Guilty Gear Strive Gets Final 2021 Release Date For All Gaming Platform

Guilty Gear Strive, the latest entry in Arc System Works' acclaimed fighting franchise, aims to take things a step further with improved animations and new fighting mechanics. It's coming to PS4, PS5, and PC, and you'll be able to get your hands on it in 2021.

Releasing for all three platforms on April 9, 2021 (or three days earlier for the Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition) Guilty Gear Strive looks to be a good starting point for newcomers without sacrificing the series' famous depth. Among Arc System Works fighters, it's arguably the most "hardcore," with Dragon Ball FighterZ appealing to less-experienced players due to its auto-combo system and streamlined mechanics--not that there isn't plenty of depth in that game, too. Guilty Gear Strive doesn't ditch the 2D art of its predecessors, but it does give the art a ton of detail that make it look like you're watching a climactic anime battle. There are 3D elements to the characters, as well, letting them portray more emotion and adding a new sense of weight to the fights. One of the characters Arc System Works recently showed off was Giovanna, who makes use of a green spirit wolf for some of her attacks. She's one of 15 characters who will be on the roster from the beginning. The Deluxe Edition of Guilty Gear Strive releases on April 6, 2021, and includes the game along with the season pass, while the Ultimate Edition also includes a digital soundtrack, digital artwork, and special colors. There will be five characters in the season pass, and it will also include additional story content. In the meantime, you can try to learn the basics with these starter guide videos.

First PS5 hands-on videos show off hardware and games, but no UI

Sony has invited a number of Japanese publications and YouTubers to get a closer look at the PlayStation 5. It’s the first time we’ve seen the PS5 hardware outside of leaked images from Taiwan’s National Communications Commission. A variety of publications have now published detailed hands-on images and videos of the PS5, providing a more realistic look at how big the console is and gameplay of titles like Astro’s Playroom and Godfall. 4gamer has published photos of the PS5 standing both vertically and horizontally, demonstrating how the stand works in either position to hold the console in place. Some photos also show how the PS5 will cool itself, and 4gamer notes that it wasn’t able to hear the fan inside the console or feel much heat exhausting from it during its limited time with the hardware.

Although these PS5 previews are clearly in a very limited environment, one of 4gamer’s photos does reveal a mysterious silver latch or bolt hidden inside the top-right section of the PS5. Sony has said PS5 owners will be able to expand storage with regular SSD drives in this new console, but we’ve yet to see how this will work in reality. This latch could be how you access the ability to expand PS5 storage, with it presumably allowing the side to be removed. There’s no other obvious way to slot an SSD into the PS5, but we’re still waiting on Sony to confirm how it will handle expandable storage. We’ve known for weeks that the PS5 is the biggest console in modern history, and Dengeki Online helps put that into perspective with a shot of the PS5 next to a large TV. It’s clear if you want the PS5 to sit vertically in a TV stand then you might need to clear some room, or use the console horizontally. The PS5 laying flat looks like it should fit into most TV stands. Most of the videos don’t show the PS5 in too much detail, as they’re largely focused on gameplay. One from Famitsu’s YouTube channel does offer a brief look at the hardware up close. Alongside the console itself, these Japanese publications and YouTubers also got a closer look at the new DualSense controller.

This new design includes haptic feedback (replacing the old rumble technology) and adaptive triggers that can adjust the resistance of the triggers for different gameplay effects. Sony has even included a microphone, alongside a USB-C. We’ve seen Sony demonstrate the PS5’s pack-in game, Astro’s Playroom, a number of times before, and the company has used it again during these hands-on videos to highlight the DualSense controller features. AV watch also reports that the confirm button on the PS5 will be X instead of O going forward, which means Japanese players are going to have to retrain their body’s muscle memory to get used to that significant change. There’s little else to report on the controller just yet, but 4gamer does provide a good look at the different colorful LEDs on the DualSense. None of the videos of publications were able to show the PlayStation 5 dashboard or UI elements, unfortunately. These remain a mystery, despite Sony teasing what appeared to be the boot experience or main PS5 dashboard all the way back in June. Sony has also promised a fully redesigned PS5 dashboard with “no pixel untouched.” We’re still waiting to see exactly what Sony does with the new PS5 UI, and hopefully we’ll get a glimpse at it before the November 12th launch date. Elsewhere there’s also a lot of gameplay of Astro’s Playroom, Godfall, and even Balan Wonderworld. We’ve also seen plenty of this game footage before, and none of the previews seem to dig too deep on SSD performance or load times for games. All three games look as smooth as you’d expect on the PS5, but it’s disappointing not to see more Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart gameplay given that title looks like the perfect demonstration for the PS5’s speedy SSD. Either way, you can find the latest PS5 gameplay in the video below. These limited PS5 previews don’t answer all the questions we still have around the PS5, and we’re hoping Sony will start providing some answers soon. We’re still waiting to hear about the PS5 dashboard, how you use expandable storage in the console, and just how well Sony’s backward compatibility for PS4 games works on the new PS5. There’s still more than a month to go until the PS5 launch on November 12th, so Sony has plenty of time to reveal a lot more about its next-gen console. For now, these early previews have provided a closer much-needed look at the PS5.

