Netmarble, the studio behind Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, have announced “Legendary Ancient Genie,” a new update for their RPG mobile game. The latest update will feature new episodes, content, events, costumes, mounts, and more.

As a part of the update, players will encounter the “Legendary Ancient Genie” dungeon and can complete it solo or with five other people. Dusk syndicates will also be hidden worldwide for players to discover, and they’ll be able to celebrate the joy of the episode through reputation quest play. In addition, various rewards are available, including episode exp.

New cosmetics such as the legendary ancient genie’s costume and magic carpet mount will be added to the game. Flaming knight Ras will be introduced as a new kingdom dungeon map, and new field bosses such as Stella and Mecharagon are added to improve the field experience.

The following game events have been added to celebrate the new update:

● ‘Legendary Ancient Genie’ Episode Guide Event: Clear missions through various ways, such as finding a dusk syndicate that can be disguised as NPC, playing episode dungeon, and more. Payers will receive various rewards, including the familiar and costume summon coupons. When all missions are completed, players can also acquire a traditional desert hat.

● Toko Growth Event: Clearing the Toko growth mission and other Toko-related missions are also required. Evolution fruit, Jelly Bottle, four-star Toko (familiars), and other rewards will be available during this event.

Be sure to check out our impression of Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds, where Jason Fanelli states “In the hours I’ve spent with the game I never felt I was grinding for levels or stuck on a particular mission; Cross Worlds does a great job of keeping me engaged even when I couldn’t be.” Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds is a free-to-play mobile game. You can download it on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, it is also playable on PC using cross-play.

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Apex Legends and Battlefield 2042 players with an active EA play membership have two new treats to look forward to this month. EA Play regularly rewards subscribers with free loot in various EA-owned games. This month’s rewards include an Apex Legends transition screen and a player card for Battlefield 2042.

Apex Legends

Apex Legends is getting a new transition screen exclusively for EA Play members, titled Let’s Do This. Transition screens appear between matches when the game is loading, adding some variation to what would otherwise be a single, repetitive loading screen. “Let’s do this” is a phrase commonly used by Wraith, who also has a holospray with the same phrase displayed on it, so it’s possible the new transition screen will feature her.

The Let’s Do This transition screen will be available starting on July 12–make sure you grab it before it disappears on August 15.

Battlefield 2042

This month, Battlefield 2042 players with an EA Play membership will gain access to the Steadfast player card. The free reward is already accessible to EA Play members, and will be available until July 30. Similar to banner cards in Apex Legends, Battlefield 2042’s player cards display a player’s username, level, title, background, and three achievement badges.

EA’s subscription service regularly rewards members with free in-game items, discounts on game purchases, and other exclusive perks. Check out the official EA Play website for more information on membership benefits.

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The Division Resurgence is a new mobile game based in the universe of The Division coming soon to iOS and Android devices. Like its console and PC counterparts, it will be a co-op third-person-shooter RPG with a separate story that will be canonical to the larger universe.

Alongside the new story, the mobile game also features different classes, new gear and weapons, and new characters. Resurgence takes place in New York City and according to the press release will offer “a unique perspective on key story events that have taken place in The Division and The Division 2” with players taking on the role of first-wave agents. The original Division takes place in Manhattan while the sequel takes place in Washington DC.

Ubisoft is referring to the game as open-world and says players will be able to roam freely around the urban environment and will feature both story missions and world activities for cooperative agents to complete. Ubisoft says the game can also be played alone.

The Division Resurgence

Similar to the console and PC games, players will be able to customize and upgrade their Division agent. You will also be able to unlock specializations with unique signature weapons and gadgets that can be changed any time with the goal of letting players develop good cooperative synergies.

Ubisoft does not yet have a release date for The Division Resurgence, but you can opt to participate in upcoming tests (the press release for the game poitedly does not call it a beta) for the game by visiting the official website.

GameSpot gave the original game an 8/10 in its The Division review. In its The Division 2 review, GameSpot gave the sequel a 9/10.

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Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course takes players to Inkwell Isle IV, a brand-new little world filled with its own unique bosses. Inkwell Isle IV also contains a mysterious puzzle that players can solve. While it is an optional objective, it’s certainly worth figuring out due to what happens after you solve it. If the mystery behind the Broken Relic, Climbing Contest, and graveyard is tripping you up, we’ve put together a guide that breaks down the logic for solving Cuphead’s graveyard puzzle. You can eventually turn the Broken Relic into the Cursed Relic and then finally get the big prize: the Divine Relic.

Buy the Broken Relic

Cuphead DLC Broken Relic

First, you need to make sure you buy the Broken Relic from Porkrind’s Emporium (the shop). You can purchase it right at the beginning of the DLC, before you fight any bosses. It only costs one coin. Don’t bother equipping it, as the Broken Relic charm doesn’t do anything in battle.

Talk to the climbers

Cuphead DLC Climbing Contest

There’s a podium right next to the shop. If you talk to one of them, they will tell you about the climbing contest. All three of the contestants will inform you how they fared in the race. I recommend taking screenshots of each dialogue bubble. I used my smartphone to take pictures. You’ll need to reference these descriptions later.

