High on Life: Squanch Games Explains More About the Bonkers FPS – ‘Blade Runner Meets the Muppets’

We've just learned more about Rick & Morty co-creator Justin Roiland's new game, High on Life, from the Xbox and bethesda Extended Showcase, including a bizarre tidbit about its art direction.

During the stream, design director Erich Meyr design director said the team had spent a lot of time creating its alien worlds, and described the style of High on Life as "Bladerunner meets The Muppets." He added that this style was the goal for all the game's characters, but especially its aliens.

And there are a lot of aliens. In High on Life, earth is invaded by aliens who kidnap humans and sell them on the black market like drugs. Aside from fighting off the aliens, you play as a human who teams up with another group of aliens to stop them. The aliens you're teaming up with are, incidentally, basically a bunch of sentient guns that will talk to you as you use them, and you'll rescue more and more from the alien cartel as you go.

Meyr also mentioned a bit about High on Life's alien worlds, with each centered around a core idea. For instance, one world is centered around an alien spa on an asteroid.

High on Life is headed to Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC in October, and you can check out more from the initial reveal here.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Disclosure: This article author's partner worked for Squanch Games for a period in 2020 and 2021 when High on Life was in development.

Tekken 2 Was Briefly Listed for $9,999 on the US PS Store

Sony accidentally listed Tekken 2 for $9,999 on the PlayStation Store as it switched over to its new PlayStation Plus tiers.

Several Twitter users brought the mistake to the attention of the wider gaming community and its price was swiftly changed, though even the game director of Tekken got in on the joke.

"What a marvelous price Sony," Katsuhiro Harada tweeted not just once, but twice, putting a little extra emphasis on his second post (below).

The mistake was made on June 13, the same day as Sony's revamped PlayStation Plus was released in North America and classic games like Tekken 2 were added to the store. Somewhat ironically, Tekken 2 is actually only available as part of the new PlayStation Plus Premium tier and cannot be bought as a standalone game on PS4 and PS5.

Considering the new service includes more than 700 games, it's understandable that a couple of errors may have slipped through, even if this was a particularly startling one. We also saw Mr. Driller listed for $9,999.

Tekken 2 was first released in 1995 and is therefore part of the Classic Games Catalogue that comes with the most expensive Premium tier at $119.99 a year. Users paying this amount will also gain access to a plethora of PS4 and PS5 games and limited-time trials for recent releases such as Horizon: Forbidden West.

The Extra tier (at $99.99 a year) includes just the PS4 and PS5 titles on top of the usual PlayStation Plus benefits and its Essential tier (at $59.99 a year) is practically the same as the old service.

The new tiers are now available in most regions but Europe, Australia, and New Zealand are the last to receive them on June 23.

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Resident Evil Re:Verse Has a New Release Date

Resident Evil Re:Verse, the multiplayer game originally set to launch alongside Resident Evil Village, has a new release date of October 28, 2022.

Re:Verse's latest release date was revealed at the Capcom Showcase and it will launch on the same day as the Winters' Expansion arrives for Resident Evil Village.

For those unfamiliar, the DLC will add the long-awaited story expansion 'Shadows of Rose,' Lady Dimitrescu and other playable characters to the Mercenaries mode, and a third-person mode to Village's campaign.

This multiplayer experience had multiple delays "so that the team can continue working to deliver a smooth gameplay experience," and hopefully it can finally deliver its promise later this year.

As for what that promise is? A six-player PvP deathmatch game where players become different characters from across the Resident Evil series.

Re:Verse had an open beta test back in April 2021, but it was cut short due to matchmaking troubles.

Alongside Re:Verse's release date and the DLC for Resident Evil Village, the Capcom Showcase also included a new look at Resident Evil 4 Remake, new details on Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, and a new look at the co-op dinosaur murder action game Exoprimal.

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Tactics Ogre: Reborn Seemingly Leaks Ahead of Official Reveal

Tactics Ogre: Reborn, which looks to be a potential remaster or remake of the tactical RPG Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together that was first released on the Super Famicom in 1995, has seemingly leaked on the PlayStation Store ahead of its official reveal.

As spotted by Wario64 on Twitter, Tactic Ogre: Reborn's PlayStation Store listing doesn't reveal much of anything about the game, but it does include some gorgeous promotional art and the game icon, the latter of which is strikingly similar to the cover art of the original Super Famicom game.