Everything You Need To Know About Godfall

Godfall is an upcoming game that will be releasing on PlayStation 5 and PC. This will be a looter-slasher from Counterplay Games which have gathered a lot of buzz around itself. The audience reaction of the game was pretty good as the game had great character designs, trailer, and environment. This been on PlayStation 5 is good enough to see what’s in store for us in the game. The story of the game has been revealed which was said by Godfall creative director Keith Lee in an interview with PlayStation Lifestyle. He talked about the inspiration behind that made world of Godfall and how the story fits together. Godfall was inspired by novel series like The Stormlight Archive and Isaac Asimov’s Foundation franchise.

The premises of the game was revealed by Lee in the interview in which he said that the world are split up into the realms of Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Spirit. Players will be playing as one of the last remaining Knight’s Order who intent on stop the apocalypse and preserving the last vestiges of the world they live in. Furthermore, during an interview with GamesRadar, he also said that Godfall is a co-op looter-slasher experience which is set in a very serious and all new fantasy world that is filled with heroic knights and ancient magic. There are going to be multiple weapons and special suits that are called Valorplates which can be found throughout the disparate worlds, offering armor that can be found and equipped. Players can have different mods in them which will imbue the player with certain abilities or cast offensive spells.


As for the gameplay, it is easy to understand as in this game, players will be able to take control of a warrior who is so skilled that they can multiple weapons. Its been an action RPG game, there are numerous weapon types like swords, dual blades, polearms, Warhammer, and greatswords. The combat against enemies will be tough and players will have to learn their patterns otherwise it will be extremely tough. Moreover, players will have the ability to build up their character’s abilities as time passes. If you like to loot a lot then this is a game for you as it will be like Diablo or Borderlands in which you the players are given a lot of new gear constantly. It will be up to the players on how they will create their ideal character and weapons

Furthermore, there will be no microtransactions which mean players will have go complete the game in order to unlock the skins and other things. As said previously, there are many weapon types in the game each of which will be different in their own right. There are Longsword, Dual Blades, Polearm, Two-Handed Warhammer, Two-handed Greatsword, Shield, Valorplate and here is a detailed description of all of the weapons in Godfall:

• Dual Blades

These Blades are the fastest weapons in Godfall and is very effective against unarmoured and ‘soft’ enemies. Dual Blades don’t that much damage when compared to other weapons. It makes up for it with their speed and swiftness. There are heavy attacks which are called Blade Cyclone and there is an ability named Inner Focus that unleashes a lot of damage to numerous enemies in a short amount of time. Furthermore, there is a move called Mortal Coil, which turns these blades into a ‘pulling cable’ which will drags enemies towards the player.

• Longswords

Longswords are balanced weapons that do a great deal of damage with simple cooldowns without needing a lot of elaborate combo setups. This weapon will have different light attacks and a heavy attack finisher. The same thing can be said for its special abilities one of which is Spectral Flurry which is an uninterruptable attack that will do a lot of damage to a group of targets within its area of effect. The second one is the Spiral Technique which destroys enemies in a straight path with a powerful lunge. There is also a timing attack which when triggered will perform a Shield Uppercut on an opponent.

• Shields

Shields are present in the game as well which will be good for those that prefer a defensive playstyle. It will allow you to block attacks as well as parry them if you time it right. If this parry is performed, the counterattack will activate as the enemy is caught off guard which will be dealing bonus damage. Moreover, players will able to through the shield which upon hitting enemies, or anything will bounce back to them. This can be done by pressing the shield button at the right time and players perform a Wave Attack which will knock adversaries backward. By double-tapping the shield button to freeze your enemies which sounds extremely amazing.

