A New PS5 Beta Update Is Out Now For Some Players
Sony has just released a new update for PlayStation 5 users. It’s currently in beta, but the update is set to improve the mic and speaker for the DualSense controller, introduce new screen share interactions, and offer an option to adjust brightness.
Via the PlayStation blog, we know those selected to participate in the beta have already received an email invitation today, March 13. The final version will be released “in the coming months.” The update will improve the controller speakers. They will now “produce higher volume sound,” making it easier to hear in-game sound and voice chats. Thanks to a new AI machine-learning model, noise cancellation has been improved, suppressing button pressing and game audio. Users can adjust the volume settings from the control center.
In addition, players can now use pointers and emojis whenever they’re watching someone via Share Screen. Whenever someone is using a pointer, they can send a ping or draw a line that’ll allow them to highlight areas for the host and viewers to see. This feature will be automatically turned on, but the host can turn it off in the Share Screen settings. Currently, the host and viewer must be part of the beta to use this feature.
Last but not least, users can now adjust their brightness. To do this, they must go to the Settings tab, System, Beep, and Light, and finally select Brightness. From there, they’ll have the option to pick from dim, medium, or bright (standard) settings.
For more PlayStation news, check out our story detailing all the free PlayStation Plus games for March.
New On Crunchyroll In April 2024: Kaiju No. 8, Black Butler: Public School Arc, And More
Even though we’re in the middle of March, Crunchyroll has already released its schedule of shows and movies coming to the streaming platform in April 2024. Starting on April 1, you can look forward to a wave of new content and returning shows and films.
With Spring officially in full swing, viewers can look forward to season three of Konosuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World. The comedy anime returns on April 10. Season three will pick up with the party on the verge of splitting due to Kazuma wanting to become a monk. The only thing keeping them together is a call from a princess who wishes to hear their tales.
Just a few days later, on April 13, fans will finally be able to watch Black Butler – Public School Arc. The latest arc follows Ciel Phantomhive as he investigates the sudden disappearance of a group of students.
But if you’re looking for something more action-packed, don’t worry because Kaiju No. 8 also drops on April 13. The upcoming show tells the story of a world constantly being attacked by Kaiju monsters. In order to defend themselves, a group called the Japan Defense Force was formed. The show follows a young man named Kafka Hibino, who dreams of joining the Japan Defense Force but ends up working for a company called Monster Sweeper, Inc., which specializes in cleaning up the aftermath of Kaiju’s fights.
Below is a list of all the content coming to Crunchyroll in April:
April 1
- Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf
- Gods’ Games We Play
- Re:Monster
- The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
- Train to the End of the World
- I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
April 3
- BARTENDER Glass of God
April 4
- Wind Breaker
- Laid-Back Camp – Season 3
- A Condition Called Love
- An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride
April 5
- The Irregular at Magic High School – Season 3
- Astro Note
- The iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors
- Nijiyon Animation 2
April 7
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation – Season 2 Cour 2
- Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again
- The Duke of Death and His Maid – Season 3
- As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
- Vampire Dormitory
April 8
- Tadaima, Okaeri
- Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
April 9
- Oblivion Battery
April 10
- Konosuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
- Viral Hit
- The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio
April 12
- The Misfit of Demon King Academy II: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants – Cour 2
- Shadowverse Flame: Arc-hen
April 13
- Kaiju No. 8
- Black Butler – Public School Arc
Shows Continuing From Winter 2024
● TSUKIMICHI – Moonlit Fantasy- Season 2 – New episodes on Mondays
● One Piece – New episodes on Saturdays
● Case Closed (Detective Conan) – New episodes on Saturdays
● Wonderful Precure! – New episodes on Saturdays
● Captain Tsubasa Season 2: Junior Youth Arc – New episodes on Sundays
● Chibi Maruko-chan – New episodes on Sundays
Movies Coming Soon
- Kuramerukagari
- Kurayukaba
A New Texas Chain Saw Massacre Map Is Coming Later This Month
Gun Media has revealed that a new map is headed to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The new location, called The Mill, is scheduled to release on March 28. Like the other maps in the game, this one will be based on one of the many locations from the films.
The teaser was posted on the official Texas Chain Saw X/Twitter account. The tweet reads:
“Enjoy a closer look at The Mill where players will be able to scramble up multiple floors, traverse through a Ghost Town, or sneak around a dry river bed. Available March 28th.”
