Get A Free DLC Pack When You Buy Co-Op RPG Super Cane Magic ZERO At Launch
Earlier this month, we shared more info on the upcoming co-op RPG Super Cane Magic ZERO, which is scheduled to launch on Nintendo Switch on 30th May. Now, further information has been released regarding its launch offers, and you might want to think about picking this one up early.
If you buy the game during its launch period, you’ll receive the ‘Secret Bonus Content’ DLC pack free of charge. This pack will unlock two exclusive items and a PvP arena to explore, and North American buyers can also get an additional 10% off the whole bundle. Sweet.
Here’s all the info you need:
Switch Pre-order Promotion (NA only) Super Cane Magic ZERO: Secret Bonus Content (DLC) + 10% discount Promotion runs from May 16 to May 29.
Switch Release Promotion (NA and EU) Super Cane Magic ZERO: Secret Bonus Content (DLC). Promotion runs from May 30 to June 30.
We also have a full description of the DLC for you below. If you’ve missed our previous coverage on Super Cane Magic ZERO and have no clue what’s going on, feel free to learn more here before reading on.
“Poptarts packs more secrets than ever: this pre-order bonus will power up mysterious mechanisms below the Academy. Activating the strange lever hidden in the dark Underground Archives will spawn exclusive chests and loot! You will also get a limited one-way ticket to the other side of the moon: prepare your bombs (and your knees) to challenge your friends in the cheese-flavored “Bouncy Bombers” PvP Arena. Springs, potions, jumps and explosions!”
As noted above, the game itself launches on 30th May for $24.99. Will you be taking advantage of this offer?
New Adapter Will Let You Use Switch Controllers With Your PS4 And Vice Versa
If you’ve ever dreamt of playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with a DualShock 4, this might just be your lucky day. A new adapter is on the way which will allow Nintendo and Sony controllers to work with their rival systems.
Japanese company Columbus Circle is set to release a small device called the ‘Super Converter’ which can convert the wireless signals coming from your controllers. As you can see in the images below, this means that a PS4 can be used with Joy-Con, a Switch Pro Controller, and even older Nintendo controllers such as Wii Remotes, while your Switch can be used with Sony’s DualShock 4 controller for the PS4.
It will reportedly be possible to update the adapter’s firmware using a PC, and each controller’s button assignment settings can be completely customised.
We have actually seen something similar to this in the past, too. Console accessory maker 8BitDo released a wireless USB stick which enabled a variety of controllers to be used with the Switch. It sounds like it should be impossible without a bit of sneaky tech wizardry, but it seems like you have plenty of options if you want to mess around.
We’re not sure anyone’s ever considered playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice with a Wii Remote, but it’s certainly a possibility.
Would you ever try something like this? Or is using a Nintendo controller on a Sony console a crime against nature? Let us know in the comments below.
Choose Your Class for Bless Unleashed, Coming Soon to Xbox One
Bless Unleashed is a free-to-play action MMORPG, coming to Xbox One this Summer. Your adventure begins with one very important question- “What class do you want to play?” Bless Unleashed will launch with five classic fantasy classes. Here’s the 411 on each class to help you take that first step on your road to adventure.
Crusader
The Crusader is our take on the classic medieval knight. If your idea of bringing the pain includes bashing your shield into your enemies face and slashing them to ribbons with your sword while still protecting your friends, you may want to play a Crusader.
When you’re playing a Crusader you can block attacks with your shield to greatly reduce the amount of damage you receive from an attack. However, to avoid any damage, you must dodge attacks and not get hit. Don’t rely too heavily on your shield, make sure you learn to time your attacks and combos to ensure you have time to dodge out of the way of an attack and get back to damaging your enemies as soon as possible to maintain aggro.
Priest
This is not your average RPG Priest. Priests in Bless Unleashed are not just heal bots to keep a tank up. No, our Priest’s are bad-ass holy warriors. They can help protect your party, and they have some of the best support abilities in the game. They also possess the ability to righteously beat down pretty much anything that gets in your way.
Maximising your usefulness as a Priest is all about timing. There’s no point to sanctifying the ground around your allies to raise their DPS if you need to abandon that ground and the heal immediately. Learning when, where, and communicating with your team about the use of your support abilities is the real magic.
Berserker
If you haven’t met a problem that can’t be solved with the proper application of a gigantic two-handed axe, this is the class for you. The wide arcing attacks of the Berserker offer some of the Area of Effect and Control abilities in Bless Unleashed, as well as great DPS.
Positioning is key for the Berserker. Running headlong into combat and attacking without care will only lead to an early grave. Make sure to watch for opponent attacks and move out of the way, ideally into a spot where you can keep your combos going for longer.
Mage
If you frequently find yourself wondering where the boom is, you should consider playing a Mage. As a mage, your arcane abilities allow you to deal massive damage to enemies. Whether you make use of raw magic, or elemental fire and ice, every enemy will fall before you with an earth-shattering kaboom.
