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The latest gaming news from Game Empress, covering release date announcements, trailers, studio updates, and major industry stories across PC, console, and mobile platforms.

  • Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers Get New Perks in September 2023

    Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers Get New Perks in September 2023

    If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you’re getting two extra perks in September. Microsoft just announced some special things for Apex Legends and EA Sports UFC 4 as part of their second wave of Game Pass updates this month.

    If you like Apex Legends or want to check out the UFC 4 game before the new one comes out, Game Pass is giving you some extra downloadable content (DLC) for free. But remember, this is only for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members.

    Both Apex Legends and EA Sports UFC 4 are made by a company called Electronic Arts, which works closely with Xbox Game Pass. If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you also get EA Play as part of the deal.

    Apex Legends is a game you can play for free without needing a subscription. However, if you’re an EA Play subscriber, you can also play EA Sports UFC 4 through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

    Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers New Perks
    Image Source Xbox

    Because Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play both Apex Legends and EA Sports UFC 4, it’s a good idea to give something special to players of these games. So, if you play Apex Legends, you can now get a cool “Juiced Up” weapon decoration.

    It looks like a vial or syringe filled with a strange green liquid. You can get this weapon decoration if you have an EA Play membership until October 9th.

    The EA Sports UFC 4 perk you get with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is a really good deal. When you get this perk, you’ll get a special package called the Champion Fighter Customization Bundle.

    This package comes with two big fighters, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. It also includes some cool customization stuff called the Kumite Customization Pack and the Backyard Customization Pack. You can get this bundle for free until October 5th.

    In the latest update, Xbox Game Pass members got some extra goodies. First, if you’re a super subscriber with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play, you can try out EA Sports FC 2024 for 10 hours starting on September 22. Also, if you play League of Legends on Xbox Game Pass, you can use the new character called Briar.

    In September, there are some cool new games coming to Xbox Game Pass, along with some extra goodies. Starfield already came out on Game Pass at the start of the month, but there are more exciting games on the way.

    Games like Lies of P, Party Animals, Payday 3, and Cocoon will all be ready to play by the end of September. And if you’re still hungry for more, there are even more awesome games planned for October on Xbox Game Pass.

  • GTA 6 Leaks Confirms Exciting New Gameplay Features

    GTA 6 Leaks Confirms Exciting New Gameplay Features

    A big new gameplay idea is now confirmed for GTA 6 after lots of people asked for it for a long time. This idea might make Vice City the most exciting place in all of Grand Theft Auto games.

    GTA 6 fans have been really excited for a long time, hoping that Rockstar will finally tell us about the game. Even though the company hasn’t said much about it, some sneak peeks have already made people super excited.

    In the past year, a big leak happened, and it made a gameplay video showing the beginning of the new GTA game that became really popular on the internet. This video showed a lot of things about the upcoming GTA game, and fans are still going through it carefully, trying to find hints and secrets.

    A year later, a really big file with all the secret stuff that was leaked went all over the internet, making sure everyone knew stuff they might have missed, especially important things about Vice City.

    GTA 6 Leaks Confirm Gameplay Improvement

    In the document, fans found out that GTA VI will let you go inside more buildings than any other game in the series. Even though the leaked videos only showed a few places, they give us a really interesting idea of what the whole game will be like, where players can explore lots of new places.

    In the document, “A big feature of GTA VI will be the number of enterable buildings on offer. This will directly link with theft and robbery, some of th main elements of the game’s core gameplay. As well as the significant interiors listed below, spotted in the leaked footage is a vast array of interiors at generic locations such as gas stations, pawn shops, and restaurants.”

    GTA 6 Leak Confirms New Gameplay Feature
    Image Source GTA 6 Document

    Up until now, the leaks have shown that besides the usual buildings you find in GTA like bars, clubs, restaurants, and strip clubs, players will also get to go inside new places like pawn shops, grocery stores, apartments, and laundromats.

    It’s cool how the pawn shops are tied to a feature we saw in GTA V, which is robberies. But now, they’re making it even better. This connects directly to stealing and robbing, which are big parts of the game.

    What’s interesting is that the two main characters, Jason and Lucia, both have bags to keep money, gold, and stuff they steal. Plus, now you can also steal stuff from vehicles.

    Of course, there are probably still further gameplay elements that haven’t surfaced in the leaks, so this is only the beginning of GTA 6’s capabilities.

    Rockstar hasn’t even made a solid claim on GTA VI’s release date yet, but Take-Two’s CEO’s comments indicate that it might happen as early as 2024.

