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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Tokyo-based game studio is giving employees two days off to play a much-anticipated new game.</li><li>Called <keyword id="13256794" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="elden-ring" source="Orion">Elden Ring</keyword>, the game was created by Game of Thrones author <keyword id="12846951" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="george-r-r-martin" source="Orion">George R.R. Martin</keyword>. </li></ul>Employees at a game studio in Japan are getting two days off to play one of the most highly anticipated games of the year. Pocket Pair, a Tokyo-based studio behind the survival game Craftopia, told employees they could have Friday and Monday off to play Elden Ring, the much-hyped new game created by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin.All Pocket Pair employees will get an "Elden holiday," the company wrote on Twitter. Pocket Pair also posted a photo of the company's president and wrote that he "can't wait for the Elden vacation," according to a translation from Japanese.Elden Ring, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/game-of-thrones-author-video-game-2019-6">announced in 2019</a>, is an open-world role-playing game created by Martin and legendary game designer Hidetaka Miyazaki. The studio that developed the game, <keyword id="13256795" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fromsoftware" source="Orion">FromSoftware</keyword>, created popular titles like Dark Souls and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, making this latest title <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/upcoming-video-game-release-dates-xbox-playstation-switch-pc">one of the most hotly anticipated games of 2022</a>. The game became available Friday for Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 5, and PC, but it appears players are already running into performance issues. Game publisher <a href="https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/news/message-about-some-performance-issues-elden-ring">Bandai Namco apologized to players</a> and said it would work on improving some frame rate issues experienced by PC users. Still, reviewers are already <a href="https://kotaku.com/elden-ring-review-roundup-dark-souls-sekiro-botw-diffic-1848582567">calling Elden Ring a masterpiece,</a> and before the game had even launched, it already had <a href="https://twitter.com/BenjiSales/status/1496887800389836803?s=20&amp;t=H1nXnQ8-5u8Naz_NUVB_oA">more than 700,000 concurrent viewers</a> on Twitch, breaking viewing records for the studio. As of Friday morning, roughly 730,000 viewers had flocked to Twitch streams to watch the game in action. Now, as Pocket Pair employees enjoy their four-day weekend playing Elden Ring, they'll become part of what looks like an emerging trend in the game industry: giving workers time off ahead of a big release. Last March, VR studio Mark-On told its workers to take a three-day weekend to play Monster Hunter Rise, although the time off didn't apply to top executives, <a href="https://kotaku.com/japanese-company-creates-monster-hunter-holiday-for-n-1846542033">according to Kotaku</a>.

A Japanese game studio is giving employees 2 days off to play Elden Ring, the highly anticipated video game by 'Game of Thrones' author George R. R. Martin

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Swedish-Chilean streamer MissMikkaa is going viral for her impressive 'challenge runs.'</li><li>She's now playing two concurrent streams of the notoriously-difficult Elden Ring using all four limbs. </li></ul>Rising Twitch star Miss Mikkaa is racking up new followers quickly thanks to her uncanny multitasking skills.The Swedish-Chilean creator and cosplayer is currently in the midst of an Elden Ring "challenge run," where she's playing two concurrent streams of the notoriously difficult game—one using her hands with a PS5 controller and the other using her feet on a dancepad. Mikkaa is maintaining the same pace on both streams, and even defeating difficult bosses concurrently—all while narrating a play-by-play to thousands of viewers on-stream. (Roughly 2,500 are tuned in <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/missmikkaa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">right now</a>.) About a month ago, Mikkaa's challenges helped her surpass <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSucky/status/1604976692837376000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100,000 followers</a>, according to esports journalist Jake Lucky, and she's currently standing at 123,000.Mikkaa began her latest challenge run on Dec. 10, and has been streaming almost every day since for upwards of six hours. She's also participating in the <a href="https://streamlabscharity.com/@ggtalentgroup/souls-winter-charity-fest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Souls Winter Charity Fest</a>, benefiting Save the Children. Her current challenge follows others she's successfully undertaken in recent months, including defeating the quest game Elden Ring with one hand, and solely using the dancepad to beat Elden Ring and another game, God of War."Using a completely different controller or method in which you play the game forces you to re-learn the muscle memory you once had from scratch," <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/meet-mikkaa-the-swedish-streamer-who-beat-elden-ring-with-one-hand/1100-6507504/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the creator told GameSpot in September</a>, noting she'd played roughly 800 hours of Elden Ring to date. "I was actually surprised at how well I adapted "Elden Ring was published this year by FromSoftware, and features story contributions from Game Of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin.

Twitch streamer MissMikkaa is going viral for playing 2 games at the same time — using her hands and feet

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/sekiro-shadows-die-twice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice"</a> is a very hard video game; for many, it'll be the hardest game they've ever played.</li><li>The steep difficulty curve has some players demanding an easy mode to make the game more accessible for less skilled players, and for gamers with disabilities.</li><li>Hardcore fans of FromSoftware, the company that made "Sekiro" and "Dark Souls," believe that overcoming the difficulty is an essential part of the experience.</li></ul>"Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" is a very difficult video game.For players with no prior experience with games made by developer FromSoftware, "Sekiro" could very well be the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-review-2019-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hardest game they've ever played in their life.</a>Released on March 22nd, the critically acclaimed "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" continues FromSoftware's penchant for insanely tough games - but some players feel the experience alienates players who might be less skilled or physically disabled.Veterans of FromSoftware titles like "Dark Souls" and "Bloodborne" have come to embrace the unforgiving difficulty as a core part of From's games; the remastered release of "Dark Souls" was aptly named the "Prepare to Die Edition."

