Today in Gaming News – November 14, 2024

Today we get more gaming news from several developers, including new characters for Genshin Impacty and Civilization VII, on top of a new trailer for a game based on a popular anime and manga.

Here at Simulation Daily, we publish roundups with more gaming news that couldn’t be covered in individual articles, to keep you up to date with the work and games from a wider variety of developers than we otherwise could.

Before we get into it here’s a handy link to gaming news that did get its own separate coverage.

• Kingdom Simulator Norland Gets Biggest Update Yet With New Map and More
• War Thunder Shows Graphics Upgrade Coming With Firebirds Update: Ray Tracing & More
• JDM: Japanese Drift Master Release Window Announced, Coming in Spring 2025
• Star Citizen Developers Discuss The Long and Difficult Road to Server Meshing
• RaceRoom DTM 2024 Car Pack Release Adds New Tracks, Official Cars, Teams, & Liveries
• Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Continues With Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation
• Goat Simulator 3 to Get Free Community Update Alongside Hocus Pocus DLC on November 25
• Embracer Sells Easybrain to Pay its Debts as PC & Console Games Underperform

Incidentally, if you’re interested in gaming news specifically about flight simulation, we have a dedicated roundup.

Genshin Impact introduces New Character Chasca

Today Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse published new trailers to introduce Chasca, one of the new characters who will come with version 5.2 on November 20.

The game is currently available for PC, iOS, Android, PS4, and PS5, but November 20 will also mark its release for Xbox Series X|S.

Rent-A-Girlfriend Dating Sim Gets New Trailer Ahead of Release

Today Mages revealed a new trailer of the upcoming visual novel/dating simulator based on the Rent-A-Girlfriend anime and manga, Rent-A-Girlfriend: the Horizon and the Girlfriend in a Swimsuit.

This summery and romantic adventure will be released in Japan on November 28 for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. At the moment, a localization has not been announced just yet.

Pachacuti Returns to Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

Today Firaxis revealed a new leader who will make a comeback in Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, Pachacuti. You can read all about him on his official game guide page.

You can check him out in the trailer above as we wait for the game to release on February 11, 2025, for PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.