This point makes a remaster or remake a possibility, but it also could be a new entry.

The only other details shown on the listing page are that Square Enix is the publisher and that its genre is "Role Playing Games."

Square Enix trademarked Tactics Ogre: Reborn in Japan earlier this year, and this listing indicates an official reveal very well may be imminent.

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together never made it to SNES in North America or otherwise, but it did get re-released on Sega Saturn in Japan in 1996 and on PlayStation in Japan in 1997 and in North America in 1998. A remake of the same name was released on PSP in 2010 in Japan and in 2011 in other regions, however.

In our review of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together on PSP, we said, "the numerous improvements and refinements are much appreciated, and for gamers with the patience, few other games come close to the sum-total quality of strategy RPGing that Tactics Ogre provides."

We recently awarded Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together the #3 spot on our list of the 10 best tactics RPGs and only placed XCOM 2 and Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions above it.

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Joker 2 Is Rumored to Be a Musical With Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn

Lady Gaga is allegedly in early talks to star as Harley Quinn alongside Joaquin Phoenix in a sequel to 2019's Joker that sources say very well may be a musical.

As reported by THR, details on Lady Gaga's potential take on Harley Quinn are "being kept under wraps," but it would be different than Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn as the characters would be in separate DC universes.

THR has nothing else to say about the potential of the sequel to Joker being a musical, which would obviously be a big change as the first one was not, but THR's sources did share that Warner Bros. has yet to actually close a deal to bring Phoenix back to the role of Joker.

This is all despite Phoenix appearing in director Todd Phillips' Instagram post revealing that the Joker sequel is in the works with the title Folie à Deux. Speaking of Phillips, this casting would make sense as he was a producer on A Star Is Born - the film that starred Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

Joker was a huge success for Warner Bros. as it earned over $1 billion for the studio after only requiring a production budget of $60 million.

If Lady Gaga does end up being Harley Quinn, she will join Robbie and Kaley Cuoco, the latter of who stars in the DC animated series Harley Quinn, as those currently bringing the DC character that has had a toxic relationship with Joker to life.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake Gets New Gameplay, Appears To Confirm Major New Addition

Resident Evil 4 Remake got a few more seconds of gameplay in today's Capcom Showcase, possibly confirming a major addition in the process: Leon Kennedy can move while aiming his gun.

During the trailer, Leon is briefly shown aiming his gun, seemingly continuing to move while he does so. If this is the case, it stands to fundamentally change Resident Evil 4, which was famous for making you stand your ground against the hordes of the ganado. Indeed, Dead Space, which was heavily inspired by Capcom's horror classic, was famously "Resident Evil 4 with the ability to aim while moving."

You can judge for yourself around the 1:48 mark of the video.

In addition to the additional glimpses of gameplay, Capcom also offered a quick story recap of the events leading up to Resident Evil 4. The stream reiterated that it is being updated with "modern flourishes," and that the ganado have been completely redesigned.

"We want to nail the feeling of loneliness and fear of not knowing what lies ahead, even more so in the original," a Resident Evil 4 Remake developer explained.

Suggestion of a Resident Evil 4 remake came as part of a Capcom leak in late 2020; a data breach reportedly discovered references to an RE4 remake among other future Capcom projects. Later reports from the rumour mill suggest that the project was subject to a "partial reboot" within Capcom due to internal disagreements over its direction.

After all that time, we finally got a firm announcement of the game this month, which seems to reworking the story to tie in more closely with Resident Evil Village.

Resident Evil 4 Remake will be out March 24, 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For more info, check out our full recap of today's Capcom Showcase.

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Resident Evil 2 Remake, 3 Remake, and 7 Get Next-Gen Upgrades Today

The remakes of Resident Evils 2 and 3, as well as Resident Evil 7, have gotten free-next gen upgrades for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Announced at Capcom's Summer Showcase event, the upgrades are available today, and add support for 4K, high frame rate, ray tracing, and 3D audio.

It's a very welcome update for the modern era of Resident Evil. Resident Evil 7 made a huge change for the series with a switch to first-person, and we said it's "the closest a numbered sequel has come to recapturing Resident Evil’s slow, but thrilling and atmospheric adventure game roots in a while," in a 7.7/10 review.

Resident Evil 2 was a hugely successful update to the beloved original. We gave it 9/10, saying it "expertly reanimates the horrifying atmosphere and moments of extreme tension that made the original so revered." We called 2020's similar reworking of Resident Evil 3 "a wonderful continuation of Capcom’s latest remake efforts."