For maximum kaboom, you can always call down a meteor to kill those annoying enemies. But sometimes, I really enjoy just mowing through enemies with my favorite combo, “X, X, X, Y, B” to weaken my foes with increasingly powerful barrage of raw arcane power before slowing them down with a sheet of ice, and sending in a giant slow moving comet to finish off anything left in my way.
Ranger
If magic isn’t your thing, but you still prefer ranged combat to being up close and personal, take a look at The Ranger. Your bow and arrow allow you to engage the enemy from afar, riddling them with arrows while they work to get close to you. This doesn’t mean you’re helpless in a close up fight. You still possess the ability to deal damage up close before retreating for another barrage of arrows.
As a Ranger, you want to start off fights with your aimed shot ability, taking a moment to unleash one devastating ranged attack before your enemy begins to close on you. Follow this up with your X combo which takes a step back every couple of shots to give you more time to do maximum damage. If your opponent gets too close, switch to your Y combo for a handy knock back before rolling away and unloading more arrows.
In the end, any class will be a blast Bless Unleashed. Our game is designed so that the “Holy Trinity” of MMO games isn’t a requirement. So no matter what class you play, you’ll always be able to find room in a group for that dungeon you want to run through, and won’t have to sit in a queue for hours. Bless Unleashed will be launching later this year and you can play it first on Xbox One.
A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest.
Posted by: xSicKxBot - 05-18-2019, 06:35 AM - Forum: Windows
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Now live: Microsoft Business Applications Summit 2019 session catalog
The full session catalog for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit is now available! Explore more than 150 expert-led sessions and workshops (plus 16 pre-days!) packed into this two-day conference, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia June 10 – 11, 2019. Registration is still open, so secure your spot today.
Microsoft Business Applications Summit is your team’s opportunity to collaborate and learn alongside a vibrant community of power users, analysts, technical architects, developers, and more. Unleash your organization’s potential by learning how to break down data silos to connect customers, products, people, and operations. Meet the engineers, hang out with our inspiring community, and explore the latest innovations.
150+ ways to ramp up business-transforming skills
The session catalog is packed with hints and hacks to ramp up your skills and transform your business. Learn how to innovate at every level with Dynamics 365’s modular, multi-channel applications that work seamlessly with your existing systems. Uncover new capabilities, expand your know-how with the features you already use, and solve common challenges with guidance from the experts and engineers behind the tools you use every day. Plus, learn about the latest trends and product roadmaps before anyone else.
Here’s a sample of what’s in store this year, and be sure to check the session catalog for the full rundown and latest updates:
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Customer Service: Built for customer outcomes Get a look at the trends, strategies, and vision for how Dynamics 365 for Customer Service leverages all aspects of technology to drive excellent customer service – from channel-less communications to AI, productivity to insights, and more.
Special guest keynote with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, aka the “Mayor of the Internet.”
Also just announced, Alexis Ohanian will deliver our special guest keynote! Dubbed the “Mayor of the Internet” by Forbes, Ohanian co-founded Reddit in 2005. Since then, the site has grown into one of the Internet’s most powerful community gathering spaces. It’s currently the 6th largest website in the world.
Ohanian has invested in and advised more than 200 tech startups, was a partner at Y Combinator, and co-founded Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital firm, where he now serves as managing partner. He also created and hosted two seasons of Small Empires, a series profiling tech startups and their communities. Named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list two years in a row, Ohanian is the bestselling author of Without Their Permission, a guidebook for harnessing the power of the Internet for good.
You won’t want to miss this visionary keynote, sure to inspire you to take your organization to the next level with innovative new solutions.
All this, plus our vibrant community – register for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit today
We’re bringing together an incredible community of power users, analysts, solution architects, developers, and more – and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to connect and collaborate. Browse the session catalog and start planning your best conference. We hope you’ll join us for 2+ days of total immersion to drive better data, stronger solutions, and bigger transformation.
Doing something a little different today, simply because a piece of news dropped we can’t really ignore (and because reasons I can’t really write this up separately). I have dabbled with doing upcoming releases and similar such things in Weekender, but it’s not been consistent so far.
Apologise for the rather lack-lustre week again – we’re on track to have some decent reviews and goodies for you next week though, so hopefully that’ll make up for it.
Meanwhile, in the world of mobile gamining…
New Announcements
Microsoft just announced their own take on Pokemon GO in the form of Minecraft Earth. This AR mobile game will allow you to drop your Minecraft creations into the real world for everyone to see. It’s going to be stand-alone experience, meaning you will need to build everything within the app itself, using resources you source from in-game nodes in much the same way you visit Pokestops.
There’s also reference to something called ‘Adventures’, which are quick scenarios where you can interact with Minecraft creatures or enemies, which can be done solo or with friends. Not much else to say at this point, other than to leave you with a promotional trailer (I feel like we’ve been her before-ED).
Well now, isn’t THIS is a surprise. It’s been a year since Apple blocked Valve’s attempt to release their SteamLink app on the app store, citing “business conflicts”. Us Android users have been sitting here smugly enjoying our ability to stream Steam to our phones… maybe. I don’t know I haven’t actually used it yet. Been on my to-do list…
Anyway, our smugness is now at an end because Steam Link has finally appeared on the App store. I’m not sure what’s prompted this change of heart, or whether there’s any difference between the version, but it might be high time we look at this probably now that all mobile gamers can make use of it.
