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Tokyo Ghoul takes place in a hidden world where humans are locked in conflict with Ghouls – creatures who look like people but need to eat flesh to survive. The story follows Ken Kaneki, a quiet college student, whose life changes forever when a date goes horribly wrong, turning him into a half-ghoul. Now caught between the human and ghoul worlds, Kaneki must navigate a dangerous new reality and fight to maintain his humanity. He soon discovers that ghouls aren’t all monsters; some want to live peacefully with humans, while others, weary of hiding, are more aggressive.

Shadow Labyrinth came out on July 18th and has received mixed reactions from critics. It uniquely blends exploration and action reminiscent of Metroid with puzzle elements inspired by Pac-Man, but it’s definitely one of the largest and most talked-about metroidvania-style platformers in a while. What’s really interesting is that it’s connected to Bandai Namco’s shared universe, which includes classics like Galaga, Dig-Dug, and Ace Combat. This means fans can look forward to lots of hidden references and connections to their favorite Bandai Namco games.

The recent delay isn’t a big issue, according to the announcement. It will allow the development team extra time to polish the game’s design, balance gameplay, and add language support, among other things. For those who haven’t heard, *Mina the Hollower* was initially planned for PC only, but will now launch on the same day for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, alongside the confirmed Nintendo Switch 2 version.

Steam isn’t fully working after today’s maintenance. It was briefly okay, but now users are encountering issues with the Steam store. Initially, there was broken code visible, then the store got stuck loading, and now it’s displaying an error message saying something went wrong with the request. Unfortunately, there’s nothing users can do to fix this – we just need to wait for Valve to resolve the problem on their end. They are working on it quickly, so hopefully, it will be fixed soon.

It’s important to remember the Far Lands weren’t intentionally designed into the game. They were a bug that caused areas far away from the starting point to generate strangely, creating weird and chaotic landscapes. This bug was fixed in version 1.8, so KurtJMac had to play an older version, 1.7.3, to explore them.

The physical copy of the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Original Soundtrack costs 3080 Yen and includes a special case for the first print run. The soundtrack will also be available digitally and on streaming platforms like Spotify on the same day. You can view the cover art created by Falcom Sound Team jdk below.

The full soundtrack for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is now available on Nintendo Music! It features 275 songs from the recently released Switch version, plus 111 tracks from the original GameCube game. You can listen to the Switch soundtrack here and the GameCube soundtrack here. The Nintendo Music app offers its standard playlists and customization options for both.

The screenshots and information can be found below, via Bandai Namco.

It’s been a long time since I played the first *Let it Die*, but *Inferno* clearly builds on its foundation. It’s interesting that the developers are now calling this an “extraction” game. It actually makes a lot of sense – the genre didn’t really exist when the original came out, but looking back, *Let it Die* might have been one of the first games to play with these ideas. If you’re not sure what an “extraction” game is, let me explain.

Getting a cool look for your car, copying a design you found online, or unlocking a character’s special title through friendships will all require a significant amount of Donpa Tickets – well over ten thousand, in fact.