After franchises including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Marvel, and DC established their Lego video games, yet another joins the brick-building universe.
Guerilla Games and Lego have teamed up to premiere Lego Horizon Adventures, based on the 2017 PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn. The trailer premiered at this year’s Summer Game Fest and will be available not only on PlayStation 5 and PC, but also on Nintendo Switch. Perhaps the PC port is the closest the game has to an Xbox release as the latter has no mention of a port. In fact, Lego Horizon was the first announcement to kickstart yesterday’s event.
The trailer began with a Lego guy dressed up as a hotdog stepped in for an action game audition when he was interrupted after a giant Lego Thunderjaw broke through the walls of the stage. Lego minifigure Aloy saved the day and the narrator helps introduce her and the game world. Lego Horizon Adventures will be a two player co-op game that looks to play just like many Lego games before it, with exploration, collecting, and the usual Lego creation building. Other characters and creatures from Horizon: Zero Dawn will be featured in the game, including a Lego Tallneck spotted in the trailer. Can you also spot the Lego Tallneck in the background of the thumbnail?
Though Horizon and Lego are an unexpected pairing, this isn’t the first time Guerilla brought their franchise into Lego form. Back in 2022, Horizon fans were treated to a Lego Tallneck set available for purchase (via Kotaku Australia). Granted the $90 USD set was released specifically for the sequel Horizon: Forbidden West and has since been discontinued.
Lego Horizon Adventures is slated for a Holiday 2024 release, with the PC port available on Steam and Epic Games Store.
What do you think of the game’s SGF announcement trailer? Does Lego Horizon Adventures look like an appealing holiday purchase? Let us know below!
The Genshin Impact 2.1 update is nearing. September 1 is the day that needs to be marked on your calendars. This highly anticipated update will be filled with content to entertain the fanbase for many weeks to come. This update has been hinted at since the initial Inazuma update. However, the Special Program Announcement on the August 20 and the constant information drops from the Genshin Impact Twitter have really helped build momentum for this upcoming update.
The update will be continuing the narrative that started in Mondstadt nearly a year ago and building upon the Inazuma portion of the story. There may finally be answers as to what the Raiden Shogun’s true motives are with two new beautiful islands to explore, by the names of Watatsumi Island and Seirai Island. This update will continue with the main story quest Omnipresence over Mortals. This will likely provide depth about the country of Inazuma, the newly introduced characters, alongside the reappearance of some fan favorites such as Scaramouche. There will also be two new story quests for both Baal and Kokomi.
Characters:
There are four new playable characters including the heavily anticipated Baal.
The Electro Archon, Baal, will be a five star character with a lot of hype surrounding her Electro pole-arm abilities. She is the relentless leader of Inazuma and will without a doubt be an extremely formidable fighter.
She, alongside Kujou Sara — the four-star bow wielder with an Electro vision — will be on the first banner. Sara is largely loyal to Baal, and is still a relatively mysterious character as a descendant of the Tengu.
Sangonomiya Kokomi, the Divine Priestess of Watatsumi Island, is on the second banner of the update, and is without a doubt a very unique five star character. She is a Hydro catalyst healer, akin to characters such as Barbara. However, she is a character who enjoys a gracious healing bonus but suffers a base CRIT rate of -100%. This means she could be a game changer in the way MiHoYo creates their characters in the foreseeable future. She is unlike any other character in this respect.
Aloy:
Last but most definitely not least is Aloy, from Horizon Zero Dawn. A crossover event with Guerilla Games brings us the beloved huntress who obtained a Cryo vision. She uses her iconic freeze bombs from the original game to take down her foes. She will be a free five star character that comes with the update, and is only available to players with an Adventure Rank of 20 or higher on PS4 and PS5 platforms. Despite this, non- Playstation players will be able to get her after the 2.1 update as she is a timed exclusive. However, her “Predator” bow is a timeless PlayStation exclusive. This is similar to the Sword of Descension earlier in the game’s life cycle. This comes at the heels of Horizon Forbidden West getting a release date and Horizon Zero Dawn’s 60 FPS update.
