Of all the games that came out in 2017, Yoko Taro’s NieR: Automata stood tall as one of the most impactful. Its predecessor NieR already had a significant cult following, but the sequel’s more polished gameplay mechanics and presentation, as well as its compelling narrative elements, helped make it a surprise hit. The game’s success also resulted in a few crossovers with noteworthy games, like Soulcalibur VI and Fall Guys. As of right now, it appears that the hype surrounding NieR: Automata has not subsided one bit, as Square Enix just revealed that the game will receive an anime adaptation.
This announcement came alongside a brief teaser for the show. Aside from a piece of concept art depicting protagonist 2B and her robot companion Pod 042, the trailer did not show any substantial information. Even so, fans of the game will likely appreciate the lines of text that read “All beings were designed to perish” and “We’re still trapped… in...
Developer Mediatonic has released the mid-season update for Season 6 of Fall Guys. Amongst other smaller changes, the big news is that Fall Guys‘ PC and PlayStation communities can now play together thanks to the introduction of cross-play. In the announcement blog post, the developer credits Epic Games’ “swanky tech,” for making this possible.
Previously, cross-play was only available in Custom Shows. But as of today’s update, all playlists support it. This includes all team-based game modes, like Squads Show and Squads Duos. Furthermore, the post hints that similar support may be following for both Switch and Xbox by describing this as a “first step.”
Fall Guys players wanting to take advantage of cross-play will have to have a linked Epic Games account. Those who haven’t done this yet will be prompted to the first time they launch Fall Guys after downloading this update. Once that’s done players can freely add and invit...