to celebrating, albeit one that uses Festival of the Lost masks and items.
As featured in the video below, entitled Saw Something Weird on the Moon, a player approaches the entrance to the Crota's End raid on the Moon. After entering, they're treated to a elaborately choreographed dance number featuring various Michael Jackson songs, including "Thriller."
This is accompanied by various Festival of the Lost items, explosions, and player abilities to create an impressive display. This ends with all of them dying, which somehow feels appropriate for shenanigans happening in a raid.
Those who took part in the routine are Boisterousbiddy, MegaMagwitch, G1vmee uh han, Acetonicetryle, Ballistikitty, CelestialPoodle, Voidjedi appel, and SuperStartop. You can see more of Husky Raid's creations on their YouTube channel--you might recall their Backstreet Boys video from last October.
Festival of the Lost began yesterday and runs until early November. Alongside the more obvious features you'll encounter when logging in, there are also some noteworthy secrets to find.
Capcom has released a creepy new gameplay video for horror game Resident Evil 7. Titled "Immortal," the video shows the player killing the character Jack Baker...only he doesn't die.
Jack collapses to the floor after the player shoots him in the chest multiple times, but that's not enough to bring him down for good, apparently. "Oh, no, no, no. Now you're going to get it, boy," he says as he gets to his feet, just before the video cuts out. "Something's not quite right with Jack," the video's description reads. Check it out:
This is episode six of Capcom's ongoing Resident Evil 7 gameplay teaser series. The first two in the Volume series came out earlier this month; one teased that a character from past games may return, while the other showed off a shotgun. Last week, two more came out, highlighting knife abilities and save points. The sixth video, which taught players how to heal themselves with herbs, arrived this week.
Resident Evil 7 is set to release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on January 24, 2017. A deluxe version of the game will be available for $89.99 and includes the game and a season pass with three extra story chapters.
GameSpot recently got the opportunity to __play the upcoming survival-horror game and found that it continues to break tradition.
You can try out Resident Evil 7 right now through its new "Twilight" demo. It allows players to explore "more of the mysterious, derelict mansion" featured in it.
A new Resident Evil movie, The Final Chapter, also comes out in January 2017. At New York Comic-Con this month, Sony released a full-length trailer for the movie that teased an epic conclusion.
Impossible at it may seem, The Last Guardian went gold recently and appears to be set to launch for PS4 on December 6. With that in mind, art seller Cook & Becker is offering two new art prints based on Team Ico and Fumito Ueda's previous games, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.
The Ico print features Ueda's box art painting for the game and measures in at 34"x40". The Shadow of the Colossus one--referred to as Nico, which was an early name used for the game--also features one of Ueda's paintings and measures 28"x40".
Both of these are described as officially licensed, museum-grade giclee prints. Only 500 copies of each print are available, and they're all hand-numbered and come with a certificate of authenticity. As you can probably guess, they aren't cheap--they start at $95 and go way up from there if you choose to have it framed behind glass.
You can order the prints now from Cook & Becker's website.
Become the evil laboratory assistant that you�ve always dreamt of being in this free-to-play, repeatable Halloween event.
Join Dr Fenkenbrain for four D&D-type activities as you help create a monster. Then, explore the outskirts of a darkened Falador as you gather the parts to make your very own mechanical pet.
Find out all the details in this news post along with any other announcements and stream info.
Halloween Event 2016
Requirements
None. This event is entirely free to play.
Recommended
There are no special stat requirements or gear, but there might be�complications...so bringing a little food might be a good idea.
How to start
Head to a new portal outside the Invention Guild, north-east of Falador, and zip through to Dark Falador.
Build a Monster
Meet up with your old pal Dr Fenkenbrain on the other side of the Halloween portal and talk to him to begin.
Lend the doc a hand (and probably a few more body parts to boot) as you work to create a replacement for his failed zombies.