  • Xbox Game Pass Adds New Soulslike Game For September

    Xbox Game Pass Adds New Soulslike Game For September

    Lies of P is like those challenging games with tough battles, is now ready to play for gamers who subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. They get to play it a whole day before it officially comes out on September 19.

    Before this, if you wanted to play “Lies of P” before that date, you could either try a demo of the game or buy one of the pricier versions to get early access. Lies of P is one of the best new games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September 2023, along with Starfield.

    Day one games are a big reason why getting an Xbox Game Pass is such a good deal. They make the subscription really worth it right from the start. In fact, if you think you’ll play just a few of the new Xbox Game Pass games on the first day they’re released each year, the subscription pretty much pays for itself.

    Xbox Game Pass Adds Lies of P
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    Xbox Game Pass has lots of games, and their quality can be different. But don’t worry, Lies of P is a good game. People who reviewed it mostly liked the game. They said the game looks great, works well, has a cool story based on Pinocchio, and does interesting things with a popular game style called Soulslike. Lies of P has a lot to do, so if you have Xbox Game Pass, you’ll have plenty of fun with it.

    Xbox Game Pass wrote, “this is avail today (we promise we’re not lying).”

    Most of the people for Lies of P have said good things, but some people didn’t like it. They didn’t like the tough boss fights in the game. These boss fights are even harder than what you’d expect from games like Soulslike.

    In Lies of P, lots of bosses have two parts, so you have to beat them twice to win. This makes the first part of the fights kind of boring because you have to do it many times just to reach the part that’s really tough.

    Xbox Game Pass members can now try out Lies of P and do it a day earlier than expected. Lies of P is accessible to Xbox Game Pass members on the cloud, consoles, and PC, giving fans different ways to play the new game on its release day.

    Lies of P’s surprise early addition to the Xbox Game Pass lineup is the start of a big week for the service. The other new Xbox Game Pass games for the second half of September 2023 will likely be announced on September 19.

    On September 20, a multiplayer game similar to Gang Beasts called Party Animals will be available on the service. Right after that, on September 21, Payday 3, a cooperative heist shooter, will also come to Game Pass.

  • GTA 6 Fans Praise Female Character Lucia in New Video

    GTA 6 Fans Praise Female Character Lucia in New Video

    Hey GTA Fans! GTA 6 has two protagonists, one of whom is the first playable female character in Grand Theft Auto, which is basically common knowledge at this point. It took only a few decades.

    We all know GTA VI is coming and it will (probably) hit in March 2025. As of last year, there is a lot of footage of an early build of the game online, and it was this footage that established two of the most persistent rumours: GTA VI is in Vice City, and one of the game’s two playable characters is a woman.

    Leakers gave away the name of GTA VI’s female protagonist, Lucia, but what else? We don’t know about her. That hasn’t stopped her from making a (the first) female protagonist on the minds of fans impatient for Rockstar Games to make one.

    We’re not even discussing the typical vocal minority of screeching manbabies who’ve never seen a woman in real life and get triggered whenever one is mentioned in a video game. A spectacular Lucia render that gave us our first good look at her was made from all of the leaks we say, that have since been purged from the internet.

    Fans are even more excited for Lucia to come now that they have seen this video. Even though this isn’t a real look at the character, it’s a great teaser of what’s to come.

    GTA 6 Female Character Lucia
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    Excitement Among Fans

    A fan wrote, “I hope that all these years that we have waited for GTA 6, the details and realism of the characters will be at this level.”

    Another wrote, “She looks gives me the chills watching with this EPIC shows how far we’ve come, these are exciting times, we just need more empathy towards one another. WE are all in this together.”

    GTA 6 Female Protagonist is Great for Fans

    With a female protagonist, GTA 6 can be played in an entirely new manner. So, it’ll be fascinating to witness how Rockstar Games handles the character and her place in the world. Will her being a woman make people treat her differently? Will she face situations and get a chance to do stuff that no one else will? Let’s see when the game launches properly.

    A fan thought about the female character, “Finally i always wanted to play as a woman i GTA and now they gonna do it and it looks great the only downfall in the series is poor choice of clothes i always wanted to run around in leather looking like a biker but it never happened i hope they will do it in GTA6 since now we know its gonna be a lady and ladys like to look pretty.”
  • Payday 3 Remove Controversial DRM Feature Just Days Before Launch

    Payday 3 Remove Controversial DRM Feature Just Days Before Launch

    Overkill Software, the game developer, and Deep Silver, the game publisher, have just announced the removal of a controversial feature from Payday 3. This decision comes just six days before the game’s launch on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X.

