Square Enix Is Working on a New Action Game IP for Next-Gen Consoles
The studio behind Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy VII Remake is working on a brand new game that will introduce a new action game IP to 'high-definition consoles', potentially including next-generation.
A project listed on The First Development Division's recruitment website spotted by Gematsu promises a “'next-generation action game experience' that takes a step forward from the existing action game framework." The untitled game is apparently being worked on by an international team experienced in AAA game development both within and outside of Japan.
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Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts Preview: Aiming To Be The Ultimate Sniper Sim
It seems weird to me that after about 20 years of military shooters, so few of them really focus on sniping. Plenty of movies have highlighted snipers as lethal and heroic soldiers, but very few game franchises go through the effort -- with one of those few staples being Sniper Ghost Warrior. While Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 was a major departure for the franchise by expanding things into an open-world setting, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts scales things back to a mission-based format once again.
In Contracts, out on November 22 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, you’ll complete 25 different jobs spread across five sprawling maps that act as mid-sized self-contained sandboxes. The preview build I played only had two missions available, so it’s hard to get a feel for how things will wind up at launch, but it seemed to strike a good balance between open-ended levels where you forge your own path alongside more traditional targeted, specific objectives. So it’s less about being let loose in a massive open world and figuring out where to go and what to do and more about tracking and eliminating targets on the other end of dense bases and battlefields.
Dark Souls Modders Discover How To Import Custom Maps Into The Original Game
Dark Souls has been out for eight years, but modders are still discovering new ways to beef up the original code. The latest find allows players to import custom maps into the game.
Until now, that had been a tricky task. For the longest time, modders have been grappling with issues caused by the file formats used in collision detection. Since collision detection is basically the physics-based technology that makes an in-game object seem solid, it's vital for a functioning map - or you end up with characters walking through walls.
As one modder, Katalash, explained on Reddit, collision file data in Dark Souls games are squirreled away in a proprietary file format (called Havok) which is difficult to access. To get around it, the modders used old Havok Content Tools to make a new template that could be imported in to Dark Souls maps.
The Eternals Set Reportedly Evacuated After Unexploded Bomb Discovery
The cast and crew of Marvel's The Eternals were reportedly forced to halt production after an unexploded bomb was discovered close to their shooting location on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura.
The Sun reports that Angelina Jolie and Richard Madden, who star as Thena and Ikaris in the film, were amongst those hauled away from the set, as bomb disposal experts were called in to disarm the device, thought to be a remnant armament from a Nazi base.
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Sony Is Shutting Down SingStar Servers Next January
Sony will shut down SingStar servers on January 31 next year, and Driveclub servers will also be closed in the following months.
Announced in a post on the PlayStation website, Sony explained that all online functionality, network features, and song purchases will be disabled from 11:59pm on January 31, 2020. This will affect both the PS3 and PS4 versions of the game, although there are varying affects across platforms.
Offline features will remain available for both platforms, but only PS4 players will be able to re-download any songs that they have previously purchased and deleted. This service will not be offered to PS3 players, so it is advised that any songs players wish to keep are downloaded onto their console before the servers shut down. PS3 song downloads will not be available after January 31, 2020.
Scorsese Expands On and Defends His Marvel Films are ‘Not Cinema’ Comments
Academy Award-winning director, writer, and producer Martin Scorsese has followed up and expanded on his Marvel movies are "not cinema" comments, saying that while "many of the elements that define cinema as I know it are there in Marvel pictures," there is no "revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger. Nothing is at risk."
Scorsese wrote out his side of the story on The New York Times in response to him stating that he's "tried to watch a few
and that they’re not for me, that they seem to me to be closer to theme parks than they are to movies as I’ve known and loved them throughout my life, and that in the end, I don’t think they’re cinema."
100 Thieves’ Jack ‘CouRage’ Dunlop Signs Exclusively With YouTube Gaming
Another day, another big Twitch streamer heading to another platform. This time, it's Jack "CouRage" Dunlop who is leaving as he will now be streaming exclusively on YouTube.
CouRage announced the move in a video you can see below, and his decision follows both Ninja and Shroud parting ways with Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer.
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45-Minute Super Smash Bros. Livestream Will Showcase Terry Bogard
Super Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai is hosting a 45-minute livestream on Wednesday, November 6 at 5am PT/8am ET/2pm BST to show off Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury, the next character to join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The livestream was revealed via Nintendo Versus on Twitter, who also confirmed that there will be "no announcements regarding any unrevealed fighters."