There are four activities to take part in every day � body-part sorting, driving a conveyor belt with a bicycle, divine entanglement and generator charging.
The doc assures us that any deaths that may incur will be safe ones � so have fun!
Rewards
Helping to build the monster will earn you grey matter which you can use to buy Halloween-themed rewards from Dr Fenkenbrain.
These include a lightning rod hat, a creeptastic pet and the �Mad Professor� title.
Upon your first completion of this year�s event, you will also be rewarded with last year�s Halloween emotes and music, if you missed those.
You can repeat this year�s event as much as you like to earn more grey matter, but you will earn the most on your first completion each day. Note that the concluding stage of the event also only occurs on your first completion of the day.
Mechanical Spider Pet Hunt
When you�re done, explore the area outside of Fenkenbrain�s lab to locate eight pieces of a mechanical spider pet. Assemble them and you�ll be able to purchase the pet in the event�s reward shop.
This event will run for two weeks until update on November 7th.
Patch Notes
Patch notes for today�s update can be found on the forum.
This week�s live streams
Watch streams and find a full schedule over on the Twitch channel. Check the YouTube channel, too, for videos you may have missed.
Tuesday, October 25th| 16:00 __game Time | Ninja Q&A
This week, we give to the floor to our Ninja team � the kings of Quality of Life updates, quick fixes and seasonal content. Expect an update on Bounty Hunter, as well as other projects the Ninjas are working on. We'll also have a special extended Ninja Quickfire session, so post us all of your niggling suggestions!
Post any questions you have in the forum thread, on Reddit, or by using the #RSQA hashtag on Twitter.
Tuesday, October 25th| 17:00 Game Time | The Loot from 5,000 Hard Clue Scrolls
Welcome to Cluetober! This week, we�ll be showing you the loot from 5,000 hard clue scrolls. Join us from 17:00 UTC for all the fun.
Friday, October 28th | 20:00 Game Time | Update preview with Mod Shauny
Find out what you can expect from Monday�s patches and more with Mod Shauny this Friday night.
In Other News
Elite Skilling Outfits Update
In case you have not seen it, be sure to head over to the forums for an update post on Elite Skilling Outfits and how they will work.
WIN: A life-sized Golden Scythe!
This October, we�re asking for you to tell us a pint-sized scary story.
Get your creative juices flowing for your chance to win a life-sized Golden Scythe, as part of our 15th birthday celebrations. Find out how you can get involved on the forums.
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week! Well, did a great deal happen this week! Not only has Nintendo pegged their future on the console/handheld blurring Nintendo Switch, but some big releases and news hit the site. Battlefield 1 and Sid Meier's Civilization VI were the big releases that had the community clamoring on the forums. Not only that, but the announcement of Red Dead Redemption 2 had the Giant Bomb userbase practically buzzing about what they wanted to see in the game. Oh and the staff also suffered another Mario Party-induced Sisyphean torment. With that, let's review the site related housekeeping:
For any of you experiencing issues with the Giant Bomb Roku App, Mr. Rorie recently published an update about the issue.
Users of the PocketCasts application have been reporting that premium podcasts are not appearing on the app. This is an issue on PocketCasts's end.
@jdp83 converted the staff's Mario Party Party 7 theme sing-along into an infinite loop. What hath God wrought?
Clip(s) of the Week
Best of Giant Bomb's Persona 4 Endurance Run--18, The Finale (Parts 151 to 155) (By: @clagnaught)
After putting in months of hard work clagnaught has finally completed his "Best of" video compilation series for the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Endurance Run! Please take the time to thank and congratulate him in taking the time to locate so many hilarious moments from the highly venerated video series.
Mario Party Party 7: A Fun Time With Friends (By: @mepsipax)
After "enjoying" the Mario Party Party 7 video MEPSIPAX went ahead and created this video where Jeff clearly questions his own humanity as Mario Party 7 begins to set in. It's almost as if this could be a Tim and Eric sketch.