    If you’re a console player, this news doesn’t affect you because this feature was exclusive to the PC version of the game. The feature in question is Denuvo DRM technology, which was intended to prevent piracy through online checks and other measures.

    However, over the years, it has faced criticism for its potential impact on game performance. Initially, it was planned to be included in Payday 3, but the developer and publisher have now changed their minds and decided to exclude it.

    The news comes from Payday 3’s official Twitter account. They haven’t provided an explanation for this decision, but the comments suggest that people are not too concerned about it. If you check the comments below the post, you’ll see that PC users are quite pleased with the news and aren’t raising any questions.

    Fans Reaction

    Content Creator ProReborn said, “Thank you! Denuvo punishes paying customers! If there was a better way to prevent piracy, I’d be all for it, but it causes nothing but trouble!”

    A user named DarkLordWaffles said, “This is great news. Thank you. Now If the always online requirement gets walked back I will bend my rule and preorder.

    We’ll tell you if we learn more, but it looks like this is all we know for now. It’s unlikely that the game will introduce this technology later, mainly because it’s designed for game releases when most game sales happen and when piracy is most common.

    Payday 3 Release Date

    Payday 3 is coming out on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC this Thursday, September 21st, at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET / 4 PM BST. But if you can’t wait, you can get early access on Monday, September 18th.

  • GTA Online Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Exclusive Rewards, New Clothing, and Discounts

    GTA Online Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Exclusive Rewards, New Clothing, and Discounts

    Grand Theft Auto V, one of the most successful and influential video games of all time, is celebrating its 10th anniversary on September 17, 2023. The game, which was released on September 17, 2013, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, has sold over 170 million copies worldwide and has been ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

    Grand Theft Auto V is also the home of GTA Online, the multiplayer mode that has attracted millions of players with its endless variety of activities, missions, and updates.

    This week, in the game GTA Online, we’re celebrating 10 years of Grand Theft Auto V:

    To mark this milestone, Rockstar Games is hosting a special event in GTA Online that features exclusive rewards, discounts, and surprises for the fans. The event runs from September 14 to September 27 and offers the following benefits:

    • New Clothing and Weapon Skins: Get special outfits for GTA V’s main characters – Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. Just sign in before September 27 to get The Retired Criminal, The Homie, and The Groupie outfits, and they can be found in the player’s wardrobe or in the clothing stores under the Rockstar Anniversary section. Players will also get three weapon skins that match the outfits: Employee of the Month, Suede Buckfinish, and Uncle T.
    • Free Snacks, Ammo, and Body Armor: Rockstar Games is also giving away free snacks, ammo, and body armor to all players who log in during the event. These items can be useful for completing missions or surviving in the chaotic world of GTA Online.
    • New Sports Car: The event also introduces a new sports car to GTA Online: the Bravado Hotring Hellfire. This sleek and powerful vehicle is based on the NASCAR stock cars and can be purchased from Southern San Andreas Super Autos.

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    • Quadruple GTA$ and RP: Players who want to earn some extra cash and reputation can take advantage of the quadruple GTA$ and RP rewards for Lamar and Trevor Contact missions. These missions involve working with two of the most eccentric characters from Grand Theft Auto V and completing various tasks such as stealing cars, delivering drugs, or sabotaging rivals.
    • Double Rewards: Earn 2X GTA$ and RP by completing The Data Leaks, a series of missions that involve teaming up with Franklin Clinton, another protagonist of Grand Theft Auto V, and retrieving the legendary Dr. Dre’s collection of unreleased tracks before they become popular. You will need to purchase an Agency from the Dynasty 8 Executive website to access these missions. Agencies are also 50% off this week, along with Agency Upgrades and Modifications, Imani Tech Upgrades, and merchandise in Record A Studios.
    • Discounts on Properties, Vehicles, and Merchandise: The event also offers a range of discounts on various items in GTA Online. Players can save 40% on all garages, 50% on agency properties, agency upgrades and modifications, Imani tech upgrades, and Record A Studios merchandise. Additionally, players can get up to 50% off on selected vehicles such as the Bravado Buffalo STX, Obey 10F, Bravado Buffalo EVX, Progen T20, Pegassi Osiris, Pegassi Zentorno, and Obey 9F.
  • Nintendo Teases New DS and Wii Remakes for September Event

    Nintendo Teases New DS and Wii Remakes for September Event

    A trusted source who often shares secret information says that in September 2023, there will be a special Nintendo event. At this event, they will show new and improved versions of two older games: one from the Nintendo DS and one from the Wii.