How to solve graveyard puzzle

Cuphead DLC Graveyard Puzzle

You can’t get to the graveyard until you beat Glumstone the Giant and Mortimer Freeze. In the next section of Inkwell Isle IV, you’ll see a graveyard with nine headstones. Feel free to talk the NPC standing to the right of the graveyard. He simply gives you a hint about what you need to solve the puzzle, which is the Broken Relic and the dialogue from the climbers.

The climbers were giving you hints in the form of a riddle. Unfortunately, you might not have the same clues or solution as we did. In fact, the two of us here at GameSpot who played the DLC ahead of its release had entirely different clues and solutions. You have to press the action button in front of a headstone to get a ghost to pop up. The center headstone isn’t part of the puzzle, so you’re left with eight possible choices. You have to call the ghosts in not just the right spots, but in the right order.

The logic for solving the puzzle is the same regardless of which clues you have. Pay attention to the directions mentioned in their summaries.

For example, here are the clues and the solution for the riddles in one of our playthroughs:

1st place: There’s no way the others could have caught me! I left ’em in the dust!2nd place: I left downtown in a hurry, and forgot my gear. I’ll settle for second.3rd place: Worse than last year! Down to third place.

Solutions:

1st place: Middle row, left marker2nd place: Bottom row, left marker3rd place: Bottom row, middle marker

Explanations:

1st place: You start in the middle, and the only direction mentioned is left. So you stay in the center row and choose the left headstone.2nd place: We’re working on the left side again, but this time we also have to go down. So the bottom left corner is where we want to be.3rd place: The only clue we receive here is bottom, so that means we can stay in the middle and choose the center headstone on the bottom row.

Unlocking the Cursed Relic

After correctly inputting the solution, a glowing aura will funnel up from the center headstone. You will be asked if you want to take a nap, which kicks off a new boss fight.

You can only beat this challenge once. It’s not replayable. That said, diehard Cuphead fans should complete it. Once you are victorious, the Broken Relic will turn into the Cursed Relic.

Unlocking the Divine Relic

The Cursed Relic is a unique charm. Every time you stop shooting, your weapon will change into another random weapon. So this means when you dash, parry, or pause for any reason, your projectiles will change. You have to be comfortable with all weapons to use the Cursed Relic efficiently. And you also have to think about your dashes and parries more carefully. The Cursed Relic has another pesky quirk: It drops your HP to 1 at the start of each battle.

But it’s definitely worth getting used to the Cursed Relic, as you can turn it into the Divine Relic. To do this, you have to beat seven bosses on Regular or Expert difficulty with the Cursed Relic equipped. Any seven bosses. We recommend going back to Isle I to knock out some of the easier bosses first. After meeting the requirement, an achievement/trophy will pop and the Cursed Relic will be the Divine Relic.

The Divine Relic still switches your weapon when you stop shooting, but you’ll have normal HP at the start of each boss battle.

Summon Djimmi for extra health

If you’re having trouble beating seven bosses with the Cursed Relic, don’t forget that you can summon Djimmi the Great an unlimited number of times if you’ve finished the campaign. While on the overworld map, spin in tight circles for a few seconds to summon the genie. After summoning him, you’ll start each boss with one extra health point–even when using the Cursed Relic. Starting with 2HP gives you some wiggle room. Just remember that you’ll have to summon the genie again after beating a boss to get the extra health point again for your next fight.

Editor’s Note: Article updated on July 6, 2022

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According to a new study, the video game industry is predicted to experience a year-on-year decline after experiencing record growth in 2021. During the early months of the pandemic, the industry saw a period of growth that led to record profits and sales for publishers and developers.

The Ampere report suggests that the sale of games, consoles, and subscription services will dip from 2021’s combined global total of $191 billion to $188 billion this year, which will be the result of a number of factors.

One example given was the Russian market, which has seen numerous western developers withdraw from that country since it launched its invasion of Ukraine. As the tenth-biggest audience of 2021, Ampere has forecast that the country will drop to number 14 in the global rankings this year and for it to lose $1.2 billion in value compared to the previous year.

Ampere’s analysis and predictions for 2022.

Mobile, console, and PC gaming will experience varying declines that prove that video games are not immune to recessions, as a combination of supply chain issues for console parts, the closure of Asian internet cafes during the pandemic, and delays to numerous AAA titles will contribute to the 2022 decline, according to Ampere.

The good news though is that Ampere expects the industry to bounce back in 2023. “After two years of huge expansion, the games market is poised to hand back a bit of that growth in 2022 as multiple factors combine to undermine performance,” research director Piers Harding-Rolls explained.

“Even so, the year will end well ahead of pre-pandemic performance, and the outlook for the sector as a whole remains positive, with growth forecast to return in 2023,” he said.

2021 was a terrific financial year for many a game company, as Konami recorded its most profitable year ever, Capcom is predicted that the 2022-23 financial year will be its biggest yet, and Nintendo announced that lifetime Switch sales had reached 107.65 million units as of March 31.

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