Mario Party Party 7 - The Crew Goes Insane (By: @samcb)
Samcb also ended up creating a video that hilariously depicted the staff's downward spiral as they played Mario Party 7. This video plays around with the Drew, Dan, and Brad singing that wretched theme song from the level they ended up playing.
Giant Bomb Galleria
3D Giant Bomb Logo & BANNER:Vin's Hotdog (By: @killerajd)
KillerAJD was the user responsible for the GB logos from the GBE Mailbag and has posted the design on Thingiverse. This allows anyone to download the files for the mold, and 3D print them if they wish. Additionally, KillerAJD uploaded a decently-sized version of the "Vin's Hotdog" poster for wallpaper purposes.
Mario Party Party 7 x Sesame Street Animated .Gifs (By: @silentsandman)
Feeling "inspired" to animate Drew, Brad, and Jeff's feelings about Mario Party 7 silentsandman created these animated .gifs.
Community Activities
It's time to defend Franz Ferdinand's honor!
Origin Friend List for Battlefield 1 (By: @sgtmoss)
If you want to play Battlefield 1 with other Giant Bomb users feel free to post your Origin ID in this community thread.
Rigs: Mechanized Combat League Giant Bomb Team (By: @silver-streak)
A couple of users are interested in forming a nightly Giant Bomb team that plays Rigs together! Join it now if you are interested!
Best of Blog
Saying goodbye to one of the greatest games of all time sure isn't easy.
Goodbye Persona 4: On The Endurance Run, Making The Best Of Series, And Saying Farewell To My Favorite Videogame (By: @clagnaught)
After creating numerous "Best of" videos for the Persona 4 Endurance Run, clagnaught finally says goodbye toShin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, his favorite video game. Read all about what the __game and Endurance Run mean to him on his extensive blog post.
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Was A Flawed, Yet Oddly Visionary Shooter (By: @broccolirob)
BroccoliRob comments on why Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain is a flawed, but oddly visionary shooter many have forgotten, but he still remembers fondly.
The Nintendo Switch And The Vindication Of The Playstation Vita & Forza Horizon Captures the Spirit of the Franchise Perfectly (By: @darth_navster)
After mulling over the Nintendo Switch announcement, Darth_Navster extrapolates why the direction of the Switch is a partial "vindication" of the PlayStation Vita. Darth_Navster also shares why he feels the original Forza Horizon captured the spirit of the franchise in one game.
Sweep talks about the nasty inner workings of Gears of War 4's microtransactions.
Fighting Final Fantasy IX - Parts 14-26: Grumpy Man Yells At Cloud... No Not THAT Cloud! (By: @zombiepie)
This week an angry man grouses about Final Fantasy IX, its terrible Trance system, and how Zidane Tribal is a horrible trash fire of a character.
Picked Up The Xbox One S Last Weekend (By: @haz)
Haz recently bought an Xbox One S, and briefly highlights his early impressions of it as well as if he recommends the platform to newcomers or early adopters.
The Microtransactions In Gears 4 Are A Total Ripoff (By: @sweep)
You could almost say MikeLemmer's enjoyment of this franchise is...endless.
Moderator Sweep extrapolates why the microtransactions in Gears of War 4 are a complete ripoff, and spoil an otherwise spectacular multiplayer experience.
Transformers, Evil Residents, and (Slightly) Spookier Overwatches (By: @mooseymcman)
MooseyMcMan discusses Transformers: Devastation, the PS4 remaster of Resident Evil, and Overwatch. Check it out and discover which games provided the most enjoyment.
GB-0-290-2016: When The __game Is Over, The King And Pawn Go Into The Same Box (By: @ohagan)
OHagan provides a weekly summary on the games and articles he enjoyed this week on his latest blog. Check it out to see which games and game articles might be worth your time.
At least I'm not the only one getting their liver eaten by a buzzard.