    Nintendo hasn’t told us about this event officially, but that doesn’t stop fans from guessing what might happen. Some people who know the secrets are already telling us what we can look forward to at this Nintendo event.

    People who share secret information have said that in September 2023, there will be a Nintendo event happening next week. They’ve hinted that this event will have some news about Donkey Kong and maybe even a new F-Zero game.

    Secret information about the Nintendo event keeps coming out, and the newest one says that people who like the DS and Wii games should definitely watch it when it happens.

    A leaker named Pyoro has given a hint about the Nintendo Direct event happening in September 2023. They said that during the event, Nintendo might announce remakes of two old games, one from the DS and one from the Wii. Pyoro mentioned that these two games are somehow connected, but didn’t explain how.

    But remember, this is just a hint from someone, and we can’t be sure if it’s true. Sometimes, these kinds of hints can be wrong or made up. So, it’s better to not get too excited and wait for the actual Nintendo Direct event to find out if these remakes are real or not.

    Pyoro gave us a little hint that we might hear some news about the Princess Peach game soon. They announced the game earlier this summer, but they didn’t tell us much about it back then. Now, it looks like they might tell us the game’s official title in the upcoming Nintendo Direct if the leaked information is true.

    Pyoro commented, “Whoever says no name reveal for that game should delete their account before getting banned from fami next week.”

    Fans, don’t get too excited, but it’s highly likely that Nintendo will have a special event in September called Nintendo Direct. People have been talking about it, and Nintendo usually does these events in September.

    However, don’t expect them to show the new Nintendo game system that comes after the Switch. Nintendo has already said they won’t reveal it this year, so we’ll probably have to wait until 2024 to see it unless they change their minds.

  • The Last Case of Benedict Fox New Update on Xbox Game Pass

    The Last Case of Benedict Fox New Update on Xbox Game Pass

    The Lovecraft-inspired game called ‘The Last Case of Benedict Fox,’ which is like a mix of Metroid and Castlevania games, got a big update. The developer Plot Twist and the publisher Rogue Games did this update.

    Even though this update doesn’t give Xbox Game Pass players new content to play with in the game, it changes a lot of things to make the game more interesting.

    The Last Case of Benedict Fox first showed up at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase in June last year. Later, they showed a video that gave us a little look at the game.

    It showed things like the game’s map, how you can make your character better, the exciting action parts, and some of the story. In this game, you get to be a detective named Benedict Fox, and you have to deal with scary stuff from space and solve mysteries in a spooky house.

    The Last Case of Benedict Fox Xbox Game Pass Update
    The Last Case of Benedict Fox Xbox Game Pass Update

    Earlier this year, fans got really excited when they found out when the new game called “The Last Case of Benedict Fox” was coming out. They even got to see a long, 16-minute trailer about it.

    The game was released on April 27, 2023, and most people liked it, but some had complaints about how slow the controls were. Now, the game has been updated to fix those problems.

    Players can do things like change the buttons on their controllers and set up the controls the way they like. The camera in the game is easier to use, and the controls respond better.

    They also made the fighting and animation in the game better, and it’s easier to hit and aim at things. This makes the game more fun to play because everything happens faster.

    They made the enemies in the game match how fast the player can move now. If you want the game to be easier, there’s a mode where they put markers on your map to help you. They also made the menu and map in the game better, so you can keep track of your progress more easily.

    They replaced a puzzle in the game with a piano to make it easier to see and use. And they fixed a bunch of problems in the game, like making sure it doesn’t crash and making the sounds better. All of these changes might make this game one of the best indie games you can play on Xbox Game Pass.

    The developers who made “The Last Case of Benedict Fox” have worked really hard to make it better. They got ideas from the stories of H.P. Lovecraft to make the game more interesting. They want to make sure the game is very good and feels real when you play it.

    They have been listening to what players say about the game and fixing any problems quickly. This shows that they really care about making sure players can have a great time in the spooky world of the game, with all its scary things from space. They want to make the game even more fun and exciting to play.

    New Xbox Update for The Last Case of Benedict Fox

    The Last Case of Benedict Fox’s Official Twitter account said, “Hello detectives, you’ve been patiently waiting while we tackle all the monsters in limbo. We are pleased to announce that the patch for Xbox is now live!”

    Here’s everything that’s different in the new Xbox update for The Last Case of Benedict Fox:

    • MNK remapping and customizable controller layout
    • Revamped/smoother camera
    • More responsive controls
    • Remastered combat and animation system
    • Faster melee and aiming mechanics
    • Rebalanced enemies to match increase player speed
    • Enhanced easy difficulty with quest markers
    • UI and Map Markers for improved progress flow
    • UI improvements based on player feedback
    • Overhauled piano puzzle with improved camera and updated UI
    • Improved stability and performance
    • Audio fixes
    • Bug fixes

    You can play “The Last Case of Benedict Fox” with Xbox Game Pass on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. That means anyone with Game Pass can enjoy the new update.

