Death Stranding Includes ‘Elements of Social Media’
Death Stranding is the next game from Hideo Kojima and even though he's shared a few details of the story, we're still wrapping our heads around the concept. Norman Reedus has given us a few more tidbits about the themes and topics touched on.
As spotted by GamesRadar, Reedus was asked about Death Stranding during an interview on the B&H Photogpraphy Podcast, touching on the thematic points of Kojima's new game.
17 Non-Final-Fantasy Characters We Demand to See in the Next Dissidia
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, the latest chapter of Square Enix's arena-fighting-RPG hybrid series, arrives this week. At this point, though, we've already seen most of the tricks Dissidia has up its sleeves — it keeps recycling the same Final Fantasy heroes and concepts. In our opinion, it's time for them to mix things up a little.
After all, Square Enix has a deep bench of game franchises to draw from. There's more to life than Final Fantasy! There's Dragon Quest, and Chrono Trigger, and Tomb Raider, and… well, honestly, the company has more than enough properties to draw on that taking the Smash Bros. approach to Dissidia could make for a pretty wild ride. And a weird one, too.
Monster Hunter World Getting Ryu, Sakura Armor
With Monster Hunter World's release last week, Capcom announced a crossover with Street Fighter 5, featuring themed armor coming to the fighting game. But now Monster Hunter World players can get in on the fun with Street Fighter 5 Ryu and Sakura costumes.
Capcom detailed the outfits and how players can go about getting their hands on them over on the Capcom Unity blog. The costumes are full armor sets that can't be mixed and matched with other armor pieces but can be equipped by both male and female hunters. They will even change your hunter's voice to that of Ryu or Sakura's, depending on whose clothes you've donned.
Best Curved Gaming Monitor 2019: Curved Monitors Designed for PC Gaming
Curved gaming monitors might seem like a gimmick compared to flat-screen displays that work plenty fine, but there are some real advantages to them. With a screen that wraps around your field of view, you can see more of the display at a glance and reducing the need to shift your focus to different parts of the screen. On top of reducing eye strain, a curved monitor creates a more immersive, distortion-free viewing experience.
We completed hours of hands-on (or eyes-on) testing with a huge collection of curved gaming monitors, ranging in size from 27" up to a massive, (ultra-)ultrawide 49" model. Based on our testing and consideration of price, features, and performance, here are our picks for the best curved gaming monitors.
How Chen’s Struggles Inspired Journey’s Emotional Ending
The personal struggles thatgamecompany founder Jenova Chen faced during the development of Journey were instrumental in shaping the emotional snow sequence that immediately precedes the game's conclusion.
On the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Chen discussed how the hardships he faced during development inspired Journey's arduous snow climb. "The struggle we went through in the last year of Journey was pretty insane, and I think that is also why when I was working on the struggle level I was able to channel my own struggle into the game," Chen said.
Out This Week: Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, EA Sports UFC 3, SteamWorld Dig on Switch
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Sea of Thieves Datamine Reveals Probable Features in the Full Game
The Sea of Thieves closed beta is in full swing, with those plucky pirates who have finagled their way in having a whale of a time on the high seas.
But they've been doing a bit more than that - Reddit users (via VG247) have been mining the soggy depths of the beta to find out what secrets lie in store for the full release.
Warning: Shipmates who want to avoid potential spoilers should make a hard turn to starboard now.
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Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC Roster Discovered by Dataminers
Dragon Ball FighterZ was released last week, but it's already been datamined, revealing what appears to be the full list of DLC characters to come.
ResetEra member TDLink shared the list, which featured eight additional fighters as well as two modes, called Z Union and Z League.
These entries appear to be for in-game avatars, rather than fully playable characters, but TDLink points out that these are the only 8 avatars not currently in the game, making them a good guide for who will be released later.
Here's the list of additional avatars that have been datamined:
Sega Publishing ‘Brand-New Narrative IP’ From Heavy Rain Designer
Sega has announced that it will publish a 'brand-new narrative driven IP' developed by Quantic Dream alumni.
The publisher will be working with new studio Interior Night, founded in October 2017 by developers whose previous credits include Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Wonderbook: Book of Spells.
This "brand-new narrative driven IP" will be Interior Night's first game. CEO Caroline Marchal believes the partnership will help "deliver a great narrative experience to existing gamers and to a broader audience".
"We are very excited to work with Sega on our first narrative game. Sega have demonstrated a strong desire to take risks, innovate and work collaboratively with studios".