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F-Zero Maximum Velocity Joins Nintendo Switch Online Tomorrow
F-Zero Maximum Velocity joins Nintendo Switch Online, bringing classic high-speed racing to fans. The latest addition to Nintendo Switch Online will be F-Zero Maximum Velocity: a sequel to the SNES original. The first game was mainly built to show off the SNES’s Mode 7 background scaling capabilities, which were new for a game console. Likewise, it was also new for a handheld in 2001, and served a similar purpose. F-Zero has been one of the more dormant of Nintendo’s properties, to the annoyance of its fans. The last real title in the series was developed for the Gamecube by Sega’s Amusement Visions; an arcade version of the game, F-Zero AX, debuted at the same time and would accept Gamecube memory cards. The early 2000s were the most fruitful time in F-Zerr’s history with an arcade game, a console game, two handheld games and even an anime. Since then it’s just been silence. Well, unless you count F-Zero 99, the latest of Nintendo’s battle royale makeovers for NSO. 99 players are
Sweet Stranger and Me: Gold-Digging Gigolo or World’s Best Dad?
“Sweet Stranger and Me” is a 2016 Korean drama series, based on the webcomic “Woorijibe Saneun Namja”, with 16 episodes, and categorized as a Romantic Comedy (Rom-Com). ♦ My Stepdad is Young Enough to Be My Boyfriend? NO WAY!! In “Sweet Stranger and Me”, Hong Na-Ri is a stewardess who has been engaged to Jo Dong-Jin for almost 10 years. Her father had abandoned them both for another woman when she was young. They never kept in contact with each other. She lost her mother in a tragic car accident. For almost a year after her mother died, Hong Na-Ri worked very hard. It was a part of working through her grief. However, she ignored her boyfriend assuming he would understand her feelings and patiently allow her to come to grips with this devastating loss. It’s not easy to lose your mother. But Jo Dong-Jin was not understanding. He started having an affair. Do Yeo-Joo is also a stewardess who works with Hong Na-Ri. She is fully aware of the
Forest Hills: The Last Year Gaining Unexpected Troma Crossover
Forest Hills: The Last Year, due out this summer, is an asymmetrical survival horror game — you know the type, one player is assigned the role of a deadly monster or killer and the other players are given the task of escaping, or staying out of their way for a certain period of time. Dead By Daylight is the most famous example of this. The creators of Forest Hills, the Canadian studio Undaunted Games, have announced a rather unusual development for their title: they’ve entered a partnership with Troma. Yes, that Troma, the Schlock Kings, the makers of the trashiest films imaginable (and they’re proud of it). They’ve gained approval from Lloyd Kaufman himself to stick some of the Troma characters into this game. “Toxie and I could not be more excited to be partnering with Undaunted Games as they expand the fan-favorite Last Year universe with Forest Hill: The Last Year,” Kaufman said in a statement (“Toxie” refers to The Toxic Avenger, who will appear in the game). “Undaunted
Between Horizons Now Available For PC
Publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer DigiTales Interactive have released their video game Between Horizons for PC. The game is a narrative 2.5D detective adventure with a sci-fi setting. The starship Zephyr is currently en route to another system, but whether its passengers make it safely is up to you. You play Stella, the ship’s chief of security, and through the ten cases the game offers for you to solve, you’ll unravel the conspiracy that threatens to disrupt the Zephyr’s social order and foil its mission. Interview NPCs, gather evidence and sniff out who the saboteurs are — but you’d better be correct! Be wary that the story will change and shift depending on your choices, and if you mess up, the consequences will linger for the rest of the game. This is one you might have to play several times! A New Kind of Experience: Between Horizons merges investigative-style gameplay with a branching sci-fi story in an ever-expanding small open-world environment. Solving Cases for Yourself: The flexible evidence system lets
SF8: Can Robots Kill? Can Robots Pray?
“SF8” is a 2020 Korean drama series, with 12 episodes, and categorized as Science Fiction (Sci-Fi) and also included as Family, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, and Disaster. This K-drama series is very unique in that 8 film directors directed 8 different episodes (i.e. 8 one-hour short story episodes). The “SF8” K-drama series, the first episode is based on the short story “TRSga Dolbwadeuribmida”, published in a short story collection novel “Gwannaeboonsil”. The Korean drama addresses topics such as robot caregivers, AI (artificial intelligence), AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality), and robot games. ♦ What Can Technology Do For Humans? In “SF8: The Prayer”, Gan Ho-Joong is a robot caregiver, required to take care of a terminally ill patient, the mother of Yeon Jung-In. The robot is an excellent caregiver for the patient, but she also strives to understand the daughter of the patient. Perhaps evolving and becoming more “human-like” it part of her programming. Yeon Jung-In has grown accustomed to talking to Gan Ho-Joong as if she were a human. She
Tensei Released To Steam
A Japan-based indie dev team called Project Pegasus has just released their casual platformer Tensei to Steam. It has a cool ink-shaded look reminiscent of old illustrations from the region. You play as a bouncing ball, and your only goal is to jump as high as you possibly can. As you rise, you’ll spot “damage zones” in the air, which you can purify by dropping into them and erasing them. Collect ink droplets you see along the way to become more powerful, rise higher and obtain flight powers. It’s possible to gain the temporary ability to turn into a dragon. We should point out that some of the background images in this game were generated with AI (not everything, just some backgrounds) so if that’s a sticking point, you can ignore the game. A unique sensation of low-gravity gameplay: Project your consciousness into the game as you relax and lose yourself in the flow of the gameplay. Use a triple jump to navigate from one platform to the next as
D&D Comes Full Circle, Announces Campaign Inspired By Stranger Things
If there’s one common theme throughout the four existing seasons of Netflix’s Stranger Things, it’s the love of its creators for Dungeons & Dragons. A session of the game is one of the first things seen on the show. Names of classic creatures from the original manual are directly used. Entire plots and arcs are inspired by D&D stories and monsters. Would there even be a Stranger Things without D&D? The wild thing is that we’ve come the point where the two properties are beginning to influence each other. Wizards of the Coast is prepping a 50-year anniversary celebration for D&D this year, probably to see if they can get everyone to forget that…..stuff that happened the year before. They’ve announced a big fat anniversary module called Vecna: Eve of Ruin, and senior designer Amanda Hamon has publicly admitted certain elements of this campaign were inspired by ST. ”I’m a fan of Stranger Things and a lot of folks on staff are fans of Stranger Things,” she confessed to IGN.