Enjoy a closer look at The Mill where players will be able to scramble up multiple floors, traverse through a Ghost Town, or sneak around a dry river bed.
Available March 28th. pic.twitter.com/rnIkxGdd10— The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (@TXChainSawGame) March 12, 2024
Even though the video isn’t all that long, we’re given a good glimpse at what to expect on March 28. Based on the trailer, it’s clear that the top portion of the map will have plenty of obstacles and traps, while the basement seems to be another tight-knit area with lost of quick escapes.
It’s also worth mentioning that this isn’t the only thing that Gun Media was teasing. In the same thread promoting the upcoming map, a user asked if there was any news on the upcoming survivor, Virginia. The official account responded by saying, “Stay tuned 🙂“
For more gaming news, check out our story detailing all the free PlayStation Plus games for March and our story covering the Call of Duty: Warzone and MW3 patch notes.
Unicorn Overlord – All Romance Options And How To Get Married
Unicorn Overlord features a few dozen unique characters, many of which you have the option to romance about halfway through the campaign. In order to romance and marry the character of your choice you will need to max out your rapport with that character and complete a specific story quest before you can pop the question. Here’s how to quickly max out your Rapport, get married, and who you can get married to.
How to build Rapport
There are three main ways of building rapport between characters in Unicorn Overlord. First, characters in the same unit will build rapport every time they fight an enemy unit, earning a small amount from each encouter. If you’re looking to romance a character, that means they will need to be in the same unit as Alain and you will need to use that unit in combat. This method is pretty slow compared to the other two options, but it doesn’t require money or items.
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The second method is eating at a tavern. Taverns can be found in the bigger towns and kingdoms around the map. If you are looking at a town on the overworld map, the tavern icon is a beer with food. At the tavern you will have three food options, each of which offers a different amount of rapport and a different number of characters you can include. Some meals offer over 100 rapport, which can quickly get you to the max rapport level of three.
The final option is to give gifts. Gifts can be obtained from both battle and stores at various towns. While some characters like some gifts more than others, there are no disliked gifts and the higher value gifts, like gems, will give any character triple-digit rapport, making this the fastest way to boost rapport. To give a gift to a character, they will need to be stationed as a guard at a town. If you station the character you want to give a gift to somewhere and don’t remember where, you can assign them to whatever town you are currently in.
How to marry someone
In order to marry someone, you must acquire the Ring of Maiden, which is obtained after completing the story quest “The Witch’s Word.” This is the final story mission in Elheim, the region to the southwest, where the Elves live. Elheim is likely to be the third region you complete after the starting section of Cornia. You’re given the option to go to either Elheim or Drakenhold after Cornia, but Elheim missions start five levels higher than Drakenhold.
Once that quest is completed you will get the quest “Unicorn and Maiden,” which is found on Palevia, the starting island. You can travel there using the port at Ouvrir Harbor, off the western coast of Cornia. Once there you can see a list of the characters that you have reached max rapport with and have the option to do the ritual with, cementing them as your romance option.
All romance options
There is an abundance of different romance options in Unicorn Overlord, both male and female. However, if you choose to do the ritual with a male character, Alain will not marry them in the story, even though they will be your partner. Below is a list of all characters you can romance, but keep in mind some characters are only available via side quest and some are missable depending on your story choices.
Every character you can romance
- Yahna
- Berenice
- Selvie
- Fran
- Virginia
- Berengaria
- Hilda
- Leah
- Primm
- Celeste
- Rosalinde
- Adel
- Aubin
- Auch
- Bruno
- Clive
- Colm
- Hodrick
- Josef
- Lex
- Mordon
- Rolf
- Travis
- Renault
- Gilbert
- Ithilion
- Gailey
- Scarlett
- Chloe
- Sharon
- Tatiana
- Miriam
- Kitra
- Monica
- Ochlys
- Melisandre
- Nina
PlayStation Plus Free Games For Premium And Extra Subscribers In March Announced, Out Soon
Sony has announced March’s PlayStation Plus game catalog lineup, and there are some big games coming for subscribers later this month.
When the PlayStation Store updates on March 19, PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers will get access to a bunch more games. These include NBA 2K24’s Kobe Bryant edition for PS4 and PS5, Marvel’s Midnight Suns for PS4 and PS5, and Resident Evil 3 for PS4 and PS5. Also on that day, members can grab Lego DC Supervillains (PS4), Mystic Pillars: Remastered (PS5), Blood Bowl 3 (PS4, PS5), Super Neptunia RPG (PS4), and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PS5). Of note, the PS4 edition of this game is already available for subscribers.
