Lords of the Fallen 2 Director Sacked, Project Size Reduced
Lords of the Fallen 2's director has been let go, and the size of the sequel to 2014's action RPG drastically reduced by developer CI Games.
"I was let go because of a reduction in team, in scope, in budget, in business approach," Tomasz Gop told Eurogamer.
"Almost two years I've been working on the sequel and I have not seen it leave the concept/vision stage. I was working on something I was really 100 per cent into and we were not producing the game.
"There came a time when Sniper
was the most important thing for CI, the next big hit. It also might have been the reason why Lords was not progressing as fast. Of course it's not uncommon knowledge that
Limbo Studio Co-Founder Reveals Why He Left Playdead
Playdead co-founder Dino Patti has shed additional light on why he decided to leave the Limbo and Inside developer.
Patti announced his departure from Playdead last year, and at that time said he made the decision so he could "seek new challenges." Speaking to Eurogamer, Patti has since shared a bit more information regarding why he left.
"There was some kind of fallout," Patti said. "It is kind of delicate. It's also combined with other personal reasons."
Yakuza Kiwami Is The Generous HD Remake Yakuza Deserves
A remake of the first Yakuza game, which was originally released in 2005 for PS2, Yakuza Kiwami is a generous package. In addition to rebuilding the entire game from scratch in the newer engine that was used for the 2015 prequel Yakuza 0, the story has also been expanded, giving fresh insight into the travails of stoic central hero Kazuma Kiryu.
It also creates a bigger role for fan-favorite antagonist Goro Majima, who now pops up in surprising and sometimes ludicrous locations throughout the game while disguised as a cop or even a gaudily dressed hostess to offer a challenging battle.
The combat has been upgraded too. Kiryu now has a selection of four fighting styles to play with, imported from Yakuza 0, bringing even more depth to what was already a well fleshed-out game. The violence is brutal and unflinching, as Kiryu stomps his opponents’ heads into the pavement or beats them with a bicycle, all performed with simple yet satisfying combo presses.
What Does Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Want to Be?
At E3, fans got their first hands-on with Capcom’s latest fighting title at E3’s showroom floor. The developers emphasized that the game is far simpler than its predecessors: combos are easier to initiate, the series’ focus on assists is no more, and you’re only selecting two heroes instead of three. The lesson Capcom seems to be projecting is: “fans thought Marvel vs.Capcom 3 was too complex.” Even the title, “Infinite,” suggests that the game is meant to be a clean break from the series’ legacy.
It’s hard not to see the game’s focus on story-mode and simple gameplay as a reaction to what happened with Street Fighter V’s disastrous launch. Last year, SF V alienated a lot of fans by launching without an arcade mode, an insufficient tutorial mode, and a reduced roster. Sales disappointed and the community revolted-- creating a PR nightmare for Capcom.
Lost Rayman Game Now Playable
A prototype for the unreleased Super Nintendo Rayman game is now playable for free.
Kotaku reports developer Omar Cornut, founder of Lizardcube, successfully uploaded the prototype to Dropbox. However, you'll need a SNES emulator to play it. You can check out footage of the title here.
It's still very much just an early build of the game, containing only a single small environment, a few character animations, and the ability to jump. Cornut received the prototype - and approval to put it online - from Rayman creator Michel Ancel, who re-discovered it last year.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Dev Shows Off New Map
PlayerUnknown himself has shown the first shots of Battlegrounds' second map, set in a desert.
A new development office for the game has been set up in Madison, Wisconsin, with that new team working on the map.
I'm at our new @PUBATTLEGROUNDS office in Madison today. The team is working on our desert map. Here's a WIP preview of this new location... pic.twitter.com/ReLbsvwv9A
— PLAYERUNKNOWN (@BattleRoyaleMod) July 3, 2017
Warriors All-Stars Is a Dynasty Warriors Spin-Off Worth Paying Attention To
Cards on the table: I love Dynasty Warriors. I love its repetitive, therapeutic approach to action. I love that it claims to represent Chinese history, but still throws in people with magical powers or who use wolves’ heads as weapons. I love that its solution to getting bored of a character is to include 80 more to try. God, I love Dynasty Warriors.
Its spin-offs, however, are another story. With a few exceptions, the licensed side-series Koei Tecmo regularly creates have consistently disappointed, whether that’s because they’ve felt less well thought-out, dropped a core idea, or simply lacked the charm of developer Omega Force’s key franchise.
UK PlayStation Plus Membership: 15 Months for the Price of 12
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PlayStation Plus Membership 15 Months for the Price of 12
The PlayStation store have released a new promo whereby new users can get 15 months worth of PS Plus for the price of 12 (£39.99). Read more about PlayStation Store's 15 Months PS Plus for the price of 12 promo.
Heroes of Skyrim: Dragons, Shouts and Sweet Rolls
With the recent release of Heroes of Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls: Legends has seen its biggest injection of cards – 154 - since launch and its first attempt to really capitalise on a specific segment of The Elder Scrolls fanbase. Skyrim, after all, is the titan of the series. As much-loved and successful as games like Morrowind and Oblivion were, the release of Skyrim was the moment The Elder Scrolls series was truly embraced by the mainstream. Its legacy is such that the game is still being re-released and coming to new platforms.
New Plots Details For Fantastic Beasts 2 Revealed
The sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has started filming, and new details on its plot have been revealed.
A press release for the upcoming untitled sequel reveals that the film will be set in 1927, a few months after Newt (Eddie Redmayne) captured the Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp). Grindelwald has since escaped, and amassed followers to his pro-wizard, anti-non-magical-beings cause.
"The only one who might be able to stop him is the wizard he once called his dearest friend, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law)," reads the plot description, "but Dumbledore will need help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander. The adventure reunites Newt with Tina, Queenie and Jacob, but his mission will also test their loyalties as they face new perils in an increasingly dangerous and divided wizarding world."