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That even extends to updating voice-overs as needed Responding to outcry over the disappointing Western localization ofYs VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, NIS America has acknowledged that the work is substandard and promised a solution. The publisher intends to release a patch on PlayStation 4 and Vita this November that will smooth out the game’s localization, and these changes will be incorporated into theupcoming PC versionofYs VIIIat launch. “[W]e will have a new translator and editor go over the entire localization to fix grammatical errors, typos, inconsistencies, and also to take a fresh look at the dialog and characterizations,” said NIS America president and CEO Takuro Yamashita....

A color by any other name The holidays are a magical time. Off work, spending time with family. Sometimes art happens. Sometimes an artist finds himself writing a traditional Shakespearean sonnet about the Spice Orange GameCube controller. Sometimes a bad video with a worse faux-thespian narration gets produced. This is one of those times. Mind the over-enunciated iambic pentameter. These days we have the DualShock 4 andThe Xbox One Elite controller tooThey feel so nice to hold in clutchéd handSo dark, so chic, so curved, so soft, so new...

Better luck next year Overwatch 2andDiablo IVare looming on the horizon, but 2021 is shaping up to be a quiet year for Blizzard, at least as far as those big-name sequels go. Speaking to investors today in an earnings call, Activision confirmed that neither sequel will launch this year – though I don’t think any of us were expectingDiablo IVto be done anytime soon given the team’spublic-facing quarterly updates. Here are some notable highlights from the call, as recapped by Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad....

Season 12 ofOverwatch 2is themed heavily around Egyptian gods, but Egyptian heroes like Ana and Pharah aren’t getting the spotlight. This season’s Mythic Skin, based on Anubis, is going to Reaper. On theOverwatch subreddit, players were shocked by the decision to give Reaper a skin based off of Anubis over Ramattra, given Ramattra’s early design concepts. In a 2017 video, Blizzard shared the concept that ultimately led to Ramattra; an Omnic, wearing Egyptian-styled garb....

Very recently, viaTwitter, Penny Arcade announced that they received word of a confirmed case of H1N1 (aka Swine Flu) from an attendee. ConSARS is something we typically joke about when we’re not too busy draining mucus from our congested heads, but this is no laughing matter. If you were at the big show this past weekend and are experiencing any flu-like symptoms — body aches, fatigue, congestion, sore throat, etc. — please visit a physician immediately and get tested....

[Destructoid is grabbing its rail gun and heading to Dallas, Texas this weekend forQuakeCon. Stay posted for game news, previews, and strange happenings from the infamous LAN room.] John Carmack opened his annual QuakeCon keynote with an apology to id Software fans for the flaws inRAGEand, above all, the buggy PC version that left many bitter feelings toward the developer within the PC community. Though Carmack was only stating the obvious, I still appreciate his honesty in admitting to the faults inRAGE’s checkpoint system and ending....

It looks like tactical RPG fans on PlayStation 3 will have to wait a little while longer for this one.Rainbow Moon, developed bySideQuest Studios, has been pushed back to the first quarter of 2012. But to help tide you over until next year, SideQuest has shared some of its most recent work onRainbow Moon. The story follows the adventures of Baldren in his quest to seal up a dimensional gate that opened up after he was warped to Rainbow Moon....

Bond attorney denies liability, but doesn’t want to risk trial Rhode Island has reached a $4.4 million settlement agreement with one of the defendants named in the state’s lawsuit over the failed deal, according to court filings released Friday. The suit alleges defendant Moses Afonso Ryan, a law firm involved with the 38 Studios bond sale, misled the state into approving the $75 million loan that brought theKingdoms of Amalurdeveloper to Rhode Island....

Thrice as nice TheRideseries officially has more numbered games than wheels on its bikes. Well, unless there are some trikes to take around the track. Today,Ride 3was revealed for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It will launch with more than 230 bikes, 30 tracks, and a whole bunch of customization options.Rideis a franchise that strives for realism racing — just like all those car games, except these are motorcycles. As such, developer Milestone promises better AI, a new physics simulation, and an improved collision system....

Fate has chosen a large McSouls with a Dr. Pepper Soulcalibur IVproducer Motohiro Okubo has a busy week ahead. He’s going from theTokyo Tekken Masterstournament in Japan to Gamescom in Cologne, Germany all within a span of a few days. But this week of intense travel didn’t stop him from spilling some interesting details about the state ofSoulcalibur VI. In a somewhat cryptic response to a question about whether or not he would be able to make it to LA for a press event next weekend, Motohiro Okubo might have revealed thatSoulcalibur VIhas gone gold and is therefore in the final phases before release....

Partially out of concern over spoilers Instead, whenFallen Orderlaunches on November 15, EA Access members will get a pair of “exclusive” skins for Cal Kestis’ droid buddy, BD-1, and his ship, the Stinger Mantis. What gives? According to EA,Fallen Orderdoesn’t have a Play First Trial “in part to reduce the risk of spoilers.” It’s not the worst justification in the world, I’ll admit, but more candor would’ve gone a long way....

I always love hearing about no-brainer tips that are easily overlooked. They’re small advice tidbits, yet they’re impactful over time and make you do a double-take for failing to notice them. For my fellowStardew Valleyfanswho enjoy caring for animals, this one goes out to you. Caring for animals, at least inStardew, is simple. Despite this, it can be overwhelming for new players who just want to farm fruits and vegetables forever....

There was a moment this weekend, in the middle of a particularly lengthy set ofTekken 8with a friend, where I remembered half the reason I loveTekken. It was a brutally close bout, and this round came right down to the wire. It was so close, in fact, that we initiatedtwoslow-motion finishes.TheTekkenteam had implemented this feature forTekken 7as a way to highlight those nail-biter “who lands the hit” moments. We got two of them, and well, you can see for yourself how that went here:...