    If you’ve been playing on a PC, you probably got this update in late June. It’s part of the game’s “Phase 2” plan. In the future, they’ll add more quests, puzzles, and other cool stuff in Phases 3 to 6.

  • Diablo 3 Season 29 Brings New Enemies, Class Changes, and Rewards

    Diablo 3 Season 29 Brings New Enemies, Class Changes, and Rewards

    Diablo 3 is a popular video game, have shared their ideas for Season 29. They’re planning to add a new way to play where you can only use items you find by yourself.

    Even though Diablo 3 is old, the company that makes it, Activision Blizzard, is still working on it. They fix problems and add new stuff to make old players want to play again.

    Even though a new game called Diablo 4 came out earlier this year, the older game, Diablo 3, still gets updates for its special seasons. Diablo 3 had some issues when it first came out, but now it’s become a really cool action role-playing game.

    Diablo 3 Season 29
    Diablo 3 Season 29

    The last season, Season 28, had a theme about a place called the Sanctuary. In the season before that, there were special places where you could make your powerful items even stronger.

    Season 28 will end on September 10, and players are curious about what’s coming next. Just a few days before the new season starts, the company that makes the game, Activision Blizzard, has shared details about Season 29.

    Diablo 3 Season 29, called “Visions of Enmity,” is coming out on September 15 at 5:00 P.M. Pacific time. In this season, there are special places called pocket dimensions that will appear in Diabolical Fissures. You can explore them even if your character is at level one.

    A fan named Ethem Güner commented, “I bored of D4, is it worth to play D3 guys? I’m not playing it for about 2 years.”

    Now, you can choose any character class and play by yourself in Solo Self Found mode. This makes the game harder because you can’t trade items with others, and it increases the chance of your character dying.

    With Solo Self Found mode, the way you earn Paragon Points has also changed. You can earn a total of 800 points for characters you make in this new mode.

    In Season 29, there are new rewards you can get, like the Mad King’s Favor portrait and the Quoth pet. These rewards will be available when the season starts.

    In Diablo 3 Season 29, when players finish certain tasks, they get special rewards called Haedrig’s Gifts. These gifts give them powerful armor sets. Each class gets a different set. For example, Barbarians get the “Might of the Earth” set, Crusaders get the “Thorns of the Invoker” set, and so on.

    The creators of Diablo 3, Activision Blizzard, have listened to what players have said and made some changes to the game. They are replacing some enemies with new ones, like Hellions, Vile Swarms, and Savage Beasts instead of Dark Berserkers and Toxic Lurkers.

    They are also making adjustments to how some classes work based on feedback from the players. The Monk and Necromancer classes are getting more changes because players have had a lot to say about them.

    Even though Diablo 3 Season 28 will finish on September 10, there’s a short wait before the next major update. They tested some parts of the update in the Diablo 3 PTR, so Season 29 might have fewer issues compared to previous seasons.

  • Unreal Engine 5.3 Update Released with New Features and Improvements

    Unreal Engine 5.3 Update Released with New Features and Improvements

    Epic Games has shared some exciting news! They’ve made Unreal Engine 5.3 accessible for everyone to download. Epic Games has been working really hard to make their famous game-making tool even better.

    They’ve been releasing updates one after another to add new features and make it work even better for creating 3D games and stuff like that. Unreal Engine 5 came out in April 2022 and it’s been getting a lot of attention from people who make video games and movies.

    In less than two years, many games have been made using Unreal Engine 5, like Tekken 8 and Black Myth: Wukong, which people are really looking forward to. Some games made with Unreal Engine 5 have already come out in 2023, like Immortals of Aveum, which is one of the most popular ones.

    Unreal Engine 5.3 Update
    Screenshot by GameEmpress

    The latest version of Unreal Engine 5 has made lots of things better and added some cool new stuff. Two of the coolest things in Unreal Engine 5 are Nanite and Lumen, and they’re getting even better in the 5.3 update.

    Nanite is now faster when dealing with certain materials, like leaves and stuff, and it can show more types of surfaces really well. Lumen is also getting better thanks to some special tech called Hardware Ray Tracing. It can now make things look even more realistic with things like better reflections and it works better on game consoles.

    In the new version of Unreal Engine 5.3, there are some cool new things to try out. These are special tools that game makers can use.

