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The new trailer for *The Relic: First Guardian* highlights the intense combat players can expect. The game emphasizes powerful attacks with noticeable wind-ups, requiring both players and enemies to fully commit. The trailer demonstrates how to read these attacks and defend against them using blocks, parries, and dodges, showcasing a variety of defensive options. We also see the main character wielding different weapons throughout the action.

A new PlayStation 5 game is bringing back the feel of classic PlayStation 1 titles, and it’s especially exciting news for fans of *Parasite Eve*. Called *Parasite Mutant*, the game is developed by IceSitruuna, the studio known for *Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune*.

C4SH is a new character with a unique backstory – they used to be a casino dealer bot, but now wander the world seeking out powerful, yet dangerous, artifacts. Staying true to their robotic origins, C4SH’s abilities all rely on luck and chance. This creates a high-risk, high-reward playstyle where players can gain significant advantages like boosting themselves and teammates, inflicting heavy damage, or weakening enemies.

You can sign up for access on Steam now, but the dates for playtests haven’t been announced yet. The developer plans to hold small, focused playtests to improve the game, which means the early access launch is being pushed back to a later date. Originally, *Morbid Metal* was scheduled to release on August 20th, but after getting feedback from the demo, the release has been delayed until Fall 2025.

As a big fan, I have to say it’s pretty awesome getting so much early access to this new game! It really seems like Capcom is pushing hard to show everyone what makes this shooter different from all the others, and they want us to know about it before it even comes out.

The publisher says this new game is selling faster than the *Silent Hill 2* remake did in Japan and other countries. While *Silent Hill 2* reached one million sales in its first week, it took several months to reach two million.

Square Enix has confirmed that options often referred to as cheats – like infinite health – will be added to the PS5 and PC versions of the game through an upcoming update. They responded to our inquiry with this information.

While at ComicCon LA with her Marvel co-star Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen shared her hope to see the popular “House of M” storyline from the comics adapted into a movie or series. She explained that she thinks it would be really exciting to explore a story involving both the X-Men and the Avengers, particularly the famous “No more mutants” plotline. “I just think it could be so fun,” she said.

Konami, a Japanese publisher, has revealed that a novel based on their newest game is in the works, written by author Shiro Kuro.