Alt-Strat: The Endless Series (By: @mikelemmer)
The Endless franchise was recently on sale on Steam, and MikeLemmer extrapolates why it is a genre defying franchise that will constantly surprise you if you decide to give it a try.
Sunday Summaries 10/14/2016: Final Fantasy Type-0 & The Connective Tissue of Final Fantasy (By: @mento)
It would appear that Mento has fallen into the Final Fantasy rabbit (moogle?) hole! Read all about how the teenage drama of Final Fantasy Type-0 treated him and his take on how the franchise's familiar beats help buoy the otherwise unconventional gameplay of unusual spin-offs and one-offs like Type-0.
Join the Discussion
Shall the Switch succeed or fail? That is the million dollar question!
Do You Intend On Getting A Switch? [Poll and Discussion Thread] (By: @beachthunder)
Based on what we currently know, do you intend on getting a Nintendo Switch? Vote and discuss your stance after stewing over the announcement of the console.
Battlefield 1 Community Discussion Thread (By: @zurv)
Have you had any fun with DICE's rendition of "The Great War?" Join our community discussion for Battlefield 1, and feel free to share if your early impressions of the game are positive or negative.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI Community Discussion Thread (By: @zurv)
Have you been enjoying Sid Meier's Civilization VI? Discuss which civilization or leader you've been gravitating towards, as well as the new additions to the Civilization franchise that the game brings.
The Jackbox Party Pack 3 Community Discussion Thread (By: @imhungry)
Have any of you tried out The Jackbox Party Pack 3 yet? How do the new party games stack up? Join our community discussion for the recent entry in everyone's favorite adult humor game show video game series.
Favorite Metroidvania Games Community Discussion Thread (By: @octopusrocketmark)
I also want to see Civilization VI leader tier lists by the time I'm back!
What are your favorite Metroidvania games outside of the namesakes of the genre? Name and describe recent and old examples of the genre done well!
Red Dead Redemption 2 Announcement Community Discussion Thread (By: @fruitcocoa)
What is your gut reaction to the announcement of Red Dead Redemption 2? Share and discuss your excitement levels regardless of where they may be, with the community.
Ever Quit A Single Player Game Because Of A Mechanic/Mission? (By: @wonderva)
Have you ever quit a single player game because of a mechanic or mission? Share and discuss your frustrating video game examples.
Lovable Lists
Nintendo Switch: Must-Have Ports (By: @mormonwarrior)
It's the only "real" rank that counts.
MormonWarrior lists the WiiU games he thinks would most benefit from being ported to the Nintendo Switch.
S-Rank'd (By: @marino)
Marino took the time to list every game he has S-Ranked! Bask in his achievement glory over here!
S-Rank'd (By: @ozone)
Inspired by Giant Bomb moderator Marino, Ozone took the time to annotate every game he S-Ranked. So two is company, why don't you join the fun and create a list of your own?
Useful User Reviews
@stordoff finally gave Rocket Riot for the PC a shot, and reviews why he found it to be pure joy, but in video game form.
@bhlaab revisited Requiem: Avenging Angel and assesses why he thinks it's a flawed, but weirdly enjoyable game that is better than it has any right to be.
@darkbeatdk ended up playing Summer Lesson for PSVR. Check out his review to see if it's a good use of VR, or just odd for the sake of it.
Wonderful Wikis
Mario Party 7
It's the game that gave all of you, as well as the staff, over four hours of enjoyment! Why not read over our impressive wiki page for the game!
Gears of War 4 developer The Coalition has published a list of some of the "top-level items" that it is working on fixes for. In a forum post, community manager Adam Fletcher thanked fans for their feedback and said the studio hopes to fix these problems and others through upcoming patches.
One such item is balancing for the Hammerburst weapon. This has been a "big pain point" for players, Fletcher said. He didn't say exactly how the Hammerburst will change, but noted that online __play has been "dominated by long-range combat" with the weapon and that a tuning update will address this.