Hide (2024): Spouses Should Talk to Each Other
“Hide” is a 2024 Viki Original Korean drama series, with 12 episodes, and categorized as a Crime and Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Legal Drama, and Melodrama. ♦ So? My Husband Was in Big Trouble? In “Hide”, Na Moon-Young leads a wonderful married life. It is a sharp contrast from her childhood. She has a vague memory of her father coming into her bedroom while she was half asleep, saying that he had to die for her to live. Her other memory is fainting when she approaches the dead body of her father in a morgue. But now Na Moon-Young is a former prosecutor who now works as a lawyer with her husband, also a lawyer, at a prestigious law firm he manages for his father. They have two loyal employees and everything seems to be just fine. Until … One day her husband, Cha Sung-Jae, leaves home and never returns. A wrecked car with a badly burned body is found and it is believed to be him. Na Moon-Young refuses to
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Expansion Set for July Release, Pre-Orders Begin
FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL Expansion, set for release on July 2, 2024, introduces new jobs, an expanded level cap, and more to the acclaimed MMO. SQUARE ENIX recently announced the upcoming release of FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL, setting its debut for July 2, 2024. This marks the fifth expansion for the acclaimed MMO, bringing fresh content to a game celebrated for its immersive world and intricate storytelling. DAWNTRAIL’s introduction comes after a decade of success and growth for FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, showcasing the game’s enduring appeal and continuous evolution. The announcement, made during PAX East 2024, was accompanied by insights from Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida, who reflected on the game’s journey and teased the new features awaiting players. Among these are a brand-new storyline, two new jobs—pictomancer and viper—an expanded level cap to 100, and an array of dungeons and challenges that promise to enrich the gaming experience. An intriguing aspect of the release is the Collector’s Edition, available for pre-order from March 26, 2024. This edition includes
Steam Welcomes Kadomon: Hyper Auto Battlers to Early Access
Kadomon: Hyper Auto Battlers hits Steam Early Access, offering a monster-collecting adventure with over 200 creatures to train and evolve. In a fresh addition to the monster-collecting and auto-battler genre, Kadomon: Hyper Auto Battlers makes its debut on Steam Early Access, inviting players to dive into a world teeming with unique monsters, each ripe for the catching, training, and evolving. This new game, developed by the indie team at Dino Rocket, promises a blend of strategic battles and deep monster customization in a package that’s accessible to newcomers and seasoned players alike. The game sets players on an adventure across a richly designed fantasy landscape, populated by over 200 Kadomon. These creatures range from the cute to the formidable, each with its unique abilities and potential for evolution. Players will find themselves assembling a team of these Kadomon to tackle challenging foes, including daunting boss fights, and strategizing to exploit synergies between their team members. One of the early perks for those diving into Kadomon: Hyper Auto Battlers during its
The Witcher Will Wrap Up With Season Five
The first season of The Witcher was a huge hit for Netflix, to the point that they started promoting it alongside Stranger Things and Squid Game as one of their “icons.” Not everything works out that way, though. Every subsequent season has been a downgrade in quality from the last, and the spinoffs haven’t been any good at all (imagine getting Michelle Yeoh and wasting her). Netflix once talked about this show going on for at least a decade. But with declining interest, and the inevitable, unpopular replacement of Henry Cavill with Liam Hemsworth, it seems the writing is on the wall. The streamer has just renewed the show for Season 5, but this will be its last. Regarding Season Four, which is now in production: “After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other,” says Netflix. “If they can embrace and lead the groups
Vinland Saga, FLCL And Other Blu-Rays Set For July
Crunchyroll has revealed its physical release schedule for this July. Topping the list is the second season of Vinland Saga, which premiered on streaming in January of 2023 (sometimes these things take a while). Vinland Saga: Season 2 Part 1 will be released on July 2 and contain promo videos, plus a textless version of the opening and ending songs. The first season of Vinland Saga introduced viewers to Torfinn. Throughout Season 1, Torfinn’s only goal was to kill his archenemy Askeladd, the man who murdered his father. As Season 2 opens, Askeladd is finally dead — but Torfinn didn’t do the deed. Denied his revenge, the man now wonders what his purpose is. Someone else thought “your purpose is to be my slave,” so he’s captured by landowner Ketil and forced to toil on his farmland. But there, Torfinn meets Einar, a fellow slave who convinces him to find new meaning. While that’s going on, Canute has been crowned King of England and is setting his sights on Demnark
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