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A new game dedicated to Kirby coming next year

Nintendo recently announced the launch of new Kirby game titled Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The game will have Kirby exploring a post apocalypse world where the previous civilization has created many artifacts which are now home to other monsters. Kirby is seen less cheerful than its predecessor however retain its ability to swallow enemies and absorb their power. Kirby and Forgotten Land is the first 3D game as all the previous games were 2D games. Kirby has always seen exploring different places in the universe as well as saving the universe and different planets from the enemies. The ability of Kirby to absorb powers by swallowing them makes Kirby exhibit different forms of power such as exhaling fire, growing spikes on its body as well as weld swords. Kirby has saved universe many times against King Dedede,  a Penguin who is too large to be a penguin and welds a similarly giant mallet. It was also revealed that the game will be exclusively for Nintendo Switch. Gamers will also ge

European Commission has decided to finalize USB-C as the Charging port to be allowed in Europe

In 2009, European Commission decided to consider Charging Standard which will be applicable to all consumer electronics devices. Due to its push for a Charging Standard, the variety of chargers has come down from 30 to just 3 over these years. European Commission has allowed various manufacturers to work voluntarily to come to a certain conclusion about the Charging Standard.  Finally, European Commission has decided that USB-C port will be the official Charging Standard across Europe. Since most of the manufacturers already have adopted USB-c port as charging port, it would be not much of issue for manufacturers. However, main complication lies with Apple, which is not very keen to let go of its renowned Thunderbolt Charging port. After the announcement made by European Commission, Apple issued the following statement regarding the Charging Standard issue. Apple stands for innovation and deeply cares about the customer experience. Some of the most innovative thinking at Apple goes to

Collaboration between Fortnite and Balenciaga has brought new skins on Fortnite

For the first time, Fortnite will display high-end clothing line in its game as Fortnite has made deal with Balenciaga to display their clothing line. This new deal between Epic games and Balenciaga will result in new skins that resemble the clothing lines of Balenciaga as well as real world clothes. Players can collect Fortnite skins as well as real world clothing line by purchasing them. Epic games has also partnered for a Balenciaga themed hub in Fortnite. These new skins will be present in the Fortnite game in-game store as well as Balenciaga themed :Strange Times creative hub. The Balenciaga Themed creative hub will have virtual Balenciaga store where players can make purchase of different cosmetics. Above is the preview of the Billboards that would be present in the Balenciaga creative hub. These billboards will display the different clothing from different clothing lines of Balenciaga. These billboards will also be present in real locations across Japan, New York, Seoul as well

New technical preview for multiplayer gaming coming on Halo: Infinite

After gap of more than two months, technical previews for multiplayer gaming in Halo: Infinite are coming back. In rhe recent Halo Infinite blog, 343 Industries have announced about hosting a two new technical previews. The First technical preview was held in the month of Late July or Early August. The new technical previews will be made available to gamers on September 23 to September 26. followed by another technical preview on September 30 to October 3, 2021. According to the Halo: Infinite blog, the technical preview will showcase the different multiplayer modes through different  The first two battles will be based on 4 vs 4 multiplayer gaming in maps known as Arena mode whereas the Big Team mode will have battle in a 12 vs 12 format. The game can be played only if the player has signed up to be a part of Halo Insider. According to the Halo blog, this preview will feature total multiplayer gaming as well as bigger than before fights. According to their blog, the main objective of

Fans are all gung-ho about Howard Shore joining the team of Middle Earth

After the successful movies generated from J.R.R. Tolkien including Lords of the Rings series and Hobbit movies, a series based on Middle Earth will soon be arriving on Amazon prime. However, the new Amazon series would be deprived of the amazing cast of Lords of the Rings as well as Peter Jackson who directed the movie franchise of Lords of The Rings as well as Hobbit trilogy. These facts had made many skeptical about the quality of series and many fans of LOTR were eager that series meet their expectations. Now, it is been in news that Howard Shore could join the team of Middle Earth as composer. Howard Shore is the composer of all the Lords of the Rings movies along with Hobbit trilogy. This news has bring joy among the fans as Howard Shore is known to produce fine Oscar winning music which led him to win 3 Oscar awards. Howard Shore has also many other films to his credits including The Departed, Mrs. Doubtfire , The Silence of the Lambs, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse .  