An insanely difficult new game from the creators of 'Dark Souls' has some players demanding an easy mode, but hardcore fans think it would ruin the creator's vision

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">"Sekiro Shadows Die Twice"/ActivisionArmed with a sword and grappling hook, Sekiro is a one-armed ninja on a quest for revenge.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>"Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" is an upcoming action-adventure game created by FromSoftware, the creators of cult hits like "Dark Souls" and "Bloodborne."</li><li>Players take on the role of Sekiro, a one-armed ninja on a quest for revenge, during Japan's Sengoku era in the late 1500s.</li><li>Like FromSoftware's prior games, Sekiro has a heavy emphasis on hand-to-hand combat and a steep difficulty curve - but the game's story will be more focused and cinematic than "Dark Souls" or "Bloodborne."</li><li>"Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" will launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on March 22nd.</li></ul>With unforgiving action games like "Dark Souls" and "Bloodborne," developer FromSoftware has earned a reputation for creating titles that are both incredibly difficult and highly addictive. FromSoftware plans to continue that trend with its latest title, "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice," due out on March 22nd for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.Set in Japan's Sengoku era during the late 16th century, "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" is a single-player action game starring Sekiro, a one-armed ninja.Players will guide Sekiro on a quest for revenge as he tries to rescue his kidnapped lord and defeat the samurai who took his arm. Sekiro's adventure will pit him against fierce warriors and grotesque demons, and players will need to master a variety of hand-to-hand combat techniques to survive the experience.Unlike "Dark Souls" and "Bloodborne," "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" is not a role-playing game. Sekiro wont level up during the game; instead, he will learn new ninja abilities and obtain gadgets to aid players during each intense encounter. When Sekiro isn't fighting, players will travel through scenic environments inspired by feudal Japan, and use the grappling hook on Sekiro's prosthetic arm to explore new heights."Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" will also have a greater emphasis on story than "Dark Souls" or "Bloodborne." Those games allowed players to build their own characers, making it a bit difficult for FromSoftware to shape a story around the player. In "Shadows Die Twice," FromSoftware will weave a cinematic narrative with Sekiro squarely at the center.Here's everything we know so far about "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice."

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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Game art and animation services company Lakshya Digital on Friday said it will be hiring over 12 per cent more employees this year to meet demands of new businesses that it has gained in last couple of months, clearly bucking the trend of laying off people amid COVID-19 crisis. This will translate to an addition of over 70 new employees in a year, said the company which has a team size of over 500 people. "Lakshya Digital has gained new business due to its seamless migration to WFH (Work-From-Home) production environment, leading to an increase in client confidence in Lakshya's ability to deliver on commitment despite difficult circumstances," Manvendra Shukul, CEO Lakshya Digital, said in a statement. "This demand has created new opportunities for careers in the gaming sector and we are expecting to add about 15- 20 per cent new hires currently to meet this demand." Founded in 2004, Lakshya Digital has been developing game art for some of the biggest game titles globally in their studios in Gurugram, Pune, Seattle (USA) and Tokyo (Japan). Dublin-headquartered Keywords Studios acquired Lakshya in 2014. Lakshya said its client list includes Disney, Microsoft, Sony, Warner Bros., Square Enix, FromSoftware, Bandai Namco, among others. The outbreak of COVID-19 has jeopardised most sectors and businesses across the world. However, the video game industry is proving to be resilient. People have turned to video games during this crisis and the demand for content has been increasing like never before. India is poised to become a major hub for game art outsourcing. Online gaming, as a segment, is estimated to be a $1.1 billion opportunity by 2021, according to Google-KPMG. --IANS na/

Gurugram-based Lakshya Digital to hire over 70 people this year (Ld)

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/sekiro">"Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice"</a> is so hard to beat that it's sparked weeks of debate over whether the game should have an easy mode.</li><li>Some of the game's most passionate fans believe that using cheats or adding an easy mode to "Sekiro" would undermine the experience.</li><li>Less serious gamers have turned an intense response in the "Sekiro" difficulty debate into a running joke about using cheats to beat classic video games.</li></ul>A debate about using cheats to win in video games has become a running joke, thanks to a passionate fan of the recently released "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice."Fans and critics have spent weeks arguing over whether or not "Sekiro" needs an easy mode. The game is considered incredible difficult by modern standards - while highly skilled players can finish "Sekiro" in two hours or less, most people will take 25 hours or more to complete the full game.On April 5th, <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/i-beat-sekiros-final-boss-with-cheats-and-i-feel-fine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Davenport of PC Gamer</a> wrote that he used a fan-made PC program to beat "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" using cheats, and offered a spoiler-filled review of his experiences with the game. Davenport said he didn't feel like using cheats cheapened his experience of the game. He encouraged other players to approach "Sekiro" however they wanted to, even if it meant cheating.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>"Feeling good about what I play and why I play it is ultimately up to me," Davenport wrote.The article received more than 1,000 comments in three days and gamers shared mixed reactions ranging from approval to sheer disgust. But there was one particularly intense response on Twitter that grabbed the attention of thousands on social media:&#xa0;It didn't take long for gamers to recognize the irony in taking a video game so seriously. It's an undeniable reality that cheats have been a part video games for as long as the hobby has existed. Many classic games included cheat codes that would make players completely invincible or let them skip to the end of the game. Cheats or no, players still enjoy them today.The <a href="https://twitter.com/Fetusberry/status/1114364382606053378" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet from @Fetusberry</a> quickly became meme fodder as gamers recalled all the times they've cheated in past video games without feeling bad about it at all.<div></div>

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