    1. Sparse Volume Textures (SVT): This helps make things look really cool and 3D in movies or games.
    2. Path Tracing of Heterogenous Volumes: This makes things look super realistic in movies and games, like how light and shadows work.
    3. Orthographic Rendering: This is for making things look stylish in the camera view.
    4. Skeletal Editor: This helps make animations in games better.
    5. Improved cloth simulation: This makes clothes and fabrics in games look more realistic.

    If you’re a filmmaker who wants to use Unreal Engine for your movies, there’s a new update with some great additions. They added a thing called Cine Cam Rig Rail Actor that helps you make your camera move like it does on real movie sets.

    And there’s also a better feature called VCam that lets you quickly check your shots on an iPad. With this update, you can also make action scenes look smoother by recording them in slow motion.

    Unreal Engine 5.3 is out now, but it might be a little while before you can play games that use its cool new features. However, you can start using the latest version of Unreal Engine 5 by downloading it from the Epic Games Launcher.

  • Nintendo Switch Online Adds Four New Games, Including Kirby’s Star Stacker and Quest for Camelot

    Nintendo Switch Online Adds Four New Games, Including Kirby’s Star Stacker and Quest for Camelot

    Nintendo Switch Online members can now play some new batch of retro games. These games are from the past and can be found in apps for NES, SNES, and Game Boy. You can play games like Kirby’s Star Stacker, Joy Mech Fight, Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day!, and Quest for Camelot.

    What’s cool is that three of these games were not available in North America before. Also, Quest for Camelot is a game based on a 1998 Warner Bros. animated movie!

    The official Nintendo of America Twitter account just posted that there are four classic games available now for members of Nintendo Switch Online!

    Kirby Star Stacker

    The Kirby games are very popular with Nintendo. But in North America, they never released the Super Nintendo version of Kirby’s Star Stacker, even though it’s based on a Game Boy game from 1997.

    In Japan, they made a better version of the Super Famicom in 1998. By that time, Nintendo had already been selling the Nintendo 64 for more than two years, so they probably decided not to bring Kirby’s Star Stacker to North America.

    It did come out on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan, but North American fans couldn’t play it. But now, Nintendo has fixed that and is letting people who subscribe to NSO try the game.

    Joy Mech Fight

    Joy Mech Fight is a video game that came out in Japan in 1993. It’s a fighting game where you can pick from 36 different robot characters. These robots have limbs that can move separately, kind of like in the game Vectorman.

    People who subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online seem really excited about this game on social media. They’ve been waiting for it to come out for 30 years, so hopefully, it will be as good as they hope!

    Quest for Camelot

    Quest for Camelot is a surprise game on Nintendo Switch Online. It’s special because it’s the first game based on a license (like a movie or a show) to be on this service. Usually, the games on here are made by Nintendo or a few other companies.

    But now that they’ve added Quest for Camelot, it might mean they’ll add more licensed games in the future, like Tiny Toon Adventures or X-Men. We’ll have to wait and see, but there could be some exciting games coming to Nintendo Switch Online!

  • Xbox September Update Adds Stream to Discord, VRR, and More Coming

    Xbox September Update Adds Stream to Discord, VRR, and More Coming

    Microsoft just told us about some cool new updates coming to Xbox in September 2023. They’re adding more than six big new features to the Xbox consoles that came out in the last few years. The last time they did a big update like this was in July when they changed how the main menu looked.

    Microsoft usually releases updates for its Xbox game consoles every month. These updates don’t always come with lots of new stuff, but this time, there are a bunch of exciting new features included.

    In September 2023, there will be a new update for Xbox. This update will make it easier for people to connect accessories, like controllers and other wireless gadgets, to their Xbox systems.

    Instead of pressing a physical button on the console, you can now just choose the “Connect a Device” option in the Xbox Accessories app. This new feature has been tested for a month and works on Microsoft’s last two console versions. It’s a handy way to link your accessories to your Xbox.

    Xbox Console New Features for September 2023

    The official @Xbox news account has tweeted about the September update. You can the tweet below:

    • Connecting accessories without the Pair button -> How to use things like controllers or headphones with your Xbox without pressing a special button
    • Requests to join a friend’s gaming session -> How to ask your friend if you can play the same game with them
    • Rewards tab -> A place where you can see what prizes you can get for playing games
    • Streaming Xbox games to Discord -> How to show your Xbox games to other people on Discord
    • Variable refresh rate for the Xbox Series X/S -> How to make your games look smoother on your new Xbox
    • Voice chat soundbite reporting -> How to tell someone if someone else is being rude or mean on voice chat
    • Wish list notifications -> How to get messages when the games you want are cheaper or available

    In the September 2023 update, there’s a new feature for the latest gaming devices. It’s called “variable refresh rate” or VRR. What it does is, when you connect your device to a TV or monitor, it makes the screen change how fast it shows pictures to match how fast the video or game is running. This makes everything you watch or play look super smooth and nice.