Another issue that The Coalition is hoping to fix is a problem where matches start without a full roster of players. This issue is "pretty concerning," Fletcher said. "There may be a quick fix that we can do on the backend to address this but it may require some additional work that would come in a later title update," he said. "We will do what we can to mitigate and correct this one as soon as possible."
The Coalition has also heard players' calls for harsher penalties for people who quit mid-match. A future update will include stricter penalties, though they were not detailed, and it sounds like this might not happen very soon. "Unfortunately, this requires a bit more legwork but we are seeing if we can prioritize and have this come out sooner rather than later. We expect this in a future title update but not the next large one," Fletcher explained.
Additionally, a future update for Gears of War 4 will add competitive/core lobbies, but since it requires an "extensive amount of work," you shouldn't expect it soon. Fletcher also acknowledged the concerns some have raised about Gears of War 4's Gears Pack system, which involves microtransactions.
"We are looking into ways of improving the experience for all users and we are also looking at additional opportunities to help players obtain packs," he said. "We will keep you posted on these notes in the near future."
Additionally, The Coalition confirmed that it will experiment with "social crossplay weekends," during which it will gather data to determine what else it can do with cross-play between Xbox One and PC. "We will also be looking into offering bonus XP in specific modes that will be constantly rotating either each day or on a weekly basis to help incentivize people to try out each of our different game modes. This would be for both platforms Xbox One and PC," Fletcher said.
Another item being addressed in a future update has to do with backfilling in Horde matchmaking. Right now, if someone drops out, you can invite someone else, but only if they're on your friends list. The Coalition said it will "continue looking into this" to see what else it can do. For now, the developer wants to remind players that they can invite people if someone drops out; this is a big deal because Horde matches can go on for a long time and if someone leaves, you might be in trouble.
You can see more of the "top-level" items and descriptions written by Fletcher below. He also noted that there are "many more" topics that The Coalition is aware of that it could address in the future.
The Coalition did not provide any kind of a timetable for when these issues will be addressed.
Gears of War 4 Changes and Fixes:
Footsteps of teammates much louder than opponents
We believe DeeBee footstep audio seems to be in a good place based off of feedback from you all. We are looking at increasing human and swarm footstep audio. This will be in a future title update.
Gnasher shots firing but ammo not depleting and registering
We have a fix for this in our next large Title Update
0% / 100% UI notifications
This is tied to Unreal rounding numbers up and down and thus confusing people with the numbers they are displaying. We are going to see if we can address this so it comes across a bit more clear on what your true damage and damage taken is. This will occur in a future update.
KOTH/Execution Time Adjustments
Execution I believe is currently set for 10 minutes. That’s long! We are going to readjust this so players aren’t stalemating for long periods of time. KOTH will be reduced to 1 round in social and we will listen to additional dialogue from Core players if this needs to be reduced down or not. We expect these changes in the next Title Update if not sooner.
Windows Insiders not being able to play
There is now a new Insider Build that corrects this issue. (Build 14951). You can read more about it here.
Ranks not displaying for other users in Squad
We are aware of this. We want to display ranks for other users in the squad. This will be in a future Title Update, but will not be present in the next one.
Horde Class Icons in Scoreboard
We are also aware of this one. We want people to be aware of other classes they are working with in-game. This will be in a future Title Update, but will not be present in the next one.
PC Mics not working correctly at all times
We are looking into this one and have a future Title Update that will address this issue.
Horde Score abuse issues
We have received a few reports on this and have fixes coming related to this. We will probably also look into wiping leaderboards after this is done to ensure players can compete to achieve legitimate scores.
Grenade spawning issue
We have this issue logged and will have a fix for this in a future Title Update.
Players sometimes leaving maps
We have this issue logged and will have a fix for this in a future Title Update. Players caught abusing this will be subject to disciplinary action including suspensions and bans.