Next up on the remake train is the iconic Resident Evil 4, which will reimagine the original storyline and update the game's classic action approach.

For more Resident Evil news, check out the latest details about Resident Evil Village's upcoming DLC, which has new story content as well as adds Lady Dimitrscu as a playable character in the Mercenaries Mode.

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Resident Evil Village Is Getting a Full Third-Person Mode

Capcom is adding an option to play the entirety of Resident Evil Village from a third-person viewpoint, but you'll need to buy the new DLC to access it.

Announced at today's Capcom Showcase, the new DLC for Resident Evil: Village includes three major features, including a third-person mode that finally gives us a look at the elusive Ethan Winters.

Despite the switch to third-person, it appears faceless protagonist Ethan Winters will continue to obscure his face, moving to face away from the camera (even though mods reveal what he looks like).

After 6 games (and multiple spin-offs) that used a third-person perspective, Resident Evil 7 and Village switched to a first-person view – a move that has been divisive among long term fans. Modders have sought to change that on PC versions of the game, but this is a more official (albeit paid-for) solution for Village.

Resident Evil Village's DLC drops on October 28, and will also include the mercenaries mode, with a playable Lady Dimitrescu, and a new, separate story about a young Rose. A Resident Evil Village Gold Edition will also be released at the time that includes the full game along with the DLC.

You can see everything else announced in today's Capcom Showcase right here.

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Resident Evil Village DLC: Shadows of Rose Coming on October 28

Capcom has revealed Resident Evil Village's story DLC, Shadows of Rose.

This story contains spoilers for Resident Evil Village.

The DLC expansion will follow Rose, the daughter of main game protagonist, Ethan Winters. In contrast the the core game, it will take place from a third-person viewpoint.

As teased by the game's post-credits scene, Rose is now a teenager, and is assisting Chris Redfield in some regard. Given that we got a tease that Ethan is still alive at the end of the game, we can assume he'll factor into the story somehow.

Perhaps most interestingly, the DLC will take place in third-person, marking the first time a new, mainline Resident Evil game has used the perspective since Resident Evil 6. The DLC will be availible on October 28.

We awarded Resident Evil Village an 8/10 review last year, calling it "a genuinely engrossing and increasingly combat-heavy continuation of the Ethan Winters story." Its events look increasingly central to the Resident Evil universe too, considering Resident Evil 4 Remake may be adding new connections to the newer game.

Check out everything else announced at Capcom's showcase right here, including new Resident Evil 4 Remake footage and more.

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Exoprimal Gets a Gameplay Trailer, Closed Network Test Coming Ahead of Release

Capcom has revealed a new gameplay trailer for co-op dinosaur-murder action game Exoprimal, and it’s looking stranger than ever. We’ll get to experience how strange in a closed network test ahead of its 2023 launch.

In a trailer shown at Capcom's 2022 summer showcase, we get hints at the game’s story, gameplay, and see many of the dinosaurs themselves. Suffice it to say, the upcoming PvPvE game is looking action-packed, and more than a little odd. The trailer also showed off a little more of the game’s PvP elements, showing how players will not just be taking on hordes of dinosaurs, but whole other teams of heavily armed and armored players.

During the course of the trailer, we see raptors, triceratops, ankylosaur and T-Rex AI enemies – shots of raptors falling like rain from the sky continue to look truly bonkers. We also glimpse less natural forms of threat, with at least two forms of dinosaur firing projectiles from sacs on their backs. We also see a glimpse of a massive enemy type that looks even less true-to-prehistory, but it's not clear what that will be just yet.

The gameplay also seems to show different activity types, from the self-explanatory Dinosaur Cull, to VTOL Defense, Data Key Security, Energy Taker, and Omega Charge (the latter of which appears to have players wielding a giant hammer). We hear a little more of the story too, showing how the AI Leviathan appears to be putting Exosuit pilots through deadly training on a Bikitoa Island – with the story characters looking to destroy the AI in return.

The trailer ends with a simple message promising that a Closed Network Test is on the way, but offers no dates or means of sign-up just yet.

Exoprimal is scheduled to arrive in 2023 for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. It was announced in March, and suffered some backlash from Capcom fans who really hoped the next dinosaur battling game from the developer would be a new Dino Crisis.

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