    Additionally, if you have an Xbox console, you will soon be able to invite your friends to play games with you. This will make it easier to join games without any hassle when they are full or almost finished.

    Your friends can reply with an invite to play a game or join a party, and they can also send you a message to chat. In the update coming in September, you will also get notifications about new game releases that you are interested in. You can also report up to 60 seconds of gameplay, including voice chats, and there will be a new Rewards tab as well.

    In September 2023, there’s a new update for Xbox that lets you play Xbox games on Discord. To do this, you just need to press the Xbox button, go to the Parties and Chats section, and pick “Stream your game” from the Discord menu. This feature has been planned for a while, and Microsoft said the update will be available for Xbox consoles this week.

    In a new announcement, nine games are going away from Xbox Game Pass in September 2023.

  • Xbox Series X Fans Upset Over New Update

    Xbox Series X Fans Upset Over New Update

    Many Xbox fans are not happy with the latest update for the Xbox Series X. Microsoft keeps making changes to the Xbox’s main screen. The new change removes the “My Games” section and replaces it with an ad for the Microsoft Store.

    This means there’s now another ad on the Xbox’s main screen, and some people don’t like that. Right now, not everyone has gotten the update. Microsoft is giving it to people bit by bit.

    Some Xbox users noticed the change last month and didn’t like it. Now, more Xbox users are getting it, but not everyone has it yet. A lot of people are upset about the new dashboard because it has too many ads. One big complaint is that they replaced the “My Games” tile with one for the Microsoft Store, and that’s what most people are talking about.

    @klobrille Twitter user who is known for being an Xbox enthusiast and insider, posted some news:

    One Xbox fan wrote, “I agree I hate the browse store button being there now, I always went to my games and apps with that button. Worst decision ever.”

    Another person said, “I have had this for the past week or so and it’s so damn annoying. it’s been muscle memory to go down to the button for games and apps. if they’re going to slap a giant store tile in our face, it’d make more sense for it to just be another damn ad space at that point.”

    Co-host of Xbox Talks Podcast on Reddit, Kevin Corkenstein Sanchez shares a tweet, “Yeah I got so used to pressing down I keep going to the Store instead of My Games. The button placement doesnt really make sense. Sure we could just push up but dedicating that space which was always for your games to now the Store isnt great. Feels more like an ad space now.”

    Microsoft hasn’t replied to the complaints we mentioned. Since they didn’t respond to similar complaints before, we don’t expect them to change their response. But if they do, we’ll update the story.

    If you want to know everything about Xbox, like the newest Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S news, the latest rumors about them, and the best deals for Series X and Series S, just stay tuned to gameempress.net!

  • GTA 6 Leak Reveals Joe Rogan Will Have Big Role

    GTA 6 Leak Reveals Joe Rogan Will Have Big Role

    On September 17, 2023, it will be 10 years since GTA 5 came out. This makes fans of Grand Theft Auto really hopeful that they might finally get some news about GTA 6. People all over the world are getting excited about it.

    A trustworthy source says that Rockstar Games and Take-Two will reveal a highly anticipated video game by the end of the year. Right now, all we have to get excited about are some leaked videos from when the game was in its early stages, which came out a year ago.

    In those videos, we got a quick look at the new places in Vice City, the two main characters, and some new gameplay stuff. But there wasn’t a lot more to see.

    Will Joe Rogan Be in GTA 6?

    In the world of GTA, they sometimes make fun of real stuff, like making funny versions of real things. Some people say that Joe Rogan might be involved in the game too.

    According to Audioviser, they heard from someone who’s very close to Rockstar Games that in GTA 6, the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast will be a big part of the game.

    The report says that in the game, you might be able to visit a radio station that’s inspired by Joe Rogan. There, you can listen to some parts of his podcast. However, it won’t be like listening to his entire podcast like you do on Spotify. Instead, they’ll probably choose episodes and bits that match the style of the game.

    A lot of people have doubts about this. They think that someone like Rogan would probably be made fun of in GTA rather than being portrayed as a real person.

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    One person said, “I see them making fun of him, maybe making a character that’s inspired by him.” Another person added, “That would break the immersion a bit too much.” Someone else commented,” This has to be satire, although I feel like the devs would make a podcast that mimics the s*it that happens in Joe Rogan’s podcasts.”

