Nintendo Switch Version Of Dying Light 2 Has Been Delayed
Techland have been busy promoting their highly anticipated zombie sequel Dying Light 2. While the PC, PlayStation & Xbox versions of the game are gearing up for 4th February release, the Nintendo Switch version, which was to be delivered via the cloud streaming programme has been delayed. No date has been given from Techland.
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EGGLIA: Rebirth is a making an appearance on the Nintendo Switch in February. Coming from Japanese developers Brownies, EGGLIA: Rebirth is a port of iOS and Android title, EGGLIA: Legend of the Redcap that released back in 2017, but has been fine tuned for a console release.
Read OnThe Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 18 – 18/01/22 – 351 Days, 16 Hours, 26 Minutes and 19 Seconds to go…
After a rather uneventful Day 17, I sadly didn’t have much time to make Day 18 particularly fruitful either, though I did have an interesting thought that I put into motion. I had only the briefest of times to spend with Monty yesterday, so rather than try to cram anything especially exciting in, I used the time to get around the kingdom a little bit and lay a few foundations.
ININ Games Opens Preorders For The 40 Game Strong Taito EGRET II Mini Arcade
There’s a growing trend of arcade cabinets being minuturised for use in the home, and today prolific arcade aficionados, ININ Games, have opened up preorders for their Taito EGRET II Mini console. Rather than focusing on one specific game, it comes preloaded with forty titles, including big hitters like Bubble Bobble and Space Invaders. Let’s take a look at the console.
Read OnMicrosoft Agrees To Buy Activision Blizzard
In a deal worth an eye watering $68.7 billion, Microsoft have negotiated a full take over of Activision Blizzard in an effort to bolster the number of video game studios in it’s portfolio. This is Microsoft’s biggest acquisition, $40 billion more than they paid for Linkedin and nearly 10 times the amount they splurged for Bethesda last year. It also means that Call of Duty, Diablo and World of Warcraft properties will be under the umbrella of Xbox. The deal is subject to the usual legal scrutiny in the US and isn’t expected to complete until 2023.
Read OnThe Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 17 – 17/01/22 – 353 Days, 4 Hours, 39 Minutes and 26 Seconds to go…
Day 17 was a quiet day, relative to some of the exciting discoveries of Days 15 and 16, but I have no doubt that more intriguing times are just on the horizon. It might be the first day since I started playing The Longing when I can honestly say that I have really very little to report. Some of that is down to my choice of agenda, but equally, I think I’m getting to a point where I’m missing something that I need in order to progress the story.
Read OnCo-Op Mode Is Coming To Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
NIS America have announced that Co-Op mode is coming to the PC version of RPG Ys IX: Monstrum Nox from today. To show off the new features of how the team up works, we have the trailer explaining all of the features. NIS have said this is an experiemental build which is why it’s only working for the PC version and not the consoles.
Read OnThe Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 16 – 16/01/22 – 360 Days, 1 Hour, 1 Minute and 33 Seconds to go…
While I had an accidentally extended session with Monty yesterday, it was today when I arguably made more progress, with an awful lot going on in just a short time. While I was keen to do more digging at home, I also wanted to start patrolling the wider kingdom in search of one more piece of wood – I wanted to get that bed finished!
I opened the Switch to find Monty sleeping in a small hole that he had carved out beneath the mushroom garden, curled up in a ball like a child. He stirred as I joined him and got to his feet, eager to begin the day together. We began by picking and replanting the two purple mushrooms that had sprung up in the garden, and then on to horn practice, as has become customary. Following his three long, six short, six higher short blasts… still going with that, huh… it was time to head out.
The Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 15 – 15/01/22 – 361 Days, 15 Hours, 30 Minutes and 22 Seconds to go…
It’s starting to become clear that the ‘short sessions’ with Monty are actually becoming the norm, and that I need to be content with what time I can spend on The Longing between work, family commitments and reviews. Day 15 was a pretty comfortable one, with Monty spending most of his time at home, aside from a little stroll into the kingdom to stretch his legs.
“I see something growing on the ceiling. Maybe I will find a good spot to cultivate mushrooms down here.”
Monty
The Longing-ist Playthrough: Day 14 – 14/01/22 – 368 Days, 16 Hours, 36 Minutes and 16 Seconds to go…
Friday is always a bit of a whirlwind of a day, so I didn’t get a huge amount of time with Monty again, as seems to be becoming the habit lately 😅. That said, it was a short but incredibly sweet play session, especially in comparison to some of the sour notes left by experiences the past few days. I remembered something rather important that made for a very interesting session indeed, though I won’t know the payoff until tomorrow…
I opened up The Longing and was met with the sight of Monty standing with a lump of coal at his feet and seemingly no change showing to the wall of the mine. I surmised that this wasn’t an area that Monty would be able to dig through regardless of how long he spent here, and that it was simply a place that allowed us to harvest as much coal as we could be bothered to gather. I had him scoop up the coal (which turned out to be a large lump that was worth five units), and headed back to the sulphur pit to dig out another three pieces there too (giving us a total of five).
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