Weapons:
Alongside the new islands, story and characters, are also five new weapons:
The five star “Engulfing Lightning” pole-arm (Baal’s signature weapon).
The free four star “Predator” bow (Aloy’s bow).
The four star “The Catch” pole-arm.
The five star “Everlasting Moonglow” catalyst (Kokomi’s signature weapon).
The four star “Luxurious Sea-lord” claymore (which is literally a fish).
The Luxurious Sea-Lord in 2.1 update.
Bosses:
The new fish weapon works well with the fishing mini-game and the upcoming events that are also being added with the update. As well as this enormous amount of content there are three new bosses:
Hydro Hypostasis — the Hydro version of the typical Hypostasis boss,
Electro Oceanid — the Electro version of the Oceanid located by Qingce village in Liyue,
Signora — the Fatui Harbinger with Pyro and Cryo forms.
Clearly, the future is looking bright for Genshin Impact and this update could possibly be revolutionary for the game. With experimental characters such as Kokomi, new mini-games such as fishing, and the beginning of compelling crossover events. This is most definitely an update you should all keep your eyes on.
What do you think? Are you excited for the Genshin Impact 2.1 update? Tell us below!
Horizon Forbidden West was given a release date of February 18, 2022 during a Gamescom announcement trailer. While it was originally slated for this year, Guerilla Games decided to give fans a gift for their patience. As of August 24, PS5 owners can play Horizon Zero Dawn with a patch that runs the game in 60 frames-per-second.
While its sequel was announced for both PS4 and PS5, this update can prepare fans for what’s to come. The game would need to be played in backwards compatibility mode but update 1.53 is officially live and available to install.
This is perfect for those looking to replay or start their adventure for the first time considering the release of Horizon Forbidden West next year.
What do you think? Are you going to replay Horizon Zero Dawn in 60FPS or start for the first time? Tell us below!
The wait for Guerilla Games’ highly anticipated sequel to their critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn is finally over. Announced at Gamescom on Wednesday, Horizon Forbidden West will be available on both PS4 and PS5 on February 18, 2022. The game follows Aloy (voiced and motion captured by Ashly Burch) to an area called the Forbidden West to find the source of a mysterious plague that has infected the area.
While some fans are disappointed that the game was pushed to next year after gameplay was shown during the last State of Play, the wait gives new players a chance to experience and explore the first game. PlayStation also released a patch that allows the game to be run at 60 frames-per-second on the PS5.
What did you think of the Horizon Forbidden West release date? Let us know in the comments below!
A key point of Horizon Zero Dawn was its world. Teeming with synthetic wildlife of all types. Its recently revealed sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, appears to be no different. With it, though, it seems its developer isn’t shy to give us a taste of what these creatures are.
Ahead of its launch next year, Guerilla Games is continuing to detail what wildlife you’ll encounter in the next entry. They started doing this June with the turtle-like, Shellsnapper, which – from design – will probably be found in forests or swamps. In the short tweet, we learned it can lie dormant for prolonged periods, hence its foliage-covered design.
A few days later, they discussed Bristlebacks, a creature that goes against what’s known of the herd-based acquisition machine type.
Meet The Machines!
Despite their classification as herd-based acquisition machines, Bristlebacks aren’t skittish; instead of fleeing they become highly aggressive when threatened, using their tusks to great effect.#HorizonForbiddenWest#BeyondTheHorizonpic.twitter.com/46XXiLlL0w
Most recently, they dropped some knowledge on Sunwings. This creature can be found flying high during sunny days to store solar power in its wings.
Meet The Machines!
Fast and nimble flyers, Sunwings are acquisition-class machines that use their photovoltaic wings to store energy. On bright days they can be seen hovering high in the air, to catch as much sun as possible.#HorizonForbiddenWest#BeyondTheHorizonpic.twitter.com/YntWYMm2HA
Horizon Forbidden West is releasing sometime in 2021 exclusively on the PS5.
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