• Valorplates

During an interview, the game’s director, Keith Lee said that as the player will play the game they will be able to craft Valorplates with individual traits that will be active or passive. In order to create these, players will have to need Valorplate cores as players will travel through the worlds of Aperion and there are a total of 12 Valorplates to collect, including the one players will get at the start. It will require many other resources, these resources will be dropped from enemies or situations you encounter, so get ready to go hunting.

There are different types of Valorplates like Balanced (hybrid) Valorplates to Specialised Valorplates and then Exotic Valorplates. Each of these will have a different function which includes improving the DPS output of a character or making them tanker for co-op purposes. Players will be able to determine what Archon ability players want. Archon is a charged version of players’ character which upon using will unleash a certain amount of damage to any enemy.

Godfall will have multiplayer, you will be able to play with random people as well as with your friends. Each party will have three people, however, and this means that if players want to play Godfall with a group of friends, they will have to keep it small. There is a confirmation on whether PS5 and PC players will be able to play together. But this is a thing which will depend on Sony as in the past they have allowed for some games to have cross-platform play. The pre-order for the game is available now and this was published by Gearbox recently. The game’s standard edition will cost $60. There is also an $80 Deluxe Edition which will include an unnamed expansion releasing in 2021. Players can also buy another one which is Ascended Edition for $90, which includes more exclusive cosmetic upgrades. Down below you can see the exact details on the pre-orders:

• Godfall preorder bonuses

If you preorder Godfall at the Epic Games Store, you’ll get the following in-game bonuses.

– Godfall Starter Pack: Set of Augments and Trinkets
– Chrome skins for three Valorplates
– Zer0’s longsword from Borderlands 3
– Yellow Valorplate skin for Typhon

• Standard ($60): Will comes with the base game and preorder bonuses

• Deluxe edition ($80): Will comes with the base game, preorder bonuses, and the first expansion

• Ascended edition ($90): Will comes with Deluxe edition content as well as red Valorplate skin, Gold Weapon Pack, Gold Shield, Gold Royal Banner, and Zodiac Knight Lobby Title

As of writing this, it is still unclear if PS5 users will get the same preorder bonuses. The exact release date for the game hasn’t been a revealed year but it slated to release in late 2020. The developers, Counterplay Games that are making the game aren’t new to it video game development. On their website, they say that the people that have worked on games like Ratchet & Clank series, Titanfall 2, God of War, Destiny 2, Diablo 3, Star Wars Battlefront, Overwatch, many others. This shows us that these developers are quite experienced in what they do and because of this there is high hope for Godfall. Counterplay Games’ first game was CCG similar to Hearthstone but played on a multi-square grid with creatures that actively traverse the board. It was praised for its easy to learn, many ways to master gameplay. It has a beautiful pixel art style and great mechanics, along with compelling lore because of which it quickly made a dedicated following and it has it that even to this day.

These people have worked on much amazing game and now will use it to bring the world of Godfall to us. It will be pretty interesting to see how this title will perform. Their main fortified is in the third person games which means that the game will be pretty good but don’t get your hopes too high because sometimes these games are pretty deceiving. This is it from us. What are your thoughts on Godfall? Are You excited for the game or interested in the game? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section down below.

Sony Opens Pre-Order Registration for the PlayStation 5

With anticipation building, Sony has now opened pre-order registration for the PlayStation 5. The pre-order registration offers eager games the chance to guaranteed that they get their hands on the next-gen console the moment it is released. A limited quantity of PS5 consoles will be allocated for a group of existing customers with a first-come-first-serve basis for those chosen.

The pre-order registration is limited to those with a PSN account and there is a maximum to what you can get early access to (one PS5 Console/PS5 Digital Edition, two DualSense Wireless Controllers, two DualSense Charging Stations, two Pulse 3D Wireless Headsets, two Media Remotes, two HD Cameras). But the catch is, Sony has not offered how much customers chosen will have to pay and when they will receive their order. For those that lucky enough to be offered the pre-order, they will need to blindly pay and just patiently wait for when the PS5 is officially released. Head over to Sony now to register for an opportunity to be one of the first to pre-order the PlayStation 5.