It’s PlayStation State of Play day, which can only mean... new Xbox controllers. Microsoft just revealed a new collection of “Vapor” wireless controllers, and they look either like a gamer version of tie-dye or very delicious hard candy, depending on your perspective. You can also grab a hoodie so you can match your controller, if that’s your thing.
Now that Palworld is officially a hit, it was inevitable that copycats would start flooding in. Now the developer is warning players about similar-looking and titled games that have been rolling into mobile app stores. With a quick search I was able to spot a few in the App Store, including one sold by a company called “BLUE RIDGE GUTTER CLEANING LLC,” which doesn’t sound like the most legitimate developer.
The latest batch of games hitting Panic’s little yellow handheld includes some time-tested time-wasters that should be an ideal compliment to the device’s more esoteric offerings. There’s chess, solitaire, and a game described as “Sudoku meets Minesweeper.” Not that there aren’t still oddballs, like the surprisingly violent-looking arcade racer Taxi Trouble. You can check them all out right here.
We’re exactly a month out from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which means fans only have one question on their minds: what is going to happen to Aerith? This quote from producer Yoshinori Kitase doesn’t clear things up much, but it does make me even more curious about how they’re approaching this iconic moment:
Aerith’s fate is one of the most important themes in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s story. I really want people to play the game and feel it directly, so I will not say too much here, but when comparing this scene to how it was presented in the original, I am confident that the audience will feel a great breadth of emotion from the extra level of detail in how the characters are portrayed.
We still don’t know when season 2 of Severance will hit Apple TV Plus, but at least we know production on the workplace horror story is underway. In the meantime, please check on your innie.
MLS is back in February, which means the second season of the 10-year-long soccer streaming experiment on Apple TV is about to begin. This season is notable in particular because the league’s crown jewel — Lionel Messi — will be around from the beginning, which is a big deal for Apple’s ambitions in the space.
And it turns out the 2024 version of MLS Season Pass launches today, actually, with Messi’s Inter Miami playing pre-season matches in Saudi Arabia.
In open beta, at least. Ubisoft’s oft-delayed pirate simulator is launching on February 16th, but ahead of that date you can check out a beta version from the 7th through the 11th. It’s available on PC, Xbox, and PS5, and you can check out all of the details right here.