    GTA (Grand Theft Auto) has had famous people in it before. For example, Frank Ocean has his own radio station in GTA 5, and Dr. Dre has been part of missions in GTA Online. Also, in the old game Vice City, Phil Collins performed music.

    But as you know, we don’t have any official word on this. According to a Reddit account, Rockstar Games denies this statement.

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  • Hogwarts Legacy 2: Is a Sequel in the Works?

    Hogwarts Legacy 2: Is a Sequel in the Works?

    Wow, guess what?! After the big hit of Hogwarts Legacy, it seems like they’re making another one. Someone who knows a lot about the video game industry says they’re already working on Hogwarts Legacy 2.

    Hogwarts Legacy came out in February 2023, and it lets fans pretend to be a student at Hogwarts like in the Harry Potter stories.

    Guess what? It looks like there might be a new game for Hogwarts Legacy fans. Someone who knows a lot about the gaming industry, called “MyTimeToShineH,” said on Twitter that, “Sources confirmed that a Hogwarts Legacy sequel is in the works.” Fans of the first game probably expected this news because the first game was super popular.

    The numbers are really impressive! The game Hogwarts Legacy sold a huge 15 million copies and made a whopping $1 billion in money. In just the first two weeks of its release in February 2023, it sold 12 million copies.

    This year has been really amazing for the gaming world. There are some big games coming out soon, like Starfield on September 6, and others like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that people really loved.

    But the game Hogwarts Legacy did something really special when it came out in February, it broke a lot of records. So, 2023 is turning out to be a great year for video games!

    Fans wanted more DLC content for their game, but instead of giving them extra things to do in the game, the people who make the game are thinking about making a whole new game.

    Now, we’re wondering what this new game will be like. If they want us to keep playing at Hogwarts for a long time, they’ll probably have to add new things to do and new places to explore in the game to make it fun and interesting.

    Because the game did really well and lots of people play games now, it makes sense to make a second one. But to make the people who played the first one happy, Avalanche Software needs to add new stuff to the second game.

    Hogwarts Legacy 2 Possible Release Date

    If there’s a second Hogwarts Legacy game, it probably won’t come out until at least 2027. We don’t know the exact release date yet, but since it’s going to be a big open-world game, it would be unrealistic to expect it to be finished quickly.

    Stay connected with GameEmpress.com to get the latest news and updates about the gaming world!

  • Final Fantasy 16 Producer Announces Two Paid DLCs Coming Soon

    Final Fantasy 16 Producer Announces Two Paid DLCs Coming Soon

    Final Fantasy 16 is coming to the PC, and it’s getting two premium expansion packs for fans who want more of Clive’s adventures in Valisthea. The game did really well, and people liked it a lot. They liked the serious story, the tough boss fights, the action-packed battles, and how it went back to the old-style medieval Final Fantasy games.

    Square Enix is really happy about how well Final Fantasy 16 is selling. It’s one of the top-selling games in a year full of big game releases. They’re also planning to release the game on PC, and the person in charge of the game, Naoki Yoshida, said they’ll share more details about that by the end of the year.

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    Final Fantasy 16 Two Paid DLCs

    Many people who play Final Fantasy 14 on PC might want to try Final Fantasy 16 too because Naoki Yoshida is involved in both games. So, Square Enix wants to make sure they get those players interested in the game too.

    In the newest videos, the game’s producer, Naoki Yoshida, said that players really want more stuff for the game Final Fantasy 16. So, the team is working on making at least two DLCs you can add to the game. These extras will work on both Xbox and PlayStation.

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    We don’t know yet what these extras will be about if they will be separate from the main game, or if they’ll come with it. But players of Final Fantasy 16 are hoping to fight Leviathan in one of them and learn more about Cid’s past in another.

    Besides the extra game stuff you can buy, Final Fantasy 16 has some free DLC content for the PS5. These add-ons gave Clive and his friends new clothes and let players customize how their weapons look.

    You can make one sword look like another while keeping the same power. The new clothes for Clive, Joshua, and Jill also come with a new look for Torgal and fancy armor for Ambrosia, Clive’s loyal white bird.

    The game Final Fantasy 16 came out mostly without big problems. Square Enix, the company that made the game, has been making it better by fixing how it works and adding new things. They recently added leaderboards to a part of the game called “Arcade Mode.”

    Even though it might be a bit of time before people who play on PC can play the game, or before fans can see what happens next in the story, most people agree that the people in charge of the Final Fantasy series are doing a good job.