Nomad Games have released a new stand-alone Talisman experience. This new adaptation focuses on the solo experience and uses the completed Revisied 4th Edition Rules. It features 20 quests spread across 4 campaigns, with over 100 challenges and a new interactive tutorial. There are twelve characters you can control, and it seems like you can play as both good and bad.
Please note that at the time of writing, a bug on the App Store is preventing the iOS version from showing up when you try to search for the game. Nomad and Asmodee are working on a solution but it seems the problem is on Apple’s end.
Origins isn’t the only thing Nomad have been working on – the Ancient Beats DLC is also now available for Talisman: Digital Edition.
Please note that the same issues that’s effecting Origins on iOS is also affecting Ancient Beats on the app store.
Sales
There’s quite a few sales this week that attracted our attention:
On iOS, Overhaul Games have discounted their entire catalogue down to $1.99, which includes games like Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale and more (not on Android, sadly).
To celebrate the release of Origins and a new DLC, Nomad has discounted Talisman: Digital Edition on iOS & Android.
Kingdom: New Lands Is also discounted on iOS & Android.
Sentinels of the Multiverse was given a minor update at the start of the week, and is now discounted on iOS & Android.
And last but certainly not least, iOS readers can pick up Jade Empire for $2.99.
Seen anything else you liked? Played any of the above? Let us know in the comments!
My Time At Portia Switch Update Improves Performance And Adds New Content
When My Time at Portia was first released on the Switch, the loading times were incredibly painful to endure. The game took multiple minutes to boot up, load a file and enter the game world. Exiting and entering houses was even a hassle. Fortunately, Team 17 and its developer Pathea Games have been working around the clock to improve the performance of the Switch version.
While the previous update sped up the load times and overall performance, the game still struggles and is a tad sluggish at times. In the hope of making the overall experience a little more enjoyable, a new update has now been released. It includes a performance improvement for input lag and sturring, a fix for the “infinite loading” issue and various bug and crash fixes.
It’s not just a bandaid fix, either. There’s also new story content and side quests to check out. More in-game features have been added as well, including birthdays, family features, new clothing, new character customisation and new ruins to mine.
You can view the long list of patch notes over on the official game page.
Do you own this game on the Switch? How are you finding this latest update? Tell us below.
Posted by: xSicKxBot - 05-18-2019, 12:32 AM - Forum: Windows
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Now live: Microsoft Business Applications Summit 2019 session catalog
The full session catalog for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit is now available! Explore more than 150 expert-led sessions and workshops (plus 16 pre-days!) packed into this two-day conference, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia June 10 – 11, 2019. Registration is still open, so secure your spot today.
Microsoft Business Applications Summit is your team’s opportunity to collaborate and learn alongside a vibrant community of power users, analysts, technical architects, developers, and more. Unleash your organization’s potential by learning how to break down data silos to connect customers, products, people, and operations. Meet the engineers, hang out with our inspiring community, and explore the latest innovations.
150+ ways to ramp up business-transforming skills
The session catalog is packed with hints and hacks to ramp up your skills and transform your business. Learn how to innovate at every level with Dynamics 365’s modular, multi-channel applications that work seamlessly with your existing systems. Uncover new capabilities, expand your know-how with the features you already use, and solve common challenges with guidance from the experts and engineers behind the tools you use every day. Plus, learn about the latest trends and product roadmaps before anyone else.
Here’s a sample of what’s in store this year, and be sure to check the session catalog for the full rundown and latest updates:
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Customer Service: Built for customer outcomes Get a look at the trends, strategies, and vision for how Dynamics 365 for Customer Service leverages all aspects of technology to drive excellent customer service – from channel-less communications to AI, productivity to insights, and more.
Special guest keynote with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, aka the “Mayor of the Internet.”
Also just announced, Alexis Ohanian will deliver our special guest keynote! Dubbed the “Mayor of the Internet” by Forbes, Ohanian co-founded Reddit in 2005. Since then, the site has grown into one of the Internet’s most powerful community gathering spaces. It’s currently the 6th largest website in the world.
Ohanian has invested in and advised more than 200 tech startups, was a partner at Y Combinator, and co-founded Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital firm, where he now serves as managing partner. He also created and hosted two seasons of Small Empires, a series profiling tech startups and their communities. Named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list two years in a row, Ohanian is the bestselling author of Without Their Permission, a guidebook for harnessing the power of the Internet for good.
You won’t want to miss this visionary keynote, sure to inspire you to take your organization to the next level with innovative new solutions.
All this, plus our vibrant community – register for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit today
We’re bringing together an incredible community of power users, analysts, solution architects, developers, and more – and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to connect and collaborate. Browse the session catalog and start planning your best conference. We hope you’ll join us for 2+ days of total immersion to drive better data, stronger solutions, and bigger transformation.