The PlayStation Classics library for Premium subscribers is getting updated as well with Jak and Daxter The Last Frontier (PS4, PS5), Cool Boarders (PS4, PS5), Gods Eater Burst (PS4, PS5), Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (PS4), and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R (platforms unspecified).
Sony also announced that on April 1, the TV series My Hero Academia Season 1 is coming to the Sony Pictures Core library for PS Plus Premium and Deluxe subscribers. Wht’s more, “select series” from Crunchyroll will be available in Mexico, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and France beginning March 13.
PlayStation Plus March releases
- Available March 19 for Extra and Premium subscribers:
- NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryan Edition — PS4, PS5
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns — PS4, PS5
- Resident Evil 3 — PS4, PS5
- Lego DC Supervillains — PS4
- Mystic Pillars: Remastered — PS5
- Blood Bowl 3 — PS4, PS5
- Super Neptunia RPG — PS4
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakorat — PS5 (PS4 edition is available already)
PlayStation Classics March releases for Premium subscribers
- Jak and Daxter: The Last Frontier — PS4, PS5
- Cool Boarders — PS4, PS5
- Gods Eater Burst — PS4, PS5
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney — PS4
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R — platforms not specified in Sony’s announcement
The Shin Megami Tensei Tabletop RPG Is Finally Available For Preorder
Preorders for the English translation of the Shin Megami Tensei tabletop RPG finally went live this week through the game’s publisher, Lionwing Publishing. The Shin Megami Tensei: The Roleplaying Game has existed in Japan since 1993 and has seen numerous editions and revisions over the years, but no versions have been localized in English, making the English release all the more exciting.
The English version, titled Shin Megami Tensei: The Roleplaying Game – Tokyo Conception, is based on the world and gameplay concepts of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. The game melds elements of Nocture’s setting and gameplay–such as demon negotiations, elemental magic, and competing factions–into a tabletop experience based around dice rolls and character sheets.
Shin Megami Tensei: The Role Playing Game – Tokyo Conception be available in three versions, including a $50 hardcover edition, a $30 digital PDF, and a $60 bundle that includes both. The 100-page rulebook contains all the necessary information you need to play, including the full rules, stat tables for demons, and background information on the setting and lore of Shin Megami Tensi. All three versions also include a PDF version of the White Vortex mini campaign.
While Lionwing Publishing has not announced a release date yet, you can preorder The Shin Megami Tensei: The Role Playing Game – Tokyo Conception rulebook bundles at the publisher’s official website. The rulebook is also listed on Amazon, though it is currently unavailable.
Shin Megami Tensei: The Roleplaying Game – Tokyo Conception is the fourth edition of the tabletop RPG and is based on the world and gameplay concepts of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. It originally launched in Japan back in September 2004 and was followed up by an expansion, Mala Underground, a few months later. Whether the expansion will also receive an English release, or if it is already part of the English version’s core rulebook, remains to be seen. The game’s fifth and latest edition, Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Mato Tokyo 200X, was released in Japan in 2005 but does not seem to be a part of the English release either.
Whatever the case, fans will be able to create their own demon-infested tabletop adventures once the Shin Megami Tensei: The Roleplaying Game – Tokyo Conception English version launches sometime in near future.
Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Gets Story DLC Later This Year
Ubisoft has revealed Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s content roadmap for 2024. It includes new modes and costumes, as well as story DLC.
While the story DLC was announced, no other details were given except that it’ll be released later in 2024. This month, however, the game will get a free update called the Warrior’s Path. It includes both speedrun and permadeath modes, in addition to new Sargon outfits. In Spring 2024, the free Boss Attack update will add a boss rush mode and even more new Sargon outfits.
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Summer 2024 will see the release of the free Divine Trials update, which will bring new combat, platform, and puzzle challenges. There will also be new amulets and more Sargon outfits. While the roadmap indicates that the first three updates will be free, it doesn’t mention that the story DLC will be, which could mean that the story DLC will have a price tag.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. In GameSpot’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review, we said, “This new genre debut is so confident and impeccably crafted that this should simply be the identity of Prince of Persia for the foreseeable future. Nearly every part of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown works so well, and the parts connect so seamlessly, that it feels as if the series has found its new genre home.”