One of the beautiful Indie games - Eastward

Eastward game has lot of influence from other 2D games most exclusively Legend of Zelda and Earthbound.  Looking at the artwork and color patterns it can be easily identified that it has lot of influence of Earthbound with lot of Japanese influence. It combines the 2D artworks present in games with modern technology such as dynamic lighting. Such features makes this game one of the most beautiful 2D games present in market. Eastward follows the pattern of Legend of Zelda and allows turn based moves and role playing game for the player. The story of Eastward follows two protagonists- John, who remains mute and Sam, who is too much talkative which gives resembles to the characters of Last of Us. Story follows their journey to find freedom in the post apocalyptic world. Considering the dialogues in game, it can be compared with Disco Elysium with lot of cliché dialogues which can be sometimes too much cringe. Many of those dialogues are unnecessary.  In gameplay, both John and Sam has dis

New Sequel to Outcast game is on the horizon

  Belgian Appeal Studios have announced that after a long hiatus from 1999 onwards, game developer are working on a new sequel to the original Outcast game. According to game developers, the new game is titled Outcast 2: A New Beginning . The game will be developed by Appeal Studios and published by THQ Nordic who have helped bring back this project to life after it was canceled earlier.in 2000 due to financial issues. Earlier, the sequel was titled Outcast 2: The Lost Paradise.   A modern remake of Outcast 1 was released with titled Outcast- Second Contact in 2017 with Nacon as publisher. THQ Nordic have stated that they have managed to bring back the original crew of Outcast 1 for this project including composer Lennie Moore. Story of Outcast 2 takes place after a span of 20 years in the planet of Adelpha where invading robot forces are enslaving the local Talan people and extracting all natural resources of Adelpha. Outcast 2 will provide games with non-linear story line along sid

Battlefield 2042 delayed to November 2021

  In its latest announcement made by Electronics Arts, EA reported that Battlefield 2042 has been delayed by one month to November 19, 2021. Previously, Battlefield 2042 was planned to be released on October 22, however, due to COVID-19 related complications the date was delayed. DICE GM Oskar Gabrielson stated in a press release, " Given the scale and scope of the game, we had hoped our teams would be back in our studios together as we move towards launch". He further added, "With the ongoing conditions not allowing that to happen safely, and with all the hard work the teams are doing from home, we feel it is important to take the extra time to deliver on the vision of Battlefield 2042 for our players." The official press release related to delay in release of game was followed shortly by leak of Beta dates  These leaks were made by Tom Henderson ( @_Tom_Henderson_ ). Initially, it was leaked that Beta dates would occur during September month, however, with the del

Anthony Mackie will be protagonist of Twisted Metal Series

  After becoming Captain America in the latest Captain America movie, Anthony Mackie has bagged another lead role in Twisted Metal live action series. Sony's Playstation Productions have announced that Anthony Mackie will be playing the lead role of John Doe in its new live action series Twisted Metal. The Series will revolve around John Doe, who is a milkman hired to deliver packages around post apocalyptic wasteland. Even though, in Twisted Metal: Black, John Doe was seen suffering from Amnesia and only recognized his tattoos. It is not known if the series will be connected with the game through the story line. As the game was build only focused on the road racing and destruction, there might be changes in the storyline. According to Playstation Productions, the online series will be based on Twisted Metal game and produced by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who are already known for Zombieland, 6 Underground as well as both Deadpool movies. Both Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick wil

Finally, Nintendo Switch can connect with Bluetooth Audio Devices

Nintendo Switch was first launched in 2017 to compete with other hand held gaming devices such as PS Vita. However, it lacked its competitor in providing Bluetooth Audio support which was available in PS Vita. Even though, Switch has Bluetooth facility it never allowed the audio connection with the speaker or headphones. Switch only allowed the Bluetooth connection with its controller. However, with the latest update available on both Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite will allow users to connect their Bluetooth Headphones with Switch. On September 15, the Twitter Handle of Nintendo America announced that latest firmware update (version 13.0.0) will allow users to connect Bluetooth audio devices with Nintendo Switch. However, the tweet also informed about few restriction that would be applicable upon the connection. Few of them are as follows: 1. Only two controllers can be paired with Switch with a Bluetooth Audio device connected to it. 2. Only one Bluetooth Audio Device can be connecte