Detroit: Become Human’s Revolution Can Become Violent
In a demo session of Detroit: Become Human at E3 today, Quantic Dream asked a simple question: How far is too far?
Like Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls before it, Detroit: Become Human is an examination of the choices we make. Every decision carries weight, and every action has consequences. How far is too far? Looking upon the burning remains of a section of the city, it’s a question worth asking.
Our demo focused on Markus, the newly-revealed third protagonist of Detroit: Become Human, another self-aware android who joins the previously-revealed playable characters Connor and Kara. Markus is a deviant, and he’s converting other androids, waking them up and recruiting them as part of his cause: he’s going to send humanity a message.
Sony Offers More Details on Shadow of the Colossus PS4
Shadow of Colossus for PlayStation 4 will indeed be a remake with new visuals and updated controls, Sony has confirmed.
In an interview with Famitsu (translation via Siliconera), Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida clarified that the upcoming PS4 game is not merely a remaster. "It is a remake," he said. "The game content is the same as the original version, but all the assets are being remade."
With regard to the game's content, Yoshida said everything from the PS2 original will be included, confirming, "it's the same." That said, the controls of Shadow of Colossus are being updated for PS4 to offer a modern feel. "Player preferences for controls and such change over time, so we're working on implementing a more modernized way to play," he said.
Adam West Finished Batman Recordings Before His Death
The late actor Adam West, who died last week at the age of 88, will portray the Caped Crusader one final time in the forthcoming DC animated film, Batman vs. Two-Face.
IGN has confirmed with Warner Bros. that West had finished recording his vocals for the film months prior to his passing.
A sequel to 2016's Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, Batman vs. Two-Face also brings back Burt Ward as the voice of Robin and Julie Newmar as the voice of Catwoman.
Two-Face (voiced by William Shatner) and Batman (voiced by Adam West).
Chao Will Not be Featured in Sonic Forces
The producer of Sonic Forces, Shun Nakamura, and head of the Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, both confirmed in an interview with IGN at E3 that Chao will not be featured in Sonic Forces.
Chao Garden from Sonic Adventure 2
Chao made their first appearance in Sonic Adventure, but took on an even bigger role in Sonic Adventure 2. Culminating to dozens of hours of extra content, the cute creatures had stats to raise, levels to achieve, races to win, and different evolutionary paths based on the the player's interactions with them. The Chao have since been featured sparingly in few Sonic games, having only received cameo appearances in background billboards or dialogue.
More Wii U Games on Switch Is ‘Active Discussion’
Nintendo isn’t ruling out bringing versions of more Wii U games to Nintendo Switch.
With Mario Kart 8 now officially the fastest-selling Mario Kart game and a deluxe version of Pokken Tournament on the way, we asked Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime if he sees this as an opportunity to give more Wii U games a second life on Nintendo’s new portable console.
“The internal conversations we have is that on one hand, the development teams would love to showcase their content to a wider base, and certainly in short order the install base on Nintendo Switch will be larger than the install base we ended with Wii U,” Fils-Aime told IGN.
“So there is that opportunity. What also drives the discussion, though is ‘what more will there be?’ Meaning, let’s take Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as an example," he continued. "It needed to be the definitive version of that software for the consumer to be as excited as they are. Pokken Tournament DX with the additional fighters, the additional Pokemon, that was important for it to be an element of the game. What we are internally resisting is just a pure port, versus thinking about how not only do we showcase a game to a wider audience, but how do we make sure that there’s something more? So it’s an active discussion.”
Could Ubisoft Return to Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell?
Though Ubisoft has announced a host of new entries in some of its major franchises, the studio isn't opposed to revisiting others, like Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia, that haven't been seen in several years.
Speaking to IGN during E3 as part of a larger discussion of Ubisoft's Canadian studios, Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat said the company is open to revisiting dormant franchises given the right ideas.
"I like to think of the studio as a huge...creative collective. So, if some of the creative comes to us and says 'Hey, by the way, I have this crazy idea' about a brand that we haven't done anything with for many years, we will listen," Mallat said.
Metal Gear Survive Doesn’t Understand the Series’ Strengths
No one really asked for Metal Gear Survive. The base-building, wave-based co-op survival game is a major departure from the tactical espionage action that has earned the series such critical acclaim over the years, and without a riveting story directed by Hideo Kojima and team’s unique brand of weird, it just doesn’t feel right. But even with my fangirl gripes, my 30 minute session with this odd spin-off’s four-player co-op wasn’t as bad as I feared it would be — it just wasn't very interesting.
This admittedly early build still felt a little unbalanced and stiff, but the squad dynamic and loadout customization have the potential to create some fun multiplayer moments. I just can’t shake the feeling that other Metal Gear games, including Metal Gear Online, have already nailed most of these same elements, but better.
All Easter Eggs in the Spider-Man E3 Trailer
The gameplay trailer for Marvel's Spider-Man for PS4 is packed with comic book references and lots of new web-slinging moves. We went through it frame by frame to uncover some neat things you may not have known.
If you haven't already, check out the footage from E3 2017:
Now, click through the slideshow below to see all of the coolest things we found.
What hidden gems did you find in the gameplay footage? Let us know in the comments!
Joshua is IGN’s Comics Editor. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.
Why Nintendo Revealed Metroid Prime 4 So Early
Nintendo carefully considers a lot of factors before it makes an announcement. While some major products like the Switch itself have a short turnaround between reveal and release, others like the recently-unveiled Metroid Prime 4 make sense to announce earlier in the development cycle.
IGN spoke to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime at E3 this week about holding news versus sharing it, and why some games can be shown earlier than others.
“You know, for us, we believe that having hands-on opportunity married to an announcement is really the best way to do it,” Fils-Aime told IGN. “And so let’s take Super Mario Odyssey for example. We could have announced it months ago, but we weren’t yet ready, the team wasn’t ready, to show it and to let the consumer really understand visually how the hat mechanic works, how the capture mechanic comes into play. And so that’s how we think these through.”
Comic Book Reviews for June 14, 2017
It was another big week of comics. DC began the build-up to Dark Nights: Metal with the release of the prologue issue Dark Days: The Forge #1, and delivered the first two installments of their DCU/Looney Tunes mash-up comics. Marvel released the latest chapter of Secret Empire and launched their new Defenders series. Image kicked off a new creator-owned horror series with Winnebago Graveyard #1, while Valiant delved deeper into its shared universe with Rai: History of the Valiant Universe #1.
Scroll down to check out our reviews for these and various other new releases. and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.