Unfortunately, a lot of traveling and events limited our ability to publish this column daily, but we should be able to resume today, which is relevant considering that today marks the beginning of the week of Tokyo Game show, so there will be plenty of news to cover.
- Black Myth: Wukong Patch Implements Balancing & Bug Fixes But Might Break Some Mods
- Linkin Park Performs League of Legends World 2024 Anthem Live Tomorrow
- Monster Energy Supercross 25 – The Official Video Game Releases Teaser Trailer and More Info
- Transport Fever 2 Autumn Update Adds Mod Manager and More in Final Major Update
If you’re interested in news specifically about flight simulation, you can also check out our dedicated roundup.
PlayStation State of Play Coming Tomorrow
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that a PlayStation State of Play Broadcast will happen tomorrow, September 24, at 3:00 PM PDT, 6:00 PM EDT, 11:00 PM BST, and midnight CEST. It’ll be already September 25 at 7:00 AM in Japan.
The live show will include news and updates about “more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games” from developers around the world.
This State of Play has replaced Sony’s Tokyo Game Show press conference, which has not been hosted for several years, since the house of PlayStation basically stopped that kind of activity altogether.
Global Farmer Release Date Announced
Aerosoft and Thera Bytes announced the release date of Global Farmer, the farming management simulation that lets you farm basically anywhere on planet Earth thanks to a clever application of the digital twin concept (you can read all about it in our preview).
It’ll release for PC via Steam on October 7.
Bleach Rebirth of Souls Introduces Kenpachi Zaraki
Bandai Namco released a new trailer for its upcoming anime game Bleach Rebirth of Souls. This time around, it focuses on Kenpachi Zaraki one of the most iconic characters of the anime and manga.
The game will release on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader Getting Appropriate “Grim Darkness” Difficulty Mode
Owlcat Games announced that a “grim darkness” mode is coming to its RPG Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader alongside the Void Shadows expansion.
The mode does pretty much what you expect. It’s an ironman mode that gives you only one save updated when you leave the game, and when you are defeated, the adventure ends (at least in this mode).
Those who manage to complete the game will get a “There Is Only War…” achievement and a special item, the Amulet of the Indomitable Spirit, that restores you to 20% of your maximum wounds if you get killed, once per battle.
Here’s how it’ll work.
- Unlike in the previous games, the Grim Darkness mode is not affected by difficulty – you may now freely switch it or customize it at any time during your playthrough, the same as in the normal game mode. Some would say that this allows the player to abuse the system – but we believe that the players playing this mode are, first and foremost, looking for an honourable challenge. We felt that we rather let you, the players, decide for yourself how you want it played, and adjust your settings to your preferences;
- The conditions of defeat are no longer attached to the main character falling in battle – you only lose when the whole party or the voidship is defeated;
- You can now convert the Grim Darkness save into a normal save at any time if you no longer wish to continue playing that mode. Note however, that the opposite is not true and, once made, the conversion cannot be reversed. Converting your game into normal mode will make you ineligible for the “There Is Only War…” achievement or its reward;
- The moment you meet your demise, you no longer instantly lose the save as it happened in the previous games – instead, you will be offered a choice to either accept your fate and delete the save, or to continue your playthrough, converting your save into a normal, non-Grim Darkness game as described above. This will allow you to finish the story if the death caught you close to the end of the game, but you will no longer qualify for the achievement or reward.
It’s worth mentioning that the mode will be released only for PC and in single-player initially, but Owlcat plans to expand to other platforms and co-op at a later time.
